San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 36
SINTON, SAN PATRIOTOCOUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, MARCH 16. 1944
NUMBER 10
Baptist Revival Meeting
To Start Sunday, April 9th
REVIVALIST
S-Sgt. M. A. Pool
Nov^ in England
S/Sflt. iin. -7-.. Pool, son of Ivir.
and Mra. J. 6., Pool of 6ihton, is
now somewhere in England with
the Armed Forces, and according
to a letter received, by his parents
recently he ran into two other
Sinton boys, Lloyd Hamilton arid
James Hardwicks, on the streets
of a town near the Army Base.
Sgt. Pool stated they were the
first “hometown” boys he has
seen during the two years he has
been in service. Hie wife has re-
turned to her home in Jet, Okla-
homa, after a two months’ visit
in the hom* of the sergeant's par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pool.
:ev. C. McDaniel, pastor North Dallas Baptist Church
of Dallas, Texas, will Jjegin a revival meeting at Sinton
Baptist Church on Sunday, April 9, according to announce-
ment of the Sinton pastor, Rev. L. M. Huff. He will be
assisted by his educational director, Ernest Brown, who
will direct song services for the revival, and Rev. Huff,
host pastor. Having worked together in the Dallas church,
the preacher and his educational director are recognized
as an efficient team of revival workers, which the Sintq®
church is fortunate to secure.
Rev. McDaniel la holding a. re-
vival at the present in a Waco
Baptist church and has held a num-
ber of such meetings over the state
and in adjoining states. He is
known to be an earnest, consecrat-
ed, evangelistic gospel preacher of
power and Influence. Within the
two years he has been pastor of
the North Dallas Baptist church,
there have been 600 additions to
his church, and he has.been instru-
mental in completing a $40,000
•building campaign.
Sinton Baptists and hteir pastor
cordially extend an invitation to
the general public to attend the
services which are to begin on
April Oth.
WITH OUR MEN
* Mr*. John Mbore is ia receipt of
a message from the War Depart-
ment stating that her son, Pfc. J.
R. Moore has arrived somewhere in
the South Pacific. Pvt. Moore who
left the U. S. Mainland in Decem-
ber, is with the Marine Corps.
T/5 Mack McGlothlin' and Mrs.
McGlothlin and baby left Saturday
for Louisiana and T/5 McGlothlin
reported for duty at Camp Clai-
borne after, a three-weeks furlough
spent here with his mother, Mrs.
A. McGlothlin and other relatives
and friends. He is in the Petroleum
Engineer Corps of the Army.
£pl. Robert Evans is here this
i week for a visit with his father, R.
A D. Evans, who has been ill at his
A home west of town. Cpl. Evans is
'an instructor in the Armored Sec-
tion of the Army and has been sta-
tioned at Fort Knox, Ky.
Ban Gonzalez arrived Tuesday
from San Diego, Calif., for a visit
•with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Manuel Gonzalez, and friends. Be-
fore entering the service some
months ago he was employed by
the Texaco Service Station for five
and a half years. Ben is an ap-
prentice seaman with the Navy and
will report back to San Diego where
he is in training.
Cpl. Wilton Miller of Palacios
spent three days the past week
visiting his purents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alt Miller in the \Vest Sinton com-
munity.
Improvement Project
Being Carried Out
At Baptist Church
An improvement program at Sin-
ton Baptist church which includes
sanding and re-flnlshing the floors
in the church ■ auditorium, and the
construction of a new baptistry, is
well under way. The first unit of
the prograpi, the floor work, has
bepn completed and the auditorium
is again in use. Church services
were held at the high school audi-
torium on Sunday ahd Sunday
night during- the process of " the
floor-finishing. C. M. Campbell of
Portland did the sanding, and A.
E. Whitehorn of Sinton did the re-
finishing in clear^shellac and clear
varnish. Removal and replacing of
church pews, filling of cracks and
waving was done by volunteer
workers from among the church
membership.
Rev. L, M. Huff, pastor, is en-
thusiastic in his praise of the splen-
did manner in which volunteer
workers gave their time and labor.
Likewise those who worked are
giving their pastor due credit for
his part in the work and his en-
thusiastic leadership.
Construction of the new baptistry
will be completed in time for the
annual church revival, scheduled to
begin on April 9. The new baptistry
will be more convenient and more
modern and. will be raised so that
those in the auditorium will be able
to see baptismal rites when they
are performed.-
Last Speaker on
International Affairs
At Taft Tonight
Lt. Col. Edward F. LaScelles, of
London, England, native of New
Zealand, will be the concluding
speaker on the Institute of Inter-
hatlonal Understanding^ sponsored
by the Taft Rotary club, at the
Taft school auditorium, tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. His sub-
ject will be “The Contribution of
the British Commonwealth to the
New World Order.”
A large number of Sinton people
who have attended the preceding
lectures that haveT been presented
during the past weeks, plan to take
advantage of the final lecture.
Rev. C. R. McDaniel
Pastor North' Dallas
Baptist Church
Local Baptists Attend
Workers Conference
At Mathis Tuesday
The Baptist church was repre-
sented by- the pastor, the Rev. and
Mrs. L. M. Huff, at the monthly
Worker'b Conference of the Blanco
Baptist Association that was held
at the Baptist church in Mathis,
Tuesday. Others attending the all-
day meeting were: "Mrs. J. M.
Landrum, Mrs. Sam Johnson, Mrs.
W. J. Buis,"Mrs, Fannie Rigby, Mrs.
F. M. Berry, Mrs, M. K. Edgar and
Doris Marie Huff.
Sinton Wins First Place in
Track Meet at Taft Yesterday
The Sinton Pirates emerged victors from their first
track and field cohtest, a quadrangular meet hei(J at
Taft Wednesday afternoon, between Sinton, Taft, Ingle-
side, and Gregory, with a total of 52 i points. Gregory
trailed -with 31 i points, and Taft was in the cellar with
14 points. The Bucs placed in every contest except the
mile and 200 yd. dash, and virtually monopolized the
weights division taking first and second in the shot put,
and first, second, and third place in the discus. .
W. R. Littleton
Becomes Sole Owner
Of G & R Cleaners
A deal was consummated recent-
ly whereby W. R. Littleton has be-
come the owner of G & R Cleaners,
buying the interest of Joe Macha
who had owned a half interest in
the business for more than a year.
Littleton has been connected with
the G & R Cleaners for a number
of years until he and Macha bought
the business from V. M. Gordon
a little over a year ago, and is
thoroughly familiar with the trade
here. Macha also was an^-employee
at the time the business changed
hands. He has purchased Parks
Cleaners at Cuero and plans-to take
over the operation of the business
on Monday, Marsh 20th.
Staff Sgt. Wilburn Hughes Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster
AN EIGHTH AAF BOMBER
BASE, England.—Staff Sgt. .Wil-
burn L. Hughes, of Odem, Texas,
tail gunner on a Flying Fortress,
has been decorated with an Oak
Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for,
“meritorious achievement” on 10
bomher combat missions over en-
emy occupied Europe.
LCGg) Gwin Cook
Somewhere in Pacific
According to a letter recei
County Treasurer Mrs. J. G. Cook,
her son. Lt.(jg) Gwin -Cook is now
stationed' somewhere in the South
Pacific, arriving at his destination
on February 29th. Lt. Cook ip op-
erating with the South Pacific Na-
val Transport Command, and prior
to being transferred had been* in
the same service, stationed at Ala-
meda, Calif., for more than a year.
Preaching at Sodville
Baptist Church
Services will be held at the Sod-
ville Baptist Church Sunday, March
19th, it has been announced. Every-
one Is cordially invited.
Public Welfare
Worker Speaks at
Kiwanis Luncheon
Paul I^pid of the State depart-
ment of ‘ Public Welfare, guest
speaker at the weekly luncheon of
the Kiwanis club, last Friday, re-
ported that 387 individuals ’in' San
"Patricio county now erceive a to-
tal of $8,518.30 monthly through the
channels of the Old Age Pensions.
Others in this county receiving
benefits from the State Welfare
department are 22 family groups,
including 54 dependent children,
who get $480 monthly, and 9 needy
blind whose total benefits is $224.
Dr. George F. William*, club
president, who was able to be back
at the meeting after an illness,
presided and Kenneth Fowler, man-
ager of the Sinton Farm Labor
Supply Center, was in charge of
the program.
Mrs. H. H. Weaver, head of the
State Department of Public Wei
fare in San Patricio county, was
the oi.ly other guest.
Pfc. Stanley Brinkoeter
Completes Mechanics
Course in Air Corps
" Pfc. Stanley G. Brinkoeter, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brinkoeter
of Sinton, Texas, graduated this
week from an aircraft mechanic's
course conducted by the Army Air
Forces Training Command at Camp
Curtissair, Cayuga Road, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Operated By * the Curtiss-Wright
Corporation under the supervision
of the AAF Training Command,
Camp Curtissair specializes in in-
structing soldier-technicians in the
repair and maintenance of the fa-
mous P-40 Pursuit Ship and the
C-46 Commando, the latter being
the largest twin motored cargo
ship in the world.
Now a skilled aircraft specialist,
Pfc. Brinkoeter is ready for duty
anywhere In the world as part of
the growing army of skilled tech-
nician* turned out' by the AAF
Training Command.
The citation accompa’fifing the
award read, in jrart: The courage,
coolness and skill displayed by this
Staff Sgt. Wilburn L. Hughes
of Odem
WATCH FOR IT!
Appearing in some advertisement
in this paper is a lady’s name wno
is Invited, with her guest, to be
the guest of The NeWS" and the
Rialto Theatre.
This offer is not good after Wed-
nesday each week. Watch for a .name
to appear in some advertisement.
........
enlisted man upon these occasions
reflect grerjt credit upon himself
and the Armed Forces of the Unit-
ed. States." ; _
Sgt. Hughes, 20-years.old, attend-
ed Sinton. High' School before en-
tering the service on November 6.
i942. Ho is the son of Mr. and
Mrs.' J- L. .Hughes, of Route 1,
Odem.
Returned Missionary Speaks at
Sinton Baptist Church Wednesday
Miss Mary Alexander, a returned
missionary from twenty-two years
service in China, discussed "Chin-
•see Women, Yesterday and Today,”
Wednaaday afternoon, whan she
was presented by the Pierian and
Wanes* Alexander study clubs, at
the Mathodiat church.
The speaker was Introduced by
Mrs. Tom West, president of the
- Frances Alexander Club, ahd Mrs.
A. Loy Sims, president of the other
hostess club, invited the seventy
guest* to the basement auditorium,
where refreshments were served at
thfe close of the lecture.
Calendulas, verbenas and Other
garden flowers decorated the base-
ment and main church auditorium,'
and provided a colorful floral cen-
ter for. the tea table, Mrs. C. A.
Moore presided at thp coffee Ser-
vice assisted by'Mrs. it. 8. King
who served cake. ^ 1 M,
in the Japanese Concentration
Camp, at the mid-week prayer
meeting of the Baptist church, that
was held in the main auditorium of
the Methodist church.
The speaker told briefly some-
thing of the people of China, their
customs and language ahd her life
as a missionary for more than 20
years. In relating the, effects of
bombing, and destruction of
churches and schools, she Btated
that “real values are not of bricks
and mortar,” as she had seen
church buildings and schools de-
stroyed, but no one church. “In the
hearts of the Christian Chinese, are
valdes that no Jap' or German can
ever destroy,” she said.
She told of inconveniences of life
spent in the concentration camp,
and of the uneventful voyage .to
America, when she was a passen-
ger on the 8.8. Grtpsholm that ar-
rived in New York last December.
STAR STARBUCK
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
Little Miss Star Starbuck, who
has been at Sealy Hospital, Gal-
veston, the past twd weeks Mr
medical attention, was brought
home Wednesday night and placed
in the Sinton Hospital. Her condi-
tion was reported to be slightly
improved; She was brought home in
a David Peel ambulance, driven
by Ward Crow and accompanied by
Mrs. V. M. Gordon, nurse. Mr. and
Mrs. Starbuck, who were with Star
while she was at Sealy Hospital,
returned home Wednesday night
also. ,
Sinton Service Man
Buys Two $1,000.00
War Savings Bonds
LOUIS H. MICK, G. M. 2/c
of the U. S. Navy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Mick of Gorpus
Christl, is the owner of two
$1,000 War Savings Bonds, pur-
chasing them while on active
combut duty in the Pacific.
Louis, who is a former Sinton
resident and a graduate of the
Sinton High School, Class of
’41, was a star on the Pirate
footbai! squad and a co-captain
of his .eleven during the last
year of his school year. He has
been with the Navy approxi-
mately three years, most of
which has been spent, in active
combat duty with the fleet and
he participated in some of the
major sea battles during that
time. He visited home in August
last year, and spent some of his
furlough period in Sinton with
friends and with his sister, Mrs.
Kenneth Johnson, in the West
Sinton community.
I
THinifir I ufkaron
ity Lutheran Church of West Sin-
ton had their first m.eeUng Thurs-
day evening in the home of Mrs,
H. W.. Adams., This was the first
meeting, after it organized some
weeks ago.
Rev. M. C. Lopahs. pastor,, opened
the meeting with a scripture read-
ing from the 24th chapter of Gen-
esis. which was followed by a
prayer. Two visitors were present,
Mrs. A. Z. Fuilick of Sinton and
Mrs. Martin Schneider, the latter
becoming a member of the so-
ciety.
Rev. Lopahs read the constitution
.which was accepted by the mem-
bers, which was followed by the
reading of the book. “The Building
of a Great- Church.”
Mrs. Fuilick. production chair-
man of the San Patricio County
Red Cross chapter, gave a talk on
the work of the Red Cross with our
service men overseas and on the
battle front.i. and its activities in
other fields of endeavor. She left
materials which were distributed
for making kit bags which will he
sent to the soldiers. The members
of the Dorcas SUfdety made plans
to give every assistance possible
to the work of the Red Cross.
The meeting closed with ’the
Lord’s Prayer, and Mrs. Adams,
the hi^ii-ss. served coffbe and open
sandwiches to those present, in-
cluding Mrs. Rich Marburger, Mrs.
G. W. Fromme, Mrs. Gus Adams.
Mrs. Max Schneider. Mrs. Ed.
Kieschnirk. Mrs. Jim Adams, Mrs.
Phil Ludwig. Mrs. Martin Schneid-
er, Mrs. A. Z. Fuilick arid Rev.
Lopahs. •
Participating were Herman Free-
man. "Diddle” Hunt. “Teen" Can-
non, Glen Torno. Durwood Wilson.
Terry Dyer, Billy Ralph White.
Gentry Cranberry. Eddie Tidwell,
Jack Montgomery. Albert Mutchler,
Stenette Gibbons, ‘a n d Johnny
Bilker.
120 YD. HIGH HURDLES: Won
by Lockhart. Ingleside; second. Bell,
Gregory , third, Torno. Sinton: and
fourth. Freeman, Sinton. Time—
0:18.3. .* r
100 YD. DASH: Won by Stone-
cipher, Ingleside; second. Ripp-
stein, Taft; third. Phelps, Ingle-
side; fourth, Cailnon, Sinton. Time
—0:Jl".4.
MILE RUN: Won by Hink of
Gregory; second, Smith. Taft; third
Cron, Gregory; fourth. Hall, Ingle-"
side, Time—5; 39.
440 DASH: Won by Dyer, Sinton;
second, Johnson. Gregory: third,
■Gees. Ingleside; fourth, bfcmtgom-
ery, Sinton. Time—0:58.
440 YD RELAY: Won by Ingle-
side; second.'Gregory; third, Sin-
ton; fourth, Taft. Time—0:48.7.
220 YD. DASH: Won by Torno.
Sinton; second, Hargus, Ingleside:
third. Bell, Gregory; fourth. Phelps,
Ingleside. Time—-0:27.9.
200* YD. DASH: Won by Stone-
cipher. Ingleside; second, "Rippstein.
Taft: tJiird.^Wilsnn, .Sinton; fourth.
Singleton. Gregory. Time—0»19.9.
•SiiOT PUT: Won by Freeman.
Sinton: second. ’Cannon. Sinton;
Robert J. Keng Gets
Wings in Air .Corps
Second Lt. Robert J. Keng, son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Keng of
Skidmore and brother of Mr*.
Walter Frasier of Sinton, receiv-
ed his commission in the Army
Air Corps Sunday at Lawrence-
ville, III., and was presented hi*
silver -wings.
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He arrived in Sinton Tuesday
for a visit with his sister and
family and other -relatives and.
friends here and in the St. Paul
community.
ARANSAS PASS
MAN ARRESTED
FOR CAR THEFT
rv-irincs Esquivel of Ararisns Pass
wis taken into custody by Victoria^
officers Tuesday night on informa-
tion from San Patricio County of-
ficers for- the theft of an auto-
third, Lindsey, Ingleside; fourth. rnoWlf’ mvnP,i by Humble (Ml X,
j Refining C’o -ari'i .operated by Hal
Parks :tt .Aransas Pass.
Sheriff -J. E. -Holbrook Arid Leroy
brought Esquivel to Sinton and
placed him in county tail to be held,
tor trial. The car was slightly
■damaged when the driver failed to
negotiate a turn just this side of
the” Victoria . city limits arid was '
later picked up by. officers there
Local- officers became suspicious
when they were- informed by Dep-
uty Sheriff Tommy Pullin of Taft
that a man had left , a tire to bo
fixed and failed to return for it.
They started an investigation and
were later informed that the car
had been stolen at Aransas Pass,
the investigation resulting in Es-
quivel's arrest, ,
MILE RELAY: Won by Gregory,
second, Sinton; third, Taft; fourth.
Ingleside. Time—3:59.
IN THE SERVICES
METHODIST PASTOR
SUFFERS ATTACK OF-,
INFLUENZA SUNDAY
Evening services at the Sinton
Methodist church were called off
last Sunday on account of the ill-
ness of the pastor, the Rev. J. G.
Palmer, who was ill with influenza.
The minister delivered the sermon
at the eleven o'clock hour, but be-
came 111 during the afternoon. .
However, friends are glad to know
that his condition is much im-
proved.
Cpl. Andrew C. Hammett has
returned to . his post of duty at
Camp Reynolds after an eleven -
day visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Hammett, and brother,
W. D. Hammett, Police Desk Ser-
geant at Corpus Christi. Cpl. Ham-
mett is attached to the Military
Police at Camp Reynolds. Pa.
Mrs. Lpnnie Traweek arrived
Thursday from San Diego, Calif.,
for a peek's visit to her mother,
Mrs. John Moore'and family. She
will also make a short visit to. Cpl.
Traweek’s parents. Mr. and Mrs
E. B. Traweek. at Beeville. before'
she rejoins her husband .at Fort
Bliss, where he has berin trans-
ferred from California. He is in the
Anti-aircraft artillery.
Pvt. Curtia J. Torno. son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Torno of St. Paul,
who has recently been transferred
to Louisiana -StXte University at
Baton Rouge, was placed on the
honor roll at Sam Houston State
Teachers College, Huntsville, where
lie had been a student in an Army
specialized training course for a
number of months., Curtis is taking
a course in medicine at LSU Medi-
cal "College. •
FOY MOODYS MAKE
BRIEF VISIT HERE
Lt. and Mr*. Foy Moody and
children stopped over in Sinton a
few .hours Wednesday fo’r a visit
with his father, C. G. Moody, while
dn their way to Corpus Christ!
where they attended to business.
They returned to San Antonio on
Thursday. Lt. Moody is with the
Medical , Corps of th.e U. S. Army.
Pvt. and Mrs. C. M. Cleveland
arrived Sunday And are spending
a week here visiting with nelktive#-'.
and friends and looking after bus-
iness matters. Pvt. Cleveland is in
the transportation service of the
Army and is stationed at New Or-
leans. and Mrs..Cleveland is doing
special nursing work.
,. Pvt. Stanley G. Brinkoeter ar-
Tlves* Monday from Buffalo, N. Y., -
on a 15-day furlough and will spend
the'tlme with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. A. C, Brinkoeter. and brother,.
Dean. He will .report to Knoboster,
Mo., the latter part of the month
to take up his duties with the
Technical Corps of; the Army Air
service. -
TEACHERS URGED TO ATTEND
ASSOCIATION MEET SATURDAY
• • . \
Leatherneck Spearhead Goes Forward
■a ‘mmM
U. 8.' Marines on New Britain -J #r. Here thay pick and fight th*ir
' i"! ” th# baach to tha air-
b. baHt I at- \
Thn In-
-. u iD> in** lira Liu* |/o & uu «.v>
vaaion wa* atagad during th*
tropical rainy aaaaon, whioh did
not imprqvo traveling condition*.
Sari Patricio county teachers are
urged to attend the district meet-
ing, of the Texas State Teacher's
Association that will be held in
Kingsville Saturday according to
an announcement from Mr*. Jewel
Schley, County Superintendent of
Schools.
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The .meeting will convene in the
Jones Auditorium of ^exas A & I
College and several hundred teach-
ers from the Gulf CdUst area are
expected to ba present. H. W.
Herndon..,, superintendent of the
Odem schools,-who t» "president of
the San Patricio eountf Unit, is
expected to head tlje county delega-
tion. while M, O. Stewart, principal
of the’ South Ward School here, is
a delegate with Miss Myrtle Moore,
member of the Grammar School fa-
culty, alternate.
Other officers of the San Patricio
county organisation are: B.. C.
Banka of Mathia, secretary, and
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Mias Laura Hunt of Portland, ternate; and Robert McCain, In
treasurer.
A special program that baa been
announced for the Saturday session
are musical numbers by the San
Benito schools,, and an address by .
Frank C. Smith, president of the
Board of Directors of A and I
College, which will be heard during
the morning.
The house of delegates will meet
in business session at 1:30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, at that time '
J. H. Gregory, superintendent of
the McAllen schools, will aliscuss
a plan for reorganization of Texas
State. Teachers Association.
A -meeting , of school administra-
tors for the Gulf Cbast-Rio Grande
Galley district will be held ill qort-
junctiorf with the T. S. T. A. Other
delegate^ from San, Patricio coun-
ty are: H. W. Herndon, Odem, Mrs.
Herndon, alternate; Miss Margaret
Allen, Aransas Pass, wifh H. T.
Faulk, Aransas Pass, alternate: W.
G. Cablness, Mathis, with B. C.
Banks, alternate; Dan Carter, Taft,
with H. L. DeVinney, Gregory, ai-
■' -'L
with Mrs. Ralph Niohloe;
Portland, alternate. ..... ^
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