The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 226, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 25, 1930 Page: 5 of 24
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^CENTRAL POWER
OFFICERS MEET
Approximately 65 Persons
Attend Quarterly Meet
At La' Feria
(Special to The Herald >
LA FERIA May 24.-^ A number
of high officials of the Central
Power and Light Company attend-
ed the quarterly public relations
meeting of the Valley district here
this week.
W. D. Boone of San Antonio
treasurer made a talk and Zev V.
Carson of San Antonio public re-
lations director also said a few
words.
George A. Mill* chief engineer
of the Central and Southwest
Utilities. Dallas and A. R. Ken-
nedy chief engineer for the Cen-
tral Power and Light Company
San Antonio were among the
visitors.
R. A. Ewing. San Benito gave
a Job analysis talk and Paul Taylor
also of San Benito gave a little
skit. -
Entertaintment was in the form
of an acrobatic fiance by Florence
and Joe 8pears Jr. of San Benito
and music by Mrs. J. D. Ward C.
G. Pettit and Robert Reed of San
Benito. Mrs Ward sang. Mr. Pettit
played a violin obbligato and Mr.
Reed played the piano accom-
paniment.
There were about 65 persons at
the meeting which was presided
over by R. S. Bone of San Benito
public relations director of the
Valley district.
—Vote for Port May 29th—
Politicians Have Busy
Time Ahead of Them
(Special to The Herald.)
• AUSTIN. May 24—The next 110
days .culminating with party state
for organized party activity as well
be the busiest period of the two years
conventions early in September will
as for candidates.
Some of the early dates in the
political calendar include:
June 2 — Last day for state can-
didates to file names for places on
the ballot.
June 9 — State executive com- j
mittee of democratic and republican
parties required to meet and certify
ballot.
June 26 — Candidates file first
expense report.
June 26 — Absentee voters get bal-
lots.
July 14 — primary committees
prepare ballots in each county.
July 14 — Second expense state-
ment due.
July 26 — First primary.
Aug .2 — Returns made to county
chairmen.
Aug. 5 — County executive com-
mittees canvass returns.
Aug. 21 — State executive commit-
tee canvasses returns.
Aug. 23 — Second primary: district
conventions.
—Vote for Port May 29th—
Matamoros Streets
To Be Hardsurfaced
The Matomoros city government
has outlined a program for the
hard surfacing of several Mata-
moros streets. Business men of the
city and the Ferrocarriles Nacion-
ales de Mexico (Mexican Railway)
have offered their cooperation.
The Ferrocarriles Nacionales de
Mexico have already donated to the
City of Matamoros ten carloads of
gravel for the hard surfacing of
Hidalgo street from Sixth street to
the railroad station.
Work on the streets will be start-
ed at once probably Monday as
soon as Presidente Municipal Guil-
lermo Shears of Matamoros returns
from Ciudad Victoria the state
capital where he is attending the j
convention of the Pardido Socialtsta I
Fronterizo. Several other members
of the city government are also at-
tending the convention.
—Vote for Port May 29th—
Nationalists Claim
Railway Fight Won
SHANGHAI. May 24.—<&—'The
14 Chinese Nationalists tonight claim-
ed further successes for their mill
tary campaign against the north-
ern rebels along the Haichow
Tunekwan railway.
Nationalist government militar
headquarters at Nanking asserted
that its forces were within fifteen
miles of Kaifeng. Dispatches or-
iginating from northern forces
however disputed this claim and
said the northern forces had halt-
ed the Nationalists In the neigh-
borhood of Lanfeng where fight-
ing of great intensity was coins
SOUTH POLE CONQUEROR IN CANAL ZONE
Attociated Press Photo
Rear Adm. Richard Byrd arrived in the canal zone from New Zealand on his return from his
explorations in the Antarctic. He is shown above shaking hands with J. R. Hildebrand of the National
Geographic society at Balboa. He was greeted by President F. H. Arosemena of the republic of Panama
(below center) and R. T. Davis (right) American minister. On the left he is shown chatting with
Maj. Gen. Malin Craig.
VALLEY TOPICS !
FOR GRADUATES
Honor Students Choose
Familial Subjects
For Addresses
(Special to The Herald.)
SAN BENITO May 24.—The
usual topics for valedictory and
salutatory addresses for high school
graduates were taboo here this year
the honor students preparing
papers of their own on the Valley.
At the exercises here Friday
night at which 56 students were
awarded diplomas the valedictory
address by Mary Elizabeth Phillips
was on "The Restriction of Im-
migration.” a much discussed topic
in the Valley.
The salutatory address by Otho
Brown was on "An Adequate
Marketing Systeem.”
Dr. C. E Webb of the University
of Texas delivered the commence-
ment address. A. L. Harris presi-
dent of the school board present-
ed the diplomas and T. J. Yoe.
superintendent of schools present-
ed honor certificates.
Emily McMillan received the
American Legion cup given to the
best all around student.
—Vot» for Port May 29th—
NOTHING TO BRAG OF
WIFE (During quarrel): After
all. I’ve given you the best seven
years of my life.
HUSBAND: Good Heavens! Are
those your b^st?—Hummel. Ham-
burg
I 11
Valley Students
— At —
U. of T.
AUSTIN. May 24 —Monday will
usher in "dead week." that period
of frenzied study at the Univer-
sity of Texas. The school work of
the second semester will be review-
ed by the students in preparation
for the final exams which start
Saturday May 31. Examinations
will be concluded Friday. June 6.
The school of law will have a
longer period of examinations be-
ginning Monday and lasting until
June 6.
The examination schedule has
been announced by the registrar
and all students are eager for
vacation-time.
• • •
Menton Murray of Mercedes stu-
dent in the school of law of the
university was honored with two
awards this week by the Newman
club.
The Judge Benjamin Tarlton
scholarship founded in 1920 in
honor of the former professor of
the university school of law. went
to Murray as well as an honor
kev given by the national feder-
ation of Newman clubs The honor
keys are awarded to outstanding
members by the national federation
cn the recommendations of local
clubs. The University Newman club
made the nomination for the first
time this year.
Murray served as president of the
Catholic organization during the
long session now drawing to a close.
and is credited with developing it
into one of the most active and in-
fluential groups on the campus.
• • •
Paul Newman of Harlingen rep-
resentative of the school of busi-
ness administration in the Univer-
sity Co-Operative company was
re-elected to the office this week.
The University Co-Op owned by
faculty members and students is
the university center for books and
other school supplies.
Newman is a senior in the school
of business administration.
• • m
Miss Edna Earl Walling of Mis-
sion was elected to Mortar Board
senior girls' organization at the
swing-out exercises last week-end.
Mortar Board is an organization of
senior girls.
Miss Walling is a Junior in the
university this year and will return
as a senior in the fall.
• • «
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity en-
tertained Saturday night of last
week with an informal dance hon-
oring seniors of the local chapter.
Miss Anne Scanlan of Browns-
ville. member of Zeta Tau Alpha
sorority was one of the guests at
the dance.
# * •
Thomas Sydney Edrington of
Weslaco is a Valley student who
will receive an additional degree
from the university June 9.
Edrington Is a graduate student
and will receive his degree of mas-
ter of arts.
—Vote for Port May 29th—
TEACHER: If you do not behave
better I shall ask your father to
come and see me.
SON OF A DOCTOR: You had
better not—he charges three dol-
lars a visit.—Lustige Kolner Zel-
tung. Cologne.
Congratulations
To Mr. Alderson and Mr Junco
on the opening of the new
ALDERSON APARTMENTS
—And of course
FRIGIDAIRE
does the cooling
John H. Hunter
Frigidaire Products
Phone 48_1116 Elizabeth
“More Frigidaires in use than all other makes combined’*
The New
JUNCO BUILDING
Housing the *
Alderson Apartments
is another monument in the path of
Brownsville’s Progress
RALPH KUNSCH
Contractor and Builder
I DENIES
DIVORCE RULING
Presbyterian** Assembly
Leaves Re-marriage
Act to Courts
CHARLOTTESVILLE Vs.. May
24.—(JF'—The general assembly of |
the Southern Presbyterian Church
today declined to take action to-
ward disciplining divorced mem-
bers who remarry without having
met conditions laid down by the
church. „
The various church courts must
be the judges of the discipline in
each particular case depending on
the circumstances the assembly
ruled hr acting on an overture sent
up by the presbytery of Mobile Ala.
In its teachings and the practices
of ministers and members the
members the church should uphold
“the scriptural standards respect-
ing marriage divorce and remar-
riage.'* the ruling stated.
Acting on an overture submitted
by the presbytery of west Texas
the assambly voted to allow rulling
elders to sit as visiting brethren in
all church courts overriding the
report of the committee on Judicial
business that the matter was “not
important or desirable.”
A complaint of F. M Ramsay
against the synod of Texas was
referred to a commission to be ap-
pointed by the moderator. Dr.
Thomas W. Currie. Austin. Texas.
—Vote for Port Mar 29th—
Paving of McAllen
Street Resumed
(Special to The Herald)
McALLEN May 24—Road work
on south Main street was set under
way this week after work had been
held up several months by tlisagree-
ments between property owners and
road district officials.
M. R. Nelson of McAllen and J
E. Pate of Hidalgo are working on
the project on a sub-contract let
by W. L. Pearson and Company.
The road will connect with the
International highway which runs
south frem McAllen on the south
Tenth street road. It Is expected
that paving will also be done on the
north end of the street running
through the business district.
—Vote for Port May 23th—
Two Convicts Escape
From Jail at Sherman
SHERMAN. May 24—(*)—Joe
White escaped convict and Cecil
Davis civil prisoner cut a hole in
the wall of the Grayson county Jail
to esca/? early Frilay. White was
captured by guardsmen following
his escape from the penitentiary. He
was sentenced to one year from
Grayson county on a liquor charge
Davis was brought here from the
penitentiary for trial on a bruglary
charge.
Mexico Pays Well
For Rush Road Work
McALLEN. May 29—The federal
government of Mexico and the state
government of Tama uli pas are pay-
ing 2000 pesos per week to laborers
on the highway being built from
Reyncwa to Monterrey in order that
the road may be opened to traffic
from the United States within the
next two months.
Tl» right-of-way for the road has
been cleared for a distance of eigh-
teen kilometers out of Reyncwa to-
ward Monterrey. It is expected that
within two months the trip can be
made from Reynoea to MonteiTey
by automobile. When plans for the
road are cono’.eted this section of
Mexico will have a hard-surfaced
road from Matamoroe through Rey-
noea to Monterrey and other points
in Mexico.
------ ~ A
MILL WORK
on the splendid new
Junco Building
and
ALDERSON APARTMENTS
by
C. R. TUGGLE
& SON
257 Fronton Street Phone s80
FURNITURE
and
Furnishings
in the new
Alderson
Apartments
by
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