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Bishop Byrne
Administers
i Sacrament
Say Your Prayers,
Priest Advises
Converts Here
Most Rev. C. E. Byrne, l). D.
bishop of the Galveston diocese, ml-
ministered the sacrament of con-1
finnation Sunday to a class of 12(
at Bay City’s Holy Cross Catholic
Church.
Thoso confirmed -were from the'
local parish and the Catholic Mis-
sion Church at Wadsworth, and in-i
eluded twenty-two udult converts.
The usual Sunday attendance crowd-1
cd the chuifh.
In addressing the congregation
the Bishop said, in part:
Soldiers Of Christ
“Remember, that confirmation-
makes us strong in the Faith. It1
makes us soldiers pf Jesus Christ.
A soldier fights not so much for,
himself, but especially for has coun-
try that those in the land may have'
the freedom religious and other
^ wise.
"You must show by your goodi
lives that you are soldiers of Jesusj
Christ. Sny your prayers. We grad-
ually get away and forget Cod if
we neglect our prayers.**
The Bishop also told of a case|
that happened recently when two I
priests were driving their car be-
hind another on the highway. Three
men in the first car met with an
accident when their car overturned
several times. As the priests came
up and bent over one of the men
who was critically injured, they
asked the man to pray.
Never Even Learned
“I dont know how to pray,” said
the injured mnn.
Thi n one of the priests began the
"Our Father” to which the poor
sufferer added his own voice and
became more quiet.
“To think of it," said the Bishop,
"hero was an adult who admitted
that he had never even learned to
say a prayer.
“We pay a priest, also a protes-
tant minister, to attend the crimi-
nals at Huntsville and at other
state prisons," Bishop Byrne went
on. “Uncle Sam also pays the priest
and the minister who opens with
prayer the national and state leg-
. tnltlii r Never before were there
^PVftany, many priests asked for
aS Army chaplains.
“The Chaplain General of all
armed forces is n priest: Rt. Rev
Monsignor Arnold at Washington
D. C. The regular twelve-year
bourses in some of the seminaries
are forestalled several months and
hundreds of -priests are being or-
dained because there is a demand
for many more priests in the Army
as chapalins.
Back To God
“The country is coming back to
God, whom so many of our citizens
seem to have forgotten.”
The eight-day Mission, well-at-
tended and conducted by Father
Reginald Dople, Franciscan priest
from Chicago, closed with solemn
Papal Benediction Sunday night.
"It is more than five years,” said
Bishop Byrne, “since Father El-
mendorf arrived to take charge of
Bay City and other Catholic Mis-
sions. Much has been accomplished.
Tflie greatest achievement is the
Catholic school.
“The Sisters of the Incarnate
Word in charge here have a record
of one hundred years of splendid
educational work in Texas. As we
pay to bring religion to the men
in the Army, likewise to penal in-
stitutions, etc., let us not forget tt
pS.y also to bring religion to the
little ones of the fold of Jesus
Christ,” Bishop Byrne concluded.
4.500 COPIES
HERALD
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE GULF COAST OF TEXAS
VOLUME III
BAY CITY, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1942
NUMBER 26
5,560 Bales Of
Cotton Ginned,
Census Shows
A census report shows that 5,560
bales of cotton were ginned in Mat-
agorda County from the crop of
1941 prior to March 20, 1942, as
compared with 14,460 bales for the
crop of 1940, A. H. Wadsworth,
special agent, announced.
Claud B. Hamill
Elected Director
Of Houston Bank
The election of Claud B. Hamill,
independent oil operator, to the
board of directors of the City Na-
tional Bank in Houston was an-
nounced Tuesday by J. A. Elkins,
the president.
Mr. Hamill fills a vacancy creat-
ed by the recent increase of the
board’s membership. Mr. Hamill,
\vdto formerly lived in Bay City, is
mmember of the firm of Hamill and
Smith, independent oil operators.
Mr. Hamill is director of the vic-
tory stamp sales campaign in Har-
ris County.
Buy Defense Bonds to your Limit!
HowDoTownsLikeBayCity
Fed About This War?
1— We’re Sick Of Word “Defense”;
2— We’re Tired Of Labor Strikes
(An Editorial)
How do little towns like Bay City and Palncios and West Columbia
ind Boling feel about the war? How do the stockmen, the farmers, the
ilmen, the housewives, and grocers in little towns like this feel ubout
he unknown and perilous-adventure on which America has embarked?
The Herald, in this editorial, will attempt to tell you, perhaps not
too accurately, perhaps not too articulately, hut better certainly than
anyone else, because wc arc the eyes, the ears, and the voice of one of
chousands of small towns which make up the blood, the flesh, the bone
and that intangible something called the spirit of America. We believe
that is important how we feel because here lives the American spirit.
Tirst, we are sick and tired of the word, “Defense.” We are plain,
•ommon-sense folks, and our plain common-sense tells us that no nation
wer won a war on the basic pattern of “Defense.”
We feel, rightly or wrongly, terrifically let down by the failure
of our leadership to give us a battle cry which will strike the human
heart. We want to win this war more than we want to save our
material possessions, and it gives us a pain in the neck when Wash-
ington yells "Complacency” at us, after spending the first three
months of the war patterning the national psychology along the
defense lines of a courageous, but withal, cornered and beleaguered
England.
We feel thnt we are being low-rated, in that the only war cry which
las been given America so far is "Defense.” Words are powerful
veapons. They are the rails on which thought travels. Thought is
Since this editorial was written, The Herald is happy to learn that
the United States Army is through with the word. “Defense.” A
report reaching here says that from now on. the Army will use the
word, “War.” So, the Army will talk about War Plants, not Defense
Plants—National War Program, not National Defense Program, etc.
Ihe foundation of nations and governments, wars and peace. We believe
hat the word “Defense,” implying the thought of protection from as-
sault, is not the sort of word with which to win a war. We feel like
houting at Washington and New York:
“By God, this is not England. This is mighty America, still able
o make the world shake when she roars to the attack!”
This is America, England’s only hope—in fact, the only hope of the
■ommon men of the world—America, whose freedoms and privileges
vere won by free men with the sword to shine like a bright beacon for
100 years—now put on the defensive by a lot of namby-pamby public
clations experts.
How we wonkl chuckle if we read that Hitler and Hirohito had
put Germany and Japan on a “defense basis,” called their war
contributions from the people “defense bonds” and set up “defense
couno ls” throughout the Axis. We would feel that they were afraid
of us, waiting for ns to strike the bolw.
There is certainly a place for defense in America, and the defense
set-up is good, but not as the major war-undertaking for the civilian
manpower of the United States. Teach us to defend ourselves, yes, but
make that secondary to the prime factor with which all wars are won:
offense. Teach us to attack.
If you want the American people to snap out of their “complacency,
then for the sake of all that’s holy start yelling ATTACK! Call the
defense bonds VICTORY BONDS. Call the defense councils WAR
COUNCILS.
This is a fighting nation. This is a mighty nation. Stop low-
rating us. Teach us first aid, sure, hut teach us first how to blast
the Japs and Germans off the face of the earth.
Secondly, we realize that it is time for the silent voters of America
to make ourselves heard. We are not indifferent to the nation’s peril
W# are not indifferent to the bravery of soldiers, sailors, and aviators.
Nor are we indifferent to the delay in building desperately-
needed planes, tanks, guns, and ships because of strikes in war pro-
duction industries, and because of a five-day, 40-hour working
week, even if three shifts are used, means production only 120
hours out of a possible 168. Overtime and double time rates for
Sundays and holidays in some industries are holding back even in
the use of three shifts.
We realize it is time for the silent voters who are not indifferent
o tell our senators and congressmen to stop strikes and suspend the
'0-hour week for the duration of the war. We are not grumbling be
ause of increased taxes, because we must cut down on driving our cars
because we are going to get less sugar in our coffee, or because we
xpect to do without many things before this war is over.
It is not grumbling to demand senators and congressmen to
pass laws to speed war production and punish those who would
hamper it. Passage of such laws already has been deferred too long.
Let’s pledge ourselves to refuse to vote for the re-elction of any
United States senator or congressman who does not consistently vote
for a law outlawing all strikes in every industry connected with war
production and who does not vote to abolish the limitation of 40 hours
a week labor in war production industries for the remainder of the war.
Lucky Test Perforated, Reported
Flowing Wash Water; Test Staked
Keen Rivalry Marks Annual
Junior-Senior Football Game
Poker Chips And
Golf Balls Among
Items Banned
The War Production Board clamp-
ed strict limitations on the use of
scrap and reclaimed rubber and pro-
hibited their use after Tuesday, for
a long list of items including poker
chips, bath caps, sponges, blowout
patches, golf bags, baby carriage
tires, teething rings, and several
other items.
Huston Drug Is
Awarded Second
Prize In Nation
Jimmy Schlottman of Huston's
Rexall Drug Store was awarded
second prize in the best window
display contest held in the United
States during February.
The local store is but one of
5,000, making the honor particu-
larly outstanding. Rexall gave a
prize of $30 to Mr. Schlottman.
Markham Mother Gets
Emblem Of Honor Friday
Mrs. Josephine Senkyrik of Mark-
ham will receive the Emblem of
Honor at a special meeting at the
Markham High School Friday night
at 8 o’clock, it was announced by
Harold Barber.
iMr. Barber said Judge C, H.
Chernosky of Houston would pre-
sent the 4-star honor pin to Mrs.
Senkyrik, who is the first mother in
Matagorda County to receive the
national award.
Mrs. Senkyrik will be honored
because she has four sons in the
armed services, one of which is in
the Philippines.
Ignace Senkyrik Jr., better known
as “Dick,” is the son in the Army
forces at the beleaguered island.
Frank is in the Navy Air Corpo at
Corpus Christi, Jerome is at Brooks
Field, and Louis is at Camp Bowie.
Sunday Said
To Be Last Day
To Announce
Filing Must
Be Done With
Charles Yeamans
Sunday, March 29, is the last day
in which candidates may file for the
White Man’s Union Association Pri-
mary in Matagorda County, it is
reported.
Candidacies must be filed with
Charles Yeamans, secretary of the
association.
The election will be held Satur-
day, April 18.
Thus far twenty candidates have
announced in The Herald. Candi-
dates and positions announced for
are:
Tax collector-assessor—S. O. Eid-
man and Luther Robertson; School
Superintendent—Jack Boring and
Tom Hale; Justice of the Peace of
Precinct 1—R. F. Anderson and W.
M. Mann; County Clerk—Jack Hin-
ton and Jim Gartrell; Commission-
er of Precinct 1—Jim Tabb; Coun-
ty Attorney—Bob Peden and G. P.
Hardy Jr.
District Clerk—J. Grady Walker;
Sheriff—B. E. Sailor and Frank
Carr; County Treasurer—Mrs. Hel-
en Cates? Commissioner of Pre-
cinct 4—W. J. HickI, J. E. Jordan,
and Joe P. Wright; County Judge—
Thomas H. Lewis; Constable of Pre-
cinct 1—W. H. Boekcr.
In the past there has been keen
rivalry between the Juniors and
Seniors of Bay City High School
in their spring football game, and
this year’s promises to be no ex
ception.
The tilt is carded for the local
field on Friday night, April 10.
And not only is there rivalry, but
the game gives the fans an oppor-
tunity to see a preview of Coach
Vic Driscoll’s varsity of next fall
in action.
Approximately forty lads have
reported to Coach Driscoll and will
make up the Junior team. Only
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More sports can be found in
The Herald on pages 3 and 4.
Read The Herald each week for
complete coverage of coastal
sports.
C. C. C. Enlistments
Are Being Taken
By Mrs. Smith
Among the government agencies
born of the depression to be com
pletely transformed by the war
the Civilian Conservation/ Corps,
Mrs. Jo Smith, Matagorda County
welfare worker, announced. Private
employment and the army have
been responsible for closing camp
after camp in Texas until the state
now has only four remaining camps,
The whole purpose of the program
has been changed from aiding needy
families and conservation of natur-
al resources to training for defense
industries, war production, and con-
servation work which is directly re-
lated to national war strength
The C. C. C. has a policy of con-
tinuous selection, Mrs. Smith said,
and Texas is being called upon to
fill a quota of 3,000. Boys who are
17 to 2314 years old, of good char-
acter and unemployed, are eligible
for six months enlistment and may
re-enroll for as long as 24 months.
The local county welfare office ac-
cepts applications. The C. C. C.
does not want boys who are need-
ed in war industrial or agricultur-
al programs at home; for their se
lection would defeat the purposes
of the present program. The Selec-
tive Service classification of a boy
does not affect his eligibility, al-
though boys expecting to be called
momentarily will not be accepted.
“We need every eligible white and
colored boy in the state to apply
for this important service to our
country,” Mrs. Smith said. “Boys
below draft age can make a valu-
able contribution to the war cause
as members of the C. C. C.”
Pay is $30 per month—$12 cash,
118 placed in savings until discharg-
ed, and $10 sent home if there are
dependents, otherwise $18 is plac-
ed in the savings account. Clothing,
food,, housing, and the best of medi-
cal attention are provided without
charge.
APRIL 6 ARMY DAY
President Roosevelt has proclaim-
ed Monday, April 6, as Army Day
In the United States.
about fourteen are out for the Sen-
ior team, which is being coached
by Principal H. J. McAllister.
Practicing diligently for the Jun-
ior team are Earl Johnson, Dick-
ers Aubrey linker, Swlnford, T.
J. Middleton, Woffard, Carter, Bus-
sell, Shearer, Wise, Mielsch, Ehlert,
Dry, Barnett, Jenkins, Doughtie,
Denn, Cox, Nini, Otha Birkner, Otis
Birkner, Porter, Kogutt, White, P.
Acosta, L. Acosta, Craft, Blaylock,
Ferrell, Reddoch, Lukefahr, Sefford,
Brooks, W. B. Morrow, J. R. Middle-
ton, Williams, and Gray, among
others.
The Senior squad is made up of
Mac Johnson, Bobby Baker, Joe
Birkner, Pint Carroll, Shaffer, Diet
rich, Brown, Jimmy Morrow, Ray
Svetlik, Willie Svetlik, Harrison,
Hallet, and Lane.
Tuesday Is
Last Day For
Three things7
Tuesday, March 31, is the last
day to do at least three important
“things”:
1— It’s the last day to purchase
your automobile license without
penalty at the County Tax-Collec-
tor office.
2— It’s the last day to purchase
your dog tax, if you have a dog
and live in Bay City, at the City
Hall.
3— It’s the last day to have your
driver’s license renewed, providing
your number is in the 450,001-900,-
000 bracket.
Yes, it might be wise to get busy!
Sugar Sales Will
Be Discontinued
Midnight April 27
Suspension of all sugar sales in
the United States for a period of
approximately one week beginning
at midnight, April 27, as a prelimi-
nary to the rationing program was
announced. Sugar thus will go off
the market temporarily as of April
28, when the registration of indus-
trial and commercial consumers is
started.
Sales probably will be resumed
about May 5, the second day of the
four-day registration period for in-
dividual consumers.
Production Of
Coastal Oil
Fields Listed
Reports Given
For Hamman,
Bay City, Lucky
Daily average production of Tex-
as Gulf Const oil fields for the week
ending March 20 is:
Bay City, 53 wells, 713 produc-
tion, 3325 allowable; Blessing, 7
wells, 14 production, no reported
allowable; Boling, 97 wells, 1255
production, 1266 allowable; Buck-
eye, 3 wells, 95 production, 94 al-
lowable; Francitas, 9 wells, 89 pro-
duction, 410 allowable.
Hamman, 31 wells, 1048 produc-
tion, 2440 allowable; Lolita. 177
wells, 6045 production, 8455 allow-
able; Lucky, 2 wells, 105 production,
248 allowable; Magnet, 79 wells,
1180 production, 3298 allowable;
Markham, 59 wells, 570 production,
1139 allowable; North Markham, 22
wells, 388 production, 1644 allow-
able.
Mauritz, 8 wells. 76 production,
350 allowable; North La Ward, 35
wells, 775 production, 1993 allow-
able; Old Ocean, 113 wells, 4452
production, 20770 allowable; Pa-
lacios, 3 wells, 3 production, 15 al-
lowable; New West Columbia, 107
wells, 3124 production, 5675 allow-
able; Old West Columbia, 48 wells,
2046 production, 2195 allowable;
Wilson Creek, 2 wells, 150 produc-
tion, 60 allowable; Withers and Five
Corners, 296 wells, 2770 production,
12930 allowable.
2 School Trustees
To Be Elected
Here April 4
The Bay City Independent
School District will hold an elec-
tion for two trustees Saturday,
April 4, it has been announced.
The trustees will be elected for
terms of three years each.
Announcing for the positions
thus far are L. M. Matchett for
reelection and H. L. Briscoe. Mr.
Matchett is acting secretary of
the board.
36 Per Cent Of
Quota Reached
In Matagorda Co.
A total sales of $215,480, or
per cent of Matagorda County’s
quota for 1942, in victory bonds and
stamps was reported this week by
Mrs. E. L. Carleton of the statis-
tical committee.
A balance of $571,820 is needed
to reach the quota, Mrs. Carleton
said.
The total sale in bonds and
stamps for the week, March 16-21,
was $8,828.60, with the net stamps
sale put at $610.95 and the net
bonds sale totaling $8,217.65.
Net sale of bonds at the three
county banks totaled $6,900.
Firemen’s Ball Will Be
Held At 17. S. O. April 16
Bay City’s annual Firemen's Ball,
one of the outstanding social events
the spring season, will be held
THursday night, April 16, Fire Chief
Fred Friday announced.
Mr. Friday said arrangements
had been made to have the ball at
the U. S. 0. Club. The firemen will
have the use of the entire building
that night.
Heretofore, the balls were held
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each year at the Gables and were
“highly successful.”
No orchestra has been obtained,
Mr. Friday said, but he promised
that “one of the best in Houston”
would play.
Tickets will soon go on sale and
the proceeds will go to the volun-
teer fire department fund. An-
nouncement of the sales will be
made later,
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Pure Oil Rig
Below 4500
Feet In Shale
Pierce Wither*
Stake* Location
At Lane City
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company’s
No. 2 Huebner in the Lucky Field,
a test that was attracting much
attention in oil circles here, was
reported perforated from 8941-43
feet and flowing wash water. Total
depth of the test is 8980 feet.
A new location was reported stak-
ed in the Lucky Field. It is Stano-
lind’s No. 2 Wolfe in the H. Har-
rison Survey. The company prev-
iously announced a new location
called No. 2 Thompson in the E.
Hall Survey.
Parker Test Waiting .
Meanwhile, after reports that the
well had been completed had been
unconfirmed, Pure Oil’s No. 1 Le-
Tulle in the Collegeport area was
Id be driUhog btJznv 4590 feel
in shale. This is a gas test.
At Big Hill. R. H. Parker’s No.
Gus Gottschnlk, now at a depth of
4581 feet,, is still waiting on orders
after running an electrical log.
Over at Francitas, Skelly’s No.
Scoville-Broughton was perforated
from 7955-85 feet and tested salt
water. It was cemented and wait-
ing on orders. Harrison and Aber-
crombie’s two rigs at Old Ocean
are drilling in sand and shale. The
No. 11 Armstrong Fee is below 10,-
988 feet nnd the No. 1 A. C. Wood-
ding-F. W. Meuller Unit is below
9960 feet.
Crew At Columbia
Pure Oil breaks into the news
again. The company has a reflec-
tion seismograph crew working
north of East Columbia in the J.
E. B. Austin Survey.
Pierce Withers, well-known coast-
al oil man, has staked location for
a wildcat two miles southeast of
Lane City. It is the No. 1 Wharton
Bank and Trust Company. It is 660
feet from the north and west lines
of a 40-acre drilling site out of the
northwest corner of a 233-acre
tract.
Projected depth is 6000 feet.
Father And Son
Banquet Slated
Tomorrow Night
The Bay City Chapter of the Fu-
ture Farmers of America is giving
its third annual Father and Son
Banquet tomorrow night at 8:15
o’clock in the banquet room of the
First Christian Church, it was re-
ported by Bobby Barnett, secre-
tary.
E. R. Alexander of Texas A. &
M. College will be guest speaker
and, according to Bobby, a “pleasant
program has been arranged.” A
nice turn-out is expected.
Defense Clean-Up
Week Proclaimed
By Gov. Stevenson
Civilian Defense Clean-Up Week,
in Texas has been designated for
March 29 to April 4, in a proclama-
tion issued by Governor Coke Stev-
enson.
Calling for cooperation of city
and county officials, fire depart-
ments, public schools—both urban
and rural, civic and patriotic organ-
izations, the Governor in his procla-
mation has emphasized the need of
a clean-up campaign at this time in
the interest of public health and
fire prevention.
“The health of our citizens and
the preservation of property from
destruction by fire is of vital im-
portance to our nation as an im-
portant part of its victory pro-
gram,” the Governor declared.
Let the Axis Feel American.
Steell Buy Defense Bondsl
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