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ToTa Greater, Better Palacio* Country-Agriculture, Indu.try, Commerce. Living
~PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1936
VOLUME XXIX NUMBER 41
High Points of Trip to
Washington, as Given
at County Federation
Co.
In
trip
By LEOLA COX SIDES
Home Demonstration Agent
giving a brief account of my
to the meeting of the Third
Triennial Conference of the Asso-
ciated Country Women of the
World, held in Washington the
first week in June, I want to give
credit, especially to Miss Bess M.
Rowe, of Farmer’s wife and to the
various Farm magazines, which
featured articles about the happen-
ings at the meeting.
That 7000 Rural women, from
twenty-three foreign countries, and
every state in our Union, could
come to Washington at such a busy
time, is an event that indicated the
importance attached to such a
meeting, by those who took over
home responsibilities, while the wo-
men were away.
The keynote of the meeting is
expressed by Mrs Alfred Watt, of
London, President of A. C. W. W.,
when she said, “world peace through
mutual understanding is one of the
major aims of the Third Triennial
Conference of A. C. W. W, meeting
in Washington.”
The International organization
links together, in friendly and help-
ful relation, thirty-five rural wo-
men’s organizations in thirty coun-
tries on five continents.
A Young Convention—Different
It was the largest
ever held in Washington and that
probably means in the world, but
the women were young, probably an
average age of forty years. On-
lookers said it was the best looking
convention they ever attended. Even
the taxi cab drivers wore impressed.
One said, “These women are differ-
ent," you know it by looking at
their faces." "There is nothing arti-
ficial about them.”
But the finest tribute paid to the
women came from Miss Mary Lind-
sley, manager of the Dodge Hotel
in Washington, who commented,
“for a long time I have been in
Washington and have watched
women’s conventions come and go.
Most groups of women who come
to Washington, are women with a
cause; these are women with a pur-
Mexican Shoots
Self Accidentally
that harmful practices of the olden
days shall not be repeated.” ,
Mrs. Roosevelt anticipated one
thousand guests to the tea. When
the enrollment reached six thousand
by mid afternoon Monday, her only
change in original plans was to
have the President welcome them
as a group instead of trying to
greet each guest as she entered.
After the welcome, Mrs. Roosevelt
walked among the crowd and shook
hands with as many as possible.
Women Attend Banquet
The social feature of the week,
was the banquet on Thursday even-
ing, the largest ever served by the
famous Willard Hotel, fifteen hun-
dred women being present. Hun-
dreds who wanted tickets had to be
turned away for lack of room. An
orchestra from the Navy band
played and when they started, “Let
me call you Sweetheart,” women
all over the room began to hum the
air, and then burst into song! The
Director was startled buf soon re-
covered from his surprise and when
that song was finished, the band
played our old American songs, one
after another, with the whole crowd
of women singing.
Interest Common
The one hundred and fifty for-
eign delegates came from Ceylon,
New Zealand, Australia, three sec-
convention tions 0f Africa, Latava, Norway,
' l Inland, Germany, England and
Canada. They represented ». -dry
type of agriculture and every type
of land ownership. The foreign wo-
men were of land owning “upper
classes,” interested in their tenants,
whereas the majority of the Ameri-
can farm women were tillers of the
soil themselves, but there was a
feeling of common problems and
mutual understanding that domi-
nated the meeting. The entire con
ference was characterized by a
feeling of common interest in such
topics as economic problems in ag-
riculture, and responsibility of farm
women in country living and in the
business of agriculture, rural health,
library facilities for rural commun-
ities, music and drama and folk
festivals, the thoughtless person
Byselia Jarra, a Mexican living
on the Duncan place on East Bay
was injured fatally Monday by the
accidental discharge of his shot-
gun while out hunting rabbits. He
was taken to the hospital in Bay
City for treatment, but died short-
ly after arriving there. The remains
were brought to Palacios for inter-
ment Tuesday.
Contracts on
Bridges to be
Let Saturday
THREE BRIDGES IN COUNTY
WASHED OUT DURING
RECENT FLOODS
According to Judge Oscar Bar-
ber, contracts on three bridges that
washed out during the recent Colo-
rado river rise, will be let at the
court house Saturday, October 17.
The bridges are: the Vogg Flat
bridge, one mile east of the Colo-
rado on the Gulf road; the lower
Colorado river bridge and a 125-
foot wooden bridge, both on the
county road between Palacios and
the Matagorda road, State High-
way No. 60.
Service Stations
Change Hands
"Non* preaches industry better than
the ant, and she says nothing.”
OCTOBER
IS—Sprlncfiild, 111., monii-
mtm to Abraham Lincoln
dedicated, 1174.
B^r^lS-Fira, corraapondenca
ky achool pupil enrolls. 1891
«ai|L 17—Boston and Maine railroad
starts Its operations. 1843.
fij ® |g—Federals capture alave-
gD freeing John Brown. 1819.
Two Service Stations changed
managership last week and now the
Hart Brothers are in charge of the
Magnolia station on the highway
and Guy Claybourn who had been
there for some time, has taken over
the Texas Station No. 1, where the
Hart boys had been the past few
months.
10—Lord Cornwallis surren-
ders to George Washing-
- ton. 1781.
lit
n A/- 20—Last spike driven in Pike*
Peek Mountain Railroad
1890.
[—Magellan discovars straits
now bearing ----
1110.
hie
owes
District Gov.
Visits Local
Rotary Club
LEWIS E. BALL SPEAKS AT
REGULAR MEETING TUES.
NIGHT ON PIER CAFE
Piano Class Work
To Be Taught in
Palacios Schools
Bill Chamblee went up to Hous-
ton Tuesday and was accompanied
home by Mrs. Chamblee, who is
making a most satisfactory re-
covery and hopes to be able to be
up town the first of next week.
flora and fauna, organizations of
young people, education for rural
iife, recreation, rural electrification,
use of farm resources, marketing
of home products. Handicrafts were
the basic problems, even though the
details of the activities varied. As
Miss Rowe said, “The women from
different lands might speak differ-
ent tongues, but they all speak the
same language.”
(Continued Next Week)
Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Ruthven
and baby, and Mrs. Carpenter, were
civic, (here from Houston over the week
end for a visit with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Duncan Ruthven.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Farmer of
Houston, were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs T. R. Brandon Sun-
day and all went to Matagorda to
see Mrs. Thomas Brandon and the
baby.
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— ic-uvuia, ——*------
•jose, and to me there is a grer, who robs our countryside of its
deal’of difference. I think this is {lora and fauna, organizations of
the most unusual meeting ever held
ficant movement in the world
today."
First Lady Welcomes A. C. W. W.
In Constitution Hall, on Monday,
A. M., Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
welcomed the women to Washing-
ton. Said she, “I look forward to a
better world and I realize it will
not arrive without the same kind
of effort we have put into our past.”
Honorable Henry A. Wallace add-
ed another note that indicated that
farm women are among the great
molding forces of today's
economic and political life. Yes
the farm woman is on the move. It
means betterment of all mankind.
From the farm woman comes the
breath of life to our cities, now
that cities over the entire western
world are no longer providing
enough children to maintain them-
selves. A century hence, it appears
possible that two thirds of the peo-
ple of this country will be descended
from one fifth of the women of the
United States, now living on the
farm.”
Pres. Roosevelt Speaks to Women
While hundreds of the 7000
guests were still pushing their way
through the entrance of the White
House grounds, to the tea given by
the First Lady on the lawn of the
White House, President Roosevelt
appeared on Ihe South Portico, as
the women sang the chorus of
“Home on the Range,” and told
them what the Administration was
trying to do. He praised the new
cooperative inclination of-farmers,
giving credit to improved conditions
of life in rural communities.
“People are prone to forget that
by far the greater part of the
world’s population is actively en-
gaged in agriculture, or is indirect-
ly dependent on results of agricul-
ture. This means that you ladies
have a great responsibility for to-
day and for the future; it means
that you can raise not only the
standards of agricultural life, but
the standards of all life as well.
“Your task and mine concerns it-
self, not only with new problems.
We are confronted with the neces-
sity of unmoldlng past mistakes, of
restoring the gifts of nature to
their former value, and seeing to it
Engineers Favor
Delay On New
Colorado Channel
Reports from the army division
engineer’s office at New Orleans
indicate the government favors de-
lay in construction of new channel
in the the Colorado river from Mat-
agorda to the Gulf at this time.
The reason cited in the report is
the interests of commerce would
not be advanced until the extension
of the 9x100 foot Intracoastal canal
offers opportunity for commercial
development,
The channel work on the Colo-
rado has been described by propo-
nents as esentlal for flood control
and commercial expansion.
The report favors maintenance of
the existing flood channel to the
Gulf.—Houston Post.
James W. Shuey
The Public School of Palacios
backed by the P. T. A. is planning
to put in piano class work in its
curriculum in the near future.
This method of teaching piano
is growing more popular every year
as pupils are more interested and
learn faster, and it is more eco
nomical than private lessons.
There will be two lessons a week
eight monthly. The pupils are re-
quired to pay $2.80 each per month.
Lessons missed will not be made up
and there will be no refunds.
Parents are responsible for the
pupils practicing each day thirty
minutes the. first term, and sixty
minutes the second term.
Pupils from the third grade thru
the seventh grade will be admitted
providing they have had no prev-
ious instruction.
At first only seven can be taken
in each class, so the total number
will be limited.
If you have children you wish to
enroll, call Miss Holliday, phone
48 at once,
CO-OPERATION
6 H. S. Students
Are Suspended
For Rowdiness
COLORADO RIVER BRIDGE
NOW BEING REPAIRED
The Colorado River bridge two
miles west of Bay City, which was
damaged last wee kby the high
water is now being repaired and is
closed for traffic from 8 a. m. un-
til 5 p. m. each day.
Lewis E. Ball, governor of this
district of Rotary Internationa],
visited the Palacios Club Tuesday
night, when the regular meeting
was held ir the Pier Cafe.
Mr. Ball stated that he will have
made a visit to each club in the
district before the year is out.
Through these visits and contacts
with the different clubs he is able to
get new ideas, and cary them else-
where as well as try to bring each
club some thing worth while. He
stressed the importance of taking
up a problem and seeing it through
to completion.
The local club was well repre-
sented and a number of guests were
present and all enjoyed Governor
Ball’s visit very much.
Former Palacios
Pastor Speaks at
State Convention
Mrs. Lauretta Cole was given a
most delightful surprise Monday
evening when Rebekahs and ladies
of the Church of Christ remember-
ed it was her birthday, and called
to spend a few hours with her.
Twenty-three guests were present
to wish the honoree “Happy Birth-
day.” Light refreshments were
served.
A number of our citizens were in
Bay City the first of the week at-
tending court, especially the case
of Hewitt vs. Craymer, a land suit,
W. C. Gray and the firm of Styles
and Erickson were attorneys for
the plaintiff while the defendant
had G. P. Hardy, Jr., W. E. Davant
and A. Harris. It was tried before
a jury but we have not learned the
decision.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. O’Neil had
the pleasure last week of a short
visit from their son, Charles O Neil
of New York. Mr. O’Neil, who is
president of the National Bondhold-
er’s Corporation, on a business
mission to cities of the northwest
and Pacific Coast, and took the op-
portunity to visit his parents. His
visit was cut short due to the flood-
ed condition of the Colorado river
last week which delayed his arrival
here.
James William Shuey, was bom
near Nebraska City, Nebr., Jan. 7,
1873, and passed away at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Della Braden, in
Blessing, Texas, Oct. 12. 1936, aged
63 years, 9 months and 5 days.
Mr. Shuey moved with his par-
ents to Kansas in 1878. He came
to Texas in 1909 and continued to
make this state his home, and was
well and favorably known in the
Blessing and Collegeport communi-
ties. Besides the sister, Mrs. Brad-
en, where he had made his home
for some time, he is survived by one
other sister; Mrs. Roy Nelson, of
Collegeport; and one brother, S. P.
Shuey, of Booker, Tex. He had been
in failing health for some time and
confined to his bed the past two
months.
Funeral services were held at the
Palacios Funeral Home Tuesday af-
- i i___i i___ n r* T?
Palacios needs more-co-operation
between parents and teachers and
students. We have a beautiful new
High School. The old High School
has been worked over, and is now
being used as an elementary and
grade school, and is much more
suitable than the old building. The
P. T. A. does not, for various rea-
sons, reach many of the parents.
From the point of view of educa-
tion the teachers have problems
and suggestions which they would
like to bring before the parents.
Some of these problems have to do
with the growth of the pupil in
character and conduct. Teachers
have to deal with every type of
student from the point of view of
heredity and environment. The par-
ents, too, have their problems.
We need to give serious thought
to our system of education to the
end that our children may do some-
what better than we have done in
meeting the problems of life. After
all, one of the most important ques-
tions in life is just happiness. Hap-
piness is a result and not a cause.
It is the result of the right kind
of education, the right kind of
character, and loving one’s work—
whatever that may be.
Can’t we have more co-operation
in Palacios?
Rev. George D. McClelland, form-
er pastor of the local First Baptist
Church, now serving the First Bap-
tist Church in Fairbury, Nebr., is
on the program for the State Con-
vention to he held with the Calvary
Church in Omaha, Oct. 20-21, re-
ports the Inter-Church Messenger,
of Jefferson County, Fairbury,
Nebr. Rev. McClelland will preach
at the morning service Oct. 21. The
convention will be followed by the
National Preaching Mission which
will continue over Oct. 25. Dr.
George W. Truett, pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Dallas, and
President of the Baptist World
Alliance, will be one of the chief
speakers. 1
ADDIE TRAYLOR CIRCLE MEET
The Addie Traylor Missionary
Society met at the home of Mrs.
Matthew Burton. Wednesday, Oct.
14, 1936. After the business meet-
ing an interesting program was
rendered by Mrs. Gibbons.
Delicious refreshment were serv-
ed.
Miss Nancy Price spent the week
end in Houston and saw the Rice
Owl-Texas Aggie football game.
Three Sharks
Are Expelled
From Events
D. D. Dorsey is taking a vacation
from duties at the Auto Inn and
seeing the Centennial Expositions
at Dallas and Fort Worth.
Ninth Annual Co.
Fair at Wharton
Opened Tuesday
The ninth Annual Wharton Coun-
ty Fair opened Tuesday with all
the color and enthusiasm of a pre-
depression event and throngs of
visitors are attending each day.
The Hall of Industry, the main
building of the exposition, over-
flowed with a variety of education-
al and commercial exhibits, illus-
trative of the varied enterprises
of the gulf coast section.
Friday will be one of the really
big days when school children will
be admitted to the grounds free up
until 6 o’clock, no difference what
county they are from.
A football game between the
Wharton Tigers and Palacios
Sharks, a music festival, presented
by the massed bands of the Whar-
ton and Eoling-Newgulf high
schools are some of the hign points
of entertainment arranged. An at-
tendance of over 50,000 is expected
Friday. The exposition will close
Saturday.
P. T. A. Meets
MEMBERS OF LOCAL ELEVEN
DO DAMAGE IN EAGLE
LAKE AFTER GAME
ternoon, conducted by Rev. G. F.
Gillespie. Burial was made in the
Palacios cemetery under the direc-
tion of the Palacios Funeral Home.
Mrs. A. Minich, accompanied by
Mrs. L. S. Smith and Miss Lytton
Smith spent several days in San
Antonio last week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sparks and
Miss Smith remained for a more
extended visit with her sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Snodgrass
and nephew, Dave Ashton, of Den-
ver, Colo., and Mr. and Mrs. Mal-
colm Snodgrass, of Ponca City,
Okla., were here over the week end,
guests of their relatives Mr. and
Mrs. F. F. Ferguson and family.
The party was out for a two weeks
vacation and the time spent here
was one of the most enjoyable of
the entire trip.
Mrs. C. M. Backen and son
Keith, have returned from a trip
to Dallas where they visited the
Centennial Exposition.
Mrs. J. C. Gibbons accompanied
the following young people to Vic-
toria over the week-end to attend
an Epworth League meeting:
Misses Zelfa Carlton, Stella Bart-
lett, Thelma Anderson and Chris-
tine Paulk, and George M. Curtis.
Miss Billie Bert Richards, who
has been an assistant at the Bay-
side Beauty Shoppe for some time
left the latter part of last week for
Houston where she will be employ-
ed in the Beulah Crabbe Beauty
Shop on Main Street, and where she
would be pleased to have hei many
Palacios friends call when they are
in that city.
Mrs. Bussell and daughter, Miss
Alpha, accompanied Mr. and Mis.
Ralph Bussell and children to Dul-
las where they visited their daugh-
ter and sister Mrs. Wright, besides
taking in the' Centennial Exposi-
tion.
The Wednesday Club will meet
next week at the home of Mrs. C.
M. Backen instead of Mrs. R. T.
Phillips as per the year book, and
members are asked to please make
note of this. A part of the program
that was planned for last \Yeeks
meeting will be given.
Mrs. Patricia Martyn left Satur-
day morning for Kilgore to attend
the annual convention of the Texas
Public Nurses Association and the
Texas Public Health Association.
She went by Huntsville where she
was joined by Mrs. Lindley, Public
Health Nurse of Walker County.
The first meeting of the P. T.
A. for this school year, was held
Tuesday afternoon at the grade
school building.
Twenty-five members were in at-
tendance and the interest and en-
thusiasm was very encouraging.
Mrs. Newsom, chairman of the
membership reported a campaign
for new members was being made
and up-to-date $17.25 had beer,
collected. Many others had prom-
ised and a larger enrollment than
last year was expected.
Mrs. Walter Milam was appoint
ed chairman of program commit-
tee, and she will have something
interesting for the next meeting.
The purchasing of a piano for
the new high school was discussed
and as one could be purchased now
for a very small cost, it was voted
to make a payment on same, which
secured it for the school. Plans to
raise the balance were discussed
which will be announced later.
Mrs. Herman Bieri was appointed
reporter. Mrs. J. W. Bolling pre-
sided at the meeting.
Following the football game be-
tween Palacios and Eagle Lake last
Friday night in which Palacios was
the loser, six of the first string
team returned to Eagle Lake, after
they had started for home and took
it upon themselves to play some
pranks, displaying poor sportsman-
ship and acts very unbecoming to
high school students. The follow-
ing letter received by Mr. Newsom
Tuesday is self explanatory.
Eagle Lake, Oct. 12, 1936.
Supt. Ralph P. Newsom,
Palacios, Texas.
My dear Supt. Newsom:
Ycur football team was here Fri-
day. The team’s performance on
the field made a very favorable
impression here. It is a good team
and we consider ourselves lucky in
.winning over it.
After the game, however, some
of the Palacios party made a very
bad impression by petty deprada-
tions down town; e. g., the name
plates of Drs. J. R. Laughlin, E. W.
Jones, and L. Kopecky were remov-
ed from their office fronts and tak-
en away; the sign of J. F. Ulery,
optometrist, was scraped from the
glass front of his business place;
the flowers were pulled from a win-
dow box of Darby’s Cdfe and
two dozen electric light bulbs were
taken from the front cf the Avalon
Theatre.
I do not know the identity of any
persons doing any of these things,
but I thought, perhaps, you would
like this report. I think I would—
W. C. Reed, Superintendent
Eagle Lake Schools
Rowland Burton and Henry Bar
rett were among the football fans
to see the Texas Aggie-Rice Owl
game in Houston Saturday after-
Miss June Bryan was over from
Port Lavaca Monday to take care
of her class of dancing pupils. She
tells us she has a nice class of pu-
pils in the Port and new ones are
coming in every day. Miss Bryan
is here Monday’s and Thursdays of
each week and for the present hai
her studio at Hotel Palacios.
There are two things that have
to he fostered in every school-
one is the maintenance of discipline
and the other is the teaching of
duty. The matter mentioned in
Supt. W. C. Reed’s letter could not
possibly be considered as only a
boy’s prank. It is too grave an of-
fence against the good name of
Palacios High School to be con-
sidered in that light.
A committee representing the
faculty met and considered the
matter on Tuesday night, and the
following is their finding—six boys
aru expelled from school until sue
time as their parents ask for their
reinstatement; three boys are ex-
pelled from all athletics for the re-
mainder of the season. In the life
and work of a High School foot-
ball is only secondary, education
comes first, and especially educa-
tion that aims at character and fits
for life.
noon.
C. L. Goppert, of Edna, who
travels for an Auto Supply House,
of Dallas, was here Wednesday
visiting with his brother Fred Gop-
pert and family.
Miss Laura Sutton a teacher of
the grade school, who had charge
of the low fifth resigned her posi-
tion to accept one elsewhere, and
Mrs. Weldon Sullivan is teaching
this week in her place. The board
will meet Friday night to elect a
teacher having received a number
of applications.
Mrs. (Dr.) A. E. Johns and
daughter, Jeannette, and Mrs. Lula
Johns of New York city are the
guests of Mrs. A. E. John’s sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles V. Yeamans. They will also
visit Mrs. A. E. Johns’ brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H.
C. Lewis in Palacios.—Bay City
Tribune.
Capt. Tyson, of Austin, visited in
Palacios this week combining busi-
ness with pleasure.
Henry Studeman was here early
Thursday morning and stated his
father John C. Studeman, who is
now at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in
Houston seems to be feeling fine,
that he is doing just as well as
could be expected, and probably be
able to be brought home some time
the first of next week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Nester have
returned from their vacation trip,
which included a visit to the Cen-
tennial Exposition at Dallas and
Fort Worth, and relatives at Tope-?
ka, Kansas, and near Oklahoma
City. Mrs. Fitts, who accompanied
them remained for a more extended
stay in Topeka with her daughter,
Mrs. Cowger, also with her son and
wife, who had made' the trip from
the north to be with the party
| which formed a family reunion.
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