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LAUNDRY SERVICE
Benavides Facts
Eyes examined—Glasses fitted
Dr. Paul Owens
OPTOMETRIST
ALICE TEXAS
New Location—Main Street
VOLUME FIFTEEN
J. L. C. Beaman, Sole Owner
BENAVIDES, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1940
‘An Epco Publication”
NUMBER 50
QTwo Band Units
From Benavides In
Laredo Parade
Benavides will be represented
at the Washington Birthday Cele-
bration in Laredo Thursday with
two band units.
The senior band under the di-
rection of C. E. Keevert is com-
% posed of 55 members. Drum ma-
jor Lionel Chapa and his assist-
ants, Dorothea Sheldon, Betty
Ross, and Bobbie Andrews will
lead the musicians dressed in pur-
** pie and gold uniforms.
A junior band of 42 pieces will
make its first appearance in the
Laredo parade this year. Direc-
tor Pete Rivera announced that
the members will be dressed in
white uniforms and blue capes.
Drum major Joan George and
twirlers Lydia Canales, Yolanda
De Leon, and Elena Lopez will
lead the unit.
Attractive Boy
Scout DisjlJay Ift
Post Offifce Bldg.
Boy Scout week was observed
bv Benavides Troop No. 47 start- u^ui
in* last Thursday with a dotvnl P°unds on the casing and 200
Four New Wells
And One Location
In Duval Field
__\
During the past week four new
oil wells were completed and one
location made in the Duval Coun-
ty oil fields.
In the Longhorn Field, M. M.
Miller & Sons No. 19 Fee jetted
92 barrels of oil in 24 hours
through open two-inch tubing no
completion through casing per-
forations at 4.-057-77 feet. Total
depth was 4,085 feet.
In the Rancho Solo Field, An-
drus, Reed & Benson No. 3 Peters
pumped 51 barrels daily on coih-
pletion at a total depth of 1,868
feet. Sand was topped at 1,843
feet.
Navarro Oil Co.’s No. 5 Mew
in the Fitzsimmons Field flowed
118 barrels on a five-thirty-sec-
onds-inch choke with 425 pounds
working, pressure on the tubing
and 1,250 pounds frorii. sand at
4,245 to 4,252 ftet, the total
depth.
In the Tarancahuas Field, Cor
& Hamon NO. 1 Sophie-Hoffm'ah
flowed 350 barrels daily on a
three-eighths-in'ch choke from
sand at 2,027 to 2,035 feet, the
total depth. Prtssutes were 225
New Fire Truck and Members of Benavides Volunteer Fire Dept.
Death Claimed
Arnoldo Salinas
Last Saturday
mg last ‘ poys on..the tubing. Five and
town a half-inch casing was set at
- day night with a free picture^
* show- An ^tractive exhibit in the ^^ Hill pield, Mag.
port office building provoked fav-
orable comment.
The local troop is composed of
T 40 Boy Scouts under the leader-
ship of N. P. Jimenez, scoutmas-
y ter and A. N. Saenz, assistant.
Twenty traffic patrolmen were
appointed and fines amounting to
$16.00 were assessed Saturday as
4 the Boy Scouts made arrests for
wrong way parking, speeding,
parking by fire plugs and other
traffic violations.
Tuesday of this week the Scouts
were addressed by 'J. R. De Leon
^^in the school auditorium.
Wednesday afternoon F. Vaello,
Jr., addressed the Boy Scout as-
sembly.
Other scout activities included
cleaning up of Main street, list-
ening to President Roosevelt’s
message to the Boy Scouts of
America over a nation-wide hook-
up, and attending church Sunday
in a body.
Twelve members of the Bena-I Saenz, Rene Escobar, Second Cap-
vides Volunteer Fire Departmentj tain Polo Chapa; First Captain
are pictured above on the fire Abel Cortinas; Valdo Chapa, Ro-
tvuck which whs recently purchas-' man Escobar, Manuel Flores and
ed at A cost Of $5;K0<L Reading! Manuel Mungia. There were seven
from left to right:. Fire Chief A. j mmeebrso 8
C. Candles;. Fibe Marshal Pedroj members of the Fire Department
pbroiVado; ; Eilgbieer Ike Cftaji&G j who were absent when the -picture
Lieuteriarit R&ul GUevhra; Neo was taken. The firemen are dress-
ed in white coveralls to protect
their clothing and as a mark of
identification. In another column
of this isue the new fire ordinance
for the City will be found. When
the law is effective a substantial
reduction in the fire key rate will
be realized by citizens of Benavi-
des.
4D
r. H. B. May Is
Indicted On Federal
Narcotics Charge
Y Seven physicians, four drug-
gists and several others were nam-
v ed in indictments involving illegal
sale and dispensation of narcotics
by a grand jury which made its
second report of the week last
Wednesday in Federal' court at
Corpus Christi.
Among the physicians listed was
Dr. Henry B. May, a practicing
physician in Benavides, who has
been a resident of this city for sev-
eral years.
Other physicians indicted are
Dr. H. R. Giles, formerly mayor
of Corpus Christi, and Dr. J. R.
Thomas, Dr. Sterling B. Martin,
Dr. C. P. Callison, and Dr. Ace
Nichols, all of Corpus Christi.
Dorcas Class
% Members Honor •
Mrs. B. Hart
^ Mrs. Bill Hart, who during her
f stay in Benavides was President
* of the Woman’s Class in the Bap-
tist Sunday School was honored
Monday afternoon by a handker-
chief shower given by members
of the Dorcas class.
Mrs. Earl Carpenter, teacher of
the class and Mrs. J. H. Schubert,
Secretary prfesented the gifts in
San; Diego where the Mr, and Mrs.
Hart are residing now.
The presentation, of the hand-
^!pterchiefs came as a surprise to
Mrs. Hart. She made the state-
ment that the Benavides Baptist
church was the first church she
ever worked in which gave her a
remembrance.
nolia Petroleum Co.’s No. 21 Du-
val County Ranch Co., bottomed
at 1,466, six feet in sand, jetted
53 barrels daily on a one-half-inch
choke,
Bridwell Oil Co. staked location
in the North Sweden Field for its
No. 14. J. G. Ancira, which will
be, 330 feet from the east line and
405 feet from the north line of a
152-acre lease in section 19, San-
tos FloreS Grant. It . is a twin to
and 15 feet south of well No. 1.
Dave Norris To
Work In Oil Fields
In South America
Dave Norris, who will be re-
membered as a former resident of
Benavides sailed Saturday from
New York for a wildcat drilling
operation in Venezuela. Mrs. Nor-
ris did not accompany him.
Likely Mr. Norris’s work will
be in the wilds of equatorial re-
gions. If the drilling is increased
and a field opens up, Mrs. Norris
plans to join her husband in South
America.
J. M. Gadena ,
Driving Packard
gar This Week
The popular and genial cashier
of the Merchants Exchange Bank,
Jesus M. Cadena, is sporting a new
car this week.
Saturday Mr. Cadena secured
the Packard club coupe from a
San Antrinio automobile dealer.
The new car is a shade of tar
and presents an attractive appeai’-
ance.
Gaston Solis and Mr. Cadena
left town after banking hours Sat-
urday and Sunday his friends
were surprised when he proudly
displayed his Packard.
Cotillion Club
Sponsors Dance
In School Gym
Revival Meeting
In Benavides By
Rev. J. Powell
' Rev. Jesse Powell, of Arlington
will conduct a series of revival
meetings at the Benavides Church
of Christ beginning Friday.
Evangelistic services will be
conducted each evening through
February 25th it was announced.
A cordial invitation is extend-
ed to the public to attend all of
the meetings.
Marking one of the most enjoy-
able dances in Benavides was the
one given by the girls’ Cotillion
Social club, on Sunday, February
4.
The pastel hues of lavender and
green were emphasized in the
decorative theme. Also huge bas-
kets of lavender flowers inter-
mingled with fern formed the
floor decorations of the hall.
At mid-night the introduction of
the members took place with An-
drew M. Edwards acting as master
of ceremony. The members were
introduced as follows:
Misses Virginia Casas, Lile Ca-
nales, Belia Martinez, Gi’aciela
Moreno, Celia Carrillo, Aurora Ca-
nales, and Emma Cadena. Then
the officers were introduced as
follows:
Miss Meme Flores, sergent at
arms, Raquel Ramos, reporter;
Queta Garcia, treasurer; Juanita
Casas, secretary; and president,
Miss Benita Martinez.
Escorts were Enrique Ramirez,
of Realitos, Johnny Arechiga; Mo-
nico Perez, and Lauro Ochoa from
Hebhfdnville; Angel Saenz and
Manuel Trevino from San Diego;
also Rogelio Ramirez, Mauro Vas-
quez, J. D. Gutierrez, Bartold Pe-
na, Polo Lopez and Arnoldo Cue-
llar.
Music was furnished by Don
George and his ten piece orches-
tra, with Mr. J. P. Stockwell as
vocalist.
Approximately a hundred and
fifty couples attended the dance.
Eagles Defeat
San Diego Friday
In 21-27 Score
Benavides Eagles chalked up
another victory by defeating the
San Diego Vaqueros Friday night
by a count of 21-17.
It was hard fought struggle,
both teams playing a defensive
game. Molina, Gonzalez, Martinez,
Carrillo, Oliveira played the en-
tire game with no substitutes. Mo-
lina scored high with 7 points.
Mr. and Mrs. Barr
Entertain Relatives
Enroute To Mexico
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Barr enter-
tained relatives and friends from
Pennsylvania last week. They ar-
rived Friday after seeing the
sights in the Mardi Gras celebra-
tions at New Orleans, and spent
the week-end visiting at the Barr
home at the Duval Pipe Line Sta-
tion.
Mr. Barr’s sister, and Mrs.
Barr’s brother, Mr. and Mrs. John
M. Smith of Springdale, Pa., and
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Jacobs, and
daughter, Miss Miriam Jacobs
compose the party.
Monday morning the group left
for’ Mexico City. They plan to re-
turn by way of Benavides and
complete their visit. Miss Ger-
trude Barr, daughter of Mr. and
Mi’s. F. C. Barr, who has been
employed by the Gulf Oil Com-
pany in Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrived
home Tuesday for an extended
visit with her parents. She will be
here to see her aunt and uncle on
their return trip to Benavides.
Income Tax Don’ts
DON’T prepare your return
without first studying the in-
structions accompanying the
form.
DON’T procrastinate. Early
assembling of data permits a
careful consideration of all tax
problems.
DON’T destroy the memo-
randa from which your return
was prepared.
DON’T fail to fill in all items
and schedules required by the
retui’n.
DON’T omit explanation
when such information is es-
sential to a complete audit.
This will save unnecessary ex-
pense and annoyance to both
you and the Government.
J. G. Netzer
Rotary Governor
Visits Here
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Netzer, of
Laredo, were Benavides visitors
Tuesday afternoon enroute to a
Rotary meeting in Kingsville.
Mr. Netzer, District Rotary Gov-
ernor, was in conference with Jose
R. De Leon, his assistant.
Mr. De Leon, accompanied by
Don Wallace were Tuesday visi-
tors with the San Diego Rotary
Club and had just returned home
when Mr. and Mrs. Netzer arriv-
ed.
Realitos Club
Organized At Mrs.
Guerra’s Home
Rancher Removed
To Home In Laredo
After Operation
Servando Benavides, prominent
ranchman and owner of consider-
able valuable oil producing land in
Webb and Duval counties, who re-
cently underwent the amputation
of his right leg at Nix Hospital
in San Antonio, was taken to La-
redo last week, accompanied by
members of his family and a train-
ed nurse.
Over a year ago he undei’went
amputation of his left leg. He is
reported doing very nicely and.
will be under constant care of a
physician and nurse at his home
in Laredo.
Tuesday February 13, eleven in-
terested women met at the home
of Mrs. C. A. Guerra in Realitos
and organized the Realitos Home
Demonstration club.
Officers elected were: Presi-, „ , , , , ,
dent, Mrs. Louis Mendes, vice pres- I formed last Wednesday.
Earl Barrow
Injured While At
Work Friday
Last week Eai’l Barrow left
Benavides for a job in Portland
and was employed near White
Point when he tripped over a piece
of pipe and sustained internal in-
juries.
Barrow did not believed his in-
juries were serious and worked
Friday and Saturday. Sunday he
became violently ill and was re-
moved to a Corpus Christi hos-
pital where an operation was per-
ident, Mrs C. A. Guerra, Secre-
tary, Miss Elia Guerra and report-
er, Mrs. -Lisandro Saenz.
The club will meet every fourth
Tuesday of the month at 3 :00 o’-
clock for regular meeting with the
County Home Demonstration
agent present. Other meetings will
be called meetings.
The next meeting will be on
Tuesday February 27 at the home
of Mrs. Louis Mendes at which
time the club will participate in
planting a garden and will study
how to control insects. How to
^•adicate ants will be demonstrat-
ed.
The membership roll includes
the following charter members:
Mesdames Tomas Bai’fera, Efi-
genia Garza, Octavio Arredondo,
Lisandro Saenz, C. A. Guerra,
Louis Mendesd, C. M. Ramirez, G.
Guillermo , Misses Elia Guerra,
Antonia Villarreal, Micaela Ana-
ya. Membership is open to all wo-
men interested in home-making
and are cordially invited to the
next meeting.
Sejita Girls’s
Club Plant Bed
Of Tomatoes
Mrs. Barrow and daughters,
Helen and Bobbie had motored to
Portland to spend the . week-end
with Mr. Barrow and were with
him when he entered the hospital.
Mrs. Barrow and daughters re-
turned to Benavides this week to
enable the children to remain in
school. Late reports from Cor-
pus Christi indicate Mr. Barrow’s
condition is slowly improving.
Annual Coronation
Of Valentine Queen
Wednesday Night
Wednesday night the King and
Queen of the Benavides High
School and their Court of Dukes
and Duchesses were presented to
the citizens of Benavides at a mus-
icale fantasy in the high school
auditorium.
The stage of the auditorium
was beautifully decorated in the
Valentine colors of red and white.
On a raised platform the throne,
the back of which was fashioned
of two huge red hearts, was plac-
ed. The back-ground for the stage
was a high lattice-work of grey
Spanish moss profusely decorated
with sweetheart roses. In the cen-
ter of the lattice were two red
hearts, caught together with a
large red arrow. At either side of
the stage were two large floral
baskets containing lovely bouquets
of pink roses.
The opening chorus, “Greeting
the Valentine Queen,” was sung
by the Girls’ Glee Club under the
direction of Samuel Garcia, with;
Mrs. Ruperto Cadena at the piano.
The Girls in the glee club were
attractively gowned in pink, blue,
and peach everting dresses. Mi$s
Abelina Palacios, high school Sen--
ior gave a vocal solo- entitled
“Welcome.” She was 'dfessed in a
aqua blue net evening gown.
Miss, Katie B. Adams, sponsor
of the Junior Class, announced the
arrival of the Queen of Hearts
and her court, who entered frpm
the rear of the auditorium, march-
ed down the aisle and took their
places on the stage. Music for the
entrance of the queen arid her
court was played by the Don
George Orchestra under the di+
rection of George Carrillo.
The first couple to -be announcr
ed were the duke and duchess of
the Freshman Class, Lady Berta
from the House of Oliveira and
Lord Alfonso from the House of
Bozada. Lady Berta was. lovely in
a white net dress, made with a
full skirt on which were pinned
bows of white velvet ribbon. The
neck-line of the bodice was cut
square shape and little • puffed
sleeves completed the demureness
of the costume.
Next to enter were the Duke
and Duchess of the Sophomore
Class, Lady Alma Gloria from the
House of Garcia, Lord Horacio
from the House of Oliveira. Lady
Alma Gloria was attractively at-
tired in a dress fashioned of white
slipper satin. The skirt was cut on
very full lines and the bodice was
a profusion of gathers.
The next couple presented were j with a large red heart at one end.
Arnoldo Salinas, age 15, die !
Saturday morning in an Alice hos-
pital following an operation for
appendicitis Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Salinas, was born in
Benavides.
Death claimed the youth after
a short illness. He was first
stricken last Sunday and later re-
moved to a hospital in Alice Tues-
day where an emergency opera-
tion was performed. After the
operation his condition grew worse
and a blood transfusion was given
but little hope was given for his
recovery.
Arnold was a sixth grade stu-
dent, member of the school Safe-
ty Patrol and the Boy Scouts.
Services were conducted from
the family residence Sunday af-
ternoon and interment made in
the Benavides cemetery.
An. hortof guard of Boy Scouts
followed the body to the grave
where taps were sounded by a Boy
Scortt bugler.
Surviving are his parents, Mi\
and TVtrsU Jesus M. Salinas, four
sisters, Mrs. Barbara Hooky Clor
djn; Diaqxantina and Elvira, and;
two brothers, Romeo and Anto-
nio...
The funeral procession formed
a double lirte of automobiles and
reached from the church to the
cemetery. The grave was banked
high with many floral offerings.
Active pall bearers were: Raul
Ramos, W. C. Bai'ton, Jr., T. M.
Sa’enz’, Lete- Barotn, Ramiro Carri-
llo' and ©bear Canales.
Valentine Motif
Is Used In Shower
Given Mrs. Hand
A shower with Valentine motif
was giyejirto Mrs. Bill Hand as
honoree by a group of her friends,
Mrs. Cecil Glover, Mrs. Earl Bar-
rew, Ml’S. Earl Lasiter, Mrs. Estin
Barton, and'Mrs. R. B. Robinson.
Seventeen were present. Out of
town guests were Mrs. O. H. Wea-
ver, and- l\frs. Troy Hill from Sin-
ton, and. Mrs- Dick Munsell cf
Freer.
The honoree received many
lovely gifts. Comic valentines
were distributed to the guests and
read aloud for the pleasure of the
group.
Refreshments were served by
the hostesses.
Benavides Girls
Defeat Laredo And
Win Second Place
The Benavides high school vol-
ley ball team coached by Mrs.
Katherine Toudouze won second
place in the district by defeating
Laredo in both games.
Last Friday night the team lost
to San Diego with a close score in
one game of 15 to 13.
Members of the team are Maria
Delgado, Rita Mendiola, Herlinda
Mendiola, Alma Gloria Garcia,
Dorothy Moreno, and Anna Ruth
McCoy. Substitutes are Jovita Al-
aniz and Berta Gonzalez.
On Thursday afternoon, Feb-
ruary 8, the Sejita f'4-H-Club met
with Miss Selma Wiedeman, Coun-
ty Home Demonstration agent.
A total of 13 members were
present and each girl showed
what she had made since last
meeting. 13 aprons were made, a
luncheon cloth, a table scarf, and
one clothes pin bag have been
completed.
With the help of Miss Wiede-
man the club members planted
June pink variety of tomatoes for
a club garden and Ernestina Villa
will be garden demonstrator.
Each girl was also given
enough tomato seed to plant a
row in her home garden.—Celia
Salinas, reporter.
The cost of producing a barrel
of oil in Texas averages 81 cents.
The average selling price of the
oil in 1939 was about $1 .
Piano Exhibit
In De Leon Building
By L. R. O’Neal
This week a piano exhibit and
demonstration of pianos was open-
ed in the vacant De Leon build-
ing next door to the De Leon’s
Drug Store by L. R. O’Neal, dis-
trict manager of the San Antonio
piano company.
The pianos were picked up in
this section by the credit depart-
ment and are being offered at
greatly reduced prices to prevent
having to ship them to San An-
tonio.
Mr. O’Neal, who resides in Cor-
pus Christi, has been most com-
plimentary about the Benavides
trade territory regarding collec-
tions. He explained that his re-
port^ to the credit department were
excellent because of the good
conditions of his accounts in this
immediate section.
Atiiong the pianos displayed this
week is a spinet piano, small stu-
dio piano and a Kimball vertical
grand piano.
Further information can be had
by visiting the exhibit here or
calling Garfield 133i, San Anto-
nio.
Morris Returns
Home Saturday
From Hospital
Hugh Lee Morris, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ghenie Morris, was discharg-
ed from an Alice hospital Satur-
day and returned to Benavides
where he. is convalescing.
Dr. Juan C. Gonzalez, Jr., per-
formed the appendectomy.
the Duke and Duchess of the Jun-
ior Class, Lady Angelica from the
House of Garcia and Lord Fer-
nando from the House of Carrillo.
Lady Angelica’s natural beauty
was heightened by the lovely
white slipper satin dress she woi’e.
From the tight bodice ornamented
with wine velvet bows a full hoop-
ed skirt flowed.
The Duke and Duchess of the
Senior Class were presented next:
Lady Ruth Helen from the House
of Drury and Lord Jessie from
the House of Loos. Lady Ruth
Helen was beautifully gowned in
a white taffeta dress, made on
very old-fashioned lines. The neck-
line was an off-the-shoulder ef-
fect with soft dusty rose flowers
adorning the edge. From the low-
er edge of the skirt a pleated red
taffeta ruffle peeked. The front
of the skirt was caught up about
two inches from the lower edge
revealing a small old-fashioned
bouquet of dusty pink roses. All
of the duchesses wore lovely cor-
sages of red carnations, a gift
from'.the Junior Class.
The crown bearer, little Miss
Gloria Oliveira, eriterhd next,
dressed in a white moire taffeta
dress with tight bodice, puffed
sleeves and a long full skirt. She
carried a white satin pillow on
which reposed a lovely crown fash-
ioned of white pearls and brilli-
ant rhino stones, and adorned with
a red heart.
As the bugles sounded their
Majesties, the King and Queen of
Benavides High School, Her High-
ness, Queen Evangelina from the
House of Garcia, and his highness,
King Juan Manuel of the House
of Canales, made their appearance
and marched upon the stage to
take their places on the throne.
The Queen’s gown was made of
white slipper satin, with a tight
bodice cut with a square neck-
line and tiny puffed sleeves. The
full skii’t fell over a hooped un-
der-skirt, giving an added fullness
to the effect. The train was fash-
ioned of red safin lined with white
satin. Just below the high collar
which, fonned a halo for her face
was a hugh white satin heart. The
Queen covered a mace fashioned
ffom white pearls and adorned
As the. Queen knelt at the
throne, Sitpt. R. W. Milligan gave
the coronation address and crown-
ed Evangelina Queen of the Ben-
avides'High'School for the current
school year.
Miss Abelina Palacios complet-
ed her welcome song and present-
ed Queen Evangelina with a beau-
tiful arm bouquet of red carna-
tions. In her response, the Queen
told her. loyal subjects that she
was indeed, very grateful to be
their QhCeh and hoped that her
reign would be as happy for them
as it Was for her.
Little Yolanda De Leon gave a
ballet dance.for the Queen’s plea-
sure. She was dressed in a white
ballet costume of white satin and
tulle. The full ruffled skirt of
white , tulle was studded with little
bows made of red velvet ribbon.
The Girls’ Glee Club sang a song
entitled “Gaily Trip We the Light-
some Dance” with Avelina Pala-
cios again' singing the solo. Anita
Munoz, dressed in a blue and pink
taffeta evening gown with a large
hopped ’skirt, danced throughout
the- number.:
. ' After ;thisi dqnce, the Glee Club
again-' ^apg- a delightful number
which was entitled “In Our Hap-
py, Ilappy School.”
As a climax to the evening’s
entertainment for the Queen, Elcla
Perez and Jesus Flores rendered
A vocal' duet, entitled, “Will You
Rertrembei’-?”, the song made pop-
ular by Jeanette McDonald and
Nelson Eddy in “May Time.” Elda
was a, charming sweetheart in an
old-fashioned dress of black net
with a long flowing skirt. As the
Glee Clujj sang the chorus, Elda
and Jesus were joined by Ninfa
arid Celso Gonzalez, and the two
couples danced an old-fashioned
waltz fbr the Queens pleasir e.
Ninfa was dressed in a pink taf-
feta goWn with a long hooped
skirt. ’
As the Glee Club sang the final
choru,s, the King and Queen rose
and descended from the throne.
The .orchestra played “Let Me Call
Your Sweetheart,” the audience
rose, arid Queeri Evangelina and
her. Valentine Court left the stage
and walked to the rear of the audi-
tdridryiv "
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