Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, September 7, 1945 Page: 1 of 6
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State Observer "" Ex.
Capitol Station
OUR STEAKS
The
Best in Town
Jack's Shack
Zavala (Tount^ Sentinel
WHERE
FOOD
and BEER
MEET
Jack's Shack
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VOL. 34
CRYSTAL CITY, ZAVALA COUNTY, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 7, 1945
NO. 20
County Agent’s
Column
JACK ADAMS
SHEEP AND LAMB PRODUCTION
PAYMENT PROGRAM
The government recently began
paying a subsidy to the producer of
sheep and lambs to encourage feed-
ing to heavier weights. This will
mean more money in the pocket of
the producer. Following is the de-
tails of the program and schedule of
payments.
The Provisions
The Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion will make payments to any per-
son who sells sheep and lambs to le-
gally authorized slaughterers for
slaughter. These payments range by
calendar periods from $2.15 to $3.15
per hundred pounds for heavy lambs
weighing over 90 pounds; from $1.50
to $2.50 per medium lambs weighing
65 to 90 pounds; and $1.00 for all
other sheep which include yearlings,
aged wethers, ewes, bucks, rams,
and all lambs weighing less than 65
pounds.
To encourage feeding, the pay-
ments offer the highest returns on
heavier lambs. The highest monthly
payments are on lambs over 90
pounds during months when lambs
are normally in light supply (see
table). Eligible applicants will be
paid by CCC through county AAA
offices.
The Purpose
Like the beef production payment
program, the lamb subsidy is de-
signed to help improve the overall
meat situation by:
1. Encouraging the raising and
feeding of lambs to heavier weights.
2. Creating a more normal sea-
sonal distribution in marketing of
lambs and mutton.
3. Diverting more market lambs
into legitimate slaughter channels.
4. Helping producers meet in-
creased costs without increasing con-
sumer prices of lamb and mutton.
The Reason
Profits of sheep raisers and lamb
feeders have been declining because
of increased operating expenses. This
has caused the number of light lambs
and breeding ewes sold for slaughter
to be much greater than normal. As
a result, the total sheep and lamb
population now is the smallest in 17
years. On January 1 of this year,
numbers had declined 22 percent
since the beginning of 1942.
Complete schedule of payments
per hundredweight liveweight for
sheep and lambs, August 5, 1945,
through June 30, 1946.
Lambs
Lambs
65 to 90 lbs.
over 90 lbs.
Aug., 1945
1.50
$2.15
Sept, 1945
1.50
2.15
Oct, 1945
1.50
2.15
Nov, 1945
1.50
2.15
Dec, 1945
2.00
2.65
Jan, 1946
2.00
2.65
Feb, 1946
2.50
3.15
March, 1946
2.50
3.15
Apr, 1946
2.50
3.15
May, 1946
2.00
2.65
June, 1946
2.00
2.65
Payment
for all other
lambs and
all sheep, August 5, 1945 through
June 30, 1946 will be $1.00 per hun-
dredweight.
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FIRST EIGHT DAYS OF AUGUST
WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED
The first eight days of August,
1945, will be remembered so long as
there is a history of the human
race.
In this short period, the Big Three
decided the future of Europe, a Unit-
ed States Army plane dropped the
first atomic bomb upon Hiroshima,
and the Soviet Union declared war
upon Japan.
Taken together, these three events
mark the end of one era in human
history and the beginning of another.
The release of atomic energy for
the use of man is as revolutionary as
was the first discdVery of fire. Ul-
timately it means an undreamed-of
and limitless source of power. Al-
most over night it means not only
that World War II is over but that all
wars are over. There can never be
another major war among the in-
habitants of this earth, without
threatening the destruction of the
earth itself, or rather its sudden con-
version into another ever-burning
sun.
La Pryor Soldier Awarded Cluster j
To Bronze Star in Italy
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY ITALY.
Private First Class Florcntino Al-
vares of La Pryor, Texas, recently
was awarded an Ok Leaf Cluster to
the Bronze Star for heroic achieve-
ment during the Italian campaign.
He served on the Fifth Army front
in Company B, 168th "Rainbow”
Regiment of the 34th "Red Bull” Di-
vision.
His uncle, Adolfo Gauno, lives in
Dilley, Texas.
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Melvin Sparks Visits Largest
Brewery in the World
The following letter was received
from Dublin, Scotland:
Doublin, Eire,
July 12, 1945.
Mr. Melvin K. Sparks of Crystal
City, was among the recent visitors
to the historic Guinness brewery
here, the largest brewery in the
would and the biggest business in
Eire.
Features of the brewery which
particularly interest Americans are
St. James’ Gate, which was the an-
cient entrance to the outer city of
Dublin and the site; of a brewery in
operation as early as 1670; the great
malting floors containing the Spratt-
Archer type of barley which the
Guinness Company and Eire’s De-
partment of Agriculture cooperated
in developing; and the cooperage
yards where the casks, made from
American timber, are piled to the
heighth of a three-story house.
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TRINIDAD, B.W.I., — Among the
new arrivals at Air Transport Com-
mand’s Caribbean Division airfield
on the Isle of Trinidad is Sergeant
John E. Tollett, 25, son of Mrs. Lela
B. Tollett of Crystal City.
Sgt. Tollett, who arrived here from
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach,
Fla., attended Asherton High School
and was a cowboy before he entered
the army in June 1943. He has three
brothers in the service, T/4 Lee C.
Tollett in the Army Ground Forces,
and C/2 Paul Tollett and MMOM 1-c
Clint Tollett of the Navy.
ATC’s jungle-fringed airfield at
Trinidad is the world’s largest air-
craft maintenance base and serves as
an aerial roundhouse for vast fleet
of more than 260 C-47 transport
planes. These Skytrains are helping
to speed American servicemen from
Europe to the States.
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Mr. and Mrs. Trace^Hipp have re-
turned to Crystal City to make their
home after living in San Antonio six
years. Mr. Hipp is an employee of
the Missouri-Pacific Railroad and af-
ter Mr. Bruner’s retirement, Mr.
Hipp was transferred back to Crystal
City.
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Frank Smith is home with his fam-
ily after spending three months at a
United States Maritime Training Sta-
tion at Avalon, Catalina Islands, Cal-
ifornia. After his basic training Mr.
Smith was in a certifying office
throughout his stay in the Maritime
Service.
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S/Sgt. Hardy White has returned
to Midland, Texas and Pfc. Gene
White returned to Fort Sam Houston,
following a furlough spent here wth
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
White. Pfc. White returned from six
months spent in Germany and went
to Fort Sam Houston for reassign-
ment.
• •
W. T. Childress Jr. has received
his discharge from the Army and is
associated with his father in the ab-
stract business here.
Pipe Line To Be
Laid From Carrizo
To New Gas Field
Jack Duke, president of the Texas
Gas Utilities Company, was here
Tuesday and ordered a survey made
for a pipeline to be built from a con-
nection with the company’s mains in
the northeastern part of Carrizo
Springs to the Bennett & Davenport-
McKnight well, which was recently
brought in as a gas producer.
It is stated that the line is to be of
steel welded pipe, which has already
been ordered and will be laid as soon
as the routing of the survey has been
approved. The contract for the sur-
vey has been awarded to Chas. Mul-
lins. The distance of the new line is
approximately six miles.
The exact capacity of the new well
has not yet been determined as the
casing has only recently been per-
forated into another gas bearing
strata. It has a pressure of about 700
pounds, and is thought will yield
about two million cubit feet per day.
The output will be used as a source
of additional supply by the com-
pany’s system in this part of the
state.
Rumors are to the effect that an-
other well will be drilled by the
same promoters in the new field,
which is now known to extend east-
ward by the encountering of a high
gas pressure in the Humble oil test
at a depth of 2713 to 2720 feet. It is
also stated on good authority that
the Humble Oil Company will make
a second test southwest of town on
the completion of the well now be-
ing drilled.
The best indication of oil is the
presence of gas, and with the pres-
ent exploration activities it is only
a matter of a short time until the oil
pool, known to exist near Carrizo
Springs, will be discovered. A gas
field of high potential production has
already been located, and which will
be of great value in the further de-
velopment of the Winter Garden sec-
tion.—Carrizo Springs Javelin.
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Crystal City Should
Have Good Football
Team This Season
Supt. Fly Able To
Attend Opening Of
School Monday
Supt Fly, who was in an au-
tomobile accident early in the sum-
mer was able to be at high school
Monday in a wheel chair and has
been on duty every day since. Report
is everything is moving along nicely.
AH schools in Crystal City Inde-
pendent School District opened Mon-
day with a full corps of teachers.
Teachers reported for duty but pu-
pils were not enrolled until Tuesday.
Several new teachers have been add-
ed. Mrs. Penshorn, who was a mem-
ber of the teaching staff last year, is
now secretary to Supt. Fly. Mrs. J.
R. Campbell, high school teacher,
was not able to be at her place, but
a substitute has been temporarily
employed. Enrollment was practical-
ly the same as last year at school
opening.
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THOMASONS MOVE TO UVALDE
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Thomason, who
recently sold the Crystal Drug Co.,
which they operated for about eigh-
teen years, bought a residence at
Uvalde, their former home, and
moved Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomason enjoyed a
splendid business and not only will
be missed in business circles, but also
civic and church activities. Mr.
Thomason was a member of the Ro-
tary Club and Chamber of Commerce
and served as vice-president two
years for the Rotary Club and was
also on the board of directors. Mrs.
Thomason was leader for the Meth-
odist Church choir all these years
and, when she could, she took an ac-
tive part in the Woman’s Chamber
of Commerce.
Crystal City regrets losing these
good people but wishes them well in
thf'r new home.
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NOW EMPLOYED AT HOWARD’S
Criminal Broke {(Crystal City Due For
Jail Saturday Nite Big Development
Edgar Valentne Slaughter, who ’ SoiHC 1 IcFC THink
was being held here, following at-
tempted robbery of the Keller Red Twenty-six local men and one vis-
fir White Store at La Pryor on Mon- L0[. wer0 present at the chamber of
day night, August 27th., broke jail |Commerce meeting Wednesday, and
Saturday night and is still at large.
In addition to the attempted robbpry
just mentioned, he is wanted by the
FBI on a Federal charge, and was
awaiting transfer to Del Rio.
Slaughter was working for the Na-
tional Biscuit Co. out of Uvalde. He
cut his way into the Red fir White
store through a rear door, but
was frightened away before he got
anything. He was arrested in Uvalde aU_1<" ,ZL
Tuesday morning and transferred to
Zavala county on the attempted mb-
it was rather an enthusiastic group.
Jack Eubank, chairman of a com-
mute whose functioning seemed
over, presented the treasurer with a
sizable check the committee had left
over.
E. L. Ready, chairman of the Signs
committee, said signs were needed on
the Cometa highway, and these were
There was some discussion on the
airport question and it was interest-
bery charge. During Saturday night in« to learn that officials >» airplane
he picked the jail lock and also the c'rc'l('s acknowledge that Ciystal
locks through the Sheriff’s office and
made his escape.
A representative of the FBI was
here yesterady after any lead he
might pick up, looking to the further
apprehension of the prisoner.
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FIRST MEETING OF CEMETERY
ASS N. FOR NEW YEAR
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The Magazine boys call hash the
review of reviews.
J White Family
Moves to Crystal
Mrs. J. White was in the Sentinel
office this week and subscribed for
the paper, saying they are now full-
fledged citizens of the community
and wanted the home paper.
Mr. and Mrs. White are from Gar-
dendale and purchased a farm in Sec-
tion 31, near the Templer farm, Mrs.
White said. They have operated the
farm about a year, just coming and
going, but have now moved here and
are building a residence on the farm.
Mrs. White said they planted broom-
corn and are well pleased with re-
sults. They sold, she said, about
$4,000 worth of broomcom, all
they grew. She was sorry they did
not plant more.
People like these are always wel-
come. * •
Coach Reagan Nesbit had the pro-
gram at Rotary Tuesday and talked
football.
He told of several changes in the
rules for this year, most of which he
considers good. These changes should
and interest in the game on the part
of the fans.
Coach Nesbit said he would have
a large squad out for practice and
have enough lettermen for a full
team, however, they are losing two
good players, he fears. He will also
have a pretty heavy tdam. He then
mentioned each team his boys will
play and njide some comparisons
with last year’s teams.
All in all, Mr. Nesbit thinks we
should have a very interesting foot-
ball season. He urged Rotarians to
attend the opening game with Eagle
Pass on the night of Sept. 21.
Rotarians are planning Rotaryann
and teachers’ night for Tuesday,
Sept. 18.
J. D. Tyler, eo-proprietor of the
Crystal Drug Company, is the new-
est Rotarian, filling the classification
vacated by T. H. Thomason.
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GETTING GOOD USE OF
VISITING MINISTER
Rev. Ivan O. Donaldson, of Mer-
cedes, who came here Sunday to con-
duct Revival services at the First
Methodist Church, is being used on
other oqpasions.
He delivered the message at the
Grammar School Sunday evening,
which was a city-wide V-J Day pray-
er service.
Tuesday Rev. Donaldson and the
Methodist pastor, Rev. M. C. Stearns
were guests of O. L. Smith at Rotary
Club. Rev. Donaldson brought a short
but very impressive message to the
club. Besides this he preaches two
sermons each day, at 10 a. m. and
8:15 p. rq. His messages have been
very good and have drawn good au-
diences. The public is invited to at-
tend these services which will extend
several days.
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- Renew your subscription now.
Mr and Mrs. Elgin Pennington and
their two sons, Wayne and Lyndell,
have moved to Pearsall from Little-
ton, Colorado where Mr. Pennington
has been working for the Bussard
Taxi Service.
They are former residents of Pear-
sall and Mr. Pennington was an em-
ployee of Howard’s Hardware Store
in 1942. He will be in charge of J.
D. Implements and repair parts at
Howard Brothers.—Pearsall Leader.
Mr. and Mrs. Pennington are also
former residents of Crystal City and
friends are glad to have them nearer
home again.
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HEANERS MOVE TO LA FERIA
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Heaner and
their daughter, Mrs. Robert Sloan
and her son have moved to La Feria,
Texas where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Mr. Heaner was plant foreman sev-
eral years for the Freed Packing Co.
and will be connected with a cannery
at La Feria.
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S. A. BRUNER RETIRES
AFTER 38 YEARS R. R. SERVICE
S. A. Bruner retired Friday, Au-
gust 31 from 38 years service with
the railroad.
Mr. Bruner says he was sent to
Crystal City for sixty days and
wound up by being here twenty
years. He went to work the following
Monday after his retirement on Fri-
day as bookkeper for the Freed Pack-
ing Company.
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The Crystal City Cemetery Asso-
ciation met Thursday afternoon for
its first meeting of the new year at
the home of Mrs. R. J. Croft. Seven
members were present and plans
were made for this year's work.
The hostess served lemon chiffon
pie and iced tea following the meet-
ing.
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Texas State Guard
Organized Here
The organization of a company of
the Texas State Guard was complet-
ed here Tuesday night. Col James
of the Adjutant General’s office at
Austin was here and swore in the
officers. Among them were Rollin
Lancaster, who was made captain,
Reagan Nesbitt and J.
lieutenants.
An organization of Latin-Ameri-
can is also in process of the making.
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LOW WIND MOVEMENT
Cty offcals acted wisely in "going
slow” on this proposition, but should
stand poised for action when neces-
sary.
The organization went on record
as favoring the' organization of the
Texas State Home Guard.
Jack Eubank said the American
Legion has plans for reconverting
their hall into a recreational build-
ing, to cost approximately $:uu<»
There was some discussion ■ 1 the
proposed new canning plant, and it
was mentioned that the abstract of
title for the site had gone to proper
authorities in California It was also
understood that official, of the com-
pany are to be here about the 15th
to start work.
Several fellows expressed them-
selves as believing that Crystal City
and this area are on the eve of devel-
opment such as none of us have seen
here before. This opinion seemed to
meet with enthusiastic approval.
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CRIME IN TEXAS
ON INCREASE
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEM-
PERATURES IN AUGUST
August, with an average of only 1.5
miles per hour of wind and 86.7 de-
grees daily mean temperatures was
uncomfortable until the last ten days
of the month. The highest tempera-
ture was 105 on August 18 and the
lowest 69 on August 24.
Rainfall was considerably below
the 15-year average. The total for
the month was 1.27 inches which fell
in 5 showers from August 22 to 30.
About half of it went in the ground
before it could evaporate. This is
about half the normal rainfall in Au-
gust.
Relative humidity averaged 62.9%
which is exactly the 15-year average
for August. Evaporation was slight-
ly below normal with a total of 7.39
[ inches.
Sunshine was above normal with
23 clear days and 8 partly cloudy.
There were two thunderstorms.
August 1945
Rainfall
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
MINISTER ARRIVES
Church of Christ Minister, Mr.
Robert V. Hamilton, Mrs. Hamilton
and two children arrived Thursday
from Alamosa, Colorado, and arc at
home at the Church parsonage.
Mr. Hamilton will pastor the lo-
cal church and will conduct services
morning and evening, Sunday, Sept.
9.
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WOMAN S C. OF C. GRATEFUL
TO BALL TEAMS
The Woman’s Chamber of Com-
merce wishes to express thanks and
appreciation for cooperation given
last Tuesday evening when it spon-
sored the ball game played by the
town team and camp team. The or-
ganization realized a neat sum and
ia grateful to everyone who had a
part in It
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Date
Max.
Min.
1.
98
75
2.
96
73
3.
98
74
4.
100
74
5.
99
73
6
100
76
7.
99
75
8.
99
71
9.
100
75
10.
101
77
11.
102
75
12
103
77
13.
103
77
14.
103
78
15.
101
77
16.
102
76
17.
104
75
18
105
77
19
105
74
20.
102
76
21.
98
75
22.
96
72
23.
90
71
24.
94
.69
25
90
74
26. •
95
72
27.
97
73
28.
100
73
29.
98
78
30.
92
78
.31.
99
, 75
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Crime in Texas showed an upward
surge of three per cent over the na-
tion-wide crime picture during the
first six months of 1945, M. W. Acers,
D. Pointer, | special agent in charge of the San
j Antonio FBI field division reported
Aug. 31.
The overall increase of crime in
the United States was 8 4 per cent,
while Texas showed an upswing of
11.4 per cent, Acers said.
These figures, which were com-
piled by FBI headquarters in Wash-
ington, D. C., on the basis of nation-
wide reports to FBI Director J. Ed-
gar Hoover, reflected increases in
Texas in all offenses except robbery,
negligent manslaughter and aggra-
vated assault.
The nation-wide figures were com-
piled from reports received from 392
cities in the country of over 25,000
population. These cities make up 51,-
054,723 persons of the nation’s popu-
lation.
Largest increases in Texas were
in the offenses of auto theft, 24.1 per
cent; rape, 24 per cent, and burglary
19.7 per cent, Acers said. Murders
were up 4 2 per cent.
Of the states bordering Texas, Ok-
lahoma is the only one showing a
greater upswing in crime. Okla-
homa's crime rate soared 14.7 per
cent, while New Mexico and Louisi-
ana were showing rises of three-
tenths per cent and 1.8 per cent, re-
spectively. Arkansas reflected a 7.3
per cent decline.
A total of 22,556 major crimes,
which included murder, negligent
manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggra-
vated assault, burglary, larceny and
auto theft, were reported during the
first six months of 1945 by Texas
cities exceeding 25,000 population.
During the first six months of last
year a total of 20,247 offenses had
been reported.
States of smaller population gen-
erally reflected greatest increases in
the percentage of crime during the
first half of 1945, as evidenced by in-
creases of from 15 to 26 per cent in
the states of Idaho, Arizona, Wash-
ington, Maine, and New Hampshire.
California, with a 13.6 per cent
rise, was among the states showing a
definite upward surge.
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KINDERGARTEN OPENS
MONDAY MORNING
Mrs. Warren Bookout will open
her Kindergarten classes Monday
morning Sept. 10, at 9 o’clock at the
Grammar School.
Mothers who plan to send thejir
children to kindergarten, please see
Mrs. Bookout before Monday.
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