The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 50, No. 1, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 1, 1959 Page: 1
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ny ROGER VV BAUSON
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
FORECAST TOR 1939
1 Not too good and not too bad
Both tho boom and the recent recession
will bo awaiting developments
following the recent Novcm
ber elections I
2 1959 will bo n do nothing
year for Congress Both parties
will hold their cards close to their
chests until 19C0 when the Republicans
will want good business
Most Democrats will vote for most
of tho Inflationary legislation but
only a few of these Congressmen
will vote for such legislation over
tho Presidents veto Tho Demo
Hill Feeds
Kiwamans
X
Tulia Kiwanians enjoyed fish at their Tuesday luncheon thanks
to the generosity of Klwanian J Miller Hill who is shown at
left with a 2hour catch of red fish and trout caught at Port
Aransas Also pictured are Mr and Mrs Travis Payne of
Happy
The
COUNTRY EDITOR
By H M BAGGARLY
EMEMBER THE knock knock whos there craze which
swept the country several years ago Then there was the
rash of little moron jokes which followed Now we have what
they call cruelty Jokes that are making the rounds Most of them
we dont get however some of the most recent ones have a Christmas
flavor and are slightly more comprehensible
Jerry Holllngsworth in the Winkler County News began his column
recently with one All right fat boy get down off my roof and
bring those reindeer with youl
Then Ernest Joiner quoted one last week I dont care what
star youre following get those camels off the freewayl
Understand the variety going around Wayland college arc much
more subtle In fact the psychology department Is reported to be
making a study of some of those characters down there who are
repeating cruelty jtkes
COUNTRY fDITO
lODAYS HERALD marks a milestone In this newspapers tur
bulent history Today The Herald Is 50 years old
The paper was founded in 1909 by Reuben M and John Ellerd
brothers of Plalnvicw solely for political reasons Reuben a candidate
for district attorney against L C Penry also of Plainview needed
the paper to further his campaign In addition he bought or established
newspapers in nearly every county in the district
The irony of It all Is that he lost the election
However the defeat did not ruffle his pride and he ran again in
1912 In the meantime he leased his papers to editors who would
back his campaign The newspaper was five columns and all type
was set by hand
COUNTRY EDITOR
THAN a month before Swisher county was organized Its
LESS
first newspaper the Staked Plains Messenger was published in
Tulia It Is dated June 20 1890 and W F Wright was the editor In
this first publication was a lengthy article lauding the utility of
county soil for the cultivation of grain crops In 1891 D S Wright who
later became county attorney published the Messenger Fred R Trimble
who edited the paper from March 1892 to May 1893 changed the name
to the Swisher County Enterprise
A young man named Jake Butts succeeded Trimble His desire
to publish n paper was realized when D R Gass a Mr Thacker
and u few others bought him a printing press At that time about 1894
another paper called the Southern Patriot was published It was apolitical
journal backing the platform and activities of the Populist
party which was then gaining favor In Texas
Tulia had no paper In 1897 and 1898 In 1899 Thomas T Waggoner
reopened the paper He named the paper the Tulia News It was a
five column four page paper all hand set In 10polnt type The editorials
were Democratic and Its chief fight was against whiskey and Its evils
Waggoner abandoned his journalistic work in 1900 and ran for
county attorney only to be defeated by 11 votes
Heme and Elliff edited the paper until they sold their lease to
Fred Ncwsome and J B Johnston The new men published the paper
until 1902 at which time it was purchased by Alvln Walter Calahan
Primarily for political purposes Calahan began tho publication
of tho Tulia Standard He was elected county attorney shortly after
his arrival In Tulia His time was divided between politics directorship
of tho Standard and real estate transactions
Calahan ran for county attorney again in 1910 about the same
timo ho bought and edited weekly papers In Lubbock Hale Center
Dimmltt and Silverton and published a column In the Amarlllo Dally
News A great political issue was at stake and when the newspaper
plant burned in 1910 ho blamed his political enemies
Tho paper was reestablished In a tin and frame building It was
merged with The Herald In 1910
Incidentally The Herald was established the same year Tulia was
incorportated
COUNTRY EDITOR
i HE NEWSPAPER continues to bo a vital part of the nations
life and despite the advent of radio and television it continues
to bo tho nations No 1 advertising medium as well as the primary
force in the countrys political life
The importance of tho newspaper was illustrated last week when
all of New Yorks big dallies were forced to ccaso publication because
of tho strike
A greater percentage of the population reads the newspaper today
than at any time in history
What specials havo you got on today
That was the question that flooded New York City department
stores from telephono callers and shoppers who were without the news
paper ads that usually supplied them with the answers according to
the Associated Press
They wander through the aisles with no ideas In mind a store
official said
Its been bad for business Many stores report that for the
season as a whole theyll come out ahead of last year but that tho
outcomo would have been far better if It hadnt been for the advertisement
blackout
With tho newspaper shutdown two weeks old Deputy City Commerce
Commissioner Vincent OShca estimated that department and specialty
storo sales tho week beforo Christmas lagged 6 > 4 to P r cent below
the same data last year
Sco Tic COUNTRY EDITOR page 8
CLAUDE SIIELTON
Shelton Accepts
Position With
Securities Firm
Claude Shelton who retires Jan
1 as Swisher County judge has accepted
a position as representative
of Columbian Securities Corp of San
Antonio He succeeds Bob Davis
of Amarillo who has resigned to enter
private business Judge Shelton
will maintain an office In Amarillo
but will live in Tulia As representative
of this major bonding firm
ho will represent his company In 80
counties in serving counties cities
and school districts when they have
bonds for sale need a fiscal agent
or the assistance of bond brokers
Davis whom Shelton succeeds has
been fiscal agent for the City of
Tulia during its several bond elections
in recent years He has also
served the county In a similar ca
pacity
Hart Bank
Approved
By FDIC
The Farmers State Bank of Hart
has been Informed of its approval
for deposit Insurance by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation of
Washington D C The insurance
became effective immediately
The Hart bank opened Dec 14
1957 William A Hawkins sr is
chairman of the board Norlan Dudley
Is president and Otto D Din
widdle vice president The board
of directors is composed of tho officers
and T B Cox Paul Brooks
Roland Shcpard and Ed Harris
Mamie Rich Is cashier and Kenneth
Warren bookkeeper
Current deposits aro between 750
000 and SOO000 Capital stock and
surplus arc 100000
Hundreds View
Unusual Display
In Highland Park
Hundreds of Tullans drove through
Highland Park Wednesday night to
view ono of tho most unusual and
beautiful Christmas displays ever
seen In Tulia Literally thousands
of lighted candles concoalcd in
paper sacks and resting in sand
lined cadi of tho winding streets
sidewalks and tho entrances to the
homes The effect was that ot Jap
aneso lanterns Tho candles appear
cd to bo about six feet apart The
light from theso candles combined
with tho elaborate Christmas homo
decorations in Highland park to
crofil 1 ivJc
Ik
li
hIbii9s Political Philosophy Color His 1959 Forecast
crats will be In a dilemma In
their hearts they will not want good
business In 19G0 but they must bo
very careful not to do anything
which could be held against them
In I960
Every act of Rockefellers and of
other leading Presidential candidates
of both parties will be carefully
scrutinized to analyze their
votegetting possibilities for 19C0
a year from now
3 So long as Russia Is fearful
of Chinas loyalty she will not Intentionally
start a shooting war I
hope that Chiang Kaishek will come
to his senses so that China j
will become an ally of the United
States Marshall surely bet on the
wrong horse when he made his
report to Truman
4 Our national budget will show
a heavy deficit In 1959 Tills and
other factors should cause a contln
ued gradual although not dangerous
Inflation
5 Serious competition will continuo
at all levels In 1959 Manufacturers
merchants and others who
reduce advertising and other sell I
Ing appropriations will surely sufferG Despite competition the pro j
fits squeeze will be cased for many
concerns by strenuous costcutting
programs and Improving business I
7 More foreign goods will enter
tho United States during 1959 Thl3
especially applies to German Italian
Japanese and Russian goods
8 New cargo ships built In Japan
England Germany Norway Sweden
and Italy will be launched In
1959 This should result in most
Amcrlcanbullt and Americanreg
istered ships operating at a loss
More subsidies will be demanded
9 Failures may noc increase during
1959 Some big corporation
now listed In tho DowJones Averages
may get In financial difficulties10 Federal costofliving figures
will be disputed In 1959 Labor
Mrs Kirk Garrett
Dies in California
Funeral services for Mrs Mau
rlne Garrett were held Friday morning
In Bonham Bros Mortuary in
San Diego Calif Burial was In
San Diego
Mrs Garrett died Monday night
in a San Diego hospital She was
the wife of Kirk Garrett former
Tulia rural mall carrier and real
estate dealer who retired several
years ago and moved to California
Among the survivors besides
the husband are two sons Harvey
of San Diego and Joe Cline of
Lemon Grove California
Yarborough Won t
Fight Johnson
Senator Ralph Yarborough has
turned down a plea by Texas liberals
that he lead a fight to keep
Senator Lyndon B Johnson out of
control of the states delegation to
tho 1960 Democratic National Convention
the Dallas Times Herald
said in its Sunday edition
The invitation was made and refused
at a meeting of liberals strategy
for the battles in 1960 that will
determine the membership leanings
and leadership of the Texas
delegation to the national conventionRepresentatives from almost all
of the states 31 senatorial districts
and such statewide liberals as Dlst
Atty Tom Moore of Waco and
Dlst Judge Jim Scwcll of Corsl
cana attended tho meeting
Yarborough is reported to have
told the liberals he will continue
his fight for principles and will
side with those who shared his
views but that he would not
carry on a personal vendetta against
Johnson
Yarborough also was reported to
have made point of defending
Johnson against liberal attacks say
ing that his differences with the
majority leader wcro far less on
matters in the Senate than on political
infighting within the Texas
party
Tho liberals opposition to Johnson
was said to be based on his
complete domination of the Texas
delegation to the 1956 national con
vention his rolo In tho 1956 state
convention in Fort Worth and his
tacit support of Gov Price Daniel
at the state convention in San An >
tonlo this year
Calcote To Head
Local Ministers
Rev D W Calcote pastor of
tho Tulia A cmbly of God church
was named president of tho Tulia
Ministerial association at a recent
meeting of tho local ministers Other
new officers ore tho Rev Marshall
Pcnn pastor of Calvary Bap
list church vico president and
Dr W Nell Record pastor of tho
First Baptist church secretarytrea
surer
create a fairyland atmosphere
Thwo who promoted tho project
i rates and wages which have been
fed to tho Federal Tables will be
disputed by both Labor and Management11 On tho basis ot the above
statements I forecast on the av
erage no wide change in 1959
for commodity prices The recent
recession Is not over Russia is
still fighting us wllth an economic
war
12 There will be more strikes
ami labor troubles in 1959 than In
1958 Duo to fear of unfavorable
labor legislation and poor business
conditions labor leaders were on
their good behavior In 1958
I 13 It Is now difficult to forecast
Tulia merchants losing no time in getting 1959
LUBBOCK
tho unemployment situation for 1959
lowing to the Incicasc of automation
working forces will confHuc
to be cut Looking ahead to the
elections ot 19G0 manufacturers
who arc mostly Republicans will
want no more serious unemployment
to occur
14 Many plans for expansion of
plants were postponed during 1953
1 for fear of a real depression Some
of these plans will be executed In
1959 although on a more moderate
scale
There will be a need for continued
economic readjustment In
1959 but the playing of politics
by both parties may temporarily
Many
off to a good start Drastic reductions have been made in SflVS FOI
the prices of many items for the years first Dollar Day Mon g WI w
< ay More than 500 has been contri
For example BatesMcHaney is offering regular 12981 bucd f ° the change Student Fund
Air Step Prancer pumps at only 798 SL nT t wUf r
City Drug is gfering 100 Betapro vitamins with minerals SMSIM 2 5 had
capsules at only 395 a saving of 1 I indicated they planned to contribute
Perry s is offering regular 33c Kleenex at four for 1 but have not yet turned in their
Clower Jewelry has eight Elgin watches valued from donations He is asking that all
3375 to 8950 which will go at half price contributions be made within the
JGee Department Store is offering all ladies winter coats next few days
at one third off
LaVelles will sell 1995 electric blankets for 1495
Heard Jones will offer regular size Zest soap seven
bars for 1
1958 Cotton Crop Most Uniform
As Well as Best Yielding
A foreign student will be brought
to Tulia next year to attend Tulia
High school for his or her senior
year Purpose of the program is
to interpret the American way of
of the most uniform crops ever pro ford a nd Amaribo
duccd in addition to being the best
yielding crop yet on the Texas
High Plains is now about 95 to
97 percent harvested with approximately
1950000 bales already ginnedMost cotton authorities agreed by
New Years Day that the 1958 Plains
cotton crop was one of the best on
record not only In production vol
ume but also in respect to quality
The sixth Taxas High Plains Cotton
Quality Report as published by
the Plains Cotton Growers Inc
shows that white cotton still accounts
for 735 percent of the
crop with 618 percent being strict Between one and two Inches of
postpone it
15 1959 will not see any marked
change In money rates However
borrowers who have not established
good credit will continue to find
it difficult to get new funds In 1959
16 This means that It should be
more difficult on average to
sell longterm bonds In 1959 than
In 1958 Buy only noncallable serial
bonds or bonds of reasonably
short maturities
17 The supply of nontaxable state
municipal and revenue bonds
will Increase during 1959 This
will be due both to less readily
available credit and to rising needs
of municipalities
18 The fly In th ointment
will be the uncertainty of the Federal
policy regarding the new
30000000000 roadbullding p r o
gmm Will it compote with or protect
totl rnads recently built I
bellevo this program will not harm
outstanding Turnpike Bonds
19 Many investors will switch
from stocks into bonds in 1959
thus obtaining both higher lncomo
and better security
20 As Inflation becomes moro
serious only shortterm bond Issues
other than convcrtlblo bonds
should bo held to maturity
Bonds should no longer be con
Continued On Page eight
Monday is Dollar Bay Im Tnlia
q0YIRlN < 5 SWISHER 0UNf MKl THE SUNSHINE
The TuLin Herald
VOL SO NUMBER 1
TULIA ISwHher County TEXAS THURSDAY JANUARY 1 1959
Merchants Offer Hot Values Student Fund
On Year s First Dollar Day Passes
TWO SECTIONS
USDA May Include Swisher
In Federal Milk Marketing Area
David Alan Scott
Rates Front Page
Of Midland Paper
Proposals to amend the Texas Panhandle
Federal milk markeUng order
will be considered at a hearing
to be held January 22 at Amarillo
the U S Department of Agriculture
announced last weekend
The hearing is scheduled to begin
at 1000 am in the XIT Room of
the Herring Hotel in Amarlllo
The son of a former Tulian rated I Proposals to be considered at
the entire front pago of the society the hearing include
section of Sundays Midland Report1 Enlarging the marketing area
crTeiegram David the year old t0 include Childress Colllnsworth
son of Mr and Mrs Jack Scott of and Swisher counties In Texas Beck
2603 Whitney St Midland attired ham county in Oklahoma and Quay
only In a diaper represented the Curry Roosevelt Lea and Chaves
life to foreign youth so that they New Year as he stood by a rocket counties in New Mexico
will go back home with a clear I just his size The cutlincs read 2 Changing the location differ
conception of Americanism and in part 1959 expected to be the 1 rntials to handlers and producers
democracy I year of numerous launchings of I 3 Modifying the handler definition
It has been said that this program rockets missiles satellites and j5 transfer provisions and the
has done more to create goodwill spaCe stations and further develop
I towards America than the diploma mem and experimentation with
I tic corps instruments needed for landing on
What may be one Many communities including Here the moon and conquering outer
have been par space is welcomed by David Alan I
ticipating in this program for sev Scott who is either preparing to
eral years The 650 needed Is to hold his ears as protection against
pay the cost of bringing the student the blast off noise of the mis
to Tulia A Tulia student can attend site so close to him or he is
school In a foreign country under pondering what effects travel in
the same program if he desires I outer space will have in the new
Donations should be made to Fore year In any event David wishes
Chilly Norther
Arrives Monday
Mldlanders a Happy New Year
I Mr and Mrs Shirley Scott of
Tulia are the grandparents
Johnson Funeral
Held Saturday
Funeral services for J T Johnson
low middling white and better Light snoWi drifted In places covered the 83 were held Saturday morning at
spotted cotton was only 237 percent Tulia area Monday and Tuesday Wallace Funeral Chapel The Rev
and of that 16 1 percent was mid The moisture began falling ear Lewis Koerselman officiated Mr
dllng light spot end better Full
spotted cotton accounted for only
18 percent
This latest report covered ginnings
of 1750000 bales and a total of
60312 samples had been gathered
from the start of the season to give
this statistical data
The average staple length of the
Plains crop is an even 3132 inch
with about two thirds of the crop
66 percent being 3132 inch and longer
Only 6 4 percent fell below
1516 inch
The micronaire average is 4 0
with 847 percent of the crop above
the tenderable micronaire limit of
3 5 The majority of the crop or
537 percent fell between 4 0 and 50
In fiber strength the data show
the average strength is 75100 pounds
per square inch with 452 percent
between 75000 and 90000 pounds
George W Pfeiffenbergcr executive
vice president of the PCG said
that uniformity in grade staple
micronaire and Pressley makes
this crop much better than even
the 1956 quality crop
Wilhelm Rites
At Nazareth
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret
Mary WUhelm 53 of Nazareth
were held Wednesday afternoon
In Holy Tamily church In
Nazareth with tho Very Rev Peter
Morsch pastor officiating Burial
was in Holy Family cemetery
Mrs Wilhelm died Monday night
In a Plainview hospital She was
born Aril 18 1900 in St Bernard
Neb
She is survived by her husband
Edward J Wilhelm of tho home
a daughter Florence Brockman of
Nazareth four sons Francis Leonard
Jerry and James all of Naza
reth a sister Roso Huseman of
Nazareth seven brothers Louie
Alfred Floma George Bernard
and John Schachcr all of Nazareth
and Joo Schachcr of Pine Bluff
Wyoming nnd 18 grandchildren
STAY TUNED TO
KTUI
120 Kc 100O Watts
BACK TO THE BIBLE BROADCAST
10 a m DAILYEXCEPT SUNDAY
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BILLY GRAIIAMHour ol Dcclsloa
Sundays 2M pm
ly Monday morning and continued Johnson died Thursday night in
until noon Most of the fall was Swisher County hospital where he
light A northeast wind at about had been a patient for several
25 miles an hour drove the snow months
The thermometer dipped to 12 de He had no known survivors
grees Monday night The retired railroad employee
Highways in Swisher county re and mechanic was born in r dwell
mained open although there were N C in 1875 He came io Tulia
slick spots which made driving ha in 1906
zardous Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery
Class II pneing provision and
4 Requiring handlers to furnish
each cooperative association with
volume information on milk received
from its members
After considering evidence presented
at the hearing USDA may
recommend issuing an amended order
for the Texas Panhandle ar a
Producers and handlers would be
invited to file exceptions to any
proposed amendment before a
final decision is made Producers
would then vote on the proposal and
If more than twothirds express approval
USDA could issue an amended
oHer
First 1959 Baby
To Win Gifts
An array of valuable merchandise
will await the parents ot the first
1959 baby to be born in Swisher
County hospital The parents must
be residents of the Tulia trade
territory
A list of the prizes and complete
rules of the contest may be found
on page 4 section 2
New Tulia
Landmark
r < < > i i v i li urn a landmark In d v iit < jvvn Tulta
i ttu new iloik installed lust week by the Inst National
U t ik It has o face and ian b seen from several dilutions
I 11 < not had an ou dooi public clock plainlv visible
thiiiuitKiut nit downtown area since the clock in tho dome
ana A to m nffl 2SSSin0NED REVIVAL J of the courthouse ceased to function several y as ao Th new clo mot RMrty P rforms
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Baggarly, Herbert Milton. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 50, No. 1, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 1, 1959, newspaper, January 1, 1959; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46224/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.