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DEOPLE
I AND
THI NGV
Only three more days: . ,\V/.
Max Epstein wants us to remind
our readers that Rosenzweig's am
niversary sale has only three more
days to run. . . He says he has high
quality merchandise at real bar-
gains. . . Go around. . See for
yourself. --:
c * *
, You’re welcome. . .
Here’s a letter from Russell W.
Nix, potentate of the Arabia
Temple in Houston: “I want to
take this opportunity to thank
you for the splendid cooperation
you gave us on our recent visit
to Hay Cfcty. We appreciate very
much this splendid coverage and
also the spirit of Southern hos-
pitality that prevailed among the
citizens of your city. Again thank-
ing you for the publicity you gave
our Temple and assuring you that
we all had a splendid time, I am
Sincerely yours, Russell W. Nix,
potentate.”
* * •
From Washington by Associated
Press'. . ,
“Living costs increased an addi-
tional 1.8 per cent in the month end
ing September 15, the Labor De-
partment reported. Food costs alone
rose 2.6 per cent. The increase put
the cost of living 9.6 per cent above
what it was in August, 1939, just
prior to the start of the war.”
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HERALD
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE GULF COAST OF TEXAS
VOLUME III
BAY CITY, MATAGORDA COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1943
NUMBER 4
COWfffARM MEElWfi SATURDAY
DoYowrJob Well,Treiehler Urges
Notes from our Herald scratch
pad.
Thanks “jillyuns” to that Herald
reader who sent this postcard to
Ye Ed: “Just picked up my Herald
for this week and1 couldn’t help but
send along a bouquet for the front
page, which is so FULL of news
and so well presented and made-
up”. . . Our sincere congratulations
and best wishes always to Miss Rosa
Lee Henderson and J. Fisher Smith,
who take those well-known vows
Saturday. • • Private First Class
John Neary pens from Camp Bowie:
“The good news of the week: We
are now allowed to wear civilian
clothes when off the post and they
have also lifted the 10:30 curfew”.
. . . And' he, too, adds that he real-
ly enjoys the weekly visit of The
Herald. . . Here’s an article from
Manager Speaks
Before 3,000
At Yearly Meet
5500 Pounds
Of Barbecue
Are Served
‘During the present crisis, each
individual can best serve by doing
his or her job in the most efficient
manner possible,” General Mana-
ger H. E. Treiehler of the Texas
Gulf Sulphur company here Satur-
day told employes and their fami-
lies at the eighth semiannual barbe
cue, and an occasion marking the
company’s twenty-fifth anniver-
sary.
“Our job here, as you all know,
is to produce pure sulphur in suf-
ficient quantities to supply the
ever-increasing demand of the all-
out defense program, in addition to
the normal demands. Through the
continuation of the fine cooperation
that has existed here this important
job will be done.”
Five thousand, five hundred
Freeport stating that, the city has pounds of baby beef were barbecued
decided to extend its city limits.
Take a hint, Bay City. . . We see
that Martin Dies has turned in “the
list”. . . now, it’s up to Attorney-
General Biddle. . . Lest we forget,
Monday, October 27, is Navy Day.
.... This department enjoyed
watching a friend, Miss Frances
Neal, emote the other night in
“Lady Scarface”. . . Miss Neal,
who has a five-year contract in
Hollywood', used to visit Bay City
frequently as the guest of the Ser-
rills. . . and is pretty well known
here. . . From Kerrville she went
to work* as a model in Chicago,
thence to Cinema Laijd. . . We’d
say she did a swell job 1n her first
picture. . . Orchids to you, Frances.
Jackson County
Oil Drilling
Remains Active
Jackson County still remains ac-
tive as far as drilling for oil
is concerned, with the North La-
Ward area being the center of in-
terest. Moore and Ahern, Sun, Mag-
. nolia, Circle, Gulfboard and Salt
! Dome cbmpanies either are drilling
or are fixing to drill on interests
there.
In the Francitas Field, the Fran-
citas Gas Company’s Broughton was
last reported ready to run Schlum-
berger. The total depth is 8681 feet.
The Atlantic continues to pilt on
record leases on the north and north-
west flank of the Boling Dome in
Wharton County. There, is some
leasing activity northeast of Dane-
vang, toot 9
Skelly Oil
man, a
been drilled to the total depth
9964-feet and is waiting on cement.
Over in OkF Oceaa, Harrison and
Abercrombie's No. 10 Armstrong
is' A location in the Polly.Chance
league. 'Hie company’s No. 12 B. R.
L. D. is waiting on cement, the No.
1 Holland on the Matagorda Coun-
ty side -of the field was coring be-
low 10,906, and No .1 George Waddy
et al was drilling past 4223 in hard
sandy shale and lime.
Texas Company’s No. 43 Abrams
la the West Columbia Field has cas-
ing sealed. The company’s No. 44
Abrams was last reported below
650 feet in shale, and No. 26 Phil-
lips was preparing to pump.
Humble completed one and aban-
doned another in the Magnet, Field.
The No. 46 Cockburn was abandon-
ed at total depth of 5561 and No.
to serve approximately 3000 per-
sons. The barbecue was served
cafeteria style and with all the
trimmings. The Boling high school
band entertained with a short con-
cert as the barbecue was being
served, and later in the evening the
crowd gathered on the lighted play-
ground to witness the awarding
43 service emblems by Mr. Treich-
ler.
The service emblems are of gold
and bear a star for each five years
of continuous employment. With
the awarding of these 43 emblems,
570 employes, all working in Texas
either at the mine in Newgulf, the
Black Cats-Wharton Clash Friday
Here's How Tigers And
Cats May Line Up Friday I
BAY CITY
Wt.
No.
Pos.
No.
Wt.
WHARTON
E. Johnson
158
43
LE
30
145
Goode
Swinford
170
42
LT
34
147
Newlin
O’Rear
162
47
LG
38
156
McPhail
Baker
170
C
23
148
Wilson
J. Birkner
156
39
RG
31
139
Goodrich
Middleton
170
17
RT
33
178
Wasicek
Ehlert
178
45
RE
25
160
Kielman
Shearer
150
41
QB
42
158
Sweeney
Carroll
158
40
LH
41
140
Kleas
Cox
150
44
RH
43
124
Whiddon
M. Johnson
200
46
FB
44
135
Sonnenberg
Head Coach: Vic Driscoll Head Coach: Howard Wade
Ass’t Coach: E. J. Meyers Ass’t Coach: James Bennett
Houston Firm Low Bidder
On New Recreation Center
Proposed $35,000 Bond Issue
For Permanent Building Fails
I,...-,,
uil Company’s Nov 1 Vie-
wildcat «#«BjH»direr, b&s1 u? aIW*1*f
U,d to the ,0*1 depth ol
Srd ‘sovvii'p’ . i.a . u mrvot fittiiur ^ '
ship loading plant in Galveston,
in the Houston office, now have re
ceived one of these emblems.
Scouts Direct Traffic
In his talk to the assembly, Mr.
Treiehler stated, “This is 80 per
cent of our Texas pay roll, a ser-
vice record of which we believe we
have a right to be proud.” The
group of four-star “old-timers” has
now reached a total of 105—each
having continuous service records
from 20 years to just under 25
years.
The Newgulf Boy Scouts were in
charge of traffic, and handled the
crowd with efficiency and dispatch.
The celebration ended with danc-
ing at the Newgulf clubhouse and
the Mexican Community house.
Aldridge Praised
Mr. Treiehler said:
“Sulphur miners know how dif-
ficult it is to keep silverware bright
in a sulphur town, but I know this
silver anniversary will remain ever
bright in our memories.
“We regret the president pf our
company, Mr. Walter H. Aldridge
SSftll&nB
• a,
WPrd ‘service’ .-M most fitting
word., No doubt yqq have hetird yourjt
pastor repeat Christ’s words: ‘But1
he that is greatest among you shall
become the servant of all.’ This
man who has held the high posi-
tion of president of the Texas Gulf
Sulphur company for 25 years has
by his actions shown that his fore-
most thoughts have been of how to
be of service to others.”
Emblems Presented
Service emblems were awarded:
Four-star: Gtfllermo Munoz, Her-
bert Potter, Eugenio Longoria, Mar-
celino C. Serna, Antonio G. Amaro,
Joseph J. Sudela, William Holub.
Three-star: Hilario Hernandez,
Alfred Luna, Santos Pena, M. F.
Thomas Bates and son of Hous-
ton were low bidders for the con
struction of an $80,000 recreational
center in Bay City, it was announc
ed to The Herald this week. Bids
were let Saturday by the War De-
partment at Camp Hulen for the
frame building.
Work is due to get under way at
once. A twenty-year lease was ob
tained on the Pierce Estate block
adjoining the new tennis courts
the east part of the city, and the
government will defray the cost of
the land, the construction, furnish
ing, and maintenance.
Effort was made by the Coordi-
nating Council, headed by Chairman
R. C. Gusman, and the Bay City
Chamber of Commerce, headed by
President E. O. Taulbee, during the
last eight months to supplement the
federal grant with a local contribu-
tion to build a permanent type
_ community center, centered
around a large gym-auditorium and
seating between 1,500 and 1,800
people.
Serve Program
It. was felt that this type of build-
ing would serve the expansive pro-
gram in Bay City from an athletic,
musical, religious, dramatic, and
artistic point of view. “For some
time,” Mr. Gusman pointed out,
‘There has been a definite need for
gym-auditorium large enough to
adequately hold county and district
meets, conventions, banquets, in-
dustrial exhibits, and social func-
tions.”
This type of permanent building
lad been agreed upon by the Fed
ral,Security Agency and P. W. A.
brth, A bill providing
r^ancut; Spiling was' lh Wash-
nngton and
Ohal 'otfice in Fort
_ for the
ngton awaitlhg 'signature of the
president, Mfl Gusman said.
•It was clearly pointed out to
government officials and agents,”
Mr. Gusman said, “that any agree-
ment reached between various in
dividuals representing the city was
subject to a bond issue and the will
of the people.”
However, on September 26, the
president issued instructions to P.
W. A. officials to turn all of their
files concerning recreation centers
48 Cockburn was completed. The Steck, L. Buller, F. R. Moore, Tomas
company is drilling below 1068 feet
in shale on its No. 45 Cockburn.
Mrs. Ternon Dietrich of Matagor-
da was in Bay City shopping Sat.
Hernandez, Refugio Rodriguez, J,
E. Brown, Richard B. Heaps, Jose
Rodriguez, Rosalio Acosta, Jose
Trevino, S. McGehee, Trinidad Ra-
mirez, Agapito Garcia, Roy T. Cox,
Earl 0. Sanders, M. F. McGehee,
Jesus Reyna, C. F. Cone, Plaeedo
Chabes, Lee Barrers, L. A. Pspra,
Francisco Rangel.
Two-star; Emma C. Jamison, P.
George Maercky, E. S. Boe.
One-star: F. M. Daniels, Voss Mc-
Crosky, Ygnacio Sausedo, Ted Vega,
Francisco Huerta, Carlos E. Solis,
Guadalupe Lopez, H, Punkei-ly,
in and near army camps over to the
War Department under Brigadier-
General Somerville’s supervision
Ready To Settle
This first notice that Bay City
had of this change, Mr. Gusman
said, was Tuesdby, October 14, and
it was from G. F. Harley, regional
director of the W. P. A. Ten minutes
after this wire was received, gov-
ernment engineers, representatives
of the War Department, and R. C.
Morrison of the Federal Security
Agency appeared, ready to settle
upon the site for the temporary
type A building.
An appeal was made to Washing-
ton by Mr. Taulbee and Mr. Gus
man, asking Judge J. J. Mansfield
to contact the proper authorities.
Mr. Gusman then called Martin Mc-
Cioskey at Washington and Mr. Me.
Closkey stated that General Somer-
ville should be contacted by wire,
that he would also talk to the gen-
eral concerning the community cen-
ter in Bay City about the proposal
to be built by the P. W. A. with
the city participating instead of the
War Deparment.
As the outcome of these inter-
views, Mr. Gusman stated, General
Somerville ordered that a confer-
ence be held with the Construction
Quartermaster’s Corps of Camp Hu-
len, Mr. Morrison, Mayor S. E.
Doughtie of Bay City, City Attor-
ney G. P. Hardy Jr., Mr. Taulbee,
and Mr. Gusman.
State Taxpayers
Get 3% Off
Before Nov. 1st
State taxes are now being
paid at the Tax Collector’s
and Assessor’s office in the
Courthouse in Bay City, S. 0.
Eidman announced to The
Herald.
People paying their taxes
in October are getting 3 per
cent off. Those who pay in
November will get 2 per cent
off and those in December 1
per cent off.
No percentage is lopped off
on other taxes, Mr. Eidman
said.
Department Offers >
The War Department offered to
let Bay City build its permanent
type of building, Mr. Gusman re
vealed, using the plans as designed
by Hedrick and Lindsey, Inc., of
Houston. This was for the govern-
ment to put up $80,000 and Bay
City to put up $35,000, making the
total cost of $116,000.
The War Department stipulated
that a piece of property big enough
build the center would have to
be deeded to the department.
However, Mayor Doughtie and
Mr. Hardy advised those attending
the meeting that it would take at
least six weeks to vote a bond issue.
The city did not have any land in
fee large enough to construct the
building. Thus the plan for the per-
manent building fell through.
’’This was to pass up the oppor-
tunity of having a permanent type
of building of tile, brick, and stone,
and a gym-auditorium adequate to
serve the community and surround-
ing area," Mr. Gusman commented.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson
and Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Wilkin-
son will attend the Twas-Rice game
j in Austin Saturd f. /
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J
Keen Rivalry
s As Old As
Muddy Colorado
Frank Guess Gone
But Wharton Has
Competent Attack
Ever since last year about this
time, when Frank Guess passed and
ran Bay City crazy, Coach Vic Dris-
coll’s Black Cats have been talking
how they are going to beat Whar-
ton in 1941.
Well, that time has arrived.
For tomorrow night at 8 o’clock,
the Cats square off against How-
ard Wade’s Tigers in Wharton’s
own stadium in what should be
one of the most exciting football
games of the season. This writer
not only bases his reasoning on
the angle of the Cats seeking to
avenge last- year’s defeat, but
also on the fact that keen rivalry
between Bay City end Wharton
is about as old as the muddy Colo-
rado itself.
Frank Guess is gone—he’s in-1
eligible because of the present se-
mester ruling—but Wade has fash-
ioned a competent scoring machine
around Sonnenberg, ail-district cen-
ter last year who has been convert-
ed into a fullback; Sweeney, Kleas,
and Whiddon, all gridsters of con-lplete the No. 1 John E. Thompson
siderabie experience. test in the Lucky Field southwest
Outstanding linemen on the Tiger of Bay City. This location, as were
unit include Goode and Kielman,J the other two, is a big step away
ends; Newlin, left tackle; and Mc-1from the No. 1 Huebner, discovery
Phail, probably one of the best de- well, and it appears that the com-
fensive guards in the loop. Kiel- pany is endeavoring to define the
man is no slouch at right end and I producing area as quickly as pos-
often is the target for Sweeney’s gjble.
bu“e ,pas*e8' . .. . . . I This test is 3349 feet northwest
Wharton’s team .s light but Lf the djscove and operator8 were
scrappy and speedy The starting ,ast ^ ^ cement af.
lineup, according to the weights is- L 8au * iob through
sued to the press by Wade, averages If - *L floln L K
•ksiiif iaq TOwa Iorat.lons from 9310 to 9315 feet,
the retainer being set at 9305 feet.
The oil string was landed at
Lucky Field Test
Holds Attention
Of Oil Men
Matagorda County
Wildcat, Doman,
Is Abandoned
Yesterday the Stanolind Oil and
Company attempted to com-
about 149 pounds. The backfield is
supposed to average 140 and the
line 154. Bay City’s starting lineup
averages about 166, considerably
more than Wharton’s.
Thus it can be seen that the Cats
have the edge in weight and it can
be said that they are just as scrap-
py as the next team. But they fall I through perforations from 8883
down on speed, as evidenced by the)®®®® feet. The No. 1 Louis Wolf was
Boling encounter. drilled some three miles to the
Other points of comparison: southwest *"d the No. 1 Doman
Wharton has scored 108 points to labout two and one'half m,les to the
was
9700 feet, total depth, and it is
understood that a lower sand was
tested, but it could not be learned
just where the test was made.
The No. 1 Huebner was completed
to
53 for its opponents. Bay City
has tallied 31 to 20 for its oppon-
ents. Wharton was defeated 14 to
6 by Victoria, and Bay City was
defeated 13 to 6 by the same team.
In addition to the Victoria game,!
's record thus far:!.
/
here is Wharton’s record thus far:
Wharton 7, Galena Park 18; Whar-
ton 44, Somerville 6; Wharton 32
Eagle Lake 0; Wharton 19, Rich-
mond 20. And here’s Bay City’s rec-
ord: Bay City, 13, Freeport 0; Bay
City 12, EJ- £aippp 0; Bay City 0,
Boling 7. ' . " ‘
According to reports from Vic
Driscoll’s camp, the .Cjjw have drill-
ed long and hard to correct the mis-
takes committed in the Boling tussle
and are ready with fur bristling for
Wharton.
It should be an interesting game.
Remainder Of
Schedule For
loth Teams Listed
Remainder of Wharton’s football
schedule;
October 31—Rosenberg at Rosen-
berg; November 7—El Campo at El
Campo; November 14—Boling at
Boling.
Remainder of Bay City’s slate:
October 81—Richmond at Rich-
mond; November 7—Eagle Lake at
Bay City; November 14—Rosepberg
Bay City; November 21—Texas
City at Texa» City.
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northwest of the discovery. Both
tests were abandoned, the' Wolf
without testing and the Doman af-
ter tests were made at 9445 to 9450,
9400 to 9424, and 9395 to 9400 feet,
all failing.
Oil men in this section anxiously
await Stanolind’s results in attempt-
ing to make the completion.
A Matagorda County wildcat,
Barnsdall’s No. 1 Doman in the Wil-
son Creek area, Was abandoned this
week at’10,110 feetjafod prepara-
tions are being made to tear the rig
down.'.'1'"1 "Il •" I '
Skelly Oil Company's No. B-25
CobJ> Whs last reported drilling be-
Iqw 7270 fit hard shale in the Bay
City Field. Over In the Blessing
Field, Texas Company is moving in
materials to drill No. 1 Della
Braden.
Hamill and Hamill, operators in
the Markham Field, are waiting on
cement with their No. 1 Meyer
Brothers. Total depth is 3533 feet.
And in North Markham, Ohio Oil
Company is drilling below 2400 feet
on its No. 12 J. C. Carlson and 6770
feet on its No. 4 Cornelius.
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Castleton
and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilkinson
leave Friday afternoon for Austin.
They will see the Rice-Texas fresh-
men game Friday night and the
varsity game Saturday afternoon.
Bert Steves will attend the Rice-
Texas game in Austin Saturday.,
All Farmers
Are Urged
To Attend
E. R. Alexander,
Farm Expert,
Is Guest Speaker
(“We are as anxious to have as
many farmers present at the Mata-
gorda County-wide meeting Satur-
day in the District Courtroom in
Bay City as can get there,” F. O.
Montague, county farm agent, de-
clared this week.
“The 1942 A. A. A. program will
be greatly changed from what it
has been in the past and all farm-
ers will want to know something
about planning next year’s farm
crops to meet the new regulations.
“You will also want to get what
information we have at this time on
the crop insurance program for next
year,” Mr. Montague said.
A feature of the meeting will be
an address by E. R. Alexander of
Waco. Mr. Alexander, points out
Mr. Montague, is an interesting
speaker and is well-informed.
“Every farmer will want to.hear
him,” Mr. Montague concluded.
Daily A
Production Of
Fields Listed,
Daily average production of oil
fields in this section of the Gulf
Coast for the week ending October
12
Bay City, 50 wells, 2282 produc-
tion, 3195 allowable; Blessing, 6
wells, 66 production, no reported
allowable; Buckeye, 3 wells, 198
production, 196 allowable; Boling,
94 wells, 1310 production, 1311 al-
lowable; Buttermilk Slough, 1 well,
10 production, 13 allowable.
Francitas, 8 wells, 295 production,
410 allowable; Hamman, 31 wells,
2232 production, 3123 allowable;
Lolita, 162 wells, 5020 production,
7023 allowable; Lucky, 1 well, 54
production, 75 allowable; Magnet,
73 wells, 2415 production, 8374 al-
lowable; Markham, 54 wells, 1208
production, 1206 allowable; North
La Ward, 1 well, 75 production, no
reported allowable; North Mark-
ham, 15 wells, 718 production, 1004
allowable.
Old Ocean, 109 wells, 15985 pro-
duction, 22377 allowable; Palacios,
3 wells, 45 production, 62 allowable;
West Columbia new, 103. wells, 5798
production, 5800 allowable; West
Columbia old, 46 wells, 2230 produc-
tion, 2232 allowable; Wilson Creek,
2 wells, 220 production, 110 report-
ed allowable; Withers and Five
Corners, 254 wells, 8880 production,
12,428 allowable.
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Fults, Butler
Named Manager*
Of Theatre* «:■>'- ,;t;,
‘ - '•>;» i >f >)Dl\ <;,iv
Two experienced theatre mana-
gers, E. H. Fults. and Wallace But-
ler, both of whom-are well kuowp
In Bay City, were named managers
of the Texas Theatre and the Frank,
lin Theatre respectively in Bay City
last week by J. G. Long, owner and
general manager of the Long Thea-
tres Circuit.
Mr. Fults was manager of thea-
tres in West Columbia and ■ Cam-
po before coming to Bay City. Mrs.
Fuljs is the former Martha Jane
Barnett, daughter of Crawiord Bar-
nett of Bay City.
M>. Butler is a veteran theatre
man of wide experience. His home
is in Bay City.
These men replaced Harry Ellis
and Hayden Curtiss as managers.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Heekendorn
and friends in San Antonio will at-
tend the Texas-Rice football game
in Austin Saturday.
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