The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 33, No. 48, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 26, 1942 Page: 1
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IVolume 33
AU Sorls Of
Scrap Materials
Needed For War
leart Attack
Is Fatal To
C Wilson
Funeral rites for Charles Calvin
ilson G3yearold pro mincnt
Swisher County farmer were said
at the First Methodist Church
unday afteronon Nov 22 at 4
oclock Rev P E Yarborough
officiated assisted by Rev L N
fLipscomb of Plainview
Interment was In Rose Hill
Cemetery under the direction of
jWallaee Funeral Home Pallbear
ctg were J R Ward Dennis Zlm
Iflcmunn O B Kelley Q B
JkvVkman H N Garrett S P
lAtchlcy J E Swcpston and E
m Flynt
Mr Wilson died suddenly at
his home south of Tulia about 3
oclock Thursday afternoon Nov
11D following an attack indigestion
and heart trouble Ho Is survived
tby his wife a daughter Mrs
Robert Brooks of Tulia a son
tcharlos Calvin Jr of Philadel
Sj > hia Pa a brother A M Wil
n
two children were born In De
JL JLJL JLj JL IJJUJlrlL
Questionnaires
Mailed To 1819
Year Old Group
Classification questionnaires aro
being mailed to boys in the 18
and 19 year old group according
to C C Dccn clerk of the Swisher
County Selective Service bonrd
Those with numbers from 10480
to 10570 inclusive have been senti
questionnaires They are
10480 Elmer Burna Pool Kress
10408 John Russell Graham Happy
10488A Harvey Newkirk Gar j
lett Tulia 10191 Van Earl Hughes
Knss 10192 Mclvin Taylor 1 hit
son Tulia 10193 Earl Lawrence1
Guinn Tulia 10491 John David
Tuttlc Tulia 10495 Albert Monroe
Blanks Kress 10497 Virgil
D Pair Happy 10499 Raymond
Rao Tulia 10501 Jack Winston
Flynt Tulia 10502 John Will
Nichols Tulia 10501 Wcldon Harvey
Foster Kress 10505 Marion
Delmar Giese Tulia 10500 Herk
Gillum Haney Tulia
10507 William Olen Adams
Tulia 10508 Jess David Cheat
wood Kress 10511 Bob Edd
Sharp Tulia 10512 Robert Frank
Bass Kress 10513 Claude Hanna
Tulia three grandsons nId Tulin 10514 WSHuKhos Kross
vo granddaughters and a numi 1 010 Mnyor M < Knnis Dkf
or of nieces and nephews I luln 051Z wf n P1
lard Vigo Park 10518 Phill San
The son of Mr and Mrs M J dor8on Jr Tullt 10519 Arnold
ftVllson C C Wilson was born ntLeo Johnsoll Tunn H1523 Rob
Throe Forks in Bell County Texas crt Lec DavI Jr Tulia > 10521
bn August 1 1879 At the age of JnmPS shlrley LaUo0 Happy
nine years he moved with his par 10525 Bm Charles Edwards
cnta to Bclton where ho was grad Tulla < 1052G Donnid Ross Crock
jintcd from high school He spent cl Tulia 10527i TrnvIs Wnyno
on year attending Southwestern Continued on back page
University at Georgetown Texas
ijjJEl909
Cotfnty
comber 1918 the family moved to i
Swisher County and lived on the j Based on outstanding records
Wilson Brothers Estate until 1921 i 4H Club activity in the State
when they moved to thier present 19 youths have been announced
horno < j as Winners of the Santa Fe Rail
During the summer of 1097 Mr way educational awards The an
Wilson along with his brother nuul awards are part of the Rail
wife Mr and Mrs A M Wil ways program to further educa
unitcd with the Methodist U ° 1 pursuits of 4H members
tTiurch and he has been an ac and farm activity in general Win
member ever since He has els aie provided with an all ex
filled almost every position in his Pense visit to the National 4H
fchurch including teaching a young Congress hold in Chicago Nov
oplcs class serving as a ste 29 to Dec 2
jward and as secretarytreasurer Presentation of this award to
Ir and Mrs Wilson joined the three boys from this territory was
ulia Methodist Church upon their made before the Tulia Kiwanis
rrival her in 1918 Mr Wilson club here on Tuesday Nov 24 by
was one of the earliest promoters h m Bainer general agricultural
the new church building and agent of the System Boys receiv
on the building committee ing the awards were Cloyce Ter
woiked incessantly to raise rcil Plainview 411 club boy of
money and assisted in the super Hale County Ross ODaniel Tulia
ision of the construction work ih boy of Swisher and Rodney
n 1930 ho proposed the paying Smith Hart 4H boy of Castro
f the debt and worked faith County
fully to that end The debt wasi in addition to the educational
Jpaid and the churcli dedicated in J award each winner is to be pre
le fall of 1939 i sented with a certificate of merit
Mr Wilson was preceded in for accomplishment in 4H activ
leatli by his father who passed ity signed by E J Engel presi
faway in June 1927 his oldest dent of the Railway
iandj his mother who died Jan
uary 15 1940
he moved to Coleman
where ho was engaged
in the mercantile business at Voss
On April 23 1911 he was mar
ried to Miss Lucy Mae Hayes in
the Methodist Church at Voss
Mr and Mrs Wilson moved to
Fisher County in 1912 where the J
Early this summer Mr and Mrs
4H Club Boys
Awarded Trip
By Santa Fe
Guests present for the award
ing included Mrs Clayton Terrell
and Miss Hazel White of Plain
view and M V May county
IWilson made a trip to Bell and I ngent 0f Castro County
Coleman Counties and enjoyed
meeting again their relatives and
friends They had just returned on TPU n nlrCCl VIM O
the Sunday before his death from lltllltVogl V lllg
fa visit with their son Charles QQVXTlnCtS JaA
t Spartanburg South Carolina OKI VlCeO riclll
Outoftown r e 1 a 11 ves and
rr T l TvT 1 J
KfrJMs who were present for the Here LaSl JNlgnt
funeral included Mrs Wilsons sis
fters Mr and Mrs T C Ayresl The annual communitywidu
iKormit Mrs J B Freeman j Thanksgiving services were held
Jrownwood and Mrs LcRoy Wat i last night at 8 oclock at the
Skins Hobbs New Mexico Mr Methodist Church with Rev Rus
Wilsons niece Addie Lee Wilson I sell A Wingert preaching the
fballas Mr and Mrs R E Blan sermon
f r ton Claude Mrs Jewel Davis Special music was furnished by
Continued on back page the Tulia High School Glco Club
Whereas it is the duty of everyone to acknowledge the provi
dence of Almighty God to obey His will to be grateful for His
benefits and to humbly implore His protection and
Whereas it has been the custom of the people of the United
set aside one day each year for trie purpose of giving
States to
w thanks to God for the many blessings and benefits extended to us
during the year just pfst
Now Thereroro I as Mayor do recommend and assign Thurs
day Nov 20 to be devoted to the Maker and Giver of all the
it good that was that is or thatwlll be that we all may be united
tf fn rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for all the
benefits that have come to us despite the suffering and agony
that the desperate battle for freedom now going on has brought
to many peoples
Alay we especially give thanks for His allwise guidance and
in Jb re His aid and assistance in helping us to regain peace for
our nation and for the entire world
May He grant us that material prosperity commensurate with
our ability and inclination to use for His glory and for the benefit
rf thoso who by reason of adversity are in want
iven under my hand at Tulia Texas this 20th day of
Novcnber A D 1942
Ray G Jordan
T Mayor
w
Air raid wardens and assistant
met in the district courtroom Fu
day night wltn John Palmuie
county agncuUuial agent ml
Miss Sybil Gltlden county homo
demonstration agent to hear an
outline of tho proposed voluntnj
meat tationlng program
Within h few days the an i
wardens and their assistant m
Tulia Happy and Kress will call
on the homes in their respective
districts and explain tho voluntuy
meat rationing program to housi
wives
The Swisher County AgiUut
tural Victory Council met SaUU
day afternoon Nov 21 and afiixd
to contact all of the farm families
in the county in tho Shaio
the Meat Urogram Tills program
is for voluntarily dividing equally
the pork beef veal and lamb and
mutton which is available for
civilians after the Armed Furies
and the lendlease compensations
have been made The sharing will
allow two and onehalf pound
per adult per week winch includes
only the above mentioned but
not fish poultry and such meats
at heart kidney liver sweet
bread and the like
The program means a patiiotic
duty in getting people ready for
meat rationing if and when it
comes At the piesent we aie using
about 27 billion pounds of
meat for home consumption and
for our Army and leaselend
while we are only producing 24
billion pounds Tins means that
cacli civilian must shaie his or
her meat with each and evury
other civilian in the nation
This program was Instituted
in Washington and handed down
to Governor Coke Stevenson to
each county in the state Dining
this face to face or house to house
campaign among faun families
discussing Share tho Meat Program
the Agricultural Victory
leaders will also ask each farmer
to pledge to deliver or have
ready for delivery all of the scrap
metal and rubber on his farm or
ranch If tho farmer or rancher
will see fit to pile up this scrap
and help load it on trucks can
bo secured at no cost to him whnt
socver to move it to a scrap dealerThe council will also discuss Uie
possibility of a rat campaign early
in 1943 with the farmers cooperating
in the county during
a certain period Poison including
all rat material can be secured
at 25c per pound Persons
interested should contact their
neighborhood leader of the council
telling the council member
how many pounds are dcsiied
In conjunction with this pro
gram the air raid wardens and
the Victory council membeis will
also ask cveryono to sign pledge
cards to get all scrap metals in
the hands of junk dealers and oth
er scrap terminals so that they
can bo converted into war production
as soon as possible The
scrap metal drive is sponsored by
the Tulia Kiwanis Club
Stores In Tulia
To Close Today
For Thanksgiving
Practically all of the business
establishments in Tulia will be
closed today in observance of the
321st Thanksgiving
Merchants and businessmen asked
the cooperation of cveryono
in doing their shopping beforehand
All the grain elevators will
be closed and farmers who aro
combining or harvesting grain
crops are asked to cooperate with
the grainmen by bringing their
grain in on Friday
Assembly Of God
Church To Begin
Revival Tuesday
A revival meeting will begin at
the Assembly of God Church in
Tull aon Tuesday Dec 1 with
Morris Lofkovitz a converted Jew
Evangelist of Oklahoma City doing
the preaching
Services will start each even
ing at 730 oclock Mrs Lefkovitz
is to be in charge of the Booster
Band Jewish songs wil be sung
Robert M Owen3 local pastor
invites the public to come and
hear Evangelist Lefkovitz who he
says is a forceful spoaker
Mrs W R RcMasters left Friday
after visiting In the home
of her daughter Mr and Mrs
Basil Rodgers for the past tvo
weeks
Tulia Swisher County Texas November 26 1942
Plans Made Here Soft And Water Conservation Service
For Voluntary Helpful To Stufshcr County Farmers
Meat Rationing
Remember Pearl Swisher Dairy Herd
HarborBuy V 8 Slftlc
In Production
o j x n r
Bonds On Dec
i Hie Nv i liei iiiinlv lliiiiy hem
Fnlliming the oimple sot by lead ngum In piodtirttnn met the
other towns and eilies Uie Svvlsh inlire slate nccorellng to John
er County Win Savings Commit Palmare Swlshor County Agrlcul
toe is pushing a movement wlieu turn Agent
by eveiy man woman and child At tho present there ate eighl
in this community will purchase herds under lost by Wan on on
a war bond or a stamp on lie These eight herds produced an
cenber 7 Pearl Harbor Day iivorngo of 025 pounds of milk and
In lemombrance of those heroes 33 pounds ot butterfat during the
who gave their lives when tho month of October
Japs tieachetously attacked the Tho herd of S P Atchley win
United States at Peail Harbor a the highest in Texas and also m
year ago everyone i urged to Swisher County testing Ktoiip
loosen up his puise strings on
December 7 and buy all the bonds
and stamps lie can oven It Ills
purchase amounts to but one on
cent war stamp he will have
Cold Spell Hits
Swisher County
Friday Evening
avei aging 1175 pounds of milk and
43 5 pounds of butterfat Those
cows of Mr Atehloys weie only
milked twice a day in competing
with cows Hint were milked thioei
done something for his count y times a day
and himself I Next In line was the county
Certificates showing lint tlioy association of Ilexnr which pro
are members of the Swisher Conn duced flat I pounds of milk per hold
ty War Savings Committee hnvujThe next highest Individual In
been issued to tho following i the statu also belonged to the
Judge James T Hale chairman Hexnr County Association which
Mrs F P nngleinim ilex Aycock
Mrs S C Scott 1 H Turney W
A Graham Mack Elliott C C
Northcutt 1 Ross Noland Ray
Jordan J Lee Griffith Mis A
Foy Curry Walker U Jones all
of Tulia C A Fleming Homei
Whitlow and Carl Losson of Kress
and Grady Ponder T L Fore
Ed W Spiowls of Happy A cei
tificate showing that John Kellogg
was also a member of the
committee will bo awnidcd to
Mrs Kellogg
Swisher County
Wildcat Oil Test
Nears Completion
Drilling at n depth of 5300 feet
Tuesday morning the L A Helms
No 1 J D Harris wildcat oil well
in Swisher County is rapidly nearing
its completion Contract depth
is 5500 feet
The well had some trouble last
week The drill stem was twisted
off three joints from the bottom
when the hole was at 5020 feet
The damage was lepaired and
drilling continued after a short
delay
pindured 751 pounds of milk
Kiwanis Club
Mas Election
Of Officers
C Noi tin nil wai
piesidcnt of the Tulia
nin
elected
Kiwanis
Club when the group met Tuom
for the
ninW
W A Graham was in rhargo of
the election
Repair Machinery
While Parts MayBe
Obtained
Have You Bought
A War Bond Or
Stamps Today
This phologrnph U leprwntn
tne of work being plnnn Hl by
rnmers In cooperation with
Swisher County Soil Ioiiwi
viliuii District according to
i hules T llniintt Chairman < > f
the Hltllits UoimI of Htip rtM
< > l t
Stulllf o IJ 12 liuhe liiKh left
mi the land is one means con
i > iliok winiI erojUun during the
a mtoi enrly spilng months
Mrs Kra Kiricnid lrerio Calif
Mi rind Mrs Hiney Williams
ind Mis Klliel Watson Lubbock
43 Men From Tulia
1 Stationed At Army
I School At Lubbock
If youre wondering whether During the icmiiling iimpuign
paht week afforded the opportun 1 nle > ot his repair work readily uny ruj < or town while Abi
tty for farmers to make coruid f ddes repairing sharpening and lm Md second place Anson
Number 48
Gasoline
Board Taking
Applications
People in mi h > i unity uv
warned uiiin th it they mut i itnr
ti > Uie ui line i itiotitng tintul U
make ipplu itnn fm gasoline it
all nmiliiKliu uy equipment
Intituled in this list rr ti u t t
Wl II llVttil
mntMiu > us hetp to wrowrvej
mm tine nil to reduce water nrol
The gasoline
of Frm >
crops like this rBncompeisiHt
i iwn with the nec i ry soil r W Mefie
imiI watei Minsorvatlon practices Non hml fl
the tint day th t m
Mi lleiiing said Feed enn be
tm it meat ami milk two > t
f the most important wartime1 drvr1 f
The board i
Aid in wuking out conservation
plans and putting tho pinna on the
land may be obtained by farmers
through the Soil Conservation
Work Unit office which Is located
in the Tulia tank M Trust Co
MtttHing oer the Post Office In
TiIii The Depaitnirnt of Agri1 < must HIUhI
uiltiiie Soil Consrivution Servl < ey f h ° y WU t
i In him i ins to the
h > ti n t to i t Ihsti it t i ooper
Funeral Rites
Held For Mrs
Josie Boren
Mim Jieie lloifii HI was burled
hole Weilne lnv iiftftnoon Nov
111 tollieiug fiiiieuil services nt
he family liotne conducted by
llro J T Colder
She died Tuesday Nov 17 Survivors
nio her children Mrs Birdie
llyman and Mrs Gllla McKee
Tulia Mrs Kdna Miller Hllver
ton Mack Iloicn Atnurlllo nine
gitindchlkri < n and u sister Mrs
John Col and several nieces and
nephews
Josie Haard was born Juno B
UI7a in Lamar County Texas At
the age of 18 years she wus mnt
County some 50 yearn ag to
Collin County She and hot rum
Uy made thu trip In a eoeied
wagon They lntaUfl
miles east of Tulia in uie umy
on what Is now known as the
R
m < >
ment of ih > eouith
sons believing U < v
more gasoline Ui m n
allows may U
to the board betwt i
beginning of mtiibi
Due I AU applleat
nirimeiil or ltinl Cm
school official tru
school to school trnn
font or more to ii h i
tatlon of U N m I
newspaper delK < i s
npwsieul photogi ihh
physician surgeon < > i >
public health mn >
embalmer mlnclei tn i
Ai oi 1
In nit
clii <
i r u >
Mnlnl IV
i tp v i >
> f ant >
isolint
fl tm <
I f v pti
li tied J
iHMlk
I
Iciwtn iHiieiitiiig Mil
mileage that H up to 4
a month additional to the A ilion
must be In a sharet e u
club or else show cause i hv
cannot be In such a club
in order In get preferred ton
age that is additional i < i < > hih >
providing more than 170 i
month a person must ot
one of the following o > it io
i uune
tllUl
i itlon oT
I uipor
Molt 4 U >
r i v un
Illpiufii
i i iiiat iui
i Intel tie
I oi tab
bl transpoilatiti > r rum workers
mnrlno worker m firm ma
terlals essential li > i > i il utility
or war worker 1 u > > > i in < Illation
recruiting training us ion
ttructlon repairs > iteiitiuf
service or produt n upei iih 1
ile < l to A U Uoren To this un members of aimed Torres I
ion wero born seven children of loletnim ilthviy essential
whuh number two boys and one agent
girl piereiiud her In death Mi
lioren passed away Match I 1121
Mis Uoren came to Kwhu iailiP Ni 11
fioin
ibleill J
tut Ihw
m i
MMl
evwi
II I
II
Good For First
ion i Co flee Rations
Station Sunday Nov 21
fee punW may begin
irrendmlng one stump
Kutlon Hook No 1 the book
erable in harvesting fc l pnhUng field mcahinery he can uirtl P l f amesa m fourth old may purchase a pound < > f
luv
1 u >
< oi
day at noon or their regular Jpr K f ffiw They unloaded again by
luncheon program
w
Other officers elected
them a dugout In the side of ttl f0
bluff In which they lived foi
in
r
coming year woe Walter Tomlin mZ vi ht 4c ua
son fit st vlcepesldent Charles r J lZ7lt I
n lm ll n mmr P h tlurn th >
°
Weisenbiig second vicepresident JJj Cf J L Chairman of the Swisher Count
and W C Cowan Jr tioasuter f lV y l T War Price and Rntloninc ILwiul
New directors cliosen were Al explained today
wl M
len Hoard it V Miller Kirk Car during her
ott Eat I Coodman John Ialmoro l 8
ClunL 010 lwn l rl > Uvwh U
Ceorge Childress and it O ClunLf
tended the funeial were hei nic e
ftotall coffe sales were frueti
during this week from Nov
through Nov 28 for the ruip < >
of enabling storekeepers U > it < Hk
their shelves for the beginning if
tatlon sales
In order to prepare for toffco
Kitioiilng those who do not have
War Hation Hook No l or who
have lost it should apply Irwin
dlateiy to Uie local War Iiui
and Rationing Hoard
I When coffee rationing begin i
there will be time to get ovary > r Air Forces whu h has Just on Novembei 20 War Ration Hook
thing done when next springs 0 < i completed 13 men from Tulia No J which most people pmiiil >
work begins take a Up from John Wro nll t d for the Lubbock I ly all the sugar book will tin r
Palrnoro Swisher County Agri Army Flying School and arc now Jb < u ed for buying cwffee I
cultural Agnt of Uie AM Coilegd Uitioned at this large twinengine stumps in the book No 29 unf
Kxtonsion Service staff and r > utj ndvante < 1 Hying school down to 20 will be the coffei
your machinery in th boat o A luK ° number of men from stamps Th first corfee ration
slinpe this winter You should have nI1 ovr W88 Texas and Texasstamp Is No 27 then in oid r
A cold wave that reached Swish u > < J U it l done ad frt 20 other States In the foUow 28 25 20 23 24 21
er County and surrounding terri you vo a iot of precious time Unon wt3rt ntll twJ However and 20
tory Friday niglit drove the terninfltr PlnnUng begins says Jal Texas led the list Men were The hoard explained that Un
perature down to 11 dfcgrecs early more listed from New Yoik to Califor1 apparently disconnected seqmn
Saturday rnorniru The maximum j Almost any farmer can set up na ane M ttir outh as Florida of the stamp numbers is to threading
on Friday was 71 un efficient workshop especially Texas Lubbock furnished used because of the arrangement
Ideal fall weaUier during the hB fl electric power and do le featent number of men iromjof the stamps in the ration tux
Only tho H whose ration boi
show Ihem to be over 15 v i
progress
and cotton The cold spell did not overhaul the milker washing ma1 Place followed by Levetland Men fee for each of these coffee stamp
stop farm work j chine and other pieces of fjrmiwc enlisted from 2IB Texas j Persons who have attained the
HIbJi
Two Young Men To
Speak At Central
Church Of Christ
and home equipment u t
as extra insurance so it will give
full service during Uie war per
iiod
I Motordriven equipment If1
towns
Teubel Reports
On Fall American
avaiiflbio win increaae the usej Legion Convention
fulness of the farm repair shop uu
arul speed up work For ex The riiual Fall Convention of Uirough Jan 3 1943
ample a highspeed grinder with tho American Ugion at Welling j Coiwumers who have stock > I
wire buffer and sanding disk atlon Texas on Nv 2Z was well
of IS yean since the ration b
was issued are not eligible to inn
chase coffee The reason for this
age limitation is to allow lar et
coffee rations for grownups
The first ration period will l
for fiv weeks from No
J up on coffee will have to count
I tachmonla Is most useful and ecoj attended from all over the diejail above one pound they have e > u
nomical because it saves time inltrict Jt waa sported by Henry hand Nov 28 as a part oi then
j sharpening and cleaning tools A Teub l 18th District Commander ration When the consumer ap
hand drill is another time saver on M return piles for War Ration p No 2
bocauso it can be usul without Many Legion notables were J soinetime around tin i i t of the
moving the pait from th < mi pie cnt Includinp State Command year h will l iinri i to de
iciline The hirtly farmer < m put < < li < il Mai el of Phillips clan the ni nit < i o he had
The public is invited to come og U > ci n < f il powei tool tm l < l ht of the convention on r i t rationing
to the Central Church of Christ r a i i i in it So moved Horn
Sunday and hear two home town i iyito tic i 1 > i r m i native t uy excess sup
boys speak T A Hayhurst will The situation will be critical of Wellington who with two of ply Thu means that th consum
speak at the morning service at 12 next year All form machinery hw brothers Joined the Royal > i u 11 > unablo to continue cof
oclock noon and Bilhe George and equipment excepting repair Canadian Air Focro about two fee purchases until he has used
Love at the evening service at parts were frozen on Nov 1 But yours ago and had been stationed up his stock on hand at the ra
730 oclock Continued on back page Continued on back page j Continued on back pagu
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The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 33, No. 48, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 26, 1942, newspaper, November 26, 1942; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42681/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.