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THE MATAGORDA ( OUNTY TRIBL NE. THL RSDAY. DEC. 27. 1934
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NEWS OF THE COUNTY
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Mr. J. F. Culver and Mr. J A Cul-
ver were business visitors in Hous-
ton Thursday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. John Bunk and lit-
tle daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pe-
ters and Miss Lucille Mangum, all
of Newgulf, spent Wednesday in the
home of the ladies parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H Mangum.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Goodall were
callers Thursday lufternoon in the
J J. Ottis, John Bunk and Bruce
Woods homes.
The W. M. S. of the Baptist Church
rendered a very interesting program
at the church Friday night in con-
nection with several children’s recita-
tions and other exercises, interspersed
with music. Reverend Byrd of El
gr ---------------y ninth birthday, Dec 7. 1934 As the of , ntinue ! 1 stri ti n ot-
........ guests arrived and entered the dou-ton production. It is much more
. a Miss Bessie Mae Baxter is home b living rooms a beautiful panora- pleasing than the results of the corn-
- | from Austin for the Christmas holi-ma broke upon them for all was hog plebiscite it is taken as assurance
days. bright in Christmas colors. Big bunch-that what the people want is to be
Miss Margaret Fanson arrived Sun-for the holidays and returned to Miss Margaret Yeamans was home eu of poinsettias posed on stands and regulated. Look for more regulatory
day night from Chicago where she is Houston Christmas night. Sunday from Bay City and again on everywhere were large sprigs of Yu-legislation at the coming session,
employed and will be here with her Dr. Valeria Parker of New York | Christmas day, pon berries, mistletoe hung from can- Among other things, there will be
parents Mr and Mrs G W Fanson City noted social hygiene lecturer, Charles Dagtier is home from A & ell and in one corner stood a hand-presented to congress, proposals for
and her brothers and friends. | gave a series of lectures Thursday | M. College to spend the Yuletide Moli- some tree covered with sparkling sym- the modification and continuance in
M M sv Bell of morning, afternoon and night. days bols electric lights and glistening modified form of NRA It is no secret
Uvalde sard nere for the holidays with N. a M. r * 1. ha vir. Mr and Mrs E C. Baker spent snow and even the packages lying be-that a remark of Chief Justice Hush-
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. ginia were guests of Mr. and
Bell. C. E. Duller Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Watson of
Houston were week-end guests in the
home of Mrs. Watson's parents, Mr.
Mr and Mrs. C. A Lucas and Vir- Mr. and Mrs. E C. Baker spent snow and even the packages lying be- that a remark of Chief Justice Hugh-
Mrs. Thursday in Bay City and Saturday neath on a bank of snow awaiting es from the bench the other day has
afternoon also. Christmas morn. Amid all this splen- disturbed many officials here. The
Mrs Arthur C. Stewart and Mr. and dor with a sweet smile on her face case in court was one of violation of
ASHWOOD
and Mrs. H. M. Seerden.. „
Mr. Frank Seerden and family of Miss Eva Smith returned from Ray-
Houston are here for the holidays mondville Friday,, 1
with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Seerden and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. DeRoche and
family i family came in to spend Christmas
Mr. Orys Mason of Newgulf and with their parents, Mr. and Mrs
Miss Annie Laurie Pearce of Gulf. Chas un
were Tuesday evening callers in the, Mr. and Mis. J H Chastun and son
Woods home of Bryan arc the guests of their par-
Mr. George Sutherland and family ents. Mr. and Mrs. Chastun.
spent Christmas in Bay City withMi and Mrs. Chastun, Mrs. De-
relatives Roche visited Mrs. Gernand and ba-
Mr. and Mrs. Blackman of San An-by who is still in the hospital with
tonio spent the Christmas holidays herbabx whois much better: ...
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto’
Shultze and family.
Campo was present and told a very
interesting story of Santa and his
reindeers for the benefit of the chil-
dren.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ottis and sons
Fred and Tom returned Wednesday
from a few weeks visit with relatives
in Oklahoma.
School dismissed Friday afternoon,
after giving an interesting program
for the holidays and will convene
Mr. and Mrs. George Ottis and chil-
dren of Newgulf spent Christmas here
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Ottis and Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
again January 2. Mangum and families.
Mrs. Will Mores and children were Mr. and Mrs. Hayward Long and
week-end guests of her sister, Mrs. I children, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Peters
and Miss Lucile Mangum of New-
gulf were here for Christmas holidays
with the ladies parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Mangum.
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O. E. Hudson.
Reverend Byrd of El Campo, held
services here Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ottis of Okar-
che. came Wednesday for a several
week's visit with relatives and friends
here.
Mr. and Mrs. David Culver were
recent Houston visitors taking Miss
Mary Petrucha over for hospital treat-
ment.
Miss Mary Doss came from Laredo
Saturday to spend the holiday vaca-
tion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Doss Sr., and other relatives
and friends. Miss Doss is a teacher in
the Laredo schools.
Mr. Z. Butter and Mr. Chester Kir-
by went to Chinquipin Saturday for
fishing and oystering.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Boyes spent
Christmas day in the T. P. Hale home.
Mr. and Mrs. Powel lof Van Vleck
and Mr. and Mrs. Forde Powell and
children of Newgulf were guests on
Wednesday in the Dan Goodall home.
Mr. C. E. Moser and family left
Friday for a holiday visit with their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Lonnie
Morris and family in Refugio.
Mr. G. W. Fanson and Mr. R. R.
Fanson were business visitors east
of town Wednesday.
Mrs. Maggie Fitzsimmons of Alice
is here for the holidays with her par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Seerden and
family and other relatives and friends.
Mr. W. W Doss Sr. and Miss Annie
Mr. and Mrs. John Bunk and little
daughter of Newgulf were Christ-
mas guests of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs John Bunk and Mr. and Mrs.
W. H Mangum.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mangum of
Beaumont spent Christmas with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mangum.
BLESSING
Miss Ovis Harvath is visiting Miss
Bertice Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown re-
Mr Dinsmore Williams spent the day
in Houston Thursday.
Mrs G. B Culver is with Mr and
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were Bay City visitors Saturday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Estlinbaum
and Angela motored to Houston on
Tuesday returning Wednesday bring-
ing Mrs. Estlinbaum's mother, Mrs.
Shoermer for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Moser's little grand-
daughter Mary Ann Crawford caused
some little excitement Monday after-
noon of last week. She had asked to
go to Bay City with her grandfather
and he told her it was too cold. He
went on to town and after being there
some time discovered the little four-
year-old seated on the fender of the
car where she had rode all that dis-
tance.
In the meantime her grandmother
had missed her and after hunting
telephoned to Bay City and quite a
number gathered to look for her.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Boyer were vis-
itors in Bay City Friday afternoon
and callers at the T. P. Hale home.
Misses Louise Graham and Mary
Beth Jackson of Bay City and Miss
Vera Mae Lowe spent Saturday night
as guests of Mrs. Chester Kirby.
Mrs. J. J. Ottis and son Charles
were Christmas shopping in Bay City
Friday afternoon.
Mr. Earl Woods an employee of the
Shell Petroleum Corporation arrived
home Saturday night to spend the
Christmas holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Woods. He re-
turned to Raymondville where they
are now stationed Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Goodall left on
Monday for Newgulf where they will
spend the day and Christmas with
their daughter, Mrs. Forde Powell.
Little Charles Hale of Bay City,
accom finied his grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Seerden home Satur-
day evening where he will be joined
Christmas by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs Bland Hale.
Mr and Mrs. David Culver were
shopping in Bay City Saturday morn-
Some who were in Bay City for
Trades Day were Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Ryman and son. Margie Ryman. Mrs.
J. L. Lowe, Mr. and Mrs.
Bunk and Joyce, Mrs. E. F. Goodall
and Junior. Laddie Lowe, Mrs. Ches-
ter Kirby. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Ryman,
Mr Rufus Watkins, Mr. Frank Hatch
ett and family. Mrs. O. E. Hudson:
Mrs. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Seer
den, Mr. and Mrs. Schultze Cap Seer
den, Mrs. Lennon Mason, Mrs.
Wheeler and daughters. Misses Agnes
Petrucha and Doris Seerden, Mrs. W.
Miss Sidney Zemanek is spending
the holidays with her sister, Mrs. J.
Pavelka in Dallas.
Miss Juanita Webb is spending the
holidays at her home at Prairie Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. M. II. Meadows of
Benneview and Mr. Grover Meadows
of Chatfield spent Christmas day at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. King.
Christmas guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bump were Mr.
and Mrs. Maxwell and daughter, Lo-
rena of Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Powell and Mr. Earl Bump.
Misses Evelyn Anderson and Dor-
othy Duller who are attending col-
lege at Commerce, Texas, are here
for the holidays.
Mr. R E. Black is spending the
holidays in Victoria with his parents.
Mrs. H. F. Nesbit of Houston is a
visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs
W. King.
Mrs. W O. Selkirk, Mrs, H. B.
Farwell, Mrs. Nellie Webb and Mrs.
A B. Pierce drove to Bay City on
Christmas night to see the show.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Williams and
son Roy of LaWardf were Blessing
.visitors Saturday,
Visitors to Bay City Saturday in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Schulte
and daughters, Olla’ Mae and Grace.
Bert Logan, Mildred King, Mrs. A.
L. Williams and daughters, Sister and
Irene, Mr. W. Downer and Gertie
Dobson.
The annual Christmas eve program
was held at the church on December
24. Rev. Paul Engle of Bay City took
charge of the worship program and
songs. It was then turned over to
Santa Claus, who distributed the
gifts and a sack of candy and fruit to
all of the children.
Mr. B. B. Rhodes spent Christmas
in Blessing with his rarents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Rhodes.
Mrs. Albert White and Miss Grace
Walker drove to Danevang on Sun-
day afternoon to visit Mrs, White's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Juhl.
The Blessing girls played Markham
here on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The com-
plete squad of girls was allowed to
play at least a few minutes of the
game. The result was a victory for
Blessing at the score of 43-8.
Mr. Fred Kana is spending the hol-
idays at his home in LaGrange.
Mr. S. W. Corse spent Christmas
day with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Duller.
Guests at the J. B. Jackson home
on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Jackson and family of Port Lavaca,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gayle of
LaWard.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Walker and
family of Palacios are spending a few
days here with Mrs. W. D. Walker
and family.
Mr. Charles Newman spent Christ-
mas in Ganado.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Matthes, Mrs.
L. Bradford. , and
Mr and Mrs. Lennon Mason and
children ate Christmas dinner with
Mrs. Mason’s parents, Mr. and Mrs
J. J. Seerden and supper in Gulf with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mason.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Laird of Hous-
ton came Monday to spend Christmas
with the Laird and Seerden families.
Mr. Norman Fitzsimmons of Alice,
arrived Monday to spend Christmas
with the J. J. Seerden family, his wife
having come several days ago.
Monday evening a very interesting
program was rendered at the school
auditorium by the pupils, sponsored
by Mr. James and Miss Savage, prin-
cipal and primary teachers. A beau-
tifully decorated tree with many gifts
and treats for al Ithe children in
the community were distributed. A
large crowd was in attendance.
A dance was held Monday night
from 10 to I in the Doolie Franz hall
the 7 aces furnishing the music.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ottis entertained
their children and their families with
a sixo‘clock Christmas dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gelber were
business visitors in Bay City Wed-
' M Robbins who reached her nine- f votes given by cotton planters in two and the MW “et” one. I was boy. Only yesterday the mother (Lera
......' ■ 1.....1 -1 - n 7 1004 A-the1 . ....., * afraid to let her have more than one Hunt was trip our i dare
for year she would get too fat A fat singing her way to school The C1*** 3
gal is inclined to be lazy. We discuss- Ware family also had a near Christ- |
d the causeway project but it seems mas gift in the arrival of a baby girl
there are some complications. We It makes small difference how many •.
must procure a right of way and that folk move away, we manage to keep
is where our friend Taulbee comes in. up with desertions and have a sur- 1
lie not only knows what a right of Plus and thus the burg grows,
way is but he knows the way to right.I I received three Christmas gifts
1 hope he will get busy on this right that could not easily be placed in my
of way so that we, meaning I and stocking which hung at the fire place
the miserable wretch may walk across a cord of wood—a splendid Christ- 7
to service at St. John's Chapel, in mas tree—a twelve pound cheese.
Palacios, i All of my life 1 have hoped that
The roof is on the Mopac House, some time 1 might possess an entire "
windows in place and this week the cheese. It is here, a Christmas gift
cement floor will be laid. N1) t long from my beautiful and wonderful |
now before we hold open house. Spon-
sored by Mrs. Cherry and the Misses
Parker, Mansfield, Chapman, Harris
was seated the honoee dear Mrs. Rob-1
bins whom we all love and were
happy to see and converse with
Mrs. W. H Mecklenberg and children again. She really doesn’t look her
in Newgulf for Christmas time.
M's A W McNabb left Monday
morning for Hearne where she will
remain through the holidays with her
mother, Mrs B. W Brasher.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Massen of Bas-
i age and she remarked that she al-
ways kept young by mingling with
trop, Texas, were visitors at the
home of Mrs. M B. Broussard and
sons the past week.
Mrs. Peter Ryman of Wadsworth vis-
ited her daughter Mrs. Braussard last
Tuesday,
young people, which is a good max-
im for all of us to follow. Flowers,
and remembrances were showered
upon Mis. Robbins and she seemed to
enjoy it all Later she mingled with
the guests in the dining room where
the lace laid table held more Christ-
mas reminders and lighted red can-
dle There were large trays of Christ-
mas cookies and dainty chicken sal-
ad sandwiches that were served with
Mrs. B. A. Ryman and Mrs. Louise
Ellis went to Houston Monday morn- hot coffee or tea. Mrs. Frank Moore
an executive order under theNRA
and the chief justice asked where that
law was to be found in any act of
congress The executive orders which
have it is intended, the force of law
are being compiled. They will make
i book of about ten thousand pages.
Congress is pretty sure to be asked
to give its sanction to many of the
more important ones, so as to avert
further embarrassing questions from
the supreme bench.
turned from spending Christmas with
relatives at Brenham and Chappel
Hill Tuesday.
Mrs. Maggie Hart spent Christmas
day with Mrs. Val Stafford.
Mr. Marion Guy, age 56, died sud-
denly at his home Dec. 25. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Guy,
two sons, William and Pat Guy and
one daughter, Mrs. Dewey Penland,
two granddaughters and one grand-
son. Services at 2:30 Thursday after-
noon at Taylor Bros Funeral Home,
burial in Cedarvale Cemetery, weath-
er permitting.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace McDougal
and son Francis who spent the holi-
days in Austin returned home Tues-
day.
Miss Helen Smith of Gonzales ar-
rived Friday to spend the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Fisher Smith.
The little grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Dunbar has been very ill this week.
MIDFIELD
ing to spend until after Christmas
with relatives.
Miss Mary Ruth Moseley of Dallas
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs W. W.
Rugeley and Mr. Rugeley for the hol-
idav season.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Brown and chil-
dren of Van Vleck are spending
Christmas here with Mrs. Lydia Mo-
berly and Mrs A. E. Baxter.
Miss Vivian Klingman has just re-
ceived a letter from Mr. Richard Liv-
engood of Bay City, who is now in
Hong Kong, China.
Mrs. Billie Stinnett of Bay City was
in town Saturday visiting her par-
ents and brother, Mr. and Mrs. E. P.
Maynard and Ted Maynard.
Mr. Julian Inglehart, traveling man
out of Fort Worth is home for the
Christmastide with his sister, Mrs. J.
O Taylor and Mr Taylor and family.
Arthur Culver Jr., had for his
guest a couple of days before Christ-
mas his room mate at Peacock in
San Antonio, young Davis of Houston.
Miss Margaret Swagerty who is ma-
triculating at San Marcos College is
-pending the holidays at home here
at one end of the table poured cof-
fee and Mrs. George Sargent at the
other poured tea. This afternoon spent
with Mrs. Bobbins is one long to be
remembered by her friends here
When the sun was low in the west
Mrs. Robbins left with her son, Mr.
F. S. Bobbins and wife for her re-
turn to Bay City where she resides
with her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Wins-
ton. Among out of town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Robbins, Mrs.
Winston, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Wins-
ton, son and daughter, Mrs. Thos. H.
Lewis and her guest and Mrs. Eva-
line Marshall, Bay City; Mr. and Mrs
Parker Bobbins and son and daugh-
ter of Newgulf, Mrs. Frank Moore
and Miss Kathleen Moore of Gulf.
About fifty or sixty Matagordians
called.
By order of the federal reserve
board and the federal deposit insur-
ance corporation, the highest rate of
interest that banks, including savings
banke, may pay hereafter is 26 per
cent. This is expected to force depos-
itors to put their money into govern-
ment bonds or else to invest it in
business enterprises.
THIS WEEK IN
WASHINGTON
Thoughts About
Star Light
By HAKRY AUSTIN CLAPP
Way up in the sky so high. Little
st.ir I wonder what you are. We look
into the sky night after night and I
wonder, if we wonder enough, as we
gaze at the wonders God has thrown
across the blue canopy with such 11
lavish hand. Is it true, as mystics
tell v- that the stars influence our
lives? If so, 1 am wondering what
star is the star of my life? Daylight
was fading. Dusk was lowering its
curtain. Tile sky appeared to take on
a tint more gorgeous. One by one all
over the heavens, lights appeared
like those of homes on earth. Lights
a shower was tendered the retiring
teacher Miss Bery Bell. The affair a
most brilliant occasion was held in
th" sweet Hurd Bay Shore home
which was tastifully and artistically
decorated with greens and flowers
The central piece was a big tree ov-
er which presided Elliott Curtis as n
Santa Claus. Refreshments consisted
of tea, cakes and wafers. About six-
and wond rful
sweetheart who spends most of her
nine on the banks of the Chicago
River This cheese is five inches thick,
ten inches in diameter and weighs
twelve pounds It has been ripening
in storage so long that it is covered
with de ligate gray mold making
beautiful figures and designs which
delight the cheese lover. Using a sharp
knife I cut deep into its golden breast
and then I sniffed. O, ecstasy! I tasted,
O. lovely cheese! It was a real old
cheese a fit home for skippers, sharp,
crumbly, tantalizing and thanks to
ty women were present in spite of the 1 - -----
inclement weather. Out doors a con- the god of good cheese it melts down
Miss Elnora Bures who is attending
St. Agnes Academy in Houston is
spending the holidays with her par-
ents here. She was accompanied home
by her cousin Miss Alice Millet, who
will visit here also.
Mi. and Mrs. Pierce of Francitas,
came over Saturday for their daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Lou, who is one of
our popular teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. John LaVere and
sons went to San Antonio Saturday
evening for a brief visit, returning
Sunday night.
Mr. L. R. Burke came in Sunday
night from Caldwell to spend Christ-
mas with his wife and son at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Lennie Roberts.
Dr. and Mrs. Blair of Wharton were
here Sunday guests at the E. W. An-
derson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Krueger and
Miss Louise Singleton of Houston are
here spending the holidays at the
home of their uncle. E. W. Anderson
and their father, Mr. J. I. Curry.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Raleigh went
to Ganado Monday to spend Christ-
mas with relatives.
A. L. Matteson and family are
spending Christmas in Palacios with
the H. S. Bell family.
Mrs. J. R. Elliott and daughter Miss
Nannette and Miss Robbie Cornelius
of Palacios were here Friday night to
attend the Christmas exercises at the
school house.
Miss Maurine Gideon left Saturday
for her home in El Campo. She ex-
pects t ospend part of her holiday
with her grand farents in Lavaca
County. Mr. George Bohuslav, an-
other one of our teachers went to the
home of his father in Hallettsville for
the holidays. Mr. Elliott, our superin-
tendent will be at his home in Pala-
cios and make a visit to friends in
Dallas.
School will reopen Jan. 7.
W. E. McSparran and wife were
guests for dinner Christmas day of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McSparran at
Pierce.
J. A. Mullens and family of Fan-
nin were here to attend the funeral
of Mr. Sam F. Hale, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hickey and son
and family at Clemville.
The Christmas tree and program at
the schoolhouse Friday night was a
wonderful success and attended by
a packed house. The program was an
excellent one and deserves special
mention, as each number was so beau-
tifully rendered. The pageant at the
close, was very impressive indeed,
everyone performing his part well
Tire community owes a vote of thanks
Della Braden and Mr. and Mrs. C., ___.
F Duller attended the Eastern Star to our teachers, who so graciously
1. MAUllCI attendee LOSLIh OUT 10:11 1 41 1:11 ,
party at El Campo honoring Mrs.
Norma Allen of Edna, Texas, Wed-
nesday, Dec. 19.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Coleman and
Mary Jean were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Duller on Christmas day.
The A. R. Matthes and F. E. Mat-
thes families spent Christmas day in
Ganado.
Miss Omie Semple is spending the
holidays at her home in Bonham.
Mrs. Della Braden and Mr. Will
Shuey spent Christmas day in Col-
legeport.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Thompson of
El Campo spent a few days this week
with Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Yeager.
Mr. Taylor Wooten is visiting in
Blessing.
The 4-H Club will meet at the home
of Mrs. A. B. Pierce, sponsor on
Saturday, Dec. 29.
Miss Esther Beard is spending the
holidays in Eagle Lake.
Rear Admiral Wertz, U. S. N. who
The New Year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.- Looking
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
H Swagerty.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Baker and Mr. head to the New Year is the principal
and Mrs Calvin Baker are spending pastime in Washington just now. Ev-
today (Christmas) in Bay City with
Judge and Mrs. W. E. McNabb and
family.
Mrs. Lyda Moberly, Mrs. Lawrence
Milliff, Mrs. Joe Patterson, Miss Min-
nie Moberly and Oscar Rucks Mob-
erly made up a party spending Tues-
day in Houston.
Miss Trude Ann Duffy came home
Saturday evening from near Palacios
with her folks who went for her and
she will not return there until the
holidays are over.
The grammar school teachers, as is
usual, put on their little p. -Christ-
mas entertainments at the school and
and capably drilled the children for
the program. We would like to make
special mention of every number but
space does not permit. So well just
say it was all lovely and thank you
teachers and students.
The whole community was saddened
at this Christmas season in the pass-
ing of Sunday morning of Mr. Sam F.
Hale, who had been ill for several
weeks with pneumonia at his home
here. The funeral took place Mon-
day afternoon with service in the
home conducted by Rev. Robert
Payne and interment in the local
cemetery. Walker-Matchett undertak-
ers of Bay City in charge.
Mr. Hale had served as county com-
missioner for precinct No. 4 the past
eight years os active pallbearers were
Messrs. E. C. Baker of Matagorda,
Till Bond of Bay City, George Harri-
son of Palacios, fellow commissioners,
also Mr. John Rother, Mr. Jas. W.
Gartrell and Mr. E. 0. Taulbee of
erybody is asking: "What comes
next?"
The new congress is beginning to
shape up. The efforts of Vice Presi-
dent Garner to make Sam Rayburn
speaker have failed. The president
preferred Rayburn to Joe Bryns of
Tennessee, but didn't say so loud
enough, so Joe gets it. The big fight
in the house Democratic caucus will
be a three-cornered one, between
the programs were greatly enjoyed
by every one present.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kelly drove ov-
er to town Monday from their ranch
home on the west side of the Colora-
do. They shopped and visited among
friends until late afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Culver went
to Wharton Thursday evening to meet
their son Arthur Culver Jr., who
came home from Peacock, San Antu-
nio for the holiday season.
Mr. E. P. Maynard arrived in Mat-
agorda Friday evening from Denver
Colo., and joined his wife and son
here for the approaching holidays.
The Maynards are back in Texas to
stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore Williams
and Mi. W. E. Williams left Sunday
for Arp, Texas, with Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Houston Cheek and little daugh-
ter, Carol.
The most of the A. E. Duffy fam-
Representative James M. Mead of
Buffalo, N. Y., William B. Bankhead
of Jasper, Ala., and John W. McCor-
mick of Dorchester, Mas ., for the
floor leadership.
Senator Wright Patman of Texas,
the big bonus man, has been count-
ing noses and reports enough votes
for the immediate caching of the ad-
justed compensation certificates to
pass the bonus appropriation over a
presidential veto. Administration has
thrown up its hands and is trying to
work out some method of distinguish-
ing veterans who are
from those who don’t need the mon-
of welcome. Lights that told of the
greatness of God. As I looked I saw a
star in the East. It twinkled and glit-
tered. like a diamond hanging on blue
plush. As I looked, 1 knew that it
was the star that gave light to a world
of men, who for centuries had been
groping, reaching out for a light, by
which they might see the way. It was
the star that rested over a new born
child and led a group of men to the
sacred manger.
During the last week 1 have been
reading about four men who appear to
me to have exercised a greater influ-
ence over humanity than any other
group. Philosopher , scientists, stu-
dents. do not agree on which was the
greater. One fact we know and that
tinuous drizzle fell, while inside it was
• pouring rain for the gifts were not
only many but costly. It was a fitting
climax to several years service Miss
Bell has given the community as a
teacher. She has been loyal, hard
working, efficient and her place on
the faculty will he difficult to fill.
Not only has she done most excellent
work in the school room but she has
been in charge of the Girl Reserves
and led that organization effectively
and potently. Miss Bell leaves the
school room to study law and it is
with genuine regret that the patrons
of the school see her leave.
Heard at the post office a high
school girl ask Mr. Mowery “has the
mail came?" Mr. Mowery informed
her that it was not due for twenty
minutes and as she passed out she met
another girl who asked “has the
mail came? and the first girl replied
"the mail hain't came yet." Why send
kids to school when they can easily
learn such English at home. The
school closed in a blaze of exciting
programs. Miss Mansfield had her
room decorated with a Christmas tree
on which hung a gift for each pupil.
An interesting singing and reciting
program was rendered. Miss Mansfield
was very thankful that her father
contributed about thirty small rubber
balloons but much to her dismay
when inflated they not only bore the
slogan “A Merry Christmas" but
"Trade at Penny's." She need not
have suffered any consternation for
that was a good advertising stunt. At
one time fifteen autoes were parked
about the school and Mopar House.
Most of the kids expressed themselves
as glad school was out but one
bright, intelligent girl, told me she
never was glad and that she wished
school would continue without vaca-
tions as she desired to finish and be-
into a soft, yellow, golden cream that
flows over toast like molten gold and
makes a glorious rarebit. I could not
put it in my stocking but I know
where I’ll put tills grand cheese, a
Kraft-Phenix product.
The good ship Seu Hagg dragged
its anchor and went ashore on a bar
near the Mowery home. There it
rested until Friday. On that day Miss
Bell had a final meeting with the
Girl Reserves, It was a flood meet-
ing and the flowing tears ran down
to the bay and raised the tide suffi-
ciently so that the Sea Hag once
. ..gin to prepare herself for a teacher,
is that millions of men follow the That girl will travel far. Lots of dif-
teachings of these men. One of them
we know and adore as Jesus Christ.
This is the season when we turn our
thoughts to the humble birth, the
struggling life, the short years of
service, the suffering and triumphant
failure on the cross. For the balance
of the year I fear that most of us for-
get. Business, pleasure, the chase of
“in actual need" the world game, lure us away from
the gentle words of this man. And we
ference in girls. By six o'clock the
campus was deserted and all teachers
had pulled out for home ports. Ob-
serving the kids actions and language
while hanging about the post office
one is shocked at the rudeness, lack
of refinement, utter disregard for the
fine things.
The Orrie Collins family are re-
joicing over the arrival of a big fine
more proudly floated at her mur-
ings. Saturday night, well any way
about that time came our wonderful
daughter Mary Louise. She arrived
to be exact at one in the morning of
the 23rd accompanied by John Fox,
Muriel Fox, Ainee Hall and Patricia
Martyn who drove to Bay City to
meet her at 11:43 p.m. Well having
that big cheese it suggested a rarebit
so I made one big enough for seven
and when the platter was slick and
clean and the soldiers all dead, it was
three in the morning and so to bed.
Now comes a week of happiness.
Sunday morning came Mr. and
Mi Arnold Franzen and Clifford
also Louise Walter and husband,
Raymond Waters. All these children |
coming home make me think of hom-
ing pigeons seeking the home loft.
"You wouldn't think," said the Mis-
sissippi youth, "that my musical tal-
ent was the men ns of saving my life.”
"No," remarked his friend, "I would
not Tell me how it happened."
"Well, there was a big flood in my
home town and when the water
-truck our house, father got on a bed
and floated down stream."
“And you?"
“I accompanied him on the piano.”
You Slickers'—"Come on — we’re
only playing for one-tenth of a pen-
ny."
“You cun t kid me—they don't make
coins as small as that."—Everybody's
Weekly (London.)
None of that "Holier than thou"
Grandpa, give us the one about the
night in Bridgeport."
ey but would like have it. The hope
is to got congress to accept some bo-
nus scheme wrich will only cost the
taxpayers about five hundred million
dollars, instead of the two thousand
million the full payment would come
to.
Those War Profits.
"Smart politics" is what the folk
on Capitol Hill call the president’s
proposal to submit a law prohibiting
profits from war. It is pointed out
that the senators who have been get-
ting the most credit out of the "ex-
posures” of war time profits made by
ily went over to Houston Monday
morning to be followed by the others
the next morning to be with Mrs. the senate investigating committee are
Duifys parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E
Gilbert and family for a Merry
Christmas.
Carroll Ryman went to Austin Sat-
urday morning to get his darighter.
Miss Geraldine and his mother, Mrs.
B A. Ryman. He brought them home
for the holidays. He made the round
trio in his lovely new Plymouth car.
I There was an exodus of teachers
Thuirday afternoon from Gulf and
Matagorda, all leaving to spend the
Chr 'tmas and New Year’s holidays
with tl eir loved ones Of Matagorda,
Miss Cora Follis went to Bonham,
Miss Margaret Pra’t to Smithville and
Mi Coleman to Calvert.
ir. and Mrs. A. E. Thrasher and
chilmen were here from Newgulf on
Sat ’ey for a few hours. On their
rei.tr, home they left Bill and Muriel
their two younger children to visit
with their grandparents until after
Christmas.
Dr. and Mrs. Cecil McDermott In-
glehart and two children Cecil Jr. and
Marjorie arrived here from Browns-
ville Sunday morning and are spend-
ing until after Christmas with Cecil's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Ingle-
hart. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Thrasher
and family of Newgulf completed the
family cirle in a reunion Christmas
day.
The Christmas pageant at the Epis-
copal Church Sunday evening under
the supervision of Miss Lucille Duf-
fy was beautiful and impressive. The
costumes were gorgeous and the
Christmas carols splendid. Tills has
become an annual affair and the Epis-
copal Church auditorium was filled
to overflowing by an appreciative au-
dience. Rev. Paul Engle and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Wilson Engle of Bay
City were present and Mr. Engle con-
ducted the devotional following the
pageant.
Bay City. A large number of friends
from different points in the county
is spending the wiems Rockport
Gun Club was a week-end Christ-
mas guest of Mr. and Mrs. A, B attended, the funeral cortege which
Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. H B. Farwell
of Palacios were also guests of the
Pierce’s.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. White had as
guests on Christmas Hiram White and
family of Bay City and John White
and family of LaWard.
Miss Dorothy Duller and Miss Kath-
ryn Barlow are spending a few days
in Bay City with Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Coleman.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were at home
to their friends Christmas afternoon
and evening.
extended from town to the cemetery
being the largest ever seen here. Mr.
Hale was 58 years old and he with his
family had lived in this community
the past 21 years coming here from
Jasper, Tenn. He leaves his wife and
both Republicans, Nye of North Da-
kota and Vandenberg of Michigan.
This is a Democratic administration,
so why should Republicans be allow-
ed to get away with anything?
What the president has done is to
haul out the blue prints of a plan
which has been kicking around Wash-
ington since the Wilson administration
providing in time of war everything,
not only soldiers, must be subject to
draft—capital, factories, farms, mines
and all of the nation's activities. Mar-
tial law, in effect, for the entire pop-
ulace if we ever get into another
scrap. Bernard M. Baruch, head of the
war industrial board in the great war
originated the plan. Presidents Wil-
son, Harding, Coolidge warmly in-
dorsed it and President Hoover ac-
tually had the bills drawn ready to
offer to congress, just about the time
his congress ran out on him. How
much farther the present plan will
go nobody knows yet. The biggest
profits made by American industry
in the last war were made from sell-
ing supplies to the Allies before we
got Into it.
The president has brought General
Hugh Johnson back into the picture,
as the man to put over the new anti-
war profits scheme. Washington will
be more picturesque with the general
back here
National Housecleaning.
Coming to the front is a gigantic
project based on the report of the
national resources board, for spending
upward of 100 billion dollars over a
period of years in such things as
straightening and cleaning up rivers,
eliminating soil erosion, developing
every possible horsepower of all the
nation's waterways, taking over all
so-called "marginal" and submarginal
agricultural land, conserving mineral
forget. For two thousand years his
leaching has filtered into the souls
of men, softening hard hearts, gent-
ling life, making men more conscious
of the rights of others. In this day
when all men feel the horror and per-
il of war it might be well to recall
the words of Jesus, which if adopted
by men would forever banish war
with its horrors, cruelty, suffering,
ravishment and the depletion and
vanishment of the results of honest la-
bor. The words I refer to are found
in the writings of Matthew.
“And he said unto him, Thou shall
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart and with all thy soul, and all
thy mind This is the great and first
commandment And the second like
unto it is this. Thou shalt love they
neighbor as thyself. On these two
commandments the whole law hangeth
and the prophets."
These two commandments comprise
all there is of Christianity and if all
men would subscribe to them the
troubles of the world would fade
away as do the morning stars No man
can truly love Jesus and His teach-
ings and fail to love his fellows and
that is why following his words,
strife would flee from the face of
the earth. Love thy neighbor as thy-
self. Is it not simple?
We received from the Ben Milam
Hotel. Houston a beautiful and uni-
que Christmas card. Besides carrying
an unusual greeting it bore the fac
simile signatures of every employee
from manager to bell boys, elevator
girls, painter and porter It was a
thoughtful remembrance of a two
nights stay in that sweet house op-
posite the Union Station.
Thursday dame George Harrison,
Commissioner Precinct Three: Ed Ba-
ker, Commissioner Precinct Two and
E. H. Taulbee, Diplomat and Gener-
al Commissioner and useful man.
They had enough shot guns to start
a racketeering project, two dogs and
ammunition sufficient. They fired
nine times and took three quail. We,
meaning I and the miserable wretch
“et" quail on toast for supper. I "et”
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A film “The Life of Christ" was
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Mr. C. R Bell came from State
University, Austin, Saturday evening
to spend the holidays with his par-
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Mrs. Ernest Ryman returned home
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been the past week with her sister, Pierce Jr., drove down from Hous
and brother who were seriously in- ton to spend the day, the Sunday
jured near there in a car wreck on
presented at the Community House
Sunday night.
Mrs. Chambers of Birchwood, White
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resources and in general giving the
whole United States a thorough
housecleaning.
The mask ball Tuesday at the I. O.
O. F. hall presented a grotesque scene
with the various costumes of the
dancers. Some were ludricious, others
fantastic and did they have fun. The
participants haven't gotten over the
wonderful pleasure of it all even yet. ______
The next evening a more sedate dane- advocates it, Frances, Perkins fac-
ing party was held at the same place.
The Methodist sabbath
Just how far the administration
will get behind the idea, in urging
it upon congrer.s, is still uncertain,
but Harold Ickes, secretary of the
interior, is chairman of the group that
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seven children, one son and one
daughter preceded him to the great
beyond. The children living are four
sons, John, Raymand, Paul and Fred,
and three daughters, Cora, Maud and
Ruby. Relatives here to attend the
funeral were Messrs. Pete Hale, Wm.
Hale of Bonham, V. O. Hale of Com-
merce, Frank Hale and family and
Mr. Thos. P. Hale of Bay City, Mr.
A. L. Hammond and family of Mark-
ham, Mr. Bud Hale and family from
Francitas. We extend our sympathy to
the bereaved.
...... rotary of labor, gleefully predicts that
school it "will give everybody a job for 25
years,” and the secretary of war, ag-
riculture and commerce join in the
Christmas program Sunday morning
was fine. The opening hynin "Joy to
the World" by a bunch of pupils was
well rendered. The choir gave several
joyous Christmas hymns. Miss Cooper
"pleased the assemblage with a most
touching Christmas reading and Mrs.
Calvin Baker after talking to the
children about the author of “The
Night Before Christmas" made a
beautiful chalf picture, a snow scene, talked about. The purpose is to elim-
Services by Rev. S. H. Innes con-
cluded the program.
Would you be willing to spend the first six months of
1935 and a few dollars, if you knew it would pay you
handsome dividends?
Several thousand von people have proven that this can
be done.
Why waste and more time when your future can be so
easily solved? Our bulletin, which is free, tells you
how. Coupon below.
Dad—Well, Willie, what did you
learn at school today?
Willie—Not to sass Billy McNutt.
A joyous pre-Christmas social func-
tion was "open house" by Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Rugeley Sunday after-
noon from four to six o'clock, hon-
oring Mr. Rugeley’s grandmother, Mrs.
recommendations.
Another important subject which
will call for congressional attention
is the proposed extension of the fed-
eral government’s powers in the war
on crime. Something like a federal
training school for detectives and a
national Scotland Yard are being
inate not only ordinary forms of
crime but to clean up the drug traf-
fic situation, which is becoming seri-
ous all over the nation.
Cotton, NRA and Interest.
Administration officials are jubi-
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