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BENAVIDES FACTS, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1942
lOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Salinas and
son, Romeo, were San Diego visi-
| tors Monday.
Mrs. C. Pena, Miss Fidel Gon-
zales and Miss Maria Garza, from
San Diego; Mrs. E. Flores from
Realitos and Mrs. J. M. Salinas
and son, Romeo, were Laredo
visitoi's Tuesday.
Pvt. 5th Gr. Technician Romeo
-Salmas, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Salinas who is stationed at
Foi’t Benning, Ga., is visiting here
this week.
N. Couling and daughter, Fi-
dela, were Alice visitors Thurs-
day.
Mr. and Mi’s. W. A. Curtis and
family left Thursday for Hous-
ton. They returned home Sun-
day accompanied by their daugh-
ter, Mi's. A. H. Petei’son, and
daughter who will visit here for
awhile.
Mr. and Mrs. Ireneo Canales
wei'e Hebbi’onville visitors Mon-
day night.
Mrs Angel Saenz and daughter
from San Diego visited her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cana-
les, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Mauro Vasquez
and son, Maria Olga, and En-
glentina Canales were Hebbron-
ville visitors Sunday.
J. W. Kunetka and Clarence
Stock were business visitors in
Houston early this week.
Misses Ercelia Saenz, Lydia
Bazan and Maria Cruz returned
home this week after visiting
with relatives and friends in
Monterrey, Mexico.
Chito Gonzales, Lazaro Vela,
Rafael Lopez, Elda Casas, Cristi-
na Casas and Queta Garcia were
among those enjoying the Junior-
Senior dance in San Diego Sat-
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Tuttle of
Coloi’ado were Benavides visi-
tors with relatives and friends.
Clodin and Diamantina Sali-
Pauline and Fidela Couling,
Housewives Urged
To Buy Sugar For
Making Preserves
“Any person who has been is-
sued a War Ration Book may ap-
ply the printed form or by letter
to the local ration board for ,a
canning sugar allowance,” Mr.
McCullough said. “Specific forms
SCRAPS
From Local Red Cress
Sewing Room
By VANA RECTOR
Farmers Asked To
Save Bags As Means
To Allied Victory
American agriculture will need
; nearly two billion burlap and
! cotton bags in 1942, according
i to Gabriel H. Hinojosa, Chairman
of the Duval USD A War Board,
announced a state-
Mia. xuiuu | Gilds, just what do you do on | who today
for this purpose will be pi’ovided Wednesday? Marie Dixon was in j wide program for bag conserva-
later, but in the meantime, a let-
ter of application will do.”
Each person is allowed five
pounds of sugar yearly for pre-
serving and canning.
Copies of the printed form for
this purpose—R-315—are being
sent to all local rationing boards,
and will be made available to
wholesalers.
retailers, industrial
and instiutional users, as well as
to individual household con-
sumers.
At the same time, Mr. McCul-
a visit home . . .
Arlee was up after school
bringing the sweater that she had
knitted . . . Fanie and Marie Car-
, , . , , , , ... rillo were in to learn to knit and
lough pointed out that retail gro- st d until they did learn . . .
cers will not be permitted to Ar^ d Beachamp sent her
maintain stocks of sugar they ; the ^
now have on hand which are in ’ J
to finish up that watch cap, we tion. Bagging requirements this
did find out just what a watch j year exceed normal needs by
cap looks like . . . Pearlie Black- j about 500 million bags, due to
burn kept busy looking for some-! expanded wartime production, he
thing she could do to keep busy. | explained.
How Mrs. Williams ever finds I The conservation program will
time to run the Cafe is beyond I be sponsored by the Texas State
us, she is knitting on the third | War Board and conducted large-
swetaer, besides getting ready for j ly by County War Boards, Mr.
Hinojosa said.
The cooperation of farmers,
farm organizations, bag, feed,
seed and grain dealers of the
Agricultural Commission will be
nas,
Velia Saenz, and brother Juan,
Josefa, Elma Casas, Quita Garcia,
excess of the amount of sugar
allowed them as “working in-
ventories” under the rationing
regulations.
“No grocer is required to sur-
render any present excess sugar
inventory,” he added, “but he
cannot accept any future deli-
very of sugar until he has first
turned over to his local rationing
board for cancellation enough
War Ration Stamps or sugar
purchase certificates to equal in
weight value the excess amount
of sugar his earlier inventory
showed. The same rule applies
to wholesalers.”
Mary Freeman co-hostess for
Thursday was back on the job
sought to make the bag conser-
vation program as effective as
possible in this state.
“War has caused a shortage in
bagging material,” he said. “We
knitting nineteen stitches a min- i cannot depend upon imports of
utes . . . we had to get along J burlap from India this year and
PRIVATE
DINING ROOM
AMERICAN and
MEXICAN DISHES
THE TEXAS CAFE
Joe Trujillo, Prop.
BENAVIDES, TEXAS •
with out Georgia Mae again to-
day, she was moving in a new
house and just could not make
it . . . Mary Margaret Howard
found out just how short the
paper shortage is when she start-
ed looking for paper to wrap the
toddler.. packs . . . The Packing
Chairman, Annette DanDeventer,
is just as busy as a bee since she
knows that she must get it all
done by June the first . . . Then
when every one was dying of
thirst, Shortie Canales sent up
cokes and pecan pies . . . But we
had to go outch on the ice cream
McCarty is a peach of a guy! Tne
Red Cross Sewing Room just
couldn’t get along without Vaello
Sales Co., they donate something
every day, and in addition keep
the key to the sewing room for
us.
Pearlie Ann was back Friday
being hostess for the Council
members. We all missed Marie
Dixon, who ran off to Houston
with Harry . . . Lena Wade made
a very cute dress out of that
cloth, even if it was pieced here
and there. Ida Momeny gets bet-
ter every day at knitting mittes.
Bess McCoy was by at lunch
bringing in a pair of mittens . . .
We are going to miss Bess this
?5ss!u3y ■
Piggly Wiggly Vaello Co.
BENAVIDES, TEXAS
ST
COOKS
Cadena & Salinas Store
Celso Gonzales, Rafael Lopez,
Laurozo Vela and Chano Ramos
attended the Seniors dance at San
Diego Saturday night,
H. McDonald returned home
Wednesday from a hospital ir^
Alice, where he underwent an
operation for appendicitis. He is
doing fine and is able to receive
friends.
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Martin at-
tended the Southern Baptist Con-
vention in San Antonio last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Schubert
attended the Southern Baptist
Convention in San Antonio dur-
ing the week.
Rev. and Mrs. A. N. Todd, for-
mer pastor of the Baptist church,
now of Bethany La., visited with I summer and will be iooking for_
friends Wednesday morning. ward t0 having her back next
Rev- jn<^p^rS’ Mel™ yeaer . . . Wonder what happened
Hubbard Texas, visited m the to the sweater that Myrle was
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. I knitting on, she has moved to
Plunkett last week. Alice . . . Papa joined the Navy
... No wonder Ida Adams wears
blue so much ... You have never
seen any one that is prettier in
any other color . . . Edna we are
glad to hear that Mr. Brooks is
better and able to be back home,
Hurry and get well Frank.
Ella Mae Schubert, sewing
chairman, was all alone Monday
morning until Julia Machen, one
of the hostesses for Monday came
in to keep her company . . . Af-
ter 2:U0, Maria, Lavania, Mrs.
Blackburn came by and cut out
some of the material Iantha gave
us to use for our emregency
shelf. Thanks a lot for the cloth,
Iantha it will make several
dresses . . . See you were told
that it would happen . . . Mary
West paid the first 25 cents fine
Friday. She didn’t come to the
sewing room last week, besides
paying the fine she sent drinks
up for the gang. Thanks Mary,
it was swell of you to do it.
Some of you other Altar
Society members should help the
hostesses out. Maclovia Cadena
had to go to Laredo on business
this week and Oralio Garcia is
still sick . . . Oralia we do hope
that you are feeling better real
soon . . .
We hate to be the bearer of
bad news but the material for
making 50 skirts, twelve year old
size, is here so back to work
you must go . . .
Oh say, saw Leona Bowling
today, she said that the home
nursing classes will start June
the first in the Home Economics
Cottage . . .
while there are ample stocks of
cotton in the United States, the
mills equipped to manufacture
bagging material are running full
capacity to fill war orders for
other materials.
“This means that every fabric
bag now in use must do more
than double duty in 1942 and
that every farmer who uses bags
must see to it that he gets the
most out of them by careful
handling and use. We can pre-
vent the shortage from becom-
ing critical if we make every
effort now to save the bags al-
(now who gets that dirty dig) | ready in use and keep them in
YOUR CALL NIGHT OR DAY is our
opportunity to serve. You’ll find us al-
ways prepared with quality drugs and
chemicals and the right equipment to fill
your needs—great or small. Long ex-
perience, study and a constant effort to
keep up with the latest drug discoveries
enables us to work hand in hand with
doctors in the cure of disease. Call us
the next time your doctor writes a pres-
cription !
VISIT OUR GIFT DEPARTMENT TO DO
YOUR SHOPPING FOR ALL GRADUATES
BENAVIDES, TEXAS
The fountain of beauty is the
heart, and every generous thought
illustrates the walls of your
chamber.—Quarles.
MALE HELP WANTED
Nationally known 75 year old
Company has opening for am-
bitious, industrious, neat appear-
ing woman or man who desires
permanent position. Write P. L.
BINGHAM c/o J. R. Watkins
Co., 70 W. Iowa Ave., Memphis,
Tenn.
TO CORPUS CHRISTI
9:30 A. M.
5:15 P. M.
2:15 A. M.
TO LAREDO
11:15 A. M.
7:15 P. M.
4:05 A. M.
MOMENY’S CAFE
E. B. MOMENY, Prup.
BENAVIDES, TEXAS
circulation so that they will serve
a maximum of purposes.”
In each state the Boards are
expected to assist farmers in
conducting the program by sug-
gesting methods of handling,
cleaning, storing and caring for
bags so that there will be an
adequate supply on hand in the
harvest season. Wherever it is
feasible, the County Boards also
may establish bag exchanges
Sheppard Field.
My Dear Editor:
I have just received my pro-
motion as corporal and was anxi-
ous to write you of the good
news.
Ever since I was a small
child I have liked the uniform.
First I started out being a Boy
Scout. When I thought I was
getting too old to be a Boy
Fashions For
Women Are Due For
Change In Fall
Senior Class
Guest of Baptists
Sunday Evening
Since clothing for this spring The Senior Class of the Bena-
. and summer is practically all vides high school will be honored
“manufactured and on the mar- in a special service at the Bap-
ket, women and children likely tist Church Sunday night at 8:15.
won’t be wearing many Victory All members of the faculty,
fashions until fall or winter, says parents and friends are invited
Mrs. Dora R. Barnes, clothing to attend this service,
specialist for the A. and M. The sermon will be given by
College Extension Service. the pastor of the church, Rev. A.
Women who do their own' J. Martin,
sewing, however, should become -®-
acquainted with recent orders of
the War Production Board which
Scout, I gave it up and .joined will streamline ready-made gar-
the band. I was drum major for ments to save clothf Skirts °nd
the Benavides High School Band coats will be narrower. Two-piece
t nv rnny iron vc* o ri ittam ' 1 rf K sr
for four years and won high hon-
ors. I was the first music student
from Benavides to represent our
band in the National Contest of
Music where I was rated a sec-
ond division twirler. Now I’m
wearing the uniform which
makes any boy feel proud to
wear—the uniform of the United
States Army Air Force.
I was home on a furlough a
few days ago. Was glad to see
the old town but I must say that
dresses are not. So are big
sleeves, woolen inner - linings,
patch pockets, capes, hoods, all-
over tucking, and wide belts.
Likie the men, women will
give up cuffs on their slacks and
the trouser legs may be only 19
inches wide. This should make
them safer to wear, Mrs. Barnes
says.
When color is concerned, black
brown, and blue may no longer
be leaders, for these dyes are
I was even more pleased to get getting low. Ginghams will be
back to Camp and continue my
work with Uncle Sam.
Note—Lionel Chapa is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Chapa,
Sr., of Benavides, and volunteer-
ed for service in the Army Air
Corps.
Impure Milk And
Contaminated Food
Cause Diarrhea
The season of the year when
the most complaints are receiv-
ed on account of diarrhea and
dysentery or “Summer Com-
plaint” is here and Dr. Geo. W.
Cox, State Health Officer has
issued a warning to parents in
regard to this, and offers the
following suggestions to prevent
its occurence among babies. The
chief causes of diarrhea include
impure milk, water and conta-
minated foods, overheating, fever
available as long as the dyes hold
out, and print materials in four
colors are allowed until Sept. 1.
After that, dresses may be more
somber, the specialist says.
No grade A leather is now
available for civilians’ shoes. The
men in the armed forces will
have the best.
Principal headache for women
just now is the price and supply
of hose. Nylons are playing out.
Silk hose are also becoming
scarce, are expensive and of poor
quality. Rayon hose, recently in-
troduced to the market, appear
to be durable but 18 hours is re-
quired for them to dry properly.
One war-time innovation is bem-
berg hosiery, but these have not
been tested by consumers thus
far.
where farmers may sell surplus j ^om an^ . caase> too much sugar
bags or buy those they need. 101 creara ^ the diet, overfeeding
The exchange are expected to ! ana_ underfeeding.
serve the double purpose of pre-
venting local shortages of bags
and of keeping excess supplies
in circulation in areas where they
are needed.
Proposal To
Seize Automobiles
Being Fought
Mother’s milk is the safest
food. However, if other milk
must be used, the supply should
be clean and pure. The water
should be clean, pure and boil-
ed. Any other articles of food
should be fresh and clean and
no unsuitable articles of food
such as cake and candy should
be given.
If a feeding formula is used,
it should be one prescribed by a
physician and it must be pre-
Formidable opposition appeared ipar d with extreme attention to
to be developing in the senate cleanli^ss aS Tent coM ^ntil
this week against legislative prol Tdf baby should be fed
posals which would Prmit the j at regular ?nte?vals and should
government to seize privately
owned automobiles.
One bill, introduced by Sena-
?e!!;07'at’ Cl“£“rMhSrweather7hoUw‘nrt‘be
nnn’nnnV^ a est?^/s£l a ! clothed and should be
000,000 fund which would be
used to build up a government
stockpile of cars, tires and parts,
by donation, purchase or re-
quisitioning.
Another proposal, by Senator
Reynolds, Democrat, North Car-
olina, would fix a nation-wide
40-mile-an-hour speed limit and
authorize the government to
commandeer all cars found tra-
veling at greater speed. The own-
not be forced to eat when he is
not hungry. The baby should be
kept cool and comfortable in
over-
given
plenty of clean water to drink.
Any infections which develop
in the nose, throat, ears or other
organs should receive prompt
attention from a physician.
If diarrhea develops, feeding
should be stoppeef or greatly di-
minished and an abundance of
water should be given. Cathartics
should not be given except on
the advice of a physician. If the
ers would be paid for their cars diarrhea d°es not improve with-
a short time, a physician
should be called and a complete
Senator Connally, Democrat, of j
Texas indicated he opposed any
such drastic moves and declared
the public reaction would be
“terrible” if some cars were re-
quisitioned and others were not.
One motive of the bill is to
conserve the nation’s “rolling
stockpile” of rubber tires. Sena-
tor Byrd, Democratic, Virginia,
expressed belief that this aim
could be achieved by govern-
ment purchase of the new auto-
examination should be made.
The three F’s, flies, fingers, and
food are the three sources of
danger to the baby. Flies carry
disease germs to the baby and to
its food. Fingers and hands that
are not thoroughly washed be-
fore preparing the baby’s food
are likely to be germ carriers
also. All milk and water that is
intended for the baby should be
Civilian Flying
Instructors Wanted
By U. S. Army
“Trainee Instructors,” to be
given the military rating of Ser-
vice Pilots at salaries of $3,600
per year, are wanted as Army
Basic Flying Instructors, accord-
ing to information released by
the San Antonio District Army
Recruiting Office.
Applicants can secure applica-
tion forms from any Civil Aeoro-
nautics Administration office or
from the Regional Procurement
Supervisor whose address is P.
O. Box 1689, Fort Worth, Tex-
as.
Those eligible to apply must
possess a currently effective CAA
commercial pilot’s certificate
with a rating of “250 HP or
more,” pass the physical examin-
ation, be between 21 and 42, un-
dergo a successful flight test in
an Army plane and be unattach-
ed to, or obtain release from, a
defense activity.
The policy at present is not to
accept applicants now employed
as flying instructors at Army Ci-
vil contract schools. All applic-
ants are to be hired on a tem-
porary basis, but if they subse-
quently qualify and prove satis-
factory they will be recommend-
ed for commission in the U. S.
PRODUCTION GROWING
One plant recently disclosed
that the Army’s medium tanks
are coming off the assembly
lines at a rate three and a half
times faster than was thought
possible a year ago.
One ton of paper that is sal-
vaged from old magazines will
wrap about 17,000 rounds of fuses
for the Army.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
A. J. Martin, Pastor
9:45 A. M. Sunday School, C.
R. Plunkett, Supt.
11:00 A. M. Preaching Service,
by the Pastor.
7:15 P. M. Training Union, Mrs.
J. T. Bernard, Director.
8:15 P. M. Preaching service,
Honoring the Seniors of the High
School.
4:00 P. M. R.A.’s and G. A.’s
Meeting at the Church, Monday.
7:30 P. M. Tuesday, Brother-
hood.
8:00 P. M. Prayer service, Wed-
nesday.
3:00 P. M. W.M.U. All the la-
dies are invited to attend, Thurs-
day.
Army Air Force, the Army
spokesman explained.
Purpose of the new authoriza-
tion is to utilize certain civil-
trained pilots as “service pilots”
in training Cadets and thereby
relieve present instructors for
combat duty. The limited quota
assigns accepted applicants to
Randolph Field and Goodfellow
Field for their additional train-
ing, with provisions regarding
clothing and maintenance at
nominal fees.
Remember Bataan
Invest
A Dime Out of
Every Dollar in
U. S. War Bonds
30 Years Success! Doctor’s
Formula for itching of
ECZEMA
First applications of powerfully soothing
Liquid Zemo (a tested and proved phy-
sician’s prescription) bring wonderful
swift relief. Then its superb medication
(contains 10 different highly effective
ingredients) starts right in to help nature
promote FAST healing. Grateful users
write in from coast to coast praising
prompt results. Invisible, stainless—
Zemo is simply wonderful for annoying
skin irritations. 35*. 60c, $1. One trial
convinces! REALi SEVERE cases may
need $1.25 Extra strength. All drugstores.
To save gas, tires and other
auto equipment employees of
many companies have formed
“Share Your Car” clubs and take
turns driving each other to work.
mobiles now in the hands of boiled for five minutes, then
manufacturers and dealers. carefully covered and kept in a
Others pointed out that many c°o1 Place untl1 used-
of the 10,000,000 auto owners in
the East would be forced to save
their tires as a result of gaso-
line rationing which starts Fri-
day.
The senate military affairs
committee tenatively plans to
discuss the two bills Tuesday.
One of the slated witnesses is
Elliott E. Simpson, New York
rubber dealer, who has declared
that huge supplies of raw rub-
ber could be obtained from
South America and a great deal
more by reclaiming scrap rubber
in the United States.
Reduction In
Use Of Motor
Fuel Planned
Nation-wide gasoline rationing
by July 1 to slow down automo-
bile wheels estimated to be wear-
ing out irreplaceable rubber at
the rate of 250,000 pounds a day
arose this week as a distinct
possibility.
President Roosevelt indicated
at his press conference that coun-
try-wide rationing was being
considered and immediately af-
ter he had spoken, word came
from War Production Board
sources that the board had di-
rected Joseph B. Eastman’s Of-
fice of Defense Transportation,
in consultation with Petroleum
Co-ordinator Administrator Leon
Henderson, to draft plans for
such a step.
If the plan is definitely adopt-
ed, July 1 would be the logical
date for its inauguration since
* that is the time the stop-gap ra-
tioning system now in effect in
the 17 Eastern States is sched-
uled to be replaced by a perma-
nent program to last probably
The highest problem of every
art is, by means of appearances,
to produce the illusion of a loftier
reality.—Goethe.
for the war’s duration.
The war production board was
repoi’ted impressed by data to the
effect that American motorists
were burning up tires and tubes
at the rate of 45,625 tons a year
and that there are no prospects
for synthetic rubber to augment
present stocks before late 1943.
The wearing out of tires now on
the road might cause serious im-
pairment of war prodqction in
plants where many workers must
depend upon thbir own cars to
reach their jobs.
Although rubber conservation
would be the principal reason for
any nationwide gas rationing, the
W.P.G. was understood to have
had in mind also that the reduc-
tion of oil shipments to Central
and Western States' would free a
number of tank cars for hauling
gasoline and fuel oil to the East,
where the shortage is critical and
also would lessen some of the
burdens on the railroads entail-
ed by heavy movement of tank
cars.
The diversion to the East of
tank cars and other facilities
now serving interior States also
might end demands for the con-
struction of a new pipeline from
the Southwest to the Atlantic
Coast, a project twice vetoed by
the old supply priorities and al-
locations board because of the
steel it would take to build it.
CLOTHING GIFTS FOR THE
BENAVIDES GRADUATES . . .
Gifts of clothing are both appropriate and
useful and can be appreciated by the boy
or girl graduate.
From our large stock of merchandise gifts
that are distinctive can be selected and yet
our prices are most reasonable.
El Nuevo Mundo
Next to Theatre
Benavides, Texas
NOTICE
Prospects Were Never Brighter for
Profits in Poultry than Now. For
Bigger Gains ....
FEED YOUR PULLETS
Bewley’s Red Anchor Growing Mash
YOUR HENS
Red Anchor EGG MASH
Buy War Stamps and Bonds to Insure Victory!
The Farmers Exchange
FEED and SEED
A. C. LLOYD
Phone 785
West Main Street
Alice, Texas
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