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==Publisher==
==Publisher==
Petroleum was discovered on Whittenburg land in the 1920s. This gave the family great wealth and the opportunity to invest in other businesses. From 1946 to 1956, Whittenburg owned the ''Borger News Herald,'' which had been founded in 1926 in Borger, the largest city in Hutchinson County. Whittenburg sold the newspaper to his brother-in-law, W. Glynn Morris, who then operated it until retiring in 1977. Morris was president of the Texas Press Association from 1968 to 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919125000/http://www.borgernewsherald.com/content/view/17/70/|title=History of the Newspaper|date=May 16, 2006|publisher=''Borger Hews-Herald''|accessdate=October 4, 2010</ref>
Petroleum was discovered on Whittenburg land in the 1920s. This gave the family great wealth and the opportunity to invest in other businesses. From 1946 to 1956, Whittenburg owned the ''Borger News Herald,'' which had been founded in 1926 in Borger, the largest city in Hutchinson County. Whittenburg sold the newspaper to his brother-in-law, W. Glynn Morris, who then operated it until retiring in 1977. Morris was president of the Texas Press Association from 1968 to 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919125000/http://www.borgernewsherald.com/content/view/17/70/|title=History of the Newspaper|date=May 16, 2006|publisher=''Borger Hews-Herald''|accessdate=October 4, 2010}}</ref>
Whittenburg's brother, Samuel Benjamin Whittenburg (1914–1992), was the publisher of the ''Amarillo Globe-Times'',<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1958–1959'' (Vol. 30), Chicago, Illinois, 1958, p. 2974.</ref> while Roy held the title of chairman of the board. By 1951, the Whittenburgs' ''Amarillo Times'' began to eclipse the older ''Globe-News'' published by Gene Howe. The Whittenburgs compelled Howe to sell them ''The Globe-News,'' which they renamed ''The Globe-Times.'' The Whittenburgs also bought Howe's [[television]] station and two [[radio]] outlets in Amarillo, and his two newspapers in [[Lubbock]], including the surviving ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.'' Howe thereafter shot himself in the head in despair, and some in Amarillo accused the Whittenburgs of unfairly undercutting their business rival.<ref name=google/> Whittenburg demanded one-fourth of the share of profits if oil was found on leased family land, instead of the customary one-eighth royalty share.<ref name=google/>
Whittenburg's brother, Samuel Benjamin Whittenburg (1914–1992), was the publisher of the ''Amarillo Globe-Times'',<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1958–1959'' (Vol. 30), Chicago, Illinois, 1958, p. 2974.</ref> while Roy held the title of chairman of the board. By 1951, the Whittenburgs' ''Amarillo Times'' began to eclipse the older ''Globe-News'' published by Gene Howe. The Whittenburgs compelled Howe to sell them ''The Globe-News,'' which they renamed ''The Globe-Times.'' The Whittenburgs also bought Howe's [[television]] station and two [[radio]] outlets in Amarillo, and his two newspapers in [[Lubbock]], including the surviving ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.'' Howe thereafter shot himself in the head in despair, and some in Amarillo accused the Whittenburgs of unfairly undercutting their business rival.<ref name=google/> Whittenburg demanded one-fourth of the share of profits if oil was found on leased family land, instead of the customary one-eighth royalty share.<ref name=google/>