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PAGE THREE
Complete Coverage Of The Falfurrias Trade Territor
Dairying:, Cattle, Citrus, r
FALFURRIAS FACTS'^
ESTABLISHED IN 1906 BROOKS COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME XXXV
FALFURRIAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY MAY 1, 1942
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RECORD CLASS TO GRADUATE THURSDAY, MAI
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Oversubscription Of
Navy Relief Quota
Reported In Brooks
County Raises Quota Of $105
By 215 Percent; Chairman
Goodhue Weatherly Reports
Committee Collects $225.96
Brooks County Club Sugar Retioiiing Program Largest Group In History Of Local
Tw Kff,Ml Every Household Schoo, Prepares For Commencement
nltn < ■ 1 » 4 • H.limi. — T K 11 f II iZ II »I ij ^7 1111 rj nil
Brooks county residents respond-
ed to the initial call of the Navy
Relief Society for war funds by over-
subscribing the $105 quota by 215 per
cent and reporting a total of $225.96
contributed by 133 persons or firms
whose names have been added to
the Navy Honor Roll.
Heading the committee in charge
of raising the funds in Brocks
county is Goodhue Weatherly and
serving on the committee were Mrs.
Albert Dale, Mrs. Mauricio Gonza-
les, Frank S. Rachal, Mrs. W B
Gardner. Secundo Garza, Mts. Jesse
Butler. Mrs. Heibert Puckey, Mrs.
Lewis Sheiness. Mrs. Birdie Riley, J
H Crawford and Mrs. J. H. Craw-
ford. Mrs. Date was designated as
treasurer of the committee.
Chairman Weatherly expressed
apprecaition for the splendid res-
ponse to the Navy Relief Society’s
first call for public assistance in its
program of succor to Navy person-
nel and their families which may
be unable to carry individual burd-
ens without outside assistance.
The Navy Relief Society functions
among Navy personnel in the same
manner as other relief agencies of
national scope.
Thanks Receiver!
Hcartv congratulations to you
and your workers in filling the Navv
Relief Society ounta for Brooks
County and to the people of your
count v for their generous and quick
response to this anneal. Each one
of you who has contributed in anv
way to the success of your drive
has the Navy’s deepest thunks -rs
well as my personal appreciation
for p fob well done Best regards.
Gerald C. Mann, chairman
Texas Citizens Committee Navy
Relief Society.
A letter of appreciation was ad-
dressed to everv member of the
working committee whose generous
contribution of time and effort
made possible the oversubscription
of th- assigned quota.
The letter and: names of all con-
tributors are listed below. In the
event any names have been inad-
vertently omitted, this newspaper
requests that such names be report-
ed immediately at this office or to
the chairman.
Dear Committee Member:
Counting only such funds as have
been reported up to ten o’clock of
Saturday morning April 25th our
“Navy Relief’ campaign in Brooks
County has already generously
passed our county quota mark and
at that time of reporting stood at
$170. with reports from five com-
mittee workers remaining outstand-
ing.
This record of accomplishment is
comfortingly gratifying and each
member of our committee has done
his full and worthy share to make it
come to pass.
My personal contribution of ef-
fort, as your county chairmin. was
(Continued on page 3)
Women Si*rn Victory
Deni’stration Pledge
Four H« me Dem’stration Clubs
Pledge To Produce More
Food And Feed And Con-
serve Essential Machinery
Thirty-nine home demonstration
club women of Brocks County have
signed the Victory Demonstrators
Pledge and are doing all they can to
help win the war.
The Victory Demonstrators pledge
reads
“As a Victory Demonstrator ooing
my best to help win the war, I will
produce food, feed and fiber to as-
sure good health for myself, my
family and others.
“I will take good care of every- j other commodities,
thing I use—food, clothes, funish-
ings. equipment, machinery build-
j ings, livestock and the soil as well
| as scarce articles such as rubber
! and metals.
“I will buy carefully anything I
Brooks county’s private sugar con
sumers will register Wednesday and
Thutsday, May 6 and 7. for War Ra-
tion Book One which will entitle
them to sugar purchases in accord-
ance with rationing regulations and
may ultimately also T5b Used for
other raitoned articles.
Full details and instructions con-
cerning the private consumer reg-
istration will l>e found below. All
consumers are urged to stuc’iy these
instructions and examples carefully
before presenting themselves for re-
gistration cn May 6 and 7.
On Wednesday and. Thursday,
May 6 and 7, the government of the
United States plans to register every
person living in Brooks County for
sugar rationing. This one registra-
i ticn will be used for rationing many
must have and I will buy U. S. De-
fense stamps or bonds with all the I
money I can.
“I will work hard with family and j
neighbors and help people to be!
cheerful, to have courage and to
take part in all War activities.
Signed
Present signers are Progressive
Home Demonstration Club—F. Fra-
zei, Emma E. Vasquez, Mrs. T. Villa-
rreal. Felieiona S Vela, Dora G.
Martinez. Refugla Perez. Amelia V.
Hinojc a, Berta G. Guerra. Manue.
la P L pez, Mrs. J. B. Salinas, Mrs.
D. E. Villarreal. Magdalena V. Nava,
Minerva Lopez. Mrs. S. Gonzales.
Franclsca P. Ramirez; West Side
Club: Mrs. Hans Hanson. Mrs. A. L.
Brochc-t, Mrs. A. L. Harder. Mrs.
Mary Otto. Mrs. W R Harder. Mrs.
Clyde Kitchen, Mrs. B. B. Smith,
Jr.. Mrs. W. E Mayfield, and MVs.
E. W. Taylor; Flowella Club: Mrs.
M A. Keener, Mrs. W. P. Wright,
and Mrs. D. B. Fort; Falfurrias club:
Mrs. H H. Hampton, Mrs. J. T. Al-
lan. Mrs. E. C. Wright, Mrs. Chas
Atkins. Mrs. F. C. Smith. Mrs. A. W.
Lewis, Mrs. Tcm Tidmore, and Mrs.
M. R. Phillips.
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To AH
Prospective
Rookies
In Falfurrias the registration will
take place at the Central Ward
School between the hours of 8 a. m.
and 5 p. m. each of the above nam-
ed days. The Elementary school will
| be dismissed on Wednesday and
Brooks County
Enumerates 457
‘Oldsters’ May 27
Brooks county’s fourth registra-
tion cf manpower for possible use
in t lie national war effort Monday,
April 27 resulted in the enumeration
f 457 men between the ages of 45
end 65 years.
The local selective service beard
announced that ecrial numbers will
be assigned for thi se men rn May
20 but no order numbers will be
assigned since the registrants will
not be subject to military service.
Later these men will be required
to fill cut an occupational question-
aire for the purpose of obtaining in-
formation regarding each regis-
trant's capabilities and, qualifica-
tions.
Thursday, May 6 and 7, and all |
teachers will assist in the registra-
tion on those days. It is hoped that
all who can will register on those
days, since school work must be
completed on ether days. Those who
cannot register on the first day are 1
urged to ao so on Thursday.
One member of each family 18
years of age or cider nuiy register
for all in that household.
Any member (,f a family. 18 years
of age rr older may register for all
the members of that family, and to
avoid crowding it is strongly recom-
mend; d that only one member of
each family register for the family
and that this member be the moth-
er,
The following information must
b£ brought regarding each member
of the family household: complete
name, address, street and street
number or R.F.D. No.; height in
t«et and inches, weight in pounds, ______ ... __________....
eoler of eyes, color of. hair, age in I hltOOKS < Ol N l v S ONI.\ M.WS-
vetirs -mri sex number in famllv PAPER WINS FIRST FOR BEST
y sex. number in family COMMEKriAL printing. ALSO gram will be rendered Sunday:
ONE SECOND AND ONE THIRD Processional, Hyman Teague; ln-
_ , vocation Rev. Paul D. Hanna, First
Falfurrias Facts, only newspaper Presbyterian Church; vocal solos,
in Brooks county, once again won Harold T. Whtklns; violin solos,
recognition In the South Texas J°an Rupp; announcements, 8upt.
Press Association, largest regional H. Lee Clifton; sermon. Rev. Chas.
newspaper association In the Unit-1 Phis, Baptist Church, Hebbronville.
cd States.
Deans of Journalism schools in
the state’s leading universities and
colleges awarded this newspaper
the first place trophy for outstand-
ing commercial job printing among
The Falfurrias High School on Thursday.May 7. at 8 p. m. will grad-
uate the largest class of senior students in the history of the local school
and 42 graduates will receive diplomas from tire president of the board
of education.
Announcement was made earlier this week by Supt. H. Lee Clifton that
the baccalaureate service will be held in th school auditorium on Sunday,
May 3, beginning at 11 a. m. The Rev. Chas. Pitts of the Hebbronvllle
Baptist Church will deliver the buccaluureate sermon.
Valedictorian of the 1942 class is Maria Luisa Herrera while Armando
Cavazos is salutatorian of the class.
An innovation will be instroduccd during the commencement exercises
on May 7 at which four outstanding students of the graduating class will
address the assembly on current topics The class adopted this program
instead of the usual commencement address by a prominent speaker
---• Graduate speakers who will ap-
pear on the program are Harry Dut-
ton, "Mechanical Ingenuity Must
New Make Its Greatest Conti ibu-
tlon”; Ann Tidmore, "The Fight For
Freedom Never Ends"; Amando Ca-
vazos, “What Youth Owes a World
At War’’; Marla Luisa Herrera. "Our
Faith In America.”
The following baccalaureaet pro-
Fim*In AitohIhI
Itwo^iiilion In
Ann*ii«
unit, and total amount of sugar in
any form in punds in family’s pos-
session.
All outlying schocls will register
all persons living in those school
districts. Those in tha Falfurrias In-
dependent School District will reg-
ister at the school nearest their
home. Those in the Common School
District will also register in the
school nearest .their home.
Supt. H. Clifton made the follow-
in:1 statement:
This registration is a tremen-
benedlctlon, Rev. J .A. Hernandez,
Mexican Presbyterian Church; re-
cessional, Hyman Teague.
The commencement program was
announced as follows:
Processional, Mrs J. M Brooks;
rtov ; job. The schools cf Falfurrias Sueth Texas plants in the Class B invocation, Father M Monter, Ra-
are g;ad to assist the government in
inis patriotic task. We ask the pe -
pie to cocperate with us in the fol-
lowing ways: First, bring the need-
ed information listed above, with
yen. Second, come on Wednesday if
Local Rotarians At
District Conference
The Rotary Club of Falfurrias was
represented at the three-day 129th
district conference by four of its
members. The conference was held
in Austin on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday. April 26, 27 and 2n.
Heading the delegation as voting
delegate was President-Elect R R
Scott. Other Rotarians attending
were R. L. Schultz, retiring presi-
dent: R T Moore, secretary-elect,
and E. J. Rupp, attendance chair-
man.
Mrs. Rupp and her guest, Mrs.
Harold Zipp of Wichita, Kan., and
Mrs. Scott also attended the confer-
ence.
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Band Parents Ass’n.
Appoints Committee
At a called meeting of the Green
Shirt Band Parents Association Fri-
day afternoon the following com-
mittee chairmen were appointed
for the coming year. Mrs. M F
Orth, sccial chairman; Mrs L J.
Hise. membership; Mrs. C. F Hop-
per. publicity: and R L. Schultz,
transportation. These chairmen are
to select their co-workers for the
next school year.
Also at this meeting plans were
completed for a picnic to be given
in honor of band members.
To those who are interested in
and to those cf you whom we wish
division, grouped according to popu-
lation.
In adtillon to the first place a-
ward, Facts was recogniz' d by win-
ning seiond place in news photo-
i graphy and third place as the best
possible. Third, use the entrances; all-round newspaper in its class,
and exits as directed. Fourth, go other winners with Facts tn Dlvl-
to the class rooms to which y u b were Floresvllle Chronicle,
are sent by the student ushers to be | first, best all-around newspaper:
registered. Fifth, cccperate with the Rockdale Reporter, second, best all-
registrars when they fill cut the around newspaper; Rockdale Re-
eards. and finally leave as soon as porter, second, best Job printing;
you have finished registering and ’ Menard News, third, best Job print-
received your sugar ration book in jng; Menard News, first, best news
Occupational quesltonaires.. are j order to prevent crowding the hail-1 photography,
now’ going out from the local draft. | ways and rooms. I The convention was held In San
Colored people will register at Antonj0 on Friday and Saturday,
Central Ward School. Please regts-
ter as early as possible on Wednes-
day.”
(Continued on page 4)
board to men who were registered
on Febiuary 16. board officials an-
nounced
The board expressed appreciation
of the services of registrars who as-
sisted with the enumeration on A-
pril 27.
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Carter Foursome
ana to tnose ci you wnoin we wish i a • a (
would become interested in our Tex-| A°clIH \ jODS TWtinl
as Defence Guard unit of Brooks ; " c |
John Forsyth Wins
Tarleton Recognition
County, we herewith make public a
letter which we have received from
one cf our former T.D.O. numbers:
Dear Mr. Ryan:
Having a wonderful time here. A
man plays a bugle when you get up,
plays one when ycu eat and when
you go to bed. All ycu have to do is
listen for th3 music. In fact you
don’t even have to match for coffee
here. All you can drink for nothing.
Mv only regret is that I didn’t get
in the Home Guard sooner. What
little training I had has certainly
helped me. If any of the boys there
plan on going into the army, you
advise them to get as much of that
drilling as possible.
. Sincerely.
Pvt. John T.T»arker
Com. B. U. S. Army
F. S. H. Reception Center
Fort Sam Houston. Texas.
In addition we wish to say we
have a fair set of officers and non-
commissioned officers, some of
whem are ex-service men. all of
whom are willing and ready to help
you. At present, Capt. R. H. Valen-1
tlen is in command of the company,! Principal Wesley Martin of the
1st Lieut. Frank Ryan next in com- I Falfurrias High School earlier this
A foursome composed of W N.
Carter, H. A. Armstrong, J. D.
Knight and E. N. Nelson again
crowded out competition to win
top honors in an eight-foursome
tournament conducted by the Fal-
furrias Golf Club on its links south
of the city.
The winning foursome turned In
a score of 69 on eighteen holes and
was playing under a three-stroke
handicap, leaving a net score cf 66
to win the prize eward of goif balls.
Runner-up tn the tournament
was the foursome composed of J.
O. Norris, J. R. Scott, R. C. Hassell,
and Jim Dawson, which checked, in
a net 70 score. This foursome also
played with a three-stroke handi-
cap.
The club’s tournament committee
announced that another match is
scheduled for the fatter part of May
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Falfurrias Children
Aid Navy Fund Drive
John Forsyth of this city has been
chosen by the officers of his com-
pany in the R. O. T. C. Unit at John
Tarleton College as a candidate for
the Best Freshman.
April 24 and 25.
1 Judges were Paul J. Thompson,
J. Wl’lard Ridings and. Lester Jor-
dan of the Journalism departments
of the University of Texas, T C. U.
and S. M. U., respectively.
Hcwaid Behrent, eeiltor-manager
of the Facts, was elected a member
cf the board of directors for 1942.
Other new directors are Addison
Buckner, San Marcos, and J. L C.
Beaman, Alice,
R. H. Pllgrin. manager of the U-
valde Leader-News, was elected'
president of the press association
ciod Heart Catholic Church; trom-
bone - In, Hubert <Burdei t pm
no solo, Hyman Tengu?; graduate
speakers: Harry Dutton, Mechan-
ical Ingenuity Must Make Its Great-
est Contribution”; Ann Tidmore,
‘The Fight For Freedom Never
Ends"; Atmatido Cavazos. “What
Youth Owes A World At War”; Ma-
rla Luisa H-rrera. "Our Faith In
America”; scholarship awards,
Principal Wesley N Martin: presen-
tation of diplomas. Albert Dale,
president yf the board of education',
benediction, Rev M. O. Davis, First
Baptist Church; recessional, Mrs. J.
M. Brooks.
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Nitrate Shortage;
Save Enough Winter
Legume Seed For Fall
mand and 2nd Lieut. A J Burditt,
junior officer.
May we have your cocperation?
Frank Ryan, 1st Lt.
Co. D. 38th Bn. TDG
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Falfurrias Bov Drowns
In Swimming Tank
Rodolfo Silva, about 15. of this
city was accidentally drowned Sun-
day afternoon, April 26. In a tank
swimming pool a few miles south-
west of Falfurrias and artificial res-
piration failed to revive him when
it was applied soon after the body
was recovered.
The youth struck his head on an
obstacle while diving into the pool
Funeral services were held Mon-
day and Interment wns made in a
local cemetery.
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Mrs
week announced that the city's
school children have done their .part
to aid in the current drive for Navy
| Relief 8ociety funds. Pupils in the
grade schocls contributed a total
(of $13.22 while high school students
added $8.75 to the Brooks county
quota
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Presbyterian Church
Services Dismissed
In cooperation with other church-
es tn the city, the First Presbyterian
Church will not conduct Its regular
Sunday morning service on May 3
so that congregational m< mbers
may avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to attend the baccalaureate
services in the high school auditor-
ium during that hour.
This announcement was released
D. A. Blackwell of Weslaco j earlier this week by the Rev. Paul
..pent Sunday with friends here. 1 D. Hanna, pastor of the church.
This honor is thc^llghest given to ^_________ ____ ______ ___________
any First Year Man in the Military at its closing sessions at the Gunter
Department Each company selects. Hoell in San Antonio.
two men to represent the company |__xxx-
for the final selection which is done
l>y the staff cf the Military Depart-
ment at Tarleton. The three points
on which each candidate Is exam-
ined are academic standing, mili-
tary efficiency and general bearing
in appearance
An engraved saber is preesnted to
this outstanding cadet at Gradua-
tion and in all probability next year
the cadet will be a commissioned
officer.
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Seeligson Field Holds
Activity Spotlight
Sun Oil Co. No 6 Miller and No. 9
Miller, each in the Seeligson field of
southern Jim Wells County, are
locations and Transwetern No. 10
Dunlap Is being completed and was
making 93 barrels of oil and 5 per
cent water daily.
Shell Oil Co. No 4 Seeligson has Duke Kiesler
been completed for 145 barrels per
day of 41 gravity oil thiough a 7-64
inch choke with 1,125 pounds pres-
sure on the tubing and 1,200 pounds
on the easing.
Seven miles west of Realitos In
Duval County. John F Camp & Sons
No. 1 Dunn Ranch 3.300 feet north-
erly from the north line and 660
feet westerly from the east line of
the 6,153 acre ranch in the Diego de
Hinojosa Orant. Is drilling ahead.
In southwestern Brooks County.
Sun Oil No. 1 Jacobo Villarreal,
Share 4, La Enrantada Orant. at
last reports was drilling past 5.403
feet with no shows reported
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NO MORE SCRAP PAPER
R H Valentien. captain of Com-
pany D. Texas Defense Guard
Thursday of this week announced
that the company will accept no
more scrappaper due to the fact
that storage facilities are glutted
end disposal of the paper no longer
Is practical.
Eighteen Students At
A&I Complete Sc’o
Flights In Training
Eighteen primary students In A.
& I. Civil Pilot Training program
completed their solo flights last Fii-
day. Training ship for the primary
class is the Piper Club.
Class leader for the group is Joe
McGuffln of Dinero with 24 hours
flying time, while Harry Moore of
Kingsville ranks second with 20
hours. James Ferguson, from Pharr,
is third with 18 hours. 30 minutes,
and Donald Patterson of Hillsboro
and. Leon Estes of McAllen follow
with 18 hours each.
Eight advanced students have al-
so completed their solo. Primary In-
structors are Jack Mathis and Billy
Stone; and secondary instructor Is
Students taking the advanced
course are Tommy Gilstrap, Kings-
ville; Tommy Arrowood, Corpus
Christ!; August Kasten. Nordhelm. k«*rP acre of our land going
Save enough winter legume seed
for next fall’s planting. ^
That’s whnt Oeorge Slaughter,
Chairman, Texas AAA committee,
is asking Texas farmers to do now
slr.ee nitrates will be short next
fall. Nitrates, which farmerly were
used In manufacture of nitrogenous
fertlliers, are being used almost ex-
clusively for war materials.
“Winter cover crops are logical
substitutes i>ecause they produce
the same effect on the soils and
we can be sure of continuing soil-
builciing work If we'll save enough
seed this spring,” he said.
Slaughter pointed out that Tex-
as does not raise legume seed on a
big scale for commercial purposes
but that sufficient seed harvested
frcin this spring's crop a 111 assume
larger planting throughout the
state next fall. Approximately 150.-
000 acres of Austrian winter peas,
vetch, biennial and annual sweet-
clover and bur clover will be turn-
ed under during the next week or
ten days.
"Don’t save Just enough seed for
ycur own use; save enough for your
friends and neighbors, too,” the
AAA official said.
The government already has an-
nounced a program to support pric.
es for seed In the fall nad prices for
eaoh kind of seed will be given lat-
er he said
“If farmers ever had a stake in
their soils, it's today. We’ll need to
Sherman Boswell, Kingsville; Earl
Calhon, Corpus Christ!: Bill Cofield.
Granger; James Little Abilene; and
Francis Daley, Chicago, 111
In thp primary class are James)
Ferguscn; Willis Diebel, Ooltad; Do-
land Patterson; Eugene Davis;
Sherman Harris. Corpus Chrlsti,
Cecil Williams, George West; Ver-
non Schllsku. Pharr; Tommy Whit-
enbach. Harlingen; Leon Estes, Mc-
Allen; Joe MiGuffin; Harry Moore:
Roland, Howard; David Me.Burnett.
Robs town, Fred Stokes. Hickman.
Ky.; Godfrey Mueller, Kingsville,
Tom Brittain. Abilene: Hubert
Knudsen. Oanado; and Oeoigc Ma-
pas, Laredo.
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Mra. H. 8. Bedell represented the
•oral Fresbyterfan Womans Auxili-
ary at the meeting of Presbyterlal In
Victoria last week.
full blast If we go over the top In
our Food for Freedom program and
keeping soil In good shape will help
do It," S'aughter said
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Red Cross Sewinp:
Deadline IVfay 15th
Mrs L. W Padgham. production
chairman of the American Red
Cross chapter’s war garment pro-
gram, earlier this week announced
that all Red Cross sewing, excepting
operating gowns, must be complet-
ed and turned in by May 15 This
Includes all green sweaters.
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Mr and Mrs. R. R. Scctt. R. L
Schultz R. T. Moore and Mr and
Mrs. E J. Rupp attendPdi the district
Rotary oorverflon held In Austin
th* past week.
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