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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1950
Page
2
Last week the directions to West Point Baptist Church were incorrect. The correct route is 13 miles east on the Denver City Highway, 3 miles south, then 5 miles east.
Defense Secretary George Marshall bans congressional travel on military planes when commercial flights are available. The move follows prior orders from James Forrestal and Louis Johnson. Pepper Poage and Cooley sought military transport from Iran to Saudi Arabia. Marshall refused, citing available commercial options.
Postwar Korea brings diplomatic focus as fighting nears end. Seoul rejects UN committee move to a unified military command and new elections. Allied forces close on Pyongyang with 56,000 North Korean troops defending, while Red supply lines shrink under naval and air bombardment. General MacArthur poised for a final blow.
Lea County reports eight of eleven boys from the county passed physicals in El Paso for Armed Services induction with date of induction not yet announced. Read lists include Willie M. Beeman Dan C. Brady James E. Croft J T Barber Ben Ed Epperson Jr Lowell B. Skaggs Gussie L. Hobbs Bennie Baggett and others. Additional names Curtis Cobb Harrell Hennington Royce Henry Billy Ray Johnson Phil Ray Johnson Phil Rice Don E. Linsey and J D Dilworth also passed examinations on October 12 in El Paso.
Police in Albuquerque New Mexico seek citizen deputies to aid against teenage hoodlums after gang fights wounded two youths. Parents demand action including curfew and higher auto license age while homecoming dance is postponed and patrols monitor schools.
Four boys were born on consecutive days at Lovington Hospital. On October 10 a son weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kizer. October 12 a son 6 pounds 14 ounces to Mr. and Mrs. Grady Bigbee. Also October 12 a son 8 pounds 10 ounces to Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Romero. October 13 a son 7 pounds 8 ounces to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ballard.
October 12 list of actions includes Christine Taylor versus Monroe Taylor for divorce and Brown Shoe Co. versus Ross Creamer for $297.00. Also Vieda Lenore Perdue seeks divorce and maiden name restoration, plus costs and fees. H J Burns seeks stock transfer and payment for Lovington National Bank certificates. quiet title suits E A Paton and H R Paton against E A Jones. C W Shannon and H A Simpson dba Shannon and Simpson Casket Co. vs Nelson and Green for $590.45 and costs. Sarah Jane Riddle seeks divorce and restoration of maiden name. dates October 13 and involving multiple parties.
Bill Eliot of Las Vegas a former San Miguel County Game Protective Associa tion president says State Game Warden Elliott Barker’s claim of reducing illegal game killing is ludicrous. Eliot and two others fined for reporting an immature antelope killed by mistake defend reporting and warn penalties for honesty may push hunters to conceal illegal kills.
Two weekend deaths shock the region as Santa Fe Indian School mourns 19 year old football star Tom Atencio after an injury in the game with Northern New Mexico Normal. He died at home with Coach Calvin Beams present. A separate fatal one car crash on Highway 285 near Artesia claimed 29 year old David C. Parker of Carlsbad.
Pvt Allan Rice and Pvt William Davis Jr visited Loving ton families over the weekend. Both soldiers are stationed at Shepard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls Texas.
Report notes 13,139,000 voters in East Germany cast ballots for a permanent national assembly and offices with a single slate. 35,000 voted against peace in a protest at the booth marked Against Peace. Baron Ernst von Weizsaecker is freed after a prison term and seeks home, visiting Landsberg Cemetery en route.
The Supreme Court refused to rule on constitutionality of city and state movie censorship. Only Justice Douglas supported review. The case from AD DR Corp of New York challenged Atlanta Georgia bans on Lost Boundaries, about a Black family in a New Hampshire town. The lower courts had upheld that motion pictures are not guaranteed by the First Amendment.
The states highway department proposed an approved list of hotels and eateries like Duncan Hines rated by the department. Hotel and cafe owners criticized the plan fearing political use and possible pressure for special rates. The list appeared in the department weekly Highway Happening with Editor Lindsay Root urging expansion.
Two animal figures named Donald and Crow replace Mary and Lamb in a brief odesy item from OIT. The note features a playful regional reference and a whimsical swap involving familiar nursery figures.
11 year old Donald Bertuzzi from Detroit walks and rides to school with his pet crow Blackie. The bird sits out class but waits for lunch and walks home with Donald. Blackie even tries to enter church entrances, convincing Father Partensky to reserve a pew for him.
President Truman and General MacArthur met face to face on Wake Island to discuss foreign policy. They arrived after long flights and began their talks in a pink concrete office building as island residents gathered.
Federal District Judge Carl Hatch sentenced 21 year old Robert Morales of Albuquerque to three years for purchasing marijuana cigarettes. A parallel three year term was given to 25 year old Harry L Caldwell of Los Angeles for driving a stolen car from Carlsbad to Denver.
Funeral services for Gayle G Armstrong a Roswell contractor and businessman will be held Wednesday at Roswell's First Methodist Church. The 53 year old president of Armstrong and Armstrong Construction Company was slated to become president of the Associated General Contractors of America next year.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 30 for George Sheppard with Rev. W M Beauchamp officiating. He died in Hobbs after treatment in Albuquerque Veterans Hospital. He lived in Lovington 1909 before moving to Hobbs and was a WWI veteran. Survivors include wife Ella Medlin Sheppard and four daughters in Hobbs Eunice Omaha and Lovington. Burial in Lovington Cemetery.
The divorced wife of Chester H. Kaye McDermette was barred from testifying in his murder trial. Judge David Carmody ruled the testimony inappropriate for the defense, noting the couple’s recent divorce following a separation on grounds of incompatibility. McDermette is charged with the September 12 shooting of Wesley Theron Hayes.
Pakistan Ambassador M. A. H. Ispanani told a Denver audience that peace and contentment in Asia, not Europe, determine world peace. He warned Europe-focused views ignore Asia’s crumbling areas and tied rising living standards to counter extremist ideologies, saying slogans or guns cannot sustain change.
Bernalillo County reports 74 536 registered voters surpassing party totals with 48 000 Democrats 18 603 Republicans 6 666 with no party and 1 263 Independents. The forecast 75 000 registration goal was not reached.
Heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles and challenger Nick Barone have agreed to terms for a title bout set for November 28 in Cincinnati. Barone, a Syracuse light heavyweight, recently won a 10 round decision over Jimmy Bean in New York. This would be Charles fifth title defense after his recent outpointing of Joe Louis last month.
Lovington B P W Club announces a traveling exhibition from the Museum of New Mexico titled Southwestern Indian Artists. The show opens Sunday at 3 PM November 5 in Lovington High School Gym, remaining through November 19. Artists include Velino Herrera Zia Pueblo Eva Mirabal Taos Pueblo Alfred Monaday Kiowa Jose Ray Toledo Jemez Pueblo Gerald Nailor Navajo Quincy Tahoma Nav ajo Allen Houser Apache Percy Sandy Zuni Pueblo.
Army reservists with four or more dependents may be discharged upon application under a policy announced by the New Mexico Military District. The rule mirrors the Navy's dependency discharge. Dependents include children spouse and parents. Applications require affidavits from the reservist and dependents. Further details from the military district in Albuquerque or local ORC unit instructor.
The Supreme Court upheld federal rights to Gulf of Mexico oil lands worth millions, confirming a June ruling and echoing a 1947 decision on California deposits. Attorneys general of Louisiana and Texas sought rehearing. The court also declined to rule on city and state movie censorship in Lost Boundaries case.
St Louis changes at top as Eddie Dyer resigns to end his stint as manager of the Cardinals. No immediate successor named though Rollie Hemsley from Columbus has been speculated as possible next skipper.
President Truman flies from Hickam Field Hawaii toward San Francisco and will reach by 5 PM Pacific. He plans a national address from the San Francisco Opera House, the United Nations birthplace, likely to restate U.S. Asia policy after Wake Island talks. He said the speech is tentatively finished for tomorrow night.
Dr. Joseph Cox of the veterans administration hospital tells Duke City Rotarians that Albuquerque is a prime target in any U S atom bombing scenario. He cites nearby Sandia and Kirtland bases and warns of 25 000 deaths and 34 000 casualties with extensive planning and drills needed to mitigate suffering.
A Dumont laboratories spokesman says an upcoming electronic promotion system will select workers by a card fed into a machine. Cards will list test scores skills education and qualifications to rank first second and third choices for all jobs, shifting the dynamic from human flattery to machine judgment.
A Wichita Falls draft board spokesman says all men who married after registering in 1948 will be drafted. This revises an earlier rule that targeted childless husbands aged 19 to 26.
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