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OPERATION OF CITRUS PERMIT IS DISCUSSED Hearings Continue At Weslaco; Swartwout Gives Testimony For Government WESLACO. May 1.— Official* of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration Tuesday continued a long series of hearings in connec tion with alleged violations of the national citrus marketing agree ment by Lower Rio Grande Valley shippers. Hie only case heard Tuesday was that of Louis Abraham, operating as the Famous Blue Ribbon Citrus Grove* of Mission. Abraham was not present and waa represented by his answer to the show-cause order issued by the Secretary of Agricul ture and a letter addressed to the Texas Citrus Control Committee Seven Testify The government called seven wit nesses in the hearing. They were R. ▼. O. Bwartwout. state citrus co ordinator and secretary of the con trol committee, who testified to set up and methods of the committee and other factual matters contained In previous agreements of facts; G C. Todd, committee accountant who testified to alleged overshipments and shipments of unclassified fruit by the Blue Ribbon Groves; Hart T. Longlno of Harlingen, who test ified to Inter-relation of the com mittee and th« Federal-Slate In spection Service; O. W. Shaver. Mission railway agent, who testified to Blue Ribbon fruit shipments; V. O. Scow, manager of the Nick Dof fing Company of Mission; who tokl ot packing and shipping several quantities of citrus for Blue Ribbon i and selling a small amount; Dick Winn, control committee employe who asserted he mailed regular ap- j plication and other blanks to the Blue Ribbon Groves; and B. O. ?at tison. state citrus inspector, who told of certificates for certain truck | shipments and shipments into in-1 ter&tate commerce by the Groves. The government’s evidence was designed to prove its contentions that the Groves violated the ship pers’ license and sent unclassified grapefruit into channels of inter state commerce. Asks Modification Ai Abraham's request. Judge Glen J. Gifford, designated as presiding officer during the hearings by the Secretary, held a hearing On pro red modification of the license. G Todd and R. V. O. Swartwout; Clyde H. Roque more, of the Field investigation Section of the AAA; and Robert C. Evans of the General Crops Section of the AAA, were called as government witnesses. Swan wout asserted Abraham was the only on* of 660 shippers in the Valley who requested modification hearing. His testimony indicated the control committee was sufficiently empowered to act in any matter eonLentin? a shipper in the posi tion Abraham claimed to be. . Roquengire testified to 18 years' experience in citrus and that groves In other parts of the Valley had been hurt as seriously as the Fam ous Blue Ribbon Groves northwest of Mission. He asserted the trans fer of al,(tments clause in the li cense made adequate provision for the applicari's needs without mod ification of the licenae. Plenty of Shippers Evans' testimony wia largely tech nical and explained the transfer of allotments by use of s hypotheU ca! case. He stated that a person applying for an allotments of 300 boxes for each proration period who found he could not use the allot ments for the first and second per iods could receive unused allot ments during later periods by ex plaining the situation to the con trol committee. His testimony also stated there was no need for mod ification. Todd asserted committee records showed that 60 shippers of the Val ley's 660 shippers handled more than 10 cars of grapefruit each during the past season, or 94 8 per cent of the total, and that 522 shippers who moved less than 10 cars each han dled only 1.6 per cent of the total 'TYjta! grapefruit shipments during the season were 2.263.610 standard boxes, the equivalent of 82878 cars of 360 boxes each. Being heard Wednesday were cases of La Bonita Fruit Company of Harlingen and Mission Citrus As sociation of Mission, the only Val ley co-operative cited thus far for alleged violations of the marketing agreement. As in all previous case* government counsel will be G 06 mond Hyde and Alfred U Dorf of Washington, members of the staff Of the Solicitor of the United States Department of Agriculture. SEND A DOLLAR » * * * * MAKES RIKERS OF 3f * * * * 10c CHAIN CROWD (Swetfcl to Th« Herald) a AN BENITO. May 1.—The dime letter boys are pikers. Chain let ters received here are couched In terms of dollars The dime letter usually consists of a list of six names with a request to send ten cents to the top ad dress. The top name Is then rub bed out and the name of the man sending the dime is added at the bottom. He makes five copies and them out. As the plan pro greMes nis came moves near the top on thousands of lists and theoretically, he win receive hun dreds of doHara. The letters received here con tained only five names and asked that a dollar be sent the top ad <**Tflbeia has been no noticeable in crease in mail here, according to pootoffice officials. The postoffice department looks with disfavor on thepten because of the possibilities «f fraud. A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Brownsville Herald Information Bureau, Fredenc J. Haskin. Di rector. Washington, D. C. Please enclose three (3) cents for reply. Q. What date Is aet for the com memoration of Mark Twain’* birth one hundred yean ago? W. G. A. The entire year is considered one of commemoration, culminating in the celebration of his birthday, November 30. • • • Q. Why is a taproom ao called? F. C. F. A. Taproom is an old English term which described the drinking room of an inn or ordinary. It was usual ly associated with ale and beer drawn from a tap but can be applied to any drinking room in modern usage • • • Q. Of what material is the dust on butterflies’ wings composed? H. M. K. A. The scaly covering of the wings of the butterfly comes off on the fingers as dust when the insect is handled. If examined under a mi Summer School Faculty Named At Edinburg J.C. (Special to The Herald) EDINBURG, May 1.—Summer faculty members at Edinburg Junior College's annual summer school have been appointed, according to Dean R P. Ward, and the list includes a number of outstanding high school lacuity members from Lower Rio Grande Valley high schools. L. E. Chandler has been named director of the summer session and Miss Rigmor Leif land will act as registrar-cashier. The first semester faculty will include H. L Berrldge, physical health education, L. E. Chandler, social science; W. H. Galloway, high school mathematics; E. 8. Hayes, soology; H. A. Hodges, chemistry; Miss Grace Jameson, English; Malvin Montgomery, high school social science; H. C. Searcy, mathematics. Miss Ruth Spencer, high school English; H. L. Warren, education; and Mrs. Oarrie E. Wright, Spanish. Second semester faculty members will include Messrs. Chandler, Ber ndge, Calloway, Warren, all teach ing the same subjects; C. A. Davis, social science; P. E. Lowance, mathe matics; A. W. Woolsey, Spanish; Vernon Brooks, high school English; and Miss Louise Black, English. The summer term opens June 3. The Weather EaM Texas (east of 100th meri dian); kmdy, scattered showers, cooler in west portion Wednesday night; Thursday partly cloudy, local showers in east portion, cooler in north portion. Fresh to moderately strong south erly winds on the coast. RIVER BULLETIN The river will continue to fall slowly in the Valley and change lit tle if any from Rio Grande City up during the next 34 to 36 hours. Flood Prewsut A-i-tU. 24-Hr Stage Stage Chang. Rain Laredo 27 -0.6 00 .00 Rio Grande 21 18 -0.8 .00 Hidalgo 21 3.6 -0.6 .00 Mercedes 21 6 4 -1.0 00 Brownsville 18 6.2 -1.2 .00 TIDE TABLE High and low tide at Port Isabel Thursday, under normal meteor ological conditions: High.4:21 a. m. 1:36 p. m. Low. 10:15 a. m 9:10 p. m. MISCELLANEOUS DATA Sunset Wednesday . 7.01 Sunrise Thursday . 5 52 WEATHER SUMMARY The disturbance which was cen tral over the northern Rocky moun tain region Tuesday morning was central over eastern Colorado and I the middle plains slates Wednesday morning (lowest 29.46 at Denver, Colo., and at North Platte, Neb.), i with pressure relatively to moder ately high over the far northwestern states and over the Great Lakes and ! the Ohio valley. Precipitation was fairly general in the western and northwestern states during the last 24 hours. Temperatures roM in the south-central and central states, and fell in the northwestern states since Tuesday morning. Brownsville 7 a. m. (CST) sea-level pressure 29.71 inches. Buujrrui (Pint figures, lowest temperaturs last night, second, highest yesterday; third, wind velocity at t a m ; fourth, prec ipitation in last M hours) Abilene . 68 82 12 DO Amarillo . 54 80 .. .00 Atlanta . 44 68 .. .00 Austin . 70 80 10 .00 Boston . 42 58 32 .04 BROWNSVILLE ... 75 85 20 .00 Br'ville Airport. 75 86 20 .00 Chicago. 40 52 10 .00 Cleveland . 36 42 .. .00 Corpus Chnstl .76 76 12 .00 Dallas. 68 74 16 .00 Del Rio. 74 88 16 .00 Denver . 42 68 .. .00 Dodge City . 58 66 .. .00 El Paso . 54 84 10 .00 Fort Smith . 58 70 10 .00 Houston . 68 78 14 DO Jacksonville . 66 84 .. .00 Kansas City. 50 64 10 .20 Lcs Angeles. 50 82 .. .01 Louisville . 48 62 16 .00 Memphis . 56 68 .. .00 Miami . 76 90 10 .00 Minneapois . 42 52 20 .00 New Orleans . 68 78 .. DO North Platte. 46 56 .. .04 Oklahoma City .... 64 70 18 .001 Palestine . 66 76 10 .00 j Pensacola . 70 80 12 .00! Phoenix. 58 72 .. .00 i SL Louis . 52 64 18 .00 Salt Lake City. 34 52 .. 1 02 San Antdhio. 68 78 10 .02 Santa Fe . 40 54 .. .00 Sheridan. 38 62 16 .14 Shreveport . 64 74 18 .00 Thmpa . 68 86 .. .00 Vicksburg . 60 74 .. DO Washington . 46 66 10 .00 Willlston ..36 50 14 D2 Wilmington . 52 71 .. DO i croecope this dust is seen to be com posed of minute scales of definite form. • • • Q. It Rebecca West tbe real name of the aathor and critic? W. G. A Her real name was Cicily Fair field. .. • • • Q. How many quarts of strawber ries are eaten in the United States each year? M. D. A. In 1934. there were 318.336.000 quarts of record. Berries picked and eaten on farms would not be in cluded. • • • Q. How long has the United State* had a Public Health Service? B. L. A Its official bears the date of its origin. 1798, when it was known as the Marine Hospital Service The present name was authorized by Congress in 1912. • • • Q. Please explain how fishing is done with cormorant*. J. E. C. A. The cormorant, a seabird with a long neck, which has a cosmopoli tan distribution, has been trained to fish for hundreds of years. In England the master of the cormo rant* was formerly one of the offi cers of the Royal Household. The practice Is nearly obsolete in Europe, though still common In Japan and China. A trap is fastened around the bird's neck, so as (without im peding its breath) to hinder It from swallowing its captures. The ac tivity of the bird displayed under water Is almost incredible. It dives for fish from the boat its master is fishing in and catches as many as one hundred fish an hour, bringing them back and delivering them to the boat. The cormorant is easily obtained and the training of young birds is readily accomplishr % by at first restraining them by a leash. • • • Q. How much did the American Embassy in Tokyo cost? In Paris? F. B. A. The new United State* Embas sy at Tokyo cost over a million dol lars. The Embassy building in Paris cost $1,600,000. • • • Q. How many people die each day in the United States? A. B. D. A. About 3780 individuals die daily. • • • Q. Would It be possible for the state of Louisiana to grow enough sugar cane to supply the continental United States with sugar? C. J. G. A. The Bureau of Plant Industry says that the maximum quantity of sugar cane produced in Louisiana is approximately 350.000 tons. It is estimated that under the most fa vorable conditions possible about half a million tons could be produc ed in the 8tate. When it is consid ered that the annual consumption of sugar in the United States is mare than 6 million tons. It can readily be seen that Louisiana could not produce enough to supply the entire country. • • • Q. Please give some Information about the early life of Oswald Gar rison Vi Hard. H. K. A. Oswald Garrison Villard. Am erican Journalist, son of Henry Vil lard and grandson of William Lloyd Garrison, was born at Wiesbaden. Germany, in 1872. In 1893 he grad uated from Harvard, where he was An assistant in United 8tates history from 1894-1896. After working as a reporter on the Philadelphia Press (1896-97) he became an editorial writer for the New York Evening Post and its publisher. • • • Q. Who is making payment In this country of the Dail Eireann Loan Bonds? M. P. A. They are being rapidly repaid by the Repayment Officer. Mr. Garth Healy. 117 Liberty Street. New York City. It is well to point out, however, that the final date for receiving applications for repayment was the 31st of August. 1934. • • • Q. How did Dr. Mary Walker dress when attending a Presidential recep tion when Chester A. Arthur was President? C. P. A. Perley Poore's Remmiscenses includes the following: Brilliant as were the diamonds of Madame de Struve, the wife of the Russian Min ister. and effective as was the bronze, golden silk dress, trimmed with gold beads oi the wife of At torney General Brewster, the ob served of all observers was Dr. Mary Walker, who came tripping in with elastic step, shook hands with Pres ident Arthur, and was profusely poetical in wishing him the compli ments of the season She wore a black broadcloth coat and panta loons and carried a high black silk hat in her left hand while in her right hand she flourished a slender cane. After leaving the President she passed along the line of ladies who received with him. giving each a sweeping bow, and then went into the East Room, where she was care fully scrutinized by the ladies. • • • Q. What 1* a vang? E. G. A. A vang is one of two guy-ropes running from the end of a gaff to the deck to steady the peak. Special Beth-El Services Friday There will be special services at Temple Beth-El Friday evening at S p. m. when members of the Sunday school class will have charge of the services This will be the closing service of the Sunday school for the year. The group in charge of the ser vices is composed of Ruthie Edel stein, Elaine Dorfman. Henry Hauaman. Lou if. Stem, and Manuel King. The choir will be directed by Helen Edelstein. Beer Drinking May Be Allowed in Parks AUSTIN. May 1—<4>>—State work ers may be permitted to drink beer in spare moments during office hoars later this summer. And visitors to Texas’ State parks also may be allowed to quaff the beverage while viewing the scenery. If recommendations filed Wed nesday by the senate state affairs committee were followed, the legis lature would repeal provisions of the present beer law which prohibit sa> of beer within 30o feet of the state capitol and in state parks. But a new restriction proposed would prohibit persons under 18 years at age from serving beer. THREE DIE TRUCK SMASH Beet Field Workers on Way To Michigan Are Wreck Victims 1 MUSKOGEE, Ok]a. May 1. .>?>— Three persons were killed, five crit ically injured and 25 leas seriously hurt early Wednesday in the over turning of a truck loaded with Mexi can beet field workers en route from San Antonio, Texas, to Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The crash occurred near Onapa. 30 miles south of here. The only one of the dead to be identified at once was Ramona Vela. The other two dead were Mexican women. Sheriff Arthur Kirkpatrick said It was apparent the driver of the truck had gone to sleep and the truck ran off the road and overturned. He arrested Guadalupe Inancendo. 25, the driver, and his brother Antonio, 22. who had recruited the beet work ers In Mexico and were in charge of the party. Five of the critically Injured were taken to a hospital at Eufaula where little hope was held for their recov ery. The 25 slightly Injured were tak en to a funeral home at Eufaula which was transformed Into an emergency hospital tor their treat ment. Folks On Program Of Lions Meeting —— SAN BENITO. May 1.—Two Mc Allen Lions. Dr. F. G. Slgrist and Howard Faulkner, have volunteered the use of their airplane In scat tering literature over Laredo Fri day morning boosting San Benito az the 1936 district convention city. The offer was received at the chamber of commerce Tuesday from XPaul T. Vickers of the Mc chamber who is to issue the Invitation to make San Benito the next convention town. A number of Valley people will be on the program 01 the district Lions convention which opens Fri day morning m the Pan-American room of the Plaza Hotel. Mayor Albert Martin will greet the visitors and G. Lorimer Brown of Harlingen, district governor, will give the re sponse. Group singing during the morn ing wifi be led by C. E (Happy) Henderson of Harlingen. The San Benito club will present a model luncheon at noon Friday with Charles Allison presiding. Lo cal talent will be taken along for entertainment. The convention will continue through Saturday evening with side trips to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, sightseeing trips around Laredo and other entertainment including ths governor's ball at the Bohemia Club in Nuevo Laredo Saturday night. San Beinto Dons will gather on the outskirts of Laredo at 10 o'clock Friday morning and enter In a body. Peanut Butter To Be Made in Valley (Special to The Herald > EDINBURG. May 1.—A new com mercial enterprise for the Lower Rio Grande Valley will start operations shortly when production of peanut butter la started here at a new fac tory being built by C. H Schobert, east of Edinburg. Sc ho ben came to the Valley two years ago from Kansas City, where he had operated a peanut butter fac tory for 18 years. Since residing here, he has produced a popular food known as nutmeats, composed entirely of nuts. Nearly all equipment for the pea nut butter factory has arrived. The production will be started, soon. It was stated. No more tired. let-down feeling for me” **l raatonad that my rad blood carpuacla atrangth waa low and I aimpiy took a couraa of S.I.I. Tonic and built It back." i JT is all so simple and reasonable. I f your physical let-down ia caused by lowered red blood corpuscles— which is all too frequent—then S.S.S. Tonic is waiting to help you...and will, unless you have a serious organic trouble that demands a physician or surgeon. Remember, S.S.S. is not just a so called “tonic.” It is a tonic specially designed to stimulate gastric secre tions, and also has tiie mineral ele ments so very, very necessary in rebuilding the" oxygen-carrying red corpuscles in the blood. This two-fold purpose is impor tant. Digestion is improved ... food is better utilised ... and thus you are enabled to better “carry on” "without exhaustion—as you should naturally. You may have the will-power to be “up and doing” but unless your blood la in top notch form you are not fully yourself and you may remark, “I wonder why I "tire so easily.” Let S.S.S. help build back your blood tone...if your case is not exceptional, you should soon enjoy •gain the satisfaction of appetising food... sound sleep... steady nerves ...a good complexion ... and renew ed strength. S.S.S. ia sold br all drug stores In two sixes. The i® economy sixe is twice as large as the flji regular siae and is sufficient for two weeks treatment. Begin on tbe uproad today. fi SSS. Co. Pm Make* you feel like younelf again German Nation Has Become New People Hitler Tells Nazis BERLIN, May 1 *»>—Reichsfueh rer Hitler told mare than 1,000.000 workers assembled at Tempelbof airdrome to hear his May Day ad dress Wednesday that even though “foreign nations may offer me whole continents, I would rather be the poorest citizen here.” While millions more faithful nazls listened to the fuehrer's words trans mitted by radio to cities and villages throughout the relch, Hitler pro claimed that the German nation had “now become a new people." "We are a people without raw materials without colonies without capital without foreign bank depos its." he said. "We know nothing but sacrifices, small wages and high taxes, but we do have one thing, namely, our German people. Make Germany Happy -We, therefore, tell other coun tries: 'Don't fear we want anything lrom you. We are proud enough to say that the highest thing we have is something you could not give us if you would, namely, our people." "Leader of this people. I know of no more precious task than to make Germany happy again. Even though your foreign nations may offer me whole continents. I would rather be the poorest citizen here. “With this people we will be able to fulfil the great task ahead. You may wonder why on a day like this in such bad weather you are. never theless. called together. The purpose is symbolically to show that we are not divided into city and country, into workers, farmers and trades men. artisans and students, but that we are members of one people united in the common duty to fulfil our task in the world with such strength and talent as Almighty God gave us. “We are a people that was im potent because we were disunited. That made us play ball with foreign nations. Small states could cast hum iliation upon us and deprive our citi zens of their rights. Our economic life was ruined. All that once had seemed good had become bad.” One People, One Idea “But now we have become a new people. Great ages always result from strong leadership, but the best of leadership must fail If there is not behind a united, strong people. Our strength lies not la tanks, can non and marching battalions, but In the duty of our people and its ideal istic faith. “In 1919 we started as a small group decned as idealistic fanatics. Our critics are proven to have been wrong. Historically, visible success always proves the correctness of theories. “No one can deny that there are visible one people end one idea. All we see today would be impossible tf Germany had not experienced an In ner transformation That we could unify our people is the greatest ac complishment ci this century as far as Germany is concerned and will outlast everything else. “We shall not rest until we give to the last German his dally bread. Remember, May 1 is a day of decis ion against the difficulties which still are to be overcome. What we want is not war. not unrest.” “Just as we restored peace with in Germany, we want peace abroad, because only then can our domestic works be a success. May other nations understand that the Germany of to day Is not the Germany of yester day. "Therefore, fellow citizen*. I ask you to bind faster the band of the community. Do not forget that your members are one people as ordain ed by Ood. Demonstrate to the world your faith In your people and state. "My will must be your confession. I serve my people with my life.* A heavy thunderstorm accompan ied the exercises at the airdrome. Der fuehrer stood bare-headed, speaking from a high rostrum. EDUCATORS SET FOR MEETING Curriculum Revision Study To Brine Outstanding Men to Valley iBpwUl to Tin. Hwald) EDINBURG, May 1.—Educators from aJJ parts of Texas will attend a two-day state curiculura revision conference, sponsored by the State Department of Education, here an May 3 and 4. according to Mra. Wen onah Roach Ware, general chairman of the conference. Supt. E. H. Po taet of Mercedes will preside Dr W. A. Stigler. chairman of curriculum revision in the state de partment, la a leading proponent of revision of curriculum in Texas high schools and will be one of the chief speakers at the conference His sub ject will be, “Adjusting centers of Interest In the Curriculum tc the Needs of the Child.** Other well-known educators who will appear are L. A Woods of Aus tin. state superintendent of public Instruction, whose subject Is. "Signi ficance of Training Teachers for Curriculum Revision;” J. O. Loft In, president of Texas A. & I. college at Kingsville and former president of the Texas States Teachers' associa tion. who will speak on “What Should Be the Center of Interest in Currl dumum Rendon;" and Dr. Jere miah Rhodes of Austin, assistant state superintendent of public in struction foe Junior schools, on "The Challenge of the Junior High School*." A number of other speakers will appear in sectional meetings for which programs are not yet com pleted. Observation of demonstration teaching in various school* of the Edinburg Consolidated IndepewtfBt School District, said to be the Mol est independent school district m the world In point of area, will oc cupy Saturday morning. May A A speakers' luncheon has been arrang ed for Saturday noon. Two entertain ment features for the luncheon will be appearance of a sextette from the championship McAllen Junior High School girls' glee dub under direc tion of Miss Lois Hones and soloe by Zone 11 Mllstead and BUI Res cue. both students In Corpus Christ! Junior High School. MUSIC WEEK PROGRAM , iSpecial to In* Herald) I LA PER LA. May 1.—The first at • series of programs in observance of National Music Week will be an all school music program In the high school auditorium Friday eve ning May S at 8 o'clock. Although music week does not begin until May 5 the school program will be given two days early because at other programs already set for the next week. All the musical organization of the school will have a part In the which will be free to the • r.WMb.ki. WHY AMERICA PREFERS BUDWEISER... > - . \^BSTER'S DICTIONARY. DEFINES IT and its taste tells you why BUDWEISER must be famous indeed to bo chosen from all American beers for mention in ebstrr's New International Dictionary, jost published. You'll find it on Page 349. Here is just another distinction for the fine beer that has won medal after medal at world's fairs for more than half a century. Bohemia, In 1903, officially adjudged BUDWEISER the finest bottled beer on Earth, better even than native brews. France, as early as 1882, conceded BUDWEISER’a su periority. The following is from the Paris Gazette«— "The most surprising triumph Jor an American product at the Paris Exhi bition was the success of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Associa tion, of St. Louis, which eclipsed world-renowned English brewers9 as well as hundreds of rivals from Austria and Bavaria. It is not sur prising that a great sensation was produced when it teas understood that the experts reluctantly pro nounced the St. Louis beer ‘superior to any malt liquor ever drunk upon the continent,* and tlmt all Paris is now seeking to quaff the American nectar.** ANHEUSER-BUSCH • ST. LOUIS Wherever you ask for li ke sure you yet the genuine VISITORS INVITED TO INSPECT OUR PLANS Budweiser “ everywhere ——| VALLEY BEVERAGE CO., Phone 275, Harlingen, Texas, Distributors b 1