The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 1951 Page: 1 of 16
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In 1951
Outstanding
SERVING LEVELLAND AND HOCKLEY COUNTY FOR TWENTY-SIX YEARS
NUMBER 7
VOLUME XXVIII
16 PAGES TODAY
PRICE 10c
LEVELLAND, HOCKLEY COUNTY. TEXAS Thursday, September 6, 1951
SECTION ONE
2,398 Students Enroll
For New School Term
75; 1st.
89;
Voluntary Agreement
Well Attended
Hockley County
Cotton Yield Is
the
S|
SetAt195,000
vote
ap-
T. E. LORAN
Dewitt
Charges Filed Following Legion Hall Raid
made bonds of
not expire at the same time.
an
THOMAS J. HEADSTREAM
on genera
was $120,-
The whole
or parts of
be
of
Lavem McCann
trial probably
applicatio*
Texas Rail
5th,
1st.
active
neW
the
club
as a
City
The U. S. Department of Agri-
culture says a balanced diet can
include as little as 39 pounds of
meat per year.
home.
driller’s helpe
had lived wit)
and Mrs. J. A.
the past si;
Promote Your Homo Town,
Its Schools, Churches and
Resources’ By Trading In
Two men were charged jointly
in county court Monday on four
counts as a result of Saturday af-
ternoon’s raid on the American
Legion hall where city policemen
confiscated 102 cases of beer.
Berl Rawlins and Willard J.
Paulette are facing charges of
possession of beer for the purpose
of sale, distribution of beer, stor-
age of beer and operation of a
pool hall.
Both tneu entered pleas of not
5th.
1st,
two
cn-
appeal r
is forth
High school
Aug. 25 in
— Local Nows
— Features
— Advertising
— Circulation
which
Aug. 1
cn-
• a:
o.
dis-
2.
Hitching their star to the run-
ning abilities of Langford Sneed,
Lavon McAuley, and Ronnie Lea-
therman and counting a great deal
on the quarterbacking and pass-
ing of Harold Phelan, the Level-
land Lobos open their 1951 grid
slate on their home field Friday
in an 8:15 p. m. date with Pecos.
The Eagles who spoiled the
Levelland opener last season as
they ground out an 18 to 0 tri-
umph, will come to Loboland with
12 returning lettermen including
a slight 145-pound triple threat
quarterback named Orlando Gut-
ierrez. With them they’ll bring i.
passing attack built around the
strong right drm of Gutierrez who
is expected to lead them to a Dis-
trict 8AA title this fall.
On the other hand, the Lobos
have every hope of nailing down
the 7AA flag this fall, which could
lead to another December date
with the 8AA champ, a repeat ol
last year’s battle between Level-
land and Kermit.
With Rick Spinks, the all-star
back of the Kermit eleven having
been lost through graduation, I*e-
cos is reckoned to be the team
that’ll take the 8AA flag this seas-
on and they have 12 important
reasons why.
Out of 12 returning lettermen,
four played regular for the Pecos
squad last fall. In addition to
Gutierrez, 185-pound Son Lang-
ham will return to his fullback
berth. Both of last year’s first
string tackles, Jim Camp and Johr
Williams give the Eagles a bolstr-
ed line.
The Eagles, like Levelland, car
field a team composed of all-let-
termen. But in the two compara-
tively untried ends, lies the for-
tune of the team. If they can
shake loose for Gutierrez’s passes
that will be an important factor
in winning. The team defense is
a question mark; probably a lit-
tle on the shy side.
The Lobos perhaps have more of
Thomas James Headstream ol
Roby assumed his new duties
Sept. 1 as agricultural representa-
tive of the First National Bank,
R. H. Hester, president, announc
ed this week.
board was
State Board ol
to serve unti
Sheriff Makes Search
Of Country Clubhouse
Charley Bullock, Hockley coun-
ty sheriff, said he did not find
any intoxicating liquors on the
premises Saturday evening in •
search of the Levelland Country
clubhouse.
Bullock had a search warrant
issued by County Judge Lavern
McCann after an affidavit for the
warrant was signed by two per-
sons.
63;
85
The 1951-52 school term opened
in Levelland Monday with an en-
rollment of 2,398 students in the
city’s six schools. Although figur-
es for the first few days of the
1950-51 term were not immedi-
ately available, Supt. O. W. Mar-
com said he believed this year's
enrollment is slightly ahead of last
year’s.
The
schools
High
10th, 143. Total, 311.
Junior high: 9th, 188; 8th, 219:
7th, 199. Total, 606.
South Elementary: 6th, 51; 5th,
enrollment figures bv
and grades are as follows-
school: 12th, 77; 11th, 91;
Funeral services for Wayne
Smotherman, 19, of Sundown, whe
died at 9 a. m. Tuesday in Phil
lips-Duprc hospital from injuries
suffered Friday in a two-car col
Jision between Levelland an<
Sundown, were held at 3 p. m
Wednesday in the Baptist churcl
at Sundown.
Rv. Robert L. Smith, pastor o
the Sundown church, and A. C
Hardin of Lubbock officiated at
the rites. Burial was in Tech Me
morial Park cemetery in Lubbocl
under the direction of the George
C. Price Funeral
Smotherman, a
in the oil fields,
his parents, Mr.
Smotherman, for
years at Sundown. He is also sur-
vived by a sister, Mrs. Ann Hard-
in.
The wreck in which youn:
Smotherman was fatally injure:
occurred about 5:30 p. m. last Fri
day about eight miles south o.
Levelland on the highway to Sun-
down. His automobile collider
with a truck driven by William C
Dean, who sustained only minoi
injuries. ’
last Rites Held
At Sundown For
Accident Victim
PECOS THEIR BUSINESS . . The eleven men shown in the iwo p notoc above will be set to get down to the business of plsying win-
ning football Friday night when they meet the Pecos Eagles. In .he top photo, the probable st< rting Lobo backfield is shown, com-
posed of halfbacks Ronnie Leatherman and Langford Sneed, quarterback Harold Prelan, and fullback Lavon McAuley (with ball).
Below, th starting offensive line will feature, left to right, Frank Burnett, end; Baker Hallford, tackle; Don Suits, guard; Harvey
Canyibell, center; Keith Couch, guard; Charles Watson, tackle and James Pierce, end.
First National Bank Employs
Agricultural Representative
City Swimming Pool
Closed for Season
City Manager Ray Drain
nounced this week the closing of
the Levelland Municipal Park
swimming pool.
The gates to the pool were of-
ficially closed for the season last
Sunday and will reopen early next
spring after the pool has been
cleaned and put back into shape.
USO CHAIRMAN . . . Frank
Kiser of Levelland has been
appointed Hockley county
chairman for the forthcoming
USO fund appeal. His ap-
pointment was announced by
Alvin R. Allison. District 7
fund chairman. Hockley coun-
ty has a total of 342 men and
women in service. The fund
appeal for the county will be
$880.
71; 4th, 70; 3rd, 79, 2nd,
70. Total, 416.
East Elementary: Gth,
79; 4lh, 81; 3rd, 72; 2nd,
79. Total, 459.
West Elementary: 6th, 66:
89; 4th, 77; 3rd, 100; 2nd,
90. Total, 511.
At the Carver school,
has been under way since
approximately 95 pupils are
rolled, .the superintendent said.
"Everything started off on sche-
dule and is running smoothly,’
Supt. Marcom said Tuesday. Abou.
80 per cent of the pupils wen
registered last Thursday and Fri
day. »
Classes began Monday in the
new 18-classroom South Elemen-
tary school, although a few minor
construction details yet remain be-
fore the building is completed.
The superintendent said only a
small number of high school stu-
dents had enrolled for distributive
education, a new course this year.
Approximately 70, however, have
indicated an interest in the high
school chorus being organized this
term.
The first holiday for ’ the new
term will be Thanksgiving when
schools will be dismissed from
Thursday, Nov. 22 until Monday,
Nov. 26. The Christmas holidays
will be from Dec. 21 until Jan. 2.
and Easter from April 11 to April
15.
The first meeting of the school
board during the new term will
lie held tonight (Thursday). A
number of items are on the agenda,
including purchase of all-ihetal
abinets and sinks for the junior
ligh school homemaking depart-
ment, Marcom said.
June 1949
in-
of 21 counties
Guilty Pleas Made
In Two DWI Cases
Pleas of guilty on charges
driving while intoxicated
entered by two men in
court Monday.
Leo King of Anton and
Elmore each were fined $100 and
costs and their drivers licenses
suspended for six months.
The pleas ware entered and the
penalties assessed in the court of
County Judge Lavern McCann.
Post To Help
Needy Family
In a routine business sessior
Monday night, the William E. Ev-
ans Post of the American Legion
voted to make donations to a lo-
cal needy family, and a commit-
tee was appointed to investigate
needs of Girls Town so that a use-
ful contribution could be made to
that organization.
The post voted to fulfill a re-
quest to help the needy family
that consisted of a mother and
three small children, described a:
in "desperate circumstances.”
The meeting was presided over
by Post Commander Bill Paulette.
About 650 persons heard R. G.
Arnold of Auburn, Ala., assistant
irganization director of the Am-
erican Farm Bureau Federation,
ell of the work of the organiza-
ion at the annual Hockley Coun-
y Farm Bureau dinner in the
.xwelland rodeo arena Monday
tigHt. '
Arnold said that we are a con-
of
were
county
Cotton prospects of Hocklcj
county arc for 195,000 bales going
into September, according to K. N.
Clapp of Lubbock, veteran cotton
buyer, who makes a monthly sur-
vey of cotton prospects on the
South Plains.
According to Clapp's estimate,
the county's cotton acreage is
345,000 acres—170.000 irrigated
and 175,000 dryland.
The county’s irrigated cotton is
considered in good condition and
that on dryland, from poor to fair.
According to Clapp’s forecast,
Lubbock county will produce 230,-
000 bales of cotton, which would
put it first on the South Plains.
Hockley county’s predicted 195,-
900 bales would be second, and
Hale county third wtih 150,006
bales.
Small ginning of dryland cot-
ion is expected to begin Sept. 10-
15 and ginning of irrigated cotton
is expected to begin during the
first week of October. Labor ano
cultivation appear to be all right
at present, according to Clapp.
Insects are under control but
damage is occurring. An expected
heavy increase of bollworms has
materialized. "Airplanes; tractor
sprayers and dusters, maybe even
flit guns are on the job, laying <
heavy barrage,” Clapp observed
The search warrant for the raid £
was prepared by County Attorney * |
E. W. Boedeker and issued by.
Judge McCann.
The county attorney said Wed-
nesday that the state will elect
on which of the first three char-
ges to try Rawlins and Paulette.
This means they will be tried oa
two counta—-operation of a
hall and whichever one pf
other three char
elects to try them
New Gin Company Is
Incorporated Here
AUSTIN, Sept. 5 — Incorpora-
tors of Hopkins and Neff Gin
Company, a new business in Lev-
elland, are H. A. Neff, E. F. Hop-
kins and E. K. Hopkins, accord-
ing to a news release from Secre-
tary of State John Ben Sheppard.
A charter for the business,
which has a capital stock of $24,-
000. was approved by Shoppard
this week. Its corporate existence
Air Force stationed at San Anton-
io.
The office is the first municipa’
poet ever held by Loran who is
a member of the Masonic Lodge
and of the First Methodist church
reasons for the request of rate in
crease.
Drain pointed out that the Rail
road .Commission has told th’
company to seek permission fo
the rate increases from the variou
cities and then file an
cases where no grant
coming.
In actual figures it
computed that the increased rate
would have netted an approximat
$17,170.53 additional funds in Lev
clland last year, had they been i
effect. The revenue in Levellan'
from city customers
service rate in 1950
208.27.
Drain expects the
to be accepted by the
road Commission in the near fu
ture and set “probably in Octobc
or November” as the date thi
raises would go into effect.
their veteran power in the line
than in the backfield. This may
prove the decisive factor since
it’ll take a rugged line to protect
the backs of either team. It’s when
the injuries start piling up that
the Lobos will run into difficulty.
They haven’t the depth a coach
would like to have on his team.
Pecos will operate out of a
straight “T” formation with Lev-
elland favoring the Winged-T and
triple wing formation.
It’ll be the first of two succes-
sive horrte games for Levelland
who opened last year with two
road games and lost them both.
Under the added impetus of home
cheering, they may pull a switch
and get off on the right foot.
First Bale Of Cotton
Ginned Wednesday
Hockly county’s first bale
of 1951 cotton was ginned
Wednesday morning by the
J. L. Smallwood gin here.
The first bale was from
cotton raised by R. L. Martin-
ez and B. G. Dominguez on
the E. R. Haseloff farm, one
mile west and six north of
Levelland.
The bale weighed 485 bales
and was ginned from 1,800
pounds of seed cotton. The
irrigated cotton from which
it was gathered was planted
April 20.
Presentation of a premium
and merchandise certificates
was to be made today by the
Chamber of Commerce first
bale committee.
Harper Rites Are
Held Wednesday
The body of John Elton Harper.
40 former Levelland resident whe
died in an east coast hospital Fri
day from injuries sustained while
putting on an automobile stunt
show at Hampton, Va., arrive
here Tuesday for funeral services
The services were neld at 3 p
m., Wednesday in the George C
Price Funeral home chapel, anc
burial was in Whitharral cemc
tcry.
Harper, an Amarillo resident a'
the time of his death, is survive'
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L
Harper of Amarillo and a brother
A. B. Harper, of Levelland.
the advisory
in providin
has bee
T. E. Loran Is Appointed To
Levelland City Council Seat
T. E. Loran, long time Level-business, and Jack who is in the
land business man and owner of
Loran and Sons Implement com-
pany was officially sworn is
member of the Levelland
Council Monday night.
Loran was appointed by a
of the council to replace Dr. C. G.
Dunn who resigned his post be-
fore moving outside the city lim-
its. Loran’s term will expire next
spring.
Mr. Loran came to Levelland
i eight years ago from Floydada anc
Laquita Ruth May of Lawndale,
opened an implement dcaleishir
on the Brownfield highway. Th<
Lora re; have two sons, Gene who
is associated with his father ir
guilty and have
$500 each.
County Judge
said the men’s
would be held “the last of this
month or the first of next.”
The complaints on which Raw-
lins and Paulette were charged
were signed by Police Chief Ray
Hardin, who led the raid on the
Legion hall. Rawlins was in
charge of the hall at the time.
Paulette is commander of the
Legion post.
The Levelland city council has
followed the lead of some 33 oth-
er cities in the 47 town area serv-
ed by the West Texas Gas Com-
pany in voluntarily granting a
proposed increase in gas rates.
Ray Drain, Levelland city man-
ager, said that the new rates in
Levelland would amount to ap-
proximately 14.3 per cent increas-
ed revenue for the gas company
from its city plant customers.
However, he said the increase will
not go into effect until a complete
ruling on all 47 cities served by
the company has been received.
The raise is also subject to ap-
proval from the Texas Railroad
Commission with whom the com-
pany placed an application for an
increase in rates early in July.
The blanket increase over the
entire area would approximate
five cents per thousand cubic feet
according to an earlier report re-
leased by the company. It is the
first application made by
company for a general rate in-
crease.
In the application to the Com-
mission C. L. Wall listed “ever in-
creasing costs of materials, labor,
taxes, gas purchased for resale,
and other factors” as principal
Overrules Motion
For New Hearing
County Judge Lavern McCanr.
Saturday over-ruled a motion foi
a new trial in the case of City o'.
Levelland vs. S. N. Thweatt. i
property condemnation suit grow-
ing out of paving work on Easl
Avenue.
Hearing on the defendant’s ap-
plication for a new trial, in which
misconduct of the jury was charg-
ed, was heard by Judge McCann
on Aug. 29. Following the judge’s
ruling Saturday, the defendant
filed exception and gave notice of
appeal to the Court of Civil Ap-
peals.
Monday's Farm
Bureau Dinner
i one ring circus, (in Korea) . . -
ve can’t have another war.”
The Alabama num said that we
■nust get back to the altar, . and
that when people turn away from
the Lord he will turn away from
hem.
“We have the best government
in the world, wc ought to say
something good about it every
day.”
“We must support our national
defense program and if wc arc
prepared no nation will jump on
us,” the speaker continued. »
Arnold commended the county
Farm Bureau units for their work
in promoting good roads, rural
electricity, rural telephones and
other worthwhile projects.
R. L. Buchanan of Lamesa, field
representative for a 40-county
area, urged the Hockley County
Farm Bureau, which now has a
membership of 550, to make their
goal of 1,000 members.
Buchanan urged the members to
attend a sub-district meeting of
the Farm Bureau in Lubbock
Sept. 13.
Clarence Matthews of Anton,
president of the Hockley County
Farm Bureau, introduced both
speakers.
Burnett Roberts, seertary of the
unit, read the financial report for
the year.
New directors elected at the
meeting were J .L. Stanley and
■I. D. Whitley. They replace Joe
Howard and Orville Bynum,
whose terms have expired.
Hockley County
Men Named To
Headstream’s wife, the formei
Miss Mary Lee Akers of Anson
has been employed to teach this
term in Levelland
They were married
Anson.
Headstream is a
graduate of Texas Tech where he
majored in ahimal husbandry and
agricultural education. He has
taught veterans vocational agri-
culture and for the past two years
has been vocational agriculture
Instructor in Roby High school.
The new bank employee, who
is 24, took an active interest in
feeding out livestock, especially
beef cattle and swine, during his
college years and during the
years he has been actively
gaged in farming.
He holds membership in
National Block and Bridle
and the Honorary Agriculture
club. In Roby, he was a member
of the Fisher County Agricultural
Mobilization committee.
At the First National Bank hr
Headstream will be in
charge of the institution’s
agricultural department
Lobos, Pecos Eagles Square Off
In Gridiron Opener Here Friday
City Ordinance Is
Passed On Utility
Rental Fees Here
An ordinance providing for a
2 per cent annual rental fee from
telephone, electric and gas com-
panies for use of streets, ease-
ments, alleys and other public
ways within the city of Levelland
was passed by the city council at
Monday night's meeting.
City officials explained that the
rental fee has been collected from
utility companies in the past, but
that no ordinance to that effect
has existed..
The Southwestern Associated
Telephone company, which has ap-
plied for a 25 year franchise re-
newal, has been paying the rental
fee for about six months, by pro-
visions of a “rider” to its original
franchise.
A copy of the ordinance will
found elsewhere in this issue
the Herald.
City Council Gives Approval To
Rates Boost Sought By Gas Firm
Advisory Group
C. C. Chesher of Littlefield,
temporary director of High Plain
Underground Water District No.
1 for Precinct No. 2, has appoint-'
ed Ed Hart of Anton, H. T. Har-
rell of Levelland and M. M. Col-
lins of Ropesville as an advisory
committee to the temporal’.
Board of Directors to represent
Hockley county.
All of Hockley county except
strips in the northwestern ant
southwestern corners is within ar
underground water reservoir
defined by the State Board
Water Engineers,
trict includes all
Plains counties.
The temporary
pointed by the
Water Engineers
organization of the district per-
manently.
'I he temporary directors voted.
! said Chesher, to have each dircc-
I tor name an advisory committee
I of one or more for each count}
■ of his precinct. The district
eludes all or part
on the Plains.
Chesher said
i groups will assist
I complete information to the vot-
ers on all matters pertaining to
i creation of the district and terms
i of the law under which it will
! operate. After its creation, it is
intended that the county commit-
i tees will advise the directors in
< all matters pertaining to managc-
i ment and consemation of under-
ground water.
Qualified voterfc owning proper-
ty within the district and living
within it will vote on Sept. 29 to
decide whether it shall be made
a political subdivision for manage-
ment of underground water. At
that time the voters will decide
i whether the directors shall be
i authorized to levy a tax not to
exceed five cents per 100. They
also will elect a director in each
precinct at that time. Those then
elected will draw straws to de-
termine length of terms—one, two
or three years. Thereafter, every
year, an election will be held to
fill vacancy or vacancies. Thus,
the terms of all five directors will
Plum Business Here
Is Plumb Crowded
Reporter Discovers
Move over Mr. C. S. Steph-
ens of Levelland. You have
company in the plum busi-
ness.
C. A. Lane of 211 Fourth
street has brought in two
branches loaded with plums
by way of revealing that he
too has been successful in
raising plums in Levelland.
Mr. Lane’s plum trees have
been bearing fruit for about
three years giving out with
about 10 bushels of the blue-
purple plums per season. Of
course, dried out, these plums
become choicy prunes.
These trees are about five
years old; appear to be frost
proof according to Lane, and
reach their peak of ripeness in
September. Hail, alley rats,
and insects fail to damage the
plums much as anyone can
see who cares to see them on
display at the Herald-Sun-
Ncws office.
Last week the Herald ran
a story about Mr. Stephens’
plums. Now, after several
weeks of “horticultural finds”
in the City of Levelland, we
don’t doubt anybody’’s claims.
Nevertheless, we think its
interesting news; so, if you
have become the proud parent
of a Eucalyptus tree, an Afri-
can Baobab, or an honest to
goodness Banyan, let us know.
We’ll tell everyone in Level-
land.
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