The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 48, No. 5, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1957 Page: 1
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E HASTEN to correct an erroneous
statement which ap
peared In this column last week tt
wasnt typographical It appeared
Just as we wrote it even after wc
had read the proof Our thanks to
an Amarillo reader for calling it to
our attention
We wrote that Ralph Yarborough
came within 30000 votes of the governorship
with 1 4 million votes cast
The fact is he came within only
3000 votes not 30000 votes
We just plain goofed All the time
we had 3000 votes In mind especially
when we said that there were
enough challengeable votes In Du
val and two or three other boss
counties to spell victory for Price
Daniel
Daniels heavy lead in Duval
Webb Starr and Hidalgo counties
put him in the governors mansion
iown tones
ON the strange
COMMENTING
alignment of groups which
occurs In politics a Baptist facetiously
remarked last week With
the Baptist Standard and George
Parr behind him Daniel couldnt
lose Now if any of you Baptists dont
see any humor in that remark remember
we only quoted one of your
own group
town topics
HUDSON our very
HAROLD
good friend who publishes the
Ochiltree County Herald at Perry
ton attended the midwinter meeting
of the Texas Press Association
in Austin last week After rubbing
elbows with many observers down
there he concludes that Ralph
Yarborough has the inside track in
this special senatorial election
We can assume that this observation
comes from the camp of the
enemy since Harold has been a
ShiversDaniel man in the past
Although we Democrats have
cause to be optimistic still we must
face the fact that heaven and earth
will be moved if necessary by the
ShiversDaniel forces who are ever
ready to coalesce with the Republicans
for a common purpose
Even now Daniel is attempting
to push through the Legislature the
Pool bill which would provide for
a runoff in the Senatorial election
He figures that Yarborough will be
top man in a primary then in the
runoff if one can be arranged the
Daniel Democrats Shivercrats and
Republicans all can gang up against
Yarborough
Its all right to change the rules
of the game if they need changing
but the time is not in the middle of
a game when the change is designed
to fit a particular situation to defeat
a candidate not pleasing to the
governor
More evidence of the total disregard
of the ShiversDaniel machine
for the will of the people is contained
in the recent senatorial appointment
Perhaps no man in Texas
reflected less the will of the people
a millionaire lawyer unfamiliar
with politics completely unknown by
the masses
town topics
ANIELS ATTEMPT to mani
pulate the forthcoming elec
tion is even more nauseating when
one reviQws briefly the sequence of
events leading up to his latest actionIn the beginning Daniel and Yarborough
were professional friends
Daniel knew then just as he knows
now that the charges he later made
against Yarborough in order to win
the election were false
Daniel had never indicated any
unfriendliness toward Yarborough
until the closing hours of the tight
runoff gubernatorial race between
Yarborough and Allan Shivers in
August of 1954 Without warning
Daniel then a U S Senator with no
necessity to meddle in a state race
came out for Shivers This can only
be understood in the light of the
political clique which has ruled Austin
during the past decade It has
been one for all and all for one
This is especially significant in
view of the various scandals in Austin
in which many of the same men
were involved directly or indirectly
In such a situation no doubt ones
position is much more comfortable
when outsiders arc kept out of
places or responsibility
town topics
IS QUITE obvious that Daniel
IT
was the aggressor in creating a
rift between himself and YarboroughThen came the 1956 gubernatorial
race in which Daniel and his henchmen
scraped the bottom of the garbage
pail in order to slander the
character and reputation of YarboroughSo he got what he wanted thanks
to George Parr ot al
But h remain unsatisfied
Even though It should not be the
least concern of hto who is elected
Senator still he continues to kmff
in the beck that person again t
whom he took the first uncalled f r
wing back in 1054
towm topics
APPRECIATE pietv < n aiy
WE
public official We apprcr iatr
the effort of a governor to place
the stamp of Christianity upon h s
office
But before entertaining Billy Ora
ham and engaging m other hypc
i ritical gestures Price Dancl frdi
to get down on his knees and ask
Ste TOM V TOPICS Pate 8
Cotton Acreage Reserve Program
On First Come First Served Basis
Agreements Figned under the Soil Banks 1957 Acreage
leserve program for cotton will be entered into on a first
come first served basis beginning Monday at 8 am James V
Cox chairman of Swisher County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation committee reminded farmers today
Allocation of funds for payments
under cotton acreage reserve programs
for Swisher county is 619500
Acreage reserve payments will be
in the form of negotiable certificates
redeemable in cash
Producers on farms which have
cotton acreage allotments are eligible
to take part in the 1957 cotton
acreage reserve program unless the
allotment Is a new farm allotment
for 1957
Chairman Cox explained that at
the time farmers file applications to
participate In the program they
may put up to the maximum acreage
in the acreage reserve This
maximum for cotton is 10 acres or
Fines Jail Sentences
Assessed By County
Mabel Bcchtold Knight of Amarillo
received a fine of 150 and
costs and three days in jail after
her conviction in Swisher county
court on a DWI charge
Four Tulia men were convicted on
a charge of theft of tires wheels
and gasoline Pele Hollar and Eldon
Sanders were assessed fines of 100
and costs plus CO days in jail C R
Henthorn and Edward Simpson were
fined 200 and costs and given six
months in jail
30 per cent of the farmers allotment
In no case however may this
maximum exceed the farm acreage
allotment
Should a farmer wish to enter an
acreage larger than the maximum
in the program he should indicate
this on the original agreement The
additional acreage will be accepted
and a new agreement signed If the
necessary funds arc made available
through reallocation after the program
signup has closed I
Deadline for signing a cotton acreage
reserve agreement under the
1957 program is March 1 Cox concludedseveral weeks for the sale of the
bonds There have been no takers
due to the fact that interest on the
bonds cannot exceed 4 > i per cent
according to terms of the election
The bonds were sold to six different
investment companies who agreed
to divide the total among themselves
No one company would purchase
the total issue The bonds
will be sold at 4 per cent and at
par value as required by law however
it was necessary to pay a
7000 finders fee which represents
a penalty to the city
Investment companies taking the
bonds arc Columbian Securities of
San Antonio and Rauscher Pierce
Co First Southwest Company
Dittmar Co Central Investment
Company and R J Edwards Co
of Dallas
The City of Lamesa has called a
300000 bond election with the provision
that the interest rate must
not exceed 0 per cent the legal
limit
Farmers Union
To Organize
At Happy
Farmers Union members and other
interested farmers of the Happy
area are invited to a meeting at the
Happy Lions club Friday night at
730 oclock to hear a talk by Alex
Dickie president of the Texas Farmers
Union
Purpose of the meeting is to organize
a local unit of Farmers
Union at Happy
Dickie is a dynamic speaker and
one of the best informed agriculturists
of the state
VFW Dance To Boost
March Of Dimes Drive
A dance will be held Saturday
night at the VFW hall in Tulia for
the benefit of March of Dimes drive
K Carter and his 8piece orchestra
of Lubbock will play for the affair
to begin at 9 pm
All proceeds will go to the March
of Dimes according to Walt Brown
VFW commander
lOVll FIRES within seven days inflicted
tcvfre damarje to luha property Above
is the L Franks residence 123 N
Dallaj damage to which was estimated
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FIRE MARSHAL DISTURBED
Four Fires
In 7 Days
con guests in the home of Mr and
Mrs A C Julch
Onlln Tcr n
Mike Powell city fire marshal
Monday Issued the follow In warning
to Tullnns
We have had four fires In seven
days Three of these fires have
been caused by stoves We ask your
help In preventing more of these
fires Please check your stove to
see If It Is properly vented check
all controls for proper operation
keep all material that will burn
away from stove and ducts be sure
the vent Is not stopped
A little of your time spent In
checking your stove may save you
a 10000 fire
Help us to save vou from a
heavy fire loss
HAROLD McCOIUM
McColum To Serve
Church of Christ
New minister of the Central
Church of Christ 2nd and Donley
is Harold D McColum
A native of Canada Mr McColum
attended high school and college in
Oklahoma where he received his
B S degree from Oklahoma A M
His graduate work was at Colorado
State
During his 17 years in the ministry
he has served at Iowa Park
Breckcnridgc Durango and Hayfield
Colo and comes to Tulia from
McLean
Mr and Mrs McColum are the
parents of four children Sandra 13
Linda 10 Karen 8 and Anthony 0
months
Swisher Boys
Following 411 club boys showed
steers at the Ft Worth Fat Stock
show Saturday Ronnie Vineyard
placed 11th in the Heavy weight
Hercfords and 41st in the medium
heavy Herefords
David Finch placed 10th and 11th
in the light weight Angus class
Billy Holcomb placed 3rd in the
medium light Angus class
Mr and Mrs James Vineyard and
Billy Roach Assistant County Agricultural
Agent accompanied the
boys to Ft Worth Calvin D Hol
comb County Agricultureral Agent
was thore for the judging
at frm 000 to 10 000 Iirr Mir hal
UYr < Prvrll Morday mornrg calfd upon
Tuhans to take increased precaution in
prrvertir trr o damaprP baf
C
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Committee Collects
And Gutter Money
City Water Rates
Among Areas Lowest
Bill McMornes consulting engineer
for the city of Tulln has made
a study of water rates throughout
the Panhandle He has found that
Tullas water rates are lowest of
the six cities studied for the first
5000 gallons used
On greater amounts used Tulia
rates are second lowest In the higher
brackets Hereford is slightly less
than Tulia however it Is understood
that Hereford Is planning to revise
its rates soon
Towns studied and compared with
Mr and Mrs F S McCune spent Tulia were Canyon Dalhart Dumas
Friday in Amarillo and were lunch Hereford and Perryton
Herald Classified Ads Get Results
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On Highway Project
Tulia Chamber of Commerce Is
continuing its collection of curb and
gutter money from property holders
living along North Maxwell from
the end of the brick pavement to
North 5th and North 5th from Highway
87 to Dallas Avenue Total
paid to date is near 4000 The
totnl amount to be collected is approximately
15000 The city must
pay between 7000 and 10000 since
it is responsible for alleys and street
Intersections
An effort is being made to expedite
the project since the highway
department has indicated the contract
will be let as soon as all the
money is in It is possible to complete
the project by summer if the
money is raised Immediately
Cost of curb and gutter to the
property owner is 1G5 a running
foot
COVERING SWISHER eOUNTY LIKE THl 1IHHIKi
The Tulizi Herald
VOL 48 NUMBER 5
Six Investment Companies Divide
Remaining City Power Bonds
The City of Tulia Thursday morning entered into contract l
to sell the remaining 175000 in revenue bonds with which
to pay for the second new engine which has already been
shipped from the factory and is expected to arrive soon
Tulia Men
To Clash
An unusual basketball attraction
will be offered here Saturday night
Feb 2 when male members of the
Tulia High school faculty play the
colorful sensational Red Heads
Queens of Big Time Basketball
Fans will have a chance to see the
gals uncork their fancy passing
trick shooting novelty routines and
many other antics
The game will be sponsored by
the T club and proceeds will go
to help pay for furniture and a
washing machine the club has purchasedThe Red Heads have played to
over 5000000 fans Organized in
193G by the great Ole Olson owner
and star of Olsons Terrible
Swedes the Red Heads have toured
the United States Canada Mex
ico Philippines Hawaii and Alaska
Undisputed world champion girls
professional basketball club the
group features the top basketball
talent available anywhere
Their top record against men
teams was in 1953 when they won
134 of 190 games
The present aggregation features
girls from Arkansas Oklahoma
Tennessee Louisiana and Georgia
Game time is 8 oclock
TULIA Swisher County TEXAS THURSDAY JANUARY 31 1957
The city has been negotiating for
THREE SECTIONS
Cotton Meeting
Set For 2 p m
A countywide meeting of Swisher cotton growers lias
been called for this afternoon Thursday at 2 oclock in Tulia
ligh school auditorium Problems facing cotton farmers not
the least of which is micronaire will be discussed and explained
by authorities
Cagers Contend
For District
Top Honors
Tulia Hornettes have been declared
winners of the game they played
with the Dimmltt girls here Tuesday
night Jnn 22
The conference basketball game
ended in n 6GGG tie One of the
officials called for a 2minute overtime
period while the other called
for a 3minute period According to
the officials a 2minute overtime is
standard prcccdure in girls games
and 3minute in boys games It is
reported that the official calling the
3minutc period confused the boys
and girls procedure due to the tenseness
of the moment
At the end of the 2minute overtime
the score was 70 to G8 in favor
of Tulia The horn didnt sound at
the end of the two minutes and
five seconds later Dimmitt scored
making the score 70 to 70 A winner
wasnt declared at the time However
the officials who refereed the
game later declared Tulia the winnerThe game was considered crucial
because Tulia and Dimmitt are top
contenders for district champions
Tulia boy and girl cagers journey
ed to Dalhart Friday night for conference
play
The Hornets won 8047 as did the
Hornettes 544G
In conference cage play Tuesday
night Tulia rang up three more
victories against Olton
The boys game ended 5612 In
favor of Tulia The llorrcttcs won
5110 while Tulia ft team came nut
on top 4118
Both teams will play Muleshoe
Friday night in conference games
Tuesday night they will meet the
Canyon Eagles here
Franks Home
Is Damaged
By Blaze
Fire Wednesday night Inflicted
the C L Franks
alarm was received by the Tulia
I Ire Department about 815
The blae believed to have start
< J from a lighted bulb on a drop
id luung on rubbish in the gar
< > < rjpidly enveloped the attic
Tin garage is attached to the house
> nd is only a few feet from the Bob
fxxidvMn residence which was threa
i ncd by the flames
Two fire trucks were necetaary to
fiKht the blaze Damage to the pro
x < n > was estimated at from S
000 to 10000 Heavy water damage
I was Inflicted on moat everything not
I damaged by the flames
Ur N I TVdford o Plainvie
i in lulia Mnndiiy visiting his
silfr Miss Njniu 1c < ifor < 1
M Iinnnir Ham tt of < rii < v
ht or n J J c
George Pfciffenbergcr executive
vice president of the Plains Cotton
Growers Levon Ray Lubbock Ex
perlmcnt Station and a buyer from
I u cotton mill will be the three
featured speakers at the meeting
i purpose of which Is educational
I Among the problems facing cotton
farmers are these
I The 1951 cotton acreage in the
United States was 27 million acres
but 1955 cotton acreage was reduced
to 17 million acres the lowest since
1883
Foreign cotton acreage has ex
panded 30 per cent or over 17 mil
lion acres in the last 10 years while
U S cotton growers have reduced
their acreage
From 1918 to 1955 foreign cotton
consumption has increased by 33
per cent but foreign rayon consum
pion has increased by 158 per cent
Domestic rayon productlfon and
the use of rayon as a blend with
cotton particularly for 1955 and
195G has expanded rapidly
Foreign and domestic rayon prices
are 4 to 8 cents per pound less than
U S cotton prices
U S cotton exports In 1955 were
down to three million bales the
lowest in over 100 years in peacetimeU S cotton began to move freely
again in world markets in 195G by
competitive bidding but at an
average price of about 25 cents per
pound well below average domestic
support prices
Locally our cotton is often considered
by buyers as marginal or of
Inferior quality to be bought only if
other cotton is scarce or at a considerable
discount from the market
elsewhere
All farm organizations including
the Farm Bureau which provided
the above statistics are urging a
good attendance at this meeting
Aivin Roberts Is
New Patrolman
On Police Force
Alvin R Roberts a member of
the Knox City Police Department
has accepted a position as patrolman
with the Tulia Police Department
according to Police Chief Ted
Hodges He began his duties here
Friday
Mr and Mrs Roberts have four
children Jimmy in school and
three preschool Cornelia Merri
and Sue
The family lives at 701 N ArmstrongLittle Headquarters
heavy damage to
residence 123 N Dallas The Destroyed by Fire
Fire Sunday night destroyed the
I C Little headquarters house 14
miles west and three south of
Happy The Dimmitt Fire Department
was unable to save tin strut
lureThe
The Ed Wilhelm boys discovered
the fire and notified A C Lee
about 1M Monday morning The
J I Fergusons had occupied the
two story house until recently when
they moved to Norfolk Va according
to Mrs Bonnie Barrett Tulia
Herald correspondent
Mr Ferguson had returned Fri
i day to move the family furniture all
of which was destroyed in the fire
Mr and Mrs Jack antrrll have
riMurmd hom < from a two weeks
irati > n to olon alifornu and
1 i V p i ida
Two Of Every Three Swisher
Adults Surrender Voting Privileg
Only n last minute spurt in the payment of poll taxes will
push the number in Swisher county past 50 per cent of last
years figure Apparently half the citizens who voted in 1Q56
have no desire to participate in the election of a U S Senator
three members of the city council school board members
and possibly one or more bond issues
Local option elections have also
been called in several neighboring
counties within the past 12 months
Pinal day for payment of 175 is
today
According to Ralph Roberts
county tax assessorcollector pay
ment may be mailed in to his office
provided the letter is postmarked
not later than midnight Jan 31
Payment may be made at the city
hall in Happy and at the E H
Denny Insurance Agency at Kress
as well as the courthouse in Tulia
ni nmKHiliHmingn
POLL TAX FACTS
By JIM UNDSEY
You can help write history and also help to determine
your own living conditions if you remember to
pay your poll tax before January 31
If you do it is entirely possible that your vote alone
could change the course of history It has happened beforeMore than a century ago one vote sent a certain man
to the Indiana State Legislature A vote cast by this
legislator sent Edward A Hannegan to the United States
Senate And the vote cast by Senator Hannegan was
the margin by which Texas was admitted to the Union
One vote was also the margin by which an Indiana
Congressman was elected and a single vote cast by
that same Congressman in 1876 made Rutherford B
Hayes President of the United States
Texas has had many close elections some so close
that a mere handful of votes determined the outcome
So remember
1 All citizens 21 to 60 years of age must obtain a
poll tax receipt the tax is only 175 in order to vote
This includes citizens in the regular military services
to be paid or secured in the county of their residence
at the time they entered the service
2 Persons 60 years of age or older before Jan 1
1956 are exempt but must secure an exemption certificate
before Jan 31 1957 if they reside in cities of
10000 population or more If they live outside the city
limits of a city that size they do not need a certificate to
vote
13 A husband can apply for his wifes poll tax receipt
and vice versa
1 Any person becoming 21 years of age after Jan 1
1956 and before Dec 31 1957 is exempt from the
payment bnt must secure an exemption certificate
5 New residents of the State of Texas after Jan 1
1956 are entitled to exemption certificates but must
have lived in Texas for at least one year and in the
County where they offer to vote for six months prior
to the election in which they wish to vote
As a citizen of a free country it is your solemn duty
to vote in every election You can help defend your
freedom but ONLY if you are armed with a poll tax
receipt or exemption certificate
Burning Heater No Ventilation
Claim Two Farm Workers Here
A gas heater in a room without ventilation claimed its
second victim Monday morning when Soto Lozaro Alday
20 year old Mexican national died in Swisher County hosni
tal
Death Claims Mother
Of Mrs Barbour
Funeral services for Mrs Emma
Leicht 87 of Dalhart were held
Wednesday afternoon at Waka She
was the mother of Mrs II E Bar
bour of Tulia
Mrs Leicht died early Monday in
Thurman Convalescent Home in
Amarillo A native of Crawfordville
Ind she was bom June 21 18C9
She was a member of the Church of
the Brethren
Survivors include two daughters
three sons a sister 17 grandchildren
and 30 greatgrandchildren
Two Tulians Honored
By Hereford Breeders
Mr and Mrs G C Hutchison
attended the Amarillo Fat Stock
Show Tuesday and Wednesday They
attended the judging and the Hereford
Breeders banquet at the Herring
Hotel where Mr Hutchison a
member of the association for 43
years was presented with a plaque
In recognition of his service to the
organization
C H Poff of Happy accepted a
similiar plaque for his father C C
attend because of ill health
Mr Hutchison served as president
of the Hereford Breeders Association
in 1928 1929 and 1933 Mr Poff was
president in 1937 and 1938
This is the Golden Anniversary of
the Hereford Breeders association
There are 30 members who have
been members for more than 35
years
Smith Ponies
Shetland ponies owned by Leonard
Smith of Tulia took second place
ratings In the annual Fort Worth
Exposition and Fat Stock show
rodeo
Steve Sharp grandson of Smith
was the rider of Crescent Golden
Irene which placed second in the
Shetland pony fancy turnout and
Black Larigo and Larigoi Magician
driven by Frank Sharp placed second
in the fine harness pair over
42 inches
Tulia and Swishir n > uni > ere
arming round md cities paid
spo < ktl recognition at the show and
r > < i ii saturdjv
Alday and Francisco Mendez Medina
another Mexican national retired
Friday night at their living
quarters on the farm of Dr R F
McCasland southwest of Tulia with
their fire burning and no ventilation
When they were found by P H
Smith Saturday morning Medina
was dead and Alday was unconsciousThe men were employees of Jarvis
Zeeck who lived on the farm until
recently when he and his family
moved to Plainview The men were
to move when Zeeck could provide
living quarters for them
Fire Strikes
Zimmermann
Farm Bureau
Fire Sunday night severely damaged
the Zimmermann building 218
S E 1st street The onestory
structure houses the law offices of
Dennis Zimmermann and Insurance
Poff of Tulia who was unable to i offces ot hc Swisher County Farm
Bureau
The blaze is believed to have
started from a blower type heater
in the rear of the building Heaviest
damage was in the vicinity of the
heater which dropped from the ceiling
Heavy damage was inflicted to
the roof of the building There was
much water and smoke damage
throughout all the building
The Tulia Fire Department answered
the call about 9 oclock
Both offices remained open despite
the damage
CUH SCOUT MEETING
SLATED FOR TONIGHT
A cub scout pack meeting will
be held tonight Thursday at 730
at the VFW hall Cub scouts and
parents are urged to be present
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Baggarly, Herbert Milton. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 48, No. 5, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1957, newspaper, January 31, 1957; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46157/m1/1/: accessed May 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.