San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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T6rms: $2.00 Per Year, In Advance.
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A BOOST FOR SINTON AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
SAN PATCIQO COUNTY NEWS
SINTON, 8AN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1928
INERS OF GULF COAST
I PURCHASE LA QUINTA
One- of the Most
ful Spots on Coast is
nchased by Gulf Coast
District Court Opens
In New Court House
One! of the largest undertakings
launched by any fraternal order
w Texas is now well under
-the purchase of La Quinta, the
the late Joseph' F. Green,
of the Taft interests for a
of years before his death, some
ago,, by the Gulf Coast Shrine
with headquarters at Corpus
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We’re Goin’ to Q ranma’s!
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holdings include 335, acres of
of the finest land in South
; has a bay-front of nearly a
a beautiful artificial lake; a
ry, | twenty-room mansion;
buildings, a zoo, etc.
maansion is located near the
shore of Corpus Christ! bay, sev-
miles east of the Corpus Christi-
, Antonio highway. It has twenty
eight bedrooms with bath-
and a dining room which will
from eighty to one hundred per-
The room an/f furnishings used
President William Howard Taft,
n the occasion of his visit to his
are to be left intact in mem-,
the distinguished visitor,
value of the movable property
house, including rare pieces of
re, linens, paintings, Navajo
and silverware, is estimated at
It is understood that all fur-
*, with the exception 6t sev-
pieces of furniture and some of
silverware, will be included in the
The first district court to be held
in the new San Patricio county court
house opened here Monday, February.
20, with District Judge T. M. Cox,
judge of the thirty-sixth judicial dis--
trict, in charge. Other court officials.
District Attorney W. G. Gayle, of Bee-
yilie, District Clerk J. J. Jenkins, Sher-
iff S. .F. Hunt, Court Stenographer
Harvey Harrell of Beeville, and local
and out of town attorneys were pres-
ent When the appearance docket was
read after noon Monday.
The Grand Jury issued a large num-
ber .of subpoenas for witnesses early
in the week. A full docket, for both
civil and criminal cases is scheduled.
The petit jury was dismissed till
Thursday, and non-jury cases have oc-
cupied the attention of the court, this
week- \
The Gi-and Jury is as follows; J.
E. Holbrook, foreman; H. M. Jackson,
clerk; J. W. Brewer, W. F- Cleveland,
J. W. Draughon, L. M. Ledbetter, C.
F. Miller, F. M. Wells, R. B. McFad-
den, Theo Bell; Tom Carpenter and
J. M. Vaughn. Bailiffs for the Grand
Jury are P. H. Gay, Jim. Rigby and
Hugh Johnson.
It won’t be long buff ore we go
To Gran’ma's house again; .-
An' say, I guess you oughter know
Wo’ll have a big time then!
They live way back in Illinois;
That means we’ll drive .it in .
About two days an’ then—Oh, boy.
The fun’ll just begin!
Our ol’ home town is full o’ folks
n. That treat us awful good-
invite us to their house, an’ coax,
v Us kids t’ eat. I could 1
\—Eat all the stuff they want me to,
r2 But mother shakes her head,
'Cause she knows if I ever do
d I’ll hafta go f bed.
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STATE AID $1 FOR $1 GRANTED 1{
FOR RIVER TO RIVER HIGHWaI
Highway Gap to
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FAMOUS GASSER—RACHAL NO.
RE-IGNITES
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Quinta is reached by a hard-sur-
from Gregory, which makes
accesible in ail weather,
each membership in the club
deed to a lot, something like
or 50x109 feet, facing the bay.
i will build cottages on their
ideal place to spend the week-
. or longer. A hotel and cafe will
maintained, so that members can
als if they choose to not
The plan is expected to
.riners from all parts oL the
lake, which
and fishing
to afford simi-
The lake
yards. There is
long into Corpus
salt-water fish-
. he had. It is said there is no
fishing place on the bay than
Several more bath-houses
. ■* built near the pier.
The place is equipped with an irri-
gation system furnishing water for the*
__and nursery and the system is
be extended to the golf courses,
xue place is supplied with water from
®^p four-toch line from Portland, laid at
of $7,000. A beach drive from
to thg clubhouse will be
pfyy the" first things undertaken by
te elttb. The nursery on ’the place
will 4>e run for commercial purposes.
Friction re-igifcted the now famous
gasser, Rachel No.: 7, located a few
miles south and a little east of Sinton,
Wednesday.
This well first broke loose January
16, and burned until February 6, when
it was extinguished by Tex Thornton,
assisted by officials and employes of
the SaXet Company. On the Satur-
day following the gasser again caught
fire and burned for a few days, when
it' choked itself out. Now, however,
the well is burning as fiercely as ever,
but it is thought it Will again choke
itself out.
There’s lots o' cousins waitin’ there .
For us t’ come an’ play;
We’ll be so pop’lar everywhere
We’ll hate t' break away.
An’, gee, it's fun out on a farm!
We run a mile or more
An' there ain’t nothin’ we can harm—
Nor neighbors to get sore.
But where I’m anxiouser t’ be
Than any other place
, Is at mytGran’ma’s house, an’ see
The smile that’s on her face.
She'll be so glad t’ hug us all
She'll hafta stop an’ cry;
An’ then I’ll hear , my Gran’pa Call
.“Well, who’s all this? Hi-yi!”
Victoria Man Charged
With Mexican’s Death
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bay where
,' La Quinta was built for Charles P.
^ Taft, brother of the ex-president and
the chief justice of the * United
tates Supreme Court, who was re-
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DRIVERS OF SCHOOL BUSSES TO
STOP AT GRADE CROSSINGS
The San Patricio County Grand
Jury, in session here this week in-
dicted 4J. L. Terrell, of Victoria,
charged with the killing of Abelardo
Gonzales, a Corpus Christ! truck driv-
er, which killing occurred at the north,
end of the causeway, just over the
State Superintendent of Schools, S.
M. N. Marrs of Austin is urging coun-
ty superintendents of the state to no-
tify drivers of school busses to stop at
grade crossings in order to avoid ac-
cidents to school children who go.' to
school by bus. Superintendent Marrs
is justified in taking such an initiative
and is to he commended for doing it
before Texas children have been killed
by such an accident, as they have in
other states!
J. A. Gauss Home
Destroyed by Fire
The two-story .home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A: Gauss on the W. A. Bradley place
six miles west of Sid ton, was totally
destroyed by fire of unknown origin
Monday afternoon. Members of the
Gauss family were in the field when
they saw the house in flames. Prac-
San Patricio county line. .
Arraagemente' afh BeS^“~S^e "to____________ ___
bring Terrell, who has been held in j before the family" even' got~on the
ANOTHER GASSER IN COUNTY
According ,to authentic news reports
there is another gasser in San Patricio
county, Ed Leach having brought in a
st
the Nueces county jail, to Sinton, and
he will probably be tried at the pres-
ent term of the District Court.
Monday’s Corpus Christi Caller had
the following to say, in part, of the
affair:
“Murder charges were filed Monday
night against Ripley L. Terrell of Vic-
toria in connection with the fatal,
shooting of AbelaMp Gonzales about
3 o'clock Monday afternoon near the
north end of the causeway. The shoot-
ing took place in San Patricio county,
but the victim died iw Nueces ‘county,
and the -complaint, signed by Dewey
-Tom, criminal investigator for this
county, was filed here. Gonzales died
scene.
it is thought that fire possibly orig-
inated from the cook stove, though
there is no certainty, of it. It is un-
derstood that^ there was no insurance
to cover the loss..
The family, formerly Montana peo-
ple, had net been here long. Mrs.
Gauss is the slaughter of D. F. Jones
of San Marcos, wfell known property
owner of this section, and a former
citizen of Sinton.
The gap on No 16, San Antonio to
Corpus Christi highway in the upper
end of Karnes county has been settled
after a two days’ session of the Com-
missioners’ Court, when the question
of routing the highway was threshed
out. After having heard attorneys,
and committees from the various
towns concerned in the road, the Com-
missioners’ Court went on record as
recommending to the highway depart-
ment that the road be built through
both towns, namely, Hobson and Falls
City, The following is a copy of the
recommendation as passed by the
Court: Jk
‘We, the Commissioners’ CourtTof
Karnes county, Texas, hereby unani-
mously recommend to the Highway
Department of . the State of Texas that,
that part of Highway No. 16 in the
north part of Karnes county, Texas,
he so located that it pass through the
main part of the town of Hobson,
Texas, and through the main part of
Falls City, Texas, and vfe hereby ask
your honorable body to so locate said
highway that it will pass through the
main part of both towns’if practical,”
This particular part of the San An-
tonio to Corpus Christi highway has
been the. talk of practically every liv-
ing soul in Tejcas and inany from
other states. The gap. is approximate-
ly 17 miles in length, hut in rainy
spells, as one of our. contemporaries
stated the past week, seems like 170
miibs. No doubt many motorists over
the state will be glad to learn that
this part of the road will be com-
pleted.
As far as the Commissioners’ Court
is concerned, this' settles the dispute
over Highway No: 16, and it is now up
to the State Highway Commission
The Runge precinct and the entire
county, as for that matter, have been
vitally concerned in this matter, as
the Highway Commission has told the
various committees appearing before
them that no consideration would be
given any other! roads in the county
' until this muddle has, been >atto£ghtoh-
©S out- * '
' The local, road committee has been
working hard for the past two years
in trying to get something done for
our precinct, but to no avail. The
Old 5% Road Bonds Will Be
Retired and New 4f % Bonds
Re-issued in Their Place, at
Saving to County
County Judge J. C. Russell, County
Commissioners R. E. Moore, Sinton,
and C. C, Smith, Odern, met before
the State Highway Commission Mon-
day morning, taking up matters per-
taining to Highway No. 128, which
highway runs through San Patricio
county from the Aransas river on the
north to the Nueces river on the south,
via Sinton and Odem.
At this meeting State Aid was; grant-
ed to the amount of 50 per cent, or
dollar for dollar, from Sinton to the
Nueces river, the’ same aid having
been previously granted from the
Aransas river to Sinton. The State
Highway Engineer was instructed at
this time to prepare plans and speci-
fications tor this road, and* it is now
certainty that actual work will be
started in the near future.
The w ork on this -road will start at
the Nueces river, and come this way.
This is one of the most important
roads running through San Patricio
county, and the hard-surfacing of this
road will mean much to the entire
county at large as • well as to. every
community .through #vhich it passeB,
and news that State Aid has been
granted and that arrangements are be-
ing mad0 tor immediate work wiB be
welcomed by the entire county.
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Gn April TO, 1911, our connty issued
special road bonds in the amount of
M00,000, bearing interest at the rate
of 5% per annum; running for a period
of 40 years, with an option of redemp-
tion atany time after ten yean after
date of issuance. Since this Issuance,
$10,000 has been redeemed, leaving a
balance outstanding of $90,000.
The Commissioners’ Court has giv-
en notice to. to® Solders of such bonds
■ $3o,ooo M
cash frdm sinking funds oh hand,’ and
by re-issuing $70,000 to bear interest
of 43% instead of 5%. This course
will not only reduce the amount of
annual interest on this issue from
$4,500 to $3,325, an annual saving og
$1,175, but will, at the same time, in- 1
crease the bonding latitude og every i
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We congratulate and commeoH
News man was informed by a memoer judge Rn8seii and the Commissta^w’
of the road committee that we can
probably look for something definite
soon,—Karnes County News,
Court for the splendid way they are
handling the county’s business.
from Freeman Well No. 1, the original
discovery well of that field. The well
money is to
berships in
each mem!
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Sated, by marriage, to the Sinton fam-
Spanish students say that originally
‘iquinta” meant a place of refuge for
wanderers among strange or unfriend-
ly tribes, later it seems to have meant
a haven or a resting place; and even-
tually toe word was used for a farm
house or a ranch house.
The committee in charge of the pur-
chase of the property is composed of
W. E. Pope, Dr. W. H. Cooley and C.
r W Gibson.
A hospital for Crippled children is
one of the objectives of the Gulf Coast
Shrine Club, details of which will be
worked out later. ‘
The consideration was $75,000. Thi^
is to be raised by selling mem-
the club: The price for
membership is $300. Only
Shriners may purchase these member-
mm . , .
No limit has as yet been placed on
the number to be admitted to mem-1
be r ship, although at a committee
meeting held at Masonic-Temple^ Cor-
pus Christi, Monday night, four hun-
dred was set as a tentative goal
The drive for members is now on.
With the wonderful inducements of-
fered to prospective members, it is
thought little trouble will be. expert
lenced in attaining the first goal.
^tjThe venture is well past the “may
be” stage and it is only a question of
a short time when the Gulf Coast
. Shrine Club at La Quinta will be the
most popular resort for Shriners in
. • the state.
W. E. Tedford of Aransas Pass; W.
O'. Sparks and W. G. Martin of Sinton
has every indication of being a per-
manent producer, and Mathis is al-
ready dreaming of a. big gas field de-
veloping at her doort
HON.
W. D. UPSHAW MAKES
eloquent address
Hon. W. D. Upshaw of Atlanta,
Georgia, spoke at the Methodist church
in .Sinton, Monday evening on “Law
Enforcement.” Mr. Upshaw is an
able, forceful and interesting speaker,
and his address was one of eloquence . - . .. .... .... ..
and power. His speech proved him was J? the. ditch. The shooting fol-
io be well informed on the subject he^wed \f*W later’ G°nzal^s
handled, to the smallest detail, and beinS 8hot-at close range. Garcias
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caliber Colt’s automatic was used
“Daniel Garcia, his young sou, and
Gonzales, Garcia’s brother-in-law,' were
driving’ a Ford truck gkth a load of.
wood. They lived at x402 Mussett
avenue. They had reached- the north
end of the causeway, coming this way,
when they met Terrell, who was driv-
ing northward. A collision occurred,
the left front wheel of Terrell’s car
striking the rear of the truck. Ter-
rell’s Car went .into the ditch on the
west side, of the highway.
“According tb Garcia, he and his
brother-in-law stopped their truck and
stepped to where Terrell’s machine
CASH WAY FOOD STORE OPENS
AT GOOSE CREEK
TO HARDSURFACE ROADS FROM
CORPUS CHRISTI TO VALLEY
ARBOR DAY, WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 22 ^
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Another link in the chain of stores
operated under the name of Cash way
Food Stores was forged when the
Cashway Food Company, Inc., .opened
rfor business in the Fortinberry build-
ing, Goose Creek Saturday February
fourth. ' ’ -•
Customers were given 200 baskets'
of groceries on opening day each cus-
tomer receiving also a carry-all bag
that would hold 100 pounds. Custom-
ers buying $5.00 worth of groceries
were given baskets containing edibles,
worth $2.50.
R. C. Brumfield stated in . his .open-
ing announcement that “we positively
guarantee to replace any article pur-
chased from us or to refund your
money if for any reason it is not ab-
solutely satisfactory.”
Announcement has been made that
the road from Corpus Christi to the
Valley, via Kingsville, will be hard
surfaced within 90 days. It is said
the road will be completed when con
tract and maintenance .projects now
under way have been completed.
Maintenance forces of the highway
.department have completed three
miles of six-inch caliche on Highway
No. 12 in Brooks county. Caliche is
to be placed oil 17 miles of the high-
way in that area. , '*
When the project in Brooks county
has been finished, The men and equip-
was most convincing to the attentive
and appreciative audience assembled
in the church auditorium.
The evening was chill anj damp,
roads and streets were muddy and
many who wished to hear Senator
son ran toward town and Garcia
sought cover behind the truck.”
PARENTS’ DAY IN SINTON SCHOOL
February Parents’ Day for Sinton
Upshaw were prevented from doing. schools will be observeq Friday of this
so on, account of bad weather.
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are members of the committee.
OTHERS APPRECIATE OUR
BUILDINGS
NEW
Sinton, Texas.
Columbus, Ohio, February 13, 1928.
San Patricio County News,
’!r
E Gentlemen
Enclosed find check in payment for
the-News for another year to February
23M, 1929
ions bn your fine court
IP! high school buildings. *
Sincerely,
W
week, in accordance with the P.'T, A,
program of observing Parents’ Day
once in November and once in Febru-
ary. While parents and visitors are
welcome at the school any and all
times, they are specially urged to make
a point of visiting all schools of the
city on Friday, the daj; set for observ-
ing the February Parents’ Day. Visit
GEORGE WASHINGTON HONORED
meat will be moved to Kleberg county ✓ Trees are health.
Where the stretch of 10 miles from
that County to Brooks county will be
completed. _
When the work, has been completed,
people going from Corpus Christi to
the Valley will have the choice of two
eood routes—one Via Kingsville and
onfe via Alice.—Corpus Christi Times.
Arbor Day—“The Only Special Day
That Turns its Face tb the Future
Instead of the Past.” !
Trees purify the air.
Trees supply moisture.
Trees regulate rainfall.
Trees make fertile soil.
Trees prevent diminution of streams.
Tre^s diminish the force of Winds.
Trees shelter the birds.
Trees modify the climate.
Trees give shelter to game.
Trees supply oils and balsams.,
Trees furnish spices.
T*rees provide fruit and food, ;
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BOOK SHOWER POSTPONED
Trees carry communication.
Trees maintain transportation.
Trees furnish clothing. %
Trees supply fuel.
Trees give us lumber.
Trees beautify.
Trees inspire love of home.
Trees make wealth.
PLANT TREES!
Banks of the city and the post of-
fice were closed Wednesday in honor
of George Washington's birthday, and
Old Glory waved from court house,
post office, school buildings, and at
numerous curbs of Sinton business
houses, besides at many private homes'
in memory of the great Washington.
Talks on Washington, lessons on his
achievements and greatness were giv-
en in schools oC the city, to impress
pupils of the schools of his importance
to. their country. The Masonic pro-
gram to be given in his honor will
take place Friday evening, a very ap-
propriate program having been ar-
Mrs. W. S. Vawter, president of the
Woman’s Study Club, announces the
postponement of the Book Shower and
program which was to have been giv-
en . Thursday, February 23, (tonight)
until after the close of the revfva
services which are to be held at the*
Church of Christ the next two weeks
A definite date will be announced
later. \
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SHELLING OF STREETS AGAIN
RESUMED '
EWIN& &. PHILLIPS DEMONSTRATE
IMPLEMENTS
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I the room your child spends so many
hours each day in, arid sign your name ranged for the occasion,
on the register provided to enroll the
names of visiting parents and friends.
FARM PROSPECTS IN EASTERN
PART OF COUNTY BRIGHT
Evangelist G. C. Brewer
Evangelist G. C Brewer of Sher-
man, Texas, will arrive in Sinton Sat-
urday to begin a series of gospel
meetings with the Church of Christ,
beginning Sunday morning, and will
continue, over three Lord’s days- Ex-
tensive preparations for the meeting
have been made, and the public has
a cordial invitation to -attend.
The hours of service will be 4:00
uuuia oi service win
E. E. Flagg. I o’clock p, m., and 7: 30 p. m.
BOY SCOUTS ORGANIZED
Prospects for farmers of the- Aran-
sas Pass vicinity were - never bi^hter
than at present, according to nfcws
items from Aransas Pass, an# citizens
here this week • from that vicinity.
Vegetables are being loaded daily and
are bringing good prices. Tomatoes
and cuCumbers are being planted' and
will be ready for shipment in April
and May, it is. thought, and will bring
from $300 to $400 per acre.
WOMAN’S STUDY CLUB
The Woman’s Study Club will meet
on Friday afternoon, February 24, at
the home of Mrs. Gus Birkner. in reg-
ular program, with Mrs. Birkner as
leader.—Reporter.
A Iloy Scout organization was per-
fected Friday evening at 7:00 o’clock
at the C. S,. Vermillion Pharmacy, with
W. (). Davis as Scoutmaster, and C.‘S.
Vermillion, Assistant. Twenty-eight
boys were enrolled. Four more are
needed . to make a full .troop.. Ice
cream was served to the - boys at. the
close of their meeting by Messrs, Ver-
million and Davis.
; Turner Lumber Company has kindly
offered their Office building as a meet-
ing place for the boys for the present.
Any boys eligible to membership are
Uivited to meet the Scouts next Friday
evening at eight o’clock- at that place
Charles A. Lipdburgh. was a Boy
Scout!
Work of shelling the streets of the
city was halted Monday and Tuesday
on account of rain, but Was resumed
again on Wednesday. The crew is at
work now shelling Merriman street-
the' street the Presbyterian church is
on. and Postmaster Williams.
Do you know which street yoti live
on?
ESSAY CONTEST RULE8
Following are the • rules governing
the High school and grade essay con-
tests on ‘‘Americanism,” and “Yeeth
and Their Relation to Health:”
Themes are to. be of ordinary
length.
They are to be plainly and neatly
written.-
They are to be numbered and not
signed. •
They are to be handed in on or be-
fore the County Meet at Mathis, in
March. , ‘
The three best on each subject from
each school may be entered.
Prizes for each of the three are
Speaking of fruit, the first apple
caused a lot of trouble for the «rst r?5’H^3’Tan^elc2kworth
pair.
of Sinton is in-
charge of the contest;
According to A. Loy Sims,
Ewing it- Phillips . Hardware Store, At
large crowd of interested farmers slid
other citizens saw ..the, i—
demonstration given gt the
Phillips store Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Especially on Saturday, the
crowd was large and showed great in-
terest in the four-row planter and cul-
tivator for lafmalls, and in the other
Intel-national Power Farm Imp?
and horse-drawn implements,
coffee with cream, wds -served to
visitors at the store Saturday, by
Tsesmelis, owner of the Faust *—
who served it at the store. .
Prizes were awarded as follows
those who registered ddrin^ toa^
day demonstration and drew the
numbers: . ' " L mm
First Prize—Jt^versible Disc Har-
row. H- A. Adams. West
. Second. Prize—Set of cultivator s^
sweeps, E. C. Caldwell, Edroy.
Third Prize—Two planter
F. C. Vickers, Sodvllle. *■
CELIO REYNERO HAS LEFT FOOT
PUT OFF BY TRAIN
CeBb Reynero, a
years old,, was knocked down
freight train switching in the
Saturday afternoon, and had his
foot cut off- The injured ^ _
taken to the Taft hoapltal. wheri
is said to be recuperating nicely
the' accIdeito-;:?^V^W^
An idle brain is the ad?
of a busy.tongue.
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