The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1970 Page: 3 of 16
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1970
THE TUltA, (Swlihir County) HERALD
PAGE 3
Nuptial Vows Are Exchanged
In Floydada Church Rites
The sanctuary of the First Bap-
tist Church of Floydada was the
setting as Linda June Foster and
Donald Karl Cumpton exchanged
double nng wedding vows at 7 pm.
Saturday, January 3. The Kcv.
Floyd ('. Bradley, minFter, of -
ticiated.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Garland C. Foster and the
late dr. Foster of Floydada. The
bridegroom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ukn Cumpton of Bovina.
Traditional wedding music was
presented by organist, Mrs. Venue
Moore of I’lainview. Flutist Judy
Pi'iin ot I iiliiwx k presented "Ava
M.'ii:i" and Sharon Hutchins sang
**0 I' :. • 1 om ' 11 the con -
elusion f the ceremony, Ralpn
Johnston Jr. read the "love Chap-
ter". Fir.-t Corinthians 13.
The wedding scene was formed
by tea s hiu: cane - type cande-
labra s. decorated in strings of Sim-
la.'. toll; ,■ and flanked by grad-
uated i/cs of p. Ini in commodore
foliun i i n'erin ■ the acme was
a bras-, profile kneeling bench.
Given in marriage by her Bade,
Alton f.rif in of Lubbock, the bride
wore an original gown of eandle-
SLOW-ACTING KIDNEYS
GOT YOU DOWN?
IN JUST 24 HOURS.
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inf up night*, ncliea and point may
• how functional kidney disorders.
Take o ily 3 gentle BUKETS tabs m
day to help nature RhCl LATE. PAS*
SAGE. NOW at
City Drug
Predicts
Death and Taxes
Mnwt everyone pay* tbMr taxea
but too few m»n have enough life
insurance *o take care of their
families T<> gr1 a FRKF income
protecti .n survey call or write:
8
NATIONAL
si
s
/ INSURANCES
W. L <4ill) DAVIS
Phone 684 2406, Kresa
Box 66. Kress. Texas
Phone 99r> 2733. Tulia
Representative
120 S Armstrong. TuiiA,
Texas
lip it poau de sole, designed and
worn by her sister, Helen Mas-
ter's. lhe> gown featured a chapel
length train, scooped neckline and
petal point sleeves. The fitted bod-
ict and from skirt panel were en-
hanced with appliques of re -
embroidered lace and seed pearls.
The bridal veil of illusion was
held by a satin bow. The bride
carried a small white Bible which
held a cor .age of a white Catallaya
on hid and showers of white ste-
phanotis blooms Garlands of white
stephanotis and strings of simu-
lated pearl strings cascaded from
the Bible.
For something old she wore a
gold locket that her mother re -
ceived as a child and wore at her
wedding. Something new was her
bridal veil and something borrow-
ed were |>earK and matching ear-
rings belonging to her aunt, Mrs.
'bon Griffin Something blue was
the traditional blue garter, a gift
from her aunt. Mrs. Clarence Os-
ier The bride also wore a sixpence
in her rhoe brought from Now
Zealand by her uncle, Riley Grif-
fin
Her attendants were Sue Foster,
maid of honor, and Mrs. Helen
Masters matron of honor Both
are sisters of the bride They wore
floor - length gown-, with hot junk
velveteen bodices and mos> green
crepe skirts The dresses featured
a raised waistline, tapered long
'le« ves and slushed necklines They
‘ tried cascades type tiouquets (if
white pom-pom miim> trimmed in
pale pink satin Their headpieces
wire flat bows of hot pink velve-
teen with circular veils of tulle.
James Self of Tub a was best
rt.an and Rex Cumpton, brother of
the groom. wa> groomsman. Serv-
ing as ushers were Ray Foster,
brother of bride. Burl Masters, bro-
ther - in - law of the bride, Bex
King and Sam Kills both of Tulia
ihv guests were regirtered by
Patsy Cumpton. Mater of the bride
groom
For traveling Mrs Cumpton wore
an Italian knit c1re» of gold and
brown to|>|>ed with a winter white
e >ut. Her accessories were brown
'hi»s bag. and gloves Comple-
mented by the orchid from her
bridal bouquet
\ft-r a short wedding trip the
couple will lx- at home at 614
Nuilh Briscoe, Tuba.
The bride is a graduate of Flov-
dida High School and received
her Bs Jegrei in Home Keonomies
from Texas Tech on Dec 20 She
will l*> employed by the Tulia
School system
The bndogroom. a graduate of
Bovina High School received his
d' .es' ,n mathematics and physi-
cal education from West Texas
University lor the past thre-
years he has tx*rn an assistant
fi>.<tl>.111 coac h and mathematic tea
chiT at Tulia High School.
•
IfM CLUB MEETS
IN MUStCK HOME
Uie UJ4 .Study club had it' first
meeting of the i»ac year in the
1 me of )fln *4i Mu'iek
the thougnt for the day was
"I ot us watch well our beginnings,
a n cl re'Ults wiU manage them-
selves.”
Roll call was “What I hope* to
ac * •■mplish this year”
Mr' \ S Miller reviewed the1
book "Gee Whiz I'm Old” by Ag-
ees Dur.int INlant Mr' Musick
Them Gexxl Old Days”,
COW POKES
By Ace Reid
If I ever gif these pants thawed out, I’m goin'
some place where they don't lie about
th# weather!”
fruiTlFu^l
Fua, texas j
There Is No Substitute for...
... Safety - Service & Experience
The First National provides every banking accommoda-
tion consistent with SOUND BANKING PRINCIPLESI
Mrs. Fred Hefley
Shower Honoree
A bridal shower feting Mrs. Fred
Crawford, was given in the home
of Kn. J. li. Stout Saturday, Jan.
10
Guests were welcomed by Mrs.
Stout and received by the bride
her mother, Mrs Kd Crawford;
Mrs. Joe Holmes, the bridegroom's
mother; and Airs Esta Seedig of
Wheeler, grandmother of the bride-
groom.
Mrs. Joe Lynn Byrd registered
guests during the calling hours of
3 to 5 p.m.
White tarnations accented with
red net and greenery centered the
refreshment table laid with white
lace over white. Red glass table
appointments were featured. Serv-
ing the puneh and individual while
cakes wue Miss Jaimye Craw-
ford. sister of the bride: Miss Son-
ja Hefley, sister of the bride -
groom: Debbie Vaughn and Cor-
nelia Roberts.
Ho.stc.sse> for t h e affair were
Mmes Tommy Littlejohn, \lvin Ro-
b"i1s, J H Schwtde, Ernest Sor-
renson. Frnest Jackson, John Her-
ring, A. 0. Ruland, John Wilker-
'im. Bill Lavender. Paul Miller.
Grady Whigham. J II Stout. Rae
Thornton. Deaune McCrary, Rex
King. Louie Bonds, Robert Ray-
mond Ron Wilfnng, Donald Crock-
er. Hardy Burrow, C. J Vars.
J C. Hughes, and K. Crouch, and
Misses \nn Liltlt lohn, Cornelia Ro-
berts. Bjirhara Schwedc*. Jeannette
Kuland, Jan Wilker.-on, Janet Mil-
ler, Juana Whigham, Sharon Stout,
and Nancy Bonds
Their gift of three pieces of the
bride s pottery was arranged on a
M-parate -quare table wrapped in
white and tied with n-d velvet rib-
Ixm and accented with rod music
notes. An arrangemtnt of red car-
nation- and white wedding bells
v',i> complimented with a ceramic
piano and doll at tbt* keyboard
and the couple’s • >ong" in white
and red \ greet.ng from the host
esses was held by a small easel
White cloths edged in lace covered
the other gift tables.
•
Three Vacancies
Are Filled On
Demo Committee
’Ihice vacancies on the Swisher
County Dcnux-ratic Committee were
filled at a meeting held Friday
afternoon in th-- county courtroom.
Mrs Woiutie Boston was appoint-
ed chairman of Precinct 6 to tilt
tne unexpired term i>f her late hU'-
band.
Foster Harman was appointed
chairman of Preciml 7. succeed-
ing Vernon Harman who ha' mov-
ed out of the county.
Hoy Carson was appointed absen-
tee chairman, succeeding Sam \p-
plelon who ha> moved out of the
county.
Chairman R l\ O Daniel urged
all precinct chairmen to make
every attempt to get all potential
voters registered in their various
proem t- Bumper stickers were
distributed and plans to achieve
maximum registration were dis-
cussed.
•
If at first you Fon t succeed,
you're running about average.
MISS NANCY NANCE
Giving You
a ,,Brake"
Stop in soon . . . and be
sure your car can stop
when it needs to. We test
brakes for safety, replace
linings, if needed. Complete
repairs.
HIGHWAY
Safety Service
BEAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT
TIRE BALANCING
TUNE UPS - BRAKES
AIR CONDITIONING
Phone 995-4*09
409 NORTH HIGHWAY B7
TULIA, TEXAS
Cicle R Announces
Three Scholarships
In New Promotion
Through a new promotional pro-
gram sponsored by Circle R Kixxl
Mart, three scholarships will be giv-
m to three deserving Tulia Senior
High graduates this year. Scholar-
ships will tx- valued at $750, $300
and $150.
Eligibility requirements a r e:
He or she must be a senior at-
tendmg iulia High School, who will
graduate this spring and will at-
tend in accredited college follow-
ing graduation A short course or
correspondence course's will not be
accepted.
Here’s h o w to win: Friends,
m-ighoors. and parents of the grad-
uating senior will write his or her
name on The back of their Circle
K cash register slips and drop
them into the ballot box. Each
penny of each purchase will count
as one vote. Votes may bo solicited
by the competing graduating sen-
iors. however, no votes may be- so-
licited on the store premises Cash
register lips must bo deposited
in the oallot Ixix within ten days
of the slip date AU slips mast
tie dated within the contest period,
January 15 to May 16 Last day
that vote will lie counted will tie
V*v 16 A inners will lx' announc-
ed as soon as possible following
the final voting date. Purchases
made on Wednesday will count as
double (Hints
Ml register slips from Circle R
may be umhI except those from
st hoots, churches, hospital, cafes,
institution ot wholesale purchases.
Employees of Circle R or their
immediate families an' not eligible
According to Dale Barkley, man-
ager of Circle- R, all threx' sc-hol-
a''hips will lx* furnished by Circle
H.
•
Bean Supper
To Aid Fund
On Saturday, January 24 Tulia
Lions c tub will spon'iir a Door
Boy" Rc.m supper. Serving time
will tv from ti ill • 3 30 p.m in the
Highland Cafeteria.
The affair was a tn-mendous
success last year and will again
feature all the beans and corn-
bread one can eat. Adult tickets
are 75c and children 12 years and
under will be 50c.
Delicious homemade pie will he
available for 25c per slice. While
you eat. >«>u can pat your feet to
ihc music of Jack Sutton and his
Band.
Tickets can be purchased from
any Lion Club member or Girl
Scout or purchased at the door.
All profit will be donated to the*
Lions Guiding Fund for the use1 of
the Girl Scouts.
Patronize Herald Advertisers!
Nance-Montague
Vows Scheduled
Mrs. Hugh Nance of Silverton
is announcing the engagement and
approaching marriage of her daugh-
ter, Nancy, to Benny Montague,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mon-
tague of Tulia.
The wedding vows will be taken
in Silverton Feb. 21).
Fairview
Frolicking
MRS. G. E. WESLEY
Hello readers and friends! We
have hail some' cold, cold weather
for the past 'wo weeks. It snowed
and wind blew and drifted the
snow The country roads have been
v e r y rough and impassable at
times. Bust's don’t run to carry
the children to school and parents
in rural areas get education along
with the children. That is, shovel-
ing snow and then mud The
school- don't excuse children for
failing grades when impossible
for buses to run
Mrs J. W. Wesley Ls some bet-
ter but still walking with a walker
Mr. and Mrs. Herbie Wilkes,
neighbors of mine here in Happy,
w ere .n Beaumont during the
snow and bad weather. They say
the weather was bad there too.
Mr- Letha Patterson has mow'd
to Canyon part time to live with
her daughter. Betty.
Mrs Boss Shipman of Seymour
ha- Ivcn sick (She's the mother of
Rayford and Hoyle Shipman) The
boys were down over the weekend
visiting with her.
Mrs Evelyn Shipman carried her
mother, Mrs Grace Schaeffer to
Canyon to sir Grace's eye doctor.
Sorry about the illness of my
neighbor’s mother, Mrs. Huso-
man. Mrs Burnett Johnson lives
Just south of me.
Word from Mrs LaVenia Amcr-
son Williams of Las Vegas. N. M.
that they have had snow too. __
Miss Janice Shipman was home
from ( larendon College over the
past weeke nd.
•
The gri atest force in chemistry
is a pretty girl
Tedford Rifes
In Plainview
Funeral services for Mrs. Mavis
Tedford, 64 of Plainview who
died Friday morning in a Big
Spring hospital after a lengthy ill-
ness, were held Saturday afternoon
in Lemons Memorial Chapel in
I'lainview. The Rev. Carlos Me -
Leod, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Plainview, officiated He
was assisted by the Rev. Murray
Travis pastor of the First lYes-
bvterian Church of Tulia. Burial
was in Rose Hill in Tulia.
Born in Plainview July 30. 1905,
the former Miss Mavis Ann Smith
was married to Dr N. L. Tedford
May 21, 1927. in Plainview. The
couple lived in Plainview until 1943
when they moved to Port ales, N. M.
They returned to Plainview in 19.30.
A member of the Plainview First
Baptist Church, Mrs. Tedford at-
tended Wayland Baptist College
and was graduated from Baylor
University. She did graduate vvork
at rolrmbia University.
Survivors include' her husband,
two brothers, lulian Smith of Plain-
view and Winford Smith of Half-
way; and one sister. Mrs. H. P.
Clemons of San Antonio.
•
There are two kinds of men who
never amount to much: those who
cannot do what they are told, and
those who can do nothing else.
THE TULIA HERALD
H. M. Bogsoriy. Editor ond Pub-
lisher. Published eoch Thursday
by The Tulia Herald, Inc. at 124-
130 North Armstrong, Tulia,
Swither County, Texas 79041.
Entered a* second das* matter
at the pastoffica at Tulia, Texas,
under the act of March 1, 1479.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
1 year$5 00. 6 month* $3.00. 1
month 75c.
NOTICE OF BIDS
Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners!Court of
Swisher Countv. Texas will receive bids up to 10:00 A.M.
on january 26.' 1970. at which time bids will be opened
and read aloud. Bids being for the purchase of one new
motor grader in accordance with the following specifi-
cations.
Closed cab heater and defroster, 14 foot sideshift mole-
board. 14x24x8 or 10 ply tires. 10 inch rims power
steering, tandem drive, not less than lib flyxvheol hp.,
constant mesh or automatic transmission, 4 wheel brakes
and all standard equipment.
The county will offer as part payment one used Gallion
118 grader as tradein. This grader may be inspected by
contacting Cline R. Todd of Perecinct No. 1 The payment
will be cash to equipment company and warrants issued
by 1st National Bank, Tulia. Texas. Commissioners
Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids anti to
waive any and all formalities.
Brown Rites
Held Monday
Funeral services for Eugene S.
Brown. 80. of Tulia, who died Sun-
day morning in Swisher Memorial
Hospital, were hold Monday after-
noon n Wallace Funeral Chapel,
The Rev. Frank Pollard, pastor
of t h e First Baptist Church,
officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill.
Mr Brown had been a patient
in the hospital since suffering a
stroke about two weeks before his
death.
Bom in Tennessee, Mr. Brown
had been a resident of the Tulia
area since 1934. He was a farmer.
A veteran of World War I, he
married Miss Rose Lea Cox in
Hereford Aug. 13, 1918. Mrs. Brown
died in 1959.
Survivors include four sons, Eu-
gene of Oklahoma City. Rex of Ros-
well. N. M. Toney of Houston, and
Dale of Corpus ( hri<ti: one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary Jane Wilson of
Fort Collins. Colo ; 16 grandchild-
ren and four great grandchildren.
•
Many of the nation's problems
could be solved. Senator, if Con-
gress passed a law requiring all
citizens to observe a daily Siesta
Hour from noon until 3 p.m Think
it over when you awaken from
your nap.
Death Claims
John Whitten
Funeral services for John V.
Whitten, 73, of 42S S. Austin, re-
tired Tulia plumbe:, were held Sun-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at Wal-
lace Funeral Chapel. The Rev.
Frank Pollard, pastor of the First
Baptist church, officiated. Burial
was in Rose Hill.
Mr. Whitten died Friday night in
Swisher Memorial Hospital.
He was born Jan. 19, 1897. in
Crane County. Missouri. He and
the former Lola Hancock were mar-
ried Feb 19, 1929 in Tulia IK- had
been a Tulia resident since 1918.
Survivors include his wife: two
sons, Jon and Bill, both of Tulia;
one daughter. Mrs. Jo Evelyn An-
derson of Tulia; a brother, Leonard
Whitten of Troup; and a sister,.
Mrs. Jim Vaughn of Henderson; *
and nine grandchildren.
•
UCLA’s football team scored 149
points in its first three1 games this
fall while yielding just 31.
MILLS E N C O
N. HIGHWAY 87 |.
Road Service
Business Phone 995 4664
Night Phone 995 3486
Dated this 12th day of January, 1970.
3-2c
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Our Big January
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NOW GOING ON! RE-
GROUPED - ADDED TO,
AND REDUCED EVEN
MORE!
BOY’S CORDUROY JEANS
Regulars or slims in corduroy dress jeans!
Perma Press! Broken sizes 3 to 14! Reg. 4.98 -
5.98.
MEN'S LEVI DRESS JEANS
Levi and another national brand! Odd lots,
broken sizes, etc. Values to 8.00!
MEN'S WESTERN KHAKIS
Special group of western style or regular
short rse khaki pants! Regular 5.95 to 6.95
values!
CBM SMI
i
'/, to 72 Off
Regular
29.98-75.00
Our entire stock of ladies' winter coats re-
duced! They're going, fast so hurry!
Special group reduced!
LADIES' PANT SUITS
Values to 32.98
in this limited group!
GIRL'S SNOW BOOTS
1/2 price
Regular 4.98-6.95
values! Odd lots.
Special group marked down!
WOMEN'S SHOES
Odd lots, broken sizes,
etc. Values to 13.98!
V2 price
BIG BARGAIN TABLE
Odds and ends, one of a kind, etc. All items reduced to 41
mere fraction of regular price!
MEN'S WOOL SLACKS
Vi off
Silk and wool sharkskins, 100% wool
worsteds, many others! Values to 25.00!
Special group reduced to clear!
LADIES' GOLD or SILVER BOOTS
Just above the ankle height top! N or M
widths! Ideal for pants! Values to 5.98!
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Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1970, newspaper, January 15, 1970; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506817/m1/3/?q=food+rule+for+unt+students: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.