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WILLACY COUNTY NEWS. KATMONPVILLB. TEXAS. THl'RSDAY. MAY X 1MI
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WILLACY COUNTY NEWS
D. BURTON BAPP
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imaéd every Thursday at Raymoadville (County Seat) Willacy Co., Texas.
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COST OF RECOVERY
The cost of recovery will be small, Jesse Jones told
East Texans, at their convention in Texarkana. This
promise, made in the face of the recent enormous in-
crease in national indebtedness, is based on the record
of repayment of Government loans to the present date.|
Recent reports upon the status of RFC loans and other
outstanding Government credit justify Mr. Jones optim-
ism. There is, however, a question whether the record to
date will be sustained. Any large extension of credit
has a good early record; it is the bringing in of the strag-
glers, or failure todoao, that makes or breaks the deal.
Throughout his administration to date, the Presi-
dent has leaned, first to the right, and then to the left,
as he has fixed his' policy. As time has passed, these
leanings have taken on more of the appearance of de-
liberation and strategy and less the appearance of hesi-
tation and indecision. During the last two weeks there
has been a decided leaning toward the right. Tugwell
and Wallace have said that the Government is pursuing
a democratic, and not a communistic or fascist course:
Now, Jones, who is at the head of the Government's big-
gest banking agency, says that a sound business policy
is being adhered to.
The intention of the administration, as revealed in
these expressions of administration leaders, should re-
assure those who have become uneasy lest our Govern-
ment fly off at a tangent from the old orbit around the
great light of democracy. We have a new era ahead of
us with new conditions, after passing through the things
that the old era brought us? But alleged Kerensky
Roosevelt and alleged Lenin Tugwell join in assuring
that there is neither Kerensky nor Lenin in the plot, and
Jones adds that there is not even bad business. Maybe
the cost of recovery will not be so great, after all.
VALLEY UP AND GOING
Valley cities have not sat idly by and permitted the
section to become dormant as the case has been in other
sections of the country. Valley towns have been up and
alert and willing to promote any way or means to stim-
ulate or increase business.
During the past year Willacy County has promoted
trades days and celebration of its onion harvest. The
cotton harvest will no doubt be given a big play again
this year with other events to be held at various times
during t¡he year, which always has its effect to increase
the buying power to some extent.
During this week Brownsville is holding its trades
days. Harlingen is working out plans for staging its
business booster, offering many advantages as the other
Valley towns are doing. Edinburg is in the line and
McAllen has announced its celebration and invited the
entire Valley for the Fourth of July Festival.-
The set-up shows that the towns in the Valley are
active and are up and going at all times to stimulate and
increase business whenever possible.
NO ACTION ON ROAD ANNOUNCED
Another week rolls around and still promises are
made but no definite action on the north road. This
matter is of vital importance to both this section and the
other sections of the Valley. However it is stated that
those who are working on the road for its construction
will have favorable news within a short time.
No greater news than this would be welcomed by
this section which has for many years expected a short
outlet to the north. Many people in the Valley could
save valuable time and money which would more than
pay for its construction in a very short space of time.
J WASHINGTON )
; SNAPSHOTS I
t Taken By 1
j THE HELM NEWS SERVICE t
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President Roosevelt plans to ask
Cragress for authorisation to use an
indeterminate amount of public works
funds for naval construction in the
«•••1 year beginning Jdjr 1. Whether
ti money actually will be spent has
bee" determined, but it was ex-
plained that the money would be
available should the Admin-
desire to go ahead with
sation
treaty
son bill, signed last month. The
President's informal announcement,
made at a press conference, was
viewed in many quarters as having
some possible connexion with the
new situation arising in the Far East
from Japan's pronouncement of her
intention to become the stabilising
force of that area.
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Within four months the adminis-
tration expects to start building 20
of the 96 ships needed to give the
United States a fleet second to no
other navy in the world. President
Roosevelt let it be known that the
billion and a half dollar appropriation
bill he will submit to Congress shortly
would provide money for initial con-
structionin the treaty Navy program.
That bill, said Chairman Vinson,
Democrmt, of Georgia, of the House
Naval Committee, will carry about
«140,000,000 tor the first year's work
on six submarines of 1300 tons, 12
destroyers of 1500 tons and two de-
stroyer leaders of 1860 tons.
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There is an element of tragedy
in the fact, reported from Manila,
that the various Filipino leaders are
more and more alarmed at the pros-
pect of having to vote on the question
of acceptance or rejection of the new
independence law. As one candid dis-
patch puts it: "No one had thought
independence was really coming soon,
and no preparations had been made
for it." The reason for this is that
a number of leading politicians, even
¿hough outwardly paying lip service
to independence, are personally op-
posed to it. As a result, no plans have
been made to face the economic con-
sequences fit independence. The lead-
ers have been thinking only of poli-
tics—of personal, rather than inter-
national politics.
* * *
To the discredit of the American
Congress it must be recognized that
the Filipino people are today faced
with these unpleasant prospects solely
because of tne willingness of Con-
{rress to sacrifice national honor and
nterest to local privilege. The best
proof of this is the manner in which
the cocoanut oil excise tax has been
passed on the heels of the indepen-
dence measure—a tax which threat-
ens to ruin a quarter of the Filipino
people. The President may still veto
this measure—and it is to be hoped
he will—but the Filipino people, once
they vote for independence, must take
the consequences of their decision.
The pity of it is that their leaders
have not 'made clear to them the re-
sponsibilities of liberty.
The Attorney General's twelve-
point program to strengthen the Fed-
eral Government's hand in dealing
with criminals shaped up rapidly in
Congress with House Judiciary Com-
mittee approval of two more of the
requested measures. " Moving with
dispatch after the recent escapades of
John Dillinger and the murder of a
Federal agent, the House Committee
wrote "OK" on bills to make it a
Federal crime to kill a United States
officer or to rob a National bank.
It approved measures to make it a
Federal crime to flee across state
lines to escape prosecution for kid-
napping, murder or other crimes, and
to extend the Federal law covering
interstate traffic in stolen motor ve-
hicles to securities and merchandise.
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Japan's warning that she would
consider foreign aid to China as en-
dangering peace in the Far East has
resulted in a series of informal con-
ferences among Secretary of State
Cordell Hull, Under Secretary Wil-
liam Phillips and diplomatic repre-
sentatives of a number of countries
signatory to the Nine-Power Treaty.
President Roosevelt let it be known
that he expected to confer with Mr.
Hull or foreign affairs, including the
Japanese manifesto, but the Secre-
tary of State did not go to the White
House today. State Department's of-
ficials said he had not been able to
go because of the necessity of his
nrenaring a long memorandum on
tariff questions.
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Regardless of whether Congress
extends for another year the present
temporary bank deposit insurance
fund, such insurance will be available
to banks, in some form, after July 1,
it was asserted bv Leo T. Crowley,
chairman of the Federal Deposit In-
surance Cnrporation. Mr. Crowley
pointed out, however, that more than
fifty per cent of the banks now afj
filiated with the temporary fund are
insured by their own voluntary decU
sion, and whether the deposit guar-
antee is continued for these institu-
tions after the first of next July will
denend upon the action taken by
them.
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Enlargement of the White House
executive offices, including new rooms
for the President and the Cabinet
while the old Cabinet room, used since
1909. would be made over for secre-
Vrial use, was projected bv President
Roosevelt as he gave attention to
arehiture and art. The President
voiced his admiration of the 600 pic-
tures, products nf the Public Works
Art proiert. now on exhibit in the
Corcoran Gallery, and announced that
consideration was being given to dec-
oration of new Federal buildings
throughout the country by artists on
relief rolls. Their decorations would
take the place of expensive scrolls;
cornices, gold leaf work and other
customary embellishments of public
buildings.
* * *
P muel Insull's approaching return
to the country recalls his appearance
<n Washington in 1927 as a witness
Ritaover—WASH SNAPSHOTS
before a Senate committee investi-
gating the election of Frank L. Smith;
Republican, of Illinois. Smith was
eventually denied his seat because of
the acceptance of campaign cnntrihu-
tions while he was a member of the
Illinois Commerce Commission, which
Íad supervision of public utilities!
nsull was subjected to a withering
oros«-ex*mination bv Senator James
A. Reed of Missouri, and sunplied
vivid testimony about the role his
Auction
NEXT TUESDAY
Baden's Sales Yard, 1 mile
south of Harlingen at Arro-
yo Bridge. Live Stock Sale
at 10 a. m. The Valley's best.
COL J. M. BADEN
* Auctioneer .
Harlingen Phone 332-J
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money played in Illinois politic*.
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Reports that Everett Sanders i
preparing to step out as Republican
chairman because of ill health, were
denied on his behalf by J. Bennett
Gordon, research director for the
National Committee. Persons in touch
with Republican affairs circulated th«
report of a resignation being entmi-
nent, and said Sanders had called
committeemen to an early meeting,
probably in Washington. The chair-
man himself is said to be recuperat-
ing at his near-by Maryland farm.
• * *
American business is heart and
soul for an adequate national defense
program, as revealed by a referendum
vote of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States just closed. The
chamber announces that seldom have
any of its referendum recommenda-
tions received such overwhelming af-
firmative support.
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Only six of the states have worse
records than Texas in the number of
homocides per million population.
JOHN PHILLIPS
Raymrndville. Texas
Representative
FIDKUTX I'NJON LIFE INS.
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A Few of Our Many
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COMPLETE KEY SERVICE
CUPS & SAUCERS, set of 6- Me
Men'
$
FIBER
cents
$4.49 STRAW HATS
aa Headquar-
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WflCKER'/
C. P. andL. Announces Full Residential Service
Electric Rate -. Current Now As Low As 2$
MAKES POSSIBLE "TOMORROW'S" CONVENIENCE TODAY
Starting with May meter reading!, Central
Power and Light Company break* all preced-
ents for giving it* customer low-cost Electricity
by putting into effect a new "FULL RESI-
DENTIAL SERVICE" electric rate. This rate
is available to every city residential customer
who now has, or installs, a regulation electric
range. Briefly, the rate is as follows: First 25
kilowatt hours of energy, 9c a kilowatt hour;
liest 100 kilowatt hours, 4c a kilowatt hour;
ell additional use. 2c A KILOWATT HOUR.
Minimum bill, ¿2.90 a month.
As an additional feature to the Full Resi-
dential Service rate, C. P. and L. offers a spe-
cial Controlled Water Heating Service, with
Electricity as low as 1c a KILOWATT HOUR.
This sensationally attractive new rate offers
every customer who does not now have an elec-
tric range a splendid opportunity to operate
one for only a few cents a day and gives to
those who now have ranges a chance to make
greater use of Electric Cookery at lower cost
than ever. A majority of range customers re-
ceive an immediate reduction in the cost of
their present use through the new rate. Every
range customer can make wider use of electric
service for lighting, refrigeration, water heating
and smaller appliances at the lowest average
cost ever enjoyed. In fact, the new rate opens
the way to immediate realisation of the conven-
ience of the model home predicted for the future
What the New Rate Means to These Customers*
Mrs. Brown—
has no* had >n elec-
tric rani*, although
ahe has always mad*
liberal uae of light-
ing and small appli-
ance* Whan «ha na
low rata was n-
Stained to har ah*
amedisttly ordered
an electric rant*. She
plana to add an elec-
tric refrigerator neat
became ah* now
know* thai ahe can
really afford an all-
electric kitchen
Mrs. Jameson—
has an electric re-
frigerator. a washer
and numerous (mail
appliance*. Her bill
runa around f) to
f6 a month She'a
set on installing a
new model electric
range because nearly
100% of her range
us* will come at nnlv
i CENTS A KILO-
WATT HOUR. Mm
Jameson figures -.he
ean operate her range
fot about I cents s
meal.
Mrs. Whitley—
oparataa an alactrlc
range, and haa long
been "eold" on the
economy of Electric
Cookery. Because of
the PULL RESI-
DENTIAL rate Mrs.
Whitley hss ordered
a new electric re-
frigerator and fig-
urea it will coat her
family ef four (five
during the summer
when her mother vis-
it ) *n average ef
only #t. 40 a month
for registration.
Mrs. Sanders—
haa both an electric
range and electric re-
frigerator. The new
rate will cut her
present coat ef op-
eration to Midi an
eatent that she's con-
sidering the p a r-
chase of an electric
water heater beca uae
then ahe'll buy ele*,
tricity aa low es 1
cMM^af kilewattjiour.
aha saya.
CHEAP."
Mrs. Johnson—
Is the case of one of thee mythical South and South-
west Tesas women similar to your own? If so, or
if your conditions are somewhat different, let us show
electric rango
ta her houMhold
budget waa lowered
and she was forced
«o curtail the use ef
her range along with
ether chinga. "The
sew rat* la wonder-
ful,H Mrs. Johnson
states. "Now I can
■•kft full use of aay
«"to and atUI keep
"f«hln my budges.'*
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Willacy County News (Raymondville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1934, newspaper, May 3, 1934; Raymondville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth184274/m1/2/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.