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DEOPLE
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“I hope we don’t tret rained out
again,” President Fred Ankenmnn
of the Houston Buffs said ns he
gave us a couple of passes to the
Houston-San Antonio tilt slated
Friday night.
The Buffs have had to postpone a
number of games lately because of
wet weather.
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Morris Sigel, the wrestling pro.
moter, tells us that he has a heavy-
weight title bout on the card Fri-
day night in Houston at the City
Auditorium which should satisfy
the fans.
“Wild Bill” Longson is defend-
ing his belt against that handsome
youngster and former champion,
Louis Thesz.
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Harry Norris says a Mr. Nave,
who is living with Mr. and Mrs.
“Sport’’ Hale at Markham, can
tell you a lot of stories about
Shanghai Pierce.
Anybody else know anything
about Pierce? If so, write Chris
Emmett at 2601. Smith-Young
Tower, San Antonio, and tell him
we sent you. . .
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Last week-end Johnny “Butch”
Harmer at the new Victory Food
Market was selling four cans of
Armour’s Potted Meat for 25 cents
and two cans of No. 1 tall Fruit
Mix for 25 cents. Because the
prices were the same and the items
next to each other, we got switch-
ed around and had it read Armour’s
All Meat Fruit Mix.
We gladly make this correction.
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Good luck to Johnny Glaros,
Palacios youth who received his
commission as First Lieutenant
and wil report at Camp Bark-
ley. Jimmy is a recent graduate
of the Houston Dental College.
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VOLUME III
BAY CITY, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 9. 1942
NUMBER 41
Mansfield Announces Million Dollar 1° Yictory
Guard Lock Job On Colorado RiverSi"3 Gains lmpetus
Work Will
Get Under
Way At Once
Special funds have been allotted
by the army engineers to construct
guard locks immediately on the
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at the
Colorado River crossing, Represen-
tative Joseph J. Mansfield announc-
ed Monday.
Colonel L. Q. Hewitt, district en-
gineer at Galveston, has been di-
rected to proceed with the project
and complete it at the earliest pos-
sibel time.
Mansfield said he was informed
Rain Lashes
This Section
Df Coast
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Drivers licenses numbered from
1,350,001 up expire November 1,
1942, and are renewable now, Frank
Hardy Jr., state patrolman, an-
nounced. He urged drivers to get
their licenses renewed now to avoid
the rush in November.
Drivers may see Mr. Hardy any
Tuesday in Bay City at the court-
house from 9 a. m. until 4 p. m.
However, if you can’t see him, go to
the Tax Collector and Assessor of-
fice.
A renewal costs 60 cents and
good for two years. Mr. Hardy is
in Palacios every fourth Tuesday
in the chamber of commerce build,
ing. He is in El Campo every other
Friday, in Edna on the other Fri-
days, in Freeport on Wednesdays
and Thursday mornings, and
Atngleton on Thursday’ afternoons.
Grey Ladies
Are Graduated
At Camp Hulen
A graduation ceremony, unique in
its class, was held at the Red Cross
Recreation Center at Camp Hulen.
Eight young women, wives of Army
officers, were given their certificates
evidencing completion of their train
ing as Grey Ladies—women who
with utmost devotion to duty, feel
it a privilege to serve in the hos-
pitals and give such cheer, assist,
ance, and counsel as may be need-
ed to our men in the service who
are confined to the hospitals.
The service was preceeded by sev-
Jeral exceptionally fine musical
, -numbers given by the A. T. C. C.
Band, under the direction of Major
Floyd Betts, following which Miss
Gwen Winningham, chief of nurses
in the camp hospital, spoke of the
need for Grey Ladies in the hos-
pital, stating that this was the sec-
ond class to complete the work. She
paid tribute to the women of the
first class, who have functioned so
faithfully, and complimented this
second class for their willingness to
serve m like capacity.
Miss Winningham introduced the
graduates, who were Mesdames An-
nie Martin, Pebra C. Duffett, Ruth
Soesbe, Phyllis La Velle, Emma A.
Lemes, Betty S. Toomey, Kathryn
Dunstan, and Marie M. Tumlin-
Bon. These ladies were attired in
the traditional cestume of the or.
ganization, and made a most in-
teresting picture.
Colonel J. K. Brown, camp com-
mander, was the speaker for the
occasion, and spoke feelingly of the
value of women in time of both
peace and war, and particularly in
such service as performed by the
Grey Ladies. Ho stated that he felt
it a privilege to present these grad-
uates with their certificates, and
forecast for the boys in the hospital
a most understanding care at their
hands.
Following Colonel Brown’s pres-
entation of diplomas, Mrs. J. C.
Lewis, county chairman of the Vol-
unteer service committee of the
Matagorda County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, gave the
pledge of service to the member.’
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From last Thursday through
Monday this part of the Texas Gulf
Coast was given a severe lashing
by rain.
It rained and it rained and it
rained. People threw up their
hands and conjectured that it
would rain for forty days and
nights.
The streets in Bay City over-
flowed with water as automobiles
carefully plowed through so as not
to drown out. Some detours had to
be made but as a rule traffic went
on despite the terrific precipitation.
Everybody went around feeling
sorry for the dry farmer. What
would happen to his cotton and
corn ? What would happen to truck
farming? This heavy torrent cer-
tainly didn’t do his business any
good—and we’re indirectly or dir-
ectly dependent upon him.
A rain on the Fourth of July
was expected. It always rains
here on the Fourth. But the
amount we got was just too much.
In Jackson County, State 111 be-
tween Edna and State 172 was
closed to traffic by Navidad flood
water, and it is not expected to re-
cede for several days.
Water was over U. S. Highway
59 in Wharton County between
Wharton and El Campo and be-
tween El Campo and Ganado, but
it has receded and traffic is pro-
ceeding normally.
In spots water was over several
of the lateral roads in Matagorda
County.
People got to talking about the
rain in feet instead of inches. It
was estimated that it rained—to
say it in inches—12 inches here,
but a gauge says it reached only
10.
Andtif one drenched person said
this, everybody we talked to did:
“Do you think it is going to
rain today?”
of this action Monday by Major
General Eugene Reybold, chief of
the corps of army engineers.
Reybold told him the project was
called “to the attention of a higfier
authority”—apparently referring to
President Roosevelt—and that as a
result it was approved for immed-
iate construction and an allotment
out of lump-sum funds was provid-
ed with which to build the locks.
Reybold mentioned no specific
cost for the development or the
construction time, but estimates
here are that it will run about $1,-
000,000 and can be done in several
months.
The locks at the Colorado River
crossing are necessary to assure a
stable channel in the canal. When
the river is in flood stage it silts
the canal at the crossing. The guard
locks will be built to eliminate that
hazard.
Similar locks to remedy n like
situation at the Brazos River cross-
ing of the canal are now under con-
struction. They were started in the
Project Will
Assure Stable
Canal Channel
spring and are scheduled to be com-
pleted before the end of the year.
Since orders have gone to the
district engineer to proceed with
construction, it was assumed here
that all necessary priorities have
been arranged to permit work to
go ahead speedily.
Singers, Bands, And Others
Will Participate Here
One of the most significant
events of the season is scheduled
in the “Victory Sing," which is to
take place Thursday night, July 23,
at the Bay City High School stad-
ium.
It is a great thing these days for
a community to come together, and
it is especially a fine thing for them
to come together to sing. On this
occasion they will come from all
our neighboring communities, hun-
dreds strong, to join voices in sing-
Ohio Establishes New Oil
Field North Of Bay City
East Bernard
Trains Boys To Be
Ship Fitter Helpers
In response to requests by Gulf
Coast shipyards, the public schools
of East Bernard are training youths
to secure jobs as ship fitter help-
s.
Forty of these trainees have been
placed in employment by the United
States Hmployment Service. A large
number of trainees are from adjac-
ent towns including Bay City, El
Campo, Wharton, West Columbia,
and Rosenberg.
The classes included 38 trainees
as of May 30.
of the class, after which a picture
was made of the young women,
Miss Winningham, and Mrs. Lewis,
centered around Colonel Brown as
the commander of the camp.
Light, cooling refreshments wore
served by the Grey Ladies. Attend-
ing from Bay City were Frank
Shaw Taylor, county chairman of
the Matagorda County Chapter of
the American Red Cross, and the
following members of his execu-
tive board: Mesdames J. C. Lewis,
Della Braden, Fred Carleton,
Messrs. E. J. Nedbalek, Aaron
Greenberg, and Jim Tabb, with lit-
tle Miss Hannah Nathan of Hous-
on as a guest of Mr. Greenberg.
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Bay City Will
Be Saluted
Over KTRH
A crew of trained radio techni-
cians and producers will visit Bay
City soon to prepare a radio pro-
gram that will pay tribute to this
city, it was announced today by E.
O. Taulbec, president of the Bay
City Chamber of Commerce.
The program v ill be h“ard over
KTRH, Houston, and will last for
15 minutes.
Various local officials and busi-
nessmen will be featured on the
air with the advantages of Bay
City being aired for all the world
to hear. History and advantages of
living in Bay City will be broadcast
through the courtesy of KTRH,
which' is paying tribute to leading
cities in its trade territory.
The entire 15-minute program
will be about Bay City only and if
is tentatively titled: “A Salute to
Bay City.”
Upon arrival of the “KTRH Kar-
avan” to this city, the producers are
expected to contact city and cham-
ber of commerce officials, and con-
fer on the program.
B. F. Orr, manager of KTRH,
stated that he and other officials
of the Houston station felt Shat
listeners to his station should know
more about this community.
“We feel that through the me-
dium of this program, we can
breadcast information that will be
of tremendous importance to citi-
zens of other communities," Mr.
Orr painted out.
Among industries that will be
considered as subject matter for
the KTRH salute to Bay City are
oil, agriculture, founding of Bay
City, its growth and future.
Plans are being made by city and
chamber of commerce officials for
a welcome to the "KTRH Karavan”
date of which will be announced
soon.
Opening of a new Texas Gulf Coast oil field was a certainty this
week as Ohio Oil Company’s No. 1 McDonald in the north Bay City
area flowed oil and wash water through a 5/64-inch choke with casing
perforated at 8406-8 feet.
The well had a casing pressure of 2950 feet while the tubing
pressure was 1350 pounds. Latest reports Wednesday noon said the
test had cleaned itself, but that the operator was going to kill it and
test in another sand because of an undesired gas ratio. The well has
three sands.
Other last-minute oil news:
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company's No. 1 Buclfnor Orphans Home in
the Buckeye area is running an electrical survey. The well bottoms
10,500 feet.
At last reports R. L. Wheelock et al No. 1 McNabb, wildcat in the
Matagorda area, was drilling below 4000 feet in shale.
Tho long-probed Shepherd Mott area headed for another test as
Continental Oil Company staked No. 1 Henry Rugeley in the I.-G. N.
survey, block 2.
The wildcat will be north 40,000 degrees, 31 minutes east, 5892
feet, and north 45 degrees, 26 minutes west, 990 feet from the southern
corner of a 1726-acre tract.
No production has been established in the area.
Southwest of Withers and Five Corners, the Texas Company No. 1
Duffy, Ogden survey, was being completed as a gas well at 5650-42
feet. No gauge has been reported.
Wilkinson Plays Smith
For Tennis Title Today
Travis Smith Jr. of Wharton
meets John Paul Wilkinson of Bay
City this afternoon at 6 o’clock for
the singles championship of the
Bay City Open Tennis Tournament,
it was announced by J. Moyes Liv-
engood, tourney official.
The title match will be held pro-
viding the weather permits at the
concrete courts adjacent to the U.
Bay City Man Is
Jap Prisoner
At Shanghai
The War Department made
public on July 1 the name of John
Vallie Castle ton of Bay City as
one of the sailors and marines
hold prisoners of war by the Jap-
anese in Shanghai. Cast let on had
been stationed at Tientsin, China.
He is a pharmascist's mate, first
class.
S. O. Club.
Travis Smith Sr. and Travis
Smith Jr., father and son, won the
doubles championship last week by
beating Henry Milby and Ben Mor-
ris, 6-1, 6-3.
The favored doubles team of
Wilkinson and Robert Anderson
was forced to withdraw after their
first match because of an injury
suffered by Anderson. The team
had won over Milby and Morris.
Absentee Voting
Now Under Way
Says J. W. Edens
Reat Control
Is Yet To Come
To Bay Area
On July 1, the Office of Price
Administration instituted rent con-
trol in the El Paso, Abilene, Brown-
wood, San Antonio, Texarkana, and
Beaumont-Port Arthur areas Rent
control is yet to come in the Mata-
gorda Bay area.
Scrap Campaigns Are Becoming
Everyday Phenomenon In America
Scrap campaigns are about to
become an everyday phenomenon
of American life.
Aluminum was an experiment;
lubber was just a beginning. Start-
ing Monday, this business of
salvaging- strategic materials of
war from attic, basement, garage,
and barn will begin in earnest.
W. P. B. has announced three
specific campaigns to begin on that
date:
1— Ah intensified campaign to
collect metals, especially iron and
steel, and rubber ami other waste
materials which will flow through
regular channels of trade.
2— A waste fats campaign, in
which housewives will be urged to
sell their waste kitchen fats, such
as bacon drippings to meet deal-
ers who will send them back
through the normal channels of
trade. Waste fats arc needed for
war and industrial explosives.
3—A tin can collection cam-
paign which is to be carried out
only in selected localities because
of limited detinning facilities.
These campaigns will be carried
out through 12,000 state and local
salvage committees now concen-
trating on the scrap rubber drive.
The rubber drive is net bringing
in the material needed to ward off
nationwide rationing of gasoline
recommended by Leon Henderson,
according to the Christian Scienac
Monitor, but it is hopeful that sal-
vage campaigns will become more
fruitful as organization improVW.
The new salvage program is not
described us “a one-week or a wnc-
month campaign, any more than
this is a one-week or a one-month
war.”
Meanwhile, some confusion de-
veloped in the rubber salvage cam-
paign as a i-esuJt of Petroleum Ad-
ministrator Harold L. Ickes “lift-
V’"-,
ing” of the White House rubber
door mat. Reports from Akron,
Ohio, rubber center of the United
.States, said he might as well put
it back because its only use at a
acclaiming plant would be to make
more mutsl Major rubber companies
said this type of scrap could not
be used for tires, tubes, or conveyor
belts.
And this final word from Donald
M. Nelso», who calls for a speeding
up of scrup collections:
“Our war production.” he de-
clared, “is limited only by the
supply of raw materials, and
scra(> is important jrart of the
raw materials supply. This niakos
it clear that the only way we
can meet the requirements of war
production is to collect every last
hit of scrap from every farm and
home, and from every commercial
enterprise and industry in the
country.”
Absentee voting for the Demo-
cratic Primary is now under way,
J. W. Edens, county chairman of
the Democratic party, announced.
According to the primary law,
absentee balloting begins 20 days
before the election and ends three
days before. The primary is Satur-
day, July 25.
Absentee balloting is taking place
at the County Clerk’s office. Only
those qualified are allowed to vote.
The ballot is as follows:
For U. S. Senator: W. Lee O’Dan-
iel, Dan Moody, James V. Allred,
Floyd E. Ryan. For Governor: Coke
R. Stevenson, Gene S. Porter, Hope
Wheeler, Charles Lavergne, Hal H.
Collins, Alex M. Ferguson. For
Lieutenant Governor: John Lee
Smith, Vernon Lemens, Harold
Beck, Virgil E. Arnold, Doss Har-
din, Alton M. Mead, J. Dixie Smith,
Boyce House, Arthur R. Miller.
For Comptroller: George H.
Sheppard, Clifford E. Butler. For
State Treasurer: Jesse James, Gor-
don Smith, Larry Mills, Harry Mc-
Kee, W. Gregory Hatcher. For Com-
missioner of the Land Office: Bas-
com Giles, Neil Day. For Attorney
General: Gerald C. Mann, Jim F.
Hair. For State Superintendent: L.
A. Woods, Charles J. Tergerson.
For Commissioner of Agricul-
ture: J. E. McDonald, W. N. Corry,
W. W. King, Bailey B. Ragsdale.
For Railroad Commissioner: Ern-
est O. Thompson, Lester Boone,
Baker Saulsbury. For Railroad Com-
missioner (special race): Bryan
Patterson, T. Leo Moore, Karl L.
Lovelady, Richard B. Humphrey,
Pierce P. Brooks, Will D. Pace,
James E. Kilday, Pat McGreal Arm-
strong, Clem Fain, C. E. McCor
mick, Beauford Jester.
For Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court: James P, Alexander. For
Judge of Criminal Courts: Harry
N. Graves, Walter H. Strength.
For Congressman of Ninth District:
J. J. Mansfield, J. A. Clements. For
State Senator: William E. Stone.
For State Representative: Jimmy
Phillips.
For Associate Justice of Court
of Civil Appeals: T. H. Cody For
District Attorney: R. A. Bassett.
Also on tho ballot are county of-
ficials elected in the White Man’s
Union Primary.
ing.
This is part of a movement which
is sweeping the country. In Dallas-
a few weeks ago, more than 6000
people gathered for the same pur-
pose, and the event was a tre-
mendous success.
Groups of singers will be there
from the churches, from the color-
ed community, from neighboring
towns. There will be special musical
offerings from various national
groups. There will be no admissiont
no collection.
The local committee is happy tc
announce that the leader of this
“sing” will be Dr. Augustus Zanzig,
University of Texas professor of
music and Extension Division con-
sultant of community activity. His
experience has been nation-wide,
and his presence will insure a pro-
gram of variety and interest.
Members of the local committee
include Rolio L. Rilling, chairman;
Donald Hatch, and E. D. Fredricks.
There is one committeeman to rep-
resent each of the cooperating com-
munities. Sub committees will be
named to care for certain tasks.
This “sing” is sponsored by more
than twenty of Bay City organiza-
tions, but is for every , person who
loves music. Plan your time so you
can join with your neighbors in
this community-wide 'Victory Sing.’
Five Divorces
Are Granted ^
By Court
Five divorces were granted and
one case was dismissed by Judge
M. S. Munson, district court judge,
in Bay City this week.
Divorces were granted in the
cases of Ruth H. Truex vs. Tom H.
Truex, Roosevelt Richardson vs.
Jessie Mae Richardson, Marian A.
Adkins vs. Mabel Bryant Adkins,
P. M. Barnett vs. Montain Barnett,
A. J. •Kemp vs. Cassie B. Kemp.
The dismissal was Hazel Arnold
Dunbar vs. Norbert Keith Dunbar.
Last Confederate
Soldier In Hays
County Is Buried
Funeral services were held in San
Marcos Sunday for Captain G. A.
Petty, 00, last Confederate soldier
in Hays County and eommnnder of
Camp Ben McCulloch, United Con-
federate Veterans, who died Fri-
day night at his home.
Captain Petty enlisted in the
Confederate Army—with General
porrest—when only a hoy, and
terved to the close of the war. lie
•ume to Texas soon after the war,
ind had lived in Hays and Caldwell
,’ounties continuously since,
Gypsy Smith
To Preach
Here Sunday
The Rev. Gypsy Smith, one of
the world’s best-known evangelists,
is scheduled to preach at the Sun-
day morning services of the First
Presbyterian Church in Bay City.
Mr. Smith is visiting the T. J.
Pooles. The evangelist held a re-
vival here several years ago and
made many friends. 1
Funeral Services
Are Held Here
For Mrs. Venglar
Funeral services for Mrs. C. J.
Venglar, 34, were held at the Walk-
er-Matchett Funeral Home with the
Rev. R. E. Black of Markham of-
ficiating. Burial was in the Cedar-
vole Cemetery here.
Surviving Mrs. Venglar, who had
made her home near Ashby for a
number of years, are her husband;
tw» sisters, Mrs. W. H. Rhodes of
Waco and Mrs. Emory Young of
Petersburg, Ohio; one brother, N.
B. Briggs of Bay City.
Midfield Holds
Soil Meeting
Tonight At 8 P. M.
Meetings to acquaint farmers
with the Soil Conservation Act are
being held in Matagorda County.
A meeting will be held tonight at
8 o’clock at Midfield. Other meet-
ings slated are at Collegeport, Fri-
day night, 8 o’clock; Turtle Bay,
Tuesday night, 8 o’clock; Cedar
Lane, Wednesday night, 8 o’clock;
Prairie Center, Thursday night, 8
o’clock.
If favorable response is met, it
is hoped to organize soil conserva-
tion districts in the county to pre-
vent erosion, insure drainage, ;md
control crop-destroying (nsects.
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