The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 29, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 13, 1938 Page: 1
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ulia Kiwanis Club Host
to MidWinter Conference
Wore Than Forty
Visitors Present
For the first time In nearly
volvc years history of Kiwanis
Tulia it was the privilege and
leasurc of officers nnd members
f the local club to be host to the
ildwlntcr conference of district
vc which Includes clubs in cities
i the Panhandle north from Lub
ock
The program was Interesting
om the time the gong sounded
t ten oclock a m till 4 oclock
f m when all unfinished busi
es was transacted
Lieutenant Governor W A
Bill Williams Vega presided at
11 sessions of the conference
xcept at the noon luncheon hour
hen the local club Ticld Its regu
far meeting The noon program
vas under the direction of past
jrcsident It G Clennln and was
Mtrried out as announced In last
decks Herald
J About 75 plates were served
lie local club and visiting Ki
inians From four to fifteen
i umbers of the following clubs j
fore in attendance Vega Ama
lllo Pampa San Jacinto Plain1
lew and Lubboclt Men from >
learly all walks of life were prcs
jnt there were ministers law1
A puppet Show is toeing dis
jliryed this week n the ruraj
ichools 1 of thc county under the
lupervision ot the State Education
Department and sponsored by the
Tulla Kiwanis Club A cbmrnHtee
if two qr three Kiwanians accom
> nny the show each day accord
ng toMDr R T McCasland chair
nan of Boys awd Girls work in
< lwanis
Valley View HD Club
Elects New Officers
The Valley View Home Demon
itration Club met January 10 at
he school house There were elcv
n members nnd one visitor prcs
MtMIsis Wood gave a very interest
rig demonstration on Making A
rame Garden Plan now for your
ramc garden It can bo planted
y March 1st With a frapie gar
len you can have vegetables ear
y You can plant onions beets
attuce cabba tomatoes nnd
feons sudb mustard in your
ame gal 3 to
I Our officWlire
President Mrs Jess Foster
VicePresident Mrs Irene Lor
SccretaiyTreasurer Mrs Tony
ossl
Reporter Mrs R L Ballard
Parliamentarian Mrs Geo W
1 uckcr
Cpuncll Delegate Mrs J II
klwnils
Recreation Chairman Mrs Jno
1 lcCunc
a Bedroom Demonstrator Mrs
no McCune
Jomo Food Supply Demonslrn
jr Mrs B B Cole
IWe meet the first and third
iicsday of each month Meet with
a January 18 at the Valley View
chool house at 200 oclock
Conway Reelected
At n recent meeting of the Kress
J A
gatioii Its tihallow water area ex
tends into IFloyd eiJunty on the
east and Swisher on the north
with shallow water in Lamb and
Bailey counties to the west and
Castro northwest Lubbocks area
also ls believed to be connected
in the group
Intensive drilling of wells for
irrigation farming has brought up
umcrous problems Hale Floyd
< amb and Lubbock county farm
ers have formed organizations to
study the possibilities and lso to
secure recognition in a proposed
agricultural bill that is now before
congress
Swuth Plains irrigation covers
besides the above named counties
Lynn Crosby HotMey and Bals
coe with several other counties
now becoming Interested Dtaf
Smith county is an important water
sector also
More than 1450 wells have beew
drilled in this section with an
acreage in excess of 00000 under
the pumps
Thc State of Texas through Its
water board and tho federal gov
ernsnent has begun a study of
water resources of tho area
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NAMED TO OFFICE
C C Dccn has just received notice
of his election as Outer Guard
j J Murray Markham county
John B Gayler
Seeks Reelection
John B Gnyler sheriff tax assessor
and collector of Swisher
US t announce s dK rinVciSrwiire b Tt W T
for reelection f the office he SSSf M °
Tnc will held
now holds subject to the action
Saturday February 5 1938
° l the pcmocrntlc Primary July WJ1 F > Grnnnm a
ifl every of the n v that he is
county < grn
icrs doctors dentists priests effort to build up and advance
PARENT TUACIIEKS ASSN
TO MEET THIS AFTERNOON
The Tulia Parent Teachers
this meeting
A cash award of two dollars
will be given to tho room having
thc largest per cent of voters
All friends and patrons of the
M
Ash State Highway County Poultry
Builds New Bridge Show Held Tulia
treasurer and Judge B C McCuS
iland represented Swisher county I 0n February 3rd 4th and nth
in the meeting Tuesday afternoon i ho annual Swisher County Poul
of the Highway BO Association at
SUverton
They report that petitions from
try Show will be held in the Com
munity Building in Tulia This
was derided at regular F F A
officials the meeting held on January 10th at
UnfJ Ifa Qoknrkl various county along
Head Kress School
te hnve bfcn selt t0 thostatc the high school with the aid of
the corporation wm continue toi
make firsx grade flour and hopes
sale at tho mill and at the grocery
stores in Tulia and elsewhere
The Wheat Growers have been
selling wheat for use in milling
flour at this mill since its beSin
of Khiva Temple Shrine at Ama j school arc very cordially invited qunlntcd
rillo for the year 1933 Mr Dcen
and J S Engleman have the distinction
of having been made life
members in the Temple gained
through service In thc band
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BOY SCOUT MEETING
Notice Is given Boy Scouts and
parents by Scout Master S C
Scott that m meeting will be held
Friday tomorrow night January
14 nt tho school auditorium
All concerned are requested to bc
present nt that time stated Mr
Scott
to attend
FREE COFFEE DOUGHNUTS
Patrons and visitors are invited
Thc purpose of the meeting is
to discuss the many new phases
LOCAL FARMER SUFFERING
FROM ERYSIPELAS ON FACE
W II Moore farmer voiding
to attend the opcniilg of tho Kir north of town was taken to Ama
ton Coffee Shop formerly the rillo last week to receive treat
Club Cafe next Saturday at whichment for cryslpelns of the face He
time thc new management Is giv J was quite ill but is Improving
ing away Free 1 coffee and doughnuts
to visitors on that day
Mr KIrton is anxious to get nc
qunlnted with citizens of Tulia and
Swisher county and believes that
If you cat with him once you
will bo so pleased you will be a
steady customer
now His children who arc nwny
from home were cnlled in Inst
Saturday They include Mrs Ethel
Stalling nnd W II Moore Jr
of Pampa Mrs Florence Waufford
s
THE TULIA HERALD
Tulia Swisher County Texas January 13 1938
Educators Attend
State Meet Jan 67
February 3 4 and 5 Members of the county board
lot education and board of direc
tors of the Tulln School returned
Saturday from Austin where they
attended a twoday AudioVisual
conference of the State Board of
Education
Members attending include W
W Parker Judge BC McCasland
I highway commission asking that County Agent P C Colgin the O Milner of the county board
steps be taken at once to build a
Independent School Board i two mUcs CMt of Tulla to
Conway was reelected as Suporin1 the C0UMl brd whkh
the Kress Schools for
endent of
a d wlth nn ol truck drlvcr
he school year 193030 This slnsl fnl rcsultlng n hs dcath
the eighth unanimous election this Thfi n ext mQetlng wl bc held
board has given Mr Conway
in Dlmmltt
chapter planned the show and E K Hulscy president of the
Mr Emmctt LaRoc was elected Tulia board
superintendent of the show Wal o
tcr Earl Fletcher prominent 11 nnnrlrvmnn Ditta
Future Farmer was chosen aslLauRlryman
his assistant Committees were
appointed to take care of all details
of the show A committee
will be raising money during the
next few days to pay premiums
This show will be open to ail
standard breeds of chickens
Definite rules and regulations
will appear soon
The Tulia F F A chapter will
of injuries sustained on Wednes
the Home Demonstration Club
Women of the county will hold a
recreation Training Meeting con
inrng and Iby operating the millThesc wome n represented Swish
in connection with their
grain
School
cr County nt a Training
operations the cost of manage
ment will not be greatly increased
stated Mr Hipp
Mr Lemons has not made
known to his friends just what he
expects to do in the future but
hopes that lie may be able to en
ter some business in Tulia
Plainview VFW
Post Organized
of the Swisher
t Members coun
ty post VFW went to Pkiinview
Monday nigbt to assist in organizing
Impost in that city
Fifteen meinbers wore granted
dharter and officers were elected
as follows
B r HWid > Goss post command
er JfJC Hooper vicecommandn
cr Glsifence1 Jcihnson junior vice
commaftder A R Nlsbit Jr quartermaster
Thomas A Bay post
advocate Jim Noel chaplain
Ben G Renz sergeantatarms
Harold Craig Carl Brown and
Roy Lippert trustees
Tom Carter Lubbock vice
commander of the Texas division
of the VFW assisted In the organization
of the new post
o
Farm Security Meet
Amarillo Jan 17 20
Mr L II Hauter Regional Director
for Region XII Farm Security
Administration Amarillo
Texas announces that the personnel
of the entire region is to be
favored with a four day conference
with Dr W W Alexander
Association will meet in tho High jot Washington D C Administra
School Auditorium this afternoon tion of Fnrm Security beginning
September 13 at 4 oclock January 17 nnd continuing through
Mrs J C Ferrcll has n very January 20th All meetings will be
interesting program planned for held nt the Herring Hotel
held at Lubbock last week January
4 6 for Home Demonstration
Club Women in District 2 and
conducted by Miss Madeline Stevens
of tile National Recreation
Association New York City
The Recreation Committee from
each club is requested to attend
this meeting and others who are
interested Three representatives
from each of the women and girls
clubs are expected to attend this
meeting Much helpful information
will be given at this meeting
for conducting recreation ir
the clubs this year
Mrs Davis MVs Lowry Mrs
Wood nnd Miss Wood the Home
Demonstration Agent returned
from Lubbock last Thursday
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Mrs Packer Dies
At Memphis Texas
Mrs D J Packer died j t her
home in Memphis Texas last Sun
dny January 9 nt about fivethir
ty oclock p m following a lingering
Illness
Funeral services were conducted
from the Memphis Presbyterian
Church Monday January 10 and
interment wns made in the Mem
phis cemetery
Survivors include five daughters
nnd one son two sisters of
Tulia Mrs L C Sraith and Mrs
L H Clark and one brother W
C Hulscy Tulia and a host of
other relatives and friends
Those attending the funeral service
from Tulia include Mrs L II
Clark Mrs L C Smith Mr nnd
Mrs W C Hulscy E K Hulscy
and Mrs Etta Sue Clayton
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CIDS WEATHER REPORT
up on somebody
4H Clubs Are Being Formed
In Rural Schools of County
Goodrich In Race goys From 8 Years
Attorney General To 21 Are Eligible
Shamrock Jan 12 Lewis M County Agent P C Colgin is
Goodrich prosecuting attorney in visiting the various rural schools
the Thirtyfirst Judicial district ° the County In the Interest of
comprising Gray Wheeler Rob 4H Club work In Swisher Coun
erts and Lipscomb counties to1 ty
Of Autn TniunVs day formally announced his can Schools at which clubs have
vr fiuw June didncy for Attorney General onibcen organized and visited are
briefest Kafir with the following forming
to be
w u t i i cvM
W H Lowe 51 died last Friday
platform on whlch aspirant for the Kaffir 4H Club Adrian Bates
an
the Important state office ever Marshall Ebeling Melvin Hutson
day from being run down by a
bascd hopcs of clectlon
car on the streets of Tulia Both
legs were crushed below the knees
and it Is believed that he suffered
internal Injuries which primarily
caused his death
ncrchants rectors executives ofthe Kress Schools and is pardon ° vo l 1 Tulia Milling Company formerly one son Edsel and the following
subhe utilities stockmen newa nuiy proud of its achievements 5 J fJ f owned and operated by Sam A catives who were present for the
UMliln
Number 2
Edwin Hutson J E Orr Jr A J
McCarley and William McCarley
Monday the Valley View School
was visited with tho following
present at the meeting C W
Rose Principal Donald Edwards
Paul Max Tucker C W Reeves
Billy Edwards Tommy Tucker
and Lewis Ballard
Tuesday morning the Center
Plains School was visited where
Mr Kermit Mitchell is Principal
Tho following boys were present
at this 4H meeting Warren Car
ruth Edwin Adams Thomas Bates
Odell Finney Noel Finney Alvl3
Simmons Van Weathers Delbert
Markham Eugene Markham and
Odie Carruth
The Taylor School will be visited
Thursday to organize the 4H
Club there
The Kress School will bc visited
next week to complete the organization
of the 4H Club
Other Schools In the County to
upormon insurance men theatre Kress has a lour stand to conduct the affairs ot Lcmons Ic 7W
Tiaungors etc In fact wherever nrd hlgh now school which year ls modcrn I he ° c 4ff0d J p According to the announcement is Miss s Minnie Mrs Lowe Mr Math and are and promises of men seeking of Mi Colgi Pdcc is anxious l to have
ine finds Kiwanians there will nnd up to date In all subjects ° TeV c m George Hipp manager of the Mrs A C Bridcn Mr and Mrs flee and desire to know more of allbo J 0 ScrcstcHn
do found men from most respect fcred Se Tulla corporation which has been R E Baggctt Mr and Mrs Felix the candidates and their person J UicngS
shin of the countv Club work between nn mta
iblc businesses and professions i The school offers all ciuzensmp lt
required
ol
flatly of the Tulia club found subjects and in addition
lme to nttend tho programs dur mnintainn standard cou
ng a part of or all day and all Manual Arts Agriculture Music
23 1938
superintendent ot the contest
Mr Gayler is now serving hs
Tcams Rn ex tcd from most of
second term in office and feels
ho Panhnndle r ion Pr
hat by reason of his experience
th0 10 h t h
in the past he is better than ever
p
qualified to serve in the future 0
The combination of offices makes
this pos one of ihe most important
in the county and he is anxious
to servethe people in keep1
ing with the importance of the i
office
Local Firm Buys
Legion home with the flag at half
mast signal honors to a former
soldier who saw service in the
World War in France in the thick
of severe battles
Mr Lowe was a man of few
words so many did not know of
his war lecord until after his
death when his honorable discharge
was found
n li r > Funeral services were conducted
milling Companyfrom the Church of Christ Satur
I day afternoon at 3 oclock with
As a result of a deal that wasRev J T Cordcr officiating and
closed around the first of the new assisted by Rev Sam A Thomas
The board makes possible h tift grateful ycar lhe Tllia Whent Growers and Rev J Hoytt Boles
Inc became
the owner of the Survivors include the widow and
° Peratl ° l several Harris Mrs E L Bridcn and Mr declared Goodrich
ijT Zt iho ° years al integrity i of B and ni vhether thev are at
t0 thCf ersof Swl her county wi thc I5crsolinel of the crew Norman Bridcn all of the vicinity i in making public his threeplank XS School o not to see him
Ttthe onnounSfflenfof his candid ° work 1crs ie the mill will not be of Drcckenridge Texas where the J platform If elected Attorney I r the Principal of the School in
changed only management Lowe family formerly resided
felt the time was well spent and Home and three Commcr c > vith ° r vhe thc Pnmnr >
Making will pass from Mr Lemons to the
expressed the hope that Tulia may cial subjects Antiquated subjects faction If held next summer and Whont Growors incorporation LI
it some time in the future have that he expects to see every
havc becn loppod off nnd replac Aceordng lo tho announcement
ihe pleasure of such another meet er ofon the c ccti0n if at all
ed by the more modern types n thg wccks ssUQ Q u n d q
He will appreciate the
nS Instead of the old Ancient and Possible
a
Rettus Opens New
Mr and Mrs Pettus arc worthy
people and deserve a portion of
the business of Tulla and Swisher
ounty They will treat you right
Mrs Tcttus has been the Tulia
nnd of each and
IinfIucnce support
Medieval Histories World Historj
cvecjone
replaces the two Modcrn Mathe
matics Solid
replaces Geometry
LaURCiry In I Ulia and Trigonometry This is in keep Judge C D KUSSell
ling with the oectnt nation wide
1
q D 1 t
Mr and Mrs B F Pcttus who trend of curriculum revision OeeKS KeeleCtlOU
tor a long time have operated a The present school enrollment
farm in the Valley View commu shows nn increase of 22 per cent Judge C D Russell Plainview
aity have installed a completely over last year This is due to the was in Tulia Friday of last week
new HelpySelfy Laundry in the fact that thc surrounding commu < in the interest of his campaign for
Crawford building across the nities wish 1o give their children reelection to tho office of District
street from the Willson Lumber the best educational advantages Judge of the C4th Judicial District
Company in TUlin possible I in the July Democratic Primary
Irrigation Meet At
Plainview March
Herald correspondent at Valley Experts of the Suuthwest will
View for many years and If shetnke part in u congress in Plain
juts her efforts in ithe laundry vicw March 9 and 10 to con
hirt she has done t the job of jsider fieid irrigation problems
writing the news for the home Iand fertilization livestock on ir
saper she cannot fall to make nrlgated inrmE and related subjects
iucccs with Mr Pettus In their Hnlc county is oneof the lead
wrw venture jpg counties in ithe state in irri
SEE rUPPET SHOW
t With the announcement that he
would seek reelection the Judge
ussued this statement
To the voters of the 64th Judi
cial District r
As I announce my candidacy for
the office of District Judge I want
rto say to the people ot the district
that I appreciate having been
ftected two years ago to serve
thc unexpired term of ihe late
Judge Joiner and now ask them
to elect me for a full term
If I am elected I will continue
to discharge the duties of the of
fice to the very best of my abilityC D Russell
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KTCSS STUDENTS RETURN
TO ABILENE COULEGE
Rtith Shelton Paul Lang Den
ley Woodruff and Dorothy Woodruff
of Kress returned to Abilene
Christian College as work wat resumed
Moaday on the Abilene
campus following the 15day yuletide
vacation
These are in among 583 students
enrolled at ACC for the fall o
mestcr of 1937 33 which has
been termed In many ways Hue
best in the history of the college
Abilene Christian College is the
largest school in the world maintained
by uncmbcrs of tho Church
of Christ
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Ome Demonstration I That the office of Attorney
General shall thc best
serve noJi
Club Women To Meet terests of all the people of Tex rarK i eaicaiea
Saturday afternoon at 100 pm standing
o place this flour in every home the High School Gyrnnaslum
in Tulia trade
area It will be on
Go sral of Texas I solemnly
promtho communty in which they re
ise the following sjdc
>
as any other interests At Happy Saturday
2 That I shall give all that is
within me personally and shall
surround myself with carefully
chosen assistants for whose integ
ducted by Mrs J V Davis of Sa rity and ability I can vouch
lem Mrs Helen Lowry of Love
and Mrs J M Wood of Kress
men of sound legal and moral
judgment and that his advice and
counsel for every state department
Citizens of Tulia and other surrounding
towns witnessed dedication
of Stephenson Park ln Happy
last Saturday so named in
honor of the donors of the site
3 That I shall havc only the which ucs southwest of the busi
foregoing obligations to perform ncss sectj0n of Happy
with no debts political or other Master of ceremonies was W D
wise to pay i Moore president of the Business
Goodrich has in the order namMens Club Invocation was by
ed been a farm boy common In Rev Partin of Happy and the
borer retnil grocery clerk truck dedication was directed by Rev
driver office boy student lawyer Harding sand
prosecuting attorney He serv I Citizens of Happy plan to make
ed five years as city attorney of i this one of the attractive spots in
Shamrock and is now serving his I the Panhandle Messrs J H and
sixth year as district attorney in W W Stephenson donated tho
the Thirtyfirst district of Texas park site
He will be 40 years old in April o
has a wife nnd one child I Twelf th Annual
I invite the people of Texas to I
make inquiry in my judicial disi
trict where I have lived for more
than 30 years as to my honesty
integrity arid ability to serve them I
as a public official said Good1
rich I realize the Attorney Gen
Boy Scout Council
Lubbock January 25
The Twelfth Annual Meeting io
the South Plains Area Council w jll
oral is under asolemn and legal be held at the Lubbock Hotel n
obligation to the people and that Lubbock on Tuesday January 25
his office affects more citizens with sessions starting for the dii
than any other one department of foment leadership groups at 500
our state government M preceded by a meeting of the
I realize that the Attorney Gen1 Council Executive Board nt 4f0
ernl and his assistants must be oclock according to Dr F B M
lone Council President
One of the hlghllgnts of the An
nual Meeting will be the address
affects tho financial political and of the evening to be given by a
business interests of the entire member of the National Staff of
state And it is my opinion that the Boy Scouts of America The
in order to perform these dutiesgroup sessions will be headed by
he should be unbiased unpreju Sam A Henry Dr C C Schmidt
diced and free from personal or land V L Doughtie As usual at
financial interest in nil matters the Annual Meetings of the Coun
brought to his attention That recognition will be given to
brief is why I think I should be I Five Ten and Fifteen Year Vet
elected the next Attorney General erans along with the presentation
of Texas 0f the Silver Beuvor Award for
Baptists Gather
Brotherhood Meet
distinguished service to Boyhood
The Council Officers for 1938 will
bo introduced A Councilwide nt
tendnnce banner will bo presented
to the towns that have present at
The Brotherhood of the Tierra the meeting the largest number 6f
BInncn Association will have their their quota as will be announced
I banquet nt the First Baptist
mv i Church of Happy tonight Thurs
As to the weather everything is dtiy at 730
l lt ° f l ltcr
Brotherhood Banquet
of tho program nnd to give the Notwithstanding to the contrary Tho ndult and intermediate
field workers and office force nn A bi > snow storm is trying to slip Brotherhoods of the First Baptist
opportunity to become better nc
Civil Service To
But not on me for Im going to uie cliuVcll Mo7i fallowing i
Hold Tests Soon
The United States Civil bervice
Commission lias announced open
Church of Tulia will have a joint competitive examinations u tho
banquet n t next > osU
Tell the cockeyed world all about tlny nlght nt 730i Junlor jmiunte nurse 1020 h
U o year U S Public Health Servio
January 10 to 19 inclusive well
jjj CLUB GIKLS OF
of Llttlefield nnd Luther Moo reJ And does the spill
student nt West Texas CollegcfAnd raises Billy H
Canyon
have a major snow storm
Life as I see it tho other side
Im gwine to hitch hike it up the
hill
And highjack em through the
glade
And Ill jump out of tho car
Before lt gets tho jar
When she hubs a stump
Twisting down the hill
COUNTY MET SATURDAY
Tho CountyWide 4H Club met
Saturday afternoon January 8 inj
land Veterans Administration
Associate wool technologist at
3200 a year Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
members are urged to be present this city
Industrial classification analyst
thc District Court Room Fourteen j n d senior associate and assistant
members were present industrial classification analysts
After the business meeting Mrs 2G00 to 4000 a year Social Se
Patzig our sponsor discussed thcicurlty Board
program for the following year
Our next meeting will be Sat
urdny January 15 in the District
Full Information mny bo obtain
ed from S C Scott Secretary of
the U S Civil Servico Board of
Court Room at one oclock All > Examiners at the post office in
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Engleman & Engleman. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 29, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 13, 1938, newspaper, January 13, 1938; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42517/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.