Valley Morning Star from Harlingen, Texas • Page 3

Saturday. March 12, 1938 VALLEY MORNING STAR PAGE 5 Railroad Group To Recommend Waee Cut For Million CO-STARRED IN FREIGHT RISE INADEQUATE TO MEET NEED March Meeting Is Set For Chicago WASHINGTON Associa- rf Arrrrican Railroads will ommend wage cuts for approximate- 'v i.OOO.OOO workers at a meeting to be held in Chicago, March 18 The association said the approximately 5 per cent freight rate crease granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission entirely nadeuunfe to meet the critical sit- uatrn which faces the The 5 Qciation declared in a statement: decision makes it impossible for to make desirable expenditures in the interest of im- aroved service to the public at reduced operating costs, or to increase railroad purchases and employment, as was anticipated. is necessary for the railroads further to reduce operating the statement, authorized by J. Pelley, president of the association, said. The statement added that the March 18 meeting was for consideration oi in wage rates and such other action as may be A spokesman for the association said submission of the wage problem to its 142 member railroads was, in its practical effect a recommendation for a wage cut.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS BROWNSVILLE SEEKS MORE CONVENTIONS Housing Plans Made For Teachers HARLINGEN BOY SCOUTS TO HOLD FIRST. AID. TEST Luise Rainer, and Spencer Tracy, above, were awarded gold statues Thursday night for the best motion picture performances during 1937 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Miss Rainer was honored for her work in Good while Tracy received his award for his work in Luise Rainer And Spencer Tracy Win Highest Awards In Moviedom BROWNSVILLE. Adequate housing is planned for approximately 1,000 overnight visitors expected here when the Southwest district of the Texas State Teachers Association three-day convention begins March 31.

members of the chamber of Commerce convention and entertainment committee announced following a meeting Thursday night. The committee made tentative plans to entertain the teachers during their stay here. Chairman Lew Palmer said. Over 2.000 are expected to attend the meetnig. The committeemen discussed generally the possibility of securing conventions for Brownsville.

They recommended that each class of business in Brownsville form a city association, and invite state or district associations of each business to hold conventions here. Palmer said conventions that would bring around 600 people here are the size to be sought. HARLINGEN. Boy Scouts of the Harlingen district will participate in a first aid contest to be held Tuesday at 8 p. m.

in the basement of the First Baptist church, it was announced Friday by M. O. Johnson, commissioner. The contest will be a demonstration of work learned by Scouts in regular badge work for First Aid. Four teams are expected to participate with four boys on each team.

In case problems given the boys, they will be judged on speed, efficiency, neatness and knowledge of appropriate aid to be given. Judges will be Dr. Troy A. Shafer and a state highway patrolman. Winners of the Tuesday preliminary contest will participate in a Valley-wide contest to be held in Mercedes April 2.

Winners of the Valley event will go to San Antonio for South Texas competition and if successful on to Dallas for regional contest. APPEAL COURT JUDGES TO BE GIVEN DINNER RALLY CALLED BY TOWNSEND CLUB LEADERS LIONS RECEIVE NEW CHARTER More Than 200 At Donna Event Woman's Building was filled Thursday night as more than 200 Valley Lions and their wives attended charter night for the new Donna club. John Snow of Brownsville, deputy district governor. presenting the document to Forrest Groves, president. Mayor Bianch Roberts welcomed visitors and Lorimer Brown of Harlingen gave the response.

Jack Drake, president of the sponsoring Weslaco club, spoke briefly. Ty Cobb acted as master of ceremonies. Rev. M. M.

Moss led the singing and ve the invocation and Miss Ward was group singing accompanist. Supt. A. B. Sanders of the Dmna schools made the principal Several Valley clubs contributed entertainment, including Max Fitzpatrick of San Benito, who put on a ventriloquist act.

Weslaco sent a qur.r’t composed of B. L. Harrington B. Stroble. A.

B. Wren snd Anderson, with Mrs. Stroble the piano. Stroble also sang a self C. Stephenson.

McAllen, put on a blackface act, and the McAllen Lions presented a trio from the high school. Misses Myra Rich. Germane and Mavnette Kreidler. HOLLYWOOD. The highest awards in moviedom were presented to Luise Rainer and Spencer Tracy Thursday night for the best motion picture performances during 1937.

Miss Rainer was honored for her work in Good while Mr. Tracy received his award for work in Approximately 15.000 movie workers, through the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voted Life of Emile last year's most outstanding mo- 1 tion picture. More than 1.300 Hollywoodites, representing all ranks of movie! making, gathered for the banquet at which these and other awards, in the form of gold-plated statuettes were presented. Leo McCarey as voted the year's best director for Awful 1 The best supporting actress was Alice Brady for her role in the picture, Old and Joseph Sohildkraut was given the award as the best supporting actor for his portrayal in Life of Emile The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial award was given to Darryl Zanuck, production head of Twentieth Century-Fox, for the most THE WEATHER Radio 6:30 7:00 7:15 7 7:45 8:00 9:00 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 11:00 11:15 11:30 12:00 12:30 12:45 12:50 12:55 4:00 4:00 5:00 5:30 5:35 6:00 6:00 6:15 6:25 6:30 6:45 7:00 8:00 8:30 9:00 Saturday March Musical Clock Morning Devotional Just About Time yeopeners Radio News Cast Breakfast Club NBC Morning Melodies Classified Maida Severn NBC Pacific Paradise Our Barn NBC all to Youth NBC Bailey Axton NBC Nat I arm A Home Hr NBC Luncheon Dance Music Musical Millers Radio News Cast Heather and Market Report Metropolitan Opera Company NBC- Weather Forecast Mexican Program Birthdav Party Press Radio News NBC hick Orch.

NBC Heather Forecast Easy to Remember Old Family Almanac itrus Market News Rio Del Mar Orch. NBC obh To Be Announced NBC AI Orch. NBC American Portraits NBC National Broadcasting Symphony NBC llAXCE LOS INDIOS CLUB lOXK.HT OF For Falfurrias-LarinJo-Winter Garden sections: Tartly cloudy Friday nifrht and Saturday; not much change in temperature. For East Texas (east of 100th meridian): Partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday. except unsettled on lower coast: not much change in temperature.

Gentle to moderate easterly winds on the coast. WEATHER SUMMARY Barometric pressure was relatively high over northern Mexico and the United Staten this Friday morning, except relatively to moderately low over the northern border states and southern Canada. Highest reported reading S0.1S at Fort Smith. Arkansas, and lowest 29.50 at Edmonton, Canada. Except for rains in the Atlantic coast states the weather was mostly fair to clear throughout the country during the last 24 hours, with temperatures near the seasonal averace in the southern half of the United States, and above normal over the northern half Friday morning.

Brownsville 6:30 a m. iCST) sea level pressure 30.06 inches. Temperature Highest Lowest Precipi- last last tation STATIONS 24 hours night (Inches) Abilene 68 48 .00 Albuquerque 58 32 .00 Amarillo 64 38 .00 Atlanta 56 42 .00 Austin 70 46 .00 Boston 34 22 .00 Calgary, Can. 46 28 .00 Chicago 44 36 .00 Cincinnati 48 34 .00 Cleveland 34 28 .00 Corpus Christi 70 60 .00 Dallas 56 48 .00 Del Rio 76 57 .00 Denver 52 34 .00 Dodge City 60 34 .00 El Paso 72 44 .00 Fort Smith 52 42 .00 Helena 46 32 .00 Houston 70 54 .00 Huron 44 28 .00 Jacksonville 80 52 .08 Kansas City 52 32 Los Angeles 76 56 .00 Memphis 54 46 Miami 80 64 .00 40 26 .00 New Orleans 80 56 .00 Norfolk 48 36 .76 North Platte 56 28 .00 Oklahoma City 56 42 .00 Palestine 66 46 .00 Pensacola 70 54 .00 Phoenix 74 50 .00 St. Louis 4 4 42 .00 Salt Lake City 52 34 .00 San Antonio 72 52 .00 Sheridan 50 .00 Shreveport 68 50 .00 Tampa 76 66 .04 Vicksburg Washington S4 26 .40 Williston 24 .00 Wilmington 68 42 .16 Winnemucca 54 34 .00 Temperature Precipi- State FRUIT High- tation of STATIONS est est (Inch Weath.

Rrounsville 76 65 .00 cloudy Airp-t 76 61 .00 oudy Tarrixo Srirs 56 00 1 78 59 .00 ptcldy w.rlino^n 78 63 .00 cloudy 62 cloudy mu ST. SS lB.ll. OI.de 00 63 -00 clear Oajnesville 00 00 rt cldy CAI March 10, 1938 a -II 41 -00 ptcldy Oroville 00 cjoudy fi2 36 .00 cloudy Lindsay .00 clear 0 RIVER r. Stage Change Rain (27) 2 4 0.0 1.1 .00 Rio Grande .00 lii) 6.3 0.0 .03 4 0 .00 Brownsville There will be no river during the 24 to 36 boura. consistent high quality of production achievement by an individual producer.

A special award in the form of a miniature wooden statuette was given to Edgar Bergen his outstanding comedy creation, Charley A special award for outstanding service to the industry was given to that kindly, understanding comedy genius, Mack Other awards were as Writing original Wellman and Robert Carson for Star Is Screen play Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg for Life of Emile Art Gooson for Cinematography Good Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer. Sound Recording Thomas Moulton, Disney, Old Life of the Educational. Color Pete Smith for Film Havlick and Gene Milford, Assistant Director Robert Webb, Old Music Hundred Men and a Best Harry Owens. Dance Direction Hermes Pan for In CITRUS WASTE EXPERT URGED Gilchrist Suggests Sanitation Man Gilchrist, engineering dean at Texas A. and M.

college, recommended employment of a sanitation engineer to check disposal plants and the condition of sewer plants in Valley communities, in a letter received Friday by Mayor Horace Etchison of McAllen. can be no Gilchrist said in his letter, that when an abnormal amount of citrus waste is put in the sanitary sewers and goes through the disposal plant, not only does the load appear to be out of proportion to the design, but septic action is interfered with and results are not what they should At the request of the Valley Mayor's Association. Gilchrist recently inspected conditions in the Valley. BEER PERMITS ARE REVOKED Cotton Act Praised Before Texas Group HOUSTON, new Federal farm program is a great step toward a balanced supply of cotton that will prevent extremely low or extremely high prices, I. W.

Duggan, director of the Southern Division of the AAA. told a group of South Texas farmers and Texas Agricultural Association leaders Thursday. Duggan is on a trip through Texas explaining to farmers the provisions of the Agricultural adjustment Act of act which he admitted is long and somewhat complicated. Two Hidalgo Places Lose Licenses GUILTY PLEA HOUSTON R. Munger, office manager of Sterling and Baker, bankrupt brokerage firm that had thousands of Texas customers.

Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to violate the federal securities act. Ford, administrator for the Texas State Liquor Control Board, revoked licenses of two beer pariprs in Hidalgo county ana suspended the license of a third. Stockton Fountain, district supervisor for the board, announced Friday. The parlors were closed because they were not operated in the proper manner. Ford explained.

They were operated by Guillerma Perez Rodriguez west of Elsa and L. H. Peacock near La Villa. The establishment of Salvador Flores was suspended lor allegedly similar conditions. Hearings were conducted at which the state alleged the places were conducted a manner offensive to the public Czechoslovakia is about the size Illinois.

RADIO PROGRAMS SATURDAY, MARCH 12 (Central and Eastern Standard Time) Note- All oroRrams to key and basic chains or groups thereof unless fled; coast to coast c) designations include all available stations. Programs subject to change by stations without previous notice, M. South Texas Meet Set Tuesday South Texas Townsend convention and rally was called Friday by Dr. Carl E. Lunn.

Harlingen, national field representative for Texas at the Nueces Court House in Corpus Christi. for Sunday at 2 p. m. W. M.

Waltman. Corpus Christi. is chairman of the committee in charge. Dr. Lunn will act as permanent chairman.

James Marion Bird of Corpus Christi. national Townsend speaker, will make the keynote address on the Cause in John Lindsay, a youth speaker, will make an to the Dr. Annie Stewart will make an to W. L. Hilliard of Taft will speak on Meaning of Dr.

Lunn will use the slogan, Townsend Goes to Jail and We Go to for his subject. Large delegations are expected from the Valley and all parts of South Texas. Valley talent to participate includes Mrs. Wanda Hatchew, Brownsville, readings and musical numbers; Miss Vivian Wikoff, Edinburg, readings, and the little Townsend Eva Mae Clark, Brownsville, song and dance. Mr.

and Mrs. W. W. Stevens. Sioux City, Iowa, will play and sing their own musical compositions.

A colored quartet will sing "Where He Leads Me I Will I Dr. Lunn will return to the Valley Tuesday. Woman Is Burned In Weslaco Fire Virginia Tyler 1 was burned slightly about 6:15 p.m. Friday when a kerosene winter heater exploded in the apartment of her half-brother on Eighth street here. Fire Chief E.

E. Salge said damage was negligible. The fire was extin- gushed with blankets. The apartment is located in a building owned by Mrs. D.

E. Kirgan. Two Men are Fined In Justice Court Hink was fined $10 and costs for drunkenness in Justice of Peace F. D. court Thursday afternoon.

Charges were filed by R. H. Johnson. Harold J. Goodeman was fined $10 for speeding in Nance's court Thursday following charges filed by C.

R. Thompson. Cameron Bar Plans Event In May HARLINGEN--Cameron County Bar association is making plans for a banquet to entertain members of courts of appeals in Texas in May. it was announced Friday by John Adams, president. Members of a committee to work out details include Claude Carter, chairman.

Harlingen; Volney W. Taylor. Brownsville: Charles M. Wunderman. San Benito; and John Whitlaw, Brownsville.

Cameron county lawyers to serve on standing committees for the year as announced by Adams are: Substantive law. Lloyd Stiernberg, Harlingen, chairman: John Prentice. San Benito; Lee O. Cox. Harlingen: R.

B. Rentfro and Sid Eidman. Brownsville. Remedial procedure. Volney Taylor, chairman.

J. P. Ellis, and Charles Wunderman. San Benito; John H. Mitchell.

La Feria. and J. M. Mothershead. Harlingen.

Legal ethics. Menton J. Murray, Harlingen, chairman: C. C. Bryant and Lorimer Brown.

Harlingen. James Q. Louthan. San Benito. Membership, William S.

West. Brownsville. chairman; Harry Carroll. San Benito: Claude Carter. Harlingen: Frank W.

Morgan. La Feria; and Burnell Goodrich, San Benito. Grievances, John Whitlaw. Brownsville, chairman; Richard Criss. Harlingen.

F. W. Seabury, Brownsville; and Arthur Klein. Harlingen. Entertainment, Myrlin O.

Johnson, chairman; Polk Hornaday, Harlingen, Bascom Cox, Jack Weich and Harry Faulk, all of Brownsville. Shirley Ross and Bob Hope, co-starred with W. C. Fields, Dorothy Lamour, Martha Rave, Rufe Davis, Ben Blue and Grace Bradley in Big Broadcast of scheduled for midnight preview tonight Sunday and Monday at the Arcadia Theatre in Harlingen. Casts and Forecasts By Jack King W.

C. FIELDS returns to the screen as the star and head man of Big Broadcast of with Martha Rave. Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross, Rufe Davis. Grace Bradley and Tito Guizar in prominent featured roles, and specialties. Lavishly designed to be the top musical, Big Broadcast of boasts seven of the popular most-played ngs of the 1 -s a screen masterpiece that will keep company with such outstand- The Waltz Lives On.

Took pictures as Birth of a I Covered hs Little Ripple Had Rhythm tJe WomerC That Moon is Here Again and Qthcrs Tell a Secret to a Rose and a Woman in THE FEATURED cast of COTTON RULE FACING TEST Supreme Court Will Act on 1934 Law I.AST TIMES TODAY WASHINGTON, The Government asked the Supreme Court Thursday for a ruling on constitutionality of the 1934 cotton control act, to determine whether $1,562,087 in taxes collected under the statute i should be refunded. Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson said, however, that if Congress passed legislation authorizing refunds the Government would ask I dismissal of the litigation. Legislation is pending to permit refund of taxes collected under the i cotton act, known as the Bankhead act. and under the Kerr-Smith to- I bacco and the Warren potato control measures.

All three were pealed after the Supreme Court held the Agriculture Adjustment Act unconstitutional. CHARLIE Magnificent) McCarthy, with his pal, Edgar Ber. gen and the Ritz Brothers spotlighl Big Broadcast of 1938 also includes the paracje of radio, stage and screen MlSS. stars in The Goldwyn Folhej Ellen McDaniel, daughter of E. A.

McDaniel, prominent McAllen attorney. Miss McDaniel is known as Keith Allen on the screen. DAN FITCH, famous throughout the country during the vaudeville era as the South's favorite Minstrel man and his Revue, has been booked at an early date as a special stage attraction at Valley theatres. In addition to the popular Dan Fitch, the cast of Big Revue which numbers 20 entertainers. features the champion dancers of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, who appeared on the stage of the Roxy Theatre in New York recently, and five acts of big time vaudeville.

-OF HUMAN starring Walter Huston and James Stewart. Club Moves Into New Headquarters SAN San Benito Recreation Club, which for the past two years operated in the Roberts Estate building, this week moved into new quarters at 223 South Sam Houston boulevard. The new location was remodeled to suit the demands of the recreation club and business will continue with but a brief interruption, according to George Gunn, club manager. ENDS HARLINGEN VISIT Archer Anthony St. John and son.

Michael, returned this week to their home in Noroton, following a visit of ten days with Mrs. St. brother, John Adams, and Mrs. Adams, at their home. 1 1406 East Polk street.

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