The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 27, 1955 Page: 3 of 4
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Wed., July 27, 55, Odem, Tex.—THE ODEM-EDROY TIMES—Page 3
COUNTY RECORDS
MARRIAGE LICENSES — DEEDS — LEASES
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Tiodulo Sanchez and Clemencia
Carrillo
Thomas William Smith and Ruth
Albina White
Florencio R. Collazo and Juani-
ta Castillo Garza
DEEDS
Ray E. Kier to Norman J. Sch-
anz, N 1-2 of Lot 15 and all of
Lot 16, BIcck 12, College Heights
Addn., Ingleside.
Ray E. Kier to Max D. Nickey
Lot 4, Block 5, College Heights
Addn., Ingleside.
R. E. James to W. G. Sterett
Eight acres out of the W. B.
Rhew Survey, Abst. 318.
Marlboro Developers, Inc. to H.
J. Ledman Lot 32, Block 3, French
Village, an addition to the town
of Portland.
Nat W. Hardy, Indiiv. & as
Agt. and Atty-in-Fact, et al to
E. W. Hayek Lot 10, Block 2, East
Cliff Addn., Portland.
May Fulton Hoopes, et al to
Harry Allan Stahlstrom Tract 9,
Block A, Caruthers Coove at Old
Ingleside.
Mrs. Lilliam Holloway, et al to
Homer Davenport The W 50’ of
Lots 22, 23, and 24, Block 1, Tier
“E”, Portland.—-
A. D. Toland, Jr. to Curtis S.
Cooper Lot 34, Block 2, French
Village, Portland.
A. D. Toland, Jr. to Joseph
Lloyd Holt Lot 32, Block 2, French
Village, Portland.
Mercantile Credit Corp. to J.
S. Edgar Lots 9 and 10, Block
26, Odem.
J. M. Zapata to Frank Ozuna
Lot 1, Block 2, Las Palmas Addn.,
- -Sinton.
Mary E. Manger to Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society, Inc. Lots
17, 18, 19, and 20, of the J. A.
West Subd. of the N-2 of SW-4 of
Section 50, Paul Subd., C.F.P.
Edgar H. Eggert, Jr. to Como-
doro Zambrano Lot 2, Block 10,
D. Stone Addn., Mathis.
D. M. Leidy to L. A. Kinstley
Lots 28 and 29, Block 12, R. J.
Williams Addn., Ingleside.
Consumers Lbr. & Supply Co.
to A. L. Wilbanks Lot 15, Crosby
Public Records
Addn., Portland.
Ray E. Kier to Charles K. Mudd
The N 1-2 of Lot 14 and all of
Lots 15 and 16, Block 11, College
Height Addn., Ingleside.
Ray E. Kier to James L. Breed-
love Lots 5 and 6, Block 6, Col-
lege Height Addn., Ingleside.
H. F. George to A. B. James
Lots 13 and 14, Block 1, Dowle
Addn., Portland.
Roberta R. Hadley to Martin
Joe Darst A portion of Lots 17,
18, 19 and 20, Block 13, Tier
“G”, Portland.
Joaquine Garza to Simon Gu-
tierrez Lots 1 and 2, Block 6,
Blackburn Addn., Mathis.
Clemente Contraras to O. F.
Tally Lots 75, & 76, E. 15’ of
Lot 74; S. 6’ of Lots 68, 69, 70,
and 71; W. 20’ of Lot 77, Sub-
division 2, Block 3; Lots 5, 6,
E. 15’ of Lot 7, W. 20’ of Lots
4 and 5 and 7’ of Lots 10, 11, 12,
13, Subd. 3, Block 2, Sinton Gas
and Oil Company Subd. of the
C. F. P. Co’s lands.
Marlboro Developers, Inc. to Al-
ton Franze Lot 22, Block 3, French
Village, Portland.
Nelson H. Raiford to Dudley
Ray Humphries Lot 3, Block 5,
Macaze Park Addn., Gregory.
Nelson H. Raiford to Eugene
Dell Curington Lot 3, Block 6, Ma-
caze Park Addn., Gregory.
Nelson H. Raiford to Norman
E. Wingo Lot 5, Block 6, Macaze
Park Addn., Gregory.
OIL & GAS LEASES
Paulo L. Rami’ , to A. Loy
Sims 25’ x 155’ 6&Wof Tract 14,
Arnold Garden Addn., Portland.
W. G. McCampbell to Keep
Oil Corp., et al 79.72 acres out of
the Robert M. Williamson Survey,
Abst. 278.
W. B. McCampbell to Heep Oil
Corp., et al 100.03 acress out of
the Robert M. Williamson Survey.
Rosalie M. Sien, et al to Heep
Oil Corp., et al 53.3 acres out of
the Robert M. Williamson survey.
Rosalie M. Sien, et al to Heep
Oil Corp., et al 167.5 acres out
of the Robert M. Williamson Sur-
vey, Abst. 278.
Estate of Lulu Lea Portefeield.
Dec’d., et al to Heep Oil Corp., et
County Court
NEW FILINGS:
State vs Florentino Gonzales and
Miguel Torres. Aggravated as-
sault.
State vs Jimmy Trevino. Driv-
ing while intoxicated.
State vs J. G. Aden. Swindling
with worthies check.
State vs Walter H. Benson.
Swindling with worthless check.
Sinton Hospital vs W .L. White-
head, Jr. Suit on debt.
PROBATE DOCKET:
Minnie Cora Gregory appoint-
ment of guardian. W. B. Moss
declining to act as guardian and
on refusal to serve Guaranty Ti-
tle and Trust Co. of Corpus Chris-
ti was appointed guardian of said
estate. Taft Morow, E. C. Mc-
Daniel and Irvin Hart appointed
appraisers.
District Court
NEW FILINGS:
In Re: Barbara Jean Bishop et
al, minors. Change of name.
Maria Moreno vs Mauro Rios et
al. Suit to set aside deed.
R. C. Delevan vs Leo Welder,
et al. Suit for damages.
Herbert Zerbel vs Lorraine Zer-
bel. Suit for divorce.
Garland Glen Wolf by next friend
vs Bonnie Me Horney Wolf. Suit
for divorce.
Orville L. Mahew vs Mary F.
Mahew. Suit for divorce.
Eva Marie Gilbreath vs J. W.
Gilbreath. Suit for divorce.
Albert O. Bullock vs The Trave-
lers Insurance Co. Suit to set
aside award of the Industrial Ac-
cident Board and for damages.
al 33.33 acres out of the Robert
M. Williamson Survey, Abst.
278.
Estate of Lulu Lea Porterfield,
Dec’d. et al to Heep Oil Corp.,
et al 98.15 acres out of the Ro-
bert M. Williamson Survey, Abst.
278.
Estate of John S. McCampbell,
Dec’d. to Heep Oil Corp., et al
75.75 acres out of the Robert M.
Williamson Survey, Abst. 278.
COTTON From Page 2
troduce.
Federal Judge Ben H. Rice,
Jr. took the motion under advise-
ment. Trial is set for September
6 in Austin.
Morrow Showdown Expected
Wright Morrow’s party status
was to be determined by the State
Democratic Executive Committee
in Austin on Tuesday.
Gov. Allan Shivers recently in-
dicated he thought the Texas na-
tional committeeman should resign
to promote party unity. Morrow
has been unacceptable to nation-
al party leaders since his support
of Eisenhower in 1952.
Committee members also were
to lay plans for control of 1956
precinct, county and state conven-
tions.
Opposing plans for convention
control were made by the Loyal-
ist wing of the party at an earlier
meeting in San Antonio.
Oil Allowable Unchanged
Texas crude oil allowable for
August will be on the same pat-
tern as for July.
At a statewide proration hear-
ing last week the Railroad Com-
mission ordered the present 15-
day production schedule continu-
ed.
Under that formula, permissive
flow on July 16 was 3,028,324 bar-
rels daily. Some August increase
would result from allowable grants
for new discoveries.
Segregation Ruling Studied
Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd
last week withheld comment on
an El Paso district judge’s ruling
that Texas school segregation
laws are unconstitutional.
He would have to make a de-
tailed study of the decision first,
Shepperd said.
Judgment resulted from a Ne-
gro girl’s suit for entrance to
Texas Western College. Universi-
ty of Texas regents had two
weeks previously voted to admit
Negroes there.
Board of Regents Chairman Tho-
mas Sealy said he though the
judge’s ruling was moot. How-
ever, he said he believed any ef-
fort by Negro undergraduates to
enroll immediately in the main
University could and would be
successfully resisted.
FOR COOUNG \
A flick of the lever to the left
and your Ford is filled with
cool, fresh air. You'll
drive in refreshing comfort,
finding new pleasure in .
warm-weather travel. f
FOR DEHUMIDIFYING
Automatically, Ford's
SelectAire really does some-
thing about the mugginess.
Crisp, cool air lets you
drive in early-Fall comfort
on the stickiest of days.
FOR VENTILATING
Fresh outside air floods your
car when you move the
lever to center position.
SelectAire provides for days
when the air is perfect and
no heating or cooling
is needed.
FOR DEFROSTING
Come sleet or snow, con-
trols on fop of instrument
panel let you aim warm air
at any spot on windshield
or over entire area for
speedy clearing. Same con-
trols direct outside air to
windshield for defogging
when heater is not in use.
FOR HEATING
Switched to the extreme right,
the same lever that cools
will turn on the heat.
SelectAire's new heating
system flows part of the warm
air along the toe-board
to give you added
warmth for your feet.
unit to buy!
One unit, one control lever give you the tem-
perature and humidity you want, no matter
what the outside weather.
The entire unit is forward of the steering
wheel, so there is no loss of trunk space.
Get the reasonable price on this more com-
pact air conditioner . . . now available on all
V-8 models.
NEW! FORD '
SELECTAIRE
AIR
CONDITIONER
FOR THE FIRST
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SINTON, TEXAS
Taxation of Old San Patricio
Irked Early Day Settlers
By Mary Cornett Winebrenner
In last week's issue of this pa-
per was carrid the account of
the establishment of the townsite
of San Patricio de Hibernia, one
of the most historic spots in all
San Patricio Co.
When the townsite of San Pa-
tricio de Hibernia was establish-
ed by the State of Coahuila and
Texas on Oct. 24, 1831 the four
leagues of land granted for that
townsite had metes and bounds
which roughly made the townsite
one mile wide and six miles long
giving to the tiny village a main
street the full six miles in length.
After Texas had won her inde-
pendence from Mexico in 1836 San
Patricio still stood as the farthest
outpost on the southern section of
the United States where the Eng-
lish lauguage (with an Irish ac-
cent, it might be added) was
spoken.
Having lived in a town which
had been governed after a fashion
on a municipality basis even un-
der Mexican rule, and having big
dreams and perfect confidence of
the future growth and importance
of San Patricio as a leading city
in the State of Texas, the citizens
of that little settlement appealed
to the Texas Legislature to have
the town incorporated.
In response to this appeal the
4th Legislature of Texas on Feb.
7, 1853 approved an act to in-
corporate the town of San Pa-
tricio, which under the title “An
Act to Incorporate the Town of
San Patricio in the County of
San Patricio Co.” reads in part:
“Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Texas that
the citizens of the town of San
Patricio be, and they are here-
by, declared a body politic and
corporate, and by that name and
style of the corporation of the
town of San Patricio, and by that
name may sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded and may have
a common seal and charge the
same at pleasure. And may hold
and dispose of real and personal
County Health
Unit Has Varied
Activities
By DR. C. A. SELBY
In an article last week, Doctor
Selby described the field activities
of the San Patricio County Health
Unit as being divided into two
services, namely, the Nursing Ser-
vices and the Sanitation Services.
A resume of the nursing ser-
vices was given in last week’s
issue of this paper so this week
there will be a discussion of the
sanitation phase of the work
your County Health Unit renders
to the people.
The sanitation activities are car-
ried on by two Sanitarians, both
of whom are college graduates,
who have received a special cour-
se in sanitation conducted by the
State Health Dpeartment Of Tex-
as.
Three Fold Services
The services of the Sanitarians
are principally educational in char-
acter and may for convenience
be divided into three different
categories as follows: Municipal
sanitation^ Rural sanitation, and
Food Handling sanitation.
Municipal sanitation contemplat-
es mainly the community house-
keeping as practiced in the vari-
our towns in the county. It is
quite Obvious that much has been
accomplished during these past
six years towards bringing the
standards of sanitary practices in
the towns upward by repeated
1 contacts with numbers of the
various city officials and adminis-
trators in the towns, tactfully
bringing to the attention of each,
the principal defects noted as ex-
isting, also recommending ways
and means of eradicating these
defects.
Sanitation Influences Felt
It is noteworthy to state, al-
though the Health Unit does not
assume to take credit for all of
the many modernization efforts
put into effect ah over this coun-
ty, since the Health Unit was es-
tablished, we do assume that our
influence has been felt, for no
less than eight towns in the coun-
ty have voted bonds and have
modernized their water systems
and made extensions to, or es-
tablished new sewer systems. In
four towns, modern and workable
food-handling ordinances have bean
adopted. Five of the towns in
this county have modernized their
garbage and refuse ordinances
and have put them on a self sus-
taining basis. The standard, cov-
ered garbage cans with tight fitt-
ing lids have displaced in a large
measure, the old open 55 gallon
oil drum which had served as a
container for household wastes and
an incinerator for all sorts of
garbage, refuse and kitchen was-
tes, leaving a putrid, fly-breeding
residue which was collected at in-
frequent and uncertain intervals,
thus exposing the residents there-
property, provide the same is
within the limits of the corpora-
tion.
“That the boundary and limits
of said town and within which
the said corporation shall exer-
cise lawful jurisdiction shall in-
clude and comprehend all that
tract of land heretofore original-
ly granted to and composing said
town by whatsoever name it may
have been designated. That all the
public property within the limits
of said town shall belong to said
corporation and the board may
dispose of it in such manner as
they may deem to be the best
interests of said town.”
San Patricio remained an in-
corporated town until 1901 when
by unanimous agreement the citi-
zens petitioned the 27th Legisla-
ture of the State of Texas to re-
peal the act by the 4th Legisla-
ture which had incorporated the
town of San Patricio. The burden
of taxation stemed to be the
strongest contributing factor back-
ing the petition for the repeal.
The record of the repeal of
the act incorporating the town
reads as follows:
“Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State or Texas that
Chapter 21 of the General Laws
of the 4th Legislature entitled ‘An
Act to Incorporate the Town of
San Patricio in the County of
San Patricio’ and approved Feb.
7, 1853, be and the same here-
by repealed.
“The fact that the continuance
of said corporation would impose
upon the people and taxpayers
thereof unnecessary burdens of
taxation, and the fact that the
citizens of said town unanimously
desire the abolishment of said
corporation. And further fact of
the crowded condition of the cal-
endar and the near approach of
the end of the session creates
an emergency and an imperative
public necessity exists for the sus-
pension of the Constitutional ruLe
requiring bills to be read upon
three separate days in each house,
and said Constitutional rule is
abouts to foul odors, smoking re-
mains and potent breeders for
flies, rodents and other disease
carriers. Most of these harbingers
of filth have been eliminated.
In most sections of every town,
efforts have been made to make
sewer connections available. Most
of the old-time, open pit toilets
have been eliminated, through con-
tinuous reminders to property ow-
ners and tenants that sewer con-
nections may be made by most
all who have the desire to main-
tain a modern home, the costs of
which are almost universally with-
in the financial reach of all class-
es of people. In accomplishing
these modern trends, the sanita-
tion section of your Health Unit
has devoted much time and has
exerted much effort both to the
individuals involved and to the
section of City Governments hav-
ing direct charge of such ser-
vices.
Privately operated and publicly
owned swimming pools are sub-
jected to regular inspection and
water sampling by the Health
Unit Sanitarians, in efforts to in-
sure those who use them that
acceptable sanitation practices are
being maintained and that the
cleanliness of the water is kept
within normal ranges, free from
contamination.
Enterprises for Itinerants
Inspected
Another facet of sanitation lies
in the inspection of the motor
hotels and courts, also trailer
courts, to insure both the local
people from having nuisances
maintained and to guarantee to
the traveling public that cleanli-
ness and sanitation practices are
properly sustained. Most of the
operators of these enterprises are
anxious to cooperate with the
Health Unit to provide clean sani-
tary habitations for the itinerant.
Despite the fact that in several
section of the county, substandard
housing, inadequate plumbing and
antiquated standards of cleanli-
ness exist; it is our considered
opinion that so much has been
accomplished as to make all re-
sponsible people conscious of most
of the basic health needs. Even
through we shall not retreat from
the accomplishments made, we
cannot rest on past laurels and
thereby fail to keep apace with
advancements common to our
way of life today as American
citizens and to our welfare for
the future. A constant vigilance
shall be kept relative to substan-
dard housing and sanitation prac-
tices both in the towns and rural
areas.
Rural Sanitation Services
Among the most frequent ser-
vices rendered to the rural citi-
zens of this county are assistance
in selecting a proper site for sink-
ing water wells and for erecting
household storage facilities for po-
table water, also for proper dis-
posal facilities to be built, sup-
plying the farmer with all the
modern things enjoyed by his
friends living in the towns.
The Health Unit Sanitarians
have been of considerable assis-
hereby suspended, and that this
act be in effect from and after
its passage, and it is so enacted
by the 27th Legislature.”
The town of San Patricio at
its peak had a population of 500,
according to statements from some
of the older citizens of the pres-
ent settlement, which ind'eta' es
that the majority of the residents
of San Patricio Co. at o^e time
lived within the four-leagues city
limits of San Patricio, since the
historians say that in 1870 the
population of the entire county of
San Patricio was a mere 625 per-
sons.
tance to the rural citizens also
by procuring water samples and
giving counsel and advice on the
correction of existing sanitary de-
fects found on the farms, parti-
cularly with modernization of ex-
isting water and disposal systems
already in use.
In an effort to render service
where needed, the sanitation sec-
tion of the Health Unit works in
close liaison with the office oft
the County Agent and any other
farm betterment agencies. Some
of the things involved are the
rodent eradication programs, mos-
quito and fly eradication pro-
grams and sundry other activities
v- which we may give practical
health and preventive assistance
to those agencies augmenting
their usefulness and efforts, when-
ever sought.
The Foodhandling Problems
The most important facet of
sanitation services maintained in
the county involves the food hand-
lers, food handling establishments
and food sanitation, preparation,
storage, transportation, preserva-
tion and vending to the public.
All stores, markets, confection-
aries, restaurants, bakeries, ice
houses, dairies, slaughter houses,
fish and shell fish markets, fish-
eries, service stations selling can-
dies or drinks, ice cream factor-
ies and parlors and all places
where food is prepared, processed
or sold come under the Texas
Sanitation and Food Laws, there-
fore it resides in the sanitation
section of the Health Unit to in-
spect and educate the food hand-
lers in safe food handling and
sanitary methods of preservation,
preparation or vending.
All food handling establishments
in the county are regularly in-
spected, notices are given to the
owners or lessors relative to de-
ficiencies found, suggestions are
made towards the corrections of
such deficiencies; require all food!
handlers to have valid health cer-
tificates in compliance with Texas
Laws, and to note the deficiencies
in services, equipment or mainten-
ance of the premises in a sanir
tary condition.
Grocery, Market and restaurant
owners are contacted by the sani-
tarians, who attempt to obtain
from them efforts insuring high-
er grade techniques, where indi-
cated, and to render to the public
acceptable sanitation standards in
the interest of the public health.
As an educational feature, hav-
ing the public health in mind,
the State of Texas conducts schools
for food handlers by the use of
visual aids, talks and instructions.
Such schools are well planned and
of more than passing interest to
the people who are in the food
handling business, also these are
open to the public that they may
realize what to expect from the
vendors, handlers, preservation
and storage of foodstuffs. Such a
school is anticipated for this coun-
ty during the coming winter.
It is our sincere hope and aim
that you as citizens will demand
cleanliness and safe handling of
foods offered for sale in your
markets, or served in your re-
staurants—a privilege every citi-
zen has a right to expect and
to receive. - -
What has appeared in the twd
articles presented in this paper
relating to the field activities of
your County Health Unit tends
to protray some of the facts of
service offered.
The effectiveness of the Health
Unit in it’s various services is
reflected in direct proportion to
so we attempt to education and’
their acceptance by the people,
repetition to keep all communities
of San Patricio County informed.
We are grateful that so many
things, for which we have taken
a stand, have been adopted and'
we know that you the people will
benefit immensely through a con-
tinuance of the wonderful support
given us through these first years
of our existence in this county.
We know that public health
poured on from the top side will
not be absorbed—it must enam-
ate from the grass roots, in order
to grow and become effective.
We resort to law enforcement as
a last resort, but occasionally re-
calcitrants make that course im-
perative.
Mormons, headed by Brigham
Young, founded Salt Lake City
in July, 1847.
Highest point in the U. S. A.
is Mt. Whitney, Calif., 14,495 ft.
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