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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1952
Page
7
In Lovington, voters face two bond questions with no real turnout, a lone commissioner contest in a light election, and a light political slate. A proposed bull throwers contest stirs town interest while debate focuses on the Lovington Lions softball handicap and keeping veteran players in the league until new players mature.
Carlsbad Argus notes a humorous sign from a potash mine machine shop about aging. A poem-like riff asks readers to judge age by mind, ambition, and love rather than birthdays, then cites a cautionary sign about sweaters and machinists. The piece blends quip and local humor in a lighthearted column item.
Town chatter notes an election on the first Tuesday in April in Lovington. Rumors claim 500 red white and blue campaign buttons bearing an undecided mayoral name have arrived. Citizens are urged to uncover the source and share details.
The American Farm Bureau Federation claims President Truman backed enactment of the Brannan Farm plan in his state of the union message. It notes his proposals reject the 1947 agricultural act and the 1948 Democratic platform, and vows to oppose junking the current long range program. The newsletter quotes Allan Kline defending price support flexibility and opposing the sliding scale penalty on production.
A group of about 100 mothers in Wabash Indiana organized a vigilante traffic patrol after a six year old boy was killed in a hit and run. They monitor streets, stop reckless drivers, and collect license plate numbers for police action.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas remains without indigenous edible fruit nut or berry species despite its fertility. In contrast Western Germany experiences a postwar revival of carrier pigeon racing with 45 000 clubs and over a million racing birds entered in weekly races per the German tourist office.
The column notes that a U S News report urges 62 year olds to plan Social Security tax and pension options, while Paris hosts a French quadrille revival called La danse square Americaine. It also covers the Cambodian king’s elephant died en route to the United States after State Department plans.
Businessmen review 1951 gains and 1952 outlook with expectations of more government spending and defense activity. Steel output may rise, car production limited, and materials costs rise. Aircraft, rubber, chemicals, drugs, utilities and oil expect record or strong years, while textiles may rebound. Profits likely shrink due to higher taxes.
Cecil Sanders the only miner to survive the West Frankfort explosion recalls being trapped with two others as seven more workers joined the struggle against deadly gas. He describes barricading with burlap, climbing to safety on a rock fall, and praying as darkness closed in. He cannot say if he would ever return to mining.
Rural Roundup reports Alvin Cook, Iowa State Director of the Federal Crop Insurance program, suspended five months without pay by the civil service commission. He allegedly gave political speeches for Democratic Senate candidate Albert Loveland in Cedar Rapids Osage and Brooklyn during the 1950 campaign. Loveland lost to incumbent Bourke Hickenlooper.
Through November 1951 farmers had placed 237 million bushels of 1951 crop wheat corn oats rye sorghums soybeans and flaxseed under CCC price support. The 1950 crop total for these commodities was about 246 million bushels.
Administration figures show total meat production at 295 million pounds for the last week of 1951, down 21 percent from the prior week and 4 percent from a year earlier. Cattle slaughter reached 198000 head, hogs 1125000, and sheep and lambs 156000 with declines from the previous week and year. Grain, hog prices, and cotton futures also moved lower in Chicago and New Orleans trading.
Clyde Williams of Mount Olive North Carolina reports seeding five acres of Ladino Fescue pasture last fall. He seeded September 11 and October 20. The early pasture is six to seven inches high while the late seeded area shows only fescue and clover. Both sections were limed and fertilized the same. He vows not to plant pasture as late as October again.
An important meeting for egg and poultry men will be held in Kansas City Missouri on January 10 and 11 to discuss proposed changes in processing of egg products and in inspection and grading of poultry. Industry members, officials and the public are invited.
Luis F Armijo a 36 year old highway department employee was fined 150 and given a suspended jail sentence in Raton after pleading guilty to reckless driving Two other counts including driving while intoxicated were dismissed He was arrested by Sherriff Virgil Carver in November while driving a highway department car He works in the Las Vegas district office.
President Truman plans to unify the Bureau of Internal Revenue and its scattered collectors by abolishing regional collectors and creating 25 district offices under the commissioner in Washington. A new independent inspection service would pursue irregularities and influence peddling, with staff reporting only to the bureau.
Children at North Carolina Cerebral Palsy Hospital use bubble blowing as therapy to train breath control and lip rounding for speech. The article explains cerebral palsy causes and emphasizes that treatment focuses on maximizing remaining muscle control through practice and safety, including helmets to prevent injuries during mobility attempts.
The article describes an accessible hospital school where students ride a second floor elevator to class, learn typing on typewriters, use a large number board for arithmetic, paint, listen to music, and dance. Wheelchair users join activities and caring staff pursue rehabilitation goals with creative expression. It notes over 6600 plants in North Carolina's nature arboretum.
Attorney General Joe L. Martinez ruled that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission need not hold new hearings before issuing a rate hike decision sought by two major telephone companies. He said due process would be served if the commission reviews the transcript and reaches a ruling without all three members present.
Michener argues Chiang Kai-shek lacks ships to ferry troops from Formosa to China as global war looms though not yet. The piece notes a bomber’s perseverance for tax money and cites Moley on Joe’s money mismanagement yet continued fighting despite injury. Sears Roebuck’s employee stock plan now grants 23 percent of stock to 104100 workers.
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