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Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25

a course on Muroc dry lakes, the
late Frank Lockhart set world $
straightaway mile rccord-traveline
at the rate Of l64.S5 miles per hour.
with 9l12 Gu. in. motor. In CIeve-
land, on September 25, 1927, he
broke l0l A. A. A. dirt track rec
ords in one race Cannon Ban Bak-
or drove a loaded 2-ton truck across
the continent, 3,693 miles, in 1877
hours and Sc minutes, without a
tire change. On September >, 1927,
Abe Jenkins using Firestone gum
dipped ballonS, completed his trans
continental run, setting a record of
u hours and 40 minutes. At the
Atlantic City speedway, on Novem-
Der ;, 1927, two passenger cars, al
SO on Firestonc gum-dipped hallons.
completed 25,0O0 miles in less than
$4,000 minutes, total elapsed time,
an average speed of 6j.&l miles per
hour for the entire distance.
Records ike these are eloquent
proof Of FircStone quality and de
They demonstrate why
car owners, in ever increasing num-
bers. are turning to the same tire
which veteran racing drivers have
long preferred.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
Agency Acquired
By L. II. Peacock

/. II. Peacock, we'll known in
valley a,.tomobilc circles through
his previous connection with Edgar
Brothers and the J. b. Hart Com
pauy. has taken over the valley
agency for vi .wart trucks, W h
headquarters at Brawley.
Peacock was connected with Ed
gar Prothcrs for several years, as
a Ford salesman and later was
manager for J. b. Hart Company,
distributors of Nash autos and
Stewart trucks.
When the Hart Company discon-
tinucd business, Peacock took over
the Stewart agency and reports that
lc is meeting With splendid success
d" 1t 5 a truck that finds favor with
Imperial Valley businessmen and
ranchcrs, - Peacock says. "Com.
plrte stocks of the nine models
II adc by the company will he avail
able to valley residents. The new
trucks are equipped with four
wheel brakes and we will maintain
a complete service and parts de
Tartmcut for the convenience of our
patrons, with day and night ser
vice to all parts of the valley.
d" Modern day transportation de-
mands the auto truck and it also de-
mands the best. In Stewart trucks
tie businessman who has been hay
ing transportation difficulty, viii,
find the solution of many of his
problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25

rel a bit. They don't believe in
early marriages But her eyes shine
when she speaks of him. "'Me and
the boy friend -
One of these days, suddenly, they
will be grown up. Man and wife,
those fearless Youngsters. A home
to plan, life to face. A budget a
savings account, economies.
They'll make mistakes, hnt they
viii learn quickly. She II begin to
be ranny in the spending of money
to question prices and values.
She II begin to read about the
things shc plans to buy, to find ont
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
FIRESTONE TIRES
FAV0RITES WITH
RECORD MAKERS

No greater tribute to Fircstone
quality could be paid than the
fact that Firestone equipped cars
won all of the II National Cham
pionship events during 1927, ac-
cording to Bob Hatton of [. 5.
Grant, local Firestone service deal
ers.
Firestono gum dipped tires are
chosen when trustworthy tires are
necessary. At Atlantic City, on
May Z, 1927, when several world 5
records were made. the first SIN
drivers to cross the finish line used
Firestone Gum-dipped Tires. Over
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25

all she can about them. She III be-
come a regular reader of advertise
mcnts.
They'll help her to become the
capable, wise housewife she wants
so much to be They II tell her what
clothes are best and what prices to
pay for them. They'll tell her a
bout the foods to buy, the electric
appliances, the lhroleums and drap-
cries, They II help her, as the ad-
vcrtiscmcnts in this newspaper can
help you.
And she'll meet her responsible
ties and fulfill her duties easily and
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25

well. She won't become tired,
flustered, inefficient drudge. Be
cause her home will be modern, at
tractivc, wcll-run, she IL keep young
through the speedy years she II
retain much of that shining eyed,
merry freshness. She and the "hoy
friend. y
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
LIVESTOCK

Sheep: Receipts 800, steady;
lambs decks - pound lambs $l5.-
90 with - percent sorts at Sll.30;
Ewes deck 81 pound holdoYer Is
land ewes $40.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
Me And The
Boy Friend

You know them, bless their
hearts. A pair of youngsters, real
ly, in spite of their sclf-reliant air
and their fast-vanishing teens. The
girl-slim, clcar-eycd, merry: the
bov-flippant, a bit arrogant, full
of secret, earnest plans for success
They like each other. They 90
to the movies together, dance. uuar-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
Aircraft Carrier
Undergoes Tests

san PEDRO, Cal, May 25.- Re
suits of ti-a speed trials of the I. :.
!. Lexington have been forwarded
/. Washington and Will be announc-
ed by the war department, it was
said here today.
The $45,000,O0O aircraft carrier
performed satisfactorily under the
tests conducted off Point Vicente
yesterday, it was understood unof-
ficially.
The Coachella onion shipping sea
son hcga min earnest, MAY !.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
TWO MORE FOR BABE
by United Press Leased Wire

PHILADELPHIA, May %
Babe Ruth hit his 10th and 10th
homcrs of the season in the second
game of today s double bill between
the New York Yankees and the
Philadelphia Athletics.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
Market Prices

Los ANGELES, May 2J.-Fol-
owing are today's market quota
tiOns:
POULTRY
Hens, Leghorns, 3A to lbs,
1Sc.
Hens, colored lbs and up, CSC.
Broilers, Ia lbs. and under
= Il, 2Sc. . as
tryers, Leghorns, ga to lbs,
23c.
Fryers, colored, "a to lbs.
3Sc.
Roastcrs. soft bone, 8 lbs. up 33c.
Ducklings, Peking, 312 ID. up 22c.
Geese, 25c
Young Tom turkeys, 13 lbs. an
up SAC.
UId Tom turkeys, zoe.
Small hen turkeys, under 8 lbs.
J5e.
Hen turkeys lbs, up Sac.
Squads, light and heavy 40c.
C4pons, 5 HIS up. 40c.
BUTTER
Wholesale price 43c.
Prices to retailers i6c and nc.
EGGS
Extra 25c. Fresh firsts 24c. Nc
dunn - ac
LIVESTOCK
Los ANGELES, May 25.-llogs;
I:cccipts 100, holdovcrs POO, SLOW
about steady; ; loads l5S - III
pound Weights $l0.7J-ll00; no
others sold.
Cattle: Receipts POO, generally
steady; bulk medium and good
steers $l0.75-11.40; bulk she stock
s6.75-s.25; bulk calves and vcalers
t9.00-13.2J.
Sheep: Receipts 800. steady;
lambs > decks - pound lambs $l5.-
90 with - percent sorts at Sll.30;
Ewes deck 81 pound holdoYcr Is
land ewes $40.
Speed boats on Lake Elsinorc,
Riverside county, last week broke
two world 5 records.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25

Four carloads of lettuce were
shipped late in April from the
Parks Ranch, Mcfarland, Kern
county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19

F. w. Woolworth
McCrory's
S. II. Kress & Co.
Mason Transfer and Grain Co.
Sket!on Bros. Printing Co.
Libby's
DR.. Geo. j. Toland
Todd & Underwood
Southland Life Insurance Co.
Ike Bollack
Harry's Vulcanizing & Auto Repair Shop
+. Yturria
Rio Grande Valley Gas Co., Brownsville
Rettig's Paint Headquarters
Brownsville Bakery
Eagle Pass Lumber Co.
Desel-Boettcher
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19
WILL DEVELOP ENTIRE VALLEY

Construction of the Brownsville port will bring under
development every idle acre in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley and will intensity development throughout the en-
tire Valley area. 1t will provide an outlet to markets
which under existing transportation rates are practical
" closed to Valley products. 1t will assure profits from
the production Of the 0 $1,000 acres now under cultiva-
ton, and the million acres which will be developed in the
future. Failure of the port project would not only handi-
cap development Of the thousands of fertile acres still lin
the brush" but would postpone indefinitely establish
ment of transportation rates which would give the Val
ley growers the same or better advantages than their
competitors in Florida and the upper Gulf coast region
now have. 1frf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19

McDermott Motor Co.
w. H. Putegnat Go.
First National Bank
Hicks Rubber Co.
Rio Grande Valley Gas Appliance Co.
Quinn and Derrick
Borderland Hardware Co.
Willman's Pharmacy
Alexander Tire Co.
Gulf Concrete Pipe Co.
E. w. Archer, Lyford, Texas
Texas Bank and Trust Co.
Patteson Motor Co.
international Drug Co.
Henson-Lomax and Houston
Brownsville Development Co.
McCleary Music Co.
j. G. Penney Co.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19
THE ONLY DEFINITE PROPOSAL

Brownsville realizes that a port is essential to devel-
opment Of the Valleys almost unlimited resources; that
if this section is to be developed upon a profitable basis
water transportation and the corresponding low rates
must be secured. Brownsville also realizes that If the
city is to become a prosperous commercial and industrial
center its territory must first be developed, and 1t is with
this in view that the Brownsville navigation district pro-
poses to meet the requirements Of the federal govern
ment and finance a port which will serve the entire Val
ley. The Brownsville navigation district has submitted
the only definite proposal to meet the conditions Of the
government and finance construction Of the Valley Port.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19

DR.. o. V. Lawrence
Roy G. Sethman Co., Inc.
Brownsville Title Co.
Dorfman's Jewelry Store
Brownsville Sheet Metal Works
Proctor and Dudley
Frontier Lumber Co.
a.. II. Tandy and Sons
Ell Jardin Grocery
Court House Garage
Il. "A. Monsees
State National Bank
Blackstone Cafe
Stevenson Motor Co.
Bishop Print Shop
w. B. Clint
Valley Wholesale Dry Goods Co.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19
TO SAVE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION

The announcement of the Brownsville project was made when 1t
became apparent that upon Brownsville and contiguous territory rested
the financing Of the port. Brownsville citizens have been unanimous
in expressing the view that if it is necessary 70. them to finance the
port, Brownsville is entitled to such supplementary benefits as may ac-
crue. The ship channel project, which will bring the port within a few
miles of the city, will make Brownsville the logical distribution center
for the Valley and northern Mexico, a advantage to which the city
and contiguous territory is entitled if they provide the funds to meet the
federal requirements and thereby saw the federal appropriation for a
Valley port. Brownsville frankly admits she has ambitions, but there
is no sefishness in the desire of the Brownsville navigation district to
profit by the supplementary benefits which will accrue as the result
Of a project which will benefit every individual within a radius Of 200
miles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19
I. WILL ASSURE FREIGHT RATE CUT

Establishment Of the Brownsville port will assure reduction in rates
on practically all outgoing and incoming freight, and in this every ship
ping point in the southern counties of Texas will participate upon the
same basis as Brownsville and surrounding territories. The benefits
accruing therefrom will be passed down to the individual producer,
the owner Of every industrial plant and every commercial establish
ment. The amount of this reduction cannot be definitely stated, but
the records of the Corpus Christi and other Gulf ports indicate that up
on the basis Of present shipments it will exceed q million dollars an
nualy, increasing a the Valleys resources are developed and add-
tional tonnage finds its outlet through the port.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19
brownsville PORT
WILL SERVE ENTIRE
VALLEY

The proposed Brownsville ship channel and port will prove ofin cacu1able benefit to
mre Lower Rio Grande Valley amd northeastern Mexico assuring water tansporta-
ton for Valley products, both staple and peshab!s and a consequent decrease in rams
pUtaton rates to major markets In fact the major benefits will accrue to the agriMur-
al commercial and industrial interests Of the entire Valley section, Brownsville to receive
such supplementary beneftsa as will accrue to the distribution and freight assembling cen
for the Valley section and northeastern Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19

This Is the fourth Of q series Of six full page ad.
vertisements sponsored by business and profess
sional interests Of Brownsville in support Of the
development of a ship canal and harbor pro-
ject for the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19
Distances to the Brownsville
Port

Every section Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley will have paved high
way connections with the port, the
distance by existing highway from the
most important points being as fol-
lows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19

Otal Sales Co.
City Drug Store
McDavitt Bros.
Merchants National Bank
Harpers Cafe
K. Manautou
Jesse bennett, Inc.
Miller Hotel
Santa Cruz Kennel Club
Hargrove's
Guarantee Electric Co.
B. l.. Kowalski Representative Texas Co.
Central Power & Light Co.
Popular Store
Cara Hardware Co.
Universal Dress Shop
Covacevich Supply Co.
Sterling Davis
Evening star., 1928-12-06

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entertaining
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has G : % 3 s1 oss at % hsa her
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DEAR DOROTHY
before @ think s should wait for number
oT zs much S nny @ s ss. : married % sos they "s s s oh nny,
that for dc mot ys 9as S 5 5 Ts @ aS p m
confess their love for each other and when the time
still wanted would foreco others
affections.
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sn6u sy a d rs 9ss1s Sa % e @ @ m a an
s aa assa s % Be9P 5 ' % 3 a n4Ge there as sasss aag
position
thing the wife with after
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husband wife
self to domestic duties.
The amount that required for couple live depends
live accustomed
slaves habit and few and women are happy they have to sacrifice
courhp
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for long It's DOROTHY
Evening star., 1928-12-06
Children's Socks and Stockings
BY MARY MARSHALL.

long stockings should be substituted for
the shorter socks.
This question of socks or stockings is
really rather trying one. And now
that high shoes are out OF favor the
question becomes even more perpleT-
ing. Woolen stockings are all very well
IL YOU are willing to wash them care
fully yourself to keep them from
shrinking. But you may prefer the
heavier sort of cotton stockings which
do not shrink.
One mother of my acquaintance has
hit upon the plan of providing her little
daughters with long cotton stockings
which may be fastened securely above
the knees with properly adjusted hose
supporters and then, because fashlon
favors low shoes, she adds pair OF
wool and silk or wool and cotton sports
socks for outdoor wear.
The advantage of this arrangement
is that since these little outside SOCKS
do not touch the skin they do not have
to be washed so often and that they
NAV easily be taken off indoors wnen
their warmth proves uncomfortable.
have seen a number of addressed
little girls wearing these short-cufted
WOODEN socks over long stockings, ana
the plan seemed to have so many ad-
vantages that 1 thought it was worth
passing on to you.
Here is an interesting new bed jacket
that I am sure you would like to make
for someone for Christmas. 1t is really
most attractive and amazingly easy to
make. If you will send me your
stamped, self-addressed envelope Will
send YOU a sketch with diagram pattern
and directions for making.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-12-06
Bleaching Hair.

Dear Miss Leeds-I am thinking
Of bleaching the hairs on my legs and
upper lip. Is it best to do this with
peroxide. How is 1t applied? IDA L.
Answer-If the hairs are very dark,
peroxide alone may not bleach them
soon enough. However try the plain
peroxide on your lip hairs, applying
with a small piece of clean absorbent
cotton. Apply once a day and let the
bleach dry on the skin. For dark hairs
mix one part of ammonia with three
parts of peroxide. A good way to
bleach the hairs on your legs Is to
moisten a bandage of gauze with the
bleaching mixture and bind 1t around
your leg. Keep it on until dry. Re-
peat daily. LOIS LEEDS.
STRENGTHENING the Hair.
Dear Miss Leeds am a young man
and once had straight. healthy hair.
but now it is very curly and dry.
am 19 years old. have used olive
oil and various commercial preparations
for making hair lie fiat, but to no avail.
How can make my hair straight, as
hate curly hair? GEORGE G.
Answer-If you have had a severe
illness or fever that may account for
your hair becoming curly. could ad-
wise you better If you had told me when
your hair started to become curly and
something about the state of your
health. AS I see it, something has
changed the hair follicies from which
the hair grows so that it comes out in
waves instead of straight. This, of
course, interferes with the nutrition of
the hair, and makes the hair dry and
1ifeless. I do not know whether your
hair can ever be made to grow out
straight, but you should try to make it
healthier by having hot oil treatments
and massaging the scalp every day.
Heat some olive oil, apply it to hair
and scalp, steam 1t in with hot towel
and then shampoo your hair with
CASTLE soap in liquid or jelly form. Rub
a small quantity of white vaseline into
your scalp every day before your mas
sage. Continue to use the commercial
hair dressing of your choice to keep
Evening star., 1928-12-06

Then how do you know there was
moon?'
1.-The nautical almanac said so, and
I'll take its word before any lawyer
what was the principal luminary
that night?'
Binnacle lamp aboard the Chal-
lenge.'
"HHuhl You are getting quite sharp,
aren't you, Mr. Barton?'
what are you grinding for-to
make me dull?'
Answer me civilly. And now tell
me in what latitude and longitude you
crossed the Equator
You're joking
"'No, sir, I am serious and demand
an answer
"T refuse
"'Oh. you refuse, do you?'
"'YeS.'
$50. You are chief mate of a clip
per ship and unable to answer so SIM
pie question:
"'Yes. It's the simplest question I
ever had asked me. Why, I thought
every fool lawyer knows that there amt
no latitude at the Equator"
Evening star., 1928-12-06
BURNING AE OATH

ed five chickens, broke five saucers
and burned five pieces of paper. After
the chickens were killed they were
thrown away by the Chinese who con-
sidered them unfit for use.
Wen take our trials Ia American.
X \
A local banker said:
THE American workers are saving
more than ever in the history of the
country. Moreover, they are buying
good, substantial bonds and are less in
clined to injudicious spending. There
are still those, of course, who fall for
the get-rich-Quick bunk but education
and protective organizations are rapid
ly diminishing the losses. Even the
schoolboy knows what six per cent
means
Most folks are in debt. The aver
age man is paying for home or a car
but he is putting the money back In his
own pocket after all. Such obligations
are justified If man has an assured
income.
Finance is intricate for those who
are unacquainted with its problems,
but some people have gift for solving
their financial affairs Some time ago
heard of peculiar transaction. The
amount involved was small but it had
An office boy owed a clerk three
cents. The clerk owed the cashier two
cents and the cashier owed the boy
two cents. One day the office boy.
having an extra penny. concluded to
diminish his debt and handed it over
TO the clerk, who in turn paid half of
his debt by handing it to the cashier.
The latter handed It back to the boy,
saying that he now owed him one cent.
The office boy again passed the cent
to the clerk. who passed it to the CASH
Ter, who passed it back to the boy, and
the lad discharged his entire debt by
handing it to the clerk, thus squaring
all accounts.
How true it is cannot say but it is
an example of how difficulties NAV be
worked out if one does little figuring"
certain artist friend is tempera-
mental. He is brilliant but peculiar.
(7ere let us say that most of us regard
those who do not think and act as we
do are temperamental.) Our friend
enjoys working through the night hours
beginning at 10 o'clock and continuing
on until dawn. This, of course, has
disturbed the household routine. He
Evening star., 1928-12-06
Delicious Potato Chips.

Peel six large, firm white potatoes and
immerse them in cold water. Slice as
thin as possible, using slaw cutter for
the purpose. Let stand again in cold
water for at least an hour until the
starch is removed. Remove from the
water and dry carefully with a towel.
then cook in deep, hot fat. Only a
small number of slices should be fried
at time, having plenty Of fat and
stirring occasionally. When the slices
of potato are crisp. remove from the
fat, drain in a sieve or on a wire cake
cooking rack, and sprinkle with salt.
These will keep well if they are kept IN
tin container.
Evening star., 1928-12-06
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

your hair down. or have the following
recipe for hair oil made up at drug
store for vo1r use: Four drains glycerin,
4 drains castor oil, u dram oil OF ber-
gamot, 4 dram oil of lemon. 80 drops
oil of neroli. LOIS LEEDS.
Reducing the Limbs.
Dear Miss Leeds-I am nearly 20
years old and weigh 130 pounds. MY
measurements are: Upper arms, IL; calf,
Is; hips. 40. I want to reduce my arms
and legs I have brown hair. brown
eyes and a sort of tan complexion.
What colors are becoming? MISS AL.
Answer-You forgot to give your
Evening star., 1928-12-06

IldQ n IIldu 1ldLilCu
Dick Barton, chief
mate of the clipper
ship Challenge, on
the st an d, and
badgered him until
Barton began to
get mad. At the
beginning of his
testimony Barton
said that the night
was as dark as
pitch and raining
like seven bells
Suddenly Mr..
Choate asked him,
Was there a moon
that night?'
" Yes, SIR
" Did you see it?'
60 fAYA etc.
Evening star., 1928-12-06
White Cabbage Soup.

Choose a one-pound cabbage which
is solid and white. Wash it well, slice
it roughly, and cook it in six cupfuls
of water with one-fourth teaspoonful
of pepper, one teaspoonful of salt, and
two tablespoonfuls of butter. When the
cabbage Is quite tender, drain off the
water, replace it by one quart of milk,
bring to a boil, and add more salt If
needed. Cut up one or two crystallized
cherries and put them in, but you must
cut them up SO small that you will
swallow the bits without feeling them
in your teeth.
Evening star., 1928-12-06
One Mother Saws

One Mother Says
I have found a much simpler method
of fastening my babys clothes than by
buttons and buttonholes. sew on but
tons as usual and then make little
loops instead of buttonholes. I make
these by taking stitch, the length Of
the diameter of the button, in the edge
of the placket on the button hole side,
using double heavy embroidery thread
and then buttonholing over these
threads and fastening securely into the
edge of the material. These loops are
neat and durable if properly made, and
much quicker to make than buttonholes.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-12-06
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

and his wife have had numerous bitter
arguments over the matter. One day
he said to us: She's always complain
ing. She likes to retire at 10. The
result is that she drinks milk to put
her to sleep, while I swallow coffee in
order to stay awake"
Many writer's and artists are noctur-.
nal workers. George Cohan Is one OF
them. Most of his inspiration was
seized long after Broadway was asleep
X X X
Even lawyers can pull 'boner'
sometimes" said an old practitioner
Yesterday. "Rufus Choate once han
died an assault and battery case. He