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SERVING LEVELLAND AND HOCKLEY COUNTY FOR NINETEEN YEARS
Volume 20
All the Local News While It Is News
Levelland, Hockley County, Texas, Thursday, December 16, 1943
Five Cents a Copy
Number 20
*eople Are Warned
Of Approaching Flu
Epidemic In Texas
An epidemic of flu reported by
the U. .S Public Health is sweep-
ing down upon us from the East.
This condition is the greatest
we haye experienced since the
great epidemic in 1918. While hot
of the same severity, the death
rate has increased about 9 per-
cent due to this condition.
At the first symptoms, go to bed,
keep warm, eat light foods, drink
plenty of fluids, keep the bowels
open. If you have fever stay in
bed until the temperature has been
normal for one or two days. This
is a contagious disease, so isolate
yourself, not that it will help you
but It might protect your associates
and we must keep the home front
working.
Don’t try to keep on working,
you wont help your condition.
Your continued presence with your
continual sneezing, snorting, and
coughing is nothing less than crimi-
nal and may close down an entire
business enterprise.
Paul G. Capps, M.D.
Director
International Plans
Discussed Tuesday
At Rotary Meeting
The program at the Rotary club
Tuesday was a continuation of
the discussion of International af-
fairs, by Randell Alexander, who
was chairman of the program for
the day, with Harvie Pool as the
main speaker.
Mr. Pool has given the question
much study, and has been able to
work out a fine line of-thought
which he^ery ably passed on to
the club members for their con-
sideration.
The program on the future out-
look for agriculture by Mr. Evans
will be given next week, owing to
conditions which prevented its pres-
entation at the meeting this week.
There were twenty four present
at the sack luncheon Tuesday.
These members are really enjoying
the unique plan of each member
bringing his lunch in a sack.
BAPTISTS OBSERVIING
CHRISTMAS FOR CHRIST
The membership of the First
Baptist church is observing “Christ-
mas for Christ’’ this year as was
manifested in their bringing the
largest contributions to Foreign
Missions in the history of the
_ church unday as the Lottie Moon
w Christmas Offering reached the
approximate $320.00. Like offerings
are gathered annually in the Bap-
tist churches of the southland to
promote the cause of Christ around
the world where Southern Bap-
tists have entered.
Christmas Program
At Fairview Church
There will be a Christmas pro-
gram followed by a visit from Santa
Claus and gifts from a tree at
the Fairview Baptist church Fri-
day, December 24th starting at 7 ;30
p.m. Exeryone is invited to attend.
The primary Sunday School
class is to meet at Mrs. McComas’
home Wednesday, December 22 in
the afternoon.
Fairview Club will meet January
13 with Mrs. H. A. Brown.
Smyer Baptist Church
Host To Conference
Baptist Workers Conference to
be held with the Smyer Baptist
church on December 30, 1943 at
10 o’clock a.m.. The General
Theme of the church:
10:00 o’clock, Devotional, K. C.
Edmonds.
10:15 "The Origin of the Church"
W. E. Loveless, Morton.
10:45 “The Purpose of the
Church,’’ Rev. Poole, Whitharral.
11:15 “The Power of the
Church,” Rev. Hett, Ropesville.
13:30 Lunch at church.
2 pjn. W-M.U. and Board Meet-
ing followed by inspirational ad-,
dress by Rev. John H. Johns, Pet-
tit.
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FTA MEETING
THURSDAY DEC. 16
P.T.A. meets Thursday, December
16 in regular session at 4:00 o'clock.
School will be dismissed so that
teachers may attend. There will
be a special program consisting
of a special message by Rev. W.
*E. Peterson and songs by the girls
choral club.
All parents are urged to attend.
The program will be rendered in
the West Ward music room.
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SMALL FIRE TUESDAY
DOES SLIGHT DAMAGE
Levelland Fire Department was
called Tuesday about noon to ex-
tinguish a small blaze in a garage
at the Levelland Cheese Company.
Only slight damage was reported.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry spent
last week end in Oklahoma City,
where they visited with relatives
and friends.
FTTNERAL SERVICES FOR
JAMES LEWIS WEDNESDAY
Funeral services were held for
James Lewis in Lubbock Wednes-
day afternoon by Dr. C. E. Here-
ford, pastor of the First Baptist
church. Deceased was 88 years old.
Survivors were two daughters and
a son. Interment in the Lubbock
cemetery.
ROPESVILLE MAN IS
KILLED IN ACTION
The War department issued t’he
following announcements Tuesday
in regard to South Plains men in
the armed services:
Pvt. Elvin C. Allen, son of Carl
C. Allen of Ropesville, was re-
ported killed in the Mediterranean
area.
Staff Sgt. James M. Faulken-
berry of Lamesa has been award-
ed two bronze oak leaf clusters
to the Air medal.
And Luther Douglas Whiteley
of 1605 Avenue X in Lubbock has
been promoted from first lieutenant
to captain in the Air Corps.
0PA Point Order
Puts Heavy Guard
On Used Fat Waste
Ration points for used fats are
going to put all thrifty women on
guard »'• the garbage can and at
the kitchen sink, the twqr locations
where most waste of used fat oc-
curs. Now they will find it to their
advantage to scrape every bit of
blackened fat from the roasting
pan and drain the last drops from
the skillet. They will turn in used
fat now instead of carelessly wash-
ing it down the sink.
In these days of rationing, no
family has large amounts of fat and
shortening, and all women have
learned to use bacon fat and suet
as food. Browned fats, and those
that have acquired an unpleasant
odor, can now be exchanged for
extra ration points. These inedible
fats have salvage value, and yield
the pure white glycerine so needed
in the war effort.
All Worth Saving
So don’t say of any fat, “This
isn’t worth saving.” All fat is worth
saving and here are some places
to save it:
Save all the drippings from roast-
ing pans and broilers. True, the fat
may be brown or discolored, and
strongly flavored, but it contains
the glycerine and fatty acids so
urgently needed today.
Save the grease skimmed from
stews or soups with a meat base.
The water frankfurters are cooked
in, when cold, yield a film of fat.
Used vegetable shortenings, and
cooking oils, ancjnard that has been
used and reused, also the fat in
which onions, fish, and other strong
flavored foods have been cooked,
belong in the used fat can.
Scrape The Plates
The meat, fat and bones returned
to the kitchen or plates after meals
may be melted out, strained, and
a surprising amount of fat will re-
ward the effort.
Try out, also all the scraps of
fat and gristle cut from meat while
preparing it for cooking.
In other words, save for salvage
all the inedible fats and with the
extra ration points they bring, it
will be possible for you to replace
what you have turned in with real
food values.
Christmas Bond
You may have been at a loss to know just what to
buy for Christmas. You can solve that problem quickly,
easily and patriotically. Buy Bonds! Christmas bonds
will serve a double purpose. It will make the receipient
happy, and you will be putting your money to a good
use. Something substantial; something that will help our
nation and those who are helping us in the great strug-
gle to carry on, and bring the awfuh<
end.
lict to a quicker
the hei
They
It will put newer and higher coi
of our boys in all battle zones of thV
this stimulous. It gives them added courage, wheri
know we on the home front are fighting shoulder
shoulder with everyone of them
For many of them this will be the last Christmas,
but we can reduce the losses by doing our very best on
the unbombed terrian right here in Texas, and right
here in Levelland. Our leaders are doing everything
thtey can to bring the war to a successful close, as quick-
ly as possible. Help, by furnishing the money through the
purchase of Bonds, and Christmas is a good time to do
this. Help bring about that glorious peace ,of which the
angels sang over a manger 1943 years ago.
East Hockley County Discovery Is
Awaiting Equipment For Further
Development—Other Tests Progressing
A. P. GALLATIN DIES
AT IDALOU TUESDAY
Albert P. Gallatin, 67, died at his
residence in Idalou. He had been a
resident of Idalou for 25 years
and in ill health for one year.
Survivors include the wife and
four daughters and six grand-
children.
o. e. McClendon dies
AT LUBBOCK TUESDAY
O. E. McClendon, Sr., 43, of
Lubbock, died at 9 ;30 p.m. Tues-
day in St. Mary’s hospital. He had
been in ill health for about eight
months. Born in Eastland county.
Mr. McClendon came to Lubbock
in 1917 where he had resided pe-
riodically during that time.
Survivors include the wife, one
son, Cpl., O. E. McClendon. Jr., of
Bryan Field; the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. McClendon of Lubbock;
two sisters, Mrs. 'J. L. Louis and
Mrs. V. W. Waldrup of Lubbock.
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Have You Read?
Have you read or heard of the shortage of help
in the newspaper offices throughout the nation
and in fact in every line of business, on the ranch
and on the farm, and how it is necessary to con-
serve paper, and lighten the work on the postal
employees. Well-
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your time is out today and you should at once send
us $2.00 for your renewal if in Hockley or ad-
joining counties, and $2.50 if you are living in other
counties, out of state or overseas.
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will not be able to get the paper.
British Leaders
Believe War Will
End During 1944
LONDON — A cross section of
opinion among high ranking
British leaders revealed Tuesday
that predictions on the duration
cf the war in Europe vary all the
way from “any minute now” to
“some day before Christmas next
year.”
Brendan Bracken, British minis-
ter of information warned, how-
ever that the Germans are 9 long
way from being defeated.'
“Not until we see signs of'mo-
rale cracking in the German army
will we be able to define when
the war will end,” he said.
“But they're tough, they’re— still
fighting, they're well armed, well
trained and well led and there is
some bloody fighting yet to be |
done.”
Brig. J. Charteris, military writer ]
sees tlie war ending sometime in:
1944.
“Some day before Christmas was
his prediction. “Pick your date by.,
sticking a pin on it."
Beverly Baxter, newspaperman.
and author, and member of Parlia- j
ment said:
“Germany must now realize they
can't go on fighting. Their Indus-1
tries are being demolished and the
morale of their people is crack-
ing.
“The Nazis, of course, will fight
to save their skin, but I can't see
German generals continuing a hope-
less war, and any minute now
an approach from them might be
made for peace terms.”
Sir Herbert Williams, member of
Parliament, suggested that “it may
end tomorrow or it may go on for-
ever but I think it will be nearer
tomorrow.
“The last war was finished just
after the big shots had held a con-
ference to plan the 1919 program,”
he recalled. “The big three Just
had a conference in this war to
plan the 1944 program. So let's
give it another three months on
the ground three months will elapse
between the planning and the
collapse,”
Said Lord Elton:
“I agree with Smuts (Jan Chris-
tiaan Smuts, South African pre-
mier) that it will end in 1944."
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J. A Hamm and family who for-
merly resided in Hockley county,
have return to this section of the
plains to make their home.
Seaboard Oil Company of Dela-
ware and Texas Pacific Coal &
Oil Company No. 1 Lloyd Evans,
southwest Cochran county wildcat
project scheduled to test for pro-
duction in the San Andres lime,
had cut core from 4,912-22 feet
and was checking further. , „
Location of this effort is in sec-
tion 15, block Y, psl survey, 4
miles southwest of Bledsoe. Near-
est production is approximately 20
miles east in the Slaughter field
Elevation is 3,949 feet above sea
level and the last marker reported
was top of the anhydrite at 2,320
feet.
J. R. Sharp No. 1 Brown, north-
east Lubbock county prospector
in the Estacado area, in section
113, block G, BS&F survey had
progressed below 4,600 feet in an-
hydrite and lime. Proposed drill-
ing depth for the test is 5,500 feet.
Woodley Petroleum company
No. 1 Harless, east Hockley coun-
ty discovery 15 miles west of Lub-
bock and the same distance east
of Levelland is shut in waiting for
pumping equipment.
The test is reported to have at
least 4,200 feet of fluid, mostly
oil, standing in the hole, which
has been plugged back to 5,985
feet.
Other Tests Make Progress
Globe Oil and Refining Co.,
No. 1 V. J. Williams, labor 8, lea-
gue 735 Abner and Taylor grante,
State Capitol Lands survey in
central Hockley county, is drilling
ahead past 4,458 feet in lime.
E. Constantin, Jr., No. 1 Effie
Ray, wildcat in southwest Lamb
county in labor 8, league 680,
State Capitol Lands survey is mak-
ing hole below 3,410 feet in an-
hydrite and shale.
Constantin No. 1 G. W. Moore,
extension effort in east Cochran
county two and one half miles
north of the nearest production in
the Slaughter field is preparing to
inject a second stage treatment of
acid to the plugged - back total
depth of 4,884 feet?
To Try To Increase Yield
The test perforated with 30
shots in the pii>e at 4.864-84 feet
and treated with , acid and then
swabbed to test. It made a small
amount of oil and the addition
acid will be used to try to increase
the yield.
A new location in the north
side of the Slaughter field in
west Hockley county is Falcon
company No. 5 T. E. Grant, lo-
cated at the center of labor 12.
league 42, Rains county school
land survey.
Hickok & Reynolds No. I Bain
Price, section 342, block D, Gibson
survey, 5,500 foot wildcat in north-
west Yoakum county and 17 miles
north and west of the nearest
production in the Wasson field, has
spudded to 100 feet In red rock.
Casing Is Cemented
Sinclair FTairie Oil Company
No. 2 Granger, section 487, block
D, Gibson survey and a northwest
area of each Yoakum county, has
outpost to production in the Ownby
treated with 1,500 gallons of acid
to the bottom at 5,355 feet.
A string of 7 Inch casing was
cemented at 5,247 feet on top of
the pay section. The test started
swabbing for show of production
late in the week.
Shell Oil Company No. 2 Ham-
ner, section 490, block D, Gibson
survey, and another outpost to
Ownby pool production flowed 116
barrels of oil in 24 hours on a
5-8-inch choke. Total depth of the
new producer Is 5,410 feet.
Waiting For Cable
George P. Livermore, Inc., and
Malco Refineries, Inc., No. 1 Kend-
rick In section 501, block D, Gib-
son survey, one location outside
of production in the Ownby area
is waiting for a cable tool unit
to drill plug on pipe set in cement
at 5,253 feet.
Honolulu Oil Corporation No. 1
Homann, section 96, block G,
WTRR survey, six miles northeast
of Seminole in northeast Gaines
county has plugged back and per-
forated 3,475-90 feet with 30 shots
and tested for 4 million cubic feet
of gas per day from that zone.
Test Half Way Down
Carter No. 5-C Wasson, section
49, block AX, psl survey and a
Clear Fork lime test to 7,500 feet
is drilling ahead below 3,735 feet
in anhydrite.
Samedan Old Corporation No. 1
Jones, section 10, block 8, D & W
survey, in northeast Gaines coun-
ty and 5 Vi miles northwest^ of
nearest production in the Cedar
Lake field has drilled under 4,589
feet in lime.
The Texas company No. 1 Par-
mer county fee, labor 5, league
317, Parmer county school land
survey in Southeast Gaines county
is at a total depth of 8,086 feet
in black lime and Is condition-
ing the hole preparatory to re-
sume drilling after loosing cir-
culation of rotary drilling mud.
Completions Registered
Completions on the South Plains
during the week include:
Plymouth Oil Company No. 2
Waples-Platter, in the Waples -
Platter area of Yoakum county in
section 615, block D, Gigson sur-
vey treated with 16,000 gallons of
acid and flowed at the rate of
156.40 barrels per day from pay
at 5,190-5,295 feet.
Plymouth No. 2-F Bennett, sec-
tion 614, block D, Gibson survey
in Yoakum and also in the Wap-
les-Platter area treated with 10,-
000 gallons of acid and flowed
for a potential of 469.80 barrels
per day from the pay at 5,215-
5.270 Teat. Gas-dil ration was
546-1.
In the Slaughter field of Coch-
ran-Hockley:
T. F. Morrow, No. 51-A Mallet,
labor 3, league 48, Edwards coun-
ty school land survey, acidized
with 12,000 gallons and flowed for
a 24-hour production of 388.80 bar-
rels with gas-oil ratio
School Makes Fine
Report Of Work By
Levelland Student
J. D. Fincher, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. Fincher, who is at-
tending the Howard Payne College
at Brownwood, is making a good
record there according to reports
received. He is taking a full liter-
ary course at the college and Is
taking piano at the college
’ jMrs. Karl Moore, who Is
f the music department of
hool.
Is reported to be making rapid
'dvancement in his piano and is
also playing clarinet in the cbllege
orchestra: and is using his talents
for worth-while things. Besides his
college work, J. D. is working from
4 o’clock until 10 p.m., showing
that a young person who puts his
time to use can accomplish much.
He is a member of the First
Baptist church at Brownwood, and
is also giving of his time and ser-
vice there when needed, and Mr.
and Mrs. Fincher are to be con-
gratulated on having such a fine
ambitious young son. He graduated
from Levelland High School In
May, this year, with among the
highest grades in his class, and
it is to be remembered that J. D.
never missed a single day at
school, nor was ever tardy during
his 11 years of schooling In Level-
land. Levelland school as well as
community should be very proud
of such young men as J. D. Fin-
cher.
Hockley Gets 1.60
Inches Of Moisture
During Rain Period
During the several days of slotf
rain last Week, Hockley county
was the recipient of 1.60 Inches
of moisture, which consisted of
rain, sleet and snow, and hat
left a fine plowing season which
will enable the farmers of the
county to begin preparing their
farms for another crop season.
This week we have experienced
some rather cold weather, and the
thermometer fell to around the
15 degree mark. At this time,
however, the skies have cleared and
the prospects are for a few days
of bright weather.
School Will Recess
For Xmas Holidays
Dec. 17 to Jan. 3
At the close of school next Fri-
day,--the Levelland students and
teachers will recess till the 3rd
of January, according to an an-
nouncement by school authorities
this week.
There will probably be much
less visiting away from Levelland
this year on account of the gaso-
line and tire situation, though
some of the teachers and students
will do some visiting and a number
of the former students of the
Levelland school will be home for
the holidays from colleges at var-
ious places, according to informa-
tion from some of the homes of
this community.
Ticer Released By
Jury Verdict “Not
Guilty” Wednesday
C. N. Ticer, owner of the Ameri-
can Cafe, who was charged with
disturbing the peace in connec-
tion with an altercation with a
Mexican, Domingo Vela in the
cafe on October 30, was found not
guilty by a jury in the County
Court here Wednesday.
Ticer plead self defense in the
case, when, he said he was try-
ing to protect his place of busi-
ness and his property in the ac-'
tion.
The trouble arose during the
time there were several thousand
Mexican cotton pickers in Hock-
ley county, and is caused quite a
disturbance among the Mexicans at
the time.
The difficulty took place whet,}
of”" 499" 1 I Vela entered a restaurant where a
Tlie pav“secUon waiTr 4.880-4.92L si"n had been put up that Mexi-
4 v n n n c t.-rtiiM vinr cnwon
Influenza Shows
Steady Increase
Many Local Cases
Mild influenza continues to In-
crease In Texas, with reports tab-
ulated by the state health depart-
ment showing 2,921 new cases tot
the week ending December 11.
A department spokesman said
Influenza cases were "piling Up”
but declined to describe the high
incidence^ as an epidemic. Median
for the week was 732 cases.
An unusual feature of disease
he said, was that It appeared, to be
increasing while In most ^years’
a decline had already begun at this
stage.
Increases In Five Weeks
In the last five weeks in Texas,
influenza cases have Increased as
follows: 630, 716, 807, 1,298 and
2,921.
For the same period of 1941, de-
scribed as the “last big Influenza
year,” in Texas, the cases ran
1,085, 1,295, 1,088, 1,245 and 1,423.
The department spokesman em-
phasized that the Influenza cur-
rently reported is of a mild type,
but added that It would probably
bring an increased Incidence of
pneumonia.
Counties reporting more than
100 cases each for last week Inclu-
ded: Brbwn 150; Grayson 102; Jef-
ferson 109; Lamar 109, Potter 196,
Tarrant 165.
Four large counties reported few
or no cases, as follows:
Travis 10, Dallas 14, Harris none,
Bexar 2.
Many Local Cases
There are many mild cases in
this community, and there Is a
great deal of sniffing and snort-
ing around town among all class-
es of people.
The Buckhorn was compelled U>
close Its doors Wednesday on ac-
count of so many of the force be-
ing sick with colds and probably
a touch of influenza.
Lions To Hear
Peterson Tcdav
The Levelland Lions will hear
Rev. W. E. Peterson in a discussion"
of world affairs at their luncheon
Thursday. Mr. Peterson will take
as the basis for his talk “Make
Democracy Safe for the World.”
We have for many years tried to
make the world safe for democracy
but the preacher thinks possibly we
have started at the wrong end of
the deal, and will discuss It from
the opposite angle. *
All members are urged to attend
the luncheon, and hear this ad-
dress, which will no doubt be one
of the best program for some time.
Flay Helton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Oral Helton has recently been
transferred from Nashville, Tenn.,
to Santa Anna, California. Ray
is a bombogator.
Mr. M. D. Brian and son, Bud,
of Gladiola, New Mexico, were
guests In the Rev. A. A. Brian home
Sunday afternoon. The former Is
a brother of Rev. Brian.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heck were
business visitors in Wilson and
Lubbock Monday.
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cans would not be served
An international incident threat-
ened for a time over the occurrence
and Tom Sutherland of the Inter-
American Commission, made an in-
vestigation for the governor’s Good
Neighbor Commission.
Sutherland reported there was no
roit, no general feeling of ill-will
toward Mexicans many of whom
were In the area for cotton pick-
ing and that local officials had
acted promptly In preferring charg-
es when notified by Vela.
Sutherland suggested that a state
representative be present for the
trial and local officials invited
participation of the attorney gen-
eral's office.
About 10 witnesses for the de-
fense and 15 for the state were
heard during the trial.
Assistant Attorney General W.
R. Allen of Austin was appointed
to assist local attorneys In the
prosecution after Gov. Coke R.
Stevenson and Hockley county au-
thorities had given the Mexican
government assurances against rac-
ial discrimination.
Red Cross To Help
Brighten Christmas
Of Nation’s Fighters
Christmas for servicemen In hos.
pitals, foxholes and prison camps
around the world will be brighter
as a result of Red Cross work
done, chairman of the local chap-
ter of the American Red Cross
said.
Outlining the global program of
the Red Cross this Christmas, 750,-
000 cift boxes have been shipped
overseas for distr'bution to hos-
pitalized servicemen and those on
duty in isolated outposts, more
than 1,000 Christmas decoration
and party kits have been supplied
to Red Cross service clubs on two
continents. 10,000 special prisoner
of war Christmas packages are be-
ing distributed in Europe, and 100,-
000 gift boxes have been sent by
the Junior Red Cross to the child-
ren of the United Nations.
In addition, the local Red Cross
chairman stated that Christmas
parties and activities are being held
in hospitals and outposts through-
out the United States by Red
Cross field directors and Red Cross
camp and hospital councils.
“Directly or indirectly, through
their participation In the Red
Cross program, the people of this
nation are helping spread the spirit
of American Christmas through-
out the world. It Is that spirit of
helpfulness and brotherhood which
gives hope for 'peace on earth, good
will toward men.’
Rev. A A. Brian and children
were business visitors In Littlefield
Saturday.
Miss Charlia Bob Morris visited
her mother. Mrs. G. J. Morris In
Lubbock Sunday afternoon.
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Mrs. W O Hill returned Satur-
day afternoon from Slaton, where
she spent several days visiting with
her daughter, Mrs. T. L. Weaver,
Mr. Weaver and children.
Rev. L. V. Ratliff, Jr„
L. V, Ratliff. Sr.,
visitors In Lubbock
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