Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1939 Page: 1 of 6
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Complete Coverage Of The Falfurrias Trade Territory
Caly Newspaper Serving The Rich Brooks County Area
FALFURRIAS FACTS
ESTABLISHED IN 1906—BROOKS COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME XXXIII
FALFURRIAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1939
Bids For Surfacing
Hebbronville Hoad
tailed September 1
34.499 Miles Linking Falfur-
rias With Jim Hogg County
Capital To Get Flexible
Base And Asphak Surfacing
NEW KLEBERG
SECRETARY'
According to a special advertise-
. >nt released last week by the
S 'ate Highway Department, seal-
ec proposals for constructing 34-
.4;-9 miles of flexible base and as-
phalt surface from Falfurrias to
Hebbronville on Highway 285 will
t't received at the State Highway
I -partment in Austin until 9 AM,
.September 1, then publicly opened
and read.
With the exception of surfacing,
the federal aid farm-to-market
project was recently completed as
an all-weather road linking Fal-
lurrias with H&bbr. nville and pro-
viding more accessible markets for
the western portion of Brooks
< aunty. It filled a need long felt
an this section and links the north
and south highway to the Valley
with the trunkline serving Laredo
Plans and specifications are a-
vailable at the office of the resi-
dent engineer here. The usual
lights have been reserved.
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Construction Work
< )n Bank Addition
Shows Progress
Contractor For Southwestern
Associated Telephone Build-
ing Awaits Material; Ne-w
System To Be Installed
While one building project, that
t.t the now Southwestern Associat-
< d Telephone building, awaited
i. pecial materials, construction
work on the First National Bank’s
117,000 remodeling and enlarging
program continued without inter-
ruption this week
Workmen on the bank project
were completing the brick work on
t,ne new vault and speeding the e-
rection of the walls of the addi-
tion which is designed to double
< .istomer and working space of the
institution. The one-story twenty-
loot addition is being erected on
the west side of the present struc-
1 ure and is to lie 0 mpleted within
MXty working days.
The Mitchell Construction Com-1
j. any of San Antonio was awarded 1
the general contract on the pro- j
icet which, when completed will in-,
ciude a modern air conditioning |
nit. Lynch Davidson & Company
1 supplying the building material. 1
With the f. undatin for the 21.-
f <27.3 telephone building already
laid. Roy Calahan, local contractor,
1 awaiting lumber and materials
to proceed with work which will
ttive Falfurrias a completely mo-
dernized common battery tele-
phone system.
The new building, which is be-
ing erected adjoining the present
*xchange, will be a frame single
story structure and the cost has
r*een placed at approxmately $2.-
< 00. In addition to the operating
.-jom, in which the new switch-
yard will be located, it will include
c lobiiy, kitchen bedroom and bath
lor the operators.
John F. Grant Lumber Company
if. supplying the lumber and ma-
terials.
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Cousin Of Falfurrias
Man Veteran Racer
Preparations Made Falfurrias 4»ins! Preparations Beinjr
!For Opening Of Halos - ■ •* - -« -
School Sept. 5th
v'-
•SER 11
Buildings And Equipment Re-
conditioned As Supt. H. Lee
Clifton Prepares For First
Year As Head Of System
WILLIAM P. ELLIOTT
According to an announcement
releaesd Monday August 21, by
congressman Richard M Kleberg.
William P. Elliott, South Texas and
Final preparations were being
made this week by Supt. H Lee
Clifton and the school board for
the opening of the city’s schools
Tuesday, September 5 A1 teach-
ers of the system have been noti-
fied to report Monday, Septemlier
4, for a faculty meeting.
Twelve new teachers have been I
elected to the faculty to augment1
the staff of twenty-four returning :
instructors who will werk with |
Supt. Clifton in his first year as|
head of the Falfurrias school sys-
tem He will be assisted by Louis
Otts Jr. and Erwin Brand as prin-
cipals of the high school and ele-
mentary schools respectively.
The new bandmaster who will
ccme to Falfurrias this year is
According to information releas-
ed at 10:30 Thursday morning,
August 24, by offcials of the Fal-
furrias Gin Company, 1,162 bales
of cotton have been ginned locally
The Falfurrias gin serves all of
Brooks county and portions of Jim
Wells, Duval and Kleberg counties
September 20 has been desig-
nated as the deadline to comply
with pink boll worm regulations.
Farmers cooperating in the desruc-
tion of cotton stalks will be paid
fifty cents per acre for the opera-
tion.
Made By Catholics
For Silver Jubilee
Three-Dav Celebration. Sep-
tember 2, 3 and 4, To Com-
memorate Twenty-fifth An-
niversary Of Parish
Magr 0 ^Willing
r c
INo. 1 Maun Deeper
To Explore Sands
Rig Moving In For Test On E.
H. Stoltz Land Northwest
Of Maun Well; Standard
Location On Casey Lease
agricultural edit, r of The Caller-! Frank Hoffman of Elkhom, Wis.
Times, was named secretary to sue-! Hoffman is a graduate of the Uni-
ceed Janies W. Spivey who has re-; versity of Wisconsin, Vander Cook
FALFURRIAS
KOFTIIALL
LEAGUE
Team—
P
w
L
Pet.
Kaffie
8
5
3
.625
Piggly Wiggly
8
5
3
625
Highway
6
3
3
500
Mercantile
7
1
4
.428
Firemen
6
2
4
.333
Following are
the
results
of
games played
during
the
past
The month of September will
usher in an event unique in the
history of Falfurrias, that of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the
establishment of the Sacred Heart
Parish, an event which will be of
interest not only to Catholics of
the Parish but to non-Catholic
friends as well, for in this com-
munity both these classes have al-
ways manifested mutual good
will, working jointly for the gen-
eral welfare of all in this locality.
To keep fittingly, therefore, the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Sucre Heart Par-
event, beginning on
September 2
ember 4 All
week: August 18—Highway 22, Pig-, citizens of Falfurrias, irrespective
signed, effective September 1, to I School of Music of Chicago and,gly Wiggly 4: Kaffie 14, Firemen 1 of creed, are invited t« > take part
take active part in the manage-! has done some work at the Uni- 8; August 21—Piggly Wiggly 8, in these ceremonies and festivities
ment « f the Grisham Ice Cream! versity of Texas. He is an expert- Kaffie 6, Mercantile 6, Highway 3: I which will make this occasion a
Co., Inc.
Spivey, associated with the
congressman the last several years
first as assistant secretary and
then as secretary, was named sec-
retary of the Grisham Company
when it was incorporated last
spring, following the death of his
father-in-law. Ben Grisham who
founded the business.
The
August 23—Mercantile 17, Kaffie 3; I memorable one
enced teacher.
Miss Frances Allred of Hillsboro, | Firemen 9. Piggly Wiggly 8.
Texas, has been engaged to teach
in the primary department. She is
a graduate of North Texas Teach-
ers’ College and has several years
teaching experience.
All buildings have been prepared
for the opening of the term. Floors,
lockers and restrooms have been
Caller- I repainted or oiled and miscella-
Janu- neous equipment overhauled.
Elliott, member of
Times edit, rial staff since
ary, 1930, has been South Texas! At the Flowella school a number
and agricultural editor the last J of partitions have been removed,
five years with the exception ofj enlarging the class rooms, and
11 months in 1935-36 when he was J the high school and Flowrella
cn leave of absence to be with the; grounds have been improved and
Texas Centennial Commission in j resodded through the use of WPA
Dallas He is known in South Texas funds.
through his district work for The Edmond P. Gaines, of Brown-
Caller-Times and through a col-1 wood, whq^ was named head coach
umn, “'South Texas,” which he has j 0f the Falfurrias Jerseys, will re-
written fur 28 daily and weekly j port for duty on September 1 and
newspapers the last five years. He 1 will be assisted by Wesley Martin
has been associate editor of the j 0f Denton. Indications are that
South Texas publication of the j approximately seventeen boys will
South Texas Chamber of Com- report for early season practice.
| In a
from Coach Gaines he has request-
ed all boys interested in football
to meet with him at the high
school Monday, August 28, at 2:3u
P. M.
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Falfurrias Timers
Brooks Homesteaders Ex- Defeat Vi1 PslaCO
empted In Ruling Handed -
cZ1aBcyM“r%i“ Second lime. 1 /->
Solemn High Mass
Aug. 25 Firemen vs. Mercantile,! The most, significant feature of
Kaffie vs. Highway. the celebration will be the solemn
Aug. 28—Mercantile vs. Ph?gly j high mass at nine o'clock, Monday
morning, September 4 The cele-
Wiggly, Highway
men.
vs. Fire-
BROOKS WEATHER
Max. |
Min. 1
Character
Aug. ! Temp. Temp. R. Of Day
18
105
75
- Clear
19
102
77
-Part Cldy.
20
94
73
-j Clear
21
99
72
-Part Cldy
22
100
71
.27 |Part Cldy
23
9s
72
I-Part Cldy
24
99
73
-1 Clear
merce, the last three years.
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Seven Counties To
Benefit Through
Tax Exemptions
Demonstration Clubs
To Exhibit Work At
catty otaouti jjtatuvc. » . . n
communication received 'Recreation Building
GOSHEN. N. Y— Hugh M Par-
>nall, 41-year-old veterinary of
Urbana. Ohio, who drove Peter
Astra to victory in the $40,000
Hamiiletonian Stake, ha3 won more
trotting races in the last 10 years,
and more money in the last two
•years, than any other driver.
Doc Parshall scored 60 firsts In
1938.
He now handles 60 horses.
He started racing 18 years ago
when he bought a broken-down
mare for $150. He revived her with
veterinary skill and she won three
firsts and was thrice second in six
■weeks He sold her for $1,450, and
has been training and driving ev-
er since
He always carries a kitchen
match between his teeth while
-aelng ... for luck.
(Editor’s Note: Dr. Hugh M
Parshall is a cousin of Dr. E. Par-
shall of this city.)
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Mr and Mrs H. A. Adams, of
San Antonio, Miss Helen Adams of
£1 Paso were guests of the Maun
iamilles Wednesday and Thursday
of last week.
chievements of club members
These achievements include a
variety of canned products in glass
containers. There will also be an
--- I - exhibit of handwork, such as bed-
According to u ruling handed j Pitchers Guerra And Downs spreads, quilts, rugs, mats, needle-
dowr this week l.y Attorney Gen- Hold Firemen To Five Hits Point and glassware antiques,
SsffiSSr
Miss Erm.t Wines, home demon-
Thp Falfurrias Tigers invaded | stration agent of Jim Wells coun-
the Weslaco diamond last Sunday, ty ancj Miss Selma Wiederman,
August 20. to turn out a 17-3 vie- home demonstration agent of Du-
val county, will act as judges at
the event.
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According to an announcement
released this week by Miss Nellie
Cundiff, county home demonstra-
tion agent, open house will be held
at the club's recreation building.1 kinds wiil not be lacking
located across the street from thei hance the occasion On each of the
John F Grant Lumber Company, three nights, September 2, 3. and
on Friday, August 25, from 2:30 P. 4, a Mexican supper will be served
M. to 5 P M , featuring pantry a- j by the Catholic ladies on the par-
brant of the Mass will be Rev Ca-
yetano Alvarez, the first Pastor of
the Catholic Church of Falfurrias.
Father Alvarez will be assisted by
the Rev Fathers Dougherty of
Alice and Ciampa of Sarita. as
Deacon and Suiideacon respective-
ly.
Those who were privileged to
hear the Franciscan choir from
Hebbronville on the Feast of the
Sacred Heart will be delighted to
km w that the singing at the high
Mass will again be rendered by
this well known choir. The sermon
will be preached by Rev P. C II-
ligen, during whose administra-
tion the present Church of the Sa-
cred Heart was built. To those
present, the Most Reverend Maria-
no S. Garrlga, D.D., Bishop Coadju-
tor of the diocese of Corpus Chris-
ti, will impart the Papal blessing.
Festivities Planned
While the religious ceremonies
will L rm the core of the Jubilee
celebration, festivities of various
to en-
While operators carried the Mag-
nolia No 1 D. O Maun deeper fol-
lowing production tests last week-
end, a new rig was being moved In
for the No. E. H Stoltz northwest
of the Maun well.
The No. 1 D. O. Maun, a mile
west of the La Gloria Field In Jim
Wells county is drilling deeper be-
low 6,970 feet. A series of tests on
i the 6,800-foot sand attempting to
I open crude production for the field
1 failed to show satisfactory results
The last test was through perfora-
tions at 6,811-16 feet where It jet-
ted 40 barrels of fluid in eight
hours. 37 barrels salt water and
three Itarrels oil Casing pressure
was 800 pounds and tubing pres-
sure 75 pounds. Sand was cored
at 6 805 feet with drill stem test at
6,818 feet, recovering 1,200 feet of
joil, around 38 gravity and indica-
tions seemed to point to crude
| production for this gas-distilLate
j field as well as a mile extension.
The well Is in Lot 6. Block 11. La
j Gloria subdivision, Los Olmos and
Lomu Blanca grant.
Reports Monday said Standard
Oil of Texas had cleared location
for a test on the Jack Casey lease
near Sejita, about 15 miles west
and a little south of Premont De-
tails were unavailable.
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Jas. T. Maupin To
Ereet [Modernistic
Circular Drive-In
city will not be entitled to t he
homestead tax exemption, al-
though other residents of Nueces
county, as well as those residing
in Brooks, Jim Wells. Kleberg Wil-
lacy and Duval counties will get
the benefit of the exemption.
It is in these seven counties that
the portion of the state ad valorem
tax which goes into the general
fund is remitted to Corpus Chris-
ti's seawall and breakwater fund.
Originally, in a ruling handed
down in March of thus year, the
attorney general had announced
that all residents of the seven
counties. Including Corpus Christl
home owners, would be entitled to
the exemption.
The exemption comes under
terms of Article 8, Section 1-a, of
the constitution, as adopted in an Bung up three-baggers,
amendment in 1933.
In part, it reads:
"Three thousand dollars of the
assessed taxable valup of all resi-
dence homesteads as now defined
by law shall be exempt from all
taxation for all state purposes;
provided that this exemption shall
not be applicable to that portion
of the state ad valorem taxes levi-
ed for state purposes remitted
within those counties or other po-
litical subdivisions now receiving
any remission of state taxes ..."
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tory over the Firemen of that city
who for the second time this
month have met with defeat at the
hands of the Tigers.
Before encountering the Tiger-
th” Firemen had recorded nine
successive victories without a sin-
gle defeat this season.
Guerra pitched the first five in-
nings of the game for the Tigers
allowing the Firemen only a single
hit and no runs. Downs pitched
the remaining four innings allow-
ing four hits and three runs
Duque drove a homerun over the
center fielder’s head with two men
Cotton Adjustment
Payments On Way To
Brooks County Farmers
Frst batches of a scheduled $24,-
000.000 in 1939 cotton price ad-
justment payments were on their
way to approximately 30,000 cot-
ton producers in 31 counties this
week.
Designed t. bolster the income
on base Downs and J. Oar,, each K
Sunday the Tigers are to meet
the Premont Kings in the City
oi a towering cotton surplus, this
series of grants will rdd to ttm
purchasing power of Texas cotton
Miss Joyce Casey arrived home
Monday from Corpus Christ!,
where she has been very ill m a
hospital.
• • • •
Miss Martha Bolt is back at work
after a visit with her parents in
Kingsville and with Miss Dorothy
Medlin in Kyle.
g • • • •
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sheiness
were Alice visitors Tuesday.
Junta team of Nuevo Laredo for
a game here Sunday, September 3
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Falfurrias Sudents
In A. & I. Exercises
Park here. The managers are hop- producers the earning equivalent
ing to engage the well known La Qf around 600,000 bales at current
prices.
Delta county, receiving $39,ln2.-
37, was first in the state to get
1939 cotton price adjustment
checks. Other counties slated for
payments within the next ten days
are Red River, Titus, Morris, Ma-
rlon, Rains. Van Zandt, Williamson,
Colorado, San Patricio, . Brooks
Henderson, Hunt, Oarza, Kent,
Mitchell, Nolan, San Saba. Travis,
Calhoun. Jim Wells. Rockwall, Mot-
ley, Fisher, Jackson. Victoria, Bee
Nueces, Willacy and La Salle.
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Mrs Marvin Lewis and daughter
Students from Falfurrias who
will be candidates for degrees from
the Texas College of Arts and In-
dustries at the August convocation
are Miss Ernestine Guerra. Olivia
Garcia and Mrs. Lilia Benavides
Mora who will receive the Bachelor
of Arts degree, and Mrs. Esther B
Gonzales Arguclles, who will re-
ceive the degree of Bachelor of land Mrs Dan Smith. Frances and
Science In Elementary Education.
Commencement exercises wJl be
held in the Fbrum on Friday. Aug-
ust 26 Honorabe Morris Roberts.
8enabor Eighteenth District, will
address the graduating class
Tommy attended the
Kingsville 8unday
theatre In
T. 8. Proctor and daughter Lou-
ella spent a few days In San An-
tonio this week.
ish school grounds. A barbecue
dinner will be 'served on September
2. In addition there will be bingo
and other forms of entertainment.
The various committees in
charge of the program have been
working earnestly, sparing neither
effort nor time. It is hoped their
efforts will not be unrequited. Ail
friends of the church are being
urged to give their whole-hearted
co-operation in order that this
Silver Jubilee of the Sacred Heart
Parish may, in years to come, be
remembered as an occasion tru-
ly unique in the history of Falfur-
rias.
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Three Scouts Receive
Awards At Court Of
Honor, August 23
The regular meeting of the local
Rotary club at Pleasure Park Wed-
nesday night was the scene of a
Boy 8cout court of honor at which
three Falfurrias scouts were ad-
vanced In rank during Impressive
ceremonies
J. S. Warkentin, scoutmaster of
the Premont troop, was in charge
of the candle light ceremony, as-
sisted by twelve scouts
Ralph Valpntlen, chairman of
the court of honor, announced the
names of the boys who were to re
celve advancement and J. O. Nor-
ris. oresident of the Rotary club,
made the awards.
Names of the scouts and the a-
wards they received are as follows:
Franklyn Ryan, second class; Dick-
ie McIntyre, merit badges In car-
pentry, civics, music, reptile study,
zoology; John Louis Forsyth, merit
badges in handicraft, athletics,
beef production, bird study, camp-
ing. civics, cooking, first aid, first
aid to animals, hog production, life
saving, music, pethfindlng. wood-
carving. swimming, safety, reading-
public health, pioneering and per-
sonal health. These awards raise
young Forsyth to the rank of Eagle
Scout and he has only to serve the
required time to become eligible
for the distinction.
New Establishment To Be
Unique In This Section; J.
L. Pilant And Harry Staud-
inger Hold Lease
Falfurrias’ newest business en-
terprise, an ultra modernistic cafe
| and drive-in, representing an in-
vestment of approximately $3,000
was begun this week with the clear,
ance of a site originally occupied
by several cottages of the Maupin
Courts on the Valley highway.
The new 48x52 drive-in is being
erected by Jas. T Maupin on pro-
perty occupied by Maupln’s pres-
ent office and a number of the
tourist cottages. The new building
will be leased by J L Pilant and
Harry Staudlnger who expect to
I develop it into one of the outstand-
ing places of its kind in this sec-
! tion of South Texas
The Falfurrias Construction
Company holds the building con-
tract and the work is to be com-
pleted within thirty days Mcln-
| tyre Lumber Company will supply
lumber and building materials.
Presenting a circular front, the
drive-in will be completely glass-
ed in and will face the highway.
Glass and stucco will predominate
in the construction. With a seat-
ing capacity of approximately 40
persons on the inside, the new
place will utilize a circular coun-
ter and Incorporate new ideas in
kitchen arrangement. The Inside
will be tubular lighted and the out-
side will be ringed with a canopy
and brilliant lights. Parking space
for approximately 60 cars will be
provided.
In addition to a separate refrig-
erator room and store rooms, Mr
Maupin’s private office will be
built into the new structure.
The place will be under the ac-
tive management of Mr. Pilant, an
experienced drive-in operator who
already Is Interested In n mun.be.
of similar enterprises In the city.
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Three Percent Tax
Discount For Jim Wells
Jim Wells County taxpayers may
get a reduction of 3 per cent on
their taxes If they pay during the
month of October, the county com-
missioners court decided last week.
If the taxes are paid In Novem-
ber a reduction of 2 per cent will
be made from the total amount.
For December payments 1 per
cent of the total will be deducted
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Tommy 8mith arrived home Sa-
turday. after a months visit with
relatives in Plttaburg and Fort
Sam Houston.
• • • •
Mrs A1 Burditt and Mrs. Taah
made a trip to 8an Marcos Wednes.
day.
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