The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 2003 Page: 1 of 14
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Wells Fargo Bank of Tulia has won free tickets for all residents
of Swisher County to the WTAMU vs Southeastern Oklahoma football
game at Kimbrough Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27.
_Please see story on page 6A for complete details.
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The Tulia Herald
Covering Swisher County Like The Sunshine
Vol. 95 No. 38 Two Sections
©The Tulia Herald News Company Inc.
Thursday, September 18, 2003
Better Care, Better Facilities
For A Lower Local Cost
by Jeff Messer
Swisher Memorial Hospital
District Administrator
As administrator of Swisher
Memorial Hospital District, I feel
that the proposed Casino and RV
resort would be highly beneficial
to the Hospital District and the
citizens who utilize Swisher Me-
morial Hospital, Tulia Rural
Health Clinic, and the other de-
partments for their health care
needs.
First, as a taxing entity, such a
facility would i ncrease the tax dol-
larscollectedby thedistrict While
we are proud of operating SMH for
the last seven years without a sig-
nificant increase in the tax rate, an
increase in tax revenue would al-
low the Hospital District to ex-
plore previously cost-prohibitive
projects, such as a wellness and
therapy centeroran assisted living
center.
Second, if we are able to accu-
mulate additional cash as the re-
sort grows, another option would
be to reduce our tax rate while still
providing quality health care.
In my one discussion with the
project consultants,they expressed
interest in insuring the health care
services in Swisher County would
be an attraction and not a deterrent
to anyone the resort is trying to
attract, including patrons and po-
tential employees. While our cur-
rent facilities are adequate forcur-
rent needs, there is little opportu-
nity for new services in our exist-
ing buildings as we are currently
using all available space.
If this project was to bring the
increases in traffic and population
that are beingforecast, I wouldsee
a strong need for a new hospital
building. Without having put a
calculator to the actual figures, I
would think that the Hospital Dis-
trict could secure revenue bonds
and use its status as a rural facility
to defray much of the cost associ-
ated with building a new facility,
withincreased tax and operational
revenue from the resort covering
the remainder. This would create
a brand new facility with many
new innovations at no additional
cost to the citizens of Swisher
County.
SMH and Tulia RHC are cur-
rently well staffed with physicians
and mid-level practitioners, and
we offer competitive packages to
help retain theseprovidersforyears
to come. In addition, we are al-
ready workingtosecure additional
physicians for the future. How-
ever, nooncknows what the future
will bring, andwecouldbebackto
searchingforphysicians sometime
in the next few years. If a casino
resort provides the stimulus that is
being projected, it would no doubt
be helpful in our recruiting efforts.
Irealizetliattheissueofacasino
in our town is a tough subject to
decide, and all of this may never
make it through the necessary
channels and become an option.
There are valid arguments both
ways, and like anyone else, I do
have my own personal opinions.
Having said that, speaking as
the administrator of Swisher Me-
morial Hospital District, I feel that
the casino and RV resort project
canonlyservetoincreasethequal-
ity of health care in Tulia and
SwisherCounly, and possibly even
provide better care in better facili-
ties for less local cost. I know that
is a good thing.
The Tulia Hornets manhandled the Sanford-Fritch Eagles in a 12-6 win on Friday there.
The game was characterized by clever, observant players and by gutsy, innovative
play selection. Fritch had a hard time telling what was coming much of the time.
Tulia Takes Down Sanford-
Fritch To Make Record 1-1
Are You Ready For Some
Football Contest Winners?
With the 2003 football season
off and running, the Tulia Her-
ald football guessing contest is
rolling along, too.
The game for week one was at
Friona and was a loss 42-6, for a
combined score of 48. Three play-
ers guessed 15 games correctly
and the decision is with the tie-
breaker. As a reminder, when
you completeyour form and write
in your guess of the combined
score, remember to circle your
guess for the winner, too.
Mystery Merchants for week
one are Wilkerson Ford-Mercury,
Tulia Power & Light, and Wells
Fargo Bank-Tulia.
Tied forfirst and second places
with tie breaker scores of 42 are
Mike Ewing and Daniel Frausto.
Ewing missed theHereford game
won by Tascosa, the Ole Miss
game won by Memphis, and the
Atlanta game won by Dallas. His
Mystery Merchant was B&R
Thriftway.
Frausto missed the Ole Miss
game, the Dallas game, and the
TampaBay at Philadelphia game
won by Tampa Bay. His Mystery
Merchant was H. Truitt Holton,
CPA.
John Hochstein takes third
place by himself, with a tie
breaker score of 38. He missed
the same games as Ewing: Here-
ford, Ole Miss, and Atlanta. His
Mystery Merchant was Young &
Ellis.
Also guessing 15 games cor-
rectly was Andy Moreland. His
tie breaker score guess was 35.
He missed the Ole Miss game,
the Atlanta game, and the Tampa
Bay game. HisMystery Merchant
was Ed Harris Lumber Co.
Jeremy Earl also guessed 15
games correctly and missed the
same games as Ewing and
Hochstein, and his total point
guess was 45. However, Earl se-
lected Tulia as the winning team
in the tie breaker. His Mystery
Merchant was First Ag Credit.
Guessing 14 games correctly
and their Mystery Merchants
wereMax Stephens, Tulia Power
& Light; James Cross of Happy,
Frontier Body Shop; Megan
Simons, Ed Harris Lumber Co.;
Brandon Glenn, Wrlkcrson Ford-
Mercury; Red Gales, Attebury
Grain; Clint Edwards, Tulia
Power&Light;DonaldEdwards,
Tulia Pharmacy; E.R. Mingle,
Sadler-Chapman-Howard Agen-
cy; Ola Mae Rice, Wells Fargo
Bank; and Michael Chasco, Tulia
Health & Rehab.
Seven players guessed 13
games correctly. WiththeirMys-
Please see WINNERS on pg 6A
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I ran into Bob Goodwin last
Tuesday and he reminded me of
how long he had his store on the
corner across from the jail. I
worked for Bob when he was on
the highway and he had a good
store with a soda fountain in it.
Lots of friends gathered there,
bought groceries and visited at
the fountain bar. Bob was easy
to work for, always in a pleas-
ant mood!
On the block where Bob was
Pauline Simmons ran a cafe.
At the drug store on the end
comer Heard & Jones had medi-
cine and other supplies with
Allan Heard and Mr. Jones, the
owners.
One corner had a Western
Auto Supply and we also had a
Whites Auto Supply.
There was a Sears & Roebuck
_ store where you could order from
catalogs for your merchandise.
Ed Crawford had a men's store
with really nice men's merchan-
dise.
Flynts Drug Store had many
items, jewelry, fishing licenses,
and a pretty soda bar to sit and
enjoy.
Please call me and I will write
about other business people we
had in the past, if you help me.
Oh yes! We had an Anthony
Store and although they didn't
stay in business long we felt like
we had a nice store.
There were ladies stores and,
oh yes, one of our school teach-
ers had a nice store with veiy
pretty merchandise but she went
back to teaching school.
I have a cousin who is a great
fellow and he has added the fol-
lowing:
Things that God won't ask!
God won't ask what kind of car
you drive, but will ask how many
people you drove who didn't
have transportation.
God won't ask the square foot-
age of your home, but will ask
how many people you welcomed
into it'
God won't ask about the fancy
clothes you had in your closet but
will ask how many of those
clothes helped the needy.
Love to All!
For several years Tulia has
hosted an invitational cross
country meet organized by
coach Neila Malcom. This
year there were 33 teams
and 745 runners. Ryan
Maney won the division II
varsity race in record time
on Saturday. Please see
story on page 6A.
Post Office Will
Return Non-911
Addressed Mail
Neither rain, nor snow, norsleet
will delayyour mail,but thelack of
a 911 address will stop it alto-
gether.
The United States Post Office
will not deliver newspapers, in-
cluding The Tulia Herald, after
Oct 1, unless it is addressed with
the new 911 system.
Timing of the implementation
forthe911 system is not voluntary
forthelocal post office. Tire region
is being converted in stages to
prevent the post office from being
overwhelmed by return mail.
At the Herald, we want you to
receive your newspaper on time,
and so we must change the ad-
dresses in oursystem. If we are still
using your old address please call
or come by and give us your 911
address.
by Glenn Gore
Herald Sports Writer
TheTuliaHomets went on the
road and came home with a hard
fought 12-6 victory over the
Sanford-Fritch Eagles Friday
night.
The Hornets played very well
in all phases of the game. The
offense was strong and consis-
tent. Terrance Powell it2 had a
great day running the ball with
171 yards and one touchdown on
27 carries. Kevin Burrow #10
played another heads up game,
30 yards rushing and one touch-
down while passing for 39 yards
on 4 of 8 attempts with no inter-
ccpti'ons.~A"pertalty erased one
completion for a touchdown to
Kavin Powell #21.
The offensive linemen did a
great job, making holes for the
running backs and protecting the
quarterback on pass plays. Tyler
Thompson #61 greeted the
ground on one play before the
ball was even snapped, as an
Eagle defensive lineman was
drawn off sidesfora penalty by a
freeze count. Eric Wilson, Tulia
head coach, said it was Thomp-
son who brought the over eager
Eagle’s aggressiveness to the
coach's attention. Everyone had
a good laugh on the play while
Thompson just jumped up and
was ready to go again.
Tulia’s first score came in the
second quarter. John Mark
Gibson #11 recovered a Fritch
fumble on the Eagle 48-yard line.
Powell had earned Tulia four
first downs on this drive by run-
ning the ball and the ball was
then at the 2-yard line. Burrow
caught Fritch looking for Powell
again and was able to run the
quarterback sneak into the end
zone for a touchdown. The kick
forthe extra point was wide right.
Tulia had scored first and led
Fritch 6-0.
Fritch had marched down the
field and it looked like the Hor-
net defense would stop them
again. But sometimes looks can
be deceiving. It was fourth and
14 when the Eagles took advan-
tage of an aggressive Hornet de-
fense and ran a screen play to
perfection, not only getting the
first down but also scoring a
touchdown to tie the game at 6-
6.
Wilson became daring right
before the half, calling for a fake
punt around mid-field, and a
halfback pass touchdown at-
tempt. Both failed, but tire ag-
gressive plays seemed to ener-
gize the players and the Hornet
fans.
Tulia received the kick off in
the second half and proceeded to
march down the field. Going 70-
yards and adding four more first
downs to the stat sheet, the Hor-
nets looked strong. A good mix-
ture of Gibson, Burrow, and lots
of Powell produced another
touchdown for Tulia. Powell
rambled in from four yards out
for the touchdown. The two-point
attempt failed after Burrow hit
Kami,onLingor#5 out in the flat
where at least four Eagles’ were
there to stop his intrusion into
their end zone. Tulia now led
12-6.
The rest was up to the Hornet’s
defense, which bent a couple of
times but held fast for most of the
game. Terrance Powell led all
tacklers with 6 solo, 7 assists,
and an interception; Lee Edwards
#68 had 5 solo, 4 assists, and 1
sack; Gibson had 2 solo, 10 as-
sists, and a fumble recovery; An-
drew McCaslin #34 added 3 solo,
6 assists. It seemed that most of
V“ . #
his tackles were in the Eagles
backficld.
Chris Maynard #12 had sev-
eral timely tackles in the fourth
quarter that were just huge. One
play had Maynard taking on two
blockers and all three ended up
on the ground. Maynard was on
his back when the tailback ran
by, and Maynard just reached
up, grabbed a leg, and pulled the
Eagle tailback down for a loss.
Heads upplays like that help win
ball games.
The Fritch offense had seven
possessions during the game.
They ended in one punt, one
touchdown, and two turnovers
vvliich’were a fumble'arid'an
interception That left three pos-
sessions where the Hornet de-
fense came up big and made the
Eagles turn the ball over on
downs.
Actually, the defense was
asked to preserve the win as
Fritch made a late bid to score.
None of the defensive stops were
bigger than that on their last
possession of the game. Fritch
had moved the ball tomid-field,
and had been trying desperately
to throwthe ball deep. Each time
the defense rose to the occasion.
The defensive pressure on the
quarterback was great as the
clock was ticking down to zero.
The last ditch effort by the quar-
Please see HORNETS on pg 6A
Wesley-Sims Roping
2003Is This Weekend
The 34th annual Wesley-Sims
Memorial Roping will be Satur-
day and Sunday at the rodeo
arena in Happy. The competition
will be hot, the prizes are great,
and, again this year, there is a
drawing for a horse trailer from
CM Trailers.
At 11 a.m. Saturday will be the
introduction of calf ropers. Open
calf roping begins at noon with
3 and a short for $300 and an
additional $100 side pot will be
available. Limit is 40. A buckle
will go the average winner. The
10 head calf roping match prom-
ises to be a sight to see.
At 7 p.m. Saturday there will
be introduction of steer ropers in
the Happy Community Center.
Tickets will be on sale for the
CM horse trailer to be drawn for.
A dinner and dance will follow.
At 1 p.m. Sunday the open
steer roping begins. The plan is
3 and a short for $400 and an
additional $200 side pot is avail-
able. The limit is 40, and a
buckle goes to the average win-
ner.
Trey Johnson at 806/433-7382
is the contact for questions.
The 34th annual Wesley Sims Memorial Roping is Saturday and Sunday at Happy.
This CM horse trailer will be drawn for, and winnings will be good, as always.
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