The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 161, Ed. 1 Monday, January 8, 1940 Page: 2 of 8
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Britain Launches Drive to Comer Nazi’s World Markets
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TWO-WAY SEA
BLOCKADE OF
FOE PLANNED
Food Rationing Begins
In England; Coupon
Books Are Used At
Stores
LONDON—A British attempt
to comer Germany's world markets
through a drive for trade treaties
with German customers was disclos-
ed Monday.
Objective of the tightened eco-
nomic warfare supplementing Brit-
ain's two-way sea blockade of Oer-
man commerce was described as
twofold:
1. To assure maintenance as lar
as possible of normal peacetime
trade relations with neutrals and
expand British export trade to pro-
vide dollare and other foreign ex-
change for buying war materials;
2. Conversely to assure that not
more than normal peacetime trade
goes on between Germany and the
neutrals with whom she can deal
ever land and. where possible
through diplomacy and trade ma-
neuvering to cut down Germany ?
European import-export busines?
and deprive her both of supp ies and
foreign exchange for buying them
Food Rationing Begins
Tire disclosure came with the re-
turn here of a Netherlands com-
mercial delegation and the arriva.
of Paul Van Zeeland former Bel-
gian premier on an undisclosed
missicn.
It coincided al>o with -coupon
Monday." the beginning of war-
time British food rationing
After 128 days of war. housewives
for the first time took ration books
to market Monday to buy butter
bacon ham and sugar. Next Mon-
day. they will need their books for
other meats
Also on the economic front were
reports the government is consider-
ing a contraband control station in
America possibly in Canadian wa-
ters. as a reply to the United States
protests over diversion of ships tc
British ports for examination.
BANK WATER
ELECTIONS UP
Valley Organizations
To Name Directors
The Valley faces two sets of
elections Tuesday Stockholders of
the Valleys 11 banks ^ill el’et di-
rectors. Some 21 irrigation districts
in Cameron. Hidalgo and Willacy
counties will name members of
their directing boards.
Bank stockholders will meet
Tuesday to elect directors and to
consider possible changes in capi-
talization and similar business.
Water districts will elect in most
cases three members of their five-
pcKt beards some will elect all five
members and others will elect only
two.
Deaths
MRS. ANNA MEFFORD
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
Mefford 71. who died at the Mel-
ford home in El Jardin about 9 p
m. Sunday will be held at 2:30 p
m. Tuesday in the Darling Funeral
Home chapel
Rev. M B. Eabbitt. Assembly ol
God pastor will officiate. Inter-
ment will be in Buena Vista ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Mefford had resided in the
Valley for 19 years coming here
from Tennessee She was born in
Kentucky.
Survivors include the husband
George J. Mefford; and three chil-
dren. Mrs Robert Thorn of Galves-
ton. Mrs. J. R. Lokey of Browns-
• ville and Gillum Mefford of Ten-
nessee.
W. S. CALLOWAY
SAN BENITO — Word has been
received by friends here of the death
Wednesday. January 3. of W. S
Celloway former local resident.
Mr. Calloway died at his home in
Houston and funeral rites were held
’ at Temple Thursday. Before mov-
ing to Houston Mr. and Mrs Cal-
loway had resided at Temple and
then San Benito. They have many
friends in the Valley.
Ladies' Day Tuesday
Browr.sv.le Country Club offi-
cial- looked for warmer weather for
Tuesday morning for the weekly
Ladles' Day golf tournament due to
start at 9 a m All feminine golf-
ers are invited to be guests on the
Brownsville course each Tuesday.
Latest Pictures From the News Fronts
To get the right angle in photographing pretty Penny Lee. featured
Baker Hotel singer. Dallas Texas Acme photographer Rudolph Vetter
needed elevation. There being no step ladders around he called upon
Dave Eillard. The eight loot giant picked un the photo- aiher and
h**!d him in his arms to get the shot. Ballard drrssfd in a Gulliver
costume is traveling about the country advertising the full length
motion picture "Gulliver's Travels." (Acire Telephoto*.
JAPS TC FORM
CHINESE STATE
Former Premier Due
To Be Chief
TOKYO —The Japanese'
cabinet decided Monday that the
time now was ripe for establish-
ment of a central government for
all occupied territory in China
under WRiig Chlng-Wet. former
Chinese premier now at odds with
1 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek
It was understood reliably that a
regime similar to those already
existing in Peiping and Nanking
would be launched immediately but
that it would not acquire actual
powers until later. The Peiping and
Nanking governments are run nom-
inal !v by Chinese cooperating with
the Japanese armv.
Declaring Wang's aim- ire "in
general in ’ine with the manifest
intentions of the Japanese empire."
the cabinet’s chief secretary an-
nounced Japan would "direct all
possible efforts to help in the
formation and expansion of the
proposed new government."
Details of the assistance to be
given were not disclosed
VALLEY
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Brownsville gateway of Pan Amer-
| ican air lines
Pan American is definitely a Tex-
as institution.
It contiibutes importantly to the
possibilities cf the development of
commerce between the United
States and the Latin American re-
publics.
Anyhow. Brownsville should pre-
pare to receive and speed on their
way a party of air tourists whose
mission is certain to result benefi-
cially to this city.
BLAST
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and streets were hazardous with
ice
From all parts of North East and
Northwest Texas came reports of
dangerous traiTic conditions due to
the sheath of ice and frozen snow.
Tliere were numerous minor auto-
mobile accidents and at least one
major crash attributable to this
condition.
Port Arthur's 2 was the cold-
est sin:? February 18. 1936. Dallas
with 15 and Fort Wor h with 17
had the lowest temperatures since
the winter of 1936 Houston had 26
and Galveston 30. the U. S Weath-
er Bureau at Dallas reported. To
the southwest it was freezing at
San Antonio with 31.
Tyler's 18 was the lowest of the
winter and equalled last year's
ligure. Longview also had 18. and
in Central Texas. Waco reported 21.
Austir 27 Corsicana 19
R. J. Thomas 111
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monia for the past two weeks was
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Very Her. Sidney Matthew Metz-
ger. co-rector of St. John's Semi-
nar*-. San Antonio has been
named by Pope Pias XI! as titular
bishop. (Acme Tel»photoi.
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ITALY BELIEVED
DISSUADING HUNGARY
ROME— /P*—In the interest of a
' "status quo” in the Balkans for
the duration of the European war
Italy appeared to be dissuading
Hungary from pressing territorial
claims on Rumania.
Hungary’s foreign Minister. Count
Istvan Csaky. hurried back to
Budapest Irom a shortened con-
ference with Count Galeazzo Ciano.
Italy’s foreign minister and au-
i thoritative Italian sources said he
carried advice to keep the Balkans
quiet as a safeguard against any
Soviet Russian moves in south-
eastern Europe.
It was believed Csaky was asked
not to press Hungar’s claims on
Rumania for the return o! Tran-
sylvania. lost in the breakup of
Austria-Hungary after the World
War.
Roosevelt Appoints
Envoy to Australia
WASHINGTON - 4* - President
Rccxevelt nominated Clarence E.
Gauss ol Connecticut Monday to be
the first Unned States minister to
Australia.
Perm'd diplomatic relations be-
tween Australia and the United
States have Just been established.
Previously . ustrella has transact-
ed diplomatic business with this
government through the British
embassy.
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SI LAMER IS SI NK
LONDON —./P— The 5.160-ton
steamer Cedrmgton Court was dis-
closed Monday to have sunk 10
minutes after an explosion off the
English southeast coast Sunday.
Her crew of 34 was saved.
STUBBORN
HEAD
COLDS
RELIEVE stuffiness and misery
this proud way: Melt a spoonful
of Vicks VapoRub in boiling water
then breathe in the steaming med-
icated vapors.
THEM AT BEDTIME rub VapoRub
on throat and chest to get full ben-
efit of its lorg-continued action
while you sleep.
And you will be
delighted with
After cupid won. society's 'lion^eo" and "Juliet" start their honey-
moon playing in the snow and skiing in New Hamoshlre. George
"Romeo’’ Lowther and Eileen "Juliet" Herrick are pictured here the
first time since their wedding in North Conway. (AcmeTelephoto|.
Noted New York Driver
Enters Charro Regatta
The Charro Days regatta took
on added national prestige Monday
with the announcement from Paul
B. Sawyer Jr. of New York that
he would compete in the outboard
events here February 4 and 5.
Young Sawyer now a college
student in the east is several tunes
winner of the famed New York to
Albany marathon races and holds
several records In that nationally-
known water race. He has set new
international speed marks In out-
board races in both the United
States and Europe.
Sawyer and his party will arrive
in Brownsville February 1 and re-
main through the entire Charro
Days celebration. R W. Puts chair-
man of the regatta has made ar-
rangements for the group at the
Travelers’ Hotel.
The outboard speedster who
' ranks with Gar Wood in national
prestige will compete in the Charro
Days races February 4. and in the
I lime trials for world records Mon-
1 day morning February 5.
i Pitt* also announced Monday
I that Herman Mayhew. Dallas who
entered the races here last year
had again registered lor the Feb-
ruary aquatic races.
The San Antonio boating associa-
tion will be represented by six ex-
KING
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Porfirio Diaz became a Shriner.
He was active in the Leavenworth
Shrine until he left that city foi
Wheeling and later Milwaukee.
Surviving Judge King are twe
daughters Mrs Lucien B. Ruther-
ford of Leavenworth Kan and
Mrs Perry Eaton of Milwaukee;
and four grandchildien. They were
in Brownsville Monday for ihe ser-
vices.
(Continued from Page One »
destroyed during the course of the
day. numerous enemy patrols "
The severest January cold in
years—temperatures ranging 15 to
40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit —
has combined with stubborn Fin-
nish defense and counter-attacks
to halt the Ted invasion with 5.030
square miles one forty-eighth of
Finland in Russian hands alter 40
days of lighting.
Entire Patrol Frozen
A Finnish patrol was reported to
have come upon a Russian outpost
protected by barbed-wire in the
drifted snow The Finns were amaz-
ed at the silence of their enemy's
guns as the patrol inched closer.
The Finns it was said finally clos-
ed in on the silent outpost and
found the entire force 150 men
Irozen to death.
V. S. CONSULTING
DIRECT WITH FINNS
WASHINGTON—.P — The State
Department informed the League
of Nations Monday that it was con-
sulting directly with Finland on
Finnish requests for material and
humanitarian assistance
i On instructions from Secretary
Hull the American minister at
Berne. Switzerland replied thusly
to a League inquiry as to what ex-
tent the American government was
willing to help Finland:
“The gov*-nment of the United
States has from the outbreak of
hostilities given tangible Indication
of its sympathy for the pcop’e ard
governir nt ov Finland in the pres-
ent situation. ’
pcrts in the Charro Days races.
with Buddy Reuter holder of two
world s records leading the Alamo
City assault on the present marks.
Reuter is the newly elected com-
modore of the San Antonio asso-
ciation. and will be the favorite in
the Class C hydroplane and run-
about events.
Other San Antonians who will
take part are Adolph Scheh Clar-
ence .Stinson. Dick Hall Henry
Taubert. and Rex Thomason.
The February 4 races will con-
sist of ten events two heats each
for Class A. B. and C hydroplanes
and Class C and F runabouts. #n
the time trials over the one mile
straightaway Monday morning. Feb-
ruary 4 competing drivers will at-
t *mpt to Rtablish new word s rec-
ords.
‘Townsend Plan
To Save Nation’
Judge Stevens Addresses
Jardin Meeting
The Towa end recovery plan will
save ths nation from a tailspin"
Judge W. W. Stevens national
South Texas Townsend representa-
tive. Houston. tokJ the El Jardin
Townsend Club No. 1 Sunday after-
noon at Ebony Grove. HI Jardin.
He spoke before 350 at a barbe-
cue held bv the club with tourist
Townsendites from Indiana Iowa.
Ohio. Kentucky. Colorado. Kansas
South Dakota. Pennsylvania. Neb-
raska and Montana also attending
"Unless the Townsend plan be-
comes the law of the land you're
I going to see more distress in the
next three years than you've ever
>een before.' Judge Stevens assert-
ed.
mere will oe no icue jods unaer
the Townceni plan he continued.
There will be an honest day s work
with a decent day's pay.
The Townsend plan proposes
taking eight million aged out of
eeinful employment. turning the
Jobs over to youth r.nd paying
those over CO years an annuity.
A two percent transaction tax is
proposed to pay for the plan.
Judge Stevens scored the Texas
! T.lKW-pcund truck load limit law.
and urged the Townsendites to send
iUlBiiilti tiwiiiii to Austin. "who will
vote for principles that will save
this Valley."
Music wa.. furnished by the
Brownsville Symphony Orchestra
and the El Jardin Hill BUly Band.
Mrs. Stevens played her '-ompoei-
tion. "Heads Up America." nation-
al Townsend song.
Presiding was Clyde Thorpe
president of El Jardin Townsend
Club No. 1.
James Bunting president of the
Por* Isabel Townsend club an-
nounced that a Valley-wide Town-
send fish fry will be held January-
21 at 12 noon there
Judge Stevens declared that un-
less th: Townsend plan is adopted
in two years there will be either
national bankruptcy or inflation
equal to it.
Churchill Inspects
Britons in France
PARIS—JP— Winston Churchill
first lerd of the British admiralty
was reported Monday to have
brought his staff with him on a
surprise visit to France to help set-
tle important allied naval questions
Churchill toured Royal air force
bases in France Sunda; and visit-
I cd the Briti-'h sector of the Western
i iront today
NORVELL GETS!
UNUSUAL HONOR
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Special Event Set At
Citrus Fiesta
MISSION— Judce J R Norvell.
recently appointed associate justice
of the fourth court of civil appeals
of Texas will receive honor from
the entire Valley in an event plan-
ned for him Frida.- by the Texas
Citrus Fiesta which openM Friday
in Mission.
A luncheon has been arranged In
his honor it was announced Mon-
day by E E Marburger chairman
of the fiesta. The luncheon wrill be
Friday at 12:15 p m. at the First
Christian church in Mlasion.
A limited number of Valley civic j
leaders will be invited to thie lun- j
cheon from each community. Re-
servations for the event will be tak-
en by kev-man in each-city. Mr. Mar-
burger said
The luncheon is particularly fit-
ting at this time it was pointed |
cut because Judge Norvell plans to
move to his new home from Edin-
burg to San Antonio possibly next
week and the Friday courtesy will
possibly be the only one which
time will allow.
I. B. C. to Build
Two Structures
SAN BENITO—Bids for construc-
tion of a garage at Harlingen and
a warehouse and division office
building at McAllen will be re- ;
celved by the Internationa] Boun-
dary Commission at its San Benito
office until 10 a. m January 31.
according to J. L. Lytel project
engineer.
Bids will be for all material and
for construction.
A 37 by II foot garage of cor-
i rugated asbestos material on a steel
! frame is to be built at Harlingen.
The McAllen warehouse. 41 by 81
feet also will be constructed of
corrugated asbestos on a steel
frame.
The division office building at
McAllen. 36 by 36 feet will be
constructed of clay loadbearing
tile and stucco.
Prospective bidders will be fur-
nished a copy of construction
specifications and necessary bid-
ding blanks upon application at
the San Benito office.
JACKSON DAY
(Continued from Page One )
$219000 Only in the capital how-
ever. will guest be paying $100 for
a $5 banquet. •
The president will begin speaking
at 9 p m.. Central Standard Time
with his remarks broadcast by NBC
CBS and MBS hookups Democratic
Chairman Farley will introduce
him. and fitting next to him will be
Vice President Gamer who has an-
nounced his presidential candidacy
regardless of Mr. Roosevelts deci-
sion on a third term
At Dallas the table was set and
a thousand democrats waited for
the dinner bell before shoving thrir
feet under it to observe an old dem-
ocratic custom—the Jhckson Day
dinner
Ward bosses big-shot politicians
and business men pufied cigars and
proclaimed loudly Texas would be
in there fighting next summer when
the party candidate for president is
chosen.
John Garner was the name on
most every tongue—Gamer the wise
man from Uvalde There were tub
thumpers for other candidates and
discreet observers who listened but
talked none
Roosevelt boosters were numerous
the Hull crowd was in evidence
Jesse Jones men were affable but
the Gamer men were thick and
garraulous.
Mexic?n Peso Now
Is 5.99 to Dollar
MFXICO CITY—'APi—It wu
reported Monriav that the board
of directors of the Bank of Mexi-
co would convene won to discu's
the recent fluctuations and sharp
fall of the peso in terms of the
l/nited States dollar.
The peso closed at 5 99 to the
dollar Sunday representing a de-
cMne of 112 points in ihe east few
weeks after the bank suspended
dealing. !n foreign exchange to
conserve its metallic reserves.
Capone Leaves Pf»d;
Moves Into House
BALTIMORE— (JPi —Scarface A?
Capone left his hospital bed Mon-
day and moved Into a house here
stiil facing a long siege of medical
treatment for the lingering brain
malady he contracted In prison.
His physician Dr Joseph E Moore
announced the ex-gang chieftain's
departure and said at the same time
it was “too early" to tell whether
Capone would benefit from his hos-
pitalization.
Donna Mai' Figures
Are $11964 For ’40
DONNA — Postal receipts here
totaled $11.964 87 for 1939 a slight
decrease as compared to the $12.-
185 87 total reported for the pre-
ceding year.
Receipts during December 1939
were $1.525 80 as compared to $1-
426 89 for 1938.
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DEATH
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riding with him in the car which
overturned suffered bruises and
shock but no serious injuries.
Investigating officers were Coun-
ty Patrolman Truett Jcrdan of
Mercedes and State Highway Pa-
trolman J. O Mustek W M MUler
and R. L. Wood. They said no
charge likely would be filed.
Alfredo Silva twelve - year - old
son of Mr and Mrs Jose Silva of
Brownsville was injured Sunday
morning at Fourteenh and Ring-
gold streets when he fell from his
bicycle and struck his head on the
curbing it was reported.
Witnesses said an approaching
car swerved wide to avoid hitting
the child and Alfredo swerved his
bicycle at the same time upse
himself to fall heaalong against
the paving.
The car did not hit the bicyclist
according to witnesses and the
driver who kept on going and was
not identified apparently never
knew the child felL The child's
condition was serious at Mercy hos-
pital Monday morning.
Lydia Ramirez was struck by a
car driven by Jose Coronado as she
walked along Levee street at the
comer of West Eighth in Browns-
ville about 12:30 p m. Sunday
according to Brownsville police She
was not seriously Injured it was
reported.
Coronado driving between Eliz-
abeth and Levee on Eighth turned
wide to the right at the Eighth
and Levee intersection to avoid an
auto approaching from the left on
Levee. He struck the girl as she
walked on the far side of Levee
street just beyond the intersection
officers reported.
In the car approaching on Levee
were Mr. and Mrs. *W E. Gerkes
and Mrs. Van Bergen it was re-
ported by police The accident was
investigated by City Policeman A.
W Champion.
Andres Ybarra of San Benito and
Juan de la Garza of Brownsville
were released after treatment at
Mercy Hospital following a crash
at Washington and S. E Tihrteenth
streets in Brownsville at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday.
A Ford pickup truck operated by
Ybarra driving north on Thir-
teenth. was in collision at the In-
tersection with a sedan driven by
Lino Ramirez going southeast on
Washington Juan de la Garza was
a passenger in one of the cars.
Funeral services for Cristina
Augusta Jorgensen were to be held
at 3 p. m. Monday at the Im-
maculate Conception Church with
interment in the city cemetery un-
der the direction of Delta Funeral
Home. The childs grandfather.
Axel Jorgensen is among survivors.
Whole Family Killed
As Auto Train Hit
ALEXANDRIA. La.— <JP> —Five
members of a Lake Charles. La.
family were killed Sunday in a col-
lision of their automobile and a
southbound Missouri Pacific pas-
senger train at a grade crosatnf
30 miles north of here
The dead were Robert M. Here-
ford. 39; Mrs Hereford. 35; theli
sons Randolph. 11. and Robert. Jr.
13. and Hereford's sister. Miss Eliza-
beth Hereford 25.
They were en route to Monroe
La.
A tighter feeling In the steering
assembly of an automobile may be
an indication that the front brakes
are dragging.
Today's Markets
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW *OKK—vf*>—Stock market
traders displayed mild lorward
leanings in Monday's early dra.aypi
At a moderate fast opening gam-
ers included New York Central
Scan Rc.-bucw Anaconda Amen-
(an Can Pennsylvania. Orest
Northern. North American and
Eastman Kodak U. S Steel era*
unchanged and Bethlehem down a
trifle
Market analysts ww an encourag-
ing indicator in the survey of the
magazine "Steel ' which said that
while some effects of annual Inven-
tory taking are in cadence. specifi-
cations are still in good volume and
producers are scheduling actlvtUet
high in an effoit to meet consum-
er needs.
Backlogs It was added are larger
than in the same period last yewi
and mills are in a better posit ten
than for several years.
CHICAGO GRAIN*
CHICAGO —d*V- Whest prices
were lowered another cent a bush-
el in early trading Mondav due to
continuation of selling b-iaed on
the improved moisture situation m
the grain belt.
Opening *4-7* lower. May I381*-
103. July 1.01-1.00S wheat later
declined further. Corn started
\ down. May 58'. July
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS— P>—Cotton fu-
tures opened steady. 4 to • points
net higher.
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK - T—Cotton futures
opened 3 higher to 1 lower.
French Parliament
Will Meet Tuesday
PARIS — <JT) — Parliament was
summoned Monday to meet Tues-
day in its Ilrst ordinary .session of
the war Tor a general debate on
Premier ’Taladlers conduct of the
conflict.
Daladicr called the cabinet for a
session Tuesday morning preceding
Parliament's opening in the after-
noon.
Squirrels do not crack nuts; they
gnaw them.
lit rrt i. -.yaM
ARE you at the mercy of a tuff!!?
/asneery imothffT head fold!
Why endure to much misery ' A uttla
M-n’holatum applied m earn nos-
tril will aooihe the irritated natal
membranes check the sneering. re-
lieve the »tufTUi<*-».« and help you to
breathe more easily.
Alto rub Mentholatum eiroroutly
oa the chest and back to improve
the local blood circulation ann thus
gain extra help in relieving cold dia-
comforts. Buo it on the forehead
and temples to allay headache and
neuralgia due to colds.
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We told you so * . . .
NOW COME AND SEE
Perl Bros.—Fashion
January
BLACKOUT
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of the entire store la show-
ing the Valley the best
. clothing bargains it’s ?een
in years
Don’t wait . . there * real
money to be made by mak-
ing it to-morrow.
Little prices for the
little man who wasn t here ....
. The little mail we mean weighs from 150 to
230 pounds.
We bought these suits and o’coats for him in
October but he wasn’t here in November and
he wasn’t here again during the holidays.
Now we’re marking every suit and every
o’coat at such extreme reductions that every
little man who wasn’t here in 1939 is very
apt to show up tomorrow.
Suits and O’coats from
>12.75
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