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TWENTY-THIRD YEAR
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 27, 1929
NUMBER 15
* MARCUS PHILLIPS RE-ELECTED C.CHEAD
Thanksgiving Day tomorrow.
News dispatches from every in-
dustrial and agricultural center in-
dicate that a period of depression
is at hand. The President of the
United States is seeking to set in
motion every agency that will stim-
ulate industry and thereby give
employment to those who must
live by their labor.
o o o
When Kingsville takes stock of
herself and compares her lot with
that of many other communities,
she may well find cause for Thanks
giving.
She is the center of a prosperous
dairy and cotton farming territory.
She enjoys a payroll larger in pro-
portion to tier population than al-
most any other town of her size
in the State. The railroad shop
forces are being increased and
trainmen are being employed to
handle the trains of perishable
crops from the Valley.
o o o
The institution of higher learning
that the State has placed here is
attracting a greater number of fine
young men and women to its halls
each term, and bringing to our city
added families of the best and high-
est type of citizenship. The work
of broadening the scope of the
college’s usefulness to ourselves
and our neighbors is, in part, ac-
complished. If you think there are
better cities of 8,000 in Texas than
Kingsville, just get a list of those
of that population and see it any
have a firmer foundation than she.
When you have analyzed their
present condition and future pros-
pects, be thankful the good Lord
endowed you with the intellect to
choose Kingsville for your home,
o o o
While chambers of commerce are
singing their praises of the various
cities which support them, they
usually tell, and with pride, of their
efficient city administration. The
tax rate may be high, but there is
always a neighbor city, or at least
a city somewhere, that has a high-
er rate which may be used for com-
parison to the user’s advantage.
Without discussing tax rates,
let's cast our eye over the result of
having a man in the mayor’s of-
fice who runs the city’s business
as if he were handling his own af-
fairs. In another column are some
figures which should make tax-
payers glad to have put the reins
of government in the hands of
safe, conservative business men.
Read them, Mr. Tax Payers, and
be thankful some more.
u o o
Some folks who just won't be
thankful, even for natural gas, keep
trying to get Building Biox to give
the gas company holding the local
franchise the lambasting they think
it deserves.
The gas is mighty fine these cool
mornings and wt u hate to go back
to mesquite blocks for fuel. Build-
ing Blox knows we pay more for
our gas tnan some of the Oiher
cities using the same class of fuel,
even after it lias been piped nun-
dreds of miles to those cities, i ne
"Kicker’ may be right, at that. A
little investigation and regulation
is needed wnen any public utility
is operating without the check ot
competition.
o o o
During the year 1D30, every pos-
sible means should be employed to
keep tne name Kingsville before
me eyes of the tourist, the investor
anu tne prospective college student,
•j lie South lexas Chamber Tour-
ist bureau at ban Antonio, by the
expenditure of tvso or three hull
died dollars for publicity matter on
our part, can serve the tourist
class. Personal supervision of the
soliciting of tne investor class is
necessary, ’l here are dozens of
ways of advertising tne college.
Oi course, it is conceded that sat-
isiied students and former students
are the greatest asset in bringing
more young people to any coliege.
What are you doing go make
Kingsville and A. Ac 1. attractive to
the present classes who will go out
to boost or "knock” the school all
their lives.
• o o o
Permanent license plates for
automobiles are being advocated
for Texas. Such plates are being
adopted in several States. The
permanent plate is made of alumin-
um, unpainted. The figures are
cut with stencil and the dark back
ground of the car makes them
stand out distinctly. The year
figures are in a sealed insert and
to he changed annually. A muiti-
(Contlnued on page 10)
City Expenses Show Big Reduction
Comparison of Past Three Months With Same
Period in 1928 Shows Nearly $5,000 Saved.
Efficiency of Departments Maintained.
Mayor Advises Property Holders to With-
hold Payment of Paving Certificates
thanksgiving Services at
First ‘Baptist Church
XMAS SEAL
SALE STARTS
TOMORROW
Without reducing the efficiency of any department of the
city government, the expense of operation has been reduced
from $17,453.90 during August, September and October, to
$12,713.50 for the same period this year, a saving of $4.-
730.40 for the three months’ period, according to Mayor Her-
bert Andrews, who states that, while it may not be possible
to maintain so large a saving per month throughout the year,
the total reductions for the year under the present system
of operation should total $12,000.
This reduction was made in the
expenses of the police, park, water,
sanitary, health, street, fire and
other departments of the city and
in the office of the mayor, commis-
sioners and city clerk. It repre-
sents a reduced overhead expense,
Mr. Andrews points out, and is not
to lie confused with the permanent
funds, such as Interest and sinking
fund accounts, which were estab-
lished when bonds or warrants
were issued.
In discussfhg the status of the
paving warrants with the Record
this morning, the mayor stated that
the latest obstacle to present it-
self to the commission was the de-
clining bond market. “It is my
opinion that our outstanding war-
rants must be refinanced through
the issuance of bonds,” said the
mayor, “but the condition of the
market today is such as to make
that step more costly than under
ordinary conditions. 1 am, there-
fore, suggesting to tlie commission
and the public, that we defer voting
bonds to take up the paving war-
rants until some time after the
irst of the year, when a better mar-
ket is forecast. At present we
would be compelled to issue bonds
as high as 6 per cent and to sell
them at a discount.”
Referring to the status of the j
property owner who has paid or ,
is ready to pay the installments due j
the city on his paving certificates, j
Mr. Andrews said that he felt the j
possibility of an unequality in tax- j
at ion which might present itself |
At a recent meeting of the ministers conference
the Thanksgiving service arrangements were plan-
ned. According to the schedule mapped out several
years ago. and that has been followed since that
date, Dr. Geo. F. Williams, pastor of the Presbyte-
rian Church, is due to preach the sermon and the
place is to be at the Baptist Church.
In spite of the fact that Dr. Williams has been
in the city as a pastor for’a much longer time than
my other pastors, he has never preached the Thanks-
giving sermon. If it had not been for the careful
ferreting out of the matter by Dr. Rader, he would
have escaped this time. Dr. Williams is a modest
man and always prefers to pass honors on to others,
but he is a man who never fails to deliver the goods
in a credible way when the task is his. It is a great
joy to us all that we are to have the privilege of
hearing him this time.
The service will be held Thursday morning at 10
o’clock in the First Baptist Church. The Method-
ist choir has been asked to arrange for the music.
Members of other choirs will be asked to assist.
T here should be a large crowd present to take
part in the worship and Thanksgiving to God for
His liberal and gracious blessings during the year.
Everyone is invited and welcome.—J. M. Garner,
Secretary of Ministers’ Conference.
Name of Commercial Club Changed to Cham-
ber of Commerce—All Officers and One
Director Re-elected—Three New Directors
Named—Roy Miller Addressed Member-
ship at Annual Meeting
With about 135 present at the Casa Ricardo for the an-
nual meeting and banquet of the Commercial Club last
Thursday night, Marcus Phillips was re-elected president for
the ensuing year. Mr. Phillips had served a short term, be-
ing elected at the annual meeting held in January, 1929,
when it was decided to move the annual meeting and election
up to November in order that the organization work and
raising of the year’s budget might be done before the be-
ginning of the year.
Reflect ml with Mr Phillips were
il. (). Sims, first vice president;
j John D. Finnegan, second vice
president; and 13. VV, House, treas-
urer. Chosen to serve for two
j years on the board ol' directors were
C. A, Ford, re-elected, and N. M.
Barrel, S. C. Wentworth and John
Cypher for their initial term. Hold-
over directors elected in January
last for two year terms and who
will serve with the re-elected and
; newly chosen members in making
up the new official lamtly of the
Kingsville Chamber of Commerce,
are C. C. Weller, A. L. Kleberg,
] John Conner, L. M. Edrington and
J M. Nuckols.
! lh“ The first meeting of the
Of the Kleberg County Commercial i a , f directors of the new-
Club to the Kingsville Chamber of ,i,( n.tC ,S ‘l,.
..... . . . ly rechisrtened Kingsville
, K '",l,y 7 Jurlly*Chamber ()t Commerce met
\ssawnas y^. it
tivities.
C. C- DIRECTORS
PLAN WORK
FOR 1930
E. B. Erartl Re-elected Secre-
tary-—Old Committees to
Function Pending Member-
ship Campaign
NEW JEWELRY FIRM OPENS
DOORS SATURDAY, NOV. 30
Kleberg County Medical Aux-
iliary in Charge of Local
Unit in State Tuberculosis
Campaign.
Wisconsin Men Purchase the
Weeks Jewelry Business.
Weeks to Handle Radio and
Musical Goods
ret ary 13. li. Knu d and adopted by
the unanimous vote of those pres-
ent.
Roy Miller, active vice president
of the Inti acoastal Canal Associa
lion, was the speaker of the even-
ing. Well known to his hearers as
one of the outstanding figures In
he history of development in South
Texas, the speaker’s inspirational
address was received with the full
appreciation due the words of a
_.______; man whose accomplishments in the
years, engaged in the same branch sphere of public service have qua!
of trade they have embarked in | ified him for the responsibilities of
here. During their stay they have
visited a number of cities and
towns in the Gulf Coast and Valley
sections, finally deciding that the
leadership. Mr. Miller spoke feel
ingly of the close friendships he
held iii ibis city, commended tin*
citizenship on tin* spirit of co-op
oration that had prevailed in work
ing out problems in public welfare.
1 Kingsville territory showed the
Saturday, Nov. 30 has been >,,on,i8e of supporting Un-
announced as their opening 1,IK" (lf,SH establishment they will and congratulated all on the suc-
With the opening of the an-1 qate py Messrs. Stradling i n»Hlntain. <'**«« that had crowned their efforts
hrough the failure of others to pay, nual tuberculosis Christmas 1 Schmidt who have purchased' "'v,‘ said Mr. Schmidt, to the present lime. Reviewing
justified the suspension of further Seal Sale sponsored by the I interests of H. (jl Weeks T10 l,r,nK t0 Kingsville trade tend- the progress or the past year, sum
payments. His advice to those Texas Public Health Associa- ! amj wj|i operate the jewelry itoiy ,lie l,eHl an<* la,eRt Offerings ill ming up the advantages of the pres ................
abutting their property, he said, is tiofl, beginning Thanksgiving business conducted for the ,ho trade. In every depart '-lit day and forecasting a future jp,,. utli of ile.cmbcr"
still owing balances on the paving Day, an appeal to the people J)a^ two years liy that gentle- T" '11, wa,<h‘‘K' diamonds, jewelry, bright with tile promise of great. I
to await the ultimate re-arrange- of Texas is being issued oy I man on East Kleberg Avenue ia,,d K'" KOOt,H* «»»*»* offerings will things to come, Mr. Miller admon-
ment of the whole paving issue H. A. V\ roe of Austin, treas- ‘jyjr Weeks has organized '*,,iui1 of your large shopping ished the members of the chamber
before making payment on this urer of tne association, ask- the Weeks Music Company •c<iIlterH’ 1,0,11 1,1 'I'lality and price. ............ ' ' .....
mg them to support the cam-1 am| wl,j maintain sales and' “AI,eri"K :,t"1 r,‘-decorating om
An advertising campaign in
line with the recommenda-
tions contained in the secre-
tary’s annual report was con-
sidered.
Secretary Erard, who has served
years, was re-elected to that posi-
tion.
The committee having charge of
the legislative activities pertain
ing to the expansion of the college
plant, was empowered to act for
another year, its membership, con-
sist ing <d M. Nuckols, N. M. Bar-
rel, A. L, Kleberg, Marcus Phillips
and K. B. Erard, being re-appoint-
ed.
The appointment of other com-
mittees was withheld until after
the 1930 membership had been es-
tablished, mo that new members
might he given places on them.
Also, committees are being i -
ques ted h\ Mr. Phillips to act with
their present personal through
paving to the city.
KINGSVILLE
DRESSES FOR
CHRISTMAS
paign against tuberculosis demonstration rooms
through tne purchase of seals. 1 now being added
in quarters ‘mailers to accommodate our bust
We know from experience that
every thoughtful person who has,
himself, enjoyed good health dm
ing the year, wishes to do his part
to heip prevent unnecessary suf-
fering or death. Tuberculosis
causes a great deal of unnecessary
suffering and death. One-fifth of
all deaths that occur among those
who are between 15 and 45 years
of age are caused by tuberculosis,'
to the building
| where he has been located for the
past two years. Both firms are co-
operating to make tile opening Sat
unlay one having a special appeal
‘to the Christmas shopper.
I Messrs F. R. Stradling and Fred
H. Schmidt came to Kingsville sev-
eral months ago from sIieiiog.ni,
Wisconsin, where they were, tor
Merchants to Place Trees and
Lights on Business Streets. ... ......
More 1 han Hundred Agree a\ir. Wroe stated, to emphasize the
to Show Christmas Spirit. m;e(1 of relief fumls
i he local campaign will be tin-........
Kingsville business streets der the direction of the Auxiliary state wide distribution of tin;
are to be decorated lor the Of the Kleberg Count) Medical So- stamps bearing the emblem of tin-
ness and that of Mr. Weeks, who
will conduit a music store and
radio shop in the same building
with us, will occupy most of the
week, hut w,' expect to be ready
lor business Saturday, Nov. 30.
"Mr. J. II. Wiseman, a licensed
optometrist, well known to Kings
ville people, will continue in eharg.
of our optical goods department,
assuring the pubiii the sum. ex
■ ci Rent service in this branch of
her home county, ami this year will 'be business as lias been enjoyed in
give her aid and influence to the , die past. Expert watch and Jew
local campaign as well as to the 'dry repair men will offer equnii
satisfactory service in those d>
part meets.
Christmas season as never be- ciety, with Mesdames H. Allison organization dedicated to the re "With the quality of goods and
fore, says ,W. A. Clampitt, and C. M. Sublett in charge. The lief of tubercular sufferers and tin the . lass of service w. offer, we
president Of the Retail Mer-j whole county will lie canvassed, ' stamping out of the disease in the confidently expect to secure a fait
chants Association, under i blit these ladies ask the co-opera- state. share of the business of our trad,
whose guidance a city-wide tion of everyone and those desiring Some of the best known men and territory and to make oujv.dv. s an
move to spread the spirit of (seals, which should be placed on women of Texas are supporting asset to the business lift ot Kings
Christmas by trimming every
store and dwelling is gaining
rapid headway.^
Through a co-operative arrange-
ment, the trees and their decora- j All money used by the Texas
Public Health Association in its
campaign against the White Plague
all mail and packages on and after amt directing the Christmas seal ville.
November 2X, are requested to
phone one of these ladies if no on.
has sold them seals by thut time.
lions are being secured at a nom-
! inal cost, and one or more of them
is to he placed In front of practi-
i r ally every business house in the
! city. They will be lighted with
' multi-colored globes at night and
I the novel beauty of th<* plan is
sure to be the subject of favorable
comment to a> 1 who visit or pass
! through the city during the period
j the decorations are to he main-
tained, Clampitt points out. lie
j states, too, that the spirit of the
j thing has spread beyond the re-
tail section of the town, and that
! all citizens are invited to join'in a
general community display of
I Yuletide spirit.
S. C. Wentworth will be in
targe of installing the trees and
lights. The committee which nr-
! ranged this unique city-wide holi-
day demonstration was composed
j of John Cypher. R. C. Kc khurdt.
, Max Epstein, \V. E. Edgar. Raleigh
Colston and D. L. Edward- Jr.
sale this year in which 32,000,000
seals will be distributed to cities
and towns of Texas.
Officers tit the Texas Public
Health Association which is direct
Mr. Weeks, catering to flu- mu
slcal trade, states that the Weeks
vi.isic Company will carry a full
line of musical instruments and
supplies, but will feature Majestic
ing tile seal sale are: J. B. Raw* Radios and radio equipment.
raised through the sale Of these ling*, El Paso, president; J. W. Ev baits to all kinds of radio sets will
ermau, Dallas, first vice president; be expertly made by a technician
Dr. W. C. Farmer. Han Antonio, employed. Mr. Weeks, who in
second vice president; J. W. Butler , vites all thou** having trouble of
Galveston, secretary; if. A. Wroe. any kind with radio sets to bring
Austin, treasurer. Directors, he- them to tiiis specialist for examlna
sides the officers, are: Mrs. (’has. Hon and repair.
K. Riving*, Big Springs; Mrs. I "We are members of the Supreme
D. Finnegan, Kingsville; Mrs. Geo. j ad vice League," said Mr. Weeks,
Jester. Corsicana; Mrs. J. K King, and, to radio fans, this means that
San Antonio; Mrs. S. M. N. Marrs, \ we have the latest approved sclen
stamps.
Tuberculosis is both preventable
and curable and deaths from a dis
ease which can be prevented or
can be cured are a reflection on
the state or community in which
they occur, ladies on the local com-
mittee point out, adding that a
survey of Kingsville to determine
the number of sufferers from tu-
ben ulosis is to la* made during the
coming year.
tn continue their work in building
a city of which all South Texas
might he proud.
Tin* speaker was introduced Lv
Vice President John I). Finnegan,
who has been associated with Mr
Miller in civic work for twenty IIv«
years, tin time that both have llv
< d in I he neighbor cities of Kings-
ville and Corpus (,’hiisti.
Mr. Phillips, in at cepting re elec
lion, said that lie felt that lie was
being recalled to the president’s
post, not as an honor, imt to render
(service to bis city, “As you call
upon me to give of my serviee. ho
I mIiall call upon you, for there is
work for everyone of iih to do.”
| A novel form of roil call was had
by the president before the busi
ness of the evening. Hl» first call
for those present who hud been
(citizens of Kingsville for five years
! or more revealed only a scattered
( few who were not here five years
ago. Tlie next call showed about
half those present had made their
home here less than t<*n years ago.
A few less had fifteen or twenty
years in the city to their credit.
I The last call was for those who
■ were here when the city was found
ed in 1304, and five Mr. and Mr;
il. O. Sims Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Phil
, lips and George S. Hoffman, re
Hpoiuled.
A gioup of four songs rendered
by the Men's Glee Club of the Col
lege, was well received by an ap
preclntive audience. Mr. Engl**, di-
rector of tlie Glee Club, Miss Hat ■
tie Beil Colston, pianist, and each j
j of the 2M young men in his organ- i
Christmas Shopping
Number December 11
Austin; Dr. J. B. McKnight, Sana
torium; J. W. Monk, Dallas; Mrs.
This county has responded most George 1) Morgan. Galveston; Mrs.
generously to the appeal of the
’lexas Health Association in past
years, and the ladies of the Auxili-
ary urge the same prompt response
to the needs of the Association and
those whom it benefits.
Mrs. John D. Finnegan, one o?
the directors of the State Associa-
tion, he a always taken an active in
terest in the Christmas Seal sale in
G. M Price. I iris; Mrs. F*. M.
Rose, Del Rio, Mrs Dallas Scar-
borough*, Abilene; A. A Spencer,
Wichita Falls; Dr. Holm an Taylor, j tlon of popular numbers
Fort Worth, Murray Thames, Beau- as they arc released,
mont; Dr. H. E. Thompson, Kerr-
ville; Mrs. Q. T. Vineyard, Amaril-
lo, R. E. White, Ballinger. Mrs.
W. O. Wilkes. Waco and Dr. Klva
Wright, Houston.
. , , , ization, t wo of whom were A. At 1.
tifif* instruments for the testing .... ,, . ...
. [students from Minnesota and Mis
inslppL
The Hilvermoon Serenaders fur-
nished the orchestra music during
I the dinner hour.
and repairing of s<*ts of any make.'
A complete line of Brunswick and
Okeh records will in* handled by
tin* new music house and will be
kept up to the minute by the adilt j
as soon
Attend the Id district champion
ship game between Kingsville and
Harlingen at Kingsville on Decern
her 7th.
That tussle for the bi-district
championship between the Bhar
mas and Harlingen on Dec. fith
w .IS be the hardest fought battle
yet witnessed on the Kings v i H * *
field.
Following the custom of
oth r years, the Record will
devote a pre-Christmas issue
to a presentation of the sea-
con's merchandise offerings
to its readers. This “Christ-
mas Shopping Special" will
be the issue of Wednesday,
December 11, and a wide cir-
culation throughout Kings-
ville trade territory is prom-
ised.
An attractive two-color lay-
out wdl be available for our
advertiser* who may desire
to have their message to the
buying public carry a special
appeal in keeping with the
season. The people of the
Kingsville trade area have
come to look for this issue
of the Record each year be-
fore making their gift selec-
tions. and the management of
the Record is planning to
serve both merchant and
shopper in placing before the
latter a community catalog of
seasonable gift goods.
The Record requests the co-
operation of its advertising
patrons in placing this spe-
cial issue before its readers
on time. Copy will be ac-
cepted at once, and none can
be accepted after Saturday,
December 7.
Our readers will find that
it pays to shop through the
columns of the Record. You
can buy quality goods of ev-
ery line right here in Kings
ville—and for prices that
will compare favorably with
those of much larger trade
centers.
For real Christmas values,
watch for the Record of De-
cember 11.
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