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PUBLISHED IN ROPESVILLE, THE FRIENDLIEST TOWN ON THE SOUTH PLAINS
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THE
ROP S LAINSMAN
Dial 3711
THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1958
SCHEDULE FOR JR.
LIVESTOCK SHOW
HAS BEEN RELEASED
ROPESVILLE, HOCSIZY COUNTY, TEXAS
METHODIST
CHURCH NEWS
FIRST BAPTIST
6c A COPY
ROPES SCHOOLS
VOLUME XXIII—NO. 46
' MANY FAIL TO
OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM
CHURCH NEWS
1 BUY COMPLETE
By
PAY POLL TAX
Rev. Frank Story, Pastor
PRICE DANIEL
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACH- SCIENCE LAB
According to a statement
Church School
10 :00
Governor of Texas
ERS - When your pupils are
The Junior Fat Stock Show Morning Worship
At a called meeting on issued by Murry Stewara,
11:00
AUSTIN, TEXAS absent on Sunday morning, IMonday
at Levelland will be held on Evening Worship
night the Ropes this week, many folks in
7 : 00 GREETINGS:
do you put forth an effort,
March 7th and 8th this year. MY'F
8:00 Public Schools Week in to find out the reason? We Board of Education bought Hockley County failed to
Any 4-11 member in Hockley Choir Practice
pay their poll tax and there9:00
2 : 30 Texas is a special time set should let them know we complete laboratory equip- fore, will be unable to vote
County, or member of any WSCS, Monday
aside each year in which to missed them and encourage ment for teaching the four in the elections which are
FFA Chapter in Hockley or MYF Choir Practice
sciences.
!
Cochran County is eligible. Prayer Meeting
1 place increased emphasis on them to be back the followThese
sciences
include coming up this -year. It is
7 :00 lour public schools.
Parent, ing week.
Schedule of events:
Wednesday
unusual for poll tax payvisitation is encouraged, and ROLL CALL OF CHURCH physics, chemistry, biology,
Thursday, March 6, 1958
•
• .
ments
to fall - eff in a year
,
citizens of our commun- MEMBERS will continue and general science.
1 : 00 to 5:00 p.m. Swine Mr. and Mrs. Billy Odom the
when county, state and dis..
Ares
are urged to take an. next Sunday morning with Supt. 0. V. Fuller statea trict officers are to be electwill be 'weighed in.
and children, and Rev. and
that it was hoped that in5 : 00 to 7 : 00 p.m. Calves Mrs. Frank Story attended active interest in the school Column Five in your 1958
stallation of the equipment ed.
and sheep will be weighed in. the Young Adult Fellowship systems and to cooperate Church Handbook. Please.
would be in time for the, According to the report
with the respectiN e school call for your copy if you 1958-59
Friday, March 7, 1958
school term, point- the votes are scattered over
meeting at Tahoka last
9:00 a.m. Sheep judging week. The theme of the boards, superintendents, prin have not received one. We
the county as follows :
cipals and teachers in an have one for each family in ing out that when ordered Precinct 1:
begins.
meeting was "Evangelism 1
such equipment had to be
10:30 a.m. Calf judging and was discussod from the • effort to make Texas pub- our membership.
Box 11—Levelland
389
lic schools the finest in the TRAINING UNION begins made, as it is not carried in Box 12—Levelland
begins.
333
viewpoint of the laity and
I Nation.
at 6:30 each. Sunday even- stock.
1 : 30 p.m. Swine judging the ministry.
89
Box 13—So. Smyer
Res. Lester
Today, more than ever be- ing.
All church members HALE-AKIN
begins.
14—ROPESVILLE
_381
Box
Hill of Seminole was the '
I fore, the importance of our expected to attend ____ to COMMITTEE
Order of Swine Judging: inspirational speaker.
312
Box 15—Levelland
schools is being realized by Train in Church Member- TO MEET
Duroc 186-2d20 lbs.
The MYF was well repreThursday night the Hale- Precinct 2:
an awakened Nation. Edu- ship,
Duroc 221-245 lbs.
437
Box 21.--Levelland
sented at the Sub-District
cation, both in scientific ana ALL MEN INVITED to the Akin Committee will meet Box 22—Levelland
Duroc pen of 3
326
meeting at New Home. Our
This is one
liberal arts fields, has taken Men's Prayer Group led by in Levelland.
Hampshire 185-220 lbs.
283
Box 23—So. Sundown
Sub-District is doing a good
on a new perspective. How- our Deacons in the Young of the 254 meetings that Box 24—No. Sundown
Hampshire 221-245 lbs.
265
job with the India-Agriculever, with all the rush to People's Department right will be held throughout the ! Precinct 3 :
Pen of 3 Hampshires
Lure missionary project and 1
train scientists and place after the evening service state to study the school I Box 31—Levelland
226
Poland China 185-220 lbs. will pay their pledge, it was
teacher recruitprogram,
satellites
in outer space, it' each Sunday.
Poland China 21-245 lbs. revealed in the business
221
! Box 32—Levelland
is important to remember , DISTRICT NINE ANNUAL ment, construction and fin- i Box 33—Pettit
Poland China pen of 3
128
meeting.
Spotted Poland China 185- Sunday, March 9th, will that our public schools will CONVENTION will be held ance.
36
' Box 34--Pep
I furnish our leaders of to- at the First Baptist Church At the last session of the Precinct 4:
220 lbs.
be "Youth Day" throughout
Spotted Poland China 221- the Annual Conference. The morrow with the basic hu- in Brownfield today, (Thurs- Legislature a Hale-Akin coin- Box 41—Levelland
369
mittee was appointed by the
man, moral and spiritual day) Feb. 27th.
245 lbs.
185
local MYF is planning to obLegislature to study the Box 42—Levelland
for i
Spotted Poland China pen serve the day at the Church foundations necessary
249
—o0o—
, school problem and to make Box 43—Whitharral
more advanced training and I
of 3
320
School and Morning worship knowledge.
i their report to the Governor. 1 Box 44—No. Anton
Berkshire 185-220 lbs.
SCHOOL
TRUSTEE
146
They will have a 1 THEREFORE, I, as Govhours.
' The countp committees will Box 45—So. Anton
Berksire 221-245 lbs.
89
Box
46—No.
Smyer
, Council Meeting at the home ernor of Texas, do hereby ELECTION TO BE
make their reports to the
Berkshire pen of 3
l of Mr. and Mrs-.- Travis White
state committee and the The total of the above, indesignate the week of March HELD ON APRIL 5
Chester White 185-2420 lbs. at 7 : 30 PM to complete these 3 - 7, 1958, as
state committee will study 1 eluding 21-year-old exempChester White 221-245 lbs.' plans.
An election will be held the recommendation anti tions, is 4,742. This falls far
All the youth and i PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
Pen of 3 Chester Whites Turn to Page 2
on April 5th at which time from these reports will make below the estimated voting
All other swine 185-220
strength of the county, bethree trustees will be elect- their report.
030
lbs.
lleved to be 6500 and over.
ed to serve on the Ropes `HOPES s.".yIRL.c:,
SEWER SYSTEM
All other swine 221-245 lbs.
20- school board.
GO TO BI-DISTRICT
.
(Note: All Other Swine in- NAZARENE CHURCH
AND PAVING
Those whose names will PLAY OFF
THIRD POLIO
AM'
M
AM
eludes crossbred, and any i Sunday School .... 9:45 A
appear
on
the
ballots
are:
High SHOTS TO BE
FOR • ROPESVILLE
breed that is not listed a- ' Morning worship .... 11
H. Joe Schwartz, Crate 1 The Ropes Girls
have
6: 30 PM Preliminary steps
NYPS, Juniors
bove) .
Snider, Joe D. Harris, Harvey School basketball
team
is GIVEN MARCH 6TH
again
this
for each Evening service .... 7:00 PM been taken in securing a ' Crawford, Leon Young, Char- demonstrating
A champion
We are requested to state
sewer system, for the City or les Shannon, and Grady Ep- year that they are superiior
breed will be selected, and Mid-week Service,
players and superior coach- that the third polio shots
7 • 00 PM Ropesville.
these will show against each 1 Wednesday
person.
ing
by winning the district will be given to Ropes school
other for Grand Champion. We urge you to attend all Through the assistance of
children on the afternoon
The second place animal in these services.
Congressman George Mahon,
They now go to the Bi-Dis- of March 6th. Dr. Moss, or
the same breed as the Grand The Sunday School con- city officials have been put
trict playoff at Big Spring Lubbock, will give the shots
Champion will be brought test is district wide — the in touch with agencies that CHILDREN
where they will meet Roby, and will be assisted by the
in the ring and judged a- ! East versus the West.
So will, possibly, make the in- VISIT HERE
winner of the District A ti- County Health Nimze.
gainst the remaining animals far, we, the West, are ahead. stallation of a sewer system
Mr.
and
Mrs.
L.
R.
Oliver
tle. The playof I will take
Dr. Moss will arrive at
for Reserve Grand Cham- ' However, the side is rising a sure thing. Papers from and children, Brad and Lau- place on March 4.
the
school at 2.30 and start
.- 441! in the East and the margin ,! the agency were received by rte Elizabeth, of Albuquerque,
pion.
, ,i
Officials of the show are: is getting smaller each week. 1 city officials on Friday of New Mexico, visited from The winner will play in giving shots to the children
( Come on
Burnett Roberts, Superin- Come
on, teachers, and let's , last week. On Monday they Friday to Monday in the Lubbock for the regional ti- who ride the buses. Shots
1
tle, and the winner of that to those living in town will
tendent; Gene Williams, As- do our best. Sunday, March 1
follow. He will stay in Ropsistant Superintendent; Ro- 2, is Family Day. There will firm
, were
over
the lawand
home
ofDan
her Jones.
parents, Rev. game will go to state.
of turned
Boedeker
& to
McCann,
Mrs.
es until he has finished the
bert Walker, Secretary ; Ho- : be a prize for the largest in Levelland. Monday, also, I, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rey- SCHOOL TO CLOSE
sho ts.
FOR
EASTER
-ward Brown, Superintendent family, so bring all the the Lubbock Engineering Co. 1 nolds and children, Joe,
This Year the Ropes school These are third shots only.
of Weights; Howell Joplin, I GANG to Sunday School. , was contacted, and on TuesKeith and Rita, of Wink, will take an Easter holiday, It is also stated that the
Assistant Superintendent or i Then stay for Church!
day engineers were confer- also visited Saturday in the , closing on Thursday after- shots will cost $2.50 to those
Horace Gilmore, Our Spring Revival is close
Weights;
with Boedeker & Mc- Jones home. Mrs. Reynolds noon at 3 : 30 and taking up who are able to pay, but
Bob at hand, March 12 - 23, with ring
Beef Superintendent;
is their daughter.
will be given free to those
again on Tuesday.
Berry, Sheep Superintendent; 1 Reynold Russell as speaker. Cann to see what prelimin0 0 0There was no Easter holi- who are not.
and J. B. Harbin, Swine Now is the time to prepare ary steps should be taken.
days last session because of This is a continuation of
our own hearts for the re- As soon as the necessary TAGS ARRIVED
Superintendent.
the fact that inclement wea- the program which was
The sale will begin at viv al in prayer and devotion information is available the
ther caused the school to be started last year.'
engineers will meet with the A LITTLE LATE
12 : 30 p.m. on Saturday, to God.
0 0 0--March 8, 1958. The top 70% Ropes needs a revival, and i City Council to tell them It was announced in last closed for so many days that
week's
Plainsman
that
autoit
was
impossible
to
take
of each class will be sold at we extend to all of you a I what steps are necessary to
LOCKETTVILLE
Officials of this hearty welcome to all our get actual work underway. mobile tgs could be purchas- Easter.
auction.
services, including the re- It is the plan of the City ed 'at the Ropes Drug. Quite HOCKLEY TEACHER
phase will be :
HD CLUB
to see that the sewer system a few people visited the MEETING IN LEVELLAND
Claude Tipton, Superin- I vival.
serves the entire town, and Drug Store on Friday and On Tuesday night of this The Lockettville Home DeEddie
tendent of Sales;
o0o
not just a part of it. Right Saturday but the tags had week Hockley County teach- monstration Club met in an
Crawley, Assistant Superinall-day meeting on Wednesat the present we have rath- not arrived.
tendent of Sales; Clarence MRS. M. DURHAM
ers met in Levelland, with day, February 19, 1958, in
1 er bright prospects for ob- I The tags were brought to Superintendent and Mrs. 0.
(Hank ) Matthews, AuctionIS
IMPROVED
I Ropes by Murry Stewart on V. Fuller, Mms. Poteet, Kirk, the home of Mrs. Billy Odom
'1 taining it.
=eer.
Tuesday of this week, and Grant and Cole attending for the demonstration of oil
Mrs. Minnie Durham, who 1
Also, at the time the sur- those desiring tags can now
painting of plates by Mrs. G.
—000-has been in a coma for sev- ,
from Ropesville.
C. Nesmith, of Lubbock.
eral months following a vey is made for the sewer,obtain them.
"
I
The feature speaker was Eight members and four
---41U0--..-.--stroke, is greatly improved a survey will be made to
determine
the
cost
of
the
Assistant visitors were present.
Carlton Grant,
REPRESENTATION IN
ATTENDS FUNERAL
after being critically illlast
Superintendent of the Mid:- The council report waa
paving of all the unpaved !N O'DONNELL
JR. FAT STOCK SHOW week. She is the mother or streets
in
Ropes.
lnd
schools. He gave a his given by Mrs. Tom Price.
Mrs.
Mrs. Clyde Loveless.
ON MARCH 7th & 8th
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. May- torical review of the estab-: All that were present en• -00 0When the Junior Fat Durham's home is in Mineral
fldd v,ere in O'Donnell this lishment of schools in Texas, joyed the p::i_riting of plates.'
Stock Show gets underway,WWells, but she is here in CONGRATULATIONS
_J.st week where they at- telling of the first school to I The- next meeting will, be
the Ropes FFA Chapter will Ropes at the home of her
eirded
the funeral of the be established in the State in the -home of Mrs. W. 0.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Marbe well represented. There daughter.
Robinson on March 5th.
tin, former residents of Rop- other of Mrs. F. A. Wyatt. at Fort Davis.
—000
are 28 boys entered with 43
Reporter.
es but now of Levelland, areThe Wyatts were at one
animals. The boys have
residents of the Ropes
the proud parents of a baby'that
-000-been busy getting their live- ON SICK LIST
Community, he owning and HAS THE FLU
stock ready for the show, Mrs. John Smith and in-son, born to them Tuesday operating the 0. K. Elevator,
FOR SALE —
A
rzie
Martin
has
been
, id hope to gain a few rib- Ifant son, liandy, are im- night. Leonard is the son and Mrs. Wyatt was employTwo-wheel trailer. See
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Arzie
l
confined
to
his
room
this
•
They realize the' proved after a seige of illbons.
edono
a.;
ua
s. teacher in the Ropes week, suffering from the
Mrs. Henry Etheridge, or
tin.
flu.
quality of the competition ness.
01
dial 3872..
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Mr. E. H. Banks,
the other entries from Rop- VISITORS IN
Mrs. Townsen was a native
Mr. and .)Mrs. W. R. Banks,
Texan. About 65 years ago
es that iDelong to the 4-H
NABOURS
HOME
she married H. M. Townsen,
Mr. and Mrs. K H. Banks.
Club. We know there are
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Nabours, the ceremony taking place
several, but we do not know
Mrs. E. B. Ray and Judy, all in El Paso.
how many.
To this union CARD OF THANKS
•
s11.
Publisher
of
El
Paso,
visited
in
the
was
born
six
children:
N. 0.,
IRENE MORRIS
We wish to take this
Editor
home of their parents, Mr. of Tahoka; L. A., of RopesTROY MORRIS
METHODIST CHURCH
means to thank all for the
and Mrs. W. D. Nabours this ville; Mrs. J. H. West, Waco;
From Page 1
expressions of synipathy,
past weekend.
They also Mrs. R. W. Donnell, Lubbock;
Subscription Rate:
$2.00. their leaders are urged to I visited in the Robert Hall and Mrs. L. L. Hays, Lubbock. cards and beautiful flowers,
Per year in Hockley and adjoining Counties,
attend.
especially those who came
Elsewhere in the United States, $2.50 per year.
I home. Mrs. Hall is their Interment was
in the
The Woman's Society- of
the long way to the funeral
sister,.
TOwnsen cemetery near AChristian Service began their
, of our Mother and grandEntered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post OfI Jay was recently discharg- damsville.
The
Bible Study Monday.
mother. God bless each of
ed from the Armed Forces, The Plainsman, together
Act of Congress. March 3 1897.
study is the Book of Mark.
you.
and is now employed by the with the folks of the comThey are urging all the laL. A. Townsen,
It is not the intention of tht Plainsman to cast erronous
El Paso Natural Gas Co.
munity,
extend
heartfelt
dies of the Church and any
Dicky, N,elda and sons.
reflection on the character of any individual, firm, corWhile here Mr. and Mrs. sympathy to the bereaved
visiting ladies who wish to
--000-poration or group, and if through error we should,
Jay Nabours also visited in family.
attend. They meet each
and same is called to our attention, we will gladly
the home of her parents, Mr.
LOOKING AFTER
Monday at 2:30 P.M.
and Mrs. Goadd, of Lubbock. CARD OF THANKS
make correction.
The local Pastor will
this BUSINESS IN
-000.-preach Friday evening at
We
desire
to
take
"We Hew to the Line—Let the Chips Fall Where 'MeV
the First Methodist Church KENNETH HALL
means of expressing our LEVELLAND MONDAY
May".
in Seagraves. That Church IN FORMOSA
thanks to the folks of the Charley Ward was among
conducting a Yisition and
Aberdeen-Angus
Recent letters that Mr. Ropes community for their those from the Ropes cornROPES TO HAVE
1 is
preaching revival. TeamHereford
and Mrs. Robert Hall hav€ kindness, expressions of sym- munity who looked after
From Page 1
3
are visiting each evening
Hogs:
received from Kenneth state pathy, flowers and help giv- business in Levelland Monthat they face from the
and a different speaker is
that his ship, U. S. S. Isbell, en during the illness of our day.
Berkshire
other 8 chapters in the dis5 filling the pulpit each evenis patrolling the Formosa mother. Especially are we I Charley is well pleased
Chester White
trict, and the 4-H Clubs of
8 ing, also.
Islands. Later they will make thankful to those who help- with the abundance of moisDuroc
Hockley County.
N. J. Green, Bud Rucker,
stops in Hong Kong, China, ed when she suffered her ture which has fallen over
We published a list of exHampshire
5 W. H. White and the pastor
Phillipine Islands and lance second stroke laSt week. It the South Plains during the
hibitors last week, so this
Poland China
2 spent several hours Monday
is our prayer if ever you past few days, and says ii
back in San Diego, Calif., on
week we will break it down
Spotted Poland China 7 repairing frozen water lines
'should suffer such sorrow as it keeps up we will be able
After Kenneth
April 26th.
Crossbred
by breeds.
5 and installing a flood light
ours you will find yourself to make a bumper crop with
attends a six weeks signalThis list does not include in front of the Church. The
ealves:
among friends such as you out irrigation.
man school he will come
pastor was checking circuits
have proven to be.
This is the first year in
home on leave.
in the attic and blindly
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
about seven that there has
, FOR
prowling around following
Loveless.
been an abundance of moisPTA POSTPONES
'wires, missed his footing ana
o00
ture at this time of year.
stuck one big foot through MEETING
-000CARD OF THANKS
the ceiling in the vestibule.
We are requested to anWe desire to take this ATTENDING 'WATER'
We now have two manholes nounce that the PTA meetmeans of expressing our
in the ceiling and the pas, ing scheduled for Thursday
heartfelt thanks to
our SCHOOL IN LUBBOCK
tor has a sore back.
Yes, of next week has been poStMany friends in the Ropes Mr. and Mrs. Bob Whitwe put in the light.
fponed to the second week community for your words lock have been attending a
PLANS ARE almost com- in March.
of sympathy, acts of kind- i "Water" school in Lubbock
--000
plete for our "Prayer Vigil"
ness, and for the many , this week.
and the "Great Day of E- MOTHER OF L A.
beautiful flowers at the ; The school is state spon\ angelism". The prayer vigil
time of the death of our sored and teaches the difTOWNSEN
PASSES
CALL
will begin at 7:00 P.M. Satbeloved wife and mother, ferent angles in handlingurday, March 1st, and con- AWAY LAST WEEK
Mrs. E. H. Banks. It is our and 'keeping a water system
tinue through Sunday until
L. A. Townsen returned prayer that when your dark in first class operating ord7:00 P.M. The prayer card from Evant this week where hour comes you will find er. These schools are taughtits almost complete at this he had been called on the yourselves
among friends each year and it is compul.1 writing and we expect it to
sad mission of attending the such as you have proven to sory that water superintenAND J. T. MURPHY WILL
be filled by the time the funeral of his mother, Mrs. be. May God bless each and dents attend.
MAKE PROMPT DELIVERY.
vigil begins.
—o0o-every one of you.
Orley Townsen, age 85.
The community census
has been completed ana
teams have been selected to
contact all Methodist iiiospects on Sunday, March end.
As these teams are calling
on prospects, teams will also be at the altar of the
Church in prayer. We are
expecting a wonderful blesSPECIALS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
sing on "The Great Day or
Evangelism".
THE ROPES FLAINSMAN
Published on Thur.,day by the Morris Publishing ComHockley
Ropesville,
pany in the Plainsman build mg,
County, l'exas.
BUTANE
Or Propane
Day or Night
3331
Roberts-AshburnFuel Co.
Ray Johnson Grocery
rod illaket
Mr. Farmer
0
CARD OF THANKS
We Now Have:
We desire to take this
means of thanking our many
friends for the cards ana
words of sympathy and acts
of kindness, and the floral
offering at the time or
death of our beloved father,
George Clayburne Patman.
May God's richest blessings
rest on each of you.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Patman.
* 600 - 16 LISTER RIDGE
* 550 - 16 LISTER RIDGE
* 600 - 16 TRI RIB
* 550 - 16 TRI RIB
* 600 - 16 MONO RIB
* 550 - 16 MONO RIB
* 400 - 19 MONO RIB
TRACTOR TIRES IN STOCK
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1112CICSEDIN
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We Will Not KneAvingly Be Undersold
FG1: S tor,CpreSO.Tit'itiVe:
ROBERT L. BOWERS, JR.
MANSFIELD THOMAS
For County School Superintendent:
DAVIS POUNDS
CHESTER BORDERS
Shamrock Service
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1-1,4111:031WIL"WXLIMICINDINFIretWillw matImmetr<=
EAT IN COMFORT
For County Clerk:
MRS. H. E. (Grace)
CLINGAN
R. 0. (Raymond) DENNIS
Good Coffee
1
WALT'S FF
i of Di[it,rici; Clerk:
MRS. RUBY BEEBE
(Re-election)
For County Judge:
PAUL A. WILLIAMS ,
(Re-election, 2nd term)
LOUIS OWENS
FRANK M. LAWLIS
In Walt's Modern Cafe
I
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For County Treasurer:
A. S. (Dick) COOKE
MARY MrEK
/
(Re-election)
For Justice of Peace:
J. A. GOTCHER
J. F. WILLIAMS
ivIINNIE FEWELL
3 lb can ,79
Shortenings=
.39
Cokes, 12 bottle at.
Mellorine, Cloverlake ga1.39
.39
Eggs, one dozen
.29
Tide, large box
Salmon, Suwanee, tall can.39
•.„
Finest
1‘ Quality
••••••••
EATS
••••••=11......
.29
Fish Sticks, box
Sirloin Steak, U.S. Good, lb .69
Bacon, Hormel, cello, lb .69
.59
Pori; (loos, Dolma
WE GIVE DOUBLE
THRECT STAMPS
I room are busy this week uary. Some had show dates TOMMY REDFORD
all bids.
was not here today.
Lamar G. West, ChailIn Arithmetic we have. selling tickets to the Scout or basketball glmes or shopGRADE 4A - Mrs. McKenzie
OPERATED
ON
ma
been learning new steps in Exposition, which will be ping.
I
Tommy Redford, 11-yeas
Board of Regents
held at Lubbock March 8th.
The State Meeting will be
The following pupils made Division.
South Plains College
Glenda Price and The Cub Scouts in our room held at San Antonio on A- old son of Mr. and Mrs.
a grade .of A and above in
Hockley
County Junior
Terry
Redford,
underwent
are
Gary
Rucker,
Ronnie
pril
17
and
18.
We
haven't
Charlotte Johnson.
Spelling this past six weeks: '
College District..
and Lonnie Exum. chosen our delegates as yet. surgery in a Brownfield hos-Glenda Price, Lupe Garza, GRADE 3A - Mrs. Wallace 1Huie
10 0-••••
Charlotte Johnson, Donald One reading group has Ronnie Fite is a Cub Scout They are chosen by the num- pital for the removal of his
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
Glenn, and Marilyn Chit- finished the basic reader, also, and he belongs to the, ber of Activity Points they appendix' this past week.
male
or female, from this
Reports given us on Tues"Finding
New Neighbors", Levelland Pack.
have.
wood.
The meeting was adjourns 1 day stated that Tommy Is area, wanted to service and
We are studying the clas- and are now taking the ,
Several children have been
well on the way to recovery. collect from automatic vendanimals in reading achievement tests. !
sification of
absent from school because ed, and refreshments were
No selling_
ing machines.
Science. It was interesting We have enjoyed this read000
of illness. We are glad to served by Emma ChristophAge not essential. Car,
to learn we were mammals. er very much, for the storer, Joyce Dozier, Marye Hale,
have Freda McNabb, Mary
ferences, and $700 working
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
We hope Marilyn Chit- ies were interesting.
Lena Christopher, and JesLynn Gresham, Jeanie For7 to 12
capital
necessary.
sie Martin.
wood comes back soon, she I The cab Scouts in our
See you next
The Board of Regents of
and Dannie Fewell
I bus,
hours weekly nets to $2M
time.
South Plains College, Hockback in school.
monthly. Possibility full time
FHA Reporter,
ley County Junior College
Ronnie Fite returned MonFor local interviews
Linda Jones. District, will consider bids I work.
TOLLISON BEDDING COMPANY
day from a fishing trip to
give full particulars, phone,
o0o
for five school bus chassis
1715 AVE. H, LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Buchanan Dam. He reports
Write P. 0. Box 4872, Dallas;
at its regular meeting on
25 YEARS EXPERIENCE
that they had good luck, but FATHER OF
6,- Texas.
Thursday evening, March 13,
that it rained most every W. C. PATMAN
WE MAKE ANY KIND OF MATTRESS YOU WANT.
000-1958.
day.
YOU CAN SAVE BY HAVING YOUR OLD BEDS
PASSES
AWAY
There were eight perfect
Specifications may be seMADE OVER — WE RENOVATE TO YOUR SPECin our room last
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Patman cured from the. College Pres- PAUL WILLIAMS
spellers
IFICATIONS.
and their son, Ivan, and ident's office.
week.
' IN HOSPITAL
COTTON MATTRESSES, OSPEDIC MATTRESSES,
daughter, Mrs. Reba Seid,
GRADE 3B - Mrs. J. Cole
County Judge Paul WitBids must be in the PresINNERSPRING MATTRESSES, ETC.
both
of Lovington, N. M.,
We are enjoying the prethams has been confined dur,
•ty weather after having. to were called to the Oak ident's office on or before
BYRON STEPHENSON, Representative
the past several days to
be inside for a number of Branche Community, near 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March aing
'Lel,elland hospital sufferWaxahachie, this past week 13, 1958.
days.
PHONE PO 2-4261
ing from the flu.
I Our new student is Betty on the sad mission of atThe Board reserves the
Latest rek,orts state he
DROP US A CARD
tending the funeral of the right to accept any or reject showing some improvement.
Medrano.
OR SEE ME WHEN I AM IN ROPES
Those making 100 in Spel- father of Mr. Patman, Geo.
Oing last week were Charles Clayburne Patman, 95.
Mr. Patman was born on
j Bentancourt, Joe Hansard,
!Mike Martin, Bill McCormick, Feb. 5, 1863, in Blunt CounFRANKLIN-MALLETT FUNERAL HOME
Sammy Means, Ronnie Price, ty, Ala.. and moved to Ellis
4302 34th
LUBBOCK
a* 134611
Rosene Davis, Cathy Mayo, County 65 years ago. A re! Pilar Sanchez, and Jean tired farmer by trade, he
INSURANCE 1 DAY TO 85 YEARS
was a member of the Oak
Nobles.
Branch church and of the.
GRADE lA - Mrs. -Gambill
We Accept Burial Policies of All Oompanue
11 Our room was very lucky Waxahachie Masonic Lodge
last week in that we had No. 90.
0 n—
i few absences in spite of the
hos , NEW GRANDSON
athe r. TJane
rainy, cold
-i
weout were
t who had to be
CALL ON US FOR CHOICE MEATS
ie Gutierez, Domingo Garcia ' ARRIVES
1 Mr. and Mrs. Emory Hobbs
and Skeeter Fite.
BEEF AND PORK AT WHOLESALE PRICES
Skeeter and Mary McNabb report by mail a new grandAlso Custom Curing and Custom Killing,
were our only absentees yes- son born on February 23rd
Scald and Scrape or Skin Hogs.
terday and today we have t in a Levelland hospital. The
one hundred percent at- 1 infant weighed 7 pounds ana
tendance.
The parents
•.% 1 14 1/2 ounces.
WE BUY HOGS AND CATTLE
We had a FHA meeting tare Mr. and Mrs. J. C. DorREMEMBER THE
Thursday, the 13th, in the sett. She is the former Miss
study hall with Gracie Rio- Joyce Hobbs.
11111XLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
000
There -were
jas presiding.
LEVELLAND MEAT COMPANY
28 members present.
VISITING IN
On N,Ave. H, 1 block north of Hi-way 116.
Since Mary Bevers ana
TELEPHONE 4-3030
Patsy Robertson have mar-, AMARILLO
J. P. O'CONNOR — OWNERS — C. R. SMILEY
ried, we had to elect a new
Mrs. Wilma Ruth Knoy is
reporter and song leader. visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. C.
We held an election ana Moorehead, in Amarillo this
Phone 3371
Ropesville, Texas
Box 141
Jean Tussy was elected song week.
WHEN IN WOLFFORTH VISIT THE
'leader and Linda Jones re000
porter.
TO REMODEL
Sandra Bain was selected
AGENTS:
MELVIN YOUNG'S SERVICE STATION
HOME IN ROPES
voting
delegate
for
the
Area
FOR
TYREE MARTIN
DOROTHY MARTIN
I meeting at Amarillo on
Work was started this
March 1, 1958. Sue Pettiet week on - the remodeling of
TEXACO GASOLINE
and Sandra Armstrong will the old Robinson home, loAND OIL OF YOUR CHOICE
sing in the choir at that cated on Timmons Avenue.
COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE
Several of the This hole was recently
meeting.
WASHING AND GREASING A SPECIALTY
club members are planning purchased by Cotton Cavitt,
and as soon as the work is
to attend.
finished they will make
FOR YOUR
Members reported that
their home in it.
much fun was had on the
Plans call for the laying
WHEN IN BROWNFIELD VISIT
Daddy Date Nights in JanM a cement foundation, reHOME — BUSINESS — AUTO
placing windows, floor and
FRED GLENN'S SHAMROCK STATION
"CESSPOOL CLEANING" roof, and moving partitions
CROP — LIFE
Don't
take
chances
with
flyto
give
it
a
complete
new
ONE LOCATED ON LUBBOCK ROAD
by-night workers who might arrangement. . Also, a carovercharge
you.
We are port, with a storage room,
AND ONE ON SEAGRAVES HIGHWAY
STOCK COMPANIES
reasonable, and here to stay. will be added.
Brownfield Septic Tank Ser-i When finished, the house
vice, phone 2024. Charlie will be modern in every reSkupin, owner.
spent.
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GUARANTEED FUNERAL
INSURANCE
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OLD LINE...LEGAL RESERVE A
TYREE'S INSURANCE AGENCY
4
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Before You Buy See the
,; t . z " '. — •
%:si "tti.1 ti
A Whopping Big Allowance
161,,
for Your Old Car
R,,isofitce
GRADY TERRELL
LEVELLAND, MIAS
M Af
ri
TA
ESSES
The American Mattress Company is now open for business in the Direct Mattress build
ing. Mr. C. H. Tollison, owner and manager, has lived inLubbock for 18 years and has
25 years experience in the manufacturing of quality mattresses. Come by and see
the modernf factory at 1715 Avenue H or call P02-4261, or if you live in the country
drop a card to the American Mattress Company, 1715 Avenue H, Lubbock, and one
of our reepresentatives will gladly give you free estimabes, bringing samples of materials and explain how the best mattresses in West Texas are made.
YOU CAN REST ASSURED AND SURELY REST BY CALLING
AMERICAN MATTRESS COI PAM
P02-4261
1714 AVE. H
LUBBOCK
We Give S. & H. Green Stamps--Double Stamps With $2.50 Purchase Tuesdays
Specials for Friday & Saturday
homerieaning helps
POWDER SOAP
Surf, 2 reg. boxes .49
INSTANT CLEANER
HUDSON, 400 COUNT
Facial Tissue
21 Soil Off, quart
.39
FREESTONE, CAL-TOP, NO. 2, CAN
Peaches
DILL OR SOUR, DIAMOND, QUART
Pickles
.29
.31
DEL MONTE, NO. 2 CAN
Pineal)'le Juice.15
EARLY GARDEN MISSION
Peas, 303 can .15
KIMBELL'S, 300 Can,
a For
Pork & Beans .19
T QUALITY
FINES
POUND
WASHINGTON DELICIOUS
.10
Apples, lb.
Tomatoes,ert.,each .19
Onions,2 bunches .15
, Ur,RED E'Cil
.10
Grapefruit
Jeans Frozen Rolls
2 Dozen'. . . .29
Bacon Squares .39
Beef Ribs, lb. .29
LONGHORN
Cheese, lb.
.49
AL
.33
Oleo, lb.
PET Makes
NONFAT DRY M.
4 quarts
INSTANT
WE Got( ..cd.
WOOL RUG CLEANER
GLAMORINE
QUART J.
85c
GREET STRMII5
THE ROPES FOOD STORE