The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 37, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 2, 1946 Page: 1
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Funds Are Needed
fHk For The Control
Of Cancer
Volume 37
picked from the 1946 graduating
class of Tulia High School will
play the 194G Hornet team
No admission will be chargol
but a collection will be taken to
finish paying for the new Young
or Field gate Plans call for the
building of the gate this summer
Players on the Exes team are
Jack Ewing Norrls Jennings
Marvin Newby Norman Find
Robert Ardis Ross ODanicl
David Layton Bill Helms Howard
Ramsey Neil Fry Bill Burrow
Starkey Cozzcn Pete Knignt
Van ONeall Burr Carruth Bill
Love and Kenneth Adams
Tile Hornets lineup follow
Gene Sims Orville Finck Elwood
Ramsey Richard Griffith George
Hicks Wendell Simpson Arli
Miller Ray Simpson R A Starc
Charles Love Paul Webb Keith
1 ndley Ray Tomlmson Williaii
Gaylor Jim Kiker David Fry
Jeff England Edgar Borchardt
Ralph Cox Joe Cowan Jack
Ramsey Don Sanderson Charles
Sharp Paul Griffith Ray Sand
erson Lynn Cowan T Simmons
Mass Held In
Tribute To Memory
Of Mrs M C Leinen
Mass in tribute to the memory
of IVJrs Mary C Leinen was
read by Rev Father Boeckman at
the Holy Family Church Nazareth
Saturday at 900 a m
Interment was in Nazareth Cemetery
under the direction of Wallace
Funeral Home Pall bearers
were Robert Leinen Frank Lein
en Jr A G Schlabs Walter
Birkenfcld J S Birkenfeld
Steve Leinen grandsons of the
deceased
Mr Leinen who was born on
Nov IB 1860 at Torrence Ave
IH had been a resident of the
Nazareth community since 1903
She died at the home of her
granddaughter Mrs Hardy Feelings
in Tulia April 24
Mfb Leinen is survived by four
daughters and three sons Mrs
Charles Heck and Mrs Ben Birk
enfeld Tulia Mrs George Non
dorf Dyer Ind Mrs Anna
Mathcson San Bemando Calif
Nick Leinen Chicago Heights 111
Frank Leinen Nazareth Charles
Leinen Amarillo one sistetr Mrs
Peter Binz Chicago
Thirtyeight grandchildren and
sixteen greatgrandchildren also
survive
f Addition To
f
Mli
Ducketts Store
Being Built
Work was begun last week on a
25 by GO foot addition to Duck
etts Store on the east side of the
square S A Duckett owner of
the store states that with the addition
of the new floor space
Ihe firm will be in a position
to serve their customers mors
efficiently
With the completion of the
building now under construction
the east side will be built up solid
from Ducketts Store to the southwest
corner of the square
Noah Grimes
Announces Farm
IfoiSale For May 15
A farm sale has been announced
for May 15 at 100 oclock by
Noah Grimes who lives three
miles northwest of Happy
A large list of farm machinery
and household goods is being sold
at public auction by Mr Grimes
who will soon move his family
to a stockfarm recently purchased
near Slephenville
J W McCrearey is the auctioneer
and Ruth Gidden will
clerk the sale
Candidate Rally
At Salem School
Frida May 10
lae Womans Society of Christian
Service is sponsoring a
candidate rally and 42 tournament
i at the Salem school house Fri
kjday night May 10 at 8 oclock
Ice cream will be sold The public
j is invited to attend
I
THE TULIA
AllHornet Game To Be Played
On Younger Field Friday Night
Tulia football fans will have an
opportunity to witness an All
Hornet game Friday night at
800 oclock on Younger Field
Work Started On
New Building For
when a team of ExHornets J CooperHill Co
Work on a new building for
the CooperHill Co owned by
C L Cooper and R C Hill
International dealers was started
Wednesday on the lot adjacent
to the Conner Motor Co building
which they recently purchased
according to Mr Hill
The new building is to bo r > 0
by 10 feet and of brick construction
to match the Conner
buidinc
When completed the building
will furnish ample room for all
departments The space west of
the new building will be used for
a machinery lot
Grady Briggs Is
Americanism Fund
Chairman In County
Miller Don Nelson Glcnrae Grady Briggs of Tulia lnr
eve Dcryl Clevengcr Eddie been turned a Swislior Count v
B hrends E J Webb John f chairman of the campaign K
raise 15000000 toward the
National Americanism Endowment
Fund
A national trust established by
The American Legion the Americanism
Fund is designed to carryon
a broad educational program
combating all subversive isni <
in conflict with the principles of
the United States Constitution
President Truman is honorary
national chairman and Govcrno
Coke R Stevenson is national
vice chairman Chairmen of tin
campaign to raise Texas quota of
450000 is Fred F Florence president
of the Republic National
Bank of Dallas
Swisher Countys quota is
20000
Land Ownership
Survey Being Made
By USDA Bureau
Sometime around May lfiti
about one out of every ten Texas
landowners will receive a USDA
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
land ownership questionnaireThis form according to C C
Brookshier County Agri Agent
will be the basis on which up
todate information as to opportunities
on the land will be provided
for veterans and for studies
on various farm ownership
problems
It will be the first survey on
this subject since immediately
after World War I according to
Dr L P Gabbard of the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Stations
Division of Farm and Ranch
Economics who is representing
Texas A M College on the
project
Individual replies will be held
in strict confidence he said All
land owners who fill out and return
the questionnaire will receive
a copy of the final report
Continued on p K ° 5
C E MATTHEWS
Intensive Revival
Series Is Baptist
Plan For Texas
In preparation for an intensive
program of evangelism the Rev
C E Matthews pictured above
has resigned the Travis Avenue
Baptist Church Fort Worth one
of the largest in America to lead
the campaign for Texas Baptists
He was selected because of his
success for 24 years at Travis
Avenue during which time he
baptized over 4400 new members
Mrs Bruce Gerdes
Passes Away At
Family Home Here
Following several months of illness
Mrs Bruce E Gerdes passed
away at the family home hcr
April 25 Mrs Gerdes whoso
maiden name was Boll Smithce
was bom August G 1S79 in Sharp
County Arkansas the daughe
of Mr and Mrs W C Smlthee
She came with her family t
Briscoe County in 1098 and wn3
married to Bruce Gordes Mav
0 1901 at Sllveiton They moved
to Tulia in 1920
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev H E East at the
First Baptist Church Fridiy
afternoon at 200 oclock Mm
Gerdes had been a member of
the Btptist Church for many
years Interment was in Siher
ton Cemetery under the direction
of Wallace Funeral Home Nephews
of the deceased served as
pall bearers
Survivors include the husband
Bruce E Gerdes one daughter
Mrs Maxine Bray ot Lubbock
three sons E C W G and C E
Gerdes of Tulia Six grandchildren
and the following brothois
and sisters nlso survive Will
Smithio Mrs Cora Donnoll Mrs
Rilla Dickerson of Silvertun Mi >
Esther Sedgwick Korrvillc J N
Smithce Ropesville Scott Smlthee
Amherst Mrs Ollle McMurtry
Vigo Park Mrs Edith Meeker
and Claudus Smithce Los Angeles
Calif
Amarillo Kiwanis
Entertains Local
Kiwanis Members
Members of the San Jacinto Kiwanis
Club in Amarillo brought
an interclub relations program
to entertain the members < f the
local Kiwanis Club Tuesday at
noon under the leadership of John
Ferry inteicliib chairman of the
San Jacinto Club
Feiry introduced Mrs Ellen
McNeall music instructor at the
Sam Houston High School n
Amarillo who presented three < >
her pupils in musical number
Truotl Fields sang a solo and
he and Miss Marilyn Rosoberi
sang several duets Joe White
hurst played several solos on Ins
accordion
Max Bullock past president of
the San Jacinto Club was tin
principal speaker and talked on
Keeping America American
pointing out that three things hao
to be done in order to do this
namely l safeguarding private
enterprise 2 Furnishing employment
and 3 Decentralization of
government
Other guests at the club were
W E Haley S R McKinney L
G Gusler and E O Posey of
Amarillo and June P Miller 0f
Vega
District Youth
Fellowship Meets
in Plainview
The Methodist Youth Fellowship
will have a district meetin
n Plainview Saturday and Sunday
May 4 and 5 Registration
begins at 500 p m on Saturday
followed by a banquet and p > <
fram at night Cars will be waiting
at the church to take the MYF
from Tulia at 400 oclock on Saturday
afternoon for those wh
can go and spend the night
Others who wish to go but can
not go until Sunday will find
cars at the church Sunday morning
and immediately following
Sunday School The Tulia MYF
I is in charge of the closing devotional
at 130 Sunday afternoon
A large representation h
I expected at the meeting to render
thH program
Thanks are publicly given to
both youth and adults who helped
to make the candle light serv
I ice such an enjoyable worship
Continued on page 5
McMurry Day To
Be Observed By
Methodist Church
Sunday is communion Sunday
it the First Methodist Church
The Lords Supper will be observed
at the close of the morning
service Sunday is also Mc
Murry Day and the maintenance
offering will be presented at the
altar when the communicants neal
in taking the elements
The pastors sermon will oe
appropriate for the service Special
music is to be arranged Th
r stor will also preach at the
His plans Include countywide < venim service
revival meetings over the state j Visitors are welcome
Drivers License
Examiner To Be
In Tulia June 13
The state dnveis license examiner
will nut he in Tulia m
May 9 as was picvinusly announced
The next visit has been
set for June 13 for the issuaiiea
of drivers license
Swisher
i Singers
Meet Sunday At
Union Hill School
The Sv ishn County Singiri
Convention will mei t Sunday
aftenioii Mav 4 it the Union
Hill MhlMll llOilsO
Eveiy one is invited to attend
McKenzie Post
Receives Poppies
For Memorial Day
McKcnzie Post No 170B Veterans
of Foreign Wars has received
2000 poppies which will
go on sale May 28 for Memorial
DayLeo
Leo W Elk iris is poppy chair
num
More Champions
Shown By Swisher
County Club Boys
Swisher County continues to be
awarded champions after the
seventh show that a large percent
of the 4JI Club boys have attended
Jimmy Vineyard of
Kress was awarded Grand Champion
on his Southdown wether nt
the recent Plainview Fat Stoct
Show Ray Adams of Kress was
awarded Reserve Champion on
his fat Hereford steer The breeder
of this steer was Frank Cobb
Mr Cobb had given the steer to
Ray for having fed one of hii
calves last year at the same show
and having made that steer Grand
Champion Olen Elklns of Tula
also received Reserve Champion
on his Poland China fat barrow
Other Swisher County boys and
their places in the show were
In the lamb division Jimmy
Vineyard first and second in the
Southdown class Jack Ratjen
second and fifth in the milkfed
class of lambs In the swine division
Olen Elkins third and sev
cnth and Kenneth Adams fifth
and ninth in the barrow classes
Winston Pogue seventh in tho
heavy barrow classes In the lit
st ctvision of the swine class
Olen Elkins first Kenneth Adams
second
This show ended Swisher Coui
tys participation in the shows
Continued fn page 5
Tulia Swisher County Texas Thursday May L > 194j
Cancer Control
Campaign Extended
To End Of May
Due to the Lite start In Hi
diive foi funds fm the Amcil
can CitiKCi Society the campaign
has been extended to May
31 according to 1 E Dcen
Swisher County Chairman
Precinct chairmen will bo appointed
immediately to push thf >
drive In every section of the
county Dunn said
A big portion of the fund
rained will be used In Texan to
combat n disease th l In cialinliw
a life every three minute
Those wishing to make donations
to be usfld In the control > f
cancer may leave ihetr money
with ft E Leonard nt the First
National Bank in Tulia who ha
been uppomtffd SecretaryTrMu
urer for the campttlgn in thin
county
Swiher County quota
been set at 500
Um
Nev Owners Of
Property Should
Make Rendition
In ar advertisement in this Is
ried In a former owners name on
the unknown list or the delinquent
list cauiang penalty and
interest to accrue and confusion
and extra expense to the owner
B E Tressider
New Radio Man At
Childress Hardware
B E Tressider an experienced
radio and appliance man is now
ssociatcd with the Chlldre
Hardware according to an an
noun ement made by Gcorga
Childress owner who also stated
that the latest type radio ccmip
ment had been installed at hti
i tore
toreMr
Mr and Mra Tressider ar
living at the Tulia Hotel
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the i in h no i i i I I i I
llih piugtani en I In for gi entry expanded Irrigation to ope i n
million oi acres In furiing liitnxuicti < ii ol woman suffrage Unpins
ed housing conditions inif i vt < nt nt in the standard of living a pm
giam of edu iitioo fn in < I i m < ot i i l mg picvionsly known in
MoMin and a iduI mil m Imp I svtitem vlnih will inuko ww huh
cts available > tin I rei m < l to th < < in mini nieas
Aleiilin i > the son of i i < iiIiiImumi v v ho Waa killed
ictioii He e I e i mil > lu i i t ilir hull Kevnliitlnnitiv I uli
Mcmmi s mil pihtu i pailv IikIiII i is hi independent i undulate
Savings Bonds Stolen From Safe
Of Tulia Farm Loan Association
No hies have developed leading
to Ihe niiet of the parly oi
paities taking tlUl0 In Sfrien
G SniiigH HomU Sntiuday nt
noon fi < iii the safe of the Tulia
National Farm Loan Association
Inc in cording to Sheriff Hugi
White
The thfft took placet during
the noon hour whllw < mpioyceH
were abxaril
Chester V Hutchinson secretary
of the association l ft th <
office ut 11 oclock and Mil
Unity Mustek assistant left for
lunch at 12 As wa customary
she did not lock the door of the i
office or tho safe although tlt
door of the cash box in the af
was locked
When Mrs Mualek returned n
125 she found th safe lotk
and called Mr Hutchlmon to m
riuUc if he had locked it tie had
not and become auspicious H
went to the office unlocked ih
Htt > and discovered the theft
Approximately ffl in money had
I been iuktu from the nflcd ejii
box together with the M 00 In
savings bonds The cath box hi l
been lorwrl open
i Shentf White jiiestioned se
ral su wts tut todate no m
Texas recently returned fro n
overseas aboard the USS COMET
to be dlichnrged
P F C Morgan onlUted in tht
Marines in January 1014 and
served overseas for the past
twentytwo month He aw action
against the Japanese on Tin
tan ind Okinawa and wears the
Presidential Unit Citation ribbonP F C Morgan a truck drioi
before enlisting has numerous Jap
souvenir which he Intends displaying
before iiia mother
Funds Are Needed
For The Control
Of Cancer
Number 18
C of C Banquet To Be Held Tuesday Night
Charles E McKone
In Trtiining At
AAF Center I
Pvt Charles E McKone f I
j son of Mr and Mm G W M 1
i Kone Tulia is now tn tralnm
j at the AAF Military Trnuv
j Center in Sin Antonio whit
j thousands of Air Corp basii
ti unices aie undeirnim i rigiu
sixweek basu tiaiimg couim
designed to fit them f < > i futln
specialized Air Cmps institution
Funeral Services
For Earl Kirby
I Held Here Tuesday
i Fail Kuby resident of > I
County since 1012 ilul m i
at a Pampn hospital when
had been for ticatment f t >
past few months He wi
railing health foi mote than V
yea is
The deceased wan bom lm
2 1892 in McNauy CoiuiU hi
lie was married to Mis Mmii
Wren in 1921 To his union wri
born five girls nml one boy il
of whom survive him
Two cousins J o and 11 I
Kirby of White Deer accompun
ied the body here foi burial in j
Rose Hill Cemetery
Funeral services weie conduced
Tuesday af lei noon at 300
m at the Central Church of
Christ with James a Fry minister
officiating Wallace Funeral
Homo was In charge of arrangementsPall boat erg weie Jim Ford
Markhani Waddill James Collum
A P Addington Henry Teubel
and G Orr
Mexico Enters New Era
The first annual banquet of the
Swuher County Chamber of Commerce
wilt be held Tuesday nlgnt
at fl 00 oclock at the First Methodist
Church In Tulla Tickets are
1 00 per plate Not only members
of the organisation but the geri
ciil public is Invited to attend
W s I nrd editor or the
Anuiullo News Globe nod newK
lommentatiir or H i I to Station
K < N will In tin prinopil
peiUi i An enfi i feature
u ill he n m iKi i in Itovv hy It
11 < 1Khs or m n
The inkit rm tin I iwupiet iro
now on sale it Hind it Jonei
Milter Auto Snppu nut it tin
offlie of the tii iHiiv Misi Avil
Thompson m rnln nul it tin
cmniT limit stun In Happy
Closing dute fur the ticket fliltM
has hien net fm it utility at I 00
P tn
The SwUhoi t inn Chamber
i immerct m i anied one
i ii i o with the r lowmv < lt
niUis II T Mtlli i Ji priM
i hiii C C Northern Henry
J Mlllpr mil MiiMn
I nl ic M T Glenn Pete Wlut
a Uillnrt MldiMrtim Viio n
uci Carl Lohsoii Wn sivii
mil V J Edwards Noi ilin
viill be elected nt the mn tm
ltie ti iy night
j Scholarship Modal
To Be Presented By
American Legion
j I m Ihe poil u i i i i
t ountv Amiliin lt
j Post No nl lum jS Hi
I henutliul nchotarshlt meil i hi i
outstanding senior bo ii i < i
tuition In May ThW oigimii
will make that prrsciiatiun
gain at the clone of ti pn
school year
The young man wh > i i
the award Is one who h
promise of ucces In life t ion
his progress in t h nl mi
who exhibits attributes that n i- >
II p lble for him to inomi i i
Bonuthlng In the nuiemi ar i
spiritual world
A pail of the Legion i n
Is doviitftl to the dovol > pn rii
tho mental and physic il po r
of tho younger generation n i
will produco u stuble uil i i
factory aaclcty
Supt I II Turney uinl t- >
high school faculty will ihti i n n
who shall racelvo thii mil 1
award Tha young man swill
not be made puhln
tho nl hl of graduation
Light Showers
Fall In County
First Of Week
Mot tore amounting to
imh win needed here In
day ationuKin
Main in other part of thi
ty Monday night wan r pu
be henv > r Th > tnoiatur
in Multident amount <
mateiial benefit to the
ultho uti Che oo WWitii
flaniifi i whir h follo > il
help nine
rests hove been made Feileia i
r t i
itewtve Hanks were notified t Discharges I aken
the Ineft and furmsheil witn
sue of the Herald H E White serial numbers of the bonds
sheriff tax assessor and collector r14 Lionels uie not neifotiabl
of Swisher County is asking tlioio u are v iluele a to anyone not
who have acquired pioperty durthe legal owner and con be cashing
the past year to see that the ud only by the person to whom
property is rendered for taxesthey are issued
in the new owners name Owing
to so much change in ownership
of property during the year it i Tl rVIa Inr
impossible U > keep a record of the UIItl lvrtnnc
transaction due to the fact tha Returns To States
tho tax assessor has no way rf p rs i
knowing when property changi ° LJlSCiiarge
hands
Marine Hase San Diego
i t orps
failure to render property fo
r
Califoiua Marine Private Firs
taxation will cause it to be car Clas v
n inn
on
From Records In
Co Clerics Office
Albert Dell Stalling > m
Jrdnuueeman econd I i
was discharged at tl t l
ejnnel Set arntion Cent
Pedro C hf on April I
lowing 3 yeas 7 months
days of urviie Fo t
the A iattc Pacifc Area
can Aiea anil participation
Philippine Liberation he
j the Victory Medal World V I
and the Good Conduct Mi t
Montiu Hull Pills Seamhi t <
Class was dischaued fiom
Navy at Norman Okla mi p
10 For 2 yejr 3 months arul
days of sorvicc he weas t >
Victory Medal American Campaign
Medal and AsiataPac ti
Campaign Medal
Gerald Jackson Bowers si
United States Coast Guard w
discharged from the Per innel
Separation Center Number N r
St Louis Missouri on April 0
He wan in continental sen > c
3 years 7 months and 27 da > ir I
is entitled to wear the Amirc u
Thoatcr Good Conduct and Victory
Ribbons
Raymond Milner a Motor Mar
Mr Hazel Fain of Western inlsts Mate Second Clas was
Nevs Service Amarillo was here discharged from the Personnel
Tuesday working m the interebt Separation Center Number Nm >
of a Swisher County exhibit at j and fnm the United States Coast
the D > Uas State Fair next fall Continued on page 5
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Miller, R. V.; Sprowls, Ed W. & Reynolds, Willis. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 37, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 2, 1946, newspaper, May 2, 1946; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42919/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Swisher County Library.