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VALLEYSCOUTS
WILL JAMBOREE
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Mercedes and McAllen
Youths to Represent
1000 Members
'Special to The Herald'
CEDES. June 6.—Two of
the happiest boys in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley are Leonard Van
Berg of Mercedes and Milton Kelly
of McAllen, for they will represent
the more than 1000 Valley scouts at
the International Scout Jamboree,
to be held at Arrowe Park. Birk
enhead, England, July 30 to Aug
ust 14.
The two scouts are to leave the
Valley about July 7, spend a week
in camp at San Antonio, and sail
from Montreal on July 19 cm the
SS “Duchess of York." They will
arrive at Liverpool on July 26. from
where they will go to Leamington
spending two days touring the
Shakespeare country. Including
Kenilworth. Warwick. Stratford-on
Avon, Guy’s Cliffe and Shottery.
From there they will visit Ox
ford. Including the University and
Magdalen. Braesrose. Christ Church.
! St. Johns. New College and others
July 29 to August 14 will be
j spent in camp with 50.000 other
scouts, representing 42 countries o!
the world. Exhibitions of scouting
skill, visits by the Prince of Wales,
mho is the Chief Scout of Wales
and other notables, will feature the
first m-eek. The second m-eek will
: be taken up by the gigantic birth
1 day greeting to Sir Robert S. S.
Baden Pom-ell. the founder of
scouting, and visits to industrial
England.
, August 15 and 16 mill be spent
in London; from there the scouts
, will go via Dover to Ostend. and
■ then via Bruges and Ghent to
Brussels.
Leaving Brussels on Aug 19, th*
boys m-ill proceed to Cologne,
thence by steamer up the Rhine
to Mayence. From Mayence the
route is along the Black Forest to
Interlaken in Switzerland, and to
Grinaelmald and the glaciers.
The next two days will be spent
in Paris. Versailles, the famous
battlefields of the World war. and
Malmaison.
On August 26 the scouts will em
bark from Cherbourg on the S. S
President Roosevelt for Nem- York,
which they will reach on Septem
ber 3. September 4 will be spent
j in Washington. Fredericksburg end
Mount Vernon, and the trip borne
will be by may of Chicago. St.
Louis and San Antonio.
The Valley scouts mill be under
expert care and supervision from
the time they step on the train at
San Antonio on July 15. until they
step off again on September 7th.
Leonard (Bud) Van Berg is 14.
and a Star Scout. “Mickey” Kel
ley Is 16. and m-as just recently
amarded the Eagle badge. Both
scouts are worthy representatives of
the Valley.
23,413 Carlots of
Vegetables Move
During Season
Cabbage held first place honors
in the number cf carloads shipped
by freight from the Valley during
the season just closing with 6253
cars shipped, but mixed vegetables
were a good second with 5182 cars,
according to reports of the South
ern Pacific and Missouri Pacific
Lines
I During the past week only 374
cars were forwarded, or an aver
i_._._
LANDING FIELD
FOR EDINBURG
T. A. T. Head to Make Trip
To Valley to Inspect
Proposed Site
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG. June 6.—Prospects
for a larding held here to rank
with the best in south Texas loom
ed today with the announcement
by S H Batson, president of the
Edinburg Chamber of Commerce of
reerint of a telegram from Lloyd
P. Bloodworth in which he stated
I that A. P. Barrett, president of the
' Texas Air Transport company will
come to Edinburg to look over the i
proposed site. Bloodworth recently
was made secrptarv of the chamber
of commerce and will arrive here
Thursday or Friday to take up his
duties.
The proposed site. 640 acres of
almost perfectly level land, well |
drained and with a highway
on two sides. Is considered by avia
tion experts as an ideal site for
a landing field.
An option already has been se
cured on the tract for development
as a landing field.
Lumberjacks Said
To Prefer Gentle
Music And Bunyan |
CHICAGO, June 6.-^-Deep in
the silence of the northern forests
a race of hardy men. slenderly link- j
ed to civilization, arc deaf to the
blandishments of radio's hourl
Wars are nothing to them, but
Paul Bunyan. patron saint and
mythical founder of the logging in- ;
dustry. and Babe, his big blue oX|
that "could pull anything that had i
two ends.” still work their wonders i
in lumber camp ballads.
This is the refreshing word
borught out of that country by Er-1
hardt Reichel. wandering minstrel
who has hiked 5.000 miles through j
the timberland to sing and scrape
his mellow fiddle before 35.000 sen
timental lumberjacks
Seontimental? Well. "Where the
River Shannon Flows” always i3
first choice, with "My Wild Irish
Rase” a close second. Reichel re
ports. '
Manv of the old-time Cauck lum-1
bcrjacks still wo-k in the woods.
esnechHy cn t’y» more skilled jobs.
Reichel rep" _ but the bulk oi
today's lurr.L v cn are Scandina
vians. Finns. Germans and more
than a few Kentucky mountaineers.
POSTPONE MEETING TO
GREET DISTRICT CHIEF
—
HARLINGEN. June 6—The Ki
; warns club meeting here this week
was pftttpmnrrt in view of tne jo.nt
! meeting to bp neld a* Pavmonriulle
[Friday night honoring District Gov
ernor J L. McDonald of Denton.
Kiwanians of Cameron and Will
acy counties will gather at a banquet
at Raymonciville in his honor. The
meeting is to be n the form of a
ladies' night.
The district govprr.tr. scheduled
to reach the Valiev rome time today,
and will be guests o? Kiwanians of
this section is making a tour of the
Valley.
! age of slightly more than 53 cars
per day. showing a big drop in th?
movement. The total shipments
were £3,413 carlots by freight, in
cluding 1742 cars of citrus fruit.
Leading shipping points remain
ed in the same relatie positions as
the season closed Weslaco was
first with 2819 cars for the season t
Mercedes second with 2168. and
positions of the others were Donna
1819. San Benito 1745 and Pharr
1336
Shipments by commodities follow •
Citrus .1442
Mixed vegetables .5182
Cabbage .1.6257
Carrots .2461
Beets . 957
Beets and carrots .1503
Potatoes .1662
Tomatoes .1731
Corn . 905
Onions . 391
Beans . 141
Endive . 3
Spinach . 67
Romame . 3
Turnips . 27
Lettuce . 6> '
Broccoli . 33
Escarole . 8
Parsley . 143
Dandelions . 23
Squash . 1
Anise . 43
Cantelcupes . 2
Chicory .’ ] i
Cucumbers . 2
Radishes .* 5
Sh? Hots .[[[ 3
Watermelons .82
Shipments by stations:
Fruit Verr 1
Porfirjo . 0 3
San Perlita . 0 49
Willamar . 0 1
Pless . 0 1
Yturria . 0 37
Raymondville . 0 351 :
Lyford . 0 . 21
Sebastian . 0 37
Combes . 0 73
Harlingen . 36 1047
San Benito. 238 1507 !
Barreda . 0 2
Olmito . 0 79
Brownsville . 46 891
Stuart Place . 70 149
La Feria . 95 714
Mercedes . 294 18711
Weslaco . 9 2310
Donna . 36 1787
Val Verde . 53 147
Alamo .134 890
San Juan . 6 367
Pharr . 65 1271
McAllen .141 427
Sharybnd ..2.75 6
Mission .108 374
Ratcliff . 0 61,
Edinburg . 5 186
Edcouch ...,. 0 1227
Kansas City . 0 185
Rolio . 0 8
Holder . Q 8
Hargill . 0 14
Fernando . 0 43
Rio Hondo . 3 367
Kreston . 0 133
Laurales . 0 129
Lellan . I 29
Junior . 0 76
La Paloma . 0 285
Landrum . 0 73
Carricitos . 0 ll3
Los Indios . 0 53
Ohio . 0 41
Mitchell . 0 47
Rangerville . 0 Hi
Longori.1 . 0 16
Santa Maria . e 61 !
Pavapul . 0 43
Willich . 0 85
Schultz .. 0 14
Hidalgo . n 75 1
Southmost . 1 19
PiDers . 0 53 !
Slinkerts . 0 21
Gays . 0 9 1
Other SERG points ..0 78
Tejon .0 45 1
Rosita . 0 5
Quite* . 0 53
Los Fresno6 . 0 309
Lacoma . 0 2
Lozana . 0 180
Luntana . 0 158
Snavely .166 0
Primera . 0 349
Santa Rosa . 0 575
La Villa . 0 91
Elsa . 0 897
La Blanca . 0 367
San Carlas . 0 8
Merito . 0 15 j
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■ Drapery Department Specials *
b for Friday and Saturday
" » Scrim
■ Scrim in ecru and white
2 15c yard
■ -
Fringes and Braids
B All fringes and braids
B on sale Friday and Sat
B urdav only, at—
■ One-Half
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1 m Grenadine;
* Figured Greadine, 36
* inches wide: just the
* material for your pret
B ty ruffled curtains. Reg
0 ular 35c value—
■
“ 19c yard
Regular 45c value—
■ 29c yard
■ -
Thaetrical Gauze
■ An excellent material
■ for draperies in sun
■ rooms, living rooms,
m dens, etc.: in all pastel
B shades—
■ Regular 45c value—
» 30c yard
* ■ -
Extra Special
■ A special section of our
B Drapery Department
has been filled with
Drapery material, up
* holstering fabrics, etc..
■ with values up to $2.00
■ a yard: your choice of
B these, at
■ 69c yard
■
■
■ Ruffled Curtains
•A special stock of two
B piece and five-piece
B sets, in ecru with ruf
■ fles of rose, blue, green.
lm and orchid—
■ $1.10 set
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■ Let us make your drap
B eries and install them
_ in your home; we fur
nish complete drapery
* service at a very low
■ price. Estimates given
D entirely without obliga
B tion. This service is
B available anywhere in
the Valley.
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■
Pillow Forms ■
Kapok pillow forms in *
square, round, crescent _
and heart shapes—
Special at _
98c each «
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Cretonnes a
One special lot of Cre
tonne. on sale Friday
and Saturday, only, at
20c yard l
_ ■
Glazed Chintz B
36 inches wide; for slip ■
covers, window shades, *
etc. E
a
50c yard ■
■
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Monks Cloth B
a
50 inches wide, in rose, m
green, and natural col- a
ors. Regular 98c value a
69c yard ■
■
Regular 81.95 value m
$1.10 yard ■
a
a
Valencing ■
Freshen your curtains
by adding this valen
cing; in all pastel ^
shades ,at—
30c yard “
a
a
Cretonnes ■
Imported and domestic _
Cretonnes in bri g h t
splashes of color. Reg- B
ular 50c value—
25c yard l
Regular 95c value
69c yard \
Regular 81.29 value
98c yard l
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WTEMATIONAL PAGEANT
OF POLCBRIfTOE
June 8-1*
| Trip
Ticket* win be on sale June 8
and for trains scheduled to arrive
Galveston June 9. Return, lim
ited to reach starting point prior
to midnight June 11.
Summer Tourist Ticket* on sale Friday*
and Saturday* each week at fare*
s!‘thtl? hl?h*r Urn* abate 15-dav limit.
Convenient Dependable
> Schedules
For Tickets—Information
See Ticket Agent
Mltwuri Pacific Lises j ''
Our goods are 4^/TKF^ /\r W\ /"Y I 1 / Awl I. Better style, better val
I ©,/(Uuuvu*£gi0t “ar-“■ '“■*
Negligees!
New, di s t i n c t i v e
and beautiful be
yond words — glo
rious shades—sum
mer patterns!
** Emerald,* a two
piece smart sleeve
less pajama ensemble; printed char
Jmeuse satin coat—plain silk char
j meuse gob pants. Colored silk crepe
"'I te chine sash—
r> $9.89
Beautiful Coolie Coat that hint of the
ease loving Oriental in their cut.
Light in weight, some with embroid
ery designs. Each—
$9.89
Women’s and Misses’
Dresses!
New summer frocks in one and
two-piece styles. Fashioned of
printed and solid color Georg
ette and Crepe as well as in flow
ered Chiffon! Beautifully made ,
frocks in such variety that every /,
woman will find a satisfactory /
:hoice— j
$989 '
Dresses carefully chosen, fash
ion-right garments — the kind
women are looking for and want
now!
■
Robes of Terry Cloth may do douhle duty as beach
robes. They come in striped patterns. Chilis',
misses’ and ladies' sizes—
$1.39 - $1.89 - $2.29 - $2.98
New! Smart! Fresh!
Ladies’ and Misses’ new felt hats, in all kmc of
styles. Taste! shades priced at—
$3.49 and $4.98
High-type dresses—we have them in the new
bird's nest prints and in Georgette. Crepe and
Chiffon, in %ery fashionable summer color—
$14.69 and $16.98
Ladies’ novelty Pumps and buckle straps in black
patent leather and black satin and brocade cloth.
Medium and high heels, priced at
$4.98 and $5.98
Kotex, regular 15c package,
now 3 for—
$1.00
$1.00 Hinds Honey and Al
mond Cream—
79c
50c Hinds' Honey and Almond
Cream—
33c
75c Pond 's Cold and Vanish
ing Creams—
59c
50c Pond’s Cold and Vanish
ing Creams
29c
25c Mavis Talcum Powder,
now—
15c
I $1.29 Celanese*’ Voile, attractive patterns.
Ihe yard—
98c
39c Serpentine Crepe, beautiful flowered de
signs, yard—
32c
$1.00 Colored Silk Pongee, yard—
75c
$2.29 Printed Flat Crepe, now the yard—
$1.85
35c Printed Voiles. Many colors. Yard—
29c
45c Printed Dimities, now the yard—
35c
49c Printed Organdies, beautifully colored
patterns. Yard—
39c
Gillette Safety Razor Blades.
Package of five—
33c
“Gem" Safety Razor Blades,
package—
29c
35c Palmolive Shaving Cream
29c
50c “Pebeco” Tooth Paste— i
39c
35c Packers Tar Soap—
19c
50c “ Peps*, dent" Tooth Paste
39c
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Lingerie
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Philippine and Porto Ri
can Gowns in a wide as
sortment of lovely de
signs and patterns —
Wonderful selection of
new garments in tailored
styles or trimmed with
laces and fancy embroid
ery.
Bloomers, Teddies. Sups, Dancettes, Panties, Pa
jamas. etc., priced at from—
$1.98 to $6.49
HOSIERY I
‘ Medalia” Bare's hose
in the season's newest
colors, pair—
$1.29 I
■ Medalia •• Chiffon
hose, twin heel. Pair—
98c
Radio” Chiffon hose,
scalloped heel and side
clocked. Pair—
$2.29
Allen-A” Chiffon hose. New French heel. All
colors, pair— > *
$1.98
Girls' Anklets with fancy cuffs, pair—
29c
Cheney ‘ Faille Venise” and ‘‘Armure
Faille.” in beautiful patterns and col
ors, priced at—
98c and $1.49
“Interwoven” socks in fancy and solid
colors, pair—
35c, 59c and 75c
Men s ‘ Hickok ’ Belts and Beltograms,
each—
98c
Men s ‘ Chesterfield” Athletic Union
suits, regular $1.20 values—
98c
08c Striped Broadcloth Shirts, re
duced to—
85c
Men 's khaki work pants, pair—
89c
Men s heavy grade grey Cheviot work
shirts, triple stitched, coat style, full
cut, each—
98c
Men’s Union Alls, triple seam. War
ranter! never rip—
51.59 .
W’hite Duck Painters* Overalls, each—
$1.89
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Men’# Straw Hats
Genuine Italian Straw
Hats, several colors—
98c, $1.39, $1.95
Men’s Imported “Yed
do” Hats, fancy bands,
each—
$1.69
Men s Milan Straw Hats,
natural color—
$1.98
Men's Sailor Hats in *
fancy straw and fancy
bands—
$2.98
Men's “Rainized" Hats,
weather proof—
$3.98
Boys’ “Tom Sawyer” Shirts, solid and
striped materials, regular $1.19 values,
now—
98c
Boys’ Panama Cloth Suits, with 2 pair
of pants, regular $10.98 values, now—
$8.95
Boys' Toyo Panama Hats, regular $2.29
values—
$1.85
Boys’ Milam Straw Hats, regular $2.29
values, reduced to—
$1.85
Men’s three ply Tropical Goth Suits,
many attractive patterns, regular $22.49
values, reduced to—
$18.45
Men's “Nurotex” and ‘Talni Beach”
Suits, with 2 pair of pants. Very beau
tiful patterns, many colors. Full range
of sizes. Regular and stub models, each
$16.98
Men s “Test” Overalls and Jumpers,
heavy blue denim—
$1.29
Mens brown leather scout work shoes.
I Rubber soles. The pair—