The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 46, No. 32, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 6, 1953 Page: 9
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5 Tulia Boys
Attend Scout
Jamboree
By Loyd D Morris
Three troops ol scouts from the
South Plains Council attended
the National Jamboree at Irvine
Hanch In Southern California
Mill AFTER MILE
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MaMmi
MACHINE
SHED
POULTRY
HcMe
Three boys from Tulia wore In
Troop 32 They were Don Morris
Dan McDanlel and Dwaln
GUnn Tioop 32 was lead by W
A Mose Hood of Lubbock who
was assisted by Frank Ford of
Lubbock and L D Hagirmaru
Troop 33 was led by Jay Young
of Lubbock ho was assisted by
Bill Paulctt qf Levclland and by
F F Flip Calhoun of Plalnvlcw
Two boys from Tulia were Jn
Troop 34 Those boys were Loyd
D Morris and Marvin Qlcnn
Troop 34 was led by Charles
Marriott of Slaton He was assls
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But if youre surprised at this news we
cant blame you a bit
Most people are when they learn that you
can get Buick styling Buick structure
Buick room and power and comfort and
steadiness all for just a few dollars more
than the cost of the socalled lowpriced
three
Add another happy surprise
In this Buick you get a long list of extras
GREATEST
ted by
Lockney
Morton
Udol Cunningliam
and R T Wilson
The first day wo went to Pueblo
Colorado where we ate supper
and spent that night also we
ate breakfast there July 11 We
went to Salt Lake City and ate
dinner at the Hot Shoppe After
dinner we toured the Mormon
Temple Grounds Following that
we went to the Salt Lake for a
swim July 12 We ate brcakfnst
in Salt Lake City and Troop 32
went to Eureka to attend church
and eat dinner Troop 33 and 34
went to Delta where wc attended
a Mormon church the people
in the church at Delta fixed a
real nice dinner for us In the
church there Then we headed
for Tonapah Nov where we ate
supper and spent the night July
13 We nt breakfast In Tonopah
and headed for Yosemlte but the
buses couldnt make it up lloga
Pass and the Yoscmito trip had to
be cancelled But wo went on to
Bishop Calif where we ate dinner
Then we went on to Mojavo where
we ate supper and spent the night
July 14 We ate breakfast in
at no extra cost things like direction signals
dual map lights twin sunshades
lighter tripmileage indicator automatic
glovebox light oilbath air cleaner full
flow oil filter bumper guards front and rear
things most other cars of similar price
charge as extras
So there you are definitely able to move
right into this big broad robustpowered
Buick for price youd expert to pay for a
lesser car
Why not drop in on us to see and drive this
honey of a buy The rest well leave up to
you
in the Pacific
THE NATIONAL JAMBOREE
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The Rilco glued laminated rafter arch is the last word
in modern farming for every type of building A precision
built framing member engineered and factoryfabricated
delivered ready for quick and easy erection The Rilco
arch makes a continuous frame running from foundation
to roof ridge thus eliminating the joining of side wall and
roof which is the weakest point of ordinary construction
Rilco construction offers values important to every
builder of farm or commercial structures The rafter arch
is sturdy and wind resistant Rilco buildings are postfree
bracefree
Theres a size and type of Rilco Rafter for every farm
building Erection is simple
Rilco Rafters are engineered and factorybuilt for barns
machine sheds poultry houses and brooder houses
Tcel free to come in and see us Let us help you with
your farm building Plan new structures youll be proud
to own investigate the modern way of farm building with
Rilco Rafters
nice the lowpriced cars add a few
dollars more and there you are
Because thats all the money it takes to buy
tliis great new 1953 Buick Special
Thats all it takes to boss its highcompres
sion Fireball 8 Engine now stepped up to
the highest horsepower in Buick Special
history
Thats all it takes to enjoy its still finer
Million Dollar Ride its full sixpassenger
roominess its lightasaflyrod handling
July 17 Troop 32 went to section
demonstrations Troop 33 and
34 walked around the iambroec
site where wo talked visited and
swapped stuff All troops attended
the opening pageant in which Loyd
D Morris was one of tho Chlsholm
trail cowboys July 10 Troop 32
worked on Jamboree achievement
awards while Troops 33 and 34
talked visited and swapped That
night Troop 32 went to the section
campflrc July 10 All Troops
attended tho religious services
That evening we walked mound
and visited talked and swapped
That night wo all went to a very
Impressive service where all 50
000 bos and 5000 men lit candles
and had silent prayer July
20 We worked on the achievement
awards and traded That evening
we saw a special feature one of
which was the Blue Angels Jet
Air Show another tho Spado Coolie
Band also they had some Hollywood
stars at another place That
night wo Just messed around July
21 Wc went swimming or stayed
nt camp and messed around That
evening was free time That night
thev had a big arena show where
they had movie stars and also a
big fireworks show July 2 > That
moinlng wo hat1 free time
That evening some of tho boys
went swimming and tho rest of
us had frco tlmo That night some
attended the sectional eampfuo
those who did not attend attend
the campflrc had free tlmo July
23 Wo started taking down camp
and preparing to inovo out that
evening we packed and traded
That night some of the boys attended
the closing ceremony whllo
others stayed at camp and loaded
the truck
RETURN TRIP
July 24 Wc loft tho jamboree
grounds sd headed for Riverside
to eat breakfast Then on to Las
Vegas Nevada where wo at din
and toured It and headed for
Kingman Arizona whore we ate
supper and spent tho night July
25 We at breakfast In Kingman
and went to Grand Canyon where
wc ate dinner and headed for
Gallup New Mexico where wo
tho night
ato supper and spent
JulyZO We ato breakfast and
went to Albuqueruuo where wo
attended church and ato dinner
Troop 32 and 33 camo on in to
Lubbock but troop 34 stopped at
Clovls for supper and then hcad
ner Then went to Boulder Dam
od for Lubbock
Move right in hSS
than you think
Come in and ask us
about the low delivered
price on this nev
1953 Buick SPECIAL
2Door 6Passongcr Sedan
WHEN BITTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUIIT BUICK Will BUIlD THEM
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115 W Ireedway Tulia Texas
Tulia Had Hopes
Of Securing Tech
It was 30 years ago tlds month that Tulia lost its fight to havo
Toxas Technological collogo horc Apparently the town was givon
serious consideration by tho locating board Mombors of tho board
wore S M N Marrs stale superintendent of public Instruction S
B Cowoll chairman of the locating eommlileoj Dr W B Bluoll
presldont of tho College of Industrial Arts Dr William S Sutton
acting president of the University of Texas W R Nabours secretary
of tho board
Hamilton Wright Ft Worth He
cord staff correspondent dispatched
tho following slory from
Tulur
Tho town of Tulia one of the
outstanding In tho Upper Plains of
Texas today erected the Toxas
Technological college 1 o c a tl n g
board with an Immense delegation
of Tulia Kress and Happy business
men and residents A mass
meeting was held on tho Swisher
county couitliouso lawn where
every person in town had gathered
to pay homage to the locating
committee
College yells wore the order
and tho speakers woro frequently
and vailously cheered The presentation
speeches for TuIIn wore
made by IX H Culton and
Dennis Zlmmormann attorneys of
the city
They spoke on the unlimited
water supply both for the cllv
and for Inlgnlton showing that
at u depth of 01 foot the supply
Is sufficient to glvo 1500 gallons
a mlnuto
Ono of tho Irrigation wollti that
abound In this territory Is of sufficient
capacity to Irrignto 100
acres of land
Tho high type of citizenship
the morality of tho community
and the great educational development
of this territory all theso
were emphasized by tho speakers
Tho county was represented as
among tho host In the state from
the standpoint of morals action
and health Swlsner county has
not a single negro The criminal
Is not permitted
Tho site otfired by Tulia
for tho Tech collogo Is situated
north of town and adJoInlr tho
city limits In the iiact aso 000
acres of extremely l crJl o and
smooth lands from which iho
board may select 2000 ucros
Tho land Is already luxuriant
with vegetation The soil is fcr
tile and deep
Witnessing tho growth of tho
cotton Industry In this section
Tulia this year expects to market
12000 biitos of cotton as again
st 400 last y ° ar About 25000 acres
havo been planted In cotton this
season and the crop looks thrifty
In spite of the fact that limited
precipitation has been obtained In
the last fow months
Tulia Is in the midst of tho
greatest wheat section in the
Plains There are flvo grain elevators
hero with a combined capacity
of 300000 bushels most of
which arc filled with thisyears
wheat held by organla farmers
unwilling to dispose of tho grain
at tho low price of 00 cents a
bushel
Tho farmers own their own
grain elevator which has declared
annually a dividend of 10 percentG C Hutchison a leading farmer
who 33 years ago treked across
these treeless and fenceless
plains en route In a prairie
schooner for Washington
territory as It was then called
Is now one of tho leaders In the
registered Hereford Industry
hero Ho has animals that won
grand championships at many of
the fairs Hutchison declares tho
day is coming when this socilon
will be the greatest diversified
farming section of Texas and
the finishing section for the
largo livestock industry of the
Southwest
He proposo to show somo of
his flno animals at the Amarlllo
TrtState Fair this fall
W O Conner of Tulia a vet
oran of 70 years was among tho
delegation of Tulia businoM man
whloh conveyed tho Tech locating
board from Plalnvlew to this city
He Is known as the daddy of
Tulia
He came to this s ctlon in 1887
T A Cray oldest settler of
the county didnt accompany the
purty but met it upon 1U arrival
here
He can still recount tho stirring
days of the section when It wad a
mans job to stay on the prairies
then bleak and without fences
Tulln also has entwined about
It somo historic color that cannot
be ovotlookod East of Tulia 15
miles Is tho Tulln canyon n deep
dofllo of 300 feet in depth
It was not so placid on ono
occaslbn several yonrs ago when
MaKotulo of tho McKenrlo trail
fame with his largo hand of men
while camping in tho bowels of
the oaith wm imprlsod by an
SECTION TWO
The TuLin Herald
Circulation 3153
VOL 46 NUMBER 32
Mojavo and went on to Pico where
we ate dinner with the Pico Lions
Troops 32 and 33 stopped at Knotts
Berry Farm while troop 34 went
on to the Jambrcc grounds and
set up camp there
July 15 Troops 32 and 33 go to
Catallna and Troop 34 goes swimming
in the Pacific July 16
Troop 34 goes to Catallna and
Troops 32 and 33 goes swimming
Conrlng SfiAer County Uka Tho Sunxhlna
TULIA SwUher County TEXAS THURSDAY AUGUST 6 1953
Orer 12000 Readers
TWO SECTIONS
attack from the red men
In the engagement that followed
McKcnzio and his men slaughtered
200 horses of the Indians
killing a few of tho latter and
dlspresed them
Tulia is 50 miles from Amar
lllo Tho ntmosphero is different
from onythlng tho board has encountered
slnco It started upon
Its trip
Although Tulia lost community
leaders wero philosophical
Editorialised Tho Tulia Herald
Our attempt to socuro lhe
location of Tech collogo was
worth ovory bit of the money
spent on It Tho fact that tho
town Is cleanor than for years
Is worth lhe price Tho advertising
Tulia got out of It Is worth
tho money
And on the front page the story
was concluded with If Tulia
could not be selected wc are proud
that so good n town on the Plains
was chosen
Among the Swlsherltos who arc
to rccclvo degree at the summer
commencement exorcises of West
Toxas Stato Cotlngo are Jo Nella
Parker Happy I1BA
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Baggarly, Herbert Milton. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 46, No. 32, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 6, 1953, newspaper, August 6, 1953; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth45848/m1/9/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.