The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 103, Ed. 2 Tuesday, October 15, 1940 Page: 2 of 8
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Senate Committee Pushes Political Probes In Nine States*
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AIM TO CLOSE
CASES BEFORE
ELECTION DAY
Demos Republicans
Make Accusat ions
Of Vote Juggling
Irregularities
WASHINGTON —<4*>— Attor-
ney General Jackson announced
Tuesday assignment of Maurice
M. Milligan. I'nited State* at-
torney for Western Missouri to
conduct a nation-wide investiga-
tion of complaints of law viola-
tion in connection with the No-
vember elrction.
Milligan prosecutor in the
Kansas City election fraud cases
war made special assistant to the
attorney general on leave cf
absence from his Missouri post.
WASHINGTON — -P— The Sen-
ate campaign expenditures commit-
tee Tuesday speeded up Investiga-
tions under way In nine states in
an effort to clear its docket of
political complaints before the Nov-
ember election.
Chairman Gillette <D-Iow-a> ar-
ranged to confer either Tuesday or
Wednesday with John Carmody
federal works administrator in
connection with a complaint from
Netv York city by the National
Committee of Democrats for Will-
kie that a WPA publication. “Mil-
lions for Defense." was being dis-
tributed as part of a speaker's kit
Issued by the Democratic National
Committee.
Chicago Inquiry
Gillette also dispatched Senators
Hill (D-Ala > and Reed «R-Kan.»
Ks a subcommittee to Chicago to
open an inquiry there Thursday
Into charges of the better govern-
ment association that efforts were
being made to intimidate and co-
urse voters. Gillette told reporters
an official of the Republican Na-
tional Committee had made similar
complaints to him about Chicago
the stronghold of the Kelly-Nash
organization whir’’ is supporting
President Roosevelt.
Another investigating subcom-
mittee consisting of Senators Adams
(D-Colo > and Tobey <R-NH> open-
ed hearings in New Jersey on
charges of registration roll “pad-
ding" in Jersey City political
aphere of Mayor Prank Hague a
Roosevelt supporter.
Jersey Voles Checked
This subcommittee also was tn-
•tructed. Gillette said to look into
charges of improper voting m Re-
publican South Jersey.
Gillette announced that investi-
gators w-ho had completed an in-
quiry- In Missouri and had been or-
dered to Chicago to aid the Hill-
Reed subcommittee would be sent
back to Missouri later.
He said he had received com-
plaints of alleged efforts to use
the AAA machinery- in Nordawav
County Mo for political purposes
•nd OT local officials soliciting do-
nations of $40 per township from
(farmers to support the Rooseveit-
Wallace ticket.
Agent Discharged
Turning to Iowa Gillette reveal-
ed that after the committee request-
ed an investigation in that state
the Agriculture Department had
ordered the discharge of an AAA
Held agent there who was accused
of soliciting funds for the Dem-
ocratic party and of conducting a
political poll while on duty.
Committee investigators who have
been in New Mexico looking into
complaints OT alleged “vote jug-
gling ’ in the primaries have been
ordered back to Washington and
to report.
Election Rell Tadding’
A report likewise was expected
aoon on a subcommittee's investi-
gation of charges of “padding of
election rolls in Delaware.
Investigators have been urged
Gillette said to speed up their In-
quiry- into reports of illegal reg-
istration in Philadelpha and charges
that some voters there had been
threatened with physical violence
because they declined to change
tHeir party affiliations.
The committee chairman said he
expec*ed to receive during the dav
details of charges concerning al-
leged illegal voting in the West
Virginia primary election.
■ - A
VALLEY
(Continued from Page One.)
sures a new supply of gra.v feu7
the cattle.
It is welcomed by the truck
growers of the Valiev for grow-
ing crops need this ram. Irriga-
tion has been used Irrigation is
Important it is very essential.
But nothing compares with nat-
ural rainfall in the benefits to
crops
This rain is also welcomed bv
homes for it assures moisture for
the grass Thousands of lawns
over the Valley ha%e been allowed
to dry up for lack of moisture.
Flower beds will ^rout anew.
Just take a look at your own
grass in the next day or two and
aee how beautifully healthy its
color has become.
Water which flows through
pipes for domestic use has been
chemically treated. There are
those who claim constant use of
this chemically treated water on
gTa&s is not so good for the gra.v>.
At least it doesnt seem to do
very well with It.
• • •
ANYHOW. THERES A FINE
^ rain in the Valley today.
But. at the same time the Val-
ley is happy Congressman West
1* meeting with success in his ef-
forts to get the Valley an ample
supply of water.
FT. BROWN PROJ ECT SPEEDS UP
Photos above were taken Monday
at Fort Brown aa Pmcher Con-
struction Co of Dallas contractors
speeded up construction of 22
buildings on the $130000 building
project at the post by starting dav
and night shifts with 250 workers
i Top: One of six barracks to
house 63 men apiece nears comple-
tion.
Center: Officers’ quarters and
■Hi
- mess hall combined This building
will house 90 officers
j Bottom: General view of part of
the construction project. Men in
toreground are working on site of
. another barracks foundation for
which has been laid In background.
1 building to left is a mess hali
which will accommodate 170 men.
Building in center is barracks
shown in top photo. Structure at
right is a combination day room
and storage room.
1 Today's Markets
Market* at C lance
NEW YORK
Stocks—Mixed; late support aids
list.
Bonds — Irregular; rail loans
down.
Foreign exchans'—Narrow; Can-
ac’ an dollar improves.
Cotton—Steady; spot house buy-
ing and price fixing.
Sugar—Narrow; raw and refined
sugar inactive.
Metals—Steady; active domestic
copper inquiry.
Wool—Tops lower; hedge and
commission house selling.
CHICAGO
Wheat—Ssteady; early losses re-
covered.
Corn—Steady; followed wheat.
Cattle—25 higher; small run
coupled with broad demand.
Hogs—Steady to 10 higher; active
demand.
New York Stock»
NEW YORK—</Pv—A last-minute
upswing led by steels and utilities
turned the stock market around
Thursday and transformed early
losses running to a point or more
into gains of as much. A few ad-
vances of as much as 3 were m
evidence.
While minus signs were plentiful
at the close trends were no more
| than irregular. Specialties includ-
ing amusements were up through-
out. Utilities did well.
Transfers were around 500.000
shares.
Traders brokers said still were
unable to figure out what was
happening in the Balkans the
chances of Great Britain for a
victory over the Nazis or the course
of events in the Par East.
Continued brightness of the busi-
ness picture however combined
with a mild revival of political
optimism some thought tended to
halt the decline in stocks and bring
in some late quick-turn nibbling by
speculative forces.
Among better acting shares were
Young*town Sheet u. S. Steel.
Crucible Steel common and prefer-
red. Loew’s Paramount Pathc.
Montgomery* Ward. Chrysler. Beth-
lehem Steel. North American Con-
ioliriated Edison Kennecott and
General Electric.
Rallying difficulties were encoun-
tered by oJhns-Manviile Caterpil-
lar Tractor. Socony Vacuum. Great
Northern. U. 8. Rubber. General
Motors. American Smelting. United
Aircraft. Sperry and American Can.
By The Associated Pre*#
Trade in 101 High Low Close
A1 ChmADye 5 1674 164% 167
Am Can 8 95% 944 95
Am MAFdy 4 134 134 13'
! Am Roll Mill 7 12 114 12
Am SmeltArR 16 42 39 4 42
Am Woolen 8 9% 9 94
Anaconda 91 23 22 23 4
A TfcSF 28 16% 16 16%
Atl Refin 5 214 214 21%
Barnsdall Oil 2 74 7 % 74
Bcndx Avi«t 28 31% 304 314
Beth Steel 49 81 4 78 4 81 4
Borden 4 194 19 194
Budd Wheel 5 5% 5% 5%
Cl'han Z-Lead 4 14 14 14
Certaintfod 1 14 44 44
Chrysler 69 »)% 77% 804
C'olrm GA.-E1 28 54 5% 54
Consol Oil 26 54 54 5%
Cont Can 10 384 374 38
Cont Oil Del 17 17% 17 17
Corn Prod 7 49 4 49 4 49 4
Curtis Wri 38 7% 74 7%
Doi glas Aire 4 78 77 4 774
SI PovALt 23 54 44 54
Gen Elec 59 344 33% 344
Gen Foods 27 404 394 40
Gen Mot 121 49% 48 4 494
Goodrich 2 11% 11% 11%
Goodyear 12 15% 14% 154
Ot Nor Ir Ore 6 144 14% 144
Greyhound 16 10% 10% 10%
Houston Oil 2 3 4 34 34
Hudson. Mot 1 3% 34 3 4
Hupp 1 4 % %
lot Harvest 11 47% 46 47%
Int Hyd El A 1 2'* 24 24
Johns Many 22 68 4 67 68 4
Kenne Cop 35 30 4 29 4 304
Loews 15 26 25 4 26
Lonllard 6 20 194 194
Marsh Field 3 144 144 144
MKT 7444
Montg Ward 17 414 40 414
Nash Kelvin 9 54 5 5
Nat Biscuit 15 184 18 % 184
Nat Dairy Pr 27 134 13 134
Nat PowALt 11 74 74 74
Nor Amer Co 26 194 184 194
Ohio Oil 9 64 6 6
Pac Gas A FI 8 28 4 28 28 4
Packard Mot 15 34 34 34
Pan Am Air 15 154 154 154
Penney 8 394 89 89
Penn RR 26 22 * 22 224
Pet Corp 3 7 64 7
Phelps Dodge 20 314 304 314
Phillips Pet 11 35 4 35 35
Pure Oil 11 7 7 7
RCA 46 44 44 44
Sears Roeb 15 78 4 78 4 78 4
Shell Un Oil 4 84 84 84
Simmons 2 18 18 18
Soconv Vac 38 7 4 7 4 7 4
Sou Pac 13 84 84 84
Stand Brands 44 64 6'* 64
S O Cal 22 164 164 164
3 O Ind 14 24 4 24 4 24*4
S O NJ 27 32 * 314 324
Stew Warn 2 64 64 64
StoneA’Weba 29 84 74 84
Studebaker 40 84 74 64
Tex Corp 15 34 4 33 4 34 4
I Tex Gulf Prod 1 24 24 24
Tex Gif Sulph 2 324 32 4 32 4
Tex PacLTr 1 44 4 4 44
Tid V at A Oil 5 94 94 94
IrnsAWst Air 2 184 184 184
Un Carbide 20 73 4 714 734
Un Oil Cal 6 124 124 124
United Airr 25 38 38 38 *
United Corp 34 14 14 1*4
Un Gas Imp 19 114 114 114
J U 3 Rubber 28 204 194 204
U S Steel 163 004 584 604
Warner B~os 22 24 24 24
W U Trl 10 194 19 194
West ElAMfg 14 107 1054 107
White Mot 47 144 134 144
Woolworth 11 334 324 334
CHIT AGO GRAIN
CHICAGO- A*>—A slackening of
buyer interest induced by an
easier tone in securities end re-
porta of increased offerings of
actual wheat at Kansas City per-
mitted wheat pricey to frill down-
ward Tuesday.
Losses around midsession can-
celed most of Monday's gains of
4-4 cent before a reaction set in.
Other grains drifted with wheat.
Wheat closed 4 lower to 4
higher than M rnoav's finish De-
cember 844-4 May 834-4. corn
unchanged to 4 off. December
594. May 604. oats unchanged to
4 up. and lard unchanged to 7
cent* higher.
Big Texas Land Suit
Trial Is Under Way
AUSTIN —/P— Trial of a land
j suit involving title of sx tracts
covering 510 acres and containing
approximately 60 oil well* m the
Hastings field in Brazoria and
Galveston counties is under way
.n District Judge Yarborough's
court.
Valu“ of the land has been un-
off irtaliv estimated at more than
$1000000.
____
Fair Is Planned For
Camacho Inauguration
MEXICO CITY — P — Miguel
! Airman campaign manager for
President-elect Manuel Avila Ca-
macho. Tuesda launched a project
lor holding an All-American fair
tti Mexico City In connection with
Avila Camacho's inauguraton Dec.
1.
No decision has been reached
Quebec i* the second largest
manufacturing province m the
Dominion of Canada.
4'
WORK RUSHED
AT FT. BROWN
22 Structures Are
Going Up
'Racing against a Dec. I deadline
Fincher Construct.on Co. of Dallas
contractors began Monday work-
ing day and night shifts with 250
men in an attempt to complete 22
buildings at the $130000 Fort Brown
construction project.
When completed the buildings
will house 460 men and an unes-
ttm&ted number of horse* for the
I 12th Cavalry as part of the United
States government s defense pro-
gram. which requires increasing of
U. border forces stationed at iha
local fort.
W. W. Scarborough superintend-
ent said two eight-hour shifts of
125 men each will be used at the
project from now on.
Heavy rain Tuesday halted con-
struction temporarily.
Contract on the project requires
that ail buildings designed to house
men be finished by Dec. 1.
j Of the 22 buildings six will be
| barracks and one will be a com-
| bination mess hall and officers’
quarters.
There will be three combination
day and storage room* three mess j
hails two blacksmith shops six
stables and one day barn.
One barracks building one mess
hall one day room and the of-
ficers’ quarters are rapidly ap- j
proaching completion. Foundations
have been laid for many of the
other buildings but walls and roofs
have not yet been erected on them
Barracks will each house 63 men. j
officers quarters will house P0 men
and the mess halls will seat 170
men-
The barracks will be 80 feet long
! by 29'i feet wide and two stones
high. All other buildings at the
| project will be one-story structures
Building housing officers is 90
feet long and 29'j feet wide. Mess
halls will be 87 feet in length and
25 feet in width. Day and storage
rooms will be 84 feet long and 25
! feet wide. Stables will be 456 feet
1 long and 46 feet wide and bams
win be 60 feet long and 58 feet
wide.
RAIN
(Continued from Page One)
rainfall here "will do wonders for
all crops. Including citrus. I wish
it would ram for a week."
Weather bureau officials here.1
however dampened hopes of farm-
ers bv announcing that the rainy
weather would probably break up
by Tuesdav afternoon or night.
Craft Warnings
Small craft warnings were order-
ed displayed along the entire Tex-
as coast at 8:45 a. m. from Port
Arthur. Tex. to St Marks. Fla.
and south of Corpus Christ! to
Brownsville The wind is expected
to shift to the northwest and north
and become fresh to strong Tues-
day afternoon and night on the
middle and east Gulf coast accord-
ing to an Associated Press announ-
cement from the New Orleans wea-
ther bureau.
PAULETTE GODDARD
PAUSES IN VALLEY
Paulette Goddard film star was
in New York Tuesday for a premier
of "The Dictator” after pausing at
•he Brownsville airport Monday
afternoon en route from Mexico
City.
In this film she is co-starred
with Charles Chaplin who. as fre-
quently as not. introduces Miss
Goddard as 'my wife" This is the
first time that Chaplin has ever
shared th« lead In a major film
with any woman.
Mu* Goddard seldom confirms
or denies that she Is Mrs. Chaplin.
Both she and Chaplin apparently
delight in keeping the public
guessing as to whether they are
married.
I While at the airport she report-
ed a Mexican hairstyle which i-he
has popularized in Hollywood She
is a great friend of D ego Rivera
the Mexican artist who flew
through here recently to do murals
on the west coast.
The "General Sherman" tree In
Sequoia National Park is 272 4 feet
taU.
OFFICIAL
General Jesus Maria Garza. Mex-
ico's undersecretary of Communi-
cations and Public Works visited
Matamoros and the Rrtamal proj-
ect on a tour of inspection Mon- j
day. He was scheduled to inspert
Fed real works in Nuevo Laredo.
Mexico. Tuesday afternoon. He
made the trip to Brownsville on a
special CMA plana.
WHERE INFANT SUFFERED FATAL BURNS
——mmmmmm-~r.'..T
f n m i ^ ' * ^ffg
A stove explosion In the kitchen of this home at
1129 Lincoln mi the life of five-months-old
Juanire Sorrell Monday morning. Shown in the
pic ture is the badly burned rear of the house. The
baby was carried out of the house by her father
Ira Xorrell. but died two hours later at the Merry
hospital. Funeral services will be held at 4 p. m.
Tuesday from the llarling funeral home.
REGISTRATIONS
(Continued from Page One.)
higher he said. County Cleric W. F.
Brownfield of Willacy anticipates
:OCO registrants with 125 workers !
in six precincts. In Starr county
L.nuro Garza county clerk said h.j
lotal will run between 2.500 and
i.000 eligible men where 110 vol-
unteers will work In six precincts.
Schools Closed
Schools will be closed In all
count.es; city and county officials
.•.ill close their offices but down-
own "bu.-inesa as usual" will pre-
vail throughout the Valley.
In Cameron county H. D. Sea-
?o. county clerk. Tuesday organ-
ized a * flying squadron" of volun-
eer car o\ ners to be stationed at
the courthouse Wednesday pre-
pared to rush printed forms sup-
plies or advisory board members to
»ny precinct in the county should j
i call for aid be received.
Special assignments to police and
-ounty peace officers were issued
to insure a free flow' of traffic in
»nd about the registration places.
Penalt’es are pro.id**d for any per-
son hindering or obstructing the
draft work.
Organization of volunteer staffs
were uniform tn Valley counties
rxcept in Hidalgo where the 24
ch ef registrars were delegates the
Authority and responsibility of
appointing their ovn registrars.
Begin at 7 A. M.
All registration places will re-
main open Wednesday night to
iccord all who are present in the
place by 10 p. m. Registrations be-
gin at 7 a. m. Immediately upon
rone! us ion of the registration work
nf collecting cards will begin. In
Cameron county orders have been
Issued to all chief registrars to
bring cards to Mr. Seago’s office
in the courthouse at once upon
the close of the night's work. His
office in the court house will re-
ma n open all night. The cards
will then be turned over to draft
boards.
The same procedure will be fol-
lowed in other counties of the
Valley and complete registration
figures are expected to be avail-
able by noon on Thursday.
Advisory board members one to
each precinct will be on hand dur-
ng the day to help registrants
hould uncertainties arise concern-
ing thei’- eligibility.
Simple Question*
Wednesday’s registration will be
comparatively simple there being
only 12 questions to be answered
together wi*h a description of each
applicant. Each registrant Is ex-
pected to know his he’ght and
weight accurately so that guess
work by registrars can be reduce®
to a minimum.
When the card* are turned over
to the draft boards thev will be
numbered. .nd later a "lottery" will
be held in Washington and reg-
istered men called according to the
numbers chosen This is the point
at which a more complicated ques-
tionnaire must be filled out and
claims for exemptions filed. Aiding
registered men in answering these
questions will provide the major
task of th' advisory board whose
services will be free to all reg-
istrants.
Heavy Punishment
Failfure or refusal to register for
the purpose of evading military’
service makes one subject to im-
prisonment for five years or to a
fine of not more than 110.000 or
by both.
Every man subject to registra-
tion who is not within continental
U. S. on Wedne*dav. shall present
himself for registration within five
Two Canners To
Double Output
MISSION—The rapacity of at
least two canning plants operating
in the Mission district will be dou-
bled for the 1940-41 season plant
managers said Monday.
At the Tyre 11 and Garth plant
where the firm's operations will be
concentrated In the Upper Valley
gratiefruit juke hearts and sections
will be processed rnd labeled un-
der the firm brand of "Garth’’
•.nd oth-r . rands. Eqiupment of the
firms plant at Lo-> Fresno* has
been moved to the Mission plant to
double the latter’s previous capa-
city. In the past only grapefruit
iuice was processed at the Mission
plant.
W: W. Swan production manager
C UGHINI
COLDS vSs
nays of his return to the country.'
Any person prevent 3d by illness
from appearing at registration
places but who is not in a hos-
pital shall have a competent per-
son apply to the chief registrar for
authority to act as registrar in the
case. If the request is granted the
applicant is deputized and allowed
to fill out the card for the sick
person. Persons too sick to be rec- I
istered. will present himself to the
local board as soon as he is able
to register. In such case* a phy-
sician's certificate will be consid-
ered sufficient excuse for not hav-
ing previously registered.
Tn Register HI
Special clerks have been appoint-
ed to register the sick in hos-
pitals.
Penyma away from home on
Wednesday may register at any
registration place and obtain his
certificate. His card will then be
rent to his home precinct or
county. Persons in jails or asylums
are required to register on the day
of their release.
A general faculty meeting will be
held at 4 p. m Tuesday at Browns-
ville high school for the purpose of i
instructing local teachers in the
method of registering men eligible
for conscription here Wednesday
according to E C. Dodd superin-
tendent of schools.
Mr. Dodd said a majority of the
teachers in the Brownsville school
district have agreed to aid In the
registration work.
To Beat Draft—
They Join Army
The Valley s men of marching
age are escaping the draftr-by
joining the army.
At Fort Brown alone the en-
listment office reported the boys
who have signed on the dotted |
line since conscription became a
iaw have boosted recruiting al-
most 33 per cent.
Before Sept. 15. when the draft
lew passed. Fort Brown outfitted
58 rookie soldiers in a 30-day
period. Since Sept. 15. 82 Valley
boys have swapped their clothes
for a uniform.
The volunteers of course can
choose their branch of the ser-
vice provided there are openings
The draftees will go where they
are told.
Fort Brown also Is signing youths j
for one-year enlistments but just
enlisting them for the army—no
choice of service Is given.
Among the Valley youths who
have enlisted during the past week
are James Alsobrook of San Be-
nito; Virgi! A Scott of Edinburg;
and Miguel Rivera Roberto Tre-
vino. William L. Knoz. Roberto
Saldana. Mike Saenz and Eleazor
; Cinlo. all of Brownsville.
—____
Lindbergh Talks
WASHINGTON — # Charging
! th#. responsibility to the country's
('leaders”. Cel Charles A Lind-
bergh declared Monday night that
the people of the United States (
have been led to debt and weak- >
ness and now w> are being led to-
ward war.”
I-
of the Tyrrell and Garth plant
said canning operations would start
about Nov. 15.
Preparation! for the new reason
were launched this week at .the
Texas Food Products plant where
citrus fruits and vegetables will be
processed. Machinery being in-
stalled will double the 1940-41 pro-
duction. bringing it to a capacity
of 400 tons a riav it was said by
Cecil Oswalt plant manager
Operations are not expected to
get under way before Nov. 25 or
Dec. 1. The office force and other
employes of the firm who have
been transferred to Sugarland for
the summer and early fall season
will return to Mission about Nov.
1. oificials announced. The firm
operates a plan* at Sugarland un-
der the name of the Texas Fig
company.
asrs COLDS
* 1.1000
Tint FT*
mi vr
NOSF DROP*
COIGN DROPS
Tit “Raa-MT-Ti*m" a Wonderful
liniment
I
C.-C. CHARTS
CANAL FLANS
Tourist Section Plans
Park Fence
A letter from C. S. E. Holland
president of the Intracoastal Canal
association inviting the Browns-
ville Chamber of Commerce to sup-
port the association's effor.s to ex-
tend the canal from Corpus Chm-
Li. the present designated terminus
lo Harlingen and Port Isabel was
read before a meeting of the direc-
tors of the chamber Monday night.
The secretary was instructed to
respond appropriately to the invi-
tation.
General discussion of the project
brought from some members of the
board statements that they were
without Information as to the stat-
us and plans of the canal matter.
It was suggested that the canal as-
sociation be invited to arnd a
speaker before a meeting of the
board to explain the plans but no
action was taken.
Colonel W. E. Talbot general
manager stated that several pro-
jects are “on the fire." but were not
yet at the stage for discussion by
the board
The tourist and house commit-
tees were authorised to gather in-
formation on costs of certain con-
st ruction in connection with plans
to make the chamber property a
gathering place for tourists during
the coming season. It is planned
to fence the park In the rear of the
chamber and to enclose the pres-
ent patio. The work may be done
in conjunction with the NYA.
RUSSIA
(Continued from Page One.)
learned is now discussing settle-
ment of specific questions with
chiefs and experts of interested
government divisions and as quick-
ly as they are disposed of the Wel-
les-Oumansky conversations will be
resumed presumably along broader
lines.
No Politics Discussed
Informed officials emphasized
that the W’elles-Oumansky talks
have not involved discussions of
‘he rumored Japanese-Rtr'ian non
aggression pact. American interests
In the Far East or other subjects of
political character. They have been
ronfmed to economic and commer-
cial questions designed to improve
day-to-day relations regardless of
political considerations of the fu-
ture.
Lower Valley Plans
Little Theater Unit
HARUNGE* — A Little Thea-
ter group will be organized in the
Lom*er Valley at a meeting at 8 p.
m Tuesday in the Harlingen city
hall auditorium Wesley Seale is
organization chairman.
LUCK.. |
Iff Jufft an
ALIBI..'.
a prr-
son is rich doesn’t ^
necessarily mean they have been lucky. Many
will tell you that the first dollar they saved was
the beginning of their success.
We have safe easy plans for saving. Come in. 4
Let us explain.
BROWNSVILLE FEDERAL
SAVINGS & LOAN \
ASSOCIATION
410 Twelfth Street Phone 63
CUSTER OF U.S. v
MAN IS PROBED
Engineer Says Mexico
Action Puzzles Him
LAREDO—-f»r—Mariowt Merrick
48. an American construction engi-
neer. was at a hotel here TueMlay
awaiting an investigation of his de-
portation by Mexican authorities.
The American consul general at
Mexico City waa chawing the pro-
ceedings which forced the engineer
to leave Mexico last Fsiuay for a
reason Merrick says he does not
know.
"Living Peacefully*
He said he was living peacefully
in Mexico City with .his wife a
Mexican national whom n* marri^f
about live years ago.
He was taken to tha department
of gobc rnacion Thursday night and
told he was leaving for the border.
Tw.» immigration inspectors took
him to the border. He reached »
here Friday night.
"Given No Reason"
“I was given no reason why I was
being deported as I had never had
any difficulty with the Mexican
government or anybody else.** Mer-
rick said.
•It » all a mystery to me. Haw-
eve?. the American consul general
at Mexico City is investigating the
matter and I may soon learn the
nature of the charges preferred
against me.
**I had been given no hint that
I was to be deported or even faced
any charges.
Talks To Wife
•Since coming u> Laredo I have
communicated by telephone with
my wife in Mexico City and learned
: he is being well cared for. I have
been kept busy in my line of work
in Mexico City and have never
heard any complaint.* ^
CITRUS SHEDS
CLOSE SUNDAY
_ w
HARLINGEN—Sunday closing on
citrus shipping will become effect-
ive this week-end. Hart T. Lrmr.no
supervisor for tha Texas-Federal
inspection sen ice said Tuesday.
The Sunday closing means that
grade inspectors will not take sam-
ples after 10 p. m. on Saturday*
and will not issue certificate for
Sunday loading. Inspectors will be
back on duty at 8 a. m. Mondays.
The shut-downs would have gone
into effect last Sunday but sev-
eral shippers who misunderstood
i the rule asked for an emergency.
Permission for inspections was
i granted bv a clerk in the state
department of agriculture office
n the absence of J. H McDonald.
; t hief of ;he bureau. mb
Sunday closing will remain til
effect until an emergency such as
a Christmas rush or a freeae.
The practice was first started
last season. Florida soon followed
suit and is expected to do so again.
£xpedinqa(fa(y? *
Mother’s Friend
kelps bring ease
and comfort to
expectant
mothers.
MOTHER’S
FRIEND an
exquisitely pre-
pared emollient. Is
useful In ail condi-
tions where a bland ns Id anodyne mas-
sage medium In skin lubrication la de-
sired On* condition in which women
! far more than 70 years have used it Is an
application for massaging tha bode dur-
ing pregnancy ... it helps keep the skm
soft and pliable ..thua avoiding un-
! necessary discomfort due to dryness and
j tightness. It refresh** and tones the
skin. An idesl massage application for
the numb tingling or burning sensa-
tions of the skin. .for tha tired back
muscles or rramp-ltire pains in tha legs.
Quickly absorbed. Delightful to use.
Mother's Friend
Highly praised by users many derlurs st*4
purses. Just ask any druggist fee Mather'a * ^
Friend—the skin lubricant. Try it tonight.
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