Brownsville herald. [volume], September 06, 1929, Page TWELVE, Image 12

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Delta Orchards Building on
Reservoir To Be Finished
By Thanksgiving
TSpecial to The Herald)
Raymond ville. sept, s
Wednesday morning, the Delta Or
chards company moved one of thei:
dredges and started excavation for
ths basement of their new club
bouse, to be erected with expendi
ture of $100,000 on the construction
and furnishings of the building and
the beautifying of the grounds.
The club house will be located
two miles west of Lasara and four
miles south on the banks of th*?
13,000 acre reservoir on a hundred -
acre peninsula. This point of land
is one of the highest in the coun
ty and from it a beautiful view' may
be obtained of all parts of the sur
rounding territory.
The contract was let to Hugh
Ramsey of Harlingen and the
building is to be completed not la
ter than Thanksgiving day. The
building will accommodate 150
guests. The lobby and sun parlor
is 30x90 feet, the dining room is
34x60 feet, and the wing vhich is
30x60 feet contains a 28x34-foot
kitchen. On the second floor will
be found 35 sleeping rooms, each
. with a private bath, toilet and lava
tory. The third floor has accom
modations for 75 persons with
baths.
On the east and south sides of
the buildings will be large spacious
20-foot porches and the club house
will be practically surrounded bv
water on three sides, A large bath
ing beach has been provided in the
reservoir and the grounds will be
beautified with all the semi-tropi
cal plants of the Valley.
The building will be of semi
Spanish design of stucco over hol
low tile. The Interior finish will
be of plaster and all the floors will
be of hardwood.
| Day In Congress {
Senate Thursday
Democrats and republican-inde
pendents formally reorganized to
oppose administartion group in tar
iff struggle.
Favorable action by department
of agriculture on his request for
modification of Mediterranean fruit
fly quarantine predicted by Senator
Fletcher, democrat. Florida.
Resolution to appoint joint con
gressional committee to study means
of grouping prohibition agencies to
gether sidetracked when Senator
Glass, democrat. Virginia, suggested
further study of the proposal
Friday
Senate In adjournment until
Monday
Agriculture committee takes up
nominations to federal farm board
Local Building
Permits Increase
Brownsville building permits,
which slumped during the month of
August to figures below their nor
mal level, showed evidences of re
newed activity in the first four days
of September, permits totalling $27.
150 having been granted in that
time.
The largest of these 1-. for a 12
room hollow tile and stucco resi
dence in Riverside addition, being
erected by C. W. Dawley. at a cost
of $25,000 It is to be finished with
a plaster on lath interior, tiled
bathrooms, and hardwood floors
throughout. Barnes and Kcmmy
hold the contract, and Ben C. Clark
was the architect
Dr. W E. Spivey took out a per
mith for a five-room frame resi
dence on St. Charles, between West
Fourth and West Fifth, to cost
. $1,750. A garage is included The
. contract was let to W. H Stafford
Permit for a brick addition to a
residence on Madison. ween
Palm boulevard and First, to cost
$400 was taken out by Lucio Torres.
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Talking'
Singing
Dancing
Sensation
Hear Alice
Sing Three
New Song Hits.
“Broadway Baby
Dolls.- “Wishing
and Waiting for
Lore,” “Jig Jig
Jigaloo.”
Oh, Gee! What
a Show!
Added—
All-Talking Art
*Her Husband’s
Women”
Paramount News
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CURRENT CAPITOL FILM
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Alice White and Charles Delaney in Broadway Babies." now showing
at the Capitol Theater.
STAR AS HUNGARIAN GIRL
Betty Compson and John Harron in the talking picture. “Street Girl,’
opening Sunday at the Rivoli Theater In San Benito.
DMWfO
SIDELIGHTS i
CAPITOL
Delightful entertainment is pro
vided at the Capitol theater m “Riv
er of Romance." Charles < Buddy)
Rogers’ all-talking, starring vehicle
which opens Sunday.
"River of Romance." based upon
the famous Booth Tarkmgton play.
“Magnolia.’has everything that is
desirable in a talking picture. It has
a gripping plot, actors who can talk
and wear period costumes, local at
mosphere and a romantic theme
that rolls softly through the color
ful scenes of Southern life in the
1840's like the languid “Father of
Waters ’ itself.
TEXAS
With the brilliant, dazzling role of
a beautiful dance-mad daughter of
old Mexico to occupy her versatile
talents, the scintillating Lupe Velez
never had a better opportunity in
any production to be “just herself
than she has in the Paramount
thriler. Wolf Song. ' which comes
to the Texas for a 2-day run begin
ning Sunday.
PALACE—Me ALLEN
Are contracts made to be broken?
Billie Dove. First National star,
j has a clause in her contract to the j
| effect that she cannot indulge in
| aviation. The producing company
does not want their most beautiful
star to be injured in a crash.
But when Miss Dove made “The
Man and the Moment.” the First
Nationai-Vitaphone picture now at
the Palace theater in McAllen, this
clause was disregarded, for Miss
Dove had to fly in the picture.
For the tvje beirg she indulged in
the prohibited pastime, and enjoyed I
it When the picture closed. Miss
Dove's aviation was over. She was
back on the ground to stay.
RITZ—WESLACO
Three of the most exciting words
m the English language compose the j
title of the Ritz theater. Weslaco,
feature for the two days starting
| Friday. It is “The Studio Murder
Mystery” and the story Is as excit
ing and thrilling as its title. A cast
of stars, many of them highlights
of the Broadway stage, act this
strange and highly entertaining
drama of mystery originating in j
the dim shadows of a moving pic
ture studio and involving six of
Hollywood's most absorbing charac
ters.
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RIVOLI—SAN BENITO
One of New York's most colorful
sections, known as “Little Hungary”
I supplies the locale for "Street Giri."
Betty Compson s first all-talking
and singing Radio Picture, which
comes to the Rivoli theater. San Be.
jnito. Sunday.
Miss Compson Is seen as an im-'
poverished Hungarian violinist
| "adopted” by four bovs, who are
members of a band Through the
maneuvers of the girl, the little or
chestra is given a trial in a Hungari
an cafe, to which comer, a European
prince on a sight-seeing tour of
New York's night clubs.
ARCADIA—HARLINGEN
Douglas MacLean. dapper, smiling
genius who has made more than 20
long feature films in his career as
la premier movie star, gets into an
uproarious circus of farcical situa
tions in his latest all-talking release.
Divorce Made Easy.” now showing
at the Arcadia theater in Harlingen
The plot is an all-comedv fabric
upon which have been laid the rich
colors of free-flowing humor. Mae
Lean is the young bachelor who sac
rifices his standing with the girl
friend by entering into a pact with
a young married couple wherein1
Doug plays the role of a co-respond
ent in a trumped up move for a di
vorce.
MASONS HOST TO WALES
MANCHESTER. Eng.—The mag
nificent new Masonic Temple will
be dedicated Oct. 24 by the Prince
of Wales.
HER GOAT WINS ALL
LONDON.—Mrs. Arthur Abbey's!
goat won every .jnse offered at the,
Rnv»i Agricultural Show. 1
PALACE STAR
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* Billie Dove stars in ‘ The Man
and the Moment." current at
traction at the Palace Theater
in McAllen.
VALLEY PIONEER IS
DEAD AT McALLEN
(Special to The Herald*
M ALLEN, Sept. 5—T. P. Gore
ol Pharr, 80. a resident of the Rio
Grande Valley for 16 years, died at
6:30 p. m. Thursday at the McAllen
hospital where he has been under
going treatment for the past six
months, following an automobile
wreck.
He was born at Hillsboro. Ohio,
coming to the Valley in 191$. M
B. Gore of Pharr and E. B. Gore of
Brownsville are nephews of Gore.
Funeral servi .s are to be held from
the Presbyterian church in Pharr
Saturday atfernoon at 4 p. m„ it
is announced, with burial at Edin
burg.
NEW YORK—In guessing at a per
sons weight consider the chest most
of all. A chart prepared by Dr. Mary
Louise Boillin. research worker at
Columbia, rates the determining fac
tors as follows: Shoulders width 9
per cent: heieht 16; width of hips
20; width pf chest 23; depth of
chest 32.
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Always Cool
Now Showing
Dialogue and Action
That Tic’ile the Funny
Bone
JTAIVAI NO
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MACLEAN
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Also
"The Right
Bed”
"Ladies
Choice”
Movietone
News
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THREE STUDENTS
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AID IRVINE IN
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PHYSICAL WORK
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Three well-known student-ath- j
letes will aid J. W. Irvine in his
duties as director of physical edu
cation in the public schools this
season.
Margaret Rowe, former high
school basketball player, will aid
Miss Margaret Valenta with the
girls playground program. Miss
Rowe will attend the junior col
lege at the same time, Johnnie
Cabler. who also played with the
girls’ sextette last season, will as
sist in this work.
Santos Ceyanes. who has seen
much athletic competition under
the high school and junior college
banners, will handle the play
ground work for Junior high boys.
Coach Raymond Plato will have
charge of the grammar school
boys
Director Irvine is now working
out a playground system that will
take in all the children in the
schools. |
TAX COLLECTING
SCHEME SCORED
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Pale And Faulk Say Legis
lation Should Be
Enacted
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Advocating new legislation on the
entire delinquent tax collection
scheme based on statutes in opera
tion in other states. Robin Pate
discussd contracting lor collection
of delinquent taxes at Thursday’s
meeting of the Kiwanis club at El
Jardin hotel. Pate is a member
of the firm of Pate and Dutro. con
tractors with Cameron county to
collect its delinquent taxes.
The attorney mentioned evils of
the existing system in the exces
sively high rates which are being
paid in some sections to agencies
contracting for collection. The re
cent decision of the supreme court,
providing that part of the ad valo- j
rem tax be used to pay for collec- |
tion of delinquencies was pointed
out by the attorney as a method of
fering possible correction of the
situation. Other laws, he said, have
been suggested whereby not more
than 10 or 15 per cent could be
paid in fees to contracting collec
tors. The local firm receives seven
per cent.
The most efficient remedy. Pate
declared, would be the passage of
a law that would eliminate the de
linqunt tax evil. Examples were
cited in northern states where
property sold for taxes may be re
deemed by its owner only within a
period of two years . After the
elapse of that time, buyer of the
property is given a full and clear
title to his purchase.
Cameron county stands second
lowest i.„ the state in cost of tax
collection. Pate - said. He invited
anyone interested in the county’c
system to make inspection of It and
request information. Collection of
Cameron county delinquencies,
which rest mostly on personal prop
erty, will be completed in nine
months. Pate estimated.
Harry Paulk, former county at
torney. discussed the method of
fees paid further. He characterized
the present system of tax collec
tion as -legalized robbery” and also
advocated legislation to remedy the
existing situation.
Btttma/m
A FOX PICTURE
“Win That Girl”
With David Rcllins
Sue Carol
ARTCLASS COMEDY
— Bargain Nile —
10c Each
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RAYMONDVILLE
SCHOOLS OPEN
Enrollment of 590 Pupils In1
System Forms Record
Breaking Attendance
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RAYMONDVILLE, Sept, 6 -The I
public schools in Raymondville j
opened this week with a record
breaking attendance, there being 590 |!
enrolled by the close of the day. I
There were 270 enrolled in the
American school, '60 in the Mexi-;
can grade school and 160 in the
high school. It is expected that
perhaps 50 or 75 more will enroll f
within the next few weeks.
This ‘ an increase of about 75 In
the American grade school and 50’
in the high school. The Mexican;
grade school is normal, according to:
Superintendent H. V. Standley.
One teacher. Miss Bratton, re
signed at the last minute and heri
place is being filled by a substitute 1
until another teacher can be em
ployed.
The football team has a fine out- [;
look. At the first practice Tuesday
evening there were 25 men out and j
both the coach and the superinten- 1
dent are more than pleased with the
enthusiasm shown.
Superintendent Standley and W ;1
W. Grayson are enthusiastic over i
the prospect for a large orchestra
and band, and believe an orchestra
of 50 pieces can be formed out of
the schools.
Much interest is being shown in
the commercial and home economics
departments where a large number
have enrolled.
BROCKTON, Mass. — Edgar B
Davis, who has made millions In oil
in Texas and spent a lot on a .
Broadway reincarnation play, is good
at washing dishes Visiting an old
friend. Mrs Thresher, who runs a
lunchroom, he found her handi
capped by lack of help. So he rolled |
up his sleeves and got to work in
the kitchen.
— Last Times Today —
RICHARD BARTHELMESS
“WHEEL OF
CHANCE”
Also
COMEDY — NEWS
Admission 5c, 10c. 15c
Coming Sunday—
• WOLF SONG"
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Tile Valley's Perfect Talking
Picture Theatre 4 Days Starting
SUNDAY !
Firs* Valley
San BeniU Shewing
Enjoyably Cool and 1
Comfortable
! A Kiss in Jesl . . .
yet it broke a heart . . .toppled a
throne . . and tangled loves of
three into the most intriguing
drama ever screened!
Hear!—Sec!—
Bewitching
Street
GIRL
BETTY COMPSON
Fiddles—Dances—-Troupses
Ned Joseph Jack
Sparks — Cawthorn — Oakic
in rapid-fire laughs
-VAN LEBEDEFF
GITS ARNHEI.'U S BAND
100 Dancers — 80 Singers
Crack Supporting Cast
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[Our New Paper Money
: Our United States Treasurer, Uncle Andy Mellon, estimates that I
the saving to our government in reducing the size of our paper
money is two million dollars per year—think of it! . ..
* Just an example in saving—no wonder thrifty people are so con
sistent in trading at Jitney Jungle where they “save a nickel on a I
quarter” because
' “JITNEY JUNGLE SELLS FOR LESS”
j The following specials good in Brownsville, San Benito, Harl
^ ingen and McMcAllen Saturday, September 7th, 1929.
^PiNAP.H Valley Pack
| Wl lllilMII No. 2 Can . . .
Kraut sag-... 10c
SC " 1 X | | 1^ Ambrosia J\
I IUmI 12 Pound Sack ..
Wesson lag 25c
| Scott Tissue Only . .... 27c
Snowdrift a-? ,59c ar-20c
Kelloggs
Package, large
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MILK 3 Large Cans. •’^c
t) Ldrv/dns • • • ti ••• • h/ c |
Macaroni & Spaghetti S*".7c j
! Tomato Juice 11c
PRESERVES RAirdv„,, ,„,y 23c
CORN BEEF ssl27c
| Beans 2vsCamp‘ 25c
OLIVES i-r'•r?. 11c
Shredded Wheat as* k 11c
I Marshmallows ..15c
IN OUR QUALITY MARKETS
BACON, Sliced, Rind off, Per pound.34c
VEAL or BEEF ROAST, per pound 23c
STEW MEAT, per pound_ 17c
CHEESE, Longhorn, per pound.29c
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