San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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A BOOST FOR SINTON AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
SAN PATRICIO COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME 19.
Terms: $2,00 Per Year, In Advance.
SINT9N, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1927
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COTTON REPORT
GOLDEN RULE SUNDAY
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Census report shows that there were
53,586 baleB of cotton ginned in San
Patricio County from the crop of 1927
prior to November 14, as compared
with 60,927 bales ginned to November
14, crop of 1926.
Very respectfully,
J. S. Easton,
Special Agent.
Jov^mber 24, 1927.
Sunday, December 4, has been des-
ignated as International Golden Rule
Sunday. People of every Sunday
school and church in every town and
city in the United States are urged to
WORK PROGRESSING IN
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
FIRST RADISHES SHIPPED
FROM THIS SECTION
NOVEMBER, 1927, RAINFALL
Fred M. Percival of Rockport, coun-
ty engineer, was in the News office
contribute something on Golden Rule Tuesday> reporting work on the Drum-
Sunday for the continued support of
one million homeless people of
- mond ditch of the SodviHe Drainage
the ! District as progressing nicely. Sur-
veys of other ditches are being made
Armenia, and Persia, 132,553 of whom • by Mr Percival and his crew> and are
Ndar East—Syria, Palestine, Greece,
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THANKSGIVING DAY QUIET IN
SINTON.
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Thanksgiving Day was quiet in the
City of Sinton Thursday. Reli-
is services were held at the
rch of Christ and at the Presbyte-
rian church Thursday morning and at
the Methodist church on the Wednes-
*day evening previous. Family groups
left town for outings, others remained
home and entertained company,
ambers went out to enjoy a few
or a day’s hunt. Stores and
er business houses and schools of
city were closed for the day.
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NEW MANAGER FOR HALL
ITR1E8 RIALTO THEATRE
Industries Rialto, formerly the
, was taken over by a new man-
R. Malcolm Mills, at the begin-
; of this week. The new manager,
fellow, comes to this city
ville with his mother, Mrs.
and his two younger sis-
sy are making Sinton their
it home.
has been connected with
for a number of years
proved his ability in every
he has been placed. This
is the reward of his
in the past, and Hall
placing him in charge
lto with the ntmost
liWBtJr.'
lg of Mr. Mills a num-
»8 will be tirade. He will
in charge of projection and
bo have oversight of the other
The front of the Rialto is also
> re-modeled in the very near fu-
are orphans, 55 per cent of them not j
in their teens. “Whatsoever ye would i
that others should do unto you, do ye
even so unto them.”
President Calvin Coolidge writes as
follows, regarding the Golden Rule
Sunday movement:
1 regard International Golden Rule
Sunday -as a movement of much im-
portance. Begun in an attempt to care
for the orphaned childrep. of Bible
lands, it has extended to other coun-
tries.
“Practical help is the best expres-
sion of friendship. The aid we may
give out of our abundance to those
less fortunately situated than we
should be of great value in bringing
about the application of the Golden
Rule to the settlement of misunder-
standings among nations as well as
among individuals.
“I hope the voluntary observance of
this day may become increasingly
prevalent in America and throughout
the world.
“Very truly yours,
“Calvin Coolidge.”
almost completed. Contracts for the
digging of the other four ditches will
be let as fast as right-of-ways are se-
j cured. The district is digging one
will con-
ditch; and private parties
tract for the others.
It is the plan to get as many drag-
line machines as possible to work
and expedite the digging of the drain-
age section as soon as possible, ac-
cording to Mr. Percival.
DRILLING IN VICINITY OF MATHIS
A car load-of radishes was shipped
from Odem Wednesday, the first to be
shipped from this section this season.
The radishes were shipped by Hard-
wick & Neumann, and were bought
from Ed Redmon, Frank Cleveland and
Mr. McGraw.
Other car loads of radishes and also
of mixed vegetables will be shipped
from Odem as the season advances.
GIRL STRUCK BY CAR BADLY
HURT.
NFANT AND PRE-8CHOOL
CONFERENCES TO BE HELD
The Infant and Pre-school confer-
ence for December will be held for
Sinton at 2:30 o’clock Thursday after-
noon, December 8, at the Moss Hotel.
Miss Stoltzfus, health nurse, invites
all mothers of the city and vicinity to
bring their babies and pre-school chil-
dren to the conference.
The December conference for Odem
will be held on Friday, December 9, at
Z.: 39 o’clock at the . school house.
Mother^ of Odem and vicinity will
please take notice of the time and
place.
We are told that work of drilling an
oil well on the Jim Sullivan place near
San Patricio has begun, and that a
test well as La Fruta is ready to be
drilled. The people of Mathis, San
Patricio and other nearby points in
the county are watching developments
with much interest.
Effie May, 6-year-old daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Beseda, was
run over late Tuesday afternoon by an
automobile driven by D. F. Brady, a
building contractor of Corpus Christ!.
The child’s skull was fractured and
she is in a serious condition.
Eye witnesses stated that the acci-
dent was unavoidable and that the
Child ran directly in front of the car.
The Rev. Beseda has been pastor of
the Presbyterian church in Alice for
the past year. Before going there he
was pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Robstown for several years.—Cor-
pus Christi Caller.
Rainfall for November, 1927, was
light, only 1.02 inches, on dates as
follows:
_______ ______j_______36.
____________—____61.
___—_______________05.
November 14
November 15
November 23
Total.
.1.02.
PLEASANT VISIT TO
COLLEGE
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M. K. SIMMONS’ TRIAL REVERSED
News reached here Wednesday that
the M. K. Simmons case had been re-
versed. Mr. Simmons will be released
on bond to appear in court at the time
his next trial is set. Mr. Simmons is
charged with the killing of Bud Ston-
er, a little over a year ago.
“FLAPPER GRANDMOTHER” AT
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
News extends best wishes to
i new manager and to the Rialto in
We welcome Mr. Mills and
people to Sinton, and hope for
all happiness in their new home.
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IRGE8 RETURN FROM VACA-
TION TRIP.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. L. George
: ’ Monday night from Junction,
they enjoyed a fifteen-day out-
at the V. B. Hardiman Ranch, and
hunting every day. Mr. George
might home three fine turkeys as
of the sureness of his shot He
having killed birds and squir-
ts! abundance, and of enjoying the
climbing and early rising
country eats. On Thanksgiving
they were joined by Mr. and Mrs.
Reynolds who ate a turkey and
dinner with them and spent
*L leaving next day for Bal-
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cain, who
also vacationing in the moun-
fttar Junction, remained for a
Slav.
“The Flapper Grandmother” will be
given at the Sinton High school audi-
torium, on Tuesday night, December
6, 1927. The play will be given under
the. auspices of the Sinton Public Li-
brary, and will be directed by Miss
Loice Jacobs.
The cast is chosen from our own
young people, and promises to be a
laugh from start to finish.
In many places this play, Miss
Jacobs says, has been repeated two
and three times, and we hope Sinton
people will turn out and enjpy an
evening of rare entertainment, and
assist in building up the Sinton Public
Library.
See the cast of characters on an-
other page.
JACKSON MOTOR CO. RECEIVES
CAR OF FORD MOTOR8
Jackson Motor Company this week
received a full car load of Model T
Ford motors. This is the first full car
of Ford motors ever received by a
Ford dealer in this part of Texas.
B4HGK SEDAN COMES TO GRIEF
As Mr. and Mrs. John M. Rogers
were driving on Thanksgiving Day,
they came very nearly being run into
by a Buick sedan which crashed into a
Ford ahead of it and went into a ditch
and into a wire fence just across Chil-
tipin Creek, taking with it the most of
the big sign “Wamba Coffee” on the
left-hand side of the highway.
■When Mr. Rogers went to the res-
cue of the driver, and “helped the
sign” off him, the driver stepped on
the gas and made his getaway without
any delay, seeming to want to avoid
any questions.
The writer and wife attended the
A. & M.-Texas football game at Col-
lege Station Thanksgiving Day, and
were greatly impressed by the brother-
ly feeling and democratic spirit on
the part of the student body.
We were among those present at the
big bonfire the evening before the
game, and heard the fiery speeches of
ex-students, ex-yell leaders, etc., and
it was surely inspirational to be in a
,crowd of approximately 5000 people,
all with but a single thought—to win
the game next day—and the farmers
won it
A. ft M. has one of the best, if not
the best college bands in the United
What is believed to be the first car
oad of hogs ever shipped coopera-,
tively from San Patricio cqunty rolled
up the S. P. tracks last Tuesday. Each
and every farmer who had hogs to sell
brought them in and it was surprising
to know that such a good class of hogs
could be gathered together in this
manner. This car load of fine porkers
averaging about 210 each will bring
n a payday to the shippers at a time
when it can be well used.
WORK ON TEAGUE BUILDING
PROGRESSING.
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Work on the brick business build-
. ooking over some of the music
played by the band, the redition of
which would do credit to any band.
The concert numbers are all standard,
the marches are mostly the good old
time heavy marches, with very little
of the light, so-called “popular” stuff.
The band made a fine appearance on
ing being erected by J. M. Teague of the football field, and its playing and
Beeville is progressing nicely, accord-
ing to report*. The force is now ready
to lay tile. R. A. Lockwood qf Bee-
ville is the contractor in charge of the
work. .
ALICE MEET8 SAN BENITO DEC. 2
McWhorter bros. remodeling
AND ADDING MEAT MARKET.
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BIRKNER BUILDING STORE
IN AQUA DULCE.
DISTRICT MANAGER ROGERS BUSY
PLACING EXTRA HELP IN
OFFICE
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Birkner, builder and contractor
iton, has been engaged the past
ska in erecting a brick store
hi Agua Dulce. According to
Foster, manager Turner Lumber
r, who sold building materials
building, Mr. Birkner will be-
laying the tile this week. The
is being built for J. A. Hartz-
R. Joe Rogers of Corpus Christi has
been here all week placing new typ-
ists in the local Guaranty Title Com-
pany’s office as extra help in a rush
of pressing business which will occupy
the office force for several months.
Mr. Rogers reports that he is col-
lecting extra office force for the Rock-
port Guaranty Title Company's office,
also.
Young ladies recently accepting em-
ployment in the Sinton office are Miss
Annette Sullivan, Corpus Christi; Miss
Mabel Stembridge. Corpus Christi;
Miss Wilma Long, Taft; Miss Maurine
Ashabranner, Taft; Miss Cecilia Wil-
liams, Skidmore; Miss Rita Walters,
Houston, and Mrs. J. L. DuBose, Sin-
ton.
McWhorter Bros are remodeling
their grocery store, repainting it,
walls, ceiling, counters, shelves, etc.,
and rearranging their stock of high-
class groceries, making room for the
sanitary meat market they are adding
in the rear of the building. These en-
terprising grocerymen purchased the
meat market fixtures belonging to J.
DuBose, including refrigerator and
refrigeration counters and are install-
nig it for the purpose of completing
their stock into a sanitary and up-to-
date grocery apd market. The paint-
ing was done by Wayman Ford, and
the re modeling by G. E. Archerd.
Lovers of good, clean football in
this section of Texas will be given a
rare treat when the Robstown Cotton
FiCKers and the iixn BenUo Grey-
hounds meet at Robstown Friday.
December 2, in a tilt- that wiil-deter*-
mine the* district championship. This
will be the last game in this section
of any importance and fans in Bee-
ville, Sinton, Taft, Kingsville, Alice
and Corpus Christi have asked to be
notified when they game will be
played.
San Benito is reputed to have a fast
but versatile team, a light but deter-
mined aggregation. The reputation of
the Robstown team is this immediate
territory is well known and the cham-
pionship is certain to be the occasion
cf a rare football classic.
Robstown came out of the Thanks-
giving dispute with Corpus Christi
Buccaneers victors by a score of 6 to
0 and without injuries. The Cotton
Pickers should be in better shape for
San Benito than they were for the
Buccaneers.
The San Benito game probably wil
start at 3 o’clock.
A. TO MEET NEXT THURSDAY
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first meeting of the Sinton P.
for December comes on the first
the month, today. The second
meeting will be held on De-
16. The dates coming early,
will be out of every-
way before the approach of the
holidays. Members of the
and other patrons of the
are arged to be in attendance
two December meetings.
’GOOD TEETH AND THEIR
RELATION TO HEALTH”
Pupils of the seventh and other low-
er grades of Sinton school are engaged
in preparing material for competitive
essays on “Good Teeth and Their Re-
lation to Health.”
A prize has been offered by Roy
Jackson of this city for the best essay
on the subject, as one means of en-
couraging the care of teeth in school
children.
PROMINENT NEWSPAPER MEN
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BAPTIST WOMEN OBSERVE WEEK
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Women of the W. M. U. of the Bap-
tist church observed the November
Week of Prayer this week with ap-
propriate programs several afternoons
at the Baptist church. Mrs. H. P
Beatty, president W. M. U. was in
charge of the general program. She
appointed leaders who took charge of
the daily programs.
States. ‘ We had an opportunity of °f the country next Friday (to-
marching was good.
On the oampus we met a number of
boys from Sinton 'and surrounding ter-
ritory, among whom were: Marcellus
and Ralph Kunitz, Lewis Stalcup, Leo
Gerdes and Fred Martin of Sinton, Til-
man Harbon of Sodville, and Bib
Hodges and Roy Westmoreland of
Taft. The boys were all glad to see
us and anxious to make our visit to
College Station a pleasant one. Dur-
ing Thanksgiving forenoon, Otto Wey-
land, a former student in Sinton and
Taft-High' schools, and a graduate
A. ft M., but now in the Army Air
Service, stationed at San Antonio, flew
over to see the game and visit his
many friends.
Other Sinton people attending the
game were: R. Kunitz and son, Jun-
ior; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gerdes; Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Neumann; Misses Del-
ta Neumann and Myrtle Knolle; Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Garrett; Theron Fin-
cher and Clyde Stalcup.
A. & M. is one of the best schools
of its kind in the United States—hut
one has to drive about the worst roads
in the state to get to it. If A. & M.
will move to San Patricio county we
will guarantee good roads, in and out
in all directions.
WOODMAN CIRCLE MEETS
FARMERS SHIP L J
CARLOAD HOGS
ANNOUNCING THE. NEW FORD"^
CARS*
Four-wheel brakes, standard select-
ve gear transmission, extraordinary
acceleration, a speed of sixty miles ah
hour and more, a practically vibration-
ess engine, and unusual beauty in line
and color are among the outstanding
features of the new Ford cars, the
first of which will be shown in many
morrow). The generator, oiling sys-
tem, steering gear and rear axle are
of new Ford design, it is announced.
And its 49-horsepower engine has been
so designed that it runs 20 to 30 miles
an hour on a gallon of gasoline.
This car, which is to succeed the
famous Model T line, will be shown on
Friday by Ford dealers in many of
the larger cities of the country. In '
Sinton, photographs and descriptive
charts of the new cars will be on dis-
play at Jackson llotor Company show-
rooms, where the public will be given
the complete story of the new Ford
car. Later various models of the new
Ford line will be on display here.
So far the new cars have been ex-
amined only by those who will have
charge of the first showing^ and dem-
onstrations. Salesmei
tors are studying charta
and performance.
For months factory models of the
new car have been undergoing severe
performance tests in and around De-
troit. One of these factory models
recently made a road ran of 120 miles
in 124 minutes. This run, it is said,
was made on an ordinary paved high-
way near Detroit. '
Mr. Roy Jackson, local dealer, in
commenting on the forthcoming
show, said their first view of the new
Ford car ' had substantiated Henry
Ford’s statement that “there is noth-
ing quite like it in quality and price.”
“Mr. Ford’s statement had prepared
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us for a surprise,” said Mr. Jackson,
Ladies of the Woodman Circle of
Sinton held a meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon at the Odd Fellow’s Hall.
Mrs. Barry of Kingsville, district dep-
uty, was present at the meeting. She
went from here to Taft to organize a
Circle. Mr. Barry accompanied her
to Sinton, returning to Kingsville in
the afternoon.
“but the new Ford car is better even
than we had hoped for. It is certain
to make history in the automotive in-
dustry, just as its predecessor, the fa-
mous Model T, has made history for
twenty years. We are proud of the •
new car and feel certain that its ap-'
pearance and performance will at-
tract unprecedented attention amoa$r
automobile owners.”
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VISITORS ARRIVE BRINGING
THANKSGIVING DINNER
THANKSGIVING GUESTS AT
JENNINGS TORNO HOME
KILL THOSE MOSQUITOES
Colonel Frank Holland of Dallas,
editor of Holland’s Magazine, and W.
A. Holford of Garland, editor and own
er of the Garland News, were in the
city Monday on their way to Aransas
Pass, Rockport and vicinity for a deer
hunt. They stopped for a chat with
Mr. Holford’s old friend, W. C. Sparks
of this city, and made him promise to
join them for a day while they were
at Rockport. Mr. Sparks went over
and spent Tuesday with the newspa-
per folks and gave them some talk
about the wonders of this section of
country.
Mosquitoes are thick about parts c
the city and are dangerous pests. 1
behooves every citizen of the town t
watch for empty cans and be sure to
empty them, or get them off his prem-
ises. All mud holes and water holes
and ditches should be well oiled with
kerosene oil which will kill the mos-
quito. Mosquitoes not only bite and
make sore places on tender skins, but
they innoculate their victims with ma-
laria in many instances. Let’s wage
a campaign against the pesky mos-
quito and rid the town of its unwel-
come presence. Get busy.
Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Torno of St.
Paul entertained a number of guests
at their home Thursday evening, hon-
oring the Thanksgiving evetit. Those
in the party enjoying the feast were
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Torno and daugh-
ter, Miss Nola; Mr. and Mrs. H. P.
Ramsel and children; Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Perrin and baby; Mr. and Mrs.
John Heliums, all of St. Paul, ana Mr.
and Mrs. Lundy Keng and family of
Giddings.
MRS. TOM GAY IMPROVING
NEXT MEETING OF SINTON MUSIC
CLUB
THE WOMAN’S STUDY CLUB
The Woman’s Study Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Ray N. Franklin
on Borden street, Friday, December
2, at 3:00 o’clock, with Mrs. Franklin
as hostess.
—Reporter.
The next meeting of Sinton Music
Club will be held at the home of Mrs.
George Beever with Mrs. L. F. Gar-
rett as hostess. Attention to the place
of meeting is called for the benefit of
the members of the club.
The meeting will be held on Thurs-
day evening, December 1.
Mrs. Tom Gay, who has been quite
ill several weeks is now improving
and was able to be taken to the home
of her father, S. L. mrst m Beeville,
Tuesday. Mr. Gay and Mrs. Alva Dan-
iels (nurse), accompanied the patient
to Beeville, Mr. Gay reporting on his
return that Mrs. Gay stood the trip
fine. It was thought that change of
location, scene and environment would
expedite Mrs. Gay’s recovery, which
her friends hope will be speedy.
A number of visitors arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Park on
Thanksgiving Day, doubly surprising
the family by bringing a bountiful;
.Thanksgiving dinner with them.-
Knowing that Mrs. Park was engaged
in the store, but wishing all to be to-1
gether for the Thanksgiving celebra-
tion, they brought everything good to
eat that could be collected, leaving Mrii^
Park nothing to do but “make the
tea,” as she laughingly remarked. ;
Those in the party were Mr. and Mrs -
E. L. Park of Kenedy, Mr. and Mrs.
H, P. Metz and daughter, Mary Vir-;
ginia, of Kenedy, Mrs. J. H. Woolsey
and children of Gillett; Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Hutchinson and Mrs. Harrison
Mitchell of Gillett II
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MILLS FAMILY OF' BEEVILLE
MOVES TO SINTON
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Let us repair that old Windmill for
you. It may save you from buying a
new one. Sinton Plumbing ft Supply
Company.—Adv. 40-tf
Malcolm Mills of Beeville, new man-
ager for the Rialto Theatre (Elaine),
has moved to the city and is pleasant--
ly located at the Mrs. W. G. Trotter
residence on West Market street The
young man’s family consists of his
mother, Mrs. Pearl Mills and his two
sisters, Misses Doris and Iva Mills.
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We welcome this good family to our
city and wish them success.
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