The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 21, 1928 Page: 1 of 12
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TWENTY-SECOND YEAH
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, NOV. 21, 1928
NUMBER 11
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK SHOW HUGE SUCCESS
South Texas Chamber Urges
College Expansion Program
E. W. Seale of Robstown Makes Javelinas Play Sani
Strong Plea for Local Institu-
tion—Kingsville Resolution
Passed Unanimously
Killam Elected President—Erard Heads Secre-
taries—Thirty Kingsvillians at Meet—
Corpus Gets Next Convention
Thirty delegates from Kingsville attended the Second Annual
Convention of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce, held at
Laredo on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 19 and 20, and, with all the
enthusiasm characteristic of the Commercial Club boosters of old,
carried the College Expansion Program of the South Texas organ-
Houston Bearkats
Here Saturday
Coach Smith’s Javelinas will take
the field Saturday afternoon at 3
o’clock against the strongest opposi-
tion to be found in the teachers col-
leges. Coach Jones of the Bearkats
is bringing a team of veterans to
Kingsville, and one that lias been
keyed to the highest degree. Coach
Smith received a part of his football
experience at Sam Houston and is a
Mrs. Dave Elder
Passes to Her
Final Reward
Mrs. Dave Elder, for sixteen years
a resident of Kingsville, was called
by death at 4 o’clock last Monday
afternoon, November ID, the end com-
ing as the result of a paralytic stroke
of only a few hours duration.
Mrs. Elder was horn Margaret
Jamieson, in Victoria County, Texas,
on November 6, 1886. She was unit
ed in marriage with Dave Elder on
personal friend of their coach, besides | October 20, 1007, and of the union
having been high school coach of a
number of the present Bearkats. The
feeling of friendly rivalry is very
acute, and everything will he spent
DISPLAY OP FINE JERSEY S, POULTRY AND
SWINE ATTRACTS LARGE CROWDS
MOPAC RANI) FURNISHES MUSIC
NUECES COUNTY GETS GRAND
CHAMPION REGISTERED COW
Parade of Winning \nimals and Judging Dem-
onstration on Kleberg Avenue Novel Fea-
ture — Judge Finds Vast Improvement
Over Last Year — Distinguished
Speakers on Night Programs
ization to the individual delegates from every city and town in would 'gi vToitLr ’ *
the district, by personal contact, to reinforce the masterly ad-
dress in which E. W. Seale, superintendent of Robstown schools,
laid before the convention :n its Tuesday morning session the
immediate need for a complete consummation of those plans dur-
ing the session of the 41st Legislature.
Mr. Seale cited the discrimination
against South Texas in the matter of
placing facilities for technical educa-
tion as ho urged all loyal citizens of
that section to use every legitimate
influence to bring about the immedi-
ate broadening of the scope of useful-
ness of the local institution by adding
a "Tech” building to its plant.
In addition to the factor of econo-
my involved through the established
administration facilities of the Col-
lege, the speaker pointed ou that at
Kingsville and in its environs are to
he found “technological laboratories
that could not he bought—prepared
by men and by nature”—the use of
which is available to the future
student of the "Tech.”
Enumerating these, the speaker
listed the railroad shops, cotton mill,
citrus fruit orchards, the greatest
cotton producing country in the world
the greatest Jersey herds in America,
a dairy and creamery at the doors of
the College, gas and oil fields all
about us, and sulphur deposits near-
by.
Mr. Seale’s forceful address held the
rapt attention of Ills hearers, despite
the fact that it was necessarily bur-
dened with statistics, and his closing
appeal for a united South Texas in
the development of its educational
program was cheered to the echo.
As a result of his address, coupled
with the excellent work of local del-
egates and their friends, the following
resolution was passed by unanimous
vote by the hoard of directors of the
Chamber:
“Whereas, The State of Texas, in
her wisdom and magnificence, is build-
ing a system of education that will
provide the right kind of education
for all the people: and,
“Whereas, She has established and
maintains great colleges for techno-
logical training in every section of the
State except South Texas: and,
“Whereas, p his open
Dick McLaughlin
Called by Death
Last Friday and Saturday, favored by ideal fall weather, the
Second Annual Dairy and Livestock Show, sponsored by the Kle-
was born one daughter. Arliue. i berg County Dairy and Livestock Association and the Commer-
8,1,08 coming totllis <• i,y in 191“’ | cial Club, exhibited the largest and finest herds of registered and
‘ 1 grade Jerseys, the best pens of poultry and of swine, ever shown
in this section of the State, and to interested crowds that were
composed of merchants, bankers, professional men and all classes
of townpeople, as well as farmers from this and adjacent counties.
Men who are national figures in the dairy world were among
the visitors who followed every judging and tho accompanying
lectures, and who attended the short courses held at the College
auditorium on Friday and Saturday evenings. Notable among
trudiH church of this city, and was|these visitors were Hugh G. Van Pelt, founder of the Waterloo
ever active in its social and charitable (lOWa) Jersey Cattle Congress; D. H. Simons, representing the
Mrs. Elder has formed a large
cle of friends to whom she had en-
deared herself by her practice of
Christian virtues, and by the spirit
of neighborly kindness that marked
her relations with all with whom she
came in contact. Sue was a devout,
member of the Catholic Church, and
a communicant of the Santa Ger-
a very keen satis
faction.
Something of the power or the op-
ponents of the Javelinas may he as-
certained from the fact that they won
easily over St. Marys, Commerce, San
Marcos. Every year the Bearkats
are runners up in the T. I. A. A., and _ ^ __________
this year is no exception. Their start-1 actlvitie8, sl"‘ Wi,H a,ft° SU1 lutivp American Jersey Cattle Club; Ed C. Lasater of Falfurrias and
ing lineup will include Coe, probable i m®mber of the local Woodmen ( irele,
all T. 1. A. A. half hack and one of the I where h,’r efforts were credited With
best ball carriers in small colleges, a l‘u'Ro measuro of the strength of the
Word was received by Kingsville
friends Monday morning that Dick
McLaughln of Houston, formerly of
this place, passed away at a late hour
Sunday night. Death came as the
result of -an operation which was per-
formed on Friday of last week.
Funeral services and burial took
place in Houston on Tuesday morn-
ing.
The young man, who worked in the
mechanical superintendent’s depart-
ment during the six years of his resi-
dence in Kingsville, was transferred
to Houston in February, 1926. Since
that time he has been employed by
the MoPac Lines In that city.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by his father and a brother.
as well as a punter and passer of
proven ability. Among other stars
of the Bearkats is Captain Hardy,
end. This hoy is one of the best
wing men in the Conference, and is a
threat at receiving passes as well as
one of the best of defensive players.
These hoys are the mainstays of a
team that will tax the Javelinas to
Kingsville Lodge, and her sudden
death brings a great burden of grief
to those who were closely associated
with her In her church and fraternal
work, that is shared by the entire
community.
Besides the daughter, there are sur
viving her the husband, Dave Elder,
a sister, Mrs. Elmer Bince of Hous-
A. L. Darnell, professor of dairy husbandry at the Texas A. & M.
College,^ the latter being judge of the Jersey Cattle department
of the Fair, as well as delivering short course lectures.
Dick Kleberg Makes Opening Address
Plato Ward P. T. A.
Father’s Ni^ht
Booster Club No. 1
Holds Meeting
the utmost to win over, despite the! ton; and two brothers, J .Land Dewey
fact that they put up a beautiful ex- Jamieson, both of Houston,
hibition on Nov. 12th against Stephen ! Th? remains were taken to the old
F. Austin. I family home in Victoria for burial,
The wide gap left in the hog line
by the absence of Whitten will he the
chief worry of Coach Smith, and it
is likely that he will endeavor to fill
It with Morris for Capt. II. Smith,
who has alternated at that position,
will he greatly needed in the hack-
field. The remainder of the starting
lineup will in all probability he the
(Continued on page 12)
1 the funeral services being conducted
from the Catholic Church in that city
Tuesday afternoon.
Besides members of the inynediute
family, those going from this city to
attend the funeral of their friend and
neighbor were Mr. and Mrs. I. F. El-
der, Mrs. Anna Strickland, Miss Mary
Evelyn Deane, Mrs. Fred Besch and
| Mrs. L. M. Stephenson.
Kingsville MoPac Booster Club No.
1 held a meeting at the Casa Ricardo
Hotel Friday night, Nov. 16. There
were about 175 present.
Chief Booster Ben T. Laws presid-
ed, and after calling the meeting to
order requested S. T. Pridjean to read
a letter from the management which
outlined an intensive solicitation cam-
paign which was in progress over the
entire MoPac System. Mr. Laws
then made a short talk on the cam-
paign and appointed committees who
would have the work in charge.
FIRE DESTROYS LOCAL MISSOURI
PACIFIC COACH AND CAR SHEDS
Spectacular Early Morning Blaze Causes Heavy
Loss to Railroad Company, Which Was, How-
ever, Covered by Insurance—About Fifty Men
Thrown Out of Employment Temporarily.
The coach repair shed of the local plant of the Missouri Pacific
Conductor Price, Chief Booster for: Lines was completely destroyed by fire between 5:00 and 6:30
Club No. 2, then made an interesting | o’clock last Thursday morning. Besides the loss of the building,
talk on boosting and the benefit de- the railway company suffered the loss of five newly rebuilt pas-
territory, rived by the MoPac and the Boosters j senger coaches and one passenger motor car. Woodworking rna-
greater in area than the Old Dominion, themselves. The Boosters had 1 ,H' j chinery belonging to the company, and numerous boxes contain-
contains approximately three-quarters j pleasure of listening to taik hy^M^ t jng tools that were individually owned property of the men em-
ployed in the shop were lost also. While unofficial estimates
place the loss at sums ranging from
twice that sum, the officials of the company say that only a com-
of a million people, rapidly increasing
and greatly in need of a strong tech-
nological institution In their midst;
now. therefore, he it
Resolved, First: That we are proud
of the teachers college now in its
fourth year, located at Kingsville in
our midst, and that wo pledge it our
earnest care, support and co-opera-
tion.
“Resolved, Second: That we urge
the Governor and the forty-first Legis-
lature to enlarge the work of this in-
stitution by the addition of houses,
equipment and faculty, until it shall
be able to take care of all the techni-
cal training required for the exploits-! bearing a number and after the draw-
J. F. Rector, an associate editor of
Lou™8 Mr * Rector’s ^"was^very I Place the loss at sums ranging from $125,000 to a figure totaling
interesting and was enjoyed by all. , , , . , , . . ...
Mr. Laws read a letter from Gen- plete check of the property to be salvaged, and a review of the
oral Manager Choate offering a part passenger equipment inventory necessary to establish the value
of the Ca-a Ricardo Hotel as a ciub of the coaches destroyed will enable them to make an accurate
room for the Booster Club, The club statement regarding their loss.
has been in need of a meeting place The burning of the building, In ( —-------------------
for a long time, and we believe Mr. which about fifty men were employed,
will mean that that number of men
will he sent to other points where
they will be temporarily employed
pending the rebuilding of the local
Messrs.
O. A. Garber, chief mechanical offi-
cer of the road, with offices in St.
Choate’s offer will meet with every
member’s approval. J. C. Daugherty
was presented a gold booster button
for having made the most solicita-
tions during the month of September, j coach department quarters.
All Boosters were given a card j
tion and development of the resource?
of South Texas, and shall become in
fact a great technological college for j giving
the special use of the people of South
Texas.
"Resolved, Third: That the officer?
of the South Texas Chamber of Com-
merce are hereby authorized and nr-,-
ed to lay this matte! with all clear
ness and force ;»>•• !' w before the
legi'bturc and ii’o G« veinor, to t. w
end that a major institution of learn-
ing may be brought Into being at
Kingsviile within the next two years.”
O. W. Kilium of Laredo, whose
message as retiring president reveal-
ed his profound knowledge of the re-
sources, needs, possibilities and poten-
tialities of this section, and who has
(Continued on page 12)
ing, Earl Na?h held the lucky number
and was given a turkey for Thanks-
the spread of the flames to the ma
chine shop, round house, paint room,
store room and to the long strings of
disabled box cars that stood under
the cur sheds only a few feet from
where the coach shed, a building of
about 200x250 feet and of light frarm
Father's night, held last Friday at
7:30 in the auditorium of Flato Ward
School by the P. T. A., was a great
success. There was a large attend
once of interested fathers, mothers
and patrons of the school
The meeting opened with a musical
program by Shorty’s Six Orchestra.
The school children then took charge
with an Indian and Buritun Thanks-
giving given by the first and third
grade pupils as tin* first number. The
second grade gave a group of songs.
A pt’ no solo by Joe Uorniko was en-
joyed by all. Two numbers hv the
Boys Glee Club in charge of Miss
Hunnie Brown, a former teacher of
Flato Ward, and a Spanish dance, by
former students of Flato Ward, were
other pleasing numbers.
Mr. Blassingame announced the re-
sults of the drive for members of
Flato Ward I*. T A., In which con-
test. the first grade came out victori-
ous, having a percentage of 144, and
Mr. Gregory presented them with the
prize, a beautiful jardiniere with
growing plant. This was accepted by
Mrs. Ellis, teacher of the first grad*
with a pleasina little talk.
Rt freshments of coffee and cuke
for the grownups and soda water for
the children, was then served
Pioneer Woman
Dies Suddenly
Mrs. \\ M Niemann, 61 years of
age, who <ame to Kingsville in 1904,
the year the city was founded, died
suddenly at the family home here to-
day. Death, which was said to have
been due to heart failure, came as
Mrs. Niernan was attending to her
houehold duties about 10 o’clock this
(Wednesday) morning.
Announcement of funeral arrange-
ments is being withheld pending re-
ceipt of Instructions from relatives
residing in other parts of the State.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our apprecia-
tion for the cheering flowers, the
Louis, and A. I*. Householder, chief | structure was, for the time they bat-1 words of sympathy spoken to us at
mechanical officer of the Texas lines,
both of whom arrived Imre a few
After refreshments the chairs and i hours before the fire, stated when in-
tables were cleared and dancing was | tervlewed by the Record Thursday
enjoyed, the music being furnishhed I evening that there was no statement
by Shorty's Five. j to he made as to the plans for rebuild-
The visitors were, Mrs. E. H. Me- ing.
Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rector. ’ Asked as to the provision made for
and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Butler, all of the men thrown out of lcoal employ-
St. Louis; G. H. Price and H. A. Mur-j ment by the fire, Mr
phy of Booster Club No.2 and Mr. and j said: “We have notified these men
that employment will be provided at
Mrs. W. L. Dorn burger of the Shops
Booster Club.
Adi citizens of Kingsville and es-
pecially those members of the Com-
mercial Club Interested in public edu-
cation should be at Flato Hall at 3
p. m. Friday.
other points where we maintain shops
and that their seniority riaht at
Kingsville will he protected It should
not be necessary for them to remove
their families."
The local volunteer fire department
tled the fire, burning so fiercely as to
reduce building and contents to a
mass of smouldering timbers and
twisted iron in an hour and thirty
minutes from the time night foreman
Wilson is reported to have discovered
the first signs of the fire.
An immediate alarm to the city de-
partment was not given by employees
Householder j of the shop, It Is stated, until an ef-
fort had )*<**• n made to subdue the
flames with the fire fighting equip-
ment belonging to the railroad com-
pany. This delay to the regular fire
fighters compelled them to confine i
their efforts to saving adjoining build-
ings, the entire roof and walls being
a ma«s of flame upon their arrival on
The show was opened formally by
Its founder and president, R. M. Kle-
berg, with an address In which was
pointed out the progress made by this
cointy in the most consistently profit-
able branch of agriculture, dairying.
Calling upon the business men to
support the show, which he explained
was not competition between exhibit-
ors for the money premiums at stake,
hut a well planned educational Insti-
tution for the practical instruction of
livestock breeders, the speaker stated
that six out of every eight dollars
made upon the farm are spent In the
community for merchandise and la-
bor. He called attention, also, to the
fact that the money being brought
Into the eity through the dairy indus-
try was from other parts of the State
and Nation.
“The community that lives within
itself," said Mr. Kleberg, “Is simply
swapiling dollars. You have embark-
ed upon a definite enterprise having
for its objective the production of
wealth through the systematic mar-
keting of a quality product through-
out the country. This show Is prima-
rily planned and designed to Improve
the quality of that product and to de-
cree o the cost of production through
the Introduction of better dairy cattle
and thus increase your community
weitlt ll.”
Ferguson Bull Grand Champion
The judging of Jersey cattle was
completed Friday with a registered
animal owned by J ('. Ferguson of
the Ricardo community being select-
ed as grand champion bull. The sen
ior champion hull award was also won
(Continued on page 2)
ALLISON CALLS COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEMBERS TO MEET
NEXT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Rotating out the .importance of im-
mediate follow-up work in promoting
the expansion of the College facill-
i ties at Kingsville if the endorsement
of the South Texas Chamber of Cor;
merce Is to be capitalized to its full
I value, President H. Allison of the
i Commercial Club, has called a ment-
! her. hip meeting of his organization
at 3:0t) p. m. Friday, Nov. 23.
All members wno tan do so, espn-
j ctaly those interested In the educa-
tional program of the club, are being
j urged to attend this nv eting.
METHODIST MEN’S BANQUET
The Methodist Men’s Bible Class,
j of which I)r. R. B. Cousins is teacher,
| will have a banquet for the meu of
! the class and church on Thursday
j night (Nov. 22) of this week. This
and Brother and Sisters, banquet was originally planned for
................... Friday night, but the date had to be
The J. George Loos Show?, which j changed,
are exhibiting all this week under the] it will take the nature of a welcome
auspices of the American Legion, j for the return of the pastor, Rev. E.
opened to a nice crowd of merry mak- A. Hunter, for his third year, and l'or
erH, who seemed to enjoy the shows I the new presiding eider, Rev. H. E.
and rides to the fullest extent. The ! Draper. A fine program has been
Loos Show? are. the largest that have
ever visited Kingsville. The moral
of the show cannot he surpass'd. Not
one nbjoctlonahle feature will be
the time of our bereavement, and also
for the efforts of Dr. Shelton and the
hospital nurses to save our baby boy,
Mr. arid Mrs, Seth Woods,
prepared.
N**xt Sunday Rev. E. A. Osborne,
minister of the First Christian church
did very efficient work in preventing the scene.
found on the Midway. Mr. Loos i will preach In anticipation of Thanks-
caters to ladies and children and runs j giving on the subject “How to be
everything on the highest order. j Rich." There will be special music.
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