The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1985 Page: 1 of 26
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It’s Time To Call Your Congressman About The Farm Bill!
BY WENDELL TOOLEY
lulia farmer Delbert Devin was in
Washington. D. C. last week and devoted
considerable time visiting Congressmen,
aides, and farm organization representa-
tives from all over the United States.
Devin told I he Herald Tuesday that it
looks like the House Ag Committee bill
may go on the House floor for debate on
Monday. He refers to the bill that will
come up as the “Bedell Bill" and thinks it
has the best possibilities of aiding the
farmer of the many ideas under considera-
tion.
The bill includes a price of approxi-
mately $3.25 a bushel for corn. $4.50 a
bushel for wheat. $5.85 per 100 pounds
for grain sorghum. An amendment to the
bill for cotton will probably be added
next week.
The 70% of parity prices would offer
the farmer at least the cost of production
and perhaps some profit. It would require
the farmers of the nation to vote on man-
datory acreage controls for each com-
modity, would probably eliminate target
prices, layout land payments and defi-
Well Water For Tulia Citizens
Well water will always be available to
I ulia citizens at Donley Park on the west
side If anyone desires, they can bring a 5
gallon or 10 gallon container and use this
water for drinking or cooking purposes.
I here will be no charge lor this service
and the only request is that when you fill
your container, please make sure the
faucet is completely turned off. The water
will be available effective immediately
and the city will be going back to lake
water next week due to the tremendous
expense of two sources of water.
ciency payments.
Farmers who did not go in the pro-
gram would have to market their crops
through the export program
Devin said, "this bill calls for a strong
loan price and I believe it is the best pro-
gram we can hope for."
He said the bill in the Senate would
come up for consideration later
Devin is urging every businessman,
farmer, organization in the county that is
concerned about the luture of the farm-
ing economy to call U. S. Representative
Beau Boulter. 202-225-3706 NOW and
urge him to vote for the bill.
Others who might be called:
Senators Phil Gramm 202-224-2934;
I.lovd Bentsen 202-224-5922; U. S Rep-
resentative Larry Combest 202-2254005
“I was told by Boulter aides last F ridas
that the Representative wants to hear
from the people of his district. . . he
wants to know which farm program they
prefer," Devin added
BULLETIN
On Tuesday afternoon a Tulia Herald
staffer visited with Representative Boul-
ter by phone and learned that the farm
bill order of rules would be discussed this
Friday, could be discussed Monday. but
( ongrexs would he closed I uesdas and
Wednesday for a Jewish Holiday
"It's hard to talk about details of the
farm bill right now because there'll prob-
ably be some amendments added w en it
comes up for vote." Boulter concludt !
The Tulia Herald
COVERING SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUN SHIN i£
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Vol. 77. NO. 38
TWO SECTIONS
T FIE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBI ,v. v*
Hornets Ready For The Post Antelopes
The Hornets almost heat the Ante-
lopes last year w hen a field goal in the last
seconds of the game passed about three
inches below the cross bar . the game
ended in a tie.
Friday night at 8 o’clock the Hornets
will try to take up again where they left
oil and come out of the non conference
game with their third victory of the
season.
I he Hornet offense has chalked up 35
points each in its first two games, while
the defense held the opponents to 17
points
I he Hornets know the Antelopes can
be whipped. they lost to Idalou 21-15
last Friday night at Idalou. and lost 14-0
to Kernnt the first game
At Idalou. Post opened the scoring as
Ben Kirkpatrick snared a screen pass
Irom Greg Stone and rambled 70 yards
for the I I) Bruce Crenshaw added the
PA 1 kick at the 7 45 mark in the first
quarter
With III left in the contest. Crenshaw
fielded an Idalou punt and eluded the
coverage lor a 70-yard I D. Joel Kirkpa-
trick hit Marvin I ee for a two-point
conversion.
The Antelopes can pound an op-
ponent from either side of the line.
On offense Post returns six regu-
lars, including the entire backfteld
from an attack that averaged nearly
350 yards and more than 30 points a
game.
Joel Kirkpatrick, a 5-foot-ll, 170-
pound senior, is back for his third
season as the starting quarterback.
He passed for 943 yards and nine
touchdowns with only two intercep-
tions during the 1984 regular season
Lining up behind Kirkpatrick will
be 5-8, 165-pound senior fullback
Benny Hair and 6-1, 207-pound senior
tailback Tracy FTice, who rushed
for 1,246 yards last fall and is ex-
pected to be the battering ram in the
Antelope offense again this season
Up front. Post returns 5-10, 170-
pound senior guard Jay Fluitt and 5-
11. 200-pound senior tackle James
Mock along with 5-10, 160-pound se-
nior end Bruce Crenshaw.
Seniors Tim Tanner, a 6-3, 220-
pounder, and Sam Binford are ex-
Mauna Lou Raymond Wins
Football Contest
Mauna I ou Raymond. Box 528. is
lirst place winner in I he l ulia Herald's
grid guessing contest. She missed three
games. Idalou at Post, won by Idalou;
Roosevelt at Abernathy, won by Roose-
velt. and Hale Center at I ahoka. won by
lahoka Her Mystery Merchant was
Gales I exaco Serv ice
Roger Ciarza, 119 North F.l Paso, is
second place winner with four misses He
missed the Clarcndon-Floydada game,
won by C larendon. the Idalou-Post game;
the Rooxevelt-Abernathy game, and the
Hale Center-1 ahoka game His Mystery
Merchant was Ed Harris Lumber Co.
Fay C. Tidwell. Box 274. also with four
misses, is third place winner She missed
the Sudan-Springlake-Farth game, won
by Sudan; the Shallowater-Denver City
game, won by Shallowater. the Kress-
Motley Co. game, won by Kress; and the
Angelo State-WTSU game, won by
WTSU. Her Mystery Merchant was Joe
Bob's Supermarket.
Mystery Merchants for the contest
were First State Bank and Sadler-Vaughn
Insurance Agency.
(Continued on Page Nine)
Ol COURSE I THOUGHT Miss
Icx.iv should have been crowned Miss
America Miss lexas was plenty good
looking and no doubt about it. . .
extremely talented one of the best
liddlc players I ever heard
As you may know some retired protex-
sor with a computer had declared Miss
M ississippi the w inner before the contest
He ted into the computet all the contest-
ants' v ital statistics and came out with the
winner.
Did his computer read-out influence
the |udges'’ Could be
I III- 1 FAD STORY on page one of
this edition rclers to the very important
larm hill that might hit the floor of Con-
gress next week It is most important that
every segment of this community write or
call U S Representative Beau Boulter
and express our opinion about the bill. It
might mean the very future ol thiscounty
and our community.
I am in favor of the bill that will gua-
rantee our farmers a fair price for wheat,
corn, milo, cotton with acreage produc-
tion reductions.
I HECOMPANY THATSIARTED
as catalog merchant to rural America will
lend support to today's troubled farmers
through television sponsorship of the
Farm Aid concert September 22 at the
University of Illinois at Champaign.
I he live. 12-hour show features major
country and popular music stars. Pro-
ceeds and pledges, expected to grow to
540 million, will go to help farmers in
financial need across the nation.
"We recognize the worsening farm
situation and its toll on individuals and
families." said I heodore Weldon, Sears
national catalog manager. “Many of our
catalog customers live in rural communi-
ties. and we are happy to support this
event in their behalf."
More than 30 musicians and musical
groups, representing a wide range of
popular styles, have made commitments
to Farm Aid I hey include country, w-
estern greats Willie Nelson. Loretta Lynn.
Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings,
and popular entertainers Randy New-
man. Joni Mitchell, Carole King. Billy
Joel and the Beach Boys.
I HE POST ANTELOPES are0-2 for
the season, but don't let that fool you
.one game they were without their quar-
terback and in the other their fullback
was out.
The Antelopes were picked number
three in the state by the Harris rating
system before the season started and the
Hornets will probably have all they can
handle when they travel to Post Friday
night.
However, I believe the Hornets are
gonna win it all this year and I figure a
Tulia victory by 13 points.
The Herald published an official notice
of all 14 amendments in last Thursday's
paper and will repeat it this T hursday.
People need to read these notices in order
to have some idea of what they will be
voting on in the general election in
November
Probably the most important are No. I
and No 2 which would authorize issu-
ance of water bonds to finance the Texas
Water plan A couple of them are mere
housekeeping proposals of interest only
to the county or counties listed, such as
eliminating the office of county surveyor
in Andrews County. But all are impor-
tant and a Texas voter should take time
to look them over before the November
election.
Well publish pros and cons on the
more important ones just before the
election.
One stormy night, a knight rode up to
an inn. He entered and asked the inn-
keeper for a fresh horse. "All I have is my
dog." said the innkeeper, pointing to a
huge sheepdog by the fire
"Well, then,"said the knight.“I'll have
to take him "
“You've got to be kidding." replied the
innkeeper, “I wouldn't send a knight out
on a dog like this."
pected to fill in the line while 6-0, 200-
pound junior Ron Graves probably
will start at center and senior Greg
Adams at wingback
The Antelopes return a pair of de-
fensive backs. Crenshaw at safety
and senior Rodney Tidwell at one
corner. Junior Marvin Lee leads a
host of players battling for the other
jobs.
Delton Osborn, a 5-10, 170-pound
senior, is back to steady the line-
backing corps while Mock is the
fourth returning starter, at defen-
sive tackle
School Enrollment
About Same
According to a count made by the
lulia Independent school principals the
schools as of last Friday have a total
enrollment ol I 369
This would he an increase over Iasi
year's 1,327. . . however, a new "pre-
kindergarten" class ol 38 has been in-
cluded in this sear's count
I en years ago I ,x48 were enrolled in
Tulia schools
The enrollment from kindergarten
through grade 12 is 107.98. 117. 116.
104. 105. 92. 118. 83. 106. 97. 100. 71
There arc 17 enrolled in special educa-
tion classes.
I he most noted increase from last year
is in the I Ith grade, up from 75 to 100.
I he senior class is up Irom 69-71
H
CHILDREN OF THE TULIA DAY NURSERY got in the ground breaking
ceremonies Tuesday morning, (r to 1) Betty Vars, Rev. Charles Davenport,
Steve Rohde, Mayor T.A. Hayhurst, nursery director Carol King, board p
resident Otis Harman, building contractors Ron Love and Glenn Zeeck.
Children (r to 1) Brandon Cox, C.J. Russell, Ternll Amburn. (Staff Photo).
Meals On Wheels For Happy
Meals on Wheels in I ulia has for many
years been a great blessing for the elderly
and homehound citizens and this week
Senior Citizen director Susie Sewell has
announced meals on wheels for the peo-
ple of Happy
I lie service began Monday with 16
meals being serv ed Volunteer coordina-
tor is Melody Huffman and anyone want-
ing more information should call her at
558-2401
Meals on Wheels for Happy residents
sy , v
was one ol the projects the late A Foster
had hoped to accomplish
Susie said volunteers delivering meals
in their own vehicles would receive
mileage expenses.
She said recipients ol the serv ice would
be asked to pay what they couiu attord. It
is offered to citizens of 60 years and older,
homehound and convalescents
Some of the volunteers are Phyla Har-
man, Ollie Nichols. Evelyn Shipman, Bea
Wilcox. Jennie Flowers. Nora McGa-
vock. Jack Brown. Gifford Flowers. Nig
I aylor. 1 u Brown and Frank l irey
The meals will be prepared in the I ulia
Senior Citizen Center Some 75 receive
meals daily in I ulia by pickup serv ice and
by the Senior Citizen Van
Bonfire Thursday
Night
The bonfire postponed last Ihuisday
night is scheduled for this Thursday
night The event takes place at the empty
field north of the bus harn
Wood will be hauled from 4:00-7:00
p.m. The coronation for Miss Flame will
start at 8:00
will follow
The bonfire and pep rally
HOMECOMING QUEEN Mendy Dovel was crowned \>y Kati Jones. Well
kissed by Hornet Richard Bice. Hornets Rick Childers and Brian Hill escort
her off the field. (staff Photos).
Nominations for Miss Flame are
Senior. Shana Howell; Junior. Jodi
Womack; Sophomore. Jill Fdwurds. and
Freshman. Michelle Villegas.
Commissioners
Court In Another
Split Vote
In its meeting last Monday before
approving the county's new budget the
Commissioners Court approved a $30 a
month raise for all the county's employees
(elected officials not included).
Commissioners Roma Boggs and
French McGavock voted for the salary
increase, commissioners James Vineyard
and A G. House voted against the raise
County Judge Jay Johnson broke the tie
in favor of the salary increase
It was the second split vote this year on
a major item earlier McGavock and
House had voted against the hid to
remodel the courthouse annex building
while Vineyard and Boggs had voted for
it. Again the Judge broke the tie in favor
of the project
in other business Monday the CC
approved payment of sheriffs depart-
ment overtime salaries he paid for the
period from April 15 to August 25. The
new budget includes estimated overtime
for sheriffs department personnel
On the issue of the county’s not fund-
ing money for a 242nd and 64th district
court bailiff, commissioners Vineyard.
McGavock and House voted aye. com-
missioner Boggs abstained
The JP report for August showed
$ 11,757.32 collected by Earl Cox. $472
by W. C. Weatherred.
Bt m H \NI) ( HFK.SF will he giv en
away Ihursday. Sept. 26 from I p.m.
until 4 p.m. in the National Guard
Armory.
THE FA.MILV WESTIKN Dance
( lub will dance this Mtuiday nigh; at
8:30 p.m at the V F W Ha XII members
and guests are welcome to come j on in
the fun.
SQL ARE DAM L I f sMINS in Sil
verton will begin Monday September 2'.
at 7:30 p.m. in the We\ I iffin harn on the
Floydada highway
Sid l’erkins will he the instructor.
METHODISI VOl TH TO II V\ I
SLAVE I) \Y SPECIAL —SKPI EM-
BER 28th—I he Senior High l nited
Methodist V outh of I ulia will he having
a Slave Day September 28th. 8: to a.m.-
8:00 p.m. If you have anv odd jobs, clean
up, house work. etc. the youth group will
be contracted out to help you with those
tasks. Sou can get it done by calling the
First l nited Methodist ( hurch office
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m Monday through
F ridav at 995-3713 or 998-241 t after 6:00
p.m or Kent Patterson a* 998 4235 I he
youth will then come l<. your house or
business to work on Scpiembei 28th.
EXCITING FOOTS M l ’nnvc
High teams intra-squml games here
Thursday
Over I * * * S *11 Million
FmHA Loans In
Swisher This Year
I he Farmers Home Adminisit at ion is
observing its 50th annivcisary this vear
still proficing financial assistance to
farmers and other rural residents and
communities unable to obtain credit Irom
other sources at affordable rates and
terms
FmHA has provided a total of 244
loans and subordinations totaling SI I.
863.971 in Swisher County this fiscal
year. Of the total. 234 were larm loans
totaling SI 1.710.771 and the remaining
$153,200 'HI were rural housirnt F ans
Farmers Home is the rural credit agency
of the l S Department ol Vgriculture
Its predecessor age uc' the R . al Reha-
bilitation Administration was v i eated hv
a presidential executive ■ ij.; m 435
The Farm Security Administration 'Ui
cecded that agency in 193 . ind \».is
renamed the Farmers Mom • \dr msti.i
lion by a 1946 act of Congiess
Town Topics
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New meter connections reported kv
the city of Tulia since last week Paul and
Kellv Guilbeaux, SOI N W 4th. Mary
Hurd. 718 S W 2nd
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Patient' admitted to Swisher Memor-
ial Hospital since last Tuesday Burl
Jones. Mrs I ranees McAnelly. Mrs
Pearl Johnston
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New subscribers to I he I ulia Herald
since last week Garv O'Daniel. 349 Car-
penter Hall Icxjs lech. I ubbock. Icxas.
L eland House. 250? 59th. I ubbock.
Texas; Joel Borchardt. Route 2. lulia
Texas, lack Brooks. Route I, lulia.
Texas. Brad Childress. Box 2421 W I
Station. Canyon, lexas. R isscll t lick.
Star Route. Kress, lexas. Jim Gregoiv.
900 South Brow ing St . Amarillo, lexas,
Larry Rossi. 2947-B Soledade Dr Apt
B. Irving. Texas; Mrs Ken Mahler. 4301
Decpwoods. Austin, lexas, I eon Mar-
tin. Route 1. Silverton. lexas. Dexter
Adams. 660 Cage Street. Stephenv die.
Texas; Dentsc George. Box 2306 W I
Station, Canyon. Ie\a'
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TULIA MARKI 1 S
WHEAT
3 10
CORN
4 50
MILO
4 05
SOYBEANS
4 45
Temperature extremes Jot
(he week
were 91 and 61. Kami all measured 1.17
inches.
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Tooley, Wendell. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1985, newspaper, September 19, 1985; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506971/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Swisher County Library.