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PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1932
VOLUME XXV NUMBER 41
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FARM NOTES
By P. 0. MONTAGUE, Co. Agt.
HUNTING SEASON
ON DOVES IS OPEN
INFORMATION TO HUNTERS CON-
CERNING LAWS GOVERN-
ING DUCK SHOOTING
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This department has been on the
"sick list" for the past few weeks but
since a "tonsil extraction" we hope
we are all set for a long siege of ac- The season for 8hooling doves
tton again Our impression has always . thj ^ b on Saturda 0ct.
been that tons.l.t.s "just a plaything j L The followi*g information which
but from now on we will have plenty, , « . . , .
of sympathy for the fellow so affect- i wlH be of ,ntmst to a" huntels"
e(j j The jack snipe season opens in the
south zone on Nov. 1, at 12 o'clock
i, , ' noon and closes on Jan. 15.
It is "Fair Time again all over the
country and very encouraging reports Tho dovne season in the south zone
are coming in that the crowds are 0 >.ens. on 0ct 1 a"d closea on Nov-
larger than ever in the history of fairs »Wowmg one month open season,
and the exhibits in all departments are The quail season opens 011 December
of excellent variety and quality, show- 1 and closes on January 16.
ing that farming people all over the , The squirrel season in Colorado and
country are still full of courage, hope j Austin counties opens on Oct. 1 and
and abiding faith in the ultimate sue- closes Dec. 31.
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY HUGGINS IS CHIEF
SPEAKER AT MEET
LITTLE THEATRE IS UP-TO-DATE
Mildred Cunningham was a surpris-
ed little girl Tuesday afternoon when
a number of her little school friends
began coming home with her, plan-
ning to help eat her birthday cake,
but still more surprised when she
got home and saw the lovely cake all
decorated and with seven candles rep-
representing her age.
She was the recipient of many love-
ly gifts and after all had eaten all
the ice cream and cake they wanted
they left for their homes, wishing her
many more happy birthdays.
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FREEPORT ENTERTAINS ENTHU-
j SIASTIC GROUP OF HUG-
THE-COAST BUILDERS
Palacios Sharks Lose
to Victoria Stingarees
cess of the one great basic industry-
Agriculture.
Last Saturday in Dallas the curtain
went up on the greatest State Fair in
this United States and from all re-
ports it is an astounding array of ex-
hibits of every nature—truly a show
window of agriculture and industry.
What a fund of inspiration and infor-
mation—new ideas and short cuts we
could get by visiting this great Fair
and many of us would go for a few
days were it not so far away. For
years it was our good fortune to visit
Texas' great fair for from one to three
days and always found it paid big
dividends. By going, seeing, learning,
and then doing do we make progress
jr. this age of rapid advancement and
new achievements. We must stay
awake and willing to change to the
better and easier way when it has been
demonstrated to us that it is more
practical and useful.
The Illinois State Fair for 1932
just closed, was a phenomenon. Both
Agriculture and Livestock, while in
the Act of rising to a better level
"before the count of ten," staged the
greatest all round event in the history
of the show. All previous entry records
fell before a swarm of exhibits from
the four corners of the nation, making
it necessary to build last minute tem-
porary housing space, visualize, if you
can, 10,000 "head of livestock, includ-
ing cattle, hogs, horses and sheep and
over 8,000 pets and poultry, competi-
tion running high, interest at the ring-
side intense, and 127,000 eager visitors
Rffi' a single day. Does that give you
some picture and conception of this
great Fair in action?
We need more of our great execu-
tives and big business men to visit
some of our Fairs, who are so intent
on "saving the country" and catch the
spirit of confidence and "go" so evi-
dent among men from our farms.
Cutting out more of the luxuries,
getting really down closer to the job,
and looking and planning ahead is the
order of the day more and more. We
.note that in visiting over the county
this is more evident and less "fooling
around." This job of living is a serious
business even in the best of times and
certainly now we need the best think-
ing and action possible to right the
old ship during this longest economic
storm this country has ever witnessed,
altho, I believe history tells us that
Jjjd a six year "drought" back in
the""70,S*fe>rt it was more of a local
than this one'Si,
We find men anxious to'sr'i.iiplow-
ing for next year's crops, a coWttion
we would all do well to follow, becatfWt loans."
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of our wet winters and because we
need to get the weeds turned under
to get them rotted before planting
time. Our observation has been that
the early crops are much safer in this
section than the late stuff and in order
to get it in early we must have our
land ready early.
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This year of 1932 will go down as
one of the worst on the farmer this
country has ever experienced. This is
•no idle assertion; it is a fact that can't
be denied. We may have had one big
flood or storm lasting a week but k
whole year with floods, droughs,
storms, insects, etc. lasting every day
of the year is something that has been
enough to drive any man crazy. And
it seems to hurt worse because for
some unknown reason we expected a
half way decent year anyway. Just
for a change we will be glad to see
1932 pass into the great beyond,
wherever that Is.
The deer season opens on Nov. 16
and closes on December 31.
The duck season opens in this (the
south) zone on Nov. 16 at 12 o'clock,
noon, and closes on Jan. 15.
The bag limit on ducks is 15, agrre-
gate of all kinds and not more than
10 of any one, or of the aggregate of
two or more of the following species:
Canvasback, redhead, greater scaulp,
lesser scaulp, ringneek, blue wing teal,
green wing teal, cinnaman teal, shovel-
er and gadwall. You can fill out limit
with sprigs and mallards.
Anyone hunting with a gun outside
the county in which he or she lives
must have a hunting license. Hunting
licenses mainly keep up the game de-
patment, so buy yours now and help
take care of our game and fish, the
game warden advises.
Millions Available to
Tex. Cotton Growers
Millions of dollars additional cash
will be available to Texas cotton grow-
ers as a result of the moratorium on
seed loans announced today, it is esti-
mated by the Texas Cotton Coopera-
tive Association, whose officials have
been pressing the plan under which
growers may put up their cotton on
a basis of nine cents a pound and ex-
tend their loans instead of being forc-
ed to sell the cotton and pay off the
loans on the present market of around
seven cents.
In addition, it was stated, nine hun-
dred thousand bales throughout the
South will bo taken off the market,
the arrangement providing that cotton
put up as security shall be held until'
March 1.
"A million and a quarter bales'
would be required at present pi ices
to pay off the forty million dollars
loaned this year In the South" it was
stated. "On the nine-cent basis, some
nine hundred thousand bales will be
put up as security and held, instead of j
a millin and a quarter bales being
sold. The difference of more than three
hundred thousand bales left in the
growers' hands will provide, at pre-
sent prices, approximately ten mil-j
lion dollars. The holding movement
which has materially supported the
market recently will be given added
strength through the taking off of
the nine hundred thousand bales which
would otherwise be needed as part of
the million and a quarter to repay the
Our football boys played under the
lights for the first time last Friday
night in Victoria in a game with the
Paltie-Welder High School boys, and
the Sharks were defeated by a score
of 31 to 0.
The Stingarees scored their first
touch down in the first three minutes
to play, by u left-end run, and made
their last one in the first part of the
last quarter.
During the last quarter, Dean Ta-
bor, then quarterback, passed the
Stingarees to death, but failed to ac-
complish a touchdown. The Sharks
were unable to score yet they played
a good game, and the experience un-
der tho lights was well worth their
time.
The pep squad and others who ac-
companied them enjoyed the game and
the work done by the Sharks.
The starting line-up was as follows:
Victoria: Palacios:
Fox L.E. Rush
Wrav L.T R. Curtis
Sutherland L.G S. Barrett
Wedemier C Taber (C)
McCord R.G. W. Curtis
Griffith R.T. Carroll
Greeson R.E. Sullivan
Stone ,.. Q.B. Richards
Stokes L.H. Tanner
Sloan R.H. Johnson
Loyd F.B. F. Barrett
Officials: Referee, Jackson; head-
linesman, Scott; umpire, Roberts.
FRIDAY'S GAME
Boiling Bobcats will play here Fri-
day at 3:00 o'clock. Coach Williams
has been giving the Sharks some in-
tensive work during the past week
and the game with the Bobcats prom- j
ises to be a hard fought battle.
JUNOR CLASS TO SELL CANDY
The Junior Class will sell candy at
the football classic Friday afternoon.
They are doing this to raise money to
help finance the Junior-Senior banquet
the latter part of the year. Be sure
to bring your nickles and buy a sack
of good candy. —Reporter
Football Schedule
The complete schedule for the Pa-
lacios Sharks this season is as follows:
Oct. 1-
Oct. 7—
Oct. 14
Oct. 21-
Oct. 28-
Nov. 4-
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
Nov. 23
Dec. 2
-Damon at Damon.
Pattie Welder at Victoria.
—Boiling at Palacios.
—Bay City at Bay City.
—Open.
-El Campo at Palacios.
—Damon at Palacios.
Edna at Edna.
—Open.
-Port Lavaca at Pt. Lavaca.
Even before the recent moratorium
to wheat growers was announced cot-
ton cooperative officials had been ur-
gently presenting the need for a mor-
atorium to cotton growers, contending
that hundreds of thousands of South-
ern farmers, if forced to pay the gov-
ernment loans at this time, would be
"left without any funds to apply on
other debts or to use for absolute
necessities."
In valueing cotton to secure the
loans, which will be done by Associa-
tion's federally licensed classers, credit
will be given for superior grade and
stanle, and inferior grade and staple
will be penalized it was stated. Cotton
mav be classed for this purpose by the
Corporative classing officers at Bay
City, Texas. Office located at the Bay
City Gin Company's plant No. 2. As
an example of how the arrangement
works a farmer owing $100 to $135
the government loans would turn over
three bales of cotton, which would ac-
cept as security on the basis of nine
cents a pound, or around $45.00 a bale,
and would be held subject to the grow-
er's order. When sold, anything above
the amount of the loan and carrying
charges would be returned to the
grower.
The nine-cent valuation is for mid-
dling white cotton of seven-eights inch
staple. Differences "on" or "off" this
classification will be announced at the
Association offices.
E. D. Harris, Branch Office Mgr.
Canning Demonstration
Our feed crop in Matagorda coun-
ty is about as short as anyone could
wish for and feed for our work stock
is certainly going to be a problem in
1933 and we must recognize that fact
early and make some sort of plan to
meet the situation. We know that this
county never sows oats, rye, barley,
wheat for fall and winter grazing but
a few bushels of cheap seed oats sown
right now with this season in the
ground would certainly help the work
stock and milk cows thru the winter
with out very much corn or other
grain. Why not have some green stuff
for your stock this winter. We have
been informed that we may look for
a much harder winter than last and
will require better care of our stock.
The three years during which the
East Texas Permanent Pasture Con-
test was to run have come and gone.
The fall and final scoring of more
than 1000 pastuVes has been complet-
ed. Prizes, amounting to $750.00 to be
divided among the three winners at
the State Fair.
As plans for the Annual Permanent
pasture banquet, to be held at the
State Fair, are being completed, other
plans are in the making for a five year
contest by the committee.
This pasture program is one of far
reaching benefits to those who go Mr. and Mrs. Charles TiaristftJ) and
after better pastures and "stay in daughter, Miss. Claire Hansen, s|S1
(Se« "FARM NOTES," Paga 3) | Wednesday in Houston
On Monday, Oct. 10th, Mrs. Sides,
our Home Demonstration Agent, gave
a very inteiesting demonstration in
canning vegetables at the home of
Mrs. L. I"). Chappell. Eighteen la- j
dies were present and all seemed to
have spent a profitable afternoon. The |
ladies prepared the snap beans, peas
and mustard and under Mrs. Sides'.
supervision went through all the pro-'
cesses of canning. Even the most ox-
perienced canners present learned
something new and we were sorry
that more were not there. Mrs. Sides
gave interesting talks on food pres-!
ervation and budgeting our canning.
A 4-H Club was organized and the
following officers elected:—Mrs. L, I).
Chappell, president; Mrs. A.H. Pierce,
secretary and reporter; Mrs. C. Batch-
cider, council member.
We are very anxious to make a suc-
cess of this club und ask every wo-
man who is interested to meet with us
at our next meeting, which will be
announced in next week's Beacon.
—Reporter.
MRS. WILLIAMS WINS HONOR
Mrs. Leola Sides, Home Demonstru
tion Agent for Matagorda and Fort
Bend counties, was in Palacios Mon-
day. That afternoon she had been
to the home of Mrs. L. D. Chapp. II,
where she had given a demonstration
in vegetable canning. Eighteen la-
dies were present and as all were so
enthusiastic a 4-H Club was or/anic-
ed, report of which will be found in
another column of the Beacon. Mrs.
Sides is very anxious to help all Mat-
agorda County women in budgeting
and planning the providing of their
homes with good foods and the best
way to receive this help is through
these club meetings and a larger at-
tendance should be at the next meet-
ing, date of which will be announced
next week.
Mrs, Rubie Lee Williams, the wife
(f .J. Roy, was nomined by her fresh-
man class of 450 in numbers in the
Southwest Texas State Teachers Col-
lege at San Marcos, and elected by the
entire body at large as a member of
the "Pep" leading staff. In other
words, she was chosen out of a pos-
sible 225 girls to represent the "Fish."
Tier friends here will be happy to
know of her success.
Mrs. M. M. Miller received a mes-
sage Wednesday morning informing
her that the stork had left a fine boy
at the home of her son and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Miller, in Tulsa, Okla.
Miss Pauline Winters underwent a
successful appendicitis operation in
the Loos hospital at Bay City Satur-
day. We are pleased to report her
doing so nicely that she will be able
to be brought home Saturday. Miss
Mela Baxter is filling Mis* Winters'
place at the Palacios AutofCompany,
Inc., during her absence, \.
I . Freeport, Oct. 7.—More than 50
, members of the Hug-the-Coast High-
way Association, meeting here Friday
to make plans for pushing the paving
of that sector of the scenic coast route
between Galveston and Palacios
through Freeport, heard W. O. Hug-
gins of Houston declare that it is time
for the members and all persons in-
terested in good roads to "care about
what happens to the funds of tho stato
highway department."
Judge Huggins said that both Ster-
ling and Ferguson had plans to "tap"
the gasoline fund of the state high-
way department—Ferguson to take
$10,000,000 of it for the general fund
to eliminate the state advalorem tax
and Sterling one-fourth of it to retire
outstanding state highway bonds of
the various counties.
Now the Law.
"The latter plan is now the law,"
said Judge Huggins. "I estimate that
this will take about eight and one-
third millions each year from the
highway department.
"The most important thing of all is
that when this was proposed and done
nobody seemed to care," Judge Hug-
gins continued. "No one regretted this
tapping of the fund. Certainly no ag-
gressive opposition to it was offered.
You and I must start caring again
about what happens to our highway
funds."
He told about the loan of $7,500,000
from the federal government for road
building which is to be paid back
through reduced allotments to Texas
and spoke of another possible federal
loan from the $300,000,000 emergency
fund, also to be paid back from the
United States allotments, and then he
added:
"In all seriousness I say to you that
after present, highway funds are ex-
hausted, I do not see where one thin
dime is coming from for highway con-
struction in Texas!"
Is Retrogression He Says.
He said that all that would be left
would be a " fair amount" for road
maintenance. "This is a matter of re-
trogression!" Judge Huggins warned.
"And then, too, in this period thru
which wc are passing there is the
matter of employment involved. To-
day very close to 20,000 men are en-
gaged in highway work. When you
cut off more than $8,000,000 in one
lump, to say nothing of these other
decreased funds, you bring about much
more unemployment—it will mean less
food in the pantry of many hundreds
of homes and less shoes for the child-
ren. Such a program can mean only
the extending of distress.
"And also this—and there is no po-
litical effect in it at all—we may have
a new highway policy before long—"
Judge Huggins continued with a broad
smile.
Senator T. J. Holbrook of Galveston
interrupted him to say:
"Judge, you remarked a moment
ago that no one objected to the re-
cent tapping of the gasoline fund.
There will be in the coming legisla-
ture if an attempt is made to divert
some of it to the general fund."
"I dare say there will be—" Judge
Huggins replied. "I'll be there!"
"Governor Of All"
Judge Huggins went on to say that
it looked like another Ferguson ad-
ministration would start in January
and he recalled that Ferguson had
spoken derisively of the Hug-the-
Coast Highway as "a fisherman's
road."
"Now let's don't fall out with Fer-
guson," he continued. "Let's remem-
ber that approximately half the people
of Texas voted for him and wanted
him for governor. Let's remember
that Jim Ferguson has thousands of
friends living in this coast country,
right along this highway. They are
fine, loyal citizens who want to see
their country grow and prosper.
"Let's remember that whoever is
governor, he's our governor and the
welfare and growth of Texas are far
more inportant to all of us than the
interests of Jim Ferguson or Ross
Sterling,
No Grudge
"I just can not imagine that Jim
Ferguson cherishes a grudge in his
heart against the people of this coast
section.
I "Now, I imagine, that one of the
| first things Jim will have the legisla-
1 ture do is to increase the membership
I of tho highway commission from three
to seven or nine. Let's get some of
j our boys down here appointed by Jim.
I Let's play the game!"
j Judge Huggins then predicted that
i probably the next thing Ferguson
I would want to do would be to have
! an elective highway commission in-
stead of the appointive type.
Must Be All Right
"Let's bo right there, too! Judge
Huggins went on, and there were
broad smiles everywhere as he out-
lined the right sort of tactics to pur-
sue. "Now, I'm not sure but that an
elective commissi m is all right. Any-
way, there's no reason for us to get
mad about it. We have lots of fine
boys down here—let's get out and
elect them to the commission!"
Last summer the Palacios Littlq
Theatre gave "Smilin' Through," to
a rather small audience. Some thought
it not worth the sacrifice, perhaps.
Others were too busy due to the gen-
eral rush of things here. Rut at any
rate, be that as it may. If you saw
the show you are in possession of a
right to feel proud due to the fact,
that the Loew's State Theatre in the
city of Houston is running the same
drama for t»n entire week, beginning
Friday, October 14th.
Saturday, Oct. 15 is
Health Center Day
! Saturday of this week, being the
third Saturday of the month, it is
the regular Health Center Day for
Palacios. when the County Health
Nurse will be at the City Hall from 9
a. m. until 4 p. m., with her scales,
ready to weigh and measure your
children and give other information
in the line of health. School children
are espeeialy urged to come, as well
as pro-school age children, and adults
are always welcome.
BAY CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND CITY URGING EARLY CONTRACT
ON BALANCE OF ROAD TO WHARTON
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COUNTY HEALTH COMMITTEE
MEETS FRIDAY AT 2:30 P. M.
The regular meeting of the County
Health Committee will be held in Bay
City, Friday at 2:30 p. m. in the com-
missioners' court room. Many things
of county-wide interest are to be dis-
cussed and a representative from ev-
ery school district in the county is ex-
pected to attend. Anyone interested
in County Health Work is invited to
come and have a part, in it.
TELEGRAMS SENT MEMBERS OF
HIGHWAY COMMISSION IN
REGARD TO HI-WAY 60
Hug-the-Coast From
GalvestonPalacios
Important Highway
Home Economics
Club Organized
On Tuesday, October 4th, all of the
girls who are taking Home Economics
this year and any who took it pre-
vious years and cared to join met in
the eighth grade room to organize
into a club. Miss Pawelek, who is our
teacher and sponsor, took charge and
we elected Elnora Buller as our pres-
ident. The other officers elected were
as follows:—Vice-President, Bobbie
Louise Price; Secretary and Treasur-
er, Naomi Harrison; Reporter, Mar-
ian Nester.
After the officers were elected we
then chose our name and motto—"The
Taste and Baste Club" was chosen as
our name and "Glorify Work and be
Happy" our motto. We decided to
meet every other Monday nt 11:30 a.
m, at tho Home Economics cottage.
At each meeting we wiH have a pro-
gram planned by the chairman and
Nancy Price and Marian Harrison as
assistants. All of the girls seem very
enthusiastic about our club and it is
hoped we will have a prosperous year
and a year that will help us in later
life as well us now.
The first regular meeting of "The
Taste and Baste Club" was held last
Monday in the Home Economics build-
ing. A few ways were discussed on
how to earr. money to buy certain sup-
plies needed in the cottage. The plans
which will be carried out later, were
good, and it is hoped the girls will
be successful in their undertakings.
Judge Huggins went on then td re-
mind his listeners that several of the
nation's most important highways lead
right to this setftion of the gulf coast
—one an international highway from
Winnipeg, Canada, and added:.. "With
all these roads leading right to the
gulf, the folks who come will be 'all
dressed up, with no place to go,' if we
do not build this scenic route along our
coast."
100 Per Cent For Road
"I am 100 per cent for the building
of this sector along West Beach, with
a ferry at Sun Luis Pass over to the
mainland, through Freeport and on to
Palacios," said Judge Huggins. "I have
always thought that Highway No. 58
through West Columbia was too far
north."
Judge Huggins then reminded them
that many contracts are to be let the
balance of this year and that every-
one should get busy to get lettings for
necessary gaps.
Getting back to the critical situa-
tion facing highway progress in this
state, Judge Huggins said in closing:
"Let's Be Buddies."
"We can't have our cake and eat it,
too. We can not go on diverting high-
way funds and have anything left with
which to build highways.
"But more important, no matter who
is the next governor, let's go in there
and work. Let's be buddies with him
and just as soon as its possible to get
to be buddies with him Let's get busy.
Let's put the old bee in the bonnet
and make him sing.
"And let's get some of that wonder-
ful courage and faith and determina-
tion that the folks down here have
shown in the marvelous rebuilding of
their storm-stricken country. I came
down today expecting to be sad and
depressed as I gazed at ruins and de-
struction and distress and despair all
about me in the wake of the storm,
and I was buoyed up as I drove thru
this wonderful land—only one house
without a roof did I see—and many,
many with new roofs and the song of
hammers and saws everywhere. You
have shown a wonderful spirit and I
congratulate you. Let's all get some
of this faith and courage while we
are here to carry on the work ahead
of us."
Bond Issue Urged
There were members from all along
the coast from Brownsville to the Sa-
bine. Judge Oscar Dancy of Browns-
ville, a tireless worker for good roads,
was there. He offered two resolutions
which were adopted. One called for
congress to increase appropriationl
for coast roads and to build them
without strings attached. The other
called on the next legislature to sub-
mit n constitutional amendment pro-
viding for a state-wide bond issue to
take over the maturing county high-
way bonds.
"As it is now, each legislature will
have to re-enact the law recently
passed," said Judge Dancy. "But more
important would be the saving to the
people. Through the saving of one
cent in interest in 34 years a state
bond issue would save the people
$100,000,000, ijn other words, the inter-
est saving in that time would equal
the principal. The state highway fund
The Beacon is in receipt of the
following letter from E. N. Gustafson,
State Highway resident and county
engineer, in regard to the proposed
extension of the Hug-the-Cdast High-
way from Palacios to Galveston:—
Bay City, Texas.
October 12th, 1932.
Palacios Beacon,
Palacios, Texas.
Gentlemen:—
With reference to the proposed
highway connection between Palacios
and Galveston it was clearly brought
out at the meeting in Freeport re-
cently that such a highway connection
would be exceedingly important from
three standpoints, ie, commercial, scen-
ic and military.
It goes without saying that this
would be a highway of scenic value
and the enclosed chart will indicate its
value as a commercial value and mili-
tary highway.
The all-weather road connections
now existing between the six points as
listed on the chart total 289.7 miles,
while the proposed highway will re-
duce this distance to approximately
113 miles^It will shorten the distance
between Palacios and Galveston only
a small amount but from a military
and commercial standpoint the direct
connections between these locations
are of vital interest and particularly
from a military standpoint a highway
connection to the San Louis Pass area
which is not now available by a high-
way, would be exceedingly important.
Yours truly,
E. N. Gustafson.
LEGION NEWS
ARMISTICE DAY
The Posts o* Bay City and El Cam-
po have been invited to celebrate Ar-
mistice Day with the Palacios Post,
and apparently they will accept as
neither have planned a program for
that day. However, we will know
definitely by the 15th, and if they do
accept, we plan to have a parade, in
which more than 20 business men have
said they would have a float or dec-
orated car. There will be a program
and good speaker at eleven o'clock,
with a banquet planned for the ev-
ening. Other entertainment will be
a good football game in the afternoon
Palacios vs. Damon, and the benefit
dance, which will be held on the Pa-
vilion at 9 p. m. Arnold Burton, Geo.
Hunter and C, F. Wellborn are in
charge of all arrangements .
BAY CITY POST
Post No. 11 of Bay City, has invit-
ed all Legionnaires to attend installa-
tion of its 1933 officers, this Friday,
at 7:30 p. m. Pat LaTouche, of
Houston, will be master of ceremonies.
WHARTON MEETING
The ninth district Legion meeting
will be held in Wharton. Sunday, Oct.
16, beginning at 10:00 a. m. The
boys up there have arranged a splen-
did program and we understand a bar-
becue will be served at noon. Every
ex-service man will be cordially wel-
comed to this meeting and we feel
sure all will be benefitted by having
attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Watkin's are
visiting relatives in Eagle Lake.
would not be diverted as it now is to
retire the bond issue—not a penny
would be voted in uddition under this
refunding plan."
Refunding Plan Praised
Both Judge Huggins and Senator
Holbrook praised the state refunding
plan us the constitutional and logical
way for the state to handle the re-
tirement of county road bonds,
J. F. Barnett, of Palacios, vice-pres-
ident of the association, called the
meeting to order and turned it over to
Louis Mims, of the Freeport Sulphur
Company, a director of the organiza-
tion.
Col. Dallas Matthews of Dallas, rep-
resenting Gen. John A. Hulen, urged
the completion of the Hug-the-Coast
Highway as a military road, as well
as a scenic und commercial route.
Other speakers who made brief talks
were; George Harrison, Palacios; Ed
Baker, Matagorda; W. L. Brooks, of
Harlingen, who was elected a director,
along with Dr. O. S. Beltch, Rivera;
Prof. C. F. Fleming, Freeport; County
Judge R B. ITolman, Galveston;' Nat
Wetzel, Raymondville; ITaygood Ash-
burn of Houston, and others.
For lunch the merivbers were guests
of. the Freeport Sulphur Company
and the Freeport Chamber of Com-
merce at Tarpon Inn.
Bay City, Oct. 11.—Mr. Carl Bach-
man, President of the Buy City Cham-
ber of Commerce and Mr. Paris Smith,
Mayor, learned yesterday that the
Wharton County portion of highway
No. 60 was not included in the prelim-
inary list of jobs to be let by the
State Highway Commission on the
24th and 25th of this month. These
gentlemen immediately got busy and
sent the following telegrams to Hon-
orable D. K. Martin, State Highway
Commissioner at San Antonio, Texas,
who represents this part of the State:
"Understand pavement contract on
Highway Sixty Wharton County Fed-
eral Project Six Hundred Nine A de-
layed account argument subgrade
treatment Stop This highway pave-
ment completed Matagorda County
and investment hardly worth ten cents
on dollar until Wharton section paved
Stop We earnestly request you do ev-
erything possible towards letting this
job next meeting."
CARL BACHMAN, Pres.
Bay City Chamber of Commerce.
"We are greatly disappointed that
Highway Sixty pavement in Wharton
County is not on list for letting at
next meeting of the Commission Stop
We earnestly solicit you to do every-
thing possible to get this section under
contract as soon as possible."
PARIS SMITH,
Mayor of Bay City.
It would be a ''' idea for ev-
eryone in Bay Cr support this
movement since Jr. Bachman
states in his mess: Mr. Martin
the large amount o y invested in
the slob from Bay :o the Whar-
ton County line is or.' worth about
ten cents on the d lar until the con-
nection is completed with State High-
way No. 12 in Wharton. Besides, it
will cost Matagoida County many
thousansd of dollars for repairs to the
Pledger road, which is now having to
take all of the traffic for which it was
designed in addition to that which
would use Highway No. 60. T*he shoul-
ders are rapidly disintegrating>undFr
the immense traffic and although the
State Highway Department is osten-
sibly maintaining this road as a detour
the county is having to furnish all ma-
terials with which to repair the dam-
ages.
The State Highway funds are being
depleted both by diversion of the gas-
oline tux for county bonds and Feder*-*^'
al appropriations for highway con-
struction will be curtailed by demand
from the re-construction finance cor-
poration so it behooves the citizems
of Wharton and Mutugorda Couirty*
to urge immediate construction of
pavement on Highway 60 -in Whar-
ton county so that it might be cottli
pleted before the State Highway De- '
partment is completely out of funds.
Mayor Smith and President Bach-
man are to be complimented on their
efforts.
We have just learned that Honor-
able W, E. McNabb and the Commis-
sioners' Court have sent the follow-
ing telegram to Mr. F. P. Sexton,
engineer of the U. S. Bureau of Pub-
lic Roads at Austin and also to Hon-
orable D. K. Martin, State Highway
Commissioner, San Antonio, Texas:—
"We earnestly request you do ev-
erything possible towards obtaining
early contract State Highway Sixty
Wharton County project Six Hundred
Nine A Stop The heavy investment
in pavement this highway Matagorda
County not warranted unless gup com-
pleted to Wharton and detouring all
traffic over dangerous county road by
Pledger causing untold damages to
tax payers on account wearing out
shoulders."
BENEFIT PARTY BIG SUCCESS
The benefit party, at the home of
Mrs. C. L. de St. Au'oin, Saturday af-
ternoon, given by the teachers of the
grammar grades of the Palacios
school was a huge success. Bridge
and "42", after which refreshments
of pumpkin pie, with whipped cream
and coffee, were served to about forty-
five guests. Something over $12.00
was cleared, and balls and bats for
the different grades have been or-
dered. The teachers wish to thank all
—both children and parents—who
contributed toward making the party
possible and by your aid and coopera-
tion, this much needed playground
equipment has been made available.
Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Hood went over
to Francitas Thursday, Mrs. Hood re-
maining to assist Mrs. Mattie Camp-
bell in making arrangements for her
public sule on Saturday, Oct. 15th.
Dr. J. R, Wagner
doing double duty n'
and Mrs. Malcolm
4th, when it left
care. He tells us t
cr and both habit
didly, and that the
been named Blanc
Sue.
reports the stork
'he home of Mr.
•""in on October
girls in their
• ne proud moth-
doing splen-
aughters have
u and Beulah
Th Vnyside Club nv t at the homo
of M .!. J. Barr, October 6, after
havit . U <*n postponed twice on ac-
count of rain. 24 members and 4
visitor were present. Mrs. Hogg nnd
Mrs. Richman were hostesses. The
program was under the leadership of
Mrs. Single.v and Mrs. Green. A
sumptuous lunch was served nt^the
close of the meeting.
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