Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-05
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THE ANNoUNCERs for radio sta
tions at Mexico City are a little
more thoughtful than most OF the
announcers xat American stations
usually heard in Mexico.
The Mexico City announcers an
nounce first in Spanish, after which
an announcer who speaks English
translates the. announcement into
language.
And the programs are good.
A Mexico City station heard in
Brownsville last night was that of
the Department of Education. u in
cluded program by the second mill
tary band of the Mexico City garri-
son. n group of Hawaiian musicians,
vocal solos, and a lecture on the
care Of tuberc1l lar victims, by a
prominent physician of the capital.
All of which rounded out an inter
esting radio evening.
Texas radio stations should en-
deavor TO translgte their announce
ments into Spanish for the benefit
of the thousands of Latin-American
listeners who no doubt hear the
American programs.
The practice is particularly re-
ferred to the Brownsville station,
once it resumes operation on top of
Hotel FL Jardin. From an advertising
standpoint if nothing else. Would
help to bring Mexican traffic this
way.
TILE DRAINAGE is not neccssar-
lily confined TO the Gulf coast coun-
try. One finds il in the interior of
the country, hundreds Of miles from
the coast.
For instance, there are two men
in Brownsville who are experienced
in the laying Of tile drain systems,
and both of them obtained their ex-
perience in the state of Nebraska.
:. Speaking Of drainage, at least
lof rec irrigation districts in the Val
- are now working on plans for
rorate drainways. The district
sq will convey the. bulk of the
Private tile drainage wilt
carry the unneeded water to
<rain bitches.
kRGAfE SKIES HAVE cleared. There
TnsviT been sufficient amount of
srceoisture in the four days of light
GRAINS that covered almost all Of
South Texas.
Truck crops will benefit. even in
the watered section Of the Valley
In the dry Farm districts. the mois-
ture wilr be conserved by the farm
ers. in preparation for the early
spring crops.
Work will now be resumed in the
fields. after the few days OF wet
weather. Construction of buildings.
public Improvement. etc, in the
cities will start again after n few
days lay-off.
In the Tower Rio Grande Valley of
Texas folks are busy, very busy. In
other sections of the south, they
are mostly still worrying about the
price Of cotton. Which reminds as,
have you noticed the upward ten
dency of the price of cotton since
the agitation began for storage?
TIVE RIO GRANDF is not 70 be
greatly censrred for its recent rise
to bankful on its lower storage
II was very kind to the Valley in
June. month of high water, and
again in the month of September.
Normally those are considered flood
months. but the stream never left
it's banks. It's nearest to overflow
conditions this year did not come
until November. and after attaining
imenacfng heights, it is again reced-
ing
In the meantime. flooi protection
works are roing along. Great levees
are being thrown up. The work is
progressing TO where before MANY
more months great drairwavs will
he available through which 70 carry
the excess waters off to the Gulf.
Also in the meantime. efforts are
being made 70 interest the federal
government in the nlans 10 conserve
and store the flood waters so they
may be used in time Of need.
THE FACT THAT there is water
in this section besides that brought
down by the river-meaning that in
the Gulf Of Mexico-is indicated by
an advertisement scheduled to ap-
near in The Herald. II offers boats.
launches, yachts. steamships. etc.
which means that the fact that the
Gulf is being brought nearer to the
Valley is information that is spread
ir~
The reporter who wrote the ac-
count Of the Cameron county valua-
tions the other day remarked that
steamships. fishing boats, pipe
slires." etc. were valued at about
$4,000. lie failed 70 show tha.
there are neither pipe lines nor
steamships in this county for taxa
tion. but that the figure covered
small fishing craft on the nearby
coast. ~