The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1950 Page: 1 of 20
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VOLUME XXVII
Thursday, Deceit
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PAGES TODAY
SECTION 1
Lobo-Kermit Tilt in Odessa Saturday at
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Members Here
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Covers Its Whole Field As
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Two Or More Papers Aryl Ad-
vertisers Pay But One Bill.”
Fire Department Boys
To Play Goodfellows
The Levelland Fire department
will play “Goodfellows” to needy
eld folks and children in Level-
land again this Christmas, reports
Fire Chief H. B. Johnson.
Money, fruits and canned goods
may be left at Johnson’s office.
Chickens would be appreciated if
left just prior to Christmas.
The boxes are to be delivered
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 24, it was
said.
Allen and Osburn have
at rural telephone meet-
the county before.
said in Lamesa recently
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ouah, third from left, head football coach at West Texas
ers, heacf coach of the Sundown Roughnecks. The occasion
L. C. Hill
een named
ealers for the
it was announc-
made.
As announced earlier,
ity in the co-operative
transferrable should the
ers move away from the
that serves him.
Also, it was reported earlier!
that tenants are eligible to purl
chase an equity in the co-operR
ative and secure telephone co J
nections where they are living. ■
All Hockly Countians intere®
ed in the development of rural
telephones for the county have
been urged to attend the meeting
being jointly
Rotary, Lions,
of Foreign
ools to meet
y afternoon in
following the
made by mail-
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Horton issued both an appeal for
cooperation and a warning this
week to Levelland motorists in
connection with traffic violations.
Horton pointed out that the city
had suffered an increase of traf-
fic accidents in the past six weeks,
“and every time we have an acci-
dent we could get some one kill-
—Features
—Advertising
—Circulation
by Blevins, pointed out that foot-
ball players today must be “smart
boys” to stay in the game.
And as expected, Coach Kim-
brough said that “football is the
greatest game' in the world.”
“If other nations supported foot-
ball programs like we do,” he de-
clared, “we wouldn’t be facing
the problems we are facing to-
day.”
He advised seniors planning to
play college football that “any
college will take care of you if
you go to college and play foot-
ball, making them a good man.”
He warned that playing foot-
ball is no excuse for not making
good grades, pointing out that
studies were studies and football
was football.
Coach Tructt Rattan’s Lobos
will be rated the underdog by
a slight margin when they face
the Kermit Yellow Jackets in a
quarter-final game Saturday af-
ternoon in Broncho stadium at
Odessa.
Winner of the Levelland-Ker-
mit game Saturday will meet the
Arlington-Mt. Vernon victor in a
semi-final game in Commerce
Dec. 15, winner of which will en-
ter the finals the following week.
From “end to end” the Yellow
Chief of Police Issues
Warning to City Motorists
Levelland’s Chief of Police Earl ask you again to please coop<
Ike Johnson, immediate past
president of the Levelland Junior
Chamber of Commerce, agreed
Monday to be a candidate for a
jiational director of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
The membership of the Level-
land Jaycees has pledged 100 per
cent co-operation in support of
Johnson.
Clubs in Region One include:
Tahoka, Ralls, Crosbyton, Lamesa,
Brownfield, Littlefield, Mulesoe,
Plainview, Floydada, Lubbock and
Levelland.
A committee composed of D. L.
Cass, Jim St. Clair, Bob Dennis,
Dick Munsterman and George C.
Price will be in charge of the
campaign and will work other
regions as well as this region be-
fore going to the Region one and
two convention in Plainview, Jan.
20-21.
Johnsin is active in the First
Baptist church, and is also active
in other civic work other than
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
There are four national direct-
ors to be elected in Texas at the
annual state convention to be held
in Houston in April.
SPEAKS AT SUNDOWN QUARTERBACK MEET . f LFrank Kimbrough, third from left, head football coach at West Texas
State college, is shown grasping the hand of Tomi “ , ___________ _ _________ ____
was a banquet at the Levelland Rodeo clubhouse honoring members of the Sundown football team and their dates Monday
night. Left to right, Herbert Row, Sundown coach; Billy Key, Sundown superintendent; Kimbrough; Smethers; Richard
McChristial, vice president of the Quarterback club; Guy Blevins, president of the club; Bus Taylor; Jack Shumake, sec-
retary-treasurer, and Costin Bufkin, Sundown coach. (Herald-Sun-News Photo)
the two schools
the time, date and
arangements
1 game.
artera:
es by George Massey, member of
the club.
Back slapping was in order, fol-
lowing the buffet dinner served by
Wayne Lewis of Levelland.
Coaches were praised for
work in connection with
Roughnecks and Sundowners
praised by the coaches for
“wonderful” support of the
this year.
Blevins, in one of his more wit-
tier moods, introduced Coach Row,
a graduate of Hardin-Simmons,
as the coach who “lately found
out that Texas Tech didn’t have
a football team.”
(Tech suffered a 28 to 13 de-
feat at the hands of Hardin-Sim-
mons last week).
Coach Kimbrough, introduced
/ke Johnson to Be
Jaycee Candidate
For U. S. Director
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The weather set a new record’
for Levelland early Wednesday
morning when the temperature
dropped to zero, making Level -
land probably one of the coldest
spots in Texas.
Low temperatures of one degree
More than 200 persons turned
out Monday night at the Sun-
down Quarterback club’s banquet
honoring members of the Sun-
down football team and their
date at the Levelland Rodeo club
house. <" ,< .
Principle speaker of the even-
ing was Frank Kimbrough, head
coach at West Texas State college
and whose Border champs will be
the host team in the Sun bowl
Jan. 1, 1951.
Guy Blevins, president of the
club, was master of ceremonies
The invocation was given by Or-
ville Johnson.
(See other pictures on page
5, Section 1, of this issue of the
Hockley County Herald.)
Entertainment was provided by
Mrs. Vclna Rucker at the piano,
music selections by Troy King and
Jimmy LaMar, vocal selections by
the Pitch Pipers of Lubbock and
songs by a girls trio composed of
Mary Beth Whiteside, Ann, Hor-
ton and Betty Seabolt.
The welcoming address was
by Dickie Smith, co-captain of
the Roughnecks this year with
Clarence Wood.
Junior footballers were intro-
duced by Coach Costin Bufkin and
Coach Herbert Row. Head Coach
Tonnie Smethers presented the
senior team.
Miss Norma Griffin, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Griffin of
Sundown, was presented as the
Roughneck’s football queen. Al-
so present was coach Jay Fikes
of Littlefield.
Gifts were awarded the coach-
The annual Levelland Christ-
mas lighting contest, sponsored
by the Levelland Junior Chamber
of Commerce, got underway in
Levelland this week.
Also. Jaycee-sponsored down-
town Yuletide lights were to be
turned on this week.
The county is sponsoring the
star and cross above the court-
house which will be lighted when
the other downtown lights go on
Jaycees are placing lights
around the courthouse, across
each intersection and on west
and cast Houston, west Austin and
Avenue H.
In lighting contest, Jaycees will
their
the
were
their
team
offer plaques to the first, second
and third place winners in two
contests. The contests will be for
the best decorated yard and the
best decorated door or window,
reports Pen Bailey, Jaycee Chris-
tmas activities committee chair-
man.
Either or both contests may be
be entered by the
persons. Deadline
Dec. 20.
Entries may be
ling the official
printed on this page, or by call-
ing 700 or 701, offices of the Hock-
ley County Herald and Sun News.
I B ® Chadwi
pf L<®lland h
Hock®-Cochran
E!ect®ux Corp.,
ed t® week.
Cl®iwick has been handling the
Electrolux dealership in Level-
land since December, 1945. Hill
has been a jeweler here for the
past 16 years.
TO AUSTIN
Sheriff Charlie Bullock
George C. Price are scheduled to
leave this morning to attend a
Governor’s emergency traffic
safety conference set for Friday
in Austin.
above zero was recorded at Lub-
bock, three above at Amarillo,
nine at Big Spring, eleven at
Abilene, seven at Childress and
26 at Galveston.
According to Artie B. Forehand,
the early Wednesday morning
drop was officially termed a
“near blizzard.”
Although the temperature was
21 degrees lower than the Tues-
day morning low, traffic was not
hindered by snow and ice as it
was Tuesday.
Forehand estimated that some
.3 inches of moisture was received
in Levelland through the snow
Tuesday morning.
Indications were that the zero
mark was one of the lowest tem-
peratures recorded here in years.
The low in 1949 was nine above;
two above was recorded in 1948.
Other temperatures for the week
found Tuesday’s high to be 21 de-
grees, the low Monday 15 de-
grees and a Saturday low of 16
degrees.
Generally speaking, it was a
cold snap that should put the
crimp in many insects. Farmers
here earlier wished for a cold
winter that would probably re-
duce the need of as much poison-
ing another year.
The "near blizzard” swept into
Levelland and Hockley Counts a-
bout 3 a. m. Tuesday. A light
rain proceeded the snow that still
clung to the ground Wednesday
afternoon.
But according to the Asociated
Press, the weather station at Lub-
bock predicted “fair and contin-
ued cold” for toefay. Temperatures
are expected to rise above freez-
ing this afternoon for the first
time since early Tuesday morn-
ing when the cold wave struck
South Plains.
JAYCEE CHRISTMAS DECORATION CONTEST
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ask you again to please cooperate
with my department and observe
all traffic laws.”
In his warning the chief said
“I have instructed my men to
work the traffic hard, from now
on, and give tickets on all traf-
fic infractions regardless of who
they ate.” ■. Ua?
(The chief’s letter may be found
in detail on page”, section 1.
The Poka-Lambro rural tele-
phone co-operative will open an
all-out drive in Hockley County
tonight at 7:30 o’clock at a meet-
ing scheduled for the county Court-
room on the second floor of the
courthouse in Levelland.
The announcement was made
this week by Burnett Roberts, sec-
retary of the Hockley County
Farm Bureau which is sponsoring
the meeting.
Speaking at the meeting will be
Sam Allen of Lamesa, president
of the Poka-Lambro cooperative,
and V. R. Osburn of Brownfield,
Route 4, cooperative director.
Both
spoken
ings in
Allen T
that the REA rfeqdires that at
least 3,000 members pay their $50
equity deposit before any of the
$1,837,000 granted the co-opera-
tive can be used toward awarding
contracts for the construction of
rural telephone lines.
Persons who signed with the
co-operative earlier have already
deposited $5.
Allen has estimated the poten-
tial number of users in this area
at 5,200. At least 3,000 of the pros-
pects must put up a total of $160,-
OOC before further progress can be
LEVELLAND, Hockley County, TEXAS
Rites Held Monday I
For W. D. Coursey
Last rites for W. D. Coursey, '!
79,, who died in his home south- |
east of Levelland Saturday mornr ,1
ing at 3:45 oc’Jock, were held g
Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock at ’
the Austin Street Church otj
Christ.
J. V. Davis, minister of
church, officiated.
Burial was in the Levelland j
Cemetery under the direction oO
Rix Funeral Home c/f Lubbock.!
He had been a member of
Church of Christ for forty-twe.j
years.
Mr. Coursey, a retired
had lived here for about
years.
Chock one or both :
( ) Best yard
• > Best door or wjndow
Please britta of mail thi$ blank to the Herald-Sun-News
otficas, Box 337, Lavglland, or call 700 or 701
City-Wide Drive
Begun This Week
For Needy Youth
A city-wide drive was opened
this week in Levelland to secure
Yuletide gifts for
ed children.
The program is
sponsored by the
Jaycees, Veterans
Wars, VFW Auxiliary, American
Legion, AL Auxiliary and the
Business and Professional Wo-
men’s club of Levelland.
Contributions may be made by
calling 326-J or 830-J or by con-
tacting Mrs. Roy Hoback at 501
Houston Street. Both toys and
money contributions are being ac-
cepted.
Contributions will be accepted
at the American Legion hall from
10 a. m. to 6 p. m. and from 7 p.
m. to 11 p. m.
To be aided will be children 10
years and under in age. Persons
knowing children needing aid
should contact Mrs. Hoback or
-all the Hockley County Herald
and Sun-News at 700 or 701.
Dec. 18 has been set as the day
on which toys will be repaired.
Dr. Wayne Hardy has been nam-
ed publicity director of the pro-
ject.
Weather Providing, Officials
Expect 8,000 Fans to See Game I
mith
eth Ives
y Carr
. Brown
y Gore
Clark
in Beebe
am Woods
Rick Spinks
Pat Haygood
Wayne Culvahouse
Levelland Starters:
Name
Gene Billlingsiey
Langford Sneed
Royce Creager
Harvey Campbell
Gean Wtltrip
LaVon McAuley
Neil Atchison
Zack Reid
Perry Heard
Dean Waltrip
Jim. Kennedy
A Good Word
For Levelland
“rii
ciared
prior to the Sundown Roughneck
banquet here Monday night.
Himself . a Hardin-Simmons
man, Kimbrough told how Lobo
Coach Truett Rattan played foot-
ball for him when he was at H-
SU.
The nearest Coach Kimbrough
came to committing himself on the
Lobo-Kermit game was the above
sentence, although he left a pri-
vate word for Coach Rattan.
Mrs. Kimbrough’s mother, Mrs.
W. M. Mask, resides in Levelland
with her daughter, Mr?. Pat
Klingensmith.
SEEK* OWNER
Sheriff Charlie Bullock
seeking the owner this week of
two tires and two wheels which
were found in Jiovkley County
Jlockleq CouMtif,
SERVING LEVELLAND AND HOCKLEY COUNTY FOR TWENTY-Sli
Jaycees Open Yuletide Lighting,
Decoration Contest for Levelland
Poka-Lambro Telephone Meeting
Scheduled for Tonight at 7:30
More Than 200 Attend Banquet
Honoring Sundown Roughnecks
Jackets outweigh the Lobos, 170
to 168, or two pounds per man on
the first team of the two clubs.
The Kermit attack will feature
the running of Rick Spinks, left
halfback, and Wayne Culvahouse,
fullback.
In their game with the Cole-
man Bluecats, which they defeat-
ed 12 to 6, Spinks carried the ball
25 times for 132 yards and Culva-
house 14 trys for 63 yards.
In their passing game, Spinks
threw two and completed one for
a touchdown and Cluvahouse toss-
ed one that was incomplete.
Kermit had a total of 49 run-’ -1
ning plays and six pass plays,
while Coleman threw 33 passes,
eighteen complete for 132 yards
and nineteen ground plays for
30 yards.
Kermit got 218 yards from their
running plays and seven yards on
their one completed pass.
For the benefit of the fans who
can not attend the game, Jerry
Sanders will give a play-by-play
broadcast of the game direct from
Brancho stadium over KLVT.
Assisting in tne boardcast will
be Joe Garrison, who will handle
the commercials, and Bobby Gar-
rison, engineer.
O. R. Watkins, business mana- 1
ger of the Levelland schools, was
expecting to receive 2,500 reserve
seat tickets this week.
The adult tickets are going at
$1.50 each and student tickets at |
50 cents each.
Hubert Spain, director of ath-
letics of the Odessa schools, and
who is in charge of tickets and
other arrangements cf the stadium i
epects 8,000 persons if the weath-
er is good.
Supt. O. W. Marcom said that
he and Tommy Thompson, super-
intendent of Kermit schools, had
invited officials of the Arlington
and Mt. Vernon
at 5 o’clock
the Elliott
game.
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Cooke Is Named
Service Officer
Arthur S. Cooke was named
Wednesday by the Commissioners
Court —as Hockley County veter-
an’s service officer, effective Jan.
1, 1951.
Cooke will take the place of
Sam Blair who recently submitted
his resignation.
County Judge LaVern I. Mc-
Cann said that Cooke had com-
pleted necessary training for the
position as required by Harry E.
Rather, veterans officer in Aus-
tin.
Cooke is a veteran of World
War II, having suffered the
of his right arm during his
vice.
Set for Tonight
.The amateur talent contest,
sponsored by the Wm. E. Evans
American Legion, will get
way tonight at 7 o’clock
Senior High auditorium.
(See picture on page 2,
II, of this issue of the Hockley
County Herald.)
Miss Betty Jean Harrison of
Hollywood is directing the home
talent contest in which the first,
second and third place winners
will be awarded loving cups, con-
tributed by Bishop Keeling of
Keeling Buick.
John B. Curtis will serve as
master of ceremonies.
Winners will be decided by the
applause from the audience with
J. W. Smith, Edgar Brasch and
Al Allison serving on the judg-
ing committee.
Entrants in the contest include
Donald Belk, steel guitar, Leroy
Williamson, steel guitar; Mrs. Bill
Robinson, vocalist; Miss Virginia
Howard, vocalist; Miss Jackie
Qualls, tap dancer; Beverly Ro-
berts, toe tap; Kay Woodson. tap
dancer: Rosa be th Gilmore, acro-
batic tap, and Jerry Hall and
Jimmy Hall, nistrumentalists.
Others were expected to enter
by deadline time.
Mercury Skids to Zero
As Levellanders Shiver
The Independent Petroleum As-
sociation cf America opened its
fi^st membership drive in Hock-
ley County Tuesday night.
Favoring the maintenance of the
statutory depletion tax and the
control of oil imports, the associa-
tion is nation wide and member-
ships accepted only on a national
basis.
Presenting the asociation’s pro-
gram to a group of Hockley Coun-
ty profesional and businessmen
was B. H. Vickrey of
Falls, field representative
independent asociation.
He was invited here by
Craddock of Sundown, vice chair-
man of the asociation in this area.
Ed Warren of Midland is president
of the association.
Vickrey told the group that
S’ utahips were open to inde-
nt oil producers, royalty
owners and anyone connected di-
rectly or indirectly with the pro-
duction and distribution of oil or
products in connection with oil.
He pointed out that the average
businessman in an oil town has
a definite interest in the future
of the oil production of America.
The association maintains a rep-
resentative in Washington, D. C.,
to speak in support of independent
oil producers.
It. publishes a weekly newslet-
ter and a monthly magazine for if
members.
Interested persons, it w
may contact Craddock
town for membership
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