Valley Star-Monitor-Herald (Newspaper) - July 28, 1940, Brownsville, Texas VALLEY MONITOR 10 Cents FINAL HARLINGEN McALLEN BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUNDAY JULY 28 1940 THIRTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY O'DANIEL HAS MAJORITY I EARLY THOMPSON 2ND Rumania Carved Again At Orders Of Hitler English Invasion Delayed Another End American Solidarity In Spotlight By The Associated Press A defensive economic program described designed to shock rudely any foreign power with western hemisphere was all but signed and sealed at the Pan-American ence In Havana Saturday night This the United States main objective practically that the 20 other American republics would support this country s And Morrison In Runoff In Hot NAMES UNIT FOR EUROPE'S Funds Available But Blockade Is Bar tlon the Monroe Doctrine Thin American display of solidarity came as Germany gave orders for the further of Rumania Bulgaria and Hungary destined to get a territorial slice Out of the flurry of conferences in Germany and Italy the German intimated that Adolf Hitler I had told Balkan diplomats he ex- them to settle their own with the important I that he favored the claims of both Bulgaria and Hungary the i latter with some modification i New Order Stressed I The Balkan countries must knowledge the principles of the I new order in said the tional Zeitung of Essen a paper closely associated with man Marshal Hermann Goering Full details on 10 At the same time Germany's warplanes roared over Great Brit- ain and Scotland In he third day of heavy attacks The British acknowledged two lians were hilled but said four bombers were shot down bringing the three-day total to 33 German Complete Story on Taite 7 American foreign ministers In Havana agreed on a plan for con- solidarity which tive spokesmen suid substantially carried out the United States for a joint trusteeship over European colonies in the western hemisphere which might be ened by a change of owners in Europe and included the American ideas on economic and subversive activities Confer With Mussolini After visiting Hitler mania's premier and foreign ister went to Rome and talked over details of a Balkan territorial By MAX BOYO Roosevelt established in tion Saturday to undertake the task of buying worth of relief Supplies getting them through the British blockade nnd seeing that they reach war refugees instead of fulling Into German The money for the undertaking was appropriated by Congress re- cently at Mr Roosevelt's request Farm Planned In an executive order the dent designated the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase farm and the Secretary of the Treasury to buy other supplies tin the program What will be purchased Is to be determined by these officials nnd the American Red Cross The Red Cross was designated ns n agency tn transport iho abroad and distribute them refugee men women and dren who have driven from their homes HP destitute by hostilities nr invasion Other may be Inter to carry on similar Stephen Early presidential press secretary made public the order Questioned by newsmen as whether Great Britain had agreed to let the supplies through her blockade he replied that tion was 100 per cent the job of the Red Cross fled Cross It was believed that the Red Cross might negotiate with the British and German governments through the state department Norman Davis chairman of the Reel Cross conferred with the president later in the clay He told that his jf agency would operate only where It had complete control over dis- 50 that it would know its supplies went to those for whom they were intended V One Of Four Insane In Shoshone Murder REPUBLICS OK DEFENSE PACT Trade Plan Expected To Surprise Axis SOLIDARITY SEEN Hull Gratified Over Success Attained HAVANA AFG The commission of the Pan- American conference Saturday night drafted projects to deal with the Fifth sub- activities of foreign diplo- mats in the Americas and the treatment of foreign minorities in case of war The projects will be submitted to the full conference Monday Cameron Sheriff Race Rail Race Close on Col SHOSHONE Phillips one of four charged with murder in the exposure death of his father-in-law was committed to the Plate mental hospital Saturday Phillips 22 alarmed Lincoln county authorities by hysterical and wild cries In a hearing before Judge Howard Ad- kins he was adjudged insane Child Killed 1 Collision Fatal Penn year-old daughter of Mr Mrs Francisco Pena of was ed early Saturday as the re- sult of an automobile collision at of Taylor Road and the highway The cnr being driven cast according to of- when it came in collision with another car occupied by Mr and Mrs Charles Ray ot South Taylor nnd the child apparently was struck by a of the car A an- the Funeral services the will be held from Sunday TAFT FIGHTS Leans To Voluntary Service System WASHINGTON if Senator Taft joined opponents of peacetime compulsory military mining Saturday as Congress a fight on the j of European possessions in this hemisphere is of equal concern to all the American republics and 21 American republics were in agreement through their foreign ministers night on a broad defense and economic plan which an tive source described as effective enough both to surprise and dis- courage any foreign powers ing covetous eyes upon this con- The program embracing the main objectives of the United States awaited formal adoption before ad- of the conference next Tuesday but committee approval was said to insure its success with the same solidarity marking Pan-American gatherings Formed This was accomplished through adjustment of differing viewpoints in committee without materially changing any of the proposals brought here from Washington by of Hull After long hours spent in persuasion and argument in a hot room overlooking the sea Mull was represented as being fied with the action decided upon He WHS said to feel that any powers that ed and worked for failure of the conference would be shocked and discouraged by the unity and de- termination shown by the American republics in taking steps to carry out their professions of solidarity and purpose New World Awakens At the same time the conference was said by an authoritative man to have shown nn awakening of the republics from an attitude of complacency and belief that the mere assertion of neutrality was sufficient to deter foreign ors The concrete results of the con- ference as agreed upon by com- were 1 A declaration that the status LUTHER SNOW FOR WILLACY Charles Johnson Tops Race the basis of incomplete returns from Willacy county live of seven precincts re- porting Luther D Snow former sheriff had a clear majority over his opponents in the race for sheriff but runoff races appeared in the offing in the contest for county judge and for county tax collector Snow had a total of 938 votes as compared to 262 for Joe Turner the incumbent 511 for Mack It would require a big reversal in the two missing boxes to bring about a runoff in the race for sheriff C R Charley Johnson bent held the lead but no ity in the county race with i a total at 859 votes while C P bun who abandoned the post of county superintendent to race had 537 and S R Lynn was a poor third with 317 There were six candidates in the race for with John R Campbell's 801 votes ing of a majority Ed Raymond was second with 305 Z O Cotney third with 178 Fourth was H K Finlay who polled 156 votes C B Owen got 152 votes and Hugh 123 34 Members Of Sect Election At A Glanca GOVERNOR W LEE prediction of a clear appeared on the way to realization Thompson was ond Hines third PIERCE BROOKS shaded Olen Culberson in the railroad com- race on the basis of incomplete returns and a nip and tuck battle appeared in prospect to determine entries in the run-off JAMES R NORVELL the ley's own candidate in the race for judge of the fourth court of civil appeals was leading Thomas D Cobb in 29 out of 57 counties JOE P HATCHITT was holding a majority in the district ney's race but unreported pre- might easily bring about a runoff more than likely with Weaver SHERIFF ARTHUR GOOLSBY was almost certain to have a runoff battle with unreported boxes making Will Cabler the second man in the race although incomplete re- turns placed Tom Morrison ond LUTHER D SNOW held a in the county sheriff's race with five out of seven precincts reported Mack Chrestman had the best chance to get in the runoff Joe Turner was third JOE HATCHITT HAS MAJORITY Jailed At Detroit But Later Count May Mean Runoff The Ohio senator and recent for the Republican nomination said he favored trying a voluntary system before supporting the first peacetime on move in this country's h i s tory Senate con- stde ration of the compulsory ation of any of machinery under which without sons arrested while distributing literature of Jehovah's Witnesses pleaded innocent in traffic court Saturday to charges of soliciting funds without licenses Each was held in bond and the case set over to Tuesday Sixty in all were arrested but All available re- turns at 3 Sunday gave Joe P Hatchitt of Corpus a ity over his other two opponents W B Weaver and Roy A Scott so of Nueces county in the race for district attorney but none of the some too late to be taken to court I four reporting counties had Saturday Jehovah's Witnesses are holding their national convention here Iron Oil Ban Said Due By Wednesday HOUSTON The Houston Chronicle said Saturday a partial government ban on oil and scrap iron exports will go into effect here j at midnight Wednesday The move was indicated the paper said in a federal note customs officials to permit ex- figures and none were able from Kenedy county Hatchitt had a total of votes as compared to 4.027 for Weaver and 2.367 for Scott This included only 19 out of the 47 boxes in Nueces county Kleberg and similarly were incomplete and missing altogether Cameron county with most of the votes in gave Hitchitt almost to TAFT training is expected to be ein next Wednesday Chairman Sheopard said the Military Committee would vote formally on its completed day forenoon and predicted few if any opposing votes Taft indicated that he would work with Senators Michl Wheeler Norris and numerous other ators who have publicly criticized the measure Favor Voluntary Plan Some senators suggested that a voluntary training program with I one year enlistments instead of the present three-year term for the army and national guard might be offered ns a substitute Vandenberg predicted that under on 3 Col and administered temporarily safeguard continental security Broad Economic Plan 2 Establishment of the work of a broad economic plan for immediate relief of countries with exports shut off from European markets and development of an independent American system stron genough to prevent foreign customers from forcing unfair trade an export days license Continued on Pace 2 Col 9 Sect Meets Jehovah's Witnesses Hold Convention Thermometer Ruined As Heat Bursts It FARMVILLE Va OP dents here figured Saturday it must be even though they had no official readings Weather Observer E F Striplin took his family out ef town to escape the heat bir in use for live years climbed to 135 in and then exploded the EL a stormy beginning in which they were de- nied use of a public and were the object of citizen protests bers of a religious sect Jehovah's Witnesses conclude their Texas ate convention here Sunday with praise lor El Paso's kind tion Harold Woodworth chairman of the meeting added that nearly 450 delegates were carrying on a canvass of the city to dis- tribute literature and meeting with some rebuffs Nervous Rookie In South Confused Over U S Leader OKLAHOMA CITY nervous tional Guard rookie was undergoing a federal in- test Who's president of the United snapped the inspecting officer The rookie ed then Franklin D velt Jones compared to for Weaver and 880 for Scott In Willacy county Hatchitt had 898 Weaver 609 and Scott 484 In Hatchitt had Weaver 1.214 and Scott 767 Kleberg reported 585 for Hatchitt 615 for Weaver and 236 for Scott Although Hatchitt had a majority on the basis of incomplete returns a runoff was still a possibility TOP VOTE IN COUNTY RACE Leonard Wins Race For Congress HARLINGEN Sheriff J A Goolsby led a field of three in the Cameron county Democratic mary Saturday while the incumbent state of both eron and Hidalgo counties appeared assured of re-election in the only other contests of any ranking in these two counties Goolsby seeking re-election ed a total of votes with three large Brownsville boxes No 7 8 and 10 and the Media Luna still out and with two Harlingen boxes No.'s 30 and 32 and La Feria incomplete Tom Morrison of Combes appeared assured of a place in runoff on the basis of j returns to date but there was a i potential voting strength of 1.920 votes left in the boxes which might swing the balance to Cabler Morrison had 2.319 votes while Will Cabler erstwhile Goolsby chief deputy was trailing in the race with votes Augustin Celaya of Brownsville I had a comfortable majority over both opponents in the race for from Cameron county and Homer Leonard of McAllen was an easy winner over Dave Noser for representative from dalgo county even on the basis of incomplete returns Celaya polled a total of votes while A R Davis of Combes and Gus Butler of San Benito 927 Leonard who was said to have a good chance for being named next speaker of the House of tives polled votes in 13 out of Hidalgo county's 24 polling places Noser McAllen contractor garnered It was not regarded as likely that Noser would be able to overcome this lead with votes from the yet boxes Brooks Tops Culberson Late Saturday Runoff Assured Hines Leads Mrs Ferguson In Governor Race Chief Justice Runoff Indicated of for billy music and W Lee O'Daniel apparently more ular than he two ago indicated by partial returns of the Election Bureau which gave the ernor a slight majority in the gubernatorial primary lead if held will assure him of another two years in governor's mansion without having to face a runoff in from 190 out of 245 12 gave O'Daniel to his opponents combined total of O'Daniel jumped into the lead early Saturday night and his majority increased ed in Second in the race for the was O Thompson of Amarillo now railroad polled m the incomplete returns far j less than half of total i Harry Hines of Wichita Falls now a highway com- 4 Leaders Celebrate In Austin atmosphere of happy excitement four persons who want to be governor of Texas for the next two years sat with members of their families and friends at ing posts here Saturday One was Governor W Lee iel who with Mrs O'Daniel and Rumania Is Fearful Of Division Result BUCHAREST Rumania sought a formula Saturday night whereby actual cession of territory to Hungary and Bulgaria may be postponed as long as possible de- spite a German order that she en- ter into quick direct negotiations with those countries The Rumanian press and radio said any further surrender of j mania territory at this time might provoke an internal crisis of consequences just at a time when Germany wants to keep plies moving from Balkans to the Reich Texas Firm Asking To Reduce Gas Rate WASHINGTON IF The El Paso Texas Natural Gas Company a wholesale distributor filed with the Federal Power Commission Saturday tariffs reducing domestic rates it charges over entire tem two cents per thousand cubic feet effective September 1 Paul Kayser president of the company said that except in cases of minor adjustment the reduction would be passed along to ers He estimated it would save them He said that when the new tariffs became effective the city gate rate for domestic gas at El Paso would be reduced from 29 cents to 27 cents per thousand cubic feet eldest son Pat arrived about 7 p.m from Fort Worth where they had voted Before dark a shirt-sleeved crowd had gathered on the grounds of the White House of Texas to watch with the executive the un- folding of the story of the day's election i nosed into third place with votes by taking a lead over Mrs Miriam A Ferguson of tin attempting a comeback She was fourth in the race with although earlier in the night she was a strong third Trailing far behind Jerry Sadler from now railroad commissioner He polled Norvell Leads Valley Man Ahead In State Race DALLAS James R Norvell Edinburg was Thomas D Cobbs of Bexar county to in incomplete returns from 39 counties early Sunday ins for the post of Associate tice of the Court of Civil Appeals 4th Judicial District appointed to the post by Gov W Lee recently wan for the first time He is widely known in the Valley Other candidates at their homes were Ernest O Thompson Mrs Miriam A Ferguson and Jerry ler Ma Lives In Austin Of these only Mrs Ferguson was a full time resident of the Texas capital Since the conclusion of her second term as governor she has resided here Thompson's official residence is at Amarillo and Sadler's is at view but both live in Austin rently because both are members of the State Railroad Commission Shortly after his arrival nor O'Daniel came out to the lawn clad in white linen black hair slicked smiling Hello he greeted the crowd which numbering at the time about 100 sat in chairs or walked about looking the place over Governor ts Applauded There was a flurry of Arlon B Cyclone Davis of las county received and Rip Condron La although he withdrew from the race polled Early Sunday morning Pierce Brooks of Dallas county passed OliB Culberson of Jackson county and led with slim majority It was a battle and Culberson had ltd the early count on 5 Col Answering questions he said he felt like a million and was as happy as can be The campaign was great he said everywhere treated Continued on Col 4 Not As Famous As In 64 GREENVILLE S A two- year old boy on a visit to Beaufort was informed that the Yankees burned grandfather's home here during the war between the states Replied the What an awful thing for a ball team to do Only Ones Who Got Excited Were The Candidates Murray taking part in his first campaign for office was a study In ness Saturday but wai really on the job The nervousness didn't effect usual food nature DELEGATES ARE JAILED IN NEW MEXICO LAS CRUCES N but one of 24 members of a religious sect Jehovah's Witnesses were held in jail Saturday night for hearing Monday on charges of lating a handbill ordinance in the county clerk and Cleo the Jimmy Strawn Frank Brownfield and Cleo Gilliland were about the only office holders in Willacy ty Saturday who felt at ease they being the only folks in major of- fices up there without opposition Jimmy is county attorney Frank distribution oi their literature for precinct Practically everybody in Willacy must have been in Saturday night with all of them being gathered around either ton Rapp's Willacy County News office or Bob Willacy County Chronicle plant Both Bob and Burton followed their usual oats Force of habit no doubt Justice of the Peace F D Nance also unopposed was in his office asking everybody who came hi how the election WM Lots of fellows had it figured out Saturday that O'Daniel wasn't custom of putting on a bang up I kidding about winning in one election party Bob Johnson unopposed for re- el as nevertheless was walking town Saturday of feeling bii mary again All had one expressed reason for so every solitary O'Daniel supporter would be certain to go to the polls thing o depend candidates could not Practically everybody in gen at one time or another day some Star employe if the paper would have its usual election party The event was called off this time because of lack of voter interest and lack of county contests to make the voters get interested Jack King was having a good time Saturday but having a lime trying to make up his mind whether to run for county judge or for ca ANGLERS HERE FOR CONTESTS Fishing Rodeo Will Start Sunday PORT ISABEL Sunday ing possibly long before sunrise several boats will leave various docks here head for the open ers of the Gulf of Mexico and the marlin contest of the Seventh An- Rio Grande Valley Fishing Rodeo will be under way Among the anglers who will go after the big fellows will be Bob Edge of New York nationally known fishing writer sportsman fishing editor of PM and radio com- of CBS Edge arrived in the Valley by plane Saturday ing and will fish with Monty Montgomery the real discoverer of marlin in Valley coastal waters and a nationally known fisherman on Monty's cabin cruiser Jack hews also of New York is ing through and is expected here Saturday night If he arrives in time he will join Edge and gomery R B and Clyde Cowden of Mid- on Pare 2 Col 71 Weikel In Only Commissioner Race In Cameron BROWNSVILLE On basis of complete unofficial returns in the Precinct No one for Cameron county Grover Weikel de- his three opponents G A Stanford G C Woolen and Tom Hunt Saturday Vote by precincts on the fact as Port 31 Hunt 98 Weikel 226 Las 15 Wooten 4 Hunt Weikel 75 Los Stanford B7 Wooten 4 Hunt 59 Weikel 233 14 Wooten Hunt 40 C3
