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VOL. 33
CRYSTAL CITY, ZAVALA COUNTY, TEXAS, JANUARY 19, 1945
NO. 39
County Agent’s
Colunn
JACK ADAMS
For the people who are interested
in setting out a home orchard of a
variety of different fruits, it might
be well to consider several things
in regard to the variety selected.
For peaches and some of the oth-
er fruits, a person has to consider
the root rot that is common to this
section. The peach trees you plant
should also be of Nematode resistant
root stock.
Root Stock 61302 or Shalil is the
best. As to varieties best suited that
are possibly available are:
1. Pallis. This is a late variety
and is sure to escape freezing. It
blooms late enough in the season to
guarantee a crop of fruit from that
standpoint.
2. Jewel. This is a delicious peach
but is early and stands a chance of
being lost due to a freeze.
Of the Apricot varieties, Trevott
is the best variety. Of the plum va-
rieties Motley, Munson, Santa Rosa
and Best’s Hybrid all are good. For
more particulars on these varieties,
see your county agent.
The Douglas and Garver pear
should be planted together to get
cross pollination. As for figs, the
Green Issue Variety is about the
only variety that can be grown suc-
cessfully due to the fruit beetle. It
has a closed end which prevents
damage from these insects.
As for berries, Young and Boysen-
berry are both good.
There are several good varieties of
peaches I did not mention above
which are obtainable from only one
nursery, possibly. If anyone is inter-
ested in these varieties, call at my
office and a list of these varieties
will be furnished.
The best time to put out most
fruit trees is in December, but they
can be put out successfully up until
late February.
Field Seeds
If any farmer cannot obtain field
seeds at his local dealers, that he
wishes to plant in the spring, a list
of certified seed growers which is
published by the State Department
of Agriculture is available at the
County Agent’s office.
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NEWS OF OUR
MENowWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
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Rotary Had Well
Rounded Program
The Crystal City Rotary Club had
a rather unusual program Monday.
It was a good International program
and most enjoyable.
Guest speakers were Lt. Gene Rut-
ledge who is at home on furlough
after making 65 flying missions out
of England over France, Germany
and other countries; Robert Melberg,
also on furlough pfier living in
England as a civilian for 14 months,
although a member of the armed
forces; and Miss Dorothy Knowles,
Community worker with the Home
Mission Council of North America.
Lt. Rutledge described in some de-
tail a few of the 65 mission he had
flown, one of which was the D-Day
mission. They knew the day was ap-
proaching but only the night before
were told to be ready at a certain
hour the next morning. He made
only one mission that day to drop
bombs on a designated object. He
said there were literally thousands
of ships on the sea and in the air that
day. That many airplanes over
Crystal City would completely
black-out the town. He mentioned
two or three instances when his crew
had close calls, he being slightly in-
jured once. He says the French peo-
ple seem more like Americans.
Robert Melberg told of the daily
routine life of a Britisher, his reac-
tion to bombings, rationing, etc.
Practically everything is rationed
and he marveled at how people get
along with so little. But life goes
along in an even tenor, no one seem-
ingly worrying or bothering about
the hardships. There is also a black
market and if one has enough money
he can get nearly anything.
Miss Knowles followed with the
idea that while we are winning the
battles we must also keep remem-
bering about the peace and how na-
tions must live together on the small
earth after the war. It is going to
matter a great deal about our atti-
tude in shaping the peace terms.
The ICD flies vital war material
over the “Hump” of the Himalaya
mountains in giant transports. The
route is considered the most treach-
erous in the world, because of the
dangerous flying weather and the
craggy terrain.
FRED RICHARD FOREHAND
Seaman 1st class, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Pinkney Forehand of Crys-
tal City, who was first reported miss-
ing since early in December, has
since been reported killed off Or-
moc. Levte. His mission on the
Cooper, his ship, was rador operator.
PFC. JEROME HUERTO KILLED
IN GERMANY DEC. 15
Sylvester Huerta, grandfather of
Pfc. Jerome Huerta is in receipt of
the following letter after receiving
notice from the War Department
that his grandson was killed in ac-
tion in Germany on December 15.
The letter further says:
“Jerome, a member of a Rifle
Company, with other members of
the organization were storming a
stron|£jr fortified town in Germany.
It was during this action that Je-
rome lost his life.
“Since he had teen a member of
this organization for quite some time,
I want you to know those dominant
traits of his personality, which you
know so well, were manifest to us.
I want you to know the high regard
in which he was held by all the of-
ficers and men in his unit, and on
behalf of them I wish to offer my
sincere condolence. We know that
he did not live or die in vain. The
blessing of his life will forever en-
rich all who knew him. I am sure
you will always keep in mind the
words of Him who said: ‘Greater
love hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his
friends.’
Burial service was conducted by a
Catholic Chaplain as he was laid to
rest in a typical American Cemetery
in Eastern France."
Since losing his parents, Pfc.
Huerta made his home with his
grandfather before joining the
Army.
PVT. ALFRED GAMEZ WRITES
DR. POINTKXTKR FROM FRANCE
“Dear Dr. Poindexter:
This is to let you know I am in the
best of health, hoping the same for
you and Mrs. Lackey.
“I am in Paris, France and am
working every day. We really do
have a nice setup. I am a “ward boy”
and I am telling you they keep me
going and I am glad I can get around
too. I am trying my best to get in the
Operating Room. That’s what I like
best of all.
“I really hope you have a good
winter this year. I also heard about
the new laundry on your Hospital.
“My regards to Allen and Craig
and the best of luck to you.
Your friend,
ALFRED.”
Before entering the service Pvt.
Gamez was an orderly at the Crystal
Hospital for nearly three years.
Mrs. B. P. Arthur received a letter
recently from her son T/Sgt. B. P.
Arthur, who is some where in Ger-
many, telling her he has with him
the same boys he had while in Camp
Maxey, Texas, where he was sta-
tioned a long while before going
overseas.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crawford re-
ceived word Wednesday that their
son, Paul, was missing in action. He
was in the Navy operating in the Pa-
cific War Theatre. He enlisted in
March, 1944.
CAPT. JOHN J. WALKER
GETS BRONZE STAR MEDAL
Capt. John J. Walker, Coast Artil-
lery Corps, U. S. Army, has received
the Bronze Star Medal for mertiori-
ous achievement in connection with
military operations against the en-
emy on Lyete Island, Philippine Is-
lands, from Oct. 21 to Nov. 5, 1944.
Capt. Walker is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Walker of Crystal City.
Santos C. Peres Promoted to Pfc.
AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND
BASE, India.—Santos C. Perez, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Pablo F. Perez, box
925, Crystal City, Texas, was pro-
moted recently to Private First
Class, it has been announced
by Brig. Gen. William H. Tunner,
commanding general of the India
China Division, Air Transport Com-
mand.
Pfc. Perez has served in the di-
vision since September, 1943, and is
a cook, He has been in the army
since July, 1942. In civilian life he
was an Electrician’s Helper.
The India China Division has been
the only outside source of supplies
for Allied troops fighting in China.
Waste Paper Pick-up
January 30th.
Paper Day for January is Tues-
day, the 30th. Begin collecting your
papers today anu tying them into
bundles so you will have them ready.
A vacant space near the depot has
been designated for the collection
point. Those who can will please take
their paper to this point January 30.
Those who have no way of getting
their paper there can have it picked
up by calling either Mrs. C. F.
Jackson or Mrs. R. S. Crawford.
Keep in mind the fact that your pa-
per cannot be picked up ahead of
January 30, for insurance rates pro-
hibit storing paper in buildings.
The collection of waste paper has
in recent months become the num-
ber one salvage job of the nation,
exceeding in importance and urgen-
cy the collection of metal scrap. Up
to the present time Crystal City has
had little facilities for disposing of
the paper they have collected, and
though we realized the need for
scrap paper was urgent, there was
little we could do about it. However,
arrangements have now been made
to carry this paper to San Antonio
by truck lines, and we are assured
all the paper we collect will go to
relieve the national shortage.
Remember, different kinds of pa-
per brings different prices, and it
must be sorted according to classes,
or it will automatically bring the
price of loose paper. The prices list-
ed are as follows:
Cardboard — $1.10 per hundred.
Magazines — 85c per hundred.
Newspapers — 65c per hundred.
Loose paper — 60c per hundred.
Tie each type of paper into sepa-
rate bundles, and pack loose paper
into cartons, and tie the cartons. This
is necessary in order to handle the
paper, and also to keep it from blow-
ing around on the streets.
Each month during 1945 the Waste
Paper Drive will be handled by a
different organization in Crystal
City. Thte Methodist Church is han-
dling the drive for the month of
January.
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NOTICE
I will be in Batesville
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1945
and in
La Pryor, Wednesday, Jan. 23
Collecting Taxes
H. C. WHITE,
Assessor-Collector.
Tax Collections
Extremely Good
The tax collectors office reports
that 84 per cent of the 1944 taxes
had been collected up to January 1st,
1945. However, there are many small
accounts still due, and to accommo-
date those who do not find it con-
venient to come to the County Seat,
Tax Collector White will go to Bates-
ville on Tuesday of next week and
La Pryor on Wednesday for the pur-
pose of collecting taxes.
Taxes will go delinquent on Feb-
ruary 1st and penalties and interest
will begin. Sometimes this amounts
to more than the taxes, but the stat-
ute provides for this and the tax
collection has nothing to say about it.
It is a big saving to anyone to pay
taxes before they go delinquent.
Comparatively few poll taxes have
been paid.
--WGD-
GIDEONS AT CRYSTAL
IMRS. BARSF. COMPLETES
COURSE IN PERSONALIZED
SELLING
Classes being held in Crystal City
by Mrs. Thelma Barse of the Busi-
ness Extension Staff of the Univer-
sity of Texas will close this Friday
night with the last meeting of the
Supervisors’ group.
Approximately 45 employed sales-
people of Crystal City firms will
will complete a course in Personal
Soil Conservation
District Proposed
Most of the business period at
Wednesday’s Chamber of Commerce
meeting was devoted to a discussion
of a proposed soil conservation dis-
trict for Zavala County or this area
Harold H. Goss, field represen-
y».ii « iuuik in rc-iBunai- tative of the Soil Conservation
izer selling and will be awarded Board, with headquarters at Temple,
certificates. |had talked with a group of farmers,
At the meeting Tuesday evening ranch,m‘n an,J othcr busim'ss mt’n
City Manager L L. Williams and dunn* ,h' mornlnR about the soil
Supt. S. H Fly addressed the* class cfwMM'Vation program, mentioning
some of the advantages that might
thru organized effort.
CITY CHURCHES SUNDAY
from San Antonio
Gideons
scheduled to make their annual
visit to Crystal City on Sunday,
January 21st., and will speak at the
following churches:
Mr. W. W. Frazier and Mr. Staples
will speak at the Methodist Church;
Mr. Cyril Isam, the Gideon Camp
president and Mr. Bert Isenham will
speak at the Baptist Church; Mr. H.
C. Fullerton will speak at the Pres-
byterian Church, and Mr. H. W.
Blarney will speak at the Nazarene
Church. Mr. Frazier is a brother-in-
law of our fellow townsman, Mr. W.
R. Speer, and has visited in Crystal
City a number of times. It is said
Gideons to visit Crystal City are all
good men and well qualified to pre-
sent the message of Christ.
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VIRGIL PARK SENDS
WEATHER REPORT FROM
CANAL ZONE, PANAMA
In Mr. Williams talk he mentioned j
a number of ways sales people can
sell a town to strangers. Supt Fly
told the class that even out of school i
people are given educational oppor-
tunities. He spoke also of good and
bad salesmanship.
A new class was organized in therbru
high school Monday and is meeting !nia>’
every day this week. This class is
planned to give pre-employment
training to high school students in-
are terested in improving their sales
ability.
Members of this class are: Glen
Bishop, Kathryn Bizzell, Beatrice
be obtained
The soil conservation program
may include many things. It seems
rather a soil building program. In
thi' organization of a district it be-
comes a sort of political organization
which government assistance
be had—not necessarily finan-
cial assistance, but in having the co-
operation of government engineers,
economists, etc
But even after hearing Mr Goss,
more information is needed, and the
interest of the Chamber of Com-
merce is to cooperate in getting all
The following report on the weath-
er in Panama was sent to Mrs.
Fannie Park by her son, Virgil Park,
who is in Panama.
“Reports that there was a slight
flurry of snow in the vicinity of San
Juan Place in Ancon were labeled
this morning as “slightly exagger-
ated” by the Canal Zone weather
bureau. However, January is the
month of the local big frost as rec-
ords show, and the morning of Janu-|
ary 9th was the coldest day
Coronado, Herminia Garza, Floriene 1 P°ssibk‘ information, and assist
Guillaudeu, Dorthy King, Billie Countv Agent Jack Adams if needed.
Jean Harp, Bety Jo Morgan, Teresita Th<> c°ncensus of opinion is that thru
Pena, Jo Anne Pitts, Betty Jo Harp, organization and cooperation we
Virginia Atchley, Annie Tollett, mav bl‘ C'oatly bcnefitted, while
Duane Stearns, Aran Medellin, Tony ! with,,ut sllt h organized effort we
Fuente, Carmen Sanchez, Ramiro 'vould get little or nothing.
Mirelez, Bobby Jo Barton, Melvin, ~~ WGD
Barnes, Eusevio Munoz. Billy John ; VUI? A nieemiri<rpc
Mount, Chula Schanck, Ed Wilcox.; “ * Tt UlStUUI
Melba Storey, Kenneth Worsham, rwi j
Buddy Freed, Anna Katherine Gard- 1 OITltltO InCFUtlSC
ner, Aber Reyes, Stella Mae Rab. !
n.Aft*1 Wednesda>s class. Mis South Texas tomato growers might
„aiSe a a ',n a*. lon tb<> face a disastrous season if planting
Home Economics Club. Simple rules , . ..
. , . , , . *; ... of tomato acreage this year is not re-
°l a.PP. y.1?K aS 10,1 to 110 'R j duced below last year’s record plant-
school girls mode of dress were pre-ij w B JacU Ronfro. ,,-gional su-
sented. , , *
_ Bt pc'rvisor of marketing programs,
Friday. Mrs Barse will meet with fruit ard Vl,£,tal);„ Uimch; WFA,
the Chamber of Commerce group of jct,.d
C Mfin .r.i .. : ..I. . . '
Carrizo Springs to organize classes
to be started there next week.
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MRS. ZIMMERMAN'S MOTHER
DIED IN ILLINOIS
Mrs. Ed Zimmerman received
word Wednesday morning, Dec. 17th,
of the death of her mother, Mrs. Ella
Jones whose home was in De Soto, j
In a prepared statement Renfro
said, "Growers in South Texas had
better think twice before they in-
crease their acreage of tomatoes over
last year’s planting The present in-
tent to plant indicates an increase of
40 percent or more over last year.
Such an increase could be disastrous
to growers and the tomato industry.
“Since 1941 the early spring acre-
Illinois.
Mrs. Jones had not been well for | aR0 has increased from 34.000 to ap-
since a couple or more years and was con- proximately 62.000. Practically all of
January 30, 1929, according to the
Hy-drographic Office.
“At Balboa Heights, the tempera- jb®1' death,
ture dropped to 66 degrees F. the
same as January 30, 1929. The low-
est temperature of record for this
area was recorded January 27, 1910
with a low mark of 63 degrees.
“At Madden Dam the temperature
Tuesday was 61 degrees, one degree
higher than January 27, 1940 and
two degrees higher than the all-time
low of 59 set January 30, 1929.
“At Gatun, the mercury went to
67 degrees to tie the June 8, 1925
previous low mark. Lowest tempera-
ture of record at Gatun is 66 degrees
recorded August 7, 1912.”
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LEGION AUXILIARY
TO BE REORGANIZED
fined in a hospital in Carbondale,
Illinois for a couple of weeks before
•At the brief business session of the
American Legion meeting at Com-
munity building Wednesday evening,
Vice Commander H. R. Lancaster
appointed five women as a commit-
tee to start plans for the reorganiza-
tion of an Auxiliary and they were:
Mesdames C. C. Chrismier, R. S.
Crawford, R. W. Manifold, Louis A.
Moore and Frank Onzon.
They will meet next Thursday
evening, January 25, at the Com-
munity Building at 7:30 to organize
and elect officers. All legionaircs'
wives are urged to attend.
--WGD--
NAZARENES TO HAVE
SPECIAL SERVICE
I The Church of the Nazarene will
have special services in both the
Sunday School hour and the morning
worship Sunday morning. At the
Sunday School Hour a chalk talk
will be given by Mrs. Wm. C. Ember -
to the Sunday School pupils.
The Gideon Society will conduct a
special service at the eleven o’clock
hour. Rev. Wm. C. Emberton, pastor,
extends to one and all an invitation
to attend both of these special oc-
casions.
-WGD-
Only one woman out of ten has a
normally proportioned figure.
this increase has been in Texas
where the acreage planted in toma-
toes has increased from 14.700 in
Mrs. Jones has visited Mrs. Zim- '° 46,200 in 1944
merman a number of times and will1 ‘Texas growers were very fortu-
be remembered by a number ofjnatc in b,‘inR abl° to market their
Crystal City friends. Mrs. Zimmer-j,arRe Production last season. Cer-
man would not try to make the trip
to Illinois duo to traveling condi-
tions.
Funeral services were held Thurs-
day afternoon. Mrs. Zimmerman and
one sister, Mrs. Edna Hundley, of
De Soto are the only survivors.
-WGD 1—
American Legion
Host to Large Group
Members of the Gus Ware Post of
American Legion were hosts Wed-
nesday evening at the Community
Building to a large group, including
wives, sisters and sweethearts of
Legionaircs, soldiers of World War
2, who automatically become Legion-
aires, and friends.
A barbecue supper was served, fol-
lowing which was a full program of
talks and some business transacted.
Commander H. R. Lancaster presid-
ing. He said the local post was quite
active now and probably leading the
district in new members.
Three overseas men of the pres-
ent war—Robert Melberg, Boatswain
George Jonsson and Lt. Gene Rut-
ledge, were introduced and each
made a short talk, answering most-
ly specific questions.
State Chaplain M C. Stearns gave
a brief report of the National Com-
mander's talk made at a meeting in
San Antonio «farly in the week. The
gist of the talk was that the Legion
is going to be some 10 to 12 million
strong at the close of the present
war and will be a powerful influence
in shaping economic and t>olitical af-
fairs in the United States.
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One of the most sensitive explo-
sives in the world is nitrogen iodine.
It will explode if touched lightly
with a feather.
tainly, any increase over last year
would be dangerous even if the same
conditions prevailed in Cuba. Mexi-
co, and Florida as last year and dis-
astrous if they should have good pro-
duction this year.
"The production goals on vege-
tables for 1945 recommended a 30
percent reduction in Texas tomatoes.
We believe this reduction is advis-
able because of the lack of labor,
containers, packing facilities, and
fear that the consuming outlets will
not be great enough to provide a
market for the increased supply.
“The only assurance that the grow-
ers have against extremely low
prices is contracts with canners at
the $24 per ton support price. There
is no support program on tomatoes
grown for fresh market. The only
assistance that the growers may ex-
pect to receive is a surplus removal
program which would be limited to
purchases for direct relief distribu-
tion and would not be of sufficient
quantity to bo of material assistance
in conditions such as may exist if
acreage is not reduced."!
--WGD----
TOWN AND FARM IN WARTIME
Ration Reminders
MEATS. FATS: Red stamps Q5
through X5 good indefinitely. No
new stamps until January 28
PROCESSED FOODS: Blue stamps
X5 through Z5; A2 through G2 good
indefinitely. No new blue stamps
will be validated until February 1.
SUGAR:(Sugar stamp 34 good for
five pounds indefinitely. No new
stamp uhtii February 1.
SHOES: Airplane stamps 1, 2, and
3 in book three, good indefinitely.
-WGD- '
You can always depend on a street-
car having seats vacant, when it's
coming back from where you are go-
ing.
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