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PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940
VOLUME XXXIII NUMBER 29
Farm Council Meeting
Slated For Bay City
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Many Talks
To Be Given
On Livestock
LeTulle Park
To Be Scene
Of Meeting
From The Herald:
Several thousand Gulf Coast
farmers, ranchers and business men
interested in the advancement of
agriculture will meet Tuesday, July
23, at Le Tulle park in Bay City.
A very interesting and instructive
program has been arranged with!
outstanding agricultural experts
slated to give the benefit of their
knowledge and experience in talks
on the improvement of livestock in
the Gulf Coast.
Combs To Talk
Joe Combs, company agent of
Beaumont, an expert on pasture im-
provement in the Gulf Coast will
discuss "Feed Production and Con-
servation."
J. M. Jones, chief of the range
division of A. and M. College ex
periment station, will talk
"Breeding and Feeding
on the Gulf Coast."
Dr. 0. A. Thodes, superintendent
Re-Elect Joseph J.
Mansfield For 9th
Dist. Congressman
Bombing Guard of Barksdale Field
Training At Peninsula For Two
Weeks; Fly Here Daily For Supplies
imiFTWOOD
DRAGGED UP HY THE
BEACHCOMBER
We sort of feel sorry for a lot
of youngsters over the country.
There's going to be more spanking
per square inch of spankability done
in the next few weeks than there
has been in a long time when the
mothers of this land read the article
about Hitler in this weeks Satur-
day Evening Post. The writer says
that Hitler's mother spoiled him
terribly when he was a child!
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tell of his work in cross-breeding of the leader
cattle.
Breeding Problems
C. N. Shepardson, head of the
'"Dairy Husbandry Department of
A. and M. College, will discuss
"Breeding Problems of the Dairy-
man."
G. L. Childress, general manager
of the Houston Packing Company,
will discuss "The Need for More
Hogs in Texas."
B. E. Stallones, manager of the
South Texas Producer Association,
will talk on "The Need for Expand-
ing the Work on the Angleton Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station."
Not Miss Benefits
Farmers and ranchers of this
county will remember the fine meet-
ing which the council held in Bay
Listening to Stuart Reed, Red
Cross swimming instructer, cite fig-
ures—80,000,000 American people
go swimming; about 7,000 drown
annually. Before the Red Cross
safety educational program was
started several years ago, there
were about 3,000,000 swimmers; 14,-
000 drownings. Some 2,000,000 life
savers have been trained through
Red Cross classes. You will note
Joseph Jefferson Mansfield, vet- elsewhere in this issue that a Jife-
eran member of congress from the saving class will start this week,
ninth Texas district and chairman! Why not get in on it if you can
of the important house rivers and swim?
harbors committee, is one of the I * * *
on'best-known and most influential! How true it is that children's play
of Sheep members of the Texas delegation mirrors the life of the adults around
them. One really wouldn't need to
read the papers to know what is
going on. A few weeks ago they
"ow
they build airports and fly bombers.
Not long ago we went in debt for
post offices and power dams; now
we are mortgaging the old home-
stead for planes and battleships.
i congress.
In his capacity as chairman of
of the Iberia Livestock Experimentj the rivers and harbors committee,
Farm at Jeauerette, Louisiana, will \ Congressman Mansfield has been built houses and truck stations. N
in bringing about the
great harbor development along the
Texas coast in recent years, realisa-
tion of the intracoastal canal pro-
ject and numerous works connect-
ed with Texas rivers.
Congressman Mansfield, whose
home is at Columbus, has repre-
sented the' ninth Texas district for
more than 23 years, having been
first elected to the 65th congress
which met March 4, 1917, and hav-
ing been returned by his district
ever since. When Texas was re-
districted on the basis of the 1930
census, Galveston was included in
the ninth district.
Congressman Mansfield was born
in Wayne County, Va., (now West
Virginia), Feb. 9, 1861. He attended
public schools in Virginia and then,
at the age of 20 years, he came to
' Alleyton, Tex. First he worked as
The 27th Bombing Guard of
Barksdale Field, La., composed of
33 officers and 100 men is stationed
on the peninsula across the bay for
a two week's training period.
Lt Oakes is in charge and while
in Palacios Wednesday morning
stated they were' buying supplies
from our merchants and that the
bombing planes came to Camp
Hulen for gas and oil.
Matagorda County
Shows Substantial
Population Gain
R. J. McDonough, district census
supervisor in Galveston, released
figures recently which showed that
Matagorda County has sustained a
substantial population increase since
'he 1930 reports.
The 1930 census showed this coun-
ty with a total of 17,678, and the
1940 reports show a population of
20,042—a gain of 2,364.
Nearby towns and their census
reports were as follows with the
1940 report first:
Alvin: 2051 and 1511.
Angleton: 1763 and 1229.
West Columbia: 1554, 1930 cen-
sus not taken separately.
Eagle Lake: 2125; 1930 census
figures not available.
Edna: 2724 and 1752.
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City last year and will not want!
to miss the benefits which they will a farm laborer; then he was bag
receive from attending this pro- gage master for the Southern Pa
gram.
The Bay City Chamber of Com-
merce is sponsoring this second
meeting of the Gulf Coast Council
of Agriculture in Bay City.
Every farmer, rancher, and busi-
ness man in Matagorda County is
invited and urged to attend this im-
portant meeting.
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Pr&ft'r
Eight Thousand
Take In Farmers'
Short Course
Eight thousand farm people took
in the annual Farmers' Short Course
at Texas A. and M. College last
week.
The number was made up of three
thousand 4-H Club boys and girls
who registered for the junior sec-
tion during the first two days of
the week and of that many farm
men and farm women who register-
ed for the adult section. In addition,
it is estimated that 2,000 people
from surrounding counties attend-
ed without registering for rooms.
Frozen food lockers, land use
planning and conservation headlin-
ed the program with speakers di-
vided about equally between men
and women of national importance
and farm people.
Special groups who made the
short course the occasion for meet-
ings included the Texas Home Dem-
onstration Association, Texas Agri
cultural Writers, Texas Agricultur
cific railway. He studied law, was
Highway Department
Seeks Permits For
Coastal Canal Bridges
You are hereby notified that ap-
plication has been made to this of-
fice for a War Department permit
for structures or work in a navi-
gable waterway in this District, as
follows:
Name of applicant: Texas High-
way Department, Austin, Texas.
Waterway and location: Louisi-
ana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway,
about 10 miles south of Collegeport,
Texas, at a point where a county
road crosses the waterway.
Character of work: Construct a
admitted to the bar in 1886, and movable barge bridge with timber
then practiced law at Eagle Lake, trestle approaches. When the barge
where he established that town's is drawn back a clear opening of 100
first newspaper. ( | feet will be provided for navigation.
In 1836, too, he organized two An opening for small craft, with
companies of the national guard a horizontal clearance of 14 feet
of Texas and was commissioned as anc' vertical clearance of 6 feet is
second lieutenant, then first lieu- to be left at one end of the bridge.
tenant, and then captain. With the
rank of captain, he was appointed Name of applicant: Texas High-
to adjutant to the fourth Texas way Department, Austin, Texas."
regiment. J Waterway and location: Louisi-
In 1888 he was prosecuting at- ana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway,
torney for Eagle Lake, and in 1889 about one-half mile south of Mata-
mayor of that community. From1 gorda, Texas and about one mile
1892 until 1916 he was county judge
of Colorado County and is still af-
fectionately known as "judge" both
in congress and among his con-
stituents.
Early in his congressional career
Congressman Mansfield became sen-
ior minority member of the rivers
and harbors committee, and in 1930,
when the democrats gained control
of congress, he became chairman
of the committee. He devoted much
time to preparing himself for the
exacting duties of this position and
has made himself familiar with all
the places in the United States and
its possessions where the govern-
ment maintains navigable water-
ways. He has been particularly in-
terested in the intracoastal canal
and has secured several amendments
to the legislation for the canal
which have enhanced the water-
way's value. He also has been ac-
tively interested in improvement of
flood control projects.
al Workers, Master Farmers of Tex- fche Colorado River and in Texas
as, and Hereford Cattle Breeders
Association.
County agricultural and home .
demonstration agents gathered for| Miss Nolle Louise Sorrell has re-
their annual conference, as did turned from a visit with relatives
workers of the Agricultural Experi-,an(1 fr'ends at Nixl0n and San An-
ment Station. Several hundred mem-jtomo.
bers of land use planning commit-'
tees and some 500 AAA county
committeemen also attended. The J two children left Wednesday after-
Texas County Agricultural Agents noon for Victoria to visit her par-
held a business session. | ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Chaddock.
east of the Colorado River at a point
where a county road crosses the
waterway.
Character of work: Construct a
movable barge bridge with timber
trestle approaches. When the barge
is drawn back a clear opening of
100 feet will be provided for navi-
gation. An opening for small craft,
with a horizontal clearance of 14
feet and a vertical clearance of 6
feet, is to be left at one end of
the bridge.
Name of applicant: Texas High-
way Department, Austin, Texas.
Waterway and location: Louisi-
ana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway,
about 5 miles southeast of Sargent,
Texas, at a point where a county
road crosses the waterway.
Character of work: Construct a
movable barge bridge with timber
trestle approaches. When the barge
is drawn back a clear opening of
100 feet will be provided for navi-
gation. An opening for small craft,
with a horizontal clearance of 14
feet and a vertical clearance of 6
feet is to be left at one end of the
bridge.
The plans may be seen at Room
319, U. S. Engineer Office. U. S.
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Milam and Post Office, Custom House and Court
Jerry Sadler To
Speak In Bay City
Tuesday Afternoon
Jerry Sadler will speak on the
courthouse lawn in Bay City, Tues-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. A sound
system will be set up at the band-
stand for his party to speak and
sing through and a large crowd is
expected from all sections of the
county to hear the Railroad Com-
missioner, who is now candidate for
governor, speak.
Mr. Sadler will be accompanied
by John Kimbrough, Ail-American
football player at Texas A. & M1.,
Jack Kimbrough, also a football
player at A. & M., Leon Huff and
his Cowboy Band.
House Building, 25th Street and
Avenue F., Galveston, Texas.
Any protest you have to make
Geneva Kantz To
Wed Jim Ramsey
Monday, August 5
Mrs. W. P. Kantz announced the
engagement of her daughter, Ge-
neva, to Jim Ramsey, of Marshall,
son of Rev. and Mrs. J, G. M. Ram-
sey, Palacios, Texas, at a tea given
at the home of Mrs. C. A. Griffitt,
Tuesday afternoon.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Griffitt, the bride-elect, Mrs. Kantz,
Miss Margaret Kantz, and Mrs. A.
E. Williamson, of Bonham, sister
of the bride-to-be.
Mrs. Paul Kantz presided at the
register. Irene Renfro pinned an-
nouncements on each guest. Mrs.
Bill Carruthers presided at the re-
freshment table which was laid with
lace cloth. The table was decorated
in daisies and the bride's colors,
white and green.
Members of the house party in-
cluded Mrs. Nick Montague, of Lub-
bock. Mrs. John Kantz, Miss Attelia
Muller, and Mrs. Henry George
Smith.
The wedding is to take place Mon-
day, August 5, at the First Presby-
terian Church of Commerce with
the Rev. J. G. M. Ramsey, father
of the bridegroom, officiating.—
Commerce Journal.
against the proposed operations
from the standpoint of navigation
must be received at the above of-
fice not later than July 22, 1940;
otherwise it will be considered that
there is no objection.
The decision as to whether or not
a permit will be issued must rest
primarily upon the effect of the
proposed work on navigation. The
Engineer Department cannot under,
take to adjudicate conflicting claims
to property rights affected by the
work proposed.
Methodists Open 4-Day
Encampment Monday
Nickel-A-Bale
War Chest For
Cotton On Way
Council Pres. Calls
For Increased
Cotton Consumption
Cotton firms and cotton farmers
of Palacios and surrounding area
were called on today by President
Oscar Johnston of the National Cot-
ton Council for "100 per cent al-
legiance in cotton's total war for
increased consumption."
In a message addressed to local
producers throughout the county
President Johnston declared that
"the raw cotton industry is arming
as never before in its history to
smash down the blitzkrieg of sub-
stitutes, surplus, and foreign com-
petition."
The message came simultaneous-
ly with the National Cotton Coun-
cil's announcement of a "universal
service" plan to provide funds with
which to carry on the fight during
the coming year. The new plan, to
go into effect August 1, calls for
a defense fund of five cents on
every bale of lint and three cents
on every ton of seed, mobilized with
the help of each of the five primary-
raw cotton interests.
Under the new plan, arrange-
ments have been perfected enabling
the producr to make his nickle-a-
bale contribution at the first point
of sale, either to the cotton mer-
chant, large or small, or the ginner
or warehouseman acting as mer
chant. This contribution is carried
on from merchant to compressor,
who remits the accumulated funds
to the Council when the bale is first
compressed, or from merchant to
textile mill which remits on uncom-
pressed cotton.
Similarly, contributions on seed,
which are made by the ginner and
crusher, are assembled and remit-
ted to the war chest by the oil mills.
"For fifty years we cotton farm-
ers have been talking about an or-
ganization like the National Cot-
ton Council to defend our markets
and find new ones through judicious
advertising, intelligent research,
and organized opposition to restric-
tive legislation. At last we have it
and in two years, equipped with
modern weapons, it has accomplish
ed more than any of us thought
was possible in so short a period.
"Domestic consumption has been
brought back virtually to the all
time high, with every indication
that a new record can be set in 1941.
Plans are ready for a vigorous at-
tack on the acute problem of for
eign trade. Council scientists are on
the trail of new uses. A united cot-
ton industry has gone to war."
Academic Dean
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REV. WALTER W. LIPPS
Rev. Walter W. Lipps, Academic
Dean, of the Yoakum District As
sembly of the Methodist Church in
session at the Baptist Encampment
grounds, July 22-26.
Committee Chairmen
Make Reports At
Rotary Wednesday
Tom Friery, new president of the
Rotary Club, had charge of the pro-
gram at the regular luncheon Wed-
i nesday held at the Green Lantern
Inn. Mr. Friery had no stated topic
so used the time in hearing from
the chairmen of the different com-
mittees he had appointed at the
first meeting in July. Each chair-
man was asked to announce his
plans for work during the ensuing
year and from these reports the
Rotary Club members were given an
idea of what the objects and aims
of the different committees are for
the ensuing year.
Secretary Clement reports one
visitor, R. O. Kiser, of Bay City.
Blessing Scene
Of Twister
Saturday Night
A twister at Blessing Saturday
night tore down the side and roof-
ing to a skating rink, damaged the
fire house, and demolished a shack,
it was reported to The Herald.
No one was reported to have been
hurt.
Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Dodd were
week end visitors in Corpus Christi.
Mansfield Obtains
$25,000.00 For
Lavaca River Work
Washington July 14.—Rep. M&ns-
field (D-Tex) has obtained from the
war department an emergency al-
lotment of $25,000 to be used in
clearing the Lavaca River in Texas
of obstructions caused by a rain-
storm and flood that did damage
estimated at $5,000,000 in his state
early this month.
Mansfield, who is chairman of
the house rivers and harbors com-
mittee, said the $25,000 would be
expended in Lavaca and Jackson
counties to eliminate flood hazards.
Bus Will Carry
Local Youths to
Victoria Jr. College
An opportunity to attend a junior
college while living at home is pre-
sented in an announcement made
in Palacios by J. H. Bankston, su-
perintendent of the Victoria public
schools and president of the Victoria
Junior College.
The plan is to operate a school
bus from Palacios to Victoria, daily,
picking up additional college stud-
ents at Port Lavaca. Vernon Thom-
as has been obtained to drive the
bus.
The Victoria Junior College of-
fers all the courses required for j
freshmen and sophomore work, the.
college is well equipped and has ani
excellent faculty. It is a member |
of the Southern Association of Col-
leges and Secondary Schools, and
such membership assures its grad-
uates entry, without examination in-
to any university or college in the
South. |
The proposed bus route brings
a first-class college to the very
door of Palacios, and offers an op-j
portunity for many to obtain two
years of college education who per-
haps would not otherwise be able
to have that advantage in life, Mr.
Bankston stated. The program will,
permit students attending the Vic-|
toria Junior College to be at home
every night. This will save in board
and room costs, and places col-'
lege work within the reach of many
who would otherwise be unable to
attend.
Mr. Bankston stated that this is
the third bus to be put on by the
Victoria Junior College. The others
are to El Campo and Beeville. He
was accompanied by C. N. Craw-
ford.
Enrollment Starts
At 2 For Yoakum
District Assembly
Many Outstanding
Leaders To Be
With M. E. Group
Monday, July 22 at 2:00 P. M.
enrollment for the Yoakum District
Assembly of the Methodist Church
will begin at the Baptist Encamp-
ment grounds. The first activity on
schedule is swimming and games
from 4:00 to 5:30 with supper, the
first meal to be served at 6:15 p. m.
The Assembly runs through to 12:30
Friday, July 26th. The noon meal
being had at 12:30.
Rev. Stanley Haver, District Su-
perintendent, Charles Mifnson, Dis- '
triei Director of Young People's,
work, Rev. Walter W. Lipps, Aca-
demic Dean, Rev. Kenneth R. Hemp-
hill, Business Dean, Rev. J. R.
Brown, Dean of Adult Assembly,
Rev. John Palmer, Dean of Epworth
Training Conference, Mrs. A. Siep-
mann, Dean of Christian Adventure,
Mrs. Walter Lipps, Dean of Women,
Rev. T. K. Anderson, Dean of Men,
Rev. J. H. Thompson, Dean of In-
termediate Boys, Mrs. Frank Beck,
Dean of Intermediate Girls and Miss
Doris Baker and Miss Leola Selby,
Registrars are some of the leaders
of the Assembly.
The following courses are offer-
ed:
Intermediates: "God in the world
today," Franklin Stovall; "Jesus
and His relations with People,"
Doris Baker; "What prayer and the
Bible may mean," Mrs. Herzik;
"How can I know I am a Chrisian,™
Mrs. Veatch.
Young People: "Christian vise of
leisure time," Rev. Stanley Haver;
"Meaning of the Christian Relig-
ion," Rev. Guy on; "Administering
Young People's Work in the small
Church," Rev. A. Munk.
Adults: "Methodist Advance, " by
Rev. Dennis Macune; "Learning for
Life's School," by Rev. J. R. Brown.
Swimming hours will be from
4:30 to 5:30 P. M. with instructors
and life guards directing. Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons at 3
o'clock there will be trips to Bird
Island for 25 cents per person.
Vesper services, quiet hours and
prayer meetings will be observed.
Breakfast will be served at 7:30 A.
M. Enrollment fee is $1.00. Total
cost is $3.00 per person.
The value of knowledge depends
on your ability to use it.
Elton Page, of San Antonio was
a recent guest of W. P. Regan and
while here discussed with Mr. Regan
his plans for a larger and better
Variety Store for the remainder of
1940, 1941 and years to come, and
Mr. Regan will have more to say
of this expansion later on. Watch
the Beacon for his announcement.
Red Cross Life
Saving Classes to
Be Started Friday
A class in Red Cross Life Saving
and Water Safety will be started
Friday if as many as ten person
register with Miss McGlothiin by
that time. Persons desiring the
course are asked to leave their name
at the C. P. and L. Office. The class
will meet Friday at 5:30 P. M. at
the shore end of the Pavilion Pier.
Students should be more than
twelve years of age and fair swim-
mers. The course will include meth-
ods of rescueing those in danger
of drowning, methods of water
safety, the use of small craft in
rescue work, the use of equipment
for rescue work, reviving those ap-
parently drowned and other inter-
esting information.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart L. Reed. Life
Saving Instructors, expressed the
hope thnt the class can be held
here as trained Life Savers are
needed in Palacios with tie amount
of boating and swimming that is
normally carried on here. Students
may be men or women or boys and
girls from 12 up. It is possible that
fishermen, Boy Scouts, clubs, camps
etc. may have a fair swimmer
among them if so he or she should
be urged to attend the class. Class
instruction will only be for 1 hour
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Those desiring the class are urged
to look at the display of pins and
emblems in the C. P. and L, window.
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