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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, JULY 26. 1934
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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE
BY TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY
CAREY SMITH
CAREY SMITH Jr.
Owner and Editor
Assistant Editor and Business Manager
Entered at the Postoffice at Bay City, Texas, as second class mail matter
under Act of Congress, March 3, 1897.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character or standing of any person or any
easiness concern will be readily and willingly corrected upon Its being
drought to the attention of the publishers.
The paper will be conducted upon the highest possible plane of legitimate
Writing an article for his choice of
governor, Edgar Witt, and which he
submits to the Tribune for publica-
tion, Mr E O. Taulbee, Matagorda
County campaign manager for Witt
says We are unable to agree with
the editor of the Tribune in his
choice of a candidate for governor,
but we do admire his frankness in
espousing the cause of a candidate in
opposition to the wishes of many of
his friends and customers. We know
who he is for and we respect him for
standing on his own feet Nicely said,
but let s see. This paper never makes
a choice we think against the welfare
of the public. To wantonly do such a
thing would disqualify us automati-
cally for the profession we follow.
Our choice for officers is invariably
predicated upon what we sincerely
believe is for the good of the people.
"Too many voters vote for other rea-
sons, nearly always selfish ones or
because of their prejudices, and nev-
er because they conscientiously be-
lieve their man is really the best for
the people. Then there are others who
vote against a good man because the
good man happens to have a friend
the voter dislikes. That, we think, is
largely guiding the vote of a great
many people in the present race We
are supporting Charlie McDonald for
governor because we have studied the
platforms of all of them and have
found that Mr. McDonald’s election
means more for the good of Texas
than all the platfe-ms of all the oth-
c-r candidates put together, and, at
that, we are not in accord with him
on all the planks in his platform. As
to supporting a candidate against the
wishes of friends and customers. If a
newspaper editor were to follow the
course so naively set forth in that
sentence, it would not be a month un-
til he hid lost friendships and custom-
ers and booted out of his office if not
out of town When an editor begins
| thrown out of employment by med-
dling with the individual efforts of
I the farmers of our country. Watch
these predictions of a small country
editor.
“South Texas is lucky,” said Albert
S. Goss, federal land bank commis-
sioner, as he visited in Houston Sat-
urday afternoon. The commissioner
was speaking of the nationwide
drouth and commenting of difference
between Ilie verdant plains of the
Houston section and most all the
area of other parts of the country.
"Houston and other parts of South
Texas have no conception of the
hardships that some other parts of
the country have experienced,” said
Mr Goss. It is literally true. Other
people of wide travels have talked
with the Tribune during the past two
or three weeks. They have traveled
in different directions, but all have
the same story which is, in effect, that
the Texas coast presents about the
only green spot on the topography
of the nation. We find no pleasure,
however, in a realization of the con-
ditions and the heartrending outlook
to nearly all our state and nation
strikes at our sympathies relentlessly.
While our crop outlook is better than
elsewhere, it is the difference in the
climate which gives us the advan-
tage, not only during such unreason-
able weather as we are now having,
but every year over the sweltering
interior. We do not mean by that that
it does not get warm here, for it
does, and sometimes disagreeably so,
but the heat, always tempered by the
reliably consistent gulf breeze, is nev-
er oppressive or dangerous. The ad-
vice, therefore, to come anil dwell
with us is timely and sound.
A Silent Movie
by A. B. Chapin
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much of the fine things of life de-, ful God. The world is beautiful this shall see the Williams-Batch-
and after all this old world . Anferialke our school faculty will
hicth average and gro-
to reports of the activities of Robin
parts. 1 am glad that I am filled with
sentiment. 1 am glad that we like to
preserve these old dust catchers and
hope that our children will do the
same. Sentiment is the thought that
develops passion and heart throbs. It
should be fostered and encouraged.
Dust catchers are aids. Let us keep
our old dust catchers regardless of
instructions.
"Alike to council or the assembly
came
With equal souls and sentiment the
same." -Pope.
morning — — — t
is a delightful place for life Isn t life
wonderful?
to commercialize his editorials or pol-
ities he loses and ought to lose the
respect of his friends and customers.
This paper works every day in the
year for the good of its readers and
not for the glory of winning any pol-
Itieal race. Vote for Charley McDon-
ald next Saturday and for the best
interests of your state
In a speech in Houston Thursday
night Senator Small, candidate for
governor, in decrying the promises
made by his opponents, took an op-
portunity to declare against C. C. Mc-
Donald, especially, because McDon-
ald sponsors the Ferguson administra-
tion. And about all he said against
McDonald was that. Well, let's see.
The crops of cotton and rice which
are now practically assured, should
prove a great encouragement to ev-
ery business man in Bay City and
give him an incentive to work for a
greater trade this fall. Our county
never makes a total failure. Prices
may, oftentimes, prove disappointing,
but crops never, totally fail. If rice
ddoesn t hit, cotton and corn does; if
all crops fall short, the cattle indus-
try fills the void; if cotton fails rice
and other crops come through and we
carry on This year it seems that all
crops will prove very, very profit-
able and yield abundantly enough, a
condition we should make the very
best of. We should, even now, be at
work to stabilize and increase our
Every candidate and every voter
wants economy in government and a
safe, sound and consistent business-
like administration based on real dol-
lars and cents None of us cares any-
thing about theories, platitudes and
high-sounding phrases, nor even the
beatitudes as necessary in the admin-
istration of any governor. We want,
and rightly so, that any administra-
tion be all business. Senator Small
has been in the senate both times
Mrs Ferguson has been governor. He
saw her administration take the state
wholly out of debt the first time. He
has seen her present administration
go into office and assume a deficit
left by the Sterling administration of
$19 000,000 He has seen that deficit
lown to $4 000,000 at the
present time and knows it will be
I wiped out by the time the Ferguson
administration closes next January.
trade ir a great way. Our county by J
am through the source of very favor-)
able ril sumstances stands at the head
of the list in promising circumstan-
ces, a condition which should urge
us on Now’s the tune to strike out
As the July 28 primary draws nigh,
all ire candidates for state o fices
fire becoming feverishly active and
Senator Small is aware of all this
and yet stands up before intelligent
people trying for economy in gov-
ernment but steadfastly refusing to
reconcile his knowledge of existing
conditions with his want for a bus-
iness administration. Three times have
the Fergusons gone into the gover-
nor's office submerged literally, in
debt incurred by the immediately
preceding administration and three
spendi % quite a lot on advertising times have they left the office with
matter As we grow older and more 1 surplus in the treasury for their
unconce ned with this animated crea-successor to wheedle away That’s the
ture politics, we are more and more
perplexed with the workings of the
game For instance, it is impossible
for us to see why a not wealthy can-
didate an tie up all the radios on
the night before the election at a
cost of $8000 for only three hours
service, when the office he seeks, that
of governor, pays only $4000 a year.
"This may be perfectly in order and
according to rules, but when we
>' know the candidate hasnt’ anything
like that much money our mind nat-
urally becomes inquisitive as we ask,
whose money is it? Then analyzing
Turther, we are curious to know why
many interest or interests, should spend
38000 “in one wad” in the behalf of
any candidate. We know ambition
carries many a person a long way in
life and breaks many a man, but in
these days we have concluded that
political ambition has become consid-
rerably if, not wholly practical. To
properly and completely circularize
the state by mail or in person one
time will cost from beginning to end.
More than the governor’s o fice will
Fergusonism you have heard so much
' about and because C. C McDonald
proposes lo continue it his opponents
I say it is no good, even though it is
exactly what they are trying to con-
vince the voters they can do. Sen-
ator Small should try to be a bit
more honest with the voters, for no
man in Texas knows better what so-
called Fergusonism has meant to Tex
is in a money way than he. No man
in Texas knows more than he how
well Fergusonism has rebuilt and
saved the credit of Texas.
Your town, as long as you live in it,
should be the best town in the coun-
try. You might not be fully con-
vinced of it in fact, but as long as you
live therein and gain your livelihood
from its people and its advantages
you owe it everything you can give
it. Should it become unbearable to
such an extent that you find it impos-
sible to add a good word for it. then
you should move, for the town can-
not. Bay City deserves every boost
_ , I that can be given her by every citi-
ring 1 year hat is true in the sen Several fortunate happenings
overor s race obtains in ever other have placed us in a very encourag-
ing condition of which we should take
state race, and if we honestly weigh
the m tter we will be forced to con-
national emergency council, while
Frank C. Walker takes a vacation,
puts up to him the difficult job of
trying to iron out all the personal
jealousies and administrative tangles
in governmental affairs. There are
plenty of both.
Pen Picture of Richberg.
Mr. Richberg came to Washington
with a record as a "labor lawyer." He
was supposed to be solidly committed
to putting the American Federation of
Labor in charge of all business. That
idea, widely circulated, created a
strong prepudice against him in the
minds of business men, at the start.
But in his handling of a thousand or
so collisions between business groups
and labor groups in the working out
of the NRA codes, he has won the
reputation of being keen, intelligent,
fair and moderate.
Indeed Richberg has been so fair
that the labor leaders begin to think
that he isn’t their friend any more,
while business men look on him with
much greater favor. The fact seems
to be that Mr Richberg has
never has been a blind partican of
any particular labor group or organ-
ization, but does believe that the best
interests of the public require that
labor should receive a larger share of
the proceeds of industry.
Mr. Richberg is sometimes spoken
of as one of the brain trust: but he
is certainly not one of the half-baked
radicals usually meant when that
term is used. About the only one of
the original brain trust who still func-
tions importantly iti an official capa-
city is Rexford G. Tugwell, undersec-
retary of agriculture and the idea is
seeping through officialdom that Mr.
Tugwell’s achievements thus far have
consisted more in getting himself in-
to the headlines than in accomplish-
ing anything of consequence. It looks
quite certain if anything can be re-
garded as certain in these days—that
most of Mr Tugwell’s radical pro-
grain has been ditched.
Moley Still Active.
On the other hand, the one of the
original basin trusters who came in
for the most abuse in the beginning
of the Roosevelt administration is still
among the most influential of the
president's advisers, although he has
been out of public office for more
than a year. He is Professor Raymond
Moley, with whom the president is
aid to have consulted on every im-
portant economic question that has
arisen, and who is said to have had
the last word in shaping most of Mr.
Roosevelt’s devisions The president is
not alone in believing Professor Mo-
ley to be a man of great erudition and
talent, though all do not share the
president's belief in the soundness of
his economic views.
Nevertheless, Moley is one of the
three men who as the picture clears
up and self-appointed minor proph-
ets are eliminated one by one, stand
out as the “three musketers" of the
administration. The other two are the
ever-faithful Col. Louise McHenry
Howe and Bernard M Baruch,
On purely political questions it has
been understood that the president
relied more upon Col. Howe than
upon the chairman of. the Democratic
National Committee, Postmaster Gen-
eral Farley. An incident that came
to light the other day shows how
Today and Tomorrow
Insurance for Jobless.
The first experiment with compul-
sory unemployment insurance in the
United States went into effect on the
first of July this year, in Wisconsin
The movement for a federal scheme
of unemployment insurance is grow-
ing I don't think there is much
question that we are heading toward
a social system under which men
who are able and willing to work are
thrown out of work through no fault
of their own will receive unemploy-
ment benefits, either from funds es-
tablished by employers or out of their
own wages while they are earning, or
by state or federal government.
The English system, which is a
combination of all three, looks to me
the soundest. Every wage earner to be
entitled to unemployment insurance,
must consent to the deduction of a
small percentage of his wages when
he is working, which goes into a fund
to which the employers contribute an
equal percentage and the government
contribute its share. That provides
the much-discussed British dole which
seems to have worked pretty well
through the hard times -which are
now about over in England.
Pensions and Politics.
I think there is little doubt that we
will soon have a national system of
old-age pensions. That scheme is
working out pretty well in the states
that have put it into effect. In Massa-
chusetts, my own state, every male
voter pays $1 a year into the old ago
assistance fund. That makes a fund
large enough to support all the aged
needy and poorhouses have been abol-
ished.
The average old age pension in
Massachusetts is a little over $6 a
week. Those receiving it have to
prove that they have no other means
of support that they are unable to
earn a living.
The trouble with any such scheme,
like many other desirable social re-
forms, is that their administration
has to be left to political appointees.
Before we can go wholesale into So-
cialism, we must first reform our
entire political system of rewarding
partisan efforts out of the public
treasury*
Elections Punk System.
Nobody who will stop to think it
over will deny that we have carried
the theory of democracy too far in
making administrative of ices elec-
tive. The man who gets the job is not
the one with the best qualifications,
but the one who can make the best
promises to voters.
1 have never been able to discover
that a Republican makes a better
county clerk than a Democrat, or that
there is any Democratic way of run-
ning a school system that is superior
to Republican methods.
Every man elected to office in
.American has to give as much atten-
tion if not more to how he is going to
get-relected as he does to his job.
That makes time savers of most, and
certainly does not make for effici-
ency.
1 Counties Too Small Vw
County government, generally
speaking, is the least efficient and
members. Later it became the custom
to give these fraternities Greek names
and identify them to the outer world
only by initials and as colleges mul-
tiplied, one fraternity might have
chapters in many colleges.
There is something about each of
these Greek letter fraternities which
constitutes a life long tie between its
members. Most of America’s famous
men have been members of some fra-
ternity. I am reminded of that by the
interesting innovation of Alpha Delta
Phi, one of the oldest of them all, in
holding its annual convention the
other day on a cruise to Bermuda on
the Furness liner. Queen of Bermu-
da. And I was specially interested to
note that a great educator from my
own section of the country was el-
ected to the presidency of Alpha Del-
ta Phi of which, by the way, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Justice Harlan
Stone of the U. S. Supreme Court are
members.
Dr. Frederick Sill, founder and
headmaster of the Kent School)
whose rowing crew, tarined on the
Housatonic River, defeated the crack
school crews of England last year, is
one of the rare men who fully mer-
its the most honorable designation
that can be given to a man that of a
Christian gentleman. As head of Al-
pha Delta Phi he will inspire the
student members of that 102-year-
old fraternity with even higher ideals.
Roy Miller recently visited Mata-
gorda County, giving some propogan-
da about water transportation. This
gospel is needed, but it is about as
hard to inject it into the minds of
many, as is the job of getting folk to
adopt the teachings of Jesus.
The average man is sublime in his
ignorance of what water transporta-
tion means. He can only visualize the
saving of twenty cents on a sack of
feed He is unable to comprehend
what it means to our section on mul-
tiplied tonnage that runs into mil-
lions. Twenty cents on a sack of feed
is only that much, but on a million
sacks it is $200,000, a saving not to be
sneezed at or even snickered at Roy
Miller visualizes the big thing. He has
given the best years of his life to the
realization of a dream He has gained
national renown. He is acknowledged
to be an authority on inland water
transportation, the building of the
necessary canals and their operation.
I know people as a rule are ignorant
on this subject, for I listen day by
day to brainless chatter of provincial
thinkers and I think that all along
the line of the Intracoastal Canal, live
similar provincials who know nothing
about the cost of carrying a ton a
mile on water as compared with the
same tonnage carried on wheels and
so they continue to chatter. I have
enjoyed a friendship with this man
for twenty-five years and it has been
a delightful contact. He has been a
wonderful servant to the people of the
coast country. He is in the full bloom
of splendid manhood. I hope he gives
good care to that fine body, that sac-
rificial soul and that brilliant mind.
The loss to our folk would be irre-
parable. if she should crack in the
sixties as so many do. The comple-
tion of the canal means much to Mat-
agorda County, but it means more to
Sargeant, Gulf, Matagorda, College-
port and Palacios. Seven miles south
the canal will pass through our terri-
tory and it will offer cheap and safe
transportation for our products. It
means an early completion of the
causeway and perhaps the Hug-the-
Coast across to Highway No. 60 giving
us easy access to Matagorda and Gulf
and besides it means the building of
the Bay Shore boulevard down to
Portsmouth and crossing the canal to
one of the finest beaches on the coast.
The boulevard will become a scenic
drive and open up a sportsman's para-
dise at oyster lake and the beautiful
shell beach.
This morning the sun comes up in a
cloudless sky which looks like an in-
verted bowl of turquois glass. Not a
flick of cloud, to marr the sublime
beauty. Just overreaching blue, that
goes far beyond our sight. Under-
neath flowers bloom, grasses nod in
the morning breeze. Winged insects
buzz about their business. On the
ground ants scurry here and there and
there and swifts drag their slim tails
through the waving grass. All is like
a great organ telling us of the watch-
every advantage. The population is
elude hat money and the money of increasing steadily and we are be
the big interests, plays a major part
I ginning to be recognized as the log-
in politics every election in every ical center of a grout development
state and in the nation as well. It is a | Crops are consistently good in our
county and we should employ that
bad stat of affairs, but it’s the condi-
tiom. all right.
When the government’s crop plans tually attract the outside world with
as applied to and affecting the South telling effect. So, if you live here,
were launched, this paper objected to begin to work for your city. It will
St all pon the grounds that the de-pay big dividends in the end.
struction of crops or of anything else
as a stabilizer of prices was and is a
plan wholly without foundation or
reason. It is wholly revolutionary in
principle and totally inadequate in
practice Since the dawn of creation
there have been periods of plenty and
times of distress and, in every case,
if history does not mislead, the fruits
of bounteous years were used in
times of stress caused by shortages.
We especially objected to the Bank-
head bill as an invasion upon the sac-
red precincts of constitutional per-
sonal rights. We still object to it upon
the same grounds. Now, with the se-
verer drouth our country has ever
cutting deep into the crop yields
everywhere, we are brought up face
to face with the utter futility of man.
made schemes and plans against the
never failing laws «f nature. This
country will live many, many years
before it gets over the financial
asters of trying to regulate farming
and farm prices by law. It will never
get forgiveness for the millions it has
strong the Farley influence is. Sec- most corrupt phase of public service
in the United States. Most of our
counties are too small. They date from
retary Ickes wanted to appoint Prof-
fessor John W Finch, dean of the
School of Mining of the University of
Idaho, to the post of director of the
bureau of mines. He talked with the
president, who gave his OK. Secre-
fact as an advertising asset. Oil de- . -
velopment in its infancy will even- tary Ickes notified Professor Finch.
who resigned his university job and
came to Washington to take over the
THIS WEEK IN
the horse and wagon days There are
few places now from which one who
has business at the county seat
couldn't make a fifty-mile trip easi-
er than he could go ten miles a few
years ago.
There is too much overlapping of
| post. The presidential commission ap-
pointing him had been drawn up and
laid on the president’s desk But when which is in no county. New York City
Mr. Ickes sent for it, the White House
city and county governments. Few
cities are as fortunate as St. Louis,
staff discovered that it had not been
is making a brave effort to rid itself
signed, but had noted upon it: "Held
up temporarily because of political
TJ ACIHINIA A objections of M.G." Mr Farley had
W HOSING I discovered that Professor Finch voted
**"M * for Hoover in 19281
- Kennedy and Moffett.
WASHINGTON, July 23 —Of course. Some surprise has been expressed
there is no such thing as an “acting over the appointment of Joseph P.
president" of the United States when Kennedy, long a Wall Street specu-
the president is absent from the coun-lator, to head the commission which
try, but Washington gossips are fond is to regulate the commission which is
of picking this, that or the other offi-to regulate security exchanges. But
cial for the job whenever Mr, Roose, those who, know Mr Kennedy say
velt goes away on a trip. This time! that he is absolutely honest and en-
it is Donald K. Richberg who is re-tirely devoted to President Roosevelt,
gurded as the “white haired boy" of a life-long intimate friend and add
the administration, intrusted with see-that it is better to have a man who
ing that none of the cattle get out of knows what it's al labout than an-
the feed-lot until the boss gets back other Brain Truster in that job.
Undoubtedly Mr. Richberg has gain- There was more surprise over the
ed greatly in the estimation of the naming of James P Moffett of Stan
president, of the public and of politi-dard Oil to head the board created
clans in the past year His appoint- under the new housing act But young
ment as temporary chairman of the Mr Moffett is another of the presi-
of the five counties which are all in-
side the city limits. They make for
duplication of cost and effort, waste
of public funds and general efficien-
cy. Those who are fighting to retain
them are the politicians who hold
county jobs and their followers.
1 think we are coining pretty close
to a general consolidation of counties
in many parts of the United States.
Fraternities, First 1750.
Away back in 1750 a group of stu-
dents at William and Mary College in
Virginia organized themselves into the
"Flat Hat Club," which was the par-
ent of all American college fraterni-
ties Thomas Jefferson was one of its
dent’s intimates, regarded as a man
of sound judgment and great execu-
tive talent His appointment is tak-
‘en as another indication of the growth
of conservative influence in adminis-
tration affairs.
Thoughts About
Dust Catchers
By HARRY AUSTIN CLAPP.
I have no idea where and how this
dust catcher bug was hatched. Per-
haps in the head of some member of
the lirain trust, at College Station
and mayhap in the brain of our ubi-
quitous Home Demonstration Agent.
No matter where it was conceived, it
should have been scotched while a
hornin'. It is a dangerous bug to let|
loose in any community, for it in-
serts its long proboscis into the most
sacred family sentiment, sucks the
blood, cats the heart and after diges-
tion leaves behind a filthy mass of
regrets. Dust is simply fine particles
of earth or other matter so light that
it is lifted and carried in the slight-
est breeze. At last it settles on vari-
ous objects and those are called
catchers, because they grasp, hold and
retain the dust particles. Hence the
term dust catchers. Isn't it simple?
Before I know all this. I searched
through books on entomology and as
near as I could ascertain the dust
catcher bug is a cross between a Mal-
ito and Tatonka. This latter gives the
bug his long nose which he uses to
snoop with. After I had learned all
this, I examined our home and I
found that it was swarming w ith dust
catchers. Here for instance is a wash
rag knitted by Mary Louise when
she was three years of age. It is not
a perfect example of knitting and
many stitches are missing, but in
memory I see my sweet baby handing
it to me and saying "I made this for
my daddy." It is a dust catcher and
according to instructions should be
discarded, but it will continue to be |
a dust catcher. On the wall hangs a
canteen carried through the Spanish-
American war in Cuba by a member
of a Massachusetts company.
Being a dust catcher it has been
given the KO but it will still hang on
the wall. Here is a water bottle
made from a gourd. I carried it over
hundreds of miles of Mexican trails
and it served me well, but now it is
only another dust catcher hanging on
the wall. \ clock no longer active
takes me back to my Chicago office
I am glad it no longer speaks, for it
might tell tales to the miserable
wretch, talcs I care not for her to
learn. It, too. is a dust catcher.
Hanging from the ceiling is an old
brass lantern and on the bottom of
the fount is stamped its date 1831. A
gift to my father-in-law many years
ago when he was Chief of a fire de-
partment. Just collecting dust and
memories. It will continue to hang
and catch dust. An old candle stick
still useful, it enables me to see my
great grand mother surfing the can- |
dle. In the minds of some it is a dust
catcher, but to me it is a bringer of
sweet memories of boyhood days. 1]
might name a hundred dust catchers
in our home each of them with price-1
less sentiment but why go on?
I see nothing in this dust catcher
idea, except an attempt to destroy
sentiment and when that is gone
Mr. and Mrs
back to Collegeport this week and are
occupying the residence built by Mr.
Tay Pay White. It is located on the
north side of Fulcher Plaza and is
the only residence in this burg with Hood. , cue Harrison and
an attached garage. The Ash family Friday came, Georsect the sea wall,
are singing "There is no land that is Mrs Harrison to inspe ghiace
fairer than this" We are regaling They found it still, here for a week
ourselves with copious draughts of Clifford Er Tend Frank Maxwell
limeade made from lunes raised on end with fine young men
the Ramsey citrus farm which is lo-of Port Arthur: Two fine, d what at.
cated near Laredo. We are also nib- but after all just two was the two
bling roasting ears from the Gustave tracted my attention with them. One
Franzene Junior corn lot and the Lig- peaches in he auto with the Pierce
gett demonstration plot. Both are ex- was a Donna De ether was an Ellen
cellent, well sopped with Morning orchard a " the Bugel peach
Glory butter. Without attempting to Louise Peach from with the bloom of
judge as to the merits of the great tree. Ripe, Jus OUs W r U very fond
strike that has about paralyzed busi- youth on their e " , ' now r adore
ness on the coast and in other portions of fine boys, ’ i he for this
of the country, it seems to me that ev- ripe peaches and so I fell toapple,
ery good American must be well dis- fruit just as Adam liArthur and
gusted with the situation. Whether I will plan to visit Porttree cur.
the labor element wins or not, they see if I can find a pea us Home-
are bound to lose friends for no or- ford never forgets to call on us Home
ganization can bring famine to a mil- crofters.
lion people without their showing re- .
sentment. We need a Grover Clove-"
land just now. Had I the power, I
would arrange for a commission or
court, which would be clothed with |
plenary and punitive powers. Business
and labor would be called, testimony
taken and when judgement was ren-
dered it would be final and without
the privilege of appeal to any court.
If either party violated the decision,
the entire police force of the nation
would be used to enforce the edict.
Such a plan will never be put into
effect, for our congressmen are afraid
of the labor vote. They look first aft-
er their personal position. Few of
them have the intestinal fortitude to
buck the greatest trust in America.
I believe in the right of collective
bargaining. Labor has the right to at-
tempt to improve conditions. The
bulk of laboring men are loyal Amer-
icans. They want to work and accu-
mulate for their future, but in many
cases they have for leaders men who
are tainted or at times saturated with
a spirit that is not the American spirit.
It is time to call a halt on a situation
that brings suffering and loss to
thousands of innocent folk, starvation
to babies, and halts the march of
progress.
July 14th, Louise Walter was mar-
ried to Raymond Waters at the home
of Thomas H. Lewis, in Bay City.
Reverend Norman Anderson of Col-
lege Station read the words that
changed the name of this fine girl.
Mr. Waters being a regular cave man
took his bride to the Carlsbad Caves
for the wedding trip. All of their
many friends wish them a long, hap-
py, prosperous marriage life.
Wednesday July 18th. “The Girl
Who Thought She Was Forgotten"
eloped with the man "The Man She
Did Not Forget' 'and now that fine
young woman Vera Williams is known
as Mrs. Vernon Batchelder. They
were married some place in the valley
and on their return will live in the
Travis house. Both are well known in
this place and enjoy the respect and
love of all those who know them.
Vera has been a successful teacher
in the local school while the groom is
a substantial business man. When a
match is a good match, it just sim-
ply is a good match and this is one
of them. Two charming brides in this
burg in a week is a good record and
now we shall wait and see what we
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Tax Mounts As Fewer
Gas ’Leggers Operate
AUSTIN, Texas, July 20. — Fewer
gasoline bootleggers and more auto-
mobiles combined to boost state reve-
nues from the gasoline tax for the
first half of of 1934 $2,500,000 above
the same period last year, the Texas
Good Roads Association reported to-
This extra income will add $625,000
to the state common school fund,
$625,000 to refund county bonds and
$1,250,000 to the highway fund.
Comptroller George H. Sheppard,
scanning the reports of his 60-man
field "army” provided by the 1933
law, reported an increase of $445,261
in gas tax collections for May, his to-
tal collections for that month ex-
ceeding $3,000,000.
The comptroller predicted an even
larger gain for June, totals for which
are not yet complete. He also hailed
a resounding court victory for the
state last week in a test case on gas
tax enforcement. e
In that case, the head of a refin-*‘
ery was convicted in Travis County
district court of filing false reports •
on motor fuel sales, and sentenced by D
a jury to the maximum of two years,
in the penitentiary. He appealed. W
While numerous operators have been W
fined under the law, this was the first 1
prison sentence yet meted out for tax 1
evasion, and the comptroller feels it
will be a deterrant to prospective vi-
olators.
As another factor in the gas tax
gains, the road association pointed to
the fact that 94.952 more motor vehi-
cles had been licensed in Texas up to
July 1 than were registered on the
same date last year.
The Republic Production Company
opened offices here some time ago and
will be in Bay City for an indefinite
length of time. Mr. J. P. Black is in
charge of the crew and those on the
crew and their wives are Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Black, Kurt Strasse, H. J.
Von Boser, Eddie Lambert, D. Mc-
Manus. R. H. Ernst and Messrs. J.
W. Wingfield, Frank Scheller, Paul
Havens. Gene Cornelius and Lewis
Lambert.
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The Sulphur Industry
is one of I exas’ many outstanding assets. Three mines
produce practically all of the nation’s supply
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Sulphur Is Industry’s Most
Essential Commodity
its presence in Texas, therefore, constitutes one of the
state’s most attractive inducements to the develop-
ment of industry within its borders.
TEXAS GULF SULPHUR COMPANY
“The world’s largest producer of crude sulphur”
Mines
GULF HEADQUARTERS
Matagorda County Second National Bank Building
Texas Houston, Texas
NEWGULF
Wharton County
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 26, 1934, newspaper, July 26, 1934; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696507/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.