Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. [25], No. [14], Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1936 Page: 1 of 8
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CRYSTAL CITY, ZAVALA COUNTY. TEXAS, AUGUST 21, 1936
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A public mce^B '
P-" ' the auditorium oBtl
Uvalde, beginning^ !
^day, September 2jH,
B maf enabling all
c raring Called at Uvalde Sept. 22
to IAr Nueces Flood Control Views
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
will be held in
he city hall in
9:30 a. m. Tues-
, for the purpose
rested parties to
present their views concerning the
controlling of floods on the Nueces
river and tributaries.
The meeting is called by E. H.
rks, Lieut.-Col., Corps of En-
ters, U. S. A., under authority
given the Secretary of War to direct
ahd cause preliminary examinations
ahd surveys for flood control in cer-
tain localities, and to the Secretary
of Agriculture to direct and cause
preliminary examinations and sur-
veys lor run-off water anc watcjf-
flow retardation and soil erosion
•/ention on water sheds of such
alities; the costs thereof to be
horn appropriations made for
urpose.
iminary examination of the
iver was authorized by an
ongress, approved ^kie
furtli^ act appro^d
z^^a prelimins
s river a
ANOTHER PIONEER PASSES
Funeral services were held at the
Manifold Mortuary Monday after-
noon for Mrs. W. B. Bird, age 70
years, who passed away Sunday
after several months illness, Hev. R.
V. Hamliton, pastor of the Church
of Christ, conducted the service, in
the absence of Mrs. Bird’s pastor,
Rev Geo. J. Steinman, of the Meth-
odist Church.
Jennie Stevens Bird, the daughter
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Clinton and
daughter, Mrs. J. L. Johnson, and
her two children, Jimmie Jr., and
Gerald Gene, narrowly escaped se-
rious injury and maybe death when
the Clinton car in which they were
riding Saturday nikht was turned
over when struck by a car driven by
Emil Zier.
The accident happeneu at intersec-
tion of Edwards Street and Fifth
Ave. The Clinton car was going west
on Edwards Street and Emil Zier
was going north on Fifth Avenue.
His car struck the rear wheel of the
Clinton car and turned it over. Ger-^
aid Gene, who was in the arms
Another New Crop
for Crystal City
ler^Njki
•cantaloups
County Agent’s
Column
Templer shipped a car-
load of'.cantaloups to New York | TOMATOES:: Dust to Control Worms
Tuesday of this week. This was the j
first carload of cantaloupes to be j It’s good insurance. In dusting fol-
ahipped from Crystal City, and adds low this schedule. Use Calcium Ar-
another new crop to the gi owing list: senate full strength Apply first dust
of produce that can be successfully j when fruit of first cluster are size
grown here This is also the third new of an English pea. Keep coating of
crop this year to be shipped in ca' - dust on fruit until first two clusters
load lots, the two being popcorn j are half grown. This will require
and alfalfa flay. around five (5) pounds of dust per
'em pier & Greer have 28 acres of acre Per each application. Three ap-
taljupes They planted the seed Plications or fifteen (15) pounds of
of Samuel and Margaret Stevens,
was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, J h>s mother, Mrs. Johnson, on
Sept 22, 1866. When only 4 years ofjfront seat< was thrown througi
age she moved with her parents to | open window, landing severaj
Illinois where she grew to woman-: away, but only a foot or so
hood. On Sept. 5, 1884 she was united reach of the overtunred car
combining
nater with pro-
Eontrolling floods,
information that
Fed pertinent to the
rthis river.
sted parties are invited
Int or to be represented at
time and place, particular-
interested in flood control I of Precinct No.
in marriage to William Bradford
Bird and to this union were born 5
children, Elmer, Oscar, Bessie, Nel-
lie and Gordon. Bessie and Gordon
passed away in childhood. Elmer
gave his life in the World War^Mr.
Bird preceded his wife idMeatMtwo
years ago.
Mrs. Bird united with
odist Church in early lifi^^H
consecrated Christian, a lov
and mother. She had been
ealth for several months,ffed
nly a week before her dea
er condition became alarm!
|hat loving hearts and skillful
|ould do was done, but t
sok its f™ht Sunday af|
ugust 16th, at 4 o'clock.
Surviving is a son Oscar
California, a daughter, Mis
ird of Crystal City and -tw
hildren Marie and Patsy tj
f California; also three
da Barton of Harrisvi,
tta Hardin <Xcieve
Mrs. Florene
Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. Bi1
Crystal City irf
sing pioneers of
untry.
Pall bearers were E. U
Jackson, W. A. Hart,
n, F. W. Pulliam and S.
won—
IT FORGET
ATURDA
was
nhurt,
sha
r
ital
bhnson
r. Clin-
unhurt. Jimmie, Jr., was alsj
but Mrs. Clinton waij badj
up and had a bad cut o:
lower limbs. She was ii
for a couple of days
got a cut on the he^pam
ton was bruised. The car was pretty
badly bent but able to continue on
its way after being set upright.
Mr. Zier was not hurt and his car
was damaged very little. He stopped
to lend assistance and had Gerald
n Jane 7th and harvested the first
melons in exactly 60 days from the
day of planting. With the exception
of the carload shipped Tuesday and
another Wednesday, the melons have
been shipped by truck.' It is estimat-
dust per acre should do the job. Ap-
ply the dust with a good (Tank type
duster for best results. *
Poultrymen Take Notice
Despite
cannot ge
money af
general
look mighl
Merchant
than any summer for the
erpl years. Just this week
told Us that is a fact.
There was a party here this
from Houston looking for a gj
to open a new business..
The HAM Marke
stand, plan to move
building to take care
ing business. The butlij
occupy is scheduled to
to twice iw present si|
W. A. Disngikes hai
It’s time to do some culling and ..........
ed that there will be seven or eight prepare your flocks for winter egg | small tile structure or
more caifeads shipped. production. No hen will lay many j street, a part of whic’
We un^rstand it has proven a ( eggs without proper feed, but all hens | At and the other ha!
very sati^Btory crop, bo0 in yield j don't lay with proper feed which j by him for a fruit s
and finai^Bl returns. j makes culling necessary. Culling is The Magnolia
s of alfalfa have been1 your Job because you know the hens Obtained 25 adekt!
hg the past few weeks j and can observe them every day. | adjoining the CToi
. Y. Geisler. He had 65 acres of I Start new getting ready for a profit-|fo| build a modi
on the river farm but it was j able poultry year. ^'£ght soon,
damaged by the flood he' 1st. Get rid of all roosters excentfl optically a
! the
knost of it under. Alfalfa on I those you are going to keep ror
le farm did much better. He spring breeding, and pen these rfepa-
Gene in his arms before Mrs. John-l*,.,,; cu^ ^ sjx times already this year'rote from your hens. Infertile eggs
son could climb out of the over-?ianc| gets about a ton per acre each I command better prices.
turned car. The injured weie rushed^cutting. j 2nd. Cull out enough.old hens to
Only one carload of popcorn has make room f,,r Pullet* *
been shipped but there will be four! 3,d Start fwdln* now t0 bri»«
or five more carloads this season. j hens ,nto fu» production by Novem-
, , , I ber at which time do vour final cull-
Travis Bergurson has purchased j. to elimin0te ,ofcrs. Hens pr
from Crystal City tarmers and fed tWQ monlhs will show sj
shipped two carloads of ear corn this ' layin>{ ,f ^ ar<> Uyin#l hcns
week' ' 4th—Provide all four essentials of
This all just goes to show that j feeding: .
to the hospital, and all are glad, ol
course, that no more serious damage
done.
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lARFARE AGAINST CANCER
Saturday
off primary election,
two contested places o:
ticket, but these fellows arl
anxious for your vote no
were in the first pri
E. W. Hays and N|
are in the run-off
'ancer is a disease against which
[iproved sanitation is not capable
producing any*effect and personal
lygiene has but a limited applica-
lon. It is therefore, necessary to at-
[ack this scourge in some other way.
The organized warfare against
Eancer which is being carried on in
fall civilized countries, aims to dis-
i cover the individual cases of the
lisease at the earliest possible mo-
ment and provide competent medical
Jention for the patient. There must
lospital and home care of a
.kind.
jublic must give full co-
fn to the medical profession,
jviously irry^ssible for
^*help u
>Hted
u
the new
? inside
\irobably be
ne building)
(the
Crystal City farmers do not have to
depend altogether on spinach, o«n
though this is the natural hon® of
this good vegetable. However
Crystal City area probably wi
duce more spinach during
proaching season than all j^Vbal
ance of Texas put togetheuBris es-
timated that Zavala will
V
(a) A mash
(b) B'resh water
(c) Scratch grain
(d) Green feed
The lack of any of these will un-
aP" j balance your feeding, and prove less
profitable thar if all four are sup-
plied.
they
lj
ie daj
port^
upon^
that!
Irst
again plant aroundj
fall and winter. _
MRS. GIBSON
Tf
Mrs. J. Gj
wreck
when efl
le funtl
Hount
Lectrocd
HOSPITAL
is cl
leav^
HoweC
more
pleted •
The Wintci Garden, Pha
doinii-m lot of k modeling,
givi ■'/> 1 rat le n>' re roofl
S« vc . a v, r^sider^ces
been ce-i’4 ieted. Others
const nu or contemplat
Wamr:ght just conp^Je
room ’: im > cottage on
St^| t and A A Cumr.ii|
cupying it
itenshing touches (
bVa six-room r^ klp^B
Verde Street for ]
BoOkout • * La 1 ^
Work is well aioft^T
resident'* for M;". an'
Manifold, also on V*st
Plahs have been,
eight-r p .n. ■ mdenof-J
Reed to J^c erect«jj
pre_j
ca
the officials of any coun-
pwn, or local association
grests may be affected,
le given an opportunity
teir views,
tents will be hea,
of reco
Id be sub-
Tn quadruplicate,
rthe hearing will be
’consideration by the
flent. Written statements
tded to E. H. Marks at
tlM^B! or mailed to him be-
^forehcBKt Galveston, Texas.
.Several days likely will be re-
ared to complete the hearing, ac-
rding to C. S. Fowler of San An-
lio, chairman of the Nueces Val-
ley Reclamation and Conservation
and no doubt
in Vo
Gates
'ommissioner
avala county I*
1 the pa;
tunati
4
rote will be re
rPrecincts Nos. 2
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LL SERYICES
C. B. HcKon of Uvalde is conduct-
ing -a reBral with services every
ninght jW& o’clock, one half block
south JfPoteet Garage on Carrrizo
Spring^highway. All are invited,
iphecies leading up to and con-
ing Last Days. Our belief is the
Bible doctrine, Acts 2-42. Not
Holy Rollers. Let the Bible answer.
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Card of Thanks
I wish to thank all of my friends
for the kindness and sympathy
district. Fowler is making a tour of shown me in the sickness and death
the 22 counties in the district, assist-
ing city and county officials in the
preparation of statistical informa-
tion, which will be presented at the
hearing
Four Congressmen, whose districts
included in the Nueces Valley dis-
trict, have signified their intention
of attending the Uvalde meeting,
according to Fowler. They are Milton
West of Brownsville; Maury Mav-
erick of San Antonio; Charles L.
South of Coleman, and R. M. Kleberg
of Corpus Christi. In addition, C. S.
Senator Morris Sheppard also is be-
ing urged to attend. City and county
^ officials, civic leaders, as well as
farmers and ranchmen who have
sustained losses from floods along
the Nueces for the hearing W present
first-hand information.
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. and Mrs. S. H. Fly and chil-
have returned from spending
eral days at Sahinal with rela-
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Chairs now 89 cen's.
J
of my beloved mother, Mrs. Jennie
Bird, and especially for the beau-
tiful flowers. May Heaven bless you
is my earnest prayer.
NELLIE BIRD.
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Postmaster and Mrs. A. R. Racer
and children, Bobby and Albert Mar-
tin, returned Wednesday night from
Dos Cabezos, Arizona, where they
spent several weeks visiting Mrs.
Racer’s mother, Mrs. R. R. Randall
and other relatives in Wilcox, Ari-
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I
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Rodgers
have returned from a visit with their
parents at Hondo and Lindale.
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INSTALLS NEW CARBONATOR
The Winter Garden Pharmacy has
installed a Life Time Carbonator,
one of the best obtainable. Two
things are necessary for good car-
bonated drinks—one is refrigeration
and the other carbonator. They now
have the beat of both, tome to the
Winter Garden Pharmacy for your
soft drinl.a. J (Adv.)
pitals’
and
foul
A
is rcseajj
need
it ooci
be' pr*
good#?!
subjects air*
of much mod
Cancer rj
ed in
and by
geons privaj
this work
journals, s<
exclusively
hardly an
or surgeons in
not assign a coi
program to the
A hopefuf
among those
warfare agail
is becoming ra]
need of cooperate
nancial support to
in thus great con)
should give it eager as
The time to cure a cam
it is beginning. If you
have any symptoms d<
these articles you should be’
ined by your doctor or at a
at once.
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BITS O’ PHILOSOPHY
'
■i ha;
fmpathf
in their mis!
ler a speedy rec
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__iNTERVILLE — Russell Long,)
armer in the Nineveh community in|
Leon county, recently came to the
decision that more money can be|
made out of farming by raising j
and marketing it through lives!
o was in a car tjlan i,y raising cotton. j
weeks ago1 j p Short, county agricuh^^^
Inney lo attend agent, who is helping Long to^^l
1 arrange his farm, reports that this!
|ornier cotton raiser intends to. dig *
[trench silos and fix feeding pens on
if1! the hill. He is arranging his fences so j
hat all fou^if his pastures will be |
;onn£g|4ri^B his feeding lot Ho ox- j
n at least 40 acres in'
frit pastures, 50 acres in J;
pastures, and 60 acres in |
livestock
alternate the tempo-) [
raT
s 1 to y^Hp the county agricultural ag-
t stales, “and he is going to raise | _ . -------
hogs and cattle by starting with j ‘ \K lQ ' u 1 *1 1 !‘«
1 sible to remedy some of*thej
i alternate the tempo-1 , , ,
»and feed land from year am01* the a,°'ir,n«fa's ^
| lean pr-fKilation He said* a
t county agricultural aK-” Organization ^
'COUNTY WINNER
IN LIVESTOCK PRGJE<
TO RECEIVE GOLD MEl
la few good animals and gradually
! improving them to purebred stock.’’
Investigators for Farming
lustry is constantly conducting
frtific investigations to find new
j and better methods of production,"
The Thos. E. Wilson gold medal for says an editorial in the Utah Farm-
the outstanding county 4-H livestock! er (July 15). “Agriculture also has
club member is again offered in all its investigators. One of them may
ities of Texas announces the Na- j be your neighbor. If he consistently
il Committee on Bpfs and Girls j grows a better crop of sugar beets
kwork.
td other attractive prizes pro-
in t.iis national contest are to
irarded by club leaders at the
athe feeding and showing sea-
grts of county winners must
tted to the state leaders’
this disease but urgpd thq
join hands in trying to
people the import anc
and the need fot^K ng*
selves. It is appall rig
see the condition u derl
of these people live, an<j
we could do fco betteij
lend assistance tq'orgfc^
in removing aqmr hi
these diacase*.
.—1-_WGI
BANKER GI
ROOSEVELT'
than you do, there is much to be
learned from him in that respect. If
he can produce better gains per day |
on his cattle and lambs, he has in-
formation that should be worth a
great deal to you Get acquainted
with your neighbor, it may be a
ow for judging before! profitatle friendship Other investi- j ^ financier and founder
the use of contest-
be secured of county ag-
in a recent interview
Francisco News, A. P. Gi
gatons for agriculture are provided j America, predicted
Prepare a cemetery for your
kind thoughts. » .
by the county, state and national
government. The county agent is a
inners of state honors re- valuable source of information. He
$50 gold watch and becomes not only knows what* is going on in
to compete for one of four your immediate neighborhodd, but is
le trips to the 15th National informed on what is taking place
Hub Cimress to be held in Chicago, elsewhere The information that is
'ov 27-Dcc. 5 in conection with the! accumulated at his officdRs Tone Wit
International Live Stock Exposition, j the purpose
Acting a .lie is as bad as tellinl
one.
Darkness has never failed to give
way to light.
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—Standard six-inch stova Ripe.
Joint. Char chills '
From the four trip winners three
will b chosen to receive cash schol-
arships of $300, $200 and $100.
| In addition to giving 18 boys suc-
cessful in the six annual past con-
jtsU a start on college careers, par-
lpation by hundreds of others has
helped them to master problems of
livestock production and to establish
valvable herds of their own. Their
examples also have led to the adop-
tion erf better practices by entire
communities in livestock farming.
at his offices done With. J’rofpect of jpdl And ic
of being of^ervice to if 'absurd to
:e an* national govern- ^^to* tu. n from Pre
you. The state tin^ national govern
ments provide experiment stations
and farms. The best scientists in the
field are at work at these stations in
order that you might cut production
costs and increase the profits of your
farm. The information available is
yours for the asking.”
! dent Roosevelt, after' anl
years in the White House,
it with a record ■“that
him as the greats! man
times." • * 4}
The banker insisted
time# getting* Ik tter and wiO
of And ton tint if
> osidentl
Grass Succeeds
On the erosion experiment station
(Continued on page 4)
velt ’and put into office an
and ' comparatively inexp$|t|
man.
I
"I,say to business:' ’Stop
sider before going on 'wft
Roosevelt campaign!’ he
“It would be worth while'
inventory and compare cor
they were at the time Mr,
left‘office with times as
toddy. Can there be any
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Hardy, J. H. Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. [25], No. [14], Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1936, newspaper, August 21, 1936; Crystal City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1096471/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .