Brookshire Times, The (Newspaper) - January 8, 1937, Brookshire, Texas TL D 1 I he VOLUME 24 WALLER 1937 NUMBER 5 WALLER COUNTY TO Sumas Production drill a wildcat test three miles south of Hempstead in Waller Staked in the Charles Dona ho the well will be known as the Menke Materials for drilling are now being moved to For several months shoot ing crews have been working the Hempstead Press THE PATTISON BROADCASTER JUNIOR CLAAS PARTY The students of the tenth grade enjoyed a class party December sponsored by Miss Doris Games such as clapin and clap fruit basket turned were sandwiches and were Those attending were Leon ard Lula er Margaret Leo Ruth Elsie Julius Aileen Per ry Gladys Norman Alma Everybody reported a fine TOWN NEWS Those on the sick list are Miss Doris Neu inan and William Lunday and family the in San An WILLIS JONES DIED TUESDAY Willis age 63 10 months and 25 passed away January 5th at his home in Pattison after a short pronounced as Jones was one of the early residents of this commun having come here from his birth place in Mississippi when only about two years He was employed as assist ant Postmaster of the Pattison He is survived by his two sons and two the daughters are Guy Pattison and Funeral services were con ducted January with Houck Interment was in the Pattison under the direction of the Muske Funeral and Walter Wilpitz and Emory spent Christ mas day with and Wal ter in and Tillery and family spent the holidays with and Kelley were visitors in the Stenzel home during the and Branson and Billy and and Frank Mendell visited and Glueck Christmas and Walter Ebel of Houston visited his Ebel during the holi and Comb of Baton Rouge visited and Nesbitt and family during the Allen Glueck spent several days in Galveston where he took his Amateur Code Adolph Weis and his Bertha Mr and Bailey and daughter spent Sunday with and Willie Miss Elizabeth sis ter of visited in Pattison a few and Thomas spent the holidays with rela tives in and Hooker and family have moved to and Gray and family have moved about two miles out of FINAL CLEARANCE OF ALL COME IN AND BUY YOUR BLANKETS COMFORTS COATS AND DRESSES AT THE SEASONS LOWEST PRICES TO PERSON AL MENTION Hiram Campbell and Patsy Jean and Pow ell left Saturday for their home in Oklahoma after spending a month here with Muske and Jeanne Rossler were Houston visitors Miss Dorothy Rapsilver and Miss Myrtle Trettin returned to Huntsville where they are attending Miss Geraldine Wander re turned to Austin where she is attending after spend ing the holidays here with her and Max Wan Fred Ebel returned to San Marcos after spending the holi days here with his and Peto Harrison who has been here during the holidays visit ing his and George to Charlie Lilly spent sev eral days in Livingston with her husband who is working Miss Bob Edmondson ed to Fort Worth Saturday after spending the holidays here with friends and Mills is spending several days in Houston with and Fletcher Leake and family spent the week end in and Stout and sons and Edmondson returned to Baytown after spending the holidays Martin was a business visitor in Sealy Thurs day Alvin Neuman who was taken to a Houston hospital the first of this week to be treated for is re ported as getting along as well as could be Miss Francis Miller returned to in Austin Sadie Case and daugh ter of Houston visited Hat tie Roberts over the week REPORTS ACTIVITY OF COUNTY AGENT Following is a report of the activities of the County taken from his an for the year of 1936 Months of 12 Days spent in 166 Days spent in 107 farms and homes 359 different homes and farms 250 office calls relating to Ex tension telephone calls relating to Extension 528 news articles published re lative to his 155 individual letters 1780 circular letters pre 49 of information dis 849 talks relative to Extension 2 committee training meet ings 9 Method demonstration meetings 19 Meetings held at result demon 12 Groups organized for carrying on work County al County tural Association and Encampments held for club boys and 1 Encampments and achievement days held with club boys and 1 boys attending Farmers Short 4 work sheets made under the soil conservation 546 farmers assisted in farm planning under provisions of soil conservation 226 club boys and girls actively engaged in club 60 Adult people engaged in some form of demonstration work outside of soil conser vation 276 This in our estimation is a full year of activity and we are sure that it has netted satis factory Sixtyfour attended the watch nite party and services given at the League room of the church New Years Sev eral hours of games were in sponsored by Misses Eudora Fraser and Louise Sch Refreshments of salted peanuts and cook ies were At the turn of the Gospel sinking led by Jimmie prayers by Wallace and Roy Harrold ushered in the New year of Ringing of bells was also Jimmie Miss Rober ta and Paul Lil lian Ruth Ginn and Wil lie Mae Sorrels went roller skat ing at the South Main rinks in Houston last Wednesday night after church Leslie Misses Mai Florine Rita Mae Doris Jimmie Ray Barlow Hines Roland and Demond Miss Wilma Miss Joyce Miss Francis Kenneth Continued on Last Page CHEERY PROSPECTS SEEN FOR 1937 BY A high note of confidence sounded Thursday night in sta and resolutions with which leaders of the Govern ment greeted Walton Acting Sec of emphasized the new year attitude by saying at the beginning of any year in the present century has there been stronger reason for confidence than now That is my message of faith and hope as we look forward to an increasingly hap py and prosperous Others commented Secretary Nation has a right to look to the new year with renewed con and Business activities have the national income has op for profitable work in all lines have and an eager demand for Govern ment issues at high prices dem the high state of the Nations Secretary 1937 we will consolidate the gains made in the first Roosevelt ad ministration and move stead ily Secretary last year marked further and sub stantial gains in economic well There ought to be a permanent activity for tation of the victims of the de and poverty Let us riot call it relief any call it rehabilitation and Secretary The War Department looks toward a more adequate national defen jse in the interest of preserving Secretary chief concern for 1937 will be a first line of defense so manifestly adequate that no foe will be tempted to chanl i lenge its supreme mission of safeguarding the Nation and national Secretary The American farmers prospects for 1937 are for further increase in farm farm security and the standard of Secretary may hope that cooperative efforts of business and aided by the extension of busi ness may result during 1937 in further material progress toward solution of the unemployment i Owner The Sign Of A Dependable Store WHITE STORE MILK RICE RED WHITE 3 Tall or 6 Small Cans for FANCY BLUE ROSE 5 Pounds for MONITOR TOMATO 2 Large Bottles for Every day is Bargain Day
