San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1932 Page: 1 of 8
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A Boost for Sinton and San Patricio County
Brn |jatririn (County Nnm
VOLUME 24 #Term»: $2.00 Per Year in Advance
SfNTON, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932
NUMBER 32
Run-off Primary *
To Be Held Saturday
WOULD WIDEN AND IMPROVE!
HIGHWAY NO. 16
Saturday, August 27, the Run-off
Primary will be held throughout the
state of Texas, at which tittle offl*
cers from the governor-of the state
down to constable will be nominat-
.The Hon. D. K. Martin, member
of the State Highway Commission j"
in conversation with County Judge I
J. C. Houts on Monday of this week!
stated that the State Highway Com-
mission would improve and widen
Highway No. 16 through San Pa-
ed, in each case where no candidate tricio county to a width of 20 fdet,
received a.majority of all votes cast
in the July Primary. A great deal
of interest Has been manifested
throughout the state as well as in
the-county, and the. full strength of
the polls is expected to be exercis-
ed.
The place of voting in Sinton will
be the Grammar School building,
with A. L. McWhorter as presiding
judge,' and the polls will be open
from 8:00 a. m. to 7.00 p. m.
It is the duty of every tax paying
citizen to go to the polls and vote,
for the candidates of their choice.
The following is the list of can-
didates:
FOR GOVERNOR:
R. S. STERLING
• of Harris County . .
MIRIAM A. FERGUSON
of Travis County .
FOR STATE RAtLROAO
COMMISSIONER (6 Year Term):
C. V, TERRELL
of Wise County
LEE SATTERWHITE
of JJctor County
FOR STATE RAILROAD
COMMISSIONER (4-Year Term):
W. GREGORY HATCHER
of Dallas County
ERNEST O. THOMPSON
of Potter County
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
OF THE SUPREME COURT:
WLLLIAM PIERSON •
. » of Hunt County -
J. E. HICKMAN ’ ' . •
• of Eastland County
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
70th REPRESENTATIVE DIS-
TRICT OF TEXAS:
MORRIS ROBERTS
of gee County
J. H. SHELL
' of San Patricio County
FOR CONGRESS AT LARGE
PLACE NO. ONE:
GEO. B. TERRELL
of Cherokee County
PINK PARRISH “
of Lubbock County
FOR-CONGRESS .AT LARGE
PLACE NO. TWO:
J. H. CYCLONE DAVIS
of Hopkins County
JOSEPH WEL'DON BAILEY,-JR.
of Daljas County
FOR CONGRESS AT LARGE
PLACE NO. THREE;
STERLING P. STRONG
of Dallas County
JOE BURKETT
of Bexar County
FOR COUNTY JUDGE: •
* JOHN D. COCHRAN
W. B. MOSS
FOR COUNTY CLERK:
MINERVA HARDEMAN
LYNN KING
FOR COUNTY TREASURER:
B. F. TOUCHSTONE
H. H. HUNT
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
provided a 100-foot right-of-way is
furnished, in order that the high-
way could be so widened.
This is a matter of utmost im-
portance to this county. In view
of the ever-increasing volume of
traffic over this highway, it is a
vital necessity that the pavement
be widened and improved. No other
one thing will do more to make this
highway a safer artery.of travel...
JustThinkin
by Charles S.Kinnisoru*
P. T.
A. WORK INCREASES
INTEREST
The study group of the Parent-j
Teacher Association will meet Fri-
day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, at
the Grammar .school. A great deal
of interest is being manifested in
this study course, which is proving
both pleasurable and profitable to
those attending: Mrs. J.. T. Daw-
son and Mrs. R. Kunitz have been
enrolled as new members for this
speqjaj work.E,
A group (Q.f interested members,
who were Mrs. E. M. Tidwell, pres-
ident, Mrs. J. G. Cook, Mrs. J. I.
Knox and Mrs. E. T. Ellwood, con-
ferred with Mrs. F. T. Elrick, dis-
trict president, id Corpus Christ!
Saturday morning.'
' Mrs. Elrick accepted an invita-
tion to be the guest speaker at the
’first 'meeting of the Sinton Parent-
Teacher Association, which will be
held on* Friday afternoon, Septem-
ber the Ifith at 3:30 o’clock, at the
High school auditorium.
Mrs. Elrick will he accompanied,
by a Mexican woman, who is well
versed and interested in her peo-
ple, and will speak to the Mexicans
at a special meeting at that -time-,
which will be held at the Mexican
school.
The Old Slate
Say, whAt has become of the little old slate
That we used at school, back In—say ’98?
The little old slate that was boijhd with red felt—7
And don’t you remember how musty it smelt?
Or, maybe, that smell that I’m thinking about.
Belonged to the sponge that We’-used to rub' out
The words and the numbers we’d awkwardly writ.
(But,' some little rascals—my goodness!—used spit!)
And then, as they dried it-—it’s hard to. believe—
They used nothing less than their barjd, or their sleeve!
That seems like a terrible thing to be told—
. But things are so different, before you are old.
And don’t you remember that sharp little sound-
The slate pencil made, as we scratched it around?
And oh, what a SREECH, now and then we would make—
I’ll bet teacher thought that her ear-drums would break f
What wouldn’t you give tot be back in that seat
.With your little slate, when All life Was so sweet?
And wouldn’t you like to-take back’ with you^too.
That same little happy^eyed gang that you knew?
But I don’t believe we would be different men
If we COULD go back, and start over again..
But oh, if we could, it would surely be great
To start out once’ more with a new and clean slate!
((g), 1930, Western Newspaper Union.)
TAXPAYERS LEAGUE WILL
J f MEET FRlbAY NIGHT
j The Ran PntHCllf Uomr-y Taxpay-
ers,, League Wjll 'lttM a •meeting in
i i be County. Court room in' Sinton.
j Fricfay night, August 2tlth, accord-
ling id Edgar Bouorden, 'secretary
j of the League.. The* mooting will
open at'8:0(Po’clock, and taxpayers
| am urged to bn present. A number
j of jrltWf'sting business matters; will.
1)<- presented at the mooting.
At a , previous meeting of the
J league, plans were disc l-sed for,
: the.Holding of regidha! meetings ill
^ J the various towns of the county, and
/ in all probability definite' arrangc-
/ medits will be worked out for holtl-
r. j ing these meetings at £ritiay night’s
y meeting in Sinton. Alj of the meef-
| ings of the league since its organi-
! zation have 'boon held in Sinton.
; but meetings are 10 be held in'
| every other town of the. county
as soon as definite plans tan be
! arranged, it-was .said
Governor Sterling
Speaks in Sinton
FIRE CHIEF GRIFFIN.
ISSUES WARNING
•Fire Chief Griffin has issued a
warning to motorists who obstruct
trail ir of the fire department when
it is..answering a fire call. ‘On a 111!S i( iji& iu
numb ‘i of occasions:" Mr Griffin '^taxes • for 7M
H»- wont into a discussion of the
LETTER FROM DAN MARTIN
•
PRECINCT NO. 1:
‘ J,. H. MORROW
CARL BARNETT
FOR CONSTABLE,
• PRECINCT NO 1:
J. E. RIGBY
T. C. GIBSON
FOR COMMISSIONER
PRECINCT NO. 2:
E. H. JACKSON
J. MONROE ELLIOTT
FOR COMMISSIONER ,
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PRECINCT NO. 3:
I. E. DAWSON
J. S. DOBIE
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FOR COMMISSIONER
PRECINCT NO. 4:
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W. E. TEDFORD
W. L. HILLIARD.
FOR PRECINCT CHAIRMAN
PRECINCT NO. 5:
J. L. DREHER
T. M. WAGNON
CHICKEN BARBECUE AT
SKIDMORE THURSDAY NIGHT
The Methodist church in Skid-
more will serve a chicked barbe-
cue supper in Skidmore Thursday
evening, as was announced by Mrs.
A. W. Galloway of St. Raul, who
was In Sinton Monday afternoon in
the interest of the affair.
John Galloway of Skidmore, who
holds the undisputed distinction of
being a pastmaster when it comes
to knowing how to barbecue, will
have charge of the barbecuing,
. which assures a very palatable
plate for all those who attend.
Lampasas, Texas, August 23.—
Dear Folks:
We left home at 5:05 Sunday
morning, got a fine chicken dinner
at Round Rock, arriving there at
12:00 noon, and arrived at Ldmpaa-
,is about 3g00 o’clock. Fine road
all tire wajt’ '
We’ are nicely Jo.cated here iii
Hancock Park, whiclJ formerly was
a Baptist Gamp, but the .mess 'hall
and dormitories have greatly run
down. Have a fine-auditorium and
swimming pool. The pobl is fed .by
a large sulphur spring, and say, boy,
it is cold. The park is covered by
large oaJf^jjpid pecan trees-—a Very
beautiful place, and the manager
is doing all in his power to make
our sftay comfortable and pleasant.
We have sixteen dr ‘seventeen
band directors in the school, and ex-
'pect several others.
,We ..start classes at. 8:00' a. m.
and work till noon, then have band
practice from 2:00' to 4:00 in the
afternoon. Think we will have a
good band, but need a bass piayer.
Mr. McCracken, from' Wabo, a'cor-
net player, is playing bass.
Major Dunn is giving a course on
the “Rudiments of Music” from
8:00 to .9:00. Mr. Reed has a course,
in “Ear Training and Sight Read-
ing” from 9:00 to 10:00, and then
Mr., Dunn has a course on “Acous-
tics.” Mr. Scinnyr, who comes this
afternoon, will teach a course on
“How -to Make a Successful Band,
and How to Conduct High School
Bands,” and Mr. Whitehurst will
give a course on ’ “Psychology.”
These courses contain the most
interesting matter I have ever lis-
tened to. My big regr&t, Walt, is
that you and Marjorie are not here
to take them. I get in deep water
some times, mostly because I don’t
understand some of the terms they
use, and I do not know the piano
key-board. However, , wj&at little
I know about bass cleft stands me
in good stead. I feel that 1 am out-
classed, but when they start the
band I know where I am “.at,” and
feel more at home. We went In
Everything in Readiness for Opening of
Sinton Schools Monday, September 5th
According to S. W. Seale, super-
intendent;'everything is in readi-
ness for the opening of the Sinton
Public Schools,VMonday morning.
September 5. aXihat time enroll-
ment' oi the student bodies will be
made and classes assigned.
The fadulty will be composed of
the following:
•High School
S. W. Seale,‘ Superintendent.
H. C. Brantley,-Principal and Sci-
ence.
Grady Reynolds, Coach and His-
tory.
Lena Neal, Spanish.
■ Fay Rawlins, English and Latin.
Lois Tipton, English.
Raymond Manning, Commercial i in' our’' schools!
Irene Stone,. Civics and'Math.
Delta Neumann, .Home' Econom-
ics. . '
Merle Smith, Math, and History.
Grammar School *
G* R. Bode,’ Principal and Eng-,
lish:
Minton Li White, Coach and
.Geography,
Edna An-herd, Math.
Una Craft, Music.
Glenne Thompson, Reading..
Anne Haynes, 4th Grade.
Ava Russell. 3rd Grade.
Ouidu Dodson, 2nd Grade.
Aimee Alexander., 1st Grade. ■
Aneta Lewis. 1st Grade.
Mr. and Mrs. George- Beever,
•School Music.
Mexican School
Myrtle Moore,'
Mary McGlothlin.
Josephine Rothlisberger,
Colored School
Alma Led Hampton.
PARENT-TEACHER RECEPTION
TO BE HELD AT PARK .
WELDER
Mrs. G. I. Holbrook,'' chairman
of Entertainment for the Sinton.
Parent-Teacher Association, has an-
nounced -an •‘informal reception to
be held at Park Welder on Monday
evening, September 5, at 7:30
o'clock, in honor 'oft,the school fac-
ulty.
The committee very urgently in-
vites the public to be present to
extend to the teachers . a cordial
welcome, in their return tp Sinton,
and to make those to feel at home
i Sa!'! •••he'fire department has been
dcaini'il on account of the traffic.
"This thoughtlcssne ;s oil the part
of people in making a mail rush
to bt the first one at the fire,'must
be 'Moppi d." ...\Ir. Griffin said. If
th* lire department is' to operate
efficiently, .it is absolutely neces-
sary that they receive -tiris.cooper-
ation- frdhi the citizens. It is not
only a handicap-.to the lire depart-
ment. but is dangerous to motorists
and pedestrians, Mr. Griffin stress-,
ed tile t.ut that tlm fire department
can not be responsible.for any acci-
dent that may occur, if traffic ob;
s’ructions are foamed .w hen the fire
boys are answering a cal!
DEATH CLAIMS PIONEER
ALICE BUSINESS
MAN
Alice'. Tex.. Aug 2" -E. L. Alex-
ander! HO, one of Alice’s pioneer and
leading bus|nefc5 men, died at his
home early Saturday morning of a
heart attack. ’
Mr. Alexander has been Connect-
ed with the EaglwPharmai y for the
past 25 years having started as a
prescription clerk and later becom-
ing a member of. tile firm.
He is survived- by his wife, the’
farmer; ‘Miss "Nettie. Hobbs.- and*!
three daughters. 'Aimee. a. teacjier
prison . system; and explained . that-,
file convicts wer>* now raising VS’
per,,cent, (if the-; food, they at*.; ami
that it cost tut $1 per month per
'iiinia'e. to feed .them. Diversifica-
tion is being, practii "d, which also
helps the state, and' he said the
prison system would turn back into
the state treasury this year be
tween .CiiMMMin and $7"p.O00 from its
appropriation, that was saved. "
JUDGE CHILDERS TO SPEAK AT
STERLING RALLY TONIGHT
The; .' will be a Sterling Rally’at
tiie Court House tonight tThurs-
day i at vOo o'clock. gisfij
JudgeM. a. Childers of.San An-
tonio will bf present.and address
the people in Behalf of 'Governor
Sterling's campaign for re-election,'
Other speakers will also-be pres-
ent. ■ .
All uiters. mor ‘specially the
ladies, are urged to attend this
Rally
L \DIES STERLING CLLB,
• arid others.
PRIMARY ELECTION ’
\vho are entering,upon new work tlle public schools at-S'inton;
On a Mae 'a teacher in' the. Alice
Junior High school, and Emma Lee.
wht> teaches in Orange .Grove pub-,
lit schools; two sisters, Mrs. Or-
ville Waring of Emory, Texas, and
Mrs. Billie Hefeeson of San Fran-
and Joe
VETERAN NEWSPAPER
PASSES AWAY
MAN „
Yours,
DAN.
DAN AND .FRED MARTIN
ATTENDING SUMMER
CAMP BAND CLINIC
Fred W- Martin, accompanied by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan ~W.
Martin, left in their car early on
Sunday morning for Lampasas,
Texas, where Fred and his father
will attend the Second AnnuqJ
Summer Band Clinic of the Texas
Band Teachers Association, which
is held, in Hancock Park in Lam-
pasas, from August 22 to Septem
her 3rd. •
Hancock Park is equipped with
August*0. Ilietzc. veteran news-
paper man of Karnes City, died at cisco; two brothers, E f
lit's home'oil August 3rd. . Alexander of Emory. '< •
Mr.Dietze was k-M and. most; Eurier.al service* ' > re held from
favorably known jo the fraternity the lamily resideiu >• Sunday morn-
throughout South Texas. He was ing at pw o’clock, with the Rev.
also a good musician ainfe has been W Pearson officiating. Ilurialj' ottioa pn-rim p •' ■’11 1
ioniiected with bands and orches-', Stas in the fraternal cemetery un-. *e*‘V .
tras in this section for' .years. ' dcr th- rhn.-tion of the Metier nfor- Rowing ' «UsflU»hf.caUoiib:
tuary. fTlie Masoiric. Lodge had.
charge of the services at the grave.
-Corpus Chrlsti Caller.
The Eleffion Law , Art id- 2.942).
authorizes “any one-fifth wf the
candidates whose'names appear, pn
.the .offivlal ballot ’ on or before
the day preci’ding the i-fectfon, to
agree in writing, signed",by them
upon two sup* rvifors of election.
The two persons so selected are re-
quired to take the pattv. as election
officers.. along v nh the presiding
judge of election- IN.:for,.1' the O'P.en
ing. of lit,, polls They must be
qualified voters of file county and
t-hey
and subject to none of file:
•Mr. Dietze moved to-Karnes City
in 1903,/and became edito- and own-
er of the. Karnes .Citation,soon af-
terward. He operated Ahe paper for
twenty-seven years, retiring from
active work in the office only when
he was' -stricken with disabling ill-
ness several years ago.
W OO DSBORO-REFUGIO
ROAD 6PENED MONDAY
The lasr stretch of pavement be
f. Musi not^be a holder of 'an
office of [{foflt"or trust under the
Unit -d States- or this State, or in
any city or town in Texas (except
a - notary public), nor have held
such office within the last, thirty
days. ■ c.
2. Must not :b" a , andidate' for
A gbod man gone,
deeds will long be remembered."
whose good tween Mission*.River and Woo-
ids- Office.
pleasant location for members' of
the families who accompany the
musicians.
Major Richard J. Dunn and his
family, are also in attendance at the
meeting. - Major Dunn is secretary
of the Association.
_____... _____ swimming pool and other recrea-
town and practiced with the town tiohal features, affording a most
band last night,'and will play with ----’ "• * " ”
them at a road boosters meeting
tonight.
Our band here will felve two con-
certs a week—one here at the park
and one up town, while we are here.
Major Dunn, Fred, and several
others directed, the practice yester-
day. It Is great experience play-
ing under so many men. The mus-
ic we are playing Isn't so hard—
about like the stuff we played in
the Kiwpnls, Band. Wish I bad
brought some of our music with me.
How Is the work goidg I know
it is all o. k.
We are all. well, and I am eating
everything in sight,, and feeling
fine.
TUESDAY CLOSED ABSENTEE
Tuesday was the last day for ab-
sentee voting for* the Run-Off Pri-
mary for San Patricio county. Wed-
nesday noon there were 89 votes
cast, but all precincts had not re-
ported, Mr. J. A. Matthews, county
clerk, reported.
Success is getting what you want.
Happiness is wanting what you
get.
FIRST. ONION SEED
. SHIPMENT JO TEXAS
Laredo, Tex., Aug. 24.---First im-
portation of Bermuda onion seed
from Teneriffe, Canary Islands,
will reach liere about August 30th,
according to a cablegram received
by Dan.F. Pue, President of T. M.
Reid Teneriffe Onion Seed Com-
pany. This shipment was made
from the Islands on August 2nd;
the1 initial shipment consists of
4000 pounds of yellows and 800
pounds of white crystal wax, out of
a total of 28,000 pounds of yellows
and 6000 pounds of whitfe crystal
wax to-be Importdft by T. M. Reid
Teneriffe Onion Seed Company.
Canary Island seed Supplies are
about forty per cent short /this sea-
son due to destructive storms.
MISS ANNA BELLE KINNEY
RETURNS HOME.
boro was opened to traffic Monday,
thus giving Refugioaus a paved
highway, to Sinton. Corpus Christ!,
and San Antonio Paving work on
128 through Refugio also was com-
pleted the middle of the week, but
Will not be opened to traffic before
the first of September, highway
men say; •
Work of putting down curbs and
gutters and paving the strip on each
side of the state's 18-fdot strip on
Alamo street will commence the
first of next week. With the com-
pletion of this wbrk the first half
of,Highway 128Yrom the underpass
three miles northeast of town and
the 'Aransas River will be com-
pleted.
Contract for the second half, from
the underpass to the Victoria Coun-
ty line, where it connects with the
already paved Victoria County road,
has been let and work will' com-
mence within.the next two weeks,
it is said.—Refugio Timely Re-
marks. ~ .
.3. Must have jpaid poll tax.
While the election is being held
they are required to remain In View '
of the ballot boxes until the count,
is concluded. When any voter pgf
manently . disabled from nvarking
his, own ballot is assisted by the
presiding judge of election, they
are required to' be present to sea
that- the ballot is marked in accord
ance with, the wishes of the voter,
but such supervisors must remain
silent except in cases of irregular-
ity,or violation of the law while so
in attendance. It is also made
their duty to see that each ballot
is correctly called, and if they note,
any fraud or irregularity whatever-
in the conduct of the election,, they
are required.to report it to the'next
grand jury. * . ,
Miss" Anna Belle Kinney, who ac-
companied Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sparks
on a vacation trip when they "left
Sinton the first of June for points
in North Texas, returned home
Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Sparks returned the early part of
July, while Miss Anna Belle re-
mained for a longer visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Far-
mer, in Hempstead. She was ac-
companied: by Mr, and Mrs. Farmer
as far as San Antonio when en-
route home.
"FAMILY NIGHT" AT
RIALTO DISCONTINUED
. Mrs. Reynolds, manager of the
Rialto, announces that ’ “Family
Night” will be discontinued, effect-
ive August 26, and expresses ap-
preciation of the interest mani-
fested by the large number of pa-,
trons who In, family groups attend-
the “Family Nights” at the Rialto,
apd cordially Invites the public to
attend and" enjoy- the high-class
shows which- are presented at the
-Rialto each evening except Sunday.
EASTERN STAR INITIATION
A very interesting meeting *of the
Eastern Star was held Tuesday
evening at the Masonic Hall, with
Mrs. Laura Crabb. worthy matron
and Dr. F. S. Ewing, worthy patron
presiding during the , ceremonies Of
initiation, with Mrs. Eva Nichols
receiving the degrees of the order.
Following the initiatory degrees
as exemplified, a most pleasant so-
cial hour was enjoyed - with Mrs.
Arch. Fullick, Mrs. A. L. McWhor-
ter, Mrs. J. H. Russell, and Mr.s. W.
E. Newton as hostessed for the
evening, when light refreshments
were served^ Mrs. G. E, Archerd
was in charge of the decorations.
A large number was present to.
enjoy the evening.
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A fair sized crowd . listened to
Governor Ross Sterling on Tuesday
afternoon as he spoke in behalf of
ills candidacy for re-election as
governor of Texas.
■The governor's party, scheduled
to reach here at 3:30 o'clock, was
delay, il al BeevilK and did not ar-
rive-here tmfil some time later! In’
the meantime. Senator Bob Stuart,
of Fort Worth, spoke to the crowd
while waiting for jhe governor.
Some heckling greeted Senator *
Stuart, but .lie was very good ,na-
tiitvd- about it, and seemed emi-
nently capable of'taking care of the
situation..
■ The governor spoke most em-
phatically in regard to ihe special
session of the Legislature, which
lie has called lor August ■'31st, as-
suring the .people* that, at this.
Called' Session a tax relief measure,
in the form of the State taking over
ail road Bonded indebtedness of
•;ach gouiity. will be enacted, Ho
pointed out that, a portion of the
gasoline tax will' be.used for this
pjirpose,' thus relieving'the coun-
ties of such indebtedness, and mak-
ing a big jeduefiori in the amount
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