The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 75, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 29, 1931 Page: 2 of 8
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Frost Warning Service Bureau Plans Nearing Completion for Valley
NINE POINTS
WE RECEIVE
SUB-STATIONS
(By Staff Corespondent)
. BARLWOEN Sept. 29.—The Val-
ley will be the first section to get
competitive area frost and otncr
weather reports said L. H. Dainger-
fteld Houston meteorologist at the
Valley Shipper's Ass’n. meeting
Mondav afternoon*
Reports will be received and dis-
tributed not only from California
and nocida points but also from the
Winter Oarden area between La-
redo and San Antonio and the Cor-
pus Christi-Robstown sector.
Mr. Dalngerfield is in the Vallty
with D. 8. Nichols who will be m
charge of the frost warning service
In this section.
It was announced at the shipper’s
meeting that the central office would
be located on the ninth floor of the
Baxter Bldg. and that sub-stations
would be located at San Benito
Harlingen Raymondville Edcouch
Edinburg Mercedes. Mission. Mc-
Allen and Donna with out-of-the-
Valley sub-stations at Laredo. Dilley.
Carrixo Springs Crystal City and
possibly Robs town or Pslfurrias.
Some orchard stations also may be
established.
The central office will receive
telegraphic reports irom sub-sta-
tions and issue minimum tempera-
ture reports or warnings. Data on
weather in competitive growing areas
also will be available and orchard
heating and other orchard protec-
tion work will be studied.
Not only will sub-stations gather
data but they also will disseminate
frost warnings. Newspapers radios
shippers and other agencies will as.
sist In broadcasting warnings.
The service will begin about Nov.
1 and continue possibly a little after
March 1-
The service is free congress having
made an appropriation for this work.
Sheriffs Face
More Charges
*
AUSTIN. Sept. 29. UP)—Three ol
four central Texas sherhfa recently
Indicted in connection with alleged
extortion of witness and mileage fees
were indicted on additional charges
by the Travis county grand Jury in-
vestigating the fee system yeaterdry.
A fifth indictment was returned
against Clinton D. Lewis of Burleson
county. Two bills were brought In
against John R Blgham 01 Bell
county making three against him
and one was added to two already
pending against Woody Townsend cf
Bastrop county.
There were pending in the senafe
articles of Impeachment against
Dlst. Judge J. B. Price of Bastrop
voted by the house for alleged negli-
gency In approving warrants for fees
claimed by sheriffs in his district
the trial having been set lor to-
morrow but likely to be postponed
until next Monday.
[ WEATHER i
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next 24 to
36 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. *4-H:
Stage Stage Chang. Ka>»
Eagle Pass 16 3.2 +0.9 .00
Laredo 27 -0.6 0.0 .00
Rio Orande 21 3.1 +0.1 .00
Mission 22 5.0 -1.0 .00
San Benito 23 9.2 -0.1 .oo
Brownsville 18 4 3 <0.2 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Port Isa-
bel Tuesday under normal me-
teorological conditions:
High. 3:37 a. m.; 7:02 p. m.
Low .11:17 a. in.;
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today . 6:19
Sunrise tomorrow . 6:22
W/ATlfKR SUMMARY
Barometric pressure continued
moderately high over the eastern
half of the country and was mod-
erately low over the Rocky Moun-
tain region this morning. Except
for a few light very widely scatter-
ed showers the weather also con-
tinued generally fair with mod-
erate temperature practically
throughout the country since las:
report.
BULLETS I
(First figures lowest tempera-
ture last night; second highest
yesterday; third wind velocity at
8 a. m.; fourth precipitation in
last 24 hrs.)
Abilene . 66 88 .. .02
Amarillo . 60 88 .. oo
Atlanta . 54 76 12 .00
Austin . 60 88 .. .00
Boston . 46 56 12 .00
BROWNSVILLE ... 70 86 .. .00
Calgary . 34.00
Chicago . 50 52 .. .00
Cleveland . 50 58 .. .00
Corpus Christ! .... 78 86 .. .00
» Dallas . 60 84 12 .00
Del Rio . 68 90 .. .00
Denver . 60 84 .. oo
Dodge City . 62 82 14 .00
El Paso . 70 90 .. .00
Fort Smith . 56 78 .. .00
Helena . 54 76 .. .00
Houston . 6" 82 16 .00
Huron . 60 82 10 .00
Jacksonville . 66 76 .. .00
Kansas City . 56 74 .. .00
Los Angeles . 58 78 .. .00
Louisville . 48 68 .. .00
Memphis . 54 '4 .. .00
Miami . 74 84 .. .do
New Orleans . 62 78 .. .00
North Platte . 60 86 .. .00
Oklahoma City .... 62 84 .. .00
Palestine . 56 82 .. .00
Pensacola . 74 10 .00
Phoenix . ™ ** ^
Port Arthur ...... C4 80 •• 00
Roswell . 88 •• J5
St. Lou's . 54 70 .. 00
St. Paul . 56 72 .. 00
Salt Lake City .... JO 84 16 .00
San Antonio . 88 g •• ™
Santa Fe . 5J ™
f Sheridan . ♦ •8 g •
"EST*.« S a °°
Vlcksburz . “ u !#
Washington . J8 88 •• ™
Williston . 54 86 .. jo
Wilmington . 54 72 .. w
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EXCITING DRAMA
Tallulah Bankhead In a scene from the Paramount Picture "My
Sin" Tallulah Bankhead loves her part In this exciting drama. It
gives scope to her versatility and opportunity for the subtleties of-
dramatic characterization. She is great and you will like her. She
has talent and also both “charm" and "It". Showing today and to-
morrow at the Capitol.
EXCHANGES
START PACK
<By Staff Correspondent)
Two of the larger iruit shipping
organizations in the Valley the Tex-
as Citrus Fruit Growers'* Exchange
and tile co-operatives marketing
through the California Vegetable
Union began packing grapefruit and
oranges Tuesday.
Ted Melden secretary-treasurer o!
the T. C X.. told The Herald that
not only was the co-operative pack-
ing Tuesday at the Val Verde plant
but that new plants at San Carlos
and Harlingen • ould soon be ready
Machinery has been installed at the
San Carlos plant and packing is ex-
pected to start the latter part of th’ j
week. The Harlingen plant Is ex-
pected to be ready for packing fruit
Oct. 15. Installation ox machinery
was started at the big Harlingen
plant on Southern Pacific trackage
Tuesday. Other T. C. X plants at
Sharyland. San Benito Mercedes
and La Feria began taking fruit
Monday and were expected to begin
packing within a day or so.
Frank Hall of Mercedes. Valles
manager of the California Vegetable
Union said that the Rio Grande Cit-
rus Grower's Ass’n. begin pack! is
fruit Tuesday and that the McAl-
len Citrus Assn. which also mar-
kets through the C. V. U. would
start packing about Thursday. The
Brownsville co-op has not indicated
when Tt will bp ready Mr. Hall said
Mercedes C. of C.
Entertains Edcouch
MERCEDES. Sept. 29.—At the
weekly good will meeting and enter-
tainment of the Edcouch Booster
club on Thursday night Oct. 1st. a
group of local people under the aus-
pices of the Mercedes Chamber ol
Commerce will put on the show.
Those staging the entertainment
from here are Fred Johnson. R. R
Talbert H. L. Scott. George Busby
R B. Atterbury S. W. Xllen H H
Smith. Misses Ruth Rollins Eevelvn
Smith and Nell Frances Shipp. The
“show" will consist of skits stunts
and vocal and instrumental num-
bers.
Rains Cut Ginning
MISSION. Sept. 29.—The dai’j
rains of the past week have rathei
discouraged the farmers and ginnen
both and very little cotton is be-
ing brought to Mission lately al-
though the ginners say possibly an-
other 200 bales will be’ made in thij
territory if the rains cease
To date there have been 2.597 bal?
ginned in this city against a total
amount of 4.200 a year ago.
Very little is being said about thf
trucking proposition in this section
though considerable cabbage will b<
grown.
PLANE FOR SI B
A seaulane that can be taker
aoart and stowed in a tube in
three minutes for earnin'* <7 l
submarine is being tested by th<
United Staces Navy. England al
ready has adopted a submarine
airplane. _
Matinee - 1:00 to 5:0*
Any Seat 25e
A daring drama
of what goes on
behind the clos-
ed doors of a
docttor's office.
This is
Romantic
Medicine
with a Real
Kick!
Warner
Baxter
and
Joan
Bennett
in
‘Doctors Wives *
- ALSO -
P*ll» Comedy
•CHASING TROUBLE*
And
AESOFS FABLES
NOW SHOWING
At the
Qpeen
Brownsville
Shippers Hear
Grades Explained
(By 8Uff Corespondent)
HARLINGEN Sept. 29.—The audi.
I torlum of the city hall was packed
; solidly with shippers and their shed
managers Monday morning when a
thorough explanation of U. S. stan-
dard grapelruit grades and classifi-
cations was given.
Among the speakers was Hart T.
Longino head of the state-federal
shipping point inspection servicl
which is available for Valley ship-
pers. Other talks were made' by M
H. Ford on the Mexican fruit worm
quarantine and W. A. Canon on the
new state green fruit law.
i Afterwards those present were
permitted to take a test or examina.
tion similar to the ones given to
inspectors.
The inspection service is not com-
pulsory but certilicates as to grade
are issued protecting shippers /rom
fraudulent operations at the receiv-
ing end and facilitating sales of
grapefruit and oranges.
Hospital Auxiliary
Elects Mrs. Robertson
(By Staff Correspondent)
SAN BENITO. Sept. 29.—The
Valley Baptist Hospital Auxiliary
has re-elected Mrs. Frank S. Rob-
j ertson of San Benito president and
elected Mrs. E. A. Shelton of Har-
lingen recording secretary and Mrs.
Louis Thacker of San Benito
treasurer.
Present at the meeting were Mrs.
W. O. Brown. Mrs. John Shelander.
j Mrs. T. P. Cocke and Mrs. Robert-
son San Benito: Mrs. J. T. McGee
| Mrs O. Em Jones and Mrs. J. L.
j Welch. Edinburg; Mrs. Ross Mar-
cus. and Mrs. J. M. O’Neil Santa
i Rosa; Mrs. E. S. Stringer Mrs. J.
W. Wyles and Mrs. V. S. Reed.
Combes: Mrs. John Mitchell. La
Feria; Mrs. Brandon. Weslacc. Mrs.
Fleet Lentz. Mrs. H. C. Reed. Mrs.
Harry McNeil and Mrs. J. C. Po#
Mercedes.
The Girl Scouts of America
which recently celebrated its 19th
birthday has 250000 members in
9.000 troops.
—
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^^k w w m vi knnvi fi
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Wm I mul I A A Am T
made^up*ofCtraffic M^aS
. roriti organizations will
t h&n^p In ificfltiou of
announced^ft a meeting of the Va'.-
loy shl *)er*s Ass*n Mondft After
Members debated whether or nr
to retain U. S. Pawkett of the Sou'h
Texas Chamber of Commerce and
the Qan Antoni Freight Bureau 4o
represent this section It finAlly wav
derided to write the joint council
j . * _hat ..slcfanr « -locirwri
*7.J J* .. 777._
irom me scutn iexAs cuAmoer.
Some Hrffucd thAt the
would represent everyone in tins
SS„.‘niel%\\nh^Wp°r“i<Ud‘n£
of "organisations and individual ship-
pers have protested the change In
classii teat ion and asked for a os-
pension pending holding of a pub-
lic hearing. Unless the order chang-
ing the classifications is vacated the
changes will be effective Oct. 15. No
word has been received from the i
C. C. but it is thought that the
public* hearingUsetbforf November it
December.
The rhippers tabled action on re-
frigeration rates du? to lack of com-
P It^ho^d that by the time the
first night meeting of the associa-
tion Is held probably Monday. Oct.
12. in Harlingen that more mem-
ber shippers will have returned to
the Valley
Banking Classes
Start October 5th
SAN BENITO. Sept 29 —Not only
members of the Valley chapter
i American Institute of Banking but
; business and professional men and
! women are eligible to enroll in
classes to be started here and in
Alamo Tuesday night. Oct. 5 ac-
cording to officers of the A. I. B.
The chapter is anxious to have a
large number of persons enroll the
I courses including standard econo-
mics and negotiable Instruments the
former to be taught by P. M
Lamberton Brownsville *-ynker and
the latter by Angus Munro San
Benito attorney.
The classes will open at 7:45
o'clock at the high school and will
be held weekly for 28 weeks. Each
class lasts an hour and a half.
Tuition including neeessarv books
is $10.00.
EDINBURG BRIEFS
Two lawbreakers were fined in
municipal court Monday afternoon.
One youth was charged with vio-
lating traffic regulations and an-
other was charged with drunken-
ness.
Dr. S. L. Scott and family of
Roscoe. Pennsylvania arrived in
Edinburg Monday to spend the
winter months. Dr. Scott has pur-
chased a 10 acre citrus tract Jusl
north of Edinburg.
The electrify-
■ : ing star that
America has
taken to
heart.
— And —
America's most
! brilliant young
Actor
| | — ALSO —
Rainbow
Comedy
“Breakfast
In Bed"
Silly
Symphony
Paramount
Sound News
Tallulah BANKHEAD
Fredric MARCH
In
Paramount's Smashing Dramatic Event
“My Sin”
Tallulah the Magnificent Bringing You the
Fiery Dramatics that Startled London
— NOW SHOWING —
At Brownsville's
WL =J
_ Amount Tuiuru
WEDNESDAY
And
THURSDAY
BIJOU
LA FER1A
^ His Latest Picture
BILL BOYD*
In
“THE BIG GAMBLE"
With
DOROTHY SEBASTIAN WARNER OLAND
— Also —
Comedy — New*
— LAST TIME TODAY —
“THE SPIDER”
Edmund Lowe — Lob Moran
AT yUEEN TUESDAY
Scene from “Doctors’ Wives" now showing at the Queen.
Demonstrations Are
Started Tuesday
(By Staff Correspondent)
LA PERIA Sept. 29.—Ant control
I demonstrations in citrus fruit
orchards began Tuesday morning
in the J. 8. Shearer orchard near
here with S. W. Clark entomologist
at the Valley experiment station
; and Henry Alsmeyer. Cameron
county agricultural agent in
charge.
Tuesday afternoon a similar
demonstration was to be held at
the Pelikan orchard near San Ben-
ito and Wednesday there were to be
two more one pt 10 a. m. at the
Harwcod grove near Rio Hondo and
another at 2 p. m at the W. Hodge
grove near the old sugar mill on
the Paredes Li- : road between
Brownsville and Los Preenos.
Rabel Head* Hi-Y
• By Staff Correspondent)
HARLINGEN. Sopt 29—A. J.
Rabel has been reelected chairman
Blttmwm
HOY
“La Incorregible”
Hablada en Espanol
Con
Enriqueta Serrano
Tony D’Algy
Carmen Munoa
Comedia Educativa
Comedia en Espanol
Hablada en Espanol
Ada! tea 35c. — Ninos 10c.
of the Harlingen Hi-Y Council.
A meeting of the council was held
at the Reese-WU-Mond hotel. Har-
lingen Monday.
W. M. Galloway will assist Mr.
Rabel.
George Broad was named leader
with Mr. Wilson as his assistant.
.___o — a co A p. m—25c.
Now Showing
| A Perfect Crime!
| A Perfect Alibi!
JHls crime was Justl-
■ fled ... He left no
■dews . . . His alibi
■was flawless ... Yet
■ the dead man
■ avenged his own
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Also
Pathe News
Paramount j
Act — Mickey
Mouse
Cartoon
I
Shows 2 - 4 - 7 »nd 9 P. M.
i1
BY-PRODUCTS
LAB PLANS
AREJEADY
MERCEDES. Sept. 29— Plans and
specifications of the new citrus
laboratory to be located at the ex-
periment station between Mercedes
and Weslaco have been completed
and are on display at the local
chamber cf commerce. The building
committee Is receiving contractors*
bids for the construction of the
building which they will open on
Oct 1st and the contract will be let
as soon as the funds are pledged.
The building will be of red brick
conforming In material and architec-
ture with the other buidlngs at the
experiment station.
Funds for the equipment and for
carrying on the work at the Vall-y
laboratory were appropriated by the
last congress and the money for the
building is to be raised by Mer
cedes and Weslaco Chamber* of
Commerce. The work will be done
under the supervision of the bureau
of chemistry and soils of the U. S.
Dent of Agr. _
According to Dr- Henry O. Knight
chief of the bureau of chemistry and
work will begin on problems
of citrus fruit utilisation at then* w
laboratory as soon as the building
1* completed and the equipment In-
stalled.
Couch Joins FirA-
iBy Staff Correspondent!r
WESLACO. Sept. 29. -John L.
Couch son of County Judge S. C.
Couch has been elected secretary-
treasurer of the Oulf Fruit and
Vegetab' Co.. Inc. in the place of
W. H. Oudmanson who resigned to
become a partner in the new South
Coast Fruit and Vegetable Co Inc.
according to I. R Stahl. Quit
president. . _ „
Frank Custer formerly with the
California Vegetable Union has
taken the position of field buyer
for Oulf in the place of R. O.
Schultz who also has become aa-
soclated with the South Coast or-
ganization wl ch is headed by H.
O. Watts former Mercedes traffic
manager. _
NEXT WEDNESDAY HORNING
and* every Wednesday I
Tune in U
“BRINGING UP DAUGHTER”
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that takes you into the bosom of the 1
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PHONE 1181 I
Brownsville t
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I Paint men Every Friday eveninf at 10 oVIoek Eastern Stand- ft
i ard Time over the N. B. C. Blue Network. 1
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We Are Entering Our 14th Year
of Shipping and Jobbing Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables in the Rio Grande Valley
'
DURING that period of time we have shipped 25000
cars of Rio Grande Valley fruits and vegetables and
received 5000 cars inbound for the Jobbing business.
Our sales have been made to every State in the Union
and every Province in Canada. With the experience
gained through the handling of this tonnage we have
assembled a force of experienced men and installed
machinery to grade size and pack grapefruit and
oranges having at this time a daily capacity of 24
cars located in the following Valley cities:
We were
the first
shipper
n the
Valley
o carry
•'ederal
nspection
*n every
hipment
nade
throughout
the season.
BROWNSVILLE V
SAN BENITO
HARLINGEN
LA FERIA
MERCEDES
DONNA
McALLEN
MISSION'
»
IWe solicit
j vour
patronage '
four
• elfare
; our
welfare.
We sugge>
a visit
to our
plants.
^i
OUR ORGANIZATION is a service organization: here
to serve the Valley and the Valley people in obtaining
the most for their fruits and vegetables from the various
markets of the country. We are merchandisers and do
not speculate at any time always being in the position
to make the highest daily market return on our ban-*
dlings. We also know the value of the superior packs
and quality products. Our brand “WADE & NEW-
TON" which is also the firm’s name stands out at all
times for the best grade and pack possible.
WE COVER THE VALLEY
Wade & Newton
PHONE 25 SAN BENITO TEXAS
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