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VOL. XXXXIII
MATHIS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1958
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BULL THROWERS — Mathis
Chamber of Commerce President
Stanley Fry was host Monday at
noon for a barbecue and committee
meeting of the Bull Throwers. The
BT’s consist of the presidents or
managers of chamber of com-
merces in the Coastal Bend. From
left to right at a committee meet-
ing studying promotion of Amend-
ment 7 are Jack Humphries, Kings-
ville; Fry; B. F. Havemann,
Orange Grove; Dan Chamberlain
and John Nugent, Corpus Christi;
and Mrs. Aris Jones, Bishop.
Bull-ThrowersThanked For
Boosting Development
The CBBT (Coastal Bend Bull
Throwers), an association of area
Chambers of Commerce managers
met Monday afternoon for a steak
fry at the La Retama Motel in
Mathis, for their third monthly
meeting.
The group discussed a request
from the Portland Boosters Club
for advice on how to form a
Chamber of Commerce in a small
town. The group pointed out that
first of all the temporary steer-
ing committee must be elected.
Next a roster of potential mem-
bers and their annual budget be
allocated. The steering committee
should then collect dues from these
resources and obtain a State char-
ter for $50. It was suggested that
in a small town a minumum bud-
get of $500 be allocated for the
first year. This does not include
staff salary in as much as many
Annual Farm Bureau
Meeting on Oct. 27
The annual San Patricio County
Farm Bureau meeting will be held
starting at 7 p.m. next Monday,
October 27, in the county court-
room in the courthouse in Sinton.
The meeting will be devoted en-
tirely to business and it is expect-
ed that the adoption of resolutions
to be sent to the state convention
in Corpus and the election of new
directors will take most of the
evening. Chas. H. Mayo of Taft
is chairman of the resolutions com-
mittee.
Other business scheduled to come
before the meeting will include the
election of 7 or 8 delegates to the
convention.
Directors whose terms will ex-
pire are as follows: Robert Weh-
meyer, H. L. Lane, U. E. Ray,
Stanley Webb, Martin Schneider,
R. S. Hodges, R. C. Dillon, W. L.
Shelburne, Jr., and A. W. Ander-
son.
Directors whose terms do not ex-
pire at this time are Weber Pool,
L. C. Henning, Jr., Jack Schmal-
stieg, Thomas Houser, Ray Troup,
John W. Hunt, Jr., Howard Salge,
Clyde Mayo, James E. Williams,
Ernest L. Guedin, Clifton Porter,
Charles H. Mayo, M. E. Decherd,
Hilmer Person, Ben Hill, J. L.
DuBose and Woodrow Hart.
Immediately following the meet-
ing the new board of directors will
first and second vice-president and
a secretary. Since the constitution
and by-laws of the bureau allows
the president to serve only two
years and Mr. Hart is completing
his second term a new president
will be elected. Mr. Decherd is
currently serving as first vice-pres-
ident.
Membership in the farm bureau
stands at 705, which is the highest
that it has ever reached.
beginning Chambers of Commerce
must exsist solely on a volunteer
staff basis.
Guest speaker for the program
was Mayor Milton Boatwright of
Mathis, who said he was pleased
that the CBBT was interested in
promoting the development of the
State Park at Mathis. The group
agreed to invite the State Park
Board to hold their November meet-
ing in Mathis. Prominent legisla-
tors will accompany the group on
tour of the State Park area, while
the families of the State Park
Board will be entertained in Cor-
pus Christi. If the Board does not
make a definite committment, the
group will request a hearing in
Austin at the Board’s next regular
meeting.
The following telegram was sent
to Dub Sanders, Manager of the
Beeville Chamber of Commerce,
who was unable to attend this
meeting due to the Beeville County
Centennial.
“A million congratulations to our
thousands of friends in Bee County
on their first hundredth anniver-
sary from the dozen Chambers of
Commerce managers assembled at
Lake Mathis to help promote area
progress and development for the
C-B-BEE-T.”
Continental Bus
Drivers Ignore
Strike Ultimatum
Striking employees of Continental
Bus System were issued a virtual
ultimatum Friday to return to work
Monday or forfeit their jobs as
officials of the Dallas based bus
company took steps to end a 109-
day deadlock stemming from a
strike called July 2 by Amalgamat-
ed Association of Street, Electric
Railway and Motor Coach Employ-
ees of America.
The drivers ignored the ultima-
tum.
T. S. Reece, vice president and
general manager of Continental, is-
sued the call to return to work in
letters to the 511 bus operators,
maintenance and terminal employ-
ees of the company. The company
acted after the union ignored a 5
p.m. deadline Thursday which had
been designated in the company
final offer of last Monday as to
acceptance or rejection by the strik-
ing workers.
(Full seniority rights would have
been protected for returning work-
ers under the call back, company
officials pointed out Friday.
The company, which operates
some 5,000 miles of routes through-
out Texas and into New Mexico,
Colorado, Oklahoma and Louisiana,
normally handles 20,000 passengers
daily between such metropolitan
areas as Denver, Amarillo, Wichita
Falls, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston,
Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Aus-
tin and San Angelo.
Similar strikes were called by
the Amalgamated at the same time
on another Continental company,
Continental Western Lines in New
Mexico, Arizona and California. A
connecting carrier of the Contin-
ental companies, American Bus-
lines, with service from New York
through the midwest and through
Texas to the west coast, was struck
by Amalgamated in early July.
Continental Bus System officials
pointed out Friday that the action
taken here by their company would
have no bearing on the Status of
the strikes on the other two com-
panies since they were under dif-
ferent union locals.
Basic differences between the
bus company management and the
Amalgamated union have been base
wages. Although the current con-
tract expired May 17, no interrup-
tion of service occurred until July
2. A company offer made at that
time calling for wage increases in
all brackets was not deemed ac-
ceptable by the union’s executive
committee and the offer was turn-
ed down three hours later along
with strike notice for the following
day.
Meetings at various times during
the three and half month period
failed to bring about any deviation
from the union’s wage demands,
according to company officials. Ac-
cordingly, the final offer made on
Monday of this week by the com-
pany prescribed a deadline of 5
p.m. Thursday for advising as to
the decision of the employees.
Sub-Standard Housing Is
Surveyed Here This Week
The survey of sub-standard hous-
ing in Mathis started Monday in
preparation for the ultimate build-
ing of a government housing pro-
ject.
Residents in certain sections of
Mathis were being surveyed to
find:
1. The number of renters living
in substandard housing (no elec-
tricity, water, gas, or private in-
door sewer facilities).
2. Size of families living in these
houses.
3. Number of families in one
house.
4. Income of families.
5. Whether or not the family
would be interested in renting a
unit in a public housing project.
One purpose of the survey will
be to find exactly how many units
Mathis will get in the project. The
city has been tentatively approved
for 36 units, on the basis of pre-
liminary information submitted in
the request.
Conducting the survey are Char-
les G. Park and W. W. Collins,
economists for the Public Housing
Authority. Local residents actually
doing the survey work are H. A.
Porter, Socorro Alvarez, Oscar Al-
varez, Juan Cornado Jr., Rev. Sam-
uel Valdez, Mrs. Samuel Valdez,
Raul Tadeo, Franz Dietsch, Quir-
ino Rojas and Pete Fernandez.
The Mathis Housing Authority has
already received and deposited a
$1,080 check from the government.
It is part of a $7,200 grant which
will be spent in making the sur-
vey.
The survey should be completed
by the end of the week. After
the official number of units Ma-
this will get is determined, then
investigation will begin on the lo-
cation of the units.
Another purpose of the survey
will be to set the average income
level of families living in sub-
standard houses interested in rent-
ing from the housing project. This
figure will be used in determining
who is eligible to apply for re-
sidents in the project.
Persons who have an income-
above certain levels are not con-
sidered eligible for project living-
Plowup Date in San Pat
Extended To November 1st
Pro And Con On Two Cotton
Programs Cited By Experts
Teachers Group
To Meet In
Sinton Oct. 27
The San Patricio County unit of
the Texas State Teachers Associa-
tion will have a meeting at 7:30
p.m. on Monday, October 27, at
the Smith Junior High School in
Sinton.
There are 426 members of the
county unit and Joe Sebesta, prin-
cipal of the Gregory-Portland High
School, is the president.
Group chairmen from Mathis are
Bill Clemons for fifth grades, Mrs.
Webber for elementary school prin-
cipals, Archie Gray for social
science teachers and Mrs. M. Boat-
wright for math teachers.
By JACK JONES, A.S.C. Office
Under the Agriculture Adjust-
ment Act of 1959 the farmer will
have a choice of planting his 1959
allotment supported at not less than
80 per cent of parity or planting
additional 40 per cent of that allot-
ment without penalty.
This program hinges on the cotton
referedum to be held Dec. 15, 1958.
If farmers vote in favor of allot-
ments the above choices (A or B)
will be in effect. If the referendum
vote is “no” there will be no choice,
allotments will be in effect and
supports will be 50 per cent of
parity.
Farmers will be mailed allot-
ments notices between Dec. 1st.
and 10th. that is before the vote
of Dec. 15th. Allotment notices will
have two allotments; one showing
the acreage under the “A” choice
and acreage under the “B” choice.
By Jan. 31, 1959, Secretary Of
Agriculture Benson must proclaim
parity levels. Immediately after
this announcement, the A.S.C. will
send a notice to farmers again
showing the acreage on the in-
dividual farms under choice “A”
and “B”. Beneath each choice will
be shown the cents per pound of
support, for each choice; for ex-
ample “A” choice would show 100.0
allotments with a support level of
32.50 cents per pound and “B”
choice would show 140.0 at 28.00
cents per pound (these prices are
theoretical).
With this information the farmer
then must indicate on this same. smaller for 1959 than for 1958 as
form, by placing an (x) in the
appropriate block whether his
choice is “A” or “B. This choice
must then be returned to the A.S.C.
office by March 16, 1959. Failure
to return the memorandum will
automatically cause a choice “A’
to be assigned to the farm. Farm-
ers are urged to mail back their
choice so that no misunderstand-
ing will result between the A.S.C.
and farm operators.
Cotton acquired under the choice
“A” program will be by Purchase
Program only.
Cotton acquired under the choice
“B” program will be by loan as
usual. This means that “B” choice
farms will have an opportunity to
sell their equity in the cotton plac-
ed in loan, while “A” choice farm
cotton- will not have this choice
as this cotton is under a outright
purchase program.
The additional acreage produced
on a farm under choice “B” will
not be considered as, “history” in
establishing future acreage allot-
ments. This program will remain
in effect during the 1959 and 1960
crop years. The 196-1 cotton- crop
will then be based on regular allot-
ments only with support levels of
from 65 to 90 percent of parity.
A permanent minimum allotment
for a farm will be the smaller
(2) 1/)
of (1) the 1958 allotment or
acres. j
The Basic “A” Choice Allotmer/ts
will probably be 7 to 10 percent See COTTON Page 8
the national acreage for cotton has
been set at 16 million acres for
1959 as compared to 17.5 million
acres for 1958.
Another item of interest to farm-
ers in the law is; “Beginning with
the 1959 crop of cotton, the secre-
tary is required to establish price
support for split grades and full
grades of cotton”. This should save
farmers money in- that “light spot-
ted” class will not have to take
full discount as a “spotted” class.
The farm operator having more
than one farm in the County, State,
or Nation must elect the same
choice, either “A” or “B” on all
such farms. Operators having more
than one landlord must arrive at
some agreement with all landlords
so that he may indicate the same
choice on all farms.
Future questions about the pro-
gram should be directed to the
San Patricio Co. A.S.C. office in
the Courthouse in Sinton, Texas.
Dan Pawlick, Co. Agricultural
Agent
For cotton the 1958 legislation- pro-
vides that each grower of upland
cotton may choose to operate un-
der Plan A or Plan B for 1959
and 1960. However, all farms of an
operator must be under whichever
plan is chosen, he cannot have one
under Plan A and another under
Plan B.
plow up and the next year one of
the heaviest infestations of pink
bollworms in several years hit the
county.
laud Carnival
Grasses $1,035
Gross receipts from the Band
Boosters’ Carnival last Friday night
were $1035.
There will be approximately $100;
in expenses taken out.
The bicycle was won by John-.
Standlea, following a drawing front-
tickets.
In the drawing for the baby con-
test, Karen Sue Miller won the
the effect that the late destruc- prize. She is the daughter of Mr.
The plowup date for cotton in
San Patricio County was extended
to November 1 this week by State
Agriculture Commissioner John
White. Orginially cotton plowup in
this county was set for September
25 but heavy rains that started
the latter part of September caused
an- extension of the first date.
The bulk of land planted to cot-
ton in the county is in need of
being plowed. Even on land which
was plowed before the rains start-
ed the cotton has sprouted again-
and in fields where the stalks were
cut and not plowed the cotton is
almost ready to bloom again. Of
course, fields that have never been
cut or plowed are rank with new
growth cotton.
Etomologists are worried as to
tion of the cotton- stalks will have
on next year’s cotton crop. Several
years ago late rains caused a late
Elementary School
Hallowe'enProgram
Thursday Night
The Mathis Elementary School
will present a Halloween program
next Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Jun-
ior High gym at 7:30 p.m.
The purpose of the program is
to raise funds for a library for
the Elementary School. The library
will be for the first, second and
third grades.
The program will be put on by
children from the first, second and
third grades.
Anyone* wishing to donate funds
or books for the library would be
appreciated, Mrs. Weber, principal
of the. school, said.
Admission for the program will
be 25 cents for adults and 10 cents
for children.
The program will be as follows:
I. 1. Songs
2. Halloween Mask Parade
3. Rythm Numbers — “Ring
Ring” and “Hickory Diekery Dock”
4. Reading — “The Dark Hal-
loween”
Reading — “The Speller” and
“Old Glory”
III. Songs: “The Witch” and
“Black and Gold”
IV. “Halloween Style Show”
V. Readings — “Rainbow in
the Sky” and “The Farmer”
VI. “Hawaiian Hula Hoop Drill”
Pep Rally Set
This Morning
Mathis High School students and
band members will stage a pep
rally downtown today in front of
the First State Bank.
The students are scheduled to
meet at 8:30 a.m. at the junior
high school to march downtown for
the rally.
It is in preparation for the Ma-
this vs. Gregory-Portland football
game tonight in Gregory.
Christian Church
Fish Supper Is
Thursday Night
The First Christian Church will
have a Halloween fish dinner Thurs-
day, Oct. 30 from 5:30 un-til 7:30
p.m. at the church.
One half of the proceeds will go
to the Mathis Maternity Clinic and
the other half will support the home
mission program for the church.
Tickets 'for adults will cost $1.25
each. Members of the Christian con-
gregation are sponsoring the sup-
per. It will be held in the fellow-
ship hall at the rear of the church.
Rotarians Hear
Onion Car Route
Data From Nichols
Charles Nichols, station agent for
Missouri Pacific in Mathis, told
Rotarians Tuesday what happens
to a carload of onions after it
leaves Mathis.
Nichols explained the various
shipping routes possible to get the
produce to market at the desired
time, how cars may be routed so
that the shipper can play the mar-
ket until a top price is available
before the car is delivered.
Nichols explained that the cars
were refrigerated by fans operat-
ed by the turning motion ot the
wheels.
Stanley Fry was introduced to
the Rotarians as the newest mem-
ber of the club.
Guests at the club were Clifton
Berry, Charles Park, Rev. Grady
I. Peters, Rev. E. Y. Seale, Rev.
Boyd Harris, and Gordon Benning-
field.
Car Damaged $300
In Tuesday Wreck
Mathis police investigated a wreck
Tuesday night involving '-Theodore
Claus, driving a 1958 Chevrolet,
and Manuel Noberto Granceres,
driving a 1950 Ford.
Police estimated the damage to
the 1958 car at $300.
and Mrs. Jack Miller.
Winners in the Hula Hoop con-
test in the one to eight year old
group were Ann Fowler, first; Nat-
alia Lopez, second; and Grace Ann
Koepsel, third. In the nine years;
and older group Kathy Bomer won,
first; Shron Berryhill, second; and
Gadelia Garcia, third. Prizes ins
each group were first place, $3;
second place, $2; and third place,
$1.
The Band Boosters wish to thank'
everyone who contributed to the
carnival in any way.
2.21 Inches In
Wednesday Rain
Wednesday morning rainfall to-
taled between two and three inches
in Mathis in less than an hour.
H. A. Porter, U. S. Weather
Bureau observor, said his guage
showed 2.21 inches fell. Other re-
ports totaled from 2.1 to nearly
three inches.
The rainfall boosted the 1958 year
total to 38.15 or about 10 inches
over the annual rainfall average
for the county.
It was the first rain in Mathis,
since the previous Wednesday, Oct-
15.
Mrs. J. S. Hall, Sr.
Dies, Rites Tues.
Mrs. J. S. Hall Sr., 79, died at
1 a.m. Monday in a Corpus Chris-
ti hospital after an illness of three-
weeks.
A resident of Beeville all her
life, she was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church, Pres-
byterian Women of the Church, and
the Wednesday Luncheon- Club.
She was the widow of the late-
J. S. Hall, a pioneer Beeville mer-
chant, who died in 1950.
Funeral services were held at 3
p.m. Tuesday at the First Pres-
byterian Church, with the Rev. Joe*
McGehee, pastor, officiating, assist-
ed by the Rev. W. J. Coleman, pas-
tor of the Premont Presbyterian:
Church. Burial was in Glenwoo<i
Cemetery.
Mrs. Hall is survived by three
sons, Henry W. Hall, and M. T.
Hall, both of Beeville, and J. S.
Hall Jr. of Mathis, one grandchild
and three great-grandchildren.
Galloway-Wilson Funeral -Home
of Beeville was in charge of ar-
rangements.
Mathis
Alaska
Adventurers
Curiosity With
Satisfy
Papers
They say the best way to judge
a town is look at its newspaper—
so to satisfy about half a dozen
men in Mathis who are avid on
the subject of Alaska’s golden op-
portunities, The Mathis News or-
dered $2 worth of newspapers from
Fairbanks.
The papers are currently out on-
loan again, but should be back
soon in case anyone is interested
in seeking them.
The papers are the daily editions
of the Fairbanks News-Miner, the
northernmost daily newspaper in
America.
On the surface they look just
like any other daily newspaper.
But back in the classified sec-
tion it says you can rent a one-
bedroom unfurnished apartment
“near town” for $135 per month.
In the grocery store ads round
steak sells “on special” for$1.49
per pound. Chicken is on special
at 55-cents per pound.
There are several job advertise-
ments, but mainly for people with
technical skills.
Fairbanks is apparently a -cos-
mopolitan community with night
clubs, two air bases and the Uni-
versity of Alaska helping to make
up its economy.
Surprising the prices on used cars
are about the same as here, but
there were no new car advertise-
ments printed for a comparison o£
prices at that level.
The weather — in mid-October-
was in the 15 to 20 above zero-
class, but Sunday night a minus
two degree reading was reported.
The sun sets — in mid-October —
at 4:30 in the afternoon and rises
about 6:30. This shortens as the
winter gets closer.
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