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Ihs Levelland Daily Sun News
“WITHOUT Ot WITH OFFENSE TO RttfNDS OR FOtS WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES’* -.Byron
VOLUME XVIII - NUMBER 144
LEVELLAND, TEXAS PRICE: Daily 5c Sunday 10c
THURSDAY, FERUARY 25, 1960
fingers
winter grip Texas
HOPES TO PAY DEBTS DURING YEAR
CC taking fiscal
bull by the horns
LEVELLAND’S CHAMBER OF
Commerce will apparently try to
take the positive approach during
1960 in dealing with fiscal prob-
lems which have been plaguing the
organization during toe past couple
of years.
A report of toe chamber’s bud-
get committee, presented at Wed-
nesday’s regular meeting of the
board, showed that the chamber
will try to pay off its debts — not
by cutting back on its functions —
but by enlisting new members and
seeking larger investments from
some of its present members.
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By ORUN BREWER
V yum haven’t been impressed
with toe winter’s weather, talk to
the people associated with con-
struction on the new cinder track
out at South Plains College.
“It should have been done and
forgotten by now” collage presi-
dent Tom Spencer says.
Construction work started toe
fcrst week in December. Eight
trucks were busy hauling base for
the track Tuesday, but the project
was bogged down again by wea-
ther Wetoiaaday as snow blanketed
the area.
Dr. Spencer saps workmen have-
n't been able to work more than
two consecutive days since the pro-
ject got underway. They wannrfe.
a poeitisn at the collage to Take
delays goad naturedly for a while.
But no more. Their first track meet
is scheduled lor March 20.
oOb
Davis Pounds report* a total
Of 386 acceptances from 11
ares high schools for the Mg
scholarship banquet scheduled
here dm lug Public Education
Week as a tribute to the honor
roil stud eats la Hockley and
Cochran Counties.
IWs banquet, honoring
brains rather than brawn in
the public schools. Is for some
nnknown reason highly unique.
Although the primary purpose
of schools is to train the mind,
nobody ever got around to ban-
quets before lor the “letter-
men” on the scholarship team.
The Mg banquet, with Col.
Vernon Turner, a honor grad-
uate of Levelland High School
and of West Point, as speak-
er. will apparently be staged
In South Elementary Cafeteria.
Supt. O. W. Marcom of Lev-
eHand, Supt. Billy Key of Sun-
down and Supt. O. V. Fuller of
RopesvHle compose the pro-
gram committee for the event,
which Is sponsored by the local
public schools week citizens
committee.
oOo
Tt seems that toe city’s Bap-
tists are totally responsible few toe
Arkansas preacher invasion.
The congregation over at toe
First Baptist Church is only fol-
lowing a trend in calling Bill Cook
of Harrison, Ark., as pastor.
The other local Baptist preach-
ers who found a slow train through
Arkansas fast enough to get into
Texas on are Edwin Peters, Col-
lege Avenue Baptist Church, and
John Mullins, Fifth Street Baptist
Church.
Understand ail toe other preach-
ers in town are Americans.
oOo
Over In Post, the other South
Plains community founded by
cereal magnate C. W. Pont,
(He laid out Levelland shortly
idtae the tarn of the cental y
the ministerial alliance has
gotten tote polities to a non
partisan way.
They’re sponsoring a series
of three town hall meetings at
which a panel of citizens will
Interview candidates about
their stands on community Is-
sues. One meeting will be de-
voted to city council candidates
another to school board candi-
dates and a third to township
and county candidates.
Questions are to be announ-
ced In advance, so that candi-
dates won’t be caught off
guard. Another dub In Post is
submitting questionaires to
candidates with the view of
publishing ihelr answers.
Anybody know for sure what
local school board candidates,
or county candidates, for that
matter, stand for?
oOo
Looks as if we’re off on another
big trail ride this summer. The
Chamber board of directors Wed-
nesday authorized local manager
Bob Walker to take toe time to
lay groundwork for a Mexico-to-
Canada relay - type ride.
That doesn't mean Walker will
spend much tone on toe trail. He
swears he’s not going along with
this one, even In an automobile,
toe conveyance he chose for last
year’s event.
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By CLIFF ALLEN
Ks an ill wind that does not
blow etc. It seems that “Old Man
Winter” is reluctant to give up
bis hold on toe Levelland area as
be returned Monday evening with
a liberal serving of snow, ice, bit-
ing winds and freezing tempera-
tures.
DSN
Extreme weather conditions slow
traffic and slow the sales of many
local businesses. However, many
ethers such as service stations,
garages, wrecking service com -
panes, plumbers and electricians
are swamped with calls for im-
mediate service.
ADS
We had to use two of these
services Wednesday morning be-
fore the old car would respond
to treatment. It seems that auto-
mobiles are sensitive to bad wea-
ther conditions the same as people
The old car developed a bad cough
on toe tray to work and Anally
balked like a mean mule.. would-
proper medicine.
GET
Plains Bowl will host a city bowl-
ing tournament in March with 40
Levelland business firms sponsor-
ing both men and women teams
Bowling is becoming more popular
each season, with business firms
and individuals using the well kept
recreational facilities as a plea-
sant means of exercise and re-
laxation.
RESULT*
J. G. Stacy reported good re-
sults this past weak during the
Warehouse Sale carried In toe
Daily Sun News Mat Tuesday He
went on a brief fishing trip to
south Texas this weekend and Ash-
ing is always more enjoyable when
business is good. You just can’t
beat newspaper advertising for
building salts and catching mors
Ash.
PAYMENT of fl,62S in debts is
one of the major goals of the
chamber during the coming year,
and this figure accounts for vir-
tally all of a $1,706 increase in toe
budget recommended for adoption
for 1960.
Directors studied toe proposed
budget, presented by budget chair-
man W. C. (Coot) Arnold Wednes-
day but delayed Anal approval un-
til ’their next session two weeks
from_ now.
The recommendations call for a
budget of $18,568 as compared to
$16,861 for 1959.
THE CHAMBER apparently ex-
pects to provide funds for the pro-
posed budget increase by raising
some $1,500 through dues from
new members which it hopes to
enlist and some $2,000 in a re-eval-
uation program in which they hope
to persuade acme presemt mem-
bers to increase their investment to
a level with those of other mem-
bers with businesses of a aimtiar
size.
Rex Brown, district manager for
Southwestern Public Service
Company, is membership and fin-
ance chairman and will direct the
effort to increase local support for
the (hamber.
PRESIDENT mnflBl J
also named several other commit-
tee members urging each of tom
-to come up with two projects for
immediate accomplishment and
two more long - range efforts by
toe Chamber so that the or-
ganization could look forward to
a year of solid accomplishments.
New committee chairmen named
at the meeting were Dick Caro-
thers. Public Relations and Infor-
mation; Leland Yeary, Transpor-
tation (aviation, highways, freight)
Arnold, Agriculture and Live-
stock; Wilson Copeland, Retail Ac-
tivities; Hal Joplin, Parks, Recre-
ation and City Beautification.
Several other chairmen are yet
to be named.
ALSO AT THE MEETING, di-
rectors authorized Chamber Man-
ager Bob Walker to head up plan-
ning activities for a Mexico to Can-
ada trail ride along U. S. High-
way 385.
Directors suggested the cotnmun-
tiy would destroy all benefits of last
year’s trail ride if it failed to
back this year’s event also. Walk-
er said that the 1,700 mile ride
would be divided into six - day re-
lays with a different trail boss in
charge of each relay. He said he
already had a good many volun-
teers along the route.
Two ask re-election
as Sundown trustees
SUNDOWN, (Spl) — Two
school board members will be
elected here on Saturday, April
3, as schools all over the area
state trustee elections
Cy Foster and Otis Turner
are candidates for re-election.
No other candidates have filed
to the present.
March S Is deadMne lor Al-
in*; for a place on the ballot.
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| CROSSROADS
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REPORT
Dear Editor:
I see where a 1906 model
Boy Scout can get rank with
a 5-mlle hike which formerly
took a 14-mlle JaanL
Some critics claim this dhows
that Scouts are getting soft,
but my self - propelled scout
neighbor says K’s Just a mat-
ter of bringing Scouting af> ts
' Says the old style Boy Seout-
ism with emphasis oa motor*
less Mldng just had to go, an
account of nowadays walking
is right down with the 17-Inch
TV nnd paying cash aa a aym-
D. B. SCOTT
Damage up
as 16 below
cold strikes
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texan* fought back Thursday
against toe most destructive
sweep of bitter weather of toe sea-
son.
The blizzard and ice storm
which developed Wednesday drop-
ped temperatures to as low aa
an unofficial 16 degrees below zero
and covered parts of East Texas
with damaging ice.
•The Mercury dipped to 5 below
in Levelland. Three wrecks were
reported in the city and several
auto radiators were frozen.
At least two persons died be-
cause of slick roads, and traffic
pileups occurred almost every-
where in the snow-ice zone.
Thursday’s bright sun shone on
drivers inching their way along
hazardous streets and roads, and
on electric power linemen
struggling without sleep to restore
service in East Texas.
Reese Strong, assistant man-
ager of the Rusk County Electric
Co-Op called it toe worst ice
storm in toe co-op history because
it was so widespread.
Strong said it may be two or
three weeks before power can be
restored to all the 75 per cent
of toe agency’s customers whose
lines went down.
Damage stretched from north-
east Texas, where forests suffered
from toe weight of Ice, to toe
lower Rio Grande Valley, where
toe Brownsville Weather Bureau
said toe tomato crop probably
was a total loas. Other Valley ob-
servers, however, said it is too
farly to tall toe amount of dam-
age. but feared more freezing
weather Thursday night.
The Weather Bureau said more
snow may move into the state
Friday.
The blizzard deposited from an
inch to 7 inches of snow from El
Paso on the extreme west to the
Louisiana line on the extreme
east. In East Texas, the bitter
storm left heavy"ice in the Rusk-
Cherokee - Gregg - Harrison-Smito
counties area.
The mercury plunged to an of-
ficial 13 degrees below zero at
Muleshoe northwest of Lubbock,
and to an unofficial 16 below on
a ranch near Muleshoe. It was
the coldest since 21 below was reg-
istered there Feb. 8, 1933.
Cleburne reported toe coldest
weather in nine years with a drop
to 12 degrees. At dawn, all parts
of the state reported below freez-
ing readings.
Almost all schools closed in the
worst part of the cold belt.
Many homes in the ice area suf-
fered intermittent loss of power
where they had any at all.
Pine forests around Marshall ap-
parently suffered badly from
broken limbs. Many pine seedlings
broke, and others were bent to
the ground by the weight.
C. V. Fagan and Bud Johnson
TEXAS WEATHER—A-4
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SIXTH GRADERS LEARN THROUGH AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS
Mrs. Vehna Harvel instructs a portion of her sixth grade
class at Central Elementary in fractions through the
me of a filmstrip. One of her pupils operates the pro-
jector (at left) which is projecting an image on a screen
in the comer of the room* Mrs. Harvel is only one of the
many Levelland school system teachers who make fre-
quent me of audio-visual materials and devises in their
HAS MAJOR SURGERY
Mrs. Bob (Bettye) Lacy, a secre-
tary at the First National Bank,
underwent major surgery Wednes-
day at Methodist Memorial Hospi-
tal in Lubbock.
She is reported doing nicely but
expects to be away from her du»
ties at the bank from six weeks to
two months.
Both sides in Senate jockey
for position during filibuster
instruction. Other visual teaching materials can be seen
in the photo. On the chalkboard at rear are murals drawn
by students, while a citizenship-teaching chart is visible
to the right of Mrs. Harvel. On the shelf at upper right
are models of building* which have been used in class-
work. Use ot audio-visual materials is rated highly im-
portant by educators. (Staff phntnl
TO LEARNING
By JACK BELL
WASHINGTON (AP)— Some pol-
itical maneuvering with the pre-
cision of a ballet dance is going
on behind toe facade of the Sen-
ate’s marathon debate on civil
rights legislation.
While one Dixie speaker after
another cries out against what
many of them call the "lynching”
of the South, members on both
sides are huddling behind the or-
nate closed doors of the cloak-
rooms to plot fresh political strat-
egy-
The timing of a motion to limit
U.S. SUPPORT TO BRAZIL PLEDGED
Half million brave
rain to welcome Ike
By STANFORD BRADSHAW
SAO PAULO. Brazil (AP) —
President Esenhower doffed his
gray felt hat and rode barehead-
ed in a heavy rain today to ac-
knowledge the cheers of a half
million or more fans in this in-
dustrial heart of Brazil. Confetti
and ticker tape littered drenched
streets.
Later at a luncheon Eisenhow-
er extolled the free-enterprise sys-
tem and pledged continued U. S.
support for Brazil’s economic de-
PLUNGE INTO RIO HARBOR
Four-engine airplane,
smaller craft collide
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP)—Eye-
plunged Into Guanabara Bay just
off famous Sugar Loaf Mountain
in Rio De Janeiro today.’
President Eisenhower and Ms
party were away In Sao Paulo.
It was believed that no one at-
tached to his party was traveling
to either craft.
David Richardson of Buenos
Aires, South American corre-
spondent at U.8. News and World
Report who was driving past, said
the four-engine plane and toe
smaller one both fell into toe wa-
ter About 1:15 pun. (11:15 a.m.
EST).
Helicopters rushed to toe scene
trying to rescue any survivors.
The smaller craft was a one-
engine Brazilian air force trainer,
witnesses said. Hie pilot jumped
and his parachute opened.
Mon than a dozen small boats
sped from toe suburb of Urea to
the crash scene.
Walter Crawford of Cape Gi-
rardeau, Mo., an off rial of one
of toe Rockefeller organizations,
and Ms wife saw toe falling planes
from their apartment facing the
bay. He said the transport plane
appeared to be a twin - engine
plane. Hie Crawfords both saw
the trainer pilot parachute to the
water.
Hie transport plane broke up
and sank immediately. Hie train-
er also sank.
Hie crash scene was close to a
hastily built heliport used by Pres-
ident Eisenhower during his cur-
rent, visit to Rio de Janeiro in go-
ing from the U.S. Embassy to In-
ternational Airport of Galeao,
across town.
Marine Corps helicopters ready
for Eisenhower's use were pressed
into toe rescue operation.
velopment.
Opportunity without discrimina-
tion is a vital aspect of democ-
racy in both Brazil and the Unit-
ed States, he said, and freedom
in the long run yields the most
productive economic system ever
devised by man.
“Our socially conscious private-
enterprise system benefits all the
people, owners and workers
alike,” he said. “It has resulted
in high productivity, high con-
sumption, high wages, and a rea-
sonable return on investment
Balanced progress Is our watch-
word.”
Eisenhower pledged that “with-
in our financial and economic ca-
pacity, we shall continue to sup-
port Brazilian development.” Bra-
zil has received more than 3%
billion dollars in U. S. public and
private credits.
A thousand guests attended toe
luncheon, sponsored by the Com-
mercial Assn., toe Industrial Assn,
and the Rural Society. These big
trade organizations include among
their members businessmen who
manage branch factories for U.S.
and European companies manu-
facturing their products here tor
Brazilian distribution.
Brazilians danced, jumped and
shouted in toe rain In their en-
thusiasm over Eisenhower's visit.
The temperature was 70.
There was no police estimate at
the crowd’s size, but toe best
guesses ran to at least half a
million. There were probably not
so many as welcomed Eisenhower
in Rio de Janeiro Wednesday, but
the Paulista* made up for this in
enthusiasm. The cities art of
comparable rize, about torse mil-
lion sacto.
debate is of paramount concern
in these conferences.
Hie senators talked on for more
than 12 % hours before quitting
Wednesday night, and Southerners
threatened to prevent committee
meetings and tie up ail other Sen-
ate business in retaliation for the
lengthened sessions.
The principal question facing
civil rights advocates is: How long
should the thus far one-sided de-
bate be permitted to spin off the
weary hours before a parliamen-
tary move is made to curb it?
The question for Southern op-
ponents is: How long do we have
to carry the burden of talking,
talking before the other side tries
to demonstrate it has the votes
to end our filibuster in a manner
in which the folks at home can't
blame us?
For the Southerners the prob-
lem is largely one of conserving
their physical strength and vocal
chords by time-delaying parlia-
mentary tactics until toe other
side moves.
For the civil rights advocates,
the problem of timing is much
more complicated.
Almost without exception sen-
ators are proud that theirs is one
legislative body left in toe world
(BOTH SIDES — Page A4)
Interest
in class
rated key
SCHOOL WIIJ. BE an interest-
ing place for students if it proves
to be a place where they eaa
have interesting experiences —*
where they can hear, see, touch,
taste, plan, make, db and try—
declares James Lattimore, sixth
grade teacher at Central Eleragb-'
tary.
When a school or class pro
vides many at these rich experi-
ences, it will provide effective
learning, adds Lattimore. *
Many of these experiences eaa
be supplied to students "through
audio-visual aids, asserts toe tea-
cher, who frequently practices
what he “preaches” along tMe
line. He's not alone m toe effort,
for many of the instructors in the
Levelland school system, from ale-,
mentary school through high sch-
ool. use teaching aids which help-
students to better understand by
the use of many, or all, of their
senses.
AUDIO visual materials are not
“frills” added to the educative
process, insists Lattimore. Rath-
er, they are essential, basic tools
which teachers must use to achi-
eve the ultimate effectiveness.
(INTEREST IN — Page A4)
UP UNTIL NOON THURSDAY
Only 3 reported wrecks in city
despite streets made for skiing
ONLY THREE wrecks were In-
vestigated by Levelland police
Wednesday in snowy weather
which turned streets Into "aid
runs” conducive to skidding ve-
hicles and smashed fenders.
Police did not exclude toe possi-
bility, however, of several minor
“.fender bumpings" which were so
•light that they were not reported.
At noon, Thursday, no other
wrecks had been reported to po-
lice, even though streets again
were glass-like in spots.
DAMAGE in toe Wednesday colli-
sions ranged from $50 to $350, with
no injuries reported in any of toe
smashups. Two at the mishaps in-
volved only two can, whVe toe
third included a trio of vehicles.
Only one of toe Wednesday acci-
dents oc cured during intermittent
snow which swtried hea-
vily ewer the city at tones during
toe day. The other two happened
during toe late
•idea had cleared.
in the rnurr collision, about
9 a.m., two autos making right
turns collided at 15th Street and
Ave. G. Investigating officers said
a 1958 Edsei, driven by Francis
Seats of Levelland. was turning
right at the comer when it was hit
by a 1958 Cadillac, driven by Louise
Halt, 918 Houston, which also was
making a wide right turn at the
intersection.
Damage to toe Edael was esti
mated at |50, while approximately
$150 damage was sustained by the
Cadillac. No tickets were issued
NO FUBTHEB MISHAPS ware
reported unttl 4 p.m., when a three
car smash oocmrad at Pecan
Street and CMtage Ave.
Officers said a 1964 Pontiac driv-
en by Marion Brockman, 135 East
Jefferson, htt a 1959 Chevrolet,
driven by Noble Halliburton, 1401
9to as toe latter oar was tuning
THREE WRECK*—A-4
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