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Peninsula Route To Gulf May Be Open In *65
(Port Lavaca Wave)
The Matagorda Ship Channel,
which will connect Port Lavaca
and Point Comfort with the Gulf
of Mexico, will not be open to deep
sea vessels until late 1964 or early
1965.
That fact was made unquestion-
ably clear by Colonel E. A. Han-
sen, the Corps of Engineer officer
who will be in overall charge of
the project, when he spoke Monday
night before the local Chamber of
Commerce. Colonel Hansen made
no exact time table for the be-
ginning of construction nor its
completion.
He did say, however, that the
construction of a model of the
Matagorda Bay area and the study
of the operation of this working
model could well consume two
years or more. The Colonel believes
that construction of the jetties and
the digging of the canal could well
require 2Vi years of actual work.
The model to which Colonel
Hansen referred will be construct-
ed by the Corps of Engineers in
Vicksburg, Miss. He gave no di-
mensions of the model, but said its
construction would begin in early
January. Every phase of the ele-
ments will be duplicated in this
model study and hydraulics en-
gineers will determine from their
actions the specifications of the
jetties and the channel.
In fact, according to Colonel
Hansen, the location of the jetties
and the path of the ship channel
will be determined from the studies
made from the massive model.
Tides, currents, winds, the flow
of fresh water and every conceiv-
able natural action will be con-
sidered.
Such models are built under
huge buildings the size of airplane
hangars.
Colonel Hansen could not say
that the channel would go to the
Gulf of Mexico via Pass Cavallo
as certain local interests had long
hoped that it would. Ho pointed
out that the model study might
prove conclusively that the chan-
nel must be cut through Mata-
gorda Island.
This alternative would be cheap-
er by several millions of dollars
from the standpoint of the jetty
Construction. The jetties required
at the peninsula entrance would be
considerably shorter than those,
which would have to be construct-
ed through the pass—the historical
connection between Port Lavaca
and the sea.
The channel dredging cost would
be considerably less if the Mata-
gorda Peninsula route is used be-
cause it will be 2V2 miles shorter
than the Pass Cavallo route.
By way of explaining the mag-
nitude of the ship channel project,
Colonel Hansen explained: “The
dredging of the channel, 36 feet
deep by 200 feet wide, will in-
volve removal of about 45 million
cubic yards of material over a 28-
mile length of channel extending
from deep water in the Gulf of
Mexico through Pass Cavallo across
Matagorda Bay and Lavaca Bay
to Point Comfort.”
“Of this, about 8 million yards
will be performed by hopper
dredges through the bar and jetty
channels and about 37 million
yards will be removed by contra*®
pipeline dredges from the interior
bay channels,.” the. colonel added.
“This dredging will entail aJbmft
52 per cent of the total east *C
the project and will require atwras
three years for completion. How-
ever, it can generally be scheduled!
to run concurrently with some
the planning and with the jetty
construction.”
“Jetty construction will com-
prise about 45 per cent of the pro-
ject costs or nearly nine: 1miUtnr.
(See “PENINSULA," Page
GROUND-BREAKING—Mrs. J. R. Wagner, shown
with County Commissoner George L. Harrison as she
turned the first shovel of dirt for the new Wagner
General Hospital at the ground-breaking ceremony held
Sunday afternoon at the building site, Fourth Street and
Green Avenue. Com. Harrison represented the Commis-
sioners’ Court in the absence of County Judge J. J.
Spurgeon.—Paxton Photo.
GREETING CARDS AND PICTURES
BRING JOY TO FOREIGN PEOPLES
Well, here we are again folks.
The time is drawing near for us to
discard our old greeting cards and
1959 picture calendars. Our mis-
sionaries in foreign lands welcome
these as aids in their teaching. We
all know that a picture can convey
an idea much clearer than words
can tell it. This is particularly true
in the case of a primitive native
child or adult.
Besides the cards and calendar
pictures we have had requests for
left over Sunday School picture
papers and colored pictures from
magazines showing beautiful land-
scapes and subjects of everyday
activities.
Our foreign missionaries use
these pictures, not only in their
church and Sunday School work,
but in the making of scrap books
in their schools. The cards and
pictures are also used as gifts to
inmates of prisons and patients in
hospitals.
We here in our great United
States do not realize the extreme
conditions of want and savagery
with which our missionaries must
cope in some of these countries.
For instance, a missionary, Rev.
Kemp Hobson, in the Belgian Con-
go had a very narrow escape this
summer, when he and a state of-
ficer and three native policemen
“Arrest that woman for
petit larceny...she stole my
husbandI”
went to a spot where three natives
were making trouble. One claim-
ed to be the “true prophet” and his
wife was the carrier of the charms,
or fetishs, which the natives fear.
They were armed with spears and
machete knives. The native police-
men with Rev. Hobson were un-
armed and were ready to run away.
We quote from Rev. Hobson’s let-
ter “About that time a white man
—came up in a car with his wife
and a domestic helper. In a very
few minutes we were attacked. I
received a deep spear wound in the
left arm about the wrist, and an-
other in the right arm, below the
elbow. The state officer received a
wound in the arm,” end of quote.
The state officer and white man
were both armed. When they shot,
one of the attackers fell and later
died. Rev. Hobson’s left wrist was
almost severed, the artery, a nerve
and tendons cut. One nerve was
pushed aside. He was rushed to a
hospital where he was given a
blood transfusion (to replace the
quart he lost) and the cut tendons
and nerves were tied together.
Each arm was in a cast for 30
days.
The last time that we heard
from the Hobsons, Rev. Hobson
had pretty good use of his right
hand and was beginning to regain
some use of his left one. This all
sounds like some sort of “fiction
thriller,” doesn’t it? This exper-
ience, of course, is exceptional and
few of our missionaries have such
a harrowing one. However, the peo-
ple of many of these countries,
where we have missionaries, are
very illiterate and superstitious.
Our missionaries have many ad-
verse conditions to meet and they
deserve our best efforts to sup-
port them in every way that we
can. Anyone having contributions
of cards and pictures may leave
them at the office of L. A. House,
205 Fifth Street.
Ahy man who looks up his fam-
ily tree is apt to get out on a limh
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3,1959 PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME LIT, NUMBER 4E9
SHARKS IN QUARTER FINALS
GRASSY POINT
By LORRAINE BASFORD
The norther over the week end
slowed off shore fishing some-
what, but bank fishing paid off in
many of the favorite local spots.
The inclement weather did not
keep the fishermen at home.
There was no live bait in Pa-
lacios the first of the week. Fisher-
men were using frozen bait, and
plugs, and out of town fishermen
brought live bait from Freeport.
On Wednesday, Charles Faktor
hauled live bait in from Port
O'Connor and expects to continue
doing so as long as it will be
available.
* « *
Light line, heavy fish: This
fisherman was fishing at the Turn
Basin using a light casting rod
and small reel, when a big drum
hit his bait. The rod broke right
at the handle just after he landed
the drum, which tipped the scales
at 37 pounds when weighed in at
Grassy Point Bait Camp.
* • *
Bill plugs right along: Give Bill
Sisco his favorite plugs, water to
wade in, and plenty of energy to
use those plugs and he’ll bring in
the fish. Often Bill’s arm gives out
before the fish give up. One of
Bill’s good catches this week was
at the BYPU grounds, when he
brought in 19 big trout, most of
them around two pounds, one go-
ing four pounds.
* * *
More Baptist Trout taken: Joe
Friedman and Clarence Cox had
about 24 large speckled trout each
in just a few hours wading be-
tween the BYPU pier and the Pa-
vilion. Early morning fishing paid
off better than evening.
* * •
The Lady Like Variety: Mollie
Lee Hope and Marguarite Arlla
were really just passing the time
of the day, chatting as they cast
from GPBC pier. They landed four
rat reds each, a few good sized
sheepshead, two or three nice size
drum and some keeper size specks.
* * *
Henry cashes in at Cash’s
Creek: Henry McConnell came in
with a long string of speckled
trout on Thanksgiving Day after
fishing a few hours at Cash’s
Creek. His fish went from one to
four pounds. The banks at the
Creek and at the river, especially
along Red Bluff were lined with
fishermen, all of whom were reel-
ing in specks or reds as fast as
they cast out. And many cane
pole fishermen were getting twice
as many fish as „hey did not have
to take the time for any reeling.
* * *
News in a Capsule about Hunt-
ers and Hunters: The Bob Martin
home in Oklahoma had a peculiar
odor for a couple of days and the
family was desperately trying to
locate the source. Finally, Bob
went to get his coat from a back
closet for a quail hunt on Thanks-
giving, and discovered one dead
quail from a previous hunt still in
the pocket.
* * *
U. S. gunners through poor
identification, still are potting un-
usual game. In Michigan, a hunt-
er seeking grouse killed a hairy
woodpecker as it drilled away on
a tree; while two other gunners
bagged a spotted sandpiper and
baby blue heron thinking they were
(See “FISHING,” Page 4)
PALACIOS SHARKS FREER BUCKAROOS
No. Weight
Name
Position
Name Weight
No.
10
145
JOHN PENLAND (C)
Back
.............GILBERT URIBE
148
10
12
130
NORRIS CRAWFORD
..... Back .....
............ LARRY WILLIS
125
20
31
155
KENNETH COOK .........
Back
JOHNNY ALLEN
145
30
41
190
BERNEY KESZLER
Back
.............. JOE ESCOBAR
160
44
51
159
ROY LEE HOGG (C)
Center ....
....... BENNIE NEWMAN
185
50
64
168
DAVID BOLLING
Guard
.............JOHNNY REESE
182
62
65
158
MARVIN KASTROP
Guard
KELLY JOE PEASE
160
76
63
190
TERRY BONDS
Tackle
........... JIMMY ALLEN
183
70
72
170
EDGAR REED
Tackle
...........STEVE WALKER
170
72
82
155
LARRY TAYLOR
End
RUFEL SERNA
157
80
85
169
DICKIE KUBECKA
End
AL LICHTENBERGER
165
81
Judge Proclaims
December 7-12 As
Soil Testing Week
GREETINGS: 1
It has been aptly said by Gov-
ernor 0. M. Roberts that “Civil-
ization begins and ends with the
plow.” Everyone knows that our
soils are not as productive now
as they have been in the past due
to constant useage, erosion, etc.
THAT it is necessary to apply
fertilizers to our lands in order
to increase production and farm
income;
THAT it is necessary to have
our soils tested in order to ascer-
tain the kinds of fertilizers most
advantageous to our particular
soils;
THAT fertilizers are as essential
to pastures as they are to farms;
THAT farm and ranch incomes
can be increased materially by the
use of the proper fertilizers, prop-
erly and timely applied to the
lands;
THAT Texas Agricultural Ex-
tension Service is now conducting
a Soil Fertility Program and that
Matagorda County has been se-
lected as one of 11 counties in Tex-
as as a pilot County in this pro-
gram.
Now, therefore, I, as Judge of
Matagorda County, Texas, do here-
by proclaim and designate the week
of December 7 through 12, 1950 as
Soil Testing Week in Matagorda
County, Texas, and ask and urge
all residents and more especially
farmers and ranchers to aid and
support this worthy project to the
utmost of their ability.
I hereby affix my signature and
seal of office, this 19th day of
November, 1959.
J. J. SPURGEON
County Judge,
(Seal) Matagorda County, Texas
Sixteen members, and four
guests, of the Palacios Rotary Club
heard a tape recording of a speech
given on October 12, 1959 before
the Texas Association of School
Administrators, by Dr. Charles
Chauncey, pastor of the First
Christian Church, E! Paso, Texas.
The title of Dr. Chauncey’s
speech was “Vision for Tomorrow,”
and the subject dealt with the
present problems in American life.
He noted that thecement of Amer-
ican Society is the concern that
each American has for the whole
country. But, he said, such things
as the rising juvenile delinquency
rate and adult crime rate illustrate
that this “social cement” is now dis-
integrating.
Dr. Chauncey is a native of the
H. A. TURNEY
Entomologist On
Insect Control To
Hold Course Here
H. A. Turney, Insect Control
Specialist, from the Texas Educa-
tion Agency, A. & M. College of
Texas, will conduct a short course
for adults on Entomology at the
Palacios High School December 14
through 18.
Mr. Turney has been an Ento-
mology Specialist since June 1958
and was with the same department
at A & M since June 1956.
The course will be conducted in
three meetings. Among the sub-
jects that may be discussed are:
Control of Cotton Insects; Control
of Insect Pests of Field and Truck
Crops, Control of Insect Pests of
Fruits and Nuts, Control of Ex-
ternal Pests of Livestock, Control
of Insect Pests of Stored Grains.
He will cover the subjects that
those taking the course prefer.
Australian Bush Country. He was a
Rhodes Scholar to Oxford Univer-
sity, and is a graduate of Golden
Gate Baptist Theologicail* Semi-
nary.
Guests at the Wednesday meet-
ing of the Rotary Club included
H. C. Melcher and Hilary Lenertz
of Port Lavaca, Cecil Kinard of El
Campo, and Verlin Murphy of Pa-
lacios.
Pfc. Bennie Starr of Fort Ruck-
er, Ala. spent the Thanksgiving
holidays with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Mertz and
children of Kirbyville spent the
Thanksgiving week end here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Tolleson.
Area Oil Acliviiy
Slows; Most Work
In Wharton County
By BOB WILKINSON
Oil Operator-Broker
Good news out of Wharton
County.
Anderson & Cooke’s No. 1 J. V.
Meigs north of Louise is rated as
a discovery well from 4,417-19
feet. It is waiting on a potential
test in what may be called Blanche
Field.
Also north of Louise in Menefee
Field, Robinson Oil & Gas Com-
pany brought in a tremendous dry
gasser in No. 1 A. E. Thomas from
4,540-46 feet. The flow is estimated
to be 20,000,000 cubic feet daily.
Smith & Smith potentialed a
Magnet-Withers Field well, 1-D
Cockburn-Miocene Gas Unit, for
55.18 barrels of 28-gravity oil daily
from 5,768-70 feet through a
14/G4-inch choke.
More late drill reports, field-by-
field, area-by-area:
Palacios—Kilroy-Callery’s No. 2
H. L. Henry is around 9,000 feet.
. . . Pan Ain's No. 2 C. G. Harvey
is drilling around 4,500 feet. . .
Texaco’s No. 4 Evelyn Harriman
is drilling around 8,000 feet.
North Blessing—North Central
Oil Corporation’s No. 1 Robert
Swain Unit was last reported wait-
ing on orders. The test bottomed
at 10,125 feet.
East El Maton—‘Superior Oil
Company’s No. 1 D. K. Poole is
drilling around 8,500 feet.
Tidehaven—Texkan Oil Com-
pany’s 1-A Grace P. Heffelfinger
was finaled for 4,000,000 cubic
feet of gas plus distillate daily
from 10,176-92 feet. Total depth is
10,709 feet.
New Menefee—D. O. Wade’s No.
1 Sam B. Heard is projected to
5,900 feet.
Northwest Hungerford—Texkan
Oil Company has staked No. 1
Dora Hudgins two miles northwest
of Hungerford. It is projected to
6,000 feet.
North El Campo—A. F. Childers
Jr.'s No. 1 H. Zimmerman is a
tight hole, was last reported test-
ing. One unconfirmed source says
it will make a distillate producer.
Southwest Markham — Cyprus
Oil Company’s No. 1 Sam V. Le-
Tulle is drilling around 10,000
feet.
Southwest Bay City—Oil Lease
Operating Company is rigging up
on No. 1 Lola H. Brown drillsite
about 500 feet east of the Colo-
rado River.
South Bay City—Russell McFar-
land has spudded No. 1 Franz
Huebner Estate.
Miss Sally Hayes, a student at
Greenbrier College, Lewisburg, W.
Va., spent the Thanksgiving holi-
days as guest of Miss Mary Ann
Brown, of Charleston, W. Va. Miss
Hayes is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Hayes.
Tape Recording Of Speech, 'Vision
For Tomorrow' Presented At Rotary
TO BATTLE FREER
BUCKAROOS AT
ALICE FRI. NIGHT
Teams Undefeated
Thru Regional Pfay;
Game Time At 8
“Pure desire and team effort ksf
brought us this far, it could tafae
us further,” Coach Joe NVwicIS
related in speaking of the quarter-
final game with the Freer B'scfcs-
roos in Alice Friday night, act ft
o’clock.
The Sharks have come a Ink
ways from the time they were-
picked fifth in District 26-AA. Tfcej
defeated Rockport, Tidehaven, Gat-
nado, and Industrial in nov>&f~
triet play. In district they conquer-
ed West Columbia, Boling, Whoor-
ton, Sweeny, Needville and Edna
The Sharks were riding ftigjb
when they held favored Edna t»
a 25 to 0 win. Then in Bi-Diatridt
held the mighty Deer Park Deer
to a 7-7 tie to win on penetraticnK.
The team effort again proved so-
il. C. Shelton, Business Man-
ager of the Schools, reported
Wednesday morning that (here
would be plenty of tickets. Re-
served beats are $2.00; general
admission $1.50; and students SO'
cents. Students must purchase
their tickets by noon Friday as
tickets must be in Alice by ScJ*.
No student tickets will be soHF
at the gate.
perb in the regional win last wedb
over the big, powerful Hallettsvabv
Brahmas, when they built op a IS
to 0 lead in the third quarter 1—^
to defend this lead in a 21 to M
victory.
To name any star, one wooH
have to read our team roster—
(See “FOOTBALL,” Page 4fr
County Bond Sales 50
Percent Short, Says
Chairman Brooking
M. M. Brooking, local chafa-maB
of the Matagorda County Saving*
Bonds Committee announced ioBmf
that Savings Bonds sales far Oc-
tober totaled $18,564. “Sales far
the first ten months of 1959 were*
$254,651 or 45.6% of the yeax
goal,” Brooking said.
E and H Bond sales in Texas,
amounted to $12,618,551 dura*
October. This represents an in-
crease of $1.8 million dollars over
September sales.
“The Treasury has announce#
that effective January 1, I960 an#
thereafter, holders of all Series K
bonds and unmatured F and 3
bonds would be permitted to ex-
change them for Series H Bonds,
with deferment of tax liability cm
accumulated interest and withaaft.
regard to annual limitation as t»
amount,” Chairman Brooking con-
cluded .
The Weather
Date
Nov.
24
Max.
72*
Mia
45'
fm.
0.00
Nov.
25
73'
43*
Nov.
26
75'
48'
o.m-
Nov.
27
55°
37'
O.WB
Nov.
28
57'
39’
o.wy
Nov.
29
62°
31'
0.00
Nov.
30
68'
46'
Dec.
1
63'
59'
93*
Total rainfall for year:
18-29
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