Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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Complete Coverage Of The Falfurrias Trade Territory
Dairying, Cattle, Citrus, Truck, Cot* ovanut*
FALFURRIAS FACTS
ESTABLISHED IN 190S—BROOKS COUNTY’S Cl.LY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME XXXVI
FALFURRIAS. TEXAS, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1943
NUMBER 39
(/Hard Maneuvers
A small detachment or Comoanv
D, Texas Defense Guard, represent-
ing the Falfurrias guard, partici-
pated in the 38th Battalion ma-
neuvers which were held Saturday
night and Sunday in the vicinity
of Santa Cruz. Major T. E Dickey,
commander of the 3xth Battalion.
Texas Defense Guard, acted as um-
pire for the maneuvers.
The blue army was fought to a
standstill early Sunday morning,
the red army under the command
of Capt. J. H. Rutledge, being suc-
cessful in holding off a superior
force under the command of Capt.
H. H. Presnall.
The battle started at 11 P.M. Sat-
urday and the order to cease fire
was given at 8 A M. Sunday.
Purpose of the maneuvers was to
acquaint individual guardsmen
with scouting and patrol work and
how to discover and use to advan-
tage such cover as is afforded.
Simulated hand grenades (emp-
ty cans with firecrackers attached)
»>ooby traps, and verbal machine
gun and rifle fire were used to
such an advantage that every of-
ficer in the blue army was ‘ kil’ed"
and only one commissioned officer
.in the red army survived. The blue
defenders had 14 men left; the in-
vaders had 11.
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Falfurrias Retains 25
Percent Credit Saving
On Fire Insurance
Company D In FSA Drive 1 o (.ovote Campaign POINT RATIONING AT A GLANCE Ked Gross Drive To
Get Underway Here
Mondav. March 1
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Save Dairy Cows iStarts Next Week
A good fire record credit of 25
per cent will apply to fire insurance
premiums on policies written in
Falfurrias for 12-months beginning
March 1, it was announced this
week by Marvin Hall, State Fire
Insurance Commissioner. This will
result in a direct saving on fire
insurance as 25 per cent of the
normal premium will be deducted
on policies written after the effect-
ive date.
The 25 per cent credit will result
in an estimated saving of 83029 on
fire insurance costs for Falfurrias
policyholders during the next year.
The estimate is based on fire in-
surance premium payments in 1942.
A 25 per cent credit has teen in
effect for the past year.
The fire record for a city or town
is determined by a fixed ratio be-
tween losses and premiums figured
on a five-year average. The maxi-
mum good fire record credit is 25
per cent. The maximum charge (or
penalty) for heavy losses is 15 pe*
cent.
Hall explained that the fire re-
el’d credit is not to be confused
with the key rate for a city or
town. The kov rate, he pointed out,,
is determined among other things,
by the type and qua’ity of fire
fighting equirment and water faci-
lities, as well as the adoption of
fire prevention measures.
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Cactus Schedules New
Pictures For Showing
Here During Next Week
Tim Holt, who is known for his
versatility not only In playing
western roles but in heavier and
more dramatic parts a,s well. Is
best liked as a western adventurer.
In this role he is best in the latest
of his pictures, “The Avenging
Rider". Because of this young act-
or’s ability, his westerns are always
removed from the common place
and present western action In a
truer light. This Is booked for
showing at the Cactus Saturday
for only one day.
Exciting adventure, the element
of danger always present In a
world at war, and beauty go toge-
ther to make up the exciting ro-
mance of “China Girl” with Gene
Tierney, Lynn Bari and George
Montgomery. With a young Ameri-
can and an Oriental beauty thrown
together, this story rushes through
minute after minute of thrills and
excitement to bring you one of the
cleverest screen entertainment of
the season. It Is booked for snow-
ing at the Cactus Sunday and Mon-
day. Also a new Bugs Bunny Car-
toon and latest news events.
An air picture with an entirely
new flavor in Its authenticity Is
"Flying Fortress" which has Its
background with the ferry com-
mand to England In the R. A. F.
Itself. Richard Oreen, an American
play boy who eventually finds
himself ferrying bombers to Eng-
land and ultimately uses these
against the enemy, portrays a very
vivid and accurate picture of the
relationship between America and
Brooks county’s annual coyote
killing campaign will start Monday,
March 8. it was announced by Tom
Lee Easley, county agent. Over
25,000 poison baits will l.e distri-
buted over some 300,000 acres, it
was stated. Lean meat baits will be
used Instead of pork fat because
of the urgent need of fat for our
armed forces.
Signs will be displayed on all
gates on ranches poisoned, and dog
owners are advised to keep their
dogs up for two or three months
if they are going to be near poi-
soned pastures.
“Last year’s campaign was suc-
cessful in that many coyotes were
killed, and as there is an excep-
tionally large number In the county
this year, we have hopes for a big
kill”, observed Mr. Easley.
"Never before has the importance
of poultry production been so vita1
as now, and the coyote is the
poultryman’s main enemy”, he
continued.
A MESSAGE FROM EDDIE RICKENBACKER
To stop the slaughter of essen-
tia! dairy cows and fo keep a
maximum of these animals In
production, the Farm Security
Administration has launched a
vigorous nation-wide conservation
program, John P. Dewald, FSA RR
Supervisor for Brooks County, said
this week.
There has been a big increase
recently in the sale of dairy cows,
heifers and calves for beef, attri-
buted in many areas to labor
shortages and feed prices. In the
face of Increasing demands for
milk and milk products to fill
army, civilian and lend-lease needs.
Food Administrator Claude Wick-
ard has directed Commodity Credit
Corporation to make funds avail-
able and FSA to furnish adrrfinis-
trative personnel to cope with thi'
situation.
"FSA supervisors In each county
will buy outright eood cows if
necessary to keep them from going
to slaughter,” Mr. Dcwald explain-
ed. These animals then will lie
resold, preferably to farmers who
will keep them in production 'n
the same county.”
If FSA cannot dispose of these
animals to keep them in production
within the same vicinity, they will
be sent to other parts of the state,
or outside the state, where farmers
have placed orders for milk ’ows
wjth FSA. In some cases it will be
desirable to redistribute the cows,
where a surplus exists in one
county and a shortage in another.
Already the plan is In operation
in Dallas, Rusk and Bexar coun-
ties, Texas, where the situation
demanded immediate action to
curtail depletion of herds, and ioon
will be extended to every other
county, E. Lee Ozblrn, FSA Regional
Director at Dallas, has advised the
local office.
According to Mr. Ozbim. the
nation faces a serious milk short-
age if productive cows, dry cows
and calves for increasing herds and
making replacements are not saved
from slaughter.
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Knife Campaign In
Brooks County Lags
Tom Lee Eas’ev, chairman of
Brooks county -alvage committer
*n a statement this week concerning
the collection of hunting knives
for our armed forces, declared the*
the campaign has definitely lagged
in Brooks countv. Onlv a few knives
have been turned In to date.
Stressing the need for hunting
and skinning knives. Chairmen
T^dp,. Healed to citizens of the Mr and Mrs j0P Schut.tz received
community to donate knives to this v;ord frGm thei, son( Joei last week
drive by leaving thpm in boxe* that ho ls stationed in the South
placed at Jack Casey Cafe aniipaclflc. joe recently graduated
Falfurrias Facts office. j crom the machinists’ school at San
The knives will be shipped to | Diepo Naval Training station with
the West Coast not 'ater than Wed- | a ratinR of fireman first class.
WHAT
fruits, vegetables
All canned
and st>up3.
Ail frozen fruits and vegetables
in container under 10 pounds
All fruit juices in bottles or
ems of one gal'on or less.
All dried fruits.
The Point System
1. Each rationed food will have a
determined point value.
2. These point values will be posted
In every grocery store.
3. The point value of each food
will bo the same In the neighbor-
hood store and In the Super Market.
4. Each person, one day old and
over, is entitled to have War Ra-
tion Book No. 2.
5. Each person will l>e allowed only
48 points per month. If he wants
to buy 48 points worth of sauer-
kraut juice In one day that’s his
privilege, but when the 48 points
are gone, he’ll buy no more
rationed food till next month.
6. Each person will hove his choice
of available rationed foods.
7. Point values of foods may vary
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As. X h»r« had the privllaga of aoolng and
talking to our boys In the coo bat sones In the old
world and throughout the Pacific, 1 am convincad
that If our people on the hone front knew what
these boys sre going through in the hell-holes of
the world for us, they would not sorry about taxes
end war bonds.
The least *e can do ls to accept the privi-
lege of paying taxes and tuyliy mors and more war
bonds to finance and win this war in the shortest
possible time, thereby savlr*; the lives of thousands
upon thousands of the cream of our young manhood and
additional billions of dollars far the cost of it.
V. S. Treasury D»pt.
WITH BROOKS COUNTY MEN
Uni^aAm
nesday of next week, he declared
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Speech Denartrnent
Practices For Play
Pvt. Luther Hise, who reported
to San Antonio In a recent contin-
The high school speech depart-
ment, under the direct ion of Hy-
man Teague, this week began prac-
tice on a plav to be rresented on
Thursday and Friday nights, March
18 and 19. The title of the play ls
"Kitty Foyle”. Names of those in
the cast have not yet been released.
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Battalion Commander
To Address School
Malor T. E. Dickey of A’ice. com-
mander of thp 38th Battalion. Tex-
as Defense Guard, will address the
local high school boys next Tues-
day afternoon at 4 o’clock. Malor
Dickey’s subject will deal with the
current body-building program.
New Standard First
Aid Class To Start
A new standard first aid class
is scheduled to begin at 7:30 o’-
clock Friday, February 26, in the
county court room it was announ-
ced this week.
"This course is important to
yourself and your neighbors due to
transportation difficulties and doc-
tor shortages", stated Lewis Shei-
ness, instructor.
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Army Calls For Good
12-Guage Shotguns
It is extremely important that
the United States Army immediate-
!y obtain as many good 12-gauge
now in progress, and its relation to shotguns as possible. The types
the armed services.
Supt. H. Lee Clifton, in making
the announcement earlier in the
week, explained that schools thru-
out. the countrv are emphasizing
the intcrmural body-building pro-
gram which ls desiene^ to produce
stronger, sturdier muscles through
proper conditioning and use.
required are hammerless double
cent of Brooks county selectees, ls
now stationed at Kessler Field.
Miss.
Sat. David Durnell. with the 12th
nhoto reconnaisance group, writes
f om North Africa this week that
life in the Dark Continent is any-
thing but dull.
Vernon Hinz, who enlisted in the
air corps from Premont, is reported
recovering In a New York hospital
Com injuries sustained in Africa.
Ens. Dono Moore, U. S. Coast
Guard, having completed a special
training course in New London
Conn., Is visiting his parents here
for a few days before reporting to
Duluth, Minn., where he will "pick
up a new ship”.
Thi3 office acknowledges a letter
of appreciation this week from Pvt.
Alberto Munguia, who ls in the
Quartermasters detachment at
Camp Pickett, Va.
Lt. W. J. i Bil'y> McBride Is on
a 12-day furlough and ls visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
McBride, before returning to Bos-
ton. Since his arrival here Lt. Mc-
Bride has been promoted to the
rank of first lieutenant. He has
been assigned to duty with the re-
mount.
Readers of this column are re-
minded that the First National
barrels, hammeriess pumps and
Bank, through J R. Scott, presl-
... , dent, and Falfurrias Facts, desire
automatics. , tf) send SUbscrintlons to this news-
This procurement is being han- j naper free to Brooks county men
died by the Army Ordnance Depart- ; jn the service
from month to month.
War Ration Book No. 2
1. Any member may register the
entire family unit.
2. On registration day you MUST
take RATION BOOK NO. 1 with
you.
3. Book No. 2 has two color
stamps......Red and Blue. Forget
about the red; they’ll be used
later.
4. Each stamp is lettered A. B. C,
etc. A. B, and C stamps will l>e used
during the first period.
5. Each stamp has a number. This
number shows its point value.
How To Buy Under The Point
System
1. Oo to the store; select food you
want from supply available; add
up the points they cost by using
the chart on the grocers wall; go
to the checking stand: in the pre-
sence of the grocer, tear out the
necessary points from Ration Book
No. 2; pay the man and go home.
2. When the 48 points per person
are spent, you’ll get no more till
the next period starts. By budget-
ing your family on rationed goods
and buying fresh fruits and vege-
tables, everything is going to be
simple and equitable.
Ration Books
War Ration Book No. 1—Used for
sugar, coffee, and shoes, will be
required to obtain Book No. 2.
War Ration Book No. 2--To be
issued between February 22 and
February 28, will provide for ra-
tioning on a "point system" be-
ginning March 1.
Mileage Ration Books--Books A, B
and C used for passenger car
gasoline; E and R books for non-
highway uses; D. for motor-
cycles; T for trucks and commer-
cial vehicles.
Rationed Food Commodities
SUGAR--Stamp No. 11 in Book No.
1 good for 3 pounds until mid-
night March 15, 1943.
0OFFEE--Stamp No. 25 in Book
No. 1 (for those 15 or older on
the date the book was issued*
good for 1 pound until midnight,
March 21.
SHOES—Stamp No. 17 in Book No.
1 good for 1 pair of shoes through
June 15.
MEAT—Voluntary share-the-mpat
program sets limit at 2*i pounds
per person per week. Meat will
be rationed under the "point
system" sometime after Book No.
2 ls distributed.
Mileage Rationing
GASOLINE—Value of each coupon
In A. B. and C books :s 4 gall-
ons. Second 8 coupons In A book
are good until midnight Marrh
21, 1943. Those who think they
are eligible for SUPP emental ra-
tions should see their local ration
board.
TIRE INSPECTION--All ’A" bool:
holders must have first official
tire inspections by March 31, 1943
Subsequent inspections for A
book holders will be once everv
six months. ”B" and "C” book
holders and owners of bulk cou-
pons for feets must have fps*
official tire Inspection by Feb-
ruary 28, 1C43. Subsequent ins-
pections for B book holders v 11’
be once ever/ four months
Subscciuert in 'ertions for C
book holders will be once everv
three months. "T" ration book
holders must have first official
tire Inspections by Feb. 28. 1943
Subsequent Inspections for T
book holders will be once every
60 days, or every 5,000 miles,
whichever comes first.
TIRES—If official tire Inspector
recommends a tire replacement
or recap, apply to local ration
board for tire or recap ration
certificate Tires and recaps will
be rationed to all on the basis of
tire inspections and county quo-
tas available with most essential
mileage to come first.
Other Rationing
Eligible purchasers needing new
automobiles, bicycles, typewriters,
rubber footwear and other commo-
dities on which sales might be
restricted should see their local
ration board.
Marvin Noll, County Chairman
For 1943 Fund Drive, Calls
For Generous Support Of
Public In Raising War Chest
Plans were being completed this
week for launching the 1943 Red
Cross War Fund drive scheduled
to start Monday, March 1. Marvin
Noll, chairman of the drive in
Brooks County, has appointed an
active committee to serve with him
In the two-week campaign to raise
the counyt’s quota of $1,700.
Total campaign goal for the na-
tion has been set at $125,000,000.
Chairman Noll urged the public
to give generously to this humani-
tarian cause, and. if at all possible,
to donate to the War Fund without
waiting to be solicited by members
of the committee. By such coopera-
tion the work of the committee will
be aided materially, he declared,
and the county’s goal, which ls ap-
proximately double that of last
year, will be reached within the al-
lotted time.
Victory Concert
Sells $2981 Bonds
War Savings Bonds and Stamps
amounting to $2981.65 maturity
value were sold at the fifth Victory
Band Concert staged locally by the
high school band Friday night it
was announced by Supt. H. Lee
Clirton this week. Of this amount
$2925 was in bonds, $56.65 in
stamps.
The program was under the
direction of Director Orlffith L.
Oordon. Two members of the Alice
High School Band, a bass and a bar!
tone player, were exchange players
on the program. They were accom-
panied by the Alice director, Jerry
Hoffman, who was formerly direc-
tor of the local band. Mr. Hoffman
directed one number on the pro-
gram.
The final Victory Concert In the
series will be heard on March 26
lt was revealed.
Schools throughout the nation
were asked to raise $2,000,000 in a
scries of concerts and entertain-
ments during the year. It has been
disclosed that they went over the
top in the first four concerts, and
subsequent entertainments are
maintaining a high percentage of
sales.
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ment and fair prices will be paid
for used shotguns: the average
price paid to ^ate has been $35.
Because of the emergency atten-
i ding the pr^ent requirement for
these guns, locrl are urged
It has been called to our atten-
tion that of approximately 350
Brooks county men in the armed
forces, only half are yet receiving
the paper. Families of servicemen
are requested to bring the addresses
only Is the picture entertaining in
this respect but it is also spiced . . ... ... ^
favorably with romance as well. It j con!act thh of.i','‘ or D. O. 8ikes to the First National Bank or to
gives one complete picture of the l expla.n the procedure ol Pacts office so that their names
actual experiences of the ferry forwarding
command between the two contin-
ents. It is booked for three days
starting Tuesday.
the rur.s to the St. may be placed on the mailing list
Louis Ordnance District.
Most of these guns are to be
used in training soldiers and sailors
without delay.
_ __________________________________ Miss Cloone Dennis of Kingsville
Coming to the Cactus next week i In wing shooMr.g. Some of the guns a guest here over the weekend,
are "Casa Blanca" starring Hump- will be used for guarding purposes. ••••••
hrey Bogart. Tim Holt in “Hitler’s Each gun so used will release a Mrs. C. C. Teas spent the week-
Children” and Loyd Nolan and J rifle for combat use, lt was ex-
England in this common fight. Not I Carol Landis In "Manila Cal’lng". j plained.
end with the R. L Oroce family In
Victoria.
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Breed Improvement
Needed In Dairying
Larger dairy herds, Improvement
of dairy cattle breeding, more at-
tention to proper feeding and shel-
tering of cattle, and farms devoted
entirely to dairying—these would
go a long way toward remedying
the present milk shortage and tow-
; ard building a substantial dairy
Industry In Texas, declares Dr. F.
A. Buechel, assistant director of the
University of Texas Bureau of Bus-
iness Research.
KTSA Broadcasting
From 417 Foot Tower
Climaxing twenty years of color-
ful service to South Texans, KTSA
is now operating with its broad-
casts radiating from a 417 - foot
tower. This giant finger of steel
pointing into the sky assures
greatly Increased strength to the
hundreds of thousands of radio
sets throughout approximately 100
counties which KTSA serves.
Plans for the erection of the
mammoth radiator were completed
sometime ago, after KTSAs twin
200-foot towers were flattened by
the hurricane of last August 30th.
This loss presented a veiy serious
problem until, after a long search
another tower, fabricated for radio
use only, was found in Buffalo, New
York. KTSA bought lt, and turned
back into scrap an even greater
tonnage of steel from its hurricane-
destroyed towers.
Thus, the station is able to serve
Texans and the nation with much
greater efficiency and clarity.
The station's owners a:e justly
proud of the record of KTSA
throughout its twenty years. It is
the only station in Texas which has
won national awards based on the
station’s contribution to the life of
a community. In showmen's lan-
guage, this Is called Community
Exploitation.
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Gar License Tags
On Sale March 1st
Car owners were reminded this
week that 1943 license tabs will go
on sale at the tax collector's office
on March 1. It will be necessary
for car owners to present a certi-
ficate of title with the application
for registration before such tabs
can be Issued, it was explained.
Mr and Mrs. R. C. Hassell and
son visited in Austin and San An-
tonio over the weekend.
MLss Betty Jo Fry of Kingsville
was guest here Wednesday.
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