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THE MATHIS NEWS
VOL. XXXXII
MATHIS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1957
EIGHT PAGES — NO. 23
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RESULTS OF A FERTILIZER test I ject, on the Carr farm near Sanjgrass are, left to right, Dan Paw-
are being checked last Friday by Patricio, is a joint project of the lick, Dr. C. L. Curlee, Bob Hodges,
the supervisors of the San Patricio A. S. C. and the county agent. Ott Ediger, Harry Mount, Levis
Soil Conservation District. The pro-[Shown inspecting the blue buffet \ Caddell and John Carr.
Soil Bank and Fertilizer Check Plots
Now Ready for Farmer Examination
The value of fertilizer on range
grasses was clearly demonstrated
this past week with a check plot
of blue Buffel grass in old San
Patricio jointly put on by the A. S.
C. office and the county agent’s of-
fice. The demonstration, conducted
on the John F. Carr farm, used
nine different combinations of fer-
tilizer and was applied to grass
that was three years old at the
time the fertilizer was applied on
March 19 and 20 of ibis year. The
first test clippings, to determine
the amount of forage produced, was
made on May 16. Other clippings
will be made at 60 day intervals.
Of all the fertilizers used the best
results were obtained by the use
of 32-40-0. Tests showed that the
cost per ton of the increased green
forage was $1.78. A total of 11,000
pounds of green forage was pro-
duced per acre using this type
of fertilizer.
The land on which this test was
conducted is what is known as
type 7 soil, or rather poor, sandy
soil. In fact, Mr. Carr does not
have any idea exactly how long
this piece of land has been in
cultivation. His only observation
is that “Oldtimers in the area can
recollect being told about the ‘Old
Carr’ place being in cultivation ov-
er 100 years ago.
Mr. Carr runs a small herd of
mixed cattle using a pure bred
Property Owners Attend
Zoning Ordinance Hearing
About 35 Mathis property own-
el's turned out last Thursday night
to the public hearing of the propos-
ed zoning ordinance in the Boy
Scout Hut. ■
They heard William Anderson,
city planner for Corpus Christi and
developer of the Mathis land use
plan, explain some details of the
ordinance.
There were no protests heard to
the plan. Most people had ques-
tions regarding individual provi-
sions that-were answered by An-
derson, M. B. Covington, chairman
of the city zoning and planning
commission, and members of the
commission.
It was explained that the ordi-
nance governed the use of land
only. The city is separated into
sections — such as class 1 and 2
residential, commercial and indus-
trial. In some areas all three types
of building are permitted, in oth-
ers — such as class 1 residential
>— only one-family homes on a
minimum 50 by 140 lot are per-
mitted.
Several members of the fire de-
partment were present. Their
spokesman, Percy Hartman, asked
why the ordinance did not include
building, plumbing and electri-
cal codes.
Anderson explained that each of
those laws would have to be pass-
ed under separate ordinances. An-
derson agreed that such laws are
needed, but said the purpose of
Thursday night’s meeting was
strictly to interpret the land use
ordinance.
Several property owners had
questions regarding their individual
ownings. It was emphasized that
the ordinance could not change
anything that already existed nor
could it forbid construction of a*
building that had been planned.
The zoning law will be admin-
istered under a uniform program
with a board of adjustment ap-
pointed to interpret the law when-
ever necessary.
Following this public hearing the
planning and zoning commission
will recommend to the city council
that it be adopted. Before the city
votes into a law, it must again
be put before a public hearing.
Mrs. Hinnant 111
South Texas’ oldest resident, Mrs.
H. M. Hinnant, was reported in
serious condition Wednesday at the
Thomas Memorial Hospital in Bee-
ville.
Her condition had not improved
following her recovery from pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Hinnant celebrated her 101st
birthday in December.
Angus Bull on the land and has
been able to market four and five
months old calves that have dress-
ed upwards of 450 pounds.
Other projects being jointly con-
ducted by the county agent and
A. S. C. office this year include
a test plot on the Pool-Tice farm
in the St. Paul area where 15
varieties of soil improving crops
have been planted in an effort to
give information to farmers on what
is best suited to plant on land
being set aside for soil bank pur-
poses. The 15 varieties are blue
panic, buffel grass, sweet sudan,
brabham peas, Chinese red peas,
sesbania, new era peas, guar, ses-
bania, sart, sumac, sugar drip,
sorghum almun and mung beans.
Of all of the varieties the brab-
ham peas showed up best on the
test plot as filling the needs of
a crop for soil bank purposes. For
soil bank purposes the crop pro-
ducing the greatest amount of green
forage, in the shortest time, to be
turned back into the soil is con-
sidered the best. The brabham peas
had attained a height of about two
feet and were heavy and lush and
appeared that they would lap the
middles within a short time. The
Chinese reds showed good growth
but had begun to fade early.
All of the sorghums showed signs
of producing a large quantity of
green forage and probably will test
out as having the highest yields
of any of the crops. Grasses, on
the whole, were discounted as hav-
ing little value for a one-year crop
as they did not produce a great
amount of green forage in the
one-year test.
Plans are being made by the
A.S.C and county agent to test
clip all of these crops at 60, 90
and 120-day intervals in order to
have accurate informatitn available
for farmers as to the best crop
available for high yield in green
forage.
Fertilizer used in the Carr de-
monstration was furnished by Ma-
thieson Chemical Corporation of
Houston and Dr. C. L. Curlee of
Sinton. Seed used in the plantings
were furnished by Asgrow Seed
Co. of Rjtbstown and Eastern Seed
of Taft. Fertilizer and seed were
both furnished without charge.
Only 28 of 291 Potential 1st Graders
Register Early; Immunization Urged
EDITORIAL
A t
Only 28 of a potential 291 six-
year-olds in the Mathis School Dis-
trict appeared at the elementary
school last week to pre-registef
for the first grade.
Superintendent T. A. Harbin has
stressed that those who did not
pre-register must comply with the
school health regulations concern-
ing immunization for diphtheria,
small pox and whooping cough be-
fore next September.
Harbin said that children will not
be allowed to enroll who cannot
show evidence of immunization for
diphtheria, small pox and whoop-
ing cough.
Parents should request the doc-
tor or health unit administering
the shots for a statement of the
treatment upon completion of the
series, as no visible evidence of
shots for whooping cough or diph-
theria remains on the skin.
Diphtheria immunization requires
.three shots, each given a month
apart. Parents who will not be in
Mathis during the summer may
take their children to any public
Graduation Tonight
For 62 8th Grade
Students In Gym
Some 62 eighth grade students
will receive diplomas tonight in
graduation exercises in the school'
gymnasium.
The exercise is slated for 8 p.m.
Jerry Hill, of the Church of
Christ, will be guest speaker. Miss
Angelmira Garza will bring the
valedictory address, and Miss Car-
ol Edmondson, the salutatory.
Junior High School Principal
Griff Moore will present the cer-
tificates.
health unit in Texas to receive
the shots.
In addition to stressing the ne-
cessity for immunization for diph-
theria, small pox and whooping
cough, Harbin listed these recom-
mendations for parents whose chil-
dren will enter shcool next Fall.
These are not requirements.
1. "Each child should receive im-
munizations against tetanus, (lock
jaw) and poliomyelitis before ad-
mission to the first grade.-
2. Each student shall have re-
ceived a re-vaccination for small
pox every three years following die
first successful vaccination of the
child.
3. All children should receive
immunizations for typhoid fever
before entering high school.
4. All students entering the Ma-
this Schools for the first time shall
provide evidence of having re-
ceived immunizations for whoop-
ing cough, small pox and diphteria.
Congrats Upon
Zoning Plan -
It's A Big Step
Congratulations appear in order
to the city planning and zoning
commission for its apparently prac-
tical and workable zoning ordi-
nance.
The congratulations go back to
the city commission itself for ap-
pointing the planning and zoning
group over a year ago to work
up such a concrete plan for the
buildings of the future to follow.
It is to the extreme to say, “We
need zoning so somebody won’t
build a junkyard or slaughterhouse
next door to your residence,” but,
in effect, that’s what a zoning or-
dinance does.
It is a protection to yo.u It
was expiated that the plan could
never even remotely affect any
buildings anywhere you might own
now — no matter what they are
used for.
The zoning just sets the blue-
prints for the future. It stops the
undesirable from ever happening.
It makes potential land buying and
selling secure transactions — even-
tually, of course, increasing pro-
perty values.
Should the zoning ordinance be
passed, it will be a major step
forward for Mathis.
Building Permits
Total $38,065 In
City During May
Construction of the new Humble
service station across from the It
Theatre boosted the building per-
mits for May to $38,065, the city
hall announced this week.
Here are the month’s building
permits:
Edgar Eggert Jr., moving ware-
house, $250; Aurelio Mendez, new
residence, $4,000; Lee Jones, curb-
ing and fence, $800; Andres Rod-
riguez, addition, $400; Panlaleon
Oballe, moving house, no price;
Ervin Hedtke, moving house,
$3,500; Dorothy Cahn Walker, re-
pair, $100; Paulaleon Oballe, con-
struction of residence, $3,000; Myr-
tle Shipp, addition to porch, $25;
Alvin Flury, repair garage, $500;
A. H. Hanshaw, addition to house,
$2,500; Mauricio Garcia, new roof,
$180; E. J. Whitworth estate, gen-
eral repair, $400; W. H. Murphy,
addition, $200;jM. L. DeLeon, small
building, $700; C. C. Tribble, con-
struction of sign, $300; Anecleto
Ramirez, wash house, $25; Ern-
esto Gonzales, addition, $75; Roland
Engler, re-roofing, $220; Humble
Engler_ reroofing, $200; Humble
000; Alfredo Hernandez, repair, $40;
Fred Rich, building porch, $850.
14 Cases Heard
In J-P Court On
Monday Morning
Naughtiness kept police officers
busy over tire weekend and sent
a slew of law breakers into the
justice- of the peace court Monday
morning.
Judge C. D. Caffall reported 14
cases were processed, three still
pending.
Charles Curtis Hazen was fined
$23.50, charged with having beer
in the Lake Mathis state park. A
similiar charge against Louis Mar-
tinez was still pending. Caffall ac-
quitted William Brown on the same
charge.
Four men' were fined $20.50 each
for drinking beer at a Sunday af-
ternoon baseball game in Mathis.
They were Pedro Rocha, Francis-
co Castillo, Citriano Alvarado and
Joe Luera.
Old Fashioned Rain Dumps
Up To 6 Inches Here Mon.
Churches Start Vacation
Bible School In June
Vacation Bible schools at almost
all Mathis churches will draw
youngsters from two through high
school age during the early weeks
of June.
The Rev. Boyd Harris has an-
nounced that the school at the Me-
thodist Church will open Monday
at 8:30 a.m. Sessions will be held
daily at that time through Friday.
Mrs. L. T. Porter and Mrs. Fred
I. Watson are directors. Mrs. Glen
Edge, Mrs. Evelyn Harold and Mrs.
Herbert Heneke will teach the kin-
dergarten, ages 4 to 6; primary,
6-9, Mrs. Joe Stein and Mrs. El-
rano Freitag; juniors, 9-12, Mrs.
Glen Whitfill, Mrs. Leonard Luth-
er, Mrs. D. C. Brown, Mrs. Zinita
Fowler.
Mrs. W. E. McDonald is in charge
of refreshments.
Intermediates will have a ses-
sion later this summer with the
Rev. Boyd Harris in charge.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
June 5 is the opening date for
the Church of Christ Bible school.
The school will run June 5-7 and
10-14, with sessions beginning at
9:15 a.m. Children from two to
high school age may attend. Al-
lan Brown of Robstown is super-
visor.
Five classes are planned: pre-
school, Mrs. Griff Moore and Mrs.
Mathis Teachers
To Spend Summer
In College Classes
Mathis teachers will spend their
summers in colleges in South Tex-
as, and in one instance, in Chica-
go, 111.
Others will vacation with their
families.
Mrs. Mary L. Dobie plans to at-
tend the summer sessions at Texas
A&I College in Kingsville, as do
Mrs. J. D. Wilson, Raymond Daw-
son, Mrs. J. O. MicMillan, Mrs.
Olga Adams, Mrs. Charles Mil-
ler, Mrs. Joyce Coffin, Rena Faye
Gill, Mrs. Phyllis Coffin and Thom-
as Cox. Mrs. Thomas Cox plans
to attend a three-day workshop
at Texas A&I sometime during the
summer.
Byron Felder, band director, will
begin study toward his Master’s
degree at Vandercook School of
Music in Chicago, 111.
Mrs. Zinita Fowler plans to at-
tend East Texas State Teachers
College in Commerce; Mrs. S. F.
Coffin, University of Corpus Chris-
ti; Robert M. Parr, University of
Texas; W. L. Baxter, Southwest
Texas State Teachers College in
San Marcos; Mrs. Bertha Cobb, Del
Mar; Mrs. Evelyn Patteson, Del
Mar; Verda West, University of
Corpus Christi; Mrs. J. M. Ed-
mondson, Del Mar; Miss Barbara
Ann Poindexter, Sul Ross State
College at Alpine.
Mrs. Mary F. Carson plans to
vacation in Franston, while Joe
A. Henderson will travel to Tyler.
Miss Wilma Murto will see her
family in Detroit, Mich., and Miss
Betty Scott will spend the first
part of the summer with her par-
ents in Oklahoma City. Early in
July she will take over duties as
resident counselor at Florida State
University in Tallahassee, Fla.
Tyler is the summer destination
of Geneva Mann, and Miss June
Ann Groves will be in Henrietta
Four men were fined for dis-1 for three months. Stella Sparks
turbing the peace. They were Jose pians to be in Baytown, and Miss
Moya Medrano, $20.50; Reyes Ale-!
man and Felix Carranza, $39.50
each; and Nieves Gonzales, $34.50.
Cafeteria Ladies
Attend Workshop
In San Marcos
Mrs. Hazel Stone, manager of
the Mathis school cafeteria, and
her staff will attend the annual
cafeteria workers’ workshop in San
Marcos the next two weeks.
The ladies plan to leave Monday.
The workshop is sponsored by
Southwest Texas State Teachers
College.
In the group with Mrs. Stone are
Mrs. Ernest Bauch, Mrs. L. T. Pul-
lin, Mrs. E. J. Crenshaw and Mrs.
V. C. Happner.
Ruth Smith Tyler.
Carolyn Teaff* will go to Merk-
el; Wayne Smith, to Santa Anna;
and Ailene Bluhm, to Three Ri-
vers.
2-Year-Old Boy
Dies Here Tuesday
Alberto Hernandez, itwo-year-old
son of Mi', and Mrs. Amador Her-
nandez of Mathis, died suddenly
at his home Tuesday at 4:15 p.m.
Besides his parents he is sur-
vived by a sister, Alenia, and two
brothers, Amador Jr., and Andrez,
all of Mathis.
Services were conducted at 5:30
p.m. Wednesday at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church by Msgr.
Engelbert Bartosch. Burial was in
Eterna Descansa Cemetery with
Dobie Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Jerry Hill; Primary, Mrs. Mau-
rice Barber; junior, Mrs. Gordon
Cabaniss; intermediate, Jerry Hill;
seniors, Allan Brown.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The Christian Church has sche-
duled their Bible school for August
this year, according to the Rev.
Archie Gray. Dates for the two-
week school will be announced then.
Jail Prisoner Stuffs
Mattress In Plumbing
During the weekend 11 men were
in the city-county jail in Mathis.
One of the prisoners ripped up a
mattress and stuffed the filling
down the commode.
Judge J. O. McMillan fined him
$10 for the trouble it caused.
Another $5 fine was levied against
another prisoner who tore up an
electric light fixture while in the
jail.
Fine Collections
Running Good For
Corporation Court
Fine collections in the Mathis
Corporation Court last week total-
ed $90, Judge 'J. O. McMillan re-
reported. So far this week some
$33 has been taken in.
Policemen turned in eight tickets
during the week. One, a charge
of drunkeness, was dismissed.
A two-ton truck bearing a Lub-
bock license was charged with im-
proper parking. Another speeding
ticket was turned in, but the name
was not legible.
Ray Wood Gullett was charged
with improper parking; Paul Gon-
zalez, no driver’s license and
speeding; Jimmy Ticen, McAllen,
drunk, $10; Bernard B. Williams,
Refugio, improper parking.
Christian Church
To Dedicate New
Rooms Sunday Morn
The First Christian Church of
Mathis will dedicate two new rooms
in its educational building during
the regular Sunday morning wor-
ship services.
The dedication was originally
scheduled for this past Wednesday
night, but was postponed.
The Rev. A. W. Gray will lead
the dedication services following
a report on the new building by
A. B. Coffin. Jack Baucom will
offer the dedicatory prayer.
Everyone was cordially invited
to attend the special service Sun-
day.
Mathis Scouts
At Karankawa
All Next Week
Boy Scouts in Troop 38 of Mathis
will be among 200 camper's at
Camp Karankawa on Mathis Lake
next week. Scoutmaster Jimmy
Wright will be in charge of the
boys.
Highlight of the camp will be
the campfire and ceremonies Thurs-
day night to which the public is
invited. Last year over 1,500 par-
ents and friends of the Scouts at-
tended the campfire.
There will be stunts, Indian
dances and the Order of the Arrow
ceremonies that night.
Some 16 to 18 Mathis Scouts will
go swimming twice daily, canoe,
row, learn life saving, take arch-
ery and rifle range lessons and
enter the other activities of the
camp. There is an afternoon ves-
per service daily.
3 Rotarians Attend
Raymondville Confab
Three Mathis Rotarians attend-
ed an incoming officer workshop
in Raymondville Monday. They
were Milton Boatwright, Adolph
Bomer and C. R. Nichols.
Some 157 Rotarians'representing
every club in the area but one
were present. The sessions were
held at the Methodist Church with
a luncheon at the White Wing Ho-
tel.
Heavy Shower
Follows Again
On Wednesday
An “old-fashioned” rain deluged
Mathis with five to six inches Mon-
day morning to assure a bumper
grain crop.
Predictions of a bale and a half
to two bales per acre were fore-
cast for the cotton men.
The rains washed out a few field
terraces and washed away caliche
tops on farm roads. On Highway
359 north of the main Vahlsing
buildings rushing water covered the
road up to autb hub caps.
Up to 11:15 a.m. Monday the
rains totaled 4.3 on H. A. Porter’s
weather bureau gauge. Shortly be-
fore noon another burst added 1.6,
bringing a near official six full
inches.
About a mile east of Mathis just
five inches fell. North and west of
here it totaled over six. It was
just as heavy to the south.
A few fields did suffer from the
new rains. They were in the low-
land sections and hadn’t dried out
sufficiently from last weekend’s
inch of rains. Some 13.8 inches has
fallen during April and May in
the Mathis area, according to Por-
ter’s official records. Some farm-
ers ventured that any more heavy
rains might peril the cotton crop
which needs hot sun and dry wea-
ther during blossoming.
Parts of Mathis which are built
in former swamp and duck hunt-
ing areas did flood temporarily
Monday. Water seeped into sever-
al houses in the southwest and
south east sections of town. One
man reported water was three to
four inches over the floor, but
quickly drained away.
The city reported no major drain-
age problems in the aftermath of
the rains. Since the city sits on
a hill there is rarely any water
left standing following a deluge ex-
cept in the low spots and chug-
holes.
A flash shower also fell late Wed-
nesday morning bringing up to an
inch in a few gauges. A twister
was reported sighted between Ma-
this and the Swinney Switch area,
but it was not confirmed by police
sources. No damage was report-
ed. Some sections received not even
a trace as the rain was spotty.
A check of the insect population
in the crops in San Patricio County
was made late last week by Coun-
ty Agent Dan Pawlick. Just what
effect the heavy rains would have
on insects will not be determined
for several days, according to Mr.
Pawlick. Mr. Pawlick’s findings are
as follows:
COTTON FLEAHOPPERS — are
on the increase over the entire
county. Infestations varied from 20
to 30 percent in some fields. Most
hoppers found are in the nymph
or young stage. Many fields have
been treated for flea hopper con-
trol. Growers should be on the
lookout Tor this insect because
damaging number can build up in
a short time. Begin treatment when
15 to 25 flea hoppers (nymph and
adults) are found per 100 termin-
als.
COTTON BOLLWORM — have
been reported in a few fields. The
bollworm infestation is light, how-
ever, growers should be examining
their fields carefully for live boll-
worms and square damage. Begin
treatment when bollworm eggs and
4 to 5 young worms are found per
100 terminals or when 5 percent
of the small squares and bolls
have been injured by small boll-
worms.
PINK BOLLWORM — Bloom in-
spection to date indicates a com-
paratively light infestation. Pink
bollworm infestation is considerab-
ly lighter than this time last year.
APHIDS — except maybe for a
few “hot spots” the population is
decreasing due to the parasites
and predators. One of the dangers
of controlling aphids is that boll-
worm infestations develop rapidly
after the use of an aphid treat-
ment. So treat for aphids only
when the cotton is suffering, be-
cause in most instances the para-
sites and predators will control
these infestations.
THRIPS — found in a few fields
but not in damaging numbers.
Beneficial insects found working
in cotton fields this past week in-
clude the Lady Beetle, flower bug,
lace wing fly also called aphid
lion and a few beneficial spiders.
Learn to recognize your beneficial
insects. A leaflet on beneficial in-
sects is available at your county
agent’s office.
Infestations of all insects seem to
be heaviest in older cotton, but
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