El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 238, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 7, 1935 Page: 3 of 30
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RELIEF BILL
AWAITS OKEH
BY PRESIDENT
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WASHINGTON. April oP —
The New Deai Saturday naked
I $4880000000 — vastest peace - time
appropriation in history—on its
plan to swing from relief to public
works while the nation watched to
see who would be chosen to direct
the ta.>k and just how the job would
be tacaled.
Showing a bit ol last-minute
speed alter 7a days ol struggle and
ceiay. congress completed action on
l the mammoth measure Friday when
the senate passed a conierence re-
port on it. 58 to 12 and the house
aid likewise. 217 to 70.
Tne president lishing oil the
Florida coast was expected to sign
the legislation into law as soon as
it cornu oe sent to him by airplane.
Vice President Garner and Speaxer
Fyrns allixed their signatures Sat-
urday morning winumg up the
congressional xormahties.
Last Minute tiowi» *
Tne question. where is the
munev cuaiuig tram?” was raised in
last minute senate deoate Friuay.
senator Tnomas uJ-okiai asserted
there liad been hi tie talk aoout
that pliase ol me matter ana pro-
tested that the onr should contain
his plan lor issuuig more silver-
backed currency.
Senator Glass (D-Va> reported
the $488u.0oouuo would come irom
the taxpayers and that "when it
comes tneie will be the biggest howl
ever heard."
July 1 was circled on the admin-
istration's calendar Saturday as
the date lor putting the mam part
oi the program into ellecu On
that date oiuciais said the gov-
ernment will move to provide $50-
( a-monih jobs lor ame-oooied men
and women now on the dole. An
el lor t will be made to Incr ease tne
| number on work renel quickly Horn
tne present total ol 2500U00 to
3500.0.0-
Tile Hr he! administration has
said It would go ahead at that time
also with its plan to remove "un-
employables' Horn rebel roils and
return them to the care oi states
and communities. This transler has
been delayed m the hope that con-
gress will pass pending social se-
^cunty legislation to aia the states
as they re-shoulder this task.
Await Annoumement
Leaders ol .New Deal agencies
which have dealt with the desti-
tute and the unemployed thus tar
looked to the president lor an early
announcement of detailed a.range-
n.ents lor the new you-making el-
fort.
Harry L. Hopkins the relief ad-
minstrator; Hexiord G Tug well
undersecretary oi agriculture. Sec-
retary Ickes and Hear Admiral
Christian J. Peoples ot the treas-
ury procurement ollice have oeen
mentioned as likely aptiointee* to
the board wnich the Willie House
Intends to set up to handle the huge
iund.
Hopkins has been the adminis-
trations ace spender to date. His
relief organization distributed $2.-
105.075.882 from the time it wa. • -
tablished on May 23. 1933. ui*.i
March 31 this year. In addition he
directed the spending of $800000000
ol federal funds on civil works.
HIDALGO HAS
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At Edinburg incumbents re-elect-
ed were R. C. Broaddus 310 vote*.
L. J. Roberts. 301 votes. O. L. Cone
who was defeated received 75 votes
At Mercedes incumbents re-elect-
ed without opposition were H L.
Henry Walter Hoekstra and B F
Byers each receiving 88 votes. Dr.
Marion Lawler was elected county
trustee from precinct 1 with 88
votes.
At Edcouch. W. W. Wilson and W
H. Hughes were re-elected with 30
votes each.
At Weslaco. M. K. Betts and F. E
Whitaker were re-elected with 30
and 33 votes respectively.
At Sharyland Ira Peace and H
Knisemark were re-elected without
opposit ion.
City Briefs
-t Electric wn.shfng machtuco. gaso-
line and electric irons. ironing
boards and tubs—Brownsville Hard-
ware —Ad v.
Mr and Mrs. Dave Young left
Thursday for a trip to points in
Mexico.
Mesdames Nell T. Kee. Sherwood
Bishop. Clyde Tandy. Fred Ruste-
berg. Jr and E. P. Day returned
Friday afternoon from Kerrville
where they attended the 34th an-
nual session of the Woman's auxil-
iary of the Western Texas Presby-
tery April 2. 3. and 4.
W. J. Cradv of Houston is In the
city on business.
J W Pollard arrived In Browns-
ville Saturday morning fa>m Dallas
Mr and Mrs. A. N. Cowles of Cor-
pus Christi are visiting in Browns-
ville and vicinity.
Weak eye* or children are streng-
• thened by Dickey's Old Reliable
Eye Water.—Adv (6)
B. S Eastdurn is here from San
Antonio.
Red Vance of Dallas Is In the city
attending to business.
V. T. Paul of St Louis Is spend-
ing a few days In Brownsville and
the Valley.
Louis Flat© is here from Galves-
ton. He will spend a few days in
the city.
T. P. Ratliff of San Antonio is
spending a short time in the city.
H. Lipshy arrived Saturday from
Houston for a short visit here.
K. Walter of Houston is in
Brownsville on business.
Mrs. W. R. Jones has opened a
modern kindergarten sthool at her
home. 838 Levee St. Adv.
Cameras are used extensively in
lighting forest fires in this country.
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Adopted Daughter Also
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Will Face Charges In
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Weird Torture Of Man
KANSAS CITY. April 6. i/P)—'The
weird Herbert Hurd torture case
already embracing a woman's death
a double-edged dagger and a Ouija
j board took another startling twist
-Saturday.
A surprise charge ol assault with
intent to kill Hurd. 77-} ear-old rail-
Spinster’s Big
f ortune Found
Hidden In Cans
FLORENCE Kas. April «.—»*>-
Le tiers are pourmg in. The tele-
! graph business is booming. Persons
—their voices have an eager note—
I are calling by long distance teie-
I phone. Even the Irish Free Suite
i nas taken a hand.
The cay.-* 01 it all is a surprise
million dollar estate. It popped out
01 laid cans and boxes as well as
banns after the death Marcn 10 ol
Ellen Doyle 78-year-old spinster
on her oil-producing farm.
The state of Kansas also is los-
ing no tune m investigating its
chances of acquiring the fortune
lor its sorely depleted school fund.
The wealth would revert to that
fund if no relative can be found.
In a search of the house which
reportedly yielded $800.COO in pa-
pers and $7000 in gold and silver
one thing mw
never found—a will.
• Almost daily we are i hiding
more receipts lor loans and invest-
ment which add to the property”
Jusiah Good said 'Saturday.
“I never .knew there were so
many good old I rush boyles.” he
laugned as he went through an-
other batch of letters.
Good a Marion Kas. banker is
administrator of the personal estate.
Would-be heirs have showered him
with letters. As many more are
cnrected at George M. Lincoln of
Florence referee ol the real prop-
erty; they have come Irom as far
east as Virginia and as far west as
Wyoming.
Patrick Doyle who homesteaded
the tarm came here from Ireland.
His three children of which Miss
Eilen Doyle was the last survivor
expanded his wealth.
When valuables were found scat-
tered In all parts of the house
after her death a day and night
guard was established and will be
maintained until after a public sale
April 20.
WESLACO WINS
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do 1st. directed by Mrs. Hazel
Brannon; class A. Weslaco 2nd; dl-j
rected by Arthur Harris. P-SJ-A
3rd. directed by A. C. Hart.
Girls Glee club class B. Raymond -
ville 1st directed by Mrs. M. L.
Devtney; class A. P-SJ-A 1st di-
rected by A C. Hart.
Male chorus class B. Raymond*
ville. 3rd. directed by Estill Foster;
class A. P-SJ-A. 2nd directed by A
C. Hart and Weslaco 3rd directed
by Arthur Harris.
Girls trio class B. Raymondville.
1st. Mrs. M. L. Devmey; class A.
Weslaco. 1st. Arthur Harris and
P-SJ-A. 2nd. A. C. Hart.
Mixed chorus class B. Donna. 1st.
directed by Cesarie Bokner; class A
Weslaco. 3rd. Arthur Harris.
Conutralto solo class B. Marjorie
Wilson. Raymondville 3rd: class A.
Lois Damron. P-SJ-A 1st and Jane
Miller. Weslaco. 2nd.
Tenor solo class B. Joseph Pack-
ard. Raymondville. 2nd; class A.
Grady Barnes Weslaco. 2nd and Al- .
len Damron. P-SJ-A. 3rd.
Soprano solo. Class A. Jackie Roe.
P-SJ-A 1st.
Baritone solo class B. Merland ]
Gochnour. Donna. 2nd and Frank
Holloway. Raymondville. 3rd; class
A. Jack Staples P-SJ-A. 3rd.
Girls sextette class B Rio1
Grande City. 1st. Rio Hondo 2nd
and Donna. 3rd; class A Weslaco
1st and P-SJ-A. 2nd.
Trombone solo .class A. Tom Car-
penter. Weslaco. 2nd.
uanvone soio. class B. Billie
Christoffel. Raymondville. 2nd; class i
A. Marion Busby Weslaco and Joe
Whitaker Harlingen tie for 1st. i
Cornet solo calss B. Sharyland. i
1st. tied with Falfurrias; class A j
Jeanetta Shore. McAllen. 1st. War-
ren Dowdy. Harlingen. 2nd and i
Frankfort. Weslaco. 3rd.
Woodwind ensemble class B.
Raymondville 2nd; class A. Wes-
; iaco. 1st.
Brass quartette class A. Weslaco.
1st. directed by Lloyd Reitz and
Harlingen 3rd directed by Thomas
C Moore.
Clarinet solo class B. Clayton
Dodd. Raymondville. 1st.
Saxophone solo cliss A. Mildred
i Cannon. Weslaco. 3rd.
Mellophone solo class B. Hugh
May. Raymondville. 2nd: class A
Bcb Dixon. Weslaco. 2nd.
Oboe solo class A. Fence Scott.
Weslaco. 1st.
Bassoon solo class A Sam Guth-
ridge. W’eslaco 1st.
Flute solo class A. Billy Merri-
wet her. San Benito. 1st and Muriel
Ludwig. Weslaco. 2nd.
Tuba solo class B. Clifford Fab-
ian. Raymondville 1st; class A.
Lucille Rohr. Weslaco 1st.
Orchestra class B. Rio Grande
Trity 3rd. directed by Roque Guerra.
Concert bands. Class B Mission.
3rd. directed by Phil Schrader; class
A. Weslaco directed by Lloyd Reitz.
The contests were judged by Noble
Cain musical director of the Na- j
tional Broa # isting companv. Fam-
ces Laws. Kingsville Major Richard
Dunn of A & M.. and N. J. White-
hurst of Sam Houston college.
Medals to the soloist winners and
cups to the group and team winners
were awarded by E B. Erard secre-
tary of the Kingsville Chamber of
Commerce.
311 FARMS. RANCHES IN ZAVALA
There are 311 farm and ranch
operations in Zavala county this1
year as compared to 304 in 1930
according to figures compiled in
the office of Wm. D Miles district
supervisor of the federal farm cen-
sus.
Figures for the 12th district are
bemg compiled in Miles’ office
which is located in the federal
building.
I read erasing flagman was filed
against his adopted daughter Miss
Bertha Hurd 44.
Police announced they had evi-
dence that she tortured Hurd with
a dagger the same accusation he
Hung at his wife Mrs. Nellie A. Hurd
68. who died Wednesday of shots
fired by Hurd.
Hurd recovering from numerous
wounds at a hospital told officers
that his wife had insisted her Ouija
beard revealed he had been Indiscreet
with a neighbor woman and also was
keeping money hidden from her. He
said the charges were false but that
he admitted them when Mrs. Hurd
burned him with a red hot poker
and stabbed him with a dagger.
More surprises in the strange case
are expected when two mysterious
safety deposit boxes found Saturday
are opened Monday. Police said one
was listed under the name Mrs.
Hurd oore during one of three prev-
ious marriages. The other box they
said was held jointly by Mrs. Hurd
and the adopted daughter the latter
listed under a name she bore during
a brief marriage.
Miss Hurd who suceceded in hav-
ing "the children"—three dogs and a
cat—killed with carbon monoxide
t times Saturday in keeping with
Mrs. Hurd's wish was lreed under
$3000 bond after her arraignment
on the assault charge.
INCUMBENTS
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votes. Brockman the third candi-
date in the field drew ioe ballot*.
At Rio Hondo three members
were elected with W. Reed Lang
drawing 50 votes John Canville 48
and B T Bullis 47. Other candidates
in the field were J. P. Christly.
Garnet Spear. Wm. Brockhaus and
V M Hainey. The retiring board
irembers were Wm Brockhaus H.
T. Hartzog and J. W. Treway.
In the Landrum district R. 8
Coy was elected to the position
lormerly held by V. L. Vandiver
wno was not a candidate for re-
election Coy defeated Joe Thomp-
son the only other candidate in
the race but exact figures were not
available Saturday night.
The Wilson Tract voters returned
R A Allen and Glen McGee to th*
ooard. Allen drew 20 votes and
McGee 22 R. M. King obtained 14
votes and Mrs. George Jeff us 13
Voters of the Brownsville Inde-
pendent School district cast 215
ballots in putting three unopposed
candidates into office. R. b
C:eager and Cleve Tandy were re-
elected. and the position formerly
held by Sherwood Bishop was filled
by Henry Bell. Bishop was not a
candidate for re-election.
At Harlingen W. G. Bush and O.
N. Joyner unopposed were return-
ee to office with 34 votes each.
San Benito cast 70 votes in re-
turning L R. Gilbert and C. N.
Sullivan to trusteeships. Two names
were written in. election officials
rt ported.
M. R. Bramwell drew 59 votes
and J. R. Adams 57 in being re-
turned to trusteeships in the La
Fcria district. Bailey Dunlap's name
was written in on one of the
tickets.
Other unopposed candidates who
were returned to office included:
Los Indios— B. E. Crockett and
Eugene Kaufmann.
Rangerv111e—O. U. Echols and T.
W Hoket.
Villanueva—L. L. Lloyd.
Briggs-Coleman—J. W. Eidndge
Nogales—H. A. Wiilms.
Buena Vista—Walter Bode.
County Trustee at Large—P. G.
Greenwood of Harlingen.
Unopposed tickets Including in-
cumbents and new candidates
which went into office included:
El Jardin—Floyd Benn Ronald
Sutherland and C. F. Thomas
succeeding W. F Huffman. Phil
Burst and F. A. Benn.
Stuart Place—A. R. Harwood. C.
R Guthrie and S- B. Crockett
succeeding A. R Harwood A. T.
Potts and Chas. Guthrie.
Highland—Geo. E. Miller and F.
K. Wilson succeeding Geo. E.
Miller and Chas. E. Hudson.
County Trustee Port Isabel com-
missioner precincts -Hadley Smith.
< position has been vacant for past
several months).
Mrs. Alma Lee Norris
Succumbs At McAllen
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. April 6. — Mrs. Al-
ma Lee Norris. 37. McAllen died In
the Valley Baptist .Hospital Here
early Saturday night following an
illness of some duration.
Funeral arrangements are being
held up pending the arrival of rela-
tives Sunday.
The decedent is survived bv her
husband. Paul G. Norris of McAl-
len; tw0 children. May and Frances;
her mother. Mrs. C. F. Stewart of
Stuggard Ark.; three sisters. Mrs :
G. S. Loraine of Goosecreek. Texas.!
Mrs. Frances Burdine of Arkansas
City Texas. Mrs. G. S. Boad of Cot-
tonwood. Kan.; and five brothers.
Raymond and Sidney of San Be-
nito. Robert Cullen and Roland of
Arkansas City. Tex.
Funeral arrangements are being
made by M. A. Thompson.
The largest hydro-electric plant
in Europe is located in Westphalia.
plant generates
160.000.000 kilowatts of electricity.
HOME REPAIR
SURVEY BEGINS
Teams working under the Feder-
al Housing committee of the Browns-
ville Chamber of Commerce have
started a survey of the eity to de-
termine the amount of repair work
remodeling and prospective new
buildings in sight in the community.
The survey according to Ben Proc-
tor. committee chairman is being
made at the request of ttw Federal
Housing administration in its ef-
forts to provide more work for the
unemployed. Brownsville citizens
are asked to cooperate with these
making the survey by furnishing the
desired information and are as-
sured by Mr. Proctor that they will
not be embarrassed in any manner.
However it Is pointed out that
many persons who would like to
l>ave repairs made to their homes or
to construct new homes are as yet
not aware of the advantages offer-
ed by the Federal Housing act and
the Brownsville Savings and Loan
association in providing funds for
repair and building purposes.
The survey committee members
carry’ with them a blank on which
will be listed the various type of re-
pairs needed at the homes visited
and also whether or not the person
interviewed is interested in build-
ing either a home or business prop-
erty.
Texan Is Slain
During Fight In
County Office
MARSHALL April Pres-
ton Scott 55. died at 3:40 p. m.
Saturday from a wound received Li
an affray in the office of Sheriff
John Sanders.
Police Sergeant E H Travis who
was under (2.000 bond in connec-
tion with the wounding of Scott
Saturday would be rearrested au-
thorities said under a charge ot
murder and a new bond would be
set.
Travis surrendered to deputies
after a fight with Scott wrhich end-
ed. witnesses said when the officer
pulled out a pistol and fired three
times.
One of the bullets struck Scott
in the right hip.
Travis will go to examining trial
some time next week.
Witnesses said Scott was leaving
the sheriff's office after talking to
Miss Lucille Sanders the sheriff's
daughter and Scott’s former sister-
in-law. when Travis walked in.
Scott pioneer member of an
east Texas family .struck at Travis
witnesses said and the two ex-
changed several blows
During the fight witnesses said.
Scott said to Travis: “I'll get you
yet." and Travis answered: -7Oh. no
you wont.”
Travis pulled away from Miss
Sanders and Deputy Pete Hunt
who were trying to separate the
combatants witnesses said and
fired the shots.
Witnesses reported Scott was
unarmed.
Background of the quarrel was
not learned.
HAIL AND RAIN
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hail stones some as large as hick-
ory nuts but too scattered to
cause crop damage. A street dance
scheduled for Rio Hondo Satur-
day night as a part of the Satur-
day Trades Day program was post-
Joned because of the downpour.
The rain and hail storm was
reported first from Corpus Chris-
ti. where it struck early in the
afternoon. Hailstones as large as
peas fell for several minutes ac-
companied by slight rainfall
Kingsville reported rain but no
wind or hail.
Dipping to Raymondville. the
freak weather left half an inch
of rain and slight traces of hall
over the entire county.
An offshoot of the freak hail
storm struck Falfurrias about
2:30 o'clock and cut two strips
half a mile to one mile in width
and about eight miles apart
through the crop-growing sec
uons o: nortnem Brooics county.
Crop damage was reported to be
heavy in that area
A dozen Falfurrias citizens re-
ported watching a small cyclone
bounce along the earth's surface
about 10 miles northwest of town
in the sparsely-settled ranching
district. The wind however ap-
parently did no great damage.
Telephone communications
were temporarily disrupted over
the Valley by the sudden deluge
of rain and wet cables gave some
trouble throughout the night.
Harlingen reported clouds of
dust flying high in the sky. but
such reports were made from no
other valley point.
The freak weather followed a
morning and early afternoon of
almost-intense heat.
Farmers of most of the Valley
that suffered no damage from
hail welcomed the rainfall as as-
surances that the tomato and
bean crop will mature without
suffering from lack of moisture.
The Saturday rainfall was the
second beneficial rain of the sea-
son. A prolonged spring drouth
was broken by general rains over
the Valley exactly a week ago.
MARKHAM THOMPSON
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
SAN BENITO
OFFERING
LOWER PRICES
than any funeral home in the Valley.
We will lower any price found in
the Valley.
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD
Social Securities
Bill Football For
Real Party Fight
WASHINGTON. April 6. PP>— The
acrimonious house dispute 0ver the
social security bill and its value as
an anti-depression remedy turned
Saturday into a battle royal.
No actual physical blows have been
struak but the situation was so
tense and such strong words were
used that fisticuffs were considered
not improbable in some quarters.
The talk was stimulated by sub-
Clean-Up Week
Proclaimed By
Mayor Rentfro
Proclaiming the week of April
8 to 14. inclusive as spring fire pre-
vention and clean-up week in
Brownsville. Mayor R. B Rentfro
Saturday called on citizens of
Brownsville and all civic organiza-
tions to take a part m the drive to
clean-up property as a fire pre-
vention measure.
The mayors proclamation fol-
lows;
PROCLAMATION
By The Mayor
The week of April 8th to April
14th. inclusive has been designated
as SPRING FIRE PREVENTION-
CLEAN UP WEEK.
There are many reasons why
this Spring Clean-Up campaign
this year should receive the enthu-
siastic support of every man. woman
and child.
First: because the Fire Prevention
Ciean-Up campaign this year is of
particular importance as it can be
combined with general welfare
work and be of particular benefit
to the unemployed:
Second: Because every dollar in
property destroyed by fire which
sc frequently is the result of •care-
less" housekeeping in the home
and the average place of business
Ls a serious drain upon our present
economic condition.
Third: Every citizen should have
a wholesome pride in his home city
its streets playgrounds parks and
buildings. Homes and surroundings
freshly painted with well kept
lawns and gardens increase prop-
erty values and intensify commu-
nity interest. Cleanliness creates
cheer courage and confidence.
Fourth: Because in the past ten
years entirely too many of our
peopie have lost their lives due to
carelessness in the daily use of
fire and the preservation of hu-
man life is an important matter.
NOW THEREFORE. I R B
RENT FRO. Mayor of the City of
Brownsville. Texas do herein- desig-
nate the week of April 8th to April
14th inclusive as SPRING CLEAN-
UP WEEK and most respectfully
call upon all departments of the
city the chamber of commerce
civic clubs patriotic clubs and our
people in general to take an active
part in this CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN.
I further designate the Fire Chief
as a committee of one to work with
the city officials in selecting active
committees to earn- on this cam-
paign and ask the co-operation of
all of our people in this campaign
for a cJeaner City.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I
hereunto sign my name and seal of
said City of Brownsville Texas
this 6th day of April. A D 1935.
R B. RENTFRO.
Mayor. City of Brownsville Texas.
Attest:
H VAN HORN.
City Secretary.
(Seal).
The whooping crane Is enabled to
sound its peculiar trumpeting call
by means of an unusually long wind-
pipe. much of which Is coiled against
the breatbone.
mission of a formal report on the1
bill Saturday by the ways and means
committee.
The 17 democratic members of that
committee insisted that the new bill
was the complimentary and essen-
tial second half of an attack on so-
cial Insecurity naming the $4880-
000.000 work relief bill as the other
half. They definitely placed the
social security bill on the president a
“must” legislative lists.
But the seven committete repub-
licans. in a minority report bristling
with criticism termed the measure
not only "unconstitutional” and “in-
adequate” but argued “it might In
fact retard economic recovery.”
At the same time the intra-party
disputes continued. The 103 house
republicans were unable to agree on
a unified attitude. The 319 demo-
crats were definitely divided into
two groups one favoring and the
other opposing a suggestion that the
bill be brought up next week under
procedure forbidding amendments
from the floor.
Ways and means committee demo-
crat es wanted the gag rule to fore-
stall liberalization of the bill. House
leaders opposed it. There was a pos-
sibility that the question would be
taken to a democratic caucus Mon-
day and intial floor consideration of
the bill delayed until Wednesday or
later.
Amid all this contention. Ttown-
sendites in both parties looked for
an opporunity to offer their pro-
posal as a substitute for the old-age
pensions in the approved bill.
valley Asked
To Send Fund
To Storm Area
A plea was made to the Browns-
ville chapter of the Red Cross Sat-
urday trom the storm-stricken ter-
ritory near Eagle Pass to send funds
for the relief of those left homeless
by the storm there early Friday
and for those who were injured by
the high winds.
Browmsvilles quota for the de-
vastated area has been set at slight-
ly more than $300 It was pointed
out by members of the Red Cross
chapter here that the Brownsville
quota is larger than is usually the
case due to the fact that San An-
tonio which usually is included in
• he Brownsville quota is raising
funds for a disaster close to them.
Donations will be taken by the
Brownsville chapter either by W.
O. Washington chairman of the
local chapter at the courthouse or
by S C. Graham at the Arcade
building.
The telegram appealing for funds
was received Saturday by Washing-
ton.
Rel Cross officials in calling on
Brownsville for aid. pointed out the
Valleys hurricane of 1933 during
which the Red Cross spent thous-
ands of dollars for relief and rehab-
ilitation work.
Austin Man Foresees
Brownsville As City
“I am neatly Interested tn your
port development here as I believe
it will make Brownsville cne of the
major cities of Texas." was the
statement of H Brushier of Austin
general manager of the Income Ser-
vice <St Investment Company of that
city. Mr Brushier and Mrs. Brush-
ier. accompanied by Johnson Her-
bert. sales manager for the company
are spending a few days in Browns-
ville They are guests at the Travel-
ers’ Hotel.
BANK DEPOSITS
SHOW BIG GAIN
WASHINGTON. April 8. <AV-A
three billion dollar increase in bank
deposit* in the last six months of
1934 was disclosed Saturday by offi-
cials of the federal deposit insur-
ance corporation.
The corporation gave no explana-
tion of the increase in deposits but
persons familiar with banking and
business trends contended it was due
largely to heavy government expen-
ditures for emergency purposes.
Total bank deposits in the United
States on December 31 \ ere put at
slightly less than $50000 000.000 The
corporation reported insured de-
in the 14.135 insured banks. Morti-
in the 14.135 tnsurel banks. Morti-
mer J. Fox. chief statistician of the
corjjoration. estimated deposits of
mutual savings banks not includ-
ed in the report amounted to $10- i
000.000.000 while the 1.060 uninsured
banks had deposits of $506000000.
and private bank deposits were esti-
mated at about $400000000.
This total of $49900264000 com-
pared with a total of $46672119000
on June 30. last for all banks as re-
ported by the comptroller of currency
in his last annual report.
Hawaiian savings accounts are on
the up trend. Thirty banks and
branch banks of the territory report-
ed a total of 162.393 savings accounts
with deposits totaling $35.082.104 56.
on June 30. 1934 The average savings
account contained $216.03.
Postoffice Solves
Trick Card Address
A San Benito practical joker *■«<*-
ed a poatcard Thursday ^Idrevanf
it to a capital “C" (in red ink). The
residence of the aforementioned
capital “C” was given as Brownsvtl]#.
Experienced through year* of
handUng "trick" mail the postal
employes promptly delivered the Vet-
ter to Charles ("Red") See. Border
Patrol inspector stationed in Browns-
ville.
On the card was parted a news-
paper picture of See showing the in- "
spector with a shotgun in his hands.
The practical Joker captioned the
picture "Nature in the raw ia never
mild.”
The photograph was taken while
See was working on the Calkins slay-
mg case in San Antonio.
Auditorium Repair
Bids Called For
HARLINGEN April S.-T^ie en-
tire Fair Park auditorium matter
will mark time now until bids are
opened May 29. according to Mayor
Sam Botts. The city commission.
this week advertised for bids to be.
opened at that time It was de-
cided to hold bidding open for sev-
eral weeks so that the work might *
be well advertised to the building
trade and the most advantageous
offers obtained
The city recently voted *60.000 in
long term low interest bearing
bonds which are being sold to the
Public Works Administration. The
PtftA also will make a grant suffi-
cient to cover cost of the building
in excess of the bond issue.
Plans were drawn by Stanley
Bliss local architect who is proud
of the fact that they were accepted
without change.
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l.-l.
THE CORRECT
STRAWS ANO PANAMAS
Fovored for years by young men
both for style and price. The straws
are smart in line colorful in bands
light and cool.
f Triple-Sealed Hydraulics
*
Because Pontiac knows that stopping is just as impor-
tant as starting the new Pontiacs have a special kind
of brakes—big 12-inch hydraulics smooth and even-
powerful enough to bring any sized car to a quick stop.
JU SEAL
J** SEAL
3iS SEAL
And rontiac Rafeguards
this fine action by triple-
sealing the rear brake*
and double-sealing those
in front to bar out every
grain of dust and every
drop of water. You can
trust Pontiac brakes in any
weather. They are the
finest that money can buy.
WELLS MOTOR CO.
10th & Washington Brownsville Texas
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