Valley Star-Monitor-Herald (Newspaper) - January 28, 1940, Brownsville, Texas VALLEY SUNDAY Sunday January 28 1940 Three Days Left In Which To Obtain Voting Right FOR PUSH AT Agar Estimates 9000 More To Buy days re- main In which to pay poll tax 1 At Brownsville the courthouse of- fice and at the branch office will be open Wednesday night until midnight to date the expected last-minute rush Cameron County Tax lector Ralph T Agar said Saturday Only poll tax receipts have been issued since they became able October 1 and an estimated 350 new exemptions deputies In his office reported Deadline is mid- night January 31 Mr Ajar now estimates a mum of poll receipts will be issued in Camtron county His first estimate of has been reduced early payments of poll taxes were so few Rush Foreseen His office will be hard put to issue the balance of the estimated 9.000 in the three days remaining Poll tax payers will be standing in line the last he said Around the courthouse county of- recalled previous years when long lines of poll tax payers ed in the tax collector's office and backed far out into the halls I With national state and county elections up this year it is expected more persons will pay their poll tax than last year when 7.415 paid There were old and new ex- in 1939 Only about a dozen poll taxes have been paid by agents acting un- der the authorization of persons expecting to be out of the county during the poll tax paying period Mr Akar said Saturday I Method Outlined The form authorizing an agent must be certified before a notary Weslaco's Championship Band At Fair Here i contribution to the Valley Mid-Winter Fair the high This fine championship has won numerous honors in band competition the several years and Sunday afternoon will be featured In concert me past several William Krauledat Is director of the band M 11 given 1 the STATE CHAMP BAND CONCERT Cameron Valuations Cut To Be Asked Weslaco Unit Plays At Fair Today total valuations about pion high school band directed by William Krauledat will be pre- sented in concert p m this Sunday at the municipal auditorium as a feature of the Valley tcr Fair I The band which took j the person for whom the I part in the of States intended Mr Ing feature of the Fair and made a vith the big crowd viewing the event has won many ships in school band competition during the past several years and nre certain to provide a treat day afternoon for the many who attend the concert Student officers of the musical organization include Howard bard president Joseph Schoen vice president Alyne Holman secretary Katie Rogers drum major Billy Lee and Bruce Edwards assistant con- Margaret Ann Mitchell girls representative and Carson Hoge boys representative Sunday's concert program will in- Texas Plains by Casseday Veen by Wood Valse Lente and Pizzicato Polka by Carry Me Back To Old Virginia by Guy Grieg by Yoder God Bless America by Berlin Niobe by DC Rubertis Down South by ton Serenade by Bizet Victor Herbert favorites and Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa lector said Saturday he will recom- mend to county commissioners a reduction cf 25 per cent in on the county's real on acreage and on city lots not on for 1940 Such a reduction would cut the poll tax receipt is intended Mr Agar said Methods of handling poll tax ments have been subjected to In the Valley as well as throughout the state and in other parts of the south on the Issuance of poll tax receipts to authorized agents have been under fire in the Valley Mr Agar said Saturday he has required all forms izing agents to be filled out erly and signed before a notary Cun Be Cancelled Later if any questions arise as to the validity of the poll taxes paid by agents can be celled on the poll tax books and the election judges notified he has conferred with County Attorney Jack as to the proper steps to require in the case of poll tax payments by agents Charro Days Open Sunday Continued From Page 1 endar is the Buccaneer Ball to be held Monday evening A Mexican supper is to be held Tuesday night and a style show at which costumes from all parts of Latin America will be shown is scheduled for Wednesday night Another dance by the Triple L Club is to be held Wednesday night at the Country club The Fiesta proper then Thursday the two big events of the da the Promenade and the Grand Costume Ball The tume ball has been one of the out- standing events of the Charro Days it was started and attracts a huge gathering of people in liant costumes Other entertainment the opening day includes an art exhibit a junior crand ball window displays and Bits of Old Mexico The Utter is a typical Mexican village which has been constructed for the event Mexican Village Thatched huts with roofs have been erected and the visitors will bo able to buy any kind of Mexican food Many events including Mexican fames arc arranged in this ing feature of Charro Days It will be open throughout Charro Week The Grand Parade will take place February 2 and is probably the out- standing event of the entire show The floats lii Charro Days are all horse-drawn another departure from the conventional float idea The big parade will be repeated Friday the night parade in the past having proved even more spectacular than the daytime event The International Rodeo will be held Friday afternoon and evening and again Saturday afternoon Saturday's program includes the children's parade which proves a particularly popular event with youngsters marching all in costume The rodeo in the afternoon and right parade in the evening will be topped off by the costume billed as the world's largest costume ball and the regatta ball at the El Jardin Hotel Charro Days will come to an end Sunday with considerable activity in Matamoros and the speedboat regatta in Brownsville Townsend Fish Fry Is Again Postponed PORT the second tirie in as many weeks the cold wave has postponed he wide s ed here C Bunting president of Port Isabel Townsend club an- Friday that the Sunday fish fry to have been sponsored by li the club hM been postponed finitely Norris Would Back Wheeler For Chief WASHINGTON IP Senator Norris of Nebraska independent ally of President Roosevelt said Saturday that he would support Senator Wheeler for the presidency If Wheeler obtained the Democratic nomination SCHOOL GIVEN BIG JUDGMENT Edinburg Unit Sues W L Pearson judgment of 523.28 has been awarded the burg Consolidated Independent School District against W L son of Houston in civil district court here in a foreclosure suit disclosed Saturday The judgment represented fore- closure on a chattel mortgage and deed of trust and gives the school district title to property in Nueces County near Corpus Christi a lot in Hollywood Calif and other holdings of the defendant at stow Texas and in Edinburg The suit here was the second the school district has filed against Pearson well-known contractor who at one time figured ly in Hidalgo construction activity The first was settled February 1 1934 in district court of Harris county when the district was given a note for by Pearson cured by the property listed in the local judgment Failing to receive payment on the note the district instituted the second suit in District Court here last November 000 he estimated At the same time he pointed out a reduction in values will only result in an increase in tax rates as all districts are compelled to service their bonds I doubt seriously whether an in- crease in personal property ments could be made to offset the reduction without seriously ing the collection of tax on the sonal he said A reduction of the valuation on real estate he considers necessary to the property at its cash market value which he recommends for both real and personel property and I am requesting the taxpayers to render their property that way Mr Agar recommends also that tax suits be filed against ell dis- interested taxpayers By I mean those who have not interviewed me paid their rent tax and made satisfactory ar- rangement to pay their delinquent tax He suggests that where quent tax exceeds the present value of property the tax be where reason may be found for so doing We have found that in tax sales held so he said it has been necessary for some tax district to j buy in the property no individual bids being offered and this in all probability will result in less nue than would be received under a reassessment AUCTION AT FAIR TURNS 275 CATTLE 4-H And FFA Boys Get For Work See Picture At Bottom Of Approximately 375 of cattle ran through the auction ring at the Valley ter Fair grounds Saturday morning and afternoon and a rough estimate by fair official late Saturday night showed that approximately had been totaled in sales Forty-two boys and FFA boys calves brought proximately More than 225 head of feeder tle were lold bringing over of the 4-H and FFA division of the cattle laJe Owner buyer and purchaser listed in order Top baby owned by Aron and Reynolds of McAllen was bought by th Southwestern Packing Company for the National Bank of Harlingen for 20 cents per pound Aron and Harrold bought by for First National Bank of for per pound Billy Babe of La bought by Packing Company for 13.26 cents per pound Jimmy Lowe Raymondville bought for Oklahoma Grocery for 12.50 cents by Ted Cecil Rom Johnson Sebastian bought by Alice Livestock Commission Company for 12.60 by Mr Adams Jimmy Lowe bought by South Texas Cotton Oil Company or 13 cents Jimmy Lowe bought for Brenner's ket for 11.75 per pound by Southwestern Packing Company Jimmy Lowe bought by Hotel for 1J cent by South Packing Company Jimmy Lowe bought for 12.50 by Henry Kenneth Morrow Lyford for Sherman Grocery for 13.26 cents by Henry Carlisle Kenneth Morrow bought for cly for 13.75 cents by Henry Carlisle Johnson boucht for Hausmann Packing Company Brownsville for 13 MAron and Harrold Reynold bought for Packing Company for 12.60 Florida Freeze Expected To Damage Fruit Today Continued From 1 mates ran as high as 20 per cent Reports from New Smyrna Beach on the east coast told of damage ranging up to a third of he crop Elsewhere in citrus regions it was the same story Damage was not believed general at this stage and varied considerably with and conditions The vegetable loss ran high n most sections Housewives out the state already were noticing the effect in increased prices for fresh vegetables A loss of 25 per cent was ed for the vegetable area south of Fort Myers 1000 Cattle Die At Kissimmee Sheriff Young ball estimated cattle losses for the grasslands grazing section in a square mile section around there at more than a thousand head through Friday night He also said Hausmann cents Eugene Parks bought for Two Valley Deaths Same Continued From Page 1 PROTEST DALLAS H P Nichols executive vice-president of the East Texas Oil Association said day East Texans would meet here next Friday to protest East Texas oil and shutdowns GADGET UPS PHYSICIAN'S BLOOD Ate MM fm W PRESSURE plosion at the home of her parents Funeral services were held at the and Catholic Church Police and Dr N A Davidson Saturday night speculated on the effrontery of a thief who took the physician's medical bag from his car in front of the house at 301 West nan about 7 p m The speculation centered on what the thief would do with the blood pressure instrument since the doctor was registering the highest blood pressure in town Police said they had no leads walking toward Weslaco from a beer between Donna and Weslaco or that he might have been beaten Before he died he muttered a few words about a tourist court The officers which included Weslaco police the go county sheriff's office and the district attorney's office revealed Aneta Paroida rags had been found in a highway ditch about quarters of a mile from Weslaco Adamson Death Adamson was found early on the morning of January 22 unconscious on the floor of his from the inside At first officers be- the man had suffered a stroke but examination of his body following his whispered words about being beaten showed it to Burn Victim Dies Last Rites Held At Edinburg Church died at 4 p m Friday from burns suffered when the gasoline she was using to light a fire exploded and burned 90 per cent of her body Death occurred at Hospital four hours after the ex Edinburg Catholic Church day morning Surviving are her parents Funeral arrangements were made by the Kreidler Funeral Home DEATH IS SUICIDE HOUSTON verdict of suicide was returned by Ben Moorhead in the death of W F Hancock about 50 who was shot to death Saturday In a hotel room here be a welter of cuts and bruises The Adamson death is being ed by Weslaco police the Hidalgo county department the district attorney's office and by Texas Rangers who were sent here at request of Lee Adamson of Brownsville son of the second tim who has demanded thorough Investigation of how his father died PLENTY OF BIG JUICY STEAKS Mid-Winter Valley can auction anything including meat as food as you feeder a profitable And proef SUM Photo Company for cents Ross Johnson lor Company for 10.50 cents Ross Johnion tot Tacking Company for 11.75 cents Roberts for Grocery Harlingen for 12 cents ROM Williams for Cotton Oil Mill for 11.76 cents Roberta for Albert Mercedes for 11.75 cents Kenneth Morrow bought for for 11.25 cents by Henry Carlisle Williams bought for ely Brownsville for 10.50 cents by Henry Louis Lyford bought by Alice Livestock Company or 12 cents Louis Oakes bought for Johnson's Cafe for 11.26 cents by Southwestern Company by ton OH Mill Company for 11.31 cents Roberts for Valley inx Star for 10.50 cents by Charley Aroll Reynolds bought hy Market for 11.75 cents Kenneth Morrow bought by W T Hodge 12 cents Louis Oakes bought for Brenner's ket for 10.15 cents by Hausmann Packing Company Louis bought for Cafe for 11.25 by Southwestern Company Louis Oakes bought for Stonewall son Hotel Sun Benito Jor 10.60 cents by Albert Thornton Kenneth Morrow by Broadway for 11.75 cents Alvin Roberts by Hausmann Packing for cents Williams for for 30.50 cents by Henry Carlisle Ross Williams bought by State Bank for 10.75 cents Ross Williams bought by Snowden and Jones auction yards for 10.60 cents Johnson bought by B F Dunlap La for 11.50 cents Ray Donna bought by Wooda Christian for 10 Kay San bought by Alice Commission Company for 10 cents Carl Harbison Edinburg bought by Harlingen Cotton Oil Mill Company for 10.75 POPULATION Rural Housing May Change Picture SANTA ol rural housing projects with long time loan -assistance from the United States Housing tion might have a tendency to in- crease the rural population in such areas at the Rio Grande Valley it was indicated in a preliminary vey in Santa Rosa this week It was anticipated that such a program would be likely to at- from larger cities and it was held sure to cause dents of small towns in this district to seek homes in the country if such a program can be worked out C J Zahl temporary secretary ol an organization formed here ing the week to work out plans for with the Brownsville Housing Authority and Cameron County officials has asked Mrs ney W Taylor chairman of the Brownsville Authority to ascertain if it will be possible for town dents to acquire small acreage sites and take advantage of the rural housing loans when the law is en- Other members of the temporary committee organized here are W P chairman John Stoats vice H M Little and W D Branch Permanent organization will be effected at a meeting to be held next Tuesday night and at the same time a more accurate vey will be made to determine the number of families in this would benefit from -u rural housing project Valley Fair Is Extended Continued From Page 1 there was heavy citrus damage as much as 80 per cent in some spols Southerners generally took age from forecasts of easing as they fought to resume routine existence interrupted earlier in the week by the most severe cold wave in many years Sub-zero readings were reported in some sections again Tupelo Miss setting a new record for that state with 14 for the south as a whole the er men said moderation was in sight At Blairsville Ga an cial reading of 17 below was re- ported a new record for Georgia Business rocks along merrily in Minneapolis Montreal and the Atlanta Journal reminded its readers in a full page ment If their to be moved down here it looks like we can do business too Smudge pots in Florida citrus groves were augmented by planes chartered by vegetable growers to keep the air stirred up over the rich vegetable belt Truck Damage Reports of heavy damage to the truck crops throughout the have been received at the Louisiana office of the United States ment of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service according to Clarence O Parker truck crop of the marketing service Reports have been received here from Louisiana Mississippi Florida Texas Alabama and Virginia The reports issued by Parker Saturday The cold wave which moved into the southern truck crop areas on January 18 continues with as low as 23 to 25 degrees In the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas on January 23 Reports re- from field statisticians of the agricultural marketing service summarize the situation as F1 o r i a Temperatures were down to 25 degrees at Hastings 22 at Gainesville and 32 at Belle Glade but rising temperatures and gentle rains were reported January 23 North Florida cabbage was ly damaged with about 40 per cent loss of tonnage Frost in the on the morning of Janury 22 caused loss of about half green peas and 25 to 50 per cent of the HIDALGO POLL TAX PAYMENTS Collector Sells 500 Permits Daily lax began rolling in by the hundreds in Hidalgo County Tax Collector Clay office here Saturday The collector estimated issuance of poll tax receipts had passed the 500 daily for the last half of the week and that they would ex- ceed that figure csch day until the deadline next Wednesday It is safe to say he declared that Hidalgo will have a large list of eligible voters this year from the way people are coming in to the office here and applying to agents at other over country Collector estimated that the 8.000 mark had been passed on poll taxes Saturday No accurate count was available because of the rush the office BURKS PROVE FATAL R S Tanner 72 died Saturday of bums received Friday when her clothing caught fire snap beans Future of green peas from state will be re- about 50 per cent and snap beans 10 to 15 per cent Fifteen per cent of the early transplanted green peppers at Plant City were killed Though cucumbers in ter county were badly but will be replanted No Iros1 damage occurred in the lower east coast stations Damage to citrus fruit was slight of cattle sales were Clifford Powers Sinton bought by J A Garcia unit DaughtrLy for T S Wallace Hold to Alice Sale for 5116 W T Hodge nold to W F Heifer for C C Conley sold to O D for M B Volpe Laredo told to T S Wallace for C C one registered cow and calf for W T Hodge sold to Cmmer of Ranch one bull for 175 Loan Group Gains Valley Association Pays Six Percent growth of the Rio Grande Building and Loan Association was reflected Saturday in statement showing gain in re- sources and dividends over a year period The association has paid six per cent since 1927 continuing to do this right on through the de- pression Total resources in were 082.00 compared to in 1938 and in 1939 Dividends paid in 1937 amounted to which grew to in 1938 and to in 1939 Directors are Tyre H Brown Ira E Eells H L Hill R E E C Breedlove and F L Flynn Orchards Urged In Texas part of plan to make low income farmers self- sufficient every client of the Farm Security Administration in East Texas will be urged to plant a one- acre orchard and vineyard C M Evans regional FSA director an- Saturday COLD HURTS SOVIET WASHINGTON UP keting prices dwindling food and fuel supplies and the coldest er in 100 years have brought distress and unrest in Soviet Russia according to authoritative advices received in diplomatic clef here day and Tuesday Dorothy Herbert originally slated to ride the horses was injured while executing a blindfolded fire jump Wednesday night and Johnny took over for the remainder of the fair Tlie Adams Musical which drew a large crowd Saturday afternoon will be presented at p.m in the auditorium They will offer a free concert The big livestock auction sale was held Saturday morning and after- noon at the cattle barns and brought in over fair officials said Saturday night The model airplane contests will be held in front of the grandstand immediately after the midget auto races Sunday afternoon Arrangements have been made to accommodate several thousand automobiles parking inside the grounds during the remainder of the fair at both gates Sidney Kring fair manager said late Saturday Fair Manager Sidney Kring said at midnight Saturday that mately persons entered the gates at the Fair Saturday All children were admitted free of charge Texas Vegetables and citrus fruits apparently are damaged and with temperatures stil below freezing st Brownsville this morning it is still too early to ap praise the extent of loss Snowfall may have protected crops in the winter garden area but heavy fros the morning of January 23 follow ed by sunshine damaging in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Many cabbage heads are split and beet tops show effects o freezing Carrots are less injured Citrus fruits showed ice crystals Much grapefruit is definitely ruin cd for fresh shipment and is being processed as rapidly as possible Valencia oranges just coming into production show less damage than citrus fruits It will be 10 days before loss of fruit can be determined and two or three days after the weather moderates before the extent of damage to vegetables is known Continued cold is pre- for another 24 hours To The Of Cameron County I wish to take this opportunity thank the many of you have written me congratulating me on my announcement as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Cameron County and expressing your con- in and your support of me I have been asked by some why I announced so early and to that question my answer is this not be- ing a seasoned campaigner and ignorant of political ethics and ing no trades to make with anyone I therefore put my name before you for your investigation of me My hat's in the Ring and to all of you folks who have planked down your OWN for YOUR OWN poll tax and who vote as you please without fear of losing your job le me say this you are the kind of people 1 want back of me and again I say Thanks TOM J MORRISON of Paid Political Adv Harlingen Business College Fully Accredited ANNOUNCES NEW CLASSES DAY February 1st NIGHT Suite 215 Commerce Building Harlingen Phone 776 IT WILL ONLY BE A SHORT TIME NOW UNTIL WE MOVE TO OUR NEW HOME ONE DOOR EAST OF OUR PRESENT LOCATION We have some shoes that we are not going to move and we have reduced them accordingly as they must be sold Simmonds
