The Navasota Examiner and Grimes County Review (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1949 Page: 4 of 12
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Draft Board
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3.352 Men
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them face a .serious situation. It is difficult. to set up a plan of
. control without hurting someone, however careful those admin
istring the program may be.
.Congressman Tom Pickett has been giving the question care,
ful attention from the viewpoint of theEast -Texas farmer and in
a recent statement by him it is indicated that no changes in the
distribution can be effected except by legislation and it will be
brought to the attention of Congress when that body convenes "a
January 3.- it may be that Congress can make changes that will
bring relief to some, but it is improbable that the law making
body can devise a plan that will be satisfactory in everyrcase and
accomplish the purpose for which the quotas were established.
The day of miracles has long since passed.
son, Montgomery, Polk, San Ja-
cinto. Trinity and Walker Coun-
ties and extends into Falls, Leon
Liberty, Limestone, Milam, and
Washington Counties.
Large scale projects In the Na-
vasota division, all designed to
take care of present and future
needs, are the 66,000 volt high-
line from Conroe to Huntsville,
completed about two months ago,
the 66,000 volt H-frame line from
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H. B. ANDERSON TRADING POST
Navasota, Texas
mont, furnishes electric power I
for the network of transmission
lines which supplies power needs
in the Navasota'division of the
Gulf States system. The division
ineludes the major portions of
Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madi-
• Mr. and Mrs. George Leon-
ard, Jr. and children, Tommy
and Ida Sue, of Colorado City
spent Christmas here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Leonard,
• Douglas Neal visited in Aus-
tin the past week-end.
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JOHN L. OR UNCLE SAM????
The coal situation in the north land east is getting no better
fast. Down here in the delighffut climate of Southeast Texas,
where nayire has provided, us with an abundance of natural
gas we do not feel the pinch like bur neighbors nearer the AJ
Jantic seaboard But whether we run short on fuel or not we
know well th'al everything is not right when one man like John
L Lewis can assume the dictator roll to the extent that he will
not permit men to work at their craft when they need the work
for support, of their families and the public needs the coal they
Would dig if they were permitted to work.
That brings us face -to face with the question of what is wrong
. with our government when a man. is permitted to act in such
high handed manner. Why is he not curbed as others are? is
i because we do not have adequate laws? or is it because we
have in office men who do not administer impartially the laws
that are on the statute-books? Too often ‘men elevated to high
office use that trust as a privilege for themselves and their
friends and let the country as a whole suffer.
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The speed with which progress has moved these past fifty
years suggests that we pause, to takestock, to weigh and eval-
uate our new world. Ths is more than ever desirable because
the pace of our development has been so rapid we might easily
lose sight of our wonderful gains.
New methods of production, new products, more time in
which to enjoy them, create new herizons as surely as did the
geographical explorations of an earlier age. Upon the manner
in which we utilize the potential for good living with which we :
have been endowed by the past turbulent but amazingly pro-
ductive years, will depend the fulfillment of any forecast for
the Fifties. A Golden Opportunity lies, ahead
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as they enter the New Year
JASPER HUGHES GROCERY
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Navasota, Texas
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Calvert to 66,000 volt operation. Lake Charles which went into
Large scale improvements to the initial operation in 1947. Gener-
distribution systems at Conroe, ating capacity of all Gulf State’s
Huntsville. Cleveland and Trini- power stations will total 470,500
kilowatts upon completion of the
added is indicative of the gen-
eral growth in the area served,
and the company’s faith in the
future.
Over 9,000 yards of dirt were
excavated and 1 234 wooden
piles, totaling 95,409 lineal feet
were driven to an average depth
of almost 80 feet to obtain a firm
base for the building. The total
length of these piles would reach
over 18 miles if laid end to end
and would make a trainload of
64 cars, extending more than
two-thirds of. a mile long. When
completed, th addition in overall
size will be equivalent to" a 10
story office building, 150 feet bv
60 feet.
Other Work involved in the
plant enlargement will be the
addition of a 600,000 pound-per,
hour steam boiler, which will
I operate at 900 pound per square
inch pressure and 900 degree Fa-
hrenheit, steam temperature. The
present electrical substation will
also be enlarged approximately
30% in area to accommodate ad
ditional transformer capacity
which will be added before com-
pletion of the turbine installa-
tion. At present 191 workmen, .
Navasota to Hearne, completed maor teatures of the program in.
within the past year, and a 66,- clude additions similar to this
000 volt line from Goodrich to one at power plants at Baton
Leggett, finished in June. Work Rouge which like Neches Station
is now underway converting the has already been enlarged with-
in the past two years, and at
Gulf States
Enlarges
Neches Plant
For the second time within
(wo years work on enlarging
Gulf .States Utilities Company's
Neches Generating Station, which
[supplies electric power to this
area, got underway in earnest
I this month when pouring of the
concretefoundation for the new
plant addition began, according
to company officials. Wo r k
on the • new 60,000. kilowatt
turbo-generator was .actually be-
gun last August when excavas
t ion for the foundation started.
The big power plant,' located
your continued pattojiege during ah
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Draft Board No. 13, Serving
Grinds and Brazos counties has
3,352 men registered of which
2,751 have been classified. Lat
est reports reveal the following
classification status:
Available for military service
members df the armed forces, I
members reserve components '
and students taking military I
training (Class 1), 524; deferred ,
because -of occupational status
(Class II), 6; deferred because of
dependency (Class III), 156; de- |
ferred specifically by law or be- )
cause unfit for military service I
। Class IV), 1663; over the age of [
liability for military. service)
(Class V), 402.
OFFICE SUPPLIES
PHONE 84
Work on the fifth addition to Gulf States Utilities Company's Neches generating station at
Beaumont entered another important stage last week when workmen began pouring concrete for
the foundation.
The mobile pouring unit seen in the foreground is working over the area to be occupied by the
new generating unit. When completed it will be similar in appearance to the addition seen on the
near end of the plant building. When completed, the addition in overall size will be equivalent to
10-story office building, 150 feet by 60 feet.
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' and will bring us on the Neelies River near Beau-.
including subcontractors, are
working on the project and It is
estimated that 250 men will be.
employed at the peak of con-
strpet ion.
This project is an important
part of Gulf States Utilities Com-
pany’s five year expansion pro-
gram which,began in 1947. Other
JOHN D. QUINN
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Singleton, Dec. 24.—Every one
in our little community seems to
be enjoying the beautiful sun-
shine we have been having the
last few days.
Mr. and Mrs. W.. M. Jackson
and children were visiting in
Houston one day last week.
Tommie Cawthorn of Hunts- e
ville is spending the holidays
here with his mother, Mrs F. H.
MeGil berry.
Little Fred MeGilberry is on
otr sick list and we are very
sorry. We are hoping he will
be feeling lots better, so he can
give “Santa” a warm 'welcome.
Little Barbara Downs of Nava-
sota is visiting her grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Peteete,
for a few days.
Jim Mabry and Will Smith
were in our little town Saturday
for a short time.
Mrs. Leslie Norman and Edd
Parker of Shiro were over last
.week on afternoon visiting Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Parker.
Mrs. Claire Truett left Thurs-
day for Houston to be with her
mather who has been ill for
some time. L.
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and Best Wishes for
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FORECAST FOR THE FIFTIES
Peering into the future we see with eyes that have been con-
ditioned buur past experienees. During the first half of this .
20th CfnluTv what once was considered impossible has been
achieved What another age would have thought of as miracles
have become commonplace.
New. sources of energy have bern harnessed. Even the basic
secret of energy ilself has been baree Nev materials have
. been created out of such ordinary thines as air, water and oil..
Time itself, hs been made more efficient.
In our 'I a hor. it or ies scientists nd technicians are encouraged
by the sponsorship of government, industry and schools. Their
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It has been a pleasure to:serve vod dur-
ing the past year and je erirdiddiy iivite.
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Bryan Highway at Piedmont Road
Phone 59 Navasota, Texas
Grimes I county and the whole South, have reverted to restrict-
ed cotton planting for, the year that is ahead of us. That was
caused by the big crop of the good year nineteen hundredforty,
nine. The question of quotas Was submitted to the farmers and
they voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposition to save
Government price support.
The 1950 allotments,have been issued and there are echoes of
dissatisfaction .over the reduced acreage that some must adhere
to next year. Not only in Grimes county but in some other,sec-
tions, particularly the Corpus Christi area, the opposition is quite
vocal. Our farmers in Grimes county seem pleased with the gen-
eral-plan. but some feel that the law is framed so that it works
a hardship on some planters, especially smai I farmers. Some of
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Phone 497 Navasota, Texas
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• Mrs. H. H. Scott and Mm
Maude Johnson spent Christmas
at Houston with Mr. and Mrs.
Hannibal Scott
e Mrs. John Guin and daugh-
ter, Betty, of Mineola spent
Christmas here with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Walters.
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WHITTEN A SON, OWNERS AND PUBLISHERS
BOB WHITTEN, Managing Editor
Entered in th* postortice at Navasota, Grime* County, Texas, every Thursday as
Meond dale mail matter under act o Congress. March 3, 1879.
An erroneous reflectons upon the character, standing or reputation of any persons, I
Bro or corporation, which may occur in the column* of this paper wil be gladly j
porrected upon being brought to our attention.
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Installation of the 66,000 kil 655 over the present capacity of
owatt unit at Neches will in-1285.000 kilowatts. Another maj
crease the capacity of the station or item of construction just re
from 125,000 to 185,000 kilowatts, cent.y completed for this area is
‘Or 250,000 horsepower, when it is । the 240 mile 138,000 volt trans
completed sometime in the ) mission line from Dayton, Texas
spring of 1951. This turbogenera- Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This
lor will also be the largest in inewill be extended to. Nava
the Gulf States system which lias sota before the construction pro-,
two other main generating stat ram 1S complete,
ions, one at Baton Rouge and the ~ i icr
other at Lake Charles, Louis! j
ana, Only last April a 40,000 kil- XAMINER - REVIEW
owatt addition to Neches Sta- CLASSIFIED
t ion was completed and t he speed A nK
— with wich new capacity is being A-r
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Whitten, Bob. The Navasota Examiner and Grimes County Review (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1949, newspaper, December 29, 1949; Navasota, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1445645/m1/4/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Navasota Public Library.