The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1936 Page: 8 of 8
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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, THIJRSDAY .FEB. 13. 1936
Bulletin—
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Called Down—
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for having pu tit as we did furnishes one of the student activi-
we professas kind a feel-ties. The College News Sheet tells
ins toward all farmers as they do an interesting story:
toward themselves and deny posi- Washing dishes and clothes are do-
tively any intention to harm any- mestic arts in which everybody in |
body let us hasten on to what hap- the dormitory now has a part. Dur-
pened to cause our criticism of some ing the past years in the old quar-
of the speakers at the meeting and ter* we were accustomed to having
the reception his intemperate re- our clothes sent out to be washed
their fareInveneach Monday in a Seoul laundry; but |
The speaker referred tosald this with its well -equipped laundry it
according to the same Associated decided that no washing would 1
Press reports: It the Supreme be sent out. Now we feel it is a
Courts decision invalidating the ag- pleasure to wash our own things,
ricultural adjustment act WAS A h e other special holi-
POLITICAL OPINION and a slap at Saturdays and other spec non
the President I think the Supreme
not yeg in school march about their
homes when this music strikes up,
"Cheerio" started calling out, “Jun-
ior guard, fall in!" One morning
about two weeks ago a drum began
beating in accompaniment to the mu-
sic. After a few days of the beat-
ing of the drum, "Cheerio" announe-
ed objection had been made to it,
and just before Armistice Day, he
requested that his radio audience
write to him their preference.
On November 13 “Cheerio" an-
nounced that so many had written,
"Stop that drum beating," that it
would be stopped. It has now been
discontinued.
cooperation among the people them-
selves, unfair treatment (giving city
people undue advantages), too many
road supervisors, poor management,
too much road machinery, too much
politics, lack of knowledge as to road
building, lack of interest among
farmers themselves, unfair division
of gas-tax funds, lack of public in-
terest. and high cost of material were
the chief things farmers of the coun-
i, said stood in the way of getting
better roads.
Lack of available money stood first
in the way of farm people getting
modern homes Non-ownership of
| farms, too high operating costs, bad
| roads, no high line, water shortage,
, . . lack of power, lack of realization
000000009090000 on the part of the farm people of
days are naturally washing days for ua mA amuPr their own advantages, lack of know-
Ewha College Dormitory. From tht E TIP ledge as to how to work at little
T Y0618V 24120 expense, lack of knowledge as to
| what is a modern home, too high
By F. O. Montague, County Agent cost of equipment, lack of the de-
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law, the House Friday sent the bill
to the President.
This means that the farmers who
signed agreements with the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration to
hold their land out of production will |
get the payments that the government |
promised, notwithstanding the Su-
preme Court held unconstitutional the J
law under which crop control was
being affected.
By all means, the farmers are en-
titled to this money, and should have
what is due them promptly. The
question of whether or not the pol-
icy under which the land leases were
made to the government was good
does not enter into the situation. The
government offered to lease the land
farmers will help to soften the blow |
upon agriculture of the collapse of!
the AAA.
Christian Leadership And Social Action Topic
Of Y. W. C. A. District Board Meeting
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Organ Recital At St. Christian Leadership and Social Ac- ional. Youth Movements", presented
doo nthplcemtor Ft EM- bnisement comes the noise oflithe ^ 1
BARASS THE ADMINISTRATION/' in sunaator Scrubbing and Tubbing. |
But it did not end there for here and the chatter of giris working in |
is what the Associated Press said bright-colored aprons and with turn-
happened: "(Calling the speaker’s cd-up sleeves.
name), "was given an ovation, the There are two huge kettles, one
audience rising enmasse after his ad- twice as big as the other, set in the
dress." Rather an intemporate speech great Korean stove in the northeaht-
to be applauded by an audience who ern corner of the room. Trese are
were enjoying an even run of tem-the clothes boilers. There are two
per. don’t you think? And there were rows of cement water tubs in the 1
other speeches according to the re-middle of the room, and similar tubs
ports equally as sensational, affixed to the two other walls. There I
sire on the part of some women for
0000000000000000modern conveniences, a greater de-
We based our Monday’s editorial is also a place for beating clothes,
on this speech and the reaction to,
it. Our language might have seem-
The adjoining room is for ironing
cd harsh, but we still maintain we
meant not an ounce of harm to any
Whenever we students go down to
the college laundry we always feel
it has the atmosphere of work. It
seems to be a contagious feeling too,
for the other day when we were
person. Our whole aim was to de-
fend and uphold the Constitution and
the Supreme Court as well as every busy washing our clothes some of
other lawful American institution, lour Ewha graduates who had come
Should the farmers so shape their to see our dormitory expressed the
wish that they might return and
affairs as to make their demands just
and equal to all, they will find the
Tribune ready and willing to do, in-
finitely, more for their cause than
they, themselves, can possibly do,
simply because we are in a position
to do just that.
work in the laundry as we were that
afternoon.
Audience Asks Radio Program to
Leave Out Military Touch
Tlte "March of the Gay Nineties,"
is as it called on the “Cheerio” radio
But so far as carrying any grudge 1
against anybody, much less the farm- |
er, is concerned, the thought is silly |
on its very face.
I program, listened to daily by over
a million people, has always been ac-
companied by a gay dance march
played by the “Cheerio” orchestra.
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tion will be the topic presented by by Mrs. Burton Hurd, Collegeport.
Mrs. Olivia Fuller, general secretary A demonstration of club and com-
of the Houston Y.W.C.A., at the munity singing will be given by
meeting of the Board of Directors Miss Mertis Boysen, secretary of mu-
and membership of the Galveston- sic, Houston Y W.C.A., assisted by
Houston District Y W.C.A at Bless- music groups from Palacios and New-
ing. Texas. Saturday, February 15th. gulf. Mrs. J. S. Caldwell of Free-
This meeting, which is one of a port, president of the Galveston-
series of leadership training courses Houston District Y.W.C.A., will pre-
sponsored by the District Y.W.C.A. side at the business meeting. , Miss
will be attended by delegates from Eva Jordan of Freeport, chairman
Y W C A councils and leaders of °f Agenda, will be in charge of the
church groups throughout the Gal- educational features of the program.
veston-Houston district Mrs. Ful- Extensive preparations are being
ler, who will be the guest speak- made by the Blessing Y.WC.A Coun-
er at the luncheon meeting, is one cil for the entertainment of their
of the most dynamic platform speak- guests. The morning session will be
ers of the southwest and is in con- held at the Blessing Community
slant demand as a lecturer by or- House. The board luncheon will be
ganizations who are rethinking then served at the Blessing Hotel. Regis-
religious ideals in the light of emer- trations have been received from
gent needs of people. The subject, i Houston, Humble, Freeport, Galves-
a young soprano with a most prom-which she presents in a colorful tin. Collegeport, Newgulf, Boling,
though practical manner, is challeng- I ledger, Iago, Wadsworth, Matagor-
ing to leaders who are concerned da' Gulf, Palacios and Bay City.
in sharing in the building of a bet- Registration and transportation for
ter social order guests from Bay City are being ar-
| Other interesting features planned rngedARY Mrs. R. J. Sisk and Mrs.
Mr. Milton Wynne, of Brazoria, is for the district meeting include "New
Mark’s Church
Tlte Rev. George W. Barnes, organ-
ist at Christ Church. Houston, will
give an organ recital at St. Mark’s
Church on Sunday night at 7:30 p.
m. The music lovers of Bay City
will have an opportunity of hear-
ing a program of good music ren- |
dered by an accomplished musician,
as Mr Barnes is a graduate in mu-
sic and has spent his life in per-
feeting his art. In the short time |
for certain prices, the farmers agreed
and complied with the stipulations
of the contract with the government,' become recognized in music circles
that he has been at Houston he has
There is nothing left for the gov- as being a man of unusual ability
eminent to do, therefore, if it is to and talent as
1 The "weather boys’ tell us that sire for other things, lack of know-
' we are experiencing the worst win-ledge as to how to have better things
ter this country has had since 1888, without high money costs, lack of
a period of forty-eight years, a mighty interest on the part of renters, in-
long tone in our way of reckoning equality with industry, lack of co-
One stiff nother after another for operation, and lack of ambition were
the last three weeks has slowed ev- obstacles mentioned most frequently,
erything down to a walk and the Here are problems, indeed, around
main job if everybody is and has which an extension program could
been to "tote in wood and tote out be built Why don’t farm people
s have shorter hours? Our men wont
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And a check up about this time quit work, emphatically declared the
every year finds us in about the farm women. Weather conditions
same old hole of little land prepar- won’t permit; there is not enough
ed for 1936 crops and the lands are unproved machinery; prices are so
so waterlogged now that when it low farmers cannot afford help: poor 1
does turn dry enough to plow the management; farmers don’t know
soil will bake and get so unmanag- when to quit; customs; necessity for |
able that stands of all crops will doing work in season; lack of farm
be very poor and growth unsatis- organization; ack of modern con- |
factory. However, we must remem- veniences (including electricity); too
ber that last fall was too wet al- much work for the members of the |
most continuously for plowing and family on the farm: greed; and bad ,
we find that only two or three of habits. . The realization by farm peo- |
our “early plowing" farmers have ple that these obstacles must be over-
their land “put up" for 1936. But come indicates a real desire, for
every fall we let th same thing shorter hours. The solution of these |
happen and it is just the thing farm- problems will go far to provide lei-
ers in this county should fight against sure time so much needed on the
above everything else. I wish we arm.
could get up some kind of a con- Farmers are too scattered. There
test between committees whereby we is too much variation of commodi-
could offer prizes to the community ties raised. Farmers don’t read as
having the highest percentage of its they should. They lack belief in
crop land put up by Christmas We organization, and it is difficult to
need some method of drawing com- overcome rugged individualism and
munity attention to this first essen- custom. Farmers, can’t agree. There I
tial to successful farming, is too much politics. Too many have
The thing that will happen now the 1 George do it attitude. Ig-l
is that farmers all over the county norance, stubbornness, opposition
will get into "a sweat" to plow and raised in others, selfishness, lack of
will plow too wet, as a consequence finances, the need for more mem-
the land will bake and clod. Small be in present farm organizations,
seeds put into that kind of a seed the sire of some to have leader-
bed never have a chance to come to ship or not to take part at all, the
a good stand or grow quickly into fear of added responsibility on the
strong, healthy plants that can beat part of others. the lack of interest
the storms, droughts, insects, and on the part of members, the ever-
what have you present knockers, the lack of fellow-
We need somebody to come for- ship, the lack of faith in organiza-
ward with a workable community tion, the lack of understanding, fees
contest to get soil preparation on a for organizations seem too high, the
county wide basis done early each lack of realization of benefits of or-
fall. It would pay bigger dividends ganization—these were among the
than most anything we can do, most numerous obstacles reported.
* * * Considering them, it is small won-
More good beef will also go to der how the present farm organiza-
market in the first four months of tions function as effectively as they
1936 than in the same months of do. Here, is a place where the Ex-
105% 441 € 1 . tension Service could help appre-
1335, if cattle feeders carry out their , 1. - -
first-of-year plans, says the Bureau C ,.r 1 1 .
Of Agricultural Economics. Reasons given, for the lack of co-
But cattle in the feed lot ut the operation were lack of education, too
finest of this . : 1k 1 r . much selfishness, lack of leadership.’
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1 , . people too well satisfied with con-
average, although forty-one per cent , ,
great r than last year, the largest diti ms as they are now, and the ack
ihomadd : 1 . of concern about the other fellow,
reports have been" ns Ic' laTStum " is evident that farmers consider
the decrease in fattening cattle from social cooperation essential, as es-
January 1 1931 to r.nuov 1 1055 sential as economic cooperation, judg-
was the greatest ever recorded, ine by he above. What keeps farm- j
Feed-lot operations increased about ers from having the kind "f farms
forty-eight per cent in the western they want? Lack of feililizer, poor
Corn Belt as compared to about crops lack of good seed, poor crop-
twenty-nine per cent in the east rotation systems, lack of lime, lack
Carn Ralt C.6 , , of money, lack of education, and poor
torn belt. Greatest percentage in -1 1
creases were: South Dakota, 220; Ne- farm methods were only a few of the
braska, 195; Missouri, 160; and Kan- " Sthe les mentioned. n 1 e >
..... 150 CatC : . 1 Subsequent to the holding of these
saS 1aU, Cattle on feed in the eleven lemtectan . . . *
Western States Texas and Oklahoma discussion meetings in August and
on January 1 numbered seventy-eight ' tember, a county meeting of com-
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er than the average for the five years, purposes of whipping the above ma-
1930 th 1021 terial into programs for meetings and
to . .. for action in the unit.
LYON
JOAN MARSH
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ISABEL JEWELL
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The greatest single force in
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"PUBLIC
Honors ‘
Lois
PINION”
with
Wilson, Crane Wilbur,
musician. In his
retain its name for honorable and coming here Bay City will have an
honest dealing, but to pay off. Be- opportunity of enjoying a program
cause it has found that it had no of exceptional merit.
constitutional authority to make the
contracts does not relieve it of the
Miss Jane Greenwell, of Houston,
obligation of carrying out its end of ising voice and a pupil of Mr. Barnes,
the pacts. will be on the program for several
The Congress is to be commended numbers.
for taking prompt action, after the
invalidation of the AAA. to take care
of the government's written obliga-
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tion to the farmers. The distribution the guest of his mother, Mrs. R M Trends in Girl Reserve Work” by
of this nearly $200,000,000 among the Wynne, for a few days. Miss Sue Mansfield, Bay City; “Nat-
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What is needed to make farm life Recognizing that if some of these
richer and more satisfying? What needs were to be met, the farm peo-
stands in the way of farmers getting plethemselves would have to be-
these things mrach 4 . . come active as a group in the com-
these Tilings. These two questions ,
1. ■ r :munity, committees on better roads
Eummionia in tourieen Commicnifedior in enehi of the cishe units were set
months of August and september. were, to take the reported obstacles
The August meetings were devoted andse awhat could be done to over-
to discussing the question, "What do comAnthe 1 report in community
farmers want to make farm life rich- rond prose ad for the commalanits;
Standin the satisfying? During and, through the committees work-
embor the discussions were on ing together, for the county.
erKheottina dwonat the, ^ DarmaOne of the chief thins standing -
oh . " 1 the way of modern homes, it was
A mhe suggestions coming out of the recognized, was the lack of electric!
Communitse eti the Coumimost S tight and power; hence, the Novem.
* o questions were discus „'d the to F aailcualicneT "be
farm people declared they needed n> extending electricity to rural areas,
bitt pads u> modern homes, (3) committees being given a job of plan:
shorter hours, (4) better organization, ning out all they could about the
ADemor operation, (6) a good pro- proposition and doing what they could
ductiye farm, , 7 moresuitable to meet the situation. Seemingly in-
torati continuation of the AAA, surmountable obstacles, such as too
ter schon s in I income, G(” bet- high rates, seeming lack of desire
Vers weatheability to meet ad- on the part of power companies to
ter SOME life conditions, (2) bet- want rural business, and lack of pur-
res - =-.-= .
Other needs expressed, in some |
but not all of
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. The young people, especially, re-
better camray the meetings, were quested that attention be given’to the
better cooperation, better problem of providing shorter hours
church life, owning the farm operat They declared they wanted more
the node n machinery, electricity on time, more of the time of their moth-
1ae farm, insect control, more farm ers and fathers, especially during the
labor etter markets, cooperative summer months, so that they could
better crops, wiser use of have desirable social activities is
credit, and home beautification. These on in their communities, vities going
enprade needs required further Finally it was recognized that the
I, 1, < ' to be made chief obstacle to having a good pro.
the basis of an extension program in ductive farm was poor soils. Hence,
question, what stands Tim Into she It was determined that specific at.
of meeting them" would make it pos-
sible to find at least partial solu-
tions. When approached thus, as
many as a dozen obstacles were found
to stand in the way of meeting each
of the fourteen needs outlined. Each
major need was discussed separately
and the following were some of the
more important obstacles reported
Better roads in Randolph County
were not being provided the farm
people as rapidly and as effectively
as they would like. Lack of know-
ledge as to how to obtain W.P.A. |
help, lack of definite county-secon- '
dary road system planning, lack of
material suitable for farm-to-market 1
road surfacing, inactive
tention should be given to soil con-
servation during the coming year by
setting up of committees in each unit
to analyze the local situation, deter-
mine how much land had actually
been tested for limestone, how avail-
able limestone could be made, and
in other ways to attack the erosion
and drainage problem. Thus, a num-
ber of other problems brought up
in the August and September meet-
ings were attacked and made an in-
tegral part of the community unit
program.
BACON.....
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PIG FEET....
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HAMBURGER
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LOIN STEAKS
BEEP CHUCK
Roast__________
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lb. 15c
POT ND
STEM MEAT_______2 lbs. 25c
VEAL LOIN FOUND
STEAK or ROAST........25c
Paying n Just Debt
------------ne-I, Without going through the formal-
or inefficient ity of reading the conference report |
commissioners, lack of money and on the deficiency bill, which con-
improper use of money available, tains a provision to appropriate $196,-
selfishness in giving right-of-way, not 185,000 to pay government obligations
Adults 15c enough C.C.C. road camps, lack of to farmers under the invalidated AAA :
STEAK or ROAST....
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POUND
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