The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. [4], Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1940 Page: 6 of 8
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COMITY
o Begin
Practice Monday, Sept. 2
Forty-five husky Lobo grid as-
ptrante await Coach BUI Stevens’
IP in fn it practice whistle that will
|g sounded Monday September 2.
Stevens, fresh prom coaching
ftudles at the Plalnvlew coaches
pchool this week, win get right
Into the shaping of the 1840-ma-
chine.
With a brand new band to cheer
them on and playing In swank;
pew uniforms, the Levelland High
gridsters will be followed closely
this season by local fans.
A todgh schedule looms and no
Indications of the strength of the
locals or the other district mem -
bers Is known. Tahoka looks good
go paper at the start but other
gchools heed not paper standings,
especially the rough and ready
Lotos. I
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\ HOUSEHOLD HINT
When washing spinach a hand-
ful of salt added to the water will
ihelp make the sand sink to the
of the pan.
Raw or cooked cauliflower flow-
erets and canned string beans are
IgSty additions to spring salads.
- To prevent nut kernels from
Incoming rancid, they-should be
Jtept in air-tight containers in a
jiool, dry place. /
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ITS CLEAN—There's no
smoke and soot, to smudge
the trolls, curtains and
utensils. t
ITS ECONOMICAU-
Low electric rates, plus the
high efficiency of the new
ranges, makes electric
cooking cheaper than ever
before. . ,
IT’S AUTOMATIC—
Meals cook themselves to
give you more leisure time
to do the things you want
to do.
IITTER COOKING—
Controlled heat, plus food
cooked in their own min-
means less shrink-
and more nutritional
Uniform baking re-
sults every time.
’’Seeing it befieving"—and one
look at the new CHIEFTAIN will
convince you that “it's the big-
gest buy in yoars." Your visit to
gur office it always welcomed.
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Anti-Poll Tax
Bill Is Being
Pushed By Geyer
A petition to bring the Anti-
Poll Tax Bill to the floor of the
House of Representatives was
laid on the speaker’s desk today
by Congressman Lee E. Geyer
<pem. Cal.). When signed by 218
members of the House the peti-
tion will make the Geyer Anti-
Poll Tax BUI, H. R. 7534, a spe-
cial order of business.
prohibiting the requirement
of the payment of a poU tax as a
prerequisite for voting at Feder-
al elections, H. Rt 7534 was intro-
duced in the House on August 5
1939. The bill was referred to a
sub-committee of the Judiciary
and under the chairmanship of
Francis E. Walters <Dem. Penn.)
hearings were held | to: March,
April and May of this year.
Thej Peyer- Anti-Poll Tax Bill
would make it illegal to require
payment of a ppll tax In connec-
tion with the election of President
Vice-President and Members of
^brigress. ! In eight Southern
states, pa!yment of such a tax is
a prerequisite for voting: Ala-
bama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mis-
sissippi, South Carolina, Ten-
nessee, Texas and Virginia.
C “Largely because of the poll
tax,” said Mr. Geyer, “75 per
cent of the adult citizens in those
states are denied access to the
ballot. The amount of tax varies
from $1.00 to $2.50 per year, but
in some of the poll-tax states it
is cumulative. That is, if a voter
fails to pay his tax for one year,
be must pay two years’ tax at the
next election, and so on. A Geor-
gian who- has not paid bis poll
tax for seven years will have to
•pay $15.00 to vote. In Alabama
his bill may run as high as $36.00.
“In many sections of the eight
poll tax states hundreds of thou-
sands of share-croppers, tenant
farmers, and city workers have
been disfranchised because their
low incomes do not permit them
to buy the right to vote.”
, In the 1936 Presidential elec-
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poll tax states voted while the
average in the poll tax sufferage
states nrutst same election were;
as follows:
Alabama_________20 per cent
Arkansas________1 per cent
Georgia______:___20 per cent
Mississippi_______16 per cent
South Carolina____14 per cent
Tennessee________33 per cent
Virginia_________26 per cent
Texas_____________26 per cent
Organizations supporting the
anti-poll tax bill Include: Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations.
Young Women’s Christian As-
sociation, Southern Conference
for Human Welfare, Descendants
of the American Revolution, Na-
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People,
railway brotherhoods and other
labor civic and progressive as-
sociations.
Texas Queen in Hollywood Love Scent
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Next Week
In History
SEPTEMBER 2 — Eugene
Field, poet, bom, 1850. Henry
Hudson reached the mouth of
the river that now bears his
name, 1609.
SEPTEMBER 3—Treaty of
Peace ending Revolutionary
War signed at Paris, 1783. New
style calendar introduced in
colonies, 1752.
SEPTEMBER 4—City of Los
Angeles founded, 1761. Henry
Hudson discovered Manhattan
Island, 1609.
SEPTEMBER 5—First Con-
tinental Congress met in Phil-
adelphia, 1774. Connecticut
adopted state Constitution, 1818.
SEPTEMBER 6—Marquis de
Lafayette, bom, 1757. Pilgrims
left Plymouth in the Mayflow-
er, 1620.
SEPTEMBER 7—Boston set-
tled in 1630.
SEPTEMBER 8-^Flrst Public
school in the United States,
(Virginia) 1621. Transcontin-
ental Air Mail service began,
New York-San Francisco, 1920.
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needs. Come in, or phone us.
HERE FROM LOUISIANA
Mrs. O. L. Hooks, of Shreveport,
Louisiana, arrived in Levelland
the first of the week for a visit
! with her mother, Mrs. Wheeler
and her brother, Mr .and Mrs.
M. H. Wheeler and children of
Route 4.
Louis*
Texas Queen of QueeSa of 1939, is
ikown in a love scene with Den
Castle ef Houston, who has played
Hardy,” “Thunder Afloat,” “Northr
west Passage.” §»A '.....
Foote of Abilene, the pictures. Miss Foote, who was
awarded the movie test ae the
Queen of Queens, was directed in
the test by Fred Wilcox.
The 1949 Queen of Queens, to be
selected at the State Fair of Texas.*
_____ . . will also he swarded a trip to
and ether featurel Hoifywood and a screen test, i—
Interesting News From Here and There
ABOUT PEOPLE
Mrs. W. 1. Rodgers and rela-
tives, of Ofoonnell, spent Tues-
day in Levelland the guests of
Mr. and Jars. Major H. Rodgers
and Chafes. Mrs. Rodgers is Ma-
jor H. Rodger’s mother.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Webb and
children left the first of the week
for a visit with relatives and
friends in Fort Worth, Dallas and
Cleburne. Mr. Webb is an em-
ployee of the Rose and Wallace
Theaters.
Mrs. Laveme Benton, saleslady
at the Watson Dry Goods com-
pany, is spending ttys week in
Slaton visiting with relatives and
friends. Mrs. Benton will return
to work Monday.
The American Cynamid Com-
pany has brought out a carpet
for theatre aisles and dark hails
that glows with a flourescent light.
The effect Is accomplished by
means of a flourescent dye that
glows only under the invisible ul-
tra violet rays. Dark theatre aisles
carpeted with the new type carpet
is no evidence of a light coming
from any place yet the aisle is
ala—■■ ,though -the -urn
were shining upon it.
The Nizam of Hyderabad of In-
da is said to be the world’s rich-
est man. His income is said to be
about $30,000,000 a year. The Ma-
harajah of Mysore, India, who
died recently at the age of 56 was
the second in wealth and power
of the Indian princes. His income
was about $15,000,000 a year. He
was famed for his lavish enter-
tainment which approached the
story book scale. He was a Hin-
du and a most efficient ruler, the
province of Mysore, India, being
regarded as India’s model state.
The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company reported for
the month of June 2000 telephone
calls across the Pacific and to
South America.
It is said that tourists desiring
to visit movie lots and studios
while movies are being taken con-
stitute one of the real problems
of the director?. Bow to keep them
out without offending them and
how to admit them without of-
ten disastrous results to the pic-
ture being made, is a real problem
for the directors.
International aizea
—from Vi-ton pick-
up and panel trucks
up to powerful
6-wheelers. STYLE
outside and ALL-
TRUCK through
and through.
Victor Williams
„ Implement Company
LEVELLAND, TEXAS
INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS
Up until the present war no !
bassoon had ever been made in
this coqptry. These instruments i
were all made in 4 Irmany by j
hand autrf >uiuwr 1" .tact,
no two had the same tone or were
repairs and parts interchangeable.
With the coming of the war, man-
ufacture of bassoons was begun
by the Conn band instrument
company of Elkhart, Indiana. The
fact that the American company
will use mass production methods
will result In a uniformity of the
instruments, and interchangeable
parts. The American made bass-
oon will sell for $395 compared
with a price range of from $300
to $700 for the imported instru
ments.
Test your knowledge of ice!
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JUKE word is breezy which, when ap-
plied to your ice refrigerator, means air
Conditioned. This is ttiFThost important
improvement in ice refrigeration. Keeps
food moist and fresh as the day you
bought it. Buy ice!
95 fur lee deliveries!
Levelland Ice Co.
This Bank Will Be
CLOSED
ALL DAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Pay
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A great day for the millions
of working men and women
of America.
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The First National Bank greets labor and
extends tribute and respect to their high
ideals. :
The Tint National Bank
LEVELLAND, TEXAS
‘Make Our Bank—Your Bank’
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I DON’T HAVE TO RING DOORBELLS
... no sir, as soon as I’m in the post office some one
grabs me and carries me home where I am read and
re-read by the entire family!
PEOPLE INVITE ME INTO THEIR HOMES
... a standing invitation in every Hockley County
home . . . the old man chats with me, the children
laugh with me, the Missus shops with me.
THEY LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY
... I don’t have to beg and go ’round in circles look-
ing for an audience .... Levelland and Hockley
. they’re anxious to hear what
County listens to me
I’ve got to say!
THEY BELIEVE WHAT I TELL THEM
. . . because they know from past experience that
I’ve never deceived or steered ’em wrong. They be-
lieve me ‘cause they know I’m a straight guy!
THEY BUY ME AND WHAT I HAVE TO SELL
. . . from dog biscuits to windmills . . . after they see
me they’re interested consumers .... I answer “what,
where and how much!’’ about everything that’s new
in Levelland!
I’LL Work for YOU and I’LL
Guarantee RESULTS...
*7/te eMe/iold
“Pushing Forward with a Greater Levelland and Hockley County”
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Weimhold, Forrest. The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. [4], Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1940, newspaper, August 30, 1940; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1153894/m1/6/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.