The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 47, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 16, 1956 Page: 1
four pages: b&w; illus; page 15 x 22 in. Digitized from 35 mm microfilmView a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
HftEMMmwwiiHiuu1 > ff vrryi c Ka wfl
FOLLOWING story which
THE
vc are dedicating to several
local golf enthusiasts is taken from
a program schedule which KGNC
sends us each week
The road to a cemetery passed a
golf course near a tee at which a
foursome was waiting its turn to
drive A funeral procession came
by one old member of the group
rose removed his sun visor and
stood with head bowed In devout
attention until the hearse was out of
sightMac
Mac you old coot said one of
his opponents we been playing
golf together for 20 years and thats
the first time Ive ever seen you
show such tender feeling
Mac teed up and carefully took a
stance I figure it aint a bit too
much After all next Tuesday would
have been our Silver Anniversary
town topics
SATURDAY will bo a crucial
NEXT
cial day in the life of Tulia
If the public after thoroughly studying
and understanding the many implications
of the power bond issue
decides to turn it down then we
will have no regrets That is democracy
in action Sometimes the majority
makes a mistake and must pay
for the mistake but that is a part of
democracy If the people must make
a collective mistake we want them
to do it with their eyes open
We will be greatly disappointed if
the public due to indifference or
misinformation makes the wrong decision
Saturday
town topics
IS ONE election where we
THIS
feel that the leaders on both
sides of the question are honest and
sincere We believe that both the
proponents and the opposition are
influenced by nothing but the highest
of motives Both sides are 100
per cent sincere and all want what
is best for the town
But sincerity is not enough
Hell will be full of sincere people
If Tulia makes a mistake Saturday
the sincerity of those who made
the mistake will be of little consequencetown topics
ARE TULIANS equally
WHY
honest and sincere on different
sides of this issue
Its due to the fact that all do not
have all the facts and do not realize
all the implications We know because
we were once on the other
side We once thought it would be
advisable to buy from the public
utility
Why the change It was after attending
most of the city council
meetings over a period of time and
getting a clearer perspective of all
the issues involved
town topics
THERE ha been
OBVIOUSLY
conflicting information concerning
the various issues connected
with the power bond election There
is conflicting information in this issue
of the paper
We the people elected the six
citizens who are the city council We
gave them the responsibility of directing
our city affairs They have
devoted many months to a study of
the citys needs Their first project
was to tackle the water shortage
That problem has been solved to the
satisfaction of most everyone
Hardly had this problem been disposed
of when the council was again
confronted with power deficiencies
Their first action was to employ the
best qualified and impartial electri
cal engineer they could find After
interviewing several they employ
ed one with a wealth of experience
having been employed by Texas A
M college and numerous REA and
city systems for this type of work
In addition he was one with a reputation
for honesty and integrity
He was instructed to propose a plan
which would put our plunt in top
shape and make it capable of serving
our needs for the foreseeable
future
The engineer after spending about
three months studying the system
submitted five procedures which
would solve the problem These procedures
varied in cost The city
council spent considerable time
studying these proceduresRcprescn
tativc citizens of unquestionable
business ability were called in to
study the proposals
The council adopted the lowest
priced plan which would solve the
total problemtown
town topics
COUNCIL travelled hundreds
THE
of miles inspecting other mu
nicipally owned power plants check
ing figures learning all they could
They investigated the possibility
of buying power from the public
service company
These six council members whom
wc elected were unanimous in their
decision as to what would be best
for Tulia Many of the best business
minds of our city concurred with
their decision
Some of these business men didnt
take the councils word They conducted
their own studies and investigation
and they came out with the
same answer
Such men as Earl Goodman Otis
Harman T L Fore Alien Doan
Rod Hill J W Cox Waymon Feath
crston Lloyd Hamilton Horace
Ellis Guy Young L E McDonald
and Lennis Hutto say they will vote
for the issue There are others who
have large investments in the city
who favor it but requested that we
not use their names Do these men
go off on tangents where business
matters arc concerned Would they
favor bankrupting the city Wouldnt
they have about as much to lose
as anyone else if the city made an
See TOWN TOPICS Page 5
Red Cross Aids 269 Persons
Here During Past Two Weeks
Local Red Cross officials met Monday at Tulia Grill to
make plans for the coming fund campaign to open March 4
The Rev Lewis Koerselman represented Tulia Ministerial association
which will officially open the campaign March 4
designated as Red Cross Sunday
Service Officer Claude Brooks reported
that 269 dlstltuto persons had
received more than 500 In food and
medicine and hospitalization amounting
to 30 during the past two
weeks
Mrs Carol Sponholtz was appointed
business district chairman by
Ralph Bates Other appointments included
Jacquie Littlejohn residential
chairman and Ralph Bates fund
chairman
Lovie Atchison presented excerpts
from a letter from the local field
representative who is in the California
flood area helping supervise
emergency Red Cross aid
McElroy Funeral
At Knox City
Funeral services for Mrs Oma
Abagall McElroy 61 years old
who lived on Route 1 Tulia were
held Saturday afternoon at the
First Baptist Church of Knox City
Burial was in the IOOF cemetery
al Knox City The Rev W Nell
Record of Tulia officiated
Mrs McElroy died late Thursday
in Swisher County hospital She was
born July 11 1891 in Collinsville
Alabama She came to Texas in
1901 She married O T McElroy at
Seymour They had lived in Tulia
for four years
Survivors include the husband
one daughter Mrs Sallie King of
Plainview one son O T McElroy
jr of Tulia four brothers Sidney
Ferguson Cross Plains Thomas Ferguson
of Tulia J B Ferguson and
Sam Ferguson both of Knox City
four sisters Miss Winnie Ferguson
and Mrs Quincy Davis both of
Knox City Mrs F L Montandon
of Tulia and Mrs Leroy McAulay
of Phoenix Arizona one grandson
David King and several nieces and
nephews
The body was taken overland to
Knox City by Wallace Funeral Home
Dinner For Elkins
Set For Tonight
A Stuff n Discuss dinner sponsored
by Tulia Chamber of Commerce
will be held tonight in the
Tulia school lunchroom Elkins com
munity will be honored and the El
kins HD club will serve the meal
A dinner will be held Feb 23 at
Kress One for Love is scheduled for
March 1
DR OWEN TO PREACH
SUNDAY FOR BAPTISTS
Dr A Hope Owen president of
Wayland college will be guest speaker
at the First Baptist church Sunday
morning according to the Rev
W Neil Record pastor
Services begin at 11 oclock
BURTONS BROTHER
KILLED IN OREGON
A brother of J M Burton was
buried Tuesday in Oregon He was
killed in an automobile accident
Mr Burton is a patient in a Houston
hospital where ho underwent surgery
recently
Plans for publicity for the 1956
campaign were presented by Mrs
Littlejohn public Informant
Also present for the meeting were
Mayor John Brown and Dr Fred V
Richards directors of the local chapterBates announced that the quota
for Swisher county this year is
2300 The national quota has been
raised due to the flood areas needing
emergency funds
Bates added that this quota must
be met if Swisher county is to continue
its work at the local level with
servicemen welfare first aid courses
and swimming courses
Vigo Park
Plans Week
Of Sermons
The Vigo Park community will
have a week for preaching begin
ing Feb 27 and continuing through
March 3 Theme of the project to
be held In cooperation with the
World Wide Church Attendance
movement is The Answer is
God
Services will be held nightly at
730Monday
Monday nights speaker will be
the Rev Earl Hatchett Baptist
minister from Amarillo Tuesday
night will feature Dr Luther Kirk
district superintendent of the Methodist
church from Plainview
On Wednesday night the Rev
Harold Poage pastor of the Arney
Baptist church will preach
Thursday nights speaker will be
the Rev Alby Cockrell pastor of
the Tulia Methodist church The
Rev W Neil Record of the Tulia
First Baptist church will preach
Friday night and the Rev John
Rakestraw pastor of the Turkey
Methodist church will conclude the
series on Saturday night
The Rev E M Weathers is Baptist
pastor at Vigo and the Rev
J E Leatherwood Methodist pastorThe public is urged to attend
Seventh Graders
Have Perfect
Record Of Wins
The 7th grade boys will hold a basketball
tournament today Friday and
Saturday The locals are undefeated
in the 10 games they have played
Schools participating in the tourney
are Abernathy Plainview Floydada
Olton Hereford and Tulia
Travis LaDuke is coach
Alt games will be played at night
except those scheduled for Saturday
afternoon at 2 and 3 oclock
Night games will be played at 6 7
and 8 oclock
STAY TUNED TO
i < TUE
1260 Kc 1000 Watts
10 a m DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
BACK TO THE BIBLE BROADCAST
HicrofilmServico sales Cr
Box 8066
Dallas Texas
Heavy Vote Expected En Power Bond Election
Tulia residents will go to the polls
Saturday ana decide whether or not
to put the citys power plant and distribution
system in tiptop shape
Increase Its generating capacity to
serve a city of 7000 perons and terminate
a rental agreement whereby
the city pays 2000 monthly rental
on one of its engines
Two issues will appear on the bal
lot for technical reasons In reality
they are all a part of the same proposal
One proposal is to vote 155
000 with which to retire that amount
VOL 47 NUMBER 7
of bonds remaining from an issue
voted in l i3 A provision of the
19 IS election was that no more revenue
bonds could be issued against
revenue from the citys power plant
as long as there were outstanding
In addition 545000 in new bonds
is needed to terminate the lease
agreement on the rented engine to
increase the generating capacity of
the plant to step up the voltage from
2400 volts to 41G0 volts and to make
other improvements to the plant and
distribution system
The Tuli
February 13 195G
Mr H M Baggarly
Tulia Texas
Dear Mr Baggarly
At the request of the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Tulia I have checked the statement in the files
at the City Hall on the operation of the Ponca City light
plant and I find that they produced and are producing
a KWH at a cost before depreciation of yzc per KWII
I checked the audit of the City of Tulia for the
fiscal year ending March 31 1955 and found the net
operating profit of the light plant before depreciation
to be 6222446
I have figured the interest on 70000000 if the
principal is repaid in 30 equal annual payments and
the average annual pay out would be 3599162
These records are all available at the City Hall
Very truly yours
Marvin Carlile
Mrs L H Clark
Funeral Today
Funeral services for Mrs Dora
Clark 82 will be held Thursday
afternoon at 230 in Wallace Funeral
Chapel The Rev Lewis Koer
selman pastor of the Tulia First
Presbyterian church will officiate
Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery
under direction of Wallace
Funeral Home
Mrs Clark wife of L H Clark
lived in Tulia for many years before
they moved to Jennings La to be
near her daughter and soninlaw
Mrs Clark was born Feb 9 1871
in Fannin county She died Monday
evening following several years of
ill health The body was brought
overland to Tulia arriving Wednesday
night
Survivors include tne husband a
son Ray Clark of Big Spring a
daughter Mrs Julia Bangle of Jennings
a sister Mrs L C Smith
316 N Briscoe Tulia and a brother
John Hulsey of San Benito
Miss Mildred Hulsey and E K
Hulsey arc a niece and nephew
Seven days of school were missed
in Tulia due to the snow storm
Hornet Cagers Are 2 AA Cha
By JACK FLIPPO
The Tulia Hornets met and defeated
the Muleshoe Mules here Monday
night by a score of 5213 This
victory clinched the district 2AA
title for the locals The Hornet cag
ers already had been assured at
least a tie for the district championship
crown The Hornets have a 90
district record and an 189 seasons
record They were to wind up the
season against Littlefield Tuesday
night
Tulia Hornets ended their current
season Tuesday night defeating
Littlefield 6554 Love Potter
and ODanlcl were top scorers In
that order The boys B team
from Tulia won 5138 Nelson was
top man with 21 points Tulia girls
were on top 01 14
i the second quarter began the Hornets
pulled ahead and outscored
Muleshoe 1811 thus gaining a 3123
lead at intermission
The third quarter wasnt so good
for the Hornets although they mana
i ged to stretch their lead two points
and take a 4332 lead as the final
canto began In the last period the
The Hornets started fairly well but Hornets just couldnt seem to find
werent popping the net at a fast the basket and saw their lead cut
pace However they managed to to nine points They were ahead
gain a 1612 first quarter lead As I nevertheless and went on to win
The proposed bond issue consists an intensive study made by the city
altogether of revenue bonds and by council who have been faced with
law can only be paid from revenue I a severe power shortage for several
from the plant Under no clrcum years C C Cox electrical engineer
stances can they be paid from I Amarillo spent three months study
taxation ing the plant and making his recom
Thc voting place will be at the mediations
City Hall and will open from 8 am The city council was unanimous
until 7 pm Tom Bagley will be in accepting the proposed plan which
election Judge was one of five solutions offered by
Much interest has been manifestMr Cox
in the issue and a large vote Is nn Since the two Issues appearing on
ticipated and encouraged the ballot are in reality only one
The election is the outgrowth of Issue voters are reminded that it
by their nine point margin
Doug ODanicl had 1C points for
Tulia and Eddie Wilt had a like
number for Muleshoe Tulia however
had two other boys scoring in
double figures Jeff Carlile 13 and
Dennis Love 13 Muleshoe had none
The Hornet B team took its
game by an 18 point margin 3618
Darrell Nelson led all scorers in this
game with 15 points while Dickie
Johnson had 5 for the losers
TULIA Swlshor County TEXAS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16 1956
Membership
Drive Slated
Swisher County Farm Bureau will
launch its annual membership drive
tonight with a kickoff banquet honoring
community membership chairmen
workers and their wives according
to M T Glenn membership
chairman Stanley Gamett district
director of Farm Bureau from
Spearman will be the principal
speaker at the banquet which will
begin at 730 in the Tulia Grill
It is especially important that all
workers attend the banquet as they
will be given final instructions for
the membership drive which will begin
Friday morning Plans are to
complete the drive in time for a report
meeting on Tuesday February
21 at 730 in the Tulia High school
cafeteria Goal for Swisher County
Farm Bureau this year is 7G0 membersMr and Mrs E E Berry and
Carol left Tulia Thursday afternoon
for a week end visit with his mother
is Millsap They visited in Paducah
Thursday night with II W
Cross and family he was former
superintendent of the Quitaque
school The Berrys returned to their
home Sunday afternoon
HUBERT SCHUITF
Hubert Schulte
Rites Saturday
Solemn requiem mass for Adolph
Hubert Schulte Jr 17 year old
son of Mr and Mrs Adolpli
Schulte 203 N Crosby were held
Saturday morning nt St Williams
Catholic church In Tulia The Rev
It J IJeneverse was celebrant
and the Very Rev Monroe Mathi
csen was deacon Four Schulte
boys were servers
Burial was in Holy Family cemetery
at Nazareth under direction of
Wallace Funeral Home
The Tulia High school senior died
Wednesday night in Swisher County
hospital following an illness of one
year However he was able to attend
school until recently
He was born June 25 1938 in
Tulia In high school ho was a prominent
athlete starring in both football
and baseball He was also active
in FlA work
He was treasurer of the local Catholic
Youth Organization and was
a member of the district group
Survivors include his parents one
brother Gerald of Tulia four sis
tres Mrs James Diet of Happy
and Mildred Betty Lou and Rosolla
all of Tulia
Active pallbearers were Jack Ack
er Tommy Acker Dale Bowers
Eddie Venhaus Lloyd Venhaus and
Paschal Tomsu
Honrury pallbearers were Darrell
Nelson Doug ODaniel Jeff Carlile
Billy Chandler Wayne Potter and
Weslley Aldndge
I he DeMolay Mothers club will
meet Thursday night at 7 30 m the
home of Mrs J I Miwis 2J > N
II Paso
By WALTER ROGERS
What has caused the present sad
plight of the American farmer The
generally accepted answer in this
country to this question is farm
products surplus This is not true
If It was true the answer to the
farm problem would be very simple
Simply destroy the surplus Many
would say that it would be criminal
to destroy food products I would
agree
But if I was confined to a choice
between destroying some food products
or destroying farm families
all over this country the choice
would be an easy one for me and
for you The truth is that the destruction
of such surplus would not solve
the farm problem If it would you
can rest assured that the surplus
would have been destroyed long ago
and the farm problem settled
The farmer is simply going through
another post war era as he has in
the past history of this country and
is being victimized by the same identical
methods and by the same group
of tricksters as in the past The
farm products surplus song and
dance is nothing more than a smokescreen
behind which the same kind
of sharpies that followed World War
I are hiding
It is simple to see that if the sur
plus was causing the trouble you
could kill two birds with one stone
by destroying it First it would do
away with the trouble and thereby
solve the farm problem Secondly
by destroying the surplus products
you would save the amount of money
that it costs to pay storage and
rental thereon
I am not guessing about this be
cause I know that in economics if
surplus depressed the market in one
phase of the economy to wit farm
products it should have the same
identical effect in another segment
of the economy to wit automotive
equipment To find the answer that
farm surplus is not causing the problem
all we have to do is to look
at the figures that have been compiled
as to both types of products
Using the year 1947 as the beginning
year we find that automotive
equpiment enjoyed an Increase of
378 per cent by November 1955
Yet there has been a continual
increase in the production of auto
motive equipment and great surpluses
have accumulated The retail
automobile dealers recently had a
meeting in Washington and one of
the great complaints was the fact
that the surplus cars that were being
produced were being forced on
them by the manufacturers I think
it could be taken as a fact granted
that there is a tremendous surplus
of new cars and used cars Yet according
to the index a car that
could be bought in 1947 for 180000
would have cost you 2C000O in
1955 Now let us look at the farm
products Using the same years
1947 to 1955 we find that cotton also
in surplus decreased 3 per cent
which made an overall differential
in value between a bale of cotton and
an automobile of over 40 per cent
In wheat we find a greater differ
ential A bushel of wheat during that
period decreased 81 percentage
points making a differential between
the value of wheat and the value of
an automobile of over 45 per cent
Looking at cattle we find a like
picture except greater A cow decreased
In value during that period
of time 214 per cent This created
a differential between the cow and
the automobile in so far as value
was concerned of almost CO per cent
And then let us look at hogs which
have suffered a tremendous drop
recently
Here we find a greater differential
during the same period of time We
find that hogs dropped 575 percentage
points or a differential between
a hog and an automobile on the
value scales of 85 plus per cent
The next question is as follows
If surplus is the cause of the de
pressed market on cotton wheat
cattle hogs and other farm products
how can the 37 per cent increase
in the value of automotive
equipment which Is also in surplus
be accounted for The answer is
simple
The truth is that the farmer has
not been subsidized In fact he has
been subsidizing the automobile
manufacturers That is the farmer
has again been victimized by the
market manipulations that have been
the bugs under the chip in all past
farm depressions The farmer is
charged with every conceivable
charge being tacked on to any manufactured
product that he buys
While at the same time he is
also being charged with every price
fee tax freight charge and everything
else that is tacked on to the
products that he sells before they
reach the consumer In addition to
this he is criticized by consumers
in every instance for being the cause
of high prices whereas in truth and
in fact he is getting less out of the
final price of a bushel of wheat than
any other segment in the assembly
line between the planting of the
wheat and the completed loaf of
bread
I have been taken to task several
times by letters and by word of
mouth because of my stand on the
farm situation And because I want
to see the family farms in this country
protected nd perpetuated
Let us all remember one thing and
that is when the time comes that
the farmers and their families are
driven off of the family sized farms
they must move to the city where
they are going tj be hunting for
jobs in competition with the people
who are prsently employed there
This movement from the farms into
the cities will also create the congestion
of human beings from which
has always flowed the social problems
that in turn create the demands
for social legislation
It is my feeling that these people
want to stay on the farm and will
do so if they are given the opportunity
to live the kind of life and
have the standard of living and enjoy
the dignity to which they are
rightfully entitled It is my belief
that this type of family life is one
of the basic pillars of the greatness
of our country I could be wrong but
that is the way it looks to me
Donald B Hooten of Tulia is enrolled
in Tarleton State college at
Stephenville for the spring semester
DEAR EDITOR
is futile to vote for one and against
the other Whatever their decision
voters should either vote for both
or against both Issues
Tulia Jaycees will provide transportation
to the polls for anyone
needing It Cull WYdown 53531
The power bond election will be
discussed Friday afternoon on
ICIUE Those opposing the Issue
have time scheduled at 115 Those
favoring the Issue will be heard at
I10
COVERING SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUNSHINE
H mm rn m r k Bn wmw
TWO SECTIONS
Confusing Information concerning our coming city bond election is
unturttmatc Anything so big and important should be placed In the hands
of the voters and then give them plenty of time to study the facts
When our people know and understand the true issues before them I
have full confidence that the right verdict will be given
rollowing are a few of the things that have confused many January
27 we were told by the officials of the city on the radio that the
City of Tulia netted about 12000 last year on our power plant Last week
in the press in The Report to the Stockholders a full and complete financial
statement wos given for 1955 This statement gave that the city
had a net of 1603351 on the power plant for the year just closed
In this issue of the Herald you will find still different figures as to the
net profit Which of these statements are we to believe
Back to the radio program We were told that our plant produced
electricity at a cost of ljc per kilowatt with the old equipment that
we have now Last Wednesday a report was made at the Rotary club
that they hoped electiicity could be produced at around 8 mills per kilowatt
when new equipment is added This did not include depreciation
however In this issue of The Herald you will read that electricity was
produced by this equipment some of which will be discarded for lack
of efficiency if plan is approved at a little over C mills At first it cost
over a cent next with new equipment it might bo produced for 8 mills
and now we have found that the old equipment produced electricity for as
low as 6 plus mills At least this is confusing Which are we to believe
Again we have been told by press and radio that if the city of Tulia
should be taken over by Southwestern Public our street lights would cost
750 per month This might be confusing to the voter were it not for the
fact that all know this is not the issue No one is proposing that we
sell to anybody But even they who offered this reflection would be interested
in the true facts relating to such a subject The city of Canyon
has 281 street lights and Tulia has 135 This information is available In the
city halls of both towns Canyon paid for street lights last year per month
an average of 17249 Figuring the same cost per light Tulia would
pay 17901 per month not 750
Another town has been mentioned as having suffered for excessive
street light bills I refer to Slalon One informant had it that they had
paid ns much as 1200 per month Slaton street lighting for 12 months
ending Dec 31 was 3471 or 289 per month Slntons street lighting
system lias 179 lights 32 are mercury vapor on steel poles
What towns have paid for street lighting lias no relation to the Issues
to bo passed on at the polls Saturday It was injected as a scare Read the
NO BOND PLAN in this paper and you will sec it is the plan for the
future In that plan we will not lie caught paying for antiquated equipment
20 years ftom now
I II TURNEY
EDITORS NOTE Youre a good man Turney but Richard and Elwood
have gotten you off In u storm You should stick with state and national
politics because your thinking is much clearer uhen you discuss these
higher echelons of government Seriously we are glad to answer your
questions inasmuch as here has been no effort to deceive and all the
figures are correct if considered in context On the radio program I
asked Mr Cnglu how much net revenue Tulia city power plant made
during 1955 He answered that It netted 1200000 above all costs of
operation Including servicing the outstanding bonds This answer was
somewhat misleading because he deducted from the net profit items
which In fact represented capital outlay In other words during the year
the city had lo run a line out to the water wells south of town It installed
other new lines in the city installed new poles and lines added
additional transformers and lie like These Items were not cost of operation
but represented a capital outlay even though he considered them
nn expense After the city made these various capital Improvements
It still had 12000 left in the light fund The 1603351 represents the
actual net profit from operation of the power plant during 1933 with depreciation
operating expense debt service payroll tax and all other expenses
deducted Income before depreciation for 1933 was 6222116 The
city in 1933 spent 3220362 for new lines and equipment The lic figure
given on the radio program as the present cost of producing a kwh included
In addition to production expense distribution administration
rental on the engine bond payment and depreciation The 8 mill figure
does not include depreciation as you said hut it does Include distribution
administration and bond payment ns well as production The little over
six mills figure is actually 683 mills and represents the production
cost ONLY using the present equipment It costs 683 mills to produce
a kwh of electricity Production cost with the proposed new equipment
would be cut from 683 mills to an estimated 360 mills As lo the cost
of operating street lights the 730 figure was based not on our present
street lights hut on those which the city council plans to have Installed
within the next vear A number of street lights are on order some have
been received but not Installed and as soon as the highway department
completes Highway 80 through the city mercury vapor lights will be
installed along this entire route In figuring the cost of street light
operation It Is only fair to consider what our bill will be when present
plans are completed The citys figures are conservative and were not
exaggerated Using the same figures used by a North Plains community
In figuring the cost of pumping water it would cost an additional 430
to operate our water wells If we had to buy it from a public utility
as some have suggested Remember that there are some people in Tulia
who still want to sell tne damn thing This is irrelevant to your letter
but did you know that at the time of the explosion at the light plant in
November that was the first time the plant had been Inoperative in 23
years
ys Driver
A plucky bus driver
about 35 drove his T
Judd Estep
N M O
bus 40 miles to Plainview after he
Evening Mail Dispatch
Changed One Hour
The Tulia Post Office has announced
a later evening dispatch of outgoing
mail scheduled at 630 oclock
The former dispatch was at 530
South bound dispatches are at 10
a m 4 pm and 630 pm
North bound dispatches are at 10
a m and 630 pm
slipped and broke his leg at Happy j Nazareth Dtmmitt nnd slverton
when he stepped from the bus
j d5Dalches re at 1030 a m
At Plainview hehad to be removed dsN LdThe rural
park
N Vi8o
from the bus two assistants I b
by
shouldb
rQutes should be m before 3 am to
Estep continued on to Lubbock j lnsure delivery on the day mailed
his home aboard the bus drivenl according to Floyd Z Pannell post
from Plainview by M T Cheatham master
who drives the FloydadaMuleshoe
schedule and is the only T N M Mr and Mrs T L Fore left MonO
driver who lives in Plainview day for a visit in Tucson Arizona
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 47, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 16, 1956, newspaper, February 16, 1956; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth43024/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.