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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1952
Page
2
An essay argues that the U S government may topple if citizens neglect the Ship of State and allow government to overreach. It warns against expanding power beyond constitutional bounds, urging drastic trimming to prevent ruin for the nation and its people.
District whispers swirl around Sheriff Trimble as Bruce McCallum resigns before a March deadline. Jake Fort, ex Lovington chief, is sworn as deputy. Horace Owens faces new campaign pressures while Deputy J. T. Boren and others shuffle roles amid county political tension and rumored power plays.
Senator Taft argues executive power in foreign policy risks Congress being sidelined. He cites Truman’s troop actions, executive agreements, and the GATT era as overreach, urging constitutional limits and Senate-led approval for war and treaties.
Sheriff Charlie Trimble claims he has earned nothing the past two years as he explains costs of running for office. He expects possible opponents but emphasizes lack of income and ongoing borrowing. Also reported are 7.1 million National Service Life Insurance policies in force at end of 1951, up 1.3 million from the prior year, with total face value over 49 million dollars and an average of about 7,000 per policy.
The 1951 year end VA data show about half of 2,000,000 veterans who converted GI insurance chose 20 Payment Life policies. Six permanent plans exist. At year end 1951, 65 disabled veterans with postwar service were in vocational rehabilitation training, with two thirds in classroom study and the rest in on-the-job or on-the-farm training.
Lea County Board of Education certifies the February 26 1952 special school bond election in Tatum Independent School District No. 28 Lea County New Mexico. Bonds issued total 300000 with 129 ballots for and 21 against. Also includes protest and state engineer notice details.
State Engineer notices filed in February 1952 reveal Mary Allman Lovington seeks a permit to drill a shallow 16 inch well to 140 feet in Section 20 Township 14S Range 38E NMPM for irrigation of 320 acres in Lea County with a limit of 3 acre feet per acre per year. Ernest L Anderson of Levington seeks to relocate and enlarge a well in Section 35 15S 35E to 130 feet for irrigation of 40 acres and to supplement 110 acres under existing licenses L-110 and L-439 with expanded water use across listed parcels.
Application L-618 and L-621 seeks to appropriate waters of the Lea County Underground Water Basin for irrigation of 296.5 acres in Section 11 Township 16 South Range 37 East. A. J. Berkshire of Lovington proposes drilling a 16 inch diameter well about 130 feet deep with combined source limits not to exceed 889.5 acre feet annually and the State Engineer will consider the request around March 15 1952 after public notice dates February 19 26 and March 4 1952.
Election judges certify the February 16 1952 special bond vote for Lovington Municipal School District No 1 Lea County New Mexico. The record lists the certification dates February 16 and later witness signatures Eli J. Jones Ethel Yaden Edith M. Searcher at Lovington.
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