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THE MATHIS NEWS
VOL. yxxviii
MATHIS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1953
EIGHT PAGES — NO. 23
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Yankees Are Leading in Little League
Play; Another Series Will Be Played
Starting Tuesday and Thursday Nights
The Yankees, coached by Har-
lan Overton, are now leading jn
Little League baseball play. The
team has played three games and
won all three of them. Another
game was played Thursday night,
but results are not known in time
for printing this week.
The Athletics have played three
games and lost three. The Dod-
gers have played three games,
lost one and won two. The Cubs
have played three games also,
and have lost two and won one.
Another series of games will be
Thursday night. Crowds have been
good at all the games, Commis-
sioner Oran Sides said this week,
played Tuesday night and next
Donations to the Little "League
and Pony League are still coming
in, but he said that there is still
a shortage of equipment for the
night. Game time has been moved
up to 7 .o’clock, commissioner
Arnold McCraw said.
CORPUS WOMAN
INJURED IN WRECK
A Corpus Christi woman, Mrs.
James A. Cameron, was injured
when the car she was driving
and a caliche truck collided at
2:30 p.m. Monday about three
miles south of Mathis on Highway
9.
She was taken to Spohn Hospital
in Corpus Christi where she was
treated for injuries to her left
knee and shoulder and shock.
Physicians said there were poss-
ible internal injuries.
The accident occured, accord-
ing to Patrolman B. D. Ward,
when Mrs. Cameron had passed
Little League, and the Pony Lea-1 another truck while going sough
gue does not have uniforms. ‘on the highway. The other vehicle
The Pony League will play an-involved was driven by Mason
other series of games Saturday Jesserson, a Negro.
FISHING REPORTED
GOOD AT LAKE
DURING PAST WEEKS
Fishing is better here in the
lake than it has been during the
past seven years, according to
J. C. Henderson, superintendent
of Lake Corpus Christi State Park.
There are plenty of fisherman,
too, with more than eight thou-
sand people visiting the park
and lake over the week-end. '
Henderson said that more than
150,000 people had visited the
park during the past month. They
came to swim, picnic, boat and
fish in the 12,680 acre pai’k, of
which 10,444 acres are water.
Nearly everybody who fished br-
ought in good catches of yellow
and blue cat.
Alvin Flurry acquatic biologist
of the State Game and Fish de-
REV. VERNIE PIPES
TO PREACH AT
BAPTIST SERVICES
Rev. Vernie S. Pipes, pastor
of the First Baptist Church at
Celina, Texas, will preach at the
8:00 p.m. service next Sunday at
the Mathis First Baptist Church.
Rev. Pipes served the Mathis
church as its pastor for six years
prior to his moving to Celina.
The present pastor, Rev. A. A.
Palmer, extends an invitation to
i everyone to attend the services
and hear Rev. Pipes.
Miss Jean Marie Widergren, of
Columbus, Ohio, will be guest
soloist at the First Baptist Church
Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock.
Miss Widergren was a roommate
with Miss Mary Edmondson when
she was a student at the Univer-
sity of Texas and will sing at
Miss Edmondson’s wedding Sun-
partment stationed at Mathis, . „
Said that during a ten day period iservice at
fnllnwinc* th#* rpppnf- tmqa nn FliSt Baptist Church.
following the recent rise on the
Nueces River that more than
4,000 pounds of catfish were taken
out of the lake by fishermen.
Arthur Voight and party of San
Antonio caught 499 pounds of cat-
fish, ranging from five to 20
pounds.
“Fishing possibilities of the lake
Mathis Scouts
Among Over 200
At Camp Here
The Boy Scout Camp at the
will be tremendous when the new ’ lake, is jammed full of Scouts
and bigger lake is created through [this week as more than 200 of
them are now encamped at the
Karankawa Camp.
The following Mathis boys are
at the camp this week: Robert
Simpson, Jimmy Crumley, Rich-
ard Henderson, V. G. Miller, E.
L.’f(oepsel, Leonard Syma Jim-
my Crouch, Scotty Gregorcyk,
Tommy Huntsinger, Robert Ram-
sower Wayne Huddlesto A. W.
nolle, Woodrow Hicks, Paul Be-
the building of Wesley Seale
Dam,” Flury said. Hepointed
out that either side of the lake
will be. accessible from roads
leading from San Antonio and
Alice. He said that to accommo-
date the increasing number of
fishermen that another park or
public entry to the lake should
be established with the coming
of the new Wesley Seale Dam.
The McNeili fishing camp on
the Nueces between Swinney Sw-
itch and Dinero reported from
35 to 40 cars entering daily. Good
catches were reported.
Fishermen at the lake over the
weekend included parties' from
Alice, Sinton, Beeville, George
West, Three Rivers, San Antonio,
Houston and Devine, with the
greatest number being from Cor-
pus Christi.
Palmers Leave on
Houston Trip
Rev. A. A. Palmer, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, left
Mathis Wednesday night to go to
Houston where he is to officiate
at the wedding of his niece, Miss
Jo Ann Palmer, Friday evening.
The pastor will return to^ Mathis
Saturday and will preach* at the
regular 11:00 a.m. service at the
Baptist Church, Sunday.
Rev. A. A. Palmer and family
will begin a two weeks vacation
trip Monday June 15th. After
brief stops at Dallas and Me
Kinney, Texas, they will go to
Denver, Colorado where they will
visit friends and see several
points of interest.
In the absence of the pastor,
Jack Walker, ministeral student
at the- University of Corpus Ch-
risti and music director for the
church, will preach at both ser-
vices Sunday June 21st, and will
lead the Wednesday evening ser-
vices.
Olen Miles, Manager of the
South Texas Children’s Home will
preach at both services Sunday
June 28th.
Marilyn Salge Named
To Who’s Who Group
Marilyn Salge of Mathis is one
of the twenty-three students at
Texas Lutheran College at Seguin
who has been listed in the “Who’s
Who” and class favorite sections
of the Growl, college year book.
Miss Salge was selected by
members of the freshman class
as their class favorite.
TWO V. F. W. MEMBERS
GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
AT NAS HOSPITAL
Percy Hartman and Ellis Cren-
shaw were members of the Mathis
V .F. W. Post who attended the
monthly hospital visit at the Naval
Air Station in Corpus Christi.
They reported that there were
more patients in the hospital now
than have been there in a good
while. The hospital party passed
out cigarettes, cookies, and ice
cream to the patients and enter-
tained them with a hillbilly band
from San Patricio County.
A. C. Bradfute
Dies Monday;
Buried at Argenta
A. C. Bradfute,' T5, a South
Texas farmer for more than half
a century, died in a Beeville
hospital at 8 p.m. Monday after
an illness of seven weeks.
Survivors include his wife; four
sons, E. H. of Beeville, L. G.
of Mathis, A. I. of Houston, and
B. O. Bradfute of Mathis; seven
daughters, Mrs. J. C Long of
Alice, Mrs. J. M. Banta of Mule-
shoe, Mrs. A. E. Wren of Mathis,
Mrs. A. C, Newman of Beeville,
Mrs. George Newman of George
West, Mrs. Edwin Sciba of San
Antonio, and Mrs. B. A. Robinson
of Flour Bluff; . a sister, Mrs.
P. G. O’Neall of Kosse, Texas;
46 grandchildren, and 35 grand-
grand children.
Funeral services were held at
the Walker Funeral Home in Bee-
ville at 10 a.m. Wednesday with
John L. Norris of Mathis officiat-
ing. Burial was in Argenta Ce-
metery.
Pallbearers will be his grand-
sons, Orvis Long, Roland, Lester
and Chrles Bradfute, Leslie Wren,
and Arnold Banta.
City Calls for Bids
on Ground-Storage
Water Tanks
The City Council this week call-
ed for bids on two storage tanks
to be erected for storage of water
to ease the water crisis in Ma-
this.
Bids will be received until 8:00
p.m. June 30, at the city office,
at which time all bids will be
opened. The bids are calling for
a bolted steel tank <3f 5,000 barrel
capacity and a welded or riveted
steel tank of 250,000 gallon cap-
acity.
Bids will also be opened on
that • date for a water well of
500 gallon - per - minute capacity.
Bids on the well were called last
week.
School Should
Be Ready By
Julyl st—Harbin
Work on the new elementary
school is scheduled to be finished
July 1st, T. A. Harbin said this
week. Work is now behind sche-
dule, due to the fact that delays
in steel shipments caused con-
tractors to* fall behind in work.
The laying of the tile floors is
scheduled to begin Monday, he
said, and the plumbing and elect-
rical work is to be finished by
July 1st.
Meanwhile bids will be opened
June 18 for work on the outside
of the building. This will include
curbs, gutters and parking ramps
for buses, and outside drinking
fountains. Mr. Harbin said he
hoped this work could be finished
by August 1st.
Betterment Ass’n. Calls
Meeting for 7:30 Tonite
To Discuss Bond Interest
The City Council Wednesday
asked D. C. Brown, president of
the Mathis Community Betterment
Association, to call a special meet-
ing of the association for 7:30
tonight at the Fire Station.
Members of the organization
will be contacted by telephone
during the day as far as is pos-
sible. Council members, Milton
Boatwright, Wayne Koepsel, and
O. L. Gorbet said they hoped the
entire membership of the organi-
zation would turn out for the
meeting and that any other inter-
ested persons would be welcomed.
Purpose for the special meet-
ing is to discuss what to do about
the interest rate on the bonds
which the city is to sell to con-
struct a new water and sewer
system.
Bill Lackey, representing De-
war, Robertson, and Pancoast
Company, the company that has
agreed to purchase the bonds, told
the council Tuesday night that
the best interest rate which the
market could give was 4.10 per-
cent.
This is higher than he had in-
dicated the rate would be before
the bonds were passed by Ma-
this voters. At the time the bond
Grain Harvest Expected to Speed into
Top Gear by Monday; Local Elevator
Has Received Over 1-2 Million Pounds
METHODIST VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL
BEGINS MONDAY
The vacation Bible school be-
gan at the Methodist Church Mon-
day and will continue through
Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30 with
the closing exercises Saturday af-
ternoon at 4:00 in the basement.
Mrs. Milton Boatwright, super-
inte dent of the children’s divi-
sion, is directing the school with
the following workers for the
various age groups.
Kindergarten: Mrs. Eddie Ruck-
er, Mrs. C. Carlysle, Miss Juanita
Jo Wentz, Mrs. Arthur Knolle,
and Mrs. W. E. McDonald; Pri-
mary, Mrs. Oran Sides, Mrs.
Tollie Thomas, Mrs. T. A Harbin;
Junior, Mrs. J. J. Baker, Mrs.
Chap Young, Miss Elaine Maed-
gen, and Miss Mary Henderson;
Intermediate, Mrs. Charles Br-
own.
The grain harvest in the Mathis
area is expected to get into full
tilt Monday morning. Several car-
loads of grain have already been
cut around the area, with the
Mathis Grain and Elevator Cor-
poration reporting Wednesday eve-
ning of having received nearly
500,000 pounds of hygeria and
maize.
Bill Parrish, assistant manager,
said that there was not much of
a market for grain yet. They
were paying $2.25 per hundred on
a 15 percent moisture basis Wed-
nesday.
The two other grain elevators,
in Mathis are ready to receive
grain Roy Pullin Grain Company
has opened up and is ready for
yer, Eaph Weathersby, and Carr-jthe harvest, and the elevator con-
oil Rouse. Explorers from Ma-
this at the camp are Glen Adams,
Tucker Sutherland, J. M. Edmond-
son, David Simpson, and Michael
Everett.
Parents can visit the camp any
time, but the hour between 7 and
8 p.m. has been set aside as a
isiting hour, according to Sr
Armstrong. Order of the Arrow-
ceremonies are held each Thurs-
day night beginning at 8 o’clock.
Michael Everett and Glen Adams
were chosen for the Order of the
Arrow for Thursday night.
Plenty of swimming, games,
merit* badge work, and other
Scout activity is going on at the
lake, but one boy is certainly hav-
ing a rough time. A little boy
from John Grooms troop from
Corpus Christi is now in the pain-
ful process of training and tam-
ing a wild coyote which was giv-
en the troop last week. He has
been bitten 2 or 3 times and has
received tetenus shots for safety.
He plans to take the “pet” coy-
ete as a mascot to the National
Jamboree in California later dur-
ing the summer, Mr. Armstrong
said.
Allen Jonas Places
3rd in Tractor Test
George Nesloney, F. F. A. boy
from Woodsboro; was named win-
ner of the tractor driver’s con-
test held in Sinton Saturday
morning, in which Allen Jonas
of Mathis placed third.
Six F. F. A. Chapters partici-
pated in the event, which is being
sponsored by the Ford Motor Co.
and the Roy Jackson Motor Co.
of Sinton. The contest was held
on the C. M. Kellum farm near
Papalote. Contestants were jud-
ged on general operatic*- of Ford
tractors and equipment.
The district contest will be held
at Sinton, also, during the last
week in June. Five F. F. A.
students from the valley, one
from Beeville area, and one from
Three Rivers, all winners in con-
tests held in their respective
communities will participate in
the event.
structed at the- Vahlsing Gins is
now ready to go.
Grain yields are expected to be
much lower this year due to the
dry weather. Local grain- buyers
expect the crop harvest to be
fast once it gets started good.
Orange Grove Meet
To End Sunday
The Church of Christ meeting
being held in Orange Grove will
end with the Sunday evening ser-
vices, John L. Morris, preacher
for the congregation, who * lives
at Mathis, said this week.
Murdo A. Sharp is preaching
for the meeting. He is minister
of the Church of Christ at Yoa-
kum.
Services are being held in the
Orange Grove High School library
daily at 8:00 p.m. Sunday services
will be held at 10:00 and 10:45
in the morning and 7:30 in the
evening.
PLANT CROPS BY
TEMPERATURE OF
SOIL? SOME DO!
Gordon Cabaniss, vocational ag-
giculture teacher in Mathis, br-
ought to light a recent experi-
ment in California which he read
about in Agriculture Research, a
government magazine on farm
problems.
The question asked was can soil
temperature tell a farmer when
to plant cotton? Some seed grow-
ers say it can, and now. according
to the magazine researchers are
experimenting with the subject.
Trials by George Harrison at the
Shafter, California, field station
of the Bureau of Pland Industry,
Soils and Agricultural Engineer-
ing showed that certain soil tem-
peratures at planting insured a
good stand of cotton.
As a result of his work, some
California growers are now plant-
ing — if the weather forecast is
favorable — when soil tempera-
ture 8 inches below the surface
at 8 o’clock in the morning is
58 degrees F. for 3 successive
days.
This spring, technicians th-
roughout the Cotton Belt began
to experiment with the possibili-
ties. More research is being
carried out and if they
successful, fax-mers may
carrying thermometers at
ing time.
prove
begin
plant-
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Turner have
returned to their home in Lyford
after a visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Max Jonas and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Jonas and
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Winsauer
and family were in Seguin last
weekend where they attended the
silver wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Damman, who
are sister and brother-in-law to
Mrs. Jonas.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Williams
and son, Henry, returned this
week from a vacation to Amity,
Ark.
Mr. a$d Mrs. E. Taylor, of
Houston, and Mrs. J. J. Backues
of San Antonio visited their sister
Mrs. C. E. Aldreidge this week.
Mrs. R. A. Beall Sr. and Mrs.
Ty Beall spent Wednesday in
Corpus Christi.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rice and
children, Jimmy, Leona Lee and
Blanche, of Devine spent last
week-end in the home of the
Robert Duncans.
Mr. ana Mrs. Fred Watson had
ss their guests this week Mr.
and Mrs. B. J. Dickson, Jerry,
and Connie Sue of San Angelo.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Young are
spending this week-end in Pales-
tine with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Young.
A. H. Hanshaw made a business
trip to Rio Grande Valley this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Stone, Don
Edward, and Kathleen plan to
leave Sunday for Mountain Home,
Arkansas, for a two weeks vacat-
ion with Mrs. Stone’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tilley.
Misses Sandra and Janet Ev-
erett of Tynan visited their sister,
Mrs. Wayne Holland this week.
Mrs. J. W. Moore and Bill and
Kay of Taft visited the C. D.
Caffalls this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holmes spent
last week-end in Corpus Christi
visiting Mr. and Mrs. C . H.
Crouch.
Mrs. S. C. Armstrong has re-
turned home after a fe wdays
confinement in the Mathis Hospi-
tal.
Overtons Leave on
Trip to Godley
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Overton
and son, David, left early this
morning for Godley, Texas, where
he will conduct a series of gospel
meetings for the week beginning
June 14 and continuing through
Sunday, June 21st.
Mr. Overton, the local minister
of the Church of Christ formerly
served the Godley congregation
as its minister.
While on the trip they will visit
Mi's. Overton’s mother, Mrs. Opal
Winchester, in Dallas and Mr.
Overton’s family, the R. M. Over-
tons in Thorp Springs, Texas.
NEW PHONE NUMBER
GIVEN SCHOOL
TAX OFFICE
The school tax office at the
high school building now has a
separate telephone, Mrs. Augusta
Henderson said this week.
Persons wishing to get in con-
tact with the office should now
call 347, instead of the high school
phone 50, which has been used
by both the tax office and the
high school principal and super-
intendent’s office.
Dr. and Mrs, W. A, Guynes,
Mike and Sonny and Mrs. Amos
Welder, spent last week-end in
San Antonio and then drove on
over to Kerrville where they left
Sonny at Camp Stewert.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Callaway of
Corpus Christi were visitors in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. B.
Mahoney. Mrs. Callaway is a
sister of Mrs. Mahoney.
Mr. and Mrs. John Newman of
Hondo and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Neuman of Devine visited the
Henry Mussman family last week-
end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Henderson
returned this week from a two-
weeks visit in Kingsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ramey are
spending a few days in Kerrville
vacationing.
Mrs. J. W. Nelson reported this
week that their son, Pfc. John
S. Nelson, is now stationed in
Zwiebrucken, Germany.
Mrs. Vernon Adams and Mrs.
Gus Mengers attended the funeral
Saturday of Gus Natho, of Uvalde,
who was buried in Skidmore.
Mr. and Mrs. Otho Griffin xe-
ceived word this week that their
son, Dan, has been pi'omoted tc
a Sgt. He is stationed at Guam.
Mrs. Nita Epperson and da-
ughter, Mrs. Stevens, of Refugxc
were Mathis visitors last week-
end in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Stone and other relatives
and friends.
Rev. J. E. Mack
Begins Work With
Methodist Church
The Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Mack
arrived in Mathis Sunday where
he will begin work with the Meth-
odist Church here, replacing Rev.
W. O. Schulze who accepted a
position in Lampasas.
Rev. and Mrs. Mack came here
from Crystal City, where he had
served the
church t h ere
for the past
2 years. Rev.
Mack and Rev
Schultze, both
served the
former Hack-
berry St. Me-
thodist Church in San Antonio, Rev
Schultze having served there six
years and Rev. Mack five years.
Dr. Olon W. Nail, former pastor
here, and Rev. Mack merged the
two congregations of Hackberry
Street and Denver Heights Metho-
I dist Churches forming what is
now known as the Aldersgate
Methodist Church. Dr. Nail and
Rev. Mack were co-pastors of
Aldersgate for one year.
Rev. and Mrs. Mack have two
sons, ,James Alvin employed by
Pan American Airways of Miami
Springs, Florida, and Rev. Ch-
arles H. Mack, pastor of the
Methodist Church in Bertram,
Texas.
A reception was held on the
church lawn last Sunday evening
for the new pastor and his wife.
About 100 guests attended. ' They
were welcomed by T. A. Harbin,
spokesman for the congregation,
and by Charles Brown, chairman
of the official board, saying a
word of greeting on behalf of the
board.
. Rev. Mack and several repre-
sentatives of the congregation at-
tended the Corpus Christi District
meeting in Taft Wednesday from
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. At the meet-
ing all financial askings of the
Annual Conference were present-
ed for consideration and accept-
ance of District Stewards and
Pastors. Various speakers from
the Inter-board Council, District,
Missionary Board, and other ag-
encies, institutions and causes re-
viewing the program for the ch-
Sunday is Student Recognition
Day for Methodist Churchesthro^
ugnout the area at which time
the names of all young people
having been away to college and
preparing to enter college in
September will be read and an
opportunity given the people to
make a free will offering which
goes into a student loan fund,
which is made available for
worthy and interested students
attending Methodist schools, Rev.
Mack said.
issue was being drawn up, he
told the Council that, although
there was no definate way of
forecasting the market rate for
6onds several fnonths ahead of
time, he did not expect the rate
to exceed 3.75.
Mr. Lackey indicated that the
rate would probably be higher
next week, but gave the council
a week to decide at the 4.10 rate.
The Council went to Alice Wed-
nesday' to talk to the city At-
torney, Frank Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd
questioned Mr. Lackey about the
bond interest rate, and after con-
siderable discussion recommended
that the Council bring in several
bankers to the meeting tonight
to discuss why the interest rates
have gone so high.
Mayor Milton Boatwright said
that a banker from Alice, Bee-
ville, and a representative of the
local bank would be asked to
come to the meeting.
City Council members are go-
ing to ask the bankers about in-
terest rates and further question
representatives of the bond com-
pany.
Association members will then
be called upon to decide upon a
recommendation to the City Co-
uncil as to what to do concerning
the interest rate situation.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dobie spent
last weekend in Texas City. Mrs.
Mueller and daughters, Mitza and
Tanya Sue returned with them
for about a month’s stay in
Mathis.
Visiting with Mrs. Ester Dobie
and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hunt-
singer during the week are Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Golden and boys
of Center Point, Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Schmidt and children, and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morgan and
children of Alice.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clemons and
Willie and Becky returned Wed-
nesday from Cumby where they
visited with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. I. N. Clemons.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Davenport
and family visited last Saturday
in Edna with his mother, Mrs.
E. M Davenport.
Home Dedication
Set for June 14th
The Honorable John Winters,
Director, State Department of
Public Welfare, will bring the
main address at the dedication
service for the South Texas Ch-
ildren’s Home Sunday, June 14.
The dedication service will begin
at 3:00 p.m., and the public is
cordially invited to attend. The
South Texas Children’s Home was
opened with one cottage last Sep-
tember 24, with a capacity of ten
children. There are now three
cottages, and the Home has a
capacity of thirty children.
The Honorable Dudley Dough-
erty will also address the gather-
ing, and Dr. A. D. Foreman,
noted layman, will speak. The
service will be concluded with an
inspection of facilities by those in
attendance.
The South Texas Children’s
Home is located on a 637 acre
tract of land seven miles west of
Pettus, on the Mineral highway.
The land was given by Mrs.
Laura ‘Boothe, of Beeville, to
Rev. J. M. Lunsford, who in turn
founded the institution, and deed-
ed it to trustees. Rev. Lunsford
is administrator of the Home.
Post Office Box
Rent Due For
Increase July 1st
Box rent on Post Office mail
boxes are due for an increase
come July 1st, Nellie Magowan,
postmaster, said this week.
The new rates will mark the
first time since 1907 that the
basic rate schedule has been ch-
anged, she said. New rates will
be .90 cents fo ra number 1 box,
$1.10 for a number 2 box, and.
$1.50 for a number 3 box. This
compares with the present rate
of $.60, $.75, and $1.00 now in
effect.
Rents are based on the gross
receipts of the post office. In
large cities the rates are much
higher since the post office gros-
ses more money. Mathis residents
will remember that the rates went
up in Mathis in the 1940’s but
this was due to the fact that the
local post office graduated into a
higher bracket due to an increase
in its gross receipts.
This present rate increase which
goes into effect July 1st is a
basic increase, which means that
every post office, regardless of
gross receipts is raising box rents.
The box rent -price is for a
quarter of a year.
Mr. c.nd Mrs. B. E. Caffall and
John of Beeville and formerly of
Mathis were visitors here Monday
of this week.
Mr. t-nc. Mrs. R. L. RnjJ visited
their c ughter, Mrs. Doris Dor-
ns in San Antonio this week.
Mrs. J. B. Pullin of Woodsboro,
spent last Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. R. A. Beall Sr.
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Helm, Bobby. The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 12, 1953, newspaper, June 12, 1953; Mathis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1039652/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mathis Public Library.