The Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 239, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 14, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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The Weather
Temperature readings for the past
2! hour period ending noon Sat.:
I ! .tir.tum
60
Maximum
86
Noon reading
86
Precipitation for year
6.65 in.
(Precipitation year ago
7.58 In.
| ^RECAST: Cloudy thru
Wednes-
y. Scattered showers,
warmer.
Ills Level land Daily Sun News
“WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS H GCXS"—*y*m
Volume
XVIII - NUMBER 239
LEVELLAND, TEXAS Associated Press (AP) Leased Wire Service_Price: Daily 5c—Sunday 10c TUESDAY, JUNE 14, I960
Johnson wins overwhelming victory
GREATEST OVERSEAS TRIBUTE EVER
Joyous welcome
extended to Ike
By JOHN SCALI , claim along a flag-bedecked route
MANILA (AP)—A joyous, sing- showering Eisenhower with a
lng, almost uncontrollable mass near blizzard of pastel confetti,
of Filipinos today nearly over- Garcia—despite political pres-
hwelmed President Eisenhower | sures that sometimes make it ex-
with an ecstatic welcome.
This land which the United
States set free only 14 years ago P°se
gave Eisenhower perhaps the stinting in his praise of Eisenhow-
gieatest tribute he has ever re- er and the United States as lead-
ceived overseas. One and a half ers of the free world in a quest
million or more roared their ac- I for peace.
| pedient to strike an unfriendly
toward America—was un-
Day
The
SUN
By ORLIN BREWER
A man who drives two cars
needs to guard against:
1. Being absent minded.
2. Falling victim to “bugs" that
are so small they fall below your
normal line of vision.
Ask Dale Johnson, this paper's
farm editor. Johnson parked his
Renault at the curb at his home
for the evening the other night.
The next morning, he backed his
Ford out of the garage in a calm
and deliberate manner.
The crunching noise he heard as
he rolled into the street told him
the horrible facts of automobile
life. He had forgotten where he
parked his Renault, and hadn't
seen it as he swept back along
the drive.
The result: One slightly Injured
“bug."
Anybody know an insect doctor?
oOo
Sometimes young poeple can
make you wonder.
We attempt to teach a Sun-
day school class on an ev-
ery - other - Sunday over at
the First Baptist Church, al-
ternating with Jim Bills, man-
ager of the levelland com-
press.
Wills was teaching our regu-
lar class of high school senior
boys Sunday and we liad been
asked by Harry Mann to teach
his class while he was out of
town.
Mann's class Is made up pri-
marily of college boys, and
older.
Robert Vlallle, a graduate of
one of our past classes, put us
on real firm footing In the
first minutes as be Introduced
Your
AD-
MAN'S
Vue
“Orlin Brewer la going to
teach our class this morning,”
he said. “Let's stand for a
word at prayer.”
The boys, n number of whom
bud attended our class along
with Vlallle In years past, man-
aged to restrain their laughter
until after the prayer.
oOo
They’re having something of an
anniversary reuni jr, up at Trinity
Baptist Church this next Sunday,
and it's all a coincidence.
The church pastor, Rev. Weldon ever
Franks, will be out of town and
former pastor Bob Robbins, the
county's juvenile officer, has been
asked to fill the pulpit.
It was back on June 19, 1949
that Trinity Baptist Church was
founded as a mission of the First
Baptist Church. There were about
20 members or so at that time.
Their pastor: Bob Robbins.
Garcia said the Philippines “is
and will ever be the staunch
friend and ally of the United
States.” He praised Eisenhower
for his “patient, passionate and
unrelenting quest for permanent
and just world peace."
Eisenhower, referring to dis-
putes between the United States
and its former colony over war
claims and trade relations, replied
that “no petty difference can ever
tear apart” the bonds of friend-
ship between the two countries.
In a personal note, EisenhcAver
also conveyed good wishes from
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who led
American forces back to the Phil-
ippines in World War U. Eisen-
hower served under MacArthur as
staff aide in the Philippines when
MacArthur was military adviser
to the Phillippine Army before
the war.
The two presidents, sitting side
by side in a long convertible,
headed into the city. The route
wound through tree-lined residen-
tial areas and the bustling, mod-
em heart of Manila rebuilt from
the destruction of World War n.
The crowds were packed 10 and
15 deep in some places. Humidity
made it like a steam bath for
many along the lxxite. But this
put no check on their high spirits.
People jammed onto roofs and
balconies for a better look. Boys
scrambled up trees.
By CLIFF ALLEN
Hope you readers like the one
column set-up we are using in the
Adman’s Vue — our colleague.
Keith Sutterfield dropped the re-
mark in his Monday column that
NOW you would only have to look
at ONE adman each day. We can't
blame you for not caring too much
for the likeness used by Keith or
J. C. Howell, but the engraver said
that was the best he could do with
the material he had to work with.
We will have to admit a partiality
to the likeness you see in the head-
ing today — but will go along with
Keith and his original statement.
— you may be able to digest us
better — one at a time.
DSN ADS
J. G. Stacy was hopping around
from one department to another
at the Stacy - Mason store this
a. m. and reported highly satis-
factory progress during their an-
nual pre - inventory sale. In the
, process of getting this ad ready
for the DSN shop, we were not only
checking items and prices but had
the opportunity to see this mer-
chandise first hand. It’s name
brand furniture in almost every
case and prices have been syste-
matically reduced for the sole
purpose of re-stocking with new
material and merchandise for next
year. This is an annual event at
Stacy - Mason's and a real chance
to save on fine furnishings for your
home.
GET RESULTS
Have you been out to any of the
Little League ball games this year?
If you haven't seen these young-
sters perform you are in for a real
treat by simply attending one of
their games. Interest is always
high, the boys are well coached
and receive advice regarding sport-
manship from men who have par-
ticipated in games all their lives.
The fact that they devote their
spare time to these boys is enough
to show their interest is something
that is good for the youngsters
and probably even better lor the
men themselves.
City urged
to remain
in project
THE LEVELLAND CITY COUN-
cil, in a special meeting Monday
afternoon, heard a report from
Forrest Weimhold. local director
for the Canadian River Municipal
Water Authority, then made plans
to attend a meeting of small - city
members of the authority in Brown-
field Thursday.
The small cities are expected to
delve into possibilities of a new
rate compromise, then meet with
the Lubbock City Commission next
week.
Weimhold told councilmen he
j felt the proposed Canadian River
Dam and aqueduct system is “one
of the most important projects” ev-
er undertaken in this region.
He said he felt the hope for any
rate adjustment rests with the city
(URGED TO—Page 2-A)
White House press secretary
James C. Hagerty was asked to
compare the Manila reception
with the some two million Indians
wflw hailed Eisenhower as “the
prince of peace” when he visited
New Delhi.
Hagerty said it was hard to
make comparisons. But he added:
"It is as big a one as I have
seen and I certainly have
never seen any as enthusiastic.”
Spectators waved banners, pen-
nants and "We Love Ike" plac-
ards. Some of the Filipinos hung
from trees and lamp posts and
stood jammed on balconies.
Filipino officials, who had en-
couraged a massive turnout,
seemed overjoyed.
There were times when Eisen-
hower appeared tired and con-
cerned. He perspired profusely in
the humid 85-degree heat. But he
still grinned.
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. V>. ,
BADLANDS SCENE IN HOCKLEY COUNTY
Although fhe earth shown here looks like something out
of the badlands of a desolate region, it is in Hockley
County, within six miles of Levelland. Mack Gray, con-
servationist in the Levelland SCS unit, illustrates the
depth of eroded areas in a ditch alongside of U.S. High-
way 385 south of Levelland. The arosion occurred in
Saturday night’s torrential rains when water flooded
the ditch as it flowe^ to a lake just a few yards beyond
this spot. The lake completely covered the highway
Saturday night, and water still is lapping at the edge of
the pavement. Hundreds of acres in the area from Ar-
nett west to Sundown were heavily damaged by water
during the rain. Conservationists say that most of the
erosion could have been prevented by proper treatment of
the land through terracing and other practices.
(Staff Photo)
VALUATION OF $42.2 MILLION SEEN
County holding line
on tax values of oil
II
CROSSROADS
REPORT
HOCKLEY COUNTY COM
missioners held the line against
oil industry requests for reduction
in oil valuations in a special equa-
lization meeting with oil tax repre-
sentatives Tuesday morning.
The oil tax men, asked for val-
uation cuts because of producing
patterns, which have dropped actions in cotton acreage allotments, j
low as 8 days per month in Texas, and reduction in cotton price sup-|
COUNTY JUDGE LOUIS OWENS polls have had about the same ef-J
speaking for the court, told the | feet on the local taxable property'
oil tax men the court was sympa- as proration cuts have had on the;
thetic toward the request and ! oil industry.
viewed it with open minds.
But he pointed out that
Sen. Kennedy lashes out
at obsolete US policies
I One commissioner told a com-1
reduc- ■ mittee representing oil tax men.
- | who gathered in the district court |
room that he felt if the county was,
“on the money” last year, then it is j
on the money again this year.
By JACK BEI.I.
WASHINGTON (API — Sen.
John F. Kennedy (D-Massl said
today that if Soviet Premier Niki-
ta Khrushchev hadn't wrecked the
summit conference it would have
foundered on what he called obso-
lete U.S. policies.
Kennedy, a leading candidate
for the Democratic presidential
nomination, said that if the presi-
dential campaign turns on the is-
sue of who best can stand up to
Khrushchev, the American people
will lose, no matter who wins in
November.
His prepared Senate • speech
coupled a series atf foreign policy
suggestions of his awn with a
slashing attack on President Eis-
enhower and Vice President Rich-
ard M. Nixon, the probable GOP
presidential nominee. , no real success which the summit
It obviously was intended both could have achieved.”
LaMotta threw fight
to gain shot at title
WASHINGTON (AP» — Former
middleweight champion Jake La-
Motta swore today he was offered
—and rejected—$100,000 bribes to
throw two fights, but did agree to
lose one on assurance it would get
him a title bout.
Sweating nervously in the wit-
ness chair of Senate investigators,
LaMotta said the bribe offers
were relayed through his brother
and manager, Joseph, and that he
wasn’t interested in details.
He repudiated a statement he
had made in May naming the al-
leged fixers in a 1947 bout with
Billy Fox as Frank (Slinky) Pa-
lermo, Bill Daly and Thomas
Milo. It was this bout which La-
Motta said he threw on assurance
of a shot at the middleweight
title.
Fox won by a four-round knock-
out in New York's Madison
Square Garden Nov. 14. 1947.
LaMotta said he was offered
$100,000 to lose to Tony Janiro in
Madison Square Garden in June
6, 1947 but rejected it. He won a
decision over Janiro.
Though promised a title shot
tor losing to Fox, LaMotta said,
he finally had to pay $20,000 to
get the 1949 bout in which he took
the title from Marcel Cerdan at
Detroit.
LaMotta said further that his
beat recollection was that Joe La-
Motta had informed him that Pal-
ermo and Daly had offered $100,-
000 If he would lose to Fox.
When LaMotta clung despite
prolonged questioning to his we-
to reply to his Republican critics
and to counter implications by
some supporters of rival Demo-
cratic aspirants that Kennedy, at
43, is too youth and inexperi-
enced to negotiate with Khrush-
chev. •
Kennedy said the American
delegation headed by Eisenhower
went to the Paris summit meeting
with “no fresh ideas” and only
“obsolete policies and meaning-
less slogans.”
“Our conferees have consistent-
ly gone to the international bar-
gaining table ill-staffed. ill-
prepared and ill-advised," he said.
“Coordinate efforts — with all
agencies and all allies—have fal-
tered without strong direction
from the top; and strong direction
from the top has often faltered
because the President has not
been kept fully informed.”
Because of this, the Massachu-
setts senator said, it was “fortun-
ate that the violent manner in
which the Soviets carried out their
determination to wreck the sum-
mit made it clear to the world that
the blame for the collapse of the
conference rests on Mr. Khrush-
chev.”
"Our allies and our own people
had been misled into believing
there was some point to holding
the summit conference — that we
were prepared to say more than
what changes in the status quo
we would not accept — that by
a miracle of personal charm and
public relations the Russians could
be cajoled into yielding some
of their hard-won positions of
strength—that we bad some con-
ception of alternative settlements
that were both acceptable to us
and possibly acceptable to *ie
Soviets,” Kennedy said.
“But the truth of the matter is
that we were not prepared for any
Kennedy struck back at Nixon's
contention that Nixon, among the
candidates of both pan.es, is best
qualified by experience and tough-
ness to negotiate with Khrush-
chev.
“The issue is not who can best
‘stand up to Khrushchev,' who
can best swap threats and insults
—the real issue is who can best
stand up and summon America's
vast resources to the defense of
freedom against the most danger-
(KENNEDY—Page 2-A)
PAUL HAGAN, REPRESENT
ing Pan American, the county's
largest taxpayer, said he felt that
the oil property is taxed at about
20 per cent of real value and that
he is concerned as towhether oth-
er properties were ix-in;., assessed
at 20 per cent.
John Adams of Pritchard and Ab-
bott. county valuation engineers
told Hagan and the other oilmen
he felt oil properties were assessed
ai about 16 to 17 per cent.
He admilled that this percentage
could change on the basis of how
pessimistic or optimistic you want-
ed to be about the long - range
view for the oil industry.
He confessed that, figured on a
Dear Editor:
I see where a New York
subway worker got his job
back after the state Court of
Appeals ruled thai a little
stealing is no legal excuse for
firing a man.
My pro - underdog neighbor
says he is glad to see a Court
ready to protect [KMir workers
from narrow - minded bosses
wanting to take a man's job
away from him just because
he steals.
Rays after all. this Is a more
civilized way for a man to bel-
ter himself than making people
them In jail.
give him their money by threat-
ening to shoot them or put
D. E. SCOTT
in roll call
By DAVE OHEAVENS
AUSTIN (API-Sen. Lyndon B.
Johnson won overwhelming con-
trol today of the state Democratic
conventicsi.
Johnson’s forces rolled over dis-
sident liberals 2.252 to 40 in the
session’s first test vole It was on
a liberal propoal to tighten party
loyalty rules.
An expected walkout by the bad-
ly-beaten minority didn’t materi-
alize. Johnson’s opponents were
mostly on the outside of the hall.
It was not immediately clear
whether a rump convention would
be called.
Early in fhe convention, It ap-
peared that Johnson not only had
won control, but also the harmony
he wanted to back him up in his
bid for the presidential nomination
in the national convention.
The vote was on a motion to
kill a proposal by anti-Jchnson
forces for an ironclad loyalty
pledge as opposed to the Johnson
camp's less rigid loyalty declara-
tion.
Gov. Price Daniel, taking the
gsvel as temporary chairman said
that anybody who had the nerve to
challenge the overwhelming en-
dorsement for Johnson at the na-
tional convention “must surely be
out erf his mind.” Daniel drew a
roaring cheer when he referred to
Johnson as the man who could win
the nomination and the presidency.
Rep. Jim Wright (D-Tex) of
Weatherford won loud handclaps
qnd repeated cheers in his keynote
speech which was 90 per cent in
oration in praiac of Johnson.
ohnaon tins nB that is needed
l lead us to an overwhelming
victory’ in November” Wright told
the relaxed delegates.
Johnson had offered a double-
barrelled loyalty declaration simi-
lar to statements adopted by for-
mer state and national conven-
tions. The liberals said it was not
strong enough.
Alex Dickie of Denton, vice
chairman of the Democrats of
Texas Clubs (DOTC) that have
fought Johnson, moved to amend
the report of the executive com-
mittee by requiring delegates to
! declare flatly they will support
] state and national nominees be-
I fore they can be seated.
The first and probably the last
| test vote will come on adoption
j of the Dickie amendment.
Cecil Burney. Johnson backer
| from Corpus Christi, argued that
the executive committee’s loyalty
j declarations, based on law, are
J sufficient to guarantee loyalty. He
Isaid they were taking a “holier
than thou” position with their del-
1 egate pledge proposal.
Jack Lee of Mason County sec-
onded the Dickie motion.
“We want to send a deleation
' (DEMOS—Page 2-A)
By ROSS HAGEN
MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga.
10 day producing pattern, the as- j The wife of an American flier im-
sessment would probably run a- j prisoned in the Soviet Union on
(COUNTY—Page 2-A) 'spy charges said today he had
PROSPECTIVE WEDDING BRINGS RESIGNATION
Meeting on elevator after 46 years
unites Mrs. Clingan and old friend
reports
treated
, written her that he is being
(API—j treated well.
Barbara Gay Powers, 25, said
she received the letter May 31
from Francis Gary Powers, 30, in
regular mail. It was postmarked
May 26 in Moscow.
THEY MET ON THE elevator
in the county courthouse for the
first time in 45 years and there
wasn’t the slightest hijit of re -
cognition.
There were three on the elevator.
The two of them, and another pas-
senger.
Together, all three walked to the
office of County Clerk Grace Clin-
gan, and he stood by while she
cared for the needs of the other
passenger.
Then Mrs. Clingan turned to the
man.
"Could I help you?” she asked.
"I’m looking for Grace Clingan,”
he said.
THAT’S HOW MRS. Clingan and
Vernon O. Wright erf Normal, Bl.,
met after 45 years.
This was several months ago.
She’ll he leaving on June' 18th
to .join him. There'll be a wedding.
IT’S A HAPPY occasion for both
id dma. Now to «uto mosXm mad
MOT
, I,1 :C<
with growm families of their own,
they’re going to “take up where
we left off” back in the days when
they were teenagers in Sherman,
Tex., the town where both of them
grew up.
They had dated back when she
was 17, 18 and 19 years old, Mrs.
Clingan recalls.
SHE HAD BEEN working at the
Hardewick-Etter mill and gin sup-
ply firm in Sherman. But a young
man named Harold Clingan enter-
ed the picture. He worked for the
Same company she did. and after
months of working in the same
office, they were married. This was
1920.
WRIGHT ALSO HAD developed
other interests. He married and
he and his wife, in a different part
of the country from the Clingans,
reared two children while the Clin-
gans moved to Levelland and rear-
ed two children of their own.
tCUNGAtt-^aae VAJ
Dr. James Baugh, Mrs. Powers’
physician, read her statement at
a news conference at Miliedge-
ville where she is staying at the
home of her mother. Monteen
Brown.
Mrs. Powers was not present at
the conference.
Baugh said the envelope had ft
return address which he declined
to disclose either than to say it
was a Moscow, street address. Hft
said the letter showed no signs
of having been censored. The let-
ler itself was not made public and
Baugh read Mrs. Powers’ pre-
pared statement on her impres-
sions of it. The statement said:
' It has meant a great deal to
me to know that my husband is
safe and is being treated well. I
am greatly appreciative of the So-
viet government for allowing
Gary to write. I have consented
to release contents of a letter
from my i husband which I re-
ceived through ordinary mail
May 31.
(However, all she released was
her interpretation of the ietter'a
contents I.
“The letter originated in Mos-
cow and was dated May 26. The
letter was written in Gary's hand*
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