San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 9, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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450,000,000 Chinese Have Fought Aggression 5 Years
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EVERY
PAY DAY
f X* BOND DAY
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For Victory,
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U.S. DEFENSE
BONDS
STAMPS
VOLUME 34-
SINTON, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1942
NUMBER 26
SELECTIVE SERVICE REGULATIONS
REVISED TO MEET PRESENT NEEDS
Registrants Divided Into Categories With
All Eligibles To Belnducted In Class 1
First
———— ♦'
The following changes In Selec-
tive Service regulations has been
released from hte San Patricio
County Draft Board, which will af-
fect every registrant in the county.
Explanation of the changes will be
found In the following paragraphs:
Selective service regulations have
been revised which permits the de-
ferment by categories of registrants
who have wives o.r children, or wives
tain a bonafide family relationship
in their homes. The Act provides
for the edferment of such regist-
rants porvided marriage took place
prior to December 8, 1941, and at
a time when their selection was not
imlnent.
The Law which is now in effect
requires that registrants who are
otherwise qualified for military
service be divided into Categories
On the basis of family relations and
dependents, and that the registrants
in the several categories be arranged
in the order in which it is advisable
to select them for induction and
that all registrants in each category
be selected for induction before any
registrant in the succeeding Cate-
gory is selected for induction.
Registrants shall be selected for
induction from the following cate-
gories in the order in which they
are^described below:
Category One: Registrants who
do not have dependents entitling
them to be placed in Category Two
and who do not maintain a family
relationship, entitling them to be
placed in Category Three or Four.
Category Two: Registrants other-
wise qualified who do not maintain
a family relationship entitling them
"to be placed In Category Three or
Four but who have persons finan'-
cfaily. dependent upon them who
qualify as dependents under the
Selective Service Regulations.
Category Three: Registrants
otherwise qualified who do not have
children but who have wives with
whom they maintain a bonafide re-
lationship in their homes provided
marriage took place prior to De-
cember 8, 1941, or at a time when
selection was not imminent.
Category Four: Registrants oth-
erwise qualified who with their
wives and children or with their
children, alone, maintain a bonafide
.family relationship in their homes
provided marriage took place prior
to December 8, 1941, or at a time
when selection was not imminent.
. "Family relationship” in this in-
stance means a married man who
lives With his wife or who lives
with his wife and children, or-who
lives with his children, alone.
Eleven Men To
Go From Sinton
In Next Call
leyan College and has taught school
Sinton in the next contingent from
—„ San Patricio to go to Fort Sam
and children with whom they, main- Kmiston„, for ; induction into the
4 r\ 1 -a n l~\ /\ ^ 4*1 /I O —» | 1 ,v Mrtln 4* 1 ft a Vs I W . ** ~*1’ ' 1 1 —y»j|ft
Army, according to a list released
by the Selective Service Board.
Names and addresses of those who
will leave-soon are:
Librado de la Rosa Salinas, Math-
is.
Daniel Ira Coggln, Jr., Taft.
Tito A. Moralez, Odem.
Buford Bert Edwards, Sinton.
Willie Mitchell Hudson, Cincin-
nati, Ohio.
Jesus Vidaurl. Asherton. Texas.
Deed Lafayette Vest, Taft.
Jose Sanches Zavalla, Odem.
Juan Rodriguez, Aransas Pass,
Ramon Morales, Odem.
Dfecio Perez, Ca^p, AVIs.
► John Henry Carr, Mathis.
Elicio Tiperina, Sinton.
Lupe Martinez, Sinton.
Manuel Cabano, Mathis.
Bistor Casas, Sinton.
Hilbert Alvin Bray, Aransas Pass.
Candelario Martinez Nunez, Greg-
ory.
Jean Cooper Erxleben, Ingleside.
Pedro C. Ramirez, Gibbon, Minn.
Alonzo Melford Powell, Ballinger,
Texas.
Lazaro Cantu Garza, Taft.
Casimiro Ramon, Sinton.
Rosendo Muniz, Odem.
Walter Henry Koepsel, Jr., Math-
is.
Simon Puentes Pena, Mathis.
Ricardo Zamora, Odem.
Ignacio Moreno, ,Odem. ,
Erwin Chris Schneider, Sinton.
Carl William Voight, Sinton.
Robert-Henry Hunt, Morgan City,
La.
Ysabel Morin, Jr., Sinton.
Jesus Martinez, Jr„ Mathis.
David Euell Jacobs, Ingleside.
Francisco A. Rodriguez, Sinton.
Clarence Elijah Gambill, Aran-
sas Pass.
Andres Acuna Moralez, Odem-
Juan Rodriguez, Sinton.
Andrew Jackson McCormack, Port
Isabel. ■ v
Robert Juenger, Sinton.
Antonio Garcia, Mathis.
Services For
J. H. Schmalstieg
Held Wednesday
Had Been Engaged in Gin-
ning and Farming in This
Section For Many Years.
Ill Several Years
SCRAP RUBBER I C
DRIVE WILL END
FRIDAY, JULY 10
Final Date Set tip To Friday
of This Week. Nation’s
Scrap Far Short of Present
Needs
.» !■ •
According to'advices from Wash-
ington, President Roosevelt extend-
ed the nation-wide {drive for scrap
rubber to July 10th; and has urged
that everyone ransack ’every nook
and cranny of their premises for
rubber of any kind whatsoever and
turn it in to concentration centers.
Garland R. Beard, county chair-
man of the drive, reports officially
Funeral services for John Henry
Schmalstieg, 52, prominent glnner
and farmer of the Sinton commun-
ity. for many years, was held at 1^304.000 pounds' of sc^ap"riibb^
the Taft Presbyterian Church Wed-
nesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, In-
terment was in the Taft Cemetery?
Mr. Schmalstieg, who died about
midnight while being taken from
his home at Four Corners about
four miles east of Sinton,, to the
Sinton Hospital, had been In 111
health .for several years. He had
resided in the Sinton section for
many years and had been engaged
in the ginning and farming indus-
try during that time.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helen
Schmalsteig; four sons, Edwin Neal
Schmalsteig of the U. S. Army, and
John H„ Walter Leo and Roy Wil-
liam Schmalsteig, all of Sinton; his
mother, Mrs. Ada Schmalsteig of
San Antonio; a 'brother, W. E.
Schmalsteig of Taft; three sis?
ters, Mrs. Rose Sanders and Mrs.
A. V. Wyatt of Sodville, and Miss
Meta Schmalsteig of San Antonio,
and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers were E. C. McDaniel,
Joe Barlow, T. R. Pantter, W. A.
Dunn, J. W. Waddell and E. F. Bon-
orden, all of Sinton, and W. S. Cun-
ningham and E. N. Tutt, both of
Taft.
had been gathered to the middle of
last week, as had been reported to
his a
fairly large quantity of the 'ma-
terial been shipped to the concen-
trating point in Corpus Christ! that
was not reported directly to the
chairman’s office. This would make
the total figure much higher, some-
where near the estimated figure of
last week.
Scrap rubber collections for the
nation totalled .334,293 tons up to
July 3, President Roosevelt was told
Monday.
^.The.-pqp^rt'w’as submitted by Wil-
liam R. Boyd Jr., chairman of the
Petroleum Industry War Council,
who was accompanied to the White
House by Secretary Ickes, petro-
leum co-ordinator, and Ralph K.
Davies, deputy co-ordinator.
A week ago, when the total col-
Iections.had amounted to only 218,-
988 tons, Roosevelt called results
disappointing and ordered it con-
tinued for 10 days. It will close
Friday.
Ax the Axiii Buy Defense Bonds!
inton Is Again
Excessive Flood Waters
Mail Travels Slow
From Australia
T Several Hundred Residents in West and
Southern Residential Sections Routed
From Homei Monday Night
The editor received a letter Wed-
nesday from a friend of the Tracy
family, Lieut. Homer R. Taylor,
mailed from "somewhere in Aus-
tralia” on April 1, taking a little
over three months to get to its
destination. f
Lieutenant Taylor is with the 14th
Reconnaisance Squadron and has
been in Australia since the first of
the year. He arrived . in Hawaii
at Hickman Field pq the day the
Japs raided Hawaii and his plane
landed in the midst of a raid on
the field. He was confined to the
hospital there for several weeks.
He is a navigating officer on an
Army bombing plane.
Taylor has visited in Sinton on a
number of .locations and has a num-
ber of friends who will he glad to
learn he is doing nicely.
Brittain Home Is
Being Remodeled
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Brittain is being remodeled through-
out, the improvements affecting ev-
every room in the house. In addition
to a new paint job both inside and
out, new paper and other work, an
additional room has been construct-
ed, with the living room rearranged
to extend across the front of the
building, making the entire struc-
ture into a modern home.
The work which is expected to
be completed this week, is in charge
of Gus Brinkner, local contractor.
Old Rialto
Theatre To
Open Saturday
■4:
"Unless something unforeseen
shows up to prevent, the old Rialto
Theatre, located just east of the old
Manhattan Hotel on the south side
of Slntbn Street will open again
Tuesday) W H. Biggs, manager,
stated Thursday.
The theatre, which will be known
as the Rex in the future,-has not
been In operation since 1935. Work
was started Tuesday stringing light
Wires from the power plant of the
new Rialto building and Installation
of machinery Is under way, prepara-
tory ot opening^Saturday.___________
. Biggs stated they had a number
of good .'pictures booked for the
first two weeks and felt they were
offering the general public some
shows, that would meet their ap-
proval. ^
San Patricio Bond Quota
Set At $109,200 For July
DAUGHTER BORN TO
WEAVERS OF BURNET
Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. Folk
Weaver of Burnet, June 29, 1942, a
daughter, Catherine Louise, Mrs.
Weaver is the’former Miss Fairy
Margaret Martin, daughter of Mr.
Dan Martin.
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Local Onions Go
To Far Corner
Of United States
E. J. Mutchler, feed dealer and
shipper of onions and grain) re-
ceived a letter last week from Steu-
men, Maine, situated on the border
between Maine at Canada close to
the far tip of the state, telling him
of the fine quality of the onions
Which he has shipped during the
recent shipping season.
The letter was written by Mrs.
Clarence H. Buzzell. It seems the
family had purchased a sack of
onions Mutchler had packed which
contained his label, and the quality
was such that It prompted the let-
ter; proving that Ran Patricio Coun-
ty products are not unknown in the
far corners of this big- country.
Highway Patrolman
Stationed in Sinton
F. C, Burns, State Highway Pa-
trolman, has been assigned to Sin-
ton for patrolling the roads in this
section,* it was ’announced this
week. He and family are npw on a
vacation buf will arrive in a few
days to assume hie duties.
This gives Sinton the services
of two highway patrolmen. Wm.
Colberg was transferred here sev-
eral months ago and is connected
with tlfe driver’s license depart-
ment.
—On Pay Day. Buy Bonds——
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Health Officer
Warns of Malaria
Danger After Rain
Dr. A, H. Voss, county health of-
ficer, issued a warning Thursday
to the people of San Patricio Coun-
ty of the danger of malaria result-
ing from stagnant water after the
flood- early this week.
He stated that citizens should see
to It that all stagnant water every-
where Bhould be covered with oil
to prevent the breedingo f mosqui-
toes. Stagnant water not onfy is .a
breeding place for mosquitoes whlcfi
Is cause of malarie, but other dis-
eases result, such as typhoid and
dysentany, the Health Officer said.
He also pointed out that now would
be a good time for typhoid Innoc-
ulatlon.
The health menact of mosquitoes
from stagnant water has been min-
imized on other occasions In recent
years here, by the prompt work of
civic organizations who sponsored
such measures such as suggested
by Dr. Voss, and now, probably
more than ever before, that work
should be done. Excessive rains of
the past week has put water in
every ditch In this area and many
of them have no outlet, supplying
breeding places for the mosquito
which carries the malaria, typhoid
and other germs.
July 17th Proclaimed As Heroes Day i
Sinton and Througtout the Natoin. Buy
Bonds for Victory
♦— -
Richard Clark
Kindel Drowned
In Flooded Ditch
The excessive flood water in
Sinton -claimed one victim Tuesday
when little four-year-old Richard
Clark Kindel, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Kindel, was drowned in a
flooded drainage ditch just east of
the Missouri - Pacific Railroad
tracks,
Dickie, with a friend, was play-
ing on the banks of the drainage
ditch , about two blocks from his
home and was reported to have
fallen into the swiftly racing wa-
ter which carried him approxim-
ately 600 or 700 yards? downstream
where he was found over two hours,
later by "Speck” Aikefl. who whs-
one of a number of firemen and
others, aiding in the search. He
was rushed to the Sinton Hospital
where efforts failed’ to revive him.
Funeral services were held at
the Sinton Methodist Church at
10 o'clock Thursday morning, with
Rev. J. W. Black officiating. In-
terment in Sinton Cemetery un-
der the direction of David Peel.
PallJ^grers were Allen Lawrence,
Rockey Harkey, Luther Kolb
C. A. Edwards.
and
R. E. Home New
Manager Local
Office of CPL
D. B. Hackleman
Is Speaker At .
Lions Installation
D. B. Hackleman of Corpus Chris-
tl, chairman of the Lions Club for
Zone 7, was speaker at the installa-
tion of officers for the Slntbn Club
Tuesday night of last week when
Ladies Night was observed at the
DeLuxe Cafe. '• ■
Allen Lawrence, . retiring presi-
dent, presided • at the Induction
ceremony when he presented the
gavel to Sloan Touchstone, the new
head officer. Others taking, office
for the ensuing year were: B. C.
Kindel, firstewice president; Percy
Lee. Johnson, second vice president;
Leo Owen, secretary - treasurer;
John Dawson, Hon tamer, and Leroy
F-ry^ tail twister.
Directors who will serve for, the’
new year are: Rev. A. J. Ordner,
T. W. Knok, Davis Vickers and J. -
Roy Moses.
Guest and
and Joe,
2J, GUESTS MOVE
TO SAN ANTONIO .
Mr. and. Mrs. 55. F.
Children, Dorothy Jean
moved to San Ant,onio Tuesday
where he^vill work as an instructor
in mechanics at Camp Normo.yle.
They will make their home at 823
West Craig Street.
Remsmbsr July 17th — Heroes
Day—and buy miye War Bonds
than you aver hava before- The
day ia aet aside for our-men in
service* They are giving their ali
—why net you?
War bond quota for San Patricio
County this month has been set
at $109,200, it was announced Wed-
nesday by A- Loy Sims,- chairman
of the San Patricio County War
Bond committee. ‘
The entire Texas quota for July,
as outlined by the War Savings
Staff, Treasury Department, is
$33,667,000, and if the State is to
meet its obtigatoin, San Patricio
County must not fail to. pass its
quota, it was pointed out. The
county has held Its own the past
several months.
"'If .our boys, soldiers, sailors.
Marines, airmen in the far-flung
battle’ lines of the world can go
all-out for victory, offering their
lives If 'necessary, then we at home
are doing but little in buying war
bonds,” Sims emphasized In an-
nounced the quota. "We must
help in every way we can by sup-
plying them with the materials for
the best fighting equipment pos-
sible with which to defend their
•lives, and whip the enemy.”
Sims also called attention to the
“Heroes Day” July l-7th, which-has
been set aside to do honor to those
boys whq are out there fighting
for uS. This day is designated when
we at home Should go all-out for
our boys by .buying war bonds- and
stamps as if we had never bought
Radio, Station KTRH is planning -them before. It was stressed that
to send technicians to Sinton soon mjg day should be a memorable one
Salute to Sinton
Planned by Radio
to prepare a radio program devoted
to the Industries of this community,
Edgar P. Bonorden, vice-president
of Chamber of Cbmmerce has an-
nounced.
The various local officials and
business men will be featured on
the program during the 15-mlnute
broadcast also, along with other
features which will be worked up
by the radio crew through the co-
operation of the chamber of com-
merce, it was said.
DON'T WEAR. BONDS,-BUT THEM.
here as well as throughout the
country, by every man, woman and
child, by piling up the greatest
amount in war bonds in the his-
tory of our town and county.
It was pointed out that the pur-
chase of war bonds is not a con-
tribution, but an investment—an in-
vestment In freedom, security and
democracy, as well as a sound fi-
nancial investment that will pay
dividends when the war has been
won.
SCRAP A JAP WITH SCNAP
R. E. Horine has moved here from
Robstown to become' -manager of
Central. Power and Light Comparfy.
succeeding Tom Gunter, -who has
been "called into service as a sec-
ond lieutenant in the U.- S. Army
Engineers. Horine hds 'been CPL
manager at Robstown since Janu-
ary 1, 1941, according to H. \V. St.
John, Gulf Coast district manager.
The utility company's* new man-
ager is a native of Louisville, Ken-
tucky and 31 years of-age, married
and jjas a four-year-old son, . Ralph.’
and an eight-year-old daughter.
Connie. Horine was educated in
Louisville, attending the University
of Louisville. , His first job with
CPL was as Ice serviceman at. Cor-
pus Christi.
Horine has received numerous
promotions since joining the utility
concern in 1932. He was transferred
to Robstowm the following year as
ice dock foreman, was then moved
up to ice superintendent, became
acting manager and finally man-
ager. At Robstown, he was, active
in the Lions Club and many other
civic organizations. He is expect-
ed to take an interest here in com-
munity enterprises.
Gunter in going into military serv-
ice as an engineer, will put to use
his 14 years experience in the elec-
trical field, having joined the utility
company in 1928 as cashier at Alice.
He has served as. cashier at Fal-
furrias, meter record clerk at Cor-
pus Christi. and service foreman,
ice clerk and water -serviceman at
Beeville. Gunter was electric serv-
iceman at Bishop and here before’
being appointed manager in 1935.
He leaves for Washington, D, C.,
July .13, but relinquished his duties
to Horine last week.
Old W. G. Martin
Residence Sold
Stacking up 10.47 inches of rain-
fall Saturday, Sunday and Monday
to bring the total for a five-day
period to .11.93 inches, Sinton was
again hit by excessive flood waters
Monday night when approximately
one-fourth of its population was
routed from their homes.
Residents from the Sinton-Oderft
Highway wes' and in the Latin-
Ameriean and negro sections of
town were the hardest hit, suffer-
ing considerable-damage to house-
hold goods and to residential prop-
erty, Some homes in that section
of town immediately north of the
county. courthouse=,S)ist<rune(i dam-
age by the water getting high
enough to cover floors.
Probably the worst damage front
the excessive rains throughout the
county was caused - to feed crops,
which was well advanced and ripe,
ready for harvesting, and. storing.
It is believed this crop will be
practically a total loss with few
executions as praetieaily all rip©
grain is sprouting and that which
bad been cut is completely ruined.
In the opinion ?of sortie farmers,
however, young fet'd crops where the
grain had not ri-pened would prob-
ably escape and growers would be
able to salvage it, provided it Is
not situated where water stands in
the fields too long.
There is a varying difference as
to the extent of damage caused to
cotton. County Agent R R. Gibb
stated there was a chance that most
of the cotton would escape exces-
sive- dagia-ge, but^ believed where
cotton bolls had practically ma-
tured and was under water for any
length of time, would be lost’. This
was the opinion of many farmers
also, and since the rain has stopped
and flooded fields are beginning to
clear of water, hopes rise and the
Conclusion by many is that San Pat-
ricio County has a fail’ chance of
yet producing a fine crop .of cotton.
Cotton .that stands in swales and
under water too long is’ likely to
be lost, and there is- many places
in the county’like that.
Reports of rainfall in the various
sections-of the county vary, but af-
ter . compiling these reports, it 18
Continued on the Back Page
Red Cross Workers
Urged to Knit
For Men In Service
The residence known as the old
Walter G. Martin home on the cor-
ner of George Street and Sehorn
Avenue was sold last week to
Charles B. Hart and Clarence E.
.Hart, sons of Mrs. Tansy M. Hart
of Sinton. The transaction was
handled by J. J. Sparks.
The two young men are In the
United States Army and are sta-.
tloned on the west coast. Both hold
the rank of sergeant.
Red Cross Knitters are urged to
lay aside any war production work
they may be engaged in to give
their time to •.the knitting of a
pundred turtle-neck sweaters and
sixty helmets for the U. S- Army
Air Corps, ’ which is San Patricio
County’s quota to be turned In to
National Red Cross headquarters
by August 12. •
“With little more than a month
to complete and hand,, in the quota,
it is expedient that knitters begin,
now.” urged Mrs, Stanley Fry, head
Of the knitting department {or the
Sinton Branch American Red Cross.
Yarn may be obtained through Mrs.
Fry, Mrs. Frank Curlee or Mrs.
Arch Fullick and the knitted arti-
cles, w hen complete, may be turned
in to any of the three.
Mrs. Fry calls special attention
to the fact that this knitting is far
Uncle Sam’s men only and the need
is urgent.’ She ‘reports that fifty-one
convalescent robes have been turned
In, donated by various individuals
and clubs, for the use of Uncle
Sam’s men in the Tropics. Thera
will be no more knitting for men
of other countries, as our own men
are now the cheif concern of U. S.
Red Cross workers.
WATCH FOR IT!
Appearing In some advertisement
in this paper is a iadys name who
is Invited, with her guest, to bs
the guest of The News and ths
Rialto Theatre.
This offer is not good after Wed-
nesday each week. Watch for a name
to appear in some advertisement^
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