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CITY FAVORED
FOR MEETING
Parley Pushes Pan-Am
Good Will
Brownsville la definitely favored
as the site of an international
meeting of chamber of commerce
managers for the purpose of pro-
moting good-will between the
United States and Mexico. South
and Central America It was an-
nounced Monday.
Roger Miller manager of the
United S'ates Chamber of Com-
merce. stated in a letter that the
Texas Chamber of Commerce Man-
agers' Association is ‘definitely In
favor of Brownsville as the con-
vention site.”
The letter was received by Col.
W. E. Talbot vice president and
general manager of the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce whose re-
cent statement in Dallas on pro-
moting goodwill with our Southern
neighbors was given credit for
■tarting the convention movement.
It was proposed recently at a
meeting rfl the T.C.C.M. that man-
agers of chambers of commerce
from all parts of Texas meet at
some border point with represen-
tatives from Mexico. South and
Central America to discuss mu-
tual problems.
Since that time directors of the
organization have been Investigat-
ing all phases of the propos?d meet-
ing and have made a special study
on a possible date.
"This letter would seem to In-
dicate that the site chosen Is
practically certain to be Browns-
ville” Col. Talbot said.
AMERICAN AIR
ROUTE READY
Brownsville May Be
On Mexico Leg
American Airlines. Inc. will be-
gin operation of Dallas-Monterrey-
Mexico City and El Paso-Mevlco
City lines as soon as approval can
be obtained from the U. S. Civil
Aeronautics authority. C. R. Smith
president of the airlines said at
Dallaa Monday.
Mexican authority lor these lines
was announced from Mexico City
Saturday.
Mr. Smith did not state where
he plans his border connection but
Brownsville Laredo and Eagle Pass
are under consideration. It Is un-
derstood Eagle Pass has been con-
sidered for some time as the U. 8.
entry point to connect with propos-
ed Eagle Pass-El Paso and Eagle
Pass-Dallas legs.
This would prevent a lengthy
fight with Braniff before the CAA
as Braniff now operates from Dal-
las to San Antonio and has an ap-
plication pending for a San An-
tonio-Laredo leg. The CAA seldom
grants permission for paralleling
lines if the existing service is suf-
ficient to service the public.
Compania Mexlcana de Aviaclon.
Pan American’s subsidiary in Mex-
ico. also Is running survey flights
between Mexico City and Monter-
rey.
Monday the ministry of com-
munications at Mexico City assert-
ed that it would receive favorably
all applicaMons for establishment
of new commercial airlines In Mex-
ico.
There Is particular Interest offi-
cials added in developing addition-
al air routes between Mexico City
and other American nations par-
ticularly the United States.
G. C. L. Revenues
Rise $7735
Operating revenues of the Gulf
Coast Lines. Valley subsidiary of
the Missouri Pacific were $7735
higher last September than for the
same month Last year It was re-
ported Monday.
Total revenues for the month
were $951868. as conv nred to *944.-
133 in September. 1939. and *792-
771 for September. 1938.
Freight revenues for the month
were *847.764. as compared to $838-
459 in Sep'ember. 1939 and *688.782
In September. 1938.
Passenerr revenues for the
month were *40326. as compared
with $39353 for September. 1939
and *42.335 In September 1938.
Almazan Says Army
Will Back Him Up
NEW YORK—<*— General Juan
Andreu AlmarAn declares he will
take office a« president of Mexico
Dec. 1 and that the army “will
bark me up"
In a statement made public in
New York and Baltimore Sundav
night. AlmazAn asserted he would
have the “unanimous support of all
the people” General Avila Cama-
cho. his opponent in the July 7
election has been declared elected
president.
City Briefs
Weak tvn of children are streng-
thened bv Dickey’s old Reliable
Eve Water.—Adv. <«).
It still is an offense to eat a
dinner of more than two courses
In England under an old law.
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Today's Markets
Markett at Glance \
NEW YORK
Stocks—Irregular; Hat steadies
alter early unsettlement.
Bonds — Mixed; Italian issues
slip.
Foreign exchange—Narrow; Can-
adian Dollar down.
Cotton—Quiet; New Orleans and
spot house selling.
Sugar—Mixed; trade buying ab-
sorbs hedging.
Metals— Steady; steel production
at record peak-
Wool tops—Improved; trade cov-
ering. •
CHICAOO
Wheat— Higher; consuming in-
terests buying.
Com—About steady; early loss
recovered.
Cattle—Steady to lower; large
receipts.
Hogs—10-15 down; large receipts
weak dressed market.
New York Stockt
NEW YORK —UF) — An early
downward drift in Mondays stock
market lost momentum after mid-
day and initial declines running to
a point or more for leaders were
reduced or cancelled in many cases
at the close.
A slight touch of depression in
the forenoon was attributed part-
ly to the overseas news involving
extension of the European war to
Greece and fears of upsetting
repercussions elsewhere in the
Mediterranean.
Foreign dispatches brokers said
helped offset to some extent the
more hopeful view of Wall Street
anent business and politics. Earn-
ings reports and dividends *rere
cheering but even these had to
vie with persistent tax doubts.
Transfers were around 500000
shares.
U. S Steel. Bethlehem. Repub-
lic and Youngstown Sheet stiffened
when the American Iron <fc Steel
Institute estimated this week's mill
operations up 8 of a point at 95.7
per cent of capacity another new
top since the organization began
publication of hte figure in 1933.
Strength came into Sears Roe-
buck as the concern's directors
voted an extra dividend of $125 a
share in addition to the regular
quarterly payment of 75 cents.
Allied Chemical was a weak spot
on a small turnover. Tilting lower
the greater part of the dav were
Westtnghouse. Oeneral Electric. Du
Pont. Western Union. General
Motors Douglas Aircraft Kenne-
cott. American Smelting and North
American.
Bonds and commodities were ir-
regular.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST
By The Associated Press
Trade in 100 High Low Close
A1 ChmADye 9 168 167 167%
Am Can 6 95% 84% 85%
Am MAFdy 2 13% 13% 13%
Am Roll Mill 19 13% 13% 13%
Am SmeltAR 9 42% 42% 42%
Am TelATel 7 164% 163% 163%
Am Woolen 7 9% 9 9%
Anaconda 36 23% 23% 23%
Atch TASF 8 17 16% 16%
Aviation Corp 13 4% 4% 4%
Barnsdall Oil 22 9 7% 9
Bendix Avlat 18 31% 30% 31%
Beth Steel 53 83% 83% 83%
Borden Co 12 19% 19% 19%
Budd Wheel 20 6 % 6% 6%
Cl han Z Lead 1 1% 1% 1%
Case JI Co 1 55 55 55
C-Teed Prod 3 5 4% 4%
Chrysler Corp 32 81% 80% 81%
Colrm GAE1 37 6 5% 6
Consol OH 23 5% 5% 5%
Cont Can 6 38% 38 38
Cont Oil Del 4 18% 18% 18%
Corn Prods 13 43% 43 43
Curtiss Wri 16 7% 7% 7%
Douglas Aire 11 85 84 f*4%
El PowALt 20 6 5% 6
Freeport Sulph 8 34% 33% 34%
Gen Elec 64 34% 34% 34% i
Gen Foods 54 50% 50 50%
Gen Motors 54 50 % 50 50%
Goodrich PF 12 13% 13% 13%
Goodvr TAR 39 18% 17% 18
Gt Nor Ry Pf 26 28% 27% 28
Greyhound Crp 4 12 11% 12
Hudson Mot 6 4% 4% 4%
Hupp Mot 30 % % %
Int Harvest 8 49% 48% 49%
int Hvd El A 1 2% 2% 2%
Johns Many 5 68 67 % 67%
Kenne Cop 38 32% 32% 32%
Loews Inc 11 27 26% 26%
Lorillard P 6 19% 19% 19%
MarsL Field 4 15 15 15
Mid Cont Pet 2 13 12% 13
Mo Ken Tex 4 % % %
Mo.it Ward 43 39 % 39 39
Na*h Kelvin 20 5% 5% 5%
Nat Biscuit 18 18% 18% 18%
Nat. Dairy Pr 14 13% 12% 13
Nat PowALt 5 8% 8% 8%
Nor Amer Co 29 20% 19% 20%
Ohio Oil 6 6% 6 6
Par OasAFl 10 29 % 29 29
Packard Mot 30 3% 3 V 3%
Pan Am Air 15 16 15% 15%
Pnhndle PAR 8 H % %
Penney JC 4 90 89 % 89%
Penn RR 45 23% 23% 23%
Phelps Dodge 19 33% 33% 33%
Phillips Pel 27 7 % 6% 7%
Pure Oil 27 7 % 6% 7%
RCA 28 4% 4% 4%
Seaboard Oil 1 12% 12% 12%
Sears Roeb 28 79 78 78%
Shell Un Oil 10 9% 9% 9%
Simmons Co 4 18% 18% 18%
Soc Vacuum 48 8 7% 8
Southern Pac 41 8% 8% 8%
Stands Brands !48 7 6% 7
Stand Oil Cal 25 18 18 18
Stand Oil Ind 4 25 24% 25
Stand Oil NJ 27 34 33% 34
Stew Warn 6 7% 7% 7
StoneAWebs 8 8% 8% 8%
Stdbkr Corp 30 8% 8% 8%
Texes Corp 26 35% 34% 35%
Tex Olf Su'ph 6 34% 34% 34%
Tex Pac CAO 2 5% 5% 5%
Tid W«t A 011 10 9% 9% 9%
Tm.'AWst Air 2 18% 18% 18%
Un Carbide 21 75 74 74%
United Aire 5 39% 39% 39%
Un Carbon 1 52% 52% 52%
United Corp 35 2% 2 2%
Un Gas Imp 15 11% 11% 11%
U S Rubber 15 22 % 22% 22%
U S Steel 128 64 63% 63%
Walgreen Co 2 20% 20% 20%
Warner Bros 5 2% 2% 2%
West Un Tel 5 19% 19% 19%
West ElAMfg 8 107% 106% 107
White Mot 17 15% 15 15
Wilson ACo S 4% 4% 4%
Wonlw (FW> 33 34% 33% 34%
N. O. SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS—UP)—Boot COt-
ton closed steady 5 points lower.
Sales 1.870. Low middling 8 15; mid-
dling 9.40; good middling 9.85.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO —</fV- Stiffening its
resistance to profit taking and com-
mission house selling the wheat
market Monday staged a general
lecovery supported by dealers cov-
ering previous short sales and scat-
tered purchasing credited to con-
suming interests attracted by the
almost four cent setback since
Thursday. *
Net gains amounted to almost a
cent a bushel at times while the
upturn from early lows exceeded a
rent. A sharp reduction in the
domestic visible supply of 2.764.0000
bashels the past v rek reflected In-
creased purchasing of rommercially
held grain for processing.
Wheat closed *4-T» cent higher
than Saturday December 85‘*-‘;
May 83’i-S; com *4 lower to
higher. December OO'.-'j. May 61’*;
oats S-*4 higher.
N. O. FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS —<JP>— Hedge
relling and the beginning of hos-
tilities between Greece and Italy
depressed cotton ft tures here Mon-
day. Closing prices were steady. 4
points net lower.
Open High. Low Close
Dec 9 59 9 59 9 55 9 55-56
jjan 9.48B . 9 43B
Mch 9.57 9 57 9 53 9 52B
May 9.45 9 45 9 44 9 43B
Jlv 9 29 9 29 9.26 9 24B
Oct 8 783 ... 8 82B
TEXAS SPOT COTTON
DALLAS — (JPi — Cotton 9.01;
Houston 920; Galveston9 25.
Brazilians Trip
Here Cancelled
Armando de Arruda Pereira ol
Brazil international president ot
Rotary clubs has been taken ill and
will not make his scheduled trip to
Brownsville Nov. 7 according to
word received from Chicago by A
C. Hipr. local Rotary president.
A letter from the international
secretary at Chicago stated that
Mr. Pereira had been taken 111 at
Victoria. Canada and will rest
there a few days before going to
Chicago and then New York.
His illness has forced cancella-
tion of his trip to Latin America
which would have brought him to
Brownsville the letter said.
Mr. Pereira will sail from New
York to his home in Brazil.
JITTERY CITIZENS
KEEP POLICE BUSY
A dozen alleged prowlers one re-
ported to have been dressed entire-
ly in white a "peeping Tom" and a
variety of strange sounds and noises
( k<£* Brownsville police jumping
I over the week-end but the trail of
| the elusive nude burglar failed to
figure in the variety of calls.
At the home of Emilio M. An-
zuldua. 1117 S. E. Adams a prowlf*
reported to police as having been
dressed in white fled the scene of
an attempted burglary. Nothing
was taken.
Mrs. C. Jennings. 854 N. W. Fron-
ton reported a man tried to enter
her home. Numerous calls were an-
swered by police from persons who
heard ‘strange sounds.*' In one
case it was found that a pencil had
rolled off a kitchen shelf and
bounded around on the floor.
Three Plead Guilty
To Liquor Charges
Three pleaded guilty to charges
of possession of unstamped liquor
when arranged in Cameron county
court at law Monday before Judge
Bascom Cox.
Ramon Duenes was sentenced to
90 days In the county Jail. Juana
Rodriguez was fined $100 and court
costs. Silvestre Trevino was fined
$100 and cos’s.
NEW YORK—4 PI.
New York Fair Sets
Attendance Record
NEW YORK—<<P—To the click of
an all-time record gate the New
York world's fair has passed into
his’ory wearing a crown of si»rer-
lattves which marked it the king of
expositions.
A total of 537.952 customers Jam-
med its 1.216 acres as the curtain
came down Sunday sending the
two-year mark to 45.008 385 pail
admissions as compared with the
previous high of 38 626 546 attrac-
ted by the Chicago Century ol
Progress exposition in 1933-34.
School Bus Check
Begun In County
Inspection of all county school
busses was started this week by
state highway traffic officers it
was announced Monday by John
Barron county superintendent of
schools. About 45 buses in the coun-
ty will be inspected.
Six busses operated by the Rio
Hondo school district were ap-
proved by the state police last week
rad all found in excellent condi-
tion. Many of these are large
carrying up to 95 children. J. O.
Mustek was the inspector for the
Rio Hondo busses.
Kennedy Will Speak
Over Radio Tuesday
NEW YORK — — Joseph P.
Kennedy U. S. ambassador to
Great Britain said Monday he
would speak over a nationwide CBS
network Tuesday night at 9 p. m.
This was his only statement
Monday. He did not give the sub-
ject of his radio address.
Film Star to Wed
HOLLYWOOD Calif.—OP—Nan-
cy Torres. 22 Mexican film actress
announced to friends here that she
would be married Nov. 4. to Frank
Chester. 35. Hollywood fashion sty-
list.
The Pacific entrance to the Pan-
ama Canal u east of th« Atlantic
entrance.
«
FIVE HELD IN
CUSTOMS CASE
Arrests Are Made At
Harlingen
—
Five men. three of them said to
be aliens were being held in Cam-
eron county Jail Monday under
bonds totalling $2500 following pre-
liminary hearing 8unday before U.
S. Commissioner Carlos Watson
here on charges of receiving and
concealing smuggled merchandise.
Bonds set for the men were: Pe-
dro Oonzales. $500; Alberto Garza.
$700; Manuel Rodriguez. $300; Cle-
mente Cantu. $500; and Jose Tor-
res. $500.
Commissioner Wafson said Gon-
zales. Garza and Cantu are aliens.
Gonzales entered a plea of guilty
at the hearing while the other de-
fendants plead not guilty the com-
missioner said.
The men were arrested Friday
night when five federal officers
raided a house on the outskirts of
Harlingen near Fair Park and
z«tzed nine gallons of mescal and
five gallons of alcohol.
Officers said the men were en-
gaged in “cutting” the mescal when
they entered.
Complaints against the men were
filed by Customs Patrol Sergeant
John 8. Wolford and Border Pa-
trolman William A. Holt was chief
witness at the hearing. Accom-
panying Wolford and Holt on the
raid were Customs Patrol Inspec-
tors Edgar L. Hahn and Francis A.
Scott and Border Patrolman Sam-
uel Ruskln. all of Harlingen.
Steamer Cargoes
Assembled Here
Cargo was being assembled at
Port of Brownsville Monday for
three foreign-bound vessels schedul-
ed to load undisclosed cargoes Tor
unannounced destinations here next-
month. according to Port Director
F. W. Hofmokel.
The S. S. Arlzpa. first of the three
ships will arrive here on or about
Nov. 1. according to Philen Ship-
ping Co. agents.
She will be followed here by the
S. S Pan Royal and tne S. S Aza-
lea City later in the month. All are
owned bv the Waterman Steamship
Corp. They average between 4000
and 6 000 tons.
Arrival of the H. R. Mallory
scheduled here Monday has been
cancelled according to Philen Ship-
ping Co.
The Henrv M Dawes coastwise
tanker is due here Nov. 5. and the
S. 6 Ozark coastwise freighter
will be here Nov. 8. officials said.
COOP
(Continued from Page One.)
Tea company rnd It* buying sub-
sidiary. the Atlantic Commission
company.
United Leads Fight
This charge made by William
Clarfitt. executive vice president of
the United Fresh Fruit and Vege-
table association vas denied Mon-
day by Mr. Melden.
"This idea Is all wet" Mr. Melden
said. ••Tliis cooperative is strictly
independent end is not tied up with
the Atlantic and Pacific. We have
no contract with them.
"The majority of our group be-
long to the United association—
which is leading the fight against
the cooperative. I think the only
reason we are meeting opposition
irom the United is because the
project has not been explained fully.
"We do not intend to interfere
with anybody—ovr sole objective is
to promote a better means of dis-
| irtbution and find some way of
returning a little more of the pro-
duce dollar to the grower.”
Several grower* queried on the
proposition declined to comment
“xplnining that they were aware of
; the cooperative's formation but had
not yet studied it thoroughly.
Lora* Man Hit* Plan
Milton E. Wentz of Porter and
Wentz. Inc. of Brownsville said it
wm his opinion that the co-
operative inevitably would lead to
•he disappearance of the cash buy-
er.
• If all produce could be market-
ed under one head—and if that
head was honest—such cooperatives
might result In a better price to
the grower.' Mr. Wentz said.
“But if one cooperative Is form-
ed. and markets its produce through
one chain store other chain stores
will form their own cooperatives.
"This will result in the various
cooperatives competing with them-
selves. and in my opinion the
m-ower will wind up with nothing
for his end.
Cash Buyer to Suffer
Mr Wentz explained the grower
w.ll sell his produce to the chains
on consignment. The chains will
return to the grower anything over
ilie handling costs he said.
"The cash buyer who has his
money tied up. cannot afford to
cut his price below the chains.
They however having nothing at
stake can cut him clear out of the
market.’
Mr. Wenf* ridiculed the Idea that
the cooperative was the spontane-
ous action of a group of growers.
' He said it was his opinion the
project was the creation of the
Atlantic and Pacific Tea company.
Mexican Mine Chief
Held By Kidnapers
MEXICO CITY—/P— Negotia-
tions were reported still in progress
Monday with the abductors of J
W. Reid head of the El Cubo
silver mine who was kidnaped Sat-
urday in the state of Guanajuato.
This was Reid's second exper-
ience with Mexican kidnapers. In
1929. he had another mining man.
Henry B Hanson an American
were released after mor* than a
month as captives on payment of
a ransom.
Reid was believed here to be a
Canadian.
•
GREECE
(Continued from Page One.)
i __—
ain's great rock fortress of
Gibraltar.
It was widely believed that
Greece had appealed to Turkey Tor
military assistance to combat the
Italian invasion which followed a
three-hour ultimatum served on
Greece's Premier-Dictator John Me-
taxas in the night.
“Peace Offensive*’ Due
The authoritative British Press
Association coincidentally hinted
that with the move against
Greece. Germany and Italy may
conduct another peace offensive"
adding:
"If and when Hitler throws out
feelers of peace and they are scorn-
fully rejected then Britain will be
blamed again for extending and
continuing the war."
Navy Speeds to Aid
Strong battle forces of the Brit-
ish Mediterranean fleet were re-
ported speeding to the aid df the
beleaguered little Grecian kingdom
which declared war on Italy short-
ly after dawn and threw an es-
timated 100.000 troops against an
invading army of 200000 Italians
along the Greek-Albanlan frontier.
The Greek radio reported "British
forces are even now at hand.
Lxrltrirrnt swept through the
streets of Athens immediately
after the announcement that the
nation was at war. Crowds sack-
ed the offices of the Italian
steamship and air lines and
police swtltly jailed all Italians
and Germans in the country.
Two Italian bombers were re-
1 ported shot down and fierce fight-
ing was reported on the frontier.
Premier Metaxas talked with
President Ismct Inonu of Turkey
for 15 minutes by long-distance te-
lephone apparently urging Turkey
to rush assistance.
In Sofia King Boris told his
parliament that Bulgaria “will
continue by all means to preservF
peace and defend her vital inter-
ests.”
Both King C.eorge VI and
Prime Minister Winston Church-
ill promised Greece every possible
hrlp In the struggle in personal
messages to King George II of
Greece it was announced in
London.
British warships were reported
to have enraged Italian naval
units In a stiff battle off Corfu.
Ionian island Just opposite the
Juncture of the Albanian and
Greek frontiers and to have oc-
cupied a small island with an air-
drome nearby.
Landing Parties at Crete
Crete reported being occupied by
landing parties from other British
warships lies in the eastern Medi-
terranean southeast of the Greek
mainland.
Still other reports these from
reliable neutral sources and not
officially confirmed said Turkish
troops responding to Greek's
call for help were marching Into
Thrace and eastern Greece.
Six Air Raid Alarms
By early afternoon Athens had
six air raid alarms and Italian
bombers had passed mer the an-
cient capital four times but no
bombs were dropped here.
The Athens airport. 12 miles
away and the port. Piraeus about 4
miles from the city were raided
however. The Greeks said one
hangar was damaged slightly. Port
Tacilities and buildings also were
damaged by 15 planes at Patras
another port with 4 killed and 17
injured.
Greeks Enthusiastic
While Athens' anti-aircraft guns
barked spasmodically the people of
the capital marched either to the
front or in enthusiastic parades
in the streets.
From early mornlnjg. a constant
stream of trucks loaded with newly
mobilized troops wound down the
avenues and careened around cor-
ners. heading north.
The men called up under general
mobilization orders are all between
the ages of 20 and 43.
King George II railed on hla
nation to "fight for its hearths to
linal victory'' and drrlared “we
have been compelled to go to
war against an Italy coveting
Greece's independence.**
The king's message came only a
Tew minutes after Premier-Dicta-
tor John Metaxas flatly rejected
the demands of a three-hour Ita-
lian ultimatum expiring at 6 a. m.
ilO p. m. CST> Sunday.
Air Raid Alarm
An hour later Athena had its
first air raid alarm.
The city's anti-aircraft batteries
began firing from their positions
atop Lycabettus Hill when planes
were sighted for the first time at
10 a. m. No bombs were dropped.
Look for British Aid
Greece looked to Britain—and
perhaps to Turkey—for aid.
A British treaty of 1939 pro-
mised Greece "all possible sup-
port" If her Independence were
threatened. Turkey has been un-
derstood recently to feel that
anv armed push across Greece
would be a direct menace.
‘London reported that Greece
appealed for help as soon as her
border was crossed and authorita-
tive sources predicted ' all advisable
aid” would be rushed.
British in Belgrade Indicat-
ed battle units of the British
Eastern Mediterranean fleet al-
ready were steaming into action.**
Almost as soon as £he Italiar
ultimatum was handed to Metaxas
giving him a scant three hours foi
the decision which meant war oi
unresisting occupation. Tull mobil-
ization of Greek manpower was or-
dered.
Army of 100.000
Her army already was estimated
as upwards of 100.000 because class
after class had been called to th«
colors in the past several months as
Axis threats have increased and
war clouds hav« darkened ovei
the Balkans.
The Greek premier was with hli
cabinet in emergency session for
two and a half hours before th«
ultimatum expired and officials
said at that time that disposition
of the army for Greek defense al-
ready bad bees sada.
MAN IS SLAIN
AT LOS INDIOS
Jose Canales Victim;
Throat Slashed
" •
Two are being held for investiga-
tion and additional arrests were ex-
ll-ected Monday in connection with
the killing of Jose Canales. 40. near
Los Indios Saturday night accord*
tng to Bob Smith deputy sheriff
workin* on the murder.
Canales met death at the hands
ol an unknown assailant. His
throat was cut with a knife. Four
arrests were mrde Saturday night
for Investigation two being released
Sunday. Held for additional inves*
♦igation are two other Los Indios
men.
Officers said two shots were fired
in a ficht prior to the killing but
guns or bullets had not been found
Monday. •
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VALLEY
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pushing through legislation hav-
ing to do with the development of
our waterways.
Incidentally this was Mr.
Mansfield's first visit to the Val-
ley in many years.
He was especially interested in
seeing the ports at Port Isabel
at Brownsville the international
airport at Brownsville.
• • •
AT BROWNSVILLE HE TOOK
an especial delight In what
he saw at the turning basin.
There were signs on every hand
that his judgment in supporting
this waterway to the sea had been
sustained by what has happened
1 since the port was opened.
He saw stacks of metal. In an
open storage place in the ware-
houses. stacked up ready for
i transfer to ships.
He saw 111.000.000 worth of this
metal going through the Port of
Brownsville in bond.
He was told there had been as
: much as $18000000 worth of it
in the same storage And that
more was destined to come
through.
He saw no ships. It is true But
ships were due the following day
and the day thereafter.
• • •
IF THE INTERCOASTAL CA-
nal Association is disting-
uished for any one thing other
than its success it is the continu-
ity of individual effort that has
always been behind it.
As Sid Kring. former manager
of the Harlingen Chamber of
Commerce told the delegates:
"These men have been an in-
spiration to the younger men of
South Texas'*
He was talking of Clarence S.
E. Holland the Houston banker
of Rov Miller the silver-haired
silver-tongued power house of
Houston and Corpus Christl of
John H. Shary. who has headed
the latest movement initiated in
the Valley.
Mr. Holland Is life-time presi-
dent of the Intracoastal Canal
Association of Texas.
Thirty-five years ago—In 1905
—while living at Victoria he
dreamed of this intercoastal canal
for Texas and Louisiana.
He worked for it then he has
worked for it ever since year in
and year out.
Roy Miller ther. a young news-
paperman saw it. too. He became
associated with the movement
and has been associated with the
movement ever since.
I • • •
"JTIESE MEN MAY BE WELL
along in years. But they can
show young men things when it
comes to the matter of energy
and spirit in the public welfare
Not often is it given to a man
to live so long as to witness the
success of a giant undertaking
after thirty-five wars.
These men have stuck to it.
They have stayed with the canal
project.
They have seen their recom-
1 mendations turned down again
ar.d again
Everv turn down has only serv-
ed t make them more and more
determined
What they starred out to do
thirty-five years ago is already
assured to Corpus Christ!. A 100-
foot-vide. nine-foot deep bare*
canal from the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi to Corpus Christl. It will
V completed to Corpus Christ!
about next July.
Now they are determined to see
it through to the mouth of the
Rio Grande the orieinrl objec-
tive. now modified to Port Isabel
and Erownsvllle.
• • •
AND EVEN WHEN THE CANAL
route is completed their
ambitions will still be unsatisfied
They want it more than 100
feet wide so that barges can more
easily pass each other.
And they want it twelve feet
deep Three mor feet than the
original program means that the
water can carry heavier cargoes.
Heavier cargoes rrran less over-
head Cheaper transportation.
12 Vacancies Open
In Army Air Corps
There are still 12 vacancies In
the Army Air Corps headquarters
detachment at Brooks Field. San
Antonio Sgt E J. Volkmann. re-
cruiting officer at Fort Brown
said Monday.
Valley men between the ages of
18 and 3.5 who have either a high
school education or a Journey-
man's certificate in a mechanical
trade are eligible the sergeant said.
New Jap Ambassador
Arrives In Moscow
MOSCOW—— Yoshltsugu Tn-
tekawa new Japanese ambassadoi
to Moscow presented hla creden-
tials Monday to Michael Kalinin
president of the presidum of th<
i Supreme Soviet council.
I
Rotarians To
Honor Gilliam
local Rotary officer* will go to
San Benito Monday night to attend
a meeting the Rotary club there
honoring George W. Gilliam < above.)
district governor for the 129th dis-
trict. Rotary International who is
malting an extended trip through
the Valley.
Arthur C. Hipp. president of the
local club; P. W. Hirst vice presi-
dent; Lew Palmer aecretary and
*
George \V. Gilliam
Bernle Kowalski past president
will attend the Ban Benito meeting.
Mr. Gilliam will come here Wed-
nesday to confer with Mr. Hipp
Mr. Palmer and other local officers
it 10 a. m.. after which he will be
ejrincipal speaker at the regular
noon luncheon of the club.
Following the luncheon program
he will call a general assembly of
club members.
Friday. Mr. Gilliam will speak at
the Harlingen Rotary club meeting
Court Upholds
Labor Subpoena
WASHINGTON —</*V- The su-
preme court refused Monday to in-
terfere wlih a circuit court dect-
non holding that the federal wage-
hour administrate'- could subpoena
records from employers.
The court turned down a request
by Montgomery Ward it Co„ Inc*
»c review a ruling that records
could be required even though there
was no reasonable cause to believe
That th« wage-hour act was being
uolated.
Denial of a review left In effect
the decision by the seventh fed-
eral circuit court.
Before adjourning for two weeks
the supreme court also denied a
petition by the Norfolk. Va. school
board f^r a review of a circuit
court decision holding that Negro
I public school teachers were en-
titled to the same compensation as
white Teachers equally qualified.
■ .
Barnum Prepares
To Defend Title
“Long John” Barnum. hard-hit-
ting Edinburg golfer is warming
up for defense of his Mexican
Amateur championship beginning
i Thursday in Mexico City.
Barnum. who has held the Val-
ley amateur title on several occa-
sions. blossomed Into one of the
states leading amateurs within
the last three years.
Fred Perry and Ellsworth Vines
tennis stars and good golfers also
began warming up at Mexico City
Monday to participate in the tour-
nament. Other entries will include
Chick Evans veteran U. S. ama-
teur: Spec Stewart southwestern
U. S. champion.
Najera Goes North
Dr. Francisco Najera. Mexican
ambassador to the United States
changed planes at Brownsville air-
port late Sunday afternoon on his
way from Mexico City to Wash-
ington D. C.
Dr. Najera arrived by Pan Am-
erican Airways at 4:30 p. m. and
leTt on the Eastern Airlines' Sil-
versleeper ’ at 6:10 p. m.
Eight rainbows have been seen
at one time. 1
ACE’S FAMILY
MAY BE HER^
Mrs. Rickenba c k e r
Sons Expected
Capt. Eddie Rlckenbacker. of New
York City president of the Eastern
Airlines and famed American
World War ace. may send hts fam-
ily to live in Browns villa for the
winter.
Col. W. E. Talbot vice president
and general manager of the Browns-
ville Chamber of Commerce has re-
ceived a communication from Mr.
Rlckenbacker asking the chamber
of commerce to find suitable ac-
commodations here lor his wile and
several sons.
Local arrangements have been
made and Capt. Rlckenbacker haa
been notified. Col. Talbot said.
Capt. Rlckenbacker was a famous
racing driver in the early days of
the automobile and was on ace with
the A. E. F. air forces during th#
World War. He was also one of tha g
pioneers of aviation. 8
Last summer approximately 50
employes of Eastern Airlines visited
here during their vacations CoL
Talbot stated.
PARLEY
(Continued from Page One.)
of the Fascist march on Rome
which put II Duce In power in
Italy.
Exchange Salute*
Mussolini’s train arrived In Flor-
ence about 10:40 a. m. Hitler's train
arrived about 20 minutes later.
As soon as the fuehrer stepped
irom the tram he and Mussolini
exc hanged salutes and handshakes
reviewed an hono- guard on tha
platform and then passed through
the royal waiting room to a square
in front of the station where a
crowd had assembled to cheer them.
BETS v
(Continued from Page One.)
rcheduled games from little known
schools to nationally prominent
universities and the buyers pay 23
cents to a dollar to predict the
winners.
If the customer guesses 4 out of
4 winners he Is paid 8 for 1; 3 out
of 5 gets IS to 1; six winners out #
of 6 pays 30 to 1 and all 7 gives 60
to 1. The racket gets the ties un-
less the customer indicates a tie
on his card.
However every card has gamea
scheduled certain to upset the best
guessing of any limb-sitter. All
have matches of nationally known
teams but also contain several
ga.nes by the gridiron hams on the
kerosene circuits the results of
which are sure to knock the cus-
tomers batting average Into the
lower brackets.
Kleins action In warning of
impending arrests follows a similar
i'Otice marie last week by Tom
Hartley district attorney of Hidalgo
county where the cards also have
made their appearance.
DRAFT '
(Continued from Page One.)
an hour. From start to finish the
lottery Is expected to require ft
minimum of 12 hours.
With few exceptions local drafl^
boftrds we-e believed to have fin-
ished the Job of shuffling num-
bering and posting the serial
numbers of almost 17 000 000 reg-
istration cards.
Pope Proclaims Day
Of Prayer On Nov. 2
VATICAN CITY—'/P—Pope Plus
XII Mondar proclaimed Not. 2 a
day of "holy masses and public
prayer to be offered throughout the
world for the present needs of hu-
man society."
Complete optical service
Fine sun glasses magnifiers etc.
R. L. LACKNER <
JEWELER - OPTOMETRIST '
111* Elisabeth Phone 644
Brownsville
n
THESE SERVICES WILL HELP YOU k
HAVE A HAPPIER VACATION
SAFE DEPOSIT PROTECTION
For a very moderate cost you can rent one
of our Safe Deposit Boxes. Your personal
property—jewelry important papers sec-
urities—will then have the protection of
our strong bank vault. With this econo-
mical protection there will be no need to
worry about the safety of the valuables
; you leave behind.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK 1
AT BROWNSVILLE 1
BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS j
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation J
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