Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-21
IN OUR
VALLEY

~ sense of duty prompted him, no
doubt, to attempt to take a prisoner
wanted for murder, without doing harm
to the prisoner The result was almost
fatal to tie beloved sheriff of Cam
cron county, and everybody in the Low
er Rio Grandc Valley sympathizcs with
him and joins his family in hoping for
his early recovery.
What Sam Robertson did, or rather
did not do, was characteristic of him.
He felt ii his duty TO deliver the prison
or unharmed before a court of Justice.
He did not reckon with the inflamed
mind before him. Then came serious
injuries inflicted with a most horrible
weapon-a huge knife.
Sam Robertson has had numerous 5cs
capes from DEATH in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley, in Mexico, on the battle
lines in France. But that which he met
near San Benito came nearest to being
fatal. But for the quick thought of
a deputy Sam Robertson might have
been no more.
Where duty calls Sam Robertson goes.
DO the truck markets now appearing
In The Herald daily interest you? Are
You watching the fluctuations in
prices?
The Herald obtains these reports
through the Texas Market Bureau at
Austin. The market bureau secures its
information from Representatives in the
field. In the Valley, the representative
is Will G. Fields, who reports to Austin
t'aily.
TIE reports are sent out from Austin
by radio twice daily, one in the morn
ing and one in the afternoon. They are
picked up at Brownsville by the United
States Naval Radio Station, Fort
Brown. The operators there, always
ready serve in public need, are tax
inc the reports and seeing that they get
TO- The Herald for the benefit Of the
growers of the Valley.
'fhc Herald wishes to express it's ap-
prceiation for the excellent service be
ing rendered by the Texas Bureau of
Markets, in charge of J. Austen Hunter,
and to Mr.. Fields, and MIR. Holakowsky,
IN charge of the radio station at Fort
Brown, and his staff OF operators
McAllen has determined that she will
IN Sc the funds necessary to bring about
the inauguration of work on Carroll
College. Citizens there gathered Mon
day for discussion of the s:,uation re-
spiting in tte adoption of pledge
which reads as follows:
I'm order that the trustees of Car
roll College may let n contract
for the erection of the main build
ing within short time and TO assist
in opening tie school in the fall of
1925. hereby agree to pay the second
installment Of my pledge during the
month Of August, 1925, instead of on
October 4 further, if | can convenient
ly do SO, will pay the full amount Of
m pledge during the year 1925"
With a spirit like that. Carroll Col
lego should be fact before another
year has gone
Have you paid your poll tax?
Remember that January 81 is the last
day on which you may qualify as vot-
er. OF course, there are no general
elections this year, but there are mu-
nicipal and other elections in which you
may wish TO participate.
Some towns require ely poll taxes.
These must also be paid.
That's fine thing the fire depart
men Of the various Valley towns are
doing in getting together occasionally,
talkiug over their individual problems
and needs. and working toward Il stand-
ard for all towns so that apparatus can
be brought from one town to another
in case of need.
n recent meeting at Harliugcn
every fire department in the Valley was
represented, with he exception Of the
Brownsville department
Among o',her things, the delegates
passed resolution calling upon the
various city councils TO pass ordinances
requiring Spectators to stand away from
fires for dis ancc Of at least 600
feet Now, that's little hard on ua
spectators. IL there is anything we all
like to do, it's to get just as near fire
as safety will permit; that is provided
we'll be allowed to look and not re-
quired to work.
However, if the fircboys want i that
say. we're for it, AM here and now
recommend the ordinance to every city
council.
The MeAlcn department came IN TOR
liberal praise at the meeting as one of
the best firefighting organizations in
the Valley.
The next meeting will be at Mission
April ..