Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 241, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1934 Page: 1 of 4
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AMARILLO .Mt
ADVANCE BIG SUM-
which farme* will be asked to sign. th(, budget bureau
no time to draw
Crutchfield was at one
His parents preceded him to under a. |,ank rol)1)rry judgment
NO FURTHER GRANT
"i\4fmrg. -Jannary 5. (£*>-£
FOR OKLAHOMA AID
.Washington, D. C., January 5. (/P)
interim of the cousuuiuiation id the
to
WEATHER
East Texas—Increasing cloudiness,
and Saturday.
M ARKETS
on
Rex wa’f closed, leavir.g Bren
Buffer, IS cent* 'to ZS centi
Pecihs, 4e.
Fort Worth Na
sale has been generous and the bank*
era’ committee feels sure that the is-
plates and receipts were received at
his office today, and calls attention to
Washington, D. C., January S. (TP)
-The house today approved a tax of
has
for
Amarillo, Texas, January 5. (A*)
Preston Burnham, night chief of the
Crutch^’»ld
hotel bv
ANOTHER EXPLOSION
SHAKES MINE WHERE
MINERS7 ENTOMBED
several days and considerable red tape
that would otherwise result.
An enthusiastic and representative
crowd of citizens interested in retain-
ing Blinn College as an educational
It had previously reJecfecT a'proposal
for $4 a gallon.
.-14<c administration, is formulating
plans for decrease in liquor prices.
One year ago today middling |
cotton sold in Brenham for 5.55.
Washington, D. (.. January 5. (TP)
—Sharp curtailment i practically all
federal activities in Texas except re-
Fqjt Worth, Texas, January 5. (TP)
e first money -to be derived from
I relief bonds by Texas citizens
be re-opened Saturday with
pictures. .
(TP) \nirthcr explosion, deep under-
ground. shook the Nelson mine today
where 129 men were Mill entocmMI
after an explosion two days ago.
kirn province to be withdrawn to ad-
joining towns for safety.
The Fukien situation became serious
when rebels overthrew the National
authorities and established, their cwn
government.
committee was
the
Hotel attendants said
terrorizing the
DISTILLED SPIRITS
APPROVE? IN HOUSE
blerville,. Walter Wehring of Hous-
Herbtrt
TRUCK LICENSES HERE
Tax Collector Robert J. Schawe an-
il e said order 30 conform to legal require-
business men of the' city, andis
among the first to plan expansion of
gineers and it was decided to seal
It was
available, but officials were confident
today that all of the $2,750,000 will be
rrtfify for distribution January 22.
Underwriting by four banks ’bfi
north Texas make* the first sum avail- !
IN SLAYING TRIAL
(lalveslon, Texas, January 5. (TP)—
210 -witnesses, the
.time held
ac-
cording to the sheriff of the county.
further grant of federal funds to that
state was contemplated^
T’onkins expressed gratification at
reports from Texas that that state
yesterday negotiated the sale of
*1.148,000 worth of state relief bonds.
court Monday, January 22. Walker,
her Of Comrjerce Director* To Formulate Definite
Program For Underwriting $2,000 To
Aid School For Year
Mr. Grusendorf, and. he
(Continued on Page 41
tb. States and Mexico gets $110,900, a
Pregidant Is Giving Renewed Consideration To Bi-MetaJlic
Money Program And Leaders Of Silver Bloc Are
Optimistic; Back Tax Drive To Start
j ed himself as being heartily in favor
of the plan and those smaller farmers
picture house after the finest talking
picture—equipment had been installed
at the .Simon Theater, but some time
ago the
by which operation of the school may^c second advertisment, slightly more
be continued until »some permanent ]tba*t $1,000,000 were bid for and, in
plan is made and adopted.
that $2,000 per year will be sufficient jnients, it will be necessary for the re-
.eo'.ifiSUr.bopwa
First Money From The Relief
Bonds Will Be In Circulation
Monday For Immediate WorA
Rudy Wehring, aged 37 years, died
at a hospital gi _Hguy*y> at four
d'dock Friday morning, succumbing
to injuries received when the truck
which he was driving in the perform-
ance of his duties was struck by
Bryan Free Of
Slot Machines
the
committee had arranged to take over
William L. Walker of Beaumont,
Distnct Agent Johnson Ex- Buchanan S a y s ConGmttee
tiona
if operation of Blinn as a
lege is tq continue, it ■ must be done
under some new organization and xs delivery to the legal subscribers to
another message to ships at sea, in.
an effort to, arrest Serge Stavinsky, which conics to trial in Tenth district
founder of the collapsed ] muncipa
County agricultural agents, and
county and local committeemen of five
counties-— Austin, Grimes, Burleson,
Brazos and Washington—met at the
district court room ‘Thursday after-
noon for the purpose of hearing what
George W. Johnson, district agent of
the Extension Service had to say
about the !<>34-A5 cotton contract
wJi AVERTED AS BANKS
district! * M/vn
to die-1"'-•* - - -------
erosion investigations independent of
PWA, $168,326; bureau of mines, in-
vrstigatinns of oil g*d gas. $£11,766
a reduction of $38,234.
Announcement of the re-opening of looking for still further improvement.
thc.Krx Inciter, which was for years
13 re. nliamsonly_moving_picture th.e.a~_
ter, has Keen announced by Manager
Will Stuckert, proprietor of the Simon
Theater, and also of the Rex. 1‘or a
| desired effect and the city is free
' . o,
of slot machines. ,.
explained be matched by another dollar from
Austin.
The commission, energetically set
about its task and over the holiday
The deceased is survived by his wi- was lodged in jail wherc gcveral
o «ses Identified him as the slaver Of
rect relief activities in Oklahoma due
to a lack of funds, Harry Hopkins.
* Hlhf -tt.awr
tional bank in Fort Worth.
“These banks", he said, “have
agreed to provide the money to be
BANNER-PRESS
TUKr.m ~U j~i** "ww -----______
At this point he mentioned that the
proposed plan for converting Blinn
into a jointly-owned junior college,
the property of Austin and Washing-
ton Counties, had been blocked- by the
action of some Austin County citizens
and bad beer^ definitely "^abandoned,
there being no hope for the successful
culmination of that proposal.
There is only one thing left fou«>» subscribed - portion of
consideration at present, he said. That $2,750,060 issue provided for by the
is for the people of Brenham and state legislature.- When bids , first
[ford, wealthy Beaumont lumberman
■killed in a wild-shooting affray at the shaft* up with masonry.
Capfen resort, on Bolivar peninsula 1 feared rescue crews might be trapped
odist conferences and Southwestern National bank and Fort Worth Na-
University will not support Blinn Col-
lege after the close of the present
school year eariy in June. Therefore
junior col- Pai<^ to the state treasurer during the
Turkeys, 10c.
Sweet cream butterfat, 13c.
Sour cream buBeriat, 10c.
Sweet cream butterfat, delivered at
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For Continuing Operation COUNTY AGENTS AND U. S. ACTIVITIES IN RUDY WEHRING DIES Roosevelt And Convipw Arp
COBMITESHI FROM TEXAS be curtailed of injuries after ™°S . And 4re
a...HVEIOUfflES MEETEXCErtRELIEFWORK
MlfezaU/Weehng ihursday Night
Washington, O, C, January 5; UP)
— ~>- President Roosevelt and congreiZ',
POLICE CHIEF SHOT working so far in a spirit of team
_ _ ' play, concentrated today on develop-
DEAD BY DRUNK ing a program for permanent dontea-
•ue wiU be oWMWriW’. FIorenje'.thHRct tfiafohly uui-half -4h«-«u
said. | license fee is required to be paid
II. The nanouncement. of the total xnh- *J* A— -A. — —
who wef?prese1si assured aff that they
would not only enter but would carry
the message to all their neighbors;, .
FRENCH CABINET IS
EXPECTED FALL AS
SCANDAL DEVELOPS
IneUaliation of modern talking pic*
jiuri- equipment t^gcilur w iilueooyfc
Ition and reconditioning of the Rex
'1 heater building, exierior^and inter-
ior. < ailed fut. consnicrable outlay
ufgmant^.'~Wwi> t
backing his optinfbm with good hard
cash. He »s one of the progressive.
it is the duty ami privilege of the
cotton farmer of the' south to take
advantage of what the government is
placing at the farmers disposal for the
farmers own benefit. They felt that
they were at a war with the low price
of cotton, that a real battle was be-
ing waged in which the farmers arc
the men on the front doing the fight-
ing for their own hides. Jhe man
■who stays on the. outside, feeling that
he will benefit by what his neighbor
is doing is not only standing in his
own way to some extent, but is un-
true to ‘his fellow—men and to his^ov-
ernment which is trying to do all it
can to kelp bring the farmers higher
prices fur their products.
Many farmers are not informed and
are staying out because they do not
know what the plan it. These fel-
lows are given a qhance to fjnd out
‘ by' meetings which will be held at j
every school house Tuesday morning,
|brothers: Mrs. \e<m Simank, Mrs.| ..... ai„| |-|,ro|lll:rt, Geoxc
t Ahrens, Mrs. llicodore Hayden went Jo the West Hotel in
all* of response to call from a bellhop who
Brenham; Mrs. Adolph Eben of, Ros- said a "drunk" was giving them treu-
H Fort Worth And Dalia* Firms
Will Underwrite Funds To
Speed Aid For Destitute
«*• -* *«’• **-,-<■-wshy. ...... - ~ - -
[There was a slight delaj^ in delivery’ — ,. ...., --------------
■of the bonds already purchased and,tor 'burnwon the four banks agreed
^y.^LKe the money. The task of
signing the bonds was" being rushed at
the state capital. Each one must be
signed .by the governor, secretary of
state, state treasurer, attorney general
and twice bv the coiuptoller.
James V. Allred, attorney general,
said no request had been made by the
Texas relief commission'for sale of
the second issue of $£750,000 author-
ired by the legirflature. The law maker
lit incumbent on the commission
.ask for sale of the bonds before
year to year. The tuition will pay sal-,
aries of the faculty and maintain the ■ plans are continuing for a wide dri-
school at its present rating, and the tribution of the bonds and the success
additional .$2J»0,iwiM provide thfi.
essary funds for a year, on the Pay- ^lle special bond
as-You-Go basis. This plan was out- formed several weeks ago after
lined at length in an article by 'Dean federal government had moved to stop
_____# .6 •?£ • •_ - fa ilk i "St "VSIX It
It Will
talking
Feeling confident that the year now
beginning wiIT'j»fc 5 more prosperous,
Otte for Brenham than several year*
past Manager Stuckert decided to ex-
(land his business by reopening the
Rex Theater, and this movement Ivr
expansion of his business is concrete
evidence of his spirit of optimism re-
garding the future prosperity of Brlen-
h*m. Business in all lines, including
the zmusenitnt business, has expe-
rienced steady improvement in the
past few months, and re-opening of
the Rax shows that Mr. Stuckert is
institution fur Brenham and
ington County gathered at the
cottrt room Thursday evening
cuss plans whereby the permanency
of the school may be assured. Nu-
merous BlTnn students were also pres-
ent, showing that they are deeply in-
terested ‘in the future of Blinn.
President W. A. Stuckert of the
Brr.nham Chamber of Commerce, call- mCdl;“e W* relief
ed the meeting to order, and empha-,*raWS to
ans was assured Thursday when Fred
Florence, chairman of the special
Texans relief committee, an-
nounced that four .'Dallas and Fojt
I Worth banks would advance $1,148,-
000 on the state relief bond issue,
| -This money will be sent immediatc-
t|leJy to *hc state treasurer at Austin
- through the Fort Worth National
and
the bank *S fiSCa* agent of the special j
t^e^committee and will end, temporarily
•I - a* feast’ the lack of funds which
tlie i
i hampered Texas relief agencies
'several weeks.
HMML ,... ... ..... -7 -- M—
Dean Grusendorf opened his talk by, complete*^ through Jhe First National
stating that he was now in a posi- bank and Republic National Bank and
Rex- Theater To Be Re-Opened
' ’With Modern Talking Equipment
- -(-.And Excellent Picture rr
Today's PtIcm
Strict middling, 10.60.
Middling, 10.30.
J5trkt low middling, 10.00.
Low middling, 9.70.
Cottonseed, $15.00.
Cottonseed hulls, $8.00. \
Cottonseed meal, retail. $115
cident that caused Mr Wehring's
death occurred as he was en route to
Brenham, on his regular run as driv-
er of a truck for the Port Houston
Laundry.
Suffering with wounds on the face, Amarillo police, was shot to death
head, and. other parts of his body, Mr.'ta,|y loda>. whcll wbik accompanied
The t'ulledaStates legation informed
the Chinese government today that
the United States looks to the Chi-
property of Americans in Fukien.
The American declaration came hr
reply to a National Chinese govern-
during this month.
Every county had a good represen-
tation and there were farmers who
I
and farmers who planted as much as
seven thousand acres. All agreed that' . • .. . .. . .
“ “ named in the pfestdent s budget mes-
■ sage’’.. The Brehbam representative dow, formerly Miss Anita Sander of
added that “some items may be de- Bellville, and the following sisters' and Burnham,
!’ creased and others! increased”.
Among appropriations directly and nern,a«
indirectly affecting government activi- [ ^ohlt, Mrs. Otto Schroeder,
the in Texas which were pared down
by the budget knife were the follow- c^erg, Mrs. XvlIHe Warmke of Blei- blc.
mg:
The sum of $254,959 for control of'f°n’
tic re-adjiiCtmynt, which largely, shov-
ed aside international problems.
indication* came from the White
i House that I'resident Roosevelt is
i giving renewed ixinsideration to hi*
iln-rfiietalhc monetary program.
Lca.ders of the silver bloc in tbej^en-
atc were predicting optimistically to-
day a new administration move to aid
the cause of silver.
At the capitol 'Democratic leaders
<>f the house held the hope that the
chamber might pass on to the senate
before Hightfall tba administration's
$47O,lXMI,(MX) liquor tax bill.
The treasury moved today for a
Itiivk start towards credit liorrowing*
that dining the next six months will
total $10,t>00,000,000. Secretary Mor-
genthau also announced that an inten-
sive back tax’ drive will be started
soon, in an effort to collect part of the
■$800;000,l)00 owed the government.
ST.-a
FULL PROTECTION
OF AMERICANS IN
CHINA DEMANDED
Eggs, 18c.
Fryer*, Rhoda I*la*4 Rad* aad
'lymouth Rock*, 10c. _•
Fryer*, common stock. Sc
Hen*, 6c
Grusendorf which appeared in the federal relief grants because th^ nr.r $2--ff'gallon on distilled apirita^aMU
Banner-Press December 26. ibond issue had not been sold so that ’ mated to pt'oduce $300,000,000 revenue
Various questions were answered by ®wh dollar from Washington would during the first full post-repeal year.
-4>ut what they will get more money
i. ac” r < tor the cotton that they produce on
The handhng.of the matter m this I
____' __ ., , , the reduced acreage than they will re-
manner enables the state to obtain the! .- . - -—
. , , , reive if they produce a hundred per
mopey at once and thereby assures, \
»«. _ • . , , ftent; and create a surplus. The men
the carrying on of the relief to the *
« ■ . , „ i’*t the meeting agreed'tbat the/ were
ite people of Texas . ■ - ,
- j______ . „ ifarnjing to make mdney and that it secr< ary of agriculture for use in the
commission, meanwhile, *etj ——------------------------------—--
r „ k . ... Jwas the farmer’s duty
JanuitQ 22 as the date to receive bids'" — —.1 . .
the j ' ' ____ ■ »......... ,.,j \
| Every large farmer present express-T rtr*"r "*c
' - - - - - 'diseases.
Other recommended appropriations
iwfflF'feducfion" over “current ^arnounf^'
iCbtton production and diseases inves-
tigation, $173,092, a reduction of
$26,908; fruit and vegetable crop dis-
eases, $990,936, a reduction of $153,- enterprise which received government!a soft drink manufacturer, is charged
' '. . ‘ Z J. *«" ridaty=
tlon of $124,092; Mexican fruit fly
control, including surveys in Mexico,
$101,652, reduction of $12,545; citrus
nicmumg nieoiterranean irmt tiy, cit-( We,f Texas—Partly cloudy tonight
rus fruit pest, $J2O,759, a reduction of
eluding preventibn of movement of
cbtton and seed from Mexico to states
$536,516, a reduction of $148,484;
maintenance of market news service
of agriculture department, $1,002,866,
a reduction of $297,132; collection of
cotton statistics, grade and staple,
rized the fact that it was hot a Cham
ber of Commerce meeting, but a gath-1
ering of the citizenship of the town I
* ■' • • ' Z1-- ' ' i
and county, as the proposition to be i
discussed* was one that should be en-1
tertained by the entire citizenship and
not just as a Chartibtfr of Commerce
measure. However, he said
Chamber of XZpmmerce is ready
anxious to take the initiative in
endeavor to save Blinn and place
college on a permanent basis, if
people want it. ,
a. He thenUarned the meeting over to
Dean A. A, Grusendorf, who was| Florence, in a statement, said
asked to explain the plan he had for-
mulated after much thought and study/rom l*le state all bonds subscribed for
of the situation hnd the problems in- under the original advertisement for
bids and means of payment had been
oil and gas resources through waste
prevention. »
Of $3,590,800 recommended for In-
dia.. «.._,.Ziifr$4‘€00 is to be allotted
(or ’ education and civilization of Ala-
bama and Coushatta Indians in East
Texas.
i i ■
Nothin* 34*fed lor a
helium investigation, whereas $40,0(8)
was provided fhis year Funds were
psovided, however, far army and navy
purchase of helium produced at the
Amarillo plar.4. The international
boundary commisafo* of the United
period sent many letters and tele-
grams to banks and other prospective
bidders for a part of the huge issue.
another truck in a head-on collision on
» ,h* highway-about ten -mi1ex-thr!r-sidv+
lief is seen in budget estimates of reg- of Houston Thursday. The tragic ac-
ular appropriations for government
departments during the fiscal year
1935 beginning July T next. Com-
menting upon the reduction made by
a* disclosed in
President Roosevelt’s message Thurs-
day, Chairman Buchanan of the ap-
propriations commhiee declared “it Wehring'was placed in ^n ambulameiby a fellow officer, lie attemptel to
will Iwm mirrw smm . x C * 1* . —. - a a.» — a » 1. a a — u 1 _
•caukcr..eradication, ^399- a -wfafi 8l^er. m*4ife «wth ,a-*-‘
tio. of $12,701; phony peach eradica- 'ton!ght and Satur4a).( iomcwha<| ---------
tion, $45,462, an increase of $3,602; • warn)cr tonjght in >ectivn fxcept |
fruits, grape, and nut. insect control on coagt
Burnham was shot five times when
...» —... w. Wehring of Bryan, j he attempted to question Crutchfield,
pink boll worm, reduction of $125,845 Theodore arid Bennie Wehring of the officer having had
compared with current year. This ap- BleJbhrville. He also leaves numer- his gun.
propriation provides for establishment ?u* other "Mi*** and a host of warm
of cotton free areas and surveys in frien<*»» bX wi»n* he was genuinely I had been
inxa-operafaua with the Mex-|,iked an<1 wteemed, and who will deep- brandiaWng a gun.
•ican government. Another item of mourn his tragic and untimely
$2,584 was recommended bv the hud. 'death.
the grave years ago. ----------
Mr. and Mrs. l.eon Simank and’oth-
er Brenham relatives will attend the.
funeral, which will be held from the
Scttegast-Kopi Funeral
"o'clock Saturday afternoon, with Rev.
Thomas N. Corcthcrs officiating. In-
terment will be in the Forest Park
cemetery in Houston.
Mr. Wehring was born and reared
I”— - - _ ' , -a- „■ _ ■ — -at Bleibierville. and made his home in
haps true, there is t'hjs #cction untj| he move(J to H n)s
;their part of the cotton helps to make;’0*^* m ,lleeP and cattle. $622,000, years ago.
up the tQtal..,lf .eyer^farmer wilL uc3to” t^er"'
dace proportionally there is no do'TbvicuTbsi* ^era3ication, $4,&42,1“9 , a re-
| duction of $1,903,181; cattle tick
radication, $399,306, a reduction of
notice issued some days ago *by
Sheriff J - H. Reed and Chief of
Police K. T. Tillis, relative to the
operation of slot machines and
$2,584 was recommended by the bud-
get bureau for continuing the fight
against thurberia'wevil, cotton pest, a
slight reduction over the current al-
lowance for the work.
Other apjvropr igrions recommended,
by the budget of Texas-Southwest tn-
I '.crest follow*: Farmers’ co-operative
January the ninth. There are others demonstration work, $684,648, a re',(
who feel that they have reduced as' ducti°n of $735,521; agricultural ex- j
much as they can. While thi* is per- tension service, $9,376,000, a reduc
Dallas, i^.as, January 5. (/Pj fm- .1 ant<!d as WHe as ten acres of cotton wi|| the pllrpog< ,d thig cot1Hujttee and taken-to a hospital in Houston, an arrcsf at a ioca| hvU.|
to hold appropriations to the total where he died. | Pranfc ^mch^M of White Deer,
is to be congratulated on this forward
inawmynt.
Thp, Rax Theater will be opened
every Saturday and Sunday, with
gi>od programs and popular prices will
prevail.
George O'llrien in “Life in th<
Raw”, a thrilling talkie, will feature
the o|>ening program Saturday *nd
Sunday. January 6 and 7. There will
also be a two-reel comedy and a
novelty reel Some excellMt |
in. luding some very thrilling
erns, have been booked for
during the next few week*.
2 TRUCKS CRASH* Comxntnting On A Program
For Domestic Re-Adjust
$271,783.
From pait appropriations forefoot
and mouth disease”eradication tb«*Te I
1
remains $1,403,598 available to the'
• -***■■- - - , Paris, France, January 5. (41)—!_,o WILL TESTIFY
do that pvent of an >«» $53MM) <li». PaiTi™^
'vided MuaHv for eradieatio.n of Euro- that Camille Chautemps’ cab-,
rrthrown when, par: Approximately
lianient airs the $40,(8)0,000 scandal of |ai^est number ever to be subpoen-
the Bayonne pawnshop. aed for a murder trial here, will be
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