Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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"but one ISM in America—andthafs AMERICANISM
—Texas Press Slogan.
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Dr. Paul Owens
Alice, Texas
OPTOMETRIST
New Location-—Main Street
Eyes examined—Glasses fitted
Benavides Facts
VOLUME SEVENTEEN
“An Epco Publication’
BENAVIDES, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1942
J. L. C. Beaman, Sole Owner
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Mrs. Wade Leads
Study-At Womans
Council Monday
The Womans Council of the
Benavides Community Church
met at the church Monday after-
noon for the monthly business
meeting, v/ith Mrs. Frank Black-
burn, president, presiding.
The devotional was given by
Mrs. J. D. Wade. The lesson was
based on the Parables with Mrs.
M. M. Smith, Mrs. Arlee Wash-
ington, and Mrs. Bessie McCoy
taking part.
During the business session the
treasurer’s report was given by
the treasurer, Mrs. Harry Dixon.
Twelve members answered to
the roll call: including Mrs.
Blackburn, Mrs. Lester Thorp,
Mrs. C. D. Adams, Mrs. Gordon
Rector, Mrs. J. M. Momeny, Mrs.
Dixon, Mrs. William Mitchell,
Mrs. Washington, Mrs. McCo3t,
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Frank Brooks,
Mrs. T. Russell Jager, Mrs. Bery
Harrison, Mrs. Wade, and one
visitor, Mrs. Jeff Hyatt of Chi-
cago, 111.
Wildcatting In
Duval County Now
Gets Attention
ti,
With two wildcats drilling
ahead in Duval County and three
other tests located for attempt
at production in hitherto un-
proven areas, the interest of the
majority of oil operators turned
again to this perennially active
area.
Two miles west of the Colme-
na Field, Magnolia Petroleum
Co. No. 1-909 Duval County
Ranch Co., 660 feet from the
north and east lines of the west-
one-half of the AB & M Survey
909, is drilling ahead below 3,600
feet.
Wellington Oil Co. No. 2 C. G.
Glasscock, 660 feet from the
I north and west lines of the 401
acre tract in the southeast cor-
ner of the La Huerta Grant, is
coring ahead at 6,730 feet.
Two miles northeast of the
Kreis Field, J. L. Scott No. 1
Saenz, 1,220 feet from the south
line and 1,090 feet from the east
line of Survey 526, was carried
‘to the total depth of 3,328 feet
and abandoned dry.
Five miles east of Benavides,
Henderson Coquat No. 1 Eddins
Estate is a new location for a
6,000-foot wildcat test 3,650 feet
from the southwest corner of
Survey 375 north and 1,750 feet
east to the location in Survey
375.
Rig is being moved onto Hen-
derson Coquat’s No. C-3 South-
land Life Insurance Co. location
2,030 feet from the south line and
1,903 feet from east line of Sec-
tion 1, Ball Ranch Subdivision of
the Santos Flores Grant. A pro-
posed 6,000 foot test, the well is
located 6 miles southwest of
Benavides.
One and one-half miles south-
west of production in the Kreis
Field, Shimmel & Hurley No. 1
N. R. Weatherly et al, 330 feet
y from the north line and 1,981
feet from the west line of the
east 180 acres of the north 320
* |1 acres of Survey 88; is still a loca-
p tion for a 3,400 foot wildcat test.
. In the Peters Field, Wheeler &
^ Bunn No. B-8 Peters, 300 feet
from the south and east lines of
the northeast one-quarter of Sur-
vey 397, is, drilling ahead below
1,600 feet.
In the Driscoll Field, Contin-
ental Oil Co. No. B-6 Driscoll is
drilling ahead below 3,000 feet.
On a 20-minute drill stem test at
2,945-53 feet the well recovered
540 feet of oil and 13 pounds
pressure.
In the Kreis Field, Highland
Oil Co. No. 1 F. J. Dee et al is
shut, down for orders at the
\ total depth of 3,372 feet. On a
28-minute drill stem test at 3,-
^^117-44 feet the well recovered
^^^2,400 feet of salt water, develop-
ing but five pounds pressure. A
15-minute drill stem test at
3,316-24 feet recovered. 40 feet of
mud, developing no pressure.
Rev. Hernandez
Seeking Funds For
New Church RIdg.
Rev. F. A. Hernandez, pastor
of the Missionary Baptist church
of Benavides is solieitng funds
for the proposed new church
building. It is believed that two
thousand dollars will be needed
to erect a frame church build-
ing.
A council meeting has been
called for two o’clock March 8th.,
at the home of Ramon Garcia: to
complete the plans for the or-
ganization of the church and the
building plans. Members of the
committee include Emilio C. Car-
denas, Manuel Gonzalez, Ramon
Garcia, Bias M. Garza, and Rev.
F. A. Hernandez.
Invitations have been sent to
the Mexican and American Bap-
tist churches in Robstown, San
Diego, Alice, Hebbronville, Cor-
pus Christi, Bruni, Freer, and
Oilton and a delegation from
each congregation is expected to
be present.
“We press toward the mark of
the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus,” said Rev.
Hernandez in making an appeal
for building funds. All checks
should be made out to The
Mexican Baptist church and sent
to P. O. Box 904, Benavides.
M. Castillo
Gets Promotion
In Air Corps
Antonio M. Castillo, of Bena-
vides, has been promoted to the
rank of sergeant from that of
corporal at the Air Corps Gun-
nery school at Las Vegas, Nev-
ada, where he is a member of
the 51st school squadron and is
assigned to duty as an airplane
mechanic.
Sergeant Castillo entered the
United States Army at San An-
tonio as a volunteer.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. Castillo and is a 1940 gra-
duate of the Benavides High
School.
Every One Has A Post To Defend
Citizens Urged
To Plant A Victory
Garden This Week
Teachers Will
Attend District
Meet Mar. 12-14
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Miss Couling
Injures Left Hand
In Volleyball
Miss Pauline Couling, 16-vear
old grandaughter of N. Couling,
fractured her left hand when
she fell while playing volleyball
Monday.
X-ray pictures taken by Dr.
' John P. Veit at the Benavides
Clinic failed to reveal any bro-
ken bones.
About two weeks ago Pauline
V injured her right hand
playing at the school.
Brownsville, the land of the
China and the Charro, will
be host to the annual Texas State
Teachers Association, District 3,
convention March 12, 13, and 14.
Ben L. Brite, superintendent of
the Brownsville schools, has ex-
tended an invitation to each
teacher in the district to be pres-
ent at the yearly meeting.
Homdr P. Rainey, president of
the University of Texas, is among
the distinguished group of speak-
ers who will be presented at the
Brownsville meeting. Others who
will address the convention in-
clude Dr. Thomas H. Taylor,
president of Howard Payne Col-
lege; H. E. Robinson of the State
Department of Education; . and
Jesse C. Kellam, state adminis-
trator of the NYA.
Save Magazines
And Books For U. S.
Service Groups
Don’t throw away your maga-
zines, or sell them as waste
paper. Some soldier, sailor or
marine, or defense worker, may
want them—badfy especially
such magazines as American,
Colliers, National Geographic,
Reader’s Digest, United States
News.
T^his admonition was voiced to-
day by Miss Fannie M. Wilqox,
Librarian of the Texas State
Library and State Chairman of
the “Victory Book Campaign” in
which all libraries over Texas
are cooperating.
“Right now,” the director ex-
plained, “we’re concentrating on
the job of collecting ten million
books for our army camps and
navy stations; but magazines are
also valuable and a little later
on we hope to have collection
facilities Worked out for them.”
For instance, the director said,
an emergency call has gone out
from Camp Bowie for files of
the magaziness Time and News-
week for the Army’s program of
current education. “These maga-
zines are being used as class-
room texts, and the supply at
Camp Bowie is far below the
need.”
Claude E. Tate
Elected Chairman
Freer Red Cross
Claude E. Tate, manager of
the Vaello Sales Company, Inc.,
Freer, was elected local chair-
man of the Freer branch of the
Duval County Red Cross. He suc-
ceeds Mrs. L. H. War bur ton.
Other officers elected were
Mrs. Daisy K. Berry, vice-chair-
man, Mrs. J. Wilbur Logan, sec-
retary, and George Ward, trea-
surer.
Mrs. Claude Ward, county war
production chairman, announced
the shipment of 5,808 finished
garments from the Red Cross
sewing rooms since November.
She also named Mrs. Paul Greer
as sewing room chairman and
The week of March 1-7 has
been designated as “Plant for
Victory Week.” Every one who
can possible do so is urged to
plant a farm or home garden to
produce vegetable for home use.
By doing this more of the veget-
ables produced on a commercial
scale will be available for the
proper feeding of the army and
for shipment -to the Allies.
Varieties of vegetables recom-
mended for Duval County are as
follows:
Tomatoes: Rutgers or Prit-
chard.
Snap Bush: Giant Stringless.
Snap Pole: Kentucky Wonder.
Lima Bush: Henderson’s Bush.
Lima Pole: Florida Speckled.
English Peas: Laxton’s Pro-
gress or First and Best.
Beets: Detroit Dark Red or
Crosby’s Egyptian.
Carrots: Red Core Chantenay
or Danvers Half Long.
Squash: Yellow Crookneck or
Table Queen.
Cucumbers. A & C.
Turnips: Purpletop, White
Globe, Shogoin, or 7 Top.
Mustard: Tendergreen or Flo-
rida Broadleaf.
Spinach: Bloomsdale Savoy.
Collards: Georgia.
Swiss Chard: Lucullus.
Cabbagge: Cogenhagan
Chas. Wakefield.
Lettuce: Imperial 847 or Black
Seeded Simpson.
Radish: Scarlet Globe.
Okra: White Velvet.
Field Peas: Brown Crowder or
Blackeye.
Corn: Honey JUhe.
Pepper: World Beater.
Kale: Dwarf Blue Scotch.
Parsley: Moss Curled.
These varieties should do well
if planted the month of March,
but the earlier the better. Time
and tide wait for no man so let’s
not put off too long the plant-
ing of a Victory Garden. For
further information and assist-
ance contact your County Agri-
cultural Agent, P. P. Gallman
of County Home Demonstration
Agent, Miss Nellie Cundiff.
Shower Given
Mrs. C. Liebman
Friday Evening
Friday night a pink and blue
shower was given at the home
of Mrs. Calvin Cron honoring
Mrs. Chester Liebman. Mrs.
Dewey Caffey and Mrs. Calvin
Cron were co-hostesses.
Refreshments of sandwiches,
pineapple cake and fruit punch
were served by the hostesses.
Among those present were:
Mrs. Cicil Glover, Mrs. Gordon
Lee Adami, Mrs. Collins, Mrs.
Hall Clements, Mrs. Louis Par-
rish, Mrs. Bill Riley, Mrs. Estill
Foster, Mrs. Calvin North, Mrs.
Rodolfo Couling, Mrs. Amando
Oliveira and Mrs. Wiley Seago.
Oatmeal Bread
Mrs. W. J. Mitchell
Hostess To Bridge
Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. W. J. Mitchell entertained
Tuesday afternoon with two ta-
bles of bridge. High score prize
went to Mrs. Ghenie Morris,
second to Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs.
Barr won a 25c defense stamp
for traveling prize and Mrs. Rec-
tor, a stamp for cut.
Delicious pie and coffee were
served to Mrs. Frank Barr, Miss
Gertrude Barr, Mrs. Ghenie Mor-
ris, Mrs. H. F. Blackburn, Mrs.
L. O. Machen, Mrs. O. Phillips
and Mrs. Gordon Rector.
EMILIO CACERE5
Oscar Guerra, former Benavi-
des musician, is now playing with
Emilio Caceres and his record-
ing orchestra at Detroit, Michi-
gan, according to word received
by Adolfo Canales, Jr., this
week. Oscar is a trumpet player
and is a member of the orchestra
sponsored by the Club San Die-
go of Detroit.
while i Mrs. John Turnham
i room chairman.
j
assistant
HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. Jose Hernandez left the
Benavides Clinic Sunday after
being confined three days for
treatment.
Lozano Blanco left the Cli-
nic Friday after having his toe
amputated. The toe Was shatter-
ed when he accidently shot him-
self in the foot with a rifle.
Epigmenio Gonzalez, Jr., spent
five days in the Clinic and was
released Monday.
All Income Tax
Returns Made By
Head Of Family
For income-tax purposes there
can only be one head of a family.
In addition to being the chief
financial support, the head of a
family must be related by blood,
marriage, or adoption to his de-
pendents, and he must have a
legal or moral obligation to ex-
ercise family control over them
and provide for their care. As
such, he is entitled to the same
exemption allowed a married
person—that is, $1,500.00.
There are some unusual cases
under this classification. A single
person, who supports and main-
tains in one household one or
more individuals who are close-
ly connected with him by blood,,
by marriage, or by adoption, and
whose right to exercise family
control and provide for them is
based upon a legal or moral
obligation, is the head of a fami-
ly, and as such is entitled to the
exemption allowed a married
person—that is, $1,500.00.
In addition, he may claim a
credit of $400.00 fo reach of such
individuals who is under 18 years
of age or incapable of self-sup-
port because mentally or physic-
ally defective, except if the tax-
payer occupies the status of the
head of a family solely by rea-
son of the existence of one or
more of such individuals, the cre-
credit of $400.00 for each of such
individuals is not allowable.
Another example not so much
out of the usual is this: A
widower who supports in his
household his aged mother and
his child 17 years of age is the
head of a family, ancfas such is
entitled to an exemption of $1,-
500.00 and a credit of $400.00 for
one dependent.
Oatmeal Yeast Bread is a good
source of Vitamin B complex; a
necessary food element for health
and strength. The recipe follows:
Stir 2 cups raw oatmeal into 2
cups of boiling water to which
had been added 2V2 teaspoons
salt, add 1 tablespoon fat, cook
2 to 3 minutes, let cool.
Dissolve I yeast cake in 1-4
cup lukewarm water and' 1 Vz tea-
spoons sugar.
Dissolve 3-4 cups brown sugar
in V2 cup luke warm water.
Combine oatmeal, yeast and
sugar mixtures, add 4 Vi cups
sifted flour. Stir until dough be-
gins to stiffen. Work in remain-
ing flour, knead six to ten min-
utes. Put into greased bowl and
let rise until double in size or
make directly into rolls or
loaves, let rise until double in
size. Bake 400° for 10-15 minutes
and 350" for 30 minutes.
This dough makes good refri-
gerator rolls.
For bread of better food value
and flavor use 2 cups whole
wheat flour as a part of the
flour.
For bread of increased food
value, flavor and texture use
skim milk instead of water (cook
the oatmeal in milk and then
add yeast and sugar to the cook-
ed oatmeal).
Use this bread hot or cold.
Services For
Mrs. A. O. Saenz
Held Wednesday
Funeral services were conduct-
ed Wednesday afternoon for Mrs.
Aurelia Oliveira Saenz, 51, from
the Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic
church and interment made in
the Benavides cemetery.
Mrs. Saenz died in a hospital
at Baton Rouge, La., Monday and
the body was returned to Bena-
vides for burial. Survivors in-
clude two children, Francisco
Saenz, Jr., city secretary and
Mrs. Nago Alaniz, her father and
seven brothers and sisters, and
many other relatives.
Pallbearers were her brothers
and brothers-in-law: Jesus, Sera-
pio, Lionel, Coronado and Raul
Oliveira and Ruperto Cadena,
Horacio Saenz and Octavio
Saenz. j
A long funeral procession fol-
lowed the body to its last resting
place and the burial plot was
covered with many beautiful flo-
ral offerings.
New Rifles Are
Issued To Defense
Guards This Week
N. Chandler
Speaks On Safety
At P-TA Meet
Grand Slam Club
Played Thursday
At Machin Home
Mrs. L. O. Machin entertained
the Grand Slam Bridge Club on
Thursday afternoon in her love-
ly home on the Miller Ranch.
A salad course and coffee
were served before the games.
Miss Gertrude Barr won high
score; second going to Mrs. E. F.
McCarty; Mrs. H. K. Dixon, cut;
Mrs. G. J. Rector, guest.
Attending were Mrs. F. Barr,
Miss Gertrude Barr, Mrs. Ghenie
Morris, Mrs. C. E. McKee, Mrs.
E. D. Fritzgerald, Mrs. H. K.
Dixon, Mrs. E. F. McCarty, Mrs.
H. F. Blackburn, Mrs. O. Phillips,
Mrs. W. J. Mitchell and Mrs.
Gordon Rector.
The Benavides Parent * Teacher
Association met at the Momeny
Gymnasium Tuesday evening at
7:30 o’clock for the regular March
meeting.
Preceding the meeting the
Benavides School Band present-
ed several numbers under the
direction of Estill Foster.
The principal speaker of the
evening was Nap. Chandler, who
used as his topic the theme of
the session, “Mobilizing for Safe-
ty.”
A. N. Saenz, principal of the
intermediate department, acted
as chairman, with the Rev. A. J.
Martin of the Benavides Bap-
tist Church, giving the devo-
tional.
Following the meeting re-
freshments were served by the
Home Economics girls and a dis-
play of work from the three de-
partments of the Benavides
Schools was inspected.
At the regular practice drill of
the Benavides Company of Tex-
as Defense Guards Monday night
66 guardsmen were present. In
response to a call for more vol-
unteers to bring the Company to
full war strength all but three of
the required number have been
secured, reports Captain Calvin
North.
Sixty-six men present for drill
included 22 new which were
needed to reach the 75 men re-
quired for a full company.
Twenty new army rifles have
been received in Benavides and
the Guardsmen were busy un-
packing and cleaning the new
guns Monday. The Rifles were
used Monday night. The armory
now boasts of 46 rifles. There
are also 360 rounds of ammuni-
tions on hand.
The Argo. Oil Corporation
donated $15.00 to purchase am-
muniton and other supplies for
the Texas Defense Guard, re-
ports Captain North.
Practice drills are being held
in preparation for the competitive
drills to be held at the Battalion
meeting in Alice Sunday, April
12th. A trophy will be presented
to the winner and if the cup is
retained in three consecutive
quarterly contests it becomes the
permanent trophy of the Com-
pany.
Miss N. Cundiff
Teaches Use Of
Valuable Foods
Oyster Supper
For Brotherhood
Tuesday Night
Rev. N. Ray Harrell, pastor of
the First Baptist church at Freer
will be the guest speaker at the
regular meeting of the Baptist
Brotherhood, Tuesday night,
March 10th, announces N. Chand-
ler this week.
An oyster supper will be serv-
ed at the church at eight o’clock.
An added feature of the program
will be the Freer Baptist Quar-
tet. reports Rev. A. J. Martin,
pastor of the Benavides Baptist
church.
All men of the city are cordial-
ly invited to the special meeting
of the Baptist Brotherhood and
oyster supper.
All Alien Male
Citizens Must Be
Registered Now
Auto License
Can Be Obtained
Without Title
. Automobile licenses can be ob-
tained without a certificate of
title, providing a receipt stating
that the certificate of title has
been applied for can be shown,
according to an announcement
made by Clemente Garcia, Duval
County Tax Assessor and Collec-
tor.
New license plates may be pur-
chased this month and next. They
must be purchased and attached
to cars April 1.
It has come to the attention
of the local board that alien male
citizens, through error, were not
registered on February 16, 1942.
This is to advise that all such
aliens coming within the pre-
view of registration ages are re-
quired to register and this mem-
orandum is issued in order that
said registrants may comply with
regulations to appear at Local
Board, Court House, San Die-
go, and register at the very earl-
iest possible date.
SUDDEN DEATH
Approximately fifty families
receiving Surplus Commodities
from The Texas Public Welfare
office in San Diego, received in-
formation Tuesday, on different
ways to use some of the pro-
ducts.
Graham flour muffins and
fresh apple sauce demonstrations
were given by Miss Atlee Ann i
Brooks, Homemaking teacher of
San Diego High School and Miss
Nellie Cundiff, County Home
Demonstration agent, assisted by
Gilma Almaraz, Senior Home
Economics student.
The prepared products were
served for each person to taste,
and recipes in Spanish and
Spanish copies of The Texas
Food Standard were handed to
each family present. Splendid
cooperation was rendered by
Gilma Almaraz in interpreting
for Misses Brooks and Cundiff.
on such topics as growing a small
garden, uses of The Texas Food
Standard, and different ways of
using the products received each
month.
Demonstrations of this type
will be given each month at the
San Diego warehouse where the
commodities are issued to the
clients.
We greatly appreciate the pur-
chase of a small two burner oil
stove with oven, through J. C.
King, County Purchasing agent.
—Reporter.
A, G. Morris
Passed Away
In Realitos
Schedule Of
Drivers License
Numbers Given
Alberto Garcia Morris, 76, a
resident of Realitos for many
years, died at his daughter’s
home last Wednesday, February
25.
He is survived by three sons,
Oscar, Oswaldo, Alfonso; three
daughters, Mrs. Trinidad Benavi-
des, Mrs. Angelina Ramirez and
Mrs. Manuel Palacios; one broth-
er, Abelardo Garcia Morris and
many grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday afternoon with burial
in the Realitos cemetery.
Pear Thorns
Cause Injury To
M. Arrellin
Margarito Arrellin suffered a
painful injury this week when
cacti thorns forced into his right
hand while burning pear became
infected.
His right fore finger was lanc-
ed Tuesday by Dr. John P. Veit,
at the Benavides Clinic.
Arrellin resides on a ranch
about three miles from Benavi-
des.
DECLARES WAR
Death, resulting from a heart
attack, came suddenlv to Oscar
Thompson, Jr., of Hebbronville
last Friday while out on a hunt-
ing trip. Funeral services were
held there Saturday. He is sur-
vived by his wife, two sons, and
mother, Mrs. Oscar Thompson.
Motorists were urged, by the'
county tax collector to look at
the old number of their drivers
license to find out when to apply
for new licenses.
Licenses numbering from 450.-
001 to 900,000 are good until
March 31, 1942, and can be re-
newed now. Those numbering
from 900,001 to 1,350,000 are good
until June 30, 1942. and mav be
renewed after April 1. Those
numbering from 1.350.000 up-
ward, are good until November
1, 1942, and may be renewed
after July 1.
The Catawba Indian tribe has
declared war on Germany. They
must have seen that long lock of
hair down over Hitler’s eyebrow.
TBiiAFFIC
tips m auipi
If you think we need more
radio comedians, you must not
be paying attention to the com-
mercials.
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