Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1942 Page: 1 of 6
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Complete Coverage Of The Falfurrias Trade Territory
Dairying, Cattle, Citrus, Truck, Cotton, Peanuts
FALFURRIAS FACTS
ESTABLISHED IN 1906—BROOKS COUNTY“8 ONLY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME XXXVI
Comniiss’ners Court
Requires Officials
To Buy War Bonds
Resolution Adopted By Brooks
Court Requires County Offi-
cials To Invest 10 Percent
Of Salary In Bonds, Stamps
Further evidence that Brooks
county Is throwing Its full weight
behind the sale of War Bonds and
Stamps is announcement earlier |
this week of theactlon taken by
the commissioners’ court requiring j
all county officials to invest ten |
percent of their regular salary
checks in bone's or stamps.
The action, announced by Coun-
ty Attorney Sam O. Reams, oc-
curred at a meeting of the court,
the latter part of last week and
represents the concerted will of
that official l.ody.
Following is the text of the rsolu-
tion:
Whereas, we are now engaged in
a. war of enormous proportions and;
Whereas, it is necsesary that
everyone extend his best efforts
toward supporting our unified war
effort, and;
Whereas, it is the patriotic duty
of every citizen of the United States
of America to purchase war bonds
and stamps to the extent of hts a-1
bility,
Now, therefore, be it resolved byi
the commissioners Court of Brooks __
County. Texas, that every official
of Brooks Cunty contribute the sum
of ten per cent of his salaiy each
month to the purchase of United
States War Bonds and stamps.
Commissioners Qourt, Brooks Co.
--XXX--
Mrs. Maun’s Mother
Buried In Kansas
FALFURRIAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY. JUNE 5, 1942
A v
NUMBER 1
SYMBOL OF PATRIOTISM
New \|»|M*al Issued Tomato Growers In Lasah r Jersey Herd
For Public Support Falfurrias Section Wins Top Honors
In l SO (.ampaiufi L'rfjed lo Save Seed In Fat Production
Brooks County Quota Of $600
One-Half Complete; Money
Contributed Of Vital Impor-
tance To Men In Uniform
l
Place these tomatoes in a barael or
other container and mash well.
Then add as much water as you
have mashed tomatoes.
In a day or two, the rnilp of the
tomatoes will rise to the surface.
Skim it of and the seed will be on
Minute Man Fues High.—This is and other organization* top the 90-
the new Minute Man War Bond
Flag, designed by the Treasury
Department for firms and organiza-
tion* which attain more than 90
percent participation in War Sav-
mga Bonds purchases by their em-
ployees or members through a sys-
tematjc purchase plan. The Minute
Man is emblazoned in white on a
blue background, surrounded by
thirteen stars, representing the
Nation’s thirteen founding State*.
When companies, labor unions,
percent figure, they will receive a
special Minute Man Certificate of
Award signed by Secretary Mor-
genthau, the State Administrator,
and the State Chairman of the
War Savings Staff, the Treasury
Department announced. This cer-
tificate entitles the recipient to fly
the flag, which is being manufac-
tured in various sizes and is sold by
licensed suppliers at a nominal
price.
Clifton Represents
Brooks Air Raid
Wardens At School
GRANDMOTHER KNEW
How To Use
i oiiimoii llerlis
Word was received riday by Mrs.
Erni2 Maun telling of the death of
her mother, Mrs. A. E. Plant in Wi-
chita, Kansas. Mrs. Plant had been
ill only a short time.
Survivors include Mrs. Maun of
this city and a son, George Plant,
and daughter, Mrs. V. A. Frisch of
Wichita.
The deceased was a native of
England. She had lived in this
country since she was eighteen
years old. and had been a resident
of Wichita and its vicinity for a
number of years.
■ ■ ■ XXX_ - -
H. F. Billingsley New
Houston Oil Manager
Announcement was made earlier
this w-eek that H. F. Billingsley has
taken over the management of the
affairs for the Houston Oil Com-
pany in Falfurrias. succeeding J. D.
Wells who is moving with his fam-
ily to Robstown.
Billingsley, for the past year a
resident of this city, invites all
those having dealings with his|
company to contact him at their!
convenience.
--XXX--
IJSO Dance Scheduled
For Saturday Night
Intenevie Six-Day Instruction
Period At Camp Mabry Out-
lined For Wardens As Pre-
caution Against Attack
Supt. H. Lee Clifton of the Fal-
furrias public school system left
Monday, June 1, for Austin where
he will receive an intensive six-day
inst suction period in the duties of
local air raid wardens.
Supt. Clifton will represent the
Brooks county air raid wardens
group, which is under the supervi-
sion of Sbeiiff Jesse A. Grimes. The
I air raid ward cits group should not
bo contused with the aircraft warn-
ing service which
reef rders of the
ticn-
Tlr
seh< nl
A new appeal this week was is-
' sued by R L Schultz, Brooks coun-
tv chairman for the USO fund
- drive, for unqualified public sup-
port in raising the county’s quota!the current tomato crop:
i oi $600.00, which at present is ap- " ' ’
proximately one-half complete af-
ter the initial opening drive.
The task of the United Service
i Organization is to care for soldiers,
i sailors and marines when they are
off the military posts to which they
are assigned. With millions of men
in uniform, the problems of plan-
1 ning and directing recreational di-
versions is immense and most im-
portant to the morale of the armed
forces, it was jJbinted out.
Brooks county has nearly 160 men
in uniform at present and all resi-
dents f the county thus have a di-
rect association with the USO cam-
paign to raise funds to care for
these servicemen.
It is a task in which every per-
son, whether he be business nian
j or private citizen, should interest
bim.seli or herself. Chairman
Schultz emphasized that the im-
j pertant point is the full coopera-
tion of every able person in Brooks
j county.
The county's quota is small In
comparison to more populated a-
reas but nevertheless is equally im-
portant in the chain of effort being
expended by the USO in every port
of this country’s far-flung war ef-
fort.
The following organization has
been set up by R L. Schultz, county
vice chairmen, R. T.
Scarcity Of Quality Planting Herd Of Twenty-two Head At-
Seed May Be Distinct Posai- erag« 49.91 Pounds Of But-
bility Next Season; Reclaim-, terfat In Competition Lead-
ing Method Outlined - ing Herds Of United States
Tomato growers in the Falfurrias The Falfurrias Jersey dairy in
area can save money if they will dustry again won national recognt
practice the following suggestion on tlon when announcement was
made here this week that the Jec-
Plek a bushel or two or large, sey herd owned by Mrs Ed C. Las-
well shaped, "dead" ripe tomatoes, ater made an outstanding produc-
record for the month of Feb-
tlon
ruary.
A herd of 22 Jersey cows produc -
ed an average of 49 91 pounds of
butterfat and competed against
more than 219 herd averages, rep-
resenting every mujor Jersey dairy
the button of the container. Spread center in the United States
the seed out to dry on cheese cloth
Tomato seed may be hard to ob-
tain npxt year, it was pointed out.
and in the above suggestion plant-
ers will know they are getting seed
from quality tomatoes
--XXX---
R. M. .Kleberg w
Seeks Reelection
With imports restricted by war-
time conditions, most Texans may
profitably include a few herbs in chairman;
their Victory gardens, says Jennie Moore, Mrs. J T Parker, Miss Nellie
Camp, speeilist in home production Villarreal, R E Houser and Frank
planning for the A. and M. College
Extension Service.
Many herbs are well adapted to
Texas conditions and a few might
be grown commercially in Texas,
the specialist says, calling atten-
tion to a recent report prepared by
S. H. Yarnell, chief cf the Texas A-
gricultural Expei iment Station’s
division of horticulture. Among the
herbs and spices which might be
grown with garden care in the state
are basil, c’Ul, mint, sage, parsley,
is under the di- bergamot, catnip, chives, dlt-
Armv and func-1 tany- f*nnel- hyssop, marjoram,
Ryan; treasurer, R. R. cott; audit-
or. H. Lee Clifton; publicity, How-
ard Behrent.
Those wishing to make contribu-1
tions are invited to contact any one :
or mqre of the persons listed above.
----XXX-
Public Works Office
Tn Rp FstihlJslipfJ 28
* ^ AJl DoluDl loIILU himself as representative from the
_ 14th District of Texas subject to
Local Public! the action of the Democratic Prim-
The official herd averages were
listed in The Jersey Bulletin, offi-
cial magazine of the Jersey breed
Leading the entire group in but-
terfat produced was the Lasater
herd
The record is doubly impressive
by virtue of the fact that high pro-
ducing herds from every part of tJv*
country were entered for compari
son.
“This is just another Indication
that the Falfurrias community still
produces same of the finest dairy
cattle in the entire United States,"
commented County Agent Tom
Easley.
The Lasater herd has been test-
ed for more than ten years in the
Brooks-Jim Wells Dairy Herd Im
provement Association, and through
this system of testing low produc-
ing cows have been culled from the
herd
-XXX-
Increased Product’ll
Of Texas Ejri;sUi'<ied
u_
Produce infertile eggs, keep 'em
clean, gather them at least three
times dally, and more Texas eggs
will reach the consumes, says Gao.
P. McCarthy Husbandman 0f A. 4k
M. College Extension Service. After
gathering cool them promptly in
rued asrzxzrzzzz
Cong. Richard M. Kleberg on May
tarra-
urdc- iis ruor'rvicion ' mustard, rosemary, savoiy,
Austin air* raid wardens’ and lemon veTbena-
Austin air raw wardens -Jslr? her, in cookino is an art.
is sponsored bv the Ameri- Mk,s Camp says-an art which is
can l -ion at Camp Mabry, Texas ticpd tP0o ThPy eivp stim_
^tlng flavors to drinks and dis-
all 'o. ( moiled in its <la ses wiU tinctiVe flavors to warmed-over
,«cf v' " fu“ cfuJse{ dishes "and in many other ways
i of air laid wardens in the event of _____ .. y~_- i„
1 itfa ks bv an enemv air snuardron ,can aid the b°™fn™kpr ln making
I att. ks by an enemy an .squararon., an adventure rather than
xxx 1 a daily chore.’”
Here are swne rules for cooking
with herbs: Use them sparingly.
Blend them judiciously. Don't use
Establishment of ___________
Works Programming Office on a ary July 25. No opposition has an-
long term basis and under the nounced.
Kleberg’s announcement was re-
leased through lids Washington of-
joint authority of the Federal
Works Agency and the National
Resources Planning Board was an- ! flee.
nounced earlier this week. Voters of the 14h District sent
The annuncement was made In a Kleberg to the Congress first late
Joint statement by Charles W. Eliot, I »n 1931 when they elected him to
director of the National Resources! mi ‘>ut the unexplred term of Harry
SERVICE men of
BROOKS COUNTY
GET PAPER
Every Brooks county service man
who is subject to the lc°al selective
service board is entitled to a year’s
- subscription to Falfui lias Facts
Announcement was made earlier through a courtesy extended by the
this week by Nellie Villarreal, a
vice chairman assisting in the cur-
rent campaign for USO funds, that
a “balle ranchero” will be held at
the American Legion Hall beginn-
ing at 8 p. m. Saturday, June 6.
Those interested are cordially in-!ylet‘ r rom home.
herbs in every dish.
Parsley and fennel are good with
poultry, veal, venison and fish.
Thyme, marjoram, and savory also
combine well with these meats,
while lamb or mutton may have
mint sauce or mint jelly. A dish of
mint or tarragon will make fruit
salads more delightful. Chives,
vited to attend the dance and by
doing so assist the USO which is
to benefit through proceeds realiz-
ed at the dance.
-xxx-
Funeral Saturday For
Mrs. Klenke’s Mother
Funeral services were held Satur-
day in Zuehl. Texas, for Mrs Otti-
lie Zuehl, 62, who passed av.ay at
her home Thursday. The Rev. W. H
Schwengel conducted the services.
The deceased was the mother of
Mrs. E. H. Klenke of this city. Mr.
and Mrs. Klenke left immediately
upon receiving word of Mrs. Zuehl's
death.1
Surviving are the husband. W. H.
Zuehl, and five daughters.
-xxx--
ANNOUNCEMENT
Neil Day, Eastland County busi-
ness man, has formally entered the
race for Land Commissioner oppos-
ing the incumbent who is asking a
third term.
Day. a native Texan, who has
never run for office, has a wide
acquaintance throughout the State.
He attended public schools, Texas
Military College, business collcpe,
Hardin-Simmons University.
Day, who is 36. is married and
has four daughters and a four
months old son. He Is a member of
the Christian Church.
—--xxx--:
George Mehls of Mission spent
the past week with Frank Hopper. Company.
Firs' National Bank t’r. :ugh
president. J. R. Scott Jr.
This newspaper is cooperating rnirat. parsley, pepper grass, water-
with the bank in the plan whic.li creag> and jorrel will give other sal-
will assure every Brooks county new and unknown tang!}, the
soldi r. sailor r,r marine a weekly specialist rays. Peppy and car tway
‘=~ -~.v. seeds add interest to breads, rolls
Since no complete mailing list is;
available, this newspaper must de-
pend on friends and family of the
men to obtain the mall address of
the men and those who are aware.
of such addresses are invited and;
urged to contact this office at the
earliest date so that the men may
receive the paper regularly.
This plan of giving the servicemen
news from home is a continuation
of the “adoption" movement in-
stituted several weeks ago by the
Federation of Church Women and
later thrown open to the public.
The purpose of the movement is
to give every person in the Falfur-
ond pickles. Wocdrulf. mint, lornon
verbena, balm ,rosr geionium. and
anise are good in beverages.
--xxx---
Planning Board, and Bairf. Snyder.
Assistant Federal Works Admini-
strator, acting for Administrator
Philip B. Fleming.
In the new setup the former Pub-
lic Works Reserve, which was op-
erated as a WPA project, will be
disestablished administratively. Its
purpose and objectives will be ab-
sorbed and reoriented to the objec-
tives of the new program, effective
April 1.
Objectives of the new Local Pub-
lic Works Programming Ofilce are
defined as follows;
To collect information concern-
ing advance construction plans and
between the eggs. Placing the baskr
et In a cool, .slightly moist room,
helps the eggs to keep their quality
As fertile eggs tend to spoil rap-
idly, McCarthy suggests removing
all roosters from the flouk when
the hatching season is over. He al-
so warns that overcrowding in a
flock will do as much harm as the
outbreak of a disease, and often Is
u contributing cause to coccldiosls
Shortage of housing space can be
relieved by building a range shPlt-
term of office in the House of Rep- I
re-iontatives having been re-elected Pullet* lo roost, in the open beneath
ScZr'J to »rutKt "l" °r
Ithrv have a good c.r-on ran«e.
H. Wurzbach, who died while in of-
fice. He now is serving in his sixth
Representatives
has. during the years taken an ac-
tive part In the consideration of a-
prleultural legislation, and partic-
ularly in farm credit legb’atlon. He
now is
the committee and* is chairman of
snb committees which consider cat-
tle, ne ir and wildlife conservation
the
of
weeks."
Management is a highly lmpor
tant factor in obtaining satlsfact-
... . . ., . . ory production from a poultry flock
third majority nu mber on hens ftrp not <5a^lnK ^ thcy
should, are pale and losing weight.
| and feathers are rather dry and
brittle, they should be treated for
estimates by States, municipalities legislation. He Is proceeded on tHe! lntwtlnnI parnsitps. McCarthy says
and other public agencies and to
consult with State and local agen-
cies in developing orderly programs
of non-Federal public works.
To aid nor.-Federal Government
agencies to formulate planned pro-
wide, varied and unusual aehieve-
rias are a an^ opportunity to "adopt" I ™nts ««»*•« written five books on
a man in uniform end.then corres-1 T xa-s an^ ,*VJ~ !,nf? ,’s.V,d «d .
oond with him regularly or see that govern met a I affairs of the State
he gets occasional packages. It Is j Jn Kafcherlng material for
a further assurance to the fighting ^urTJ2’..
man that the people back home are
Boyce HoUSeAnnOlinCeS programs of public works based up-
Candidacy For Office
Of Lieutenant Governor ciai resources
To assemble public works pro-
grams formulated by non-Federal
Government agencies on the basis
of which a determination can be
made of the amount and kind of
public woiks to be undertaken ln
the United States by such agencies
during the coming years
-xxx--
Former Falfurrias
The entry of Boyce House this
week into the Lieutenant Govern-
or's race has added interest to the
campaign for that office.
This is House’s first race for any
office, but he has a background of
committee only by Fulmer of South
Carolina, chairman, and Flannagan
oi Virginia, vice-chairman
Dnrtng the last year Kleberg has
worked also as a member of the
select committee appointed ln the
House of Representatives to invsti-
gate air accidents and which com-
mittee since March, 1941, has con-
ducted Investigations of commer-
cial airplane accidents in this coun-
try, making recommendations both
to the Congress and to the airlines.
During the last year the Congress-
man also has playrd an Important
part ln Inter-American affairs, re.
Floor lino ventilators in Mimmer
are one of the best things to have
in a poultry house. It irakes the
house cooler, "aod a flock of chick-
ens which are comfortable can be
expected to produce." <A copy of
the poultry house bulletin may be
obtained from county agricultural
agents. I
As careless handling and packing
are responsible for most breakage,
McCarthy suggests packing all eggs
ln standard cases, with the small
end pointing downward.
-xxx--
James Leuer Denied
cent.Iy returning from a trip thru
South Amerlra which was under- Rehearing By Civil
Court In Draft Case
| taken as a mission on request
.several governmental agencies.
----XXX-
hts Pastor Dies Wednesday State Fair Of Texas
supporting him.
A box containing the names of all
men subject to the local draft
board is located at this office and
every person interested in doing
his or her part is Invited to draw
a name from It. As each new con-
tingent of draftees is sent to induc-
Hcuse
has traveled throughout the State,
is familiar with conditions and pro-
blems of pvery section, and knows i er
thousands of Texans peTsnnallv
Over a million people read his
human Interest column in more
than 20 Onewspapers in the smaller
cities and towns throughout Texas
House, 45 years old, lives In Fort,
,Wr>rth' has edited newspapers in
tlon centers the names of the men r)jney Brady. Fistland. Rat her and
are added to those already in theifisro; nn(j obtained his education
box.
—xxx—
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wc'ls. residents
of Falfurrias for a number of years,
are leavlr~ this week for thrlr nBw
home ln R'tstown where be will
be connected with the Crystal Gas
in Taylor. Browir^cod, Uvalde and
Alpine.
Political observe-* agree that
Boyce Hou*e will be a strong con-
tender for Lieutcnan* Qovemor.
— xxx—----—
Mrs Farl Gaston spent several
days in San Antonio this week.
Rev. Charles A Hornburg. 72. a
retired Baptist minister and form-1
pastor of th“ First Baptist
Church of this city, died at the
Morgan Nursing Home Wednesday
morning after he had been found!
with a slashed throat.
Police Investigator Wlltan Shaw
stated that the former pastor was
found by a nurse at the foot of a i
fire escape at the home, where hej
was a patient at about 5 30 a. m.j
He died a few minutes later
Canceled For 1942
There will be no 1942 State Fair
of Texas Decision to forego the an-
nual exposition, known as “The
world’s largest and most beautiful
State Fair”, was reached by the
Board of Director after Harry L.
Seay, President of the institution,
made a report on his survey of con-
ditions brought about by the na-
tional emergency.
A communication received earli •
er this week by the Brooks County
Selective Service Board from Doug-
las W. McOregor. United States
Attorney, advised the board that
a motion for rehearing ln the draft
reclassification case brought a-
eainst the board by Jrmes Joseph
I eu°r was denied by the (♦rnrt of
Civil Appeals ln San Antonio on
May 27.
Lack of transportation
„** ‘t Z."‘‘y.“'mi 1. w„-4 i exhibits and patrons decided the
J *":* ; i™»e Tire shortage, possible gaso-
returned a suicide verdict I „ne raMonln* and a .carclty of
Officer Shaw said that the nurse, ( . ------ - . ■
Mrs Edith Zrubek, told him she j gone.
had been railed to Rev Hornburg’s | He had been a patient at the
room earlier. She left, and returned home since April 17, Officer Shaw
i a short while later to find him said.
shipping facilities Influenced the
decision. Many of the leading fairs
for hn«hl°f b°fch the United States and Ca-
nada have been called off for the
duration
Orcunds and bulldines of the
$15,000,000 plant of the State Fair
of Texas have been tendered the
Unlt°d 8t»tes Government for what
ever use it mav see fit to make of
them, Mr. Seay announced.
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