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THE MATHIS NEWS
MATHIS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1955
EIGHT PAGES — NO. 35
Second Polio Shot
Set for September
The second dose of Salk polio
vaccine will be given in San Pa-
tricio County the last week in
September, exclusively for those
who had their first immunization
dose of polio vaccine in the
schools last, April.
The above information was re-
leased this week by Dr. C. A.
Selby, Director of the San Patri-
cio County Health Unit in a
statement which includes the in-
formation that the County Medi-
cal Society decided against giv-
ing these immunizations during
the summer months, following re-
lease of the vaccine late in July.
The reasons given for the delay
were that relatively few eligible
children could take advantage of
clinics during the vacation period,
also that better response and co-
Local Schools
To Go Ahead
With Integration
Rev. Don Anderson
To Return Sat. from 2
Months Trip Abroad
The Mathis Schools will follow
their original plans of integrating
Negro students in the local class-
es this fall, Supt. T. A. Harbin
said.
The board decided August 11 to
integrate the 11 students here,
hut, a suit filed in Big Spring
last week cast some shadows on
the integration program in Ma-
this as well as the rest of Texas
schools who had gone ahead with
the integration plans as per Su-
preme Court ruling.
The suit 'is to be heard soon.
It, seeks to 1. Prevent integration
of Big Spring public schools. 2.
To prevent state funds from going
to any Texas school which per-
mits integration.
The local board is going ahead
and will await developments and
rulings from the Texas Educa-
tion Agency, which has already
ruled on July 4th to the follow-
ing effect:
1. The Commissioner of Educa-
tion is hereby instructed to dis-
tribute foundation program funds
to the several counties and school
districts of Texas regardless of
whether or not the schools are
segregated or non-segregated.
2. The Commissioner of Educa-
tion is instructed to provide with-
ing the State Dept, of Education
consultant service available upon
request to County and local school
officials.
3. Neither the State Board nor
Commissioner, nor staff of State
Dept, of Education shall suggest
or direct the action which county
and local school officials should
take.
• Thus when the doors open Tues-
day, eleven Negroes will register
in Mathis schools.
Rev. Don Anderson will return
to Mathis Saturday morning
from his two month visit to Eur-
ope and the Holyland.
He will preach at the Sunday
services of the First Baptist
Church of which he is pastor.
At the Sunday morning services
he will preach on “What I Have
Seen” and at the Sunday night
services he will show slides of
his trip.
He will arrive in Corpus Christi
by plane from New York Satur-
day morning.
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Mrs. Butler
Announces
Sale Of Shop
Catholic Sister’s Home
Now Under Construction
Rev. E. Bartosch announced
that work had started on a new
home for the Sisters of the Catho-
lic Church in Mathis. The new
home is being built on the church
property. Foundation work started
this week.
Mrs. Evelyn Butler announced
the sale of her dress shop to
Mrs. Geneva Nagel and Mrs. Lo-
ma Lee Curlee this week. The
new owners will take over Sep-
tember 6.
Mrs. Butler has owned the
shop, known as “Evelyn’s”, since
1950 when she bought out a shop
owned by Mrs. Mae Fusselman
and Mrs. Eulah Williams. At that
time, and until two years ago,
the shop was located where Re-
nee Jewelers now is located. For
a time it was known as the Corner
Shop.
Mrs. Butler and the new own-
ers will attend the San Antonio
market Sunday and Monday of
next week.
operation could be obtained
through the eight public schools
in San Patricio County, as well
as the Parochial Schools, finally,
this delay resulted in no loss in
the effect gained by the first dose
of vaccine.
The week beginning Monday
September 26th has been selected
by the County Medical Society
and the School Officials because
by that time the schools will have
been in operation long enough to
locate and obtain parental permis-
sion Jor giving the second shot
to the children who were given
their first shot of Salk Polio vac-
cine last April.
The schedule of clinics to be
held are as follows: Mathis, 10;
a. m., Monday, September 26th;
Gregory-Portland, 1:30 a.m., Tues-
day, September 27th; Odem’, 10:
a.m. Wednesday, September 28th;
Taft, 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sep-
tember 28; Sinton, Thursday, Sep-
tember 29, beginning at 10 a.m.;
Aransas Pass, 10 a. m., Friday,
September 30th; Ingleside, 1:30
p.m., Friday September 30th.
Doctor Selby states that there
will not be any make-up clinics
for the second polio shots follow-
ing these clinics. The members
of the County Medical Society
practicing in the towns where the
clinics are held, will act as clini-
cians for these clinics. The de-
tails and arrangements perti-
nent to these clinics, also the
volunteer nursing services, will be
in charge of the County Health
Unit.
School Term Begins
In Mathis Monda
MISS ELVA FUENTES
Miss Fuentes To Teach
In Mathis This Year
Miss Elva Fuentes, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio Fuentes of
Mathis and San Diego, will join
the Mathis schools as a teacher
in the elementary school.
Miss Fuentes graduated from
San Diego High School and re-
ceived her B.S. Degree in Home
Economics from T.S.C.W. in Den-
ton. While attending college she
was an active member of several
social clubs ■ and a member of
the Newman Club; Rio Grande
Club; Home Economics Club, Kap-
pa Epsilon Mu; Chemistry Club;
and was vice president of the Bet-
sy Ross Club.
She will be teaching first year
students in the elementary school.
The 1955-56 school term will be-
gin in Mathis Monday when the
faculty of the Mathis schools will
meet at 9 o’clock. Registration is
set for the following day and
classes will begin August 31.
The faculty of the Mathis schools
is now complete, except for the
hiring of an assistant coach,
which was still pending Wednes-
day. There are 58 administrators
and teachers beginning the fall
term with the Mathis schools. Of
this number, eleven are new tea-
chers, having never taught school
in Mathis before. They are: Mar-
garet Hayes, who will teach Eng-
lish and speech in high school;
ed up this year as usual, due to
the new building now under con-
struction not being completed.
Students will attend West Ward
on a free choice basis. Mr. Har-
bin said that the rooms on the
main campus will be filled first
and when they are at capacity,
the rooms will be opened at West
Ward.
Those that want to go to West,
Ward, in the first place, may do
so when the new building is corn-
moved again. It is planned to
those students will have to be
M. S- Thompson, science; Mrs.
Sula B. Butler, sixth grade; Mrs.
30 Boys Report
For Pirate
Football Team
Fall Hunting
Regulations
Summarized
Young Peoples Meeting
Held in Corpus Christi
An area wide young peoples
meeting was held at the Furman
Ave. Church of Christ in Corpus
Christi Tuesday night, which was
attended by from 250 to1 300 peo-
ple.
Attending from Mathis were Mike
Coffin, Travis Wollesen, Lanette
Wollesen, Ruth Pruett, Naomi
Rouse, Velma Rouse, Norma Lee
McCraw, and the pastor of the
local church, Harlan Overton.
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The Mathis Pirat^ football prac-
tice got off to a good start Mon-
day evening as over 30 boys re-
ported and started getting into
condition for the 10 game varsity
schedule plus a number of games
for the Junior Varsity.
St. John’s will come to the Ma-
this field for a scrimage ses-
sion Friday evening at 7 o’clock.
Fans are invited out to see the
work-out and all boys will have
an opportunity to participate pro-
vided he knows his assignments.
The Pirate Varsity has added
a new opponent, to their nine
game schedule by agreeing to
meet the College Academy “B”
team on the night of September 2
in Mathis Stadium for the bene-
fit of the band.
Boys reporting for the first prac-
tice are as follows:
Glen Adams, Robt. Adams, But-
ch Allen, Wesley Baugh, Reeves
Brown, Tom Crenshaw, Tex Crum-
ley, Jimmy Crouch, Don Chandler,
J. M. Edmondson Jerry Edmond-
son, Wally Gregorcyk, Chopper
Galloway, Sonny Guynes, Woody
Hicks, Lloyd Hutchens, Ken Har-
bin, Dickie Harbin, Jim Vay
Rouse, Richard Rivera, Carroll
Rouse, David Simpson, Bubba
Stone, Tucker Sutherland, Elwood
Stridde, Joey Stone, Robby Simp-
son, Glen Tennill, John Wilson
and E. C. Willman.
Queen Plans For
Farm Bureau
Are Complete
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City Secretary Joe Owen and
Police Chief Eddie Wolles'en take
a good look at what is to be the
“new look” in Mathis next week,
parking meters.
This meter was set up at the
City Hall Wednesday by Al Bit-
chine of the Karpark Corp. who
is now in town marking off the
streets and getting ready to in-
stall 250 meters in Mathis.
Final plans for the San Patricio
County Farm Bureau Queen’s Con-
test were completed Thursday at
a meeting of the contest, commit-
tee at the Weber Pool home. Mrs.
Pool, chairman of the committee,
announced that the contest will
be held September 8, 1955 at, 8:00
p.m. in the Sinton High Gymnasi-
um. A reception for the contest-
ants will follow the crowning of
the Queen.
Fourteen girls have officially en-
tered the contest according to Mrs.
Pool, who stated that there is
still time for anyone who desires
to enter the contest, to do so.
Anyone desiring to enter the con-
test may contact one of the fol-
lowing committee members Mrs.
Weber Pool, Mrs. Leo Owen, Sin-
ton; Mrs. Oran Sides, Mathis;
Mrs. Forrest Stinnet, Odem; Mrs.
K. G. MeKamey, Taft; and Mrs.
R. S. Hodges, Gregory.
In addition to the contest judg-
ing, a complete program of local
talent from throughout the county
has been selected to provide an
evening of enjoyable entertain-
ment. Everyone is cordially invit-
ed to attend.
Major fall hunting regulations
are summarized for ready refer-
ence by the Texas Game and
Fish Commission:
MOURNING DOVES: North
Zone: September 1 - October 15;
South Zone: October 15 - Novem-
ber ?8, noon to sunset, ten doves
per day or in possession.
WATERFOWL: Ducks, Novem-
ber 2 - Jaunary 15; Geese, No-
vember 17 - January 15; one half
hour before sunrise to sunset;
five ducks per day, ten in pos-
session; five geese per day or in
possession in the aggregate.
ANTELOPE: West of the Pe-
cos,^ four periods, Oct. 1 through
October 10; limit one buck or
doe; Panhandle, three periods,
October 12 through October 20;
limit, one buck antelope; parti-
cipants to be determined by draw-
ing in early September.
DEER: Under General State
law, to one buck deer in Panhan-
dle and in some other areas with
special anterless seasons in Gil-
lespie, Llano, Mason, and possi-
bly other counties.
TURKEY: November 16 - De-
cember 31 under General State
Law; November 12-21 in Panhan-
dle; Limit three gobblers under
General Law; two gobblers in
Panhandle. Special dates and lim-
its govern several counties.
QUAIL: December 1 - January
1& under General State Law; West
of Pecos, month of December on
all species except Mearns, which
are protected. Limit, twelve quail
per day, not more than thirty-six
in one week or in possession un-
der General State Law; Panhan-
dle, ten per day and not more
than twenty in possession at any
one time. Special regulations in
several areas and individual coun-
ties.
SQUIRRELS: October, Novem-
ber, December under General
Law; season open all year in six-
ty-nine counties; ten squirrels per
day or in possession under Gen-
eral Law, with special regula-
tions in several counties and are-
Zinita Flyower, third grade; C. A.
Hubbard, sixth; MissGenevaMann,
fourth; Mrs. Eva Wehmeyer, se-
venth; Miss Elva Fuentes, pri-
mer; Mrs. Ruth Hendley, first;
Stanley Psencik, band; and Mrs
John Reed, school nurse.
The complete faculty is as fol-
lows :
HIGH SCHOOL: E. L. Daven-
port, Principal; Mrs. Ida Mae
Baxter, Shorthand and Secretary
to Supt.; W. L. Baxter, Commer-
cial and Driver Education; Mrs
Mary Lynn Boatwright, Math; W
G. Cabaniss, Vocational Agricul-
ture; Mrs. Lola Caff all, Librari-
an; Miss Margaret Hayes, Eng-
lish and Speech; Mrs. Maurine
Huffstutler, English; Mrs. Euphrie
McMillan, Home Economics; Mrs.
Della Ann Salge, Social Studies;
F. T. Rich, Physical Education;
Miss Betty Jane Scott, Physical
Education; M. S. Thompson, Sci
pleted on the main campus,
move the 6th, 7th and 8th grades,
and possibly the 5th, into the
new building when it is complet-
ed around the first of the year.
The school nurse will be set
up in the old elementary build-
ing and also will have a room
at, West Ward.
v Mr. Harbin said it was neces-
sary for any student entering
school for the first time to bring
a birth certificate to prove that
he or she would be 6 on or be-
fore September 1.
Wayne Koepsel Resigns As City Com.
Sat.; His Unexpired Term Will Be Filled
By Appointment At Meeting Next Week
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Griff
Moore, Principal; Mrs. Fannie We-
ber, Principal; Buford Adams,
Fifth; Mrs. Sula B. Butler, Sixth;
Mrs. Ruthelle Cabaniss, Second;
Mrs. Anna Cox, Second; William
Clemons, Sixth; Mrs. Martin Co-
vington, Seventh; Mrs. Mary Do-
bie, Fifth; Mrs. Mary F. Ellis,
Fifth; Mrs. Zinita Fowler, Third;
Mrs. Della Gullion, Fourth;
C. A. Hubbard, Sixth; Mrs. Ka-
therine Jackson, Third; Mrs. Gra
ce Knolle, First; Miss Geneva
Mann, Fourth; Charles O. Mil-
ler, Eighth; Don Neal, Seventh;
Miss Marie Pacillo, Sixth; Mrs.
Stella Sparks, Second; Gus Stein-
man, Fifth; Mrs. Marie Stein-
man, First; Mrs. Nell Stone,
Third; Mrs. Eva Mae Wehmeyer,
Seventh; Mrs. Margaret Wilson,
Eighth; Mrs. Donnie Wright,
Third; Mrs. Evelyn Adams, First;
Mrs. Lois Barber, Second; Mrs.
Olga Adams, Third; Mrs. Gladys
Buffington, First; Mrs. Joyce Cof-
fin, Primer; Mrs. Phyllis Coffin,
Vocabulary; Mrs. Dixie Davenport,
Vocabulary; Mrs. Jo English, Vo-
cabulary; Miss Angelina Fuentes
Primer; Mrs. Miriam Hanshaw,
First; Mrs. Ruth Hendly, First;
Mrs. Lillie Ibbotson, Primer; Mrs.
Cora Jones, Primer; Mrs. Miriam
Miller, Vocabulary; Mrs. Belle
Robbins, Vocabulary; Miss Ruth
Smith, Second; Stanley Psencik,
Band; and Mrs. John Reed, Nurse.
Supt. T. A. Harbin said that
they expected t,o enroll some 1,-
000 students during the first week
of school.
West Ward School will be open-
’ Wayne Koepsel, a member of
the City Commission of Mathis,
submitted his resignation Friday
in a letter written to the other
commissioner and mayor, O. L.
Gorbet and Milton Boatwright.
M. Koepsel asked that his esig-
nation become effective as of Au-
gust 20, which was Saturday.
Quoting from Mr. Koepsel’s let-
ter:
“Please accept this letter as
my resignation from the city
council effective as of August 20,
1955.
“After careful consideration
and for personal reasons I feel
that I can be replaced by some-
one that can be more effective
in helping to steer the affairs of
the City of Mathis than I in the
immediate future.
‘I have considered it an honor
and a pleasure to have served
with you in the past two years
plus.”
Under the laws upon which the
city of Mathis is governed, a per-
son to fill the unexpired term of |
Mr. Koepsel must, be appointed
by the other two members of the]
commission.
Since Mr. Gorbet was out of I
town during the week and is not
expected back until this week-end, I
it is expected that, a new mem-1
ber will not be appointed until|
next week.
Elie Faurie, Sr.
Dies Saturday
At Gonzales
ASC Committeemen!
Elected In Voting
Held Recently
Funeral services were held Sun-
day at 3 p.m. at St. James Catho-
lic Church in . Gonzales for Elie
Faurie, who died at the home of
Mrs. W. M. Cole at 10 p.m. Sat-
urday.
The pastor, Rev. Joseph Mathey,
conducted the last rites. Enter-
ment, followed in the Hermann
Sons Cemetery. Seydler Funeral
Home was in charge of the ar-
rangements.
Faurie was born on May 2, 1898,
in Ottine, to Daniel and Ann
Faurie, natives of France. On No-
vember 26, 1919, he and the form-
er Miss Madeline Harris were
married. He was a baker by pro-
fession and a life member of the
Catholic Church. He served with
the Cavalry in World War I.
Survivors include his wife; thi^ee
sons, Elie Faurie, Jr. of Austin,
Leslie of Houston, and Daniel of
Lake Charles; two daughters, Mrs.
Albert Syma of Mathis, and Mrs.
Paul Harrison of Pleasanton; one
brother, Leon Faurie, of Austin;
two sisters, Mrs. Emil Brochet
and Mrs. Leon Buck of Mathis;
and 18 grandchildren.
Gins Turn Out 600
Bales In Past Week
To Make 5,888 Total
JAVELINA (wild hog): Novem-
ber 16 - December 31 under Gen-
eral State Law; November 1 - De-
cember 31 West of Pecos; limit
under General State Law two per
season; season open all year in
many counties.
IMPORTANT: This is a sum-
marized ready reference; detailed
information should be obtained
from Hunting Law Digest or Wa-
tefowl Supplement. Check your lo-
cal game warden if in doubt.
Ginnings at the three Mathis
gins reached 5,888 this week, a
jump of 600 bales over the total
last week.
The gins expect to be open for
next two weeks to take care of
late cotton.
By Wednesday Vahlsing had gin-
ned 3,183; Hall Gin, 725; and Ma-
this Gin, 1980.
12:30 Trio Sings At
Tuesday Meeting Of
Mathis Rotary Club
T. A. Harbin was in charge of
the program at the Tuesday meet-
ing of the Mathis Rotary Club.
He presented the 12:30 Trio, Jane
Cabaniss, Betty Stone, and Elaine
Maedgen, who sang several num-
bers for the group.
Next Tuesday night the club will
observe Ladies Night with a sup-
per at the school cafeteria at
7:30.
Frank Cockrell Teaching
In Amarillo High School
Frank Cockrell, a graduate of
Mathis High School and Texas
A&I College, will teach science
at Amarillo High School when the
fall term begins next month.
Mr. Cockrell holds a masters
degree in education from West
Texas State Teachers College |
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Two Men Get
Free Lodging For
“ Souvenir Hunting”
Sheriff S. F. Hunt reported a
comparatively quiet week-end for
his department, with only the us-
ual run of reckless drivers and
drunks being taken in.
One out-of-town group, compos-
ed of three women and two men,
seemed to be bent on picking up
souvenirs along their way and
made the error of trying t o
carry along the wastepaper bas-
ket from a Sinton Service Station
as a souvenir from that town.
The owner of the service sta-
tion saw his wastepaper basket
go into the car and called the
sheriff’s office. An officer gave
chase to the car headed out to-
ward Refugio and brought the
skylarking group back into Sin-
ton. Two members, of the group
spent the night in jail, and the
next morning when the souvenir-
and majored in agriculture at j gathering quintet left for Houuston
A&I. He spent three years in the ' "
service.
Girl Scout Association
To Meet Monday Night
The Girl Scout Neighborhood
Association will have a meeting
Monday night, August 29th at
7:30 at the fire station.
This meeting will be the first
for the coming year. All old and
new ^leaders, troop committee
members, and associate members
will be present.
they were carrying no souvenirs
other than unhappy memories of
Sinton with them.
Julian Dominguez, who had been
arrested on a non-support of wife
charge last week was placed un-
der a $1,000 bond in Justice Court
in Sinton on Monday morning,
with Justic N. F. Phillips pre-
siding.
A total of $141 in fines was as-
sessed six persons on charges of
reckless driving, being drunk, and
petty theft during the past week
The San Patricio County AS(
Tabulation -Board, W. . T. Westl
Chairman; Ray Troup, Vice-chair J
man and C. D. Whatley, Member
met in the ASC office in Sintoij
to tabulate the ballots cast
community committee election!
held in the eight comunities
the County. The following wev\
declared elected:
Mathis Community: Roy George
Chairman & Delegate; Elroy Fre]
tag, Vice-chairman & Alternat
delegate; V. M. Thyssen, Regule
member; Alton Finke, 1st Alteij
nate; J. P. Pruitt, 2nd Alternate
and Total votes cast were
West Sinton Community: Albeil
Kastner, Chairman & Delegate
C. V. Miller, Vice-chairman &
Delegate; John chneider, Mer
ber; George J. Ermis, 1st Alt
nate; Edwin Marburger, 2nd
ternate; and Total votes cast:
St. Paul Community: Curtis
Curlee, Chairman & Delegate;
T. Cranberry, Vice-chairman,
Alt,. Delegate; T. B. Owen, Jij
Member; Cleo T. Bell, 1st Alte
nate; Ira Hunt, 2nd Altematj
and Total votes cast: 73.
Odem Community: Charles Spi|
kerman, Chairman & Delegate;
Doyle Smith, Vice-chairman &
Delegate; George Hall Membe
A. C. Bickham, 1st f Alternat
Clifford Hightower, 2nd* Alternat]
and Total votes cast: 60.
Sodville Community: Taft M<|
row, Chairman & Delegate;
R. Whiteley, Vice-chairman &
Delegate; E. H. Granberry, M
ber; J. H. Schmalsteig, Jr.,
Alternate; W. C. Mayfield,
2nd Alternate; Total votes caj
55.
Taft Community: Ernest L. Gj
din, Jrr, Chairman & Delegaj
Jack L. Jones, Vice-chairman f
Alt. Delegate; R. Crawford
Ion, Member; W. L. Roots,
1st, Alternate; M. E. Decherd,
Alternate; and Total votes ce
98.
Gregory Community: Robert|
Hodges, Chairman and DelegE
Wm. P. McCampbell, Vice-ch^
man & Alt. Delegate; J. Rot
Taylor, Member; H. H. Riche
son, 1st Alternate; John Hast<j
2nd Alternate. Total votes ce
43
Portland Community: John
Hunt, Chairman & Delegate;
ford Turner, Vice-Chairman &
Delegate; Daniel P. Moore, Ml
ber; V. R. Glasson, Sr., 1st, All
nate; Forrest French, 2nd Al]
nate. Total Votes cast: 60.
Total votes cast in the cc
500. The newly elected commi
committeemen will take office]
tember 1, 1955. The elected
gates or the alternate del^
will meet in the ASC office
day afternoon, August 29 th
p.m. to hold the County Cor
tion for the purpose of elec
three County Committeemen
two Alternates.
This convention will be ope|
the public.
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