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THE PHARR PRESS, PHARR (HIDALGO COUNTY), TEXAS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1967
Report on State
Legion Convention
William G. Nami, of Cuero,
Texas, was elected Commander
of the American Legion, Depart-
ment of Texas, in Dallas, Texas,
on July 30, amid thunderous ap-
plause and unanimous approval,
.followed by a standing ovation
.in the Crystal Ball Room of the
Baker Hotel.
Following a moving acceptance
•speech, Commander Nami was
.sworn into office by Immediate
Past Department Commander
Jack W. Flynt, who then placed
the Commanders’ pin on his
lapel.
Patsy L. Palmquist of Pharr,
was elected president of the
Texas American Legion Press
Association. Jerry Schuller, of
McAllen, will take office as
secretary-treasurer, and, Mrs.
Pauline Screws of Pharr assist-
ant sec.-treas.
Lovely Miss Carol Cutbirth
edged out a win over nineteen
Texas beauties for the title of
Miss American Legion, 1967. Run-
ners up were Miss Virginia Ann
Chase, McAllen Post 37, Miss
Judy Peeples, Mesquite Post 504,
with Miss Patricia Braunig,
Pharr Post 101 and Miss Donna
Raley, Galena Park Post 499 ty-
ing for third and fourth place.
In an exciting verbal battle on
the convention floor, McAllen
Post 37 delegates persuaded over
2000 delegates to bring the 1969
Department Convention to Mc-
Allen. Leading the delegation
was Commander Jack De Forest,
assisted by Jerry Schuller, and
Legionnaires of the Pharr Post
101.
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FROM
PHARR MEMORIAL
LIBRARY
By
Mrs. Ruby Fleming
PADRE ISLAND, Treasure
Kingdom of The World, by Wil-
liam Mahan is one of the few
works where one finds that
unique balance between historical
accuracy and the rip-roaring
drama of true life adventure.
There is the study of the early
inhabitants of Padre, the study
of the white man and the changes
he effected in the.land. It is the
story of such men as, Pineda,
Narvaez, Cabeza de Vaca, the
story of the treasure fleets of the
“Spanish Main”, the pirates, in-
cluding that of Frey Marcos de
Mena whose ship was wrecked
in 1553. There is also the story
of buried treasures, some of it
possibly in galleons long covered
with the sand dunes. Many early
maps as well as pictures of the
area are included.
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In the book, ACQUAINTANCES,
Arnold J. Toynbee has written
concerning 24 people who made
a distinct impression on him and
who have played an important
role in the making of history.
Some of the characters included
are T. E. Lawrence, Nehru,
Smuts and even Hitler, all of
whom Toynbee met under inter-
esting circumstances which are
vividly related in an entertaining
manner. Dr. Toynbee is a noted
professor and historian, having
served as Director of Studies at
The Royal Institute of Inter-
naional Affairs and as Research
Professor of International His-
tory at the University of London.
In 1952 a messenger boy of
the New York Chase National
Bank mailed 119 letters, eacnH
containing a check, there-by
disbursing the estate of a quiet,
retiring woman who died in
1916, the richest and most detest-
ed woman in America. THE DAY
THEY SHOOK THE PLUM
TREE, by Arthur J. Lewis, is
the story of Hetty Green whose
fortune accumulated through for-
gery, perjury, penury, ruthless-
ness and . financial genius had
reached the fabulous value of
over $100,000,000. Mrs. Green’s
life is a strange one but adds a
fascinating chapter to Americana.
* * *
Paco and his little dog Paquita
contributed to the tuba fund as
well as every one else in the
small Mexican village and each
awaited its arrival with anxiety.
The book THE NEW TUBA by
Edward Tripp, is the story of
Paco, of a warm family relation-
ship. Mama’s kindly wit and un-
derstanding, Papa’s dignity and
deep love make the rich human
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Officers Installed
In 40 & 8 Saturday
The new officers of the Hidal-
go County Voiture 1077 of the
40 & 8 were installed at a ladies
night barbecue Saturday, Aug.
5th, at the home of Sam Drami-
sino, West Polk St.
New officers are J. J. (Frenchy)
Poinbouef, Weslaco, Uhef de
Gare; Jerry Schuller, McAllen,
Chef de Train; Frank Tagle,
Pharr, Sous Chef de Train; Willis
Younkin, Alamo, commissaire in-
tendent; Roger T. Palmquist,
Pharr, conducteur; Richard Alvar-
ado, Pharr garde de la porte; Noe
de la Cruz, Donna, lampiste; Nor-
man Bluhm, San Juan, commis
voyageur; Jack De Forrest, Mc-
Allen, aumonier; Dr. George Div-
er, Elsa, medicin; James Stice,
Harlingen, advocat.
Cheminot are James S. Bates,
Edinburg; Coy Hensley, Mission,
Adam Medvecky, Pharr, George
Radosevich, Donna, E. D. Ford,
Weslaco, Donald Salmon, Mer-
cedes; Hubert Rabe, Elsa; Dwight
Cilley, Alamo and J. J. Cantu, Mc-
Allen.
Outgoing Chef de Gare is Roger
Palmquist, Pharr.
Installing officer was Bolton
Hyde of McAllen, past grand Chef
de Gare of the State of Texas
Grand Voiture.
Voiture 1077 won the member-
ship trophy in the state competi-
tion. The beautiful trophy was
presented at the state convention,
in Dallas. Palmquist said winning
this trophy was a great achieve-
ment as the Hidalgo Voiture won
over the large Voitures in Dallas,
Houston and San Antonio.
American Legion commanders
who exceeded their quotas were
given awards. These were Donna,
Edcouch-Elsa, McAllen, Edinburg
and Pharr.
J. M. SUDBURYS, JR. HERE
FOR FEW DAYS VISIT
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sudbury,
Jr., and two children, Jimmy and
Scotty, of St. Peters, Missouri,
were here this week for a few
days visit with friends and to go
to Mexico.
He “grew up” in Pharr, is a
graduate of PSJA, and San Juan,
and is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Sudbury, now of Green-
field, Tennessee.
Since leaving Pharr In 1957; he
has spent time in the Army and
was stationed in Alaska and has
been in many parts of the Uni-
ted States. He is employed at the
McDonald Douglas Aircraft Corp.
at St. Louis, which has some 40,-
000 employees. They are the
builders of the Gemini and many
types of aircraft, y-
Poet’s Corner
SAVE YOUR MONEY, BUB
By J. L. LLOYD, Pharr, Tex.
Why don’t you save up your
money
While the stuff is coming in?
Then, you too, can furnish honey
For the poor, like you’d have
been.
You could buy your own
Ex-laxes,
Have a bit of dough to lend,
And be able to pay taxes,
For the socialists to spend.
What a sweet incentive that is!
Oh, of course you’d love ’the
plan;
Just about as sweet as “Rat” is.
Saving for the other man.
Sure, he’s black or brown or
yellow,
What do you care what’s his
hue?
Y'ou’d be happy for the fellow,
Then, perhaps, he’d not hate
you.
When the end draws near you j
will wish that you had a lot of
the time that you.have wasted.
Chief Government economic
adviser, Gardner Ackley, has
warned the nation and business,
offering two alternatives: blan-
ket control by Government of
all wages and prices in the econ-
omy, or self-imposed, volun-
tary controls. “Some firms be-
cause of their size and impor-
tance have more responsibility
than others,”
warns Ack-
ley, “because
they have
more power
to affect the
public inter-
est.”
* * *.
Ackley
failed to
mention,
however, that C. W. Harder
the economy would be greatly
strengthened if Government
resolved to spend less, thus de-
flating ballooning inflation, and
stemming the lava-flow of def-
icit spending, which would curb
easy money and escalating
prices.
* * *
Dangers of such Government
control are outlined by econo-
mist-columnist, Lawrence Fer-
tig: “ . . . Ackley proposes a
rule by men (Government offi-
cials), not rule by law, which
applies to everyone equally in
the economic sphere.” Fertig
warns also of a “liquidity crisis”
which occurs when banks and
capital markets must severely
restrict ready-cash demands of
borrowers.
* * *
“Treasury officials estimate
they will have to raise S12 bil-
lion in cash the last six months
this year. When demands of this
magnitude are made by the
Treasury in wartime, the Fed
will use its powers to prevent
financial crisis, making condi-
tions favorable for the financial
© National Federation of Independent Business
community, especially commer-
cial banks, to buy government
bonds. The Fed will increase
holding of Federal debt, and be
the basis of an expanding mon-
ey supply. Thus, once again the
Federal Government and its
agencies will resort to mone-
tary inflation. Enough dollars
will be made available to pro-
vide the Government with the
money it needs, and at the same
time encourage industry to pro-
duce at top rate.”
* * *
With Washington’s insistence
upon juggling sky-rocketing
war costs with expensive Great
Society programs, the Adminis-
tration will have further woven
the nation into a Penelope’s
web of endless expense and
dollar devaluation. Vietnam
war costs have burst any pre-
vious budget barriers and
Treasury Secretary Fowler ap-
pears at a loss to know how
much more money will be
poured into Vietnam, for how
long, or at what deficit
* * *
Meanwhile, creditor nations
are taking over U.S. gold stock,
the legal reserve that backs the
value of the dollar, and the
country declining in world fin-
ance leadership.
* * *
Government talks of tax in-
creases can only further de-
prive the public, already short-
changed by inflation, and could
trigger recession. In the words
of the Wall St. Journal: “The
nation could quite easily have
recession and large-scale infla-
tion at the same time.”
* * *
Mounting deficits and bal-
looning inflation revives the
threat of direct Governmental
price and wage control as New
Economics theories employed
by the Administration prove
consistently unworkable.
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Glover, Lloyd H. The Pharr Press (Pharr, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1967, newspaper, August 10, 1967; Pharr, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth714978/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Pharr Memorial Library.