The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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A Small Paper-But Good PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT HUMBLE, TEXAS $1.00 Year 5c Copy
VOL. 1.
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1943
That Water Fight
At the monthly meeting of the
Harris County Water Consum-
er’s Association which was held
at the City Hall in Humble last
Thursday evening April 22nd
both sides of the highly contro-
versial water question was
heard.
For the city of Houston,which
is seeking control of the waters
of the San Jacinto River ap-
peared City Attorney Lewis
Cutrer backed by Mayor Mass-
ey, City Manager John Edy. two
of the councilmen and some of
the police force. For the San
Jacinto Conservation and Re-
valuation Distric t appeared Mr
Victor Boulding.
Mr. Cutrer lead off in the
argument dealing in quite a lot
of acrimony, insinuation and
muendo, attacking the people
of the San Jacinto in indirect
manner. About the only claim
we could sift from Mr. Cutrer's
arguments for control of the
waters of the San Jacinto was
that Houston had been in the
water business for 40 years. His
accusations of both the San Ja-
cinto district and the Water
Consumers groups being paper
organizations were repeated.
Mr. Boulding took the floor
for the San Jacinto District
stating that he regretted that
Mr. Cutrer's handling of the
question left him no alternative
butte answer the personalties
indulged in. Mr. Boulding said
that he could see no reason why
a question of this kind could not
be handled without personali-
ties. He very ably answered
the few arguments Mr. Cutrer
bad advanced, stating that
louston had nothing to boast
about for its 40 years in the
water business.
Mayor Massey seemed to be
v trifle angered at some of Mr.
Boulding s remarks and a rather
lively exchange of words passed
between the two gentlemen.
The Echo has in a former is-
Serving Patrons
More Efficiently
lation- rresent on tnc , , . , , r
. . .. 1 for :he additional two days for
with Mr. Thompsonj
. J. T. Royall of Hous-1 PayinS our b,lls-
sue explained the question as it
appears to us. The Harris
County Consumers Association
has endorsed the San Jacinto
project.
Among those who spoke brief-
ly was Mr. Harry K. Johnson, a
veteran civil engineer of High-
lands, and a member of the
Consumers Association. Mr.
Johnson said that he did not
want to buy water from the
city of Houston and that he
doubted if the other municipali-
ties and cities of the area would
either. Mr. Cecil Faris, “the
boss of TombaH" said that his
problem was trousers and not
water.
The meeting was presided ov-
er by Humble s Mayor A. M.
Thompson, the president of the
Harris County Water Consum-
ers Association- Present on the
rostrum
were Mr
ton. secretary and treasurer,
Mr. John Harkins, city mana-
ger of Goose Creek, who u vice
president. Mr. B. H. Michels,
of Houston, and Mr. Bud Suih-
erd, rice farmer of Katy, are
also members of the Assoiation.
Visitors at the meeting were
some of the county commission-
ers. Mr. C. J. Crampton, of the
Houston Chamber of Commerce
and one representative of Hous-
ton newspapers.
Summing up the meeting she
Echo feels that the San Jacinto
district is the proper authority
to handle the water problem.
We felt this way before the
meeting of Thursday night and
are stronger ef that opinion
now. However, Houston is
fighting and will continue to
fight for the control of this pro.
ject as a glance at the measures
being introduced into the legis-
lature by Houston representa-
tives will show, and to us it
appears that Houston's control
would mean a politic ally (Hous
ton type politics) controlled
handling of our water supply.
Mr. L. A. Wright, the very
pleasant District Manager of
the United Gas Corporation for
this district who has headquart-
ers in Liberty was a visitor in
Humble last Saturday. Mr.
Wright advised your scribe that
the dead line for payment of gas
bills in our oommunity would be
on the 5th of the month begin-
ning with the June payments.
The dead line is on the 3rd at
present and this does not match
up with the “pay days’* of some
cf the larger employers in this
area. Mr. WYight stated that
he as well as his company were
anxious to serve their patrons in
Humble most efficiently and
complimented the town on hav-
ing a mayor like Mr. Thomp-
son who could get things done,
giving Mayor Thompson credit
Don’t Let The Boys
Down and Don’t Let
Humble Down
May 6th Training
Blackout
Mayor A. M. Thompson has
received a communication from
Governor Coke Stevenson to the
effect that the Southern De-
fense Command and the Region-
al OCD have approved the
training blackout for: Thursday,
May 6, 1943.
Important Notice!
All members of the Civilian
Defense Corp be at the Com-
munity Hall, Tuesday, May 4,
at 8 p.m. This matter is very
important and all members of
the Civilian Defense Corp are
urged to be present.
* W. Griffith,
Chief Air Raid Warden
Mr. W. F. Martin, chairman
of the Humble committee for the
Government thirteen billion
bond drive reports plenty of
hard work but a grand time
selling War Bonds. In a talk at
the Limdell Theatre Wednesday
Chairman Martin said he had
sold to date $151,121.00 worth
ot bonds. He has promises for
some fifteen or sixteen thousand
dollars more. The quota he
has set for Humble is $200,000.00
He is short in actual sales about
$50,000.00 and three days to go.
We join “Uncle Bill” in plead-
ing that we do not sell either
Humble or our men in the army
“short”.
Remember folks, “they give
their lives, we lend our dollars.”
Bill Meek in a letter to his
mother, Mrs. Mollie Meek say*
that he is now Hawaii.
Miami, Fla.—Melvin R. Cart-
«r, a peacetime resident of
Humble and now a seaman
second class, in the United
States Navy, recently reported
to the Submarine Chasing
Training Center here, the only
service *chool of its kind in the
country.
Seaman Carter joined the
navy last January, and com-
pleted “boot training” at the
Great Lakes Naval Training
Station before reporting here
April 4th of this year. Now en-
rolled in the seamanship school,
he will receive an intensive
seven-day a-week course of in-
seruction on the methods of
combatting Hitler's most effect-
ive and dangerous offensive
weapon—the U-boat.
Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs
Steve Carter of Humble, gradu-
ated from the Charles Bender
High school where he played
right half back on the footbal
team.
Following the completion of
his specialized training here, he
will be assigned to a combat
| submarine chasing unit.
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Beaumont, E. The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1943, newspaper, April 30, 1943; Humble, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth637584/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Humble Museum.