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By DEWITT MACKENZIE
Europe's newly whelped war on
Wednesday appeared from meager
advices to continue without great
change to struggle its way through
the fierce mountain passes into in-
vaded Greece.
Italian claims that they have
penetrated forty miles into the un-
happy little country Is met by the
undaunted counter-claim that the
hard-fighting line of Greek kilted
mountain troops is maintaining its
front unbroken. Meanwhile steady
streams of defending reinforce-
ments were flowing northward.
Terrible Terrain
However it would be surprising
if there had been any appreciable
change in the position so soon. The
terrain over which the battle is
taking place is terrible.
I have traveled through some of
the Greek mountain area atthls
time of year and can imagine few
things more difficult than offensive
military operations there. Even or-
dinary travel Is trying enough to
say nothing of fighting and mov-
ing heavy equipment through nar-
row valleys from which the moun-
tains frequently rise so abruptly
as to be precipitous. Narrow rocky
roads wind their way precariously
up and about their sides
Dictator Is Able Soldier
I strongly suspect that the Oreek
premier General “Littlejohn” Me-
taxas. must be having a big hand
in directing the defense of his coun-
try. The dictator is a soldier of
long and varied experience who
showed so much genius as a young
man that he was sent to the war
academy in Germany to complete
his military education.
W’ith his roly-poly figure Metax-
•s looks like Santa Claus—but
Isn’t. He is as hard-boiled as thev
make ’em and might be expected
to give the invading Fascists a
fight.
Example of Methods
I saw an excellent example of his
direct methods a couple of years
ago when 1 was in Greece. He had
herded together 4.000 of his politi-
cal opponents including several
ex-premiers and I don t know how
many former cabinet ministers and j
interned them on the many lui^
islands off the Greek coast. It is
rather an odd circumstance that
the British m taking over the isles
find these colonics of exiles.
Occupation of the strategic is- j
lands by the way was supposedly
what England was pursuing vig-
orously. although here again the
woild was bung k(.pt without in-
formation. The best we can say
- under the circumstance* is that if
the British fleet hasn’t taken over
the most important positions it is
mighty slow and unimaginative.
Islands Key To Sea
Possession of these islands at the
mouth of the Aegean as I remark-
ed Tuesday would go far toward
nullifying any advantage the Ital-
ians might gain by occupation of
the Greek mainland. Mussolini's
possession of Greece doesn't matter
so much—considering the battle o!
the Mediterranean as a whole—so
long as England retain* control of
the sea and the approaches to the
Dardanelles w hich the Axis part-
ners must force before they can get
Into the Near East.
Communist Chief 8taltn contin-
ues to play solitaire over the fate
of the European conflict.
He holds ihe balance of power
between Hitler and England and
should the weight of Russia b?
thrown to either side at this criti-
cal juncture it might be decisive.
CHARGE FILED
VOLUNTEERS AID 1 .
bond after a hearing Tuesday
afternoon.
Deputy Marshal Ward placed
Rodriguez In the custody of U. S.
Deputy Marshal E. E. Sadler here.
Commissioner Watson said Rodri-
guez testified at the hearing that
he knew he was supposed to reg-
ister for conscription on Oct. 16
but that he "got mixed up.” He said
Rodnguez told him he was on his
way to Mexico when apprehended
by Deputy Marshal W'ard.
Conviction under the selective
training and service act carries a
maximum penalty of five years in
prison or $10000 fine or both Mr.
Abney said.
The law is known as Public Act
No. 73j of the 76th Congress and
was placed in effect on Sept. 16.
one month before the conscription
date. Mr. Abney stated.
Two Others Arrested Here
Two other men have been arrest-
ed here recently on suspicion of
evading the draft but one was re-
leased when he registered of his
own accord and the other ia being
held for investigation by U. S.
immigration authorities officials
said.
Rodriguez is a citizen of the
United States and did not have a
registration card in his possession
when arrested according to of-
ficers.
He will be given another hearing
later on the charges filed against
him. Mr. Abney said.
MyUaal Belief for
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quick because it's liquid.
Equally effective for neq.
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Follow directions on label
R. and M. SCHOOL
OF BUSINESS
Day and Night Classes
Located above Western Union
Mrs. Essie Marrhman
Mrs. Helen Rentfro
Phone 1147 R-nwnsvIllff
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Today's Markets
Market a at Glance
NEW YORK
Stocks—Higher; aircrafts and
steels lead upturn.
Bonds—Steady; rails lead slow
rise.
Foreign exchange — Even; rates
generally unchanged.
Cotton— Improved; price fixing
and Bombay buying.
Sugar—Higher; trade and specu-
lative purchasing.
Metals—Quiet; copper buying
pressure relieved.
Wool tops—Firm; spot house
taking.
CHICAGO
Wheat—Unsettled; lagging flour
demand.
Com—Weak; spot market lower.
Cattle—Strong to 25 up; broad
demand for choice steers.
Hogs—Steady to 5 up; smaller
receipts.
New York Stocki
NEW YOR.I —TP— Aircrafts and
steels stabilized the stock market
Wednesday as leaders extended
gains from one to two points.
Traders made cautious by war
and politics operated Irregularly.
Chief advancers included Douglas.
Boeing Glenn Martin United Air-
craft U. S. Steel. Bethlehem Chrys-
ler. Harvester Caterpillar Western
Union Kennecott Allied Chemical.
Westinghouse. Santa Fe. New Ydkk
Central Chesapeake & Ohio. Stand-
ard Ol] of N. J and Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Bonds Improved. Commodities
moved higher.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST
By The Associated Press
Trade in 100 High Low Close
Al Chm&Dye 4 170 168% 170
Am Can 2 94% 94 94
Am MdrFdv 5 13% 13% 13%
Am Roll Mill 88 15% 14% 15
Am SmeltAR 10 43% 42% 43%
Am T&T 6 164% 164% 164%
Am Woolen 3 9 8% 9
Anaconda 51 24% 23% 24%
A TSiSF 25 17 % 16% 17
Aviation Corp 23 4% 4% 4*i
Larnsdall OH 25 10 9% 9%
Bendix Aviat 16 32 31% 31%
Beth Steel 101 85% 84 85%
Borden . 14 19% 19% 19%
Budd Wheel 34 7% 7 7
Cl'han Z-Lead 5 1% 1% 1%
Certalnteed 2 4% 4% 4%
Chrysler 57 83 % 82 83
OohjB GArEl 73 6% 6 6%
Consol Oil 21 5% 5% 5%
Cont Can 12 38% 37% 37%
Cont Oil Del 37 18% 18% 18%
Corn Prod 13 44% 43% 44
Curtiss Wri 90 7% 7% 7%
Douglas Aire 29 89 86 % 88%
Ei Pow&Lt 18 6 5% 8
Freeport Sulph 5 34% 34% 34% 1
Gen Elec 68 35 34% 34%
Gen Foods 10 36% 35% 36
Gen Motors 76 50% 50 50%
Goodrich 11 13% 13 13%
Goodyear 15 18% 17% 18% I
Gt Nor Ir Ore 4 15% 15% 15%
Grhound Corp 4 11% 11% 11%
Houston Oil 14 4 4
Hudson Mot 4 4% 4% 4%
Hupp Mot 6 % % % ;
Int Harvest 8 51 50% 50%
Int Hyd El A 3 2% 2% 2% j
Johns Manv 1 67% 67% 67%
Ker.ne Cop 28 33% 32% 33%
Loews 7 27% 26% 26%
Lorillard S 20 19% 20
Marsh Field 1 15 15 15
Mid Cont Prt 6 13% 13% 13%
MKT 2 % % %
Montg Ward 33 39% 38% 39%
Nash Kelvin 11 5% 5% 5%
Nat Biscuit 22 18% 18% 18%
Nat Dairy Pr 15 13% 13% 13%
Nat Pow&Lt 25 8% 8 8%
Nor Amer Co 51 20% 20 20 |
Ohio Oil 29 6 % 6% 6%
Pac Gas&El 6 29 28% 29
Packard 23 3% 3% 3%
Pan Am Air 52 16% 15% 16%
Penney 10 89% 89% 89%
Penn RR 87 24 23% 24
Pet Corp 3 6% 6% 6%
Phelps Dodge 13 34 33 33%
Phillips Pet 33 38% 37% 38%
Pure Oil 24 7% 7% 7%
R K O 198 5% 5 5%
9eaboard Oil 4 12% 12% 12%
Sears Roeb 31 79% 79 79%
Shell Un Oil 8 10 9% 10
Shell Un Oil Pf 1 103% 103% 103%
Simmons 1 18% 18% 18%
Socony Vac 48 8% 8 8%
Sou Pac 19 8% 8% 8%
Stand Brands 31 7 6% 6%
3 O Cal 26 18% 17% 18
S O Ind 37 26 25% 26
S O NJ 73 35% 33% 35%
Stew Warn 11 8 7% 8
Stone&Web 13 8% 8% 8%
Studebaker 21 8% 8% 8%
Tex Corp 30 36% 35 % 36%
Tex Gif Prod 2 2% 2% 2%
Tex Gif Eulph 6 34% 34% 34%
Tex Pac C&O 4 5% 5% 5%
Tex ParLTr 9 4% 4% 4%
Tiri Wat A Oil 12 9% 9% 9%
'ernsAtWst Air 5 18% 18% 18%
Un Carbide 10 74% 73% 74
Ln Oil Cal 2 12% 12% 12%
United Aire 27 41 40% 41
United Corp 93 2% 2% 2%
TTn Gas Imp 19 11% 11% 11%
U S Rubber 20 22 % 21% 22%
U S steel 250 65 % 64% 65%
Walgreen 1 20% 20% 20 •»
Warner Bros 8 2% 2% 2%
West Un Tel 60 21 20% 21%
West El&Mfg 18 108 106% 108
White Mot 13 15% 15% 15%
Wilson & Co 14 4% 4% 4% i
Woolworth’ 41 36% 35% 35%
N. O. COTTONSEED
NEW ORLEANS —<JP>— Cotton-
seed oil closed steady. Bleachable
prime summer yellow 5.25N; prime
crude 4.25. Dec 4 93B. Jan 4 97B;
Mch 511B. May 5.18B. Jly 5J5B
N—Nominal; B—Bid.
TEXAS SPOT COTTON
DALLAS—1 —Cotton 9 06; Hous-
ton 9.25: Oalveston 930.
N O. SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS —(>P>—Spot cot-
ton closed steady 4 points higher.
Sales 3 625. Low middling 8 19. mid-
dling 9 44. good middling 9 89 re-
ceipts 1.795. stock 565.994.
N. O- FITCHES
NEW ORLEANS — 0P» — Cotton ■
futures advanced here Wednesday
on unsettled wei ther in the belt
favorable textile reports and
strength in scurities. Closing prices
were steady 3 points net higher
Dec 9 57 9 59 9 55 9 59
Jan 9 45 B 9 47 B
Mch 9 55 9 58 9.55 9 38B
Mav 9 45 9 50 9 45 9.37 B
Jly 910 9-0 «-»0 9 79 B
Oct 8 80 8 82 8 80 8 82 N
B—Bid; N—Nominal.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO —'/IV- Wheat prices
moved up and down in a nervoua
trade Wednesday without definite
direction although closing figures
showed fractional net lasses. At one
stage the market was 'a to % cent
above Tuesday s close.
Irregular price fluctuations in
the wheat pit were attributed large-
ly to trade uncertainty regarding
domestic and international affairs
and disappointment about failure
of consuming demand to improve
as a result of the recent price
downturn.
Wheat clO‘ed K lower to \ high-
er compared with Tuesday's finish
De cmber sa*-1* May 82 V-’*;
corn l'-'l7* down. December 59'*-
U. May 59'*-T»; oats ’* off to ’i
up.
Dr. Olmstead To
Head Scouters
Dr L. R Olmstead was elected
district chairman of Scouters at
the annual meeting Tuesday night
at the Yacht Club. Dr. Almstead
succeeds Jack Wiech county attor-
ney.
Committee chairmen were named
as follows: H. H. Banker finance:
Volnev Taylor. Jr. organization and
extension; John Dutro advance-
ment; Leo Albritten. leadership
training; David Ableman camping
and activities and W. C. Walker
health and saTety. District com-
missioners elected were John Stone
H. M Neely Ray Johnson and A-
M. Oleson.
Arnold H.# Drever of Mercedes
district executive officer reported
that the Brownsville district show-
ed more advancement than other
Valley sectioas in Scout work. The
Brownsville district includes Port
Isabel and Los Fresnos.
Gas Consumption At
High Level For Fall
TULSA. Okla. — -P — Gasoline
consumption continues at a high
level for the fall season marketers
report and prices were said to be
unchanged to strong.
The American Petroleum Institute
reported gasoline stocks declined
to B0.891 000 for the week and daily
crude oil production also was
slightly lower.
The burning oil market was act-
fe and demand was strong for nat-
ural gasoline in the mid-continent
area.
An Incerase of five per cent In
car ownership and greater individ-
ual usp of automobiles has aided
ga oline demand.
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Scientist Dies
NEW YORK —TP*— Dr Gustavus
Augustus Eisen 94. Swedish-bom
scientist whose efforts to protect
the California redwood trees large-
ly led to establishment of the Se-
quoia National Park died in his
sleep Tuesday at the home of
Triends with whom he had lived for
25 years.
Second Dallas Auto
Safety Drive Fails
DALLAS— yp)—Dallas which ran
up a record of 144 deathless traf-
fic days had Its second campaign
cut short on the fifth day.
The victim was Mrs. Elizabeth
Connor. 50. who died of injuries
suffered in an accident.
RICHEY VISITS
SAN BKN1TO—Tom Richey stu-
dent at A. and M. college was
visiting fr.ends here and in Har-
l.ngen Saturday nnd Sunday. Tom
who graduated from San Benito
high school is president of this
year’s graduating class at A. and
M. His mother Mrs. McMurray
Richey of San Antonio is also a
guest here this week.
Everyone's Happy '
but the Pheasant
With opening of the ring-neck
pheasant season lovely Irene
Cassault of Bay City Mich. in-
vades Northern Bay county with
her dog and gun. The result
makes a mighty striking pic-
ture with all but the pheasant
v#rv h->»'py.
STATE REVENUE
EXCEEDS COSTS
Made Public
AUSTIN—'#*'— The states re-
venue exceeded government costs
by approximately $21000000 In the
last year. Comptroller George H.
Sheppard Announced Wednesday.
Receipts amounted to $187 409.-
854. and expenditures to $165717.-
612 for the fiscal year which end-
ded Aug. 21. 1940
Offset Deficit
Sheppard said overall cash bal-
ances in the treasury more than
offset the deficit in the general
revenue fund.
Treasury balances increased from
$53797080 in the previous year to
$69 094.507. due chiefly to deposit
of state money in the federal trea-
sury under the unemployment
compensation law.
Ad ^%!orem tax revenue Jumped
from $14 963 516 to $22257576 due
to a boost in the rate.
Other* Move t’o
Gasoline? gross receipts and
other tax incomes also moved up
Expenditures for public welfare
pensions declined from $35 515.550
to $29460943. while those for edu-
cation increased from $45 640.984
to $58579342
Total tax income was $121524.-!
457. compared with $108650566 an
increase of $12873891.
Government cost expenditure in-
creased $1394113.
Mission Library
Opens At Night
MISSION — The Mission Public
library will be open one night a
week it was announced Tuesday.
Beginning Nov. 7. the library will
be open Iron 7 to 0 p. m. each
Thursday.
A series of book reviews and other
literary programs is planned Tor
the winter it was announced by the
librarian. Miss Mildred Nelson.
Two new members have been ap-
pointed to the library board. They
are T. G. Rohr and O- F. Witt
Others are Miss Alice Frad and
Mrs. Dade Hlester. Representing
the city of Mission are Vernon B.
Hill president; Mrs. Florence
Hayes. Mrs. Ray D. Ooodwln and
Mrs. Howard Oppenhelmer. The
library is supported Jointly by the
Mission school district and the city
of Mission.
Cardenas Turns Down
Union Economy Plans
MEXICO CITY—(&■—Sources In
the petroleum workers union re-
ported Tuesday that a union-spon-
sored economy program for reduc-
ing the annual expenditures of the
government oil Industry by 26.000.-
000 pesos had not been accepted
by President Cardenas' administra-
tion.
Matthews To Speak
At Republican Club
MISSION—Jason Matthews Mc-
Allen writer and traveler will speak
at noon Thursday at the meeting
of the Hidalgo County Republican
Women’s club at the Casa de Pal-
mas in McAllen.
Mrs. 8. P. Rosette. Mission pres-
ident urged all women interested
m the Wiiiki® campaign to attend
the meeting. Reservations should
be made with Mrs. John Lomax.
Harlingen.
Recital Scheduled
MISSION— Maria Olivia Men-
doza. 11 years old. will be present-
ed in her second year piano recital
at Mission high school auditorium
on Nov. 5 at 8 30 p. m.
She is a pupil of Professor Anto-
nio Ortiz director of the Beetho-
ven Musical Institute in Browns-
ville
Miss Mendoza will play selec-
tions from Heller. Grieg. Lichner.
Heins Oehmler and Chopin.
Catholic Youths Plan
Hallowe’en Party
MISSION—Two events are plan-
ned this week to honor members
of the Catholic Youth organization
which recently was Tormed. Invi-
tations have been posted to all
members and other Catholic youth
of the parish. Inviting them to a
Hallowe'en party at the parish hall
from 7 to 9 p. m. Thursday.
Next Sunday Is Holy communion
Sunday for the organization. Mem-
bers will receive Holy communion
in a body. The organization will
meet at 4 p. m. Sunday.
Funeral Held For
Former Valleyite
EDCOUCH—Funeral services were
held at Toledo Ohio Saturday for
Mrs. Eva Adkins. 74. mother of H.
H. and Fred Adkins of Edcouch.
Mrs. Adkins was a pioneer resi-
dent of Edcouch. coming to the
Valley In 1919 where she made her
home until 1933 when she went
back to Ohio.
AIR RAIDS CURTAIL
RINGING OF BELLS
BERLIN—tfr—A new order went '
into effect Tuesday to help Ger-
ms ns mak.’ up los* sleep
Hereafter church bells are to
ring only after 1 p. m. following
night air raid alarms.
CLERK TAKES UP
OFFER OF BOSS
BETHANY Mo.— (>F> —Clothier
E. B. Thompson advertised ‘Suit
Free if Drafted." First man eligi-
ble—if he's called into service—
was Jack Klindt Thompson's own
employe—and he just had ordered
% milt
Nazis Claim 3
Vessels Sunk
BERLIN—'/TV- The sinking of
three merchant ships totalling
18.400 tons by German warship
“operating in overseas waters" was
reported Wednesday by the Ger-
man high command The high
command said a submarine also
sank a large armed merchant ship
of 10.500 tons.
The area in which the warship
was operating was not disclosed.
The comunique. however said the
craft’s la ter t victims brought to
45 000 tons the warship's sinkings.
DNB. official German news
agency also reported that a Nart
warplane had sunk a 5.00-ton
freighter during the forenoon Wed-
nesday northeast of Ireland.
The high command repo .ng on
the raids on Britain said German
planes scored hits about the West
India docks and Waterloo station
Tuesday and “effectively bombed”
the Portsmouth naval base and a
munitions dump at Great Yar-
mouth.
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WAR
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advarice Into Greek territory over-
coming resistance of the enemy *
rearguard."
By contrast with this 15-word
report on the war with Greece the
Italian high command devoted 53
words to the Fascist campaign in
Alrica noting mostly indecisive
actions about clay-hut outposts In
the African desert.
Resist Stubbornly
Authoritative Fascist quarters In
Rome acknowledged the Greeks
were resisting stubbornly but they
denied that troops of the little
Aegean kingdom had driven a
counter-thrust Into Albania the
starting point of the Italian inva-
sion Monday.
These quarters said Mussolini's
legions were advancing deeper Into
Greece without encountering ‘se-
rious military difficulties"
British Aid Stepped Vp
Great Britain stepped up aid to
her new ally the London admiralty
announced by mining approaches
to key ports on the Greek coast
notably in the Gulf of Aeglna
which guards Piraeus the port of
Athens.
Other mine fields were sown In
the gulfs of Patras and Corinth and
in the waters lying north oT Crete
along the east coast of the Pelo-
ponnesus.
Battle In Corfu
British military circles denied re-
ports that British troops have al-
ready landed on the Grecian isles
of Corfu anu Crete following a
broadcast of Rome dispatches say-
ing Italian troops had also landed
at Corfu and were fighting the
British.
Amid sparse reports of actual
fighting evidently trimmed by a
heavy censorship on both sides.
Athens reported that the Italian*
were striking hard into the western
sector of Greece s defenses In a
drive apparently aimed at Ionnma
(Janlnat some 30 miles from th«
Greek-Albantan frontier.
“Situation Inc-hanged"
The Greek high command said
briefly that "the situation remains
unchanged" along the upper half
of the battlefront in western Mace-
donia where Alexander the Great
started his march to the conquest
of ancient Persia.
Neutral military sources In
Athens said the Greek adx'ance
guards were slowly retiring to the
main defense sectors of the Me-
taxas line In keeping with a pre-
conceived plan. There it was ex-
pected. the Greeks would mak*
their “do or die" stand.
“British Fleet Master"
While Europe’s chancelleries
anxiously awaited some definite
word from Moscow on Russia’* in-
tentions in the Balkan struggle the
Soviet army newspaper Red Star"
declared the British fleet was mas-
ter of the eastern Mediterranean
and forecast a long hard battle
between the Greek-Bntlsh allies and
Italy.
ritlmatum to Turkey?
As Britain moved to aid Greece. I
semi-official quarters in Berlin in-
timated Turkey soon may receive
an ultimatum similar to that which
preceded Italy’s Invasion of Greece.
Turkey followed the conflict
closely but there still was no sign
that she planned to abandon her
neutrality.
Large Seale Drive
There were indications that the !
Italian drive into Greece mas only
the forerunner of a large scale
Mediterranean campaign. Involving
acceleration of the Fascist drive
eastward into Egypt from bases al-
ready 60 miles inland and an Axis
move against Gibraltar.
Gen. Jose Varela. Spanish min-
ister of mar. was expected to take
off by plane from Seville Tuesday
en route to Spanish Africa and the
Canary Islands on a mission linked
to the recent conversations between
Spain s chief of state. OeneralLs-
simo Francisco Franco and Adolf
Hitler.
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Man With Amputated
Legs Signs For Vote
LINCOLN. Neb. — (A*) — C. W
Keim s determination to exercise
his privilege of voting next week in
an object lesson for all citizens.
Seventy-six years old and both
of his legs amputated. Keim reg-
istered for the election while sit-
ting in an automobile outride the
city hall.
Protect Historical
Points League Urges
MEXICO CITY—{JP—The Lea-
gue of Professional and Intellec-
tual Workers of Mexico Wednes-
day appealed to the intelectuai
leaders of every nation in the
world—including the Axis powers—
to urge that warring armies respect!
the priceless historial monuments
of Greece.
The hlpro'-Mtamus eats only veg-
* * ‘ * *
REV. M. GROVE
TO COME HERE
To Accept Christian
Pastorate
Rev Maurice Grove present pas-
tor at Mercedes Christian church
is expected to take over pastorate
of the Central Christian church
here sometime before Dec. 1. ac-
cording to Wayne Gobble superin-
tendent of the local Sunday school.
Mr. Gobble said Rev. Grove has
been appointed pastor here but no
definite date has been set for his
innovation as pastor of the local
church.
The Central Christian church
has been without a pastor since
Sept. 1. when Rev. Dovert W. Mc-
Elroy withdrew from the pastorate
here.
Since that lime regular services
have been held each Sunday with
visiting pastors conducting.
Rev. Mr. Grove has been pastor
of the Mercedes church for approx-
imately one year.
Weather
(For Valiev Forecast tee pave one>
For East Texas (east of 100th meri-
dian*: Partly cloudy in north con-
siderable cloudiness with scattered >
showers In south portion Wednesday |
night and Thursday warmer in north
portion Wednesday except in extreme
northwest portion.
Oentle to freah easterly to south-
erly winds on the coast diminishing
on the lower coast Wednesday night
For West Oulf of exico (west rf
90th meridian i: Oentle to moderate
east and southeast winds: broken
cloudiness Wednesday n*ght and
Thursday scattered showera over north
west portion.
Small craft warnings are displayed
from Corpus Christ! to Brownsville.
Texas Wednesday.
WFATHFR CONDITIONS
Barometric pressure was relatively
to moderately high over California
and the Plateau states and over the
eastern half of the United States and
relatively low over the eastern Rocky
Mountain slope and over the Oreat
Lakes Wednesday morning Highest re-
ported readings 3016 at San Francis-
co. Calif and 30 24 at Boston Mass
and lowest 29 82 at Alpine. Texas
Light to moderate rains occurred over
extreme south Texas and scattered
showers thence northeastward to the
Oreat Lakes during the last 24 hours.
Temperatures were mostly near the
seasonal average throughout the coun-
try at the morning observation.
Brownsville 130 a m (CSTj §ea-
level pressure 29 83 Inches.
RIO GRANDE RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Present 24-Hr 24-Hr
Stage Stage Change Rain
Ijiredo .... 27 2 4 —0 2 .00 cloudv
Rio Grande . 12 2 8 0 0 .36 cloudy
Hidalgo ... 21 7 6 —12 .17 pt cldy
Mercedes . 21 10 6 —1.9 .07 cloudv
Brownsville . 18 8 7 —3 2 .10 cloudy
The river will probably continue to
fall practically all along during the
next 24 to 36 hours.
Sunset Wednesday . 6 30
Sunrise Thursday . 6 38 i
8TATION Lowest Highest Precipl-
last last tation
Night 24 hours (thebe* t
Abilene . 55 80 .00
Albuquerque .... 40 59 .00 ;
Amarillo . 41 72 00
Atlanta. Oa. 63 68 .21
Boise. Mnss. 41 52 .00
Brownsville .... 79 85 .50
Brvtlle Airpt ... 70 85 .10
Chicago. Ill.
Cincinnati. Ohio . 47 73 .40
Cleveland. Ohio . 50 58 .20
Corpus ChrlstI .. 63 77 .18
Del Rio . 58 83 .00
Denver. Colo. — — .00
Dodge City Kan. 47 67 .00
El Paso.. 44 74 .00
Fort Smith. Ark. 49 77 .00
Port Worth . 53 81 .00
Houston . 58 79 00
Huron S Dak. .. 31 61 .00
lacksonvllle Fla. . 58 84 00
Kansas City Mo. . 43 68 .00
Los Angeles. Calif 53 70 00
Memphis. Tenn .. 54 72 .00
Miami. Fla. 70 80 .36
Mpls. St P Minn 36 55 05
New Orleans. La . 67 82 .00
North Platte. Neb 41 65 00
Oklahoma City 47 77 00
Pensacola. Fla. .. 70 79 00
Phoenix Arlz. ... 47 71 00
Port Arthur . 63 76 10
Roswell N M. ... 40 70 !(»
St Louis Mo .... 40 70 00
Salt Lake City .. 41 53 08
San Antonio .... 64 84 .00
San Dego. Calif. . 33 69 00
San Francisco. .. 49 68 00
Sheridan. Wyo. ..37 — 00
Shreveport. La. . 54 80 04
Tampa. Fla ... 70 8% 00
JJashlngton. D C 45 51 00
Wi!l!*Uon. N. Dak 35 52 00
Wilmington. N C 56 71 ioo
• DEL MAR .... .
•Unofficial courtesy Chamber of Com-
merce.
FDR
(Continued from Page One.)
Bidding for the 24 electoral votes
of Massachusetts and Connecticut.
President Roosevelt took to the
campaigning road again for a train
and motorcade invasion of lower
N’ew England with the big program
Item another major re-election
speech at the end of the train in
Boston Wednesday night.
The chief executive left Washing-
ton after White House aides .said
Secretary of State Hull had advised
him that the international situa-
tion. although aggravated by Greco-
Italian hostilities permitted his ab-
sence from the capital pending
iurther developments.
Delay Indicated
On Mission P. 0.
MISSION—J. F. Nichols inspec-
tion engineer of public building ad-
ministration of the federal works
agency was in Mission Tuesday
lor a iinal Inspection of the new
post office building Mr. Nichols in-
dicated there might be delay of a
week or more before the final con-
struction details were completed
and the building ready for occu-
pancy by the Dost office force.
Formal dedication ceremonies
will be held at 8 p. m. Thursday
regardless of whether the building
is completed or not it was an-
nounced by Miss Myrtle Hatch Mis-
sion postmistress Prlncinal speak-
ers at the ceremony will be Con-
gressman Milton W’est and J. Aus-
tin Latimer executive assistin' to
- •*- p--r
Citriculture -
Unit To Meet
MERCEDES—A mass meeting of
Valiey citrus growers will be held
Friday evening Nov. I. at 8 o'clock
in the city hall auditorium at Mer-
cedes under the auspices of the
Texas Citriculture Institute newly
organised growers organisation.
Officials of the citriculture or-
ganisation are anxious to have the
growers from every section ett the
Valley attend this meeting since
the present price situation will be
discussed. "We need the opinion
and cooperation of every grower in
this matter” the officials state.
Several vacancies on the board
of directors of the organization
will also be filled at the meeting
Friday night. Many growers have
Joined this organization during the
past few months and many of
them are continuing to Join this
cooperative movement according
to officers who have held sectional
meetings at various points through-
out this citrus growing area.
JEHOVAH
(Continued from Page One.)
board's opinion voluntarily with-
drew the boy from his classes
Later they consulted school
authorities at Mission offering to
pay the latter the $22 50 state ap-
portionment if the child was per-
muted to enroll there.
T- O. Rohr principal Of Wilson
school told the parents the boy
would not be accepted unless he
was allowed to salute the flag.
Rohr said the elder Wagner in-
dicated he would attempt to place
the child in school at Pharr.
Mr. Smith said he had been in-
formed the parents were members
of the Jehovah's Witnesses a re-
ligious sect which disclaims alle-
giance to any flag or governent
A nine-year-old girl was with-
drawn by her parents from the
Brownsville school a month ago on
the same grounds but her two
sisters and a brother are still in
school and make no objections to
saluting the flag. E. C. Dodd
superintendent of schools said.
Mr. Dodd said the girls mother
told him she allowed her children
to make their own decisions on
whether or not they should pledge
allegiance to the colors.
WEATHER
(Continued from Page One.)
Thursday with scattered showers
but not much change in tempera-
ture.
High temperature here Tuesday
was 85 degrees with a low of 69
degrees
The Rio Grande will probably
continue to fall practically all along
during the next 24 to 36 hours.
Small craft warnings were dis-
mayed from Corpus Christl to
Brownsville Wednesday.
Valley Lutherans Hold
San Benito Meeting
SAN BENITO—Lutheran pastors
of the Valley convened here Tues-
day afternoon and evening for their
monthly session with St. John's
Lutheran church as meeting place.
The history of Lutheranism in
the Valley was the subject of part
of the day s program. At the eve-
ning hour Rev. Arthur Burns pas-
tor OT the host church presided at
Holy Communion.
Attending were William Orau-
mann of Brownsville. H Smith of
the church for Spanlsh-s;>eaking
people at Brownsville. M. Stroth-
mann of McCook M. L. Koehneke
of Raymondvilie E A. Wolfe of
Harlingen P. O. Brust of Merce-
des. W. E Schlett.of Alamo and J.
S. Elser of McAllen.
Co-Op’s Juice Pack
Yields $4.83 a Ton
SAN CARLOS— With the close
of their growers* Juice pool Tues- j
day. the Hidalgo County Citrus as-!
sociation of San Carlos has com-
pleted the payment of *22 365 65 to
their members for their 1939-40
Juic* pack of 4627 tons according
to J. C. Connell sales manager.
The average payment# to their
members on their juice fruit of all
varieties was *4 83 per ton net or
*6 22 per ton on the tree.
The Hidalgo County Citrus asso-
ciation is one of the few in the
Valley which operates its own can-
ning plant in conjunction with its
packing plant ad with its increas-
ed tonnage over a year ago. they
predict even better results for
their members this coming season.
Women Discuss Life
Of Andrr/vr Jackson
MISSION—Three phases of An-
drew Jackson's life were studied by
members of the Mission branch
American Association of University
Women at its October meeting
here.
Miss Caroline Robbins was pro-
gram chairman. Discussion leaders
were Mrs. Clyde Tolen. Miss Nan-
cy Morgan and Miss Louise Lane.
Yearbooks mere distributed by Mrs.
W. R. Blalock vice president dur-
ing the business program directed
by the president Miss Alice Frad.
IDEAL’ WARE
IN LffEHOUSE>
W. Cameron Company
Installs Accessories
-Wear flawl-ss kitchen acces-
sories have been Installed ln-
Brownsville's •'Life House." ac-
rordlng to Manager D. E. Ewing
c f the Wir. Cameron Co. Inc.. Har-
tngen. These are only a few of
the many “Ideal" products of which
the Harlingen firm Is distributor
and which were used In the “Life
House."
The phone cabinet medicine
ihest. ironing board. fireplace
mantel and the -Beauty Lite” Ve-
netian blinds w.*re products of the
Wm. Cameron Co. Inc. as well aa
Morjan stair parts. Rezo gum doors.
Craw-Fir doors and "Clrk-lair" wall
beaters and fireplaces.
J. E Bovd. salesman for Wm.
Cameron Co. Inc. in explaining the
use of -Ideal* products pointed ^
out the advantage of pre-fabricated
windows a complete lock-joint unit
for building use This type of win- «*
dow frames was u.‘ed exclusively
throughout the "Life House.”
The Wm Cameron Co. Inc . lo-
cated In Harlingen for the past 11 .
years are dealers for Celotex ar- Q
ether feature of the "Life House." /
• STAMP NEWS
'THE new U. S. 3-cent com-
memorativ** marking the 73th
anniversary of the 13th Amend-
ment to the Constitution abolish-
ing slavery will be placed on
flrst-day sale at the New York
World’s Fair postofflce Oct. 20.
The date marks the Diamond
Jubilee celebration at the World's
Fair in connection with the na-
tional memorial to the progress of
the colored race in America.
Requests for flrst-day covers
together with cash or money order
remittance should be addressed to
Postmaster Flushing L. I. The
World's Fair postofflce is a branch
station of the Flushing office. .
■ • •
Manchukuo has issued two new
series of two values each one
marking the national census the
other honoring the 2600th anni-
versary of the birth of the Japa-
nese empire.
• • •
Brazil will commemorate ns- 0
tional census with two postage
and two airmails. Also announced
is a single stamp commemorating
the third anniversary of the move-
ment that brought President Var-
gas into power.
• • a
Reports from Netherlands indi-
cate stamps bearing portrait of
exiled Queen Wilhelmina may ba
replaced by series bearing onl/
numeral of value. j
• • a
Netherlands’ summer charity Is-
sues honoring famous Hollanders
has arrived in United States. The
set was issued before the Nazi in-
vasion. •
Costume Prizes To Be
Given At Lions Party ?
SAN BENITO—Cash awards will
be given for the best costumes at
each of the 'wo parties being given
Halloween night by the Lions club
lor San Benito school children.
An annual event the party will
have two divisions. At the P*redV
Booth school Latin-American chil-
dren will be supervised by Olen
Tuxsing and Miller Jordan. The
other party will be held at tha
high school athletic field where
members of the Lions club will be
on policing duty to insure behavior
and protect the younger children
from any rough play.
Candy will be given at both par-
ties. and all San Benito children
are Invited to attend in costume
W’oodrow W. Wilson Is general
chairman for the event with Clyde
Wallace and W. R Brown as mem-
bers of his committee.
The first submarine tried In Eng-
land was made of wood and was
tested in the Thames river in 1620.
Budget Term*
On Cameras and supplies. Small
down pnvment and terms up to
12 mo. on balance '
A. ROGERS phr
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Phone 99 - Brownsville
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(Opposite Chamber of
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EVES
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Pine sun glasses magnifiers. etc.
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