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VOL. 7
Number 21
Levelland, Hockley County, Texas, Monday, October 14, 1946
5c Copy
Featuring the Oil New*
Roughnecks Run Over Seagraves
"Eagles Friday In Sundown, 39
To 0; Peden Leads Attack
a Led by Fullback Dale Peden
T'riday night in Sundown, the
Sundown Roughnecks took a
District 6-A contest over the
Seagraves Eagles, 39 to 0.
Peden powered his way to two
touchdowns, Etheridge scored
two markers and kicked the
three extra points, Wilson walk-
ed over on a pass and Ray made
the sixth touchdown on a pass.
Seagraves threatened twice,
Tout couldn’t score, as the Rough-
necks defense tightened up.
McCulloch and Ray of the
Roughnecks got off to long runs.
The two teams were evenly
matched, but Seagraves were
short six players.
Clark sustained a broken arm
in the first quarter.
Starting for Sundown:
Ray, left end; Koonce, left
wtackle; Henderson, left guard;
Kerby, Center; Wheat, right
guard; Clark, right tackle; Ho-
gue, right end; Peden, Etheridge,
Wilson and McCulloch, backs.
Substitutions:
Pearcy and Cunningham, ends;
Patton and Wright, tackles; Tea-
gue, guard; Douglas and Ether-
idge, centers; Carey and Dowell,
backs.
Score by quarters:
... Seagraves 0 0 0 0 0
Sundown 7 D 13 19 39
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Farm Bureau
Head To Speak
Thursday Night
Walter Hammond, president of
the Texas Farm Bureau Feder-
ation, of Tye, Texas, will speak
to some 4,000 farmers and,
ranchers assembled for the lead-
ers of Farm Bureau meeting at
Waco, Thursday night at 8:30
according to A. G. Jungman, sec-
retary of the Hockley County
Farm Bureau.
Hammond has been president
Wof the Texas Farm Bureau Fed-
eration since 1939. He is a mem-
ber of the board of directors of
the American Farm Bureau Fed-
eration, and also a member of
the National Livestock Commit-
tee.
Mr. Jungman urges every cit-
izen of Hockley county interest-
ed in welfare of Texas agricul-
ture to hear this program which
^will be broadcast over KFYO,
Lubbock. The address will be in-
formative, and educational.
People interested in the agri-
cultural security of our • nation
will want to hear Mr. Hammond
speak.
People interested in the agri-
cultural security of our nation
will want to hear Mr. Hammond
speak.
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^Jim Reese Opens
New Motor Repair
Firm On Austin St.
H. W. (Jim) Reese has open-
ed a new firm in Levelland, the
Reese Motor company. The new
buisiness is located in the R. D.
McDonald building at 924 Austin
street, and is in the same build-
s' king as the Levelland Motor com-
pany, local Packard dealers. •
Reese announces in an ad on
another page of this issue of The
Sun-News that he has in stalled
the most modern equipment for
the servicing of automobiles. He
particularly calls attention to his
new Bear machnies for use in
wheel allignment and balanc-
ing, equipment for frame al-
4| lignment, and lathes and other
machines for brake drum work.
“We are equipped for any type
of reapair work on any make
automobile,” Reese said Friday.
Jake Tucker and John Allen,
both well-known Levelland me-
chanics, will have charge of the
general motor repair work and
Gernie Cooper will be in charge
of the Bear equipment.
Reese has been in Levelland
0for more than six years and was
in charge at the Moore Chevro-
let company most of that time.
He invites the public to come
in and see his new shop..
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Tax Payers Taking Advantage Of
Early Discounts; Tomorrow Is Last
Day Of 2 p. c. Deduction By School
Funeral Rites For
Edgar Payne In
Pampa Tuesday
Funeral services for Edgar E.
Payne, 49, of Pampa and former-
ly of Levelland, will be conduct-
ed in the First Baptist church in
Pampa Tuesday morning at 10
o’clock. Reverend Carver, pas-
tor of the church will officiate.
Payne’s death was attributed
to a stroke which he underwent
last Wednesday afternoon. He
died Sunday in a Pampa hos-
pital.
He was well-known to Hockley
county residents, having been
County Attorney here for sev-
eral years. Later, he practiced
law in Levelland until about four
years ago when he moved to
Pampa.
He is survived by his wife and
three children. Bill, 17; Bob, 14
and Dprothy Ann, 9, all of Pam
pa. He is also survived by his
father, one brother and two
sisters.
Several Hockley county and
Levelland residents plan to at-
tend the funeral services.
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Workers Meeting
With Pettit Church
The Worker’s meeting of the
Missionary Baptist church will
open Thursday evening at 7:30
with Rev. R. G. McLeod preach-
ing the evening service at the
Pettit Baptist church.
Friday the following program
will be held in an all-day meet-
ing:
9:45—Devotional—T. F. Suttles.
10:00—The Church—What Is
| It?—Jack Welch and V, A. Hans-
ard.
10:30—The Mission of
I Church—Johnnie Halford
M. E. Robinson.
12:00—Noon—Lunch oi
ground.
1:15—Devotional—J. E.
bin.
1:30—What is Scriptural Mis-
sions—Roy B. Flippo and Jack
Bullard.
2:15—Scriptural Cooperation—
E. L. Jones, Jeff Welch and
Leldon Ralls.
3:00—A Successful Church—J.
B. Vickery and J. A. Branaman.
3:30—General Discussion on
Missions in the Plains Associa-
tion, led by Neal Stout.
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RETURNED HOME
Mrs. J. B. McCarroll of Ropes-
ville has recently returned to
her home after several months
of hospitalization. She entered
a Lubbock hospital on July 8th.
Later she underwent a major
operation at the Lubbock Gener-
al hospital. She was released
after 86 days of hospitalization.
the
and
the
Cor-
Frank Eudy, assistant to J. B.
Reese, Hockley County Tax As-
sessor and Collector, reported
Saturday morning that $69,195.80
of state and county 1946 taxes
have been paid by Hockley resi-
dents taking advantage of the
3 per cent discount offered to
those who pay their taxes in Oc-
tober. This is approximately 15
per cent of this years tax roll of
$456,978.83, according to Mr.
Eudy.
Tn addition to the 3 per cenr
offered tax payers for early pay-
ment in October. 2 per cent dis-
count will be given those who
pay their 1946 taxes in November
and 1 per cent discount given
those who pay them in Decem-
ber.
This year’s poll tax payments
so far at the office amounted to
253. Total 1945 poll tax payments
amounted to 4,031 with 60 ex-
emptions being issued.
Third of School Taxes Paid
Jim Jackson, secretary for the
Levelland Independent School
District, stated Saturday that ap-
proximately one-third of the 1946
school taxes have been paid to
date. This reasonably high ratio
of tax payments this early in the
season is being caused by the
discount offered those who pay
their school taxes by October 15.
This leaves only one day for resi-
dents to take advantage of this
saving on their 1946 taxes.
Total taxes on the roll this
year amount to about $75,000.
This includes about $60,000 for
the Levelland district and $15,000
for Clauene district, according to
Mr. Jackson. Total valuation for
the Levelland district is near
$60,000,000, carrying a tax of
$1.00 per hundred dollars valua-
tion, while total valuation in the
Clauene district amounts to $215,-
000 wih a tax rate of $1.25.
$7,000 City Taxes Paid
E. H. Griffith, city secretary,
reports that approximately 22
per cent of this year’s city taxes
paid to date with' $7,000 having
been paid out of a total of $33,000.
As has been the custom in years
past, the city is not offering any
discount for early payment.
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Six Hockley County
Students Attending
Abilene Christian
Abilene Chrisian College, open-
ing her forty first session on
October 3, had a record enroll-
ment of 1430 students, a 115 per
cent increase over last year. Of
this number, 585 were veterans,
men, 320 sophomores, 195 jun-
iors, and 144 seniors.
Included in those enrolling for
the 1946-47 fall semester were
the following students from
Hockley County: Bobby Jack
Birdwell, freshman; Dorothy
Faye Orman, sophomore; Mari-
jo Kaslnger, sophomore; James
W. Frazier, sophomore; Joyce
Tabor, freshman; and Camille
Joy Fite, freshman.
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Levelland Lobos Win Fourth In
Row Over Morton Indians, 40
To 14; Show Offensive Strength
Shown above la the Grand Champion Milking Shorthorn femalo,
Prlma Donna, ownar by Lawia Brother* of Lovalland. Brothers
la shown with tha cow. Brothers won aavaral othar awards
with hla entries In tha llvaatoek contaata at tha Panhandle-
South Plains fair In Lubbook last waak. t
Miss Venita Basye, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Basye,
and a senior, was crowned
football queen prior to the
Levelland-Morton game Fri-
day night. This is an annual
affair in Levelland High school.
About 3000 Exes
Expect To See
Tech-Baylor Game
Between 2,000 and 3,000 alumni
and ex-students of Texas Techno-
logical College are expected to
trek back to the campus Satur-
day, October 19, for the largest
and most colorful homecoming
celebration in college history.
Highlight of the day will be
the Red Raider-Baylor grid tilt
in the afternoon, and other activi-
ties slated for the day are an al-
umni luncheon, a downtown par-
ade, a Home Economics division
coffee, numerous special activi-
ties honoring alumni sponsored
by campus clubs and a dance
Saturday night. Festivities will
begin with a pep rally Friday
night followed by the traditional
bonfire when the Baylor Bear
will be burned in effigy.
Fans are showing keen interest
in the football game when Tech
will meet her third Southwest
Conference opponent of the sea-
son, having already defeated
SMU and the highly touted Texas
Aggie eleven. Records show that
in the past the Raiders have tan-
gled with Baylor seven times
with three wins, three losses and
a tie.
All reserve seats to the game
have been sold out, but a number
of general admission ducats are
still available, according to Ath-
letic Director Morley Jennings.
Campus organizations are now
preparing floats to be entered in
the first homecoming parade to
I be staged here since 1942.
A brief memorial service is
J tentatively slated for between
j halves of the ball game, as well
[as the traditional freshman shoe
race. The Alumni and Ex-Stu-
dents association will hold a
business session Saturday morn-
ing in the gymnasium.
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Mexican Admits
Part In Murder
Of F. Bass
A 22-year-old Mexican broom
corn puller, held in connection
with Jhe murder of Felix Bass,
Littlefield, confessed after all-
day, questioning that he slashed
Bass’ throat with a broken
whiskey bottle. Sheriff R. N.
Whitley of Curry county, New
Mexico said Friday night.
Murder was charged against
the Mexican Saturday morning
in Clovis, New Mexico.
Previously two companions of
(he suspect had implicated him
in the slaying. TTie confession
was in accord with the state-
ments of the two companions,
except that the suspect said one
of the others helped him beat
Bass unconscious. The accused
man served as a military police-
man in the army and was dis-
charged last June after almost
three years service. He is mar-
ried and has two children.
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Mr.»and Mss. Frank Perry, Jr.,
visited in Lubbock over the week
end.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ben Oglesby, Jr.,
spent the week in Westbrook,
with Mrs. Oglesby’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Young.
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Leather billfolds, ladies’ purses.
F,astrrwood Shoe Shop 21-ltc
US0 Quota For
Hockley County
Is Set At $1,000
Harold Combs, county chair-
man of the United Service Orga-
nization, has announced that the
quota for the 1946 campaign is
$1,000 to be broken down to the
city, town, township and even to
employee groups.
The drive in Hockley County
will get underway about Wed-
nesday or Thursday, or as soon
as the organization has been
completed, according to USO
Chairman Combs.
Chairman already named in-
clude Troy Morris, Ropesville;
H. G. Richards, Anton; O. T.
Lloyd, Smyer; O. A. Warren,
Pettit; Lewis Owen, Pep and
Lois H. Vestal, publicity chair-
man.
As campaign workers make
their daily reports and turn in
their funds, the county treasur-
er of the fund drive will for-
ward reports amj funds to R. L.
Thornton, Jr., state treasurer
and vice president of the Mer-
cantile National Bank in Dallas.
The purpose of the work is to
furnish with the necessary funds
to provide that “home away
from home” for our servicemen
in hospitals, overseas and in
training.
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Commissioners,
fudges Meet Is
Held In El Paso
Judge Z. O. Lincoln and Com-
missioner B. D. Carter and their
families, spent the past weekend
in El Paso attending the semi-
annual meeting of the West
Texas Judges and Commission-
ers Conference.
Judge Lincoln reported that
the session was well attended
and that an interesting program
was conducted during the three-
day meet. Several speakers
were heard and the discussions
were concerned chiefly with
problems and topics of interest
to Commissioners Courts.
Officers were elected for the
following year during the last
day of the meeting. They are as
follows: Judge of Potter Coun-
ty E. O. Northcutt, Amarillo,
president: Commissioner Ord
Card of El Paso County, vice-
’ffresident; Judge Wiley Caffey
of Taylor County, secretary-
treasurer.
Outgoing officers are: Judge
E. C. Grindstaff, Runnels Coun-
ty, president; Commissioner B.
D. Carter of Hockley County,
vice president; Judge R. C.
Strickland, Cochran County, sec-
retary treasurer.
According to Judge Lincoln,
the next meeting of the confer-
ence will be held in Brownwood.
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VISIT RRECKENRIDGE
Doc Baggett of Sundown went
to Breckenridge Monday of last
week to be with his mother, Mrs.
C. A. Baggett, who Is ill. He re-
turned to Sundown Thursday.
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KENNETH PEELER, first
string center for the Lobos,
who was one of the shining
lights in the 40 to 14 victory
over the Morton Indians Fri-
day night. He is also one of the
eigth returning lettermen from
the 1945 team.
D. W. HARKINS, the pass-
snatching left end for the
Lobos, who is always outstand-
ing both on the offense and
defense, and Friday night's
40 to 14 win over the District
5-A Morton Indians was no
exception.
Rev. Burton Riddle
Is County Chairman
American Red Cross
Rev. Burton Riddle, minister of
the Presbyterian church, has been
appointed county chairman of
the American Red Cross, succeed-
ing T. E. Loran, who has re-
signed.
Mr. Loran said that he did not
have the time to give to the great
humanitarian organization tha
it needed, as there are a number
of programs sponsored by the
American Red Cross which need
a lot of attention.
Rev. Riddle took over the
county chairmanship of the or-
ganization Thursday.
Mrs. Bob Morris has recently
been named Junior Red Cross
chairman.
Officers will be elected at the
annual meeting of the Hockley
County Chapter in November,
Mrs. J. E. Hogan, executive sec-
retary, has announced.
Work On Hockley County Paving
Is Progressing Nicely-Lincoln
I Work on Hockley county’s 48-
mile paving project Is progress-
ing nicely, according to Judge Z.
O. Lincoln. He stated that In
spite of the bad weather which
has prevailed most of the time
since construction was begun,
three and one-half miles of the
road have been completed and
12 additional miles are ready for
the “black-topping” with asphalt.
Contract for construction was
let to G E. Blakeman Contract-
ing company of Sundown on
August 16 and work was begun
Immediately.
The three and one-half miles
of road already completed are
In the vicinity of Sundown, and
five of the 12 miles ready
asphalting are south and east
of Smyer. The other seven miles
ready for the final coat of as-
phalt are near Fairview and
Coble.
Other roads In Hockley coun-
ty which will be paved under
the Blakeman contract are: Ov-
er 13 miles north of Highway
290, connecting 290 with High-
way 84 at Round-Up.
Approximately six miles of
road within the government pro-
ject at Ropesville.
Section of over 14 miles from
m
Before a large home-town
crowd and several hundred Mor-
ton fans, Levelland’s Lobos roll-
ed to a 40 to 14 victory over the
Black and Gold-clad Morton
Indians in a District 5-A contest.
Morton hit pay dirt in the
initial quarter when Jack Sher-
ley passed over the goal line to
Hub Cadenhead from the eleven-
yard line. Kenneth Willis ran
over for the extra point.
The Lobos came back early in
the second stanza, with Bobby
Hart skirting left end from the
sixteen-yard line for the score.
Hart also kicked the extra point.
In the closing minutes of the
same period, he plunged over *
from the one-yard line for the
marker, but his kick for the ex-
tra point was no good.
W. A. Wise powered his way
over from the one-yard line
stripe early in the third period
for a touchdown, but the kick
for point was short.
After a pass from Hart to
Bobby Blundell from the Morton
18 to 11, Wise ran over, but the
kick for the extra point was
wide.
Blundell ran ten yards for
another score and Hart passed
to Harkins over the double
stripe for the added point.
On two successive passes from
Willis to Billy McAlister, the
first from the Levelland 38 to 20,
and the second from the twenty
to the five, at which point the
latter raced over for the marker.
Willis kicked the extra point.
Blundell, who had switched
from his end position to a half-
back spot, plowed through the
Morton forward wall from the
one-yard line for the fourth
quarter touchdown. A pass
from Hart to Harkins was com-
pleted for the extra point.
Stanley (Buttons) Williams,
who was slightly injured in the
third period, got off to a number
of long runs and stopped two
Morton touchdown threats.
Levelland made fifteen first
downs to Morton’s three.
Morton starters:
Gerald Lemon, right end; John
Williamson, right tackle; Snoo-
kie Russell, right guard; Jerry
Winder, center; Jack Taylor, left
guard; Bobby Rhyne, left tac-
kle; Hub Cadenhead, left end;
Kenneth Willis, quarterback; Bil-
ly McAlister, left halfback; Bob-
by Graham, right halfback; Jack
Sherley, fullbock.
Levelland Starters:
D. W. Harkins, left end; Noble
Ilaliburton, left guard; Jeff
Kaufman, left tackle; Kenneth
Peeler, center; John Morton,
right guard; Dewitt Brown, right
tackle; Bobby Blundell, right
end; Pete Morris, quarterback; .. £■
Stanley Williams, left halfback;
Bobby Hart, right halfback; W.
A. W5se. fullback.
Morton substitutions:
Deaver and Bass, ends; Alex-
ander and Rhyne, tackles; Sul-
livan and Hill, guards; Wade,
center; Foutz, Leary, Neagle and
Niflet, backs.
Levelland substitutions:
Northam, end; Ham, tackle; h
Alexander and Biekham, guards; ^
Wright, center; Pugh, Ragland,
and McRee, backs.
Score by quarters:
Morton 7 0 0 7 14
Levelland 0 13 20 7 40
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Attendance At Local
Sunday Schools Up
55 Over Last Week
Sunday school attendataM ,1
Levelland was up Sunder
compared with the
Six churches reported 130t
pie in attendance, white
churches reported 9
week. This increase at
not include the Austin
Church of Chffll
Churches
number for
follows:
church, 121;
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