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THE WEATHER
□ Far the Lover Rio Orande Valley:
Fair Tuesday night and Wednesday:
colder Tuesday night continued coot
Wednesday.
High Tide-
Tuesday . . 3:25 p. m.
Low^Tldc* ****** ^ ® a* ® -4 09 p. in.
Tuesday . 9 18 p. m.
Wednesday .... 9:05 a. m.—9:40 p. m.
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EDITION
FORTY-NINTH YEAR—No. 103 _
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TUESDAY OCTOBER 15 1940
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
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PATRIOTIC REMINDER
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16
IS REGISTRATION DAY UNDER THE SELECTIVE
SERVICE ACT FOR MEN 21 THROUGH 35. IF ELIGI-
BLE look For your* registration place in
LIST AT BOTTOM OF THiS PAGE.
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THERE ISNT A LOT DOING
■ * tn Washington Just now.
Important phases ol the con-
* gre&sional program are out of the
way.
With the result that many con-
gressmen who have campaigns to
look after in their home districts
have gone home to look after
them.
Those not hard pushed have
other matters in their home dis-
tricts to look after.
Among these is Congressman
Milton H. West of the Fifteenth
District of Texas.
Mr. West came home Sunday
night principally to prepare for a
meeting to be held early next
week on his plan for a $54000000
water conservation and gravity
w canal project for the Lower Rio
^ Grande Valley.
• • •
JViR. WEST INTRODUCED HIS
* 1 gravity canal measure only
last February.
And surprisingly quick success
has met his efforts particularly
^ In view of world affairs that are
getting most of the attention ot
the Executive and congressmen
generally.
President Roosevelt himself has
gone to the bat for the project
which is expected to solve for-
ever the water problems of the
Valley.
He—the President — ha* asked
live budget director to include $5.-
000.000 in the budget lor the fis-
cal year beginning July 1. 1941.
Which would be used to start
work on the project.
Presumably the coming confer-
ence in the Valley will consider
methods for the use ol the an-
ticipated five millions.
• • •
THE PAST THREE YEARS
^ 1 here in the Valley have dem-
* onstrated the urgent necessity
for water conservation for the
Valley.
Plenty of water rolls past the
Valley wasting itself into the *ea.
It will be necessary to save only
4 a part of it. in great tanks to as-
sure the Valley a plentiful supply
for irrigation and domestic pur-
poses.
Rain is not always dependable
for the growing of Valley crops.
Sometimes moat of it falls in a
very short period. Then again
months will go by without rain-
fall In helpful quantities.
Take this past twelve month
period—October. 1939 to October
1940.
In that twelve month period
only 12.45 inches of rain fell ac-
cording to the United States
Weather Bureau in Brownsville.
That figure is about two in-
ches less than half the average
annual rainfall for this section.
The average is about 26.50 inches.
• • •
+ THE VALLEY HAS A "WET
1 norther" today.
It is the first of the season and
at the hour this is written at
4east an inch of rain has fallen.
^1 From points up the Valley and
In fact over the coast area come
reports of good Tails of rain.
This is welcome moisture. Wel-
comed by the ranchers for it as
T ~W T T
Valley Ready
To Handle
23000
•
Wednesday 23000 young
men of the Valley will stand
on the threshold of a new
thrill—answering the call of
their country and more
than 1500 patriotic citizens
will lay aside their personal
interests to put in a 14 hour
payless grind so that the
available manpower of the Valley
can he recorded.
Final details were completed
Tuesday and Cameron Hidalgo
Ftarr and Willacy counties report-
ed "all set" to play their part in
the national census of men who
ran serve in the military organiza-
tions.
.
SPECIAL SCLING LIKELY
FOR VALLEY AREA
Regulations which would al-
low Valley draft registrants to
visit Mexican citirs in this
area without special permis-
sion of local boards Ukeiy will
be set up it was indicated
Tuesday.
I'nder the general regula-
tions those registered for the
selective service must obtain
permission of their local boards
before leaving the U. S. Local
boards have received no defi-
nite interpretation of this rule
but it is expected that border
pcints w1U be exempted even-
tually.
A survey of the four counties
Tuesday showed an estimated to-
j tal of 23000 registrants expected
and 1.502 volunteer workers ready
to report for duty. In all four
counties the number of people of-
fering their services to the regis-
tration boards far exceeded the
number rsejuired.
In Cameron county 9 000 are ex-
pected to register with 742 work-
ers In 35 precincts. Oscar Kirkland
clerk of Hidalgo county reported
j 525 volunteer workers w'ere ex-
pecting 9.000 men to register in his
j 24 precincts. The figure may run
tS;e REGISTRATION. Page Two)
Valley Man
New CPLChief
J. L. Bates for many years an
executive of the Central Power
and Light company at various Val-
ley points has been named operat-
ing vice president of the firm it
was learned here Tuesday.
Mr Bates succeeds H W. Cooper
as general manager at the com-
pany's Corpus Christi headquarters.
Mr. Cooper has accepted an execu-
tive position with the Minnesota
Power and Light company.
Mr. Bates came to the Valley
in 1923 as manager at the Mc-
Allen plant of the company. Later
he was made manager at Mission.
During his year; with the firm in
the Valley he rose from assistant
manager of the Valley district to
vice president and division man-
ager. He was transferred to Corpus
Christi four months ago.
Mr. Bates was bom and reared
in Beevtlle. and educated at Texas
A. and M. college leaving to enter
»he army during the World war.
During his service he was cited for
bravery.
He has been with the Central
Power and Light company for 17
years and. except for his overseas
sen-ice. has spent all his life in
South Texas.
Destroyers Refuel .
In Mexican Harbor
MEXICO CITY It was
learned at the United States em-
bassy Tuesday that two American
dest<oyers. the Howard and Stan-
bury on neutrality patrol in the
Pacific ocean entered the port of
Manranilto Monday to re-fuel.
They were expected to resume
their sea vigil sometime this after-
noon.
mNORTHER’
WELCOME FOR
i m TOCROPS
Brownsville Area Is
Drenched By Steady
Downpour Totalling
Over Two Inches
A general rainfall
throughout the Valley cheer-
ed farmers of this area Tues-
day as the first “wet north-
er” of the year hit Browns-
Iville about 7:45 a. m.
Heavy rain totaling 2.05 inches
fell in Brownsville from 7:45 to 11
a. m and it was still raining at the
time the weather bureau made the
'll a. m report.
Mercury To Drop
The local weather bureau said
the temperature wUl drop to ap-
proximately 50 degrees here Tues-
day night. Lowest temperature re-
corded here so far this fall was 56
degrees on September 27.
Rainfall at San Benito totaled
73-inch by 11 a. m . with a light
drizzle falling since 7 a. m. Har-
lingen also reported a light rain
all morning. Rio Grande iCty re-
rorted rainfall during the morn-
ing.
“Will Do Wonders"
W. E. McDavitt manager of the
Associated Growers here said the
(See RAIN Page Two.!
SCRAP IRON BAN
BEGINS TONIGHT
Shipments to Japs On
Forbidden List
WASHINGTON—4»— The state
department Tuesday jrcepared to
l-ut into effect at midnight Tuesday
the recently declared embargo on
iron and steel scrap to Japan.
The embargo was recently pro-
claimed by President Roosevelt and
followed similar action in connec-
tion with aviation gasoline and
other industrial supplies which Ja-
pan had hitherto been getting in
large quantities from this country.
‘Scrap Embargo
Not Important’
The embargo against scrap iron
shipments to Japan effective
Tuesday midnight will have no
appreciable effect on export ton*
nage from the Port of Brownsville
F. W. Hofmokel. director of the
ports said Tuesday.
“The scrap iron ban won't mean
much to us here" Mr. Hofmokel
said. *as it has comprised only
about six per cent of our total
exports "
No scrap cargoes mere left on
hand at the port the director
said The last shipment was loaded
out Oct. 2 for Japan in the S S.
Irene Embincos. under Greek reg-
istry.
Scrap iron still may be shipped
to United Kingdom ports.
Miners Rescued
DUNCAN—<4**— Four miners
trapped underground at the Hardy-
mine. 12 miles west of here were
brought to the surface unharmed
early Tuesday. The shaft collapsed
and imprisoned them for four
hours.
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Here Are Valley’s 71 Registration Places
Beginning at 7 A. M. Wednesday Valley Men 21 Through 35 Will Report to the Places
Set Out Below to Register for Selective Service in U. S. Armed Forces. It Is
Estimated That 23000 Valleyites Will Register.
CAMERON COUNTY
Pet. l—Port Isabel. School.
2— -Las Yescas. school.
3— Los Fresno* school.
4— Olmito. school.
5— Browns ville. Victoria Heights
school.
6— Brownsville. Fourth Ward
CAMERON Page Thrte.j I
HIDALGO COUNTY
Pet. 1—East Mercedes. City HaU.
2— East Weslaco. City HaU.
3— East Donna adjoining water
district office.
4— Alamo election place
v5—San Juan election place.
ft—Pharr old bank building.
i8m UIDAiAJrQ pact Three.)
STARR COUNTY
Pet. 1—Rio Grande City court-
nouse.
2— Roma school.
3— Salineno. school
♦—San Isidro school.
5—La Grulia. school.
•—a Bam achooL
—4*
WILLACY COUNTY
Pet. 1—West Raymondvilte Court
House.
2— E a s t Raymondvilte High
8chool
3— Lvford. school.
4— Sebastian school
5— La Sara school
•—Saa FtrUt* achool*
LONDON—(AP)—The admiralty re-
ported Tuesday night that the British
cruiser Ajax sank two Italian destroyers
and crippled a third in two engagements
during a recent extensive sweep of the
eastern and central Mediterranean by the
British fleet.
The Ajax was one of the three British
cruisers which drove the German pocket
battleship Admiral Graf bpee into Monte-
video in the battle off Uruguay last Dec.
13.
The admiralty said the Ajax* fights
with the destroyers constituted the main
action of the Mediterranean siveep and no
contact was made between the main British
and Italian forces.
COUNTY D IS
SET CAMPAIGN
—
Hope to Reelect FDR
Raise $1600
! A double-barreled drive to re-
elect President Roosevelt and raise
*1600 in campaign funds will be
started in a few days by the Cam-
; eron county Democratic executive
committee.
Meeting for the first time Tues-
1 day since its members were elect-
ed in the primary the committee
named Mrs. Eleanor Bray of Olmito
secretary and appointed Homer L.
P.tch to head the campaign.
Mr. Fiach appointed the 35 pre-
cinct chairman of the party to his
committee. Fund soliciting will be-
gin at once and 10 000 Roosevelt
stickers will be distributed.
Of the fund. *1200 will be sent
to the national Democratic head-
quarters and $400 will be kept in
the county.
Fred B Wagner chairman of the
''ommittee presided.
—
I Wire Flashes
UVKMHA UKtHE!)
WASHINGTON — (APi — The
Senate Tuesday confirmed unan-
imously the appointment of Dr.
I iarence A. Dykstra as director
of selective service.
LOTHIAN LEAVES
NEW YORK — i AP> — Lord
Mxithian British ambassador to
the I nited States was aboard
the Yankee clipper when it taxied
away from its dock at La Guardia
Held for the takroff to Europe
Tuesday. Considerable secrecy
surrounded his presence aboard
the Hying boat.
MARTIN NAMED
t»T. LOUIS — (APi — Pepper
Martin the Cardinals' colorful
veteran outfielder and third-
baseman Tuesday was named
manager of the Sacramento club
of the Pacifie Coast league.
YOUTH SHOT
DALLAS —<AP»— John Lewi*
O'Neal lb-year-old Dallas boy
was killed instantly Tursday in
an exchange of pistol shots with
Policeman J. Rorand Smith.
O’Neal was under a two-year sus-
pended sentence for auto theft.
U. S. Plans to Prevent
Journeys to Far East
WASHINGTON —up*— As 300
more Americans in the Far East
prepared to leave the dynamite-
charged Orient on the first steam-
ers available the United States
state depai tment Tuesday moved
to clamp down new restrictions
that would prevent other Ameri-
cans from going to the Asiatic
regions.
British Sales Tax
To Pay For Loss
In Bomb Attacks
LONDON — (JP) — Britain must
make sure she Is going to survive
{and convince others of it. lefore
she can declare her war aims. Win-
\ston Churchill told the House ot
Commons Tuesday.
So far the p. me minister said
only very careful general statements
can be put in an official declara-
tion.
i The statement was made in an-
swer to Laborite queries.
Sir Kingsley Wood chancellor of
the exchequer told his colleagues
that 40.000 merchants have been
registered in connection with the
purchase isales) tax which goes in-
to effect Oct. 21.
Revenue from this tax. Sir Kings-
ley said will help indemnify per-
sons who lose furniture personal
clothing and other essentials in
bombing raids.
FDR WILL MAKE
VOTE SPEECHES
‘Outright Poli t i c a V
Addresses Slated
WASHINGTON—4*i—The White
House announced Tuesday morning
that President Roosevelt will make
two “outright political" speeches
this month one on October 23 and
cne on October 30.
The first address will be broad-
cast from 8 30 to 9 p. m . Central
Standard Time and the October
20 speech will be heard from 9:30
p. m to H p. m. Central Stand-
ard Time.
Roosevelt On Air
Wednesday At 7 A. M.
NEW YORK —(4*— President
Roosevelt will broadcast from
Washington at 7 a. m Valley time
Wednesday on registration for
selective service. The broadcast will
be for about seven minutes radio
networks said.
Torpedo Boats
Raid England
BERLIN —fAP»— Raids Just off
England’s shores by little Nazi tor-
pedo boats highlighted a chronicle
of naval successes reported by the
German high command Tuesday.
Although British bombers gave
Berlin two air raid alarms during
the night and crossed paths with
Nazi fliers making heavy raids on
Britain the communique stressed
Germany's war at sea.
Carrying the naval fight to the
British channel coast it said tor-
pedo boat units “a few days ago’1
| destroyed two British submarine
chasers two merchant ships and
! took 40 Britons prisoner.
NAZIS RESUME
MASS ATTACK
Plane Swarms Slash
London Sky
LONDON (>P»— German raiders
appeared over London again Tues-
day night after being driven off in
six daylight raids some of them
employing up to 350 planes.
Although they came later than
Monday night when they left the
city strewn with the ruins of the
i heaviest night attack so far. the
capital appeared to be in for an-
other heavy assault as a full moon
lit the sky
Each of the six raids last report-
ed were repulsed before extensive
damage could be inflicted on the
! city however. Only twice did a
.‘mall number of planes penetrate
{the city.
Imtead of sending single raiders
as Monday the Germans dispatch-
ed their fighter bombers in forma-
lions and gradually increased the
number until in the iourth attack
100 planes were used.
The succession of -rives was
met over the southeast coast by
squadron after squadron of Brit-
ish fighters.
• .
Jabour Funeral
Held Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Adel
Jabour. 42. sister of Mrs. George
Aziz of Brownsville were held in
Hollywood. Calif . Monday after-
noon. according to word received
! here.
Mrs Jabour died last week In
Hollywood after a short illness
Besides her sister here she is
survived by two daughters. Misses
Lorraine and Marcel Jabour. stu-
dents at the University of Southern
California; her mother Mrs. Effie
Essey of Hollywood; a brother. Cal
Essey of Hollywood; and another
sister. Mrs. Margaret Jabour of
Vancouver Canada.
Mrs. Aziz went to California in
September to be at the bedside of
her sister when she became ill and
returned here about Sept. 16.
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RAF Pombs Nazi
Ship Plant Port
LONDON—(4*)— Stettin seaport
for Berlin and one of the chief
shipbuilding centers in Germany
I was subjected to a “particularly
effective" bombing by the RAF
Monday night the air ministry re-
ported Tuesday.
Stettin lies on the river Oder
near the point where It flows in-
to a branch of the Baltic Sea It
has extensive oil plants which
furnished target for the wide-
ranging British planes.
For nearly an hour and a quart-
er. the ministry said the RAF
bombers swept back and forth over
Berlin and its suburbs seeking
out military objectives and hurling
' high explosives at them.
ROME—(AP)—Well-informed fascitis Tuesday
described as “false" reports that German troops havo
been sent to Albania. Unconfirmed reports from
Italian-controlled Albania said the vanguard of be-
tween 20000 and 30000 German troops had arrived
at Durazzo Albanian port on the Adriatic.
LONDON—(AP)—Reuters British news agency said
in a dispatch from Bucharest Tuesday that reports re-
ceived there from Bessarabia said Soviet Russian troop*
have advanced into Rumania.
(The Associated Press had no confirmation of thesg
A A % V ^ U AA AM aa
reports ironi inner sources^.'1
The Reuters dispatch said
Soviet troops were reported
to have moved southward
from Bessarabia and already
to have crossed the Chilia mouth of
the Danube the most northerly
branch of the river and to be ad-
vancing as far as Sullna. on the
mouth of the central arm.
•The reports suggest” the dis-
patch asserted “that Russia is
answering the German occupation
of Rumania by moves to gam con-
trol of the entire Danube Delta
Prom the SuUna area. Reuters
said "it seems they <the Russians*
are likely to extend their hold to the
St. George Channel"—the most
southerly arm of the river.
PACT WITH JAPAN?
Coincidentally diplomatic quar-
ters m London reported that a Par
Eastern non-aggression pact be-
tween Japan and Russia may be
signed within the next few days.
*apan has made several cautious
“feelers" in this direction since en-
tering into triple altUnce with
Germany and Itsiy.
By signing a mutual hands-off
pledge with Japan Russia might be
protecting her back door against
Japanese assault while mobilizing
for conflict with Germany in Wes-
tern Europe.
By The Associated Press
A sharp split in Berltn-Moscow
j mutual information’* contact was
indicated Tuesday as Russia sped
the massing eff Red Army troops on
rhe frontier of Rumania now over-
run with German soldiers.
The Soviet government through
its oflical news agency disclosed
that it had not received what it re-
garded as satisfactory advance no-
tice of Germany's plan to send
troops into the rich Balkan oil
kingdom in southeast Europe.
Deny German Report
The news agency Tass. official-
ly denied a report published in a
newspaper in German-con trolled
Denmark that “the Soviet govern-
ment was timely informed that
German troops would be sent into
Rumania and that the Kremlin
was Informed of the aims and num-
bers of troops sent to Rumania ’
This was the first open intima-
tion of a possible schism between
Germany and Russia although
foreign observers long have said
that ultimately their professed
(See WAR Page Pour)
Hunt for Texas
Convict Spreads
FREDERICKSBURG—<>n— More
than 80 officers searched a thick-
ly-wooded sectio.. near here Tues-
day for Herman 8ultemeier. facing
a life term for criminal assault on
his 13-year-old daughter.
Sultemeier escaped from the Gil-
lespie jail after locking Sheriff Al-
fred Klearner in a cell Monday.
Bloodhounds from Sheriff Elmo
Arnold's department at New Braun-
fels and hounds from the Kerrville
police department were being used
in an effort to tra*k down the fugi-
tive.
Sheriff police rangers state
highway patrolmen and game war-
dens made up the posse seeking the
man Airplanes also were being
used.
Surtemeier took Sheriff Klear-
ner s rifle and pistols and fled in
hi* atocnobile. The automobile was
abandoned meat ot hurt.
TALKS SPEED
U. PRUSSIAN
AiT¥_PLANS
Daily Disc u s s i o n s
Expected to Have
Important Effect On
Far East
WASHINGTON— —Definite
progress toward more friendly re-
lations between the United Slates
and Soviet Russia—which may play
an Important role m far-reaching
political question* of the future—ia
being made in almost daily discua
WELLES
sion* between Constantine Ouman-
sky. the Soviet ambassador and
state dapartment officials.
Reach Agreement
Authoritative sources disclosed
Tuesday that during their recently
resumed conversations Sumner
Ol'MANSKT
Welles undersecretary of state and
Ambassador Oumansky reached
agreement on several bast; princi-
ples Involved which hew provided
a formula for settlement of some
of the irritating questions which
have created tension between thq
two nations.
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