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ip sa (BcDTsrsjsrsf amber, -- ey fJ, lLSly)ISlS "5 tot Urdlo; SISWS PAGES 45 Years ert Old And New 92s Twice Every Week 15 CENTS UME 45 "mom LITTLEFIELD, LAMB COUNTY, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1969 but NUMBER 55 UJlllly - and? 130332 VH WB5PIWHi j Willi Dllt dS- - School Board fin inn-- i Area Joins Nation "iv Absentee Vote ri can c io t. Ends Tuesday V Several deadlines loom LaJteU for county residents. In Tribute To Ike Tuesday, April 1, is the deadline for having 1969 license plates mounted on The Littlefield area will join the be curtailed for the national day of CITY AND COUNTY offices will vehicles. rest of the nation today and Monday Aprill is also the deadline OK mourning. be open Monday, and all schools will in tribute to former President Dwight Littlefield Postmaster T. A. Henson be In session. for casting absentee ballots D Elsenhower, who died Friday. said he received a notice from the Although no special services had in the school board cw Flags over all public buildings in regional post office at Fort Worth, been planned in Littlefield schools, elections. IH! this area and across the nation are stating all post offices will be closed. Supt. Paul I. Jones said he expected City council elections will flying at half-staf- f in memory of the Henson said the only services by some time would be set aside in the be held in Littlefield, Earth nation's 34th president. the office Monday will be putting mail system Monday in memory of the and Olton Tuesday, with They will continue to fly In that in the boxes, special delivery service, former President. contested races at Earth and manner for a 30-da- period of and sending mail deposited that day Numerous churches in the area will Olton. mourning. out of town. offer special prayers in memory of School board elections t Regular service will resume Eisenhower and for the Eisenhower over the area are set for ALL FEDERAL OFFICES will be Tuesday, including rural route family. Saturday, April 5. closed Monday and postal services will delivery. Rev. Kerr' Johnson of the Littlefield Uncle Sam requires Missionary Baptist Church said his income tax reports made by 40-YEA- April 15, and the Texas R CAREER" church will offer special prayers in BPP remembrance of the Eisenhower Department of Public Safety family and for the present leaders of requires 1969 motor vehicle the nation. inspection stickers to be Rev. Phillip J. Berry of St. Martin affixed to the lower right Former Teacher Lutheran and Rev. Robert Whybrew corner of all vehicles NNUAL PAYOFF-Hap- py with his "annual" steak while Earl of the Church of the Nazarene also windshields by April 15. w Pierce, left, and Tony Zahn suffer with onlv a slice of bread k indicated they would offer special nest Mills, The big steak eater has for the past number of years prayers in behalf of the Eisenhower en the winner of a steak, provided by Zahn, for selling Has 1,000 Kids the largest family. nrber of tickets for the Littlefield High ts Association, By NILAH RODGERS five miles to the little country school Rev. William Remmert 'sing money for its scholarship fund. Lender Now$ Staff Writer of where she taught In Oklahoma. Emmanuel Lutheran Church said his City Votes Mrs. Mary N. Wright doesn't have "Young people prided themselves church would hold a combined any children of her own, but she has on being good spellers, then," Mrs. memorial service along with the more than 1,000 former students who Wright said. "We'd take a horse and regular Sunday service, and will offer Here, Olton and Booster "belong" to her. wagon and go to other schools. It was "special prayers for the family of Event so "Oh, many of my students made really something to beat another Eisenhower and for our country." good solid students." She smiled with school in spelling." satisfaction. "So many have taken up THE AVERAGE CITIZEN was And Earth professions and made good. Several SCHOOLS COMPETED in spelling being encouraged to give his own flay Attract 2,000 made doctors. Mickey Ratliff is a fine then, much as they try to win salute to "Ike" by flying his Flag at Voters In the April 1 city elections attorney. basketball or football championships home, or before his place of business at Earth, Olton and Littlefield will littlefield Band Boosters are of the local bands will furnish "Of course, just because they made today, Mrs. Wright said. "There wasn't until sunset Monday following the choose nine persons out of a field of t:in; their horns about the crowd-pleasin- g tunes. good doesn't mean I get the credit," much emphasis on sports," Mrs. state funeral. 14 seeking city spots. coming First Annual Band Enough beef to feed the expected she said, "but this gives me so much Wright said, ' Ball playing was done If the Flag is one which can be Littlefield's city incumbents are iters' Barbecue. May 3, which is crowd of 2,000 will be prepared. satisfaction." with a homemade bat from the limb of flown at half staff, it should be flown unopposed and a light ballot is eted to draw a crowd of more Wayne Butler, chairman of the Mrs. Wright was Mrs. Mary Dodson See MRS. WRIGHT Page. 16 that way as a symboltof sorrow. expected here. Mayor J. E. Chisholm, i2.000 barbecue, has planned a menu 'of to most of hpr pupils during, the 40 If npt that type, the Flag can be and City Councilmen Paul McCormick p Phil Berry, president of the barbecued beef, beans, sliced years she taught. ft --SI' ' - iiiiw f-- r. u.,ua' in ri".A) y of F)wigh4 and Chester Harvey drew no Boosters, announced the big tomatoes, potato salad, and "all the iim i)avid h.senhowtr. competition in the Littlefield race. a anunttv wide celebration this fixin's." MRS. WRIGHT started learning More spirited balloting is expected 'There will be bands playing in school in Oklahoma when she was 16 Earth, Olton Begin at Earth and Olton. park, just like in the old days," Band students will soon be out in years old. "The qualifications weren t Six men are seeking the three went Berry said. "We're hoping force selling tickets. Phil Anthony so stiff then," she said. "You could On City Sales Tax aldermen's seats on the Earth City lione flocks to hear the eav tunes reminds area residents, music lovers, start teaching with an eighth grade Council. Names of incumbents Doug th( local bands," and chow hounds to mark their education. The one per cent city sales tax Parish and Bill Bryant will appear on IBand director. Phil Anthonv. calendars for Saturday, May 3. Serving "If you had finished high school, adopted by Olton and Earth in earlier the ballot along with those of Graver fcises familiar melodies that will hours will be from 11:30 a'.m. to 1:30 you had a lot of prestige." elections goes into effect Tuesday. W. (Bud) Matlock. Lynn Glasscock. L. pthe feet of young and old. Each p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. When Mrs. Wright started teaching, April 1 in both towns. Littlefield's city H. (Slim) Galloway and Neil Pounds. she had finished the eighth and two tax went into effect one year ago. The term of Earth's mayor, E. C. years in high school. To begin teaching Municipal sales tax applies to the Kelly, expires next year. NEWS' then, a person took a county same items as the State sales tax does Olton's mayor. Parley P. Myers, is W examination, she said. If they passed, now and is collected at the same time. unopposed in his bid for they got a third grade certificate. After Some exempt items are Four persons are seeking two seats teaching third graders for two years, automobiles, water, food products, on the Olton City council, with the they could take another examination medicines, farm machinery, and Items terms of incumbents Percy Parsons Sunrise Service Set and were awarded a second grade already taxed such as gasoline and and Bobby Daugherty expiring. Ifolisalem-A.- certificate. cigarettes. Daughterty is the only Incumbent D. 30-T- hn Ic Sunday, April 6, at 7 a.m. at the First Teachers were eligible to try for a Revenue from the new tax is at Olton seeking New-name- s I'that "Jesus is not dead"! "He Is United Methodist Church. first grade certificate after years' applied to repairing city streets, water appearing on the ballot are !e' inis Is the word beinc passed Other area pastors will share In four experience. facilities, sanitation, mosquito control Claude Burnett, Walter Struve and K. p person to perosn. Some are even proclaiming this good news at the Mrs. Wright finished high school MRS. MARY WRIGHT and other city expenses. Y. Givens. P'rS. Oood news! He is risen!" community service. after she started teaching. She had to I -- leave home to complete her last two littlefield A. n. iQRQ-T- iin ic THEY'RE HAVING A BALL! ,,j years of high school work, since there J that "Jesus Is not dead"! "He is wasn't a high school near her. "I got so re inls is the word being passed Vandalism, home sick I nearly died," she said. Person to person. p Some are even Before long, college diplomas were l""J. UOOd news Up U rlcnnl" Cases required.