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CRYSTAL CITY, ZAVALA COUNI Y, JULY 2, 1943
No 10
TED MARTIN
Reducing Summer Losses In Eggs
Blood rings, or heat damage, to
fertile eggs are causing Texas egg
producers substantial loss Jaily. This
was reflected in a series of egg grad-
ing schools conducted recently in
scattered sections of Texas by Geo.
P. McCarthy, poultry husbandman
for the A. and M. College Extension
Service. If losses corresponding to
this sampling prevail throughout
the state the supply of one of our im-
portant food items is being cur-
tailed, McCarthy says.
Heat sets up germination and ren-
ders a fertile egg inedible. But this
may be prevented by disposing of all
male birds during the summer and
thereby producing only infrtile
eggs. Eggs are highly perishable and
cannot be subjected to heat without
destroying qualiy.
When laid, the temperature of an
egg is about equal to that of the
hen’s body—104 to 107 degrees Fah-
renheit. Therefore, proper cooling is
essential. During the summer, eggs
should be gathered two or three
times daily and placed in a wire
basket for cooling. Producers can
use cellars or homemade cooling
devices. An inexpensive and service
-able cooler may be made by cover-
ing the sides and ends of a frame
with coarse burlap sacking, and
keeping the cloth moist by putting
one end of it in a pan of water
placed on top of the frame. The eggs
are kept in wire baskets within this
frame until cooled, and then placed
in a standard egg case which also is
kept in the cooler. ,
Plans for this type of cooler may
be obtained from county Extension
agents to the Extension Service ot
College Station.
* McCarthy cautions that eggs
should not be held for more than one
week before being marketed. As far
as possible they should be turned
daily by shifting the position of the
case. This prevents the yolk from
settling and sticking to the shell
membrane.
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iNAZARENE CHURCH
HAS NEW PASTOR
YOUTH WEEK PROGRAM
STARTS WEDNESDAY NITE
REV. A. W. CURRY
Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Curry ar-
rived Wednesday afternoon and Rev.
Curry will take up his duti is as pas-
tor of the local church of the Naza-
J. C. PENNEY COMPANY
TO SELL BONDS - STAMPS
The local J. C. Penney Company
store will join with over 1600 other
J. C. Penney Co. Stores, located in
48 states’ in an intensified campaign
to sell war bonds and stamps during
July. Watch the Sentinel each week
for announcements. Boost the local
Penney store sale of bonds and
stamps during July.
Last year the local store made a
fine showing, as did other Penney
stores, and you will note elsewhere
in this issue a statement from Sec-
retary of the Treasury Henry Mor-
genthau praising the company for
the fine work.
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Rev. Curry is a former student of
Trevecca Nazarene College of Nash-
ville, Tennessee. They came to Crys-
tal City from Edinburg, Texas,
where they held a pastorate the past
year and Mr. Curry also was em-
ployed in the County tax office as
deputy tax collector.
Sunday morning, July 4th., will be
the opening service of the charge.
They succeed Rev. and Mis. Lewis
Ingle who moved to Dallas where
Mr. Ingle plans to enter S.M.U. this
coming session.
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Buster Heaner Died
Of Gunshot Wound
Scouts Spend Week
In Summer Camp
BOB DENNY
Funeral services were held Mon-
day at Sabinal for James Seymour
Sincleair, who passed away at the
family residence at noon Sunday.
Mr. Sincleair, with his family, had
resided in the Sabinal community
for many years. He was born in Mc-
Kinney, Collin County, Texas, Sept
29, 1871. He had engaged in farming
in this section until a few vears ago
when ho purchased a home here and
had resided here since. He is sur-
vived by his wife, two daughters,
Mrs. Artie Ballew and Mrs. Carl
Durbin of Sabinal and several other
children and numerous other rela-
tives. Services Monday were at the
Baptist Church at Sabinal and in
charge of the Rev. M. S. Leach, pas-
tor. Interment was in the city ceme-
tery—Uvalde Leader-News.
Deceased was the father of W. N.
(Bill) Sincleair of Crystal City. Mr.
and Mrs. Sincleair and daughters,
Almarene and Bernice went to Sab-
inal and were there for funeral ser-
vices.
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Average Income Up, Rut—
In July, 1940, the average Ameri-
can had an income of about $47.92.
Military expenditures in that month
amounted to approximately $1.50 per
person. In April of this yerr, income
per capita was 1.8 times what it was
in the middle of 1940-$85.03, but if
the average American had been
asked to pay April's war expenses on
the spot, they would have taken
$53.52 of his new $85.03 Income.
Young Jacob (Buster) Heaner, 27,
died in Crystal Hospital about 4
o’clock Thursday morning from a
gunshot wound, apparently self-in-
flicted.
The incident occurred around 10
o’clock Wednesday night at the
Heaner home near the Freed Pack-
ing Company plant. Mrs. Heaner is
said to have heard a gunshot on the
sleeping porch and rushed out to
find her husband badly wounded
from a shot from a .38 rifle. She gave
an alarm and soon the wounded man
was taken to the Crystal Hospital.
No one has any solution to offer
for the incident. The parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Heaner, who live only
a short distance away, said the son
was in their home late Wednesdoy
and apparently perfectly normal in
every detail, he was a robust type
and in good health. He was alw'ays
very fond of his mother, the father
said.
Buster (as he was generally
known) Heaner was born near Se-
guin in Gaudalupe County, April 26,
1916, and came to Crystal City in
1932 and made this his home most
of the time since. He was married
here about five years ago to Miss
Leona Rankin.
Funeral services will be held at six
o’clock this (Friday) afternoon from
the Manfiold Mortuary, conducted
by Rev. T. R. Elder, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, in the absence
of a Baptist minister. He was a mem-
ber of the Baptist denomination.
Survivors are the widov', his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Heaner, two
sisters, Mrs. E. L. Petty and Mrs.
Robert Sloan, ail of Crystal City.
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Baptist Student Leader at Baylor
University will conduct a Youth
Week Program, sponsored by the
young people of the Baptist Church-
es of Crystal City and Carrizo
Springs. But all young people of the
two towns and neighboring com-
munities are not only invited but
urged' to attend these mee*’ngs. Pro-
grams are to alternate between Car-
rizo Springs and Crystal City, the
first program to be on Wednesday
night, July 7, at Carrizo Springs and
continue through Monday night,
July 12.
Programs will be held at Carrizo
Springs on Wednesday, Friday and
Sunday evenings and at Crystal City
Thursday evening, Sunday morning
and Monday evening. On Saturday,
July 10th„ it is proposed to hold a
meeting at the Experiment Station,
which is halfway between the towns.
A picnic lunch will be enjoyed there.
Following is the schedule for the
meeting:
8:00 P. M. Stunt period (20 min
utes.)
8:20 P. M. Bob Denny to speak,
followed by open discussions (60
minutes).
9:45 P. M. Fellowship, including
refreshments.
This week is strictly for the young
people and intermediates, and is to
suit their needs. Frank and candid
discussions of problems facing them
today, and the tempations and de-
cisions they must necessarily face
are to be discussed.
Local committees for ♦he week
are:
Devotional: Edna Patterson, chair-
man, Bernice Sincleair and Bernard
Simmons, music director.
Hopsitality: Ola Mae Rutledge,
chairman, Ben Pulliam and Jerry
Bookout.
Refreshments. Virginia Crawford,
chairman; Mary Wilson, Virginia
Morris and Luella Pyburn.
Transportation: F. W Pulliam,
Herbert Gardnei and E. L Ready.
Publicity: J. H. Hardy, Mrs. Rob-
erts and Paul Crawford.
On Tuesday morning, July 13th. a
| group will proceed to Alto Frio Bap
; tist Encampment where Mr. Denny
is to be choirister and Mrs. R. C. Tate
pianist for this year’s encampment.
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The Scouts in Troop 96 '•{ Crystal
City and 9096 of Winter Ha-’cn, com-
bined in a unit of 23 boys, spent an
e ventful and profitable week of June
20 2^ at Camp Fawcett near Barks-
dale with Scoutmaster W. H. Ewart
and Troop Coinmiteemun Don V.
Moore in charge. This unit was di-
vided into three Patrols isfollows:
Jack Rabbits, Jimmy Mortenscn, pa-
trol leader; Speed Coggins assistant
patrol leader; B( b Cy Tak. Harvey
Davis, James Carter, Edward Beas-
ley and George Ivy; Rattlesnakes:
Bob Baker, patrol leader, Landon
Jones, assistant patrol leader- Jim-
my Statler, John Mortenscn, Migue1
First Methodist Church Building
Dedication Set For Sunday, July 4,11 A. M.
Bishop A. trank Smith, Houston that Sunday morning and met with
Area of the Methodist ( hureh Of- people wh >m we had never met be-
ficiating.    j fort, but we had come together with
but
Sunday July 4th will bring to pass
an occasion the Methodists of Crys-
tal City have long looked for
and worked towards; namely —
The Formal Dedication of the First
Methodist Church Building by Bish
op A. Frank Smith, presiding Bishop
of the Houston Area of the Meth-
odist Church.
It is a distinct privilege for any
congregation to have one of the
one purpose—to worship God
There were no roads nor streets—
we made our way thru the brush and
cactus. We listened to a sermon
preached from the text, Luke 10:29.
‘Who Is My Neighbor?' To those of
us who were hungry for God’s word
it was about the best sermon we ha I
ever heard, and we made the house
ring with singing the old hymns.
"Dr Broadhurst announced lus
Bizzell; Hawks: Mike Moo>e, patrol
leader, Pat Crawford, assistant pa-
trol leader, Edward Lee Williams,
Don Walker Moore, Clyde Carr, Geo.
Speer and Stanley Watson. Bob Fly
and Harold Harkey, Jr. we;e Junior
Leaders.
During the week this group was
outstanding in tl.e number of Scouts
that received high camp honors, the
number that advanced in Scouting,
the number of competitive activities
won as well as conduct in camp. Bob
Fly and Harold Harkey spent a busy
week as members of the Junior Staff
and for their excellent work re
ceived the second Degree ,'n the Or-
der of tlie Arrow, the highest camp
award. Three scouts received the
First Degree in 1942. Scouts Jimmy
Mortenscn, Bob Baker tuI Mike
Moore were also outstanding camp-
ers and received the First Degree for
their work as Patrol Leaders
The credit for the fine showing
made by tl.e Crystal City - Winter
Haven group belongs to these five
boy leaders. Scoutmaster W. H. Ew-
art and Commit',man Don V. Moore
were made Honorary members of
this Order. ,
Other scouts who made advance-
ments were:    Speed Coggins. John
Mortensen, Miguel Rodriguez and
Edward Beasley, all of whom ad-
vanced from the Second Class to
First Class Rank. Scouts Landon
Jones, Clyde Carr and Edward Lee
Williams advanced from Tenderfoot
to Second Class Rank.
Scouts who received Merit Badge
awards were:
Harold Harkey, Athletics, Physi-
cal Development, Rowing, First Aid,
Pioneering, Athletics, Physical De-
velopment, Rowing, First Aid.
Jimmy Mortenscn:    Pioneering,
First Aid, Physical Development.
tion Service. Bishop Smith is a gra |
cious person and a forceful leader ,
were assured <.f i gulei
tlie afternoon of our
wo returned t" the
D ,    . ..    ,,,    , .    .willingness to preach anv Sunday
Bishops of the Church to come to L, „    ’    /
,    , *7    ,    .    , when there was no visiting preach-
lead the people in any service, but (,r
Rodriguez, Toby Coggins, end Billy i more especially to lead in a Dedica- j s,.rvjC(,s Qn
first service
,    ,    „    .school house to organize a Sunday
and speaker on all occasions and our I o ,i    , , .    .    ...
,    ,,    ...    School. I do not remember the num-
people will want to be present in .
,    ,    ,    ,    ,    '    her m our first Sunday School, but
great numbers to hear him. The va
rious local committees — publicity,
music, entertainment, decorations,
program—are all diligently -doing
their part in preparation for the Ser-
vice in an effort to make *t an out-
standing one.
Mrs. W. O. Da} is the only charter
her in
it was made up of all denominations.
The whole Nash family, good Pres-
byterians, were present, and Mrs.
Nash was one of the teachers
But it was a Methodist organization
and we used Methodist literature
Mr. Day was the first superintendent
and Mr. A W Perkins, secretary-
member of the Crystal City Meth- j treasurer,
odist Chuich still living here ai.d she j "Soon after this the Wilcox family
gives us some interesting informa j moved here and lived in •> tent for
tion about its early activities.
awhile, so they put their piano in the
The first preaching service held in school house for protection from the
Crystal City was on January 9 1908, j weather, and from that time on we
and on March 29th. following, the had music for our services
Methodist Church was organized ) "On going to church one day there
with 15 members. First trustees was a man sitting on the rostrum
were Dr. W. E. Broadhust, A D i who proved to he Bro. Guyon, pas-
Jackson and W. O. Day."    itor at Carrizo Springs and Bates-
Mrs. Day said after coming to    He had heard of out efforts
Crystal City with Mr. Day. 'they ! and carm’ tn Pr‘’ach for us. and after
were here two Sundays without ser- *‘la* on his way '° *ind from tamzo
vices. "At that time there were five t0 Batesville he would stop in Ci vs-
frame houses and seven tents in tal City over night and hold services
Crystal City. In the afternoon of Sat- with us- °n th‘‘ 19th March 1908,
urday, Jan. 18, 1908, Mr A. D Jack-Ihe carru’ und organized our Church
son and Mr. Day went to the little with 15 members. From that time on
school house that was under con- wt tiled to plan for a building of
struction the flour having just been our own which resulted in the build-
laid) and fixed up some seats by lay inR wh,ch ,s now Mrs Harkey’s ros-
ing planks across nail kegs and pi I - j ,dpnee. but was on the corner just
ing up lumber in any way to make souBl its present location,
seating room, fo • we had just heard While we were still in the school
that Dr. Broadhurst. a Methodist . hous‘' BishoP Km« Paid us ;l vislt
preacher, and his family he-1 arrived and Preached for us and looked over
in town and would preach for us on ,hr s,tuatlon t0 know lf w<* wt>r«
Sunday    j strong enough to support a preacher.
“We came together in Christian
fellowship in the little school house
CATHOLIC CHURCH HOLDING
VACATION RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Athletics. Rowing. Swimming, Life t(plal-'aflhe Sabred H-art^Ca'th!
Weather Report
U. S. WEATHER BUREAU
E. M. HOLDSWORTH, Observer
Thur. June 24 to Wed. June 30, 1943
Pcpn.
Min.
Max.
Thurs.
71.9
98.9
Fri.
72.7
98.4
Sat.
73.1
100.9
Sun.
74.7
102.2
Monday
75.0
104.0
Tues.
73.0
102.9
Wed.
76.3
’101.3
Average 'Temperature 187 5.
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Mrs. J. R. Yaager and son, Junior,
visited at Uvalde, Wedresday as
guests of her sister Mrs. Karpos. Mrs.
Yeager's nephew, George Karpos,
who had spent a couple of weeks
here, returned to his home at Uval-
de with Mrs. Yeager and Junior.
Nine Young Men
Join Armed Forces
Nine .young men from Zavala
County were accepted into the
Armed forces this week out of a
group of 23 sent to San Antonio Sun-
day by the Selective Service Board.
The nine accepted were: Alonzo
Carter, R. V. Wiley, Isidor Aldape,
D. V. Day, Robt. C. Carr, Cesario G.
Sanchez, Jack S. Gates, Santiago Al-
dape and Maurice R. Oden The fi»*st
three named above got in the Navy
while the others were assigned to
different branches of the 'ervice.
All returned home for a few days
except Alonzo Carter who chose to
go immediately to some training
center, disignation not yet known.
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$1.00 Apiece for Poor Tires
One dollar apiece is the maximum
price that OPA has set fer low-qual-
ity used passenger ear tires which
now are permitted for the first time.
Maximum additions to thU price are
provided when tires are given emer-
gency repairs before beii.g sold.
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—COME IN TODAY and see the
New Synthetic Tires, made in Texas
from Texas products. Texas Service
Station.
Saving.
Mike Moore: Pioneering Rowing,
First Aid, Bird Study, Athletics.
Bob Baker: Pioneering, Rowing.
Swimming, First Aid.
Bob Cy Tate: First Aid. Safety.
Scouts Harkey, Fly and Jimmy
Mortenscn also passed all require-
ments for Boy Scout Life Guard.
The Crystal City - Win*' r Haven
group won three of the main com-
petitive activities sponsored by the
camp and tied for a fourth. ,
On Tuesday night around the
Council Fire each troop nut o'n a
stunt and the dramatization showing
the difficulties Co-camp Director
Jim Griffis had securing food for
the camp won a tie for first place
for the Crystal City-Winter Haven
Scouts. This tie was soon, settled,
however, when Harold Harkey boat
the representative from (*ie other
group in a foot race around the
Council Ring. A large cake was
awarded as a pr'ze for this achieve-
ment.
Scouts who took part in the dra-
matization were: Jimmy Mortenscn,
Miguel Rodriguez, Bob Baker, and
Bob Fly.
Another highlight of the Tuesday
night Council was that Scout James
Carter, the youngest member of
Troop 96, was given the honor of
lighting tlie fire, which he did in a
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J. H. RAKER JR.
with
olic Church, from June 13 to 28
an average of 150 children.
There was a four-hour teaching
period, from 8 a. m., starting with
the Mass, until noon. Some children
from Winter Haven attended also.
The Sisters from Mount Sacred
Heart on Blanco Road, San Antonio,
were in charge: Sister Beatrice Ma-
rie, Sister Marie Magdalene and
Sister Marie Gerard.
From June 29 until July 11, they
will teach at Batesville in one of the
churches attended by Rev John J
Diehl, O. M I.. assistant of Sacred
At the annual conference at Uvalde
s in the fall, Bro. Wheat was appoint-
ed our pastor. We worshipped in that
building about 20 years "
The present building was erected
in 1927 while the Rev. A V. Hen-
drix was pastor and the Rev. S. L.
Batchelor was Presiding Elder of the
Uvalde District. Building materials
and workmanship were expensive in
those years so that a considerable
debt was incurred and passed on to
future years. Then followed the de-
pression years of the early '30s and
the debt program was completely
stalled and stalemated The Board
of Church Extension. I oi’isvi" \
Kentucky, finally came to the rescue
by refinancing and taking over the
whole amount of the indebtedness
with some cancellations and substan-
tial donations on their part and
thereby put the Debt on a current
basis. The local congrega’ion then
took new courage and during the
Heart Church.
Much good is i xpected f’-om these past S]x or seven years finished pay-
lessons of Catechism among the j ing off the entire debt by April 1st
Catholic children. Rev Jose A tins year—some three years before
Prieto, O. M I., pastor of the church, I the final payment date s >t on the
feels very happy in realizing the! Note.
good done and the cooperation the | The date set for dedication devel-
good Sisters received by all mem -j oped on last Sunday—just one week
i before the Dedication. Thic came
hers of the Catholic congregation.
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Few Auto Use
Stamps Sold Here
RETURNS FROM PERU
J H. Baker Jr. (Buster) arrived
Friday from Lima. Peru where he
just completed a year’ work as radio
flight operator.
Following a few days’ visit here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Baker, and his brother Bob, Buste^
will go to Brownsville and Corpus
Christi on business. He plans to join
the Navy.
The Crystal City post office re-
ports the sale of between two and
three hundred auto use stamps up to
this time.
There are 1640 motor vehicles
registered in Zavala County, so there
must be approximately 1400 vehicles
without these required stamps.
This is a Federal stamp and in all
probability some effort will be made
to get motor car owners to get these
stamps. Could be that cars will have
to have the stamp before gas ration
books Can be issued.
To be safe, better get the stamp.
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—COME IN TODAY and sec the
New Synthetic Tires, made in Texas
from Texas products. Texas Service
i Station.
about because the Bishop had to give
us a date when it developed on his
tentative itinerary in this section of
the country.
In addition to Bishop Smith we
arc expecting our Kerrville Dist. Su-
perintendent. Rev. S. L. Batchelor
who has graciously arrangixi to bring
Bishop Smith out here in his car and
take him back to San Antonio where
lie will dedicate the McKirley Ave-
nue Church on Sunday night.
Those who have served this
Church as Pastor since the erection
of the present building are: A. V.
Hendn#, Shan M Hull, J. O. Whita-
ker, M. Williamson, Hubert Smith,
G. C. Stineman, J. W. Rowland and
A. A. Carter.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all our friends here in Crystal City
and to all fbrmer members and
friends who now reside "isewhere.
Come and share with us the joys of
the Dedication Service.
A A. CARTER. Pastor.
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