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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1950
Page
9
The Lovington school system outlines a multi day opening plan starting Wednesday August 30 with Supt H S Pannell addressing teachers. Building meetings Thursday and group grade division sessions Friday focus on orientations, textbooks, supplies, and room assignments as classes begin Tuesday September 5.
Tatum School officials prepare for a September 5 opening as enrollment nears 400 in both lower and upper grades. Two new structures add a $130 000 high school and a $75 000 auditorium, with all equipment new and seven classrooms in the new high school.
Miss Evelyn Bevins spent last week in El Paso. Mrs Edna Jackson stayed in The Fashion Shop during her absence.
Skelt Williams, critically ill, was taken to a Roswell hospital for treatment last week. He had just been released from the hospital several weeks earlier.
Mrs. Chris Anderson and Mrs. Giles Lee have returned after a trip to Wisconsin where they visited relatives.
Joy Nell Joplin daughter of Mr and Mrs B F Joplin remains in a cast several weeks after breaking her arm.
L. E. O'Hare serves as high school principal and teaches english and mathematics. Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Guyon head music lessons with Mrs. Guyon directing grade chorus and Mr. Guyon leading music and band for about 30 students. Music rooms moved to the old high school for the coming season. Supt. Castor schedules a teachers meeting in Tatum Thursday with all staff expected to attend.
Supt H C Pannell announced the school year starting September 5 with Lee W Burt as Elementary Principal supervising grades 1 4, Lawrence Crouse as Junior High Principal for grades 5 7, and Roy Lee Jones as High School Principal overseeing grades 8 12. The staff includes grades 1 4 teachers, grade 5 7 teachers, and 8 12 teachers, plus music, secretarial, nurse, and Federal Farm Training instructors.
Jim Caldwell III is seriously ill in Lubbock Memorial Hospital and expected to receive visitors this week.
John Hood came back home from Breckenridge Texas where he stayed with his father who is ill with pneumonia.
Mr and Mrs Wendell Henry and Debbie of Alamogordo spent Sunday visiting their relatives Ms and Mrs J C Anderson and Mr and Mrs Sol Henry, renewing family ties during a local gathering.
Maretta Thompson spent the weekend with her grandmother Mrs. Lilly Fairweather and other relatives. Maretta lives in Hereford Texas.
Mr and Mrs Woodrow and their children Bud and Shirley Wood tour Texas visiting notable sites. They also met and visited with Mrs Wood's parents during the trip.
Mrs Dorothy Long of St Louis Missouri plans to visit Lovington on the first of September. Long formerly resided in Lovington for several years.
Mr and Mrs Carl King of Albuquerque visit with their parents Mr and Mrs Clarence King and Mr and Mrs H R Johnson in a local social gathering and family visit.
Lester Eubank Jr of Eunice and Thomas Davidson of Hobbs received Bachelor of Science degrees from Sul Rosso in Alpine Texas last week.
Hilburn City and McDonald gins are ready for the first bale of cotton. The first bale is expected around September 25.
Mr and Mrs I D Culp welcome Mrs Culp's mother and father visiting this week from Big Spring Texas as guests in their home setting.
Mrs. Carl King has been on the sick list this week. No further details are provided on her condition or expected return.
Mr and Mrs James Hobbs have returned from a vacation spent visiting points of interest in Colorado.
Mr and Mrs Breecher Martin recently visited in Dora with their parents for a family gathering and to spend time together in the community setting.
Mrs Zealy Edwards and her newborn daughter Dixie Diane returned to their home in Maljamar Sunday afternoon after birth.
Mrs Olene Boyd III has been ill at her Buckeye home for several days and is unable to work.
The Lovington school announces faculty sponsors for student groups and activities for the coming year. Principal leads testing and guidance. Frances Harp directs plays and oversees Wildcat's Tale. Vocational instructor Grable oversees Future Farmers chapter. Inez Dykstra sponsors Future Homemakers. Durward Crain directs band events. Florence Anderson heads music programs and Christmas showcase. Ada Mae Hair and William Willie co sponsor senior class. Janis Mardis Chester Hamzy and Helen Forster lead junior class. Sophomores and freshmen have named sponsors. Lee Burt promotes Cub Scouts. football and basketball duties split among several staff. year includes Father-Son Feed and Mother-Daughter banquet.
The report states combines will harvest 90 percent of the nation’s wheat and 60 percent of the oats this year, outlining expected production shares across major grain crops.
The following holidays are listed for the 1950 51 school year. Labor Day falls on September 4. The NMEA Convention runs October 25 26 27. Thanksgiving is November 23 24. Christmas break spans December 22 to January 2. Easter is March 23 26.
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