Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1944 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. 33
CRYSTAL CITY, ZAVALA COUNTY. TEXAS, MAY 5, 1944
NO 2
County Agent’s
Column
JACK ADAMS
GROWING FORAGE IMPORTANT
Farmers shouldn’t overlook a plen-
tiful supply of forage, including hay,
in economical and efficient livestock
production. Some good forage crops,
especially legumes for hay, are rich
in protein, says E. A. Miller, agron-
omist for the A. and M. College Ex-
tension Service.
There still is time to plant forage
crops for roughage, including grain
sorghums and sweet sorghums for
silage and bundle feed, along with
Sudan grass, cowpeas and soybeans
for hay and grazing.
Unless farmers include more for-
age in their cropping system the sit-
uation this year likely will be more
acute than in 1943 when there was
a scramble for hay and bundle feed
at high prices, Miller cautions. There
is a decided tendency to overdo
planting of combine types of grain
sorghums for grain at the expense
of forage types for silage or bundle
feed. This is unfortunate, Miller ob-
serves, because it is important to
keep the production of grain, forage
and protein feeds in proper balance.
Hegari and Texas blackhull kafir
are popular varieties of grain sor-
ghum for silage and bundle feed, and
have wide adaptation. In the eastern
part of the state and the Gulf Coast
area, Schrock kafir, also known as
Sagrain, has proved a dependable
producer of grain and forage, and is
more resistant to midge and bird
damage than hegari and blackhull
kafir. On account of the open type
head, Schock cures out more easily
than the more compact headed types
—an important factor in late plant-
ing in the humid sections.
Grain sorghums for silage or bun-
dle feed usually are planted at the
rate of about five pounds of seed an
acre. To insure better germination
and safeguard against smut, Miller
recommends treating the seed either
with two ounces of 50 per cent cop-
per carbonate or with three ounces
of dusting sulphur a bushel. Any
tight container may be used for
treating, the important thing being
to get a good covering of the chemi-
cal dust on all of the seed. The old
standby, Redtop, is one of the best
adapted of the sweet sorghums for
hay and for curing as bundle feed.
Leoti Red is another good variety,
especially for the blacklands area.
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Invasion Prayer
Service To Be Held
With Our Schools
As soon as the official announce-
ment for the invasion of Europe is
made, the doors of the Presbyterian
Church will be open for a special
prayer service. Those who are inter-
ested and care to, may come to the
church regardless of the announce-
ment hour for prayer. The pastor
will conduct the service. When ever
the announcement is made, come im-
mediately to the church.
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PARENTS GET MORE
ENCOURAGENMENT ABOUT SON
The following students are candi-
dates for graduation from the High
School on May 18th, 1944.
Ruth Powell will be the Honor
graduate and the second place will
go to Edith Day. Bob Fly is the high
point leader for the boys.
Sue Bruner
Alyne Busby
Roland Cook
Paul Crawford
Edith Day
Bob Fly
Marcelyn Freed
Frank Guajardo
Helen Hardaway Hipp
Mary Frances Hipp
Gloria Jean Hall
Ima Gene Harrell
Harold Harkey, Jr.
Jackie Hooks
George Henry Jay
Bobby Kay Day
Johnny Landes
Wanda Lindsey
Roque Luevano
Jasper Lunetta
Jimmy Mortensen
Mike Moore
Gloria Porter
Ruth Powell
Leella Pyburn
Bernice Sincleair
Pauline Sramek
Robert Wagner
Rosemary Williams
Wilma Wiley
Eddie Zimmerman
Members of the Grammar School
Graduating Class are as follows:
Bobby Black
Martha Brown
Eugenia Cook
Raye Davidson
Harvey Davis
Loyde Deavers
Pernia Farley
Norma Maye Hooks
Edress Horton
Ralph Johnson
Margaret Kincy
Bobby Kirchner
Mary Louise Poteet
Betty Rascoe
Bobby Frank Reeves
Mary Helen Rutledge
Bob Cy Tate
Edwina Taylor
Phyllis Taylor
Marion Willmon
Pauline Ramsey
Swindall School Graduates:
Irene Menchaca
Alfredo Marquez
Anrora Sanchez
Jim Valdez
Ofelia P. Flores
Carlos Avila
Jesus Casas Fuentes
Marta Estfcla Garza
Maria Clisedia Martinez
Jesusita Carmona
Julian Jesus Salas
Modesta Puente
Ramiro Gonzales Cumpian
Consepcion Medellin
Maria C. V. Martinez
Salvador Romero
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HAROLD HARKEY JR. MAKES
SATISFACTORY SCORE ON
ARMY-NAVY COLLEGE TEST
Mr. and Mrs. Finess B. Stanphill
have a copy of a letter written to the
parents of the pilot of the plane in
which Lt. Odell Stanphill was a crew
member. The writer of the letter
was also a member of the lost plane
but did not go on this particular
mission. Here is the letter.
“I would like to write a few lines
letting you know that I am sincerely
thinking of you people. I was Lt.
Branum's Engineer and I’ve flown
with him for a long time during my
flying career. He is one of the best
pilots I’v ever known, and also a
very close friend. I was not with him
the day he was lost but from all I
know and from what my heart tells
me I truly think that he is still very
well. I only wish I was with him.
Please do not worry too much, be-
9 cause I know he would not want you
to, at least not an awful lot. I real-
ize no matter what anyone says you
will worry some, but just keep re
membering that he has still a very
good chance of coming back to you
when this is all over. I hope this
letter will help you to understand
And make you feel better.
“Sincerely yours,
S- T.-S. JOHN R. HODGSON.”
Harold Harkey Jr. has been no-
tified that he achieved a satisfactory
score on the Army-Navy College
Qualifying Test administered on the
15th of March, 1944, at which time
he indicated a preference for even-
tual service in the army. In congrat-
ulating him on this achievement,
which may easily have an important
bearing on his career, Harold E.
Johnson, Captain A. G. D., of the
Army Specialized Training Division,
said:
"You have earned t heopportunity
to start college training under the
Army Specialized Training Reserve
Program. This A. S. T. Reserve Pro-
gram is a form of military scholar-
ship offered by the IjVar Department
to highly qualified young men. Those
who successfully complete the pre-
scribed course of the Reserve Pro-
gram will form the group from
which selection will be made to fill
most of the vacancies in the Ad-
vanced Phase of the Army Special-
ized Training Program.” \
Several other boy* took the exam-
ination at the same time but Harold
is the only one we know of who
passed it. It was a rigid test and those
who pass it are certainly to be com-
mended.
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When twe men always agree, one
of them is unnecessary.
Son Pioneer Family
*
Buried Monday
J
The Crystul City community was
saddened by report of the sudden
death of George Clarence Barnes, 55,
who died of a heart ailment early
Saturday morning. April 29, 1944, at
Kingsville, Texas.
The body was brought to Crystal
City for burial. Funeral services
were held at the First Baptist
Church at 4 o’clock Monday after-
noon, conducted by Rev. Bruce Rob-
erts of Hebbronville, Texas, a long-
time friend of the Barnes family.
Rev. Roberts baptized deceased into
the Baptist Church at age of 17 and
also united him in marriage on May
18, 1924, to Gertrude Donnell of
Crystal City. High tribute was paid
the Barnes family as just plain, hon-
est, upright people, and to deceased
as a peace officer who tried to do a
good job.
George Clarence Barnes, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Barnes, deceased,
was born in the Loma Vista com-
munity, Zavala County, on Decem-
ber 10, 1888, and lived the greater
part of his life in the county. He
was loved and respected by his
friends and acquaintances. In early
life he devoted his time to ranch-
ing, but later was deputy sheriff of
Zavala County for four years and
was also State tick inspector for sev-
eral years. For the past six years he
served as deputy sheriff of Kleberg
County and game warden on the
King Ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Barnes had
no children, but there is a large con-
nection of relatives. Of the imme-
diate family, survivors are the wi-
dow, Gertrude Donnell Barnes;
three sisters, Mrs. J. B. Glenn of
Rocksprings, Texas, Mrs. G. L.
Brice and Mrs. E. W. Brice
of Loma Vista, and four broth-
ers, Ed, Lewis, Vol and Jim, all of
whom live in Zavala County.
Pallbearers were: W. E. Taylor,
Henry Zimmerman, Frank Peeler of
Kingsville, Jim Day and Roy David-
son, Crystal City, and Everett Riggs
of Del Rio, assisted by Ira Woods of
Kingsville.
Out of town friends and relatives
here for the funeral were: Mrs. Pink
Townsend and son, Ed Donnell and
daughter, and Charles Donnell, all of
Smithville; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Byrne and children, Three Rivers;
Mrs. A. L. Chant, Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Riggs,
Del Rio; Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs.
McDonald, .Dale Chander, San An-
tonio; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilkins
and children, La Pryor; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Shirley, Big Wells; W. E. Tay-
lor, Henry Timmerman, Frank Peel-
er and Ira Woods, Kingsville.
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WAC Recruiters
To Be Here May 6-8
It is understood that Lt. Martine
M. Armentor of the U. S. Army Re-
cruiting Office in San Antonio, will
be in Crystal City Saturday, May 6,
and Monday 8, for the purpose of
trying to enlist WAC recruits.
There are many women in Crystal
City eligible for the WACs and it
is an unusual opportunity for them,
to choose one of 239 Army trade clas-
sifications and choose where they
wish to serve.
See Mrs. Leonard Feris immediate-
ly for further information.
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MAN CHARGED IN
CLAIMING ILLITERACY
In the first case of its kind in South
Texas, Jose A. Leal, Weslaco Insur-
ance agent, has been charged with
seeking to evade army induction by
making false statements as to his
ability to speak the English lan-
guage, according to R. C. Suran, spe-
cial agent in charge of the San An-
tonio office of the federal bureau of
investigation.
The FBI said Leal was released on
$2500 bond after being arraigned be-
fore U. S. Com. J. C. Hall, at Edin-
burg.
Officers stated that Leal had car-
ried on correspondence in English in
connection with his insurance work,
although he claimed illiteracy at Ft.
Sam Houston Induction Center,
FBI officers said selectee rejec-
tions in South Texas for illiteracy
have been high, but this is the first
charge of its kind to be made.—San
Antonio Express.
Seniors Present
Two Plays Tonight
Tonight, Friday, at the high school
auditorium, the senior class presents
TWO one-act plays. “The Perfect
Gentleman,” and “Good Neighbors.”
We know you will enjoy every
minute of this entertainment. The
price of admission is really pre-war,
just thirty-five cents for adults and
fifteen cents for school children, in-
cluding tax. Come out and enjoy the
evening with the school. Below is
the cast of characters for each play,
and it may be said that each charac-
ter is a CHARACTER.
“THE NEIGHBORIES"
by Zpna Zale
Grandma Helen Hardaway Hipp
Mrs. Diantha Abel
Mary Frances Hipp
Ezra Williams Jimmy Mortensen
Peter George Day
Inez Pauline Sramek
Miss Elmira Moran
....... Bernice Sincleair
Mrs. Trot Ima Gene Harell
Carry Ellsworth Wilma Wiley
Scene: A kitchen.
Theme: The kindness that lies just
out of sight in our heads.
Make-up: Sue Bruner.
Promoters: Gloria Porter, Leella
Pyburn.
Lights: Bob Day, Mike Moore.
Permission of French Co.
"THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN"
by Anna Best Jorden
Robert _______ Harold Harkey, Jr.
Mrs Ames Wanda Lindsey
Alicia Ames Rosemary Williams
Margaret Ames Jean Hall
Mr. Crawford.......
Eddie Dale Zimmerman
Scene: Living-dining room.
Theme: Puppy love.
Make-up: Sue Bruner.
Promoters: Sue Bruner, Edith Day,
Ruth Powell.
» Lights: Bobby Kay Day.
Permission of French Co.
Music by schpol orchestra. Direc-
tor, James Jett.
Plays directed by Miss Hazel Mc-
Elyea.
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Another Aged
Citizen Passes
Rains Do Good Blit Highway Bridge
Slow Shipments Destroyed By Fire
Good rains have fallen over the
Crystal City section the past week,
precipitation locally being around
two inches. The rains have done
much good to crops already planted
and up and provided moisture for
other plantings. Water in the river
and tanks was also getting low.
At the same time the rains slowed
up shipments. During tlv week 29
cars of onions, 6 cars carrots and 59
cars cattle have moved. The onion
season is nearly over, it is said, and
no damage to the crop from rains is
reported.
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C. OF C. NOTES
There were 24 present at the
Chamber of Commerce weekly meet-
ing Wednesday, including two vis-
itors —- Dr. Kitchen of Uvalde, and
Mr. Schneider with Westinghouse
Electric Co.
A great deal of the business period
was spent in discussing the highway
bridge fire and what the organiza-
tion might do, if anything, to hasten
a rebuilding of the bridge. Crystal
City is definitely handicapped with
the highway bridges north and south
of us being out. Much of the local
freight, including stock and oil, is
handled by trucks and temporary
crossings are usually not sufficiently
strong to carry the heavy traffic.
Fire Chief W. E. Casey said we
should have learned some lessons
by this fire. It was reported, he said,
that someone watched the fire burn
while awaiting tfie arrival of volun-
teer firemen, when one person with
a gallon bucket migh have put out
the fire. Let the fire department do
it, they say. Since the local fire de-
partment is composed of volunteers,
he suggested that when you see a fire
notify fire department immediate-
ly but at the same time do what you
can to prevent the fire spreading.
Supt. Fly called attention to some
Enos C. Crawford, 80, died here
Sunday. Funeral services were held
from the Manifold Mortuary Mon-
day afternoon, conducted by Mr. J.
K. Westbrook, Minister for the
Church of Christ.
Mr. Crawford was born November
11, 1883, in Marion County, Tenn. He
came to Texas in 1877 and on Febru-
ary 17, 1891, was married to
Henreitta Peterson at Cotulla, Texas.
Seven children were born to them;
two daughters, both of whom pre-
ceded the father in death, and five
sons, all living. They are: George
Crawford, Corpus Christi; Frank, U.
S. Army, address unknown; Thomas
Peterson, Calvin and Willie, all of
Crystal City.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford lived at
Uvalde for many years before com-
ing to Crystal City in 1914 They
lived on a farm near Palm until re-
cently when they moved into town,
making their home with their son,
Willie. Mr. Crawford had a paralytic
stroke some 13 years ago and since
which time was practically an in-
valid. He is said to have been a very
patient sufferer, never complaining.
He is survived by the widow and
five sons, 16 grandchildren, nine
great grandchildren; a sister, Sarah
Ann Crawford, who made her home
with the Crawford family here, and
a brother, T. J. Crawford, Tomb-
stone, Arizona.
Pallbearers were: Jesse Hipp,
Crawford Hipp, J. D. Hardaway, Roy
Barker, Irwin Davidson and Matt
Robinson.
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FINAL MEETING OF
YEAR FOR P. T. A.
The 1365-feet-long wooden bridge
on Highway 83 over Turkey Creek,
a short distance south of Crystal
City, was completely destroyed by
fire Sunday night
An alarm was turned in to the
Crystal City Fire Department about
7 o'clock and firemen responded
immediately, but in the meantime
thi> fire had gained considerable
headway. However, after several
hours of hard work by firemen and
other volunteers the fire wus
brought under control with approxi-
mately a third of the bridge saved.
Crystal City firemen left the scene
about 11 o'clcok after the fire seemed
well under control, but later it broke
out again and the entire structure
burned.
It is not definitely known how the
fire originated, but report is that
someone stopped on the bridge ear-
lier in the afternoon to fix a flat tire
and the supposition is he threw a
lighted cigarette on the debris that
had drifted against the bridge.
A temporary crossing is being
made now, but in the meantime
travel to Carrizo Springs is going via
the old Winter Garden route or via
Brundage.
It is understood the district engi-
neer is in Austin to discuss plans in
connection with rebuilding the
bridge.
This bridge was erected about
1928.
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Blood Plasma Unit
Tlere For Two Days
The Red Cross Mobile Blood Plas-
ma Unit is in Crystal City for two
days Yesterday was Zavala County
day and 145 contributed blood.. A
few responded but were turned
down, as was expected. Everything
1 w ~ went off smoothly. It had been well
planned by Mrs. Keller and her com-
scarlatina, but said there is no cause
for alarm. Dr, Kitchen also said there
is no need at all for closing the
schools on account of these diseases,
yet it is well to take precaution and
avoid any unnecessary assemblies
where there is not sufficient ventila-
tion.
City Manager L. L. Williams cau-
ioned against waste of water. He said
they are pumping 1500 gallons a
minute over a period of 15 to 18
hours daily, so one can figure the
great amount of water being con-
sumed, so any unnecessary waste of
water is a drain on the supply.
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ROTARY
mittees and there was no hitch any-
where.
Today is Maverick County day.
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GYMNASIUM AT EAGLE PASS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Several members of the Crystal
City Rotary Club were absent Mon-
day, attending the District Confer-
ence in San Antonio, to-wit: H. R.
McNiel, Dr. W H. Ewart, E. Morten-
sen and R S. Crawford. Judge Craw-
ford wds on the program for a
luncheon talk.
A guest at the meeting here Mon-
The gymnasium-auditorium at the
senior high school on the Del Rio
Highway was completely destroyed
by fire on Saturday night. April 22.
The fire, of unknown origin, was dis-
covered in the ceiling in the north-
west corner of the building about
eleven o’clock by a small group of
students attending 'The ’Toetr'Can-
Canteen. The gymnasium, whose
concrete walls were reinforced with
steel, was, with its equipment, val-
ued at $60,000 and insured for 80%
of its value.
Most of the band instrumnts some
belonging to the school and some to
individual students, band uniforms,
the music library, the fifteen-hun-
dred-dollar grand piano, and the
public address system were burned.
All vocational agricultural equip-
ment in the shop in the basement of
day was Jackie Hooks who was at
home on furlough, having just com-! the gymnasium was lost. Physical
The Parent-Teacher Association
will hold its final meeting of the year
at the Grammar School Auditorium,
May 11, 1944, at 4:15 p. m.
The officers for the coming year
will be installed and it is hoped we
will have an extra large attendance.
REPORTER.
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Working to forget is better than
forgetting to work.
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A lark is something that if you go
out on you can’t get up with.
pleted his boot navy training He
told of his training in a very inter-
esting manner because he seemed to
actually enjoy everything in connec-
tion with it. Everything is just fine,
he said.
L. Wagner had the program Mon-
day with classification talk. He was
born in Central Texas but the fam-
ily moved to San Antonio where he
got his schooling and worked in a
bank. His father knew' a woman at
Cotulla who made $40,009 from an
onion crop, so he purchased some
land here, and Leander and his
brother came out to farm this land
and get rich. They nearly starved the
first few years, the speaker said,
then made $8,000 on a spinach crojl.
Finally he started in the dairy busi-
ness with eight cows. The business
has grown until the dairy is now
handling some 600 to 700 gallons of
milk daily with a completely modern
plant.
Mr. Wagner went into some detail
ubout handling of both milk and
cows, complying fully with State
health requirements. He plans to
have a visiting day soon and the pub-
lic will be invited to visit and inspect
the dairy.
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Perhaps the greatest objection to
the state of being old is that there
isn’t much future in it.
training equipment, fifty chromium
chairs, and five hundred folding
chairs were destroyed. The only
equipment which escaped destruc-
tion was the moving picture projec-
tor, which was at the USO. and the
football uniforms, which were at
Eagle Field.
The gymnasium which had a seat-
ing capacity of 1,000 was completed
in January, 1940, and was the pride
of the school and the community.
Firefighting equipment from Eagle
Pass, the Eagle Pass Air Field, and
Piedras Negras was rushed to the
scene but the roof was so badly
burned that there was no chance of
saving the building with the inade-
quate water supply.
The high school building proper
escaped damage, except for some
windows in the homemaking depart-
ment broken by the intense heat.
Students and adults worked valiant-
ly taking furniture and records from
the school building when it looked
as if the whole school plant would
be destroyed.
It is not known at this time, ac-
cording to Superintendent Fred
Thompson, when the building can ba
rebuilt.—Eagle Pass News-Guide.
Visiting cards originated in China.
Judging from signatures, so did the
the habit of signing letters.
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