The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 47, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 16, 1956 Page: 6
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with greenery white carnations and
candy tuft In the center of the arch
was a beautiful blue bow from which
hung silver wedding bells Two bluebirds
of happiness were perched
upon this arch
Mrs Glenn Miller pianist provided
the music The music included
Miss Lcnora Wilkes who sang
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MR AND MRS BOB McDONALD
Wedding Vows Taken
In Home Ceremony
Nuptial vows were solemnized recently for Linda Rat
jen daughter of Mr and Mrs A P Ratjen Route 2 Tulia
and Bob McDonald son of Mr and Mrs O K McDonald of
Happy Rev Jeff McBeth pastor of Salem Baptist church
read the doublering service in the home of the brides
parents
Through the Years and Because
The setting was an arch entwined
accompaniel by Mrs Miller The
traditional wedding march was played
As a benediction to the ceremony
Miss Wilkes sang Wedding
Prayer
The maid of honor was Miss Carol
lee Hancock of Happy She wore a
floor length pale blue crystalene
dress She carried a nosegay of
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white gardenias and candy tuft Her
headdress was a fashion of blue
flowers
Dcst man was Nick Usclding of
Happy
Given in marriage by her father
the bride was attired in a gown of
lace and nylon tulle over taffeta
It was fashioned with a fitted bodice
of lace long sleeves which terminated
Into points over the hands and
a chapel train Her headdress was
of lace seed pearls irrldcsccnt so
quins including n fingertip veil of
illusion
The mother of the bride wore a
black dress trimmed with pastel blue
and she wore a white corsage of
carnations
The mother of the groom was attired
n a blue dress accented with
black and wore a corsage of carnationsAt the reception the brides table
was covered with a lace cloth and
set with crystal The centerpiece was
of blue carnations and white candytuft
arranged around a cupid which
held a mirrored wedding ring Miss
Lenora Wilkes served the tiered wedding
cake which was topped with
blue wedding bells Miss Carollee
Hancock poured the punch Miss Barbara
Jackson registered the guests
For her wedding trip the bride
wore a dress of charcoal grey with
charcoal grey and winter white accessories
Her corsage was of white
gardenias
The couple will make their home
in Happy
Out of town guests included Mr
and Mrs Reed McDonald Debi and
Donna of Benson Arizona Mr and
Mrs R A Partlow and Cindy of
Ft Worth Mr and Mrs Vardaman
Cook and Van Mr and Mrs Carl
McDonald and Jeanne Mr and Mrs
Jack Burnett and Mrs Paul McDonald
all of Amarillo
Mrs Lloyd Stack and baby left
Saturday morning for their home in
Albuquerque N M after spending
several weeks in Tulia with her mother
Mrs Ruby ONeall Mrs O
Neall accompaniel her daughter to
Albuquerque for a 2wceks visit
THE TULIA SwUhor County HERAID
Nazareth News
BY MARY ANN HUSEMAN
TULIA MEHALD CORRESPONDENT
Father Brown Domonican Missionary
of Amarillo who is conducting
a mission at Holy Family Church
was the guest speaker at the monthly
meeting of the Children of Mary
Sodality which met January 2G
Installation of officers was the principal
business of the day The following
assumed the positions to which
they were elected in the December
meeting Ellecne Schulte prefect
Edwin Huseman vicepresident Car
olyn Huseman secretary and Joe
Ed Pohlmeicr treasurer A vote of
thanks was extended to Father
Brown for his helpful and inspiring
talks during the Mission and the
members voted to send a Spiritual
bouquet to Hubert Schulte of Tulia
who Is ill Father Morsch the Director
gave a short talk on the reciprocal
duties of Sodallsts and officers
The meeting closed with the
singing of For Christ the King
At the monthly 1H club meeting
held on Friday Jan 27 Mrs Stringer
the Home Demonstration agent
showed both the junior and senior
groups the importance of sufficient
and proper food A thorough study of
the Texas Food Chart was made
and a days meals were analyzed
The club members were given
meals for a two weeks period in
order to make a study of their nutritional
value In addition to the
27 members present at the senior
meeting Mrs Emil Huseman and
Mrs Jerome Durbln adult leaders
were present On Wednesday Feb
1 these two ladles will conduct the
next meeting which will deal with
storage problems and with the making
of soups and their place in the
diet
dietAt
At the boys meeting held on the
same day each of the 25 members
answered roll call by stating his
project Mr Simms County Agent
discussed with both Junior and Sen
ior clubs the stock show to be held
in the county The main subject of
the day was Tractor Maintainanco
In connection with his discussion
Mr Slmms showed a film Like
Power
The fifth and sixth graders elected
officers for their newly organized
club The Junior C B s on Friday
Jan 27 The following were chosen
Prostdent Mary Sue Burt vicepre
sident Arthur Albracht Secretary
Evelyn Braddock and Reporter
Donna Rose Gerbcr Each officer
then chose a group to work with
him On one Friday of each month
a program will bo given by one of
the groups
Those pupils made notable progress
during the last six months
Gregory Vcnhaus Allen Dobmeicr
Joan Braddock Marvin Schulte
Mary Lou Hoelting Stephen Schach
or Lcsle Birkenfeld Charles Blrken
feld Keith Huseman Nelita Van
haus Francis Bachus Tommy Joe
Schujack Dorothy Braddock Raymond
Schmucker James Leinen
Norbcrt Gerbcr Arthur Albracht
and Grace Lange
In a Betty Crocker exam taken recently
by the senior girls Odetta
Ball scored the highest and was
awarded a pin for her achievement
Hubert Schulte of Tulia who died
last week at the Swisher County
hospital was buried in Holy Family
Cemetery on Saturday Feb 11 Rev
Father Blnversie officiated at the
services
On Sunday Jan 29 a group of
Children of Mary from Holy Family
Parish attended the MOCY meeting
held at St Williams Catholic
Church at Tulia Music for the dance
held after the meeting was furnished
by Herman Birkenfeld
In the scries of Conference Games
played for the District Tournament
at Amherst both the Swifts and the
Swifties earned the right to a coveted
position in the games to be played
there during the week of Feb 11
The Swifts earned the honor by winning
all four of the games played
while the Swifties racked up three
wins to put them in the District In
the games played with Hart both
teams were victorious The boys carried
the first game played at Nazareth
on Jan 20 by a score of 5D
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to 42 On the Hart court in the
game played on Jan 31 theSwifts
racked up 61 to their opponents 42
In the first of these games Dan
Schmucker was high scorer with 18
points followed by Joe Ed Pohlmei
cr with 14 In the game of the 31st
of Jan Joe Ed Pohlmeicr dunked
in 20 points and Ted Conrad hit
the net for 19 In the two games
with Kress both hotly contested
the Swifts took both by the following
scores On Jan 20 Pohlmeicr
nccounted for 20 points Schmucker
for 1G and Conrad for 14 to trounce
the Kangaroos Gl to 51 while in
the Feb 10 game played at Kress
Conrad scored 17 Pohlmeicr 15 and
Schmucker 14 to cop first place in
the Bldistrict with a score of 57
to 53
The Swifties took both games with
Hart with case winning the first
5S to 35 and the second 51 to 30 In
both of these games Carolyn Huse
man was top scorer followed by
Odetta Ball On Jan G Huseman
scored 35 and on Jan 31 32 Ball
made 14 and 13 respectively in these
games The games with Kress were
harder fought and the first was
lost while the game of Feb 11 was
won by a slim margin of two points
In this game which gave the Swift
ies first in the Bldistrict by the flip
of the coin The snowstorm had
caused postponement of the game
the teams tied 9 to 9 at the end of
the first quarter The half found
Kress ahead by two points During
the third quarter both Clarice Schulte
and Carolyn Huseman dunked in 8
points to give the Swifties a lead of
seven points The final score was
Nazareth 39 Kress 37 Huseman accounted
for 21 points in the first
game with Kress and 14 in the second
Ball scored 1G and 14 in these
two games and in the final game
Clarice Schulte swished the net for
13 points The excellent offensive
work of post guard Regina Gerbcr
and the floor work of Eileene Schu
lte Linda Hindman and Joan Schulte
was a great factor in the winning of
all these games
In the first game of the Dimmitt
Tournament which had to be post
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poned on account of the weather
and road conditions the Nazareth
Sextette mot the Slaton Tigrcttes on
Jan 30 Because both teams were
excellent In their offensive work
downed the opponents 3G to 28 keeping
in the lead all through tho game
Carolyn Huseman was responsible
for 13 points Odetta Ball made 13
scores and Ethel Drerup scored
10 in this game When tho tournament
is rcscheduled the Swifties
will meet the Happy Cowgirls for a
game that promises to be exciting
and hardfought
Tho boys team met the Siiverton
five and lost 51 to 3G thus placing
them In the consolation bracket
against Bula In this game Dan
Schmucker scored 19 points and
Denis Hoelting tallied 13 scores
Mr and Mrs Fred Drerup of Ottawa
Ohio left Wednesday Fob 8
for their home in Ohio after a two
weeks visit with Mr and Mrs Ed
Drerup Mr and Mrs Leonard Wit
helm and Mrs Loretto Guggcmos
Nazareth School was closed last
week on account of the crippling
snow of last week It was estimated
that 24 inches or more fell and
drifts up to 0 and 8 feet were piled
up Many meetings were postponed
on account of the snow School resumed
on Monday Feb 13
Entries in the senior division of
the County Spelling Bee to be held
at Dimmitt on Friday Feb 17 are
Eugene Gerber Leroy Witkowskl
Grade 7 Alternates for this division
are Charlotte Huseman and
Gerald Lange seventh graders
Those entering in tho Junior Division
are Edna Rae Hoelting
grade 5 and sixth graders Mary
Sue Burt Donna Rose Gerber
Arthur Albracht and Evelyn Gerber
Mary Lou Hoelting grade 5 will be
the alternate
Don ONeall left Tulia Saturday
morning for New York on his way
to England where he will be stationed
in the service
The deepest known lake is Lake
Baikal Russia Next is Crater Lake
Oregon and Tahoe California
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16 1956
Parathion Best
In Greenbug Test
COLLEGE STATION Parathion
gave tho best control of grcenbugs
in wheat in two tests conducted near
Hereford In 1955 by Norris E Dan
iels entomologist for the Amarillo
Experiment Station
Nino insecticides were used in
cluding six systcmlcs Significant
yield Increases were obtained with
six of the compounds
Parathion may be applied with
ground equipment or by airplane
Sprays arc more effective when the
weather is calm Ground equipment
should bo used to keep chemical
loss low when wind velocity is high
Best results ore obtained when tho
temperature is GO degree F or
above
Tho greenbug has been a major
pest of wheat in the Central and
Southeastern States for many years
It causes some damage every year
Two major outbreaks have occurred
on the Texas High Plains since 1942
Miss Maxine Young
Is Society Pledge
CANYON Feb 15 SpAmong
nine WT coeds who began pledging
Phi Gamma Nu national business
sorority this week was Miss Maxine
Young daughter of Mr and Mrs L
D Young of Route S Tulia
Miss Young a sophomore majoring
in business educationsecretarial
science graduated from Kress High
school in 1951
Pledging was begun at a supper
meeting of tho club members and
pledges held In the Blue Room of
the college cafeteria after which the
pledges began the sixweek pledg
ing period
The Gulf Stream has a temperature
of 79 degrees to 88 degrees
varying with the season when it
leaves the Gulf of Mexico
The temperature of sea water varies
from 28 degrees to 90 degrees
from arctic seas to tropical landlocked
bays Salt content of seawater
keeps it from freezing at 32
degrees
YOUR LIGHT PLANT And Its
PROPOSED EXPANSION
TO THE CITIZENS OF TULIA
We were elected by the people and it is our desire to
live up to our obligations We have spent much time and
traveled many miles to secure information from men who
should know the facts concerning production of electricity
and operation of municipal light plants City Manager Hollis
Cagle and Mr Carl Cox our Electrical Engineer will be glad
to show you details of the proposed expansion and all records
we have covering operation of the present city plant
in past years as well as those we have obtained from other
cities If we are unable to answer all of your questions we
will endeavor to get the information you desire
If you vote to issue the proposed 70000000 electric
revenue bonds for improvements to your present plant and
distribution system the bonds will then be sold to the best
bidder on an open competitive bid The bonds would represent
an increased indebtedness of 45500000 If this
increase were made payable over a 30 year period at 32
interest the annual payout would be 1516666 principal
and 822797 interest
You will use an estimated 8000000 KWH in 1956 On the
sale of 8000000 KWH this year wirh the proposed plant
improvements and the increased indebtedness bearing
32 interest your plant will show a profit of not less than
5000000 after paying the annual payment on the bonds
and interest based on the record of operations in recent
years If all faxes assessed by the City of Tulia last year
wore collected the City would collect 8572500 If you
did not own your own light plant the 5000000 would have
to be made up by an increase in city taxes
Your present plant produced more than 7000000 KWH
in 1955 and the proposed improvements will double its capacity
If you use 10000000 KWH as it is estimated you will
do in 1958 the net incometo the City of Tulia with the pro
posod improvements will increase not less than 2000000
per year If you use 12000000 KWH as it is estimated you
will do in I960 the net income to the City of Tulia will increase
not less than 4000000 per year The only added
expense will be the cost of the fuel required to generate the
additional power which will be about 2 mills per KWH
Before we determined to call the forthcoming bond
election we contacted Southwestern Public Service Corn
puny to find out ff fhe City of Tulia could purchase electric
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ass
ity on a wholesale basis from that Company
The most recent offer of Southwestern Public Service
Company to the City of Tulia is as follows
We will deliver energy at a mutually agreeable point
outside the city limits of Tulia at a rate of 10c per
kwh This rate will apply to that amount of pover which
the City desires to receive from the Company BUT
WILL NOT BE APPLICABLE FOR STANDBY POWER
PURPOSES ONLY
Inquiry has been made but the Company has not said
how much energy the City would be required to purchase
in order to avail itself this
annually of offer but whatever amount
was agreed upon as a minimum then this minimum
would have to be paid for by the City whether needed or not
WHAT WILL IT COST THE CITY OF TULIA TO PURCHASE
8000000 KWH IN 1956 WITH ITS PRESENT EQUIPMENT
WHAT WOULD IT COST IF AS HAS BEEN SUGGESTED
THE CITY OF TULIA PRODUCED 35 of 8000000 or
480000 KWH AND PURCHASED 25 of 8000000 or
320000 KWH FROM SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE
COMPANY The following figures are based on continued
use of PRESENT equipment and records of operations in
past years
CITY TO GENERATE 8000000 KWH WITH PRESENT
EQUIPMENT
Production Cost including fuel
labor and repairs 5490655
Distribution Cost including labor
and repairs 1527358
Administrative Cost 670000
TOTAL PRODUCTION COST
Bond Retirement
Engine Rental
OVERALL COST
7688013
1 100000
2400000
COST PER KWH 14 Mills per KWH
CITY TO GENERATE 35 ths or 480000 KWH
Production Cost including fuel
labor and repairs 4303393
Distribution Cost including
labor and repairs 1527358
11 188013
FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
Administrative Cost
TOTAL PRODUCTION COST
Bond Retirement
Engine Rental
670000
6075751
1 100000
2400000
COST TO GENERATE
4800000 KWH 9990751
COST PER KWH 208 Mills per KWH
BUY 25th or 3200000 KWH FROM
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Cost to Buy 3200000 KWH 3200000
COST PER KWH 100 Mills per KWH
TOTAL COST TO GENERATE
35th and BUY 25th of POWER
13190751
ADDED COST TO CITY TO CONTINUE TO
GENERATE 35th and BUY 25th
OF 8000000 KWH 2002738
Some members of the Council visited the municipal
light plant at Ponca City Oklahoma and brought back the
records of their operation of their plant This plant in 1946
produced 18000000 KWH with engines similar in type to
those proposed to be added to your plant and showed a net
profit including depreciation of 30000000 Their records
reflect that they have been and are producing electricity at
a cost of 5 mills per KWH and we believe we can produce
it as cheaply in Texas At this rate 8000000 KWH would
cost 4000000 The average annual principal and interest
which the City of Tulia would have to pay on its present
indebtedness plus the proposed debt increase if the bonds
are payed in 30 equal annual payments and sell for 32
interest would be 3599162 per year This would make
a total cost of 7599162 which would still be less than the
cost of buying 8000000 KWH at Ic per KWH or 80000
If the principal of the bonds is made payable over 30 equal
annual payments which is the maximum period which can
be used for repayment it will not take all of the revenue of
the light plant to pay expenses and retire the indebtedness
There will be a profit to the City of Tulia for the current
year based on use of 8000000 KWH of not less than
5000000
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Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 47, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 16, 1956, newspaper, February 16, 1956; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth43024/m1/6/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.