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A FIRST OF THE WEEK
NEWSPAPER
for Levelland, Sundown
and Whiteface
Featuring MopItU newi etrwin and
•ffertng M err hunts an opportunity to
reach a Great Market—the mid-week
THE SUN-NEWS
And Continuing THE LEVELLAND LEADER
“SERVING THE FIELD IT COVERS—COVERING THE FIELD IT SERVES”
VOL. 7
Number 2
Level land, Hockley County, Texas, Monday, June 3, 1946
5c Copy
Featuring
News
Lions, Sundown, Fire Department,
Bill Clark Win First Round Games
'In City Softball League Play
r?
The Level land Lions Club came
from behind in the sixth inning with
a five-run rally to win over Phillips
66, 10 to 8, while in the nightcap,
State Guard got off to a good start
but a ten-run sixth Inning gave
the Fire Department a 17-11 Vic-
tory in the nightcap of City Softball
League play Friday night.
Blankenship hit a home run for
the Lions in the fourth Inning. In
the second game, Worley of the
State Guard and Easter of the
Fire Department hit circuit clouts.
Lineup for Lions club: Thaxton,
catcher: Beaty, third base: Reddel,
shortstop; Vandiver, left field:
Weatherford, second base; Blanken-
ship, centerfleld; Darwin, first base;
Brown, right field, apd LeCroy,
A pitcher.
• For Phillips 66: Harris, center-
field; Jordan, third base; Spence,
catcher; Morton, left field; Brock,
right field; Tucker, second base;
Odell, first base; Bryant, pitcher:
and Singleton, shortstop.
State Guard lineup: McMillan,
shortstop: Hofacket, second base;
Wilson, centerfleld; Farmer, catch-
er; Smith, first base; Phillips, pitch-
er; Williams, third base; Gressett,
third base; Neill, left field; Wor-
4 jey, left field, and Mayfield, right
field.*
For the Fire Department: B. E.
Johnson, second base; Copeland,
right field; Petty, first base; E.
Johnson, centerfield; Heald, right
field; Bownds. third base; Worthing-
ton, short stop; Setser. left field;
Byerly, catcher: Easter, catcher and
Poston, pitcher.
Sundown took care of Oklahoma
m Flat, 13 to 1 and Bill Clark de-
W feated the Refinery 9 Friday night
16-0 in the first official games
in the league.
City Softball Standings
Team
. w
L
pet
Lions Club
1
0
1.000
Sundown
1
0
1.000
Fire Department
I
0
1.000
BUI Clark
1
0
1.000
Oklahoma Flat
0
1
.000
Refinery
0
1
.000
Phillips 66
0
1
.000
State Guard
0
1
.000
Tonight’s Schedule
Sundown vs. Refinery
Oklahoma Flat vs. Bill Clark
Tuesday Night
Phillips 66 vs. State Guard
Lions Club vs. Fire Department.
Attention Managers
Softball Meeting
Today At 5:30
President Td Daerwin is asking all
managers of the City Softball Lea-
gue to meet him at Couch’s Jewelry
at 5:30 p. m. this afternoon.
This includes managers of the Re-
finery, Sundown, Lions Club, State
Guard, Oklahoma Flat, Fire Depart-
ment, Bill Clark and Phillips 66
teams.
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New Park Won’t
Be Dedicated
Sunday - Manager
Business Manager Rufus Bushy-
head announced this morning that
the new ball park located west
of Levelland on the Whiteface-
Morton highway would not be
dedicated Sunday afternoon when
the Kfrmit Boilers journey here
to play the Refiners.
The park will probably be
dedicated at the next home game
following Sunday’s game which
will be with the Jal Gassers.
About five hundred seats in
the park will be ready for the
Sunday game and cars may be
parked around one-fourth of the
field while the remaining three-
fourth’s of the field will be in-
closed by a board fence.
Otis Gunter, who has been um-
piring in the West Texas-New
Mexico league until last week
will call plate decisions Sun-
day. Gunter, who now resides in
Slaton formerly umpired T. A.
A. F. tourneys and in profes-
sional baseball leagues for a
number of years and knows the
game from an arbiter's stand-
point.
The Refiners will meet the
Whitharral baseballers here at
5:00 oclock Tuesday afternoon on
the field directly west of Third
and Fourth Streets.
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STEWARDSHIP CHURCH
NIGHT TO BE OBSERVED
Stewardship Church night will
be observed In Sundown at the
First Baptist Church there at
8:00 Sunday Night, according to
an announcement made- this
morning.
J. C. Akin Withdraws
From Commissioners
Race In Precinct Two
In announcing my withdrawal
from the race for Commissioner of
Precinct 2 I wish to thank those who
had promised to support me in this
contest. Many friends have en-
couraged me to remain in the race
but, since I wont have sufficient
time off to do a thorough job of
canvassing the precinct, I feel that
it would be an injustice to my many
supporters in this race to continue
os a candidate and only do a half
job of seeking the office.
I pledge my wholehearted support
to the man who Is fortunate enough
to win the office. And if I can be
of any assistance at any time I
shall deem It a pleasure to do so.
(Signed) J. C. Akin.
CleanupWeek
For Whiteface
Is Desiondted ^'on ^ost Compiles List Of Hockley County Casualties
* In World War II; Citizens Asked To Correct, Add Names
City Inspection Tuesday
Mayor A. M. Walker of the
City of Whiteface has issued a
proclamation that the week of
June 3, or beginning today as
“clean-up week” and he and the
city commissioners there is ask-
ing for the cooperation of the
citizens.
Mayor Walker said that the
State Department of Public
Health fo the State of Texas has
admonished all city ' authorities
to conduct intensive clean-up
and sanitation campaigns, from
the smaller villages to the larger
cities, in order to combat epi-
demics.
“Contagious diseases of a very
frightful nature threaten to be-
come epidemic throughout the
state this summer*,” according to
information received by Mayor
Walker.
Hi Haven’s Six-Hit Pitching Too Much
For Post As Levelland Refiners Knock
Over Milltowners There Sunday, 6-4
Post and Garza County closed
shop and turned out almost one
hundred per cent to welcome Level-
land’s Refiners, but the crowd v?as
disappointed, as Hi Haven’s six-hit
pitching was too much for the F>ost
team, Levelland winning 6 to 4.
Post got off to a good start in the
first inning after two men had been
retired, when Holland trippled and
Peel reached first on an error at
first. ,
Levelland scored twice in the third
inning when Estes walked, Newsom
wrapped a long fly to Peel In right
field, who missed the ball and New-
som went to third and Jarmon sing-
led to score Newsom.
The Levellanders rallied again in
the top half of the fifth inning
when Blair was safe at first on Se-
cond Baseman Altman's error. Hav-
en singled, stole second; Miller beat
out an infield hit, scoring Blair, and
then pilferd second, Estes got a
Texas Leaguer, scoring Haven and
Miller.
In the Post half of the fifth inning
Demos Altman reached first on a
shortstop error, F. Hester doubled
and Dan Altman singled for a brace
of runs.
Dale Hester tripled and Jones safe
hit scored the fourth run for Post.
Estes' single and Jarmon's double
salted the game away in the first
half of the ninth for the visiting
Refiners.
THE BOX SCORE:
173 Students
Attend Dailv
Bible School
given
Levelland
ab
r
h
po
a
e
Newsom ss
5
1
0
0
4
2
Jarmon cf
5
0
2
2
0
0
Johnston 2b
5
0
0
7
2
1
Brown 3b
3
0
0
0
4
0
Molish lb
4
0
1
11
0
2
Blair c
4
1
1
5
0
0
Haven p
4
1
2
1
6
0
Miller If
3
1
1
0
0
1
Estes if
2
2
2
1
0
0
Total
35
6
9
27
16
6
Post
ab
r
h
po
a
e
F. Hester ss
4
1
2
1
2
0
Dan Altman
c 4
0
1
12
0
0
Holland lb
4
1
1
8
0
0
Peel rf
4
0
0
1
0
1
D. Hester cf
4
1
1
0
1
0
Jones If
4
0
1
1
0
0
D. Altman 2b 3
1
0
1
0
1
Davis 3b
3
0
0
2
4
0
J. Altman p
1
0
0
0
2
0
E. Altman p
3
0
0
1
9
0
Simpson x
1
0
0
0
0
0
Gilmore 2x
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total 36
Score by Innings:
4
6
27
18
2
Levelland
002
300
001
6
Post
100
021
000
4
Anton Homemakers
Make Trip To
Christoval Monday
A group of students in homemak-
ing in Anton High School, accom-
panied by their Instructor, Mrs. Ima
Dora Hale, went to Christoval Mon-
day for a two-day vacation on the
South Concho river.
Christoval is a pleosure resort and
the girl* went swimming, boating
etc.
Making the trip were Laura and
Frances Cundlff, Wanda Mitchell.
Sue Easter, Frances Harper, Peggy
Rea, Dorothy Motl, Martha Turner,
Martha Hobgood, Patsy Brazil,
Chalones Matthews, Marilyn Dixon,
Joyce Way, Marquretta Reep, Mlrs.
Halit, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. C. Matthews,
and Fred Estes, bus driver.
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Get Cato Paw soles and heels at
the Cat Paw Shop. (ads)
Four students graduated and 153
others out of the 173 enrolled were
awarded certificates at the Daily
Vacation Bible school’s special pro-
gram Friday night at the Assembly
of God Church.
Sliver dollar awards were
those doing the best work.
Large crowds attended the school
and considerable interest was shown,
said Mrs. E. F. Newby, supervisor of
the school.
The four graduate students of
the school were Genevieve Tyor,
Irma Mulkey, Alice Jo Fain and
Howard Berry. |
A picnic was given at noon Fri-
day for all of the students of the
school in Lobo Stadium.
Rev. E. F. Newby opened the Fri-
day) night program with a prayer
andt special recognition and appre-
ciation were given the officers,
te\chers and helpers of the school.
A poem, “Welcome,” by Donna
Lasley and another poem, "Our
Colors Are True,” by Billy Ray New-
by were presented.
A salute of songs was presented—
the American flag. “God Bless
America;’’ the Christian flag, “On-
ward Christian Soldiers;” the Bible,
the song of “The Bible.” The theme
chorus was given by the students,
who also sang "I Had Rathfr Be a
Little Rose,” “If We Slap Our Neigh-
bor’’ and all the books of the Bible.
Director for the singing was Mrs.
Ola Worley, who also conducted a
Bible Drama.
Mrs. Newby read the Bible from
the book of Matthew, seventh chap-
ter, from the twenty-fourth through
the twenty-eighth verses.
A secretary’s report from Mrs.
Lloyd Fain was read.
Each class had a special feature,
beginning with the , beginners class
of which Mrs. N. A. Hinson was the
teacher. Mrs. Ola Saxon’s primary
girls class feature war a missionary
poem by Peggy Berry.
Mrs. Reala Kimbroughs primary
boys offered a song. Mks. Geneva
Johnson’s Junior girls sang with
poster demonstrations. Mrs. Jenet
Vernon’s junior boys class acted the
story of the Good Samarltlan.
Mrs. Worley's Intermediates gave
a travelogue covering briefly the
books of the Bible from Genesis to
Revelations.
A minature lighthouse was
from the top of the building with al]
if the lights turned out, as students
sang "Let the Lower Lights be Burn-
ing.”
Rev. Newby brought the graduate
message.
Mr*. Bills' Mother
Dies Here, Sunday;
Burial In Calif.
Mrs. C. B. Fraker, 51, of De-
sert Center, Calif., mother of
Mrs. J. E. Bills of Whiteface,
died suddenly Sunday morning in
the hospital here with cerebral
hemorrhage.
She had been visiting her
daughter while her baby wax ill.
Plains Funeral home reported
that the body will go by rail to
Riverside, Calif., for burial.
i and’s William E. Evans post
of the American Legion is making an
effort to compile an accurate World
War II casualty list for Hockley
county.' The list will have a special
space In the county section of Gen.
George C. Marshall's account of win-
ning the war In both Atlantic and
Pacific theaters.
The post will add an honor roll of
Hockley county servicemen, plus the
casualty list, and sponsor sale of the
authentic report of the war happen-
ings.
Legion post leaders have asked
that Hockley countains cooperate in
making corrections and additions to
the list already‘secured. Any per
son having additional Information
on the war dead has been asked to
write, telephone or see Sam Blair,
Hockley county veterans service of-
ficer and Legion adjutant. Bialr's
office is on the first floor of the
county courthouse, and the tele-
phone number is 110.
The casualty list of 49, together
with date of death and all available
details, follows:
Elvln Carl Allen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Allen, died in Italy on No-
vember 1, 1943.
Kenneth H. Arrington, son ol Mr.
and Mrs. G. T. Arrington, February
1, Pacific.
E. A. Brewer, September 22, 1943,
Italy.
Earl Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harper Brown, April 27, 1945, en
route to United States.
Rolla Murel Byers, son of Mrs.
Flora C. Byers, Tulsa, Okla , June 11
1944.
Nolan R. Caddell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew G. Caddell.
George W. Camp, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Camp, Odessa.
Curtis Alvin Campbell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wes Campbell.
Patt W. Carter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. D. Carter, March 23, 1945,
over Formosa.
John Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Clark, March 23, 1944, France.
Zelf A. Crouch, son of Jiles Ed
Crouch, Burkburnett, December 25,
1944.
Arthur E. Dempsey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William F. Dempsey.
Robert S. Dickson, son of Mrs.
Luther G. Pitts, January 13, 1943
Sam E. Drake, son of Mrs. Sam E.
Drake, Cleburne.
Eric V. Dunn, Jr„ son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. V. Dunn. August 3, 1944.
Lance Carrol Dyer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Dyer, August 23, 1944.
James Eady, December 1, 1944.
Miles Ed Evans, husband of Mrs.
Miles Ed Evans, September 11, 1944,
FTance.
John C. Gravitt. son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. T. Gravitt, September 28,
1944, Palau island.
Wilbur Lee Gravitt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. T. Gravitt, April 5, 1942,
Hawaiian islands.
Billy Green, son of Mr. and Mrs
•W. A. Green.
J. A. Horn, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jessie Horn, July 31, 1945, Waycross,
Oa.
Jack Hinson, son of Mrs. Charles
Hinson, Route 4, Levelland.
Isaacks, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E.
Isaac ks.
Merle Jones, son of T. C. Jones,
Cushing, Okla., June 24, 1945, Oki-
nawa.
Joe Bailey Keeling.
John T. Lambert, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Lambert, April 6, 1946,
Manila, Philippine islands.
John M. Leavelle, husband of Mrs
Marie Leavelle, January 7r 1945,
France. ,
Charles C'inton LeGfant, son of
Mrs. Elizabeth LeGrant, Ypsiiantl,
Mich., June, 1942, Pacific.
Cleo Locke Matthews, brother of
Robert Matthews, October 29. 1943.
Burgess C, Moore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Moore.
Sundown Oilers Take 8-4 Victory
Over Jal Gassers Sunday Afternoon
June 15 Is The
Deadline For
Candidate Filing
even
a dust storm that kept
the ardent baseball fans
away in droves, the Sundown
Oilers had no trouble in winning
over the Jal Gassers in the Sun-
baliwick Sunday afternoon, 8 to
4.
Richard McChristlal and Till-
ery of Sundown got two base
hits, while MfcElrath of Jal slap-
ped one for three bases.
Sundown was on their toes in
the field, turning in three double
plays. Joiner stepped on second
to get a runner, and retired the
batter on a toss to first to Stone;
McChristial took a line drive and
doubled his man off of first, and
Ater to Scott to Stone at first.
All mdVi in Sundown in-
terested in maintaining the
Sundown baseball park have
been askfd to be at the ball
field Tuesday, June 4, at
6 P. M. to work. The work-
ers are asked to wear work
clothes and come armed with
shovels and rakes.
Sundown, 8 runs, 10 hits and
three errors. Jal, 4 runs, 9 hits
and four errors.
Ater piched eight and one-third
innings and retired from the
game when he was Tiit on a
pitching finer by a line- drive
single. Pair tossed the remainder
of the two-thirds of an inning
and Scott caught.
Miller and Wollich were the
Score by* innings;
batteries for Jal.
Jal 001 001 101 4
Sundown 500 300 000 8
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Soil Conservation
Election Set
For Saturday
O. H. Tubb stated this morning
that June 15 was the deadline for
all candidates to file their names
for office with the Hockley County
Democratic committee.
Mr. Tubb who has been fet-
ing as county democratic chair-
man in the absence of F. A. Benbow,
said that Howard Vaughan had ac-
cepted the chairmanship of that
committee antf he may be contacted
in his home at the old Victor Wil-
liams residence located two blocks
south on the Brownfield highway.
Chairman Vaughan has set 3:00
o’clock P. M. Monday, June 17, In
the county court room as the date
and place for a meeting of the com-
mittee.
The committee will determine the
cost to the candidates of placing
their names on the ballots, the
names to be placed on the ballot
and the expense of holding the
July and August primaries.
James Oliver McDonald, son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McDonald, De-
cember 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor.
| Joseph Moody McGaha, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe McGaha.
Tom Offutt, son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. S. Offutt, June 6, 1944, France.
Charles E. Payne, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Payne, April 24, 1945,
Okinawa.
Jack Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Thomas Phillips, sr., July 3,
1944.
Arthur Miles Reynolds, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Reynolds, June 24,
1943.
James O. Sheek, nephew of Mr.
and Mrs. Siilas Sheek, May 27, 1943,
i Florida.
August Shum, husband of Mrs.
August Shum, Hobart, Okla., Sep-
tember 14, 1944, Italy.
John Hugh Spotts, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James W. Spotts.
Murrell Taylor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Taylor.
1 Johnny Farris Tomlinson, Califor-
nia.
Bill Towles, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hilary Towles, July 21, 1944, Guam.
Homer Ray Vincent, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Vincent, Anton.
Weldon Weatherford, husband of
Mrs. Maxine Weatherford, Altus,
Oklahoma. January 17, 1945, France.
L. P. Wynn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. N. Wynn, April 13, 1944.
Arthur Newton Young.
J. P. Young, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. K. Young, Ralls, husband of Mrs.
Earlene Young, December 28, 1944,
Grande Chanel, Belgium.
Kirk Lloyd, whose parents live at
Anton and Littlefield.
The list Is by no means complete
as to detail, nor accuracy. Blair said
Friday, asking again that Hockley
countains assist the Lgieon post with
corrections and additions Only the
last name is known for one of the
casualties.
Equalization Body
Finds Property Tax
Total Up Slightly
The slightly higher tax evalua-
tions set on Hockley county proper-
ty ak a three-day work session of
the county commissioners court,
which also serves as an equaliza-
tion board, were termed this morn-
ing by County Judge Z. O. Lincoln
as "natural.”
The evaluations on practically all
county property were set on prac-
tically the same basis as last year’s.
The reports are now in the hands
of J. B. Reese, epunty tax assessor-
collector, for totalling.
The slight up jin tax Evaluations
was said to be a natural increase,
with the raise due to new oil wells
and new taxable properties includ-
ing new businesses, Judge Lincoln
said.
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ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
All sorts of entertainment are
in view for members of the Wil-
liam E. Evans post, American Le-
gion, auxiliary members and
guests tonight at the Legion hall.
Games of dominoes, bingo, cards
and others have been arranged
by the entertainment committee.
The play will start at 8 p. m.
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The birthstone for June is the
pearl or moonstone.
Gold Star Parents Honored Thursday
At Memorial Banquet In Levelland
Saturday is the day set aside for
an election for the proposed soil
conservation district In Hockley
County, according to D. W. Sherrill,
Hockley County agricultural agent.
All people In the county who have
reached the age of 21 years of age
and who reside In the county and
own land in the county will be eli-
gible to vote in the voting boxes.
In order for Hockley County to
have a soil conservation district,
the voters must approve of It by a
two-thirds majority Saturday from
7:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m. voting time
Thirty-eight couples of Hockley
county Gold star parents were
guests of honor last Thuifcday night
at an American Legion auxiliary
banquet In the Legion hall. Level-
land. The event was one of the two
memorial observances held In Hock-
ley county to pay tribute to the
county’s war casualties.
Attendants were greeted by Mrs
W. A. Magers, auxiliary president,
and Mlrs. Harold E. Clingan. Tags
were memorial popples.
The program was an impressive
ceremonial with the tribute to
mothers read by Toastmaster Harry
H. Mann. <
T. O. Petty gave the Invocation.
Joe Oarrlson and Edgar Braach
were guest soloists. Garrison's ac-
companist wss Mrs. Horace Black-
burn. and Mrs. Alvin Oearley played
for Braach.
Adjutant Bam Blair of the Legion
peat read the honor roll of the cas-
ualties. and Sherman Williams gave my* Lou Williams
a trumpet rendition of taps. Gold
Star certificates were presented to
the parents by Commander Charles
H. Michael, sr., of the Legion.
K. C. Edmonds of Lubbock was on
the program for a prayer. Group
singing of Star Spangled Banner
and the benediction by Veteran Bill
Robinson completed the program.
Tables wefe decorated with masses
of blue, pink and white larkspur and
sweetpeas. Baskets of the flowers
were arranged throughout the re-
ception room and banquet hall.
Auxiliary members who served on
the food committee were Mrs.
Thomas J. Williams, Mrs. R. M.
Crabtree, Mrs. J. A. Preult and Mrs.
E. R. Haseloff.
The tables were arranged by Mrs.
Clingan and Mrs. Z. O. Lincoln. Miss
Jerry Williams was chairman of the
group of girls who served. The
youthful waitresses wars Pat Dunn,
Eleanor Lincoln. Janelto and Tom-
Club Representative*
To Compile Report
On Sanitary Condition
Twelve representatives of the
various civic, service and women’s'
clubs in Leveland met Friday after-
noon in the City Hall to discuss
plans to make Levelland one of the
cleanest cities In the nation.
Those attending were H. B. John-
son, Edgar Brasch. John Morton,
Harvie Pool. Mrs. David Sherrell,
Mrs. M. D. Ladymon, Mrs. Maurice
Brashear, Mrs. Willis Brasheai*.
Ted Darwin, LaVem McCann, For-
rest Weimhold and J. D. Martin.
They represented the Hockley Coun-
ty Board of Development, Lions
Club, Rotary Club, 1946 Study Club,
Junior Chamber of Commerce and
the Maids and Matrons club.
It was decided to devlde the town
into four zones and make a complete
inspection in order that a complete
report could be prepared showing the
type and number of unsanitary con-
ditions which may prevail. The
group recommended that after this
report was presented that a clean-up
holiday should be held in order thaf
every citizen would have a day to
assist in eliminating all unsanitary
conditions.
The town was divided into four
zones using the crossing of Highway
51 with Highway 290 at the north-
west corner of the square as thS
center.
Zone 1, the southeast part of town,
was assigned to Mrs. Perry Smith
and Edgar Brasch;
Zone 2. the southwest part of
town, will be inspected by Mrs. M.
B. Ladymon and Harvie Pool;
Zone 3, the northwest part of town,
was assigned to Mrs. David Sherrefl
and Ted Darwin:
Zone 4, the northeast part of town,
will be inspected by Mrs. Hugh Dana
and H. B. Johnson.
These four inspecting committee*^
composed of one woman represent-
ing one of the women’c clubs, and
one man representing one of thd
civic organizations, will be assisted
by as many members of their group
as necessary in making the inspec-
tion.
The inspecting committees will
meet Tuesday afternoon at two
o’clock at the City Hall for a short
discussion and to receive check
sheets and instruction from County
Health Officer Dr. C. M. Phillip*.
Dr. Phillips will outline the most im-
portant things to look for and report.
Anyone who desires is cordially in-
vited to attend the Tuesday meeting
and to assist in the inspection.
Packing Plant To
Supply Markets In
Hockley, Cochran
The R & L Packing Plant ha*
opened, with meat curing equipment
still in the process of installation,
at a location a quarter-mile north
of the Whiteface highway Just out-
side the northwest comer of Level-
land’s city limits.
Owners of the plant are P. A.
Rieger and W. H. Long.
At present the plant is handling
fresh beef only.
Cured meat of all types will b«
offered as soon as the equipment
for processing and curing Is in place.
Delivery service to markets in Level-
land, Sundown and Whiteface will
begin as soon as possible.
Now the plant is in the market
for top grade hogs and beefs. The
firm will offer top prices, Rieger
and Long reported this morning.
Housed within the new packing
plant is a cooling unit that is 20x24
capable of. handling 50 head of
beef. The slaughter room is 24x16,
the smoke room is adequate far pro-
cessing space, the office and wrap-
ping room Is 10x24 and the sau-
sage kitchen is 24 feet square.
Rieger moved to Levelland In May
from Clovis, N. M. He formerly
owned and operated a packing plant
In Carlsbad. N. M. His home was
originally In Lubbock County, and
he has had 12 years’ expertonoa In
meat handling. His wife and their
tour children are living In Level-
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Long moved here
In January, at Long’s discharge
from the army. He served In the
Pacific theater of operations.
Bookkeeper at the plant Is Lloyd
Luna who wss formerly an employe
of the Pint National Bank In
Levelland. Luna was discharged
from the navy on February I. J.
D. Cook from Lubbock county la
employed at the plant, lb b M
experienced butcher.
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Paw Shoe Shop
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Vestal, Lois H. The Sun-News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, June 3, 1946, newspaper, June 3, 1946; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1117639/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.