The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 68, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1939 Page: 2 of 12
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Flying Boats Rescue Crew of British Ship Sunk By Sub
_______ __ - _ £.
SOS IS SENT '■>
BY STEAMER
v. GOING DOWN
First Rescue Of All
Of Crew By Planes
v Speeding to Scene
Is Reported
London—Cf)— The British gov-
ernment announced Thursday two
Royal air foroe flying patrol boats
had rescued the crew of 34 of the
steampahlp Kensington Court
which sent out an SOS after having
been attacked by a submarine.
A ministry of lnformstlon an-
nouncement said the rescue some-
where In the Atlantic ocean was
the first esse In which »n entire
ships crew had been picked up at
tea by flying boat*.
The Kensington Court was a
4 863-ton vessel owned by the
Court line. London was her port of
registry’.
Rush To Beene
The Ministry's announcement
said the flying boats responding to
an 8. O 6 arribed alongside a life-
boat from the Kensington Court 10
minutes before the steamer sank.
The announcement added:
“The pilot* saw a tmy boat
crowded with men while others
were In the sea clinging to the
aides.
•While one flying boat kept
watch from the air the other came
down on the water alongside the
overloaded lifeboat. Fourteen of the
men. some In a desperate condition
were pulled Into the aircraft when
It had taken off with the heevy
load the other aircraft descended
and picked up 30 more men
“The two aircraft made a quick
aewrch for the attacking submarine
but It was not located The steam-
er crew said one of their two life-
boats had capaired and the other
wa« in danger of sinking."
PREMIER
{Continued from Page One)
HfSer” of Rumania was ahot dead
bv guards “while attempting to es-
cape’’ during a transfer from one
prison to another according to the
official version.
Revenge Seen Mollvt
• Besides Codreanu. his fourteen
chief aides also were shot. At that
time there were reports iron guard-
lsts had taken an oath to assassi-
nate Callnescu in revenge.
Despite the frequent reported dis-
covery of such plots against him
the premier steadfastly refused to
have a bodyguard.
It was said Calinescu told King
Carol when the monarch begged
him to employ guards:
“No man can escape his fate."
• In Budapest Rumanian legation
sources reported ther# had been
constant agitation throughout Ru-
mania by iron guard member* since
the start of Germany s Invasion of
Poland. They said the news had
been suppressed by the Bucharest
government lest It lead to “compli-
cations" during the international
crisis
(They explained the “complica-
tions" by pointing to assertions fre-
quently made by Calinescu in the
past that Naa authorities in Berlin
were supporting the iron guard di-
rectly.
Rumanian police on several other
occasions had reported discovery of
Iron guard plots against the pre-
mier as well as against King Carol.
Became Head In 1938
Calinescu became head of the
government March 30. 1938 succeed-
ing the late Dr. Miron Criatea pa-1
triarch of the Rumanian church
who had created a national govern-
ment.
WESTERN
(Continued from Paw One)
flares lighted up tha no-man's-
land.
French report* Mid a number of
German night attack* had been
repulsed In the vicinity of the
Blies and Nied creeks east and west
of Saarbruecken.
Account* of air battles Wednes-
day Indicated French pursuit ships
had engaged German fighters es-
corting observation planes.
Three French planes were re-
ported downed In dog fights over
French territory but It was said
German fliers were engaged so
quickly observers could have gained
little Information concerning land
troop movement*.
The French Belgian and Swiss
press carried stories of elaborate
German military preparations along
the Belgian frontier. German
sources. Insisted however these
preparations were defensive.
Tonight’s Movies
Brownenne: The Capitol—Bing Croa-
by. Linda Ware and Lou:~e Campbell
In "The Star Maker” The Queen -
Predrie March Joan Bennett and Ann
Sothern in ‘Trade Winds"
Ban Benito: The Rivolt Basil Rath-
bone. Ida Lupmo and Nigel Bruce in
"The Adventurea of 8heriock Holmes "
Harlingen The Arcadia—Gary coop-
er. Rav Htlland and Robert Preaton
In ‘‘Beau Oeate " The Rialto—Ran-
dolph Scott Ralph BeUamv and Pian-
cea Dee In *Coaet Guard" The
Strand—Robert Barret and Noa Beery.
Jr in "Bad Land#."
Ban Juan The Ban Juan—Mickey
Rooney. Lewie Stone and Ana Ruth-
erford' la ‘‘Andy Hardy Qeta Spring
Fever."
Mercedes The Bute—Edward O Ro-
binson. Ruth Huseey and Gene Lock-
hart in ‘‘Blackmail r
Weslaco The Rita—Ann Bhertdan.
Ronald Reagan and Bonita Granville
to Angela Wa«h Their Face. “
Pharr Th# Tesa*-Baby Sandy and
Mieeha Auer to ‘‘Dnexperted Father.
McAllen: The Palace—Spencer Tracy.
Nancy Kelly and Richard Greene In
"Stanley and Livingstone” The Queen
—Carole Lombard and Jam## Stewart
In “Made for Each Other."
Edinburg: The Valley—Robert Tav-
lor and Hedv Lamarr in ‘‘Lady of the
£oplck" The Artec—Olende Farrell
end Barton MacLana to "Torchy Blane
to Chinatown."
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4
Everybody Wears
Them in London
War is no picnic—but it brings
a picnic atmosphere to London.
Business men office girls arti-
sans even nurses go about with
knapsacks on their backs. In-
side the kits however are
things more remindful of the
grim business at hand—gas
masks.
Warsaw Watcher
In on* of Europe's hottest spots
American Consul General John
K. Davis above sticks to his
Warsaw post does his best to Ret
Ame ricans safely out of war zone.
Not Worried
> i. 1 M .* w*. *
Taking over a big job with a
big smile. Rear Admiral Samuel
Robinson is pictured after being
sworn in at Washington as head
of the Navy Bureaus of Engin-
eenng. Construction and Repair
Lou Ambers world lightweight
champion announces he will
wed Margaret Celio childhood
sweetheart in their home town
Herkimer. N. Y„ Oct. 5 . .
and seals it with a kua.
- IMS
ROOSEVELT
(Continued from Page One)
abroad was . >t of American mak-
ing. but that “we find ourselves af-
fected to the core. our currents of
commerce are changing our minds
are filled with new problems our
position in world affairs has al-
ready been altered."
A moment later he asserted:
Backs Monro* Doctrine
“Fate seems now to compel us to
assume the task of helping to
maintain in the western world a
citadel wherein that civilization
may be kept alive. The peace the
integrity and the safety of the
Americas—these must be kept firm
and serene."
Thus the president for some of
his audience gave reassurances
the United States would stand
firmly behind the Monroe Doctrine.
His message also gave his back-
ing to the neutrality proposals
transmitted to congress at its last
session by Secretary Hull.
Before Mr. Roosevelt drove to
the capitol to address the congress
called together only seven weeks
after adjourning the regular session
17 senators opposed to repeal of the
~rms embargo met to plan their
strategy of opposition to revision
of the neutrality act.
Washington— <g»> —A congress
firmly united In wanting to keep
the United 8tates out of war but
split sharply over the best way to
do It gathered for a historic special
session Thursday to hear President
Roosevelt outline his own neutrality
program.
All sides agreed he would ask for
repeal of the existing embargo on
arms shipments to European bel-
ligerents. That Is the nub of the
whole fight
Administration leaders and other
proponents of repeal thought the
president could win out eventually
perhaps In a month or alx weeks If
the issue were confined to the em-
bargo. A bi-partisan opposition
bloc in the senate however was de-
termined to prevent such a victory
by all legitimate parliamentary
means
Congressmen were rushing back to
Washington to be in their seats for
the opening of the senate and
house at 11 a. m. (C8T). Extra po-
lice precautions were taken to pro-
tect the president on his trip to
and from the capitol for his brief
address about 1 p. m.
Wort on Bill Begins
Without waiting for the presi-
dent's message administration lieu-
tenants. apprised of his general po-
sition at a bi-partisan White House
conference of national leaders Wed-
nesday. were starting work on a bill
substituting a "cash and carry’” sys-
tem for the arms embargo and re-
stricting such things aa travel in
war sones and belligerent credits in
this country.
At the same time advocates of
retaining the arms embargo called
a meeting In the office of 8enator
Nye (R-ND> to devise strategy.
Some of those who attended the
White House meeting Tuesday re-
ported Mr. Roosevelt Indicated he
preferred scrapping the entire neu-
trality act and returning to the
normal processes of International
law but was told auch a program
could not succeed.
Hull's Program Given
An Indication he was ready how-
ever. to go along with the six-point
neutrality program outlined last
July by Secretary State Hull was
given by Chairman Pittman <D-
Nev.) of the senate foreign rela-
tions committee one of the con-
ferees.
Pittman asked hta committee to
meet Saturday. He said he would
try to subtsltute his bill lncorporat-'
Ing Hull's six points for the house-
approved measure on which no sen-
ate action was taken during the
regular 1939 session. Hull s pro-
gram would:
1. Prohibit American ships from
entering combat areas.
2 Restrict travel by American
citiaens in such areas.
3 Require that good* exported
from the United State* to belliger
Today’s Markets
NEW YORK STOCKS
New York wP)—Wr^r buyers lost
some of their eagerness In Thurs-
day’s stock market and pnces ex-
hibited moderately irregular trends.
Dealings were slack from the start
and modest gains and losses were
about evenly divided near the sec-
ond hour.
Resistant were U. 8 Steel. Chry-
sler General Motors U. 8. Rubber
Sears Roebuck International Har-
vester Glenn Martin Anaconda
American. General Electric East-
man Kodak Santa Pc and N. Y.
Centri
Backward were Bethlehem Steel
Woolworth Du Pont Kennecott
American Smelting Western Union
Great Northern. Sandaii Oil of N-
J . and Texas Corp.
There was little new on the Eu-
ropean front calculated to affect
markets unduly and many traders
inclined to stand aside pending the
convening of the special session of
congress.
Brightening business and indus-
trial pictures partly due to war
profits expectations tended to keep
offerings limited brokers said.
Bonds and commodities were mix-
ed. as i —e foreign markets.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans—(JPi—Cotton futures
opened steady at net advances of
3 to 4 points here Thursday.
NEW YORK COTTON
New York—>/P)— Cotton futures
(old) opened four to seven higher
on trade price fixing and scattered
Liverpool and Bombay buying.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool —<VPi— Cotton no re-
ceipts. Moderate business in spot
prices 7 points higher. Quotations
in penoe: American strict good
middling 6 83. good middling 7 18;
Swiet middling 6 98; middling 6 83;
strict low middling 6 S3; low mid-
dling 6 98; strict good ordinary S S3;
good ordinary 6.18. Futures closed
unchanged to 6 ljw»r. Oct. 830;
Dec. 879; Jan 677; March 5.73;
May 6 69; July 6 69.
CHICAGO GRAINS
Chicago—<AV-Wheat prices turn-
ed fractionally lower early Thursday
with moat of the trading coming
from commission houses evening up
accounts after Wednesday sharp
price swings
Opening S-H lower. December
85*-*. May MS-* wheat later
steadied Com started unchanged
to * down December MS May
57*.
Valley Appeals
Ran Antonio — Fourth court of
civil appeals procedi ngs Wednesday
Included:
E T. Belote at al. versus Annie
B Enochs et al from Hidalgo
county. Appellant's motion and
amended motion for rehearing both
overruled.
Motion submitted Include:
8 R. Sinkey et al versus Temple
Lumber Co. et al. from Hidalgo
appellants’ motion for rehearing.
Hidalgo County Water Control
and Improvement District No. 1
et al. versus County of Hidalgo et
al appellants' motion for rehearing
ent eountrlea be preceded by the
transfer of title to the foreign pur-
chasers (combined with the first
point this means “cash and carry").
4. Continue existing restrictions
on loans and credits to belligerents
to normal short term commercial
transactions.
5. Regulate solicitation and col-
lection in this country of funds for
belligerents.
4. Continue the munitions con-
trol board and the licensing system
for importation and exportation of
arms ammunition and implements
of war.
Pittman predicted his committee
which voted 12 to 12 last session to
defer action on neutrality legisla-
tion would approve a bill.
[EVER SINCE WE
SET UP HOUSEKEEPING
36 YEARS AGO WE'VE
USED UPTON) TEA
HAVEN'T WE LINDA? RICH
SMOOTH FLAVOR—HOW
rr braces you up!
f
ves urroMl is
ALWAYS SO DELICIOUS
SO REFRESHING. AND
GEORGE I GET MORE
THAN 200 CUPS OUT
OF EVERY POUND!
_-_^
ITIKF’S why-* Lipton'a la Amer*
n ica'a moat popular tea;
I. Werld • Famous Never—smooth
full rich delicious
t. Tender Yewng leeves —and luv
cious flavorful buds—give extra
fragrance and bouquet.
4. Distinctive DIend— with choice
teas from Lipton'a own Ceylon
gardens.
4. Iiawamlial — you use leas Lipton'a
per cup —tt’a so rich in flavor.
Upton's Tea
"PIPS YOU UP"
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DAY PLANNED
Rev. Penrose Hirst
Heads Group
Represent* ti vt of the various
service social civic religious and
governmental organizations met
Tuesdav night for the purpoae of
organizing and carrying through a
Citizens' Day and a Citizenship
program at a date in the near
future.
Mr. Kenneth Faxon temporary
chairman presided at the meeting
until permanent officers were
elected. Rev. Penrose Hirst of the
Episcopal church was elected per-
manent chairman by acclamation
and John Dutro was elected secre-
tary. Rev. Hirst called lor a dis-
cussion of plans for organizing
Citizens' Day. It was explained that
the day is to be especially for those
who are Just coming of age and
for those becoming citizens through
naturalization. The purpose of the
program is to promote the ideals and
duties of each and every individual
as a citizen of the United States.
Motion was made by Mrs. Ar-
thur Hipp that a committee of six
be appointed to consider and draft
a tentative plan for the program
and report to the next meeting.
The motion carried and those ap-
pointed were Mrs. Arthur Hipp
Father W. J. Moore CoL John Mc-
Ray and E B. Duarte Kenneth
Faxon and Margarito de la Huerta
"This program is planned for
those interested in citizenship and
we urge that all the various or-
ganizations get behind us and help
put the program over" John Dutro
secretary said.
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday night. Sept. 26.
GOBBLES
(Continued from Page One)
neither deed nor captive nor out
of sympathy with Adolf Hitler's
war alms as some reports had
alleged.
"I guess you don't need a denial
about my person.” said the propa-
ganda chief. “My answer to British
lying propaganda is my propaganda
on which you have seen evidence
in these past weeks."
Goebbels called the propaganda
of the British information ministry
“childish and laughable."
"It does not in the least disturb
our sovereign feeling of security"
he said.
The propaganda minister who
looked rather tired further denied
"completely and unreservedly” all
report* of uprisings In the protec-
torate of Bohemia and Moravia.
City Briefs
All laymen of the Central Chris-
tian church are to meet in special
session Thursday at 7:45 p. m. at
the church here to discuss plans for
the 10-week cooperative loyalty
week campaign starting October 1
in Methodist. Christian. Episcopal-
ian and Presbyterian churches.
GRAPEFRUIT
(Continued on Page Two)
adopted for the entire season.
At a morning session growers had
an informal discussion of pros-
pective regulations and routine
matters. The joint session was held
with the shippers following thetr
organization Wednesday afternoon
when T- M Melden. Mission was
elected chairman; John Burkhart.
Alamo vice chairman; and Don
Logan. Mercedes secretary. Other
members of the committee are:
Hugh Rouw. Ed»nburg; W 8
Dougherty. McAllen; G. O. Mc-
Daniel Elsa; and W. A. Brun-
ton. Weslaco.
ITURBI HEADS
SOUTH IN RAIN
Fam?d Pianist Flies To
Mexico City
Despite a pouring rain. Jos* Itur-
bi. famed Spanish pianist con-
ductor and composer left her*
Wednesday in his private plane to
fulfill a Mexico City concert en-
gagement Wednesday night.
Rain always appears to be a
Brownsville Jinx for Iturbi. despite
the usual dryness of the weather
here.
The pianist stopped In Browns-
ville nearly three days last spring
awaiting favorable weather for a
South American tour and rain bod-
ed another flight here a abort time
ago
The old maestro likes Browns-
ville however. He has lots of friends
here. He always routes his course
via the Valley when he crosses the
Rio Grande
Iturbi arrived at the Brownsville
airport Wednesday at 2 a. m. di-
rect from Hollywood. He had left
the Pacific coast Tuesday at 9 a.
m.
Accompanying him on the flight
to Mexico were his secretary. Can-
dido Cachelro and pilot. Horton
Hale The group rested at the
Hotel El Jardln here.
As the rain continued the Itur-
bi flight party appeared to be
grounded but the pianist decided
around noon however to continue
1 the flight so he could keep the
Mexico City engagement.
| He plans to be in Mexico City
about 20 days and will be met lat-
er by his sister. Miss Amparo Iturbi.
I also a noted pianist.
Screen tests made of Iturbi re-
cently In Hollywood were described
by officials to have been excellent
and he appears headed for a screen
career. He has four or five scripts
already under consideration
His season with the Rochester
Philharmonic orchestra opens Oct-
ober 30. He is also to give a con-
cert January 29 at Edinburg.
Iturbi plans to return to Holly-
wood via Brownsville.
Always be sure that the tires
are up to the recommended pres-
sure when having automobile brakee
inspected since this will result in
more satisfactory equalisation of
the brakes.
IIS HERE!
OLD QUAKER WHISKEY
HOW4 YEARS 0LD-YE1
aiU M ADDED PHCE
FOR 1HE ADDED AGE!
Richer Mellower Finer Than Ever—Actually
as Old as Bottled-in-Bond Whiskies Have to Be
—Yet Still Selling at a Rock-Bottom Price!
• What! Sell a l-year-ald whiskey for
the price of a three-year-old brand?
They said it couldn’t be done... but
Old Quaker has done it! Old Quaker
hae added one full extra year of age
without adding one tingle penny to
its price!
How can we afford to do this? We
are one of the world's largest dis-
tiller! of fine whiskies. Large opera-
tions make economies possible. These
economies we pass on to you ... in
the belief that 8 out of 10 men who
actually try Old Quaker will keep on
buying it.
Try Old Quaker yourself. Remem-
ber—each year as this famous whis-
key grew finer and still finer thou-
sands switched to Old Quaker. And
now with Old Quaker full k yeart old
—fully matured—new thousands are
going to change. Be one of them!
Buy a bottle of Old Quaker today!
STMICNT '/SohiUk
COP* 1W. THE O! D QCAKEK CO
LAWRENCf BIRO. INDIANA
r NOW THIS WHISKEY
1 Fvtra Value in
I ^ Every Bottle
1 i2®3D
Hand b Employed
By Edcouch School
Edcouch—Clyde C. Hand. Kings-
vllle has been employed as music
and mathematics instructor in the
Edcouch-Elsa high school.
The new faculty member has a
B A. degree from Howard Pavne
and has done all work on his Mas-
ter’s degree at Texas A A- I . ex-
cept his thesis He will be joined be
his wife as soon as a residence Is
available for them. The election of
Mr. Hand fills all vacancies In the
local school system.
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At one time custom of the court
of Tsu Hsl empress dowater of
Chin* decreed that 100 diffarent •
foods be served at each meal. Each
food rested In a told or silver dish
made In ths likeness of the food it
held.
CAUGHT.
_ relief from
Ml |\#) discomforts ..rub
■ | II II W throat chest baric
| with clinic-tasted
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CITY CASH GROCERY
J. R. GUERRA. OWNER
1130 S. E. WASHINGTON ST.
PHONR 1281
BUY NOW AND SAVE MONEY j
Bargains for Friday Saturday and Monday
Celery agf&gyy. 9C
Potatoes
APPLES a.15c
Admiration 1-lb. bajr.23c ^
Wi/I ICU Bright and Early 1-lb. bag 19c
CHERRIES iTTgj^cT":.12c
Pineapple ^cwH 55c
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE 5r
MILK Sf75S£fiSf-.3>” 19c
SOUPS ™cAToy‘’w’: 10c
Dog Food 1 CANS rOR . 25c
MAS EC A ^D1LAS: 5c
SO A P P AND ° w CRYSTAL OC^
WHITE. 7 Giant Bim for
PRUNES ?L77^c.n 10c
OATQ NATIONAL. LARGE O 1 «
I W PACKAGE. EACH .. £. | C
Mustard quart*jar. each ±2Hc
COFFEE ggga .26c
COCOA ziy&rss 18c
POST TOASTIES 9c
Macaroni ssjks’E1.. 5c 1
DEVILS FOOD MIX ^ ... 1 ~c
Baby Food ?sss»..25c
~
QOI I DC PHILLIPS VEOFTARIE
OR TOMATO. PER CAN .. WW
Ketchup as 12c
TOILET PAPER jg&g 25c
SUNBRITE 9c
SWEET POTATOES .14c
Tomatoes ma.35c
Vinegar BOTTLE EACH . 15c
NAPKINS 30c
I PI I ASSORTED FLAVORS C/%
tJ ULabV PER PACKAGE .JV/
PEACHES ^hcaw.. 15c
CUMINR OVAL IN MUSTARD 1 np
onnuim.0 OR TOMATO. PER CAN I UU
TOMATO PUREE ss.'ss.24c
-MEAT SPECIALS-
HAM Roiled per pound.42c
CHEESE Yellow Full Cream lb.lftc
SAUSAGE Mexican 2 pounds f.»r.25-
OLEOMARGARINE. All Sueet jb.18c
BACON SQUARES per pound.16c
BIG BOLOGNA per pound.15c
BACON Sliced per pound.21c
WIENERS per lb. 18c
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