The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 37, No. 9, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 28, 1946 Page: 1
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Swisher County
Fat Stock Show
March 12
Volume 37
School Boys
Presented In First
Boxing Exhibition
Members of the Tulia Booster
Club made up the principal nudi
ience at the first boxing program i
presented by Tulia school boys
Monday night in the high school
gymnasium
Some of the boys who had
never boxed before showed considerable
amount of promise
Coach C C Lewis plans to have
most of the classes Med with n
credible performer within a few
weeks and will have some match
cs with adjoining schools
Boxers in the exhibition Mon
day night were Jackie Ramsey
and Ray Sanderson Edward Simpson
and Autry Ruland E J Webb
and Ncal Fry Pete Knight nntt
R A Stark Bob Ardis and Bill
Burrow Bill Nichol and David
Layton
Five Recruits
Are Obligated By
McKenzie Post
At the regular meeting of McKenzie
Post No 1798 Veterans
of Foreign Wars held at Legion
Home Tuesday evening five recruits
were obligated Some of
these had been members foi
more than two years while in the
military service and were present
for the first time for the ceremonies
in the obligation for membership
The majority of the large
crowd present were World Wai
II veterans
The next regular meeting win
be held March 12 and is being
planned as a joint meeting with
1hc Ladies Auxiliary when o
dinner will be served
J S Ford Post Commander
requests all members old and
new to attend this meeting due
to the need of their presence for
the purpose of nomination of
Post Officers to serve for the
period of 194C47
Mr Ford is hopeful that the
local Post will win the 194G Department
of Texas award or
membership which they have
won for the past two years
He has plans lor better ac
comodations for the traveling
service men who visit Tulia and
the plans are being studied by
the membership
Kiwanis Club
Hear Talk On
Red Cross Work
Mrs Juanita Hutchison Red
Representative talked
Cross Field
Club Tuesday
Kiwanis
to the Tulia
of the
work
the
day at noon on
Red Cross and of the coming
is scheduled
drive for funds which
ed to begin March 1
Mr < Hutchison showed picture
various types of
slides of the
work being done by the eel
Cross to illustrate her talk
Guests at the club included
Kiker and
Bill Morrow J W
Miss Anna Ruth Humphreys
Swisher Singers
To Meet At Kress
Sunday Afternoon
The Swisher County Singing
Convention will meet Sunday
afternoon at Kress The meet ng
is called for 200 p m In the
high school auditorium AH singers
are urged to attend
Former Resident
Dies At Home In
Corpus Christi
Mrs Alice Vanderslice died at
her home in Corpus Christi
Thursday Mrs Vanderslice wan a
sister of Mrs J R Raymond of
Tuna and formerly resided here
later moving to Happy where
she lived with her mother
Freak Fire At
City Drug Store
Tuesday Night
On arriving at the City DrugStore
Wednesday mornin < r Tom
mie Wofford manager discover
ed there had been a fire during
the night
A cigarette lighter lying on a
glass shelf on the fountain back
bar had become ignited and burn
ed out setting fire to the wall bc
hind the shelf and the fixtures
which burned considerably
Enough heat was generated to
cause the glass m the back bar
Sf lo break
Revival Meeting
To Begin In Tulia
Sunday March 3
UEV C II BROWNING
A revival meeting will begir
at the Assembly of God Churcl
in Tulia Sunday March 3 Rev
C H Browning of Turkey is the
evangelist Following is a list o
omc of the subjects which hi
will discuss l
Arc We Living In The Last
Days
What Is The Next Greatest
Event To Take Place in This
Present World
Was The Last War Fought To
Bring Permanent Peace
Will There Be Any More Wars
The pastor Rev Lester Statser
extends a cordial invitation iv
everyone to attend these services
which will be held each evening
at 000 oclock
More Discharges
Recorded By
County Clerk
TSgt John H Tucker was
discharged on January 11 at Mc
Clelland Field Calif after serving
three and onehalf years with the
1503rd Base Unit at Hamilton
Field Calif Awards held American
Theater Ribbon Victory MedalSt Sgt Jacob V Hubcr was
discharged at the Separation Center
Fort Bliss Texas on February
7 following three years four
months and one day of service
He has the American Theater
Ribbon Good Conduct Medal and
Victory Medal
Earl Owen Dcgge Ph M 2c
was discharged on January 11
at the Separation Center Norman
Oklahoma following more
than three years of service
Awards Victory Medal Asiatic
Pacific Area Campaign Medal
Eugene Thomas Hickman Ph
M 3c was discharged at San
Pedro Calif on January 10 following
three years three month
and nineteen days of service
Awards Victory Medal Ameri
can Theater Medal AsiaticPa
cific Medal Good Conduct Medal
Robert Nathan Young Aviation
Radioman Third Class was dis
charged on January 19 He served
nearly four years and was awarded
the Victory Medal and Ameri
can Campaign Medal i
Following two years five1
months and fifteen days of ser j
vice Earl Stokes Tirey Quartermaster
Second Class U S N R
was discharged on Dec 29 at
Boston Mass Awards World
War II Victory Medal American
Continued on back page
H G Sprawls
Named Treasurer
Tech FFA Chapter
H G Sprawls son of Mr and
Mrs E R Sprawls of Tulia was
recently elected treasurer of the
Future Farmers of America chapter
at Texas Technological CollegeSprawls is a junior animal Husbandry
rr or ai Tech
Running Lifes
Race Is Sermon
Subject For Sunday
Sunday will be Communion
Sunday at the First Methodist
Church and the pastor Rev James
E Harrell will bring a message
Sunday morning on the subject
Running Lifes Race
The Lords Supper will be
observed at the evening service
with a prayerful discussion of
The Art of Living With Yourself
by the pastor
Spc ial nusic is to be arranged
by the chairman of the music
committee for March Visitors arc
welcome
ULIA
Day Of Prayer
Throughout World
To Be Observed
AM churches and oTanlratlon
if Tulia and sutrou ing communities
are asked to unite In
Ihe observance of the World Day
if Prayer Friday March 0 nt
3 30 p m at the Methodist church
Fityono countries will be ob
crving the World Day of Prayer
gether on the first Friday In
lent A beautiful service has been
repared and the thought that its
being followed in so many different
countries make it all the
more inspiring
Join your friends and neighbors
In this observance
Date March 0
Place Methodist Church
Time 330 p m
Condition Of
Federal Land Bank
Best In History
R T ODanlel represented the
Tulia Nationnl Farm Loan Association
as its official delegate
t the stockholders meeting of
he Federal Land Bank of Houston
On February 1020 Mr
ODanlel said that in the discussion
of Land Bank and association
affairs President Sterling C
Evans of the Federal Land Bank
reported that both the bank and
Ihe associations are in the most
satisfactory financial position In
their history
The Federal Land Bank of
Houston is completely owned by
the IM national farm loan associations
in Texas Mr Evans
said witli 7355075 in capital
slock and with surplus and legal
reserves in excess of 32000000
Tlie Land Bank Commissioner
W E Rea of Kansas City reporting
for the entire Land Bank
Fystem in the United States said
that the fanners and ranchers
longterm lending system now
has had 20 years of experience
during periods of inflation and
deflation as well as in periods of
lclative stability and has dem
onstrated its strength and ability
to serve agriculture under all
onditions
Mr and Mrs W A
spent Sunday in Plninvlew
J E Deen Elected
Vice President Of
Panhandle Clerks
Plninvlew was hoi I Saturday
afternoon and evening to the Panhandle
Dl trlct and County Cleiks
ronvontlo In a business scslon
m the courtroom of the county
courthouse a resolution was adnpt
v inviting member of the We t
Tea association to Join with
the lnnhnndle group
Offl > were elected for tin
i ew yenr and djscussion of
methods to streamline the work
or handling legal paper wits
talked in a roundtable cion
attended by the officials whe
enme from a 31county monA
supper at Hotel Hilton wn
ntended by about 15 Saturday
night Robert Thompson district
county clerk from Hereford was
toartmnster Mayor J N Jordvr
gave a welcome address and a
icsponse came torn Hubert Cole
1 Amarlllo county clerk retiring
resident of the group
R U Counts retiring vlre
nrcsident was elected president
Other officer elected were Robert
L Thompson Hereford first vice
president llmrv Wofford Whcclo
second vicepresident J K icon
Tulia third vicepresident and
rs Fannie Norman Plninvlew
Hale county clerk aorrclnrvtroiis
irer Mrs Norman succeeds Mb
Virginia Atkins Amarlllo
Those from Tulia who nttended
the meeting were J V Deen
Petrlrin Brown Ida Lou Hlchnrd
son Mrs Lucille Bates was un
ble to attend the meeting bo
nuse of illness Those In attendance
were benefited greatly from
the discussions regarding the fee
system
Sheriff Hugh White bavin
Pie Supper And
Candidate Rally
At Valley View
A pie supper and candidate
rally nt Valley View School has
The Tulia National Farm Loan j been announced for Friday night
Association owns 5037000 of March 1 at 730 oclock The
apital stock In the Land Bank public is cordially invited to al
of Houston and has reserves and I tend
irplus of 3 < 1 r0017 It is owned i
entirely by farmers and ranchers Frank Marklmm Jr who hio
of Swisher County been stationed on Lcyto the pas i
Tulia Swisher County Texas Thursday February 28 1945
I New Teachers
Added To High
School Faculty
Mr nr Mm Ttpp Mooney be
Knri work ns tcnohei in the high
rhool hoie Monday In place
that have been very difficult to
iin for Tuba Is fensablo Log
ninniref Thornton Mmlck Jamoi
six months has been transferred r Hinix I II Iuiney nnd T J
Boone to Headquarters Co 20th All Hobl > compose n committee
Force Guam to net this wnjk under way
A HOPE FOR MARCH 46
it t
in with the pastor Rev H E
I l officiating
Mrs Holly was born on August
10 1150 in the State of Mlrtussl
ppl She departed thin life on
February 20 10 it at the ago of
111 years II montlu nnd II day
Mrs Hollys husband preceded
her In death ome fortyfive yearn
ago and he had 11 v oil with her
son J K Holly tlnce that time
The family lived In Wichita Coun
ty for 211 year before moving to
Tulia In he Union Hill com
munlty In 11110
The deceased wa tho mother
of Iwo sons J F Holly of Tulia
and J H Holly of 1 loppy A
diught
reded her In death eleven
and Felix Mote
Greeting Card
Company Gives
10000 To Home
A Ilft of 10000 to ho Veteran
of Foreign Wnr National
Svvishor County
Fat Stock Show
March 12
Number 9
Junior Livestock Show
Set For This Weekend
Funeral Services
fill thl she being the four
Year p c i t t 11
th teacher to have charge of the I or Mrs O J Molly
inmerclal dopnwnient and bejJJyJ J Wcdncsdav
the third ilsl tenchor Moth j y
Mr and Mrs Mooney are gradi Set lees in tribute to the mem
dc of Abilene Christian Col ory of Mm S J Holly wore con
lege where he malored I soenn dinted at the Find Baptist Church
dory education and mlnored In m Tut In Wednesday nl 3 00 p
natural science Iter major was
huslnow administration They
have one daughter Marsha
For the past three seasons Mr
Mooney has played professional
football with the Chicago Bear
line to an old football Injury
which remltod In a trick knee he
wan turned down each time he
niesentod himself for military
service during the war 111 home
is at Shamrock Mr Mooney in a
native of Coffeyvllle Kan
American Legion
Plans For Junior
Baseball In Tulia
The Stale DcputUncut of the
merlenn Legion is now rapidly
orrnuhitlng plan to have tntu
side participation In baseball by
> ov who ate not more than
eenteen veai of ngc
According l slate official thl
i an ad anted rtep in the development
of our boy A groat
deal it being nld about Juvenile
delinquency among the Juvenile
rltiien of our nation Law enforcement
oifteinK government
official social welfare wonter
business In Plain view ercorted chnol teachers civic elubr and
others deplore the Increase into
the Swisher County office force
to Plninvlew and was made an delinquency and crime among
honorary member of the Pan teenage groups In the United
handle Cletks Association State In localities whoio well
organized youth program ate it
ooorntlon the ilse In delinquency
ha not been nearly so gieal an
it has been In localities which
have no piogram
The organization of thoe sports
offers the Legion an opportunity
to assist other In checking the
mei easing crime and the destruction
of property In vaiioiu
ways
According to Commander of
lie Legion John Tucker the organization
of a Junior Baseball
I
The Junior Livostock now to
be held Friday and Saturday
March t2 I expected to he ono
of the highest quality ever shown
In Mwishet t Unty The rhow
this vein is linn sponsored by
th NwUIhm t iiiiU thinilxr of
Commerce
j According t > r C BrmUihicr
Swisher County tgri uitum
Agent thiie will lie 0 c al i i 3
hogs and ill shei p thin n ly
both llt Club and FFA Ihvi In
the spring shows In Tulu Ama
rlllo Ft Worth Lubbock and
Plninvlew All of throe wiU not
be shown here
Paul Lnwson of the Pim < ney
Packing Company of AinanHo will
Judgo the bof calveit and hogn
and U I King County Agent of
Castro County will Judgo the
lambs
Tulia Boys Go
To San Diego For
er Mrs c k Bniiew pre KecruiL 1 raining
years
ago Them are eight grandchild < > n the ll h of IVlmuirv rt
ien six greatgrandchildren nudl isck MbuU son of Mr > f ly
three sister beside a host of > Feelings of Tulia aiil I < t nlo
friend and other relatives who r orgo Lommoti son of Mr I le
mourn th going of Mrs Holly j nor B Ltsmmon of Tui en
Mrs Holly wus converted ami bated l v l r 1
Joined Ihe Baptist Church at the < Navy
age of 33 xvhili In draysoni On the 13th of I nn I ny
County She hnd been a tuemlwr j Mlntlon Tucker on t icr W
of the Tulln church since lU U t and Hoyt Wl In n of
Interment xvns In ltou llllli A Wlllcox rnllse < l r < two
Cemetery under the dltectlon ofy < r Regular No v
Wallace Funernl Home the 20th of un r nnej
Piillbonnurs woie James j Pau Miller o < f J cp i I
Hale Ram Caraway If K liar1 Mlllur enlisted fi Uwi yenrn
hour J L Iogue C L Frank tn egtilin Ni v
The boys nil inlnteil n v
l lenllco Senroen uul are undergoing
their n nut training < it the
U S Naval Tialnlng Center In
San Diego California
Miller took the Kddv Teit for
tho Navys Klectronlc Sihool It
ho qualified for that sdiool he
will ho traneforred to Chiago
III whore lie will receive tvn
Home at Fnton Itnpids Michigan months of highly specialise I
largest ulnglo gift In tho history training in Ihe operation i ml
of the Home wn presented re inalntnlnouce of ltiular Miller wan
cently by Wallace Blown Ine or placed In charge or Ihe draff
New York greeting card mnuu while It wn enioule to Sin Hugo
fncturertJ
In making the contribution to
the Homo maintained by the V
I W for enro of widows and
ctphana of velerans Samuel M
Jnffoe company treasuier expressed
the hope that the money
old bo used to build a cottage
m memory of ono of he three
I oy reared In the National J lorn
w ho gave tholr live In World
Wir No II
lilting recent years hundred
Kil units of the Ladles Aux
V lo the V F V have sold
i Kiting caul i made by tho Brown
im in their nrlou fund raising
mpiign From this nwroclnl
or tho oropiny hu Como U
In < i On woik of the llomr
h ruriM a large ihnio of
finl Kiisvd by the Auxiliary
Tlie gift was made through
r frare If Dnvlc Vationu
i r < I it y of the Auxiliary
Flovdada Man
Will Speak Here
At Legion Meeting
John Stapleton of Floydnda will
he the guest speaker it the eg1
ulnr meeting of the Tulia Anuii
an Legion Ioit hero Monday
ht March I I
A group of Legionnaires lime
Amarlllo Anurrican l <
ot will ho hero to Initiate new
j absence of two months due tc
j illness In his family
Tulia Students
Elected To Office
In Honorary Club
I Tvo Tulia student at Texas
Technological College were re
i cently elected officers in the
Hlork and Bridle club animal
husbandry honorary fratornity a
Tedi
They are Edwin Darwn son
f Mi ijd BH I > i
i was electerl pie id > nt nnd
U ifit IJe in 11 of Mi iird
T I f > in In hi d i < i
i r
agriculture students
The men are usunlly picked foi
his Job who iiavo Ihe hiifhett
scores In tho Classification Tctix
that are given lo all Apple 111L1
for enlistment
W J Richardson
I Candidate For
Commissioner
W J Joo Itlchnrdiil of tho
Luvo Community has innoimeil
us a ruiichdatt for the ffi e of
Commissioner of Preebu t No III
subject to the action of the
Democratic prlmnry on July 27
1011Mr
Mr Richardson b is marl hi i
home in the Lo i Community
for the past twenty three v nr
where ho h been engng I in
Hock farming and Is wH k e < wn
to the cltUcns of the Ih in He
state that ho realties tie i eeil
for better FarrnToMuiet f id
urn if elected will do his In to
fulfill the ihjtles of Commi Kner
faithfully and Impartially He vill
make an effort to see each oter
of the Precinct before cle < n to
eollcit your cotisideiution i i I vote
in the < timing < rirriii y
Barton Willingham
Is Club Treasurer
At Texas Tech
ro mber of tho Tul n Pott Ail Barton Willlnghnm son of Mr
nev mumbor are urgtxl to be Uiul Mrs W H Wilhn hiri ct
nresont for the obligation and Tulia was recently eln ted
initiation treasurer of tvo club Plant In
duatry and Rocii mens oclil
V C Hngootl 1 back at work club at Texas Technological Crl
it La Voiles thl wo k aft r an J lege
Willingham is a junior agricul
ture student at Tech
McDowell Laundry
Being Moved To
I New Building
S R McDo 11 reports that
e will start moving the Me
Dowel Laundry Friday to hi
new building recently completed
on Maxwell Street one bloc
north of the square He exoect
o he rpndv to onon f bo ne <
In the now location Monday
Additional equipment lm fen
purchased making tie r
I e i v e
1 I JSI
V j i Iin a > f irdss inre
> ic er working conditions
generally
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Miller, R. V.; Sprowls, Ed W. & Reynolds, Willis. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 37, No. 9, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 28, 1946, newspaper, February 28, 1946; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42928/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Swisher County Library.