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VOL 61. NO 52
TUIIA. (Sw.shei County) TEXAS 79088
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 25. 19*9
9008 SECTIONS
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Tulia Considered For Major Meat Packing Plant
Tulia ha* at least a better •
than - even chance for a major
industry.
Representatives of Tulia Indus-
trial Foundation have returned
from Chicago where they had an
appointment with a meat packing
company that plans expansion in
the Texas Panhandle area.
The company plans a $20 mil-
lion plant that would slaughter
2.000 animals a day and employ
420 people, half of them men. half
women, \bout 40 key personnel
would be moved to Tulia, the re-
mainder would be recruited local-
ly Average wage to bo paid would
I*' $3.-50 an hour plus fringe bene-
fits
Four other communities in the
area are also bidding for this
plant.
The plant would not only slaugh-
ter but package its products.
According to the Tulia Industrial
Foundation, Tulia's most difficult
hurdle is availability of manpow-
er The company seemed impres-
ed with most of the other consider-
ations offered by Tulia; however,
it appeared skeptical concerning
the ability of the community to
provide sufficient labor.
The recent Texas Employment
Commission survey conducted here
indicated 2,800 (trospective cm *
ployecs within a reasonable radius
of Tulia.
The foundation believes that
there would lie no difficulty in se-
curing sufficient labor Many
housewives would be- available, al-
so persons living in surrounding
communities likely would be at-
tracted by the wage scale and
would commute to Tulia. It would
also tend to stop the exodus of
present workers who must leave
the community in search of em-
ployment.
To strengthen its labor position,
a meeting was held Sunday after-
noon in the Chamber of Commerce
meeting room for the purpose of
conducting an intensive survey of
labor which had to be completed
by Tuesday night.
In a door to door canvass, resi-
dents were asked to sign letters
of intent which, although not bind-
ing legally, indicated that the per-
son signing the* letter would pos-
sibly bo interested in working
for the company. Goal was set at coat of a
808 signatures. Interest by the A
large number attending the meet- the
ing was high. Represented were would tahd to pwh i
the- Ioitin .American and Negro wage level to Tatla. K
communities as well as business out that this
men and other Anglos. the general area, ao 4MM to aahfe
In discussing the proposed pro- muting distance of T a 1 1 a, II
ject with local citizens, the com- will be competing tor Tatla naan-,
pany asked questions concerning power whether it is located to
the* availability of cattle in the Tulia or in some rorroiatotog onto
Tulia area, transportation facili • munity,
tiets and rates, water supply, sew- Tulia's question la. .
age and paunch disposal, electric rather have its residents
power, pollution problems, labor to or possibly moving to
dim a t e. manpower availability, community to wwfc. . .or
taxes, housing, schools, recreation them work, Hve and spend
facilities, living costs, interest and money in Tulia.
altitude of city officials and the •
general public, construction costs. Harvard University Library has
operating costs and availability and 7,808,357 volumes.
Happiness Is... A New Industry
By BILL COMBS
The Memphis Democrat
With linal negotiations with Western Ufalfa i'or-
poration concerning location of a facility in Mem-
phis wrapped up last week, Memphis and Hall Coun-
ty have succeeded in adding another payroll; this
one agriculturally oriented.
Officials of the Western Alfalfa Corporation who
were in Memphis last week wete guests j| M.-mphis
Rotary Club, and during the introduction session,
brief explanations of impressions of our community
wire given
After thinking about these few words, spikon by
men interested in locating a facility including a
division ofncc we decided to ask around for further
clarification of meaning and what we found was a
revelation
Why were Ihc officials of Western Alfalfa Cor-
poration impressed with Memphis' These men said,
in effect, they like the signs of progress they found
in our community, they liked the attitude of friend-
liness These things we always appreciate hearing.
But the revelation came when one of the officials
pointed out out that Memphis has more than its fair
share of young men in imsiimn of authority, interest-
ed in the future of this area, and working and jdan-
inrig lor this future now. Phis, according to this man,
who travels throughout the country for his firm, set
Mi mphis apart from other communities he had visi-
ted
Memphis does have a number of young men up-
dating businesses working for civic lietterment,
occupying positions of authority in our community
and are actively engaged in farming. The si* young
nu n are opprenoicd here and they an* continually
being sought la do civic wotk, to provide leadership
m community institutions Within the past ten years,
many of out young people have returned to Mem
phis to make their homes, a unique situation in lighi
of the national movement to leave the rural areas
and move to the cities.
Memphis has Us older leaders too, wise men who
are ever willing to advise, lo direct and lo counsel.
These men have directed the course of this commun-
ity in past years. They were quick to move younger
men into position* of leadership as opixirtumty pre-
sented itself.
Editor Ed Kakin in The Quanah Tribune-Chief
said recently. "Complacency is the scourge of small
towns. It s the scourge of big cities too, but it’s not
quite so noticeable."
Seldom dv> you find complacency among the
young. A community which does not have young
adults to provide energy, the leg work, and the em-
otional temperament for change, is handicapped.
It has lieen said many times that the future be-
longs to the young. Time has a way of bringing
about change. This is the way of life.
Communities like ours all over this state and
nation are interested in providing their citizens with
new job opportunities, bringing about growth and
prosperity on a local level. Memphis has actively
worked toward this end for decades. Competition
between towns is keen in the no-holds-barred world
of business.
The question of what persuades business and in-
dustry to locate in one town or another is a vital
one today. Memphis has bona fortunate. Our loaders
have worked hard and have see* fruits of their
lalMvrs. They Arson* our thanks, our
our encouragement.
Ik
e <§ ® ® suit sa ? gDat?®
By H. M. BAGGARLY
Richard Souter Resigns As Tulia
Head Coach, Athletic Director
tsiE SEE IN THE PAPER where Sweetwater
If city official.-* an seeking a federal grant to
tcar (In.vn the old Bluebonnet Hotel. The list of
former major hotels in small to medium -izrd
towns and cities which have succumbed to modern
motels i- long.
We mis, them like we mi<s the passenger
train- and other relies of the past.
But in the case of the Bluebonnet of Sweet-
water we will make an exception. Were glad to
see it grovel in humiliation.
|T WAS IN THE DEPTHS of the Great Depression
I that wo were.trying to attend llardm - Simmons
l nivei -iiy at \bth-nc on ten cent-, less than nothing.
Christmas vacation had arrived and somehow
vve ruana.rd to buy a rail ticket home.
One left Abilene on the Texas Pacific and
changed trains a! Sweetwater. The Kite lett ItoteM
;il.out •'! o'clock in the morning, however, we were
in’|.oti -nt ar.u didn't want to go to lied. . so we
took tin H | m tiain at Abilene and planned to do
the w -ring in Sweetwater.
That was a mistake.
A* WEETAATER, DURING THE Great Depre ion.
d .. -n't the liveliest place in the world . .
anb .< <1 'ited railway station during the wee
hour ot tin- morning -oon became boring.
V . .1 downtown, where the only place o|«-n
v. the Bluebonnet Hotel We went in and -at
do • n only to be told by the night clerk that their
lf.bv was no waiting room and to move on.
Tie old Bluebonnet is in trouble. . .and
we're glad.
te|EW BOOK IS OUT (ailed “polities & Polem-
ic i 'i ii- author is Dr. Richard C. C. Kim
of ie tn ci -ity of Maryland W<-'r< particularly
irt. t d in the book bciause it quotes from 'The
T< x.i- Country Editor.
To1. n .<*ivi‘d a relo.:-e form from Dr Ro-
ta rl M I bill ■ Fort Worth who wishes to quote
ii in his f<u ommg book to tx- published by
Piertuc 11:11 - oiled 'Introduction tn Philosophy.”
ihi- is to oi an introductory textbook in philo-
sophy.
VEftlCAN RADICALS of l*>th the Tar Left and
M Rif ■ have onc< again reacted true to
form >1 " . ih. alleged My I.oi massacre.
Vo ]..■ • < • nter. . a mighty lonely outpost
mdi i i h ye| to )*• hoard from It- occu -
l> t.i It 11 i!,rH|>oble of vouing an opinion because
the 'cl or,- not yet known They will speak when
t - an abb- to -|xal. intelligently. . .ImjI not
before.
UT NOT THE EXTREMISTS! \t on. extreme
vv- Ii ve t use who sp ok publicly of the
• n\i • I tto a N a ft a red Bn b
t' l*r -id. nt of the United States speaks of the
"massai re”.
'.via when ther- is concrete evidence of a
cr-ni. ii the body is produced along with the
snt ing revolver and it owner. ncw-papi-rs handle
th :.lia • wiih extreme (aution lest they be su.-d for
liUl (> • ,.ii| was consistently referred to a' "the
... .... ......a 1. Kinmuy. L.su 1*404*^1*
Jack Ruby was st'en by millions ns he fired the;
bullet into Oswald s body, he still was "the accused
killer' until he became "the convicted killer” of
Oswald.
■JVEN THOUGH NOBODY who ha- been s,ieak-
E ing is prepared to prove in court what hap-
|H-ne(l at My I.ai. till wc read and hear not of the
"alleged massacre” but of the • mas-acre", not of
a lieutenant "accused’’ of killmu an undetermined
numln-r of Vietnamese but of the lieutenant who
"killed those Vietnamese” during the "massacre”.
If ever the terms alleged ' and ' accused” were
appropriate, it has Ix-en during the past three or
four weeks!
So mutli for tins face of extremism.
AT THE OTHER EXTREME, we have those
symboli,-. <1 by the G- oigu American Legion
post w h o have already gone on record in de-
fense of the accused lieutenant!
For all these Par Righters know the lieutenant
may have personally murder, d hundreds of \ ictna-
nu -e He may In- a fiend! V-t, they have -aid, in
so many words, even d he is guilty "we want
him i xonerated! " They are ignorant ..f ihe fact- . .
and they naven't even expn ed a d'-sire lo know
what went on .yet they have said in effect
that regardless of what the olfieer may have done,
"we are willing to turn our heads the nth. i way”
. . .“we want him commended. . .and his ac-
cusers punished!”
ftoNE CROUP WOULD CONDEMN In .it. nant
without a trial Ike dim mM reward
him . even it he turn- out to be a convicted
murderer
Charges against tin. <• mention-'I in this case
are perhaps the mosl -en.. i .-v< i lodged , am-t
a man or men N< t only is tb- ihai .ii ter of these
nu n at 'take but the chan i> i ..I ih I S \riny.
Sp- culation is > ompT teiy out ..i order
To ix- deplored are th- ->■ ..ho would hang th,-
m<-n without a trial as well a those who would
look the nthi r way even if th« y are guilty .. c harg-
ed by some individuals.
Now is the time for pcopi- i: lini ng the Geor-
gia \m.-nc-nn legion |xist as w!! a- the Prescient
of the United State-, to k. < p th-" darn mouths
shut until facts have been <-- abb- d
PRESIDENT NtXON ..-ms I-, t: i Dim
■ 4 Ihe (it. at shut Majority ... a lend 0898
of In- support in 19c 2.
Hut we doubt that he i- ot, ■ fc round
Mary of the silent oik s ixiluq. . go.ng along
with Nixon now 1*. ih- 1 no « her place
to go If -oni, one < ami a’on . ith an alternative
to his Vietnam policy, no doubt man; would follow
a new leader \- it is n,.*. as many have pointed
out. wc have only one lTe d.-nt and only one
policy.
yo PUT THINGS IN . i look
I at a few statistic , ted last
year wiih .117> , \.*t< Lut Hui.-p.. rim .i-J
31.271.W8 vote- '.r.d ta re wen- 47 tt'i.aW adult
Americans who didn't . . n \ ,* m t a- 1918 elec -
f C jLv*—Uv u Vi- - o“ mi
Richard Souter, athletic director
of Tulia High School, presented
his resignation to the Tulia school
board last week.
The resignation was accepted
"with di-ep regret and gratitude”
for Coach Souter’s “loyalty to the
system during the past eight
ODD Due
Tulia In
August
Tulia has been promised Direct
Distance Dialing by \ugust, ac
c oiiling to Arlis Mi Bee. district
manager of West Texas Telephone
Co. of Dumas.
I his service has been dependent
iqxin Southwestern Bell which
handles toll calls from Tulia
The new service will require the-
installation of new equipment both
at Tulia and at I'lainview.
DDT is a service which enables
the caller to dial his own long di-
lance station - to - station calls
just as he dials local calls
For long distance dialing, the
i nited States is divided into dia!
ing aria Each area is identified
bv a code number con-1-ling of
three figures.
Tuba'- area rode is soft
To dial a long distance call, all
that is necessary is to lift the re-
ceiver, dial “1”, then the area
code numlx-r of the numlx-r to
be called then the telephone num-
ber of the person called.
Bennett Named
Ass't Agent
Kenneth Benm-tt. 22 a December
graduate ot Texa T ech in agric ul-
tural education, ha- been employ-
ed a a-si-tant agricultural agen:
of Swishc-r County.
II* will assume hi- new duties
Jan I
Bennett, a native of Gail where
he served as president of his high
ehool T T \ chapter for thn • year-
v II lx in charge of county 1II
'ub work here and will in other
wav as-ist with the dutic- of lh>
years.”
Coach Souter issued the follow-
ing statement:
“Approximately seven and one
half years ago my wife and I
came lo Tulia In the years we've
been here, many things have hap-
pened to us. Our children were
born here We were able to further
our (-durations We soon learned
to love and appreciate our church
and the fellowship wc had.
"The four years that I coached
the B - team in fixilliall and bas-
ketball were very rewarding to
me and I will always treasure
Ihe friendships of each of those
boys as well as their parents. We
had victories and defeats, but
they never gave up.
“The next four year- as T served
as athletic director and head
coach, f found the same to be
true while working with the var-
sity as I did on the H - team. Al-
though victory was not always
oui s, they never gave up which
shows great courage.
• My mistakes were numerous,
but I hojx- only human ones. I be-
lieve part of my responsibility as
the head coac h was to call ii as I
saw fit and I have no regrets as to
any of the decisions I mack*
“My wife and I reac hed the de
cismn after much thought and
prayer, that it is time for us to
leave Tulia, and so on Dec. 8 I
submitted my resignation as ath
lelic director and head roach of •
the Tulia lndc*pi-ndcnt School Di- elapse wc will never lx* able to
trift Our rexit- in Tulia go very forget Tuha My family and I
deep and no matter where w<- thank you and we wish Ihe best
may lx- or how many yeais of everything for each of you.”
RICHARD SOUTER
I IKS I NATIONAL MASK employees < uncllcd the u Chi istmas party this year and con-
tributed the fund' usually spent tor contributions to two local charities. Maxine Kendrick,
left represented the l>ank employees in presenting checks to Vc A. Jordan, president of Tulia
olb-’iale FFA ..nil -.a- a mem- Cemetery Association, and Bet tie Herndon, secretary of Tulia Day Nursery.
us* Vi ,ii. MQticuticuu* wVuitcu. ^Herald photos by Joe I ustcr) i'atiooixe Herald Advertiser
lex al office.
\! Tech he wa- president of th
New meter comurtto* reported
by City of Tulia since last week:
Racine Burrow, 413 N. Austin;
<’ J Hardy, 711 N. Donley; Aud
Klnser, 819 W. Broadway; Joe G.
Been. Jr., 114 SE 5th.
BORN TO:
Mr and Mrs. Jose Zavala, Route
2. Happy, a girl
Mr and Mrs. Adron Gamble,
Box 776 Tulia, a girl.
Mr and Mrs. Juan DeLaCruz,
Box 7, Tulia, a ^trl.
Marriage licenses issued by the
county clerk since last week were
to Jesse Ronald Wilfong, ’Tulia,
and Oleta Ka Ann Hughes, Tulia;
John Allmon Boyd. Tulia, and Su-
zette Kreig, Tuha.
•
New subscribers to The Tulto
Herald since last week: Miss
Gladys Franey, Capitol Hotel, Am-
arillo, Texas. A. S. Miller. Box
MS. Tulia, Texas; Ray S. Ttrey,
1’KI7 San Anselmo, Fairfield, Cali-
fornia; George B Tirey, 103 Hol-
land Drive. West Nyack, New York;
Mark Maynard, Box 12t
Tulia. Texas; Mrs Mike Sullivan,
1*17 Pierce, San Angelo, Texas;
Harold K Miller. 102h N. W. 9th,
Tuha, Texas; Mrs. Iris Dortch,
1408 W. 7th Avenue, Canyon Ttx-
a-: Bessie McDonald. 3410 East
Fun-ton, Ivy Manor, WR’hita Kan-
sas; Jerry Jackson, 1508 Castlo
Court Manor, Apt 8E, Houston,
Texas; Simon Flores, Route V,
Tuha. Texas; Dave Hutson, 3084
Enfield Hoad Austin, Texas; John
If. Tatum. 907 Markus Street, Luf-
kin. Texas. Dr W. Beryl West,
B o x 454 MTSC, Murfreesboro,
Ttnn.: Mr. and Mrs. Ezdell Mer-
rill, Shallowater, Texas; Powell
Hinson. 12428 Winding lame*, Bowie,
Moivlund; Dave C. Hamilton, Box
1274. Blackwell. Texas; E. H. For-
tenberry, 3113 Granada Avenue,
El Monte, California; J. D. Ran-
d o I p h, 707 Belleview, Amarillo,
Texas; Mrs J H. Knapp, Bo*
75.5 Panhandle, Texas,
•
Weathei during the past week
has IxTn temperate and dry. A
1 i> w Monday caused rather high
wind and dust.
•
Surgical patients in High Plains
Baptist Hospital in Amarillo arc
Roy Car*on. Mrs. Charlie L. Whito
and W. L. Davis.
•
Rev and Mrs Harold Poage and
family of Grove-port. Ohio, are visit-
ing friends and relatives in Tulia
during the Christmas holidays.
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Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1969, newspaper, December 25, 1969; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506318/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.