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lETE LaMASTERS candidacy
for Representative from tho
18th Congressional District on tho
Republican ticket has raised questions
in the minds of lots of peo
aleOur
Our first reaction when we received
tho release was to give him
a pat on the back for being honest
enough to identify himself
with tho party with whoso principles
ho was in sympathy instead
of running on a Democratic ticket
like some then talking and voting
Republican
TOWN TOPICS
i HEN WE read his platform
and became more confused
than ever
Wo know the LaMastcr family
to be lifelong Democrats But instead
of refuting the Democratic
platform and embracing Republicanism
as one would suppose ho
had done Pete apparently Is as
Democratic as over For instance
we read from the release As to
agriculture ho favors a continuance
of the present farm pro
gram until it appears certain that
a better
In regard to oil and gas lie plans
to work to maintain present depletion
tax allowances for farmers
ranchers and lease owners
to encourage drilling of new wells
and an adequate return for the
risks involved As to water he
favors pushing very actively cooperative
measures in Congress
which will assist In the building
of tho Canadian River Dam at the
earliest possible date
TOWN TOPICS
THEREIN HAS Pete forsaken
Democracy for Repub
licanism
He claims he has studied the
Republican administrations program
carefully and am now in
thorough general accord with It
But does his platform quoted a
bovc sound like Benson or Truman
Does it sound like sliding
scale supports and other features
of the Benson Plan
Can you find anything in his
platform that isnt in accord with
Democracy for the past 20 years
TOWN TOPICS
J4ANY wo smell a rat
LIKE
It is quite obvious that Pete
has some reason other than his
political beliefs for choosing to
run on tho GOP ticket
Could the GOPs announcement
that it had plenty of money to
spend on a good man who would
oppose Walter Rogers have anything
to do with it
No doubt this announcement
was quite a temptation to a poor
boy which Pete considers himself
No doubt the GOPs offer to
pay tho high cost of campaigning
for a good man sounds alluring
when you consider tho high cost
of radio television and newspaper
publicity
TOWN TOPICS
ETE IS a good boy Ho comes
from a good family Wo
once roomed with his brother Cy
when ho was a Tulia High school
football coach several years ago
But we think well string along
with Walter Rogers
Theres just something we admire
about the old boy who will
stand up on his hind legs and admit
he is what he is oven when
public opinion jsmlling upon tho
greener grass on tho other side of
the fence
Walter Rogers has done his own
thinking in Congress He has stood
by his constituents working always
for their best interests Sometimes
he voted with his administration
Sometimes ho voted otherwise
But at all times his primary
consideration was what was good
for the people who sent him to
Washington Today he is not an
obstructionist He consistently puts
tho good of the country above
party politics
He realizes that tho Democratic
party is big enough for those who
dont always see eye to eye with
tho administration Ho realizes
that basically he is a Democrat
and tho only honest thing to do
win or lose is to be what ho is
TOWN TOPICS
UR CONGRATULATIONS to
our state administration for
attempting to cloan up that
moss in Duval county
But again we arc puzzled
That mess has existed for
many years It existed when the
governor first occupied the Governors
Mansion in Austin It existed
when John Bon Shoppard
first became Attorney General
Why is it that they have delayed
tho cleanup until six months
before thoy come up for roolect
ion tho first time they have needed
some good campaign propaganda
such as cleaning up messes togo
back Into office
TOWN TOPICS
FTER SEEING so many peo
ple at their worst as we do
here at the newspaper it is reassuring
to find there continues to
exist such sterling qualities as appreciation
humility and kindness
in the hearts of people particularly
the youth
Several weeks ago we did for
the Cub Scouts what we have done
for many Swisher organizations
during the past yen We ran
their pictures in the paper
Last week we received a letter
of appreciation signed by each
Cub Scout in his own individualistic
signature
We would like to take this
means of thanking you for putting
our pictures In the Tulla Herald
and also thank you for the good
that has come from the publicity
that was given the scout program
in Tulia said the letter We
sincerely thank you
Continued on page 8
To Aid Band
This Weekend
Tulla band will benefit directly
from every purchase of Betty Crocker
Cako Mix from seven Tulia
grocery stores Friday and SaturdayCooperating stores are Griffith
Produce Littlcjohn Uros Rogers
Superette Hutto Grocery Bobs
Diamond Super Market Autrys
Grocery and Joys Grocery
Tulia Band Parent sponsors of
the event will receive a generous
allowance on each purchase
Members of the association will
be in four of the stores to greet
customers and to remind them of
the project
Mrs Lawrence Drake has been
in charge of advertising Mrs
Markham WaddiU has been con
one can bo worked out tacting local cafes cafeteria and
hospital
Mrs Jim Harris has been the
chairman
they provide an effective when Cleo Dawson speak
icrofi Service Sales Co
liox
Ot i
Dnl1 Toxrs
Swisher Farmlands
Mr and Mrs C W Noblllng
of San Antonio parents of Mrs
R A Sedgwick were in Tulia
last weekend to attend tho funeral
of Gene Sedgwick
Death Claims Gene Sedgwick
Church Worker Civic Leader
lieuli late Saturday niqlit clamird one of Tulii rawt prominent
citizens and business men
15 R Gene Sedgwick 50 years old Certified Public Accountant
and owner of Sedgwick Implement Company died in Swisher
County hospital of cancer
His health failed last April andhe underwent surgery May 2
He apparently recovered completely and was active in his business
interests until December when he underwent additional surgery i
He was admitted to the local hospital about two weeks ago I
Mr Sedgwick was born Oct 20
1003 in Silverton Ho married
Miss Birdio Wish of Sablncll on
Juno 15 1028 Before moving with
his family to Tulia in 1950 ho was
a member of an accounting firm
In San Angclo
Active in civic affairs ho had
served as president of Kiwanis
clubs In San Angclo and Tuliu
Last year he was lieutenant governor
of TexasOklahoma district
Kiwanis International
During his membership in the
First Presbyterian church of Tulia
he had served as elder Sunday
school superintendent and was a
member of the choir
He was also a member of tho
Masonic Lodge
FAVORITE NEWS COMMENTATOR of thousands of High
Plains radio listeners and televiewers is Bill Johns chief of the
KFDA and KFDATV newsroom who will address Tulia
Kiwanis club Tuesday noon Johns has been heard on Amarillo
radio and television stations since 1910 Before then he was
associated with KOB Albuquerque
Hornet Cagers District Champs
Lose BiDistrict To Hereford
BY DOLORES IIUTTO
The Tulia girls will meet the Dalhart Wolverines in the basketball
bidistrict playoff Monday night in the West Texas Field
House Canyon at 8 pm
Tho boys wore defeated by
Hereford for the bidistrict honors
6352 Monday night to end their
current basketball season
Heicford has an excellent record
with 23 victories and only
two defeats Another great asset
is tho height which they possess
with the tallest being C6 Tulia
was especially handicapped by
this extreme height as no one
seemed capable of guarding a pivot
man five inches taller than tho
tallest
The first quarter saw a nip
and tuck with Tulia scoring the
first three points At half time
the club trailed by four baskets
and were unable to recover All
defenses failed for the Hornets in
the opening period of the second
half Hereford leading at one time
by a margin of 21 points
In the closing minutes they regained
ground but hardly enough
to win the contest
Continued on pago 8
McClurg Wins 1st
At Amarillo Show
Weldon McClurg Tulia FFA
boy won first place at the Amarillo
Fat Stock Show with his Pen
of Three Herefords
McClurg Is a Vvtfirian show winner
with his prize Herefords
Patrons Invited
Tulia public schools will participate
in a statewide observance of
Texas Public School week March
10
This is the 100th anniversary
of public education in Texas
Supt W V Swinburn is inviting
all patrons of the school to
visit the campus next week and
get first hand information of what
the schools are doing
Town Hall To Feature Scenes
From Three Famous Plays
Tlie nationally know Demi Ta r players of New York City
will play before a Tulia Town Hall audience Thursday night March
4 The program will begin at 8 oclock in tlie junior high school aud
itorium
The company will live the better
portions of three plays
Marriage Proposal is an uproarious
farce showing the lighter
side of Russian country life
which involves a farmer his daughter
her suitor and hi dog
Taming of the Shrew focuses
on the trails of Katheriaa and Pet
ruchio and is played tor all of its
robust humor
You Can Dreun Inc is the
third number
Julius Bloom famous director
of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences said of the players
solution for any organization that
wishes to present professional
theater
Touring from coast to coast
this company has giyen fine performances
and received repeat
engagements throughout the United
States They take the best from
various plays and give to the audience
a rich and full evening of the
better plays of our civilization
Among the cast are Charles
Avery who played in South PacificTown Hall will close its current
season Thursday night March 18
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at the First Pros i
byterlnn church with Rev C John
Wcsthof pastor officiating Ho i
was assisted by Dr B O Wood
pastor of tho First Presbyterian
church of San Angclo
Burial was in Roso Hill cemetery
under tho direction of Wallace
Funeral Home Masonic
graveside rites were ditcctcd by
tho Tulla Masonic Lodge
Survivors besides Uio widow
include the parents Dr and Mrs
W A Sedgwick of Tulla n son
Stanley of Lubbock a daughter
Carolyn of Tulla and one brother
Lt Col R A Sedgwick of San
Bernardino Calif now with the
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25 1954
Mrs Davenport
Is Buried Here
Aunt Mollie Gaylor Davenport
82 years old pioneer Kress
rosid nt diod Thursday night in
Swisher county hospital following
an illness of several years
She had been hospitalized for
many months
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at the Kress First
Baptist church with Rev T Glenn
Wilson pastor officiating Ho was
assisted by Rev W Nell Record
and Rev C John Wcsthof both
of Tulia Burial was in Roso Hill
cemetery at Tulla under the direction
of Wallace Funeral Home
A native of Texas Mrs Davenport
was born May 11 1871 in
Falls county Sho was a daughter
of tho late Mr and Mrs J C Bag
ley She came to Swisher county
in 1801
Survivors include two daughters
Mrs M T Beck Kress and
Mrs L H Tandy of Truth or Consequences
N Mj a son R II
Gayler of Kress two brothers A
B Bagley of Santa Fe N M dnd
W T Bagley of Tulia 20 grandchildren
and 29 great grandchildrenrenPallbearers
Pallbearers all grandsons wqre
James Beck John Beck Barton
Beck Walter Tandy John Gaylor
and Dan Gayler
Buck Bible Loses
Equipment in Fire
Buck Bible farmer living six
miles south and three west of Tul
ia lost his shop granary and tractor
in a recent fire which ho bo
Heves started from a cigarette he
was smoking
Neighbors and members of the
Tulia First Baptist church replaced
the tractor Blblo wishes to
express his profound thanks for
this act of kindness on the part of
his friends
wtthin a reasonable time FOUR
OR FIVE CARS HAD FOLLOWED
THE TRUCK AND HAD
PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY
BEHIND THE TRUCK Connection
with the fire hydrant could
not have been made until these
cars were removed
Again at the Hutchison tire
north of town the truck was unable
to get on the paved road for
that a state law forbids a car to
get closer than 500 feet to a Are
tiuck This is about 114 blocks
E R Gcno SEDGWICK
Air Force stationed in England
Pallbearers were Jim Tom Nichols
C J Vars Earl B Cosby
E C Goodman J Edd Crawford
Grady Brlggs Tom Bagley and
Geo J Jennings all members of
the Tulin Masonic Lodge
l40 210
210 230
Unhurt By Gale
City Improves
Lights
Mayor H E Bnrbour this
wook cltod several Improvements
now undorway by lho
city Tho olectrlcnl distribution
y lom is being improved with
lho installation of six regulators
and sovcral transformers
and capacitors at an approximate
cost of S14000 These Installations
aro expected to bo
completed within a month
Thirty transfoimors recently
were purchased at n cost of one
third the price of new ones
Mayor Harbour said that five
h t holes had been made In tho
past few days in search of more
water for tho city Two fair loci
ations have been mado and If
the wells aro good wator ratlon
ilng next summer should not bo
necessary ho said
DAY OF PRAYER
World Day of Prayer will bo
observed Friday March 5 at tho
First Presbyterian church bogln
ing at 3 pm
Members of nil churches arc
1 invited to attend
eevErtNs swtsHiit nmvmv ukm th sunsjhini
The Tulizi Herald
VOL 47 NUMBER 8
TULIA Swisher County TEXAS
held in Tulia School Cafeteria Saturday An allday meeting offers
farmers and ranchers a forum at which several agricultural autlmri
ties will present infomiation which is not otherwise available Mr
Dignans talk will have a sjiecial appeal 1o all businessmen so he
has been scheduled at the time most convenient for them to attend
Truck Chasing Must Stop
Fire Chief Frank Sneathen this week asked Ih I II raid to appeal
to the tonscienres of Tulians who hav <
during fires as the fires themselves
For instance Monday night the
fire department was called to a
home where an explosion had occurred
in the garage The flro
truck drove into the driveway of
the home to investigate It so happened
that it was not necessary
to connect with tho fire hydrant
But had it been it would have
been impossible to have done ro i
bccrirni
en it li i irds
the cars which had followed it
FnAK SEATHEN
to the scene
Chief Sneathen has appealed tojsuih flagrant and dangerous vio
Tuliani many times before in these > utions without using every means
columns He has reminded them I at h s disjx > ai to prevent juch vio
lations
The city police hereafter will
enforce the law to the letter The
Yet they Ignore his appeals Bad I Herald concurs with the fire dc
time the alarm sounds Tulia r si Ipartment In the opinion that clt
dents race to the scene hinder j izens who endanger the property
ing the firemen of others through wilfult careless
No fire chief with the interest j ness and curiosity deserve no mer
of the public at heart will tolerate < cv or consideration
THREE SECTIONS
Denver Banker To Highlight
Soil Fertility Building Meet
ica will be a featured attraction on the Soil Fertility Meeting 1o bu
PROGRAM
SWISHER COUNTY SOIL FERTILITY DAY
FEBRUARY 27 1054
TULIA HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
GENERAL CHAIRMAN CLAUDE SHELTON
WELCOME L E McDONALD
Morning Session Chairman Dean Harmon
1020 1025 A K Hcpperly Agricultural Agent for Burlington Lines
1025 1105
1105 1115
ll15 ll45
1145 1200
1200 100
Duke Thornton Agricultural Chemist College
Station Texas Fertilizer and Lcgumos
II T Duke Actual Results of Fertilizer and Legumes
Emmet Dignan vice president of U S National Bank
Denver Colorado What Is Agricultures Futuro In
America
Panel Discussion Moderator Dean Hnrmnii
Members A K Hopporly Duko Thornton
H T Duke Emmot Dignan
Noon Prepared nnd served by the Tulla Implement
Dealers Association
Afternoon Session Chairman Ray Caraway
100 140 Bill Porter Terrell Toxas How Wo Manage Our
Farm
Earnest Thaxton Assistant Agronomist Experiment
Station Lubbock Texas Result of Tost Plots in
Swlihor County
M K Swanson Irrigation Engineer Experiment Stal
Ion Amarillo Texas
Dr W A Young Head Department of Agronomy
Toxas Tech Lubbock Toxas New Crops
230 300 John Box Irrigation Engineer Experiment Station
Lubbock Texas Experiment Station Results
300 330 Panel Discussion Moderator Roy Caraway
MemboriV Bill Porter M K Swanson John Box
Earnest Thaxton Dr W A Young
Other speakers tor the day will
be Duke Thornton agricultural
chemist from Texas AM wlw
will speak on Fertilizer and Legumes
II T Duke local farmer
who will discuss Actual Results
of Fertilizer and Legumes Hill
Porter Terrell who will speak
on How We Manage Our Farm
Ernest Thaxton of the Lubbock
Experiment Station and M IC
Swanson of the Amarillo Experiment
Station who will talk on Result
of Test Plots in Swisher
County Dr W A Young head
of the Department of Agronomy
Texas Tech who will speak on
N < w Crops John Box Irrigation
engineer from the Lubbock
hxperimont Station who will dis
Ui k Experiment Station Result
Then will be two panel
din usoaons
Lunih < on will be served at noon
by the Tulia Implement dealers
With over thirty years of bank
iu ixpcrience and the successful
operation of a 200000 acre ranch
m Montana Dignan brings a wealth
of Information to his listeners
He is m daily touch with the livestock
fiber and food situation so
many eagerly seek his views and
recommendations
Mr Dignans talk will give a
broad perspective of the worlds
food and fiber situation and will
toufh on some of the programs
beinrf considered to keep both production
and agricultural prices
at a high level
Arrangements for Mr Dignans
appearance on the Soil Fertility
Building Meetings were made bv
Continued on page 8
First Black Duster In Years
Darkens Sun At MidMorning
West lexan < sprrnn d tin itrst black duster Friday since
duvt bowl da of the nudthirties The parlyjnonutiR luc thickened
and by nudmornim Tuluns cxpcrien < cd the blaikncss of midnight
and i JOitnle uiliour wind from tin north
City To Vote
Government
Mayor H E Bnrbour this week
slated nn election for April 0 at
which time voters will express
their desires concerning chang
ing tho citys present form of government
to nldermanlo form
The complete text of tho election
appears on another page of
this weeks paper
Mrs Alvie Autry
Buried Saturday
Funeral services tor Mrs Al
vlo L Autry 51 woro conduct
od Saturday morning at iho
First Baptist church Rov W
Noll Record pastor nnd Rev
nny Autry of Klngflshor Okln
officiated Burial was In Rose
Hill comctary under direction
of Wallace Funeral Home
Mrs Autry died In Swisher
County Hospital Thuniday morning
Sho had undergone surgery
several days boforo
A native of Brnzos county Mrs
Autry and her family camo to
Tulla In 1040 Sho and Mr Autry
owned and operated Autry Grocery
at tho ntirtlloast corner of
Tulla for the past 13 months
Mrs Autry was nn activo member
of tho First Baptist church
I and at the time of her death was
I serving as superintendent of the
Enunrtt vice the Sy Scho ° l llnry doart
Dfenni president of United State National
Bank Denver speaking on What Is Agricultures Future In Amcr Uoiildos tho husband Survivors
Include a daughter Glondcno Ao
urnnthy n son Harold n halfsis
ter Mrs Jack Manning of Bryan
mid n granddaughter Sho was a
sister of the lute Clydo Carter
Pullbcaicis were Damon Carter
Douglas Grubb Joe Dean Rice
Donald Grantham Lynn Richardson
and Edward Hill Jr
C JOHN WCSTHOF
Wesfhof To Get
Freedom Award
A Tulla mlnlilor has been
named winner In the 1DS3 Froo
doms Foundation National and
School Awards program He is
Rov C John Wesfhof who won
the Goorgo Washington medal
tor his sermon Spiritual Basis
of Democracy
Awards in a number of fields
According to Cy Freeman local
soil conservationist lho wind
anddust did liltW damago to
Swlshor crops nnd farmlands
What lltllo damago occurred
was in tho Vigo Park vicinity
Small ocroagos blew causing
minute damage
However Freeman warned that
the threat to farmland romalns in
event tho drouth continues He
credited land use anct conservation
practices with saving Swisher
land from devastation of tho dust
bowl days
Recent sevoro dust storms have
forcefully called attention to tho
wind erosion hazard which constantly
la in tho background ho
said This hazard oxlsts through
all the Plains country from Mexico
to the central part of Canada
Tho present drouth Is by far the
worst In tho sixtyodd years of record
on tho Plains Damage to
lit ml and dust storms have not
even approached tho proportions
witnessed In tho 30s Since rainfall
has been loss better land use
and treatment must bo tho reason
But on tho dnrkor side of tho
plcturo thero nro 3758000 acres
of land In West Toxas and West
em Oklahoma which do not havo
sufficient cover to provont wind
orosion About 600000 acres of
this land havo alroady blown
this yonr and lho season Is Just
beginning
Tho drouth Is in Its third yearn
tho north part of West Texas
ami Is oven older In tho southern
part Crop residues beat wind erosion
control aro becoming thin
oven on fields where they havo
been carefully preserved to protect
the land according to FreemanTor this year omergoncy 111
lngo is tho only hopo for thosa
lands without cover Freoman
contlnuod If lhoy aro loft to
blow tho acreage of hazard area
will rapidly grow
Emergency tillago cannot do tho
Job over n long period It must bo
followed by some crop as sorg
hums which will leave enough
residue to protect tho soil Sorg
hums havo been tho purest and
quickest of all crops to do this Job
With tho present acreago controls
on most cash crops tho lands
most subject to blowing can bo
controlled with sorghums
Freeman warned that danger
spots lhoso which blow frequen
tly should bo plnntod to permanent
cover to protect iho bettor
farmland
Drouths always have n tendency
to return to West Texas They can
never bo eliminated altogether
I and Irrigation cannot bo depended
upon to solve all thoi problems
of drouth Countless farmers have
already proved that careful plan
nln in good years can remove the
tin i from these lean years
i The old adage can bo revora
i I aid Freeman On the rainy
tii wp run savo sdmo crop ro
Mucs for tho sunshiny days
Damage to television antennae
was leportcd by suvernl Tullans
lut little other damage was noted
except dusty homes which caused
mnit every housewife to do her
Iiouipi leaning Saturday
are given each year by the found naier ° ceremonies for the show
atlon In Valloy Forgo Pa Clialr Trophies will be awarded to the
rnun of tho awards Jury is nev T
M Hcsburgh president of Notre
Dame university Foundation directors
living In Texas are E M
Dealy and Clint W Murchlson of
Dallas and Sid Richardson of Ft
Worth
It is the historic role of the
Christian Church to resist the
trend which would make any human
power so strong that it stands
between a man and his Cod It
Is dangerous when a people seek
through government that Which
only Godenlightened conscience
can bring to pass wrote Rev
WeHthof in the winning sermon
The awards announced Mon
day will be presented in regional
assemblies early this spring
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Sunday at iho old rato of S250
a year in Swisher and adjoining
counties Elsewhere the rale
i S3
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and ouloMovm rate will bo SI
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will be 10c per copy
Those who wish to subscribe
for less than a year will pay 50c
a month SI for threit months
S175 fir iix months and 3125
for nine months
Twenty entries in the Tulia
ParoniToachor talent show to
bo hold tonight February 25
at 8 oclock In iho school auditorium
had been received by Into
Monday afternoon with the ox
pecialkm that others would bo
turned In beforo iho deadline
Jimmy Uandrlck will act as
three winners in the grade ami
Junior high division and to the
three winning high school per for
men The prises are on display in
the School trophy cases
This Is the second annual talent
program sponsored by the
ITA Admission prices are 29 and
50 cents An advance ticket sale is
being conducted by grade schoolchildren
Prises of 3 2 ami SI
will be given to tbe three students
selling the most tickets
Mrs O J Bales lTA finance
chairman is in charge of arrangements
for the show Assisting her
were Gordon Oatewood tickets
and entries Miss Lena Marie
Skeen Mrs II T Copetand and
Mrs M D WaddiU trophies Mrs
Jim Harris newspaper publicity
and Mrs Sam Bryan who accent
j ed entries for the contest at Uer
home
Water Meeting Set
At San Jacinto
Friday Night
Tom McFarland manager of the
High Plains Underground Water
Conservation District will present
a free picture show at Sun
Jacinto school Friday night at
730 oclock
The San Jacinto community
club will serve refreshments Everyone
is Invited
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Baggarly, Herbert Milton. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 47, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 25, 1954, newspaper, February 25, 1954; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth45893/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.