San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
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SINTON, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1939
N- 7 •
Candidly'
Speaking
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JlLOT OF THINGS could be
done to make our town perk up and
look a lot better if some of our cit-
izens would follow the lead oil Cur-
lee Chevrolet Co. and Warren Elec-
tric Service. The ditch in front of
their respective places of business
has been cleaned out, the grass cut,
adding much to the appearance of
things. We suggest a good clean-up
campaign for the town In general.
Folks would be surprised hoW much
better their property would look
and how much better they would
feel over a fine Job.
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We suggest that anyone sending
in news articles of any description
(and we would, like to have all local
news possible, sign their names at
the bottom so that we will know
' r whom to get in touch with in case
further Information Is needed. Inci-
dentally, we are not Interested in
personal whims of fancy, or articles
that tend to be ridiculous. Our aim
is to supply our readers vyith news
of happenings in our own commun-
ity as well as news of general in-
terest from all points in the county.
The above paragraph was prompt-
ed because we really do want all the
news. However, we sometimes re-
ceive news stories, without signa-
tures signed to them, through the
mall, and we are unable to publish
’ them or give them due recognition:
If you send in news stories, don’t
be afraid we will sign your narrie,
unless you request it, or it is nec-
cessary.
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The holiday season is approaching
rapidly and’ will be upon us before
we know it. We warn our mer-
chants and friends who plan to push
their sales during these days when
the general buying public is more
in the mood for spSnding to get
busy and be prepared. It was sug-
t- bested this week the Christmas
shopping season be inaugurated
during the Thanksgiving week. Let’s
get busy and invite our rural friends
to come to Sinton for their holiday
goods.
NUMBER 44
Lloyd Neumann Ships
First Car of Beets
From Sinton Area
'■ Lloyd NeumanTr; farmer of the
S.lnton-Odem area, shipped the first
carload of beets to be sent from the
Gulf Coast district this winter,
when he loaded out a car Monday.
Neumann also shipped the first car
of .radishes from this section, which
he harvested about two weeks' ago.
Vegetables are very scarce in San
Patricio county on account of lack
of rain necessary for planting, but
Neumann took advantage of the
slight rainfall of early Septembei
and planted his vegetables so as 40
get the full benefit of moisture ne-
cessary for quick-growing veg-
etables.
County Ag. Officials
Attend San Antonio
Meet
C. A. Maedgen of Mathis, chair-
man, San Patricio Agricultural Con-
servation Association, Morgan C.
Smith, pf pdem, member county
committee,' and Parke T. Moore,
secretary-treasurer county com-
mittee, attended a district meeting
of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration in San Antonio Mon-
day and Tuesday. R. R. Gibb, coun-
ty agent, and iJenagBqrt Robinson,
home demonstration agent, attend-
ed the A-;A.A. meeting and also a
meeting of the Extension Service's
agents of all South Texas counties.
Alice Mae Donovan Wins in Race
For Future Fanners Sweetheart
Miss Alice Mae Donovan, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R- Donovan,
won the race for FFA sweetheart as
the campaign cam eto a close last
Friday night- She received a total
of 60,000 votes.
The campaign for sweetheart of
the Sinton Future Farmers, accord-
ing to' the custom for the past three
years, was brought to a close at
half of the Slnton-Taft football
me last Friday night when the
inner was announced.
Miss Donovan Is d member of the
senior class. She will be presented
with the sweetheart uniform of
blue and gold, gold FFA emblem,
and will be honor guest at all Fu-
ture Farmer social .functions. She
will also attend the Houston Fat
Stock Show with the boys and their
adviser, H. W. Gist, in February.
Moore Classifies
Flax Relative to
Soil Conservation
Javelina-Rattler
Game Featured
Saturday Nite
' KINGSVILLE,, Nov. 14. — After
pointing for the St. Mery's game all
year, A&l’s Javelinas approach the
* gero hour with the squad In better
shape than U has been in since the
first game of the season. Barring
last minute Injuries in scrimmage,
every wearer of the Blue and Gold
will be ready to tackle the Rattlers
when the whistle sounds here Sat-
urday night at 8 o’clock.
The game may prove a deciding
factor in the Alamo Conference title
race. Should the Rattlers take the
Hogs, it will leave Weet ..Texas
Teachers in undisputed possession
o( first place, the Teachers having
already defeated the Rattlers and
both the Rattlers and the Javelinas
<V having taken Sul Ross. If the Jave-
llnas win, the game between them
and West Texas Nov. 30 will decide
K the championship.
The two teams are well matched.
They both have better than average
seasons thus far, the Javelinas hav-
ing lost one, tied two and won four;
while the Rattlers have lost three
and won five. Their common op-
ponents give the Rattlers an ad-
vantage of several points; and St
Mary's beat Daniel Baker 27-0,
while the Javellna score was 20-3.
V The Rattlers have scored 132
points to their opponents' 63. The
A&I total is 74 to S3.
Schaudies To Open
New Business Friday
Announcement is being made in
this week’s paper by A. C. Schau-
dies with reference to opening a new
business in connection with his Red
& White Store on West Sinton St.
An addition to the store is being
completed and arrangements are
being perfected for the newt project.
The new business will be known
as “The Economy System,” which
has been copyrighted by Schaudies.
Definite outline of the plan will be
made but nothing sold until Sat-
urday morning. T •
Music will be furnished from 6 to
8 p.m. Friday by Big Boy Green
and his Peacemaker Band, and fun,
music, coffee and eats will be the
order of the occasion. All free.
SMU-Arkansas
Game Friday
The Southwest Conference foot-
ball week-end begins early this
week, with the important Confer-
ence game between Southern Meth-
odist University and the University
of Arkansas^cheduied for Friday at
Little Rock, Arkansas. ;Thls game
will be broadcast over, a network
of Texas stations by the Humble
Oil & Refining Company, beginning
at<3SM>0 p.m.
The Humble Company Is seeding
Eddie Dunn and Harfield Weedln to
Little Rock to describe the game for
Texas listeners. Dunn, popular radio
personality regularly heard over
Station WFAA, Dallas, will describe
the play; Weedln, pf Station KTRH,
Houston, will handle color and sta-
tistics. Listeners can hear the broad-
cast over KGKO, Dallas-Ft Worth;
KXYZ, Houston; KABC, San An-
tonio.
, IfatOM Students Honored
l| MifSfs Virginia Prsstpn and
Joyce Du Bose were elected recently
as oo-fiaptalB* of the freehmen dor-
for the Rainbow club at
for Women, Denton.
J TWPf to <Uu*bt*T ofJ*r-
l Mrs. Bam Preston and Joyce Is the
°"‘r u~Jh" D’’
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A&M-SMU Game
Mrs. Carey- Slade, Ade-
4|Sj B. 6. Butler Jf
the A&M-SMU foot-
was played at Col-
1 last Saturday. Mr. and
1 their son, Carey
ATTEND BAPTIST
CONVENTION
The Rev. W. JS. McGraw, pastor
Sinton Baptist Church, left Monday
for San Antonio to attend the Bap-
tist General Convention. Mrs. G. E.
Warren left Friday for San Antonio
to be present at the Woman’s Mis-
sionary Union and the convention.
Others of the Rev. Mr. McGraw’s
congregation will jo^n him for some
of the convention proceedings at
various times during the week.
Product Is Soil-Depleting
Under 1940 Program Ex-
cept as Outlined i$
Following Paragraphs.
Local Men Kill
Large Rattler
Joe Tennsl and Ray 8t*mbrido*
report killing a very large rattle-
snsMe on the Millir Ranch near
Lake Corpus Christi Monday
afternoon. The reptile was excep-
tionally large for this section,
being five feet and eleven inches'
in length and weighed twenty-
eight pounds. It carried fourteen
rattles.
Clifford PoWers Buys
Fine Shorthorn Bull
“Supreme Royal Leader,” dark
roan shorthorn bull, was purchased
by Clifford F. Powers, prominent
West Sinton farmer, from Bellows
Bros., Maryville, Mo., at their 35th
sale.
This bull Is a junior yearling and
was well up in class -at Missouri,
Illinois and Iowa State fairs. He
weighed 1350 pounds at t9 months
and is out of a full sister ,to Divide
Sensation, twice International Grand
Champion.
This bull should ably assist pres-
ent senior sire Sni-A-Bar-Lovely-
Ensign whose sire was ,pn Interna-
tional Grand Champion. Powers in-
vites those interested 1° better cat-
tle to see this bull.
Pirate Schedule
Calk for Open
Date Friday Nite
Special Train To Be Run
for Alice-Sinton Confer-
ence, Tilt There November
24th to Close Season.
Flax will be classified as soil-
depleting under the 1940 Agricul-
tural Conservation Program except
when matched acre for^acre by bi-
ennial or perennial legumes or per-
ennial grasses, seeded alone in a
workmanlike manner, according to
Parke T. Moore, administrative as-
sistant in Soil Conservation.
"Annual and summer legumes such
as cowpeas will not qualify in match-
ing acreage-planted to flax, how-
ever, the San Patricio County com-
mittee, the committees of adjoining
counties, and the State committee
have strongly recommended to the
Administration in Washington that
annual and summer legumes be
permitted in this area instead of
biennial or perennial legumes,”
Moore pointed out.
Biennial and perennial legumes
which may be planted following
flax are lespedeza sericea, perennial
lespedeza, biennial sweej clover and
alfalfa. Rhodes grass may be plant-
ed as a perennial grass.
Workman Injured on
Migratory Camp Job
Roy Hampton, employee of the
Triple-A Sheet Metal Company, was
painfully injured from about a ten-
foot fall off the roof of one of the
buddings at the migratory labor
camp south of town Tuesday after-
noon.
The injured man was taken to
the Thomas Memorial Hospital at
Beeville in a David Peel ambulance
after he had received medical at-
tention here. Extent of his injuries
could not be learned. It vv%s stated
he fell on his head, striking the ce-
ment base of the building.
Red Cross Launches Membership
Drive in San Patricio County
One Thousand Members Is
Goal of Unit With Roll
Call Chairmen in Various
Communities.
Victorious 'Over their ancient ri-'
vat, Taft, by an overwhelming 68-0
spore, the Sinton Pirates. District
39-A powerhouse, will be Idle this
week. Only one more game remains
on the schedule, and that a confer-
ence clash with the now aroused
and fighting Alice Coyotes. The
game will be played away from the
home lot. The Coyotes showed a lot
of power in blasting the Aransas
Pass Golden Panthers from cham-
pionship consideration, routing them
by a 30-0 count last week. The re-'
turn of George Stacy in the back-
field, seemed to Inject new life in '
the Alice eleven and they won eas-
ily with Stacy scoring one touch-
down. Pots, the other half of the I;
Stacy & Stack combination, coun- j,
ting twice, and. White and Carl-
isle each pushing over a marker
The locals continued to show even 1
their, most skeptical followers that i A special train, sponsored by the
they are the class of the district 1 Sinton Chamber of Commerce, will
despite that last week’s game fail- he run for the Sinton Pirate-Alice
ed to prove anything of value, ex-j Coyote football game which will be
cept that the Taft Greyhounds ap- ' staged Friday night, November 24,
parently are doomed to wind up In ! on Coyote field there, it
■ihe San Patricio county chapter
of the American Red Cross launch-
ed its annual Roll Call campaign
for 1939 Saturday, seeking a mem-
bership of 1000 adults in the county,
under the direction of John W.
Starbuck, roll call chairman.
Each locality in the county si-
multaneously opened a membership
drive, under sub-chairmen, appoint-
ed by Starbuck, hnd will continue
' / , , .-$_
Special Train To
Be Run for Alice
Game Nov. 24th
Tickets on Sale at Various
Places in Town, With Kir-
by Sharp General Chair-
man of Arrangements.
the cellar.
field there, it was an-
nounced Wednesday by Kirhy
chairman of ar-
According to present plans a spe- ' Sharp- general
cial traih will be chartered to take I rangements, .
the Sinton fans to the Alice game, j The train will be made up and on
Round trips costing a dollar apiece | the Southern Pacific tracks at the
are. on sale at various places in depot ready to leave at 4:t15 on that
town. A capacity crowd is expect- J day. it was stated. Deadline for
ed to board the train, as the locals ; selling tickets has been set for the
will need all of the moral support 1 "0th to give time to complete ar-
that the fans can muster. - j rangemenjt’s for the train. It will he
The Refugio Bobcats continued necessary to sell 365 fares at $1.00
Floyd To Preach
F. G. Floyd, student preacher I
Austin, will preach Sunday at the
Presbyterian Church, both morning
and evening. He preached here on
Sunday, Nov. 2, and will preach two
Sundays each month, it has been
announced.
their losing ways, dropping a 13-7
decision to the unbeaten and untied
Inglestde Mustangs ..last Week. All
of the scoring was confined to the
second quarter. The Cats' only '
counter came on Leo White's 62*4-
yard scamper. «
DISTRICT 39-A STANDINGS
Season Standing
SINTON PIRATES ROLLED
OVER TAFT GREYHOUNDS
68-0 LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
Team
P
W
L
T
Sinton
8
7
1
0
Alice
8
4
4
0
Aransas
Pass
9
4
5
0
Taft
8' ■
2
6
6
Refugio
8
l
6
1
Conference
Games
Team
P
W
L
T
Sinton .
3
3
0
6
Alice . .
a
3
0
0
Aransas
Pass
4
2
2
0
Taft ...
3
0
3
0
Refugio
3
0
3
0
Locals Piled Up 570 Yards
Rushing and Passing,
Holding the Visitors for
No Gain for the 4 Periods.
Visit Notre Dame
Mr. and Mrs. J, F. Odom and
daughters, Jo Ann and Grace, left
Monday for South Bond, Ind„ where
they will visit their eon, Dave Odem,
a student at Notre Dame Univer-
sity, which is his father’s alma ma-
ter. They will be accompanied by
Mrs. Odem's mother, gMrs. M. E.
Brauer of Beeville, why* will make
a visit with them at Ashland, Ohio,
which Is the home of her daughter,
Mrs. M. A. stuokey. The party will
attend two Notre Dame games, on
November II and It.
By J. J. de la Garza
Showing no mercy on its old ri-
val, Sinton's mightiest eleven crush-
ed a hopelessly outclassed Taft
team under a 68-0 score on the local
turf Friday to annex their third,
consecutive District 39-A victory. It
was Sinton's most, glorious victory
In the 19 year old series, and aveng-
ed, at least partially, that awful
80-0 beating at the hands of Taft
five years ago.
The Pirates just could not be
stopped, rolling up the amazing to-
tal of 570 yards, 369 of them on
running plays. The air lanes ac-
counted for 201 yards. The hapless
Greyhounds gained a pitiful total
of 16 yerds, on one completed pass.
They gained 42 yards on ground
plays, but lost the same amount to
leave them with a total of nothing
gained in that department.
Dashing Danny Webb, the con-
ference's leading scorer, again led
the way, crossing the goal line five
times, and tossing one touchdown
pass. Bill Newton, the Pirates’ ace
end, scored one touchdown, hurled
a pay-off aerial, and booted eight
conversions, to take eecond honors.
The Buoa started off slowly but
warmed up to their task, and than Dan Got’away
WATCH FOR IT-
Appearing In some advertisement
in this paper Is a lady’s name who
Is invited, with her guest, to be
the guest of The News and the.
Rialto Theatre.
This offer Is not good after Wed
nssday of eaoh week. Watch for a'
name to appear In some advertise-
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10. But the 'Hound line had not
"wilted" enough, and the stout-
hearted visitors hurled the Pirates
back on two line plays to the 14.
Two passes were grounded and Taft
again gained posseselon of the ball.
Following Rosson’s punt, the lo-
cals took the ball on the Taft 37.
Allen and Webb contributed a yard
each on line emashee, and then
Webb got away for 11 yards on aq
end sweep.
Jimmie Jernlgan, who has de-
veloped into a great line-plunger,
hit the middle of the line for a five-
yard gain, advancing the oval to
the 19, and was followed by Webb
who marked up nine yards to the
ten. A pair of line plays moved the
ball to the seven, and from that
point Webb scampered across on an
off tackle play. Bill Newton'st.plaee-
kick split the uprights for the extra
point. Score: Sinton 7; Taft 0.
The Pirates went on a spree in
the second quarter, racking up four
touchdowns. Taking the ball on the
Taft 44 yard line late in - the first
heat, the locals went on down the
gridiron and In exactly nine plays
the pigskin was over. Jimmie Jer-
nlgan's 21-yard dash from the 42
to the 21, highlighted this drive.
Advancing to the nine yard line,
Webb was given the ball t^ree
times: the first time, the 'Hound
forward wall held him to no gain;
to the five on the
Pet.
1.000
1.000
.500
.000
.000
One team, the Aransas Pass Gold-
en Panthers, completed its District
39-A campaign last week. Their
final record gives them a .500 per-
centage on the basis of two games
won and two games lost.
While the Sinton-AHce clash will
determine the conference champion,
so will the Taft-Refugio contest de-
cide the occupant of the cellar po-
sition.
The Pirates continue to show the
best offensive and defensive rec-
ords. In eight games they have pil-
ed up 306 points, while their oppon-
ents have made but 26. Daniel Webb,
Sinton quarterback, has ajl but
“cinched" his position as the. dis-
trict's leading scorer. His 139 total
gives him an 87 point bulge over
his nearest opponent, Bill Newton,
who has scored 52, 22 of these being
place-kicks.
Club Record*
per round trip in order to get the*
train. No limit to the number to go
on the train has been set hut it is
expected the above number will be
exceeded.
Mr. Sharp, who-will lie in charge
of the train as well as chairman of
ticket sales and arrangements, has
placed receipt boohs at the Club
Cafe,. Coin's, high school, Plymouth
Camp, chamber of commerce office
to make it convenient for those who
wish to make the trip to buy their
tickets. He will also sell, receipts
which must be exchanged for tick-
ets at the depot before boarding the
train. Receipts will not be honored
on the train as was the case on the
Raymondville trip.
This is the last game on the Pi-
rate schedule for the season and
the only one that stands in the way
of a perfect conference standing.
Alice is no set-up and fans can be
assured they will see a game well
worth the price on the night of
November 24th. Be there and help
the Pirates win the district title.
working on the campaign through
Thanksgiving week (old date). In
most places, workers attempted to
make the main drive on Monday,
continuing work of securing scat-
tered votes throughout the remain-
ing proscribed time.
On the eve of launching the drive,
announcement of the roll call was
made by loud speaker before on*
of the largest groups to assemble
here within the time of the drive,
at the Slnton-Taft football game on
Friday night, ait Sinton.
Red Cross Sunday was observed
by all ministers of the town who
spoke to their congregations stress-
ing the Importance of the drive and
urging their support. Ward Crow,
local chairman, is heading a group,
of workers who started canvassing
Sinton Monday.
Starbuck released a partial report
Wednesday morning, which placed
Ingleside in the lead with a mem-
bership 'of 266 The total released
was 596 members for the county, to
date, Mathis reported 129.
With other towns and localities
doing their part, as is expected, the
goal of- 1000 memberships for the
county will lie reached, according to
Chairman Sjarhuck, who is opti-
mistic Over results of the drive.
Special Session of
District Court To
Be Held-Monday
A special sessjon of District Court
will open Monday morning with
District Judge W. G. Gayle on the
bench, it has been announced, to
hear a civil suit, styled Ercelle Wil-
hit" .Jones vs. Solar Oil Company
of Texas. , ; y
This suit Which will be heard to
■clarify title was one among a num-
ber of-cases carried over from the
regular term m October! John Ab-
ney of Hillsboro and M. A. Childers
of San Antonio are attorneys for
the, plaintiff and Boone. Henderson,
Bedug and Davis of-Cjarima/Chi^stl.
for ttje defendant,
Team
Pts.
Oppts.
Sinton ...........
. 306
26
Alice .............
82
119
Aran9as Pass ... ?
.. 50
105
Refugio .....,. . . .
40
113
Taft .............
25
226
n the bounce and
scatted
across
proceeded to ruth IMS ly butcher
their opponents. Taft klcked-off to
begin aiettvfcjf1.
The locals took the bell on their
35 yard marker, and quickly
a drive which was short-lived,
Jernlgan fumbled on the enemy
and the ’Hounds recovered. Taft f«
countered with a punt and the lo-
cals again took the ball, this Ume
oh their II. ' • •
The Sinton Juggernaut then be-
gen another "pueh" down the field.
Wide end sweep* Interspersed with
line plays wilted the Taft forward
naxt play, fumbled, but Jack Pres-
ton, reserve Buc linesman, re-
covered; and on the final try, Webb
went over, again on an off-tackle
smash. Newton's kick was good.
Nmg Sinton 14, Taft 0.
'ebb, Foley and Mick combined
forces to give Sinton Its next eoore.
Taking the ball on the Taft 42 yard
marker, following Webb's intercep-
tion of Sandare' pass, the Sinton
quarterbaok hurled an aerial to
Foley who received It on the II.
Foley, on the run, fumbled It and
dropped It, but Lewis Mick, coming
the pay-off stripe. Newton's kick
was Again good. Score: Sinton 21:
Taft 0.
The next, counter came a few
minutes later. Rosson punted from
the Taft 20; the ball going out of
bounds on the 47. On the first play,
Jernlgan was handed the ball. Jim-
mie stepped back and hurled It to
the waiting arms of Newton who
took It on the IS and ran across for
another touchdown. Newton's kick
was good. Sinton S3; tjaft 0.
The Pirates whited until the clos-
ing minutes of the quarter to count
again. A 9-yard punt gave the lo-
cale the ball on their 41 yard line,
and another drive was under way.
Tearing Into their .opponents once
more, the locals moved to the 25.
Then Newton was handed the ball
on an end around play, but he dou-
bled gaok, and flipped * pass to
Foley who gathered It la on over
the goal-line for the touchdown.
(Continued on last page)
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Cotton Price Not
To Be Affected
By War in 1940
COLLEGE STATION.—"Can we
expect a rise in cotton prices be-
Rodeo-Barbecue at
Refugio Announced
A rodeo and barbecue, sponsored
by the Junior Altar Society of Our
iAdy . of Refuge School, has been
announced for next' Saturday and
Sunday. Nov. 16-19 'at Refugio.
The barbecue will be held on Sun-
day at noon, and the rodeo per-
formance will lie at 7 pin. Saturday
with parade at 2:30 in, afternoon,
and 2:36 Sunday afternoon by Jess
Akers
W iginton-Duncan
Miss Irma Duncan of Sinton and
Claude Wiginton of Woodsboro wero
married at Odem Saturday morning
at the home of the bride’s brother
and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Stan-
ford. The Rev. Roy G. Rader, pastor
of the Odem Methodist church, per-
formed the ceremony. Attending the
couple were the bride’s sister, Miss
Marvel Duncan of Corpus Christi,
and Miss Bertha Merrill of Slnfon-
For the wedding the bride wore
a fall model of dark green' crepe
cause of the war? I don't believe
we can.”
That's what P, K- Norris, market1 j with gold ornament and black acr
Ing specialist of the Foreign Agri-, eessories. Immediately after the
cultural Service of the U. S. De- j ceremony, the couple left for a trip
partment of Agriculture, and an to Valley points and Matamoros,
outstanding authority on cotton, is : Mexico.
telling Texas A. and M. Extension) Those present for the Ceremony
Service county agricultural and j were the bride's mother, Mrs. T. J.
home demonstration agents in a Duncan of Odem, Mr. and Mrs.
series of 12 AAA educational meet- j Stanford and Miss Marylene Mc-
ings over the state. j Neill of Corpus Christi.
Here is the background on whicji . The bride has been a resident of
Norris bases his prediction: There Sinton for a period of years, and
is a world supply of 50 million bales
of cotton. Of this amount 24 million
are in other countries; 26 million-
are the United Stk^s supply.
Of the 26 million American bales,
14 million are the carryover, 12 mil-
lion bales are the current produc-
tion.
The consumption, of United. States
cotton last year totaled- about 10
million bales; top estimate for 1939
consumption is 12 million. And that,
Norris says, is the most that can
be expected at any time In the fu-
ture under present conditions.
So the United States has on hand
more than twice as much cotton as
will be consumed this year. Norris
thinks no Increase In consumption
will come because of the war, be-
cause the nation* at war are ehort
of foreign exchange In America and
what they have will probably be
spent on war materials.
Some cotton is used in war, but
this la more than offset by a de-
cline In normal uses. The blockade
of Germany will probably prevent
her from importing any cotton at
all. England will turn first of all
to bar dominions for ootton, wheat
(See COTTON PRICB m Pegs I)
has been outstanding in the' work
of the Sinton Rebekah lodge, of
which she is past noble grand, and
in the Rebekah Social Club.
Mr. Wiginton is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Wiginton, long-time
residents of Woodsboro, and Is
bookkeeper for the Tayior Lumber
Company of that vlty, where the
couple will reside on returning from
Mexico.
Attends Florist School
Mrs. J. G. Womack attended the
Florists' School of Design held la
the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio
Sunday afternoon. She stated many,
new end unique designs were made
and exhibited to about four hundred
florists who were In attendpaoa.
COTTON
♦
There were 59,377 bales of cotton
ginned in San Patricio county from
the 1939 crop prior to November 1,
1939, Compared with 51,981 ginned
from the 19M crop prior to Noy, 1
that year, according to a report by
S. H. Preston, special agent for the
Bureau oC,Che Census, U. 8. Depart-
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San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1939, newspaper, November 16, 1939; Sinton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth717594/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sinton Public Library.