San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 23.
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SINTON, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1931
NUMBER 19
Wrv
Piano Students
Presented in Recital
Friday Evening
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
WEEKLY NEWS LETTER
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Friday evening at the High School
Auditorium, Mrs. George W. Beav-
er presented her advanced pupils in
a piano recital, assisted* by Miss
Rosalie Kanter and Merrill Alien/
violinists, from Corpus Christl, who
are students under Mr. Beevef.
The program was of unusual in-
terest in that two pianos were used
in all numbers which were for, four
hands, six handB, eight hands and
twelve hands, all being performed
with grace and ease in a most cred-
itable manner.
The violin solo by Miss Rosalie
Kanter and the violin duett by Miss
Kanter and Merrill Allen, with Mrs.
Beever accompanying at the piano,
were two very pleasing numbers of
the program.
The very pretty closing number
was a dance, gavotte, with six young
ladies dressed in very pretty em-
pire costumes of pastel shades, per-
forming with graceful steps with
Mrs. Beever accompanying at the
piano.
Miss Adele Dodson, who was to
have appeared on the program was
prevented from being present on
account of illness,
Those taking part were: piano,
Mrs. Beever, Miss Edna Archerd,
Miss Sallie Belle Tally, Miss Ellen
Knox, Miss Hazel Joe Sipes, Miss
Pauline Ramsell, Miss Janie Hunt,
Miss Carey La Verne Swinny, Miss
Barbara Thompson, Miss Gladys
Barnett, Miss Lillidale Fullick, Miss
Florene Baird, Miss Mary Vermil-
lion, Miss Dula Ramsel, Miss Lily!An emulation of kerosene and soft
Watson, Miss Lucile Aikin; violin, soap is a very effective flea destroy-
MIss Rosalie Kanter and Merrill er. In flea-infested houses the larva
A Housekeeper's Task*
A housekeeper probably baa more
household tasks to perform with the
advent of warm weather when the
dust blows in the windows and
door and if these are not properly
screened—also in come droves of
mosquitoes and files that have been
hiding in winter quarters. Rats,
fleas, roaches and bedbugs are the
most common household pests to an-
noy her and their prevention la
largely a question of cleanliness.
These pests have become a serious
problem In the prevehtion of dis-
ease, The destruction of food by
rats is so great that this ahMmrould
justify active measured Sr their
suppression. Rat-proofing of ail
buildings is a measure of first im-
portance in the fight against rats.
A scarcity of food helps all suppres-
sive measures. Garbage dumps on-
ly invite and nourish rats. All re-
fuse should be incinerated. Rats
may be caught by the use of spring,
cage and guillotine traps. The
cheapest and most effective poison
for rats is barium carbonate. It is
deadly to rats and mice and is also
poisonous to human beings and must
therefore be used with care. It is
made into a dough with four parts
of meal or flour to one part of
barium carbonate. A good plan is
to spread this mixture upon fish,
toasted bread or cheese.
Fleas are frequently brought into
the house by domestic animals and
too this becomes troublesome to the
householder! Adult fleas succumb
to most of the good insecticides
Allen. Dance, gavotte, Miss Lily
Watson, Miss Dula Ramsel, Miss
Mary Vermillion, Miss Lucille Aikin,
Miss Barbara Thompson, and Miss
Gladys Barnett. .
Mrs. Beever announced the recital
of the younger pupils to be given at
the High School Auditorium Fri-
day evening, May 29, at 8 o'clock,
and invites the friends and public
to attend.
YORK COMMENTS ON
SINTON BAND
The following is a clipping from
"York’s Sales Staff,” a mohthiy pub-
lication issued by the York Band
Instrument Company, of Grand Rap-
ids, Mich., and which Is read by L v . . . „
i * . .___ . rT„u concealment the bed bug is usually
almost every band man in the Unit- ... _. .
hard to exterminate. The most
living in cracks may be controlled
by sprinkling a thin coating of flake
naphthalln on the floor and then
leaving the room tightly closed over
night.
Roaches are among the common-
est and most offensive of the in-
sects which frequent human habita-
tions. They are under supicion of
conveying several infections. Scru
pulous cleanliness and the keeping
of food In jars or places inaccessible
to the roach is of first importance.
The best poison for ants and roach-
es is sodium flouride. It Is, how-
ever, poisonous to man and should
be used with care
The bed bug has heen carried by
man to all pairts of the inhabited
world. On account of its habit of
ed States and Canada:
Kiwanis Band, which recently gave K , f ...__,
its first public concert. Mr. Walter «asoli”e; ^rosene or a liberal use
G. Martin is the Director and his ot 8ca,dln* hot water or 80ap 8ud8'
brother, Mr. D. W. Martin, has been
a York agent for a good many years.
The program was a varied one, of
both classical and jazz selections.
The concert proved a great success
and was appreciated so mbch that
several others will be given during
the summer months. The band now
numbers twenty members and more
are- to be added.
"Kiwanis, Rotary, and similar
clubs which are looking for some
worth while civic movement tt>
sponsor can find nothing of more
real value to their town than a good
band.”
8UB8CRIPTION STATEMENTS
Starting this week, statements of
subscription to the San Patricio
County News are being mailed or
presented personally to ail of our
subscribers who are in arrears, and
as we require subscriptions to bC
paid In advance the statements will
show a year or less in advance.
Last year we did not make out
or present statements for subscrip-
tion, so most of those being mailed
at this time will show two or more
years arrearage.
We are asking those receiving
statements to please mail or bring
us check for the amount. Our list
is composed of over 1,000 subscrib-
ers, and while the amount each one
owes is small, taken together it
makes, quite a considerable sum to
ns.
Please help us out, mall or bring
Notwithstanding the minor role
which must be assigned to these
pests as carriers of disease, their
presence is an| offense against sani-
tary decency.
All of the pests may be killed with
a certainty in any closed structure
by fumigation.
8top, Look and Kno1*—“Poison Ivy”
Too much discomfort is experienc-
ed in a household when Mary and
Willie get broken out with ’’poison
ivy” for mother not to be on the
alert not to let this happen. Child
between plants of similar appear
ance and when they are In the
woods to watch well what they
touch.
7k Old Home Tcwh
GT™ty A. JL Dunlap
I'm an dd fashioned eaurikey loam
And the cynical snear
At s^shobby
But Lknoin there axehuecuto that qnicken.,
There are eyes that cure dimmed uiith. beaus
At the name afehe QLd Home Tbmn,
U)ith its memories of vanished -years;
Rjr their Aandiathers staked my streets
And their fathers mere hays at mine,
And the memories of suieethearfcs linger
H. O. MARTIN NEW MANAGER
OF RIALTO THEATRE
H. O. Martin arrived the first of
the week from Alice, to take charge
of the Rialto Theatre, taking the
place of W. R. Opfel, who has been
manager of the Rialto in Sinton the
past several months, now transfer-
red to Cuero. • -
Mr. Martin comes as an experien-
ced theatre man, and is very favor-
ably impressed with Sinton and his
new location, and expects to give
the public the best in good pictures.
He is a very pleasant gentleman to
meet, and will be pleased to become
acquainted with the citizens, pat-
rons and friends of the Rialto.
Mr. Opfel has made many friends
during his stay of the past several
months, who wish him well in his
new location.
PAIR UNITED IN S. A. HOME
San Antonio witnessed the re-
union this week of two sisters who
had not seen each other for 42 years.
Grammar School
Graduation Held
Thursday Evening
A class of unusual membership, in
that it was composed of one girl and
nine boys, held their graduation ex-
ercises Thursday evening at the
High School Auditorium.
The program was opened with
Rev. Peyton Oliphant giving the In-
vocation.
Wilson Berry, in a very able man-
ned, gavcj the salutatory. Miss
Jane Martin Kirkpatrick, the only
girl in the class, played as a piano
solo, "Rustic Dance” by Howell,
with ease and confidence.
Rev. F. P. Bishop, addressed the
class on the subject of “Success.”
Among the many good and practical
thoughts presented were that there
is a task in life, and some one thing
that each can do, and that anything
worth doing is worth doing well,
using the quotation from Paul,
“Run that you may Obtain.'’
The valedictory address was giv-
SINGERS PRESENT PROGRAM
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. and Mrs. J. I. Byler and
children, of North Manchester, In-
diana, who are known as Gospel
Singers, presented a program of
gospel songs and music at the
Methodist Church Monday evening
to a good sized crowd.
The program consisted of chorus-
es, quartettes, solos and piano selec-
tions. All were well rendered and
well received.
The family consists of four daugh-
ters and six sons who were all pres-
ent except the oldest son, who is a
senior in a college In the north. The
youngest child is nine years old.
The father and mother began the
training of their children in music,
especially in singing, from almost
their infancy, and their unusual tal-
ent is developed to a remarkable
degree.
An interesting fact in connection
BIG CATCHES OF SHRIMP
IN BAY WATERS
Shrimper: enjoyed a good run of
shrimp in the bay for a few days
ast week in one of the earliest runs
or bay waters in the history of com-
mercial fishing here, we. are told.
Thousands of pounds were caught
Wednesday and Thursday a fleet of
about thirty boats could be seen
working on the east side of the bay
from Rockport and many thousands
of pounds were again brought in.
The fish houses were buzzing with
activity as the large number of men,
women, boys and girls prepared the
shrimp for the market. The Rock-
port Fish & Oyster Co. paid out
over $170.00 for heading and peel-
ing Thursday, according to Travis
Johnson, manager. The Jackson
Seafood Co. also had a large force
at work.
The Rockport Fish & Oyster Co.
shipped one carload of shrimp, be-
with this unusual family is that a bides several thousand pounds which
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morning devotional has been con-
ducted before breakfast, and a cer-
tain hymn has been used for the
family worship since the wedding
day of Rev. and Mrs. Byler.
The party also conducted the de-
votional services at the Methodist
Church Sunday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Byler are making
tour of Texas as a vacation for
their family, and are favorably im-
pressed with this part of the coun-
try, making the trip in an equipped
bus.
DON’T LET HER 8KIRT
FOOL YOU
A man who posed as a woman in
Victoria and was stripped of his dis-
alert not to let this happen. Child- when arrested for vagrancy in
ren should be taught the difference g.j Qampo last week reminds us of
incident that occurred on the
Victoria-Beeville highway a short
time ago. A Victorian, whom we
shall call Mr. Blank, because he
It is the resinuous sap that caus- does not want his name mentioned,
es the trouble If or when any part picked up a “woman” hitch-hiker
of the plant is crushed or broken. near Goliad, and when the hiker’s
While cases of ivy or oak poisoning masculine voice and features be-
can usually be traced to direct con- trayed “she” was a man, MV. Blank
tact with the plant itself, it is quite resorted to a clever ruse to get rid
possible to be affected indirectly, 0f his unwelcome companion. He
for the sap can be carried on the permitted his bat to “blow off,
furs of animals, or farm implements, stopped his car and asked the hiker
golf sticks or balls, on clothing and to retrieve bis lid. When the man-
shoes. woman got out, he stepped on the
The best advice we can give the gas, feelin gthat he had gotten off
vacationists and others is to famil- light with the loss of only his hat.
iartze themselves with the poison And he probably did, for in a satchel
ivy, the poison oak, and the poison his companion left behind wg$ -
sumac, that they may distinguish brace of
8lx shooter. Moral:
who you pick up on
these plants from their harmless careful
neighbors. Avoid the creeper with (highways and don’t let a skirt fool
three divided leaves and a yellowish you—Falfurrias Facts,
white berry. Avoid the small shrub
broad leaves like the oak.
the sumac that grows in
Dull brains result from a deficien- ,
cy of iron, scientists say. Also from prepare for a concert in the near
were peeled and sent to the Corpus
Christl plant for canning. Friday
and Saturday the weather was un-
favorable and the boats did not
bring in much.
This early run of shrimp is un-
precedented, as it came several
weeks in advance of the usual time
and the uniformly large size is out
of the ordinary for shrimp caught
in the bay. They were even better
than the gulf shrimp which the
boaitft had been bringing in. The
catches of shrimp in the bay usual-
ly commences in the early fall and
then they are of small size. Wheth-
er this run of large shrimp will con-
tinue for any length of time re-
nalns to be seen.
Another feature of this extraor-
dinary run of shrimp which is of in-
terest to Rockport is that it may
foreshadow a good fisMng season
here, as fishermen say that fish
follow the shrimp.—Rockport Pilot
years
, ’!en by Miss Jam; Martin Kirkpatrick
although thov lived but 600 milts ■ ,. •»
aitnougn mey jn a very pleasing and creditable
manner.
Mr. S. W. Seale congratulated the
class and gave some; very warm
words of welcome to. tile High
of Roaring Springs. Texas, o\er the tpey are entering, before
,lay. 42 years ago. when 19-year-old (he presenting tiie diplomas to Miss
Sallie Vickers became Mrs. Phipps Jane Martin Kirkpatrick, Wilson
at Georgetown. j Berry, Eugene Smith, John Stand-
Mrs. Phipps moved to Robie and [ea Dert Alexander, Walter Cluiss,
later to Roaring Springs, where she william Montgomery, J R. Moore,
apart most of the tinie. , , j‘
In her home at 227 Taft boule-
vard. Mrs. Jennie Fore reminisced ^
with her sister. Mrs. Sallie Phipps:^
was one of the first settlers. Mrs.
Fore moved to Pearsall in 1899 and
to San Antonio in 1919. The two
heard of each other through rela-
tives during that time, but Mrs.
Phipps was busy reariDg a family
of nine and Mrs. Fore a family of
13, so there was no time to visit.
Recently, however, Mrs. Phipps
decided it was "high time” she saw
her sister, so came to San Antonio,
found Mrs. Fore’s address in the
telephone book and gave her sister
“the surprise of her life.”—San An-
tonio Light.
After a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Jennie Fore of San Antonio, Mrs.
Sallie Phipps arrived in Sinton
Thursday for a visit -with her broth-
ers, S. J. Vickers of Sinton, Charles
Vickers of Sodville, Earl Vickers of
Corpus Chrfsti, and Lewis Vickers
of Robstown, all of whops she had
not seen for 42 years. Mrs. Phipps
was accompanied by her son, Forest,
and Miss Pearl Sloan of Comanche.
They returned Tuesday to San An-
tonio and their home in Roaring
Springs.
Dow Ward, Jr., and Horace Patter-
son.
Rey. Bishop pronounced the ben-
ediction which closed the exercises.
SPECIAL NEWS FEATURE OF
CATTLEMEN’S CONVENTION
TO BE SEEN AT RIALTO
Manager H. O. Martin of the
Rialto Theatre has announced as
a special feature in connection with
the regular show, "Dishonored” for
Thursday and Friday, will be seen
the Special News Feature of the
Cattlemen’s Convention which was
held in Corpus Christ! a few weeks
ago, This will be of special inter-
est, as a large number from Sinton
and San Patricio County attended
the convention and entertained
friends from all parts of the'state
who were present. The regular
features of the show will be seen
in connection with this special feat-
ure.
BABSON ON DEPRESSIONS
J. T. EAST
Mr. J. T. East, resident of Mathis,
age 81, years, died at Slaughter,
Louisiana, on Tuesday, May 26th,
1931. The remains were brought
to Mathis, Wednesday, and inter-
ment made in the Mathis cemetery.
David T. Peel, John W. Starbuck in
charge, taking care of the funeral
arrangements.
Mr. East is the father of Nathan
East of Gregory, former resident of
Sinton.
A story recently issued by Roger
Babson, gives a complete history of
all periods of depression from 1837
to 1921. The story is of consider-
able length, but in the following par-
agraphs which we quote from it, Mr.
Babson sums up what these exper-
iences have taught:
From these annals of depression,
two remarkable and inspiring les-
sons can be learned: First, all de-
pressions are essentially similar;
second, never once has the United
States failed to recover from ‘all
the dull, deadening pain, all the
keen, maddening anguish’—and rise
from the desolation to new reaches
of prosperity.
“The time to do our best adver-
tising is in a depression. It is the
time to accumulate physical wealth.
It is the time to build moral char-
acter. All kinds of personal and
business plans should be perfected
and performed in a period of hard
times.”—San Marcos Record.
BAND REHEARSAL TONIGHT
Kiwanis band rehearsal tonight
(Thursday) at 8:00 o’clock.
, A full attendance is desired to
CAPTURES 5-FOOT ALLIGATOR
On last Thursday a young Mexi-
can, Brigido Moreno, captured a live
alligator about five feet long, in
Chiltipin Creek about a mile from
Sinton, near the Oden, homestead
just east of town.
The gator was seen in the water
near the bank by young Moreno,
who took a shot at it with a small
rifle, wounding it slightly. He then
proceeded to load the ugly looking
customer into a truck and brought
it to town, where.it attracted quite
a bit of interest. They are said to
be quite numerous further down
the creek.
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0. E. S. ELECTS OFFICERS
At the regular meeting of Sinton
Chapter No. 515 Order of the East-
ern Star held Tuesday evening at
the Masonic Hall the following of-
ficers were elected, Mrs. Elizabeth
Archerd, Worthy Matron; Dr. F. S.
Ewing, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Glover
Fincher, Associate Matron; A. D.
Aikin; Associate Patron; Miss Edna
Archerd, Secretary; Miss Ava Rus-
sell, Treasurer; Mrs. Laura Crabb,
Conductress; Mrs. Vada Aikin, As-
sociate Conductress. The above
named officers with those to be ap-
pointed will be installed on Monday
evening, June 1, at the Masonic
Hall.
JUNIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
OPENS
The Junior Baseball League open-
ed Tuesday evening, Walter
Brown’s team beat Peyton Oli-
phant’s team 5-4. And it was a
good game. Thursday evening at
five o’clock at the new diamond Wi-
ley Ssale team which is the Kiwanis
team will tangle with the American
Legion team and that should be a
rip-snorter. Better try and see it.
It doesn’t cost anything.—Kiwanis
Letter.
SINTON PROGRAM ON RADIO
Corpus Chrlsti Radio Station
KGFI will broadcast a Sinton pro-
gram on Wednesday night, June 3rd
from 7 to 7:30 p. m.
Radio fans are requested to listen
in on this program.
Might Learn ,
He: “Do you think you could
learn to love me?”
She: “Why not? I learned to
like olives."
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