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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
DANCY SEEKING
AID FORPARKS
Letters Forwarded TO Leg
lsiators And Chambers
Of Commerce

Continuing his drive for the civic
Improvement of the county, County
Judge Oscar G. Dancy has forward
ed letters to legislators urging that
Cameron county be aided as much
as possible in building parks. Close
on the heels of these letters, Judge
Dancy has mailed follow-ups to
chamber Q commerce heads over
the countA
s"GentlenI
I enclose you copy of letter which
u am sending to Senator Parr and
TO Mr.. Hornaday, which explains it
self.
II hope each chamber of COM
merce will use its influence in help
Ing to get an appropriation to take
care of the state parks. We have a
most beautiful park in Cameron
county, but you can barely reach it
by horseback, and I am trying to
locate a new road between Browns
vile and San Benito and also be-
tween Barreda and the Military
road which will open up this park.
And, by the way, on this park
question, we certainly ought to try
TO get more state or county parks
In this county. Some of these days
we are going to wake up and real
lie what parks are worth.
I'VE ought to have a park down
at Boca Chica, and then we ought
to have two or three parks along
the Arroyo. There are a few spots
in the Adams tract that would make
ideal parks. There is also a park
between San Benito and the Mill
tary road known as the Landrum
park, which is very beautiful; but is
one of the most beautiful spots that
lies out-of-doors anywhere is down
on the Gale AtaScoSa; and then
around the mouth of the Arroya~are
certainly some wonderful spots.
81 am going to suggest that the
different chambers of commerce ap-
point a park committee, and have
an investigation made of the differ
ent PARISHES in the county. We also
ought to have some along the river.
AS valuable as our citrus orchards
are, some of these PARASITES will be
more valuable than the best citrus
orchards. The biggest crop that we
can possibly imagine is going to be
the tourist crop. Now that we are
getting the Grads, let's get the parks,
and the tourists will take ARE Of
themselves. I am giving this Sug-
gestion for what it is worth.
"I have been thinking for some
time of suggesting that the different
service clubs of the county pick
some week i which there is a holi-
day and We a joint picnic down
on the Atascosa or near the mouth
Of the Arroyo. We have trails by
which you can get to the Gale Atlas
cosa practically any time, but can
get to the mouth of the Arroyo of
course only in dry weather.
Respectfully submitted,
OSCAR G. DANCY.
County Judge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
La Feria Man Asked
To Aid Woman Held
In Mexico Murder

LA F8a "A, April 1S.-An appeal
for help has come to Asa H. Moore,
attorney, of this town, from Mrs.
Bernice Rush, an American wom-
an held in the city jail in Mexico
City, charged with killing her
fiance, Jenaro M. Benavente.
Mrs. Rush, at r:f preliminary
trial recently, testified that after
Benavente became engaged to her
he defrauded her of her life saw
ings and, after she weno' 10 court
to try to prosecute him. insulted
and struck him. She "a almost
crazy with worry when she shot
him, she declared.
Mr.. Moore became interested IN
the case after reading an account
in a Mexico City newspaper. He
communicated with the woman'S
lawyers and learned that she was
in need of funds to help in col
lectin gevidence of B~enavente's
alleged mistreatment of her. The
lawyers also sent him a letter from
the woman asking him to give pub
licity to her appeal for funds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21

slated to take a major part of the
conventions time. Facts and fig
ures will be presented on the oper-
alton of municipal electric plants in
several Texas cities.
A subject closely allied to this one
is that of rates Of privately owned
public utilities and an address on
this subject will be delivered by a
man who has had years Of expert
ence in the making Of rate struc-
lures.
Recent elections have placed in
municipal office in Texas cities men
who are now to the conduct of city
affairs. The program has been ar
ranged with the idea in mind of fur
nishing these new city officials in
formation which will be valuable to
them in the handling of their new
duties. While 113 cities in Texas
out of the 487 interpretations hold
membership in the league it is not
a requirement that membership be
held for convention attendance.
MI. Draper states that the League
of Texas Municipalities is striving
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21

kob. had been reduced by 100000
through sale OF volumes or former
Governor Smiths campaign adj
dresses and other contributions.
Many suggestions have been re-
ceived on how the debt might best
be met, and the committee, which
he expects to appoint within 10
days, will study them all.
Reporters were excluded from ttG
meeting, but Mr.. Raskob said In adj
dition to the debt problem there
vas a discussion on raising funds
with which the party might carry
on in a strong and militant manner,
especially during the 1880 congress
sional elections.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
MUNICIPALITIES
LEAGUE MEETS
Various Problems Involved
In City Government To
Be Discussed

HOUSTON, April 20.-Various
phases Of acquiring, owning and OPP
Grating municipal airports will be
one topic of discussion at the seven
tenth annual convention of the
League Of Texas Municipalities
which is to meet in Houston on
May Is and IL, according to execu-
tive secretary Harvey w. Draper.
A national authority on this subject
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
SMITHATTENDS
DEMO MEETING
Plans Made For Wiping Out
Huge Party Debt and
Carrying On Work

NEW YORK, April 20-tP-Study
Of plans for wiping out the 81, 300,-
900 debt Of the democratic party
will be placed in the hands of a
committee to be appointed by Ma
tional Chairman John j. Raskob.
This action was decided upon last
night at a meeting attended by Al
fred z. Smith, Senator Joe T.. Rob-
inson, and members of the party's
advisory and executive committee,
The party's debt, said Mr.. Ras-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
Hold Meet To Discuss
Scout Masters School
Sci For May and June
Especial to The Heraldl

RAYMONDVILLE, April 2o.-AS
q result of a meeting held in the
chamber Of commerce office here
with Valley Scout Executive Tom
Murray, scout officers were selected
for Willacy county, and it was de-
termined to hold a scoutmaSter's
training school here in May and
June. The course will consist Of
six meetings.
The officers elected for Willacy
county include S. l.. Gill, chair
man for the county; R. H. Fackel-
men, finance and publicity: Ralph
Scott, camping and activities; Rev.
L. A. Boone, court of honor and
advancement; and w. G. Gilbert,
organization and leadership.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
LEAVES
WITH LIQUOR ABOARD

SOUTHAMPTON. Eng, April 20.
-lP)-The giant liner Leviathan
left for New York today with a
stock of Liquor aboard for sale to
passengers.
1t was understood there was to
be no bar aboard the Leviathan,
but that wines and other liquors
once bought might be served when
and where the passengers chose.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
MILLION SACKS

SOA PAULO, Brazil. April 20
P-Conde Matarazzo, head of a
large business house, recently
bought a million sacks of sugar
from a producers cooperative o
ciety. Most of Brazil's annual sugar
production of 100000 tons is con-
Sumed at home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
ESTATE

BELGRADE. April 20.-lP-At-
tempts to divide large estate among
Serbian peasants not having work.
ed out, the government has ap-
pointed a commission to study the
problem anew. The project has
been hanging fire since the World
war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21

to raise the standards of municipal
government in Texas and that any
interested municipal official Of the
state is invited to attend the con-
vention sessions. The leagues slo-
gan is substituting facts for guesses
in municipal government"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
sUPERINTENDENTS STOP

SAN ANTONIO, April 20.-[P1-
Two hundred members of the
American Association of Railroad
Superintendents are scheduled to
spend several hours here June !
while enroute to the annual con-
vertion of the organization IN
Mexico City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
DuAL PROGRAM

DALLAS, April 90 up The
Livestock Division Of the Texas
State Ept< association will offer a
dual uNsram in the 1929 fair, 1t
was an Sunced by Otto Herold, di-
rector Id charge of livestock. The
first week of the exposition will be
given over to the showing of beef
cattle, sheep, goats, jacks, mules
and heavy horses, while the second
will be dairy cattle. mich goats,
swins and light horse week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21

NOW ON DISPLAY AT ALL
GOOD FURNITURE STORES
When you see the new improved Sealy Mattresses
at your dealers tomorrow you will marvel at the
eoverines-and such a variety. in damasks. arts and
woven ticks. and other c~olorful durable fabrics.
Select Your Seoly Ohis Week
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
AMARILLO PLANTS SHRUBS

AMARILLO, Tex, April 20.-R
The planting of trees, shrubs.
grass and flowers in three city parks
in Amarillo has been completed.
Until two years ago when a gen.
eral city Identification movement
was started and a park commits
sion named Amarillo had only two
parks and both of them were used
for stalking out cattle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
SET APRIL 27 FOR VOTE
ON SCHOOL QUESTION
Especial to The Herald.)

RAYMONDVILLE, April co.
April II has been set for a vote
at Sebastian for changing the COM
mon school district there into an
independent school district, and
for the election of seven trustees.
The new district will be a county
lire district, it is stated, and will
include territory both in Willacy
county and in Cameron county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-21
ERADICATE PECAN PESTS

AUSTIN, April 20.-(P--Repre-
sentative Penrose Metcalfe of San
Angelo will attempt to obtain pass
age of a bill during the special leg
islative session providing for the
employment Of a full-tirae en-
tomologist to study eradication or
pecan pests, he said today.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-08
FEDERAL INCOME
TAX LAW EXPLAINED
Wallace S. Handy, U. S. Revenue
Collector, Tells OF Requirements

Wallace S. Handy, U. S. Collector
of Internal Revenue, said that in
quiries received at his office would
indicate that a number of taxpayers
are not familiar with the provisions
governing the filing of Federal in
come tax returns.
For the information of those who
are not familiar with these provi-
sions, Mr.. Handy said that if a tax
payer is single and has net income
which equals or exceeds $500, a re-
turn must be filed. The exemption
allowed a taxpayer of this class is
$500. A married couple living to-
gether during the entire year need
not file a return unless their COM
bined net income equals or exceeds
$500 and a joint personal exemp-
ton of $500 may be claimed. In adj
dition to these exemptions, a credit
of $500 may be claimed for each de-
pendent under certain conditions.
To claim this credit, the taxpayer
must have been the chief support of
dependent who was either under
Is years of age or incapacitated be-
cause of some mental or physical
defect.
The collector said that while re-
turns for the year 1928 are not re-
quired to be filed until March Is, he
suggested that taxpayers could
avoid considerable inconvenience
and waiting in line by filing their
returns as soon as possible before
the finkl date of filing,
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-08
BULLET GRAZES MANS
HEAD ON WALNUT ST.
David Shockley Had A Narrow
Escape From Death Thursday
Afternoon.

David Shockley, who resides in
South Milford, but who for a num-
Der of years was a well-known far
mer in Cedar Neck, had a narrow
escape from serious injury or death
last Thursday afternoon when a
stray bullet grazed the top of his
head. Mr.. Shockley was crossing
the Walnut street bridge when the
near tragedy occurred. He felt a
burning sensation on his head and
when he put his hand to his head he
found that it was bleeding. He was
wearing a leather cap at the time
and a bullet had passed into the side
of the hat and out of the top, tear
ing large hole as it went. A slight
furrow had been cut on the top of
his head by a bullet. He heard no
report. 1t is thought that possibly
some boy or person shooting at
target or at rats along the river
front had fired the shot which came
near causing death to Mr.. Shockley.
An investigation was Immediately
made, but no person could be found
who heard the report or saw the
rifle or revolver fired.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-08
MANY DELAWAREANS
SEE SENATOR SWORN In
Successor To Senator Bayard Pre-
scented BY Senator Hastings

United States Senator John G.
Townsend, Jr., was sworn into Of
flee by Vice-President Curtis in the
Senate chamber at noon on Monday
in the presence of a large and dis
tinguished assemblage, including
many Delawareans. Senator Town
send was presented by Senator Has
tings, now senior senator from Del
aware.
Among those in the gallery were
all the members of the Townsend
family, including Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tubbs, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Town
send, Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Town
send, Ill, Miss Lyla Townsend, Paul
L. Townsend, secretary to the Sen
ator, and Preston C. Townsend. Gov
ernor Buck also was present.
Senator Townsend succeeds Sena-
tor Thomas F. Bayard. Mr.. Bayard
was bid farewell by his colleagues
on both sides of the Senate Monday
morning. He has made a host of
friends during his service at Wash
ington.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-08
TROOPS FROM OTHER
STATE WILL USE CAMP
Thousand Men To Get Anti-Aircraft
Training At Bethany Beach

That there will be 1000 soldiers
from nearby states in training most
of the summer at Bethany Beach
was disclosed by adjutant General
j. Austin Ellison at hearing in the
Senate this week. The troops will
come from Maryland and Pennsylva-
MIA and possibly from New Jersey.
Several companies of the Pennsyl-
vania National Guard from Allen
town, Easton, Bethlehem and that
section will be given anti-aircraft
training at Bethany Beach. There
will be about 600 men in that detail,
under Colonel Clarence Smith, of
Allentown. They will follow the Del
aware regiment in camp. The troops
of various states to be sent 10 Beth
any Beach will be given anti air.
craft training, as other nearby
states, do not have facilities for such
field and aircraft experience.
Announcement of the growing i'm
portance of the new Delaware mill
tary cantonment was made pending
consideration of a House joint reso-
luton to allow a commission COM
posed of the Govern, Adjutant Cen
eral and Secretary of the Public
Lands Commission to exchange GER
tain lands adjacent to the reserva-
ton with William P. Short for a
rifle range.
!Confinusd en- Dd0s n
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-08
ESSEX CAR STARTS 100
HOUR CONTINUOUS RUN
SpeedOmeter Sealed, Switch Locked,
Key Left At Chronicle Office

c. M. Hammond & Son, local Hud-
son-Essex dealers, are participating
in the national Essex Challenger
Week 100 hour-continuous-m motor
run this week. At noon on Tuesday
an Essex Standard Sedan was
started by representative of the
Chronicle, the switch was then lock-
ed and the key is now deposited in
the vault at the Chronicle office.
The face of the speedometer was
also sealed at the same time. The
motor will run continuously until 4
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. In the
meantime the car is being operated
night and day over all kinds of
roads and at all speeds. The sew
eral drivers are visiting towns in
all parts of Kent and Sussex coun-
ties. The local dealers have offered
an allowance of $4,000 on any new
or secondhand car purchased from
them to the person guessing the
total mileage covered by the car dur
ing the 100-hOur run. The winner
will be announced from the stage of
the Plaza Theatre tomorrow night.
Persons making guesses will depos-
it their guess in a box carried in the
car, or at C. M. Hammond & Sons
garage.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-08
MUCH INTEREST In
HEALTHY CHICK WORK
Sussex County Agent Finds Poultry
men Desire Information.

Judging from the interest shown
and the attendance at the Grow
Healthy Chick meetings, recently
held throughout Sussex Comfy,
poultrymen are becoming more in
terested in this phase o. the poul-
try business. This ca align was
started last year by H. S. Palmer,
Extension Poultryman of the uni
versity of Delaware, and because of
the importance of growing healthy
chicks in Delaware, especially in
Sussex County, it will be continued
this year.
In addition to holding several
meetings in the county, where this
subject was discussed by Mr.. Pal
mer, the County Agent c. R. Snyder,
mailed "Grow Healthy Chick" infor-
nation to-about 1000 poultrymen.
This material included bulletin on
Growing Healthy Chicks" which
was prepared by the poultry spec
ialist. In it, Mr.. Palmer tells of last
years results and also how a poul-
tryman can, if he follows certain
points, raise more and better chicks.
If you have not received your bulle-
tin, there is one awaiting you at the
County Agents Office at Georgetown.
He will send you one if you notify
him.
This bulletin should be in the
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Milford chronicle., 1929-03-08
OVER 100 MEMBERS
IN HARMONTCA CLASS
Boys And Girls In Milford Schools
Enroll To Learn How To Play
Instrument.

The harmonica class started in
the Milford Public Schools on Tues
day of last week with an initial
membership of about fifty boys and
girls, grew to over 100 members on
/ Tuesday of this week when the in
structor came to Milford to teach
the children. The harmonica, or old
fashioned mouth organ, has become
big influence in creating a desire
for music on the part of children
throughout the United States. The
movement, started a few years ago
when, Al. Honey, of Philadelphia,
conceived the idea of organizing
these musical organizations for boys
and girls. Since that time it has
spread like wildfire throughout the
nation, until today there are thous-
ands of boys and girls taking part
in the movement. The children are
taught without cost to themselves or
their parents. The only expense in
cident to the instructions is the pur-
chase of a harmonica which may
be bought for as low as fifty cents.
1t is almost unbelievable how the
children learn to play the instru-
ments. After the first lesson last
week, those who had been instructed
could play America" and several
other like numbers. Georgetown
and Laurel are also interested in
the harmonica bands and now have
such organizations functioning
among the school children.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-08
KENT co. TEACHERS
MEET In MILFORD
Hear Instructive Addresses At An
nual Gathering; Banquet At Noon

The eighth annual convention of
the Kent County Teachers Associa-
ton met in Milford on Saturday,
March End. These meetings have
always been held in Dover, but due
to the difficulty of obtaining accom-
modations for the MONDAY banquet,
one of the features of these Occas-
ions, Milford was selected for 1929.
An interesting and instructive
program was put on at the Plaza
Theatre. Many speakers of note
brought messages of instruction
and progress. Among these were
DR.. H. V. Holloway, Superintendent
of Public Instruction, George S. Will
liams, President of the State Board
of Education; DR.. H. H. Douglass,
University of Oregon and at present
visiting professor of education, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; DR.. Fran
els H. Green, president of Pennsyl-
ton Seminary; H. T. Ennis, presi-
dent Delaware Parent-Teacher As
sociation; DIR. Otto U. King, Della
ware Dental Association, and others.
The keynote of the morning meet
ing was Citizenship and Health
two of the cardinal principles of
education, as set forth by the Com
mittee on Reorganization of Educa-
ton.
The complexities of modern social
life have transferred these duties to
the school, Educational experts are
QUO rryxyba,a .,rorinu tho ironortauap
of building character first-subject
instruction second.
The noon meeting was held at
Grange Hall. The inner man was
the sole objective. The grangers
served a fine meal and the teachers
did the rest. After listening to sew
eral entertaining short talks the
meeting adjourned to re-assemble at
the high school building. Here John
Shilling, superintendent in charge of
high schools, gave a detailed analys
is of the pending House Bill No. 20,
relative to the teachers retirement
fund.
Sectional meetings at 2:40 P. M
high school, rural and graded ele-
mentary. Demonstration lessons by
experts, criticisms by experts,
lecture by DR.. H. H. Douglass on
general high school teaching meth
DDS, these were the order of the
The meetings adjourn
ed at 400 P. M. The teachers re-
turned to their various homes, TAX
ing with them whatever of value
thew had reaped from the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-08
SAY Two AUTO BILLS
WOULD help DRIVERS
One Provides For Issuing Drivers
Licenses 10 March Instead Of
January.

Two bills before the General As
sembly, prepared at the direction of
William Ball, in charge of the Tit
ling Department of the Secretary of
States office, have for their object,
greater convenience to the motoring
public. These bills it is understood,
have the approval of Governor Buck
and as one of them means saving
in. expense to the State, and both
assure more satisfaction to the mo-
tOrist, there is a strong indication
that they will be passed.
One refers to the granting of OPP
orators licenses. 1t has been the
custom to issue tags and also driv-
ers' licenses, starting with the first
of January each year. Mr.. Ball says
that the issuing of the license tags
is not as tedious project as the is
suing of drivers licenses. Whenever
a man or woman applies for a driv-
er's license, it is necessary to check
back on the records to determine if
they are entitled to license. This
check-up is necessary in order to
Illustrate the efforts of motorists
whose licenses have been revoked
during the year, to obtain a new Ii
cenSe.
Mr.. Balls bill would make tine
time for issuing drivers licenses
start on March 1st. This would give
drivers an opportunity during Jan
uary and February to obtain their
new drivers license and would ma
terially cut down the congestion oc-
curing at the beginning of the new
year in connection with the issuing
of license tags. If it is passed, then
every driver having 1929 license
will not have to apply for another
license until March 1, 1880.
The other bill deals with the SELL
ing of, cars. Under the present regu-
lations, an owner must purchase a
new car if he desires to use his old
license tags. If he should go over
two months, he would have to buy
new license tags, as the law stands
now.
The proposed new law would al
low the owner to use the license
tags he had bought on new car any
time during the year.
According to w. w. Mack, chief
engineer of the Highway Depart
ment, the use of snow fences at
places where drifts are apt to oc-
cur, cannot help but be of great
service in preventing the snow
from drifting. Mr.. Mack points out
that none of the trucks used by the
Highway Department in snow re-
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