The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 31, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 25, 1940 Page: 9
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Volume 31
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THE TULIA HERALD
Tulia Swisher County Texas January 25 1940
data and I hope the same spirit
greets me in my work at other
points in Swisher and Castro
countlc
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In a few weeks Swisher Coun
ty will cither bo the melting pot
for major and minor oil com
panies or labeled unother unsuccessful
venture on the part of
the states No 1 Industry to open
up a new field
On F Kechn Land
The rig on the F Kechn land
12 miles northeast of Tulla was
being constructed this week and
plans were to spud in about Feb
1 M B Pierson who assembled
the test announced this week
This Is one month earlier than
the March 1 date nnnounced earlier
In the year
Considerable equipment has al
ready been moved on location by
Rnymon Krupp and A II Fla
herty Sr of El Paso and Midland
as ptellminary preparation to
drilling the 0500foot wildcat
The slush pit was being dug
this week The scene of activity
of the test Is in the center of the
southwest quarter of section 120
block M10 ABM survey The
teat Is on a block of 20000 acres
which was assembled by Pierson
and J L Cantrell
Krupp and Flaherty Test
This test Is located on a block
ot acreage Joining a Humble block
on the south and southeast
There have been icports that
several wells will go down in the
next two or three months however
the Krupp and Flaherty testIs
the only one for which preparations
are underway in the six
county area of Swisher Hale
Iirlscoe Floyd Castro ami Lamb
It will be one of the deepest
tests started in this area In several
months and will be 111 miles
west of the tost made several years
ago In the canyons
Basketball
League To
Organize
With over 30 business rncn in
Tulla having signified their desire
tp limber up In a few games
of basketball a meeting has been
called for 4 oclock Saturday
afternoon In the district courtroom
forth c purpose of organizing
city league
Games will be played In the
community building on nights
that will not conflict with the
high school basketball schedule
with double headers to be played
each night
No admission charge will be
assessed although collections maybe
token to defray the expense
of a basketball
While several have told of their
wish to play names turned into
the Herald by Tuesday Included
the following
Mock Elliott John Balllnger
John Brown Lawrence Woods It
V Miller Jack Stamper Max
Nevins Virgil DaviB Merrill
Baker Ben Green Hatcher Brown
Raymond Curfrnan Charles Reeve
Roy Bcaslcy Roscoe Crow Jack
Edwards Jess Edwards Clifford
McCuno E G Bell H A Cooper
Gene Harris John Stpne Mar
Eccllo Anderson James Simpson
Odell Gregg C W Ritchie Earl
E Burrow J3ub Arterburn Glen
Nelson Emory Elklns and E D
Harper
Speech Class Will
Meet Tuesday Night
Adults Interested in speech fun
damentals will have their regular
weckly class meeting as usual in
the high school auditorium at 730
oclock Tuesday evening Instruc
tion will be offered free of charge
by Miss Eron Gafford and S T
Briggs local school speech teachersPractical speech work will start
in the near future it was announcedAttending the meeting Tuesday
of this week were Mr and Mrs
M A Ycarwood Mr and Mrc
C W McFarling Dr McCasland
Mrs Pat ODaniel Miss Mildred
Smith Mrs H B Ferrell Dr
W H Clark I H Turney J A
Ebellng Louice Davis and Dora
McGUun
Colorful Background Found In Lives
Of Louis Hand And Mrs Widegrcn
auh Career Started An
Nownhny In Den Moine
Mad Wldo Collection
Ball Services
Held In Tulia
Family Him Lived lien
Since I9i i Wan iMeinher
Of MethodiHt Church
Funeral services for A C Hall
77 years of age were conducted
Wednesday afternoon
Mr Bull was born Oct 21 11102
at Farmers Bunnell Tex In Dallas
County He attended school
In Piano ColUn County Tex In
I0H7 he was murrled to Kmma J
Polndexter who preceded him in
death Sept 12 1001
To this marriage seven children
were born five of whom survive
They are Mrs W L Ford Plain
view H E Boll Canyon M C
Boll Long Beach Calif Mrs
Herman Houston Monahuna and
F It Ball Tulsa Okla
In July of 1033 tho family
moved to Tulia where Mr Ball
has resided until his death Tuesday
He was a member of the
Methodist church since his early
boyhood with pre lnt membership
at Krum Tex
Other survivors are Mrs Jennie
Ball hiswife and his five children
two brothers H J Ball of
Aledo Tex and W L Ball Justin
Tex and neven grandchildrenInterment was modo In the
Canyon cemetery with tho Wallace
Funeral Directors In charge
Child Runs lnto
Burn ing Home To
Escape Cold
The burning of tho country
home of Mr and Mrs Edward
Thomas early last Thursday morning
very nearly developed Into a
double tragedy
Tho family consisting of father
mother and two small children
escaped unhurt The youngest
child a threeyearold boy
ran back Into the burning homo
because It Is cold outside
The boys father followed the
youth and found him beside the
radio Both child and radio was
carried to safety
It vas reported the flro started
when a butane gas stove exploded
Thomas tried vainly to
extinguish tho flumes but WU3 unsuccessful
Neighbors who saw the
fire were unable to start automobile
motors In time to be of
any assistance
The radio and a chest ot draw
Continued from page 1
bin Followed In Mother
Kontrtttip Ah Lover Of
Music Also Painted
KDITORS NOTK The follownlK articles worn
prepared largely through the effort ot Mr Irn
Hrown from hor iiMociatinn with the deeeaxod pair
Dud from checking vcnt reealled hy other neigh
horn in the coiunutnily
Louis nutans hand
Louis Briggs Hand a pioneer
resident of Swisher County alneo
1905 was born Dee 4 11107 In
Now York City N Y and died
at his farm homo Tuesday evening
Jan to 1910 near Tulla
lie and his two brothers Hay
and George were tho first In the
line of Hands for seven generations
who failed to follow the llfu
of tho sea Several members of
the family were captains of their
own ships and n great grandfather
purchased the ship on which
Lafayette came to this country
Worked With Newspaper
Mr Hand and his sister had
In their possession a table which
was made from the rudder
of this ship The couple was nlso
second cousins of the famed author
Harold Bell Wright
Uecause of the early death of
his father It was necessary for
Louis to stop school when a small
boy At the ago of nine ho Bold
newspapers In tho day time and
fed the pi ess for a Des Moines
nowspaper nt night mulching
what sleep he could In Iho pressroomDeprived of a school education
Continued from page 1
JlLIA ANNA HANI WIDItfUI N
Julia Anna Hand Wldegren
known as Lou by her brother
was born Aug 0 11112 In New
York City N Y and died Jan
10 1010 at Tulla She wan an
Only daughter hut In addition
to hurnelt there were threo brothers
Ray George and Louis
Her early girlhood was spent
In tho East and In Iowa whore
hejr widowed mother was a music
teacher and pipe organist for
the Methodist Church In Den
Moines She was graduated from
a Chicago Conservatory of Music
Like her mother she was a talented
artist and also became n painter
ot fine china
Married In Tropic
Accompanied hy her brother
Louis sho visited her other brother
Hay In Central America who
was serving as on American Consul
and also ropiesontlng the
Chinese at their lequest
While In Central America Julia
Anna llaml met Will II Wlde
gien who was In charge of the
coinmlswiry during the construction
of the Panama Canal
Thin romance culminated In
their marriage The singing of
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Commissioners
Race Entered
By 2 Candidates
Two eandlilute for the office
of county commissioner In two
inecliicU filed this weulc subject
by Hev Uel D Ciosby assisted n revealed The candidate
by Dr W II Clark at tho Kindarc J II Hire In precinct I and
Methodist Church at 230 oclock nl > nmy in precinct I
County Attorney J 11 O Nenll
Minted tliiil he would have bis
oflicial announcement ptcputcd in
BOB FKANGY
time fo next weeks publication
but local office dtltlos prohibited
bis n > nncbifi this veek
All incumbents came out lust
vcek except ONeall
Bico and Francys statements
are under the Political An
nouncement heod on an Inside
page
County Besieged
By Coldest Wave
Of Year Today
snow falling intermittently dur
Ing the day
Mercury hovered around 12
degrees all day yesterday and
vas expected to dip below zero
Wednesday nught and early Thursday
morning with little relief
seen within the next 24 hours
In Amarillo an inch ot new
snow whitened the ground and
the temperature registered two
degrees below the Tulia mark
Swinhor County
50th Amiivnrniirr
I July 17 1910
Number 4
Simmons Charged With Murder After Fire Probe
H i
iptoein g
hrough
u I i a
aS
E BARBOUR insists he isnt
too old to admit dimples nre
desirable and attractive in the
ch ck of a pretty girl but when
Jthey are found in the fender of
the family car hes old fashioned
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FOR discussion with
SUBJECT parent yesterday vent
from the popular motherinlaw
angle to the motherinlaws
daughters husband Said the parent
about the most agreeable
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surprise one can experience is to
have a soninlaw that you were
convinced from the start would
never amount to anything turnout
to be selfsupporting
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BONDANA of Sea View
TONY Island allegedly has
reached the age of 105 and gives
credit to his many years of abstaining
from meat tobacco alcohol
and women A number of
we West Texans probably wonder
why n man who passed up all
those things should desire to live
105 years
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THERE IS anything that docs
the heart of the smalltown
newspaperman good it is to scoop
his older brother dallies Our
heart hns been done good In an
exclusive interview with County
Agent John Palmorc it was
learned that the farm official
definitely will not throw his hat
into the ring for the approaching
cafnpalgn race
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INTERESTING FACTS from here
and there There were but three
lynchlngs In the United States in
1939 which is the best record in
history In one year during
the nineties the total reached 231
Some 31500 persons were
killed in traffic accidents during
thei past year It is a crime
inline United States to own n
gold coin or gold certificate
Coffee drinkers of this country
last year consumed 1916104000
pounds of coffee Because
of the wpr the English luxury
linerQueen Mary rand the French
luxury liner Noimandie are tied
up in New York harbor at a
1 cpst of 19700 apiece each month
An average of 36400 bodies
are cremated in the United States
each year and the practice is
growing steadily The Graf
the German battleship sunk
Spoe
in the harbor of Montevideo cost
18750000 to build
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ITEM DATED 1903 was recently
resurrectedb y a rural
correspondent that told of 27
students in the Union Hill school
that went a whole week without
talking Todays teachers will
probably Insist that feat isnt a
drop in the bucket
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HERALDS record of having
never missed a week going
to press was nearly snapped
last week when our beldhing
bertha press tried to swing out
xm tThe Big Apple With its
usual thunder only a suppressed
Igioan this week the chances Xor
this column going to press as
diagnosed by Dr Tiptocr is about
5050
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Which is tiptoeing
backwards W H Whitlow
says he wouldnt want
published the meaning of the H
inhis name Bill Kamegay
and family have moved from
Duke Okla to Taylor Will
Edwards lost a milk cow last
week at Valley View C E
Daniel fell on the icenear Price
Sunday and broke a collar bone
i Royal Crawford insists this
is cold weather he neednt
worry about being crossed up
Mr Pierson is optimistic
about the chances of the oil test
that should sta j about Feb 1
Saw soiwj motion pictures
of James T Halhe doesnt know
a thing about X fS A Duck
ett found a dog with a fake reward
note tied to its tail
There Is a ood chance that free
cigars are floating around in the
K Ramsey Furniture meaning
yp pp Kenneth Charles
Weunburgs wife doesnt like the
way CharlM walka
A
Kiwanis Club
Observes 25th
Birthday
Four New Members Inducted
Father Drury la Speaker
Club Stan Completed
Members of the Tulla Kiwanis
Club observed the 25th anniver
sary of Kiwanis International at
a ladles night program in the
basement of the Presbyterian
church Monday evening at which
time past presidents of the local
organization were honored guests
Included on the program was
the invocation by Rev Walter G
Horn The Message of the First
Kiwanis International President
Rev Uel D Crosby Induction
and welcome of new member
into the Tulla club Roy Holtz
claw and I H Turncy dance
number Frankle Lou Kechn accompanied
at the piano by her
mother Mrs Frank Kechn piano
selections H M Baggarly Kiwanis
Looking Backward A
Foy Curry Jr Kiwanis Looking
Forward Father Tom Drury
Amarillo
New Members
New members received into the
club were Bob Huxford C C
Northcutt John Kellogg and John
L Stone Past presidents of the local
club honored who are not
present members were J E Swcp
ston Walker Jones and C L
Cooper
Other guests included Mrs
Swepston Mrs Jones Mrs Cooper
Mrs Briggs Mrs Stone
Mrs Tom Nichols Mrs North
cutt Mrs Kellogg Mrs Bob Hux
foid Miss Vada Jones Mrs Walter
Tomlinson Mrs A Foy Curly
Mrs E P Stewart Mrs Uel
D Crosby Mrs Dick Clcnnln
Mrs Allan Heard Mrs W G
Horn Mrs Henry Teubel Mrs
George Buchenau Mrs Jim Harris
Mrs Charles Welsenburg
Mrs Ray McCafferty Mrs C T
Dubuy Mrs J C Cowan Jr
Mrs E C Rodgcrs and Mrs
George Jennings
Last week the complete pern
sonncl of the clubs officers was
released by Pros E P Stewart
In addition to Stewart the list
includes
Allan Heard vice president
Jim Harris treasurer A Foy
Curry Jr secretary and the
Continued from page 1
Increase Of
Wildlife Is Seen
In Plains Country
Wildlife is increasing in what
once was called the Dust Bowl
The increasing use of soil and
with the result thtat vegetation
has been improved and that
hundreds of small ponds now dot
the Plains country providing
food and homes for wildlife hns
been responsible to a considerable
extent for these gains ac
cprdlng to Philip Allan regional
biologist of the Soil Conservation
Service in the Southern
Great Plains
Depends On Plant Life
Wildlife is a natural resource
largely in the hands of farmers
and ranchers Allan pointed out
Fiftyfive per cent of the country
is agriculture land and about
80 per cent of the game taken
annually such as quail rabbits
pheasants and other small animals
is classified as farm game
This resources Is economically
valuable to the land owner and
to the nation An estimated one
billion dollars flows into trade
channels each year from the various
pursuits of wildlife while
Indirect benefits probably would
more than double this figure
Known instances of reduction In
insect and rodent damage attributable
to birds and mammals
give only an Inkling of the vast
benefits derived form wildlife
The presence and abundance
of wild animals is linked diiect
ly with the soil and vegetation
of an acre the biologist declared
A good cover of crops grasses
herbs and woody plants is essential
in providing for needs
of wildlife on the farm These
plants also arc closely linked ot
the conservation of other farm
resources particularly soil and
water Allan pointed out
CeasenraMea Helpiac
Various soil conservation prac
CooUaucd on back pa e
Infantile Drive
Ready To Begin
In Stvisher Area
Final plans were completed here
this week to raise the 200 Swisher
County infantile paralysis quota
by Jnli 31 A Foy Curry Jr
county chairman announced
Curry reminded that 50 per
cent of the donations received
would remain In the county to
treat local patients and the ic
mnindcr would be applied to the
national research Into the disease
Pastors of the churches were
prepared to speak in behalf of the
drive Sunday which has been
designated as Infantile Paralysis
Day in churches during church
services and Curry urged that all
school children over the county
who could to bring 10 cents to
their teacher to aid the March
of Dimes AU < hlldrcn who contribute
will have their names sent
to President Roosevelt
Mr W H Garrett Is in charge
o fthe sale of coat lapel emblems
that will be sold on the street
next Tuesday Jan 30 Curry
hopes to close the drive on the
following day Jan 31 No benefit
program or dance will be
staged in Tulla he said Let funds
will be raised solely from voluntary
donntlons
Jr Livestock Show
Early plans were started this
week in Tulla for the piomo
tion o a Swisher County Junior
Ilvestock Show to be held
March 1 and 2 for 4H Club
and F F A members Complete
details on farm page
New Cotton
Allotments
Can Be Made
The Swisher County A C A
has recently mailed notices to
all farm operators In the loun
ty not having a regular cotton
allotment for 1910 for the purpose
of giving those fanners
Interested in planting a small
cotton acreage for the first time
since 193C to place their request
for a new grower cotton allotment
it was announced by
Vernon Martin secretary of the
counyt A C A unit
Under the existing regulations
a farm that has not produced
cotton since 1936 or does not have
an established allotment is ell
glble to request a new grower
allotment provided the operator
intends to actually plant and pro
ducc cotton in 1940
At present there is no definite
way for determining how much
cotton a new grower may get by
making the request Three condi
tions will determine the size of
the allotment first the amount
of land in cultivation and comparative
size of wheat allotment
second the total number of farmers
making request and third
the amount set aside as a new
grower reserve by the State A
C A committee To date about
100 farmers have requested anew
grower allotment of about
1000 acres which docs not mean
what these farms will be approved
for this amount
Since the reserve for new cot
ton growers is withheld from the
total of the 1040 allotment it is
Continued on back page
Happy Is Next
On Census List
In Swisher
With enumeration work for the
1940 census drive virtually completed
this week among Tulla
business firms Fred Mye county
enumerator plans to move into
Happy in the near future to com
mence the survey In that town
Following the work in Happy
Mye will go to Kress Love Lake
view and Vigo
In regard to his work in Tulla
Mye had the following to say
I wish to express my appreciation
to the business people of
Tulla for the cooperation extended
to me in the enumeration here
A real pleasure has been mine
while gathering the necessary
Swisher Oil
Well To Spud
In February 1
Kig Under Construction On
F Kcelm Liuyl Jierwm
Assemble Teat
Held In
Tulia Jail
Sans Bail
Funeral For Aged
Pair To Be Held
This Afternoon
Officer of the law snapped
together the final link in
el lain of lead in connection
with the death of L U Hand
and Mix Lulu Widegrcn in Ian
week file tragedy when they
arreted V T nDul H Simmons
Into Wednesday anil charged
tho Tulia butcher with the
uiiitilei of the aged pair
Herbert C Martin district
attorney from Iiltlefiuld who
nwuitted Sheriff Hugh Whim
in the investigation told tho
story of tho arrest In his statement
Wo have In custody the
only person connected with the
matter Simmons placed himself
at the scene ot the crime by evidence
gathered hy local officers
and by his own statement
Trlrd To Kscape
Shot Iff White said Simmon
voluntarily entered the eourthoiiMi
Wednesday afternoon and stated
I want to talk with you White
and Martin
llehlnd locked doors the conversation
lasted several hours at
the end of which a warrant wa
Issued and the Biinpcct placed under
an est in the local Jail where
he Is being held today without
bond
Following an examining trial
hold In the sheriffs office before
V U Gardner justice of the
peace Simmons made a determined
effoit to escape from tho
loom but was overpowered by
those pi esent
Itonrhur First Clue
Investigators mi Id Wednesday
Incident culminated the en ic
started with a few Initial lead
dlscoveicd the doy after the eotin
to the Democratic Primary It Ttry hmiic W7 Vnvol by fLVm V
and Jhot during the oxamiMifr
trial fUlo charged man nude
NtutciiionU that linked turn with
the fatal hnppunlugs eight div
ago
Mimmoiia was first placed undo
Mi piclnn nffcfr < inlrl when
a bearing was lost from a trailer
tllieeiiarteiK of u mile from tins
Hand home arid Identified at
coming from the butchers tiallet
Theory Unshaken
I Officer tlioorled from the flmt
that negotiation were probably
made between Hand and a second
pmty for the purchase of a Jer
ey cow and that a possible dl
pule arose over payment The
blood splattered cow lot clotted
false teeth and trail to the lioue
wiih believed to be the aftemath
Hand 72 and hi sinter Mrn
Wdegron 70 were removed from
the nun of their country home
in h near cremated condition
< f ritlnued on back pngei
I Show Dates
Set In May
Pallium Named Head Of
Jersey DiviHion Of Ianhan
dlePlfiitis Feature
County A in Mm P dtreu t
has been named to the executive
staff for the promotion of the
PanhnndlePlalns Dairy show
which will toke place Muy 7 to
II It was learned this week
The date has been advanced t
hike the possibilities of encountering
vurmer weather with the
less likelihood of rain or dust
storms and too it was believed
the cattle will be in better shape
in Muy than In April the month
used heretofore
Tho camplete list named by
Old Man Vintcr began blow1 Pros J E RIglcr as department
Ing hla severest breath across superintendents is C B Martin
Swisher County and the Panhangeneral superintendent HN Me
dio Wednesday with touches ofClain Brownfleld HolstelnFrle
slan John Palmore Jersey Ralph
Howe Crosbyton Guernsey Frank
Well Shorthorn Wayne Thomas
Perryton and D M Carrell production
D F Brcdthauer Floy
dada cMt club N C Fine ot
Tech College vocational agriculture
dairy cattle judging M H
Pederson Lubbock vocational
curiculture dairy products und
Miis Lucille Shultz educational
decartment
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Stamper, Jack. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 31, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 25, 1940, newspaper, January 25, 1940; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42658/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.