Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, November 19, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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Complete Coverage Of The Falfurrias Trade Territory
Dairying, Cattle, Citrus, ~>uck, Cotton, Peanuts
rs.
FALFURRIAS FAC'1
ESTABLISHED IN 1906—BROOKS COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME XXXVII
FALFURRIAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOV. 19, 1943
NUMBER 25
Two New Brooks
County Wildcats
To Get Undemay
Sun Oil Co. No. 1 Lasater And
Sun No 4 J. D. Cage Center
Spotlight In Brooks County
South Of Falfurrias
Fought Japs in Pacific
mb
Preparations were underway this
week to spud in a wildcat oil tent
in Brooks c ounty where prospect-
ing has Increased considerably In
the past several months.
One of the new operations will
be the Sun Oil Company No. 1 Las-
ater located 660 feet from the north
and 1,980 feet from the east lines
of survey 349. The test was rigged
up and was due to spud as soon as
water is made available.
One of Brooks county’s deepest
holes, the Sun Oil Co. No. A-2 Boe-
deker-State, in survey 10, about 16
miles south of Falfurrias, is dry
and was abandoned after going to
7,804 feet. No major sand shows
were recorded.
Another deep Brooks test, the
Standard Oil Co. of Texas No. 1
Mauro Chavana, in La Encantada
grant, about 25 miles southwest of
Falfurrias, is still repairing rig fol-
lowing a blowout and fire in gas
sand at 7,285-88 feet and is shut in.
The test is expected to resume drill-
ing shortly.
La Gloria Corp. No. 1 Laurence D.
Miller, J. H Ballard Farm Subdi-
vision Los Olmos y Loma Blanca
Grant, a wildcat, is moving in ma-
terials.
Southern Minerals Corp. No. 1 3.
O. Frank, wildcat two miles routh-
west of Falfurrias, at last reports
was drilling below 7,300 feet.
Sun Oil Co. No. J. D. Cage et al,
Leonardo Vargas (Guadalupe) et
al survey, wildcat 12 miles south-
west of Falfurrias, is clearing lo-
cation.
Sun Oil Co. No. 22 Canales, See-
l’gson Field of Jim Wells county,
with a total depth of 5,918 feet, is
fishing at 3,835 feet.
Sun Oil Co. No. 23 Canales, See-
ligson Field, total depth 6.099 feel,,
on 22-hour production test, pro-
duced 147.48 barrels of oil through
7/64-inch choke.
Sun Oil Co No. 16 J. W. Miller.
Seeligson Field, total depth 6,152
feet, recovered 730 feet of oily mud
and 68 feet of brackish water on
12 minute drillstem test from 6,119-
44 feet.
Sun 0?1 Co. No. 24 Praxedls Ca-
nales, J. E. Stevens et al Survey.
Seeligson Field, is a location.
The Texas Co. No. 2 Tijerina. A.
Canales Survey 270, is a wildcat 1
mile west of the Seeligson Field,
and is still a location.
Sam E. Wilson Jr. No. 1 J. P. Min -
ten, Lots 27-28, Block 12, in the
Wilson F eld, is waiting on a crew.
Edwin B. Cox and Jake L. Ila-
mon No 4 Dickey, in the Sejiti
Field of Duval* county, is a 6.000 ft
test. San Pedro de Charco Redon-
do grant, abstract 475. 990 fee4
southwesterly from No. 2.
Edwin B. Cox and Jake L. Hamo.i
No. 1 Flavia Garcia. Se.iita Field,
is a 6,200-foot outpo.t 7.100 f°ct
southeast of southwest production,
on Sun Oil Co. farmout.
R. C. Lipscomb No. 1-B Ado'pho
Garcia. Se'ita Fold, is a 5,900-foot
test 990 feet east of the No. 1-A.
Ohio Fuel Oil Suoplv Co. No. 2
Hewitt, Seeligson Field, is a 6.209-
foot test in Lot 27, Section 50, R.
Ross Survey 334.
Trinity Gas corp. No. 1 Alliance
Trust Co., Sejita Field, block 2.
section 27, addition 1, San Pedro
de Charco Redondo grant, with a
total depth of 5.803 feet, was com-
pleted as a dual sqnd well, perfor-
ated at 5,714-18 feet and 5,730-40
feet in top sand and 5,789-5,800 in
bottom sand; set packer at 5,750
feet; from lower sand flowed 130
barrels per day, 1/4 inch choke,
from upper sand sand flowed gas
distillate, no guage reported.
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CP&L Revises Game
Storage Regulations
R. T. Moore Jr., local manager for
Central Power & Light Company,
this week announced that the lo-
cal office is revising it.; game sto-
rage regulations which were an
nouncod in ‘this newspaper last
week.
Due to the fact that meat short- j
ages are critical and in view of the,
fact that many hunters ere turn- ,
ing to wild game to f 11 the fami-i
ly needs, the local office will accept'
for storage all types of game, in-
cluding birds, for a 39-day period.
Longer storage periods arc not
practical under existing condition.’,
Mr. Moore stated .
MSS
Bond Buying Al \\\ Goinmitt'einen
Lowest Point In d \ r
ror Brooks l ounty
Subject To Election
Brooks county citizens have slip-
ped into the complacent attitude
of Let Qeorge Do It” in the matter
of buying War Bonds and Stamps,!
according to a check of the total Saturday, November 20, Set A«
monthly quota todate. which shows
less than 20 percent applied on the
November quota of $14.000 00
Two-thirds of the month is gone
and four-fifths of the quota re-
mains to be subscribed. With the
present momentum. Brooks county-
faces the challenge of a signal fai-
ure for the month of November,
Printed below Is the
viewpoint of the war
home to all of us:
Election Day; Triple-A Com-
mitteemen Charged With
Managing Food Program
WITH A SQUARDON OF AMERICAN PLANES on board, one of the Britwli Navy’» newest aircraft camera—
the ‘‘Victorious’’—it shown in this Official U. S. Navy Photo at a South Pacific ease. For several months, this freat
“floating airfield” served in a task force of the U. S. Pacific Fleet. British and American naval planes flew on and off
each others' carriers with an efficiency that bodes ill for the Japanese when more of Britain's Navy joins the American,
Australian and New Zealand warships in the Pacific.
Jerseys To Tackle
Miranclo Citv Here
Coach Terry Bridger's Falfurrias
Jerseys will clore their 1943 foot-
ball season w th a game here Fri-
day night at 8 o’clock against the
Mirando City Golden Panthers. The
game has been designated as a
father-mother event, with the var-
ious players extending special in-
vitations to their parents to attend.
The Jerseys made a good .show-
ing against the traditionally strong
Freer Buckaroos in the 27 to 7 loss
last Fr day night. Jersey backs, Pug
Nelson, Santos Gonzalez and Dale
Maun smashed the ball down the
field to within scoring distance in
the third ouarter and Joe Bridge
took it aero s. B. F. Clifton split
the posts with a. drop kick for the
extra point.
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Dailey Bros. Circus To
Exhibit In Falfurrias
Wednesday December l
The first circus of the season,
and Drobably the last one for the
duration, has completed arrange -
ments to exhibit afternoon and
night in Falfurr as on Wednesday.
December 1.
There are some twenty circuses
on the road and only two travel
by rail as all the rest use motor
transportation. The Dailey Bros.
Threee-Ring Circus, which is due
to exhibit here, is the largest of
the motorized shows. It is the onlv
such show that carries six huge
elephants, camels, zebras, n addi-
tion to the trained horses and pon-
ies and ring stock.
While many business concerns
are worried about po sible labor
shortages, the Dailey Circus has h
most unique insurance against such
troubles in th? presence of its six
eleohants. Unlike their African
cous'ns, the Indian elephants are
docile, willing and eager to work
A group of very beautiful young
femine stars in the personnel of
th” company will thrill the crowds
with their reckless performance of
the most dangerous stunts.
Performances will be given at 2
and 8 P. M. regardless of weather
conditions, and the Dailey Bros.
Circus welcomes comparison with
all sim lar shows.
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Foreign Property
Owners’ Reports Due
Citizens of Falfurrias who own
any prooerty *n foreign countries
were notified by Postmaster T R.
Bennett this week, that they must
file reports of their foreign hold-
ing with the Treasury Department
before December 1. The notice was
g ven by means of a poster placed
on display in the post offices.
Postmaster Bennett points out
that it is necessary for the govern-
ment to have as complete informa-
tion as possible on the American
stake abroad to assist the military
authorities and the civilian govern-
ments on the f ghting fronts and
to bring about sound solutions of
the post-war problems.
Report forms, known as TFR-500.
may be obtained thiough commer-
cial banks or frem the nearest Fed
eral Reserve Bank. the postmaster
states. Penalties are provided for
those who wilfully fail to file rc-
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TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Cards this week were mailed to
schools throughout this South Tex-
as area announcing the Sixteenth
Annual Heart's Del ght Tennis
Tournament which is scheduled for
two days on February 2$ and 26.
WITH BROOKS COUNTY MEN
9n UniftoJUn,
Pvt. Earl Hi.e, son of Mrs. L. J.
Hise, successfully made his fifth
and qualifying jump Friday night.
This tactical night jump completed
h's parachute jump trainnig which
lasted the standard four weeks and
which included jumping from the
tower 250 high and learning com-
pletely the technique of safe para-
chute Jumping and landing. He has
earned the right to wear the cov-
eted Wings and Boots of the U. S.
Army’s most modern soldier. Earl
is stationed at Parachute School at
Ft. Benning, Georgia.
Mayor Robert E. Story arrived
Tuesday night for a ten-day visit
with his family here. He has been
stationed for some t me in New-
foundland.
R. J. McIntyre’s latest invest-
ment is in a pneumatic mattress on
which he takes occasional siestas
Post Office Dept.
Asks Early Mailing
AAA community committeemen
for Brooks county will be elected
on Saturday. November 20. to serve
from December 1. 1943. through
December 1. 1944. according to
soldier’s I Clyde H. Rupp, county chairman.
It strikes Elections for the North Falfur-
rias. South Falfurrias and Parrita
Guadalcanal (delayed) communities will be held on Sat-
urday in the district court room at
9:30 A. M.. 10:30 and 11:30, respec-
tively. The election for the Enclno
community will be held at the Lon-
goria school house Saturday morn-
ing at 10:00.
Formerly, committeemen were
“I UNDERSTAND"
Dear Family,
It is nice to hear from you after
such a long period of time, but it is
unpleasant to learn of your changed
condition of living which I can
readily understand from the change j elected ln ’ December and began
Dlivery of the annual flood of
Christmas gifts and cards on time,
always a ser ous Doblem, “will be
more than a problem this year —
It will be an impossibility — unless
Christmas mailings are made large-
ly in November." Postmaster Gen-
eral Frank C. Walker warned this
week.
‘‘Transportation facilities are
burdened to the limit with war ma-
ter als an dpersonnel. and the Pos-
tal Service has sent more than
)hirt,v-one thousand experienced
employees into the Armv and Navy"
Mr. Walker said. “The only solution
to the Christmas problem is: MAIL
IN NOVEMBER. Mark your parcels.
‘Do Not Open Until Christina- ’
That is the only wav to avoid dis-
epr> intment on Chrirtrras Day n^t
only for many civilians but also
for millons of member^ of the
armed forces who are sti'l In this
country.
“It is also the onlv way to avoid
the possibility of a Christmas emer-
gency in the transportation a nd
nestal services. If the public will
cooperate by mailing their Christ-
mas parcels DURING NOVEMBER
we can handle a small volume of
1 ght, last-minute mailings, such as
cards, up to December 10 — but we
can do that and avoid an emer-
gency only if November is reallv
‘Christmas Mailing Month’.”
in the wilds of New Guinea. Not
once since his purchase has his
back registered a complaint, so his
recent V-mail letter to h's mother
declares.
Pfc. Rodolfo Solis exetnds thanks
for recieving the Facts. He expres-
s°s a disire to get in touch with
Jose M. Rodriguez, somewhere in
the service, and sends greetings to
all of his friends.
Word is recleved from the com-
manding officer of Brooks Field,
that Bruce H. McKown of this city
has been promoted from the rank
of Technical Sergeant to that of
Master Sergeant.
From Ft. Ord. California, we
hear that Pvt. Esquival Zarate will
call this home for the time i>eing.
By V-mail we recieve an interest-
ing letter from Cpl. Elmiro Perez.
He is stationed somewhere ln North
Ireland and says he is well and
enjoys reading his hometown paper.
He reminds us that each war bond
we buy will help all the boys in the
service to win the war.
Sgt. Robert G. Whltus, husband
of the former Billie Lee of this city,
who is now stationed somewhere
in Italy, sends some of the new
Italian occupation money to home-
folks here. It looks like money ln
every respect with the exception
of size.
Manuel Benavides, an old salt
who has already served a hitch
in the Navy and has been recalled
to duty, is now stationed at Bremer-
ton, Washington.
Raul Rocha, who is wearing the
Army uniform somewhere in the
South Pacific, sends in a request
for the hometown paper.
Another of our men who boasts
a new address i; Pvt. Rafael Can-
tu and he is justly proud in that
the adress carries an APO number j
at San Francisco.
From Carrp WoHers we receive j
word of Pvt, Noe Gonralez. He is ,
stationed at that big camp.
In the realms of higher mathe- '
matics, we find Dick P. McIntyre
is pounding the s dewalks at the
University of Chicago. It seems h
is supposed to learn the mechan-
ics of engineering for his Uncle j
Samuel.
of my own condit'ons.
It is too bad that you are limited
in the use of your automobile. I
know how it is to walk miles and
miles of swamp and Jungle. So I
understand. It is too bad to have
your choice of food limited. I have
experienced this too, except there
It no choice here. So I understand.
It ls too had that Willie has to work
so many hours a day at the defense
plant. I have to work night as well
as day at our defense plant. So 1
understand. It is too bad that
Willie has such little time for
amusement, too, so I understand.
It is too bad that you have to
wait ln the rain for transportation.
I have to wait in the rain on the
post and my transportation and
destination is uncertain, too, so 1
understand. It is too bad that you
are being paid so little for working
so hard. I only get a fraction of
your pay. So I understand. Winning
this war is hard on al! of us. You
work long hours and so do I. So
I understand. But during these
hours I get shot at. Do you under-
stand?
Your loving son,
Bill.
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Court Of Honor
Set For Bov Scouts
serving on January 1. but since the
work ln connection with the 1944
food production program should
begin in December, the election
dates have been changed to allow
the new committeemen to begin
work a month earlier.
In addition to the community
committeemen, delegates to a coun-
ty convention will be elected. The
county committee will be selected
at this convention.
“How well the food program in
this county ls run next year de-
pends to a large extent on the men
who are elected to hold these com-
mitteemen jobs." Rupp said He
continued, “The Tr'.ple-A commit-
tee In this county will handle tho
rationing and allocation of farm
machinery, equipment, building
supplies and other agricultural ma-
terials and facilities. It will issue
farm ilvsetock slaughter permits,
and handle phasps of the farm
transportation program.
“Many farmers wrho income Trl-
ple-A committeemen must do so
at a personal sacrifice. But the sol-
diers in Italy and ln the South Pa-
cific. and on all other battle fronts
of the world, are making greater
personal sacrifices. Their personal
affairs have been pushed Into the
background by world affairs."
Anyone is elig'ble to vote in the
committeemen elections who ls par-
ticipating in any part of the Agri-
cultural Conservation Programs.
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New Schedule For
Scoutmaster Harry Dutton this
week announced that Bov Scout
Troop 28 will participate in a spe- !
clal court of honor and barbecue _
for parents of the boys of the troop \|HVIIUr
at 7:30 Tuesdav night November 23. ' 1 llulollIp
The event will take place at the 1 --
troop’s cabin and parents are glv-j Mrs. N. B RupD, general chalr-
en a spec a 1 invitation to attend man of the Red Cro s home nurs-
the meal and be present for the j ing course now in progress under
recognition of the advancement or the direction of Miss Ann Kenney,
ten boys of the troop. Rod Cross nurse, this week announ-
Norman Wilson, field executive
of the Gulf Coast Council, will oc
present to make the awards.
Boys to be recognized are Darrel!
ces the following revised schedule:
Flowella, Monday and Wednesday
afternoons from 2 until 4: Fncino,
Tue~day and Thursday afternoons
Richardson, Joe Norris, George from 1 until 3: Falfutr'as women,
Henry Collins, B F. Clifton, Stan- ] Thursday and Friday nights from
ton Glazener, Billy Cleveland, Lynn 7:30 until 9:30: Spanish-sneaking
Hi. e, S. A. Nelson Jr.. Paul Dean i women, Monday nights from 7
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Reading Habits Topic
Of Panel Discussion
On Monday afternoon, November
8. members of the A. & I. College 1
ducation department sponsord a1
panel d scussion. “Dealing With
Reading Difficulties In Elementarv
And High Schools”, at the local
high school for the benefit of the
facu'tv members of the Falfurrias
schools.
A. D. Harvey began the discussion
using as his topic. “Rpadlng Pro-
blems of ihe Spanish Cultured!
Child". Mr. Harvey is principal o'
one of th? k '■’■'mentarv
schools and i *■>*- j, immer staft
of A &: I. Co’! pp.
‘ An Approa h T F^a'llng” w v
discussed by Mr.-. Mamie Broun off
*h college education^jlcpariment.
,$Jrsv. II. Wv Anders- n rljgrussed
"What Chlidren Like To"h”ad". Dr
H. W. Ande-son of the education
department summarized the above
discussions and opened the panel
discussion to all present.
Cecilio Salinas Hurt
In Auto Accident
Cecilio Salinas, son of Santos Sa-
l’nas of this city, suffered a slight
concussion and a cut over the right
eye when he was struck i>y an au-
tomobile as he was crossing the
street a few yards south of the
signal light at the highway inter-
section about 10 o'clock last Sun-
day night. Dr. Earl Gaston was the
attending physician.
Young Sallnas is employed at the
City Drug Store. The automobile
was occupied by sailors.
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Monday Rain Brings
Total To 2.112 Inches
Hard rains Monday about 6 P. M
precipitated 1.03 Inches within i
little more than an hour, accord-
ing to read ngs taken by Chav
Kossblel, local weatho:man A light
fall the day heft re registered .36
bringing the total for the mont.n
to 2.32 lntftmi *■
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Hanna and Joe Bridge.
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Band Concert Set
For November .‘10
School officials earlier this week
announced a band concert, simi-
lar to the recent Victory Band Con-
certs, is scheduled for Tuesday.
November 30. at 8 P. M. to further
the sale of War Bonds and Stamps.
An added feature of the concert
will be the special investiture cer-
emony during which six Cub Scouts
of Pack No. 28 will leave that or-
ganization and be accepted as Boy
Scouts of Troop No. 28.
Draft Board Calls
For jQuestionaires
The Brooks County Selective Ser-
vice Board this week issued a call
for the return to the board's office
of supplementary questlonalres
he'd by the following men: Eduar- j
do Oarza, Leonardo Nevarez, Jose i
Gutierrez. Eugenio Soliz, Carlos 8al-1 here on November 14
dana Morales and Geronimo Ne-
! until 9. Fridnv afternoons from
j 1 30 until 3:30: high school girls,
Mondnv, Tuesday. Wedne.dav and
Thursday afternoons from 4 un-
til 5.
Classes for Falfurrias women
and Spanish-speaking women will
be hold in the home demonstration
club house. Clas.es for hl?;h school
girls will be held in the high scho-
ol home economics rooms. Classes
at Flowella and Enclno will be held
ln the school houses.
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Mrs. C. V. Narvaez Dies
After Severe Burning
Mrs. Cas ana V. Narvaez, 68. of
this city, died Saturday, November
13, as the result of burns suffered
on November 10 when her dress
caught fire In her home.
She was attending neighbor chil-
dren at the time and Inadvertent-
ly brushed again t a wood stove
which Ignited her clothing. Mrs
Narvaez did not notice the flames
until too late to ext ngulsh them.
Funeral services were conducted
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varez. The questlonalres nre pa t Cf.L,0<il Mnlirbivs:
due and will be clarified as dc- no,,aa>s
iinquent unless immediate action i rOT BllliWCU Of ^1 CAT
taken.
RUMMAGE SALE
St. Anne's Altar Hoc cty wl
■or a rummage sal? Saturc
vember 20. on the chi
com-
iunt. H. Lf
ldor of the
lays " til be
obse
ek re
lhanksg Ting
d on Thurs-
tf*. , » • • -a iiwrtf Lawn for the ixnelU of- tiM-t No^en'-l^r 2^26
Mr. and -Trs. Kog< r u b ns o catholic Church School will be al-misscd at M
Edinburg announce the arrival of
a baby boy on November -4. The
baby has been given the name of
Roger Allan. Mr. and Mrs Robbins
December 17, for the Christmas
are former Falfurrias residents, he and New Year’s holidays and will
having been night operator at th?' be resumed at 9 A. M. on Monday,
depot. i January 3.
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