The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 8, 1928 Page: 3 of 28
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PICKING PRICE
AGREED ON AT
FARMER MEET
Organization Perfect-
ed at Harlingen Sat-;
day Fixes Uniform
Rate of 75 Cents
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN*. July 7.—Formers ol»
the Lower Rio Grande Valley assem-
bled here Saturday afternoon and
took the initial steps toward forma-
tion of a cotton picking price lixing
organization. _ .._
The net results of the meeting
were the appointment of a central
committee which is to proceed wi n
the organization and the adoption
of a resolution placing all those
present on record in favor of pa>ing
75 cents a hundred pounds until such
time as the organization shall be
perfected and shall set an official
Pr.About sixty farmers assembled at
the meeting held in the city hall
l ire and called by the Harlingen
l hamber of Commerce.
All expressed willingness to enter
t! •* Valley organization and pro-
ce. Jed with the selection of the
eon -nittee to head the organization.
S. C. Stringer of Harlingen was
elected general chairman. He is a
l eniLc- of the general committee
t r other members being E. C. Whit-
tington of La Feria Jim Ward of
Si. Benito and C. C. Wentz of
Br wnsville.
The organization will proceed
a^ r.*t similar lines to that in Willacy
coun y. The procedure was ex-
plained by George R. Lochrie of
Ra’ mondville who was petive in the
ort nization of Willacy county and
by Miller Harwood who was present
at he time of the organization of
Wil.icy county.
Committee Meets Monday
The general committee is to hold
a meeting in Harlingen Monday aft-
ernoon at 2 o’clock and will appoint
five committeemen in each gin pre-
cinct. These committeemen will be
asked to hold a meeting in their re-
spective precincts some time during
the coming week in order to let the
t the farmers at the meetings pick
their own eommittemen to repre-
■ sent them in the Valley organiza-
tion
Then the entire group of precinct
Ha\nd general eommittemen will as-
vill emble here next Saturday afternoon
^tS o'clock and will decide on a
t 'rice for cotton pickers.
. The workings of the organization
‘zs outlined here are a voluntary or-
l'r ganization of farmers without con-
i’ atitution or by-laws or without ne-
cessity of signing anything. The or-
ganization is based on the backing
of merchants bankers and others
who extend credit it was explained
by the speakers.
Strong sentiment against furnish-
ing cotton sacks was expressed at
the meeting and the resolution
adopted calling for a price of 75
cents a hundred until the general
committee meets carried with it the
provision that sacks he furnished by
the pickers.
Explain Details
The meeting was opened by Myron
F- Ward manager of the Harlingen
Chamber of Commerce and turned
over to Tyre H. Brown president of
the chamber. Mr. Brown read a
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China
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Let ns show you these
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glassware or silverware
CARRIED IN
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You may build a set by
purchasing in single
pieces or buy a com-
plete set.
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Woman 80 Supports Friend 105 |
By Washing Clothes; Is Happy
Mrs. Julia Thomas left and Mrs. Annie Sanders
communication from the Willacy
county organization explaining how
it was formed and then introduced
by Mr. Harwood who went into de-
tails of the cotton picking organiza-
tion in Willacy county.
Both ilr. Harwood and Lloyd H.
Thompson local banker who fol-
lowed him explained the soundness!
of the price fixing organization de-J
daring that it would probably save
| Cameron county alone $400000 in a
season.
Mr. Thompson pledged his support
and said that he felt other credit
extending organizations would lend
the same supnort.
The U iliac organ .a ition was ex-
plained in detail by Mr. Lochric who j
said that it was found necessary to
pay $la hundred in that county be-
cause the cotton is not as ea:>y to
pick as in Cameron county.
The campaign to include all farm-
ers in the organization is to be car-
ried forth by posters placed on cot-
ton trucks and wagons on buildings
in banks merchandising establish-
ments and elsewhere.
Jitney Jungle to
Begin Expansion
(Special to The Herr.ld)
HARLINGEN' July 7.—The begin-
ning of an expansion program to'
take care of increasing business and
in preparation for new stores to
be opened in other Valley cities
soon was announced here Saturday
by Nick H. McCarty manager of the
Jitney Jungle stores.
Mr McCarthy announced that W.
M. Galloway formerly of Lexing-
ton Miss. is now with the local
store as ce^hier. Mr. Galloway was
football coach ana diiector of ath-
letics as well as science teacher
at Lexington and was active in mu-
nicipal affairs there being a Rotar-
ian and band member.
Mr. McCarty also announced that
Sam Whigham. formerly of Orark.
Ala. and who has been in the Val-
ley some time has been added to
the staff being placed in charge of
the warehouse here.
The expansion of the company is
primarily to care for the increas-
ing business here. My. McCarty said.
Firemen to Meet
At Weslaco Soon
(Special to The Herald)
WESLACO July 7.—Valley Dis-
trict Volunteer firemen and city
officials of Valiev towns will as-
! semble here Tuesday night for the
quarterly meeting of the firemen’s
organization it was announced
here.
The meetine will open with mu-
sic by the Weslaco band followed
by singing of America by all pres-
ent. Invocation will he asked by
Rev. E. L. Comper of Weslaco and
the banquet proper will start at
7:30.
Mayor Pave Kirgan of Weslaco
will deliver an address of wel-
come with n response by Mayor
J. B. Freeland of McAllen.
Reports on various phases of the
state firemen’s convention will be
made by three different Valiev fire-
men. Claude Liston of Harlingen
A. M. McCants o? Weslaco and
Ro«s A. Marcos of Mission.
The meeting will he concluded
with the selection of the next meet-
plnee.
Goodwin Tract
Will Open Soon
(Special to The Herald)
MISSION. July 7.—iJP)—Formal
opening of the Goodwyn Tract near
here to sales will be announced soon
according to a statement made b\
Marvin Goodwin followi-g the ar-
rival here of R. E. H .rman of
Clinton. Mo. his assoc.ate in the
enterprise.
The irrigation system on the tract
ar.d other developments on the SC-
OW) acres of lard is nearing com
nlction. and will be ready for ac-
tual planting soon.
Kchler Is Temporary
Mission C. of C. Head
• (Special to The Herald)
MISSION. July 7.—(Jecrge Kohler
has been appointed temporary sec-
retary of the Mission Chamber of
Commerce until a permanent suc-
cessor to Kirk Mallory can be
nrmed.
Mr. Malic-- tend red r’« rcv’srm-
tlon recently to J:ccome ersoriat:*:
with a local law fir.a
I NEW YORK.—The friendship of j
Damon and Pythias has a modern
parallel.
For 30 years Mrs. Julia Thomas
now near P0 has washed and ironed
for dollars with vhich to keep a
home for herself and he friend
Mrs. Annie Sanders now 105
Mrs. Sanders has outlived two
husbands a daughter stepchildren
and many of her grandchildren. Mrs.
Thomas is her only “close relative.”
When the aged Mrs. Sanders was
run over by a truck and aken to
a hospital Mrs. Thomas wouldn’t
hear of her being kept there or
sent to a home for the aged. As
Mrs. Sanders herself tells it:
“I didn’t stay there long. My
friend wouldn't let m<. She used to
come every day to -ee me! and
cry and cry until I cried too.-
“Listen to her tala!” Mrs. Thomas
responds deprecatirgly.
They used to live in two flats
Roth did laundry work. When it
became difficult for Mrs Sanders to
carry on alone. Ms. Thomas insisted
that they combine forces The part-
nership has continued on a basis of
friendship for three decades. The
average of twenty dollars a week
that Mrs. Thomas ams bending
over a tub and an ironing board
while Mrs. Sanders helps as best
she can they share equally.
“I’m proof that folks can live
long in the city too” Mrs. Sanders
cackles. She has dwelled in the
speediest city in the world for all of
60 years since she came from Ger-
many.
She Served
Mercedes Ice Cream
;
More and more Valley
hostesses are solving
their dessert problems
by ordering Mercedes
Ice Cream. You need
not be embarrassed
when unexpected
guests arrive or when
you have forgotten to
make other arrange-
ments — a telephone
call to your nearest
druggist will provide a
hapnv solution to your
problem.
Mercedes Ice Cream is made only from
the purest and richest cream ^nd is manu-
factured under the strictest sanitary con-
ditions.
It is the perfect dessert for
all occasions
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For Health’s Sake
Eat
Mercedes Ice Cream
•V
CALL MEETING
OF ANTI-SMITH
lOFTEXAS
Propose Organization
To Carry the State
Against Party Nom-
inee in November
FORT WORTH Texas July 7.—
{JP)—Calling on every “democrat who
loves his state and wants to uphold
the constitution” to attend a mass
meeting at 10 a. m. Tuesday July
17 in City Auditorium at Dallas V.
A- Collins of Dallas and many other
citizens of Texas Saturday started a
movement to carry Texas against
Governor Alfred E. Smith the dem-
ocratic nominee.
The call:
“We the undersigned citizens of
Texas and members of the democrat-
ic party who are determined to re-
main members of the party but are
opposed to the election of Governor
Alfred E. Smith of New York as
president of the United States here-
by call a mass meeting of all demo-
crats in Texas opposed to Smith’s
election to meet in conference at the
City Auditorium in Dallas at ^0
o’clock a. m. Tuesday July 17 1928
for the purpose of devising ways and
means and perfecting plans and or-
ganization to carry th$ state of Tex-
as against Smith at the election
next November.”
Among the prominent signers are:
The Rev. Collom H. Boothe presid-
ing elder of the fort Worth district
Methodist Episcopal Church South
who in a speech at the Epworth
league assembly declared his inten»
tion to oppose Smith.
The Rev. Atticus Webb Methodist
preacher and * member of the Cen-
tral Texas conference Methodist
Episcopal Church South and no*
the superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon league.
B. D. Sartain formerly county
jud-e of Wichita county candidate
for’congress against Congressman
Guinn Williams two years ago and
the head of the Wichita count* del-
egation which was unseated at the
Beaumont convention.
Thomas B. Love of Dallas state
senator and candidate for lieuten-
ant governor in the state democratic
primaries and for eight years dem-
ocratic national committee from
Texas.
Mrs. J. T. Bloodworth of Fort
Worth woman member of the demo-
cratic national committee from Tex-
as for four years.
M. A. Childers of San Antonio
former high official in the state
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
J. B. Cranfill of Dallas noted
Baptist churchman and one time
candidate for vice president of the
United States on the prohibition
party platform.
Dr. J. D. Sandefer of Abilene
president of the Simmons university
leading Baptist educational institu-
tion in west Texas.
Dr. J. W. Hunt the founder and
the president of McMurry college of
Abilene west Texas Methodist edu-
cational institution.
i-W. Erskine Williams of Fort
Worth for many years lay leader in
the Central Texas conference Meth-
odist Episcopal Church South.
J. W. Crudgington of Amarillo
former member of the legislature.
Oscar Branch Colquitt twice gov-
ernor of Texas defeated for the
United States senate twelve years
ago and an announced candidate
this year until the day before the
filing limit when he announced he
would not be a candidate because
of the certainty of Smith’s nomina-
tion.
Randolph Clark of Ranger one of
the founders of the Add-Ran col
lege at Thorp Springs the pioneer
Christian college m Texas.
Dr. J. L. Ward of Decatur presi-
dent of the Decatur Baptist college.
Collins who issued the call was
a candidate for governor four years
ago. He was a leader of the consti-
tutional democrats a pre-conven-
tion organization in Texas. He was
defeated by Senator.W. L. Dean as
temporary’ chairman of the Beau-
mont convention.
Harlingen Commission
Meeting Is Postponed
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN July 7.—Although
Mayor S. Finley Ewing returned to
Harlingen Friday morning several
members of the commission were
not in- the city at that time and
the meeting of the citv commission
scheduled for Friday night was not
held.
The commission will probably
meet Wednesday night of next week.
GILL ELECTED
LEGIONHEAD
Is Chairman of Cen-
tral Committee of
Valley Posts
'Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE. July 7.—Lamar
Gill of Raymondville was elected
chairman of the central committee
of American Legion posts in the Val-
ley at a meeting of the committee
here Thursday night and B. M. Ep-
stein of San Benito was elected vice
chairman.
The meeting was held for the pur-
pose of discussing the trip to the
convention and the aide trip of
Legion men from the convention.
Jack Cary of Harlingen vai elect-
ed aecretary. The committee ratified
the appointment of John Lomax of
San Benito as chairman of the com-
mittee on arrangements for the side
trip to the Valley and of Judge J.
Q. Henry of Mission as vice chair-
man.
The motto of the Valley Legion
men is “on* thousand men to San
Antonio and ten thousand to the
Valley." The tentative program of
entertainment calls for a tour
through the Valley half of the huge
delegation starting at Mission and
half at Brownsville. They will meet
at the half-way mark Mercedes and
visit Progreso for a barbecue at
noon. They will then proceed on to
the ends of the Valley half visiting
Reynosa and half visiting Mata-
moros.
Arrangements for automobiles are
being made in anticipation of 10000
to the Valley on the side trip.
We Wish to I
»
the hundreds of people
who attended the open-
ing of our new down-
town store yesterday.
Weller’s LG.A. |
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If you failed to take ad-
vantage of the special
grocery bargains offer-
ed on the opening day
we have good news for
you—
Our Specials will
continue all this
f »#•;
week.
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Station
Elizabeth and Hiway
No. 2
Grocery and Cold
Meats
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