The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 38, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 23, 1947 Page: 1
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Hint prices have hit
the celling nnd may bo on
their way down are beginning to
appear around town Dont expect
any Increase In your bank balance
ns n result of lower living costs
but the trend although slight is
the right direction No doubt
ou read the ad ot Dill and Horn
In last weeks Herald In
which they announced price cuts on
sweep sharpening repair work
and welding Then we bought a
kodak film from n local drugstore
and noticed the price had
been reduced a nickel from the
original marking You read in the
papers where Ford had reduced
the prices on his automobiles
Even though prices probably will
stay on a plateau for some time
it doesnt seem likely that wo will
experience more Increases Nal
ionally speaking we v can glv
the consumer his share of credit
for many of these reductions He
is tired of having John L Lewis
boost living costs every fortnight
reading most newspap
After
ers including tlie immortal
Dallas News grammarians must
have a pretty low opinion o
newsptyier peoples knowledge of
the English language We usually
read this column as well as
the rest of the paper after it
omes out for the sole purpose of
watching the grammatical errors
and misspelled words actually
jump out at us with sarcastic
grins on their ugly faces We
cant lay it on the proof reader
because thats us Last weel we
counted at least half a dozen errors
in this column alone all of
which we beat out on this typewriter
and read in proof form
yet never saw until the paper
came out
It helps some to know that this
isnt just a local situation Al
newspaper editors tell the same
talc
lllhy is it a local man asks
WW That because I happen not
to drink liquor my neighbor who
drinks it thinks I am a narrow
minded crank I like limburgcr
cheese but my neighbor doesnt
fcnstcad he loathes it and never
ails to express his opinion of it
md tell mo what he thinks of
mo because I cat it and like It
Am I entitled to call him a narrow
minded crank because he
doesnt feel the same toward
limburgcr cheese as I do
City Fire Marsnall Harry Phillips
of Atlanta Georgia says the
evidence in the Winecoff Hotel
tragedy points to the fact that
the fire was caused by glowing
cigarettes dropped by hotel
guests while in a drunken stupor
Thlllips says that the Atlanta
Fire Department is called repeatedly
to put out fires of this
kind in the citys hotels and that
honest fire marshals in all large
cities will testify that they face
the same problem Other guests
in the Winecoff Hotel included n
large number of teen agers attending
a HiY convention in Atlanta
most of which were burned
to death In one instance six
members of one family attending
lis convention perished
How many more persons will
liavo to be burned to death in
hotels and murdered on our highways
at the hands of drinking
drivers before America decides to
do something about it Is the
weak character who actually com
mitts tho crime while under the
Influence of liquor any more gull
ty than tho person who makes it
possible for him to get it If the
government can put its food down
and demand that millions of people
pay an income taax or else
why cant it stop thousands of
bootleggers the wets chief argument
against prohibition
Twentyeight people were killed
and 300 injured in car wrecks on
the streets of Los Angeles on
Christmas Day within a 24 hour
period In an effort to check accidents
caused by drinking and
drunken drivers tho L A chief
of police placed an officer in
ach place whero liquor was sold
Daffynltlons
Peeping Tom a wolf windov
shopping
School teaching respectable
poverty
Teachers Salary Weekday
recognition of services by same
public that puts n dime In thci
collection plate on Sundays
Vacation Three months among
the loan sharks
School lunch Incipient stomach
ulcers
P T A Why teachers die
young
Pupil Wears a halo at home
and horns at school
Homo Work something that
few parents are able to do by
themselves
high school building Saturday
The
urday morning looked as if
lroy had been there Most high
hool students were pretty burn
up about tho burglary They
didnt lose any sleep over the
missing money however It was
tho failure of Mho burglars to
Continued on back pago
Theatres Support
March Of Dimes
Theatre owners throughout the
nation have been called upon bv
moving picture operators to par
ticlpatc in the 1947 March of
Dimes by taking up collections
during shows from January 2430
11 V Miller campaign chairman
here of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis fundraising
drive disclosed today
A copy of a telegram sent to
theatrical circuit executives by
Richard F Walsh president of the
International Alliance of Thcatri
cal State Employees and Moving
Picture Theatre Operators re
eclved by the campaign chairman
read as follows
Throughout the war we motion
picture projectionists gave our
time our sinceie efforts and out
money without stint for every
worthy cause Now that the walls
over our first thought in peace
is the health and happiness of
Continued on back page
Gay Theatre Plans
Formal Opening
Tuesday Night
Cliarlii Vei enhurgV new
Oav theatre will have its foi
nial opening Tuesday night ac
cording to an announcement i
made Wednesday night i
Gallant Bess lias been so
looted as the feature picture This
Metro Goldyn Mayer picture
was just released January 11 and
is rated by all movie critics as
among tho best Stars arc Mar
shall Thompson and George Tob
las The box office will open it
7 oclock on the opening night
and tho show will start at 730
Located on the east side of
the square this new show house
is equipped with cushion seats
made by the American Chair Co
Western Electric sound equipment
and Super Simplex pro
jeetors have been installed
Wcisenburg believes that with
this new modern theatre and the
fact that the Grand will be remodeled
soon he will be able to
give the theatre going public of
Swisher county a very high class
of service
Cars to Wear Two
Tags in 1947
On Sale Feb 1
New Texas license plates for
automobiles which go on sale al
the Swisher county courthouse
February 1 will be black and
white according to the sheriffs
office Two plates will be provided
for each car and the cost will
bo the same as the 1940 plates
The 1947 plates may not be
afiixcd to the vehicles before
March 1 and motorists have until
April 1 to purchase and attach
them
Roy Baker Sells
Tulia Auto Parts
To LoganParsons
Announcement was made this
weel ot the purchase of the Tulia
Auto Parts from Roy Baker by
Bruce Parsons of Muleshoe and
his sister Mrs Vera Logan ofj
Amarillo
Tho business will be known as
LoganParsons Auto Parts CompanyRevival Progresses
At Assembly of God
Largo crowds good preaching
and lino singing are charoctcriz
ing the revival now in progresf
at the Assembly of God church
according to Rev Lester Statser
pastor Visiting helpers in thr
meetings arc Rev and Mrs J
Frank Mac well known Christian
evangelists
The public is invited to attend
these special services
Seven Days Remain
To Pay Poll Tax
Only seven more days remain
in which to qualify by poll tax
payment as a Texas voter in any
general election or special elect
ions that may occur in 1047
Whether you agree with the
soundness of the political theory of
a poll tax or not you owe tho
state for its assessment against
you if you are between Jthe ages
of 21 and 60 and are not otherwise
exempt by law If tho assessed
tax has not been paid by
January 31 midnight you are
disqualified as a Texas voter
Among tho few exemptions to
the poll tax are veterans who
under a constitutional amendment
adopted to fit their case are permitted
to vote without a poll tax
receipt for a period of 18 months
after separation from tho service
For many hundreds tills
period will havo expired before
any 1017 elections arc held
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Vol 38
mor < English classes formerly
held at 10 oclock
lrs n V 1k
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Monday morning in the Umbargcr 4
Catholic Church with Father John
Krukkcrt officiating Burial was
in Umbargcr Cemetery under the
direction of BlackburnShaw Fun
oral Home of Amarillo
Mrs Irlbeck is survived by
three sons other than Henry
Irlbeck They are Joe Irlbeck 205
North Taylor St Amarillo John
Irlbeck of Happy and Paul Irl
beck of Tulia
Legion to Entertain
Visitors Tuesday
Local Legionnaires are agalr
reminded of the 18th Distric
Kiwanis Education
Program Theme
W A Graham was in charge
of Tuesdays Kiwanis program
which concerned Kiwanis education
He introduced Joel Aid
ridge Henry Tcubcl Grady
Briggs and W R Humphreys
committee chairmen who discussed
briefly ways in which the
Tulia club would carry out the
objectives of Kiwanis
Aldrldgo discussed the questions
Is Kiwanis a substitute for
tho Church and How can
Kiwanis assist in the work of
tho Church
Tcubcl answered tho question
What can bo accomplished by
Kiwanis this year in boys and
girls work
What Kiwanis can do to encourage
music in this community
was discussed by Humph
roys and Briggs talked on Kiwanis
and public relations
First Natl Bank
Begins 45th Year
The First National Bank of
Tulia is beginning its 45th year of
service to the people of tills territory
No changes have been
made in the officers and directors
J C Cowan will head tho bank
as president a position he has
held for 17 years
Mrs McAnclly is taking the
place of Miss Doris Finck grade
school instructor who resigned
to accept a position ot Hereford
McMurry Day
At Methodist Church
McMurry College Day will be
observed next Sunday by all
churches throughout the NorthWest
Texas and New Mexico
Conferences of the Methodist
Church The local Church will cooperate
with the observance with
a message on Christian Education
as Related to Stewardship
by the pastor and on offering for
Interpost meeting to be held ot McMuV molntenance
the Tulia Legion hall January
28 at 8 p m Forty two posts arc
expected to bo represented i
be served
jChoir ot the Evening Service
Visitors are welcome
Swisher Singers Are
Invited to Dimmitt
The Castro County Singing con
vention will meet Sunday afternoon
at 2 oclock In the Firs1
Baptist church at Dimmitt
Swisher county singers are cs
pccially invited to attend
42 Party Announced
For Union Hill
Thore will be a fortytwo party
at the Union Hill school Friday
night January 24 The public Is
invited
Bring enough pie for your
family
Area MYF Meeting
Is Scheduled
Tho young people of this Sub
District of the Amarillo District
will bo tho guests of tho young
people of the local Methodist
Church noxt Sunday afternoon at
230 A splendid program is promised
and recreation and light refreshments
will conclude the program
in Fellowship Hall
The young pcoplo arc invited
and urged to attend
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Pictured altoic are several members of the Hornet staff who assist in publishing the school
news eacli week Frc i left to rich are Gerahline Stewart society editor David Fry business manager
Hand 11 Ilutson former sports editor Mary Dell McCloud assistant editor and William
Miller editor
Thieves Take 150 in School Robbery
Former Happy
Woman Dies
Saturday
Schools Lose Th ree
Replace Two
Tulia piiDlic schools lost three
itcachers nt rnidtcrm and gained
Mrs Anna Irlbeck 77 died
nccordln to he lat t
Saturday morning at 1015 oclock fNo count
repiacement ha s ucen sccur
in the home of her son Honry
cd to fm the Udn mtfde vac
Irlbeck of Dawn Mrs Irlbeck ninnonr < nt by B rGra7 misic teaciicr
j Burglar who ripped open
two tal eN in Tulia high school
late Friday night e eaped with
approximately SI50 in typing
fees basketball game receipts
and laboratory fees
MakirVg their entrance through
tho northeast rear door tho thieves
pried open doors leading into
th ° superintendents and princi
r a pioneer ipals offices battered open the
widow of Louis Irlbeck
wh resiRned to ncccpt a simila pars
farmer or the Happy community a N Ldndwi safes and took the cash Checks
6amo to this country m 1909 She sci100i jn East Texas s m thcslfes were not disturbea
as a member of the Catholic T v Although the Boll Howell sound
Mrs John Brown lias taken
lurch projector publle nddross
rshn and
Funeral services for the pioneer ovcr ° andsoph ° system and several typewriters
woman were
were in the offices the thieves
apparently were interested only
in cash
Sheriff Leland A Hart of Floy
dada reports that 100 was taken
the same night when the Floy
dada schools were burglarized
Other schools robbed ylthln the
past two weeks include Shamrock
Tcxola and Erick Okla
Christian Church
Extends Call To
Rev Mikuta
The First Christian Church here
has extended a call to Rev Albert
Mikuta senior ministerial
student at Texas Christian University
Fort Worth to fill the
The pastor will speak at the pulpit of the church on a half
evening service and the chairman Itime basis on the second and
Music
° f thc Special Committee of each month
l fourth Sundays
Music will be furni shed by
for 1 will arrange for the
Legionnaires and a barbecue wil
special music Walter Edwaid
will direct the congregational
s nging and the Young Peoples
ices The morning service begins
at 1100 oclock and the evening
worship at 730 oclock
Mr and Mrs Stewart Kirk
Patrick of Son Pedro Calif are
the parents of a girl named Martha
Ann born Jan 10
Mr and Mrs Townsend Douglas
and Wade of Amarillo visited
Mrs A C Wimberly Saturday
Murder Charge Filed After
Fatal Automobile Crash
Sheriff Hugh White has filedr
a charge of murder without
malice against Harold Long
Lubbock negro in connection
with un automobile crash
Saturday morning about fives
miles south of Tnlia which
resulted in the death of Mrs
Walter T Rogers of Lubbock
The car in which Mr and Mrs
Jloxcrs were returning from a
chinch meeting at Amarillo collided
headon with the negros
Cadillac Long was released
from Swisher County jail Monday
night after posting 10000
bond Grand jury action is ex
peeted Saturday
Mr Rogers G2 is in a critical
condition at a Plainvlcw hos
pltal Ho received internal injuries
cuts and a leg fracture
Long was not seriously injured
him was more seriously injured
She has been crlcascd from Swisher
County hospital
Sheriff White said Mr and
I Mrs Rogers had been placed inside
a TexasNew Mexico bus
when ho and other Tulia officers
larrivcd on the scene Mrs Rog
lers was still breathing but died
ibefore she reached the Plainvlcw
hospital White said the collision
occurred on Rogers side of the
1 ighway Neither automobile
overturned but both were badly
damaged
I The Tulia sheiiff a short time
before the collision notified Plain
view police that the Cadillac
traveling south on Highway 7
and crowding cars off the1 highway
Chief of Police Hoy Curry
at Plainview dispatched officers
to tho edge of the city to stop the
car but it never appeared It was
later reported to officers that the
Cattlllac turned around on the
outskirts of Plainview and started
back toward Amarillo White said
he had not been able to check
thoroughly but believed the car
Long was driving belonged to n
negro at Lubbock
Tho negro man smellod strong
ly of liquor and was so drunk
he could hatdly stand when I
arrived at the scene ot the wreck
White said Ho first told officers
that the negro woman was his
wife but later said he wanted to
telephone his wife in Amarillo
M L Monroe Langston Jones
O E McKec and J C Harder
all of Plainview witnessed the
wreck They were returning from
Amarillo and had been following
tho Rogers car for some time Tho
four men extricated Mr and
Mrs Rogers from the front seat
of their car where they were
pinned in tho twisted metal
The men said the negro went
to sleep in the Cadillac while Mr
and Mrs Rogers were being taken
from their car
Final rites for Mrs Rogers
were expected to bo conducted
ot Lubbock
M dita > i
There were 2000 murders on Texas sheets and highways
in 1 M6 60000 other injured persons might have been
killed The economic coil to Texa 100 million dollars
News Hell ye it new
It s the biggest murder dial in the hNtory of Texas
And the local neus coverage in each community should tell
what is being done to solve it
What are your district county and city attorneys doing
to prosecute the trial Is your county court convicting
drunk drivers is it reporting to the Texas Department
of Public Safety as required by law drunk driving convictions
so that driver licenses can be revoked More than one
third of the counties are not WHY
What kind of a job is your traffic court doing These
are major coiirts in that they are the only courts visited by
a majority of lhe people who form tjicir conception of
Amcrfcfltfjnstifoff6in them Ts the Traffic Bureau of the
court merely a revenue rfroduYing device or an effective arm
of the court
What is the traffic enforcement index of your police
department Is there any ticketfixing Do the city
fathers render only lip ejrviue otruffic control or ate they
doing something eoiitVuc tti fct it How about pedes
train enforcciuent rhric > Ugjieeriiig
What in 1 he uiovvoftrmTIc cnfijrceincnt to criminal
work in your Texas iTighwayPatrol district i in the
Sheriffs department
From the state angle what ih the stand of your legislator
on the sixpoint traffic safety legislative program of
the Texas Safety Association and 51 statewide groups Its
passage is essential to murdercontrol
Brother its a siorv worthy of jour best reporter It s
the story of 1 < H7
Gratefully yours George Clarke
Texas Safety Association
Investigation Reveals State
Rather Than Local Districts
Failing to Support Schools
This Is the second in a series
< shall provide
oil four articles dcallnir with legislature
IncludlnK ds for the operation of the
Texas public schools a
PUblfc schools for a period of no
brief resume of the legislative
M h six months Loea schoo
suggested
proposals that will be
districts last collected for
for consideration by the 50th
Rev Mikuta will be here Sun legislature
day January 20 to preach for
both morning and evening serv Money to operate the public
schools is derived from three
sources Local state and federal
During the school year 194540
A cordial welcome is extended thc local school districts con
everyone to attend any of the
services
To Avoid Penalty
Pay Taxes Before
February 1
maintenance and bond purposes
88708101 as compared to the
states contributions of 71040
911The
The Legislature in 1945 provided
that local school districts could
levy an ad valorem tax rate not
tributcd 49G per cent the state to exceed 150 on the 100 ot
478 per cent and the Federal property valuation Instead of the
government through vocational maximum of 1 00 On September
Landham Act and Hot Lunch i 194G sixtynine of 1000 inde
Fund appropriations 20 per cent Ipendont school districts were
or 5512000 levying the maximum tax of
I The state provides money throu 150 27 were levying between
ch two sources for the public i125 and 150 29 were levying
schools The Available School 125 and 34 were levying a rate
All city school county and lFunlj js distributed on a per between 100 and 125 This
state taxes must be paid beforr capna apportionment basis and number does not include a very
number of cotton school dis
February 1 to avoid a penalty tne Equalization Aid appropriat largo
above
according to local tax collectors
On February 1 taxes will become
delinquent and will be subject to
a penalty of one per cent plus
one half of one per cent pei
month until paid
Tax collectors report that col
lections this year are good with
much revenue coming from d
linquent taxes
School taxes may be paid toE
G Barks collector and assessor
in his office in the Cantrell
Shows building City taxes and
state and county taxes arc payable
ot tho city hall and courthouse
as usual
ion from the General Revenue trlcts that also levy a rate
Fund of the State l ° ° nor the dozens of Indcpend
Equalization Aid is made to ent and common school districts
school districts with a scholastic thnt have increased their property
population of 1250 or less that valuations for the purpose paying
can show need for a special state better teachers salaries
assistance The annual approp 1 Texas ranks sixth in population
riation is 14000000 per yeanfigures yet thirtythird in per
for the present blennlum ending capita expenditures for the cducat
August 31 1947 Schools receiving ion of her children What effect
ratio have
equalization assistance comprise does such an inverse
and of
loughly 475000 scholastics andon qualifications pay
16000 teachers 200000 children teachers and the opportunities for
ore transported daily from their the best schools possible for Tex
homes to accredited schools Ins boys and girls
Tho Available School Fund pro
vldcd a per capita apportionment
this year of 3500 per child of
school age
What are local communities
dolnsr to help educate their own
children is a question often ask
Mr and Mrs Joe Keim of Port
ales New Mexico formerly of
Tulia are the parents of twins
a boy and a girl named Don Lee
and Donna Bea born January 10
Joes parents Mr and Mrs John
has kept ahead Kcim went to Portales Satiirtlaj
ed Local support
of state support consistently al iuul Mrs Keim remained for n
though the constitution provides fcw doys visit
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Miller, R. V.; Sprowls, Ed W.; Reynolds, Willis & Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 38, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 23, 1947, newspaper, January 23, 1947; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42975/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.