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Sunday, January !, I93R
Pare 2
VALLEY SUNDAY STAR—MONITOR—HERALD
Valley Gels Terminal For New Dallas-Mexico City Bus Line
A
M •
TIIDMIU/1
Inches Short In
(Continued from Page 1*
$273,104 For ’38
million
far.
Man,
t
as-
IN ELECTION
4,
Directors’
*
of
manager.
*
quo-
city
1 not paid.
suits mu
no
AUDITS-INCOME TAX
J. W. JASPER
Harlingen. Texas
P. O. Box 511
fl
the
a
arc
\
also
fall's
from Secretary Hull or other China and Japan are signators.
I
the note was a fundamental state-
well now being drilled by Sun in
the last election, came
Japanese
A
prominent
While at the airport
Lal' Ge •••• " • • • —■ ™ • o • ■ »» in * x ci • < • ni i i v, six
M B Rohrboufh own* an river and the Erie canal into the call from Elliott Roosevelt
custom
1
1 Worth,
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pWr***"’
!l
1
Blanton Case Offer
Is Withdrawn
ii'nhih rm'k
THE LIGHT
Bookkeeping systems installed and
kept on monthly fee basis.
A $6 000 brick canning plant for
those attending Raymondville's an-
dtld ^C6tuzcti&rvi&
ntC'i/i'Ci-c/e
/M2,T « FltVf-TT fQVIP/mf tVT
ValUx} ^.oniin^ ^hvr
Positions
To Be Filled
NEW SERVICE
INAUGURATED
McAllen To Be Stop
On New Route
ICC APPROVES
PROPOSAL FOR
AUTO SERVICE
STEADY PACE
MAINTAINED
IN BUILDING
11
,1
was associated with the L Gillarde
company, Chicago, Ill.
nual Onion Fiesta. He has sever-
al other motion picture parts.
Directly responsible for the moist-
shortage, weather 'bureau offi-
cntton
Havre.
Ghent
4 "5
B
OBITUARY
i -
I
«W//‘
ZARATE GETS
MAYOR’S POST
New Officer InducteaB
In Matamoros
e3»
REWARD SUM ! NAMES ADDED
CUT ORDERED
Muelheim Ruhr To
Sail Sunday
COMMISSION HAS
FINAL f
(Continued fn
th street will handle all
kinds of merchants tailoring.
H N. Davies, north of the city,
A store building for J M. Perez
in the 1.200 block of SE Van Buren
The building is brick and stucco,
and has four rooms.
Mrs
and
against
owners who
HOLIDAY DF.C1 ARED
McALLEN-Officials at the
hall will observe a holiday Mon-
day, January 2. with the rest of
the business men in the city. City
Secretary C. D Martin announced
Saturday.
ELLEN MARGARET DEVAUX
WESLACO—The funeral of Ellen
Margaret Devaux, 15-year-old Don-
j na high school student who d’ed as
I a result of injuries received in an
auto accident at 8:15 p. m. Friday
two miles east of here, will be held
from the Martin-Nelson Chapel at
4 p. m. Sunday. Rev. C. E. Wheat
Donna Methodist minister, will con-
duct the service which will be fol-
lowed by interment in the family
plot near Weslaco.
mrnt made by the retiring Willacy
aunty commissioners court early
_______________ last week, that the $2,000 reward of-
make an effort to collect personal fered by that body in late April. 1937
property taxes during his tenure of was bring withdrawn. The commii-
sinners this week rescinded their
former order which had offered the
reward. «
In rescinding their reward order,
the commissoners included a note
in their motion to the effect that
they were leaving all matters con-
cerning rewards to their successors
in office.
The two withdrawals cut in half
the total amount of rewards for re-
turn of the Blanton bodies. Original-
ly total rewards included one by
Governor Allred and T C. Anderson
of Harlingen in addition to Cragg
and the Willacy commissioners, and
amounted to $5 000. They now to-
tal only $2,500.
Mfe- V'*—.....
did not seek re-election.
K. W. Bonham. Edinburg.
<umrs office as treasurer.
Stanley Melton. Pharr, will
come
i or those
who have purchased tickets in Tex-
as for the trip tn Mexico.
Application was made tn the ICC
by the Bowen authorities July 9
with permission granted Dec 6
Assisting in seeking the permits
were officials of the South Texas.
McAllen and Laredo Chambers
Commerce.
••rars old
he p R M.
Mexico.
RITES FOR SHOT VICTIM
DALLAS. — (JP - The body of
Donald Traynor. 28. former Illi-
business after he winds up Oliver's
affairs, during the latter part of
January
The office employs approximately
21 persons.
Everhard said he would “follow
‘he statutes on assessing pronerty"
The statutes declare, he explained
that a “fair, cash market val 'e"
must be placed on property.
Sees Better Attitude Here
BROWNSVILLE — Construction
in Brownsville proper during 1938
was 81 per cent of that of the year
before.
Two structures outside of the city
limits, but for which most materials
and labor were supplied for Browns-
ville. came tn another $130,000.
One was the $100,000 warehouse
built by the Brownsville Port Com-
press and Bonded Warehouse, Inc
This is at the Fort of Brownsville,
several miles northeast of the city.
$30,000 Home
The contract for the H R Hudson
home, just north of the city, came
to $30,000
The 1938 figure was $38,325 under
that of the year before in the city
proper. Figures at the city hall
showed tha’ permits were issued in
1938 for construction valued at $143.-
104: for 1937 the figure was $178 -
♦28.
But analysis of the building per-
mit receipts showed that this only
meant that during 1938 no large
structures were built m Brownsville
and not that day-to-day building
was on the downgrade.
Early in 1937. Bob Austin, of
Lubbock, took nut a permit to erect
a $40,000 structure, the Rosemary
Courts at the corner of the main
' versity of Texas law graduate,
who was shot to death at Midland
Friday, will be sent to Centralia.
III . his birthplace.
vided us and go forth to; battle
against poverty, sin, sickness and
death. The world can be made
a better world than it ever has
been before. We. as individuals,
can become stronger, with neu
armours of righteousness, than we
have ever been before.
We believe in New Year resolu-
tions.
be given,
discharge
Rain Dnes Damage
To Recent Paving
McALLEN—Paving on the eight
bhxrks along Ash Avenue between
First and Ninth Streets has been
completed, but the rain damaged
about 50 feet of the thoroughly r
which will be done over. C. jC.
Eckhoff, citv inspection engineer in
charge of WPA projects, announc-
ed Saturday.
Eight other paving projects are
planned in the city, but property
owners must sign contracts for the
work The Works Progress Ad-
ministration is to pay 47 per cent
of the cost, and property o» ner*
the other 53 per cent. Eckhoff ex*
plained.
They have not forsaken us.
Have we forsaken the task of u-
tilizing them? Man, not God,
falters!
To choose
and then to
unfalteringly,
points us a
it and follow it.
and as a people, let us trust God
and obey Him. Let us use the
lems baffle you and make you
feel futile, or can you still grap-
ple with life with eager zest? To-
day is the day when the will
SPFNDING CUT
GAINS GROUND
(Continued from Page II
being boomed by friends for the
Presidency and was consulted Fri-
day by two cabinet members inter-
ested in forthcoming legislation, told
reporters he had held his “last con-
ference this year.” and left his of-
fice early.
Woodrum and Garner were tn
agreement on one fundamental
point, at least, that administration
of relief should be decentralized as
cp.'edily as possible and its con-
trol turned back largely to states
and localities, reducing federal ex-
penditures and removing federal
oolitical implications from the re-
lief picture.
Moreover. Woodrum said that in
his opinion $500,000,000 should be
ample to keep the work relief pro-
tram going from February 7. when
I its funds may become exhausted,
until the end of the fiscal year.
Tune 30. This compares with a $700.-
•00 000 estimate made by Chairman
Adams <D-Colo.) of the correspond-
ent senate appropriations subcom-
31'tte?.
Congress also will be called upon
to appropriate for relief for the fis-
rrl year which begins next July
Th? Senate Campaign Expenditure?
Committee intends tn report early
an the charges of political coercion
made in connection with last
campaign.
RAYMONDVILLE - The reward
for the return and identification of
fice new. Peters will enter nrivate txxlies of John and Luther Blanton.
San Perlita farmers who disappear-
ed while hunting near their home
November 18. 1936, was further
whittled down last week, when
Howard T. Cragg. Wallacy county
sheriff whose term of office expir-
ed Saturday, withdrew the $250 re-
I ward which he had offered some
I 18 months ago. Cragg s withdrawal
"T believe the public is getting followed close upon the announce-
more tax-conscious.'* Everhard said
“There is a better attitude toward
the tax situation .** He said he would
augur, ten th' port's second
service to England The
Sh.op.’ig Comn-my is agent
When the ship arrived here Fri-
da • at daybreak, she had set a new
record for the run from Gab eston.
16 hours.
Of a radical new design. th* ship
is luxuriously fitted out an t has
a few posseng-
trip to Eug-
SHOP TO OPEN
BROWNSVILLE-Exact opening
date of “Smith's Tailoring," a new
establishment in Brownsville will
be announced soon, according to
Dr. | Lee Smith, owner, who recently
____________ • arrived in Brownsville from Florida.
viBe " wi Va.: Mr. and Mrs. E G. The new shop will be located at
* * “n and M 417 11 th street will handle all
U. S. REFUSES
JAP PROGRAM
(Continued from Page 11
Japan's present military incursion
there.
The American note was delivered
to the Japanese foreign office by
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew upon
instructions
which
BROWNSVILLE — A busy first
week of the new year was seen
for the Port of Brownsville, with
one ship in port and four more ex-
pected
The M. S Muelheim Ruhr, of the
Tram-ocean Transport (
Saturday aflernoon was
fresh fruit !~
» • « •
See Friend Cast
• « « «
In Western Role
Company.
i loading i
She was ex pec ed to
tail Sunday, the first day of the
y »ar.
A brand new motorship, she in-
direct
Philen
Willacy Students
brothers. Marcel of Denin
Oscar, Jr., of Fort Worth.
Decedent was reared in Dalias
and moved to Donna in September
to the discovery well in the Sun
If the land should prove
I productive, a very conservative
i valuation would be $1,000 per acre
CLl'B PLANS MEETING or $1,200,000.
HARLINGEN—The Valley Coun- -------------
FOUR CHANGES Valley Rainfall J
SCHEDULED AT
MAJOR POSTS
work worth doing
do it courageously. '
is our task. God
way. Let us find
As individuals
DRUMS OF WAR
YIELD TO 1939
(Continurd from Page 1)
entertaining a few friends at din-
ner
The government ended another
year in the red. with Federal ex-
•yt'di’urrs exceeding income by
$2 10h.0OO.0Cf: hut it wasn't as rea
as nffwijls expected six month**
Administration officials, mean-
while. sounded an optimistic note
by predicting 1939 would see an
advance in farm prices and farmer
pu-ehasing power.
New York, the nation's biggest
metropolis, staged its biggest,
merriest and wackiest New Year's
Eve celebration since Wall Street
went boom—on the down beat
Jostling, horn-tooting tens of
thousands Jammed Times Square at
midnight: night clubs, theatres and
hotels were packed.
This performance was duplicated
in varying degrees. In cities and
hamlets all over the civilized World
Up the Hudson River, in the “big
house" at Sing Sing prison. Warden
Lewis E. Lawes permitted 2.762 pri-
soners to welcome the New Year
at midnight with cheers, singing
and music.
i 1938 as compared to previous years
indicated Saturday. Exactly 2154
inches of rainfall was recorded by
the federal weather bureau in '
Brownsville during the year 1933
th? dryest year since 1921.
Compared to the average yearly
precipitation the past year's wet-
ness is 5 86 inches short of normal
The normal annual rainfall, as com-
puted from records kept since late
the
nic-
amateur
photographers, and greeted many
of the persons who had gone to the
airport to see him Smilingly
made from time to time and it is shaking hands, he disnlayed the
these billings weights that the rail- quiet, likeable personality which
made him the head of the Re-
publican party in the last presi-
dential election.
After clearing through the cus-
toms. Mr. Landon granted news-
men an interview.
He was cautious in his remarks currrd
BROWNSVILLE — Two succes-
sive years of below average lain-
| fall in the Rio Grande Valley have
brought a considerable lack of sub-
AcQ£»acnr Cnl lonfnr’c •o*1 moisture in the upper ground
AbbtSSUI - VOIIULLOI fe I layers, a survey of the rainfall in
Work Is Mapped
McALLEN-The Interstate Com-
merce Commission has granted the
Bowen Motor Coach Line of Fort
Worth permission to operate a bus
line from Dallas to Mexico City
via McAllen and Laredo, according
to word received here Saturday.
McAllen is the southernmost ter- I
minal in Texas and it is proposed
that the motor coaches maice a
round trip several times a week
The number of trips the line will
lie given permission to make was
not designated in the copy of the
order received here by official* of
the McAllen chamber of Commerce ,
but. according to L. C East land. | weapons with which He has pro-
Fort Worth, Bowen business man- '
ager. there will be two or three
trips each week
Buses will either enter Mexico
by McAllen and leave on ’he re- j
turn trip at Laredo, or vice versa
Eaitlaed said, with buses operating
through Dallas. Fort Worth. Hous-
ton. San Antonio and Corpu*
Chi*t«
Brrrrussinn will not
hiwever. to accept or
j^ssrngers except those who hart
gather purchased tickets in Mexico
z4o some point in Texas
RAYMONDVILLE — Raymond-
ville school children had a reason
for flocking to a local motion pic-
ture theatre Friday afternoon and ’
i to
see a western movie in which all the
characters are midget—they are all
old friends cf one of the actors
Playing a prominent part in the
picture is W. H. O'Docharty. a Ray-
mondville boy some 16 or 17 years
of age The lad is a former student
in th? Raymondville schools who
left here to appear at the Tex- ,
as Centennial exposition before go-
ing to Hollywood and the movies
W. H stopped growing when he
was about three years old, when
some of his glands went haywire
He is a personable young man. a
good business man. and a born
showman. Often he performed for
his schoolmates while here, and
his antics were known as w-ell to
There are four major changes
in the elective positions.
Clay Everhard. Pharr, now trea-
surer. will become tax assessor-col- i in the 80s is 27.40 inches,
lector, succeeding J. J. Oliver, who
yre
, clals said, were two comparatively
lengthy drouth periods during the
year—in the latter part of June
and July, and in September. Dur-
ing July for a period of more than
40 di-ys the least amount of rain-
fall since 1901 was recorded in
Brownsville. I^ss than .40 inches
of rain fell during a 44 day period
In 1921. the dryest yea? since
the all time low of 1891. only 21 36
, inches of rain fell. In 189’. the
entire 12 months of precipitation
12 31 inches. Th? I
expee’ed In
for foreign
destinations, and two are cwtwisr
The S S Hybert, of the Dixie U-K
Line, will dock Tuesday to load
fresh grapefruit for London direct
This U the other direct service to
Englaiid out of Port Brownsville
Lallier and Company are agents
The S. S. Louisiane. of the French
Line, will dock Thursday to load
and barreled juice for
Antwerp. Dunkirk, and
The Philen Shipping Com-
pany is agent.
The S. S Texas Trader, of the
Newtex Line, u ill dock Sunday to
load fresh grapefruit and general
cargo for New York direct. The
Philen Shipping Company is agent
The S S Southfolk, of the
Moore mack Line, will dock Tues-
day to load fresh fruit and general
cargo for the Eastern Seaboard
por*> Moore-McCormack Lines.
Ine., *; general agents.
DEL GORLEY
HARLINGEN-Word was receiv-
ed here Friday of the death Decem-
ber 25 of Del Gorley, St. Louis, Mo
vegetable produce man widely
known in the Valley for many 1
years. At the t me of his death he
LAND VACANCY
SUIT IS FILED
(Continued from Page 1)
Spanish king* to early settlers
n the New World.
Because of the inaccurate meth-
ods of early surveying, it was un-
derstood, such errors were com- >
mon.
When these Inaccuracies are dis-
covered the excess land is de-
clared under Texas law’ to be ''va-
cant'* and without ownership Since
Texas owned all land in the state
when it cam' into the American
Union, titles in cases of proved
vacancies revert to the state When
■nich vacancies are discovered, the
’and belongs to the state, which
has th? right to sell nr lease it.
In the case of the Starr county
’ands. it was understood that a
narrow- strip exists, between Los
Retarhes and La Sal Colorado
grants, w hich was not covered by
the recently sun-eyed boundaries
of either grant. The persons who
discovered ’he vacany secured from
State I-a nd Commissioner W. H
McDonald a lense on the acreage
at a price of $1 per acre, or $1,200
Sun Oil company proposes to
I show that there has been no doubt
about title of the lands since 1830
and expects to show, by photo-
static copies of ancient records on
file in the city of Camargo. Tamos..
Mexico, dating back tn 1830. that .
the title is perfect The Camargo
----- __ ---------records were signed by Jose Lo-
tions of the Nine-Power and other T —* * * * 1 A 1 A ‘ ' A*
treaties, to which the United States. of Camargo in 1830.
The strip in question is about
*«. om >dations for
ers. Gh? m'lr'-s the
1* id in 14 days.
Two of the ships
n'Xt week wUl sail
BATTLE SEEN
IN INCREASE
(Continued from Page 1)
filed a formal complaint re-
questing adjustment of freight rates
and asking that the hearing on
weight* and rates be consolidated
Attorneys for the Valley shippers,
who were joined by Laredo. Win-
ter Garden. Coastal Bend and other
South Texas handlers in their figh’
on proposed increases, have asked
that the consolidated hearing be
held before April 1.
Packages of vegetables are ac-
cepted for shipment not at actual
weight but at estimated weights
based on averages of test weights
Prominent Educator
Here For Holidays
HARLINGEN—Guests of Mi. and
Mrs C. A. Gnffeth here during
the Christmas holidays were
and Mrs. E G Rohrboufh of Glen-
highway ard Jefferson street.
Remove this from the 1937 figure,
and it is lower than that of 1938,
No Big Structures
There were no very expensive
structures built in Brownsville
during 1938. and there were none
I here during 1937 with that single
exception. Outside of the tourist
court*, largest 1937 permit was for
$6 500. largest 1938 permit for a
structur* costing $7,800, a residence
for Robert Ernest.
i June saw,’ the largest amount of
EDINBURG—Officials were reti-
cent Saturday to discuss new ap-
Surviving are her father. O A pointers in H dalgo County offices
P. Devaux of Donna, her mother when the Nevi Year rolls around,
of Fort Worth: two sisters.
Camellia Hall of Waxahachie
Julia Devaux of Donna; and two
of Donna and
McALLEN Names of three mnr?
candidates for office of director of
Hidalgo County Water Improve-
ment District No. 3. serving the
McAllen area, have been received.
Robert Henderson, manager, an-
nounced Saturday.
The ent re slate of candidates, in-
cluding th? three received Friday
afternoon, is composed of W. I.
Witherspoon. Fred Rambo. E. W
Linnard and O. W. Robinson.
Three directors are to be named
at the election January 10. 1939
Board members met Friday aft-
ernoon and discussed the election
and the $24,000 PWA rehabilitat r.
project but no definite action was
taken because there was no
rum, Henderson explained
LANDON HINTS
VOTE TROUBLE
(Continued from Par? 1*
Cord'll Hull and ascribed much of
’he United States’ prestige below
th? border to the secretary of state
"A large measure of the friend-
'hin for the United States and thi«
nation's prestige in Central and
South America is due tn the per-
sonality of Secretary Hull, and the
confidence which he inspires in
’he stability nf his policies," Lan-
don asserted
The envoy said he did not wish
•n make a lengthy statement con-
cerning the Lima conference, be-
cause h? felt that such infnrma-
♦ion properlv should come from
Secretary Hull
GOP Project Good
Pointing out that h« had declin-
'd to comment on IT. S politics
while on foreign soil. Landon smil-
nely declared: “I say without hesi-
tation that republican prosnects are
the best we have had in eight
years "
I.andnn arrived by Pan American
naln? from Mexico Citv at
-»m and was greeted by R
Creager. Brownsville, national
publican committeeman, other Vai-
ley republican leaders and a large
eeoun of northern visitors, many of
them from Kansas.
Landen Beams
Friendly and unassuming,
delegate posed repeatedly for
hires by newsmen and
MATAMOROS — Franscisco Za- *
rate, new mayor of Matamoro*
municipality, took the oath of of«
fice Satu'day midnight in an ela-
borate installation ceremony at the
Matamoros city hall. Zarate suc-
ceeds out-gmn/ Mayor I^adialao
Cardenaii. Jr.
The mayors inaugural ceremony
began at 8 pm with reading of the
annual report by Mayor Cardenas,
and ended shortly after midnight af-
ter installation of Mayor Zarate.
Thousands of Matamoros resident*
amended the colorful ceremony. Tn«
■ program was broadcast over Station
XEAM. Matamoro*,
The resignations of all municipal
employes of Matamoros, more than ,
100 in number, were tetidered late
Saturday, according to the regular
custom. Zarate will announce new
municipal employes within the next
few days.
A prominent Matamoros business
man for many years. Zarafe was
elected major during November
elections by a 2000 vote majority
over his agrarian candidate. Rober-
to Ixipez He was for many year*
connected witK the firm of Garcia
Brothers. uh< Icsale liquor and gram
dealers in Matamoros. Zarate is 45
He was a candidate of
(Popular! party of
roads proposed to increase. The
new schedule of weights would
would have had the effect of in-
creasing freight costs tremendous-
ly. Stahl said.
W. J Augello of New York and
Ralph W. Currie and Frank A Lef-
fingwell nf Dallas are the attorneys
for the Valley shippers.
be-
a commissioner, succeeding
Joe Atkinson, who did not run to
succeed himself. Atkinson will be-
come city superintendent of Pharr
January 1.
No New Employes Named
Tom Hartlev. Pharr, a’-s-stant
criminal district attorney for the
past four years, will take over the
office to be vacated by Rogers Kel-
ley. Edinburg, who assumes the ' totalled only
robes of a Texas senator from the
Wth district.
Most cb'in.<e? are expected to b'
effected in th? assessor-collector’s
d'partment. but Everhard has de-
clined to announce th- new em-
ployes until he takes office.
He did say. however, that there
would be a chief d-puty in the as-
•cssor's offi-e. and h- would de-
vote his entire time to th- duties
of the office. At presen’. Lee Peters
Edinburg, is chief deputy in the
collectors division. Th-re is no
chief deputy in th- ass-rsor's of-
Rohrbough. Jr. of Austin
B Rohrbough of Beverly, w.
Dr Rohrbcugb is president of the
State Teachers College at Glenville
and E- G. Rohrbough. Jr • ■ mem-
ber c_
I uJty. >__ -
‘ ^orchard »•« 6anta R<Ma-
V
k
MISS SARAH BRITE
RIO HONDO —- Funeral services
for Miss Sarah Brito, 65. Rio Hon-
do, who died Friday. 6:30 a m . at
the Valley Baptist Hospital. Har-
I ngen, will be held Sunday. 2:3ft
d. m.. at the Rio Hondo Commun-
ity Church. R-v. Paul Weiss. Pri-
mera. will officiate.
Burial will be in Combes cemet-
ery, under direct on of S’otler-
Burdctte Mortuary. Pall bearers
will be J. D. McKee. A J. Waters.
D. Affalters. A. S. Jeffery, V. Hin-
i ing ard M. Houghtaling.
Survivors are two sisters. Mrs
G. W. Day of Rio Hondo and Mrs
C. C. Hankins of LaMar. Okla
and four brothers. J. L. Bright of
McKinney. W. M. Bright and W. W
3r ght of Cart r. Okla., and J. H
Bright of H us. >n.
MEETING
fro4l Page 1)
including one for $1,300. approved
bonds of two of the three incom-
ing commissioners, then went home
The meeting lasted just under two
hours.
County Judge Oscar Dancy, who
will retain his position on the new
court, presented a bill from the
National Drainage. Levee, and le-
gation Association for $1,300
He explained that the county
oined the association m about
1930. and that the bill was for dues
"This group has been very help-
ful in getting Reconstruction Fi-
nance Corporation money allocat-
ed to the drainage, levee, and irri-
gation division." he said. “You
yourselves know that this county permits, for construction valued at
. . » . ^01 Q^*> fVhrsv* nsnnth* in PanU Wtor**
nas received many benefits from
the RFC loans to irrigation dis-
tricts The county itself has re-
ceived two loans from the RFC "
Commissioner Weikel. the other
member of the court who continued
in office, objected strongly to th?
bill.
“I don’t think it's the righ* thing
to do to pay this bill." he said
"This is something that happened
I way back in 1930 that no one
knows anything about."
"It just happens, Mr. Weikel. that
three members of this court.. d<>
know something about it." Judge
Dancy said.
“I read something In the paper
yesterday about courthouse clerks
wasting the county's money stand-
ing around drinking coffee," Weikel
said. "And now you want to spend
$1,300 of the taxpayers money?”
Judge Dancy was the author of
an article that appeared in the
Friday issue of The Herald.
"You may file your objection
with the county clerk." Judge
Dancy said.
The court approved paym-nt of
I the bill, with Weikel voting “no "
The court approved a bill for
$200 for repairs to a bridge n?a~
San Benito. The bill was presented
by cutgoing Commissioner J. Scott
Brown. San Benito.
Bonds of $3,000 each for Incom
ing Commissioners T A Kinder.
Brownsville, and A. A Kimmell.
Harlingen, were approved. Judge
D. y explained that the bonds
of commissioner Weikel and in-
coming Commissioner Charles A
Morris. San Benito, would be ready
for approval Monday.
The meeting ended on a friendly
note, with all commissioners, re-
maining and outgoing, shaking
hands and wishing one another a
happy new year.
The old commissioners cou-t con-
sisted of Judge Dancy. Weikel.
Brown. Sam Bell, of Brownsville,
and J F Baughn. Harlingen
Members of the new court
D irrty. Weikel, Morris. Kimmell
and Kinder.
highest amount of rainfall ever re-
corded in a 12-month period was in
1886. the year nf one of Browns-
ville's most famous hurricanes
when 60 06 inches of rain fell dur-
ing the year.
The most notable variation* in
monthly rainfall as compared to
the average monthly precipitation
was in two successive months Aug-
ust and September. While the nor-
mal rainfall for August is 2 55
inches. 5 65 inches fell in 1938. du?
directly to two successive tropical
disturbances in the gulf regions
southwest of Brownsville. Several
days of squally weather mounted
the toll for August tn more than
double the normal rainfall. On
August 27 and 28. rainfall totalled
4 03 inches in two days.
September was just the opposite.
With rainfall averaging 5 52 inches
for September, only 1 65 inches fell
during the 30-day period.
Rainfall by months for 1938 as
compared to the normal for each
month was as follows: January. 92
normal 150: February .06. 121;
March 1 87. 1 26. April 96 1 43; Mav
4 39. 2 27: June 2 55. 2 87; July 01
196: August 5 65. 2 55; S?p’« mbrr
1 65. 5 52; October 81. 3 29 N v?m-
ber 34. 1 98: December 180 156
office.
Personal property can be levied
against and sold at public auction
without benefit of suit if taxes ar?
, he explained, whereas.
----- must be instituted
real estate property
become delinquent.
The tax roll has been completed
and a copy sent to the state com- '
ptroller.
It is understood that the book
keeping system in the department
will be revised and simplified by an
expert accountant and auditor.
In addition to Hartley, ’here are
two other assistants in the prose-
cutor's office—T T Sanders. Jr.. '
of Donna and J. M. Chapa of Edin-
burg
Sheriff Plans No Changes
Hartley will not announce his
staff until he takes charge of the | nois University athlete and Uni-
office. he said recently.
Sheriff R T. Daniel announced
there will be no changes in his
department, as has County Clerk
O D. Kirkland. District Clerk K C
Boysen also contemplates n<
changes.
Among other appointive office*
which may be affected by the neu
administration, are those of coun-
ty engineer, farm agent health of-
ficer. sanitarian and director of
lhe relief agency.
There have been rumors, but no
confirmation, of replacements in
those departments.
a sur- protests and notes delivered
prise, although he previously has Tokyo since the present hostilities | field,
shown some leanings toward a few in China started.
of President Roosevelt's policies
i Landon left by Braniff plane for
Fort Worth where he planned to'
confer with oil interests before tak- cil of Garden clubs will meet in
extends mg a train later in the night for ; Harlingen, Friday at 11 a. m. with
as
Brownsville Total Is
should re-charge the batteries of
determination and we should start
out into the New Year unafraid.
God is on His throne. The im-
mutable laws of the universe,
physical, economic, social, mental.
> moral, spiritual, still operate as
they have for a million years, i
They have brought the world this
far. They have not forsaken us.
apparently guarding against in-
fringing on comment which should n<-«uo, n> wmvn hit- vmm-a a'Bir,. Camargo in IB3O
com? from Secretary Hull or other China and Japan are signators Sfrip (n question is about
governmental sources State Department officials said three miles north of the nearest
Appointment Surprise th? nnt? was a fundamental state- ----- *-- -y •-
The appointment nf Landon, ment of the United States' position. ; the southern part of Los Retaches
President Roosevelt's opponent in designed to end the long series of grant and about six miles north of
the last election, came as a sur- protests and notes delivered to the discovery well in the Sun
VISIT IN VALLEY
MISSION—Mr and* Mrs. Milo
Strait of Crystal, Mich. have ar- .
rived in Mission to spend their
fifth winter here. Among other vis-
itors who hav? arrived for th? win-
ter are Mr and Mrs L. W. Gerard,
St. Paul, Minn; Mr. and Mrs. D.
R Pack, B M Mr.
and Mrs George D Phillips, Linn .
Grove. Iowa; Mr. and Mrs W. H
Eskridge, Hobart. Okla; Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Fieismer, South Dakota.
Japan frowns on Western-style
haircuts and permanent waves for
the place of the meeting as yet i women. A prominent Japanese
he had a unset, it was announced Saturday, scientist recently issued a solemn
L at Fort Representatives from all Valley j warning that the custom would
* clubs are expected to attend. cause baldness.
$21 852 Other months, in rank were
Scpt?mb?r. $18,452; October. $17,640.
February. $14,035; December. $13.-
859: March. $11,540; January. $9,385
April. $9,285 July. $8 052; November
$7 483; August. $6,041; and May, $5.-
430
There were onlv six permits issu- .
ed dur'ng 1938 for structures valu- i "'ill again Saturday afternoon
cd at $5,000 or more There were
A $5,000 packing shed erected by
the St Louis. Brownsville and Mex-
ico Pailway. This building is 40 by
192 feet in dimension
Others Listed
The $7,800 Robert Ernest home
an eight-room, two story, brick
house at th? comer of Palm Boule-
vard and Sunset Drive
Renovation of the Capitol Thea-
tre, on Levee Street, at a cost of $5,-
000
The $7,500 modernistic office erect-
ed by Mrs. W R Jones for the Texas
State Employment Service, at the
I corner of Ninth and Levee Streets.
Roosevelt's polioses
from Washington, in
President Roosevelt con-
It was based upon obliga-
renzo Longoria, "alcalde" or mayor
An inland waterway <
_____ _ from Plymouth. N. C.. up the At-1 Topeka
cf the University of Texns fac- lantic Coast, through the Hudson
| Greet Lake*.
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