The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 174, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 26, 1926 Page: 9 of 18
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VOL. XXXV No. 174 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUNDAY DECEMBER 26 1926 . | 9
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HIGHWAYS AID
IN PRESERVING
TEXAS HISTORY
Make Historic Spots
Accessible Giving
Them Added Signi-
ficance to People
AUSTIN. Texas. Dee. 25 — <>P*—
Highways are agencies which pre-
serve historic soots or make them
more accessible to the worid. hr- ng
the butter and egps to town and
bring recreation and culture to
farm women as well as save many
of them from mental collapse ac-
cording to the current issue of the
Texas Highwuy Bulletin published
here by the state highway depart-
ment.
The Pecan Highway from Tcx-j
arkana to El Paso it ^faints out
was on the route of the first com-
ers to Te<as. Crockett is one of the
historic spots where Davy Crockett
who «anu» from his native Tennessee
i to Texa<» to become a part of Texas
i history camped on his way to the
; Alamo where he lost his life.
Palestine is another town of
I much interest the home of (toucan
; a maker of Lone Star Statu history.
; Farther east Shelby county treus-
utes a bit of history which says
that Oran Roberts borrowed 25
j cents to acknowledge by wire his
nomination us governor of Texa#.
The adjoining county San Augus-
tine treasures the fact it was the
home of Pickncy Henderson the
first governor of the state. §
These incidents are related the
Bulletin recites that "u^tr* of the
highways may catch the inspiration
which hovers along and over the
stretch of highwuy mileage through- i
out the whole of the state."
Highways remove handicaps it
declares and eliminates the disad-
\antAjfe of distance..
"Texas bo>s and girls." it con-
tinue>. "no matter where their home !
tray lx* have today the opportunity
within their reach of education.
"The farmer living 20 miles from
the railroad or trading center with-
in 10 minutes is in touch with the
markets of the world. Hundreds of
iminDs of butter and scores of
ETHYL
GASOLINE
Sold by these _ .
* Jesse Dennett Inc.
Brownsville 1208 Washington
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DoaWc Bell Service Station
• ^edicr5 2nd and Elizabeth
Paredes Service Station
2nd and Fronton
Summit*Filling Station
14th and Lincoln
dozens of eggs annually are sold as J
a result of the rapid transit high- j
ways and provide a source from j
which come many necessities and
luxuries that otherwise the farm
home would do \\ithout.
“The highways of today offer to
the women of the farm recreation
and culture and contact with other
women either in club activities or
in social affairs.” as contrasted
with the isolation of other davs
when a large percentage of the
mentally sick were farm women.
Meanwhile good roads are on the
boom. Gray county in the far north-
west portion of the state the bulle-
tin announces in a survey of road
projects has started a movement to
pave the roads by calling for an
eUrtion of $l25f>.O0O in road bonds;
Gillespie county is having a survey
n<udo wi£h a road bond issue in view-
sufficient to improve the highways
in that section; Burnet a -county of
splendid resources” is also consid-
ering a bond issue of $350000 which
with state aid would provide $700-
000 for building highways north
south east and west; La Salle
county in the southern portion will
soon vote bonds for the improve-
ment of nstretch of mileage tra-
versing the county north and south.
And so it is the Bulletin con-
cludes “that coming events in the
matter of highway building east
their shadows and these point
toward the greut Olymj us which we
may term Opportunity.”
IMPORTATION WAR
; MATERIAL BANNED
i By T»-«:«* Agency)
MFXIrV . iTY. Dec. 25.—President
f'alle- nas issued n decree which pro-
1 h*t.is for trn- period of one year im-
portation of all material or articles
which may he considered as directly
or indirectly applicable to warfare.
The decree has a wide scope rnd
includes articles which are appro-
priate for Army use. including chem-
icals from which explosives may be
1 made airplanes scientific instru-
ments for observation purposes and
for mapping or planning.
Shot guns for hunting and shells
for these weapons are the only ar-
ticles which do not come under the
i ban.
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Why the
airplanes of
the
U. S. Navy
use
SAFETY in flying depends upon perfect
response of an sirplane motor under all
conditions. . . . Perfect response depends
upon the fuel used. ... It must be a fuel
which gives full power when it is needed.
. . . And full power in turn means instantly
attaining the maximum number of revolutions
per minute which the motor was designed to
deliver.
When "knocking” occurs in an airplane
engine the revolutions immediately drop.
This means loss of power risk of control and
' risk of the pilot’s life.
'1 hat is why the U. S. Navy is using Ethyl
Ga oline for its aircraft . . . for Ethyl Gaso-
lii?: knocks out that "knock” and maintains
tr .ximum revolutions. .
Tbe motor of your automobile like the
motor of an airplane is designed to deliver a
certain number of revolutions per nunutr to
give maximum power and response under all
conditions. As carbon forms that knock oc-
curs the motor revolutions drop and power is
lost cm hills and in pick-up in traffic driving.
Humble Ethyl Gasoline' will knock out
that ' knock" in your motor just as it does in
an airplane engine . . . hnd the carbon that
causes that * knock" will become the means of
still more power . • . because carbon In-
creases pressure . . • and increased pressure
means increased power. y
Humble Ethyl Gasoline has no substitute
as an ^anti-knock" fuel. No other fuel it
comparable It was developed after years of
research by General Motors. It has passed
every test. Fill your tank today.
HUMBLE OIL 8 REFINING COMPANY
Humble Gasoline Humble Motor Oils
Humble Ethyl Gasoline Humble Cup Grease
Humble T.&D. Lubricant Flivo lent for Fords
TEXAS GIRL ARRESTED TWICE
Mr*. Rebecca Bradley Roger* young graduate of the University of
Texas who was arrested at Austin charged with holding up it bank
at Buda Texas has been fighting a new charge arson upon which
she was arrested. The arson warrant charged Mr*. Rogers with
setting fire to a house at Round Rock Texas the day before t^«*
Buda holdup. The house was near a bank at Round Rock. Authori-
ties allege the house was burned in order to lure employes out of
the hank as a girl who had been loitering near tie bapk for sev-
eral days rushed into the bank crying "Fire*'* Mrs. Roger* was
arrested on the holdup through the similarity of the number of
her auto with one .-eeii at the bank and o nthc arson charge be-
• cause bank officials said her description tallied with the girl who
rushed into the tank. I'hotos show (top left*. Mrs. Rebkeea
Bradley Rogers and. right. John Cofer her attorney; below the
bank at Huda Texas.
IRRIGATION BY WELLS
(By Tren- Xgenryj
MEXICO CITY'. I* c. 2a.—Engineers
of the Department of Industry. Com-
merce and Labor have just submit-
ted a report on the possibilities of
ur-ing pells for irrigation purposes
in the vicinity of Magdalena Ronora.
The report recomtneitia the digging
of wells along the river hunks rath-
er than efforts to take the water
from the river. It nl>o makes va-
rious recommendations for means of
increasing the flow in existing wells.
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Buy a Buick*
You will enjoy
driving it!
ihe Greatest
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CHRYSLER 50
IS FULL SIZE
Family Seating Capa-
city Big Factor in
Sales Success
An unprecedented demand for the
( hr> les Model **50" latest four
cylinder model from the plants of
the Chrysler i orporution that has
exceeded all expectation of com-
pany officials continues to test the
production facilities for this nftrxlel
in the company's Iiotroit factories.
Company officials indicate that
present ordeis on vhand and future
order* bid fair to continue at th<
record breaking point for ihi* fuii
sized car until early spring of lt*i!7
An analysis for the reasons for
•hi- Unprecedented success accord-
ing to J. K. Fields Vice President it:
Charge of Sales of the < hrysler
Sales Corporation reveals the fact
that one of the principal factors i-
th«- unusually roomy accommodations
in the Model “aft"/
“Of course the fact that this car
is a Chrysler ami built under the
well known Chrysler plan of Stand-
ardized (Quality is a basic reason for
the success of the Model *50’ ’*. de
dare Mr. Fields “and in addition
fine recognition has been accorded
by the public to thi$ feature of ex
ceptional roominess.
•‘Thousands of Chrysler *50* own
ers arc enthusiastic over the ample
loom for their family in this car.
Unnniimously they tell our repre-
sentatives that this unusual roomi-
ness is a principal factor in their
selection of the Chrysler ‘50’.
“This justifies in every way the
ideas of Mr. Walter P. Chrysler
when he issued instructions to hi*
engineer* on the designing of this
latest yf Chrysler models.
"He insisted that he wanted a
light poweiful car that would be
economical to operate while capable
of the finest performance but that
it should have more than necessary
room for all five passengers.
"That this has been completely ac-
complished is proven by the unan-
imous public acceptance of the
Chrysler ‘5ft’ ” concludes Mr. Fields.
PONTIAf ENGINE
IN MARINE USE
j A derided tribute has been paid
j the Pontiac Six engine in it> oon-
; version^ to ntarine use by the Gray
! Marino' Motor Company Detroit
Mich
j Specially converted Pontiac mo
1 tors are being sold under the trade
| name “Gray Six Forty". The en-
‘ gines are sold to the Gray Marine
! Motor company less manifold trans-
mission carburetor distributor and
dutch as these parts must be re-
placed by specially designed parts
j essential to marine usage.
The Pontiac Six engine was se-
lected because it made a particularly
efficient power plant for motor
boat use. Marine engines must be
heavily constructed throughout—
capable of running at top speed fo*
long periods of time. Oiling systems
must be full fotce feed bearings
crankshafts and cylinder parts must
be of heavy durable construction so
as to withstand tfce intense heat
dnd tet^ffr vibration encountered in
such use. It is because the Pontiac
Six engine fulfilled'these require-
ments that it wa« adopted for ®v
tine use.
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
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REQUEST ALL COLORS
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FOR NUMBER PLATES
Every color anti color combina-
tion imaginable except stripes
checks and polka dot patterns have
been asked for in automobile li-
cense plates at the office of J. J.
Fox tax collector.
It all happened because The
Herald reporter combined the fact
that green is now a predominant
color for automobiles and that this
also is the color of passenger car
license plates for 1927 and wrote a
story to the effect that number
plates now arc being made to
match care.
The reporter stated that *‘12000
of the latest style 1927 model
plates are on hand »n green and
black for passenger vehicles and
other colors for other types of mo-
tor vehicles such as trucks busses
motorcycles and trailers."
It is always the case thnt differ-
ent colored plates are used for dif-
ferent types of motor vehicles but
the idea got abroad that ear h car
could be matched. As a result
owner. of purple sport roadsters
and others nave turned away dis-
appointedly worn they learned that
there were no purple plates avarl-
abl
About 2i9Kt vehicles have been
registered to date. The closing
date ii« January 1. leaving only five
office days to take care of '»<>•%
vehicles remaining to be registered
before 1 ht new year.
ARMORED CAR
Machine Gun Test
Proved It Bul-
let Proof
The last activity of Queen of Ru-
aiNptia before boarding the Reren-
eeria for her return home was to
atend nn informal reception in the
Grand Hall Room of the Hotel As-
for. New York arranged by Willys-
Ih-erland. Inc. and the American
Armor Corporation for the purpose
*f presenting to her a Willys-Knight
Great Six town >ur of bullet-proof
onst ruction.- This car which has
acen in the d*ur«e of preparation
for the past six month;. was built
to the exact requirements of
Kuroye's most beautiful Queen ex-
pressed before hef American trip
wa- contemplate^ It is the second
Willys-Knight to be owned l»y the
Royal family.
Although wearied to exhaustion
by the social excitement of her
American trip ami the rush of her
Inst «lay here the Queen came di
rectly to the Astnr from her fare-
well dinner at the home of Vincent
Astor and was enormously inter-
ested in the beautiful enclosed mod-
i»l which half a dozen of the leading
automobile decorators and custom
body builders of the United States
had prepared for her. She was even
more interested in the demonstra-
tion <tf its bullet-resisting qualities.
With a Thompson machine gun
Charles B. Toole President of the
American .Armor Corporation fired
at the right hand door. The metal
S'as dented but the bullets were
flattcnded nut ami dropped harm-
lessly to the ball room floor- The
Queen’s own chauffeur Al\ah Jacob-
son was also put through a bullet-
resisting t^st. He was made to
take off his coat in order to don an
eight-our.ee bullet-proof vest ami
Was then fired upon at close range
'"**l» a .45 caliber automatic pistol
lie was not harmed in any way and
one of the bullets was dug out of
If It’s Anything In
Hardware
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You’ll find it here where
Quality
Are Considered First
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Garza Hardware Co.
11th and Adams Brownsville
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the chauffeur's eoat and presented
to the Queen as a souvenir.
In addition to being the first
armored towr car ever built the
Queen’s new |ersonai Willys-Knight
(Ireat Six is also the first invisibly
armored passenger car in the world.
It is lined completely including the
roof with Bovite metal which on
accounts of its light weight hus
added only a little over b’UO pounds
to the weight of the car as regularly
supplied. Over the metal and com-
pletely hiding it is the most ex-
quisite upholstering in two appeal-
ing shades of green. All of the van-
ity cases door handles lights and
other fittings are :n green baked
enamel to match the upholstorinf
and carpets. A special fleece-
lined robe with the great seal of Ru-
mania embroidered in fuii cobra
has been made for the car under
I the supervision of H. T. Strom?
America’s leading automobile deco-
1 ration expert who was responsible
for the exterior and interior deco a-
tfon of the Queen's armored Willy*-
Knight.
This unusual vehicle which Qut*n
Marie will ir.e in her own country
during the heitic days she is fac-
ing is equipped with six V .sk
Balloon Cord Tires and is thor-
oughly modern in every respect.
HUY YOUR
PLANT COVER PAPER
And Waxed Kraft Crate Liners
DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS
Can ship any size sheets or rolls
DIXIE WAX PAPER CO.
DALLAS TEXAS
Ebenezer Scrooge
To The Contrary....
You have heard hard-boiled gentlemen assert
with the absolute finality of i. •* ranee and quite
after the style of old man Scrooge that Christ-
mas sentiment is humbug.
And yet aside from all reference to belief in
the birth of a Savior of Men 1926 years ago
Christmas is an institution wc could ill afford to
dispense with.
Consider when it comes. At the End of the
year when men are taking inventory of material
and spiritual things. The day and the season
rank along with New Year as mileposts along the
trail. How many of us have already said to our
wives this year: “Next Christmas—“ this and
that! It is a period if you care for subtle facts
of looking up and on.
And so at this the 1926 Yuletide. we have tak-
en inventory of good friends and customers old
and new and of sundry other worth while things
and we find that we have ample grounds for that
Merry Christ ma§ so many folks have kindly wish-
ed us.
It is now our privilege to wish you. according
to the time honored custom “a Merry Christ-
mas and a Happy New Year.”
Bishop’s Print Shop
1117 Elizabeth St.
Phone 418
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