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• THE WEATHER
For the Lower Rio Orande Valiev:
Fair and colder Thursday night with
lowest temperature 34 to 38 and frost
If weather clears; Friday fair and
continued cold.
H.gh Tt de-
Thursday .. 4 10 p. m.
Friday . 1 40 a. m—4 48 p. m.
• Low Tides—
Thursday . 9 35 p. m.
Friday . 9 04 a. m.—10 05 p. m.
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VALLEY
EDITION
FORTY-NINTH YEAR—No. 133
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BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 1940
★ ★ ★ + FOURTEEN
PAGES TODAY
5c A COPY
SPEAKER SAYS
PRESS SHOWS
SPIRIT OF U. S.
Associated Press Is
* Cooperation Proof
King States Adding
Europe Has Lost It
9 The American spirit of
cooperation is reflected in
the development and success
of the Associated Press
Frank Kinjr. chief of the
wire servire’s Dallas bureau told
^ members ■ • : <• Editorial
association at their 29th annual
meeting here Thursday.
This same spirit which brings
American readers the news while it
still is news is peculiar to this
9 nation and completely lacking in
Europe. Mr King added.
9 Europe Has Eorgatien
"It may be that the reason Eur-
ope is embroiled in this present war
1* because it has forgotten how to
9 9 coowrate” the news service chief
. said.
f Mr. King who was head of the
London bureau of the Associated
press for many years highlighted
♦he opening session of the three-
9 day convention with his talk.
• About 75 publishers editors and
their wives a cross section of the
iSee CONVENTION Page Two)
Duck Hunters Rescued
OTHER TEXAS
AREAS DUE TO
GET FREEZES
Competing Sections In1
Southern Po r t i o n
Of State Slated To
Get Ice Thursday
Light to moderate frost In the
Brownsville area if It remains clear
with possibly heavier frost in the
upper end of the Valley was pre-
dicted for Thursday night by the
local United States weather bu-
reau. The sky was clear at noon
and indications were that it would
remain so.
Near-freerinir temperatures be-
tween 34 and 38 degrees are fore-
cast with fair and continued cold
Molotoff Hitler ‘Divide’ Continents
EXPULSIONS IN
LORRAINE ARE
HIT BY FRENCH
Charge No Such Deal
I Made With Nazi
Conquerors; French
Ousted From Homes
(By The Associated Press)
An open flare of resent-
ment against Germany’s
treatment was voiced by the
French government Thurs-
day in a formal protest
against the expulsion of French-
speaking subjects from the prov-
ince of Lorraine.
An official French communique
said the Germans had told resid-
ents of Lorraine that the action
w as taken as a result of an alleg-
ed accord between Berlin and Pre-
mier Marshall Philippe Petain'i
Vichy government
Deny Allegation
•The government Issues a mostl
formal denial of this allegation*
the French said adding that thcr«
• See FRANCE. Page Two*
* t *UI* » •
Because of wind and cloudiness. |
temperature here Wednesday night
got no lower than 42 to 44 degrees
the weather bureau said.
Damage Foreseen
Truck crop growers in the Valley
said that a heavy frost would do
considerable damage to tomatoes
beans squash and other vegetables.
Freezing temperatures were fore-
cast for the competing Falfurrias.
Laredo and Winter Garden areas.
Citrus however would not be af-
fected by a frost. It was said.
Highest temperature here Wed-
nesday was 65 degrees as record-
breaking cold struck all parts of
Texas.
Freezing temperatures were re-
ported all the way to Beaumont on
the upper coast and were expected
to continue according to The Asso-
; ciatcd Press
21 At Dallas
Temperature dipped to 21 at Dal-
las. setting a new a'l-time record
for low readings in November. Ty-
• See FROST. Page Two)
Wire Flashes
—
Cl B BOSS NAMED
CHICAGO —(API— .lames T.
Gallagher baseball writer for the
Chicago Herald-Amrrican was
appointed general manager of the
Chicago Cubs Thursday by Pres-
ident Phil K. Wrigley.
ANTONESCC IV ROME
ROME—(API— Gen. Ion An-
tonescu Rumanian rhief of state
arrived in Rome Thursday
presumably to discuss his coun-
try's role In the "new order for
Europe' designed by the axis
and Informed sources said he
would go on to Berlin for con-
ferences with Adolf llltler after
talks with Premier Mussolini.
SIAM BALKS CHI P
TOKYO —iAPi— Domel. the
Japanese news agency reported
from Bangkok that Premier Lu-
ang Bipul Songgram of Thailand
I Slam i had assumed supreme
rommand of the nation's armed
forces with the approval of the
Thai regency council. The move
apparently was made Domel
said to prevent an attempt to
overthrow the government.
15 PLANES DOWNED
LONDON — IAPI— Fifteen Ger-
man planes were shot down
Ihursdav the air ministry an-
nounced.
Russian Premier Molotoff. left and Adolf IHtler. risht. are shown In this NFA rail©-telephoto as they
conferred in Hitler’s Berlin chancellory. Molotoff and his staff were en route bark to Moscow Thursday
reportedly with an agreement on Russian and Axis “spheres of interest" in Europe Asia and Africa.
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CRASH TAKES
LIFE OF 7TH
Valley’s Death Toll
Climbs to 80
EDINBURG—As funeral services
were being arranged Thursday Tor
its victims state and county of-
ficers pushed their investigation
into the four-way truck crash
which took seven lives and injured
four persons here early Wednesday.
Five were killed outright. In the
collisions—the Valley's worst all-
truck accident—and two died later.
They were Mrs. Cleofilias Canales
59. of Ecleto. fifth person of seven
riding on Tomas Cisneros’ truck to
die. and Silvestra Cisneras. 12 Cis-
neros' daughter. The Valley farmer
and two of his children. Gilberto
18. and Elena. 15. died instantly.
Tlie others dead all killed In-
stantly. were Bonnie Bert Kellum.
27. Corpus Christi truck driver
and J. B Stodghill 50. ol Denver.
Colo.
Mrs Inez Cisneros and the
youngest child Thomas. Jr. were
believed to be recovering. M. Bru-
encer. owner and John Graham
driver of a heavily loaded citrus
truck both escaped with shock and
bruises.
The Cisneros Tamlly Is well known
in the Karnes City-Cuero region
where the lather owned several
tarms.
Russia ‘Given’ Sphere
Of Influence In Asia
• •
^ (By LOUIS P. LOCHNER
BERLIN’—(AP)—Adolf Hitler and Soviet Premier
Molotoff have agreed upon a Russian sphere of interest
lying generally between Japan's far-eastern sphere and
Europe and Africa which Rome and Berlin have allotted
to themselves sources usually in the know divulged
Thursday after Molotoff had*- "
ITALY SPEEDS
MORE TROOPS
I __
Yugoslav Line Army
Moves to Greece
•
ATHFNS— -T —The Italians w^r«
reported Thursday to be withdraw-
ing large numbers of troops from
he Yugoslav frontier and speeding
them to southern Albania in an
attempt to halt the Greek advanct
in that sector.
The shift m the Italian troof»
masses was regarded as an Jndlca-
Uon not only that the Italians ara
• n the defensive but that the Brit-
ish and Greek nir attacks on tha
Italian na* al bos* at Taranto and
other Italian and Albanian bases
mid held up the transport of rr-
'nforrements from the Italian
mainland.
Greek Mop Up As
Italians Retreat
SALONIKA. Greece —'V— Greek
sources reported the Italian army
a as withdrawing from the Pmdus
.ecior on the central Albanian
front Thursday to avoid being cut
into segments by advancing Greek
‘nfantrv.
Aji lit ary experts said the Italian*
werf* in danger of losing com-
munication with their flanks.
The Greek army was described
as clearing up re-occupied areas a*
it went along re-establishing com-
munications. bringing up reinforce-
ments. salvaging captured Italian
equipment and rounding up fas-
cist stragglers in the mountains.
A new group of prisoners armed
from Phlorina Thur.'day.
But on the whol« few chance*
verc reported in the relative posi-
tions of the two armies in the last
24 hours.
Their boat sunk by the midwest gale which developed shortlv after
they reached a small Mississippi river island three duck hunters
marooned for *0 hours in 11-degree weather are shown as they were
rescued by Itock Island III. police.
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Storm Relief In Sight;
108 Dead 51 Still Lost
(By The Associated Press)
Icy blasts again swept the northern sections of the nation Thursday
with temperatures ranging from freezing to below zero but relief was
m sight.
The weather bureau forecast rising temperatures In the plains states
by night or morning.
Meanwhile the number of known dead in the storm ravaged areas
reached 108. not including 51 missing sailors.
____. Ftohtonn coilnrc n (>d> lrnfitt n tO
started tor home.
A communique issued at
the close of Molotoff’s visit
to Berlin said Germany and
Soviet Russia were of a single mind
•on all important questions of in-
terest ’ to them.
Molotoff and his retinue left Ber-
lin at 11 a. m. '3 a. m. C. S. T>
after two days of ronfcrences with
Hitler and other high Na/i leaders.
“Dominate Europe Africa'*
With the exception of European
Russia and Turkey all of Europe
and Africa will stand under the
leadership of the Axis creators Ger-
many and Italy it was said.
Official confirmation of this wmi
unobtainable since the Wilhelm-
strasse has made It plain that
nothing will be said beyond the
noon communique.
"Grossraum" Provided
Inquiries in quarters which always
prove reliable on matters of foreign
policy developed this picture:
1. Russia will have her “gross-
raum." or vast space of domination
just as the Axis and Japan arranged
to have theirs by the terms of the
three-power pact they signed or
Sept. 27.
No Further Slice*
2 This “grossraum" will not be
created at the expense of partie:
not involved in the present European
conflict. In other words no further
slice will be taken out of Finland
nor will the Dardanelles be taker
from Turkey provided she behave?
in a matter not inimical to the
Axis and Russia.
Turkey Must Decide
3 Turkey must make up her mind
definitely and finally about hei
place in the future scheme of things
(See AXIS. Page Two)
ROAD BATTLE
DUE TO FLARE
Cameron Chiefta i n s
Meet Friday
• .
I Two major problems each hav-
ing the essentials for producing an
explosive verbal battle will be pres-
ented to the Cameron county com-
missioners court at a special meet-
ing Friday morning.
The old widening vs. parallel war
Is expected to flame knew when
Charles A. Morris. San Benito com-
missioner will ask an order to res-
cind Monday s resolution placing
the court on record as favoring the
parallel road between Harlingen
and San Benitio.
A second heated battle is certain
| to develop when County Judge
Oscar C. Dancy presents a motion
to rescind the court's previous or-
der creating Road District "A" and
its hearing on a proposed bond Issue
for a road from La Paloma to
Barreda to the Brownsville Port.
Judge Dancy Thursday declared
that both districts would be unable
to get proposed bonds approved bv
the attorney general's office at
Austin as long as they overlapped.
"Tie existence of both is the cer-
tain defeat of both." Judge Dancy
said "as far as any bond Lssue is
concerned. It has long been the
rule oT the attorney general's of-
fice that no bond Lssue will be ap-
proved nor assumed by the state
(See ROADS Page Twoj
i
I
“THE LOWER RIO GRANDE
Valley again welcomes the
* annual meetin of the Texas Edi-
torial Association.
It has been some years since
this group of veterans of the
Texas press has foregathered in
^ this area.
Last year they met at Dallas
At that session they created quite
a stir over the state with their
• Evil Old Men's Dinner" which
was widely attended.
And at that meeting they ex-
* pressed a again to Wt the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. An
area that has always piqued their
Interest.
So here they are. ready for
three days of business and sight-
seeing.
w *• They will visit every section of
the Valley during their stay from
tiie coast west to Mission.
• • »
INCIDENTALLY THE MEM-
1 bers of the Texas Editorial
Association brought their wea-
a ther along with them.
They came to the Valley ex-
pecting to find sunshine and
warmth. Instead they find the ;
temperatures chilly but not un-
comfortably so.
They come at a time when the
.• Valley Is heading into its great
winter crop—citrus fruits.
They are interested in observ-
ing this movement of a product
* that is handled by ship by rail-
road train and by truck some-
4 times in much the same manner
as trucks up north haul coal.
They are also much interested
in seeing the tremendous acreages
of beans of tomatoes of cabbage
and other products of the truck ;
farms of the area.
OBJECTORS GET
ONE-YEAR TERM
Students Refused To
Register In Draft
__
NEW YORK—tJPt—Eight theolo-
gical student* who refused to reg-
ister for selective service were sen-
tenced in federal court Thursday
to serve a year and a day in a
federal prison to be designated by
the attorney general.
The students were "conscientious
objectors" from the Union Theolo-
gical Seminary. When they were in-
dicted Oct. 2i Tor refusing to reg-
ister in compliance with the selec-
tive training and service act they
pleaded guilty.
The court accepted U S Attorney
John T Cahills recommendation
tor sentence while noting that
the maximum term possible was 5
years imprisonment and a $10000
line.
Federal Judge Samuel Mandel-
baum said that if at any time with-
in the period imposed the defend-
ants decided to comply with the
act. the court would be ‘only too
happy'* to moderate their sentences.
have perished in Lake Michigan
during the week’s storms. Hopes ot
finding the missing crewmen alive
were virtually abandoned.
Covered With lee
Crews of boats that rode out the
gale termed the storm the worst
in their experience. The oil tanker
New Haven Socony readied East
Chicago Ind. Wednesday covered
with ice and extensively damaged.
“We’ve been through hell.” said
Boatswain Frank Myers. “And
we've been practically all over
I.ake Michigan.”
One lifeboat a raft and the pilot
house were swept away by the wind
and waves. The ship reached port
with her compass dead navigation
charts washed away and the radio
out of order but with all hands
sale.
Worst In Many Years
Capt. Robert W. Parsons of the
hike freighter Thomas F. Cole
brought his ship into Milwaukee
Wednesday after being swept • al-
most from one end of Lake Michi-
gan to the other.” Parsons a vet-
eran of 30 years on the Great Lakes
said the storm surpassed any in his
memory.
Two lake freighters and two fish-
ing tugs were believed to hate gone
to the bottom. The freighter Wil-
liam B. Davock and the Anna C.
Minch were struck by the gale near
Ludington. Mich. The bodies oi
iSee STORM. Page Two.)
Mission Guards
Are To Drill
-.-
MISSION— Two carload* of ve-
getables were shipped from the
Gettinger sheds Monday and Tues-
day to open the 1040-41 vegetable
shipping season in Mission. A
carload of beets was shipped Mon-
day by rail and more than a car-
load of tomatoes were billed out by
truck during the first three days
of this week. All of the shipments |
were produced on acreage owned
by Joseph and Benjamin Getting-
er. located northwest of Mission j
Fifteen varieties of vegetables !
are planted in the arreage for the
new season firm members report-
ed. A good cabbage production is
expected from the present outlook
of that crop planted on the firm's
acreage ome mixed greens have
been shipped this week also the
report listed.
Approximately 500 car* of fresh
vegetables will be shipped by the
firm this season to New York- Chi-
cago and St. Louis market* chief-
ly. Most of the produce will come
fro mthe Gettinger farms which
include about 1 000 acres.
ORDER WAGE DIVIDEND
ROCHESTER. N Y — V — Direc-
tors of Eastman Kodak company
Thursday declared a waee dividend
of approximately $2625000 for em-
ployes. to be paid March 24 next.
TOT DIES IN FIRE
DALLAS— >-T —Jillda Fallin.
fourteen-months-old. was burned
to death here when fire destroyed
the familv residence. I
Hindus Invite Arrest
In Anti-War Protest
BOMBAY — — The working
committee of the All-India Con-
gress tNationalist party* has de-
cided. It was revealed Wednesday
trom Wardha to order nearly 1
members to Invite arrest In tha
party's civil disobedience campaign
against British war measures.
It was not disclosed whether Mo-
handas K Gandhi leader of tha
party would invite arrest himself
but his participation wa» not ex-
pected.
1 Flynn Says Partisans
Spent Over 3 Million
WASHINGTON— V — Edward J.
Flynn chairman of the Dem-
ocratic national committee said
Wednesday that Republican and
Democratic partisans both had
spent more than $3 000 000 in tha
- presidential campaign but that
. the Republicans spent ' much more
1 than we did "
t He said it was for congressional
committees to decide whether either
. party violated the Hatch act limit*
. ing presidential campaign expendi-
I turfs to $3000000.
i Pharr Roll Call
Is Successful
PHARR— The annual Rer Cross
‘ roll rail drive met with enthusiast-
i ic response here on opening day
with $236 91 being raised with
many of the business and individ-
i uals still uncontacted according to
Rev. W. W. Stewart lhairman.1
The sum raised on opening day
this year Is $3 more than was rais-
ed the first two days of last year. |
Nearly $120.00 of the total was
raised in the booth at the post of-
fice.
With later contributions the |
Pharr total this year is expected to '
exceed the $300 mark. Rev. Stewart
declared.
Volunteer workers included R O
Brewer. M. B. Gore E G. Chapa.
W W. Howland George McCul-
lough and Lloyd Glover all of the
KiWanis club and a group of
ladies under Mrs George McCul-
lough. who operated the post of-
fice booth and canvassed the re-
sidential area I
FHA Mortgage Fund
Increased By FDR
WASHINGTON —— President
Roosevelt has approved a $1000-
000.000 Increase In the amount ol
outstanding mortgages which ma>
he insured by tne Federal Housing
Administration.
That action announced Thurs-
day ralmd to the maximum <$4.-
1-00 000.000* the mortgage Insurance
capacity allowed the housing agen-
cy by the FHA act.
Joe McCarthy Renew!
Contract With Yank!
NEW YORK—</P—The Contract-
ual matters between the New York
Yankees and Manager Joe Mc-
Carthy were closed for another thret
years Thursday when the club re-
ceived McCarthy's signed contract
o pilot the team through the 194;
season.
Club officials said the terms wen
the same as in the last contraci
which was believed to have callet
for 530 000 yearly.
Ballanca Pauses
Here On Trip
Frank Bcllanca. nationally prom-
inent airplane manufacturer was
in Brownsville Thursday enroute to
Mexico City. He spent the morning
shopping and sichtseeing and left
at 2 p. m. Possibility of buildup:
an airplane factory for the Mex-
ican government was given as the
purpose of his trip.
KRIS Power Increase
Gets FCC Approval
WASHINGTON — V — The Fed-
eral Communications Commission
Thursday authorized Radio Sta-
tion KRIS. Corpus Christi. Texas
to increase power from 500 watts to
one kilowatt install new transmit-
ter. make changes in antenna and
move transmitter.
Legion to Discuss
Plan For Hospital
Discussion of a proposal for con-
verting the Delta clubhouse neai
Elsa. Hidalgo county into a vet-
erans' hospital will feature th«
monthly meeting of the John Han-
son < Brownsville* post of the Am-
erican Legion at 8 p. m. Thursday
) American Legion and Veteran1
of Foreign Wars posts in severa
Valley cities have endorsed th<
* proposal a hereby the Veterans Bu-
1 reau would operate the 100-roon
structure as a hospital for ex-ser-
vice men.
BOOK LAW VOIDED
ADA. Ok la—- P— District Judg
Tal Crawford held the 1939 Okla
homa textbook act unconstitutional
Thursday and issued a permanen
injunction enjoining A. L. CrabU
state superintendent of public in
1 struction from Issuing circular let
ters listing new adoptions.
Roosevelt Refuses
Bullitt Resignation
WASHINGTON—«?’ — William C.
Bullitt announced Thursday that j
President Roosevelt had declined to
accept his resignation as ambas-
sador to France.
Still left open however was the
cuestion of whether he would re-
turn to France or be assigned to
some other diplomatic post such as
London in connection with which
his name has been mentioned
It was believed in well Informed
quarters that Bullitt waa not likely
to be sent to Vichy capital of non-
cccupifd France.
LOAN COTTON STORED
WASHINGTON— P— The Com-
modity Credit Corporation reported
that 1.650082 bales of 1940 cotton
had been stored under government
loans through November 12. The
ans totaled $79852227.
ANYWAY. THE VALLEY IS
glad to have this group ot
Texas editors with us.
We are glad to welcome them
and hope that they will enjoy this
visit as they have enjoyed the
w others in years gone by.
They are to be guests at din-
ners and luncheons and on sight-
seeing tours.
Their business sessions which
will not be allowed to take up too
• much of their time will be held
in Brownsville.
They will enjoy a fish fry at
Port Isabel '.here they will be
welcomed by James C Bowie.
They will have a game dinner
0 In Matamoros. a luncheon Friday
at Mission and a dinner at Rey-
nosa on Friday night. 1<
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