Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-08
BOX BILL HIT
BY ROBERTSON
Says Measure Ia Misunder.
standing of Border
Conditions


Box immigration bill we're char
acterized as more important to the
Valleys welfare than any other Is
sue now under discussion by Col.
Sam Robertson in a talk before the
Rotary club here Wednesday.
There are now 10000 deportahle
MeXicanS In the Valley who would
be driven put under the Box
bill" he declared. IF these are
deported, who Is to gather the crops.
and supply the labor necessary for
further development. These work.
ers have made the Valley what IL
Is now, and are absolutely necessary
for It's continued growth"
Economic Danger
DESIGNATING the injustice OF de-
porting these builders OF Valley
prosperity, he called attention to the
economic danger. and urged the
necessity Of some action being taken
TO prevent the passage OF the bill.
which he denounced as the out
growth Of misunderstanding Of con-
ditions between the two republics.
and the immigration situation along
the border. The plea that the Jobs
would be left for American labor he
discarded with reminders Of pre-
vious experiences with the type OF
labor which has been coming into
the Valley from the north.
Judge wv. III. Ward OF Houston. a
guest Of the club. urged continued
to efforts 10 procure a deep water
port. regardless on the exact loca-
ton. citing Houston's experience Of
development all along the ship
channel as showing the value Of
such q project 10 the entire locality.
Choice OF a club nominee for the
title of most distinguished citizen
In the legion contest was not made.
on the recommendation OF the board
Of directors. insufficient time TO
make a fair and accurate estimate
Of achievements on which to base
such a selection vas given as the
reason for the action.
Committees Appointed
VIM. .. West, recently elected
president Of the club. appointed
committees for the year. and gave
a short talk on duties Of the Ro-
tarians. and possible activities for
the future. emphasizing boys work,
and possibilities for international
work with the Matamoros Rotary.
Officers. directors and committees
for the wear include: officers:
president, VIM. 8. West; vice pres
ident, Herbert Weinert: secretary,
Matt Love: treasurer, A. WaynG
Wood: recording secretary. Albert
Reed: sergeant : at : arms, Mike
Groom.
Board OF directors: Geo. White.
Geo. Smith. VIM. s. West, Herbert
Weinert. Alfred Putegnat, owen
Washington.
Program: Sherwood Bishop. John
Tanning. Sid LambertOn.
Finance: A. Wayne Wood. owen
Washington. Chas. Burton.
Club service: Harry Loew. Sid
Lamberton. owen Washington.
John Hunter.
Aims and objects: VIM. s. West.
Matthew Love. Hurt Batsell, Sid
~Lamberton. Harry Banker.
Business relations: Jesse bennett.
Dick Morris, Gordon Street.
Publicity: q. G. Richardson. Al
bert Reed.
Membership. owen Washington.
Chas. Burton, Emmett podd.
Vocational service committee:
Wallace Harwood. John Starck, Bill
Richter.
Education: Emmett Day, Elmore
Order. Steve Caldwell.
EMPLOYMENT relations: Bob Ernst.
Lee Mullen. Zade Rosenthal.
Fellowship: Burt Hinkley, Harry
Mum. @. @. Richardson.
Conferences and conventions. Joe
Bollack. Bi,lee Burnett. Joe Pute-
Enat.
Competitor relations: Leon Purl.
Arthur Hipp, Frederick Dawes, BIZ
Richter.
Parks and plazas: Burt Hinkley'
Ben Proctor.
Proctor.
Classifications: Cleve TandE
Emmett Day. Wayne Wood.
Attendance: Mike Groom, Geo.
Toland. Burt Hinkley.
Song leader: Cleve Tandy.
Public relations. Geo. White, Zade
| Rosenthal. Jonn Tanning. Oscar
Lawrence.
Correspondence. A Wayne Wood.
J. Gotke.
Christmas tree. Ed. Monsees. Joe
| RoIlack. John Starck. owen Combe.
Community service. boys work:
Chas. Burton. Ed Mockbee, Hurt
BatselI. Red Irvine. Louis Bogus
Rural urban: Emmett Day, Geo.
| Smith. Clarence Hunter.
international relations: Alfred
Puteanat. ID. j. Young. Harry Nunn-
Geo. Richardson.
Student loan fund: Sld lam
horto1 chaq Burton. Geo. White,