Hockley County Free Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 9, 1965 Page: 2 of 7
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THE HOCKLEY COUNTY FREE PRESS Sunday May 9. 1965
Today
I from Pace 1
Oho is « stepmother. The
mala point oi Christianity;
that nature is not our mother; j
nature is our sister. We can
ha proud oi ner beauty; but
she has no authority over
us; «e have to admire but
not imitate.—G. K. Chester-
ton in “Orthodoxy.••
and then the hydrogen bomb,
the most destructive force
ever discovered hy nan.
The coming of electricity to
all the people; running
water in most all homes-
and. Imagine this, people
taking a bath each day
instead of on Saturday
night. And. there is much
more-such as crossing the
Atlantic Ocean in a matter
of hours instead of days in
a let airliner.
If you are over sixty y ears
of age did it ever occur to
you the changes you have
seen in your lifetime?
First. Is the general use
of die airplane, which was
ortgiaally called a flying
machine; second auto dis-
placing the horse and buggy:
third, the disappearance of
steam engines on the rail-
roads which now use diesel
engines; the coming of
radio first, and second the
use of television;
fought in the air in-
of the ground-the
dtsapoeamace of the dread-
nought, a huge battleship,
and its replacement by air-
plane carriers; artillery re-
placed by guided missies.
MOTHER
A sweeter word was never
spoken—Mother.
Throughout the ages Mother
has been the dominating Influen-
ce in all things that live—It
Is Mother who molds the young
intellect; who kisses away the
pain and wipes the tears; who
sends fear Into the outer dark-
ness and brings the sunshine.
All things love their mother—
did you ever watch a cat fondle
her kitten, a dog caress her pup-
pies—did you ever see them
bare their fangs when their
young was threatened?
The mother of men was a
woman—God saw the necessity
of her and knew man could not
live without her. In health and
Illness, In trouble and joy, mo-
ther Is always there—what was
the last word muttered by the
dying soldier on the battlefield..
Mother!
Beloved of all things - - Mother
gives of herself without stint,
without thought--In meeting the
problems of life her hair turns
to white and her face Is mark-
ed by care, not age.
- Can you guess the worries
entailed In motherhood? Can
you guess the problems, the
unending nights and days, from
toddler to womanhood or man-
hood, and then on through the
years.
Mother! Why the very foun-
dation of the world rest on the
shoulders of Mother. Your mo-
ther, my mother, and In all the
world there Is no greater love
than Mother love—It Is as pure
as the newly fallen snow and so
great It encompasses the whole
world.
The gentle hands, the soft
voice—are ageless and as old
as time—Mother.
When you look on the face of
your mother, know you are look-
ing on one who has given you
lifelong devotion--one who has
nursed you through sickness and
tended you through health—one
who has taught you and Instilled
Into you the gentleness of a true
and pure heart.
Mother—Cod bless them all.
■ shrill voice cried, “Mama,
Mama, Tony found a bed
bug."
1 have a sneaking idea the
lady was more than thrilled—
she must have been flabber-
gasted.
And, thus, we come to the
end of these few "lines and
stagger off the page.
Miss levelland
Continued from Page 1
Z)lk9 J4ochfty County
PUBLISHED THURSDAY AND SUNDAY
911 HOUSTON STREET
LEVELLAND, TEXAS
A.E. Gartkier.....................Owner-Publisher
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To our children these
things are a matter of course,
to us tney appeared as
mirac.les.
Mrs. Smith had guests in
for cards. As nine o’clock
anproached, the patter of
bare feet could be heard at
the top of the stairs.
1 “Quiet, please;’’.said Mrs.
Smith. “The children are
about to give their good-
night message. I always
get a sentimental thrill out
of hearing them.’’
After a momentary silence.
FOR THIS SUNDAY ONLY
Because of the Lubbock Revival Crusade in the Coliseum
beginning Sunday evening, we are announcing the following
time change for this Sunday Evening only. We will cancel
our Training Union hour, move our Evening Worship to 5:00
P.M. to give our people an opportunity to attend the opening
night of the Lubbock Crusade. This Revival Crusade can
be an important blessing for you. We urge you to attend
every possible night.
Lubbock Revival Crusade—Lubbock Coliseum
May 9 - 16, 7:30 P.M. Nightly.
First Baptist Church
Houston at Avenue C
kuitOU '
telltgent, Miss Harrington es-
pecially enjoys swimming and
bowling; and
WHEREAS, She designed the
white formal dress she wore for
the Levelland contest, and her
aunt, Mrs. Norma McCarty,
made It for her; and
WHEREAS, In addition to her
other activities, Dianne attends
the First Methodist Church In
Sundown and Is active In the
choir, Sunday School and the
Methodist Youth Fellowship;
and
WHEREAS, Miss Harrington,
for whom the Levelland compe-
tition was her first experience
In a beauty contest, was named
winner after announcement of
the first and second runners-up,
Miss Vickie Wright and Miss
Annice Watt, respectively; and
WHEREAS, The new Miss
Levelland represents a rare
combination at talent, beauty
and brains and reflects credit
on her family, her school, her
church and her community; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of
Representatives of the State
of Texas, That we extend con-
gratulatlons^ to Miss Dianne
Harrington on being chosen
Miss Levelland of 1966; and,
be It further
RESOLVED, That a copy of
this Resolution be prepared and
sent to her as an expression of
our admiration and good wishes.
Anniversary
NEW USE for scissors is
found by Michael Wilmot, a
Dubuque, fa., kindergartner
Continued from Page 1
Mr. Haskins returned to
Levelland In 1053 and bought
a grocery store at 612 Houston.
After conducting this business
for four and a half years, he
sold it.
Mr. Haskins was then em-
ployed by Bob Robinson as man-
ager of the store he now oper-
ates. He bought the store In 1958
and continued to operate It until
1961 when he sold It to A.L.
Davis, who operated the store
for two and a half years. Mr.
Haskins then bought out and
again became owner and oper-
ator since that time.
The Haskins Super Market
Is a pleasant place to visit-
the friendly personnel make
you feel right at home, and
here, too, there Is an array of
items you need and at money
saving prices.
Recently Installed , Is a large
barbecue pit which enables you
to buy choice barbecued beef,
chickens, etc. Also you can se-
lect your meat and they will
barbecue it for you. Haskins
Is the complete market where
you can buy the most for your
money at one stop.
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\eu location of fortner Modern Beauty Shop, 404 Austin,
“Ethels House of Beauty.” Left to riftht, Lorraine
Cal vin
Talley, operator, in chair, Mrs. Calvin King, second
booth, in chair Mrs. Leona Elliot (customer) and Mrs.
Lthel Beheler, ouner and operator. Photo by Aorman’s
Mother
Continued from Page 1
PTA Council
Continued from Page 1
Jesse T. George
Ben Barnes
Speaker of the House
H.S.R.No.406
I hereby certify" that H.S.R.
No. 406 was adopted by the
House on April 28,1965.
beyond their comprehension,
making it in advisable for them
to attend.
Following the meeting, a sch-
ool of Instruction was conduct-
ed for all PTA unit presidents,
by Mrs. Jack Strong and Mrs.
Ruth Farmer. ~
Members attending were:
Mrs. Robert Martin, Mrs.
Eddie Paxton, Mrs. Lester
Smith, Mrs. Charles Dunn, Mrs.
James Lattimore, Mrs. James
L. Vaughan, T.H. Dobbs, James
E. Webb, Jack Simmons, Bill
Vardeman, Mrs. Mel Straube,
Mrs. .Eugene Gerlk, Pep, Mrs.
W.A. Rohmfeld, Pep, Mrs.C.L.
Burt, Pep, Mrs. J.W. Walker,
Pep, Mrs..Frank Slmnacher Jr.
Pep, Mrs. Rex Warren.
Mr. and Mrs. Fietz lives
3-1/2 miles northeast erf Level-
land on a farm. Their children
are Myron, a mortician In Dal-
ii art; John who farms near Mor-
ton; Elaine Jones, Lubbock;
Margaret Cole, Imperial Beach,
Calif.; Ronald, Galbraith Steel
In Lubbock; Mike, Electrician
for Hiway Dept. Lubbock; Bren-
da Anderson, Douglas, Arizona;
Philip, South Plains College
student; and Bill, senior In
Levelland High.
Correction
Dorothy Hallman
Chief Clerk of the House
Sudden Death
Continued from Page 1
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Allison
and family of 139 Cedar have
moved to Wilcox, Arizona.
Guests In the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Etheredge Sat-
urday were their son and his
family, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Etheredge-<rf-Hereford. „
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trip was going to be—if he had
lost money on the other trips,
It would all be wiped out when
this one was finished.
It was Indeed wiped out!
Creaking under the load, en-
gines laboring, steam pressure
mounting to keep her moving,
the Sultana’s bow broke the
dark waters of the river, cut
a {path through the rain anti
headed out to sea, while the
ammed decks emitted laugh-
ter—these men were going
home for the first time In sev-
eral years—they were happy,
and the passengers were hap-
py with them.
The Sultana pulled Into Mem-
phis , Tennessee, and It Is told
that one of the crew bragged
that the trip would make his-
tory as there were twenty-
four hundred soldiers and one
hundred passengers aboard.
It made history—such his-
tory as shocks the sensibili-
ties.
Those who were fortunate
enough to have cabins had turn-
ed In for the night to dream
erf the end of the voyage
there were families on the boat
seeking new homes in the north-
knowing that when they arriv-
ed they would be happy and pros-
perity awaited them—there
were others, who had visited
the bar; there was music.
By the time she steamed out
at Memphis, with black smoke
boiling from her stacks, It was
one o'clock In the morning of
April 27, 1865.
But on the bow of the ship
sat Death.
Nine miles down the river
approximately one hour later,
at what Is now Mound City,
Arkansas, at the head of Bran-
dywine Chute, there was a ter-
rific explosion.
The weakened boiler of the
Sultana had exploded.
Scalding steam came up
through the decks killing pass-
engers Instantly--others went
straight up Into the air to fall
back among the living passen-
gers as limp and sodden bodies
from which all life was gone.
Metal from the boiler
screamed as projectiles,
maiming and killing, passing
through the body of one person
to hit another.
The packed decks were death
traps. ________ , ............
There was panic—screaming
howling people, bereft of rea-
son, as they faced sudden and
terrible destruction—the rail-
ing gave way and they pour-
ed overboard Into the water-
hundreds could not swim.
By now the rear of the ship
d become a raging Inferno,
a bell of flame Into which wo-
men and men fell—one pierc-
ing scream, and they were gone.
Hundreds of strug gllng people
were In the water, now lighted
a fiery red by the roaring flaine.
Men,"at Hie sacrifice of their"
own lives, were fastening life
preservers on women and child-
ren and throwing them Into the
river— victims grabbed onto
floating bales of hay, logs, dead
horses—just anything that
would float.
The captain of the ship was
seen tearing loose window shut-
ters and other loose wood and
tossing it to the people in the
river—but that was the last
ever ‘seen of him*. If he sur-
vived, he disappeared—but it
Is more likely he died with the
others.
The rear of the boat was a
fiery torch and many passen-
gers, who had remained aboard
were forced to the bow by the
heat. It was then the hugh pad-
dle wheel burned and dropped
away from the boat, and as it
did so, the boat turned, facing
down stream, with the flames,
blown by the north wind, sweep-
ing It from stern to stem. Those
on board had a choice—either
to be burned to death oc-jump
Into the rjver and bg.droMpqd,
They jumped into the .rive*
The hull of the ship, a torch
at tire, slowly floated down
stream and about an hour later
sank.
According to figures given
out, eight hundred were saved
and more than sixteen hundred
were killed in the most dis-
asterous maritime disaster re-
corded in the history of the
world.
In the press release which
I sent out yesterday, I said the
following: "The Department of
Agriculture has proposed a
modification of the cotton skip-
row program for 1966 which
would reduce by 30 per cent
the advantage which the pres-
ent program grants to produc-
ers who plant two rows of cot-
ton and skip one or who plant
Two rows oTcdtfon" and skip
two.
"The advantage granted
der the present program
those who plant two rows and
skip'Tour or who plant four
rows and skip four would be
reduced by 15 per cent.”
THIS WAS PARTIALLY IN ER-
ROR
I should have said: "The
Department of Agriculture has
proposed a modification of the
cotton skip-row program for
1966 which would reduce by
30 per cent the advantage which
the present program grants to_
producers who plant two re *“
of cotton and skip one or
plant two rows of cotton
skip two or who plant two rows
and skip four.
"The advantage granted un-
der the present program to
those who plant four rows and
skip two or who plant four rows
and skip four would be reduced
by 15 per cent
(Please pardon error.)
George Mahon
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Morris, Troy. Hockley County Free Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 9, 1965, newspaper, May 9, 1965; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1168956/m1/2/?q=%221964~%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.