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Hero’s a nifty from the Galves-
ton News:
“Singapore dispatches tell of
drunken orgies by Japanese soldiers
on whiskey looted in captured Ma-
layan cities. If our government
still has any of that stuff it seiz-
ed during prohibition couldn’t it be
arranged to leave it somewhere the
Japs could get hold of it?”
----V----
Want to take first aid?
It has been announced that a
new Red Cross First Aid class
will be started Friday night at
7:30 o'clock in the Matagorda
County Superintendent of School’s
office under the direction of Tom
Hale. The class is open to men
and women.
____V____
Answering requests:
The Treasury Department an
nounced that the new auto tax stick
ers would go on sale in postoffice:
tnd federal revenue offices through-
out the country January 12.
The first sticker, which every
private auto or truck will have to
carry after February 1, will cost
$2.09 and will be good until July
1, when new stickers will be sold
at the annual rate of $5 apiece.
A record will be kept of those
who pay and compared with regis-
tration lists to find out how many
people will have to be reminded of
the new tax, which was enacted by
Congress last fall.
The department said that because
these stamps have an actual cash
value, they will be sold only for
cash or money orders or certified
checks. No personal checks will be
accepted.
____V____
They’re still completing the In-
tracoastal Canal. Here’s an item
that says the waterway will be
open for navigation all the way
to Corpus Christi on or about
March 15, when the removable
dam across the waterway cast of
the Brazos River is completed.
____V..._
Headline: “Jap Newspaper As-
serts U. S. Can Be Invaded.”
That statement should put fire
under some of our pals.
The-article says: "The conten-
tion that 'the United Slates cannot
be invaded is as much a myth as
that the Maginot line could not be
taken, or that Singapore and Pearl
Harbor are impregnable.”
That’s the attitude the Japs have.
It’s high time we sleepy ole folks
wake up and think in terms of OF-
FENSE instead of DEFENSE.
As one man put it, the best de-
fense is a strong offense.
Are we going to twiddle our
thumbs until the Axis come over
here and give us a headache we’ll
never forget?
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BAY CITY, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942
VOLUME III BAY CITY, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TfeXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942__NUMBER 16
OFFICIAL BLACK-OUT TONIGHT
“The Best Defense is A Good Offense”
COLLEGEPORT TESTS SCHEDULED
Tabb Announces
For Reelection
As Commissioner
(Political Adv.)
Jim Tabb announced his candi-
dacy for reelection as Commission-
er of Precinct 1 of Fatagorda Coun-
ty. Mr. Tabb’s candidacy is subject
to action of the White Man’s Union
Primary in April.
Mr. Tabb has served in his posi-
tion with efficiency, and sincerely
solicits your support and vote to
'continue his work.
Any consideration given Mr.
Tabb’s candidacy will be appre-
G. P. Hardy Jr.
Announces For
County Attorney
(Political Adv.)
G. P. Hardy Jr., city attorney of
\Bay City for the past four years,
announced his candidacy for elec-
tion to the office of County Attor-
ney of Matagorda County. Mr.
Hardy’s candidacy is subject to ac-
( tion of the White Man’s Union Pri-
Xjnary in April.
Mr. Hardy is a graduate of the
Bay City Public Schools and The
University of Texas School of Law.
He is married and has two children.
Since his graduation from The Uni-
versity of Texas in 1936, he has
been practicing law in Bay City.
Mr. Hardy states that he places
his name before the voters of the
county with the resolution that, if
elected, he will carefully and dili-
gently fulfill the duties of the of-
fice. He states that any support ac-
corded his candidacy will be appre-
ciated.
SRRILL GETS ORDERS
Lieutenant Jay Serrill received
ders to leave his post in Arizona,
s father, George Serrill, said. It
not known where Lieutenant Ser-
11 will be sent.
Land Owners
Unitize 5,000
Acres To Drill
Randall Doing
Geophysical
Work In County
Land owners southeast of Col-
legeport have signed a unitization
contract, comprising approximately
5,000 acres of land, with the Con-
tinental Oil Company, the Pure Oil
Company, and the McDannald Drill-
ing Company, and calls for drilling
of five additional gas wells, it was
announced this week.
Three gas wells have already
been completed in the area Drill-
ing is suppose to start about the
middle of February.
The Randall Exploration Com-
pany is doing geophysical work in
Matagorda County this week, it was
reported.
The Texas Railroad Commission
announced this week that Magnet,
Lolita, Old Ocean, and Withers are
among the sixty-two oil fields of
Texas producing aviation grade pe-
troleum suitable for military use
and ordered that no production be
processed by refineries unless the
maximum reasonable quantity of
aviation grade naphtha is obtained.
Other oil news:
Continental Oil Company’s No. 1
Doman near El Maton was drilling
below 8,163 feet at last reports.
Skelly’s No. 10 Moore in the Bay
City Field has casing set and is
waiting on cement. Stanolind is
moving in materials for its No. 2
Hucbner in the Lucky Field.
Ohio Oil Company, at Mark-
ham, has perforated from 7688-90
feet and 7720-22 feet for squeeze
job before completing on i!ts No.
15 J. C. Carlson. The company's
No. 1 Pietz was last reported drill-
' ing below 7800 feet.
The Humble Oil and Refining
Company is down to 3,000 feet in a
wildcat test about a mile east of
production in the Magnet Field. The
test is located in the J. Clements
survey on the common line between
lots 45 and 46 in block 54. Contract
depth is 6,000 feet.
In the Old Ocean Field, Harri-
son and Abercrombie’s No. 11 Arm-
strong Fee is at 1507 feet waiting
on cement. The No. 12 B. R. L. D.
is at 10,868 feet waiting on cement,
and the No. 1 Muller-Moline is be-
low 10,486 in hard sand and shale.
Texas Company has staked a new
location for No. 46 Abrams in the
West Columbia Field.
They Swam And
Swam—Waiting
For Fred Again
Fred Friday swears this
fish tale is true:
On the Inst day of Novem-
ber, Mr. Fridny caught three
redfish at Brown Cedar Cut,
tied a string around their tails
and staked them. Somehow
they got loose and swam
away.
A couple of days ago, Mr.
Friday went back to Brown
Cedar and caught two of those
three—he identified them by
the string he had tied around
their tails!
Mrs. Helen Cates
Announces For
County Treasurer
(Political Adv.)
Mrs. Helen Cates this week an-
nounced her candidacy for reelection
to the office of County Treasurer
of Matagorda County.
Mrs. Cates has fulfilled the duties
of her office in excellent and ef-
ficient fashion, and it is upon this
record that she makes the race
again.
Mrs. Cates asks for your vote
and support. Any consideration
shown her candidacy will be appre-
ciated. Mrs. Cates’ candidacy is
subject to the action of the White
Man’s Union Primary in April.
BARTA AND BELL ARE CALLED
Bob Barta and Elmo Bell of West
Columbia have been called into ser-
vice.
Still Need
More Recruits
Sergeant Says
“What’s news?” a reporter asked
Sergeqnt Harry B. Luckemeyer of
the United States Army Recruit-
ing Station in Bay City.
“Weil, I know I still need more
recruits,” the sergeant said.
Prospects are urged to contact
Sergeant Luckemeyer at his office
in the basement of the Postoffice
in Bay City at once. Several good
vacancies are available.
The sergeant has recruited twen-
ty-two men thus far this month.
They are:
Kenneth Wendel, El Campo; Ar-
thur Gray, West Columbia; Marvin
Gupton, West Columbia; Arthur
Sloma, West Columbia; Archie
Kemp, Boling; Frank Cravey, Bol-
ing; Adolph Smith, Wharton; Mor-
ris Appling, El Campo.
Robert Lundy, El Campo; Leon-
ard Barr Jr., Newgulf; Frank
Thomas, Newgulf; Charles McKee,
Freeport; Joe Zigo, Wharton; Fran-
cisio Reyna, Newgulf; Filipe L.
Salazar, Boling; Lionel Duran, Bol-
ing; James Rupe Jr., Bay City.
George Sebastion, Wharton; Wil-
liam H, Pool, Bay City; George
Phillips, West Columbia; Victor
Frnka, El Campo, and William J.
Naiser, El Campo.
W. J. HickI
Announces For
Co. Commissioner
(Political Adv.)
W. J. Hickl announced his candi-
dacy this week for election to the
office of Commissioner of Precinct
4 of Matagorda County. Mr. Hickl’s
candidacy is subject to action of
the White Man’s Union Primary in
April.
Mr. Hickl has been a resident of
El Maton since 1927, He is a farm-
er, is married and has four children.
This is his first venture into politics.
MV. Hickl was born in Austin
County and, came to Matagorda
County in 1927. He is well acquaint-
ed with the needs of the people of
Precinct 4. In addition to farming,
he had worked in a bank and a de-
partment store for several years.
Mr. Hickl, who is a land owner,
promises to manage affairs of the
office with diligence and efficiency,
if elected. He feels capable of deal-
ing with the problems, and states
that your vote and support will be
appreciated.
Mrs. Temple Sewell and baby,
Sandra, and Mrs. U. T. Pickel and
daughter, Shirley, spent Monday in
Houston.
Council Here
Adopts New
Slogan, Title
Sandlin, Selkirk
And Mrs. Hallmark
Give Talks
“The best defense is a good of-
fense.”
That was the slogan adopted by
the Coordinating Council of Bay
City Wednesday morning at its reg-
ular monthly breakfast. In connec-
tion with the community program
with which the council is concern-
ed, it was decided unanimously to
change the title of the organization
to the “Coordinating Offensive
Council.”
This change was made for psy-
chological purposes in trying to
wake Americans up to the fact
that a war will never be won
defensively. Telegrams will be
sent by the council to Washing-
ton and Austin of this fact.
“If we’re ever going to win a
war, it’s got to be on offensive
thinking,” R. C. Gusman, chairman
of the group, emphasized.
The council has as its offensive
program the following points: rec-
reation, religion, nutrition, educa-
tion, public health, welfare, con-
sumer interest, defense savings, raw
materials, conservation, Red Cross,
and transportation.
Other speakers on the program,
which was in observance of the first
anniversary of the council, were
Major V. L. Sandlin, commander of
the 47th Battalion of the Texas
Defense Guard; Colonel W. O. Sel-
kirk, commanding officer of the
Matagorda County Civilian Defense
Council, and Mrs. W. J. Hallmark,
chairman of the Federated Women's
Clubs of Matagorda County.
Major Sandlin said he was in
charge of five counties; namely,
Victoria, Jackson, Matagorda,
Wharton, and Fort Bend. He said
four companies of the guards have
already been organized and that
enlistments were being taken for
the new one in Bay City.
The major said' that the governor,
district judge, sheriff, and mayor
had the authority to call to duty the
guards to suppress riots, rebellions,
and take charge in catastrophes. He
pointed out that the guards backed
up civil authorities.
Colonel Selkirk echoed the sug-
gestion that the best possible de-
fense is a good offense, and then
spoke of the County Civilian De-
fense Council, which has protective
duties. “Unhappily,” he said, “there
are very few who are defense mind-
ed.”
“We’ve dragged along for a
month; we should have been or-
ganized in a week.”
The colonel urged all citizens
who wished to volunteer for the
civilian defense council to register
and turn in their cards.
“Some say they don’t have time,”
he said. “If something happens to
their business, they’ll have lots and
lots of time after that.”
Women were urged to sign up.
Mrs. Hallmark spoke briefly of
the duties of women and pointed
out points in their program in be-
half of national defense.
“We realize our home is our first
line of defense,” she explained.
Herbert Parker read a humorous
piece concerning what not to do in
caso of an air raid. These instruc-
tions, which brought many laughs
from those present, were sent by
William G. Thurber of Providence,
R. I„ to his brother-in-law, Colonel
| Selkirk.
Do You Have Stacks And
Stacks Of Old Newspapei s
Numbers Of Scoutmasters Are
Given So You May Dial Them
Do you have stacks and stacks
of old newspapers and magazines?
Are you waiting for the Boy Scouts
to collect them ?
Well, here’s the thing to do in
Bay City—See or dial the follow-
ing scoutmasters:
J. Btrkmr, 444; Tom Hale,
2662; F. O. Montague. 2221; R.
E. Morgan, 2211; Tom Burchfield,
2688.
Scouts will gather waste paper on
Captain Asks
For Defense
Guard Recruits
Enlistments are being taken for
Matagorda County’s company of
the Texas Defense Guards, it was
announced by the newly-appointed
captain, F. 0. Montague.
Now is the time for every able
bodied home loving man in this
County to offer his services for
home defense. Many of our citizens
have been asking, “Why don’t we
have a home defense guard com-
pany with headquarters in Bay
City?”
Well, after working for several
months we have finally gotten the
approval of the Adjutant General’s
Department and are ready to take
applications. Any man from 18 to 60
is eligible to apply and application
blanks can be had at the County
Agent’s office in the Lewis build-
ing.
The company here will be Com-
pany E, 47 Battalion of the T. D.
G. Other companies in this battalion
are at Victoria, El Campo, Wharton,
and Sugar Land, with headquarters
at Wharton.
The Texas Defense Guard is an
organization in a military manner
and equipped both in arms and uni-
form by the State to be used in de-
fense of our homes, lives and prop-
erty, if and when called upon by
the local, duly elected authorities,
and is not under orders from the
regular army at any time.
You men who will not be called
upon to serve your country in for-
eign fields will certainly want to
do your part on the home front—
to be ready to lend assistance and
protection here at home if the oc-
casion arises—to give protection to
our people, to our wives and child-
ren, and to our property.
Applications will be taken at any
time of day at your convenience in
the Lewis Building.
Let’s Keep ’em Flying; join your
T. D. G. today.
Johnnie Brown
Opens Radio
Repair Service
Johnnie Brown has opened a radio
shop called Johnnie’s Radio Repair
Service at 1640 Sixth Street, or next
to the Central Shoe Shop in the
old Nuckols Hotel.
Says Mr. Brown: “We repair any
make or model radio with satisfac-
tory performance guaranteed.” One
day service is promised.
Mrs. W. N. Anderson and Mrs.
Sallee Rogers were visitors in An-
gleton, Monday.
Saturdays, it has been announced.
If you prefer to bring the paper to
town yourself, tie it in bundles with
strong twine and take them to the
tent on the south side of the square.
Conserve paper! That request has
been made to all the people by the
government. Even before we were
in the war, the government was us-
ing one-third of the nation’s paper
box production for arms needs, and
now military demand will rapidly
increase.
On top of that, the armed forces
have many other uses for paper of
all kinds. The cheapest forms of
paper, such as newsprint, can be
reclaimed and made into boxes and
other articles.
When you do your shopping, get
along with a minimum of wrapping.
Don’t think the stores you patron-
ize are being stingy when they stop
using paper, string, tape, and other
wrappings in the wastefully lavish
form we’ve become used to.
When they cut down on paper
use, they are cooperating with the
government. This is just one more
of the many ways retailing in all
its branches, chain store and inde-
pendent store alike, in serving the
country now.
Every family can help in the con-
serve paper drive. Save all you can
and turn it in when you reach a
substantial poundage. The Army
and Navy need it.
Here’s Official
Order For
Black-Out
HEADQUARTERS
Matagorda County
Civilian Protective Defense Unit
Bay City, Texas
ORDERS NO. 2
1. There will be a county-wide
BLACKOUT on Thursday, January
15, beginning at 8 p. m.
2. It will last at least 30 minutes,
to insure complete compliance with
existing orders.
3. At the end of 30 minutes, if
BLACKOUT is complete, ALL
CLEAR SIGNAL will be sounded
at each town. If BLACKOUT is
not complete, each town concerned
will continue the practice to that
end.
Wyatt O. Selkirk, Colonel
Commanding Matagorda County
Civilian Protective Defenes Unit.
Remember Pearl Harbor!
HELP FIGHT
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Trial Test Is
Due To Begirt
At 8 O'clock
Permission Is
Obtained From
Coke Stevenson
i
And this is official: Matagorda
County will have a black-out to-
night (Thursday) beginning at 8
o’clock.
Mayor S. E. Dcughtie of Bay
City and Colonel W. O. Selkirk,
commanding officer of the Mata-
gorda County Civilian Defense
Council, received permission from
Governor Coke Stevenson to hold
the black-out.
Black-outs were scheduled last
Thursday and Monday nights, but
did not materialize because army
officials requested otherwise. How* .
ever, this order has gone thfBtfj'h^’*
Colonel Selkirk said, and the co-
operation of everyone in the county
is urged.
Following is Colonel Selkirk’s
order regarding air raid alarms and
the guidance of all concerned:
HEADQUARTERS
Matagorda County
Civilian Protective Defense Unit
Bay City, Texas
ORDER NO. I.—
THE FOLLOWING ORDER, RE-
GARDING ALARMS, IS FOR THE
GUIDANCE OF ALL CONCERN-
ED.
1. AIR RAID ALARM—Several
short blasts on whistles, rapid ring-
ing of church and fire bells, and
several rapid blinks of street lights
at night. These means of spreading
the alarm, both by sound and vision,
may be supplemented by any means
close at hand, in order to spread the
alarm as quickly as possible. (The
fire alarm or siren in Bay City will
not be used for air raid alarm.
Steam whistles will not be used for
any other purpose than air raid
alarms during this war.
2. THE AIR RAID ALARM—is
to be used only for actual air raid
or authorized practices, therefore,
it may be sounded either in day time
or at night.
3. ALL CLEAR SIGNAL—Long
blasts of two minutes on whistles,
slow ringing of church and fire
bells, and lighting of street lamps,
will mean that the practice has end-
ed, or the danger from an actual
raid is ended. AH lights can then
be turned on and normal condi-
tions resumed.
4. DURING BLACKOUTS—
a. No lights are to be visible from
outside a structure.
b. No car or truck lights are to be
on.
c. No smoking will be allowed in
the open.
d. All traffic lights will be turn-
ed off or hooded, so as to be in-
visible from the air.
e. All traffic must halt, where-
cver it is, and park out side of traf-
fice lanes.
f. Railroad Agencies will follow
above instructions.
5. DURING PRACTICE BLACK-
OUTS—The same procedure will
apply, with the following excep-
tions.
a. Law officials and Doctors, on
urgent business, can drive with
lights, and as they see fit.
b. Ambulances and fire equip-
ment can drive with lights, and as
they see fit.
c. Hospitals enn show lights, in
emergencies, such as opening doors
of lighted hallways to receive urgent
(Soo “BLACK-OUT,” Page 4)
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