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OPEN HOUSE
PLANNED BY
GASCOMPANY
The 14 officials and employes of
the Rio Grande Valley Gas com
pany general offices will hold open
house in their new home here
Tuesday.
They will be present all day to
greet visitors from Brownsville and
other Valley cities, and hundreds
of people are exp^ted to visit
them during the day.
Building Remodeled
The general offices are located
at the corner of Fifth and Eliz
abeth sheets in Brownsville, in the
building owned by J. K. Wells,
formerly occupied by the Alexan
der Tire company.
During the past three weeks,
since announcement was made that
the district office would be located
in Brownsville, carpenters, paint
ers, plasterers and other workmen
have been busy remodeling the
interior of the building.
The result is an attractive loca
tion for the district offices, and
the local office which Is to be
moved from its old location on
Thirteenth street and combined
with the general headquarters.
In the new structure there are
offices for the general manager.
C. O. Rockwell, and offices for the
various departments of the Valley
organization. There is also space
for the display of gas fixtures
The building with Its great amount
of plate glass at the front is ad
mirably lighted and is well suited
for the display.
"There will be no formal open
ing of the headquarters in our new
location.” Mr. Rockwell said, “but
we sincerely Invite people of
Brownsville and the rest of the
Valley to visit us. look over our
new home and give us a chance to
become acquainted with them.”
Groom to Leave
Mike Groom, who opened the
Brownsville office Me years ago
and has remained as manager since
then, will be present at the open
ing but will leave Wednesday for
McAllen where he will become
manager of the local office there.
who moved to Brownsville
from McAllen when the head
quarters of the company was
brought here are: C. O. Rockwell,
general manager: Ralph B Lloyd.
R. T. McMinn, W. H. Meredith. C.
I Irwin, A. M Olson, R W. Fen
wick. Helen Morgan, Nydia Mc
Minn. ErV Leonard. Edward Rupp.
Gus Roessing, W. W. Trapp, and
Louis Evans.
These people, with their fam
ilies, increase the population of
Brownsville by 36.
Brownsville city officials, cham
ber of commerce officials and oth
ers will be present when the new
offices are opened to welcome the
company here.
MKUP CAUSED
BY SAME NAME
PLAINVIEW, Oct. 15.—(IP)—
What’s In a name?—Cause for be
wildering mix-ups, according to E.
E Winn, pioneer Hale county res
ident, who is Just beginning to re
alize what the mysterious telephone
call he got a few / ys ago is all
about
The casual voice of a telephone
operator informed Elmer that A.
J. Winn of Wellington was calling.
There was nothing unusual about
that as Elmer's brother. A. J. Winn,
lives near Wellington, Kas. The
conversation ran something like
this:
"Hello, is that you, Elmer?”
"Yea, are you coming down
here?”
"No, I can’t get away, why don’t
you come up?’
"Why, 1 can’t come up there.”
"Say, is this Elmer Winn?”
"It certainly is.”
"Well, it doesn't sound like you.”
"It doesn’t sound like you either,
A. J ”
"Well, I am A. J., All right.”
And so the conversation contin
ued until business discussions fi
nally became bewildering for both
parties, and A. J. of Wellington
burst forth:
“8ay. is this Elmer Winn of the
Gulf Refining company?”
"Heck. no. this is Just plain old
Elmer Winn of Plainview.” and
two receivers clicked almost simul
taneously.
A short time later, a dazed El
mer Winn called the Gulf Refining
company and asked for Elmer
Winn. "This is him talking.” a
voice replied.
The ensuing discussion disclosed
that startling fact that Elmer of
the Gulf had a bi4*her A. J. at
Wellington. Texas. Elmer Winn,
the first, or E. E. Winn, if you
please, is still a wee bit dazed and
ff he is seen to suddenly stop and
begin talking to himself, don't
worry- He may be just talking to
Elmer Winn of the Gulf Refining
company.
County Advances
Diversified Crops
COLORADO Oct. 15. UP —
Mitchell county, which a few years
ago. was devoted almost entirely
to one crop, is now rapidly taking
on the diversified farming pro
gram. Seeded ribbon cane is now
being included in the regular crop
assortment by many of the farm
er*. This is a direct result of the
live-at-home idea which was spon
sored by the Colorado Chamber of
Commerce agricultural committee
a few years ago. This commodity
is not only being raised in the
Beven Weils community where it
appears to have had its beginning,
but in many others also.
Combines Banned
QUANAH. Oct. 15. UP — Many
farmers of Hardeman county have
announced this would be the last
rear they would harvest their
Wheat with combines, as these
siachines waste too much wheat,
practically every wheat field har
vested with combine this year has
I heavy stand of volunteer wheat
riving, and In fields not desired
stand for picture farmers are
hixling U necesrary to plow and
teplow to rid the ground of the
growth from the wasted grain.
Dobie Gets Color
For New Book On
Brownsville Trip
Brownsville, at least certain
Brownsville citizens, perhaps con
tributed to J. Frank Dobie's next
book when he was here last week
seeing "background" for a collec
tion of lost mine and animal stories
at Mexico which he intends to pub
lish in book form.
Mr. Dobie had returned from a
visit to Palm Grove, the Matamoros
cemetery and points of interest ir
Matamoros and Brownsville and ht
and a few friends were discussing
“old days" along the border wher
they were joined by perhaps a dozen
Brownsville citizens, most of whom
contributed his part to the “back
ground” of Author Dobie's new book
He and Milton West had made the
I inspection tour.
Tell Stories
The conversation, as always when
Mr. Dobie has a part, turned to col
or stones of the frontier, of rattle
snakes, of animals and of gun*
battles that kept early border exis
tence far from becoming monoton
ous, and naturally, of people as
sociated with those early color stor
ies.
Mr. Dobie started the stories with
BAPTISTS TO
MEET NOV. M
ABILENE. Oct. 15. (A*)—At leasi
5,000 Baptists of Texas should lx
here for the state convention Nov
14 to 18. it is set out In a mcssagi
from Dr. Lee R. Scarborough, presi
dent of the convention to members
of the congregation in all parts oJ
; the state. *
The women's missionary auxiliary
of the convention will meet Nov. 14
the Pastor’s and Laymen's confer
ence will be held Nov-. 14 and 15
and the convention proper will star
November 16 for three day’s, th<
call explains.
Important business to come be
fore the convention will include re
i ports on evangelism and Baptist
during the year, reports on the co
operative campaign of the church
as well as on the special Bayloi
college fund, and the missionary
emergency fund for home and for
eign missions.
September and October goal foi
the state in the co-operative cam
1 paign is $200,000, and the year’i
objective for Baylor college wa:
$150,000. Emergency missionary funt
for Texas was $40,000 by November
Local committees are actively en
gaged on arrangements for the ses
sions, and all groups plan a meet
mg here Oct 15 to draw up fina
entertainment plans.
“There are around a half mllllor
Baptists in Texas, they have mor<
than 3.000 co-operating churches
and they are led In the main by a
militant ministry,” Dr. Scarborough
'aid.
Churchman Honored
mckinney. Oct. 15.4^- Dr. r. l
Cowan, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church here, has beer
named a member of the board oi
trustees of Austin college. Dr. E
B. Tucker, president of the college
notified Dr. Cowan of his appoint
ment. Dr. Cowan formerly served at
pastor of a Presbyterian church al
Smyrna, Term, Dr. Tucker being ar
elder in that church at the time.
the announcement that if it were
'possible he intended to determine
the truthfulness of the story that
the bird commonly known as the
“road runner” actually kills rattle
snakes by building a fence of thorns
about the reptile while it sleeps and
starving it to death. Truthfulness of
the tale was vouched by several
present, who knew someone else who
either had witnessed the slaying or
or knew others who had.
In the meantime William West,
James L. Abney, T. Crixell, Jr.. Cl.
W. Gotke. W. A. Putegnat and others
had joined the circle.
Coyotes Catch Turkeys
t
Ooyotes. a story teller related, kill
wild turkeys in Mexico by getting
the fowls drunk. One after one an
animal will circle a roost tree bark
ing until he becomes tired, when an
others member of the pack takes up
the run. At the end the turkeys,
drunk from watching the animals
cu-cle the tree, fall from their
perches. Farmers of Mexico, the
story teller added, add a touch of
color by declaring that the circling
coyote throws sparks of fire from
his eyes to further attract the tur
keys.
A farmer, another story ran, had
bought five steers for 100 pesos and
was anxious to know how much he
had paid for each. To settle his
problem he called on a neighbor
, friend who had a reputation as a
mathematical genius and presented
:the problem. After several hours of
labor the friend made the follow
ing report:
"Neighbor, you paid 25 pesos each
for four of the cattle and the flftn
was given you.”
Inability of ranchers far in the In
terior to determine actual mileage
' was pointed out by another speak
er who attempted the experiment
. himself.
Asks Distance
He approached a rancher one day
: and asked him the distance to an
* other ranch.
"Its about a three-day trip, by
I horse" was the .eply.
•But how many miles is it?" the
»■ traveler persisted.
! "I don't know.” he answered
. again, "but its about a three-day
• trip, by horse.’’
> But the traveler was not easily dis
couraged and continued to pin the
rancher down as to the acutal mile
age.
"Well,” came the Unal answer, “I
; suppose It must be about 2,000
i miles.”
I Mr. Dobie had intended to enter
Mexico from Brownsville but was
prevented from so doing by flood
water out of Matamoros. He 'as
forced to proceed to Dei Rio before
I entering the Interior.
The Texas author intends to spend
several months In t ehinterior trav
eling by horseback and accompan
ied by a guide, to gather material
for his new book.
He was granted a year’s leave
from the University of Texas, where
he is professor of English, to make
i the trip.
Mr. Dobie is nationally known for
his knowledge of Texas folklore and
for his Interest and knowledge of
buried treasure and lost mines. His
best-known book is "Coronado's
Children” which was released about
two years ago.
Mr Dobie lias spent many months
traveling and camping about south
Texas and Mexico, collecting and
checking for accuracy stones of
treasure and animal life In the
south.
Naval Station
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HORIZONTAL
1 Tumultuous
disturbance
of public peac<
4 Insipid.
5 To bang.
12 Conjunction.
13 Rubbed in
order to clean
14 Instrument.
15 South Caro
lina (abbr.).
16 To provide
food.
17 Being in the
middle of.
18 Where Is the
chief naval
station of
British
America?
20 Fatigued.
21 To unweave.
22 Ruby spfnel.
23 Railroad.
24 Interior.
25 Braided quirt.
26 Mining shaft.
27 Sensitive men
tal perception.
28 Broader.
29 Polynesian
chestnut.
80 Devoured.
81 Bathes.
$2 Small wild
Answer to Previous Puzzle
cat
33 Myself.
34 Destined.
35 The sun per
sonified.
36 Coarser.
37 Forerunners.
39 Slacker.
41 Compartment
of an electric
switchboard.
42 Preposition o
place.
43 Wastes as
time.
44 Surfeited.
45 Indian tribe
member.
46 Compartment
in a jail.
47 Writer's mar
4S Afresh.
VERTICAL
1 Precipitate.
2 To embody.
3 Natural powt
4 Living.
5 Culmination.
C By.
7 Hypothetical
f structural
unit
$ Slopes of a
hill.
9 Deposited.
10 Data.
11 Chief city of
Canada.
13 Tliit) cake.
14 Foot lever.
16 Type of cat.
17 Pertaining to
the cheek.
19 Weapon of
war.
20 -town, first
successful
English settle
ment in U. S.?
22 presaged.
23 Rounded espe
cially at the
ends.
24 An acid.
25 Stream.
S. 26 Artificial
stream.
2$ Aqua.
29 Assessment
amount.
31 Drains or
r. halls.
32 Stuck in the
mud.
34 Acrid, oily
liquid.
35 Dogma.
36 Schedule.
37 To detest.
38 To pack away.
40 Poem.
41 Nominal value.
44 South America
(abbr.).
45 Upon.
FAMED WOMEN
POINTED OUT
IN NEW BOOK
AUSTIN. Oct. 15. —UP)— While
court actions were swirling about
her head during the recent litiga
tion over the democratic guberna
torial nomination, Mrs Jane Y.
McCallum, secretary ol state, was
■ concerned, mostly, with e^ttirg a
book she had written adopted b>
the textbook commission as supple
mental reading in the public
; schools.
Interested in Book
As cne of the duties of the se
cretary of state is to certify the
ncmin** for the general election,
natural her office was one of the
local joints in the controversy
between OPT. R. S. Sterling and
Mrs. Miriam A Ferguson concern
ing who should be the nominee.
On the one hand she ras restrain- -
ed from certifying the woman can- ;
didate and then was brought :nto
»he supreme court by Mrs. Fergu
son in a mandamus action to com- f
pel her to make the certification, j
Mrs. McCallum was more inter
ested, however, in having ner
book adopted. It concerns the
women pioneers of the United
States.
One of the reasons why Mrs. Mc
Callum wrote the book, she said
was because when she was a girl,
she bemoaned the dearth of wo
men heroes for girls to emulate.
"Play Poeahnntas"
“The boys had George Washing
i ton and numerous other heroes to
pattern after and whose deeds
they could re-enact In tableaus,”
Mrs. McCallum said. “About all
the girls could do was to play Po
cahontas. since comparatively little
was known about the great women
the country had produced. I re- ,
j member in one tableau I happened
1 to be Pocahontas. With the hat
! chet poised over my head, I deter
j mined then and there to do some
| research and find out something
about the truly great women of
j the country.”
Mrs. McCallum compiled the
▼ V V Tf ▼ .T
Texas Hen Lays
Non-Breakable
Egg Shell
ABERNATHY. Oct. 15. 0P>—
One of Bob Gould s pet hens Is
producing something ne~; in the
cackle berry line in the shape of
a non-breakable egg shell.
On two different occasions Bob
has found an egg with a shell
corrugated from end to end.
These eggs were displayed here.
“I know from experience that
it is quite a task to bend sheet
metal that is corrugated.” Gould
declared. *Tm sure it is going
to be some task to break the cor
rugated shells of those eggs one
of my hens laid."
A A 4S ** A - '
book after years of research and it
has been accepted for publication
She hopes it will sene as an m&
piration to youth, especially the
girls who formerly had difficulty
in finding some woman of dis
tinction whom they could portray.
VOTERS TO GET
MANY CHOICES
AUSTIN. Oct. 15.— <-l —Those
democrat® who feel they arc en
titled to lay aside the pledge they
took in the democratic primaries
to support the nominee of the
party, and vote against Mrs. Mi
riam A. Ferguson for governor of
Texas, may choose among five :
other candidates who will be on
the general election ballot.
In addition to Mrs. Ferguson,
gubernatorial candidates are:
Orville Bullington. republican.
George Clifton Edwards, social- !
1st.
Phillip E. Howe, communist.
George W. Armstrong. Jackson- <
lan.
Otho L. Htott, liberty.
There also will be a blank space
where a voter who does not favor
any of the party candidate: may
write in the name of his cham
pion.
It is very likely, however, that
nearly all the democrats who feel
they are under no obligation to
vote for the party nominee will
gather under the banner of Bul
lington. the republican. Already,
an anti-Ferguson league, of demo
crats. is functioning in Bulllng
ton's behalf.
T organization laid its plans
to help Bulllngton. should Gov. R.
S Sterling not win his court fight
tc have his name certified as the
democratic nominee, long Wore
the supreme court decided Mrs.
Ferguson should be placed on the
ballots as the democrat’s choice.
At the anti-Ferguson league*
organization meeting, some who fa
vored Armstrong, listed on the gen
eral election ballot as the Jack
sonian candidate, as the man to
go to should Sterling not be certi
fied by the courts as the demo,
cratic champion, bolted that s* -
sion and held a convention of the r
own. ,
The republicans are split al Vs*
followers were disgruntled because A,
some of the regular grad old pa: y ■
Bulllngton was made the gubert.a- H
tortal nominee* and not John H ■
Grant of Houston. They were M
talkUig about not voting for Bui- ■
ling ton. B
You will know the depression »
over when the average man resunv
his practice of trying to get out of
Jury duty._
Congratulations
on the
Rio Grande Valley Gas Company
CITY OF BROWNSVILLE
To the Management and Employes,
Rio Grande Valley Gas Company,
I Brownsville, Texas. ^
We desire to express to you again the sincere pleasure it
gives the City of Brownsville and the Brownsville Chamber
of Commerce to welcome you and your organization to our
city, and we know' that our official welcome will be heartily
seconded by every resident of Brownsville. f
We are looking forward to a continuation with your of- *
fice of the pleasant personal and business relations which we | •
have enjoyed in the past with your local office under the
.management of Mr. Groom, and our onl> regret in connec
tion with your coming here is that Mr. Groom is to be taken
from us.
I You may rest assured that the City of Brownsville, the -13
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce and all residents ol the ^1
city are anxious to extend all possible cooperation to your
company and to its individual employees.
Again, on behalf of all Brownsville, we give you a hearty
handshake of welcome. >
THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE V
K. B. Kentfro, Mayor
THE BROWNSVILLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
H. L. Yates, President