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VOLUME 47
FOURTEEN PAGES IN THREE SECTIONS
SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1954 PRICE 10c
NUMBER 30
No Large Scale Changes
Seen for Next 6 Months
Economist Believes Price-Conscious Soles
Prospects Will Receive More Attention
BY ROGER W. BABSON
Babson Park, Mass., June 24. While most of the columnists and
business counselors last December forecast a depression for 1954,
I constantly insisted that 1954 would be a "fair business year." This
you will find in my Forecast which then appeared in this paper.
GENERAL FORECAST
(1) Despite my general optimism with regard to prospects for
business during the last half-year, there will be many crosscurrents.
The improvement over the first six months will be no one-way
street. Some industries will lag, or fall behind. Others are slated
for betterment. Building has held up well, and was the backbone of
business in the first half of 1954. The momentum generated should
carry through the balance of the year.
(2) Also deserving of attention^
as in line for continued high ac
tivity, or for improvement, are
the following industries: Electric
power output, aircraft produc-
tion, rubber manufacturing,
household equipment, electrical
equipment, petroleum, natural
gas, shoes, and textiles. Even the
sick coal industry will enjoy
some pickup from the very de-
pressed levels experienced dur-
ing the first six months of 1954.
(3) Due to slip further down,
or slated to show the least im-
provement are the following in-
dustries: Machinery, machine
tools, railroad equipment, metal
fabricating, steel and iron, and
autos and auto parts. In particu-
lar, auto output will not match
the first half, with competition
keener in the last half than at
any time since the 1930's.
SALES ANI) INVENTORIES
(4) As in the case of general
the coming November elections.
WAR ANI> PEACE
'9) There will be no World
War in 1954 started by Russia or
the U. S. A. In the last half 'of
1954, however, the United States
will move closer and closer to
the position occupied by Great
Britain during the 19th Century.
The United States will prepare
to engage in small wars any-
where in order to prevent out-
break of a world conflagration.
i 10) I predict that the United
States in the last six months of
1954 may by-pass the United Na-
tions and try to form a "defens-
ive" league of nations interested
in Southeast Asia. The purpose:
To keep the rice, tin, and rubber
of that area from falling into
Communist hands. Most of the
arms and military know-how
needed by such an alliance of
anti-Communist nations in the
Far Last will be furnished by
9 Pigs Received
Through Sears
By 4-H Members
Nine members of the coun-
ty's 4-H club received pigs last
week through the Sears and Roe-
buck pig program, Paul Gross
assistant county agent
nounced.
Given annually to deserving
4-H members in Gaines county,
the pigs are paid for by the re-
cipients the follawing year with
a gilt from the first litter of
pigs.
Those receiving the pigs last
week were Charles Boardner,
J nana Browne, Ansil Coats, Jer-
ry Rowlett and John Todd, all
of Seminole; Leo Lampp of Sea-
graves and David Oats, Mac Mc-
Cleskey and Lonnie Folmor of
Loop. Folmor received the only
boar while all others got a gilt.
These pigs will be readied for
entrance in the county livestock
show. Winner of the county
show will compete with Sears
pigs from 15 other counties in
a district show in Lubbock.
All pigs are registered Poland
Chinas of weaning age.
Legion Baseball
Team Has 2 Games
Here This Week
Seminole's American Legion
baseball team opens its district
schedule in the local park at
4:30 p.m. Thursday, playing host
to Lamesa. Another game is set
here for the same time Saturday
afternoon with Goldsmith.
Thi6 week's games will be the
first of the season for the new
Legion team. Boys, 17 years of
age and younger, have been
working out for the past month
in preparation for the league
schedule.
County Asks Bids on 18.4 Miles
Of Farm ■ to - Market Highways
business discussed above, sales j Uncle Sam. This means that
prospects will rule elective. With | cuts in arms expenditures, al-
purchasing power holding well,! ready scheduled for the last half
demand for food products and of 1954 hy the Administration,)
soft goods will remain at a brisk j may not be put into effect. The I
pace. The public, however, have j Korean situation will remain
learned something about watch-j about as is "much talkie, no
ing their pennies. They have be-1 shootie"; but Indo-Chlna will]
come more price-conscious. For | constantly become a* greater
this reason, I predict that the j threat.
mass distributors, such as the (11) Do not forget Europe and
grocery and variety chains, will (the Middle East. France is torn
run ahead of the others salewise, by internal dissension and a
during the last half-year.
15) Retail sales in general, al-
though about 4 per cent lower
dollarwisc. have held up during
the first half in terms of physic-
al volume as discounts and other
concessions reduced the actual
receipts. This is encouraging
since it shows that consumers
are still willing to spend if the
price is reasonable. In terms of
units, retail sales will hold up
through 1954. Iventories will con-
stantly be reduced during 1954.
THE RETAILERS WHO DO
blow-off could come there any
time. West Germany is growing
more impatient with French
bickering over the Saar and ov-
er the formation of a Western
European army including Ger-
man participation, Russia will
strive mightily to widen the split
between France and Western
Germany by olding out the
"bait" of red n between East
and West Germany.
(12) Friction between the
Jews and the Arabs in the Mid-
dle East is being encouraged by
Communist agents. The smoul-
dering fires there could break
requir-
BEST IN 1954 WILL BE THOSE
WITH THE BEST PARKING (into flame at any time,
FACILITIES FOR THEIR CUS-
TOMERS.
POLITICAL OUTLOOK
(6) I forecast that the more
liberal attitude on the part of
the Eisenhower Administration
will surely continue through No-
vember and perhaps until the
3956 <*s^tions. During the past
six "i.rumors have been
spreaiwO to the effect that Pres-
ident Eisenhower will not run
again; but there is no agree-
ment at this writing by either
party as to who the next candi-
dates will be.
(7) The President has won his
conflict with Senator Bricker;
the House approved his Tax Bill;
the Taft-Hartley Labor Bill has
been shelved, to the relief of all;
and he has so far kept out of the
McCarthy-Army row. I forecast
that for the balance of the year
he will leave domestic affairs to
his associates and devote most of
his time to helping Mr. Dulles
ward off trouble with Russia and
China, and avoid another "Ko-
rea."
(8) During the first six
months of the year a "New
Look" has developed in connec-
tion with defense expenditures.
Appropriations for foot soldiers
and certain classes of airplanes
have been cut in favor of Items
for atomic warfare and guided
missiles. Best authorities agree
that we will get more protection
and fighting airength from thin
change with less coat. As a pro-
mise "to get our boys out of
Korea" was a great factor in
electing Dwight Eisenhower as
President, he naturally will hes-
itate to sand U. H. foot soldiers
into I ails China at least
Drunk Driving
Charges Fines
Paid by Pair
Luther James Holmes of Sea-
graves and Sam Richard Bullard
ol L< velland each paid $150 fines
in county court Wednesday after
pleading guilty to charges of
drunken driving.
In addition to the fines,
Holmes was assessed a three-
day jail term and the Levelland
man received a six-month jail
term suspended.
Holmes was arrested late
Tuesday afternoon by a Brown-
field highway patrolman near
Sea graves and was held over-
night in the county jail.
Bullard was arrested June 13
after his car was involved in a
minor traffic accident with one
driven by Cecil Sweatt. He plead-
ed not guilty at that time and
his trial by jury was set for next
Seminole has been placed in
has an-1 a six-team district, with the con-
ference divided into two divi-
sions, the north and south. Sem-
inole is in the same division as
Lamesa and Goldsmith. In the
southern division are teams
from Odessa, Moriahans and
Crane.
Teams in each division will
play each other twice and di-
visional winners will meet in a
three-game playoff for the dis-
trict title some time before July
11.
The American Legion team is
being sponsored here for the
first time by the local post. The
American Legion Baseball Asso-
ciation is a national organization
of clubs made up of boys who
had not reached their 17th birth-
day before Jan. 1.
Practice sessions have been
held regularly for the past
month and a few practice games
have been played. Loo Johnson,
American Legion commander
and baseball coach, stated this
week that the boys had shown
much improvement since prac-
tice sessions began. Most of the
boys are playing baseball for
the first time since the diamond
sport is not played in the local
high school.
Belgian to Discuss Guatemala
Situation Heze Monday Night
Members of the American
Legion and the Legion Auxili-
ary will have an opportunity
to hear a first-hand report on
the Guatemala situation Mon-
day night when they meet in
the- Legion hall at 8 p.m.
Art Van Damme of Alost.
Belgium, who returned only a
few days ago from British
Honduras and worked within
10 miles of Guatemala, will be
a guest speaker on the pro-
gram.
Now employed by the Gulf
Hesearch and Development Co.
and residing in Hobbs, Van
Damme h^s traveled through-
out the world. Lee Johnson,
post commander, said the
guest speaker would be very
entertaining and his speech
would be interesting..
Van Damme, now working
on his American citizenship
papers, is a former territorial
agent for Belgium
Also on the American Le-
gion program Monday night
will be Tommy Oliver, local
high school student who re-
turned Saturday from Boys
State in Austin. The local Le-
gion post selected him as Sem-
inole's delegate upon recom-
mendation of the faculty.
Oliver will give a report on
Boys State and relate his ac-
tivities while there. He was
elected chief clerk to the State
Treasurer while at the event.
A covered dish supper will
tie served to all those who at-
tend Monday's session.
Discovery Indicated at Area Wildcat
A drillstem test in the Penn-
sylvanian lime flowed oil to in-
dicate a discovery well from that
formation at the Honolulu Oil
Corp. et al No. 1 Mrs. C. H. Wes-
cott et al, 13,500-foot wildcat ven-
ture in the south-central part of
Gaines county.
The test wa» taken from 10,-
985-11,004 feet and was left open
for two hours. Gas came to the
surface in 20 minutes at the es-
timated rate of 50,000 cubic feet
per day. The 12,000-foot water
blanket flowed out in one hour
and 23 minutes.
Oil came to the top in one
hour and 30 minutes and flowed
Grass Seed Is Paying Dividends
In Both Profit and in Protection
ing a hurry-up call for Uncle month.
Sam's fire department. i 'He changed his plea to guilty
STOCK MARKET OUTLOOK (Wednesday morning and appear-
(13) Of course, some day the ed before County Judge Ar/.ie L.
See BABSON REPORTS, P. 4 Kirk.
Twice-a-Week Garbage Pickups Are
Started Under Sanitation Program
A new sanitation program has
been put Into effect by city
councilmen and Seminole resi-
dents are now receiving two gar-
bage pickups weekly instead of
one. Also included in the new
program is more protection
from Insects through spraying of
insecticides and exterminating
service.
To foot the bill of the new ser-
vice a charge of $1 lor each
residence in the city is to be add-
ed to the water bill. The new
Locol Man's Mother
Buried ot Texline
Funeral services were held
Monday in Texline for Mrs.
Webb, mother of W. D. Webb of
Seminole. Mrs. Webb, who was
90 years of age, died Friday in
Amarillo.
Mrs. Webb had visited in Scm
Inole several times and spent
several summers in the h'>me of
her son.
She is survived by 11 children.
52 grandchildren. 124 great
grandchildren and 33 great-
great grandchildren
Mr and Mrs W. I) Webb.
Sammie Sue. Joann. Bill and
Mrs. Hetty Kate* of Midland at
before , tended the iunerai
charge will not become effective
until next month and it will ap-
pear on the water bill for the
first time Aug. 1.
Business firms will be charg-
ed according to their use of the
garbage hauling service. Firms
with large amounts of garbage
to be hauled will be assessed ac-
cordingly.
In order to furnish the twice-a-
week pickup service, it has been
necessary tor the city to employ
three additional men. Heretofore
only three men have been em-
ployd and they worked an eight-
hour shift. Now there are two
See GARBAGE PICKUP, P. 4
Golt Club Here
Is Being Planned
A group of Seminole ^residents
are in the process of organizing
a golf club here and efforts to
secure land for a course are now
underway.
An eight-man committee met
with city councilmen Tuesday
night and went over their plans
with the trustees. It was pointed
out by the group that a quarter
section of land near the new city
v/ater wells would be an ideal
location,
The city purchased a section
of land some time ago for the
purpose of erecting water wells.
The northwest quarter of that
section is the tract of land golf
club promoters have in mind.
No action was • taken by the
city but councilmen agreed to
give the matter further consider-
ation.
A meeting for the- purpose of
forming a local golf club is plan-
ned for July 6. At that time, all
persons interested in a club here
will get together and lay the
groundwork for the club.
Cleanup Is Termed
Highly Successful
Except for a few scattered
jobs over the city, Seminole's
cleanup campaign ended last
week and officials promoting the
drivd, were highly pleased with
the results.
On the most part, citizens co-
operated well with the county
city sponsored cleanup and noted
improvements in the hooks of the
town are evident.
Grass seed harvest is now in
progress in the Gaines county
soil conservation district and one
farmer is • receiving extra high
yields from harvesting his weep-
ing lovegrass seed.
Pete Garcia, district cooperat-
or who lives near Denver City,
Two From Here
Attend Hereford
Highway Meeting
Brom Marchbanks arid Roy
Ownbey represented Seminole in
the regular monthly session of
the Texas Highway 51 Associa-
tion when members met in Here-
ford and rejected a proposed
dedication date for the Tascosa
bridge between Vega and Chan-
ning. Action on the matter was
delayed, pending a discussion
with the Texas Highway Com-
mission.
Upon motion oi association
presiding president, Kin McAbee,
the group agreed to hold their
dedication plans in abeyance un-
until the bridge dedication com-
mittee could contact the state
commission.
A report from Secretary Nick
Craig revealed that membership
in the Highway 51 Association is
growing rapidly and that addi-
tional funds have bosted the as-
sociation treasury to $900. Some
counties reported up to 85 per
cent of total membership gained
In their drive to get new mem-
bers.
has estimated his lovegrass seed
is yielding between 100 and 200
pounds per acre. He is using a
standard combine without spe-
cial attachments in his harvest-
ing operation.
Soil Conservation Service
technicians assigned to the dist-
rict assisted Garcia in determin-
ing when the grass seed was
ready for harvest and in adjust-
ing the combine and on how to
cure the seed. "I didn't think it
was possible to combine seed as
small as these," Garcia said.
George Norman whose ranch
is about half way between An-
drews and Seminole is ais'> har-
vesting a sizeable acreage of
weeping lovegrass and blue pan
ic seed. He is using a self-propel-
led combine.
A large amourft of grass seed
is needed in the district to tie
down sandy sp jIs, soil conserva-
tion officials pointed out. Bad
blew spots can be utilized by
planting grass and an income
can be derived from the see 1 or
,li om grazing.
at the estimated rate of 15 bar
rels per hour. Reversed out re
covery was all oil and there was | Seminole "and one mile of exist*
"ing roads adjacent to Seagraves.
City of Seminole
Scheduled fo Get
2 Streets Fixed
The Comissloners Court of
Gaines County this week asked
bids for construction and mater-
ials on aproximately 18.4 mf'es
cf farm-to-market roads in the
county.
Also included in the project,
which is expected to get under-
way In the near future, are two
areas within the city limits.
Plans call for hardsurfaclng of
Avenue F NW and 11th street,
both NW and SW. Total length
of the areas in Seminole is 1.8
miles.
All four county precincts are
included in' the project with the
town of Seagraves scheduled to
get 1.3 miles of street construc-
tion. Bids are also being asked
foi asphaltic seal coating on ap-
proximately 1.9 miles of existing
roads adjacent to the city of
Lice Bothering County's Cotton Crop
Moderate to heavy infestation
of lice in the eastern part of
Gaines county has posed a prob-
lem for cotton farmers in that
area and efforts to control ths
|k»ms have not been too
fUl.
western section.
Some trouble is also being
cause by flea hoppers, but this
problem Is no} considered as ser-
ins* xin«' centre! measures have
proved much more successful
Otherwise, the cotton crop is
Re-Opening Of
Irene's Friday
Formal re-opening of Irene's
Dress Shop will be held Friday
and customers on that day will
be awarded a 20 per cent dis-
count on all merchandise in the
store.
Some items will be discounted
even greater, but every item
in tne store will carry at least
Mrs. Wales Eubank of Santa ^e 20 percent markdown.
R</sa, N. M., visited last week in
the home of Mrs. Bert Eubank. | The store has been closed for
i the past several days while a
1 complete remodeling job was in
j progress. The store has a new
(glass front, new air condiMonc/,
j rew i.ghtlng sys;em, new fix
i lures and new merchandise.
j oil to tui best start in several
Count) Agent L H.McKlroy i years, a circumstance attributed
said this week the lice seemed to]to normal rainfall In the spring
he concentrated in the eastern i tor the first ttnw since 1951, Mr
half of the county after splits r [I'lnij said
ing earlier in the m
the growing season, the county
could harvest a g«K»d crop this1
fall Of the approximately 88
000 acres of cotton aeedei thisj
year, about 20.000 acres are in:
no indication of formation water
Open bottom hole flowing pres-
sure ranged from 960-2,200
pounds and 30-minute shut-in
pressure was 4,350 pounds. At
lest report another drillstem test
was in progress from 11,002-11,-
025 feet.
Test site is 660 feet from south
and east lines of the west half
of Section 2, Block C-44, PSL
Survey, five miles southeast of
Seminole.
Atlantic Refining Co. No. 1 L.
S. Ashonhust in Section 132,
Block G, WTRR Survey, Drilling
8,462 feet in lime and shale.
Amerada Petroleum Corp. No.
1 Terrell, in League 308, Terrell
CSL Survey, drilling 13.486 feet
in lime.
Amerada Petroleum Corp. No.
1 Randy Whitaker, in Labor 1,
League 311, Gaines CSL Survey
drilling 11,719 feet in lime and
chert.
House Problem
Hits Hewcomers
Arrival of new families in
Seminole in recent days has
posed somewhat of a problem to
the Chamber of Commerce and
brought about a request that
persons with rent houses notify
the chamber.
Manager H. C. Kyle said he
vas having several requests for
large houses both furni.hed
and unfurnished. So far the
chamber's listing of smaller
•houses is pretty well supplying
the aemand, but persons re-
questing two and three-bedroom
homes are having to take small-
er houses on many occasions.
In the past few days, several
drilling crews have moved into
Seminole. Employees of the Cit-
ies Service gas plant and Halli-
burton Oil Well and Cementing
Co. have also arrived here late-
ly.
The seal coating here is to be
applied on the cemetery road and
also on the cutoff road between
Highways 51 and 180.
The total project will cost ap-
proximately SI8,000, according to
Arzie L. Kirk, county judge.
Kirk also announced that the
State Highway Department has
awarded the contract for 11
miles of farm-to-market road in
the northwest section of the
county.
The contract has been award-
ed to Henry Stafford and the
highway department notified the
county that work should be
started within two or three
weeks.
Another contract on a seven-
mile strip of farm-to-market
construction east and north of
Seminole is expected to be let in
the near future. It was thought
that it would be included in the
announcement of the other pro-
ject, but since it was not, county
officials expressed confidence
the contract would be let soon.
JulyS Will Be
Holiday Here
Monday, July 5, will be observ-
ed as a holiday by Seminole
merchants, H. C. Kyle, manager
of the Chamber of Commerce,
announced this week.
That day is being observed as
a holiday since July 4 falls on
Sunday.
Chamber of Commerce direct-
ors had selected five official hol-
idays to be observed by local
merchants each year. In addition
to July 4, they are New Year,
I-abor Day, Thanksgiving and
Christmas.
Most business firms are ex-
pected to be closed on July 5.
3-Day Clothing Workshop Completed
last Week by 1} l-H Club Girls
to the i With normal moisture during i • attic from irrigated field*
Irene's is located in tlie Tow
Theatre building.
visitors in the home cf Mrs. I
Irrigated areas j Guy Stark Sunday were Mr. and
All of the crop planted this:Mrs Galen Stark and children of
year is now up to a stand. Last I Lubbock .Mr. and Mrs. Frank
yeai during the drouth, only i Stark and children of Graham,
about 1,000 acre* of the dr> land j Mi and Mrs. Lamar Payne of
crop ever (pot up to a stand Vit Welch and Mr. anr* Mis
tually ail ot last season's yield Payne and baby of
caUiunga
Thirteen 4-H club girls com-
pleted a three-day clothing work-
shop last week which was held
in the Community building un
der the direction of Mrs. Vivian
V. Liner, home demonstration
agent. >
Certificates of completion will
he '-sued to all girls who satis
factortiy completed the course,
Mri. Liner Mid
beginning clothing courses Koycel
taught al the workshop included
interpretation of
ings. first measu is. pin-
ning and cutting.
<>;
made blouses at the school and
started making skirts. Sewing
machines were set up lor the
workshop through the
of the Seminole Furniture
change and the
Machine Co.
Those taking the
eluded Lola
PatriMa
U*. Mary
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