Valley Morning Star from Harlingen, Texas • Page 4

DAILY EDITORIAL SECTION OF THE Valley Star SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1937 HARLINGEN, TEXAS Good Morning By JACK RMTLEDGE A CHASTENED EDITORIAL DEPART- ment goes back to work on New Day. hoping it can do better by the mechanical department in 1937. We don't know how the business and and circulation feel about the vitriolic linotype-lashing administered them by the Black Gang Friday morning when we turned this column over to them, but we feel sort of demoralized. We thought we were pretty good until after we read the comments about us. Now we know better.

And start tlie New Year off right, in the proper frame of mind. THE VALLEY THANKS ITS lucky stars that New Year's Eve saw no fatal highway accidents. Up to the time this was being written. we even lieard of a minor accident, much less a fatal one. That shows what can be done.

was against such a clean record: Drinking was common New Eve. traffic was heavy, highways were wet and slippery and a bad fog swept in from the Gulf. keep this record as long as Those three zeros on page one look good up there where we list the traffic deaths, injuries and accidents. INCIDENTALLY. WE WANT TO claim credit for the beautiful sunshine on New Day.

Our worthy contemporary. The Herald, pats itself on the back again, says it is to be complimented for the lack of accidents Thursday night. It ran a story about people getting killed in and scared everyone so badly they drove their cars in reverse all night to keep from having collisions. So we want to put in our claim for the sunshine. Our weather was for warmer.

AND WHILE WERE SPEAKING of accidents. licre is the 1936 list of fatalities among the larger cities: Austin. 19: Beaumont. .39: Chicaso. 710: Cleveland.

Dallas. 89: 106: Fort Worth 64: Galveston. 11: Houston. 99: Kan.sas Citv. 117: Los Angeles.

531: New York. 923; Oklahoma Citv. 81; Port Arthur. 14: Tlie Valley with its 200.000 population had fihy deaths, far too many of course but not so bad when compared with the cities above. And we hope that Valley newspapers can keep together on the total deaths in 1937, Tlie Star says fifty persons were killed in 1936.

as the result of traffic accidents, tomorrow will list them as i)roof. Other papers stubbornly claim 48. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF Bab.son’s optimistic for 1937? it make you feel pretty happy? And all of us can get in on the bigger and better business by just workinti a little harder. even that be One thing about which everyone seems to is that it be a big year for the buil- dinc; industry. Five hundred thousand new homes will be in the L'nited States this year, they predict.

We sincerely hope the Valley sets the Pace for this im.orovenient. for if one thing this section needs worse than anything else proper housing facilities. Tlie need for homes and apartments is becoming acute. Before long eithtr live in tents or in trailers. build in 1937! YOUR CHILD By Angelo Patri 3irsi(' STUDY want to up her music, she I want her to learn to play so fan enjoy it when she knows enough to.

She can do in a while that she want to. she?" I know, but you can't make a horse drink, you can make a kid do as she is told, though." tired of making her practice. the good of it. Slie has to bo made to sit down before ihe plan.) and stay there for the half hour. What does she learn by that? been on the same piece now for a month.

does Miss Doic say about it? Can't she make her learn? she being paid for if" does the best she can. She help it if Marv want to learn. She her. want her to learn. Ask the Head whai; about it.

See il ho ha.s some remedy for this Kiel who can and She can play. inTclii- gent. Just sec that somebody gets busy and The Head listened te the story. Mary wouldn learn ner music lessoii and said she want to luactice. She liked music: yes.

but not in the liouse piav asked tlie Head. We like music, but we you jjlay; You Mary doesn't any fun out of her Nobody plays Vvith her. or listens to hgr, or helps her to get an for li( i work. You expect a child iO gt't fun ut of playing to herself. Gel a mU'ic club, form an orchestra, get a leader, and Mary will go along with you.

what needs. Somebody to go That eemed out of the question until mother lalked it over with the teacher. not? We can easily get a group together and make an orchestiti. You and your husband will have to join alfjng witii Mary, bring in somj others. see.

It will be great And il was. The instruments were as varied as the people. Some were very unusual: Sandpaper blocks, bells, a triangle, harmonica, a horn, a violin, a piano, a banjo, a drum, cymbals, whistles, a cello. Out of the noise and laughter music came, and an abiding interest in music. Mary to lead the piano, and practice became something that must be done for the joy cf doing it.

Childr- need to have the lift of companionship in music. They need to have an audience. A group pla.ving together helps each member to play belter and enjoy it more. Family orchestras are delightful and do heroic duty uniting a lamify in harmony. The isolated piano student has a tad unless she is a genius.

Movie Corner IT OR ------------------------------By RIPLEY BY in BBARD KEAVY Groucho Marx had a swell line for Day at the Races. He said to Harpo. who. as usual, failed to ecjmprehend: afraid your brain has But you'll never hear the line because the powers were afraid it might offend British sensibilities Two months ago. the gag have been censored.

On the other hand, it have been funny two moths ago. Hollywood is avoiding by a tacit agrcfmcni. making any use of the romarice. called the greatest box office storv in years. And it also has forbidden gag men and directors make any sly references to the romance that upset a nation.

Phrase Used However, the ifidependent Republic compap.y, announced in trade advertisements that it was l)utting into production immediately a picture based on the title Woman I Love." It was copped, as you have guessed, from Prince famous farewell. It's a simple title, and a good one. The wonder Hiai no one ever thought of it before. The broadcast Hollywood, too. stopped work to set a Hollywood advertising man.

Ed Stodel. up in a new busi- ne.ss. His hobby is making records of important speeches and historical events tliat are broadcast. He made a record of the dramatic utterances and pressed up a few copies for his friends. The word got around Stodel had to go into business.

He made .500 a day for a few days, but he keep up with the demand. making l.OOC a day now. with and Australia yet to be h('ard from. Swinging back to the Marxmen for a minute. Director Sam Wood was having some trouble getting the boys to go tlirough tlieir paces.

Said he. in slight hoping to loosen them up: can't make actors out of Said Ciroucho: can you make a director out of wood. just found out what happens to some chorus girls. Hermes Pan advorlisofi a dozen dancors. for a can-can i-outine in Barons" the jieriod of whicli 1870.

when chorus gals were Director Pan got his ('asily. Their average age only 2G. their average weight 147. All of tliem were cliorines until they beg putting on those nast.y old ))(ninds. You recognize the old joints.

A prt'vk'w audience howeld when Jack Oakif' really is addirg Faco" ill Girl From In his ingenue da.vs. J-uk at 165 Now JOO. and positively bursting. Cojt. ISJ7, li-ng reituiu Inv Woi.d r.ghu rthur arson (u.oPñmfO wiped 84 dishes IN 4 amnutes TOWN TALK I.N'TEKVIEWS Anothci- Letter From A liald-Headed Dad Ked-1 leaded Daughter WUII.LEX------------------------------------------ PAUL T.

VICKERS, McALLEN, manager chuinbcr oi commcTce: are coining along swimmingly in McAllen. One of the main is the ttiurist trade, for wiiich we are steadily bidding itln weekiy arui tvij)s. More than 100 trailers arc hero now." In 1898. Ohio liad a law providing that when sprinkling streets, dry strips must be left for bicycles which liad all riglit of way. Scientists i-ay tliat the daily power escaping ovi'r Niagara be utilized ininiiig one coal output the world over.

ROBERT G. SCHMIDT. SAN BENITO. ient South Canners Association: "A ininiminn of S5 per for i-anners grape- Iruit has been sol in an effort to stabilize the fluctuating price for iuil citrus. Huwt'ver.

tlie dot's not pertain to unusually low quality cull fruit. Is Romantic Love Safe For Marriages? IM oOK OP CP odr 1 FOR siO LVW, 1 aiT, a VDung divori and i t'n going with a iV' I inily lovo Thi-c3 I de a op re ctp Vi OR MO t.opt talKing roe we'd I a cii- ao lui inar- EXPLORE YOUR MINI) By ALUEin EDWAKD WIGGAM, Ds.C. Fbnts of human workmanship have been found in the of the river, France, at depths indicating they were dropped 400.000 years ago. The World War cost a total of $107.000,000 1. Sometimes it one.

sometimes the other and sometimts both. A person wiio has been as far as the eighth giadi of and if he been usually is pretty dull- and does not know such historical a Julius Caesar, Alexander and Napoleon and sucfi as Shakerpeare. Buins and Mark Twain, surely lacks But a persrn wlio com from the hack or hills and ha.s^ had little schooling may have the brains cf a corporation dent and yet nevei' hav'C heard of persons such a man 2. a fine, of marriace in Schoiil and Paul Landis. Washington State Universitv.

he weaknesses of romance a basis for are numerous. is too personal and selfish to be highly social. It is too individualistic biul ly emotionalized an i best, It is chivalrour, being tainted with trie unearthly. the tho int'uu ibie. -ure and tries to a ii'alm of ecsta' where capable of living i ly short periods oi Very ire 3.

The umb more the ferace, acility a id usofdlness (sf the biind than any the finaors. It was the mo-1 importar'it mocliani- device that enabled man to rise nhove the and u.se tools thus build civilization. Letter 11s of pictures by Dr arj'i lv( in whi. they ju hen a baby to use it- thumb freely about one year ace. IT is th'-n thMf he begins -o handle things gi-arelully ind from his awkward fumbling.

ioie 1 'iiv; Ti't'd h' iicn I my man cd but ho ithir W- have bv-oi. for it; i hi' 1 me. B)'i I am :1 waiting. I With lio Il yv. it at 2 nd witit 1 iiin-, me.

1 -n. shall I ft. mil hiH: ugh vojy I rihappy i Iv hsir date oth- tr boys, or until he ready if.r mai Bee. a Unhappy Bee. You make a mis jk- and vyavi- inu lor hmi Ln't thero atiy oi work H.

'-ould get i tr un youi If i No w'oman should bi dt'j-ordrnt a w)i i i-arianess. sh'- ha ioti tan work or a hobl tin'n t' if tail, lu r. think von ild well ac- 0 1 ir vraUo! ther boy: if pi ur There IS no rt time tu (Mie man if h- appear anx- i. u. liiii requc.vt.

Po-rr biy a li competition might d' on it. And o't that y--u find to mariy; far better to pbst- maVi ia; for years or alwa.vs thaii I wit: i with another di- 'l'haTs l'm r.uggesting work or trai, ing profes- Lyi.r. The Lowdown New York Day By Day By O. O. McIntyre By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON Congress passed a law divorcing the Treasury from the Fedeibi Reserve Board, but there seems to have been a morganatic remarriage on the side.

It was dictated by necessity, but was not a shotgun affair. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau is still not a member of the Reserve Board, not even ex-officio. There is also a natural rivalry between the two organizations which will never be entirely suppressed. But. recenily, Mr.

Morgenthau and Chairman Eccles of Federal Reserv'' came together on the new foreign gold purchase policy, and signed a apparently without benefit clergy or Senator Glass, that they would cooperate thenceforth continuously and energetically. To an outsider, this may not'sound like a very important development, but all insiders will consider it so. The two organizations have had the same telephone number for years, but that about all. The Treas- uiv has been pursuing its silver, tax and moderately inflationary way, while the FRB has been trying to throw cold els on gold and credit. They did not always conflict, but neither did they get along together.

The new friendly arrangement has been worked out so that the technical staffs of the two de- have been getting together frequently. The cooperation extends all dowm the line, or nearly all. There may be one detour on the line. The result will probably be a much closer and wiser coordination in the development of highly important financial policies of the new deal. No one object to that, not even Senator Glass, My dear Louise: Tliis cic iture callen nn sei to be a natur.il to be seen in the company of ihe rich.

He of knowing important jieople. He is ashamod of poo.r rclatues. He to join tlio ide. He deserts i iit if clovoi' writei's make fun --f it. Toll h.ini that all iiinart ph a -loriain tiling and he at whole.

A few yt bolore you wore -ra. dl inen roquin 1 t-' choifo bctw en lift. They havt' and His leacliings- iy lo kincl- ne.ss. ss: free dom from gix ed and str ic; li-'lpnig one anotiior and ing li tii'y had tha' choice and tauqlit thr; way lif(' b.v means of havo iVo th wt rid. L' propa- gatida could a a wholo grnoration 'o de ase money and suf cess arui it rculd an.vihing.

'l at I made. It was vnionary and im- Si ns i nvn even 't. about it (-mbar- rassed them. It was the way of cranks and dreamers, silly idealists and morons. In t.he oi saps.

So m' cl, tho practic al, sujx'rior. conin. wa.v the w'ay of rcalP 'n tlv' way of wise guys. They wt r-- tort i be' intUi- enced b.v noj: imi'ntality and silly heied and one-hair milho.n young men ai cnpr'leci twunly-iw miHam starved oi the ao- jumulat( wealth -t' nturies. madt' the world and brought i i r.v ani lo.ss to every ei' i i dam anythin.LO.’ Oh.

no; thoy are too to h'arn anything. Tlv still in 'ntly rebuff tho foidi visi Such P'Olish dreams ai iht'm. They aie men. tho aun- aro larner than ever, there more hate and tyranny and urity than there was bep.ro ihc'se prar- tical rn wid 't a and all niaiiKinfl will 'i. yif: --iv di'ation.

'liar, -lioir a in it lor a tlio dreamers are a Uvao yt ii have read, by a. fruits. Lovo. One thing has not been settled cloarly in the arrangement. This is the parentage of the new gold purchase policy.

Some friends of the Treasury say the initiative was not theirs, while boarders say they were out of town, or something. at the time. The ancestry of the idea can be traced rather definitely to Samuel Sloan Colt, head of the New York Stato Bankers Association. He suggested it six months or more ago, but had nothing to do with the final development of the policy. The lack of enthusiastic sponsors for the child is due to the unannounced fact that no one likes it very much.

Il was adopted as a necessary expedient, rather than a long term policy. What is wrong ith it is that the government must costs to take gold out of the credit market by thus issuing interest bearing short term bills in for the gold; it the monetary gold stock and money could eventually be issued against the gold: and it does nothing about the increase in bank di'posits caused bv the incoming gold. Mr. Morgenthau hopes it will not cost him very much, but there is every rea.son to expect the influx of additional foreign gold in the next six months will amount to $500.000.000. The policy may not last any than that.

The best official source furnished the recently published information that state NRAs were impracticable. Behind it was the purpose of scotching some of the promotion material being put out by Major new business collaborative, cooperative and copersonal enterprise. It was the Berry conference which developed, among other things, the suggestion of state NRA laws. The fact seems to be that neither the Berry move nor the Roper bus- inf'ss advisory council has complete otficial s.inction from the top. No official statement has yet been made by any competent official au- thiirity as to exactly what wdll be done to encourage minimum wages and maximum hours on a national scale.

The situation, has not changed. The union labor movement is being encouraged while the government awaits the Supreme Ci urt decision on the Wagner Labor Board and the Companies Act to see what it may do otherwise. YORK A grinning ping ahead across 49th street thi kei yipping what sounded likr swip and a hi pip I rather imagined it a made-up jingle and so utterly fascinatmg he not stop saying it. every boy has that memorable mter- lude' of being unable to st( mumblir iw much wouW a w'ood chuck chuck if a wood chuck would chuck I collected enough grandma thimble for that to last a lifetime, oocha This chirruping sidew'alk moppet touched off a scatter of thoughts of those glowy days when the heart leapt like a youiig A roll-back of years. Inconsoquon lal, tnat somehow onfold in a mory membrane to pop out at tfomc unexpected m-ment i at all.

The first knife. Tne fish catch. The cat-tails sprouting bohind the crayon chromo of Piney. Tli I for tro candi'-filled glas rev Ivor lantern on the first train ride. And that vety feel, ruobing the alni ur i of the coach seat! Going to the drug aftor aipper Uncle George to hraf Mr.

with the ex jui ite hopo he WM uld, he often did. go behind he soda fountain counter and innuire; what flavor? 7'his is on the Ily I ic-o's chocolate but and then I from m.y favored and try vanilla, a mon or a crushed straw berr.v. ju. for the heck of There was the faucet labeled Don't for tho.ce w'ho 'xr preferenoe with term. That seemed mysteriou and some reason I imagined it ontainod al-oh and I had signed the The niglP T.

Lucas, the town soak. d. Tommy wh on the follov mg was rundied home feet up on a urt house hutter. to the gills. I hav'e raked recolloriion -r the most impressive sighi hen I ar eager resident of It soems to it wa.

a heavy snov- storm that must have ci.mc in early 90 Probably ii blizzard. I jun from my cot I slept on a cot in gr room and ru.di'^d to the window. In a drilt, the sill had seepod half a rme high, and against the glas? lay a stricken it- little tiny clav frosted, eyes glazed no trying gain warmth of the It my first skr with nausea. The and whon grandma came in awaken nii the second time 1 lav white as the blankoi outside 1 never told her for sho was read a child's history of the liai and courageous William the Conqueror, who Charles Frohman in lo king up doath a. an adve: ture.

To thi.s day Wdliam my fav'orite history hero. Anyway I made a c. ifm a Parlor Match box. lined it with a silu fron. the -pi It box under the stairs.

We u- 'fj twi ted to fnmi the grate in al! n.oms save the parlor. outside 'oveied with ciga- tin foil and on the de I spar that Gianrlma told Mr. Robing son. Tnbune rei-ortcr, if with a deal of pride and he ro.tc a colunm. Anyway, the ariov.

put ori a shelf in the until the st-ow Itect and ouried in tht back yard the v.alnur tree xvith full ceremony. Alice Bunch, hired girl, was rh of nvurner. Ana a dandy. Any liturgy uggostmg die bye and Hyc brought for Alice. The ridi' home.

tnod. a thc' sun flaming ctutfoned a of ritod grandeur tl) oend. And Captain K.if. Han ilton. like a bewhiskentl charaotrr a sei yarn, letting you the wl in midstream and yanK the ch -rd tl erlioed tlie valley ith shrill If hoavrii is aa pic I dl bo Emily Post On Good Manners MEDITATIONS B.v MKv MO A MAN THINK Hfc iUNir'rsI DE HE ELSE a and Science ei Foor now can: ories are ed in th- Pac bring- aal of such plant.

ing the in tho area 1:5 diforn 1 ncia orange is tnn for jut'c for canning ui IWO against S16.55 in 1935. as (Copjnffat. mi. by BeU SjTjdj-, Treasury General Counsel Oliphant is not yet packing his bag. Whatever personal differences of licy have arisen lately the Treasury are not likely to prove fatal immediately.

Both Mr. Oliphant and his boss. Mr. Morgenthau, would like to have everyone know they good and loyal friends. The most amazing new's of the year so far is that Vice-Piesident Garner is actually going make a and make it before the National Press Club.

It is generally expected he will use a ventrilo- tpMsfs dummy in order not ha his record. Arrangements for a night delivery and broadcast of President mes.sage to congress were called off because he decided to save his thunder for the inaugural speech two weeks later. Tliero will be no great rush for export licenses w'hat happened to Mr. Cuse. One other exporter down here to sound out the State Department his proposal to nd machine guns and rifles in Spam.

He was wi.sely advised to bang back and wait until he saw what unfavorable publicity the administration could stir up against anyone who tried it, Greta Garbo's favorite is In My and (dten requests that it be played between sccnes (or By EMILY POST Author of "H'njurtte, thp Blue of URaite. PerRcnality of a etc. FIMSIIIVG a Fl.OOK AM) A LAMP Dear Mrs. Pest: are layin new floors cf white oak (uir hou and would like you to tell they should bo fuiished Answer I the i. acid-stained you want to ej- it ligh'.

In an.v it is then filled either with a the col of the stain a fillta tiu lor -d i wood, and the surface is A I sive method, ith a quiokt'r result. varnish perhap finish with wax and perhaps The most boautiful iric la by using nothing but ax and grease The perfect floor of any axed and polished, and waxod hed for days, month, and years un il at the einj of a lifetime or tw. the or that we call patina is achieved' rtally n. rv f' than fl- -iS. v'h l.i I.

bo. mi filled and waxed in A less expensive flo fin I i is InlU-n II; is a thin "a ii and a i polish- ings Dear M. live our hou. o.iii.l on citld win! ful dininfi ni iri i family gatiiers around th and ui i i ben.iti- i I 'O dinipg table of an evening rt u. i will do IK.

I'. will be stud.Mi u. I 1 in this roon i'; i the whule tdfert would one cheerfulnc: But i i friendly Would yt a ng ddren I armth and in lamp. which we could rt'movo tu Answt This on oa lu the tor.an drop light i n- -ts wn Or moan f'o light hung over ihr coi wi broad drum-shapt'd shad th. almost white.

If lik a lit i table for meals then th' fir- 'ul i course be va pulloy so that it can be pushed up out of -l i' oil r.i -o. don like a drop l.iuij th a at a iai; ai tt'P table by all Or 1 iv two ing opo -a io adjustod to hk I ih ious mt mbt r- if an It it would well have double plugs under tl A ii i i. sint ns It i to ii over cord; ua- pht I i ii w.iU and drawn oia rt: -u..