Levelland Daily Sun-News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 204, Ed. 1 Monday, August 30, 1965 Page: 3 of 6
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Hockley County Area Newspaper Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the South Plains College.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Level Ion d Doily Son Now* Monday August 30, 1 965-*Page 3
Detir Abby . . •
Good And Bad Of It
C Abigail Van Ituren
Hints From Heloise Mrs. Knott Remembers Early Years
hfar abBV: Like a lot of other people,
I never thou** I’d be writing to Dear Abby.
hut here's my problem: 1 am 19 and the guy
I'm in k»ve with is also 19 We went together
during our senior year in high school. Then we
broM “P About si* months later we started
jJZg again. He gave me his class ring and
SS talked about marriage. I guess he thought
jt ‘because I had his ring he could get anything he
e wanted. I told him 1 wasn’t that kind of girl,
ring or no ring. He said I was “too good” and
then he started two-timing me. I found out about
it and gave him back his ring. Now, he’s dating
other girls and I am sitting home. Other guys
have called me but I don’t want to go with any-
one but him because I still love him. How can
1 get him back?
“TOO GOOD”
DEAR “TOO GOOD”: If a fellow gives you
the air because you’re “too good,” you ARE
too good — for him! Sell out now to “get him
back” and you’ll be buying a relationship at
the cost of vour self-respect. I advise you to go
with others and maintain your high standards.
And. eventually, you’ll wind up with a good man
who wants a good girl.
DEAR ABBY: You have always said in your
column that the wedding day is the bride’s day
and she should have her wishes. Our son will
marry a divorced woman in November. He is
very much in love with her and she seems like
a nice person. Our son is 32 and she is 26. The
bride-to-be has a seven-year-old son. Her father
is a pastor and he will perform the marital rites.
My question: Is it proper for this little seven-
year-old boy to escort his mother to the altar?
She has a 24-year-old brother who could do it.
c
The bride has planned' everything else in such
good taste. But this seems out of
*)r am I wrong?
place to me.
VIRGINIAN
DEAR VIRGINIAN: If you are wrong, we
both are because I agree with you. The bride’s
brother could escort her to the altar. If she in-
sists on having her son in the wedding party, he
could be the ring-bearer.
DEAR ABBY: Will you please settle some-
thing once and for all? Does a person have to
sign his name in order to get his letter an-
swered in your column? I know you will not use
the person's name in the paper if he asks you
not to, but someone told me that unless a letter
is signed you will not use it. Also, do you ever
answer letters personally to people who want
advice but do not want their letters in the
paper? Thank you.
CONFUSED
DEAR CONFUSED: Unsigned letters receive
the same consideration for publication in my
column as signed letters. And all letters accom-
panied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope
are answered personally. No “real” names ap-
pear in my column without the permission of
the writer.
CONFIDENTIAL TO "PICKLED IN TROY”:
You need a new dill.
Problems? Write to Abby, Box 69700, Los
Angeles, Calif. For a personal reply, enclose a
stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Hate to write letters? Send one dollar to
Abby, Box 69700, Los Angeles, Calif., for Abby’s
booklet, “HOW TO WRITE LETTERS FOR ALL
OCCASIONS."
(£) McNaught Syndicate. Inc 196)
BUDGET-DECORATED room was furnished for under $700.
I
By VIVIAN BROWN
AP Newsfeatures Writer
Furnishing a first apartment
is a big challenge for career
people and newly-weds. It takes
a big slice of money. For newly-
weds particularly, every dollar
must be invested wisely.
A well-thought-out plan can
pull off a pretty interior on a
budget as one model room illus-
trates. Put together for under
$700, it is a pretty living room.
With the addition of a sleeping
bed and a couple of chests it
could be the first apartment for
newlyweds.
H. Lowrance
honored
Homer Lowrance, Anton Vo-
cational Agriculture teacher
walked away with most of the
awards at the State Teachers
Conference in Dallas, Aug. 11-
14. Lowrence was awarded the
highest award an Agriculture
teacher can achieve on the
State level. The honor was a-
warded for participation of
three or more Lone Star
Farmers in his chapter who did
outstanding work, and for com-
plete teaching service. One
teacher from each district is
eligible for the award.
Lowrance also won the State
Magazine Award for having an
article printed in the national
Agriculture Magazine. This is
the second year Lowrance has
taught in the Anton School Sys-
tem. He is a graduate of Sam
Houston State College, and has
taught Agriculture for six
He is one of the
teachers ever to
i award.
Instant wirmlh is provided by
a brilliant red rug, helping to
off-set that cold, bare furnished
on-a-budget look that so many
first Oats have. The carpet
(under $6 a yard) is continued
up one wall for several feet
to a wall-to-wiU shelf, giving
the 9 by 12 roam a longer look.
The shelf is used to hold a
number of articles, plus the fact
that it serves as end tables
for the day bed and a chair.
A pennywise variation of the
f§shionable cube table is ac-
complished w’th two cubas made
out of plywood, covered with
velvet and topped with clear
glass used in front of the day
bed. Various touches could be
added to this idea—all sorts
of trimmings, bail fringe, tas-
sels and so on, are available
to add a decorative note. Cubes
in stripod fabric could be parti-
cularly gay, and they could even
Meeting Set
in Hereford
The annual Area I Convent-
ion of Young Homemakers of
Texas will be held in Here-
ford September 11.
Mrs. Delbert Reed, Area I
President from Clarendon, will
preside over the morning sess-
ion. At this time officers for
the next year will be elected.
Vice-presidents of Area I will
preside over the general sess-
ion held Saturday afternoon. The
day will be climaxed with a ban-
quet held jointly with the Areal
Young Farmers.
Area I Young Homemakers
is composed of thirty-eight
counties. There are forty-five
chapters with a membership
of approximately 750 women.
by Heloise cruse
Here’s How
Inexpensive Furnishings Takes Planning
/=> Hl-PlAIRS TIRE SERVICE
211 Col I *g• Avo.
LEVELLAND. TEXAS 79336
Phono 894-6323
WE ARE BEHIND YOU 100 %
”G0 LOBO GO”
be slipcovered with the seasons.
A narrow red and orange mold-
ing painted on upper walls gives
an architectural touch to the
ceiling in this room shown in
New York’s National Design
Center. (A short cut could be to
use one of the paper valances or
rolls of colored gummed tape.)
The chair and sofa are com-
fortable early American styles,
carpet and upholstery fabric are
easy-maintenance Caprolan Ny-
lon. The vivid sofa upholstery is
a dramatic black-and-white fk>-
ra', tieing into the black and
white striped window shades and
plain sheeting for draperies a-
gainst white walls. The vivid
sofa upholstery is a dramatic
floral in black and white. Brill-
iant orange, red and gold is
used oil the chair.
Interior designers all work on
the theory that every budget
room should have one treasure.
This room is no exception. The
expensive Indulgence is a hang-
ing 18th Century deep red tole
lamp. The room also provides
other conversation pieces—on
the wall is an old American
hat rack and a woven rug. The
long shelf holds a tole tea
canister, a scale, a handsome
wooden box.
All in all the room incorpor-
ates a dr ami-tic surge of color,
quality furnishings and interest-
ing accessories, all important
in achieving an attractive living
space.
Here’s how the money was
spent.......
Carpeting (including $119.25
underlay and instaUation)
Daybed 250.00
Wing chair 100.00
Chandelier 112.50
Window shades 31.50
(and trim)
Sheets for draperies 8.00
and curtains
Wooden rings, 5.80
Trimmings, Rod
Lumber for cube 12.50
tables and shelf
Shelf brackets, 4.00
table glass
Dear Heloise;
Fot those who buy their fa-
vorite and expensive beautify-
ing or makeup creams ip those
heavy, plastic-type tubes:
When it seems to be empty,
don’t throw it awayl Just take
your scissors and cut the bot-
tom off the tube, and you will
find enough left to last a few
days longer.
Hariet Lidberman
You’re right as rain, Harriet.
Too, I wonder if you know
that if you run hot water over
that plastic tube, and stand it
on its top, most of the make-up
will liquify and you’ll get even
more?
Heloise
Dear Heloise:
Hurrah for the suggestion of
using cup hooks on the frame
of a bed and the backs of
furniture to hold electric cords
above the floorl
We have an electric tooth-
brush in above the medicine
cabinet. The cord interfered
with the cabinet door until I
put up a cup hook on which
to hang the cordi
Dear Heloise;
Want to know how to keep
all those small packages and
envelopes of pudding, cold drink
mixes, etc., in order in your
cupboard?
I use a small cardboard box
about the same width as the
packages, and stand them up
vertically, one behind the other,
like cards in a file.
If no boxes are available,
those little plastic boxes, such
as berries come in, will do
just fine.
Gertrude Buehring.
Dear Heloise:
I made an ironing board, the
width of my kitchen table, from
wallboard, and padded it with an
old cotton blanket.
It’s wonderful for ironing cur-
tains, tablecloths, and other
large, flat items.
Doris Manning.
Start of
Roundup
Announced
Mr. Bill Pits tick, Organiza-
tion and Extension Chairman,
and Dr. Davis Armistead, Coun-
cil Commissioner, announces
the kickoff of the 1965 Fall
Rouedup Program, The theme
for this year is “Follow the
Rugged Road to Adventure.”
Cub Packs, Boy Scout Troops
and Explorer Posts in every
neighborhood and community
will be miking an ail out effort
to recruit boys into their units.
Any boy 8, 9, or 10 years old
is invited to join the CubScouta.
Boys 11 to 17 are asked to join
the Boy Scouts. A select group.
of boys are asked to join the
Explorers. They include all
boys 15 to 18 and 14 year old
boys who are in the 9 th grade in
school. A boy doesn’t have to be
asked to “join the Scouts.” He
may visit his nearest unit or
contact a local Scouter who
wUi help him find a place to
join. If all fails, he may con-
tact the South Plains Council
Service Center at Bax 3055,
Lubbock, phone SH 7-2631.
The South Plains Council in-
cludes 20 of the South Plains
Counties with Lubbock as the
center. Boys have much to gain
by being a member of the Boy
Scouts of America. The purpose
of Scouting is to teach citizen-
ship, character building and
physical fitness through scout-
ing skills. The Cub program is
a home-centered family and
neighborhood oriented program
which teaches teamwork, basic
craft skills, and fitness through
gam^s and skits. The Boy Scout
program is oriented through the
outdoor program with emphasis
on camping, group leadership
and scout advancement. The
Explorer program is geared to
the fast pace of the teenager
with emphasis on group lead-
ership, program planning, com-
mittee functions and high ad-
venture activities.
Scouting is for boys with am-
bition, a love of the out-of-
doors and a willingness to learn
and accept leadership.
“FOLLOW THE RUGGED
ROAD TO ADVENTURE -JOIN
THE SCOJT3”
Dear Heloise:
I think cutting out garments
is the most tedious and timo-
cons uming part of sewing, so I
try to cut out several things In
the same session.
Then, when there are a few
spare moments, I have some-
thing all ready to work on.
Helen Lockwood
Besides—you can get the mess
all cleaned up in one session,
instead of having to do it every-
time you cut out something,
eh?
Heloise
Dear Heloise:
Put away a current news-
paper and a fashion magazine
with your baby’s book.
In the years to come, they
provide background, fun and un-
ending interest. Prices! Styles!
Ideas 1
Betty Day
Dear Heloise:
Before going away for a week,
1 covered mj houseplants w:th
plastic bags, after watering the
plants well.
The moisture rinses and con-
denses inside the bags, then
falls back on the plants.
When I return home, all of the
plants were fresh and perky.
The tomato seeds I had plant-
ed before leaving, and also
covered with a plastic bag, had
sprouted nicely.
Muriel Larson
Dear Heloise:
Here’s another use for
Heloise’s versatile nylon netl
It makes a wonderful build-
up for a French hair-roll.
I use one of black under my
roll of brown hair. It never
shows—even If a small place
gets uncoveredl It’s light in
weight, easy to launder, easy to
stick hairpins into, and keeps
my scalp cool.
Frenchie
Heloise welcomes all mol,
especially household hints
which she can pass on to read-
ers as space permits. How-
ever, because of the tremendous
volume of mail she receives
daily, Heloise is unable to an-
swer all individual letters. She
will answer readers’ questions
in her column whenever
possible.
Fabric for L les
and pillows
15.00
$658.65
Mr*. W.W. Knott
The anton FT A Chapter has
been awarded a superior rat-
ing for an outstanding program
of activities during the 1964-65
school term. The Chapter
was awarded a gold emblem,
and a certificate. The Anton
Chapter has outlined a program
of work for the coming year,
under the leadership of Drew
Dunaway, Danny Markham,
Mike Roberts,
Reep, Donnie
and Tomny Kiser.
Rickey
Buchanan,
This Week's
Menus
Junior High and all grade
schools — Menu
Tuesday - Veal cutlets with
ketchup, creamed potatoes,
buttered green beans, tossed
salad, peach cobbler, hot rolls
butter, and milk.
Wednesday — Fried chicken,
buttered English peas, cream-
ed potatoes, apple jelly and
butter, carrot sticks, hot rolls
and milk.
Thursday - Hamburgers and
trimmings, potato chips, jello
vegetable salad, ice cream and
cookies, milk.
Friday — Special fish portion
and tartar sauce, buttered par-
sley potatoes, buttered aspara-
gus, fresh sliced tomatoes,
yeast bread, cake squares and
milk.
Pi
S
One afternoon recently we
visited in the home of Mrs.
W.W. Knott at 401 Avenue L.
Driving up in front of the house
we saw i beautiful home sur-
rounded by a spacious lawn,
interspersed with cenvent side-
walks — an inviting place—you
knew someone lived here who
took pride in her home—the
house and grounds were a happy
place arvi you knew that within
was a wonderful person.
We knocked and were invited
into a beautifully arranged liv-
ing room, and then conducted
to a chamber in the back where
an air conditioner was dispos-
ing of the heat Along with us
cam= a pint-sized French
poodle. The little dog, snow
white, put in the first few min-
utes getting acquainted. We
learned he was called “But-
tons” because his eyes were
so Mack they appeared as but-
tons.
As we settled into a comfor-
taMe chair wo thought back over
a period erf thirty-four years
when wo had Irst met Mrs.
Knott as a young woman—we
knew her name, but we never
knew her.
As we talked it was as kind-
red souls meeting in the wild-
erness of the universe.
Autumn’s snow had touched
her hair, and that was the only
concession she has given to
her 76 years. There was no
sign of age in her keen intel-
lect or her hearing; she was
agile and from appearances
could have been forty or less.
“We lived at Sulphur
Springs,” said Mrs. Knott, “be-
fore moving to Level land. It
was while we were there that
my husband took the ‘WestTex-
as fever*. That is all he would
talk of. In 1924 he came to
Levelland and was favorably
impressed. He knew this was
the country where he wanted
to live. It was that year they
built the D.A. France Gin, and
it was ready to operate by 1925.
"The crop erf 1925 started off
as a bumper crop, the cotton
was loaded with large speckled
bolls, and promised more than
a bale to the acre. We knew it
would be a big year for the
gin, but before it opened it com-
menced to rain, and it rained
until the boUs were soggy, then
there was a freeze and the next
day the big cotton crop
was gone.”
That was M*s. Knott’s intro-
duction to the South Plains.—
but they were not discouraged.
“When I came up on the cap-
rock,” said Mrs. Knott, “and
stood and watched the plains
roll away from me—thousands
upon thousands erf green acres,
I felt I had come home. I knew
I had found a country which I
would never want to leave. I
have lived here for forty years
and I’ve enjoyed every minute
of it I have visited California
and other states but there has
never been another such place
as the South Plains and Level-
land.”
Mrs. Knott recalls there was
but one cafe in Levelland when
they first came here. It was
operated by an elderly coiqpie
who really served good food, but
they could not accomodate the
number who wanted to eat.They
had to stand in line and wait
their turn. One day the lady,,
who was covered up with or-
ders, became a little rattled
and when someone spoke to her,
she cried out, “Can’t you see
that line? I haven't time to talk
to you.”
They estaMished their home
and Mrs. Knott saw the town
grow from a small hamlet to
a thriving city.
In the room vhere we sat it
is modern as today, the large
windows which let in the day-
light, with curtains pulled back,
and a settee, comfortaMe
chairs, a bed with a cretonne
spread, a chest at drawers on
which had been placed a vase
of flowers, ami a small taMe
which set against the wall. On
this was a photgraph of her
late husband, and next to it
was a metal tube with which
the days of the month could be
kept count of. It had been a gift
to him from one of the children.
Mr. Knott passechaway in 1964.
Pointing to the picture she
said, “Wo had a happy life. Wlien
he retired I was glad to have
him around the house. We stud-
ied together, and we almost
ITCHING?
STAY
AWAKE
Lit doctor’s formula stop It
Zemo speeds soothing relief to ex-
ternally caused itching of eczema,
minor rashes, skin irritations, non-
poisonous insect bites. Desensitize*
nerve endings. Kills millions of sur-
face germs, aids healing. "De-itch”
skin with Zemo, Liquid or Ointment
Quick relief, or your money back I
mastered Texas history. Mr.
Knott could name each of the
counties in Texas, and tell you
the history of mast of them.”
She brought forth a 1956-1957
Texas Almanac, published by
the Dallas News, and consider-
ed the most complete reference
volume ever printed on Texas—
its past and present. It was
frayed and thumb marked.
“We used to sit and study
this book and discuss it—it has
a liberal education between its
lids.”
The book marker is still in
the place where Mr. Knott was
last reading.
Mrs. Knott takes a dim view
of mothers who work and hold
jobs when they do not have to.
“I think much of the delinquency
today,” she stated, "is brought
about by lack of parental care.
Children need their mother;
children are upset when they do
not have their mother. There is
no one who loves the children
as the mother, and there is no
one who will take care of them
as a mother will.”
She also thinks there has been
quite a change in the world dur-
ing the past few years.
“We are living in a wonderful,
but wicked age,” Mrs. Knott
stated. ,rThe advance in medi-
cine is m' raculous. Not so many
years ago there was no treat-
ment for pneumonia and blood
poisoning. Now there are drugs
which have all but conquered
both. Blood poisoning and pneu-
monia were at one time con-
sidered fatal.
“But, when I read my daily
newspaper I know I’m living in
a wicked world, much more so
than it was years ago. The
crimes which are reported are
brutal and needless. Somewhere
down the line people have lost
their contact with God. For such
crimes to be committed a per-
son has to be without con-
science. I think a part of it is
caused by the breaking down
of the American home.”
In speaking of parents living
with their children when they
become old, she said, “In the
days when there were no mod-
ern conveniences that might
have been necessary— people
then had to cut wood, or bring
in coal and water—but today
there is natural gas, running
water in the house, and most
every convenience you can ask
for. With things as they are
now I much prefer to live by
myself-this is homel My hus-
band and I spent many happy
years, and I’m still happy to
live here.”
While Mrs. Knott speaks at
the past, and remembers, she
lives in the future. The other
day she was looking around
her home and noticing the klee-
nex and paper kitchen towels,
■he wondered why bath towels
and sheets could not be mude
from the same material—«heats
and towels which could be dis-
posed of and save washing. To
satisfy her curiosity she wrote
the makers of Kleenex a letter.
In speaking of this she said,
“We have some wonderful times
ahead of us. I want you to read
the letter 1 received:
A'lgust 20, 1965
“M.-s. W.W. Knott
“401 Ave. L
“Levelland, Texas
“Dear Mrs. Knott:
“Thank you for your recent
letter, with its compliment and
suggestion.
“Large bath towels made of
our disposable material are en-
tirely possible as our marketing
plans unfold, and so are fancy
guest towels. At the moment
some of our base material is
being made into tied sheets, pil-
low cases, Mbs, diapers, hos-
pital jackets, surgeons’masks
floor mats, and many other spe-
cialties. Because we do not
have faculties to m.ike all of
these item -, w.e sell the mater-
ial to converters.
"There is indeed an endless
number of purposes for pro-
ducts made of paper, and we
hope we can be of more and
more service to consumers.
“Although your suggestion is
not new, we do appreciate this
opportunity to write you.
“Sincerely,”
Marie R. Fahey”
Mrs. Knott is a member of
the First Methodist Church, the
mother of three children, Mrs.
Spencer Ellis and Rayburn who
both live in Levelland, and Mrs.
EJ. Hibbetts who lives in Lub-
bock. She has three grandchild-
ren of whom ihe is very proud.
LOCAL AND L0N6
DISTANCE M0VIN6
& STORAGE
207 North Wott Avo.
894-4952
SEASON PASS TO ALL LOBO ‘HOME 6AMES'
WITH EVERY FORD MERCURY THAT LEAVES
OUR LOT DURIN6 OUR AUGUST
* VALUE "KICK OFF”
| REMODEL KITCHEN]
SIMON LUMBER
103 AVE. H
004-4044
85s AT TREMENDOUS
SAVINGS!
Tl. *
Levelland Lobe* Homo Schodulo
For Tho 1965 Season
Sept. 10 ..............Seminole
Sept. 24..............Denver City
) Oct. 23...iJ...........Snyder (Q
y Nov. 5.................Littlefield
(Homecoming) (Q
Hev. 19......Sweetweter (C)
(Q Denote*
Conference Gem?
HURRY! TIME IS
RUNNING OUT ....
VALUES THROUGH AUGUST ONLY
GENTRY FORD MERCURY *
^ ’1* A • ^
* wui Conor* support logos iuy foio
i.i i
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Kenley, Lyndell. Levelland Daily Sun-News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 204, Ed. 1 Monday, August 30, 1965, newspaper, August 30, 1965; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1132113/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.