Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-19
I'm OUR
VALLEY

xeau reports.
Minimum temperatures Of 81 de-
grees at San Anto2io, Corpus Chris
Il, Brownsville and Del Rio.
High winds. says the bureau. pre-
vented freeze. Kept the air cur
rents in motion, and so on.
But South Texas, or that section
Of IL known as the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. il pleased with the
rains that preceded and accompanied
the norther.
That rain Saturday night and Sun
day morning win be worth a large
amount Of money to the Lower Rio
Grande.
Brownsville on Saturday morning
had had about eight inches under its
average annual precipitation. This
figure was reduced 20 about six by
the rains Of Saturday night and
Sunday mcrning.
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC exhibit
ear. which has been been visiting the
country between Little Rock and
Denver. has been attended. By some
thing like 10000 persons.
Which makes the trip a decidedly
successful one.
The car is due back home the lat
ter part of this week, after its mis-
sion of spreading the fame of the
Valley.
IL has been accompanied by va
rious members Of the Valley Com
mercial Secretaries. who have not
failed to tell all inquirers all about
what is going on in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Of Texas.
RoBSTOWN AND BISHOP. both
in Nueces county. do not seem to
agree with Corpus Christi on public
questions.
They both swatted two issues
Saturday.
Corpus Christi put over its por;
Improvement program.
But a bond issue OF $500. 900 for
good roads in Nucces county was
lost by a slight margin.
Robstown and Bishop succeeded in
beating the road bond issues. But
they failed by a slight margin TO
beat the port improvement program.
Apparently there's much mission
AIRY work in the matter Of roads 20
be done in both Bishop and Robs-
town And perhaps the proposed
road system. under the bond issue,
was not entirely to their liking.
There was a time when Corpus
Christi didn't have to worry n
whole lot about what the people in
Nueces county outside Of Corpus
Christi thought about question.
But that was some years ago.
THERE is another thing about
that new road leading north Of
Brownsville to Los Fresnos.
Perhaps IL will reduce the mortal
ity rate on the road from Browns
vile north that goes by way Of Of
mito to Barreda.
IL will cut traffic on the state
highway. perhaps. which viii mean
fewer collisions.
But there's nothing 20 be done
about these lone travellers who per-
sist in exceeding tbs speed limit,
aud turn over Of their own accord.
Those we will always have with
us. in the mortality rate. whatever
We may do in the way Of building
parallel roads.
THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE has
done thing that promises 70 be
popular with taxpayers.
Commission passes resolution
rermitting city taxpayers to pay
their taxes in two installments.
One installment will be due and
\ payable on or before January 81
NFailurc 20 pay that half by that
time rauses the entire amount g
become due and delinquent.
The second payment will be due
on or before June so.
Inc &thtt tSEtrtohnAN VII $500
occasions has considered similar
law. making IL possible 70 pay taxes
twice a year instead Of once.
The federal government plan ot
making il possible to pay income
taxes quarterly instead Of once a
year has helped the taxpayer inn
measurably.
Sometimes. however. he must 20
70 his banker four times a year
instead OF once. But stands bet
Ter chance Of getting Il in the
smaller amounts.
GOOD EVENING. Our mail Is
hurdcned with "n. :. rs" back from
the bank. How's yours?
HAVE YoU any old clothes. blan-
ksts. bedding. etc, that you do not
reed,
The Volunteers Of America. OF
Washington street, have been caring
for as many as thirty-five needy
persons a night recently.
or these. about ten had 70 sleep
on the floor. There were cots for
the others.
The street collections Of the Vol
rnteers are hardly more thai
enough 10 ray the rent-3on their