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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
WHAT TO READ
CLUB HOSTESS

The San Benito chapter Of the
National What-To-Read club met
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Cecil Morris.
During the afternoons program
Mrs. G.. B. Michel presented a paper
on Conan Doyle; Mrs. A B.
Weaver gave Responsibility As a
Nation, by Theodore Roosevelt:
The Humor Of Oliver w. Holmes
was given by Mrs. w. II. Preston
and Mrs. Paul Cowan closed the
program with a resume Of 'Dwarf's
Blood"
The next meeting will be held at
the home OF Mrs. w. II. Preston.
PERSONALS
Colonel S. F. Crecelius is In
Laredo attending the meetings Of
the American Society OF Civil En-
gineers. He Is expected back Mon
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
Club
Plans Guest
Day, Nou. 4

we're made for a guest day OF the
Wednesday Morning Music club
which will be held at the First
Methodist church on November 4.
All music lovers Of San Benito and
the Valley are invited TO attend
this next meeting Of the club.
AT the meeting Of the club We'd
nesday, held at the home Of Mrs.
+. w. Burgess, Mrs. Ned G. RigSbee
gave an interesting talk on What
Is American Music?" and Our Be
ginning in Sacred Music"
Mrs. Burgess gave two numbers
York Tune" by Scotch Psalter and
Savior Like A Shepherd Lead U.s."
by Woodbury.. Strike the Harp
Gently" by Woodbury. was played
by Mrs. (. F. Brady. An early
sacred piece Awake, My Soul,
Awake was played by Mrs. w. w.
H~ouseWright and a guest, Mrs.
Snyder as a violin duet.
Mrs. w. p. Drake, Mrs. E. F.
Brady, Mrs. James d. Ward and
Mrs. Thomas D. King sang Stars
Of the Summer Night"
PAST NATIONS
CLUB LUNCHEON
The members OF the San Benito
Past Matrons Iub held a cooper
alive luncheon at the home OF Mrs.
w. o. Brown Thursday for their
regular monthly meeting.
A color scheme of purple and gold
was used in the floral decorations
and appointments for the luncheon.
Mrs. Nina WATSON presided at the
business session during the after
noon. Roll call was responded TO
by Mesdames Ella Grimsell, Jesse
Thomas, Belle Porter. Emma Agar,
Allie Roberts, Joe Irma House
wright, Sarah Thompson, Jennie
Buck, Grace Baungartner, and
Helen Manning Of Harlingen by
giving o. K. S. current events.
The club voted to send greetings
70 the Grand Chapter whic'l will
meet in Houston and to the Gen.
eral Grand Chapter in San Antonio
which follows the Houston meet
ing.
Mrs. Irene Harris, Worthy Matron
OF the San Benito Chapter and
Mrs. Dora Wilmeth, the Past Ma
irons club will represent San Ben
ito at Grand Chapter meeting In
San Antonio.
Mrs. Nina WATSON has been in
vlted 10 serve as guard at the
Grand Chapter sessions.
Mrs. Manning Will be hostess 10
the club at their next monthly
meeting to be held on November IL
at her home IN Harrington. This
VIII be IN the form OF a cooperative
luncheon.
MRS. DAY INSTALLED
AS AUXILIARY PRESIDENT
Mrs D.. Vt. Day was installed as
president Of the Legion Auxiliary 10
sam Jackson Post III at their reg
ular meeting held this week at the
Legion hall.
Other officers installed were Mrs.
II. NJ. Cottrel, first vice-president;
Mrs. Charles Yost, second vice.
president; Mrs Joe NJ. Spears. sec
rotary; Mrs. Fred Parsons. treas
urer; and Mrs. E. H. Cilley. chap
lain.
Mrs. G. r. Talbot, chairman for
the Fifteenth District served as
installing officer.
Mrs. a. u. Demers, past presi-
dent for two years, was chosen as
historian.
Following the installation services
a social meeting was held.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
YOUNG PEOPLE
PROGRAM TOPIC

The Presbyterian Auxiliary met
Monday afternoon at the annex
with 40 present. The meeting was
opened with a song Rescue the
Perishing." followed with roll cal
and reading OF the minutes. A
Presbyterial news letter was read
bv the secretary. Mrs. w. F. Powell
lea the devotional on by Helper
followed by prayer led by Mrs. W.
II. Baxter. ST., Mrs. Phil Dixon was
program leader for the lesson on
"Our Young People. Miss Peggy
Cotton told Of the summer confer
ence at Rio Hondo. Mrs. w. II. BaX-
ter discussed "Women's Auxiliary
and young Peoples Work Mrs. /.
v. Lewark sang a solo. Mrs. z. S.
Brewer told Of why Auxiliary
Members Should be Interested IN
the Church Schools" Refreshments
were served BY circle 3.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
METHODIST
z < AT CHURCH

Circle one Of the Methodist Mis-
sionary Society met wednesday
afternoon at the church for a Mis-
sion study from the book, "Chal-
lenge OF Change" Mrs. H. A. DAVIS
conducted the short business SeS-
sion. The circle voted TO send Mrs.
S. ". Lehman, whose father died IN
Ohio. a letter OF sympathy. Mrs. J..
@. FRIDAY gave the devotional and
conducted the chapter on Home
Missions are" and Mrs. 7. w. Glass
gave the chapter Oh Home MS
sions Is Mesdames NJ. A. Young
and @. H. Molby also gave inter-
esting talks. Some work was done
on quilts. There were Is present.
Circle two of the same organlza-
ton met Monday afternoon at q
home OF Mrs. S. B. Bledsoe With
IA present, for the 3rd Mission
study lesson from the book "Chal-
lenge of Change" Mrs. j. G. FRIDAY
read the Devotional which was fol-
lowed BY prayer led by Mrs. E. a.
Weber. Mesdames T. w. Glass and
N. G. Friday we're program leaders
ah6d presented in a very interesting
Ianner the topic Home Missions
Are" and Home Missions Is Help
ful discussions we're also given oy
Mesdames L. Donley, G.. G. VIII
iiams, Fred Robertson. The lesson
closed with prayer LED by Mrs.
Glass. News items from the Mis-
sionary Bulletin were given and
mention was made Of the week OF
prayer program to be held at the
church the first week in November.
At the close OF the program a
delicious salad course was served by
the hostess. Both Circle one and
Circle two will meet at the churcn
monday oct. goth for the next
Mission Study lesson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
BOARD TO MEET
IN MERCEDES

The first executive meeting OF the
newly elected board Of the Lower
Rio Grande Women's Missionary
Society will meet in Mercedes
Thursday at ten o'clock at the Bap-
fist church, according to Mrs. w.
0. Brown Of San Penito. secretary
treasurer.
Plans for the coming years work
VIII be outlined and all standing
chairmen and local chairmen are
requested to be present. They are
asked TO bring pencil and paper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
Brownsville Club
and Social A Activities

call was answered with current
events. Miss Myrtle Hatch was first
on the program with the subject,
The facility with which scholars
decipher the ancient texts OF
Egypt; Mrs. o. S. Perkins told OF
Mary Wallstonecraft, the first wo-
man TO formulate the modern the
DRY Of woman's social independ-
ence: Miss Janet Caldwell gave
James Fenimore Cooper who put
the American Indian into literature
through his famous Leather Stock
ing Tales" Mrs. Grady Plyler then
spoke on Pilgrims Progress" BY
John Bunyorr and Mrs. 7. b. Sam
mons concluded the program on
the old custom Of singing at we'd
dings, the most familiar song be-
ing 20 Promise Me"
Guests Of the club were Mrs. l.
<. Leach OF McAllen and Mrs. E. II
Henry OF Mission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
TO ATTEND
CAN'T At GAMpPTnGF

Mrs. Martin Price has gone 10
Cambridge to attend the Texas
University-Harvard football game.
CLUB AND GUESTS
ARE ENTERTAINED
Mrs. Fred Guerin entertained the
Pioneer bridge club Wednesday. at
her home in East Mission, with a
three-table personnel.
Mesdames Z. B. Vawter. T. r.
Card, William Drummond, Henry
and Miss Myrtle Hatch were out
OF club guests. Miss Hatch was high
scorer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
BRIDGE
pAPTTEE GIVEN

PARTIES GIVEN
Mrs. George Agnew was hostess
to the wednesday Bridge cub with
Mrs. j.. 4. Gillette as the only out
OF club guest.
Mrs. Fred Starr entertained with
an afternoon OF bridge at her home
Tuesday, with a four-table person.
mel.
The Halloween motif prevailed
in the decorations, table appoint
ments and refreshments. Mrs. Z. B.
Vawter was high scorer, Mrs. Paul
Rosette second, with Mrs. Leon
Brown low.
Guests were Mesdames Vawter,
Rosette, Flynt Sorrele, Leon
Brown. G. NJ. Abney, j. j. Lissner,
Charles Langston, A. p. Wright,
Harry Starr, McLoud, Albert Nc
Henry. Tracy Card, j. Foster. Logan
Duncan. George MattiSon and II.
X. Straw. the latter two Of North
Sharyland.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15
Shirt Makers Earn $723
In the Prosperity" Year

Washington-FP-Shirt factory
workers in the United States in
the prosperity" year 1929 earned
an average of $723, according to
the report just made by the U. S.
Census Bureau. This was S26 a
year, or 80 cents a week, better
than the average earnings of the
employees in shops that produced
overalls and work-jackets.
A total of SAG shirt factories
employed an average of 57,199
wage gamers in 1929, and their to-
tai wages were $41,359,67S. The
value added to materials by this
factory production was Sos, 541,-
O98. Total wages paid were 3.S
per cent less than in 1927, and
value added by manufacture was
81 per cent less.
Trade union Jurisdiction over
both the work-clothing and the
shirt industry is claimed by the
United Garment Workers of Am
erica, who claimed a membership
of 1920 at the Boston convention
of the American Federation of La
Dor in October.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15
FORD ADDS % NEW
TYPES OF CAR BODIES

Twenty-three new body types. de-
signed to meet the specialized needs
of various catsses of commercial
transportation. have been added 10
the standard line Of Ford trucks and
light delivery cars, the Ford Motor
Company Announces.
Several of the new trucks and
cars already are in production. The
others will be placed on a produc-
tiOn basis within the next two
months.
The addition of the score of new
body types. ranging from a smart
town car delivery for the use of ex-
elusive shops to police patrols and
coal and coke trucks. was made in
accordance with the Ford Motor Co.
policy Of offering a complete line of
commercial vehicles TO meet all sorts
of transportation reduirments. There
are now more than so Ford CONNER
cial types available on the Model A
and Model AA chassis. Furthermore
the truck chassis may be had in
either the 141.5 inch wheel base or
1877 inch wheelbase. with or without
dual rear wheels, and with a choice
of gear ratios
Included in the new offerings
mounted on the Model AA 121-inch
truck chassis are four coal and coke
bodies, two garbage bodies, ice body.
standard police patrol. de luxe police
patrol. panel body, ambulance. fun
eral coach, service car for garages.
stock rack body, express truck with
or without canopy,t top, de luxe deliv-
cry. and heavy duty express. On. the
l57 inch Model IA wheelbase there
are a stock rack body. panel body
and express body With or without
canopy top.
Three of the new Fords are mount
ed on the ModelA delivery ca chas-
sis. They are the town car dcliv-
cry, drop floor panel and special de-
livery natural WOODY
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15
Seattle Mayor Is Charged
In Recall with Vice Laxitv

Seattle. May 49, A recall ne
titiOn againt Mayor Frank Ed
wards in which he was charged
with knowingly and wilfully per
hitting widespread police graft, y
was before the city council judici-
airy and finance committees TODAY
The petition was filed by the
Citizens Municipal Utilities Pro
tective League yesterday as an
outgrowth of the mayors disnnis-
sal of j. d. Ross as superintend-
ent of city light. The league pre-
viously had sought Impeachment
of the mayor.
The citizens league contended
the mayor knowingly and wiIfIlI,-
ly permitted the collection of large
sums of money by members of the
police force for the protection Of
the unlawful transportation. sale
and disposition of Intoxicating IL
quors, the practice of prostitution
and the operation of bawdv and
gambling houses
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15
LIMERICK CONTEST

A beautiful, engraved, leather
medal will be given by A. Mutt for
the best line finishing the follow
ing limerick. Send in your line
early-just clip the limerick, paste
it on blank piece of paper, write
under it your line and mail to A.
Mutt, care of the Producers News.
You will be proud to wear one of
these medals with the facsimile of
the squirrels on it.
There was a grosso scrivner named
Lard,
Whom Harry Polk chose for a
pard.
He imbibed some home brew
And went into stew,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15

authority were served on Kelly by the sheriff with
the three deputies giving Kelly some more days
IN which to move-but Kelly didn't move
The only way to get Kelly to move is to burn
Kelly's house but Kelly doesn't care because KEEL
ly's house doesn't belong to Kelly-it belongs to
the county, and if Kely's house burns the county
will have to find some other house for Kelly to
live in. If the house does burn the city fire chief
will do all he can to prevent anybody from col
lectlng the insurance-thats his way of helping the
city along. So the county doesn't burn Kelly's
house.
If Kelly did move, Kelly's house would likely be
standing empty and the county would be paying
rent for some other house for Kelly to live in;
but Kelly doesn't want the county TO 90 to all
that trouble for his sake. Kelly feels more at
home in his own house, even if it does belong to
the county, and would rather keep on living there
without paying rent or taxes. Kelly is no fool
Kelly has solved the tax problem a little ahead
Of the rest of us
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15
GOLD RUSH STARTS
IN ALBERTA, CANA6A

Calgary, Alberta.-May. IL,
than 500 men have rushed in,a %0''
mountains west of Nanton to ~ -. tle
claims on the slopes of LivinSS.ssske
valley, where a three-ounce S n;
of quartz, showing traces of p oo1s
was picked from a cliff eo, sOlo,
days ago by a prospector. vera
The sample has been sent
Vancouver for official ASSAY
in the meantime the exciteme,n.O "!
an old time gold rush has sv,. u
over portions of the district o y;
the difficult trail into the Pocl ee0
now is thick with men of all CO.
es headed for the hoped for FL
RADIO with outfits of every deec ~
ton.
For the most part, the c,,,
hunters are poorly equipped ana sTi y
is feared a cold spell in the mon NOV =
tains would bring severe suffa,;nr
to many. Provincial police conts-V
plate sending a patrol to Livins
stone valley.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15
DIVIDING 1T UP
BY HANS RASMUSSEN

The School Roundup in Plentywood Saturday
was a big day. Riddles from all over the county
competed for ribbons and honors. Each one had
lain awake the night before going over their prob
lem and pictured themselves standing on the plat
form before a big crowd while the Superintendent
herself pinned bright red ribbon upon their
breast-pictured themselves walking up and down
main street, the bright ribbon fluttering in the
breeze so everybody could see it, and everybody
would look and everybody would saw: "There
goes one of the prize winners"
Had these dreams come true the day would have
stood IN the prize winners minds as the biggest
day In their lives, day never to be forgotten.
And there was no ribbon!
The ribbons were to be sent by mail in an en-
velope where nobody could see them. Printed rib
bOns could have been had in the local print shops
with couple of hours notice-but nobody thot of
that.
1t was intended that the Roundup should also be
track meet but it had 10 be given up because
mo suitable ground was available" That's the
way the superintendent put it. Too bad that no.
body In time could think of the Fair Grounds the
Air Port, the Ball Park the Golf Course. the Race
Track and even the streets the alleys and the
empty lots in town.
Next Saturday the track meet will be held in
Medicine Lake where the superintendent is more
familiar with the lay of the land and where the
traffic on the streets is not going to interfere with
the program, if they should choose main street
for their performances.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15
SOLVING THE TAX PROBLEM
By HANS RASMUSSEN


In the middle of town lives Kelly Kelly milks
cows Kelly couldn't milk cows Kelly couldn't
live. Besides producing milk Kellys cows also pro-
duce manure. The smell of manure and cows is
familiar to most of us so we don't mind it so
much Most of the patients in the hospital even
feel more at home when the breeze from Kelly's
barn blows in their direction.
Across the road from Kelly, on Millionaire
Street, lives the big hardware magnate He does
not like the looks of Kelly's barn and doesn't ike
the smell of Kellys cow manure. When the hard
ware magnate got his hired man elected on the
city council Kelly's cows, manure and all. were
ordered moved outside of the city limits - but
kellys cows didn't move. Papers were served on
Kelly and Kelly's cows giving Kelly so manv davs
TO move the COWS outside of the city limits or take
the eonsequences-but Kelly's cows didn't move
II keny's COWS had moved, Kelly couldn't live.
and somebody would have had to feed Kelly and
his family and nobody wanted to feed Kelly co
hellys COWS didn't move
Kelly doesn't pay taxes, so Kellv's bouse harm
manure and all was taken over by the county ON
tax deed andVkelly was ordered out-but Kelly
don't move. Papers with big seals were served on
nelly by the sheriff and his three deputies giving
nelly SO many days in which to mOve-but Kelly
diont move More papers with more big seals Of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15

similar to ours as regards road
work. The very next minute a dele
cation stepped up petitioning for
MORE road work. INCONSIS-
TENCY. Yes. And both these de-
mand were from nearly the same
locality. We are told that at ev-
cry meeting of the board delega-
ton after delegation meets up de-
manding more and more roads, and
yet we are all demanding the re-
duction of taxes. How can it be
done, in face of all these inconsis-
tencies?
This road expense is one which
we must watch, one of the big
ones too, and a substantial cut can
be made in it without injury to
anyone. We must have the coop
Grafton of all the residents. We
must sit tight on a number of
things, retrench and prepare foI
what's coming. A critical situation
is facing US, there are several
tough problems coming up very
soon, among them some special
levies, new bonds and other read
justments.
Our Taxpayers Association can't
do everything. Our county officials
can't do it alone-no one can
alone. One remedy is to demand
less-get along with what we have
at least till the storm blows over.
EDGAR I. SYVERUD,
Secretary Sheridan County
Taxpayers Association.
Copies to News. Herald and Wave
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15
CLEVELAND JOBLE%
HAIL RELIEF DRIVE

Cleveland - FTP - Over two
thousand workers at a Cleveland
meeting unanimously endorsed the
unemployment insurance bill of
the Trade Union Unity League
and the communist party, and Sc
lected five delegates to go to
Washington with other workers
from all over the country to pre-
sent the bill, Feb. 10.
If the $4,000 unemployed in
Cleveland had gone down to the
City Hall last week with the de-
mands of the Unemployment Coun-
Gil, the city council would have
quickly found some way of giving
relief, VIM. 2. Foster told the
cheering workers who crowded the
small auditorium in which the
meeting was held.
eve cannot do away with I'M
employment under capitalism" de-
clared Foster. "There is only one
cure for unemployment and that
is to abolish the capitalist system.
"The bosses in America will no
tice the starving unemployed only
when the workers compel them to
do so. We must force unemploy-
ment insurance if the capitalist
class cannot furnish jobs. Corpora.
tons have large SURPRISES to in
sure dividends in slack times, but
they have nothing for the workers
who produce the dividends" he
said.
of all the workers would get
together and say, Unemployment
insurance or bust" Foster declar-
ed, call the takers who cannot now
find means for giving relief and
say unemployment insurance is a
gainst the law, would find the
means and change the law quick"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-15
By HORACE DAVIS. Fed. Press

I
Unemployed workers often think
they will at least be sure of food
and lodging if they go out and get
farm, and many have left the
towns for the agricultural districts
during the present depression.
Most of them are making a big
mistake. Agriculture has nothing
to offer them. The number of
farmers is declining delatively and
absolutely and will continue to de-
cline. The increase in the farm
population during the last year
was slight and exceptional, due
solely to the unprecedented depres-
sion in the cities.
Such is the view of A. Bosse, of
New ork, student of agricultural
economics and author of several
article and pamphlets on agricul-
ture. Bosse believes that certain e.
economists of the department of ag-
riculture by their false interpre-
tations of the data on farm migra-
tons are painting a false picture
for the industrial and general read
er.
What are the facts? Bosse has
compiled a table. based on the of
ficial figures and supplemented by
estimates which shows that the net
movement of population from the
farms in the past decade has been
broken. The net gain in rural pop
ulation during 1880 was due, he
says, solely to the fact that in the
country births are about three
times the deaths.
The figures form the basis of
every discussion of the subject.
Now how should one interpret this
huge migration from the farms of
more than Is million persons in a
single decade?
The economists of the depart
ment of agriculture try to give the
impression that it consists chiefly
of farmers who have made a pile
and are selling out in order to re-
tire to comfortable life in some
town. Sec. of Agriculture Hyde
contemptuously characterizes it as
"too much scurrying backward and
forward" Bose believes it is chief
ly a distress migration, whose
tale is as narrowing as that of any
of the great migrations of history.
Even C. J. Galpin, optimistic
economists of Hyde's department
points out that one-third of those
leaving farms have been unable to
make a living there. One-quarter
more were physically disabled, says
Galpin. These, adds Bosse, must
evidently have been unable to hire
sufficient help. Many left to Sc
cure better education for their chill
dren. Could they, perhaps, not af-
ford a good school while they re-
manned on the farm? inquiries Bos-
Sc. Former secretary of agriculture
Wallace is quoted to the effect
that $3.50 of the emigrants from
agriculture left to better their fl
nancial condition.
"If the present movement con-
tinues," wrate Prof. John d. Black
of Harvard in 1929. it viii "take
about all the young people-all but
those that are too poor or too
weak to move-and leave only the
old and incompetent on the land"
If the farmer used the accounting
basis employed by industry, econa-
mists have figured they could be
shown to be losing five or six bill
lion dollars annually. Over two
fifths of all farms are mortgaged
and the proportion of circumference
is even higher, Bosse points out.
Tenancy continues to increase and