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Mr. Bob Wilkinson
The Herald, Bay City, Texas.
Dear Mr. Wilkinson:
Because of the appliance short-
age and other wartime problems, it
became necessary not long ago for
us to re-examine our advertising
program in the light of new condi-
tions.
The upshot of this conference
was a decision to continue our ad-
vertising for the present on much
the same basis as before. Although
we will soon be out of the mer-
chandise business and although our
taxes and operating expenses are
increasing steadily, it was felt that
any appreciable reduction in out-
schedule at this time would be
shortsighted economy. We feel that
in these taoublcd times advertising
is more necessary than ever to keep
our customers informed on matters
pertaining to thetr electric service.
We thought you would be inter-
ested in this decision, since produc-
tion shortages are forcing so many
advertisers to revise their sched-
ules. Our plans call for a consistent
■program of advertising on such
-themes as conservation, nutrition,
and electricity’s part in the war
effort, and we hope that conditions
will make it possible for us to con-
tinue on the present basis indef-
initely.
We want to keep our advertising
interesting, informative, and help-
ful, so if you have any suggestions
for advertisements that will help
our customers make better use of
our service or promote better rela-
tions between our customers and
ourselves, we would appreciate re-
ceiving them. You are close to the
public and have the outsider’s view-
point, so your ideas would be most
welcomp.
With warmest regards and best
wishes for your continued success,
I am
Sincerely yours,
H. A. Magnussen,
Advertising Manager,
Community Public Service,
Fort Worth, Texas.
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Private J. W. McKelvy was (or
is) home visiting his folks and
friends. Army life certainly seems
to agree with him. His address is
13th Company, First Provisional
Battalion, Packen Ham Station,
Port of Embarkation, New Orleans.
The other day we saw a picture
g» of Lieutenant Vincent L. Curl,
“Sargc” to us, astride a camel. We
spied a pyramid in the background,
so our marvelous powers of deduc-
tion impels us strongly to believe
that he is in Egypt!
Lieutenant Curl’s address is
0470047, A. P. O. 879, c/o Post-
master, New York City.
Woody Bond has enlisted in the
Coast Guard and is training at New
Orleans, we understand. Lawrence
Shaffer, former Bay City High
School grid flash, was talking about
enlisting in the C. G. last week—
and probably has now.
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Conch E. J. Myers invites all
Bay City fans to watch his team
practice at any and all times.
The genial Myers has already
made a big hit with sportsmen
and, with their cooperation assur-
ed, he is going to give them plen-
ty of good, clean football.
Myers is not new at coaching
football. He was head mentor of
the Gulf team before moving here
as assistant to Vic Driscoll. Al-
though we don’t want to put too
much pressure on him, he may
well turn out to be “the coach of
the year’’ in this district.
Make plans now to attend the
first game here tomorrow night.
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Don’t ever forget that we have a
big war to win. Even if you can’t
fight, remember that you can help
by your purchase of War Bonds
and Stamps. Also, the government
needs every bit of your old scrap.
"Get in the scrap with your scrap.’’
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VOLUME III
BAY CITY. MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1942
NUMBER 50
HOUSTON TEAM, CATS MEET FRIDAY
Craddock Urges Ad Diet
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Wharton County
Fair Scheduled
To Open Oct. 13
The Fifteenth Annual Wharton
County Fair will open October 13
and run through October 17, it was
announced last week.
The premium list for the live-
stock department will be released
soon. Bill Hames Shows will pro-
vide entertainment on the midway.
Exhibit features will be the district
4-H Club and F. F. A. pig show,
during which the special Sears
premiums will be awarded.
SEVEN GET LIGHTS
Seven new light customers were
reported by the Central Power and
Light Company of Bay City this
week. They are Lieutenant J. 0.
Bailey, G. W. Wimberley, G. J.
Breaux, U. U. Stanford, 0. R. Me*
Lamore, Sam Thomas, and Staff
Sergeant Orville C. Langan.
Eating Right
Food Said To Be
Patriotic Duty
Matagorda County
Nutrition Group
Makes Suggestion
This is an excellent time for
everybody to check the food they
cat daily against the Texas Food
Standard recently issued by the
Texas State nutrition committee,
according to Miss Florence Crad-
dock, chairman of the Matagorda
County nutrition committee.
She explained that these rules
are included on posters now begin-
ning to appear in food stores, res-
taurants, schools, libraries, and
many other public places through-
out the county. The rules are issued
by the State committee and fed-
eral government as a guide to bet-
ter health through the foods we
eat.
It is suggested by the local nu-
trition committee that every person
and every family acquaint them-
selves with information on a good
diet, clipping it from this paper if
necessary, and checking every day
to see that they are eating the
right food as their patriotic duty
in ths war emergency.
Here are the food rules—
For A Good Diet I Need Daily
1 pint to 1 quart milk (children
under 16 need % to 1 quart)
1 egg*
1 serving meat*, poultry, fish, or
cheese
1 serving Irish or sweet pota-
toes*
1 serving green or yellow vege-
tables
1 serving other vegetables*
1 serving citrus, tomatoes, raw
cabbage, strawberries, or melons
1 other serving fruit
1 serving whole grain products,
including bread
Other cereals and bread as de-
sired, preferably enriched
Butter, or margarine with vita-
mins added
Some sweets
More of the above or other foods
as needed
6 to 8 glasses of water
* Dried beans or peas may be
substituted for meat, eggs, the oth.
er serving of vegetables or pota-
toes.
Nuts may be substituted for
meats or eggs.
BE SURE TO WATCH FOR
MORE INFORMATION IN THIS
PAPER FROM YOUR NUTRI
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Albert Hite
Is Selected As
Naval Cadet
Albert Wenton Hite Jr., son of A.
W. Hite of 1501 W. 4th St., Bay
City, has been selected for training
as a Naval Aviation cadet and will
be ordered to Active duty shortly.
He is a graduate of Bay City
High School, <lass of 1938.
’•Vhen ordered to active duty, he
will .report to the U. S. Navy Pre-
Flight School, University of Geor-
gia, Athens, for three months of
physical conditioning, instruction in
naval essentials, military drill, and
ground school subjects. After com-
pleting this course, he will be sent
to one of the Navy’s numerous re-
serve bases for primary flight train-
ing.
The scene above of the Palacios bayfront is a grim
reminder of tile destruction caused by the Gulf storm on
August 29 atvd 30. You can see how the shrimp boats
were pushed onto sand bars and debris-littered shores.
Some were sunk. In the distance to the top left is the
Palacios Pavilion, or “Roundhouse” as it has been named
by Camp Hulen soldiers. This picture was sent to The
Herald through the courtesy of the Houston Post.
Funeral Services
Held Saturday
For J. D. Cantrell
Funeral services were held Sat-
urday for James Durham Cantrell,
seaman first class, United States
Navy, at the Sweeny Baptist
Church.
Seaman Cantrell, 18, died at the
Great Lakes Naval Hospital at 3:15
a. m., September 1, after a two
months’ illness, originating from an
infection deevloped after an opera-
tion.
He is survived by his parents, Mr,
and Mrs. J. D. Cantrell Sr. of
Sweeny; a brother, C. E. Cantrell,
stationed at an Army aviation train-
ing school at Santa Ana, Cal.; three
sisters, Mrs. W. W. Sanford of West
Columbia, Miss Louis Cantrell and
Miss Wilma Lee Cantrell, both of
Sweeny.
Seaman Cantrell’s father, “Sam’’
Cantrell is production superintend-
ent at Sweeny for the Abercrombie-
Harrison Oil Company and widely-
known in oil and ranch circles.
Seaman Cantrell finished high
school at Rosenberg, and for n year
attended Texas A. & M., where he
studied aeronautical engineering.
Slavage Asks -
Help In Finding
His Cattle
Stewart Savage and sons, Mata-
gorda County stock raisers, are
still seeking lost livestock belong-
ing to their herd. They believe there
is some missing cattle in or near
Palacios.
Palacios residents are asked to
be on the look-out for Mr. Savage’s
cattle, which have either the pitch-
fork or triangle brand.
If any of these cattle are found,
Mr. Savage asks that either he be
notified in Bay City or that his
son, Galen, be notified in College-
port.
The cattle were lost during the
recent storm, when many swam the
Tres-Palacios Bay from the Col-
legeport side over to Palacios.
Some were drowned while at-
tempting to cross and others were
rounded up in the streets of Pa-
lacios. However, after a count, there
are still some missing and they are
believed to be in the Palacios vicin-
ity, as it was pointed out.
Coast Guard
Aids In Solomon
Isle Offensive
Officers and men of the United
States Coast Guard were included
in the American forces which at-
tacked and seized Japanese strong-
holds in the Solomon Islands, it has
been announced by Coast Guard
Headquarters for the Eighth Naval
District in New Orleans.
The Coast Guardsmen saw action
as crews of transports and as mem-
bers of gun crews on these trans-
ports when our invasion fleet moved
on its objectives early on the morn-
ing of August 7.
Observers present in this engage-
ment were impressed by the expert
mnnnfr in which the Coast Guards-
men handled their ships and man-
ned their guns. The accuracy of
their fire was described as excep-
tional.
It is believed that this was the
Pamphlets Obtainable
That Explain Ceilings
-
Ration1 Board At Courthouse Has
Them On Hand, Wadsworth Says
All service businesses in Mata-
gorda County were advised today
by A. H. Wadsworth, chairman of
the Matagorda County War Price
and Rationing Board, that pamph
Recent Texas
Storm Razes
1000 Homes
The Red Cross reported today
that more than 1000 homes were de-
stroyed or seriously damaged in
the hurricane which hit the Texas
coastal area last week end.
Surveying damage in 16 counties
not including Harris (Houston) and
Bexar (San Antonio), the Red
Cross said that more than 9000
families suffered building or farm
equipment losses.
In Calhoun County 550 homes
were damaged seriously or demol-
ished; in Victoria 200 or more; 50
each in Matagorda, Refugio, and
Goliad.
Some 7000 homes suffered minor
damage in Jackson, Refugio, Cal-
houn, Matagorda, Victoria, San Pa-
tricio, Aransas and in Goliad about
1200 barns and other farm build-
ings and business establishments
were destroyed or damaged ser-
iously while more than 2000 suffer-
ed less injury.
Five thousand windmills went
down, destroyed or damaged; sev-
eral hundred boats were smashed
or damaged.
The Red Cross has 24 disaster re-
lief workers headquarters here as-
sisting volunteers to give aid to
families not able to meet their
needs in rebuilding, repairing or re-
placing houses and household ef-
fects and farm equipment. Emer-
gency- food and shelter arc being
provided.
The War Production Board has
granted the Red Cross a prefer-
ence rating to buy materials need-
ed for rebuilding and repair jobs.
The agency has serviced more than
8000 meals in the last week in
Matagorda, Bay City, Port O’Con-
nor and Aransas Pass.
first time in the long and disting-
uished history of the Coast Guard
that members of that service have
engaged in combat operations of
an offensive nature so far from
their home bases.
lets explaining the ceiling on ser-
vice prices and the filing of price
lists on these services are now avail-
able.
These pamphlets may be obtain-
ed at the office of the Matagorda
War Price and Rationing Board,
Courthouse, Bay City.
“Every owner of a service busi-
ness such as a garage, laundry, dry
cleaning establishmant, various re-
pair and rental services and agri-
cultural services such as bagging
and ginning should know his re-
sponsibilities under the law and live
up to them,” Mr. Wadsworth ad-
vised.
“The pamphlets we now have con-
tain a digest of the law, written as
a guide, and examples of how a ser-
vice business must prepare and file
its report by September 10, with
the local War Price and Rationing
Board. There is also a list of the
services covered by this regulation.”
Effective July 1, the price ceil-
ing regulation on these services
limited such service businesses to
the highest price charged in March,
1942. All records showed prices
charged in March must be kept.
Whether receipts were given or not
in the past, this is now required if
a customer demands it.
Moreover, the service business
must keep in its store a statement
showing the highest prices charged
for services supplied during last
March, a description of each of
these services, the pricing method
used, and all allowances, discounts
and other price differentials the ser-
vice business was in the habit of
giving during last March. This
statement must be shown to any
person who asks to see it during
ordinary business- hours.
“A copy of this statement must
be filed with the local War Price
and Rationing Board by September
10,” Mr. Wadsworth explained,
“and if a new business is opened
offering a service, it must prepare
such a statement within 10 days
after starting business and file it
within 20 days after it starts opera-
tions.”
The services covered range from
automobile repairs, servicing and
storage to the repairs of bicycles,
boats, cameras, vacuum cleaners,
gas appliances, typewriters, farm
equipment and furs to window
washing, tool sharpening, hat block-
ing, fur repair and storage, film
development and printing, parking
lot charges, and a long list of other
services.
Ellington Band
Plays 2 Concerts
In Town Today
Captain C. L. Jordan has inform-
ed E. O. Taulbee, president of the
Bay City Chamber of Commerce,
that an Ellington Field Band, total-
ing some 40 or 50 members, will
play a concert on the courthouse
square this afternoon from 3 un-
til 4 o’clock, weather permitting.
The band also will give a con-
cert tonight at the U. S. O. Club
beginning at 8:30 o’clock. The pub-
lic is invited to attend both con-
certs.
The band personnel will be hous-
ed at the U. S. O., except officers,
who will stay at the Bay-Tex Hotel.
The purpose of the visit is io re-
cruit men in the Army.
Enlarging Of
Nutrition Group
Is Planned
At a meeting of the local mem-
bers of the Matagorda County nu-
trition committee in the Conference
Room of the Lewis Building on
Tuesday afternoon at 4:30, some of
the possible projects for this ter-
ritory and plans for enlarging the
local committee were made.
It was decided that another meet-
ing will be held at the U. S. O.
building on Monday night, Septem-
ber 21, at 8 o’clock and that this
meeting will include all persons
who are interested in helping with
the nutrition program and spread-
ing the information to be used in
educating the public on eating the
right food.
Some of activities of the local
and county committees will include
the improvement of lunches packed
by the homemaker and cafes for
the industrial worker and school
child, the setting up of window dis-
plays and exhibits for the educa-
tioa of the public, the release of
news articles containing helps for
homemakers and others on food,
the making of posters, talks before
groups and organizations, the se-
curing of educational nutrition
films, leaflets, circulars, serve as
advisors on nutrition projects, and
other things which will be discuss-
ed at the September 21 meeting.
Those present at the conference
on Tuesday were Miss Florence
Craddock, chairman; Mrs. Alma S.
Hale, county home demonstration
agent; Misses Agnes Cooke and
Rosalee Nelson of the Bay City
High School Home Economic De-
partment, and Mrs. Mollie Belle
Penny of the County Welfare Of-
fice.
SARGENT APPRECIATES
Mrs. C. S. Alford, postmistress
at Sargent, writes: “We, in Sar-
gent, read and appreciate your pa-
per very much. They are passed out
so fast.”
Turn on the steam, Black Cats.
Let’s win this first game.
Lid Will Be
Blasted Off
Grid Season
Game Begins Here
At 8 O’Clock;
Crowd Expected
Friday night—tomorrow night—
September 11, 1942, A. D., is THE
NIGHT!
For out on the Bay City High
School Football Field the lid will be
blasted off of this year’s grid sea-
son by the St. Thomas Toms of
Houston and the Bay City Black
Cats.
Not too much is known about
either team, naturally, as this will
be each one’s first fray, but that
makes little or no difference to Gus
P. Phan because, already, he’s so
grid-hungry he’s at the point of
strangulation.
The tilt is scheduled to begin at
8 o’clock, not even barring free
barbecue on any nearby lot, with a
capacity crowd evpected.
In There Fighting
Coach E. J. Myers, newly-ap-
pointed head man in the Bay City
camp, states that his team will be
in there fighting.
The genial red-head has eight
termen forming the nucleus of the
’42 edition of the Black Cats;
namely, Cox, Carter, Johnson, Bak-
er, Shearer, Ferrell, Middleton, and
Reddoch. As can be ascertained,
five of the eight are backfieid per-
formers, revealing that Bay City
has an experienced backfieid and a
green line.
Frank Swinford and Jack White,
two promising linemen, are ineligi-
ble, while the husky Birkner twins,
Otha and Otis, are not due to play
this year because of a shortage of
labor at their father’s dairy.
Despite the loss of these four for-
ward wall stalwarts, Myers is not
too pessimistic. Probably the main
reason for that ray of sunshine in
his face is four great big fresh-
men, Alvin Myers, “Jinks” Middle-
ton, W. B. Morrow, and F. J. Wil-
liams, all linemen.
They Should Develop
Although they still lack exper-
ience, Myers figures these four will
develop into good players ere the
pigskin season fades into oblivion.
(See "BLACK CATS,” Page 5)
Probable
Starting Lineup
BAY CITY ST. THOMAS
Frank Craft or
J. R. Middleton L. E.........Dan Cook
W. B. Morrow or
Alvin Myers L. T...........Ed Dunn
Vance Porter L. G...........Bill Cox
Don Reddoch........C........Dan Purcell
R. J. Nini..........R. G. Herbert Camp
J. Middleton R. T.......Dan Weber
Ferrell..............R. E. Charles Talley
Spud Shearer .Q. B.. Frank Shannon
Randy Cox or
Dickey Carter. L. H. Tom Shannon
Earl Johnson R. H., Harry O’Neill
Aubrey Baker F. B.....Jim Molloy
Bay City Coach: E. J. Myers.
St. Thomas Coaches: Father Carl
Allnoch, Father E. E. Burns, Father
F. C. Lyons.
Bay City reserves: Fred Mielsch,
150; Sammy Kogutt, 155; Willie
Dry, 146; Bob Fowler, 162; F. J.
Williams, 162; Waymon Bussell,
150; Bill Doughtie, 145; Johnny
Harmer, 143; Bert Wofford, 130;
Brooks Doughtie, 126; Sidney Denn
and Roland Bussell.
St. Thomas reserves: Emil Ja-
mail, 200; Harvey Hill, 175; Bill
“Red” McWilliams,. 155; John S.
McConnell, 145; James Hogue, 145;
Bobby Heard, 146; Bob Greenwell,
140; Philip Casata, 150; Pete Guar-
ino, 145; Bob Laird, 145; Victor
Glaviana, 150.
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