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wash my car yet if I were yB
pre fish are used in
h-fc processes that
as food.
Baby Born With Two
Stomachs Loses One
Pact Said Made At
Recent Parley
Gain In Cigarette
Stamps Seen
Says He Will Restore
‘Open Door*
Neutrality Interpretations Attacked; Further
• Blockade Is Planned
DERMA-SEC
FORMULA
POTATO
GROWERS & SHIPPERS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
THAT if you cant find what
you want at your local store,
you CAN find it in Harlingen.
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and wi)|
ever aid
VALLEY GETS
NEW SERVICE
LEAVE row MISSOURI
PHARR — Mr. and Ma. R. M.
CANAL GROUP
SEEKS FUNDS
LICENSE TAG
DEADLINE SET
a speedy end.
It followed cloaely. too. upon con-
tinuing demands from various quar-
RETURNS FROM VISIT
MISSION—Mrs. Ross Smiley is
expected home the latter part of
the week from a visit in Clarks-
ville.
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SPENDS HOLIDAY
LA FERIA—Miss Omie Holley,
member of the San Benito high
school faculty, apent the holidays
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W,
E. Holley.
will provide 24 Inches of "elbow
space" for every guest
There are 64 pieces of wood to
each square inch. The wood is
arranged in a hue of designa, and
is cut at various angles.
The pieces of wood are not over
a quarter of an inch thick.
Taking out his pencil and paper.
Wade figured that there will be
one and one-half times as mucn
sawdust as wood when he's fin-
ished with the task.
He makes his own glue, and uses
It immediately. Glue 24 hours old
is thrown away. His workshop in
the rear of the house is a veritable
hothouse, because he wants to
keep the wood dry.
"Why do you do it?" he was
asked.
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harsh weather, withering indoor heat... to help
coax away flakiness and that drum-tight feeling
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Laboratories SIM ipsctol sirs-tes wash aa^-SLM
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TACOMA. Wash —(JP)— Billy
Shadle. III. bom with two stomachs,
was relieved of one of them at the
Pierce County Hospital here Fri-
day.
The second stomach had become
ulcerated. The operation was per-
formed by Dr. S F Herrmann, who
reported the tiny stomach had the
same lining and glands as the reg-
ular one, but never functioned.
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ed its daily rail tonnage sine! j
HOME
RW.A. Way
WANG SEEKS
RECOGNITION
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HARLINGEN MER-
are always ready
ig to give you what
you might need in
making your selection. Don’t
be afraid to ask for sugges-
tions at any of our stores.
THAT thia DO YOU KNOW
feature is sponsored by the
Committee of the
Chamber of Com-
a cAgimittee to investigate New
Yorl
5LACO—J W. Isham announ--
ursday night for constable in
'idalgo county election to be
held next July.
nessee was composed of Otto Woods.
Mission; Homer Bailey and Gordon
Griffin. McAllen
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midnight, leaving about 3.000 to
5.000 yet to be issued.
The Harlingen branch of the
Cameron county tax collector’s of-
fice has sold about 700 license
plates.
ion that the Allied war council had
decided Thursday that a tightening
of the blockade against Germany's
ore ships from Scandinavia and a
stronger contraband control in the
Pacific were the best means of clos-
ing gape in the blockade.
RAIDS REPULSED
X>NDON — (Ah — The admiralty
announced Friday night German
aircraft had made two unsuccessful
attacks on British convoys in the
North Sea Friday evening.
River Leaves Banks
Marooning Many
SCRANTON. Pa— (Ah -Swollen
by a driving all-day rain, the Lack-
awanna river spilled over its banks
Saturday night, flooding part of
this Anthracite city and maroon-
ing hundreds of families.
City police, mobilised in full force,
commandeered all available boats
for rescue work. Occupants of at
least SO homes were removed
fore midnight
MRS. NELSON LEAVES
PHARR—Mrs Lezell Nelson
Friday for Covington, Kentucky,
where she will spend the spring
•nd summer with relatives.
LUBBOCK COUPLE VISITS
PHARR — Mr. and Mrs. Joe El-
lis have as their houseguest her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barritt of
Lubbock. Texas, who arrived dur-
ing the Easter holidays.
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RETURN TO VALLEY
PHARR — Mrs. Tom Hartley and
mother. Mrs. J. G. Bell, have re-
turned to their homes in this city,
following a week's visit with rela-
tives in out-of Valley points.
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Work; Sees Finish Of Table In 1941
“I do it. because I want something
to do. and I do it with a saw.”
That’s about all the information
you can get out of him.
He built a coffee table as a
"starter.” The table has 11,266
pieces of inlaid wood.
It couldn't be really called a
“starter.” however, because Wade
has been building things for 33
years since he took up the bobby
in 1907.
A master eraftsman, his designs
of vari-colnred woods rival any-
thing of their kind to be found.
He builds lamp stands, and prac-
tically anything of woodwork.
Wade’s already figuring on con-
structing a cocktail table out of
the odds and ends of his dining
table when he’s finished in 1941.
NEW STUDENT ENROLLS
LOS FRESNOS - Lester George
Nicole who recently moved here
from Indiana with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Nieole, was
enrolled In the Los Fresnos schools
Wednesday.
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Pensioned By Master
SAN ANTONIO—UPS—A. G Jones
thinks his 22-year-old fox terrier
deserves very special consideration
for all the years he served the Jones
family. During those years the dog
ran errands and helped Jones'
daughter through traffic.
Now the dog Is on a "pension."
He doesn't have to “work.” AU he
can eat is liquid food. Jones sees
to it that he gets aU he wan’s. He's
almost blind. So Jones has placed
a very bright light over the dog’s
water pan that helps to guide him
to his drinking place.
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Is that all Clyde-Mallory Lines
steamers will be routed via Hous-
ton both southbound as well as
northbound, and thus the Valley
is also affordel the opportunitv to
also receive merchandise from
Houston by low cost water trans-
portation and also to ehip by wa-
ter from Brownsville to Houston
every week, a sen-ice which was
heretofore not available.
“All ocean rates to and from New
York as well as Boston will re-
main the same as formerly applic-
able via Newtex and Mooremack
lines up to June 10. by which time
it is anticipated that Clyde Mallory
lines will have set up its own tariff
to apply between Brownsville and
these ports."
Smartt. who have been the house-
guests here of her uncle. Arthur
Brodie, have returned to their home
in Kansas City, Mo.
VALLEY1TE8 ON TRIPS
MISSION—A party of Valley peo-
ple who left Wednesday for business
trip to points tn Illinois and Ten-
Pikea Peak Races
Bring Speed Urge
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo —
(Ah—It happens every time. In an
hour Officer James Watson handed
out 10 tickets for speeding on West
Peak avenue, leading to the Pikes
Peak highway.
The motorists were out bright and
early to drive up the highway and
obtain choice vantage spots from
which to view the annual Pikes
Peak automobile race. “Every time
we have a race up the peak you
can count on picking up plenty of
motorists for speeding," says Wat-
son. “The racing bug is contagious."
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Morals Charge Halts
School Position
AUSTIN — (Ah — Texas will use
290.000.000 cigarette tax stamps this
fiscal year.
The comptroller's office said Sat-
urday 1.000.000.JOO stamps have been
manufactured and serially number-
ed since March 9, 1936, effective
date of a law requiring numbering.
Prior to that only about 133,000,-
000 were used annually because ot
counterfeiting and reuse of the
stamps.
The treasury department reported
stamp sales of all kinds, including
liquor, cigarette, beer, wine and
notes, totalled 31.114.344 for March
compared with 31.079.181 for March.
1939 All showed increases except
notes.
To Mr and Mrs. Stanley Crockett,
of Stuart Place, on the birth of a
seven-pound. 12-ounce daughter in
Mercedes General Hospital Satur-
day at 1:45 p. m. Carrie Ann is the
name selected by the Crocketts, who
have one son, Bradford.
Portion of the crowd which thronged the new show-
room of model bathroom and kitchen fixture! at the
San Antonio Machine and Supply Company branch at
Harlingen Saturday night. The exhibit of the latest bath
appointments and fixtures featured products of Kohler
of Kohler. (Staff Photo.)
tience than anyone else in the world. He is shown above piecing together the dining
table he started in July, 1936. The table is to contain more than 300,000 pieces of
wood, and will be finished “sometime in 1941.”
NANKING —(Ah- Wang Ching-
Wei and his Japanese sponsors
made a bid for international recog-
nition of his regime inaugurated
here Saturday by declaring respect
for the rights and interests of
“friendly* nations and an intention
to reopen China’s “open door" to
the peaceful economic activity of
powers who “conform to the new
situation in East Asia "
In his declaration announcing
formal establishment of the Jap-
anese backed regime with himself
as provisional President and Pre-
mier, Wang said his aims included
international cooperation
Communism and promotion
eign friendship.
He declared his Nanking regime
to be the only legal government of
China and warned foreign powers
against interfering with China’s in-
ternal affairs by continuing active
support of Chiang Kai-Shek’s
Chunking government, which Wang
termed “a regional refugee regime.’’
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
in Washington Saturday said that
the United States continues to rec-
ognize the Chinese Nationalist
government at Chungking rather
than the Japanese-sponsored re-
gime set up at Nanking.
RELATIVE lu VICTIM
ALAMO—Mrs. Dick Vynn was
called to Kingsville Wednesday by
the death of her uncle, Truman
Kellam, who was killed in a rail-
way crosaing accident
Merchaais
HarlingSi
merce? That’s right, and sug-
gestions of odd facts will be
appreciated.
Arrest Fine Seen
Motor vehicles may not be
operated without 1940 licenses after
midnight April 1. Plates will be
sold without penalty after that at
any time during the year if the
owner will produce an affidavit
that the vehicles for which they are
intended have not been used since
midnight April 1.
A 25 per cent penalty must be
paid after midnight Monday. April
1, unless the vehicle has not been
used and the person operating a
vehicle without a 1940 plate also
will be subject to arrest and a fine
for illegal operation of such vehicle.
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Friend Fatally
unds Youngiter
■WORTH—'S’!- A shot fired
flint from the 22 rifle of his
■nd. 14-year-old Ray Fulkr^
Hally wounded Richard Ww
■5, here late Saturday
Kg Croy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
I Cory, died in an ambulance
jte to a hospital. Justice of
wee Gus Brown returned an
it verdict of accidental death.
_____________________________________ VALLEY SUNDAY STAR-MONITOR-HERALD Sunday, March >1, 1M0
Turkey Said Ready To Let Allied Warships Pass Through Dardanelles
MOVEWOULD Brownsville Mon
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SUPPLY LINE
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School Girls Train
Derailed In Mexico
MEXICO CITY—(Ab—The first of
three trains carrying 500 Stephens
College girls from Columbia, Mo.,
homeward from a Mexican vaca-
tion was reported derailed near
San Luis Potosi Saturday, But none
of the girls were hurt
The engine, the tender and a
car carrying the soldier escort which
rides all Mexican passenger trains
left the rails.
Railway officials announced that
no one was hurt and that the train
resumed its journey northward.
RETURNS TO SCHOOL
PHARR — Mias Jewel Ferguson
has returned to Austin, to resume
her studies at Texas University,
following a visit here during the
Easter season with her parents
Judge and Mrs. Bryce Ferguson.
U. S. No. !’•—1H" and Larger............S1.87l4
U. 8. No. 1’a— 1H* & Larger (Texas Ones) 1.82’4
U. 8. No. I'e—Slae B (Texas Twos)........ 1.37V4
GUESTS OF SON ------ -- - -----
RIO GRANDE CITY — Mr. and and two sons, of Janesville. Wia,,
Mrs. J. M King of Fort Worth are visited at the home of Mr. and
guests of their son. B C. King, and Mrs. G. L. Cowley over the week
Mrs. King for an extended visit end.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Vance.
Santa Rosa, on birth of a son. Rob-
• ert Milton. weighing nine and one-
fourth pounds, March 28, at
a. m.
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BROWNSVILLE — For four
years. R. C. Wade. Sr., engineer at
the federal building here, has been
constructing a dining table con-
taining more than 300.000 pieces of
wood, and he’s finally beginning
to see results.
The curious call it a hobby,
but Wade says its “work."
Termed the "most patient man
tn the world." Wade, who already
has 250.000 pieces of wood cut. and
is assembling one of the leafs,
expects to finish the job "some-
time in 1941“
There are 26 different species
of wood, from the Black Walnut
of England to birch of Japan,
and there may be more if Wade
decides to change the design
Right now he's figuring on an
octagon dining tabla, a table that
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extension from Corpus Christi to the
Rio Grande and that its people can
reasonably expect certain important
reductions in freight costs by rea-
son of available cheap water trans-
portation provided by the canal.
The report will be used as a basis
for seeking funds through congres-
sional appropriation for construc-
tion of the canal.
Shsry explained that Colonel
Youngberg had accepted the con-
tract on a contingent basis, but that
the minimum cost had been aati-
mated at 37,500. The Intracoastal
Canal Association started the Valley
finance drive with a contribution
of $2,500. with the provision that
the Valley raise ths balance. The
committee headed by Hill will at-
tempt to do so in the immediate
future.
Shary called upon Valley interests
Saturday to co-operate with the
movement in two ways: First, to
answer in detail the inquiry blanks
mailed out by Colonel Youngberg.
and second, to contribute generous-
ly to the finance campaign now be-
ing started.
Members of the committee who
will start the finance campaign
Monday include R. L. Hill chair-
man; O. E Ewing, Joe Penry. O. E-
Stuart, Mayor Hugh Ramsey, J.
Lewis Boggus. A. L. Benoist. Dan
Murphy. Fulton Jones. Earl Davis,
E. C. Breedlove. Walter Linehan.
Crockett Campbell. E M. Crockett.
Chas. Washmon. Frank Grimsell,
Van R. Wiggins and J. B Chambers.
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BUCHAREST—(JP)-Turkey was
represented in usually well-inform-
ed Balkan diplomatic quarters Sat-
urday night as having agreed to
permit passage of British and
French warships through the Dar-
danelles to choke off Germany's
supply line from Russia in the
Black Sea.
The newspaper Le Moment, re-
garded as close to the French em-
bassy here, reported, moveover,
that Turkey had agreed to place her
naval bases at Trebizond. Samsun
•nd Sinope at the Allies* disposal
for use as contraband control bases.
Big Aid To Allies
(Official circles in London pro-
fessed no knowledge of the pro-
posed agreement with Turkey. It
was said, however, that if it is true,
it will be a strong boost to the Al-
lied diplomatic offensive in the
Balkans and an important aid to
tightening tha Allied blockade ot
Germany).
Informants here reported the
Turkish decision was reached at a
British - French • Turkish military
conference a few days ago at Allepo,
although such action is contrary to
the Montreux convention of 1936 to
which Turkey was a party.
Contrary To Pact
That convention stipulated that
the Dardanelles would be closed to
warships of belligerent nations ex-
cept when they were serving under
league of nations mandate or help-
ing a victim of aggression under a
mutual assistance pact concluded
within the framework of the league,
to which Turkey was a party.
A way for Turkey to get around
this, however, was explained by
Deputy Petko Stainoff of the for-
eign affairs committee of the Bul-
garian chamber of deputies, who
told the Sofia newspaper Slovo that
Turkey would “let herself be forced
to fail to prevent British warships
from crossing the strategic Darda-
; nelle straits."
As a Black Sea nation. Bulgaria
to vitally interested in this possi-
bility.
Can Control Traffic
Le Moment stated flatly that Tur-
key would give the green light to
the Allied warships "so that these
•hips can control the traffic of war
| supplies from Russian porta to Ger-
many.”
If the Black Sea blockade becomes
reality, diplomats here predicted,
Russia's non-German trade will be
! scrupulously respected.
Soviet Premier-Foreign Minister
Molotoff s reiteration Friday of Rus-
! sia's non-belligerency was regarded
in some quarters here as a prom-
ising sign for any Allied blockade
in the Black Sea.
LONDON—(Ah— Pugnacious Winston Churchill, Britain’s First Lord
of the Admiralty, coupled a new warning of intensification of the war
Saturday night with the significant hint that Britain scarcely could ba
expected in the future “to taka as a matter of course interpretations of
neutrality which give all advantages to the aggressor.”
The belligerent speech, broadcast to America and elsewhere, re-
called the first lord’s declaration of January 20 in. which he called on
Europe's anxious neutrals to join* ..........................
the Allies in "united action to advantage of British and French
bring the war against Germany to ^>0^, has been sunk.
As Churchill spoke, informed
London sources were of the opin-
ters in Great Brita’n for a more
vigorous prosecution of the war
and the disclosure that tha Allied
navies are determined to tighten
their stranglehold on Germany by
waylaying Scandinavian ore ships
and by greater activity in the Paci-
fic against shipments of raw ma-
terials from Mexico to Vladivostok,
from where they can find their way
to Germany.
Deficit Is Shown
Some quarters saw a distinct re-
lation between Churchill's assertion
that "time has been on our side but
it Is s changeable ally" and the
treasury's annual statement show-
ing a deficit of 767.685 000 pounds
(about $3,071.720 000) for the first
fiscal year of the war.
Britain's expenditures for the
fiscal year ending Saturday night
totaled 1.816.873.000 pounds (about
$7,267,392,000 > against revenues of
1.049.188.000 pounds (about $4,196.-
852.000) despite a 35-per eent in-
come tax and other heavy levies.
War Budget Dna
The 1940-1941 war budget to be
announced April 23 Is expected to
run around 1.250.000.000 pounds
(about $5,000,000,000). New
higher taxes sra anticipated.
Churchill's assertion that “there to
no need for Russia to be drawn into
this struggle" unless sha wishes it
so and that “wa have no quarrel
with the Italian or the Japanese |
peoples” reiterated tha British wish
to confine tha war to "Hitler and
tha Nazi German power "
All Is Raid ‘Quiet’
"All is quiet on the western front
and Saturday also thus far nothing
has happened on the sea or in the
air." he said.
He said the Finnish war had "ex-
posed to the whole world the ra-
vages which Communism makes
upon the fiber of any nation which
falls victim to that deadly mental
and moral disease.”
His direct reference to intensifi-
cation of the war was:
"It seems to me that intensifica-
tion of the struggle is to be ex-
pected and we certainly are by no
means inclined to shrink from it"
Fleet’s Fewer Cited
He alluded to the power of the
Allied fleets by asserting that only
one in 800 ships which have taken
NE1 r YORK—m—On th* grounds
that E rrtrand Russell ’has taught in
lis b oks immoral and salacious
loetfl ies" whose practice would
violate the penal laws ot New Yerk
1 state supreme court justice
ay revoked the appointment
kBritish Earl-philosopher to a
lonthip al City College.
Appointment, declared Jus-
■n E McGeehan in a 4.000-
Mcision which he himself
Mdynamite.” was "an insult
^fcople of the City of Ne.v
■hd. m effect, an attempt
flity Board .of higher educa-
R establish *• 'chair of lo-
ir” at the parti-coeducational
lion of 8.600 students.
I was climaxed a bitter con-
Jy touched wtt by Episc’
William T. Manning shortly
utoeH's appointment to an
$8.000-a-y$ar post in the department
of philosophy, effective in February,
1M1, announced several months
ago. Froa and cons were Hung into
the debate by noted personages and,
with the case as a springboard, the
state legislature this week set up
ity's education system.
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