San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1922 Page: 2 of 6
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Published every Thursday
Sinton. Takas.
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Martin & martin,
Publishers.
Entered as second-elaes matter March
16, 1909, at the Post Office at Sinton,
(San Patricio County) Texas, under
the JLct ot Congress of March 8, 1879.
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fear, |1J8.
Msnths, 91M.
Months, 75 cents. *
Strictly in A#y«w»ce.
iy, September 21, 1922.
OUR OPINION OF THE NAVIGATION
BOND I68UE -
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After carefully considering the con-
ditions under which It is proposed to
issue Navigation bonds in the San Pa-
tricio-Aransas County District, we are
going tp vote for the bonds, because
we think it to the,best interests of
our people.
The cost to the tax. payer,^the extra
taxejs on account of the. bond issue,
will he so small that 4t will hardly be
noticed, 81.92 will pay the bond issne
tax bn 80 acres of land tor. a year. On
100 jfcfa it will he 1^0.^ I r
Thi; paving in ftelgixt rates, or
rather the difference between freight
and water rates, has been; figured at
more than two dollars on each bale of
cotton raised in the county. Now, if
We thi|
one, and g|hajl
VOTE F$$t; THE >QNDS t
MARTIN & MARTIN, Editors.
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The City, last week, put up "Drive
Slow” signs on either side of the
school building, which should be a
warning to all motorists to drive slow
while passing the ’School bouse,, and
on the road between the business part
ot town and the school house. There
is considerable fast driving on this
bit of road, which should be stopped
on account of so many children going
and coming from school, It is the
duty of motorists to drive slowly and
carefully, and it iB also the duty of
parents to see that their children stay
off the road, only whon compelled to
cross over, and that should be done
as quickly as possible. We have
noticed several little children roller
skating on the road, and others walk-
ing in the road instead of on the side-
walk. We merely call the parents’
attention to these facts for the safety
of their children.
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the farmer ships only one balp of cot-
ton, he will tt^e enough on it, one
bale, to pay Hi? Abates on his 80 acres
Not much there to be fright-
only so much money to ran
of the eottttty. We all
4^. port at Araheas Pass
added interests and im-
to this’ County. These
will be taxed and the
into the -county treas-
only that, but these added
will add to the bonding
our enmity, Instead of tak-
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a fact, alio, itat immediately
Is established at Aransas
S. A, TJ. A. CK Ry. will build
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thousands of dollars to
San Patricio, through
Ucts, not theo^a
at Corpus Chnsti, nor
, with those who do not
We lib It becauie we
a progressive step—in
biggest progressive step San
County has ever undertaken.
On account of continued bad weath-
er, it Tms heen thought advisable to
call off the Parent-Teacher meeting
tor Ttwrsday afternoon, of this week,
since H ie very much desired'that the
first meeting ef the year, be an enthu-
siastic one, with good attendance.
The program prepared for today will
be carried out at the next regular
meeting, Thursday, October 6th. * '
FOR BALE
f Large frame dwelling^ well located
near Sinton High School Building,
two big lots, j Price $1600.00;—easy
terms.
Texas.-
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-Adv.
Will Ficklin,
Sinton,
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Have your prescription filled at Ver-
million’s.—Adv. ' 33-1
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... Have your winter clothes steamed
and pressed. P. E. Feathering.
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One Ford Truck for sale at a bar-
Staton, Texas.
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DR. IRVING M. DIETZ
CHIROFftACTOR
Oldest established Chiropractor in
SomWt Tb*as ■ j
Office mid residence 126. Antelope St
(Two blocks west ef Post Office)
Telephone 681
Corpus Chrietl, Texas
HE QUALITY OF BREAD
n governed to a great extent by" the quality of
tfx* fiour from which it is made. That is why so
many people buy our bread. Everything we sell
in foodstuffs is of the same order of merit.
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NIEMANN BAKERY - Sinton, Texas
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Hemstitching and Picoting Attachment
Superior device; fits any sewing machine; attaches firmly;
easily adjusted. Price $3.00 delivered, with complete instruct-
ions and sample of work. Orders filled promptly.
509 Starr Street
Superior Hemstitching Attachment Company
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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J. J. SPARKS, President.
W. S. VAWTER, Secretary
Good black hog-wallow land, $30.00 per acre,
equal payments on balance. 7 per cent interest.
674 Acres black hog-wall.ow land, 350 acres in cultivation
cheap, or v*H trade for smaller farm.
One-fifth cash. 1')
For sale
ASK VAWTER LAND CO.
SINTON - Phone No. 114 - TEXAS
Hamilton’s Feed Store
A MIGHTY GOOD PLACE TO TRADE”
Come to see us when in the market to buy or sell anything
IN THE FEED LINE
J. L. HAMILTON
Phone 125
(C>. 19S2, by Western Newspaper Union.)
When Bessie, the black cow, was on
her peaceful way to pasture that morn-
ing, who could have foreseen that She
would have an Influence on two young
human lives? Professor Laid low would
have scoffed the idea.
When Peggy saw the cow, she made
for the highest fence, and perched
there In trembling fear. Peggy was
unfamiliar with ihe ways of the cow,
having just come on from the city to
visit Aunt Felice. She was consider-
ing, here in country quiet, a means of
future livelihood. Also, Peggy was re-
covering from a supposed broken heart
—recovering nicely.
The young man who had caused this
broken heart was dazedly unaware of
the cause of his failure to win it Brief-
ly, Peggy told Aunt Felice that he
was a coward. On this particular
morning of Bessie’s Joyous outing, Peg-
gy had been on her way to the brook-
side to read a magazine, but innocent
Bessie blocked the way. The girl, in
panic, glanced around the enclosure
wherein she was trapped with the cow
—and made for the fence top.
Peggy relapsed for a time Into for-
getfulness of danger, picturing the hero
who might come boldly to her relief.
“Great guns!” exclaimed a shaking
masculine voice from below, and rap-
idly a man clambered up beside her.
“I never saw the bea6t,” he chattered,
“until I was directly beside him. 1
was cutting through the meadow, In
order to quickly reach the schoolhouse.
The animal looks vicious—I beg your
pardon. Were you caught in a like
‘ predicament?”
“I was,” she replied, “and I hoped
that some brave person might happen
along to release me. It appears the
brave person has not happened.”
The man was contemptuously obliv-
ious of her disdain.
"Km no matador,” he returned curtly,
Peggy shifted her position to look
him over. '
“What—ere you?” she asked imper-
tinently. .
“I am here to apply tor the position
of school principal,” he told her. Peg-
gy almost lost her balance in the ex-
citement of this information, and was
obliged to steady herself by the man's
unwilling arm.
“Why, I’ve applied for the school
myself,” she said.
“You won’t get it.* His tone was
ungracious. “Women are not reliable
enough to hold positions of any im-
portance.”
“You talk,” she suggested spitefully,
“like a man who has been disappointed
—in love, perhaps.”
“I have been disappointed,” he sur-
prisingly answered. “The young woman
whom I foolishly thought had captured
my fancy proved to be impertinent.
She was in my classes. I can brook
Impertinence from no one. It is to me
most distasteful.”
“Just as cowardice in man Is dis-
tasteful,” remarked Peggy, sadly rem-
iniscent—“and most disappointing.”
The professor, for the first time, re-
garded her with interest. Something
In the wistfulness of her tone found an
echo in his own heart. “You, too,” he
questioned gently, “have known dis-
illusionment?”
Peggy nodded. “Of course,” she ad-
mitted. “Aunt Sophia, with whom 1
live in the city, is rather disagreeable
to young men whom she thinks may be
paying me attention. But that was no
reason why Ted Thayer should have
been afraid to come to the house, and
so he asked me to meet him at the
home of a mutual friend.”
“Certainly not,” emphatically agreed
the professor.
“I have decided,” said Peggy, sof-
tened, “to withdraw my school applica-
tion In your favor. You will undoubt-
edly be the person for the place.” _
“I had about decided to relinquish
my Idea of coming here,” the professor
confessed, “when I started out this
morning. Too deadly monotonous, the
place seemed to m^, for even the fur-
thering of my. true purpose, for the
school has been only a means to the
end of enabling me, in country seclu-
sion, to complete a certain work on
science. But since you and I sat here
together I have come to the conclusion j vey
that If you remain—do you intend to
remain?” The professor’s tone was
eager.
In strange, happy confusion, Peggy
reached for a low hanging red apple.
Lightly she swung it to and fro.
“Aunt Felice is anxious to have me
stay for the simmer; I really think
that would be delightful. And—Aunt
Felice is not the least hit like Aunt
Sophia.”
Something softly moist brushed Peg-
gie’s palm, and the apple slipped from
her grasp. Then, gratefully' Bessie
rubbed her blaek head against the
girl’s knee.
“Whybreathed Peggy, “she’s riot
savage at ail. Why, I believe she likes
me." . . /
“How,” tt^kt d the professor incoher-
ently, “could she. or anyone, or;—or me,
help liking you?"
Gallantly he assisted Peggy from her
perch.
“I am going your way,” he nn-
houncixL whfHi wits' surprising, as the
profcould not know which way
was to be Peggie's.
“It is nice." she said, as his arm pro-
tected her against JBe«sTe*s calm length,-
“to meet a brave man."
The professor smiled with satisfac-
tion.
“And how Impossible," he remarked,
“to think of you in connection with an
Impertinent saying,”
Taxpayer* of Ban pat$ic|E
sas Counties wiU^te%o|.
bqfkd Is^pe of. f300,0$§ Shtui^ay,
Septembers!, lor the purpose of dredg-
ing npmal 25 feet deep and not less
thamP&0 feet wide at the top and 75
feet wide at the bottom from the now
established port at Port Aransas to
mainland at a point that will include
both San Patricio and Aransas coun-
ties for all harbor improvements.
Nueces county, at the present time,
receives all the taxes derived from
harbor improvements at Port Aransas
and on Harbor Island.
If the election on Saturday, Sep-
tember 23, is in favor of the bonds
San Patricio and Aransas Counties
will be the beneficiaries of all main-
land harbor development which in ad-
dition to its taxable value to the
counties, will produce sufficient rev-
enue to amply provide for the interest
and sinking fund of the amount of
bonds to be voted. This revenue
which will accrue to the San Patrlcio-
Aransas County Navigation District
will be derived from wharfage and
dock charges.
The revenue to be thus obtained
from the operation of a mainland har-
bor will be sufficient to provide for
the interest and sinking fund of the
bond issue, which annually only ag-
gregates $25,500, but will further pro-
vide for maintenance and any reason-
able development that growing com-
merce might need.
The tax levy on present assessed
valuations is only 24 cents on the $100.
On this basis the tax levy on each
acre of land assessed at $10 per acre
would only be 2.4 cents (two and four-
tenths cents). The minimum saving
to the cotton growers of San Patricio
and Aransas counties alone would be
$2 per bale for every bale of cotton
raised. Based upon the 1920 crop of
cotton in San Patricio county, when
52,000 bales of cotton were ginned
from 50,000 acres the saving to cot-
ton growers would have been $102,000.
San Patricio and Aransas counties
are the natural gateway between a
commercial empire to .the South and
Our prices are the lowest of any town in this section.
Our service is Courteous and efficient. -
Our COUPON BOOKS save time and worry.
Phone No. 68
SINTON ICE CO.
SINTON
WHOLESALE
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West and the world’s market through
as Corpus Christ! fulfills all its prom-
ised obligations, and even should Cor-
pus Christi he able to make good the
government, through its hoard of en-
gineers. is not especially noted for its
speed in completing a designated
project. In substantiation of this
statement the present port of Aran-
sas is a glaring example. It is what
the government designates as a pro-
ject 26 foot deep and 600 feet wide,
in the jetty channel. The Channel Is
a fraction over one mile in length and
yet in 23 years, since it passed to the
government, there is only 24 feet
depth of water 206 feet wide In the
channel.
If there are any property owners in
San Patricio and Aransas counties
who are inclined td cast their ballot
against the bond issue in the belief
that they will benefit by government
aid to Corpus Christ! they can arrive
at some conclusion as to the time they
may expect it by figuring if it has tak-
en the government 23 years to get 24
feet of water for a mile and one-tenth
just how long it will take to dredge a
channel 26 feet deep' 206 feet for a
distance of 21 miles.
Col. H. C. New comber, division en-
gineer at New Orleans at the time the
board of engineers made their decis-
ion, who was sincere in his efforts to
afford South and West Texas immedi-
ate relief through a deep water har-
bor at mainland, unqualifiedly recom-
mended the project tp San Patricio
and Aransas counties “by the con-
struction of a harbor basin of not less
than 1009 feet by 1000 feet, 25 feet
deep and channel leading thereto 120
feet wide at the bottom at an esti-
mated cost of $625,000, subject to the
conditions that local interests shall
provide suitable terminal, facilities
and storm protection for the harbor
satisfactory tp the board of engineers,
and that they contribute one-half of
the estimated cost of improvement.”
In paragraphs 20 and 21 of his re-
port Col. New comber refers to the
railroad situation as follows:
“Corpus Christi advocates attach
much importance to its better rail con-
nections and to the disposition of
three of its four railroads to co-oper-
ate in the development of a port at
Corpus Christi and to op-
pose such a development at
Aransas Pass, which is termed a sin-
gle-line port, requiring jofut line rates
to reach much of the territory to be
served. While the attitude of these
H. BLANKMEYER, Finance Com-
mittee.
S. F. JACKSON, Mayor; SAM T.
PROPHET, * Alderman; GEO. M.
HOOPER, Alderman, Rockport, Texas.
FRITZ HELDENFELS, CHAS. G.
JOHNSON, FRED PERCIVAL, Roc*
port Deepwater Committee.
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the harbor, and in voting this bond
issue a safe and adequate harbor to
mainland will be an accomplished fact
within twelve months after its pas-
sage, as the $300,000 will be added to
the $213,000 of breakwater bonds now
available and the $100,000 municipal
bonds which’ have already been voted
for wharf and. dockage purposes.
The voters of San Patricio and
Aransas counties have now the power
to do for themselves what certain in-
terests have prevented from being
done for generations. There are cer-
tain powerful interests who are inter-
ested in the long haul from New Or-
leans to Brownsville and from New
Orleans to Ei Paso and points west
that do not want a port developed for
South Texas. This influence has had
and still has the commercial interests
of West and South Texas by the
throat which has retarded the develop-
ment of a fertile empire as vast in
area as half the New England states.
It may be safely assumed that this
baleful influence was exerted in influ-
encing the United States board of en-
gineers to disgrace themselves in the
eyes of the general public by recom-
mending an expenditure of millions of
dollars for what might have been ac-
complished for a few hundred thou-
sand dollars. They knew, as every-
body knows, that in recommending
Corpus Christi there was not a chance lines is quite natural, under the cir-
of the government ever being called. cumstances they-can hardly refuse to
upon to fulfill its part of the agree- j participate in handling any traffic
ment. i that may be offered them through a
They indicated their* own insincerity ! port at Aransas Pass on such an equit-
ir. the proposed project by assuming able basis of rates as the circum
$1,394,900 and placing a burden of stances may warrant.” * * TJie
$3,084,500 upon Corpus Christi, who, ,Gulf Coast lines do not have a track
in addition, promised to provide such ; of their own into Corpus Christi, but
wharfage and terminal facilities as enter that city over the Texas Mexi-
the United States may require; to con-! can railway under trackage agreement
to the United States or the city with that road. All three of these
of Corpus Christi without cost lands roads could enter Aransas Pass un
needed for a publicly owned and op- der similar trackage agreement with
erated harbor, for terminal docks and the San Antonio & Aransas Pass rail-
warehouses and for highway and rail-
road purposes; to place in trust the
lands adjacent to the harbor for sale
at reasonable price to individuals or
corporations desiring location there-
on; to establish ample grain elevator
facilities; to install adequate facilities
for handling cotton; to bring natural
gas to the city: to establish a-cotton
mill arrtl to provide $25,000 annually
for maintenance..
About tho oyly things Corpus
Christi did not promi-io \v. to things
they couldn't think erf. and th*- "o-n
■vo of it all lies in the follow ing taken
from the recommendation of the
board of engineers:
AMERICANIZATION
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LIBERTY AND DISCIPLINE
Lawrence Lowell
Americans .are more
the benefits of discipline In fact/
conscious of them in theory, *
who should try to manage,;
a bank, a railroad, a shlppkj
company, or an athl|^
principle of having- ££a;
member of the organization take
ever part in the work, and do it
ever way seemed best in his own
would come to sudden grief
mercilessly laughed at. We all
that any enterprise can
only If there Is co-ordination
or ^rhat short we call team play.
Experience has taught us
maximum efficiency tt
the tram play 4*,
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, taHght ua that th.
way. Such an arrangement can, in
fact, be required under the provisions
of Section 405 of the Transportation
Act of 1920.
As a natural sequence* of^ voting the
San Pafric io-Aransas County Naviga-
tion District bond,'there will he rail-
way development that will do more
toward their material advancement
than can be conceived of at the pres-
ent time.
Railroad and harbor development
th* feast iwasts by friction <
aL cross purposes. Bat every©*
aware that such condition
come about of itshlL Men do
into their placqs in a team or
ation spontaneous!?! , Until
come experts do npt
the relation of their particular i
to the plan at a whole; and riYiw
they have become y fttmfflar v
game or the industry^ thdy are
overestimate their own part in It,
disagree about the best method of ;
tain ing the result. Everyone,
rule, and when, Artwwf WiMi
gested that all the men in a
should be made Brigadier Generals i
once to avoid jealousy, he tohdfcsff'i.
familiar weakness In hunnom "
Believers in the principle of libel
assert that a man will put
effort, and more intelligent
he chooses his own field,
his own way, than If he* . .
the constant direction of others. 1
mere sense of freedom is stimi
[ in a high degree tp vigorous ns
The man who directs himself ii
sponsible for the consequences,
guarantees the result, and stake!
character and reputation on it.
ter selecting his own career he
that he has chosen wrongly, he
himself down a fool. The the
liberty, then, is based upon the bel
that a man is usually a better ji
of his own aptitudes than anyone
can be, and that he will put fc
more and better effort if he is
than if he is not.
Both of these principles, of dia
line and of liberty, contain
truth. Neither is absolutely true,
can be carried to its logical extrei
for one by subjecting all a man’t
tions to the control of a master wc
lead to slavery, the other by leto
every man free to disregard the
mon welfare would lead to anarchy.
We have learned in this stress
increased tax revenue which; naU°ns that men cannot fight will
means
in turn means better roads and gen-
eral public improvements.
There is every reason why the vot-
ing throughout the district should be
The board wcommcndc that the unanimous for the bonds and not one
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work be not commenced until the Sec-
retary of_[ War is assured that local
interests are in a position to carry
out their part of the work substan-
tially in accordance with the plans
described and under the conditions
above recommended.”
Thus it will be seen that the small
amount of government aid promised
wijl not be available until such time
valid^ reason
why a vote should be
cast against them.
e. E. IIENRY, Mayor, J. F. NEW-
BURY; Commissioner; S. J. CONN,
Commissioner, Aransas Pass, Texas.
W. E: TEDFORD, Dr. WALTER NO-
BLE, CONN BROWN, Citizens Com-
mittee, Aransas Pass, Texas.
E. A. GILBERT, C. W. HOLMES,
L. P. AYRES, Wm. SNYDER, Dr. H.
ammunition well made in abundai
but we do not see that the ci
matter in civilization is the pr«
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ness of young men for the work
the world; not only an ample sui
of the-best material but a.jj
moulded on the best pattern, fer
and finished to the highest point of
perfection. Is this the ideal
dreamer that cannot be realized, 6r _
it a vision which young men will
and turn to a verile faith?
Three-Flower Vanity Cases
million’s.—Adv.
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