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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Page
2
The Lovington Leader, with Agass Kastner as head and Wiley as assistant, began in 1909 as an official U. S. Land Office publication. It is entered as second class matter at Lovington New Mexico and published by Lea County Publishing Company twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays.
A Lea County Democratic gathering is criticized as undemocratic with delegates bound by a Hitler Stalin style resolution to vote as a bloc. The meeting re elected Sheriff Horace Burl Owens as chairman and named Tom Inn and L A Beard to top posts amid claims of no quorum and limited floor input.
The Lovington Leader explains that news releases timed for the Friday issue keep the Tuesday paper stale. With a town of 3,200, a daily edition is impossible, so the paper will publish twice weekly and consider a Sunday edition if advertisers support it. Plans for a Sunday Leader depend on advertiser backing.
The council claimed daily Main Street garbage pickup, but no start is evident. Unhealthy trash burners overflow with wet and dry waste, old vegetables, coffee grounds, and spoiled food spill onto the ground, burning continuously and attracting flies.
Five year old Perry Lynn Chase was bitten on the chest by a diamond back rattlesnake at Sandia Base. He was in critical condition yesterday but is reported improved today at the base hospital.
The State Selective Service reports poor results from physicals with 39 of 112 examined in Albuquerque and El Paso considered acceptable. About 500 men have been examined in the first week and only 103 were accepted for army service.
United Press commentary notes a break in Red guerrilla morale behind US lines in Korea. It cites executions by Syngman Rhee’s police, rising cooperation from ordinary Koreans, and a drop in guerrilla activity, while espionage remains high and North Korean troops appear demoralized by American air and tank power.
Egg and poultry prices firm with rising consumer demand and shrinking egg stocks. Meat production at 287 million pounds, down 1.5 percent from last week but up 7 percent year over year. PMA barter deal moves 215,000 bushels of corn. Wyoming Western Nebraska potato plan seeks federal marketing agreement. Colorado potato shipments limited by inspection rules. Milk pricing decision for Cleveland area awaits dairy farmer approval. Canned sour berries bought to bolster fresh cherries. Mustang oat variety released, 25 percent winter hardy, from USDA and Texas A and M.
SANTA FE UP That State Capitol Construction Commission will proceed with a new addition to the capitol building despite the Korean War. It awarded a $597000 contract to Robert E McKee Construction Co of El Paso and Santa Fe after revising specifications to trim costly items. The firm expects materials to be available and construction to start in 20 to 30 days.
The Lea County political machine mobilized on Saturday led by Melvin Neal with Grady Thompson and others approving the moves. Rumors of rifts are denied as the group promotes GOP alignment while Democrats harbor uncertainty about John Miles and Governor hopefuls on the Republican ticket amid local gossip and party loyalties.
In a village near La Rochelle 1903 confession reveals a boy’s claim of murder. Priest Father Antoine carries the secret 40 years until liberation and a later discovery confirms a fabricated tale and a buried girl beneath a pond bush. The wartime Maquis veteran narrator recalls the oddly linked confession.
The figure called the Queen of the Democrats vows to help the people but locals say decades of empty promises persist. Lea County residents complain about tax receipts and lack of gains while Mrs Sawyer allegedly hoards a million or two and could fund a monument for local Democrats.
The Queen says Horace Owens has done more for Lea County and brought peace to the party. She notes heavy machine influence from Hobbs and Lamb county turnout, while Lovington misses full allowance. The speaker credits Owens as a good financier and suggests he would make a capable treasurer.
House leaders tentatively back a bi partisan farm control bill authorizing President Truman to ration essential commodities and, if wage ceilings are imposed, curb price and wage actions. The measure faces Senate debate next week as the CCC expands grain storage capacity for future price support. Brucellosis in cattle falls to 3.5 percent after tests on about 6 million cattle, with vets scarce but eradication efforts rising. Interior Department studies radioactive tracer use in irrigation and hydroelectric projects while fishing gear taxes fund state restoration programs.
In a lively notes page a new Kentucky campus building earns praise while a missing pencil sharpener sparks chatter. A Harwich woman reports her robin’s diet changing, and a Chicago hospital delivery room recalls 18 boys and a girl. A Walther Memorial juke box theft is noted along with a pheasant shooting tale and a man finding a brand new dime in a birds gizzard.
In North Platte Nebraska a theater manager suspects a quiet rebuke over candy choices as a janitor uncovers a pair of false teeth stuck to nougat beneath a seat. A Memphis incident ends with a bus passenger throwing dirt at a bus after a disputed stop. Mrs Yockey’s ice cream plans go awry when dry ice keeps it hard until her daughter uses a hair dryer to thaw it.
Jo Ann Hagen of Council Bluffs Iowa, who was billed as Woman's World Champion Boxer, refused to enter the ring in a recent bout citing trunks that were too tight for comfort. She rejects the notion that fear kept her out and emphasizes the wardrobe issue.
A Chicago tavern owner told police two intruders burglarized the establishment using an improvised musical background for their work. He described the incident as unusual and noted the thieves arranged music to aid the break in.
Michigan visitors cause chatter by passing Jim Harringer Farm near Mendon where a plow reportedly lodged in a tree 20 feet high. Jim explains the tale of the 1867 prank, noting the cantankerous owner refused to remove the plow. Please resist honking to avoid repeating the story.
The State Corporation Commission schedules five hearings on transportation applications. The major hearing, twice postponed, concerns Melcchio Sanchez and two Bernalillo County bus routes, with four other Bernalillo firms contesting. Albuquerque hosts the hearing Wednesday. Other cases include heavy equipment moves in Union and Colfax counties by Henry Butt and Sons, oil field equipment carriage in SE counties by Paul Simons of Hobbs, a wrecker permit from Magdalena urge, an extended unscheduled freight service permit in Curry Guadalupe and Quay counties by Bee Ships let of San Jon.
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