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, 1934-12-20
Hidalgo Road
Repair Work
Now Assured
Especial to The Heraldl

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EDINBURG, Dec. 20.-ASSurance
of reconstruction OF State Highway
66 from Edinourg 10 the Hidalgo-
Brooks county line. a distance OF
"a miles north, was given in adj
vices received Wednesday from the
State Highway Commission. .
The project, expected TO cost be-
tween $500, 900 and $1,000 will in
clude the widening and Restricting
Of the south "a mics OF the high
way and probable complete recon-
Structicn OF the north 10 miles Of
the road. IL was learned. The pave
ment will be- widened from 10 feet
% 20 feet and the right-ot-way will
be wldened from 90 feet to 100 feet.
Edinburg Chamber OF Commerce
committees obtained some right-of-
way from property owners and 9TH
er sections will be obtained by con-
domination proceedings.
Also included In the program OF
road construction, a part OF federal
road aid Of which Texas was the
recipient Of over $4.000.0OO, arc two
bridges over arroyoS In Zapata
county. about 90 miles west OF Nc
Allen. These new bridges will as
sure travel In wet weather over
state highway 4. which parallels the
Rio Grande between the Lower RIO
Grande Valley and Laredo. I'm
provement Of this road will save
Valley residents and tourists en-
route TO Monterrey and other MeXi-
can cities many miles.
, 1934-12-20
Relief Fruit Canning
Plant effort Resumed
Ispeclal ID The Heraldl


HARLINGEN, Dec. 20.-Eyery el-
fort Is being made TO provide for
the canning Of surplus Valley grape
fruit for relief purposes, said j. NJ.
Del Curto Of the state department
Of agriculture, who was IN the VAL
.ey this week.
An investigation Of The number
Of persons available on relief rolls
20 work in such a plant or plants in
the Valley was made several weeks
ago but no further action has been
taken. Del Curto said that efforts
would be made 10 get the WORK
started, If possible.
He also reported that the pea
weevil quarantine, temporarily i'm
posed several months ago, had been
made permanent following the re-
cent hearing here.
Del Curto explained that the
measure was designed 10 protect the
new canning industry here. The pea
Seevil is not present now and il
IS hoped 10 prevent its introduction
by requiring the funigation OF all
seed. This treatment OF seed Is not
difficult or expensive, he said.
, 1934-12-20
BRITISH Side
With US. VIEW

LONDON. Dec. 20. R-A belief
that Anglo-American relations were
strengthened by a speech Of Sir
John Simon, British foreign Secre-
1ary. reviewing tri-power naval con-
verSationS, VAS expressed Thursday
BY the American delegation.
The reformation by Sir John OF
the thesis that existing naval treat
les provide equality through secur-
ity pleased Norman X. Davis and
Admiral william II. Standby. the
delegates from Washington.
Sir Jchn indicated Great Britain
would stand firm with the United
States against japanese demands
for naval parity. His address We'd
nesday night vas rebroadcast In the
United States.
The British Statesman's remarks
were particularly reassuring to
Americans. coming a few hours
after Japan had. in effect, abrogat-
ed the Washington Naval Treaty Of
1922 and tia srs-power naval talks
here had endec.
Hopes are held by the British that
they will win Japan over. at least TO
consideration OF some compromise
plan which would not require full
equality for Tokyo.
Sir John IN his address expressed
the wish that the three-cornered
talks be resumed in two or three
months time" The American dele
gates have resisted Tokyo's efforts
10 set a definite date.
Two years remain. Sir John point
ed out, in which TO try TO arrive
at a new agreement"
, 1934-12-20
Lady Is Selected
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As Best-D Dressed Woman
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In American Public Life

henlohe SchillingfurSt, widow OF
Clifford Cochran, millionaire
turfman.
Mrs. Roosevelt dresses with adj
mirable taste for her manifold
activities. Her clothes are con-
sentative, but Of excellent mate
rialS.
Blue is her favorite color.
Fannie Hurst's trappings, in
cline to spectacular magenta vel
vets and gold brocades, topped BY
a severe couture.
Amelia Earhart has flawleSS
sports clothes. and designs them
herself. So has Mrs. John Hay
Whitney. the great horsewoman.
The best dressed deb" the blue
eyed daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Gouverneur Morris, has
light brown hair, chic but fairly
simple clothes. and a frank. open
face.
The most chic society matron,
the dark. distinctive daughter-in-
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McAdoo, Is individual but not
ultra; she depends more on line
than detail.
Gold dotted net, lace, sequlns.
little coats are worn by Americas
smartest dowager. the wife OF
William Woodward, Long Island
turfman.
To Kay Francis. the whole
thing Is line. Her clothes are eX-
tremely simple often nodded,
with a low square neckline.
The provocative Ina Claire.
likes lame. and has gold lame
pajamas. Her favorite colors for
stage dress are red, white and
blue.
Georgia O'Keefe attIres herself
in black With crisp white touches.
Her gowns flow loosely.
Flame color or white for eve
ning-tweeds for daytime are
favorites OF Gladys Swartout, Of
the Metropolitan Opera.
, 1934-12-20
San Benito &C. of c.
Reports Are Made

SAN BENITO, Dec. 20.-ReportS
on what the various chamber OF
commerce groups are doing we're
heard by the group headed by l..
II Wsrburton which met az the
Stonewall Jackson Hotel "wednesday
morning.
Fifteen Of Warburtons group
were on hand for the breakfast.
The railroad representative who
was 10 have been present found at
the last moment that he could not
be on hand. Warburton's group has
been discussing additional rail fac
ilities for San Benito.
, 1934-12-20

NEW YORK. Dec. 20. Pi-Death
has ended the career Of Martin w.
Littleton. Sr., prominent lawyer and
orator. He was 81.
He died IN Nassau county hospi-
tai, Mineola, T. r.. Wednesday night
ron heart disease after at illness
OF three months.
During his legal career he ap-
reared In a number Of famous
trials. He defended Harry K. Thav
IN his eer~rd trial fer the murder
OF Sanford White, served as coun-
sci for Truman II. Newberry. for
mer senator from Michigan charg-
I'd with making u~nwarranted cleo
ton expenditures. and also was
counsel for Harry r. Sinclair In the
bribery trial IN which he was sc-
quilted
, 1934-12-20
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, 1934-12-20
LaGuardia And
F. D. Have Plan
To Cut Rates

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. -tPl-
The fight which finds President
Roosevelt and Mayer Fiorello II.
LaGuardia waving a 'yardStick az
power leaders took a broader sig
nificance Thursday when IL was
learned their threat implies great
er possibilities than just q street
lighting plant IN Manhattan built
with federal funds.
Though everything Is tentative
administration officials declare ID
hinges on proof that municipal
plants AN operate cheaper than
private ones-the smiling New York
mayor dropped two definite hints:
THAT New York City might 60
into the power business 10 sell cleo
tricity direct to consumers
2-That many, many more NUM-
'cipal enterprises" In other parts OF
New York Statt may be created II
power interests continue TO demand
unconscionable rates"
The short, vehement 'fusionist 2
who beat Tammany, remained here
Thursday to confer with Secretary
M%orgenthau, Relief Administrator
Hopkins and others. After talking
Wednesday with President Roose-
Welt and Secretary IckeS. he was
eXhuberant over the outlook In his
fight with the power concerns. OBJ
servers here, however, believed the
door was not closed TO a compromise
IN which private concerns might
continue to supply the city.
The question how much money
would Be loaned TO New York-if th.
street lighting plants Is approved
was still undecided. Ickes. the public
works administrator, said SIS. 000,-
600 had been mentioned as the
cost.
That said LaGuardia cryptic
ally, is only the angostura in the
cocktail"
, 1934-12-20
BY Mary Elizabeth PIummer

tOODt - 1901 W AAN "a -
lew YORK-The critical eye
Of American fashion designers
surveyed the style scene Thurs
day and selected the country's
best dressed women. heading the
list with Mrs. Franklin d. Roose-
welt.
They made II an all American
selection, covering several fields OF
Women'S activities. and while IN
the mood also nominated a best
dressed baby.
Mrs. Roosevelt was selected a.
the best dressed American woman
In public life. Here are the 9TH
ers.
Kay Francis, best dressed film
star.
Mrs. Robert II. McAdoo, smart
est dressed society matron.
Mrs. William Woodward, most
fashionable doWager.
Elsa Maxwell, most taStefully
clad party hostess.
Ina Claire. best dressed actress
on the stage.
Mrs. John Hay Whitney, best
attired sportswoman.
Gladys Swarthout. best dressed
singer.
Amelia Earhart. Smartest dress
ed in aviation.
Georgia O'Keefe, most fashion
ably dressed painter.
Fannie Hurst. best dressed
writer.
Betty Morris OF Park Avenue,
most chic debutante.
And the baby? John Drayton
Cochran. blue-eyed scion OF Mr..
and Mrs. Drayton Cochran OF
New York.
The best dressed baby lives
simply. as BELTS any two months
old infant. He affects woody and
sweaters and soft white muslin,
sometimes with a wisp OF lace.
His grandmother is Princess Ho-
, 1934-12-20
Club Gives
Toys to Poor Kids
Especial 10 The Heraldl

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SAN BENITO. Dec. 90 santa
Claus distributed toys among the
Kiwanians at their meeting Wed.
nesday at the Stonewall jackson
hotel and the club members, after
playing with the trinketS for a time,
turned them over TO the firemen
who will distribute among the city
poor.
Impromptu talks ere made by
Oscar G. Darcy. Brownsville: Don
VALLEY, Harrington. and local Kiwan-
lanS.
Wiley 3. Cochran sang with
Robert Reed al the plano.
The annual Christmas offering
was taken.
Joe A. Sloan will report next
week on the presidents meeting at
Dallas.
, 1934-12-20

NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Rl-The
Coast Guard and Radio Marine
Corp. reported Thursday thee ~
picked up an SOS from the steam
er Severance, which stated the
Severance had lost her rudder Is
miles south OF Fire Island.
The Coast Guard Immediately
dispatched a cutter to the assistance
Of the Severance and a short time
later Radio Marine picked up a
message that a Coast G@~d boat
was standing by.
, 1934-12-20
To Open Flood Bids

SAN BENTTO, Dec. 20.-Bios on
two blowing schedules in the main
floodway south OF Donna will DC
opened by the International Bound
AIRY commission Wednesday after
noon. Dec. rs. There are 260 acres
in one schedule and l64 IN another
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS MEMBERS
ARE DEPLOYED OVER A WIDE FRONT
By WARD WATKINS
In the Baltimore Sunday Sun, January 7, 1884.

Four CCC camps are located in
the Yorktown (Va) area, where
George Washington and the French
allies finally trapped the British in
what proved to be the final and de-
Gliding battle of the Revolutionary
War, in 1881. To students of history
and to military strtegists the in
trenchments of the opposing forces at
Yorktown are among the most fasci-
mating in the world, but until the
CCC men began their work in the area
no comprehensive understanding of
this infinitely planned campaign was
possible.
At Morristown, N. j., an area used
by the American forces every winter
during the crucial years from ITS to
1881, is being brough to life, recalling
that Washington's daring forays
thereabouts were all that saved the
Continental army from vanishing ut
terly in the black months of the Rev
olution.
About 400 men have been at work
in the Gettysburg National Military
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11

In three months the corps cut near
ly 1000 miles of trails needed to
make remote sections of the forests
and parks accessible to fire-fighting
squads, built 1874 miles of telephone
lines, constructed 1000 miles of fire
breaks, removed fire hazards from
45,148 acres, and erected SO lookout
towers and Is lookout houses. AS a
result the average annual fire loss of
600,875 acres during the last five
years has shrunk during the first ten
months of 1888 to only 142, 444 acres,
and when November and December
are added the figure will not be much
higher, for these two months are not
forest-fre months.
From California comes a report
that as result of putting in 21,907
"he-man" days fighting fire in August
the $4,000 CCC boys of the State re-
duced the burned area in national
forests from 1,037 acres to 64,507
acres, and the cost of fre-fighting
from $28O,O25 to $38,614, compared
with the fve-year average for the
seasonal Forest Service record to
date. In addition the California
corps has covered 1876, 1859 acres in ro-
dent control, 41,972 acres in insect
control, built two airports, 1913 build
ings, II miles of drift fences, besides
doing odd jobs such as developing 1T
water sources, laying nearly five miles
of pipe lines and Graduating over a
million plants which carry the white
pine blister rust disease.
For some years the United States
Forestry Service has known that wild
gooseberry and currant bushes carry
the blister rust which menaces white
pine-one of our most valuable timber
crops. But men were not available to
clear these plants from the national
forests until this year, when several
thousand members of the CCC were
assigned to this work in many widely
separated sections of the country.
Not all the activities of the corps
were confined to ground work. In the
Tennessee Valley and in nearby
States the more agile members of the
forest army were sent "aloft" to
gathe seeds to be used in reforesta-
ton work over wide area. Some 10000
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
The Nations Odd>JOb Army
D. Two bits of pottery and a we'll
made stone axe also were found.

D. Two bits of pottery and we'll
made stone axe also were found.
The boys who made the discovery
were given the opportunity to see how
professional archaeologists work. Dig
ging was halted at this spot until ex-
perts could make complete notes of
every detail of the grave, with accu-
rate measurements and photographs.
In several instances the corps prov
ed of assistance this summer and fall
in regional emergencies. During the
hurricane and high tide that swept the
Atlantic Coast units of the CCC were
rushed to places in need of aid, and
when a fire broke out near Fort Har-
rison, Richmond, volunteers were
quick on the job. By coincidence
the Fort Harrison alarm was given
just after one of the former of a CCC
camp nearby had given the boys a talk
on fire fighting and prevention.
The value of fire prevention is a
difficult thing to compute, but one of
the most valuable activities of the
corps has been in this field. Official
figures for the first ten months of
1888 show an average reduction in
fire losses for all Federal forest lands
amounting to fifty per cent, an amaz-
ing figure. Only thirty-two percent
of the nations 60O,OOO,0O0 acres of
forest are at present Federally con-
trolled
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11

Park, where Abraham Lincoln deliv-
cred his immortal address in 1863, and
another 600 are located at the Chic
amauga and Chattanooga Military
Park in Georgia and Tennessee, which
commentaries the scenes of some of
the most bitterly contested battles of
the Civil War. A camp at Shiloh,
Tenn, is outlining the battle fought
there, and another, near Vicksburg,
Miss, is preserving and developing
the area where the siege and defense
of this important river port was car
ried on.
Virginia, scene of continuous mill
tary operations throughout the Civil
War, will be a living history book
when the corps has completed its work
at the Fredericksburg and Spotsyl-
vania county battlefields, at Peters
burg and around Richmond. Rehabil-
itation was begun at Richmond in the
Fort Harrison district and later is to
be extended to Malvern and then to
Cold Harbor. Young men and old
alike have entered into this historical
restoration work with considerable en-
thusiasm, thrilling to the discovery of
long hidden dugouts, cannon and
other relics. AS there are unemployed
teachers in the ranks of the CCC,
many of them will crary back to class
rooms, in better times, more vivid
impression of American history than
are to be found in textbooks.
While the battlefields are being de-
veloped primarily for their historic
value, the opportunity to improve the
natural beauty of their surroundings
is not being overlooked. Each area
is a game sanctuary, and the visitor
will be given chance to observe and
enjoy the animal and bird life, as well
as native flowers and trees.
Those members of the corps who
were assigned to Mesa Verde National
Park, Colorado, added an item to the
archaeological knowledge. While i'm
proving a highway in the park group
of workers dug up a grave containing
two skeletons, which park authori-
ties believe are the bodies of persons
who lived in the early pueblo or cliff
dweller period from 1866 to 1878 A.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
TO THE DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS
OF GARRETT COUNTY

Demand has been made that l enforce
payment of all delinquent taxes and no
alternative is now left to me- On account
of conditions have endeavored to avoid
tax sales wherever possible but no further
time can now be given. Accordingly it
will be necessary to advertise through one
of the County papers of next week partial
list of the properties against which taxes
remain unpaid and which will be offered
for sale, and each week thereafter addi-
tional lists will be published until all of the
properties have been offered.
respectfully urge all delinquent tax
payers to arrange at once for settlement in
order to save their properties from advertis-
ing and the costs connected with the sales
thereof.
J. j. ASHBY, Jr., Treasurer.
Garrett County, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11

bushels of white pine cones and other
seeds were harvested by these "mon-
key units" in the region extending
from Virginia and North Carolina
westward to Arkansas. The principal
types of seeds and cones desired were
short leaf pine, Virginia pine, black
locust and yellow poplar. Under
proper care the 10000 bushels gath
cred will produce some 100000
seedlings.
1t is only natural that in these times
the average citizen and taxpayer will
ask, What is the CCC costing, and
are we getting our moneys WORTH"
No official estimate of the cost of the
first years work has been announced
but estimates have ranged as high as
$500, 100000. Much of this cost, how
ever, would not be duplicated if the
camps were continued for succeeding
years find the camps using equipment
which has been charged against the
first years operation.
A minimum of about 100000 needy
persons will be benefited directly this
winter through the payment of cash
allotments by workers to their Deepen
dents, it is estimated. In money this
means a total sum of $35,000,00O dur
ing the five months from November
to March, and much of this money
goes to families that would otherwise
be dependent upon local charities.
During the first six months enroll
ment the War Department paid out
$37, 678, 191, of which $31 1893, 492 went
direct to the families of the men and
the balance of $6,279,699 to the men
themselves. The latter was spent
principally in the neighborhood of the
camps, thus benefting crossroad and
village merchants whose cash business
had nearly dried up in recent months.
=
1t is almost impossible, however, to
evaluate national projects such as the
CCC in terms of dollars and cents.
What is the net benefit to the United
States Of the Panama Canal, aside
from tolls collected? Or of river and
harbor works ? Or Of the public health
services of cities and States?
If the Civilian Conservation Corps
is continued for two years the total
cost will very likely be in the neigh
borhood of half billion dollars, but
CCC enthusiasts hold that this has
helped the self-respect, physique and
morale of several hundred thousand
young Americans and aided their de-
| pendents. These men will have a run
ming start when jobs in the outside
world begin to open for them again.
Protect Your Savings With Insurance
Life, Health, Accident, Fire, Automobile
H. A. LORADITCH
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11

Protect Your Savings With Insurance
Life, Health, Accident, Fire, Automobile
H. A. LORADITCH
Dixon Bldg, Liberty ST., Oakland, Md
The Washington times., 1934-10-16
HOSPITAL NEEDS
MORE NURSES

With 80 tubercular children
awaiting admission to the SAM
tarium at Glenn Dale, Md, a
shortage of nurses at the institu'
ton was said today to be restrict,
ing the number of patients to ap.
proximately one-fifth of it's bed
capacity.
The first monthly report of the
superintendent of the hospital,
DR.. Daniel L. Fnucane, submitted
to the Board of Public Welfare
today, asserted that % children
had been admitted since the hos
pital opened on September IS.
One had returned home.
It was learned at the permit
office of the Department of Pub.
lie Welfare that there are 80 child
applicants for admission. One of
the reasons that the admissions
to the hospital had been held up
is the shortage of nurses, it was
stated.
Nurses are reluctant to leave
the city for an out-of-town hos
pital, it was said. Public Welfare
Director Elwood Street asserted
that no one had reported this to
him and that he would investi.
gate.
The Washington times., 1934-10-16
PATENT RIGHTS
ON SEWERAGE
JOB STUDIED
Per Capita Cost Of 35 Cents
Seen on Disposal Plant
Soon to Be Built

A per capita payment of IS
cents probably will be levied
against District residents for
patent rights alone in the con-
struction of the 100000 sewage
disposal plant, the PWA contract
for which is now awaiting the
signature of the Commissioners,
it was learned today.
This sum has come up in the
discussion between representatives
of Activated Sludge, Inc, holders
Of seven patents used in their
sewage process, and District en-
cheering officials.
Investigate Rights
Although not committed to the
sludge process, the Commissioners
have fully investigated the patent
right problem and have stated
that they have always contem-
plated paying a reasonable
amount for process and apparatus
patents"
The patent levy would be fig
ured as part of the general con-
struction costs of the sewage
project and would not be an an
nual charge against the operation
of the sewage plant.
To Discuss Costs
Assistant Engineering Commits
sioner Lieut.. r. E. York will con-
fer with representatives of Activ-
ated Sludge, Inc, today, and dis
cuss possible costs Of patent
rights and apparatus.
The District Commissioners
have not announced when they
will sign the PWA contract, but
it is thought that a reasonable
offer from the sewage contractors
will bring action from the District
heads.