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Page 2—THE ODEM-EDROY TIMES—Odem, Tex., Wed., July 27, 55
S O CIEIY
Kay Drum Celebrates
Her Fifth Birthday
On Tuesday evening of last
week Mary Katherine Drum, bet-
ter known as Kay, celebrated her
fifth birthday with a party given
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Drum on the
Seaboard Oil Co. lease.
Invitations to the party includ-
ed the request that the guests
bring along their swim suits. Af-
ter the arrival of the guests the
honoree was presented a large
plastic wading pool as a gift
from her parents. While the pool
was being filled Kay and her
friends were changing into their
swim suits. The party was strict-
ly a wading and “duck” party
from there on out until the re-
freshment hour, when the group
changed back into party toggery
and gathered around the refresh-
ment table to see Kay blow out
the fire yellow candles burning
on the birthday cake which had
been baked and beautifully deco-
rated with green icing and yellow
flowers and candles by the hono-
ree’s oldest sister, Mrs. Jesse
Greenwood of Corpus Christi.
Those present to help Kay make
her birthday a very elightful
event and to sing “Happy Birth-
dayy” to the little girl were Diana
and Dottie Stephenson of Sinton,
Janice, Bill, and Roger Green-
wood of Corpus Christi, Gecky
Killins and Kenny Richardson and
Pamela Drum of Odem.
Adults present were Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Stephenson of Sinton,
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Greenwood of
Corpus Christi, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Killins, Mr. and Mrs. Heber Webb
and the host and hostess, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Drum.
The adults were served a choice
of coffee or iced tea while cake
and ice cream were being consum-
ed by the honoree and her play-
mates.
Kenedy People Visitors
In Odem Homes
Misses Wilma Ray and Hat-
tie May Green of Kenedy were
recent guests in the home of their
uncle and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Green, Sr. for several
days. The two young ladies and
John Boeck of Pettus came down
on Saturday and he returned to
his home that evening. Miss Wil-
ma Ray was an overnight guest
in the home of her uncle and aunt,
returning to Kenedy on Sunday
of last week. Miss Hattie May,
who is employed in one of the
banks at Kenedy was on vaca-
tion and she remained for a long-
er visit here. Mr. Boeck drove
down on Wednesday of last week
to accompany her to her home
in Kenedy.
W. M. S. Has Business
Session On Monday
The WMS business session and
social hour were held in the home
of Mrs. R. T. Childress on Mon-
day afternoon with Mrs. D. E.
Simpson acting as co-hostess.
The devotional, taken from the
15th chapter of the Book of John,
was brought by Mrs. H. E. Cooper
and was followed by sentence
prayer by the entire group.
The business session was pre-
sided over by Mrs. J. B. Whatley,
president, and topping the busi-
ness agenda was the naming of
Roy Whiteley as chairman of the
committee with Mrs. R. J. Lane,
Sr., and Mrs. E. H. Jackson to
serve with her. Mrs. E.H. Cooper
was named reported for the WMS
for the remainder of the church
year.
During the social hour a re-
freshment plate was served. Those
present were Mrs. H. E. Cooper,
Mrs. W. B. Cleveland, Mrs. R. J.
Lane, Sr., Mrs. J. W. Lane, Mrs.
J. B. Whatley and the hostesses,
Mrs. D. E. Simpson and Mrs.
R. T. Childress.
Nixons Have Family
Get-To-Gether Sunday
An unexpected visit from Mr.
and Mrs. Thaddeus Nixon and
their daughter, Cheri, of McAl-
len sparked a pleasant family get-
together in the home of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Nixon of
Odem during the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nixon and
daughters, Debbie and Janet of
Bishop and Mr£- Nixon’s sister
Clara Wright;, of Conway, Ark.,
who is "guest in the Haorld
Nixon home, joined the group on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nixon and
their daughters and guest return-
ed home that evening. They were
accompanied home by Roxie Anne
Baylor, who spent until Tuesday
afternoon as their guest.
- The Thaddeus Nixon family were
overnight guests in his parents’
home, and then drove to Corpus
Christi on Sunday for a visit with
her relatives before returning to
their home in McAllen.
Mrs. T. T. Nixon and Mrs. Wil-
son Baylor drove to Bishop on
Tuesday afternoon for a visit in
the Harold Nixon home and to
accompany Roxie Anne home.
Mrs. Hudgins Shows
Materials From Hawaii
Mrs. Roy Hudgins, who has re-
cently returned from Hawaii laden
down with material for her vari-
ous hobbies invited in a group of
her nieces one day last week to
help her fashion Job Tears seeds
and colored beads into lovely cos-
tume jewelry which she then pre-
sented them as gifts from Hawaii.
An Hawaiian theme was car-
ried out in the home decora-
tions, with the hostess using much
of the material which she had
brought from the Islands as clev-
er arrangements. The table around
which the ladies sat to fashion
their earscrews and necklaces was
centered with an Hawaiian scene
with green and black sand scoop-
ed up in its natural coloring from
the beaches of Hawaii outlining
a miniature beach studded with
figurines which were replicas in
miniature of the people and the
huts of Hawaii. Soft Hawaiian mu-
sic was played at intervals
W.S.C.S. HAS PROGRAM
RECENTLY ON
“WOMEN & WEALTH”
In the second session of a study
being made by members of the
W. S. C. S. a report showed that
one-third of the employed work-
ers in the U. S. A. are women.
The dual topic of the lesson
was “Women and Wealth” and
“Christian Vocations,” but the two
subjects were so closely interwo-
ven that they made a united stu-
dy.
Mrs. E. S. Butler was the lead-
er and she read a meditation by
Bishop J. Costen Harrell to key-
note the round table discussion of
the first half of the program. The
most pertinent facts brought out
in the discussion showed (1) that
20 million women in the United
States are employed outside their
homes which makes for approxi-
mately one-fhird of the employed
workers in the Nation. (2) Wo-
men make about 55 percent of
all purchases of goods in the U.
S., with an additional 11 per cent
which they make while shoping
with their husbands.
The crux of the program was
that women have a great responsi-
bility in stewardship of possessions.
The portion of the program
which had to do with “Christian
Vocations” was climaxed with the
w£raend "an bought that any wor^ean J*
punch and cocoanut chips.
At the luncheon hour a salad
plate was served.
Those attending the very clever
party planned by Mrs. Hudgins
were Mrs. E. H. Green, Jr., Mrs.
R. J. Lane, Jr., Miss Phyllis
Lane, Mrs. Gilbert Oelschlegel all
of Odem and Mrs. James Austin
of Kingsville. Mrs. M. F. Stinnett,
sister to Mrs. Hudgins was also
present.
Dorcas Class Has
Covered Dish Supper
Members of the Dorcas Class
of First Baptist Sunday School
met at the church fellowship hall
on Tuesday evening of last week
for a covered-dish supper honor-
ing their husbands.
L. R. Spradley opened the meet-
ing-supper with prayer and Miss
Allie Hancock brought the devo-
tional which was based on the
Scripture: “Be Still and Know
That I am God.”
Those attending the supper were
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Spradley,
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ince, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Horn, Miss Allie Han-
cock, Mrs. Ouida Seale and Mrs.
Annie May Elliott.
Royal Ambassadors Have
Outing At Lake
Nine members of the Royal Am-
bassadors of First Baptist Church
and their director, Bernard Clark,
spent a pleasant outing at Lake
Corpus Christi last week-end.
The group drove over to the
Lake on Friday afternoon in time
for a swim and a picnic supper.
They were joined by Ernest For-
gy who spent the night with the
group. He returned to Edroy on
Saturday morning, but Mr. Clark
and the R. A.’s remained for a
morning swim and to cook their
breakfast over a camp fire and
eat it by the water’s edge before
they came home.
Those making the trip were Per-
ry Courtney, Harry Senden, Jr.,
Orville Maxwell, Jr., Harold Tho-
mas, Arland Phelps, CharleesFree-
man, Mike Belyeu, Larry Turner
and Richard Smith, and Bernard
Clark and Ernest Forgy.
E. T. Carsons Return
From Extended Trip
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Carson ar-
rived home on Tuesday of last
week from a trip to Burnett and
Austin where they visited relatives
for several days.
In Burnett they were guests in
the home of Mrs. Carsons bro-
ther-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Rust. In Austin Mr.
and Mrs. Carson visited a num-
ber of their relatives.
During the past several days
Mr. and Mrs. Carson have had
as their guests his sisters and a
brother, Mrs. Myrtle Sassman,
Mrs. Joe Sassman and Claude
Carson, respectively, all of Austin,
and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Car-
son and Pat of Corpus Christi.
a service to God, if that work
answers or fills a need of man-
kind.
On the following Thursday the
WSCS met in the home of Mrs.
C. O. Boatman with Mrs. Mary
Boggus acting as co-hostess.
The third session of the study
course was held with the program
built around the topic “American
Foreign Economic Policy and
Christian Basis of World Order.
Those participating in the pro-
gram were Mrs. O. W. Barnes,
who spoke on “How is Our Fore-
ign Policy Made?” Mrs. Jessie
Hanshaw discused Possibilities of
Cooperation; Mrs. M. W. Peeks
whose subject was “Trade Re-
strictions Eased”; and Mrs. C. C.
Parker, who spoke on the subject
“An Appraisal of the U.N.”
Mrs. Anna Clark Has
Week-End Guests
Mrs. Anna Clark had as her
guests on Saturday Mrs. Tansy
Hart and Mr. and Mrs. William
Arnett, all of Houston.
Mrs. Hart remained as an over-
night guest in Mrs. Clark’s home
before going to Sinton to visit
friends until Wednesday when she
joined her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Arnett for the
return trip to Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnett visited his
relatives in George West from
Saturday until Wednesday morn-
ing.
Drum Family Returns
From Southern Trip
Another group of vacationers,
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Drum and
daughters, Pamela and Kay, are
at home again following a vaca-
tion trip which took them on a
sightseeing tour of Baton Rouge
and New Orleans, La., and for
visits with relatives in Dallas and
Wolf City.
While in Dallas the Drum fami-
ly drove over to Bandera to at-
tend the wedding of Mrs. Drum’s
niece, Miss Patsy Cardwell to Wil-
lard D’Stain.
In Dallas Mr. and Mrs. Drum
were guests in the homes of her
mother, Mrs. W. A. McRight, and
other relatives. In Wolf City they
visited Mr. Drum’s relatives.
Mrs. Biggs Has
Visitors On Sunday
On Sunday when Mr. and Mrs.
Emmett Smith and their daugh-
ter of Damon stopped by for a
visit with his aunt, Mrs. Mary
Boggus, and other relatives, here.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith were mak-
ing their first visit here in 26
years.
When the couple married 26
years ago they went to Matamor-
as, Mexico on their wedding trip
and they stopped by for a brief
visit with Mrs. Boggus and other
relatives at that time. When they
planned their vacation this sum-
mer they decided on another' trip
to Matamoras. They and their
daughter made that trip and were
enroute home when they stopped
by to visit briefly with their kins-
men here.
Odem People Visit In
Dallas For Week-End
On Wednesday of last week
Mrs. E. H. Green, Sr. and Mrs.
George Hall, and the latter’s son,
Allan, drove up to Dallas for a
visit with relatives and returned
home Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Green was a guest in the
home of her daughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor and
children, while Mrs. Hall and Al-
lan visited her mother, Mrs. C.
E. Cook, and other relatives.
Mrs. Green went up especially
to be with her daughter’s family
while Karon, only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor, was undergoing
surgery on her eyes. The little
girl was having the fourth opera-
ttion done on her eyes and was
in surgery more than two hours.
So far as could be ascertained in
the short while that Mrs. Green
was with her granddaughter, af-
ter the surgery was done there is
promise that this will be the last
time that it will be necessary for
Karon to undergo eye operations.
Mrs. Hall’s mother accompanied
the Odemites back here on Mon-
day and will visit another daugh-
ter and her family, Mr. and Mrs.
Vern Hall and family, in Weslaco
before she returns to her home
in Dallas.
LOCALS
Mrs. Orville Rouse and daugh-
ter, Jo Ann have returned from
Dallas where they visited Mrs.
Rouse’s sister, Mrs. Hubert Rho-
den, and her family.
Mrs. Elwell Randolph, the form-
er Vannie Culpepper, has returned
to her home in San Antonio fol-
lowihg a visit here with her mo-
ther, Mrs. Vannie Culpepper.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Cornett
and children Richard and Jo Ann
were supper guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wine-
brenner on Friday.
Mrs. O. W. Nolen, Sr. is in El
Campo for an indefinite stay help-
ing out in the store owned by her
brother-in-law and sister while
they are away on vacation.
Miss Frances Samples of Atlan-
ta, Ga. is a guest in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Simpson
and daughters, Judy and Jane,
were overnight guests in tht home
of relatives in Austin on Tuesday,
returning here on Wednesday.
Mrs. Roy Whiteley has returned
from Greenville where she had
spent several days visiting her
parents and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Montgomery
and their daughter, Miss Martha
Montgomery have returned from
a visit with Mrs. Montgomery’s
mother, Mrs. M. J. Power, in
Gonzales.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Lane during the past
week included her sister, Mrs.
Dewey Mize, and Mrs. Jean Brad-
sete and children, Cathy and Jer-
ry, of Beeville.
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SAY FOLKS! I am going to be out of town
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that good bank. Mommie tells me all about
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Lack Of Nitrogen Main Cause of Poor
ColorlnCotton;LegumesRemedySituafion
By OTT EDIGER
It is frequently noted that the
cotton that follows grain sorghum
has a poor color, much lighter
than normal. It seems that this
condition is somewhat more notice-
able this year. Though nornal-
ly, it has been observed this year
that cotton following Hubam Clov-
er or fallowed land or where
nitrogen was added to last years
feed residue the desirable green
color is present.
Legumes and barnyard manure
protected from bleaching have
a carbon nitrogen ratio of 20 to
30 pounds of carbon to each pound
of nitrogen. They decay rapidly
when returned to the soil because
they contain enough nitrogen to
supply the needs of the soil or-
ganisms which are active in de-
composing them. Therefore, the
decomposition of these materials
does not draw or deplete the
available nitrogen in the soil.
Feed stalks contain approximate-
ly 90 pounds of carbon to each
pound of nitrogen. When they are
returned to the soil, the soil or-
ganism which rot them have to
draw heavily on the available ni-
trogen for usually several mon-
ths. There is not enough nitro-
gen in these and other non le-
gume residues to supply the needs
of the decay organisms. The
lower the nitrogen content of the
soil the worse the situation be-
comes.
Young seedlings on the soil con-
dition suffer from lack of nitrogen
and a slow start is made. After
a good deal of suffering and plant
restoring the crop is made, the
consequence being inferior yields
but then the time comes when
these high carbon, low nitrogen
crop retarding come back into
availability as the organism die
and decompose and are beneficial
for succeeding crops.
To offset the condition nitrogen
fertilizers can be used and turn
the handicaps into an advantage
by supplying more nitrogen than
the soil organisms need to rot
their high carbon, low nitrogen
residue and their by assure proper
decay. The carbon nitrogen ratio
is narrowed greatly. Observations
made recently show that the
above mentioned conditions exist
here very plainly. Cotton and
clover land did well, has a good
color and is producing well, while
that on feed ground without the
aid of nitrogen didn’t do nearly
so well. Dr. C. L. Curlee has |
very apparent evidence that where
the nitrogen was added to the
non legume reridue the response
is good.
AUSTIN, Tex. — Bascom Giles’
own story finally was told last
week in the Veterans’s Land Pro-
gram furore.
In an expected, but unannounc-
ed move, the former land com-
missioner took the witness stand
in his 98th District court trial.
He is charged with stealing or
aiding the stealing of $6,800 from
the veterans program he admin-
istered.
Giles previously had been tight
lipped to reporters and investiga-
tors. He plead his constitutional
immunity against testifying in the
Senate inquiry.
Firmly and emphatically, Giles
denied he ever stole or helped
anybody steal the $6,800.
He placed equal responsibility
on the Governor and the At-
torney General with himself for
administering the program citing
they were all members of theLand
Board by constitution and by sta-
tue.
He denied there were any in-
accuracies “to his knowledge” in
board minutes as both the Gover-
nor and Attorney General have
previously claimed.
He denied ever seeing in a hotel
room the state’s witness who
claimed to be present at a hotel-
room conversation in which Giles
allegedly discussed making a $250,
000 profit on a veterans land deal
with Brady land dealer B. R.
Sheffield.
State Auditor Report
State Auditor C. H. Cavness
suggested last week that Texas
use part of its oil and gas income
from public lands for current
school expenses.
Freeing this money, Cavness
said, could ease the strain on the
state’s general fund, even possi-
bly reduce taxes.
Royalties and lease payments
from state lands now are deposit-
ed in permanent funds of the pub-
lic schools and the University of
Texas. Only income earned by in-
vestment of the funds is avail-
able for spending.’
Under Cavnees’ plan only 27 1-2
per cent of royalties would go into
the permanent funds, now total-
ing more than a half billion dol-
lars.
Copies of the proposal went to
the governor and Legislature. Exe-
cution of the plan would require
both a constitutional amendment
and revision of statutes.
Criticism came promptly from
University President Logan Wilson
who compared the plan to “eat-
ing seed com.”
It conflicts, he said, with the
present plan to increase Universi-
ty income by easing restrictions
on investment of the permanent
fund.
A constitutional amendment, ap-
proved by the recent Legislature
and awaiting vote of the people,
would allow University officials to
invest up to 50 per cent of the
fund in corporate stocks. At pres-
ent all investment must be in
low - interest - bearing - govern-
ment bonds.
Highway Bids Taken
Low bids totaling $14,197,575 on
road and bridge projects were
tabulated by the State Highway
Department last week.
Two major highway improve-
ments—on US 80 east of Big
Spring and on US 83 north of
Brownsville—were included in the
402 miles of road work.
A contract was let to build a
bridge in Dallas across the Trini-
ty River. It will eventually con-
nect with the Dallas-Fort Worth
toll road.
Parr Documents Sought
Attorneys for George Parr have
asked to inspect 89 checks and
other documents the government
will use in its income tax evasion
case against the South Texas poli-
tical boss.
Prosecuting attorneys protested,
arguing that the defense was try-
ing to find out what specific evi-
dence the government would in-
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