The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 34, No. 23, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 10, 1943 Page: 1
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Youve Done Your Bit
Now Do Your Best
Boost Your Bond Buying
Volume 34
County Quotas On Rationed
Farm Machinery Are Lifted
All county quotas on rationed
farm machinery were cancelled
this week by the Texas USDA
War Board
Under the revised program
which goes into effect immediately
eligible producers now may
purchase machinery from any
dealer in the state instead of restricting
purchases to the county
in which they cany out larm
ing operations
They will be rcqiuied however
to locate the maelvnery they wish
to purchase and obtiin a purchas
certificate from Farm Machinery
Rationing Committees before making
purchase Producers are eligible
for purchase certificates
when theif application for farm
machinery and equipment isap
proved by local rationing committeesCommittees are not permitted
to issue purchase certificates un
less the machinery first
catc d by the producer
is loB
FI
Vance chairman of the board
said and explained that the purpose
of this plan was to prevent i
issuing certificates in excess of
available supply
Tag requirements also are abolished
and machinery is tagged to
Continued from back page
Next Exam For
Privers Licenses
To Be Held June 17
A representative of the Texas
Highway Department will be in
Tulih June 17 to give examinations
for securing drivers licenses
He will be at the Swisher
County sheriffs office in the
courthouse from 9 a m until 5
oclock p m
Dates for examination to be
given in July are the 1st 15th
and 29th
THE TUL1A HERALD
Tulia Kiwanians And Happy Lions To Present
Style Show and Womanless Wedding Friday
A house overflowing with spectators
is anticipated when members
of the Happy Lions Club and
the Tulia Kiwanls Club present
a style show a chorus and a Wo
manlcss Wedding at the Tulia
High School auditorium Friday
night at 9 oclock
Proceeds from the fun program
will be split three ways by the
Tulia Kiwanls Club the Tulia
Boy Scout Troop and the Tulia
Cub Pack
This program has been presented
at Happy previously by the
Happy Lions Club and many
wouldbe spectators were turned
away because of a full house
Many of those who did not get
to sec the show arc expected to
bo here for it Friday night
The Happy Lions will contribute
the chorus and will model
the latest ladies dress fashions in
the style show
The Womanless Wedding directed
by Rev P E Yarborough
will be characterized by members
of the Tulia Kiwanls Club
The cast of characters is as
follows for the Womanless WeddingThe Bride R V Miller
The Groom Redus II Wells
The Brides Father W A GrahamThe Brides Mother M O Elliott
The Preacher Walter Tomlin
sonThe
The Rejected Suitor Jess J
Shaw
The Bridesmaid W C Cow
an Jr
Best Man John Palmorc
The Ring Bearer Earl GoodmanFlower Bearers James T Hale
and C C Northcutt
Brides Train Bearers Dr R
F McCasland and II N Garrett
The Singer Henry Teubcl
Pianist Mrs W R Humphreys
County 4H Club
Boys Ship Calves
To Kansas City
Swisher County 4H club boys
have finished their calf feeding
demonstration for 1943 with the
sale and shipment of nine calves
to Kansas City with the Extension
Service District 2 shipment
that left from Plainview on May
29
These calves shipped weighed
7700 pounds in Kansas City and
sold for 124325 After shipping
and commission fees had been
paid the net amount returned to
the boys was 119009 The calves
sold all the way from 1700 per
hundred down to 1550 per hun
Continued on back page
Senator Grady Hazlewood Talks
At Kiwanis Club Luncheon
The Tulia Kiwanis Club has
decided to end the argument once
and for all by offering cash prizes
for the three best gardens in
Tulia The amount of the cash
awards will be found in the next
issue of the Herald
The judging will be done by
qualified and uninterested persons
who will base their decisions on
the number of varitics in the garden
the size of the garden plot
uniformity of stand the care that
has been given the garden and
other things
Funeral Services
For Mrs Vannerson
Conducted Here
Last rites for Mrs F J Van
nerson said from tho First Presbyterian
Church Monday afternoon
June 7 at 3 oclock with
Rev J P Sharp of Canyon officiatingBurial was in Rose Hill Cemetery
under the direction of Wallace
Funeral Home Pallbearers
Leonard Grubb Mcrl Bil
Shelby F Vaughn
Get Commission
And Pilots Wings
SHELBY F VAUGHN
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SEYMOUR Ind May Jl
Shelby F Vaughn son of Mr and
Mrs John W Vaughn of Tulia
received his coveted silver wings
and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant
when he was graduated
May 28 from Freeman Army AirField
The field is a twinengine
advanced pilot training school in
Southern Indiana
2nd Lt Vaughn was a member
of tho second class of aviation
cadets to take their pilot training
at Freeman Field Before coming
to the field for nine weeks
of intensive instruction he had
received 30 to 35 weeks of pre
fllght primary and basic inslruc
Continued on back page
Hazlewood
the
Tulia Swisher County Texas June 10 1943
Senator Grady Hazlewood was
KiwaniS Club Offers the guest speaker at the Tulia
point by giving figures for Texas
and for the United States showing
less than onefourth of the
qualified voters participated in
elections Thereto c he said your
public officials are elected by a
minority of the peoples i ki
Hazlewood stressed the impor VlCm
lance of
of the same land is in cultivation
Lack of control of water erosion
has caused large quantities of
soil to move into this lake
In constructing a fence through
the lake Mr
Tucker loaded a
fence post covered with over three
feet of soil Technicians from the
Soil Conservation Service estimate
the lake to have over 3000
Continued on back page
WAACs Here
Monday Seeking
Women Recruits
Two recruiters torn the U S
Army Recruiting Office at Amarillo
were in Tulia Monday afternoon
in the interest of the Wo
mens Army Auxiliary Corps
Boy Scouts To
Leave Sunday
For Camp Post
All Hoy Scouts who plan to
make the trip to Camp Post are I a a i pi r
lequested to be at the Hoy Scout Ufie l IS Nag Uay
home Sunday morning before n
oclock as the group will leave at I
i will make the trip althouKh the
n i r rr Kiwanls Club when they met nt T
Cash Prizes For those
going Is not coin
Iloon TucscJnv in e PresbUer
n tho m m ° > s > 10
Best Victorv Gardens church lc
Best Victory wardens Q wll go include Keh Llndleyloc
A controversy nas arisen as to who led the program on Wartime i nkc Hinsey Rf
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who has the finest Victory Gar Citlzenshio introduced Senator c lMGM
fccott I ommie Daniel Wilson
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den in Tulia
i tn ° proximately 20 boys
Senator Hazlewood criticized r3 ° r r llo r I
persons who who sniped at the
United States in time of war and
pointed out there was a difference
in sniping and constructive
criticism since sniping usually
was designed to create disunity
of the people and constructive
criticism was based on a persons
rightful beliefs
Hazlewood also said that governmental
officials both state
and national most ol
tried to do the right
did
th
th
the time
Cjsby II Clennln Gene Sims
Hilly Love John Gayler and Joe
mo Lynn Cowan
They will be accompanied by
Scoutmaster Mack Elliott Ills assistant
It H Wells and Karl
Goodman also plans to spend a
few days with the boys at Camp
Post sometime during their outing
there
Scoutmaster Klliott has announced
tlinl boys who are to
inake the Camp Post trip should
people writing to their r
congressmen and their state leg TOT Veterinary
islators about their problems so
that these men who represent
them in government would know
what the majority of the people
favored This ho said would only
were
lington Verl Blllington Elmer ° Hc S T nnd few mn
I Utcs timc > ° l ll would ° < ° r
Billington Ira Smith and George
McKone
Mrs Vannerson 57 years old
became ill suddenly Sunday morning
and died a few hours later
She is survived by her husband
two sons Lucien Vanner
son of California and Jim Van
nerson of Ardmorc Okla who
was Held up by traffic and arrived
too late for the funeral and
one daughter Mrs Vera Reed
of Lovington New Mexico who
underwent an operation at the
hospital in Temple lust Saturday
and was unable to be present for
the funeral and four grnndchil
dren Doris and Jamie Reed and
Donnie and Dennis Vannerson
One son and one daughter preceded
their mother in death
Tho deceased and her husband
are both oldtimers of Swisher
County having come to Tulia in
1907 They have been loyal members
of the Presbyterian church
for many years
told benefit to legislators and to
the country as a whole
M M Doc Nurse who is leav
ing Ttilin in a few days to takeover
his new business at Tahoka
introduced Henry T Miller Jr
owner and manager of the Miller
Auto Supply here as a new mem
ber of the Tulia Kiwanis Club
Tucker Proves
That Soil Is
Moved By Water
one or two changes of clothes and
a bathing suit
All the boys are urged to ho
at scout meeting tonight to complete
arrangements for the tup
ibership Fees
Association Set
Beginning this week Swisher
County farmers and ranchers will
have the opportunity of joining
a Veterinary Association to be
operated by themselves Forms
will be given committeemen appointed
by the Swisher County
Agricultural Victory Council Fees
for membership will be from 550
a year for one animal and up
but not lo exceed U00 per year
for the largest operator said Clyde
Bradford vicechairman of the
Swisher County Agricultural Victory
Council
The purpose of this association
is to furnish the services of a licensed
veterinary at a set fee per
year for his services and votor
1 inary supplies such as vaccines
A concrete example of the factand medicine at cost
soils of the High Plains are
moved by water has been verified
by J A Tucker who has resided
in the Love community
since 1919 When Mr Tucker
The association will elect aboard
of directors of from five lo
seven members who shall draw
up the bylaws and constitution
of the association elect and make
moved to this farm 24 years ago contract with veterinary and set
he reports that of cr heavy rains up the number of regular and
a horse could
m tho lake
on his farm At that time most
of the land surrounding the lake
was in native grass Today most
emergency calls to members
The feet will be bused on the
following A five dollar member
continued on back page
OPA Slashes Ration
Points Of Canned
Tomato Juice
The OPA has cut tomato juice
lation point costs in half announcing
however that all other
current blue coupon values are
expected to stand unchanged for
another month
The tomato juice cut which
applies also to other vegetable
juices containing 70 per cent or
more tomato juice became effective
Suuoay morning The now
value is two points a pound which
comes to three poiits for a No 2
size can and four points for a 1 flounce
can Tins was the second
sharp cut on tomato juice both
prompted by slow solos
A new schedule of meat point
I They were Sgt Delia F Coleman lvalues which are one to throe
of Wellington Tex and Lt Jessie
Cardner of Rome Georgia Both
ao stationed at Amarillo
Special Meeting
Of VFW Announced
points o pound higher on most
Merchants Asked To Display
Flags On Flag Day June 14
Tulia Teachers
Under Contract For
194344 Announced
1 11 Turney will begin hi
eighth year ax siipciintendoiil of
the Tulia schools next fall Under
IiIh guidance will work the
lollowing who have contrucU for
next year
HiKh school J M Hill vocational
agriculture instructor mid
Miss Mildred llulsey head of the
English department
Elementary school Mm Kate
Carson principal members of the
primary gradcii Mia John Drowni
Mrs Helen Hahlfji Mm Horace
Lindley and Mrs C W Hose
other element try iiibJorU Mrs
J J Holing Mr Doylo Simpson
uid Mjkn Lulu Maijoiie Connor
who taught In tho Floydada
schools Ihe past your
This loaves several vacancies to
bo filled In the high Mchool iih
well as in the elementary school
but it Is hoped that by the be
ers
Others whose names me not
listed taught in the Tulia schools
last year by appointment and
may teach again next year under
the same termi according to I
H Turney
Lakeview Women
Have Pressure
Cooker Clinic
Is your pressure cooker safe
or unsafe Why not take your1
pressuie cooker to a clinic
This I vhil the ladies ol tbe
Lakeviov community decided lo
do last Tliuisday Jinx from
ll 0 a in until 915 m The
clinic was held at the home of
Mrs Newt fecdmon with MiM
Sybil home demonstration gent
doing the impoi Job of test 1
ing i
Pressure cookers should be test 1
ed every year before canning
foresees the realization of a plan There will be no golieitng for
The carrying out of an improve is eager to Kive to the worthy
Home Demonstration Imcnt Pro rfm begun several years cause without being personally
Ilgo 8 about to roacn lts climax asked Those who wish to con
A V C T
AgentS oay 1 ry j As moro tunds keep coming In I tribute to the cemetery fund may
A Tub Garden i and thc association has confidence avc their money with Mrs M
I in thc fact that money will con
For several years many farm tinue to be donated plans are
homemakers in Texas have learn beirlfe made to purchase a second
cd that a tub garden will enablewell which is badly needed With
them to produce many vegetables so many new shrubs trees und
through the hottest driest weath j flovcrs planted to beautify the
cr This method is especially suej burial grounds more water Is
cessful for growing tomatoes pep needed to keep them green and
pers squash and CUCUmbcXS growing Also the cemetery group
First of all you need to put I is considering buying more land
your tub garden in a spot thats
accessible to water Next youll
Continued on back page
to the south of the present plot
and only through the generosity
of the public can this be accom
D LaVelle finance chairman or
at the Herald office
This weeks donors are
Jno V OrlBB
Mr and Mrs Hubert Francy
City of Tulia
Mrs W S Lain
Mr and Mrs Fred Hale
W S UllllnKlon
Mrs K C Dodson
F O Amerson
Mr and Mrs Jim Tomllnson
J K Deen
Illc Anient all Legion of Ttlllll
is tailing attention to the observance
of Flag Day June II The
picstdont of the United Hint on has
i ued his prnil itiiiitinii to this
eflect and it Is well that inn peo
pie give It dm consideration In
their minds as well as displaying
an American Flint This Is one
day in which the American Flag
should bo brought foith
This is the Flag under which
our government by the people
nine Into being It should he regarded
with all or the yen I at our
command for liberty and fiecdom
me now hanging in the balance
with many unceiliiintles ahead
The National Flan ropiesonU
tho living countiy and is Itself
considered a llvlnti thing
The proper interest In the significance
of our Flag would require
a display > > an Amorlcun
Flag from each department In the
couit house city hall school buildings
post office and from every
home mi certain oceafions If riol
every day
ginning of next fall all vacancies 1 I
will be idled with capable tench vovlb Y CTHOn IS
Wounded In Action
On Attu Island
son starts so repairs can be made
j VS VTKVOV
and adjusted
When tho gninjow of 23 protsuro
beef cuts also went into effect cookers were checked only tluoe
Sunday Continued on back page
Tulia Cemetery Association
L rSw ° Enters New Phase Of Project
the
erans of Foreign Wars No 17981
requests all members to make a
special effort to attend an important
post meeting Tuesday
night June 15 at 530 oclock
The Tulia Cemetery AssoriationpliHhed
o
Ml I C
on Attu Island
Youve Done Your Bit
Now Do Your Best
Boost Your Bond Buying
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oon ii Happy wiih
wouidtd in the ittent battle ioi
Attu in cording to information received
by I j iirrds He was
Number 23
Picnic Celebration Committees Are
Named At Meeting Here Thursday
Officers and committeemen for
f the annual Picnic Celebration to
be held in Tulia on July 17 were
appointed by Oeorgo A Childress
picnic group chairman at n meet
ing of merchants and Inlcrc rtcd
persons at tho courthouno Thura
dny Might
Those chosen to serve include
the following vicepresident K
Tootle Goodman secretary
It V Miller and treasurer J
loss Nolrind publicityadvertising
committee II V Miller chairman
and John Palmore concession
link fjiiht chairman and Kirk
Ginett Invitation and program
< onimitleo for oldtimers banquet
John Rue chairman Joe Cantell
hcstei Hutchison and W A
itiilwun food committee for old
Im i i unmet c C NortheuU
mil Willer Tomlinsim
Ti ifti < II iKh White chairman
I ill im v iii state ofritei
niieli < i ie lennlngs chairman
oid i McCasland cntri
iiiuih nt It v V K Yaiborough
in in in < y Ilriggs and Dick
lioMi ivt poU a P Duvioh
tlianintn ice water J Lee Orif
nth Iiiiiman dance Thornton
Mustek halrman decorationn
We < on McFarllng chairman
ConuntUeo chairmen who iim
ii assiMoits mny appoint tin
i own committee memhei uid
I those wh do may add oil i i
they deaie
Plans foi the
affair imui < i
banquet tin tho
oldllmern and i
service honoring all Swisher Conn
ty men In the armed forces or
the United States Arriiniciniiit
foi othei entertainment are uider
lulte and cannot be announced at
the piejicnt The celebration will
be a simple gettogether for those
who have made Swisher County
thlr home at one time or mother
Ted Reid Receives
Commission As
First Lieutenant
First Lieut J W Ted Held
a son of the late Mr and Mm
Ocorge Held Swisher pioneer
Is ready to lake up in World Wai
II where he left off In the fir
war Until Friday ho wan jut
plain Ted Held superintendent o
schools at Dumas and gtotind
school Instructor at tho Went Texas
Htate College aviation training
school but now he holds m
mission as fhst lieutenant m > l
Untied Stales Air Corps He came
through Tulia Tuesday on I
way to Randolph Field where he
aas oidered to teport
Ills commission lairs back to
Ihe First World War He reported
for ground school Instruction at
the University of Texas on Dct
I 1917 He received hln flight
ti lining at West Point Mlas
where he also won his wings on
Au ID HMD He was assigned
to a fluid at Long Island N Y
it an Instructor
Lieut Held retired fiom avla
lion after the war but felt the
flying urge again in 1921 when
he entered the air corps reiierve
< i a second lieutenant On March
I 1930 he
was commissioned i
f rst lieutenant
in the air cor pa
cserve
He continued hi flying taking
be required sunnid li ht nmr
Contruied on back jiagej
Swisher Needs
New Chairman
Of Paralysis
Now i di limes the
County Chapter of the
Foundation for Inlmtd
his without
a chapter Iiiknun
since A Foy Cuny Ji rrrc
National
Pi dy
shot through the shoulder and chairman has moved to Ft Worth
both ie 3 when ttiti troops in hiJ Mrs George If rutinoi rexi
group madi their initial landing j Representative of the National
Foundation urxei that this conn
He has been sent to a hospitality elect a new chairman and re
In California Full details of his main a fully equipped chaptei
condition have not yet been i group
about which members and others j this project but past experience ccivul by his family They know She writes It is too bad a thin
interested have long dreamed has shown that niuirly everyone
only thu he received a compound to be without n chairman at any
fracture in one leg
School Textbooks
For Summer To Be
Issued Monday
time but right now when Texas
i has been feeling tiie iron hoof of
j its first real epidemic when cases
are dotting out too far and too
fast for any county to be indifferent
to a danger that could come
at any time and any place we
Next Monday morning nt 9 are urging you to educate at least
oclock any pupil who wants and urn muo or one doctor in the
will use books during the sum i ew Kenny Method of treating
rner may get them at the high1 infantile pamlyeis If Texas should
school building have what other states have ex
Also those interested in sum perienced we would be in no man
mer school will meet Mrs S C I ner prepared to care for the many
Scott at the school at the samel cases Mrs Plttman adds that
time It is hoped that enough will sending a nurse and doctor for
want to come to summer school such training is not costly but sane
to justify having one Continued on toack page
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The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 34, No. 23, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 10, 1943, newspaper, June 10, 1943; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42758/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.