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ATTEND
LIVESTOCK SALE
At Hockley County
Fair Grounds
volume x
Featuring The Oil News
Levelland, Hockley County, Texas
Sunday, March 19, 1950
Number 44
400 Attend Livestock Show
Barrow Judging Here Friday
Public Meeting On Housing Slated ^cing Of Beef
Possible Federal - -^:.===== I Calves And Sale
Aid For Low Cost
TO GIVE CONCERT , . . Shown above is the McMurry College band, scheduled to give a concert in the Senior High School
auditorium March 27 under the sponsorship of Levelland Band students. The band will combine serious types of music
with selections of a lighter and sometimes comical nature, as well as vocal-instrumental renditions of several numbers.
The concert is one of 1 5 scheduled by the band in a six-day s pring tour of the Northwest Texas Area.
Part Of A Six-Day Spring Tour Of Northwest Texas Area
McMurry College Indian Band Scheduled To Give
Concert In High School Auditorium On March 11
The McMurry College Indian i banquets, church functions and
band of Abilene will appear at the | other activities. The band has ac-
Levelland High school auditorium cepted invitations from television
Monday night, March 27, accord-
ing to an announcement from W.
R. Wheeler, high school band di-
rector.
The McMurry group, under the
direction of Raymond T. Bynum,
willlae in Levelland as part of a
six-day spring tour of the North-
west Tejgis area. Their Levelland
concert will be the ninth of 15
scheduled for the coming trip.
Monday night’s concert, spon-
sored by members of the local
high school band will be the 77th
appearance of the McMurray band
since its reorganization in 1946.
he band has appeared in Level-
land one time before. It played^ai
concert at the high school while
on tour in' this area in 1948.
Combining more serious types]
of music with selections of a i
lighter and sometime more com-
ical nature, the Indian bandstcrsl
have established for themselves
an enviable reputation among col-
lege bands indhis area. Newspap-
ers, educators, bandsmen, church
leaders, and music lovers of every
level have termed the McMurry
group “a most versatile organiza-
tion.” The band, as well as sev-
eral smaller groups within it, are
continually in demand to provide
entertainment for luncheon clubs.
stations at Fort Worth and Dallas
to present two one-hour shows
for television fans of that area.
Monday night's concert will in-
clude "Light Cavalry” overture by
von Suppe; "The Four Hornsmen,
ment; and "Comedian’s Gallop”
by Kabcvsky.
One of the highlights of the
program will be the playing of
Bill Campbell, marimba and vi-
braharp soloist, of Slaton.
Norma Sechrist of Spur and
James Pollard of Vernon, popular
young singers with the band,, will
featuring the horn quartet; "The j also be featured in the band’s pro-
Three Jacks,” played by the truim I gram. They will sing "Indian Love
pet trio with band accompani-[ (Continued on Page-5)
Say! Shamrocks
For St. Pat's Day
Among the green pieces of
dress that appeared in Level-'
land Friday on St. Patrick’s
Day were 1,000 miniature
"green shamrocks,” compli-
ments of the Shamrock Cafe.
Pinning the “shamrocks”
to the lapels of Hockley Coun-
tians were Misses Dorothy
Cury and Geneva Glass.
"It was a breath of Ire-
land,” commented one, as the
shamrock was placed in his
lapel.
The Shamrock Cafe, located
on -north Avenue H, is op-
erated by Thomas Lay.
Permits For Construction In City
Pass Quarter Million During Year
Building permits issued by the
city of Levelland .<ok their sharp-
est surge in 1950 during the past
week.
A $53,000 annex to West Ward
Elementary School and five dwel-
lings, estimated at $37,000, for a
local building contractor helped
boost permits for a seven day
period to $113,480.
This brought the year's permit
total past the quarter million dol-
lar mark. Permits for some $292,-
000 in new construction, principal-
the Levelland total during the first
quarter of the year close to a half
•million dollars and send the city
well on its way to a predicted con-
struction agregate of more than
one million dollars.
Sam Billingsley, manager of the
local Chamber of Commrce, pre-
dicted at a February meeting of
Levelland businessmen in the
county courtroom that.large build-
ings planned here durlhg the year
would assure the city of again pas-
sing the million dollar construe-
Levelland Youth
Critically Hurt In
Motorcycle Crash
A 16-year-old Levelland boy,
J. O. Spurlock, was reported in
critical condition in an Amherst
hospital Friday morning follow-
ing a motorcycle collision two
miles east of Amherst Thursday
afternon.
Two other Levelland youths,
Junior Railcy and Henry Ivey, also
involved in the accident, were
dismissed from the hospital short-
ly after they were carried to Am-
herst in an ambulance. They sus-
tained only cuts and bruises.
J. C. Weeks, 16-year-old White-
face boy and a member of the
group of four boys travelling to
Clovis Thursday by motorcycle,
said Friday morning that Spurlock
suffered a brain concussion and a
broken vertebae in the accident
and had been unconscious since
Thursday night.
Weeks, in describing the acci-
dent, said- that there were three
motorcyclev^n the group. Ivey and
Spurlock were riding on the same
motorcycle and Railey and Weeks
each were riding separately.
The boys were preparing to pass
a truck, Weeks said, when they
noticed they were meeting a car.
e of the motorcyoles was
werving back in behind the truck
as the other attempted to pull to
the left to pass, when they col-
lided.
Neither Weeks’ motorcycle nor
the other vehicle were involved in
the accident. The motorcycle* sus*
tained only slight damages.
ly residential, had been issued tion mark,
through the office of the city sec-
retary as of Thursday afternoon.
These figures do not include a
permit anticipated shortly on a
new Senior high school gym on
which construction has already
begun. City Secretary L. E. Mabc
said Thursday that no application
has been filed as yet on this struc-
ture, contracted to a Fort Worth
firm at $200,504.
The gym and shop will bring
Permits issued by the city since
March 9 include:
A $1,800 dwelling for E. F,.
Palmer in the W. D. Reeves sub-
division; a $5,000 dwelling for P.
H. Viaillc on lot 3 block 165 of
the South Side addition; a $4,000
dwelling for Clarence Davis and
a $53,000 annex for West Ward
Elementary school, issued to Jack
Nilson.
Also issued were permits to M.
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liom D. Patton who will begin costing rolls Wednesday
for the children's comedy to be produced art the Wallace
Theoter this week. The film will later be shown on the
Walloce screen, it was announced last week by Royce
Blankenship, manager. Details in connection with the
casting of youngsters between the ages of three and four-
teen may be secured at any of the Levelland theaters.
Brewer for a $500 dwelling in the
Paulk addition; Frank W. White
for a $3,000 dwelling on loe 2,
block 1 of the Elder addition, and
Eddie Paxton, Jr., for a $7,880
dwelling in the Elder addition.
Permits issued to M. R. Awbrey
were for a $6,500 dwelling on lot
8, block 1 of the Hicks addition
a $6,000 residence for lot 1, block
8 of the Elder addition; a $6,000
residence for lot 2, block 8 of the
Elder addition; a $6,500 dwelling
for lot 12, block 8 of the Elder
addition and a $12,000 residence
in the South Side addition.
Other permits included a $300
gargge for Ben M. New on lot 11,
block 134 of the original town-
site and a $900 residence for Juan
Rice on lot 25, block 2 of the
Peach addition.
Units To Be Topic
A public meeting to discuss the I
need of federal housing aid for
Levelland will be held in the j
county court room here Wednes-
day, March 22, City Secretary L.
E. Mabe announced Friday after-
noon.
Both Walter H. Cladwell of the
Public Housing Authority in Fort
Worth and Joe E. Ward, engineer
from Wichita Falls, will be pres-
ent at'that time to answer ques-
tions about public housing and
determine the feasibility of a
housing project for Levelland,
Mabe said.
The possibility of a 100 per cent
federally financed housing project
for Levelland for families in the
low income brackets was brought
to the attention of the city council
here by Ward in a meeting near
the first of the month. Ward, who
was engineer for the city’s sewer
and water expansion program,
was present witn the council to
settle final accounts on the pro-
ject.
He told members of the council
he feels that Levelland is eligible
for public housing, a program au-
thorized by congress some time
ago as a slum clearance move-
ment.
As explained by Ward, after a
project of this type is begun in a
city, a local housing board directs
policies of the housing units.
It«*sets. JMe maximum wage
which persons^ living in the pro-
ject can draw aijid determines how
the system shall be operated.
Rent, at a low rate which report-
edly reduces in proportion to the
number of children, goes toward
retirement of the indebtedness of
the project. Ward said that he un-
derstands the city becomes the
eventual owner of the housing.
After hearing Ward’s proposal,
the council agreed to ask that a
housing representative come here
so that the situation could be in-
vestigated. Wednesday’s scheduled
meeting is the result.
Mabe said that all citizens of
the town interested in such a pro-
ject are invited to attend the pub-
lic meeting.
Casting For Production Of Movie
Is Scheduled To Start Wednesday
Casting of parts will begin Wed-
nesday in connection with the
children’s comedy film to be pro-
duced at the Wallace theatre in
Levelland the last of this week,
Royce Blankenship, theatre man-
ager, announced last week.
Children between the ages of
three and fourteen are eligible
to take part in the movie produc-
tion and may register at any of
the Levelland theatres, it was an-
nounced. Rehearsal is scheduled
$472 Still Needed
To Meet ARC Quota
The Hockley County Red Cross
drive funds has reached $5,542.22,
after hitting a slump recently, ac-
cording to Mrs. Mary Barron, ex-
ecutive secretary of the chapter.
Only $472.78 was needed Fri-
day to raise the $6,015 quota. And
at least two other money-raising
events were still scheduled for
the county.
Anton had scheduled a basket-
ball game between the Lions club
and the American Legion Friday
night.
It was reported that Sundown
was to have a dance Saturday
night, with all of the proceeds to
go in the drive. To data Sundown
has raised $444.10 of its $1,000
goal, but plans to raise their quota
in the next few days
for Thursday.
William D. Patton, who will di-
rect the making of the film here,
says that the comedy will be cast
entirely by local children. Later,
it was announced, the two-reel
talking Gang Comedy will be
shown on the scren at the Wal-
lace theatre.
Patton will begin his search
Wednesday in Levelland for the
cast of the comedy. The Melton-
Barker Juvenile Productions, an
organization which produces chil-
dren films, is in charge of the
local production sponsored by the
Wallace theatre.
Children who have registered at
the theatres arc to report to the
Wallace theatre Wednesday for
casting. The casting hours are be-
tween 4 and 5 o’clock in the-aft-
ernoon and between 7:30 and 8:30
at night.
Children who have registered
are to be notified at what time to
report for tryouts^
Children who have not register-
ed may do so by contacting Patton
during the casting hours. All chil-
dren^ should be accompanied by a
parent or guardian.
It was pointed out by Patton
that the entire schedule has been
arranged so that it will not in-
terfere with the children’s school
work.
March 27 has been set aside by
Judge Blair as the week for trial
of felony cates in the county.
SNOW WHITE and the WITCH
Seven Dwarfs To Be
In Show Here March 25
“Snow White and the Seven (tires from the stage.
Dwarfs,” a musical stage show,
will be presented > at the Level-
land Senior High school auditor-
ium Saturday, March 25, at 2:30
p. m. under the sponsorship of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
it was announced this week.
Starring in the cast are seven
dwarfs, none of whom are slightly
more than four feet tall, and Gail
Weldon, a Broadway actress, who
plays the part of Snow White.
In speaking of the coming at-
traction, R. H. (Dick) Munster-
man, chairman of the Jaycee pro-
gram committee, said that it is a
safe assumption that any child
who sees this production will al-
ways remember it as a most joy-
ful event.
The musical is being presented
here by the American Concert As-
sociation of New York City which
has produced the show through-
out the country under the spon-
sorship of women’s clubs and
civic groups.
According to press releases the
seven little comedians, starring in
the show, have been in the thea-
tre all their lives, having perform-
ed on the stage both in thip coun-
try and abroad. Some have been
performers in circusses and dis-
play their tumbling tricks to de-
light the princess.
Dean of the dwarfs is George
Thornton, 70, who weighs only 98
pounds. Thornton has been on the
stage for 50 years and plans to
own a chicken farm when he re-
DAIRY AUCTION WEDNESDAY
Some 215 head of dairy cattle
are scheduled to be auctioned at
the Luke Pearcy Dairy Wednes-
day, March 22, beginning prompt-
ly at 12 noon.
In charge of the sale will be
Clarence “Hank” Matthews, An-
ton auctidneer. The Pearcy Dairy
is located two miles south of Lev-
clland on the Brownfield highway
and one mile east.
In a report on the show the
Cincinnati Post said, "Parents are
grateful, too. Their children have
been fed on comic book clime
and the smoke of radio six-shoot-
ers in their own youth. Everybody
loved it. Cincinnati ahri other
cities should have more shows
like it.”
Admission for children will be
60 cents, and adults, $1.20, tax
included.
Second Candidate
Enters State Race
A second candidate tossed his
name in the 119th district repre-
sentative race last week.
Waggoner Car, Lubbock County
attorney, announced that he had
entered the race as a candidate
for the position, subject to the ac-
tion of the 1950 Democratic pri-
maries.
Forrest Weimhold, publisher of
the Hockley County Herald and
Sun-News announced his candi-
dacy for th^ position of represen-
tative last Sunday. Both men are
graduates of Texas Tech and vet-
erans of World War II.
The 119th representative dis-
trict is composed of nine coun-
ties: Hockley, Cochran, Crosby,
Dawson, Gaines, Lubbock, Lynn,
Terry and Yoakum.
At the present time the dis-
trict is represented by Preston
Smith of Lubbock, who has in-
dicated that he will seek another
state office.
Carr, 31, formerly served as as-
sistant district attorney of the
2nd judicial district. He was elect-
ed Lubbock county attorney in
1948.
A graduate of Lubbock High
school and Texas Tech, Carr serv-
ed 37 months in the Army. After
his discharge from service he com-
pleted work on his law studies at
the University of Texas and was
licensed to practice law in 1946.
Slated Saturday
As the Sun-News went to press
Friday afternoon the judging of
some fifty-two fat barrows began
as scheduled before some 400
Hockley County Livestock Show
visitors at the Fair Grounds just
south of Levelland.
Animals entered in the show are
owned by Hockley County 4-H
Club boys and Future Farmers of
America of the Hockley-Cochran
district. •’ - ■
Proof of their pride in the ani-
mals was displayed Friday after-
noon in the 4-H and FFA name
tag? hung on the pens throughout
the fair building.
Decisions of the judge in the
barrow show will be announced in
Thursday’s Hockley County Her-
ald along with the results of the
baby beef judging which was
scheduled from 9 to 11 a. m. Sat-
urday.
A sale, under the direction of
Clarence Matthews of Anton, was
set to be held Saturday from 2 to
4 p. m.
Following the opening and judg-
ing Friday, visitors were looking
forward to the Saturday after-
noon sale at which some spirited
bidding was expected to take
place.
The show, the first of its type
in the county, was under the spon-
sorship of the Lions, Jaycees and
Rotary Clubs of Levelland.
Judging of both beef and bar-
rows was scheduled to be done by
T. L. Leach, assistant professor of
agricultural education- at Texas
Tech.
Attending the show Friday aft-
ernoon with Leach was Bill Hen-
derson, popular young Hockley
County Tech student Who recent-
ly resigned from the fight ring.
Henderson said he expects to open
a dairy farm upon his graduation
from Tech, possibly in Hockley
County.
According to plans, the grand
champions will be placed on the
auction block for sale Saturday
afternoon.
In the baby beef division, rib-
bons will be awarded for the first
five places and a trip will be given
the first-place winner.
In the fat barrow division, the
first-place winner will receive a
free trip, also, and ribbons will
be given the first five places.
G & A Produce Opens
The G. & A. Produce company,
slated for formal opening Satur-
day at its location behind the Car-
ter Grocery in the Turrentine
building, last week was incor-
rectly listed as G. & H. Produce.
The establishment carries a com-
plete line of Wes-Tex feeds.
District Court Grants
Two Divorces Thurs.
Two divorces were granted
Thursday morning in 72nd Dis-
trict Court Judge Dan Blair's
court.
Also, it was announced that a
call docket had been set for Hock-
ley County in the court on April 4.
Hockley County Soil Conservation District Scheduled
To Get Earth Moving Equipment Funds Under Act
The Hockley County Soil Con-
servation District Board of Super-
visors were informed by letter
Friday that the local district will
soon receive $8,702 in accordance
with the five million dollar soil
conservation act passed by the
Texas Legislature in 1949.
Action on the legislation had
been held up pending a ruling by
Attornay General Price Daniel
after the act was questioned In
an injunction. Attorney General
Daniel ruled Unit the program
was constitutional.
B. Forman, chairman of the
local board, said that the allot
He also said that other money
board at its next meeting the first
might be forthcoming during the
year ahead.
The money, according to all re-
ports, will be employed to pur-
chase equipment necessary for the
district to carry out certain soil
practices, such as deep plowing,
terracing and other heavy earth
moving projects.
Other members of the local dis-
trict board of supervisors are P.
C. Caddell of Sundown, Leon
Lawson of Pettit, C. D Bond of
Ropesvllle and H. T. Harrell of
Levelland, Forman is from Anton
Board executive director, states
that "this is the first allotment to
your district from the five million
dollars appropriated to the several
soil conservation districts in Tex-
as as is provided in HB 97, Acts
of the Fifty-ftrst Legislature, reg-
ular session, 1949.”
According to t4e letter, "this
disbursement totals $1,267,771.
Your district will receive a sec-
ond allocation some time during
August of this yeai During 1951
your district will receive one al-
lotment early in the year and a
second at some time during
August.”
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