Brownsville herald. [volume], April 21, 1929, Page SEVEN, Image 7

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DANCY SEEKING
i AID FOR PARKS
Letters Forwarded to Leg
islators And Chambers
Of Commerce
» Continuing his drive for the civic
improvement of the county. County
Judge Oscar C. Dancy has forward
ed letters to legislators urging that
Cameron county be aided as much
as possible in building parks. Close
ort the heels of these letters, Judge
Dancy has mailed follow-ups to
chamber commerce heads over
the count Jt ,
"GentlemfiP
“I enclose y«u copy of letter which
I am sending to Senator Parr and
Mr. Hornaday, which explains it
self.
“I hope each chamber of com
merce will use its influence in help
ing to get an appropriation to take
care of the state parks. We have a
most beautiful park in Cameron
county, but you can barely reach it
by horseback, and I am trying to
locate a new road between Browns
ville and San Benito and also be
tween Barreda and the Military
road which will open up this park.
“And, by the way, on this park
question, we certainly ought to try
to get more state or county parks
In this county. Some of these days
we are going to wake up and real
ize what parks are worth.
“We ought to have a park down
at Boca Chica, and then we ought
to have two or three parks along
the Arroyo. There are a few spots
in the Adams tract that would make
ideal parks. There is also a park
between San Benito and the Mili
tary road known as the Landrum
park, whch is very beautiful; but is
one of the most beautiful spots that
lies out-of-doors anywhere is down
on the Calle Atascosa; and then
around the mouth of the Arroya^re
certainly some wonderful spots.
“I am going to suggest that the
different chambers of commerce ap
point a park committee, and have
an investigation made of the differ
ent parksites in the county. We also
ought to have some along the river.
As valuable as our citrus orchards
are, some of these parksites will be
more valuable than the best citrus
orchards. The biggest crop that we
can possibly imagine is going to be
the tourist crop. Now that we are
getting the orads, let’s get the parks,
and the tourists will take care of
themselves. I am giving this sug
gestion for what it is worth.
“I have been thinking for some
time of suggesting that the different
service clubs of the county pick
some week 1 which there is a holi
day and 1 ve a joint picnic down
on the Atascosa or near the mouth
of the Arroyo. We have trails by
which you can get to the Calle Atas
cosa practically any time, but can
get to the mouth of the Arroyo of
course only in dry weather.
Respectfully submitted.
OSCAR C. DANCY.
County Judge.
La Feria Man Asked
To Aid Woman Held
In Mexico Murder
LA Fwfc'iA, April 18.—An appeal
for help nas come to Asa H. Mcore,
attorney, of this town, from Mrs.
Bernice Rush, an American wom
an held in the city jail in Mexico
OiHy, charged with killing her
fiance, Jenaro M. Benavepte.
Mrs. Rush, at tic p/jliminary
trial recently, testified that after
Benavente became engaged to her
he defrauded her of her 1^fe sav
ings and, after she went)' to court
to try to prosecute him, insulted
and struck him. She was almost
crazy with worry when she shot
him, she declared.
Mr. Moore became interested In
the case after reading an account
in a Mexico City newspaper. He
communicated with the woman's
lawyers and learned that she was
in nesd cf funds to help in col
lectin gevidence of Benavente’s
alleged mistreatment of her. The
lawyers also sent him a letter from
the woman asking him to give pub
licity to her appeal for funds.
Hold Meet To Discuss
Scout Master’s School
Set For May and June
(Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE, April 20.—As
a result of a meeting held in the
chamber of commerce office here
with Valley Scout Executive Tom
Murray, scout officers were selected
for Willacy county, and it was de
termined to hold a scoutmaster’s
training school here in May and
June. The course will consist of
six meetings.
The officers elected for Willacy
county include S. L. Gill, chair
man for the county; R. H. Fackel
men, finance and publicity; Ralph
Scott, camping and activities; Rev.
L. A. Boone, court of honor and
advancement; and W. C. Gilbert,
organization and leadership.
SET APRIL 27 FOR VOTE
ON SCHOOL QUESTION
(Special to The Herald.)
RAYMONDVILLE, April 20.—
April 27 has been set for a vote
at Sebastian for changing the com
mon school district there into an
Independent school district, and
for the election of seven trustees.
The new district will be a county
2 line district, it is stated, and will
include territory both in Willacy
county and in Cameron county.
SUPERINTENDENTS STOP
SAN ANTONIO, April 20.—OP'—
Two hundred members of the
American Association of Railroad
Superintendents are scheduled to
spend several hours here June 1
while enroutc to the annual con
vention of the organization in
Mexico City.
DUAL PROGRAM
DALLAS. April 20.— —The
| Livestock Division of the Texas
! State association will offer a
dual i$V£am in the 1929 fair, it
was anxyunced by Otto Herold, di
rector in charge of livestock. The
first week of the exposition will be
given over to the showing of beef
cattle, sheep, goats, jacks, mules
and heavy horses, while the second
will be dairy cattle, milch goats,
swins and light horse week. __
LEVIATHAN LEAVES
WITH LIQUOR ABOARD
SOUTHAMPTON. Eng., April 20
—(A*)—The giant liner Leviathan
left for New York today with a
stock of liquor aboard for sale to
passengers.
It was understood there was to
be no bar aboard the Leviathan,
but that wines and other liquors
once bought might be served when
and where the passengers chose.
AMARILLO PLANTS SHRUBS
AMARILLO, Tex., April 20.—(JP)
—The planting of trees, shrubs
grass and flowers in three city parks
in Amarillo has been completed.
Until two years ago when a gen
eral city beautification movement
was started and a park commis
sion named Amarillo had only two
parks and both of them were used
for staking out cattle. 1
MUNICIPALITIES
LEAGUE MEETS
Various Problems Involved
In City Government To
Be Discussed
HOUSTON, April 20.—Various!
phases of acquiring, owning and op
erating municipal airports will be
one topic of discussion at the seven
teenth annual convention of the
League of Texas Municipalities
which is to meet in Houston on
May 16 and 17, according to execu
tive secretary Harvey W. Draper.
A national authority on this subject
is expected to be present and deliver
an address before the convention.
The matter of traffic safety in
Texas cities will be discussed by a
repreesntative of the Texas Coun
cil of Safety. Another subject of
vital interest to Texas municipalities
which will be gone into is the re
duction of fire insurance rates on
municipal property in Texas.
Municipal health will be put be
fore -the convention by a member of
the state department of health.
1 standard unit system of tax
ation, a subject of vital interest to
municipalities, is on the program
for discussion.
Sandwiched between business
sessions of the body, the city of
Houston will tender to the delegates
a banquet and a ride on the Hous
ton Ship Channel. Also a trip to
Doints of interest over the city of
Houston will be made.
On the second day the question of
municipal ownership of public util- I
ities. especially electric plants, is
slated to take a major part of the
convention’s time. Facts and fig
ures will be presented on the oper
ation of municipal electric plants in
several Texas cities.
A subject closely allied to this one
is that of rates of privately owned
public utilities and an address on
this subject will be delivered by a
man who has had years of experi
ence in the making of rate struc
tures.
Recent elections have placed in
municipal office in Texas cities men
who are now to the conduct of city
affairs. The program has been ar
ranged with the idea in mind of fur
nishing these new city officials in
formation which will be valuable to
them in the handling of their new
duties. While 113 cities in Texas
out cf the 487 incorporaitons hold
membership in the league it is not
a requirement that membership be
held for convention attendance.
Mr. Draper states that the League
of Texas Municipalities is striving
to raise the standards of municipal
eovemment in Texas and that any
interested municipal official of the
state is invited to attend the con
vention sessions. The league’s slo
gan is “substituting facts for guesses
in municipal government.”
MILLION SACKS
SOA PAULO, Brazil. April 20.—
(A*)—Conde Matarazzo, head of a
large business house, recently
bought a million sacks of sugar
from a producers’ cooperative so
ciety. Most of Brazil’s annual sugar
production of 850,000 tons is con
sumed at home.
ESTATE PROBLEM
BELGRADE, April 20.—(^—At
tempts to divide large estate among
Serbian peasants not having work
ed out, the government has ap
pointed a commission to study the
problem anew. The project has
been hanging fire since the World
war.
SMITH ATTENDS
DEMO MEETING
Plans Made For Wiping Out
Huge Party Debt and
Carrying On Work
NEW YORK. April 20—<JPt—Study
of plans for wiping out the $1,300,
000 debt of the democratic party
will be placed in the hands of a
committee to be appointed by Na
tional Chairman John J. Raskob.
This action was decided upon last
night at a meeting attended by Al
fred E. Smith, Senator Joe T. Rob
inson, end members of the party's
advisory and executive committee.
The party’s debt, said Mr. Ras
kob, had been reduced by $200,000
through sale of volume* of former
Governor Smith’s campaign ad
dresses and other contributions.
Many suggestions have been re
ceived on how the debt might best
be met, and the committee, which
he expects to appoint within 10
days, will study them all.
Reporters were excluded from th*
meeting, but Mr. Raskob said in ad
dition to the debt problem there
was a discussion on raising funds
with which the party might carry
on in a strong and militant manner,
especially during the 1930 congres
sional elections.
ERADICATE PECAN PESTS
AUSTIN, April 20.—(/P>—Repre
sentative Penrose Metcalfe of San
Angelo will attempt to obtain pass
age of a bill during the special leg
islative session providing for the
employment of a full-time en
tomologist to study eradication of
pecan pests, he said today.
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