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THE BAY CITY NEWS
Thursday October 25, 195®
VAN VLECK . . .
McMahons Visit
Slevensons In
Barton, Florida
By MRS. KT> O'CONNELL
Van Vleck-Sugur Valley Reportei
Mr. and1 Mrs. F. H. McMahon
left Monday morning with their
guests, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson
Stevenson, for their home in Bar-
ton, Fla., where they will visit for
two weeks.
■Week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Bickham were their son,
Eugeno, and Wis fiancee, Miss
Zanna Mosley, of iMcCamey. They
attended the Aggie game on their
way here. Mrs. Bickham held open
house in honor of Miss Mosley
Sunday afternoon. A large number
of relatives and friends were pres-
ent.
Speakers for Laymans' Day in
the Methodist Church here were
E. D. Collerain of Lake Jackson
and J. C. Driskill of Clute,
Others in their parties were
Mrs. Collerain, their «on, her
father, and Mrs. Driskill.
Miss Frances McMahon was here
from Houston over the week-end
with home folks.
Mrs. Wilma Bickham and daugh-
ter, Kathryn, and friend, Dean
Leisman, of Angleton were here
visiting relatives Sunday.
The annual school fall festival
will be held Saturday night with
entertainment for the whole fami-
ly-
Sunday night the churches will
show a film strip on the Christian
Sural OversVis Program. Both
the Baptist and iMethodist churches
will sponsor a C.R.O.P. drive for
Hallowe'en night.
Children will be treated to a
HalloweVn party with refresh-
ments in the girls' gymnasium.
Five Cases On
Criminal Docket
Of County Clerk
Five caseR were on the criminal
docket of the county clerk this
week.
Will.s Rapstain pleaded not
guilty to aggravated assault Oc-
tober 17. His bond was set at $500
and the trial will be November 20.
Virgil Martin Walleck pleaded
guilty to driving while intoxicated
and paid a fine of $50, court costs,
and was sentenced to three days
in jail.
Clarence Bogan admitted un-
lawful sale of liquor and was fined
$100 and costs, while Katy Robin-
son pleaded not guilty to the same
charge. Her bond was set at $250
with trial November 20.
Wesley Robinson Jr. was an-
other who pleaded not guilty to
unlawful sale of liquor. His bond
was $250 and trial date is also
November 20.
DRIVE NOW ON
Robert L. Clayton Jr., member-
ship chairman of the Bay City
Junior Chamber of Commerce, has
announced a membership drive in
which over $25 in prizes will be
given Jaycees recruiting the most
new members. The contest is now
going on and will conclude Novem-
ber 8.
HUEBNERS RETURN
M. T. (Top) H u e b n e r, voted
Matagorda County's outstanding
rice farmer for 1956, and his fami-
ly returned last week-end after
attending the Seabee convention
in St. Louis. Mr. Huebner was a
chief petty officer in the Seabees
during World War II and saw con-
siderable action in the South Paci-
fic.
CARMIGHAEL SEEKS PERMIT
W. H. Carmichael of Matagorda
k seeking a permit to dredge a
channel and construct a wharf at
a location in an old pass of the
Colorado River cut-off by the flood
discharge channel of the river and
approximately two miles south-
eastward from Matagorda, the
Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army,
has informed THE NEWS.
Flu, Pneumonia
Case Number Signals
Approach Of Winter
The number of influenza and
pneumonia cases reported by the
Matagorda County Health Unit
give indication that winter isn't
far away.
A total of 14 influenza cases and
six cases of pneumonia was listed
by the health unit.
Other communicable ills this
week were two gonorrhea, five
whooping cough, two mumps, two
infectious mononucleosis, and two
cases of pleurodynia.
Highway Committee
Goes To Austin
For Road Talks
The Bay City Chamber of Com-
merce high,ray committee will go
to Austin today (Thursday) to
discuss with state highway officials
county road and bridge problems.
Major topic will be the construc-
tion of a new Highway 35 and
bridge across the Colorado River.
Photographs of the road and
bridge will be presented to the
state group as evidence of how
rapidly the highway is deteriorat-
ing after recent repairs and how
narrow the long bridge is.
TO CONSTRUCT WHARF
Texas Gulf Properties, Inc., of
Houston is seeking a permit from
the Corps of Engineers, U. S.
Army, to construct a wharf at a
location approximately 300 feet
northeast from the Texas Farm-
to-Market Road 457 and six miles
southward from Sargent.
SHELL SEEKS PERMIT
The Shell Oil Company is seek-
ing a permit from the Corps of
Engineers, U. S. Army, to conduct
seismic operations in Matagorda,
Tres-Palacios, Turtle, Carancahua,
Keller, Cox, and Lavaca Bays at a
location central to a point approxi-
mately seven and one-half miles
south of Palacios in Matagorda
County.
Patronize NEWS advertisers.
CONSERVATIVE VOTERS—
Here's The Opportunity You Have Been Waiting For
THOMAS H. WERDEL
Candidate for Vice-President of the United States on
THE CONSTITUTION PARTY TICKET,
Supported by All States Rights Advocates and
HON. CLARENCE E. MANION,
Cochairman of the States Rights Conference
WILL SPEAK AT THE
MUSIC HALL, HOUSTON, TEXAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, at 7:30 P.M.
WERDEL is the running mate of T. Coleman Andrews,
the Presidential Nominee of the Constitution Party.
At the Annual Convention of the Constitution Party,
held at Fort Worth, August 28, the following platform
was adopted:
Reversion to Constitutional
Government
i Elimination of Foreign Aid
i Free Enterprise
I Re-Formation of the U. S.
Supreme Court
> Reversion to Congress of
their rights to issue and con-
trol our money
Parties ard
• States Rights
• Repeal of Income Tax
Laws
• Severance of Relations
with Russia
• Withdrawal from the
United Nations
• Preservation of Immigra-
tion Laws
The candidates of the Tweedle dee-Tweedledum
dodging the above main issues.
Be on hand, bo as to ascertain the truth from the Opposition
Party. This is your country. It is your duty to uphold and pre-
serve our Great Republic as it was given to us by our Found-
ing Fathers.
In the Words of the Master—"He who is not with me, Is
against me." We ask you—is there the least semblance of "the
leaser of two evils," or "middle-of-the-road" or "coexistence"
in that simple, profound, and magnificently expressed state-
ment of truth? Remember, the Constitution is based upon and
interlaced with His teachings—preserve it forevermore.
Endorsed by Members of: THE STATES BIGHTS COMMIT-
TEE and THE CONSTITUTION PARTY
(Paid Political Advertising)
WSIIrich Sells
Rexora For
$9.10 Per Barrel
George Willrich sold a lot of
Rexora rice for Thursday's top bid
of $9.10 per barrel. Riverbrand
was the high bidder.
In trading since the last sale,
around 11,000 barrels of Century
Patna rice sold from $8.05 to $8.15
per barrel.
Matagorda County Rice Farm-
ers Co-operative Mwnager George
Shoultz said this indicated there
is still a good demand for rice.
A sale will be held at the co-
operative today (Thursday).
A report on last week's market:
Powell and Vineyard, Patna,
$8.75 per barrel, turned (Town;
Clyde Estlinbaum, Patna, $8.90 per
barrel, turned down; D. A. Frick,
Green, and Gulf Coast Rice Farms,
Rexora, $8.60 per barrel, turned
down.
L. B. Bailey Farm (lot 1), Blue-
bonnet, $8.87 per barrel, confirm-
ed; L. B. Bailey Farm (lot 20),
Bluebonnet, $7.84 per barrel, con-
firmed; L. M. Slone and Son (lot
1), $8.17 per barrel, confirmed.
L. M. Slone and Son (lot 2),
Bluebonnet, $8,421 per barrel, con-
firmed; A. Domorad, Green, and
Gulf Coast Rice Farms, Sunbonnet,
passed.
H. A. Norris and Son, Toro,
passed; Insall and Sons, Century
Patna, $7.85 per barrel, turned
down; G. W. M'cKdlvy and Hueb
ner, Century Patna, $8.26 per bar
rel, turned down.
Series E, H Bond
Sales Announced
By P. R. Hamill
P. R. Hamill, (Matagorda County
savings bonds chairman, has an-
nounced a September Series E bond
sale of $36,242 and a Series H sale
of $24,500.
Cumulative total is $395,695.
This year's Matagorda County
quota is $600,000.
81 MILES—
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feet. . . Projected depth is 11,500
feet.
SOUTHEAST COLLEGEPORT
—Texas Company's No. 1 Pierce
Estate is digging past 3,650 feet.
TIDEHAVEN—C. B. Webster*,
No. 1 L. C. Cornelius, et al, Unit i
is rigging up.
MARKHAM—Otis Russell's No.
2 C. M. Hudson, et al, was plug-
ged and abandoned at 5,000 feet...
Otis Russell spudded 13-D Myers
Monday. . . Hamill & Hamill spot-
ted No. 2 John Fella, a 6,500-foot-
er, 1,565 feet northeast of the
nearest production or one mile
north of Clemville.
More late reports from adjoin-
ing trade areas served by THE
BAY CITY NEWS:
DAMON (Brazoria County) —
J. P. Westmoreland, et al, No. 1
G. C. & J. D. Yelderman was dry
and abandoned at 3,612 feet.
ALLEN DOME (Brazoria Coun-
ty)—Hurilble Oil & Refining Com-
pany's No. 4 Stephen S. Perry Jr.
is taking sidewall cores.
LANE CITY (Wharton Counfc)
—Smith & Smith are reported to
be dually completing No. 5 H. C.
Cockburn after running 5 % -inch
production pipe to 4,518 feet, have
stOued No. 6 H. C. Cockburn.
NORTH FRANCITAS (Jackson
County) — Skelly Oil Company's
No. 1 James Kohout is drilling
past 3,800 feet. . . Projected depth
is 8,600 feet.
APPLING (Jackson County) —
Alcoa's No. 3 J. !W. Boiling is a
gas producer. . . Alcoa will move
in later to complete 1-C Guy F.
Stovall. . . Alcoa's No. 1 Arvid L.
Loff is drilling past 7,700 feet...
Alcoa's and Crown Central's No. 1
J. W. Sartwelle is digging ahead
at 6,000 feet... Crown Central's
No. 1 Robin Hood plugged back to
5,600 feet, is waiting on orders.
OLIVIA (Jackson County) —
Humble Oil & Refining Company's
No. 8 Elizabeth K. Hardie is run-
ning test tool to 8,305 feet.
TRAYLOR RANCH (Calhoun
County)—Layton Brown Drilling
Company's No. 13 Traylor Ranch
spudded in Monday.
SOUTHEAST LOLITA (Jackson
County) — Amerada Petroleum
Corporation's No. 1 H. C. Mitchell
is digging below 5,600 feet.
NORTH LOUISE (Wharton
County)—Anderson & Cooke have
rcachcd total depth with their No.
1 E. H. Koch. . . Nos. 2 A. Wittig
and I L. I. Rehfuss are locations.
SWAN LAKE (Calhoun County)
•—King & Heyne's No 1 LaBauve is
a tight hole.
SOUTHWEST PORT LAVACA
(Calhoun County)—Brazos Oil &
Gas Company's No. 1 J. H. Tigner
is drilling around 9,413 feet....
Projected depth is 10,000 feet.
Funeral Services
For Max Schill
Held Wednesday
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday for Max Schill of Dallas.
Services were in Taylor Brothers
Funeral Home with burial in
Cedarvale Cemetery.
Mr. Schill is survived by his
wife of Dallas.
Mrs. Porter Rites
Held Wednesday
At Taylor Brothers
Final rites for Mrs. Julia D.
Porter, 83, of Wadsworth were
held Wednesday at Taylor Broth-
ers Funeral Home. Burial was in
Cedarvale Cemetery.
Mrs. Porter died Tuesday. She
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
George Sutherland of Wadsworth,
and one sister, Mrs. Hanna Carroll
of Houston.
Funeral Services
For Vernon Hurd
Heid Wednesday
Funeral services for Colonel
Vernon K. Hurd, 60, formerly of
Collegeport, were held Wednesday
afternoon in Houston with burial
in the Forest Park Cemetery there.
Mr. Hurd, who was in the Army
35 years, died Sunday morning in
a Houston hospital. He was a vet-
eran of World 'Wars 1 and II.
Surviving are his wife, iMrs.
Valerie Hurd; daughter, Mrs.
Chipman Ela of Boston, and two
grandsons.
Roy M. Griffith
Rites Held Saturday
At Methodist Church
Final rites Were held Saturday
at the First Methodist Church for
Roy M. Griffith, 72, of Bay City.
Mr. Griffith died Thursday. The
Rev. Garnett House had charge of
the services. Burial was in Cedar-
vale Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his
wife; one daughter, Mrs. Arden
Shira of Houston; one sister, Miss
Fay Griffith of Terre Haute, Ind.,
and one brother, C. E. Griffith, al-
so of Terre Haute.
Funeral Services
Held Friday For
Mrs, Mary Holubec
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Ann Holubec of Bay City were
held Friday at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church, the Rev. Vernon Rabel of-
ficiating.
(Mrs. Holubec died Thursday.
She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Willie Mae Wheeler of
Houston, Mrs. R. H. Smith of M't.
Bellvue, and Mrs. Eugene McFall
of San Antonio.
Also surviving are two sons,
Jerry Lee of Houston and Clarence
o'f Bay City, and one sister, Mar-
garet Carpon of Collegeport.
Funeral Services
For Carl R. Ault
Held Here Wednesday
Funeral services for Carl Ros-
coc Ault, 56, of Bay* City were
held Wednesday at Taylor Broth-
ers Funeral Home with the Rev.
Vernon Rabel officiating.
Mr. Ault died Monday. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella
Ault; four daughters, Mrs. Lena
Hale of Kansas City, Mo., Miss Ila
Mae Fischer, Miss Irene Ault,
and Miss Karla Jean Ault of Bay
City.
Also surviving are six sons, Ray
Ault of Miami, Fla., Loren Ault
and Vern Ault of Kansas City,
Mo., Richard and Robert Fischer
of the U. S. Army, and Donald Ault
of Bay City.
Final Rites Held
Tuesday For Fred
Gernand Of Sweeny
Final rites for Fred C. Gernand,
67, of Sweeny were held at the
Holy Cross Catholic Church Tues^-
day with Father C. J. Martin of-
ficiating.
Burial was in Roselawn Ceme-
tery. Mr. Gernand died Saturday.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and two daughters, Mrs. Jack
Hayes of Oklahoma City, Okla.,
and Mrs. Sam Griffith of Rosen-
berg.
Also surviving are six sons, Fred
J. of Sweeny, .William P. of Free-
port, Woodrow J. of Bay City, Wal-
ter iM. of Mandan, N. D., Jerome
E. of LaFayette, Ind., and An-
thony C. of the U. S. Army.
RUTH SHORT RITES
Services were pending Tuesday
for Mrs. Ruth Short of Sweeny.
Mrs. Short died Tuesday.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE: — Registered Red
Brahma Bulls. Dr. T. M. Neal,
Wharton, Texas. 35-tfn
FOR SALE—350-acre stock farm,
2 miles south of Runge on
highway; good improvements; 3
water wells, water in creek. Phone
1129, or write T. R. Deborah,
Runge, Texas. tfn
FOR SALE OR RENT—SEWING
MACHINES, new or used, easy
terms. Manning Sewing Circle,
3706 Fifth Street, 3 blocks east
of Tenie Holmes School. Your
authorized Necchi Elna Dealer.
Phone CI 5-8720, Bay City. tfn
FOR SALE—Three bedroom home
in Francitas, located on 100x150
foot lot in nice neighborhood.
Owner selling equity, buyer as-
sumes balance of note. See or call
CLAUDE FREEMAN AGENCY,
Ganado, Texas, Phono 4365. tfn
FOR SALE—USED OUTBOARD
MOTORS. Johnson and Evin-
rude 25's. Electric starting and
regular starting. Standard and'
long shafts. $195 to $395. We
guarantee all used Johnson and
Evinrude motors. Anderson Broth-
ers Garage. Bay City. tfn
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2 cents per word for each addi-
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$1 minimum.)
MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED—Producing or non-pro-
ducing leases, royalties, land's.
Give price, description. W. W.
Wilkinson & Sons, Bay City, Tex-
as. tfn
FURNITURE UPHOLSTERING,
slip covers, draperies, automo-
bile seat covers. Many fabrics to
choose from. Pointer's Upholstery,
3013 East Seventh Street. Phone
4548, Bay City. tf
OPPORTUNITY — Time on your
hands? Here is an opportunity
to start a thriving community
business of youi' own. Dignified
work. Hours to suit your con-
venience. Phone CI 5-2053 Bay
City. ll-25pd
SALES PERSON—To work An-
gleton and vicinity. Full or part
time. Excellent opportunity for
retired person. Write CYCLONE
FENCE DIV., United1 States Steel
Corp., P. (O. Box 20084, Houston,
Texas, giving full details. 10-25
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—1,500 pounds Hubam
clover seed. Miss Lizzie Wittig,
Rt. 2, Box 12, Wharton. 10-18.
FOR SALE —Texas U. S. ap-
proved pullorum passed first
quality heavy breed started chicks-
PICKETT HATCHERY & FEED*
STORE, Iago, Texas. Ph. 105J2-
FOR SALE—$1,500 acre home-
sites, 16x<24 ft. barn and 3-rooin
house,, $1,000 each. On hard sur^^
face road, 3 miles from town.
Electricity and phone. iWnte Miss
Lizzie Wittig, Rt. 2, Box 42, Whar-
ton, Texas. 10-lf^
For advertising that gets re-
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HART
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PROMPT, EFFICIENT SERVICE
ON ANY MAKE OR MODEL
TV, RADIO OR PHONOGRAPH
•
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BAY CITY
LOST
DARK BROWN BRINDLE
FEMALE TOY BOSTON
BULLDOG. WEIGHT ABOUT 12
POUNDS, 4 YEARS OLD
HOUSE PET
REWARD
MRS. W. L. PENNY
2405 Ave. H Phone CI 5-2814
BAY CITY
FOUND
This display classified ad appeared in the October 11
issue of THE BAY CITY NEWS. The following day,
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seeing the ad in THE NEWS—NOT ANOTHER PAPER!
Although it had appeared in another paper three succes-
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sive days prior to being published in THE NEWS.
Advertising in THE BAY CITY NEWS gets you county-
wide results, effective, economical.
PHONE CI 5-7291
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