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THE BAY CITY NEWS
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 195#
BAY CITY, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME 11 NUMBER 10
COMMISSIONER VOTE IS SATURDAY
Incumbent T. D. (Tom) Mat-
thews and W. C. (Bill) Tillman,
candidates for commissioner of
Precinct 1, will be counting on
1,200 unpledged votes to win the
second primary or run-off elec-
tion Saturday.
The second of the Iwo most in-
terest-pulling races in the Satur-
day run-off will be between Price
Daniel of Liberty County and
Ralph Yarborough of Travis
County for the governor of Texas.
lOther ^offices the people of
Matagorda County will vote on
will be between Tom Moore of Mc-
Lennan County and Will Wilson
of Dallas County for attorney gen-
eral, and between George Fran-
gullie and H. L. (Leroy) Adams
for Constable of Precinct 3.
A. M. Aikin dropped out of the
lieutenant governor's race and left
it to Ben Ramsey, although the
former had enough state votes to
be in the run-off. Mr. Ramsey's
name will appear on the ballot by
itself.
In the race for county commis-
sioner, Incumbent Matthews led
Mr. Tillman in the first primary
July 28 by 446 votes. Final re-
turns show Mr. Matthews with
1,440 votes and ]N$r. Tillman with
994.
Both men are hoping voters will
cast. George A. ShoullVs 864 votes
and S. O. Eidman's 336 votes in
their favor Saturday.
In the Precinct 3 balloting for
constable, Mr. Adams and Mr.
Frangullie are asking for unsuc-
cessful candidate Leonard B.
Murphy's 293 votes.
In the first primary Mr. Fran-
gullie received 507 votes and Mr.
Adama got 337.
In the all-important governor's
race, Mr. Daniel will have to lose
some of his supporters who voted
for him in the first primary be-
fore his run-off opponent, Mr.
Yarborough, will have a chance to
beat him in Matagorda County.
If Mr. Yarborough gets all of
the unsuccessful candidates' votes
and none o'f Mr. Daniel's, he will
have only 2,031 votes as compared
to Daniel's 2,767 in the first pri
mary.
New Wells Loom At Wadsworth, Gulf
COTTON CROP MAY REACH 14,000 BALES
13,105 Bales Ginned,
Wet-Weight Rice Sells
The Matagorda County cc^ttpn harvest is all but wrap-
ped up with 13,105 bales ginned off some 18,000 acres through
Sunday.
Yields this, year ran from lows of half a bale per acre
to two bales an acre on irrigated and heavily fertilized crops.
J. J. Boley of the Texas Employment Commission said
that there is still a good bit of scrapping going on and that
the final number of bales in the
in
'•fcount.y may go as high as 14,000
bales.
There are still about 10 or IS
crews of migrant workers in the
county and, with local pickers,
this should be sufficient labor to
give 'farmers plenty of pickers.
Gins still work a little every day
but the amount, of ginning they do
is far from the 24-hour shift they
kept in July.
The hot, dry weather made the
cotton crop very early this year
and the completion of the harvest
is the earliest it has been in many
years.
On the rice front, Bluebonnet
and Sunbonnet varieties are both
selling as good or better than the
government support price.
Market Still Off
The market is still about 75
cents under the government sup-
port price on good Century Patna
ad 50 cents under on poorer
Sality lots of the same variety.
George A. Shoultz, manager of
the Matagorda Couhty Rice Farm-
ers Cooperate, said that sales to
fcte amount to approximately 25,-
50 barrels.
Two lots of wet-weight rice sold
this week to Comet. A lot of 2,300
barrels of Sunbonnet brought $7.97
per barrel, and a lot of 3,000 bar-
rels of Bluebonnet sold for $7.49
per barrel.
Ten lots of dry-lot rice went on
the block Monday at the sales of-
fice and owners turned1 all bids
down. All lots were Century Pat-
na variety.
Owners and high bids:
Price Listed
Louis LeTulle, $7.39 per barrel;
Neil Blackwell, $6.72 per barrel;
John Horn, $7.17 per barrel; T.
Crone and A. F. Johnson, $7.27 per
Bfcrrel.
Slone and Harrison, $6.92 per
barrel; Powell and Vineyard, $7.16
p«r barrel; J. O. Frick and Gulf
Coast Rice Farms, $6.64 per bar-
I#.
Victor Mitchon, $7.33 per bar-
rel; A. Frick and Gulf Coast Rice
l"arms, $7.26 per barrel, L. H.
Conkle and Gulf Coast Rice Farms,
$7.39 per barrel.
There were 13,825 barrels of
dry-lot rice in Monday's sale.
Comet Mills offered the high bid
on all lots except for one on which
Rakcstraw was tops.
Mr. Shoultz estimated that the
rice harvest is from 30 to 35 per
cent completed.
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C. B. (Cotton) Keener
&UR CITY CIRCULATION
MANAGER AT
CI 5-2538
675 Students
s \
Are Expected
At Van Vteck
About 675 students will begin
classes in the five schools of the
Van Vleck Independent School Dis-
trict September 4, according to an
announcement this week be Super-
intendent William R. Denby.
A total of 37 teachers will in-
struct in the district. Expected en-
rollment in the individual schools
follows:
Van Vleck High School, 110;
Van Vleck Elementary School, 200;
Herman High School (colorcd),
125; Herman Elementary School
(colored), 200; Cedar Lake School
(colored), 41..
Eleven bus routes are planned
this year, six by contracted buses
and five by school buses.
GOOD RUN EXPECTED AT CATTLE
MART BARRING HEAVY RAINS
Sales Steady Last Week On Run
Of 500 Cattle, 25 Sheep, Goats
Bay City Football
Tickets May Go On
Sale Here Monday
Season tickets for the Bay City
Black Cats' five home games prob-
ably will go on sale Monday at the
business office.
Officials in the office explained
that the 'final date of the initial
day of the sale will have to be
worked out by the school board.
Individual tickets will be $1.25
this year due to the Cats being
placed in AAA ball. However, if
a season ticket is purchased, ad-
mittance will be only $1 per game.
All adult ducats were $1 last year.
A pretty good run is expected
today (Thursday) at the Gulf
Coast Commission Company live
stock sale barring heavy rains.
Manager Bill Boiling said the
heavier run is expected since
farmers are almost through with
cotton picking and will be devot-
ing more time to their cattle in-
terests.
The market was steady last
week with a run of 500 cattle, 25
sheep and goats, and 10 horses.
Fat calves brought $15-$17,
medium kind $13-$15, and lough
types skipped from $11 to $13. A
few were down to $9.
Crossbred stocker calves were
$1 higher selling from $13 to
$15.50.
Fat cows brought $8.50-$10.20,
caners and cutters $6-$8.50fi with
shelly kind below $6.
Heavy bulls brought $11.50-$12.-
50, light kind $9-$ll.
Good pairs o'f stocker cows and
calves ranged from $90 to $117.50
with less desirable kind from $60
to $85.
Soap horses were bringing from
5 cents a pound up.
ONE DIVORCE CASE
One divorce was filed with the
district clerk here last week. Style
if the case is Annie Lee Ledwig
vs. Leo Frank Ledwig, August 10.
NEWS ads speak to thousands.
CALYPSO ENTERTAINER—
Here's Don Cannon, whose clas-
sy orchestra will furnish danc-
ing music for the Calypso Club's
fall dance Saturday night, Sep-
tember 29, at the new Bay City
Country Clubhouse. The dance
will start at 9 o'clock. Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Dunnam are head of
the dance committee which
secured the popular trumpet-
playing Cannon. Lately his band
has been featured at dances at
the Petroleum Club, River Oaks
Country Club, and Sylvan Beach
in Houston. Last year Cannon's
music wag featured on the Sea
Belle excursion boat.
Gulf Oil's Luck Takes
A Turn For The Better
New wells loomed at Wadsworth, Gulf, and Arch Fields
this week to highlight Matagorda County's accelerated drill-
ing progress.
The mighty Gulf Oil Corporation, which heretofore has
had its share of hard "luck in the county, brought in 1-B H. A.
Norris, et al, at Wadswoorth for a gas-distillate producer.
At last report it was waiting on a potential test from an
interval around 9,788-9,822 feet,
Texas Gulf Sulphur Company,
now in the oil drilling' business, re-
portedly struck black gold on one
of its many ventures at Gulf, r.ow
a ghost town but once the site of
'RECOGNIZED HEAD' . . .
Dr. C. Ellis Nelson To Address
Church School Workers Friday
Dr. C. Ellis Nelson, professor of
Christian Education at the Austin
Presbyterian Theological Semi-
nary, will address the church school
workers conference of the First
Presbyterian Church here Friday
night at 8 o'clock in the sanctuary
of the church.
James Berbiglia, student assist-
ant pastor, said "Dr. Nelson is the
recognized head of Christian edu-
cation in the United States."
He added that all church school
staffs of the Bay City churches are
invited to hear Dr. Nelson speak on
the place of Christian education
in the church.
His talk also will delve into the
lotlal and general problems of
Christian education in regard to
outlook and scope.
Dr. Nelson is scheduled to re-
place Dr. Lewis Sherrill, present
head of the Christian education
department, at New York Union
Theological Seminary next year.
He will be the youngest man
erver to hold this position.
South Texas
Chamber Meet
Is September (
Bay City will serve as host Sep-
tember 6 'for the second annual
District 5 conference of the South
Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Last year the confab was held
in El Campo with about 40 people
present. Around 50 are expected
to be here when the conference
starts that Thursday morning at
10 o'clock.
Bert Steves, president of the
Bay City Chamber of Commerce,
said the meeting will take the
form of a round-table discussion.
The work program of the South
Texas Chamber for 1957 will be
based on this and similar meetings
held throughout south Texas.
District 5 is comprised of Mata-
gorda, Wharton, Brazoria, Fort
Bend, and Harris Counties.
Clubhouse Opening
Still Slated For
First Of September
"We're still making every effort
to get the new Bay City Country
Clubhouse open by the first,"
Bert C. Steves, president of the
Bay City Development Corpora-
tion, said this week.
Some furniture has been order-
ed, but only a small portion of it
has arrived.
The building contractor has com-
pleted his part of the construc-
tion and has gone to work on a
new project.
the world's largest sulphur mine.
T. G. S.'s No. 17 Fee is said to
have had a show after running
production pipe to 5,000 feet. The
drillsite is 1,000 feet north of the
Intracoastal Canal.
T. G. S. is now digging No. 19
Fee and has staked No. 20 Fee,
the latter projected to 5,500 feet
and located 60 feet 'from the east
and 13 feet from the south lines
of Lot 26. Also, it may be spotted
4,620 feet north of No. 17.
At Arch Field northwest of Mid-
field, the San Jacinto Drilling
Company is reported to have test-
ed oij after running production
pipe last Saturday. The well "is
called No. 1 Denman Kountze.
Other late county reports, field-
by-field, area-by-area:
WADSWORTH _ Texas Com-
pany's 1-B Mary Bunk is digging
around 10,500 feet on a 13,500-
foot project.
NORTH BAY CITY—Skelly Oil
Company's No. 1 H. M. Norris is
drilling past 2,500 feet.
NORTHWEST SARGENT—Tra-
vis Oil Company's No. 1 Raleigh
Sanborn et al, is turning to the
right at 5,000 feet. . . Projected
depth is 5,100 feet.
SARGENT BEACH—J. S. Mi-
chael's No. 1 State Tract 488 is a
stake just off Sargent Beach 24
feet from the high tide line and
300 feet from the east line, to go
7,000 feet.
NORTH EL MATON — U. M.
Harrison's No. 1 Susie LeTulle
Rugeley is digging around 7,500
feet.
NORTH COLLEGEPORT —
Tidewater Oil Company is moving
in a rig to drill No. 1 Estella Macy.
SOUTH LUCKY — Farnsworth
& Chambers went back in an old
Stanolind hole, B-l Franz Hueb-
ner, and indications are that it
may produce dry gas from 9,372-76
feet.
MARKHAM—Otis Russell Drill-
ing Company's No. 3 Planet Oil
Company was plugged at 4,999
feet.
SOUTHEAST BLESSING—Mi-
(See "NE3W WELLS", Page 8)
Epstein's Teen Shop To Open Saturday
... The Teen Shop—the store 'for
the young at heart—will make its
grand debut in Bay City Satur-
day.
Carpenters have been hammer-
ing and sawing feverishly at 2124
Avenue F for several weeks in
order to get the teen-haven ready
for its opening as "Bay City's
foremost store for latest fashions.''
Mr. and Mrs. Meivin Epstein
describe the shop as "the newest
and most modern in this area with
the very latest and most attrac-
tive store decorations."
"The store for the young at
heart" will be the motif that will
appear in newspaper ads, packag-
ing, and store decorations.
Color will be another important
factor in making the Teen Shop
an exciting place. Black, white,
turquoise, and red will be the
principal colors used in decora-
tion.
Added Feature
The charm school, an added
feature, and dressing rooms will
carry colors in delicate pink to
best accent, the fresh look of the
young customers.
The canopy in front of the store
will be a gay, striped awning
easily seen from any place on the
square.
The services of Mrs. John Ker-
shaw, Mra. Tom Burclifield, and
Mrs. W. E. Cook have been secur-
ed for the Teen Shop, Mr. Epstein
announced.
Mrs. Kershaw will be a new-
comer to Bay City but she has
had experience in £ne merchandis-
ing field.
Mrs. Burchfield is well known
in Bay City in the field of fashion.
She has had much experience in
ready-to-wear and will be a great
aid to the girls in making their
selections.
She will be in the shop in the
afternoons and on Saturdays.
Understands Girls
Mrs. IW. E. Cook is new at work-
ing in ready-to-wear but with a
teen-aga daughter she will cer-
tainly be on the ground floor in
better understanding the likes and
dislikes of young women.
These ladies will be on hand at
the Teen Shop to aid and assist
the girls in their selections.
Look for the advertisement in
this week's issue of THE BAY
CITY NEWS!
And don't miss the opening of
the Teen Shop. Go by this week to
see Bay City's newest store and
meet the ladies who will be em-
ployed there.
Reason for this situation is
that W Lee O'Daniel came in
second in the governor's race in
this county while Yarborough was
second in over-all state returns.
Mr. O'Danicl received 1,784 to
take the second-place spot while
Mr. Yarborough came in a poor
third with 983 ballots.
Other unsuccessful candidates,
J. J. Holmes, J. Evetts Haley, and
Reuben Senterfitt, split 247 Mata-
gorda County votes among them.
Wilson Tops County
In the race for attorney-general,
Will Wilson led the field in Mata-
gorda County in the first primary
with 2,350 votes, followed by Tom
Moore with 1,643 ballots.
Mr. Moore and Mr. IWilson will
be trying for 1,039 unpledged votes
that were split between Curtis E.
Hill and Ross Carlton in the first
primary.
Barring bad weather, a good
percentage of the county's 6,477
poll tax owning citizens will make
the trek to the 19 county voting
places Saturday from 8 o'clock in
the morning to 7 o'clock that mght.
However, not quite as many
voters as turned out for the first
primary are expected in the run-
off. Some 5,850 citizens voted
then.
Only 99 absentee ballots had
been issued for the run-o'ff elec-
tion by Tuesday' morning. In the
first primary, some 240 Matagor-
da Countians cast absentee.
Here is where to cast your vote
together with the names of elec-
tion judges:
Precinct 1-A, Bay City (Service
Center)—R. O. Kiser, E. E. Bond,
C. W. Smith, Sam Quinn.
Precinct 1-B Bay City (Court-
house)—L. B. Luder, J. K. Mat-
tox, Mrs. Van Simmons, Mrs. Hen-
ry Insall.
Precinct 2, Matagorda (Metho-
dist Sunday School Rooms)—Mrs.
Douglas Havard, J. II. Miller, Tom
Ward, Mrs. Ruth Ward.
Precinct 3, Palacios (City Hall)
—Mra. G. G. Hope, Mrs. Ina Mae
Koerber, Mrs. Mildred Barr.
Precinct 4, Blessing (Communi-
ty House)—Mrs. L. C. Cornelius,
L. M. Pierce, E. R. Adams Jr.,
Frank Hlozek.
Precinct 5, Van Vleck (School
House)—Phillip Johnson, Herbert
Bickham, Bert O'Connell.
Precinct 6, Sargent (Glaze Store)
—Mrs. Flo Werlla, Mike Bullard,
Lonnie Glaze, John Stevens.
Precinct 7, Collegeport (Mopac
House)—Mrs. M. S. Holsworth,
Mrs. Dean Merck.
King Is Official
Precinct 8, Markham (Public
School Building) — William King,
Mrs. Jim Perry, W. C. Curnutt,
John Quiney.
Precinct 9, Pledger (School
House)—Horace Malone, Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Hill, W. B. Gojdosik.
Precinct 10, Cancy (Jones Stole)
—Eaton Grisham, W. G. Jones.
Precinct 11, Wadsworth (Boy*
Scout Hall)—Henry Seerden, Har-
ry Culver, Mrs. Harvey Estlin-
Baum, Mrs. A. A. Fanson.
Precinct 12, Citrus Grove (Old
School House)—P. V. Corporon, R.
L. Corporon.
Precinct 13, Ashby (School
House) — Mrs. Sterling Landers,
G. B. McKissick.
Precinct 14, Prairie Center
(School House)—E. B. Hogg, W.
H. Laslie.
Precinct 15, El Maton (S. P. J.-
S. T. Hall)—George Orsak, Willie
Hickl.
Precinct 16, Midfield (School
House)—Charles Nemec, J. T. Cor-
nelius.
Precinc)L 17, Clemville (Com-
munity Center)—Mrs. Mary Sal-
ley, Mrs. C. E. Farthing.
Precinct 18, Buckeye (Buckeye
Ranch Store Building)—Mrs. Carl
Schurtz, C. F. Ray.
Precinct 20, Cedar Lane (Estill's
Store)—Ira Clements, Jim Car-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wyse.
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