The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. [69], No. [2], Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1977 Page: 3 of 21
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PAGE FOUR
VL gqiwtir? minFM
___^.By H. M. BASGARLY
|( ontinurd From Pi|f One/
f (KM. ihe lair puMUhrr of Th«-
wra|<,*kv Maintain Journal in Denver.
< oto.. lormrr < hairman of thr IkmmnlK
Fxecutivr Committee of Coforado. hit the
nail on the head when he spoke before the
Mate prett convention of Colorado
Here's how he began •‘Printer*, type
writer *ale*men and furniture dealer*.'' Hi*
point wav that thr new tpapermen of
( otnrado, for the moat part, were primarily
printer*, merchant*, teller* of job printing,
office equipment and office furniture, not
thinker* and muidrr* of opinion, no guard
■an* of free speech, not educator* of the
ma»*r»
Needle** to tay, C ervl wit never again
invited to participate in the tfatr convention
even though he wa« one of the nation’* top
jounuBat*.
ANY MIMHIKS OF the Interna
tional group, whkh are from 30
nation*, have paid a high price for member
*hip
An editor in the Deep South, for
etampfe. had hi* nrw»paper plant bombed
ami burned hecau*e he dared call the hand
of red netked *heriff«. because he called for
equal right*
An editor in Oklahoma underwent
economic rrprttal becaute hr bucked a
powerful oil company with considerable
|Nilitkal clout in hit state
Another editor had hi* plant bombed
and t»a» phytic ally attacked for buc king a
smalltown tchonl board.
One of thr most active and prominent
member* id ISWNI publuhe* a paper in
Ireland.
PklMISI til I HI association Is that a
writer i* a tracher hut before h< can
leac h, he fir«t mutt be taught I hi* doesn't
necessarily mean college training Ihr
original concept of a umvrrsity is a place
where thinker* gather within four wall* lit
the' purpose of eiprrssing, riehangtng.
advancing ami devrki|>ing ideas, seeking
truth
Outstanding thinker* and philosopher*
addressed the several dally sessions of thr
ISWNI meeting
After each address, time I* devoted to a
discussion of ideas advanced Perhaps there
is disagreement Perhaps the speaker is
asked to prove his point* Hut In anv event,
intellects are sharpened People think'
VlIKIII'f.H THFNK e.perirme. the
■ writer tends to develop a clearer
cone rption of the |oh before him a* he toil* in
a world confused and frustrated, not quite
sure of the direction It mutt tr««cl and
certainly unable tu find the device* with
which to achieve It* goal*,
With all due respect to the usual press
comcntion* sponsored by the l-stahllshment
in which we listen to what our elected
politicians would like for members <4 the
pres* to hear, in whkh we see all the latest
mechanical innervations in the publkation of
a newspaper, in whkh we are wined and
dined by (>ulf fbl, V. S Steel. A IAT. Pearl
Beer, and other special interest group*,
ISWNI parley* make one want to go back
home and becerme an investigative reporter,
to blast thr evils in a society dominated by
special interest groups and holy cows
F DIM OVF KF I) that ( aaada's nasi
WW popular triesision star was the late
Dan Him ker of th> Honan/a series ( onlinu
ally wr were asked questions about him,
including the possibility that he might
become a candidate for governor of Trias
( anaclian college teachers and student*
were especially interested in Blocker They
knew everything about his life off screen, his
interest in politics and government, and the
fact that he was nrartng his Ph D in
politic at scirme They considered him an
intellectual
And they were certainly right
Wr had mi better supporter than
''Ho** ” No one person bought more copies
of "Ihe Irtas Country Fditor" whkh he
gave to so many friends and professional
associates in Hollywood and wherever he
went And he would send Herald suhsenp
lions to friends by thr dozens
N APHII II, 1972, bellowing nor illness
he wrote our niece
"I was so terribly sorry to hear of H M
Haggarlv's condition I am surr that I am
only one of many thousand* who are equally
dismayed (dye him my warmest personal
regards and best wishes when neat you tee
him
"Your letter of March 14 has been Kerr
at my home for sryrral days and I only
discovered it on my return from Furopr this
week That will c iplam mv long delay in
antwrring
"Mr Haggarlv is with all his catastro-
phe. a very fortunate man indeed to have
people about him who are as concerned and
dedicated as yourself
"I wish there were something that I
could do and if there is. please do not
hesitate to call u|»on me II VI '* courage in
Ihe public interest has tor years been an
inspiring condition in my lib Wc will miss
Ihr ( oontr* I dilor a great deal and I hop*
lor our sake v and luba s. and indeed all of
his readers the wcirltl wnlr osrr. that he tan
be rehabilitate d and back behind hi\
typewriter delivering the good word' soon
"Mv thanks to you for including me in
that group ol people whom you have
personally contacted comcrning H M '*
illness Sincerely your*. Dan Miocker
Lets than three weeks later Dan died
And all of us espectally Ihe Country
Fditor. have suffered loss
Paar Editor:
lb mg the only liemnctal
in a Republican oriented
oilier in Amarillo. I have
• ouml your editorial* to be
the best weapon |io*sihle to
rebate their attack*
I believe a vear Irom now
we will have a rrvnfd Irom
Pi. sulenl C artei that we can
be proud cf.
Kevin c dully.
W if Hill" PI I I
630 Petiole um Hldg
\mantlo. lesas
Pear Editor:
I nclosed I* a copy of a
lellet I have sent lo Kep
Hightower If sou have estra
space in Ihr Herald. I would
like loser Ihe idea prrsrnlrd
lo other*
I hanks.
MKN SHAI KH FORD
Kip Jack Hightower
Washington. D C
Dear Jack
As inauguration lime
near*. I am more and more
concerned about Ihe negative
approaches to some pro
hlems presented by the Per
sklent rlert I'm referring
luuik-ularlv to hi* promtae to
issue a blanket pardon to all
draft dodger*
I would like to sec Cun
grr*s take a positive stand to
nrward those who served for
instance, a blanket las
e»cmption! This would he
esprnstve but we d h gain
•ng national defense, should
the draft ever he needed
again — compared to cow
ardice and insubordinatkui
which a pardon would surely
bring
Phrase consider this idea. I
believe the future security of
this country i* at slake.
I hank you
Sinoefely.
MKN K W SHAIKH
FORD
514 N W nth
Tulia. Te*a*
Pear Editor:
As Ihe first recipient of the
annual Newspaper Fditor
Aw »rd. I would like to ntend
a personal and a moat cordial
mv nation to you to he w tth u*
at the Hilton Inn for our state
convention in Amarillo. Jan
uary 21 and 22. I know that
you havr received a prrss
release about the convention
and are aware of it, hut I
want very much to etkmilage
you to be with us
Wc are nprrtiitg the- best
convention in our 75 year
history, and are esc del
about the program which we
havr planned Please hr with
u* for a* much id the
convention a* you can. but I
am particularly ansiouv b<r
you to be our guest at the
banquet on Saturday flight
January 22 National I arm
cr» Union President. Tony
Drchanl will be Ihr principal
speaker, and wr shall also
hear from Congressman lack
Hightower that evening
Please register al the con
vrntkcn when you arrive and
let me know that you are in
attendance If wc can assist
you with hotel reservations,
please adi iso me
Many thanks again foe
yout support for programs
and polk'tc* that ate hcnvfi
dal lo lantilv farmers and
rancb<'rs I continue to look
forward to vour weekly edi
tortals. and am always in*
spired hv your perceptive
ness and rk<quence looking
forward to seeing you in
Amanlki and with best wish
e* for the happiest of nrw
year*. I remain
Simerely.
JA> NAM\N president
lesas Farmers Union
Wacs>. Tesas
Pear Editor:
I have been J subscriber
and as id reader ot your paper
for quite sometime It is my
fervent wish that your health
permits you to keep up Ihe
good work for many years to
come
Knowing that one canned
attain your age without hav
mg venous thoughts about
what our legacy will be to
future generations I am
enclosing a book with thr
hope that sou will use it as
the bast* for a future editor
lal Ail adjective* >rrm trite
and useless w ben one tries to
describe this documentary
Some recent devekvpments
on this subject are ill In the
November electkins t alitorn
ta voters defrated a proposi
tioo that would have halted
construction of atomic power
plants (2) Negotiatv'ts are
now under wav to secure
land in northern New Mexico
to be used as permanent
burial grounds for atomic
w.t\ii materials (Jl South
wc st. rn Public Nets Ice ( om
pans has plans to build a
"last breeder" reactor in
Amarillo wilhin the nest ten
years
Since little or no ellort has
be c n made to exploit solar
energy, and that wt probably
now hace the technical
"know how" to hatness the
tides in the Hav of Funds,
and that it is generally
accepted that we have al
least a I ism year supply of
coal it is incredible that we
permit the mulit national ml
cartels lo play "Kussian rou
kite” with the future of
mankind
I hanks again for your
outstanding editorial*.
3 our lrk-nd.
JOHN MOFFAT
1231 N*. .smote
Amarillo, lesas
|F Dl I OKS NOTKi If I
make It fur a few morr Issues
I’ll kmk Into this subject,
I hank* for vuur letter and
the hunk Appreciate vuur
lute re at-|
Ballenger. . .
(Continued From Page Onel
brass hand He also will plav
this semester with the Court
Jesters a Tech hand that
plav s tor home basketball
game s at the University. He
expects to pledge Kappv
Kappi Pst. honorary hand
Itaternity. scion. Hruce made
a .VO grade average while
carrying Id he Hire of courses
In Mav. Hrucr graduated
Irom lulia High where hr
had served as vkc president
ot Ihespians. vst president
ol the band ami student
council artist Me was elected
to "Ihe Sextets of Distin
guixhed American High
School Students." "Who’a
Who in Musk in High
School" and "Who-* Who
Among American High
School Students."
Also in high school, he was
sex retars of the Kes Club, a
member of Future Teachers
of Amerxa and Interact
Club and choir favorite nom
inee. He was selected for
all region band and tor all-
state band in ensemble. He
also made a fi st class rating
cm his tuba *4o. Hruce was
named best actor at the Ull
dl* 'rid meet and to the
a ar cast in the regxm He
is active in south work and
choir in First Baptist Church
of whkh he is a member
THK TULIA (Swuher County) HERALD
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 13. 1977
Swisher Residents
Roost Insurance
Millie Murff. . .
(C <intituled From Page One)
lion ( enter will conduct a
contest al the national level
for all state winners Junior
Misses winning the four
stale contests will receive
cither $KM) or $100 scholar
ship*.
Site of the preliminary and
final competition* at 7:30 p
m Thursday Saturday. Jan
will he the Nrw
Braunfels ( ivk Center Tick
ets may he obtained from
Mrs Pat (lark. H56 W
Memwralhrr. New Braun
tcls 781 M) for preliminaries
at $2 per person or for the
finals at $5 for reserved.
$1 SO for general reserved,
and $2 SO for grneral admis-
sion Reserved seats for all
three nights are available at
$h per person or for general
reserved al $b SO |K-r person.
Judges for the Texas Jun-
uif Miss pageant include Hill
W I Hiatt, director of admis-
sions at Marv Hardin Haylor
and a former new s director of
KION. Helton: Joe Pro-
vence. assistant dean of stu-
dents and director of student
activities al Wavland Baptist
(ollege. Plains lew. and a
director of the Miss Texas
lijiichisc Holders Asscxia
Hun lo An Summers. Can-
von lake, who is involved
with three outreach minis-
tries. a ( hnsti.ui nature ba-
sics magazine, a training
sc hool of evangelism for
voting adults and a Christian
television program tor child-
ren. Anita W index ker of the
levas I utheran College mux
ic lacults. Seguin. and Dr
lohn W ( arlev III of Austin,
assistant deputy commis-
sioner of the Texas Depart
nit nl of Menial Health and
Mental Ketardation
Highlights of the week-
long competition include
Simplicity judging, Jan. 17;
Hretk lodging. Ian. lit, lunch
with the New Hraunfels Ro-
tary (luh. Jan 19; lunch
with the New Hraunfels Noon
I mns Club. Jan. 20: judge*
conference*. Jan 20-21. and
the scholarship banquet,
Jan 22.
Texas Farm.. .
(( ontinued From Page One)
The average size of a
Texas farm increased from
h68 ac res in 110*1 to 7JJ acres
in I9'4. while Ihe number of
•arms with 500 acres or more
t< II from 41 204 to 44.tvM
I arms with 2.000 acres or
more increased from 1141 to
10.215. Thr average value
per acre cbm bed from $148
to $252
I be amount of Texas land
on whkh corn for grain was
harvested increased between
I ini and H74. During the
ftse-year period, the number
of acres rose from 596,000 to
779.000, exit put expanded
from 25 to 63 million bushels,
but the number of farms
harvesting corn for gram
declined from 11.000 to
14.100
lbe number of farms bar
vesting sorghum decreased
from 50.000 lo 39.000 while
acreage declined from 6.0 to
5.6 million, and production
dropped from 281 to 262
million bushel*. Fewer farms
harvested wheal in N’4 —
20.000 versus 25.0110 — but
acreage increased from 2.8 to
3.5 millkvn
lbe amount of land on
whkh oat* were harvested
was reduced from 611.000 to
280.000 acres and the total of
farms harvesting oat* drop-
ped from 11.000 to 5.600
Fewer farm* harvested cot-
ton — 2".000 as opposed to
48.000 — and acreage deviln
rxl from 5.0 to 4.5 million
The number of cattle and
calves increased from 12 5 to
13.5 millkvn. with beef cow
inventories growing from 5.3
to 6.0 million head and milk
cxiws dropping bom 332.000
to 311.000 head. The number
of farms reporting cattle and
Cthai fi ll from 164,000 to
144.000 Fewer farms raised
hogs — 13.000 versus 23.000
— and inventories declined
from I 0 million to 824.000
animals The number of
farms having sheep decreas-
ed from 16.000 to 10.000 and
sheep inventories dropped
from 4.3 to 3.0 million.
The number of full owner
operated farms decreased
Irom 122.000 to 112.000.
while the number of part
owner-operated farms fell
IM ‘-r, (MM) to 48.000 Ten
ant operated farms from
35.000 to 26.000 The aver-
age of farm operators in-
creased from 52.7 to 54.0
years. Less than one half of
the State's farm operators
reported that farming was
their principal occupation in
1974
Data for tarms with sales
of $2,500 or more arc shown
for fxith 1974 and I1M in the
report There were 106.717
of these farms in Texas in
1174 and they represented 57
percent of all farms. More-
over. these farms accounted
for IN percent of the value of
agricultural products sold
and averaged $52,000 in
sales. This compares with
120.789 of these farms in
1969 with an average of
$2fi.MM) in sales
Farms with sales of $2,500
or more averaged 1.176 acres
in size and average value per
larm was $276,000. Farms
with sales of $40,000 and
over increased from 13.500 in
1969 to 21.600 in 1974 There
were 8.914 farms with sales
.■t A lOt).(MM) or more
The preliminary report,
"1974 Census of Agriculture:
Texas." contains more than
not) tacts about agriculture in
the State. Ibe same items of
information have also been
published for each county
having 10 or more farms.
Copies for all States and
published counties are for
sale from the Subscriber
Services Section (Publica-
tions) Bureau of the Census.
Wjchington. D C 20233. or
through anv Department of
Commerce District Office.
The prue is 25 cents a copy.
•
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"I like tunes I can whistle."
NFW YORK - Residents
of Swisher County are more
heavily insured today than
they have ever been, the
latest figures indicate.
Although, thanks to Social
Security and private pension
plans, they have better finan
ctal safeguards than they
once had. they have been
increasing their overall in
surance protection, especial-
Water To Hear
Rep. Hightower
LUBBOCK — U S. Kep
Jack Hightower will be one of
the featured speakers at the
10th Annual Membership
Meeting of Water. Inc.
The meeting has been set
for Saturday. Feb 19. in
Lubbock with more than 300
Water, Inc., members and
gu< sis rape*led tur the vt .n
Iv gathering. Hightower will
headline a program that ad-
dresses the unique water
problems of the High Plains
as Water. Inc., completes a
decade of work toward meet-
ing the area's future water
needs.
Water, Inc., President J.
W Buchanan of Dumas said
the non-profit organization
has served the High Plains
well during its 10-ycar life.
“Through the efforts of Wa-
ter, Inc., residents of 'the
High Plains are acutely
aw are of our problem and arc-
better educated about water
needs than most people in
other sections of the state."
Water, Inc., is a non profit
organization which seeks al-
ternative water resources for
the High Plains area. The
organization's public educa-
tion efforts are supported hv
donations from more than
2,200 members
Buchanan said of the an
nual meeting. "This is the
one opportunity for all of our
members to gather and show
their support for the Water.
Inc., cause With the legisla
ture in session and a revision
of the Texas Water Plan
likely, it is important for
residents of the High Plains
to steadfastly exhibit their
solid support and unity so
that Austin can't help hut
look favorable upon our
needs."
Is life insurance, in the last
few years.
The trend is attributed, in
part, to the fart that people
are more concerned than
usual about the economy and
about their future and want
to holster their financial se-
curity .
For the same reason, they
have been reducing their
debt load and have been
putting more money aside as
sav mgs.
As lor life insurance cover-
age. it has reached an alltime
high in Swisher County. The
total amount in force is now
approximately $89,840,000.
The basic statistics, for the
nation as a whole and for
each of the states, come from
the Department of Com-
merce and the American
Council ol Life Insurance.
They show that the bul-
wark that Americans have
built for themselves in the
form of life insurance has
grow n to an enormous $2,140
billion.
Of this amount, some
$120.1 billion is on the lives
ol State of Texas residents.
In 1970. by way of compari-
son. it was $72.8 billion.
And this, it is noted, is
exclusive of some insurance
provided by the Federal gov-
ernment for veterans and
others.
Just how much does this
boil down to at the individual
family level? The findings
are that the average family in
the state carries an amount
of insurance that is equal to
24.2 months of its net earn-
ings. after taxes.
In Swisher County, based
upon this yardstick and upon
the average net income per
family locally, the amount of
life insurance in force in the
area is close to $26,500 per
family.
This tops the $24,400 per
family elsewhere in the West
South Central States.
Currently, the reports
show, more than two out of
every three people in the
country have some form of
insurance. Ordinary life in-
surance is the type most
widely held. Group insur-
ance. which is usually job-
connected. it in second place.
“The simpler
your return,
the less
we charge.”
Reason No. 2 why H&R Block
should do your taxes.
Block didn t become America s largest
income tax preparer by charging high
prices For example, if you qualify for the
short form, we charge a very low price.
Even if your return is more complicated.
Block s fee is still very reasonable.
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Saturday 9 a.m. 5 p.m.
No Appointment Necessary
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Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. [69], No. [2], Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1977, newspaper, January 13, 1977; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506277/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Swisher County Library.