The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 50, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 28, 1959 Page: 1
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JLANNF YOUNG of Girl Scout Troop 11 pins a Buddy Poppy
on Commander Albert Devin of District 13 Veterans of Foreign
Wars The Girl Scouts of Troops 11 and 12 will be sell
RaBjJ DfcB > B k nB the VFW poppies Saturday and will receive 10 per cent
DUCauy r OpPy of the contributions for their work The VFW will use the
8 profits for deserving disabled veterans
The
COUNTRY EDITOR
By H M BAGGARLY
ROM THE BEGINNING of our nation the U S Supreme Court has
been under severe criticism Because there are always two sides
to every question it Is to bo expected that each decision of tho court
will have both its supporters and its critics
There has never been a time when some group wasnt ready to impeach
tho court Perhaps this Is why our founding fathers attempted
to place the court out of immediate reach of its critics
Twenty five years ago the court was under criticism for one reason
Today it is under criticism for an entirely different reason
If every decision facing the court was so simple and uncomplicated
that each of our many sidewalk lawyers could settle it we would have
no need for a Supreme Court
No court could please everybody because we find differences of
opinion on even the simplest of Issues
COUNTRY EDITOR
rE DOUBT IF a person lives in these United States who is in agree
ment with the Supreme Court on each of Its decisions We often
disagree
Did you ever consider how many of the Courts most controversial
decisions would never have been made had It not been for some crackpotConsider the rat case for example
Ignoring the point of law involved for the moment why shouldnt
the Maryland resident have voluntarily admitted the health Inspector It
was because the resident had a dead rat to hide which certainly was a
health menace Apparently there are people in Maryland as well as
Tulla who have no respect for other people There are people In Tulia
who would endanger the health of the entire community If we did not
have Inws to forbid them
We think the health inspector snould liavtf armed himself with n
search warrant Nevertheless when we criticize the Supremo Court lets
also heap a little criticism on these antisocial crackpots who arc responsible
for so many of our problems and who would do the United States
a favor if they would join the Michigan farmer in moving to some
other country Personally we would be glad to contribute to a fund
to move the Haley family to Australia along with the Vankus family
All those people want to enjoy the blessings that come from living
in America They all want to enjoy good health They want to enjoy
the benefits that come from a prosperous farm economy But they want
to abide by none of the rules that must be in effect if we are to be
free from health menaces They want to live in a depressionfree farm
economy but they dont want to abide by the rules which encourage
such an economy
Drastic laws usually come because of drastic offenses While we
cant go along with the Supreme Court on all its decisions perhaps Its
decisions might be different If it didnt have to act on so many cases
occasioned by fools
COUNTRY EDITOR
IAUL LOFTIN Republican editor of The Panhandle Herald
penned a classic editorial recently which not only prsents the farm
problem In its correct perspective but expresses tho Democratic viewpoint
with accuracy
It Is the answer to those who distort the Issue by their misrepresentations
concerning socalled farm subsidies
Hero it is
Everyone knows the farm program cannot continue the way it is
and everyone knows our government should not enter into private
business on a competitive basis
But who will be first to say stop slow down taper off quitl
Tho Committee for Economic Development says that we still
spend 5003000000 for agriculture in I960 compared to 4001000000
in 1955 That figure for I9C0 is oneninth of the proposed expense of
national security nnd could be one of the answers to the problem
of agriculture
Every time the government you and I spends a dime for national
defense we are In effect pushing Inflation on all sides We bid up the
price of labor and materials so naturally farm costs go up
Eastern magazines raise hock about money spent for farm and
ranch assistance but say nothing about money spent in Eastern cities
for national defense They say nothing about federal power projects
federal shipbuilding federal subsidized airplanes and airports
We grant that its time something was done but by george lets
use tho samo economy ax on the East that we do on the farmer and
rancher
COUNTRY EDITOR
OME TO HUNK of it lets not forget to take n healthy economy
slice at veterans Sure we agree that some veterans need assistance
but not to tho tune of five billion dollars per year
Then lets cut Into the 479 million dollars spent by federal groups
on education and the 483 million dollars spent on water transportation
An Eastern magazine says that tho whole farm support program
Is a colossal failure well If It Is so Is national defense Somo of my
best friends are In graves overseas and It wasnt tho farm program
that put them there
Woll admit that tho farm program gets money Into the pockets
of big corporations and big farmers who dont need any assistance but
tho farm program has been tho salvation of Panhandle and all other
small cities of this area
If tho Eastern magazino wants to get that holier than thou
feeling about a few dollars of tho farm program getting Into bigfarmer
pockets why not scan the national defenso program with tho samo
cyo and shout look at him when big General Motors and big Chrysler
and big Ford nnd big DuPont get their hands In our taxpaying pocket
Tho Eastern magazino ends their editorial thus In this country
tho voter is king When ho squawks loud enough Congress listens
even more so in a political year So start squawking loud and long
enough to put an end for good and all to this lncredlblo farm scandal
that Is getting worse every year
Friends lets squawk Just as loud to put an end to other government
practices Well bet tho farmer and rancher will como out of
tho housccleanlng In better financial shapo than tho moneygrabbing
Eastern concerns
Sure lets clean house but lots clean tho entire house and not
just tho farmer and rancher
coumu DITOI
IS TO BE hoped that Walter Rogers Ralph Yarborough or
IT Lyndon Johnson will see to It that this excellent and wellcxpreswd
Continued on Page 8
Salvation Army
1959 Campaign
Exceeds Goal
A H Cooper chairman of the
local Service Unit Committee in
Swisher county announces that the
1959 Salvation Army campaign went
well over the campaign goal of
2000 for the second straight year
as 222521 was raised in this
years campaign
H E Tolcs was campaign chairman
for the 1959 campaign that
was so successful Toles states that
Tulla raised 175333 Claytonvl
lle 57 Happy 170 75 Kress
23313 and Vigo Park 6 Tolcs
extended his thanks and appreciation
to the many workers and campaign
leaders throughout the county
that worked to put this campaign
over tho top
AH welfare work of the Salvation
Army in Swisher County is carried
on through the local committee and
all decisions are made by the committee
All of the many state services
of The Salvation Army are
available to Swisher County as
needed along with the counsel and
advise of experienced Salvation Army
personnel
R D Dawson jr was chairman
of ths 1953 campaign which was
equally successful
Tulia Night
Set For Friday
On Friday night some 200 Tulians
will occupy a reserved section on
first base line at Potter County
Stadium in Amarillo The Gold
Sox will be opening a three game
series with the Mexico City Reds
Those who have tickets datedMay
8th must exchange the reserved
portion yellow ticket for a properly
dated reserved ticket at the box
office The whlto tickets given out
by straw hat merchants for the
May 8th game which was rained
out will still be good for general
admission
If you wish to buy tickets at a
saving you may get general admission
for 1 at Byards Shamrock Ser
vico Station Reserved scats are
35 cents additional
Game time is 745 P M If
you are holding one of the reserved
tickets dated May 8th it is advised
that you leave a bit early
since you will have to make the exchange
at tho box office
Tulla recorded nearly two inches
of rain the past week
The amount was greater in outly
ing areas
Heavy hail damage was reported
Thursday night northwest of Tulla
and also In the Dimmitt area Light
hall fell In Tulla but did no damage
Tho W B Ballard farm and also
tho Irlbeck farm about 14 miles
northeast reported from CO to 100
per cent hall damage Rainfall in
town measured 30 Inch
Another shower early Sunday
measured 71 Inch
A brief cloudburst occurred Monday
afternoon Marblo size hall accompanied
tho downpour which sent
water over tho curbs Tho Herald
ICTUE gauge measured only 41
Inch however It Is believer the
heavy wind which whipped the rain
and hall made tho measurement Inaccurate
Tho fall appeared to havo
been more than an Inch The storm
seemed to be local but gardens and
young cotton In Its path were dam
aged
Rev and Mrs O B Herring
left Sunday for Abilene to attend
tho annual session of tho Northwest
Conference
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BILLY GRAHAftVHour of Decision
Sundays IW pm
OUDFASinONEDREVIVAL HOUR
Suadsyj I pja
Tullas top graduates wcro pre
sentcd a variety of awards Friday
night at the annual class night program
held In the high school auditoriumMost coveted award the Tulla
High school formerly known as the
Balfour went to Teddy Carruth
valedictorian whoso accomplishments
have been numerous
VOt 50 NUMBER 22
VJ
arvuiik Is Giv em Top
Other awards and their recipients
American Legion Citizenship Tommy
Darnutt Sorosls Club Citizenship
Nancy Shurbct English Judy
Dawson Thespian Sue Brooks and
Charles Aycockj District Soil Con1
scrvatlon Essay Jane Mario Jones
1st Kara Smith 2nd and Dill Good
win 3rd Tulla Classroom Teachers
scholarship Nancy Shurbet Kiwan
13 Sclcnda BIHIngton Tulia Herald
Janice Vise Rotary David Madura
and Charles Newman Toastmasters
Teddy Carruth Sydney Mills Ralph
Dates and Juliana Hansen De
Molay Allen Glenn Arlon Judy
Dawson and Emily Ward
Tho Womans Study club Essay
award went to Judy Dawson 1st
Carolyn Hcrndon 2nd and Charles
Aycock 3rd Womans Study club
Conservation essay award went to
Jay Vars 1st Sue Reld 2nd and
Jane Mario Jones 3rd Womans
98 Junior High Graduates
Are Awarded Diplomas
Nlnctyclght Junior high students
were graduated Into Tulla High
school Monday night
Organ melodies wcro played by
Nancy Shurbet Ed Brasher gave
the Invocation Barry Edwards gave
tho salutatory address and Patsy
Harman gave the valedictory addressOtis Harman representing the
Board of Education presented ser
vice awards to Mrs Bill Williams
and Mrs Walter Hunt for five years
of service to Mrs Kermit Mitchell
and Mrs Marjorie Brewer went ten
year service pins and to Mrs C I
Massey and Mrs Roy Carson went
fifteenyear service pins
Mrs Brewer was presented with
the Valley Forge Foundation Scroll
and Medal for doing outstanding
work in teaching and contributing to
the American way of life Superintendent
W V Swinburn commended
the class for their outstanding scholarship
and for contributions to the
school program especially in the
field of foreign language C J
Vars also of the school board com
mended the class and presented pins
to the following distinguished students
Jeanette Ruland fifth grade
James Vaughn sixth grade Sid
Hooper and Sharon Pendleton both
seventh grade and Patsy Harman
Barry Edwards Gary Miller and
Craig Whitfill all of the eighth grade
The Miss Junior High plaque went
to Janle Hulsey and the Mr Junior
High Plaque went to Douglas
Johnson
above for the school year
Susan Avent Clarence Bacher
Troy Brasher La Von Brown Jan i
Burrow Richard Burton Cathrine
Butler Dan Byrd Rene Cardona I
Joe Lynn Carothers Daryline Cay
wood Patricia Chandler Leo Cheno
weth Melvln Chlsum Diane Clowcr
David Cole Martha Ivan1
Copcland
Crosby Cheryl Culwcll Jeff Dalluge
Robert Dawson Kay Dean Ramon
Delgado Eddie De Vol I Carol Dietrich
Ronnie Douglas Barry Edwards
Lorene Elliff Lynn Ellis
Marilyn English Jim Ferguson BUI
Hardy Patsy Harman Marie Harris
Carolyn Hastings Duggy Hay
Robert Herring Ona Beth Hood
Reryl House Janle Hulsey Shirley
Inman Judith Irlbcck Carolyn Johnson
Douglas Johnson Walter Koer
selman Joyce Kurtz Micky Lank
ford John Lavender Russell Lewel
ien Mary Frances Lumpkins Janis
Martin James Mason Cloyrene
Matlock Kirk McCIanahan Gary
Miller Terry Mllllgan Michael
Mills Barbara Mitchell Glendal
Morris Marilyn Mote Raymond
Newman John Nolen Helen Pani
nell Melvin Penry Carol Plunk
Norman Poage Darrell Rankin
Charles Rector James Rice Fcllpa I
Rocha Mary Ann Rocha Happy
Rogers David Rucker Edward Sch
oeffling Steve Sims Don Smith
Gloria Sonnamaker Robbie Dale
Stapp Ricky Stary Dale Starnes
Dale Ann Strickland Ann Thomas
Beverly Vars Murry Vise Connie
The following 93 students received Walker Margie Ward Craig Whitfill
grade school diplomas thirty three Billy Wilfong Paula Witnbcrly Da
of whom made an average of 90 or vid Wynne and Bob Ziegler
Gusler Products Co is moving to Tulia
Deadline for the sale of stock passed Saturday Although
Tulia failed to purchase a minimum of 60000 in stock
enough stock was sold in the surrounding territory to justify
the move according to Lloyd Holland president of the concernHolland said yesterday that the is getting
71 THS Seniors Get Diplomas
Wildcat Weil
Is Staked Out
Tule Drilling Company of Snyder
has staked a wildcat location on
ranchland 10 miles north and a
little west of Sllverton
The exploratory well will go down
8000 feet to granite The wildcat
is spotted 1250 feet from the south
line and 371 feet from the west
line of section 19 Block E on the
D SE Survey
The wildcat has been tagged
RltchieCogdell No 1 Tho hole
will be drilled on land owned by
Cogdell who lives in Snyder
The location is in tho Matador
Arch area
There have been several unsuccessful
drilling attempts in Briscoe
County and at present there are no
wells In tho county
P 1
Tulia Swimming Pool
To Open Saturday
Tulla Swimming pool will open
Saturday according to Kermit Mitchell
manager Until the weather
gets warmer tho pool will bo open
dally Including Sunday from 2 until
6 PM Tho water will bo heated
Admission will bo 25 cents for
grado school 35 cents for high school
and 50 cents for adults
Doug Payno will bo lifeguard
Mr and Mrs Everett Mangum
and four boys of Slaton spent Sunday
In Tulla visiting In tho homo
of their aunt Mr nnd Mrs J J
Rcdmon
Mr and Mrs F J McGcc nnd
Ted of Childress wero visiting over
tho weekend In the Tom Burton
homo so that they might attend the
graduation exercises of their daughter
Carolyn McGee who has attended
Tulla High School tho past
two years while making her homo
with her sister Mrs Burton They
also attended tho graduation of their
grandson Richard Ilurton from
Junior High
Several hundred persons were on
hand Sunday night to hear tho Rev
J Paul Stevens of Santa Fe N M
deliver the commencement sermon
for 71 Tulla High School seniors
who received diplomas Tuesday
night
Rev Stevens a 1929 graduate of
Tulia High School where he was
valedictorian and Balfour award
winner is a graduate of the U S
Naval Academy at Annapolis and
McCormlck Seminary is a Presbyterian
minister
The speakers topic was Who is
on tho throne He admonished the
candidates for graduation to place
God above knowledge popularity
physical prowess or beauty and
money
Preceding the sermon Rev and
Mrs Stevens tho former June An
schutz of Tulia were feted with
a supper in the school cafeteria
Present were members of tho 1929
graduating class school board members
and special guests
Graduating exercises were held
Tuesday night with Dr Law Sone
president of Texas Wesleyan College
speaking Dr Sone is a 1919 graduate
of Tulla High School which Is
graduating its 50th class this year
A reception was held In the school
library following tho Tuesday night
exercises for all former THS students
A supper was also given car
lies Tuesday to which all living
members of the 1919 graduating
class were Invited
Youth Revival Begins
At Assembly of God
A youth revival will begin Wednesday
at tho Assembly of God church
It will continue through
Juno 5 There will be eight nights
of Bible stories Refreshments and
worship classes will bo held for the
nursery through tho Intermediates
A special adult class will also be
held Tills special family revival
will be conducted by the Rev and
Mrs Caudy Spilman of Clovis N
Study club Americanism theme a
ward went to Charles Aycock 1st
Kara Smith 2nd and Nancy Shur
bet 3rd
Charles Newman senior cla s pri
stdent announced the class pift to
tho schoola flag pole and flip
which has been erected In fronf
of tho new high school bulldinp
News of the serious lllnr s of
Mrs Mamie Gray Cochran of Amarillo
has reached friends In Tulla
Tho pioneer Swisher county woman
Is well known and usually comes
back each year to attend the county
birthday celebration
Cosby
qJM Nazareth Legion
wOL Opens New Home
TUtIA Swlshor County TEXAX THURSDAY MAY 28 1959
American Legion Post No 523 of
Nazareth held the dedication of Its
now Legion home recently The occasion
was celebrated with a barbecue
and dance
We wish to express our gratitude
to all the guests who came nnd
holpcd make the day a great sue
ress said Commander Marvin
Jones members nnd the auxiliary
W J Albracht of Hereford won
tho pickup
Mr and Mrs John A Stewart of
Pampa spent the w kond visiting
in the home of their son R W
Stewart
The Tuun Herald
eaid Contest
Ray Vinson Wins
Anderson Award
At West Texas
CANYON Ray Vinson Jr received
the Hattie M Anderson award
given each year to the freshman
or sophomore student who has
the highest average In an American
history course at West Texas State
Colleges Senior Awards Assembly
recently Vinson a freshman student
at WT is majoring in English
He graduated from Plainview High
school He and his wife reside at
C03 N Maxwell in Tulia
Vinson is pastor of the First Christian
Church
Sefciks Father Dies
At San Antonio
Funeral services for Joe Scfclk 71
father of Emil J Sefcik of Tulia
were held Monday in Shiner Catholic
church at Shiner
Sefcik died Saturday in a San An
tonio hospital following an illness of
prepared company and will ask for bids
blueprints for the Tulia plant J SS
which will require about 10 days j ho was 4 seltling with hIs parents in
East Texas He married at Shiner
then moved to Alice where he raise
his family
Later he moved to Miles in Runnels
county Sefcik was a retired farmer
ginner and cotton buyer
Survivors include his wife Mrs
Frances Sefcik of Corpus Christ 4
daughters Mrs Carl Evans of Tucson
Arizona Mrs H W Finley of
San Antonio Mrs J R Mcndleski
of Corpus Christi and Mrs Viola
Jost of San Angelo three sons Emll
of Tulia J B of Corpus Christi
and Jerry Sefcik of Wall
Mr and Mrs R A Stark left
Wednesday morning for Salt Lake
City Utah to attend the graduation
cf their granddaughter
Little League Play
To Begin June 8
BY TED VERNON
Little league baseball in
this summer is sure to be
and better due to announced plans
for a major and minor league arrangement
Each sponsor will field
a major and minor league club of
fcrlng less experienced boys a ch
ance to play on a team of their
equals in skill Minor leaguers
j showing the best progress will have
the chance of being moved up to
the major league outfit during the
seasons play according to E N
Howell the league director
Tho following coaches are already
working out their teams in anticl
pation of the first scheduled games
set for Monday June 8 Al Boyett
Jack Ewlng Marshall Penn Johnny
Ellison JW Kendrlck Russell
Morgan and Garfield Castle Sch j
cdulc will call for a doublo header
I beginning at 7 PM on tho main
field and the minor league teams
j will play a single game starting at
the same time on an adjoining field
The complete list of sponsors is not
available as we go to press but
will include Bobs Super Market
Vaughn Implement Co BatcsMc
Haney De Molay and the Rotary
Club
The completo summer schedule
will be published in next weeks
Herald
Summer School
Is Planned
For Grades 13
Tulla Public schools have announced
approval of a summer
school which will be offered for
children who need remedial work in
grades 13
Enrollment for the six weeks
program will be in the East Ward
Building June 8 with classes from
7 AM to 1100 AM
Tuition will be 1000 per course
Contact Kermit Mitchell or Trtrs
Mai Wynne for further information
G C Love of Phoenix Arizona
died Tuesday and funeral services
will be held there Thursday Ho
was a brother of Ed Tom and Jim
Love all of Tulla The three brothers
and Mr and Mrs Howard
couple of weeks ago to visit their
brother and uncle
THREE SECTIONS
Earl B Cosby chairman of spe
I cial events for the Swisher County
i Birthday celebration to bo staged
here July 17 said Monday that
I Mayor John Brown has proclaimed
Tulia Juno 15JuIy 17 Brothers of the
bigger Brush Days In Tulia
Beginning June 15 all Tulla men
must cither begin growing a board
or purchase a permit for the privilege
of having a smooth face
Tho project Is all In fun and purpose
Is to focus attention on the
July 17 celebration This year
marks the golden anniversary of
Tulla as an incorporated city and
It Is felt that the beards will also
commemorate this occasion
Judging of tho beards will take
place July 17 and prizes of 15 will
be offered for the heaviest longest
beard the ugliest beard and the
most comical beard
Happy Man Dies
In Amarillo
M R Miller of Happy died about
midnight Wednesday In an Amarillo
hospital He had suffered a heart
attack In Amarillo Saturday Among
the survivors arc his wife a son
a daughter and a brother Elmer
Miller of Happy
Mrs Estel Hendrix of Dimmitt
the former Mary Edna Kelly was
among those returning for tho graduation
exercises and exstudents tea
Tho Tulla Hornet official publication
of Tulla High school published
as a page In The Tulla Herald has
received the award of Distinguished
Alcrlt from tho University Interscholastic
Press Association
The award is the highest award a
paper can earn in the association
Tho press association Is a statewide
association and only three other
schools in Class AA received this
award These schools were Dcnlson
High school Gonzales High school
and Llttlefield High school
In criticism of the Hornet the association
said The Tulla Hornet
makes good use of the available
space to present important school
news It seems to be a representative
paper It is a paper in which
tho students create goodwill for
your school It also is a paper to
which the students teachers parents
and every member of the
community can point to with pride
Students who helped to win this
top award for the Hornet are Janice
Vise editor Janice Rector
Jeanetto Tucker Poole Glenda Hol
man Kara Smith Sydney Mills
Linda Caraway Jean Taylor Melba
Mrs Mcnvllle Mitchell of Baird Ewing Ellen Burnett Claudette Dais
In Tulia a guest in the home of vis Betty Harmon Womack Teddy
her sister Mr and Mrs C W Rl Carruth Johnny Hay and Mrs Rosc
chcy mary Harder sponsor
conductor of Woodys Wavelength
FOLL1S
WOODY
services will bo hold each even
Ing at 7 oclock Wednesday through
Friday thl week and Monday through
Friday next week
Tho Rev D W Calcote pastor
Invites the public
daily on KTl L is attending the
second annual International Radio Programming Seminar and Pop Music Disc Jockey con
ventlon underway at tho American Hotel in Miami Fla Speakers includo Matthew J Cul
llgan NUC Radio executivo vice president Gordon MUendon head of McLendon station
group NAD President Harold E Fellows keynoter
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