The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 35, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 17, 1944 Page: 1
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Back The Invasion
Buy More War
Bonds and Stamps
Volume 35
Tobacco Company
Acknowledges Order
For Cigarettes
J S Ford Commander of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
17DS of Swisher Coirnty has received
a letter of acknowledgment
from the R J Reynolds
Tobacco Co of a recent order for
60000 Camel cigarettes to be sent
to service men overseas The shipment
is being made through a
Special Servicu Officer Port of
Embarkation in accordance with
order placed recently with C I
Penry company representative
J E Deen has received a letter
from Lt Col Richard S Sollman
Special Supply Officer at a New
York Port of Embarkation acknowledging
20000 Camel cigarettes
which Swisher citizens
have purchased for service men in
tho European battle zone
Donations to the cigarette fund
are welcomed at any time
THE TULIA HERALD
Dairy Producers
Eligible For Dairy
Feed Payments
The dairy producers in Swisher
County will bo eligible to receive
Ihcir dairy feed payments for
milk or butterfat produced for the
months of October November nnd
December until February 28 1944
This does not mean that a producer
can draw payment at this
late a date for milk or butterfat
produced during the month of
Tulia Swisher County Texas Thursday Februray 17 1944
number of years and was at Can
yon for three years beforo moving
to Amnrillo a month ngo Hor
husband Raymond Doss is in th o
U S Army and is stationed in
Ireland
Miss Goodrich Is
Pharmaceutical
Association Head
Miss Mayon Goodrich a student
of Texas University and the
daughter of Mrs Lola Goodrich
of Tulia was elected president
at the annual election of officers
of the student branch of the
American Pharmaceutical AssociationShe is a member bf Kappa Epsilon
national honorary fraternity
for women
Infantile Paralysis
Contributions Total
More Than 300
Swisher County contributions
to the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis totaled more
than 300 this week it was announced
by R V Miller county
chairman
The contributions from Happy
amounted to 14201 whero the
campaign under the supervision of
Conway Kuykcndall county vice
chairman for tho campaign has
been completed The Prico com
munity contributed 2500 and
the Lovo Sunday School 2030
The balance was contributions
mailed in to the county chairman
by clubs and individuals and collected
by tho Grand Theatre
County Judge James T Hale
chairman of tho rural communities
said that several of tho communities
had sent in their con
October if ho has already receiv tributions and that a complete
od payment for November and i report of all rural communities
December milk or butterfat liow
over ho is eligible for payment on
the November and December milk
or butterfat if he has received
payment for October alone Payments
for January will be made
until March 31 1944 and it is
likely that payments will bo made
for milk or butterfat produced between
February 1 to 17 aometimo
in March so be sure to keep your
stubs
If there is any other informa
tion you desire as to the correct
dates on the above mentioned payments
do not hesitate to call on
your local Triple A Office for
your information
Little Jack Sharp son of Mr
and Mrs Howard Sharp has been
in tho Plainview Hospital with
bronchial pneumonia
John Hilliard of Hobbs New
Mexico was in Tulia Monday and
Tuesday visiting relatives
would be made as soon as all had
completed their campaign Tho
drive in Tulia will not be completed
until after next week when
tho Tulia Schools will go to work
on collecting funds to combat Infantile
Paralysis it was announced
by I H Turney Superintendent
now that the schools will
have completed their campaign in
the 4th War Loan drive
Local VFW Post
Enrolls Three
New Members
The local post of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars since the last
report has accepted the following
three service men as new members
Sgt Sam Bates U S
Army Roy C Spear U S Navy
and Steven Lavoice Self U S
Navy
Preston L Land has been named
chief membership rustler for
the VFWs
Funeral Services
Held Monday For
Clayton Thompson
services for
Mrs Doylo Soutet Tulia and
three brother J R Thompson
Jnyton Hutlcr Thompson Hous
ton and Ernest Thompson Tulia
Mr Thompson was born July 5
1807 in Smith County Toxaa
where he lived until 1128 He
Kenneth Adams
Enters Six Hogs
In Fat Stock Show
High School
Repair Shop
Funoral Clayton
Wynn Thompson 17 years ° lliCjnen
V p CII I O rariYierS
were conducted at the First Hap
tist Church Monday afternoon With I A unit0r of Swisher County
Rev II E East pastor official
u orM ° ll vry < lim
ing He died In a hospital in
Snn Diego Calif Wednesday cult to get repair work done on
Feb 9 following a long lllnox i their tractor and irrigation well
Pallbearers wen
Jim Furgcr m < lor ts y ° ar ni > lun rcft
son Mack Elliott Aubrey Jeorgci
Dob Vaughn Hershel Reeves and
Lcnnis Hutto Interment wan in
the Tulia Cemetery under the
direction of Wallacu Funeral
iHome
son Is thnt every shop Is crowded
with jobs and many others are
waiting their turn to bring In
their motors for overhaul Jobs
To hulp relieve this situation
the Tulia High School hop ami
iC C Brookshier
la New Swisher
County Agent
C 0 Urookshler of Lublwck
will nrrivo In Tulia Monday to
take up hi duties ni county agent
of Swisher County Ho has been
agent of lubbovk County
for tho past 1H month
Ho in married and lux one
I daughter three yearn old
wn 0
Program w he In charge of
motor This shop will be open
M 1
Thursday afternoon for thu next
eight weeks Hy special arrangement
it can be made available on
then moved to Pine Uluff Ark perlcnco to be In charge of the
where he was married to louise on onc Tuesday and Thuin
Lobb in March 1010 To this day who will help farmer In
union were born two sons I their machinery repair jobs K
Mr Thompson made hi homo j M Thorium has been twice tod for
in Tulin from 1037 until 1039 this Job nnd Interested farmer
going from hero to San Diego should contact him at the shop or
where he lived until hi death at his home one block east of tho
school For further information
Red Cross War
Drive To Begin
Here March 1
Swisher County ipiota for tho
It d t r > i War Fund drlvo to bo
i inducted during tho month of
Mmh it 6000 accotdlng lo word
received ly IC C Tootio Good
in m chairman of tho 10II cum
pai n
Tho drive will bo eanled on In
mil li tin xiwno lniinimr an It wan
I la t yew with n vicochnliiiinn
i wlii > will appoint captain who
will < h o o worker to eatim Hu
tu u > Rural and town workers
an I captain will ho minimi In
ni i w i ut of thi Herald
Payne Elected
President Of
County Farm Bureau
Swisher County ruorganlzed
it County Farm Ilurunti Saturday
afternoon February li by electing
H J Payno President Hick
ODonlol vicepresident and Frank
O Cobb wcrotnry and treasurer
Not only reorganizing but opened
a campaign for iiiemborhlp
after a very Inspirational mooting
conducted by W L Tlltion
DlHtriel Director C Riindoll
State Organlnr and It N Arnold
National Organizer of the American
Farm Bureau at the present
Tho meeting wan opened by It T
ODanlel punt president and a welcome
addroHH was given by H J
Payne since thin meeting held
in tho District Court Koom watt
attended by puiNon from IIiIikii
Cuitro and Randall County
In organizing the group plan
the l + ly w thu ttiootltur
the equipment placed there by
Ho is survived by his wife fJiral vtrmmnl two H open for mn and women I lie
Louise two twis C J and Ho made available fori < ting date will be hoi
ward his mother Mrs C v lK t rwhrunry JM n
lh uge of w wnl to
Thompson Iulla two H tcr < > I t < Dlilrlcl Cotul Room
work thor ow
and
Mrs Billy Reeves Hereford
to
fanner each Tuemlay r A r I
Mr and 1 1 All
R T ODanlel
farm men and women In the
County are invited to attend tin
other days The War Production Ujl t ItiteieHtlrg mid
will lo carried
program
allotted
Training Irogram linn
0Ut n1 S
fund to furtlh a man with ox yt
contact Mr Thoma or J < M Kill
vocational agriculture leucher who
will supervise thl program There
will bo no charge to tho farmer
for the use of the shop nnd equip
Kenneth Adams of Tulin ha I ment < > r for Mr Thorna service
entered six Poland China hogs inon these two afternoon
the Southwestern Exposition and
Fat Stock Show at Fort Worth
March 1010 Manager Davis of
the show announced txlay
Registered Jersey
Cows Purchased
Approximately 05000 In cash By Local People
premium will be distributed this
year to contestants and exhibitor Two registered Jersey cow
in nil departments of the allow have been purchased by C I Wy
The premiums include more than i rick of Tulia from Russell H
30000 for cattle and other live
stock 10400 for horse show
classes and 23275 for contestants
in the world championship
rodeo
A varied program of educational
and amusement advantages will
bo presented during the nineday
show which will be held in the
new Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum
at Fort Worth
The rodeo will be offered twice
daily at 2 and 8 p m and as a
feature of the matinee rodeo performances
the third annual contest
for cutting horses will be
presented
The outlook for the livestock
show is bright this year in view
of the fact that average prices
paid for purebred cattle at sales
highest In many years
Auction sales will provide many
highlights for the Fort Worth
show Before the sale of the prize
winning animals of the show at
9 a m Friday March 17 breed
Continued on back page
Kreig The animal are Fancy
Combination Pet 1372255 and
Hilly Majesty Pride 1251200 A
registered Jersey cow has been
purchtiHil by Kenneth Adam of
Tulin from Howard McCurley of
DenlMon The name of the animal
is Jester Royal Irincoa who
has the registration number of
1303805
The whereabout of all registered
Jerseys is known and carefully
watched over by The American
Jersey Cattle Club with offices
in New York City Tina Important
job i made possible
through registration and transfer
made by Jersey breeder
everywhere Tattoo Identifications
somwhat similar to fingerprinting
keep Individuals of this
dairy breed always known
Jerseys take up 12 per cent of
all dairy cow m Jtho United
States Because they produce the
worlds richest milk and because
there arc more Jerseys than any
Continued on tack page
Parents Of ServiceMen
Urged To Take
Part In Prayer Day
On World Prayer Day Feb 25
tho parent of servico men and
women are given a special Invitation
to attend the prayer serviceThe following program for a
diilt will bo given at tho Grand
Theatre at 10 oclock a ru with
Rev P K Yarborough In charge
Prelude Sweet Hour of Prayer
Mr John Kolm
Stand Up For Joamts Con
grugation
Quiet Hour concludud by Rev
ItUMcll Wingort
Introductory Rov Yarbor ugh
Its Mo Oh Iml colored
people
Review of 1013 Mm Q A
Griffin
Prayer Objective If L StewartWhy Pray Mr StoUor
Selection by colored people
Prayer Silas Howell
Offering
West Ho the Tie congregationHenedictlon leader
Rev II K East will have charge
of the prayer ervico for children
to be held that afternoon at 4
oclock at tho Baptist Church
At 8 oclock p m Silas Howell
will loud tho young people in an
impressive isorvico at the Central
Church of Christ
A free will offering will betaken
at the adult hour for tho
dissemination of Chrintian literature
and for the furtherance of
the missionary cause
Lots remember tho date time
and place for all three meetings
and devote one hour to heartfelt
intercession for our world now
that nation after nation aro standing
in tho need of prayer
Back The Invasion
Buy More War
Bonds and Stamps
Number 7
Swisher County Far Surpasses Quota In 4th War Loan Drive
Income Tax Representatives
To Be In Tulia Thursday Feb 17
Deputy Collectors Fred I Mer
rick and Frederick E Nelson will
be at tho First National Bank in
Tulia Thursday Feb 17 from 0
oclock a m to 4 oclock p m
to give assistance with Income
tax problems to any who desire it
This will bo tho only visit that
can bo made here before tho end
of the current filing period on
March 15 1944
Tho deputys advice and assistance
is extended purely as a cout
tesy and without cost to any citizen
Existing laws do not rcquiro
Bhis service but it is the desire
of tho Terasury Department Internal
Revenue Service to provide
every possible aid Tho recent
loss of numerous experienced
employees to various branches
of tho Armed Forces in addition
to inadequate personnel places ar
definite limitation upon the assistance
that may be provided the
general public
Tho Revenue Act of 1012 and
tho Current Tax Payment Act of
1943 continue the ipersonal exemption
allowed a single person of
500 and a married couple of 1
200 on individual income tax re
turns for the calendar year 1943
The addition of tho Victory tax
and tho additional information
necessary to properly compute the
1942 and 1913 income tax under
tho Current Tay Payment Act of
943 requires definite information
To receive assistance from a
deputy collector in the prepara
I tion of your 1943 Income Tax Rely
turn the following information
must be available total salary or1
wages for 1943 including bonus
and overtime pay before deductions
statement of income and
Vidtory Tax withheld by your
employer during 1943 total amount
of all other income in 1943
amount of tax shown on your 1942
return amount paid on your 1942
income tax amount paid on estimated
return form 1040ES if
any Members of tho Armed
Forces during any part of 1942
f 1943 should furnish a copy of
their 1942 Income Tax Return
Annual County
Teachers Banquet
To Be Held Tonight
The annual banquet for tho
trustees and teachers of every
school in Swisher County will be
kheld tonight Feb 17 at 830
oclock in the basement of the
Methodist Church
Chief speaker of tho evening
will be Dr Harris M Cook Professor
of Education and Dean of
Men at West Texas State Col
lego Canyon who will bring a
special message to the trustees
E H Boulter of I ubbock State
Deputy Superintendent of Schools
in this area will speak also
Judge James T Hale will preside
as tonstmaster J E Swcp
ston will give the welcome with
Vernon Harman giving the response
Invocation will be said by
Rev P E Yarborough Musical
numbers on program include some
presentations by the Happy
school
Judge Halo urges a record attendance
Chairman of all committees
wish to express their appreciation
for the fine spirit and
response of every person who is
working to make tho banquet a
success
Plates will cost 1 per person
Attempted Robbery
Made On Griffiths
Produce Company
An attempted robbery at Grif
fiths Produce Co early Tuesday
morning was interrupted by Paul
Ramsey who had just returned
with a load of goods from San
Antonio and the frightened
thieves fled emptyhanded leaving
the safe where they had carried it
just outside the office door
About 000 Ramsey seeing alight
in the office thought that
J Lee Griffith and some of his
workers were there nnd knocked
loudly on tho door trying to mako
them lot him in Ho noticed n
pickup in front of tho store and
that tho usual lights inside tho
store were off Thinking tho boys
didnt want to lot him in Ramsey
decided to go on home and get
some sloop After he had driven
n few blocks ho decided that something
was wrong at the store and
returned but by that time the
men hnd gone
A window was found broken nnd
it wa3 deducted that a smnll person
had crawled through the hole
nnd opened tho night latch foi
the others to enter by tho door
MusteringOut jPay
Applications Will
Be Taken Saturday
Saturday afternon from 130 to
500 has been set aside as the
time for discharged Swisher
County servico men to make application
to obtain their mustering
out pay Place is tho county
courthouse in Tulia
Every discharged soldier who is
eligible for mustcringout pay is
urged to bring his dischargo with
him as payment will not be made
unless this dischargo is enclosed
with application
A sufficient number of application
blanks have been made available
for this county through the
efforts of the State Department
of tho Veterans of Foeign Wars
under the direction of Dr D S
Meyers of San Benito state commanderSponsoring tho filling out of applications
here Snturday will be
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion and the Red
Cross assisted by patriotic citizens
who will volunteer to do typing
Anyone who wishes to serve
in this capacity may call the
county cjerks office No 04 and
leave his name
J E Deen urges that all boys
who have discharges l > ring them
in to tho county clerks office and
have them recorded before they
are lost
Plainview Truck
Driver Killed i
Near Tulia Sunday i
Howard W Mn8singill 37 years
old of Plainview died in the
Tulin Hospital Sunday afternoon
of injuries ho received when tho
butane transport truck1 he was
driving left tho highway and over i
turned six miles south of Tuliit
at 10 oclock Sunday morning
Jim Clowcr Swisher County
deputy sheriff said the highway
was covered with a thin coat of
ice at tho time but that officers
had not determined what caused
the accident Mnsslngiirs cheat
was chushed and he received head
injuries Tho transport tank was
empty
Mnssingill son of Mr and Mr
John W Massingill of Temple
Okln whero funeral services were
held Tuesday came to Plainview
eight months ago from Hi own
field
Sister of Tulia
Woman Buried
At Plainview
Mrs Doris Doss 37 of Ainn
rillo sister of Mrs Aubrey Lnecy
of Tulia was found dead in lied
in her hotel room Friday moraine
when friends investigated after
she failed to report for work at
a enfo where she was employed
as waitress
The body was brought to Plain
view where funeral services wore
hold with Rev Lester Rickmnn
First Christinn Church pastor of
ficiating Death was from natural
causes
Mrs Doss was born at Quanah
Juno 17 190G lived at Vernon a
Jfchrunru It M44
Bur let TfiEne be mo CHANGE of mo cOnstitutioh oy DsuRrvvnout
TOR THOUGH TWS IN OME IMSTANCC rWV OE TKF INSTRUMENT OK
GOOD if 13 THE CUSTOMAfty WCAPON DY WHICM FREE GOVERN
MENTS ARE OESTROyCD xX GCORftE WASMINGTONrA CWUl AOtWSS
BUUAlWNMWWVfSpL
T jtt <
Sales Reach
39423800
Before rive Closes
Swisher tVunty turpn e < l i ji
quota of 1158000 In tho tth War
Uwn Drive by 1W2W the gnrot
total being mMa M Till figure
include a7l7 IH bought by Swt
her county oltlzmts and orgnmzi
lion nnd IU2B0O nlloented by cm
partition located alowhore mt
having a roproamitnttou In tin v
county Thin total oxcuod any
other bond drlvn quoUt In Swiihor
ly vnuw
Not only dlil tfwlahor forgo ahead
In the untlro bond dnvi > but
nlxn In tho mtlo of mlrliw E bund <
With a total of JianaM of > otU
bond purchnxml the quota of
1KU000 wut ov rretu4ied by u
margin of 411111 Due to ih tui
that Mwllu < r bounty riinhwl fn tIn
tho Rliitu and high ul llio t < pIn
tho entire mil ion In thu muU > > > f
13 ImiiiU during > Third War
Loan Delve it mil umwucl
greater amount nearly 71 percent
of tln i twnul than other
enutitlwt which wore nitHi > d
only about fill pet tent of Imt
entire qnuto
Other SerltM
Amount of ilicr h < nils u tare
a follow nim iHimli
11507 orlet t I nI tmo
Mtrlo C tax iioIm ttnmO I 15
per cent treasury t > n > I I itm
and 7 H pur cent trotiMiry i t
115000
All bond nf lerle 10 V an I
put chased from now until tho
end of February will count on the
ltd war loan total
Ituportn from the rural com >
mutiltleit are Incomplete Tin wo
bond buyer who have not reported
their purchase to their chairman
are urged to do tw > linmedl
titely no that a completo account
of how well the varloun tiehool dl
trlctn did In the campaign may bo
ptibllnhcd in next week Herald
The amount of bond allocated by
the corporations will bo divided
on a percentage IhihIh among tho
comttiuultlett
School Hale
Iu 11 a school ntiidontn made an
enviable record when they nold
11225 worth of 10 bond during
the drive which chmed Tuesday
The room soiling tho most wnn
clim 7A with 10750 Winner
of prize and pin will be titit
noiiticed next week
JVliaB Thompson
Attend District
Meeting At Lubbock
Mis Avi Thompson maager
of the Tulia f lcdil Aoclntioti
attended a nice ll tin of dlstrh t orio
of tho Texan Retail Credit Bur
onus and Associated Retail redit
Men of Texnx at the Hilton Hotel
in Lubbock Sunday Fob 13
iordon K Morrison Amarlllo
president who I leaving for the
Arm Feb 27 called tho meeting
for tho purpose of electing now
officer and attending to other
buttlnesn matters
The main feature of the Sunday
morning program wa tin address
on P < Mt War Ilusine by J O
Ellsworth Dean of Commerce
Texii Technological College LubbockCharles T Lux of Austin secretary
of the Retail Merchant
Association of Texas poko during
th morning oiori and ill
roctcd tho round table dUcuHsiou
j in U > after noon
Although this was tho first
rneutirig the group had held in
two years the association is very
nnxlwi to continue with it sumi
annual ditrlct meetings in thi
future The next meeting is Mhc
t duled for September and will be
1 held in Ilainviw
MIsa Thompson Is a director of
the Term Retail Credit Bureaus
of thla district
Texas Merit System
Council Announces
New Examinations
The Texas Merit System Council
has announced examinations
for positions with the Texas Unemployment
Compensation Commission
Tho State Department of
Public Welfare and Tho United
States Employment Sorvice to be
given in various cities throughout
tho State beginning at 000 a m
Mnrch 4
Applications to tnkc the exams
must bo received in the Merit
System office or postmarked bo
foro midnight of Fob 21 Application
blank3 may be secured from
the Swisher County clerks of
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Miller, R. V.; Sprowls, Ed W. & Reynolds, Willis. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 35, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 17, 1944, newspaper, February 17, 1944; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42826/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.