, 1935-10-29
West.

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sits IN the White House. we are on
our way 70 recovery. Jesse Jones.
head Of the RFC. told me that he
had made every loan that he pos
sibly could. except where the col
lateral was bad. He reported that
ne had collected over $500. 900 900
over what he had loaned to Jan.
the rate OF es,000.0 900 a day. The
head OF the Agricultural Credit
Corporation said he had loaned
esO0. 100000 and e270.000. 900 had
been paid back.
we must havs patience. The
president Is working Is hours a
day, but there N people. nov that
we are on our way 20 recovery,
VINO are critical Of his efforts. II
On true that he has made mistakes
but he corrects them willingly when
he neea them. i believe that after
al. the president has done q won
deFfnl Job and I think we should
he grateful for n.
Tor one thing. I am glad that
any money was spent. It was In
this country and not loaned to an
ungrateful country across the seq
and then told where 10 90. I don't
believe Roosevelt VIII let them
make us Santa Claus for another
a He Is going 20 make them pay
tha fiddler themselves. I think he
Az going to establish a Piggly-
WiRgly system for them so that III
they want anything, they can
come. pay cash for it. and carry
a home themselves"
The Madison hotel reported
that Il served s35 guests at the
banquet ~ which Ty Cobb. Wesla-
90 newspaper man and radio COM
mentator. acted Al POSTMASTER.
The meeting was opened
with a prayer by Lloyd Thompson
OF Harlingen and Cobb called on
the Kiwanis Cantoliers OF san
Benito for a medley OF songs.
Downs on Program
First on the program was Col. Il.
N. Downs Of San Benito who read
a speech lauding West highly.
Cobb introduced various persons
nc the speakers table including
Mrs. West. wife Of the congress
man; Mrs. M. G. West, mother OF
the congressman: Mr.. and Mrs.
John III. Shary OF Mission. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Frazier OF Edinburg:
Miss Mary Alice Shary OF Mission:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 8. Robertson OF
San Benito; Lamar Gill of Ray
mondville: Sheriff Bob Daniels OF
Edinburg: Mrs. Z. II. Downs. Mr..
and Mrs. s. E. Worley Of Panama
and Mrs. Y. + Worley.
Mrs. Marvin McASkill Of Edin-
burg. Hidalgo county treasurer,
welcomed West on behalf OF the
women OF the Valley and the 18th
district. West she said. lis a
worthy successor TO our great and
mighty John NJ. Garner"
II was r, n. Kern OF Mercedes
who recounted the actual accom-
plishments Of the congressman dur
ing his term Of office. He declared
&C the outset that probably only the
limitations OF the banquet hall pre-
vented ten times as many persons
from being present 70 pay tribute
20 West. He praised the congress-
man for not coming home imme-
diately after congress adjourned.
West. he said. remained IN Wash
inrton in the interest of his district
and left only when there was
nothing more he could do.
1t was due TO the efforts Of
West with the assistance OF those
able men who went to Washington
That Il has been possible % obtain
TOT ths irrigation districts that re-
lief which has been N of his
chief accomplishments. The bonded
neot and interest Of these districts
mas been reduced from "A million
dollars 10 2 million and the time OF
payment extended IS years.
Aern said that West also was
responsible for ten millions In
grants and an equal amount In
.osns made BY the Public Works
administration for various projects
49, a. ports. school. postofficeS.
~-eNH1 control, eto. He told how
mess nad $4,000 made available
7 70 fight floods when the
snsy counties were helpless 10 do
1nlng tor themselves. Again in
lso. Ana 1883 when floods threat
&c. West prevailed on the wPA
the Valley. '1neA VI