Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 47-A, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 30, 1940 Page: 6 of 24
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gPNPAY, JUNK SO. 1040
Agriculture, Oil, Livestock
Aided Growth of Levelland
Agriculture, oil and livestock are
tbt main factors in the rapid grow-
th and development of Levelland.
th# county seat of Hockley Coun-
ty, diving the last decade.
Levelland’s 3,045 census figures
Of 1040, show an increase of 1,384
people over the 1,661 counted here
Id 1030. Hockley County’s popu-
lation which was 9,298 in 1930,
fclt the 12,681 mark this year. In
1020 the county had a population
Of only 137.
As a result of the county’s grow-
th there will be a newly-created
tax assessor-collector’s office for
1041. There are two aspirants for
the new office, Fletcher A. Crock-
ett and J. B. Reese.
Soil Varies
There are 576,000 acres of land
|D Hockley County which ranges
from sandy loam to red catclaw.
ID 1936 there were 300,000 acres
In cultivation and 394,000 acres
In 1940. Ninety-eight per cent of
the county’s total acreage is til-
able .Thirty-three per cent of the
Cultivated land is in cotton, 33 per
Cent in grain sorghums and other
one-third In sudan and sweet sor-
Sixty-seven per cent of
i land is either terraced or con-
ghums.
the land
toured.
A great increase is .shown it
the planting of trees around farm
for wind breaks.
There are more than 50 produc-
Jog oil wells in the Slaughter pool
In south Hockley and several in
goutheast Cochran County. With
the development of the oil field,
there was a real need for a refin-
ery, and in the Spring of 1939,
eenstruction began on a plant that
WM completed and placed Into
operation on July 1 at a cost of
|M9,000. The refinery is being en-
larged now.
The county is developing live-
gtock feeding with over 500 trench
silos for conserving feed, making
it possible to feed out great num-
bers of sheep and cattle each year.
Annual Livestock Show
An annual Hockley County Jun-
ior livestock Show is held each
year in April and is sponsored by
the Hockley County Board of De-
velopment. A three-day colunty
fair Is held each year, either in
September or October.
Levelland has a Lion’s Club,
Rotary Club and a Business and
Professional Women’s Club. All
three play an Important part in
sponsoring worthwhile events.
Levelland’s bank deposits for
June, 1940, are $680,000 as com-
pared with $262,000 in June 1930,
which shows well over a 100 per
cent increase. Postal receipts for
the Levelland postoffice in 1931
were $9,377.04, while in 1939 fig-
ures show $14,738.61. From the
first day of January to June 20,
1939, receipts were $8,442.77; dur-
ing the same period this year, $11,-
411.10. Building permits for the
city of Levelland in 1939 were
,$334,355. The city purchased two
modem fire trucks last Spring.
Levelland has 45 blocks of pav-
ed streets with construction to be-
gin on more than 20 blocks within
the next few months. The city has
a 15-acre park which has .been
landscaped.
At the close of the 1939-1940
school term the Levelland school
district had 1,191 scholastics. There
are 36 teac’iers in the Levellano
schools. A $ "9 000 grade s’hcd
building w is e. 'eted In the Spring
of 1939, a hV*> school gymnasium
ir. 1935, at a cost of $26,000, and
one of the finest football stadi-
ums In West Texas was completed
In 1937 at a cost of $25,000. The
football stadium Is bowl-shaped.
Levelland has two state high-
Above is a picture of the late
C. W. Post, who foresaw the re-
markable future for the Great
Plains of Texas and especially the
country surrounding the present
Levelland. In 1906 Mr. Post pur-
chased 25,000 acres of land in the
center of Hockley County. He had
his choice of the vast area and
chose the land surrounding the*
town of Levelland because he vis-
ioned the future possibilities of
this area. Mr. Post had previous-
ly sponsored colonization pro-
grams In Garza and Lynn coun-
ties.
“Every Farmer Should Own His
Own Home,” said Mr. Port, who
was also a successful manufactur-
er of breakfast cereals.
ways. No. 290, which runs east
and west an all weather road, and
No. 51, which Is complete from
Levelland south to the Terry Coun-
ty line. Construction has not be-
gun on the road from Levelland
north to the Lamb County line.
A road is now under construction
Paper To Be Issued
By Colony Group
‘The Project Winner.’’ submitt-
ed b ythe American Leg'on com-
mittee. as the name chosen for
a community newspaper to be is-
sued by the Ropesv'ile Firm Pro-
ject o|Varm j?. curUy Administra-
tion, said Seaborn P. Collins, man ■
ager.
Manager Collins offered a prize
fo; the name selected. He asked
1 Earn Le.vis cl. the Avalanche
Journal Puolicrti -ns to select. The
name will be used on the publica-
tion, to be issued regularly.
Nineteen names were submitted
by residents of the community pro-
ject. The committee submitted two
others, the Mayfield family sub-
mitted five in all, Willie Whitner,
White, Frances Drake and Thomas
Markham, one each and Wilma
Mayfield, five. “Gdmmunity chat-
ter,” submitted by Mrs. White,
placed second.
The paper is mimeographed in
the -office of the project. First
issue contained 10 pages, filled
with news of the 77 families liv-
ing on the project and with other
activities.
Seme weeks ago T. K. Markham
was chosen "mayor,” with Leon
Rice and Giles Dalton as commis-
sioners and Mrs. Markham as wo-
man advisor. Mrs. R. L. Forrester
was named chairman. Twenty-
nine committees in all were chosen
to handle various community prob-
lems. Both men and women were
appointed to groups.
Activities will include, standard-
ization of seed, medical coopera-
tive, cold storage lockers, on Bang’s
disease, cotton allotment, fair,
milk production tests, youth prob-
lems, mattresses, music recreation,
yard beautification .canning pro-
ject, tourist guide, egg production
tests, cooperative fuel association,
community store, education, buy-
ing, kitchen management, library
and cleanup campaign.
R. E. Tipps
from Pep via Pettit to Levelland,
and from Whitheral to Anton,
which will enlarge Levelland’s
trade area.
Among the early business es-
tablishments of Levelland was the
cleaning plant of R. E. Tipps who
came here in 1929 from Elm Mott,
Texas.
Occupying its present site on
Houston street, the small business
encountered many difficulties dur-
ing the depression period until
Mr. Tipps enlarged his business
by installing a men’s clothing
shop in connection with the clean-
ing plant. His entire stock consis-
ted of only a few pairs of socks,
a little underwear, and a few
men’s work clothes. Price for
cleaning a suit then at $1.50 is
contrasted with the present fee of
fifty cents.
Now, Tipps Tailor Shop includes
a modern, well-equipped cleaning
plant and a complete stock of
men’s and ladies’ clothing. Var-
ied assortment of Nelly Don and
College Campus women's dresses,
Berkshire stockings, and notions
help to supply the need in Level-
land. Men’s clothing Includes a
large stock of Curlee and Rose
ready-made suits. Present mer-
chandise is valued at $25,000.
4-H Boys Expand
Hockley County
(By D. W. Sherrill. County Agent)
With only ten boys enrolled In
1935 expansions in numbers to
150 boys in 1940 has been made.
Along with increase in numbers
has come improvements in pro-
jects.
For instance, boys are keeping
records and competing for prizes
and tripe. Forty boys are feeding
sixty beef cattle, fifty boys have
as many registered sows and gilts.
The other forty boys have dairy
calves, wildlife, poultry, cotton and
grain sorghum projects. These
boys come from eight of the twelve
communities. Each o fthe
communities is organized
the leadership of the sponsor
County Agricultural Agent, with
elected president, vice-president
and secretary. Minutes are kept
of each monthly meeting of the
4-H clubs by the secretary. Inter-
esting programs are had at each
meeting with boys participating.
The 4-H dub believs "We Learn
to do by Doing.” The club motto
Is “To Make the Best Better”. Club
colors are green an dwhite. dub
symbol is the 4 leaf clover, with
an H in each leaf signifying the
4-H dub pledge which Is:
“I pledge
My Head to clearer thinking.
My Hands to greater service,
My Heart totruer loyalty and
finer sympathy,
My Health to efficient living, in
service to my home, my communi-
ty, my country, and my God.
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"One of the first things I no-
ticed about Levelland people was
their loyalty and honesty,” said .
Mr. Tipps, "and I really appre- |
elate that. It’s a pleasure to op-
erate a business here.” "
Present staff includes Mrs. R.
E. Tipps, J. R. Mabe, Mrs. Zadie
Finley, Howard Beheler, Bill Rob-
inson, and J. P. Young.
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GREETINGS!
Rodeo Visitors
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On This The Occasion Of
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Levelland’s 15th Birthday
Celebration
We wish to express our Appreciation of the advancement made in these
fifteen years and look to the future with hopes of even greater progress.
May your visit here be pleasant and we invite you make our three places
of business your headquarters. '
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J. P. SHOFNER & SON, Vernon Shofner, Mgr.
MODERN FOOD STORE, Roy Cox, Mgr.
BUCK HORN CAFE, Britt Fietz, Mgr.
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Weimhold, Forrest. Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 47-A, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 30, 1940, newspaper, June 30, 1940; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1154510/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.