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VOL. 88
NO. 1
W. M. LOVING GIVES REPORT OF
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MEET
NEW PRESIDENT GIVES ACCOUNT OF
TRIP AND MEETING AT BOSTON.
W. M. (Bill( Loving, president of
the Rotary Club for th eyear started
this July, has just returned from the
meeting of Rotary International in
Boston and he gave a splendid ac-
count of the convention held in the
historic center, yesterday at the Bay-
Tex Hotel.
F. S. Taylor, vice president was
in the chair and he turned the pro-
gram over to E. O. Taulbee, chair-
man of program committee. Mr. Taul-
bee introduced Mrs. F. S. Taylor who
rendered two vocal selections, accom-
panied at the piano by Mrs. Highley.
President Loving told of his trip to
Boston and Chicago and spoke at
length of the convention of Rotary
International in Boston. He expressed
his appreciation to the club as hav-
ing been sent as a delegate from this
city.
Ed Taulbee promised an industrial
program for the coming week with
a most appropriate subject chosen.
Rice and the industry, honoring the
incoming president of Rotary and al-
so president of the Bay City Rice
will. Bill Loving. Mr. Taulbee plans
to have several of these meetings to
better acquaint the members of the
local industries.
Mr. R. H. Hancock, president of the
El Campo Rice Mill, was guest at the
meeting of Mr. Loving.
Secretary Joel Coleman listed the
committee members for the year as
well as the past president of the local
club, both of which appear below.
Committees 1933-34.
Aims and Objects. Lee Anderson,
Arthur Harris. Odis Rainer.
Vocational Service: Oscar Kaiser,
Carl Bachman, F. S. Taylor.
Club Service: Walter Lloyd, Harry
Loos, Paris Smith.
International Service: C. A. Erick-
son, Sam Sholars, A. D. Magruder.
Community Service: Vance Porter,
Jim Lewis, Seth Taylor. Carey Smith.
Boys Work: Bryan Baker, F. S. Tay-
lor, Sims Doughtie.
Rural Work: Louis Richers. Ral-
eigh Sanborn, E. N. Gustafson.
latagoroa Countp Tribune
"THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR OUR FRIENDS"
BAY CITY. TEXAS THURSDAY. JULY 13. 1933
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Brazoria Man, Caught (
In Shaft, Is Injured Congressman
BRAZORIA July 5 Henry Hu-
dec, gin man and mechanic for
Smith Bros., narowly escaped death
when his clothing became tangled
in a drive shaft on a turning lathe.
His clothing was stripped from his
body and he was badly bruised. Had
not the motor stopped the accident
doubtless would have proved fatal |
COMMODITIES
REGISTER GOOD FIRST BANK CALL
PRICE ADVANCE SINCE HOLIDAY
CHEERS NATION
FARM PRICES ARE RISING MUCH
FASTER THAN NON-FARM, IN |
ACCORDANCE WITH GOV-
ERNMENT'S PLANS.
NEW YORK. July 5.—Although
commodity prices have made appre-
ciable gains since the administration
made known its plans for raising pri-
ces approximately to the 1926 level,
the goal is still some distance away.
If 1926 is taken as 100, government
statistics show that prices have about
35 points to go to reach 1926. The
recent index of around 65 represents
a gain of 5 points since February, the
low of the depression.
Farm Disparities Attacked.
Government efforts to raise prices
are directed along two fronts. With
the ultimate object of raising all pri-
ces to 1926, which is held to repre-
sent a fair level the government also
seeks to raise farm prices more than
non-farm prices so as to correct the
disparities arising from the dispropor-
tionately large farm price drop of the
last few years.
If the two groups of prices are at
approximately the same level, as they
were before the war, both farmers
and non-farmers have more equal ad-
vantages in trading.
Agriculture “Catching Up.”
The index figures show that farm
prices have gained about six times
as much as non-farm and that farm
and non-farm prices are now about
15 points apart, whereas they were
more than 25 points apart in Febru-
ary,
Since farm prices must be raised,
more than other prices, government
plans have been more specifically
aimed at them. Plans to raise farm
RETURN TO NORMAL CONDI-
TIONS INDICATED BY
ACTION
Fellowship: Carl Bachman, E. O. prices include provisions for reducing
Hutcheson. Bill Loving.
Attendance:
Inter-City: A. D. Magruder, Walter
Tetts, George Serrill.
Finance: Jim Lewis, J. E. Coleman,
C. H. McCright.
Program: Ed Taulbee, B. L. Liven-
good. Oscar Kaiser, Sims Doughtie.
Public Information: Odis Rainer,
Walter Lloyd, C. A. Erickson. Carey
Smith.
Budget: Geo. Serrill. E. 0. Hutche-
son, Arthur Harris.
Auditing: Paris Smith, Seth Taylor,
Burt Livengood.
Membership: Sam Sholars.
Classification: Harry Loos, Lee An-
derson, C. A. Erickson.
Past Presidents: Sam Sholars. E. N.
Gustafson. Paris Smith, C. A. Erick-
son, Sims Doughtie, Seth Taylor, Carl
Bachman, Jim Lewis, E. O. Hutche-
son.
the production of surplus crops, gen-
erally by eliminating acreage, and for
paying the farmer benefit sums for
Mansfield
W. M. Stafford
Passes Away
J. C. Penney Offers
Dresses Remarkable
Lo w Prices
In the J. C. Penney advertisement
of this issue is found a remarkable
value in dresses for milady. These
dresses can not be bought anywhere
near the price they are now selling
them to the territory. They are of
splendid material and a real buy.
Mr. Mansfield, the new manager of
Penney's has rearranged the store for
the greatest comfort of his patrons.
Fans have been placed throughout the
building and in each dressing room
for the comfort of the shopper. Mr.
Mansfield prides himself on the fact
that he has the coolest store in the
city.
Read the advertisement that he has
on the last page and avail yourself of
this opportunity to purchase one of
the dresses at this low price.
such reductions out of a tax on the
miller, packer or textile maker who
processes the farmer’s raw materials.
Such benefits, in effect, amount to a
raise in prices, since they increase the
farmer’s income.
Controlled Price Rise Aim,
Directed at raising other prices, but
keeping them from rising too fast, is
the national industrial recovery act.
which will seek to arrange trade
agreements which would tend to pre-
vent sale below cost, and other agree-
ments to cut production—as in the
case of oil.
Not specifically concerned with with
either class of prices are inflationary
powers which seek to make money
and credit easier and more plentiful.
These processes have already mark-
edly affected prices—specifically, the
abandonment of the gold standard, the
beginning of large bond purchases in
the open market by the federal re-
serve system and the less actual, but
equally effective, possibility of cur-
rency inflation.
Demand for Goods Growing.
Another factor in raising prices is
the general effect of business recov-
ery, which goes hand in hand with
the inflationary program. Business
has improved considerably and with it
the demand for goods. Growing de-
mand means higher prices.
A factor which has tended to keep
prices down has been large surpluses
not only of farm but non-farm ma-
terials Federal statistics show that
these surpluses, while still extremely
high, have been cut considerably in
recent months.
Compare These
Records With
Th e Coast
Beach Party
Monday night the Young Women's
Bible Class of which Mrs. Thos. H
Lewis is sponsor and instructor in-
vited their husbands' and gentlemen
friends to join them in a delightful
outing to the beach, which is changed
since the storm, but if possible more
inviting than ever before.
After an hour or more of swim-
ming. and jumping the breakers, for
they were rolling high, the appetites
of the crowd enabled them to truly
do justice to the picnic supper of fried
chicken, potato salad, deviled eggs,
pickles, potato chips, buns and cake.
Attending this refreshing outing
were Mr. and Mr . Vernie Bass, the
guests of their mother, Mrs. Joe Man-
gum, Mr. and Mrs. Henry James, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Shaw. Mrs. Thos H.
Lewis, Mrs. Roy Harris, Mrs. Clara
Bass and Mrs. Evaline Marshall; Miss-
North and Central Texas tempera-
tures either broke existing records or
were in the process of surpassing
previous high marks Tuesday.
Here's how the readings stood:
Vernon—115 at 1 p.m., breaking the
season's record and making the twen-
ty-first consecutive day of at least
100-degree weather.
Denton—105 at experiment station,
highest of the summer.
Denison—110 at 2 p.m., the hottest
day of the year.
Sherman—107, a new high for the
summer.
Waco and Wichita Falls—104.
Corsicana—102.
Longview—100.5.
Dallas—101 at 2 p.m.
es Nora White. Francis McClure. Bob- Each County to
by McClure. Alberta Poage Lucille
Harrison, Marie Hatchett, Velesta Se.
basta, Terese Lewis and Marie Mar-
tin; Messrs. Clifford Lee, George
Schultz, Elbert Redick, Percy Harri-
son. Glen White. “Tight” Smith, Mar-
tin Garner, Coach Meharg, Edward L.
Lewis. Charles Slater, Joe Milner and
Rev. E. F. Deutsch. -Reporter, Evaline
Share Road Aid
Marshall.
Mr. Harry Girard and daughter
Miss Kathryn Girard and sons, Harry
Girard Jr. and Louie Girard and Mr.
Womack of Houston were visitors in
Bay City. Tuesday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Highley. Mr. Girard came
over to start a voice building class
for both men and women. A meeting
was held at the library.
Mrs. Hubert Bowie and daughters,
Misses Huberta and Frances Bowie of
Cedar Lane were visitors in Bay City
on Tuesday.
Working For River
Channel To the Gulf
I WHARTON July 6 W Maner
Stafford, 55, prominent Wharton cit-
izen, died here early Wednesday of a
heart attack, and was buried Wed-
nesday afternoon
Harrison Stafford, Texas University
football star, who July 1 entered
West Point, is a son of Ml. Stafford.]
It was reported here. Harrison may
resign from the United States Mili-
tary Academy and come home to com-
He Urges A Cut Across Peninsula To Deep fosturisvmot r: Stafford are his wid-
Water For Navigation.
FOREST OF WILLOW TREES SPRINGING UP AS BAY
IS 111.1 ING WITH SILT.
i Judge J. J. Mansfield .represen-
tative of the Ninth Congressional Dis-
trict, came over from his home at
Columbus Tuesday afternoon and
spent a few moments with the Trib-
une discussing the river project and
normal conditions by national banks the efforts now being put forth to ob-
of the nations was indicated Friday tain immediate relief of the condition
WASHINGTON. July 8.—Return to
when J. F. T. O'Connor, comptroller
of the currency, called upon them to
send him detailed reports of their
business at the close of the day on
June 30.
It was the first bank call since be-
fore the financial panic early in the
year. An analysis of the statements
was awaited to show how the national
banks weathered the storm of March
during which all banks wereclosed.
Only those that could show they were
in condition to do an unrestricted
business were permitted to reopen
under license.
• The call does not require reports to
be made by national banks in the
hands of receivers or conservators as
they are not doing an unrestricted
business and have been making regu-
lar bi-monthly reports to the comp-
troller.
The national bank statements,
which are required to be published in
local newspapers will be analyzed
when received here and the result an-
nounced in a statement which general-
ly follows the call by from 30 to 45
days.
The report will be received from
4862 national banks which were open-
ed on an unrestricted basis at the end
of May.
The federal reserve board reported
on May 31 that number of national
banks had deposits of -16,743,906,000
while 1029 national banks which had
not been licensed held deposits
$1,155,279,000.
of
Prominent Wharton
Citizen Victim of
Heart Attack
investigation can begin at once. He
told the Tribune Tuesday afternoon
that the committee is voting favor-
ably on the matter as fast as the
telegrams reach the members.
OIL NEWS
OF THE WEEK
| which exists at Matagorda and which
is daily growing worse.
As Judge Mansfield sees it, the river
must have a deep water channel to
deep water in the gulf if the Intra-
1 coastal Canal now about ready to be
worked on from Galveston to Corpus
Christi is to make a permanently suc-
cessful crossing of the river. The sit-
uation. in the opinion of Judge Mans-
field, is of sufficient importance and
vital enough to the future of both the
river and the canal to warrant en-
thusiasm and energetic work on the
part of every citizen of Matagorda,
Wharton and Colorado counties,,
through which the Colorado makes
its way to the Gulf.
There is no time to lose. The ac-
cumulation of silt and rubbish at the
mouth of the river is building up rap-
idly and every day means additional
work at an enormously increasing ex-
pense, if and when the task of dig-
ging the channel is undertaken. Not
cn the entire coast of Texas can there
be found a similar condition or one
fraught with such an abundance of more than 1,000,000 barrels each from
potential damage to the people of the Miocene sands at 2675 to 3650 feet,
river counties mentioned or to the The most prolific of all the West
Intracoastal Canal. It is the one pace Columbia wells has been the Texas
on the coast which must be handled Company's Hogg 58 which produced
now and with every resource the au-up to Dec. 31, 1932, 4,690,000 barrels
thorities can command, and is still flowing at the rate of
Congressman Mansfield, who is 1200 barrels per day. Texas Com-
chairman of the committee on rivers pany’s Hogg 80, 4,625,000 barrels, Hogg
and harbors, has received from Gen. 68, 3,487,000 barrels. Ranking fourth
Lytle Brown, chief of engineers, a in volume of production, yet probably
suggested draft of a resolution for in-better known than the three Hog
vestigation of conditions at the mouth ' wells is the Texas Company’s Ab-
of the Colorado River, with a view to rams No. 1. This well has produced
opening a channel across Matagorda more than 3,100,000 and is still pump-
peninsula, for the river to enter di-ling around 25 barrels per day. When
rectly into the gulf.
By O. J. DOUBEK.
The greatest producer in the world
is the well of the Mexican Eagle Oil
Company, Tampico-Tuxpanu district
in Mexico. This well is reported to
have to its credit 115,000,000 barrels of
oil which has actually been marketed
and is still producing.
Russia’s greatest well is in the Croz-
ny field, and has more than 15,000,-
000 barrels to its credit.
ow, three sons, Harrison, Guard and
Manor Jr.; one daughter, Miss Nancy
Stafford, all of Wharton; his mother,
Mrs. Nannie B. Stafford; two sisters,
Mrs. G. W. Gayle and Mrs. Charles
Bennett; one brother, Dr. Brooks
Stafford, all of Angleton.
BAY CITY OILERS
INCREASE LEAD
IN LEAGUE
LOCALS DEFEAT DANEVANG 7-1
Manager Langham Painfully Hurt in
Third Inning.
The Hug-the-Coast League cham-
pion Oilers increased their lead Sun-
day by defeating the Danevang Cubs
by a score of 7 to 1. Nookie Woods, the
Oilers great left-hander in his
twelfth win of the season held the
Cubs for seven innings without a
single hit and then in the eighth in-
ning through error by Macura at third
base the Cubs scored Pewee Brown,
shortstop for the Oilers had a great
day at but. getting two hits out of the
five trips and scoring twice In the
Texas' greatest producer is that of
the Texas Company in Crane County, ..
and this well produced to the end of fifth inning when the bases were full.
1932, 6.124,136 barrels of oil. ..........."he.......
Arthur Norris who was substituted
Yates County's big well produced
4,600,000 barrels.
The great Gulf Coast wells are in
Brazoria County in the West Colum-
bia field. This field has furnished at
least 15 wells which have produced
the well was completed it produced
MR. AND MRS. W. A. WELLS
OF MARKHAM IN ACCIDENT
...............—........ M --
WILL CONGER
DIES IN HOUSTON
W M Conger, 38, of San Antonio,
died in a Houston sanitrium at 9 45
a.m. Tuesday. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Grace A Conger; one son.
Wiliam Conger; one daughter, Jane
Conger; father, J. W Conger, all of
San Antonio, five sisters, Mrs. W. L.
Coleman, Mrs. It, T. Robison, Mrs. E.
C Toler and Miss Adeile Conger, all
of San Antonio, and Mrs. Will Know-
les of Markham; three brothers, D. T.
Conger of Dallas, George and Edward
Conger of San Antonio. The remains
Mr. and Mrs. W. A Wells enroute
to their home in Mafkham, Monday
evening from a visit in Laredo with
their daughter. Mrs. Nay Brewer and
Mr. Brewer, were painfully injured
when their car turned over several
times, caused by a blowout on one of
the tires. They were both pinned,
under the machine but Mr. Wells
succeeded in freeing himself and.
summoned aid to assist Mrs. Wells.
She received a severe cut on the head
and right hand and several other cuts
and was badly bruised. Mr. Wells
was also badly bruised but not hurt
otherwise Both are resting at the
home of Mrs. Wells' brother, Mr.
Clyde Parks.
1 The report received this morning
were forwarded at 11:35 p.m. Tues-
day to San Antonio by the Morse nicely.
Funeral Church. ==
j Will was reared in Bay City and
had a large number of firiends here
and throughout the county. Only a
few weeks ago he was here on a vis-
it. His death is a surprise to all who
saw and talked to him then, as he
appeared in good health
"Bill,' ‘as he was familiarly known
graduated from the Bay City schools
and soon, thereafter .took up the
practice of law with his father, Hon.
J. W. Conger He also made quite a
success in the real estate business in
Sun Antonio.
for Manager Langham who was pain-
fully hurt when hit on the elbow by
one of Townsend’s slants, in the third
inning, singled to centerfield allowing
the Oilers to score. Langham before
receiving the blow that removed him
from the game brilliantly performed
at bat, also by getting one hit and
one score and assisting in the Oilers
scoring another run.
Grit Macura another star at bat in
Sunday's game getting three hits out
of the four trips and making one
score for the Oilers. Earl and Audrel
White each scored one run for the
Oilers and performed outstandingly
in not allowing the Cubs to score.
mowno-emoemoeretenoceo-moeo-oumo-o*
YOU CAN'T STOP NOOKIE AND
THOSE OILERS
was to the effect that both are
doing
CATTLEMEN WANT
FEDERAL AID FOR
ORDERLY MARKET
HOME OWNERS
LOAN CORP. TO
OPERATE SOON
GOV. CORPORATION WITH $200,-
000,000 FUND TO HELP THOSE
WITH HOMES VALUED TO
TWENTY THOUSAND.
(Wharton Spectator.)
Friends of W. Maner Stafford Sr.,
were shocked Wednesday morning to
learn of his sudden death during the
night, caused by a heart attack. He
was stricken about midnight Tues-
day and died an hour later.
Mr. Stafford was born in Galves-
ton. August 24, 1877 to Captain Jos-
eph Seth and Mrs. Nannie Brooks
Stafford, and lived there until the
death of his father, when the family
moved to old Columbia on the Bra-
zos River, in Brazoria County. Mr.
Stafford received his schooling there
and at Southwestern University in
Georgetown.
When a young man he moved to
Wharton, accepting a position with
J. G. Smith & Co. under the man-
agement of his uncles. Tom and P.
G. Brooks. For a number of years he
was connected with this firm, later
going on the road as a traveling sales-
man and afterwards was associated
with an organization of potato grow-
ers at Alvin, for a period of length.
For the last 20 years he was engaged
extensively in farming in Wharton
County, holding large property inter-
ests here.
Maner Stafford was married in
Wharton on June 21, 1903, to Miss
Julia Harrison of this city and to this
union four children were born—three
sons. Girard, Maner Jr., and Harrison,
and one daughter, Miss Nancy Staf-
ford, all of whom, with Mrs. Staf-
ford. survive him. Other survivors
also are his mother, Mrs. Nannie
I Brooks Stafford; two sisters, Mrs.
Charles Bennett and Mrs. G. W.
Gayle; and a brother, Dr. Brooks
Stafford, all of Angleton.
Funeral services were held Wed-
M sday afternoon from the family
residence on Richmond Road with the
Rev. L. R. Goodrich, rector of St.
Thomas Episcopal Church conducting
the service; interment was in the city
cemetery. The funeral was under the
direction of the Wharton Undertaking
Company. A large cortege of friends
from home and surrounding towns at-
tending the funeral attested the love
and esteem in which his friends held
him, and with them the Spectator
joins in extending sincere sympathy
to the family.
D. P. Moore D. G. Co.
AUSTIN, July 12.—A plan whereby
each county in Texas will participate
to some degree in the emergency
highway construction program, made
possible through a federal appropria-
tion of approximately $25,000,000 to
Texas, was announced Tuesday by the
Texas highway commission.
The commission voted to recom-
mend that at least one project be as-
signed to each of the 254 counties, the
commission expressing the opinion
that the emergency construction
should be spread over the state as
much as possible, with work concen-
trated in areas where the unemploy-
ment was greatest. Areas hit by the
drouth also will share more heavily
in the appropriation.
Has Quality Lingerie
In this issue will be found a strik-
ing advertisement of D. P. Moore
Dry Goods Company. Mr. Moore is
featuring lingerie for remarkably low
prices. For years the establishment of
D. P. Moore has been known to car-
ry quality merchandise and Mr. Lay-
ton Moore has continued to stock his
shelves with this class of merchan-
dise.
In their advertisement will be found
slips and panties at extremely non-
expensive prices and of unexcelled
quality.
Judge and Mrs. Samuel J. Styles
will leave Friday for their usual
summer vacation in the 'Cool Rock-
ies" in Colorado. They will make
Colorado Springs their chief stopping
place.
Since the removal of the raft in the for some time at the rate of 33.000
river in 1928-29, the driftwood and barrels per day from a depth of 2754
silt have been deposited in Matagor-feet. The well came in when oil was
da Bay, filling it up to approximately selling at $3 per barrel, the total value
three-fourths the distance across to of this well's production runs well
the peninsula. The formation spreads over $6,000,000.
out in fan shape from the St. Mary’s! The Humble Oil and Refining Com-
Bayou mouth of the river for a dis- pany at West Columbia on the Japhet
tance of several miles in every di-lease of 20 acres has produced more
rection. with various channels from than 14,000,000 barrels that sold for
the river. This formation is now be-
The Humble Oil and Refining Com-
pany at West Columbia on the Japhet
hat sold for
more than $20,000,000.
Humble field has several wells that
OILERS
Lindsey, If
Brown, ss
Langham, lb
Huddleston, rf
Krause, cf
E. White, c
Macura, 3b
A. White, 2b
Norris, rf-lb
Woods, p
Ab R H E
4
5
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3
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
1
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2
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coming a dense young forest, princi-
pally of willow trees, and it is con-have produced more than 1,000,000
sidered but a question of time for the barrels each. At Goose Creek, an
formation to again block the river I Humble Oil & Refining Co. well has
with a new raft. | | roduced more than 2,000,000 barrels,
Chairman Mansfield has been en-Yount-Lee at Spindletop in Jefferson
deavoring to have the matter consid- County. McFadden 63, 2,215,000 bar-
ered in the public works program with rels. . , .... .
a view of co-operation of the federal The Continental Oil Company of
government with local interests. The Ponca City, Okla, has advanced the
only ground upon which the federal price of mid-continent crude oil to
government can contribute to the 85 cents per barrel. The Continental
work is based upon the interests of well at Citrus Grove in Matagorda
navigation. While the existing condi- County is setting 2,000 feet of 13 3-8-
tions may not interfere with naviga-inch casing.,,,
tion on the new intracoastal canal At Thompson, Rabbs Ridge. Fort
for several years, it is believed that Bend County, Powers Production Co.
it will, in the course of time, be-(Martin Thompson) i# drilling in
come a great menace. I shale at 4287 feet.
m mi. Brazoria County. Flag Pond. An-
On May 20, last. Chairman Mans-derson et als are drilling in gumbo
field requested General Brown to at 2415 feet
have cursory investigation made of Pledger district, Danciger Oil and
the conditions and to suggest such Refining Company Hunt No. 1 pro-
action as might be deemed advisable. 1 ducing 50 barrels distillate Hunt No
, General Brown in his letter of 2 pulled screen and are drilling
July 6, states: deeper.
"The district engineer points out Oils Consolidated, (Smith & Dix-
that until the new Louisiana-Texas on.) Hawkins 1. at Sheppard Mott.
Intracoastal Canal is constructed, an digging slush pits, laying gas and oil
extension of the Colorado River across lines, rig has been shipped from Ok-
Matagorda Bay would block the lahoma and is expected at location
present five-foot Intracoastal Canal daily.
through the bay. It is my present un-i Van Vleck. Turner-Clark prospect,
derstanding, however, that the prog- Repairing boilers, digging new slush
ress being made on the procurements pits. Crew arrived Monday night to
of rights of way for the new canal resume drilling.
are such as to warrant the expecta- . Bukeye. United North and South
tion that this section of the canal may Development Co. wells Nos. 1 and 2
be undertaken in the comparatively producing pipe line and tank car ca-
near future, pacity. Stoddard No. 2 set whipstock.
now milling through casing at 5605
While it appears doubtful whether
the general interests of navigation
will warrant a substantial federal
participation in works to extend the
mouth of the Colorado River to the
Gulf of Mexico, the situation appears
to warrant a full investigation by this
department into the matter. I en-
close for your consideration a draft
of a resolution which, if adopted by
your committee, would authorize this
department to undertake such an in-
vestigation.
The draft of resolution, suggested
by General Brown, is as follows:
Draft.
Resolved by the committee on rivers
and harbors of the house of repre-
sentatives. United States, that the
board of engineers for rivers and har-
bors created under section 3 of the
river and harbor act approved June
13, 1902. be, and is hereby, requested
to review the reports on Colorado
River, Texas, submitting in response
to provision in the river and harbor
act approved March 3, 1925, with a
view to determining the cost and ad-
visability of works to prevent the ob-
struction of navigation by the de-
posits of silt from the river in Mat-
agorda Bay and in the channel to be
provided under the adopted project
for the Louisiana-Texas Intracoastal
waterway.
Chairman Mansfield Tuesday, by
wire, directed the polling of the riv-
ers and harbors committee on the res-
olution. and it is expected that the
feet. Plottner No. 1 has set screen
twice, swabbing well, little produc-
tion. Sheldon No. 1 drilling and cor-
ing at about 7768 feet.
Mrs. Jimmie Norton. Mrs. George
Sutherland and Mrs. Floyd Ellerburg,
nee Miss Johnnie Sutherland, left
today via automobile for Dallas Mrs.
Ellerburg is returning to her home
in Dallas Mesdamtes Norton and
Sutherland to visit with her.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Chapman and
Mrs. Monroe of Orange were guests
of Mrs. Mary Capps on Monday.
THE MAN I MARRY
By LEOLA JETER.
He might be short
Or he might be tall,
He might be big
Or he might be small.
His hair may be black,
Bronze, yellow or red
Or he might be bald
All on top of his head.
But I'll not worry
Or I’ll not fret,
'Cause the man I marry
Will get me yet.
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Totals
DANEVANG
S. Hermansen, .ss
Lykke, cf
Schramm, 1b
F. Hansen, If
E. Hermansen, rf
Schear, c
Olsen, 3b
O. Hansen, 2b
Townsend, p
E. Hansen
A. Hansen
Totals
35
7 12 3
Ab R H E
3 0
4 0
3 0
4 0
3 1
3 0
3 0
3 0
31 1
-
2
0
0
0 3
1 0
0
4 6
WASHINGTON, July 5. The main-
spring of the home mortgage relief
law will be a $200,000,000 government-
owned "home owners loan corpora-
tion.'' Officials say it should be op-
erating by August, with agents in
every county.
The corporation is to help owners
of homes valued at no more than $20,-
000, and on which the mortgages do
not exceed 80 per cent of the pres-
ent value It has power to issue up
to -2,000,000,000 in bonds to take up
such mortgages.
Exchange of Bonds,
A home owner who can not meet
mortgage payments should first ask
the holder of the mortgage to agree,
rather than face default, to exchange
the mortgage for 18-year bonds, is-
sued by the Home Owners Loan Cor-
poration, and bearing 4 per cent in-
terest. On these bonds the federal
government guarantees interest but
not principal.
If the mortgage holder agrees, the
agreement is taken to the county
agent for his approval and that of his
superior officers.
Upon such approval, the mortgage
holder takes his bonds, and the cor-
poration takes over the mortgage, au-
tomatically reducing the interest to 5
per cent. The debt is to be paid off
in 15 years. The corporation expects to
accumulate a surplus which will en-
able it to pay off its 18-year bonds
when they fall due.
Taxes and Repairs.
I If the mortgage covers less than
80 per cent of the value of the prop-
| erty, as appraised by the agent of
the corporation, it can lend up to that
total to meet taxes and repairs.
If the mortgage holder won't accept
Runs batted in Langham 2, Krause the 18-year bonds, then the corpora-
2, Norris 1, Lindsey 1. Schear 1. tion
Stolen bases Brown 1. E. White 1
E. Hermansen 1.
Two base hits Lindsey 1, Macura 1,
Hansen 1.
Three base hit, Langham 1.
Struck out by Woods 5. by Town-
send 7.
Base on balls off Townsend 1.
can lend money to the home
owner up to 40 per cent of the cur-
rent real value of the property, to
help him take up the mortgage. The
county agent arranges this. Such
loans would be at ti per cent, for 15
years.
The corporation is authorized to
1 postpone the first payments three
Winning pitcher Woods, losing pit-years or even longer.
chcr Townsend. I Those who have lost their homes
Umpires, plate, Hansen, bases Wil-during the past two years can, if
lenberg. . they get the mortgage holder to agree
I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 still avail themselves of the benefits
Bay City
Danevang
Tex. Industrial
Activities
Navasota and Grimes County have
begun stock subscription solicitation
to raise $6000 for establishment of a
cheese factory at Navasota.
June purchases by the Texas Milk
Products plant at Mount Pleasant to-
taled 1,000,000 pounds of whole milk,
distributing more than $10,000 among
Titus County farmers.
Garland’s community fair in Sep-
tember is to have a “Made in Texas"
department for the display of Texas-
made articles alongside community-;
produced agricultural commodities.
Texas permits eastern wool buyers
to buy Texas wool for $12,000,000 and
then after washing and carding it, to
sell it to woolen mills for $187,000,-
000, according to estimate of Col. Wni,
T. Talbot, industrial enthusiast and
vice president of Progressive Texans,
Inc.
Clarksville will seek a loan from
the R F. C. with which to estab-
lish a cheese plant. Development of
the dairying interest is indicated by
the estimate that there are now 6000
dairy cows in Red River County sup-
plying milk to nearby creameries.
The first rolled-oats mill in Texas
and probably in the Southwest is
soon to be opened at Sherman where
the Kimbell-Diamond Milling Co., re-
cent purchaser of the Chapman flour
mill, will install new machinery and
start production in time for the cool
weather season for hot breakfast
foods. Operated to capacity the mill
will require 7000 bushels of oats a
day and produce 6000 pounds of rolled
oats an hour—sufficient to meet the
demands of the Southwest.
of the law.
Through the county agent, the cor-
poration can advance up to 50 per
cent of assessed value on unencum-
bered homes to meet taxes and re-
FORT WORTH. Texas, Dolph Bris-
coe, Uvalde, president of the Texas
and Southwestern Cattle Raisers As-
sociation, who was in Fort Worth Sat-
urdav after a conference with other
officers of the association, sent the
following telegram to the president
of the United States:
“Grass fat cattle prices are now 5®
to 60 per cent of last year’s prices and
greatly out of line with advances in
prices of other agricultural commodi-
ties. Present cattle prices are disas-
trous to the industry and further dis-
astrous to the industry and further
decline is certain unless program of
orderly marketing is put into imme-
diate effect. Serious drouth in sum-
mer fattening areas of Kansas, Okla-
homa and other states is forcing thou-
sands of cattle on market. Many hun-
dreds of thousands of cattle in the
.summer grazing areas would ordinari-
ly be marketed between now and No-
vember. but under present drouth
conditions 50 per cent will tie sent to
market within the next thirty days.
Would Hold Callie.
"It is our belief that 'f the owners
of fed cattle and grass cattle in other
areas could be induced to hold their
cattle back until the drouth cattle are
marketed, further decline can be
stopped anti possible improvement io
price effected. Federal intermediate
credit banks, regional agricultural
credit corporations and othe r live stock
finance agencies can he influential in
securing desired results. Believe your
interference necessary to save this sit-
uation."
Similar telegrams were si nt to Hen-
ry Morgenthau of the Farm Credit
Administration and Henry A. Wallace,
secretary of agriculture.
If the heavy marketing from feed
lots in areas where drouth conditions
do not prevail can be curtailed, Bris-
coe believes it will reduce the market
surplus for thirty days to the point
where there will not be a surplus
and supplies can be absorbed at bet-
ter prices. After the ranges in the
drouth-stricken areas are relieved the
usual orderly marketing of all classes
of cattle can be carried on
It was pointed out that the admin-
istration has been very helpful to the
growers of wheat, cotton and other
commodities, and it is felt that they
can take action which will result in
similar benefits to cattle growers.
Drouth Big Factor.
Texas cattlemen send to the pastures
of Oklahoma and Kansas approxi-
mately 300,000 cattle each year. A por-
lion of those grazing sections are now A
in the throes of the worst drouth for
half a century. This situation serious,
ly interferes with the usual plan of
marketing these cattle over a period
of several months, and is forcing them
on the market in such numbers that
processors are finding it difficult to
absorb them. The cattlemen do not
feel that this in an impossible stiua-
tion, but that by the suggested order-
ly marketing program which can be
I brought about by the influence of the
president and his advisors, that dis-
aster can be averted.
E. B. Spiller, secretary, |pointed out
that cattlemen have not been the
beneficiaries of the price advance as
have the producers of other agricul-
tural commodities. In addition to no
,advance in price of their products, the
pairs. The corpora ion also ca < cattle industry has been adversely ar.
tablish federal savings and loan as-fected by increased operating expen.
sociations where none exist.. .,
,,,,,, . , ■ seS, due to advance in prices for
While the loan system is being or-, , , ,
, „i feeds and other necessar , comnmodi-
ganized. President Roosevelt has ask-ties
ed mortgage holders to refrain from
seeking to dispossess home owners.
Mrs. Pat Thompson
Entertains Class
Wharton Radio Plant
To Start Operation
Wharton, July 11. The first
Mrs. Pat Thompson entertained her breadeast of, radio station., COP in
Sunday school class of young girls of
the Methodist Church on Tuesday
evening with a swim at the city
swimming pool followed by a supper
Wharton will be heard Wednesday
from 11 to 1 o'clock. Joe B. Robison,
owner and manager, completed in-
served in the City Park.
stallation of the broadcasting unit this
week and expects to broadcast reg-
ularly in the future.
Tlic station is located on the third
The group of girls enjoying this
hospitality were Misses Marguerite .
Harris and her guest, Dorothy Da- floor of the Plaza Hotel. A. E. Wilcox
vidson of Georgetown, Dorothy White, will be the official announcer. The
Katherine Williamson, Louise Hale, first program will be presented by lo-
Glendine Thompson, Marjorie Peters, cal performers.
Maggie Jr. McKelvy and Mrs. Thomp- | -----
Mr. Edgar Cole of Houston was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. F G Cobb and
daughter. Miss Laverne Cobb for a
few days this week.
son.
Mrs. J. O. Murphy and daughter,
Mary Jane and Mrs. Alex Shoultie
and daughter. Grace of Blessing were
Bay City visitors on Tuesday.
Mrs. Grace Harris, Mrs. Babe Ree-
ves and Mrs. Charles Koehl and Mr.
Emmitt Hall of Buckeye were Tues-
day visitors in Bay City.
Mrs. G. C. Horn and daughter, Miss
Joan Horn left this morning on a
two week’s visit in San Antonio and
Kerrville.
Judge Samuel J. Styles and Mr.
C. A. Erickson are in Houston to-
day on legal matters before the fed-
eral court.
Mr. Julian Inglehart ol Matagorda
was a visitor in Bay City on Tues -
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cookenboo are
spending the day in Houston today.
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