Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1953 Page: 1 of 8
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Zava|a County
Sentinel
10 Cents
CRYSTAL CITY, ZAVALA COUNTY, TEX., MARCH 27, 1853
NO. 48
District
©f Honor
Be April
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3
being made for one
Courts of Honor
the Winter Garden
;>. IDolph Briscoe Jr.
/ill be main speaker
_ i»t, which will be held
zh school auditorium in
:>ty on Friday night,
' April 3.
A number of awards are being
planned including eight Eagle
awards, the largest number ever
to receive the highest Scout
award at one time in this area.
The boys will also be cited by
the cities of Crystal City and
Carrizo Springs for their out-
standing good citizenship.
Second class, first class and life
awards will also be made, and
special awards of the Medal of
Honor for meritorious service
will be made to two boys who
saved another person’s life. Keys
will be awarded to three Scout-
ers.
The public is invited to the
Court of Honor, and to the Eagle
reception which will follow.
Towns participating in the
Court will be Crystal City, Car
rizo Springs, Big Wells, and Ash-
erton. There are a total of nine
organizations in the communities.
Twelve Crystal City ' Boy
Scouts received promotions at a
board of review held last Thurs-
day evening.
Second class awards for boys
from Troop ’98, S. C. Galvan,
ted to date. The seed are' scoutmaster, were Eustolio Avila,
■able at the P.M.A. office Everado Avila. Joe Valdez, Joe
24MO Acres of
Castor Beans
Expected By PMA
• Possibility of having 2,000 acre*
of castt r beans planted in Zavala
County this year seems likely,
judging from the response to
date, according to Mattie S. Da-
'Ujjk secretary of the P.M.A. of-
^■About 1,000 acres have been
YOUTH PROGRAM
Baptist Revivals
To Start Sunday
Housing Listings
Needed By C. of C.
The Chamber of Commerce is
getting inquiries for places to
live in Crystal City, according
to J. H. Hardy, secretary. If the
anticipated drilling of test wells
for oil and gas in this area ma-
terializes, there will be many
inquiries for houses, apartments,
and rooms for rent. Many of these
inquiries will come to the cham-
ber office, “we will not act as
a rental agency, but if we know
of a vacancy We can pass the in-
formation along to those interest-
15c per pound, and the farm-
is guaranteed 9c per pound
the market price, whichever
l higher, for his total production,
""ie castor bean was raised ex-
rimentally in the county last
on a limited number of
,,and proved successful. The
v demand for the beans' has been
** increasing as castor bean oil is
used in the manufacture of jet
fuel and is used extensively in
it is a drouth resistant
was one of the few to
in the other part of
profit during the past
ation con-
is available
in Crys
To Meet
ingress
larch 25
Alfaro, Joe Ortiz, Saul Herrera,
Lucio Contreras, and Joe Lopez.
Troop 96 boys getting class
awards were Billy English, Sam-
my Anderson, and Robert Cath-
cart. James Roberts passed his
first class award. Troop 96 scout-
master is Robert McNiel.
P.T.A. Observes
Father’s Night
BATESVILLE—Father’s Night
was observed on Wednesday eve-
ning by the local P.T.A. at the
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The annual conference of the
Fifth District of Texas Congress
of Parents and Teachers will be
held March 25, 1953“ in CTvalde
at the Methodist Church, Regis-
tration will begin at 8 A.M. with
the conference beginning at 9
A.M. with the president, Mrs. W.
S ' Pickett, Kansas City, presid-
ing.
During the morning session,
Mrs. H. C. Stinnett Jr., state
president of Texas Congress of
Parents and Teachers, will speak.
Also 10 ladies from over the dis-
trict will participate in a novel
presentation of a “Fifth District
Preview.”
Lunch will be served at 12
o’clock.
There will be workshops for
the officers and committees in the
afternoon session. Then an ad-
dress by Mrs. Margetta Jung of
Austin, editor director of State
Publicity and Program Service.
Everyone interested in Parent-
Teacher work is invited to come
and participate in the conference.
Nitrogen Needed
By Some Plants
Permanent grasses such as buf-
fel and blue panicum are heavy
users of nitrogen, and will need
addition of nitrogen to get the
desired yields, according to
County- Agent Jack Adams. A
yellowing or light green color
will usually occur the second sea-
son in perennial grasses accord-
ing to Adams and this can be at-
tributed to the reduced nitrogen
supply.
I Agent Adams recom-
application of 40 pounds
:en per acre to the grass-
followed with about 30
pounds in 80 to 40 days or fol-
lowing the first cutting, or graz-
ing -down. About 30 pounds are
needed following each cutting
through , the growing season.
These recommendations are
based on irrigated grasses and
not on- dry land. It is doubtful
that fertilization will pay if wa-
ter supply is short.
' Nitrogen is Short in some forms,
gt substitutions can be made,
um sulfate contains 21
nitrogen and can be
for ammonigm ni'
anium nitrate is in
ible~ " Anhfdrous^ammonia
_also be used in piece of am-
• morilum nitrate.
of one-half more aaunooi-
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Agnes Spring, t<
Lee Roes, the scnooi Doara, ana
other members as pupils. )
A large crowd was present and
the play was enjoyed. After the
program, refreshments of punch
and home-made cookies were
served. /
The color scheme for St. Pat-
rick’s Day was carried out in
decorations and refreshments.
Batesville Gets
Ready For Mobile
Chest X-ray Unit
BATESVILLE — The Mobile
Unit will come to Batesville on
May 7th for the purpose of tak-
ing X-rays of everyone over the
age of 15 years.
Mrs. Clay Shearer is chairman
of the Batesville Unit and will
call a meeting in the near future
for the purpose of appointing
workers to assist on the above
date.
It is hoped that much interest
will be shown in this work and
everyone above the age of 15
years will be present and have a
chest X-ray made. It is all free
and means much to have this
check even though you think you
are O.K.
Cars will possibly be needed
to bring those who are too far
away to walk and who do not
have transportation. Remember
the date, May 7th at school house
from 8:30 to 5:30.
Rev. J. William Mason
Rev. J. Wm. Mason, local pas-
tor, will preach and Rev. Bob
Mitchell, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Karnes City,
will lead the singing at the fe-
vival which begins at the First
Baptist Church here Sunday.
Services will be held each eve-
ning at 8 o’clock with a special
7 A.M. morning service also
planned.
The revival meeting will con-
tinue through Easter Sunday,
April 5, and is one of the simul-
taneous revivals being conducted
by the Baptist Church during the
week.
■At
A revival meeting will be held
at the First Baptist Church in
Batesville starting S u n d a.“
March 29, and con ‘
Ea,ster Sunday, A]
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Services will be held in the
morning, and at 7:30 each eve-
ning.
Presbyterians Meet
To Conclude Sunday
The evangelistic meeting con-
ducted by the Presbyterian
Church will continue through
Sunday, March 29. Ed Mulliner
of Seminole, who has been
reaching each evening, will
ring his concluding message on
Friday night. The local pastor,
Frank Crown, will bring the
meeting to a close with the reg-
ular services Sunday.
Evening services during the
week have been at 8 o’clock. The
Sunday evening service will be
at 7:30.
Laymen Should
Take Active Part,
Speaker Declares
Need for more active partici-
pation by lawmen in church ac-
tivities was expressed Tuesday
night at the Methodist Men’s Club
by C. C. Bradshaw of Uvalde, dis-
trict manager of the Southwest-
ern Bell Telephone Co.
“A preacher’s job is to preach,”
Bradshaw declared, “and he can’t
do it if he has to do all the things
a layman could and should do.”
ed,” Hardy said.
“There is now, and has been
for several years, a shortage of
rental property in Crystal City, j Crystal City Youth Club met at
The city lpses in many ways be- j the High School on March 20. A
qorum being declared present,
the president, M. E. Noble, im-
mediately called for a review and
evaluation of the last year’s pro-
gram.
Since the new steering commit-
tee is to come into office in the
meeting of April 2, it was con-
the best thing the
Director
Club Needed
The steering committee of the ^ outgoing committee could do was
to take two actions:-
cause of the housing shortage.
“Since coming into the Cham-
ber of Commerce office a couple
months ago I am learning a few
things I had not thought out
before. One is that a chamber of
commerce in name only can do
very little if anything. Someone
has to work at the jot and that j eluded that
‘someone’ must have the backing I --
of a few, at least some others. A I
few may do . little, but it [^OUCnllOUSe RltCS
Maundy Thursday
Service Is Planned
A candlelight communion ser-
vice at the Methodist Church ar-
ranged in a way that depicts the
original setting of the first Lord’s
Supper will be held at 7:80 P.M.
Maundy Thursday. It will be
symbolized with a large candle
in the center of the long table
representing the Christ, with 11
white and one red candle, repre-
senting the 12 apostles—the red
one depicting Judas, the betrayer
of our Lord.
A beautiful arrangement of
ritual with appropriate scripture
readings and songs will be given
as the candles are lighted with
the communion elements given
to communcants in groups of 11
seated at the table near candles
representing the 11 faithful apos-
tles.
The service will be concluded
by putting out the candles one
by one, beginning first with the
red candle, leaving the large cen-
take the few a long time to turn
just one stone. The more who!
work at a job and the closer they
cooperate in it, the quicker and
perhaps the better the job is
done.
“But I didn’t start out to say
all this. Maybe some other time
I’ll finish the story.
“Tell us if you have a place to
rent,” Hardy said.
5-B Makes Trip
To San Antonio
Members of Class 5-B, along
Speaking on the topic, “For>with John Holley, their teacher,
COURT CASES
JUSTICE COURT:
Luis Huerta, assault, filed.
John William Collins, over-
weight vehicle, filed.
Luis Galvan, assault, fined $5
and costs.
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COUNTY COURT
Edmundo Perales, aggravated
assault, filed.
CITY COURT
, Arturo de Leon, no operator’s
license, $15.
Raul Garcia, Gregoria de la
Cruz, Jose Macias, and Ramon
Guerrero, gambling, $25 each.
DISTRICT COURT
Southwest Fertilizer and
Chemical Company vs. Evans &
Grier, suit on account, withdrawn
from jury and settled out of
court.
Every Action There Is An Equal
and Opposite Reaction, Some
More, Some Less,” the telephone
manager explained some of the
problems businessmen might face
and the reactions needed to over-
come them. He said that nature
reacted against Harold Harkey
Jr. (onion grower) and Kmet
tsman (florist) through rut
thrip, rust, W. and 'hut
hadj to taka sti p? to over-
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Frank Sr^^B^ust fight dust and
sunlight, W*-a~schaol man, J.
M. Talmadge; must contend with
the outside interests that take
boys and girls away from their
work.
Bradshaw also cited examples
of how Don Taylor (automobile
dealer), R. A. Taylor Jr. (county
judge) and others are harrassed
by various actions and had to
seek a reaction to overcome
them.
He also pointed out the diffi-
culties the telephone company
has, using a coaxial cable as an
illustration. The cable, which car-
ries 5,900 conversations at one
time, is buried 39 inches under-
ground, and must be prepared
to protect it from “gophers, rain,
lightning, and other elements
which seek to destroy it.”
Bradshaw said that while it
was important for men to take
an active part in church work
and civic activities, it was still
necessary for them to make a
living to support their families
and make money for the support
of those activities.
Concluding; he told the group
that “We’re born in sin and have
got to do something to react
against it. Let’s get busy and re-
act against it.”
A brief business session was
held preceding Bradshaw’s
speech, and Walter J. Hayt, a
guest, and field worker for the
Salvation Army, sang a special
number, accompanied by Mrs. C.
H. Clark. A supper prepared by
Mrs. Henry Jay, was served to
the group.
Next meeting of the men’s club
on April 28
went to San Antonio Saturday on
a sight-seeing trip.
They left Crystal City at 5:40
A.M. and stopped by the Uvalde
park for breakfast, arriving in
San Antonio at 9 o’clock. They
stopped first at an ice cream
plant whe'Ai. they were showed
aroundndMhnrned that the milk
was by human hands.
Al^^^Hamo, they le
rtl^^^^SKator. They a
stopped by The Governor’s Pal
ace where they saw old relics and
made a wish at the wishing well;
at the Buckhorn Curio Shop, they
saw all kinds of deer horns and
bought souvenirs.
After dinner in the Lions Club
Ball Park, they visited the Alli-
gator Garden where they saw a
number of alligators, two of
which were from Crystal City.
From there they went to Witte
Museum where they saw old
fashioned cars, beautiful art, pic-
tures, etc., and later took a train
ride.
The class saw every kind of
animal at the zoo as well as
birds, snakes, and fish.
Making the trip were Edwin
Horton, Evva Lou Day, Oralia
Rodriguez, Dora Hernandez, Lu-
cio Contreras, Leonardo Reyes,
Rosario Alfaro, Rosario Serna,
Irma Peralez, Luther White,
Marshall Jones, Gene Gulick,
Fred Opperman, Yolanda Ruiz,
Joe Flores, Noe Sepulveda, Hec-
tor Nevarez, Johnny Delgado,
Joe Perez, and Abelardo Galle-
gos.
Helping Holley on the trip
were Mesdames Gulick, Alfaro,
Reyes, and Horton, and Lucio
Contreras.
The children enjoyed the trip
thoroughly, and have just fin-
ished writing letters of appre-
ciation to Sam Staton, bus driv-
er, Supt. Fly, and to the parents,
all of whom made the trip pos-
sible.
Held On Thursday
BATESVILLE — Funeral ser-
vices were held Thursday, March
19, 1953, for Henry E. Ottenhouse
who died Wednesday, March
18, following an illness of 10
years.
The son of Henry and Harriett
Ottenhouse, he was born Aug.
17, 1874, in Collins County, and
had attained the age of 78 years,
7 months and 1 day. Mr. Otten-
house had been a resident of
Batesville since 1909, and was a
retired rancher.
Last rites were held from his
Batesville residence at 3:15
Thursday with his pastor, Rev.
Henry Hearne, pastor of the
Methodist Church, officiating.
Mr. Ottenhouse was a member of
the Methodist Church, ha ling
united with the church in 1952.
Mr. Ottenhouse was married to
the former Miss Maidie Wolf, in
San Antonio on Nov. 28, 1922;
hi* wife preceded him in death, i more. representative
Survivors inelurio two sons Hen- I ’•
Any man o;
1. To formulate some resolu-
tions pertaining to the continued
Youth Program;
2. To secure, if possible, the
names of some people who might
be interested in directing the
Youth Club in their activities in
1953. The following recommenda-
tions were formulated and adopt-
ed unanimously by the Steering
Committee (it is to be under-
stood that these are not neces-
sarily to be policies of the new
Steering Committee taking over
on April 2, but simply recom-
mendations to that committee.)
1. That the director of the
Youth Club be employed to be
organizer of the various phases
of the program and that he be
responsible for obtaining volun-
teer helpers to carry out the
program.
2. That regular weekly re-
ports are to summarize the vari-
ous activities of the week, in-
cluding numbers participating in
each activity, etc.
3. That a fuller crafts pro-
gram be emphasized in a variety
of units with a secondary empha-j
sis being placed on athletics.
4. That the Crystal City Youtl
Club is not to underwrite
other program.
5. That the services of a
rector be secured as early as _
sible and that program piansj
formulated at the earliest
ble date.
6. That methods be
secure additional funds.
Survivors include two sons, Hen-
ry Jr., and William Ottenhouse;
.and three daughters. Mr;
:enni
sister are all deceased.
Interment was in the II
cemetery in Dilley at 5 P.M.
bearers were Lewis Caldwel
Jack Hart, N^ M. Foley Sr., Bob
Willoughby, Bari King, and Ro-
ger Rhodes.
Briscoe Sponsors
Natural Gas Bill
Threat of a general sales tax
levy in Texas makes it all the
more imperative that the 53rd
Legislature pass a tax on natu-
ral gas going into pipelines, five
legislators who are sponsoring
gas pipeline tax bills declared
today.
Two-thirds of a gas pipeline
tax would be paid by people and
in giving eithJ
Crystal City^o^
sored by and has
of the various civic
men’s organizations ancW|
uals of Crystal City. The
rience of the 1952 program has
be^n very caluable in helping
the steering committee in mak-
ing plans for the 1953 program.
The committee feels that un-
der responsible leadership the
program of 1953 can be even
more effective and reach more of
the youth of our city and county
than it did in 1952 which was the
first year of operation.
County Contract
For Repiping Let
...... a uuU Three successive Presidents oc-
when the cupied the White House within
The county has let a contract)
to replace underfloor heating re-
businesses outside of Texas, while turn pipes throughout the court-
a sales tax would be paid almost house, according to County Judge
entirely by people living in Tex- R. A. Taylor Jr.
as, the statement of Representa- Several bids were received by
tives Dolph Brisco of Uvalde,; the commissioner’s court who let
George Hinson of Mineola, j the contract to the low bidder,
Charles E. Hughes of Sherman, 1 Co. of Uvalde. Bid was for
Maury Maverick of San Antonio,1 $1,802.50.
and John A. Warden of McKin-1 Work is expected to start in the
ney declared. j near future. Judge Taylor said.
Many state needs can all be j -■
met by the levy of a tax on pipe-
line gas of about two cents per Batesviiie Flayers
thousand cubic feet, raising about ^ . _
$60,000,000 a year the legislators ) Plan June Reunion
declared.
Two thirds of that tax would
automatically be passed on to
the users of Texas gas in other
guest speaker will be a foreign 130 days. They were. Presidents
law student from Trinity Uni-1 VanBuren, Wiliam Henry Har-
versity. rison, and Tyler.
Change In Stock
Show Is Discussed
tra! candle burning, representing
the Christ, the light of the world.
Members, friends and neigh
Changing the annual Eavala
County Junior Fat Stock Show
to a .commercial show was dis-
cussed by the Chamber of Com-
merce Wednesday, and President
J. Paul Little, will appoint a
four-man committee to meet with
groups from La Pryor and Bates-
ville to consider the move.
County Agent Jack Adams
pointed out that the change
would allow boys and girls to
raise show animals at slot Is
ance of the “Last Supper” of our
Lord and the twelve.
expense, and would allow those
bars are welcome to participate in showing the top animal* to re-
this beautiful and solemn obeerv- ceive highest prize money.
Under the plan, animals
would be bought in August or
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in February, cutting down con-
siderably the time needed to
feed. Purchasing commercial an-
imals would also be much less
than buying well-marked, pre-
mium animals at higher prices.
The auction would be
done
away with under the commer-
cial show plan, and spot would
be made up of collections to be
distributed among contestants
on The basis/ of points. Animal*.,
would be Judged as “prime, good,
and choice,” or in some similar
manner with the better ratings
getting more of the prize money.
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Animals would then be sold at
commercial prices through com-
mission houses or to other buy-
CrO.L. Smith, who has worked
with the stock show for several
years, said be believed this to be
a more practical plan as it gives
the contestant more experience
in business. , .
The Chamber also endorsed
House Bill 5, a bill designed to
improve professional standards
of the optometry profession.
Supt S. H. Fly asked that
those persons missed during the
school census to contact school
authorities.
states—but 'Dsxans would enjoy
the benefits through better high-
ways, better streets, better edu-
cation and better water conserva-
tion,” they said.
Exports of natural gas from
Texas have climbed 900 per cent
in the last 12 years, the law-
makers pointed out.
“In 1940, only about 19 billion
cubic feet of gas was leaving the
state each month. Today, only a
dozen years later, Texas Railroad
Commission reports show that 180
billion cubic feet a month are
leaving the state to provide fuel
for home, stores and factories in
other states. Texas use of its
own gas, in the same period, has
increased only about 350 per
cent, from about 31 billion cubic
feet a month to 107 billion cubic
feet a month.”
The gas tax bill sponsors urged
the people of Texas to make their
wishes known by informing
members of thC legislature of
their wishes as to a tax on natu-
ral gaa pipelines to provide the
revenue for necessary services.
The ideals and aspirations of
the Southern Confederacy in the
Civil War were referred to es
the Lost Cause.
A call is going out to former
Batesville ball players and their
families to attend a reunion at
the barbecue grounds there on
June 7.
Old ball players are being re-
minded that they should “enter
spring training to be in shape to
play in the game against Uval-
de after the barbecue.”
Serving as president of the re-
union group is Toss Peace. B.
Brown is secretary, and Jim
Baxter is treasurer.
CANNING PLANT BEGINS
LAST RUN ON SPINACH
California Packing Corporation
resumed operations T u e _s day
night to complete its spinach
pack which will require about a
week. Following that, the plant
will have about six weeks work
on the spring beet pack before
closing down for the season.
New Draft Schedule
Told By Board
Local board 112 in Uralda
received the following calk
April: April 7, induction. 281
and April 20, pre-induction j
ical examinations, 20
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