The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 30, No. 47, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 23, 1939 Page: 1
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OF OUBS stopped
us a the street the
other day apparently alarmed
orer the future the news
paper field They were afraid
it will soon be replaced by the
radio We appreciated the
persons interest In our vocation
but were not heavily impressed
with the sufgestlen Frankly
we fully expect to be well at
home six feet below the earths
surface before the radio is
used as a weapon for swatting
file
m
SPECIAL TRAIN fever
THIS apparently reached the
epidemic stage vround Tulia The
itest Is John Palmores sugges
ionthat tan youths startsaving
oney now to defray the expense
of a special to the state fair in
> allas next year Nevertheless
latest Is something to give
erious consideration
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IFGKNIA AND OHIO pen
l sioncrs ftmve been hushed ut
least temporarily but the issue
lis still red hot in Texas A tiling
jthat most 6ld age pension pro
I noters overlook Is that money
Scan work
m
only be made by Any
plan that provides an income for
some one Without work is simply
a disguised scheme to take
money from some one who has
worked for it and give it to someone
who has not worked for it
with few exceptions Money and
wealth can be created only by
work Every dollar represents so
manyhours work by some one
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X WILEMAN 22 miles
B northeast of Tulia wheel
harrowed into town last week
h
ly frena with a White Leghorn egg
T > hose width and length circumferences
measured 72 and
9 Inches respectively It is a
slrame this specimen couldnt
have been sent to California
a few days ago to solve the
scrambled egg affair and saved
the expense of an election
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ATAND BY Here U a story
vjjfrom a dairyman Bin
V06lcn says that since he has
installed a radio in his barn
the cows have increased milk
production 10 per cent Okcy
Mr tVoolen well stick by yon
that far but dont come i
Jtownand tell us youre developing
1 troop of jitterbugs in your
lot ttt
Rex Ay
TIPTOEINGrRichard
cock Jr threeyearold son of
Ijfather TOex and wife was in
jrviggled into admitting his dad
fgives film an occasional penny
irilckle and dime but no dol
hars Z H Pructt of Alex
Jander just returned from a deer
Jhunt Mrs Rosa McLean
Observed her eightieth birthday
KM Suncby and two daughters prc
Pfvserttea her with 1000 ten cent
phces We have a birthday
jSSlgiiinmcxtOctober Mrs E
H < G Wright sure was lucky last
m week nt the picture show but
SkitlndletSanvwont let us say why
orhow W A Rutherford
Madmits lhe 4ias left Texas only
ftthree tfimes in 60 years and
Mthenfor only short gaunts
S Ford
KCTMrs JLouiselPay and J
Fjifead tbeir names turned in
late Mast weck to make the
paper but were among the early
jffeirds to tirtish their portion of
the Hed Cuossdrive Mayor
Hay Jordan lback from a munlcl
rpallty oaecfing in New Braun
fels Coy Elkins facing
jnorth was doing a bit of carpen
r work early tfhis week and
ihed his lgMh tfinger reading
om west t9 eaet Marvjn
lilc banker another deer
Mnter Mrs jHarold Harms
has moved fcom Kress to
ckson Miss Al Kirton
tit creamery feuttermaker
ote from his new ihome in
icago asking O Huxford to
d a small 6ize cowboy boots
4me a friend It seems thtrt a pair
h longlng to his son created
5 > amewhat of a sensation
Walter Clyde HOI had a feirth
Tday at Elkins Jack Carrfcrell
Ists the modern song hit Day
< Mt rjay out reminds 1dm of
work Porter Campbell
passed by the window early last
week with a cross between a
pitcher knife and a javalin biit
pf > on checking with Mr Wallace
liihose business hns failed to
must have
frogister Campbell
Vtfiien in good spirits Mrc
Cf R Bradford has a new home
I tahd Blllye Louise Hancock at
McGuire has a new bicycle
Henry Blackerby back home at
Price after a lengthy hospital
C < mttnuJ 00 back p >
THE TULIA HERALD i
Introducing the Faculty
S T BRIGGS
Plays Speech
Preferred By
New Instructor
EDITORS NOTE This is
one of a series of interviews
that will appear In the Herald
from time to time Introducing
members or the Tulia faculty
to city and countr residents
S T Brlggs speech instructor
in the high scnooi is one of the
seven new teachers to join the
Tulia faculty this fall
He comes to Tulia after completing
work rjn his B A degree
with a double major in speech
and English received In the
spring graduating exercises of
HardinSimmons College in Abilene
this year
His early school years were
spent in the elementary grades
of the Tye school west of Abilene
Later he transferred to Abi
lene where he was graduated from
Continued on back page
BASKETBALL
The Herald would like to
carry an account of all basketball
gnmes played In Swisher
county both in rural and city
schools Please send or phone
in accounts of games giving
box score if possible outstanding
irJloyers and other highlights
of the games If nothing
else send 1 scores and the schedUle
for the next week
REFEREES
County teams or schools adjacent
to Swisher County in
need < of 10 referee can be accommodated
by getting in
touchwith the Herald The pa
jmr lhas several qualified officials
listed that will call a
game for a nominal sum
Prapa iKiwanis
Entertains Club
Here Tuesday
Members < af ithe Tulia Kiwanls
club were entertained at the weekly
luncheon Tuesday by representatives
irom the Pampa Ki
wanls club
Alex Schefiider was in charge
of the program Jack Johnson exhibited
two alight of hand tricks
and followed with a Charlie McCarthy
act of > v ntriloquism
Rev Robert Bojshen minister
of the Presbyterian Church in
Pampa talked on jtho subject of
how to get along with your self
and other people He stressed the
dcvelpoment of a pleasing personality
that would fee useful to
the community
Other Pampa guests were Ray
burn Thompson and VffBtfiv Dean
Rev W G Horn Tulia was
also a guest
Tech Will Send
Special Train To
Orleans Game
Tulia alumni and fans of Texas
Tech have been invited to ride
on the special train the school
will send to the TechLoyala
football game in New Orleans
Friday evening Dec 1
The train will ave Lubbock
at 2 p m Nov 29 and arrive
in New Orleans at 1 p m Nov
30 Two days will be available
for sightseeing in the Louisiana
city The roundtrip ticket will
sell for 15
Tulia Swisher County Texas November 231939
Scouts Will
Collect And
Repair Toys
Over 30 Boys To Be Mobilized
Within Next Few Dave
For Campaign
Cooperation Asked
Toys Will Be Distributed
Tq Nccdv Children By
Christinas Day
A Christmas old toy cam
paign will bo started next week
by members of the Tulia Boy
Scout Troop No 03 Scoutmaster
C T Dubuy has announced
Scouts will canvass Tulia for
damaged toys and repair and dis
tribute them to needy children
by Christmas Day
Ordinarily campaigns of this
type arc promoted by city fire
departments but the scouts greeted
the chance to be of service so
enthusiastically they were assigned
to the job officials said
Citizens of Tulia or surrounding
communities who wish to
contribute items to thb fund can
phone Dr Dubuy 262 Grady
Briggs troop committeeman 136
or the Herald office 202 and
a Scout will be assigned to make
the run and collect the contributionsOver 30 boys have signified
thefr willingness to participate in
the campaign
This public service will be
another niche In a long record of
achievements completed by the
troop since its inception in March
of this year
Since organization 57 boys have
been registered 30 of this number
still octive the troop has won
high honors in four major contests
will other troops of the
district having captured one first
place and one second place made
12 trips totaling 2000 miles re
Continucd on back page
Famed Violinist WilhBe In
Ammillo For Concert Dec 9
Rublnoff and his violin will
bo brought to Amarillb for a concert
on the night of Dec 0 at
Municipal Auditorium in Amarillo
With him will come Fray and
Bragglotti who have been called
by many critics the worlds most
brilliant and versatile piano duo
They will play n program varied
to suit the taste of the 10
ycarold jitterbug as well as the
music teachers who love Bach
Beethoven and Debussy In between
will be many of the favorites
which have thrilled American
listeners for generations
Sponsor of the concert is the
Amarillo Lions Club Proceeds will
go to the Amarillo Social Center
for Girls for part retirement of
dbct acquired in the erection of
a new building
The Social Center la a club for
underprivileged girls similar to
Amarillos widelypublicized Mav
Contlnued on back page
DEAR
SANTA
CLAUS
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1
Children all over Swisher County
arc beginning to decide what
they want you to bring them for
Christmas and soon will want to
write you n letter and nsk you
for the nice Rlttit
Since most of the boys and
girls in this county read the
Tulia Herald dont you think
It would be n good idea for them
to write you in care of this
paper Then we can print the
letters a week or so before
Christmas and you ran read
ticm all at one time and wont
have to open so many envelopes
Also dont you think It would
be a good Idea to remind the
children and their parents that
only 26 shopping days remain
before you will be here nnd suggest
they shop early so that more
time will be afforded to make
careful selection of gifts and
everyone will bo happier If you
have any other message for any
of us include it in your answer
With best wishes
THE EDITOR
P S Please dont let them
have Christmsn before Dec 25
DEAR
EDITOR
Your suggestion was a very
good one Tell all the hoys nnd
girls to write to Santn Clnus in
care of your pnper nnd I will do
my best to bring them everything
they want I suggest you print
the letters in the Dec 14 nnd
Dec 21 issues of your paper
The youngsters In your coun
ty might be interested to know
Ill come in my sled and bring
triy reindeers If the snow Is
thick enough Otherwise I will
come In my airplane Have the
children hang their stockings
In a conspicuous place because
Ill be in a big hurry and would
hato to miss anybody
I think it would be a good Idea
If everyone would do all their
buying early this year It will
help the stores give better service
and the streets will not be co
crowded whqn I start for your
county
Willie my brother Thanksgiving
Day has been rnthcr
badly mistreated with you and
the boys and girls helping I
dont believe they will try to
change my dale to be with you
because I commemorate the
birthday of the greatest Person
who ever lived Jesus and
cveryono respects Ills memory
My wok is going to bo considerable
lighter tills year and
this disappoints mo greatly Many
boys and girls In Germany
France England Japan Chlnu
and in other countries wont have
mo with them this year because
their homes arc in war zones and
I cant risk getting shot by going
to sec them If thl i happened I
wouldnt got to ceo you any more
Bo next Thursday I think It
Continued on back page
B OCLAMATION
Whereas it is the duty of every one to nclcitotvlcdga
O fthe providence of Almighty God to obey His ivill to beg
grateful for Hit benefinland to humbly implore his pro
f tcction and
i Whereat it has been the custom of the peoplo of the
United States for the jHist one hundred and fifty years to
tet aside one day each year for the purpose of giving
thanks to Almighty God for the many blcsungs and benefits
extended to us during the year just past
Now Therefore I at Mayor dtf recommend and rw
tign Thursday Novembcr39tk t999r to be devoted to the
services of that allwise and Holy Father who is the maker
and giver of all the goo < l tliat was that is or that will
be that we all may unite in rendering unto Him our sincere
and humble thanks for all the benefits that have
come to us
May we especially give thanks for His allwise guidance
that hat kept our country at peace with all the
world and to implore His aid and assistance in helping
ut to maintain that peace at home and aid us in our efforts
to establish the principles of peace of Nations now
at war
May He grant us that material prosperity commen
surate with our ability and inclination to use for His glory
and for the benefits of those who by reason of adversity
are in tvant 2J j
Given under my hand at Tulia Texas thifSSvd day
of November A D 1939
j Li RAY G JORDAN
Mayor e Skd m Tiixas
Union Thanksgiving Service
Union Thanksgiving services
in which the Methodist Baptist
Presbyterian and First Christian
churches are cooperating
will be held in the First
Methodist Church here Wednesday
evening Nov 29 it was
announced this vock
Rev W G Horn new Presbyterian
pastor will leal the
services The entire community
was urged this week by Rev
Uel D Crosby to attend the
program
Hornets Seek
Fourth Grid
Crown Friday
Canyon Kngle Will Fnce
Tulia In Cnicinl District
Content
Kickoff At 230
Hornet Sliulit 1 nvorites
Defeat Would Moan Tie
With Daliiart
The championship of the District
1A football conference will
be nt stake Friday nftornoon
when the Canyon Eagles will
visit Tulln for an official game
with the Hornets at 230 oclock
For Tulia the Hornets will
be seeking their fourth consecu
tive district championship For
Canyon the Eagles will bo aiming
for a tie at third place with
the Hereford Whltcfaccs with
two victories and two drfrats
each
Indications early this week
pointed to n team nt full strength
for Tulln Traces of minor Injuries
were noted here nnd there
but none ore serious nnd everyman
will be able to piny at top
speedThe
The battle Is the final gamo
of the reason for both trams
Should the Hornet win they
will meet Pcrryton champions
Continued on back pngo
Mayor Believes
WPA Allocation
Likely For Tulia
Prospects for a WPA allocation
In Tulln ns a part of this nrons
shnrc of the Congressional drouth
appropriation brightened somewhat
this week Hay Jordan Tulln
mayor believes
Jordan said several workers for
the labor rolls niny be drafted
nmong farmers who hnvo suffered
henvily from ernmped crops Projects
on which the labor will bo
applied will likely be to complete
the cnllcho work on Tulia streets
nnd to lay n caliche roadway to
the Tulc lnko Kite
At the present time however
the mayor snid the entire matter
was quite Indefinite
New Directors
Named To Serve
On REA Board
Three now directors for the
Swisher County ilurnl Electric
Coop wns appointed at n directors
meeting In tho courthouse
lnnt Saturday afternoon They arc
C H Burke Arncy J W Miller
Valley View and J E Holt Cen
ter Plains
The names of Dick ODnnloI
Footer Harmon and J C Curric
were mailed to federal hondciunr
tors in Washington as applicants
for the position of project superintendent
Ono of tho trio will
be selected
Ah to the outcome of tho coun
tys application for n loan to start
a rural electric project nothing
hnd been learned this week on
offlcinl connected with thu movement
enid
BTOREH TO CLOSE NOV 31
All merchants In Tulia with
the exception of drug stores
have signified their Intention
of closing for Tullas Thanksgiving
Day Nov 30
The only nilcommunity observance
of the day will be the
services in the Methodist church
next Wednesday evening Henry
Teubel Legion commander
has urged all members of the
local post to cooperate with
thLs obnervance
Relative Of Swither
Ladies Diet Recently
Funeral services for Mlaa Freda
Dean Jackson 20yearold sister
of Mrs Willis Reynolds nnd half
sister of Mrs Joe Chlldcra were
held in Floydada Friday afternoon
Nov 17 In tho First Haptlst
Church MIec Jackson died Thursday
following an extended 111
ncts
Survivors in addition to Mrs
Reynolds and Mrs Clilklcni include
her mother Mrs J W
Jackson of McCoy five sisters
Mrs CIfton Rhode of Roy
N M Mis fma Nell Jack
son of Happy and Muwcs Dennie
Ruth and Hazel Jackson of Mc
Coy and four brothers Dwlght
and Floyd Jackson of Lockney
and Guy and Elmer Jackson of
Floydada
CAN YOU PICK THEM
TllltFK DID LAST WEEK
Three persons are wanted by
the Orand Theatre and The
Tulia Herald for winning the
football guessing contest Can
You Tick Them In last weeks
paper They are Mrs E O
Wallers Alva Vaughn anil Jack
Edwards If these winners will
call at the Herald office at their
convenience they will he given
their free ticket to the show
next Tuesday and Wednesday
There Is another Can You
llck Them In this weeks paper
under the sports column
Come on nu4 Join the contest
Its lots of fun anil doesnt costa
cent
Lake Project
Work Shapes
Roof KiMiiaiu To Ho Coin
pl tc l On limine 5 Hugo
Tree Shipment Kxpcctcd
Noted progress In construction
work going on nt the Tulia lake
site was seen this week as several
of tho larger projects nenred
completion
Activity during recent days according
to Project Manager J K
Noah was centered on applying
finishing touches to n bnlhhouse
recreational center nnd enlarging
picnic grounds Hoofs worn the
major Items that needed completing
on buildings erected todate
llnymoiul Hoyt superintendent
of construction said that of tho
2000 trees planted during tho
summer approximately tia percent
success wns realized In their
cultivation He Is expecting a shipment
of 20000 additional trees
thin weekend to bo scattered generally
over the lnko area
Homalnlng on tho schedule of
construction are five wnlor
fountains to bo made from natural
rock and throe additional
picnic shelters to ho built In nd
lltlon to the one nearly finished
Survey Made Of
Swisher School
Needs This Week
Four Swlnhor County rural
schools wero visited thin week
by W T Lofllii deputy state
superintendent of public Instruction
to check budgets ncliolns
tclK mid needs of the school to
lie weighed to see If tunllficn
tions nro met to seeiuo state aid
The schools visited wero El
kins Lovo Hed Hill Vigo Inrk
nnd tho Happy contract schools
including Childress Salem and
Sunny Slope
Lofllns report will bo filed with
the state auditor who will approve
or disapprove tho requests for
state aid State aid Loflln sold
is given to schools on n basin of
their need for funds to complete
the prescribed course for that InstitutionCounty Parity Money
Reaches 2660379
A total of 2000370 in 1030
cotton parity payments I103 been
received by tho county agents office
nnd distributed to farmers
It wan nnnotinccd Tuesday
This figure represents npproxl
mntely the total parity payment
made to Swbhcr farmers this
year with the exception of about
12 check on which signatures
vero not secured for the original
application
Methodist Pastors
Return To Pulpits
All Methodist pastors In Swisher
County were reappointed to
their respective pulpits It wns
learned this vcck following the
district meeting of Methodists in
Lubbock The castors arc
Rev Ucl D Crosby Tulia Rev
R R Gilbert luipy Rev J B
Dakcr Kress Rev II R Stand
lee Vigo Park and at Sllverton
Rev Frank Deauchamp vas renamedRed Cross Deadline
Extended To Nov 30
According to J S Englcman
Swisher roll call chairman for
the Red Cross county workers
hnvo five additional days after
Nov 23 in which to complete
their work since tho closing date
for the drive lias been extend
ed to Nov 30
Tho majority of tho city workers
hnd completed their canvass
this week but workers in rural
school areas nro getting late
starts Englcman said
Shopping
Days Until
Christmas
Number 47
Grave Wheat
Outlook Seen
For Swisher
Seven Week Dry Weather
Hegius To Leave Mark On
CpuntyV Staple Crop
Tule Lake 5 Feet Low
125 Inches Hninfull In
Heconl Or l mt It Weeks
Cotton Season Ncnrn Knd
Swisher County farmers who
gambled with fate when they
fall in anti
planted crops
cipation of nn enrly rnln nre beginning
to Crown upon their decision
nn this area entered its
seventh consecutive week without
precipitation in any formA
check this week revealed
that only 125 Inches of rain have
fallen In this county since Aug
19 the last rainfall coming Oct
7
Aided by the extended drouth
thnt caused a widespread premature
ripening of cotton boles
the southn staplu crop season wan
being rushed to a hurried conclusion
as figures Indicated n
sharp subnormal yield will be
gathered In Swisher and adjacent
counties this fall
The wheat outlook at tho present
tlmo on dry lands ban been
diagnosed as grave on nil sides
nnd only the Irrigated fields have
thwarted the effects of dry weath
er to register apparent damage
With the reception of moisture
In the near future followed by
Ideal weather conditions during
tho remainder of the winter and
early spring seasons farmers still
express hope that the county might
approach a normal season when
the next harvrst rolls arotmil
Kvldcnco of the drouth was noticeable
nt the Tule Lake this
week where tho water gaugo indicated
the water has been lowered
approximately five feet in
seven weeks However lake officials
wild about hnlf this amount
had been pumped for watering
trees and other uses nt tho
prokct
Many farmers have long sine
provided alternatives for lovclcd
range Inndo and fow herds hnvo
been left to secure their food material
from pastures Subsoil that
wan regarded on dry weeks ago
in beginning to tighten and gaps
aro found In somo ground as h
silent reminder of thu seriousness
of the situation
Tho relatively small ryo and
barley acreage In tho county
shares the same predicament as
In tho ciiho of wheat crops
Weather conditions have been
unchnnged during recent days
Willi nights registering near freezing
temperatures and the thermometer
ranging around sixty degrees
In the mldafternooriB No
change In weather wns noted early
Wednesday
State Dairymen
To Meet Dec 4
At AML School
Several Swisher cattlemen nre
expected to attend the fifth
Dairymens Short Course td p
held nt College Station Dec 4 to
7 inclusive when somo of the
outstanding dairy leaders qf the
country will aualat with tho programThe first day Monday will be
devoted to dlscusslona and demonstrations
In production of a high
quality milk and thu prevention
and control of common diseases
of dairy cattle Dr H Schmidt
and Dr It D Turk nationally
known In the field of Veterinary
Medicine will lend the discussionsSome of the lending men iri
unimal nutrition work will appear
on tho second days program Thl
third day will be a breeders program
The final day will bo devoted
to the subject of herd map
agement
Union Services Being
Conducted In Happy
The Baptist Methodist nnd
Presbyterian churches in Happy
are sponsoring union revival services
tills week with Dr W H
Clark pastor of the First Bap
tist Church in Tulia doing the
preaching
Services qre being held at 10
oclock eveiy morning and 730
oclock in tho evenings Rev El
roy Welkel Presbyterian minis
ter in Happy J3 directing the
musical programs nnd Is assisted
at tho piano by Mm Clark
i i
Miss Frances Smith Silveraon
visited in Tulia Thursday
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Stamper, Jack. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 30, No. 47, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 23, 1939, newspaper, November 23, 1939; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42524/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.