The Talco Times (Talco, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME V
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NEWS AND ADVERTISING COVERAGE OF THE GREAT TALCO OIL, FIELD
Good Interest
Is Shown at
C of € Banquet
Sow Gives Birth to
Eighteen Pigs
TALCO, TITUS COUNTY, TIjlx AS, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1940
Humble ii
Talco Chamber of Commerce held
oeaaful b
one of its moat successful banquets
Wednesday night at the school cafe-
teria. Over 150 were in attendance,
with a/ good representation from aU
neighboring towns.
The affair was opened with an
invocation from R. R. Kelley, pres-
{ ident of the Talco Chamber of Com
merce. Followed a delicious meal,
spiced with a touch of Mexican food
in keeping with the program that
followed that was entirely Spanish,
consisting N of Spanish dancing and
songs from the boys quartet of the
Talco High School. The quartet was
accompanied orr their numbers by
L. E. Gilbert singing and playing
his accordion.
Paul Hardin, secretary of the
Tsfco Chamber of Commerce, made
the welcoming address to the visit-
ors and thanked school officials for
their cooperation in making the
banquet a success.
With V. A. Long, assistant post-
master of Talco, acting as toastmas-
ter, he introduced Harold Bryant,
' manager of the Tyler Chamber of
Commerce. Sterling Hart, publish-
er of the Commerce Journal, was
Grady Allen of the Green Hill
community has a Chester White
brood sow that has never heard of
birth controy. The sow gave birth
to eighteen pigs last Thursday night,
Mr. Allen told The Times man Fri-
day. Three of the pigs, however,
were found dead Friday morning,
having been mashed to death, and
Mr. Allen £we away five of the oth-
ers, leaving ted.for the mother to
nurse.
Locating on
Penn Fee 18
Steady Increase
Shown in Number of
Trench Silos
introduced and after a few encour
aging remarks introduced the prin-
cipal speaker, Oscar Burton of Ty-
ler, president of the Good Roads
Association, who spoke in place of
Harry Hines who was scheduled to
be the speaker of the evening, but
was called to Austin just a few
hours before he was to appear in
Talco. Mr. Burton made an inter-
esting talk on roads and their fin-
ancial upkeep.
Mr. Long introduced school offi-
cials and board members, then in-
troducing N. -G. Watts of Naples,
president of Highway 77 association,
who was in charge of the remainder
of the program. Mr. Witts'called fbr
a financial report from Treasurer
Felix Jones who gave a very intar-
esting report and stated there was
$73.62 in the treasury.
Mr. Watts introduced Mr. Rainey,
highway engineer, of Mt. Pleasant
who made a report on his highway
survey of the Titus county portion
of Highway 77.
Guests from Wolfe City, Com-
merce, Sulphur Bluff, Nelta, Naples,
Omaha, Sugar Hill, Texarkana,
Daingerfield, Paris and Greenville
wfere introduced.
Dr. A. A, Smith, veteran physic-
ian of Talco, made an interesting
talk on the necessities of roads in
this county and surrounding neigh-
borhoods, 'relating how those who
pionee-od this section struggled with
wagons ana teams to travel.
Mr. Watts introduced Senator'
Beck of Texarkana, who* pledged
his support in helping Highway 77
become a reality. Mr. Groves of
Comerce, engineer for that district,
related that a survey had been
made from Wolfe City to Commerce
and that all that remained was a
portion in Franklin county having
the entire route of Highway 77 sur-
veyed. Mr. Cranberry of Naples also
gave an interesting talk. Bill Cross,
publisher of the Mt. Pleasant Times,
said that the people of Mt. Pleas-
ant^ were always glad to see Talco
get what it was seeking and were
backing it. Mr. Davis of Omaha,
also stated that his community is
behind the road. County Judge B.
Stevens of Daingerfield says that
his portion of the road is ready with
the rest of the group.
Following the talks an election of
officers was held and all officers re-
tained their positions. Paul Hardin
was elected to serve as secretary of
•the Highway 77 Association
N. G. Watts of Naples as presi-
dent; Jack Caruthers of Mt. Pleas-
ant, vice-president and Felix Jones,
treasurer are officers Berving .the
. association. * ••
A steady increase is noted from
year to year in the number of trench*
silos constructed in Texa& Accord*
ing to the latest report, a total of
28,831 trench silos were in use thru-
out the state on January 1, last,
against a total of 17,048 on January
1, 1839 and 9,483 on January 1, 1938.
On January 1, 1938, Red River
county reported 41 trench silos. One
year later rthe number had increas-
ed to 51, and three months ago 65
trench silos were in use in the coun-
ty.
Records for Northeast Texas
counties show the following figures:
County— 1938 ----
Franklin ________________ 34
Titus ............... 30
Red River ........
Talco oil field' report^ new starts
and completions this* week. Hum-
ble Co. finiafiedea well bottomed at
4280 feet on the Norman Prine
lease in West Talco, and skidded
machinery over on Penn fee No. 18
for another location.
McCutchins Drilling Co. in the
same area on the Texas Barker lease
is setting pipe for completion. Their
next location has not been announc-
ed.
Hollingsworth, with a cable tool
rig, finished their overhaul job for
Texas Cb. and has the well almost
ready to bring back into production.
W. B. Hinton was delayed on this
Adams and Lysle location in East
Talco, but has his trouble corrected
and is drilling away.
Magnolia Co. with Denver Drill-
ing Co. doing the work, wa* get-
ting close to the Paluxy on Thurs*
day. This well is the E. V. Duke
No. 2.
Bowie ...............
Camp .............
Cass .............
Delta ..................
Fannin ..............
Hopkins ................. 31
Lamar
1938
1939
1940
34
45
48
30
38
39
41
51
65
34
36
45
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8
5
20
36
42
3
8
27
27
70
92
31
54
63
21
67
326
Talco School Host
to 200 Visitors
on Saturday
Dist. Judge Resigns,
Succeeded by Dad
A son who had succeeded his fa-
ther'WU succeeded by his father at
Mt. Vernon Friday when R. T. Wil-
kinson Sr. was appointed Judge of
the Seventy-Sixth Judicial District
by Gov. W. Lee O’Daniel.
Judge Wilkinson Sr. succeeds his
son, Judge R. T. Wilkinson Jr., who
resigned to accept a position in Dal
las, with the Magnolia Petroleum
Co.
Judge Wilkinson Sr. voluntarily
retired eight years ago aft-r having
occupied the Seventy-Sixh. District
Court bench for twelve years. He
announced he was accepting the ap-
pointment for the rest of the term
only and will not be a candidate
for election.
VanPelt Cow
in Butter Fat Contest
Mrs. J. L. VanPelt of Talco, is
listed as one of the ten winners in
the March Dairy Herd Improve-
ment Association. Mrs. VanPelt
had 17 cows in the contest and the
butterfat production was 26.3 lbs.
J. N. Hall and D. E. Miner of Mt.
Pleasant, were also winners for the
month of March.
Mrs. VanPelts cows produced 7,-
871 pounds of milk and 407.5 pounds
of butter in 305 days. She also had
the top cow in milk production. Co-
rine, a registered Guernsey, pro-
duced 1,456 pounds of milk for the
month.
About 200 visiting Home Econom-
ic students in this area were served
meals at the Talco school cafeteria
as guests of the Talco Home Eco-
nomics class on Saturday. Five
hundred visitors were expected, but
the heavy rain Friday and Satur-
day kept some of the schools from
sending students. Some Talco, citi-
zens also had lunch with the group. Jr
Registration of visitors was hrn
from 9:30 until 10:00 a. m.. Pro-
grams were presented in the audi-
torium until 11:30 and the group
then retired to the cafeteria for
lunch. The program was resumed
again at 1:00 p. m. and ended at
2:30. » n #j»»<\ ? ■»* «•*
New Cass Test
Seeks Talco
Fault Line
Nearby wildcat activity gained
new impetus Saturday when E. A.
Stiller of Shreveport, La., and asso-
ciates spotted site and moved in
materials for a 4,000 foot Paluxy
operation in Northeast Cass county
on the Bowie county border.
The operation is the No. 1 Z. D.
Class in the southeast comer of the
John Paxton survey. Footage meas-
urements were unavailable. Oper-
ators report an extension of the Tal-
co fault system is sought. The wild-
cat is on a 3,000 acre block about
twelve miles north of Queen City
and northwest .of the Forest cam-
niunity near Sulphur river.
J. K. Wadley of Texarkana, Wil-
liam Bridewell of Tyler and C. M.
Beckett of Marshall, are reported
interested in the operation, Wadley
paying $5 an acre northeast of Red-
water.
The test is the first of three blocks
held in Cass county on which tests
are scheduled. Another is a block
of 3,000 acres taken by Joe S. Grif-
fin between Atlanta and Bloomburg
and the third is held by H. King of
Atlanta, north of Atlanta and con-
tains 6,000 acres.
Starting the operation followed
day after Fohs Oil Company of
Houston began moving in rig for a
Paluxy wildcat in Southwest Harri-
son county, No. 1 Sypert, in the
Richard Hoper survey, southwest of
Hallsville. Fohs has taken more
than 12,000 acres of approximately
10,000 asembled by D. E. Whalen
for two wildcats, one of which is
said to be a deep prospect. Report-
ed location for the second is in the
Bailey Lout survey, about five miles
north and slightly west of Halls-
ville.
Seismograph Tests
May be Made Here-
Representative of a seismograph
company was in Titus county last
week arranging for a crew to move
in soon to make a test of the struct-
ures of Titus and surrounding coun-
ties.
Recent deep discoveries in Camp
county and potential-possibilities of
such in this area are thought to be
the motives behind the seismograph
tests. It is estimated the operations
will require at least six months.
Heavy Rains
Fall Friday,
Saturday
Biggest rain of the year fell in
this section Friday and Saturday,
with precipitation estimated to be’
about five inches. Creeks and gul-
lies were put out of banks and most
cisterns, tanks and pools filled to
overflowing.
Fields are becoming green with
foulness and farmers are eager to
get back to work. Cotton planting
will begin in a big way as soon as
the ground is dry enoygh.
Another heavy downpour fell
early Thursday morning and was
followed by a cold north wind. Wea-
ther man predicted damage to fruit
by severe cold Thursday night.
Europe’s War
Goes North
to Norway
Cotton for Mattress
Making will be
Available Soon
Dunn and Kirkham
Singleton Leases
Spruill Station
Elected Trustees
Talco voters elected Guy Dunn
and W. E. Kirkham as members of
the Talco school board in an elect-
ion held Saturday.
An unofficial count showed Guy
Dunn, 270
Charles Singleton is announcing
the opening of his service station
in the former location of Harry
Spruill this week. Mr. Singleton
was reared in the Talco commun-
ity and has many friends who wish
him success in his new business.
He is also a teacher in the Panthers
----- votes; W. E. Kirkham, ----------—...........*= *
277; Roy Moore, 131, and Melvin Chapel school, four miles west of
Blackburn, 118. Over 400 votes
were cast in the election.
SCHOOL EQUAL1
BOARD MEETS A
CATION
‘RIL 29-30
C. E. Walker, tax collector for
the Talco Independent School Dis-
trict, announces that the board of
equalization will be in session at
the school house April 29 and 30
All who wish to submit tax ren-
ditions can appear before the board
on those days. A. V. McElroy, C
E. Blackburn and Oscar Goodloi
are serving on the equalization
board this year.
Talco.
He has a full stock of Cities Ser-
vice gasoline and oil. Your atten-
tion is directed to his advertise-
ment in this issue. •
Cotton to be used by low income
families in Titus county to make
mattresses for home use will be
available soon, according to Miss
Susie Brabham, Home Demonstra-
tion Agent.
The cotton will be furnished thru
the Extension Service in cooperat-
ion with the Federal Surplus Com
modities Corporation, AAA and
other organizations, and is in line
with recommendations made by
many land use planning committees
The mattresses will be made in
community centers by the families
receiving the cotton, and Miss Brab-
ham will conduct demonstrations
showing how the mattresses are to
be made. The material will be
available to families earning not
more than $200 from agricultural
operations. Miss Brabham will make
a later announcement of the date
applications can be made for the
materials.
CAUGHT ON MEAT HOOK;
LITTLE GIRL SUCCUMBS
DISTRICT COURT TO CONVENE
ON MONDAY, APRL 22
Leona Belle Callaman, 10 daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Callahan
of Valliant, Okla., died Wednesday
in Paris from injuries received
when she jumped from a smoke-
house rafter and was caught by a
hanging meat hook which pierced
the roof of her mouth.
WHISTLING
IN THE DARK
Fire Damages Hay
Tank on Saturday
f MACK EASTERLING HONORED.
WITH BIRTHDAY DINNER
Mack Easterling of the Lavada
community, was honored Sunday
With a birthday dinner celebrating
Ills 60th birthday. More than 50
» and relatives attended *
le attending the dinner went
the Mt. Qjlive. qhurch at Ha-
%
Fire of unknown origin did con-
siderably damage to a hay tank on
G. M. W. Oil Company’s Bolan
lease in West Talco Saturday.
The blaze was extinguished be-
fore fire reached nearby storage
tanks. With a new outer covering
the tank can be used again.
On the same lease the company
ran a Schlumberger test and shot
one of its wells Monday, bringing
it back into better production.
Judge R. T. Wilkinson has order-
ed the grand jury to convene Mon-
day, April 22, for the April term
of District Court to consider spec-
ial cases. Panel from which the
jury will be chosen is composed of
Will Swint, Fred Mercer, John Mc-
Kelvey, C. L. Brantley, Alfred
Thomas, Arch White, Oscar Good-
I,ow- Luther Taylor, Sherman Cal-
loway, G. C. Garrett, Clarence Har-
ris, Frank Caldwell, H. M. Bell,
Hardin May. O. C. Mason, W L.
Gauntt.
AGED BOGATA
WOMAN DIES
ON FRIDAY
County-Wide Safety
Campaign Planned
Mt CAR LICENSES ISSUED
FOR 1940 IN FRANKLIN CO.
Franklin county automobile
censes for 1940 issued up to Tht
dajr totaled 999, it was annour
'** <*■■«*•*«*as
Cooperation of the Texas Safety
Council has been secured in move-
ment for a county-wide safety
campaign in Titus county it was re-
vealed at a meeting of the Kiwanis
Club in Mt. Pleasant Wednesday,
when plans for such a campaign
were discussed.
Several people have been killed
and manv more injured as a result
of automobile accidents in the coun-
ty since the first of January, and
purpose of the campaign is to pre-
vent, as far as possible, the re-oc-
curence of such mishaps.
Mrs. Mary Covington McBrayer,
82, died Friday at her home in East
Bogata after a lingering illness dur-
ing which she was under hospital
treatment for some time. Deceased
was born Dec. 15, 1858 and had
been a resident of this section for
many years.
Surviving are her husband. J. M.
McBrayer and one son, J. L. Mc-
Brayer of Ft. Smith, Ark. . She had
been a member of the Rosalie Meth-
odist church for 37 years.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon at the Method-
ist church in Bogata by the Rev.
John Shuler with interment at th?
Bogata cemetery. Pall bearers fo~
the services, which were under dir-
ection of Grant-Dixon, were J. M.
Pike, L. C. McDonald, Bill Wilkin-
son, Tom Kidd, Henry Dodd apd J,
C. Williams.
Lightning Bolt
Fires Apartment
MT. PLEASANT GIRL SHOOTS
SELF WITH REVOLVER
|Miss Dorothy Moran of Mt. Pleas-
pmt was rushed to a hospital Wed-
nesday night of last week after she
was alleged to have shot herself
through the right shoulder with a
22 caliber pistol at Ker home after
an argument with a companion with
Whom she was said to have spent
the evening rkjhng. It Was not be-
lievedthe wound would prove fatal
Fire, believed to have started
from a lightning bolt early Friday
damaged the two story apartment
house belonging to Ross McClure
in South Bogata Furniture of Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Oppenheim in the
lower apartment was also bMly
damaged. The apartment of Lieu-
tenant and Mrs. Montgomery on the
second floor also suffered from
smoke and water.
The fire department answered the
alarm In a blinding rain and their
quick and efficient work prevented
the house being completely destroy-
ed.
y'
The simmering European warpot
boiled over this week when a quar-
relsome quartet of Nazi warshijw
breasted up along the Oslo Fjord
and Norway declared war on Ger-
many.
First of the fighting favored Ger-
many as Copenhagen, capital of
Denmark, gave up without a strug-
gle, and Oslo, capital of Norway,'
was also taken.
Tuesday found Englands* Prime
Minister Chamberlain pledging the
full aid of Britain and France to
Norway.
Biggest naval battle of the war
was fought off the coast of Norway
on Wednesday, in which two Ger-
man cruisers were reported lost
two British destroyers sunk. It wm
also reported that Norway’s two
biggest warships had been torpedo-
ed and sunk by German vessels
with the loss of more than 500 mew
It was reported Wednesday night
that two ports on Norway’s, west %
coast had been captured from the
Germans by British forces.
The terrific naval battle which
raged around the Norwegian coast
from Tuesday until Thursday was
reported ended with a crushing de-
feat of the German forces but no
official announcement as to results.
However, neutral observers said the
British navy had accomplished all
objectives and taken Up posts which
would separate the portion of the
German fleet now in the North Sea
and bottle up vessels remaining in
the Baltic for the remainder of the
war. At the same time way was
cleared for sending an Allied ex-
peditionary force to Norway.
The French premier announced
that 18 German ships, including
four cruisers and 10 troop ships had
been sunk, while the Allies lost
j four warships and had others dam-
aged. The British navy alone holds
a 4 to 1 ratio over the Germans who
lost one-tenth of their navy when
the four cruisers sank.
German dispatches denied there
had been a naval battle and said
all holdings in Scandanavia were
being consolidated. Radio dis-
patches from Sweden and neutral
countries, however, reported com-
munications cut between Germany
and her invading soldiers, and Nor-
wegian troops recapturing several
points.
German air raids on British points
Wednesday night were credited
with little damage, but further
bombing was expected.
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