The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 34, No. 5, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 4, 1943 Page: 1
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IT TAKES BOTH
1 Taxes
2 War Bonds
PLUS MORE WAR BONOS
Volume 34
NonEssential
Men To Do War
Work Or Fight
The government Tuesday warned
hundreds of thousands of
American workers to expect no
further draft deferments regardless
of their number of dependents
unless they find more essential
jobs
It told men in 29 occupations
that even though they have five
or six children they must find
warimportant jobs by spring or
JlWface induction The noncssen
1JP tial occupations affected range
from bartenders to gardeners and
waiters
And 30 kinds of businesses
were informed that their physically
fit male workers from 10 to
38 will soon bo doing more vital
work or shouldering arms
By the end of the year 10 out
of every 14 of the ablebodied
men between 18 and 38 will be
in the armed services Manpower
Commissioner Paul McNutt
declared He served notice too
Continued on back page
National 4H Club
Mobilization Week
Begins February 6
Starting Feb 0 through the
14th the National 4H Club Mobilization
week will take place
This mobilization period will be
spent in trying to reach every boy
and girl from the ages of nine
through 20 that are living on
Swisher County farms
During this time each boy and
girl will be given an opportunity
of joining the 4H Club in the
county and the starting out of a
production program that will feed
and cloth at least one fighter in
the Army and themselves
During last year Swisher County
4H Club boys and girls produced
enough food to feed everyman
that is in the Armed Services
from this county At the
present there are a few boys and
girls left in the county that are
not cairying 4H Club work orj
vocational work through their high
schools and these that are not
carrying one or both will be given
the opportunity of belonging
to a 4H Clnb in the county and
carrying on his or her part
ward the war effort
We believe that every boy and
flirt not already carrying on ac
fctilve work in production of food
Kand feed will be more than happy
to enroll in such an undertaking
said Jno W Palmore Jr
Swisher County Agricultural Agent
for the AM College Extension
Service
Junior Livestock
Show Scheduled
For March 56
Swisher County will hold its
annual Junior Livestock Show on
March 5 0 in Tulia unless plans
arc changed during the month of
February The Junior Livestock
Show committee in discussing
plans feels that this show should
be carried on for the boys feeding
out beef calves sheep and
hogs even though there is a
shortage of rubber and gasoline
As all of these animals will
at that particular time or at a
ater date go to market there
> vill be a great number of these
calves and a finals that will playa
big part in helping supply food
and feed for the soldiers that
have been taken from this countyThis year as in the past there
will be a separate division for
beef calves sheep and hogs Plans
are being made to take the top
animals from this show to the
Junior Livstock Show to be held
in Amarillo starting on March 8
said John W Palmore Jr Swish
etr County Agricultural Agent for
the AM College Extension ServiceChurch Of Christ
Announces Services
Bro Earl Cantwell will preach
at tho 31 oclock hour at the
Church of Christ Sunday morn
g Feb 7
H L rewart will conduct the
evening preaching at 8 oclock His
subject is The World Upside
Down He extends an invitation
to all to come and hear both serift
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THE TUL1A HERALD
Kiwanis Club Has Program In
Honor Of Tulia Boy Scouts
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Carry ontVW y
Rev P E Yarborough chairman
of the Kiwanis Boy Scout
committee directed the program
at the Tulia Kiwanis Club Tuesday
honoring the Tulia Boy Scout
Troop No 03 and the Cub Pack
No 03 on the occasion of National
Boy Scout Week which is
being observed throughout the nation
the week of Feb 0 to 12
Henry Teubel boy scout councilman
of the South Plains Council
gave a brief history of scouting
since its inception in 1011
and explained how the organization
functioned from the national
headquarters on down through
the state and district councils
Boy Scout troops and Cub packs
Teubel also read a list of tho
higher ranking national scout officials
together with those comprising
the South Plains council
of which the Tulia troop is a part
He told of recreational centers
that have been established in recent
years for the Boy Scouts and
specifically called attention to
Camp Mamie Haynes about 10
miles East of Silverton which
comprises some 80 acres that was
contributed and deeded to the
Boy Scouts of America as a recreational
center
James I McConnell Boy Scout
Recruiters For
WAAC Chosen
At Happy Kress
At a meeting of the Tulia women
who have been appointed
WAAC recruiters re Tuesday
afternoon Mrs Sprowls was
selected as WAAC chairman at
Happy and Mrs J J Goodger
at Kress
Mrs J E Swepston Tulia
WAAC chairman called for a discussion
of what had been and
could be done to obtain Swisher
Countys quota of five women
for tho Womens Army Auxiliary
Corps Each woman reported that
she had spread the news concerning
WAAC enlistments announce
ments had been made at various
clubs and one talk given at the
Grand Theatre It was agreed to
personally contact pro spectlve
candidates and further explain
the WAAC rqeuir ments and help
them fill out application blanks if
desired
Girls and women in Swisher
County who desire more inforj
motion concerning the WAACS or J
want application blanks may contact
Mrs Swepston Mrs Allan
Heard Mrs Q A Griffin Mrs
H E White Mrs Jim Harris
Continued on back page
Tulia Swisher County Texas February 4 1943
Dependents Will No Longer
Be Reason For Deferment
X9L1HIV H
January War Bond and Stamp
Tola Reaches 6379825
district chairman expressed his
thanks to the Tulia Kiwanis Club
for sponsoring the Tulia Boy
Scouts and commended tho Kiwanis
Boy Scout committee on
their Mnk in raising more than
110000 to be used to provide a
home for the Boy Scouts in Tulia
Lcyd Morris Boy Scout Committee
finance chairman gave a
brief financial report of receipts
and disbursements of the Scout
funds
It V Miller Cubmaster made
a report on tho progress of the
recently organized Tulia Cub pack
Mack Elliott Scoutmaster told
of the work being done by the
Tulia Boy Scout Troop to aid the
war effort and announced that
Rcdus H Wells had been named
assistant scoutmaster
Donald Davis an Eagle Scout
and Winifred Carlile a First Class
Scout of the Tulia troop presented
the most interesting part of
tile program Donald made a talk
on merit badges using his own
merit badges to illustrate his talk
> Jonall the second Eagle Scout
in ic history of the Tulia troop
Winifred Carlile talked on the requirements
and qualifications ncc
e rary to become a First Class
Continued on back page
War bond and stamp sales in
Swisher County for the month of
January amounted to more than
one fourth of the s les for the entire
year of 1042 The total was
0370025 far exceeding the quota
of 10500
Bond sale records for this county
were broken during the first
half of the month when 4521480
worth were bought Figures for
the last half of January were
lii 58345 according to Judge
James T Hale county bond chairmanFood Rationing
To Begin March 1
The Office of Price Administration
announced Tuesday that
rationing of canned and frozen
fruits and vegetables and dried
fruits will start March 1 Grocery
store sale of these commodities
will stop at midnight Feb 20 and
will not be resumed until the ration
date
Beginning Feb 22 and stretching
over six days the entire civilian
population of the country will
be registered in school houses for
this rationing in a manner similar
to the sugar registration
At this registration everyone
must take his No 1 ration book
in order to get his No 11 book
Continued on back pace
SwMier County farmers assist LOI1C HHieSS
ed by the Farm Security Administration
broke all previous Funeral scrIrcs for Rev John
orrts of food production In 1112 A Lindley 00 were inndudcd at
and contributed materially to thethe First Baptist Church In Tuhi
war effort according to a icport Tuesday afternoon Feb 2 it 3
just Issued by Redus H WellsI oclock with Hev Heimiin One
Rural Rehabilitation Supervisor of Happy officiating
and Miss Sue H Couchman Home
Management Supervisor for the
FSA
From the moment the Government
asked for allout production
of meat dairy pork and poultry
products and most vegetables
said Wells Farm Security borrowers
here and throughout the
nation have been producing more
than we believed possible
A stuvcy of farm leeord books
kept by borrower families Wells
continued shows that farmers
further increases in food
duction In 1IM3 On the basis of
farm plans already submitted for
1913 these farmers expect to proi
Juce 33 more milk 00 more
eggs 10 more beef 05 moio
pork etc Farm Security Borrowers
said Wells did more
than their part in 1012 in spite1
ing until Hulscy was
In office
The three outgoing board mem
lie died Sunday In the Plain
view hospital where he vn tiU
on last week for further treatment
He had been 111 from a
heart attack for several weeks
Pallbearers were T M Maxtor
John Adams Sam Caraway Doyle
Simpson J 11 Ward and A 11
Halle Honorary pallbearers were
the deacons of the Haptlst Church
Burial was In Rose lllll Cemetery
under the direction of Wallace
Funeral Home
Surviving him are his widow
one daughter Mm Hill Ward
boosted their production of e
Tu t
seUlal food products more than
nm Ull11iy
< i view I iini nml
He said the Ml fanners in
Swisher County now coopcrat
i seven grandchlldien a
number of lelatlvca and friends
Rev Lindley born
was near
ing wilH the 1SA lannig
arej Hluo MounUll M8ii Arll 30
° 1170 At the age of 15 he moved
to Kills County Texas whcio ho
received his education Later ho
moved to May Texas where ho
was married to Miss Cora Rldg
way
In 1100 at Colorado City Texas
Continued on uncle page
of many obstacles and theyre
now making plans to do It again g +
m 1913 lUeorge Jennings
Miss Couchman said that fain
Hies cooperating with her in 1912 Heads bhrinCTS
made outstanding gains in the
production nml preservation of n Swisher County
foods needed for the home
A large majority of tl farm
families assisted by Farm Security
last year raised canned and
stored virtually all the food needed
for themselves Moreover they
marketed surpluses of eggs milk
vegetables and livestock
The home economist said vegetable
garden acreage on the farms
of FSA borrowers in 1942 Increased
by 30 She said she expects
more of these families to do even
better in 1943
Hulsey Reelected
Chairman Of Tulia
Cemetery Group
Geo Jennings has been ap
of Amarillo an his Aide to represent
Khiva Temple In Swisher
County for the year 1013
Noble Jennings saya that Khiva
Temple has planned a very active
year More cmphaBla than
ever will be placed on the treatment
of crippled children During
the month of May the Temple will
sponsor a million dollar Shrlneis
Victory Bonn Drive In 40 counties
comprising Khivas Jurisdiction
Final reports on this drive
will be received at a Victory
Ceremonial to be held on May
31
Noble Jennings also stated that
plans for the Initiation of 100
E K Hulscy was relelccted novices at the Victory Ceremonial I
chairman of the Tulia Cemetery wul lHIor way n Uml Itll
Association when It held Its n initiation fees received will be
nual meeting Monday afternoon invested In Victory bonds in tho
at 230 In the district courtroom
of the courthouse in Tulia
W A Graham presided as tern
nann > of tho Temple
porary chairman over Uiojeet Nlltrition ClUSS
rn
To Get Under
bers weie clso reelected They iit f t O
are Graham Mrs H S Loftin Way Here DOOn
and G C Hutchison
Others present at the meeting A ° 1 nutrition will be
were Hugh White J E Deen offered by the Swisher County
C C Deen Mrs T H Sponholtz Chapter of the I ted Cross with
and Mrs P P Englcman idnssci to begin soon Those who
Plans were made for further desire to take the course may on
bcautification of the cemetery roll with Mrs Hugh White Night
and the matter of a caretaker was id aitenioon elates will bo ar
dlscussed ranged for the convenience of the
Tho business meeting of tho women who sign up for the
I association will be held in Mayor course
j Ray G Jordans office Tuesday The nutrition course requires
night Feb 9 at oclock All 20 hours of practical training inboard
members are urged to at the conservation of fowl values
lend this meeting as Important t and the selection and preparation
business is to be transacted
Swisher County
Exceeds Red Cross
Home Nursing Quota
Swisher County exceeded its
quota of Red Cross home nursing
students when certificates were
issued to 78 women compl ung
the course The quota was set at
50 women between July 1 1012
and July 1 1043
Seven women who took the
course under Mrs C W McFar
ling received their certificates
this week They are Mrs Ben
Hutson Mrs Chris Christensen
Mrs Dora McGlaun Mrs
Frank Cobb Mrs Phil Sander
son Mrs Lynna Cloer and Mrs
C W Ritchie
Recently 71 women under the
instructorship of Mrs E P Stewart
were awarded their home
nursing cards
News Classes fTo Start
A new class will begin soon
under Mrs M A Yearwood
Continued on back pa
of foods which will meet the nu
Those who would like to do tritional needs of tho individual
nate to the cemetery fund may and the family Classes will meet
leave their money with Mrs M
D LaVclle finance chalrmbr or
at the Herald office
either once or twice a week for
a twohour session each until the
ten lesson1 have been completed
Persons who complete the 20
hour Standard Nutrition Course
are qualified to serve as Nutrition
Aides In the nutrition program of
tho Office of Defense Health and
Welfare Services They should
register for this service with the
local office of civilian defense
Their activities will be directed by
the local committee for Defense
Red Cross nutrition certificates
will be issued to those who fulfill
all requirements of tho course
The Red Cross nutrition program
today has a vital double
significance in tho total war effort
of our Nation it will help
build civilian power behind military
power by providing men and
women throughout the country
with the knowledge of food needs
and food values upon vhlch their
health and working efficiency depend
and it will train men and
women in every community in
the preparation and serving of
food in large quantities under
emergency conditions In readiness
for disaster situations that
Continued on back page
vntriL hokcoi king
HU H
Roscoe King
Gets Wings AtLas
Vegas School
Staff Sergeant Virgil Rimwo
King son of Mr and Mm J M
King of Tulln received his silver
wings mid a staff sergeant
rating on Jan 17 at the Lns Vo
gni Alrforcc Gunners School atLas
Vegan Nevada
He linn been In the Aitny since
June 2 1012 lie completed a mechanics
course at Hhuppard Fluid
Texas was triiiisfen d to North
America Air School at > inta Monica
California and from there
was sent to Las Vegas
Staff Sergeant King Is now at
Greenville South Carolina
Gunshot Wound
Fatal To Briscoe
County Farmer
Last rites for Frank Anderson
15 yearold Hrhcoe County rancher
were said finui the Wallace run
ernl Home Monday afternoon Feb
I at 2 30 oclock by Hev Unwell
A Winged pastor of tho First
Piosbyteilan Chinch of Tulia
Intel merit was hi Mllo CVinu
lery at Vigo Park under the dl
leetlon of Wallace Funeral Home
Mr Anderson died Saturday
Jan 30 at a Childress hospital
whole he was taken following u
shooting accident near Childress
on Jan II While hunting quail
Mr Anderson stinted to place his
gun butt lint In his car mid
in ho doing the gun dischiiiged
mid shot Mr Anderson In the
light thigh Just below the goln
He was appaiently getting along
all right until Pilday afternoon
when ho was stricken with a
heart attack
Mr Anderson wiib horn In Ten
nessee on Fub j7 Ho moved
with tils parentK to Briscoe County
when a small child and resided
there the remainder of his Ufe
He Is survived by his wife one
child James Krvlu Anderson fl
and two topchildren Aw Hue
II and IJetty Lou Anderson I
who live on i > ranch 21 miles
northeast ot Tulia In Hrlseoo
County his father J C Anderson
of Vigo Park three ltorg Mrs
Oscar Love near Tulia Mrs Arlle
Elam of Santa Monica California
and Mm Hoy Iloii iey Plalnview
two brothers Dave Anderson who
id > livej on the ranch and Uruce
Anderson Wichita Falls
FSA Grants Loans
For Increased
War Production
Swisher County farmers are
mobilized for var production and
those who can add to their output
of needed supplien need not
be hampered in doing so for lack
of funds according to Rcdus If
Wells Rural Rehabilitation Supervisor
for tiie Farm Security
Administration
No Amercan former said
Wells should he hindered by
lack of operating funds tills year
Hanks and private credit institutions
are expanding their credit
facilities to fit food production
requirements and the federal government
has ample credit facilities
to meet tho particular needs
of farm and ranch producers
The county supervisor said assistance
can be given by the Farm
Security Administration to those
farmers who lack the required
security for other loans but whose
family labor and land could be
put to fuller use in the war program
if the funds were available
He stated that funds tire im
mediately available to small op
Continued on bade page
IT TAKES BOTH f
Wcr Bonos
and Taxes
To Win This War
Number 5
Swisher Paralysis Campaign Nets 52855
Swisher Farmers Rev > Lindley
Break Previous
Records In 1942
Succumbs After
Happy Raises
Over One Half
Of County Funds
Swisher County cnulributad
> i In the 1013 duve to raiw
riiil to fight tnfnntitr iinilynivw
it vim announced today t > v U V
Mdlri Swl her County Chtiimaa
fut the Celebration of the lrn
idiiits nirthday
The amount of money un o
Swisher this your shown I i u
nun liable Increase over past ytirs
Miller stated The 521155 uitsedt
this year an compared with tho
111572 contributed to thli aiim
cause In 1012 shosved an tiurcisic
o 31213
Happy contributed 2U2 00 or
mote than oiiu half of the ciitiicr
amount subscribed by Die county
this year Grady Ponder ntjr
cluilrmiin at Happy the Hajipr
Lions Club the Happy Hoy Scout
Troop and others who adetl or
contributed to the campaign nri
to be commended for their splendid
work this year Miller saul
Most of the funds from I hippy
weui raised at n progressive fut tor
two party and auction sale helii
nt the Happy High School Monday
night and sponsored by Ui
Happy Lions Club iiksUIimI by the
Hoy Seoul and Grady Ponder
Contributions and culliu tioiw
from KroiK totaled 5125 and of
Hits umoiint the Kidhs SdiooLt
contributed 3025 the balance
being raised by businessmen ami
i Ittuiis of Kress I ee Nowliu
Superintendent of the Kresa
Schools was In charge of the
i iupalgn at Ktesi and he did
a tine Job of managing the in
inmMIp paralysis fund campaign
Mllcr nll
Tn countys rural schools coii
trUnited or collected 11 0 mul
ill i cnmpalgii wa handled hjr
fbincj T Hale uxofflein conn tor
si liiol stipeiinteniiiiit uud Tullu
vicechairman for the celebiallot
of the Presidents Uidhday A
list of tiie rural schools who hnvi
leportcd follows Lakovlow 7112
Union Hill 1200 Love alt
Price 100 Valley View 530
Ik Hi y0l Vigo Paik 200
Ulluim i00 McGuhe 70 lOif
fir 200 Houston 210 nrxl
Salem 200
Miller oxprussud his apptecuitlotw
to Judgo Hale the tural teachers
will pupils for their diligent w < > 1c
In making the rural campaign it
success
In Till hi roiitiihulioiis aiuI
ledloiw netted I7I OH and
this amount I he guide sclmol >
iliun uiidei the nuporvisuni
Continued on back page
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High Schoor
Aids In Victory
Book Campaign
Tulia High Sihool student aniJ
iltlens of Tulia are urged to give
books Id the Vlttoiy Hook Cam
piilgn through the school library
Mrs Prudence M Taylor hbmr
Ian is unxinu to spread tiie lo
gnn if it is a good book to keep
It Is a good book to give
At tiie close nf the campaign
nil iMXika which th llbiuu n has
icceivud will bo placed witn otii
er contributions at the < < ntra
depository in the high school libraryArmy and Navy special crvlct
offlceri have indicated tin type
of books needed 18 follov 1
current best sell n > fiction n < ui
fiction published om l J0 t
the present date 2 advmturi
wustvrns and mysteries 1 technical
books published since 1035
4 humorous books 5 small
iicd editions of popular titles
Tiie campaign began Jan 0 and
will continue until March 5 Several
victory boxes have already
been sent by the school library
and it is hoped that many more
will be
Warm Weather Gives
Way To Cold Winds
After two days of lovely warm
weather Swisher County again
experienced some winter chills
Tho temperature dropped Sunday
to around 23 degrees and high
winds blew all day
Winds continued to blow Monday
Mist and a little rain fell
Tuesday and then skies clearedl
and strong winds blew away any
further signs of moisture
Although town people want
rain for their yards the farmers
soy that no moisture is neededL
l at the present
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