Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1938 Page: 1 of 8
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ESTABLISHED IN 1906— BROOKS COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME XXXI
FALFURRIAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1938
NUMBER 40
McAllen Pro Wins
By Scoring Seven
Birdies Tuesday
Local Amateurs Take
. Spotlight From
Opponents
Sown Madles in It holes is the
record hung up by George Shine,
McAllen pro. In the pro-amateur
sweepstakes golf tournament on
the Falfurrlas course Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Tuesday’s matches were a part
of a weekly series played on va-
rious South Texas and Valley cour-
ses. The next meet will go to Har-
lingen and play will be returned
to this city In seven weeks.
Although oourse records remain-
ed Intact, the Valley pros put on
a show that Impressed local golfers.
Walden Haynes, Mercedes pro, and
Tucker Bowles of Mission tied for
first money in the pro division,
both shooting 7<»s, two under par.
George Shine took second with a
71.
In the amateur classification,
Dick Cage of Falfurrlas won first
place with a 71-10-61 net and M.
F Orth, also of this city, moved up
Into the runnerup position with a
score of 78-10-03 net. Tying for
third place, D. McMeehan of Mc-
Allen and Henry Orth of this city
hung up a 63 net. Dan Rice, Mc-
Allen, rated fourth place with 67
net, Oeorge Barnum, Edinburg,
fifth with 68 net; Sam Speer, Mis-
sion, sixth with 69 net; L. L. Crahb.
Falfurrlas. seventh with 73 net, R.
Bush, Raymondville, eighth with
75 net, and R. R. Scott, Falfurrlas,
ninth with 78 net.
Piffessional winners deceived
cash prizes and amateurs were a-
warded golf equipment.
Cotton Marketing
Quota Favored By
Brooks Fanners
Overwhelming Returns
Counted In Light
Balloting
Falfurrias Entrants
Win At Kingsville
Locals Awarded First,
Second and Third
In spite of the fact that special
efforts were made to. bring out a
heavy vote In the national cotton
marketing quota referendum last
Saturday, the response In Brooks
county was weak although farm-
ers voted overwhelmingly In favor
of quotas.
Returns from the pnly two box-
es in the county showed 118 votes
cast. 2 challenged, 112 In favor and
4 against the proposal. Almost 95.5
percent of those who vwted indi-
cated themselves in favor of con-
trolling cotton production. At En-
cino, 58 votes were polled, two of
which were challenged, leaving 55
for and one against the quota. Slx-
the season, the Falfurrlas Jerseys
rias box, 57 favoring and three op-
posing the proposal.
The referendum committee at
this place was composed of Clyde
H. Rupp, John E. Boykin and Jose
M Alaniz. At Enclno were T. O.
Mangel Raul Longoria and Pon-
ceano Longoria.
The Falfurrias high school Green
Shirt Band, under the direction of
W. C. Jackson, left Thursday for
Kingsville where It was scheduled
to compete in the South Texas
BULLETIN—Shortly bore press
time Information was received that
Falfurrias had been awarded three
pieces in the meet—a first, sec-
ond and third. Joseph Hammltt in
the original trombone solo tied for
first, requiring a playoff which hi
hp won. Miriam Wagenschein re-
ceived second in flute solo and
Raymond Renner, Sarita Garcia
Betty Jane Young and Carolyn
Knolles were awarded third in the
clarinet quartet division.
Music Meet. Resutls of the contests
were unavailable at the time of
writing.
Joseph Hammltt, competing a-
galnst eight others In the trom-
bone division, won recognition In
the meet Wednesday, but the ex-
act status was not learned.
While in Kingsville, the Falfur-
rlas band lunched at Loftin Inn.
Auto License Sales
Moving Slowly Here
Up to Wednesday of this week,
only 88 passenger car licenses had
been sold by Tax Assessor and Col-
lector G. M. Lasater’s office, Indi-
cating a rush before the April 1
deadline for 1938 automobile tags.
Fourteen commercial truck tags
were sold, 11 farm trucks and five
trailers.
The following numbers have
passenger cars, 130, 351 to 131.050;
passenger cars, 130,351 to 131050;
commercial trucks, 22,901 to 23.000;
farm trucks, in,951 to 11.000; trail-
ers 41,011 to 41,050; dealers, 893 to
904; motor -buses, 71 to 73.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Forsyth and
daughter, Rosemary, spent several
days In Lockhart this week, guests
of Mrs. Forsyth'! lather and sister
Heart's Delight Racquet Tournament
Requires Overtime Matches Sunday
TAKEN BY G-MEN
FREMONT McCOLLUM
South Texas bank bandit arrest-
er, March 10 in Detroit, Mich.
Fremont McCollum ]San Antonio Entrants
Taken By FBI Men
In Detroit, Mich.
Sweep Courts For
Five Awards
Easter Seal Sale
To Open April 1
Brooks Committee To
Direct Campaign
Three crippled Brooks county
children Jrecelved treatment dur-
ing the past year as a result of the
sele of Easter Seals for which a.new
campaign Is nt w being organized,
it. was announced Wednesday.
The Brooks county campaign,
like that In every other Texas coun-
ty is being conducted by the Texas
Society for Crippled Children of
which Charles F. Ashcroft of Sul-
phur Springs is president. The sale
wjll begin April 1 and continue
through Easter Sunday.
Direction of the local sale will
come from a committe which is
composed of the following: Dr. J.
B. Bennett, chairman; the Rev. J.
E. Moore, vice chairman: Howard
Behrent, director of publicity; the
Rev. A. T. White and Dr. Earl Gas-
ton.
Spent In Texas
Money raised by the sale of Eas-
ter Seals will be spent exclusively
foi crippled children In Texas to
provide them hospitalization and
treatment, to buy them braces and
crutches and to pay transportation
between their homes and various
hospitals throughout the state.
There will be no distinction in re-
gard to age, race, creed, color or
the nature of the disease. Children
crippled from birth or through ac-
cident will be given aid by the So-
ciety as well as those crippled by
Infantile panaysis provided their
families aak money for their treat-
ment.
The Easter Seal sale is endorsed
by both the State and federal
government departments Interest-
ed in educational and rehabilita-
tion work.
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McDonald Children
Given Honor Rating
Jane and Marshall McDonald,
son and daughter of Col. and Mrs.
J. E. McDonald of this city, have
been named on the honor roll for
the first semester at Bouthem Me-
thodist University, according to In-
formation received here this week.
Jane is a Junior in the College
of Arts and 8cience. She Is a mem-
bet of Alpha Lambda Delta, scho-
larship sorority, and Delta Gam-
ma, social sorority.
Marshall is a student In the
School of Engineering and is a
pledge to Phi Theta social frater-
nity. He was recently invited to
pledge 8igma Delta Rho, honorary
mathematics fraternity.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sullivan have
returned from a brief stay at Cor-
pus Christl.
No. 7 Mestena Well
Holding Interest ,
In Brooks County
Mary Powers No. 1 In
Alta Verde Reports
Difficulty
Although more definite Informa-
tion was unavailble, Standard Oil
Company of Texas was making
pr< duction test in another prospec-
tive producer for the Alta Mesa
field in the southwestern portion of
the county.
Standard’s No. 2 Mestena Oil &
Gas Company in Mestena Lease
No. 1, about 3,000 feet south and a
little west of discovery, was rece-
mented earlier this week after cas-
ing had been set atop the field pay
at 2,470-91 feet and the first pro-
duction test made. A second test
was scheduled to get under way
after cement had set sufficiently.
In the Alta Verde field in the
western part of the county, Bishop
& Woods No. Mary Powers threat-
ened to blow out at 3,574 feet.
Deepest test ever drilled In that
area, the well Is In the west part
o' Survey 311, 3,000 feet southwest
of discovery.
In the same field, Taylor Petro-
leum Company No. 1 William Sing-
er. Survey 312, was last reported at
2,510 feet attempting to plug back
t-) oil showing at 1.K42-58 feet.
Magriolla Petroleum Company's
No. 8 Seeligson in the East Pre-
mont Field in Jim Wells county
Wednesday was reported coring at
e,547 feet. The wildcat Is 4,950 feet
fiom the east line and 6,271 feet
from the south line of a 10,443.7
acre tract in the Los Jaboncilos
Grant, 1,271 feet north of the No. 7
producer.
Last Of Nine Outlaws
Who Broke Jail
At Corpus
Frempnt McCollum, convicted
bank robber and notorious South
Texas desperado, who last Decem-
ber threw Falfurrlas and the
Brooks county area into a furor fol-
lowing a break from the Nueces
county Jail, was taken Into custo-
dy last Thursday night, March 10,
In Detroit, Mich.
Since the fruitless search for the
wlley McCollum, who led a nine-
man Jailbreak in Corpus Christ!
December 1, in the brush country
al»out this city, Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents have been
watching the homes of a brother
and a sister in Detroit.
He is under a 16-year federal
sentence for the armed robbery of
the Orange Grove State Bank. Af-
tei his arrest, he was transfered to
a federal detention farm at Milan,
to await removal to the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth.
The gunman was the last of the
nine escaped prisoners to be cap-
tured. His partner, crippled Her-
man Brown, was taken at 8 o’clock
Thursday morning, December 3, in
the J. H. Skaggs Orange Grove by
Constable Jesse Grimes and Bill
Stockton.
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P. 0. Proposals
Opened Saturday
Department Asks Bids
On Local Quarters
Bids for suitable post office
quarters will be opened In the of-
fice of Inspector Walter Perkins at
Houston Saturday, March 19, In
accordance with a solicitation re-
leased early in February.
The proposals are solicited with
the understanding a building is to
be offered to the Post Office De-
partment under lease of from five
to ten years from May 1, 1938, or
date of occupancy. Desired floor
space has been set at 1,300 feet.
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High School Juniors
Present Three Act
Comedy, March 25
Program Announced
For Coastal Firemen
Program plans for the district
irieetlng of volunteer firemen of
this area, scheduled for Sunday,
April 10, In Aransas Pass, were
formulated at a meeting of fire-
men Tuesday night In that city.
Present at the meeting to assist
In outlining a program were C. A.
Garrison, vice-president of the
district organization and fire chief
ci Kingsville and Fred Benton,
secretary of the Kingsville volun-
teer firemen, both of whom sug-
gested outlines for programs.
Following discussion, a tentative
piogram was drawn up as follows:
1. Brief memorial service for
deceased firemen of the district.
2. Talk by an official of the Cor-
pus Christl Fire Department.
3. Safety demonstration by the
Beevllle crew.
4. Trip to Mustang Island for a
fish fry and amusements.
5. Return to Aransas Pass for
pumper race and parts rule race
somewhere In the business district
Volunteer fire organizations in
10 South Texas towns of this dis-
trict are entitled to send three
The Falfurrlas high school Ju-
nior class, under the direction of
Miss Frances Fitzgerald, will pre-
sent its class play “The Patsy”
March 25 in the high school au-
ditrlum according to an announce-
ment made Thursday. The tickets
will be on sale for fifteen and
twenty-five cents.
“The Patsy” concerns Patricia
Harrington, a girl who “runs sec-
ond” to her older sister, played by
Mary CUfford Burdette. She is the
patsy who is blamed whenever
anything goes wrong and is forced
to remain In the background In
order that her sister may be pre-
sented to advantage. Her father, a
traveling salesman, played by
Lawrence DuBose*. Is on her side,
and finally declares his indepen-
dence by putting Ma, Martha Hlse,
in her proper place. This brings m-
tx ut Patsy's ultimate triumph and
affords her happiness as the bride
of the man she loves. The part of
"Patsy" will be taken by Louene
Sorenson.
“The Patsy" Is a three-act com-
edy and was written uy Barry Con-
ners.
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Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Miller of
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, are guests of
Mrs. Ed C. Lasater this week.
delegates each to the meeting at
Aransas Pass. Towns that will be
represented are Falfurrlas, Kings-
ville, Hobs town, Orange Orove, Bin-
ton, Taft, Alice, Beevllle, Dhtwp
and Rockport.
Running a full day over the
scheduled playing time, the eighth
annual earte Delight tennis tour-
nament was brought to a close
here Sunday afternoon In one of
the most successful gatherings of
young players In the history of the
annual event.
Because of an Increase in parti-
cipants and the stiffness of com-
petlon, the final matches had to
be carried over to Sunday after-
noon and even then directors of
the meet were forced to move one
iratch, the girls' doubles, to Kings-
ville for night playing.
Sixty-five players, representing
If schools In a territory embracing
Victoria and Del Rio, entered the
lists to try for one of the eight a-
wards offered winners. Through-
out the three-day meet, a fine
brand of tennis and sportsmanship
was exhibited.
San Antonio entries swept
through the meet to claim three
firsts and two seconds, paced by
the Nixon twins, Ben and Tom, and
the stately Charline Yeager.
Nixon Boys Colorful
Always drawing the biggest gal-
lery, the colorful Nixons battled
each other from one side of the
court to the other In the singles
matches. Tom eventually conquer-
ing his brother with a score of 4-6,
6-3, 7-5, 0-8 and 7-5.
In the girls singles, Charllne
Yeager took a match from the Sln-
t»n representative, Joy Denische,
8-1, 7-5.
The Nixon combination In the boys
doubles proved to strong for the
RobMovn duo, Bruce Kellam and
Ralf Eads, 1937 state finalslta, as
the San Antonio pair carried the
set 8-1, 6-4, 2-8 and 7-5. Ben Nixon,
representing Thomas Jefferson
high school, is city champion.
Darkness interrupted the girls’
citubles matches Saturday with
Sadie and Margie Hall of Adams In
the lead 8-3, 5-5. Playing was re-
sumed under lights at Kingsville
Sunday night and the Hall girls
emerged victorious with a score of
6- 3, 7-5.
Robstown Determined
Pushing up to the semi-finals In
the i*oys’ singles, Bruce Kellam of
Robstown was defeated by Tom
Nixon of 8an Antonio 7-5, 0-4 and
Ben Nixon vanquished Clem Saun-
ders of Pearsall 9-7, 0-2. In the
girls’ semi-finals singles, Helen
Belcher of Baffin Bay was defeat-
ed by Joy Denisch 0-4, 0-o and Ka-
ty Boultlnghousor lost to Charllne
Yeager 0-1, 8-1.
Clem 8aunders and Willie Snead
of Pearsall forced Kellam and Eads
of Robstown to extend themselves
to get pa*1 the boys semi-finals
mj.tchea with a score of 8-4. 8-0,
end Harold Wesson and Robert
Lovelace of Corpus Christl bowed
to the Nixon twins 5-7, 6-3, 0-4.
Hall and Hall, Adams represent-
atives in the girls doubles, ad-
vanced to the semi-finals by de-
feating Kepland and Hegedorn of
San Benito 6-1, 6-2. Winning the
right to meet the Adams team.
Herring and Ballard of San Anto-
nio overcame their 8an Benito op-
ponents, Wllmeth and Brown, 4-0,
7- 8, 8-6.
Other Result!
Results of other matches are as
follows:
Boys singles (first bracket): Tom
Nixon vs. Max McOulre, Del Rio,
0-0, 0-3; Philip Vaughan, Del Rio,
vs. Albert Rolz, San Benito, 6-2
6-1; 8tanley Anderson, Freer, vs.
Dick McIntyre, Falfurrlas, 6-4, 6-2:
Johnny Prentice, Freer, vs. William
Boecker, Baffin Bay, 7-5, 6-2; Bob-
by Voung, Falfurrlas, vl. Dan Tob-
in. San Diego, 6-1, 6-2; Bruce Kel-
iam, Robstown vs. Willie Snead,
Pearsall. 6-2, 6-3; Paddy Lann, Co-
tulla. vs. Clarence Mabry, Alice,
forfeit to Lann; Dwight Day, 8an
Benito, vs. Russell McCombs, Co-
tulla. 6-0, 6-4; James Hill, Alice,
vt. bye; Ben Nixon, San Antonio,
vs. Bayllss Walter, Del Rio, 0-1,
6-0; Jake Weiner, Robstown, vs.
Jerry Meyer, Alice, 6-2, 6-1; Me-
Wok. Started On
Rodeo And Fourth
Of July Carnival
Reuben Schultz Named
General Chairman „
At Meeting
Preliminary plans were laid
Wednesday night at the chamber
of commerce for the annual Polfu-
rrlas rodeo and Fourth of Jrif ce-
lebration which last year attract-
ed 6,000 visitors and contestants.
The meeting was attended by lo-
cal business, men and officials who
directed the festival In 1937. Since
present plans call for an even big-
gei celebration this year, Wednes-
day night’s meeting was called by
Herbert Puckey, Legion poet com-
mander, for the purpose of laying
the ground work of ’an organisa-
tion which Is to direct the event.
Requiring about two days of care-
ful supervision, approximately 0.000
pounds of beef were barbecued
foi last year’s nodeo.
In the absence of Commander
Puckey, W. B. Gardner, 1937 gene-
ral chairman, took charge of the
meeting. Nominations placed be-
fore the group the rames of Re i-
ben Schultz and Tom Lasater for
the position of general chairman
and the former was voted to that
olflce.
He Immediately began forming
rhe various committees which are
to assist him In planning and stag-
ing the celebration. As soon as the
committees have been filled.
Chairman Schults will release
them and the organisation will be-
gin functioning.
Donkey Baseball
To Invade City
Unique Entertainment
Set March 31
(Outlaued on Page f)
Donkey l*seball, one of the fun-
niest games ever conceived Is com-
ing to Falfurrlas on Thursday
March 31.
The game Is being put on for
the benefit of the local fire depart-
ment and will be played under
lights.
Although an opponent has not
yet been selected efforts are now
being made to line up a good team
from a neighboring city.
The Bar-X-Ranch team of
Mountain Donkeys has been train-
ed to play In their respective po-
sitions and the spectators are
guaranteed the laugh of their lives
In watching the players try to
score.
The game Is scheduled for 8 p.m.
sharp and will be played on the
Legion Park field.
If you want the laugh of your
life come and bring the family.
Admission charge for adults will
be 25 cents and for children under
twelve 10 cents.
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Falfurrias Jerseys
Rout Santa Rosa For
First Baseball Win
The Falfurrlas Jersey baseball
team Invaded Santa Rosa last Fri-
day afternoon and returned to the
home diamond victorious In the
first game of the season with a
score of 18 to 8. “It was a tight
game up until the ninth Inning”,
s&ld Coach Chief Dyer. In that In-
ning the Jerseys scored nine runs.
Coach Dyer shifted his lineup
somewhat before the game ended.
The following players saw service:
Rafael Oarcta, first base; Gustavo
Oarza, second base; David Lftpez,
short stop; Rodolfo Calderon, third
i>ase; Manuel Lunof, Benigno Chi-
vez, pitchers; Juan Trevlfto, catch-
er; Lawrence DuBose, right field;
Clyde Calahan. center field; Teo"
doro Garza, left field.
GO TO LAREDO
The Falfurrlas high school girls
volley ball team will enter the dis-
trict meet at Laredo April 17 and
18, it was announced this week by
Miss Lois Butler, coach of the
team. Miss Carmine Moore baa
been ellected captain of the aqaad.
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