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(Successor to the Texas City Mainland Sun)
VOLUME 14, NO. 49
(Successor to the Texas City Mainland Sun)
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1929
$2.00 Per Yeas.
SCHOOL YEAR
DUTCH COMEDY
NEARS CLOSE
TO BE PLAYED
by appearing
NOTED SPEAKERS
MORE ON WAY
NEXT FRIDAY
Wednesday, May 1
Friday, May 3
Monday, May 6
Wednesday, May 8
Friday, May 10
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Friday, May 17
Monday, May 20
Wednesday, May 22
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Monday, May 27
Wednesday, May 29
Friday, May 31
Monday, June 3
Wednesday, June 5
Friday, June 7
Monday, June 19
Wednesday, June 12
Wed. Fri.
POST TO GET
MAY FETE TO
WAR TROPHIES
BEGIN AT 5:30
HANNA GIVEN
BOWERS LEAVES
DICKINSON HAS
HIGHER POST
ON SALE TRIP
BIG MAY FETE
point of service, is in Austin this
ed.
Farmers Invest In Plant
Food In Buying Fertilizer
Each team plays ten games and
is the “home team” five times. .
Small Arm Pieces Be-
ing Sent Here; Big
Gun Coming Later
MR. HOUSE TRACES THE
HISTORY OF OKLAHOMA
Howell,
Strong,
follows:
House,
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TEXAS CITY MOTHERS ATTEND
MOTHERS COUNCIL IN GAL’N
Iris, Etta Lee
dance, Charlotte
Salzmann, Doris
Parke, Elizabeth
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APRIL CUSTOMS RECEIPTS
NEARLY HALF MILLION
Swiftsure Handles
Tank Car Movement
NEW COUNTY AGENT HAS
ASSUMED HER DUTIES
District Manager of
Telephone Company
Goes to Houston
Terminals
Oilers
Cleaners
Stars
Terminals
Cleaners
Oilers
Stars
Stars
Terminals
Cleaners
Oilers
Stars
Cleaners
Oilers
Terminals
Terminals
Cleaners
Cleaners
Stars
Terminals
Oilers
Stars
Oilers
Cleaners
Terminals
Oilers
Cleaners
Stars
Terminals
Oilers
Stars
Cleaners
Oilers
Stars
Terminals
Terminals
Cleaners
Oilers
Stars
week on a vacation.
Mrs. Grace Nunez, is the oldest
employe in line of service and Mr.
Wilcox is second oldest,—however,
there are many other old times who
rank closely with Mrs. Nunez and
Mr. Wilcox.
Mr. Alexander Smith, President
of the Texas Sugar Refining Cor-
poration, with headquarters in New
York, and his secretary, Miss Irene
E. Davis, spent last week in Texas
City and attended the annual meet-
ing of the Board of Directors of the
Sugar Corporation.
Mr. Smith was well pleased with
Halstead New Head
Of The Rotarians
Big Enlargement Pro-
gram Now Under
Way at Plant
Fig Cannery Manager
to Book Orders For
1929 Season
The Galveston County Sun
Published in Texas City. A Leading Gulf Port, Ideally Situated for Industries
Mr. Smith Enthuses
About Gulf Coast
Baccalaureate Sermon
May 26; Commence-
ment May 31
Audience Requested to
Enter Grounds From
Sixth Street
Officers Speak To
Students in History
“TIDE OF EMPIRE” IS
BOOKED AT JEWEL
Texarkana Firm to
Make City Audit
New Units Coming in
Daily For Sugar Re-
fining Corp'n
MRS. FOSTER IS NEW
HEAD OF THE PTA
DAIRYMEN WANT STATE
MILK TESTER APPOINTED
CLEAN-UP WEEK TO BE
OBSERVED NEXT WEEK
BUY OR SELL, OR RENT
ANYTHING, ANYWAY,
ANYPLACE
Most Tuneful Comedy
Ever Presented Here,
‘Tis Said
Mon.
Oilers play .........3
Stars play .........4
Terminals..........3
Cleaners ........... 4
Stars vs. Terminals ...
Stars vs. Oilers ........
Stars vs. Cleaners ......
Cleaners vs. Stars .....
Cleaners vs. Terminals
Cleaners vs. Oilers .....
Oilers vs. Terminals ...
Oilers vs. Cleaners ....
Oilers vs. Stars ........
Terminals vs. Cleaners
Terminals vs. Oilers ....
Terminals vs. Stars -----
1929
BASEBALL
SCHEDULE
Two-Minute Sermon
By REV. GEORGE HENRY
Legion Auxiliary Will
Sponsor "Hulda of
Holland”
Purchase Stemm Place
R. Wilson, one of the employes of
the Texas-Louisiana Power Com-
pany, has purchased the home of
George W. Stemm. He is remod-
eling and improving it.
Miss Verna Grant, student at
Cincinatti Conservatory of Music
fell down a flight of stairs in the
dormitory Wednesday and struck
her head on a post. Several stitch-
es were taken just above the temple.
At the last report Miss Grant was
resting easily, .
order a few extra copies which may
be secured by the Posts for Distri-
laution to prospective members on
application and will put you down
for a few of these extra copies.
With every good wish for the
continued success of your Post un-
der your able leadership, I remain,
Yours very truly,
ROSS R. COLE, Dept. Adj.
team is indicated
first in schedule.
Monday, April 29
To Open School Bids
DICKINSON—Bids for the erec-
tion of a new school building will
be opened by the Dickinson school
trustees May 9, it has been an-
nounced. Charles P. Jones, archi-
tect, of Houston, conferred with the
trustees about the plans this week.
The building is to cost $50,000.
Mrs. F. N. Danforth, president of
the Parent-Teachers’ Association,
announced this week that entrance
to the May Fete to be held on the
new High School grounds Friday
evening will be from Sixth Street
only.
Both automobiles and pedestrians
will be required to enter the
grounds from Sixth street on either
Third or Fourth Avenues north.
Fourth street will'be closed during
the event.
The Fete exercises will be held at
the east end of the school grounds.
Prospects look encouraging for
the Swiftsure Petroleum company
this summer. Swiftsure has just
taken on a new contract to handle
crude into the port for coastwise
shipment and has completed ar-
rangements to take care of a tank
car movement of 300 to 400 cars of
crude from north Texas within the
next 15 days.
Shipments of crude entrusted to
Swiftsure have been coming in reg-
ularly for some time and the out-
look for the handling of crude in
considerable volume this summer by
this company, is good.
The city announces that next
week is annual clean-up week. On
Monday city wagons and teams will
begin the work of hauling trash
from alleys throughout town. They
will start in the west end and work
to the center of town and collect
rubbish from all alleys along the
way. So, if you have any rubbish,
get it ready by Monday as once the
teamsters have passed the section
where you live they will not retrace
their steps.
Secretary E. M. Cole of the Main-
land Chamber of Commerce was
authorized last week by the dairy
committee of the Chamber to as-
certain whether the state cannot
appoint a milk inspector without en-
acting.a new legislative measure.
The dairy committee feels that
producers of milk should have the
same protection as other business
men and that a milk inspector
would see to it that they were given
proper credit for butterfat percent-
ages. It is thought by some dairy-
men that they have not been get-
ting a fair butterfat test.
Houston officials are said to
check the bacteria count against
that of the creameries but not the
butterfat content. The Galveston
health department was commended,
but dissatisfaction with the city
milk ordinance was expressed.
T. C. Scruggs presided at the
meeting which was addressed by
County Agent Yeary.
Hardy; rainbow
Collins, Mathilde
Deats, Florence
Pollastrini, Mae
The almost daily arrival of new
units of equipment; the building
of a new electrical shop and the
digging of a water well to supply
the purest artesian well water ob-
tainable, are steps taken by the
Texas Sugar Refining Corporation
recently to make the local refinery
the most efficient south of the Ma-
son and Dixon line, and to enable
it to produce quality sugars of the
highest standard.
For some little time now there
has been coming to Texas City var-
ious units of mechanical equipment'
for the account of the Refining
Corporation. And for some time to
come, up until July 1, in fact, other
units will continue to arrive and be
installed.
It is all a part of an enlargement
program recently authorized by the
officials of the company, a program
which is destined to place the local
refinery on a physical par with any
in the country.
These mechanical units will, when
installed, better the facilities of ev-
ery department of operation and
taken together, further efficientize
and economize every process in the
making of refined sugar, of a plant
which has hitherto been considered
among the most efficient known.
Among the mechanical units ar-
riving here the biggest individual
item was a new vacuum pan for
boiling sugars. This will be an ad-
dition to the present boiling equip-
ment and will be used principally
for the making of specialties^
At a depth of 600 feet, pure arte-
sian well water was struck last week
a few hundred wards from the re-
finery. This well, which was touch-
ed after drilling through several
strata of rock, assures the company
an ample supply of the purest wa-
ter obtainable for use in its manu-
facturing processes.
It was announced this week that
the new electrical shop in the rear
of the refinery had been completed.
This shop, which is close to the
engine room and quickly accessible,
contains the - latest innovations in
tools and in equipment.
The accounting firm of Ferguson
& Colaw of Texarkana was award-
ed the contract this week for the
annual audit of the city’s finances,
on the proposals recently submit-
ted to accounting firms.
Ferguson & Colaw, who also had
charge of the audit for the city-
last year, wil begin their prelimi-
nary checking during the latter
part of May,
GET OUT AND VOTE
Attend divine worship, pray without ceasing and in everything
give thanks, observe all the forms and ordinances and ceremonies as
set forth in the New Testament, live a blameless life from the stand-
point of morals—and be damned. All these things have to do with
your own personal salvation and. should not be neglected, but unless
you discharge your obligation to your fellow man forms and ceremonies
are valueless. “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and
unto God the things that are God’s” You can not acceptable serve
God unless you do your duty as a citizen. Your taxes and your tithes
are equally binding. No American can every become a citizen of
the Kingdom of Heaven unless he is loyal to the U. S. A. Get out
and vote.
Captains Franklin B. Lees and
Robert C. Murphy of Fort Crockett
and Lieutenant Clark W. Thomp-
son of the Marine Corps Reserve, of
Galveston, representing El Mina
Shrine Temple, addressed the sev-
enth grade pupils here last week
relative to a flag to be given the
Mainland student with the highest
standing in American history this
year. Here, they were most cour-
teously received by Superintendent
Levi Fry.
Heretofore a history flag has been
given only to Galveston city school
child but this year the school of
Texas City and League City will be
in the contest. The flag will be
’ awarded July 4th at Menard Park,
Galveston, following a parade of
patriotic societies and impressive
ceremonies with planes dropping
flowers and salute bombs. The par-
ade will begin at the El Mina shrine
temple at 6:30 a. m., July 4th.
An elimination test will be held
between students of different ele-
mentary schools on the Mainland
and the child scoring the highest
average will be presented a small
American flag and the school a
large one, the same as is done in
the city. ,
The officers expressed the hope
that a delegation of Texas City pu-
pils dressed in appropriate costume
and carrying the banner of their
town would attend the exercises.
DICKINSON—The annual May
Fete was presented here Wednesday
night before a large crowd in a
beautiful woodland set devised by
Supt. L. L. Porter and his boys.
The theme of the fete was taken
from Greek mythology, and comes
from the students’ class work in
school.
The following participated:
Mina Ellis, queen, and Hoskins
Foster Jr., king.
Flower girl, Nona Bland; crown
bearer, Dora Salvato; train bearers,
Jimmie Lobit and Sidney Drouilhet;
Jupiter, Ben Bland; Juno, Eleanor
Hewitt; Venus, Madeline Wilson.
Elves and flowers, first and sec-
ond grades; Apollo, Nick Termini;
sunbeam dance, part of fourth and
fifth grades; Diana, Viola Camp-
bell; dance of the pleids, fourth
grade.
Biggs, Duane Anderson, Oscar Ja-
cobson, Bill Walker, T. K. Moore
and John Wilcox.
The music for the play itself will
be in charge of Mrs. W. H. Kirby,
while at the conclusion of the per-
formance, the Merrymakers’ Or-
chestra of Galveston will supply the
music for the dancing party which
will be given in connection with
“Hulda of Holland.”
Inasmuch as the play is for the
benefit of the Women’s Auxiliary
of the American Legion whose good
and charitable work is well known,
and a thing to be proud of, it is be-
lieved that a large crowd will turn
out next Friday night. The Legion
is engaged in a noble work just
now, its funds being devoted to
helping wounded soldiers and car-
ing for adopted soldiers who very
much need the financial assistance
of such an organization as the
Ladies’ Auxiliary.
Officer DeWalt is aid Off
Stating that economies in the
conduct of the police department
made the action necessary, the city
laid Officer L. C. DeWalt off duty
effective Wednesday, it was an-
nounced this week at the city hall.
He has been here for some time.
Schedule of playing dates. City
League first Half Season. Home
DICKINSON—Mrs. Hoskins Fos-
ter was elected president of the
Dickinson Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion to succeeed Mrs. J. H. Bland
at a meeting last week. Mrs. Wil-
liam Lothrop was made first vice-
president; Mrs. Ed Salzman, second
vice president; Mrs. L. L. Porter,
third vice president; Mrs. G. B.
Frank, re-elected recording secre-
tary; Mrs. McLaughlin, correspond-
ing secretary, and Mrs. Fred Deats,
treasurer.
I. H. Bowers, general sales man-
ager of the Texas City Fig Canner-
ies ,left this week on his annual
spring selling trip to northern
points to book orders to be filled af-
ter the figs begin to come into the
Gulf Coast canneries.
Fig business is being booked late
by all the Canneries this season.
Due to the uncertainty of prices
and general marketing conditions
all of them have been loath to quote
prices.
There is a real possibility that
the fig grower will receive no price
guarantee whatever this season as
he did last year and the year pre-
viously. Canners say that the grow-
er may get as much as last season
for his figs but that he will have
to take more of a chance due to the
left over pack.
The local fig cannery is looking
forward to another good season due
to the maintenance of a high qual-
ity pack. Mr. Bowers reports that
this year’s quality will be kept as
high as in the past and that the
cannery will put out nothing that
will not result in repeat business.
Cleaning and renovating is still
continuing at the local plant and
when the first figs arrive the plant
will be a model with respect to
cleanliness of handling and proces-
sing.
Have you seen the ancient pas-
senger coach out of La Marque road
a piece, inscribed with the name of
the Texas City Terminal Railway
company? If so, be advised that
this is the new home of Boy Scout
Troop No. 33 under the Mastership
of H. J. Baumgartner.
The railroad company generously
donated the railway coach to Troop
33 through H. J. Baumgartner, one
of its employes. Not only did it
donate it, place it and mount it on
blocks, but the company is to paint
and re-arrange the coach to give
Troop 33 what will probably be the
most unique Boy Scout meeting hall
in the country.
Big enough for m ost any local
Scout gathering, the coach will be
the future home of Troop 33. Af-
ter being thoroughly cleaned, inside
and out, it wil be painted red on
the outside, and decorated attrac-
tively within. What once was the
baggage compartment will be made
into an athletic room and a room
in which tests may be made. The
passenger end of the car will be
made into a meeting room while the
center of the car will be converted
into a locker room in which para-
phernalia can be stored.
Soon, the foundation will be re-
inforced to provide a substantial
seating for the Scout home, one in
which the Scouts of the city may
spend much of their spare time.
For as Scoutmaster Baumgartner
says, “while it is the home of Troop
33, we invite all Texas City scouts
to make themselves welcome to
visit our place whenever they care
to.”
James S. Hanna, District Manager
of the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company in Galveston and sur-
rounding territory, has been pro-
moted to the position of Division
Sales Engineer for the Southeast
Texas Division with headquarters
at Houston. He will be succeeded
by Harry Brickhouse, Local Man-
ager of the company’s properties at
Fort Worth. The change, togeth-
er with several others throughout
the state, is brought about by the
expansion of the company’s business
in Texas, it is stated.
Mr. Hanna expressed deep regret
at the thought of leaving the Gal-
veston District in which the Texas
City Exchange is located but stat-
ed that the affairs of the company
here would be in most capable
hands. “I can assure the people
of Texas City that my successor,
Mr. Brickhouse, will not only main-
tain the same high standard of ser-
vice as at present but will also add
even greater improvements in car-
rying out our development plans
for the future,” Hanna stated.
Mr. Brickhouse comes to South
Texas with many years of telephone
experience. He has been actively
identified with all civic work in
Fort Worth during recent years and
leaves behind a host of friends. Mr.
Brickhouse will take over the Gal-
veston District on May 1st.
DICKINSON — The new
County home demonstration "
agen, Miss Velma Dunsworth
of Dennison, arrived here
Monday and took over the
duties relinquished by her
predecessor. Miss Leola Cus-
tard, Wednesday. Miss Duns-
worth spent the early part of .
the week visiting over the
county and getting acquaint-
Campbell and Lucy Yedel.
Ceres, goddess of agriculture,
Norma Latham; harvest dance,
third grade; Naiads, Navene Lee,
Pauline Kidd, Evonne Kozlek, Eu-
nice Belle Lukens, Mary Lukens,
Lily Luker, Bacchus, god of the
vineyard, seventh grade girls.
Neptune, god of the sa, Fred
Deats; Triton, lesser god of the sea,
Norman Taylor; dance of the waves,
eighth grade girls.
Pan, god of the woods, Allen
Richards; shepherds, Joe Ottwork
and Charlie Carona; dance of the
dryads, sixth grade girls; Vulcan,
god of fire, George Frank; dance,
fifth and sixth grade boys; May
pole dance, fifth and sixth grade
girls and boys; grand march.
Dukes and duchesses reprenting
other schools on the mainland as
follows:
Friendswood, Louise Corgill, Bill
Eegrus; Santa Fe, Margarita Saun-
ders, Daura Palmo; League City,
Kibbe Woffard, Robert Johnson;
Hitchcock, Inez Kameyer, Wilbert
Kaper; Kemah, Ebonne Epperson,
Seth Reading; La Marque, Faye
Keefer, Archie Wilcox; San Leon,
Wilma Boles, Beulah Johnston,
Austin, Texas.
Mr. Miles Wasson, Commander,
American Legion,
Texas City, Texas.
Dear Commander:
Yours of April 24th with reference
to field piece for your city. The Ad-
jutant General at the present time
has a large force at work at Camp
Mabry boxing and shipping out the
small arm trophies. Those for the
first sixth Posts on the list, which
includes Texas City, are being ship-
ped out by freight today or tomor-
row and a circular letter is being
prepared to be sent the Post offi-
cials and Mayor of each city, noti-
fying them the trophies are being
shipped out. With reference to the
field piece to which your Post is
entitled.
This problem is being worked out
just as rapidly as possible by the
Adjutant General, Robert L. Rob-
ertson and these field pieces will
be shipped from the Posts who now
hold them, who are not entitled to
them to the Posts that won them
just as soon as the Adjutant Gen-
eral can make the necessary ar-
rangements. This could not be done
before owing to the fact no funds
were available to cover these ship-
ments but I believe it will not be
long now until the field pieces
reach their rightful owners according
to the showing they made in the
War Trophy contest. For your in-
formation the first sixty Posts on
the list, in addition to winning a
field piece won a larger shipment
of small arm trophies than the
other Posts.
Glad to see you showing so much
enthusiasm and trust that Texas
City Post will soon be among the
first ten in Texas in membership
and other activities as it was at the
end of the contest last year.
Am sending you under separate
cover all available copies of the
April issue of the Texas Legion
News. Beginning with the May is-
sue this paper will be sent direct
to the 1929 membership, sending it
to the addresses furnished when
memberships were sent in. I will
The throne was erected and in
place Thursday.
This evening’s program will begin
promptly at 5:30 and all children
are required to be inside of Central
High school by 5 o’clock. Every
child will be admitted to the Fete
free while adults will pay 25 cents
admission.
All stores and business places have
agreed to close while the exercises
are going on. The entire city will
turn out for the annual event.
Margaret Phillips, Jane
The male chorus is as
Walter Sandberg, Merle
Harry Dorsett, Burnard
Sam Halstead was elected presi-
dent of the Texas City Rotary club
at Tuesday’s annual meeting.
George E. Drewery was made vice
president; Ray Morris was re-elect-
ed secretary and treasurer and
Lloyd Whitney named sergeant at
arms. These officers, as well as the
following elected directors, will be
installed in July: Sam Halstead, P.
B. Caster, George Drewery, H. R.
Bennett, Ray Morris, Lloyd Whit-
ney, E. L. Noble.
J. L. Sterling and Saul Levy of
Galveston were guests, they speak-
ing on the better feeling that exists
between Galveston and Texas City.
Sunday, May 26, the bacca-
laureate sermon for the Central
High School class of ‘29 will be de-
livered at the City Auditorium by
Rev. Ira F. Key, Presiding Elder
for the Galveston District. The
hour set for the service is eleven
o’clock a. m.
Friday evening, May 31, at 8 o’-
clock, the school commencement
exercises will be held for the first
time at the City Auditorium. Dr.
J. D. Sandefer, President ofSim-
mons University, Abilene, will de-
liver the address to the graduates.
This commencement exercise will
be rather unusual, since two class-
es will be graduated at once. The
class of six members who finished
their work at mid-term did not
have their graduation exercises at
that time on account of the flu
epidemic prevalent then, making it
inadvisable to attempt any program
for them. Since none of this class
was ready to enter any college at
mid-term, it was decided best to
make one commencement serve for
all, hence the double graduation at
this time.
The highest grades for the mid-
tern class were made by Ellen Kil-
gore, and second highest by Audie
Clark; the highest grades for the
spring class were made by Billy
Wilcox and the second highest by
Emmett Hale. Instead of having
two salutatorians and two valedic-
torians for this double commence-
ment, it was agreed by both classes
to take only the valedictorian from
each class as speakers on the final
program and to have these two
agree by lot which should represea >
the combined classes as valedictor-
ian and as salutatorian. By this
arrangement, it fell to Billy Wil-
cox to take the former place and
Ellen Kilgore the latter.
The class play, under direction
of Miss Phillips, will be given at
the high school auditorium Thurs-
day evening, May 30, at 8:15.
Coach Biggs and Emmett Hale
will be in Austin the latter part of
the week attending the State Inter -
scholastic Meet.
Miss Dunsworth said she
liked Galveston county and
will continue the yard im-
provement contest begun by
Miss Custard. She expects
to make her home in Dickin-
son. Miss Sadie Hatfield,
district agent, accompanied
Miss Dunsworth to Dickinson.
Roy Lucus’ Pig is Back
Well, Roy Lucus’ little porker is
back home again. Roy was quite
worried for a day and a half last
week. The little 7-pound pig that
a friend gave him wandered away
and was considered “lost” until
Paul’s Bakery wagon almost ran
over him on the street near Roy’s
home. Lucus was greatly disturb-
ed during the pig’s absence and was
on the point of offering a reward
for his return.
Customs receipts at the port
of Texas City touched an-
other high mark during the
month of April. Total duties
collected by United States
Customs Collector Scott Mar-
shall aggregated $325,440.82.
Three big cargoes, one on
which the duties figured
$115,990.74; the second $69,-
010.48 and the third, $140,-
439.60 made the high total
possible.
the progress of Texas City in a
commercial way and stated that he
looked forward to this beiwg the big-
gest season the sugar refinery has
ever had. Mr. Smith is enthusias-
tic not only about Texas City but
the entire Gulf Coast of Texas and
states that if the people of the
United States knew of its advan-
tages they would be coming here
and establishing homes on the Sea-
board of Texas at a faster rate than
in California and Florida.
Mr. Smith said he is not criticis-
ing the people of the Gulf Coast for
not advertising their attractions
more generally because when one
stops to think it was only 94 years
ago that this entire Coast country
was a savage wilderness. There
could be no criticism as to the won-
derful developments that have tak-
en place in this short time, he de-
clared.
Mr. Walter Wilcox, who is the
second oldest employe of the Texas
Sugar Refining Corporation, in
Accepting the invitation of the
Galveston Y. W. C. A. several Tex-
as City mothers attended the
Mother’s Council at Galveston Fri-
day afternoon. The film “The Gift
of Life,” prepared by the American
Social Hygiene association was
shown after which a social hour
followed. Mrs. R. V. Goodloe,
chairman of Girl Reserves of Gal-
veston, welcomed the mothers.
The Council is sponsored by the
Girl Reserve Committee who plan
each year a program of special in-
terest to mothers of young girls.
Among those attending from Texas
City were Mesdames T. K. Moore,
J. Jacobson, A. B. Phillips, Miles
Wasson, J. C. Selvidge, J. L. Brady,
W. R Blocker, M Agee, Ira T. Bell,
and Henry Kilgore.
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One of the greatest pictures play-
ed by the Jewel theater is announc-
ed by Manager J. S. Mazola as com-
ing to the local theater next Sunday
and Monday. It’s title is “Tide of
Empire.” It is said to be a dramat-
ic screen recital of days when fine
deeds and romance rode west to-
gether—an epic of ‘49. It stars
Renee Adoree and George Fawcett.
Tom Mix comes to the Jewel
Tuesday in “Son of the Golden
West.” “Come Across,” is he pic-
ture for Wednesday and Thursday,
and “High School Here” the one
for Friday. Next Saturday, the
Paramount mystery play, “The Case
of Lena Smith,” will be shown.
This play stars Esther Ralston and
James Hall.
“When a farmer buys a ton of
fertilizer he should pay just as much
attention to the amount of plant
food which that ton contains as he
does to the price per ton because it
is plant food he is investing his
money in and not the total weight,”
according to D. J. Burleson, exten-
sion agronomist, College of Agri-
culture, University of Arkansas.
Burleson states further that low
analysis fertilizers are objectionable
because the plant food in them is
more expensive than in a high
grade fertilizer and that as a rule
low grade fertilizers do not con-
tain enough nitrogen in prportion
to the other plant food elements.
He cites the following example to
prove that low grade fertilizers are
more expensive than high grade
ones.
“For instance a ton of 12-4-4 fer-
tilizr contains exactly one-third
more phosphoric acid, nitrogen and
potash than a ton of 9-3-3. In
other words 300 pounds of a 12-4-4
fertilizer contains the same amount
of each of the three plant food ele-
ments as 400 pounds of a 9-3-3. But
400 pounds of a 9-3-3 will cost more
than 300 pounds of a 12-4-4 because
of additional freight. When a farm-
er buys a ton of 9-3-3 fertilizer he
pays freight on 500 pounds more of
inert matter than he would if he
bought the same plant food in a
12-4-4.
“However, there aresome grades
of fertilizer wich are of a great deal
lower grade than a 9-3-3 in regard
to nitrogen, which costs about three
times as much as phosphoric acid
and potash. Some farmers buy a
fertilizer of the grade 10-1, 65.-2, a
ton of which carries only 33 pounds
of nitrogen. The plant food in such
a fertilizer is not only very expen-
sive but the proportion of nitrogen
s far too low.
EQUIPMENT IS Old Railway Coach Makes
ARRIVING NOW Unique Home for Boy Scouts
The Hennessey Clipper,
Hennessey, Oklahome, printed
an interesting epistle last
week from J. W. House of
Texas City which recounted
old days in Oklahoma. The
occasion for the romantic bit
of history was the 40th anni-
versary of the opening and
settlement of Oklahoma
which followed the proclama-
tion of President Benjamin
Harrison. Mr. House spent a
good many years of his life in
Oklahoma and is familiar
with its history.
One of the finest events in the
entertainment line yet planned for
Texas City is the musical comedy,
“Hulda of Holland,” sponsored by
the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion, which will be presented
in the city auditorium next Friday
evening, May 10.
Those who have witnessed the re-
hearsals have commented that the
musical score of this delightful
modern Dutch play, all the scenes
of which are set in Holland, is the
most tuneful ever heard in this
city, and that the comedy gags will
keep an audience in an uproar for
the better part of an evening.
Three years ago the Legion Aux-
iliary put on the play, “Paul Re-
vere.” which everyone thought was
great. But the play next Friday
night is said to eclipse it in several
different ways.
The best talent in the city has
been enlisted by Mesdames W. H.
Kirby, W. R. Blocker, and H. R.
Bennett, the committee in charge,
and both the men and ladies are
becoming well drilled in their res-
pective parts under the directorship
of Mrs. Kirby.
The leading role, that of Hulda,
will be played by Mrs. Adeline Sie-
ber of Houston whose melodious
voice was heard to advantage in the
PTA revue, and the leading male
role is in the capable hands of Jack
Katzmark. Other principal char-
acters are Mae Vance Wren, Bill
Millican, Mabel Lewis, Wilbur
Strong, Billy Wilcox and W. R.
Blocker.
A chorus of 18 has been engaged
for the musical numbers. The fol-
lowing young ladies will take part:
Queen Anderson, Lucille Allen, Ara
Sutherland, Peggy Dent, Alvina
Gremillion, Lucille Hearon, Nora D.
A Sugar Cargo
The Genevieve Lykes is under
contract to bring a cargo of raw
sugar from Cuba and is due to ar-
rive in Texas City about May 12th.
This is the second time this vessel
has brought a shipload of sugar
for the “Diamond Star” refinery
this season.
TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE
I
I Jehovah your God is gra-
cious and merciful.
2 Chron. 30:9
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• Martin Trial is Postpond
Postmaster Newman, Mrs. Miles
Wasson, Elizabeth Lege and Chester
Griffin and Mozelle Wilcox were
called to Galveston Monday as wit-
nesses at the trial of Johnny Mar-
tin, alleged First National Bank
robber, but the trial was postponed
until May 8. Miss Wilcox was sum-
moned home from school for the
trial.
Highest Grades Made
By Ellen Kilgore and
Billy Wilcox
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