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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
COURTS BEGIN
WORK MONDAY

Three courts and a grand Jury
will be in action here Monday.
The criminal diStri-t grand jury
will re-convene Monday. The case
Of Harold Whitaker, young negro
charged with numbering Dabney
Thompson of San Benito. may be
taken before the inquisitorial body
for possible indictment.
The criminal district court will
continue to hear divorce suits and
delinquent tax suits while the grand
jury works.
The civil district court will con-
slider jury cases.
The county court at law gets in
to action Monday with a heavy
docket.
CONTRACTORS MEET
HARLINGEN-The Valley Gen.
eral Contractors Assn. will meet
at 8 D. m. Monday in the city hall
for discussion Of matters Of partic-
ular interest to them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
Mars Cancels
Valley Engagement

10y Std1l COfTeSpONdenJD
SAN BENITO, Oct. as. NJ. ".
Mars, state superintendent OF
public instruction, will not be able
to attend the first meeting OF VAL
ley superintendents and principals
at the new high school Monday
night but II. +. Alves, research d.
rector OF the state department OF
education, Is expected to be on
hand.
1t is likely that the superintend-
ents and principals will meet to-
gether TO hear Mr.. Alves and DR.
r. B. Cousins OF Kingsville, pres
ident Of the College OF Arts and
Industries, should he be able tc
attend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
EDINBURC
BRIEFS

p. w. Perkins was given the
verdict in a $4,000 damage suit
against him late yesterday, the suit
having been brought by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. +. White, OF Mercedes. The
suit was tried before Judge Charles
Ar Thompson, OF the 93rd district
court.
Edinburg Junior college reports
an enrolment Of 212, the largest
number of regular students in its
history, according to Miss r. Left
land, registrar. The enrolment
distribution includes: So sophomores,
IA freshmen, 10 special students,
and 8 sub-college students. The
latter group take part college and
part high school work.
Charles Redman OF McAllen
heads the Freshman class of Edin-
burg Junior college. Other fresh
men officers are Miss Leona Wat
kins. Of Edinburg. secretary; Jim
Davidson OF Edinburg, treasurer;
and woodrow Matthews, Edinburg,
sergeant-at-arms.
A Hight roadster driven by An
tonic r. Vela OF Edinburg vas
demolished in a collision between
Alamo and Val Verde late Friday
afternoon, when the roadster and
q heavy Car came together head
on. Vela was badly shaken up and
bruised, though his injuries are not
thought serious. The identity of
the driver of the heavy car is not
known, although officers have
found that the car was registered
in Cameron county last year by a
Brownsville resident.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
RECORDS SET
BY 193O-3l
SHIPMENTS

Shipments OF fruits and vege-
tables out OF the Valley during the
las. season were only 1900 cars less
than the record lq2e-30 season,
complete statistics on the season
just compiled by the traffic de-
partpaent Of the Brownsville Cham
Der Of Commerce show.
Last season the Valley shipped
26.645 carloads OF produce, as COM
pared with 28,113 the previous sea-
son.
Last years shipments showed an
increase in truck shipments. the
total being 776, but a drop in ex-
press shipments.
Several Valley records were
broken during the season Just
closed, but only one of these was
in q major commodity-tomatoes
Las season the Valley shipped 1927
cars OF tomatoes. the largest pre-
vious seasonal movement being 2272
the previous year. The tomato
movement has increased rapidly
VIC PaSt lew years
Many Records Made
The cabbage movement last sea-
son 64l6, is surpassed by only one
other season in the Valleys his
tory, the l923-l924 season, wher
$3.50 cars were shipped.
Potatoes, at 2l39, are second only
to the previous seasons shipments
of 1891.
A new record was establ. shed In
the shipping OF 1873 cars Of turnips
the largest previous season being
SO cars in 1929-30.
The second large commodity rec
ord established was in mixed cal
shipments, a new peak at 625l be-
ing reached, compared with 57OC
the previous season, the largest III
to that time.
Several records were set by small,
commodities. such as br- coli, with
so cars.
Cantaloupes Off
The finish to a once promising
Valley industry seems have beer
written the past season wher
cantaloupe shipments. which were
up to 100 cars in 1929, dropped
TO nothing.
The shipments by commoditie:
as shown In the list are as follows:
Cabbage 6416, lettuce II, potatoe:
2l39, onions 654, beets and carrots
PASS, green corn $50, spinach 203
green beans 40, tomatoes 1927
turnips 1873, cucumbers 81, mixec
vegetables 625l, escarole 10. water
melons 204, anise 20. broccoli so
dandelions IL, endive 4, parsley
173, shallots 3. egg plant 8, grape
fruit 30l1, other citrus 85l, mustard
greens 2, squash 8, turnips 8.
This information Is to be made
available to the public soon in a
revised printed list by the cham
Der of commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
(By Staff CORRESPONDENCE


HARLINGEN. Oct. 3.-A danger
Gus "bottleneck" on East Commerce
St, is soon to be eliminated, &C
cording to Mayor San Bolts.
The gooseneck is located near the
point where Polk St, enters Com
merce. The construction makes 1t
dangerous for traffic. Il Is hoped
to acquire additional right-of-way
on each side to widen the street at
this point. Property on one side
belongs 10 the Missouri Pacific and
on the other side to '-dividuals.
Several serious accidents have
occurred near this point and near
mishaps there are OF daily oc-
curence and may result in addi-
tional deaths or injuries, Mayor
Bolts said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
Donna Ships Citrus
Especial % the Herald)

fSDecial 70 the Herald)
DONNA, Oct. 3.-Thirteen cars
Of citrus by rail and three by truck
left Donna this week.
The height OF the fruit season
Will not come here until the mid
die OF November. but packing plants
are already active in this COM
munity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
UNHAPPY COINCIDENCE

GARY. Ind-Five years ago Emil
Kurth lost one eye when n OF his
tools slipped. Recently his brother.
Fred, lost an eye in the same man
ner. AS II that were not enough OF
a coincidence, both accidents hap
pened within a few minutes Of the
same hour OF the same day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04

A bid for the 1892 convention of
the w. G. T. u. Of Texas Is 20 be
made by Brownsville, according 70
Mrs. G. z. Lamberth. president o.
the local organization.
Mrs. Lamberth explains the plans
OF local members in a letter to the
chamber Of commerce.
About 200 Texas women attend
this convention, she said.
Cooperation OF the chamber of
in entertaining the visi-
tors was asked II the convention is
brought to Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
No Crying Towels
(Bv staff Correspondentl

IBY StaIf Correspondent
HARL1NGEN, Oct. Sit Is good
to be back in the Valley where
they do not use so many crying
towels" said A. Rogers NELLY, as
sistant industrial agent for the
Southern Pacific who has Just
come back from a business trip TO
New Orleans and other points.
He said the moaning was great
among business men in other parts
Of the country.
He predicts that the forthcoming
vegetable deal in the V@--ey viii be
profitable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
Brown Builds New
Home In Mercedes
INV Staff Correspondentl

NbN OIdII OUIItopOIIutIIIJ
MERCEDES, Oct. Sc. z. Har-
rison, Mercedes, has been awarded
contract on the A. N. Brown resi-
dence to be built near here for the
insurance man.
The house is to be two stories,
have eight rooms and be OF frame
and brick veneer construction. w.
B. Benton, Harlingen, was architect.
Bidders were E. K. Harrison
$500, p. p. Ewing $7,197, Jacob
FoSsler s7,349. Rio Grande Const.
Co, $7.470, Morrow a. Leach $500,
Walter F. Chambers S7,595. T. z.
Carpenter s7,732, w. E. Crawford
S7,770.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
September Tourist Registrations Set Neuu High Record in Brownsville

shippers also inquired about te
rumor6.
The rumors are tending 10 pie
vent orders for Valley fruit through
feal that the fruit can not ba
delivered. he said.
Reports were sent out Fri@ay and
Saturday denying these rumorS.
while efforts were being made I'd
find out how they wee started.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
MONTH TOTAL
SHOWS GAIN
over 1890

Registration OF tourists at the
tourist department OF the Browns
vile Chamber OF Commerce was
AL during September just closed,
ms compared to 70 during Septem-
Der OF 1880.
This increase OF almost 100 per
cent Is in line with increases other
months OF this year, indicating
that the Valleys rise to recogni-
ton as a tourist resort Is steady
and rapid.
The tourists who registered IN
September just closed came from
~ states OF the Union, and two for
eign countries, Spain ard Brazil
Those who registered in Septem-
Der last year were from ~ states.
States leading in the September
1881, registration are Texas, Illinois
Oklahoma, Missouri. Florida. Kan
ses, Colorado, and Kentuc.-y.
Permanent Residents
Recent arrivals listed are:
Miss +. Humphrey, San Fran
cisco: Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Faron
Chicago; John L. Zehnder and
family. Louisville. Kentucky: II. z
Friend and family. Jacksonville
Texas; j. N. Ticknor and family
Dode City, Fla, and L. L. Barwicr
and family, Fort ~Lauderdale, Fla
AL these people have come a,
permanent residents.
Those here for the winter and
who have registered the past week
are Charles G. Chapman. Litch-
field, Mich, j. II. Northcott, Chi.
cago; Mrs. Annie L. Storms, Madrid
Spain. Mrs. Storms will be here
only part Of the winter. She wa
IN Spain during the revolution
which resulted IN the overthrow o.
King Alfonso.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
Winter Comes To Hyder

Hyder experienced her first touch of real winter this year Sunday night, when the ther- mometer dropped suddenly to 3 above zero, creating havoc with local water systems, in addition to sending shivers rip bling in recurrent waves up and down local spines. Plumb CTS and coal merchants smiled broadly, however, as business became brisk immediately. During the remainder of the week the temperature has re- mained below freezing point. with minimum temperatures ranging down to 4 above zero during night hours. At that it appears that Hyder is locat- ed in a comparatively warm spot, as reports show much lower temperatures at points north, east and south.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
CHRISTMAS TREE
 PLANS LAUNCHED

Plans for holding a com munity Christmas tree for the children of Hyder under IA years of age were inaugurated Wednesday evening at public meeting held in Chamber of Commerce hall under the aus pices of the Loyal Order of Moose and with N. M. Tray ersy, representative of that or der, presiding. The meeting was attended by representa- tives of the Friendship Club, Pioneers, and other organiza- tions, in addition to a number of interested citizens.
 Miss Helen Hall was elected to head the Christmas tree or ganization, with Mrs. Harold Johnson as secretary, and E. D. Haddon was named as chairman of the finance com mittee. Additional members of the committee will be appoint ed by Miss Hall and the com plete personnel will be an- nounced later.
 Discussion of tentative plans brought out that there are 32 children in the community who come within the indicated age requirements, each of which will receive a present from the community.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
B. P. R. To Curtail
 Winter Road Work

Road maintenance activities of the Bureau of Public Roads this winter will be confined principally to snow grading within the town limits on such throroughfares as are under the Bureaus maintenance jur- isdiction. Presen t contempla- tions do not include any effort to keep the Salmon River high way open beyond the rock cut, owing to a number of reas- ons, chief of which. are pros pective light traffic during the winter months and absence of effective means for combating deep snow. Road overseer T. H. Evans states that the snow grading device employed in keeping the highway open last winter was successful only be- cause of the extremely light snowfall and would be almost useless against deep, heavy snow; against which only a blow of the rotary type would be effective. Removal of the snow last winter is also said to have created added difficult ies and expense for freighters, who were under the necessity of transporting their loads by auto over the graded section, extending to Nine-mile, and there transferring to sleds for the remainder of the trip to the upper Salmon basin.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21

Arthur Cosens and J. H. Hemsworth, both of whom are associated in the administra- tion of the estate of the late Daniel Lindeborg, were visit ors in Hyder between Saturday evening and Monday evening. MT. Cosens. was accompanied by his wife. MT. Cosens is the principal beneficiary under the terms of MT. Lindeborg's will. MT. Hemsworth is prominent in Vancouver financial and brokerage circles,
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
Silver Price Breaks

Heavy selling of silver in New York and London has again forced down the price of that metal to figures rang ing close to those prevailing before the recent spectacular advance. London reports said selling there was mostly from America, although Indian sell ing was also in evidence.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
Urge Cooperation
 Between Stewart-Rupert

Olaf Hanson, member of the provincial parliament for Skeena district was the prin- cipal speaker at special din- ner meeting of the Stewart Board of Trade last Saturday evening and urged cooperation between Stewart and Prince Rupert in securing a change in existing load line regulations affecting deep sea shipping, which are at present disad- vantageous to the whole north coast of British Columbia.
 Similar pleas were also made by T. H. Pillsbury, president of the Prince Rupert Board of Trade; M. P. McCaffery, for mer mayor of Prince Rupert; ]; John Dybhaven, Norwegian consul at Prince Rupert, and H. F. Pullen, editor and pub fisher of the Prince Rupert News.
 Other speakers included Ernest Blue, who with H. R. Cross represented the Hyder of Chamber of Commerce, and H. w. M. Rolston, editor and publisher of the Stewart News.
 MT. Blue, in a forceful ad- dress, pointed out for the ben eft of the visitors, the splen- did manner in which the Am erican town of Hyder and the Canadian town of Stewart CO., operate for the common well fare of the district.
 MT. Rolston failed to com plete his address, owing to a fire alarm disrupting the meet ing, everybody adjourning to the fire which occurred at the home of MT. and Mrs. Joe Wilson, but proved to be noth- ing worse than a bad chimney blaze.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
Democrats Majority Increased

Political wise-owls will find food for reflection and buzz in a recent Washington an- nouncement that the death of Congressman Harry Wurzbach of Texas adds one more to the democratic majority in the House of Representatives. The present party standing is: Democrats, 217; Republicans, 214; Farmer-Labor, I; vacan- cies 3. The vacancies are in Texas, New Jersey and New Hampshire.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
Pat Gildea Passes

Patrick Gildea, aged 50, prominent Ketchikan resident, who is widely known here, passed away in Ketchikan last week as result of a heart at tack. Deceased was an attor- ney. and practiced law in the First City for eight years, but in earlier life was engaged in mining in South America and Arizona before coming to Dawson and the Alaska gold fields.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21

of the worlds population. Let us seek to restore the value of silver and so regain the GUS tom of that three-fifths. * Silver can be restored easily and in many ways. Let our gov ernment then call a conference of the nations concerned to deal with the problem and se- lect one of the many remedies. This is the road to prosperity in our time,"
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
OCTOBER COMMERCE
 SHOWS BIG GAIN

Shipments of Alaska pro- ducts to the United States dur ing October were valued at $4,290,01O, according to the monthly statement of Customs Collector J. c. Mcbride. This does not include gold or silver shipments which attained a total value of $1,347,601; to winch silver contributed $4,- 556. The total value of all ex- ported commodities for the month was $5,879,654. This monthly total has been exceed ed but twice during the pres ent year and overtops the to- tai exports of October, 1880, by more than a million dollars. The complete list follows:
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
Hospital Outlook
 Not Favorable

Facing probable deficit oi
 approximately $370 by the
 close of the year, the present
 outlook for operation of the
 Stewart hospital after Decem-
 Der 31, is not favorable, it was
 disclosed at a public meeting held in Stewart Wednesday
 evening.
 The financial outlook was presented by MT E. T. Apple whaite of the hospital board, who said that all that has kept the hospital going up to this time was a special grant of $500 received from the govern
 ment a few days ago. The hos
 pital had on hand at the mo- ment $251.50, MT. Apple
 whaite said. It was expected that a further grant of $97.5O due from the government would raise the funds in hand to S394.00. Running expenses for November were estimated at $400, low figure, to which must be added overdue insur- ance premium amounting to S85, or a total indebtedness by November 30 amounting to $485. The board is also under contract to pay the return fare of the matron to Vancouver if the institution closes on that date, which would bring the estimated liabilities to $519.50. This would mean a deficit of $170, MT. Applewhaite said. If the institution is kept open until December 31, additional anticipated revenue would in- clude a grant of $25 from the Village of Stewart; estimated government grant amounting to SIS, estimated proceeds from a dance on December 31, $100, making a total estimated revenue of $200. Against this would be running expenses of $4OO, leaving an estimated def icit of $206 for December, to- which must be added the No vember deficit of $17O, mak- ing a total deficit of $37O at the end of December.
 MT. Applewhaite said the board does not feel justified in loading a greater debt than this onto the citizens under conditions and refuses to do so, altho in the past the debt has been much greater. Conditions were mulch better then, however, and this factor must be taken into account.
 ''In view of this situation" MT. Applewhaite said, the board recommends that the hospital be kept open until the end of December and then closed unless something unfor- seen happens that will give assurance of greater revenues.
 During the course of discus sion it was announced that out standing accounts due the hos pital amount to between $3,- 600 and $3,700, but fully half was not collectable and the balance ic oominU in clOwly
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
SAWYER OUTLINES
 HIGHWAY SITUATION

Ernest Walker Sawyer, mem Der of the International High way Commission, in a letter to the Hyder Herald this week, outlines the present situation with reference to the Pacific Yukon-Alaska Highway and praises the recent Chamber of Commerce Highway edition of this paper as follows:
 Editor, Hyder Weekly Herald, Hyder, Alaska.
 Dear Friend:
 1 Your paper of September End has followed me back and forth across the country and am pleased to say that I have at last been able to look over it's many interesting features. also want to thank you for the opportunity you extended me to participate in an article for that paper.
 Unfortunately, I travelled so fast this summer that my mail rdid not catch up with me, so l was denied the pleasure of joining with Premier Tolmie and the other writers.
 Your paper is an excellent edition and I am sure all those who are interested in the pro- motion of the Highway to AL aska appreciate the work you are doing. The meeting held in Victoria on October II was for the purpose of considera- tion of various records, etc, from engineering data which was presented by the engin- eers of the three areas. The alignment as approved by the engineers was adopted by the International Commission as the proper alignment from an engineering point of view and details of that alignment you could obtain from MT. George Napier of the Department of Public Works at Victoria, B. c.
 Now that the alignment of of the main highway is accept ed and approved, it is up to all the friends of the project to get behind it and see if the fourteen million dollars can be raised at an early date.
 In order to make the High way a success, it is of course necessary that it be loaded to capacity with traffic and to do that, it will be necessary to have feeders" and branches into the various communities where resources and opportun- ities await development. The local people in those commun- ities will undoubtedly press forward to develop the con- meeting links and under that category the towns of Hyder and Stewart have excellent op- portunities of early connection to a Highway, which in my es- timation, will carry many thousands of motorists.
 It is my hope that I may sometime next summer have the opportunity of visiting the Portland Canal and view the scenery and industries which you have started.
 Very truly yours,
 Ernest Walker Sawyer.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
Work Suspended
 At Georgia River

Work on Georgia River has closed down pending the let tering of contracts for further development activities. Several of the former crew left for the south Thursday.