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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1949
Page
1
Residents will vote Friday at the Lea County Court House on buying the water and sewer systems from Southern Union Gas Co. Two ballots allow choosing one or both purchases. defeat of one implies risk to the other. Sewer system price is $48,000 and water system $89,100.
Ashley Bill Long, ex Lovington Lion and former produce merchant, spoke at the Lions Club about the Berlin Airlift. He described bases in Germany, three corridors into Berlin, rapid unloading and loading, radar guidance, and tight flight intervals.
The 1950 cotton acreage allotment rules set minimums and define how allotments are calculated across farms for 1946 to 1948 planting patterns. It covers eligibility for nonplanted farms, adjustments for cropland, and caps on future use. It also explains marketing quotas and penalties for excess or underplanted cotton and outlines the lien and marketing card process.
L. C. Green reports that since December 2 all cotton seed bought by the Commodity Credit Corp. is shipped to cotton oil mills in Lubbock and Brownfield. The Air Base will no longer store seed, with about 2,000 tons on hand to be shipped for sterilization and storage, and seed sales will continue at 46.50 per ton.
Secretary Brannan sets national goal of 21,000,000 acres for 1950 cotton plantings across 20 states to curb surpluses under price support. State allotments, announced ahead of Dec 15 grower vote, aim for a 20 percent national reduction. Oklahoma gains credit for wartime crops. most states reduced.
Indianapolis December 2 Phillip Willkie son of the late Republican candidate says the McNary Haugen bill from the 1920s could stabilize farm prices without subsidies. He argues for a positive GOP approach on food health and taxes and warns against overreliance on the Brannan Plan.
The junior class continues rehearsals for A Little Honey directed by Miss Frances Harp. The first performance is scheduled for Friday December 9 in the school auditorium.
Judge Harris recused himself from presiding over the arraignments of Hobbs Mayor J Paul Heard and City Clerk A W Rash in Lovington. Heard and Rash attended but did not enter the jail for other arraignments. A special judge will hear their cases on a later date. Harris had opposed Heard in politics prior to his district judge appointment.
Mr and Mrs Noah Gregory Eunice welcome baby girl Elma Josephine born Nov 30 at General hospital. Mr and Mrs Troy Gladden Hobbs announce baby daughter Claudette born Dec 5 at General. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dewees celebrate daughter Debora Sheryl born Dec 2 at General. Mr and Mrs Robert Woodward Lovington share baby son Robert Ray born Dec 3 at General.
A Boston South End window displays a terse help wanted note reading Girl to sew buttons on the fourth floor. The odd job listing raises curiosity in the neighborhood as residents recall similar postings from earlier eras.
About 1,000 coal miners in Gallup Madrid Colfax County New Mexico resume work today ending a walkout led by John L. Lewis. They will operate on a three day work week per the union chief’s order.
Four New Mexico 4-H clubsters earned national prizes in 1949. Dolores Bombach Las Cruces won in clothing Coralie Nell Mullins Portales won in food preparation Ernest Barela Albuquerque won in garden rices Joy Ann Flowers Albuquerque won in dairy foods Bombach Mullins and Barela received 300 dollar scholarships Flowers earned an all expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago last week.
Weekend traffic toll in New Mexico rises to three. Victims died in an accident near Dona Ana County when their car collided with a Kansas Arizona Express Company train. Two victims are Mexican nationals Hose Dorano and Augustine Pieres of Zadecas. The third is Adrian J. Gonzales of Garfield.
The brief notes ongoing efforts to improve performance and outcomes, highlighting a general push toward higher standards and continuous improvement without detailing specific events or names.
Washington lawmakers scrutinize why coffee costs rose with testimony that a Washington chain marked up old stock after wholesale hikes. George McLaughlin, 80, testified a clerk raised Borden’s instant coffee from 42c to 51c a jar at Safeway, lending support to price manipulation concerns.
The department of agriculture orders New Mexico to halve cotton acreage next year from 323000 acres to 170000 acres. The move aims to reduce production and prevent a surplus.
State Engineer John Bliss says it is too early to predict drought related shortages in New Mexico. He notes water supply depends on winter snow and spring runoff, with current reports showing a good water season and no municipal shortages. Cattle ranges provide good forage though some areas show the effects of a long dry spell.
Lea County shows an 11 percent decline in retail sales in September 1949 from September 1948, as reported by the University of New Mexico Bureau of Business Research. Automotive sales rose 33 percent, while apparel and furniture categories fell, with statewide declines noted in building materials and other groups.
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