The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1943 Page: 1 of 15
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The Texas Mohair Weekly
INDORSED BY—American Angora Goat Breeder** Association INDORSED BY—Tezaa Angora Goat Raisers’ Aaaodatioo
VOLUME XXV ROCKSPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY MARCH 19TH, 1943 “ NUMBER SIX
Red Cross Quota Lacks Nearly.
$200. You’re Urged to Contribute
GBRA “Doings” are
Being Brought Out
AUSTIN, Tex.—E. M. Cape, chair-
man of the Guaadiupe-Blanco River
Authority testified Tuesday to a house
investigating committee that the auth-
ority stood to make a profit of $25,000,-
000 in 30 years out of its lease con-
tract with the City of San Antonio in-
stead of the mere $7,500,000 which it
had been presumed would have been
the top figure. Cape completed his
testimony, having been before the com-
mittee probing the activities of the
GBRA and the Lower Colorado River
Authority off and on for more than
a month. The legislature ordered the
probe of the River Authority because
widespread dissatisfaction had been
voiced in San Antonio against the deal.
At the opening of the hearing Tues-
day, Cape was asked by Chairman Jo
Ed Winfree to futher explain the $10,-
000 fee paid to A. J. Wirtz, the main-
spring of the utility ?feal, in addition to
the $30,000 slice assigned to him at the
G. B. R. A. melon-cutting at an all-
night session of the G. B. R. A. board
on Oct. 13. Cape explained that Wirtz
apparently was not satisfied with the
fee he was allocated and that the extra
slice was given him. Under question-
ing, he said that the minutes were
written at Wirtz’ instance to reflect
that it was a legal fee or retainer for
the next year, although it was, in
fact, a little more of the same slice—
in other words, it was for services al-
ready rendered.
Probe Member C. H. Gilmer asked
why the distribution of the fees to
Wirtz, Glasscock, Cape and some small
amounts had been made with cashier
checks and not by their own checks.
Cape^aid the G. B. R. A. did not
have a bank account up to that time.
It opened or.e, however, with the $11,-
500 received at the meloncutting. This
money was later returned to the L. C.
R. A., whence it came.
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A Master U-Boat
' Policy Worked Out
WASHINGTON.—Senior sea and
air officers of thp United States, Bri-
tian and Canada have worked out a
master policy of anti-submarine war-
fare to prevent Hitler’s U-boat fleet
from disrupting plans for the invasion
of Europe expected this year.
An announcement issued simultan-
eously Washington, London and
Ottawa, taken in conjunction with a
statement by Prime Minister Churchill
in the House of Commons, stressed
the theme of close co-operation by the
three nations to combat the Nazi un-
dersea offensive of the coming spring
and summer.
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Grapevine is working today as it
did many years ago, and the “news”
heard day after day, might be right as
well as wrong.
Subscribe for the Mohair Weekly
R. W. Shepperd, county chairman
American Red Cross, notifies us just
before going to press that a compila-
tion of receipts at the office of the
secretary, Mrs. Mona Franks, shows
that the citizens of the county have
so far contributed $925.65 to the Red
Cross War Fund, and he expects this
small balance of $174.35 will easily be
raised before the first of the coming
week. Edwards county quota is $1100.
The latest receipt was that turned
in by Mrs. A. D. Welch, of $13.76,
which was 'received from the Mexican
settlement, being the proceeds from a
recent dance in that section.
Teachers and student body of Rock-
springs Schools have donated $67.64,
and this drive was under the leader-
ship of Wilson Lewis.
The fourth and fifth grades contri-
buted 100 per cent, according to state-
ment of Supt. Noble.
The senior class contributed $6.00,
and the freshman, sophomore, and
junior class contributed $5 each.
At the time of going to press Thurs-
day several rural sections have not
been heard from, yet these contribu-
tions are expected to come in before
the week-end.
We are printing the list of contribu-
tors and amounts contributed,, which
will be found following, but on account
of the large number of names, we will
be obliged to continue this tabulation
for probably two weeks.
This drive here, like all other drives
for the Red Cross in Edwards county
’ will easily go over the top, and chair-
men of the different divisions express
their thanks for the cooperation of the
people of the county.
Thus far:
Mrs. H. R. Bern __________________5.00
MVs. C. L. Taylor______________1.00
Mrs. H. Lee Alexander and
Mrs. John R. Sweeten ---------- 1.00
Mrs. Iva Fleischer ------------------ 1.00
Mrs. Laura Me Bee ------------— .50
Mrs. J. M. Howerton --------------- 1.00
Mrs. J. P. Wallace ________________ .50
Mrs. C. B. Wade _________________ .50
Mrs. M. C. Templetor.'____________ .50
Mrs. L. A. Griffin ________________ 1.00
Mrs. -T. R/ Walker____________1.00
Mrs. Will^Edwards _________________ 2.00
Mrs. Wood Sights__________1.00
Mrs. Mark Bean________________1.00
Mrs. Howard McBee __________ .50
Mrs. C. A. Wright_________5.00
Mrs. J. N. Whitworth, Sr._______ 1.00
Mrs. Raymond Cloudt_________1.00
Mrs. Petersen__________________1.00
Jane Petersen------------1.00
Mrs. Alvin Swindell__________1.00
O. L. McNealy ___________________25.00
Payne Rudasill ________________10.00
Mr. and Mrs. L. Thurman__10.00
Less Ellis ____________________10.00
Alf. Stansberry---------10.00
Tom Dragoo--------5.00
Ray Allen_________1.00
Mrs. O. I* McNealy, Jr.___10.00
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Mayes_______10.00
Mr. and Mrs. W. Thurman________ 4.00
Walter Thurman Jr.____________4.00
Mrs. Meta Wheeler _______________ 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. H. Kirkland_______5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Ellis________2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown_____5.00
Archie Schlaudt_______________5.00
Rose Guthrie ___________________5.00
Mrs. J. D. Sheppard ____________________ .25
Mrs. G. N. Smith ____________________ 1.00
Mrs. Z. C. Wilson _______________ 2.50
Mrs. Bessie Bierschwale ________________ 5.00
Mrs. Model McCoy _________________ .50
Mrs. W. A. Humphrey ................50
Mrs. Charles Stewart ...................50
Mrs. Otto Cloudt_________ 1.00
H. E. Sharp ------------------------ 2.50
Mathry McGuffin __________________ 1.00
Mrs. D. Shipman ________________. .05
Mrs. Otto Cloudt ________________ 1.00
B. B. Carabajal___________ 1.00
Georgie Draper --------------------- .05
Bob Bailey ----------------------------- 1.00
Vernon Humphreys ---------- .50
Maria Aguilar __________________________ 1.00
Sammye Capps -------- 25
Mrs. J. T. Evans ............................ 1.00
Mrs. Draper ..............................1 .25
Earl Pope................. 10
Mary Ellen Pope ............ 25
Francisco Longorio ..........„.............05
Amelia Neal ......... 30
Couria Francisco ....................._.....50
Glynn Varga ....... 15
Hatches ________________ 50
Recio_____________ .50
Flores___________ .01
H. C. Babb_________ 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Whittle ........ 2.00
Chas. Bierschwale _______________ 1.00
Polly Babb ________________________ 1.00
Mrs. G. F. Lee _______________ 1.00
Euterio Gonzales _____________ 05
Presalinia Reyes __________________ .05
Mrs. R. C. Babb ___________________ 1.00
Marcos Abilia--------------------5.00
M-rs. Marcos Abilia ____________________ 5.00
Margaita Nabos ----------- 25
Tomas Marino ----------------------- 2.00
Lulo Castillo -------------------- 1.00
Gabriel Gonzales ------------------- 1.00
Lie Marales _______________________ 1.00
Grabiel Barerra-------- 1.00
Juanito Marolez ------------------- 25
Mrs. Francisco Longoria------------ 1.00
Jesus Garza....... 1.00
Manuela Sedillo------------------ 1.00
Magic Palacio_________ .25
Maida Franco_____________ .25
Gavino Costillo____________ 25
Luciano A. Gonzales_______1.00
Liandro Gonzales_______.50
Arturo Florez_______1.00
Rocke Castllo_________.25
Modesto Avila____________1.00
Naria Avila_______________1.00
Angeliria Maldor.do------.20
AngeHta Abila__________.50
Isabel Torres-------— 1.00
Blasita R. Reyes________.50
Catori no Gonzales------.50
Antonio Saldano---.50
(Continued on Page Two)
Help Is Asked In
Promotion Drive
The members of the Wool & Mo-
hair Promotion Committee, composed
of Scott Hargrove, Pai't Rock, chair-
man, Jack Allison, San Angelo, Chas.
Grist, Blanco, S. W. Dismukes, Rock-
springs, J. T. Davis, Sterling City,
Fred W. Hall, Edna, Russell Marshall,
Del Rio, H. C. Noelke, San Angelo,
Walker Ragsdale, Junction, and J. J.
Russell, San Angelo, arc pleading with
the growers of both wool and mohair
to have the warehousemen to take off
of their returns 5 cents per bag, in ad-
dition to the regular dues, to go into
the promotion and advertising fund,
so necessary at this time, when both
clips need the undivided support of
every grower and warehouseman ir.
the nation.
Mr. Dismukes asks that in the event
warehousemen do not receive requests
to have this 5 cents a bag taken away,
then that the warehouse interests sug-
gest and solicit from each and every
grower this small amount to carry on
arj intensive campaign so necessary to
the future of both wool and mohair in
keeping wool and mohair prominently
before the public, as well as the inter-
ests at Washington having this matter
under control.
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Wool Handling
Charge to be 2%c
WASHINGTON.—Although offi-
cial announcement of details “still may
be delayed for some time,” the pre-
liminary schedules of the proposed gov-
ernment purchase of the domestic wool
clip contemplate a basic handling and
administrative charge of two and five-
eighths cents a pound, it was learned
Monday.
Under the tentative proposals ware-
housemen might add as much as half
a cent for extra expenses in handling
small clips, and up to three-fourths
of a cent more if grading it required.
The Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion, the Agriculture Department ag-
ency that would hand^ the takeover
under present plans wffiild accept^ the
wool at Boston, and tne grease price
there, less the handling and administ-
rative costs, and the freight, would be
the price paid growers.
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NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF CER-
TIFICATES OF WAR
NECESSITY
In order to avoid a rush the Ed-
wards County WP & RB asks that
the holders of Certificates of War
Necessity come in at any time within
the next two weeks tp have these
Certificates processed for the second
quarter.
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We might feel that we are “putting
it over” on the other fellow these days,
but our actions will certainly take over
sooner or later.
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Hutt, J. W. The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1943, newspaper, March 19, 1943; Rocksprings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1130091/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .