The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 35, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 26, 1944 Page: 1
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Volume 35
Lt Flores Vaughn
Parachutes From
Crippled Plane
First Lt Shelby Flores Vaughn
instructor pilot of Tulia was one
of four airmen who parachuted to
safety when their fourengined
bomber flying a combat training
mission from Biggs Field El Paso
crashed < 1G miles northeast of
Deming N M Thursday night
Six airmen wore killed
Lt Vaughn is the son of Mr and
Mrs J V Vaughn of Tulin His
success in parachuting from the
crippled craft which was on routine
10
pan Legion Post 25 Kelso
He is survived by his widow
Thelma Jackson a daughter Mrs
Fay Lamphicar Kelso two sons
Michael Roy Kelso and Charles
William U S Navy two sisters
Mrs Orten Capps Elmo Texas
and Mrs Effie Blasingame Houston
and four hrotihers Harry H
Amarillo Don C Dallas Ruben
E and Red R Houston
Center Plains To
Have Halloween
Carnival Friday
There will he a Halloween Carnival
at the Center Plains school
Friday night according to members
of the Parent Teachers Association
Bingo will bo the feature attraction
although there will be
many other concessions Sandwiches
enke and pie will be sold
coffee will he free The proceeds
from the carnival will go to the
P T A
to attend
Excess Gas Coupons
To Be Surrendered
To Local Board
THE TUUA HERALD
training flight is just another in LT ICAUL KAY COX
a scries of narrow escapes which
both
Is ac struck by wrecked
Jackson fcorrNov 0 >
Mr was
tnreraft fire while the
1891 in Kaufman Texas He had over
ta 1 dninnB0 wuch result
been a resident of Kelso 14 years fe nj
d iS plane out of
forma
Hol
coming from Vernonln Ore nffOM J
I when last seen had altered its
course in what appeared to bo an
Tulia Swisher County Textis Thursday October 26 1941
Hornets To Tangle With Matador g MS In
On Younger Field Friday Night
The Tulla Hornets will meet the
Matador eleven on Younger Field Lt Earl R Cox
here Friday night Oct 27 at 815 t p fc
ls r risoner KJT
The game should be a tossup
Both teams will be trying to break War Of Germans
into the win column as both lost
their games ast week The Hornets
promiso their public an interesting
battle
May Be Done Now
The Swisher County clerks of
fico hns announced tihnt those pcr
I days and not less than 3 days be
I fore the election date
Hubert Rutherford
Injured In Car
Wreck At Crosbyton
H V Rutherford 50 years old
manager of a Littlefield department
store was killed near Cros
byton in ti traffic accident lust
Thursday He was an uncle oi
Hubert Rutherford of Muleahoo
I citizen of Tulia
Lt Vaughn has ihad Reported i Mr and Mrs Fred Cox Route
missing in notion on Juno 10 when 1 Tulin received wori October Flnvrlnrli Mam Puf
his piano was shot down over 7 through this International Red u > ulua n uul
Yugoslavia ho later arrived safe Cross that their son Lt Earl It j In Auto SmashUp
ly back at his air base in Italy Cox who has been missing in nc Mp IJrp ThiiicrliiTr
after escaping from the Germans tion since July 1 is a piisoner of I re uursaay
Former Swisher
Resident Dies
In Portland Ore
war of the German government j Ben Rodtlan of Floydada was
No mail lias been received from i badly cut in a car smashup on
him but prisoners arc permitted the highway near Kaffir Switch
to write messages which are sent about 8 oclock Thursday night
out from a short wave station in He was
Berlin on what is known as a back County hospital
home Suoh a Driver and
Funeral Services
Held Sunday For
Mrs Stalling
i
Inst rites in memory of Mrs It
Stalling 03 your old member1
E East pastor He was assisted
by Hey J It Sharp Presblterian
ministei of Canyon
i Pallbearers were Bill Cox lamesT
Hale Jewel Whitsett Jim Ford
I C Sprngue and Horace Utidley
Members of Mrs Stalling Sunday
school class the T K L class
assisted with the flowers Burial
was in ltose Hill Cemetery under
the direction of Wallace Funeral
Home
Mrs Stnllings died Friday morning
Oct 20 at 9 oclock in tht
Swisher County Hospital following
who was injured Miss Ujtinc Ox1 ii ini ss oTse vend weeks
She
ford Amherst also was injured i 1h mrvve by nor hunlmml It
firmly Allen driver it a truck J j stnllings five laughters Mrs
involved with It W Rutherfords W1t UM Mrili Wnllnco lav
car in the ace dent was unhurt Tulm Mi CAttAyn stnllings Amn
Surviving Rutherford are lilt rii0 Mrs W A Smith Richland
wfe on Randolph in the Navy wh > i Ml AUn nun1ii
it Seattle Wash and a daughter iiUlbock Hix innlchildren Ilettv
Mrs Doug Howell of Arizona Sl0 Unl Kl0 rampbell Lub
Hubert Rutherford is a formei MMk HUlo Hi7ubl Ann
taken to the Swisher J others nn l sisters to Seattle
w nfw Tu mi >
for treatment nn
n ° l 0 n < M w h
owner of the car a
to1 r
program
Funeral services for William from Lt Cox to his pacrnts was I HM Chevrolet sedan in which B covorwl wa > 011 l5sr
Warren Jackson of Kelso Wash intercepted 4iy our he was riding Bob Carter 1 m 10llllm lo
government was
who died Oct 19 in a Portland toning post on October u in which I Floydada Mrs W M Alford oflclvor < li nilC1 > V
Ore hospital will be held in Ter1 he said I am well and am getting Floydada was the third occupant pl iy mm QwU
roll Texas The body is now nt A good treatment Lt Brussor is theiof the car in I 1 rtMitim they
J Rose and Son Mortuary in Port only one who got out of the plane The other car involved was that i J tlu 1 ow IrH
land Time of funeral service will alive with mc Lt Brusser is the of Mrs Esther Altman of Level1 °
be announced after arrival in Tor navigator there were ten men on land who was driving Ilei a 1 I ho family moved
In
I the mother to v w f l rlcf time be
rell on Oct plane Mrs It A Hughes of
Ho was a former resident ol j Lt Cox was Ibombardicr on a j Lcvellnnd was with her The two
Swisher County whore ho was Flying Fortress B17 witli the 15th automobiles almost had u headon
gaged in farming His parents Air Fl > rco > Italy which failed to collision Tulia officers said Mrs
were the late Mr and Mrs C M return from a high altitude Altmans car n 19JI7 Chevrolet
Jackson of Vigo Park son cvor Munich Gnnnany on isedan and the other aufco wore
Rev East Conducts
had been an employee of Lon T stnckon plane did no g r Qf Services
° of co ° however l
u
Bell for several and was f 111
years a
Was losing altitude rapidly and At AmarillO Church
active community affairs and
in
civilian defense work He wns a
Lizzie D Hutchinson the daiigh
ter of Mr and Mrs W II llutchin
I son was born Aug 20 1881 In
Montague County Texas fiom
where she moved with her patents
fore coming to Tulia In 1K90 Mrs
Stalling could tell many Interesting
stories of Indian senres and
other happenings of their early
day life in the Panhandle
j Mrs Stalling wan married on
Jan 20 1001 in Tulia She was a
charter member of the Presby
terian Chinch of Tulia but later
member of Kelso Eagles the Co offort to rcach the 4 of First Baptist Church of Tulia i i several classes She wns a mem
litz Valley Chapter of the Izaak I Switzerland No further informa < nductinr a special
Walton League Local Union 53G tion coul C givcn by rcturnh evnngolistic services at the from itft < Klnning
IWA and tihe Church of Jesus men i of jis formillirn annn Street Baptist Church inj Out of town relatives who at
Christ of Latter Day Saints A Lt Cox enlite in tho Ar Cor Amnrillo Tho services began Fri tended the funeral wero Mrs May
veteran of World War I Mr Jack on Jan > 2S 1912 and left th ° day and will continue through Sun1 Ratliff and Mr and Mrs Phln
son was a member of the Amen1 statc3 for ovcrseas juty on juncday Oct 29 Time of meetings is Cox Qarden City Texas Mr and
3 19M He was on his fourth 100 ° a Tn ancI 800 p m I rs Jonn Chambers Wichita
mission when ho went down ovei cor < 1 welcome is extended JnUs Miss Jane Chambers Lub
Germany
Red Cross Camp
And Hospital
Meetings Set
Plans for the subdstrict meeting Everyone is invited to attend the
I of the North Plains Red Cross 1 IfalI ° ween carnival at the McGuiro
plcted at a meeting of the Swishei wi g0 for repairing the piano
County council on Saturday Nov A Fun fo1 a11 is guaranteed
at 3 oclock in tho district court1
room It is expected that a large j 1 f
representation from all clubs all Warehouses INot
rural communities and from Hap To Accept Bales
py and Kress will be present at
v r > rr r 1
both meetings 1 Uver bOO Pounds
Mrs Grady Ponder has been1
selected as chairman at Happy
and will be responsible for seeing
that all organizations and indivi
duals there have a part in tho work
done by tho Swisher County coun
Tho public is invited cil
The council is continuing to send
bingo prizes and cookies to th
Amarillo Army Air Field Hon
pital During the past couple of
weeks the Alexander Community
and the ChildrcES Community fur
inishod the cookies Tho Tulh
Literary Arts Study club is making
Effective October 16 1914 the them for next week and ladies of
surrender of excess or expired McGuire Community for week
coupons covering gasoline rations after next
of commercial motor vehicles was The Womans Study Club mado
transferred from the ODT to the up a donation from personal contri
OPA Local War Price nnd Ration butions of members at their meeting
Boards states Nettles F NeU jng Tuesday The treasurer Mrs
son ODT District Manager E K Hulsey also reported that
If a commercial motor vehicle she had received a dollar or twe
operator calls at an ODT district from other donors All money door
field office for the purpose of nations are appreciated and art
surrendering excess or expired needed to carry on the work of the
rations or surrenders the coupons council
through the mails the rations will I Money contributions may be
be accepted and the operator will taken or mailed to Mrs Hulsey
be given a receipt for the rations Mrs Jim Harris Tulla V J
surrendered but he will be re Edwards Kress Mrs Grady Pon
quested to surrender all future der Happy or to the followlnr
excess or expired rations to hit community representatives M > f
local War Price and Rationing A D Parker Kaffir Mrs R ABoard
I Continued on back page
American Gin and Compress states
450 to 550 pounds
labor shortage and the extreme
difficulties encountered in the repairing
or replacing of broken or
damaged machinery the cotton
warehouses and cotton compresses
will not accept cotton weighing
over 600 pounds The concerns
will make every effort to handle
tho crop or normal sized bales but
due to the large increase in the
number of bales of 600 pounds andover
they are compelled to make
this ruling in order to handle the
cotton at all
Mrs C W Stout and daughter
Kay have returned to their home
in San Antonio after visiting In
the parental J R Raymond home
A U S Army Reconditioning
j Center Pnglnnd In what condition
docs n hospitalized soldier return
to duty Is he in good physical
shnpe Is his state of mini
healthy The Army says yes
Men released from hospitals
after battle wounds have healed
are now sent directly to United
Drive To Begin
November 20
The Sixth War Imu Drive will
IhrIii throughout the Nation on
Nov 20 and extend through Dec
15 according to word James T
Hale learned Tucsdiy Swisher
Countys uola him not been announced
yet but will be within the
next few days
Sale of series E V 1 nml C
bonds for the entire month of
November and December will count
on the final total of the drive
Swishers quota for tint month
of October was 21200
Lumber Yards To
Close At Noon
On Saturdays
Beginning Saturday Nov all
lumber yard In Tulla will close
West Tulia Linda Jean and Vir at 1200 noon each Saturday until
ginia Smith Richland Wash two further mtleo The three yards
brothers i C Hutchinson Tulla Rockwell Bros Co A J Harris
and J A Hutchinson Sons and Wlllson v Nlchoh
and one sister Miss Unity Mutchln agreed to these terms Ihmmiiimo they
son Stillwater Okla
Car Damaged In
Accident Here
Tuesday Afternoon
A 1111 Ford Tudor car driven
1
by ilenrao Reeves collided with
Chenowcth Moore
Well Known Swisher
Potato Growers
Harry Chcnovwth and John U
Monio are well known In Swisher
County nn the Irish potato grow
ers of the County Theo men us
ually have iih ii > acres In Irish
potatoes than any other farmer In
the county and are well versed
In the Intricacies and pitfalls of
spud growing When those men
made application for assistance Inputting
complete soil and moisture
oonsorvntliin pritcllrin on their
farms potato raising was given
full consideration Both men
agreed that potatoes draw heavily
Upon the food elements In the
soil and that when the potatoes
rue dug the ground m fi in a
receptive condition for wind em
nhit In their conservation program
both men agreed lo follow
pututoon with a soil building crop
to bo turned under as a green ntnn
uro crop At the piesent tltnn
us a seed Kot If this crop mcols
wh M
felt It would help them during the j approval
< lo l WH bo TtttvA n lho
present emergercy and acute nmn
rllo wlnirlin 1 r W l ° u
will
shoUige They
pmer appo
v t lends l 1 I >
eato cooperation of all their frl
H wi l w m fl
ends and cisUmers In doing tJol
The liiintier coinmnles will In
closed all day Aimlstlce Day Saturday
Nov II
1 as a green mniium crop In time
11 m soil impioviiig eiops as
as for grazing
Continued on
page 1
Hi Hl Internntioi nl pickup driven American Legion
by Norvel E Anglln of Tulla i j Ci 1 fC
bout three blocks north of the mClUaCS OlUCty Ut
courthouse Tuerday afternoon at 1 Foreign Relations
II0
ilenrne M year old son of Dr j Tho American Legion has added
II E Reeves was driving wesl on in its program a detailed study ot
the highway loop in his fathers tho United States relations with
rot before potatoes are planted
March or AptII
K L Leniley has iiolnil 20 acres
In vetch thls year together with
joined the Baptist Church of which r Anglln was going south vhen foreign nut ions This Is of unite
she was an active member until the accident occtired No one was Importance now than ever before
her illness She was at one time mt ult tho car was badly dainag due to complexity of foreign af
superintendent of the junior Sun <
Rev H E East pastor of the lay sc o1 department and taught1
to tho public
series
McGuire Community
To Have Halloween
0f ber of the Womens Missionary
bock Mr and Mrs Font Stnllings
Slnton LMrs fHarman Cunningham
Locknoy Mr und Mrs Leo Jennings
Happy Mr and Mrs M A
Nix Shamrock
Carnival October 31
T c
luha Boy On Staff
Of Rehabilitation
Camp and Hospitai Council to be school hou3c Tuesday night Oc Center In England
held in Tulia Nov 8 will lie com toer 31 at 8 oclock Proceeds I
Delegates To
Kiwanis Convention
Report On Meeting
equipment is designed for bales of ters jn8e cetcra modeled afte
about t00 pounds The weight of J3rtish types have the job of reLands In United
tho crop of American cotton bales building the soldier into the fine qiqI CJa
averages only slightly in excess luting man he was the miui oiaies > unaay
of 500 pounds but individual bales
vary in weight from SflO to more
than 800 pounds To eliminate tho
damage to cotton gin nnd cotton
compress machinery the mnht de
sireable weight for bale ia from
that cracked into France and i
going back to finih tho job
cally This is accomplished states Sunday
England The soldier arrives after Halloween Carnival
a stay af a general hospital He Is r LJ 1J A
immediately assigned to a com O e rlelu At
pany commanded by a line officer Union Hill School
who is responsible for Ids observance
of military dicipline Thci Want to see some spooks Save
dy to start on 1 house Go and guess
fairH us they relate to our well
being said legion inourtiors
The ntato cnnvoiithni at IWt
Worth In August gave this phase
of our relations with other nations
serious conslileratlon and passoi
resolutions to that effect Wit
the proper handling of our inter
Members of tho Tulla Kiwanis national affairs no that they had
Club heard II T Miller Jr M hc n understood and pioper pre
O Elliott und WnlUr Tomllnson cautions been heeded wo wouh
piesidunt talk on the highlights not have bein engaged in a deadly
of the TexasOklahoma District < struggle now for existence ndduf
Kiwanis convention held at the legionnaires
Texas Hotel it Kort Worth two J The legion proposes to seek in
weeks ago wlum they met Tuesday 1 formation that will render a ser
at noon at tho First Methodlsl vice in bringing about 0 more 011
Jhurch jllghten < l understariding on nil
Miller praised the convention I phases of International contact It
highly and Elliott and Tomllnsonwas tho American Legion that bo
who have attended several previous gnu utudy of LatinAmuricar
Importance
Lonnie E White
Arrives In
United States
SSgt Urirno K
Mr and Mrs Clint
mPMUMHMMh
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
Number 43
County Still Needs 1000 To Meet
Quota In United War Fund Drive
sons who will not bo in town on of one of Swisher Countys pioi
Nov 7 may now vote absentee ncer families wore rond at the Sixth War Loan
Ballots may bo obtained at the First Baptist Church here Sunday
I clerks office not more than 20 afternoon at 3 oclock by Rev II
Approximately twothirds of
Swlihor countys quota of POM
00 in the United War Fund triv
i has been raised according to re
l ports ncolved late Wednesday by
I It V Miller county chairman
I Miller Is urging city chairmen
and rural workert to eomploU
their canvass this wwk and rejvork
to hint before November 1 so that
Swisher County may lx > amonu
the nelict group of Iauhnmllo coun
Ite to surpass thel goals by that
date
Contributions Includo 08l 00 in
special g ft teeelvnd by K i
Harks special gift chairnwui
l2ilal turned in from Kres by
Mrs Jiilitmy Joodger Kiess chairman
C Hrookshlor said Umt
a little more than 100 00 hud heon
turniHl In to him by rural areas
Vernon Ilnrmun chairman a
Happy smuI that n little more tlm
100 had been collected at Happy
and that lie exi > r ii il to complete
the dnve theiv this week Ap
pruxinuitaly flf0 im boon collect
od in Tulin whero woikeri liavr
not nearly cunrplcted the canvass
Mr Chenownlli has a five acre i though most of Urn workers ex
patch of vetch which will he used I to finish up this week accord
lug to reports iccelved by Miller
The con my chairman received
the Allowing Udogrnm today from
J M Collins regional repre etita
live of the United War Chest of
Texas In tribute to Hum bravo
men and women who gave Ihetr
r U lmU Siit LTluS
the or w
nm foi business i
prlsonurs and to the success ot
thoso men who with Mae Arthur
have returned to avenge tho lis
aster let every Panhandle
County go over the lop la their war
acres f clover mid Ifi of alfalfa t t < 1lv l > y NovomlMir first
These emps ate planted on a If you have not been oiclted
low blow type noil and me giowu to give to tho Swisher County War
well Fund do not wall send or mail
your contribution to It V Miller
Swisher County Chairman United
War Fund Tulin Texas or to E
Barks Special lift Chairman
Swisher County United War Fund
Tulla Texas
Soldier Writes
Card Of Thanks
For Cigarettes
J E Deen reci ived the following
card > t thiinks from n soldier in
Belgium who was one of the boyr
getting cigarettes donated by citizens
in thin community
Hello Comrade
The Camels arrived o k nnd
uiosiii French for thank you
vury much Certainly are appreciated
Hope thin Job will eiul
soon If I wasnt so busy would
write a letter Bollove you understand
My homo state Is Greens
burg lud Horry I dont httv
time to tell you more about whal
a good Job tho boys are doing over
here
Yours very truly
Sgt Krancls M men
Cigarette donations continue to
come In Tho coin containers nl
three Mores in Km Coorgo Kl
llott Filling tatlon Whitlows
conventions said that this yonri relations elfht years ago looking Ujroeiiry and Carl Immoi rvtca
meeting was the best they liar to a better understanding wit
ever attended South American people Th
Following the program Arnold loglon ronliou that there must hoE
Holmes music instructor in the more friendly relations with for
Tulia Sr hools and several mem ejn powers or nil peace effort
hers cf the student council pre must fall and this organlatloi 1
sentcd plana to the Kiwanis Cluh ronslders such tiidy of prion
for the establishment of a youth
center in Tulla
Army Reconditioning c JCapt Robert
Station yielded M whiri
turned 111 last week
VFW Assigned
Quota of 261
New Members
Will
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
I Swlriher County Post 170H had a
1 largo attendance at its regular
mooting Tuesday night A report
from departmental headquarters
was read
White son of Swisher County Post has been
Mr and Mrs F W Flynt roi assigned a quota of 201 new mem
ceived a telegram Monday from Tln s 0 lh > UnlU1 SUlti to obtain luring the year
But to finish tho Job he must tjr wn jlobert Flynt that r BCn iJinrrowlK experiences 1115 The post now has ubout litU
be in fhapo mentally and physl he had arrived back in the United vonaftn tEuropean area Ho members Uirgust post in the
He will be In
Is at El Paso and wired that ho state is No 70 of San Antonio
through close coordination be B00n capt Flynt recently wouW bo hoinc S tunlBy
tm C the Mw11 DcImtm < nt und Sf W to wn n
U the Medi PJ
missions in
At this particular l l time with the completed in
no offlccrfl who to0 huvc Btlf Thoator of
terranenn 0porntIons llt
fored combat injuries pnot ot jkm Lightning
dlere is what is happening dally
at the reconditioning center in
Ing action on May 7 near Mo
with 2500 members and second
rted largest is nt Bel ton with 1800
ziores France Ho was a gunner
ama p c Railrnarl
on n B20 which failed to return
from a bombing mission intootarts Recruitment
enemy territory On Sept 11 his
parcnti received a cablegram from
him saying that ho was safe and
well and hoped t > he homo ioon
Federal Veterinary
next day ho is given 11 com plete > your nickles and dimes and Join in 1 r > j c 1
medical examination and Is grad the gay Halloween jamboree < Mon ° e n OWlSner
ed according to his physical condi day night at tho Union Hill school County 30 Days
tion He is then ready whos who
the road back In the masquerade j Dr Layton Federal veterinary
Each day his time is fully oc Booths of all types wl bo open will bo in Swlwher County to con
cupied His physical training I to the public for a small admls tlnuc his work in the bangs test
under the direct supervision o idon Need shoe strings Trj ing program and calfhood vac
grnduates of the Army Physical your hand at the grab box and be cination about the first of Novem
Training School Calisthenic fooled with a pleasant surprise her ncording to C C Brookshier
Mr and Mrs Bill Culver of games nnd remedial exercises arc An cntiro evening of fun and Swisher County tgent Dr Layton
Amarillo have been visiting in the j given with regard to his abilil frolic is guaranteed for young nnd expects to work In thb county for
J R Raymond home Continued on page 4 old 30 days
Of Workers Friday
Matirine A Ieu manager of the
USES Piainvlew announced that
she has arranged for a special re
crultment program for tho Santa
Fe railroad and that their hiring
representative accompanied by
USES representative will be In
this area starting October 27
Commenting on this recruitment
program Mrs Lcn pointed out the
urgent demand for permanent and
temporary system is to fulfill its
obligation during this critical time
She urged all men between the
ages of 21 and 50 to investigate
thoroughly the possibility of their
Cmtinued on page 4
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Miller, R. V.; Sprowls, Ed W. & Reynolds, Willis. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 35, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 26, 1944, newspaper, October 26, 1944; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42789/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.