The Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 256, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 27, 1957 Page: 1 of 6
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Levelland Daily Sun News
“WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES" — Byron
LEVELLAND, TEXAS
ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1957
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DEMOLISHED PLANE— Two farmers from a neighboring place look over the wreck-
age of an American Dusting Company Stearman plane which tangled with a highline, 20
miles west of Levelland, then tumbled end-over-end into a neighboring pasture. The
pilot walked away from the crash. The 450 horsepower engine, torn from the plane,
can be seen at right in front of the men. (Staff Photo)
DUSTER CRASHES WEST OF LEVELLAND
Rains from Trace
To Inch Spot
County Monday
Rains ranging from only a trace
up to one and one half inches spot-
ted Hockley County late Monday
afternoon and early Monday night, I
Artie Forehand, official weather
observer, said in the area west of I
Fairview one inch of moisture fell ,
in spots while to the east of the ;
community about 11 - inches fell ini
certain localities.
These heavy rainfalls were in j
contrast to only traces at other I
points in the county. In Sundown, j
G. T. Harris, reported a "Good)
sprinkle" while at Pettit, Mrs. I
Charley Sanders said there was a I
"fair shower"‘and Mrs. J. H. Cad-j At a congregational meeting Sun-
dell stated a “pretty good shower” j day morning, August 25. the con-
fell at Clauene. " 1 gregation of the First Presbyter-
In other parts of the county. such I *an Churc h voted to issue a call
ps the Pep and Anton areas, no ,(l tlie Rev. t red O. Brewton. Jr ,
rainfall at all was reported. currently minister ot the First
Forehand said in the area a mile | Presbyterian Church, Bowie. The
and one half northeast of Level- newly elected minister had pre-
Russian Missile Claims
Backed by Some Facts
Dulles Sees Threat
In New Red Gains
Presbyterians
Call Minister
To Serve Church
Smiling Pilot Walks
Away From Wreckage
A Day
In The
SUN
By OKI.IN BREWER
The All-Texas Air Tour, fogged
out as far as Levelland was con-
cerned last year, will try to make
it in to the local airport again this
fall.
The tour starts Oct. 12 at Tem-
ple and ends on Oct. 19 at Long-
view after 3,000 miles of pleasure
flying and 36 stops.
The flying Texans are expected
in Levelland at 3:05 for a 20-min-
ute leg-stretch before heading on
to Littlefield and Plainvicw, where
they'll remain over night.
The fliers arc promoting small
plane flying and safety on their
tour.
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With football around the cor-
' ner. City Councilman Bishop
Keeling, also the favorite auto-
mobile dealer of the ' area’s
Buick drivers, plans to spon-
sor play-by-play broadcasts of
the Levelland High School
grid games over KLVT as he
has done in years past.
Station Manager Gil Pat-
schke is also making plans to
tape Sundown games, replay-
ing them at 8 a m. on Satur-
days with possibly one or more
of the games done live if the
games scheduled doesn't con-
flict with Lobo games.
In addition there'll probably
be broadcasts of some White-
face, Morton and Ropesville >
games, done by the local staff,
in addition to Texas Tech
games, sponsored by the Hum-
ble Network.
Again you'll find KLVT as
the sportingest station on the
South Plains — from now un-
til the end of the basketball
A single-engine Stearman crop
dusting plane tangled with a high
voltage highline on a routine cot-
ton spraying assignment 20 miles
west of Levelland Sunday evening,
almost totally demolishing the
craft.
The plane, powered by a souped
up 450 horsepower BT-13 engine,
tumbled end-over-end into a near-
by pasture, scattering pieces of its
rudder, wings and losing its engine,
but Pilot Neal Laws of Seymour
walked away from it. suffering no-
thing more than mild shock and a
black eye.
to newspapers out of the local air-
port this season.
Laws had been dusting out of
See—RAINS FROM—Page 5
QB Club Slates
Opening Meeting
On Friday Night
will hold its first meeting of the
fall season at 8 p.m. Friday at
South Elementary Cafeteria, Presi-
dent E. H. (Doc) Wilkins has an-
nounced.
Wilkins says that new officers
will be elected at the session and
Levelland far only the past three j pians discussed for the club's an-
weeks.
viously been approved by the Com
mission on the Minister and His
work of ihe El Paso Presbytery
of which the local church is a
member.
Brewton accepted the local
j church's call by telephone Sunday j
! afternoon and is expected to be j
i voted hack into the Presbytery at
[ the next Presbyterial meeting, I
| sometime in September. He and
I his family anticipate moving to
Levelland on or about September
16. As the resignation of the Rev. |
_ ,, „ , , , I J. M. Gilbert. Jr., is not effective
f I until September 1. the local con-
gregation will technically be with-
out a minister tile first three Sun-
days of September: but there will
be a supply minister each of those
Sundays.
Brewton was born in Roby. Tex-
as. and his wife is a native of San-
REV. FRED BREWTON JR.
. . . New Minister in City
WASHINGTON Secretary of
I State Dulles said today Russia’s
| claim of having successfully test-
1 ed an intercontinental missile
i probably has some facts behind it.
Dulles said this shows the United
States faces a formidable threat.
Putting the Soviet claim in the
) framework of a threat to the free
world. Dulles mentioned the prog-
ress made by Soviet communism
in Syria as another factor.
He told his news conference I
very large amounts of Communist j
military equipment have given
that small country an of tens", e
BY COLLEGE BOARD
Negotiated Offer
On Bonds Rejected
Trustees for the Hockley County | cult to explain to local citizens.
Junior College district in the first) Trustees agreed to take the bids
of three meetings, scheduled this; on the bonds in a special Thurs-
vveek, Monday night rejected an I day meeting in order that the
ArmyTrainee Killed
By Machine Gun Fire
FT. DIX, N. J. lift A 21-year-
old Army trainee, crawling with
60 companions under fixed ma-
chinegun fire in schooling opera-
tion, was killed last night by a
wild shot.
The Army announced today the
Owned by the American Dusting j death of pvt Frederick H. Syl-
Co.. the plane was flying out of the j vester III. 21. of Braintree, Mass..
Levelland airport. land said it believed the accident
Airport Manager Sam Standley,
serving as flagman for the plane,
says he rushed from the cotton
field to the scene of the crash and
Laws walked out smiling to greet
him.
nual effort to push reserve ticket | Ahgelo. He was reared in Lubbock j opportunity to negotiate a private i bonds could be ready for state
sales prior to the Lobos opening the! and graduated from the present | contract on the 5900,000 in bonds j board consideration. The meeting
football season here against Brown-j Tom s- Lubbock High School in! auInorjze(i hy the district. I for this purpose had been previous
1941. After attending Texas Tech j The contract was one of two pro-j iy set for Friday, but Kenyon said
during the 1941-42 session, he en-1 poSais submitted to the board by j this did not allow sufficient time.
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field on Sept. 13.
Some 1.200 reserve seats are
available in Lobo stadium and
more than 900 were sold last year,
many of them through the effort*
of the Quarterback Club.
Current officers of the club be-
sides Wilkins are Homer Johnson,
vice president, and Dwight Mann,
secretary. Mann moved from the
tin College, Sherman, where he re-
ceived the B. A. degree in 1948.
His seminary training was at
Princeton Theological School of
city to attend law school and was Princeton University. After receiv-
not replaced, since the football ing his Bachelor of Divinity degree
season was already over.
in 1951, he was licensed and or-
Wilkins has asked for a top dained into El Paso Presbytery,
tiated contract, might also offer the
low bidder on the bonds $2,500 to
encourage really top competitive
bidding on the bonds, which he said
will likely be purchased by the
state school board.
w'eek. A meeting in which bids for
a depository were to be accepted
and a hearing on the budget was
planned had already been schedul-
ed for Friday.
Board members went over a ten-
tative budget prepared by Dr. Tho-
The state board has an option! mas Spencer, new president of the
following which he served as min-! t0 buy ,hc bonds if >' desires, but j college, but declined to release the
| iSIer 0f the Presbyterian Church! il must do il at the lowest bid j budget until the night of the hear-
capability which has genuinely
alarmed its neighbors.
Dulles also said the United
States would consider on its mer-
its an application from any Chi-
nese Communist newsman to
come to the United Stales. Red
China has demanded reciprocal
treatment if 24 American corres-
pondents are permitted to enter
that country as authorized by the
State Department last wee!:.
This Dulles asserted -although
it did not promise admittance of
any Chinese Communist reporters
—indicated a sudden reversal of
U. S. policy on the point of ad-
mitting red reporters from China.
The original announcement of
the decision to grant permission
for American reporters to go to
Red China had been specific on
the point of no reciprocity.
Under questioning Dulles de-
clined to become involved in a
discussion of German politics re-
lated to the coming Sept. 15 gen-
eral elections. Specifically, Dulles
declined to back the re-election
bid of Chancellor Konrad Ade-
nauer lest any such move be inter-
preted as interference.
In discussing Russia's claim to
have successfully tested an inter-,
continental ballistic missile capa-
ble of delivering an atomic or hy-
drogen warhead anywhere in the
world, Dulles avoided any direct
suggestion the announcement was
phony.
On the contrary be said the
United States has ao independent
means of checking what the So-
viets claim but aduinM that in
announcements of tUs kind there
are some facts underlying the
statements.
Exactly what these statements
mean, however. Dulles said, is an-
other question. For example, he
added, the Moscow announcement
yesterday said the missile hit the
target area but did not describe
that area. Dulles said it would
was caused by defective ammuni-
tion.
Sylvester and other trainees i turnout at the meeting.
were crawling across an infiltra- j The session will be held im- - j submitted by competitive bonding1 j^.
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long with another pilot, Calvin Phil- ■ Suddenly, an At my spokesman the toa h g sta p • w.j Brewton moved to Bowie I dicales r>sk >n bolding the bonds; available
* . caid Svlvestpr cried out He was be on hand for a full report on "aio, in evvton moved to ttowie: ...... - - ■ - . avauame
bps on a cotton spraying assign- said. Sy vestet cried out. tie a. * j se.—NEW MINISTER—Page 3
ment at the farm of Bill Methvin in ; shot in the chest._____1 Eri(1 piospects ,n_e >odl;
Cochran County. I
Ho said that Laws tried to get AFL-CIO COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION
his propeller into the wires of the j
three-wire high voltage line after )
seeing that he was going to hit it.
__________as possible to purchase
until Monday, Sept 2, the time 'be j equipment and library books which
state boa id must exeicise its op-1 uj|| necessary for accreditation,
tion. !___________________
or several hundred square miles.
The United States knows, Dul-
les said, of intensive efforts in the
Soviet Union as well as in the
See —RED CLAIMS— Page 5
but lhat one of the lines wrapped
around the plane, flipping it into
the neighboring pasture land.
The plane pitted the pasture as
it dug a path to the point where
it finally came- to rest on its baek
more than a hundred feet from the
highline.
Laws was taken to Renegar -
Campbell - Walsh hospital, vv het e | f^hieal Practices Committee
he remained overnight for obser-
vation, and then was released.
The crash was the first reported
Charges Against Hoffa Filed
By Ethical Practice Group
Board members also rejected;
this proposal on the grounds that
they could never know how much )
was saved by this procedure and
that it would he extremely diffi-:
DR. ROBERSON NEW PRESIDENT
Doak Walker Store
Is Hit by Burglars
DALLAS iflP) An undetermined
number of shotguns and rifles and
an estimated $1,500 in cash wore
WASHINGTON <» — The FL-CIO) tion in the last few months against , Teamsicr leaders. Including Hoffa. 1 stolen from the Doak Walker
to- the Teamsters Union. i The committee will make a re- j Sport Center yesterday.
At a hearing May 6. the group ,m ils inquiri(.s to the ALL-
Teamsters Vice President James j called in the Teamsters executive rlQ |.-xprl|)ivo Council. The Coun-j ' ,M US $'4, :m
Toastmasters Elect
New Club Officers
day filed its own charges against
season.
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5-man Jury Hears
Auto Crash Suit
Dr. John Roberson, senior mem-1 meeting were Howard Vaughan,
| her of the Levelland Toast mast-, administrative vice president. Hil-
| ers Club, was named president for j lon McCabe, secretary; Jack Mur-
R Hoffa. Their nature was not hoard and served charges of union ' ... ..... v- i TOPEKA, Kan. The new one the coming term at an election of I Stavern, treasurer and Jimmy-
specified in a committee an- corruption. That report named : ‘ >1 » lpn will decide whether to . j*,. cont severance tax on oil and : 0iUb officers Monday night at the ] Bearden, Sgt. at Arms,
nouncement. Teamster President Dave Beck ! exonerate the persons involved or j gas production yielded S247..U5 for ) gan Andres hotel.
Gridiron activities get underway
full swing this week. All Levelland
area teams with the exception of i A six-man jury was hearing tes-
the Lobos hit the practice field timony in a civil case at Hockley;
Monday. ! County Court at n<xin Tuesday, fol-
j The announcement said the ! and Frank Brewster and Sidney
) committee served upon the Team- 1 Brennan, vice presidents.
| stars Union "report which in-! Another report, the contents of:
dudes charges concerning the ac- j which have not been made pub-
, tivities" of' Hoffa. I lie. was issued July 21.
"These charges were base# pri-t The committee set its next hear-'
I marily upon evidence and testi-, ing on the Teamsters for Sept. 5
mony before the McClellan com- ; and 6. when it will continue prob-
mittee.” the announcement said. ing all current charges against
See —HOFFA— Page 3
July, its first month.
Other new officers named at the
Hoffa. Midwest Teamsters bo4s 1
lowing the juror's selection earlier : and apparently in line to succeed j
in the day. to the union presidency, was a j
The suit being heard. Vera Mack w itness last week before the Sen- I
ate Rackets Investigating Com- ;
mittce headed by Sen. McClellan |
1 D-At'kt.
Hoffa repeatedly asserted inabil-
ity to recollect events about which |
he was questioned. Finally. Me- ] ■
Clellan suspended the hearings j
with the tart comment that the
I
Local grididiots (no insult, sir.
just folks who arc simply "1 razv"
about, football 1. will watch opening
practice for the Lobos Friday, then vs Hubert 1-ouque came about as
show up Friday night at South Fie- the result of an auto accident at
mentarv cafeteria to name officers j Uth Street and Avenue D on Feb.
for the Levelland Quarterback : 18.
Club. 1 Jurors selected to sit as a petit
The debris won't quit flying un- group during this session of Hock-
til after the state basketball tour- 1 ley County court include Earnest
nament in Austin next year. We j Lorenz, Thomas Markham, H. L
plan to he riding on the biggest ; Nelson, C. \V. Evans .Bobby Taylor "witness has no memory."
chunk of it we can find, waving and R. (',. Epperson. The Senate committee accused
our cold weather sombrero and Monday, County Judge Paul Wil-> Hoffa of questionable actions in
rhugalugging hot coffee and hot- liams heard six pleas of guilty as the handling of union funds, in-
dogs right along with all the other he set the dales for cases to he j eluding a $50,000 loan to a rare
people who go crazy at this sea- tried. , track. It also said he had Ixir-
CROSSROADS
REPORT
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See—DAI IN THE SI N —Page 3
At The Theatres
TODAY!
The Wallace
THE BIG BOODLE
with Errol Flynn
The Spade
OKLAHOMA
with Gordon McRae
Four pleaded guilty to violation j rowed $89,500 from employers
of the liquor law. They were Olivia j w ith whom the union bargained
Rodriguz. James R. Jackson. Tio- collectively and from union sub- 1
doro Yancz and I/innic Brookens. : ordinates.
All were fine^ $100 and costs and The Senate investigators ron-
Brookens was sentenced to 30 days tended also that Hoffa figured in
in jail. the setting up of phony Teamster ;
Other pleas of guilty came from locals in New York City in an
Willard Childers, carrying a pro- effort to extend his power in the
hibited weapon and Lewis Dewitt, union, and allied himself with
driving while his license was sus- New York hoodlum Johnny Dio
pended. Childers was fined $100 I for the same purpose,
and costs and Dewitt was assessed [ This was the A FL-CIO Ethical
a $25 fine. I Practices Committee's third ac-
IVell, I note that Social Se-
curity has finally got to the
point where it is 1(M) per cent
American, on account ot it is
paying out more money than it
is taking in.
Is squareheads have hcen
telling the eggheads all along
that |M-ople and governments
can't go on forever, spending
more than they make, lint man
Is always doing something lhat
somebody thought eoiildu't lie
done.
Sueli as flying, running a 1
minute mile, serving hamliurg-
ers at a British royal lawn
party, inventing TV, milking a
rlilnoecruus, etc.
1). L. SCOTT
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TOASTMASTER OFFICERS—New officers of the Levelland Toastmasters Club are
shown here following their election Monday night. From left, they are Howard
Vaughan, Administrative Vice President; Jack Murphy, treasurer; Dr. John Roberson,
president; James Russell, Sgt. at Arms, and Hilton McCabe, secretary. (Staff Photo)
New officers will he installed
later at a meeting date yet to be
announced. Retiring president Jer-
ry Atwood will serve as insjalling
officer and area gpvernor R. P.
Brouthertin of Sundown will he the
principal speaker for the occasion.
Current officers of the club, be-
sides Atwood, are Dr. Roberson,
administrative vice president;
John Graham, secretary; Earl Van
Stavern. treasurer and Jimmy Bea-
rden, Sgt. at Arms.
C. O. Strickland, the club's edu-
cational vice president, docs not
complete his year-long termin of-
fice for another six months.
The election of officers featured
heated contests in almost every
race. Club members debated the
merits of various candidates in
speeches which took the place of
the regular club program.
John Graham, who also served
as general critic, was awarded
custody of the speakers cup dur-
ing the week on the basis of a clear
cut victory as the best participant
of the evening.
Coy Allen served as topiemaster
for the evening during the regular
table topics session.
Toastmasters will skip their next
regular session on .Sept. 2. because
of Labor Day. On Sept. 9, they
j will gather at the San Andres Ho
j tel at 5:30 p.m, to journey together
j to Lubbock, where they will pre-
! sent a guest program before one of
! Lubbock's two Toastmaster Clubs.
Complete details regarding this
I session w ill be announced later.
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