SPAFFORD HAS
GOOD WARM
NAVY RECORD
Legion Comman d e r
Served Group Well
iBefore Election; To
Be Here Sunday
Edward Elwall Spafford was born
In Springfield, Vermont, March 12,
.1878. He was educated in the public
i schools, where he made a local rec
ord as an athlete and a ecolar. He
waa graduated from the Naval
Academy with honor, and remained
in the service until December, 1914,
when he resigned his commission as
• lieutenant commander in the Unit
ed States navy.
Spafford has a splendid record in
“the navy. While a lieutenant he
turned down an offer to be on the
ataff of "Fighting Bob” Evans in
order to get clear of staff duty. The
'staff position was later filled by a
.captain many years Spafford’s
senior.
Spafford concentrated his efforts
on gunnery, and soma of the record
which his ship made probably still
stand as tributes to his ability and
judgment.
Spafford resigned his commission
in the navy to study law at Colum
bia University. His' studies were
interrupted after two years when
he re-entered the naval service for
the war. Commander Spafford’s
record in connection with the world
war won for him the distinguished
.service medal and included the fol
lowing:
Good War Record
Established submarine chaser base
end fitted out first submarine chas
ers for service abroad.
Established naval base at Corfu.
Greece, and served as chief of staff,
directly in charge of all operations.
Credited with first enemy subma
rine ever located by sound contact,
"‘'-.^■jising tactics which he developed.
P \Was senior American officer in
Adriatic and received Austrian ships
which were turned over to Ameri
cans.
Went to Paris to report on condi
tions in Zara, Fiume and Dalmatia.
Served on Joint Merchant Vessel
board and board of inspection and
survey.
Spafford’s record since the war it
I replete with successful American
* Legion service in the department of
New York state, and in the nation
as chairman of the Legion’s nation
al naval affairs committee. He has
been engaged in several different
projects and at the time of his elec
tion as national commander, was
preparing for the practice of law in
the firm of Fischer and Strachan,
111 Broadway, New York City.
Also Served Legion
Soon after the war. National Com
mander Galbraith felt that the Le
gion should take a definite stand on
maritime affairs, and he organised
the committee, naming Spafford as
chairman. Each successive national
commander re-appoined Spafford un
til 1923 when he was elected com
mander of the Department of New
York.
To his credit belongs much of the
Nfc Successful opposition to the ultra
!wf>aeifi*ts who* were actively trying
^lo scrap the navy. Col. Henry
■reckonridge, assistant secretary of
war under President Wilson, stated
that had it not been for the work of
tlgr American Legion, the navy of
the United States would have been
scrapped in 1922. Spafford led the
Legion in this defense.
As state commander. Spafford vis
ited every county in New York. He
took office when a referendum was
before the people to determine
whether an amendment to the con
stitution ahould he passed in order
that a bonus might be given to
there who had served their country.
Spafford prepared arguments and
Elaced them in the hands of every
egionnair#. The amendment was
passed.
, His ability in the management of
big issues is illustrated in the ad
justed compensation fight he con
* ducted, when the secretary of the
J treasury had a favorite scheme for
reducing taxes, and it was stated of
ficially that the adjusted compen
sation could not be passed and taxes
also reduced.
On January 5, 1924. at the Nation
al Republican club in New York
City. Spafford debated U. S- Senator
Borah and the undersecretary of the
treasury who represented Secretary
Mellon, and the president of ‘the
Anti-Bonus League. The debate was
broadcast. Spafford showed that he
could handle the economics of tax
reduction as well as the justice of
the adjusted compensation. Many
persons reversed their opinion after
that meeting.
H. E. Hutty, who served in the
navy with Spafford, told he follow
ing story in a recent issue of the
9 Nassau County (N. Y.) Legionnaire:
“I was an eye witness and shall
never forget the coo! bravery of
Spafford which saved the life of
ore of his shipmstes.
We were on the armored cruiser
Washington (now in Seattle) tail
ing slowly down the coast. The
weather deck hatches were closed
securely, for a gale off Hattrras
VM making our run far from pleas
t. Boatswain’s Mate Faraday
ventured out on the forecastle to see
that everything was secure; a green
sea broke over the ship and Farad*;
was swept overboard. Engines were
stopped and life-buoys let go.
MVith others of the crew I went
aft and there 1 saw Spafford in the
life boat waiting for the order to
lower. The storm was so severe
that until the captain arrived or.
deck and gave his permission, no
one dared give the order to lower
that boat. If one thing went wrong.
Spafford and every other man in
that boat would be lost. The captain
said something to Spafford. and he
answered, but what that conversa
ion was 1 do not know.
• There was Faraday in the buoy
now to windward of the ship; at
tempts to bring the ship alongside
the buoy had failed, and Faraday
was being slowly drowned by the
spume whipped of the waves. I have
never seen a more angry sea.
-The boat was lowered safely, and
some of the men in that boat after
ward told me that they saw the
l keel of the ship. Skillfully handled.
I but often lost to the sight of those
on board the ship, that £tt!e boat
worked its way to the buoy. Fara
day. by this time unconscious and
unable to help himself, was dragged
into that boat by 8t>afford.
“The boat returned and eventually
was hoisted safely. Faraday was
taken out of the bogt on a stretch
er, and he was wearing Spafford’s
life belt. There hadn’t been enough
to go around ao Spafford, the gun
nery officer of the Washingon, had
taken his off and placed it on his
half drowned shipmate.
v, hat a cheer burst from f|t
gg *hose on boajA*
VISITS VALLEY j
Edward E. Spafford, national
commander of the American Le
gion, will spend Sunday in tha
Valley. He is here making ar
rangements for the convention of
hia body to be held in San An
tonio in October. A large dele
gation from that convention will
come to this section when the
meeting is over.
NASH HAS NEW
HIGH OFFICIAL
McCarty Named Vice
President; Heads
Sales Force
E. M. McCarty, for the past six
j years general sales manager cf the
Nash Motors company, has been made
a vice president of that oi*«nization.
I He was elected a director three years
I ago. Regarded as or.e of the soundest
; merchandisers in the automobile in
■ dustry, he will Continue to direct
| the company’s sales organization.
Announcement of Mr. McCarty's
j election as vice president was made '
j by C. W. Nash, president of the com
| pany, who said the advancement was
I a “well merited recognition of un
usual ability.” “Since Mr. McCarty
j came with our company in 1922 he
I has established a splendid record,”
! said Mr. Nash. “His knowledge of
merchandising, based on long years
of experience in the retail as well
as in the wholesale and factory fields
has been a valuable aid to him in his
task of directing sales for the Nash
Motor company. Because of the
splendid work accomplished by Mr.
Mc( arthy his advancement to a vice
presidency of the company comes as
a well merited recognition of his
outstanding ability.’
Earle H. McCarty started hit bus
iness life in an humble position in j
the offices of a large horse-drawn
vehicle manufacturer and has long
been regarded as a dynamic force in j
the* merchandising division of the'
automobile industry. In any situn- j
tion. no matter how trying. “Mac,”
j as he is known to Nash distributors i
; throughout the country, is found al
ways with two feet on the ground
and he never loses sight of the fact
that two and two make four. It is
this quality of basic understanding
und clear logic that earned for him
a reputation for sound judgment and
clear vision—qualities that have
stood him in good stead during the
many years he has handled sales of
motor cars and horse-drawn ve
hicles. During these years he has
steadfastly dealt in facts, never con- 1
fusing facts with theories.
In his early days his work was
confined to the practical task of
compiling cost figures and sales rec
! ords. To others engaged in similar
work these figures meant, perhaps,
only so many pages of arduous and
uninteresting labor, but to McCarty,
gifted with vision and inspired by
ambition, each page of figures teld
a romantic story—advancement, pro
fits. achievement. So it was not re
! markable, perhaps, that Far! McCarty
! should hr.vc risen out of the ranks.
| H:s promotions came from time to
; time and he became one of the di
recting forces that influenced the
figures on those ledgers he used to
keep.
He became a branch manager,
where direct contact .wjth the indi
vidual customer gave him a thor
ough knowledge of the problems that
l ooafrent a retailer? then -he was"
| brought to the factory and made as
i fiatent sales manager, and from that
! position he went with Nash Motors
. as general sales manager.
Many Changes In
feS,7L Under
aV I” Harlingen
I 0 HARllVCEV t0 vfbe Herald)
9f ftverai f^rcj] . I
I her^ and ^ huaines, 0pen'pe
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; ;aa!r"i!l “rf»e e *•«' iJJ”r •»]
a ”ew> concern ?rpP*rinf t tp| Mor>:e I
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8»nd!l ha*d.Beh°o1 here £r ,n the <
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l>ZM‘Z»'Zbi\ ra*',' -
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Ith* follLt? 9 of the Jit,rIi‘>een to /
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mis isy
Snap Compared To
Of.
ficial Declares
where* 1V. th! point 1
manufacturer J* f.Ptbe , •«t°mobiie |
eaaier than that of thimpJer *nd
would rather builSf* he buytp- 1
■•lact one. FrmnVl. t?B e*p• than
* lo»a to know »ki J would be at
year’* beaut$u7 „ eb all this
* Would*USSI ra^.r^'^1 «"•
own use. Kwi" bav# ,or my
has made th* *«S n. tw®nty-aight
difficult that onIk r«n"el*,ction 80
know how to nm/.* 7*^1y does not
hUrmon Mlaa'dir^f*.?* Br#ok*‘
relative*11 on * bisf, 0f
wt f*r. because ’beaut v**) * *°'n* to
matter of taste * 7 is purcl>' »
h..i.yo7 EL"?* to out it on ,
Hkely to Pf.Ce* be/a .*Aln there *
nothing until ** 7r ppic«
*r«e relative v,™.1 £5 kn#w the |
find out mnok p,ue» and you can't 1
tw. nLaVli~^°,l Suf
J&va, ■a?**? x
gta mlSS m.ierth#bUy°ln*'V. «r
Jlp«t glance. .££ theJ *°kme T0,t at
hoya who do th. 7.1 phone *or the
, The average men m°n,tratin»- I
1* eo familiar wit*h wom*n today
that trick admini«7.1i!1 "“tomobile*
ly futile. John s! * 0" •*? "‘tar
are now as good jL< L*"of wifc
motor car value" «* .»!* °f .r®l*tivw
Thev ,C*J e°mmittee of °r
‘hey may not knn» engineers.
when they sec it? 7n* "“tomobile
/.°°1 them on *7 man can
they can get their"*!,, aut°mobile if
"Wrote it •» “ .nd
say that the only So I thould
Jji tbese bcautifj! a!fom°ohn 1 about
get them out of Hnn.' ,lle' «• to
heautifuHy th" doap" «nd sec how
th'nk that the /okn SmwT’ and I
hlmer Spivene* of tho® tha and the
mode „p' the"" »f £'• «»«,, h.v,
that way. n,ina> to do it just
the^ehaday,h<7s, "“".'t a"nd a,Utomobl'le*
Performance. They »7n* ,ap*®°»t—
can beat the gUn ?!* *nt * e"r that
and be half way down**?! •Jmophore
fore the rest ofth.l tbe block be
their gears. Peonl.*r* *** tbr°ugh'
apcad. But they w "*"*, 8udden
application and oui.n.1 B0.ft *P»ed
' • They don’t want" *,on* with
*. * r &
ftW.
ability to hug the r®ad‘cI,',»«u-th#
speeds and on turn ad at all
gradual, with no t7'» suddcn or
***'" c»""«-«
Mission to Have
Boy Scout Week
week will bg coming
as Boy Scout week^^ari" 4M,*aion
hare its snrri.i *' p-ach day will
leant bf *cho°l day^wh' Monday
!f®ut ia exp<«e*#j ’ "hen every!
Pay- with every seom"? ,e5tc*H«n't
lessons. Tuesday 1?,?* 7in,r m°re
especially helpful JiLb* “Home
“Scouteraft n.!be ho',le
day *;uu*^ b^d'78 contest. ThJra* ’
ents’ .Vigbt’■ Prvanee of *par ,
?r« kr thi **1 J.2 w p":
Honor.” with a nrf day’ “court
/?pa?‘ ,n the "ity PaP*«. *t 5:00
Patriotic Day ” *„:,UJ '' Saturday
ceremony antf’ t, *‘th a patriotic <1
graves in the CPi., d<*eoraiion 0f I
••"Church I,;;?.* '*:>• and Sunday!
min! fttfnd "oS e^i^rch *JI !«“»* I
smss..w,a -hSJ, v.11
Medico* to Meet In
H*rl,ngen Thursday
.. «*«SSSBSa.*v*Sk » .
*he next meeting *f '*ni for
hr°Mnly Nodical a*.oe.-f (*m«ron
hc.d here .March 8 io.R’ to he
accord,nff to Dr. if r bnnu ,nade.
this city, new secretirv'°f,
ty erganization. tbp c°un
Rcese-W*eMond',hott0elbe h*,d *» the
auto broke down wMU? °f
country and he had *« k*LWas the
to Craven Lo"!. d to h,k« 10 miles
HUPMOBILE
1 The
Century
EIGHT
Hubbard Motor Co. |
Harlingen |
SKI-JORING A LA AMERICAN
phyt* who find* the jump* too much for hi* skill can hare all of th*
thrill of^a flying trip down through^the air,^how*r*r,^if he ha* an
joring is done with fast horse* as motive power. But the Er*ktne
American_e-p-*——ra—p- ? ?**—*-.... . , . . —
FORD ECONOMY
SAVES STEEL
Ship Parti Salvaged
From Scrap Heap
By Machine
Material which ordinarily would
be discarded as scrap is now being
saved at the Fordson plant of the
Ford Motor company by means of an
hydraulic butt-welding machine.
This machine has effected a large
economy in the reclaiming of steel
parts, especially in the fabricating of
structural steel taken from the
■crapped vessels of the United States
■hipping board fleet, which the com
pany is salvaging.
Sections of “I” beams of the
same sise have been welded togeth
er. These are usually fabricated to
the exact aize desired for a given use.
Sometimes pieces of new material are
too short for certain work, in which
case shorter pieces are welded on.
This saves cutting a longer piece and
enables the use of the salvaged ends
formerly scrapped for metal.
Many of the structural steel mem
bers taken from the vessels are cut
into small pieces to make removal
easier. Instead of being melted up
as scrap metal, the ends are squared,
and the pieces welded together into
longer lengths. These have been
found as strong in every way as new
material.
Broken motor or generator arma
ture shafts are likewise welded
Quite frequently the bearing end of
such shafts is badly scored. In
stead of discarding the shaft, and
winding another, as formerly, the
damaged end is squared off and an
other piece is welded on. The diam
eter of this section is somewhat lar
ger than of the original, the excess
being turned down to the correct
size. This process also trues the
bearing. The machine will handle
all sizes up to eight inches in dia
meter.
Sh*from forinimr cresses and
Texas Accidentss
Cause 208 Deaths.
885 Hurts in ’28
Accidents in Texas since January
1 this year claimed 203 human lives
and injured 885 as compared with
227 deaths and 793 injuries during
the corresponding period last year,
according to figuras released by the
Texas Council of Safety. The latest
weekly tabulation, February lfl-23,
showed 25 deaths and 101 injuries
as compared to 82 deaths and 96 in
juries during the eorreeponding week
last year.
Heading this weekly tabulation
with 12 deaths and 69 injuries, auto
mobiles proved themselves the great
est offender against human life and
well being. This figure of 12 deaths
was nearly half of the total of all
classifications, 25. Second in the
list was railway trains, having kill
ed four and injured six, ar.d in
third, firearms killed three and In
jured two. Burns and "other caus
es" each liated two deaths, and aero
planes, generally considered very
dangerous,' listed only one death, as
did interurban ears.
All comparisons of similar periods
and similar classifications were no
ticeably close, and seemed to indi
cate that accidents are in direct pro
portion to accident possibilities.
Mission Lions Hear
Paper By Dr. Caldwell
fSpecial to The Herald)
MISSION. March 3.—The Lions
club this week listened to a paper
by Dr. Caldwell on “Preventive
Medicine,” which was read by Dr. M.
Smith, due to the absence of the for
mer.
Two new members were received
into the club and the charge was
given them by Bob Samuels.
The Lions quartet, Heber Manuel,
Sim Jones, Cheesey Dooley and
Louis Rogers, gave a selection ex
traordinary. in which they were aid
ed by A. C. Potter at tines. Vis
itors were Messrs. Lair, Estes and
Rankin.
.r-■<—■■■ ..in ■ 3Bggg=g~-'.- i ■■ -.——
4CHEVVYMADE
Bigger Year Seen For
1928; Million Made
Last Year
DETROIT. MichT March 5.—Added
impetus was given tha swift pace
•et for 1928 by tha Chevrolet Motor
company hera today with the an
nouncement by W. 8. Knudsen, pres
ident and general manager, that the
four millionth Chevrolet unit had
rolled of fhe assembly lines of the
Flint. Michigan, plant.
The record model—a 1928 eoaeh—
was built only 863 days after the
three millionth car had been turned
out at the same faetory.
Thie brief interval between pro
duction of the two epoch making
cars reveals the tremendous volume
of the company the post year—when
it was the world’s largest automo
bile manufacturer—ana shows the
rapidity with which new cars are
now being built to supply dealers in
all parts of the world with an ade
quate number for prompt delivery.
Production for the year just end
ed exceeded the program of a million
| units by 1,800 cars and accelerated
production this January ■ over Jan
uary a year ago, necessitated by the
splendid reception accorded the new
line, made possible the building of
the four millionth ear two days less
than a year after the three millionth
unit had been produced.
Various dates in the life of the
Chevrolet Motor company on which
| the millionth eer mark has been
! passed furnish a graphic picture of
the rapid strides made by the ecm
| pany to its position of leadership
in the industry.
Nearly twelve years elapsed after
its organisation—on November 3.
1911—before he one millionth ear
was built- That record day was
February 27, 1923.
There followed an interval of two
i years and five month* before, on
j July 20, 1925, the two millionth car
! was produced. Between the two
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and three millionth care was a
period of a year and aix months, the
three millionth unit having been
built on January 13, 1927, while from
thet date to the building of the
four millionth unit was 363 days.
Like the three millionth car. the
four millionth one was equipped
with a coach body. The one and
two millionth models both were
touring types.
Little ceremony attended the pro
duction of the four millionth car.
Mr. Knudsen, C. F. Barth, vice-pres
ident In charge of manufacturing,
and C. E. Wetherald. Flint plsnt j
manager, inspected it, and shortly
afterward It went with the millions
of others produced to date to the
loading docks for prompt shipment.
Only a few seconds after the rec
ord model had left the production
lines, number 4,000,001 rolled off*
and the ceaseless activity evident at
all Chevrolet plants since the middle
of December continued its recerd
setting pace.
SWEPT S MILES TO DEATH
GENEVA.—Five men were killed
by an avalanete that carried them
throe miles in the Voreelberg region
of the Alps.
UNINVITED GUEST
CHICAGO.—George Hardy, waving
a revolver, walked uninvited into a
party here. He paid $100 fine.
80% of all who try them i
say they’re best
THE above statement is
based on written reports
from several thousand mo
torists picked at random from
: Michelins Cost *he «rcat who are try.
; More *ng out hiichelin Tires and
;. ■ ' - < Tubes* It pays to change to
* » 30*Hi t 7 CC 1 these remarkable tires—built
* Top:Ur f * •u»' - , .
I 30x3*/i t Q iQ ; by the manufacturer who
; . < specialises in making one
; \ quality only, and who not
’ All other «tt*» mt - only produces the best tires
. proportionate price* , but produces them more
.economically.
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M. Garcia Gomez & Champtor
Eleventh and Madison Street
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
drop forge presses arc often sprung.
1 he sprung section is then cut off, u
straight piece being welded on and
turned to size.
The machine is capable of handling
material of all ordinary sizes of
structural steel and shafting up to
eight inches in diameter. The sur
face welding capacity is 64 square
inches. Some larger pieces require
100,000 amperes or more.
The two pieces ;.o be welded to
gether are squared on the ends and
placed in the machine by means of
an overhead crane. Thhy are then
securely clamped into place on the
movable carriage, whose operation is
controlled by hydraulic pressure.
W hen the current is turned on, the
two ends are brought together under
pressure forming an arc which thor
oughly fuses the two sections into
one piece.
Harlingen Budget To
Be Voted Wednesday
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. March 3.—The mat
ter of adopting a budget for the eity
of Harlingen to operate on during
the year will come up for a final de
cision at the meeting Wednesday
night of next week.
The commission was expected to
Vefd' a ‘special session here Wednes
day night of this week, but the meet
ing was postponed.
RADIO FOR EXILES
LONDON.—Lonely Inhabitants of
the island of Tristan da Cunha in
the South Atlantic are to be cheer
ed by a radio set shipped there, pro
1 vided they can tune in.
yjL-:A rn'iiui-.,;: : <vn... __.Hi* ...m.. - %
| How Gum Dipping Adds Extra Mileage to j
r Tiresfotie World’s Greatest ■
I TIRE VALUE
Prices Lower
Than Ever!
FIRESTONE
The finest product of the world’s largest or
ganization devoted exclusively to tires.
30x3 y% Firestone Cord.. $ 8.55
30x3 Vs Extra Size Firestone.$10.40
29x4.40 Firestone Balloon. $11.45
OLDFIELD
Made by Firestone
30x3Vz Regular Cord...$6.95
30x3 Vs Extra Size Cord.$7.50
29x4.40 Balloon Cord.$8.55
19*
AIRWAYS
A low priced tire jpade by a respon
sible manufacturer
30x3 Vs Cord.$4.65
29x4.40 Balloon Cord.$6.05
Every Other Size Priced
Accordingly Low
When we tell you that Gum-Dipping adds groat extra
mileage to Firestone Tires and that Firestone Tires are
better because they are Gum-Dipped, we want you to
understand for yourself why this is true. The greatest
enemy to tire life is heat . . . heat which is created by
internal friction. Heat weakens the fabric, softens the
rubber and causes blowouts and tire failures. The
earlier type of tire—the fabric tire—was of a tightly
woven construction that was extremely difficult to in
sulate with rubber. The cord tire was of more open
construction and permitted much greater insulation
of the cords. This materially reduced friction and in
ternal heat and doubled tire mileage. Firestone
chemists and engineers knew that if they could find a
way to insulate and impregnate every strand of every
cord with rubber, they could further increase the life
and mileage-giving qualities of the cord tire. Such a
method was found and called “Gum-Dipping.” The
tire illustration shows one of the cords pulled from a
Firestone Gum-Dipped Balloon Tire carcass. It is un
twisted to show how it is constructed of smaller cords
composed of millions of cotton fibers. There are
thousands of cords like this in the tire. Before build
ing, Firestone dips these cords of the carcass in a rub
ber solution. Every fiber is saturated and insulated
with rubber, adding great strength and enabling the
cords to flex wdth minimum friction. Firestone pioneer
ed the balloon tire and made it practical by Gum-Dip
ping. This important advantage and the scientifically
designed Firestone Balloon Tire Tread, are accountable
for the remarkable performance of Firestone Balloons
from the very day they were introduced. Firestone
gave motorists not only unheard-of safety and comfort
but longer mileage than tires had ever given. This
statement is substantiated by the experience of hun
dreds of thousands of cars owners; the world’s largest
taxicab companies; and owners of truck and bus fleets.
This is the best proof of their great wforth and supe
riority.
Denison Service Stations
HARUNGEN McALLEN raymondville
Bhone 672 — Call Ua and Count the Minut*.
Brownsville’e Quality Tire Store
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