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Higher Deposits, Loans
Reported By Tulia Banks
Both deposits and loans of
Tulia hanks are up as of
March 31 compared with
deposits and loans as of
March 31. 1975.
First National Bank report-
ed current deposits of $40.
020.802.17 compared with
$35.351.459.65 a year ago
and loans of $17,947,599.39
compared with $15,002,374.
15 a year ago.
First Sate Bank reported
current deposits of $8,021.
005.09 compared with $6.
214.229.84 a year ago and
loans of $5,129,591.92 com-
pared with $4,075,833.49 a
year ago.
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H. M. BAGGARLY
AJBONDAY MORNING'S Tulle' on Reeses
mWm Insurance Agency tablcgram must
have come straight front the heart of old
Harry Reeves himself: “It's a wise lather
who throws awa\ Ins old report cards."
We used to have Harry in class when he
was a senior in high school.
■ Oils XIV ONCE said that “every time I
Ik fill a vacant office I make ten
malcontents and one ingrate.’’
We can forgive a malcontent, hut for the
ingrate, there is no forgiveness. Fortunately,
the ratio is onl> about 111. according to the
king.
A stab in the back hurts lots worse w hen
coming from an ingrate—
■ AST WF.F.KENl) was the week that
was. Alter attending the funeral of
our longtime friend. Mrs Holland loles. at
Happy Thursday afternoon, we came home
and wcut w ith Alice and Donald ( roc ker to a
Community ( onccrt at C lovis. N M.
VtlEN FRIDAY WF DROVE to Roswell.
■ N. M . to attend a program at
Pearson Auditorium honoring Louise
Masses .
I ontsc Masses and the Westerners
were stars on NBt tor 19 sears before
retirement to their ranch near Roswell. I hes
were tasorites of FDR when thes placed at
the White House along with (iladss Swarth-
out and .lames Melton louise and Will
Rogers remain the mils western artists ever
to appear at the Waldort Astoria in New
York (its Louise became a western artist
via the musical conscrs a tors route. She seas
first a trained musician. But success was
in western and popular music.
Her brother. Curt Masses is now a
composer in Hulls ss nod He composed the
theme music for Petticoat Junction and
Beverls Hillbillies and rccentls recorded an
album of old favorites including “After
$ ou se Gone.” etc. He sounds much like
Bing C rnsbs .
R Ol ISF \ND 1 III Westerners were
regulars with Land) Ross on tin old
Maxwell House Showboat Her recording of
White Azaleas sold three million copies
and won lor her a lifetime contract with
( olumbia Records
Bing ( rosbs later recorded the same-
song. but it never got oft the ground.
I 't sc .ns thes had a laic afternoon NB(
show sponsored bs Alka Selt/cr. I hes
helped launch the National Barn Dance
when NB( decided to air the first coast to
coast Western show
()nls two songs hase ever made both the
Hit Parade and tin Western Hit Parade
“ I ciHiesscc W alt/ and “In Ms Adobe
Hacienda I ouise s song remained on top
in the I licks Stnkc Hit Parade lor I I weeks.
IOUISE MASSEY as she appeared
at the height of her career.
FRANK TRACY, radio personality,
is pictured with Louise Massey recently
after her recent release from an
extended hospitalization and major
surgery.
Now a standard, the sheet music sales
continue. Sometime ago she received a $200
royalty check due to a spurt in sales in
Africa! Although the record is no longer
available. Columbia is thinking of re issuing
it due to requests.
Louise and Milt sold their first New
Mexico ranch to actress Linda Darnell and
bought another between Roswell and Rui-
doso which they called “Adobe Hacienda”
alter their theme song. "In My Adobe
Hacienda” which was one of Louise's many
compositions. Her husband. Milt Mabie, one
ot the Westerners, died in 1973.
They have been longtime Herald sub-
scribers and friends.
Louise and Milt had been listening to
our regular Sunday morning radio com-
mentary which was carried by KBIM in
Roswell and 13 other stations, so when
Louise’s brother brought them a stack of
Heralds, thee felt that they were already
acquainted.
POBF HACIENDA was the “dream
home" ot Louise and Mill It was
built in a beautiful mountain setting. It
included seven bedrooms, each with corner
rock fireplace, five baths, and three kit-
chens It vcas furnished largely with Spanish
antiques including a large crvstal chandelier
which pulls down from the ceiling. Across
the front ot the house is inscribed. “I Will
I lit l p Mine I ves Unto I he Hills.” Jo see
it. one must also see the mountain behind it.
I hev often entertained friends at Adobe
Hacienda and they certainly had the
facilities for it. Friends loved to take
advantage ot their hospitality — I annv Ross,
lames Melton. Gene Autrv, Conrad Thi-
hault. and many, manv others
I he W e sterners were contemporaries ot
the Sons ot the Pioneers, one ot which
was Festus ot Gunsmoke tame in later vears.
Louise laughingly said she never had
any more use for Festus alter he "stole” her
expensive eowbov hat and never returned it!
■ I WAS WHIIF THIS home was under
■ construction that Louise had the
compelling urge to retire at the peak of her
career and live in il tullnnu While spending
three years in a musical conservatory,
working dav and night studv mg voice, piano,
organ and violin, she developed rheumatic
fever from which she never fulls recovered.
II was arrested, hut the gruelling schedule
began to lav her physical resources
Bui there was their contract with NBt
Fran Allison, vocalist on Don McNeill s
Breakfast ( lub. and Red Foley were selected
to replace- louise and Mill with the
Westerners Fran and Louise had similar
voices and Folev’s hass voice sounded much
like Milt's.
Although ihc sound continued good,
alter about two months the ratings began to
drop NBt said it would have lo drop the
program
lo save it Ionise and Milt went to New
Aork and rec orded enough programs lor the
nevl vear. I hen the group disbanded.
VRIINDS OF LOIISF from radio days
■ were there Fridav night from Chi-
cago. Wisconsin. Indiana. California and
several other states to honor her She sang
several numbers, accompanying herself on
the organ.
A special section down front was
reserved lor guests from out ol town.
While visiting her a vear or so ago.
she plaved and sang manv old and new
favorites, so we called Dr Richards and let
him listen to a lew numbers like Some-
where Mv love’’ and "In Mv Adobe
Hacienda” over the phone.
She has an organ in her home.
■ f W AS A HI Sf day for l/ouise, and
■ eertainlv we didn't expect her to he
concerned with our comfort. Nevertheless,
she had several people out looking lor us to
make sure we received ihe ticket she had
bought lor us along with some other items.
She even tried to call our mutual friend.
Lawyer Penrod loles. to meet us. not
knowing he was hi Happv to attend the
funeral ol Ins aunt She’s a gracious person.
We were scheduled to sit next to a
reporter photographer from the Chicago
Sun limes but was invited to sit nevt to I he
Great I cHiisc!
After we were introduced, several came
up afterward to introduce themselves,
among them tile- mayor ot Roswell who said
he had heard lots about the Herald and
listened lo our radio eommentarv when it
was on FsBIM Another was Art littlcjohn.
cousin of Jack and lomnn littlcjohn. who
asked us to give them his regards.
^PONSORFI) BY THE Optimists C lub.
tile program was wonderful
Louise sang a medley of “Have 1 Told
You I ately I hat I I ovc You." ”1 Don’t Know
Win I love You like- I Do." "Hawaiian
Wedding Song." "Vava Con Dios (May G->d
(io With You I." ” I iimhhng I iimhleweeds."
and ot course "In Mv Adobe Hacienda” as
an encore. . all songs with which she is
identified.
Although she has just recovered from a
prolonged hospitah/ation with serious sur
gerv at I I Paso, she looked and sounded
great!
Ihe Green Bav Packers sent her a
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‘Crucifixion ’ To Be Sung Sunday
Choirs of the First Baptist
Church, the First United
Methodist Church and the
First Presbyterian Church
will present Sir John Stain-
er's “Crucifixion” Sunday at
3:00 p.m. at the First Presby-
terian Church. Ronald Thom-
as ol the Methodist Church
will conduct the choir. Marv
Catherine Brown. Baptist,
will play the organ, and the
tenor and hass soloists will
be Sam Brown and Dr. Roy
A. McCasland.
The "Crucifixion” has en-
joyed record music sales and
numerous performances in
English speaking countries
since its composition in 1887.
The beloved anthem. "God
So Loved the World." and
the tenor solo, "King Ever
Glorious." are the best
known pieces in the oratorio,
and are a vital part of church
music repertoire. The work is
composed of solos, choruses,
and hymns written by Stainer
especially for the work. The
story told involves Christ's
passion beginning in the
garden of Gethsemane and
involving the seven words of
Christ on the cross and
material from the gospels of
Matthew. Luke and John.
In addition, words are
used by Stainer which give
theological interpretation to
the events, define the re-
sponse we should give to the
events, and even provide in
places, together w ith master-
ful accompaniment and a
dramatic Hair for handling
harmony, a romantic inter-
pretation to the gospel ac-
count.
Stainer enjoyed a career
involving many academic
and church positions. He is
perhaps best known for his
compositions, particularly
the "Sevenfold Amen" and
the "Crucifixion", and his
superb organ accompani-
ments as organist of St.
Paul's Cathedral in London.
He was knighted by Queen
Victoria in 1888 and he
received the French Legion
of Honour at the Paris Exhi-
bition in 1880. He received
the music doctorate from
Magdalen College in 18b5.
The public is inv ited to the
service, and it is hoped that
it will be a help in the
pre-Easter worship experi-
ence.
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Okanagan Valley in British
Columbia can harvest four and
a half tons of grapes an acre.
RONALD THOMAS rehearses the combined choirs
of the First Methodist. Baptist and Presbyterian
churchs as they prepare to present John Stainer's
“Crucifixion" Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock in he
sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church.
(Photos by Jody White)
The Tulir Herald
★ ★ COVERING SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUNSHINE * *
VOL. 68. NO. 15 Tl'LIA. (SwisherCounty) TEXAS 79088 THURSDAY. APRIL 8. 1976 TWOSECTIONS
Aldermen, Trustees
Are Named By Voters
I wo Julia city councilmen
w .-re elected here Saturday
■\ hen 363 votes w ere east and
W \ Sw inburn, unopposed,
was returned to his position
as mayor with 31 7 votes.
Norman Singer gained 211
votes to defeat W. A. Am-
burn who received 140. for
Place 2. and T. A. Hav hurst
with 282 votes was elected to
Place 4 defeating Gwyn
Vaughn who had ”2 votes.
Holdover councilmen are
‘Feminine Spirit of ’76’ Is
Theme Of Dinner-Style Show
Sam Murff. Place 1. and
Darwyn Metcalf. Place 3.
The Tulia School board
election attracted 5~4 voters
who returned Tom Aber-
nathy Jr. to his place on the
board with 284 votes, and
elected two new trustees.
James N1. (Jim) Hill Jr.. 354
votes, and Bill Harmon. 284.
Holdover trustees are Nor-
vell Breedlove. John N.
Simpson Jr.. Lloyd Mack
Hale and \ H. Harman.
Elected to the Swisher
Memorial Hospital board
were Hal Wilkerson. Precinct
I, who received 84 votes;
Kenneth (Tv) Godwin. Pre-
cinct 3. incumbent. 79 votes;
and Hulen Hill, county-at-
large, 251 votes.
Re-elected to the Swisher
County school hoard were
Robert S. France. Precinct 1.
and J. VV. Cox. Precinct 2.
WN
PICS
I \RRA PR Mill R
A capacity house was on
hand Mondav night for Lpsi
Ion Sigma Alpha's annual
spring stvle show, "Ihe
Feminine Spirit ot ’7h."
Special guests were I iz
I aw son ot 1 uhbock. Miss
luhhovk ot I975" wlu) was
among the top ten winners in
the Miss I cv.is competition,
and I ulia's ow n Patricia Ann
Shiirhct. Miss luhhovk ot
|9-ev" Miss Lawson sang
several Western numbers
which she had sung in comp-
etition lor her title both at
lublxxk and at Fort Worth,
and Miss Shurhet plaved
several classical piano numb
Larry Prather, director ot
lulia High School Band, was
presented a citation bv Tulia
Kiwanis Club luisday tor
having led Ins hand to the
lourth consecutive Sweep-
stakes in UIL competition. Io
win Sweepstakes, a band
must win first division in
marching, concert playing
and sight reading.
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BOB ORBEN: "The guv in
the next office keeps a pic-
ture of his wife on his desk. I
think it's his wife. It's kinda
hard to tell with all those
darts sticking in it."
ers She will later compete
for Miss Texas at Fort
Worth.
Mayor W. V. Swinburn
and Mrs Price Bradley were
presented as Mr. and Mrs.
Bicentennial, a contest spon-
sored by ESA in which
Herald readers nominated
and later elected the w Mi-
ners.
Karen Sanderson. Delta
Sigma chapter president,
welcomed the guests and
later was introduced as
I SAs Outstanding Member
bv Jo Stringer. Mrs. Stringer
also announced Betty Wo-
mack as Outstanding First
Year Member; Wanda Arch-
er. I SA Favorite: and Hula
Sharp. ESA District Beauty
Queen. Each person intro-
duced vvas escorted by her
husband with the exception
ol Bettv Womack who was
unable to attend due to
illness. Her daughter stood
in for her.
Thelma Evans was master
of ceremonies.
Proceeds from the dinner
and stvle show held in Ezra
Jones Memorial Cafeteria,
will benefit Swisher County
Memorial.
Jim Hill gave the invoca-
tion.
ED WORKMAN
Workman
Heads
Kiwanis
Ed Workman of l ulia was
elected president of Julia
Kiwanis Club tor the I9'b-”
club vear in balloting Tues-
day. He will succeed T. A.
Hay hurst in September.
Other new officers elected
were Robert Howard, first
vice president, and John
Randall, second vice presi
dent.
Named directors were Am-
os Ration. Ben Bix'th. John
Boland. R B Dawson. Jr..
David Burgess, Dwight Mc-
Crary and \dolt Pompa.
Tuesday's program eon
sisted of musical numbers bv
Wesley and Margaret Boyd,
natives of Ireland, who are
presently assisting in a reviv
al at the First United Metho-
dist Church.
New meter connections re-
ported by the city of Tulia
since last week: Dub Holly.
519 S. E. 2nd: Cruz Alva-
rado. 50b N. Floyd; Peter
Martinez. 322 S. W. 4th;
Keith C. Mussett. 223 N.
Donley; Alice l)aiz. Malibu
Apartments. *3: Howard
Ashby. Malibu Apartments.
*20: Eugene Hickman. 402
N. W. bth.
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Patienst admitted to
Swisher Memorial Hospital
since last Tuesdav: Mrs.
Lena Jones. Mrs. Earl Kirk-
land. Mrs. Thomas Burchett.
Marie Rodriguez. Dawson
Jackson. Mrs O B Otwell.
Mrs Bettv Stocked. Mrs
Stella McGimsey. Mrs. D
Garvin. Mrs. Elida Simon.
Homer Bates. Mrs. A. J.
Henderson. Mrs. J. T. Mc-
Cain. Mrs. Fannie Johnson.
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New subscribers to The
lulia Herald since last week:
Mrs. F. L. Whitehurst. T
N Armstrong, lulia. Levas:
Mix I P Norris. 410 s V\
8th. Andrews. Levas; Fd
Wilson. 80b s AA Jones St.,
D i m m i 11. Texas; J. L.
Holmes. 1801 Beech St..
Pampa. levas; Elwood
Bates. Bov bbj. Lulia. l evas;
H D. Campbell. 849 St
Martin Dr.. Virginia Beach.
Virginia. Edwin Lee. 520 W.
20th. lot (14. Pittsburg.
Kansas, Mrs Bailey Reece.
1012 AA Harris. Spur, l evas.
Dub Holly. 519 S. F. 2nd.
l ulia. I evas.
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temperature extremes tor
the past week were 80 and
33. A trace of rain fell
Sutulav.
THELMA EVANS, right, master of ceremonies at Epsilon Sigma Alpha
dinner style show, congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Bicentennial. VV. V. Swinburn and
Mrs. Price Bradley. (Photo by Jody White)
12 Easter Hams To Be Given
Ihe lulia Herald last week
announced its annual Faster
ham drawings to he conduct-
ed Saturday. April I"’,
through the eourtesv ot 12
leading lulia merchants.
Coupons are appearing in
I lie Herald. All that is
necessary to have a part in
the draw mgs is to clip and fill
m the coupons and deposit
them in a box at the respec-
tive stores
Bv depositing the coupons
each of the three weeks, a
person will have 3b oppor
(unities to win a tree ham—
and due to the higher cost ot
|H>rk, the prize is more
valuable than ever!
Each business will conduct
its own drawing Saturday.
April 1' li is not neccssarv
to he present to win. Each
depositor must be 18 years
old or older and no family
mav win more than one ham.
A coupon mav he deposited
each time a person visits the
store.
Participating merchants
are Rantsev Furniture.
Black's Photography Studio,
tackle's Shoppe. J Gee De
partment Store. Gibson lbs
count Center. Bill's Market.
Western Auto. Bob's Super
Market Workman Machine
r\. B A R Supermarket. Fd
Harris l umber A City Drug
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Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1976, newspaper, April 8, 1976; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506738/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.