The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1986 Page: 1 of 30
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1836-1986 (gij*)
M The Tuna Herald
COVERING SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUNSHINE *
Vol. 78. No. 37
TWO SEC T IONS
THE TUL.IA (Swisher County) HERALD
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER II. 1986
TAX INCLUDED
Tulia Police Investigator Breaks Local Burglar Ring
BY WENDELL TOOLEY
Tulia Police Department Investigator
Abdon Rodriquez has successfully
solved several Tulia burglaries that began
back in December of last year
The total value of all the items stolen
from business and residential burglaries
amounted to $12,310. Officer Rodriquez
was able to recover $10,221 of the stolen
property when the local burglars were
arrested.
The break came in the burglar investi-
gations when an employee of City Drug
gave identification of two suspects that
THEY’RE DESTROYING THE TULIA DEPOT! Passenger service was
discontinued many years ago, freight service is handled through a watts line
phone number. (Staff Photo).
18,460 Acres In CRP Program
According to a report from the Swisher
ASCS office a total of I8.460 acres have
been contracted into the Conservation
Reserve Program
All or parts of 129 Swisher farms were
contracted at prices from $35 to $40 per
acre per year for a ten year period
T he land must now be seeded for grass
cover and maintained for the ten year
period.
There were three bid periods in 1986
and there will be no more until I987. The
first bid. two farms of I94 a«.res were
accepted, the second bid included 22
farms for 2,110 acres and the last bid
included 105 farms for 16,157 acres.
CERTIFY BEFORE HARVEST
ASCS manager Bobby Adams told
The Herald to remind all farmers that
their acres must be certified by measure-
ment before harvest takes place Corn
harvest has begun and corn producers.,
should make sure thesr crop to be nai v- •
ested has been measured and of
course other crops to follow.
By Wendell Tooley
I MET WITH the Tule Creek Jambo-
ree itroup last week and plans are fast
taking shape for Tule Creek Blue Grass
Fall Festival in the show barns about the
last week of October. Ill have more pub-
licity on it when all the program is tacked
down.
THIS WORD from the police depart-
ment the drug "Crack” has invaded our
comunity.. everyone should bealert to its
dangers. It is a derivative of cocaine. ..a
white crystal mixed with water and
injected directly into the blood veins. Let
the police know if you have any tips on
anyone using this very harmful drug
I JUST want vou to know that our
Greater Swisher Industrial Foundation
board met last Thursday morning. I can’t
report the details of the meeting because
it all concerns a new industry we’re work-
ing on and we don’t want any other tow ns
to get w ind of it. they might try to “horn
in.”
I SHOT A picture Monday of the
Tulia depot being demolished There’s a
lot of history in and around that building
and doubtless many of the people of this
community sorta hate to see it go.
Some have some happy memories
probably a few have sad memories of
loved ones traveling out of this depot.
The bodies of loved ones sometimes
arrived by train for burial in Rose Hill
Cemetery.
And then there were the celebrations
around the depot...the political speeches
from pullman cars, all sorts of celebrities
came by train to this community.
No doubt many Swisher school child-
ren experienced their first train ride as
they boarded the train at the Tulia depot
Anyone want to share some experien-
ces in and around the depot'.’
OUR MOST CONSISTENT auto
dealer advertiser is moving to Castro
County. Happy’s Wallace Motor Com-
pany was in every edition of The Herald
with some kind of bargain. Wally really
made his advertising work for him
This is a bad break for the community
of Happy and of course Swisher County.
We don’t like to lose business es-
tablishments
The Wallaces were good civic workers,
good bunch of people and will surely be
missed. However, we extend our best
wishes to them as they open for business
in a much larger town.. .Dimmitt should
be most happy to receive them.
„ EVER WONDER how many S2(K).(KK)
homes there are in town. . .or how many
$500 per acre farms there are in Swisher
County? This edition carries a break-
down from the Tax Appraisal District
office about all the taxable real property
in Swisher County. It is pretty lengthy,
but I think you will find it interesting
TWO GREAT FOOTBALL TEAMS
were victorious Friday and Monday
nights. . .the Tulia Hornets and Dallas
Cowboys. I encourage all football fans to
continue to watch both teams . most
enjoyable, most exciting
BEAT FRENSHIP!
MY FRIEND DOUG SIMPSON. now
publicity director for the great W TSU
Buffaloes is pretty high on the team this
year and sends me this note:
“If you have never seen Head Coach
Bill Kelly’s exciting brand of Buffalo
football, you won’t want to miss a game
this season. To get you started, we are
enclosing a coupon redeemable at Kim-
brought Stadium for a ticket. This cou-
pon is good for any home game this sea-
son. Our home game schedule is:
Septemberb: Troy State Alabama 7:30
p.m.
September 13: Central State Okla-
homa 7:30 p.m.
September 27: Mississippi College 7:30
p.m.
October 11: Angelo State (Homecom-
ing) 2:00 p.m.
October 25: East Texas State 7:30 p m.
November 15: Eastern New Mexico
1:30 p.m.”
HOW MUCH MEMORY capacity do
fish possess. . if any? I have caught fish
with hooks in their mouths, don't know
how long they remembered getting the
first hook before they got caught on
mine.
This would be a good subject for
someone needing a thesis topic for
research in order to get a degree to be a
game warden.. .or looking for work with
the fish and wildlife department
How long can a fish remember taking a
bait with a hook? Does he. .or she start
to take a bait and then suddenly remember
“I grabbed one of those worms the other
day and almost got hooked!"
These thoughts come to mind after
reading the bass tournament story at
Mackenzie Lake last week. In the last
paragraph it says, “all these big bass were
released alive."
Now that’s real sporting catching
fish just for the fun of it! But I still
wonder if 1 could go out there next week
and hook one of those big bass that was
caught last week and released
were in the store “looking around" prior
to the two burglaries there.
Rodriquez was able to get confessions
from the suspects and location of the
stolen items.
The City Drug burglaries were August
22 and 23.
Rodriquez said all of the break-in
burglries had a pattern of breaking win-
dows with an object, then breaking out
more glass for entry.
The business burglaries included Ed
Harris Lumber, Caprock Video, Oles
Grain and City Drug. Residential bur-
glaries included the homes of Mike
Browning. Jerry Dickens, Woodrow Bice
and Harvie Kinser All of the $8,738
worth of business items were recovered.
$1,403 worth of the $3,153 residential
burglaries was recovered.
In the seven vehicle burglaries $80
worth of the $419 was recovered
Ten stolen bicycles were also reco-
vered. valued at $800
“These burglaries were hard to crack
because very few of the stolen items had
been offered for sale here or in nearby
cities.’’ Rodriquez added
Items stolen included computers, s'e-
reos, VCRs, a rototiller, all kinds ot
tools, chain saw. jewelrv. radius, all mar-
ketable at pawn shops
The burglary amounts do not include
breakin damage costs
Arrested the night. S . irday, August
27 were three adults.. K >iand and Ralph
Hernandez, Alfred G rcia Jr. and four
juveniles. In the vehicle burglaries Ken-
nin Flowers was arrest and one juvenile.
VII arc out on bond and charged with
burglary, awaiting indictment by the
grand jury.
Rodriquez is quick to give credit to
others on the city police team w ho helped
him. .chief lorn Rolen, patrolman Paul
Scarborough, sgt Innmy Mecaslm,
patrolman Donny Harland
ARMED ROBBERY
Sunday morning a week ago the police
officers were involved in a lot of excite-
ment as five 1 ubbock people tied up the
manager of the Sonic Drive in Allen
Trammell and his assistant Gary Price,
then took their keys, stole $1,000 trom
the drive in
W ith the help of Swisher County offic-
ers all were arrested and jailed.
According to Rodrique/ a call was
received about 5:30 a m from Trammell
at Tule Creek apartments. He told police
County Tax Rate Same
In its Monday meeting the Swisher
County Commissioners Court set the tax
rate on the.new budget at 51 cents per
$100 valuation. Four cents of the rate is
for road tax.
The rate is the same as last year.
The Commissioners Court handled
various routine items on the agenda and
adjourned.
ihree (two masked) white males has
broken into his apartment about 4:30
a m. robbed them of personal items at
gunpoint, tied them up with duct tape
and left with the keys to the Sonic
City Police arrested Andres Gaddy
Mitchell and Dwayne Kevin Drake
about 6 a.m. as their 1974 cream and rust
colored Buick had stalled near the Sonic.
Police learned the three others had the
money taken from the Sonic and had
headed across the railroad tracks on foot
At this point sheriff's officerrs and
News Briefs
CITY WIDE after game youth fellow-
ship will be held at 1 he Place l nder The
Son Friday night. Performing will be the
Outreach Team from the Wesley Foun-
dation at Texas Tech. VII youth from
seventh grade through college age are
invited. Refreshments will be served.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS will meet
Monday, September 15, at 7 p.m. in the
meeting room at li t rWest Savings, 2110
North Maxwell. VI those between the
ages of 1*4 and '5 a;e invited.
“SCHOOL NIGHT TOR S< OUT-
ING “September I Ith.7:30, High School
( afeteria.
R EMEMBK R the pie and coffee party
following each home football game at the
gymnasium snack bar.
Jim Hill has video tapis of home foot-
ball games if you want one. $25.00 each..
.profit goes to the Athletic Booster ( lub.
TUIIA ATHLETIC BOOSTER
CLUB luncheon each Monday al ''teak
hoose. ' isit with the . j,b ci Live zjoo
film.
EXCITING KOOTBAEI .(Jobbers
play Trenship here at 5 p.in. Thursday,
Freshmen and J\ play Frenship there
Thursday at 5 p.m. \ arsity plays Fren-
ship here at 8 p.m. Scream for the
maroon and white!
FOUND a pair of sunglasses left at
Booster ( luh consession stand at Mantes
Brothers Dance. Also some spoons at ice
cream supper. Contact Pat or Sue
George. 995-4389
THE SHIRTS AND SKIR I S will be
dancing Saturday night September 13(h
at the VFW llall. Dance time will he 8:30
p.m. Sid Perkins of Plainview will be
calling.
EXTENSION HOMEMAKERS are
selling pecans for $4 per package. Halves
and pieces are available. I hese are new
crop TEXAS pecans this year instead of
the Georgia pecans ordered in previous
years. ( ontact any extension homemaker
to place your order. Orders will be sent
September 26. so order by September 25.
KRESS’BLAYNE REEDshowed the champion and reserve champion at the
county fair. (Tammy Hicks Photos).
highway patrolman Delbert Morris
joined the search. County deputy l arry
Stewart found the three about five miles
south of I ulia on a muddy road in a red
1984 pickup driven b\ Hector Loya I he
three suspects had talked l.oya into tak-
ing them to Plainview
Although Stewart knew he had some
“back up officers about a mile away, he
went ahead and approached the pickup
with his gun drawn I wo .25 calibre pis-
tols were found m me pickup
I he three suspects included Sandra
Elaine Erazu- Kevin I ouis Pogue and
I eddy Ralph lohnson
Rodriquez vaid Sandra was acquainted
with the Sonic manager and the five
I ubbock suspects were probablv using
"crack", a potent derivative of cocaine
Accourdingto District Attorney lerrv
McEachern all have been arraigned on
armed robbery charges
School Enrollment Up 10
Students in all I ulia schools were
counted last Eriday and the total is ten
over last year's enrollment. A total of
P' students exceeded last year’s I347
1 'st Ward reported 315. Highland
. Junior High 211 and High School
346.
I he enrollment seems to have leveled
out in the I 300's with the 1368 count in
the 1981-82 school year
I he school enrollment peaked out at a
Hornets Host
Another
Tiger Team
the 1 ulia Hornets take on another
brand of I iger this week the Erenship
I igcrs I hey handily whipped last week's
Sny der T igcrs 20-11 and came out of the
fracus with no claw marks.
I his Sun .h ot ' igeis i not as big as last
week s but they poscss a good running
and parsing attack I hey're certainly not
“friendly” as their name might indicate.
Quarterback is 145 pound senior Iuan
I ee He's left handed, a good runner and
passer.
Hard running fullback is Randy Jack-
son. a 185 pound |umor. The weight of
the linemen is similar to J ulia’s. I ulia
beat Erenship last year 35-10 in a real
thriller
Frenship had no trouble with Brown-
field last week easily winning 49-6.
Kick-off is at 8 p.m
Terrell Trial
Transferred
To Swisher
PI.AINV IEW I he Don Terrell mur-
der trial will be held in Swisher County,
according t. an order signed Friday by
242nd State District Judge Marvin
Marshall.
Mat shall ordered the change ol venue
alter hearing evidence Aug. II that 35-
vcar-old Terrell could not get a lair trial
in Hale County because of pre-trial pub-
licity and the notoriety of the victim
Precinct I County Commissioner Ronald
Morris.
Morris. 54. was gunned down outside
his country precinct bain at Sixth and
Milwee about 8 a m. March 13 Morris
was lerrell’s father-in-law and business
partner in the Plainview Overhead Door
Co on Dimmitt Road A family disputed
is believed to have led to the shooting.
In addition to the trial being moved to
I ulia. Marshall ordered that Ferrell be
transferred to Swisher County and held
there until the trial is over.
lerrcll is currently being held under
$25().(X8) bond in the Hale County Jail
A motion to restrict attorneys Irom
discussing the case also was granted Fri-
day Hut a ruling on a motion to suppress
evidence in the case is still pending,
according to court records.
No trial date has been set
little over 2.000 students in the latter
I960's atul 1.910 students were reported
in the 1972-73 school year
AREA SCHOOI S
Perry ton was down 77 students. ( ana-
dian was down 48. I loydada was up 32.
Canyon was up 358 and Eriona was down
22. Lubbock schools were up over 5(8)
students
Abernathy was down 20 student'
TALKING STRATEGY . Hornet
quarterback Lodd I aeey and coach
L. G. Wilson. (Staff Photo).
School Tax Rate
Goes Down
In a special called meeting of the I ulia
School Board Monday night the tax rate
for the new budget was lowered Irom 91
to 90 cents per $1(8) property valuation
I he board also discussed some minor
changes for the |unior high building
remodeling and action will probably be
taken on the proposals at the Tuesday
night regular meeting of the board
I wo routine items were also approved
on the agenda adoption ol the academic
achievement grading policy as recom-
mended and adoption of Domain VI.
local performance criteria for the teacher
appraisal system
Town Topics
New meter connections reported by
the City of I ulia since last week Sheryl
I furling. 811 North Donley; Ralael Vil-
larreal. 229 North Bowie;SeledonioSun-
iga 407 N E 4th. John Gravelle. 717
North Hale; Patsv Barrientez. 21 I N I
5th
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Patients admitted to Swisher Memor-
ial Hospital since last 1 uesdav Mrs
Gary Don Motley.
BORN It)
Mr and Mrs Gur\ Don Motley. Box.
62. Olton. a box. born September 3
t
New subscribers to I he I ulia Herald
since last week Charla George. Gillespie
Hall. South Plains College. 1 cvelland.
Texas. Price Farms. 601 36th \ve last.
Seattle. Washington; lanya Fucker, W I
Station Box 3069. Canyon. I exas, 1 rent
l ucker. Box 2931. W1 Station. Canyon.
Texas. Celeste Mel can. 3021 Simondale.
Fort Worth. I exas. Edw inu Doud. 1468
1 Like t rest 1 ane. I ewisvillc. I exas, Stan-
ley Cobb. Route 4 Box 64. I ulia, Texas.
Jimmie Davis. 219 Buftalo 1 rail. lulia.
I exas. Joan l aeey. 2824 Noel Suite 2052.
Dallas. Texas; Margaret C Knox. Box
366 Happv. I exas. Johnny Nix. Route
4. Julia. Texas; Teresa Carter. 1806 6th
Avenue. Canyon, lexas. l isa Williams.
South Sue Spencer Box 56. South Plains
College. 1 evelland. Texas. Marvin 1 ane.
Route 2 Box 176. J ulia. Texas.
TUI 1A MARKETS
WHEAT
2.35
CORN
3.10
MILO
3 00
SOYBEANS
3 90
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7 emperature extremes for the week
were N2 and 50 Rainfall measured NH of
an inch.
HEIFER CHAMPIONS shown by Lynett Walker and Dcatra McEachern at the Swisher I air
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Tooley, Wendell. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1986, newspaper, September 11, 1986; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506560/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.