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IA MARQUE LUMBER CO. Phone 3-2451 SERVING THE WORLD'S FINEST SUBSCRIBERS Off Your Crtdlt Is Oood PETERMAN'S JEWELRY Vol. XII-No. 4 La Marque, Texas, Friday, August 22, 1958 I WENTY-FIVE YEARS ago, bright and early (August 19th) morning, there was an interesting event taking place on North Market Street in Caldwell, Kansas. A pretty, young school teacher, making $120 a month, was pledging to love, honor and twpport, a likewise young news- wha was making me handsome itlperni of $15 a week probably not worth that.

The fact of the matter is, the wedding was delayed until Au(just when the school teacher's final pay check came through to sufficient funds to pay the preacher, buy a wedding dress, a wedding band and have enough left for a one-day honey- in Wichita. Margaret never read the fine print whtcb mentioned "support" or I'm sure never Would have agreed the arrangement. One reasons we finally ciedojGid to get married? was be- catoe we found a three-room whtcb rented for $8 la Marque Merchants Contribute lest Number of Trophies at Galveston County Fair (no typographical error) a Wonth with lights and gas furnished. dt4 have to pay fne water bHf. tot of type hast through the presses exciting and romantic of the wmwner of month yp'as.

put on a this was days of the depression fookftd like those Galdwell merchants didn't any merchandise that.was on their shelves, or they would have vertised more. Margaret kept a budget and I mean a real budget. She still has it and although the lettering is somewhat faded we can make out Ib. butter 8c, Vi Ib. bacon 9c, Vfc dozen eggs 6c, loaf of bread 5c, watermelon 1Oc, pound stew; meat 12c, but here was the big buy, 6 pounds of tomatoes 25c.

In an effort to get off the commission and something more stable Oh, golly, thought can't even support myself, much less a wife I went to work on the Guthrie (Oklahoma) Daily Leader for $15 a week. However at GHrthrte we paid $15 a month rent for a three-room furnished apartment, compared to the $8 at Caldwell. However there was this difference. Since Margaret had worked for J. C.

Penney Co. when she was going to school at Emporia State College she was- able to get work every Saturday for the Guthrie JCP company. iThat supplemental income was just dandy until one Saturday night ft was a Sunday morning paper I came home after midnight and found Margaret had passed out. The doctor told me I was about to become a father, or at feast in the due course of time. Well, from, there to here it certainly doesn't seem like 25 years to me although Margaret probably thinks it is our golden wedding anniversary instead of just the silver.

There are. a 'ot of things I remember in those last 25 years. For instance: Margaret groaning at 12:30 a. m. and saying she had a pain in her stomach Jimmie being born SVi hours later with the did of an emergency doctor leaving a $30 a Week job to go on the road to make our fortune selling specialty advertising going broke on the road to make our fortune advertising getting a job at $6 a week and commissions learning the Singer Sewing Machine business no commissions learning the Singer Sewing Machine business.

Getting a shop of our own and making a little more than a living the selling job to take a managers job going broke on the manager's 1958 Galveston County Fair igot underway at Runge Arcadia, Texas Thursday, August 14, with the being taken up by the various judgings of cattle, swine, rabbtli, capons, sheep and other classifications. Climax of the first was the election of Miss Willie Mae Corona of Alvin, Texas, as Queen of the Fair. Runner ups were Miss Judy ClemftB of Bay town and Miss Glo Ann Jprkland of Arcadia, Texas Finsg on the agenda for the Judging was the breeding beef cattle classification: Community Publit Service Company presented a trophy to the Champion beef Scramble calf. This trophy was ayon by Wayne Locke of Arcadia. Other: winners in this Ray; Brewer, Tom and James Bridges, blue ribbons; Rita Simpson, Jerry Simpsfn, John L.

Sullivan, Floyd Gearing, Lee Corte? and Ray McGinnis, red ribbons; Ralph Gustafson, Rita Simpson, George Locke and Roland McGinnis, wnitet ribbons. place Winners in the regissltred breeding beef cattle division were Margaret and Nick Achillas and Jerry Simpton. Honors for the Grand Chani- pteiit Steer, went to Clem Wtiitleb of Texan City. His weighed 965 pounds. The of the Mainland pre- deni with a trophy for eer.

At the auction sale Friday night, tne Texas National Bank bought Champion Steer for $1 pound, for Reserve Grand Steer, given by Paul was presented to Slawscfti of Tfexas Clty. pig division under twelve weeks, winners were Tommy Carden, Clinton Cole, Earl Hoffhines and David Hopps. In the unregistered boars under one year, Vernon Gehret won a red ribbon. In the unregistered gilts under six months division, Albert Harris III, Eddie Brown and Vernon Gehret were winners. The Grand Champion Rabbit trophy was won by Pat Monych of La Marque.

The rabbit was sold to Marsene Johnson for Other winners in this division were Albert Harris, blue ribbon; Harry Monych and Donnie Hansen, white ribbons. the breeding rabbit division winners (Continued on Classified, on and was purchased Big Chief Super Mkt. in City. Other winners in steer division were Har- jr Hnghes, John L. Sullivan, pfll Battistoni, Roland McGin- njs, Ray' MdGinnis and Harold Jay, red ribbons; Albert Harris III) Eleandr Newkirk, Roger ferown and Ronnie Kinney, white ribbons.

Kit Johnson of Arcadia the Grand Champion Trophy given by the Cola Bottling Company La Marque. The swine 'weighed 195 pounds and was "sold to the Citizens State Bank fn Wickinson for a total of $2 'per pound. Bill Battistoni won the reserve champion with his entry. CHher winners Anton Hansen and Albert Johnson, blue ribbons; Donnie Cleatfy, Boy Dannar, Charlene. Battistoni and Danny deary, red ribbons.

In the registered swine division for sows over one year and under two years, winners' were Hosa E. Henderson, champion, Cecil B. Hen- dersoh, Pool, Cecil Jfelson, Eddie Brown, Jerry liee Tommy B. Sonnier, Allen Orem, 'Charlene Battistoni. In the sow and litter Has 3 False Alarms Wednesday Nighl Merfrbers of the La Marque Volunteer Fire department are wondering if there is a practical joker on the loose who loves to hear the fire siren wail, as there have been a rash of false alarms turned in lately.

It isn't much of a joke however to men who volunteer their services to protect community property lose a nights sleep, anfl tnen have to get up and go jgb the at 5:25 p. m. the men were called out to extinguish a grass fire at third and Main, near the tin emelter. During the night they went out on false alarms, the first one Being about 1:30 at Frenchies Fishing Camp, this side of the causeway. The next call was to 1400 Bowie at 2:30 a Around 25 volunteers answered this call.

At 2:50 a. m. the third call came in, purportedly from 1112 Hawthorne but asrain there was no fire, and the 24 firemen who answered this call went wearily home to bed. i Somebody had a lot of fun Wednesday night but it wasn't POLLING, PLACES are the Election Polling "Places which have been posted for the Texas City and Marque precincts: Precinct Place 44 Fire Station, 312 Laurel La Marque 45 Intercity School, L. M.

46 Highlands School, L. M. 47 I jam a Me. School L. M.

48 Heights Fire T. a 49 Central T. C. 50 I. L.

A. Hall, 325 1st T. C. 61 928 Hwy 348, 62 Galveston County Park Texas City 52 Wilson Ele. School, 14th rJjV Texas City.

53 -P. C.irf Srout House, T. CV 54 Recreation T. C. 60 Kdacatlon Northside Baptist Choi-ch, T.

C. Galveston County Park HAROLD IE JAY, son of Mr and Mrs. Tillman Jay, 1015 Spruce, is pictured with his whiteface Hereford calf, which was -sponsored by the Galveston Elks Club and given to Harold last February to show at the recent Galveston County Fair, Arcadia. The calf was purchased by the Bank of the Mainland, La Marqye, at the Fair. Page) I the tired Sfiremen.

63 Darllek's Garage, 710 Noble La Marque 64 Westlawn Elementary School, La Marque. Howell Resigns After 14 Years At Republic Oil Holland Howell has resigned as chief engineer at Republic Oil Refining Co. after being associated with the company for 14 years, and will take over the duties of 'president at Refining Engineering and Construction Co of Houston on Sept. 1. Just 14 years ago, Howell was employed by Republic as office engineer, a position he held for six months.

For the next six months he held down the jobs of office and utilities engineer. He was then made chief engineer for the company, a position he has held ever since. He is past president of the Texas City Kiwanis Club with 10 years of perfect attendance. He is chairman of the La Marque Planning Committee, and past president of Galco Country Club, Galveston Philatelic So- icety and Texas Philatelic Society. At present he is a member of the American Socity of Mechanical Engineers, American Welding Society and American Petroleum Institute.

Born in El Paso, Howell received his education at Chamberlain-Hunt Military Academy, Port Gibson, University of Cincinnatti, Colorado School of Mines and the University of Texas. He and his family moved to La Marque from Galveston in 1948, and in a statement made to this reporter he said, "I consider La Marque to be the finest community in the country and I plan to keep on living there." He lives with his wife, Jean, and three daughters, Jeanne. Holly, and Claire, and son Rod- nev at 10 Perthius Farms. Ihree La Marque Realtors Attend Real Estate Institute in Austin JESUS SAID "Watch ye therefore, and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all those things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man." Luke 21: 34. Allan Bailey, La Marque realtor and associate of Bailey and Bitner Realtors, has returned from Austin where he attended sessions conducted for a week, day and night, by the Real Estate Institute under the direction of Irwiri Leudeke, executive secretary of the Texas Real Estate Association.

The Institute is the second to be held and the intensive training sessions include real estate office management, real estate appraisal, real estate law, real estate advertising, taxes affecting real estate, and real estate financing. M. Jeffery Holbrook of Portland, prominent consultant in real estate appraising, was one of the instructors. Holbrook has just completed the largest appraisal of real estate ever to have been made in the United tSates, which included all the land from the Continental Divide to the Rocky Mountains, an area comprising four states and totaling 53 million acres. His 'appraisal was the valuation of the land in as of the year 1850, for which his fee was $100,00.

This appraisal was necessitated by the fact that four Indian tribes have entered a suit against the government for this land. Other instructors were: Harold F. Thurow, Houston attorney who teaches law at the University of Houston, real estate law; Hugo H. Loewenstern, Amarillo, past president, of the Texas Real Estate Association and a member of the Gov. Daniel tax study commission; and Henry G.

Beaumont, Beverly Hills, leader in property management. Also James G. Biddle of Dallas, who has a masters degree in business administration from Harvard, taught real estate financing; and Mrs. Ebby Halliday of Dallas, past president of the National Women's Council, a division of the National ciUition of Real Estate Boards, was instructor for real estate office practice. R.

W. Winn of Austin, a member of Syers, Pickle and Winn. advertising counselors, taught the advertising session. The classes were held daily from 8:30 a. m.

to 5:30 p. and the evening classes. 7 to 0 p. m. Around ISO realtors attended the Institute, and those who completed the course have tVje designation of certified real es'ate broker for one year.

Earning this designation for three years qualifies one for a master real estate broker certificate, Bailey said. Entertainment at the conclave was a boat trip- to Lake Austin with a barbecue on the shore. Mrs. Earbie Hobbs and Grady Bevil, both La Marque Realtors, also attended the Institute. Most Men Have Two Ambitions Says Gibson Most men have two ambitions one is to write a book and the other is to own a piece of land.

That is what Rev. E. H. Gibson, pastor of the Trinity Episcopal Church of Galveston, told the La Marque Rotary Club at their weekly meeting Thursday noon at Bostick's Restaurant. The speaker was introduced by Dr.

E. H. Black, program chairman. He is a past president of the Galveston Rotary Club and has been pastor of the Galves on church for the past 30 years. Rev.

Gibson told of the problems of having a book published. He said nearly every man had a story to tell. "Egotism has led man to great endeavor." Rev. Gibson said, "He the desire to be imortal." Dr. Welclon G.

Kolb. club president, announced a District Rotary Information meeting at Hun'sville September 5th. with Charles Wales. Dr. Douglas Williams.

Leo Lacovich and himself as delegates. Dr. Kolb also announced that the La Marque club was third in (listret attendance July wth a n7.fi percentage. The first two weeks of Ausrust have been 100 cent meetings. The following guests were introduced by Paul Millisjan: W.

E. Paissell. Frank Wegner, Pill GoldsworMiy, Henrv Einfeldt, Fred B'Tnvn, Emmett Gibbon. Henrv Wilkens, Llovd Whit- no v. Mtu'rav A.

Powell. Murray Powell. J. D. Reed.

D. N. Wi'lliarns. F)r. George Peeler, Harrv T.

D. Thomas, Pud Wolin, H. H. White. Emmett Lowrv, Mark Chambers.

Dr. N. D. Archie Crow. Tom- Phillins.

Wnltrr Moore. Miko Barber. Jim Gregory, and Vernon Powell. La Marque Jaycees Step Up Campaign To Get Out Voters The La Marque Junior Chamber of Commerce is using every means of advertising available to make the local citizens vote- conscious and to remind them to go to the polls and vote in the Democratic runoff election Saturday, Aug. 23.

Jim Wood, secretary of the Jaycees, says "In a democracy like ours, every single vote is important. So important, in fact that one vote made Rutherford B. Hayes president of the United States; one vote saved Andrew Johnson from impeachment; in Galveston County, a county attorney (now district attorney) was elected by a margin of only eight votes a few years ago." Wood, further, "Every citizen should inform himself on the issues and candidates, and make mind without interference -from anyone. We hold the privilege of voting as a trust, let's all be true to this trust by voting in every city, county, state and national election." The Jaycees are working toward the goal of getting 4,300 of the 4,300 qualified voters in La Marque to the polls on Saturday to vote in the runoff. MJL.

Waugh Named Council President The election of M. L. Waugh, Texas City, as President of the Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, was announced this week. Waugh succeeds Dr. P.

L. Brandt of La Marque. Waugh has been a longtime Scout leader, serving as both a District and Council officer, and at one time had been Vice President of the Bay Area Council. He holds Scout ing's Silver Beaver Award for outstanding service to boyhood. Waugh is a member of the Official Hoard of the Texas City First Methodist Church, Rotary Club of Texas City and Past President of the Texas City Chamber of Commerce.

August Run End Unusual Interest Votrs wiH be Boy Is Killed By Lightning On Freeway Lightning struck and killed one boy and miraculously missed another while the two Mere riding a bicycle on the Freeway Thursday afternoon. Kenneth Luker, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs Allan Luker, 230 Newman Road, and George Allen 7, were riding on the same bicycle. Sonny Allen, 10, a brother, was riding a second bicycle. The lightning struck Kenneth and George fell to the ground, unharmed except for minor bruises and "scratches.

Sonny then sent George for help. The victim was rushed to Galveston County Memorial Hospital by a Good Neighbor Funeral Home ambulance where artificial respiration and axygen was administered without results. The Allen boyis fire children, of Mr. and Mrs. George Allen of 302 Newman Road.

0 Kiwanis Clubmen Hear Dr. Wilson Dr. William P. Wilson, introduced by program chairman Alec Huffman, spoke to members of the Kiwanis Club at their Monday meeting on various aspects of mental problems and what is being done in some areas to combat them. Dr.

Wilson is associated with the Texas Medical School at Galveston, and is at present engaged in psychiatric research on problems common in psychiatry today. The Kiwanis were told some of the common causes of ulcers, and how to avoid them, problems of the gifted, and special child. Dr. Wilson also devoted a part of his talk to the problems of older people, a phase of psychiatry which has become increasingly important in recent years. Visitors at the luncheon- meeting, held at Bostick's Cafe, were J.

S. Putnam and Peter J. LaValle, both of Texas City. in place number one. In the criminal District ney's race a seasoned naigner is meeting a ne in Clitics, Marsep former district is hi Johnson's is his former assistants, Damiani, well known: ayd popular La Marqtle resident, Ifr, Damiani lead the county in votes in the primary elect but was forced into the run- Jerome Jones, another fori assistant county attorney Galveston, and J.

D. Givens of La Marque, formec Galveston County Democratic Executive Committee Chairman, are near exhaustion from $be past month's campaign. More Interest Additional light was flashed on this race Thursday when Will Wilson, Attorney Genewi of Texas, sent the telegram to The La Times: "It is my understanding the work of Carol Yaws Jimmy Givins in investigatiai organized crime in Galvesfeew has been unjustly crticized. "It is against my policy take part in a local political i Ji surnfe to veston County how to vsoteX cannot remain silent about twr splendid and patriotic effort ef Jimmy Givens Carol Yaws, Their work was indispenfeible the successful enforcement of the law and without doubt was an unselfish civic contribution to the public welfare of the people of Galveslon." LaValle Favored In the contest for Place Nuto- ber Two for state representative. Peter LaValle, Texas, OWf attorney, seems to have a coi6- fortable margin over Mrs.

FraalC Yeager of Galveston. Robert William Hamilton J. Edwin Smith for associate justice for Place NO. One. Unexpected interest and activity has been shown in race for Galveston Democratic Executive Committee chairmanship.

C. R. Johnson incumbent, aged a Ijftter, fight against, Truman C. Bradshaw of vlg young campaigner- who shown considerable polttl ability, Bradshaw Is an of American Oil Company of Texas City. The polls will be open Satuf- day from seven in.tJiemonil|Lg until sevefc in and.

the Jaycees of this area plan to see to it that you don't forget to vote. City Hall Highlights Letter From City Manager Lee Fettig Work Progressing on Paving Project With improving weather conditions, work is again proceeding on the Cedar Drive and First Street paving projects. Two additional earth moving machines brought in this week are excavating for the base on Cedar Drive and some shell is being placed for the roadbed itself. The storm sewer installation on First Street is nearing completion. To date, approximately 7.200 feet of storm sewer pipe ranging is size from 15 inches in diameter to 48 inches in diameter has been installed.

Mrs. Doris Lera who has been employed in the Finance Department as a bookkeeper has resigned to take a teaching position in Galveston. Mrs, Lenan Whelton. a resident of La Marque, has been employed to take her place. She will begin work on Monday.

The Tax Department's effort to collect delinquent taxes is getting results. $743.98 was paid in last week. To date, 96.2% of all 1957 taxes have been collected. The' City Planning Commission held its regular meeting Thursday night, meeting with Caldwell Caldwell to discuss work being done on the tejjd use study. This study will leacl to the adoption of a modern zoning ordinance.

The emphasis of the Street improvement program this week was on resurfacing. Some of the worst sections of Laurel, Scott and Westward are receiving new, smooth is planned to resurface several miles of the heavier travelled streets, which have deteriorat ing surfaces, during the next few months, as well as contifiu ing to apply asphalt surfacing to shell streets. City Council will meet in regular season Tues. Aug. 26 at 7:30 m.

at the City Hall. This meeting is open to the public, and all interested persons are urged to attend..