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Thursday, March 10, 1949
PALACIOS BEACON, VALACIOS, TEXAS
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Stale Supreme Court Ruling Aids,
Development Of Public School Lands
AUSTIN, TEXAS—Land Com-
missioner Baseom Giles points to
a recent decision by the Texas Su-
preme Court as "another mile-
stone in the development of our
public school domain."
The ruling reaffirmed the con-
stitutionality of the so-called Re-
linquishment Act," which stated
that the State’s leasing agent must
begin drilling within 100 days when
oil is discovered within 1,000 feet
of school lund. •
GREENWOOD-CURTI8
POST NO. 476
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets First and Third Tuesday
Nights at 8 P. M.
Ronald E. Harris, Commandr
L. A. House, Adjutant
Associate Justice V. St. John Gar-
wood said that "if the agency of
the surface owner should result in
failure to drill an important offset
well” (to prevent drainage of oil),
then the Commissioner of the Gen-
eral Land Office could take the mat-
ter “out °f the agent’s hands al-
together and lease the minerals
directly.”
The decision clarifies the State’s
authority over some 7,000,000 acres
of Texas school land on which sur-
face rights have been sold, Giles
said.
"These lands may at present he
leased for oil production by surface
rights owners who are authorized
to act as agents of the state,”
Giles explained. “But if the surface
right owner does not act in the
best interests of the State, his
right as an agent is forfeited."
The lease involved was for a
140-acre tract in Crane County
which eventually wus unsigned to
the Stanolind Oil & Gas Company.
When drilling was not begun with
in 100 days ufter production was
reported within 1,000 feet, Giles
refused to accept a second lease
executed by the surfuce owners to
the Cities Service Oil Company.
The bonus offered in this second
lease was $5,250.
The lease wus re-sold at scaled
bid uuction with a bonus payment
of $101,315.
The favorable ruling by the Su-
preme Court continued Giles’ rec-
ord of never having a mandamus
upheld since he took office ten years
ago.
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Trust Territories of Pacific Is
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port Comment
By GUY STEVENS (Hollywood National Syndicate)
With nearly two weeks of spring
conditioning under their belts, th(j
big leaguers hop off on a tough
exhibition schedule this Saturday,
March 12th. All major teams start
action on that day and a total of
341 games are to he played before
they officially open the season.
Perhaps in the near future, these
exhibition affairs may develop into
something of a spring league. It’s
becoming that popular. Each year
interest seems to gain and out on
the Coast crowds, of ir-nnn and ..............- -----
better turn out - :!tc o ten to see dismited king of the National
i i ... i _________ ,.1 i-u IV11 T.P _
But—in a city the size of New
York and with Gorgeous George as
the main attraction, a sellout crowd
was expected. The small turnout
may have killed wrestling in the
Garden. Is the Gorgeous One los-
ing his mat lure?
* * •
In 1947, Johnny Mize of the New
York Giants and Ralph Kiner of
the Pittsburg Pirates finished the
season with 51 homers each. In
1948, they leveled off with 40 each,
r.v* this, year, Kiner should be un-
the boys in act' n. The exh b't n
tussle runs rirM up to Monday,
April 18, the day the two leagues
get under way.
This season ten big league clubs
c training down in Florida, four
California and two in Arizona,
ow they shape up remains to he
en. But very soon now you’ll see
anagers scurrying around look-
g for talent to plug up the weak
pots.
In the American League, the
leveland Indians are a popular
mice to repeat. But the Boston
ed Sox and the New York Yan-
cces are also being tabbed as pos-
ble pennant winners. So the race
ay be just as close as last year’s
ennant chase.
In the National League, the Bos-
on Braves are not expected to
uplicate their pennant-winning
erformanee of 1948. But they
night surprise. On paper they ap-
>ear as strong, if not stronger,
han last year. If the Brooklyn
lodgers’ youth movement holds
p, they may be the team to heat,
therwise the St. Louis Cards look
mighty good.
* « •
OT Satchel Paige of the Cleve-
and Indians has high hopes of
winning 19 or 20 games this year
if Bossman Bill Veeek gives him
le chance. Satch may not win
iat many but he should give a
ood account of himself. A year
go, while on an exhibition tour,
ie struck out fifteen major leagueTS
n one game. Satch is reported to
>e 42 years old but he still has
lenty on the hall. Last year, he
(itched in 21 games, winning six
ind losing one. That’s really pitch-
ng for an old timer. Even though
Satch may not be the pitcher of a
ew years back, Veeck will use
lim plenty just the same. He
(roved a bigger drawing card than
lob Feller last season.
If the Oklahoma Aggies and
he Kentucky Wildcats meet in the
same basketball tournament, the
Aggies may hand the Southeastern
Conference champs a surprise
rimming. The other night, Okla-
toma defeated St. Louis 40 to 37,
heir second win of the year over
the Billikens. And St. Louis is the
only team that holds a win over
Kentucky. Since these three teams
are tops in the country, they should
>e invited to the same tournament
jut this seems unlikely as both
Jklahorra and St. Louis belong to
the same conference group. The
National Invitational opens in New
York Saturday. •
• * *
Promoter Bill Johnston expected
oig things in Madison Square Gar-
den the other night. He was staging
the first mat show to be held in
the Garden in 12 years. And he
had no less a person than Gorgeous
George, the perfumed grappler
from the West Coast, heading an
all-star card. What happened? The
Gorgeous One turned out to be a
bust. Only 4,000 souls were on hand
to witness the affair and though
George and his opponent, Ernie
Dusek, carried on according to mat
formula No. 3, which calls for all-
out suffering as expressed through
agonizing distortions of the face,
it was Promoter Johnston who ac-
tually suffered—he lost $1,500 on
the deal. It was a rainy night and
that no doubt kept many fans away.
LeugU" homerun sluggers. Mize,
now 30, is on the down-grade and
can’t he expected to keep up with
the more youthful Pittsburgh slug-
ger. In fact, Kiner could very well
be the homerun king of both
leagues. Joe Dimaggio who topped
the American League with 39 last
season, is along in years. He may
have another good year and he may
not. At any rate, Kiner sems to tie
the only one around right now who
has a chance of topping Babe Ruth’s
record of 60 homers. If he can hit 51
he can hit 61 and this may be
Kiner’s year.
» * •
JUST GAB—Basketball Coach
Adolph Rupp of Kentucky has been
named coach of an East-West all-
star game in New York April 2
. . . and he promptly selected four
from his own championship squad
to play. Skipper Casey Stengel of
the Yankees tabs the Red Sox
and not the Indians as the team
to beat in the American League
pennant chase. According to re-
ports, Jackie Robinson of the
Brooklyn Dodgers is getting around
$20,000 per year . . . which means
that he got a $7,000 raise. Jim
Winkler, captain of the Texas Ag-
gies football team last year, signed
with the Los Angeles Rams for
the 1949 season . . . Winkler, who
plays tackle, should be a power on
defense ... he weighs 235 pounds
and stands 6 ft. 2 inches. If Willie
Pep and Sandy Saddler meet again
in a third championship go, figure
on Saddler to regain the title . . .
the Harlem battler handed Pep a
terrific beating in their last bout
even though he did lose. The Army-
Navy football game may be played
out on the West Coast this fall . . .
they’re clamoring for a chance to
see the service teams in action.
Minnesota defeated Purdue 58 to
48 in a Big Nine Basketball game
recently . . . and the Boilermakers
were held to only two field goals
in the final half. Of jthe 49 nomin-_
ations for the Widener SstJ.uni;
added handicap at Hialeah, only
four stables had courage enough
to challenge Coaltown . . . the
Calumet comet again won easily
. . it was so much of a sure thing
that bettors received a mere five
cents on the dollar.
EGYPT AND ISRAEL
AGREE ON PEACE
Peace came last week officially
in 'Palestine. An armistice between
Egypt and Israel was signed, and
other Arab states which have been
involved in the war against the
Jews declared they were ready to
work out terms similar to those ar-
ranged by Egypt.
In the settlement Israel retains
most of the disputed area which
was conquered by her small, but
determined army, during the bitter
fighting which has raged intermit-;
tently during the past year.
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