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Business Continues Its Expansion Dun and Bradstreet Review Reports
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UPSWINGS IN
NEW FIELDS
ALSO NOTED
NEW YORK June 23. (^—Busi-
ness in the past week continued its
expansion wholly unaffected by
seasonal influences said the Dun &
Bradstreet review today.
Expected hesitancy from uncer-
tainties regarding the application
of commodity processing taxes the
agency asserted was not apparent
In manufacturing schedules which
were generally above those of a
week ago.
"The broadened sweep at which
trade is now progressing” con-
tinued the review “is eliciting as-
tonishment from even the most
time-worn veterans of industry as
the sustained strength of the up-
swing has passed boldly beyond even
the most sanguine expectations.
“The further widening of em-
ployment and the continued rising
trend of wages form the base of
• the larger buying power the con-
crete evidence of which is appar-
ent in the constantly widening dis-
tributive totals. Each week con-
sumer demand is being extended to
additional Items and as urgent
needs for footwear and clothing are
covered and accumulated fc i’s paid
interest becomes more centered on
furniture house-fumlshings ra-
dios musical instruments and even
jewelry.”
SHAKY ELECTED
EXCHANGEHEAD
(Special to The Herald)
MISSION. June 23.—John H.
flhary “father” of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley’s citrus industry was
re-elected president of the Texas
Citrus Fruit Growers’ exchange at
the annual meeting of the board of
directors here. The exchange enters
its eleventh season in the Valley
citrus deal this fall.
Other officers re-elected were;
Ben E. Keith Ft. Worth vice-pres-
ident; T. M. Melden Mission sec-
retary-treasurer. Directors for the
ensuing year include B. F. McKee
' Carl Roettele J. Q. Henry H.
Binge F. C. Whittleesy and T. M.
Melden.
Discussion of plans for the com-
ing season especially those con-
cerning marketing of the Valley's
huge citrus production now assured
this fall occupied a considerable
part of the meeting. Developments
in the use of brogdexing process
a method of treating citrus fruit
to lengthen its freshness was ex-
plained.
T. M. Melden sales manager for
the exchange is now in the north
and east arranging sales outlets for
the fall citrus crop.
[~ WEATHER 1
Brownsville and the Valley: Fair
Friday night; Saturday partly
cloudy.
East Texas (east of 100th meri-
dian): Partly cloudy Friday night
and Saturday.
Light to moderate variable w'inds
on the coast.
RIVER BULLETIN
The river will continue to fall
slowly in the Valley during the
next few’ days.
riood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr
Stage Stage Chang. Rain
Eagle Pass 16 2.9 0.0 .00
Laredo 27 -0.2 0.0 .00
Rio Grande 21 3.8 -0.5 .00
Hidalgo 22 5.3 -0.5 .00
Mercedes 20 7.6 -0.2 .00
Brownsville 18 7.5 0.0 .00
TIDE t ABLE
High and low tide at Port Isabel
Saturday under nornktl meteor-
ological conditions:
High.. 6:25 a. m.
Low... 10:18 p. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .. 7:25
Sunrise tomorrow . 5:39
WEATHER SUMMARY
Barometric pressure gradients
were very shallow and almost inac-
tive over the United Sttaes at the
morning observation. Light scat-
tered showers and thundershowers
were fairly numerous however in
several sections of the country dur-
ing the last 24 hours with moder-
ate to heavy general rains in
Florida. Temperatures were un-
seasonably high yesterday and
this morning in interior districts.
BULLETIN
(First figures lowest tempera-
ture last night; second highest
yesterday; third wind velocity at 2
a. m.; fourth precipitation in last
24 hours.!
Abilene . 68 98 .. .00
Amarillo . 66 92 10 .00
Atlanta . 74 94 .. .00
Austin . 72 100 .. .00
BROWNSVILLE ... 71 95 .. .00
B’ville Airport . 70 95 .. .00
Chicago . 64 70 .. .00
Cleveland . 64 72 .. .00
Corpus Christi. 74 94 .. .00
Dallas . 78 98 10 .00
Del Rio . 70 94 .. .00
Denver . 64 84 .. .01
El Paso . 66 82 12 .08
Fort Smith . 72 98 .. .00
Houston . 76 96 12 .00
Huron . 62 92 .. .48
Jacksonville . 72 84 14 .16
Kansas City . 78 96 .. .00
Los Angeles . 58 76 .. .00
Louisville . 70 90 .. .00
Memphis . 76 100 .. .00
Miami . 78 82 12 .70
New Orleans . 74 88 .. .00
North Platte . 64 88 .. .01
Oklahoma City .... 72 100 .. .00
Palestine . 76 100 .. .00
Pensacola ......... 70 80 14 .04
Phoenix .. 78 106 .. .00
St. Louis . 74 96 10 .00
St. Paul . 68 86 .. .00
Salt Lake City. 64 90 .. .00
San Antonio . 76 98 .. .00
Santa Fe . 54 68 .. .02
Tampa ..72 78 12 1.46
Vicksburg . 72 98 .. .00
Washington . 66 92 .. .46
Williston .58 V- .. .00
Wilmington . 72 90 10 .00
Beethoven was expert at playing
the violin organ viola and clavier.
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CITY BURNS ON FIREMEN’S HOLIDAY
business district of McPherson Kan. was razed by Are which started
vhile all but two members of the fire department were attending a fixe- ;
nen’s convention in another city. Townspeople finally subdued flames.
(Central Press)
Industry Takes To
Trade Agreements
WASHINGTON June 23. —VP)—
Hugh S. Johnson head of the na-
tional recovery administration said
today the work of bringing indus-
try into trade agreements was mov-
ing faster than he had expected.
While only two industries—cotton
textiles and soil pipe—have actually
presented formal codes for ap-
proval others are rapidly taking
shape.
Hit Price Fixing
Before next Tuesday when the
first formal hearing is begun on
the textile code a consumers board
will be set up to advise along with
the boards representing labor and
industry.
Efforts will be made to discour-
age price fixing.
“In these codes it will be proper
for industry to say that it will
not sell below cost of production”
Johnson said.
"If they use the code to fix ex-
orbitant prices then I should have
to step in immediately in conform-
ance with the law\”
The stringent licensing feature of
the bill under which Pres. Roose-
velt could compel every industry
to obtain permission to operate (
will not be pressed unless deemed
necessary.
"I don’t want to use the licens-
ing feature for it is repugnant to
SCOUTS VISIT
BIRD ISLAND
Thirty Scouts of Troop 29 recently 1
completed their fourth annual trip
to Bird island. The Scouts left Sat-
urday afternoon June 17 in a truck
furnished through the courtesy of
Garcia-Gomez and Co.
The scouts arrived at Horse island
at 5:30 and met Troop 56 of Ray-
mondville who had been invited to
make the trip. The duffle was un-
loaded and put into boats taken for
the purpose of transposing the
equipment to the island.
The island was reached at 8:30;
camp was set up and after a quick
lunch taps was blown and the
scouts got a much needed rest.
Early next morning the boys
climbed the tower cn the island and
watched hundreds of birds leave in
search of food. Later in the day Mr.
Larson caretaker took the boys
through the trails on the island and
the birds were seen from close
range. Among the birds identified
were the Louisiana heron ward her-
on snowy egret reddish egret and
the white phase of the reddish egret
a rare bird. Scouts taking cameras
obtained many fine pictures of the
different birds.
One of the features of the camp
was the finding of a “treasure.” hid-
den over tw'O years ago by five
scouts on Morrow island.
Religious services were held Sun-
day morning under the leadership
of Robert Sylvester.
Camp was broken Monday morn-
ing. Those attending were; Scout-
master L. R. Olmsted Wilbur Wash-
ington Robert Sylvester Roy Ben-
nett Harry Stegman. George An-
drews Hank Lindhom Clarence
Colgin Bill Dean Fred Nickels
Ralph McKenzie Jack Burst Cal-
vin Jarvis Bob Riordan George
Emmet Dodd Phil McNair Craig
McNair Byron Walters. Preston
Langworthy Jimmy Batsell Edward
Dunkelburg Frank Riordon Edward
Lindhe Woolsev Samuels Clinton
Schmeling Donald and Douglas Ear-
ley William Tanner Clyde Pickett
Robert Martindale Gail Buckels
Baird Elfrink and a driver for the
truck. Eighteen scouts from Troop 56
of Raymondville under Scoutmaster
Gilbert also attend the trip.
The sheriff’s offioe is being en-
larged by moving out a partition
taking in part of the space former-
ly devoted to a waiting room.
J
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every American Idea” Johnson
said. ‘‘I want to avoid inquisitorial
powers and police functions.”
To Police Selves
He reiterated his expectation
that industry would police itself by
;eporting violations.
Johnson intends soon to add
some one to his staff to aid in
stabilizing the oil industry.
He explained that at hearings on
cedes all parties of interest could
appear.
1A’AND‘JIM’
PLAN TO 1 '
VACATION GO
AUSTIN June 23. There will
te no vacation for Gov. Miriam A.
Ferguson and her husband Ex-Gov.
James E. Ferguson this summer.
Mrs. Ferguson said that so much
was going on in the way of relief
work and the pressure of routine
business had so increased that she
and her husband expected to stay
on the Job throughout the summer.
sh* indicated she would decline the
invitation to attend the Annual
Governors’ convention in California.
Gov. Ferguson is looking forward
to a special session of the legisla-
ture next fall to consider taxation
and relief legislation.
Should the electorate approve the
proposed $20000000 state bond is-
sue for unemployment relief it will
be necessary for the legislature to
assemble and pass an enabling act
to put the amendment Into effect.
In event the bond issue is not ap-
proved Ex-Gov. Ferguson has in-
dicated the administration will ask
:he legislature to make some pro-
vision to relieve the situation.
Ferguson believes his wife has
had more callers than Jmy other
Texas governor.
“We have more callers in a day
than most governors have had in a
month” he said. “I recall that dur-
ing my administrations some days
would pass without anyone trying
to see the governor. It was an awful-
ly busy day when we had 30 or 40
visitors.”
The unemployment situation has
been largely responsible for the in-
crease.
Many of the callers Ferguson said
were better posted on developments
In Washington than the governor’s
office.
‘‘They follow the news from Wash-
ington closely and often come in
and tell us about some project plan-
ned for Texas before we get offi-
cial notification” he said.
You Judge a country not by what
it is in times of prosperity but by
what it is in hard times.
—Paul Claudel French diplomat.
Towed Booze Car
Presents Problem
Ed McN&bb and Fergus Groves
mounted customs inspectors sta-
tioned in Brownsville have a prob-
lem on their hands
Thursday evening they seized ten
gallons of mescal two cars and ar-
rested five San Benito men in a
haul near Olmlto.
The problem is this:
One of the cars was being towed
which contained liquor. Can they
which contained liquor an they
seize the front car for “transport-
ing liquor?”
RIO UNDO TO
STUDY SURVEYS
(Special to The Herald)
RIO HONDO June 23.—Rio Hon-
do citizens will gather at the high
school auditorium tonight at 8
o’clock to discuss projects this city
will include in surveys for construc-
tion under the national recovery
act.
The municipal board of Rio
Hondo headed by Mayor Byrl Hol-
lon will be present and urge all
citizens to attend.
Among projects to be discussed
are a sewer and disposal plant and
completion of the water system.
Mercedes Gets Her
Season’s First Bale
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES June 23.—The first
bale of cotton for Mercedes was
ginned at the Traylor Gin com-
pany Thursday night. The bale
weighed 515 pounds. Of middling
grade and was bought by the gin
for 9 cents per pound. The cot-
ton was grown on the farm of Jose
Trevino on mile 1 west and mile 4
north.
Masons Elect
MERCEDES. June 23.—At an
election of officers of the Masonic
Lodge held this week Don War-
ner was elected worshipful master
Paul Guest was elected senior
warden and H. L. Scott junior
warden.
W. D. ColUer present worship-
ful master announced that ap-
pointive places would be announced
at Tuesday night’s meeting._
STERLING IS
SELDOM SEEN
AT CAPITAL
AUSTIN June 23. —OF)—Accord-
ing to superstition former Gov. Dan
Moody is destined to have seven !
yean “hard luck.’’ He killed a house i
cat recently and everybody knows
about the old saw: “Kill a house
cat and have seven years hard luck.’’
Hie Moody case was extraordin- j
ary and perhaps the contingency
.may stave off the goblins. The catj
did things to the former governor I
before Moody did things to the cat. j
Moody was driving his car home
late one night. He got out to open
the door of his garage. The house
cat was perched on a ledge above
the door and scrambled down into
Moody’s face. Its sharp claws
scratched the ex-chief executive's
open countenance in several differ-
ent directions. There were marks
something like the figures expert
skaters cut into the ice.
Moody got a small calibre rifle
and finished the cat; at least he
hopes the legend about cats having
nine lives is not true. It could not
be true in this case he thinks be-
cause after he killed the cat he had
its head sent to pasteur institute for
examination for the rabies.
Former Gov. R. S. Sterling. Gov.
Ferguson’s immediate predecessor
has been in Austin only one time
since he quit the chief executive’s
office on Jan. 17. He has been en
That is the dominant thought in this letter
written to us by one of our members. What
our own members say about the Exchange is a
better advertisement than we could write.
Here are some excerpts from the letter:
“I would like to join the many members of
the T. C. X. who have written their expresssion
of gratitude for the marvelous record made with
the 1932-33 citrus crop made by the Exchange.
“I have had an opportunity to show the
bulletin to people throughout the northern ter-
ritory and to many it is unbelievable to think
that such a record could be made under pres-
ent conditions. Almost all investments have
failed to pay a return. Many have shrunk to
where the principal is lost.
“No agricultural commodity through the
North returned its growers any profit this year.
One man in Kalamazoo was astounded at the
records of the T. C. X. He said ‘I can’t believe
it. I have a friend at Mercedes who shipped
his product through some exchange and receiv-
ed red ink for his entire crop.’
“So as a member of the T. C. X. I am proud
of the fact that we have come through the
depression with flying colors; with such a
record in these times we are privileged to face
the future with a more optimistic feeling and
enthusiastic view considering of course the
entire efforts of the able management and the
altruistic views of our leaders.
“No greater endorsement could be asked
for the soundness of our investment in orchards
than the record made by the Exchange this
year. If we can pay dividends in depression
years what a wonderful future we have with
our orchards growing and increasing in bear-
ing possibilities with their age.
“Every member should do his best to get a
member thereby solving the great problem
that confronts the citrus industry of the Valley
—Organized orderly marketing.
“The new law will be a great factor in
solving the problem. People if they know it
will not buy cull products. A merchant said to
me last week that he has on his shelves canned
goods marked ‘Not up to U. S. Standard.’ While
these canned goods are cheaper invariably the
customer will place it back on the shelf saying
he did not want that and will pick the quality
product.
“I look for the same results in the citrus in-
dustry when people are informed as to the
standard of the product paying the differ-
ence. The culls will ‘go begging’ but the
grower will benefit and there will be a great-
er effort toward producing quality fruit."
Pack Market Profit Together
JOIN THE
EXAS CITRUS FRUIT '
GROWERS EXCHANGE
EIGHT MODERN. JJ r\Cr• A J• • T*
economical Home Ujtice Mission lexas
PLANTS
_ > k
jogring a rest at his Bayshore home
near Houston. He spent a brief visit
here during the legislative session
but merely made the rounds to
greet some of his friends in the
capitol. He had no comment to
make about politics or hie future
plans. Mrs. Sterling was with him
and she received a cordial reception
as did her husband. *
PLANE PASSENGERS
J. N. Vanlaw left on the Pan-
American Airways Friday morning
for lima Peru; H. B. Standeraer
R. w. Stone and Q. F. Kauffman
left for Tampico and K. K. Hoffman
went to Mexico City.
J. N. Vanlaw and W. B. McAllis-
ter arrived from Dallas on the
\merican Airways Thursday. J. W.
McAllister came from Fort Worth
uid W. F. Adams from El Paso
having for Corpus Christl was J.
V. Blanton and V. Hallock for Kan-
sas City.
Africa is the onlv peaceful quiet
continent without tryrants without
dictators without danger of rev-
olution or war.
—Guagllelmo Ferrero historian.
Divorce court records prove that
“soul mates” do not always remain
sole mates.
HARRELL HEADS
IN UNIT
MISSION. June 23.—Dr. T. H.
Harrell of Mission was re-elected
president of the Mission Citrus As-
sociation. an affiliated unit of the
Rio Grande Valley Citrus Ex-
change Valley-wide co-operative
marketing agency at the annual
election of officers.
Nick Doffing. Mission developer
was elected vice-president and
Charles Volz and J. P. Dewald were
elected Mission representatives to
the directorate of the Exchange.
Directors of the Mission unit for
the epsutng year are T. H. Har-
rell Nick Doffing Charles Volz. Al-
ton Bentaen M. L. Hayes J. P.
Dewald and Otto Jensen.
B. G. Hanna Injured
B .G. Hanna Is suffering from an
injured foot received several days
ago when he was thrown from his
tractor as he was working on his
farm in El Jardin community. The
foot was painfully out and the liga-
ments torn.
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All Fresh Stock — Our Prices Are Low I
REAL SPECIALS — REAL BARGAINS I
Below we quote a few of our many bargains for lf|
SaturdayandMonday^Jun^24thand^6th^Ji933:
RUTTED Creamery 0?/* M
dU 1 ILlv Solids ib. .. llC m
RICE Comet
IV/f I¥ |r^ma^ size can each ....:. 3c I
JVIlLfllvLarge size can each ..... 6c y
fOFFFF Admiration 1-lb. can.25c >
W1 ***** Bright and Early 1-lb. bag.. 19c li
SNOWDRIFT 3-lb. can.37c I
MALT KrST. 60c I
imCE£g^. 6c I
BEANS RTS-. 4%c I
SOAP lO^Bari^for *. .25cj
BLACKBERRIES gal. can .. 33c I
GOLD DUST . 10c I
I CRACKERS in.. .22c |
PICKLES .15c I
POTTED MEATS . 3c I
VIENNA SAUSAGE per can 7c I
MILK 2Qc I
RICE Good Head Per lb. 3c I
MEAT SPECIALS I
HAM Boiled per lb.24c I
BACON Breakfast not sliced lb. .. 12c I
MEXICAN CHILI SAUSAGE lb. 8c 9
CHEESE Yellow per lb.16c 9
BACON Sliced per lb..14c 9
WIENERS pound.12c 9
J. R. GUERRA Prop. 9
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