Jim Hogg County Enterprise (Hebbronville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1941 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XVI.
JIM HOGG COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER — HEBBRONVILLE, TEXAS
Thursday May 22, 1941
Number 2
Graduation Exercises To Be Held On May The 28th
I Am An American
Day Program Held
Sposored By T.D.G
Monday night a program, sponsored
by the local unit of the Texas De-
fense Guard, was held on the High
School Football Field, in compliance
with the President’s proclamation
Betting aside a day to honor newly
created citizens, whether by becom-
ing of age or by naturalization.
The High School Band and Com-
pany “E”, 13th Battalion, Texas
Defense Guard were in formation,
and passed in review after the pro-
gram.
Using a loud speaker system, and
with Captain Doyle R. Avant acting
as master of ceremonies, the follow-
ing program was rendered:—
Corporal Chas. Pitts, Co. “E”
13th Batt. — Prayer.
Corporal F. B. Guerra, Co. “E”,
13th Batt. —Representing the Texas
Defense Guard.
Private Adan Ramirez, Co. “E\
13th Batt. — Representing newly
naturalized citizens.
W. R. Quilliam, — Representing
the American Legion.
P. W. Minter, — Representing
the community.
J. Frank McGee — Representing
he local committee on sale of De-
fense Bonds and Stamps.
The talks were all inspiring, and
in line with the spirit of the occasion
and were well received by a large
crowd.
Captain Doyle R. Avant is to be
congratulated on the fine spirit
cooperation, and work of Company
“E”, 13th Battalion Texas Defense
Guard.
NYA Air Mechanic Minter-Hellen Nuptial Solemnized Local Unit Of
BOY SCOUTS
The Boy Scout Committees of the
Hebbronville and Bruni Troops start-
ed their drive for funds to support
these organization with a breakfast
Wednesday morning. Mr. Tan
Turner local committeeman ha?
charge of this drive.
Certainly every citizen of Heb-
bronville will want to help and co-
operate in thise fine movement. With
every one doing his or her part this
financial drive will go over in a big
way.
The boys are our men of tomorrow
and by helping them today to be-
come real citizens you will be helping
America.
The Gulf Coast Council is in an
enlargement campaign to give the
boys today a better program. We
will have a paid worker here in our
ouwn town part of every month and
with this help Scouting will grow.
“Be a real scout” and help Scout-
ing.
Resident Center
At Corpus Christi
Further impetus was given the
defense program by the National
Youh Administration in Texas with
the approval of an NYA air mecha-
nics resident center at Corpus Christi
to be operated in connection with
the nearby United States Naval Air
base, J. C. Kellam, state NYA ad-
ministrator, said today. ,
Under the sponsorship of he U.
S. Navy, the center will provide 100
youth with 44 hours of actual shop
work experience per week in the re-
pair, construction, and maintenance
of airplanes and airplane engines.
All shop work by the youth will be
done at the Naval Air Base under
the direction of the regular person-
nel. An additional 20 boys will re-
ceive work experience at the resident
center as cooks’ helpers, waiters, and
clerical assistants.
Construction of a building to
house the 120 youth was begun thtis
week in Corpus Christi, Kellam said,
under the sponsorship of the Corpus
Christi Independent School District.
It is expected that the building will
be ready for occupancy within 90
days.
The Corpus Christi Public Schools
through the State Department of
Education, have been requested by
he National Youth Administration o
provide instructors for the related
information and training classes
which the boys will attend at night.
The youth assigned to the project
who remain for a period of 6 months
will be eligible for employment at
the U: S. Naval Air Base as mecha-
nics learners.
This NYA resident center will
operate similarly to that at the
Duncan Field U. S. Air Depot near
San Antonio, where recently 84 NYA
youth accepted Civil Service tempor-
ary appointments as mechanics learn-
ers following 6 months employment
in the Duncan Field shops while as-
signed to the NYA resident center.
ROTARY NOTES
Miss Willellen Minter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wrigley Minter,
became the bride of Mr. Charles
Waugh Hellen Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Waugh Hellen, Satur-
day morning, May 17th, at 10:00
o’clock at the Methodist Church.
Rev. Kenneth C. Minter, uncle
of the bride officiated.
The prelude was a beautiful violin
and piano arrangement of Schu-
bert’s “Ave Maria.” Mrs. George
Edds sang “Because” with violin
obligato and piano accompniment,
and the soft strains of ‘Leiberstraum’
were heard all through the ceremony
All the wedding music, including the
traditional wedding marches, was
furnished by Mrs. W. R. Quilliam,
violinist, and Miss Hazel Hamed of
Laredo, pianist.
Against a background of fern and
queen Ann’s lace, stood an ornament
al trellis twined with fern and gladioli
and flanked on each side by tall
pedestal baskets of white gladioli,
madonna lilies and carnations. The
chancel rail also was twined with
fern and ornamented wth vases of
the same white flowers.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She was lovely in a
gown of white lace, fashioned with a
long tight bodice softly shirred
below a heart shaped neckline, and
tiny covered buttons down the center
front. The long sleeves ended in
points over the wrists, and wide
flared skirt extended into a short
train. Her finger-tip veil of illusion
was attached to a coronet of seed
pearls. She wore a tiny gold cross
and chain, and carried a small white
Bible on top of which was a shower
bouquet of stephanotis centered with
a white orchid.
The bride was atended by her sis-
ter, Mrs. J. R. Trussell, Jr. of
Kingsville as matron of honor, and
Miss Louie Alline Gagnee as maid of
honor. They were both gowned in
marquisette over taffeta w.ith fitted
bodices, wide flared skirts, and small
flower turbans draped with tulle.
The matron of honor wore daffodil
yellow with a pale blue turban, and
the maid of honor was in pale blue
with turban of daffodil yellow. They
carried colonial bouquets of yellow
The Rotarians met Tuesday May
20th at the Viggo Hotel, Thomas
Stetson Jr., presiding. Rev. Chas
Pitts as chairman of the program,
brought a fine and impressive report
from the District Meeting in Corpus
Christi. All enjoyed his talk very
much.
Guests of the club were: Sam
Johnson, Hal Ellsworth and C. Y.
Wormuth all of Laredo.
roses and pale blue delphinium, tied
with ribbons to match their turbans.
Dana Hellen served his brother us
best man. Dennis McBride and Jim
Minter were ushers. Little Edward
Ray Holbein, a cherub in all white,
acted as ringbearer and carried the
ring on a white satin pillow.
Mrs. Minter, mother of the bride,
wore navy blue sheer with white
accessories and a corsage of gar-
denias.
Mrs. Hellen, mother of the groom,
wore a blue and white print with
navy blue accessories, and a corsage
of blue cornflowers and pink snap-
dragons.
Immediately following the ceremony
a reception took place at the home
of the bride’s parents. The bride’s
table was covered with lace and shasta
tered with yellow roses and shasta
daisies on a mirror reflector with tall
yellow tapers in crystal holders.Mrs.
James Barfield served the wedding
cake, a heart shaped confection in
three tiers and decorated with sugar,
spun yellow roses. Mrs. Dana Hellen
presided at tthe punch bowl and Mrs.
George Holbein had charge of the
guest book.
For travelling the bride wore an
ensemble consisting of a British tan
and white American Eagle print
frock with a beige coat. Her acces-
sories were of British tan and white,
and she wore a white orchid corsage
After a wedding trip to Denver,
Colo., and other points, the young
couple will be at home in Hebbron-
ville.
Out of town guests were:
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Mims, Miss
Hazel Hamed, Mesdames George
Neel, Bess Neel, Payne Briscoe and
Ed Mann of Laredo. Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Trussell, Mr. and rMs. J. R.
Trussell Jr. and Richard Corkill of
Kingsvile; Rev. and Mrs. K. C.
Minter and Miss Anna Minter of
Gonzales; Mrs. A. P. Wright of
Alice; Mrs. Wm. Masterson and
daughter Elizabeth Ann of Freer;
M!iss Lyda Belle David and Glen
Bridge of Austin; Travis Sain
Richardson and Tom Dowe of College
Station; Mr. and Mrs. William Mims
of Corpus Christi; Mr. and Mrs.
Pete McBride of Realitos.
Texas Defense
Passes Inspection
I H .
Baccalaureate
Services In Gym
Sunday, May 25th
Last Thursday, Major Allen D.
Rooke, of Woodsboro, representing
the Adjutant General’s Department
of the State of Texas, conducted an
official inspecion of Company ”E”,
13th Battalion, Texas Defense Guard
(the Hebbronville unit), and, on
completion of his inspection, announ-
ced that the Company had passed the
inspection with honors.
During the afternoon, the Com-
pany’s records were inspected and
found in good order. At 8:00 P. M.
the personnel of the Company was
inspected on the Football Field, and
were highly complimented by the
inspecting officer on their appearance
drill and morale.
Major Rooke was accompanied by
Major Wm. A. Petty of Laredo, the
commander of the 13th Batt. and
after completion of the inspection of
the Hebbronville company, left for
Mirando City to complete the inspec
tion of the company there.
HOME GUARD ACCEPTED
The Laredo Battalion of the Home
Guard consisting of five companies
of which three are composed af La
redoans and one each at Mirando
City and Hebbronville have been ac-
cepted into state service.
Battalion Commander, Major Wil-
iam A. Petty, was thus advised to
day by Adjutant General Watt Page
of Austin. This follows the official
inspection of the five companies last
week by Major Allen D. Rooke of
Woodsboro.
Major Petty said he would leave
Saturday to make an inspection of
the Home Guard battalion which has
headquarters at Refugio.
Messers Don Marsh and Noyes B.
Livingston went to Corpus Christi
Monday on business.
Weekly Report
OF OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT FOR JIM HOGG COUNTY AND
SURROUNDING TERRITORY
According to Scout Report Released By HARRY L. FANSLER
One wildcat abandonment and a
new gas field discovery proved the
most important development in Jim
Hogg County during the past week.
Seven miles north of production
in the Colorado Field, V. F. Neu-
haus No. 2 Gallagher was drilled to
a total depth of 3,466 feet, having
coTed oil sand a 2,856-68 feet, in
he Loma Novia, and ran five and
one-half inch casing to 2,910 feet.
Perforations at 2,855-63 fee com-
plete tthe wildcat as the discovery
of a new gas producing area for the
county. The test is located 330 feet
from the south and west lines of
Block 282 in the Pippin Subdivision
of the El Randado Grant.
Four miles northwest of Randado
W. G. French No. 1 Vela Pefia is
dry and abandoned at 3,227 feet
after a live minute drill stem test
at 2870-87 feet recovered 15 feet of
mud, developing no pressure. A 25-
minute drill stem test at 2,881-97
feet recovered 540 feet of salt water,
no pressure. The tost is located 467
feet from the south and east lines
of Block 4, Survey 579, in the El
Peyote Grant.
Gregg Sawyer No. 1 Allen, wild-
cat test located 330 feet from the
west one-quarter of the southwest
one-quarter of the Coggin Survey
No. 22, has set 10-3/4 inch surface
casing at 40 feet and is drilling
ahead immediately below.
Sun Oil Co. No. 2 East is coring
ahead below 6,067 feet. A proposed
6,100-foott tetst located 2,233 feet
from the south and east lines of the
lease in the La Noria de Santo Do-
mingo Grant.
In the Colorado Field, Humble’s
No. 14 King Ranch-Colorado “B”
has been completed for 189.06 bar-
rels per day of 46.3 gravity oil on
a three-sixtteenths inch choke, from
sand at 2,885 feet, with 350 pounds
on the tubing and 500 pounds pres-
sure on the casing. Five and one,
half inch casing set at, 2,881 feet;
the total depth of the well is 2,900
feet.
CHILDREN RAISE
MONEY FOR BRITISH
YOUNGSTERS,, GOT $6.50
TO RECEIVE DEGREE
The Twilight Musicale given Sat-
urday afternoon by Reed Quilliam,
cellist; Frank Staggs and Patsy Stro- J- A. Loftin
man, violinist, and Corrinne Stroman
pianist, was a delightful program
which showed these young musicians
to be embroyo artists. All of them
possessed of unusual musical gifts,
they presented a difficult program
with technical ease, beautiful tone
quality, and unusual poise.
At the conclusion of the program
Reed Quilliam made a short talk
inviting the audience to contribute
toward the purchase of a cot, blanket
and pllow for a child to use in an air
raid shelter. The sum of $6.50 was
realized, and since the price of this
outfit is $10.00, the children are in-
viting aiyone who should like to
donate toward raising the amount to
the amount required to turn this
amount in to one of the children or
to the Enterprise office.
Manuel Ramirez of Hebbronville
will receive his Bachelor of Business
Administration degree from Texas
A & I College May 26 whe President
confers degrees in
more than a dozen fields of special-
ization of one of the largest graduat
ing classes in the history of the
college. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sandalio Ramirez and a grad-
uate of Hebbronville High School.
About 120 degrees will be conferr-
ed. These will include 21 graduates
in Business Administration, 15 in
Natural Gas Engineering, 13 in
Home Economics, 12 in Agriculture,
10 in Education, 7 in English, 4 in
History, 3 in General Engineering,
and 3 in Chemical Engineering, 2
each in Chemistry. Physics, and
Health and Physical Education, 1
each in Spanish, Music, and Mathe-
matics, and 7 with no ma or speci-
fied .
ATTENDS CONVENTION
Thomas Stetson Jr., of Stetson
and Saldana Insurance Agency has
just returned from Dallas where he
atttended tthe 44th Annual Conven-
ttion of Texas Association of In-
surance Agents. Convention date
May 15th and 16th. Some 800 Texas
Agents and Company representatives
were registered.
NOTICE
Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clock
P. M. there will be held a Patriotic
meeting in front of the First Na-
tional Bank Building.
OUR HIGH SCHOOL BAND WILL
BE THERE!
Short talks will be made in both
English and Spanish.
Everybody invited to be present.
A & I TO CONTINUE
CIVILIAN PILOT TRAIN
ING SUMMER & WINTER
GOVERNOR DECIDES TO
RUN FOR SENATE
Gov. W. Lee O’Daniel announced
his candidacy for the United Statets
Senate.
In a state-wide broadcast Monday
evening he told the people of Texas
“We have got the job done” and ask
ttheir support in the race for the
seat of the late Moris Sheppard.
He declared he would take to
Washington with him the Ten Com-
mandments and the Golden Rule,
which in his campaigns he has held
up as the tenet* of his personal and
political life.
Baccalaureate Services will be held
Sunday May 26th at 11 A. M. In
the High School Auditorium.
Services as follow:
Prelude__________Mr. Rodgers
Processional______Mr. Rodgers
Invocation — Rev. Agustin Ramirez
Adoramus Te______Palestrina
Jesus, Jesus, Thu Art Mine • J.S.Bacb
Glee Club
Hymn: Come, Thou Almighty King
Congregation
Sermon____The Rev. Charles Pitts
Hymn: Onward, Christian Soldiers
Congregation
Benediction - The Rev. J.W.Leggitt
Recessional______Mr. Rodgers
The Graduation exercises of ths
Hebbronville High School will be
held Wednesday evening at 8:00
o’clock in the gym. Dean J. E.
Conner of the Texas College of Arts
and Industries will deliver the ad-
dress. The public is invited to attend
the exercises.
Processional__________Band
Invocation - The Rev. J. W. Leggitt
Salutatory Address__________
(Name to be announced)
Valedictory Address__________
(Name to be announced)
Address____Dean J. E. Conner
Presentation of honor awards
Presentation of Diplomas - J.G.Baylor
Benediction - The Rev.Charles Pitt*
Recessional________ Band
ROLL OF SENIOR CLASS OF
1940 . 1941
Eugenio Benavides, Armando Cana
les, Hortencia Canales, Gladys Corse,
Alfotiso Garcia, Nellia Garza, Hermilo
Gonzales, Jim Gonzales, Bill Graham
Homero Hinojosa, Lucille Lowe, Cira
Martinez, Edmundo Martinez, Ramiro
Martinez, Sara Medellin, Roel Mon-
talvo, Graciela Moreno, Magdalena
Moreno, Dorothy Oswalt, Homero
Palacios, Aquiles Ramos, Maria Saenz
Emma Salinas, Clarence Shaw, David
Solis, Quincy Vardaman, P. G.
Warbington, Jo Ann Wells, Josefina
Ximenez, Beatrix Yzaguirre, Joe Zen-
gerle.
GUERRA SCHOOL
Miss Ysaura Garza and Mr. Vill-
rreal report the results of the three
candidates for Queens as follows:
Miss Virginia Lydia Gomez, 2,500
votes; Miss Evangclina Lopez, 1,815
votes, and Miss Zoila Gomez, 1,673
votes.
The crowning will take place May
25 at 7:00 P. M. in Guerra School.
A dance will follow. Admission
will be 60c.
ORGANIZATION IS NOW
COMPLETE
Texas A & I’s Civilian Pilot Train-
ing program will be continued during
the summer and next winter, coordin
ator Emerson Korges announced
today after returning from a region-
al meeting of directors of the pro-
gram in Fort Worth last week end.
For the summer A A I will pro-
bably have one unit of advanced
students and three of primary. Some
expansion is planned for next year.
Because of the excellent safety
record which he program has achiev-
ed up to now, the insurance rate for
students in the program has been
reduced, Korges said. The total cost
of the training to the student will
be about $25 for the primary course
and a little over $30 foT the advanced
Mr. Frank Scofied of Austin re-
ports that the organization for the
sale of Defense Saving Stamps and
Bonds in Texas, is virtually complete
and that all committees are actually
at work.
The following compose the Defense
Bond and Stamp Committe in Jim
Hogg County: C. W. Hellen Chair-
man; Howell McCampbell, vice-chair-
man, Mrs. Rafael de la Garza, Sec.,
other members of committee are A.
T. Richardson, Chas L. Du Bose, A.
G. Hayes, Mrs. A. L. Draper, Wm.
Chitwood, Rafael Garcia and Tom
East.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holbein
were called to Alice late Saturday
night on account of the sudden death
of Mrs. Holbein’s father Mr. J. A.
Rowland.
Among those going to Alice Mon-
day morning for the funeral were:
Rev. Bruce Roberts who conducted
the services, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben
Holbein Sr., Mrs. Reuben Holbein
.Jr., Mrs. Griggs Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mitchell, Mrs. Boyd
Guilford. Miss Maude Morgan, Mr.
and Mrs. D. C. Hunter, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Armstrong, Mr. and Mra
Charley Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Timberlake, Mr. and Mrs.Don Marsh
Mrs. H. E. Garner, Roy Yaeger,
Alonzo Taylor and E. L. Armstrong.
2ND QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
Rev. M. D. Council, District Supt.
Brownsville District, held the Second
Quarterly Conference at the Metho-
dist Church Wednesday night.
Rev. C. E. Wheat of Pharr, a
former pastor here was a visitor at
the Conferenc*.
CANDIDATES FOR
DEGREES
Three hundred and fory-nine stu-
dents are candidates for degrees at
Baylor University’s June commenece-
ment exercises in Waco, President
Pat M . Neff said ttoday.
Ten will take the master of art*
[degree, 21 the bacheloi of laws, 235
bachelor of arts, 67 bachelor of
business administration, nine bachel-
or of music, five bachelor of aciene*
and two bachelor of science in homo
economics.
The seven candidates for tho
bachelor of science degrees are tho
first to receive the special diploma*
since the faculty approved sueh
degree plans last spring.
State Senator John Lee Smith of
Throckmorton, a national figure to
he Knights of Pythias, will make tho
commencement address on Juno t.
Baccaleureate sermon on June 1 wffll
be preached by Rev. A. D. Fore-
man Jr., Amarillo pastor.
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