Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 10, 1934 Page: 1 of 8
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SEE THE
RACES
Thursday
KINGSVILLE DAY
Kmgswll?
THE BIG DAY
Kleberg Handicap
Tht* Race You Can’t .Miss
FRIDAY
twenty-ninth year
KIXGSVILLK. TEXAS, WEDNESDAY. "OUT. 10. 1931
No. 9
RACE MEET HERE DELIGHTS SOUTH TEXAS FANS
STORES CLOSE
FOR RACES
The officials of the Klngs-
ville Race Meet have declar-
ed Thursday, October 11,
“Kingsville Day" at Flato
Park.
In order that all may have
an opportunity to witness at
least one seven race pro-
gram of the Kingsville Meet
which is drawing the inter-
est of race fans from all
parts of the State, the Kings-
ville Retail Merchants As-
sociation has declared a half
holiday. All stores will be
closed for the occasion at
1:30 Thursday. Patrons are
requested to arrange their
shopping hours accordingly,
and permit the employes of
the stores to enjoy an after-
noon at the track.
DD. ROBERTSON« p conductib
DIESAFTER LONG »I[S s»»™
ILLNESS
What 'Kingsville wants to do, she
can do.
—BB—
When the idea of a race track
and a first class race meet at
Kingsville was first mentioned,
there was shaking of heads on the
part of the wise ones, and plentiful
predictions of dire failure.
—BB—
But the racing plant has been
built, and experts in the race game
pronounce it one of the best in the
South, equalled only by the tracks
of the larger cities, and one of the
foremost authorities who is inter-
ested in Texas’ biggest race plant,
admits that the track here is just a
little better adapted to speed than
his own. Of course, he can’t help
it because there is no Kleberg
County soil up in Tarrant County
to huild a race track on.
— BB—
The Kingsville men who are
handling the operation of the track,
under the able leadership of Bob
Kleberg, deserve credit for their
work. The accommodations offer-
ed the horsemen nre second to
none. Only yesterday, n horse own-
er was heard to say to another, ‘‘I
have never been to any track
where I found n finer plant, better
accommodations and better treat-
ment than I have here, excepting
Houston only.” Another horse-
men, to whom the remark was ad-
dressed, replied by striking out the
excetion. ‘T've been tov Houston,
but the track and stables there
haven’t got a thing on Kingsville,"
he said.
—BB-
Bob Kleberg knows and loves
horses. He wants to see a good
horse well treated. In the spirit of
the ranch, he wants every horse-
man who comes to the meet to feel
that he is a guest of the associa-
tion, and that, as such, he is en-
titled to every courtesy the track
can extend.
—BB-
That is why, when horsemen and
their horses began to pour into
Kingsville a week ago, more barns
were built to accommodate them.
These men, used to big time racing
and sometimes to county fair cir-
cuits, are marveling at the fine
treatment they are getting in
Kingsville. They really did not ex-
pect much at the first meet at a
new track. But Bob Kleberg and
his many co-workers have shown
them that real folks c*.n build and
operate a real race track, or any-
thing else they set about to build
and operate.
—BB—
There is much to be said for a
dozen or more Kingsville men who
have devoted time, thought, and
money to making our first race
meet a success. I won’t undertake
it now. I might omit one, and then,
too, space will not permit It. But
my hat Is off to them. They pulled
together and put over a big job in
a big way.
— BB
However, O. M. Kellogg, secre-
tary of the association. Is due
a bouquet, and I want him to get It
now. A secretary is an official ot
(See No. l—page eight)
(Contributed)
The entire community was griev-
ed Friday evening when news of
the death of I)r, Joseph J. Robert-
son became known.
The end came at the Kleberg
County Hospital where he had gone
for a blood transfusion, death com-
ing after a seemingly successful
one had been made. Dr. Robert-
son had been in failing health for
a number of years, fighting brave-
ly, courageously, hopefully through
these years in an effort to regain
his former, robust health. With
his beloved companion, he went to
several clinics, finally going to
Rochester, Minnesota, hoping with
the best that medical science could
offer in the way of equipment, nur-
ses and physicians, he might find
relief from his suffering. Several
weeks were spent at this noted
place a number of different times,
but no permanent relief was found.
With a yearning for his home
town and to spend his birthday,
September 4th in the home of his
parents, Dr. Robertson, Mrs. Rob-
ertson and Joseph returned to Cor-
pus Cliristi about September 1st,
where they spent some time before
coming to Kin£&vflle Wednesday,
September 28th, where amid the
good wishes and fondest hopes of
those who loved him and appre-
ciated him, he spent the remaining
days of his life, surrounded by
those near and dear to him, minis-
tering lovingly and tenderly to
make him comfortable, his soul
winged its flight to the Great Be-
yond, October 6th.
Dr. Joseph J. Robertson was born
48 years ago near Jarrell, Texas.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Robertson of Corpus Christ!, Texas.
His younger days were spent in the
public schools, and from 1906 to
1908 he attended Baylor Univer-
sity, where he was an outstanding
athlete, always showing a keen in-
terest in all kinds of clean sports.
He attended State Medical School
at Galveston from 1908 to 1913.
In 1912, he was married to Miss
Angie Lee Lanfear, of Elgin, Tex-
as. To this union, one son, Joseph,
Jr., was born, now a student at
A. and I. College in Kingsville.
In 1913, he took up his practice
in Corpus Christl, Texas, remain-
ing there until 1916, when ho locat-
(See No. 2—page eight)
William Blanchard, aged 55, well
known Missouri Pacific Linos con-
J ductor, died suddenly last Friday
morning, October 5, in Raymond-
: ville. Mr. Blanchard was working
j out of Raymondville, but had taken
| a few days leave from his duties
when his death occurred.
The body was tuken to Houston
for burial, and funeral services
were held there at 4 p. m. Sunday
j from the Karthman Funeral Home,
j Rev. T. J. Windham officiated, and
I Temple Lodge A. F. and A. M. was
in charge of services at the grave.
\ Survivors are one son, R. K.
! Blanchard, and two daughters,
[ Miss Zenobla Blanchard and Mrs.
! Floyd Fusilier, all of Houston;
three sisters, Mrs. Charles Hebert,
Mrs. Frank Brunett, and Mrs. Her-
man Corbon, of New Orleans; and
two brothers, Jerome Blanchard, of
New Orleans, and Peter Blanchard,
of Okmulgee, Okla.
William Blanchard was born in
New Orleans, La., January 18,
1879. Before entering the service
of the Kingsville Division of the
j St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
. Railroad as a conductor in April,
' 1912, he was in the employ of the
| New Orleans Terminal Company at
, New Orleans.
He was a member of the A. F. j
and A. M. of New Orleans,
GAS TO HE OFF
SUNDAY—2 TO 1
In order to make repairs
on Johnson Creek, the gas
line will be cut and gas will
not be available to our cus-
tomers Sunday afternoon be-
tween the hours of 2:00 ami
4:00.
Gas users are warned not
to leave the pilot lights on
water heaters or ranges
burning nnd to be certain
that all burners are closed.
Tex-Mex Natural Gas Co.
J. M. Young, Manager.
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SHORT COURSE- FAVORITES BUN CONSISTENTLT-
STOCK SHOW FEW LONG SOOTS THRILL CBOWOS
' PLANS MADE
LDCIi BIU DUtERS
TO IIHE PRICES
Twenty-seven dairymen, who are
furnishing milk to the Kingsville
\ trade, yesterday announced an ad-
I vanee In milk and cream prices,
i Ae,cording to the announcement,
the new price schedule, which will
go Into effect October 16, will he
10 cents a quart for milk retailed
j and 8 cents for milk sold at whole-
: sale. Retail price for sweet cream
j will be 50 cents a quart, and the
wholesale price 37*4 cents.
In announcing their new sched-
| tile, the dairymen point out that
the Increase in their prices repre-
sents a very modest advance when
compared to the commodities they
are compelled to purchase. Feed
prices, they contend, have advanc-
ed more than 100 per cent since
the present schedule of milk prices
was adopted, while the price of
bottles and caps have advanced
more than 20 per cent and all
other dairy supplies and utensils
have Increased proportionately.
B. Gillespie, who acted as chair-
man of the meeting held by the
dairymen Monday evening, at
which the price raise was agreed
upon, stated the dairymen had no
desire to secure more than a fair
return for their investment and
their labor, nnd that the schedule
adopted would permit a moderate
margin of profit and that only with
the exercise of the best and most
efficient dairy nnd business prac-
tices on the part of the dairymen
will this small increase relievo
the situation. It was the opinion
of the dairymen that the general
public realized the conditions con-
fronting the dairymen and would
understand that the milk price ad-
vance was necessary to maintain
the business of his group, Gillespie
stated.
LGFTIN ADDRESSES
VALLE! EXECUTIVES
President J. O. Loftin of the
Texas College of Arts and Indus
tries was the principal speaker be-
fore the meeting of the Rio Grande
Valley school executives held Mon-
day at Mercedes.
The college president first dlrect-
I od a brief and forceful appeal to his
I audience for the support in build-
ing the college here Into u greater
field of usefulness to all South
| Texas, pointing out how it could he
made to serve the Rio Grande Val-
ley in a greater degree than uny
other like institution. His remarks
on tills subject were well received,
as were his discussion of the dls-
Ipation of the permanent school
fund and his appeal for the united
action of all school people in de-
feating the so-called tax limitation
amendment to be voted on in the
November election. Loftln's dis-
cussion of tills subject* shows clear-
ly that the saving claimed under tile
proposed amendment will be more
| than offset by local taxation made
necessary for school support If the
amendment is adopted.
More than 175 school superinten-
dents and principals from Browns-
ville and all points west- to Rio
Grande City heard the speaker.
Those from Kingsville were J. I).
Davis of the College faculty and
De Witt Bramlette, superintendent
of schools. Porter Garner, of Itobs-
town, accompanied the group from
this city.
Mrs. U. L. Underbrink left Sep-
tember 27 for an extended visit
with her mother in Marshall, llli
nols.
BRAHMAS TO PLAT
SINTDN HIGH
By Tommie Simons
Thursday nfternoon the Kings-
ville HI Brahmas will tackle the
Slnton Pirates on the college field
promptly at 3:30. Last week the
locals took the count of tho power-
ful Laredo Tigers in a night game
played ut Laredo. The Brahmas
were doped to lose by several
touchdowns but they put up a fight
that merited the acclaim of loyal
Tiger boosters. The victory put
them on the top of the heap in the
mad scramble for the District 16 j
championship race. Local fans will:
be given an opportunity to see a !
rejuvenated squad of footballers
and not miss the feature day at the
Kleberg Races. The Slnton game
was originally scheduled for Frl-'
day but has been set up to avoid j
conflict.
The Kingsville team holds two j
decisions over the Slnton team, hav- j
ing defeated them in 1932 by a
12-0 scor<* and outplayed them in
1933 only to tie up at 0 0. This
year the Pirates have yet to win \
a game, and they will Indeed be
out for blood. It is understood
that Slnton Hi Is bringing their pep |
squud, their band, and a loyal
bunch of fans. It will take plenty j
of fight and spirit to overcome I
them so don't fail to come out and
^oost the Brahmas on Thursday
afternoon at 3:30.
SEPTEMBER WORK !
OE POLICE DEPT,
Chief of Police James S. Sear-
borough. Jr., has filed the report of
his department for the month of
September with the City Cominls
slon.
Tlie details of the report shows:
calls answered, 28; arrests made,
16; convictions, 9; cases pending.
2; cases dismissed, 3; cases trans-
ferred to county or federal officers,
2; cases tried, 11; burglaries, 4;
petty thefts reported, 5; investiga-
tions held, 4; traffic arrests, 3;
traffic cases tried, 3; traffic case
convictions, 2; traffic case dismis-
sed, 1; traffic violation warnings
issued, 28; dogs killed, 7; fire
alarms answered, 2; auto wrecks
reported, 2; estimated value of
property reported stolen, $208.44;
estimated value of stolen goods re
ported, $144.50.
Plans for the South Texas Live
Stock and Agricultural Show and
for the Farmers and Home Makers
Short Course of A. & 1. College are
in an advanced stage and the full
program will lie published this
week, according to John Conner,
chairman of the program commit-
tee, wlio has called Ills committee
Into extended sessions this week.
The General Program Is being
compiled witli the following people
acting as Chairmen: Tuesday, Oc-
tober 30, nt 10:30 a. m.. Mr. J. E.
Conner; Tuesday evening, J. ().
Loftin; Wednesday evening, John
G. Kennedy; Thursday evening,
Honorable Robert Lee Bobbitt;
Friday evening, Congressman Rich
aid M. Kleberg.
Among tin* prominent speakers
that have been Invited to partici-
pate in tho general program are:
Dr. John 11. Ashton, Agricultural
Specialist recently returned from
Europe; State Superintendent L. A.
Woods; Dr. R. D. Maltby, Regional
Director of Southern States of Vo
rational ArlouHure; Dr. Robert H.
Montgomery, Department of Econ-
omic*, University of Texas; Miss
Lillian Peek, Slate Supervisor of
Home Economics; Senator John II
Bankhead, of Alabama; Honorable
Richard M. Kleberg, Congressman
15th District; Honorable Marvin
Jones, Chairman, Agriculture Com
mlttee in Congress; Honorable
Robert Lee Bobbitt, President
Board of Directors, Texas College
of Arts and Industries; Honorable
J. E. McDonald, State Commission-
er of Agriculture; Miss Bess Ed
wards. Assistant State Home Dem-
onstration Agent. Tentative uc
ceptances to address the groups
have been received from Mr.
Knowles A. Ryerson, Chief of Bu-
reau of Plant. Industry, Federal De-
lia rtment, Washington, D. C., Mr.
(See No. 3—pago eight)
TRACK COMPARISONS SHOW KINGSVILLE COURSE
TO BE ONE OF FASTEST IN THE SOUTH. ONE
ACCIDENT .MAILS MEET WHEN HORSE IS
INJURED AND DESTROYED.
With made-to-order weather- prevailing:, Kingsville’s
first race meet opened last Friday with more than -1000 people
in attendance nnd an ever increasing interest being shown in
tLie running of the bang-tails. The opening day crowd was
bill that could be desired, but Saturday saw an increase of
1000 in attendance, and Monday, ladies’ day, equalled Satur-
day in attendance. The speed and class being shown on the
track served to attract many out-of-town fans yesterday and
another record-breaking ladies’ day crowd is gathering at the
track as this is being written.
Truck favorites for the most of
tlie events have performed consis-
tently Imt on each day somn long
shot lias cornu within tlie money to
keep tlie purl mutuel patrons in-
terested. Marshall Musie, owned
by Juan del Cualler, and ridden by
Johnnie Armstrong, delivered for
his few backers in fifth event of
Monday's program when lie came
from behind to win. A two dollar
ticket on the nose paid $63.70, the
best pay off of tile meet.
FEDERAL STAMP
REQUIRED FDR
DUCK HUNTERS
Hunters who expect to go after
ducks ami geese when tlie season
11 "" ............ M N,®,nd Emma urace, ridden by O’Dai In
ed by Postmaster George Hoffman foiir(h rttt.w ,nH, Frl)laVf
that Uncle Ham has a regulation , m60; Hnd Arbitrate, with Bridges
covering the hunting of all mlgru- ,,,, ra,,0 ,m,(| 70.
tory birds. This reguhition requlr-[ Bttby Wrack, with Gruel,or riding.
won the sixth event Halurday to
birds.
cs tlie purchase of a one-dollar
special stamp, to lie obtained nt
the poHt office. Proceeds from the
sale of these stamps go to tlie main
tenance of federal itird sanctuaries
and thus react to tlie direct benefit
of the hunter.
The stamps are to be affixed to
the State hunting license where the
hunter is required to have such a
license, hut in Texas, where a citi-
zen mny limit in Ids own county1
without a license, tlie Htnmp is nf-
fixed to a special card provided at ,
the post office. Federal game war
dens will lie assigned to ibis dis-
trict wlien Hie season on ducks and
geese Is open, |l Is stuted.
DR, MALTBY TD BE
AT SHORT COURSE
Dr. R. I). Maltby, Washington, D. |
C., Regional Director of Vocational
Agriculture for the IT. H. govern-'
merit, lms accepted the Invitation
of R. M. Kleberg, president of the
South Texas Live Stock and Agrl
cultural Show, to appear on the
program of the show and the Far-
mers' and Homemakers’ Short
Course of the Texas College of
Arts and Industries, which will lie
held here October 30, 31, Novem-
ber 1 and 2.
Dr. Maltby will be on the pro-
gram for vocational day, which is
Thursday, November 1, and will
also appear on the general pro-
gram, according to an announce-
ment. by R. J. Cook, head of tlie de-
partment of agriculture of Texas
A. and I.
Dr. Maltby visited Kingsville
about a year ago and approved
Texas A. and I. for Hie training of
vocational agriculture teachers.
Ilfs territory Includes fourteen
southern states.
cash a two dollar ticket for $19.40.
The one long allot to come in tlie
money on Tuesday’s card was Tlge
T , ridden by Adams, in the five
furlongs claiming event for three-
yearoids, Tlge T. ran first to pay
IiIh backers $27.70 for a two dollar
ticket.
Evidence of the fine and excep-
tionally faHt track, which tlie
Kingsville Fair nnd Racing Asso-
ciation lias constructed here for
j I he entertainment of South Texans
and visitors to this section, was
found In two of the races rim here
yesterday At the Dallas track Mon-
I day, Mullah ran the five-eights
; mile in 1:02 15 In tlie third race
i yesterday, the same dlstunco was
covered by Verdant Son, with A.
Moritz u|i, In 1:01, while in the
fourth race, five furlongs, claiming,
j Tlge T.’s time was 1:02.
Tio> opening event In each day’s
I program has been a quarter mile
race, and on each duy tlie time has
been under 23 seconds for the wln-
| tier of this race. When horses in
i Texas meets go under 23 seconds
for this distance, the truck must be
\ exceptionally faHt and well con-
ditioned. Snell time is the exception
rather than the rule, according to
i lie best race authorities. To-date
only one accident bus occurred to
mar the race meet. Yesterday In
the fourth race, Little Barney, own-
ed by J. It. Carson and ridden by
Hobby Thompson, received a leg
injury of such a serious nature that,
vice-chair-I 11 WUB found necessary to destroy
man: and David Peel, of Corpus j ,lim-
Christl. secretary treasurer. Max AI1 attendance records ut the
well Dunn, of Corpus Christl, was lir*- expected to be shattered
........halt-man of the Code Com (l"rl,l« the remaining three days of
pilau, e Committee, with Orville I lo‘al r“<*’ ProK™m Thursday is
Moyer and David Peel as members r KlnKHV,,,e lt*y ant> ,n*r'
(imntfl of th«* city have urrnnK<><l to
C. M. ALLEN ELECTED
;t
Clyde Allen, of the Allen Furni-
ture and Undertaking Company,
was elected president of the Gulf
Coast District of Texas Funeral
Directors Association when Hint
association was organized during a
code meeting of the undertakers of
Nueces, Kleberg, Jim Wi lls, Ban
Patricio, Bee, Live Oak, and Re-
fugio Counties, held recently at the
Plaza Hotel In Corpus Christl.
George WilliuiiiHon, of Jackson-
ville, divisional organizer for Tex
ns, was in charge of the meeting.
Ollier officers selected were Or
ville Moyer, of Alice,
Ot this committee.
The new association is to be a
permanent organization, und its
district covers the seven counties
named above.
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE HEADLINES
Thursday. October 4
CATTLE BUYERS — President
Roosevelt does not plan an increase
of cattle purchases In the drouth
area beyond the original program
which called for the buying of
seven million head. He said to-
day a report showed that over six
million cattle had been purchased
up to September 24.
TRUCE MUFFED—Neither the
American Federation of laibor nor
the National Association of Manu-
facturers has caught the spirit or
the substance of President Roose-
velt's plea for an industrial truce.
Statements issued by both organi-
zations indicate that each side
wishes fundamental issues settled
in advance.
Friday, October 5
NRA CONTRACTS— Donald R.
Rlchber*. the President's new
Poobah of NRA. lias declared for a
return “to the old, competitive sys-
tem" In the first speech since he
became head of the Blue Eagle
organization.
INSULL TRIAL —From books
and records of some seventy-five
corporations the government to-day
began assembling proof In support
of Its claim that Samuel Ifisull's
“Corporation Security Company of
Chicago" was only a weapon with
which to take 150 million dollars
from Investors.
Saturday, October 6
SPANISH REVOLT—Spanish ex
tremlsts fulfilled their threat of re-
bellion against the government yes-
terday with a nation wide uprising
In which twenty-four persons were
killed and one hundred wounded,
according to Madrid dispatches,
REVENUES INCREASE—The
Nation’s rising revenues for the
current fiscal yesterday passed the
billion dollar mark—271 million
dollars ahead of 1933.
Sunday, October 7
NEW GOVERNMENT—A British
news agency dispatch from Barce-
lona. Spain, yesterday reported thnt
Luis Companya, president of the
generality of Catalonlu, had pro-
claimed Catalonia a separate gov-
ernment under the title “The Cat-
alan State of the Spanish Federal
Republic."
GOVERNOR SUSPENDED Sec
retary lekea yesterday said that.
Paul C. Yates was suspended as
executive assistant to Governor
Paul M. Pearson of the Virgin Is-
lands, and ordered to report to
Washington where he will be pre
seated with "written charges of
disloyalty, insubordination, and
gross inefficiency.
Monday, October 8
PON2I DEPORTED —Charles
Poosi, whose financial wizardry
gained for him twelve years in
prison, yesterday was deported to
| his native Italy,
TREATY END NEAR—Virtual
termination of the Washington Na-
i val Treaty and the breakdown of
restrictions of alt capital ships on
Iiecember 31 was declared inevlt
aide yesterday by un official Lon
don source. Japan Is expected to
serve written notice on the United
States that It Is renouncing the
treaty as of that date.
20 MILLION DOLLAR THEFT—
Chinese authorities at Shanghai re-
tain the theft of more than twenty
million dollars worth of national
art treasures from a Peiping mus-
eum. Many irreplaceable relics of
former Chinese imperial house-
holds, including objects of gold and
i jade, are among the missing treas-
ures.
(See No. 4 page eight)
close their places of business at
1:30 in order that everyone may
have the opportunity of enjoying
an afternoon at tho track.
Friday the Kleberg handicap will
be run for a $400 purse plus entry
fees. This race Is a mile and 1-16
contest. It Is the big stake race of
the meet, and every horseman on
the track Is preparing to enter his
best. The Kleberg handicap will see
tho cream of the various stables
represented here In action, and
race fans from far and near are ex-
POLL TAX RECEIPT NO. 1
GOES TO MRS. ADAMS
The Poll Tax season was usher-
ed in with the coming of October,
and according to information ob-
tained at the office of Geo. F. Me-
Collar, Tax Collector, Poll Tax re-
ceipt No. 1 was Issued on the third
day of the month to Mrs. L. Gwyn
Adams, Supt. of Kleberg County
Hospital.
McCullar points out that Poll
taxes may be paid during the
months of October. November and
December, 1934, and January, 1935.
Official tax notices are now being
prepared and mailed out for 1934
taxes which became due on Octo-
ber 1st. and will all be in the mail
by the latter part of the week the
Collector states.
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