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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Good umor Reigns in Matamoros Today
ALL
\ x X X
IN CELEBRATION
: X X X =
OF NEW YEAR DAY

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. l6-F-
Chinatowns along the Pacific
coast flung aside their shielding
cloaks of Oriental mystery today
and permitted thousands Of visit
ors to view that ccsorful bit or
pageantry which marks a Chinese
new year festival.
Dusk heralded the official open
ing OF the six day celebration, the
second Cne witnessed this year.
Younger Chinese with modern
ideas about calendars observed
January / as the new years day
under orders of President Shiang
Kai-Shek. But none OF the thunder
OF the Orthodox Chinese celebra-
ton was stolen.
Dusty and narrow Chinatown
streets were ablaze with color. All
the brilliant trappings significant
OF the event flew from oddly rooted
homes and business establishments.
Promptly at dusk ancient Chi
neSe. who S~toically withdrew from
the o~ccidentals whooDe@ January 1.
locked their shops and joined the
gay throngs milling about Grant
avenue. Chinatown's main thor
oughfare here. From balconies.
~housetops. open spaces on gabled
roofs Sh0wered a myriad OF Chinese
pyrotechnicS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
COURT
OPENS MONDAY
Westervelt Charges Grand
Jury On Reckless
Driving

Judge Geo. G. Westcrvclt opened o
IO-wceK term OF the criminal district
court here Monday morning With a
vigorous charge 10 the grand jury IT.
which nc made special mention ?.
the past election, reckless driving
and reports required OF county or
ficers. The judge also gave the Gus
tOmary instructions against baWdy
houses and gambling dcns.
AS this Is the first term OF court
since the past election, Judge Wes-
tcrvelt instructed the inQuiSitOrial
body to see that there had been no
violation of election laws. lie also
charged the body to take proper
steps when evidence of reckless UT
careless driving was presented before
II. IN territory such as this where
there Is so much travel along the
highways, tine judge impressed the
necessity Of Furnishing reckless driv-
crS.
The grand jury was ordered 70 Cor
operate with county officers IN see
ing that reports required by law
are filed with the body.
G.. G. Woods of La Paloma Is fore
man or the grand jury and other
members are as follows. ID. M Bolts,
Harrington: w. II. Huffman, ri Jar
din: John ri. EIowarth. La Ferla.
Donald A. Phillips. Los Fresnos.
John Wirth. Santa Rosa; G. q.
Lambert. Bro. snsville: J. L. Han
chey, San Bcnito: g. n. Hamilton,
Harrington: p. A. Rowe. Santa Maria
Tom III. Sweeney. Brownsville: and
II. II. Weller. Brownsville.
After receiving the judges charge.
the grand jury retired and began
work with District Attorney ID. >.
Purl and Assistant District Attor-
ncy Claude Carter presenting c0cs
before II for indictments.
According TO the Sheriff's depart
mcnt. the number OF cases 10 be
considered Is about the usual size.
The first two weeks of court will
be grand jury weeks and the trial
Of criminal indictments by jury will
begin the third week. Judge Wes-
tervelt will begin consideration or
the divorce docket Tuesday. The
court will receive tax suits any time
during the term. The judge indi-
Gated Monday morning that he
would speed the docket as much
as possible I'm keeping with justice
and reason and would likely COM
plete the term before the I'D weeks
allowed by law we're taken ND.
The small old docket will have
10 be rassrd until "a special Judge
Continued on page g.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
SUSPECT
SPIRITED AWAY
Brownsville Girl Uncertain
If Man Held is
Attacker

A San Benito negro. held on a
liquor charge. was spirited out OF
Cameron county jail Sunday after
noon By the sheriffs department
when a Brownsville girl, who was
attacked BY a black In the Buena
Vista cemetery some time ago,
viewed the negro and was unable
to state whether r not he was the
black that had attacked her.
The Sheriffs department has
given no indication as 70 where the
negro was taken. Feeling over the
incident is still high and although
we feared no violence, an ounce Of
prevention Is worth a pound of
cure" Sheriff Frank Brown stat
cd.
a thorough investigation IN an
effort 10 determine whether the
negro IS the one sought will be
made by the sheriff's department.
Officers expressed doubt that he
was the nan wanted. but stated
that they did not wish to leave any
rocks unturned in the matter.
The negro was taken into custody
at san Benito Jan. 81 BY Deputy
Sheriff r. l.. Longoria on charges
OF liquor law violation. The negro
had several scars on his face,
which led To the officers bringing
the girl before him. She stated after
the attempted criminal assault that
the negro had a scar on one side Of
his nose.
When confronted blythe black. the
girl was undecided saying she could
neither say he was or was not the
man
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
south STILL
DRY, SHEPPARD
TELLS SHOUSE
Will Bitterly Resist
Attempt To Make
Party Wet
"INSOLENT'"
In Characterization OF
Any Effort To Fix
Party Policy
'INSOLENT'"

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. -tFl-
Democratic differences over prohl-
bition we're aired In the senate TO-
day as southern senator's gave no.
tice that any efforts az their ma
tional committee officers 10 COM
init the party against prohibition
would " bitterly resisted.
The attack w the southernrrs
turned on Chairman Raskob. Of the
democratic national committee. and
J0uett Shouse, executive director.
Senator Morrison OF North Carol
ina. the national committeeman
for his state, finally told the senate
that if Raskob or those responsible
10 him undertake 10 ~insolently fix
the policies w the democratic party
instead of leaving these for tlN ma
tional convention, they will bc de-
feated.r
Senator Sheppard. democrat. Tex
as. co-authnr on the 18th amend
ment. started the democratic row
when nc read a statement calling
upon ShOuSe TO support his claim
that enough states already are
against prohibition 70 insure action
nc the next convention against the
dry law.
Senator TydinEs. or Maryland.
carried the INTERPRETATION cause In
a lengthy wrangle with senator's
Black and Helm Of Alabama, as
well as Morrison. joining TN the at-
tack on the wet leaders OF the
party.
Morrison denied that Raskob has
any influence or is n leader ln our
party
"As D as We nominate another
presidential candidate Inc will dis
appear as suddenly as Ne entered
predicted the North rarnlimtHn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
SCHOOL DIST.
LOWERS TAXES
Ten Per Cent Drop In
Rate Announced
AT McAllen
Special to The Heraldl

McALLEN. FEB. I6.-- Taxpayers
OF McAllen and vicinity will be
given the advantage Of the good
financial condition Of the McAllen
Independent School District, ac-
cording 70 John w. Ewing, presi-
dent OF the board OF trustees. III
announcing that the tax rate would
probably be reduced from one dol
lar 70 ninety cents on the hundred
dollar valuation.
The announcement was made
following a special meeting OF the
board members. Ewing stated that
the board decided TO offer the
ten per cent cut IN the school dis
trict tax rate provided that the
sum OF SIS. 900 in outstanding taxes
Is paid IN by August I 0f this
year. Taxes paid into the district
before August I will not be charged
the usual ten per cent interest. he
said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Good Humor Carnival
Officially Gets
Underway
PARADE
Is Outstanding Event Of
Mondays Program;
Starts A r. M.

Esther I. Of the House Of Guerra
DORA, was crowned queen Of the
second annual Good Humor Carni-
val Sunday morning in Matamoros
before an audience that crowded
the Kennel Club gra~ndstands. and
she Will reign during the balance OF
the festival. today and Tuesday.
Miss Doria was accompanied 20
Continued on page 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Hidalgo Real Estate
Men to Meet Tues,
ISpecIaI ID INC Hcraldl

Especial 20 The HcTaIdl
McALLEN, Tex, Feb. &c. ~.
Swallow OF Alamo will preside az
the meeting Of Hidalgo county real
estate men which will be held in
Mission Tuesday night. according to
o. M. Brack. member Of the board OF
directors Of the recently organized
realtors association.
The Hidalgo County Real Estate
association vas organized at a meet
ing IN Edinburg recently. Mr.. Swal-
low was elected president az that
time.
From thirty 70 forty real estate
men are expected to attend tie
meeting. which will be held in the
Mission Methodist church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
DIVORCE CODE
SEIZED WHEN
POLICE RAID
Narcotic Smuggling
Ring Suspects
Released
MISTAKE
Says Attorney For Canadian
Barrister Accused
In Chicago

CHICAGO. Feb. 6-iPl- Visits
by federal narcotic agents TO the
Chicago homes of w. Perkins Bull
wealthy Canadian barriSter OF Tor
onto and London. and Mrs. Mabelle
Horlick Sidley, an American heir
eSs, were the subject or discussion
in the Gold Coast district today
Bulls attorney said he had been
informed that papers seized con-
stituted a secret code for use be-
tween Bull and Mrs. Sidley in con-
nection with a divorce suit against
her husband. DR.. John Streeter
Sidley Of Racine. Wis.
Bull and Mrs. Sidley, who Is the
daughter Of William II. Horlick,
the matted milk manufacturer. we're
questioned at the district attorneys
office for six hours by the agents,
after the officers had entered their
apartments IN the fashionable Gold
Coast section. presumably trying 70
trace the r-amifications OF an alleged
narcotic smuggling ring.
J. j. Harrison, head OF n private
detective agency VAS also question
ed.
No Basis. Says Attorney
All OF them were released. and
the Chicago Tribune said the
agents admitted they had no evil
dcnce. At the same time John X.
Kehoe. attorney for Bull. and
Jules Brewer. representing Harri-
son characterized the whole affair
as n mistake Local government
officials said they knew nothing Of
the affair or or the impounding Of
private papers belonging 10 Bull
and Mrs. SidIey.
The action by the narcotic
agents, who are understood 10 have
been cooperating with Canadian
authorities was taken last Friday.
Attorney Kehoe said his informa-
ton vas that the government had
mistaken the secret divorce suit
code as having some connection
with smuggling. He added there
Vas dDcO4utt4Y IO UaoAo ApA tAN
seizure Of Mr.. Bull or his papers,
Bull IS counsel for Mrs. Sidley.
DR.. Sidley formerly was treasurer
or the Horlick company. He recent
IN filed a S25n.000 damage sui.
against Bull and Harrison. charg-
ing continual shadowing OF him by
agents OF Bull had undermined his
health. He was unable 20 explain,
he said, why Bull had taken an
interest in his movements. Suisse
cuently he also filed a petition for
an injunction 70 compel Bull 10
call off the detectives.
WASHINGTON. Feb. i6.-fP-
Harry y. Anslinger. commissioner OF
narcotics, said today reports from
Chicago that federal narcotic
agents had raided the apartment OF
w. Perkins Bull. we're incorrect Sc
far as he had been able 10 learn.
His information from Chicago was
that the apartment Of the wealthy
Canadian had not been raided. but
that Bull had been called in TO the
United States attorneys office.
there 10 be questioned, and that
members OF the Chicago narcotic
force had been asked to be present
during the questioning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Rockwell Heads
McAllen G. or G

McALLEN. Tex. Feb. l6.-Officers
OF the board Of directors OF ne Nc
Allen Chamber OF Commerce have
been elected.
c. O.. Rockwell. general manager
Of the Rio Grande Valley Gas Co.
and formerly vice-president Of the
chamber. will head the board OF d.
rectors as president this year. He
succeeds J. A. FriSby. president the
past two years.
E. y. Mathis. lumberman. succeeds
Rockwell As vice-president and Whit
Rogers was reelected secretary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Scared Burglar
Leaves Pocketbook

VIENNA, Feb. i~6.-lP-MiIdred
four year old daughter Of Gilchrist
Stockton, American minister 10
Austria. woke IT'D her father last
night and told him there was a
burglar I'm the house.
When Mr.. Stockton searched the
lower floors he found that there
actually had been a burglar and that
the intruder. escaping without loot
had dropped his own well-filled
pocketbook.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Uncommon Weather
Hits Imperial Valley

BRAWLEY. Calf. Feb. 16.-lPl-
Imperial Valley truck gardeners cal
culated rain damage to the white
lettuce crop today at 5000 freight
carloads.
Several carloads CT carrots and
peas and a part or the winter
strawberry crop also we're ruined bT
heavy precipitation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Laundry Completes
Building Addition

TNTTTTTI W. ITTT
McALLEN. Tex. Feb. i6.-Work is
nearing completion here ON the new
Ideal Laundry building lust off
South Main street.
When tho laundry occupies its
new building n will have 5000 feet
Of floor space. according no Manager
". r.. Aull. The company plans tl
add equipment which will enable M
to do rug cleaning. shoe repairing.
dry cleaning and hosiery repairing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Drillers Seek
$4,000 Bonus

N~ACOGDOCHES. Tex. Feb. 10
P1-The Wheeler OIL company'E
Parmley No. ] was spudded In yes
terday eight miles north M Eacog-
doches. as n Of the wells started
drilling In the race for the $40 600
bonus offered by the NacoGdoches
Chamber ~ Commerce for the first
1.O00-barrel producer brought In
near the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Homeseekers Arrive
In Valley Monday
fBv STAFF Correspondent

|HT MTWNN ~ N|NWNNW|NNWTT
HARLINGEN. Feb. rs. Three
hundred and five h0meseekers ar
rived in the Valley Monday. 100
over the Southern Pacific and eos
over the Missouri Pacific Lines.
An additional GOO ARE expected
over the Mopac on Tuesday. off,
Gals stated here. and small parties
are scheduled 10 arrive during the
entire week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Jackson Buys
Partners Interest
Especial fo The Hrrald.l

Especial ND The HrrnIdT
McALLEN. Tex. Feb. l6.-T. ~.
Jackson this week announced con-
summation or a deal whereby W.
takes over from RI. B. Weed tine re-
naming interests III the Weed
jackson Motor company. oakland
Pontiac agency here. The firm viii
he known In the future nv the Jack
son Motor company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
City Life
Got This
Boy Down

CHICAGO, Feb. l6-P4-
They don't do things like that
where I came from Frank
Mueck told Chicago police last
night when he registered a
complaint that he had been
robbed OF $3.50 on his first visit
to Chicago.
Where did you come from?n
he was asked.
The state penitentiary az
Huntsville. Texas" he said.
He told detectives he ran
away from prison and was
quite willing 20 return.
The police said they could
easily arrange II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
at Every Filling
Station Now Proposed

MACON. Ca, Feb. l6-gP- All
the alcoholic liquor everyone wants
for a week. distributed at cost b.
all the filling stations in the
country. is DR.. BaScom Anthony's
idea Of the best way to popularize
prohibition.
If I ERE King Bascom An
thony. imperial dictator OF these
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
Resume Work On
Reynosa Highway
fSDprial ~ The Herald y

McALLEN, Tex. Feb. l6.-Work is
expected 70 be resumed within a
few weeks In the building Of the
Mexican highway between Reynosa
and China. according to reports
from Monterrey.
The Reynosa-C China road Is a part
OF the Representatives, link az
the coaSt-to-coast Mexican national
highway and also represents a con-
tact between the Lower Rio Grande
Valley ana the interior OF Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

Especial 20 Inc NeraIul
NcALLEN. Tex. Feb, i6.-The
Painbow cafe OF o. ,. Worm. HaF-
linxen cafe owner. opened here Sat-
srdav I'm the former location Of the
McAllen cafe On Main street
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
MARKETS AT
4 GLANCE
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK:
St-cks strong. Auburn rises
nearly 20 points.
Bonds irregular. w. q gov
ernmentS reactinnary.
Curb strong: utilities at new
1891 high.
Foreign exchanges strong;
sterling and franc lead recoV-
cry.
Cotton steady; firm stock
market.
Sugar steady: trade buying.
Coffee easy: Disappointing
Brazilian advlceS.
CHICAGO.
Wheat easy: beneficial rains
Oklahoma and Texas.
Corn easy; liberal receipts
and increased visible supply.
Cattle steady to higher.
Hogs higher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

So. you Valley restauranteers who
have been taking good natured
cracks at this column for advocat-
ing the presentation of a half crane
fruit 10 your breakfast customer
there are plenty OF precedents -of
such procedure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

Good will advertising Is good ad-
vcrtising. and every half Of a Valley
pomelo you see fit TO bestow on
your morning trade will bring you,
YOUR establishment and our Nailey
lust gobS and reamS OF that III
Of advertising.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy TO partly cloudy; not much
change in temperature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

The rose, the discus. the poin-
settia. the turks cap. 20 name just
one quartet out Of scores which
thrive here and brighten the land
scape curing the winter months 70
present a decided contrast to the
frozen north from whence come ~
winter visitors-let's have more ~
them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

Mr.. Lcgre. as able a man as bic
business has given 10 the United
states. passed Up a Job paving $780,
600 per year 70 the chair
manship Of the farm board e. an
annual stipend OF $4,000. and he
must have known that he vas &C
Ing an almost impossible task.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

The cost-not SO much-it snip
pers and growers viii JOIN IN inc
movement. as several have 50 stated
and give you the cooperation the
movement deserves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

Up in Amarillo. capital Of the vast
Panhandle-P Plains region Of Texas.
Boniface Ernest thompson reverses
the New Orleans plan by giving
each breakfast patron a second cup
of coffee "on the house"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

If perchance 4 sprinkled a vee
bit in your neiehborhood today or
Sunday. II was not raining rain
mercy no Those drops Of water
were the salty tears or hundreds ~
thousands Of farmers all ver the
United States. unable 10 restrain
their emotion on hearing that Al
exander Leree has resigned rs
chairman Of the Federal Farm
Board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

Wherever they are. these beauty
spots do effective work for this
section, and a special responsibility
rests upon every householder. city
or rural. to see 10 Il that his home
and surrounding grounds present
the most attractive appearance. fea-
turing II possible shrubs and flowers
peculiar 70 the Valley section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

Most OF the criticism heaped up-
on the shoulders OF Mr.. Legge came
from his truth telling propenSities.
n quality which viii carry a man
far I'D In business and far down
when he holds a semi-political lob
which is subject - the haraSSing OF
every citizen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

In New Orleans where they open
" boast OF their coffee and sub
rosa boast of their Sazarac cocktail.
every breakfast patron is greeted
with a cup with the compliments y
the house-a cup OF coffee, We mean.
OF course.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

Laws mav be passed and laws
NAV be repealed bv state legislatures
and By the congress. but no lecisla-
tive BODY can legiSlate away or
amend the age long law Of supply
and demand. and when M. Legye
and his farm board attempted the
impossible-the holding IN Of prices
nf farm commodities In defiance az
that law. they failed as thev are
bound 20 know they would fail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

Up IN Illinois where the hens have
gone or a spree due TO some "un-
common" weather for those parts,
where 10 has been u-nseasonably
warm. an enterprising grocer gave
away something like 500 dozen eggs
TO his cash customers IN an effort
20 stimulate business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
OCEAN WEATHER DATA
NEEDED FOR AIRMAILS
Mitchell Says Complete Reporting
Feasible if European Ships
Are Heard From.

More adequate weather reports from
ocean regions are highly desirable in
view of the new transoceanic airn1ail
route which is soon to be advertised,
G. l.. Mitchell, chief of the United
States Weather Bureau, believes.
Complete weather reporting of the
watery areas, Mr.. Mitchell contends,
would be entirely feasible if European
ships would report to the bureau here.
He points out further that since inter-
national operation of the new route is
indicated, with American planes flying
as far as Bermuda and British and
French planes continuing on through
the Azores and into Europe, speedier
international exchange of weather warm
ings would be of mutual advantage.
Even the hurricane season, dreaded
by the earth-bound, need have no terror
for pilots il weather reports are accurate,
Mitchell holds.
IAN airplane travels so much faster
than a hurricane" the weather expert
explains. "a hurricanes rate over the
ocean is not more than IL or Is miles
per hour. And exceedingly strong winds
are seldom more than 200 miles in
diameter. Informed at the time of de-
partuTe, pilot can alter his course
enough to avoid them.
"a mail plane of the Pan-American
Line did weather the Santo Domingo
hurricane by flying over it,
Mitchell cites an instance where an
airplane had encountered wind of 100
miles per hour and later landed safely.
But hurricanes, in their center of great
est velocity, sometimes reach 200 miles
IA hour, he says. that being the rate
reported for the Porto Rico hurricane,
heaviest wind Of weather records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
SEAT PLEASANT FIRE
BODY ELECTS OFFICERS
Clarence M. Mace Chosen President
of Observation-Disclosures
Elected.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
49,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEAT PLEASANT, Md, January TO-
Clarence M. Mace and Ralph White
were elected president and vice presi-
dent. respectively, by a unanimous vote
of the Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire and
Community Welfare Association last
night in the Firemen's Hall.
Other officers elected were: Paul
Kraft, treasurer; Edward Hayes, Sec
Rotary; Irwin I. Main, chief; George
Lincoln, assistant chief; Paul Fowler,
captain: Robert Amos, first lieutenant;
Wayne Norris, second lieutenant; David
Dudley, electrician; william Cooper,
trustee for three years; John G. Crown,
trustee for two years; Louis LitZ, truS-
tee for one year, and Ralph White,
custodian. Irwin I. Main and Ralph
White we're chosen as delegates to the
Advisory Board meeting of the Prince
Georges County Volunteer Firemen's
Association.
William Cooper received much pre- Sc
for the work he has been doing since
the company was organized.
Louis Litz installed the officers after
the election. He was assisted by j.
Theodore Crown
Dorothy Blackwell, Helen Fisher,
Margaret Stottler, Charlotte Thornton
and Mrs. Eleanor HirSh were named as
hoSteSses for the flremen's dance at
the Beaver Dam Country Club jan
uary 80.