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State Obaerver
C*Pitol Station **
Zavala County Sentinel
VOL. 39
CRYSTAL CITY, ZAVALA COUNTV, TEXAS, JUNE 9, 1950
NO. 6
County Agent’s
Column
JACK ADAMS
SURE DEATH FOR CUT ANTS
Cut ants have long been a se-
rious pest in many sections of the
state and they do extensive dam-
age to gardens, field crops, flow-
ers, truck crops and forestry
seedlings. James A. Deer, Assist-
ant Extension Entomologist of
Texas A. A M. College, says a
new method of control has been
developed that gives better re-
sults; is easier to apply and is
cheap.
The new method consists of
fumigating the cut ant colony
with methyl bromide. The methyl
bromide is packaged in one
pound cans and comes in a liquid
form. A special can-opener type
applicator must be used to get
the gas into the colony and this
must be bought as a separate
item. One can is usually suffi-
cient to wipe out the average col-
ony and he points out only a few
seconds are required to do the
Job. He warns against inhaling
the: fume* when the application is
being made.
In addition to killing all of the
colony, the gas destroys the fun-
gus on which the young ants feed
and ants that hatch later are
starved.
The treatments should be made
now because at this time of the
year the colonies are weaker and
no young queens or new ants are
being produced. The queens are
usually together and since they
are the only ants that lay eggs,
killing them will help to extermi-
nate the colony. It is not recom-
mended for controlling household
and red ants, too expensive, and
chlordane is very effective on
these he says.
Deer says the methyl bromide
and special applicator may not be
available in every county but
that it can be ordered. If you de-
sire more information on this
new method, write the Extension
Entomologist at Texas A. & M
College.
4-H Notes
The Zavala County 4-H Ento-
mology team will depart Sunday
morning to be ready for the big
contest which will be held the
following morning.
The four boys who are making
the trip are Maynard Marburger,
Jack Scott, John Patridge and
Jack Darby. They will be accom-
panied by Jake Laning, 4-H lead-
er from La Pryor.
-WGD-
MRS. DORA CARR TABOR
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora
Carr Tabor were held Friday,
June 2, in the First Methodist
Church with Reverend S. S.
Davis officiating.
A native of Crystal City, she
had lived in San Antonio 13
years.
She is survived by two daugh-
ters, Miss Evelyn Tabor, and
Mrs. Fred Opperhan; two grand-
sons, all of San Antonio. Three
sisters, Mrs. Howard Ayers, of
Ifvthis, Texas, Mrs. Kate Gower,
Sandy Springs, Tenn, and Mrs.
Jennie Jones, Long Beach, Cali-
fornia; two brothers, Dave Carr,
Mathis, and Don Carr, San An-
tonio, and many nieces and neph-
ews.
-WGD-
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express sincere ap-
preciation for the many acts of
kindness and expressions of sym-
pathy during the illness and
death of our mother and sister.
FAMILY OF DORA TABOR.
-WGD-
Benjamin Franklin was the
first Postmaster-General of the
United States.
-WGD-
Weather Report
JOHN B. HOLDSWORTH
U .S. Weather Bureau Observer
(24 hrs. ending 8 pm.)
High
Low
Rain
Thu.
90
67
.27
Fri.
88
68
1.39
Sat
93
71
Sun.
86
73
Mon.
91
68
Tue.
86
67
Wed.
• 93
70
Thu.
(noon)
74
100,000th Air
Rider to Be Feted
One day this month a Trans-
Texas Airways passenger will be
tapped on the shouTSer and-in-
formed he or she is the 100,000th
passenger to fly Trans-Tex. This
lucky person will be awarded
choice of a name-make Television
set or an all-expense vacatidn for
two people at the famous Sham-
rock Hotel in Houston.
The Shamrock Hotel all-ex-
pense includes breakfast in bed
if desired, in a beautifully ap-
pointed extra large living-room-
bedroom; Sunday evening buffet
dinner-dance in the Emerald
Hoorn; Continental night is on
Monday, dinner and dancing to
Latin Rythms is part of the day’s
activities; one enchanted evening
will be the choice of dinner and
dancing in either the Shamrock
Room or the Emerald Room with
famous name-bands and stars of
movies, radio and stage entertain
ers; dinner each remaining eve
ning in the Pine Grill or at pool-
side on the gay Aquatic Terrace;
in addition to the famous Sham-
rock Pool for enjoyment at all
times during the visit.
Appropriate ceremonies will be
held to commermorate this im-
portant occasion of boarding of
the 100,000th passenger, which is
quite a mark of progress in the
short life of this all-Texas air-
line.
According to Paul Welch, Gen-
eral Traffic Manager, "Trans-
Texas Airways commenced oper
ations October 11, 1947, and it’s
record of phenominal growth is
unsurpassed in the aviation in-
dustry. More than 5,000 passen-
gers ride Trans-Texas each
month. It is not uncommon to see
Trans-Texas starting new air ser-
vice throughout west Texas as
traia services are discontinued.
The great expanse of Texas and
it’s ever-growing importance in
the world of commerce today jus-
tifies the fastest and best of air
travel. Trans-Texas is trying to
fill today’s needs and is looking
ahead to anticipate the needs of
tomorrow.”
So this month passengers
boarding a Trans-Texas DC-3
Starliner in any of the 35 cities
served by the airline will be
filled with anticipation and spec-
ulation as to whether they might
be that lucky 100,000th passenger.
I*, might be someone flying from
Brownsville or Laredo to El Paso
cr it could be someone going from
San Antonio to Houston. In fact
it might happen at Marfa, Texas,
or on a Dallas to Beaumont-Gal-
veston flight. The airline officials
have no more idea of what day
or who it will be than the passen-
ger does. Sort of a great game—
who will be the lucky 100,000th
Trans-Texas Airways passenger?
Your guess is as good as mine.
--WGD-
COUNTY HEALTH BOARD
TO MEET WED. JUNE 14
The County Board of Health
will meet Wednesday June 14 at
2 p.m. in the County court room.
The public is invited to attend
this session.
The purpose of these meetings
if. to coordinate the work of the
Health Office with the desire
and need of the people.
ZAVALA COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICE.
-WGD-
LEONARD FURNITURE
MOVES TO NEW HOME
The Leonard Furniture store is
now completely moved to their
new home in the building former-
ly occupied by the Red & White
grocery. With larger quarters and
floor space, Mr. Leonard says he
will be better able to serve his
customers and make it easier for
them in their selections. Known
as “Furnishers of Happy Homes,”
Mr. Leonard wants all old as well
as new customers to pay him a
visit.
-WGD-
FUTURE HOMEMAKER
GIRLS AT GARNER PARK
Miss Maxine Willman, home
economics teacher in Crystal City
High School, and a group of her
girls, numbering about 27, are
spending the week at Garner
Park.
-WGD-
—FOR SALE: FRESH MILCH
COW. Mrs. H. H. Wassman. 8-3tc
LAWRENCE C. VOLZ,
a graduate of Crystal City High '
School in 1945, has recently re-
turned to this city after graduat-
ing from the Landig College of
Mortuary Science in Houston,
Texas. Lawrence was a member
and officer of the College Student
Council, and also Senior Artist
ot the Eta Chapter of Pi Sigma
Eta, the National Fraternity of
Embalmers and Funeral Directors
at Landig College. Since the first
of this year, he has in addition to
his school work been employed
at HYDE PARK, one of the fu-
neral homes in the city of Hou-
ston. During his employment
there, he served as apprentice
embalmer under the direct su-
pervision of Edward J. Garvy,
known througout southwest Tex-
as for the past 25 years as one
of its top morticians and funeral
directors.
Lawrence has been offered po-
fitions at the Hilliard Funeral
Home in Bryan, George H. Lewis
A Sons in Houston, and the Zizik-
Kerns Funeral Home in San An-
tonio. The latter position he has
accepted and will begin work
there after a much needed vaca-
tion with his parents.
-WGD-
Save for Your
Independence
There's one sure way to grow
your money into scurity for your
later years—real independence.
That safe, sure way is to invest
your dollars in U.S. Savings
Bonds. Then see how fast dreams
come true.
With a harvest of Savings
Bonds you can do the things
you’ve always planned—like edu-
cating your children — buying
new equipment for your farm or
home—and, above all, enjoying
the comfort of taking it easy in
later years.
Your U. S. Savings Bonds, the
cne crop that never fails, will
make your wishes certainties. In
ten short years, they'll yield $4
for every $3 you invest. And
they’ll spell real indepndence at a
handsome profit.
-WGD-
Red Cross to
Elect Officers
A meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Zavala County Red
Cross Chapter has been called
for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 13,
at the City Hall in Crystal City.
This is the time for the annual
election of officers and a full at-
tendance is urged. The La Pryor
and Batesville representatives
are asked to bring visitors or any-
one interested in Red Cross work.
* -WGD-
ANOTHER NEEDED SERVICE
FOR OUR COMMUNITY
C. C. Caperton has announced I
the installation of a most modern
Lawn Mower Sharpener that
grinds the cutter bar and blades
with the necessary clearance and
bevel, the same as factory meth-
cds.
This is another needed service
for the community. There are
many lawn mowers stored away
that can be put back into use
with proper equipment.
-WGD-
HOT TAMALE SALE
59c a do*.
Every Saturday, 5 to 7 p.m.
at the old church bldg.
Benefit of Sacred Heart Church
(Please bring a container)
Home Dem. Agent
VERA THORMANN
The campus of Texas A. A M.
College will be a bee-hive of ac-
tivity oext week. 4-h Club mem-
bers from every section of the
state will move in Sunday after-
noon the 11th to be on hand for
the 4-H annual judging and team
demonstration contests on Mon-
day. The 4-H Round-Up will be
held Juue 13-14 and it will be
followed by the annual confer-
ence, on June 15-16, for all agri-
cultural extension personnel.
The 4-H Round-Up will get un-
der way Monday night with a get
acquainted program—a jean and
calico round-up. For the second
year, Billy Triggs, minister of
music, First Methodist Church,
Wichita Falls, will direct the
group singing—always a favorite
part of the program for the 4-H
delegates.
Director G. G. Gibson, Texas
Agricultural Extension Service,
will welcome the 4-H boys and
girls to Texas A. A M. and In
rapid-fire order will come the
introduction of the College and
the A. A M. System. During the
afternoon, visits will be made to
different departments of the Col-
lege for special shows. The eve-
ning program will be highlighted
by the annual 4-H leaders ban-
quet and the State 4-H Dress Re-
vue.
Featured on the Wednesday
morning program will be reports
from the 1949 out-of-state 4-H
trip winners. Lue Ruth Stevens,
Dallas County; Beverly Runnels,
Brazoria county; Harry Lee
Schneider, Guadalupe county and
Carter Gene White, Garza coun-
ty will report on National 4-H
Club Camp. Fred L. Sutton, Men-
ard county, will report on the
American Youth Foundation
Camp, Danforth Award. Betty
Bcrnsen, Nueces county, and Al-
ton Nelson, Wharton county, the
1949 International Farm Youth
Exchange delegates from. Texas,
will report on their trips to Swe-
den and Denmark. Barbara Dean,
Johnson county, will describe the
activities of the 1949 Club Con-
gress.
This section of the program
will be followed by an address
by President M. T. Harrington,
Texas A. A M. College. The after-
noon will be devoted to the spe-
cial departmental shows on the
campus.
The final night program on
Wednesday will feature 4-H tal-
ent and the presentation of the
awards to the winners in the va-
rious contests. The talent show
will be in the form of a pageant
and will be held at Kyle Field.
Girls' 4-H Club delegates rep-
resenting Zavala County will be
Mary Lou Schaeffer, who will
enter the State Dress Revue on
Tuesday evening and will model
a pink chambray school dress;
Betty Lee Johnson of La Pryor
end Joyce Bookout of Crystal
City. Mrs. H. W. Spring, a 4-H
sponsor of Batesville will accom-
pany the girls.
The Home Demonstration agent
will attend both the 4-H Club
Round-Up and Agents’ confer-
ence.
Youth Director
Miss Anna Catherine Gardner
(above) has been employed by
the First Baptist Church for two
months during the summer to
promote a program for the young
people. She is a student at Bay-
lor University.
Soil Conservation
District News
Gilbert Marshall, farming in
the Cometa conservation group,
is preparing a 20 acre field to be
leveled in contour borders. Fu-
ture plans include revision of all
fields for efficient irrigation,
planting steep slopes to perma-
nent grass, lining of main canals
tc prevent seepage, and the use
of grasses and legumes for soil
building, he says.
Waters Davis Jr., farmer and
rancher of League City, Tex., was
elected President of the National
Association of Soil Conservation
District Supervisors in a conven-
tion at Atlanta, Georgia, recently.
Davis, chairman of the board of
supervisors of Braoria-Galveston
Soil Conservation District and
president of the Texas Associa-
tion of Supervisors, succeeds
Kent Leavitt of Duchess County,
New York, in the national office.
• 9
Johnny Lueders reports plant-
ing a field in Angleton grass re-
cently on the Holt-Murphy farm
eight miles east of Crystal City.
Recent rains have brought up a
planting of blue panicum and one
of KR bluestem at the Seth Dav-
enport farm in the Upper Mus-
tang Creek conservation group
north of La Pryor. Eighty acres
were planted in grass last year
and 90 this year by Davenport for
grazing, and production and soil
protection.
• 9
S. L. Shelton, farming in the
South Leona conservation group
southeast of Batesville, was disc-
ing in hubam clover on a 55 acre
field recently. Grown with oats
for winter and spring grazing,
this deep-rooted legume will en-
rich and add humus to the soil,
he says.
-WGD-
Athletic Staff for
Schools Selected
The Crystal City Schools an-
nounce the selection of the ath-
letic staff for the local schools for
the next year. Henry Gardner, a
graduate of Southwest Texas
State College where he lettered
three years in football in the po-
sition of quarterback and block-
ing back; a letterman in basket-
ball and baseball with four years’
experience in coaching, will be
head football coach and assist in
basketball, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner
and children will move here the
early part of August.
Chester Richardson, who
coached in Junior High School
last year, will be assistant foot-
ball coach and head basketball
i coach. He and Gardner will have
j baseball and track in the spring.
George'’ Vfabe, a former- Eagle
| Pass High School athlete and
graduate who has one year of
football at Texas A. A M., #hd
for the past three years has been
an important factor on the South-
west Texas State College Bobcats
as kicker and passes, will have
charge of athletics at the Junior
High School. Mr. Mabe received
his degree in May, and he and
Mrs. Ma.be will move here the
latter part of August.
Football practice will begin
about the middle of August.
We believe we have a fine
staff for athletics and look for-
ward to an interesting year in
sports in our schools.
-WGD-
Jim Pond Now
Game Warden
Jim Pond, former city marshal
ot Crystal City, completed his
training for Game Warden of
Maverick county and will also be
associate game warden in Zavala
conuty.
Carl Putman has been named
game warden of Dimmit county
and will also help Jim Pond in
Zavala county. In other words
Zavala county will have two
game wardens, or Will we?
Herbert Ward is now regional
supervisor and has 28 counties
under his supervision.
-WOD-
F. H. Cobb Died Tuesday Result of
Gunshot Wounds Received in Scuffle
With Deputy Sheriff Jack VanCleve
Pond Withdraws
Sheriffs Race
W. E. Pond has withdrawn as
a’candidate for Sheriff of Zavala
County, handing us Wednesday
the following notice, to-wit:
To The Public:
I hereby give notice that I have
withdrawn from the race for
Sheriff:
After all the courtsies and as-
surances I received, it is hard to
have to announce my withdrawal
in this manner. However, time is
too short for me to see each one
of you before making this an-
nouncement publicly. Will try to
see all my friends personally as
time and business permit, and
thank each of you as I would
like.
The real facts are that sudden
change in business affairs makes
it impossible to give my time
and attention to the office as the
public has a right to expect of
their elected officers.
With assurance of my contin-
ued gratitude, I reman
Truy
W. E. POND.
-WGD-
May 7th. Month
Above Normal
Temperature
May is the seventh consecutive
month with above normal tem-
perature according to Winter
Garden Experiment Staiton rec-
ords.
Temperatures averaged consid-
erably above normal during most
of May and the monthly average
of 81.4 degrees was 2.3 degrees
above normal. The highest tem-
perature was 102 on May 4 and
the lowest 62 on May 11.
Rains amounted to 4 inches
which fell on seven separate
days. This is slightly above the
May normal. There were nine
thunderstorms.
Relative humidity averaged 70
percent for May which was above
normal. Evaporation amounted to
five inches which was about one
inch below normal for May.
Wind was rather erratic having
u few days with strong winds but
often with low wind movement
] that added to heat discomfort.
The average for the month was
2.3 miles per hour which is about
normal average.
Sunshine was normal with 14
clear, 14 partly cloudy and three
cloudy days.
The first women colonists came
to Virginia in 1608.
Crops
and ranges
benefitted
greatly by the rains.
May,
1950
Date
Max.
Min.
Rainfall
1.
88
68
—
2.
93
70
—
3.
97
72
—
4.
102
73
—
5.
100
76
—
6.
96
68
—
7.
98
78
—
8.
96
76
—
9.
94
76
—
10.
92
76
—
11.
86
62
.96
12.
82
66
—
13.
93
72
—
14.
89
69
.12
15.
90
66
—
16.
93
73
—
i7.
90
69
1.07
18.
92
72
T
19
93
66
.01
20.
90
74
—
21.
90
63
—
22.
89
66
.20
23.
91
68
—
24.
92
70
/
25.
93
73
26.
90
71
16
r.
86
66
T
28.
88
66
1.48
29.
93
73
—
30.
100
74
—
31.
95
74
—
Twenty-five percent of all
drivers involved in fatal automo-
bile accidents in the U. S. last
year were between the ages of 18
and 24.
Farr Henry Cobb, 20, died in
the local hospital Tuesday after-
noon from gunshot wounds re-
ceived at Timberlake’s Place in
La Pryor Sunday night around
midnight. The body was taken to
his home in Kerr county for bu
iral.
District Attorney Jim Weather-
ty is in Crystal City today trying
to get facts in connection with
the case and harmonize conflict-
ing reports, which he says exist.
Reports generally accepted re
that Mr. Cobb and 'ompan../ is
were in Timberlake's Place Sun-
day night and making consider-
able noise singing, playing, etc.
When Deputy Sheriff Jack Van.
Cleve went and asked them to
tone down or desist, an argument
ensued over his authority and
power to stop them. Blows fol-
lowed and Cobb, with the co-
operation of Maxine Bomer,
whom Van Cleve thought to be a
man, was about to get the best of
it, according to reports, so Van
Cleve drew his gun. The scuffle
cr fight from then on was over
the gun. Two shots were fired,
cne nearly took the forefinger of
Van Cleve’s left hand off and
went into Cobb's side, while the
second shot went directly into
his body.
Cobb was brought to the Crys-
tal hospital where physicians and
nurses worked all night trying
to mend the damage done. Van
Cleve went to the Dimmit Coun-
t\ Hospital for treatment.
Complaints were filed Monday
against Cobb aod Maxine Bomer
for aggravated assault on an of-
ficer of the law.
While Cobb was a resident of
Kerr county he was working with
bis brother at Batesville clearing
land. M:.ss Bomer was visiting at
Batesville.
-WGD-
Farm Bureau and
Insecticide Dealers
Sponsor 4-H Team
The Zavala County Farm Bu-
reau has contributed $40.00 to-
ward defraying the expenses of
getting the 4-H Entomology team
to A. & M.
Insecticide dealers in each com-
munity have sponsored one boy
from their communities and con-
tributed $12.00 which will pay the
room and board for the four days
they will be gone.
Maynard Marburger of Crystal
City is being sponsored by Ffhnk
Onzon and Ralph Carmona.
Jack Scott of La Pryor is being
sponsored by the La Pryor Mill-
ing Company.
Brice and Hunter of Batesville
are sponsoring either Jack Scott
or John Patridge.
The Farm Bureau is paying for
the transportation of the team
and expenses of the leader and
the expenses of the extra 4-H boy
from Batesville.
The interest shown by the
Farm Bureau and the various in-
secticide dealers is greatly ap-
preciated by the boys and Coun-
ty Agent Jack Adams who
coached the team.
-WGD-
School to Sell
26 Buildings
The Crystal City Independent
School District will offer for sale
on June 30th, 26 triplex apart-
ment buildings, formerly a part
of the Internment Camp.
A notice of the sale is given
elsewhere in this issue of the
Sentinel.
-WGD--
Cancer Drive Over
Quota in County
Zavala County collected $548.81
on the Cancer Drive held recent-
ly-
This was $53.81 over the quota
set for the county.
The chairman wishes to thank
all who made this drive the suc-
cess it was.
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