San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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LOCAL CHURCHES TO HOLD HOURS OF PRAYER WHEN INVASION COMES
stories in Church Column
on Pago Four
Ha ffatririo (Emtufy Nms
VOLUME
> These men, somewhere in Burma, are changing a machine-
gun barrel which became overheated from firing. A new
barrel can be put into place in a few minutes. When over-
heated barrels have cooled, they are cleaned and used again.
Note asbestos mittens. • owl-
SAN PATRICIO COUNTY WILL
SEND INSTRUCTED DELEGATES
TO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Resolutions Both in Support and Against
Administration’s Program Adopted.
Considerable Discussion Prevailed
in Meeting Here Tuesday.
San Patricio County will send a delegation of instructed
delegates to the State Democratic convention wheii it
meets at Austin May 23rd, as a result of the county Demo-
cratic convention held in Sinton Tuesday.
At the outset of the meeting a
resolution recommending the abol-
ishment of farm labor camp, an
Administration sponsored project,
came up for consideration, and was
unanimously passed, followed by a
resolution giving full support to
the President’s administration,
which was also adopted with slight
opposition. However, ■ when the
question of sending an instructed
delegation to the State convention
came up, it provoked quite a bit of
discussion. was finally decided
favorably by a vote of "14 to 19,
with three delegates passing after
it was seen the motion would carry.
Delegates named to carry the
i banner of San Patricio County to
vthe State Convention were: Miller
Harwood, farm leader, and Eddie
Barrow, business many both of Taft;
John' Dawson, county* attorney, of
Sinton, and Marvin Hunter, pub-
lisher of the Ingleside Item.
Homer Easterwood of Taft, coun-
ty Democratic chairman, presided,
arid R. H. Brannan, superintendent
,of Sinton Schools, acted hs* secre-
tary of the meeting.
Naval Man Visits
Here After Year
In South Pacific
John Wesley Gibson, S 1/C, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gibson of
Sinton, has been home on a fifteen-’
' day furlough after a 'year’s active
service in the South Pacific with
the Merchant Marine.
John Wesley is a member of the
Armed Guard", a p'art of the Navy,
seeing duty aboard Liberty Ships,
carrying cargoes from the States to
the fighting zones. He Is a gunner
and sight-setter with the Navy gun
<srew on the Liberty ship. During
the time he has been serving with
the Merchant Marine, young Gibson
, has seen service In both the yVsaia-
tic, European and Pacific waters,
and wears ribbons designating this
duty; also three stars denoting en-
gagements in which he has partici-
pated, In his service Gibson has
visited many points, Including some
war fronts, including the Aleutians,
Guadalcanal, Moumea, New Cale-
donia, Afganistan, and Tocpllla,
Chile.
Aipong the souvenirs he brought
hotne was some Marine Hand
Knives, bayonets, and Jap ammu-
nition.
Rev. Huff To Speak
AtJProgressive Dinner
In Odem Tonight
r.' j&K • “ ' •
The Rev L. M. Huff, pastor of
the Baptist church,’will go to Oedm
tonight, where he will be guest
speaker at » progressive dinner
given in honor of the senior class
of Odem high school.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
Odem' Baptist church, will
Mid the
in his
Annual Agricultural
Meeting Postponed
The annual meeting of the San
Patricio County Agricultural As-
sociation haa been postponed for
the present, Miller Harwood,
chairman, hae announced.
Postponement, of the meeting at’
this time was due to present con-
ditions brought on by the war
which is in its critical stage, the
announcement said. In the event a
meeting is felt, to be necessary in
future months members .will "be no-
tified. The’ chairman*' urged that
members pay their dues and keep
the organization intact 90 a®, to
keep its work going forward and
be ready for any concerted action
that may be necessary.
Pfc. Oswald ^Parsley .of, Camp
Howze arrived Friday and is spend-
ing about ten days here visiting
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
A. Parsley. He will report back to
camp at the week end,
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 Ttfeatre. ,
This offer Is not good after Wed-
nesday each week. Watch for a name
to appear In some advertisement.
SINTON. SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. TE^AS. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1944°
They keep figktiiuj-
Yoa keep kiyiig
WAR BONDS
NUMBER 18
R. M. Kleberg Out
For Re-election
To Congress
. Cong. Richard M. Kleberg of Cor-
pus Christ! today filed announce-
ment of his candidacy for re-elec-
tion to his seventh consecutive term
as representative from the 14th
District of Tqxas, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary.
The announcement came from
Washington where,- Congressman
Kleberg explained, he probably will
be kept busy through election time.
‘‘While I would like nothing bet
ter than the opportunity to spend
several weeks In the district, meet-
ing, speaking and conferring with
my constituents; unless conditions
under which the Congress labors
today change, such a visit Is Im-
possible. I believe my fellow Amer-
icans whom I have the honor of
representing will understand and
would not have it otherwise, con
sidering the circumstances.
REP. KLEBERG
"Were it possible to get away
from Washington and carry out my
duties as a congressman, too, there
are any number of , issues vital to
our government and the’ future of
our nation that I would take great
delight in discussing in every part
of the district. The war front and
the home front must behave as one,
we all are soldiers in this fight
together, and never was there gxeat-
PLEASE TURN TO THE BACK PAGE
Lt. Albert Forrester
Serving With Air
Forces in England
an Air forge service com-
mand STATION, “Somewhere in
England "—2nd Lt. Albert A. For-
rester, former Sinton resident, son
Of Mr. and Mrs, Ayers Forrester of
Bonham, is now overseas and has
participated in a course designed
to bridge the gap between training
in the States and soldit^lng in an
active the&tre of war.
At one of the Air Service Com-
mand stations known as Control
Depots, Lt. Forrester Was carefully
processed by classification experts
who made certain that he was well-
,fitted for the job , assigned to hint.
Security training, personal hygiene,
a talk by a Special Service Officer
informing him of facilities for
healthful recreation, and a lecture
by the Chaplain, are all In turn
part of the G.I.’s preparation' for
his overseas duty.
His next station will be one from
which America's fighting planes
take off to smash the Nazi war
machine.
Before entering the Army, he
was employed as a Stakihg Engi-
neer by the San Patricio Electric
Cooperative at Sinton.
WAR BONDS
WAR BONDS
Sitasl Corps Photo
Reeling out, wire from an RL 31,
in the steaming Jungles of New
Georgia—rain, insects and the ever-
3SSSkisesuus
.......1Jn*
’em!
V. S. Com Guard Photo
The Red Cross flag above hos-
pitals and on ambulances means lit-
tle to the Nazis and Japs, but it
affords our boys some protection.
Your War Bonds bought these am-
bulances now )n Italy. Buy mate
War Bonds and bald ’em!
U.S.TravuryD,--—
San Patricio County Again Leads
The Nation in Production of Onions
Churches of Town
Plan D-Day Special
Prayer Services
s
The pastors of the varipus
churches of Sinton plan to hold
special hour of prtayer service
when the announcement of in-
vasion of the European conti-
nent is received here.
The pastors plan to open the
doors of the churches to the
public for prayer and comfort on
receipt of news of the invasion.
If the news comes before 8:30
in the evening special services
will be held at that hour. If after
that hour, a special service is \
planned at all the churches for 1
10 o'clock the next morning, it i
has been announced. [
All business houses of town
are asked to close their doors
for one hour for the special
service in the morning, if id is
held at that time. Some business
men have already signified their
intention to close for that length
of time, and others who hbve
not been contacted will probably
close for that period of time.
T_—:__J_____—r
Sgt. Billy Chafin
Reported Missing
On Bombing
Mission
Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Chafin of
Sinton received ’“a message* from
the Government Friday of last
week informing them that their
sop, S/Sgt. Billy Joe Chafin, had
been missing since April 15th.
Sgt. Chafin, who was 4 gunner
on a B-24 bomber, is reported to
have • been lost with his bomber
while on a bombing mission over
Romania. He is a graduate of the
Sinton High School with the Class
of 1942, and went into the service
early in 1943, training at several
points in this country before get-
ting his wings as a gunner. Hfe
went overscSs early in January, ar-
riving in Italy January 25th, ac-
cording to a letter received by his
parents.;
Total of Approximately 26,000 Acres Planted in County
As Compared With 12,000 Last Season. $1,500,000 Crop.
SAN PATRICIO COUNTY again leads the nation with
approximately 26,000 acres planted to onions, according
to figures compiled by shippers and seed men this week.
This tops the number of acres planted last year by about
14,000. The acreage in onions’last year was said to be the
largest number of any county in the United States, and as
the estimates stand for the 1944 crop, it is believed this
is a record high. *
Guadalcanal Rain
■
Mere New Members
Added to Our
Reader Family*
A number of^new subscribers
have had their names added to
our rapidly growing subscription
list during the past, two weeks, and
others are coming iq daily. During
that period of time a large number
of regular subscribers have had
their dates set forward so they wil
contirjue‘"to receive their home pa-
per.
Many of our Sinton boys who
are serving with Ua.de Sam on
foreign war fronts receive The
News regularly, and letters whiih
we receive very often tell of how
much they enjoy reading the new®
from home. The News force is
mighty glad they are getting the
papdr and are enjoying it, and we
are making every effort commen-
surate with difficult times to pub-
lish, an above-the-average country
weekly.
So far we have experienced linle
difficulty in our paper supply and
will continue to accept new readers,
unless the paper situation becomes
more acute. We appreciate the in-
terest shown by those who have
added their names to our list and
want to express bur tjian cs to
those who have renewed their sub-
scriptions.
New Subscribers: Mildred Roult-
lnghouse, A gun. Dulce; Mrs. John
Boyd, Odem; • Mrs. L. P. Gfiddol,
Mathis; Lt. John A. Galiga, over-
seas; PVt. Milton W. Sipes, North
Camp Hood; Pvt. Fred Boscamp,
overseas; W. W. Burr, U. S. Fleer;
W. H. Finke, Tynan; Jimmy Grsnt,
Sinton; Mrs. John Demko, Sinton.
Renewals; Grant Lumber 0... C.
A. Schlthab, T. W. Knox, .Mrs. D.
A. Lawrence, Gus Blrkner, E. H.
Lewis, all of Sinton; C. C. Parker
and J. G. Pool, Odem; B, F. Watson
6.. 50n, Raymondville; Mrs. Edgar
1., Brown, San Francisco; M s. Ed-
ward Hale, Chester, 111.; M. C
Scheble, Longview; Althea E. Sel
fert, Levqjland; Jack Morrow. Sin
ton; Geo. M. Kilpatrick. Sinton
Cpl. Robert S. Hillegelst, San Fran
cisco.
Cpl. Harrison Moody completed
his training course in gunnery and
U. S. Marin* Corpa Photo
Guadalcanal, scene of the first United Nation offensive operation
against Japan, has two seasons—the rainy season, between Novem-
ber and May, and the wet season. “White men leave and natives
die” during the rainy season, according to natives. Above is, a
typical Guadalcanal scene during the rainy season. One Marine
reports that every time he crawls into his “sack” (bed) he gets
seasick.
N.N. Campion Will
Open Grocery
Across From
Post Office
N. N. Campion is remodejing the
building recently vacated by Ten-
nessee Gas Transmission Co., across
the street from the post office,
preparatory to opening a grocery
store. ...
He plans to open the store to the
public Saturday with a full line of
staple groceries for their selection.
Campion is an experienced gtjpcery-
man, having been in the business
for a number of years. The store is
being equipped with all new
tures.
Members of School
Faculty May Be
Called Into Service
The throe male members of
the hit;Ti school faculty and six
Students' have .received their
notice to report for their physi-
cal on Miv limt pno.iratof y to
entering the armed forces. The
members pf the faculty leaying
are, M. L. White, principal: Mur-
ry Stephenson, coach: and B. fb
Oefinger. teacher of vocational
agriculture. Boys ordered to re-
port are Marvin Tidwell, How-
ard Lee Hunt. E W. “Dub”
Robertson. Louis Hunt. Everett
Burke, and Terry Dyer.
Ernie Horine, manager of Cen-
tral Power & Light Co., and C. A.
Edwards-attended the annual meet-
ing of company managers held in
fix-1 Corpus Christi. Wednesday and
I Thursday of last week.
WAR BONDS
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According to figures compiled
this week approximately 2400 car-
loads of vegetables of all kind*
have been shipped out of the county
to date this season, with Sinton
shipping 444 cars over the two
railroads here. These include on-
ions, carrots, cabbage, beets, spin-
ach, turnips, radishes, . greens, cu-
cumbers and other commodities. Of
the 444 carloads of commodities,
1SX were onions shipped by rail and
does not include several which went
to,the market by truck.
The onion .shipping season is iti
full blast throughout the county.
Taft reports 500 can? shipped from
there, an .estimated, 500 cars from
Odem, and, abuut ISO from Mathis
will make a total of approximately
1360 cars shipped from the county,
or about 65% harvested. This rep7
resents a total value, of $1,832,000,
figuring on a basis of $2.00 per sack,
the price being quoted on the mar-
ket Tuesday. The total estimated
market value of the San Patricio
O.bunty onion crop, computed on
tile basis of 50 sacks, to the acre, is
$2,600,000. This is. considet'edc’ an
.average yield, While some reports
have come in placing the top yield
/if some acreage at 60- and 65 sacks
to the acre.
Trucker;, have come from as far
ns .Tennessee. Georgia. Michigan,
.and Alabama, to pick up onions,
and carloads have been shipped to
Gan,idn, Connecticut, ' New York,
and St. Louis.
Vegetables shipped from Sinton
over the Missouri Pacific and ’
Southern Pacific lines include 133
carloads of, mixed vegetables, 74
ears of sY'in.ach. 26 cars of beets,
11 cars of cabbage. 7 cars of rad- "•
ishes, 3 cars of carrots. 1 car of
turnips, and 1 car of greens.
Teachers in Local
Schools Receive
Increase in Salary*
All classroom teachers of
the Sinton public schools
will receive a boost in salary „
at the beginning of next
term, it was announced
Thursday morning by Supt.
R. H. Brannan. The increase ’
was. granted by the board of........
trustees at their last regular
monthly meeting held re-
cently.
The increase in, salaries will
amount to an additional $12.50 per
month for the‘nine month period,
or $150.00 per month. The old salary
was $1.17.50 per month. However,
the teacher will receive: the .Vilary
on a 12-month basis, being paid an
equal salary for the twelve months
instead of during the school period
as heretofore. Added to this in-
crease will be a bonus of 5% of the
salary to lie paid to the teachers
who complete their full contracts.
The increase in salary and 5% bo-
nus at the end of the term will
make a total salary received by
the classroom teacher to $1417^50
per year, while the yearly salary
at the present rate of $137.50 is
$1237.50, an increase of $180,00 a
year. - -
It was voted by tb,e board of
trustees also to give .a*5% bonus
to all classroom teachers who com-
plete their full contract this year.
This bonus wit! boost their annual
Salary for this term to $144.39 per
month.
O. S. Coast Guard Photo
Here are some of the boys who
took Tarawa and the Marshalls. You
equipped them with your War Bond
purchases. Some of them may never
me back, but we can do our best
----
V. S. Coast Guard Photo
This was an American Liberty
ship hit by a Nazi, bomb off the
coast of Italy. “K.I.A.” is the Coast
Guard report on the crew. Killed
in action. We cannot bring the men
back, but we can replaca the ms*
terials when we bay ear War Binds
and held 'em! V. S. Traornry
-fc---
S. F. Hunts Get Letter
From Son in Germany
Hr. and Mrs. S. F. Hunt received
a letter this week from’ their son,
S/Sgt. Robert H. Hunt, stating that
he was doing fine, and in good
health. He is' a prisoner, of the Ger-
man' government in the Stalag Luft
3 prison camp, being reported miss-
ing several weeks ago after the
■bomber he was on went down while
on-a raid over German territory.
Sgt. Hunt says only sergeants
are In the above camp, that they
all sleep a lot, and the work con-
sists of about one hour's labor ev-
ery other day. He said to tell every-
body hello, and said at time he
wrote the letter It was snowing.
Pfc. Floyd H. Joseph has bson
transferred from Mllngton Field to
San Antonio'last week and he vis-
ited with his 1...... '
W. r: Joseph, Sunday. Floyd is In
the Army Air
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San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1944, newspaper, May 11, 1944; Sinton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth718447/m1/1/?q=WAR+DEPARTMENT: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sinton Public Library.