The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 1987 Page: 2 of 60
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PAGl I WO
I HE FU LI A (Swisher Count) (HI K -\ I I)
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1987
Picnic Marks Swisher’s97th Year
JUST LIKE BRAND NEW. . INSIDE AND OUT. . .
I HE TU 1.1 A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL will be fea-
tured in open house show ing Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m. Built
in 1928. it is structurally in excellent condition and in the
past year underwent almost a million dollars worth of
remodeling. (Staff Photo).
Saturday’s Swishei County Picnic in
I uha will he the culmination ol lestn ities
that annually attract crowds numbering
in the thousands from the county borders
and lar beyond Fun-seekers will enjoy
activities ranging Irom a carnival on
(. ‘ourthousc Square to a barbeque lunch,
a soli hall tournament, a fiddler's contest,
the Miss Splash contest and an antique-
ear show
I he picnic, which draws its roots to the
189(1 founding and organization ol the
county by W O. (. onner, has a 198.
theme of “China did. . Iuhat'an loo!"
I he theme, which was first used as the
I uha Chamber ol Commerce February
banquet, was adopted to encourage a
positive approach to the rough situation
that I exans are lacing since the oil econ-
omy bottomed out, according to l ham-
ber manager Bill Daniel
“Why China?" asked Daniel. "Well,
China used to be one of the poorest coun-
tries on earth Recently that nation has
experienced a big turnaround, economi-
cally speaking It was their attitude that
made it possible, and like the slogan says,
"China did. I ulia can too."
Picnic Day features a number of events
beginning with kiddie and adult parades
beginning at 10 a m Saturday in down-
town I ulia I he chamber is accepting
applications for float entries 'up until the
last minute" according to parade chair-
man Bill Daniel. Call 995-2296 lor in-
formation
I he main parade will form east of the
Square at Broadway and Dallas Streets
and proceed west on Broadway past
Conner Park Prizes for civic club Boats
are $150 first place and $75 second place.
Best commercial float, best riding club,
best antique ear. hot rod and most unus-
O. B. Barnes reports several nice tro-
phies and hundreds of dollars in prize-
money for the best fiddlers and guitar
players here at the Picnic Saturday
T he contest begins at I p.m. following
-the barbecue dinner in Conner Park. O.
B. and Michael Barnes will sponsor
fiddler trophies. Jack Thompson will
I HE ANNUAL SWISHER PIC NIC
is always a success by v irtue of so many
people working the entire week, .espe-
cially the big day. Saturday.
Over 80 ol our merchants bid you wel-
come to the Picnic in this edition of I he
Herald
I am most appreciative of a good staff
here at The Herald, w ho really work hard
to make the big edition really outstand-
ing Last year's Picnic edition placed lirst
in the Panhandle Press Convention
newspaper contest and I believe this is
another w inner
Thanks to everyone who brought in
pictures and helped us in many ways.
Hope you enjoy the Picnic!
BACK IN THE 1930's there was a gold
fish tad. .teenagers were swallowing live
goldfish!. . . or maybe it was back in the
I920's.
According to Dimmitt newspaper edi-
tor Don Nelson they have a teenage fad
overthat way... seems they are swallow-
ing live Irogs. I've always considered Don
to bean honest reporter, but when I visit
with him Saturday. . I still want more
details about his report really un-
believable.
MURRAY MAY was in The Tulia
Herald Monday morning with some old
I ulia Herald newspapers. Pretty interest-
ing copies. . .1942 and 1943 news in 1941
editions! Actually, the linotype operator
mistakenly put 1941 on the front page
and he had correctly set them 1943 on the
inside pages.
F or instance, the picture of my brother.
l.aNoy Tooley was on the Iront page ot
one of the “1941" edit ions stating that he
had entered the service June 2. 1942.
Actually, we shouldn't blame the lino-
type operator lor the mistake. . it might
hav e been made by the page one make-up
printer
Last week I commented that Heard &
Jones Drugstore had not failed to run an
advertisement in The Herald each week
lor many years
One of the 1947 editions of I he Herald
(hat Murray brought in carried a Heard
& Jones advertisement on the back page.
. . .well, that's 44 years ago!
■- THE HERALD IS printed on news-
print produced in a plant at Snowflake,
Arizona For many years it was printed
on newsprint Irom a plant in Lufkin.
I exas
Ml newspaper publishers are seeking
newsprint at a price they can allord It's
sorta like busing natural gas .not many
companies supply it and, you have to
pay the going price, according to what
the seller wants tor it
We've been lucky lor about a year now
no newsprint price increases.
However, newsprint prices are on the
increase again' I he most recent one July
l.
All of us are not onlv concerned about
the price but we wonder how long
there'll be enough trees to supply
ual entry will he awarded plaques.
Barbeque enthusiasts will he richly
rewarded by the sumptious S3 a plate
meal which begins at 12 noon. Oldtimers
age 65 years and older who have resided
in the county 50 years or longer will be
served free of charge beginning at 11:30
sponsor guitar player trophies.
Barnes said he hoped to have enough
tiddlers for three do isions and said some-
special music entertainment is planned
during the dinner hour Karen. Elaine
and Genine Walker from Hereford will
present some musical numbers and a
country-western hand will play begin-
ning at 11 a.m. Saturday
newsprint
We continue to see reports on a new
product called “kenaf." We understand
our larmers could raise kenaf doesn't
take a lot of rainlall. and it might be
profitable lor the firmer while creating
a reasonable price for the newspaper
publishers
Noticed this Associated Press story
Sunday. "A carefully drawn project to
demonstrate how kenaf could be a farm
crop valuable to the newspaper business
will be viewed with more than casual
interest this week by readers ol I he
Bakersfield Californian
I he Monday edition ol 83.(KM) papers
will include 12 tons ol newsprint made
from kenaf. a tropical or subtropical
plant that advocates say could replace
much ot the wood pulp traditionally
used.
"We hope to see kenaf emerge as a
maior crop across the southern tier of the
United States." Orville Ci. Bentley, as-
sistant secretary for science and educa-
tion. said Friday.
Kenaf. a non-wood liber crop that can
grow Irom seedling to 10 leet in less than
three months, has been touted for years
as one of the possible new alternative
crops for American larmers.
Newspapers traditionally have used
newsprint made from wood pulp. About
two-thirds ol it used in the United States
is imported from Canada at an annual
cost of S3 billion, officials said."
We understand the I exas Department
ol Agriculture has some kenaf growing
down in southern I exas . hope it does
good!
GEORGE DOLAN, in the Fort Worth
Star Telegram, told about a Cowtown
man who used to travel regularly in West
T exas.
He took a brief trip through his old
selling territory and v isited with the rural
merchants and farmers.
At one larm town, he stopped to visit a
larm implement dealer who had been in
business there since the days that tractors
replaced mules.
Asked how business was. the dealer
gave the question considerable thought,
then said:
“Monday, I sold a tractor.
“Tuesday. I didn't sell anything.
“Wednesday, the guy who bought the
tractor on Monday returned it."
He paused, then said. "I guess Tuesday
would be my best day."
TULIA AND SWISHER COUNTY
certainly lost a good man with the pass-
ing ol Bill Workman Bill was very loyal
to our Sunday School class and to the
Methodist Church I've probably had
more conversations with him before and
after Sunday School than our places of
business or homes
I visited Bill after his lirst stay in the
hospital, and although he didn’t look
well, he vowed he was gonna get back to
work and get to feeling better
(Continued on Page I hree)
Along with the barbeque at Conner
Park will be a fiddler’s contest beginning
at I p.m.
Open horse racing will commence at 2
p m east of the Cobb-Wheeler-Mote
Arena at I ule Lake with the country cut-
ting competition beginning simultanea-
ously in the arena.
Contributing prize money are: Tulia
Auto Parts, Atterbury Grain, Brown's
Power & Equipment, First National
Bank. First State Bank, M id-Plains Rural
Telephone. Swisher Electric Cooperativ e.
Lyle Robinson, Steak House, Love Bros.
Oil, Young & Ellis. Tulia Wheat Grow-
ers. B& R Supermarket.Tulia Fuel. Inc
Museum Open
July 17-18
The Swisher County Museum will be
open from 9:00 a m. to 5:00 p.m. on July
17 and 18.
We wish to extend an invitation to all
to come by and visit our museum The
classes that are having class reunions are
especially welcome. The museum has
grown inside and outside, and we would
like very much for you to include us in
your visits. “FIND YOUR PAST HERE"
is written on the front door of t he museum
which is in the Swisher Memorial Build-
ing. I27 S. W. 2nd.
If you wish to have a tour on Sunday
please call 995-43IB or 995-28I9. Ap-
pointment Only. SwisherCounty M useum
Board.
15 Months For
Price Of 12!
During the month of July Tulia Herald
subscriptions are ottered at a special
savings.
Subscribe for The Herald 12 months
and receive it for 15 months! The 12
month price for Swisher and adjoining
counties is $14 00. . . .all others $17.00
That's a $7.00 savings if you've been
buying The Herald on news stands.
A irport
Gets 50'
“Tulia”
The Amarillo Top of Texas Chapter of
the 99’s, in cooperation with Cox Air
Care and the Tulia/Swisher County Air-
port Board of Directors, spent Saturday,
May 30, and Saturday, July 11, airmark-
ing the ramp at the airport. This airmark-
ing consisted of painting the word.
TULIA. on the ramp in letters 50 feet tall.
The word is readable from overflying
aircraft.
The 99’s, a women pilots’organization,
was organized by Amelia Earhart in the
early 1930s With 98 other women attend-
ing the First meeting, they decided to
name their organization the Ninety-
Nines The organization now has over
6.000 members internationally
In 1935. the 99's began airmarking by
making a large chrome yellow circle, with
an arrow indicating the direction of the
nearest good airport, on rooftops. Air-
marking now includes the marking ot
taxiways, rooftops, aprons, and runways
There is also wire hazard marking, road
sign marking and taxiway reflector
gluing.
The project here at Tulia took about 50
gallons of paint, and 13 members spent
143 man hours laying out the letters and
painting The paint was donated by the
Airport Board
First National Bank's parking lot,
southwest ol theSquare w ill be the site ot
the antique car show u hich runs trom 9
a m to 5 p m Entry fee is S3. Call 995-
3567 or 995-3535 to register.
Rodeo Ians can take in 1C RA semi-
pro performances at the Cobb-Wheeler-
Mote Arena beginning at 8 p m Friday
and Saturday and slack, which will be
run Saturday at 9 p m Hooks are open
until Wednesday. Call 995-2598 lor in-
formation Also, a 9 a m Cowboys lor
Christ breakfast will be held Saturday at
the arena.
An open house w ill be held at the I ulia
Junior High school building Saturday
from 2 to 4 p.m I he building was remo-
deled recently
“Canyon Band" will play at the I ule
Lake show barns with performances be-
ginning at 9 p.m Friday and Saturday.
The Square Dance Club is presentinga
street dance on the east sideot theSquare
at 8:30 p.m. I hursday with Sid Perkins
calling
A $2 50 all-you-can-eat breaklast will
be served at the Senior Citizen Center
from 6 to 9 a.m. Saturday .
Friday the 17th is Splash Day at the
J ulia Swimming Pool. Irom 2 to 4 p.m.
Splash Day features the Miss Splash
contest.
I he llth annual men’s 3-2 soltball
tournament will be held on consecutive
days. Friday. Saturday and Sunday . I he
double elimination tourney features 32
teams and trophies will be awarded lor
I st. 2nd and 3rd places. First place team
will receive individual trophies, loam
entry fee is $90. For information call
995-2132 4348
BY WENDELL TOOLEY
In its meeting last I uesday night the
City Council voted to hold a public hear-
ing with the intent to annex the H iMerest
addition.
The annexation area is on highway 86.
west citv limits of Tulia and includes
eight residences, three businesses. Hill-
crest Motel. I ulia Livestock Auction.
Ramirez Tortilla Factory.
"With the annexation of this area, the
resident’s will receive all city services,
plus sewage and water that are now being
installed." City Manager Marshall Shel-
ton said.
A few years ago the city made an
attempt to annex Hillcrest, but later
withdrew the effort. No city water and
sewage service was offered at that time.
I he Council also decided to annex
northwest sixth street all the way to 1-27.
No residences are affected in this area
except Sunset addition.
OTHER BUSINESS
Tommy Buchanan ol I ubbock Power
and Light visited with the council about
Class Reunions
CLASS OF "82 July 18th from 8:30
to 10 00 a.m there will be a brunch in the
Swisher Memorial Building. I hey will
meet again that evening from 4:30 - 7:30
at Tule Lake Girl Scout Pavilion. Phone
995-3661 or 995-3825
CLASS OF 77 July 18th they will
meet at the Country Club pool from 2:00-
5:00 p.m. for the whole lamily.T hat night
at 7 o'clock there will be a meal and dance
at the Catholic Parish Hall for the adults.
Contact Donald Adams 668-4618.
CLASS OF 67 July 17th there will
be a supper at John Var's home at 7:00
p.m for the adults. July 18th there will be
a meal ($5 50 per plate) at the high school
cafeteria. Contact Nancy Bartram 995-
3504 or Janet Wright 995-2728.
Cl.ASS OF '62 July 18th they will
meet at the Country Club pool at 6:00
p.m where there will be a barbecue. Con-
tact Donna Morris 995-3607, Judy Clark
in Happy or Paul Caraway in Dumas.
CLASS OF '57 July 18th they will
meet at the park at noon, later that after-
noon. they will be at theSwisher Memor-
ial Building. They will have a supper at
the Country Club at 6:00 p.m. Contact
Dennis Love 995-3032.
CLASS OF '52 July 18th they will
meet in the Swisher Memorial basement
after3:00 p.m. wheretherewill be a meal.
Contact Bueal Lee Thompson 995-3637
CLASS OF '47 July 18th they will
meet at the park for lunch. At 2:00 p.m.
they will meet at the Tulia Junior High
auditorium to see lilm of class tripand to
tour the remodeled Tulia Junior High
I hen. at 6:00 p.m.. a picnic will be at 205
Comanche(Joe& Nita Cowan). Contact
Joe Cowan 995-4791
the progress of West Texas Municipal
Power Agency, to which Tulia belongs.
I he council agreed to accept its share of
5150.000 operating costs of the agency.
I ulia's share is $15.000.
AUGUST SALES TAX ELECTION
and election officials for the August 8
question of whether to increase the city
sales tax by one half cent with possibili-
ties of cutting ad valorem taxes 10-13
cents per $100 valuation
Polling place is The City Hall, election
judge is Daphne Hale, voting time is 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Council turned down a request to
contribute to the Mid-Tule Care Center
fund raising campaign as it is against
municipal law. “However, we want the
public to know the Council certainly
favors the project." Mayor T. A. Hay-
hurst said.
The Council discussed possibility of
working with a PR PC plan to increase
drug use investigation in Tulia. .no
action taken It appears there will be 12
drug agents stationed in Amarillo, .avail-
able for area use.
All Council members were present
except John Emmitt and Dave Edwards.
CLASS OF *37 July 18th they will
meet at the parlor of the Methodist
Church at 10:00 a.m. There will be a
break for lunch at 11:30, then will meet
again at 1:30 At 6:00 p m at the Steak-
house they will have supper. Contact
Barbara Edwards 995-3677 or Dorothy
Nell Williams 995-2559.
News Briefs
UNION HILL SCHOOL and Com-
munity 6th annual reunion Saturday at
the Tulia High School Cafeteria from 2
to 5 p.m.
FLYNT COMMUNITY* third an-
nual reunion will be held July 18 (Satur-
day) from I to 5 p.m. in the Willie Room
of the Swisher Electric Building, 401 S.
W. 2nd in Tulia.
CHILDREN WHO WISH to partici-
pate in this year's “Kiddie Parade" need
to be at the northeast corner of the down-
town square no later than 9:30 a.m., Sat-
urday, July 18, to complete registration
forms and have entries judged. The
“Kiddie Parade" will lead ofT the big
parade at 10:00 a.m. (More information
in news article this edition).
SWISHER COUNTY MUSEUM will
be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 17 and
18. Tours for Sunday, July 19, may be
arranged by calling 995-4318 or 995-2819.
NAZARETH COMMUNITY CENTER
Open Softball Tournament is scheduled
for August 3-9, Men’s and Women's div-
isions. Entry fee is $100 with Blue Dot
softballs furnished. There will be sancti-
oned umpires. First, second, and third
place team trophies will be awarded and
1st place individual awards. Entry dead-
line is Monday, July 27. Call Virgil
Huseman, 945-2530; Patti Kern, 945-
2634; Henry Ramaekers, at work, 647-
3136 or 945-2525, home.
THE SENIOR CITIZENS will have a
Picnic Day Breakfast on July 18, from
6:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. All you can eat
for $2.50 donation. Bacon, ham or saus-
age, scrambled eggs, gravy, country fried
potatoes, biscuits, oatmeal muffins, fruit
cup along with your choice of coffee,
juice or milk will be served. Come join us.
. .let us make your day!
Gigantic Garage
Sale Benefits
Care Center
The garage sale that was scheduled at
222 N. W. 6th, to benefit the Mid Tule
Care Center has become so large that it
has been moved to the former location of
Wilton's Furniture on the northwest
corner of the square.
The professional division of the Mid
Tule Care Center fund raising drive has
set a goal of $2,000 on July 23-24.
Paulette Newlin is in charge of the sale
and she especially challenges all busi-
nesses to donate items for the sale, which
is scheduled from sunup to sundown
both days.
If you have items for the sale and can't
bring them in. call 995-2476 days or 995-
3581 nights and they will be picked up.
Love Fund
A Love Fund has been established at
First National Bank of Tulia for Kaci
Dawn Howard, 6-week-old daughter of
Lee and Celia (Berry) Howard of Tulia.
Kaci is in Lubbock General Hospital
Pediatric 1CU where she was admitted
July 5. She will require heart surgery in
Houston or Dallas at a iater date.
Town Topics
New meter connections reported by
the City of Tulia since last week: Randy
Abel. 322 Airport Road; Juanita Reyna.
319-BN. W.4th.
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Marriage licenses issued by Swisher
County Clerk since last week: Richard
Keith Chapman, Tulia. and Rebecca
Anne Garrett, Amarillo; Harold Steven-
son Watts, Sr.. Amarillo, and Phyllis
Jared Laymon, Amarillo.
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Patients admitted to Swisher Memor-
ial Hospital since last Tuesday: Grover
Coffeey, Mrs. Roy Wilson.
BORN TO:
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilson, 226 Avenue
H. Hereford, a boy. born July 13.
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New subscribers to I he T ulia Herald
since last week: Chad Cleckler, Wyoming
Technical Institute, EMS I A, P. O. Box
906. Laramie. Wyoming; Tommy Bar-
clay. 506 North Briscoe, Tulia, Texas;
Linda Maxey. 1303 West 1st Street.
Hereford. Texas; Glenna F. Crawford.
508 Carson Avenue. Dumas, Texas; Brad
Raymond.623 North Hale. Tulia.Texas.
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JULIA MARKETS
WHEAT 2.40
CORN 3.65
MILO 3.30
SOYBEANS 5.45
Temperature extremes for the week
were 98 andSS Rainfall measured .46 of
an inch.
Fifty-foot "TUI I A” letters seen from Jim Cox'Cessna 172 flyingaboveC ox
Air I erminal make it easy lor pilots to identify the runway.
a.m.
Trophies, Prize Money For Best Fiddlers, Guitarists
Public Hearing
Called For Hillcrest
Addition Annexation
The Council approved polling place
MAM CONSTRUCTION OF Littlefield pipes water and sewer under high-
way 86 on the west side of 1-27. (Staff Photo)
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