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The Levelland Daily Sun News
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VOLUME XVIII - NUMBER 134
LEVELLAND, TEXAS
PRICE: Doily 5c Sunday 10c
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1960
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By ORLIN BREWER
Ansil O’Neal the friendly Level-
land gas man, says he saw in this
■pace, where E. M. Barnes report-
edly had dust inside his light bulbs
after last Tuesday's duster.
O’Neal says he didn't have any
hi his light bulbs, but his rain
gauge had .03 inches of dust in it.
He figures this was only what was
in the air when the wnnd stopped
blowing, since the dust was mov-
ing only horizontally during the
storm and couldn’t get into the
gauge that way.
0O0
Three of the Air Force’s
largest planes, the BM Strsto
fortresses, flew over Amarillo
ftatorday afternoon signal-
tog the arrival of the first units
of the 41 Zflth flrategic Air
Command wing at AmartHo.
What does the artval of
BAC wtti also cn*ne to Rems,
to those hopeful reports that
BAC will also come to Reess
Frankly, we don’t know why
toe AF would want two BAC
bases as dose together ms
Amarillo and Reess, but the
grapevine indirates (how accu-
rate a grapevine can he, we
dent know) that BAC ts totll
noming to Reese.
This department will fust
aft back and wait and see.
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Can It be that Hockley County
w« be Joined by a "wot" pre-
cinct over in neighbcnng Terry
County?
That depends on a lot of things
including whether the Terry Coun-
ty commissioners court decides to
set wp Justice precincts and whe-
ther the wet advocates can pass
a liquor election once the pre-
cincts are set up according to law. | on the Levelland school board be-
PrecTnot 3, the oqe under con- came even more bulky Saturday
skier at ion, is generally bounded by J as three new candidates anncun-
Stage set for Chamber event
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
Roy captain of the Levelland Lobo basketball
team, wishes the team’s sweetheart, Petty Kay Russell,
"Happy Valentines Day” in the usual fashion. LHS has
many beautiful sweethearts this year----see them all
on today’s big picture page.
THE LEVELLAND CHAMBER j Worth Miss Turner, rated the best
of Commerce Wednesday will re- dancer m the last Miss America
j count another year of community contest in Atlantic City is the eur-
| progress, recognize the county's rent Miss Texas.
! ’’outstanding farm family” and I
j honor Levelland's man of the year, j xHT BANQUET WILL FEA-
The occasion: It's toe annual ture steaks and a dinner catered
' membership banquet. I by C. D. Jackson of toe Level-
The annual event will be staged j land Country Club. Members of the
| at 7:30 p.m. at the women's build- Koshare women’s service organ-
mg at the county fairgrounds. J ization at South Plains College will
| serve.
FRANK RJNELL, A FORMER Bernie Howell of Lubbock will
assistant to toe president at -Texas provide organ music during meal
Tech and executive vice president j time, while Harley Bulls, chairman
of the Citizen's National Bank of j of the South Plains College music
Lubbock, will be toe principal j department, will be in charge of
speaker. j special music.
The 55-year-old educator and j CLYDE PRESTWOOD, college
businessman, will share toe spot- dean and new president of toe
light with youthful and charming | chamber, will serve as master of
Miss Marilyn Kay Turner of Fort ceremonies. Jack Sherrod, a mem-
ber of toe chamber board will pre-
sent the outstanding farm family
award, while J. G. Stacy, a former
man of the year, will present Lev-
elland's man of the year for 1959.
Forrest Weimhold, publisher of
the Levelland Daily Sun News, will
introduce the speaker for the even-
ing.
JUNELL, A NATIVE OF SUL-
phur Springs, first became known
to South Plains residents as assist-
ant to the president at Texas Tech
from 1948 through 1950. He served
as vice president of Hardin-Sim-
mons University for two years be-
fore accepting his present position
in 1955. He came to Tech from
Texas Western at El Paso.
A graduate of Abilene High
School, HSU. and toe University of
Missouri, Junell served two active
hitches with the U 8. Navy The
first came from March 3, 1942,
until Nov. 5, 1945, and From Feb.
1, 1951 to Aug. 1, 1952.
HE HAH A LONG LIST OF
civic memberships and achieve-
ments. Junell is presently chair-
man of the operations board of
Lubbock’s Municipal Auditoriunp -
Coliseum, president of toe Lub-
bock Advertising Club; president
of Civic Lubbock, Inc., vice chair-
man of the board of trustees of
H-SU, and first vice president of
the Texas Public Relations Asso-
ciation.
He is a member of toe Lubbock
Lions Club, the executive commit-
tee of the Lubbock Citizens Traf-
fic Commission, the cabinet of toe
(8TAGE *ET—Pag* A—5)
France plans more atom blasts
FIELD NOW UP TO 9
3 more enter
trustee race
County Line, toe Yoakum County
Line, and toe Plains Highway out
of Brownfield.
One thing is fairly certain. If
Terry’s precinct 3 goes wet — and
there** no cinch that it will — U. S.
385 will become a fdnnel into Hock-
toy County. —. . _ , ..
What effect that would have on
the bootlegging fraternity in Hock-
ley County, we don't know. But
chances are it would increase con-
THE RACE FOR THREE SEATS Plains College employee; Bryan
Daniel and Henry (Chick i Schmid-
lev. both farmers.
The other incumbents whose
terms expire this year are J. E.
, i Buck i Bowman and Mitt Dowlen.
Bowman has given no official indi-
j cation as to whether he intends to
seek re-election, although Dowlen
| has said flatly his name will not
be on the ballot. Dowlen, a Pan-
American Co. employee, was ap-
aspirants.
Latest candidates are Mrs. C. G.
Dunn, one of three incumbents,
whose terms expire in April; O. L.
Watson Jr., former Levelland
mayor, and local grocery store
owner; and Ray Parsons, an em-
- p Joyce of Service Pip* Line Co.
Previously announced are real
estate dealer - farmer Cecil Pace:
Dr. Raymond Reid, a Levelland
MRS. C. G. DUNN
ciiniwt-s aic II »IA1IU nit i caw: nhvsirian Dr Wavne Hardv local
sumption of alcoholic beverages kv I fJkmetriitfc^Jte AlUso^’south
cally. and reduce gasoline sales i ______
some.
It's not quite as tar to the Terry ;
County line as it is to Broncho or
toe Bloated Goat.
n(>o
Siipt. O. W. Marenm and
School Board President George
C. Price are In Atlantic City
attending a meeting of the
American Association of School
administrators. They’re ev|>ect
*d to hear such speakers a*
Eric Johnston. Nelson A. Rock
efeller, Ezra Taft Benson, fa*e
Metealf, l-awrenre G. Der-
thick, and George Romney —
among many others. They’ll
be hack next Wednesday.
Another local school official
Is scheduled to attend a con-
Ventlon this next week at Col
lege Station, hirt as a speaker,
not a* a delegate.
He’s O. R. Watkins, the firm
but friendly school tax asses
•or collector. Watkins Is gen
eraily conceded to be one of the
best tax men In toe business,
so there’s little wonder that
he’s speaking as a tax author-
fOAY IN THE SUN—Page A—5)
CROSSROADS
REPORT
Dear Editor:
I see where President Ike
says that anybody who don’t
agree with him on the matter
of foreign aid is abysmally
ignorant.
My compulsory Samaritan
neighbor says he feels kind of
flattered on account of just
anybody ran he plain ignorant,
hut not so many get top rated
in this Held by auch high
aoth rnity.
Hays, though, he believes
he deserves the honor, on ac
count of only a special talent
for ignorance could explain
how onnwhe voted like b* did
at times In the past.
D. E. SCOTT
UPft r£^!To,M74
Atwood, another oil company work-
er. who was transferred.
Deadline for filing in the election
is March 3. School officials say that |
to be formally entered in the race. |
candidates must sign applications, j
j which are available in the school:
| tax office.
Officials also say that residents'
of toe district are-eligible to run
j for toe school hoard even if rela-
! fives are employeed by the school
I district, so long as the employee
has been on toe district payroll j
for two years or longer. In that
| instance, the employee's job is not [
in jeopardy, should toe relative be
elected.
Petitions bearing signatures of
school district residents were *pre-I
'ented on behalf of Parsons and I
Watson, while Mrs. Dunn, as a
j present member of the board, fil-.j.
i ed only by signing an application. j
THE M SIGNERS OF BAT
i son's petition were:
Boyer Chisum. James Harder, \
Edwin Paxton Jr., Elouise Cox, j
| Wilson S. Cox, Calvin Jones, Sar-1
: ah Allen, C. O Allen, J. W. Luker,!
1 Boyd Hogue, Woody Weaver. J. j
Spencer Ellis, Mrs. L. G. West,!
R S. Reid, Mrs. James Lattimore, j
j Howard Vaughan, Lester Hasha.
(3 MORE—Page A—6)
O. L. WATBON JR.
Successful
test set off
in Sahara
By DAVID MASON
PARIS (API—France, an exul-
tant newcomer to the ranks of
the world's atomic powers, plans
to follow up its successful test of
a tower device in Sahara with the
explosion of an operational A-
bomb, It was reported Saturday
night.
There was every indication
President Charles de Gaulle’s
government, despite a storm of
critical comment from abroad, in-
tends to develop a nuclear arse-
nal in support of the French claim
td ‘equal Wbe with the Uhtted
States, Britain and the Soviet Un-
ion in the atomic club.
Maj. Gen. Charles Ailleret,
chief of toe French special weap-
ons division, said Saturday’s suc-
cessful test of a plutonium device
at Tanezrouf, deep in Algeria
near the Reggane Oasis, “will
permit as to construct swiftly a
completely modem nuclear arms
sppply.”
The austere De Gaulle voiced
his enthusiasm in a message to
Atomic Affairs Minister Pierre
Guillaumat, who directed the test.
“Hurrah for France!" the mes-
sage said. “Since this morning she
is stronger and prouder. From toe
bottom of my heart, thanks to
you and those who, for France,
have achieved this magnificent
success.”
France is known to have enough
plutonium, a derivative of Urani-
i urn 238. on hand for two atomic
■ blasts and is slowly processing
j more.
The French blast No. 1 appears
to have been about equal to toe
| first atomic bombs produced in
j-1945 by the United States, Their
! energy was rated as toe equiv-
(FRANCE TO—Page A—6)
Bodies of crew
to phantom plane
of WWII found
LAMAR G. WEST
. . . Appointed to board
first National
makes changes
in fop officers
RICHARD L. TURNER .
..Take* presidency
» *__. — — -. - T.. _
R H. (BOB) HESTER, president
of the First National Bank for the j ABERNATHY, Tex. (AP) —
past 21 years, has been elevated j Thirty-seven freight cars and one
to chairman of the board and chief | diesel unit jumped the track and
executive officer of toe bank in smashed into a long sea of wreck-
action involving three top bank pc- age near here Saturday.
WORST IN AREA FOR SANTA FI
Freight is derailed
in Abernathy wreck
sitions.
Richard L Turner of Lubbock,
who purchased ma jority' interest In i
the bank in January, was named j
to toe presidency and L. G. West,
president of the Levelland Savings
and Loan- and owner of West Lum- j
her Company, was appointed to toe
bank's board of directors.
Announcement of the trans- j
actions, w’hich involve no other [
bank personnel, was made Satur-1
day morning by Hester.
Members of the board at the 1
It is believed toe worst train
wreck in history on this divwkxi
of the Santa Fe.
Three wrecked cars were emp-
ty butane tanks. Fire broke out
among them, causing danger of
an explosion. Firemen put out toe
first fire about 8 a m. but were
railed back to control another
about 10 a m.
The cars were part of a 97-car
train. The wreckage halted traf-
fic between Amarillo and Lub-
nrvt at once determined.
The engineer we* R. T
brakeman I. V. Smith and ftrto
man B. B. Green, all at Slaton.
No estimate at damage an
available.
RAY PARSON*
Slaton man buys
Union newspaper
STEP RIGHT UP, FOLKS.*.
Step rtetrt Np toils... and pay your fine
to the court clerk. This was the scene on
the LHS stage Friday afternoon m the
school held it* annual T.W.I.RP. (The
Woman is Requested To Pay) assembly,
thl* yror ki #» term c# a Castro-Mce
court. Above, paying fines to Jerry
Brownd are, left to right, Jan Miuwel-
ahite, Mary Beth Wofford, Ann Spencer,
Janolk Brown and Barbara Chamberlain.
WASHINGTON (APl-The bod-
ies of five of the nine crewmen
I aboard toe fabled World War d
j bomber "Lady Be Good" have
been found on toe Libyan Desert,j
! the Air Force said Saturday.
I The almost intact bomber, j
which disappeared on a bombing j
flight, April 4, 1943, was discov- j
ered 10 months ago.
The Four County News, weekly I Searchers found signs then that
newspaper published in Anton has j the crew had left the scene of the 1
been purchased by Joel R. Combs, | forced landing 440 miles southeast!
w’ho also owns the Slaton Slaton- 0f Benghazi and started hiking to-
il*. ward hoped fob safety.
Members of an oil eomany ex-
loration team discovered the five j
bodies. They said they believed I
others might be buried in the sand 1
in the same area.
The bodies, along with personal,
equipment, were found about 85
miles from toe wreckage, on the
edge of a sand sea.
A group of Air Force officials
from Wheelus Air Base, Libya.
J. Vernon Stewart has been nam- j fiew to the scene after the oil
present time include Hester, Turn- j bock. Heavy wreckage equipment
er. West, Sam Combs, and Fred
Barker, Roy Reddle of Lubbock
and T W. Moore of Levelland re-
tired from the board when Turner
purchased controling interest.
HESTER PLANS TO CONTINUE
to be very active in the manage-
ment of the bank, particularly
during toe next year or two, al-
though he sa.VS he's looking for-
ward to eventual retirement here
in Levelland where he plans al-
ways to make his home.
Hester emphasized his continued
personal interest and the interest
HESTER—Page A—6)
TOP of
the NEW
ANASTAS I. MI NOYAU AND
Prime Minister Fidel Castor Sat-
urday signed an agreement by
was sent from both Amarillo and
Slaton, on opposite sides of the
wreck. _ _ _____
Conductor C. J. Martin of Slaton Castro's regime a 100 million dol-
which the Soviet Union will
five million tong at Cuban sugar
over a five - year period and giv*
said the wreck occurred about
6:10 a. m
“The first thing I knew' cars
were bouncing around all over the
place,” he said.
The fourth unit of the diesel
hookup went off the track, an
empty car stayed on. and then
the next 37 cars went off. The
cars contained cotton, cottonseed
meal, groceries, farm implements
and trucks.
The cause of the wreck was
Combs bought the paper last
week from Jeff Hardin, and took
over its operation immediately.
Hardin gave ill health as his rea-
son for selling the News.
The former levelland Theatre
manager originally purchased the
paper in toe summer of 1959 from
A. E. Richards, who had been own-
er and publsiher for several years.
•d editor. Stewart, who has be^n
a journalism student at Texas
Tech, plans to continue his work at
the college on a pari - time basis.
Mrs. Richard Grace of Anton,
will continue a* reporter for the
News.
Present plans are for the Four
County News to be printed in Sla-
ton until a new printing plant oan
be eoartructad to Antqn.
company explorers reported the
discovery.
Col. Stebbins W Griffith, com-
mander of the party, said pieces
of American military equipment
and other evidence made it ap-
parent the bodies were those of
toe men from the lost bomber.
Individual identification of each
of the bodies is awaiting analysis
at a UA Army mortuary group.
By JC. HOWELL
Harry Mann dropped in the other
day to tell us the people we re-
ferred to the other day as insur-
ance 'peddlers" are no longer
peddlers. He says they are now
"counselors” or some other high
sounding name. Personally, we of-
fer advertising for sale and we
don’t particularly care what we are
called so long as it is respectable
and people buy the advertising. We
are trying to perform a service for
the merchant or businessman just
as much as the “Insurance coun-
selor” is for the individual. We
are trying to help him mcraaae bis
business and secure his future and
that of his family and if he uses
our product in the right manner
and right proportion he can in-
crease his reserves faster than he
can through other means.
DSN
Met a new Levelland resident
Friday — he is Tim Barton, a for-
mer Lubbcckite, who has moved
here to be an employee at Tom
Sapping ton’s Photocraft.
ADS
Noted in a column in a paper
from a neighboring town the other
day where the three books a bride
(ADMAN* VUE—Pag* A-6)
I lar credit to be repaid in 12 year*.
Under toe agreement, w+rtch the
Soviet deputy premier signed only
i four hours before his scheduled de-
parture, the Soviet Union will buy
i a million tons of sugar annually,
j The Russians have been buying
from 300,000 to 600,000 tons a year.
AN ALIEN SNOWSTORM ring-
gered wide areas of toe South Sat-
urday leaving tourists stranded and
hundreds of residents marooned.
At least eight persons were dead
due to the storm.
Heavy snow stretched from
southeast Texas northeastward into
Virginia, where as much as 10
inches fell.
Snow and sleet made highway*
hazardous or impassable in the
northern sections of Mississippi,
and Georgia, the eastern half of
Tennessee, the western section of
the Carolmas, and the West Vir-
ginia mountains.
STACKS OF BANK records and
bickering between attorneys forced
a weekend recess Saturday in the
trial of five men accused of being
involved in the trial of five men
accused of being involved in mis-
application of $243,949 from th*
First National Bank.
U. S. Dist. Judge T. Whitfield
Davison adjourned court until Mon-
day after only one hour of compli-
cated testimony from Roy Lam-
bert. assistant auditor at the bank-
“IT BILL BE A carnival at pol-
itics.’’ ~
That’s toe way Sen. Richard H-
Russell iD-Ga > summed up Sat-
urday toe civil rights battle due
to start in the Senate Monday.
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