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Dallas, TX 7$23$
HOSTRGES FREE!
DEBRA LAURIE AND JUDGE John McNeill with grand champion lamb.
(Jody White photo).
J. BRETT FOSTER and judge Spencer Tanksley with grand champion steer
(Jody White Photo).
TONDA ROGERS, judge Scotty Windham and Vo Ag teacher Ronnie
Dennis with grand champion barrow. (Mike Ferguson Photo).
Kress Dominates County Stock Show^Grlndch^mpio^
Kress dominated the annual Swisher
County Livestock Show here Monday
and Tuesday as Kress FFAers showed
the grand champion lamb and harrow.
In the swine show Tonda Rogers
continued her winning ways. Her grand
champion from last week's Kress show
was grand champion of the county
show. The heavy weight cross-bred
barrow had earlier won its class.
Tulia's Eddie Womack showed the
reserve grand champion, a heavy
weight Hampshire barrow.
In the Monday morning lamb show
Kress FFAer Debra Laurie showed the
grand champion lamb, a III pound
heavy weight hampshire. Another
Kress FFAer Bryan Foster showed the
reserve grand champion, a 119 pound
heavy Suffolk.
Debra also showed the grand cham-
pion in the Kress show last week.
the judge liked and it was the 1350
pound steer of J. Brett Foster who took
the grand champion honors.
Another Tulia showman, Steve Young
showed the reserve grand champion, a
1165 pound cross breed.
In the best of two steer showing Steve
won first, Julie McClurg second and
Angie Stark third.
CLASS #1
1. Vicki Been, Angus, (Reserve
Champ); 2. Clay Simons, China; 3.
Eddie Womack, Cross; 4. Judson
Walker, Angus; 5. Angie Stewart,
Hereford; Jim Bob Been, Cross; 7.
Angelique Henry, B.C.
CLASS #2
1. J. Brett Foster, (Breed Champ)
Cross; 2. Andy Stewart, Angus; 3.
Angie Stark, Cross; 4. Andy Stewart,
Cross; 5. David McDonald, Char; 6.
Angelique Henry. Char; 7. Jo Culifer,
Shorthorn.
CLASS # 3
1. Steve Young, (Reserve Breed)
Cross; 2. Michelle Stark, Angus; 3.
Angie Stark. B.C.; 4. J. Brett Foster,
Cross; 5. Steve Young, Cross; 6. Mike
Been, Cross; 7. Michelle Stark, Angus.
Two black steers seemed to be what
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a ★ COVERING SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUNSHINE ★ ★
VOL. 73. NO 4
THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
THURSDAY. JANUARY 22. 1981
Now......
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Tulia School Enrollment Continues Decline
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by Wendell Tooley
THERE ARE FUNERALS in this
community every week, anil some of
them are for some very outstanding
people. Possibly, we should make some
comments in this column about many of
them. . . but most of them we do not
know pcrsonallv.
We want to share some thoughts
about Walter Edwards in this column
because we knew him for two years in
our Sundav School class, we sang with
hint m the choir, we felt that this entire
comniunitv reallv lined and appreciated
Walter
Certainly Walter must have touched
the lives of countless students as he
witnessed Ins faith in the classroom.
It was evident to us that Walter loved
his Lord. . . and loved his church
Walter was usually in church services
two times every Sunday, he served
faithfully on many church committees.
Walter's motto for life was "do the
best you can " Walter did the best he
could in his life's vocation. . he was on
the job at school the day before he died
Walter tought the good light against
a disease that medical science could not
combat. . . or defeat.
His cherry disposition. . . even after
the disease began to take its toll of his
body exemplified his optimistic attitude
and his friendly disposition to everyone
about him. We know that Walter had a
deep and abiding faith.
We ll miss Walter. . . this community
will miss Walter. We started to say,
"we wish Walter could have seen that
church full of people at his funeral." . . .
and we sorta feel that he did.
Our sympathy to Walter's family and
the many w ho knew and loved him.
TODAY WE HAVE A NEW PRESI-
DENT. Although we didn't vote for
Ronald Reagan, he is now our president
and we'll continue to pray and hope he
can solve our problems, just like we did
for president Carter.
We know the new president is an
avowed conservative and were a little
surprised that his inauguration will cost
around $8 million . almost double the
cost of president Carters'.
This doesn’t bother us. though. . . the
inauguration is not paid out of our tax
money, but it is paid by the Republican
parts I he Republicans have alway s had
plenty of money and can afford to "put
on the dog".
A FRONT PAGE STORY this week
tells about the declining number of
students in our school system. Actually,
this isn't hard to figure. People move
where the jobs are.
Because we're an ag oriented com-
munity and because we are gradually
going from irrigated to dry land farming,
we just don't need as many farm
workers.
The only farm industry right now tha»
might bring an influx of families would
probable the addition of several acres of
vegetable farming in Swisher county.
Many workers would be needed in the
packing plants and in the fields.
However, in this country, this is not a
year 'round job.
Of course it makes sense to use what
irrigation water we have left on some-
thing that pays real good per acre. . .
like vegetables.
On the other hand if we face the facts,
we arc losing population, and it will
probably continue unless we can find
some new industry that will employ
several people.
So. . . if you have any ideas on how
we may locate some new industry here,
call the Chamber of Commerce. Our
Chamber manager is also manager of
our industrial foundation.
WE WERE IN DALLAS last week for
the state press convention and noticed
several advertisements in the Dallas
Morning News saying "vote for. . . or
against the tax referendum”.
Dallas had a deal sorta like what's
been brewing here. . . a citizen's group
petitioned the city council to call an
election to lower the city tax rate. Off
hand you’d think everyone would vote
for lower taxes. However, this wasn't
the case in Dallas. When the Saturday
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Tulia School Superintendent Howard
Pollard spoke to the Kiwanis Club last
week about the school system and
revealed that the enrollment of students
continues to decline.
"We started the fall semester with
14HI students and we are now down to
1422", the superintendent told the
Kiw amans.
Pollard gave the Kiwanians printed
packets that contained a complete
outline of the current status of the
school system
The enrollment chart showed a peak
of 1424 students in the 1973-74 term and
a decline ever since.
CULTURAL COMPARISONS
Pollard said the percentage of anglo.
black and Mexican American students
has remained about the same the last
four years. Currently % of the
students are anglo, 7.38% black and
36.71%, Mexican xmcrican.
EDUCATIONAL STATUS
The educational status of administra-
tors and teachers is as follows: 43 with
master's degree. 82 with bachelor's
degree and four with no degree.
SALARY SCHEDULE
The state salary for teachers with
The "Citizens For Tax Relief met
w ith the Tulia school board at its regular
meeting last week and submitted names
petitioning for a special election to
lower the school tax rate.
There w ill be no square dance lessons
this Thursday night. However, there
will be regular square dancing Saturday
night at 8 o'clock and lessons again next
week on Monday and Thursday nights.
IRENE BEHON, counselor for the 700
Club, speaker and teacher, will be a
guest speaker in Tulia for interdeno-
minational prayer groups. She will be
teaching and ministering at the "Willie
Room" at the Swisher Electric building
Friday and Saturday nights, Jan. 23 and
24 at 7:30. The public Is invited.
THE SENIOR CITIZENS invite every-
one to come and eat chili and beans on
January 23rd In the Ezra Jones Cafe-
teria preceeding the Tulia-Abcmathy
basketball game. Serving time will be
from 5:00-7:30 p.m. Adults $2.50 and
children 12 and under $1.50.
TULIA BOXING TOURNAMENT:
January 23-24, Friday and Saturday,
National Guard Armory. Starts at 8 p.m.
Admission is S2.00 for adults and SI.00
for students. Teams coming are from
Stinnett, Gruver, Olton, Seminole, Bur-
ger, Friteh, Levelland, Amarillo, Here-
ford, Spearman, Lubbock, Plalnvlew,
Hooker, Okla., Ulysess, Kansas, Gar-
den City, Kanses and Portales, New
Mexico.
bachelor degrees varies from $9,430 to
$15,710 (according to years of service).
The master’s degree pass $10,090 to
$17,290.
The Tulia school system pays $1,000
over the state schedule.
There are eight persons in the
administrative offices of the system,
five in special education. 12 in coopera-
tive program which includes Happy,
Kress, and Silverton schools.
There are 65 on the secondary staff
and 82 on the elementary staff. Total
professional personnel is I28'/j. total
aides, secretaries and bookkeepers ane
42 4/7.
FUNDING FOR
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sixty-one are funded by the state
foundation program. 15 by state voca-
tional education. 21 bv state special
education. 13 bv Federal Title 1 and
Migrant. 11 i funded by state compensi-
tory, one funded by federal special
education funds. 16 funded locally.
FUNDING FOR AIDES
Four are funded locally (principal
secretaries), two locally funded library
aides. 3.5 funded locally (bookkeepers
(Continued On Page Four)
About 25 CFTR. school teachers and
school principals were involved in a
discussion with the school board. School
principals and teachers were on hand to
answer questions about the costs of
various programs in the school system.
Superintendent Howard Pollard de-
voted considerable time explaining
through charts the various governmen-
tal sponsored programs in the school
system.
Serving as chairman of the board in
the absence of Norvcll Breedlove. Dale
Swinhurn told the CFTR that the
petition would be referred to the
school's attorney.
"Just this week 1 paid mv school
taxes and I can very well sympathize
with everyone who wants school taxes
lowered. However, our board feels that
we must maintain our standards of
education, and we feel that we are
managing the money we have to operate
the school system in the best manner we
know," Swinhurn told the group.
"We certainly appreciate the interest
that our tax payers show in our school
system and we invite everyone to visit
with the board, visit our classrooms,
come to us at any time with any
questions you may have." Swinhurn
continued.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business the board discussed
roof repair for some of the school
buildings It seems that repair work had
started on some buildings, some of it
was complete on others at the time of
the recent hail storm damage.
The board is now waiting on in-
surance companies to make adjust-
ments.
The board made some changes in
some tax office reports, aonroved
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Final Rites For
Walter Edwards
By WENDELL TOOLEY
A standing room only crowd at the
First Methodist Church Monday repre-
sented the great love this community
had for Walter Edwards.
The lone empty seat in the tenor
section of the choir was symbolic of
Walter’s dedication to his church and
especially his enjoyment of singing.
Walter's son. Richard, pastor of the
Booker Methodist church began the
service reading some favorite scrip-
tures.
Pastor Bruce Parks led the service of
praise which included congregational
singing, scripture reading and the
pastor's message. The service ended
with the singing of the Doxologv.
Walter H. Edwards. 63. died at 4:30
a.m. Saturdav in Swisher Memorial
Hospital in Tulia. where he was
admitted at 3:15 a.m
Burial follow ed at Rose Hill Cemetery
with Wallace Funeral Home handling
arrangements. There were Masonic
Graveside Rites conducted.
Born Oct. 31. 1917 in Swisher County.
Mr. Edwards had been a resident here
all his life. He graduated from Tulia
High School in 1935 and from West
Texas State University in 1941. A
veteran of World War II. he served in
the U. S. Army. He started farming in
1951 and school teaching in 1956. At the
time of his death he w as an eighth grade
social studies teacher in Tulia Junior
High School and also was farming.
He was an active member of First
United Methodist C hurch where he had
sung in the choir many years, had
taught Sunday Schivol classes, had
served as a member of the board and
had been a member of every official
church committee. Currently, he was
chairman of the church Finance Com-
mittee.
Mr. Edwards was a member of the
Masonic Lodge No. 723. the Classroom
Teachers Association and on the board
of directors of the Federal Land Bank.
He married the former Barbara Lowe
on June 15. 1943 in Canyon.
He is survived by his wife; three sons.
Roger Lynn Edwards and Bryan Lee
Edwards, both of Tulia and Richard
Wayne Edwards ot Bixvker; one sister.
Marjorie Bell Johns of Lubbock; and
three grandchildren
(Continued On Page Four)
CLASS #4
1. Steve Young, (Reserve Breed)
Cross; 2. Dee Dee Been. Cross; 3. Julie
McClurg, Semm.; 4. Steve Young,
Cross; 5. Julie McClurg, M.A.; 6. Brady
Burelsmith. Limox; 7. M’Linda Burel-
smith, Limox.
CLASS #5
1. Michelle Stark (Reserve Breed
Champ) Cross; 2. Clay Simons. Cross;
3. John Burelsmith, Maine: 4. John
Burelsmith, Limox; 5. Brady Burel-
smith, Cross.
CLASS #6
1. J. Brett Foster (Grand Champion)
Cross; 2. Eddie Womack. Angus; 3.
Julie McClurg, Limo; 4. Dwayne Sim-
ons, Cross; 5. M'Lirda Burelsmith,
Limox.
(Continued On Page Five)
New meter connections reported by
the city of Tulia since last week:
Herman Hendrix, 13 Houston Rd.:
Sandi Newby, 902 N. El Paso: Larue
Nolen. East Broadway; Albert Bernal.
411 N. E. 4th; Gary Smith. 820-B N. El
Paso: Ramiro Villegas. 617 S. E. 3rd.
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Marriage licenses issued by Swisher
County clerk since last week: Ronald
Ellsworth Berry, Plainview, and Lucin-
da Lee Farmer, Plainview.
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Patients admitted to Swisher Mem-
orial Hospital since last Tuesday: Dora
L. Lecrov, W. H. Rector. Mrs. George
Montoya. Mrs. James Thurmond, Mrs.
Zora Vaughan. Mrs. Joel Saueedo.
Melvin Hill, Mrs. Kenny McCaslin.
BORN TO:
Mr. and Mrs. George Montoya. 215
South Collin. Tulia. a girl, horn Jan. 16.
Mr. and Mrs. James Thurmond, Box
112. Lefors. a girl, born Jan. 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Saueedo. 411
South Briscoe. Tulia. a girl, born Jan.
18.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny McCaslin. 316
North Hale. Tulia. a girl, born Jan. 14.
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New subscribers to the Tulia Herald
since last week: David Driskill. 4802
Welford. Bellaire. Texas; Hon. James
Laney. Route 2. Hale Center. Texas:
Mark Thompson. 2024-A 54th, Lub-
bock. Texas; Bill Chisum. Box 312.
Pocatello, Idaho: Harvey Bozeman. 721
Drake. Perrvton. Texas; Dayle Culwell.
Route V, Tulia. Texas; Jackie Carnes.
Box 529. Tulia. Texas; David Greka. 30
Monte Vista. #4305, Monterey. C alifor-
nia; Wavne Collins, 901 West Jackson.
Floydada. Texas; Kipp Burnett. Box
416. Lewisville. Texas; Lloyd C. Miller.
Box 1013, Morton. Texas; Robert L.
Moore. Box 686. Tulia. Texas.
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TULIA MARKETS
WHEAT
4.20
CORN
6 20
MILO
5.65
SOYBEANS
6.65
Temperature extremes for the week
were 62 anil 19. Snowfall measured I
inch, with a moisture content of 1 \ of
an inch
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Tooley, Wendell. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1981, newspaper, January 22, 1981; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506408/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.