Mainland Times (Newspaper) - May 12, 1960, La Marque, Texas Repair Remodel Your Home 60 MONTHS TO PAY LA MARQUE LUMBER Phone WE 52451 SERVING COUNTYS GREAT INDUSTRIAL AREA DO YOU LIKE MONEY Than see bile before you deal and save OLDSMOBILE LARK 737 3rd Mi Wl City of Pott THE LA MARQUE TIMES EACH MONDAY THE MAINLAND TIMES EACH THURSDAY Vol 37 La May 1960 5c THERE IS A wide difference of opinion as to how many happy living souls there are in La Entries are pour ing in with a of as the lowest and as the We are not sure but the answer probably is some figure in Dont The Times is giving a award to the person who comes the near est predicting the population figure which will be released by the Galveston census All you have to do is fill out the en try blank which is in this issue and either bring it to the Times office or mail it It is difficult to estimate those within the city limits since Tex as City has a good hunk of the territory which should be in our city However here is something to think There are more than gas and electric connections and also more than enrolled in the La Marque school which points to a pretty good population any way you look at If you cant use the twenty five bucks dont bother to send in the but if you are de sperate for like then you had better hurry before the census te announced by Galves EVERY BUSINESS and pro man in La Marque is going to have an opportunity to spend sis That isnt Jay one has an opportun ity to six sixty dollars or six hundred It really isnt difficult to find an opportunity to spend the difficult part is find the six dol lars to However if you do have six dollars which are seeking an outlet into the trade one of your best buys is an as membership in the La Marque Volunteer Pire Depart Charles delivered Our membership card this week and is worth every cent of If you want to look at it from a selfish and who the honorary members and their families are invited to the annual It will be held on June 12 at the Central Fire When you see that gorgeous of bar baked potato tossed garlic ice cake and then you will figure the six bucks a good investment without the other fringe bene If it wasnt for the 46 active it Id cost the city a pretty pennv to hire men to do the Chief Henry takes the money made from the memberships and there were 230 last to buy emer gency equipment for thq They have a diving which is used in sav ing If the volunteers have nt yet called on there is still time by calling WE 52461 and theres no better time than now to do BACK IN THE days of James Whitcomb Rilev and Lil Orphan The goblin 11 get you if you dont watch But due to science and progress today The radar 11 you if you dont watch And what I watch A lot of La Marque folks still dont realize that La Marque po lice have radar and that the speed limit is 30 miles over most of the town and 15 miles in school Margaret asked how she could tell when radar was in an area and I replied it was she would hear a shrill whistle and see a smartly uniform fellow step out and wave his hand I Frank Theiler Is Recipient Of Road Award The Awards General Texas Safety Association and Colonel Homer Texas Department of Public Safe ty have named six men to re the coveted Hobby Knight of the Road Award for the month of All winners of cited for acts of service or heroism on Texas receive either a cigaret lighter or an identifi cation bracelet with their name engraved on Presentations will be made at special meetings to be arranged within the next few Among the six men named one of them is an He is James Byron 319 North Jop driver for Messick Trucking Mis He was recommended for the award for obtaining gasoline for a motorist whose automobile ran out of gasoline several miles from the nearest Another trucker receiving the coveted award for performing the same is Langston Leroy Box 5 driver for Cactus thur 118 and 1711 Hender Dallas were named to receive the award for assisting stranded motorists by changing flat tires for Delao is a driver for Western Auto Supply Houston and Richardson drives for Auto Convoy Dal Jose Maira 717 driver for was recommended for assisting a motorist repair his automobile after it became stalled on the Frank Hugh 2114 Brair La drive for Petro Chemical Trans port Houston was re commended for helping a motor ists remove his automobile from a muddy shoulder off the high wav after he became The Awards Program is co sponsored by the Texas Safety the Texas Depart ment of Public Safety and Hobbs PC 27i City Council PTA To Conduct School A school of instruction for new officers of local Associations will be conducted today at in the Lamar School cafeteria under the spon of the La Marque City Council of Council presi urges all new officers and chairmen to attend the school and become acquainted with their Instructors will be presidents Don program membership and pub lications pub Mike hos room representatives Rob treasurers and Steve Kar BAND CONCERT The La Marque Junior High Band will present a short con cert today at 2 at the Inter City School invites parents and friends to Gerald Lowder Is Distinguished Gerald a chemical engineering has been cle j signaled a Distinguished Mili tary Student in the Corps of Cadets at Texas and Col Lowder is a member of the Third Battle Group He is the son of and Ralph Lowder of 1408 Lake Requirements for this honor are Possess outstanding qualifies of high moral char acter and definite aptitude for the military service attain an academic standing in the upper half of his class or an academic standing in military subjects only in the upper 10 per cent of his class has demonstrated his leadership ability while partici ating In recognized campus acti to include performance in the Corps of Cadets has complet ed MS Regional RoadE Awards Program UPON WHOSE SHOULDERS does the problem of drainage fail This and related questions was presented to the panel in the top picture when the La Marque League of Women Voters opened its local agenda study of from left mod Brafor George drainage commissioner president Harry jarvis and Vi example of drainage problems is pictured as an orphan drainage one which fcs neither in the jurisdiction of the or drainage is being covered through a joint program of the city and The drainage district provided and the city furnished The La Marque High School and Association j annual awards assembly will be held in the high school auditor May 19 at council will preside over the opening former super intendent of La Marque will be the speaker for the Awards for excellence in 25 areas of the school curriculum and activity program will be presented by busi and The names of donors and the activities for which they are con tributing awards include the fol lowing Forensic Kiwanis Club Lions Club Rotary Club directors award in George Walters Landry Robinson Colonel Fitz gerald memorial award for American American j Legion Woodworking Carpenters Local 973 Ad vance woodworking Hud Scholarship La Marque Chapter of Texas State Teachers PTA City La Marque Pilot Club Civics Paul Hop kins Danforth Foun Ingram Jewelers Bank of the Main land library Allan Bailey Guaranty scholastic Black allround boy and girl American Oil Stock Market Carbide Suzanne Brown To Compete For Title Against 10 Contestants Participants from 10 cities will arrive in La Marque early Sunday morning to compete in the Regional 12 RoadEO for which local Jaycees will be All contestants have already passed local and aril top drivers in their The winner here will go to Dallas for state competition in Lewis Will Install New Officers for LM Pilot Club Lewis will be install ing officer when the Pilot Club of La Marque seats the official slate for 196061 at a meeting Tuesday at 8 in the home of Miss Pauline Officers to be installed are president Miss Sophie first vice pres ident re cording secretary Neil corresponding secre tary er Hannah two year director oneyear director and Ro bert carry over president this and Miss Sim monds were official delegates to the district convention recently in Also attending from La Marque were Miss Dorothy and Gremillion was leader for the and Lewis gave the Sunday morning memorial The La Marque Club won the first place attendance award with a percentage of For the third year in the club received an award on its pub this year being sec ond The local organization ed decorations for the Saturday night and received num English Teacher Gets Fellowship Thelma La Marque High School English teacher and sponsor of the school has received a journalism summer study Greene will use this grant of provided by The Newspaper of New York to sup the cost of attending the University of Houston summer session to take courses in jour Greene has been a mem ber of the La Marque High School faculty for four and one half Next year she will teach two sections of She lives at 620 318 with erous Bird cage baskets adorned with peach blossoms and birds centered 50 individual and were used j her Foy and with decorative greenery to adorn the head Programs were decorated with peach blos soms fashioned of Virginia Allen of Lufkin elected Mi Mabel Breen of first governor Ollie Christo of second gover nor and Miss Ether of Cornelius Dies At Work Services Today Funeral services for James Cornelius will be held today at 2 from the James Crowder Funeral Home with Vernon pastor of First Lutheran Church in and a resi dent of 3217 First Texas was pronounced dead on arrival at Marys Infirmary after he suffered a heart attack Tuesday while at work for Bay Towing on Pier 10 in Galves He was born in April and had lived in Texas City four He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Survivors include his Barbara three James Ed ward Cornelius Richard Lloyd and William Thomas all of Texas City his of La Marque a sis Frank Cox of Houston and one William Cor of La Pallbearers will be Ga Joseph Sidney Russell Joe dom Shrine Exchange Club leadership workshop award student council My True Secur ity essay Jaycees Others are invited to give Principal Schlegel milch Anyone wishing to do so should call Schlegel milch at WE 53461 or Ruth Holton at WE MYF Sponsors Ice Cream Supper The Methodist Youth Fellow ship of First Methodist Church will sponsor an ice cream sup per May 13 from 6 to 8 at the For 35 patrons can pur chase a generous dish of home made ice cream and homemade Proceeds will go to the fund which supports overseas and Burial will be in Galveston Memorial with Crowder Funeral Home The public is Rebekah Lodge 32 To Visit Alvin A short business meeting of Rebekah Lodge 32 will be held Monday at 7 in order for members to leave early and at tend a session in Alvin when Sadie president of the Rebekah will make her official visit to District 64 at the Alvin IOOF At the meeting this degree team announced a practice session will be held May She appointed Sandra Wurzlow as team and Strickhausen as telephone noble announced her project for the year will be new stations for the Flora Arts Garden Sti Hat Show Installs Martin installed the of the Floral Arts Garden Club Tuesday in a for mal Martin used the petals of a flower as she installed treasurer secretary Hud second vice president Stanley first vice president and as Jones received her for president the officers added their parts of the blos som and Jones completed the Rinar the retiring president received a book on Corsage Craft from the members of the club for her work as presi Martin also talked to s the club on the care and plant ing of She had a large selection of specimens of he colors and kinds of day She also talked and show ed pictures of some of the now hybrids available this The members participated in a Hat Show which wa judged by Martin and Mr Landlord Allard took first her purple and orchid stock fitted hat as the Most Hudson took first place with a pair of garden gloves forming the hat and on top was feverfew and a little black skunk in the Most The tests will be from 9 to 12 and Will cover a written well as Written will be supervised and graded by the of La Mar Driving tests will be given on Laurel between First and Second and will be judg ed by La Marque Chief of Police and Randol area director of State Highway Bogatto Motors has automobiles for the Suzanne who won place honors in the local contest April will represent La que teenagers in the regional Miss the daughter dl and 1312 is 18 years and fa a senior student at La Marqua High Mayor Prolem Swears In Board Mayor Grady swore in member of the MK que Board of Equalization pointed for at the first at City Hall Tuesday Comprising the board are Ot and Fred The official meeting date wap established by the City Council as Ordinance 145 was adopted on second and final reading dur ing a special session of the coun cil Tuesday Present for the meeting were Mayor Councilmen Bevill and City Manager Ernest sented engineers plans for addi tional water The were but no action will be taken until a scheduled A second special session of the council is scheduled today at for the purpose of consideration on first reading of a street assessment ordinance on Bayou Road and Rosa and for other items which come before the Executive Officer Speaks To Classes All third grade pupils teachers of the Highlands were to hear David He is executive officer of the dest er He gave a brief J scription of the duties of all men on board His years of service have interesting and spent 15 months in the South west Pacific assigned to a weat er From 194850 he was on destroyer 195051 he was on an LST Japan and He returned for 2 and then to Pearl Harbor on t He was given special assignment when His ship was used in moving Operation When school is he and family will return to His heard father explain the jobs of men on a She is in oi the Highlands third Continued on Classified HERE ARE THE FIVE kegler queens They are the members of the Bogatto bowling which won the championship of the Wednesday Morning Womens Bowling The enire league enjoyed a banquet at The Elks Club Pictured left to right are Morion Anna Mae Margie Helen Sweeney and Sammie Then He said unto Q and slow of heart to be lieve all that the prophets spoken Ought not Christ to hare suffered these and to en ter into His glory Luke
