The Talco Times (Talco, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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COMPLETE NEWS AND ADVERTISING COVERAGE OF THE GREAT TALCO OIL FIELD
VOLUME V
TALCO, TITUS COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1940
Wildcat Test
Near Bogata
Due to Start
“The last lease has just been
signed and we are telephoning op-
erators to make final drilling ar-
rangements,’’ Tom Cole told a re-
presentative of this newspaper on
Wednesday afternoon concerning
the proposed deep wildcat southeast
Bogata. Mr. Cole has been one
*of the group who have worked dil-
igently to assemble a 9,000 acre
- lease Jblock.
Location will be about the cen-
ter of the block and a rig is
expected next week. Negotia-
tions for the drilling contract
have been underway for some time,
but the deal has been hanging fire
on a few small leases within the
block which could not be signed.
Leases were signed on a plan call-
ing for a thorough test of the Trin-
ity series, is well as other sands of
a lesser depth. The block is locat-
ed in south and southwest Red Riv-
er county and almost the entire
block lies within ten miles of pro-
duction at Talcg.
Operators say a rig capable of
drilling 10,000 feet will be used to
provide a real Trinity sand testing.
There is, of course, the alternative
of finding commercial production in
a shallower sand.
According to Mr. Cole, the block
has had five geological surveys, in-
cluding seismographic and soil an-
alysis. Five major companies are
said to have extended cooperation
in making the test possible.
Revivalist
Talco Man’s
Car is Stolen
Sunday Night
Constables W. J. Corbell of Bo-
gata and Lloyd Graff of Talco, as-
sisted by Nightwatchman Fred Hor-
ner of Bogata and the Talco night-
watchman closed in on and captured
an alleged hijacker and car thief in
Bogata on Sunday night. Corbell
responded to a call from Wilks
store at Hagansport that a man who
had attempted to rob the store was
headed north on Highway 37.
The Bogata constable chased a
car which had left the highway and
cut through residential streets of
Bogata and was almost run down
when he got in front and tried to
stop the vehicle. Graff, who was
on the trail of a stolen car, was
close behind and made the catch
near the Bogata cotton platform.
Corbell had taken the car’s li-
cense number and it was establish-
ed that it had been stolen a short
time before from J. B. Lee of Talco.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilks arrived in a
short time from Hagansport and
identified the man as the one who
» had attempted a robbery there. Mr.
* Wilks had answered the demand for
money with the statement, “I have
! no money and I am closing thq
store.’’ He followed this by slam-
ming the door in the robber’s face.
The captured man was placed in
" jail at Talco. His statement im-
plicated two other men in the rob-
bery attempt, but officers doubted
if they were involved.
L. L. GIEGER
During the week, May 12-19, the
Church of Christ will be engaged
in a revival service. Brother L. L.
Gieger will do the preaching. Bro.
Gieger, minister for the church at
Mt. Vernon, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Gieger and was reared
in this community. Services will
be held twice daily each week day
at 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. On Lord’s
day the regular time for services
will prevail.
The first Sunday of the meeting,
May 12, has been designated as
Homecoming day. All those who
have worshipped with. this congre-
gation, as well as all friends of
Brother Gieger, are invited to be
present at that time.
WILKINSON ONE
VARIETY COTTON
GROUP MEETS
A meeting of the Wilkinson one-
variety cotton group was held Wed-
nesday night, May 1, in the agri-
culture building at Wilkinson. The
purpose of the meeting was to work
out a plan with Tom Davis, owner
and operator of the Talco Gin, to
have their high quality cotton gin-
ned at Talco.
The group asked that they be al-
lowed to build a cotton house on
the gin yard for the purpose of stor-
ing their seed cotton until they had
lots of 20 to 30 bales in storage,
and that a day be set and all of
their cotton be ginned together.
This would give them a better turn-
out and would also keep their seed
pure. Mr. Davis agreed to the
building of the cotton house, assur-
ed them that the house would be
used by them exclusively, and
promised to give them the very best
turnouts possible.
The group also asked that their
cotton be wrapped in cotton bag-
ging, which showed cooperation in
the use of their own product.
The Wilkinson one-variety cot-
ton group sold their cotton cooper-*
atively last fall and this method of
marketing was favored at the jneet-
ing by the selection of five of their
members to attend the annual mem-
bership meeting of the Texas Cot-
ton Growers’ Association which will
be held at Dallas on May 13, 1940.
Those attending the meeting
from Talco were Tom Davis, J. B.
Osborn and J. O. Franklin.
Farm Work is
Stopped by
Slow Rain
Farm work in this area was stop-
ped Wednesday morning by a slow
rain that fell continuously through-
out the day, soaking the soil and
breaking pre-summer heat.
Although the ground has suffici-
ent moisture and water supplies are
above the average, the rain was
welcomed by many farmers who
say it will put new life into a soiF Is
packed by recent heavy downpours
and whipped dry by high winds.
It will also aid in bringing up late
planted crops that were being held
under ground by the hard crust on
the soil.
Considerable foulness is reported
on most farms in this area, some
farmers saying it was necessary to
flat-hoe their corn to save it from
weeds and grass. The hard crust
on most land had prevented close
plowing.
Corn is beginning to come out
of the set-back it suffered during
recent freezes and a few days more
of warm weather will work won-
ders with other crops that were re-
tarded by unfavorable weather. *
Womanless Wedding
to be Staged at
School Auditorium
On Saturday, May 18 at 8 p. m.
a “Womanless Wedding” will be
sponsored by the Methodist Mis-
sionary Society at the high school
•ud!t«ri$n.
The cast will include about twen-
ty-five of Talco’s best known male
citizens and much fun and comedy
is promised for everyone.
The wedding, will unite the well
known families of Dinglehoffer and
McGillicuddy. Both families will
be 100 per cent present to witness
the vows spoken by the favorite
daughter and son of these fine old
families.
So, let’s have everyone in Talco
present for this occasion and have a
big time. Watch next* week’s pa-
jgwr the cast. The admission will
TALCO TROJANS
SHOW UP WELL
IN SQUAD GAME
Performance of Coach Chick Hol-
den’s 1940 Talco High School Tro-
jan gridders in a spring squad game
Friday night was cheering to sup-
porters. The Blues pushed over a
,third-period touchdown from the
two-yard line after moving from
their own territory on a long aerial
to defeat the Whites, 7 to 0.
While the Tojans have but five
men returning from the district
championship squad of 1939 they
exhibited promise of developing in-
to a potent ball club Friday night.
Their tackling was vicious and at
times their blocking was excellent.
Critics believe Holden will be abl^
to mold a potent machine from his
23-man squad despite the loss of
veterans.
The Trojans received instructions
on mistakes shown Friday night in
a drill Monday and wound
Tuesday
Highway Job
Bids Ordered
for May 21
Bids will be received on Tuesday,
May 21, for improvement of the
new highway from Talco to Mt.
Pleasant, according to notice issued
by the Highway Department.
The project is 11.594 miles, be-
ginning at a point about a mile
south of White Oak Creek, and ex-
tending to the barricade three-
fourths of a mile north of Mt. Pleas-
ant city limits.
Specifications call for grading
work, building drainage structures,
a bituminous stabilization and seal
coat. A similar project was complet-
ed last year for the northern por-
tion of this same road to Sulphur
River.
The construction is not of a per-
manent type, but it is believed that
probably next year a more durable
surface will be applied on the entire
road. The temporary topping, how-
ever, .will prove of great conven-
ience to the traveling public, elim-
inating traffic from the old, nar-
row road.
It will probably require three
months to finish the work after the
contract is awarded.
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NUMBER 13
Offsets, New
Locations in
Talco Field
Although Adams and Lysle Oil
Company has had considerable trou-
ble with their well in East Talco,
their progress and good oil showing
is creating much interest and other
oil companies are already preparing
to drill offsets.
Last week the company suffered
a cave-in after coring a good oil
sand. Previous to that they plug-
ed back on two crooked holes. All
of the trouble piled up together
making it necessary to skid the der-
rick over about thirty feet and
start a new location. The core tak-
en before the cave-in was shown to
several Talco operators, who also
felt like that area was sure for a
good producer.
When the new location is com-
pleted this will give the Talco field
an east extension. According to in-
formation it will force about twelve
offsets.
Magnolia Company, also operat-
ing on the east end, but several lo-
cations back, ran into trouble last
week when they dropped a drill
bit, and were forced to side-track,
causing several hours of delay, but
were nearing the pay dirt Thursday
morning. The well is located on the
E V. Duke property and is the third
well on that tract.
B. G. Byers is preparing to offset
the Adams and Lysle well. Rigging
up should start this week.
McCutchins Drilling Company is
rigging up for Texas Company on
the Barker tract in West Talco.
Home Blown Away as
New Cellar Used
Tyler Man Plans
Deep Test in
Camp County
i M. V. Cadman of Tyler, has ap-
t plied to the commission for a per-
J mit to drill a test in the area south-
east of Leesbhrg in Camp county
where Harry Moss No. 1 Venters
has given promise of opening a deep
field. Location calls for site to be
on the Minnie Harper 10.8-acre tract
in the Robert Wyres survey. This
survey lies immediately east and
southeast of the S. Wright survey
in which the Venters test is located.
Although an effort to straighten
out the court action regarding the
Camp county well is now in pro-
gress, it is not definitely known
When the final test will be made to
bring in the well, and if the Cad-
man test gets under way, there
should be a revival of interest thru-
out that section.
Another application is reported
filed in the J. M. McMahon survey,
five miles s outhwest of Pittsburg,
and calls for a depth of 8,100 feet.
The Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald re-
ports the destruction by a wind-
storm of the home of Hiram Holder
in North Franklin county last week.
It seems a new storm cellar was fin-
ished just a few hours before the
storm approached and in a short
time the Holders had a new storm
cellar but no home. Mr. Holder had
shepherded his ^tfFnily into the
storm house and paused for a final
look before shutting the door. His
glance was just in time to see the
home blown away and he remarked
to his family, “Don’t get excited
folks, but we don’t have a home
anymore.”
Two Pipeline
Companies
Are Merged
American Liberty Pipeline Com-
pany and Talco Pipeline Company
have merged. This will give the
Talco Pipeline control of all the
gathering stations in the Talco and
most of the Sulphur Bluff field, ex-
cept what Humble Company owns.
Talco Asphalt and Refining Com-
pany in Mt. Pleasant is owned and
operated by the same firm that op-
erates the Talco Pipeline Co., the
Lucey Petroleum Co., Inc.
American Liberty in the past has
been shipping oil through pipeline
to Saltillo, where it has been load-
ed on oil cars destined for various
refineries.
The merger will allow the Mt.
Pleasant refinery greater quanti-
ties of oil and it can run full time
without oil shortage.
Mt. Vernon Office to
Advance Class July 1
Transfer of the postoffice at Mt.
Vernon from third to second class
will be made about July 1, accord-
ing to the Optic-Herald and L. W.
Davis, postoffice inspector was in
Mt. Vernon last week making final
arrangements for the change. Em-
ployes of the office will go under
civil service when the office is ad-
vanced.
Titus County
Joins Texas
in Garner OK
MOTHER'S DAY SUNDAY
The bravest battle that ever was fought,
Shall I tell you where or when?
On the maps of the world you will find it not; .
It was fought by the mothers of men.
—Joaquin Miller.
•i Ui-Ai
John Nance Garner is running
more than 20 to 1 against President
Roosevelt for Texas’ 2,100 delegates
to the state convention in Waco on
May 28, according to reports Wed-
nesday from Garner headquarters
that were based on county conven-
tion results.
Titus County Democratic Con-
vention, with delegates from all the
county precincts present, followed
Texas in endorsihg Garner for pres-
ident. A resolution was passed en-
dorsing John N. Garner for presid-
ent and the delegates were instruct-
ed to vote for the delegation to the
National Convention Who would
vote for Garner as long as there ap-
peared a possibility of his winning,
but if this does not appear to be
likely then they are to support the
present Roosevelt pdlicies.
Delegates chosen for the State
Convention in Waco on May 28 were
Hiram G. Brown, Traylor Russell,
Fred Witt, Green Riddle, C. T. Neu-
gent, Ben Patrick and Claude Hut-
chings.
Last Round-up
Junior-Seniors
Ilth Sunset
Annual junior-senior banquet will
be held Saturday night in the cafe*
teria of the Talco High School, with
a program under the«direction ef
L. E. Gilbert.
Decorations will carry out the
theme of the program—Last Round-
Up—which is corraled in a hand-
some booklet printed by The Talco
Times, front cover of which is il-
lustrated with a cowboy lassoing a
steer.
On the program Foreman Charles
McKinney is to serve as toastmaster
and Parson J. W. Harper will give
the invocation and do the branding.
Seventeen others will appear on •
the program under classifications of
chuck wagon tooters, bunk house
warblers and dude wranglers. Supt
B. E. Dunagan is down for Range
Boss.
The names of 14 bronco riders
and three strays are listed in the
booklet, and a real spread of chuck
that includes bronco corn, hunk o*
dogie and frozen cow juice is on
the menu.
Lloyd Gilbert is junior sponsor “ I
and Mildred Petty and Eddie Hous-
ton are senior sponsors.
After the banquet the seniors will
attend a midnight show in Bogata,
as guests of the theatre manage-
ment. f
Talco Chosen
as Mattress
Work Center
TalCo has been chosen as a com-
munity center for mattress work in
the cotton mattress demonstration
program in Titus county. Mrs. M.
■L Spruill is communiy chairman
for the Talco project.
More than 500 applications have
been made by farm families in the
low income group in Titus county,
for the demonstration program and
240 of this group have been ap-
proved by the AAA committeemen.
A minimum of 120 mattresses
must be contracted for before the
project can be started. However,
twelve bales of cotton and one bale
of 1,200 yards of ticking have been
applied for, which is the amount
necessary for the 120 mattresses.
Other community centers and
chairmen already established in-
clude Wilkinson, Mrs. Gussie Bla-
lock; Green Hill, Mrs. Johnnie
Huckeba; Lone Star, Mrs. Charlie
Wright.
TALCO MEN ATTEND ONE
VARIETY COTTON MEETING
J. B. Osborn, Tom Davis and Ottis
Franklin attended the one-Variety
cotton meeting at Wilkinson on
Thursday night.
A group from Wilkinson and Tal-
co will attend a co-operative cotton
buyers meeting in Dallas Monday.
The parpose for representatives
from this section is to try and es-
tablish a good cotton market here
this season.
J. B. Osborn and Tom Davis spent
Thursday and Friday with friends
on Red River, fishing.
Improved Roads
Being Sought in
Franklin County
Improvement of country roads in
North Hopkins county, under a pro-
posed WPA project which has been
approved at Marshall and sent to
state offices for final consideration,
would approximate $12,530.84 of
Wl’A funds and $4,292,14 from the
county, the Mt. Vernon Optic-Her-
ald states.
Unit A of the work makes a “U”
starting at the home of Ross Briley
on the Hopkins county line and end-
ing at the Union school house. Unit
B connects the Majors community
with State Highway 37.
It is estimated the work would
furnish employment for an average *
of 73 workers over a period of four
months.
Talco School Board
Organizes and
Retires $500 Bond
Talco school trustees in a meet-
ing Tuesday night paid $500 on the
1926 bond issue. This is a 9%
bond. Leaving $10,000 on that is-
sue outstanding.
This was the first meeting of the
new school board. Officers etected
were: John Gates, president; IT L.
Brelsford, vice-president and Tom
Hill, secretary.
Talco school board now consist*
of John Cates, H. L. Brelsford, Tom
Hill, Nolan Nugent, J. T. Carl, Guy
Dunn and W. E. Kirkhum.
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Hardin, Paul. The Talco Times (Talco, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1940, newspaper, May 10, 1940; Talco, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth911845/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.