Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, August 12, 1938 Page: 1 of 6
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Complete Coverage of Brooks County Territory
Lam! of Cue J sey Cow, Citrus Fruit and Vegetables
FALFURRIAS FACT?
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VOLUME XXXII
ESTABLISHED IN 1906—BROOKS COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER
FALFURRIAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 193S
NUMBER •
Cotton Marketing
Cards Ready For
Release August 15
1938 Crop Expected To
Hit New Low For
Brooks Area
county attorney Voters In Brooks
| County Get Short
Run-Off Ballots
Brooks county cotton farmers
may obtain their marketing cards
Monday, August 15( from the
county agent’s office, it was an-
nounced Wednesday by J. W.
Jackson, agricultural agent.
When these cards are Issued
they may be presented to the buy
er for a refund of two cents . n
each pound of cotton marketed
from the 193s crop, it was explain
ed. For farms on which the col-
ton a.1 cage does n< t exceed the a-
cieage allotment white market-
ing ca*ds will be issued and al> cot-
ton tax money witihheld by the
bujer vill be refunded as well as
all subsequent sales. For those
farms on which the cotton acreage
exceeds the allotment, a red card
will be Issued on which a definite
marketing quota will be listed.
Sales made < n a red card will i>e
subject to a deduction of the net
weight of lint from the marketing
quota and when sales exceed the
quota a tax of two cents per pound
will be levied and withheld by the
buyer to be turned over to the pro-
per authorities.
Indications are that the 1938
Brooks county crop will be exceed-
ingly low due to drouth conditions.
Qin reports as of August 1 placed
the total number of bales ginned
in this county at 320. This num-
ber covers ginnlngs from three
neighboring counties, Kleberg, Jim
Wells and Duval. Estimates are
Recount Of First Primary Reverses
Clerk’s Contest; Orth Gets Certification
Only Three Candidates
Up For Choice In
Local Races
WEATHER REPORT PRIMARY RECOUNT
C. WOODROW LAUGHLIN
As a native Jim Wells County
ty citizen, C. Woodrow Laughlln,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Laughlln of Premont, overwhelm-
ingly defeated C. C. Forry for the
office of county attorney. Mr.
Laughlin, a graduate of Baylor
University Law School, Waco, Tex-
as, has been practicing law in Alice
for the past two years.
(Photo by Lobrecht)
Sept. 19th Tentative
School Opening Date
At a meeting of the board of
the Falfurrias Independent School
District Wednesday night, plans
were discussed to open the city’s
schools for the 1938 session Tues-
day, September 6, provided the
new elementary school, now near-
ing completion, is ready for use at
that time.
A meeting to which interested
taxpayers have been invited has
that only about 25o bales will be been announced for Friday, Aug-
grown in Brooks county this year, ust 19> at wh,ch the 1937.38’ budg-
compared to 8,000 in the peak year
of 1929.
Few Exceed Is Belief
It is believed very few will ex-
ceed their marketing quota, even
though many have overplanted the
acreage allotment.
County agent Jackson expressed
hope that all who have grown cot-
ton in Brooks county will call M. n •
day or as soon thereafter as pos-
sible and get their cards. Having
et will be approved and the 1938-
39 budget adopted.
The ballot for the second prim-
ary August 27 will be simplified
somewhat for Brooks county voters
In that it will be less than half
the length of the first primary
ballott and Includes only three lo-
cal races.
Brooks run-off races will fen-
| ture Judge J. A. Brooks and J. H.
Darby in the judge's contest and
Jesse Grimes and Oarland M. La-
sater, incumbent, in the sheriff’s
race, while II. O. Henderson wll!
seek reelectlon over Manuel R. A-
laniz to the office of Justice of
the Peace for Precinct No. 1.
Following Is a list of state and
(district candidates who will appear
on the official ballot August 27:
For Lieutenant Governor: Pierce
Brooks of Dallas county, Coke R.
Stevenson of Kimble County.
For Attorney Qeneral: Gerald C.
Mann of Dallas county, Walter
Woodul of Harris county.
For Associate Justice of Supreme
Court: Richard Crltz of Williamson
county, W. H. Davidson of Jeffer-
son county.
For Judge of Court of Criminal
Appeals (unexplred term): Harry
N Graves of Williamson county,
James A. Stephens of Knox county.
For Railroad Commissioner: C.
V. Terrell of Wise county, G. ’A.
Jerry Sadler of Gregg county.
For Commissioner of General
Land Office: William H. McDon-
ald of Eastland county, Bascom
Giles of Travis county.
For State Senator 27th Dlst'
Jim Neal, of Webb county, Rogers
Kelley of Hidalgo county.
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Motion Picture Cooking School Brought
To Cactus Theatre By Falfurrias Facts
La Gloria Wildcat
to wait for aerial photographs and J^0r)0rtS SllOWlIl1*
a planimeter with which to ealeu- I C
late areas, measurement In Brooks -
county was slow, but it is hoped 150 Feet Of Oily Mud
that with the cooperation of farm- Flrnwe Tnfpr*>«t
ers work will move rapidly and micicsi
soon overtake neighboring counties
who were not delayed. ! 011 lnU?rest ln the Falfurrias a-
As soon as marketing cards are rea thls week was centered on
issued work will start on the subl- sheI1 Petroleum Company's No. 1
dy payment on 1937 cotton for all c H' **• von Blucher deeP wildcat
who sold cotton when the central test ln the southern portion of
market price was less than 12 J,m Wells county near La Olorla
cents, and who have filed sales ,and ab,'ut five miles north of this
certificates covering such sales. which earlier in the week re-
This should bring considerable P0rted a showing at the 6,055-67
funds to the county. foot level Latest reports said the
_q_ i test, which is scheduled for 7,500
feet, was drilling below 6,110 feet.
Control Regulations Sand plckecj up at 6,055-67 feet
Listed By Department recovered 150 feet of oily mud
- while additional oily mud was re*
Following are thO regulations'covered from 6,060-79 feet. This
Innovation To Provide
Entertainment And
Instruction
prescribed by the pink boll worm
control division of the Department
of Agriculture as applied to the
regulated zone which Include*
Brooks. Jim Wells, •Kleb«(rg', Nue-
ces and San Patricio counties:'
Regulation 1. (a) No Cotton seed
shall be moved from the regulat-
ed zone unless It js accompanied
by a valid certificate of the state
and federal governments authoriz-
ing such movement, (b) Permits
will be Issued f«>r movement of
seed to officially designated mills.
Regulation 2. (a) No lint shall
be moved from the area unless it
Is accompanied by valid certificate
of the state and federal govern-
ments authorizing such movement,
(b) Permits will be Issued for
movement of lint cotton to points
outside of the area when the cot-
ton has been compressed within
the zone, or proper arrangement
made for compression of the cot-
ton al a point as close to the zone
as possible.
Regulation I. All sins oneratlnc
within .the area are hereby re-
quired to make disposal of gin
trash In keeping with the procla-
mation issued by the Commission-
er of Agriculture.
lest Is located 2,970 feet from the
west line and 1,980 feet from the
south line of the L. Best Survey
No. 44.
* Also ln Jim Wells county, Mag-
nolia Company is' rigging up with
rotary for their No. 1 Guerra and
their No. 10 Seellgson In the East
Premont Field is digging pits and
preparing to get started.
No new operations were reported
ln the Alta Mesa area ln the south-
ern portion of Brooks county.
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Local Ford Dealer
Makes Announcement
Of Ford Truck Trial
The new Ford Cab-Over-Engine
Truck made Its Initial appearance
ln Falfurrias at 1:45 o’clock,
Thursday. August 11, at the local
Ford Dealer's place of business
stopping for a brief time on Its
first lap of the 5,000 mile Endur-
anoo and Economy Run through
South Texas.
' The unit being driven on this
gruelling test for reliability . and
economy is one of the short wheel-
base types, and equipped with the
new Ford Two-Speed Axle.
The Falfurrias Facts has scored
again.
This newspaper has Just been
successful in securing the new Mo-
tion Picture Cooking School. "Star
in My Kitchen”, which will be pre-
sented at the Cactus Theatre on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
September 8, 9, and 10.
Mark the days on your calen-
dar because every woman—and
man—in the community is hereby
extended a cordial invitation to
see, absolutely free, this fascinat-
ing picture which weaves helpful,
Intelligent lessons on cooking and
hopie-making Into a humorous
and romantic plot.
The Motion Picture Cocking
School is a brand new idea. First
conceived last year, it has met
with acclaim from women
throughout the country, who like
the happy combination of sparkl-
ing entertainmen and close-up
cooking instruction. Seats in the
back row are as good as those in
front row—the motion picture .per-
mits everyone to hear and see
every trick in frosting a cake,
making a pie, or cooking bananas.
Produced In Hollywood
“Star in My Kitchen” was pro-
duced In Hollywood, and the au-
dience will recognize many of the
rising young actors and actresses
who take part in it. Women young
and old will appreciate the hu-
manness of the romantic story, In
which home problems are ap-
proached from an entirely new an-
gle.
The Motion Picture C«qklng
School has graduated beyond the
demonstration course in the wide
variety of household equipment as-
sembled In clear view of the au-
dience. All of the practical equip-
ment Is seen in active* us* ana be-
cause “seeing 4s -believing", the au
dience will soon learn that pies
(Continued on Page •)
Pink Boll Worm
Regulations Cover
Brooks County \rea
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Steps Taken To Stamp
Out Cotton Pest
In Valley
An area embracing four 8outh
Texas counties, including Brooks,
was placed unddr regulation by
proclamation by Governor James
V. Allred Monday following quar
antlne orders issued as a result of
pink boll worm Infestation In Kle-
berg and Nueces counties.
Counties Included in the pink
boll worm regulated area desig-
nated ln the proclamation were
Brooks, Jim Wells, San Ratrlclo
and Nueces. A similar proclama-
tion last week placed Kleberg
County under quarantine to pre-
vent spread of the cotton pest.
Several Valley counties are quar-
antined.
Regulations under the quaran-
tine require that bales of cotton
be of high density before they may
be moved beyond the county line,
that cotton seed be treated before
it may be moved, and that stalks
ln the field from which cotton has
been picked be destroyed prompt-
ly.
Transient cotton pickers on their
way from one county to another
will be halted on the highways,
where officials will Inspect the r
cotton sacks to prevent carrying
of the pink boll worm into fields
beyond the regulated area.
One inspection outpost is heat-
ed in the southern portion of the
county near Rachal.
Mass meetings were organized in
Nueces county to map plans de-
signed to control the cotton pest
In that section, chambers of com-
merce growers and glnners are co-
operating ln the movement. Infes-
tation was discovered at Kingsville
several weeks ago.
Two Nations Cooperate
Simultaneous with announce -
ment that pink boll worm infesta-
tion had been discovered in Nue-
ces County came word from San
Antonio that plans for control of
the pest ln the Rio Grande Valley
area on both sides of the lnterna-
For County Judge
Vote
Pet.
J. A. Brooks
487
498
J. H. Darby
366
372
F. C. Rachal
325
322
T. Roy Bennett
220
216
For County Clerk
I. J. Benavides
694
675
M F. Orth
679
710
For County Attorney
F G. Garza
714
706
J. W. Wilson
484
501
Gerald Weatherly
174
180
For Sheriff, Tax Assesor
Garland M. Lasater
683
670
Jesse Grimes
671
695
J. H. Hlnnant
62
63
For County Treasurer
Ruflno Garcia Jr.
767
765
Chester Downs
620
639
For County Surveyor
J. Alfredo Benavides
767
767
H. M. Taylor
606
625
For Justice of Peace Precint
I
Manuel R. Alaniz
389
391
H. Q. Henderson
326
337
J. T. Sharp
277
273
For Constable Free. No. I
Samuel Oarcla
730
743
Juan Mlreles
252
249
For Commissioner,
Prec., No.
1
Elmer Rupp
670
665
C. F. Wagenscheln
333
347
For Commissioner,
Prec., No
. t
Earl Young
38
39
Ernest O. Maun
36
35
For Commissioner,
Prec. No.
3
Jas. McBride
124
123
Lino Cantu
115
115
For Commissioner,
Prec., No.
4
Richard A. Cage
38
38
Richard A. Myrlck
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Committee Decides To
Count All Ballots
Wednesday
A recount of the Brooks county
first primary election returns
Tuesday reversed the findings In
the county clerk's race, giving M.
F Orth, candidate for reelectlon to
the office, a 35-vote majority over
his (pponent, I. J. Benavides, who
polled 675 votes to 710 for Orth.
Official tabulations after the Ju-
ly election gave Benavides 694
and Orth 679, a 15-vote majority
for the challenger.
The Incumbent candidate filed a
protest after the election and a
hearing was set for Friday, August
5, l>efore the Brooks county execu-
tive committee. Because of the
lack of a quorum this hearing was
reset for Monday, August 8, and
then moved up to Tuesday when a
quorum was finally attained. The
committee voted three to two to
recount the votes.
Representing the complainant at
the hearing was E. O. Lloyd of
Alice while A. W. Cameron and
Oordon Orlfflth of Edinburg rep-
resented Benavidez. Leg^l repre-
sentatives of both candidates were
present during the counting of the
ballots.
The discrepancy in the returns
was found to be confined to Pre-
cinct No. 1 which Includes Falfur-
rias. Serving as talley clerks were
E. D. McIntyre, Reuben 8chultz
and Al Burditt while H. R. Min ten,
a member of the executive com-
mittee called out the vote which
was confined to the clerk’s race.
The committee awarded a certi-
ficate of election to Orth after the
recount and attorneys for Benavi-
des filed notice of appeal which
will be heard in district court.
Entire Election Recounted
The Brooks County Democratic
Executive Committee WedneXday
Rueben Schultz, local accountant | nl*ht voted 10 recount a“ flr*
and Insurance agent, and the Rev ! Prlm*ry ballots and immediately
James E. Moore, president of Fal- l,e«an the ** whlch wajj com/
furrlas Rotary Club, have accepted Pleted at 8:30 a m Thursday af-
La Salle Training
For Local Youth
Class Organized Here
By University
leadership of a group of young
men and women, under the spon-
sorship of La Salle Extension Uni-
versity of Chicago.
According to information from
R O. Wilson, La Salle Registrar,
the acceptance of this post by
ter twelve hours' work.
Slight discrepancies were found
In all races but the run-off ballot
remained unchanged.
Outside of the county clerk’s
race, which was counted seperate-
ly Tuesday, the major changes
Schultz and Moore augurs well for1 were confined to scattered candl-
ultlmate success for th.'se who are
selected for membership ln the
group.
“For the past few years,” Mr.
Wilson explained. “La Salle
Extension University, recogniz-
ed as the world’s largest
business training institution, has
l»een urged by leading educators
ami employers to consider serious-
ly the vital problem confronting
the y<>ung high school graduates
and other young men and women
of the country with the matter of
tlonal boundary were worked out employment.
last week ln a conference between
Mexican and United States gov-
ernment officials. .(
Guillermo Liere, director gener-
al of the Mexican Department of
Agriculture, and R. E. McDonald
in charge of pink boll worm e-adl
cation for the Bureau of Ent.).n>-
Ugy, United States D.rwartmcnt of
Agriculture, met in San Antonio
form plans for an attack on tf)3
cotton farmer’s problem.
Movement of cotton would not
be hindered as the government
would allow bales of high density
to be moved beyond the county
line. They would require treat-
ment of seed before allowing It
to be taken from the county.
Liere and McDonald, after
studying the problem, agreed* to
see that all cotton plants are killed
Immediately after the crop Is pick-
ed on both aides of the Rio Oran-
de River. Because of early maturi-
ty of cotton ln the section, they
hoped that the plana will succeed.
Cleaning of fields has already
been started. McDonald said. In-
formation on the eradication pro-
gram has been supplied all farm-
ers to Insure co-operation.
The present plan Is to create a
more uniform planting date in the
“These young people find them-
selves”, he continued, "up against
the dllema of having' no specific
training for speeiflc jobs in busi-
ness, further aggravated during
the past few years by the fact that
the general slowing down of com-
merce and Industry has made Jobs
mote scarce than ever.”
' To those who can quatyfy for ad-
mission ln the Falfurrias group,
this new plan offers a splendid op- talten on the recount, the commit-
dates. In the judge’s contest, J. A.
Brooks picked up 11 votes to re-
tain the lead. For county attorney.
J. W. Wilson, defeated candidate
for reelectlon, gained 17 votes but
not enough to place him ln the
runoff. Garland M. Lasater, in-
cumbent candidate for the sher-
iff's office, lost 13 votes while his
runoff opponent, Jesse Orlmes,
gained 24 votes to take the leaid.
H. M. Tayli-r, defeated candidate
for reelection as county surveyor,
gained 19 votes but still remained
low man In the race. H. G. Hen-
derson, runoff contestant. for the
office of Justice of the peace,
picked up 11 votes and Samuel
Oarcla winner as constable ln Pre-
cinct No. 1. was given an addition-
al 13 votes. C. F. Wagenscheln, de-
feated for reelectlon to the office
of commissioner of Precinct No. 1
gained 14 votes but remained low
candidate.
Withheld until action could be
portunlty to obtain business train-
ing of University grade right here
at home. At the completion of the
training by the student, the Uni-
versity will award him or her a di-
ploma and the graduate will have
the additional advantage of La
Salle Placement Department ln his
or her efforts to find employment.
Mr. Schultz and Rev. Moore have
shown a rare appreciation of the
objects of the plan and what it
will mean to eligible young people
of Pklfurriaa by their acceptance
of leadership and supervision of
the group.
area to facilitate the eradication
program. At the present Urns, cot-
ton is planted any time from Jan-
uary to May hi the Rio Orande
▼alley section.
tee Thursday morning certified
the runoff ticket and authorized
the printing of ballots.
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