EARLY SETTLER IN SWISHER COUNTY

Thorton Musick
Thornton Musick came to Tulia from Anson where he attended high school. He was born on a farm in Hood County. He married in 1938 to the former Berry Curry of Tulia.

Thornton purchased a produce and farm supply establishment in 1948 and since has been the sole owner. Thornton is a partner with George Hipp in Farm Chemical Company and is a stockholder and president of Tulia Homesites, Inc. He is a director of the Tulia Chamber of Commerce, a Mason including the Shrine, Knights Templar and Royal Arch, a member of the American Legion and VFW and he attends the Baptist Church. He served for the local Legion post in 1946 and 1947. His war service included about three years in the Navy as radar man.

Mr. and Mrs. Musick are the parents of three

children: Betsy, Mike and Marilyn.
Source: Tulia Herald, July 27, 1950.

Tom Nichols
Tom Nichols, owner-manager of WilsonNichols Lumber Company in Tulia, started as a railroader. He has been selling shingles and 2 x 4's since 1924 when he moved to Silverton.

He has been in Tulia with his lumber yard the past 15 years. He and Mrs. Nichols became sole owner of the yard six years ago.

The lumberman was born at Kaufman, 30 miles east of Dallas. He attended school in Terrell and Jacksboro. While in Jacksboro, he played a little baseball as pitcher and fielder.

He did his railroading for the BP and SW. Mr. Nichols was chief clerk in the local freight office in EI Paso, the ticket agent at Tucson
and agent at Hachita, New Mexico. He went