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PAGE TWO THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS SATURDAY, JTTLY i. 1W3 WILDCAT OIL FEVER SEEN OVERYALLEY Several New Tests Staked Out And Activity Heated By BRAD SMITH McALLEN--A stroke of "wildcat lever" struct'. Lower Rio Grande Valley oil operators in midsummer Saturday when locations for several tests re staked and rigs and other eciulpmcnt moved to new drilling sites. The new' operations combined with activity' already under to give Valley wlldcattlng a splurge noteworthy by comparison slackened operations of recent months. Rowan Hope, San Antonio operators and contractors, are rigging up to spud the No.

1 A. Y. Baker Estate on land now owned by the Southland Life Insurance Co. in northern Hidalgo County, The land was the last portion of the once largo estate owned by the late "Millionaire Sheriff of Hidalgo County and was involved in considerable litigation until last year. The test Is In the approximate center of a tract in Santa Anita about 30 miles, northwest of Ecllnburg.

In Northern Star In northern Starr County, Sun Oil Co'. No. 1 Vicente Guerrero had spudded a new wildcat, 330 feet from the north and 6,000 feet from the' west lines of a tract in Lns Comltas Grant and about eight miles northwest of the Sun field. It will go to 5.500,feet. In northwestern Starr, another new wildcat is D.

C. DoWitt's No. 1 P. Ouerra, lot 22 of a subdivision of For. 110, Mler Jurisdiction, about five miles south of the Sun's Ouerra field.

The test drilled to 350 Icet nnd shut down to drill a new water well. In western Starr, T. E. Stephens of Edlnburg has taken over the E. A.

Schmltt No. 1 Oonzales Heirs, Shave 232, For, 69. Mler Jurisdiction which has been shut down at 3,901 feet for the past several Stephens took over the well nnd a 62-acvc drilling block- and will take the hole to 6,500 feet foi one of the few deep tests drilled In that immediate area, Orclovlclan ePtroleum Co. No. 1 Starr County Cattle Co.

Is ft new wildcat located in the north end of Porcloncs 88-80, Camargo Jurisdiction, about one-half mile north of production In the old Barbncoas flold. Operators plan a jholc. Also In western Starr, Syndicate Oil Corp. No. 1 Yndaleclo Sanchez Por.

75, Mler Jurisdiction, Is standing at 1.615 feet. Gas-Distillate Area In the extreme southern end of the Ln Keforma gas-distillate area in northeastern Starr and northwestern HMalgo counties. Balclrldgo King. McAllen Independent oper Clip thii concise resume of the week's in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and mail it to your son, friend, husband or sweetheart in the armed forces. Dear Son: Brownsville, Texas.

July-4, 1942. i i where he served as a. ferry pilot for number of mosquitoes is steadily increasing despite the combined ef- frots of the federal, state and city government agencies. A campaign to put the name Cameron County on a b'pmber will be launched here Wednesday it was announced by Marshall Watson, Brownsville of the county war savings bond committee. Luis Gallegos, 45, Hidalgo, was struck and instantly 'killed late Saturday night by a hit and run driver near Hidalgo.

Dionlcio Escobedo, 18 years old, former San Benlto high school football star was found drowned in a San Benito resaca early this morning after being reported missing from his home. H. of. 'Harlingen. was fined $10 in Judge Menton Murrays court in Harlingen for violating the blackout regulations in the blackout there Friday night, Mr.

and Mrs. Doug Klnser of Brownsville were back for a visit last week. Mr, Klnser is now an instructor at the army training Held at Hicks Field, Fort Worth. Jimmy Thomas 'of Brownsville has been transferred from Sheppard Field to Scott Field, Illinois, Marcel Sauber is now stationed at Long Beach, California, with an air corps ground crew. TUESEDAY, JUNE 30--Yesterday TJie Herald received a notice from The Associated Press that the Office of Defense Transportation regulations requiring a 75 percent return load on trucks will not become effective until July 15.

This is a 15' day reprieve for Valley truckers and shippers who thought that if the regulations were carried out that it would be necessary for them to go out of business. Only 186 young men of 18 to 20 years of age in Brownsville were registered up to noon today in the 5th national selective service registration, Harbert' Davenport local board member said that as far as Well, here it is Saturday already and I am again writing you your news letter for the week. SATURDAY, June 27--The weather department has announced that it will not rain for at least 24 hours, This makes the first day in the past nine that it wU not rained. However, as a result o. the heavy rainfall during tne flood nnd cloudburst, the river expected to overflow its banks in most of the low places.

The river has already come over its banks at Mercedes, Between 30 and 40 volunteers enlisted in company of the Texas Defense Guard at Pharr this week. This brought the unit up to its full strength of 75 men, thereby preventing the company from being disbanded, The Valley's scrap rubber collection received its biggest single contribution when L. Cnllis, citrus grower of Pharr sold 36,000 pounds. All of the 18 tons was in old tires which Callis collected to smudgs his groves during the winter. Kenneth Faxon 'has resigned as chief of air raid wardens for Brownsville.

Oscar M. Longnecker. Jr of the Brownsville Chamber ol Commerce has been appointed to replace him, it has been announced by the Civilian Defense Council. SUNDAY, JUNE 28--Mr. and Mrs.

Jack West, of Harlingen have received word from their son Max West saying that he has been stationed at a post in India for the past two months. Former Governor Dan Moody who is seeking the Democratic nomination for United States Senator will make 13 speeches In the Valley on next Monday. Important stops on his trip will be McAllen, Weslaco, Mercedes, Harlingen, San Benlto, nnd Brownsville as well as radio talks over stations KRGV and KGBS tnp ID--U yetu uiuo jw.i-i^w ---Bob 'Lindsay, of Mission, has vices early, leaving only a few sub- July 25, it was recently retifrned from England ct to draft. Seago county cierjc. Jr.

are leaving tonight lor Abilene, Texas where lie will'take officer's training. Carleton Perkins has arrived from the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis to spend a leave at home. His brother, Del Perkins has just left the Valley for West Point, New York where he is attending the United States Military Academy, Henry Fanning, 266, of Olmito, was among those.who in the sinking of a merchant vessel in ihe Gulf of Mexico on June 22. Fanning Third Mate on the vessel, THUHJSDAY JULY 2 'The all Valley scrap rubber total up to yesterday stood at the amazing figure of pounds. The that topped 'the entire region In the.

scrap drive was Harlingen with 338,078 pounds. The rest of. the top towns were Mission 277,553, Weslaco 205,000, McAllen 165,000, Brownsville 165,000, and. San Benito 90,000. $22.50 a ton is now being paid to Valley farmers by local canners for their tomatoes.

This top price Is being willingly paid' and according to canners the price for next fall's crop will be even- higher. 102 Valley boys have joined the Navy in the month of June. This is the greatest number of recruits for this area In any this year; This brings" the Valley total for the past fiscal year to 816. Ted A. Bowie of San Benlto has been promoted to the rank of Cnp- tain in the Ordnance Corps-United States Army.

He. is stationed at the ordnance depot at Metuchen, New Jersey. Pfc. E. Bestelro of Brownsville who is stationed with Medical Corps at Fort Sam'Houston has been promoted to the rank of technical sergeant.

FRIDAY JTJLY 3--Men in the board memoer saia DUHII Brownsville was concerned, rriosc of armed will be permitted to th( 18 2 year olds joined the ser- vote in the Democratic primary on Don Abbott, chief petty officer. United States Air Coips and has reported to his station at Hensley Field. The list of students who were on the honor roll at the University of Texas has just been made public. The following Valley students were on the list: Barklay Ann Bogel and James Richard Batsell of. Brownsville; Bryce Cardigan Brown and Jack Clifford Fitzpatrick of Harlingen; Ann Elizabeth Blngham of Rio Hondo: nnd Frances Phillips, Tol Boswell and Eleanor Thompson of San Benlto.

JUNE 29--Brownsville is suffering with a plague of mos- aultoes brought on by the recent cloudbursts in the Valley. The 1 CC i i ators and drilling contractors, have staked the No. 1 F. B. Guerra.

0.940 feet from the west nnd 660 feet from- the south lines of Share 25-B Santa Cruz Grant. The test Is about 3,750 -'oct southeast of Magnolia's No. 2 Oucrra In the same share. extended La Rcforma gas- cUsUUfttc production several southwest of the discovery well Operators nre moving in. About 20 miles north of Rio Grande City, Humble Oil Refining Co.

No, 1 Geo. I Coates. Sur 623, has spudded a 4.500-foot wildcat anrt was drilling Around 600 feet. Sun Oil had another semi-wildcat under way in southeastern Stnrr, I the No. 1 Maria Lozano, Tract 36.

1 For. 95, Cameron Jurisdiction, which drilled to total depth of 4,536 feet. Operators plugged back ixnd cemented 5 '5 -inch d. casing at 3,008 feet to test a sand section. In Hlclnlgo county, Seat board Oil Corp.

No. 1 El Jnvallna Land Development Los Cun- tes Grant, was drilling around 6,500 feet. Drill stem test of sand logged ixt feet recovered 150 pounds gris pressure in 10 minutes from the Vlcksburfr. In south central Starr, Otto Woods'. No.

1 Miss Anna Kelsey, Pors. 8S-87, Ciunnrgo Jurisdiction. shut clown after falling, to show for production by continual swabbing from sand at feet. Operators arc considering plugging bnck for another test In a shnllow- I cr sand nt 1.S63-96 feet, Deep Drlllinjr Brooks County's only deep drilling wllclc was Sun OH Co. No, 3.

I Cngc, 12 miles southwest of I ynlfurrias In Cundnlupe etc Enclnnl 1 Ornnc which wns coring at 6,618 feet. I In southeatsrrn Cnmoron County. I Pure OU Co. No. 7 Award 1 Survey, seven miles northwest of Port Isabel in Santn Isnbel Cjrrtnt.

I cemented 9 5-8 inch cnslntr at 1745 feet hnd was making hole I around 3,100 feet on another of a I series or hlcrtly interesting deep drilled in that area. UNIQUE EGG 'A clockwork bird, capable of I singing 12 airs, was Inside nn Esvst- I cr presented to the eldest I daughter of King Louis XV of I yrnncc. Kxpert Cleaning and dating Pick-Up Service And Dry Cleaning Inc. '314 N. W.

Elizabeth Phone Brownsville where he served as a. isrry puui, uun the RAF He has received an ap- United States Navy, has airlvea pomtment for similar duty with the home in Brownsville to spend a -J sn ort leave visiting Mends and relatives. The full impact of the shortage of steel and of other metals came home to Brownsville beer drinkers the other day when patrons of the down town tap rooms wore rationed beer in the ratio of two bottles only to a customer. The rationing was not brought on by a shortage of beer, but of bottle caps. WEDNESDAY.

3ULY 1--An Associated Press dispatch from the Dallas OPA office says that a rent control office will be established in the Valley at least by September 1 in order to provide control of rents in this defense ara. Sergeant and Mrs, Guy Hamilton Jack Wiech, county attorney has. so rMled, reversing- the previous position held'by the county courts. Three deaths and 27. cases of typhus were reported today in Hidalgo county.

S. Heit of the U. S. Fish and "Wildlife Service stated that if the epidemic grew any worse, all Valley towns will be quarantined as far as the men from military posts concerned. The plague of mosquitoes in Brownsville, and Cameron county grew so bad last night and the night before that the Brownsville Shipbuilding Corporation was forced to shut down its shop because the men were unable to work.

Because of the -tire situation and the lack of sufficient funds to carry on with, the Mission 30-30 team lias been forced to withdraw from the Valley Baseball League. W. J. COLLINS DIES FRIDAY. Brownsville Pion Rites Sunday Walter Collins, 65 years old, clieti Friday midnight at his Brownsville after an- Illness of several months.

Funeral services were set for Sunday at 5 p. m. from the Darling Funeral home with interment in Buena Vists, cemetery. The" Rev. R.

Matthew Lynn, pastor of the First Presbyterian church will officiate. Mr. Collins is survived by his wife, Mrs, Mary Collins, two sis- tors. Mrs. May Bailey of Corpus Mrs.

W. Evans of Bentonville, Arkansas, and other relatives. Born In London, England Dec. 12, 1876, Mr. Collins came to this country when he was nine years old.

He resided In Brownsville for approximately 45 years, working for City Briefs The Rev. A. E. Loose of Cleveland, Tennessee, has replaced the Rev. K.

P. Lewis at the Christian and Missionary Alliance church, corner' of Villa Maria Blvd, and Adams street, for the months of July and August. Mr. txiose is a missionary on furlough from French West Africa, and will remain in the Valley for the duration. In addition to his duties as pastor, he will begin a lecture series On the work of his mission field in Africa.

Mrs. P. M. Lambcrton. Is spending the weekend in Port Isabel with Mrs.

Johnny Von Allmen a.n.0 children. Mrs. Ella Thayer has entered Mercy hospital for medical treatment. John Henry Davila underwent an emergency appendectomy at Mercy hospital. Mrs, Fred Brewer will be returned to her home Saturday from stage-line in the early days.

From 1920 to 1031, he was employed a an Fort Brown, and in his latter years has been 'engaged as a cabinet maker. Mercy hospital where she 'under- recently. Nice Mystery NEW YORK-- --The paper bag looked mysterious and Mrs. Raymond Ebner picked it up, It contained $450--In large gold certificates, the kind that went out of circulation years ago. Mrs.

Ebner turned the package over to police. RETURNS TO POST MISSION Sgt, Pablo Rivera, XJ. S. Army Air Forces, left this week to return to his post at Bor- Inciuer Field, Puerto Rico. He spent a three-weeks' furlough with his mother, Mrs.

Teresita M. Rivera and other members of the family. A iirndunte of Mission 1 high school, Sergeant Rivera received his edu- intlon In Mission having been a dtudent of Our Lady of Guadalupe school before entering high school. MADE INSTBTJCTOn MISSION Pvt. Alfredo Jose Farias, son of Mrs.

Carolina Austin Farias- and the late Rev. Rosallo Farias of Mission, has been assigned duties as an instructor in the radio school at Scott Field. 'ollowing his completion of a course in June, Before entering the last October the youth was .1 Junior at the University of Texas school of pharmacy. GIVEN PROMOTION MISSION James Asch of Mission, son. of Mr.

and Mrs. J. Adam Asch, has been promoted to technical sergeant at the Harlingen School. Mrs. W.

F. Woodard of Shreveport, Louisiana, has arrived to be the guest of her niece, Mrs. A. Hargrove. Mrs.

Woodard will be hero about week. Rev. E. Arehart, a returned missionary from Brazil, will preach at the 10:50 services at the First Methodist church Sunday. The Rev.

Leonard Bea, church pastor, will be in charge of the services, Rev, R. Matthew Lynn departs Monday for Kerrvllle where he will teach in the leadership conference at Westminster encampment for the next Mrs, Joe H. Pen-in has departed for Dallas to spend "Fourth of FBI TO GUIDE VENEREAL WAR Valley Cops Meet In Harlingen Peace officers from Willacy and -Cameron counties will'gather at the Fair Park Auditorium, Harlingen, at 12:30 p. m. July 15, for a law enforcement conference called by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it.

was announced today. Chief W. Arigfin, Sheriffs Tom Morrison and Luther Snow will have a prominent part on the program. All officers from these two counties have been invited and -will attend. The conference will'be one of ten to be held by the Fedwal Bureau of.

Investigation as part of a sweeping campaign aimed at more strict enforcement'Of laws affecting prostitution in Southwest-Texas, By reducing venereal diseases, the number of man-hours available for the war effort will be greatly increased, it was pointed out. The program will begin with registration, followed by luncheon. M. W. Acers, special agent in, charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in San Antonio will, call the meeting to order.

Major General Richard Donovan, commanding general of the Eighth Corps 'Area of the Army, or a member ol his staff will speak on the army's attitude toward control of venereal disease in civilian communities. Colonel Homer Garrison, director, Texas Department of Public safety, Austin, will speak on law enforcement's responsibility in the conservation of. man-hours. Sheriff Snow will' call and introduce the various peace ofifcers, who will attend from Cameron and Willacy counties. The roll of prostitution in venereal disease control will be the subject of an address by Dr.

Thomas H. Diseker, specialist in venereal disease control, TJ. S. Public- Health Service, San Antonio. Mr.

Acers will discuss the white slave traffic, act and the May act, and other officers present will speak. Sound motion pictures, "In Defense of the Nation," "With These Weapons," for Sure," and and Hygiene" will, conclude the program. After the business session, there will be a barbecue from 5:30 to 7:30 p. m. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES AND HOW THEY 6R Thousands of Employes'- 2000 1750 a a July weekend with her husband BOND RECORD OTHERE One Woman Alone Buys 1500 Worth Mrs.

J. C. BBAMHALL of Brownsville, who has a son serving somewhere In Australia with the armed forces, started off the local "Buy a Bomber Campaign" with a bang this' week--for Friday she purchased $2,000 in war bonds getting her order at the J. C. Penney store.

Wife of a retried Southern Pacific Railroad agent. Mrs. Branhall and her husband have been living here for the past two years. John Charles Bramhall, their son, is an engineer, serving with the United States Army somewhere in Australia, C. B.

Lehman of Brownsville is a. who is stationed at Field has arrived weekend. Meanwhile local people will be forced -to set a fast pace In buying bonds for the Brownsville quota of Josephine Sobrino of Austin 1 is to be raised ta ft here to spend the U. S. Building More Bases In Britain LON1XJN--W-- Further, expansion of United States naval, and military bases in Britain is reliably repurted under way, primarily for use in 1943.

Material has been allocated for construction of three naval bases in addition to the large new repair and supply center recently disclosed to be in operation at Londonberry, Northern Ireland, for American washlps on convoy duty. The cause of an light appearing nearly every night 'on a railway track near Wilmington, N. remains unexplained. SPECIAL Your Car Washed Creased-CISNEROS SERVICENTER Stb A NTV. Elizabeth.

Brownrrlllt 30-day period. Texas Could Be First U. S. State To Top USO Quota could today become the first state in the nation to reach it's $1,110,000 quota for the TJSO. Only $55,000 more is needed, said State Chairman Harry C.

Weiss, who urged local chairmen to put steam into their activfties and reach the goal on Independence Day. 1850 1875 1900 1920 1930 1940 War brings an increase in the number of XJ. S. government cm- -ployes as well as in the armed forces. Chart shows growth of the government's executive branch payroll since 1820 big jiw since World War II began in TODAY IN THE VAIXEY FARM PRICES Here are average prices, paid in the Valley for frr.il and vegetables.

VEGETABLES Carrots, 25-40 cents crate; tomatoes, to 6 cents corn, 1.001.35 sack. EXCHANGE RATE MATAMOROb--The exchange rates, according to the local branch ol the Crcdito Industrial, S. Buy: 4.85 pesos for every dollar or 20.6185 cents D. 'S. cy.

for every peso. Sell: 4.S5J4 pesos foi every dollar or 20.6079 cents U. S. cy. Tor every peso, MOVIES Brownsville: The Capitol --Pay Mo- Kenzle and Don Barry In "RornemBcr Pearl Hdrtoor." The Queen--Bob Steele Jn "Westward Ho!" The Dlttraann-- Buster Crao'je and Al St.

John in The Kid Wanted." Harlingen: The Arcadia-- Fay Mo Kenzle and Don Barry in "Remember Pearl Harbor." The Strand--Gene Tierney and Waiter Huston in "The Shanghai Gesture." The R.la1to-;Roy HoB- Srs and Marjorlo Weaver in "The Man McAUsn: Thc Palace--Rosalind Rus- Eoll Mid Fred MacMurrny in "Take a Letter Darting." The Queen--Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette in Stardust on the Sage." San Benlto: The Blvoll-- 42, sSS KIds in "Let's Get Tough." Weslaco: The Bits--Bill Boyd and Andy Civde In "Stick to Your Guns. Donna: The Plnaa--Charles Statreu and Russell Haydcn la -West ol The Citrus--Don Dalley. rfenna Kecd In "Mokey" The Aztec--Ray WhUeiy Tim Holt in On Danger." The Border--Freddie Bartholomen in "Cadets on Parade. The Mission--Roy Rogers and Gaby Hayes in "Romance On the Range. Rftymondvlllc: The Ramon-- Garry Cooper in "The Real Glory." The Rio --B-uclt Jones and Tex Rlttcr In VI 3 aS TMe a5 'Alto-- Tim Holt In Bandit Trail." and Warren Wll- arr.

in. "Secrets ol the Lone Wolf. Pharr: The Texas-- Barry Ndson. In "A Yanic on the Burma HIS MODEL Titian, the artist, obtained inspiration from a bunch of grapes, he kept hanging in his studio as an example of beauty of and line. GRANDMOTHER TO GET CHAIR Sentenced For DeatK Of Young- Woman Minnie Left Griffin, 49-years-old and a grandmother, was under sentence today to pay with her life lor the killing of a comely 20-year-old neighbor.

The frail woman calmly -sat through the 'trial and as calmly heard the court sentence her yesterday to die in the electric chair August 7 for the death of Mrs. Mii- drcd Williams, shoestore clerk whose disappearance of several months was solved only after Her body was found crammed in an old trunk in Mrs. Griffin's basement. Mrs. Griffin's attorneys have- filed a motion for a new trial.

The defense was based on a pica that the woman was of unsound mind, but psychiartrists differed in their testimony, one holding her a victim of halucinations, and another 'declaring her "just'a verj mean woman," Defense testimony also was offered that she was obesscd with a suspicion that her daughter's husband, Kenneth Hubert, "was j-un- ning around with Mrs. Williams," and that Mrs. Williams thus- would break up her daughter's marriage. JULY 4 (Continued from Page One) 1942 2 I 1 3 I I 4 I 15 116 IJZJ'lS "26 127 I 281 29 36T3I SATURDAY, 4, 1042 WEATHER FOB LOWER BIO GRANDE VALLEY' Occasional tliundershowcrs Saturday afternoon night with little change in temperature. FOB EAST TEXAS: East of lOOtto meridian): Little temperature change Saturday niglrt.

accoslonni thunder- showcrs In soutn portion. Saturday altcrnoon and Bight. RIO GRANDE RIVER BULLETIN Flood Present 24-hr. 24-br, Staize Stage Change Bain Laredo 27 Rio Grande 21 11.8 Hlfial-o 21 8.7 Mrrcecies 21 Brownsville 18 9.0 .01 Note: Amounts precipitation less tuna 0.10 Inch are not published except for Brownsville. S.

Bunch, Temporarily Jn Charge. BTVER FORECAST: The river will rise rapidly ivt Hidalgo and Mercedes Saturday night nnd Sunday and will Begin rising at- Brownsville late Sunday. Rises ol 7 to 9 Jeet are Indicated for Hidalgo and Mercedes and a 6 to 8 feet rise at; Brownsville with crest probaoiy reaching Brownsville Monday. High Tides s-unflay 10:12 n.m.-- Low Tides 3:38 Sunset Saturday 8:26 Sunrise, Sunday i ST VTTON HiRSest Lowest PWcIpl- Isst 24hrs.last 24nrs. tation (Inches; Amaiillo, Tex.

8 8 59 Atlanta. Ga 88 69 Brownsville 9" Chicago, "9 Corpus Christ). 83 Fort Worth. Tex. 94 acksonville, Fid.

90 Kansas City. Mo. 90 Del BIO. Tex 91 Memphis. Tcnn 9O New Orleans, La.

SS North Platte 89 Oklahoma City 92 Palestine 87 St. Louis 84. San Antonio 39 Shreveport 81 1 60-Foot Excursion Unusual, Unpleasant WEST COLUMBIA, C. Sock Savers Six-year-old Wilbur Joyner had a wet 160-foot excursion. The youngster, caught in a heavy i rain, stepped into an open manhole; A sudden gush of rushing water sucked him into a 36-inch culvert, through which he was 'carried to its outlet at a small stream.

-His only worry as he crawled safely to the' bank was the wet cast on a broken arm from which he was convalescing. WAR (Continued from Page one) my lost 25 tanks and 15,000 officers and men. killed. Beds Admit Retreat In the Crimea, the Russians acknowledged that the siege-battered deefnders of Sevastopol had withdrawn at last from the ruins of the great Black Sea fortress after an historic stand that cost the Germans nearly 300,000 casualties. A Soviet communique said 60,000 Axis troops were killed and 90,000 wounded since the start of the final assault which followed seven months of less violent siege in which 150,000 fell.

The communique said the German Gen. Fritz Von Mannsteln threw 300,000 troops, ,400 tarjlts and 900 planes into the June drive against Sevastopol which yielded "only ruins," Russian losses from June 7 to July 3 were listed as 11,385 killed, 21,090 wounded and missing. DANCE EVERY NIGHT and SUNDAYS SURF SAND CLUB DEL MAR BEACH "On the Gull ol Mexico" Modern Cottages British girls wear gaiters as a substitute for stockings, no longer available. Film starlet Susan Peters wears them to save hosiery. 78 55 73 68 70 69 72 66 64 70 70 74 70 ,01 1.21 .76 Court Records WARRANTY DEEDS Seaboard Security a corp'n to Lulu Hauger, Lots 31, 32 33, Ri'ce te Taylor Subd.

of lands in Cameron County, Texas. W. D. Con. $10.

etc. Dated: 11-4-40. Lulu Hauger to E. A. Cox, a parcel of land lying and being situated in the Gouty of Cameron, St.

of same beg. at a point on the East line of Lot 33, P. Z. Bishop Subd. of the Rice and Taylor Lands out of Blk.

58. Lori C. Hill de Cam. Co. W.

D. Con. $10. etc. 6-29-42 C55c fed stamp).

DEED PECORDS L. W. Effie Chenault to Robert McEowen, Lot 11, Blk. 131, original townsite of Harlingen. L.

Elsie Bragg to Bill Paulos Frances Paulos town lot 3, Blk. 1 Nicholson Place 3rd Piling, Cam. Co. Paul Myra, Carruth to H. H.

Smith Elizaebth Smith, Los 11, 12, Blk. 19 Finwood Hghts. Add. to Harlingen. File No.

7722--Will of John Gaud- ill--dated 8-15-38--Property real and personal to my sister, Susie Barter. way and Poland sent In "London, Ambassador John Winant officially opened the American Bed Cross Washington club, formerly a swank hotel which was partly blitzed, lor the use of United States service men. In China, the American volunteer group, famed "Flying Tigers" of the Far East warfare, became members of the regular United States army air force in China. U. S.

Fliers Celebrants And to top it off, American fliers made their first bombing attack upon. German occupied territory in Europe. At home, the war relocation authority said 28,000 American, and foreign-born Japanese would hold flag-raising ceremonies, programs and pageants at relocaiissi centers at Mamanar and Tulc, and Poston, Ariz. Communities everywhere staged "safe and sane" programs. Western and middle western resort trails were jammed with automobiles filled with families.

But. in the gasoline rationed east- em states, holiday motorists were reduced by more half, and the gasoline supply was limited with many- pumps empty. Planes, trains and buses were literally clogged. Production requirements kept hundeds or thousands of workers at their jobs. Service Men March On parade grounds and village- squares and greens, service men.

marched with civilian defense workers. In many-places, where fireworks shows were cancelled, parades and other celebrations were prepared. Undersecretaries Robert P. Patterson of the War. department and James Forrestsl ol the Navy said in a joint statement that war workers, by remaining at work over the holiday, would "produce enough bombers for another raid on Tokyo," plus quantities of other weapons.

Cadet's Family In Jap Held Orient GOODFELLOW FIELD, San Antonio--()-- Bryan P. Glass, cadet at the Army Air Force basic flying school here, has a personal as well as a patriotic reason for wanting to put an ebb in the tide of Japanese conquests. For caught up in that tide were his missionary parents and a sister --all now interned in the Shantung Peninsula, where Bryan lived for IS years. Another sister and her husband are in free China. Texas Timber Part In War At Confab How the war drain' of timber is affecting East Texas forests and other subjects bearing on the part Texas' pino and hardwood belt is playins in the war will be discussed at the 28th meeting of the Texas Forestry Association here on July 8.

ARSOX IN' FEAXCE VICHY-- attributed to arson caused tens of thousands of francs in damage to a large lumber mill at Bonneuil sur Marne today. James Lawrence said "Don't give up the ship" in the battle between the Chesapeake ar.d the Shannon. yon and me 123 E. Elisabeth Phone 1383W SUN GLASSES RAX BAN CALOBAB Eyes Examined Any Duplicated R. L.

LACKNER JEWELER-OPTOMETRIST 1110 Elizabeth Phone Brownsville MIDNITE PREVIEW TONITE AT 11:30 SUNDAY MONDAY.