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TEXAS COTTON
DETERIORATES.
CLAYTON SAYS
Droughts Responsible
For Quality Decline
He Holds; Increase
In Consumption
HOUSTON. March 11. <AP»—W
J. Clayton rated one of the world s
foremost cotton merchant* believes
Texa> and Oklahoma cotton has
deteriorated in recent years.
Inferior and drought-weakened
>ced have caused a drop in quality
he said and soil erosion funds
might well be spent for improving
the staple. He suggested that to Sec-
retary of Agriculture Wallace last
autumn he said
Clayton returned Wednesday from
a 15.000-mile au lour ol Latin
America where he said cotton pro-
duction was trending upward.
Cotton production there however
was less of a price factor than U. S.
government control measures he
said Texa* he pointed out. still
grows more cotton than all of Latin
America together.
Clavton predicted world consump-
tion of cotton in 1936-37 might
reach the all-time high of 29 500 000
The cotton year ends July 1.
Harris Resigns As
Chief of Hospital
\LLEN. March 11-Mote J
Harris chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the McAllen Municipal
hospital and member of the board
loi six years tendered his resigna-
tion at a meeting of the hospital
board Wednesday afternoon with a
letter of resignation being received
at the city hall on the same day.
Harris explained that he was re-
signing so that he could give more
time to his private interests
Pot the first year in It# historv
the McAllen hospital paid a net
profit for 1936 under tne directors
needed by Harris Other board mem-
bers are + R. iDick» Henderson and
C J Fit*.
THE STORY BEHIND THE HEADLINES _
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Brownsville. Friday and Saturday.
Flood Control Problems
On Way to Early Solution
Endangered Says Card
Co-operation of People
With Chiefs Needed
If U.S. Interest Held
Engineer Says
By E. M. CARD
This article is written to em-
i phaslze the great Importance of the
: work in contemplation and progress
by the International Boundary Com-
| mission on the Lower Rio Grande
In the interest of this work Judge
O C. Dancy of Brownsville. Judge
Oliver Aldrich of Edinburg. Frank
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CLEANSER .15c
la PC' C Country *
LVJUO Per dozen. llC
COFFEE 13c
OLIVES SHffT:.42c
JAMS h" 5°ctnBnd'.55c
VINEGAR .15c
TOILET PAPER .waci;.25c
Beets Carrots turnips rrB7nnfh#. 5c
1 -lb. Can and 4 glasses free . . . 80c
p A 1 s-lh. Can and 2 glasses free . . 40c
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CVDTTD Vermont Maid ai
OIKUr 12-oz. Bottle. LlC
GOLD DUST i Packages for ■ ■■28c
TOMATO PUREEllZ"30c
MEAT SPECIALS
HAM Boiled machine sliced lb. . . . 48c
CHEESE Yellow per lb.22c
BACON Breakfast not sliced lb. . . 28c
OLEOMARGARINE Allsweet lb. 19c
BACON Sliced per lb.27c
WIENERS per lb.15c
J. R. GUERRA Prop.
Brownsrille Texas
Robertson of San Benito and Con-
gressman Milton West are taking
a leading and active part. In the
last few years great initiatory prog-
ress has been made to the extent
of getting considerable actual work
done on the flood ways of the Lower
Valley but particularly In getting
substantial appropriations by con-
gress for the work yet to be done.
I write concerning these appro-
priations and the object thereof
which are in grave danger of back-
sliding and getting away from us
unless prompt and expeditious re-
sults are had In the wav of getting
legislation approved making the
transfer of rights-of-way to the
government possible the successful
approval of which must also be fol-
lowed up with reasonable dispatch
in the matter of actually obtaining
and transferring of rights-of-way.
Support Necessary
This is the work the above named
gentlemen are so concerned about
and on which they are working
zealously and loyally right now
They need more actual and per-
sonal support by the people of the
Valley. If successful legislation is
not had very soon there la great
danger that the solution of our
problems now actually In the mak-
ing. Is In great danger of slipping
away from us entirely.
I should like to point out that the
work being done Is being handled
through the department of state.
This branch of the government Is
never aggressive in these matters.
Some seem to entertain the idea
that the government la trying to
force Its way and Its benefactions
upon the Valley. I think this Idea
has developed largely through the
fact that the commitments have
rome too easy to the people of the
Valley generally In this respect it
reflects the more credit to the lead-
ers who have stayed on the firing
line and have through vigilant and
sustained work brought about the
actual participation of the govern-
ment in the solution of the prob-
lems of the Lower Rio Orande.
The people who have not been
called upon to work on the promo-
tion end of the irojeti and have
not been called upon to donate to
Its promotion do not seem to under-
stand that a great blessing and the
solution of our flood control and
particularly the economic solution
of our water problem t* actually In
the making; that the work the gov-
ernment is undertaking is all lor our
benefit; that it Is entirely a dona-
tion; that it has come about by the
ureal effort and sustained work of
our own leaders It is coming to
us through appeal and is not some-
thing being pushed upon us. There-
fore. it behooves the wcple of the
Valley to be ever on guard in the
matter to the end of snowing every
courtesy to the guest who is coming
to serve us—(not itself*—and to
clear away stumbling blocks to prog-
ress in the work. Tills should be
done with vigor and dispatch.
Much Work Planned
Most people in the Valley are
aware that the government through
the International Boundary Com-
mission has been doirg something
on the flood levee* ard that some
talk lias been going the rounds
about further work which might be
done along the same line but com-
paratively few have grasped the ex-
tent of the work contemplated and
the great benefit* to accrue there-
from Nor do they seem to know
any tiling about or to realize that
the oolution of our long desired
water supply problem is a part of
the program. Maybe many of them
have some hazy idea that zuch a
tiling is in the picture but a long
way off.
At this writing foundation borings
have been completed and plans for
a storage dam on the Rio Grande
near Carrizo Springs have been
largely completed. Foundation bor-
ings have been completed and making
ol plans for a dam near the Starr-
Zapata line on the Rio Grande is
now near at hand This work mebn#
that actual construction of great
storage dam* for the impondin^ of
waters of the Rio Grande to serve
the Lower Rio Grande Valiev for
purpose of Irrigation 1* actually in
the ofilng. The government ha* not
come out and said in blazing head-
lines we are going to build certain
dams and certain trunk line canals
to acne the Lower Rio Grande but
they are actually working at the
thing. Can anyone conceive that the
government would be ao foolish as to
buiid great storage dam* and not to
follow up with a trunk line gravity
canal that would bring water direct
Into our canal systems?
There are international problems
to be solved Great and sustained
effort on the part of leaders is go-
ing to be necessary for some years
to come.
The people are going to have to go
ilong with the leaders sustain them
and support them We are going to
be ever on the Job to work out the
problems to remove obstacles to
hear the pathway for progress
which la offered us upon our own
<*•
supplications The people should
come to realize that any great un-
dertaking. that all engineering proj-
ect*. mean simply the meeting and
solving of persistent problems.
We have offered to us In fact al-
ready given us the means for tlie
solution but the solution is not
something the government can give
us one day and we possess the next.
It can come only tnrough years of
effort meeting and solving problem*
.t* they present themselves. We need
an ever vigilant and somewhat mili-
tant leadership and. what's more
ihe people should be willing to jump
at tnelr bidding do what Is neces-
1 sary and to help keep the pressure
on.
Perpetual Protection
The pi aspects in this matter are
mj important. The need of what the
government i* undertaking to give
us u so imperative that wt should
call Valley-wide jubilation and edu-
cational meetings so that the peo-
| pie could become informed on its
sigmiicance We should develop the
psychology of conlidence and antici-
1 pation in the matter an under-
standing of what it really means.
The work In prospect means: The
completion of a safe sound and de-
pendable flood control system;
maintenance; construction of stor-
age to Impound storm waters.
It means that from the storage
dams we will In tune have trunk line
canals to deliver aster into the
heed of every mein line canal.
It mean* that the fear of water
shortage will be removed and se-
curity established; that when all
the above things have been accom-
plished the Lower Rio Orande will
have a water system that will cost
not more than half what it now
costs to operate. It means that the
Lower Rio Orande development will
be on s permanent sound and eco-
| nomlc footing. It means that the
I Lower Rio Orande will be perman-
ently unexcelled by any spot under
the sun.
Is such s prospect not worthy of
i our Jubtliation and support? Is It
not incumbent upon us to Iron the
toad smooth for a visitor who comes
at our own solicitation? The state
department works through diploma-
tic channels and want* nothing In
our midst that we do not want and
is not going to put forth any effort
to do am thing here that we our-
selves oppose and ahow we do not
want. Therefore we must get to-
gether and present a clear field for
i labor which can be entered upon
i without any friction at between us
and it.
La Feria High Band
Enters Competition
(Special to Tha Heraldt
LA FERIA. March ll.-Thi La
Feria school band under the direc-
tion of Phillip Murray will enter
the South Texas Band contest at
Kingsville this month. Tha band will
enter the Class C group and several
solo «nd trio numbers will be en-
tered by members of the band.
8tudentg who will make the trip
are: Alalne Alderson. Arlene Martin
Jean Clayton Torelle Mangham
Jr an Sheen Dolores Hence Mon-
telle Baker Isabel Vigneas Viola
Yarbrough. James Albert Baker.
Romeo Pena. Bentley Barnett. Shel-
ton 8tohler. Albert Bush Bennie
Crockett. David Vlgness. Jack Elliott.
T. Y Flynt. Bobby Hensley. Charles
Graham. O C. Robinson Philip
Hoverson. Bill Traylor. Edwin Moore.
J. R Hageman Seth Yarbrough.
Harold Jones Jack Ramey David
Kies ter. Jack Malone. Jack Martin
Edward Wallace Bobby Simandl.
4-H Club Organized
(Special to The Herald•
SAN BENITO. March 11. — A
girls' 4-H club has been organized
at Highland school with Euna
Fern Thomas as president accord-
ing to Miss Helen 8ilbemagel. as-
sistant county home demonstration
agent.
The club elected Evelyn Stacy
vice president with Betty Jo Blaa-
singame as secretary and Joyce
Lynn reporter. There are twelve
members in the club which select-
ed Linda Lee Wood as bedroom
demonstrator and Euna Fern
Thomas as poultry demonstrator.
Don't Sleep
I on Lett Side
Crowds Heart
us pressure mat cause mscomeovt.
RIGHT SIDE KIT
If you toga in bod and can't date on
right aide try Adlerika. Just OM
doaa ral.ovaa stomach OAg pressing
on hoart ao you alacp soundly.
Adlartka acta an BOTH upper and
tower boweie and brings out foul
matter you would never believe waa
in your a yet cm. Thr« old matter may
Hava poisoned you for months and
cauaed GAS tour stomach headache
or nervouanasa
AN. It. L Skomb. tm Tnrfc report* t
“fn eddUipn I* iniauiW rUanunf. 4JJ«ri*a
r"'1’ Nrvrn and *•!•■ bmeOH.”
Mr*. Ja$. Fillar; ■ Gaa on my atom.
wa« •• had I could not cat or
I1*—! Rvw my heart seemed to hurt.
Tha hrgt deae of Adisrika brought me
reliaf. Now I oat aa I wiah. aiacp fin*
and novar fdt better.»
21*'. b«w*li ■ RBAt cleansing
with Adlortka a*d att how pood you
fact. Juat ONE doaa rglicvea QAS and
•onatipatien.
EAGLE PHARMACY. INC. and
CISNEROS DRUG STORES
SOPHS LEAD
IN CONTESTS
Harlingen Event Will
Close Friday
HARLINGEN March U —Sopho-
mores were leading in Uiree out of
the six Vanity Fair contests Wed-
nesday at Harlingen high achool.
Tha contests held annually to fi-
nance the school year book will
come to a close Friday night with
a dance in the high school audi-
torium The winners will be an-
nounced after a final period of vot-
ing at the dance. The close of the
contest was postponed from last
week due to the abeence of the
basketball playera who were enter-
ed in the state champion ship
tournament in Austin.
Some of the contestants are shown
with no vote* but the campaign
managers are said to be wlthhdld-
lng the standing in order to steal a
march on the others.
Standing of the contest* Wednes-
day was; Most beautiful girl Anna
Bowman sophomore. 242 votes;
Ruth Townsend senior. 237; Bill
Jane Jones Junior. 204; Melva
Moore freshman none. Most pop-
ular girl. Wanda Powell senior. 138;
Fern Willingham freshman 64;
Peggy Bush sophomore 50; Joe
March man junior none. Best all-
around girl Cile James sophomore.
395; Kathleen Carter freshman
129; Johnny Dell Holley junior 33;
Margaret Klein senior none.
Most handsome boy W. H John-
son. Junior. 94; Johnny Beckham
freshman. 22; Rex Bunge aenior
none; Bill Ray craft sophomore
none. Most popular boy. Bobby
Sherman sophomore 160; Tom
Swafford junior. 145; Jimmy Oran-
ger. senior none. Louis Boggus.
freshman none Beat all-around
boy. Jack Brady junior. 56; Eluid
Rojas freshman. 36; Ben Metdows.
aenior. 31; Ray Hudson sophomore
none.
Misses Ola Lee Smith and Connne
Verser are faculty sponsors
Cameron Schools To
Elect Trustees
Five candidates had filed for trus-
teeship* in the various Cameron
county Independent and common
school districts by Wednesday mem-
bers of County Judge O. C. Dancy s
office force announced
They were W F. Esparza and
Benito J. Garcia. Landrum common
school district (number three); Fred
R. Bohlen. Nogales common district
(number twelve); and Hugh Wll-
b&nk and Sem Hughston. Olmito in-
dependent achool district.
Judges announced so far are: Mrs.
M. S. Jagou. Nogales; J. F McClin-
tock. El Jardtn Independent district;
and E. D Box. Olmito.
Day In Congress
(By The Associated Press)
Thursday
Senate—Routine business. Judi-
ciary committee hears Assistant At-
torney General Jackson on court re-
organization bill. LaFollette com-
mittee resumes civil liberties in-
quiry.
House—Resumes conslderstlon of
Ouffey-Vinson coal control bill.
Wednesday
Senate in recess; house consider-
ed minor bills. Attorney General
Cummings urged adoption of Rooae-
velt court program at senate Judi-
ciary committee hearing Houae agri-
culture committee tentatively ap-
proved farm tenacy bill.
STARRED IN THE MIGHTY TREVE’
Noah Beery. Jr and Barbara Read starred In Albert Pay-son Terhune's
greatest dog story "The Mighty Treve" showing Friday and Saturday
at the Queen Theatre. Brownsville.
Valley Delegates
Attend WOW Meet
HARLINGEN March U.-Five
delegate* from Valley chapters of
) the W.O.W. will leave April 12 to
attend the state fraternal convention
1 at Abilene Texas to be held April
15. 16 and 17.
Delegates from Valley cities In-
clude O. S Vallejo. Harlingen; R.
O. Pena. La Fena; Florentlno C.
Zamora. Mercedes; Amado G Pena
! of Weslaco and Flavio Salazar of
McAllen.
[ The object of the state convention
; is to increase membership of affiliat-
ed W.O.W. chapters and to discuss
I protection of the home and other
subjects ot interest and importance
to Woodmen.
Mercedes Students
Prepare For Meet
MERCEDES March 11. - Local
high school student* who will par-
ticipate In the Interacholastle
League declamation contest to be
held in Edinburg March 20 have
been announced as follows:
Junior boys: W. B Lauder and
Donald Fraser.
Junior girls: Betty Jean Wipke.
Betty Joe McKinney and Gene
Hoppe
Junior girl* high school division:!
Carolyn Fore and Helen McLaugh-
lin.
Junior boys high school division:
Maurice Acker.
Senior girls; Phyllis Oalloway.
ON ANNUAL VISIT
HARLINGEN. March 11. — Mr
and Mr* W W Suggs ol Welling-
ton Texas are here on their an-
nual visit to the Valley.
WOMEN AILING
Dr. Pierce’* F avert «• |
Prescription stimulate*
the appetite and this
increases the intake of
food helpn ■ to build
up the body. Read thu:
Mrs. F. W. Spohr of
709 W. Joth St.. Te*
arkana. Texas. aaui.
“For weak women and
— to relieve nervousness
associated with functional disturbances. !
hetrtilv recommend Dr. Pierce’s Favorite
Prescription as a tonic." Buy now!
New sue. tablets 50c.. liquid $1.00 k 91 M. |
La Feria Glee Club
In Kingsville Meet
LA FERIA. March 1L—The girl*
glee club of the La Feria high
school. directed by Miss Clovi* Hick-
man. will enter the South Texar
Mu&lc meet at Kingsville this
month.
Thu group recently won flrsi
place ir. the Class "B ” division ol
the Ru Ora tide Valley Music me«t
held in Mercedes
Girls who will make the Kings-
ville trip are:
Isabel Vigneas. who won first place
in the senior piano solo contest at
Mercedes: Mildred Clark accom-
panist. Kathryn Pennington. Mar-
tha Bramwell. Louise Hollev. Loui>*
Watson. Char line McMinn. Clec
Martin. Murlal Kiester. Billie Pear
Lee. Frances Laursen Mildred Mat-
thews. Lucille Allen. Betty Rae DU-
ney. Jenny Wien Ford. Doris Evelyn
McGee MBry Frances Watson Rutli
Van Zandl Billie Ruth Ashworth
Bettie George. Nancy Squire EloulJe
Bourn EUle Mae Inge. Luclle Wes-
sela Vivian Inge Arlene Martin.
Laura Ralmond. Martha Brandt
Svble Mvers. Torelle Mangham and
Mar vis Anderson
CROSS CHILDREN
MAY HAVE WORMS
Vuch far upas* Little stomachs bad brsath.
fretfulneee losa of weight itching around
nosa and arms. Tbar may have pin or wml
worms Whim’s Cream Vsrmifugs has safely
and for rears reliably e rpeUed the worms
end toned the delicate tract. White'i Craam
Vermifuge racommsndad by druggists.
Cisneros Drug Stores. Bruwngvlllg
"Other Drug Stores'*
Haney Drug 8tore. Donna
YGNACIO GARZA Jr.
B B A.
Accountant
Installation and Service
of Bookkeeping Systemg
INCOME TAX SERVICE
t 316 State National Bldg.
Phone 44
State Bar Leader Is
To'Attend Meet Here
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. March ll.-WalUr
Woodward of Coleman president of
the Texas Bar association. Tuesday
announced that he would be present
March Tt for the meeting of the
Cameron County Bar association to
be held at the El Jardln hotel in
Brownsville according to announce-
ment by Paul Brcwn. Harlingen pro-
gram chairman for the coming meet-
ing.
Marine News
rout or BBOWNSVHXB
Scheduled te Arm*
March 13
88 Taaaa Trader NewTax. New Tees.
March i>
88 Sen Diego french Line Harr*.
Antwerp. Qhent
March II
88 Commercial Fiondias Mooramaca.
Baltimore
March a
88 Tessa Banker. NewTax Maw Tors
Marrk >1
88 Commercial Pioneer. Mooremaea.
Baltimore
NewTex Hamburg American Bremen
berth Continental Standard fruit and
Steamship Co. Oreole-Odero. Scandi-
navian American. Mitsui. Cnterwme*
line WUhelmaen. french line and North
Herman Lloyd schedules furnti had
through courtesy of Philen Miller *
Company
Lyaee Brothers Rapier and Hamburg
American schedules furnished through
oourteav of Lalller X Co
oftotaor.
Doling will pick
these Easter suits for
value alone . . . but
that's not half the
story.
Your purse may pick Tha
Fashion for price . . . but
your vanity will seleet The
Fashion for sheer beauty.
Try this: take any gives
amount and give this stock an
opportunity to deliver more In
the mtrror than you do In the
check.
Society Brand — Perlbr*
Michaels-Stern
Suits for Easter
•25- ‘40
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