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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1940
F ALFURRIAS FACTS
PAGE FIVE
SOCIETYICLUBS^
WHAT TO DO IN YOUR GARDEN NOW
MRS. CRASH HOSTESS
Mrs L L. Crabb was hostess to I
the Presbyterian Womans Auxili-
ary which met Thursday afternoon
at the church.
The Bible study for the day was I
led by Mrs. M. R. Noll. i
Miss Mary Burdette, Mrs. Earl [
Gaston and Mrs. T. R. Bennett as- !
sisted the leader, Mrs. G. V. Holm- 1
es, on the program.
Refreshments were served dur- i
ing the social hour to Mrs. Noll, 1
Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Gaston, Mrs.
George Shearer, Mrs. E. C. Wright,
Mrs. E. D. Klenke, Miss Burdette,
Mrs. T. S. Proctor, Mrs. E. E. Ezzell
Mrs. J. H. Treadwell, Mrs. Howard
Behrent, Mrs K. S. Lennington,
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Mrs. T. K BENNETT
PHONE 47-J
AUGUST
S M T W T F S
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Mrs. Tom Easley, Mrs. Gertrude iFRIDAY, AUGUST 30:
Free, Mrs. Mike James, Mrs. C. C. (Dr. and Mrs. Earl Gaston will en-
Teas. Mrs. C. F. Hopper, Mrs. B. C. , tertain the Friday Night Bridge
McMahan, Mrs. George Spark, Mrs. Club.
W. B. Gardner, Mrs. J. R. Scott, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2:
Mrs. J. R. Forsyth and Mrs. T. R. ° E. s- wil1 meet at the Masonic
Bennett. ! Hall.
...» TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3:
NILSON-KAINF.R NUPTIALS Heart's Delight Garden Club will
A wedding of interest to many !Pe<^ at. ^
friends here was that of Miss Vera I at 9:30 with Mrs. G. V.
Nilson and John Kainer which was 1 Holmes as hostess,
solemnized in El Campo at 2:30 j WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4:
Saturday afternoon at the ho”*.e of American 4-H Club Girls will meet
the bride. The Reverend Russell at ^ie recreation building at 3:45
Brown, pastor of the Methodist j ^or a demonstration in home
Church, read the marriage lines. 1 cleaning.
Mrs. E. F. Earl played the tradi- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5:
t'onal wedding music and preced- (Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary
ing the ceremony, Mrs Marcus i meet with Mrs. T. S. Proc-
Mauritz sang "All for You" ! at 3:30.
Candalabra in graduated effect' ~mn,,.^,....,^,..^.^.7 ‘
outlined the improvsied altar for- i *,ASTON ENTERTAINS
med of gladion i A PleaslnS arrangement of plnm-
The bride was lovely in a long baR° and bachdor buttons; decora-
white satin weddin- gown with I the living room of the Earl
f.rger-tip veil. She caKei an arm 'Gaston home when on Tuesday af-
bruqnet of wh.te carnations Her I Mrs. fasten «u hostess
attendants were Mrs jh vv.-.rd Dan-
in's of the Canal Zo.»» and Mrs
to the Reddy Kilowatt Bridge Club.
At the conclusion of the after-
Lawrence Nilson of El Campo. , noon’s games high score award
Both were dressed in pastel flow'- ’went to Mrs. M. R. Noll; second
ered organza frocks. The little high was won by Mrs. L. L. Crabb;
flower girl, Donna Taylor, wore J third high by Mrs. C. F. Wagen-
pink organza. 'schein. u
The bridegroom’s attendants Present were Mrs. W. B. Gard-
were Thomas Gaines and Law- ’ner, Mrs. Wagenschein, Mrs. E. D.
rence Nilson. . McIntyre, Mrs. E. P. Johnson, Mrs.
The bride is the attractive J Noll, Mrs. Crabb, Mrs. J. R. Scott,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Nil-' Mrs. F. L. Vickrey. Mrs. W. D. H«l-
son of El Campo. For the past land, Mrs. C. C. Teas, Mrs. J. Britt
three years she has been a mem- Dekle, and Mrs. Herman Oberwet-
ber of the Falfurrias School facul- ter.
ty. | ... *
The bridegroom is the son of Mr. Mr and Mrs. D. O Sikes had as
and Mrs. E. J. Kainer of El Cam- their guests this week Mrs. Week
po. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Proctor
A reception followed the wed- and children, Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
ding and was attended l*y approxl- Plyler and Charles Grady of Mis-
mately 5<» guests. I slon.
Mr. and Mrs. Kainer left during J «...
the afternoon for a wedding trip Misses Ina and Nina Bennett of
to Carlsbad, New Mexico. For trav- LaMesa are guests in the T. R.
eling the bride chose a dress of Bennett home,
soldier blue crepe with black and j ....
Mue accessories. j Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Holmes spent
Mr and Mrs. Kainer will make ! the weekend with his parents in
their home in El Campo. j Gonzales.
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Miss Sue Farr is leaving Friday j Mis Wanda Lee Maun is visit-
for college in Arizona. 1 ing friends in Uvalde.
AUCTION SALE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th
And Every Thursday Thereafter. Bring in Your Horses
Mules end Cattle and Obtain Best Prices. . . .
San Antonio Horse* Mule & Cattle Market
C. H. GURINSKY, OWNER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Stock Up Now
Take Advantage of These Weekend Spec-
ials .. Save Money on Canned Foods...
SPECIALS FOR FRI. & SAT. AUG.
30, 31
HEART’S DELIGHT FLOUR
24 lb sack
69'*
STEAMBOAT SYRUP
1-2 Gallon can
25c
DEL MONTE TOMATO JUICE
Tall 15 oz. cans, 3 for
19c
FANCY TOMATOES
No. 1 cans, 6 for
25c
P. & G. SOAP
5 giant bars
15c
CRISCO, 1 lb. cans
20c
AMERICAN ACE MATCHES
6 box carton for only
l.V
IMPERIAL PURE CANE SUGAJl
10 lb. cloth bags
48c
HEALTH CLUB BAKING POWDER
Large can
17c
FRESH CARROTS
3 bunches for
10c
Falfurrias Mercantile
Where Courtesy and Economy Prevail
MRS. PUCKEY COMPLIMENTED
Mrs. C. K. Russell complimented
iMrs. Herbert Puckey with a hand-
kerchief shower on her birthday
(anniversary Tuesday. The affair
came as a complete surprise to the
hi'noree.
During the event refreshments
were served from a able with an
wrnate birthday cake Guests enjoy-
ing the affair included the hon-
oree and Mrs. D. O. Taylor, Mrs. A.
B. Blake, Mrs. Herbert Randolph,
Miss Ruth Story. Miss Beatrice
Story, Mrs. W. B. Wilson, Mrs. J. H.
Stewart, Mrs. A. T White, Mrs. J.
P. Nielson, Mrs. E. J. Rupp, Mrs. O.
C Lee, Mrs. George Collins and
Miss Jeanette McClure.
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MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS
Misses Ruth and Beatrice Story
and Mrs. A. B Blake were hostess-
es to the Methodist Women's Soc-
iety Thursday, Mrs. Cloyd Ham-
| mitt was leader of a program on
! "The Jew in American Life ’. After
the scripturereading by Miss Ruth
Story Mrs. Blake sang an appro-
priate solo.
The Reverend A. T. White made
an interesting talk on the uniting
of the Northern and Southern Me- !
thodist Women's Missionary S"ci-1
eties. Since the merging
; recently the womens organization
wil henceforward be known as the
Womens Society of Christian Ser- j
vice of the Methodist Church of
America.
Present at Thursday’s meeting
were Mrs. Hammitt, Mrs. J. D. J
Wells Mrs. Tom Sharp, Mrs. Roger
Robbins, Mrs. O. C. Lee. Mrs. C. K. [
Russell, Mrs. J. B. Land. Mrs. Clyde I
Burdett, Mrs. Jim Maupin, Jr., Mrs. |
Austin Gates, Mrs. Tom Tidmore,
Mrs. O. E. Pipkin, Mrs. R O. Mc-
Dougall, Mrs. Frank Lacik, Mrs. N.
J. Hill, Mrs. T. V. Plevans, Mrs. J.
C. Knowles, Mrs. A. T. White and
Mrs. John Fry.
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SUN CLUB MEETS
Mrs. Frank Lacik was hostess to
members of the Sun Bridge Club
Wednesday afternoon. Two tables
were in play and at the close of
the afternoon Mrs. R. O. McDougle
was awarded high score prize. Mrs.
Roger Robbins wen second high
and Mrs. Bob Milton the honor
prize.
Others present included Mrs. O.
E Pipkin, Mrs. Mike James, Mrs.
Ted Moore, Mrs. Jack Mobray, Mrs.
J. Dukes and Mrs. N. J. Hill. Mrs.
Dukes and Mrs. Hill were tea
: guests.
....
MISS BOLT ENTERTAINS
Miss Martha Bolt entertained
with a spinster party at her home
in Kingsville Saturday night hon-
oring iMss Lena Mae Wells whose
marriage to William LeGrand of
Triumph. La., will be solemnized at
9 o'clock Sunday morning at the
Baptist Church here.
Guests enjoying the hospitality :
were the honoree and Misses Lillian
Helms Falfurrias. and Miss Earline
Boothman, Louise Boothman and
Francis Bolt of Kingsville.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Brown retur-
ned Sunday from Luling.
....
Mrs. J. C. Thomas and Mis Lu-
cille Thomas are visiting friends in
San Antonio.
4 4 4 4
C. F. Hopper left Wednesday
morning for Kansas on a business
trip.
Shirley Dement is expected
home Friday from a visti in York-
town.
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Mrs. R. E. Blondeau has return-
ed from several weeks stay in Tem-
ple.
4 4 4 4
Miss Molly McGinnis, who is
(visiting her niece, Mrs. H. W. Har-
igon, in Houston, sustained a foot
!injury which necessitated several
| stitches. Miss McGinnis is recover-
| ng satisfactorily.
By MRS. RALPH CONSELYEA
Director of THRU THE GARDEN GATE and GARDEN CLUB OF THE
AIR (Radio Garden Programs), and Chairman, District 12, State High-
way Beautification Citizens Committee.
Here it is practically September. I am limp and bedraggled myself
from a long hot summer, but yesterday was a bit cooler so I wandered
about In the garden and planned what I’d do In It this September. . .
First thing . .. I d clean it up real g.od. Pull up and burn all the old
worn out summer flowers. Burning the garden trash will do away with
all plant diseases and Insects, not even to mention the tiny little eggs
secreted on the under side of the leaves on your compost pile. Frequent
spraying of the compost pile will help t-> keep down the ants and grub
worms.
After you’ve cleared your garden bed of all unwanted plants, consider
reworking the beds themselves. If a bed is too low and poorly drained,
n"W is a fine time to rebuild it. I have a pet way of making beds. Dig
down about a foot, if you have any old sod, turn it upside down and fill
in about three inches. Then add tw<> inches of leaves, a sprinkling of
bonemeal. and fill the rest with the rich woods loam. This fills the hole
and raises the bed rather high and if it is in any dangre of settling too
low, you can make the first layer of crushed bricks or tin cans.
S. me of your beds may only need bone megil, or fertilizer, either liquid
or dry. And perhaps they seem "cakey’’, if so. I’d add peat moss or pine
needles to make them more friable. Almost always they need a layer of
sandy loam or woods loam. Remember that a good garden bed is half
the game when it comes to having healthy flowers.
Where the trees and shrubs have become lank, trim carefully. When
trimming, try to “thin out” rather than clip around the edges, making
tight and unsightly balls of the plant, shrub nr tree. Trim trees to reach
up and out, alowing for air spaces in the center. You can then plant
almost anything you please under the outstretching branches. Cut the
dying bio. ms from your Crepe Myrtles, and you will lie rewarded by a
second blooming season. This is true of a great number of late summer
flowering plants. Where yor Dahlias have bio. mod all Spring and early
Summer, if you out them back to one foot from tly* ground, allow them
to rest all August, and with September water and feed with liquid fer-
tilizer you will have gorgeous Dahlias for the fall sh<>ws.
In planning the work in your September garden, remember your
Spring garden. Plant the bulbs in relays so they will form a series of
bloss. ms for Christmas on until Summer. The Gladiola, if staggered in
planting time, will show a whi le winter as well as Springtime of flow-
ers. Now is the time to plant Madonna Lily. If you already have the
bulbs left in the ground from last year and you want to sparate them,
now is the time. The Madonna Lily is one of our oldest friends. Remem-
ber it likes go- d drainage (most bulbous plants do). A sunny location is
almost necessary. Dig a bed two feet deep, iayer with six inches of
crushed brick or stone or even cinders (this for drainage of course) then
add the rich woods loam, and well-rotted manure; then another layer
of sandy P am. I like to set the actual bulbs in a tiny bed of sand. Nar-
cissus and the great golden Daffodil, pink and blue and lavender Hya-
cinths, Gladiolas and all the many Amaryllis and Easter Lilies like this
sort of a garden bed and want to be planted in early fall. Just for fun
and a very deep thrill, try the lovely Fall-blooming Crocus. If planted
in September, these sweet little blue, white and yellow flowers will
bl« om all fall. The autumn flowering Crocus is excellent for planting in
the grass or as borders for shrubbery; given a sheltered or sunny posi-
tion in the rock garden, they add delightful color at a time when most
rock garden plants are out of blo..m. For your house plants you must
not miss the giant flowering Freesia. It is without doubt the most sweet-
ly scented flower grown, for a single bloom permeates the living room
with its fragile perfume. Freesias are easy to grow and everyone should
try their favorite color. They shade from a soft cream through blue to
a deep yellow. Plant in late September. You may plant them close to-
gether in any go< d friable soil. Water well and store the pots outside in
a sunny window and prepare to enjoy your friend’s envy.
Now is the time to tend your Chrysthemums if you plan to win prizes
at the Fall Flower Shows. Feed and water well, spray regularly and nip
off the extra buds if you want larger blooms.
Your roses, having rested during August should receive attention now.
Have you trimmed themCi If not, do it now. If you have kept them mul-
ched hrough the summer months with grass clippings then remove it
now and add heavy fertilization of barnyard manure; work this into the
soil, but be careful not to disturb the root system of yuor n se bushes. If
you pinch back your buds now you will be rewarded by more roses later
as the strength will be forced into the early fall flowers and ihis energy
will show in lovely blossoms all winter. Remember that roses like an acid
soil. Aluminum sulphate used in small doses will act immediattly to
acidify the soil—about six to eight pounds for a bed 10x10 feet is a fair
rule. Of course, you can use sulphur, but it is stronger than the alumin-
um sulphate. Whichever y< u use, it should b applied only twice a year,
worked into the s<>11 and should not come into direct contact with the
roots of the bushes for fear of destroying them.
Now is a good time to separate violets. Remove the old clumps, cut off
n ots and leaves and set 4 or 5 inches apart. Remember that our lovely
big blue Russian Violet is a greedy soul and must have the soil recondi-
tioned <or move to a new location). A good sandy leaf loam to which
you have added well rotted manure or a commercial fertilizer makes
{.jeautifully large violets. Sulphur dusted on will cure the rust, and of
course spray will get the worms. Like sweet peas, the more you pick
Violets, the more you have.
II you want your own fragrant sweet peas on the Christmas table,
plant the early flowering Spencers now. (Use trench system).
Start your gernalum cutings now, as well as begonias and Coleus for
your house plants.
Give Azaleas and Camellias an aluminum Sulphate bath every six
weeks during summer and until Thanksgiving. Use one tablespoon of
the chemical to one gallon of water. Pour this misture slowly over the
plant and then wash down with a gallon of fresh water. (This will cuon-
t|LEGAL
.. —, —————----
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
THE ADMINISTRATION OF
HOUSE BELL NO 023
By virtue of the authority vested
In the Commissioner of Agriculture
of the State of Texas In House Bill
No. 023. Acts of the 43rd Legisla-
ture Regular Session, which pro-
vides for the compulsory Inspec-
tion of certain citrus fruit, the fol-
lowing Rules and Regulations re-
garding the marking of Individual
fruit are hereby promulgated ef-
fective September 1, 1940.
REGULATION No 12. No hand-
ler shall pack or ship any grape-
fruit unless said fruit Is marked as
follows:
a. Any lot of fruit below the re-
quirements of U. S. No. 3 Grade
shall be clearly and indelibly
branded, stumped or printed with
the word ’CULL" on the rind of
each fruit in letters not less than
tinco-eights (;i*> of an inch high
It. Any lot of fruit below the re-
quirements of U. 8. No. 2 Grade
or classification of this grade, but
meeting the requirements of U. S
No. 3 Grade shall be clearly and
indelibly branded, stamped or
printed with the words "THIRD
GRADE" on the rind of each fruit
in letters not less than three-six-
teenths (3-10) of an Inch high.
I c. Any lot of fruit branded,
stamped or printed "Third Grade”
or "Cull" as required in tikis regu-
lation. shall show no other mark.
d. Any lot of fruit which shows
| at least seventy-five (75%) percent
of the fruit in individual contain-
ers clearly marked according to the
above designations shall be deem-
ed as complying with these regula-
tions. In order to allow for varia-
tions incident to proper grading
'and handling, not more than ten
j (10% ) percent by count of the fruit
in any container may be below the
percentage required to be clearly
marked, provided the lot as a
whole averages seventy-five (75%)
percent or more.
All other Rules and Regulations
heretofore promulgated and pub-
lished shall be in full force and
effect.
(Signed) J. E McDonald.
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
11—31
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