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VOL 90
NO. II
SKELLY GETS
ANOTHER
CASING RUN INTO BAY CITY
FIELDS EIGHTH OILER
Skelly Oil Company field men
were after their eighth producer
in the Bay City pool near Van
Vleck in Matagorda County today.
At last report casing was be-
ing run to 7505 feet in Skelly’s
Langham 1 after a favorable show
for production at that depth.
A production test will be given
the Langham early next week.
Dairy Properties
Are Sold Tuesday
SAN ANTONIO, HOUSTON AND
DALLAS PLANTS GO TO
DAIRYLAND, INC.
San Antonio Express
4 Transfers of properties of the
southwest Dairy Products Com-
* Any to Dairyland, Inc., incident
to a $600,000 deal, were revealed
in a warranty deed being record-
ed Tuesday in the county clerk's
office here.
Dairyland, Inc., paid Southwest
Dairy Products Company $454,520,
the latter issuing 45,452 shares of
capital stock at $10 a share to
Southwest Dairy Products Com-
pany, and Dairyland assumed a
$419,400 bonded indebtedness.
An indenture of mortgage to the
First National Bank of Dallas for
the issuance by Dairyland of
$600,000 in 5 per cent bonds ma-
turing March 1. 1946, also was
feild.
The deed, signed by E. J. Cro-
foot, president of Southwest Dairy
Products Company, included the
transfer by that company of the
Dairyland Products Company on
Josephine and Grayson streets
here.
Dallas properties transferred by
the same deed were the people's
Ice Company and retail stations
on Corrinth, Pennsylvania, Pine,
Ann Arbor and Lancaster streets.
Houston properties transferred
were the Houston Ice Cream Com-
pany, and retail stations at 909
Main street, at Westheimer and
Yoakum streets, 3600 Washington
avenue, 4312 South Main street,
1201 Quitman street and 2401
North Main street
Tre transfer inlcude also a
dairy and frozen products plant
at Beaumont and a retail plant at
Port Arthur; an ice cream and
frozen products plant at Hunts-
ville, and a dairy products manu-
facturing plant at Cleburne.
Cornerstone For
New Church Laid
The cornerstone for the new
First Presbyterian Church was
laid this morning at ten o’clock
with Rev. Earnest F. Deutsch con-
ducting the services and Dr. G. T.
Storey leading in prayer.
The inscription on the corner-
stone is as follows:
First Presbyterian Church
A. D. 1936
Jesus Christ the Chief
Cornerstone
Rev. Ernest F. Deutsch, Pastor.
THOUGHTS
POKING IN THE MIRROW
OF MEMORY
Way back in 1863 according to
the document before me, Austin
Blair, Governor of Michigan, is-
sued a Notary Commision to my
father, During the years others
were issued by Governors Alger,
Rich, Luce, Pingree, Bagley, Bald-
win, Jerome, Croswell. Here is
a commission signed by U. S.
Grant, as Postmaster, issued in
1872, two by Chester A. Arthur,
Benjamin Harrison, R. B. Hayes
and aonther signed by John Wan-
namaker and James N. Tyner,
Postmaster Generals.
These commissions all state,
“Believing in the integrity” this
appointment is made.” Before
me as I read these old commis-
sions in the life history of my
father. They cover forty years of
very active life. I don’t believe
he ever weighted over 130 pounds,
but that small body enveloped a
The ztlatagorba Counti Tribune
THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR OUR FRIENDS”
BA Y CITY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, MAY 1L 1936
Nharton Wins In Roy Miller Says GHOSTS OF OLD VELASCO TO Twenty Mile Race New Insect Pest
Music Festival; Centennial Trip STIR AGAIN TODAY WHEN At Port Lavaca AttacksGarden
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
GRADUATION
Boling Is Second To Benefit State GRANITE MONUMENT UNVEILED Regatta May 31 Plants In Texas
Wharton, May 12.—Wharton en-
tries dominated the first annual
Wharton music festival held here
this week end and scored 181
points to take first place. Boling
high school was second with 43
Webster third with 29. Bay City
fourth with 26, Eagle Lake fifth
with 15, and Bellville sixth with
5 points. More than 250 students
participated in the competition.
A high light of the Centennial
festival were the drills by the
drum and bugle corps of the
various schools that were staged
on the court house square, with
the Bay City squad in attractive
military costumes of blue and
white, winning first honors.
First place winners in the vari-
ous contests were: Wilmer O’Neal,
Boling, piano solo; Laure Thomp-
son, Wilmer O’Neal, Boling, piano
duet; Lorena Rowan, Wharton,
contralto solo; Isabelle Horn, Bay
City, soprano solo; Walter Arm-
strong, Jr., Wharton, baritone solo;
Louie Worthing, Jr., Wharton,
bass solo; Floyd Betts, Jr., Whar-
ton, tenor solo; Webster girls trio;
Wharton male quartet, composed
of Laddie Lowe, Floyd Betts, Jr.,
Walter Armstrong, Jr. and Louie
Worthing, Jr: Webster Glee Club;
Wharton High School orchestra
and band; Wharton instrumental
sextette, Bay City Drum and Bugle
Corps; Bduce Webster, Wharton,
tuba solo; Floyd Betts, Jr., Whar-
ton, trombone.
Charles Lee Brooks, Wharton,
clarinet; George Huebner, Whar-
ton, cornet and trumpet solos;
Barney Moore, Wharton, saxa-
phene; Bobby Kleas and Charles
Lee Broks, Wharton, instrument-
al duet; George Huebner, George
McCormick and Louise Corley,
Wharton, instrumental trio; Boling
instrumental guartet: Robert
Pesek and Isabel Roddy. Wharton
stringed instrumental duct.
Miss Norma Chatham of Hous-
ton and Frances Cox of Cameron
were judges.
The festival is to be an annual
event sponsored by the Wharton
High School, and next year will
he held earlier to allow a greater
number of schools to participate.
How $1.39 A Day
Is Estimated
Some bankers and business men
express doubt that those gainfully
employed in agriculture (exclu-
sive of 22,000,000 farm women
and children) received in 1934 a
compensation of only $1.39 a day.
They were sure this figure did
not take into account that farmers’
living comes largely
farm.
They are mistaken.
from the
Here is
the way the computation was
made.
Cash income including
AAA benefits $6,066,000,000
Market value of prod-
ucts grown and con
sumed on farms 1,097,000,000
Total gross income,
cash and consumed
, products
Deduct taxes, interest,
other production ex-
$7,163,000,000
penses
2,566,000,000
Total Net Income $4,5997,000,000
Divided among 1012 million
gainfully employed in farming, on
the basis of a six day week, gives
a wage of $1.39 a day.
Since the average daily income
figure was computed, the Depart-
ment of Agriculture has revised its
total for 1934. showing a slight
increase. But the total number
gainfully employed in agriculture
is higher, acording to latest gov-
ernment figures, than the 1012
million of the 1930 census, which
Mr. Gannett used in his calcula-
tion.
On this basis, the daily wage of
those gainfully employed in agri-
culture would be even a little less
than $1.39 a day. And this allows
no return whatsoever on the capi-
tal investment in farms, buildings,
equipment and livestock of which
the average valuation, 1920-30 was
$64,000,000,000 exclusive of mort-
gage indebtedness.
The National Industrial Confer-
ence Board’s breakdown of gov-
ernment figures for 1934 is used
human dynamo. Banker, mer- as a basis.
chant, postmaster 36 years, insur-
ance, notary, guardian of child-
ren, executor of estates, the con-
fident of hundreds of the people
he served. Wish I might be as
useful a man as was my father,
(Continued On Page 8.)
The item of shelter, however,
was not included. If we take the
total value of farm dwellings, as
reported by the Census Bureau,
1930, allow 10 per cent for de-
preciation and allow 10 per cent
rental, the figure will be raised to
$1.59 a day.
CHAIRMAN OF EXPOSITION
GROUP LAUDS MEMBERS
OF JUNKET
Houston Post
Texas, every nook and cranny
of it, will benefit immeasurably
from the trip of the Texas Cen-
tennial special train through the
North, East and Middlewest, ac-
cording to Roy Miller, chairman
of the advisory board for adver-
tising the Texas Centennial.
Mr. Miller Friday was back in
Houston from the trip.
"It seems like everybody is
coming down to Texas this sum-
mer,” he said.
"Our reception in 17 cities and
15 states was tremendous. It was
beyond our most optimistic ex-
pectations.
"We were gratified and amazed
at the enthusiasm we encountered
in such cities as New York and
Philadelphia."
Mr. Miller especially praised
Governor James V. Allred, ex-
plaining that his presence on the
trip brought attention from the
newspaper and radio which the
trip otherwise would not have re-
ceived.
The governor render a great
Skelly Makes
Location For
Twelfth Well
Location for Cobb No. 7, which
will be northwest of Cobb No. 3,
and the twelfth well in Skelly oil
field was made Thursday.
Skelly now has seven producing
wells. Rugeley No. 1 is drilling
ahead in hard sand and shale at
5359 feet. Cobb No. 6 is drill-
ing ahead in hard shale at 5765.
Metzger No. 2 and Rugeley No.
1 are set up.
St. Mark’s Annual
May Fete Held
Saturday May 9th
service to the state," he said. "We
got free radio time in every city
where we stopped on both the
National Broadcasting company
and the Columbia Broadcasting :
system.”
One of the features of the trip
was Captain Leo Pack, superin-
tendent of the Centennial exposi-
tion police of Dallas, according to
Mr Miller.
“He led all our parades on his
horse which he took along,” Mr.
Miller related. “In every town he
rode the horse right up to the
hotel desk and registered the I
animal along with himself."
BEAUTIFUL AND SPECTACU-
LAR EVENT DRAWS LARGE
ATTENDANCE
The annual May Fete, sponsored
by the Ladies Auxiliary of St.
Mark’s Episcopal church, Satur-
day afternoon at five o'clock, on
the spacious lawn of the Henry
Rugeley residence, with Mrs.
Releigh Sanborn acting as gener-
al chairman, was by far the most
beautiful and spectacular May
Fete ever presented in Bay City.
Mrs. Weldon B. Smith, chair-
man of the ticket committee, was
assisted by the folliwng who sold
Mr. Miller said the whole state tickets previous to the fete: Mes-
was advertised in the trip. The dames Raleigh Sanborn, Fred
special train was jointly sponsored Blair, James W. Rugeley, J. A
by the advisory advertising com- Sargent, Norman Barkley, E. 11.
Highley, Layton Moore, A. Harris,
mittee, the Texas Press associa-P ‘ ,
tion and the central Centennial Paul Engle, D M Curtis, Z W’
exposition at Dallas.
Other Houstonians who went on
the trip included George D. Wil-
son, chairman of the executive
committee of the San Jacinto Cen-
tennial association; Norman Beard
! of the Houston Chamber of Com-
merce and City Commissioner
Walter Pierson.
Reb Russell In
At State. Sat.
In his latest picture, the new
Western, "Outlaw Rule," which
comes to the State Theatre, Sat-
urday, Reb. Russell fills a roman-
tic role quite different in con-
ception from any which he has
yet given the screen. For that
matter, it may be said to strike a
new not in Western, for we are
presented with a hero, who, in
direct opposite to film conven-
tionalities, yields the right of way
to a rival in love. For Reb finds
himself third man in a triangular
romance, the other two sides of
which consist of young Dan Tayl-
or and Kathrop. The two last-
mentioned are lovers, and Reb ap-
pears on the scene just as Dan
finds himself suspect in the kill-
ing of Sheriff Tom Turk.
From the first moment he sees
Kay Lathrop, the realization that
he loves the girl strikes home to
Reb's herat. Also, he can tell by
Kay’s actions that it would require
very little exertion on his part to
win her affections away from her
financee. Fate places him in a
position where he finds himself
fighting to cleanse Dan's name of
the stain upon it. He knows the
lad is guiltless, and that in clear-
ing him, he is removing the barri-
er which prevents the marriage of
Dan and Kay.
Thus standing between Love and
Duty, Rebdecides to do the right
thing, and battles desperately
I DeLano, W. W. Rugeley, Eunice
! Plant, Misses Sue Mansfield, Mar-
tha Jane DeLano, Laur i Caroline
Luder and Tootsy Whitaker, Mrs.
C. A. Erickson, assisted by her
daughters, Miss Margaret and
Beulah, sold the tickets at the gate
and they were taken by Mri Tack
Walker of Markham.
The elaborate costumes were
| artistically designed by Mrs. Jim
Lewis and Mrs. Rowland Rugeley,
the Royal Court Wearing the con-
ventional white satin and the Fairy
Court representing Mother Goose
characters.
Mrs. A. Harris exercised splen-
did judgment in selecting the cast
and Mrs. Walcott Rugeley plan-
ned the majestic procession.
Freeport, Tex., May 12. The
ghosts which haunt the ruins of
Old Velasco, once a thriving town
at the mouth of the Brazos River
in Brazoria County and scene of
history-making events during the
period which preceded the birth of
the republic of Texas, will stir
again Thursday when thousands
of Texans and visitors gather
there, across the river from Free-
port, to unveil a seven-ton granite
monument on the site of the first
serious battle of the revolution
fought June 26, 1832.
The celebration will also com-
memorate the signing of the peace
treaty between the infant republic
and Mexico on May 15, 1836, ex-
actly 100 years age, and will pay
tribute to the first American colo-
nists who arrived at the mouth of
the Brazos in 1821 to make their
homes a the grant held by Ste-
phen F. Austin.
Unveling of the monument is
scheduled for 10 a. m. Bishop
Frank A. Smith will be the princi-
pal speaker, and the program will
include music by the 69th Coast
Artillery Band from Ft. Crockett.
E. C. Tobey is general chairman
of the event.
The day's celebration will also
include an elaborate pagenat to be
presented on the football field of
Freeport High School Thursday
night, depicting the history of Bra-
zoria County from the time Ca-
beza de Vaca landed on the Texas
coast to the signing of the peace
treaty with Mexico. A cast of
more than 400 will lake part in the
latter program.
Temporary Capital
At the time of the signing of the
treaty, Velasco was the temporary
capital of the republic of Texas,
which had won its freedom in the
decisive defeat of Gen. Santa
Anna, self-styled “Napoleon of the
West,” by Gen. Sam Houston and
his ragged band of Texas patriots
at San Jacinto.
Under the terms of the treaty,
Santa Anna was required to re-
treat beyond the Rio Grande He
was to be released on promise to
return to Mexico and to intercede
with his government on behalf of
Texas independence. Pres. Bur-
net, however, was unable to carry
out this part of the treaty be-
cause of popular sentiment in Tex-
as against Santa Anna was so high
that it was necessary to hold him
prisoner for about six months be-
fore he was finally freed.
First Colonists.
To view today the site of Old
Velasco induces a rethospective
survey, for it was here that Ste-
phen F. Austin's first colonists,
sailing from New Orleans in the
schooner Lively, landed on Dec.
23, 1821. It was here that the first
serious fight of the revolution
Mr John Donaldson of Victoria
today announced that he would
sponsor a 20 mile handicap cruiser
race at the Port Lavaca Yacht
Club Regatta on May 31st. This
added race will help to round out
one of the most attractive racing
schedules ever to be presented the
racing fans of the State.
Although the details have not
been worked out, preliminary
preparations are being made to
start the race in the vicinty of
Port O’Connor, handicapping all
boats at the start, thus assuring a
close finish on the Regattaa course
before the 25,000 racing fans ex-
pected to attend. Mr. Donaldson
widely known sportsman, will
give a handsome trophy to the
winning skipper. Although this
race will be officially on the Re-
gatta program and sanctioned by
the Port Lavaca Yacht Club, it
will be run under the supervision
of Mr. Donaldson and other cruis-
er experts selected by him.
Arrangements are now being
completed for the inboard run-
about race which attracted so
much attention at Port Lavaca
in the 1934 Regatta. This race
was won by Mrs. Royston Nave’s
speedy little Cris-Craft “Stada"
pushed closely by the late Ellis
WEEVIL APPEARS IN FOUR
WIDELY SEPARATED AREAS
OF STATE.
Hamill's two runabouts,
Step" and "Flutter By.”
"We
Social Problems
Interest Baptists
SOUTHERN BRANCH TO DIS-
CUSS STUDY HELD OVER
FROM LAST YEAR.
ST. LOUIS, May 11.—Southern
Baptists of the nation, convening
here May 14 in annual convention
will tackle on the first day a
social and economic problem left
over from last year's meeting.
By F. L. THOMAS
Chief, Division of Entomology
Texas Experiment Station
A comparatively new insect pest
to Texas known as the vegetable
weevil has been reported recently
from four widely separated areas,
Bastrop, Bell, Brazoria and Gilles-
pie counties. Prior to receiving
these reports, the only infestations
known in the state occured in
Orange, Jefferson, Hardin,
Chambers and Harrison counties,
where the insect was found in 1931
and 1932.
The weevil is about 3 8 inch
long, has a short snout or beak,
and is a dull grayish-brown in
color that blends well with the
soil and conceals the adults when
they are resting on the surface
of the ground. It may be recog-
nized by two oblique whitish
marks on the wing covers similar
to the letter V. The weevils col-
lect in large numbers in the soil
above the base of young potato
and tomato plants and under clods
and rubbish.
The weevils prefer young toma-
to and potato plants and cause
injury very similar to that of a
cutworm. As the plants increase
in size, the weevils may eat the
leaves or cut the stems just be-
low the buds, sometimes making
replanting necessary. Besides to-
matoes and potatoes the insects
feed on turnips, carrots, spinach,
cabbage, collard, mustard, and
many common weeds, including
ragweed. The injury caused by
the larvae occurs in the fall from
September to December and most
of that caused by adults occurs
in the spring from March to May.
Cultivation from January to
April will kill manw of the deli-
cate transforming pupae which
are only one or two inches be-
low the surface of the ground.
It is believed that the adults sel-
dom bly and larvae, being legless.
That problem, briefly, is this: cannot travel far, so that rotation
Shall the Southern Baptist church
EXERCISES TO
BE MAY 26TH
The graduation exercise, of the
Bay City High School will be held
May 26th, at the high school.
There are forty-four in the class
who will receive their diplomas
this year; namely:
Elizabeth Parker, Marian Azales
Lloyd, Wilma Eileen Munson,
Frances Jeter, Vivian Dufty, Lu-
cille Carr, Charles Lewis Cobb,
Helen E. Cates, Virginia Jacque-
line LeTulle, Jessie Irene Free-
man, William M. Penny, Violet
Margaret McDonald, Nellie Franc-
es Harrison, Adolph W. Nost-
er,Wilfred Luna, Edmond Jacque
DeCoux, Marion Katherine Han-
son, Frances Caroline McClure,
Jouis Joseph Hagamen, Barbara
Bruce, Luther R. Hardy, James
Ferrell Cadenhead, Lucille Sans-
ing, Juanit Keener, Mildred Reis-
sig, Flavia Marie Belanger, Nellie
Elizabeth Andrews, Rosalie Gern-
and, Mary Ann Morton, Ivy Inez
Fondon, Orville Merton Smith,
Lewis Matchett, Jr., Virginia
Underwood, Victor Loir Baca,
James Wilbur Richardson, Robert
Leslie Harrison, Jr., Leo Landrum,
Frankie Gueyndoline Gibson, Isa-
bell Horn, Ernest Harry, Jack
Wesley Young, Jr., Julius Dem-
ing, Pete Heckendorn, Donald
Hager.
Duncan Service
Be Held Tod
CHURCH LEADER DIES SUN-
DAY FOLLOWING LINGER-
ING ILLNESS
, 2
The minister met Tom, the vil-
lage ne'er-do-well and, much to
the latter's surprise, shook him
heartily by the hand.
“I’m so glad you have turned
over a new leaf, Thomas," said
the good man. "I was delighted to
see you at the prayer meeting
last night.”
“Oh,” said Tom after a moment
of doubt. "So that’s where I was.”
STRANGER THAN FICTION
The town of Veresti, Rumania,
has a novel religious sect called
“Tremblers." The devotees meet,
and under the leadership of their
patriarch, chant wierd hymns.
They lie on their backs and begin
to tremble. They claim that by
this procedure they are shaking
tae sins out of their souls.
with gun and fists to save the
young rancher from his enemies.
He confides the secret of his hope-
less love only to his four-footed
pal, Rebel, whom he knows would
not tell even if he could. Right up
to the finale this unusual romance
continues to win sympathy for
Reb and create heart-gripping
suspense, for one naturally won-
ders if the hero will be able to
resist temptation and carry out
his self-sacrifice to the bitter end.
It gives Reb Russell manifold
opportunities to show what he can
do as an actor in the way of ex-
presing suppressed emotions, and
that he succeeds brilliantly in the
most difficult role he has yet at-
tempted is a lasting tribute to his
versality. In a film which vi-
brates with flashing action and
melodramatic vigor, the clever in-
troduction of this persistent note
of pathos causes “Outlaw Rule" to
stand head and shoulders over the
average Western as unique enter-
tainment with irresistible appeal
to all classes of movie-patrons.
Mrs. James W. Rugeley and
Mrs. J. A. Sargent, assisted by
Mr. Forrest Bess, our local artist,
deserve much credit for the beau-
tiful decorations. The raised plat-
form was artistically decorated
in the blue and white colors. Blue
morning glories growing on trel-
aces and trailing the limbs of sur-
rounding trees served as a back-
ground for the stately throne and
stairway draped in blue and hand
painted with gold emblems and
blue morning glories. A coat-of
arms was above the throne.
Jack Patterson, acting as bugler,
stood on the left side of the stair-
way. Bobbie Curtis, herald, stood
on the right and announced the
following members of the Royal
Court and Fairy Court, who took
their places on the platform:
His Majesty, King Vaden of the
House of Smith.
Her Royal Highness, Cordelia
of the House of Rugeley (queen).
Her Royal Highness, Princess
Corrinc of the House of Vaughn.
His Royal Highness, Prince
Rugeley of the House of Fergu-
son
Her Royal Highness, Prinecss
Georgana of the House of Barnett
His Royal Highness, Prince Nor-
man of the House of Barkley.
Her Grace, Duchess June of the
House of Gibson.
His Grace, Duke Justice of the
House of Anderson.
Her Grace, Duchess Constance
of the House of Rowan.
His Grace, Duke Brooks of the
House of Doughtie.
The Royal Court attendants —
Pages, Wayne Patterson, Haskell
Simon, Dennis Watkins and Mart-
in Conroy.
Flower Girls — Joan Rugeley
and Particia Salmon.
Crown Bearer— Bobbie Davant.
King’s Jester — Carmen Hol-
zaephel.
Fairy Court
Her Majesty Queen of
the
Fairies — Laura Lee Davant.
Her Royal Highness, the Fairy
Princess, Mollie Evelyn Fox.
Cinderella and Prince Charming
Patsy White and Glendale Oliver.
Her Majesty the Queen of
took place when, in the battle of
Velasco on June 26, 1832, Texans
opened the way for freedom and
state renown. And it was here
four years later that concluding
treaty of peace was signed with
Santa Anna for the freedom and
independence of Texas.
Look now at Old Velasco. You
may still see some reminders of
days gone by. Quite true no town
is there, but the site of the old
fort may still be discerned. E. D.
Dorchester of Velasco has a copy
of a map of the old town giving
the names of the streets and other
information.
Prominent in the old townsite
is the Velasco coast guard station,
with a few old houses scattered
here and there. Salt cedar trees
are growing where once were
dwellings of well-to-do people.
One the north side is the intra-
coastal canal, first built from Ve-
lasco to Galveston in 1856 by
Capts. Bob and William Henley,
using a dipper dredge. This canal
furnishes quicker and better
transportation from Velasco and
points on the Barzon River to
Galveston, and brought to those
furnishing the capital neat reve-
nues from boats of trade.
First Race Track
Across the canal stands a light-
house, throwing searching beams
of light several miles out on the
gulf, signaling positions to ships.
At this place, according to Mrs.
A. F. Shannon, who was born and
reared in this part of Brazoria
County, there was one of the best
race tracks in the South, attract-
ing people from as far as New
Orleans. Racing programs were
popular here as far back as 1838.
The Barzos River, then at its
mouth a southwest border of the
town, has been diverted, seven
miles above, farther south into the
gulf and its old channel is now the
present Freeport harbor. Jetties
a mile long, built a half century
ago at a cost of a million and a
half dollars, have changed the
view toward the gulf.
make a thorough study of the
plight of the tenant farmer, the
economic status of the negro,
juvenile delinquency, lynchings,
unemployment and many other
matters not of a strictly religious
nature.
When brought to the floor ot the
convention in Memphis a year ago
in a report on a proposed plan
for establishment of a bureau of
social research, so much discus-
sion was aroused a decision was
postponed for a year. The report
will be presented this year, as
last, by Dr. Edwin Moneil Poteat,
Jr., minister of Raleigh, N. C.
Last years report said in part:
“The amazing confusion of the
public mind on liquor, the increas-
ing laxity of moral imperatives,
the acutenes of the plight of the
tenant farmers, the recurrence
of mob violence in lynching and
labor disputes, the changes in the
ideals of the home and its in-
creasing disappearnce as place of
discipline and instruction; unem-
ployment and the efforts to cor-
rect it by the government and
business, impress us with the fact
of the confusion and uncertainity
of our social life.
“Th e South is rapidly becoming
industrialized. The race problem
is largely Southern. Welfare
among underpriviliged children
and adults, moral standards in the
church and out of it, juvenile
delinquency, law observance and
the status of women, are by no
means exhaustive of the list of
engaging difficulties that should
give us permanent concern as a
denomination."
Leaders of the Southern and
Northern Baptists assert no or-
ganic union will be considered al-
though both groups will hold two
days of joint sessions May 18 and
19, between the end of the con-
vention of the Southern group
and the start of the annual meet-
ing of the Northern branch.
Said one leader of the Southern
branch, who declined use of his
name: “While there are some dif-
ferences in beliefs and practices
among the two groups, the differ-
ences are not enough to prevent
their merging if they should decide
this was the proper thing to do.
However, no one anticipates any
such proposal at the St. Louis
meeting."
of susceptible crops with those
that are immune to weevil at-
tack. will do much to reduce in-
jury by this pest.
The habit of weevils in congre-
gating about the base of tomato
and potato plants in spring pro-
vides a favorable condition for
the use of poison baits. Fruit
juices and pulps such as dried
apple or apricots coated with sodi-
um fluosilicate have been recom-
mended and seen to be more ef-
fective than poison bran baits with
molasses.
The ground used from growing
truck crops should be kept free of
weeds, crop remnants, and rub-
bish, especially during May and
June, as the adults seek shelter
in such places during the sum-
mer period when they are in-
active.
The vegetable weevil was first
reported in the United States from
Mississippi in 1922, and since then
has been gradually spreading
throughout the Gulf region.
New occurences of this pest in
Texas should be reported to the
authorities of A. and M. college.
Coast Section
Gets Drenching
Beginning Saturday night and
continuing on through a good part
of Sunday a soaking rain fell
over a large part if not the entire
Gulf coast area.
The percipitation here, while
ample for all purposes was not
as heavy as in other places along
the coast. Corpus Christi receiv-
ed a downpour variously estimat-
ed from six to nine inches. At
Port Lavaca probably as much as
four inches fell. The Bay City
section got, perhaps, as much as
two inches.
The rain was needed here
Recent rains were not uniform
and the benefits were not general
Prior to them the ground had be-
come very dry and subsequent
high winds whipped much mois-
ture from the soil.
This last rain, provided it does
not continue will prove very time-
ly and beneficial.
Mr. Charlie Baker
EVER GROWING
TAX BILL
it was the storm of 1857 that
destroyed the old town of Velasco.
The present Velasco had its begin-
ning in 1891 and once boasted a
Hearts, Johnnie Ruth Pierce.
Red Riding Hood, Beth Beatty, four-story hotel where Highway
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According to the United States
News, the total annual tax bill
paid by the American people is
about $12,000,000,000. Of this sum
the Federal government accounts
for $6,300,000,000 and States and
local tax bodies account for $5,-
700,000,000.
A reduction of but 6.5 per cent
in this huge item would pay the
electric service bill for a year
for ever home in America.
FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
Mrs. Bertha E. Duncan, 60-
year-old wife of Roy Duncan, city
real estate man, died at their
home at 312 North Creek street
Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock,
after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held
from the First Christian church
this afternoon at 2 o'clock with
Reverends George Rossman, pas-
tor, and Shelby Anglemeyer, for
mer city pastor, now of Wewoka,
officiating.
The deceased, who was prom-
inent in the activities of the First
Christian church for ma y years
prior to her last illness, is sur-
vived by her husband; one bro-
ther, Albert C. Slice, Denver Colo.;
step-mother, Mrs. Jeanette Slice,
Urban, Ill; halfbrother, Captain
Kenneth F. Slice, also of Urban,
and several other relatives in
Illinois.
Pall bearers will be Carl Stan-
ford. Bob Howell, Jr., Jerry Mc-
Fall. O. O. Brown, Clyde Balch
and Paul Moore.
The funeral services will be
under the direction of the Hudson
funeral home.—Holdenville, Okla.
Papers.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan resided in
Bay City for some time many
years ago. They still own some
small acreage here.
While residing here, Mr. Duncan
was engaged in the real estate
business and was regarded as a
man of integrity and good char-
acter. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have
many good, substantial friends in
Bay City.
Ben Breiger Is *■
Released Under
$750 Bond
Ben Brieger, negro, charged
with attempt to murder Charlie
Holmest, negro, was bro. ght be-
fore Judge W. M Mann at an ex-
amining trial Thursday morning,
and was released under $750.00
bond which he raised immediately
and will await his trial in October.
Early last Sunday morning, as
a result of an argument, Ben
Brieger shot and hit Cahrlie
Holmes four times with a Spanish
automatic. Maud Chap an was
an eye witness to the shooting.
NEXT SUNDAY.
PICNIC .
The picnic which was . be held
at Kopeckytown last Sunday, May
10, was rained out and it was
necessary to postpone it until next
Sunday, May 17.
The general public is invited:
Plenty of ea ts in the way of bar-
becue and ether foods. Music
and dancing. d&w.
To Celebrate His
Ninetieth Birthday Graduation Exercises -
Mr. Charlie F. Baker will cele-
brate his ninetieth birthday Wed-
nesday, May 13th. Open house
will be held from ten in the morn-
ing until two in the afternoon,
and his many friends have been
invited to call. His sons, Amiel
and Sherman, of Tampico, Mex.,
will arrive this evening especially
for the occasion.
The Tribune joins his family
and friends in wishing him happy
birthday and many more!
Tuesday May 26th
The 1936 graduates of the Bay
City High School will receive their
diplomas at the high school audi-
torium. Tuesday evening, May 28.
Mr. G. B. Wilcox of A & M College
will deliver the address 1
Rev. Ernest Deutsch w 11 deliver
the Baccalaureate sermon, Sunday
Morning, May 24th at eleven
o'clock at the First Presbyterian
Church. -.....-----
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1936, newspaper, May 14, 1936; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696562/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.