The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, March 8, 1918 Page: 1
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JOOPERS OAEAOE INSTALLS
GASOLINE SERVICE STATION
TMr 0 L Cooiicr tlio vldoawalto
opriotor of Coopers Garage and Jin
ilno Shop mid liia forco of ofllelout
jlpors woro rpilto busy this week
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MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS
IN TULIA TUESDAY NIGHT
President J I Swcpston of tho
Tulla Y M I h authorizes Tho
Herald to stnto that plans hnvo boon
completed for a mass meeting of tho
citizens of Tulla nnd Swisher County
for next Tuesday night March 12th in
tho district court room Tho primo
motivo of tho mnss mooting is for tho
discussion of tho commission form of
government for Tulia and Mr Armstrong
secretary of Amarillo and
other prominent sponkors will discuss
tho morits of tho enso While UiIb nf
feds principally Tulla citizens yet It
nlso will liavo some bouoflts accruing
to tho other citizens of tho county
thcrcforo all nro requested to bo pros
cut
Tho Herald is in favor of this movement
for a commission form of government
for Tulln yet wo feel that a full
nnd frco discussion of tho matter should
bo given Thosu who oppose tho movement
do so from a patriotic standpoint
wo believe but let all come out and
hear tho speakers and express their
Ioh8 or ask questions Lot every man
woman and child bo present You aro
wanted needed and will bo cordially
welcomed
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ITIVATING ROUR SOIL AND YOU WILL GET THE BEST
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IT IS A WASTE NOT TO BUY THE T3EST IMPLEMENTS
THEY COST NOTHING THEY ARE AN INVESTMENT WHICH
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ESTELLINETULIAFARWELL
CUTOFF RECEIVES ATTENTION
Judgo D n Culton chairman of tho
Swisher County Division of tho Kstel
llnoTulinFarwell Cutoff recoived n
communication Wednesday morning
from Mr II W Mitchell of Kstclllnc
pertaining to tho said cutoff routo and
tho Stnto Highway Englnoor A call
was quickly Issued to tho business men
and citizens to assemble at tho court
houso that afternoon for consultation
Tho county court room was packed
with boosters at tho appoiuted hour
President J E Swopston called tho
meeting to order
Tho communication from Mr Mitchell
was road which is as follows
Estcllinc Texas March 4th 1018
Mr T II Culton
Tulia Toxas
Denr Sir State Highway Engineer
was hero today reviewing Colorado to
Gulf Highway nnd said ho would bo
up on EstelllnoTiilin Tarwell road soon
Would want us to carry him over lino
for Inspection nnd that ho would vory
probably begin at your town meeting
us at Cap Hock in Brlseoo county If
we hear from him first will call you
nnd nsk that vou call us if you hear
first
Itr says they will want to know how
inmli wheat oats corn maize fetcrltn
i otton anil any olht r crops rnlsod at
each and every town along tho way
also how much new land this road
would cause to bo planted that is now
pasture In fact anything that could
bo considered a war help All connecting
roads and whero they connect nlso
whore thov go See especially about
milking gimd roads for motor truck
getting crops raised In interior places
to railroad He seems to think this n
very important rond
We nro doing everything possible on
this road and will ho glad to hear
from you
Yours truly
II W MITCHELL
Judge Culton stnted that ho hod so
curqd n portion of tho data requested
that ho expected to sccuro full details
as soon as possible His report em
bcdlod tho folloTlnj Fos Silvcrtrm
per month 30000 pounds of local
freight and 1500 pounds o express
and an average nf ten cars per month
Multiply this by twelvo and it makes
quite an imount for a years business
In addition two or three trucks per
day aro operating between Silverton
and Tulia Al o there are large quantities
of freight and express received
for Vigo Park nnd Nazareth All this
business would be greatly facilitated
by tho completion and placing ill proper
slinpo of this Estelliiii TullaPnrttell
Cutoff
Mr A W Storneiibi g reported liming
had telephone communication with
Mr Mitchell Ho said that a good
roads meeting was to be hold in Estcl
line on Thursday night tho 7th in
stant nud requested n representation
from Tulln
Messrs n 11 Tracy F S McCune
S B Dyer P C Taylor and O 8
Wyatt woro named as tho official committee
from Tulla to this meeting
Thesn gentlemen left Thursday morning
in nn automobllo fur Estclllne We
will givo a report from them next week
Tho matter of perfecting tho routo
along tho counties adjoining Swisher
was discussed and plans laid for com
mlttces to visit tho Commissioners
Court of Briscoo Castro and Parmer
counties
Messrs D II Culton J M Simpson
nnd A W Stcrncnborg nro tho com
If the boys ovor thero nro fighting
for us giving up thoir lives cant wo
givo up non essentials and buy soldlor
oqulpping war itampst
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Mrs John Eoff and son Tommie
Cloyd roturnod Sunday from Amarillo
whoro they had been visiting Urs
Eoffs mother Mrs T J vWrlght
TULIA SWISHER COUNTY TEXAS MARCH 8 1918
RULINGS BY THE U S
TOOD ADMINISTRATION
Judgo W A Graham chairman of
tho Swisher County Division of tho
United States lood nnd Food Administration
is in rocoipt of tho following
orders
Amarillo Toxas Mch 5th
W A Grnhnm Tulla Toxas
Following mossago from Houston
Until further notlco rotall dealers selling
flour limited to twelvo pounds town
consumers and twentyfour pounds to
country consumora rogardlcss of dls
tauco from buying point Givo wido
publicity
Yours truly
L A WELLS Dist Food Admr
Amarillo Toxas Mch 5th
W A Graham Tulln Toxas
Copy of telegram from Pendcn as
follows
All moat restrictions temporarily
suspended except meatless Tuesdays
which must bo strictly observed as to
beef nnd pork products
Yours truly
L A WELLS Dist Food Admr
Our people aro patriotic to tho coro
and porfodly willing to do their duty
and respond to thoso in authority In
this great war all must suffer and liavo
u part the merchant as well ns tho
private citizen Wo aro suro that all
our peoplo will read thoso orders very
carefully and nbido by tho decision of
those in authority
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RED CROSS NOTES
Oir chairman of hospital garments
Mrs Gray received tho following letter
from hendqunrtcrs this past weeks
Wo nre in receipt of your box con
make comfort kits nnd proporty bogs J
for our soldier boys tho oxecutive I
board has decided to dlscontinuo the
making of tho comfort kits for our
homo boys
This past week the Swisher County
chapter shipped tho following
80 split irrigation pads
MS pa jama suits
202 bed shirts
3ft bed jackets
20 sweators
40 pair of socks
10 holmets
Pleaso come out and help fill the
mitteemeu having this matter boxes
charge Throo moro onorgotlc or thoughtful
men could not bo secured and
wo boliovo that everything right nnd
proper pertaining to tho EstolllnoTulin
Fnrwcll Cutoff will bo properly and
1 gnlly attended to by thoso gentlemen
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Willi such an encouraging letter wo
should put forth cery effort to send
many such boxes
V o cant understand why moro women
in this town dont respond to the
call nf their country Are vou eninir
to stay at home nnd lot sc
meet thu lied Croaljycmnnus to fluv
tho life of your husband son brother
or friend
Tho demand for surgicnl dressing is O
great nnd in a fow weeks it will bo u
greater One hour spent in tho surgi
cal dressing room will help wonderfully
Thero are some women in this town
spending from 25 to 10 hours a week
in this department They have home
duties as well ns you Wont you
come nud help thorn f It is not their fj
call but our nations call Tho school O
girls work on Mondays and Wednesdays
beginning nt 34s On thoso dnys
if I lie women would como nt 115 thoy
could get in 2 hours of good work
Cant you conic wont you mnko overy
effort to comot I J1
Since nil haptors aro called on to p
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NEW BUILDING TO BE ERECTED
Tho popular dry goods firm of Can
trell Shows have lot tho contract for
tho erection of a handsomo brick gar
ago on Aknrd street just west of Can
trell Shows dry goods building Thus
Tulia is looking ahead in business
prospority Thero will llkoly bo other
now business and resident houses erected
in tho near future
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Its n poor penny that wont work
two wnys for you und for America
Put your pennies into Thrift Stamps
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HONOR ROLL OF HOLDERS OF
WAR SAVING CERTIFICATES
In tho purchase of United Stntcs
War Saving Certificates tho limit for
each Individual is 100000 Tho Hor
aid 19 glnd to join with tho Government
In creating nn Honor Roll for
thoso who purchase this amount
At the head of Sttlshcr Countys
Honor Roll stands tho nnmo of Mr
John W Crlbbcn ho bolng tho first
In tho county to buy n 100000 worth
and is justly entitled to havo his namo
at tho top of tho Honor Roll In this
Mr Crlbbcn hns dono his patriotic
duty nnd to tho full limit of tho Inw
Ho Is ono of our thrifty farmers
Tho Herald will bo pleased to make
mention of other worthy citizens of
Swisher County who purchase a 1000
of War Saving Certificates and nro
thus entitled to havo their names on
tho nonor Roll of Swisher County
Tho War Saving Stamps and War
Certificates nre on sale In Tulla at tho
postofllcc the First National Bank
Tulla Bank Trust Company nnd
many of the business houses To thoso
who havo not inndo thoir first purchase
any authorized agont will bo glad to
explain tho details All aro eligible to
become owners of thoso first class forms
of Goeminent indebtedness men women
and children
EXPRESSION CLASS RECITAL
Miss Alby R Smiths class in expression
will givo nn open program
next Frldny night March 15th in tho
high school auditorium Thoso gifted
pupils will bo nsslstod by tho High
School Chorus Club No admission will
lie chnrgod nnd ovorybody is cordially
invited
Miss Smith is an artist In hor chosen
work nnd sho is rapidly bringing her
taining IS bed shirts nnd 0 pajamn pupU t0 tIlnt lRh jegr co ofofflclency
suits which wo havo iiispetcd for ovor hich sll0
80 8trCnuously desires of all
seas serice Tho work is beautifully
A rat0 cntcrtainmont nnd a pleasant
done and we shnll bo glad indeed to cvpniIlg j3 nssurcd all who Attend
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W B Halo President
K T Bishop VicePresident
Wm Ward VicePresident
C E Duke Cashier
E Q Bsrks Asst Ctsbier
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GRAFO OLAJS and RECORDS
Buy Yours Now on easy payments if preferred Prices 1800 to 25000
FLYNT JEWELRY CO
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Number 10
REGULAR MEETING OF Y M
B L MONDAY NIGHT
Tho next regular mooting of tho
Tulln Y M B L will bo hold Monday
night March 11th In tho county courtroom
In Tulla
By official action tho Loaguo moots
at 8 oclock nnd adjourns at 030
oclock Tho meetings thoroforo aru
mado spicy nnd not tiresome
On tho program for discussion at
this coining mooting is tho matter of
making preparations for oxhlblts from
Swisher County at tho coming fairs
Swlshor County cortalnly did borself
proud last year By beginning In
plonty of tlmo even greater rosulta can
bo obtained this year Our soil Is productive
our water is plontiful our citizens
nro encrgotic tho bluo ribbons
nro suro to como to us Pleaso overy
ono that can possibly do 80 bo present
noxt Monday night By n community
of intorcsts wo can arrango tho details
and nssign tho difforcnt premium securing
products to each producer In
this matter tho child can bo Important
ob the grown pooplo So plenso let tho
little ones be present also
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PARENTTEACHERS ASBOOIATIOlf
Following is tho program for open
sosslon of tho PnrcntTcnchors Association
to bo given nt high school
auditorium on tho evening of March
21st nt 800 oclock
Music Orchestra
Address Advautagos to tho nation
nnd to tho child of homo nnd school
gardons Rov Wyatt
Music Orchestra
What wo aro doing for ouf school
library Miss Davis
Reading Miss Smith
Practical food for school chlldron
under the present crisis Mrs Me
Furling
Malo quartctto To bo selected
now the Widows Pension Law is
Administered Judgo D n Culton
Music Orchectra
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Banking House Fur and Fix 1977460
Liberty Loan Bonds A 500000
Stocks 50000
Other Real Estate 38312
Interest in Dep Guar Flnd 380700
CASH and EXCHANGE 11530462
TOTAL 38529706
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock 5000000
Surplus A 2500000
Undivided Profits 347415
DEPOSITS A 30682291
TOTAL t 38529706
The above statement s correct
C E DUKE Cashier
TULIA BANK TRUST CO
TULIA TEXAS
DIRECTORS
W B Hale W C Uulscj
B T Bishop Wm Todd
Wm Ward J R Word
U E Duke
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AUTOMOBILE ACODDENT
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y To Deposit Your Earnings
From report to Comptroller Dec 311917
RESOURCES
Loans and Discount 24052772
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Last Saturday ovonlng at 8 oclock
Itr Carl Halo and fnmily stnrtod in
nn automobile for their country homo
Just as thoy nenred tho homo of itr
and Jfrs J P Erwin in North Tulia
thoir automobllo collided with nn auto
mobllo driven by Mr Clostor who was
coming to Tulln from Clarendon
Mrs Hale and little son received a
Bflvore full nnd wore considerably
bruised and stunned However it was
fortunnto Indeed that no one was so
riouslj injured
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O'Bryan, Barnett. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, March 8, 1918, newspaper, March 8, 1918; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41814/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.