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Complete Coverage Of The Falfurrias Trade Territory
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FALFURRIAS FACTS
ESTABLISHED IN 1906—BROOKS COUNTY'8 ONLY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME XXXIV
FALFURRIAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1941
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WPA Project For
Insect Control Set
Aside For Brooks
i
Cong. R. M. Kleberg Announc-
es Grant For Falfurrias A-
rcs As Well As Eight Other
South Texas Counties
A Work Projects Administration
project designed to control and to
eradicate disease and insect pests
in citrus orchard regions in eight
South Texas Counties has been
designated by the President as ac-
ceptable for inclusion in the WPA
program, according to information
received by Congressman Richard
M Kleberg this week.
Included in the eight counties is
Brooks County in the 14th Con-
gressional district and the others
are Cameron. Willacy, Hidalgo,
Welib, Starr, Dimmit, and LaSalle.
The project now is eligible for
operation at the discretion of the
State Work Projects Administra-
tor. Under it the work would, in-
clude destroying trees and per-
forming appurtenant and inciden-
tal work on privately owned pro-
perty. Proper agreements have
been or are to be obtained.
Sponsors of the project are the
U. S. Department Of Agriculture,
the Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine, and the Texas
State Department of Agriculture.
The allotment was announced as
for $57,■'99.
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FFA Teams Of
Premont In Contests
The vocational agriculture boys
of the Premont High School par-
ticipated in the Smith-Hughes
contest at Kingsville Saturday, A-
pril 5.
There were ten teams entered,
and the largest number of teams
from a first year department. A
team is composed of three boys.
Following are the Premont
teams:
1. In Horticulture: Jack Storm,
Joel Warkentin, Charles Carter.
2. In Crops: Flavio Castellano.
David Gonzales, and Concepcion
Sauceda.
3. In Wild Life: Russell Pierce,
Charles Mertens, Billy Rowland.
4. Milk Judging: J. C. Franz, Mi-
guel P4rez, Buddy Synoground.
5. Livestock: Frank Leigh, Lon-
gino Gonzales, Ralph Stolzfus.
6. Dairy: Ted Mumme, Lawrence
Flaming, Lelan'd Pierce.
7. Entomology: Aaron Mendoza,
Johnny Martinez, Jesus Castella-
no.
8. Soil Conservation: Chester
Stanford, Manuel Barrera, Luis
Martinez.
9. Farm Shop: Larry Ramming,
Claude Allmon, John Short.
10. Poultry: Eugene Swenson,!
Howard Everett, Dorr Lobecht.
This is the first year the Pre-1
ont department has entered in'
• contests and the boys showed j
well in the agriculture work,
he poultry team, comopsed of
ard Everett, Eugene Swenson,
Lobrecht, won second place
•eceived a large banner as a
V
The program for tyie fourth
annual conference of 129th Dis-
trict Rotary Clubs, to be held in
Corpus Christi May 11 to 13,
promises to be one of the finest
ever offered, according to George
Gilliam, district governor. Alli-
son Ware of Chico, California,
first vice-president of Rotary
International, will be the official
visitor, while Jeff Williams of
Chickasha, Okla., and also a di-*
rector of R. I. will add additional
prestige to the Corpus Christi
gathering. Both men will ap-
pear on the program, said Mr.
Gilliam.
Committees in charge of the
Conference details have been at
wcrk for several weeks, said
John G. Elliott, president-elect
of the host club, and conference
chairman. The program, he said,
will offer novel entertainment
features, the principal attract-
ion to be a Nautical Night, held
on an island in Corpus Christi,
under a big top and a full moon.
The A Capello Choir of A. & I.
College of Kingsville, will be pre-
sented Sunday evening preceding
Brooks Man Power
Pictured
An interesting comparative cress
section of Brooks county youth is
afforded in the statistics compiled
tills wefck by Leslie Oammie, clerk
of the local selective service board
Of a total of 93 men examined
by the local board. 83 have been
classified and 52 of these have
been given 1-A classifications.
Of this number, 39 have been
sent to induction centers and nine
in that classfllcation are still at
home awaiting orders. Four have
been deferred for sixty days
Of the 39 sent to induction, 23
have been accepted by the Army,
13 rejected and sent back with 1-B
classification and three were re-
turned as 4-F men.
This leaves a total of 21 men who
have been assigned classifications
Tuesday. April 15th Local Bo°
Designated As Dairy Announce ‘ Vni Of
Day At Harlingen Draft Liheralizat n
Dairjmen Of Brooks, Came-
ren, Hidalgo, Starr and Wil-
lacy Counties To Partici-
pate; Good Program Set
of 4-F and 10 who are 1-B men. Of
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THE PICTURES—Top left, George
Gilliam, district governor; right, Alli-
son Ware, the official visitor, and be-
low, Jeff Williams, nationally known
after dinner speaker.
the conference opening. Women
visitors will be guests of two
luncheons.
With two candidates for dis-
trict governor already in the
field, host club committeemen
predict a record attendance.
District Prize Winning May Scheduled
For Presentation Here Next Tuesday
Falfurrias One-Act EntryWins
First Place In Laredo Con-
terts; Local Actors WinTwo
First Awards
“SuoresserV Desires", first place
winner In the district Interscho-
lastic League meet one-act play
contest last week, is to be present-
ed in the Falfurrias High School
auditorium next Tuesday. April 15.
at 8 o’clock, according to an an-
nouncement released by Hyman
Teague, director.
Members of the cast are Carolyn
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'try Order Cites
orious Service Of
* Son-in-Law
>wing copy of a military
tly was received here
Mrs. H. M. Taylor and
natory. Col. Lynch Is
of Col. and Mrs. Tay-
1 his family have vis-
ual times.
DEPARTMENT
af Georgia
.ANTA
March 13, 1941
n of exception-
rvice while on
’onal Guard of I
Ice Medal and
is service are
ant Colonel
ntry, U. S. A.
of National
with the
induction
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of this
ample of
of mind
up the
iy Offl-
Gor.
Vote Returns Two
Trustees To Board
The regular annual election to
name two trustees for the board
of education of the Falfurrias In-
dependent Srhool District was ter-
minated quietly Saturday, April 5,
with only a "ery light return.
The total vote cast was 73 and
there were no write-ins, it was re-
vealed.
Jack Casey and A. W. Dale,
whose regular terms as trustees
expire with the current year, were
returned, to the board without op-
position.
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Methodist Church
Oberves Easter Week
Knowles, who plays the part of
Mabel: Dick McIntyre, in the role
of Stephen Brewster, a worried
husband; and Dotty Bour, as Hen-
rietta Brewster, his wife.
In district competition last week
Carolyn Knowles won first place
among girls for acting ability:
Dotty Bour won third place; and
Dick McIntyre won first place for
boys.
A loving cup. presented to the
cast for winning first place in the
district meet, will be formally pre-
sented to the school before the
performance Tuesday night, by
Director Teague.
A special stage set Tor the play
is under construction, and. furni-
ture will be furnished by Blumer
Furniture, Central Power & Light
Company and other local patrons
of the school.
The play revolves around Hen-
rietta Brewster, an affected wife
who chases each new fad—the lat-
est that of psychoanalysis, which
she says is “merely the latest way
to cure insanity.” Before the end
of the pla$7 however, Maliel, her
sister, is not cured but is well on
her way to going insane over the
subject and Henrietta’s husband
Is saved from Insanltay only by
some very clever maneuvers.
Admission to the hilarious com-
edy has been set at ten and fif-
teen cents.
the original m3 men classified, 47!
have been rejected by the local and
army examiners. A total of 286
men have been classified to date.
Replacements ordered to be ready i
to leave Tuesday. April 15, are
Raymun.lo Gonzales, Plutarco Gar-
za and Abel Garza.
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Falfurrias Entries
Win Top Awards
At District Meet
Local entries In the district In-
terscholastic League meet at La-
redo last weekend carried the Fal-
furrias colors to the top in one
first and two second place awards.
The one-act play group, under
the direction of Hyman Teague,
was awarded first place for Its
presentation of “Suppressed De-
sires.” featuring Dottle Bour,
Dickie McIntyre and Carolyn
Knowles as characters.
In addition to winning the top
award as a group, Carolyn Know-
les was ranked first as the best
girl actor, Dickie McIntyre first
as the best boy actor and Dottle
Bour third In the girls’ division of
the district.
Runners-up in other contests
were John Louis Forsyth andj
Dickie McIntyre In boy’s tennis!
doubles and Carolyn Knowles In
essay writing.
The school track team will go to
Laredo this weekend, for competi-
tion in the various district events.
Tuesday. April 15 has been de-
signated as dairy day at Harlin-
gen. and an interesting program
has been arranged for the dairy-
men from Brooks. Cameron, Hidal-
go. Starr and Willacy counties.
The judges of the show are all
well known to dairymen of the
state and they are as follows: E
R. Euadaly, dairyman: G. G, Gib-
son, Assistant Dairyman, both of
the Texas Extension Service, and
O. C. Copeland, Dairyman of the
Texas Experiment Station.
Dairy cattle will be classed as
to the score card of production;
therefore the dairy cattle will not
be competing against each other.
The program will start at 10:00 a.
m. The first hour will be devoted
to a cattle judging contest for ev-
ery one in attendance. The next
hour will be devoted to a demon-
stration and lecture on the pro-
duction of clean milk.
In the afternoon the classifica-
tion of the cattle will begin.
As an added feature of the show.
"Dairy Like Lad Roy" one of the
outstanding sires of the United
States, will be shown with thir-
teen of his daughters. This sire’s
exceptional average of 797.96
pounds of butterfat. 12.600 li>s.
milk testing 6.33 per cent butter-
fat for 13 testedi daughters Is also
the highest total of tested daugh-
ters among the top five Superior
Sires.
Several cars of dairymen from
Brooks county plan to attend this
show, and any dairymen wishing
to go are requested to notify Coun-
ty Agent Tom Lee Easley so that
transportation can be arranged.
Amendment Extends Limita-
tion Of Appeal From Five
To Ten Days; Cooperation
Assured For Selectees
XXX-
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It was announced earlier this
week by the Rev. A. T. White, pas-
tor of the Falfurrias Methodist
Church, that Easter Week services
will be held, at the regular hour
each evening until Easter Sunday.
Members of the congregation and
the public in general are cordially
invited to attend these special
services.
Sunday morning, April 13, at
6 o’clock the Methodist congrega-
tion will be joined l»y the congre-
gation of the First Presbyterian
Church for a sunrise service on the
lawn of the Methodist Church.
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Falfurrias Athletes
In District Contests
Falfurrias Jersey track entries,
completing an exhaustive training
period under the supervision of
Coach Wesley Martin, will go to
Laredo this weekend to represent
the local school In the district In-
terscholastlc League meet.
Those who will enter the meet
are Joe Downs, Dick Montz, Dale
Maun, Tony Kitchen, Clarence
Bone, Frank Ryan, Albert Wilkes,
Ernie Williams, Jesus Almendarez,
Roberto Villarreal, Ruflno Trevino
and Richard Sherlock.
Plans Complete For
Easter Egg Frolic
Plans are being completed for
the annual Easter Egg hunt to be
held at Pleasure Park Sunday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock according
to an announcement made Friday
by Mrs. E. P. Johnson. Mr. and
Mrs. Coy Littlefield and Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Allan will supervise the
| affair.
A cordial invitation Is extended
to parents to bring their children
to the hunt. No admission will be
charged. The only requirement Is
that the parents dye sufficient
eggs ami bring them to the home
of Mrs. E. P. Johnson by noon of
Easter Sunday.
Presbyterian Church
Sets Easter Services
Announcement of plans for the
observance of Easter Sunday, April
13, at the Presbyterian Church
Included several special programs
and services.
The congregation will join with
the Methodist Church in the Eas-
ter sunrise service at 6 A. M. on
the lawn at the Methodist Church.
Reception of members will be ar-
ranged for at each service through
the day at the church. At the 11
o'clock hour, parents wishing to
dedicate their infant children In
baptism will have opportunity to
do so in the opening moments of
the service.
Other plans Include the morn-
ing worship Itself at 11 with abun-
dant Easter music, and a special
Young People’s program for young
people only at at 7 Evening wor-
ship will be held at 8 p. m.
The Easter Music program will
feature Mrs. J. M. Brooks, the
choir director at the organ, the
choir singing the anthem. “Christ
Arose", and Miss Gail Crowe a so-
lo, “The Holy City”. The minister’s
message at the 11 o’clock service
will be "The Savior Reigns" and
at the 8 o’clock hour “Life Is The
Victor".
A cordial Invitation is extended
both new people In the communi-
ty and old friends to attend all
these services.
FFA Sweetheart Of
Premont Visits A&I
Miss Patricia Wchrman, Swee-
heart of the Premont FFA Chap-
ter, was guest of honor of the agri-
culture Department of Texas A&I
College April 7.
Miss Wehrman and other sweet-
hearts were received by the Texas
A&I Collegiate Chapter Sweet-
heart, Miss Janice Riggs. Miss
Wehrman was escorted through
the various departments of the
college an<l received, an explana-
tion of the curriculum of the col-
lege. She was also shown the beau-
tiful campus attractkois.
At noon the sweethearts were
entertained with a banquet at Lof-
Land Use Planning
Meetings Scheduled
Land Use Planning meetings will
be held, in all six communities
starting next week, according to
an announcement released this
week by County Agent Tom Easley
and Home Demonstration Agent
Miss Aletha Barrett.
The schedule is as follows: |
Encino community—Wednesday,
April 16. at school house 7:30 p. m
La Mesa community- Friday, A-
prll 18, at Longoria School. 2:30 p.
m.
Tacubaya community—Friday.
April 18, at school house 7 p m.
Flowella community—Sunday,
April 20. at school house, 2:30 p. m
Falfurrias community, Monday
April 21. at court house 7 p m.
Palo Blanco, Tuesday. April 22,
at school house 7 p. m.
The purpose of these meetings
is to provide an opportunity for
the communities to select demon-
strators for this year In order that
they may try to solve some of the
problems that were brought out by
the cemmunitles in previous meet-
ings. Home gardens and health
problems will also be discussed
Both farm men and women are
urged to attend the meeting in
their community.
Liberation of Selective Service
Regulations pertaining to appeals
from local board classifications
and Inauguration of an extensive
campaign to educate registrants in
the full use of the appellate ma-
chinery designed to protect their
individual rights was announced
this week by the Brooks Selective
Service Board.
With approximately 4,000,000
men classified by local boards on
the basis of their availability for
military service, relatively few ap-
peals have been made to Selective
Service boards of appeal, and only
a minute number of requests for
adjudication of decisions have been
submitted to the President, it was
said
However. National Headquarters
announced that as “Congress had
realized that local boards are not
Infallible and Individual rights are
best protected when a check is
made." it was its intention to
make certain that all registrants
their dependents and others Inter-
ested in their welfare have every
opportunity to obtain review of
classification they consider unjust.
First major step In the liberaliz-
ation program, as announced this
week, Is an amendment to the Se-
lective Service Regulations which
extends the present five-day lim-
itation on filing of appeals to the
President to ten days. Additional
time may be granted by a local
board If It Is satisfied that the
failure of a registrant to appeal
was due to the lack of understand-
ing of his rights or some cause be-
yond his control.
Plans are also being made. It
was said, to increase the present
five-day limit on appeals from lo-
cal board's decisions to boards of
appeaj.
No New Activity In
Falfurrias Oil Area
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Appeal Renewed For
War Relief Assistance
Mrs. L. W. Padgham, chairman
of the Brooks county war relief
work, this week renewed an appeal
for assistance in the task of cut-
ting and sewing garments to aid
in the American Red. Cross war re-
lief program.
Mrs. Padgham stated that the
work will be carried on at the
Home Demonstration Club Recre-
ation Center and Invited all wo-
men interested to visit the center
Monday, Wednesday and Friday of
each week.
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Falfurrias Represented
At Dairy Convention
Among those who represented
the Falfurrias dairy industry at
the annual convention of the Tex-
as Dairy Products Association at
Fort Worth Wednesday and Thurs-
day, April 9 and 10. were O. M
Lnsater, Clyde Huff.smith and Miss
Mildred Dubose of Crestonlo. who
represented the Falfurrias Cream-
ery Company In the milking con-
tests
In the Premont Field, of Jim
Wells County, Magnolia’s No. 1
Seellgson-Unlt 4 was last reported
drilling plugs, having drilled to a
total depth of 5,038 feet and run-
ning 7-lnch casing.
In the East Premont area. Mag-
nolia’s No. 15 Seeligson is drilling
ahead below 5,900 feet.
Magnolia’s No. 1 Brethren
Church, located 2 miles south of
the La Gloria Townsite In Brooks
County. Is drilling ahead below
6,647 feet
In the La Gloria area, La Gloria
Operator's Committee No. 2 Stolze
Is drilling below 6,845 feet.
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Feeding Experiment
Results In Prime Beef
Results of a successful cattle
feeding experiment are now of-
fered for public inspection in the
form of prime beef on sale at the
Littlefield Market, according to an
announcement released this week
by J T Allan, manager of the
Falfurrias Mercantile Feed Store,
who conducted the experiment.
Two steers of the same age and
approximate weight were taken
from the Lasater Ranch and pen-
ned for experimental and concen-
trated feeding from sacked feeds
alone. At the end of four months
one steer had doubled Its weight,
gaining 100 pounds per month, and
at this point the steers were
slaughtered.
SOFTBALL
tin Fall, given In their honor. In
the afternoon all sweethearts were
taken to a theatre party.
The 1941 playing schedule for
the Falfurrias Softball League will
be started Monday night, April 14.
with five teams ready to oppose
each other, according to an an-
nouncement released Thursday by
league officials
The five teams as listed in the
schedule are Recycling Plant, Fire
Department, Premont, Falfurrias
Mercantile and L-W-L OH Com-
pany.
The following shcedule will be In
effect for the first roupd:
Recycling Plant vs. L-W-L: Fire
Dept. vs. Premont.
Mercantile vs. Fire Dept.; Pre-
mont vs. Recycling Plant.
Recycling Plant vs. Mercantile;
L-W-L vs. Premont.
L-W-L vs. Mercantile; Recycling
Plant vs. Fire Dept.
Fire Dept. vs. L-W-L; Mercan-
tile vs. Premont.
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