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Hockley County Herald
VOLUME 7.
LEVELLAND, HOCKLEY COUNTY TEXAS, FRIDAY. JANUARY 16. 1931.
NUMBER 23
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agricultural j Annual Banquet and Election
N E ^s ! of C. of C. Directors Feb. 16th
W. T. MAOEE. County Agent
i eveiiand Banks Ex-Service Men to Hold Call
'"Fme Cond,t,on Meeting in Interest of Faym’t
The Lamesa milk route came into
being on Monday with.R. W. Billing-
ton making the first trip. The route
At a meeting of the directors of
the Levelland Chamber of Commerce
goes north of town and back and jieid Tuesday evening, it was decided
then east, but it is not yet laid t0 hold the annual banquet and
out as permanent. Those who are election of directors of that orgam-
^Interested in selling milk can prob- zation on Monday .evening, February
ably get a route some where near! i6th.
If they have a rather large guaranty The , committee on entertainment
of milk.
Sales Day Being
Promoted for Town
Notwithstanding that we have
passed through a year of depression
and the price of farm products have
been cheaper than for many years.
While advices from Washington |
the Levelland banks are In fine con- | do not lend any great amount of D _x_| RiiCfMTvt’C
dition. as shown by the statements j encouragement on 'account of the » OSldi IXClcI^JIo
published last week. -j opposition of Secretary Mellon, the
The statements published showing ! Levelland Legion Post, together with
the conditions as of December 31,! the organization throughout the Na-
193Q; showed $612,863.77 in deposits, j tion are asking for the cash value
Joe Seale, auctioneer of Lubbock, loans and discounts aggregating ]0f their adjusted compensation cer-
was here Wednesday and is pro- $185,260.71. while* this year the total [tificates. Congressman Blanton and
s were*
Show Big Increase
The ■ postal receipts of the Level-
land office have shown a constant
.... , ,, increase from year to yt.tr and in a
,ta , , wl°anS. au, ! °ther West Texas C6ngressm^ are five year period ’he annual receipts
„ , . , .. .123.91 with available; working for the measure. have increased over 100 per cent
Monday m each month. cash of $269,167.53. While it can be The preparation and signing of increased P
A meeting has been called to nice- seen, that deposits lack .almost $200 - a petition to be sent to Senators
The sweet cream is bringing 35 Try SangemenS w'p £e chan" m0tin* a 68,05 Proposition for deposit
a a gements. W. P. Lee, chan the town, preferably on the Second discounts $176,123.91. with available j working for the measure
cents F. O. B. here when sold in man 0f that committee, stated that
the whole milk. The plant there is Garland Woodard, of Big Springs,
able to pay mote than oui local j and • one of the T. & P. officials Tuesday evening January •> j it ,nn , . . • • ----------. nas oeen rapm aiui me population
merchants because they are pre- i had been decided unon as sneakers |,0n y g’ y “ 000 of being equal to that of last Morris Sheppard and Tom .Connal- h . npr rpn- d,irlriLr
and 5S “w„Td • t”'. ; C“« mr. ........ « —ikr and on, repreijh.ve ** ”1'* * T 2St
The development of the country
’. has been rapid and the population
room, at which time speakers will nancial institutions are on
safe j from this district, requesting that growth o‘f the local post olfice.
t ho ,.-Kr„u ___ _____..._____i ...... .1___*
pared to make such by products and that others would be invited.
r and condensed ^milkpowde,ed ^“™d AQ™rX an^La^sa °f thC advantages ,t0 dpr,vcd' and sound basis. After viewing the each of them support and usl- thmr pTom^l^O untT i£T
Skimmed milk is worth from two jwjn haVe a place on the program|flom a -sales- and tra e*J <*ay ^at‘h statements as published in the ex- influence to secure legislation au- much larger owing to the
to three cents per gallon when fed Cd give ie home ?ol2 aTanS m°nth> n°l °nly 88 8 convenience to .change* from our neighboring towns thorizing World War veterans to ^ ^es which
to livestock with a balanced ration, j to J the*ln actjon wi(h the samf. ^ ^“town^ weU V * be readily seen that the Level-; cash their Adjured Service Certifi- 1 farmer atootZT
But when chickens and hogs are j repertoire. I The ....... fea,ure ,s . 0 „ = •.•.^‘b....b.aik.s ■ are starting the new cates at their face value, will be the The postal receipts for 1926 were
fed only grain it is worth two or, The directors whose tenue of of-!*.......... vL -„r , .../. >08r an 0Xceedin8ly favored con-1 Principal purpose of a county-wide $4.482.94: ,927- $5.273 79; 1928
three times this amount because it i fice extend throughout the com-
ing year are W. P. Lee. John Roach,
;Wm. Beakley and H. H. Mann.
farmer Jhe benefit of a free auc- ciition when contrasted with
supplies the needed protein.
No Drouth Relief Asked
tion sale for any thing h» has- for .majority o'l the banks km the Plains,
sale. The merchants also arrange one striking feature
the | gathering of ex-service men. whether $6.440.28; 1929 -$8,096.65 and in the
members of the Legion or not, which
lsxthat the is to be held Tuesday, January 20th.
year 1930. $9,071.44.
Many, of the offices in the State
The drouth relief money that isjThose whose term-expire and whose .SemenL 'are^rto^draT'a ™rn beU 'vh‘Ch rUU5!at the Legion Hal1 ln lhe Coult
■n thisje. j. Rhea. G. R. King. J P Cole. ‘I,.!*4! Ge°'8mJ'h’ ^mmMv of growlh here wouW indicate that thus
, , ... | . showed a decrease last year owing
,101th and south across_ the western | House according to announcement t0 the depression but the usual
the proceedings.
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to be handled through the county | successors will have to be elected
county ^auL^tht^priiere wew 1^ n House ^nd^A ‘h"'cheek"' has been made ?. su“esi m ! much fetter shape than those far- William Elbert Evans Post. No. 41T ^tm'n “has "continued its develop
so much better than the average! u ls also proposed tcfmnte cti- ou the Plains. The reason why thcr e^t-andTan be /aken as evi- We believe .that the majority of salJ^Postmaster T -nromm^n
east of here. The eastern part of! each comn n n e ‘l h8S ^ suggested that lL bt! dence that the country has better! World War veterans favor cashing Th; ofk^ was maieT^Tnd
Lubbock county is the closest sec- 'county t0 be‘ present and ^ter into plS'^ ^ val^ sSS hfcaS “ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Day is being observed at Littlefield, in periods of drougth. The two banks the meeting, and we would like
Brownfield and Lubbock on the First (jf i.ntlefield show combined deposits to have all ex-service men sign such LOCAL STORE WINS
Mondays. To have a different date ()f $456,576.23 and loans and di.s- a petition to this effect We will TROPHY FOR GREATEST
| here would give those making other ,,)u,„s of $287.227 44. with available send this petition to our represen- . *AI-ES *\ TEN C OUNTIES
the difference between crops where: C II C TI * V ,_„!P°intS 011 thos<' days a chance 10 '.a'sh ol S206.109.15. The banks at tatives in congress and, obviously,
rrom II. |J» inis ICcll |a^end ^ere Brownfield are also said to be in the more..signers we have the more Major H. Rodgers Ft jduce and
| Attend the meeting Tuesday, night gO0d condition, although last week’s' effective it will be. We are especially F-eed store- local dealer; for Purina
What ifTto be the biggest craduat - it -can be exolairied that--*!- • paper diu- not ertntairi their state- anxious that every man in Hockley OT' d*e Checker BramJrTaps- /
'will help the town and country to ...... • *
■mg class by lar will walk across the e^tab,jsh such
stage and receive a diploma at the
. , . . I and help make it a success,
close of the 'present session. Ac-i
(cording to SujH. Ellis there are to-j _ _ ~ ..
date fifty-seven students that will ^ Llirollnient
likely graduate, although some five
tlon thak made an application.
More Terracing and Contouring
The demand for contouring and
terracing is much greater this year j
than last since people are realizing \
Fifty to "Graduate
the rows are run on the water level
and where they are not. Those who
have run Ttoes-this-weeic afe:
R. J. Berry, Levelland.
A. H Godberry, Levelland.
Earl Garrison, Levelland.
_JH* E. Finley, Levelland
F. F. Tillery, Levelland
C. W. Henderson, Levelland.
O. B. Riggs, Levelland,
C. Q. Brooks, Levelland.
E. D. Bartlett, Levelland.
V, H. Rowland, Anton. ** T.
C. R. Peguess, Anton. •
W. D, Davidson, Levelland.
, u-ents. ‘ - county who saw service in the World day received a beautiful Morns
a day here, join in Ably managed and conservative War ire present, and hope that no chal!' a-s a premium for relling the
banks are one of the first essentials body will let the, fact that he as not greatest volume of those feeds in
m*tlie building of a prosperous coun- a member of the Legion keep -"him -''“fiict. comprising the coun-
try. Their policy largely determined away.
the business growth .and practical To Relieve Distress
ties of Hockley. Lubbock. Terry,
Lynn, namb. Cochran, Hale, Bailey,
TWO FORGERS CAUGHT
HERE SATURDAY NIGHT
Deputy Sheriff E. L. Cannon ar-
rested two men who gave their
names as P. W. Hamilton and Doug-
las Heron, who were attempting td
pass checks on local merchants and
ln their demeanor had arroused the
suspicions of the office^.
*. On being searched four checks
ranging from $2.50 to $10.00 were
found on one of them drawn in
Now Over 1,100
\ development of its resources and no The paying cJt of these '-certifi- ■Yoa‘tum Gaines.
biuik can long stand without exer- cates at their face value would do The traveling . alesman tor the
c sing good judgment and a keen! more to relieve the wide-spread dis- Fur*na stati c, that cue Rogers
or six might possibly fail to make j
the required w4rk. This is a great
increase over the last year class. | . ,
Crnwried cnnrtitiniK ranni tpri k:!0Vvlt'dKe of ,he limitations of its | tress so prevalent among exservice store was .net only nrst m mis uis-_
in the citv schools as the ’second Partlcl«,aV tuld Good banks -are a 1 men than anything I can think of. tncl* but 1,1 aU * Northwest Texas
country's greatest assets, while poor- and if enough pressure can' be Ruling the yeai 1930 Mi Rogeis
which was composed of twenty-nine.
The classes that the school has
gratuated from the time that it
started as a Ifour year high school I of 1102
term starts off with an enrollment
in all three schools, with
are as follows; 1926, 8; 1927, 13; |some few out on account of sick
1928, 26; 1929, 27;
about 50
-4y mahaged institutions soon leave | brought to bear on congress I be- scdd fifteen straight cars of Checker-
wake the grief and despon- ! lieve that such a law will be passed.” board feeds and quite an additional
in their
amount which came in cars broken
deary caused by the wiping cut Although speech making will
, , , . . lile long savings of the
iPected to reach around 1150 in
___________ _______ ______. » ..... and the accumulated weaim oi uic i win maxe snorr« lanes ai me meei-
respect. we be- mg. the commander stated. There Levelland ha, a large trade terri-
be exceedingly will also be a special program of ,or>- and the above record sPeaks
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our school.
Levelland is dot. only getting the jlor Hlgh 230• JUnlor HlRh 275* Grade conservative vet always ready to en-
name of having a good school at iSchod 497. making a total of 1102 '-iseivanu vtt always uaay to en
name oi naving a good scnooi at [ . . . ......(,ou;age industry and the safe and
sane growth of' the country.
•shown themselves to be cautious and be served.
The two were transients and would
give no address, i?ut it is stated j
both confessed that they were trying
to pass forged (hecks. Both are sU'll 1
in’ jail.
1930, 29. 1931. | ness. The total enrollment, is ex- 1(jn(, savlngs o{ the mdividual ! kept at a minimum prominent men al Lubbock and divided up among
The present increase in number is'another month, as most ,if the peo- al,d th<> iac( ,‘nn^,od w,‘alth lheiwi11 mak“ -^ort* talks at the mfeet- vanous dealers'
, . , i , ,, , . (Community, fn this
caused partly by students from pie thai will move in will be coming ,
... . .. JL , i , . .. . . _. . i neve Levellatid to
neighboring schodfS» transferring tolm during this time. The .enrollments i ' , nlnrp oiomieniiv than anything wc
^ ’i,, „„ o_n fortunate m- that its hunks have entertainment, and refreshments will mou ‘‘oquenuy than anything we
m each school are as toiiows. ben- , ., , • 1 " might say of the opportunities oi
the merchant who goes after tfusi-
jiess with energy instead of sitting
down and waiting for the trade to
call, get-acquainted, and in the end
take "(.something- just as good." The
average man* now reads the news-*
lapers and magazines and knows
The Senior B. Y P. U. of the ihat nothing but good, dependable
Calvary Baptist Church of Lubbock merchandise will stand the test of
will stage a missionary *pagean‘ at publicity. To advertise an inferior
and' Mr,. C J. Rhea. Mayor j the First Baptist Church here to-.article brings swift condemnation
home but the neighboring districts wb*te students with an additional
are beginning to believe it also from fifteen colored students,
the number of Seniors transferred to Teachers are crowded and woik-
favor of himself on the First] this district. Students that have ing hard in order to keep from hav-
Natlonal Bank with the name of | transferred in will receive credit for i,1B t0 ask for another teacher or
B. L. Powell as maker. The ether, ajj work done in the unclassified two' as fmancial conditions are very
had a number of small cheeks sign- |sch0oLs that they have attended upon ‘bad- Mu('h dlfflcul,y is being . li-
ed with a ficticious name, so far as j graduating from the school, and Will 'countered in trying to manage the
the officers are able to ascertain j^e admitted to any college. ‘situation with the amount of room
, _ ... that is available. ;
A number of students are in a
close race trying to be the valedic-
Lubbock Church to
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Will Attend InaugurdPut on Pa§eant Here
ation of Gov. Sterling
M.
Two study, halls have to be
and Mrs. Sam Combs arm Judge and
torian of the class. The students
operation as neither the study hall
in the Junior High or the one in
Mrs. Jnd.
Doyle have received
invitations to attend the inaugural
/ LEVELLAND STUDENTS
ON TECH HONOR ROLL
According to the advances given
Ball which will complete the cere
Spninr Hihh is; In »•«/»* f>nnii!»h In hnifl
! are: Roy
|Rodgers. Tt VemainsTet 'to"be"seen hall. Students are settling down un- ;U Au,tlI1 lu.xt Tuesday ever’ng
that are making the closest race. TI. . . , . . , , -
naries, Georgia- Mae Senior High is large enough to ho.d monlal, in(.idf.nt seating Hon. Ross
LaTrelle Moore. Wandene fhe stu ents that au to be in stuiy yt,.,m the gubcrnatictiaf chair
who will be the lucky one. Rings
were purchased by the class last
der the new term and under the
night iFriday.i This play has been upon the man guilty of trying to
given at various points on the impose on thp public. When you go
Plains and -is the sub'ect of much into a store and call for a certain
favorable comment. article andrtre asked to-*Like Sdme-
There will be no admission charge thing just as good,” it may be good,
and the public is urged to attend but if-it is you will find on inves-
! and see this beautiful pageant tigation that, it is the advertised
So far as we are tbic t*V learn
out by the publicity department of
the Tech College at Lubbock, Miss
Normah Perry and H. E Lewis,
both of Levelland, made the honor |
l ell in that institution for the Fall I
term. Both made an average grade
cf B-Plus on 16 term hours oi work. jTWTNS APPEAR AT
according to the registrator’; office. „ y^HOME OF SHERIFF
Wednesday. A good standard ring
was adopted with an emblem hi *a!SItK\-i.;YOR kmpi.OYED TO
lobo on it. This carries out the idea. ; ....
of the name of the football boys
new schedule and starting off fur fhls ,s th(, tlmf. ,hat < itizens| THREE MEN ARRESTED
another good term’s work.
t
product of another dependable manu-
facturer.
TO LEVELLAND SCHOOL j Miss Patsy Lou and Master Law-
DISTRICT TAX PAYERS I'cncc Paul are new additions in the
We, the board of the Levelland | borne of Sheriff and^ Mrs. L P.
School District come to you, the tax
7.
payers of this district with the
following information. Our school
has advanced beyond expectation in
the last five, years.. We have not
only been classified end a‘ *4,
but have been admitted to "*«fTI
ship in the Southern Association. A
record that any school would be
proud of, and in fact a record that i
beats that of most any school of
our age. This is as high a standing
as any school in Texas has attained.
But unless we all pay our school
taxes we will be forced to close the
school before the qine month term
is up. We are some $13,000.00 in
debt, andthe bank tells us that
they cannot carry us, as they have
too many other people demanding
help. We make this Appeal to you
before it is too late. Pay your school
tax.
Respectfully
of Levelland have been honored by 1 ON BURGLARY CHARGE Advertising is not an expense. If
being included in the social ictivities . •------ -- you are in business and your sales
nt the Capital City, and is an in'-j Three men were arfesled by volume is not over $20,000 a year.
Rl N LINES OI C OI N TV t hat we are being ri eogniz-I Sheriff Williams and Deputy Cannon your Overhead expense will eat yoj^
ed socially, and politically as a coun- j Saturday and charged with burglary, up; while if your sales- volume is
I The Commissioners Court v.as in {y ,|la( )s aITiving |On the night previous the barn of $200,000 or more per year you
session Monday and Tuesday l"i -Hockley County made the • most* Peter Amyx. who lives about eight jean depend on small profits creat-
jthe first time during the new ad- rapjcj growtq m population' of any miles west of town was broken into ing a profitable business. It takes
I ministration. Little was done exu*pt_ v ln t|ie Nation, and the and several hundred pounds of SU- advertising to get a large 'volume
the routine business and that of great(,st development industrially, jdan seed stolen. Suspicion was di- and that is the reason why stores
initiating the new^qflicials. speaking in percentages, during theirected to the three men and when , which are liberal users of adver-
WI..V mnminif I A ‘olUnlct was fnter.fo. Jnto with Jast d,,(.ad(, n 4r«s-brought''ITonor to (apprehended a'small amount of the Using space sell a better quality of
/ ih. uihhwk R'anitarium Thev jThoraas Y Picket * C°n,Pany. of rR,xas and ^ gs.but jhst 'that it seeds were syil m the car' and on goyds and*ulso sell cheaper,
at the Lubbock sanitarium 1 ney I Dallas, t« audit the county book- ,
„„ hntmrirui vniinpdpr<i KO .should be recognizecf by.l2Texas ■ the running boards. ... ------_________
are nealtny, DouncinK youngsieis .so rr.c nriri,.ri mivorpH hv this «
„ ™mrit fmm tint in11111inn I puled to be (joveie. y !t is to be hoped that all attend, J R Dority. who lived m the vnniei’c \t
say reports from that institution. Hit .. r.,.,,,, rwoeuhni—tr- 1923 _ „ M M)Ai SERVICES AT
The7 Sheriff savs he- is delighted Ud 1 Decejnb. , . and we wager that no county in the Amyx neighborhood and Ray Brans- METHODIST CHURCH
The Sherill says he. is cteitg ltto, when lhe last aud)l was made. m-itr will M-nd' *. hetter loncmn or com and Raymond Haux both of 1 ll1' ■'•UIHODIST UHUUCII
but would have preferred that "both , «„..ns a survpvor of Ltlb.* &tatl wlU ''nd *Jbdtel lool“tlg ,ot t0/n and K*iy",ond Haux', ,° Rev. R. B, Young, who needs no.
had been alike.” Which one the K t w-n<! UnWH tn 'eWhlrth-And n°r'‘ dlstlngu.ishl’d appearing dele- w 10 m mu s.omg ip a ours introduction <>■ commetidaUon to the
, wa„ ;lowers .park here, were the names of the ](; Qf L(n,„lland ,s with ,JS 8nd
men charged with the crime. On
„lh„ ShOUK, ......... ha* T""V h"
failed to state.
of the County. Half of this expense
icing confronted with the evidence
HOME PATRIOTISM
will be borne by the adjoining coun" , because of. the want of support of it is alleged that they confessed to
ties, and the acjiou was taken in peol)I(, Do you know what has the, theft. Dority has been released _
concert with the other counties af- lnadf, lowns like Ft. Worth, Dallas. jon*a bond in thg sum of $1,000 a t>S‘
will preach at the morning hour
At i be evening hour the pastor.
Rev J. B McReynolds, will deliver
—**TTnusTbn. and San Antonio advance while the other two have been un-
t he women of the
church Subject. A Good Woman.-'
Men bring your wives and thereby
get tiu* benefit of this service.
Mr. and Mrs. 11 C Winder, of the
The patriot is generally accepted {ectCd
as one loyal to his country, leady „ Tnv-mcnn was also re-om- , , . , , ,,
. 11 i.moc: n. at lhe call W M Johnson was itsc re mon. ihan any one thing' Its the able to make, bond and are still in
at all times to respond, at the call Dioved as janitor at the Court , , .
wortam«M “mSJT* t^na thS!1 “T*'. hL ,L institutions. Sending his At the Pres^ time ^there are
ctw mu to tv ^the^cou nt y UiT'state, jas^the oneTho ^tendTbShind^tllc . rather than sending it abroad while charged with committing a felony. | Whiteface com munity. are the Pfojtd
tT nation, the race and then ' guns. Our patronage to ah such is it may never return. It Is likely that the criminal docket Parents of a .me daughter who ar-
h . jnrliidlng the world 1 as binding as sending supplies to the During campaign years much for the March term oi fhe District lived last weei.
'The‘one tolling in the field, px -1 armies over seas. avowel is heard from platform as Court will be heavier than that of Mrs. H. E. Oillispie. who has bear,
paring the food for hungry humam-1 The struggling young town has, to patriotism loyalty to the people;any previous term.
ty manufacturing clothing for the infant Industries that struggle after etc. What of the voters duty. The
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IJIvi^Ii^CHOorBjARIl'Ibody. bunding red., or. ...hmg'blrtb for a while, lo live, then die.i (Commued on Back Page,
t Subscribe for the Herald.
in the Lubbock Sanitarium for the
• past several days, is now much im-
proved and will soon return.
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