Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-13
i'm OUR
VALLEY

BACK IN 1920, when the late War
rem G. Harding. then president, Wis
ited Brownsville, there was among
the crowd Of visitors a young man
OF 81.
He was a student at the University
of Texas.
He decided, then and there, that
when he finished his education he
was going TO cast his lot with
Brownsville.
Four years later, still a University
Of Texas student, and in his final
year in the law school, he met Harry
L. FauIk, then representative in the
legislature from Cameron county.
He told Faulk that when he got
his degree, he proposed to make his
home in Cameron county.
A short time later Faulk was ap-
pointed county attorney Of Cameron
county. Some months later he need
ed an assistant. The young man he
had met at Austin came to mind.
So NJ. r. Hall went TO an Austin
bank, borrowed $50 and came on 10
Brownsville.
He has served as assistant county
attorney for about 20 months.
Yesterday Faulk resigned as coun-
ty attorney.
The county commissioners turned
around and unanimously elected NJ.
r.. Hall to fill the vacancy. Goes in
on January i.
AND If ANY one doesn't think NJ.
r. Hall has used his 20 months in
public office to good advantage in
the matter Of making acquaintances,
just start a trip through the county
with him.
II there Is any one he doesn't al
ready know, that one is difficult to
find.
Hall, by the way, speaks Spanish
quite fluently. Spent while in Mexi-
co City studying. Also taught Span
ish in Seguin, Center and other
points.
WASHINGTON postal officials, in
charge Of rural mails, have heard Of
FL Jardin.
Congressman John n. Garner adz
vises The Herald than an application
90 extend Rural Route No. out of
Brownsville through FL Jardin, has
been granted.
The route, supplied by Wayne
Gobble, singing mail carrier" now
serves about 16G families. After
January ! it will serve about Is5
families.
Another indication OF the grow
OF FL Jardin.
COLONEL LINDBERG'S trip from
Washing to Mexico City, land route
seems certain.
As that sentence was written word
comes over the wires into The Her
Z aid office that Colonel Lindbergh
was expected to take off" for Mex
leo City "in the next few minutes"
Unfortunately Brownsville and
vicinity will not get TO see the Lind.
hergh plane. "The Spirit Of St
Louis" as IL scars over on its way
TO the capital of Mexico.
Its likely that he will pass this
way about midnight. Maybe he vii
fly go we may at least hear him.
Colonel Lindbergh won't have ar
opportunity TO see the beet fields
the carrot fields and cabbage fields
the orange and grapefruit groves.
That's his hard luck.
We may he able 20 hear his en-.
giEe, but we likely won't see hi,
plane.
That's our hard luck.
is LINDBERGH blazing the way
for the Washington-Mexico City all
mail line?
Some say that he Il.
That line is proposed BY way O.
Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston an,
Brownsville.
Watch for announcements in tn,
not distant future.
CONGRESSMAN Gamers office II
Washington sends The Herald a cop,
of The Washington Herald.
II contains a full page of Floridi
pictures. Several pages OF advert;s
ing Of Miami and other Florida ho
ters and resorts.
The point is, Florida is advertising
her winter attractions to Washing
ton.
And paying for that advertising.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley SOM
day will have 10 do the same thini
in the same way.
Florida is well known. Yet Florid
continues TO advertise.
The Valley Is merely fairly wei
known. II hasn't started 70 advertise
IL must do 50. Some day, no doubt
il will.