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HEBBRONVILLE, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1830
Farm Board Is
Urging Growers
To Organize
Wants Vegetable and Fruit Men
Ta Ca-Operate, So As To
Help in Marketing
Perishable*.
(By Harry L. Sexton)
A WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—If the
American farmers will do their part,
co-operative marketing under the
agricultural marketing act will be
made successful, was the opinion
expressed by Representative Hau-
gen, of Iowa, one of the authors of
the famous McNary-Haugen farm
relief act which waa vetoed in 1928
by President Coolidge.
The frank approval by the Iowa
representative of the agricultural act
passed during the special session
hiis aroused much interest in Wash-
ington. The contention of numerous
^pporters of the McNary -Haugen
VRI was that a farm relief act with-
out the equalization clause would
be of little value to agriculture. Ad-
vocates of the present law, under
which the Federal Farm Board was
created, contend that subsidies will
not prove an effective remedy for
the illr of the industry, and that
the real function of the government
in this respect should be Mto help
the farmers to help themselves”
through organization of co-operat-
ives.
"If the producers will taka advan-
tage of co-operative marketing as
provided in the act, it can be made
effective, and of inestimable value
not only to agriculture, but to ev-
worthy and legitimate enter-
prise,” the Iowa representative said.
"The rehabilitation of agriculture
will be a long step forward, not on-
ly to agriculture, but to labor and
industry and means much to the
economic and social life of the coun
try."
A review of the economic impor-
tance of agriculture shows that it
supplies materials to industries giv-
fo apnroxtmntelv
New Families Move
To Hebbronville
The population of Hebbronville is
constantly increasing. Two new fam-
ilies have been added recently.
Mrs. Walter Farmer of Dawson
Springs, Kentucky, has joined her
husband here. And Mrs. James
Quillen, of Kingsport, Tennessee, is
is a recent arrival. The husbands of
both these ladies are employed on
the high line going through near
Hebbronville.
Cottonseed Men S““Yet
Favor Reducing Hit Their stride
Cotton Acreage Th* “ >»***• “* <•*» **»“-
Couple Young
Boys Hold Up
■ R. H. Cummings
rfpiuti in-
gootlh and
tires annually, u • • •
vestment in excess ofl
ment in manufacturing
and railroads combined, and consti-
iwtues about one-sixth of the na-
sBnal wealth.
History and experience have dem-
onstrated with absolute finality that
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Sheriff Alonzo Taylor arrested a
couple of youths Thursday afternoon
and lodged them in Jim Hogg coun-
ty bastile.
Hie boys were arrested charged
with holding up and robboing R. H.
Cummings of Thompsonvilie, on the
highway near Realitos, and forcing
him at the point of a pistol, to get
out of his own car, after which the
boys drove off in the car leaving
Cummings stranded on the highway.
According to reports the two boys
were hitch-hiking along the Corpus
Christi higway, between Benavides
and Realitos. Cummings gave them
a ride. Some time after taking the
boys in the car, Cummings got out
to inspect the tires, and when he
started to get back in, one of the
boys, who gave his name as Carl-
ton, pulled a pistol and ordered
Cummings to "stick 'em up" saying
"I am going to take this car, and
I mean business.” Carlton then in-
quired of Cummings as to the price
of gasoli ” and being informed that
it was about 25 cents per gallon,
Carlton told Cummings to give him
a dollar, which would buy enough
gas to get him to Laredo.
Receiving the dollar, the boys
made off with the car. Cummings
shortly afterward hailed a passing
••utcis*. and on reaching Realitos, in-
' l ined the shei iff’s office, with the
’* 'hat th. l«'vs were captured
'hey refused to give
V.V.^JVA;":’ finally s.-dd «Lov
d Carlton, 17, Ne
■^“v^tTiBaltimore, M
Bindustries According to statements mam uy
■the boys, they are out to see the
world, having left their homes a-
bout a month ago. Running out of
money, they proceeded to turn
themselves into would-be bad men.
The parents of the boys have been
notified.
Last P»f*)
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OIL and G AS
NEWS
Bee county very definitely entered
the list of oil production counties of
Texas, when, late Friday afternoon,
Jan. 31, Houston Oil Co.'s No. 1
Maggie Ray McKinney, after being
Showed to dean itself out from 11
a. m., was flowing high gravity oil.
By Saturday morning at 8 o’clock
the well was estimated to be doing
750 barrels a day pinched in on a
5-16 inch choke. The well would
probably do 3,000 to 5,007 barrels if
opened up to capacity.
The well is on the J. J. McKinney
ranch, one mile east of Petus and 17
miles north of Beeville, in what is
known as the Pettus gas field where
gas was obtained in a previous test
on the Ray tract. The nearest pro-
duction is in the Refugio field, some
35 miles southeast. If the new field
£ linked up with the coastal belt,
as is the Refugio field, the new pool
will make the fifty-seventh oil field
for the gulf coast regions of Texas-
Louisiana, and the third coastal oil
field added since the first of the
year, according to the Houston
Chronicle.
^Jdrfedg S. Price, millionaire in-
depen t oil operator and developer
of Dallas, has secured the Weiss
ranch of 15,204 acres in Bee and
Goliad counties—Just east of and
adjoining production in the Pettus
Atk.
^Iha property has been sought by
many and Mrs. Laura Weiss had
persistently turned down all prop-
ositions until Mr. Price had a con-
ference with her Friday at her home
in Sen Antonio. Saturday the con-
tract was drawn and Monday was
placed on record in Bee and Goliad
counties.
Mr. Price to a guest et the Hotel
Kohler. He told a Bee-Picayune
representative that under the term*
nontract he to to begin de-
lopment work within 60 days and
to continue the development of the
ranch.
Among those operators making
new locations is the Cole Petroleum
Company, which has done no drill-
ing for several months. The dis-
covery of 31 gravity oil in the south
part of the Cole fields is the chief
reason for resumption of drilling
by this company, as they have a big
strip of territory that should be
productive of this new oil which
underlies the big gassers in the
fields, as the Magnolia well was a
gaaer that has been drilled to 2,750
feet to pick up the new sand.
Cole Petroleum Company will
drill their No. 68 Benavides in the
center of block 11 of section 14 of
the Cole subdivision of the Mari-
ano Arispe grant This well is in-
side of Duval County, not far from
the east line of Webb County. It
just about divides the distance e-
qually east and west between the
two Magnolia 31 gravity oil wells,
but to the north of them some dis-
tance.
The well is announced to go to
the 2,700 foot sand and will only
make a drill stem test of the 1,750-
foot gas sand. Should the 2,700 sand
not prove satisfactory, the well will
be drilled to the 3,070-foot sand,
from which one of the Magnolia
wells is producing oil and gas.
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 25—(Special to
Efcco)—Reduction of the Texas cot-
ton acreage for 1930 received the
unanimous endorsement of the Tex-
as Cottonseed Crushers Association
executive body in session here this
week
The association, which represents
most important basic in-
the state, voiced its de-
coordinate its statewide ac-
tivities with the program of the
Federal Farm Board and other for-
ward looking citizens, toward plant-
ing less acreage and growing better
cotton in Texas.
The resolution endorsing the move
by the Cottonseed Association caus-
ed much favorable comment by
bankers, agricultural experts, mer-
chants and business men generally
who pointed out that by encourag-
ing less cotton planting in the inter-
ests of agriculture, the cotton seed
crushers were deliberately inviting
a possible loss in reduced seed ton-
nage delivered to their mills.
The association went on record al-
so as supporting a statewide move-
ment for a better breed of cotton-
seed and growing a staple which
would be more profitable to the
farmers.
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CREAM STATION WORTH
AS MUCH AS FACTORY
An Illinois chamber of commerce
made strenuous effort to secure a
factory employing 300 workers and
and offered most attractive induce-
ments. A small creamery, employing
twelve workers, started in the town
without bonus or subsidy or at-
tracting much attention.
Then it was discovered, by some
what accidental comparisons, that
the cream station paid farmers of the
community almost as much as the
total payroll of the 300 factory em-
ployes amounted to.
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HISTORY OF MEXICAN
ART FOR TEXAS "IT
Texas, Feb. IX -Lantern
'he various stages
>f art in Mexico are
[being , d by the Visual In-
struction Buu.au a' thi University
of Texas, according to Mrs. Charles
Joe Moore, chief of the Bureau. The|
slides will be arranged in several
sets preparations for all of which
are being supervised by Raymond
Everett, associate professor of free-
hand drawing and painting in the
University. Mr. Everett will also
write the lectures to accompany the
series.
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ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
WITH CARD TRICKS
Dr. V. B. Stiles, former show man,
has been entertaining many local
people with his card tricks, and as-
sisting in home talent productions.
Thursday night, February 20, he
will assist in the home talent play,
"Lost In New York", being put on
at the Benavides school. Dr. Stiles
directed the play .at th* request of
the teachers.
ienced three defeats the past week
in closely contested games with
visiting teams.
Wednesday night was double-
header night, the Hebbronville boys
playing Benavides and Falfurrias.
In the gome with Benavides, the
score was 13 to 12 in favor of the
Benavides team.
The Hebbronville boys suffered a
greater defeat at the hands of the
Falfurrias Stars, the final score be-
ing 26 to 14 in favor of the visitors.
Thursday night, the Hebbronville
Stars matched up with the Alice
Firemen. The Firemen gained the
victory in this game with a score of
11 to &
Hebbronville Stars claim that th*
defeats were not dn". to the in-
ferior playing af the team, but Just
a streak of bad luck.
Magnolia Petroleum Company is
experimenting some trouble with
the No. 4 Brennan-Benavides in
the south part of the Cole field in
Webb County, trying to rl»«r the
well of mud. This well when test-
ed at 3,070-3,083 feet showed 31
gravity oil and gas, the well showed
oil, gas and mud and hit the crown
block with a column of mud that
could be Iteard for a mile away.
Following much bailing and swab-
bing in on effort to clear the well
of mud, the liner was pulled and the
wall has been washed. A screen
be set and the well bailed in some
time this week. On Thursday mom
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Edison Declares
For Prohibition
Ultimate Enforcement Seen
As He Opposes Wine
and Beer Solution
Comes Lons: Way To
Surprise Her Sister
Arizona Man
Interested li>
Citrus Here.,%
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The following letter from Tuc- />*
son, Arizona, received by Mrs. Jeff [ m to ^ v
McLemore, of the News, illustrates , Mrs. A. JB. \
how the fame of the Jim Hogg and j «r P»rt of the \
B. Wyman, formerly of
'orado, but residing in
*r the post year, sur-
Mrs. Clark Davis,
to Hebbronv ille,
, and inquired
* her sister,
‘he great-
drive"
Representative
Citizens Ch<
Edds For May or
FORT MEYER, Fla., Emphatic
opinions on prohibition, disarma-
ment negotations, science and in-
vention were scribbled with a stub-
by pencil here today by Thomas A.
Edison, the electrical wizard, cele-
brating his 83rd birthday anniver-
sary and answering questions from
newspapermen.
Edison believes that absolute pro-
hibition eventually will be enforced
in the United States and that manu-
facture of light wines and beer in
the home, through modification of
the Volstead Act, would not aid
temperance. The inventor said that
the age of fully automatic machinery
would find the laborer with a home
and many new things, providing
alcohol does not intervene.
Belief that the London disarma-
ment conference will “arrive at a
sane compact to limit future trou-
bles” was expressed by Edison. He
cautioned, however, “that develop-
ments in electrical and poisonous
destructive elements have not made
;i future World War impossible or
l'Tollable.
Webb county'eitrus fruit is spread-
ing to other sections. It also illus-
trates how the News to constantly
carrying the message of the advan-
tages and opportunities to be had
in this section. The letter to from
a prominent citizen of Tucson and
is as follows:
“Mrs. Jeff McLemore, care Heb-
bronville News: Will you furnish
us with complete information rel-
ative to prices regarding both or-
anges and grapefruit grown in your
wonderful section.
"We are much interested in the
smaller fruit yet we would like
some of the orchard run too. For
we believe your fruit contains a far
better flavor than that which we
purchase both here and from Cali-
fornia. The quality of your fruit to
what appeals to us.
“Will you kindly convey to us
the complete details as to prices
regarding various sizes of both
fruits, if so, w* shall fully appre-
ciate your kindness in doing so.
(Signed) -
As this letter to used without the
writer’s permission, we are not pub-
lishing hit name, but shall be glad
to furnish it to anyone interested.
alone.
Mrs. Davis recent,,
ladies’ ready-to-wear a,
bronvilla carrying a fu.
feminine wearing apparel.
Ferguson Makes
His Official
Announcement
Electien For bieorperati*
toned From Feb 28, to |
April 4, Choke of Officers
At Large Meet'sf of Tax
Laredo Pick-llps
(By The Rambles)
Laredo to all dressed up in red,
white and blue. She never looked
better.
The Deals Decorating Company
has decorated 25 floats and automo-
biles and they are creations of ar-
tistic beauty. There to much excite-
ment about the big prizes for the
best floats.
Cattle men are happy over the
good rains Saturday.
The most precious valentine re-
ceived in Laredo, came to Mr and
Mrs. Miles S. Hanchet, a beautiful
baby daughter, bom on St. Valen-
tine's day at Mercy Hospital. They
have named her Mary Theresa
The friends of Mrs. Joe L Guia-
nan, who has been indisposed, will
be glad to learn that aha will be
enabled to resume her music soon.
Mrs. Cullinan is one of Laredo’s
foremost musicians, and those who
know her best say that her playing
is like her thinking, awakening and
uplifting, the symbol of goodness.
Esther Hursch and other
members of the Eastern Star, say
that Hebfan>»rktie is one of the most
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World Today
At Cross-Roads;
Which To Take
By M. C. GONZALES
General Vice President, League of
United Latin American-Citizens
Today, the nations of the earth
seem to stand at a cross-roads in
the development of culture, religion
business and art, and are taking
stock of themselves to see which
is the best road to pursue. I feel
that no longer are we to go forward
along the lines set by our fathers
in these varying times and constant-
ly changing conditions, and we must
seek new and, let us hope, better
ways.
As a matter of fact, we are hur-
rying through life so rapidly, we
are so concerned about our own in-
dividual little misery, that we sel-
dom stop to know each other at
heart, to exchange ideas, and streng-
then the bonds of friendship, and
thus joined be able to help others.
When the name of a good cause is
mentioned, our friends invariably
give immdlate assent, endorsing the
movement, but leaving the work of
carrying it out to others, for they
are either too busy, financially un
able or otherwise unwilling to put
their shoulder to the wheel
As a people the only real differ-
ence lies in our ideals. Many things
ore not as we wish them to be, but
civilization is bound to alter them
in the course of time. The needs of
humanity have been end ever will
be the seine. In aupplyliiK theae
needs, we both give and gain. *
“Mankind needs and craves friend
ship, and as long as that need ex-
ists much goed will be accomplish-
ed by the United Latir, American
League. Our organization, with hs
Councils scattered throughout the
breadth and width of this great
Stole, teaching and practicing the
principles of friendship, love, and
truth, among the people with whom
it xsmmm amtHm, i# bound m m
r in bringing
COMMITTEE MEETING
OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES
OF C. P. * L CO.
Mrs. Willie Mae Berry, manager
of the Home Economics Department
for the Central Power & Light Com-
pany in the Laredo District, was
in Hebbronville last week, conduct-
ing a Women’s Committee Meeting.
At this meeting, the women employ-
ees of the company were called on
to make talks and answer questions
concerning ell phases of the work.
The Central Power & Light Com-
pany have been holding clatoes of
instruction for the benefit of the
women employees, that they may be
better qualified to help customers
in choosing electrical appliances,
and also familiarize themselves with
all lines of the work.
Those taking part on the program
here last week were: F. H. Enck-
hauaen, local manager, Mias Callie
Kline, Miss EUa Devine, Emestina
Garcia and Mrs. Willie Mae Barry.
In the different discussions on cur-
rent events, each woman employee
took part
These meetings prove to be inter-
esting, as well as educational to
those who attend, and according to
Mr. H. T. Ellsworth, Laredo Dis-
trict Manager, act as a sort of good
will advertising.
James K. Ferguson has issued his
official announcement as candidate
for governor in the forthcoming *-
lection.
In his statement to the press of
th* state, Ferguson skys:
“When I am elected, as I am sure
I will be, I will feel that the people
have called me to render a public
service which they have not receiv-
ed for the past three and one-half
years, and for which my experience
with state affairs has especially
qualified me to perform. Every in-
formed person knows that the next
governor should be selected on th*
sol* ground of qualification, ha who
can best serve the state will be the
controlling question in th* mind of
the voter. At this perilous time this
is as it should be. I would not hav*
my friends feel that I am taxing
their patience in again asking their
support If they feel some other can-
didate can perform the duties of th*
office better than I, then 1 think it
to their duty to vote for that can-
didate. If, on the other hand, they
think I will make a better governor
than any of the other candidates,
then it to their duty to the state
and not to me, to vote for me. 1
want to emphasize that whether any
body, friend or toe, votes for roe
on my part, and our present cordial
on my part, and out present cordial
relations, I hope will be continued.
“I shall not enter into a frantic
mental or physical struggle for *-
lection, and I shall conserve my
strength for the performance of the
duties of the office to which I will
be called.
“If there be those who may find
satisfaction in personal abuse and
vicious criticism of me or my rec-
ord let them be at once advised that
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-Q-
WRIST GOOD AGAIN
On account of a mix-up in elec-
supplies. it has been necessary
tv postpone the incorporation elec-
tion date from February 28 to Ap-
ril 4
Wednesday evening, a group of
representative citizens of Hebbron-
ville met at the court house to dis-
cuss the coming election.
Between fifty and sixty of the
representative business men and
large property owners took part in
a round table discussion.
The meeting was called to oi
by Judge W. A. Dannelley, who pre-
sided during th* evening.
The question of proposed cai
dates to serve in case incorporation
carries, was considered, and a straw
vote was token by those present
Some good points were brought
out In favor of incorporation, and
about the consummation of that day
when all men shall dwell together
as brothers. Some day the people
will wake up to a realization of our
aims and purposes and accomplish-
ments, and give us that recognition
in the undertaking which our efforts
may merit; and we shall rejoice that
we have been faithful to our ideals.
Another medium through which
we can guide our Institution on the
road to ultimate success, I think, to
by entrusting the work to the care
of competent and trustworthy
Leaders.
While the discussion herein out-
lined may not fit each individual
Council, the condition attains in a
majority of them.
If we are to rely guidance on lea-
ders in this great uplifting and con-
structive movement, having for its
object the evolution of the Latin-
American citizens along economic,
social, moral and political lines,
ther are certain qualifications that
such leaders must have if they
should be succesful in their under-
taking.
These chosen men must have the
facility of thinking in advance of
the group; they must be able to
express their pkn of action, aims
and ideals in plain simple language
understood by all men, they must
have a firm conviction of their a-
bility to accomplish, not merely
theoretically, but pract ically as well,
the things to which they set their
hoods, a cotonge iiun will not ad-
mit defeat, no matter how great
the difficulties or obstacles which
may bar th* way, and once the
goal to art never look back until
the victory to won,
on
evident from th*
mode, that those present were
It to very
talks
in
favor of incorporation by • large
majority.
▲midst considerable good naturod
raillery, nominations for mayor
were called for, and Payne Briscoe
nominated Hon. George H. Edds.
Don Marsh placed in nomination
Oscar Thompson, Sr. Nominations
were then closed and a written bal-
lot token. Mr. Edds received 83 votes
and Mr. Thompson 12, some present
declining to vote.
Nominations were then mode for
two commissioners. Bob Hlnnant,
Payne Briscoe, Reuben Holbein and
Oscar Thompson, Sr., were placed
in nomination. A written ballot was
taken an these nominations, and
Briscoe and Hlnnant led with a
vote of 39 to 27 respectively, and
were declared the choice of th*
meeting for the city commtosfoaens
On the ballots os to whether or
not Hebbronville shall be incorpor-
ated, blank spaces will be left and
voters will All in the names of their
choice for Mayor and two commis-
sioners.
1
Perry M. Goslin has almost en-
tirely recovered from a very pain-
ful injury to his wrist, sustained
recently while he was enjoying a
pleasure trip to th* mountains.
Mr. Goslin was accompanied on
hi* trip by E R Cartright and Gor-
diano Velo, and outside of the un-
fortunate accident, they report a
pleasant outing.
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CRESTONIO MAN DIES
SUDDENLY FRIDAY
Friend* of B. F. Kelly, of Cres-
tonio, will regret to learn of his
death, at that place Friday, Feb-
ruary 14
Burial was made in the Crestonio
RETURNS FROM ORAL TREVINO
Medardo Pen* returned Thursday
from Gral Trevino, Mexico, where
he attended th* marriage of his
brother, Eduardo Pena to Senorita
Santo* Chapa.
The newly married couple are
spending their honeymoon in Mon-
terrey, after which they will make
their home in Hebbronville
Cemetery.
SAN ANTONIO GIRL WINS
STATE SPEAKING CONTEST
Miss Mary L. Edwards, Central
Power 6i Light public relations de-
partment employe, was declared by
th* judges winner of the N. E. L. A
employes’ speaking contest for Texas.
She will represent the state at the
Geographic Division meeting at Hot
Springs in May when winners of the
five state contests speak to deckle
which shall represent th* division
at San Francisco in June.
Epco Papers Are Appreciated
The following letter received from a prominent and well-known
resident of Washington, D. ('-, is an indication of how the Epco
Papers are appreciated and read. The letter addressed to our
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your line of papers and file concentration of your plants at Cor-
pus Chrtoti. This wilt pat yea in position to serve each of the
several communities in a manner which should prove eminent!*
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year papers, thu enlargement to seven columns and the general
make-up and arrangement of the display advertisements Year
papers nave a metropolitan appearance that is
country papers. I have been in the newspaper
country and metropolitan, for the past 32 yean, and I always
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which I consider the most inqxrrtant factor in the development of
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