The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 28, No. 11, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 18, 1937 Page: 9
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THE TULIA HERALD
A GMMPSK OF A PHOOHESSIVE COMMUX1TV1 West side
of Tulias busy courthouse square 2 Elevator row with the huce
Farmrrs Elevator in the fcicrrriind 3 Tie fine Tulia HUh School
building 4 Entrrncu of the < mmuni Building built In 11I30 for
caM with money donated by i Tn I cr rjnnty com the
6 Hume of Mrs J C Moslej former Uierilf 7 Swisher County
bonDlLal
Facts Concerning
Tulia Advertised
With Swisher lads winning many
of tho choice places in the Amarillo
Fat Stock Show and in tho
auction salts following tho show
and on top of that publicity the
ilobeNuws ran pictures of Tulia
scenes and a story regarding Tul
ia and Swisher county in their
Issue of Monday March 15 this
county has secured wide publicity
all over tho Panhandle of Texiis
and mirrounding territory
While all of this is deserved publicity
the citizens of the county
feel kindly toward the CllobeNows
and Vance Johnson stnte editor
for the Tulia scenes shown above
and the accompanying stoiy
Free Copies Given
ilio Tulia chamber of commerce
linn secured a number of copies
of the Amarillo paper of last Monday
and thoso desiring samo may
secure them freo of charge nt the
office of tho chamber of commerce
or at the office of the president
C C Northcutt at tho City Tailor
Shop
If y Is Incorioct in any
tal it is because of lui ormii
tiii riven Mr Johnson by local
peopl v ho are misinformed or
aro ovortjJtiiNlaHtio but in the
main tWiKvK > is representative
one r7Jft oiituins information
that rhouj wft strangers an Idea
of he ell d county
Presbyterians In
Regular Services
Sinco Hev Holes is much Im
pioved ho authorizes the Herald
to announce that all regular services
at tho local church will ho
held next Sunday
Thursday night March 25 a
Hpeclal sorvlco will bo hold which
will Include quarterly communion
and on Friday night following
which la Good Friday special pre
Kastor services will bo hold
Uov Boles stresses the fact
that overyone Is cordially Invited
to attend those service
1937 Farm Program
To Be Explained
Three Important taimeis meetIngs
are to he held next week
lor the purpose of explaining tho
1137 Agricultural Conservation and
j Itanr Fiogram and to elect the
Hill Community and County CommitteesThe first mooting is at Happy
I High School Tuesday Mtireh 211
I at 930 a in The second mooting
is to bo at Kress High School atM
p m Tuesday March 21
I The tlnnl mooting will he hold
In Tulia beginning nl 1000 a m
Wednesday March 21
Mr Colgin slates that there are
la number of minor changes from
the 1 progiam but those changes
are important to everyone who
Is going to try to eompl with
j ihe piogram In 10 I7 and duo to
I these changes everyone interest
I od is urged to attend these meetings
especially the Titlla meet
lug to elect the committees
More 4H Club Boys
May Be Enrolled
County Agent
e ntait or bnv
i County who is
i Club woik see
Col in w Lilies to
ev ry ho In the
interested In Ml
him In tho near
a number of boys
for the 19117 club
may he others who
do MI Club work
enrolled
Ml Club work aro
ten to twont one Mr Colgin is
anxious to work with any hoy or
group of boys anywhere in the
Count If they will see or write
him
Kaln
about
turo
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MORE MOISTURE
and snow amounting lo
oiioquarter inch of niols
fell In this vicinity last Fri
nlght and Saturday A drop
In temperature resulted which low
ored tho tomporature readings he
low tho 20 degree mark
Tho snow played out n short
distance south of PJainvJow
Tulia Swisher County Texas March 18 1937
eat stated Mr I H Turney
The main address of the evening
will 1m given by D T Simonds
field man for the American Jersey
Cattle Club which has offices
In Now York City
Tho dairy industry has boon one
of the main stays of our county
for several years and It should
he encouraged by everyone Thou
I sands of dollars from dairy pro
I ducts come lo our pooplo each
j month Throe quarters of a mil
j lion pounds of butter fat is ship
I ptd out of the county by the railroad
alone during the past year
i Thif industry should bo second
I to none In Texas
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1I I 1 Kiwanis Speaker
Urges PreventionS
Common Diseases
Dr It H Spann physician of
Ilalnvlow was guest speaker at
the Kiwanis moot last Tuesday
i noon and stiessed the Importance
of prevention of diseases over
iciiies after the disease gets a
I foothold
j Ills talk was an Interesting and
helpful one to over member of
j the club who agreed with hlin in
his message Ho believes that society
and Individuals should consult
their physicians on all matters
and not try to keep secret
any symptom which may prove
of grave importance later If neg
lected
He also told of progress made
by the medical profession in preventative
measures such as smallpox
scarlet fever typhoid etc
and gave startling facts concern
ing tho great provalanco of social 1 1
diseases inflicting mankind
Itiiiuon Tucker Atnniillo was
also a guest of the club and talked
about the possibilities of organ
izlng a golf course for Tulia cltl
i zeus
The secretary was instructed to
write a letter of corulolonce to
tho horoaved family at the loss
Continued on editorial page
Judge 11 C McCasland attended
a directors mooting ot tin
Ianhandle IlaliiR Conservation As
sedation of which he is Vice J resi
dent and a Director at the Amarillo
Hotel Tuesday afternoon
A report was had from the delegates
recently sent to Washington
111 the Interest of tho Association
In Banquet Herei B r wn very favorable
and indicated that a Panhandle
n 8 rvntion Authority
Members th Conn
ty Jersey Cattle Club and everyone
interested in hotter dairy cat
tle for this county will gather in I
the Home Economics room at the
Tulia High school building Thursday
evening March 5 for the
annual banquet and mooting
Plates will ho 10 cents each and
all are assured that the plates will
be well tilled with good things to
would be created and that an ap
I propriatlon of much money wonld
the made toward the creation of
water control through the ion
Istruotinn ot farm ponds darns
land lakes
j The Association wired Washington
Authorities asking that funds
1 be made available at once for
contour listing and torrncing in
the areas where needed
Judge McCasland urges tho croa
tlon of a County Planning Hoard
for the purpose of sotting up n
system of projects that will take
I care of this countys needs under
the lakes and ponds program City
and County authorities should got
i together with tho Swisher County
Farm Association and begin a
constructive planning pre gram
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Union HiH Girls
Win State Troplvy
CllmiiNing a season of haul woi
with grit and determination tb
Cnlon Hill Olrls Hasketball Teat
was among the six teams to win
a trophy at tho Slate A A 1
Tournainent which was held a1
lllllsboro March 10 11 12 ail
l The tournament was atton
ed by forty seven of the best tearru
I in the state These girls not on
11011 the honor of winning secon I
place in tho Consolation Houni
but have the undisputed dlstir
Hon of being the youngest an
the smallest team represented
iiielr first game was played wit i
Kinory runnersup for State Char
pionsliip last year and tho chan
plons tills year Uislng this fir
game tho Union Hill team hegn i
work In the consolation brack t
for those honors Their first garrv
In this hrackot was with Kmmeit
who was defealod by a score > I
Thoy next downed Harry to th
Mtino of 111 2 l In the m > xt gam
CoinynThoney wns defeated 21
22 Still battling In the Semifinals
Union Hill won from Avi
toll 27 2 Tho final game was
played with Lone Oak who won
a score of 1028 This last
game was considered one of the 1
outstanding games of the tournament
displaying fast dean and
smooth hasketball throughout on
both teams
Thesn Swlshor County girls aro
to ho complimented on the good
sportsinnnslilp and unwavering determination
displayed at this State
Tournament
Local Ilaptist Sunday School
II P U and W M U officers
and members are planning to at 1
tend the District i Convention to
hi held at Halts Texas in a two
day Session March 2t2l
Appearing on the piogram ai
the First Ilaptist Church In Kails
will he four prominent churchman
of Dallas Dr H C Campbell Sei
letarv of Ilio Itaptlst ienernl Con
volition Dr Coo J Mason Treasurer
lluptist lelleral Convon
lion Dr T C tiardner State ItT
C Secretary and Mr W J
Iitos Assistant Stale Sunday
I School Sociotary will be present
Three banners are to be awarded
at the Convention the mileage
banner attendance banner
and rural Sunday School efficlon
ey banner
lleii and bieakfast will bo furnished
delegates free by the host
Church
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Officers Named For
Soft Ball League
At a meeting of local soil ball
enthusiasts hold in the court house
Monday night officers for 19117
wore elected tor the sott hall club
J M Cameron was elected as toin
IHirary chairman
A M Wilson Jt was elected
secretary and Karl C Kodgers
was chosen treasurer Dick Clou
rln Kenneth Hamsey and Judge
H C McCasland wore elected asa
committee ot three to assume
charge of all rules to be set lorlh
and to supervise the maintenance
of the ball pari They wore empowered
to see that every player
participating had an equal chance
Im the play Tho newlyelected of
fleers are to meet within the near
future to felect a field manager
An independent team which
will represent the City of Tulia
Is requested to have its players
picked and ready for action by
March 25 The Independent team
> mi to hiio
although it Is
rcil league
The out 1 < H
regular league
any bpcLiil powers
not
I i
win
immodlateh after
a part oi the
tea IK III the
be In order
ihe format Ion
and organization of tho Independent
team All entries must bo in
I ho hands ol the secretary not
later than April 10
All citizens interested In soft
b II play are urged to cooperate
In making tin euneiil year an
eioelml one in Tulia soft ball
history Those who plan to have
a team are asked to make entry
as soon as possible as the Illm
wiixtle Im play Is to be blown
on the night or April 19
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Two New Teachers
For Local Schools
Mr Lelto Landers head of tin
commercial depaitineut of Hi
Tulia schools since last Septi in
her resigned his post and left h
first of the week for Washington
D C to tnke a position with tin
War Department which canii
with it a great Increase in i
ary over his salary here
Mr Uuiders Is one of tie nin
trys lastest typists and h is modi
many friends In Tulia school >
In the city who wish him urn
in his new position
Mrs Hoxio Ixiwis of Hnini
Springs has been employed to sir
coed Mr lenders hi the school
hero Sho holds a 1 A and M A
degree and has had several years
Continued on editorial page
Collegiate Choir
In Concert Here
15 SELECTED VOICES IN
COLLEGE CHORAL GROUP
Affording Tulia citizens a real
treat In the musical way tho
A Cappolla Choir of the Northwestern
State Teachers College
Alva Oklahoma will appear lora
performance in the local High
School Auditorium Monday morning
March 22 al 11 oclock
A chorus ol 15 selected olces
will sing from memory a repertoire
of l0 selections Tho program
Includes Itussian liturgical music
American sacred and secular
songs Negro spirituals humorous
music etc Special numbers will
be given by a famous male quartet
and a ladles trio In addition
Mil ward Lolghton an exceptional
flutist will appear on several of
the programs of this choir
The Alva Chorus Is now on its
ninth annual lour Appearances
aro being made at Dilhnrt Amarillo
Dovlugton N M Itoswoll
Duhbock and Tulia
Admittance will be upon receipt
of lfio ami 10c
The choir is conducted b 10
II I Hardy and promises lo oiler
the outstanding piogiam limiight
befni the people of Swisher Conn
l 111 Mill All who lippiiclali
rcnllv good iiiuiu should oiuloavoi
to attend UiIh unusual piogiam
Aged Citizen Dies
At Daughters Home
W L Hrooks Ml died al Ihe
homo of his daughter Mrs S A
Curava al S oclock last Monday
morning nliei a lingering Illness
of long standing
I Ills hodv was piopaioil lor burial
by Hamsey A Son morllclaus
and was taken overland to Floe
Itra where funeial services were
I held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 I0
oclock lliuinl was beside Hie
grave or Ills wile who piocoiled
him in dentil some eight or nine
years ago
Survivois include beside a daughter
Mis Caraway throe hoiis and
two daughters in California two
In ot hers Harry Hrooks or Tulia
and Marcus Hrooks and one sister
Mrs M D Curry
Mr Hi rinks had made his home
with Mr and Mrs Sam Caraway
lor Ihe past eight years
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NYA Boys Survey
Swisher Co Lands
Under ihe Soil Conservation
Piojeet with the National Youth
Adminlsliallon which oin A M
lOxliinsion Service h Hpoiisoiiug
we have surveyed 71112 acres in
Swisher County tor soil conservation
says County Agent 1 C Col
gin Our average cost per acre
figures IKc Including pay rir 7
boys niiitoiialu oiiuiptnoni navel
and supervision
Thirteen of Ihe lllteeii countitM
In NYA District 17 aro participating
In tin pioiontlou ol hoII oro
bIiiii Since the project began opoi
atou last December 12tl9i acres
have been mirvovod on 7fiu farms
at an uwriige cost nl 5 to per
UKPKS A GKAND
< V >
Number 11
Tulia Progress Pictured Tuiia Jo Get New Telephone System Co
Til I in will have 11 now llltthe
itivir telephone svhIciii as a
i tilt if the elidoisomout by the
CU Council lust Monday of plans
mtiliniHl liy W C lllddlo Anmrlllo
district manager of I ho Southwest
in Id 11 Telephone Coiniiiiny
Thi now system will cost illicit
< 12J0n to Install the district manager
1 Id and will IIHlllde tin III
Illatlon of n now flashlight
witi hboard necessary rebuilding
and rearranging of outsldo lines
anil i opiating all present tele
i honos with oniinonliattory in
Iruintiils
With tlio now system turning
ilio Ilink to place n onll or to
rnfi olf will ho iinneooMsnry
Klddli said slnoo on the now
ivstoms switchboard lights will
instantly notify tho operator whon
i rootIvor Is lifted or replaced
Those switchboard signal lights
replacing tho nioehanieal drops
on the piosonl hoard will enable
us to give luster and more accur
al service
Hooniiso of the additional invest
mi nt in oiled to provide tho new
ystem the City Council agreed
lo a revision in rates to justify
the IncroasLd investment The new
rates not to bocoine effective until
I lie now system is in use will
be 2 > and 50 cents a month more
for residence service and 7 cents
more lot business service
I low over the new rates eliminate
the present 2fiont extra
charge for desk telephones This
moans that twoparty residence
subscribers now using desk telephones
or handsets will receive
ihe new service at no increase
oneparty residence subscribers nt
an increase ot onlv 2 cents a
month while S3 per cent of tho
business subscribers who now have
desk telephones or handsets will
pay only 10 cents n month more
than at present
I feel sure that subscribers
here will be pleased with tho
faster more accurate service which
tho new common battery system
will enable us to give them Kid
dle said
o
Jersey Breeders
Local Insurance
Man Dies Suddenly
rail Mitchell 10 died last
Monday following an illness of
double pneumonia contracted only
a few da > s before
Mr Mitcbol and fainll > came
lo Swisher count in 192S fiom
Henrietta Texas where his parents
lived ami where he was married
to Miss Vera Chlpman Juno
I 1917 and when their two chll
lieu Nelson and Mary lo were
born
For the first live or six years
In this county Mr Mitchell taught
school In the rural schools at Ited
Hill and at Kaffir He thou on
gaged in the Ufo Insurance business
which ho continued until his
death Ho was a member of the
Ill Ht liiptlst Church hoie
lie made and held ihe filend
Mhlp of a wide circle of citizens
wherever he lived and tho large
concourse ol friends gathered at
tho church tor his Itinera was
evidence of his popularity
Funeral services were held from
tho rirst Itaptlst Church with his
pastor Kov A C Huff in charge
assisted by Rev Sam A Thomas
Interment was In Hose Hill Cemetery
under the direction of ltniii
soy K Son morticians
j Survivors include the widow
one son Nelson student at Tech
College a daughter Mary Jo student
in Tulia High bis father
mother and one sister Mrs Arthur
Short ol Henrietta Texas
Attends Plains
Conservation
Meet Amarillo
Mother Of Local
Woman Died Here
Mis Kinily Furnswnrlh X7 died
at the home of Mr and Mrs V
W Stephenson hero about S
oclock last Monday March lf >
following a prolonged Illness
The Ixuly was shipped by mil
to 11 iaboto her home for burial
after funeral services there
Wednesday afternoon
Mr and Mrs Stephenson and
daughter Once accompanied by
Mrs Stephensons sister Mrs
CI do Ithodcs and daughter Mrs
Kast of Colwoll who worn hero
at tho time of Mrs Kama wort lis
passing left by car to attend rites
at lllllsboro
Mrs Fnrnsworth had no children
ol her own but reined ten chll
ill en who were her nieces and
nephews as well as step children
and the children know her only
is Mothei
Baptists Attend
Dist Convention
Calves
ood Prices
Swisher Count HI and F F A
Itos look off a large shate of the
Show honors at the Ainiuillo Fat
Siook Show In the Hoys Dlvdon
Had Jack Kolms Hplondld Hun
ford cnlf won the Irand Chnnploii
ship Swishei would have undo a
clean swoop of all the Championship
offered However there aom
many who considered Jack calf
best but John Hums gine tho
Irani Champion to the Mason
County entry wolghlng SS0 and
soiling at Rile per pound with the
ICelru calf taking the Hi serve
Champion Jacks calf weighed
1100 pounds and sold for 2ic per
pound
William O Adams Is contlnuluj
In the example sel by bis brothel
before him and took off the Orond
Champion Hog honors This win
uing Hurow weighed 2110 pounds
and sold for 20c a pound
Kdwiii mid II H Dawson had
I lie Champion and Hoserve Champion
Lambs Tho Chnniploit woigli
I lug 75 pounds nud selling for 50
1 the Hosorvo l ainhs bringing 25o
per pound
Swisher County Hoys did credit
lo their County all through tho
show Tho hoys were well plons
oil with the entire show and tho
I sale of tholr calves and wish to
thank Ihe citizens and merchants
1 for their wonderful support The
following firms houghl Swisher
Count Calves from the owners
mil lei dels quoting flrsl owner
ol i ill lin buvei and the prion
Continued on local page
Educators Attend District
School Meet In Canyon
Dismissing wink at the Tulia
Public Schools Frlihiv Ihe entire
facult attended the Northwest
T < as Conloi nee of Wduontlon
which Inid Its 1 7 hossIoii al
Canyon Friday and Salunlay
Teacheis from schools ns tar
oast as Shamioik nud Childless
and north and west to Ihe utalo
line attended the meet Tho to
la atii ndiiice v an estimated at
iniMi
The iiudeiiving I heme of the
two da > iif no was Training
Chi Hii ii i u i Social
Dcinocrae Niid ediieiilurs slated
from the V T S T C auditorium
I lin l since our cotum is
one believing In Iemocititle Ideals
and deinnciallc to ntlniishlPH the
paramount duty of the nations
nihllc Mhiiilu is lo train the student
body wheieby ll can fit Into
our hoc a ditinooiiiov hi ihe quickest
possible milliner j
Dr Carloloii Wasbliiiiue Superintendent
of Solio is Wltinelka
Illinois was one or ihe noted educators
appealing mi the program
of the week end Dr II C Hand
Professor of education land
Stanford Unlvorsilv was ilso a
prominent lecturer al the meet
Local citizens inking part in the
program wore Mrs It c Clminln
a mHiiihor of ihe exemih cm
mil tee of ihe sectional meetings
Superintendent I ll Tunioy executive
coninilltoe member and Miss
Liirllne Howiimn who conducted a
dliiciiHslon among Kuglisli depni t
uionl workers
The Tiilm lepresenlntlvs at
the conferre agreed with other
Iaiihindle eduiiiiniK thai the 7
meet was an ouiHtniiiltiij educational
gathering It wis inied
bull worthwhile
CHAMPION LAMB
4
lOdwm l wmiii
ptiiired also i
i ii sert
i iiini
heie with as tat lamb uhuh won u hi sune how
the title of Irand Champion at Tlls 40 l IMcfureH
of other winners hi this show will
the Amarillo Fat I
Stock Show He
appear in the Hemi i
VEi
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Engleman, J. S. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 28, No. 11, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 18, 1937, newspaper, March 18, 1937; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42456/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.