The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 22, Ed. 2 Wednesday, July 28, 1937 Page: 1 of 9
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THE RANGER who
■ a pm at a Valley Star
“fired" if ter
credit for this dlsmlr-
bad Judgment of
marked his exit at
Pi early date before he threatened
pboto^niipcr
we warn the gun*toting
h ‘lay off* our reporters
togra pliers as long as they
In the law. Our particular
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VIII THE COMING of organised
** tb* mm*type
I Valley Traffic
■Toll for 1937
£
2000 WORKERS
ARE HD TO
FILL DEMANDS
Federal Employment
Head Sends Pleas
To Other Areas For
Supply of Labor
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BROWNSVILLE - Demands for
cotton pickers throughout the Val-
ley are probably 1000 in excess of
supply a a. Elliot district man-
ager of the National Reemployment
Sendee revealed Wednesday morn-
ing.
Reporting that as many as 500
transient cotton pickers left the
Valley during the last week farm-
ers am experiencing a serious labor
shortage. Dwnands for cotton pick-
ers will be met as soon as possible.
Mr. Elliot reported.
A complete survey of labor condi-
tions being carried on by the re-
eoaptoyasent service indicates that
sll available local pickers are work-
ing. Requests to other cotton pick-
ing areas to send men Into the
Valley have been made by the ser-
vice. but no aswiranee can be given
that the exodus of cotton pickers
can be relieved. Mr. Elliot said.
The cotton picking season In this
section Is approximately half over
with about MAW of the rr**—*****
mm balm for this season picked.
ADDED DELAYS
FACE PAA LINE
New Injunction May
Be Given Strikers
BROWNSVILLE—Continued sus-
pentton of Pan American Airwayi
service between Brownsville and
Mexico was seen here Wednesday
as reports indicated Mexican Avi-
ation company workers In the
southern capital might gain another
Injunction staying the **naieip ol
the Mexican federal labor condlia-
tior board that they return to work
at M:M p. m. Wednesday.
Balking workers of the CMA.
Pan American Airways subsidiary
In Mexico have caused suspension
of PAA service to the republic since
June 17. following their demand!
that the company grant them a
new collective-bargaining contract
and increases m salaries.
CMA oUrlkem Sunday were grant-
ed a 72-hour Injunction against the
federal labor conciliation board
decision outlawing the strike. Re-
ports at Brownsville indicate a sec-
ond injunction may be granted the
workers In order to allow them time
to negotiate with Mexican Aviation
company hfd*
PAA planes are now making the
UHO-mlle nonstop flight to Guate-
mala City with passengers mail and
express and leave Brownsville Mon-
day and Friday. returning here
Tuesday and Friday.
INJURED MAN RECOVERS
HARLINOEN—Attendants at the
Valley Baptist Hospital reported
Wednesday morning that the condi-
tion of Douglas Parker injured in
a gin accident last week was much
The condition of Romusldo Mar-
tines. g+f**—* in the right lung dur-
ing an affray in San Benito Satur-
day night was said to be satisfac-
tory.
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History Winner
Over Sex Appeal
DALLAS—(AV-Sex appeal was
running s bad second to history
Wednesday at the Pan American
Exposition's “Cavalcade of the
Americas."
No winsome young woman garb-
ed only In a feather mantle but
an historically-authentlc warrior
will play the sacrificial victim In
<me of the pageant’s scene depict-
ing an Aztec ceremonial. The
decision to displace the maiden
with the warrior was a triumph
for Mexican Consul Adolfo O.
Dominguez who vigorously pro-
tested use of the girl was an In-
justice to his country.
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AOIONONTAX
PAYMENTSDUE
NSANBEN1T0
Delinquents Offe red
Basis Of Settlement
Allowed 30 Days to
Act Before Suits
8AN BENITO— The San Benito
city commission at a meeting Wed-
nesday at 4:30 p. m .is expected to
take definite action in collection of
delinquent taxes due the city
which amount to approximately
9290000.
The city. throufib^UMgl
has alread) sPHHHr
291 pieces
taxes may
settlement y the city.
Should the owners fail to pay or
fall to contract for payment under
the 20 month partial payment plan
by which one-tenth of the taxes due
can be paid down and one-tenth
each two months for twenty
months the city expects to file de-
linquent tax suits in the next term
I of district court.
Property owners are given thirty
1 days from the time of receiving the
notice in which to settle for the
delinquent taxes. After the lapse
of the thirty days suits are filed.
Suits already have been filed
filed against owners of thirty pieces
of city property. A. L. Montgomery
city attorney states that these suits
are against taxpayers owing the
largest amounts of delinquent taxes
and that in some instances they
involve back taxes equivalent to
the value of the property.
The meeting Wednesday after-
noon will consider further plans
for settlement of delinquent taxes.
City officials did not disclose de-
; tails of the plan.
Valley Rotary '
Officers Return
BROWNSVILLE. — Rotary presi-
dents and secretaries of virtually
all clubs in the Valley returned to
their homes Tuesday night and
] Wednesday after attending the first
I council of officials of clubs of the
new one hundred twenty • ninth
district.
The meeting was presided over by
Robert Kern. Mercedes governor of
the district who returned recently
from Nice France where he at-
tended the international assembly
of Rotary clubs of the world.
Announcement was made that the
1929 conference of the district will
I be held at Austin sometime after
Easter Sunday.
Valley Ginnings 40000 Bales
More Than Third Total Crop
BROWNSVILLE —Willacy county
jumped into the Bad over lour Val-
ley counties as this section entered
Its second week of clear weather
cotton harvesting with over a third
of the estimated yield for 1917 picked.
awarding to an unofficial survey
Incomplete figures from ginners in
Cameron. Hidalgo Willacy and Starr
oountim reveal a total of cloae to
OgjItO fegiag gtnnad. «—to
MM Bat Saturday. Over 4*90
bales had Bft fine from comprem
plenta at Harlingen and Browns-
ville. the Aransas Compress com
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The estimated total by counties
for Valley gins other than those op*
crated by the Valley Gin company
are Cameron. 7333; Willacy 12.0M:
Hidalgo 11580; SUrr 1580. Added
to figures reported by the Valley Gin
company last Saturday the totals
are Cameron. 8510; Willacy 14088;
Hidalgo 14336; SUrr 1.497.
Following U the estimated total
of ginningi by towns: Cameron:
Harlingen. 1434; Brownsville. 1.034;
San Benito. 2.739; Los Pranas 950;
Bio Hondo. 513; Olmlto 300.
Hidalgo: Bdtnburg. 1311; Mission.
1306; McAllen. 1134; Pharr. 511;
Alamo 975; Donna 862; Weslaco
1.150; Merosdaa 1514; Bdcooch
3.133.
Willacy: Raymondvllle. 3543; Ly*
ford. 3435; Behaatlsn. 3.146; San
Partita 1300; Wlllamar. 790; Lasara.
1534.
Stair county not tnctndlng all gtas.
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Amazing Growth for Brownsville and Valley
Predicted at Membership Dinner of Chamber
Carl C. Magee Speaks
At Brownsville
Annual Meet
BROWNSVILLE.—Can C. Magee
Valley newspaper editor told gueeta
and members of the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce at its mem-
bership banquet In El Jardln hotel
patio Tuesday night that the Rio
Orande Valley would some day
reach a population of between 000-
000 and 700000 persons and Browns-
ville mould grow to be a city ol
190000 population. About 215 per-
sons were in attendance.
Magee declared that cooperation
between all cities of the Valley and
between individuals to overcome
common problems would create
prosperity in this section “now un-
dreamed of.”
“You suffered disaster after dis-
aster until you were prostrated” he
said “but now you are getting up.
You've got your wind again. And 1
want to be with you In your march
to prosperity.”
“You're getting up.” he declared
“and I wouldn’t make any secret
about It Let them know there has
been trouble here and that now la
the time to make a profit In the Val-
ley. /
“I like to face the facts. We must
face the fasts to overcome obstacles.
“You have the most productive
piece of territory for its sise In the
whole world. You can produce more
(See GREAT OROWTH on Page!)
Escape Artist
Can’t Break Out
In Brownsville
BROWN8VILIJE—Hie Browns-
ville police department believes
that it has one of the beat jails
in the country and the members
have definite proof. Tuesday
night they arrested H. C. VirdeQ.'
Itinerant “handcuff king and es-
cape artist” booked him on a
! disorderly conduct charge and
! locked him in the city jail. When
j they opened the door Wednes-
day morning the prisoner was
still present. He had not exhibit-
ed his prowess as an “escape art-
ist.”
Get Your Sunday
CLASSIFIED Ad
In Ear ly
Classified ads for the Big
Sunday issue of the Sunday
8tar-Monitor-Herald most be
in the office at the Valley
Morning Star. Brownsville
Herald or McAllen Monitor by
12:00 noon Saturday.
Display classified copy must
be In the office by 0 p. m. Fri-
day before publication.
Tour cooperation ta early
A record gathering of more than MO persons gathered for the annual
membership dinner of the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
night at B Jardln Hotel as pictured above. Below are shown from
left Fidencio Guerra McAllen attorney; Charles A. Burton chamber
president; and Carl C. Magee Valley editor speakers at the meeting.
English Royalty Greeted
By Violence in Ireland
Bombings Arson and Gunfire Flares When
King Queen Visit Belfast
BELFAST. Northern Ireland.—<**)—Terrorists shattered the peace of
Belfast and Ulster’s Free State border with bombs arson and gunfire
Wednesday In hostile greeting to King Oeorge VI and Queen Elisabeth.
Police blamed the outbreak on Irish republicans.
While the king and queen on a coronation visit were driving to the
Belfast city hall through crowded streets a gas main explosion a half
mlln await I nnmail theAiioh m wmiArn - .—. . .
area of Belfast
The king and queen heard the
expktakm. but no change was made
m the coronation program. An es-
timated million persons jammed the
streets to see the sovereigns on their
nine-hour visit.
Wednesday's terrorism began with
the dynamiting of a railroad bridge
ten minutes after passage of a
crowded excursion train bound for
Belfast The span was partly wreck-
ed.
Roving bands of lncendlarlsts and
dynamiters destroyed British cus-
toms houses along this side of the
border. Gasoline was splashed over
at least s dozen of the small wooden
buildings and then fired.
At one point several were blown
up while an armed band held police
at bay.
Pope Lands American
Knights of Cohimbus
CASHEL OAMDOLPO. Italy —UP
—Pop* Pius sent a blentni
Wednesday to the Knights of Coi-
umbus of the United Stales refer-
ring la Ilia organisation at Hood
fighters for tha faith and tor Um
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Big Guns Pound
In Spanish War
Forces Are Marking Time
1 In Madrid Battle
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| MADRID—(AV—Pegged by seven
days of furious struggle Insurgent
and government armies Wednesday
held their combat to artillery duels.
Activity in the Brunete and Vil-
lanueva de la Canada sectors of the
western front eras confined to shell-
ing by both sides while each army
dug itself in further for a determi-
nation of "the battle for Madrid."
In the respite from hand to hand
struggle prectpttstod by Oyn. joes
Miaja's bold oCfaoatve into ineur-
gents and government troops aUhe
burled thojf dead.
The government averted its salient
was atm intact aad heavily re
TWO TESTIFY
i iJVOTE TRIAL
—.
Witnesses Tell Of
Casting Ballots
■DINBURO —The Willacy county
Irrigation district election contest
suit continued Wednesday morning
with plaintiffs’ testimony which
began Tuesday afternoon.
Three witnesses for the plaintiffs
testified Wednesday morning Do-
mingo Dias Albert Champion and
Alberto Trevino. The first two wtt-
nemae testified that their residence
was outside the district and that
they had moved into Willacy count]
a short time before the election In
order to work that they had voted
and then moved back home.
The third wltneas. Alberto Trevino
was a deaf and dumb youth. Hi
lives on the Clbolo ranch in Hidalgc
county. The jury was excused foi
forty-five minutes while counsel ar-
gued concerning the admissibility ol
his testimony. The defense through
flewnie Smith attorney moved foi
a mistrial on the grounds that
Trevino could not answer a compli-
cated question and therefore was not
a qualified witness. The court how-
ever tested the witness* ability U
understand and answer questions
and ruled that he was competent U
testify.
Tells ef Vetlng
Through two Interpreters. Oeorgi
Salinas who Interpreted the sign
made by the wltneas and Ben Za-
mora who translated from Span
tab into English the witness told a
voting in the January 12 election foi
directors of the Willacy county irri-
gation district. He further testi-
fied that he had voted for the win-
ners In the election.
(See WILLACY on Page Btx)
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FOUR MEN DIE
AS AIM BUS
Sedan Collides With
Gasoline Truck
WICHITA FALLA—OFi—Peur Mi.
met flaming death about 1 » o'clock
Wednesday morning whan a light
sedan carrying two oU field worbaM
collided with a loaded gasoline tnM
and burned. 10 miles south of WlaA»
1 thorst on highway ftft.
* The dead: •
Charles Moffltt. 1ft. Fort Worth]
Ell vu c. Brannon. 1ft. Port Worth]
E. E. Brumley. oil field drllhv «i
Bryson and a fourth man teutallM
> ly identified as L. Book oil ttsM
worker.
Moffltt. Beck and Brumley were
. believed to have boon killed tashmft-
> ly. Brannan was conmtOBB whs*
r help arrived and said hs had hMB
asleep in the truck when the tra0Odp
occurred. He died shortly after
reaching the Archer City hogplM
where the quartet was taken.
It h bsttsvod the aestdmtt B
head-on ooBhtStt.
Brownsville Tax Offices Hun)
With Demands for Contracts
I BROWNSVILLE — Taxpayers of
the Brownsville Navigation District
| and the Brownsville Independent
! School District are keeping of-
i flees humming with their demands
for contracts under the recently of-
fered delinquent tax adjustment
i'Plana
Delinquent tax statements are
being PrgP>fCd ulrtM tf°th <mwahws
Atttheto^acoMmta.tofflm1 SMton-
i ported Wednesday morning.
Although tax sUtemenU an be-
ing prepared as rapidly as possible.
the school district^ officers unabls
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