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THE MATHIS NEWS
VOL. IXL
Second Class Postage
Paid At Mathis, Texas
MATHIS, TEXAS, THURS. MORNING, SEPT. 28, 1961
Published weekly by the
Guthrie Publishing Co.
TEN PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS — NO. 41
J. L Norris, Noted Art ,
Wants To Form MathLS Art Club
For the last 14 years John L.
Norris has been producing paint-
ers in Mathis, but^ after each
student finished his or her in-
structions they have settled
down to painting for their own
enjoyment or for close friends.
Now Norris has decided the lo-
cal patrons of art should or-
ganize.
By organizing into a club the
painters could meet occasional-
ly to discuss painting and com-
pare works. They could also
sponsor art shows to bring their
creations to the community.
'Norris, who is minister of the
Argentia Church of Christ, has
had several outstanding art stu-
dents who have selected the
field of art as a profession.
Carol Dean Miller, now a jun-
ior art major at the University
of Oklahoma, was awarded a
scholarship after winning the
Scholastic Arts Award in Mid-
land soon after finishing instruc-
tions here under Norris. Andy
Hanshaw studied art under No'
ris and then at De Mar College.
He is now working in commer-
cial art. Jerry Hapner, a junior
at Texas Tech, took lessons from
Norris for six years and is now
studying a related art, interior
decorating.
Lynn Bauch, Mathis High sen-
ior, won two ribbons in a re-
cent art show in Sinton.
According to Norris, he has
had a number of other very tal-
ented students who have not
chosen to make art their pro-
fession but paint only for enjoy-
ment. During these last 14 years
he estimates he has taught more
than 200 students ^from Mathis
and surrounding towns. For two
of these years he was art in-
structor in the Mathis schools.
“The only thing that has given
me as much enjoyment as paint-
ing is my profession”, says Nor-
ris, who has spoken on the sub-
ject for almost every club and
organization in town. He says.
“Art is a most absorbing and
fascinating hobby. Because it is
creative in nature it requii’es all
of your attention, thus taking
your mind off ordinary cares.”
When discussing painting Nor-
ris always stresses that, in his
opinion, there are no “natural-
born-artists”. According to him
JOHN L. NORRIS AND KATHY BOMER
he has taught painting to 200 in 14 years
the ability to sketch or draw is
not needed in order to be a suc-
cessful oil painter.
Norris only paints with oil and
almost all of his paintings are
of scenery. He says the only rea-
son he does not paint portraits
is that he has never taken the
time to learn since he started
giving lessons.
His teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth
Harrell of Agua Dulce, was just
beginning to teach him to paint
portraits when she went blind
and died. Norris began taking
lessons from her 17 years ago
when he moved to Mathis. She
was well known in this area as
a painter and taught art for
35 or 40 years according to Nor-
ris.
He began teaching art in
Mathis while still taking lessons
and his first student was R. C.
Salyer.
Besides being a preacher, art-
ist and art teacher, Norris also
serves as judge of the corpora-
tion court, a bus driver for the
schools and as an alternate mail
carrier.
He hopes to hold an art exhibit
and sale soon after the forma-
tion of an art organization here.
There is a possibility that such
a show will be sponsored by The
Mathis News. Everyone wishing
■to join the organization should
contact Norris as soon as pos-
sible.
Letter
From The
Editor
tit
Mathis citizens responded
wonderfully to our plea for per-
sons interested in taking a Red
Cross first aid course and we
now have over 30 signed to take
part.
We will continue taking names
through next week and we hope
the course will begin the follow-
ing week. The Red Cross secre-
tary for San Patricio County
has been contacted and has put
us down on her books, however,
she is still snowed under with
work from Carla and will not be
free before next week.
I have never seen a city so
plagued with money drives and
fund raising campaigns as
Mathis. I am all in favor of al-
most every single drive but I
think we might do well to con-
sider a United Fund that would
put all of the charities in one
drive.
Every city that tries to estab-
sish a united or community fund
has trouble because not all of
the large charities will join.
Nevertheless, I think community
funds should be admired for the
large number of drives they do
consolidate.
The Boy Scouts and the San
Patricio County Live Stock Show
are both preparing to launch
their annual money drives. Both
are very worthy organizations
and do a lot for the young peo-
ple of our community. Let’s
give them all the cooperation
they ask. Larry Stapp is head-
ing the Boy Scout drive and Hil-
mer Person is in charge of the
Livestock Show drive here.
Underwood To Manage
M. E. Moses Store Here
Jim Underwood has been nam-
ed manager of the M. E. Moses
store here to replace R. A-
Scott. Underwood moved here
this week with his wife Jean and
his children, Pamelia, 10, Jim-
my, 8, and Betty, 7.
Underwood first went to work
for M. E. Moses in 1946 when he
was released from the navy. Af-
ter four years with the company
he went to work for a dairy
products firm. In 1958 he be-
came city secretary in Brady,
Texas. In April, 1960, he return-
ed to the Moses Company in Dal-
las.
He said the store here will
•maintain the same prices and
policies of the M. E. Moses
stores in larger cities.
Underwood has worked eight
years as a volunteer fireman in
Uvalde and Brady and he hopes
to do so here. He said, “We
think he will certainly enjoy it
in Mathis. We have really ap-
preciated the friendliness and
Band Boosters
Name Chairmen
If!
Ml
til
assistance offered
ready.”
us here al-
A business meeting of the
Band Boosters Club was held
Thursday night, September 21,
at the band hall with the presi-
dent, Bill Parrish, presiding.
Chairmen and members of the
various committees were nam-
ed. They are membership com-
mittee, Mrs. Larry Stapp, chair-
man-, and.Mrs. Marvin Teague;
press and publicity, Mrs. BiU
Watson, chairman, Mrs. Milton
Boatwright and Mrs. Joe Ten-
nill; finance, committee, Mrs.
Leland Koepsel, chairman, Mrs.
Clayton Jennings, Mrs. Tom Bo-
nier, Mrs. Jerry Stone, Mrs.
Charles' Brown, Mrs. W. E.
McDonald, Mrs. Alex Klepac,
Mrs. Jesse Williams, Mrs. Frank
Russek, Mrs. Elbert McGrew,
Mrs. Joe Dickrson and Mrs.
Bill Parrish; chaporone commit-
tee, Mrs. Joe Beard,: chairman,
Joe Beard and Mr. and Mrs.
Allie B. Holmes.
Officers of the club serving
with Parrish are Mrs. Jerry
Stone, vice-president;- Mrs. Roy
George, secretary; and Mrs. Joe
Dickerson, treasurer.
Baptist Mission
Announces New
Kintergarten
A kindergarten class will be-
gin at the Mexican Baptist Mis-
sion in Mathis Monday, Oct. 2.
The school will begin at 8:30
a. m. and dismiss at 11:30 a. m,.
Monday through Friday. The
charge for students will be $2.09
per month. Children who were
five years of age by September
and those who are six, but are
not going to school, may enroll
in the class.
Registration of students will
be held at the church Friday,
Sept. 29, beginning at 1 p. m.
Mrs. Isabel Contreras of San-
dia will be the teacher. She has
completed three years of study
at Howard Payne College and
taught kindergarten for two
years inSan Antonio.
B & P W To Attend
District Workshop
The Mathis Business and Pro-
fessional Women’s organization
will attend the District 13 Con-
ference in Rockport October 8,
and they will give the workshop
on International Affairs.
The local ladies will also serve
on the resolutions committee.
At their last meeting they de-
cided to hold an auction on
Jtfov. 4*
Junior High
P.-T.A. To Meet
On Second Tue.
The Junior High School PTA
met for a regular business meet-
ing Tusday night, Sept. 19.
The members voted to hold
meetings on the second Tuesday
of each month. The meetings wi
begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Junior
High library.
Reports were given by the
committee chairmen who are
Jimmy Grant, finance commit-
tee; Mrs. Gordon Benningfield,
membership committee; Mrs.
Marvin Teague, publicity com-
mittee; Mrs. Clifton Jennings,
hospitality committee;; Mrs.
hospitality committee; Mrs.
Joe Tennill, health committee;
and Jerry English, program co-
mmittee.
The Snooper - Dooper • atten-
dance dog was awarded to Bill
Doughty’s 7B room for having
the largest attendence.
Following the business meet-
ing Jerry English was in charge
of the “get acquainted” pro-
gram and asked those present to
write their ideas for programs
for the coming year.
Refreshments were served to
about 35,
John Key and Bill Henry
have completed their big re-
modeling project and it is a very
fine job. What we need in Mathis
is more of this progressive
thinking. It is an improvment
to our main street and a credit
to Mathis.
Department Leaders To
Coordinate Schools
Grand Jury
Returns 15
True Bills
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
. work begins on another church for Mathis
Building Begins
John L. Norris is trying to or-
ganize the art patrons in Mathis
and we are behind him. It
would be a wonderful thing if
the local painters would organ-
ize and bring some culture to
our town. Any one interested in
joining should call Brother Nor-
ris immediatly.
Wednesday morning I saw
Mrs. Lola Caffall busily gather-
ing information and making
plans for a big homecoming
game. Mathis has never had a
real big celebration on home-
coming and it is a missing link
in our community life. The stu-
dent council is in charge of plans
this year and I hope the whole
town gives them cooperation.
There is talk of honoring two-
of the classes .that have graduate
ed from M H S, a big barbecue
by the Quarterback Club, a pa-
rade and a big dance for the
whole town.
The grand jury serving for the
fall term of the 36th Judicial
District Court reported Sept. 20,
1961 and returned 15 true bills
and nine no=bills-
Following are the true bills.
State vs James Leon Mur-
rell. Murder with malice afore-
thought.
State vs Toribio Torres, Pos-
session of marihuana.
State vs Daniel Dabbs. Burg-
lary.
State vs Harley H. Calloway
and Arthur James Madding.
Burglary.
State vs Roy D. Clifton and
Truman Capps. Burglary.
State vs Alfonso Soliz and
Abel Garcia. Felony theft.
State vs Jack Devoe. Felony
theft and' use of automobile
without owners consent.
State vs Adan Flores, Ambro-
cio Valencia and Jose Carrisa-
lez. Felony theft.
State vs Jose Valdez Flores.
Forgery and passing.
State vs Jim Walker. Forgery
and passing.
State vs Alberto R. Tamez.
Murder without malice.
State vs Jesus Gallardo Rios.
D. W- I. 2nd offense.
State vs Luther David Owens.
D. W. I. Second offense.
State vs Melvin Charles
Mutchler. D. W. I. Second of-
fense.
State vs Faustino Ortiz. D. W.
I.. Second offense.
Al Bremer
Promoted
Betsye Witcher
Opening Dance
Classs Here
P-T A Begins
Membership
Drive Mon.
The first week in October has
been designated as membership
enrollment week for the Mathis
P-TA. Every parent will be con-
tacted either personally or oy
letter urging them to join the
P-TA group of their children’s
school.
The fee to join the P-TA is one
dollar per person. High school
students will help with the drive.
The general membership chair-
man is Mrs. Jerry Stone. Oth-
er. chairmen are Mrs. Marvin
Teague, highschool, Mrs. Gordon
Benningfield, junior high, Mrs.
D. C. Brown, Jr., intermediate,
and Mrs. Sidney Pollock, ele-
mentary.
Notices will be sent home
this Monday with all the stu-
dents inviting their parents- to
the note and fee with the child-
ren Tuesday. Those who do not
return the notices will be con-
tacted personally by the high
school students.
Mrs. Betsye Witcher of Alice
announced this week plans to op-
en a school of dancing in Mathis.
She will hold registration this
Saturday morning between 10
and 12 at the Butler Building on
San Patricio Ave. across from
Gregory’s Humble Station.
Mrs. Witcher will teach les-
sons in tap, ballet, modern jazz,
ballroom, toe and acrobatics.
She has been teaching dancing
in Alice and surrounding towns
for several years and she is a
member of the Texas Associa-
tion Teachers of Dancing.
For information about the
classes interested persons
should phone KI 7-2058, accord
ing to Mrs. Witcher. All classes
will be taught on Saturdays.
Pvt. Christian
Finishes Training
FORT ORD, CALIF. (AHTNC
Army Pvt. Clarence Christian,
son of Mrs. Fanny O. Christian,
Star Route, Sandia, Tex., com
pleted eight weeks of advanced
individual heavy weapons train-
ing under the Reserve Forces
Act program at Fort Ord, Calif.,
Sept. 15. - - • ..
Christian was trained in unit
combat tactics and in the use
of the recoilless rifle and 81
millimeter mortar.
The 20-year old soldier is i
1958 graduate of George West
High School and attended Tex-
as College of Arts and Indus-
tries in Kingsville.
4-H Club Meets
With Dan Pawlik
Thirteen members attended
the Mathis Community 4 H Club
meeting on September 19 at the
VFW Hall.
Dan Pawlik, county agent,
gave a report on the judging of
the annual records of the mem-
bers which was held in August.
Records of 4 II members from
five counties were included in
the judging. The record of Shir-
ley Thiele will be enterd ine
held at A. & M. The record is
in the senior division on beef
cattle.
Michael Klepac’s record was
on swine.
Michael Klepac’s record in th
junior division won a fourth
place in the county judging. The
record was on swine.
The business portion of the
meeting concerned reorganizing
the club for the coming year’s
work.
Michael Klepac, president, and
Kathy Bomer, secretary-treasu-
rer, will select members for the
finance, program and recration
committees.
On New Church
For Lutherans
The new Grace Lutheran
church is presently under con-
struction at the corner of EasJ
San Patricio Avenue and Cherry
Street in Mathis. Included in the
first phase of construction is a
first unit church and a parso-
nage. Present plans are for Ser-
vices to begin early in the
month of October.
Grace Lutheran church was
organized on July 16, 1961, and
the congregation is a member
of The American Lutheran
Church with headquarters in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Ed-
gar H. Eggert Jr. is chairman
of the vestry, and Mr. Elmor
F. Beyer is chairman of the
building committee.
Training For
Scout Leaders
Is Planned
Program For
Mosquito
Control Set
MANNHEIM, GERMANY
(AHTNC) - Albert J. Bremer,,
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Bre-
mer, Tynan; Tex., recently was
promoted to firstt sergeant, su-
per grade E-8 whie serving
with the 19th Ordnance Batta-
lion in Germany.
uper ratings, pay grades E-8
and E-9 were established by
Congress for top-qualified sen-
ior-non commissioned officers.
Bremer, first sergeant of the
battalion’s 63d Ordnance Com-
pany in Mannheim, entered the
Army in 1945 and arrived over-
seas on this tour of duty in Sept-
ember 1958.
He is a 1945 graduate of Ma-
this High School.
Percy Hartman
To School
The Office of Civil Defense
Mobilization has approved an
application by San Patricio
County for $17,243.00 to carry
out a county mosquito control
project, according to County
Judge William Nicholas.
San Patricio County was de-
clared a disaster area in the
wake of hurricane Carla and the
mosquito project will be financ-
ed by Civil Defense under the
federal program to aid the dis-
aster areas. The county filed for
the aid on the basis of a health
problem created by the mosqui-
tos, Nicholas reported. The Tex-
as State Department of Health,
the U. S. Public, Health Service
and the Corpus Christi office of
Civil Defense approved the pro-
ject and agreed the mosquitos in
the county, which are resulting
from breeding places created by
the hurricane, do constitute a
health problem.
Judge Nicholas said John Kil-
patrick of the U. S. Public
Health Service and Herbert W.
Quick of the Texas State Depart-
ment of Health helped him with
the survey of the county’s prob-
lem.
As Nicholas described the pro-
gram it will be a two-month pro
Percy Hartman, the Veterans
County Service Officer of San
Patricio County, left Sunday,
September 24, for Houston Tex-
as, to attend the State-wide Ve-
terans County Service Officer’s
School, 25 September thru 29
September 1961. .
The School is conducted by
the Veterans Affairs Commission
of. Texas, -The American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, the Disabled Ve-
terans and all of the State and
Federa Agencies connected wi
the laws and ministered by th
Veterans Administration. The
school is intended to bring the
service officers up to date on
new changes and new regula-
tions enacted by the present
Congress effecting the entitle-
ment of veterans, widows and
orphans of the wars veterans
and peacetime veterans.
This is the tenth state-wide
service officer’s school Hartman
has attended during his nine
years as San Patricio County
Service Officer. He was appoint-
ed October 1952.
Training sessions for Cub
Scout leaders and Boy Scout
troop leaders will be given ^it
the R. E. A. Building in Sinton
on Tuesday, October 3, Thurs-
day, October 5, and Monday,
October 9, with all sessions
starting at 7:30 p. m. Course
directors will include K. T. Ed-
wards, A. E. Pierce and Mrs.
Joe Oliver for the cub leaders
course while Joe Benson and
Stanley Brinkoeter will lead the
scout troop leaders sessions.
The sessions are for all cubmast-
ers and assistants, den mother
and pack committee members,
scout masters and assistants
and troop committee members.
Course directors have indicate
that attendance at all three ses-
sions is necessary for the basic
training certificate but any ses-
sions not attended may be made
up at the next training series.
Scout leaders also announced
that the Copane Chapter, Order
lar monthly meeting at 2:30 p.
m. on Sunday, October 1, at the
Taft Scout Hut with Tommy
Vernor, chapter chief, presiding.
The Copane Chapter is compos-
ed of all Order of the Arrow
members residing within the
Mustang district and is the so-
ciety of honor eampei's
Boy Scouts of America.
After close supervision and ob-
servation, the administration of
the Mathis Independent School
District has found the need for
re-adjustment from the stand-
point of course-of-study coordi*
nation and correlation, accord-
ing to Supt. E. B. Masur.
With this proven information
in mind, the administration has
organized the various depart-
ments under departmental
heads. The second Wednesday of
each month, school will be dis-
missed at 2:30 p. m. and depart-
mental teachers will meet and
olan courses of study for the
students of the Mathis Independ-'
ent School District. The follow-
ing teachers have been selected
as departmental heads in the
following departments: mathe-
matics, Mrs. Mary Lynn Boat-
wright; English, Mrs. Elliff
Nichols; social studies, Mr. Jer-
ry English; health and physical
education, Mr. Bob Mickler; and
science, Mr. Raymond Dawson.
The reading and spelling de-
partments will be attached to
the English department; the
homemaking and vocational ag-
riculture departments will be at-
tached to the science depart-
ment; foreign language will be
attached to the social studies
department; the library will be
attached to the social studies de-
partment and the English de-
partment.
“We feel that through this co-
relation, the students will be giv-
en a better foundation in subject
matter. The Junior High and
High School will work together
in correlating subject matter
and the teachers of each ele>
mentary building will correlate
the courses of study according
to grade level,” said Masur.
Soil District
To Hold
An Election
of the
Cancer Meeting
Set For McAllen
Highlights of current cancer
research will be the subject or
a special report at the annual
meeting of district six of the
Texas division of the American
Cancer Society to be held at the
gram u win ue a iwu-inuaiu, piu ,Fairw Motel in McAllen Wed-
ject which will include spiayin^, nocHQv nntnhpr 4. heerinnine
by ariplane, areas inaccessible
by ground, furnishing insecti-
cides to cities that own fogging
machines, renting two machines
to-be used for dusting in rural
areas and in cities that do not
have their own machines, and
an effort to poison areas where
mosquito larva hatch. Judge
Nicholas expressed hope that
the county can buy the rented
fogging machines later.
Dr. T. B. Owen, Jr. of Sinton
has been hired as supervisor of
the program. At present he is
being assisted by a sanitary en-
gineer, Gladwin O. Unraw, and
sanitarian Larry A. McElfresh
of the U. S. Health Service. Air-
plane spraying is expected to be-
gin late Wednesday or early
Thursday.
Helen Crenshaw
Wins Drags Again
Mrs. Helen Crenshaw, driving
a 1960 Ford, won the Ladies
Drag Race Saturday, Sept. 23,
at Rodd’s Drag Strip in Corpus
Christi.
She was awarded a silver and
blue trophy-
with coffee and registration at
9:00 a. m.
Zone 3 residents of the State’s
182 soil conservation districts
have an election date to keep on
October 3. D. P. Pawlik County
Agricultural Agent, says the
election is very important and
he urges all eligible voters to
cast their ballot.
Zone 3 voters in the San Pat-
ricio Soil Conservation District
will elect a farmer or ranchman
who will serve as their super-
visor and representative on the
Soil Consergation District Board
for the next five years. Time and
place for the October 3 balloting
Is 2:00 p.m., Kiwanis Club
Room, Odem, Texas says Paw-
lik.
Pawlik says a qualified voter
is a zone 3 landowner who is
over 21 years of age or older.
Wives of eligible landowners can
vote and should do so since they
have an interest in their soil con-
servation district. Zone 3 in the
San Patricio SCD takes in all of
Commissioners Precinct number
2.
The agent points out that soil
conservation districts are politi-
cal sub-divisions of the State of
Texas and by law are charged
with the responsibility of car-
rying out a soil and water con-
servation program in their dis-
trict. Through them such items
as technical service, equipment,
leadership in small watershed
projects and many other serv-
ices are provided to cooperat-
Key's Drug Finishes
Remodeling, Holds Sale
Key’s Drug has recently com-1 three-day sale the store will oe
pleted its third remodeling since | giving away many prizes. Reg-
it opened in 1955 and they will
have a giant sale Thursday, Fri-
day and Saturday in apprecia-
tion of their customers and the
patience they have shown dur-
ing the remodeling, according m
John Key.
Besides remodeling t h e i r
store, owners Key and Bill Hen-
ry have added another 1250
square feet on San Patricio Ave.
The major expansion in the
store has been in the cosmetic
and gift area and in the pharm-
aceutical section. Key said they
have added two new cosmetic
lines, Helena Rubenstein and
Lanvin. The remodeling was
done by McKesson and Robbins,
Inc. of San Antonio.
•Besides slashing prices for the
istration is now in progress for
the drawing. Customers may put
on a ticket what they would most
like to have at Key’s and if
their ticket is drawn they will
receive this as a gift.
When Key’s rug opened in
the building which had been
Crain’s Drug on May 26, 1955, it
was owned by John and his fath-
er, J. F. Key. In March, 1957,
Mr. Key died and Bill Henry
was brought into the company
as a partner the same year.
Both Key and Henry are grad-
uates of the University of Texas.
Employees of the store are Mrs.
W. O. Howard, Mrs. Walter
Humble, Mrs. Dutch Hapner and
the bookkeeper, Mrs. John Hunt-
singer.
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