San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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A BOOST FOR SINTON AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
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SINTON, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1928
NUMBER 33
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ton Schools Open Year With |
Appropriate Program Tuesday Night
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ITERTAINING PROGRAM GIVEN AT HIGH SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM AS INITIAL OPENING OF THE
1928-1929 SCHOOL YEAR
■Of
A large group of Sinton citizens interested in school work
of children of Sinton and vicinity assembled in the auditorium
of the new High School building Tuesday evening to enjoy the
splendid opening program arranged by way of opening the
1^28-29 school year.
Superintendent F. H. Harrison was in charge of the prog-
ram, which began when Reverend W. O. Davis gave the invo-
cation which was followed by®——
« talk by Mr. Haisley, president
' of Trustees, in which he
welcomed the return of old teachers
and the c
coming of the new.
V Harrison then introduced the
members, mentioning the
tions of each, including the
Lg: High School—B. F. Miller,
R. G. McDaniel, science
and coach; W. T. Dismukes,
erhatics and Latin teacher; Miss
Tompkins, English teacher ; Miss
Weatherly* History teacher;
Lena Neal, Spanish; Miss Una
public school music teacher and
club coach; Miss Irene Stone,
Kiwamans Enjoy
Health Program
Sinton Kiwanis club had the pleasure
of hearing a splendid little health pro-
gram given by County Health Nurse,
Miss Nell Sjtoltzfus and six children of
the county, Thursday last, at the
luncheon hour, President John Coch-
ran presiding over the meeting.
1.-1n:rE -in,-—_________ Preceding the health program, Mr.
teacher; Miss Delta .Neuman, j Beever’s orchestra rendered two very
Economics; Grade Teachers—'pretty numbers, “Waterbug,” and
Kooaee, principal;- Misses “Rosemary.” Miss Stoltzfus spoke on
Peavy, Burls Adams, Alline “Why a County Health Nurse?” giv-
itte, departmental work; Misses ing the mdst important reasons for a
Knolle, Mary Russell, Ouida county health program and nurse. Her
rod made him a continent
Of glory and silver and gdld.
’ He framed it with thundering ocean3,
Endowed it with beauties untold;
i He spread her soft carpets of verdure,^
And tossed up her hills and her mountains
He blasted the beds of her rivers
And gilded the foam of her fountains;
-He planted her deep, somber forests )
And filled them with blossom and song^
x Jhen opened her gates to the nations r~
\And called for the daring and strong.
ThejNcame from the erid^ of the earth,
An army of staunch pioneers,
Aired by the undying hope \\
That flames on the virgin frontiers.
len out of the bounties of earth^
Her zephyrs, her sunshine and ram,
lAnd out of the longing of hearts
In prayer and in laughter and pa^
And out of the memory of ages
God fashioned a country for me
And gave it a name that I love;
America, Land of the Free.
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Ora Delle Laughlin, primary
teachers; Misses Ava Russell
Myrtle Moore, principal and as-
of Sinton school for Mexican
and Miss Lela Gossett,
of Eads Mexican school.
\ McDaniel made an interesting
athletics in school, stating the
*^4t§vantages of a program of
talk, which was highly interesting and
instructive, was followed by a playlet,
“The Six Best Doctors,” the parts rep-
resented as follows, each character
being introduced by little Miss Yvonne
Cox of Taft Junior Health club: Dr.
Rest. Willie Bess Sims, Sinton; Dr.
Good Food, Eloise Claret, Odem; Dr.
Fresh Air, J. A. Hightower, Odem; Dr.
letics; accompanied by Mrs. Dis- Cleanliness, Kathleen Sims, Sinton; Dr.
^ the piano, Jgjss Una Craft'
“Bobolink” very sweetly, win-
her audience at once, and
talk mi the value
music in a school; the
. Wood made a short Mit
»lk in which, he hold how co-
..**e; Ml . .
ly on the school cafeteria,
she is in charge, and begged
itfxm of the Sinton public
lg it a success; Mr. and Mrs.
Beever rendered two beauti-
violin and piano selections; Mr.
spoke briefly regarding corn-
work of which he is at the
l; Judge J. C. Russell and Judge
San Patricio County Teachers
Holt! Two-Day Institute Here
ng
TEACHERS OF COUNTY ENJOY TWO DAY MEETING
HERE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY—COUNTY INTER-
SCHOLASTIC MEET TO BE HELD AT TAJPf
m
Talk of Widening
Highway No. Sixteen
Posture, G. W. Vogel, St. Paul; Den
tist, Billie Swinny.
Following the children’s interesting
little program, Miss Stoltzfus exhibit-
ed a graft showing tfie small per cent
of children of the county who have
teeth. and the large percentage
ehureh aad -school ot chiMrbn needing dental correction-;
and a graft showing the small per
cent of birth registration over the
county, compared to the large number
of births that should be registered.
Besides a good-sized attendance of
members, the following visitors were
present at the meeting: W. R. Barth,
Taft; J. A. Hightower, Odem; Nathan
Cole, Dallas; Mrs. Edw. H. Vogel, St.
G. Cook made brief, extemporane-
talks which were of much inter*
Mrs. Dismukes please^ the,
very much by her sweet
of “Kisses,” and “M* Garden,”
ipanied by Mrs. Beever at the
Mr. Harrison then made some
announcements and outlined
for a successful school year,
which Rev. E. P‘ Neal pronounc-
L - benediction, and the interesting
which was the initial feaure
_2__ iiew school year, was at an end.
Enrollment of pupils and organiza-
of classes followed, Wednesday,
reached the News office, un-
that the enrollment was
of the largest in the history of
8 school.
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SCHOOL OPENING
TILLJ40NDAY
In a talk with Mr. G. W. Achterberg,
assistant resident engineer for San
Patricio county^ he informs us that
Mr. J. H. Bailey, division engineer,
with headquarters at Corpus Christi,
told him that as soon as 20 feet ad-
ditional right-of-way is provided^for,
he is prepared te at oftce start
widening Highway No. 16, from the
Bee county line to the Nueces county
line.
He proposes to widen the highway
two and a half feet on each side, mak-
ing the highway twenty-one feet wide
instead of sixteen.
Also, that if the additional twenty
feet are provided on the highway be-
Gin Reports For
San Patricio County
Paul; E. W. Vogel, Stl Paul; Yvonne
Cox, Taft; Eloise H. Clark, Odem;
Mrs. J. B. Clark, Odem, and Mrs. P. tween Gregory and Aransas Pass, he
Donald, Mrs. Geo. Beever. Kathleen
Sims, Willie Bess Sims, Billy Swinny,
Miss Nell-Stoltzfus. Miss Ann Walker,
•Yed W. Martin, Mrs., W. Scott Vaw-
ter, B. F. Touchstone, all of Sinton.
Kiwanis Secretary, Edgar Bonorden
announces that Thursday (today) is
Joy Scout Day, and that Assistant
Scoutmaster W. O. Davis will be in
charge, and will be assisted by a num-
ber of the Sinton Boy Scouts.
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of Odem schools was post-
till Monday, September 17, on
of the new High school build-
being unfinished . It Is thought
^ffcgbuilding whl be complete In
days and it will be practical
school on next Monday. A
run from Edroy to Odem to
High school pupils to the
Walter Jarvis will bo the
Prof. H. T. Faulk, who has
superintendent of Odem schools
years, will be in charge
1 again, with a good force
nearly all of whom were
faculty last year. ^/j
_.NEAL RETURNS
FROM MATHIS MEETING
E. P. Neal returned Monday
lg from Mathis where he assist
C. O. Boatman, pastor of the
Church there, in a week’s re-
He reports having had good
at the services and despite
services being rained out the
was a success. The music
r directed by the pastor, who is
l singer as well as a good pastor
a very fine feature of the
The church was revived and
Ip greatly strengthened
Baptists and other citizens
appreciated the splendid week’s
P. T. A. TO MEET
The first regular meeting of the
Sinton P. T. A. for the new school
year will be held at the new high
school building, Thursday, Sept. 20.
Important business matters and plans
are to come before the body. A good
attendance is desired.
Mrs. E. T. Ellwood, President.
will widen it as above, and hard-sur-
face the road between- those towns.
It 3eems to us, in the face of the
increasing heavy traffic on these two
roads, it would* be a wise move to
widen them.
TAFT SCHOOLS OPEN
WITH BIG ENROLLMENT
According to special cotton agent,
John S. Easton, there were 53,016
bales of cotton ginned in San Patricio
County, prior to September 1, 1928,
as compared with 51,472 bales ginned
up to the" same,time in 1922*. ^
Mo3t all of the cotton in San Pat:
Couftfy has been picked—only a little
“scrapping” left. The heavy rains of
last Saturday and Sunday stopped all
picking and all the gins for several
days.
Individual reports of several of our
San Patricio County gins:
McDonald Gin, Taft______,_______2881
Peoples Gin, Taft_________________2372
Roberts Gin, Taft----------------1070
Taft Gin Co, Taft________________3551
Taft Gin Co., Gregory-----------1242
Taft Gin Co., Portland—.______.1737
Guaranty Gin, Sinton____________1793
McFadden Gin, Sinton___________1650
Gerdes Gin, Sinton_____________-1830
Farmers Gin, Odem...___________1831
Smith Gin, Odem.___—1447
Odem Ranch Gin, Odem.— 962
West Sinton Gin________________1463
Farm Bureau Gin, Edroy------—1256
Hemdorf Gin, Edroy_______ 960
Baldwin Gin____________________1758
Service Gin._______...______________1894
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San Patricio County Teachers met at the Sinton High :
School Thursday at 9:30 a. m. under the direction of County
Superintendent H. T. Beckworth. Special music was rendered
by the Beever Orchestra, the entire group sang “America”
then Rev. W. O. Davis rendered a prayer. > ,.7 P
Miss Barbara Thompson and Miss Thelma Vance rave well
interpreted readings, which were very much enjoyed.
_ © Mr. Beckworth made the wel-
coming address and introduced
Supt. Russell Lewis of Taft i*
presented the speaker of the morning,1
Rev. H. E. Speck of San Marcos. After
Dean Speck’s splendid educational ad-
dress, the meeting adjourned until 2
p. m. t ; ,
At th£ business session in the after-
noon, Supt. Russell Lewis of Taft was
elected Chairman of the
Miss Viola Grimes
tary. Each teacher present was asses-
sed a fee of $1.00 to defray
penses of the Institute. Judge
delivered an interesting lecture to__
assembly, which was very much ap-
preciated. Sectional meetings follow-
ed, Mrs. J. M. Lewis being
chairman of the Intermediate
Sinton Students
To Enter College
ROAD CONTRACT LET
At the September term of Commis-
sioners’ Coutt, in session here this
week, acontract for topping with cali-
che, gravel and clay, a 11-mile strip
of road in San Patricio county from
Mathis to Bluntzer, was let to Cage
and Ruby, San Antonio contractors.
The contract approximates the sum
of $25,000. It is thought that work
will begin on the strip in about 15
days and will be completed in about
75 days.
J. O. Polley and J. C. Draper of
Taft Public Schools opened Monday
morning with a heavy enrollment. The
faculty for the years is as follows:
K. A. Lewis, Supt.; James K. Biggs,
Principal; Mrs. Lily Carson, History;
B. C. Davis, Agriculture and Coach;
Miss Flora Wertheim. English and
Public Speaking; Miss Adele Kruger,
Spanish; Miss Lucy Barden, Home
Economics; M. E. Decherd, Commer-
cial Subjects; Miss Nannie Caldwell,
Principal Green Avenue; Miss Eddie
Hix, Miss Jewel Burgess, Miss Clara
Mae Adams, Mrs. Lloyd Kirk, Mfss
Fay DeVilbiss, Mrs. J. M. Lewis, Mrs.
Cora Draughon, Mrs. George Richard-
son, Miss Jewel Hensley, Mrs. John
Rogers, Mips Valentina Valent, grade
teachers.
Rippley Gin.
RAINBOWS INITIATE,
ELECT AND INSTALL
Tuesday night was a “busy season
with the Sinton Order of the Rainbow
Assembly for Girls, as the Rainbows
__________ ______ initiated candidates, elected and in-
Mathis, a committee of citizens from!stalled of£icers and finished up with
that section,, appeared before thei* short social Jiour before they “call
court in the interest of the project,
Monday.
TRAFFIC CHECK MADE
ON HIGHWAY IN BEE CO.
.1287
GREGORY SCHOOLS OPEN
Gregory School opened Monday for
the term of 1928-29. Following are
the teachers who will instruct for the
term: Prof. E. W. McDonald, Herbert
J. Watson, Miss Ruth Garmes, Miss
Lois Wray, Miss Thelma Lawrence,
Miss Eva Vickers and Miss Inez Boyle.
A large group of Sinton young people
will enter colleges and Universities
for the year 1928-1929, the majority
of whom are to attend for the second
or third year. As far as wediave been
able to secure the names, those plan-
ning to leave in a few days include
the following:
1. & M. College—
Ralph Kunitz
Roy D. Elkins
Robert Sipes
Fred Martin
Robert Hodges
Pembroke Touchstone - 7 .7,
S. T. S. T. C., Kingsville—
Eula Archerd
Mrs. W. S. Vawter
Marjorie Martin
Paul Forgy
Lillian Waters
Gordon Cabiness
Mary McGlothlin
Josephine Rothlisberger
Virgie Hart
John Tarleton College, Stephenville—
Kyle Parker
Abilene Christian College—
Roy Moody
T. M. I., San Antonio—
Percy Lee Johnson
. j Hazel
Texas University—r ‘ 7
Joe Benson
Nettie Lee Benson
Wilson Jackson
Ted Knox
Houston Thomas
Shreiner ' Institute, Kerrville—-
Herman Neu.
San Antonio Hi—
Charles Orr.
BIG RAIN FALLS HERE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
The more or less extended drought
was broken here Saturday and Sun-
day, when a 3.59 inch rain was regis-
tered in Sinton. The rain was general
all over the Gulf Coast Country, and
extended back over a large area of
Texas, many places recording a
heavier rainfall than Sinton.
While the rain will damage some late
cotton, it will be fine for truck plant-
ing and for pastures. In fact it was
just what we needed.
San Antonio .
Intermediate
mary sections, and Mr., j
man of the High School
Speck lectured to the
group and Miss Katherine
Supervisor of San
lectured to the
mary sections,
full of good
ing to the groups they
On Thursday at 9:30 a. m.,
Donald, the San Patricio County
gave a short outline c
hopes to do during 18
Walker. County Home
Agent, gave an outline and
of her work for 1928-29,
Stoltzfus, County Health Nurse, j
a ^hort lecture and
work for 1928-29. All
present were urged to ei
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BLANCO BAPTIST ASS’N
TO MEET IN MATHIS
SINTON’S WATER SUPPLY
PRONOUNCED “PURE”
J. Ri Fincher, head of Sinton water
department, received .Wednesday, a
report on the sample of the Sinton
city water, sent to the State Health
Department for examination. The re-
port stated that the iSnton water
supply was free of contamination.
Such examinations are made month-
ly, and in the event that if any con-
tamination should reach the water
supply, knowledge of such contamina-
tion would be learned at once.
The Blanco Baptist Association has
changed its time of meeting for this
year. The date this year will be Nov.
6th, instead of in October as hereto-
fore. The meeting this year will be
held at Mathis where a new church
is being built and which will be ready
by the above date.
Sinton Baptists, members of the
Blanco Baptist Association, win doubt-
lessly be represented at the Associa-
tion in large numbers.
MATHIS ORGANIZES
ANTI-SMITH CLUB
ed it a day,” Tuesday evening at the
regular semi-monthly Rainbow meet-
ing.
After initiating Misses Thelma
Sharp and Helen Gauss into the order,
with impressive ceremony, they elect-
ed ami installed the following officers:
Ella Fay Moore, worthy advisor;
BEEVILLE, Tex., Sept. 6 —Traffic Ouida Park, associate worthy advisor;
on the highways in Bee and the smith- Clarisse Hilton, Charity; Evelyn Jol-
.THIS SCHOOLS
OPENED MONDAY
Mathis Public School! opened Mon-
September 10. The faculty this
includes: John C. Grant. Supt.;
. Williams, high school principal;
ices Huggins, Miss Gladys
7W* H. Jones, Miss Reta
Thompson, Miss
Nina Cabani3s
t school.
W‘*-
ern part of Karnes County was check
ed September 2 over a 24-hour period,
the work being done under the super-
vision of Road Foreman D. E. Beedy
of this city. The State Highway Com-
mission took a like check on all high-
ways over the State. The busiest
point in Beedy’s territory was just
below Beeville. In the 24-hour period
3,282 cars and trucks, north and south
ley, Hope; Addie Christine Fields,
Faith; Lucy Rigby, recorder; Nettie
Mae Gauss, treasurer; Ruth Bell,
chaplain; Thelma Sharp, pianist; Vir-
ginia Myers, drill leader; Florine Mary
Jackson, choir director; color stations
—Mary Aultha Hilton, red; Bernice
Cook, yellow; Winnie Birkner. green;
Adele Dodson, blue; Marie Gay. in-
digo; Mozelle Lee, violet; Katherine
MATHIS, Tex., Sept- 6.—An enthu-
siastic anti-Smith Democratic meeting
has been held in this city, and an
anti-Smith, or “Hoover-forrPresident”
Club has been organized. Judge E. B.
Ward of Corpus Christi, and Rev. C.
W. Pearson of Alice addressed the
meeting. At present there is enroll-
ment of more than 150 names of
„ Hoover Democrats, nearly all of whom
. p°y Moody left San Antonio Septem-, Uve in this voting precinct of San
ber 5th for an extended educational Patricio County. A cash contribution
FOY MOQDY LEAVES
ON EDUCATIONAL TOUR
bouhd, passed the checker. The next j Morrow, orange; Helen Gauss, con-
busiest point was just above Kenedy, ifidential observer; Christine Ward,
wheie 2,591 cars passed during the'd^ter observer.
day. One-half mile east of Bepville, A short social hour and refresh-
the number was 831, while the same ments folowed the evening work, with
distance north of Beeville the count Mrs. C. R. Park, mother advisor, tak-
show 2,273 cars and trucks passed, ing general supervision over the girls
At Skidmore the number was 1,888. and their work.
was taken to help the campaign
against Smith. Steps are being taken
to organize the other communities in
the county in the same way. George
W. Coltrin is chairman of the new
club and Dick Dobie is clerk.
THE NEW WATER RATES
tour on which he will visit all the lead-
ing colleges and universities of the
East, doing research work. The trip
and the multitude of educational ad-
vantages it affords was recommended
to him by the faculty of Abilene
Christian College from which he was
recently graduated, as supplementary
training. Besides visits to all the lead-
ing colleges and universities, especial-
ly the medical departments, among] , , . . iJ. . „
them Yale and Harvard, Mr. Moody I The flowing is a correction of the
will see all the big sights of the large i “ew ^a!®r r£tes ^hifh was Passed *>*
cities through which his trip takes ^he Co““iaai°“erBat a,*n®et;
him, Washington, New York, Niagara !ng ,?e Aug. 30, 1928, and published
Falls, Detroit., Chicago, Memphis, St.4in t*ie ^,ews l48* %eek-
Louis and others. 5,000 to 15,000 gals., 45c per 1,000 gal.
Mr. Mopdy writes back to homefolks I 5,000 to 25,000 gals., 40c ^el* 1,000 gal.
that he is thoroughly enjoying the ] 5,000 to 50,000 gals., 35c per 1,000 gal.
wonderful trip and seeing many things 5,000 to 75,000 gals., 32c per 1,000 gal.
of interest, besides visiting the vari- j All over 75,000 gals., 30c per 1.000 gal.
ous colleges and universities, which For 5,000 gallons or less a monthly
are of special interest to him. minimum charge of $2.00 will be made.
who were I
ed the Association.
An invitation offered
to have? the County ‘
Meet at Taft was i
elected for the Int«
of the county were:
Russell Lewis, Director i
McDonald, of Gregory, Director
bate; Mr. B. H. Burney, of
Pass, Director of .......
Josephine Lumpkin of Adams, Din
tor of Essay Writing; Mr. Darts,
Taft, Director of Athletics; Mil
Craft, of Sinton, Director of
Memory Contest, and H. T. Fa
Odem, Director of Spelling.
The following teachers wen
eat: /'%'■'•’ ,
Jewel Anderson, Sodville.
Margaret Allen, Aransas Pass.
Mrs. T. R. Allen, Aransas Pass.
Clara Mae Adams, Taft.
H T. Beckworth, Staton.
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Inex Boyle,
B. H. Burney,
James K. Biggs, Taft.
Oscar T. Blaschke,
Lucy Barden, Taft.
Mrs. W. E. Beyer, Miculastic.
Jewel Burgess, Taft
Mattie Clifton, Aransas Paas.
J. H. Crawford, St Paul.
Ernestine Cowart Odem.
Gladys Clifft Odem.
Mrs. G. W. Carson, Taft
Elizabeth Cook, Ingleside.
Bertha Curry, Odem.
Mrs. Cora Draughon, Taft
M. E. Decherd. Taft.
Olga Dalton. Portland.
Fay DeVilbiss, Taft.
Lucile M. Davis, Ingleside.
Isaac W. Eaves, Odem.
H. T. Faulk, Odem.
Mrs. G. L. Farnel,
Ruth Ganns, Gregory.
Elma Gilmore, Odem.
Fay Hensley, West Portland.
Viola Grimes, Adams.
Jewel Hensley, Taft
Mrs. E. C. Hill, Portland.
Avavelle Houston, Odem.
Minnie Joiner, Sodville.
Sibyle Johns, West Portland.
Mary Johns, West Portland.
Roy E. Kneip, Aransas Pass.
Bertha Kennedy. Adams.
Adele Kruger, Taft.
Mrs. Lloyd Kirk, Taft
Russell Lewis, Taft
Thelma Lawrence, Gregory. -,
Josie Lumpkin, Adams.
WIginton Lou rah, Odem.
Juanita Ledbetter. San Patricio.
Della Mae Lee, Odem. ™
Chas. EL Lumpkin, Adams.
Margaret McGall, Sodville.
Lorede Merriman, Aransas Pass.
E. W. McDonald, Gregory.
Lois Ozment, Sodville.
Juanita Parker, Edroy.
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PORTLAND SCHOOL OPENS
Portland
with Mrs.
schools opened
B. C. Hill,
charge. Mrs. Hill is
fifth, sixth and seventh
Miss Olga Dalton id
second, third and fourth
Doris Porter is teacher «
for Portland Mex
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