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FOR RENT—7-room house, modern
conveniences. between Third and
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT ,
... NOTICE
The commissioners’ court of Cam
eron County Texas, will convene
and sit as a Board of Equalization
on Monday the 27th day of May. j
I A. D. 1929, at 9 o'clock a. m.. to
receive all the assessment lists and
books of G. A. Cowden. Tax Asses
sor of Cameron County. Texas, for
the year 1929, for Inspection cor
rection or equalization and ap-!
| proval.
J ^ Witness my hand and the Seal
of the Commissioners’ Court of i
Cameron County. Texas, this 13th
day of May. A. D. 1929.
H. D SEAOO. County Clerk.
Ip and Ex-Officio Clerk of the
Conyntssioners’ Court of Cam
eron County, Texas.
5-14 to 23-3429
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rcJTQYKVj' 1 A home without a
$ car i* l*ke a car
ifl) n without wheels—
Vil la you can't get anywhere,
i Why wait when little
cash gives you big val
ues.
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: This month we are offering a wide selection of un
usual values in Used Cars. We have made Real Re
ductions on the following automobiles, and every en
1 « gine approved. Ask for a demonstration.
I Was Now
27 Chrysler 80 Sedan $1500.00. .. .$1200.00
27 Dodge Touring $ 350.00. .. .$ 250.00
If 27 Chevrolet Landau Sedan $ 525.00... .$ 450.00
26 Dodge Coupe $ 600.00... .$ 500.00
|| 25 Ford Coupe $ 175.00... •$ 180.00
26 Dodge Touring $ 350.00... .$ 250.00
J: 24 Dodge Touring $ 250.00....$ 200.00
26 Dodge Touring $ 400.00....$ 300.00
28 Dodge Coupe $ 700.00... .$ 600.00
29 Dodge Stand Sedan $ 975.00. .. .$ 850.00
27 Dodge Sedan $ 650.00....$ 550.00
28 Chevrolet Cab. Coupe $ 650.00.... $ 550.00
28 Chrysler 72 Sedan $1100.00. .. .$1050.00
I 26 Dodge Touring $ 375.00..,.$ 310.00
I 24 Dodge 4-Pass. Coupe $ 425.00... .$ 350.00
I 27 Chevrolet Coupe $ 450.00....$ 350.00
26 Chevrolet Sedan $ 400.00... .$ 350.00
26 Dodge Coupe $ 600.00. • • .$ 500.00
SKW^adillac Roadster $ 500.00.... $ 400.00
2ot)odge Sedan $ 550.00. .. .$ 490.00
25 Buick Standard Touring $ 450.00. .. .$ 300.00
20 Ranger Truck $ 650.00.... $ 450.00
We must reduce our Used Car stock this month.
Buy now. Dont wait.
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II Jesse Dennett, Inc.
Phone 904 Used Car Maket 1219 Levee
Used Car Lot No. 1, across from Herald Office
Used Car Lot No. 2, Summit Place and 14th St.
■ I W. A. ROSS, Mgr.
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W I LATE MARKET REPORT pSTl
WHEAT LOWEST
I MANY YEARS
Price Hover* Near Dollar
Per Bushel Mark* Corn
Prices Advance
CHICAGO. May 18—</P-Wheat
hovered around 11.00 a bushel here
today for the fust time in years,
but Just escaped crashing into the
historic landmark of grain prices.
Huge supplies present and prospec
j tlve with no adequate outlet in sight
operated as a constant drag, mak
; ing the wheat market heavy from
start to finish.
Closing quotations on wheat were
| unsettled. l-8e to l-2c net lower,
com 7-8c to 1 2-8c up. oats un
changed to l-2c net lower, corn
7-8c up. oats unchanged to l-2c
t advance, and provisions varying
from 10c decline to a rise of 2c.
Bottom—most prices reached this
season were outdone today by all
Chicago deliveries of wheat, with
May down to the lowest point since
1915 and only an even cent above
onp dollar per bushel.
Particular notice w'as taken of an
nouncement that winter wheat
1 plantings alone in 17 countries thus
j far reported showed an aggregate
i of 136.910.000 acres to be harvested
this vear against 131.582.000 acres,
in 1928.
Com advanced in the face of
wheat weakness. The principal rea- j
son was that wet weather prevailed
over a large part of the corn belt,
and that delays to corn planting
were being intensified. Cash de
mand was active.
Oats rallied as a result of corn ■
strength.
All deliveries of rye parralleled the
actionof wheat, and sold today at
a new low-price for the season.
Provisions about steady.
. 11 ■
j Sisters of Mercy
Thank Public For
Hospital Support
New equipment for the Mercy hos
pital laundry will porbably be or
dered in the near future, accord
ing to members of the hospital aux
iliary. which assisted in raising
fund's for the purchase by means
of a tag day held recently. About
$400 was raised at this time, and
it is hoped that the small additional
sum needed for the complete equip
ment will be provided soon.
The Sisters of Mercy, who are in
charge of the hospital wish to ex
press their gratitude to members of
I the hospital auxiliary and to the
general public for their co-operation
in making the tag day a financial
1 success. __ ,
Tomatoes; Philadelphia. Cloudy.
56 degrees. Arrived 5 Florida, on
track 23 cars. Supplies moderate,
demand moderate, market firm.
Florda sixes originals ripe and turn
ing wrapped mostly poor to ordi
nary fanfy $3.00® 4.00, poorer $1.50
92.50; choice $1.5092 50, poorer low
er.
New York: Cloudy, 54 degrees.
Arrived 14 Florida. 4.Texas. Sup
plies moderate, demand moderate,
market steady, quality and condi
tion wide range. Florida sixes orig
inals ripe and turning wrapped
fancy $3.009 4 00, few $4 50. poorer
low as $2.00; choice few highs as
$3.00. poorer low as $1.25; gems,
splits and crooks $1.00$ 1.50. Texas
lugs originals ripe and turning
wrapped small to medium $2,759
3.00, few low as $2.50.
Chicago: Cloudy. 59 degrees. Ar
rived 1 Florida. 7 Mexico. 4 Texas,
on track 40 cars. Supplies moder
ate, demand and trading moderate,
market steady. Mexico lugs origi
nals mostly ripe circles $1.509 2.25.
some fancy higher, some leaky soft
low as 5Cc. Texas lugs green wrap
ped and turning wrapped fancy
$2-25**2.75. Florida sixes originals
green ripe and turning, wrapped
fancy $3.50® 4 00, ordinary soft $3.00
©3.25; choice $2.25© 2.75, some ordi
nary low as $2.00.
Pittsburgh: Clear. 60 degrees.
Arrived 3 Florida, on track 44 cars.
Supplies liberal, demand slow, mar
ket about steady. Florida sixes orig
inals turning wrapped best fancy
$3.5094.00. few high as $4.25. poorer
low as $3.00: choice best $2.25®
2.50. few higher, poorer low as $2.00
Texas lugs ripe and turning wrap
ped small to medium S3 00® 3.25
Fort Worth: Raining. 62 degrees
Arrived 4 Texas, on track 2 cars.
Supplies moderate, demand slow,
market dull. Texas fours green and
turning unwrapped best $1.75® 185
poorer $1.50.
Cleveland: No carlot arrivals, on
track 1 car. Supplies moderate, de
mand moderate, market about
steady. Mexico lugs originals green
ripe and turning wrapped best $2.25
© 2.50.
Cincinnati: Clear. 58 degrees. Ar
rived 3 Florida, on track 9 cars
Supplies moderate, demand moder
ate. market steady. Flortda sixes
repacked ripe fancy $6 50. choice
55.50.
Boston: Clear. 58 degrees. Ar
rived 3 Florida, on track 32 cars.
Supplies heavy, demand slow, mar
ket dull. Florida sixes originals ripe
and turning wrapped 216s $1,509
1.75. poorer low as $1 25.
Kansas City: Rained during
right, 61 degrees Arrived 1 Mexi
co. 1 Texas, on track 3 cars. Sup
plies moderate, demand moderate,
market steady. Texas lugs origi
nals firsts and best circles green
end turning wrapped mostly $2.50.
few higher. Repacked—Texas and
Mexico lugs firsts and best circle
ripe and turning warpned If.00
sixes fancy mostly $6.09. choice
$5.50.
St. Louis: Raining. 62 degrees.!
No carlot arrivals, on track 1 l cars ]
Supplies moderate, demand light.'
market steady. Florida sixes orig- j
Inals ripe and turning wrapped
fancy mostly $5.00; choice $4.00®
4.25. Texas fours ripe and turning I
wrapped $2.75® 3.00.
Carrots: Philadelphia: Arrived 1 j
California, 4 Texas, on track 191
cars. Supplies moderate, demand I
slow, market dull. Texas crates
$2 009 2 50.
New York: Arrived 4 California !
1 New York. 3 Texas. Supplies mod
erate. demand moderate, market
steady. California crates $2.50® i
3.00. few $3.50. Louisiana bushels
fair quality $1.25. North Carolina
5 peck hampers fair quality and
condition $1.25.
Potatoes: Chicago: Arrived 23
Alabama. 3 Florida. 1 Louisiana. 1
Georgia. 1 Mississippi, in South
Carolina. 3 Texas. 35 Idaho. 9 Min
nesota. 4 Montana. 2 North Dakota
1 Wyoming. 52 Wisconsin, on track
281 old and 75 new egrs. New sup
plies moderate, demand and trad
ing slow, market weak. Carlot track
sales outweight—Texas and Ala
bama sacked per cwt. Bliss Trl
umphs U. S. No. Is $3.2593.40. some
slightly decayed $3 00; Louisiana
sacked per cwt Bliss Triumphs U.
S. No. Is and partly graded $3.00®
3-25. Old supplies liberal, demand
and trading very slow, market dull.
Carlott rack sands Invoice weight_
Wisconsin sacked per cwt. round
whites U. S. No. Is Central Dis
tricts-65970c. northern district 759
80c. Minnesota and North Dakota
sacked per cwt Round Whites U. S.
No. Is and partly graded 60® 65c.
Idaho sacked per cwt Russet ts U. S.
No. Is medium to large $1.6591.75
few fancy higher, small to medium
$1.5091.60; U. S. No. 2s 11.10.
St Louis: Arrived 6 Alabama. 8
Louisiana. 3 Texas, on track 33 new
cars; arrived 1 Colorado. 1 Idaho.
2 Minnesota. 2 Montana, 3 Wiscon
sin, on track 37 old cars. New sup
plies moderate, demand light, mar
ket dull. Louisiana sacked per cwt
Bliss Triumphs U. S. No. Is few
sales $4.00.
Bid» For Packing
Plant At La Feria
To Be Asked Soon
* Special to The Herald>
LA FERIA, May 18—Bids for
construction of a $65 000 packing j
plant of the Texas Citrus Fruit '
Growers exchange here will be I
asked within 30 days, in the opin
ion of officials of the company.
The announcement was made fol
lowing a conference with local peo
ple. in which it was brought out
that this city has raised in cash its
guarantee of $25,000 to be used to
purchase stock in the local ex
change.
The offer of local people to sub
scribe $25,000 in the exchange plant
here was made voluntarily, and has
been accepted by the exchange.
Plans for the building are being
comoleted bv engineers of the Ex
change at Mission, where Valley
headquarters are located.
CREDIT WORRIES
MARKET BULLS
Nearly All Issues Selling
Down Fearing Raise In
Rediscount Rate
—
By CLAUDE A. JAGGER
Associated Press Financial Writer
NEW YORK, May 18.—<£»>—Stock
prices were depressed by a steady
; trickle of nervous liquidation in a
j quiet half-day session on the New
| York exchange today, as the credit
| outlook appeared still more cloudy.
With all 12 federal reserve banks
now on a 5 per cent rediscount ba
sis. Wall Street is inclined to the
belief that one of the last obstacles
; to putting the rate up to perhaps 6
, per cent in eastern centers has
i been removed, and it is understood
that both the New York and Chi
! cago directors are prepared to raise
| their rates as soon as the reserve
board in Washington will permit.
Traders contemplate the next few
weelcs with anxiety, as it is esti
mated that the exercising of rights
to additional stock financing will
require about $1,000,000,000 before
early July, and much of this drain
on the money market will coincide
with the requirements of the mid
year settlements.
The rather meagre business and
industrial news continued generally j
favorable.
Such issues as American Can,
Packard. Lambert. U. 8. Steel.
Western Union. Warner Brothers,
and Canadian Pacific lost a couple
of point sor so. although short cov
ering toward the close caused a
slight rallying tendency.
Coppers were again heavy. Ana- |
conda selling down about 3 and
Greene Cananea more than 6 j
points.
New York Stocks
NEW YORK. May 18—)AP)—Sales (In
hundreds), high, low and closing quo
tations on the New York Stock Ex
change today:
Ahumada Lead .... 2 2 ... 2%
A1 C & Dye. 25 296 2S9 293
Am Can . 38 143% 141% 142%
Am Sm & R. 1 101% ... 100%
Am Sug . 1 79% 79% 79%
Am Can . 38 143% 141% !42%
Am Woolen . 1 20 20 20
Anac Cop . 40 127*, 125 126
Andes Cop . 16 52% 51 51%
A T S F . 1 197*, ... 197%
B & O . 4 117% 117% 117%
Barnsdall A . 18 46% 45 45*,
Both Stl . 5 106*, 105% 105%,
Br.ggs Mfg . 7 41% 41% 41%
Calu & Arlz . 4 129% 128% 129
Calu & Hecla ..... 3 42 ... 41%
Can Pac . 6 230 228% 229
Cerro Pasco . 1 98% ... 97%
C & O . 1 197% 197% 197%
C M St P pf . 52 51% 49s, 51%
C NW . 2 82', 82% 82%
C R I P. 2 101 101 101 i
Chrysler . 55 83*, 82 % 82*4,
C Cola . 1 128 128 128
Colo Fuel . 2 66*4 66% 66*4
Colu Gphone. 75 75% ... 73%
Cons Gas . 20 116 114% 115%
Crucible Steel .... l 90 89 89*,
Cu Sug pf . 2 8% 7% 7%
Curtiss Aero . 64 162% 153 162%
Dupont . 6 176 172% 176
E1 p & L. 4 68 % 67% 67*1
Eng Pu Svg . 2 51*, 51% 51%
Erlp . 3 73% 72% 72% !
Fox Film A . 5 93% 92*, 92s, I
Freeport Tex . 2 46 ... 45
Gen Motors . 60 81% 80 80%
Gold Dust . 3 64% 63% 64
Goodyear Tire .... 14 133’, 132% 133
Grant W T . 2 119 116% 119
Green Cana . 2 151 ... 14.5
Houston OH . 2 93% ... 93
Howe Sound . 1 65 ... 64%!
Hud Motor . 3 86*4 86% 86*,
Hup Motor . 3 52% 51% 57s
Inspiration Cop ... 2 43% 42% 43s,
”*rv . I HZ'. H2%
LNtck . 5 51*4 51 51%
J-Mansvtlle . 7 179 1777- 170
Kenneeott . 15 89% 87 87%
Kolster Radio. 1 38% 37% 38
Gro . 3 87 87%
ifft. ^ . 14 10*4 9% 10%
Mack Truck . 2 10!% ... 100%
Magma Cop ....... 1 71% 711 j, 771
Oil . g 38,* ^ 8
McKeept Tin ...... 1 7214 72
Mex Scab Oil ..... 3 57' 50% 5,
Miami Cop . 3 43 qq|,
“,dKs;*011. > 'v.
Mo Par . 74 U7TJ, 9471' 571
NfTih . » 121% 119 119*,
Nuftri Motor •**••,, .IS 04i« tu 1 -
Nat Cash Reg A... 23 119*, 117*, 118%
Nev Cons Cop -14 47% 4*14 4^
NY^NH a, w.8 18,14 •• l*1’*
sjI «.98 101%. 99% 101
XTkrmn . 12 118 118 l*7’4
. 2 100% ... 700'
M„ 21^ ’£%
K C,5 £ h
Radio Cor.’ 77 55 * »
Riding ... 2 1S71 iS ,S '
R**m Rand . * 7 10814 '71
r-p ir * sti:::::: ? 54 — 2
Sears Roe . 7 .5I*8 87'»
Seneca Cop .... , 155,, 185’? 13**«
Shell Union J 3©% 8?« 8J4
S'mms Pet .5 ™* 55'* »*s
Skellv . , 55 J* 37*4 38
Sou Pac ...**”**’* j iS«" 42*8 4314
so N.T . *• ,5 :? *
S’udebkr .... , 5?,, 8914 fl9%
so ny. .,5 5 m,4 «0*4
Tex ouif sm ,2 £
TP Coal . , II., ?8,t? 77
TP Land Tr I... \ 19'» ,0,41
BP Rr .* *** I 13% j
SKT.« 1
W u*rTUad . 7 43 43,; J
Wlllv, Oed . aj;i7 183'» »"“* i
^worth * 4t- ••• ”’4
.;«2» SSi
; ff4 r £;|
N. U. T. T. SIGNS 3
GIRLS OF VALLEY
(Snecial to The Herald)
AUSTIN. Mav 18.—'Thre* Talley
Sfu* kW° °Lthem from Browns
ville have been initiated into Nu
Upsilon Tau Tau. honorary society
for women at the University of
Texas,
The girls »re I ther WeH"r and
McAllen of Brownsville and
Marv Margaret Glasscock of Mc
Allen.
EARLY COTTON
RAISE HALTED
Realizing Later Checks Ad
vance But Close Is
11 Points Higher
1 — v
NEW ORLEANS. May 18.—(/TV
Heavy rains in the belt encouraged
active buying in cotton today but
the subsequent advance met realiz
ing in final trading and last prices
were 9 to 5 points off from the
best. July contracts after advanc- i
ing to 18.97 eased off and closed at
18.82. or 11 points net higher. The
general market closed barely steady
at net advances of 11 to 14 points.
Although Liverpool was closed in
observance of the Whitesuntide I
holidays the local market opened
steady. 6 to 9 points higher.
October closed at 18 69 and De
cember 178.88, or 11 to 14 points
net up.
Receipts 68.71; for year 9,166.022;
last year 8.177.793. Exports 11.312;
for year 7.297.634; last year 6.633,
338. Stocks 1.204,036; last year 1,
337.727. Stock on shipboard 65.
428; last year 109.656. Spot sales
7.927; last year 6,740.
NEW YORK. May 18.—(Jp\—After
advances of approximately 25 to 38
points on an unfavorable weather
map and apprehensions of further
showers in the South over Sunday,
cotton reached partially under real
izing today. July contracts which
had sold up to 18 93. closed at 18 78.
with the general market closing
easy at net advances of 13 to 17
points.
The opening was steady at an
advance of 6 to 12 points on re
ports of rains in western and cen
tral belts.
Reports of a favorable weather
forecast for next week increased
the disposition to take profits and
promoted the easier tone reported
at the close which showed reac
tions of 8 to 15 points from the
best.
Cotton on shipboard awaiting
clearance at the end of the week
was estimated at 88.000 bales
against 83.000 last year.
FINE ARTS TO
FEATURE FAIR
_
Brownsville Man On Com
mittee In Charge of
New Department
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. May 18.—/, new
department of the Valley Mid
winter Fair, the Fine Arts depart
ment, has been created, with Miss
Mildred Flinn of this city as chair
man. John T. Floore. manager of
the fair, announced today.
Members of the general commit
tee in charge of the department
are Mrs. E. V. Sproul, Mission; Mrs.
Grace Richey Clark. Edinburg;
Mrs. George Lochrie, Ravmond
ville; Ernest Sandlin. Harlingen;
and F. B. Sheldon, Brownsville.
The new department has been
created, Floore explained, because
of growing interest in the fine arts
exhibits, which have been part of
the women's general department in
the past. As a separate department
the Fine Arts displays will have
space separate from other depart
ments. and considerable attention
will be devoted to the arrange
ment of the exhibit.
Rules and regulations for the
department have been worked out
by the committee, including the
following divisions—drawing, water
color, oil. black and white, applied
desipi. ceramic art. crafts, photo
graphy. The latter class is divided
into amateur and professional pho
togrphy. There is also a children's
division.
In commenting on the fair.
Floore said that practically all
communities of the Valley ' have
signed up for space, and that com
mittees have been named in most
of the communities to arrange ex- 1
hibits.
wiJiar*f number commercial
exhibitors also have signed ud for
space.
BOCA CHICA IS
HELD NOT PASS
—
Fishermen Charged With
Seining In ‘Pass*
Are Freed
Is or isn't Boca Chica a pass?
The fate of five Point &v>el fish
ermen revolved upon this question
Friday in a trial before Justice of
the Peace Fred Kowalski.
The men had been hailed into
court by John Coffee, game warden,
and charged with seining in Boca
Chica “pass.” The law on this
point is definite, setting forth that
except under special regulations no
seining shall be done within a mile
of a pass.
But Justice Kowalski, in thinking
of the “pass.** remembered that he
had walked across the stretch from
Brazos Santiago island to the main
land numerous times without get
ting his feet wet.
The judge was of the opinion that
whereas the spot had been a pass in
years gone by. it was no longer a
pass. Only in times of higher water
does a large flow enter the “pass,”
Kowalski stated.
He therefore held that the five
fishermen were not guilty of violat
ing the law. Bearing out his con
tention. Kowalski produced several
mans that listed "Brazos Santiago
Pass,” but referred to Boot cues
TRUCK EXPORTS
FALLING OFF
Green Corn, Tomatoes Com
prise Bulk of Vegetable
Shipments Over Week
By W. D. GOOGE
V. S. Market News Sendee
Tomatoes and green com com
prised the bulk of the vegetable
shipments from the Lower Rio
Grande Valley during the past
week. Carrots are cleaning up. the
week's movement being only 32
cars. The number of cars of mixed
vegetables was greatly reduced, due
partly to the shipping qualities of
the two major commodities. To
matoes are shipped mostly in ven
tilated cars, whereas green com
requires extra heavy refrigeration.
Mixing them for shipment to dis
tant points is impracticable. The
first car of watermelons from
Texas this season was loaded at
San Perlita on Friday. There were
two cars of grapefruit from Valley
storage moved to points north of
the cotton zone.
Among the vegetables shipped
during the week ending Friday
night were 376 ventilated and 46 re
frigerated cars of tomatoes. 160
cars of green com. 52 mixed vege
tables. and 32 cars of carrots. The
freight movement from the Valley
to date this season is fruit 1737.!
vegetables 20.338. or a total of 22.075
cars; to the same date last season
it was fruit 1146. vegetables 16,717,
or a total of 17.863 cars.
Tomato Market
The tomato market was weak I
during the early part of the week,
but more strength was shown Fri-1
day when wire inquiry became act-!
lva Growers were generally being
paid 3c a pound for mature green
stock in bulk, and 75-85c a crate
for pinks in 4-basket flats. Car- 1
lot sales of lugs on wire orders
closed Saturday at $1.85-2.00. and I
at $1.75-1.85 cash track FOB ship- j
ping point. Local showers during
the week have interfered only j
slightly with picking, and have!
probably benefitted the crop by in- |
creasing the yield and improving;
the sizes. Shippers report that the!
abundance of small tomatoes con
tinues to be a detrimental factor. !
Unofficial reports from Florida |
indicate that the tomato shipments J
from that state will decline rapid
ly after this week, also that the!
quality is uncertain. Imports j
from Mexico have already fallen off
considerably, and poor returns from '
stock being received in large term- j
inals are calculated to terminate
the movement from that country'
into the United States. The out
look for Valley tomatoes during the |
next ten to fifteen days is bright,
since no serious competition from '
other sections is in sight.
Holding Steadv
Green com is holding about
steady at $1.00-1.15 per bushel bas- ]
ket on wire orders. $1.25-1.35 for
crates, and 40 to 50 cents per'
bushel In the field to growers, i
Shippers report a better demand i
for this commodity than had been
found during previous weeks. The
.stock is less affected by worms,
and better shipping varieties are'
now being harvested. An occa-1
sional car of potatoes was ship
ped. but the Texas potato move- 1
ment now centers around the j
Eagle Lake - Wharton - Sugarland j
section. Rains have interfered j
with digging. Yields are reported
heavier than in 1923. Growers are
receiving mostly $3.25 per hundred
pound sack. Cabbage from Sugar-I
land is in good demand, and prices
Friday were around $35 per ton to
growers.
NEWBUILDING
FOR EDINBURG
Humble Company Construct
ing Artistic New Fill
ing Station
EDINBURG. May 18.—Construc
tion has been started here on a new
Humble Service station, that when
finished will be one of the largest
and mast artistic buildings of its
kind Edinburg.
The building, which will be lo
cated three blocks north of the
courthouse at the comer of Lovett
avenue and Closner boulevard, will
cost approximately $12,000. accord
ing to John Starr, foreman of the
construction work.
It will be situated on an entire
comer of the block covering a space
of 100 by 142 feet, it was stated, and
will be adequate to care for anv
type of car.
The structure will be brick fin
ished in buff and blue stucco, ac
cording to plans drown by architects
of the Humble company at Hous
ton. Trimmings of copper will be
offset by a copper roof. Large con
crete runways and concrete walks
are being laid by workmen around
the grounds this week.
t A landscape artist has been em
ployed to beautify the grounds of
grounds of the building, and these
will be cared for throughout the
varying seasons of the year.
The station is to be completed in
about six weeks, it was said, and will
be open for service as soon as pos
sible.
The Humble company is building
a number of new stations through
this section of Texas, have recently
completed four with a fifth under
construction in Comus Christ!, and
two in Slnton.
Contractor for the building is the
E. B. Jackson Construction com
pany of Corpus Christi.
The latest model equipment In
cluding wash and grease racks will
be installed in the station.
HOTCHECKS
Every merchant receives his share
of hot checks. Some get their money
out of them . . . others do not. As
collection specialists we are capable
of obtaining the money from any
hot checks you may have on hand.
We are rendering this service to
clients in all sections of the Valley.
Our charges are not high. Let us
go into the matter with you. Na
tional Collection Agency. Harlingen.
Texas. Over the First National
Bank. Phone $31. W. R. Read.
Manager.—Ad v.
JUDGE AND MRS. KENT
LEAVE ON LONG TRIP
Judge A. . Kent, accompanied by
Mrs. Kent, leaves this morning for
Austin. From there they will con
tinue to Minneapolis, Minn.
On their return trip they will
stop at Faribault. Minn., to attend
commencement exercises at Shat
tuck school, where their son. J. B.,
graduates. He will accompany them
home.
CIVICLEAGUE
GIVES PRIZES
More Than 50 Entered In
Yard Beautification
Contest
Awards in the yard* beautification
contets sponsored by the Civic
League were announced at the final
meeting of that organization on
Thursday afternoon.
More than 50 yards were entered
in the contest this year, being;
judged on the basis of sanitation i
and neatness, which counted 25
points; planting, including the se-i
lection of varieties, arrangement. '
and amount. 25 points; permanency,
or annuals. 25 points; general ap
whether the plants were tree?,
shrubs, evergreens, bulbs, perennials, j
or annuals. 25 points; general ap
pearance of yard. 25 points. For the
purpose of judging, the entrants
were divided into two classes, land
owners and tenants.
The contest was under the direc
tion of Mrs. Albert Smith, chair
man of the beautification commit
tee. which is active in promoting
the echange of plants and the
planting of ornamentals, besides
sponsoring the yard contest, which
is an annual event. Mrs. J. V.
Wills. Mrs. G. 8. Landegren and
Mrs. D. S. Leftwich served as
judges.
Awards and the firms donating
prizes were as follows:
Church of the Advent. Episcopal,
for generally attractive appearance.;
$5.00. given bv the Merchants Na
tional bank, through John Gregg.
Mrs. T. H. Sweeney, pottery- vase
from Holms camera shop.
Mrs. Burt Hinkley. Jr.. $5.00 from •
the J. C. Penney company.
Msr. G. C. Kerr, for general im
provement on a new home. Japan
ese tea set from McCrory’s.
Mrs. A. W. Neck, general im
provement, console set from I. Dorf- i
man Jewelry store.
Nebraska apartments. Mrs H. E.
Barnes. $5.00 given by Wool worth’s.
Mrs. O. E. Taylor. $2.00 given by
Kress.
Mrs. Wm Richter, general im
provement. $1.00. San Toy slipper
shop.
Msr. M A. Baird, ferns. Pyrex
baking dish from Putegnat’s hard
ware.
Mrs. J. L. Bradshaw. Victoria j
Heights. $1.00. Edelstein’s furniture,
company.
Mrs. M. L. Marques, vase from
Cisneros drug tsore number 1.
Mrs. J. A. Muckleroy. ferns, $5.00 I
in theater tickets from the Dent
Amusement company, through the |
Queen theater.
Mrs. Morris Clint. $3 00 book of
theater tickets.
Mrs. W. E McDavitt. genera! ap- j
nearance. $2.50 book of theater
tickets.
Several entrants who had won
prizes last year were given honor
able mention, as were several whose
vards had passed their best stages,
but showed care and artistic ar
rangement. These Included St
Joseph's college. Mrs. O. C Wagner.
Mrs. Frank OaV. Mrs. J. J Young.
Mrs. B. O. Works. Marv E HolUdav.
Mrs. H. L. Thomas. Mrs. F. E.
Starck. and Mrs. Willie A. George.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
GRADUATES 75
Round of Exercise* For Ed
inburg Students Begins
Next Sunday
*
EDINBURG. Thu Slay 18-The
first of the commencement exercises
of the Edinburg college will be hefid
next Sunday. May 9t. when tin
graduates will assemble at 11 a m
for the baccalaureate address to be
delivered by Dr. Jewett, director of
the Texas Bible Chair. Unlvemtf *€
Texas.
This will be the second dam to ba
graduated from the coQege.
Special music will open the ser
mon. it has been announced by the
members of the Fine Arts depart
ment. who are in charge
The Fine Arts department will
hold the annual recital at • p. at.
at the college auditorium on Wed
nesday. May 29. featuring the cul
mination of the entire year's work..
**The Poor Nut" the annual geo
tor class play, will be presented at
8 p. m Thursday. M»v » at the
college auditorium The play de
picts the trials and problems of the
typical college or university stu
dent.
Dr. Ca’houn. who has been con
nected with the University of Texas
for years will deliver the address at
the commencement exercises at 8:15
p. m Friday At this time diplomas
will be awarded the graduates
Among those who will graduate In
the 1929 class are: Mines Manse
Montgomery. Donna; Sarah Grif
fith. Alamo; Alberta Rowtey. Brim
burg: Janet Anderson. Donna: ICrt
lyn Crisp. Del Rio; Marseha Kram
er. Mercedes; Mabel Red ford. Llano;
Dcrothv Duncan. Edinburg; Carmen
de la Vina. Edinburg; Eh* Thome*.
Edinburg; Alease Hart Edtnlmrg:
and Mrs. T. T. Carr of Edmburg
Bov graduates are Graham Short.
Edinbur* Clinton Fraser. Jr. Mc
Allen; Wilbur Tutt, Meridian;
Claude Hocott. Lyford; Thomas
Red ford. Llano: Louts Jawoo,
China Springs; Flovd C. and R T
Everhard. Pharr; Richard lamer -
son. Donna; Eugene. Walter and
Joseph Noser. Pharr; Hunt tow
Slaughter. Edinburg; Tom Pickens.
Edinburg: Fred Abney. Edinburg;
Valens Kkwsner. Edinburg; Harold
Lea veil. McAllen; Lynn Miefce®.
Pharr. Jolm Slnnette „ ICdt^iburg«
Thomas Ewayce. Rnymondrille and
Louis Hassell. Wallingford. Conn.
Officers of the Junior coOega
sophomore class are John Rav, Jr,
president. Edinburg; Alma Yttting,
vice president. McAllen: Mias Al
berta Rowley. Edinburg, secretary
and Ml«s Dorothy Duncan, treas
urer. Edinburg
There are 75 in the sophomore
class of th** college
In the class for 192*. wtdgh w*»
the first year of the college «nhr
three were awarded dlnbwaa. They
were Misses Florence N'Ttmeet and
Mary Heaeoek. both of Btftwbwgf
and Carrol Northoue«t. aba of Edm
burc.
Miss Emma Gene Baker, daugh
ter of Sheriff A. Y Baker of Hi
dalgo countr. was given a mailer's
decree In musk th- same rear Fi
nal examinations at the college will
start Mondav and continue through
out the we*k.
Prof H. C Baker is president of
the college
Members of the 1919 graduating
class of the Edinburg hkrh school
were the guests of Gillespie Raker,
member of the class, at a dbiuer
and a patrv at the A. Y Baker
home tonight. Following the din
ner. dancing and social game* wens
the order of the day The auKSlt
class attended
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