Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1937 Page: 1 of 12
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VOLUME XXX
FALFURR1AS. TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1937
NUMBER 44
SCIONTI MUSIC CHIRMS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE WEST PREMONT FIELD HIVE
BEEN AT A HECTIC PICE!
Dr. Chas. E. Barker Delivers
Three Addresses in Falfurrias
Marie Burdett’s
preAc^^ie;r:eeudns«eTr„;^: Senior Class Selects
ber on the Silvio and Isabel
Scionti recital Sunday after-
noon, with prolonged applause
The magnificent interpreta
Play For Presentation
Belton, April 16 (spl)-
If Americans were not com-
mitted to the idea, “get the
will be watched closely since j Marie Burdette to a member
it holds promise of extending ' alley ( lub at Mary
- - . ’Skidding” is the name of Job done” as deserving only of production and will prove the j Hardin-Baylor which enter-
tion.s of the masters by these ^ three-act play which has'notice, it would be interesting different oil producing sands lts numbers with a
two artists revealed superb been chosen for the 1937 se- to trace the oil developments that can be expected in that )vat,le breakfast in Hardy
talent and musical understand- njor presentation to be given I in the Premont section. But section. Parlors, April 8. Sponsors and
Dr. Charles E. Barker Thurs
# | day delivered three highly ap-
Club Entertains Preciate£t addresses in Falfur-
At the Rotary Club he
spoke on “Rotary By-Pro-
ducts”. At the High School in
the morning he talked to the
student body, and Thursday
night at the High School Audi-
torium he delivered his famous
address to a ver y large au-
dience, “The Most Important
ing, not often found. With in the local aiujitorium April today with radios, .notion pic- As has been often recounted the hostesses of Ruth Stribling Job {n the Wor|d
force to those of fairy light- 21. The cast, whch consists of tures, daily newspapers, the the fact that the Premont sec-ja,1(F Buu Halls were special _0_
ness, these musicians rendered fjve bovg aad fjve ^irls, has time of the average American tion belongs to so many dif-1 quests. Miss Mary Lee Konia-
a program that delighted and been chosen and rehearsals is filled too full to think of ferent owners, assures for it | kowsky of Harlingen, is presi- *###*##*♦##*
amazed the large number of have been held each morning giving time to struggles and an intensive drilling that, per- (,ent pt the club which recently 1 * *
music lovers present. from 7:30 until 8:45. disappointments the pioneers I haps if owned by one land- jvon third place in the all-( ol- \ ROTARY NOTES *
It was from her husband, a The plot centers around the in most every oil field have owner, would be doubtful. !t‘ge l)lay day events on the #
master musician, that Mrs.1 Hardy family. It is a fpesh,' 8°ne through with. However, While at this writing it campus.
Scionti received her masters sincere picture of American it is due those who never would appear the West Pre- —
degree, Their music is of such family life, showing Marion would permit the failure of a mont Field holds promise of
accord, that in listening to Hardy, a modern college girl test made here and there to stretching itself beyondpresent I Thp Infprpcfinff R^HlO
their duo-pi&no selections, it whn faiic pp^tafipuiiu in invp• divert them from their con- demonstrated limits, only time ! v
is impossible to detect at times
who "falls ecstatically in love* divert them from their con- demonstrated limits, only time
.0 .............. with Wayne Trenton just as a 'Actions that oil in great pools and further tests will prove.
just which one is playing the career is opening up to her, | underlaid the Premont section However, iso far success ha's
different r ts. and the difficulties she has ini80**' ! every test made in
After T • last number, a1 adjusting her romance. Then November 16. 1936 when it the field and it would hardly
lovely variation of Blue1 there are the two young daugh «M reported that oil in pay- £ « to hint how faEast
Danube Waltz, played by Mr. tew who chose to marry be-, "‘it Quantities had lieen dis- MtorJ°rt,'°i^So“^th®
and Mrs. Scionti, the applause fore they finished their educa- covered in the Bennett No. 1 P»ol extends. Being just »
was so insistent the artists tion and want to "Come home well, quite a number of Pre- ft isn't an in-
were force,! to resnond with i to Mother” at the first sign of mont people most interested, monstraiea mat it isn t an in
two added selecHons ^ trouble. Mother Hardy is so admonished the Falfurrias very lus y
All those who heard the pro-' “Pse‘ a‘‘^e modern tendencies Facts that ‘^ould^e well to al)|ehto ^ Jjown 3«“|u,’bai
Wlte" Move™'who’1 ’presented■ on 11 strike in Older to straight- 'he discovery well before mak-| «* the bi* lea>tue oil game
these marvelous musicians, for f ,»« hf .'»»>«>•• Voting '^d'tt^fhe'middle If Do —--.-
?i.V.i"?_the.muth!..P.r!';i,!?e, °.f adolescent' lad'' wTth hu'fiwt "ember before the d(<covery Alt. M«» Field
Program March of lime
I The Rotarian’s luncheon
! hour usually held op Wednes-
i day hut postponed until Thurs-
i day to havjp the honor of en-
: tertaining Dr. Charles E. Bar-
t r %,• j tl a • ^er’ will long be remembered
10 lORtmUed on IhC Air ^ Rotariana as a
high point in the history of the
local club. There were a num-
ber of visitors and four mem-
bers of the Men’s Gospel
The program, “March of
Time, a dramatic presentation ____
of news events broadcast every I Chorus Messers. John Duerk-
Thursday evening from 9:30 sen. C. O. Lapp, Ed Fast and
to 10:00 P. M., C. S. T., will | Braney Vogt of Premont, start-
i>e sponsored by Servel, Inc., ed the festivjtjes of the hour
manufacturers of Servel Elec-1 by singing several pleasing
tiolux refrigerators, beginning and appreciated songs. Thait
Apnl l.», according to Barry . these genllemen can sing and
task, ot Janszen Sales Com- sing wonderfully all knew, but
bearing such unusual and a- „ Grandma Hardv well demonstrated that it had, 1 he Standard ot lexas has pany, local dealer, who has I Thursday -it the uncheon thev
mAfteg ^he Droeg T 'touches the heart with his ah- really made oil history. Since | complied Hieir pipeline from [just received the announce-1 Jxeelh^then.s.dve" y
her nf friends /p^entertahl'- sent-mindedn^ts and his re-
ber ot tnends uete entertain- miniscences about Grandma.
ed inforrp^lly at Mrs. Moyer’s
Humor is blended with pa-
home by Mr. and Mrs. Moyer th . deiiciousiv „arnigh_
and Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin. TphUoiphy maies* “SWcl-
paients ot Mrs. Scionti. ding” more significant than
Mr. and Mrs. Scionti left average comedy. It is life.
Sunday night for Chicago. Xhe cagt as follows:
_0_ Judge Hardy Alonzo Cosby
| Mrs. Hardy Dorothy Cham-
berlain
Marion Hardy Vernette
Spurks
“Andy” Hardy R. J. McIn-
tyre
Wayne Trenton L. T. Porter
Aunt Milly Josefa Garcia
Grandpa Hardy Dudley
Masters
Estelle Hardy Campbell
Nancy Smith
Myra Hardy Wilcox Lois
Dunn
then there have been drilled I the Alta Mesa Field to thejment from Louis Ruthenburg, ^After ^the'^imip’he
in the West Premont Field Sou. Pacific tracks and storage president of Serval.
some 22 successful oil wells, tanks have been erected at
During the month of March both ends of the pipe line.
55,000 barrels of oil were i Two new wells we reported as
pumped from that field to the drilling last week have been
loading racks on the Southern
Pacific Railroad. Anyone will
have to agree that the West
Premont Field has not been a
cemented. Next week we will
be able to report what pro-
duction each has, we hope.
This hazed on ac- “
tual news as it is happening,
interpreting events of interna-
tional significance, is of in-
terest to everyone," Mr. Trask
said. “The realism of the pres-
entation makes the actual
scenes seem to occur in the
There were no reports from
sluggard. Also there have the <tegp test the Standard is I living1 rooms of the listeners,
been discovered three differ- ' ' . “c: *>■- j *-*
To do anything just “letter
perfect” isn’t often quite pos-
sible. In this Premont Supple-
ment, wfe frankly confess that
we have not gotten at all or
even a major part of the in-
teresting early history of Pre-
confess tMt perhaps we have Mr.. Stubhme Waymon Nel-
overlooked some off the Old s<
Settlers.
We feel that in failing to
obtaiq a likeness or any data
on Mr. Tom Graham, we have
failed to do justice to the task
we assumed. However, we
have to confess we were un-
able to get a picture of Mr.
Graham or any information
th’flt woul4 .have enabled us
to do justice to him. Certainly
Mr. Tom Graham, coming as
he did, early on the scene at
Premont, and throwing his en-
thusiasm and money into the
West Premont Field, has ren-
dered a signal service to its
wonderful^ success. Having
never seen the gentleman we
were further handicapped.
However, his name has been
written in deeds in the West
“‘acifon rdobuMSupport our Boys
finds little time to devote on
thinking of the interest the ENJOYS DANCE IN S. A.
public has in him and his ac-
tivities.
FALFURRIAS
Jerseys
PLAY
ROBSTOWN
Cotton Pickers
Today at 3:30 p. m.
- Come out and
ent oil sands in the field, one
at 2250 feet, another at 2350,
and anotehr at 3150 feet. And
reports are that the 3150 foot
sand is the most promising en-
countered.
The field has been extend-
ed a mile East and West and
a half mile North and South;
and a two-mile West exten-
sion is now drilling below
2000 feet. A deep test that
Lauflin Bros, are to make for
the Magnolia Co. about four
miles northeast of production,
making north of their present I . ‘Since the news-dramatiza-
production. Since every well *lon Program originated in
so far drilled in the Alta Mesa
Field has been a producer,
j-ust what the field will yield
March, 1931, “March of
Time” has been named one of
the three best dramatic pro-
remain- to be seen. High ex- }?iams ea<-h year in the annual
pectatidus can easily be en- conducted among radio
tertaii . for its future, how- e<*‘tom of the l mted States
and ( anada by the New York
ever.
World Telegram. Each pro-
New Ou yield i„ Kleberg Co. KTo’
The Humble’s Kleberg No.
9 that has been watched by
Kingsville people closely, came
in as a possible 600-barrcl |
well at 3226 feet this week.
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MET MONDAY
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Chamber of Commerce held ; for obtaining some much need-
its regular directors meeting ed improvements for Fire De-
NOTICE
The Methodist Sunday
School class party that was to
have been given tonight at
the home of Mrs. Earl Young
has been postponed.
Answering an invitation
from the Sigma Nu fraternity
R. J. McIntyre attended a
dance given last Saturday
night at the Plaza Hotel in
San Antonio. Iceland Prow4e
of Alice, a law student in the
University extended the in
Monday night with eight out
of the nine directors present.
For this number of our busi-
ness men to take time from
their homes and other interests
to be present at a directors
meeting and discuss the needs
of the community clearly
shows that they think this or-
ganization is a worth while
partment made a satisfactory
report as well as submitting a
feasible plan foi raising funds.
The Committee was instructed
to continue working on its
plans.
A contract was approved
for the painting of the Cham-
ber of Commerce building.
Several other Committees
organization and fills a real reported activities showing
need in our town
Miss Edmond Earle O’Neal,
County Home Demonstrator,
met with the directors sub-
that these men are on the job.
The treasurers report show
ed payments of $122.50 into
thirty minutes in an address
that exceeded everyone’s anti-
cipation. Dr. Charles Barker
has “everything” an orator to
expected to carry around in
his “grip”. From mirth toso-
lemnity that defies descrip-
tion he played on the hearts
and consciences of his listeners
From one high point, he, in
his flights of eloquence, soared
on and on to greater heights,
carrying ihs audiences with
him. Surely Rotary Interna-
tional knows the “stuff" such
messengers as Dr. Barker
should have beside them and
in selecting him to deliver the
highly important msesages Ro-
tary International has laid on
his heart and conscience, no
mistake was made. His was a
very wonderful address and
delivered in a letter perfect
manner.
vitation. Mr. Dick Cage of
Falfurrias is
Sigma Nu.
a member of
Chamber*!^Commerce build^ ««■»/" ?Tth' ^
ing. This project met with 1H statement of finances it
: 100% approval of the direc-!shoWs the handicap under
. | tors and a special committee "’hich the directors are work-
was appointed to work with I ing in order to accomplish
Miss O’Neal in this connection. <ome of the projects under con
The committee responsible sideration.
sicians, eight production, ser-
vice and sound-effects experts,
and II editorial and research
workers. This number is fre-
quently increased according to
the demands of the scripts.
“Five microphones are used
in making the broadcast. One
is for close-ups, another for
‘mobs’, the third, fourth and
fifth for sound, music and ‘au-
ditorium’ effects. Voices of
headliners in th eWorld’s news
are simulated by the actors,
many of whom have been re-
gular members of the cast
since it first came to the air.
“Because news-events are
re-enacted within such a short
time of their occurrence, re-
heacQals ^re exceedingly
^trenuoil*. scripts being pre-
pared, cut and revised up to
the last second before the pro-
gram goes on the air. In spite
of this time-pressure, each
performance has been out-
standing for the excellence of
its dramatization.
“During the sponsorship of
the program by Servel, Inc.,
the dramatization will con-
tinue to be prepared by the The Bishop’s Crusade of the
editors of ‘Time’, the news- i Methodist Church is having a
mazazine, as they have been Supper in every local church
since the program was origi-l Friday night, April 23. We are
nated more than six years ago.' having a barbecue supper on
____lawn o-f our church at 7:30
April 23rd. All members and
This well is located seven miles those who attend our church
southeast of Kingsville on the are urged to come.
Rodde tract._I A. T. White, Pastor
A & I Students Go Press
Mary Frances Smith from
A. & I. spent the, week end
at home. left A. & I. Wed-
nesday morning as represen-
tative of the press Club of
wshe is president, for
Commerce to attend a 3-day
convention of the Tpxas Inter-
Collegiate Press Association.
Four other A. & 1. students
and Mrs. Pauline Jester who
is chairman of the South Tex-
as FA’ulty Committee also at-
tended.
METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES
“SKIDDING” APRIL 21st
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