The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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QOTULLA— Population 3,169,
good water, sanitary sewers,
electric lights, paved streeta, on
International Highway.
She (ffotalla 2lee'of&
COTULL A—Largest town be-
tween San Antonio and Laredo
needs a 75-room fire-proof
Hotel.
VOL. 33. NO. 26.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1930.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
ASK FOR NEW
RIDS 0111 MAIL
Propose New $150,000
Court House and Jail
for La Salle County.
MAIL ROUTE BETWEEN CO-
TULLA AND LOS ANGE-
LES-FOWLERTON TO BE
STARTED BY MIDDLE
NEXT MONTH.
A proposal will be submitted
to the voters of La Salle county
on October 18th, to determine
whether or not bonds in the sum
of $150,000 will be issued for
the construction of a new Court
Bids will be received at the House and Jail.
Cotulla Post Office until Septem-1 This matter was taken up
ber 30th for a rural mail route Monday at a session of Com-
from Cotulla to Los Angeles missioners Court and yesterday
and Fowlerton. Bids were re- Henry T. Phelps, architect of
ceived on this same route some gan Antonio, submitted a num-
months ago, but at that time it her of plans. The particular
was for only several months. pjan agreed upon by the Court
This time it is a four year con- j8 0f modern architecture and
tract, beginning October 13th, bas the jail located on top of
and terminating in June 1934. the building. The cost of the
The distance is 37.70 miles by entire building furnished will
way of Los Angeles, each way, approximate $150,000.
which will be made six times a The present jail was built in
week. On Sunday 31.30 miles! 1880, and is in very bad condi-
each way, direct to Fowlerton tion, with none of the modern
and return. . or sanitary conveniences for
Blanks and any information prisoners. The present Court
desirable can be obtained from House is also in bad condition
Postmaster Chas. M. Reynolds. ;in(j not adaquate.
-rrTTTTTror. ! This year all old Court House
COMMON SENSE. and jaij bonds will Jbe retired
By Wm. Black. and it is said the tax rate on
We profess to be endowed j
with common sense but make
poor use of it in public matters. ’
Gladstone is quoted as saying,
"The longer I live the more 11
am convinced that the so called
educated classes are a little
more conspicuously ignorant in
public affairs than any other.”
There is ground for applying
this in Texas. One of our v,r7pn Axinuircn
State Senators is reported as ^MALKI aiTSTIN^VHE^IE
saying that the next Legisla- S^NT ^ ^RONOUNCED
ture when it meets in January IT
should give its time to passing HAVfc KAHias.
the appropriations, redistrict- j
ing the State and then go home. | F. M. Harper, 5 year old son
the proposed $150,000 issue wiH
only be ten or fifteen cents a-
bove the present tax.
In the next issue of th$
Record we will give some defi-
nite figures in this matter for
the information of the people
concerned.
Community
Revival Starts
Sunday, 21.
—I
>***•*
LASALLE COUNTY DEMOCRATS END
SCHOOLS OPENED I CONVENTION IN
•'8'U ,
■Flow 0*51
L'mNGiu
LAREDO MIN
HEADS LEGION.
Hal Brennan of Laredo was
elected State Commander of the
American Legion at the Twelfth
annual convention held at Aus-
MID POLE GIT
BITES BOY ON
BIGHT LEG.
Mrs U,
C/ET^o
■FLOWERS
annual convention neiu at aum- Flowers,
tin, last week. Brennan was Evangelists, of Dallas, Texas,
elected over Dr. W. J. Danforthi^ begin County-wide and
of Ft. Worth. He was one 0f 'Community - wide Evangelistic
the first members of the Legion services in Cotulla, beginning
in Texas; was a top sergeant in pUIYiay ’ ^ep*‘ “> 1930, at 7:«jO
a tank company in the A. E. F.; “- M.
- - - - Rev. and Mrs. Flowers have
worked together for sixteen
years in successful Evangelistic
work in many cities and states
of the United States. Cotulla
is very fortunate to be able to
use an open date in their pro-
gram just at this time.
The meeting will be undenom-
inational. No denomination
will have any control of or re-
sponsibility for the meeting.
No guarantee of expenses or
salary are asked. Every one
who loves Jesus Christ as their
Edinburg, Sept. 1.—Jose Ma- Savior in all the County is ask-
rio Lopez, charged with murder ed and expected to co-operate
in connection with the fatal by their prayers and their pres-
shooting of Customs Inspector ence, and in every way.
is vice president of the Laredo
Chamber of Commerce and
chairman of the board of dea-
cons of the Christian church.
El Paso won for the 1931 con-
vention over Mineral Wells by
a large margin.
Post Commander H. H. W'il-
denthal and John Wildenthal
attended the convention from
here.
BORDER ARREST MAY
CLEAR KILLING.
work. It is easy to pass ap- tulla was bitten on the right leg
propriations. It is quite an- late Friday evening by a mad
other matter to find the rev- pole cat. The boy with other
Bert Ellison near Hargill two
weeks ago, has been identified
by officers as the man they have
A preliminary organization
pf thirty seven local Christians
________________________„___ has started work, already.
been searching fora year in j Women’s and Men’s prayer-
connection with the slaying of meetings are being held every
polecat ' The bov with other three other men near Mercedes'day. , . I The faculty for the Welhau-1 The Woman’s Club naa tneir
members of the familv were out last winter in a liquor battle, j Let us pray and work for a sen Schooi con3ists of Miss initial meeting for the year
in the cow lot when the animal Lopez, the officers said, knows real revival of religion in Co- Mamie wildenthal, Principal; Thursday afternoon n the
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ENROLLMENT FIRST DAYS STERLING FORCES IN COM-
OF SCHOOL INDICATE PLETE CONTROL AT
LARGE ATTENDANCE— GALVESTON.
MANY OUT OF TOWN -
PUPILS. The Democratic Convention
_ held at Galveston Tuesday was
Cotulla Schools opened Mon- perhaps the most harmonious
day morning with a large at- in history. Sterling forces were
tendance and the following pro- in complete control. Very few
gram: Song, America; Prayer Ferguson supporters attended,
by Rev. J. C. Young; Talk on and those that did staid in the
Standing of School, by Mrs. Lee back ground or co-operated with
Keithley, president of the School the ruling forces,
j Board; address of welcome, by In his speech of acceptance,
Supt. W. T. Donahoe; address Ross Sterling, nominee for Gov-
by Mrs. Frank Woolls, presi- ernor said that when elected,
dent of Parent Teachers Asso- he expected to be the Governor
ciation; song, Mrs. Harry W. of all of the people; that he had
| Hamilton. no strings whatever tied to
Mr. Donahoe stated in his ad- him, and that he made no prom-
dress that the school was look- ises but expected to deliver
ing forward to a very success- much, asking full co-operation
ful year. There is a large of the people as a whole to give
number of students enrolled the state a jeeded business ad-
and the school is listed in state ministration. Delegates from
standing with twenty-eight La Salle county to the conven-
affiliated credits. tion were: W. A. Kerr. W. A.
Leo Baldwin is athletic coach Kerr, Jr., and C. E. Manly, edi-
again this year, and the school tor of the Record,
will have a strong athletic team. Parr Present.
Following is the faculty for Senator Archie Parr of this
the coming year: District, was about the only
W. T. Donahoe, Supt.; E. J. man of note, who supported the
Bailey, Principal; L. W. Free- Fergusons, who participated in
man, Mathematics; Mrs. A. TJ. the convention. Parr express-
Knaggs, English; Miss Helen ed a willingness to co-operate
Kent, of Corsicana, Home Econ- with the Sterling forces to give
omics; Miss Dorothy Head, of the state a business and pro-
Lancaster, Commercial Work; gressive administration, and
Mrs. John Wildenthal, Spanish said he believed Sterling would
and History; Leo Baldwin, Ath- make an excellent Governor,
letic Coach; Mrs. Bert Fowler. On committee recommenda-
Music. The Grammar School tj0ns fr0m the 27th District
faculty includes Mrs. Jess Rock, were:
Principal; Miss Dolly Pharr, i platform: A. Parr; Execu-
Mrs. R. F. Knaggs. Miss Eliza- tive: W. R. Montgomery; Cre-
beth Woolls. Miss Carrie Bris- dentials: W. A. Kerr, Mrs. F.
coe and Murray Stevenson, a. Thompkins.
Substitute teachers are Mrs. j
Jack Kerr and Miss Isabel
Maltsberger.
The faculty for the Welhau- The Woman’s Club had their
WOMAN’S CLUB.
enues.
Under the Constitution there «* »■- —“ """“I jthe details of
are but three possible sources -uddenb dai ted out m an
of revenues now used; the ad der the barn and bit the boy
valorem tax. inheritance tax A gun was sent for but the cat
and occupation taxes.. The in- disappeared. In a few-minutes
come tax has not yet been call- *,u um
ed into use. Of course
which the bodies of three men. Services will be held on the
tied together hand and foot lawn of the Baptist Church.
Mamie Wildenthal, Principal; Thursday afternoon m the
Misses Annie Laura Earnest, home of Mrs. H. C. Storey, with
Helen Storey, Nellie Mae Fergu- Mrs. T. H. Poole and Mrs. rf. D.
w-ith heavy stones about their j
necks, were found floating in
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.
son, and Gladys McMahon.
call- It ICIUIIICU Cinu aiuouitu ^ V I
Movement of Doldrums Belt Near
e(l III LU UStr. ui tuuint ..
are lartre revenues secured from a chicken, this time it was ..... . ■
fees ancf sendees rendered by ed. its head cut off and sent to killed
IXeh fees aSS £5
t^colt 'oeAivi^teaifJ Ts^d^
^OneofThe8''first things the boy IsTpand about and
next Legislature will be obliged up to the present has suffered
to do is to find money to make no bad effects from the bite.
.Treadfmlde" f^tated‘to" a! MARRliDAT DILLEY.
1 revious article that the auto- A pretty church wed-
natic b°arvdvShfordtJe eeS- ding was solemnized at the First
creased the levy for the gen- ^ Church -n Dilley on
eral fund at least ^ |August 29th. when Mr. Lonnie
would have saved the immediate . *d WiUiams and Miss Ruth
scramble for funds that must:Rernice Merl both popular
now be secured from some spec- people were uPited
ial taxes on business. It is a ™-:n;—„ Jo
‘condition and not a theory”
that we are up against.
There is a determined effort
on the part of a few political
leaders to break down and
in marriage. Mrs. Williams is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L. F. Merl, well known and pop-
ular Dilley people. The groom,
a former Dilley, boy, but now
6vadTn thp advalorem^ tax for living at Galveston, is the eldest
- M, .nd Mr,. S. VV. W
SS&Sr S,r« " ol n^hetheb home in Galveston,
axing “natural resources” but ,bute
hey don’t mean what they say find our suiphUr com-
ir else are ignorant of what ,)ardes for investing millions in
latural resources are. :our gtate when as a matter of
Natural resouces are proper fact we sh0uld look to royal-
mbjects of taxation but natural ^jeg only.. We decry mono-
-esources are made up of the; ]y but ignore the greatest
and on wThich we live and work, j mon0p0iy that burdens the
)il in place, sulphur in place, wor]d> the monopoly of our
:oal, salt, etc., as nature has «natural resources” and the
n-ovided for man. Land m only way to break this basic
rexas had no value till people monopoiy js by taking of its
noved in and values grew as vab;e for public revenues,
copulation increased. Oil m j jg here that common sense
dace had no value until people .g needed, but it is hard to
leeded oil. The same is true forget and hard to learn. We
if any natural resource. . are bound by custom and tradi-
Here is a great reservoir of ^on and are too fearful to ac-
funds for taxation practically j cept unansw-erable conclusions,
untouched. We have at least I
five billions in land values on
which to draw for public pur-
Storey as joint Hostesses.
The ’irst 'esson for i.he :ew
Year study was a Comparative
study of Contemporary Ameri-
can Poets and modern Verse
Forms, with Mrs. C. B. J nesias
lesson leader.
The program was as foilo^
Comparative Ftudy of Mot
_I Verse Forms.—Mrs. Jess Ro
uveu i.in«viuvv. Washington, Sept. 5.—Tem-1necessary to begin a cyclonic Comparative Study of E
Assistant District Attorney porarily deserting his charts on istorm, is so near zero that Lee Masters and Robert
Rogers Kelley said yesterday which a heavy red line marks | storms cannot originate.
Three Mercedes youths were
held in county jail here for two
months after the murder, but
were finally released when they
proved their innocence.
Equator Blamed by Forecaster
For Terrific Hurricane Blasts.
that Lopez had signified his in-
tentions of making a statement
concerning the murder of Elli-
son and the three men at Mer-
cedes. The solution of the
Mercedes killings will wind up
the final chapter in a mystery
which has been puzzling Hidal-
go county officers for the past
year.
ROTARY CLUB.
The Rotary Club had a 100
_____ ___________0_______ Service with selected reaiings.
But in late summer and early —Mrs. C B. Jones.
GARDENDALE NEWS.
Rebuilding Rent House.
joses. Then there are the
•oyalties and bonuses paid for
)il. In this great industry-------------
myalties and bonuses only a modern cottage,
should be called on to contri- i8 doing the work.
T. R. Keck is having torn
down one of his rent houses on
Stewart street and rebuilt into
Joe Peters
x j /ill yUUj 1 iLllvli odiUj
per cent attendance meeting “doubtless have experienced a
Thursday. Joe Estill was Pr°-' state of mind known as the
gram chaiman. “Education ‘doldrums,’ when there was a
was the subject and talks were SOrt of sense of depression with
made by Prof. Donaho and Mr. varjable decisions that lacked
Estill. Leo Baldwin made a force and permanence,
talk on the possibilities ot his “There is an area called the
football team this season, doldrums over the Atlantic
From his description we would Ocean north of the equator, be-
say they are excellent. Mr. {Ween South America and Af-
Baldwin was a guest of the rica( tbat m0Ves northward and
Club. ... southward with the sun. and in
Next week Dutch Knaggs will this bejt there is a slight de-
have charge of the program. pression of the barometer, the
winds are light and variable as
a rule, and local thunderstorms
^ , , , rr, ii of the usual afternoon conven-
-Mr ZtM«. Harold Bancroft ^^“a-e
of San Antonio .pent the week e‘5't„rd°“Si hap!
end with their parents. Mr. and “ because the deflective
Mr®TR. Austin and son force of the earth’s rotation,
and Miss Lois Austin of Mathis
returned to their home last Mon- Delegates to Convention,
day after a few days visit with -
their mother. Mrs. T. J. Austin. W. A Kerr. Sr., W. A Kerr
Mr and Mrs W. Travnham Jr., and C. E. Manly, editor of
and family and Mr. and Mrs. O. the Record, attended the State
Moore and family of Big Wells, j Democratic Convention at Gal-
spent Sunday with friends and vest on Tuesday and Wednes-
relatives here. jday. as delegates from La Salle
The Gardendale school openeil county.
Monday with an extra good at-1 yeBter(J>y.8 Southbound train
vendance. ____k ah re lotn
the path of the tropical storm _________
that swept over Santo Domingo,'autumn, the ‘doldrums’ move Short Study of Thert .-e Kav-
Charles L. Mitchell, weather bu-jnear to the Cape Verde Islands, ser Lindsay (one of Texas
reau forecaster, in a radio talk and the deflective force is quite leading poets).—Mrs. Henry
today told how the “doldrums” sufficient to indicate a cyclonic Stuart.
and the earth’s rotation cause circulation,” Mitchell said. The lessons planned f r the
hurricanes. Then, “by some so called ‘trig- coming year promise much of
ger’ action which is not thor- interest and value to the Club
oughly understood, a cyclonic women.
circulation” is set up, the fore- a cohesive coordinate: effort
caster said. on the part of all the members
“Once started, the storms js expected, as in this way only,
gain violence, and the usual can the study be persued with
West Indies disturbances moves positive value. The WoihauV
slightly North and East to Club is a unit in purpose and
West at 12 to 14 miles an hour, the attendance and the interest-
It is probable that in some tor- ecj attention is always good.
nadoes the wind attains a velo- Tbe President Mrs. Jess Rock
city of 300 to 400 miles an hour iP hopeful of a most successful
----- — ------j.-_~i.. small * ------c‘'-~ a
Such storms, whether they be
the typhoons of the Far East,
the cyclones of the Bay of Ben-
gal, or the hurricanes of the
South Pacific or the West In-
dies, are alike.
All of you,” Mitchell said,
over an exceedingly small year of work. She urges a
area,” while the highest wind fun attendance at all meetings.
reported in a hurricane was that -—
which struck Porto Rico in 1928 THANKS THE VOTERS.
with an estimated velocity of -- A
about 200 miles an hour. Austin, Texas, Aug----- *A>U.
Mitchell said records showed Cotulle. Record:
84 hurricanes had touched the Please permit me . sa>
United States coast between through the columns o. your.
Cape Hatteras and the Rio valuable paper that I deeply ap-
Grande in the last 50 years, but predate the vote given rr.e by
only 16 of these could be called the citizens of La Salle County
“great.” He estimated prop- in the recent primary elections,
erty loss from hurricanes on and I want to assure them hat
the Gulf Coast, including Flor- my constant aim and purpose
ida. within the last 15 years had shall be to continue to Tyiei 1
been more than $150,000,000. their confidence by faithful and
_______ efficient service to the State m
the position for which I havv.
been chosen.
- Faithfully yours.
The first football game for CHALEY LOCKHART,
the season will be played on the Democratic nominee for State
local diamond today at 3 p. m.,i ---
between Catarina and Cotulla Jourdanton Couple Mamed.
Highs. Catarina is said to have 1 Mr. Curtis Harrison and Miss
a team that has had some ex- Helen Zigmond of Jourdanton,
pcrience but aS yet have not de-|Were th^PeaS
veloped team work.
FOOTBALL TODAY.
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