San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1951 Page: 1 of 8
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SINfON, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY,
, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1951
Paving Program Expected
; Street Priority Study
For Called City Meet
or Frank* Cleveland has in-
, Heated that he will call a special
meeting of the City Commission at
early date to study a proposed
paving program which is expected
■'.to get underway soon, City Engi-
neer Sid McKinnon said this week.
' ' McKinnon said that Mayor
Cleveland informed him that
the commission plans to estab-
lish a priority on which streats
l WO ,to be topped first in the
I; program.
|i' " Location of schools, churches
and public building* will be given
first consideration by the com-
mission, it was announced. The
paving project is to be of consider-1
able size, and will probably con-
tinue fbr an extended length of
time, McKinnon said.
The city engineer said that the
public is requested to be patient
as the improvements progress, as
a large number of/blocks are to
be included in the program.
The streets will be paved to
, conform with future curb and
1 gutter work and the present
storm sewer system. McKinnon
said that the city‘would aid prop-
!'•'!erty owners with engineering for
curb and gutter in affected areas,
rps but only upon request of property
" ’ owners in a particular block. As-
sistance in obtaining a contractor
for curbing jobs can be arranged
through the city office. Only
100% participation by property
owners in any designated block
will be considered in a curb and
gutter program. The owners are
to pay for the curbing and gutter
work in order to receive full width
paving on any .street, it was ex-
plained.
v The city paving program, when
completed, may virtually assure
Sinton of city mail delivery in
the future, providing the Post-
master General does not curtail
further services during the pres-
ent world emergency. Sinton has
been surveyed for City mail de-
livery on at least three occasions
and has been found short of the
1 required number of paved streets
1 and sidewalks;
A large portion of the projected
paying program will be financed
by $27,500 oil and gas lease
money received by the commis-
sion recently on the standpipe
property north of Sinton. The
commission expects to pave the
Streets at a price considerably
Under a contract bid with an out-
. Side firm. Much of the work will
be done by city personnel.
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Custers Learn
Circumstances
Of Son's Death
Mr. and Mrs. W. King Custer,
former residents of Sinton, of
Sarita were in receipt of a letter
this Week from Korea explaining
the circumstances- regarding the
death of their son, William K.
Custer, Jr., on November 3V
' The letter written by Custer’s
commanding officer, Captain My-
ron E. Wilcox, Jr. is as follows:
My Dear Mr. Cutter:
’ The untimely death of your son,
Private First Class William K.
Custer, Jr.,- U. S. Marine Corps,
in action in Korea, is a source of
great sorrow to me and his many
friends in this company. Please
accept our deepest sympathy in
your bereavement.
I know that you wish to learn
the circumstances surrounding the
death of your son. He was acting
as a guide to one of our platoons
moving in to reinforce our position
on November third, when he and
Sergeant Michael met an enemy
group and were subjected to a
grenade attack. Unfortunately,
.Bill received the full impact of a
grenade and passed away almost
instantly.
William’s integrity and devotion
to duty won for him the respect of
all 'who knew him. Although I
realize that mere words can do
little to console you vin your
grief, I earnestly hope that the
knowledge that your son is keenly
missed,by his many friends will
in some measure alleviate your
sadness. Please feel free to write
me or anyone in the company if
you feel, we can add any informa-
tion you may desire. >
Sincerely yours,
Myron E. Wilcox, Jr.
Capt., U. S. M. C.,
d Bank Box
ives Here
The Sinton Volunteer Fire De.
pertment is making final prepara-
tions for a blood donor program
as the organization has received a
blood bank type ice box which will
be peed for temporary storage
hope, Joe Kanipc, committeeman
for we program, said this week.
~'y. Kanipe said that the pro-
. gram for blood donors will go
" ahaad immadlataly. Most of
• NM- solicitation will bo mads
through various sarvica clubs
and organisations which will
requested to cooperate in
program.
department hopes to
blood types, addreeees
phone numbers from a ma-
ty of the citizens of Sintop.
educational phase of the drive
blood donors will be waged
ini the service clubs and fraternal
organizations where films will be
the latter part of ,yfanijary
during following months,
said that the department
! arrangements for 6ne
h will be shown soon, The
- "Blood Transfusions,” will
ible to the department
least two weeks. It is a
feature.
Schroeder Is
Candidate
Schroeder, daughter
Mrs. Otto Schroeder,
“i candidate for a de-
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DR. J. HOWARD WILLIAMS
Dr. Williams To
Speak At Baptist
Church Services
The First Baptist . Church pulpit
will be filled Sunday, both morn-
ing and evening hours, by Dr. J.
Howard Williams, Executive Secre-
tary of the Baptist Convention of
Texas, of Dallas, Rev. L. M. Huff,
pastor, has announced.
Dr. Williams appaarad here
on one other occasion, RoV.
Huff said, for\a stewardship
rally held at the church four
^ear ago. The Baptist leader
‘is here by special invitation,
the pastor said.
A former pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Amarillo, and
the First Baptist Church of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dr.
Williams is now serving for the
second time in his present capacity.
Jfe has bjeji executive secretary
for the past five years.
A true index of Sinton’s growth
during the past eight years can be
measured by a graph at the post
office,, which has been kept to
date by Postmaster Allen S.
.Lawrence.
The records show that pos-
tal receipts have almost
doubted in an eight-year
period. Lawrence said receipts
for the calendar year, 1942,
were $19,733.92. In 1950 the
total was $35,575.68.
Two of the eight years recorded
fhowed slight decreases. They
came in 1945 and 1946. Lawrence
attributed the decrease in those
years to the slow-up in overseas
mailing. He said that most of the
overseas veterans were either en-
route home at the time or had
already arrived. Receipts jumped
heavily in the year following and
have been increasing steadily since
that time.
The past year’s total was 8.43
per cent over the 1949 figure.
This was a near-average increase
for all years during the eight-year
period.
Yearly gross receipts during the
period are as follows: 1943,
$23,221.76; 1944, $27,905.36; 1945,
$21534.21; 1946, $25,174.28; 1947,
$27,248.01; 1948, $29,373.86; and
1949, $32,575.68.
Vanecek-Valenta
Open Station At
St. Paul Friday
Vanecek and" Adolph
began business as a
P. P.
Valerita
partnership in the Valenta &
Vanecek Service Station at St.
Paul Friday. The station was for-
(Continued on Page Four)
Construction Begins On New Dr.
Pepper Bottling Company Plant
A new chapter in the growth of
one of Sinton’s pioneer firms was
unfolded last week, when thd Dr.
Pepper Bottling Company began
breaking ground for the construc-
tion pf a new, modern plant here.
r The plant will be conttruc-
„ ted at an undisclosed price,
but is expected to cost Up-
wards of $30,000, it was an-
nounced. The new building
will be located on Vinoysrd
Street at the corner of Fulton.
The 80xl00-foot building will be
of tile and brick construction. H.
H. Webb of Sinton is the contrac-
tor*
The bottling concern was found-
ed here in 1912 by the late Alex
Bonorden. At that time, a foot-
powef bottler was employed in the
manufacture of bottled beverages.
Since that time, mechanical mach-
inery has been installed. The pres-
ent machinery will be replaced
with the latest in modern bottling
equipment. The plant is owned by
Mrs. A. Bonorden.
At the present time, the local
plant Slstrlbutes, Jive beverai
Dr. Pepper, 7-Up, Triple
Root Beer, Delcware Punch and
Orange Crush, in San Patricio,
Bee, Live Oak, Refugio, Aransas,
and a portion of Jim Wells Coun-
ties. Five trucks are used in mak-
ing the routes.
The new building will house
modern ofiipef lor the r business,
bottling -inscfafotry ao4, iqsding
docks for the trucks. Due to the
shortage of many materials, a def-
inite completion date has not been
announced for the building.
Sintoh To Be
Visited By
Caravan Wed.
Sinton will be visited by the San
Antonio Livestock Exposition's
goodwill caravan, Wednesday, Jan.
24, with a western entertainment
* The caravab will arrive
-w*-*—* bus in Sinton at 11:45
rages,
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Mayfield Services
This Afternoon
Funeral services for Rufus Ed-
ward Mayfield, 67, were held this
afternoon at the Starbuck Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe
Nash, pastor of the Hillcrest As-
sembly of God Church, Corpus
Christ!, officiating, assisted by the
Rev. Garland Pemberton of Hous-
ton.
Mayfiald died Tuesday at
hit home In Corpus Christ). Ha
was a former resident of tho
Sodvillo community, where hov
lived far many years prior to
moving to Corpus Christ) a
short time ago.
Surviving are his wife, four
sons, Kenneth and Joel, of Corpus
Christi: Donald and Paul of Sinton;
three daughters, Mrs. Jim Nelson
of Sinton, Mrs. David Brey of New-
Iberia, La., and Mrs. Nelson Cobb
of Corpus Christi; five brothers,
eight grandchildren and one great-
grandchild.
Interment was in Sinton Ceme-
tery under the direction of Star-
buck Funeral Home.
City Commission
To Meet Tuesday
The City Commission will meet
Tuesday night at 9:30 P. M. in the
city offices, it {tyas announced this
morning.
The agenda for the meeting will
include the study of a resolution
from the Texas Highway Depart-
wed curb
Work on
Settlement
of • contract with Big State
Widft, Inc., of Mougtoii
pro-
Increasing Postal Receipts Reveal
Steady Growth Of Siatoa Since '42
H. E. Burford
Burned As Well
Blows Wed. A. M.
Huber E. Burford was burned
painfully early Wednesday morn-
ing when a well, on which he was
working as a member of the drill-
ing crew, blew out and caught
fire.
Ths well, a Refugio County
wildcat just across the Aran-
sas River, is the Plymouth Oil
Company's No. 1 A. D. Rooke.
The* well was bridged shortly
after noon yesterday for the
third time and was under con-
trol today.
The well was considered a dry
hole and .was to be plugged by
the company. It was reported that
the company decided to go below
contract depth some 200 feet and
operations were proceeding when
the blowout occured. The well
blew at 9,020 feet. It was bridged
for the third time in 16 hours
yesterday afternoon.
Burford, who sustained painful
burns about the face, arms, body
and one leg, was taken to, Sinton
Hospital where his condition was
reported satisfactory this morn-
ing.
Father Of H. A.
Burnett Passes
Away Thursday
W. M. Burnett, 69, father of
Harry A. Burnett of Sinton, passed
away at his home in Stamps,
Arkansas Thursday, January 11
following an extended lllnesa.
Funeral tarvlcps ware bald
Friday afternoon at the Meth-
odist Church thero. Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Burnett and sons,
Harry, Jr., and Bill Gwin, at-
tended the services.
Mr. and Mrs. Burnett and son,
Bill, left early Thursday morning
for Stamps where they were met
by Harry, Jr., a student of Hardin-
Slmmons University, Abilene. Mrs.
Burnett remained for a visit with
the Burnett family there. Burnett
and sons returned home Sunday.
Surviving, are: his wife, one
sop, H. A.; two brothers and a
sister.
Pre-Induction
Physicals Set
For 134 In Feb.
Tri-County Draft Board 107 will
£all 134 men for pre-induction
physicals February 28, Mrs. Naomi
L. Moody, clerk, has announced.
Other cells for January will
be made on January 23 and
January 30, each for 67 men,
bringing the total for the two
month period to 268.
The clerk reported that 46 men
will leave 'for induction on Janu-
ary 26 and 19 are scheduled for
induction on February 13.
Sintonites' Grandson
Killed In Korea
Pfc. Laurence Parker Priddy,
Jr., grandson of J. T. and Mrs.
Minnie C. Gregory of Sinton, has
been killed in the Korean cam-
paign it waa revealed here this
week. Prjfidy, a childhood resident
of Sinton, is the son of Mrs. A.
Pauline Pridgy of La Jolla, Cali-
fornia.
The 19-year-old youth, a member
of the First Division of the Marine
Corps, died of wounds inflected In
Korea early in January, according
to a report released by the De-
Department. He is survived
Accidental Gun
Blast Fatal To
Harold Cannon
The many Sinton friends of the
late Harold “Teen” Cannon will
be grieved to learn that Tie was
accidentally shot through the
heart just after Christmas, while
on a bird hunt in the Kerrville
area.
According to newspaper re-
ports, he and a friend, both
students at Texas University,
were birdhunting' and Harold, *
whose gun was on the seat be-
side him, leaned over the back
of the seat to look at the game
the other youth had brought
in, and in some manner, his
gun was discharged and the
accidental shot lodged in his
heart.
Only 23 years old, the, young
man’s short life was filled with
tragedy. 'After graduation from
high school in Sinton, where he
was raised the youngest of a large
family, "Teen,” as he was af-
fectionately known among his
schoolmates, enlisted in the U. S.
Service and after four years, was
on his way home when he met
with a car accident which rendered
him totally disabled. After a long
confinement in Navy hospitals, at
last he was able to get about on
crutches and finally able to enter
the law school at the University of
Texas.
.Teen was prominent in athletics
and other departments of school.
He was one of a male quartette
that took part in many of the
town’s entertainments. Ris going
to the service broke up the song
grouD which had been together
throughout high school. He leaves
a wife and child besides his father,
L. W. Cannon, of Aransas Pass,
and several brothers.
Attending his funeral at Austin
on December $7 were his cousins,
Mrs. Lee Barnett of Sinton and
Mrs. Virgil Plemons of Corpus
Christi, and Luther Kolb of Sin-
ton.
Two New Cars
To Be Shown
\
Here Saturday
The new 1951 Dodge and the
1951 Buick will be on display in
Sinton Saturday, local dealers have
announced.
Martin-Mizc Motor Company,
Dodge-Plymouth dealers, will have
the new Dodge and also tho new
Plymouth on display in their show-
room on N. Rachal at Fulton
Streets, D. O. Martin said Tuesday.
The new Plymouth was shown for
the first time last week end. Both
cars are pictured' on other pages
of this issue.
L. H. Pennington, manager of
Quality Buick Company, returned
Tuesday night from Dallas with
the 1951 edition of the new Buick
8. ft will be shown Saturday in
the company’s showrooms at the
corner of Rachal and Merriman.
Small changes in body lines, in-
terior finishings and upholstering
will be round in the Buick. The
Plymouth and Dodge have a con-
siderably more streamlined ap-
pearance in the 1951 cars.
WK INVITE: Mr. and Mrs. Mel-
vin Lee to be our guests at the
Rialto or Rex Theatre this week
of their choice. Clip
your admission pass.
Cancer Society
Meet S^t For
Taft Jan. 22nd
The American Cancer Society
will hold its first lay educational
program one-day session, especial-
ly for San Patricio County resi-
dents, in Taft on January 22, it
was announced this week.
The meeting, which is open
to all interested women in the
county, will be held at the
Methodist Church educational
building from 9:30 A. M. until
3:30 P. M. The committee in
charge of arrangements is ask-
ing each woman to bring sand-
wiches for lunch and the re-
mainder of the noon meal
will be provided.
It marks the beginning of fifteen
one-day programs arranged by
Mrs. H. E. Butt, lay director for
the district, which includes 19
counties in South Texas. Working
with Mrs. Butt are Miss Gertrude
Linn, State Field Director for the
American Cancer Society; Mrs.
Kenneth McKamby, who is lay
director for San Patricio County
(and is making arrangements for
the Taft meeting); and several
doctors of the county who serve in
an advisory capacity and also as
speakers on the program.
Each town in the county has its
own director, and these women
are working diligently .for repre-
sentation from the various church
and service organizations, the P.-T.
A., the women’s clubs and home
demonstration clubs, and women
who are interested in the meeting.
The following women in the
county are assisting Mrs. Me-
Kamey: Mrs. B. F. Gerdes,
Sinton; Mrs. Margaret Kilpat-
rick, Ingleside; Mrs. W. H.
Gilpin, Mrs. H. W. Tobin,
Mathis; Mrs. O. K. Smyth,
Portland; Mrs. Robert Hodges,
Gregory; and many others.
The initial program will include
informative talks by lay and
medical speakers on the nature of
cancer and the problems of can-
cer control today and the show-
ing of the film, "Self Examination
of the Breast,” together with
j explanatory remarks by a doctor.
The film, which will last for 15
minutes, is highly recommended
by the American Medical Associa-
tion, and is a part of the nation-
wide drive of the American Can-
cer Society to emphasize early de-
tection of breast cancer, which is
definitely curable if caught in its
early stages. Therefore, the com-
mittee Opinions, it is the duty of
every woman to inform herself,
and to see this film for her own
self protection.
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Living Within City Limits Is
Financial Advantage; Others
Listed In Brief Factual Survey
Trio To Appear
At West Sinton
And Local Church
The Baganz Trio will render a
sacred concert at the Trinity
Lutheran Church at West Sinton
tonight at 7:30 o’clock, Rev. R.
Weiser, pastor, has announced.
ThF trio will appear in Sin-
ton at the Grace Lutheran
Church at 7:30 P. M. on Wed-
nesday, Jan. 24, Rev. Kermit
Menking, local pastor, said
yesterday.
The trio, which has become
nationally known in church con-
cert work during the past 15
years, is composed of Rhoda
Baganz, vibraharp and chimes;
Reuben Baganz, imperial marimba;
and Otto Baganz, harp. It-features
chorales and hymns of the church.
Both churches extend invitations
to the public to attend the con-
certs.
Tuttle On Leave
Here From U. S.
Merchant Marine
Arthur Tuttle, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Tuttle, Sr., of Sinton
is visiting his parents here during
a short leave from the U. S.
Merchant Marine.
Tuttle has been serving as
Navigation Officer and Chief
Mate on the U. S. Naval Tank-
er, Mission, of San Francisco.
The tanker, leased by a pri-
vate concern, has been opera-
ting in Pacific waters near
Japan and the China coast
The Sinton man is rounding out
eight years in the maritime serv-
ice and has 5 years seniority with
his present company. He will leave
Sinton within the ne)ft few weeks
for a course, which will make him
eligible for captaincy of a ship.
Tuttle said that all officers and
men aboard the vessel are mem-
bers of the U. S. Naval Reserve
and would revert to Navy service
in event of war.
Sintonites To Appear On District
V Baptist Convention At Kingsville
Rev. L. M. Huff, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, of Sinton
will preside over a two-day Dis-
trict V Convention of the Baptist
General Convention of Texas at
the First Baptist- Church in Kings-
ville, Monday and Tuesday, Janu-
ary 22 and 23. Rev. Ilutf is presi-
dent of the district which includes
110 churches in South Texas.
Other Sintonites to appear on
the program are: Mrs. W. J. Buis,
who will report on the Blanco As-
sociation of W. M. If., and Mrs.
Clifton- Mize, who will report on
the local church union; Mary Neal
Huff and Jane Buis: Miss Huff will
render a scripture and prayer at
the Monday evening young peo-
ple’s session. Miss Buis will pre-
sent special music at the Tuesday
morning business session.
The convention will feature
Rev. J. Howard Williams, executive
secretary of the Baptist General
Convention of Texas, as one of the
guest speakers. Other notables
which will appear on the program
are: Miss Irene Chambers of
Atlanta, Ga., who is a representa-
tive of the' Baptist Home Mission
Board; I. J. Bishop, Southwide
Royal Ambassador Leader; Dr. T.
C. Gardner, Texas Training Union
Director, of Dallas; Dr. W. F.
Howard, State Student Secretary,
of Dallas; and Andrew Q. Allen,
State Sunday School Secretary of
Dallas.
An International Pageant will be
presented Monday nigh* at the
young people’s session. Music and
a play by the students of the Uni-
versity of Corpus Christi.
Eight hundred men are expected
to attend the Brotherhood meeting
Monday night. ; ,
Few citizens realize that living
within the city limits of Sinton has
manifold advantages, monetary
and otherwise. This point is proven
in a short, factual survey com-
pleted this week.
The survey was conducted on
the dwelling of H. A. Burnett,
president of the Sinton Chamber
of Commerce, who resides in the
Odem Addition, immediately ad-
jacent to the city limits. Burnett
is one resident who can visualize
the advantages of living within
the city limits.
The comparison was made on
fire insurance rates for Sinton
compared with property located
outside the city limits, based on a
shingle roof, frame dwelling. The
same rate applies on household
goods. The rates were compiled by
T. E. Fullick of the A. Z. Fullick
& Son Insurance Agency.
The rates are as follows:
Protc'd Unprotc'd
Prop.
$*40
.IS
.50
IMS
(50%) 42.
$043
Basic Charge
Shingle Roof Charge
Key Rate Charge
Prop.
$0.35
.15
.23
Less Evnerienre
$0.73
Credits (48%) .35
Less Fire Record
Credit
$0.3$
(15%) .06
Total Charge (per
$100 of coverage)
$0.32
REV. L. M. HUFF
DISTRICT V PRESIDENT
McKinnon Takes
Over City Duties
S. E. McKinnon, former manager
of the Sinton Chamber of Com-
merce, took over duties as City
Engineer here Tuesday morning.
McKinnon accepted the position
last_^e*k-after the City Commis-
sion voted to create the post and
extended the offer Wednesday,
Jan. 10.
President H. A. Burnett, of the
chamber of commerce, said that no
action had been, taken regarding
a replacement for the chamber of
commerce manager’s job.
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Burnett’s home compares with
other houses in the city limits
bearing a taxable value of $4,000.
This figure is approximate for
uses in the following, which are
used to compare insurance rates,
city water costs and other factors
and services involved in municipal
government.
Burnett carries $16,000 in in-
surance on his house and house-
hold goods at a present premium
cost of S100.80 per year. If, how-
ever, he lived within the city limits
this premium charge would be
$51.20. His saving on insurance
alone would be S49.60. His savings
on city water hills for a 12-month
period at $2 per month would be
$24.00. Total gross savings would
be $73,60, City taxes would be $46
per year, figured on the 1950 base,
$4,000 at $1.15 per $100 valuation.
Actually, Burnett would save
$27.60 per year by. living*within
the townsite of Sinton.
He would also enjoy the serv-
ices of the city, which could be
listed as follows: reduced water
minimum bill, adequate fire pro-
tection, police protection, adequate
street lighting and for a 50c
monthly charge could obtain
garbage disposal. In addition, any
future paving project would in-
jure his streets and any sanitary
sewer extensions would include
the area where he lives.
The comparisons, worked out by
City Engineer S K. McKinnon,
would hold true in like ratio to
most any house now located out-
side of the city limits. Kach in-
dividual property owner could
make a like comparison using the
scale listed above and determine
just what Ins saving might be,
McKinnon said.
J. M. Landrum, Jr.
Returns To Service
Janies M l.andntni, Jr., son of
Mr. anil Mrs. ,1. M Landrum, has
been called hack into Hie service,
and reported to I'll l’aso, January
15th for his examinations.
He is a member of the Anti-
Aircraft, Coast Artillary. and will
be stationed at Ft. Bliss.
Landrum served four years in
the Coast Art illary during World
War II, and is a graduate of Sinton
High School, and also of the Uni-..;
versity of Texas. He was formerly 'ij
employed by the State LanE?
Office.
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