The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1950 Page: 2 of 20
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TWO
American Farm Bureau Sets
Dallas Meeting Dec. 11-14
John R. Potts
THIS CHRISTMAS
GIVE SOMETHING FOR
THE HOME!
49.50
to 69.50
JlocJdetf. Coutdif Jktaltk
GAS
HEATERS
CLAY BACK
AND COOL CABINETS
or Texas A. & M. College
$1.00 WEEKLY
AT LESTER'S JEWELERS
WE WILL BE
Congratulations,
Dad's a popular guy.
CLOSED
ALL DAY
SATURDAY, DEC. 9
IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE
LEVELLAND-KERMIT
FOOTBALL GAME IN ODESSA
Morris Motor
In a series of orders and direct
fives, the National Production Au-
thority of the Department of Com-
merce reported it last week mov-
ed to assure adequate copper and
cobalt supplies for the expanding
rearmament program, and to keep
I
C. S. Padgett and L. G. West
representatives from the Level-
land Masonic Chapter No. 446,
R. A. M., were this week attend-
ing the 100th anniversary meeting
of the Royal Arch Masons of Tex-
as at the Grande Lodge Temple
in Waco.
Attending the R. A. M. training
school last week from Levelland
was Bill Thompson.
Wednesday the Grand Lodge of
The first wireless signal across
the Atlantic was picked up by
Marconi at St Johns, Nfld., in
1901.
take you home and bring you back in any kind of weather.
See your Santa Fe ticket man for foil information on
schedule* and feres.
Texas, parent body of Texas’ Blue
Lodge Masons, opened a two-day
session with Grand Master Albert
De Lange of Houston presiding.
Grand Lodge officers are slated
for installation today. W. J. Bur-
ris of McAllen, deputy grand mas-
ter, is in line to succeed De Lange.
De Lange attended the dedica-
tion of the South Elementary
school building here recently.
I Venus is the most brilliant plan-
et in the heavens and the one
most like the earth.
cobalt
begin-
supply
of co-
the
of
the
About the only men who make money following the races
are the ones who do so with a broom and shovel.
young of the European
boad are marked with
Gen. Ernest O. Thompson
chairman, Texas Railroad com-
mission, highlighted the annua'
meeting of the Texas sections of
the American Institute of Mining
and Metalurgical Engineers, Pet-
roleum Branch, at Texas Techno-
logical College recently.
Addresses were also made by
D. A. Mulcy, president, Lone Star
Gas Co.; Harold L. Hensley. Hum-
ble Oil and Refining Co.; Max R.
Watson, natural gas consultant
Amarillo; Henry W. Hinkle, Stan-
olind Oil and Gas Co.; T. C. Wil-
liams, Jr., Honolulu Oil Corp.;
David B. Schulz, George P. Liver-
more, Inc.; George A. Whetstone
civil engineering department,
Texas Tech, and Waldo Grossman
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing
Co.. Midland.
The meeting was the first of its
kind held on the Texas Tech cam-
pus. Previous meetings have been
held either at the University of
Texas
delivering six . volts
only one pound three
and fits into the palm
hand.
William R- Poage o{ Wa®?’ •nd ■
Mrs. Raytnond Sayre, president of
the Associated Country Women <
the World.
The
wild _ . ....._____ _____
stripes running lengthwise along
the body and of alternate dark
and light tone.
Levelland Masons Attend
State Meeting in Waco
We will close Saturday morning at 10
o'clock in order that we may attend
the Levelland-Kermit football game in
Odeeea.
A recently developed storage
battery
weighs
ounces
of the
HOCKLEY CPUNTY HERALD, Levelland, Taxa* Thursday, December 7,1950
It’s * real gift to rhe whole family! /
Santa Fe crip home i* the best of all f
Dad, Mom, and the kid* too.
Remember, Santa Fe is the economical
way to travel ChUdcna under five ride free with an adult
passenger, and big sister or brother, under twelve vean^
ride for half fere.
LAMPS, PICTURES, BEDROOM SUITES,
LIVING ROOM SUITES AND DOZENS
OF OTHER ITEMS.
Gen. Thompson
Talks To AIMME
Ai Texas Tech
THE HOME PAPER OF LEVELLAND AND
HOCKLEY COUNTY
Published Every Thursaaj al 6'9 Avenue G. Levelland, Texas
Subscription by mail in Hockley County and Adjoining Counties
$3.00 — Elsewhere $4.00
By Carrier with The Sun-News 60c a month
ment of Commerce, 206 U.
court house, El Paso.
BIGHAM FURNITURE
1301 HOUSTON
Purcell also announced that
General Electric company
Schenectady, New York, and
Raytheon Manufacturl
of Newton, Mass., were directed
by National Production Authority
Administration William Harrison
to deliver approximately 12,006
electronic tubes to the Aeronauti-
cal Radio, Inc., of Washington, D
C., not later than Jan. 31, 1951, to
“avoid the grounding of planes
required in the defense effort.”
Businessmen desiring additiona'
details concerning any regulation
or order issued by the National
Production Authority should get
in touch with the El Paso. Dis-
trict Office of the U. S. Depart-
S.
December 7 . . .
Nine years ago today a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor took
the lives of 2,008 Navy men, 109 Marines and 218 Army men.
The injured included 710 sailor;, 69 leathernecks and 364 Gl's,
bringing the casualty total to 3,478. The United States lost
outright, 188 planes; Japan lost 29. The United States suffered
severe damage to 18 ships and minor damage to others; Japan
lost one fullsize submarine and five midget submarines. The
day was characterized by the late President Franklin D Roose-
velt os a "date which will live in infamy."
But as Americans we have apparently quickly forgotten
that terrible slaughter. Although Hockley Countians cast a rec-
ord vote in both'the Democratic primaries, we indicated little
interest in the general election.
Wartime crowds filled our churches shortly after Pearl
Harbor, but today we have again become lax. We are all rapid-
ly becoming seekers of public approval, or "politicians". We
take neither the time’, nor do we show the courage, to step out
for what we fully believe to be right.
Not all the "infamy" of the first Pearl Harbor, or the pre-
sent state of the world rests upon the Japanese or the Reds—
there's plenty to be shared by us homefolks.
Lack of interest in our fellow man, our home, community,
county, state and nation can become a greater threat to our
American Way of Life than any outside enemy. Any foe will
quickly take advantage of such weaknesses We owe it to our-
selves, our families and our foreparents to see to it that might
is right
SAYS HE WAS DISMISSED
, . . Dr. J. M. Stephens is
shown at his office in
Brownsville, Tex., after he
said he was "dismissed"
from the staff of the Catho-
I i c Mercy Hospital i n
Brownsville for sterilizing a
maternity patient. He said
he was stopped from com-
pleting the operation by a
Sister who walked into the
operating room while he was
clbsing tne incision. He said
the Sister ordered him to un-
tie the fallopian tubes, he
hod closed in the steriliza-
tion process and he com-
plied (AP Photo)
home for Christmas/
.an the Santa Ee
It is not the intention to cast reflection upon the character of anyone
knowingly and If through error we should, the management will appreciate
having our attention called to same and will gladly correct any erroneour
statement made.
Representing
Great National Life
Insurance Co.
Telephone 280
F. O. Box 877 Levelland
KOREAN DOMESTIC SCENE . . . These 24th Infahtry Division Gl's warm themselves in
front of their elaborate log dugout near the Korean front north of Anju. In group (left
to right) are Sgt. Philip Singleton, Bandera, Tex.; Sgt. Earl Short, Thalia, Tex.; Lt. Clyde
Padgett, Walerboro, S. C.; and Sgt. R. L. Maguire, Altb, Texes. .(AP Wirephoto)
Mrs. Matthews
Rites Sei for Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Wil-
liam Matthews, 19, of Lubbock,
w'ho died at 1:10 o'clock Sunday
morning in the Gaines County
Clinic-Hospital in Seminole, after
sh* had been struck by an auto-
mobile several hours earlier, are
to be conducted at the First Bap-
tist Church here Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. J..T. Clinton of Lubbock,
retired Baptist minister, will offi-
ciate. Burial will be in the Tech
Memorial Park cemetery under
the direction of the George C.
Price Funeral Home.
Investigating highway patrol-
men said Mrs. Matthews was fa-
tally injured about 9:15 p. rn.
Saturday when she was hit by a
car on the Andrews-Seminole
highway about one mile inside the
Andrews County line.
They said she and her husband
had stopped by the side of the
highway to check the lights on
their car. Mrs. Matthews had step-
ped out of the vehicle and was
standing near the highway when
she was struck by another car be-,
ing driven toward Andrews by a
Seagraves man. ’•
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews were
enroute to Odessa when the acci-
dent occurred. Hospital attendants
said she suffered head injuries.
Survivors include, beside her
husband, her father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McLeroy of
Levelland; and a brother, J. D.
McLeroy, with the U. S. Navy.
FIRE PLACE MANTLES
COMPLETE'
CLASSES ON CREDIT
PAY
HIGGINBOTHAM-BARTLETT COMPANY
CICERO SMITH LUMBER COMPANY
SIMON-GARRETT LUMBER COMPANY
FOXWORTH-GALBRAITH COMPANY
WEST LUMBER COMPANY
dealing with allocation and distri-
bution of copper, one on cobalt,
an amendment to the Nov. 13 ord-
er on aluminum and notification
that two electronics manufactur-
ers had been directed by the Na-
tional Production Authority to de-
I liver a specified number of elec-
' tronic tubes to Aeronautical Ra-
dio, Inc., of Washington.
The action affecting
limits cobalt inventories,
ning Nov. 30, to a 20-day
and directs sole importers
bait how to distribute supplies
during December. Details of this
setion are. contained in NPA Or-
der M-10, copies of which may be
secured from Purcell’s office at
206 U. S. court house building.
Order M-ll, issued Nov. 29, sets
forth the rules for accepting and
scheduling rated defense orders
for copper and copper-base al-
loys. Order M-12 has two major
purposes: (1) to provide neces-
sary supplies of copper and cop-
per products for the defense ef-
fort, and (2) to maintain equita-
ble distribution among users of
that part of the copper supply
which is available after meeting'
defense requirements. Complete
details concerning these orders
may be obtained from the com-
merce district office in El Paso.
Filthy Foods . . .
(Editor's Note: The following editorial is reprinted
here because the enactment of the resolution discussed
herein was brought about by action of the Levelland
Junior Chamber of Commerce.)
The health of Texas cattle is better protected by law than
is the health of Texas people.
The charge wqs dramatically driven home recently at a
statewide meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at
Dallas. The speaker illustrated his point by exhibiting a jar of
pickles, which, among other things, contained a well-pickled
mouse. Other Texas-made products, equally filthy, were shown
to the young business men to illustrate Texas' need for a Pure
Food Act to protect Texons from unscruplous food manufac-
turers who take advantage of antiquated or non-existent laws
to reap a profit at the expense of the customer's health.
Attention was called to some Texas-made products which
confessed to the filth contained therein by printing on the la-
bel; "For consumption in Texas only." In short, the pure food
laws of neighboring states prevpnt inter-state shipments of
their contaminated products. _______________________________r
Fortunately, the Jaycees endorsed a resolution calling up- pir transportation necessary to the
on the Legislature to enact a Pure Food Act. It is hoped that'defense effort moving through
this organization can awaken Texans to the danger of allow- i the nation’s air lanes.
inq food processors free rein in the marketing of impure and t. U. Purcell, district manager
filthy foodstuffs. for the Commerce department in
An organized campaign to purchase food from states re- i Fl Paso, said that his office has
quiring high standards and frequent inspection would be suffi- received copies of two PA orders
cient to bankrupt such offenders, or cause them to clean up —
their cesspools. —Ralls Banner
Five Outstanding
Texans Will Be
Named by Jaycees
W. G. McDanel, Dallas, presi-
dent of the Texas Junior Cham-
ber of Commerce has announced
i plans for a statewide program in
which the Texas Jaycees will hon-
I or the five most outstanding
young men, between the ages of
21 and 36 years of age, at a ban-
, quet to be held in Plainview on
Jan. 20, 1951.
Harry S. Stevens, Austin, state
I vice pi-esident, was named state
' committee chairman for the pro-
gram. He said “the purpose of this
! program is to honor the five out-
standing young men of Texas, who
! have presented to the state, eon-
i crete evidence that success in our
free enterprise system is still avail-
able to those young men who
strive to achieve.”
Any youhg man 21 to 36 years
of age, who has been of service
; and an outstanding example of
this precept to the people of the
state, is eligible to be nominated
as a candidate for the recognition
as one of the five outstanding
young Texans of the year.
A panel of distinguished Texas
leaders, representing various
fields of endeavor, will serve as
judges.
All organizations, including ed-
ucational institutions. Industry,
profession and Junior Chamber of
Commerce are urged to nominate
candidates.
Deadline for nomination* will
office of the Texas Junior Cham*
bar of Commerce, Abilene, by that
Restrictions Placed on Copper
And Cobalt Use for Civilians
The American Farm Bureau
federation, probably one of the
strongest farm organizations in
this nation, will hold its annual
convention in Dallas Dec. 10-14.
The Hockley County Farm Bu-
reau. headed by Clarence Mat-
thews of Anton, is a part of the
organization. Representatives are
planning to attend from Hockley
•County.
Among other things members J
are expected to attack the dupli-
cation of programs as now set up
in the Ration's soil conservation
units of'tfie government.
Also, they are expected to ask
why Texas, with th? largest num-
ber of former* of any state in the
nation, has only 53,000 members
n the Bureau.
The general sessions of the
meeting will be held at the fair
park auditorium.
The group will be called to ord-
er Tuesday morning by Allan B.
Kline, national president of the
Bureau. The welcoming address
will be given by Gov. Allan Shiv-
ers and followed by the annual
address presented by Kline.
, W. Averell Harriman, assistant j
to President Harry S. Truman j
will speak Tuesday afternoon on .
“Our Position in the Work! To- J
day.
“Elements of Farm Prosperity”
will be discussed later by Dean W.
I. Myers of New York State col-
lege.
Other speakers include James B.
Carey, secretary-treasurer of the
CIO; Henry Ford II; Sen. Allen
W. Ellender of Louisiana; Rep.
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The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1950, newspaper, December 7, 1950; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1172619/m1/2/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Plains College.