Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1938 Page: 4 of 8
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ZAVALA COUNTY SENTINEL
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
i. H. HARDY, Owner, Editor and
Publisher
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■stared u Second-Clau Manor at
IEn Poet Office at Crystal City, Texas,
nder the Art of March 8. 1879.
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Crystal City, Texas, July 22. 1938
EDUCATIONAL TOUR
(Continued from page 1)
e slept
GEORGE A. DAVISSON JR.
of Eastland, legislator who is seek-
spccial permission, we slept in inK Democratic nomination for
Brackenridge Park; j Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He is
The next morning, after a swim in author of the Texas Unemployment
the Brackenridge pool, we visited the I Compensation act, old age pension
Alamo Portland Cement Plant. | legislation, the present oil proration
There we saw the pit from which the laws- and is an ardent New Deal
soil for making cement came. J Democrat. He is a foremost authority
The soil which comes from here is on social security legislation.
over 99 percent pure cement. ——--— ________________
After a complete tour of the plant L i8 run out on th
manager of Alamo Cement Com-L , into one b Lid bhSc as
pany took us to the Original Mexican^ hPardcni. When s
Cafe for a really tasty Mexican din-
ner.
From San Antonio we left for New
Braunfels. First, we reported to the
Chamber of Commerce then went
through one of the largest electric
power plants in Texas.
The canal from which this plant
gets water for its boilers was dug en-
tirely by slaves many years ago.
That night we stayed in Landa
Park and went swimming in the cold
spring water. The next day we
stopped at Luling and reported to the
Chamber of Commerce and then the
Luling Foundation Farm. Here we
saw some fine livestock and ate
some of the best barbecue.
The next town was Navasota. Here
we were met by the Chamber of
Commerce. They showed us where to
camp and gave us a pass to the City-
Municipal Swimming Pool.
At Huntsville, the boy scout lodge
was turned over to us. From the
lodge we went to the State Peniten-
tiary where we sat in the electric
chair. After lunch we visited the
Sam Houston State Teachers’ College
and Sam Houston’s old home. We
had some of the best malted milks
on the trip in Huntsville.
At Conroe we went to the Conroe
Lumber Company. Here, Mr. Castle-
man showed us through the mill. On
our tour through the mill, the col-
ored quartet of the company gave us
a sample of real harmony. After go-
ing through the mill, Mr. Castleman
gave us a chicken dinner. Then we
visited the well equipped Conroe
public school system.
We passed through Houston and
went on to Galveston, to come back
to Houston. At Galveston we passed
by Fort Crockett on the seawall
drive. There were some big coast
artillery guns here and several large
ammunition storerooms. We stayed
for it, they blast it from the solid
block and load it on cars with steam
shovels.
That night at Port Sareacle we
tried to catch crabs, but could catch
nothing but small ones. A boy there
said we didn’t have enough patience
to catch them.
At Corpus Christi we were shown
through all the dock warehouses by
the dockmaster in person. Then we
went through a Norwegian freighter
and were shown how to plot a course
and how the windlass worked. The
first mate, who showed us this, was
a young fellow, very polite and soft
spoken.
From Corpus, we left for Laredo
where we ate at the Plazo Hotel. Just
before leaving we traded some spin-
ach we had left to some Mexican
Shine boys for a shoe shine.
Then we started on the final lap
of the journey, a happier and much
wiser group of boys.
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OPERATION OF WORKS
PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
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litical subdivisions to supply jobs.
In assigning workers to WPA pro-
jects, preference is given to war vet-
erans of relief status whose qualifi-
cations and ability are equal to those
of other needy persons seeking WPA
employment. It is not permissible to
knowingly employ aliens who have
not declared their intention to file
citizenship papers prior to the time
of enactment of the Emergency Re-
lief Appropriation Acts of 1938,
(June 21, 1938).
WPA Projects
Projects operated with WPA funds
must be sponsored by a political sub-
division, such as the State, county,
city, school, or irrigation district.
right down on the beach in Los|WPA work may be done on public
Cabanas cabins. Everybody took a ' * 1
swim in the waves, the first thing.
The next morning most of us went
fishing out on the jetties about seven
miles. None of us caught anything
except Sterling caught two small
ones. Some of the boys spent all of
their money here, but that didn’t'
make any difference.
the under privileged, and many oth
er projects which five employment
to women and professional workers.
In cooperating with local govern-
mental agencies, WPA furnishes all
labor when available, and approx-
imately six dollars per man-month
for the purchasing of material or
equipment rental. The sponsoring
agency provides supervisory assist-
ance and buys additional material
needed. In all section of Texas local
agencies are utilizing the WPA pro-
gram to obtain needed public im-
provements at a fraction of their nor-
imal cost and to provide work for the
unemployed in their communities.
Administration
According to law, cost of adminis-
! tering the Works Progress Adminis-
tration program shall not exceed 5
percent of the total expenditure. Ad-
ministrative and supervisory person-
nel is selected on a basis of ability.
TODAY AND^ TOMORROW
AMERICANS . . . Devotion
I was one of the 150,000 who went
to Gettysburg for the great reunion
encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic and the United Confed-
erate Veterans. Eighteen hundred
old men— their average age was 94
and many were centenarians—met in
the tented city on the spot where the
decisive battle which turned the tide
of the War Between the States was
fougnt in the first three days of July,
1863.
Ancient enmities were forgotten,
old hatreds buried, as the foes of 75
years ago fraternized in each other’s
tents and swapped tall stories, mag-
nified by time, of their youthful ex-
periences in war. As I mingled with
them and listened to them the one
thing that struck me most forcibly
was that these former foes were all
Ainei icans.
Americans fought Americans 75
years ago. Looking back over history,
it is clear to me that Blue and Gray
alike were fighting for America.
They differed in their concepts of
the American ideal of Liberty, but
were alike in their fierce devotion to
the American spirit. They were will-
ing to lay down their lives for a spir-
itual cause. So long as Americans
cherish the spirit of Liberty as these
men did, our democracy is safe. If
that spiritual devotion dies out in the
youth of America, we are a lost na-
tion.
HEROISM .... Fighters
On the battlefield of Gettysburg
are hundreds of states, monuments
and memorial tablets. The one which
impressed me most with the heroism
of the Americans who fought each
other there is a bronze figure of a
soldier brandishing his clubbed mus-
ket 1 ke a flail. War was waged at
close quarters in the days of short-
range muzzle-loading muskets. To
fire his single shot effectively a sol-
dier had to expose himself to the
entm’y's fire, then fall back and re-
load.
Ai.d when there was no time to re-
load, it was hand-to-hand fighting
with clubbed muskets.
Pickett’s gallant charge on the Un-
ion breastworks at Gettysburg was
fought in that way. Nine-tenths of
his 4,000 brave boys in Gray were
left dead or dying on the slopes of
'he narrow valley. In modern war-
fare most of the fighting is between
Civil War daya, LeelWmed to stand
first in the admiration of both sides,
as a soldier and as a man.
“If Lee had accepted Lincoln's of-
fer of command of the Union armies,
the war wouldn’t have lasted six
months,” I heard one blue-coated
veteran say, while the group around
him echoed the sentiment.
There is more back of the univer-
sal tribute paid to General Lee’s
memory on both sides of the Mason
and Dixon line than the sentimental
glamor which always surrounds the
leader of a lost cause. North and
South alike honor him because,
among all the figures in the great
struggle, he stood out as one who
combined honor with leadership
courage with character.
UNION ... I Democracy
More years have passed since the
battle of Gettysburg than the life of
the nation under the Constitution up
to then. President Lincoln, in his im-
mortal address four months after the
battle, spoke of the war as a test of
the endurance of a government
founded in democracy. Democracy
has endured for 75 years since he
spoke.
"If Lincoln had lived it would have
been easier for the South,” said an
old Confederate officer in camp, “but
in spite of that, I think the boys all
agree that it is better for our grand-
children and their grandchildren that
it turned out u it did. We’re one na
tion instead of two. We’re all Ameri-
cana and we belong together.”
That is how old men, reflecting the
wisdom that comes with years, look
back on the history they helped to
make.
’......Farewell
*1 left Gettysburg with the sound
in my ears of the most poignant,
soul-stiring music in the world; the
plaintive, long-drawn notes of a
bugle sounding “Taps” on the hilltop
beneath whose sod lie the boms of '
thousands who perished on the slopes
and in the valley.
Row on row of white atoms mark'
the graves of men who were buried
where They fell; their names, their
regimentr. even the color of the uni-
forms they wore are forever un-
known. A week before the reunion
workers unearthed another skeleton'
on the battlefield. All that can ever
be known is that those bones, too,
are an American’s
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property and must be of such nature
that the general public will benefit
from the facilities provided.
WPA has operated and is operat- „ „___________
ing in this territory a construction I opponents who hardly see each oth-
program which includes the building I t-’r- It took heroes to fight a war in
of schools, disposal plants, and other 1863.
public structures, the laying of sewer \ LEE......Leadersship
lines, street paving and sidewalk im- j The outstanding figure among the
We left Galveston and went back t0 j Pavements, school campus beautifi- j monuments on Gettysburg battle-
louston where we visited the Geo catlon’ and many miles of road im-j field is the bronze statue of General
Houston where we visited the Geo.
C. Vaughan Lumber storehouse. We
then reported to the Chamber of
Commerce and were taken to the top
of the tallest building in Houston for
a look about the town. After that we
visited the Star Portland Cement
Company.
Here oyster shells are used in
the making of cement. They are
hauled us the ship channel by tug-
boats and flatboats. This company
also gave us a fine dinner of chicken.
Here we also visited a paper mill.
We were shown where the logs go
into the mill, till they come out
baled paper. It was very interesting
to watch the logs be cut into chips,
then ground and cooked with chem-
ical in vats, then spread in thin
sheets and run over hot rollers to
dry. A few of the boys got sick from
the odor of the wood pulp being
cooked and mixed with chemicals.
From here we got on a specially
chartered yacht and went from the
turning basin to the San Jacinto Bat-
tle ground, almost twenty miles
down the shop channel. Going down
we saw several tramp steamers we
had seen in Galveston Bay.
At Sugarland we went through the
^/Imperial Sugar Plant. The raw sugar
is bought from the South Sea Islands
and refined here.
At Wharton there were two cases
of cold chocolate milk waiting for us
on the courthuse lawn. Then we went
out to see the sulphur wells at New
* Gulf- The sulphur is run through
pipes in liquid form to a place where
provements. Other WPA activities I Robert E. Lee. astride of his famous
include the conducting of adult edu-j war-horse, “Traveler.” And in the
cation classes, the employment of J hearts of both Blue and Gray, as I
needy women in sewing rooms which listened to the ancient foes talking
produce thousands of garments for over the great figures and episodes of
Political Announcements
For Sheriff,
EVERETT ANGLIN (Re-election)
BOB ROSSINGTON
DENNIS CLARK
For Tax Assessor-Collector:
H. C. WHITE (Re-election)
H. P. WALKER
W. T. GARDNER
Dist. Attorney 38th Judicial Dist.:
RALPH J. NOONAN (Re-election)
For District Clerk:
J. M. EVANS
J. N. SAWYERS
T. W. ALEXANDER
For County Clerk::
DON VESTAL MOORE
(Re-election)
For County Treasurer:
MRS. ELMA IVEY (Re-election)
For County Judge:
A. C. MOGFORD (Re-election)
G. C. JACKSON
For County Attorney:
R. A. TAYLOR (Re-election)
Commissioner Precinct No. One:
J. H. BAXTER
Justice Peace Precinct No. 3:
E. B. TAYLOR (Re-election)
For Constable Precinct No. 3:
R. H. NABOURS
Commissioner Precinct No. 3:
A. F. RUTLEDGE (mi-election)
Commissioner Precinct No. 2:
E. W. HAYS (Re-election)
R. JOHNSON
GEORGE THOREEN
For Representative 77th Dist.
JOE MONKHOUSE (Re-election)
For State Senator, 27th District
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