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BAY CITY, TEXAS THURSDA Y, MARCH 1, 1934
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ATHEIST TAKES SHARP
RAP AT PREACHERS IN
OWN FUNERAL ORATION
THE RICE CONTROL C. OF C. DIRECTORS THE BLACK CATS
CCC TO HIRE COUNTY’S CWA
BOYS LET OUT HOLDS MEETING PROGRAM IS | HOLD MEETING
BY THE CWA
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
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(Houston Chronicle.)
Ike Towell, Colorado Country’s
best-loved ahelst, will be buried today
in accordance with his wishes, ex-
cepting his one expressed desire that
he be buried as cheaply as possible.
Towell died by his own hand at
the age of 83 years, after making all
preparations for his funeral His
tombstone was engraved under his
own direction several years ago. The
funeral service to be read at his grave
was written by Towell and turned
over to his enphew. Judge Whit Boyd
of Houston.
A cheap vood coffin was construct-
ed by a Columbus carpenter under
Towell’s supervision at the time he
had the tombstone engraved.
Towell was found dead in his home
in Columbus Thursday morning by
his sister, Mrs. Betty Walker, who
made her home with him. Beside the
bed where the body was laid were
two empty chloroform bottles on the
floor. A toweil saturated with the
chloroform was grasped in the dead
man’s hand, close to his face. A clock
in the room had stopped, or been
stopped at midnight. A suicide ver-
dict was returned by Justice of the
Peace W. T. G. Dick of Columbus.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Friday at the home. Burial
will be in Odd Fellows Rest, a ceme-
tery at Columbus. Judge Boyd will
read the services prepared by Towell.
"The old man was an atheist all
his life,” said Judge Boyd. “He had
been a merchant at Columbus and
owned property at Bay City. He re-
tired more than 20 years ago.”
Judge Boyd said Towell will be
given a funeral without the services
of a preacher and without flowers, as
requested by him many times, but
friends insisted on buying a casket
and furnishing a hearse.
“Uncle Ike told me years ago that
he wanted no elaborate funeral.” said
Judge Boyd. “In a conversation with
him when he brought me the oration
to read at his grave Uncle Ike said
he had shopped around for caskets,
but found then too expensive.
"He said he talked with a carpen-
ter in Columbus who made a coffin
for him for $2.50 and promised to car-
ry him to the cemetery for another
$2.50. Uncle Ike made the deal with
him after finding out how much a
hearse would cost.”
The oration to be read by Judge
Boyd, in part, follows:
"It is my wish and desire that Sec-
tions 7 and 8 of my will be read at
my funeral if it is posible to secure
the services of some one to read
who would not be afraid that light-
ning would strike during the service.
“Especially do I want to impress
the fact upon the people that one
child was born passed through the
years of youth, grew to manhood,
lived a tolerably respectable life,
reached old age, died and could be
HIGH SCHOOL
DEBATE TEAMS
The Bay City High School has suc-
cessful debate teams. The Interschol-
astic League issue for this year is very
interesting. Resolved, That the United
Sstates Should Adopt the Essential
Features of the Britism System of Ra-
dio Operation and Control.
The Bay City High School debate
teams have been rather successful
for the past few years. The debates
having been carried on by such out-
standing students as Lloyd Bond, Bea-
dle Moore, Elvira Richers, Lera Hunt
Ray Beth Pegram, Carmen Boncy,
Kitty King Corbett and Alma Queene
Chapman.
Bay City has won the county in
debate for years. However, in UJI.
the Bay City girls lost to Gulf. This
defect seemed to stimulate both teams
to renewed effort the next year.
Therefore, in 1932 by good hard work
the boy’s and girl’s teams wo 3 not
only the coun y. but defeated all
comers at the district until they met
Sam Houston High School of Hous-
ton, who defeated them for the Jon-
or of going to the state tournament.
3032 was our bnaer year. The teams
this year coma d of Genevieve
E’ciers and Nellie Stell for the girt s
and Rinehart M.si ld and Gaswe
Tirburd Keene for the boys hope to
equal, if not surp .as ’he 1932 secoto
To prepare the n elves they ha re had
seven practice debates with such
team as Anglit., West Cor unpie,
Frisy ort and Hoe-1 i and have made
A good showing igainst each of these.
- Debate Reporte
George Harrison
Announces
TREE ARMY EXPECTED TO TAKE
ON 2000 DROPPED BY CIVIL
WORKS IN S. A.
Absorption of young men cut off
CWA rolls in the past week into the
Civilian Conservation Corps was in-
dicated Saturday by Administrator
Jas. W. Gartrell as a next move of
the government to provide work for
its unemployed.
Of the approximately 1800 men,
women and children on both direct re-
MEMBERS, COMMISSIONERS’ AND
CITY OFFICIALS HEAR LAT-
EST INSTRUCTIONS.
in accordance with orders from
Washington, the CWA of Matagorda
EXPLAINED
The directors of the Chamber of DRISC OLLMEN WIN DISTRICT
CHAMPIONSHIP: GIRLS DEFEAT
Commerce met in regular session yes-
IS APPROVED
- terday noon with good attendance and
AS IS FIRST OF SERIES TO HE various matters were taken up for
PUBLISHED DURING THREE
DAYS. FILE THEM AWAY.
GULF FOR COUNTY CHAM-
PIONSHIP.
| discussion.
It was a glorious double victory for
EMERGENCY CREDIT FOR FARM-
ERS PROVIDED BY NEW ACT.
buried without the assistance of the
clergy."
Section 7 of the will read: "It is my
will and I so direct that my funeral
be the cheapest possible. I do not
hold with carrying a person from
county to county for the sole pur-
pose of burial.”
Section 8: "My religion consists in
doing right and loving justice. I af-
firm that all men should tell the
truth and pay their debts. 1 do not
believe in any God, devil, ghost or
savior, and 1 have opposed tobacco,
whiskey, gambling, lying and steal-
ing practically all my life. If any one
of the clergy ever calls my name after
death I insist that he speak the truth
about me, a thing I have never known
a preacher to do about a dead disbe-
liever. The clergy, have never been
A. able to bribe me with the promise
1 of a beautiful home in a fictitious
a heaven nor bluff me by their ever-
* lasting punishment in a hell of fire
and brimstone.”
1 Included in the service to be read
A by Judge Boyd was a letter written by
A one L. K. Washburn in 1922 and ad-
* dressed to "Death."
The letter read as follows:
“I will not say that I am glad to
meet death, but I will say: 'Good
morning’ to it. I recognize the great
benefit you have been to the world
of men. You have removed a lot of
objectionable persons from the earth.
You have suppressed a great many
evil projects, and overcome a host
of bad measures. You have put an end
to many an idea which otherwise
would have ruined the human race,
but I have no wish to meet you at
present, although I do not look upon
you as my enemy. I know you are
the friend of the old and infirm, the
miserable and unfortunate. I might
say almost the only friend. You stop
pain when nothing else can do it.
You relieve suffering when there is
no other hope. You give balm to de-
spair and peace to all. I probably am
no worse than my fellows and no
better. If I do not say I am glad you
have knocked at my door, it is not
that I have any ill feeling against
you. It Is because I am so well and
enjoy life so much. When I become
■ I helpless I shall be glad to have you
44 call.”
Surviving Mr. Towcll are two sis-
ters, Mrs. Walker of Columbus and
Mrs. E. L. Ory of San Antonio; four
nieces. Mrs. T. J. Windham, Mrs. H.
0 W. Crowthers, Mrs. Thomas Peterson
W and Miss Ina Mae Powell, all of
Houston, and three nephews. Judge
7 Boyd, W. T. Boyd and Dr. R. H. Har-
I rison, all of Houston.
Hot Frame Planting
Co-operative hot frame planting is
being carried out in Blessing by
members of the Blessing Home Dem-
onstration Club. Mrs. Albert White,
Miss Gertie Dobson and Mrs. Abel
Pierce worked out this plan when
It was agreed by the directors to it was a glorious double victory for
give our moral support to the Merch- the Bay City Black Cats Saturday Emergency crop production or
aids $1.00 Day advertising program to night when the boys, under the tute- "seed" loans, made to farmers who
be sponsored by local people. A mo- lage of Tom Driscoll defeated Victo- where unable to arrange credit else-
tion carried that we discharge our ria for the district championship 37 where during the past two years, will
secret advertising committee due to 34 and Mrs. Keye Ingram's crippled be continued again this year it was
lack of support by the merchants. girls’ team defeated Gulf 18-16 to learned yesterday. President Roosevelt
The board was highly pleased to annex the county championship and Friday signed the bill passed by con-
note that the Texas Gulf Sulphur incidentally the ninth in a row of gress appropriating $40,000,000 for this
Company has been so liberal in sup- | teams under the direction of Mrs. purpose, but he made the announce- '
porting the coming Interscholastic Keye Ingram. ment with the request that it be the
misisoners George Harrison. Till League program to be held sometime | The Bay City Cats won their way last year that this form of credit be
” ” . *- ^ These administrative rulings apply the middle of March. There is no to the district championship by a extended.
the county; Mayor Paris Smith and to and are part of the rice crop con- doubt but what this fine contribution hard old route but when they finally The emergency loan is intended pri-
downed Wharton and met their marily for those farmers who have not
rival, Victoria who had eliminated yet been able to qualify for loans
Bloomington to go into the finals with through the production credit associa-
(Crowley Signal. )
(Editor's Note: This is the first of
County held a meeting in the com-
missioners room Monday afternoon to
hear Administrator Jus. W. Gartrell a series of articles explaining the va-
outline the new working order and rious phases of the rice programs,
to explain the many things the CWA These explanations are administrative
has already carried out. rulings and they were prepared and
Present at this meeting besides Mr. announced by the rice section of the
Gartrell and his secretary, Miss Hogg, United States department of agricul-
were Judge W. E. McNabb and Com- ture.
lief and CW A rolls, a considerable „ ,.
number are men between 18 and 25 Bond and E. C. Baker, I representing
years of age who would be eligible
for CCC enrollment, Gartrell
mated.
esti
APPLICATION
LOANS BEING
RECEIVED
Applications for production loans to
farmers and stockmen in Matagorda,
Wharton, Jackson and Colorado coun-
We notice by an announcement in may be obtained for periods of 3 to
the Palacios Beacon that George Har-: 12 months by any eligible deserving
1 ison, present county commisisoner of farmer or stockman who needs
Precinct No. 3 is a candidate to suc-I dit and has security; but if a farmer
coed himself to the office he has soor stockman is eligible for credit it
ably filled for the past several years.
Mr. Harrison has not authorized us
to formally announce him and per-
haps will not have to use the Tribune
for that purpose, but the paper cir-
culates some in that part of the coun-
ty and we believe we have many
good subscriber friends to whom we
J. C. Lewis, representing the city trol section ot the Southern Rice Mill- . ..ou .... auequu.e.y June .ue .
council; Carey Smith, chairman of the ing Industry Marketing Agreement all expenses of the meet Too much
CWA; J. C. Lewis and Charley Free - in the specific cases in which such praise cannot be given the sulphur
man, representing the CWA county rulings apply. It is their purpose, in
organization, part, to elaborate upon certain pha- .., .... ....... .... ...em .. ......
The meeting was called to older ses of the above-mentioned section agorda County.
whereupon Administrator Gartrell which could not be completely cov- Reports from Mr. Anderson and
proceeded to disclose the latest or- erede in the agreement and also to Mr. Erickson were both encouraging
of $150 will adequately take care of
company for its support, sponsored
by the entire school system of Mat-
Bay City. The Cats, all of whom were lions of their district and who have
members of that district football not been able to arrange private ere-
whereupon
Administrator
Gartrell which could not be completely cov-
ders from Washington which mean provide for special cases.
the gradual disintegration of the or- It will be recognized that many of
| ganization as a national employment these rulings are designeel to assist
bureau by May 1. and permit rice farmers to make out
al- applications for allotments and quotas
and to receive the benefits of the
as to the proposed road building
program leading into Jackson Coun-
ty. We were also assured by Mr.
. „ Erickson that the work would start
No more than 400 men are now al- applications for allotments and quotas on the Buckeye road in the near fu-
lowed in Matagorda as against some- and to receive the benefits of the ture.
thing over 1200 last week. There are rice control program, in spite of nu- Relating to the new oil well. 7 miles
several unfinished projects in the merous complications, such as those north of town prospects look bright
county, so the problem at Monday’s “rising from landlord and tenant re- and everybody in Bay City should be
meeting was to arrive at some way lationships. In other words, the rul- on their toes to lend every courtesy
by which the projects can be fin- ings are designed i*ily to clarify the to the many visitors who are now
ished by May 1 with such forces as terms under which the rice producer visiting our city, many of whom
are available now and those avail- may receive an adjustment payment, will make this their permanent home
able each week on the basis of a . In order to make these rulings sat- as this field develops.
championship team, were tickled pink dit. The production loan associations,
to get another shot at the Victoria which are a part of the permanent
boys, who trounced them in bi-dis- farm credit administration, will be
trict football play. They were right able to take care of all needs in the
Saturday night in Victoria and Dris- future, it is hoped by the administra-
coll had plenty of tricks up his sleeve tion.
to show the boys in the little city |
down the way. They put up too muci I
Farmers seeking loans from the
$40,000,000 emergency crop loan fund
fight for the Victoria boys and even-will be directed in the near future
_______. ! where to apply in their respective
The girls, fighting hard for their communities, stated William I. My-
coach and for a ninth straight coun- ers, governor of the farm credit ad-
ty championship, proved superhuman ministration. Rules and regulations
when they rallied to take Gulf even covering such loans will soon be an-
though they were absent the stellar nounced. Application forms are now
performance of their center, Marguer- being prepared.
ite Alexander, who suffered a broken' Co-Operation Proof
arm in the preliminary play Friday | It is required by the law that
against Midfield. The game was re- borowers, as a condition to receiving
plete with thrills and close until the an emergency loan, must furnish
final whistle when the Cats were two Proof of co-operation with the agri-
up the ladder, the score being -18-16. I cultural adjustment administration.
“Not too much praise can be given The nature of proof of co-operation
those boys,” said Coach Driscoll aft- will be similar to that recently an-
er the game. "1 have never seen a nounced as applicable to other bor-
Cat team fight so hard and with such rowers who apply for loans under the
ed the score of last fall.
ties are now being received by W. E.
McCluney, secretary-treasurer of the
El Campo Production Credit Associa-
tion. According to Mr. McCluney. all able each week on the basis of a In order to make these rulings sat- as this field develops""
loans will be made on a business ba- weekly ten per cent cut until the isfy certain legal and other require-
sis and according to the security fur-final solution of the national set up, ments, it has been necessary to state our Chamber of Commerce annual
ane i 6 applicant. 1 > • ' The two main projects the com- them in somewhat technical form, meeting .sometime in April, date to
the loans that will be made in mittee found unfinished are the Sar- If on this account any of the provis- be set in tho near future. We are an-
this coun y and the other three coun- gent road on which 146 men arc em- ions are difficult to understand, the ticipating a good meeting this year
ties served y the El Campo asso-ployed in three shifts and the Col- community committeeman or county due to the fact that it was postponed
j.'1, t e good loans and loans legeport seawall (erosion) project em- agent should be consulted. The pro- last year on account of economical
that are collectible if the association ploy ing 105 men, also in three shifts, ducer should read carefully the di- conditions. We have had numerous
is o ion inue as a permanent serv- The committee decided these two to rections for filling out the applica- inquiries as to whether we were go-
ice to farmers in this and other com-be not only worth while but Al pro- tion in order to understand how the ing to have an annual meeting. Vari-
unities, as intended, Mr. McClu-jects which must be finished. G. A. rulings affect him and his relationship ous committees will begin their prep-
nex said .1, . Harrison, speaking for the College - to the state committee. No rice farm- arat ions in the next few days.
oi una i y, no all farmers in this port project said he would put forth er should make out and submit to his The question as to whether we
country need credit, he continued, every effort to work the project out local community committee an ap- would help the Negro Home Demon-
but tor those who do the association in the allotted time The Sargent road plication for an allotment and quota stration and Negro County Agent in
stands as a business organization—will also be pushed as fast as pos- without knowing exactly what he securing office space for their per-
not charity institution. Loans sible. must do in order to receive the bene- manent headquarters has been turn-
It was found that a few minor pro- fits of the program. ed over to the finance committee to- I
jects were about to be finished, which Administrative rulings relating to gether with Mr. Montague for inves-
cre-1 should release several men within crop control section of the Southern tigation.
the next week. This, however, will Rice Milling Industry Marketing
. .i . not help matters to any considerable Agreement,
must be extended on a business ba- extent - 1. Definitions.
sis." I The new order will not allow the a) As used in the rice crop con-
staggering of forces or the addition trot applications, and these adminis-
of any more workers, neither does it trative rulings, the words ‘person,"
propose to recognize new projects, tenant, landlord, and producer,
is the status, unless may include individuals co-partner-
change from ships and corporations.
Washington authorities. It, therefore, I (b) Farm shall mean one contig-
creates a stituation most difficult to uous tract of land, having equipment,
handle and one which is taxing the stock, machinery, etc., substantially
minds of every county CWA organi- separate from any other farm, and
zation in the United States. The or- operated as one unit, distinct from
ders have been issued to begin now any other operation.
Each applicant has to state in his
application what property he is of-
fering to secure the loan, Mr. Mc-
Cluney said. Security for these loans
■ will consist of first liens on crops,
livestock or other personal property
on which a lien or chattel mortgage,
may be taken to secure the loan ade-
That briefly.
there comes another
A motion also carried that we have
Sulphur Company
Contributes to Repair
Matagorda Church
a degree of determination as 1 saw farm credit administration.
them exert Saturday in fighting their Each applicant must obtain clear-
I way to and through that district ance through or furnish a certificate
championship." Asked which was the of co-operation with the agricultural
most outstanding man on the team and adjustment administration. The pro-
he said “the Black Cats." He reiterat- ductilon control associations will
cd that each and every member play- make available lists of those who have
ed a jam up game and each had his signed acreage control contracts,
eye on the championship over Vic- Farmers who are on this list, if oth-
toria. erwise eligible to borrow, will be
From the district they go to Kings- able to obtain loans.
j ville to the regional where about County councils of the production
eight districts will congregate for the control associations will certify to
championship
RICE PROBLEMS
TO BE TALKED
representatives of the farm credit
administration the names of any
farmers who, while not signing acre-
age control contracts are co-operating
by not increasing their production
contrary to the acreage control pro-
gram.
can say a good word for this capable,
painstaking and earnest public offi-
cial. I quately. The lien may be taken on
Mr. Harrison has served his pre-
cinct well for ten years, but by no
means has his work and counsel been
confined to his precinct. The whole
county is as much in his heart as his
home town and precinct, and he de-
votes his time and talent as willing-
ly and as energetically to any part
of the county as he applies it to his
own.
We take pleasure in giving, volun-
tarily, our commendation to the splen-
did work of this conscientious and
hard-working public official and are
pleased to know that he is "coming
back.”
BUSINESS MEN ARE
THINKING, TALKING
property already in the possession of
the borrower, or to be purchased with
the money borrowed. It is not in-
tended that production loans shall be
secured principally by mortgages on
real estate. Where this type of se-
curity is taken it will be regarded
only as additional collateral.
Mr. McCluney said that the charges
on produciton loans would be as low
as possible in keeping with business
credit. A small fee is charged to in-
spect the property offered as se-
curity by the applicant, bu tusually
no charge will be made for inspection
if the loan is not granted.
The minimum amount that can be
loaned to any one eligible borrower
is $50. The interest rate is 3 per cent
above the discount rate of the Feder-
(c) , A producer" shall include per-
a process of disorganization, the dis- - ■-- •................: ---—•—
solution to be complete by May 1. sons owning and operating their own
Starting with the big slash last week farms, tenants operating farms rented
ordered' for cash, tenants operating farms
rented on a crop-share lease, contract
I or agreement, landlords leasing to
every county organization is
The Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
has donated liberally to the Christ
Church in Matagorda for needed re- (Crowley Signal.) ___
pairs and remodeling on t lit ui ' - With a number of issues and ques- ed to make no loans to farmers who
celved by Mr. J D. Mobbris the MET: tionsss already cleared up regarding are planning “> increase production,
agorda, February 14 from Mr. Roy | the riec production cor pla ur-
Miller of the Texas A.i e. LI there explanation of these matters will
Where county councils have not
been set up, farm credits administra-
tion representatives will be instruct-
Financial and trade journal editors
are asserting that as never before in
the commercial history of the United
States, business men are thinking and
talking, studying and planning, bus-
iness. How to get it and especially
how business is to be conserved and
strengthened and conducted in the
public interest. Merchants who held
themselves aloof from trade associa-
tions have been joining them in
droves, or they have been forming
new ones. Executives of the associa-
tions have been alternately delighted
and disconcerted by the dynamic en-
ergy recently infused.
Business men were duly impressed
when the president saved the coun-
try’s banking system during his first
month in office. But they could not
quite for some time embrace the pub-
lic enthusiasm when he proclaimed
his program for reviving commerce
through the medium of recreating
purchasing power. The $3,300,000,000
was sizable but it was less than a third
of the country’s normal expenditure
for public works. Recovery, they said,
required real restoration of buying
power. There had to be enormous ex-
penditure to furnish employment.
By the time the government sup-
plied the energy that was requisite,
there already had been developd on
the part of business a genuine appre-
ciation of the codes. Then suddenly
the bill for priming of the pump was
handed in and business took renewed
courage from the fact that it did not
cause undue, if any, concern. The
first refunding was carried out with
subscriptions running more than five
times the one billion offered.
And now, with the public obviously
determined to support the president
and with unmistakable evidences of a
strong trend toward actual recovery,
the awakening of busines mens is ac-
countable. It will be most creditable
if they conform to the president’s
warning to “give first consideration to
volume.” instead of to immediate
profits, and proceed upon the sound
premise that unwarranted price in-
creases would restrict in restricted
markets.—NRA News.
al Intermediate Credit Bank of
Houston, and charged only for the
actual number of months the loan is
outstanding. The present discount
rate of the Federal Intermediate Cre-
dit Bank is 3 per cent, which would
make the interest rate to the farmer-
borrower 6 per cent per annum.
Loans may be obtained for general
agricultural purposes including the
costs of growing, cultivating, or mar-
ketin gcrops; and for the production
of livestock, and dairy and poultry
products.
Most of the loans will be run from
3 to 12 months, and are to be due and
payable at the time when the crops
and livestock financed ar esold.
Each farmer or stockman borrowing
for the first time automatically be-
comes a member of the association,
since each is required to own voting
stock in the association equal to $5
for every $-00 or fraction thereof he
borrows. The stock may be purchased
with a part of the loan proceeds. It is
the only voting stock in the associa-
tion, and may be purchased only by
borrowers, each having only one vote
regardless of the amount borrowed.
A farmer or stockman who becomes
a member of an association does not
have to "stand good for” the loans
of the association, or the debts of
other borrowers. The stock carries no
double liability.
The El Campo Production Credit
Association, which is authorized to
make loans in this county, is one of
50 which have been established in this
state. Most of the capital of the as-
sociation is provided by the Produc-
tion Credit Corporation of Houston,
which is supervising the work of as-
sociations in Texas.
Bert Carr Wins 100
Yd. Dash in Laredo
the former two mentioned lack of
space for placing their hot frames.
Mrs. Pierce offered the ground and
the hot frame was made large
enough to supply early plant sfor
thre egardens. Tomatoes, peppers and
egg plans have been planted out.
For the time being, according to
cut Su |..„.| -......~......‘......... mese matters win Governor Myers, the various region-
Company ′ ALT be made here Wednesday when R. A. al emergency crop loan offices will
M | Wasson of the extension department handle the applications for loans from
The Christ Church in Matagorda is of Louisiana State University will the $40,000,000 fund, and these offices
the oldest Protestant church in Tex-spend the day here. will be under the immediate direct
asendihas emost romantic history. The members of the parish com- tion of the emergency crop loan di-
Mrs Moberiv by Mr theinlletter rent mittee and chairmen of the ward vision, which is placed under the
which we ox & I Millie for committees are scheduled to met with supervision of the production credit
which was enclosed a Check for $250, Wasson at 9.30 VaAnneAu t comuinisethrar q 1 1
to cut its forces 10 per cent every
week until the deadline is reached. .
on the day set to close business. And share-tenants only, anil such other
it is under these orders all county' persons as may be approved or des- was enclosed a check tor 3=50- -------------
ignated by the secretary, contribution CIOT da checkitor $250, Wasson at 9:30 Wednesday morning commissioner, S. M. Garwood, and the
| (d) Any producer who is an own- a contr ition to a most worthy cause, at the courthouse here. They will go governor.
er, landlord, or tenant and who op-
erated or controlled a rice farm in Mrs. J. D Moberly, Chrairman
any or all years of the base period Committee for Ladies Guild and the
is eligible to make and submit an ap- Vestry of Christ Church,
plication for a rice allotment and quo- a agor a, exas.
ta for 1934.
(e) The term "base period" shall
mean the years of production 1931,
1932 and 1933 in the Texas rice pro-
duction areas and the years of pro-
duction 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933
in the Arkansas and Louisiana rice
production areas.
(f) The “production history” or
“production experience” of a pro-
ducer is defined to mean that pro-
ducer's record of his own acreage and
production of rice during the base
period.
(g) The "allotment” of a producer
shall be the average annual acreage
of rice harvested by said producer
during the base years, reduced by 22
per cent in Texas and by 20 per cent
in Arkansas and Louisiana. It shall
CWA organizations are working, and
not on what they would like to do.
Administrator Gartrell related to
committee how approximately $85,000
i of CWA money, $33,000 of relief mon-
| ey and many large shipments of sup-
plies have all been expended and dis-
tributed by the county set-up with-
in the past 13 weeks. He, also, ex-
plained how the force of 19 in his
various offices handled each case of
distress, the supplies and the various
projects.
The committee went thoroughly
into every phase of the new order
and discussd freely the problem of
unfinished projects and how they can
be finished with forces now avail-
able. The committee instructed the
administrator to use the wires and
letters in the behalf of such things as
it, the committee, deemed most impor-
tant. The situation is acute in this
county and is so looked upon by those
in close touch with it.
It should be borne in mind that
every move undertaken by any coun-
ty CWA organization is carried out
under the positive instructions and
supervision of the national govern-
ment an dis neither the wish nor
the desire of any individual or coun-
Dear Mrs. Moberly:
I Answering your letter of the 7th in-
I stant, it gives me pleasure to enclose
I herewith in behalf of our company
and its officers voucher in the sum
of $250 as a contribution to be used
I in making necessary repairs to your
I church building, which we trust will
be accepted with the assurance of our
i very best wishes. Sincerely yours,-
Roy Miller, director of public rela-
tions.
ever several matters and also are ex-
pected to make plans for gathering
data, information and history through
the canal companies here.
Preliminary Work.
Much of this preliminary work, it
was explained can be done now so
that it will be in readiness when the
actual taking of applications gets un-
der way.
During Wednesday afternoon some
time is to be devoted to individual
cases, it was explained.
DRASTIC CUT IN
C W A FORCES
WEEKLY REDUCTION OF NUM,
BERS WORKING WILL BE 3
MADE. A
be determined by adding the yearly
acreage of rice harvested during the
base years and dividing the total thus
secured by the number of base years
in which the production history of a
producer may be subject to transfer
are as follows:
(a) If a producer died during the
base period his production history
for the years of the base period be-
fore his death may be used in an
application for allotment and quota by
his direct heirs or devisees who con-
ty organization.
Every body of officials in the
county, the city councils, the com-
missioners court an dthe CWA. are
striving to secure in the proper way,
every beneficial result possible to
obtain under the workings of this
gigantic government task.
Expansion Program
In The Local
Securities Office
Mr. R. T. Higbee, general manager
of the National Securities Service.
Inc., of San Antonio with branch of-
fice in Bay City, was a visitor in this
city for the past few days. Mr. Hig-
bee opened an office in Bay City about
twenty months ago and has since
opened twelve offices in Texas and
New Mexico. His company under the
proficient leadership of Mr. J. 3. Par-
kinson of San Antonio has led the
-----'securities field in their expansion
Bert Car. student at Schreiner In- program and Mr. Higbee stated busi-
stitute, came through with flying
colors and won the hundred yard
dash at an invitational meet held in
Laredo last Thursday and Friday for
colleges. He had considerable com-
petition and his feat was indeed one
worthy of praise. His time in one of
the heats in the preliminaries was
under 10 but in the finals, in which
he won first place, his time was clock-
ed at 10 flat.
There is no excuse for buying by
mail when everything needed can
be bought at home.
ness justifies further development in
this territory. Mr. Ernest Plant, local
manager has arranged with Paul Pal-
mer and Jim Davis Clements to assist
him in the Bay City territory. Look
for their announcement in this issue.
The office is located in the Bay City
Bank and Trust Company Building
and has recently been remodeled. Ev-
ery service available has been in-
stalled and with the service of the
three above named men completes the
prfection of this of fice and insures
prompt attention and personal inter-
est to and for all customers.
.______„ ___________- tinue the farm operation of the de-
—that is to say, three in Texas and I ceased producer,
(b) When a corporation was en-
gaged in the production of rice and
five in Louisiana and Arkansas and
reducing that amount by the pre-
during the base period was merged or
consolidated with another corpora-
tion, its production history for the
years of its operation during the
base period may be used in applying
for allotment and quota for the cor-
porate successor of said corporation.
If the corporation was dissolved by
action of its stockholders or director,
its production history shall be di-
scribed percentage.
(h) The '‘quota" of a producer shall
be the amount of rough rice produced
during the base period, divided in a
similar manner by the number of
years in the base period, and reduced
by 22 per cent in Texas and by 20 per
cent in Arkansas and Louisiana
(1) "Adjustment payment” shall be
defined to mean the payment, made to
the co-operating producer by the sec-
retary of agriculture from the trust; the same proportion as they held
fund in his hands paid to him by rice stock in the corporation and may be
millers under the terms of the South-! used by them in applying for indi-
ern Rice Milling Industry Marketing vidual allotments and quotas.
Agreement. | (c) If a farm has been sold volun-
(j) "Farming operation” is consid- tarily during the base period and the
vided among the stockholders
in
ered to mean the management of and seller is not now engaged in the pro-
—or production on one or more farms duction of rice, the purchaser may use
by a single producer.
2. Determination of allotments and
Those who have individual prob-
lems such as well problems, transfer February 23, ... ........
of allotments, foreclosures and the reductions in CWA forces, the redact
buying or selling of land, are urged tions to continue weekly until May
to be present between 1 and 3 o’- 1 the date set for the final disolution
clock. An appointment will be made of the CWA set-up.
with them with Wasson so he can go Approximately 800 men were cut
over the case with them, from the payrolls in Matagorda Coun-
There are a number of these mat- ty under the new rule and regula-
tors in the parish it was explained, tions covering CWA projects
and most of them can be worked out Rotation or share time basis of em-
ahead of time. , ' ployees is now prohibited. Under the
The exact date for the taking of old order, over 1200 CWA employees,
applications and the signing of con- according to Administrator Jas. w.
tracts has not been definitely an- Gartrell, were given work on rota-
nounced but it is understood that tion or share time basis. The new
forms are due to arrive the latter regulation went into effect Friday,
part o this week. 'February 23, and each week an ad.
Growers. ditional reduction in the number
It is expected that arrangements working will be made.
will be worked out so that the small No ncw CWA projects will be ap.
growers who have planted a mini- proved and those that were under
mum of 30 acres during the past five, construction will be greatly reduced,
four, three or two years or the past Wages for laborers have been re.
year, can be assured of this small duced from 40 to 30 cents per hour,
acreage. ___*
The authorities, beginning as of
23, have ordered drastic
This problem will be handled by
the parish and state committees and
these allotments are expected to be
given to the small growers out of the
surplus of acreage and allotments
which are expected to be left in the
state.
This, of course, under this plan
will have to be handled after the
other contracts have been signed.
The protecting of the small grow-
ers in this parish and permitting them
to plant the minimum of 30 acres of
rice only involves some 2,000 acres,
it was explained.
the production history of such farm
in applying for allotment and quota.
(d) If a partnership was engaged
shall be determined by the state com- during the base period in the produc-
mittee by adding the acreage of rice tion of rice during part of the base
harvested annually by the producer: period, but dissolved prior to the
for his own account during the base 1934 planting season, the production
period and dividing the total thus se- history of the partnership shall be
cured by the number of years in the divided among the partners in the
base period and reducing the result same ratio as their interests in the
in the percentage prescribed by the partnership, provided that if any such
secretary of agriculture. The quota I partners are not now engaged in the surrounding will be accorded a free
is the amount of rough rice produced production of rice, the production
during the same period, determined 11 " —L---*---------v' J'
in a similar manner. The allotment
quotas. The allotment of a producer
and quota are based upon the pro-
duction history of the producer and
such production history shall be per-
sonal, shall follow the producer re-
gardless of where the rice was pro-
duced, and, except in special cases,
shall not be subject to transfer. The
state committee, subject to the appro-
val of the rice section, shall have
jurisdiction of such special cases and
shall make rulings with regard there-
to. Cases which will probably arise
history of such partners may be di-
vided among the other partners.
(e) If a well or canal operator who
furnished water to producers during
the base period in return for shares
in the crop, voluntarily sold his well
or canal system, his production history
will be transferred to the purchaser
and such purchaser may use the
production history in applying for an
allotment and quota, provided that
the former well or canal operator is
not now engaged in the production of
rice.
Central Power And
Light Co. to Conduct
Cooking School Here
Ladies of Bay City and territory
course of lectures on food, its prep-
aration and serving at the cooking
school which has been announced for
March 5-6-7 in the building former-
ly occupied by the Red and White
Store. The school, which will be held
from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., is sponsored
by Central Power and Light Com-
pany, according to R. W. Bussell,
local manager. Mrs. Stella M. Floyd,
noted home economist, will be in
charge and Mrs. Floyd has prepared
an interesting and instructive pro-
gram. Attendance prizes have been
planned, Mr. Bussell stated.
Half Million CWA
Workers To Lose
Jobs Next Friday
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. — The
great army of civil works employee
will have been reduced almost one-
fourth by the end of next week.
Harry L. Hopkins, the civil works
administrator, announced Saturday
that 572,500 persons who have been
employed on civil works would be dis-
missed next Friday night. This will
bring down the total to be employed
after that time to 3,194.000 persons.
At the end of the week of Feb. 10
there weie 3,860,000 on the pay roll.
Between 150,000 and 200,000 employed
on federal projects were dropped on
Friday.
No schedule for demobilization
after Feb. 23 has been made public.
Officials said they did not know when
the remainder of the schedule would
go out but indications were that each
week would be treated separately with
the weather and business conditions
a determining factor.
Rural areas were cut the mast.
States essentially agricultural were in- 9
structed to drop from 20 to 30 per cent
of the number of civil works pay rolls
at the end of next week.
In contrast, the essentially industrial
states were ordered to reduce around
10 per cent.
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1934, newspaper, March 1, 1934; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696345/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.