Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1944 Page: 1 of 4
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Complete Coverage Of The Falfurrias Trade Territory
Dairying, Cattle, Citrus, Truck, Cotton, P*
FALFURRIAS FACT?
tV>N
ESTABLISHED IN 190o—BROOKS COUNTYS ONLY NEWSPAPE1P.
VOLUME XXXVIII
FALFURRIAS. TEXAS THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1944
NUMBER 10
Drilling Reports
In Falfurrias Area
A 12.000-aere lease in Northeast-
ern Brooks County was opened to
drilling Wednesday with the bring-
ing in of the deepest wildcat oil
production in the tip of South Tex-
as at Sun Oil Co. No. 1 D. J. Sulli-
van, eight miles east of Falfurrias
in El Tule Grant.
The Sun office in McAllen an-
nounced the test had flowed six
barrels an hour on initial produc-
tion attemps in nine feet of Vicks-
burg sand at 8.708-17 feet. The flow
was on 7-64 inch choke. No pres-
sure gauges were available.
Sun holds the 12.000-acre lease
block on which the wildcat dis-
covery is located Other firms ha/e
holdings nearby.
Sun has already spotted the No.
2 Sullivan, in Loma Blanca Grant,
about a mile and a half southwest
of discovery. Humble Oil Refining
Co. has staked the No. 1 Sullivan
in El Tule Grant about a mile and
a half southeast of the new strike.
The discovery may turn out to be
the most important of the year for
this section because of the depth
and production of the sand. -Consi-
derable testing ls planned by Sun
all around the new well to exploit
the new area.
Completed as a gas-distilate well
recently was the Sun No. A-3 Boe-
deker-state, in survey 16 south of
Falfurrias, flowing from sand at
6,160-7 feet.
Rumble Oil & Refining Co.’s new
Brooks wildcat location, the No. 1 D.
J. Sullivan, is a mile and a half
south of the Sun No. 1' Sullivan and
12 miles southeast of Falfurrias. It
is located 3,000 feet from the north
lines of survey 152 and is contracted
for 10,000 feet.
A derrick is up for Sun No. B-l
Boedeker, in block 1. survey 16,
about 1,000 feet southwest of the
No. A-3 Boedeker discovery.
Sun No. 6 J. D. Cage, in survey
665, north of the Scott & Hopper
pool, is resuming drilling at 1,062
feet after landing 10-inch surface
casing at 1.032 feet.
The Texas Co. No. 1 Lasater, in
survey A 9*. Brooks, is drilling be-
low 5.481 feet near the Texaco No.
1 McGill, in San Antonio grant, is
still fishing for drill pipe at 5,390.
Standard Oil of Texas No. 4 B. G.
de Garccla, in La Encantada grant.
Brooks, is drilling below 7,020 feet
after setting severt-inch pipe at
0,920 to protect the sidetracked hole
to that depth.
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Baptist Vi orkers
Here August 11
Announcement was made this
week by the Rev. Dan Jones, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church,
that the local church will be host
to the monthly meeting of the Cor-
pus Christi Association of Baptist
Workers here August 11, from 10
A M. to 2 P.M.
Fifteen churches in the associ-
ation will be represented here and
preparations are being made to re-
ceive approximately 100 visitors.
Dinner will i>e served to the del-
egates.
Further announcements and de-
tails will be announced next week.
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Boy Scout Troop 28
Gets 18th Charter
SOUGHT BY FBI
D. K Brown, Special Agent in
charge cf the Houston Office of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, announced earlier this week
i that circulars have been issued to
; all Law Enforcement Agencies. Post
Office. , und many public places
! throughout the country, in an effort
to apprehend Rnndel Thrcneberry,
twenty six year old Texas desper-
i ado, who has to date eluded relent-
less efforts of the FBI and cooper-
at ng law- enforcing agencies of
Texas and Colorado, to capture him.
Throneberry is considered one of
the most mporbant fugitives sought
by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. and has been described bv
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
as a vicious and dangerous crim-
inal
Premont Schools
'(Jet New Boildii!'!
Demolition work preparatory to
ei cting a new tenroom primary
school building for the Premont In-
dependent S'hool District was be-
p :n Thursday. August 3. by the J
A Walsh Construction Company of
Corpus Christi who were awarded
the contract last week on a bid af
$74.06''.1)0
The present condemned buildin ;
will be torn down and a new- fire-
proof structure erected.
The new building wTl be one story
and will be constructed of asphalt
tile set on concrete. It will feature
a central heating system of power
driven circulating air and will util-
ize a public address system for all
rooms.
The first grade looms will be con-
nected to act vity rooms for the
smallar children and rest rooms will
l>e provided for each first grade
room.
Coriidors will feature a wains
coating of architect tile with a de-
corative effect. Plans call for the
latest : clcntlfic recommendations
for an efficient public school plant.
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President Of Burial
Park Gets Assistant
Announcement was made earlier
this week by Mrs. J. F. Dawson, pres-
ident of the Falfurrias Burial Park
Association, that she will be assis-
ted by Mrs. Lewis Compton. Those
having business with the Associa-
tion are Invited to contact Mrs.
Dawson or Mrs. Comptom.
Medical Aid for a Soldier Beside a Jungle Trail
Pvt. Joseph Alderuccio, right, dresses a wound for his brother-in-law,
Pvt. Anthony Sorice of New Britain, Conn., on a Pacific island. Sorice, hit
by a Jap hand grenade, was carried more than a mile throu(h the jungle by
Brooks To Support
Party Nominees
The Brooks County Democratic
Convention was convened in the
court house here Tuesday of his
week by Chas. O. Atlns chairman
if the Democratic Executive Com-
mittee. who presided over the m-"t-
ng until the convention nominate!
and elected Sum G Reams as pre;-
lding officer.
I J Benavides, county clerk was
elected secretary of the convention,
which named Jus. A McBride an 1
Reams as Brooks county delegates
to the state convention which meet.
in Dallas In September.
The local convention instruct 'd
its delegates to support the nomin-
ees of the Democratic Party.
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Mrs. RJ. Kleberg Sr.
ay a Jap hand grenada, was carried more than a mile through the jungle by 1\" A I ’ • *11
Alderuccio and three others before they reached this point where the ] )|ike A t K III tJCV I ! I fk
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wounded man could be transferred to a "peep” pressed into servic
ambulance. The Army needs many more medical officers to care for out
fighting men on the far-flung fighting fronts
i rgcil Paju'i* llriv? Srt For Friday, Saturday
WITH BROOKS COUNTY MEN
9*i Urrifl&un
Lt. Bob Hammitt, son of Mr. and real, of the 254th Infantry Regment,
Mrs. Cloyd Hammitt, is with an in-
fantry division somewhere in Italy.
A recent letter tells of being in
some fast action and declares that
he is holding on to the return stub
of his ticket back to the goodU.S.A
Pfc. R. Trevino is with a medical
detachment somewhere In the Paci-
fic theatre of action.
South Texans and friends of th •
family gathered at the Santa Oe-
trudls Ranch Sunday aftemoo t
for the funeral of Mrs. R. J K1-*
berg Sr., 82, last surviving mmoer
of the Immediate family of the King
j Ranch founder.
Mrs. Kleberg died at her ranch
home near Kingsville Sunday morn •
ing The Rev. P. B. Hill, pastor-arr. •
erltus or the First Presbyterian
Church of San Antonio, conducted
the rites. He was assisted by the
Rev. J. A. Reed, pastor of the Kings -
63rd Division, Camp Van Dorn.
Ml.-s. To receive this award it is j
necessary to be "tops ’ and qualified j VresbytMtan Churoh’
in such things as individual wca- she was burled In the Chamber-
pons. transition firing, crew served j,aln Burial ,,ark at Kingsville where
weapons, grenade course, as well as i her husbaIldi Uie iate Robert J Kl*-
complete fam liarization in firing, berg, Sr., and her perants also act*
burried
ral.vrrss citizens, led by Bov
Scouts of Troop 28 and Troop 24.
will participate in concentrated
two-day paper salvage campaign
Friday and Staturday. Aug 4 and 5.
Announcement was made that the
; central -eceiving station has been
I changed from the Hobbs warehouse,
i as announced last week, to the store
! building in the southeastern pjrt or.
of the city which was formerly oc-
cupied by the Canales Store.
Boy Scouts under the leadership
of Scoutmasters Harry Dutton and
F. Trviho Jr. will conduct a house
to house campaign and all house-
1 wives are requested to gather and
bundle any surplus paper on hand,
i such as newspapers, magazines.
cardboard boxes, paper cartons, etc.
Trucks will be available for the
pickup service and the.'.e having a!
considerable quantity of paper on j
hand are requested to contact the
Scoutmasters or any member of the
I two troops. Boys wll be on hand
at the receiving station to accept
any paper deliveries.
Paper currently is on the extrem-
ely critical list and every effort will
lie made to assure a creditable
showing for Falfurrias. Ammuni-
tion, replacement parts, medical
supplies, etc. are packed In paper
cartons for equipment to the fight-
ing zones and this fact should spur
the local ollectlon campaign.
the prescribed twenty-five mile
___________________ inarch, physical fitness test, infll Surviving are two sons, Rep Rich -
has just been given an APO New ^harri'a^nf Th^clt^ Velv* T Tom East ,,f Hebbronvllle; 14
York addrers. He has been training Vlllarreal °‘ tn,a clly grandchildren and four greatgrand-
wlth the field artillery for a year Lewis Scheiness Is now stationed | children. Another daughter, Mrs.
and a half Prior to his Induction he at Honolulu. Hls active duty with , Joe Shelton, died three years ago.
was employed by the Falfurrias lhe Navy now is as lyPlst and clerk] Pallbearers were: John O Ken-
In one of the offices at his post.
Pvt. E. M Rodriguez Jr. writes u&
Plumbing Company.
0,™S(0°S„r^n JEEST:
Rene L. Lozano and Pfc. Homern
Addresses Sought
B\ Draft Board
Boy Scout Troop 28 of Falfurrias,
sponsored by Falfurrias Rotary
Club, received its 18th consecutive
annual charter from Coke William-
son, Gulf Coast Council executive,
in presentation ceremonies last
Monday night.
A barbecue supper, with parents
of the Scouts, committeemen and
members of the sponsoring argan-
ization present, preceded the pro-
gram.
Participating in the ceremonies
were Scoutmaster Harry Dutton, as-
sistant Scoutmaster W. C. Glazericr,
and committeemen. R. R. Roberts,
H. Lee Clifton, W. T. Lee and D. O.
Sikes.
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WPB Lists Surplus
Materials For Sale
R. L. Schultz, secretary of the
local chamber of commerce, re-
vealed this week that he regularly
receives the WPB Redi^tributor. a
War Production Board bulletin in
which ls listed surplus materials
and equipment which is now being
released to interested purchasers.
Those . interested in examining
the list of materials and equipment
released are invited to look over
the bulletin on file in Schultz’ of-
fice.
Announcement mas made earlier
this meek that important mail is
being held by the Brooks County
Selective Service Board and the cur-
rent addresses of the following men
are being sought:
Paullr.o Alaniz. Pedro Cano, Jose
Davila. Aurelio Estrada. Manvel
Golavan, Felipe Garc a. P"’lo Bor-
raza Garcia. Kenneth Grlscom, En-
rique Gutierrez, Pablo Lopez, Fran-
cisco Lozano, Jose Angel Martinet,
l Ernesto Soliz Moreno, Noe Ramos,
; Pstricio Ramos, Manuel Ribera. Re-
fugio Rodriguez. Inez Trevino
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District Headquarters
For Farm Security
Moved To Kingsville
Headquarters of District 12 ot
Farm Security Administration has
been moved from San Antonio to
Kingsville, ‘n connection with revi-
sion of district lines of Texas. C. W.
Brodnax. Jr., district supervisor, was
on A. St I. Campus Tuesday prepar-
atory to moving. His new office will
be in the Administration Building
at A St I. College.
"We feel by moving our office
location to Kingsville we will be
able to gain a great deal of teehin-
;al agricultural information from
! the College to pass on to farmers,’
sa d Brodnax "We know A. Si I
! College is interested in farmers oi
: South Texas, and that through an
] affiliation with it we can better
serve the agricultural interests of
1 this part of the state.”
District 12 covers 20 counties from
Aransas to Cameron and west to
Maverick Field offices in this d's-
trlct will serve approximately 2 000
lorrowers. This included the regular
loanj for machinery, feed and seed,
and other equipment
Brodnav. has served as supervisor
of this district at San Antonio for
I five years Also working n hls of-
fice will be Mrs Beaulah R. Smith,
state home management specialist,
and Miss Thelma TiUchik, secre-
1 tary.
Garza.
Pvt. Rene L. Lozano son of Mr.
and Mrs. Abel G. Lozano has been
assigned to the A. A. F. Base Un't
Technical School, Willow Run, Yp-
edy. Jr , of Sarita; Tom Armstrong
of Armstrong; Claude McOiU of
Alice; Claude McCan of Victoria;
Tom Lasater of Falfurrias; Walter
Doty of Fkilnburg; and Dudley Tarl- ,
ton and Burton Dunn of Corpus
Christi.
108 DEGREES
RECORDED
HERE
With daily temperature ranging
around 106 degrees this week, Fal-
furrrias recorded its highest tem-
perture on Wednesday of last week
when 108 degrees was recorded, ac
cording to Information released by
Chas. Cossblel. local weather re-
corder.
A temperature of 110 degrees ha
been recorded here in the paid
years but the cunent heat wave has
been consistently high due to a pro-
longed dry period.
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South Texas To Press
For Redistricting Of
Population Centers
With many nominees made "re-
dlstricting councious,” a new Texas
Legislature has been selected as a
result of the recent Democratic pri-
mary and, the South Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce points out, they
are not going to i>e allowed to for-
get their constitutional duty.
That duty, among others, Ray
Leeman, executive vice president oi
the regional chamber, emphasized
Is to effect legislative redistricting
of the state in accordance with the
1940 census.
Many of this year’s legislative
1 candidates committed themselves
during the campaign to redistrict-
I ing as demanded by the South Tex-
as Chamber and other groups:
others will not find it so easy to
| sidestep the redistricting issue as
they and their predecessors hav«*
i since the 1930 and 1940 censuses,
Leeman bcleives. "The people have
become aroused, especially those in
sections who e population growths
make present leglsliUv.- districting
| inequitable," the chamber »»xeeu-
tive continued, "and we believe they
are going to press fer action now
1 that sentiment is so widespread for
their position.”
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Mrs. N. B Rupp is visiting iriends
in Chicago, and will g« to the North
Woods in Wisconsin until the f:rst
of September.
pleasant trip. He traveled from
West Coast to the East Coast. He is
now- stationed at F’ort Geo. G. j
Meade, Maryland, and expresses hi.. I
thanks for receiving F’acts. ______ xxx
The promotion of Nieves F Cue* Plumbing, Heating
•i u, . . , , .. | vas from the grade of corporal to __ . "V .
silanti, Michigan, to study aviation ant was announced recently I Equipment Covered
mechanics. Upon completion of the . ln England''• by Briga- Fr „
five-week s course he will be fully dier Gpn H h j Knrrr command_ I Used and reconditioned plumbing
trained to take his place with other jn Genpral of ^ y s Arn , |th and heating equipment will be pU-
soldiers who "keep em flyin. Prior Air Forcp c^rvice C()inmand. g t ced under price control on August
" Cuevas is the son of Mrs Guada- j9’ R• C‘ «a^e ° theDlocal War
lupe F. Cuevas. He has been over- | Pnoe ^n.<! . ^Uonlng Board, an-
seas for nine months and ls attach-! n?unffd tf)ls ,WPek Members of the
plumbing trade and OPA officials
selected the articles to be given
ceilings, and arrived at the prices
Sales at wholesale and retail, and
sales by wreckers and peddlers to
retailers and to consumers are cov-
to Pvt. Lozano's induction he as
employed by the Humble Oil Si R' -
fining Company. He has been ir ^ 1W1
the service since May 1943 and up, ”d“ato Vr^sawmbiv'
to this time was in the signal corps 1
From an Eighth A.A.F composite
station in England we are inform'd
| that Pfc. Homero Garza. 22, has
been awarded the Good Conduct
Medal according to an announce-
A C Thomas G. Porter ls assigned
to the Santa Ana Army Air Base for
turther training as a pilot.
Pfc. Pedro Hinojosa, son of M
and Mrs. J. J. Hinojosa of this city, pred Hassell said. He explained that
ment by Colonel Harold D. Smith, d“t ^Lr^oJd“exemDl^v° behav' 13 ‘*‘ddier ls any Person who
commanding officer of this Combat .ffSteicv andthe n° f'XPd placP of bu8lness but 'vho
o..~........ ............... efficiency and fidelity at the, deaLs ln thls klnd ()f equipment.
Crew Replacement Center, whe
Garza is assigned to general main-
i tenance work. A member of th ■
armed forces for 17 months, Pfc
Eighth Fighter Command Station j WTecIters, engaged ln tearing down
u Britain. The station to which he i 0jd buildings, sell equipment sal-
Ua.signed *o the ba e of one of vagec| from their operations Sales
A™>onhVw.r,: r,uH r*"* vnBa“i "Kh ™
at FnlfnrrlHK Two hrothors pv V . new ovei ,ma| lL e. to peddlers nr wreck-ni
Berlin Pfc Hinojosa, who perform- a[so are ,.Xampt
the dat es of a switchboard operatoi . xxy
in his fighter squadron, has been I jji
stationed in England for nearly "«UIUrrIiIS vvlll 4.^0.
one year. He formerly was employ-
ed with John F. Grant Lumber Co.
in Houston.
at Falfurrias. Two brothers, Pv
Alejo and Pvt. Ramiro Garza, are
slso in the armed forces. They arc
the sons of Mrs. Rosaura G. Garza
Thanks to Steve Escobar Jr. for
the copies of the Ft. Sill Army
News. We especially noted the pic-
tures of the 786th Battallion to
which Escobar ls assigned. He is
expecting a three-day pass this
week and hopes to be In Falfurrias.
Pvt. Glllierto Gonialez has been
given an APO address *n New York
City.
First Sgt. Alex Mora is now sta-
tioned at Camp Stewart, Oeorgia,
and wishes to express his thanks
' for receiving the Faets He says "It’s
a morale booster”.
An outstanding honor, the Expert
Infantryman Badge, has been
awarded to Pfc. Enrique T Viliar-
Correction
An error inadvently was made lr
last week’s Facts in listing the sur-
vivors of J. T Allan who died Mon-
day. July 24. after a brief Illness
Survivors are hls wife and two] at South Camp Hood, Texas.
Records 351 Bales
The Falfurrias Gin Company, only
David Orimes will report back to | gin in Flilfurrias area, had record
his base in 8an Diego after a leave 1 <*d a total of 351 bales of cotton bv
spent in Falfurrias visiting his fam- Thursday of this week, according to
lly and friends. 1 information released by jfftcials
Raymundo Ganzalez left Tuesday about 9 A M.
to report back to Camp Wallace -xxx---
after a 9-day leave spent In Falfur- Texas Farmers Up
rias. On arriving at Camp Wallace j . ,io0/ K
he expects to be assigned to am x aSP Income on ®
phibious training or submarine -
duty. Texas farmers got 38 per cent
Qilberto M Goierra :s now in Nor-1 more cash for their products in
mandy experiencing the heavy June this year than in June. 1943.
fighting going on ln that sector H° with increases in marketing rather
Is attached to a tank battallion. than increases in prices respon-
Lt. Rodolfo Garza, instructor at slble. Dr. F A. Buechel, Un.versity
Lafayette College with the Army of Texas marketing expert, reports
Service FVirces 3rd Service Com-; Wheat shipments and livestock
mandin Pennsylvania, arrived her;! marketings were well above las*
Tuesday for a week's visit with rel-; year's figures, boosting the total ln-
atives. | come for June to $98 000,000. an in-
Pvt. Lisandro Saenz is s‘atlon''d s crease of 18 per cent over the $81-
; 000,000 received In May, 19*3
children, Mrs J. T Allan and I CpI. Oilberto Cantu has been giv-l I*he July 1 ciop rport of the De-
Tommy and Mary Nell: hls father “o a San Ftanrlsco APO addres partmont of Agriculture indicates i
Tom Allan; a brother. Roy Allan; Isaac Trevino Is enibying a 30-day record wheat crop In th“ offing for
and three . isters. Mrs. C. A Wright. I leave after twenty-seven months j Texas this year with a pred etion
Mrs. W N Frczier and Mrs W D
Kincaid.
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Mrs. Russell Barnes and infant
I son, Oary Wayne, arrived homn
i from Corpus Christ! this week-
over eas duty which was spent in all * of more than 70 mhllon buchel i
sectors cf the Paclfl- theatre of i harvest. Dr, Buechel pointed out.
operations He is with the Ai ’i If the present $1 40 per bushel price
Transport Command whose duty lt holds through the season this would
is to keep the fighting units sup- ( esult ln a crop value of approx-*
plied with the implement, of war .mutely $100,000,000
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