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County Buys Western Auto For Courthouse Annex
The Commissioners Court this week
announced the purchase of the Wes-
tern Auto ilorc building on West
Broadway to be eonverted into court-
house annex office space.
County Judge Jay Johnson said the
county paid $60,000 for the 8.200
square foot building, which includes a
parking lot on the cast side.
Judge Johnson said remodeling
plans would begin immediately and
the following offices would probably
be located in the building: Department
of Public Safety. Department of Hu-
man Resources, Extension Service.
Texas Employment Commission. Vet-
eran's Service. Health Department.
The county will take possession of
the building November I. The pro-
pertv was sold by Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Arnold, who opened business here in
the middle I970’s on the cast side of
the square.
Arnold has announced a close-out
sale in this edition of The Herald.
TAX RATE DOWN
In its meeting last week the Com-
missioners Court completed the next
year's budget and announced the
budget hearing for 2 p.m. Monday in
the county courtroom.
The county tax rate for the new
budget has been reduced from 51
cents per $100 valuation to 40 cents.
The new budget calls for 40 cents
general fund, five cents for precincts
and four cents for the lateral road
fund.
There are some salary raises in the
new budget, which arc published in
this edition of The Herald. There is
money in the budget for building an
elevator in the courthouse, purchase
and remodeling of the annex building.
The total estimated revenue for the
new budget is $2,186,035.00 and es-
timated expenditures arc
$2,051,770.00.
Judge Johnson told the Herald there
was verv little change in the "opera-
tional phase” of the budget.
Distribution of revenue sharing
funds will also be announced at the
budget heaiing.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business the CC voted to
change the county's business year
from October 1 to September 30,
beginning this year.
Other actions:
The county jail secretary classifi-
cation has been changed to office
deputy, which carries a $100 per
month larger salary than other countv
secretaries.
Lyndol Dyer was appointed Texas
Veterans Land Board representative.
Agreement to insulate and lower the
ceiling of the back area of the Satellite
building, which is owned by the
county.
JP reports. . . No. I collected
$15,282.50 last month, W. C. Wea-
therred at Kress collected $1,774
There will be county tax payment
discounts: 3% in October. 2% in
November and 1% it paid in Decem-
ber.
The Tulm Herald
SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUNSHINE *
Vol. 76, NO. 38 TWO SECTIONS THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1984
Tulia Day Nursery Buys More Property
Amarillo Firm To Demolish Old Hospital
An Amarillo firm. Grant Trucking
and Excavation, submitted the low bid
to the Swisher Memorial Hospital
board, and it was approved for demo-
lition o| the old hospital building in a
called meeting of the board Monday
night.
I wo bids were submitted and the
Grant bid was for $I7.6(X).
Hospital administrator Max Garrett
tokl I he Herald the work would begin
SI Hill .
Garrett also said plans were moving
along for the construction of a new
four doctor clinic that will open into
the emergency entrance on the west
side of the hospital.
He said the floor plan is approxi-
mately 4.000 square feet and there will
be parking on both the south and
north sides of the new clinic.
The hospital board is now negotia-
ting with two doctors to occupy the
clinic.
Reception To Honor Charles Davenports
fust Baptist Church would like to
announce that Sunday. September 23.
will mark the 10th anniversary of
C liarlcs Davenport as their pastor.
The Davenports came to Julia in
September of 1974 from the First
Baptist Church of Tucumcari. New
Mexico. During these ten years, he
lias provided the church with stable,
caring and progressive leadership.
In addition, both Charles and his
wife. Valoise have played an important
role in the life of this community.
I ach has served on various boards,
including those of the Julia Day
Nursery. Swisher County Library.
Good Shepherd Christian Outreach,
and the Senior Citizen Program.
I'hey arc the parents of three child-
ren. Kevin ol Dallas. Keith of Hcrc-
Ibrd and Kristi, a sophomore in Tulia
High School.
Jins Sunday evening at 8:(K) p.m.. a
reception will be held in the fellowship
hall in honor of the Davenports.
Anyone wishing to join the church
family in extending congratulations
CHARLES DAVENPORT
and expressions of gratitude for their
10 years of service to the church and
community is cordially invited to at-
tend.
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FINA1IY WE HAVE a new Miss
America who exemplifies 'he* real
greatness of character that Americans
want and appreciate. She is also
beautiful and a talented musician.
Sharlene Wells, a Mormon Sunday
SchiHil teacher, began her reign as
Miss America 1485 on Sunday, specu-
lating that judges were "ItHiking for
someone like me" after the most
turbulent year in the pageant's his-
tory.
We now know and we’ve always
known what Miss America is. She's
always been a role model.” said Miss
Wells, 20. of Salt Lake City, the
morning after she was crowned.
Miss Wells said she holds fast to
her Mormon beliefs, does not smoke,
drink or gamble, and would never
engage in sex outside of marriage. She
also said she opposes abortion and
feels the Equal Rights Amendment is
unnecessary.
Miss Wells was born in Paraguay
and lived in South America until she
was ’ years old and again between the
ages of 12 and 16. Her 56-ycar-old
father. Robert Wells, a former inter-
national banker and now a church
leader, said he raised his seven child-
ren with "lots of love, prayers, and
standards and strictness."
In the talent competition Saturday
night. Miss Wells played the Latin
American classical harp and sang a
medley of Paraguayan folk songs. She
also plays piano, trumpet and guitar.
A junior studying communications
and broadcast journalism at Brigham
Young University, she hopes to be-
come a television news anchorw'oman
and plans to pursue a master's degree
in business administration, specializ-
ing in international business and eco-
nomic reporting.
Miss Wells said she had not re-
structured her life in any way simply
to win the pageant. "I don't believe in
being programmed. I believe in being
prepared." she said.
The aqua-eyed strawberry blonde
said she keeps physically fit by jog-
ging up Mount Olympus near her
home.
THE C ELY AND C OUNTY have met
twice in the past week. . . one night to
view civil defense vehicles, the next
night to discuss law personnel Some
of the old civil defense vehicles have
been lined up over at the courthouse. .
. . some are just too old to start and
run in an emergency and it is good
that the vehicles and equipment are
being updated.
Some of the vehicles were acquired
for almost nothing as they were
surplus military. However, good
radios, electric generating equipment
could be transferred to other vehicles.
The joint-meeting in regard to how
well the city police and county
sheriff's department work together is
most important. The two governing
bodies share costs of both civil defense
and law enforcement to sonic extent. .
1 ES. . . I still believe in miracles. .
. . and it is quite possible that our
Hornets will beat the state ranked Post
Antelopes here Friday night. They
certainly need our attendance and
support here Friday night for the first
home game of the season.
"Sec you there!”
AMONG THE METHODISTS prais
ing the Kenneth Wyatt painting "Of-
fer J'heni Christ". . . Tennessee Ernie
Ford. . . he's helping to place the
painting in every Methodist Church in
the U.S.A. His photo and statement
appears in the September edition of
"Forward". . . an evangelism journal
for the Methi>dist Church.
. . . and whose picture is on the
front of the journal?. . . none other
than our own Wendall Patterson.
A SURPRISE visitor to most of us at
the Sunday night Methodist cele-
bration was the dog "Mangum” who
appears in the Wyatt painting. Tommy
Keener brought Mangum to the ser-
vice. Wc wouldnt have been surprised
to see the three geese waddling in.
THE THREAT of a nuke dump here
is still very real. . .many of our
farmers and ranchers this week rec-
eived a questionnaire from the state
ag department about how such a dump
would affect agriculture here.
ACCORDING TO THE weekly she
riff's report a mail box was shot last
week and the bullet could have hit a
home in the background. In case you
don't remember shooting mail boxes is
a Federal offense.
The board of directors of the Tulia
Community Nursery Association this
week announced the purchase of addi
tional property for future expansion.
The 150' x 150’ lot of property on
Broadway and Bowie has been pur-
chased from Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Rousseau.
Two houses arc on the property and
there is room to build a third as the
need arises.
At the present time the Day Nursery
is sponsoring after school recreation at
East Ward i\i order to allow more
room for prq-schoolers and are still
licensed to capacity.
Nursery Director Carol King told
The Herald, "with the tortilla factory
to open in February wc feel the need
to grow with the community.”
Considering Computer Purchase
In its meeting last week the Tulia
School Board studied the bids of
seven companies who want to sell the
school 12 computers for high school
and 12 computers for junior high
school.
The purchase also includes input
units for the four principal offices.
I he board designated further study
of the computers and bids to board
member Sam Murff. business manager
Bob Painter, math and computer
teachers Charlotte O'Daniel. Becky
Garrett and School Superintendent
Howard Pollard.
There was also a special called
meeting for action on the bids Tuesday
morning.
‘ International Business Machines of
Amarillo was awarded the bid tor
twelve IBM PC s and two printers for
the High School Agriplcx C omputer of
I ubbovk got the bid for ten Apple 2Es
and two printers for Junior High.
Business manager. Bob Painter, was
unable to give a dollar figure on the
bids at press time. The roofing bid
went to .). 0 Long Roofing Co. in
Plainview. for $26.780.
In other business the board accepted
the resignation of Rusty Rogers and
hired Robbe Cunningham to teach first
grade.
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PRESIDENT OF THE Tulia Community Nursery Association Bill Hicks and
director Carol King view property recently purchased for expansion of the
Tulia Day Nursery. (Staff Photo)
Hornets Face Post In First Home Game
They have a similar win-loss record.
. . 1-1. However the Post Antelopes
arc ranked in the state top ten AAA
teams and Julia is on past the 100
mark ranking.
The Hornets can make Associated
Press should they upset the Antelopes
here Friday night. Kick-off time is 8
p.nj.
The Hornets are hoping to come
back strong after losing to Frcnship
Gene Latham Wins Football Contest
Gene Latham. Route 4 Box 71. with
two misses, is first place winner in
flic Herald grid guessing contest. He
missed the 1 ockney-Dimmitt game,
won by l.ockncy. and the Farwell-
BEAT THE
ANTELOPES!
PEP KAI.I.Y Jhursdav night billow-
ing junior high games, about 8:45 in
the high school gymnasium. Hornet
cheerleaders sav, "YOU ALL COME!”
VOTER REGISTRATION deadline
October 5. Register at County Clerks
olliee.
THE FARMERS HOME AD-
MINISTRATION olliee will be closed
September 18, 19, 2(Hh lor all per-
sonnel to attend a Multi-District Train-
ing meeting in Amarillo. The regular
olliee dav is Monday in Tulia and
Wednesday morning in Silverton at
the Briscoe County Courthouse.
SWISHER COUNTY LIBRARY
hours are Mondav through Friday,
9:(MI a.ril. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday Is 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 noon. Closed on Satur-
dav.
FT A WJLI. give away 104k dollars
worth ol gas. Starling Monday, Sept-
ember 24, tickets will go on sale. Be
sure and contact any FT A member and
donate your dollar.
FUTURE TEACHERS ol America will
he selling magazine subscriptions the
next two weeks. Save your renewal
order tor a future teacher.
TULIA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB
will sponsor a slew, cornbread, sweet
roll supper Friday belore the Post
game here. . . 5:30 until 7:30. Tickets
mav be purchased at the high school
calclcria or trom a member ol the club
belore the stew supper, i . adults
$5.00, children under 12, $2.00.
AFTER GAME PARTY Friday night
lor all students will be at The Estab-
lishment, featuring a 111m "Football
Fever”.
EXCITING FOOTBALL. . . Junior
High games here with Post beginning
at 4:30 p.m. Junior Varsity and Fresh-
men play at Post.
THE ORIGINAL Kenneth Wyatt
painting “Oiler Them Christ” will be
on displav in the Tulia Methodist
Church Sunday.
SHIRTS AND SKIRTS Square Dance
Club will meet Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
in VF’W Hall. Earl Cooksey will be the
caller.
Petersburg game, won bv Petersburg.
His Mystery Merchant was Farm Bu-
reau Ins.
Ken Raymond. P. O. Box 528, also
with two misses is second place
winner. He missed the Vega-Groom
game, won by Groom; and the Far-
well-Petersburg game. His Mystery
Merchant was B \ R Thriftway.
Martin Cruz. P. O. Box 567. is third
place winner with three misses. He
missed the Lamcsa-Brownfield game,
won by Lamcsa; the l.ockncy-Dimmitt
game: and the Vega-Groom game. His
Mystery Merchant was First Stale
Bank.
Mystery Merchants were Sadler
Vaughn Agency and First State Bank.
Others with only three misses were
Emily Hill. Mystery Merchant. Ho
ward Wright Motor Co.; Donald I d-
wards, First National Bank.
Those missing four games were
Raphe Shipman. Happv. Tulia Gin;
Dwayne Simons. Happy. Workman
Machinery; Bobby Adams. First State
Bank: David Cabo. First State Bank;
Becks McKone. Gale's Texaco;
Geneva Malone. First National Bank;
Donna Hurt. Reeves Insurance: Ralph
Bates. Joe Bob's IGA; Paul "The
Greek” Brown, didn't pick a Mvstcrv
Merchant; E. N. Howell. First State
Bank: Lisa Williams. Howard Wright
Motor Co.; Ronnie George. Tulia Gin:
Jody T. Edwards. B A R Thriftway.
Those missing five games were
Bertie Walters. First State Bank: Chad
Barnett. First National Bank; Bill
Maleom. H & H Quick Set; Kyle W.
Barnett. Joe Bob's IGA; Hayden Ma-
lone. First National Bank; James Rikc,
First State Bank; ( ip Soliz, Joe Bob's
(Continued on Page Seven)
last week. . . the Antelopes hope to
continue their winning ways after
taking Idalou 20-15. They lost by one
td to Kermit opening game.
It was Idalou's game 15-13 with
three minutes left in the game. But
Antelope Curt Greer returned an Ida-
School Enrollment
Last week it was reported that the
Tulia school system had an enrollment
of 1330. down II from last year.
Reports front other schools in the
area are as follows:
Kress: 237 in elementary, 67 junior
high and 104 in high school. Down
about 60 from last year.
Happy: 122 in kindergarten and
elementary. 28 in junior high and 88 in
high school. About the same as last
vear.
Nazareth Supt. Johnny Mason says
that in the next four years he expects
the enrollment to drop to around |7 or
18 students at each class level.
I he first day ol school at Nazareth,
Aug. 22. brought a total of 246
students. Grades K 6 registered 122 of
that number. 35 were in seventh and
eighth, and 84 were in high school.
'This is seven down from last year.
We had a large graduating class. 24.
but only 21 entered kindergarten this
year." Mason said.
New State Tax Law
Seminar Friday
State (omptroller Bob Bullock said
today Swisher County residents with
questions about changes in state tax
laws can gel answers during a special
seminar to be held at 1:30-2:30 p.m.
on September 21 at the County Court
Room in J ulia.
"The state sales tax rate is going up
and a number of new items and
services will be taxable for the first
time beginning October 2.” Bullock
said "We are holding seminars across
Texas so that these changes won't
come as a surprise to anybody."
Comptroller representatives will ex-
plain the changes and answer ques-
tions during the seminar. The meeting
is open to the public.
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lou punt 75 yards and set up a one
yard TD by Tracy Price. Post led in
first downs 14-14. rushed 216 yards
and made an even 1 (K) yards passing.
Post quarterback Joel Kirkpatrick is
a 155 pound. 5-10 junior and can pass
or keep the ball. Senior wingback
Greer also threw a perfect bomb to
BrticwCrcnshaw. Greer is also a good
pass receiver. Greer is a 6' 180 pound
senior. . . a good ail 'round player.
The Hornets go into the game
without sophomore end Todd Barbour
who received a broken foot in the
Frcnship game. Otherwise, coach L.
G. Wilson feels the Hornets are in
good physical condition.
NEW OFFICERS OF THE WOMEN’S DIVISION OF THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE: (L to R) Ruby McAnelly, vice president; Kay Young,
secretary; Virginia Taylor, president; Jan Faught, publicity; Barbara Finch,
treasurer. (Staff Photo)
New meter connections reported by
the city of Tulia since last week:
Michael Castillon. 110 North Dallas;
Etrain Ramirez. 802 North El Paso;
Jose Salazar. 214 North Collin: Waldo
Galan. 315 South Collin; John Frye.
1015 N.W. I Ith.
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Patients admitted to Swisher Mem-
orial Hospital since last Tuesday : Mrs.
Jerry Baird. Mrs. Samuel Arellano.
Mrs. Gilbert Olague. Mrs Jaime Rod-
riguez.
BORN TO:
Mr and Mrs. Samuel Arellano. 11*00
North Dale Apt. 4 B Plainview. a boy.
born Sept. 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Olague. Star
Route. Kress, a girl, born Sept. 16.
Mr. and Mrs Jaime Rodriguez. Box
1385. Plainview. a girl, born Sept. 16.
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New subscribers to The Tulia Herald
since last week Kathleen Duke. 2535
’0th. Lubbock. Jcxas; Wade Mitchell.
1108 Tennessee, Dalhart. Texas:
Jimmy Nobile. 3100 Detroit. Amarillo.
Texas: Amber Sturgcss. 2214 16th.
Lubbock. Jexas; Chad Swinburn. Box
407 Coleman Hall. Texas Tech. Lub-
bock. Texas: Kenee Littlefield. Box
2722. College Station. Texas; Joe Cliff
Reed. Box 96. Kress. Texas; Angie
Stark. Casa linda Apts. #11-D. 502
Slide. Lubbock. Texas: Winona Janies.
Box 3083 WT Station. Canvon. Texas;
Scott Janies. Box 3083 WJ Station.
Canyon. Texas: Verona Williams. 201
Avenue D. Sprwgtown. lexas; Glen
Kukcndall. Route 2, Tulia. Texas;
David C. Finch Jr., Route 4 Box 386,
Bryan. Texas; Pauline Thornton. 207
Apache Trail. Tulia. Texas: M C Brv-
an K McCrary. Co. "C". MMA 320
I wo .lima Blvd.. Harlingen. Texas;
Clyde Todd. P. O. Box 534. Anson.
Texas; F.. C. Rodgers. 18 Crockett
Drive, Tulia. Texas; Rev. Gerald Aal
bers. Box 1 Vigo Park Branch. Tulia.
Texas; Robert R. Montgomery. 407
South Briscoe. Tulia. Texas; Kyle Bell.
2318 8th Street. I ubbock. Texas: .1 A
Pollard. 3308 South Eddy #146. Ama-
rillo. Texas; Charles Zceck. Box 53355.
Lubbock. Texas; Darrell Selman. 316
East Broadway, Tulia. Texas.
TULIA MARKETS
WHEAT 3.40
CORN 5.10
MILO 440
SOYBEANS 5.05
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Temperature extremes for the week
were 4| and 51. Rainfall measured .17
of an inch
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Tooley, Wendell. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1984, newspaper, September 20, 1984; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506874/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.