14 Aug 1953
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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1953
Page
1
Congress adjourned after a request to delay business was dropped amid the drive for adjournment. The move ends the current push and sets the chamber on a new procedural path.
President Eisenhower launches an economy campaign directing cabinet heads to cut expenditures to avoid a special session of Congress to raise the debt limit. Hagerty cautions Congress may still demand a session as the House is not certain. The administration seeks substantial 1955 budget reductions and has set a October 1 deadline for department estimates.
August permit activity shows Magnolia Oil Co filing for a private garage at 705 West Avenue I on August 3 for $700. J. M. Coats garage and Joe Collier dwelling also appear with costs. Woodrow Coe handles a 28x46 home addition at 1418 Love St with four rooms and bath. Rusty Woodward adds $1,000 to 307 North 6th. R. E. Johnson residence noted at $5.
The U S Department of Agriculture announced 1953 crop loan rates for upland cotton and special cottons. Upland middling 7/8 inch will be 30.80 cents per pound gross weight American Egyptian cotton 74.52 cents per pound net weight Sealand and Sea Island cotton 56.22 cents per pound net weight. These match the February 26 1953 minimums under the Agriculture Act of 1949. Individual warehouse rates for Middling 1516 inch upland cotton will be announced soon.
The local Republican party committee met to organize a county wide gathering at the Youth Center. Governor Mechem is expected to attend with D. D. Monroe of Clayton invited as a guest speaker. The date remains to be set for late this month or early September.
Mayor Phillip B. Robinson asks residents to donate for a town cemetery tractor and mower to keep Lovington Cemetery well kept. The Lovington Leader contributes $15 and urges others to donate what they can to support the appeal.
District Judge John R. Brand sentenced three men on Tuesday after guilty pleas. Charlie Johnson drew one to two years for grand larceny tied to car thefts. James Van Houten received one to two years for issuing hot checks after recent Roosevelt County jail time and Portales release. Sam Lawson got three to four years for breaking and entering at night.
A light grey custom built 1949 Ford was reported stolen on Monday from Eunice. The brief police bulletin notes the vehicle’s unusual build and draws attention to local theft activity.
The state supreme court upheld Arthur Fay Johnson's death sentence for the 1951 murder of Hobbs worker William Cabrel. Execution date awaits a two week appeal period. Johnson killed Cabrel in his Hobbs home and buried him on a Texas ranch. He admitted the slaying claiming self defense after Cabrel attacked his wife. The court ruled his prior felonies and a photo of the victim did not unfairly influence the jury.
July gasoline tax collections in Lovington totaled 3262.75 dollars. Payments listed by firm include Continental Oil Co 148.77 Humble Oil Co 472.20 Stone Oil Co 290 Prater Oil Co 846.64 Texas Oil Co 362.12 Eddins Oil Co 0.55 Pecos Oil Co 323.65 Modern Courts 58.70 Magnolia Oil Co 518.06 Cox Mex Oil Co 16.59 Westex Oil Co 34.28 Hardy Oil Co 98.50 McDonald Oil Co 92.17, all adding to 3262.75.
Lovington town trustees agreed to revise sewer and water rates for businesses. An updated ordinance will be drawn by Town Attorney Bob Ward for approval at the next meeting. They plan to cut sewer rates from 5.00 to 3.00 per initial 5,000 gallons and raise water limits, noting small users will still pay 5.00. One protest was voiced by Woozie Wilder Sr. on behalf of the Masonic Lodge. no others attended. An livestock ordinance was requested but chickens and birds will be omitted to avoid hardship.
The Dresser Engineering Co. reports a Black and Decker saw stolen from their construction site 12 miles north of Levington and east on the Plains Highway. The theft was discovered on August 6.
Roy L. Tatum ill at home in Lovington. The Permian Basin Pipe Line runs 15.32 miles in New Mexico from the Virgil Linam Ranch northeast to the Texas New Mexico Line converging near Denver City and tying to an El Paso Natural Gas Line. Project cost exceeds a million dollars with 180 workers under R. H. Fulton Co. contract and Roy D. Schollenbarger as chief inspector.
The Agriculture Department predicts a 1953 cotton crop of 14,605,000 bales, down 34 percent from last year. Officials say a crop over about 12,000,000 bales could trigger federal marketing quotas for 1954. Ezra Benson must decide by October 15 on potential controls, with two more monthly estimates due before then.
Five inmates at Lea County Jail are to be committed to the state penitentiary in Santa Fe for safe keeping. Assistant District Attorney Joseph O. Walton said he prepared the order and Judge John Brand signed it. The men include Harvey Wise, Earl Israel, W. D. Newton, Everett Harrison, and Jack T. McCraw.
Douglas Wegner a 16 year old received 750 dollars in a district court stipulation settling his injuries after he fell or jumped from a Lovington school bus on May 4 1953. The bus reportedly traveled 15 to 20 mph when the incident occurred. He suffered a fractured skull and incurred 256.13 in hospital expenses. The Lovington Municipal School District and bus driver James Maxwell and his father were named defendants.
Ronald Goodale has been appointed court reporter to District Judge Roy Anderson in the Fifth Judicial District. He will replace A B Morgan who leaves to attend the University of New Mexico Law School. Goodale starts work on the 15th.
Fire at Maxwell's shop on Avenue H around 1 30 p m destroyed the supply room and workshop used for school buses. Bill Maxwell estimates losses near 3000 dollars. tires and supplies stored inside. Cause unknown as fire crews arrived to find the building already burning.
The state game department announced a dove season in New Mexico from September 11 to October 11 this fall.
Mrs. B. E. Belew and Mary Sue spent Tuesday in Lubbock. Ida Jo Rushing joined them and visited with her father Ben Rushing, who was a patient at Lubbock Memorial Hospital.
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