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THE MATHIS NEWS
VOL. XXXVIII
MATHIS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1953
EIGHT PAGES — NO. 13
State Representative Harold
Parfsh is shown above with At-
torney General John Ben Shep-
perd working out the final de-
tails on his bill to create an ad-
ditional districst court in San
Patricio County. The Bill to
create the 136 district court
passed the House 132 to 0 Mon-
day and has been sent to the
Senate where no opposition is
expected by Rep. Parsh.
Polls Open at 8 o'clock Next Tuesday
For Voting on New City Administration;
Mayor & 2 Commissioners to Be Elected
DAM QUESTION
STILL RAGES
Two actions on the proposal to
construct the Wesley Seale Dam
at Math:s came into the news
this week as one of Representative
J. F. Gray’s bills which seeks to
prevent the construction was killed
in a legislative committee, and a
suit seeking an injunction to pre-
vent the construct-ion of the dam
was filed against the Lower Nue-
ces River Water Supply District
by Holman Cartwright and others.
Representative Gray’s bill which
sought io prevent a dam being
built which would back up water
into another county unless the
commissioners court of that coun-
ty decides it would benefit the
county, was killed in the House
Conservation Committee Tuesday.
The injunction suit was filed
Monday in 36th District Court in
Live Oak County, and alleges that
the water district does not leg-
ally exist and has no right or
authority to proceed with survey-
ing and constructing of the porpos-
ed dam.
Voters will go to the polls Tues-
day at the city hall beginning at
8 o’clock to vote on a new city
administration to take office for
the next two years.
A new rriayor and two city com-
missioners must be elected. Those
on the ballot for mayor are Mil-
ton Boatwright, Bill Henderson,
and Carroll Miller, and those for
commissioner are Wayne Koepse\
Waldon London, and O.L. Gorbet,
who is seeking re-election.
To date this election has been
rather quiet on the streets of
Mathis, with very little campaign-
ing on the behalf of any of the
candidates.
Ran Nelson, Mary Williams and
Cecil Harton have been named as
judges for the election. Polls will
close at 7 o’clock.
Betterment Ass'n.
To Meet at 7:30
Tuesday Night
The Mathis Community Better-
ment Association will hold their
monthly meeting Tuesday night
at the fire station beginning at
7:30; D. C. Brown, association
president reminded members this
week.
The various committees which
were appointed last month, will
present (heir reports to the entire
group. Exactly what the associa-
tion will do after the reports have
been made, is not yet clear, Taut
more than likely they will be
worked into an over all program
and presented to the city council
at their first meeting.
One of the main problems which
will be discussed Tuesday is the
matter of law enforcement. Frank
Vanecek, chief of police of the
Sinton police department, will be
present to talk to the group on
the problems encountered in set-
ting up a police force in the city.
ROTARY CLUB
HEARS PROGRAM
BY BRAUNSTEIN
The Mathis Rotary Club met
Tuesday for their regular meeting
with the program being presented
by Jerome Braunstein, who talked
on “How to be a Good Executive’.
T. A. Harbin bought Mary Hen-
derson, Betty Stone and Pedro
Zapata from the high school and
let them play two numbers. Betty
played a saxaphone solo end Ped-
ro a trumpet solo. Both were ac-
companied by Mary on the piano.
After fhe program some dis-
cussion came up concerning the
legislation up before the state leg-
islature concerning teacher’s pay
raises. Griff Moore, T. A. Harbin
and Adolph Bomer gave some dis-
cussion on the matter.
MATHIS LUMBER
REMODELING STORE
Mathis Lumber Company is now
in the process of remodeling their
building and adding new display
shelves.
D. C. Brown said that one glass
in the south wall would be taken
out and closed up with wood so
that shelves could be placed all
along the wall. Then three or four
rows of “island” display shelves
are being added to the floor room
space.
Mr. Brown said that as soon as
the remodeling is completed that
an open house and. a sale will be
held in conjunction with the re-
modeling and the sixth anniver-
sary of the company.
Little League
Baseball Clubs
Being Discussed
Bill Clemons, teacher in the el-
ementary school at Mathis, has
been discussing with several men
in town "he possibility of setting
up a little league baseball club
in Mathis so that the kids could
have a summer recreation pro-
gram.
Tuesday, he asked the Rotary
Club if they would sponsor the
league. The problem was discuss-
ed, but nothing decided on it at
the meeting.
Mr. CLmons said that he be-
lieves the kids should have some-
thing to do during the summer,
and that a good baseball league
would certainly give them that
opportunity.
Others have been discussing the
matter recently, and a decision
will probably be made in the near
future.
COUNTY SCHOOL
TRUSTEES UP FOR
VOTE SATURDAY
A county school board election
for places from two precincts and
the county-at-large will be held
Saturday.
The five man board consists of
a member from each of the four
county precincts and the member-
at-large who is elected by the
entire county vote. Members serve
for two years.
In precinct two, Jack Thornton
of Edroy is apposed by R. J.Lane
Sr. of Odem. Thornton is a pre-
sent member up for re-election.
In precinct four, C. C. Carroll
of Taft is unapposed for a place
on the board, and E. D. Richmond
Property Line Error Wil
Delay Community Bldg.
School Trustee
Election Is Set
For Saturday
Polls will open at the high sch-
ool at 8 o’clock Saturday morning
to allow voters to vote in the
school trustee election to fill two
expired terms on the Mathis In-
depend2nt School District Board of
Trustees.
The terms of Glenn Dorris and
Vay Rouse have expired and both
are up for re-election. No others
filed for the two posts.
Polls will close at 7 o’clock.
J. V Nelson will be election
judge, and clerks will be Mrs.
M. B. Covington and Mrs. Mary
Williams.
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SUNRISE EASTER
SERVICE SET AT
METHODIST CHURCH
A forty-five minute sunrise Eas-
ter service will be held at the
Methodist Church Sunday morn-
ing at 6:30 a.m., Rev. W. O. Sch-
ulze, pastor of the First Methodist
Church announced last week.
The service is being sponsored
by the ministers of the Methodist,
Baptist and Chrstian Churches,
who invite everyone to attend the
, brief service.
Jr. of Aransas Pass is unapposed t jgev. Schulze will deliver the
for re-election as member-at-large.
F. B Curlee of Sinton precinct
one, and C. A. Maedgen of Mathis,
precinct three, are carry-over
members. Mr. Curlee is president
of the board.
Easter sermon, and music for the
occassion will be directed by T.
A. Harbin, who will also bring
some special music with him, Rev.
Schulze said.
High School Meet
Set in Auga Dulce
The high school declamation
district meet will be held in Agua
Dulce Friday, April 10, it was
announced this week.
Those who will enter declama-
tion are senior girls, Sharon De-
hnisch; senior boys, George Al-
dridge, junior boys, Michael Ev-
erett; junior girls, athy Brown;
and ready writers, Jane Cabaniss
and Betsy Hill.
Junior-Senior Banquet
Set for April 10
The junior and senior banquet
is scheduled for April 10, and will
be held at the A. & I. College
campus 5n Kingsville, principal E.
L. Davenport announced this week.
The classes have rented a ball
room in the student union build-
ing there and will hold their ban-
quet. Usually the students go to a
hotel ballroom in Corpus Christi,
but school officials considered
this too expensive and no other
banquets will be held in Corpus
Christi or any other towns after
this year. As soon as the gymna-
sium is finished, *hey will be held
tliere in forthcoming years.
Tennis Teams
Bring Back Honors
From Bishop Meet
Mathis Jennis players came off
with the top honors in the district
meet hell in Bishop Monday and
Tuesday of this week, according
to the player’s coach, E. L. Dav-
enport.
In the District, 81B meet the
following first pieces were won
by Mathis teams; Senior boys
doubles, Donnell Hollon and Bill
McNeil; senior girls doubles,
Wanda Humble and Shirley Sloan;
junior girls doubles, Kathy Brown
and June Berry; senior girls sing-
les, Mary Westover.
'The other Mathis players lost:
senior boys singles, Dennie Hut-
chens; junior boys doubles, Lloyd
Mengers and Ralph McCoy; jun-
ior girls singles, Welita Gullion;
junior boys singles, Sonny Guy-
nes.
The regional tennis meet will
be held in Kingsville April 24th.
It is open to senior division play-
ers only.
CATHOLIC BANQUET
SET FOR APRIL 12th
ALICE CONVENTION
All Catholic women of the area
are invited to attend a banquet
in the Hotel Alice Ballroom, April
12 at 7:30 p.m. The banquet will
be the Highlight of the 8th annual
convention of the Corpus Christi
Diocesan Council of the National
Council cf Catholic Women, which
has been called by his Excellency
The Most Reverend M. S. Gar-
riga D.D.L.L.D., Bishop of Corpus
Christi and Assistant at the Papal
Throne.
Mrs. James R. Dougherty, pre-
sident of the Diocesan Council has
stated that it is not necessary to
be a member of an NCCW af-
filiate to attend either the banquet
at the hotel, or The following day
of the convention, sessions of
which will be held in the St.
Elizabeth’s School. Alice. However,
banquet reservations should be
made with Mrs. Ottis Winslow,
1243 Milan, Alice by April 10,
said the president.
Bishop Garriga will be a guest
of honor at the convention and
will speak at the banquet, giving
a summary of the convention
theme, ‘Decent Literature’ .
Mayor Robert Franks and Mrs.
Franks cf Alice will be honored
guests at the banquet, and Mrs.
Jack Morgan of Alice will b e
guest, vocalist with Mrs. John
GoldtnOrn as her accompanist.
The Diocesan president, Mrs.
Dougherty, will give the response
and will introduce the guests of
honor and the following Deanery
PrMrs.enLeonard Huff of Riviera,
president of the Alice Deanery,
who will give the welcome.
Mrs. Joe . Wells, Brownsville
Deanery, Mrs. Henry Stuchiy, Cor-
pus Christi Deanery, Mrs. M. C.
Gonzales. Laredo Deanery, Mrs.
Ralph Justice, Mission Deanery,
Mrs. Jas. Odem, Refugio Deanery.
The Very Rev. Fr. S. Varona,
O.MI of Brownsville will offer
the closing prayer.
Elementary Winners
In Declamations
Are Announced
Mathis elementary students took
several places in the area school
meet in Ingleside last Friday.
In declaration the following
places were won by Mathis stu-
dents: Sub-junior girls, Donna Sue
Davenport, 1st; sub-junior boys,
Everard Davenport, 3rd; junior
girls, Peggy Stewert, 1st; junior
boys, A. C Albers 4th
In spelling Marilyn Hicks and
Naomi Rouse won 3rd place. In
“Numbers Sence, Dixie Lee Da-
venport won 2nd and Jane Caddell
won 3rd. ./
Competition stops at the area
meet, since no state or regional
meets are held for elementary
schools.
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Edgar Egqert. Jr.
To Head V. F W.
Edgar H. Eggert was elected as
commander of the 1st Lt. John
J. McWorter post of the V.F.W.
in Mathis at the groups regular
meeting during the past Iveek.
Other officers elected were Billy
Key, senior vice-commander; Fr-
anklin Henze, junior vice-command
er; John Standlea, quartermaster;
J. V. Nelson, chaplain; Dr. W. A.
Guynes, post surgeon; Ellis Cren-
shaw, Post Judge Advocate; Geo.
W. McCowan, trustee; and Elmor
Beyer, trustee.
J. R. Nelson was selected by
the commander elect to be the
installing officer, who will install
the new officers at the meeting
April 14. The new officers will
take office at a time when the
Mathis post is the largest in the
county, having a membership of
102.
Orange Grove
Youth Drowns in
River Thursday
Estevan Moreno, Jr. 18, of Or-
ange Grove, was drowned in the
Nueces River below La Fruta
bridge last Thursday around noon.
Mathis firemen recovered the
body by dragging the river for
an hour after the drowning. Ef-
forts to revive the youth were un-
successful. Justice of the Peace,
C. D. Caffall returned a verdict
of death due to accidental drown-
ing.
Funeral services were held for
him in Orange Grove at the Cath-
olic Church with burial there.
According to his companions,
Moreno had accompanied them to
a fishing spot halfway between
the dam and the railroad bridge,
and while wading in the river
setting a trout line, he dropped
off into a hole, which is estimated
to be about 14 ‘feet deep. Ac-
cording to Eddie Wright, this
drowning brought to 40, the num-
ber of people drowning in the lake
or the river since the dam was
completed in 1928. He said that
three other peop-e one of them
last year, have drowned in the
same hoie in the last six years.
EDWIN DABBS
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REV. A. A. PALMER
Baptist Revival
Will Begin With
Sunday Services
Rev. A. A. Palmer, pastor of
the First Baptist Church in Mathis,
will begin holding a meeting at
the church Sunday which will last
through the 19th.
Edwin Dabbs of Dallas will lead
the singing for the meeting. Mr.
Dabbs holds the Bachelor of Art
Degree from Howard Payne Col-
lege and Bachelor of Sacred Mus-
ic degree from Southwestern Sem-
inary. He has spent eight years
as an evangelistic singer.
Corpus Youth
Drowns In lake
Sunday Afternoon
Lake Corpus Christi and the
Nueces River claimed another life
in less than a week Sunday when
a Corpus Christi youth, James
Harvey Caddell, 19, drowned while
swimming from a boat in the
lake near the - entrance to the
picnic area.
He disappeared early Sunday
evening from a party of his wife,
and four other youths who were
swimming from a boat. The boat
apparently drifted away from
them.
Over 100 men from the Mathis
Fire Department, state highway
patrol, and other individuals took
part in The 24 hour search for
the youth’s body. Jesse Williams
and Billny Key found the body
about 4:10 Monday evening. The
body was found about "50 yards
from the spot where he was re-
ported to have disappeared. Using
drag hooks, the two men found
the body a few minutes after they
had decided to widen the area of
search, instead of concentrating
on the spot where the youth had
disappeared.
Funeral services were under the
direction of Cage-Mills Funeral
Home in Corpus Christi.
Ground was broken Monday for
the new community building and
public library but actual construc-
tion was stopped dead due to an
unforseen obstacle, I. S Butler
reported this week.
It was orginally planned to have
Engler Brothers, contractors on
the job, to start to work as soon
as the ground breaking ceremony
was over, but when the lot was
surveyed last week-end it was
found that the house of Bill Davis
is sitting, over the club’s pro-
perty line by a few feet. Since
this would necessitate the moving
of the house, no actual work could
be started on the building.
Mr. Butler said that Mr. Davis
^as been notified of the error in
The property but that no word has
been received from him as yet.
Mr. Butler said that as soon as
the matter was disposed of, that
work would begin immediately
on the building and that the mon-
ey the Mathis Clubs and Library
have collected fc.r the project
would then be spent on the build-
ing.
The ground-breaking services be-
gan at 3 p.m. Monday, with a
number of pieces being played by
the Mathis High School band. T.
A. Harbin then led the group in
singing “America”, followed by
the invocation by Rev. E Bar-
tosch
J. R. Nelson then spoke briefly
on the subject of “Community
Cooperation” and said that only
through cooperation of everyone
in the oommunitv could such a
building be conslructed.
I. S. Butler, president of the
board, together with members of
the board, broke the first ground
for the building.
T. A. Harbin then gave a talk
cn memberships and donations,
T. A. Harbin said. explaining that "be various clubs
Wednesday, the school held | in town would hold a contest to
School Turns Out
Thursday for
Easter Holidays
The Mathis schools let out for
the Easter holidays Tursday at
4 o’clock.
Students will return to classes
at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning Supt.
classes only a half day in ob-
servance of April Fool’s Day. All
students went to the football field
where they played baseball apd
other games. This has become an
annual tradition in the Mathis
schools on April Fool’s Day to
stop absences from school on that
day.
Pirates Win
Over Orange Grove
Friday 14 to 3
The Mathis Pirates opened the
home baseball season last Friday
night in a game that paid off in
a victory in both the scoring and
the “money making” departments.
Before a large crowd of home
town fans, the Pirates laced the
Orange Grove Bulldogs by a score
of 14-3, getting 12 hits, and mak-
ing only 4 errors.
Curt Lambert got credit for
leading hitter with 3 hits out of 4
Steel Trusses Arrivfe
For the New Gym
Steel oeam trusses for the new
gymnasium roof have finally ar-
rived in Mathis and workmen have
been busy since last Friday put-
ting the beams into place.
The trusses were originally sch-
eduled for shipment in October of
last year, but one delay after the
other, forced the delivery date
later and later.
Had the trusses arrived as per
schedule, Mathis boys and girls
probably could have played basket-
ball in the gym during the past
season.
Meanwhile other parts of the
new school building .are coming
along nicely reports T. A. Harbin
and J. W. Crawford, contractor
on the job.
see which one could sell the
most membership dollars. A bro-
nze plaque will be given the club
selling die most- He explained
there were two types of member-
ships being sold, a year’s mem-
bership lor $5.00 and a lifetime
membership for $50. Anyone wish-
ing to contribute to the building
fund can do so, he said.
Mrs. C B Me Anally then gave
a talk telling of the past history
of organizations in Mathis and
about the Mathis Parks Associa-
tion. She then turned ov'.r tQ the
club $962. from the A-station,
which now is inactive
D. C. Brown was master of
ceremonies for the ground break-
ing services.
Club members began selling
memberships immediately after
the services and a report Wed-
nesday found that the Study Club
was ahead in the contest. The
clubs and total memberships sold
are as follows: Study Club, $250;
Rotary Club, $235; H.D. Club$50;
Culture Club, $40; Firemen, $50,
and the other clubs have not re-
ported as yet.
The membership drive will con-
tinue for one month.
low Price on Onions Slows Down the
Harvest in Area; light Rain Wednesday
Will Aid Crops Some, But More Needed
Young people of the church are 1 trips,
being encouraged to take part in Jesus Aquilar got credit for the
the services and Rev. Palmer has ' pitching win, making his season
announced that they will hold key
positions in the services during
the first week thev are being con-
ducted.
The chqj'ch nursery will be open
for all services during the revival.
Revival services will be held daily
at 9:30 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. on
weekdays. The Sunday schedule
will remain the same as the re-
gular services of the church on
Sundays, 9:45 for Sunday school,
11:00 for morning worhsip, train-
ing union at 7:00 p.m. and even-
ing worship at 3:00 p.m.
record 2 wins and 1 loss,
The Bucs from Miller High Sc-
hool of Corpus Christi, a four A
team, will be the guests of the
Pirates next Thursday night, April
9, with the game commencing at
8 o’clock.
Mathis opened the season with
Miller in Corpus Christi losing 11-5
in a well played game with the
exception of the first two-thirds
innings, when Miller got 9 of their
11 runs, but Mathis out played
them after the damage had been
done.
St. Paul Aid Society
Meets at Tynan
The St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies
Missionary and Aid Society of
Tynan met at the church Thurs-
day, March 19, with Mrs. Alvin
Lieke serving as hostess.
There were 11 members and
Rev. Ximmerman led the group
in a Bible study based on the
book of Ruth. Mis. Herbert Stri-
dde presented the topic, “Our
Faith: Redeemed to Love”.
The New Guinea Commissary
Chairman asked <hat all projects
for this department be brought
.to the church by April 5th, and
any cash donations for this pro-
ject may be made to Mrs. Emil
Mengers, chairman, by this date.
The next meeting will be held
at the church Thursday April 16,
at 3:00 p.m. with Mrs. Edwin
Mengers as hostess. •
TWO MERCHANTS
TO TAKE PART IN
SALE MONDAY
Evelyn's and Hermans are
stores participating in the Dollar
Monday sale this coming Monday.
We invite readers attention to
their ads on other pages of the
paper.
Onion harvesting is still slow
in Mathis as low prices for the
product are discouraging local
shippers from pulling too many
carloads until they discover what
the market will do.
Meanwhile farmers in the area
are wanting rain and plenty of it.
Wednesday’s light rain helped the
crops a little, but much more is
needed. It rained two tenths to
four tenths inches around the
Mathis area.
Marilyn Salge Among
Members of Choir
Members of the Texas Lutheran
College choir are making final
preparations for the most exten-
sive concert tour in the history of
the organization.
Director Philip Knautz has an-
nounced that the 50-voice choir
will leave April 3 on a 4,000 mile
tour of Mid-Western states.
Marilyn Salge of Mathis is a
member of the choir. She was
selected from the student body
on the basis of competitive try-
outs conducted by the director
recently.
She and the choir will travel
through 11 states and will present
17 concerts of sacred music. They
will return to the campus at Se-
guin on April 21.
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