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1950 STATE AWARDS
BEST EDITORIAL, TEXAS PRESS ASSN,
BEST ADVERTISEMENT ON
SOIL CONSERVATION
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWSPAPERS
VOLUME XXVI
Raymondville Chronicle
Twice Winner of the Silver Cup of the South Texas Press Association for Outstanding Community Service
CHUCKLE OF THE WEEK
It isn’t the fact that a man stares "j
at your wife that makes you mad. t
It’s the fact that she enjoys it.
Formerly WILLACY COUNTY CHRONICLE
RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1952
FOURTEEN PAGES IN 2 SECTIONS
NO. 13
BETTER ONION YIELD was-seen last week when results of plat tests were examined
at the Bob Allen farm west of Raymondville. Above Bill Friend, associate agent, and
Larry Franks, Willacy County agent, examine, test results at an onion field day.
★ ★ ★
GIVE
and
TAKE
WE’VE BEEN A sucker all our
lives. We used to think we were
the only one of the tribe in ex-
istence until an Oklahoma publish-
er, C. A. McWilliams, dropped
into our office just about press
afternoon,
Brother McWilliams is the one
man we’ve met who has cashed in
on being a sucker. A few' weeks
ago we recall reading a story in
the Saturday Evening Post about
how Mr. McWilliams and the
folks around Wetumka got, to-
gether and really cashed in on
Sucker Day.
SEEMS THAT A couple of quick
change artists dropped into
town, collected a handful of cash
on the pretense of putting on a
circus, skipped town. Left on
merchants were 4,000 hot dogs and
two tons of hay for the so-called
elephants.
The chamber of commerce de-
cided that if Wetumka people
were going to be suckers that
should be first class.
•
PERHAPS YOU know the story.
After a little advertising about
5,000 people came to town to help
celebrate the first annual Suck-
er Day. Everybody was bowled
over at the success of the event.
Now it’s an annual affair up in
that part of Oklahoma.
Merchants chipped in cash and
services to help Circus Man Mor-
rison get set up for the “big
show.”
•
LAST YEAR Wetumkans an-
nounced they would “forget and
forgive” Morrison if. he would be
their guest of honor at their
second annual Sucker Day cele-.
bration. The show attracted thou-
sands of visitors, but Morrison
wasn’t one of them.
•
LAST WEEK WE got through
reading Schnozzola, the life of
Jimmy Duranty, by Gene Fowler-
Fowler tells how for years Jimmy
was sensitive about his nose.
Everybody kidded him anout it. *
Finally, Jimmy decided if his
schftozzola was something to
laugh at it was something to be
turned into cash. And that is the
way Jimmy climbed to fame and
fortune.
e
SUCKER DAY at Wetumka is
another example of turning
your handicaps into assets. Folks
have fallen for it in a big way.
This year they expect 10,000 at
the third annual Sucker Day cele-
bration, according to Brother Mc-
Williams.
ON TRIP
Mr, and Mrs. O. J. Work are
spending a few weeks in Alabama
and Illinois on a combined busi-
ness trip and vacation.
Bigger Yield
Seen In New
Onion Types
County Agent Larry Franks and
Associate Agent Bill Friend par-
ticipated in an onion field day at
the Bob Allen farm west of Ray-
mondville Maiklh 20.
The difference ir?. the per-
formance of new varieties
l:ke Excel, Granex, and 33
White Hybrid was outstand-
ing when compared with the
old commercial yellow Ber-
muda variety.
Many of the better plats didn’t'
have a single seeder, double, or
split as compared with an ex-
ceptionally high percentage of
unmerchantable grade in the com-
mercial stocks of yellow Bermuda.
These results demonstrate what
can be accomplished through a
coordinated program of objective
plant breeding and selection.
A. and M. College, the United
States Department of Agriculture
and the Missouri Pacific Railroad
have assisted in developing high
producing, non-bolting, non-
plitting types of sweet onions.
Seek More Aid
For Red Cross
Returns Reported
Less This Year
Willacy Countians who have
not yet made contributions to the
annual Red Cross membership
drive were urged to do so before
the campaign officially ends
March 31 by Mrs. George Mery,
county chapter chairman.
Returns from letters recent-
ly mailed all residents in the
county have been somewhat
less than those received in
previous years, Mrs. Mery ex-
plained. Those who have not
yet mailed checks to Bud
Breedlove, treasurer at the
Raymondville State Bank,
were urged to do so this
week.
The work of the national Red
Cross organization in bringing aid
to tornado stricken areas in Ar-
kansas, Missouri and Tennessee
last week serves to emphasize the
important role of the organiza-
tion in disaster relief, Mrs. Mery
pointed out.
Humble Stakes
Location, More
Oil Activity
Texas Co. Builds
Derrick For Test
In Yfurria Field
Humble’ Oil and Refining
Company had location made
Monday for about 9,000-foot
wildcat in the Wilamar Field
in Willacy County.
Humble’s N<f 6 Sat m Rangh
Tenerias whi We 20,100 . west
and 750 feet north, at right an-
gles, from the southeast corner
of Kenedy County, which is a
point in Laguna Madre, and is
750 feet north of .the Willacy-
Kenedy County Lines.
Ii is 9,6QQ feet due easi and
174 feet north of the No. 3,
dry hole, and is 4,620 feet
from the north line of a 39,-
942-acre lease in San. Juan de
Carricitos Granf. The No. 3
was abandoned at 13,509 feet
in 1949.
In Willacy County, The Texas
Company was building derrick
for an 11,000-foot wildcat at the
No. 7 H. Ytururia Land and Cat-
tle. Company, 8V2 miles northeast
of Raymondville and in the' area
where Texaco has drilled several
deep failures.
One of the dry holes, the No. 6
Vturria Land and Livestock, went
to 16,008 feet and is the third
deepest hole in the state.
La Gloria Corporation and
Magnolia ..Petroleum ..Com-
pany No. B-l Kenedy Ranch,
wildcat in the northeast pari
of Kenedy Couniy, was drill-
ing ahead at 9,785 feet.
In Laguna Madre, Pure Oil
Company No. 1 State Tract 285,
wildcat southeast of Sarita, was
drilling at 6,021 feet, to start cor-
ing in a few days. Contract depth
is 12.000 feet.
Three Candidates Far
For School Offices
■ Three candidates have filed for
places as trusteees of the Ray-
mondville Independent School
District at the annual election to
be held. April 5, according to
Monty Stewart, school board se-
cretary.
Candidates are Earl Welch,
Russell Wheelock and E. L. Streb.
Two trustees will be elected to
take the places of Clifford Crow-
ell and Cleo Roberts whose terms
expire.
VISITING SISTER
Mrs. W. T. Luna from Oklahoma
City is visiting her sister and
family the A. W. Remicks. Mrs.
Luna plans to return home next
week,
Felony Cases
Await Session
Seven felony cases are awaiting
the April 8 session of the 107th
Dist. Court of Judge Arthur Klein.
Included are charges of mur-
der, rape, theft, second offense,
driving while intoxicated and
wife and child desertion.
Facing the murder charge is
Baldomero Garcia, an alien ac-
cused of slaying a fellow field
worker on a farm in the Lasara
area.
Accusations of rape have been
levelled against Guadalupe Cor-
dova and Rene Rubio.
A Corpus Christi man, Howard
D. Smith, escaped prosecution on
a D.W.I. charge at the last session
when an error was found in his
indictment But the error was
rectified in a second indictment,
and he will have his day in court.
Tiburcio Trevino will face pos-
sible imprisonment on wife and
child desertion charges, while
Salvador Urrutia is accused sim-
ply of child desertion,
W. L. Rockey,
Developer, Dies
At Deingerfield
Leading Civic Worker
Built 52 Homes In
Palm Gardens
W. L. Rockey, well known
Raymondville real estate de-
veloper, was found dead in
his residence at 204 Broadway,
Daingerfield Wednesday
March 19, according to reports
received here last week by
friends and former- business
associates.
Coming to Raymondville ir
1942 he was responsible for tht
development of Palm Gardens, a
residential section located in th*
southwest part of the city con-
taining a total of 52 houses.
As a Raymondville resident
he was active in civic affairs.
One of his activities was the
organization of the Willacy
County Sportsmen's Club
which laier became the Val-
ley Sportsmen's Club which
now has membership
throughout the Valley area.
One of the objectives of the
Willacy County organization was
the introduction of pheasants
here. At one time several hun-
dred young birds were released in
the county by local sportsmen.
A native of New Cumberland.
Pa., Mr. Rockey left Raymond-
ville about two years ago to sup-
ervise business operations in
Mexico. He located in Dainger-
field following his Mexican ven-
ture where he became interested
in a residential housing project.
He is survived by his sons, Les-
ter Rockey of Kingsville and Fern
Rockey of York, Pa.; three broth-
ers and a sister. Burial was in
New Cumberland, Pa.
City7 New White
Way Is About
Ready Now
Some 77 new vapor mercury
street lights providing Raymond-
ville with its first “white way”
are expected to be in operation
Thursday or Friday nights, R. L.
Brown, local Central Power and
Light manager, reported Wednes-
day.
Delay in completing the ins-
tallation, which includes Hi-
dalgo Avenue and Seventh
Street from city limits to city
limits, was caused by failure
to get delivery on two trans-
formers.
Installation of posts and wiring
was completed several weeks ago.
The new type street lights will
replace 24 old type lights installed
in 1934 and also 16 bracket type
lights put up two years ago. The
vapor mercury type now installed
in most Valley towns are reported
to produce 21,000 lumens com-
pared to 4,000 lumens under the
city’s old type lights.
Drought Prompts Cotton
Planting Date Extension
Only 60% of
Valley Acreage
Planted to Date
Volunteers To
Put Ball Field
In Condition
Little League Games
Scheduled T© Begin
At Close ©f School
A call for volunteers Wed-
nesday April 2- to help put the
former softball field at the
city park in shape for Little
League baseball games this
summer was issued Wednes-
day by Bill Manning, Opti-
mist Club president.
Bill says the one day project is
scheduled to start at 8 a.m. and
with the aid of enough volunteer
workers the field should ' be in
fair shape by evening to start
Little League games.
Floyd Rhodes and Jeff
Rivers will have ihe field
staked off and James Bran-
ham, will have a iractor driv-
en post hole digger on the
grounds. Paul (Bud) Weisser
will be on hand with ladders
to repair sections of ihe
backstop and also to replace
bulbs in. the lighting system.
Carpenters volunteering serv-
ices include Hal Doan, Albert
Smith, B. W. Sitton and Harold
Stewart.
About 200 boys are reporting
for rLittle League practice at the
football field Tues-
days'; ] ays ani Saturdays.
Officiaileague games are expected
to start after the close of school
in May.
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NEW FOUNDATION for the new Raymondville High
School gymnasium was completed this week and work on
the structure is progressing satisfactorily according to
Supt. C. T. Gifford (above) who is shown examining some*
of the brick. Adams Brothers of Brownsville are con-
tractors.
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KOREAN ASSIGNMENT
Mrs. Charles Johnson has been
visiting with her son, Charles Jr.
and family this past week. 1st.
Lt. Johnson, who is stationed at
Fort Bliss, is scheduled to leave
for Korea immediately.
Seek Entries For
Fiesta Parade
Letters are being mailed Wil-
lacy County business men and
civic organizations seeking entries
of floats in the annual Onion
Fiesta parade set for Saturday
morning April 19 at 10 a.m.
The parade this year is being
sponsored by the Raymondville
Kiwanis Club, Ted Brannon is
chairman of the committee and
members are Gus Garrett, Don
Florence, and Gus Nyquist.
Invitations have’ also been mail-
ed to San Perlita, Lyford and
Raymondvile high school bands
asking them to take part in the
parade.
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SORORITY BENEFIT: Mrs. Jimmie Lowe (left) holds
box of tickets for Alpha Pi Omega square dance at the
labor center Friday night March 29 while Mayor Gene
Smith puts money in kitty and Mrs. Walter Gene Smith
looks on.
Local Gas Company
Open House Friday
* Formal opening of the new of-
fice of the Rio Grande Valley Gas
Company at 440 West Hidalgo has
been set for Friday March 28.
Freshments will be served and
favors for ladies will be given be-
tween 10 a. m. and 5 p.m.
Removal of the local office to
larger quarters coincides with the
company’s policy of growth and
expansion, F. E. Erickson, Ray-
mondville manager, stated.
Willacy Weather
Date
Max.
Min.
Rain Char.
Mar. 13
84
59
0 M. Cldy.
Mar. 14
91
69
0 P. Cldy.
Mar. 15
80
69
0 P. Cldy.
Mar. 16
79
58
0 P. Cldy.
Mar. 17
81
65
.02 Cldy.
Mar. 18
88
52
0 Clear
Mar. 19
89
55
0 Clear
Mar. 20
92
84
0 Clear
Mar. 21
98
74
0 Clear
Mar. 22
70
61
0 Clear
Mar. 23
63
48
0 Clear
Mar. 24
77
38
0 Clear
Mar. 25
79
55
.01 B. Clds
Mar. 26
36
56
0 Clear
Rainfall from Jan. i, to March"
26, 1952, 1.06 inches; from Jan. 1
to March 26, 1951, 3.72 inches.
Rollin O. Adams,
U. S. Weather Bureau Observe)
Everything From Ballerinas to Barber Shop Chords
Band Boosters Talent Show Set:
Everything from baby baller-
inas to concert band overtures
will make up the Band Boosters
latent show to be presented Tues-
day ahd Wednesday nights at the
Texas Theatre for the benefit
of the Raymondville High School
Band.
Opening the program will be a
concert by the band under the
direction of Mi]ton P. Witt. Mary
Jo Carmonv will be presented in
a twirling act.
Markoleia Greer Elslner
will follow with an exhibition
of specialty numbers by her
dance pupils. Other entertain-
ers include Mr. and Mrs. A.
R. Patton with their musical
srwg, Dale Watson, Lasara
magician, Mrs. Wayne Baden
and Dr. Charles Spence in a
vocal duet, Mrs. E. A. Chris-
ioffel in a skit.
Bob Stroud and his vaqueros
will present a- selection of West-
ern folk songs and the barber
Shop Boys. Louis Odem. Robert
Payne, Jerry Dougherty and
James Waters will appear with
be caller for agroup of close har-
mony melodies
Art Baughman will be caller
for a group of young square
dancers including Larry Robbins,
Rayburn MacNelly, Bobby Sales,
Johnie Koepke, Sue Stephens,
Patsv arborn. Gay Youngblood
and Clarice Krogman.
Elstner School of Dance
pils on the program include
Joan Kierney, Sandra Oak;s,
Jeannie Noyola, Judith
Brackhahn, David Shaver,
Nettie Parker, Cristella Ro-
driguez, Gayle Patterson.
Beth Pealor, Becky Shaver,
Karen Scheel, Karen Knipp,
Diane Spilman, Laura Gilli-
land, Kyle Beasley.
Also Emma Sue Carter, iDwyce
Engstrom, Mary Lee Carter, Mary
Elizabeth McKeon, Phyllis Brown,
Carrie Ann Crockett. Artie Spil-
man, Becky Shaver. Shirley Flor-
es.
Proceeds from the show will be
used to help pay expenses of the
band to San Antonio tor the Bat-
tle of Flowers.
CofC Will Elect
New Directors
Ten Memebers To
Serve Two Year Terms
Saturday midnight March 29
is the deadline for mailing ballots
in the Willacy County Chamber of
Commerce directors election,; ac-
cording. to Chamber Manager
John Etheredge.
The nominating committee
selected twenty chamber
members as candidates for
the board and all members
have been mailed a ballot
asking that they vote for ten.
The ten new board members
will serve for a period of two
years.
Holdover board members hav-
ing one more year to serve of
their two year term are: Gustin
Garrett, C. A. Vassberg, Bob Al-
len, C. G. Nyquist, Gorman Fox,
Roger F. Robinson, Bert Brown,
Dale Hanshaw, E. B. Spinks,
John Florence, Jr.
These members and the newly
elected directors will meet the
later part cf April for election of
officers for the next fiscal year
which runs from May 1, 1952
through April 30, 1953.
Severe drought was the rea-
son given Wednesday by Agri-
culture Commissioner John
day extension for planting cot-
ton in the four Valley coun-
ties.
The extension puts the cot-
ton planting deadline at April
15 in Willacy, Hidalgo and Cam-
eron counties and the southern
part of Starr County. The origi-
nal deadline had been set at next
Monday night.
Planting permits to Wil-
lacy, Cameron and Hidalgo
County farmers issued up to
last Friday, under a program
to combat the pink bollworm,
totalled 874,584 acres. The
total was a little higher than
at the same time in 1951
which resulted in a record
crop acreage at that time.
Permits have been issued for
planting approximately 174,000 in
Willacy County.
The drouth is still severe in the
Valley, White said, with little
orospect of relief in the near
future.
“Although scattered showers
were reported in the Valley dur-
ing the past few days,” he said,
“the lack of rain has hampered
hewers t.Q the PYtewt t.hpj gply,-
3bout 80 per cent of the expecte ^
'cotjton acreage has been seeded."
Thje extra two weeks will allow
farmers to take advantage of any
additional moisture.”
White emphasized that the
new planting date will have
no effect on ihe plow-up .
deadline in the four-county
area. Stalk destruction still
must be completed by Aug.
31, and this is regarded as
one of the most important
phases of the fight against
pink bollworm infestation.
“Conditions in August will de-
termine whether there will be a
plow-up extension,” White said.
“Most varieties of cotton ma-
ture in 110 growing days. The
new planting date still leaves the
farmer 148 days to clear his fields
and turn the stalks underground.
Late planters must be prepared
to clean the fields by the present
deadline,”
RETURN FROM TRIP
Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Baden and
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Branham
returned last Friday from a busi-
ness trip to Arizona.
Bearka? Golfers Enter
Meet At Mission
Two Raymondville Bearkat
teams will enter the district golf
meet Friday at Mission.
Coach of the Bearkat linksmen
is Howard Boucher.
Clyde Dodd, Charles Scott,
Kenneth Harris and Kenneth
Richmond comprise one outfit.
The other unit has Durrell Dou-
thit, Harry Douthit, Dick Robbins
and Bobby Owens.
Other teams entered are de-
fending champion, Mission, Mer-
cedes-and Donna,
Question
ol Ihe Week
?
If good looks is necessary
io afiraci women voters in. a
presidential eleciion, which of
Ihe present contestants has
the best chance of being elect-
ed?
MRS. M. V. BOYKIN: Eisen-
hower, definately.
MRS. PRESTON DENSMAN:
Eisenhower with a hat on, Ke-
fauver with his hat off.
MRS. GENE SMITH: As far ns
good looks go we haven’t much
to choose from.
MRS. JIMMIE LOWE: Eisen-
hower is the most glamorous
looking.
MRS. MONTY STEWART: I
think Eisenhower is the neatest
looking.
MRS. RAYMOND KENNEDY:
Wouldn’t you hate to have to look
i at Taft? Warren is my choice.
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