The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1935 Page: 2 of 8
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THE MAT AGORDA COUNTY TRIBU NE. THURSDAY, J AN. 10. 1935
THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE
BY TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY
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rather more disorganized than they '
at national unit. If they do, there
Chevrolet Announces Two New Lines for 1935
CAREY SMITH
CAREY SMITIL. Jr
Owner and Editor
Assistant Editor and Business Manager
Broth
the Amal,
Clothing Workers and the
Entered at the Postoffice at Bay City, Texas, as second class mail matter
under Act of Congress, March 3. 1897.
The
Old Age Insurance
Any ex roneous reflection upon the character or standing of any person or any
business concern will be readily and willingly corrected upon its being
brought to the attention of the publishers.
reties
cea
h . I In spite of depres ion al d called
hard times. Bay City made a marked
I progress in 1934 and will do better
in 1935 In 1934 there were no busi-
ness failures to speak of and all of
our business people enjoyed a fairly
good trade. We daresay many people
owe less on the first of this ye at than
they owed a year ago and that many
paid up more in 1934 than they will
have to pay in 1935. Depression has
had its good influences in that it
bus made all the people more cau-
tious and more thrifty With the old
timers, people who have lived many
. years through the varied changes in-
A cident to a life of active experiences,
this depression is like many of its pre-
‘..-decessors, so it concerned the old tim-
ers in only a casual way However
B the influences it wielded against the
conditions of the country coupled with
the determination of the politician and
. “calamity clackers" to send the coun-
. try to Hades in spite of all thing
the effect upon all was damaging
k. enough. There ore. there are a great
number of our people actually ur
prised that they lived through it at all
and are further surprised to be able
t to greet 1935 with a full tomach and
3 in good health. If we believe-strong
1 ly enough that we are going forward,
3 we will do just that, so let’s try to
keep up courage and make 1935 as
M good a year as 1934 was. Bay City
as we stated, made progress. We have
1 been blessed with a city administra
s tion which is progressive, wide awake
t painstaking and businesslike The
(members of the council can give a
1 wonderful account of their steward
" ship and they are to be largely cred-
ited with the progress we have at-
tained. Let us hope that we will be
as fortunate in the future as we have
in the past in this respec t Our banks
show up far beyond the average and
reert a condition second to none in
Texas. Our road system has develop-
1 ed to almost a state of perfection
and the good they are doing our city
4 continues to mount week after week.
f month after month. There is agreater
. cco-operati ve spirit mani est now t han
at any time heretofore and while there
is still an immense room for improve-
ment there are signs of marked and
: continued growth in this particular
* and much to be desired element. We
have, however, nothing to be ashamed
1 of in so far as our city and county
are concerned We have the most at-
tractive little city in Texas, well gov
erned, well located and populated
with as fine a set of people as ever
graced the sod We are located in the
1 center of an empire of as rich and
I productive soil as the world has ever
known and are possessed of every ele-
ment necessary to the contentment
and happiness of the people There is
nothing to hinder so why not divest
! ourselves of every vestige of lethargy
and turn our faces toward greater
ach ieverne nts?
of the Houston papers is concerned ’
That was not a bad thing to do.
However, the amount of money it took '
to buy that advertisement could have
sent the Tribune to scores of people ’
in this trade territory for one whole pitching ace of the St Louis Cardinals who
year, a real business message to and!
contact with customers of the town of 1934 in a recent sport poll, is proud of
one time a week for 52 weeks There
are ways of advertising and then
there are ways of advertising If you
ix -llon w: lows over 60 be.
ST LOUIS
direct federal grant, is likely to be
Jerome H. (Dizzy) Dean, I adopted. It probably will be admin-
| later ed by the federal government.
(
was voted the outstanding American athlete but the fund will be made up u per -
- 1 centages deducted from ages contrs
this new national recognition
( )ne
want to build, you send for a con-
tractor; if you want dry goods you
don’t go to a grocery store; if you
want a picture painted, you seek out
an artist But just any old thing does
you for advertising unless you can
get it free. And most of you are
afraid to ask the man who knows the
best method of advertising your town
for no other reason than that you
are afraid you are going to help the
only vehicle of free publicity you
have along some You talk of co-op-
eration, but never give any. Why
don’t you get out of such narrow
ruts and do something really worth
the while? Why shouldn’t you want
your paper to become a big paper and
help it attain a large degree of sue-
cess instead of following a course of
lukewarmness and unconcern about
it? All in the world your paper can
do for you is always to your advan-
tage, so why not make the best of it?
You don't have to love us or agree
with us or make over us, but cold
business should suggest to your bet-
ter judgment the fact that you have
everything to gain in the success of
your paper. If you really wish to
advertise your city and do some real
good for the advancement of your
city and your business, there’s a way,
all right. We shall be happy to co-
operate with you.
thing it will do for me,” says Dizzy, "is to
really make me good next scason, 1 gotta
reputation to protect now."
butions by employers and grants by
, tates. If it runs to more than $30
a month for persons over 64 some of
| the smartest observers here will be
to ultimate legislation which will, in
the main, tally with the president’s
wishes, although there may be some
loud and bitter debates before it is!
all accomplished. They also anticipate
that tone of the projects v hich do not
have the White House OK will be
surprised
Congress will fall in line with the
president on the plan of extensive
i work relief ‘as opposed to a direct
| dole. It will also enact any legisla-
tion necessary to enable the FERA to
shift the burden of "unemployables"
to the states. These include ome four
million aged persons, women, chron-
ic invalids and plain bums.
enacted with the exception of the im- The Home Owners Loan Corporation
•| probably will get another billion dol-
lars for home loans. It is not likely
mediate payment of the soldiers bo-
nus
that congress will pass or the presi-
Congresis is prepared to go over that congre s will pass or the presi-
the, president’s head on the bonu dent approve any project for paying
matter; but Mr. Roosevelt has proved of all depositors in all closed banks
himself more than once in the past as in full out of federal funds, but there
smart a politician as any on Capitol will be a lot of agitation for that in
Hill, and it is not t. be assumed that both houses of congress.
he has given up the effort to stopA lot of words will be spilled in
the bonus issu . He may find a way
to do that, in suit of the power ul
The Coupe model t ypifies the beauty
and style of Chevrolet s New Master
De Luxe ser es for 193 I pr 1
performance and exceptional econ
omy also characterize these cars
Fleet, graceful lines also mark the
New Master De Luxe Sport Sedan.
Ample luggage space is provided by
the built in trunk, and a luggage
compartment behind the rear seat
cushion.
Right: Front view of New Master
De Luxe Coupe, showing roominess
and graceful lines Below The
Sedan model in the New Standard
series, which, powered by the time
proven Master engine, combines
brilliant performance withi its smart
ness and style
Anot her attractive model in the New
Standard series is the Coupe pic-
tured here. Numerous body and
chassis refinements, in conjunction
with the Master engine, unite to
make these cars outstanding values
in the lowest-priced field.
We quote from an editorial we wrote
15 years ago It fits the conditions
now ju I as well as it did when writ-
ten It appeared in the issue of the
Tribune published April 21. 1919 and
reads "When one works for the de-
velopment of his town he is working
for his own business success, for
without a succe sful and progressive
down no business in it could possibly
succeed When Bay City reaches the
bigger and better hotel point in her
existence and when our traffic will
be rolling over paved streets and roads
with all the many and divers things
which usually accompany or follow
such improvements, we shall have
reached that point of progress which
stands for better business by every
business concern in the city And our
people must shake off their lethargy
in matters which touch the vitality
wor the city’s economic existence and
get to business It is certain that we
cannot stand still If this be title, and
it is true, who is there amongst us
who want to go backward? Good men
tell us that there are many possibili-
ties in Bay City, but of what good
are these possibilities if we do not
wake
“There are many possibilities in a gold
, mine, but unless the mine is worked
the precious metal in its depths rep-
resents just so much dross. The same
its true of any town, and no town
It seems that after all the best
way out of the depression or any
other trouble foi that matter is to
quit worrying about it and to substi-
tute work and the right sort of think-
ing o take the place of hunting for
obstacles and conjuring up cure-alls
for ills that really never existed.
When Hugh Johnson was the NRA
chief the harm he did the country
and business in his constant threaten-
ing of business and citizens will not
be overcome entirely for several
years. This, as well ns all other na-
tions, depends upon the success of
business to put it over. Theories,
dogmas doctrines and political pana-
ceas are wonderful things for the
spellbinder and orators, but it takes
dollars and cents to carry the tuition
through Had the business of the
United States put its foot squarely
down upon the sensational suggestions
made in the behalf of so-called re-
covery at the very start, we would
now be rocking along steadily. But
business paused, dumbfounded and
perplexed it is true, to listen to the
theories of dreamers instead of telling
the government where to get off.
Times however, rolled along and
things were not long in righting them-
selves The NRA is no longer a night-
mare to every man engaged in busi-
ness. Tolerant, as a matter of course,
business is going along pretty much
as it pleases now and will beat back
to normal just as it has always done
There will be continued interference
here and there, but as a whole no-
body will pay very much attention
to it. But the politician had a fine
time while it was on so we should not
begrudge him anything
No group bears so heavy a burden
of class taxation as do motorists in
1933, for example, refineries produced
gasoline valued at $759,000,000. The
federal government taxes this gas
$181,000,000. The state taxed it $519, -
000,000 off a total of $700,000,000. As a
result the gasoline tax actually
amounts to almost 100 per cent of
the value of the product! This situa-
tion is the San Antonio Express re-
cently said, would be bad enough if
all gas-tax money were spent for I
building and maintaining road The I
motorist would be at least getting !
something for his money. But a con-
stantly rising number of tales are
coming to regard the gas tax as an |
inexhaustible source of revenue for I
irfi live of the veteran group
Early Labor Test.
The labor gi on will face a trial
o! strength in the session it is ex-
pu ted, in the effort to force the com-
poircry 3-hour work through. This
is one, of the item on which a com-
• mis is expec ed TI € labor situa-
*14 under the national recovery act
.s 6. O scheduled to come up for con
gresional review. Neither labor nor
employers is satisfied with the way in
which the famous ‘Section 7a" has
worked out. The whole NRA is to be
revamped, beyond doubt. Whether or-
ganized labor will get more or less
out of the process remains to be seen.
The lift in the ranks of the Amer-
ican Federation of Labor, caused by
the withdrawal of the great building
trade units, leaves the forces of labor
congress in the effort to put through
various greenback inflationary cur-
rency plans. There’s little chance of I
any of them getting to first base.
Neither is it likely that the 16 to 1
silver program will be adopted, but
there will probably be some new Fil-
ver legislation representing a com-
promise
Also This and That.
Electric power and power com-
panies will get a lot of consideration.
Look for new laws to regulate hold-
ing companies, probable progress to-
ward ratification of the St Lawrence *
Typical of Chevrolet’s two new lines of cars are the models illustrated here. The Master De I uxe s ric s reve is strong emphasis on beauty an 1 style. Mechanic-
ally, the Master De Luxe series and the New Standard series have much in common, including ti eMaster en gine, in which numerous refinements have been
made to enhance performance, durability and economy. As these pictures reveal, the New Master De Luxe departs distinctly from previous Chevrolets in
the striking advance which has been ma le in body design and trim.
waterway treaty with Canada, per- individual vestigators It looks
haps a few new federal projects for a if the war epartm nt vies get
water power development to be under fire, with an effort
Plans of leader in both houses of| make juicy front page scar a out
congress contemplate more dif erent army co-operation with prvnte by
investigations of busines and indus- ne enterprise in ubli,
try than ever, with great accompany- ! Members from the cott n 1
ing publicity and political value for telling the president that the •
to patch above
Be Kind to Animals-The summer
1 of Marriner Eccles a governor
the federal reserve board, and he boarder asked: “Why is is that old
expected to have the backing of hog kenes trying to come into my
enators who don't think well
the administration’s apparent pur-
to subordinate the comptroller
roc n’ Do you t ink he has taken a
Little Wulie explained it. He whis-
Senator Glass expected to head r the currency to the federal re-
rigorous fight against the confirma- serve.
I pered: “Why, that’s his room during
| he winter. "—Pathfinder.
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DEALER ADVERTISEMENT
all governmental purposes. They di- |
, , , vert gas tax funds to pay for schools,
ever rows larger, than the people for unemployment relief, for harbor-
make it Let’s get busy, friends maintenance, for oyster propogation
and for a long list of similar under- 1
takings, none of which directly bene-
fit the average motorist. It seems |
perfectly obvious that such under.
Just a suggestion or two. If you
please, for the advancement and prog-
tress of our city during the year of
1935, now just starting on its twelve
months journey. It is not necessary
‘to remind you that we are woefully
derelict in our advertising. Our opin-
ion is that all of you know that That
the right sort of advertising is as
takings should be paid for out of the
general taxes, provided by all the tax-
payers, and nto by added taxes on
that group of citizens which owns
and operates motor cars It is an en-
couraging sign that aggressive oppo-
sition is developing in all parts of |
the country againts the diversion of
gas tax money from use on roads '
necessary to the progress of your town
as your daily food is to your body
is a fact patent to the mind of every
person old enough to think However,
advertising costs money and we halt
because of that fact, little realizing
that any successful business concern
anywhere must and does spend mon-
ley to make money If the outlying
trade that ought to be coming to Bay
•City is worth bringing here, then it
is certainly worth spending money
on. We all agree on that, so if we are
to get this trade we must spend mon-
ey on it. During the holiday season
~one business man told us that his
newspaper advertisements brought
him trade from Angleton, West Co-
lumbia Danevang, Lane City and ev-
en as far away as Damon and Need-
ville. This being true in the case of
only one energetic firm, what would
impossible should we all become
-advertising conscious and go after it-...............exitiocxeacaoni ue.
right Another suggestion is that your sires, but which may be modified in
papers, both the daily and weekly, many respects before congress gets
should be circulating in all the sur-through with it is beginning to take
trounding towns and the business con- form. So are the plans of the power-
concerns of the city should be paying ful blocs in congress, some of which
for he service in order to guarantee have ideas which do not tally with
a perpetual contact with all people those of Mr. Roosevelt.
diving in the trade territory. The.....
‘Tribune has repeatedly offered to cut
the price in half and place the papers
in block at the disposal of either the
Chamber of Commerce or the individ-
und firms of the city. A few hundred
papers will do the trick and pay the
trade circles of Bay City ten times
Road work was the reason for the tax
being inaugurated in the first place '
and mtorists accepted it without ob-
jection. But now every motorist has 1
a thoroughly justified complaint
against his gas tax money being used
for projects unrelated to road de-
velopment and every motorist should
enthusiastically join in the move-
ment to bring gas tax diversion to a
halt
THIS WEEK IN
WASHINGTON'
W ASHINGTON, Jan 8.—The pro-
grant which the administration de-
There will be a lot more give and
take between the executive and the
legislative departments of the federal
government than there was last sea-
son There will be compromises c 1
both sides and much less if the ap-
pearance, at least of a supine congress
taking orders from the White House
THE NEW STANDARD CHEVROLET
LOWEST-PRICED SIX
UNUSUAL ECONOMY
FLASHY ACCELERATION
23% MORE POWER
for Getaway and Hill-Climbing
BIG, ROOMY BODY BY FISHER
SMOOTH, POWERFUL BRAKES
BLUE-FLAME VALVE-IN-HEAD ENGINE
a g n ma AND UP. List price of New Stan-
PNA A dardo Roadster at Flint, Mich.
, S6 Withbumpois, spate tire and
• - 9 tire lock, the list price is $20.00
additional. Prices subject to change
without notice.
as much back as any other step pos-
mible to take. There is no objection
interposed in so far as the half page
advertisement in a recent issue of one
But the smart observers here who
know what the president wants and
what the temper of congress in on
many important topies, look forward
HEVROLET presents the finest
1 A cars and biggest values that Chev-
rolet has ever offered. The New Standard
Chevrolet . . . styled in the traditional
Chevrolet manner which has proved so
popular . . . providing an entirely new
degree of performance and operating
economy. And the new Master De Luxe
Chevrolet . . . the Fashion ( ar of the low-
price field . . . beautifully streamlined
. . . longer and smartly lower in appear-
ance.... Both of these cars are powered
hv the improved Master Chevrolet
engine. Both give remarkable new
performance— and both are even more
economical to operate than previous
Chevrolets. ,See these cars and choose
Chevrolet for quality at low cost.
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NEW STREAMLINE STYLING
TURRET TOP BODY BY FISHER
KNEE-ACTION *
LONGER WHEELBASE
ROOMIER BODIES
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SPEED, POWER, ECONOMY
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G o m AND UP. List price of Master De
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€ With bumpers, spare tire and tire
* Y * lock, the list price is $25.00 addi-
tional. Prices subject to change
without notice.
CHOOSE CHEVROLET FOR
COST
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1935, newspaper, January 10, 1935; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696361/m1/2/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.