Raymondville Chronicle (Raymondville, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1952 Page: 4 of 14
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RAYMONDVILLE CHRONICLE, Thursday, Mar, 27, I§52, Page 4A
South Texas
NEWS NOTES
FALFURRIAS—The city com-
mission at its regular meeting
last week voted “no” on an ap-
plication for general rate increas-
es in telephone rates which was
submitted several months ago by
Southwestern Associated Tele-
phone Company.
Mayor R. R. Scott announced
that Commissioners Noel O. Villa-
rreal and R. J. McIntyre con-
curred in the vote and pointed
out the action was based on a let-
ter survey of telephone' subscrib-
ers who were invited, to express
in writing their position on rate
increases in Falfurrias.
A preponderant majority of
those expressing opinions voiced
objections to an increase'.
The City Commission took the
position it could not approve the
application in the face of results
of the survey.
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SAN JUAN — Newest manu-
facturing concern in San Juan is
the Bellecraft Industries which
has rented the C. E. Boren build-
ing across from the City Hall and
expect to start operations next
week.
The new concern will make juv-
enile furniture such as chairs and
divans and they expect to employ
about 35 people. At the present
time it will be mostly assembly
work as the children’s furniture
comes pre-fabricated,* the owners
declared.
The new industry is owned and
operated by Cecil Phelps and
Pete Stoker who came to the Val-
ley from Monticello, Ind. In that
city they had a similar, but much
larger factory which was destroy-
ed by fire in October of this year.
It was then that they decided to
move to the Valley.
Outlet for the Bellecraft Indust-
ries will be to jobbers and retail-
ers in all 48 states, they said, but
there are some freight problems
to be worked out when shipping
to distant points, they explained.
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WESLACO — Missouri Pacific
passenger trains now operating in
the Valley will not be changed,
according to a decision announc-
ed in Houston Wednesday by F.
E. Bates, senior executive assis-
tant for the railroad.
The railroad will, however, file
an application with the Texas
Railroad Commission to discon-
tinue Trains Nos. 215 and 216,
operating overnight between
Odem and San Antonio. Mr. Bates
said these trains had been oper-
ating at an out-of-pocket loss of
$85,000 a year. If this application
is granted, overnight passenger
train schedules between the Val-
ley and San Antonio will be elim-
inated. Southern Pacififc Lines
eliminated similar schedules some
time ago.
Mr. Bates said present service
of the streamline daylight Valley
Eagle, connecting with the Texas
Eagle at San Antonio and Hous-
ton, will not be affected. The
Texas Eagle carries through cars
from San Antonio to St. Louis and
New York, and from Houston to
St. Louis, Washington and New
York and also provides conven-
ient connections at St. Louis for
Chicago and other northern, east-
ern and western points.
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McALLEN—Official opening of
remodeled Miller Municipal Air-
port may be held about May 1,
Bill Whalen, chairman of the air-
port advisory committee, has re-
ported.
The announcement followed a
meeting of Whalen’s committee at
the airport so members could
view the progress of a current im-
provement program.
Tentative plans for the celebra-
tion were discussed and Whalen
said officials of the Civil Aero-
nautics Authority will be invited.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
of McAllen may direct the open-
ing festivities, the chairman said.
The board also approved pur-
chase of an administration build-
ing for usue at the airport from
W. E. Crawford, McAllen contrac-
tor. Whalen said the building was
bought for $2,000 but Crawford
returned $800 of the price to help
defray the expense. Crawford al-
so is a member of the airport ad-
visory group.
The board also approved final
plans for parking areas ^t the air-
port, location of the control tower
and other details.
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BEEVILLE — Wanted: An oil
driller to pierce the lower sands
of oil on city property. To realize
this desire on the part of city of-
ficials sealed bids will be received
at the City Hall until 4 o’clock p.
m., Monday April 14, for leasing
for mineral purposes what has
been known as the “city farm,”
or municipal dump grounds.
Land being offered for lease for
oil or gas development comprises
62.63 acres of land in the Ann
Burke addition to the City of Bee-
ville. The city sewage disposal
plant is to be built on this same
property.
The city also will accept sealed
bids at the same time on the pur-
chase of 10,000 gallons of gasoline
to be used in the city’s rolling
equipment. This includes police
cars, trucks, maintainers, and fire
trucks. The specifications call for
delivery, as needed, in lots of 500
gallons at a time. By purchasing
the entire 10,000 gallons, much de
tails on clerical work in connec-
tion with buying will be dispensed
with, City .Manager Douglas
Henslee pointed out.
Decision to ask for bids on the
gasoline and on the oil lease was
made at a meeting of the City
Council Thursday afternoon. One
letter bid already has been re-
ceived for leasing the land for oil
drilling, but it was deemed ad-
vivsable eto ask for bids in the
regular and legal manner through
competitive sealed bids, Mr. Hens-
lee explained.
TEEN TATTLE
By PEGGY MONSEES
Hi Everyone!
This coming weekend is the
time for Interscholastic League
contests to be held, in Mission.
We will have several contestants
entered in several classes.-
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The speech classes are present-
ing a play entitled “It’s Autumn
Now.” We saw it in assembly
last Friday and it is really good.
The play contest was Wednesday
and I know everyone did wonder-
ful. This play was presented to
San Perlita school and Raymond-
Ville Junior High last week also.
In the cast are: Durell Douthit,
Mr. Drury; Mary Gassett, Mrs.
Drury; David Lee Williams, Mr.
Pomfrey; Carolyn Miller, Mrs.
Pomfrey; Frances Lozano, Mrs.
Duxbury; and Mary Ellen Baird,
the lady.
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A typing and shorthand contest
was held between Raymondville
and Lyford typing and shorthand
students last Tuesday (March 18),
Raymondville entered seven in
the typing section and three in
the shorthand section. We took all
honors with David Lee Williams
1st, Lee Ann Cole 2nd, Melba
Cavazos 3rd in the typing part
and Peggy Rodebaugh 1st,
Yvonne Webster 2nd, Norma Jean
Evans 3rd in the shorthand part.
9
Utterly Fantastic Situation:
Anyone’s little brother or sister
telling you “Run along, I’ll do
the dishes.” *
Last Friday night a football
game was held between the Ray-
mondville High School seniors
and the juniors (next year’s team).
It was a pretty tdugh battle all
the way. The seniors won 26 to
19,
At the game the juniors dili-
gently sold cold drinks and candy.
At the half, however, they were
stuck with only Baby Ruths left
and Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Witt
were selling everyone who came
along.
The Lasara acapella choir sang
during assembly last Wednesday.
They are directed by superinten-
dent of the Lasara schools and
the choir is made up of students
from the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and
8th grades.
9
Dates of the Week:
Jane Richardson and. Jack Free-
man, Marietta Hale and Monty
Ray Stewart, Jeanene Williams
and Jerry Paul Cobb, Hope Hen-
derson and Herbert Butler. Betty
Richmond, and Rogers Troppy,
Patty Drawe and Kenneth Harris,
Lou Watson and Donny Burns
Esther Uribe and Uvaldo Garcia,
Frances Lozano and Omar Rodri-
guez Doris Castaneda and Luis
Garcia, Eliza Uribe and Gustavo
Villarreal, Estella Leal and Beto
Villarreal, Alicia Flores and
George Jimmenez, Mary Gomez
and Osvaldo Correa, Clara Hino-
josa and Nacho Mendez, Betty
Burton and Bruce Lofton.
9
After the football game Friday
Nan Crowell had a party honor-
ing her birthday. Present were
Winnie Bryson and Weldon
Jones (Weslaco), Dorcas McElroy
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LOUISA’S LETTERS
COLUMBUS LISTENING POST—The curlicue tubules jutting
from the wall are parts of a radio-telescope designed by Dr. John
Kraus of Ohio State University at Columbus. Dr. Kraus hopes to
pick up radio signals from stars 1,000,000 light years away from
the earth.^ He says the signals produce a “frying sound” on the
V -:,"'x“space ear.” ^ —-—y ’——- •
Ticklers
By George
V,
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Dear Louisa,
I have practically lived for my
children while they were growing
up and now that they are all away
from home, I find time hanging
on my hands. I made the mistake
of giving so much time to the chil-
dren and their activities that my
husband looked for his recreation
in things that did not include me.
What would you suggest?
M. M.—Dkla.
Answer:
You have made the mistake
that so many women do when
they become mothers. It is right
and proper to be interested in the
development of your children but
not so much so that you forget
to be a wife. That is evidently
what you have done and it will
be a wife. That is evidently what
you have done and it will be
hard for you and your husband
to have common interests and
pleasures after each of you have
been going your own way for
such a long time.
Why don’t you learn to play
golf? Take lessons and start play-
ing with beginners. Of course
your game will not be as good, as
your husband’s but you will be-
gin to talk the same language.
Find other things that he likes
to do and try to interest him in
doing such things and including
you. He may enjoy your company
if he has a chance to find out
that out that you are a good com-
panion and interested in what he
is doing.
It is too bad for couples to grow
apart as they grow older for the
time will come when they will be
dependent on each other for com-
panionship and if they have few
pleasant memories over which to
reminisce the last years will be a
bleak period, indeed.
Louisa
picture a little blacker than it
really is.
The teen age period can be a
very trying one for mothers and
children. If they will try and
have patience with each other
and make excuses for each other,
the ye'ars will pass and. they will
finally understand that the fault
lies with both.
Tell your mother that you are-
going to try to get along with the
others and ask her to have pa-
tience with you and help you to
be happy. If she thinks you are
in earnest perhaps she will be
kinder and mpre understanding.
Louisa
A violin maker is called
thier.
a lu-
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Dear Louisa:
I am ayoung girl of teen-age.
What must you do when you can’t
get along with your people except
with your mother. I think she
thinks more of the other children
than me: When we get t.o fussing
she takes up for them but she
calls on me to do things — says I
cause all the trouble.
She doesn’t want me to go any-
where or have any privileges—
thinks I should stay home all the
time and work. When company
comes, she acts like she is asham-
ed. of me. T^hat muit I do?
California Girl
Answer:
Your mother must be a most
inhuman creature if she is the
way you describe her but I won-
der if you are not painting the
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and. Laymon Stewart, Peggy Mon-
sees and James May, Monty Stew
art, Mary Hale, Kenneth Harris,
Kenneth Richmond and. Nan
Crowell. We were served cake,
ice cream and cokes and everyone
had a wonderful time.
Mary Gomez had a slumber
party last Saturday night, Present
were Rita Hinojosa, Otila Barrera,
Clara Hinojosa, Bertha Cantu,
Rose Marie Bdills, and Eva Go-
mez,
Many thanks to the roving re-
porters who have turned news in-
to the library. Keep up the good
work.
So long ’til next. week.
There are 39 books in the Old
Testament; 27 in the New.
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enter trade relations with other
countries. If their tradesmen are
like their “volunteers” at the truce
talks, the trade will be limited to
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, Now that Britons engaged in
atomic research and other secret
government work must fill out
questionaires on their past and
present political affiliations we may
find out if there’s a “Lord” Mc-
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