The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1941 Page: 1 of 16
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LEVELLAND, HOCKLEY COUNTY. TEXAS. VUDAY. JANUAKY 17. 1M1
e Plans
Will Be Made
Monday Night |
Interscholastic League
Directors Meet
At 7 o’clock
Officials of the Hockley County
Interacholastic League meet, at 7
o’clock Monday night at the
school to make plans for the
County meet and work out ar-
rangements for participation of
the various schools throughout the
county.
Ray D. Brown, superintendent
of Levelland Public schools, is di-
rector general of the Interschol-
astic League activity, having been
named to the post in the Septem-
ber meeting of teachers.
Directors of the various divisions
will meet with Brown Monday
night and plan the County meet.
Division directors include:
Lewis Owen. Pep. Declamation;
Nathan Tubb, Pep. Debate; O. R.
-Pettit. Extemporaneous
f
19 Draftees Will
Leave Tuesday
at m §f
nil ii 0
Above b the architect's con-
ception of the new Methodist
Ctanh baUding, construction
on which will begin immediate-
ly, according to plane of the
Church building committee.
The structure will house an
auditorium capable of seating
600 people, 15 Sunday School
rooms and the attendant fea-
tures of a choir Toft, belfry and
tower. The structure is to be
Speech; O. A. Burks. Anton, Spell-
ing; Miss Frances Diersing. Pettit,
Essay Writing; M. Fite, Sundown,
Boys Athletics; W. O. Sanderson.
Whitharral, Music Memory; Mrs.
Boyd Latham, Levelland. Picture
Memory; Claude Tucker, Whithar-
ral. Three R’s; Miss Leota Light-
foot, Ropesville, One Act Play;
Mrs. Mary Helen Guerry, Sun-
down, Story Telling; Miss Bobbie
Woodring. Anton. Typing and
c Shorthand; J. Bud Farrar, Level-
land. Choral Singing; Miss Edna
Walters, Oirls Athletics.
Wednesday to
Honor Squad
Frank Kimbrough
Main Speaker, Tickets
Now on Sale
Church'Begins At Once
Postmaster
Announces
Mail Change
:, 'Harry Mann &n-
t nounced Wednesday that the eve-
< .nine dispatch of mail from Level-
> had been changed from the
five o’clock departure to
a six o’clock hour, effective Jan-
<L
The morning mall was not af- any of the football boys, it was
fee ted by the change and will said.
leav« here ! Announcement of the football pr°ud of _ .. . v.
ual 11:30 time, Mann said. There 8wards wlll be made and possibly.! Re^fnd McReynolds and Vic-
o.Wihnot be a Sunday evening dis- lbo presented if they have arrived tor w,niams left Tuesday morning
.patch of mall, it was Indicated by hfcre by the imwjet date. |to
Prank Kimbrough, coach of
Hardin-Simmons University’s un-
defeated Cowboys, was announced’
this week as principal speaker foi
the annual football banquet next
Wednesday night that will honor
Coach Bill Stevens and his Lobos
of 1940 who stormed through an
undefeated season.
The banquet will be held in the
Methodist Church, beginning at
7:30 and tickets for the event
went on sale at 75 cents each this
week. They may be obtained from
C. O. Fincher, Coach Stevens or
Materials Are Being
Purchased For
Modern Building
Construction begins immediately
upon the new Methodist Church
building, according to announce-
ment this week by, the buildirg
committee which has authorized
Reverend J. B. McReynolds.- to
purchase materials for the struc-
ture.
The edifice will be constructed
on the present site of the Metho-
dist Church where the basement
was completed seven years ago.
An auditorium with a seating ca-
pacity of 600, /15 Sunday School
rooms, tower, belfry, choir loft,
electric organ, chime* and modern
air conditioning and heating sys-
tems are included in the plans and
specifications for the structure.
Modem in every respect, the
new Church will be an attractive
building, inside and out and will
be something every citizen of Lev-
elland and Hockley County can be
the announcement change.
The later afternoon schedule
Will allow patrons of the local post
office an extra hour to have their
mail to the office and should
prove an added convenience of
Jservice to everyone. ’
Postmaster Mann announced j Southwest Conference games and
that Income tax blanks were avail- other important tilts.
investigate the purchasing of
| building materials for the struc-
An additional feature of the en- ture and plans are for work to
tertainment planned for the Wed- begin immediately these arrange-
nesday night affair is the showing rpents are worked out.
of football movies of big games | The Church building committee
of the past season which will prob- j met Monday night and announce-
ably include reels -of film on ment was made that P. H. Viaille
completed at the earliest pos-
sible date on the site of the
present basement section of the
Church.
■ HE
Engineers Are
Employed For
Road Program
Abilene Firm Named
By Court to Make
Plans, Specifications
The firm of French and Pruit,
Abilene engineers, have been em-
ployed by the Commissioners’
Court to draw plans, specifications
and designs for the Hockley Coun-
ty road program, authorized by
the voted 9345,000 in bonds sev-
eral weeks ago.
lit was said that construction
on the road program would begin
immediately upon completion of
the plans and specifications by the
engineers.
According to the bonds voted by
county voters, completion of high-
way 51 through Hockley County
midnight, January 31 on all three [will be made as well as construc-
divisions and the property owners tion of several lateral road pro-
of the county have been urged to < jeets that have been under con-
avoid the last minute rush of tax jsideration for several years. Corn-
paying by paying taxes immedi- jpletion of the road program will
ately. [give Hockley an interlacing sys-
Crockett announced penalties tern of lateral and main roads that
on state and county taxes as one will make virtually every point
and one-half per cent in Febru-jin the county easily accesible by
ary; three percent in March; four [hard-surfaced roads,
and one-half percent in April; six
Tax Payments
Being Made as
Deadline Near
Approximately > 76
Per Cent of State,
County Taxes Paid
Fletcher A. Crockett, tax asses-
sor and collector, joined with citv
and school tax officials this week
In reminding property owners that
January SI Is the final day to pay
1940 taxes without penalty.
Approximately 76 percent of the
taxes have been collector to date
while it was estimated that school
tax collections have reached 65
per cant of the total and city
collections are approximately 10
per cent under the figure for the
same period of 1939.
Penalties go into effect after
Bank Deposits
For 1940 Hit
New Peak
Continued Growth Of
City, County Shown
By Deposit Increase
Bank d4$feslts for the year end-
ing December 31, 1940 touched a
new hl|tf. mirroring Levelland’s
continuum growth along all fronts
with a total of $1,037,952.88 shown
deposited In the First National
Bank here.
Compared to the figure of the
previous “Year, the 1940 deposits
reflected an increase of $287,294.33
over the 1939 deposit total of
$750,658.55.
Capital of the bank was also In-
creased from the ‘39 figure of
$68,000.00 to the current total of
$75,500.00, the figures indicated.
Officials of the bank are R. H.
Hester, president; William R.
Sewell, vice president and cashier;
Sam Combs vice president; Fred
Barker, assistant cashier; and
Woodrow C. Cobb, assistant cash-
ier.
Bank directors include Hester,
Sewell, CombS, T. W. Moore and
Ray Watson.
American Legion Plane
Program for Men
Tonight at 8
P
1021 Poll Taxes
Paid; January 31
Is Final Day.
A check-up this week revealed
that 1021 Hockley County citizens
had paid poll taxes for the current
.year with midnight, January 31
the established deadline for pay-
ment.
Fletcher Crockett, tax assessor
collecter, pointed out that poll Kenneth Orvil Brown. Lawrence
Hockley. County’s 'Second
tinaent of draftees have
notice to report Tuesday mom-
Ing at nine o’clock for departure
to Lubbock and subsequent induc-
tion Into the United States Army
for one year of compulsory mili-
tary service.
Nineteen young men are listed
as drafted for this second call tip-
on Hockley’s registered men with
a replacement list of ten having
been notified they may possfMjr
be called upon to fill in
one or more of the draftees be
refused at the Lubbock office.
The Wm. E. Evans post of the
American Legion will entertain
the selected men with a stag par-
ty tonight at eight o’clock to the
hew American Legion Hall. Leg-
ionnaires and draftees have been
urged to attend this party
oring the men who leave
Tuesday for their year’s service.
Arrangements are also
tentatively made for an observance
Tuesday morning in connection
with the departure of the 19 men.
The Hockley County Draff
Board will have a good will pro-
gram. arranged for the boys be-
ing drafted to go Into training,
at the Gym at 9:30 Tuesday.
Men listed for this second call
on Hockley Cbunty for men be-
tween 21 and 35 for one year of
service are:
Clyde Thomas Barnes. Jamee
William Sharbutt, John Louie
Lofton, Thomas Preston Talia-
ferro, Asa Brown, Harry David
Williams. William Delbert McKay,
Jim Stinson Setser. Robert Lea
Strickland. OsoUaEdada Hsrrie,
Jesse Lee McGaha.
Lester Waters, Joe Donald Har-
ris. Willie Arthur Lorens, Gran-
ville Roberts. Vernon Johnston,
Marlon Jeanle Williams, William
Hyram Blackwell, Durwood Jamee
Forbis.
The replacement list lncludee
\
taxes must be paid by property
owners, even should their other
taxes become delinquent.
In the event that state and
county taxes are delinquent, the
property owner must still pay the
poll tax fee but when paid after
midnight. January 31, he Is not
allowed a vote... -
able for those who wanted them
at the office here.
Sanitary Project
Will Reopen At
Early Date — Ellis
PA Sanitary Project* will
be reopened as soon as details are
worked out in the Lubbock office
of the works progress administra-
tion," County JUdge J. A. Ellis
announced this week.
Due to the rapid growth In the
population of several sections of
Hockley County, Judge Ellis In-
dicated that every effort was be-
ing made to speed up resumption | as a result of arrangements made
Invitations were extended ev-
eryone to attend the football ban-
quet and it Is hoped that a large
crowd would gather for the event.
percent in May; seven and one-
of Levelland would be the building half percent in June and ten and
contractor. one-half percent in July plus de-
The finance committee of the ; linquent costs.
Church has Invited everyone to
help who so desires and all assist-
ance, whether large or small, will
be appreciated it was said.
I
Efforts Being
Made to Get
New WPA Project Receives Health Nurse
Approval OfXounty Court
Commissioners Make
Arrangements For
Clerical Work
Five certified WPA workers will
begin soon on a five months pro-
ject In the County Clerk’s office
of the project in order that peo-
ple residing to sections where no
sewer lines are available may have
the protection of sanitation.
E. C. Grimm is local solicitor
for the project that has been de-
layed to reopening because of sev-
eral details that have not yet been
worked out to the Lubbock WPA
office.
It was pointed out that the pro-
ject had been approved and would
be carried out at the earliest pos-
sible date.
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I. N. Johnson Impl. Co.
To Sponsor John
feature length movie high-
the John Deere Day enter-
educational pro-
January 29. sponsored by
Implement Cbm-
by the Commissioners’ Court of
Hockley County.
Termed a ‘‘Record Indexing
Project” the work will be con-
fined to three phases: (1) Index-
ing birth records of the county;
(2) indexing marriage records of
the county; and (3) complete in-
dexing of minutes of commission-
ers’ court since organization of
the county.
As a result of social security leg-
islation and recent national de-
fense laws the Importance of birth
dates and marriage certificates
has become increasingly import-
ant. Purpose qf the local project
will be to speed the availability
of Information regarding persons
to this county which will thus en-
able officials to work faster on
both social security and national
defense programs.
Quality,
"TsPssa
Johnson Igjg
£ES£
"What’s New to
for 1941."
owner of the I.
it company
invitation to all
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1941 License
Plates Arrive
For Issuance
4941 license plates for <rassen-
ger automobiles, commercial cars,
trucks and other vehicles subject
to registration have arrived in the
Tax Assessor-Collector’s office
here for issurance beginning Feb-
ruary 1. .
Although the plates cannot be
legally attached until March 1,
the local office will begin regis-
tration of all vehicles on the first
day of February.
By law the plates must be attach-
ed by April 1 If the vehicle is to
be* operated.
A total of 2760 plates were re-
ceived in the first shipment here
with plate number 722-901 begin-
ning the fobocpger auto series in
Hockley County. The passenger
plates are orange numerals on a
black background..
Commercial vehicle plates have
black numerals against an orange
background while the plates for
farm vehicles are of the same
color design with the addition of
the wdrd "farm’’ cm them.
Crockett pointed out that a per-
who registers his car outside
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The Hockley County Commis-
sioners’ Court has inaugurated
efforts to secure a health nurse
for the county and is now making
arrangements with the State
Health Department for that ser-
vice to the county. ,
Indications are it will take some
time to work out arrangements
and details before a nurse will be
available in this county. However,
assurance has been given that as
soon as the minor difficulties in
connection with stationing a nurse
can be worked out, that Hockley
County will have a full time health
nurse at the service of the citi-
zenry.
Singing Class Date
Is Changed by
Singers
A goodly number attended
the Community singing last
week at the Missionary Baptist
Church. After enjoying an hour
and a half of Gospel singing
the class voted to change the
meeting night each week from
Thursday night to Friday night.
So all take notice of thla change
and come tonight, Friday night,
and bring your class song books
with you and enjoy the even-
ing with us to singing. We will
meet at seven thirty. _
Jethro Rush. President
Jim Sisk. Vlce-Pres.
Board Of Directors Meet
Tuesday; Discuss Drive
Members Participate
In Every Meeting;
Others Invited
Directors and members of the
Hockley County Board of Devel-
opment meet in regular session
next Tuesday night at 7:30, ac-
cording to announcement made
this week by manager Melvin Sisk.
A report of the drive for mem-
berships to the organisation will
be made and other routine mat-
ters disftussed, it was said. ’
A large attendance was urged
in order that proper considera-
tion can be given to the matters
confronting the Board in this reg-
ular meeting.
The Tuesday night session will
be held in the offices of the Board
of Development and will begin
promptly at 7:30.
Bank To Be Closed
Monday To Honor
Robert E. Lee
The First National Bank of
Levelland will be closed all day
Monday, January 20, to honor of
Robert E. Lee’s birthday> Janu-
ary 19. is the birthday of South-
ern hero, but that date falls on
Sunday fills year; so the bank will
observe the following day, Mon-
day, as a holiday, according to
Wm. R. Sewell, cashier.
All bank officials and employees
will obeerv? the day.
are
Patrons Are urged to take notice
New Members Are
Added To Rolls
Of Speech Class
Enthusiastic ' participation by
members featured the second
meeting of the Tuesday night
speech class in district court room
this week as Judge Ellis, instruc-
tor of the group, announced the
addtion of five new members to
the class rolls.
Bringing enrollment in the eight
to nine o’clock Tuesday night class
to 31, Stun Davidson, “Hack” Bil-
brey, Jim Martin, J. W. Evans and
Homer Johnson were listed as new
members.
Assignment for next Tuesday's
mjeefing is a “Demonstration
Talk” that will give each class
member the opportunity of show-
ing and explaining how to make
or do something.
Enrollment to the class will
probably close within the next
two or three weeks, according to
Judge Ellis who urged those who
wish to participate to attend the
speech session next Tuesday night.
Efchi Frigidaires Sold
By Brasch Mitchell
■f Eight genuine Frlgldalre’s have
been purchased by Homer John-
son from Brasch-Mltchell Hard-
ware company for installation in
the new apartments recently com-
pleted by Johnson on West Hous-
ton.
The Frlgldalre’s are of the latest
Fritz Schoenrock, William Albert
Young, Joe Farino, William Lee
Tillery, E. C. Payne, Jr„ Nelson
Kenneth Polk, Elter Elvis Whit-
field, Eddie Bee Brantley and Wil-
liam Troy Northcutt. The last
named men will not be Inducted
this time unless one or more of
the first group are refused Induc-
tion at the Lubbock office.
The local board requests some
one or some firm to donate flow-
ers for the occasslon. Mrs. Boysen
donated the flowers for the first
Call. Anyone wishing to donate
flowers, please notify Sanford L.
Jinkins or the board by Saturday.
C C Managers Hold
Tuesday Meeting
Here With Sisk _
Chamber of Commerce • man-
agers from Lamesa, Seagraves,
Seminole, Brownfield met with
Melvin Sisk, local Board of De-
velopment manager, Tuesday af-
ternoon to discuss mutual prob-
lems and work out ideas of com-
mon Interest. v
Attending the Informal meeting
were Raymond Lee Johns, La-
mesa ; Jack Stewart, Seagraves;
T. L.. Patterson, Brownfield; Roy
Sheflett, Seminole; and S. E. Pat-
terson, Littlefield.
to plan their model and will be standard equip-
ment to the apartments. '
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Funeral Services
Held Here For
Hockley Resident
Funeral services for James T.
Hart, 68, who had lived to Hockley
County for eight years, were con-
ducted Wednesday afternoon At
three o'clock at the residence.
Hart died at 1:30 Tuesday af-
ternoon at his home of a heart
attack. Burial was in the Levelland
cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, four
brothers. J. V. of Levelland. K. B.
of Ropesville. Ron of Hale Center
and Hugh of Bethany, Oklahoma;
three sisters, Mrs. 8. B. Burt of
Hillsboro; Mrs. CM suds Brock and
Min Oehea Hart, both of Amaril-
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Weimhold, Forrest. The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1941, newspaper, January 17, 1941; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1152882/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.