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VOL. 27
CRYSTAL CITY, ZAVALA COUNTY, TEXAS, JULY 22, 1938
No. 10
Winter Garden Committee Gets Promise 242 Absentee
of Cooperation from San Antonio Group Votes Cast Here
.President Cal huff man of the
Winter Garden Chamber of Com-
merce and Sharp McFarland, secre-
tary, of Eagle Pass, Ray Keck of Co-
tulla, Chas. Ladd of Catarina, Luther
DeVilbiss of Pearsall, Layton Vann,
manager of the organization, and the
writer composed a committe who
met with representatives of the San
Antonio Chamber on Tuesday
in a good-will gesture. This
was the first meeting of its kind
since the organization of the Winter
Garden Chamber of Commerce some
10 or 12 years ago. There has never
been any sort of understanding be-
tween the two organizations.
1 Mr. Huffman, speaking for the
1 Winter Garden delegation, told of
} many of the natural 'advantages of
this area and that it was San An-
tonio’s exclusive territory and asked
the cooperation of the San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce in developing
the Winter Garden area. Chas. Ladd
added a word by saying that San An-
tonio’s growth would be in propor-
tion to the growth and development
of its surrounding country.
Several of the San Antonio group
spoke and manifested a keen interest
in the Winter Garden section and its
great possibilities. Mr. Van Auken,
manager of the San Antonio Cham-
ber of Commerce, said he thought
the Winter Garden section had great-
er possibilities than California and
with properly directed efforts it
could be made a veritable paradise.
He was sure the San Antonio Cham-
ber of Commerce would lend full co-
operation in any development pro-
gram backed by the Winter Garden
organization.
In the afternoon the Winter Gar-
den group met with Arthur Biard,
secretary of the San Antonio Adver
tising Commission, and Claud B.
Aniol of the advertising firm of Wy-
att, Aniol & Auld. It was learned
that these men already knew as
much, or more, about Winter Gar-
den section as the visitors themselves
knew, and had already included the
Winter Garden in the advertising
set-up proposed for San Antonio.
Mr. Biard, who had recently re-
turned from a trip to California, said
the California of which we hear so
much was built in a bed of ashes
with water brought hundreds of
miles at enormous costs. The people
who made California worked togeth-
er with one idea in mind—to build
California. Here we have as good cli-
mate, better soil, cheaper irrigation.
All we need is a mind and determi-
nation to do a good job. The Winter
Garden will gradually develop.
There will eventually be all kinds of
processing plants, and people will
quit trying to get rich on one crop,
settle down to making a living and
homes, but development will come
faster with united effort.
Mr. Biard said people of the Win-
ter Garden needed to be sold on the
possibilities of the district, and sug-
gested that a barbecue or something
be held at some convenient point and
have people from all over the district
present. Said he and a half dozen
others if necessary would be glad to
attend such a meeting. The idea is
to sell the people of the district on
what they really have and perhaps
do not realize.
-WGD
BOY SCOUTS RETURN
FROM CAMP FAWCETT
Most of the Boy Scouts who spent
last week at the annual camp at
Camp Fawcett on the Nueces, have
returned home. Those who attended
this camp were: Bobby Pegues, Rob-
ert Parsons, Sterling Fly, Jr., Robert
McNiel, Mel Ready, Charles Craw-
ford, Busey Coleman, Archie Hunt,
John Gates and John Webster Flana-
gan.
Bruce Ivey, the Scoutmaster, spent
the first part of the week in camp
but was called home Wednesday on
account of business. He was relieved
by Sterling Fly who spent the re-
mainder of the week and returned
with the boys on Saturday.
The trip was made in “Old Faith-
ful” the scout bus.
Bobby Pegues and Robert Parsons
are remaining in camp for this week.
The following boys earned merit
badges: Mel Ready, life saving; John
W. Flanagan, life saving and pio-
neering; Archie Hunt, pioneering;
Robert McNiel, pioneering; Bobby
Pegues, pioneering.
The boys all report a big time.
There were 135 in camp.
-WGD-
C. OF C. NOTES
In the absence of President Pul-
liam, S. H. Fly acted as chairman at
the Chamber of Commerce meeting
Wednesday.
On the subject of health Dr. Poin-
dexter called attention to some work
being done by Miss Adams, county
A total of 242 absentee votes were
cast in Zavala County for the July
23 primary. This is probably between
15 and 20 percent of the total vote
that will be cast in this county. Five
other ballots were sent out on re-
quest but failed to get back on time.
There is considerable interest in
the political situation here this year
and undoubtedly everyone who is
entitled to a vote will cast it Satur-
day. In several of the local races
some of us are at a disadvantage be-
cause of the personal friendship of
the candidates. Perhaps in some in-
stances none of the candidates will
be scratched. In rqany of the State
races voters will be at a disadvantage
because the candidates are not
known. Insuch cases a lot of guess
work will be done.
Election returns will be displayed
on the streets Saturdty night for the
benefit of those who want informa-
tion.
-WGD--
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRIP
Names Rotary
Glub Committees
Sponsored by the Wallis Lumber Co.
By Raynor Lewis Curry
The Wallis Lumber Company of
Crystal City, Texas was sponsor of a
ten-day educational tour of South
Texas. The purpose of this trip was
to give the boys some idea of the dif-
ferent vocations to be followed.
All expenses were paid by the
Wallis Lumber Company and the
school furnished the bus for trans-
portation. Each boy was allowed
twenty-five cents each meal.
The personnel of this trip were the
sixteen boys from the junior and se-
health nurse, in locating those who n*or classes who made the highest
have tuberculosis tendencies. A few 8rades. The lucky ones were as fol-
President S. S. Peters of the Crys-
tal City Rotary Club named his
committees for 1938-1939, as given
below, the first name listed to be
the chairman, except in two instanc-
es no chairman is indicated, to-wit:
Board of Directors: S S Peters, A.
C. Mayhew, L. R Hawthorn, W. P.
Brennan, E. Mortensen and A. O.
Williams.
Aims and Objects: Peters, Haw-
thorn, E L. Ready, R. S. Crawford,
George F. Williams and S. S. Ivanoff.
Club Service: E. L. Ready.
Program: S. H. Fly and E. Morten-
sen (Sub-Conunittee, Music-singing,
S. S. Ivanoff and Harold Thomas—
no chairman indicated).
Classification: A. O. Williams and
C. D. Sloan.
Membership: J. H.
Reuben Donnell.
Fellowship: Seaton
and T. H. Thomason.
Attendance: Harold Thomas.
Public Information: A. C. May-
hew.
Rotary Information: T. A. Penny-
cuick.
Vocational Service: R. S. Craw-
ford.
Cantaloup Crop
Starts Moving
Continued dry hot weather should
make every farmer in this area |
aware of the need of conservation
First, conserve moisture to insun^ i' . . uw: ,u or li car-
. . |m,ds A "ttle later another crop will
Hardy
McCutcheon
Templer A Greer are loading a car
of cantaloupes here this Thursday.
The crop is said to be fair and it is
estimated that from the present
growth there should be 10 or 12 car-
crop yields and second, conserve feed ^ la,‘1 *Jn",,1er crop
crops for insurance against shortage j 20 carloads Th«' anothep 15 or
when crops fail. The first conserva-1 ~|.' '' v lave 100 acres
tion can be best accomplished by a I r> r , ,.a °.UptS'
system of terraces known as syrup: hls ‘ _ '1 d s "ppe ,he last of
pan terraces. They are just what L * H,P shinny°UpeS around July
their name indicates for they act in o H ‘ Pf* seven car*oads by
the same manner as the divisions in, ' , b ! ,qUd dni"un< °r better
a syrup pan and thus hold all of the j ,|e .. ... . e ,^ai' 1 P,eased.
soil and water on the farm. The ter- j to 1 ... . e u,ns a,ld Plans
races are run on the level at every r t l aiToa8e next year-
two foot fall, down the slope. Water Lnv .. ptS heern 0 exception,
from the surrounding drainage area sib. , °! nv',‘ and 11 is Pos‘
is turned into the field as ju.ee into n"f1" w,th,n 60
and!l*ie syrup pan and winds its way L—t . . ,,m 1 a 1 0 P anting. In-
1 11 .. j»tets have to he foucht but thev ran
'slowly down among the terraces ... * ,, , can
until it reaches the last outlet or! if Y fombatcd- 11 is sa,d
soaks away into the soil. Testa over!f e. *JS an-' niuney to be made
long period of time have shown that an a °Upes’ 1 I1S would be a
water in the subsoil usually is the
determining factor in crop produc-
tion in areas like our own. Therefore
weeks later she will explain her pro-
gram concerning this work.
Supt. Fly stated that additional
bleachers have been erected at the
high school ball park and the old
bleachers repainted, getting ready
for the approaching football season.
Judge Mogford said engineers
were surveying the Brundage road
with a view to topping the highway
this fall.
It was announced that a band con-
cert will be held at the ball park Fri-
day evening just before the ball
game.
Secretary L. L. Williams called at-
tention that new directors for the
Chamber of Commerce are to be
elected at next meeting. It was voted
that some plan as in previous years
be followed in selecting the directors.
--WGD-
CRIPPLED CHILDREN CLINIC
AT UVOLDE WELL ATTENLED
lows: Whitman Alger, Arthur Fink,
T. M. Jones, J. C. Bookout, Albert
Ray, Russel Bookout, Clifton Wag
ner, Salvadore Mallen, Bobby Craw-
for, Sterling Fly and Raynor Curry,
from Crystal City, and John Maddux
and Walter Trees from Batesville
and La Pryor. Mr. Fly was captain
and Mr. Walker bus driver.
We saw many interesting things on
this trip that cannot be seen without
special permission. Many places
farmers must take a long-time look
at their farms and see their farm un-
derneath, as well as the one on top
Community Service: Dr. George F.land take steps to farm both the .top
Williams. Jand bottom farms. Syrup pan terrac-
Boys Work (Scouts): W. P. Bren- es will put life and strength in the
nan and J. H. Beasley. j farm down under as well as keep the
Crippled Children: Dr. C. A. Poin-1 farm on top in place so take steps
dexter, S. H. Fly and K. B. Urban j now to conserve all of the rainfall,
(no chairman indicated). |as well as use the runoff water from
Rural Urban: H. R. McNiel, Sam' all round your fields and watch the
Schleicher. | production of crops increase on your
International: S. S. Ivanoff and W. |land. When feed crops are plentiful
L. Guyler. they are cheap and farmers either
Loan Fund: A. C. Mayhew and A. j sell at low prices or waste feed they
j will have to buy back next year at
I three times what it is worth now.
jOur second conservation enterprise
is that of feed conservation and can
! be answered in three words, "the
| trench silo,” for this hole in the
.ground provides the best feed stor-
good crop for Crystal City. It is a
summer crop that would provide lots
of labor and help many other lines
of business.
-WGD-
OPERATION OF THE WORKS
PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
O. Williams.
Resolutions: R. S. Crawford.
-WGD-
Ready to Take
New Crop Loans
Organization and Purpose
The Works Progress Administra-
tion or. as it is ordinarily known, the
WPA, was created by Congress in
1935 for the purpose of providing
jobs for the ablebodied unemployed
and for those partially handicapped
persons whose employment will not
constitute a hazard to themselves or
to their fellow workers. This organi-
zation has been extended each year
by Congress and recently an appro-
priation was voted to continue the
agency through June 30. 1939.
Under authority granted the Presi-
dent by Congress the Works Progress
Administration is set up with a State
Administrator in each state, the State
age yet discovered. Put feed into the 1 Administrator for Texas being H. P.
I ground and leave it with assurance
Drought of San Antonio. In Texas
there are twelve Administrative of-
ficers. B H. Tate is Administrative
Officer for the Laredo territory
which encompasses seventeen coun-
Applications for rural rehabilita-1 that it will be there when you need
tion loans for the next crop year are j it. Weevils won’t bother grain in a
now being taken, Henry R. Lan- J trench silo so put your ear corn or
caster, County Supervisor for thelhegari heads in a silo. Open it up
........—-......Farm Security Administration, an- when you need pig or chicken feed |tieSi includjng the Winter Garden
which we visited had signs which i "ou"ced today\ The loan Program and you will be surprised how well District. Laredo. Corpus Christi, and
read “No visitors allowed.” j has been liberalized so that all types; the grain has been preserved and j the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Under
We left Crystal City at about seven j °^anrdng ma-v now ^e included. I how well your pigs and chickens like
o'clock Tuesday morning for San An-|Preserd or ProsPective borrowers are it. Pile up your soil in level terraces
tonio. Here wo first reported to I urged begin immediately making and hole up your feed in trench silos
Studer’s Studio where we had’tfur<their plans for the next croP
SCOUT EXECUTIVE HERE
C. H. Janeway, scout executive for
the Concho Valley Council, head-
quarters at San Angelo, was here
Wednesday and met with local com-
mittee to plan scout activities for
Crystal City. Members of the local
committee are: S. H. Fly, C. D. Sloan,
Dr. K. B. Urban, E. L. Ready, W. P.
Brennan, T A. Pennycuick and pos-
sibly others.
-WGD-
TRANSFER BEFORE AUG. 1
Parties who attended the Clinic for
Crippled Children at Uvalde today
(Thursday) say it was well attended.
There were crippled children from
12 counties, being ten or more from
this county. The doctors were among
the best and a fine work was done.
pictures taken. After lunch we visit-
ed the Alamo Lumber Company. Mr.
Thomas showed us through the yard
and gave us some very useful and in-
teresting information while doing so.
Then we went through sash and door
mill and saw how the latest type of
windows and doors are made. That
afternoon Mr. Thomas took us, in
cars, out to visit Randolph Field.
Coming from the flying field Mr.
Thomas took us to Earl Abie’s place
for a grand meal. That night, with
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Stevenson's Stirring “Kidnapped” Is
Real Big Picture Triumph - July 28-29
"Arrangements should be made
now for financing, though the money
may not be needed for several
months,” Mr. Lancaster said. “Inter-
est charges will not begin until the
money is received by the client.”
Small grain, fall and winter vege-
table or truck crops, and livestock
projects must be planned now if the
most profitable system of manage-
received.
Warner Baxter, Freddie Bartholo-
mew in Famous Adventure Ro-
mance, First Time on Screen; Ar-
leen Whelan, New Star Discovery,
Makes Birlliant Debut in 20th Cen-
tury-Fox Hit
l
Pupils who expect to attend the
Crystal City Schools, and who live
outside the School District, should
transfer to this district before Au-
gust first.
-WGD-
FOOD SALE
The ladies of the Church of the
Nazarene are having a food sale Sat-
urday near the post office. Drop in
and have lunch with us. Proceeds to
go to our building fund.
Mrs. E. A. COPELAND
and Sollcting Committee.
From the world's great stories
come the greatest motion pictures
and "Kidnapped," which Robert
Louis Stevenson considered his best,
proved this axiom to the hilt in this
picture, which will be at the Guild
Theatre Thursday and Friday, July
28-29.
With the typical lavish hand that
ear-marks all the 20th Century-Fox
productions which come under the
watchful eye of Darryl F. Zanuck,
“Kidnapped” brings an array of fine
motion picture thrills to the screen
in a romantic adventure story.
Warner Baxter portrays in all his
swashbuckling, vigorous best, the
never-to-be -forgotten Alan Breck,
fugitive clansman of the highlands.
And Freddie Bartholomew, a size or
two larger than when he last ap-
peared so brilliantly on the screen,
gives a fine performance to the role
of David Balfour, the boy hero of the
piece.
The movie takes liberty with the
original script in introducing a
“heart interest" to the life of Alan
Brack. But this reviewer is willing
to concede that even Robert Louis
Stevenson might have rewritten his
siory had he known Arleen Whalen.
This bright-eyed, mischievous Irish
lass brings a freshness and beauty to
the story that makes “Kidnapped” a
treat for eyes jaded with glamor girl
after glamor girl.
The story concerns Alan Brack's
leading the clans in revolt against
union of the North Country with
George II’s domain. David Balfour
is the lad with the unscrupulous
uncle who tries to keep the boy’s
rightful estate by having him kid-
napped and shipped to America. The
lives of Alan Brack and David Bal-
four cross at the point where the girl,
fiancee of a lesser rebel, falls in love
with Brack.
An impressive cast headed by C.
Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen, Jno.
Carradine, Nigel Bruce, Miles Man-
der, Ralph Forbes and H. B. Warner
appears in the film, which was di-
rected by Alfred Werker. Kenneth
Mackowan served as associate pro-
ducer, with the screen play author-
ized by Sonya Levien, Eleanor Har-
ris, Ernest Pascal and Edwin Blum.
Tenure arrangements which favor: production. If you have mites, lice,
a program of improvements on the redbugs, etc. clean up and dip your
farm are being made by FSA borrow- !hens In feeding hens, remember the
ers where possible, Mr. Lancaster j three essential things. A green pas-
said. Copies of a lease form provid- ture a laying mash, and clean fresh
the Administrative Field Office at
Laredo, Brownsville, and Carrizo
Springs.
for three years and your farm in-1 Elidbilit^ fat EmbtaVrurot~-ai& Al-
come will swell up until you feel self1 lowed Earnings
sufficient, Mr. Farmer, and you will; Xhe Works Progress Administra-
be wondering how you got along be- tion may employ on projects person*
fore at all. j whose eligiblility for relief employ-
Time to get your poultry flock in|ment has been established by the
shape for winter production. Take j Texas Relief Commission. Until the
count of your pullets that will start Texas Relief Commission, a state ag-
laying in October and get rid of oldlency independent of the WPA, has
hens that these pullets are to replace certified the eligibility of an mdivid-
.Sell cull hens and all roosters, for in i ual is not eligible for employment on
e is to be followed, the super- j a nuid climate such as our own even j a WPA project. Acceptance of certif-
visor sai . Some plans will require} refrigerators won’t keep fertile eggsjication makes the person the respon-
machmerv pure-bred sires, or other fresh very i0,lg sell nothing but in !sibility of the WPA. WPA has the
aci 1 ms which must be provided fertile eggs this winter and watch authority to reject certification if it is
loug a community or cooperative repeat 0Iders come out for your eggs, found that a particular individual is
service loan. Applications for this co- j Don't wait for eggs to go up to start I not eligible for employment.
t>P<? °f °an are a,S° being feeding your hens but start now to Rules and regulations prohibit the
get your flock in shape for winter | discussion of personal information
contained in an individual's case his-
tory with any person or group of per-
sons other than the applicant him-
self.
Not more than 5 percent of the per-
sons employed on WPA projects may
be noncertified nor any more than 5
percent of those employed receive
above security wake. Such persons
usually serve in supervisory capaci-
ties. All WPA wo-kers are protected
while in the performance of duty
under the terms of the Federal Com-
pensation Act.
The amount of wages a WPA
worker is permitted to earn per
month is computed in accordance
with the population of the largest
municipality of the county in which
he is employed. WPA workers are
paid the prevailing hourly wage and
are assigned a sufficient number of
hours of work per month to enable
them to earn the security wage.
Funds are allotted each state on a
monthly basis so that the maximum
number of persons may ^>e employed
with the amount of money available.
This employment quota is broken
down for each district and funds al-
lotted accordingly. Thus, the maxi-
mum number of person is employed
each month, with the funds avail-
able, provided that sufficient pro-
jects are sponsored by the local po-
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irig for improvements are available
at the supervisor’s office in Crystal
City, he stated.
-WGD-
GUILD THEATRE MAKING
SPECIAL SUMMER PRICES
water. Provide these three essentials,
plus a clean laying house, a little
grain, and grit, and your hens won’t
let you down. A green pasture is as
essential for hens as for any other
class of livestock, so plant plenty of
oats for your hens as its your cheap-
et and best feed.
-qom-
IN HIAWU
The Guild Theatre announces spe-
cial summer prices, beginning Satur-
day, July 23rd as follows: Children |
(any seat) 10c, balcony (adults) 15c HOLLOWA\ TALKS TO SON
and lower floor (adults) 25c.
Saturday Matinee: Children 10c,
adults (any seat) 15c.
Tuesday and Wednesday, bargain
days: Children (any seat) 10c, adults
(any seat) 15c.
Mr. Miller, manager of the theatre,
says that making these special sum-
mer prices does not mean cheaper
pictures are to be shown, but the
same high type pictures will be
shown.
WGD-
R. V. WILEY FOR CONSTABLE
PRECINCT 3
His friends solicit your vote and
support in Democratic primary Sat-
urday July 23. Please write his name
on the ticket.
(Political adv paid for by Ed Zim-
merman).
Learning of the illness of his par-
ents, Rev. and Mrs. B. G. Holloway,
Lieut. Ben Gray Holloway, stationed
at Honolulu in the Air Corps Service,
called his mother on the telephone
Sunday evening and held a brief con-
versation. Mrs. Holloway said she
heard him as distincly as if he had
been in her home. Lieut. Holloway
show her grandmother how smart
to hear her little granddaughter, sev-
eral months old and whom she had
never seen, Jtalk. Of course she told
him yes, but she wouldn’t utter a
sound. Just when he wanted her to
show her grandmother how smart
she really is, she refused. Anyway,
Mrs. Holloway was happy to have
heard her son’s voice.
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