Brownsville herald. [volume], December 25, 1932, FINAL SUNDAY EDITION, Image 14

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Makes Christmas Present to Its Debtors in Reduced Interest
rNGTON. Dec 2\ —<vP<—
nstruction Corpora ton to
a Christmas present, 'o
ilroads and financial ins
borrowing from it—in the
i reduced interest rate on
the loans.
it amounts to one hall ol one
per cent per annum effective Jan.
1. 1933. and will apply to new loans
authorized between January 1 and
June 30 and maturing on or before
Dec. 31. 1933.
Tt also will apply to outstanding
balances ol existing loans for the
period from January 1 to June 30.
The rate on loans to banks, trust
companies, building and loan asso
ciations, insurance companies,
mortgage loan companies, credit
unions. Joint stock land banks,
and agricultural credit corpora
tions was reduced from 5 1-2 per
cent to 5 per cent
Loans to receivers or liquidating
agents of closed banks was cut
from 5 per cent to 4 1-2 per cent.
The rate charged by regional
agricultural credit corporations to
farmers and stockmen will be re
duced from 7 per cent per annum,
including the cost of inspection and
appraisal, to 1-2 per rent ex
clusive of the cost of inspection and
appraisal.
The new plan, however, requires
that the borrower pay not to exceed
1 per cent • 1 • nt of the
Garner to Force
Representative* l o
Keep On Job
WASHINGTON Dec. 24- T>—
Shaker Gamer told newspaper
men today he believed a quorum
of house members would be pres
ent Tuesday for the first session
following Christmas.
Garner said, however, th t a
call of the house would be order
ed Tuesday and if it failed to
establish a quorum, he would
issue warHiits for the arrest of
absentee members.
‘ W'e have plenty of bu-iness to
do <iarner said, and Hm HU
bens should be here to do it."
The names of absentee mem
bers will be made public through
a roll call, he said.
A- A Jk. AA A A ■*. Jk A A A
loan as the cost of Inspection and
appraisal of the security tor the
loan.
The rate of interest on outstand
ing balances of existing agricultural
credit loans « reduced one half of
cne per cent from January 1 to
June 30.
Health Unit Salary
Affair Ironed Out
The controversy over July salaries
for workers of the county health
unit has been settled, according to
H. M. Skelton. Sr., county auditor.
Heretofore the federal g*ern
ment has dated its budget from
July 1 whereas the county budget
was dated Aug. 1. The controversy
was over the overlapping budgets.
The matter has been settled with
11
year's bud \t
Compliments of the Season
Happiness, Health and Prosperity to you all —
our loyal friends and patrons! May the day he
full to overflowing with real Christmas Joy!
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Valentin’s Dept Store
An Old Time Wish
In an Uhl Time \\ a\
A Very Merry Christmas
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E. E. MOCKBEE, Mgr.
CULL POULTRY.
SAYS CAMERON
COUNTY AGENT
The following Information on
profitable poultry raising is from
the records of Henry Alsmeyer,
|Ca:neron county agent.
Hrnry Alsmeyer, county agent, is
helping foster the live-at-home
program in Cameron county with
ixjultry as one ot the methods to
help. The number of farm flocks is
rapidly incerasing.
For the citrus grower, poultry and
citrus are a good combination as
poultry bring* in a year around in
come while the citrus shipping sea
!son is only for nine months. The
i trees furnish shade which the poul
try requires and poultry does not
interfer with cultivation of citrus
! ! •
The poultry houses are not as
costly tp build here as they are in
the north due to the sub-tropical
climate. The houses an boarded
single thickness with the upper
half of the south of east side clos
ed with poultry wire. A poorly-con
structed house in any climate is not
profitable and a well constructed
house should be built with perches
placed on a level with dropping
boards and plenty of nests for the
laying flocks.
Keeping poultry in toc-crowded
Quarters will sprpad disease so ade
quate space must be given.
Proper feeding also is a big fac
tor in profitable poultry produc
tion, especially during this year
when eggs sold at a low price. Rais
ers of poultry should start with
chicks free from diseases, and from
hems that have been mated to
males whose mothers have egg pro
lurtion records.
With all of these things taken
into consideration, the county agent
bad demonstration flocks in the
afferent communities in this coun
ty to help solve these problems
st demonstration flocks are be
ne constantly visited by the poultry
i ers of the county. Poultry work
b^ing carried on also through
a poultry demonstrators and
- ■! rlub boys in the county.
Vine adult demonstrators com
peted their vear's records which
were turned into the eountv agent’s
office. These demonstrators used
the poultry’ calendars furnished by
the Extension Service through the
county agent.
H L. Ewan of the Briggs Cole
rr*r. tract started in February.
1P30. with the year around system
| ol culling He had 95 hens of
mixed bro"d and 170 white leg
horn pullets to begin with. At ti e
end of the year he had 120 hem
left of which 32 were four-band
ed hem. T!ie average production
per hen for the year was 142 eggs.
In 1931 he started with these 120
hens, ail of which were over one
year old. with the average egg pro
duction for the year 153 eggs per
hen or an increase of 11 eg*s per
hen. Mr Ewan mated these 32
four-banded hens with good cock
erel-, and had these good pullets in
production in 1932. This year Mr.
Ewan was only able to keep rec
ords from November 1 to June 1.
or a period of seven months, and
there was an increase of live mgs
per hen over the last year’s record
during the same time. The pul
lets and hens were also mated this
spring to good cockerels from high
producing hens and now’ there is
also a Hock of young good sized
pullets that should do even better
than the flock did this year. The
farm flock production per bird has
increased 20 eegs each h^n in two
years since the year round system
of culling was finished. This us a
very good demonstration oi whit
can be done with the farm flock
lo build up egg production.
H Bergman of La Feria has one
of the largest commercial poultry
flocks in the county and in the
Valley. During the year the flork
average was 396 hens and the egg
production was 17! eggs per hen,
which is a very high average. Mr.
Bergman feeds his hens a laying
graii inf it crowing al
falfa as a green teed for not only
the laying hens but for the grow
ing clucks as well.
, F McEowen of the Briggs Cole
man Tract believes In quality poul
try. This has been demonstrated
by him on his own place. Late in
June of 1931. over 250 white leg
horns (hicks were hatched, so the
Hock did not come into regular
production until in December. The
poultry year is from November
1 to November 1. and the flock of
144 hens averaged 192 p \ . per
hen with a bud start, of less than
one eeg jvcr hen average for the
month of November. The regular
production year would be consid
ered. which would have been from
December 1 to December 1 for this
flock ot pullets, they would have
averaged 201 eggs per hen. Even
with the lowr price of eggs receiv
ed this year, Mr. McEowen was
able to make a profit of $221.20
above all costs after allowing 20
per cent depreciation on buildings
and equipment and six per cent in
terest, on investment. These fig
ures do not include $76 65 worth of
eggs used at home during the
year.
W. S New non of Combes is an
other poultry demonstrator who
has used home grown gram to
ieed his poultry along with the
mash, and the total feed cost per
hen was only 83 for the entire
year per hen which is a very low
cost.
Mrs. Francis Smith of the Los
Fresnos community had a very
small farm flock and she wanted
to make more troney so she raised
and sold a grr^' many fryers. She
hatched and sold $7276 worth of
fryers and besides she has 78 pul
lets. which are not, in production.
The 4-H club members poultry
stories will be wTitten under the
4-H club reports.
3 Hurt In Wreck
HOUSTON Dee 24.—Thr»e
Iversons were injured, two seriously,
in an automobile collision '/^ay.
Mrs A. C. Opperman suffered in
ternal injuries. Mrs. Anor Middle
ten suffered a fracture of the
shoulder and forearm.
W. E. Burke was cut and bruised. J
‘T’was the Night
Before Christmas ’
Writer Is Honored
NEW YORK. Dec. 25. (4*)—Down
around west 22nd street, elevated
trains will clatter as usual tonight
and John Poulos will shine and re
pair the shoes of hurrying passer
by—ail oblivious that 110 years ago
Clement Moore sat in his country
home there and wrote the immortal
verses which begin. ‘T'was the
night before Christmas.”
Thousands now live and labor in
the section where Moore penned,
•not a creature was stirring, not
even a mouse.” but many of them
never even heard of the author or
his work.
A huge apartment house now
covers the spot in 23rd street on
MARINE HEAD
DROPS DEAD
SHANGHAI. China, Dec. 24.—
—Col. Richard S. Hooker, com
mander ol the Fourth Regiment
of the U. S. Marines stationed m
the Shanghai International Settle
ment. dropped dead today of heart
disease
Lt. Col. E. P Moses, who recently
anved from the San Diego Marine
base, assumed command of the
Marine regiment.
Col. Hooker collapsed in the draw
ing room of his residence while
playing with his children, soon
after returning home irom a Christ
mas shopping tour.
Col. Hooker was one ol the most
popular American officers who
ever came to China. His death
plunged the regiment into mourn
ing in the midst of elaborate Christ
inas celebrations, all of which were
cancelled.
Col. Hooker came to China m
October. 1930. irom the Marine bar
racks at Bremerton, Wash. During
the Smo-Japanese hostilities in
February in Shanghai, he played an
important i>art in the defense of
the International Settlement.
Lt. Col. Moses is from Sumter.
S. C.
CHILEAN HEAD
TAKES OFFICE
SANTIAGO, Chile. Dec. 24.—./Pi
—Arturo Alcssa.idri, 64-year-olu
veteran leftist politician, become*
president of Chile today for tne
second time in 12 years.
The inauguration this afternoon
before a joint session of congress
was to be followed by a stale pro*
cession to Moneda palace, the
presidential residence, for a recep
tion this evening.
The new president was elected
October 30 bv an overwhelming
majority over four other candidates
for a full six-year term, to succeed
the republic's last constitutional
president, Juan E. Montero. whose
administration was overthrown by
a socialist-military revolt June 4,
and who was elected for a similar
term a year ago »Senor Alessandri
actually is the sixth president of
Chile in .'■even months.»
which the Moore house stood, but
the center of what once was the
big Moore homestead is a few huu
dred feet away—at about what is
now 22nd street and ninth ave
nue.
On one corner is a Chinese laun
dry. On another is a dry cleaning
shop, on the third is a vacant store,
and on the fourth stands the shoe
shop of John Poulos. An elevated
railway runs down ninth avenue.
On the soil which now lies buried
many feet beneath the city’s streets,
Moore used to raise prime peaches
and spend much of his time chasing
away small boys who came up from
lower Manhattan and to raid his
orchards.
He also raiseo turkeys and it was 1
just after having been out to his j
yards to procure one of these to
send to a neighbor for Christmas
that he returned to his study and
whole A visit St Nicholas.’’
••T'was the night before Christ
mas. when all through the house.
“Not a creature was stirring not
even a mouse.”
The lines were repealed for John |
Poulos as an elevated train roar- .
ed bv.
“What’s that?’* asked the repair !
man. himself of a race which saint
ed the bishop of Myra, the original
Santa Claus, about 300 A. D. “Those !
are pretty lines. I’ll take them home. !
We are going to celebrate tonight.” j
In Trinity cemetery on Washing- !
ton heights, upper Manhattan,
there will gather late today at a
grass-covered grave persons who
know the poet by his works. This j
gathering is an annual occurrence '
on Christmas eve.
Flowers will be strewn upon the :
little mount, some one chosen will
recite the lines of St. Mick’s Christ- :
mastide visit and heads will bow in
silent prayer.
F.D. IN CLOSE
CONTACT WITH
BIG PROBLEMS
ALBANY. N. Y . Dec 24.—<4V
In the expectation that World War
debt, disarmament and economic
problems will be handed on to the
Roosevelt administration in much
their present form, close friends
of Pres.-elect Roosevelt believe
that he has decided to keep well
posted on these intergovernmental
matters prior to taking office March
4.
They drew added support for
their belief today from the visit
which Mr. Roosevelt said he was
expecting early next week from
Norman H. Davis. American lele
gate to the disarmament confer
ence at Geneva and one of two
American members who have been
working on the organising com
mittee for the economic confer
Here’* hoping you have
A Merry
Christmas
We extend to you greetings
this happy Christmas — may
it hold a wealth of genuine
good cheer and joy for you
and yours.
Star Electric
R. W. Pitts
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OUR HEART’S DESIRE
Fight now de:-Tf nothing morr than to havf our
friends and customers know that we are thinking of them
anti wishing them a JOYOUS HOLIDAY season We want
you to know that we appreciate you and that we send thta
message, not as a matter ol form or custom but because
WE MEAN EVERY WORD OF IT.
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
WILLMAN’S PHARMACY
W. G. HILLMAN. Ph. G.
ence. Mr. Roosev'vlt satd yesterday
that Mr. Davis, who returned last
Thursday from Europe, probably
would arrive m Albany Monday.
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Christmas eve found Mr Roose
velt "cleanmc the slate” for Her
bert H Lehman, who will succeed
him January l as governor of New
York, and turning toward Hydt
Park for the holiday.
An a general rule a bear will not
harm a motionless person.
SPECIAL
Rflnrisfmas
p\T]^]^t' D Wild Game - Turkey
L-M-iMMLlV With Trimming.
Only $1.00
Matamoros Cafe
Old Mexico
Special Feature — Martin Hill
FLOOR SHOW
Best Cabaret Entertainment on the Border
Mr*. Emma Leonard, Prop.
Geo. Leonard and Charlie Warden, Manager*
HOLIDAY
GREETINGS OF THE
SEASON
Sunday, Dec. 25, 1932
Christmas Day
Being a legal holiday and falling on Sunday, we
will observe and be closed on Monday.
Mart a
Savings
Account
Tomorrow
Capital Mock
S250.INIO.OO
Paid In
1100.000.00
From laming*
$130,000 OO
Surplu*
«I amod t
>85,000.00
STATE
National Bank
Brownsville, Texas
Everybody
Welcomes
Christmas
The Christmas season rails us from
the toil of and care of business to
the refreshment and rest of play
and merriment. The change is a
salutarv one. Too much business
worry- not only impatrs our health,
but. what is worse, it impairs our
spirit. For the person with a crab
bed and sour spirit has completely
failed in life.
Let us. then, forget for a while the
bother and pother of money af
fairs and together enjoy to our
everlasting good a wholesofe period
of gladness, hope and refreshment
to the soul.
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| Rio Grande Valley
| Gas Company
“—if it s done with Heat, you can do it BETTER with Gas"
Tfic Spirit Tfiat N ever Dies
IT. n>M» W« M«n ol
ol<L tfwJeJ by a star of new
lope kept steaeffastfy to ff»«*r
course until tleir $oa! wjm
reader) • • • • For centuries,
tli* Spirft of Clristmaf la«
been a constant source of in
spiration, of deer, of brotherly
love . • • • . May tbi* same
spirit prevail in you and belp
you to meet problems of tie
present Jay , ...
— CENTRAL POWER
AND
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