Levelland Daily Sun-News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 248, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1967 Page: 4 of 8
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raoc *--kCTtLLAND DAILY SUN NEWS FRIDAY, AFRIL 14. It 1M7
Quarter House
I Show Set
In Lubbock
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LUBBOCK — »l«r« than 300
haw, including many at Am
Battan'a finest, ara expected to
compote In the second annual
: Lubbock Quarter Horse Show
; April IS.
The daylong event is schedul-
ed to got under way about9 a.m.
- in Aufill's Sports Arena on Ta-
• hoka Highway (UJS. 87 smith).
‘ Admission is free, officials
said.
Jack Newton, Carrollton, who
: showed one of the nation’s top
10 cutting horses in 1965, will
serve as Judge. Jerry Ann Bow-
man, Fort Worth, will be the
professional secretary.
The Lubbock event Is sanct-
ioned by the American Quarter
Horse Assn., and the National
.j Cutting Horse Assn, and is ex-
: pected to be a forerunner to the
horse show slated in connection
; with the golden anniversary
x edition of the P inhandle South
. Plains Fair here this fall.
I* A championship cutting horse
i contest, with $300 added prise
: money going to the winners, al-
' so is on Saturday’s program,
according to Bob Middleton,
Lubbock, President
The show will feature 17halt-
er classes and nine perform-
ance classes including calf rop-
ing, barrel racing, pole bending,
reining, western pleasure and
cutting horses.
The steering committee said
entries are expected to surpass
the total received in the opening
show last year. In 1966, 275
registered entries competed in
the halter and performance
classes, with 21 additional hor-
ses in the cutting horse compe-
tition. Horses from 10 states
were entered.
Other officials include Jim
Crenshaw, Lubbock, vice presi-
dent, and Joe Jones, Lubbock,
secretary. ______
LONG TWO HOURS
BROADGTAIRS, England
i. (UP!) —Sir Thomas Malcolm
; t Me Alpine was told he had only
two hours more to live. That
was in 1898. He died here
? Wednesday at the age of 89
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Promoted
CAMP SPRINGS, Md. — Jeff
P. Gillen, son of Mr. and Mrs.
SJ). Gillen of 1105 Fourth SL,
Level land, has been promoted
to senior master sergeant in the
UJS, Air Force.
Sergeant Gillen is an aircraft
maintenance superintendent at
Andrews AFB, Md. He is a
member of the 89th Military
Airlift Wing, the special Air
Force unit which provides air
transportation for the Presi-
dent of the United States and
other top government officials.
The sergeant, a 1943 graduate
of Mexia, Tex. High School,
served during World War II.
His wife, Evelyn, is the dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. X.F.
Russell of RL 1, Redfield, Ark.
SPC !
In Rodeo
Cvftipcic
Jatt P Gillen
Teachers Voice Overwhelming
Disatisfaction At TCTA Meet
" after hilly recovering from the
f rock-blasting accident 69 years
ago that doctors had thought
r would surely kill him.
KINGSVILLE, Tex. (UPI) —
The Khig Ranch sold 25 Santa
Gertrudis bulls and 25 luarter-
horse colts Thursday at its 17th
annual ranch sale, which
brought some $128,000, includ-
ing at* top price for a bull of
$11,090. Last year, the sale
brought $159,000.
Tom O’Connor of Lucedale,
Miss., peld the top (v ice for
the bull.__
AUSTIN— Texas teachers
have voiced overwhelming dis-
satisfaction with teaching in
overcrowded classrooms, hav-
ing no voice in school poli-
cies, no pay for extra duties,
no duty-free lunch break, no
time to plan lessons, and not
enough salary.
That was the upshot of a
resounding vote for improved
teaching conditions cast by the
1200 teacher delegates toTexa*
Classroom Teachers Associat-
ion’s state convention in San
Antonio March 31-April 1.
The teachers at the largest
convention in TCTA’s history
went on record favoring:
—A pupil-teacher ratio of
23-1;
— Professional consultat-
ion agreements between tea-
chers and school boards;
—Extra pay for extra assign-
ments;
—A 45-minute daily confer-
ence-planning period for each
teacher; and
—A 30-minute duty-free lunch
period for each teacher.
The delegates also passed a
resolution calling for certified
physical education teachers,
librarians, and registered nur-
ses to be placed in every Texas
school.
Reaffirming their stand for a
more adequate pay scale for
Texas teachers, the delegates
THURSDAY’S AD SHOUID HAVE READ
DETERGENT
GIANT SIZE
WITH $5.00 PURCHASE OR MORE
W t>UPER MARKETS
passed a legislative resolution
calling for teachers’ pay to be
raised to the national average
or above. Texas now ranks 33rd
on the national scale, with a
starting salary of $4104. The
national average is $6821.
TCTA is supporting a bill
before the Legislature to raise
teachers’ salaries by $61 to
$100 a month, on a nine month
basis, with larger amounts go-
ing to the teachers who receiv-
ed only nominal raises during
the last Legislative Session.
The teachers further called
for TCTA in initiate action
through the National Educat-
ion Association to gain recip-
rocal certification of teachers
among the various states.
In addition, the delegates vot-
ed to initiate a study to develop
guidelines and procedures for
imposing and lifting sanctions.
Sanctions are the NEA’s ans-
wer to teacher strikes, a un-
ion tactic which it condemns
as unsuitable for settling dif-
ferences in public education.
Imposing sanctions would not
interfere with the day-to-day
educational process, but would
serve notice to all teachers that
teaching conditions In that par-
ticular locality or state are en-
tirely unsatisfactory for profes-
sional educators.
The delegates also heard a re-
port from the TCfA Teacher
Education and Professional
Standards Committee opposing
the use of the controversial
National Teachers Examination
(N’TE). According to the %iate
TEPS Chairman, Miss Lamoy-
ane Harrell of Lubbock, TCTA
opposes “the use of the NTE
as a criteria for employment,
dismissal or evaluatjonforpro-
motion within any T exas school
system.” The report supported
however, the use of the exam
“as a part of the teacher edu-
cation program in all Texas
colleges,”
Miss Bobbie Wilborn of Dal-
las was elected TCTA Presi-
dent at the two-day meeting.
Other new officers include Mrs.
Katheryn Townsend, Victoria,
TCTA’s first president-elect;
and Miss LaVerne B. Wong,
Waco, vice-president.
Four state chairmen were al-
so elected: Oather Raynes,Dal-
las, legislation; Mrs. Jackie
Blackstock, pi Paso, welfare;
Mrs. Evalyn Axelson, Orange,
TEPS; and Mrs. Pat Watkins,
Luling, program.
Delegates also elected the fol-
lowing new members of the
TCTA State Board: Robert Hen-
derson, San Antonio; Clay Hen-
derson, Lubbock; Weldon Wick-
er, Fort Worth; Jimmie Lofton
Pasadena; Mrs. Mary Smith,
LaMarque; Norman Bennett,
Sherman; Mrs. Audrey Gandy,
Athens; Mrs. Laura Huckabey,
Amarillo; Mrs. Estelle Smith,
Corsicana; A.G. West, Vernon;
Mrs. Dorothy Kohutek, Vic-
toria. Delegates for Levelland
to the TCTA Convention were
Mary Sexton, Ann Hinton, Clau-
de ,Norlhcutt, Mrs. Bernice
Rails back, ClotileGrappe and
Mrs. Faye Rogers.
South Plains College will be '
one of 13 colleges and univer-
sities to compete in the 1967
i Texas Tech Collegiate Rodeo j
April 19-22.
Billed as the largest indoor ;
I collegiate rodeo in the world,
the show will feature perfor-
mances at each rodeo by Mil-
burn Stone and Ken Curtis, bet-
ter known as "Doc” and “Fes-
tus” on the television show,
“Gimsmoke.” Alice Williams,
Miss Rodeo of Texas, also will
appear during the show.
Other schools entered include
Midwestern University, Pan-
handle A&M, Oklahoma State,
Cisco Junior College, Hardin-
Simmons University, Sul Ross
College, University of Texas at
El Paso (formerly Texas West-
ern), West Texas State, Eastern
New Mexico State, New Mexico
State and Tarleton State Col-
lege.
Grand entry time is 8 p.m.
each day in Lubbock Municipal
Coliseum. More than 250 per-
formers are expected to com-
pete in the four-day affair.
The crowning of the Tech Ro-
deo Queen will be the highlight
of the opening night.
Tommy Steiner of Austin will
supply the stock for this year’s
show; Steiner is one of the lead-
ing professional rodeo produc-
ers on the circuit.
South Plains College students
participating and their events
for the four-day rodeo will in-
clude: Wade Lewis, David Hill,
Hereford, calfroping, ribbon
roping and steer wrestling; Os-
car Henard, Plains, and Jess
Blackwell, Iowa Park, calf rop-
ing and ribbon roping; Donnie
Lesley, Hereford, Steer Wrest-
ling; Jack Faulks, Carlsbad,
N.M., bareback riding and bull
riding; Richard Whittent>urg,
Graham, bareback riding and
bull riding; Rex Rash, Abilene
bareback riding and saddle
bronc riding; Tommie Maples,
Dimmitt, bull riding; Rick Coo-
per, Farwell, bull riding; Don-
ald Nunley, Ralls, calf roping
and ribbon roping; Pat Puckett,
Paducah, saddle bronc riding;
and Mack Richardson, Texar-
kana, bareback riding.
This group participated in the
rodeo at Oklahoma State last
week and were winners in a num-
ber of events.
Donnie Lesley won the steer
wrestling event in the Oklahoma
competition; Jack Faulks was'
4th in bareback riding; Wade
Lewis was 3rd in ribbon roping.
Television Continues
Extraordinary Work
By RJCK DU BROW
HOLLYWOOD (UPI)—Tele-
vision continues to do an
extraordinarily Uekluater Job ;
in covering what many conaider t
a rather major atory of our j
time; Itaelf.
It is not excusable for video
executivea to blush modestly
and feel they would be dealing
in technical, Intramural mater-
ial. For they are not owners of
an automobile firm or a soap
company. They are guardians of
one of the most valuable of
pi blic properties, the airwaves
and they are obliged to tell us
in exceptional and significant
detail about the progress—and
not merely the obvious develop-
ments— of what belongs to us.
One would think, for instance,
since the networks are forever
telling us how important they
are to the p> bile’s education,
that the recent video strike-
whlch had an instantaneous
nationwide effect—might be
worthy of son>i prlms-timi, in-
depth examination by special
documentaries.
Shy Medium
Since this has not been the
case, and since no announce-
ments have been forthcoming
about future prime-time do-
cumentary treatment of the
subject, one can only assume
that network television really
doesn’t consider itself that
significant after all.
On the other hand, >ist
recently NBC-TV announced It
would offer us tt>enterte*nmeitt
documentary on James Bond,
CBS-TV showed us an Imported
hour about Billy Graham’s visit
to London last year and ABC-
TV said it would do three
prinvj-time specials an the mo-
del named Twiggy.
An even more Immediate
example of network video’s not-
very-endearing reticence in
covering its own medium is the
failure thus far to announce
planned prims-time, in-depth
studies of the current Senate
hearings on the proposed piblic
television bill.
Historic Effect
Within and without the
industry, It is generally conced-
ed that the final form of a
public television service as an
alternative to the present
commercial system may well
have an historic effect in its
national Impact. The Ford
Foundation and Carnegie Com-
mission p'ans that prededed this
bill from President Johnson got
wide coverage, and the ques-*
tions of the financing and form
of public television are 6f direct
interest to every person in this
country who owns a video set or
watches the home tube.
Where, then, is the exception-
al network television coverage
of this exceptional story about
the video medium? Could there
Last Rites Heidi
Today For
Hrs. Cooper
Last rites were held at 3 pjn.
Friday in the First Baptist
Church In Sundown with the
Rev. Thomas Lynn, pastor, offi-
ciating.
Mrs. Cooper died at the age
of 74 years, Tuesday night in a ;
local hospital. She was born In >
Leonard, Tex. and was married
in 1910 to A.W. Cooper lnDodge .•
City, Tex. She was a member >
of the First Baptist Church In ,
Sundown. i
Interment was In the City at >
Levelland Cemetery under the \
direction of Smith Funeral
Home. (
Pallbearers were Bill Coo- i
per, Pete Todd, Tom Kenner, V
Oscar Lummus, H.C. Janes and .
Eugene Barry. -
Survivors include her
band, A.W. Cooper, one <
ter, Mrs. Frances Kiser,
mitt; four sons, Ercil G-----
Phoenixvilie, Pa., Schuyler of
Tucson, Ariz., Ray Cooper,
Claypool, Ariz., and John W.
Cooper, Waterproof, La.
be a better example of why
public television services Is
needed? Do you think that
perhaps ABC-TV might be
persuaded to sacrifice one of its
three specials on Twiggy to fill
us in? Alas, no. If you want to
learn what is going on in
television these days, and you
hope to find the information in
prime time, you can’t see it
now.
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JAYCEE-ETTES MEET
The MortonJaycee-Ettes held
a salad supper Thursday April
6 at 7 p.m. in the Production
Credit Office.
Guests attending wereMmes.
Florence Wright, Callie Park,
Barbara Morgan, and Kathy Ro-
den all of Borger, Tex. Mrs.
Wright is running for the Area
1 vice president; they presented
a campaign skit. A special guest
was Mrs. Scott Brooks, one of
the local Jaycee’s wife. After
the meal, a short meeting was
held by the incoming officers.
Committees for the coming year
were named; several discus-
sions were held on important
issues.
Members present included
Mmes. Donnie Simpson,’’Doyle
Ray Webb, Wyley Hodge, Har-
old Ogle, Buck Tyson, Edward
Pruitt, Jerrell Sharp and Mrs.
Wilson Hodge.
WMA MEET
The Eleanor Elizabeth WMA
Circle met Monday April 10 at
7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs.
Lewis Hodge. Mrs. Russell Hud-
son, president, led the business
meeting. The treasurer’s re-
port was read by Mrs. Ray-
mond L. Hoffman, minutes and
report were approved as read.
Mrs. Eugene Bedwell, presi-
dent of the General WMA pre-
sided, giving.-a detailed dis-
cussion and report on the duties
of each of the circles. The dis-
cussion of the District WMA
meeting in Levelland was marie
with many of the members re-
porting they would attend.
Mrs. Hudson led the closing
prayer.
Members present included
Mmes. Russell Hudson, Clifford
Berry, Ken Wesley, Bill Hob-
son, Truman Anglin, L.B. Min-
or, Dale Kirk, Ronnie Kelsey,
Lewis Hodge, Raymond Hoff-
man and two guests, Mrs. Mel-
vin Davenport, Littlefield, and
Mrs. Bedwell.
The next meeting will be held
Monday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Missionary BaptistChur-
ch with the 14th chapter of
Genesis to be led by Mrs. Bill
Hobson.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Announcement has been made
for the annual Morton Co-oper-
ative supper. The date has been
set for F'riday, April 28, with
i serving to begin at 6 p.m. and
I a business meeting to be con-
ducted at 8 p.m. following the
meal. All members of the Co-
I Op are urged to attend the bus-
I iness meeting. Everyone is cor-
| dially invited to attend.
' JAYCEE-ETTES MEET
MONDAY
The Morton Jaycee-ettes met
Monday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m.
in the Wig Warn Restaurant.
The program was given by
Mrs. W B. McSpadden on flow-
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LHS SELECTS STUDENT COUNCIL—During an assemb'y held April 13 in the High School
Auditorium officers for the new school year were elected. Skits and assorted performan-
ces were carried out by the student body. Final winners are presently being tabulated by
the school. Shown are Debra Grant interviewing Randy Jennings, dressed as a girl. Debra
is asking Randy who he or she, thinks will win the election. (Photo by Roscoe Hinson)
er arranging. Mrs. Jerrell
Sharp, president, called the
meeting to order. TheJaycee-
ette creed was led by Mrs.Doyle
Webb. The minutes were read
by Mrs. Edward Pruitt and ap-
proved. Mrs. Donnie Simpson
reported $53.50 proceeds from
their last bake sale at T ruett’s
held recently.
New committees for the com-
ing year were appointed by the
president. Yearbook, Mrs. Buck
Tyson; telephone Mrs. Doyle
Webb and Mrs. Alton Lamb;
gifts, Mrs. Donnie Simpson;
social committee, Mrs. Alton
Lamb and Mrs. Wihson Hodge;
ways and means, Mrs. Wiley
Hodge and Mrs. Harold Ogle;
and program, Mrs. Wayne Brac-
ken, and Mrs. Edward Pruitt;
awards committee, Mrs. Cleve
Bland.
j Mrs. Harold Ogle gave a re-
i port on the winter convention at.
Amarillo. Mrs. Scott Brooks
was accepted as a new mem-
ber.
Mrs. Edward Pruitt and Mrs.
Scott Brooks will be responsi-
ble for taking cakes to Roberts
Memorial Nursing Home for
the month of April.
A report was given on the
installation banquet by Mrs.
Jerrell Sharp. Members were
reminded of the state convent-
ion to be held next week in Fort
Worth. The 1967 budget was ac-
cepted, after the presentation
by Mrs. Harold Ogle and Mrs.
Wiley Hodge. Present were
Mmes. Fldward Pruitt, Buck
Tyson Doyle R. Webb, Jerrell
Sharp, Donnie Simpson, Harold
Ogle, Scott Brooks, Wiley Hod-
ge and Alton Lamb.
PRUITTS VISIT
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pruitt
Mark and Melonia Gay spent
the weekend in Muleshoe visit-
ing Mrs. Pruitt’s sister and
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TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS—Members of the South Plains College Volleyball Team and
Womens’ Recreation Association served as directors during the recent South Plains C oll-
ege Sports Day. F rom left to right, Miss Barbara McNutt, badminton director; Miss Ka-
they Masten, volleyball director; and Miss Doyleen Davis, table tennis director. Colleges
such as Tech, Odessa, Borger, WcstTexas and South Plains were entered in the day-long
tournament. (C ollege Photo; TUK PLAINSMAN PRESS)
family, Mr. and Mrs. Clark
McCamish. While* visiting they
traveled to Lake Meredith, Palo
Duro Park, and Buffalo Lakes
at l mbarger.
MRS. <X,LK HOST PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ogle
held a tupperware party in their
home F'riday April 7 at 7:30
p.m. Guests for the evening
were Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Pruitt and children, Mr. and
Mrs. FTzie Browne, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Morrison, Mr. and
Mrs. Buck Tyson, Mrs. Terry
Anglin and Mr. and Mrs. Danny
Petree.
Games of 42 and 84 were en-
joyed by the couples.
BRONCHO VISITORS
Mrs. Don Young and son
Choya spent the weekend in the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Otha Woods, Sandy, Ran-
dy and Clifton. Mr. Young and
Mr. Woods and Randy left Sa
urday for El Paso, where thej
enjoyed the horse races.
News Of Service
Men In The Area
UA ARMY, VIETNAM —
Army Captain Rodolfo G. Dom-
inguez, son of Marcia] H. Dom-
inguez, Sundown, is participate
ing in “Operation J unction
City,” the largest military op-
eration to date in Vietnam.
The operation was launched
on the theory that national Viet
Cong political and military
headquarters might be located
in the area along the Cambodian
border.
i The finding of the largest
enemy encampments in the war
I tend to support the theory.
Meeting Utile VC resistance,
1 the operation has been success-
ful in the confiscation of large
quantities of food and arms.
Cap*. Dominguez is assigned
to the 1st Infantry Divtaion’s
1st Supply and Transport Battal-
ion.
His wife, Dorothy, Uves at
301 E. Washington, LeveUand.
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