Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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Complete Coverage Of The Faifurrias Trade Territory
Dairyir*.?, Cattle, Citrus, Truck, Cotton, Peanuts
FALFURRIAS FACTS
ESTABLISHED IN 1906—BROOKS COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER
"GLUME XXXVI
FALFURRIAS. TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1943
Brownssville Dist.
Women’s Conference
Here On May 3rd
Delegates Of Women’s Society
Of Christian Service To Re-
gister At First Presbyterian
Church At 2 P. M.
Registration of delegates to the
Brownsville District Conference of
Women’s Society for Christian Ser-
vice will begin at 2 o’clock Monday
afternoon. May 3, at the Presbyter-
ian Church.
Following is the program:
Monday afternoon, 2:15:
Call to order.
Hymn, ‘‘Be Still Mv Soul”.
Scripture and invocation.
Welcome, Mis. Joe Bridge, Fal-
furrias.
Response, Mrs. E. B. Browning,
Bishop.
Business.
Addess at 3:15.
Joint service at Methodist Church
at 4.
Members of the local W.S C.S. will
serve supper at the Methodist
Church at 7 o’clock.
Tuesday morning, 9 o’clock:
Doxology.
Special music.
Message of spiritual life, Mrs.
Drake.
Status of Women, Mrs. Redmond.
Corpus Christ!.
Wesleyan Service Guild.
Presentation of life membership.
Mrs. A. H. May.
Address.
.Joint service at Methodist church
at 11.
Barbecue lunch will be served at
noon.
Tuesday afternoon, May 4:
Election of officers.
Report of conference.
Joint meeting at Methodist
Church at 4.
The following committees were
appointed by the president, and
are working out details on arrange-
ments: housing committee, Mrs. J.
B. Young, Mrs. George Collins, Mrs.
T. V. Plevans, Mrs. F. C. Smith;
supper committee. Mrs. J. B. Land,
Mrs. Ira Poole, Mrs. H. C. Givens.
Mrs. W. S. Barnes, Mrs. Frank Ra-
chal, Miss Geneva Lytle.
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AMERICAN HEROES
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NUMBER 48
Barnes, Holland And
Schultz Named To
Head Golf Association
Hopper.
Juniors: Maurlcio Gonzalez.
Sophomores: Marie Carroll. Olga
Hinojosa. Sulema Garza. Esperanza
W. S. Barnes was elected presi- j Guerra. Hortencia Muftoz. Martha
dent of Faifurrias Golf Club and i Rogers. Della Salinas. Hortencia
Golf Association at the annual Vargas.
Pouring out a sternly stream of machine aun fire, Corp. Leroy Dia-
mond, U. S, M. C., and just two buddies stemmed a Jap advance on a
Pacific Isle recently. One of the men, Pvt. John Rivers, was killed.
Diamond and the other man were saved.
Theae men are willing to give their lives. The least we can do ia
lend oar money. Huy Second War Loan Bonds.
U. S. 7>i-iuury Utpartmtn«
WITH BROOKS COUNTY' MEN
9si UniftoAm
J. C. Bramhall appreciates re-
ceiving Faifurrias Facts, which he
reads in the jungles of New Guinea.
Stacey Thompson writes his sis-
ter, Mrs. McNeil Rotge, Premont,
that he made his first jump as a
paratrooper at Fort Benning, Ga ,
recently.
Parents of Harvey Lee get word
from England that their son par-
Faifurrias Schools
List Honor Roll
From the office of the high
school superintendent this week
wa3 released the following list of
students who made the honor roll
ticipated in a number of successful
raids over Germany as a bombar-
dier.
James Nelson, In ‘‘Boot Camp” at
San Diego, Cal., writes of having
seen and visited Leon Littlefield
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Smith.
David L. Taylor, son of Mrs. Dale
Maun, is now a bombardier and is
in training at Santa Anna. Ca..
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jordan were
visitors here over the weeknd. Pvt.
Jordan is with the air corps and
has recent'y been transferred to
Del Rio.
Pvt. Jack Flack writes that on
Guadalcanal he lost the addresses
of friends with whom he corres-
ponds, and would appreciate it if
they will communicate with him.
His present address is Pvt, Jack
Flack, U. S. Marines, Co. D. 1st Bat-
Postmaster Bennett Faifurrias At hit j
Explains Re<iulat’ns Receive Sweate.
As Football Awards
meeting Monday night at McIntyre
Cafe, it was disclosed following the
meeting.
Other officers of the two organi-
zations elected at this time were
Dr. W. D. Holland, vice-president;
R. L. Schultz, secretary-treasurer.
The golf course is being put into
condition this week and will be
ready for play the first week of
May, it was announced by R. T.
Moore, greens chairman.
Further details of plans of the
club and association will be an-
nounced later, stated the presi-
dent.
f%eniorsa£tGloXrirechamplon. Dick j 8tti Marines^arie^of Fleet
Second Lieutenant G. W. Wislon
is visiting his father, J. W. Wilson,
this week He received his commis-
sion on April 24 after completing
training at an officers' candidate
school at Ft. Monmouth. New Jer-
sey. Lt. Wilson is with the signal
corps and has been assigned to
quarters at Santander Hotel, Asbury
Park. New Jersey.
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Grammar School
To Present Operetta
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Local Boy Scouts
Entertain Scoutmaster
Troop 28, local Boy Scouts, were
hosts on Wednesday afternoon
when they entertained with a bar-
becue at the home of Assistant
Scoutmaster Harry Dutton.
The affair was planned as a cour-
tesy to the scoutmaster, D. O. Sikes,
who is leaving within the week for
summer work in another state.
During the evening Scoutmaster
Sikes was presented with a gift
from the troop.
Members of the executive com-
mittee on scouting for the local
Rotary Club were also honored
guests at the barbecue.
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Billy Brad Gardner
Wins First At Meet
Billy Brad Gardner won first
place in extemporaneous speaking
at the regional interscholastic meet
in Kingsville Saturday, April 24.
and will go to the state meet to oe
held in Austin it was announced
by Supt. H. Lee Clifton this week
The local school won third place
in the one act - play, "Yaller
Squares”. McAllen placed first;
Raymondville, second.
Third place in girls’ individual
acting went to Clara Belle Word.
Scores from typing and short-
hand contests have not yet been
received at the superintendent’s of-
fice.
“If your mail to the armed forc-
es is delayed or lost, lt is caused by
a number of factors over which the
post office department has no jur-
isdiction," explained Postmaster T.
R. Bennett this week. “There seems
to be a wide misunderstanding as
to the manner in which such mall
is delivered”, he declared, stating
that the following facts may help
clarify the matter.
“When mail for members of the
armed forces is turned over to the
Army or the Navy authorities at
postoffices convenient to camps or
stations in this country, or near to
ports of embarkation, the postal
service has no further jurisdiction
over the mail, and responsibility
for delivery lies entirely with the
Army or the Navy. The same is true
of incoming mail until it is turned
over by the Army or Navy to civil-
ian postoffices in this country.
Delays in delivery frequently are
caused when mail transportation is
postponed so that urgent needs for
arms, food and additional person-
nel may be filled first. Other caus-
es Include waiting for a convoy to
be assembled, transfer of personnel
from one point to another, censor-
ship, etc.
Lost mail is usually the result of
ship sinkings, as thousands of let-
ters and packages have been lost by
enemy action.
Mail service from forces overseas
is more rapid and regular than mail
from this country to foreign points
because the volume of Incoming
mail is considerably less, and ships
and planes on return trips have
more available space. V-Mail letters
are given priority over ordinary
mall and, when possible, are sent
by plane."
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Knolle Jersey Herd
To Be Classified
The Knolle registered jersey herd
will be submitted for official class-
ification to the American Jersey
Cattle Club in an all-day event set
for Tuesday, May 4, at Knolle Jer-
sey Farms, Sandia, according to In-
vitations received here this week.
The program will begin at 10:30
A. M. A barbecue will be served at
noon.
Such classification is not a com-
parison of one cow to another, but
a comparison of each cow to the
ideal type as given by the jersey
score card, it was exlpained.
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FBI Seeks Women
To Aid War Effort
20(1 Delegates To
Attend Methodist
Church Conference
Supt. H. Lee Clifton Makes A
wards To Boja And Coach.
For Service During Season
On South Texas Grids
Freshmen: Anita Alaniz. Rufino
Garcia, Robin Gardner. Romaldo
Herrera, Lynn Hise, Bella Munoz,
Clara Ramos. Margaret Rupp. Fran-
ces Sierra, Noela Villarreal.
Names of Grammar School honor
roll pupils for the six-week period
just completed were released this
week by Principal J. Portwood Alley.
They are:
First grade: Donnie Klumpo, Gil-
bert Mireles. Guillerma Arevalo.
Vidal Fiores. Nelda Gonzalez. Vale-
rlano Ponce. Ramiro Sanchez, Chris
Rodriguez. Noela Villarreal. Deli-.
Garza. Estella Vela, Alberto Almar-
az. Evangelina Garza.
Second grade: Mai la Elida Hino-
josa, Billie Ray Williams, Shirley
Jean Chapman, Carleen Frazier,
Preston Weatherly, Sharon Cage,
Hector Garza, Severina Moralez.
Noela Saenz, Lydia Lopez, Esperan-
za Hinojosa. Elolsa Lopez.
Third grade: Jim Batot, Colleen
Klenke, Joe Foster, Bln Deason,
John Ryan, Jerry Zimmermann,
Ella Almaraz, Ramiro Oarcia. Elsa
Mlrelez, Cecilia Gonzalez, Benita
Huerta. Jane Perez, Domingo Ra-
mirez, Robert Vasquez, Oscar Villa-
rreal, Roberto Garcia. Alejandro
Aguilar.
Fourth grade: Olene Wrfght, Pa-
tricia Ann Givens, Patsy Maun,
Marla Cavazos. Ernesto Muftoz,
Oliberto Muftoz. Bernal Raso, Berta
Trevlfto, Alvar Pefta.
Fifth grade: Katie Otken, Patsy
McLester, Grace Jordan. Bobbie
Jean Hornsby, Louise Rupp, Con- family is doing everything possible j do notneed^ an7swcial tralnTne
suelo Hinojosa, Raul Garza, Lucy i to help win the war,” declared Miss
Oarza. Cipriano Arredondo, Isidro Aletha Barrett, county home de- xxx
Villarreal. monstration agent, this week. AT PRESBYTERY
Sixt grade: Francisco Arredondo. “Outward c; mbol of the fighting The Rev. J. A. Hernandez, pastor
American is the military uniform of the local Mexican Presbyterian
“A Visit With Stephen Foster" is
the title of an operetta to be pre-
sented by grammar school students
in two matinee performances and
one night performance on May 6
and 7. it was announced earlier in
the w'eek. The operetta wll be di-
rected by Miss Myrabeth Corley, in-
structor in public school music in
fifth, sixth and seventh grades.
Presenting a dramatic episode in
the life of the great American com-
poser, the operetta will have a caat
of 40 voices. Ross Hise will take the
lead as Stephen Foster; Edna Bo-
wen will be cast as Mrs. Foster, his
mother; Louise Rupp as Jeanie, his
sweeheart; Susana, a family friend,
will be played by Wilma Jo Ran-
dolph; Miranda, the housemaid, by
Doxie Hudson. . ^_____
A chorus of “townspeople” will a year, typist at $1751, and
complete the cast.1 clerk at $1751. Applicants must be
Nominal admission charges will' ^iRh school graduates, at least 18
be made. i years of age, in good health and of
- __ i high moral character. No previous
Women can help fight the war
by Joining the FBI, R. J. Abbatlc-
chio, Jr., Special Agent in charge
of the FBI’s Houston office, said
this week.
Under a rpecial war-time pro-
gram. he said, the FBI is offering
immediate appointments to quali-
fied women. Within about a week
after being interviewed, successful
applicants will be asked to report
at the Bureau’s headquarters in
Washington, D. C., where all inves-
tigations throughout the United
States are coordinated and super-
vised.
The FBI’s work is of the utmost
importance at this time, Mr. Abba-
ticchio pointed out, since lt has
the primary responsibility for con-
trolling the activities of the Axis
agents and preventing the fifth
columnism which defeated so many
European countries.
The positions now open to wo-
men, he said, fall into the follow-
ing classifications: stenographer,
White slipover sweaters with
green letters and service stripes
were presented as football awards
at high school assembly Tuesday
morning. Supt. H. Lee Clifton made
the awards as follows:
Dick Hopper, four-year-man: all
-district for the past two years; all-
South Texas this year.
Raul Trevlfto, four-year-man:
all-district.
Clarence Bone, three-year-man:
all-district; honorable mention
all-South Texas this year.
Ted Porter, three-year-man; all-
district.
Dale Maun, three-year-man.
Robert Donohue, two-year-man.
Santos Gonzalez, two-year-man.
Oeorge Hise, Joe Archer, Joe
Bridge, B. F. Clifton, S. A. Nelson,
Charles Otken, Denton Wieland,
Robin Gardner, Lynn Hise, Johnny
Trad, Milton Hlx, one-year-men.
James Carpenter, manager: and
Wesley Martin, Coach.
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Brooks FSA Farmers
To Up Production
John P. Dewald, F8A rural sup-
ervisor for Brooks. Duval and Jim
Wells counties, this week announc-
ed forecasts of 1943 production in-
creases of Texas’ 33,170 FSA farm-
ers. They Include 25 percent more
milk. 18 percent more chickens, 87
percent more beans, 40 percent
more eggs, 78 percent more pork,
48 percent more peanuts.
An extraordinary record of pro-
duction was made in 1942 by the
nations 463,941 FSA families, he
recalled. Though representing only
7 6 percent of all U. S. farmers, they
accounted for 36 percent of the to-
tal Increase of milk production last
year.
Their goal for 1943 represents an
increase of 20 percent more milk,
41 percent more eggs, 60 percent
more chickens, 62 percent more
pork. 36 percent more beef. 38 per-
cent more dry beans, 72 percent
more peanuts.
“The story of FSA is the Ameri-
can story of what adequate financ-
ing and technical assistance can do
for the low-income, disadvantaged
farm family”, declared Mr. Dewald.
"There still are nearly two million
such families needing help, whose
under-employment through lack of
facilities and the ‘know how’ is ac-
counting for a loss of 400 lillon
man-days of labor every year”, he
stated.
Two*Di)-i Annual Meeting Of
Brownsville District Set To
Get Underway At Faifurrias
Church On Monday, May 3
More than 200 delegates are ex-
pected to arrive in Faifurrias Mon-
day. May 3. for the annual meet-
of the Brownsville District Confer-
ence of the Methodist Church which
convenes for two days.
Sermons and men’s business ses-
sions will be held at the Methodist
Church. Meetings of the Women’s
Society for Christian Service will
be held at the Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. R. F. Curl, district su-
perintendent of Brownsville, will
nreslde at the conference Mrs Eu-
gene Torbett of Harlingen, secre-
tary of women’s work in the dis-
trict. will be in charge of the wo-
men’s meetings.
A cordial invitation is extended
to residents of the community to
attend all services.
Rev. Kermlt Givens of Browns-
ville will preach at 4 o’clock Mon-
day afternoon. The sermon at 8:30
Monday night will be preached by
the Rev Donald Redmond of Kings-
ville. The Rev. E. P. Neal of Alice
will preach at 11 o'clock Tuesday
morning. Dr. Davis, a representa-
tive of the general board of mis-
sions. New York City, will preach
the final sermon Tuesday after-
noon at 4.
Through the pastor, Rev. A. T.
White, and the president of the lo-
cal W S.C.8., Mrs. Joe Bridge, ap-
preciation is expressed to those In
the community who are opening
fhelr homes to delegates to the
conference.
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Carl Glaze Buried
Wednesday Following
Death In San Antonio
Funeral services were held at
10:30 Wednesday morning from the
Baalist Church for Carl L. Olaze,
5*. who passed away in a San An-
tonio hospital Monday. The Rev.
Dan Jones, pastor, conducted the observance
service. Interment was in Faifurrias
Burial Park.
The deceased had been a resident
of Faifurrias for the past 15 years.
For many years he had been a mem
ber of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, a
son, Fred Olaze, a grand-daughter
and one sister, who lives in Oeogia.
and one sister, who lives in Oeorgla.
E L. Keener, J. B. Land, A. A Da-
gue, Chester Smith and Oeorge Col-
lins.
Cactus To Show
Unusual War Film
Sunday And Monday
"At The Front In North Africa”
is the real thing, the war Itself. It
is the first authentic technicolor
report of the Invasion of North
Africa by U. 8. Armed forces and
as such. It is one of the most effec-
tive pictures ever put in film.
Produced by the U. S. Army Sig-
nal Corps and distributed for the
War Activities Committee, the pic-
ture is an actual play by play ac-
count of American warfare 1 n
North Africa. Cameramen of the
United States 8ignal Corps and the
Office of Strategic Services rode in
to shore on barges carrying troops,
tanks, trucks and guns, landed In
the harbor of Bone in North Africa
and moved into battle.
This outstanding film may be
seen in conjunction with the regu-
lar feature, “Silver Skates”, star-
ring Kenny Baker and Patricia
Morlson, at the Cactus Theatre
Sunday and Monday.
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Presbyterian Church
To Observe Christian
Family Week Here
V-Homes To Proclaim ; lZZ7rta'r\u^luL££ i County Agent Offers
War Effort Cooperation sr&pher must be able to take short- j Poultry Suggestions
K 1 hand at the rate of 120 words per | -
„„ „ ....... minute and typists must be able
V-Homes proclaim that the | to type 45 words a minute. Clerks
Matilde Guerra.
Seventh grade: Lillie Pearl Jor
dan, Joan Rupp.
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Plans were completed this week
by the Sunday School Council of
the Presbyterian Church for the
of Christian Family
Week which begins this Sunday,
May 2. and extends through Sun-
day, May 9. A'l members of every
family of the congregation are urg-
ed to attend church and Sunday
school the next two Sundays as a
unit.
Services at the 11 o’clock hour
this Sunday, and also on Mother’s
Day, will follow the family theme,
it was announced by the pastor.
Rev. Paul D. Hanna.
A cordial and urgent invitation
is given old friends and new to at-
tend the two special services ob-
serving Christian Family Week.
Appropriate music will be a part
of the services, lt was announced.
County agent Tom L. Easley this _Xxx_
week offered the following sugges- AIIhHaH Fiva
tlons to poultry raisers whose egg ‘>Tr°° 11 r . e
production from laying hens is be- New WAAC Recruits
lng depleted because of poultry _
lice and mites. j "A huge new quota calling for
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Rl'RIAL PARK MEETING
The annual meeting of members
of Faifurrias Burial Park Associa-
tion will be held on Wednesday,
May 5. at the court house at 8 P. M.
accoidlng to an announcement re-
leased by Mrs. J. F. Dawson, the
president. A full attendance is re- I
quested.
“Sodium fluoride powder, if dust- the enrollment of more than 1,200
or war production overalls. For the ; Church, is attending the meeting i ^ninA?, /.^thPnr? 'VAACf :nR A^riI’ May a“d
fighting Amcri-cn heir- it is now of Texas Mexican Presbytery, now ^ ‘ ^ L thl fouU H r.June* *“* br°U?hf for h “ ***»«*
the red. whit- an’ t'.:e sticker of in session at Fort Worth. JJJn rtn thn Sih^mrF Jn ^Xnand*d campaign in the San
the 1943 V-hcme”, she continued.--------------------- n umiDF ! SnS S 1 ^ 1 m i thru
as she outlined the five things leader of the civilian defense or- ' TO HUMAN heinob AND ANT 'ml^J i a * b ?!
V-homesdo. gnntzation wll call at homes In Sir Lth* ct" 1°.T
V-Homes pledge protection
V-Homes conserve
V-Homes ravage scrap
V-Homes r4.uard facts
thp neir futuro to nvniain th« IMALS WHEN TAKEN INTERNAL- their services”, Col. Kinzle B Ed -
V Home more fullv V Homs ,tiJk LY’ CARE SHOULD BE EXERCT- I rounds District Recruiting Officer
,v„H™ sed ™ sTORm° ™e rowMra »'o ^
J^Hom«.l>u» land, and .tamp. ^'un^~"th^be j^ven To
M Darrett added that a block V-Homes. <Continued on Page 4)
"Brooks County, a part of the
San Antonio District, has been al-
lotted 5 new recruits to enroll be-
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