The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 54, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 19, 1962 Page: 1
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Cornette Defends Willson
Lecturer In Controversy
Dr James P Cornette president service speaks fcr Itself
of West Texas State college Canyon Dr Ccmette former dean of Day
the life he has His life of Christian Continued on page 3
Guard Armory
Moves Nearer
Loan Approved
For 8 Negro
Housing Units
ard > of cleanliness and other regula
tions established by the local housing
authority
The longawaited Tulia National
Guard armory apparently moved a
step closer to reality Monday when
the House of Representatives approved
construction of the building to
cost 60000
The Tulia project will be one of
37 such armories to be built in 38
states at an estimated cost of over
9 million The appropriations were
included In the military construction
appropriations bill
The Tulia project was first author
wmmmmmmmmmmm
J I haS beCu a pp rovd for a ized In 1954 at which time the city VOL 54 NO 16
93000 loan by the Federal Housing am g joim purchascd a loca
for of living
Authority development lion 0n Highway 80 at Hams Avenue
quarters for a part of the towns since hat mei construcon has
Negro population regularly been p r o m I s e d next
The eight family units will be con car
structcd on the old rodeo grounds Apparcntlv the appropriation o f
in the northwest part of town funds and authorization of construe
The figure approved is the maxi ion is a signficant milcpost In
that can be borrowed to meet
mum hJ st of aclions ncces < ary
all costs of developing the addition before the arm becomes a real
It includes levelling the land pro ity
utilities fire
Mding paving protection
and all other construction costs
Where a part of these services already
exist the loan is reduced by
that amount A spokesman for the
local housing authority estimated
that the amount of the loan would
School Names
Tax Assessor
George Clayton Keller 51 of Dub
be far less than tho amount author in h a7 becn named iax asscMor
ed collector for the Tulia Independent
Standards will be set up locally School Districti acC0rding to school
to detcrmne which families will be cfflclaiSi Keller who succeeds W O
eligible to occupy the new units puUt has been tax assessorcollect
Constructicn Is expected to get un or for he Dubm schools
derway within six months Puct resigned effective April 15
Construction is already underway t0 comc manager of Swisher Coun
on 12 units for the Latin American
ty hospital
population in the south part of Tulia Keicr cxpects 0 assume his duties
These units are being located in scv lerc not later han May h Mrs
era different locations azcl pofahi is in he 0fflce t0 serve
This project marks the first effort the public
of the community to do something Kcller bas becn active cMc and
about the slum area of Sunset Addi church work at Dublin
tlonThe
The new area will have to be DIES AT HOUSTON
brought into the city before the pro Mrs W A Rutherford of Houston
jeet is finally approved died Tuesday morning The former
Families permitted to occupy the Tuiia resident was the mother of
new housing units will be ejected Hubert Billie Frank Seth Eunice
9908 ou
if if if turc Kansas State University as provide them with a sound basis for cxorable process of change Most of l0 sce the Huntley report
Tred Robertson Acting Director reported in the Manhattan Mercury forming opinions about some of the Huntleys viewers were city people
Cooperative Extension Service Au The NBC documentary The present day problems in agriculture The Land left them with far greater
burn Alabama Letter addressed to Land did a fine job in revealing to and in society generally understanding and deeper apprecia EDITORS NOTE And there jou
Mr Huntley the nation that farmers arc not a if if if Hon of the problem have It The American farmer was
Your presentation was made in favored or privileged class that is Des Moines Register Dcs Moines if if given that which he has been want
a fair and effective manner 1 have getting rich from taxpayers money Iowa March 15 1962 New York Herald Tribune March lng a chance to tell his story to
been a professional worker In agri if if if Wo will go so far as to say that 14 19G2 nonfarmers NBC apparently did a
culture for more than 20 years and E W Jnrlke Director College ot this documentary probably did the The farm problem is not only one pretty good job at It But right here
jours was the fairest presentation of Agriculture University of Nebraska best Job that has been done jet by of the most difficult which the na In the heart of the nations bread
° COVERING SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUNSHINE
The TuLin Herald
TULIA Swisher County TEXAS
THURSDAY APRIL 19 1962
TALKING OVER details of tonights choir concert with Mrs Ted Sponholtz director
nre several Tulia High school students They are standing from left Kay Bradley Ronnio
Tuaas DEMOCRATS have an important duty to perform two weeks jcu Mid w I wish gone two pianos for lV performance Nrw YORK If a considerable
from Saturday when they select a gubernatorial candidate for uC 3 ISH n r S thC 0 If it be number of families In this highly
they miss theyll
b ut t ISn t thc t groan sorry
the November election on aSng emphasized Mrs Sponholtz Choir mobile population cf ours should ud
0 P
The Republicans no doubt will nominate Jack Cox the outstanding program planned for favorites will be anncuntd also denly decide to lake up residence
The Democrats will select two of six candidates who will battle tonight in the high school auditorium The choir favorites will be chosen j Tulla how < = Prepared would
it out in a runoff one month later Mrs Ted Sponholtz director of the from the following nominees Sheran he community be to take care of
Tor the first time in more than a decade we dont have a black choir has announced a few of the Morris and Tim Tucker seniors
and white choice as we select a Democratic candidate for governor plans for the evening the rest of Cva Adams and Terry MilliganJun What would the new arrivals n
h Donna and Bobby quire In the of additional school
the is to be a surprise > rs Jennings w y
Bccausc we have a real choice in the forthcoming primary we program
Neat sophomores and Jerry rosier facilities teachers water supply pa
this will be Mrs
the Span
had not planned tn lake nn active part In the first primary We By way K
M < T and Danny Altman freshman The lice protection and the many other
have felt that it would be Price Daniel in the runoff with either John
favorites will be given bracelets with services that go with modern living Hand ha
Connally or Don Yarborough Wrings Brl favr be Kv cn a M an ex Cni f th V
Fred Holiday Mo age ln will blcms F prf Intersi
PRICE DANIEL is the nominee of the party we will support that features Clarence Tedder as nar
IT him in November as the lesser of two evils The only conceivable rator Seme Easter numbers en the
Wife Charged
In Knife Death
Charges of murder with malice grand jury session soon
were filed here Thursday morning Officers said the stabb ng apparent
Iv rcsullcl1 frem an argument
against Mrs flcta Gerdes 49 of i
Gerdes ttag founJ dead about B
Happy in connection with the Wed pm Wednesday He was stabbed
ncsday night stabbing of her hus once in the back through the heart
band Emmttt Gerdes 5G with a steak knife The stabbing
District Frank Ga ton fil allegedly occurred In the Gerges
when they fail to maintain standand Ru dene Rutherford who are well Douglas and Jimmy Ferguson Seated Pat Chandlct Mrs Sponholtz and Mary Ann Vars scnlenccd Uobb > Gene K ° gers 22 of
Tnonn Jackie Dickcrsan of
known in Tuiia The family home Is This is Mrs Sponholtzs last year with the high school choir
at 1115 Theresa St Houston 51
Burial p m Thursday Plalnvkw TONIGHT AT 8
The
COUNTRY EDITOR
By H M BAGGARLY
Song of Spring To Feature
Musical Surprises Galore
By Clarence Brock will be This Is My Country with
oirr nlmcnt by pano and organ
Do you renumber last > ear after
Schuiz wil the
MKrc play or n
the high school spring concert when
Oh I had d R af s c y ZV1
New Families
Require Extra
City Services
Men Sentenced
For Burglary
penitentiary
FHA SCS Moving
To Souter Building
he could get our ote in June is to be in the runoff with Edwin pg ycVr Tavori l sd of
way ph nir uajesus Before Overgaard last vs boy te on a study a particular reading contest were hr Id Thursday
Walker And such a phenomenon will happen the same time Wes Izzard p1atc hc pussian ua Hospodl Pomi and Carolyn Tanner last years girl rt a county conducted by the Urn at West Texas State college in Can
has a good word for a Democrat or an unkind one for the John Birch Iuj a nd an Afrlcan spiritual Koom favorite will crown this years win vcrsity of Wisconsin von Marching contest was held last
Society Da Yah This section of Easter ners who were elected by secret It shows that the arrival of 100 fall in Amanllo Under league rules
NE FUNDAMENTAL consideration looms over all others In the
J governors race It isnt his legislative power It isnt his attitude outstanding soloists
towards the sales tax or the merit insurance plan It Isnt even his
music willalso Include a new spiri ballot of the entire choir new families in a community brings a division one rating is superior cr
tual
Vilastu I iigue cimrclitmn
and bouquet The bry favorite created by a rapid rise in first division in concert first dm
receive a box of candy population are brought out in a re sion in sight reading and first divi
J W Tuttle representing Peter P in the Municipal Year Book slon m marching Concert and sigh
lace ambulance which arrived on
the scene within minutes Ambulance
prestige as titular head of the Democratic party in Texas u Wide Amcncan wm feature folk sen all parts nmei of Jim Inman j is hclpjig with the light man and 4 other public employees f loan Thompson Lastcrn Now Me rock 3 I Velln tcn 42
< < operations as street clean ico unicrHiy N aurice M Nor 1 andttiklrw 3 1
consideration Is the of the ing
The most important appointive power hc n hc meodous selection
iz Tnn Lhi at S oclock w II be ore ing tax collection park main enance th Texas State university and Ron On Tueschy April 10 I
governor lelpnf to plan strne o th sur W t prc Indiaiu sehuol band rjtnl first di
fi Umvc ly ol llsh n
ed SONG OF SI RING by he
board and commission in Texas has been packed prises of the evening is Judy Altman sen
Every appointive was G e ra I d vision n concert and a second divi
with men of the calibre of J Evctts Haley and his lke thanks to who Is dong the art w rk for the W S it inn u h H phill of PWlhps univeruty sk > n in sghreading Other class C
Allan Shivers and Price Daniel
To be named to a college board or any of the other boards and
have had to be president of an oil or company
stage
stageSOLOS AND ENSEMniCS se a11 > ear kng1 there tomjht <
Glenda Morns will be the soloist
commissions men gas
numbers llcs Gone Away
an ultra conservative millionaire rancher a John Bircher or some a J n I vTr SneVa groups
conservative extremist such as Haley 5ns wJ a group called The
Thats why Texas has lagged behind in higher education That Is CrSi Aso jn lhc program will be
why we have had Democrats fired from college faculties Thats why tne 7Aircs Mack Mitchell and Tim
Texas has net progressed in so many ways as have other states Tucker will perform as a part cf
We need a governor who will somehow find somebody to serve on ths program
these boards without having to draft a Haley cr his type
This Is no reflection on some ol the professional boards Our own
Dr McCastand has served well on the state dental board
Also wc want a governor who will stay put as a Democrat so far
as national politics Is concerned We dont want a governor who might
announce in 164 that he cannot support Kennedy for President
We want a governor who will welcome all Democrats into the
fold who will insist on honest conventions honest credentials committees
The final number en the program
Red Cross Counts
Fund Collection
The local Red Cross unit reports
1933 15 collected during its recent
who believes in majority rule and who isnt out to reward his friends Jun J ve
and punish his enemies Lovio Atchison Is secretary of the
Even last week we received a jelease from the SDEC quoting organization T L Fore was chair
Continued on page 3 man of the fund cellcnlon
V
Continued on page 4
The following was taken from the
Continued on page 3
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Secy Says KGNC Performed Disservice
In Censoring Chet Huntley Documentary
last week came to the defense cf lor university Is a deacon In ths EDITORS NOTC The follow the real plight of agriculture that I Letter addressed to NBC the electronic medium to explain to tlon faces It Is also one of the most basket the regions primary tele
Dr Kenneth I Brown Religious rirst Baptist church of Canyon lng letter from the office of the Sec have ever heard or viewed on a Last night I saw jour public re city people what Is the trouble In difficult to write about or to portray vision station blacked It out because
Emphasis Week speaker at the col Dr Brown was terribly cmbar retary of Agriculture Washington nationwide program latlons presentation The Land on agriculture We have seen other TV with sufficient vividness to hold the the program was dishonest biased
lege rassed but fcr a man cf his age and d C addressed to The Country Both farmers and urban people television Those cf us who work shows on the farm problem that were average citizens Interest for any and boring So the large audience
Dr Brown was the subject of a Christian bearing he took it In his Editor was received last week by owe you a debt of gratitude for hon closely with ngriculture arc vitally well done especially by some of the length of time Chet Huntleys hard awaiting the show and it was still
front page stcry In The Canyon News stride continued the President Th0 Herald est reporting I have heard many concerned abcut Us public relations agricultural colleges but we have look at The Land cer NBC last being plugged In the Amarlllo paper
In which Editor Troy Martin repor It seems horrible to do things Dear Mr Baggarly fine comments from people in Ala and its understanding by the people not seen one as good as Huntleys night came as close to doing so as up until the evening It was slated toted
he had two or three calls from like that to a man of his character Kenneth Kendrick has sent me a bama about your program of this country This show is a most which reached such a large audi anybody could be shown was fed iastcad a rerun
the Freedom Information Center a We regret it very very much copy of your editorial comments In k k k informative accurate and vivid por encc of Ronald Reagans Blrchtypc lee
right wing extremist group in Ama Asked if the headon conflict be the TUL1A HERALD of March 22 John J McElroy Agricultural Ex trayal of the agricultural story that if if if These are only a few out of thou turc brought to Amarlllo several
rillo to the effect that the speaker tween the Canyon News The Prairie regarding the blackout of Chet Hunt tension Service University of Call I have seen in a long time I hope The Hutchinson News Hutchinson sands Of expressions regarding the weeks before by General Electric
was listed in 6000 Educators as and West Texas State college would leys show The Land by KGNCTV fornla it can be made available in film Kansas show I would say that the reattlcn and the Amarlllo Chamber of Com
being tied to a list of four activities result in a widespread community i sare your indignation and com The Huntley presentation of form for further use NBCs special program The was 90 per cent favorable and the mercc We charge that KGNCTV
allegedly red in nature split Dr Cornette said We were pUment you en the forceful way you Land Tuesday evening March 13 Land much cussed In Kansas before comment most frequently made was lied about the whole thing that it
The book was published by Circuit terribly embarrassed and we regret expressed your sense of outrage at was well done eminently fair and Arthur E Durfcc Associate Dir it was ever seen was the most sym that the show was an honest and deliberately used the lluntlcv promos
Riders Inc a group friendly to the very much such an unwise thing tHIs bit of inexcusable censorship factually accurate Huntley used fac ector of Extension New York Co
John Birch Society of Cincinnati should have happened It Is horrible perhaps you and your readers might tual material dispassionately and operative Extension Service Ithaca
Ohio to do things like that to a man be Interested In some of the com presented It without an appeal to New York
Dr Cornette rising to the defense The speaker who talked on Africa mcnts which have come to our at emotionalism nostalgia or politics My personal reaction is that It most of us have failed to tell the Jectlvlty Huntley documentary by the big
character of a man who has lived sponsor some 22 such fellowships in
pathetic treatment yet of the pro straightforward report Even those to muster a large viewing audience
blems of the American farmer who were critical of certain parts for rightwing Reagan propaganda
Chet Huntley succeeded where of It usually complimented its ob In view cf the reviews given the
of the speaker against the newspaper before student groups at the college tcntion regarding the Huntley show The script was well punctuated by was a very well done presentation big city folks that farmers are not t seems to me that KGNCTV has conservative dailies In Iowa Kansas
attack said was a guest speaker of the Willson wnich the KGNCTV spokesman de good photography well handled with enough drama and showmanship lary greedy slobs who enjoy living performed a distinct disservice to and Nebraska we can only assume
I do not have sufficient evidence Lecture Series sponsored by Mr and scnbed as dishonest biased and if if to keep an audience for an hour and off the government but are deeply the people of Amarillo in depriving that the manager of KGNCTV Bob
to indict much less condemn the Mrs J M Willson of Tloydada They boring Glenn H Beck Dean of Agricul with enough factual information to troubled men caught up in the In tnenl arbitrarily of an opportunity Watson Is cither stupid or merely
has a job to do for the big communications
moropoly In Amarlllo And
we would never accusz Bob of stupidity
Surely this Incident will open
the eyes cfarca farmers even tho
most dedicated Farm Bureau memberPatients in Swisher County hospital
Tuesday were Mrs W R Freeman
and son Mrs Charlie Nolcn and
daughter Mrs Sanchez Gonzales and
daughter Mrs r Mann Mrs
Tom Cagley Lwell Mote Tiny Pres
ton C A Hance J L Hatcher Mrs
THREE SECTIONS Harold Love
Patients dismissed since last re
port Mrs Ervin Schwartz R R
Bob Vaughn Mrs Wayne McCut
chan Shernll Sharp T A Roberts
Mrs liebby Pinsoi Wayne Shcrr d
Jim Baird Mrs Meivin Hams Mrs
John litsch Bob Newsom Mrs
Wandie Hutson Roy Quintero Mrs
James R Dennison Mrs Willie Mc
Lemcre Thoran Avent Mrs John
Rice Mrs James Pcindexter Mrs
Willie Rcbertson Mrs A S Kiker
BORN TO
Mr and Mrs Bcbby Pinson 717
NW Gth Tulia a boy
Mr and
trailer house which was located im
ed the charges Bond was set at mcdiaely south r lhc Happy Hotel
5000 Mrs Gerdes reportedly Is In hich he owned and operated
an Amarlllo hospital
Mrs Paul Salinas
Box
G49 Tulia a girl
Mr and Mrs James Pnindexter
Route 1 Box 22 Kress a boy
Mr and Mrs Snchez Gonzales
Mrs Gerdes allegedly telephoned Rnle s a gr
Gaston said ho cxpects to call a a Tulia physician shortly after the Mr and Mrs w R Freeman 130
stabbing The physician called a Wal N GaIncSi Tuai a bov
Mr and Mrs Charhe Noltn 40
N Harris Tulia a girl
attendants repcrted that Gerdes was
dead when they arrived The Gerdes New meler conncctions rcporled by
s n Gap former Swisher county c cf rMa c M m N
deputy sheriff and now a student at a Afred IprriandcZi c03 sw
West Texas State College at Canyon 2n Ra h Dane Tule ra Fred
rJcd Jh ° rty ar hc ambulance Smh 40 nutfao Tra Jack
Breaking Into school bu 11 d I n g s Wallace Tunera Home attendants
ef r 7 NW 2n Bobb phllps 717
proved costly for two aria men Mon notified Sheriff Darrtll Smith cf Till N Maxwell
day morning in Glth District Court Ms Gerdes allegedly notified iMamage licenses issued this week
here On pleas of guilty to breaking J LJ SamC timC SlK y Swisher county clerk were to
CaC ° physician Q Deson Tu SWdmn
inlr ho llnnm T11 hmt
1
into the Happy and Tulia schools
Thp b0 > waJ found faC up Tulb
last November Judge James Joy a hall of the trailer house
Mr and Mrs Gerdes moved to New subscribers to The Herald
and 2 Happy in January They recently since last week Bob P rter Box
Hereford to eight years in the state sdd Tulm Hotel which they had ISfi DimmUt Mrs G P Williamson
owrt < > d and operated for several 203 Hughes Amanllo Ted B
years Springer 1111 Uellsire Amanllo
Gerdes also was a real estate Charles Blackwell 210 N Main
dealer Euless Mrs J N Haun 1303 lex
Horn Nov 23 1105 in Brisce ington Plalnview Mrs H I Loo
county Gerdes had lived In Briscoe ney 1517 Rosemonl Atrtanllo H A
and Sulsher counties all his life Hardaway Box 43S Happy R A
The Farmers Home Administra Funeral services were held Friday Thrmpscn Jr Box 254 White Deer
tion office In Tulia m ved to its new afternoon at Wallace Funeral Chapel Arnold Prichard 2701 2nd Ave Can
location this week It is sharng the Dr W NliI Record pastor of the yon David R Matthis Box 314 WT
Sutcr building 222 W Broadway Tirst Baptist church officiated Bur SatirT Canvon Panhandle Auto
fcimerly occupied by the Swivher ial was in Rose Hill nvbile Club inc Box 2724 ma
County I lectnc Coopcratve with Survivors besides his wife and nil kmncth Kendrick Stntford
the Soil Conscrvatitn Service son include a brother Pete of Odes Mrs Adolphus Taylor 101 Rolling
The SCS will occupy its new space sa a sister Mrs Curtis Bray of Tra I Aminlo George A Barnes
on April 30 Lubbock and one grandchild USD Building Washington 25 D C
Tulia High School Band Wins
Sweepstakes In League Play
Who Built the Ark with two Stage crew members that are help w > the need of 3 S5 more classrooms the best conceivable performance for
lng with the prrgram are Jim Hugh of 1 additional teachers eighttenths event
w rk
rkVice
Vice attention to details
Students vcrv attentive
A vcrv well taught group of studentsBeautiful balance and blend
Other ratings for AA bands Canyon
3 2 Dimmilt 2 I Triona 32
11 Sham
Perrvton
Warm weather has prevailed th s
week and although skies have been
ilcudy in moisture has fallen The
SDA reports that as of April 1
xas wheat production is estimated
As a combined grcup the THS written comments of the judges at 57 920 000 bushels Last years
achieved the ultima ii This band plays with great care crrp W3s 84 870 000 Heavy Novem
Cunei il qualitv and sensitivitv is ber rains give the 1962 crep a beost
cxcrlUnt after a dry September and October
This group shows very careful Crop prospects deteriorated in Mar
ch s nee December through March
precipitation in all wheat producing
areas was murh below normal Good
rams on April 5 helped prospects
Recent light rains in the Tulla area
were beneficial to dry land acreage
Irrigated wheat is In good condition
Prospects at this Ume are for an
average yield according to the Texas
Employment Commission
Temperature extremes for the
the Junior mcK
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Baggarly, Herbert Milton. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 54, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 19, 1962, newspaper, April 19, 1962; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46421/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.