Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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Complete Coverage Of The Falfurrias Trade Territor:'
dairying, Cattle, Citrus, '
N *»
Cotton, Peanuts
FALFURRIAS FACTS
ESTABLISHED IN 1906-BROOKS COUNTY S LY NT YSPA.-2R
VOLUME XXXVII
FALFURRIAS. TEXAS^FRIDAY. AUGUST 13, 1943
NUMBER 11
Crash Claims Earl
Stokelv's Father
Brooks Delegates
To Attend Meet
Fast Work in Sicily
Brooks county delegates from the
various home demonstration clubs
are making plans to attend the an-
nual Texas Home Demonstration
Association meeting in Dallas Au-
gust 17-19 at the Baker Hotel.
Delegates for this convention
were elected by the County H. D.
Council. They are Mrs. A W. Lewis.
Mrs. James Dawson and Mrs. Wm.
Henley. Alternates are Mrs. W. E.
Mayfield. Mrs. >Ed. Wilkinson and
Mrs. E. C. Freels. Three will attend
the meeting.
“Women in the Home Battle
Front” is the theme for this second
war-time convention of the T.H D.
A. Biennial election of officers will I
be held.
The three-day program begins in j
the Crystal Ballroom Tuesday mor-
ning with a program of outstand-
ing interest. Wednesday the meet-
ing will be held on Peacock Ter-
race.
“Phases of the home front battle
which will be dscussed include
thrift, salvage, labor, rationing and
deliquency. Open forums and pan-
els will predominate”.
Aporoximately 300 delegates from
the Association's 40.000 members
(in 103 counties! are exoected bv
executive members to attend this
meeting, desoite the pressure of
work on the farm and in the farm
home.
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A. & I, College To
i Continue Instruction
i In Defense Industry
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Instruction in national defen e
industries will continue to receive
special attention at A & I College
this fall when courses will be offer-
ed on the campus and in many
South Texas towns by teachers se-
lected by A & I.
In the College laboratories in
Kingsville welding will be taught by
Alec Anderson and Nolan Fields:
airplane mechanic.! by Emerson j
Korges and aircraft sheet metal
work by L. M. Vanderhider.
Under the Engineer ng, Selene?
and Management War Training
program instruction well be given
as follows:
At A & I College--Fundamentals
of radio will be taught by Dr. L. E.
Brown and O. D. Odneal; radio
communication will be taught by
Morton Curtis. Olan Kruse, Emer-
! son Korges, Richard Major. Isaac
Miller. W. A. Rasco. W. E. Robey.
J’r.. Charles Tolbert and Marvin
Tidwell.
In Alice--Fundamentals of rad o
i taught by S. W. Bass; Engineering
! drawing bv C. A. Davis and Noyes
B. Livingston.
In Falfurrias —Fundamentals of
radio taught by S. W. Bass.
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New Support Price
Of $55 Per Ton For
Cottonseed Announced
A new support price of $55 per
ton for cottonseed to Texas farmers
was announced this week by the
War Food Administration through j
the state AAA office.
The new price, which went into
effect August 1, and will continue
through July 31, 1944, ij $6 per ton
over last year's minimum price for
basis grade seed, f.o.b., shipping
points.
Commenting on the program.
AAA officials pointed out there
will be no contracts with processors
Funeral services were held here
Saturday afternoon at the First
Baptist Church for F. M. Stokely of
Grand Saline. Texas, father of Earl
Stokely of this city, who died in a
Victoria hospital Friday of last weex
as the result of injuries sustained
in an automobile accident 17 miles
east of Victoria on August 1.
The Rev. Paul D. Hanna, pastor
of the First Presyterian Church,
conducted the services and burial
was made in Falfurrias Burial Park.
Survivors are the widow, five
sons, Earl of Falfurrias, Willie of
Houston, Irvin of Dallas, Paul of
Grand Saline and Alfred, some-
where in the South Pacific; and
one daughter, Mrs. Mary Adams of
Dallas.
The accident occurred about 9:30
P. M. as the car in which Mr. and
Mrs. Stokely were riding with Mr.
and Mrs. Barnhanr of Houston
overturned when the driver, blind-
ed by an approaching automobile,
was forced to the soft shoulders of
the highway. The driver lost con-
trol and the car turned over s x
times, crashing through an adjoin-
ing fence. The party was enroute
home after a visit in Falfurrias.
Mr. Stokely suffered a brokpn
neck and Mrs. Stokelv’s left leg was
fractured in two places and her
left arm was also broken. Mrs. Barn
ham’s left hip and leg were broken.
The injured, at last reports. were
resting satisfactorily in a Victoria
hospital.
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Cotton Growers In
Pink Boll worm Area
Should Clean Fields
Cotton growers in the pink i>o!l~
worm regulated area of South Tex-
as are urged by Dr. F. L. Thomas,
chief of the Division of Entomology.
Texas Agricultural Experiment Sta-
tion, to clean their fields as early
as possible as a means of control-
ling the pest and preventing hs
rpread.
"The presence of the pink boll -
worm cannot be ignored". Dr. Tho-
mas stated, “if the welfare of those
who depend on cotton product on
is to b" considered”.
The oink boUworm regulated area
was described as those counties in
South Texas below and including
the counties of Maverick. Zavala.
Frio, McMullen, Live Oak and Nue-
ces.
Dr. Thomas ls chairman of a nb-
committee on pink bo lworm work
for the State-wide Cotton Com-
mittee. This comm'ttee endorsed
an appropriation bill, which was
sponsored bv Congressmmen Rich-
ard M. Kleberg of Comus Christi
and Milton West of Brownsville,
carrying $637 000 for work In con-
trolling the pink bollworm.
Favorable conditions last wint"”
enabled large numbers of the pink
bollwoim i to survive and infesta-
tion has been found in cotton ear-
lier than last year.
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Livestock Shipment
In 1943 Over 1942
Texas has substantially expanded
its sh'pment. of livestock to market
over 1942, the University of Tex^s
Bureau of Business Re earch re-
ports.
During the first half of 1943
movement of Texas-grown livestock
totaled 57,672 cars, or 7.500 more
than in the first six months of 1942.
June shipments declined—from
7,798 cars in June a year ago to i on the 1943 crop. The price will be
1 effectuated through an offer by
Commodity Credit C mporation to
purchase cottonseed products from
oil mill operator • who agree to pur-
chase cottonseed in lots of not lees
than 10 tons at the support price.
Everyone knows that payments j Since the majority of Texas cot-
under the State Unemployment ton producers will not be able to
Compensation lavs during the last i dispose of their seed in the mini-
few fears have been at a minimum,' mum quant ty, they are being en-
due to the war work emergency oro- j couraged to cool seed cooperatively
gram, meaning that few workers, or accumulate seed in lots of 10
have been idle and have had no | ton • or more for direct sale to oil j
cause for applying for out-of-work j mi'ls in order to receive the higher j
payments provided under this pro- ] price.
gram set up in the Social Security, According to present regulations.
Act, which w 11 be eight years old the support price of $55 per ton.
on August 14. f o b. shipping point, basis “U. S
Unemployment Compensation i Standard grades", will apply in
Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico
while other cotton producing states
will receive $56 per ton on the .same-
basis.
AAA officials added that in area
where oil mills have accepted the
offer and desire to purchase cotton-
seed at a ‘Tat” or "as is" p’ite.
ON THE FIRST AIRFIELD CAPTURED by the liritith on Sicily, • squadron of R.A.P. Spitfiro tighter* quickly
landed the third morning of the invasion while the engineer* ware still levelling it out. F'urrowa two foot deep had
been plowed by the Italian* over the whole held to prevent ita ua# by the Alliea, whose light*, plana* until then
were operating from base* on the valient island ol Malta. Thia picture ahowe the brat Spitfire taking ofl oo patrol whilo
the engineer* are atill at work with a steamroller.
WITH BROOKS COUNTY MEN
UniftoJum
The following men were placed on Facts mailing list during the months
of September and October, 1942, and have not yet indicated whether or
not the paper is getting through to them. They are requested to notify
this office at once.
Vasquez, Raul Garza
Soliz. Rodolfo
Freeze, H. Clay
Guerra, Eduardo R.
Contreras, Guadalupe
Crawford. Jimmy
Lopez, Jose A.
Garza, Fortunato.
Ram rez, Alfredo
Jaime, All. C
Sanchez. Alfredo
Salinas, Amadeo E.
Rod’iguez. Abel U
If your name has been removed from the mailing list because of an
incorrect address, or if you have never received a copy of FACTS and
wish to receive it, you have onlv to send in a request with your
complete address and the paper will be sent out without cost to you.
NOTICE SERVICE MEN j Of the sea
i A very thoroughly censored ’etter
For more than a year rno s arrives from Andres Ugarte, S 1 c,
county service men have »*«» w*h a San Francisco FPO. which
receiving a copy of Facts each week that hp lg havlng a sWell
time He wants to thank Mr. J. It
Delinquent Taxes
Beiits Collected
Approximately two years ago the
Falfurrias Independent School Dis-
trict and Brooks county jointly be-
gan a campaign for the collection
of deliquent taxes and during that
period approximately $25.000 00 in
deliquent assessments, plus penalty
and Interest, has been collected.
This information was released
this week by officials representing
the county and school district.
Numerous tax suits have been
filed in the 79th district court of
Brooks county and many property
owners who were deliquent have
paid before the suits were prosecut-
ed to completion. In the recent
term of court, judgement was en-
tered against Stephen T. LePage
and Margaret LePage for the sum
of $1,574.25 for taxes, penalty and
interest, and $75 15 for court costs.
This judgment and costs of court
were paid in full by the defendents.
There are about 50 tax suits now
pending in district court and they
are scheduled for prosecution dur-
ing the November term of the court
O. Kennedy, attorney representing
the school district, stated that nu-
merous other tax suits will be filed
in the near future. He explained
that many of the property owners
likely will pay the deliquent (axes
before the suits are prosecuted to
final Judgment and sale, while
many will pay before the suits arc
filed against them to avoid pay-
ment of costs of court.
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Local FSA Office
To Be Moved
through the courtesy of J. R. Scott
president of the Fiet National
Bank, and this newspaper.
Hundreds of men are now on the
mailing list. Paper restrictions make
it necessary to ascertain exactly
which service men are actually re-
ceiving the paper and wish to con-
tinue receiving it.
If you have not yet sent in a j
Scott and Facts fer sending the
paper to all Brooks county service
men. His letter ‘s dated July 28 and
h° reports having seen Augustine
Garcia and Omer Guerra about 10
months before. He also reports hav-
ing met Jose C. Lopez, a brother of
Aivaro Lopez of this city.
Pvt. Rogerio Chnvana. who is in
request on the form below do so a cavalry outfit with a San Frm-
IMMEDIATELY. I clsco APO number- writes to thank
If your name has been removed
and you still wish to receive the
Mr. Scott and Fact! for the paper
His letter, too. is heavily censored
with the most interest ng parts cut
Victor Benavides
Killed In Action
Brooks county this week recorded
.ts third ca -ualty among service
men with news that Pvt. Victor
Benavides, son of Mrs. Rosa Bena-
vides, had been killed in action
somewhere in the Pacific area on
July 25. The telegraphic message
was received here Sunday morning.
The other fatalities are Faraon
Lopez, killed in action in the South
Pacific, and James Young, died in
a training camp.
In addition to these fatalities.
Brooks county ha. registered a
Due to a consolidation of office
personnel, the Farm Security Ad-
ministration office of Falfurr as,
which serves this South Texas area,
will be moved to Alice, it was an-
nounced by J. P. Dewalt. FSA ad-
ministrator. Mr. Dewalt has been
ordered to Groveton, Texas.
An office secretary will remain
in Falfurrias but all FSA business
will be conducted through the Alice
off ce. An administrator will visit
the city perlodlea'ly, it was ex-
plained
Miss Edna Sain. FSA home super-
visor. also has been ordered to move
her office to Alice.
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Uactus Theatre To
number of serious injuries to uni- ] SiKniv Vietnev*
formed personnel while in actloa. OI,UW V ICUiry
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paper merely send in a request with out. We’ll Just have to “read be
your complete new address. If you tween the lines''.
want the paper we’ll see that you
get it.
Yes, continue my paper (/)__
Name - _________
Complete Address___ ________
Post Office
6,653 this year.
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Social Security Act
8 Years On August 14
Ralph Mahaffey sends a thank
you note and Informs us that he
is at Camp Crow’der. Mo., taking sv
air corps radio operator’s course. He
report! having seen Dick McIntyre
at the camp and also registers a
“gripe" about that Missouri wea-
ther.
His buddies will indeed be sorrv
to hear taps for Victor Benavides,
killed in action in the Pacific area
on Julv 25. The telegraphic mes-
sage was received bv his mother
Sunday morning. This is Brook’-
- third fatality.
News from Africa and Sicily this j --—-xxx —
week holds the spotlight as service : f7vori fllnin TiL'P«
men from tho.e war theatres write J . ‘
in to request that Facts be sent thru Over HOUSlOn (ill
with reinforcements. S Sgt. Davie ---------
O. DurnelL former Facts printer Effective August 0. Fred Glaze :>f
who is now “keeping 'em flying’ this city has taken over the manage
with a photo recon group, is now and operation of the Falfur-
on Sicily. His first step after leav-| rjas agency for Houston Oil Com-
ing the U. S. was Africa. From there j pany of Texas, it wa! announced
he went to the Isle of Malta (at I this week. He succeeds H F. Bill ng-
one time the most bombed spot in siey.
the world i for three months and Mr. Olaze explained that he will
now he is in Mussoliniland. He's
promised your reporter a battlef eid
Rationin'! Board
Office To Close
The Brooks County War Price
and Rationing Board will be closed
on Saturday afternoon and all day
Monday. August 14 and 16. so that
The Cactus Theatre Friday and
Saturday features Chas. Starrett
and 8hirley Patterson in “Law Of
The Northwest". Starrett goes Royal
Mounty in this one, with his usual
style of action, only in this one
there ;eems to be action galore.
Hard - Tidin’, fast - shoot n’ cleans
up the mining towns in northern
Canada.
Sunday and Monday brings a
office personnel may condct an double feature for Cactus fans,
inventory. Those having business 1 -Desert Victory" ls the story of the
with the board office are requested
to bear this notice in mind.
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OIL NEWS
endeavor to continue the company’s
policy of prompt and eddictent ser-
souvenlr and at the same time won- | vice and invited customers to leave
der3 whether the old town is
pleasant as he remembers it.
their orders at the Glaze Welding
Shop if it is not convenient fo*-
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Drive Started For
Old Costume Jewelry
administered by the .States. Practi-
cally every law is different. The
Social Security Board, believing the
public ls interested in a report of
what has been taking place through
out the country during the past 8
years, has made public some inter-
esting statistics on the subject.
An average week during the j these prices shall average not le*s
month of June 1943 ’howed a total; thsn the average prize which
of 100,256 workers receiving cash | would have been paid if each lot
benefits which totaled for that nf cottonseed had been purchased
month $5,949,594 I on a "U. S. Standard Orades” ba • s
Col Marco Nava also writes this them to see him personally,
week from Sicily. He ls attached *o
the signal corps and a ide from no*
understanding the language he is
doing fine. He missed several Issues
of Facts when he was transferred j -
from Africa and he’s compla nlnw A drive is now being made in
Chief Petty Officer L. C. Morris. Falfurrias for the collection of old
a son-in-law of J. E. Boykin, l dup costume jewelry and fancy buttons,
here the latter part of the month according to an announcement re-
on a well earned furlough. He has j leased earlier this week by Mrs.
British Army in Africa. Every
American should see this picture.
Actual scenes during furious de ert
fighting are now shown to the pub-
lic. In add tion to this treat, "Buck-
Magno ia No. 41 Seeligson. Seellg- and Janp Wyatt ls bllled a story of
son F.eld of southern Jim Welb early American history during the
county, Los Jarboncl los “Antonio | riod f expansion westward. Dlx
Ramirez grant, total depth 6850 j,ul,ds a rallroad a(?alnst res!stanne
.<et, perforated 520J’14 *eet- ,0, .of pioneers who th'nk the rallroad
xirrH-i per day, 1164-inch choke, | wnj jeopardize their holding There
600 pounds tubing and 1000 pounds ls pIenty of aotion aRd a flnale .,f
casing pressures, gas-oil ratio 22-a battle that not only shows the mass
fighting, but also the individual
struggles between the fighting men.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means of
thanking our many friends and
neighbors who were so kind and
thoughtful during our bereavement
at the death of our husband and
father. Especially do we wish to
thank Mrs. Chester Smith Mrs. L
W Moorp, Mrs. Orady Arrington
and Rev. Paul D Hanna.
Mrs. F M Stokelv
and children
to 1, 7-lnch ca ing 6830 feet
Sun No. 13 Miller, Seeligson Field
Willis Millican survey 335, 990 feet
northeast No. 10, total depth 6145
feet, dual sand completion, perfor-
ated 4899-4910 feet with 44 shots n
zone 13 and 6118-24 feet with 24
shots in zone 20 Zone 20: flowed
through casing 168.37 barrels per
day, 1 3-inch choke. Zone 13 100 65
barrels per day, 1 j-imh choke.
Sun No. 15 Miller, Seeligson Field,
section 65. location about 1300 feet
northeast No. 14; No. 16 Miller, sec-
I tion 66, location about 1200 feet
landed on t.h? west coast after 16
months cf submarine dutv in the
South PaeUi-. Hilton Bovkin h»s
f »•#! I'"1”'*
Lew s Shelness,
campaign.
Collection boxes have been placed
! northea t No. 15 Miller.
Sun Oil Co. No. 9 P. Canales, every citizen of Texas to cooperate
-Seeligson Flpld. total depth. 5.830 in eliminating the mosquito which
I feet; drill p pe twisted off: fishing. ^ responsible for transmitt'ng both
Sun Oil Co. No. 14 Mll'er. 8eo dengue and malaria.
begun boot *hc naval at the First National Bank. Geo
base in 8an P’ego California. ! Hobbc At Sons Inc., the Cactus
Pvt Reynaldo Gonzalez wt tes to Theatre and Rednlck's store Those
director of the Ilgson Field, drilling at 4. 576 feet
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Dengue And Malaria
Fevers On Increase
say that "it sure feels rood to read
a hometown paper here in Austra-
posscsslng such Items are invited
and urged to deposit them in these
lia”. Joe Nava SK 3 c. on a nav.il receptacles.
ship with a N-w York FPO. writes Costume Jewelry and fnr<-v b it-
that there i no better newt than i lfU^ancl^Apri"
According to morbidity reports
compiled by the etate Health De-
partment a sharp increase in the
I incidence of dengue and malaria
I fever has been noted in Texas 'n
that from home. It just goes I ran3areas. These art cles in many
prove that Facts’ circulation “cov- instances a*e more acceptable to
ers the earth” — and a good pa*-t1 the natives than money or currency.
Dengue is characterized by its
sudden on et and accompanying
headache and pain In the back and
limbs which has caused the disease
to be commonly known as "break-
bone” fever. The fever is usually cf
short duration, but Inasmuch ns
convalescence is extremely slow
the lo a of time 'n recovery would
constitute a hlnderance to our tota1
war effort.
Malaria, like dengue. 4s a very
the past forjr weeks. Inasmuch as
both of these dlseaseiare disabling [ debilitating disease and one from
ond sometimes fatal. Dr. Geo W. | which recovery mav require weeks
Cox 3tate Health Officer, is urging ■ or even months of time.
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