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THE WEATHER | Uon is Audited^ | (By U. I. Weather Bureau) J Circulation — OC Brownsville and the Valley: Part- | fered In the Valley ly cloudy and somewhat colder Mon- j Only by The Her day night; Tuesday (air. j ild FORTY-THIRD YEAR—No. 245 nm-m * the van* BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1935 EIGHT PAGES TODAY • • • 5c A COPY By RALPH L. BUELL ABOUT AS NEAT A BIT OF painstaking reporting as has come to our attention for some time is that turned in by Hal Eustace of the Herald staff in connection with the district interscholastic meet held here Saturday. Covering the meet all by himselt. Hal got every event, tabulated the results and wrote yarns totaling more than six columns for Sunday's Herald, which total is just about four times as much as was turned In by any other Valley scribe or scribes. A workmanlike Job of a very dif ficult assignment, if you ask us. • • • JIM NEAL DROPS US A NOTE from Austin that the Kenedy coun ty right of way is in the bag. The remaining bit of right of way needed for the road will be pur chased by the highway department, he says, due to the fact that some buildings have to be moved and that sort of thing. • • • ^JUR GUESS IS THAT AT LEA8T 5M) automobiles visited the Dredge Orleans during the course of the day Sunday. , And when you stand on the bank and see the water of the channel some 10 feet below, you KNOW that a ship channel is in the mak ing. no fooling. ONION GROWERS WILL PEG the price— As a result of a sharp decline in prices during the past three or four days. If they have just half the luck tomato growers have had in years past. They will get what they are after— The long and the green. • • •» THE RAILROADS ARE OET ting smart! Fust they took cognisance of bus competition and lowered the rates— Passenger travel Increased. Now the western roads are ad vertising m the newspapers— Telling the public of the Im provements in service— Notably of the air conditioned trains which carry one through a dust storm or desert— With no discomfort and no change In temperature inside the car. IS • • . a. IT NOW APPEARS THAT Brownsville's PWA repair work will be under way by April 22nd. That's something. Many men will be given work— And best of all. our light and pow er system will be put in shape. • • • WONDER WHAT THE TROUT caught in the Brownsville ship chan cel think of it all? And wonder if they realise the amount of money spent to enable them to be caught in that channel? Estimating that 300 trout have been caught In the channel to date, we figure that each fish is worth $20,000 on the hook. They ought to be framed, or some thing. m m m ESTIMATES CALL FOR 1,400 ears of onions from Willacy county this season. Which is a lot of onions. But better still, which represents a lot of money— Around a million dollars, to be exact. • • • WATCHING A CO - WORKER who may or may not have to have his appendix removed some time soon, gives us a very distinct idea of what a man looks and acts like when sitting on top of a volcano. Governor Allred On Way To Washington *SAN ANTONIO. April 15. UPh Oovernor James V. Allred left here Sunday night for Washington to op pose legislation for federal oil con trol. *T am going to Washington to op pose federal dictatorship of Texas oil resources.*’ the governor said Sunday at Laredo, where he had at tended an international celebration JURY STUDIES CASE AMARILLO, April 15. JP>—A Potter county Jury Monday studied the case of George S Hamlin, for mer Oakland. Calif., fireman, charged with the hammer slaying of his wife. The jurors reported late Sunday that they were dead-locked, and Judge E. C. Nelson asked them to return to the dormitory and try to reach a verdict. Mrs. Hamlin was found beaten to death in her home here January 4, Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Recovery Act POULTRY CASE SELECTED FOR TEST PURPOSE Late May Or Early June Decision Is Expected To Seal Fate Of Act WASHINGTON. April 15. i/P)— The supreme court agreed Monday to on the constitutionality of the National Industrial Recovery Act. A final decision in a New York poultry case, selected by the gov ernment as ideal for the purpose, is expected before the present term of court ends late in May or early in June. Arguments will be heard on May 2. A previous case—against William E Belcher. Alabama lumber dealer —was dropped by the government after It reached the supreme court ci the ground it was not a satis factory test. The lower federal court had held the recovery act and the lumber code invalid. In the poultry controversy, the circuit court of appeals in New York decided principally in favor of the government. The appeal was filed by the gov ernment and by the A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corporation, the Schechter Live Poultry Market and individuals of the two firms con victed of violating the live poultry code. The court’s determination to re view the case was made as the sen ate finance committee entered the last week of its investigation into NRA prior to framing a law ex tending the recovery unit. WOODRING IS VISITOR HERE Assistant War Chief Flies To Brownsville To Inspect Fort Assistant Secretary of War Harry Woodring spent about an hour at Fort Brown Sunday after flying here i from Randolph Field in an army plane piloted by Lieutenant R. L. ; Griffin of Washington. The assistant secretary arrived at the Brownsville airport at 11:10 a. m. and was greeted there by Colonel , Guy Kent, commanding oi ficer ol r'ort Brown. • Woodring, who was governor of Kansas be.ore becoming connected with the war department in the Roosevelt administration, spent the remainder of the morning inspecting Fort Brown, pausing briefly to view he final event in the horseshow. After a luncheon at the post, the assistant secretary took off from ihe airport at 1:20 p. m. with Laredo as his destination. He was scheduled to return to Randolph field before nightfall. His visit here was in keeping with a schedule which will send him to practically every major post in the south and southwest. He arrived to San Antonio Friday and waa to re main there through Monday. Aged Woman Diet CORSICANA. April 15. «AV-Mrs George A. Helm. 81. died early Mon j day and funeral services are plan ned for Tuesday. She had resided | here 44 years. Surviving are a son. Sam J Helm 'Corsicana, former newspaperman and prominent Mason, and a daugh i ler. Miss Augusta Helm. Corsicana, well-known Charity worker. OIL HEARING SET AUSTIN. April 15 -A*)—The Rail road commission Monday called a statewide proratlon hearing for Ap ril 26 in Austin at which existing conservation regulations as usual will be subject to study and revis ion. The late date was set to en able Ernest C. Thompson, chairman of the commission, to return from Washington and attend. Oil Bid FighTOn WASHINGTON. April 15. cJPV— Chairman E. O. Thompson of the Texas Railroad commission and other Texans began a last-ditch fight Monday to block congressional approval of the Thomas oil bill. Bearing outspoken administra tion approval, the measure will be subjected to oetailed hearings Tues day. The White House was repre sented as wanting it sent to the floor quickly. MRS. ALLRED BOOSTS TEXAS CORSICANA. April 15.—<£P)—Mrs. James V. Allred, wife of the gov ernor of Texas, will be a passenger on the "Centennial Special" of the Texas Press Association, when the train leaves Houston April 25 for a ten day tour of the principal cities of the south to advertise Texas and the Centennial celebration. NICKEL BAR OF ***** CANDY IS BLAMED ***** IN AUTO WRECK (Special to The Herald) SAN BENITO. April 15.—A five cent bar of candy was the cause of an automobile accident here Sunday night in which Juanita Kennedy, high school student, suf fered glass cuts about the neck and Rosemond Clark, driver of the car suffered a nose injury. The boy turned his head to take a bite from the candy which the girl held towards him. and un consciously pulled the car over, knocking down a light post in front of the Wells Motor company, investigating officers state. The girl’s head was thrust through the windshield, causing painful wounds about the neck which bled freely. Young Clark sustained a minor injury to his nose. The windshield, the officers stated, was of ‘shatter-proof’’ construction and the girl’s in juries might have been worse if the windshield had been made of ordinary glaaa The high school students were given emergency treatment by Dr. C. F. Lyle. Deputy Sheriffs ft. S. James and Bill Scholes were the first to reach the car after the accident, which occurred about 11:30 p. m. AUTO INDUSTRY • IN HIGH GEAR Consumer Demand Greatest Of Past Five Years, Output Absorbed DETROIT. April 15. UP)—'The nation’s No. 1 industrial colossus, the motor car industry, is in high Rear. In haul away trucks, in freight cars and in driveaway pro cessions the product of the assem bly lines is moving from factory to dealer and on to consumer in heavier volume that at any time during the last five years. Gaining momentum steadily un der the impetus of a swelling con sumer demand, the industry has assembled more than 1.313,000 pas senger cars and trucks since Janu ary 1. Within the next 10 days it will have covered only 16 weeks of 1935. but will have produced as many units as were manufactured in all of 1932. Output for that year, lowest point in the depres sion. was 1.431.494 cars and trucks Cun-ent production is close to 20.000 passenger cars and trucks a day, and probably is near the year's manufacturing peak. No where. however. Is there any indica tion of a recession in manufactur ing activity, nor a curtailment of buyer interest. One of the factors on which ex <Continued On Page Two) Wire Flashes WASHINGTON.—The supreme court adjourned Monday for two weeks without passing on the con stitutionality of the railway pen sion law or the Frasier-Lemke farm moratorium act. WASHINGTON. — Chairman Harrison of the senate finance committee said Monday he would introduce, probably Tuesday, a bill for payment of the bonus that would meet with President Roos veit’s approval. NEW YORK— Barney Row of f'hirago. holder of the world lightweight boxing championship for nearly two rears, Monday notified the New York State Ath letic commission he can no longer make the 135-ponnd limit and has derided to resign aa title holder of the division. Rings Stolen fSneclal to The Herald* HARLINGEN. April 15 —The resi dence of A. R. Cornell. 1518 East Fil more street, was entered by thieves Sunday night and a number of wo men’s rings and a man’s ring were stolen. Police announced they ex oected to mike arrests in the case by Monday afternoon. Governor Favors Closing Of Colleges to Anti-V/ar Gangs LANSING. Mich., April 15.—VP) \ —Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald ! said Monday he favored the bar ring of "pacifist” studeris and in structors from state supported schools. Commenting on “anti - war” demonstrations by students groups, the governor declared he would support any drastic action taken by school governing bodies to purge their institutions 'of “sub versive” activities. "We should slam the doors on , 1 any students who wish to toko advantage of higher education of fered by their government and then refuse to support the gov ernment in time of war." Fitz gerald said. “This is no time for a lot of silly theories. The whole matter is ridiculous, and has no part in the school curriculum." Dr. Robert S. Shaw, president of Michigan State college. East loosing where a minister and five students were ducked in the river by students last Friday said Mon cay he would not investigate the incident. 1,400 CARS OF ONIONS TO BE MOVED OUT Crop Estimated To Net $1,000,000 During Season For Willacy Growers Willacy county’s 1935 onion crop u. estimated at approximately 1,400 I carloads In the U. S. Department of Agriculture crop report Just received here. At prevailing prices this will mean more than one million dollars to the county for its crop, malting it one of the most valuable in years. Willacy county onions dropped from $2.75 a 50-pound sack to $1.50 the past four days, but farmers are making a determined stand to hold the price there, and prospects are that their stand will be successful The strike of harvesters of onions in Webb county has slowed down the movement there and helped the Willacy county situation. The report also estimates the Val ley's potato yield for the season at approximately 688 carloads, or much lighter than last year. The onion acreage In Willacy county is placed at 5.200 as against 6.200 last year, although the yie1* is estimated at 68 100-pound sacks per acre this year as against 42 last year. The total crop is estimated at 353,000 100-pound sacks, as against 280 400 last season. About 500 57-pound sacks are load ed to a car. which means about 1.400 carloads of onions. This will bring approximately a million dollars even at an average price of $1.50, and the 670 odd cars moved already brought considerably more than that. The peak of Willacy county's onion movement is expected the first half of this week. The Valley potato acreage 1* plac ed In the report at 5.500 as against 6 600 last year, and the yield Is estimated at 50 bushels, as aga.nst 117 last year. This places the total yield this year at 275.000 bushels, or about 688 carloads, against 772, 000 bushels last year. The report estimates the Texas snap bean spring crop at 4.000 acres, with an estimated 260.000 bushel production. HUSBAND OF FLIER HERE Putnam to Meet Amelia In Mexico to Plan New Non-Stop Hop G. P Putnam, husband of Amelia Earhart Putnam, noted woman avia tor. left Brownsville Monday morn ing for Mexico City where he will make plans for a Mexico City-New York non-stop flight by his wife. Putnam arrived here by train from the East Sunday, spent the night in Brownsville and left for Mexico City Monday morning as a Dassenger on the Pan-American Airways plane. The Putnams are going to Mexi co City as guests of the Mexican government to discuss plans for the 1 proposed non-stop flight. Putnam stated. The government is inter ested in the hop from a good-will standpoint and has given the noted i woman flyer much encouragement. Mrs Putnam, who came here (Continued on Page Two.) San Antonio Bankers Sentences Are Upheld WASHINGTON. April 15. Sentences of eight years’ imprison ment and finea of $10 000 imposed on Z. D. Bonner. John H. Cunningham and June B. Morrow following their conviction of embezzling funds of the Commercial National bank of San Antonio were permitted to stand Monday by the supreme court. The court refused to review the action of lower courts against the trio, accused of profiting by making false entries on the bank's books in connection with the sale of $500,000 of government bonds alleged to have been stolen from the Contin ental Bank and Trust company of New York in November, 1932. DUCHESS Miss Catherine Pugsley. daugh ter of Mr and Mrs. C. S. Pugsley of San Benito, recently appeared at the Court of King and Queen Cotton at College Station as a duchess from the University of Texas, where Mlss Pugsley is a junior student. The San Benito girl attended Brownsville junior college before enrolling at the university. Miss Pugsley, a pop ular student at the University of Texas, attended the colorful pageant at College Station. Her escort was Earl Buttons of Har lingen, student at A. & M. col lege. GROWERS PLAN MASS MEETING Laredo Area Indicates It Will Co-operate With Willacy on Onions iSDWial to The Herald) RAYMONDVILLE. April 15 - A committee headed by R. Roy Ruff or Brownsville, president of the Valley Grower's association, will address a mass meeting at the school building here at 8 o’clock Monday night on the results of a conference with Laredo onion grow ers Sunday on a minimum price for onions. Willacy growers Saturday pegged the price of onions at $1.50 and sent a delegation to Laredo Sunday to seek the cooperation of growers of that area in preventing the price dropping below $1,50. The Laredo growers told the Val ley delegation, it was learned by The Herald, that a minimum of (Continued on Page Two) MAILS DELAYED BY FREIGHT ACCIDENTS SINTON, BAY CITY Two minor freight accidents Sat u-day night and Sunday night caused considerable delay Sunday and Monday in Arrival of Missouri Pacific passenger trains in the Val ley with resultant mail delays. Saturday night a brake beam on a freight car dropped down on the track near Sinton. causing a derail ment which necessitated re-routing ot the passenger trains going north and south. The southbound train was delayed about five hours in reaching Brownsville. An overloaded sand car going north caused the trouble Sunday night, the car going to pieces and tearing up some track near Bay City, according to reports to W. R Kiekel. general agent of the Mis souri Pacific here. It was necessary' to detour, and ! to change to a lighter engine, caus ing about six hours delay Monday. Valley mail to Brownsville wat likewise delayed. Embassy Official Pays City Visit J. S. Little, secretary of the U. 8 Embassy in Mexico City, arrived here by Pan American plane Mon day. and will leave Monday night by train for New York preparatory for departure for Shanghai, where he will be attached.to the embassy. He is accompanied by his wife and child. The secretary was greet ed here by Consul Herndon M. Go forth of Matamoros. Bills Vetoed WASHINGTON. April 13. — President Roosevelt Monday vetoed two bills, one of which would have proclaimed October 11 each year a Memorial Day to General Casimir Pulaski. While praising services of the Pol ish leader In the American revolu tion who lost his life at Savannah, Ga, Mr. Roosevelt said that for George Washington alone, among leaders in that contest, should a spe cial day be set aside. OWENS’ GARAGE MOVES Owens’ Garage is now located at 1223 Levee St, almost directly across from the offices of the Brownsville Navigation district, it was announced Monday by Clyde Owens, owner. The garage was moved Saturday from Us former location at 1028 Levee. GUILTY PLEA IS ENTERED IN BREMER CASE Bryon Bolton Is Due To Tell Inside Yarn Of Kidnaning Man At St. Paul ST PAUL. April 5. IJT>—Byron Bol ton, Chicago, charged as one of the kidnapers of Edward Q. Bremer, St Paul banker, pleaded guilty Mon day as he and 11 others were brought into federal court for trial. When Uie 12 were marched before Federal Judge M M Joyce Monday, the judge, calling the long roll of prisoners, said: “Mr. Bolton, you are not represent ed by counsel?" Bolton, youthful looking, arose and aid to a clear voice: “I desire to plead guilty." Ransom Paid Bolton and three others were charged in the indictment with seiz ing Bremer on a St. Paul street Jan uary 17, 1833. As the three others in the acutal abc^tion the gov ernment named Aurtuer (Doc) Bark er, of the Barker-Karpis gang; Har old E. Alderton and Elmer Farmer, the latter both of Bensenville. 111.. where Bremer was held 23 days. Judge Joyce said he would sen tence Bolton at the conclusion of the trial. Bolton's sudden action left 11 awaiting trial, with the prospect that the government might put Bol ton on the stand to tell the "Inside story”' of the sensational abduction. Bremer was released on payment of 1200.000 in ransom. Armed men guard the three blocks from the jail to the federal brnldin Monday as the trial got under way Four men are charged with the (Continued on Page Two) HARLINGEN FIRE PROBE IS HELD, Nightwatchman Quizzed By Police; Association Fully Protected /Snwtal U? The IMald) HARLINGEN. April 15— The Stuart Place Citrus Association packing shed nightwatchman was questioned by police here Saturday in connection with the blaze that leveled the plant late Saturday, but was released after a few hours. He told officers that he went to his room in the shed late Saturday, and planned to lie down-**'-- *est for awhile He ftf! asleep he told offi cers. and was awakened by the flames. Firemen were unable to tell def initely what started the *50,000 blare. a “All records were saved and the business of the association will be carried on as before and all grow ers' interests were protected in ev ery way." Manager W. E. Allen told The Herald Monday. “All machin ery. equipment, field boxes supplies were covered by Insurance, making the reserve fund of association members fully protected.” he said. •'All pools not settled will be paid in full as though there had been no fire.” Allen declared. "After the dooIs are paid there will be refund on packing operations Just the same and to the same amount.” The plant will be re-built and equipped to carry on ope~at'ons the coming packing season, the mana ger added. Rent fro Open* Probe Of Corpu* Election CORPUS CHRISTI. April 15.— —District Attorney R. B. Rentfro. Jr. said he would open an investi gation Monday of the recent city election here which has been under inquiry of Texas Rangers for sev eral days. He said citizens asked him to make a thorough investigation of alleged Irregularities. Dust Clouds Again Choke Residents of West Texas (By The Associated Press’ Dust did an encore again in Texas Monday, leaving its dirty trail in widespread sections. It blotted out the daylight late 8unday at Amarillo and resi dents claimed it was the worst of the series of storms. Lights in high buildings were pot dis cernible and traffic was at a standstill as drivers feared to progress even a few feet. Earlv Monday it bore down Into the Big Bend section, around Alpine. The air was stifling and visibility beyond two blocks was impossible. The violent duster which struck Wichita Falls cleared away with daybreak and snappy, 47-degree weather set In. It was 93 degrees there before the duster blew In late Sunday.. Fort Worth reported a sizeable decline In the mercury as the north wind blew more dust into the city. Weatherman Paul S. Cook Mid it would continue throughout the day. Dallas had chilly weather but little dust. Austin was overcast with thin clouds and a slight dust haze. A southeast wind was scheduled to shift to the north, bringing cooler weather and more dust, the weatherman said. Borger again was breathing heavily as dust settled about the town and a light, northwest wind Mew. - „ TEXANS TO GET * * • * * * 3 GOVERNORS IN ***** LESS THAN WEEK AUSTIN. April 16. UP)—Uni tenant-Govemor Walter F. Woodul of Houston became acting governor of Texas Monday when Governor James V. Allred left the state. Governor Allred departed from Dallas at 8:45 a. m., flying to Washington for a hearing on the Thomas-Disney oil control bill, and presumably crossed the state line at Texarkana about 10 a. m. Almost immediately it became known that Texas would have a third governor within the week when Woodul goes to Oklahoma City Thursday to present Gover nor E. W. Marland with a copy of the bill by which Texas ratified the interstate compact to prevent waste of oil and gas. Alter signing the bill, Woodul announced he would cross the Ok lahoma-Texas stateline sometime Wednesday night and Ken Regan of Pecos, president pro tern of the senate, automatically would be come acting governor. PARENTS SLAIN BY YOUTH, 18 Boy Confesses He Killed Couple, and Set Fire To Bodies WOOD. Okla., April 15.—OPt— Murder charges accusing Russell Boley, 18. an only child, of shooting his parents in their farm home southeast of Woodward the night of Feb. 5 and then firing the dwelling after pouring gasoline over the bodies were prepared here Monday by County Attorney James Q. Young The boy admitted the slaying in a signed statement to O. C. Davis, state crime bureau operative and Ben Swigart, <CQ) Woodward coun ty undersheriff, Young said. “We believe the boy killed his parents so he would be free to marry a girl to whom they had objected,” Young added. Although it was not mentioned in the alleged confession, Davis said he and Ben Swagger, a deputy sher iff. learned young Boley, former student at Northwestern Teachers College at Alva, had been In love with a girl and they wanted to be married, but the youth’s parents objected. "I don’t know why I did It.... I feel better now,” Davis quoted the boy as saying. The investigator said the son previously had said be was at a movie at the time his home eausfrt lire. The boy. who did not leave here, has been “taking care of the place” since the death of the couple, Davis said. Judge Cox Elected To U. Of T. Council AUSTIN. April 15 —Judge Bascom Cox. Judge of the Cameron County Court-at-Law and member of the firm of Tarlton, Brady and Cox. has been elected representative to the Executive Council of the Ex -Stu dents’ Association of the University of Texas from ex-student district number 5, which includes the coun ties of Zapata. Jim Hogg. Brooks Kenedy. Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy and Cameron. Judge Cox was a student in the School of Law at the University and received his LL.B degree in 1927. He formerly was assistant ccunty attorney of Cameron County Man Found Slain DALLAS. April 15.—W*—His skull emshed and beaten, the body of W N. Gillentine. 65. was found under a shed in the rear of his automo bile wrecking shop here Monoay. Apparently Gillentine had beer struck from behind. J. E. Stroud, who told police h< had taken Gillentine to work Mon day morning, found the body when he’ said, he chanced to drop bad to see Gillentine. PICKETING OF HIGHWAYS TO END AT ONCE Laredo Appeal For Aid Brings Quick Action From Austin; End To Trouble Seen AUSTIN. April 15. OPh-AdJutant General Carl Nesbitt Monday order ed five rangers to Laredo to open Webb county highways obstructed by an onion strike. Nesbitt said he acted on orders of Acting Governor Walter Woodul aft er District Judge J. F. Mulally, Dis trict Attorney John A. Vails, Sher iff Joe Martin and other Laredo of ficers and citizens requested aid of rangers to handle a condition beyond control of local officers. Rangers were ordered to the area, Nesbit's statement said, “to keep the highways open.” Rangers ordered from Hebbron ville headquarters to Laredo were Captain William McMurray, Alfred Allee. Zeno Smith, NJfTro William son and Martin Trejo. Nesbitt expressed belief the sit uation would “clear up" within a day or so. LAREDO APPEALS FOR RANGERS LAREDO. April 15. (Pi-District Judge J. F Mullally Monday tele graphed Adjutant General Carl Nes bitt to send Texas rangers to the onion strike territory in Webb coun ty to curb, he said, a condition be yond control of local officers. Judge Mulaliay's action came aft er he had visited the a lea w here the strikers had assembled. Three truckloads of onion pickers were hurired through picket lines. Judge Mullally's telegram said: ‘•Peace officers and onion grow ers request me to apply to you for sufficient men to control the onion strike situation, which is beyond rontrol of local officers. The entire crop will be lost if the situation con j tinues. Local officers are ready to assist your men in every way. The district attorney and I consider the situation very’ urgent. Roads are ot>- 1 structed and preventing w’orkere from going to the fields and to pre tContinued on Page Two) LOS FRESNOS FOUNDER DIES W. B. Palmer Service* to Bo Held Tuesday Afternoon At San Benito (Special to The Herald! HARLINGEN. April 15—Walter Britton Palmer, 66, founder of Lo* Fresnos. died in the Valley Baptist Hospital here at 10:25 a. m. Mon day following an illness of more than a vear. Mr. Palmer was widely known over the lower section oT the Val ley. He founded Los Fresnos. liv ing there for about 20 years, and was a partner in the firm of Palm er & Dever Supply Co., a general merchandising establishment at Los Fresnos. Tentative funeral arrangement* call for services at 2 p. m. Tues day at the First Baptist church in San Benito with Rev. C S. McKin ney in charge, assisted by Rev. ikenr.ard. Interment is to be in ! the Buena Vista Burial park in Brownsville with the San Benity Masonic lodge in charge. The decedent is survived by hi* wife. Mrs. W. B. Palmer: three daughters. Mrs. O. D. Jenning*. Mrs W. C. Oliver and Miss Gen ; eva Palmer: one son, Hall Palmer; a sister. Mrs. George Dever. all of Los Fresnos: a brother George 1 Palmer of Harlingen; and five other brothers. Fred. Thomas, Ira Fleet and son who live in other parts of the state. TONIGHT’S MOVIES OVER THE VALLEY Brownsville: The Cepltol—Weliec* Beery, Robert Young and Maureen O' Sullivan In "West Point of the Air." The Queen—Paul Muni and Bette Davis In "Bordertown" San Benito: The Rlvoll—Bing Croaby, W C. Flelda and Joan Bennett in Mississippi.” Harlingen: The Arcadia—Alice Faye, James Dunn and Cliff Edwards la "Scandals of 1935.” The Rial to—"Be yond Bengal " La Ferta: The Bijou—Cary Grant and Myrna Loy In "Wings in the Dark.” Raymondvtlle: The Ramon—Shirley Temple. Lionel Barrymore and Bill Rob inson In "The Little Colonel.” Donna: The Plaza—Sylvia Sidney and Gene Raymond in "Behold My Wife. S&n Juan: The San Juan—Bing Crosby and Kitty Carlisle in Here I* My Heart.” Mercedes: The Capitol—Bing Croaby, W. C. Fields and Joan Bennett In "Mls* iastppl.” Weslaco: The Ritx—Charles Laugh ton. Mary Boland and ZaSu Pitta in "Ruggles of Red Oap." McAllen: The Palace—Rudy Valle* and Ann Dvorak In "Sweet Music.” The Queen—Claudette Colbert and Warren William in "Imitation of Life.” Mission: The Mission—Claudette Col bert and Fred Mac Murray in "The Gild ed Lily.”