The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1940 Page: 1 of 16
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SECTION ONE
Sixteen Page*
TU* Week
FIVE CENTS A COPT
LEVELLAND, HOCKLEY COUNTY, TEXAS. FEIDAT,
C, IMS
Heavy Docket Faces District
Court Now In Session Here
first hale of cot-
bore In a pic-
Saturday afternoon
of the Hockley Coun-
t’s office. Grown by
Mr. Marcy ne/r RopesviUe it
was ginned by the Farmers
Co-op Gin there. Standing be-
side the bale is Mr. Reynolds
who brought it to Levelland.
People Attend Farm
lily Picnic Monday
list To
Meeting
lay Morning
Don R. Davidson, who
last year through a
for^.the local church, will
»y at The Metho-
| and continue for two
annual revival. The
Daniel will assist the
in visitation, young peo-
work and personal work in
community.
Don, as the people
to call him last year, is A
B with a message
to all people. His
is always kind, never
controversial with
An estimated 1800 Levelland
and Hockley County citizens heard
agriculture experts discuss cur-
rent farm problems Monday night
In the closing feature of the sec-
ond annual Farm Family Picnic
and Labor Day celebration.
Festivities began with a basket
lunch at 6:30 in the Levelland
High School football stadium with
the High school band furnishing
music throughout the program.
Judge J. A. Ellis opened the pft>-
gram at eight o’clock with a wel-
coming address and A. G. Jung-
man gave the response. County
Agent D. W. ShetriHr- director of
the event and master of ceremon-
ies Introduced Melvin Sisk, new
secretary of the Hockley County
Board of Development.
Principal speaker of the even-
ing, Cliff Day, of, the AAA field
office at 4Coliege station, was un-
able to attend. W. T. Stengel,
of other faiths, so that all head of the animal husbandry de-
Sar him will be benefltted partment at Texas Tech and Paul
feel glad that they heard the o, Haynes, extension service econ-
presented in such a way.
public, church members and
alike, are most sincerely
earnestly invited by the
to attend all these services.
who sing are cordially asked ty Agricultural Association
thout further invitation to come the Extension Service,
the choir, which will be under,
direction of Mr. Edgar Brasch.'
Gf>he Luker will play for I
Evening services,
ither Newt has been remark-•
successful as & pastor, and j
ow him is to learn quickly!
e him. Both these young men I
religious and devoted to the!
of the church. The local'
tion feels that no better
could have been secured.
services begin at ten
omist, discussed phases of the
various problems confronting the
producer today.
The event was under joint
sponsorship of the Hockley Coun-
and
August Postal
Receipts Set
New Record
.; evening services, at 7:15
further notice. Young peo-
and children’s work will be
iced after consultation with
> proper workers. Come and feel
le throughout the meeting.
lousing
:change
f Beginning next week The
will carry a new fea-
which is designed to assist
comers in locating houses
Levelland. In this boxed
which will be carlred on
front page, a list of all of
available houses will be
order for this service to
the maximum results The
will need the complete
of all of those who
either apartments or
for rent. As soon as a
occurs, the owner is
the Herald so
or"apartment may be
Then, when the house is
the owner' should again
I Herald in order that
can be removed
A new all time record for pos-
tal receipts in Levelland was set
during the month of August when
they hit the $1,406.35 mark fot
the local office, assording to H. H.
Mann, postmaster.
This was -an increase of about
40 per cent over last year when
the receipts showed a new high
for this particular month of
$1058.73.
In checking the records of the
office, it was found that the re-
ceipts have increased constantly
which mirrors the continuous
growth of Levelland and Hockley
County.
fyTh^Hs
proparty
will be closed each
i; therefore all
a or rentals should be
in to 83 before that
By doing this the list-
rill be complete and ac-
ta each week’s paper.
will cooperate
> Hockley County Board
tt and that or-
has offered Its as-
ta promoting this ser-
Mrs. W. W. Knott and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Spencer Ellis went to
Clovis, New Mexico, last Satur-
day to accompany Mrs. Jimmy
Hibbits here to spend the week
end and Labor Day visiting with
relatives and friends. Mrs. Hib-
bets is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Knott.
Band Has
-Five
Members
Fifty-five members of the Lev-
elland High School senior band
were named Thursday by director
J. Bud Farrar who announced
that the grammar school organi-
zation and junior groups would
be ip full swing within a few days.
Those named by Farrar includ-
ed:
George Houser, jr; Jerry Stew-
art, W. B. Blankenship, jr; Ray
Helton, Bettie Jo Copplin, Roy ace
Fivwikenship, O. M. Rhea, Jim'ity
Robertson, Leroy Ca’dewey, Jun-
itv Jack:^u, Lawrence Boggs, Al-
ton Calloway, Elmer Looney. La
Von Linker, Roberta Hurst, Gar-
rett Tennison, L. Q. Low, Jake
Setser, Edward Mabe, Sue Breed.
Connie Ingram, Billie Faye Brocks,
Jane Prirdy, -
Helen Humphries, O r p h a n e
Johnson, Vonda Leigon, Bill
Walker, Bryce Sandlin, Queenelle
Brown, Jeff Davis, J. D. Fincher,
Doris Bolinger, Kendall Young,
Jimmie Lea Lawson, Guy Kitchen,
Ted Co tten,-Billy Sargent, Wesly
Graham,
Helen Burks, Florine Hill. Gar-
mon Waldon, Donald Barnes,
Johnny Beakiey, Bonnie Williams.
Ernest Stewart, jr; Milton Hart,
J. B. Anderson, Alice Johnson,
John Henry Johnson, Gene Holt,
Delmer Bryant, Thomas Humph-
ries, Jack Setser, Leroy Delashaw,
Bettie Joe Hamta.
Hockley County
Board To Conduct
Housing Survey
Do you need an apartment to
live in? Do you need a larger
apartment? or do you need a
house?—if so, you should con-
tact Melvin Sisk, manager of the
Hockley County Board of Develop-
ment at once.
In order to determine the hous-
ing needs in Levelland, the board
of development will conduct an
extensive survey. After the com-
pletion of the survey, the statis-
tics will be published in The Her-
ald and will be used by W. B.
Blankenship, who is chairman of
the housing committee of the or-
ganization, in stimulating more
building in Levelland.
Pictured above are camera
shots taken on the O. H. Driygh
place two miles southwest of
Levelland. County Agent D. W.
Sherrill is shown inspecting
part of the crops qn Driygh's
farm which represent fair sam-
ple of the bumper crops which
prevail throughout Hockley
County this year.
Levelland’s First Bale Of ’40
Cotton Is Ginned Monday
Grown by A. C. Haggard, the
above bale of cotton was Lev-
elland’s first for 1940. Ginned
by J. L. Smallwood the bale
commanded a $73.25 premium
from local merchants and indi-
viduals shortly after the above
picture was taken in front of
the Hockley County Herald’s
office.
| Hockley County
With something like 100 fami- IT1 IT" I . •
lax Valuations
lies moving into Levelland during,
the last month, the house situa- I
tion is becoming acute, and it is'
the desire of the Hockley County
Board of Development to get com-
plete and accurate figures to show
just how acute the situation is.
There are a number of people
living in two and three room
apartments who would like to have
larger quarters. They are urged
to let their desires be known to
the board of development, in or-
der to make the survey as compre-
hensive as possible.
Show Increase
Hugh Green spent Thursday in
Ackerly, visiting with Mrs. Roy
Green and children.
Drive To Sell %0 Lobo Season
Football Tickets Is Begun
Season football tickets, good
for six games the Levelland Lobos
lag at home durfig the 1940 sea-
son, went on sale this week as
school officials urged grid fans
to take advantage of the reduc-
tion offered in the advance sale
of theHueats.
Adult season tickets are priced
at $2 with student prices set at
78c. A special feature of the tick-
et sales this year allows a" man
ahd wife to purehase two of the
season tickets for $3.50—and ad-
ditional saving of 50c, according
to Supt. Ray D. Brown.. .
Single admissions tor home
0B#S against non-conference all scheduled
sms (Anton, Sudan and MOr-
ton) has been set at 35c. Student
price will be 15c. For conference
tilts (O'Donnell, Slaton and Ta-
hoka) the single admission price
is 50c for adults and 25c for
students.
By purchasing season tickets
grid fans can save 55c on ad-
mission prices to home games
while students will gain a 45c re-
duction. Supt. Brown said.
9ars will be admitted to the
stadium ground for a 25c fee in
addition $o the prevailing prices
governing occupants.
The 1940 season ticket entitles
the holder to see three conference
and three non-conference games,
for night play with
the exception of the Nov. 22 tut
against Tahoka.
Tax valuation of Hockley Coun-
ty property for ad valorem assess-
ment purposes tops the 11 million
dollar mark this year, according
to figures resulting from recent
Equalization Board meetings.
Reresenting an increase of $765,
685.00 over the 1939 county Valu-
ation of $10,501,136. the new fig-
ure upon which 1940 ad valorem
taxes will be assessed total $11,-
264,801.
Ad valorem taxes become due
October 1 with a three per-cent
discount allowed for payment be-
fore November 1. During month
of November a two percent dis-
count is awarded and one per-
cent discount will be given for
December payments. Deadline
without penalty is January 31,
1941
The county tax rate for the
current year remains unchanged
at 95 cents but tax-payers will re-
ceive file benefit of a recent eight
cent reduction in the previous
state ad valorem rate of 77 cents
—bringing the tax cm $100 valua-
tion down to $1.64 in Hockley
county.
A. C. Haggard Wi
Honor For Producing
! First Bale Here
Levellandftc*t .hale cotton I
or as brought^
n Monday morning and through
efforts of the Hockley County
Board of Development brought
it’s grower, A. C. Haggard, prem-
iums totaling $73.25 in cash and
merehandi$e.
Haggard, who lives north-east
of town received $66.75 cash pre-
mium and 6.50 in merchandise
donated by Levelland merchants
and individuals. The bale, ginned
free by the J. L. Smallwood gin
weighed 483 pounds.
Firms and individuals who
with the Hockley County Board of
Development in donating toward
the first bale premium were:
Smallwood Gin, First National
Bank, The Hockley County Her-
ald, Kings Variety Store; Tipps
Tailoring, Sam Combs, Lewis
Cole, Homer Johnson, Higginbo-
tham-Bartlett, Dr* John Dupre,
Benbow Drug, Carl E. Ratliff,
j Levelland News, Creed Rhea,
I Watson Dry Goods, Cobbs De-
partment Store, Club Cafe, J. P.
Shofner, The Hub, Texas-New
Mexico Utilities, Richards Ser-
vice Station, Double U Co., Hud-
gens Hardware, Fashion Cleaners,
Nathan’s Popular Price Store,
Palmer Tailor Shop, Buck Horn
Cafe, Graham Barber Shop, Wis-
dom Barber Shop, C. S. Padgett
Grocery, Brasch-Mitchell Hard-
ware, Ellis Drug.
J. Warren Pearcy, Conaster
Beauty Shop, Lassiter’s Cafe,
Lloyd’s Dry Goods, Bridges’ Bar-
ber Shop, Kessel’s, Jones Dry
Goods, O. F. Wacker Store, Pal-
ace Drug, Silver Grill Cafe, Cic-
era-Smith, Davis Grocery, Davis-
Mason, McCann Grocery, Bird-
well Bros., Watson Orocery, Pig-
gly Wiggly, Foxworth-Galbralth,
I. N. Johnson Implement Co.,
Home Bakery, J. A. Stroud, Pat
Jackson’s service station. Bar-
ton’s service station, Tunnell and
Carter grocery, Guy O. Lowry. W.
J. Robertson, Levelland Ice Co.,
City Cleaners, B. H. Burk, Wil-
liams Implement Co., Turrentine
Hatchery, -Z-———-
Green Grocery. Rodgers Feed
and Grain, E. K. Hufstedler and
Sons, Brown’s Blacksmith, Guet-
ersloh Implement and Motor CO.,
Levelland Oil CO., Smith’s Auto
Service, Cole Brothers. . „ Auto-
Tractor Co.
Mr. and Mrs. George Long, of
Lubbock, is in Levelland ti)js week
spending their vacation with his
mother, Mrs. James A. Long and
friends.
Grand Jury Returns
16 Indictments
For New Record
First week of the fall term of
District Court closes out this
week-end with Judge Danel A.
Blair presiding over a docket that
includes 16 indictments returned
by the grand jury and five crim-
inal indictments which are pend-
ing from the March term.
Impaneled foonday, the grand
jury investigated and returned
indictments in 16 instances;
hearings for the criminal cases
are due to begin next week as
Judge Blair has made the second
week’s civil docket subject to
criminal cases.
Three defaulted^ judgements
resulted from civil cases heard
and settled by the-court this week.
T. W. Jennings was awarded i
default judgement from defend-
ant S. T. Palmer. Mrs. Pearl Bow-
man received judgement in de-
fault of defendant Frances M.
Palmer. Third default judgement
went to Tina B. Kilgore in the
Kilgore vs. J. F. Gigray case.
The crowded civil docket in-
cludes 28 divorce cases, accord-
ing to Joe Alverson, district clerk.
Beginning at 10 a. m. Monday
morning a plea of abatement will
be heard in the controversy be-
tween the Clauene Independent.
School District vs. Whiteface. In-
dependent School District.
Grand jurors who were impan-
eled for the fall Term of District
Court were Charlie Hauk, fore-
man; W. F. Brown. W. R. Alex-
ander, G. E. Dockrey, John Sten-
gel. Edwin Paxton, R. D. Glimp,
C. B. Padgett, C. E.
it, P.~ Smith, and J0e
Tunnell. Ballffs for the jury in-
cluded A. F. Odell, E. R. Nicker-
son and Jack Anders.
Pettit Jurors
Named For
Next Week-
Pettit jurors for the second
week of the current term of Dis-
trict Court have been called for
service, according to Joe Alverson,
district clerk.
The thirty-six who report for
duty Monday morning, and from
whom the 12 man, jury will be
selected, include: J. W. Christian,
J. M. James, Erry Hammock, H.
R. Joplin, W. H. Cunningham, D.
M. Mitchell, Walter Miller, W. I.
will complete their organization in
a second meeting next Wednes-
day.
Sophcmores named Miss Thora
McCorkle and Mr. J. P. Godwin,
sponsors, while choosing Jack Wil-
kinson, president; Jear McMillian,
vice-president; Mixon Palmer,
secretary-treasurer; J. M. May-
field, reporter and George Zicke-
forse, sargent at arms.
New Manager Arrives
For Jones Dry Goods
C. O. Stone, of Mangum, Okla.,
who has been working in Okla-
homa City for the past few
months, arrived in Levelland last
night to assume the managership
of the Jones Dry Goods company.
He succeeds Walter Phillips,
who resigned his position here, to
accept a similar position with the
Baker- McCarty company in
Munday, their new home.
derson, F. Trotter, A. H. Turner,
J. W. James, Gordon McMillian,
J. M. Peters, R. V. Atchlnson,
Henry Feitz, R. V. Ater, A. D.
Wilson.
I. A. Wright. Foy Smith, H. W.
Walker, R. A. Taylor, D. L. Tuck-
er, jL N. Murphey, R. E. McCas-
kill, C. M. Wrenchey, Edmond Mc-
Ateer, Joe T. Wood, I. D. Neal,
T. K. Harkham, Henry Nessel, J,
D. Tomlinson, Phillip Gillespie,
W. B. Blankenship, J. A. Turren-
tine.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fralin and
children returned Sunday from
a visit with relatives and friends
in East Texas and West Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Woodson,
Jr. returned first of the week from
Dallad and Fort Worth, where
they have been visiting with rela-
tives and friends. .
Drilling Activities Are Picking
Up In Slaughter-Duggan Fields
Roads made of * combination
of molasses and coal tar have
proved practical in Bulla.
W. D. Wilson, lawyer of Lub-
bock. was in Levelland .the first
of tht week attending district
court. • —
. Mr. and Mrs. T. W Jennings
and Mr. and Mrs. Will O’Dbnnell.
who have been visiting here from
Beevjlle, spent the latter part of
ttw week in Daflas visiting with
Most of the drilling activity in
the Levelland oil field southwest
of town is across the county line
in the Cochran county Duggan
field this week, a survey of the
wells being drilled shows.
In the Slaughter field In Hock-
ley County the Magnolia Mallet
D Nto. 1 was drilling at 4670 In.
lime; Hersrschback was moving
tools near Sundown to offset the
Richardson No. t on the south;
and Herachback wm taking out
a derlck to offset the Texas Co.
Mallet No. F.l.
- In the Cochran County field:
The Magnolia Woodley No. 1
set 5 1-2 O. D. at around 4800
feet Thursday.
The Magnolia Mallett H No. 1
was drilling at 3935
. The Magnolia Mallet C I wag
drilling in at 5047.
The Harvey Drilling Co. was
drilling at 4795 in lime on their
well in the Duggan field.
The S. W. Richardson Slaugh-
ter No. 5 was drilling at 4496.
The Osage Drilling Cb. Mallett
No. 1 get 5 1-3 inch casing at
around 4800.
The Osage Drilling Ob. Moore
B No. 2 was drilling *t 4063.
High School
Clas.
Organized
High school classes—senior, jun-
ior and sophomore took first steps
this week toward perfecting their
respective organizations with elec-
tion of officers for the current
school year.
T. E. MoCullom, high school
principal and Miss Katherine
Shannon were named senior class
sponsors. Officers of the class in-
clude Pat Carter, president; Neil
Talylcr, vice presi dent; Jerry
Drury, secretary-treasurer and
Peggy Roach and Ernest Stewart,
representatives to the student
Council.
Junior class sponsors are Har-
old Dobbs and Miss Lila McGaw.
Guy Kitchen, president; and Avo
Ix>u Sims vice-president were only M. Mitchell, Walter Miller, W. I. \
officers chosen by the juniors, who \ Maples, I. J. Spitler. M. R. Hen- '
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Weimhold, Forrest. The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1940, newspaper, September 6, 1940; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1154057/m1/1/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.