, 1935-06-30
DRIVE TO END
EARLY IN WEEK
Fans Respond Generously
I'm Subscribing To
Night Plant

Sale Of q $2.100 bond issue, to be
used In installing a completely
modern light football plant on
Tucker Field. reached the midway
point here Saturday afternoon, and
the KiwaniS. who are sponsoring
The issue, expect TO sell the re-
mainder OF the bonds early this
week.
we are more than g-atified
with the generous manner In which
Brownsville firms and football fans
have responded TO this civic move"
Otto ManSke. head OF the Kiwanis.
states, and We have high hopes Of
completing the sale early this week.
The club will redouble its efforts
IN a canvass Of the city beginning
Monday. and we expect little trou-
bic in completing the sale.
Brownsville fans seem to realize
that we must have a completely
modern night plant IL we are TO
keep step with other towns in the
South Texas Glass a district. The
night plants have proved an I'M
qualified success in other cities the
size Of Brownsville, and there Is
little chance of the plant failing to
nay for itself within two or three
seasons" the Kiwanis spokesman
says.
Gate receipts In other South Tex
as cities jumped from 800 to 500
percent with the installation Of
lights, according to a survey con-
Quoted recently by Coach Maurice
Pipkin. The Eagles have eight
home games this year. ard that fact
Will insure a maximum return to
the bond holders.
The bonds are OF $40 denomina-
ton and do not bear interest. They
mature in five years and will be
paid off by gate receipts at Tucker
Field. Sixty percent Of the net
profits Of the night plant viii be
set aside IN a trust fund to retire
TIE debt.
Installments Of s. viii be paid the
bondholders each time $500 &C
CumulateS in the trust fund.
The night plant is calculated TO
greatly revive football interest here
for II viii give many an opportunity
Il seeing the games who could not
see them II they we're played in the
afternoons.
The following had purchased che
or more OF the Kiwanis-sponsored
bonds up to Saturday afternoon:
Supt. ana Mrs. z. G. Dodd, G. G.
Gordon, x. De Ia Cara, Drew Pat
teson, II. G.. II. Weinert. z. A. RES
enthal. o. A. Manske. Tom Sweeney.
George Walker, Thee. Serafi. q. w.
Johnson. George Richardson. The
Fashion, Morris Edelstein. LYNN Aus
in, Tom Stevenson. Model Laundry.
:. G. Penney. Johnny Snow. G. Fl
Cclsin. Walker-Cr Jitney Jungle.
p. K. McNair, w. M. Galloway. G.
r.. Guerra, j. L. Calderoni. Valley
Wholesale Tobacco g. Candy Com
oany, Z. Manautou. z. Valentine.
Manuel Cisneros, Brownsville Ice
Company. j. T. Canales. j. N. Hargis.
,. n. Batsell. A. A. Hargrove. Bas-
com Cox, Kenneth Faxon, Alfred
Fdtegnat. Ford Lockett. DR.. Pepper.
.. L. Kowalski, Abney g. Whitelaw.
Neabury, Taylor & Wagner. Harold
Mckay. w. T. Heaner. Morris Lum-
per Company. Frontier Lumber Com
pany' Grant Lumber Company. Tay-
ior Lumber Company, w. w. Todd.
= < Black, Ben Freudenstein. Bob
Ernst. George White. r. w. Pitts
ICE <. Bearden, Brownsville Herald
Aoe Gay. Blue Bonnet Cafe. w. A.
MILLER. Royce Russell, DR.. r. r
6reeoen, Or. John s. Peek. g. s
Ragan. George McGonirle. Burt
Hinkley. A. M. Hassell. E. B. Wells
j. q. Goolsby. Bill Cabler, II. w
Sell. Robin M. Pate. C.. L. Jessup
Maurice Pipkin. Mrs. Maurice pip
kin, Isadore Dorfman. c. c. Bowie
L. OBryan. Ralph r. Agar. w. o.
washington, II. L. Seagc. o. @.
Dancy. J. J. Bishop, John o. Baron
Larry Lightner, j. p. Glenn, Bishop
Print Shop, J. p. Mayer, James
Pace. Jr, A. c. Hipp.