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VOt 42, NO. 24
(TULIA, (Swisher County) TEXAS 79088
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1970
TWO SECTIONS
COVERING SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUNSHINE
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■ flOUSTON PRIDES ITSELF ON being The Space
^B Capital of the Nation Yet, it takes longer to
get from the Houston Intercontinental Airport to
NASA than it takes to get from the Houston airport
to Lubbock or Amarillo. . or for the astronauts to
circle the globe!
We are indebted to our friend Ben Ezzell of
Canadian f >: thi - interesting obs.-rvation
QMALL COUNTY SEAT TOWNS ARE suffering
w another blow to their dignity Towns in the
Lubbock area are having all their mail shipped to
Lubbock to 1** postmarked and dispatched to the
four corners of the earth
Take Littlefield, for example No longer will
its name appear on the cancelled stamp In its
place will !>e tht name ot laibbock
W‘
B
fE HAVE BEEN INFORMED that towns in the
Amarilki area are expected to do the same
thins: All lulia mail will tx*ar an Amarillo post-
mark
All this is said to be in the interest of economy
Already the Tulia post office has had its payroll
reduced with abolition of Saturday window service
and an earlier dispatch of mail at night
It's another case of the little guy being called
upon to shouldef more than his share of the coat of
• government economy" and “fitting inflation "
As towns like Tulia and lattlefield cut their local
post office payrolls, and lose their identity so
far as mail poislmarks are concerned, we wonder
how much Lubbock and Amardlo are cutting their
p»*st office payrolls
■ ITTLEFIELD HAS already lost 7 7 per cent ol
k its population since 1980 Sudan has lost 24.1
per cent \nd Lamb County is down 20 4 per cent
.All this is the result of the farm depression, the
refusal of society to tie just and fair with agricul-
ture. giving the farmer his share of the economic
dollar
Yet. society would squeeze a little more out of
the smalltown economy and give it to the city.
^*EVBRAL YEARS AGO the telephone company
9 took away the iob- ot Tulia's 12 to 15 tele -
phone operates*- and tied us into Plainvxew. Tulians
were robbed even of their identity when they made
a long distance c all
If a long distance < all could not be completed,
the operator in the distant city was asked to call
Operat<r So - and - so in Plaurvtew!
NO THIS IS THE TREND! The cities solicit
funds in lulia whin they want to build a new
hospital Their argument is that the trend is to-
ward concentration of medical care in the cities,
with the towns relegated to the status of first aid
stations
They take away our identity, any advertising
we might get by sending Tulia's postmark to the
four comers of the earth They remove our name
from the vocabulary of our own telephone operators
Hut we aren't ignored altogether We still have
a function to perform. . we continue to be those
poor deviK living within t h e trade territory of
Amarillo and Luiibork who are xupfiosed to provide
something approaching half of their retail trade-'
W'c are supposed lo listen to Lubbock and Ama-
rillo television and read the Lubbock and Amarillo
newspapers . .then go to Amarillo and lAlbbock
and spend those dollar-; we have sucked out of
Swisher County's economy.
That apparently, a the role of the small town
in our present day economy.
And we wonder why the small area towns are
dying!
ME OBSERVATION IS OFTEN heard that the
I Democrats don't have anyone to run for
President.” This view comes not only from enemies
of the Democratic philosophy but from Democrats
themselves. And, we admit, it has some merit.
And do you know why?
gVBRY TIME A NEW STAR begins to rise oa
E the Democratic horizon It is slapped down
while it is aborning!
That has been the technique of the conservative
establishment on both the national and state levels.
According to the conservatives, and that in -
eludes most of the major newspapers and top flight
columnists, every "name" Democrat is automati -
tally "out as a responsible Presidential possibility.
BUST LAST WEEK EM read a daily column
w which "eliminated” Hubert Humphrey, Eu -
gene McCarthy, Ted Kennedy and Edmund Muskie
as Democratic winners. All four had committed an
unpardonable sin.
It was one of those "I am a Democrat — but I
can’t support Humphrey, Kennedy, McCarthy, Mus-
kie. . .” things.
It «uggested that none of the four could defeat
either Nixon or Vgnew even though it is believed in
many circles that Nixon is destined to be a one-
siDinfM
,By H. M. BAGGARLY
term President
Obviously, this exhausts the list of “name”
Democratic ITesidential possibilities.
UT DOES THAT MEAN that the Democrats are
bankrupt for Presidential talent.’
Certainly not!
There are many rising stars in the Democratic
fold
But do you know what happens every time the
name of one is mentioned? lie is slapped down
even lief ore hr- name has been flashed from coast
to coast
BxflOT LONG AGO the name of Senator Birch Bayh
Iw of Indiana was thrown out as a Democratic
Presidential possibility
Papers that had hardly mentioned Bayh'- name
before immediately took the cue and unleashed a
barrage of scathing editorial- from coast to coast
playing down the name of this outstanding lT. S.
Senator These damning editorials were lend by
millions who were gettln, a first impression of Birch
Bayh via the editorials of right wing newspapers.
Their intention was to "nip him in the bud" even
before he got off the ground!
BOUT THE SAME TIME it wa- rumored that
Mayor Lindsay of Now York wa- alx»ut to
First Baptist Church Calls
Iowa Park Pastor As Leader
switch to the Democratic party since he had for all
practical purposes left the GOP and was, m fact,
elected last time as an independent His name was
sounded as a possible Demo ratic Presidential pos-
sibility
REV. GERALD TIDWELL
Caraway Rites
Held Friday
The Kev. Gerald Tidwell, pastor
of Faith Baptist Church. Iowa
Park, lias accepted the pastorate
of the First Bapi-t Church of
-!ulla j.1'1 . ‘ J11 nrrive . Iulia MRS. D. L. ALL ISON, representing the Happy Community Council, accepts a certificate
Ihu. -day and wi. a-sume i- re from Governor Preston Smith at the Governor’s Beautification Awards ceremony in Austin,
-pon-i ). i I - . . .. Happy was the only entry from the Panhandle among the 34 competing towns. Happy’s
lhe Hev. Mi. fiU'Ccv was reare entrv ^as a|reacjy been accepted for next year’s contests. Word has been received that there
from high''scluxtl*m 1157”lle 4ad may he three divisions next year, giving the smaller towns an opportunity to compete a-
u K-d trem Hardin Simmons I'm- Puinst communities their size. All of this year's grand prize winners were towns of approxi-
versity in 1161 w i'h a B A in mately 12,000. Happy has entered the Texas Extension Service and Southwestern Public
Bibie lie received hr- Master oi Service Community Improvement contests for the past two years and was second place
Theology degree from Southwest winner the first year and first place winner in one division of the second year. Happy has
ern Baptist Theological Seminary also entered the West T exas Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon City Award contest. The
in 1166 judges have recently toured the community and Happy has qualified in three divisions and
He has postered the McCauley was a near miss in the other three divisions. Plans are being made to complete the last three
Baptist Church, Calvary Baptist divisions hv the first of the year. Signs will be placed on the highways stating Happy is a
at Hamilton Fir-t Baptist at Li- Blue Ribbon City,
pan and Faith Baptist in Iowa
Park.
He married the former Margaret
Yandell, al-o reared in Munday
and a graduate ot Hardin Simmons
She has taught in Rotan High
School and Polytechnic High in
Fort Worth.
They have a daughter. Cindy, 10,
and a son. Todd, age 4
Picnic Parade Date Is
Changed To Saturday
Funeral services for Benjamin
Champagne a ^v®*!agc . j The picnic parade will be Satui- Most original, plaque. Riders on the Tulia pony express
ma.es you -ee aouoig ana t day. July 18, at 4 pm Theme of Tht- Tulia Pony Express team team are: Johnny Boyd John Law-
s'nP **•_____ tht parade this year is The Gold- won the first Wot Id Champion Pony son. Lynn .Meal. Dwain Garre; .
en Years". \H floats must stay Express in Canyon in 1166. The Conley Campbell, Roland Moore,
. , „ , Joshua Caraway, 68 of 227 N. Dal- since 1918. He married Miss Patsy Vv ith theme !o lie judged. winning t»am keeps the trophy \ck Simp-on, James Stocked and
k .v#a Be. Wa.\ SIU'n „ '!an,° m‘aimem Js 1 a-11 las, who died Thursday morning in Hichard-on Aug 6. 1931. in Min- Entries will be lined up in pn saddle bags until another team two sub-titute.-. John Ray Stock-
- tne conservative e- aonsnment. tu-st Texas Hospital in Lubbock eral Wells. Custodian for the First rade as tney are received Any wins them The Canyon team won ett and Brent Joy.
VHE SIMFLE FACT IS. . . there isn't a bona- following a lingering illness, wen Baptist Church, he had formerly person or club wishing to enter the races in 1167 Tulia won the f
I fide Democrat alive that would get the bless- Kndav afternoon in the First T^lia Power A Ught. something in the parade is not *- races and saddle bags again it. Gotf , lik u _ you dr ve
Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, one qUire(] t0 have an invitation. Send 1168 The Plainvieu Red team won . . . . f th • t
Rev C. N. Rue, pastor of son. Charles of Lubbock, one dau ,n the entry blank that is in the the rites in 1969 Each year the n r * ^ *
ing of the conservative establishment. even though
it often carries the banner of the Democratic party.
iWTtas-t ^amount Baptist church in Ama- ghter, Mrs Dora Mae Rector of luila Herald this week. races are held in Canyon where v ,nd UP m the h0‘*
* ' jj* t(j rillo, officiated, assisted by the Lubbock; Jwo .-asters. Mrs. Thelma Classifications of prizes are: Civ- the races originated. This year the
before the Democratic National Convention
bi-en widely quoted in the jiress as to whom he
could NOT suyport for iTesident
tte -fioeked him when we a-ked th.- question,
"What Democrat COULD
Ami?"
He stuttered a bit. then answer.-d ' Well, I
could -upport Senator Russell of Georgia ”
Since Senator Russell of Georgia had about as
much chance of getting the nomination in 1952 as
The Country Editor, Governor Shivers wa- really
saying. "There isn’t a Democrat who has a chance
at the nomination I could suppoit for President ”
■T'S THE SAME ON the state level Texas Dem-
I ocrats who can’t stomach Shivers - Conn ally -
Bent-en eonsenaiism of;*-n ask, "Who is there to
support?”
There arc a number of bonafide Texas Denve
crats who nr., gubernatorial and Senatorial mater-
ial .but nobody every heard of them . .and
the Texa- press is going to sc-e that it stays that
way!
We were not a W Lee O Daniel supporter. . .
but he wasn’t don« ncht by the Texas da.lies.
They were determined to ignore him, to kevp him
from r'sir.g, to l.V extent that the morning after he
was elected governor, many dailies, including the
AmariDo Daily News, didn't even have a picture
of him in their files!
His picture had never appeared in these papers
although his campaign wa- the mo-t colorful and
newsworthy of all the candidates.
A NY RISING STAR WHO would lie acceptable to
bonafide Demo rats of Texas will be shat
d<wn before he garners enough strength to be- in-
vited to speak outside his own county
The first mention ol his name will bring forth a
barrage of editorials in the Lubbock, Amarillo and
Dalla- papers identifying him will all that the pro-
fessional Texas conservative hates.
Regardless of his background or philosophy, he
will he dubbed “an ultra liberal ", "the liberal -
labor candidate" or "anti - Texan.”
^yE WERE FERHAFS the first paper in Texas to
WW endorse Congressman Jtm Wright for the
U. S. Senate back in I960 when Lynd.in Johnson
resigned his seat to become Vice President
At that time, practically nobody in this part of
the state had ever heard of Jim Wright
Wrigh: had never been identified with so - called
Texas liberals. He even had the barking of the Re
publican mayor of Fort Worth and ran unopposed
assisted
Rev Jacky Newton, assistant pa>- Love of Tulia and Mrs. Reginald j( ciui, ft »ats. 1st, >150; 2nd, $75: races will be held July 24’ and 25
tor of tht- Tulia First Baptist Chur- Thomas of Glenrio, N. M.; and an(j ;jrcj sjci. at S p m
ch. four grandchildren Commercial floats. 1st. trophy: The Tuln. Plainview Rod, Peters
vou sunoor* for i»rr i - But'1*! was *n Rose Hill under Pall bearers were Amo< Newby, 2nd. trophy■; 3rd. trophv burg and Kre-s pony express teams
} ‘ w ’ direction of Wallace Funeral Home Amos Ratien. F.lwood Ram-ey. Antique cars, 1st. trophy; 2nd, will run race- at the Tulia rodeo
Mr Caraway, who was born in Moss Anderson, Larry Nelson and trophy. July 16. 17. 18. One race will be
Waco, had been a Tulia resident Boyd Vaughn. Most humorous, plaque run each night
sro
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PICS
__________rr__ WELL, FOLKS. WE WERE ABLE to make it one more
each time as Fort Worth's Congressman, something time. We don’t know how long our luck is going to hold out.
o°«.4r*itSs *lav.e eYfr enj°yed if by Our fearless reporter barely managed to escape with his life
“ '...... ‘ this time. When he was spotted by Dandy David, who is
standing watching this picture. Jot* started to run and just
.. ...... » ’ V« viinovi
a tnu-acle he had lieen elected a first time.
I ARGELY BECAUSE WE were supporting him —
L every rightwing weekly m this area began to missed ca,chin« a ^fckend ful> of hucksliot. Nevertheless
p Fearless Joe was able to get this one picture and part of
their plan. It seems that the Tule Creek Gang is planning the
smear Jim Wright, calling him 'ultra liberal
"liberal - labor", and th,- like.
Th«\v didn't even know the man, but assumed hold-up on the day of the big parade, but we couldn't find out more tim
(Continued on page 4)
New meter connections reported
by City of Tulia since last week:
Louis Does, 614 N. Donley; John
Coats. 321 \ Maxwell. Richa 1
Neil 720 S Austin. Apt 9: Gera! I
Tidwell, 3i»l Buftalo Trail; (ilea
Ward. 511 S. Collin Connie E-t- -,
s.mi \W 3rd; Warren Flores. 2i2
S Gaines: Rosa Morales, 33U -
El Faso: Curtis F Day, 8»u N.
Hale, Space 12: Larry Pitt, 519 ...
Donley.
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BORN TO:
Mr and Mrs Jerry Miller, Box
424 Sdverten, a girl.
Mr. and Mrs J C. Malone, L x
164, Happy, a boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Grimlan.l,
Box 5x2. Silverton. a gir!
Mr and Mrs David Malone,
Brute 2, Tulia, a boy.
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Marriage licenses .-sued -re
last week by the county cK x
were to: Jimmy Loyd Cook. I.e •
berk, and Sheila Ann Lux. Tu .;
llilario Delgado I.-ra, lulia, .1
Irene G. Castellcja, Tulia; J;u k
Wayne Inman, Tula, and Mr- i-
cretia Fauline Blecher Flainv.- ..;
Bobby Leonard Coleman, Tulia, and
I inda Sue Simon Tuba.
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New subscribers to The Tulia
Herald since la-' week Svlvia M,
McCullum, 1506 Banning Blvd Wil-
mington. Calrtomia L. D. Shaw,
Box 387 Tulia, Texas: David Hm*
sc-y. 27(13 West Walker, Apt. C,
IVnisun 'lexa- (Tiappv Hulsey,
1013 North Broad, Apt'. 306 E-
1 abr;h. New Jersey Lovie \t
-m, 225 North ( roslu. Tulia, 1 x-
as Guy Cook. Route 1, Tui a,
Texas. Mr- Edith Jay. 4124 n-
that it would be cm the west side of the courthouse square, g u - Drive, K,»n Worth, T*-x ,s;
This is where the payroll i- supjHist'd to In- unloaded. Also we Sammy Rudolph, Route Box U9,
might warn all yffang ladies to be' carful because we over ! l-’in VUino;-: Wayne Hamilton,
heard Dandy David say that he was in favor of taking a young s,,ver,on. lexa Mr- W.
lady as a hostage. He seemed to think that -he not only would * a 1,,rp- 'l*1 ,l4 '• Sayli-s
lx- good insurance but he said he sure was tired of eating . I. Jexas- Mary B.
Poncho Noel's chili and beans and thought she could also be T‘ M ”14!,’’ o' . ’’a1?'
the gang s official cook Fearless Joe said he would try it one West North Avenue ’urn,,
1 'me if we would give him a small raise to cover any Texas. Eric Maehar.'i 1433 ,L!
just what time of the day it was to take place. We did learn doctor bills or burial expenses that might arise
ban, Apt. *, Honolulu, Hawaii.
County Readies For 80th Birthday Party
"Eighty Golden Years” is the
theme of this year's annual Swish-
er County birthday celebration to
be observed next week in Tulia.
The county was organized July
17, 1890.
A carnival will move into Tulia
Monday and will set up at the
northeast corner of the courthouse
square, utilizing about a half block
of Broadway and Austin streets as
well as the intersection It will
operate through the following Sat-
urday.
Rodeo books will open Tuesday
in the Willie Room of Swisher
Electric Cooperative and will re -
main open from 9 a m. to 7 p.m.
1 uesday and Wednesday and from 9
a.m. until noon on Thursday.
There will be three big nights
of todeo Thursday. Friday and
Saturday beginning at 8:30 p.m.
This year’s rodeo, lo be staged at
Cobb - Wheeler - Mote arena at
Tule Lake, will be produced by
Ratjen Bros. A feature will be the
wild cow milking contest at each
performance, also a rodeo dance
each night following the perform -
ance with music by Jack Daniel
and his Western Swing Kings.
Friday, July 17. will feature a
number of events including a fam-
ily picnic spread in the city park
on West Broadway from 11 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Visitors are invited to
bring a picnic lunch and a quill.
Entertainment events will include
volley ball, pie and watermelon
eating contests, horse shoe pitch-
ing. washer pitching, horned toad
race, fishing booth, beard c o n-
test. cigarette rolling contest, civic
club concessions, and music and
other entertainment.
The annual oldtimers luncheon
will be served at noon at the First
Baptist Church Invited are all per-
sons 65 years or older who came
to Swisher County 50 years ago or
before.
The Little League “All Star”
games will be played Monday, 1
and 10 years, at < :30, and Tuesday,
11 and 12 years, at 7:30 p.m. in
Mackenzie ball park.
Saturday events will include a
kiddie parade at 11 a.m. and the
official picnic parade featumg
"Eighty Golden Years” theme at
4 p.m. There will be a square
dance exhibition on the east side
of the square at 6 p.m. and a
public square dance in the Nat-
ional Guard Armory at 8:30 p.m.
Tulia merchants will feature side-
walk sales from 9 a.m. until 6 p m.
Friday and Saturday.
"Splash Day” at Tulia Swim -
mmg Pool will be held from 1:30
until 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18.
Ribbons will be given the win-
ners of the various contests. Swim-
mers are asked to wear their swim
suits to the pool.
Swimmers will dive for many
prizes donated by Tulia merchants.
There will also be a diving ex •
hibition and races for both boy-
and girls.
Free tickets to the activities will
lie available from participating
Tulia merchants.
The Tulm Herald
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Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 9, 1970, newspaper, July 9, 1970; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506867/m1/1/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.