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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

been established i'm the Valley i'm re-
cent years, including both the Ger
man and Swedish Lutheran.
Have Aggressive Organizations
Practically all the Protestant
| churches have aggressive organi-
nations among the younger members,
and these organizations WELD an i'm
mense influence i'm mill church and
civic matters. The Baptist Young
| Peoples Union n one OF the strong
ct IN the Valley, and is now divided
into two zones. Practically all
churches have the junior, senior and
intermediate branches on the orgaHi-
cation.
The Valley Federation Of Epworth
Leagues, affiliated with the Method
ist church, has been IN very important
factor i'm advancing the work of that
denomination . IL IL one OF the most
aggressive organizations I'm the Val
lev, and at each of the semi-annual
meetings OK the federation . definite
program or activities Nv outlined fer
the next six months.
I'm nearly all Valley towns the
Presbyteriaus are affiliated with the
Christian Endemvor. and are active in
the Valley Christian Endeavor Union.
II has been especially active W pro
noting educational work through Che
Texas synod. and makes large an-
nual contributions for this purpose.
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querable devotion 20 the cause OF the
church and civilization.
I'm addition TO the three churches
at Brownsville the Catholic eongre.
cations have erected beautiful struc-
lures at Rio Grande City, Mission
La Lomita. south Of Missions Me-
Allen, Edinburg, Mercedes, San
Benito and Alamo.
The Baptists Of the valley have q
total OF twenty-five congregations,
and in addition TO many beautiful
churches have erected the Valley
Baptist Hospital mt Harrington The
first Baptist church in the Valley
was organized in 1904 BY the Rev. w.
H. Petty at Brownsville, with four
teen charter members. Congrega-
tions vere organized at San Benito
and Harlingen u few months later,
and the denomination now has
churches and active church organic
nations in practically all Valley
towns.
There are t~wenty-four Methodist
congregations in che Valley. several
being served BY pastors from the
Valley towns. The first congrega-
tion was organized in Brownsville in
1898, and a few years later they
erected their first church. In recent
years beautiful churches have been
erected by this denomination i'm prac-
ticslly all Of the Valley towns, and i'm
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MANY EDIFICES

CONTINUED from page cne.)
can and Mexican armies we're with
drawn and the population permitted
TO pursue the advocaticns Of peace,
the church sent her missionaries into
the regions north Of the Rio Grande.
The church established mt Browns
vile became the center for this mis-
sionery work, and q few years later
Catholic congregations were being
served from Brownsville to Roma.
At one time there we're 2S5 ranches
which the priests visited at least four
times each year. The program at
each place included q night service
upon arrival. early mass and instruc-
tion the following morning. The
priests acted in the dual capacity Of
spiritual and material councillors
for the sparse population Of the
lower border.
Their journeys through the dense
chaparral were attended with great
danger. and several Of the 0blate
Fathers made the supreme sacrifice
in carrying out their sacred missions.
The ordeals of the trying period Of
border history " written in deeds OF
heroism. sublime faith and neon
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the city. The entire acreage is COM
posed Of extremely fertile soil, we'll
adapted 70 the growing Of citrus and
the intensive development that is ex-
pected to follow the completion Of the
irrigation system. Many Of the land
owners are contemplating the install
lation Of sub-surface irrigation,
which Is particularly adapted to cit
u orchards and intensive truck
farming.
Though the district is one Of the
smallest in the Valley in the point
Of acreage, officials Of the district
assert that the development projects
now underway or contemplated will
probably provide greater number of
water users than many Of the larger
districts now have. and that the pro
duction Of the district, enhanced by.
intensive cultivation Of practically
every acre, will also place the dis
trict among those In the first rank.
Large acres have recently been SUBJ
divided into small homesites ranging
from n to ten acres. and virtually
all Of these will be brought to the
highest possible stage Of develop
ment.
-Four Paved Highways
Another feature which will in
crease he development Of the dis
trict Is the fact that X will Be ira
versed BY nc least four paved high
ways. and the old Point Isabel road
70 Ford's corner, which have been
designated for paving. All sections
Of the district will have paved con-
nections with Brownsville, its mar
ket center. In addition TO the con-
crete paving By the county. several
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
VALLEY PRESS
PROVES AID TO
DEVELOPMENT
Editors Various Pub
locations Promote
Growth of Civic
Spirit In Valley

One Of the most important factors
In Valley growth is the Valley press,
comprising four daily publications,
four semi-weeklies, week
lies and three monthly magazines.
From the imReption OF Valley de-
velopment the Valley press has aid
ed the extension Of irrigation. the
building Of cities, extension Of the
rural communities and all projects
pertaining thereto. The part they
have played in this development has
been very important. They have
sought TO keep in step with the VAL
ley growth BY issuing publications
representative OF the progressive
spirit Of their respective communi-
ties, and to do this they have estab-
lished plants better equipped than
can generally be found in cities OF
similar size in the north.
Thousands Of copies Of these vari-
Gus publications carry the message
Of Valley progress and Valley oppor-
tunities TO the north and east, and
the service they have rendered in
this respect has been invaluable. But
their greatest service to their indi-
vidual towns and the Valley a. n
whole has been the development of
the civic spirit which is manifest in
all Valley cities, towns and commu-
/ mites.
The daily publications in the Val
ley include The Brownsville Herald.
j. NJ Stein, president and publisher;
The Valley Review st Edinburg, Mar
shall McIllheny, owner and publish
err; The San Benito Light w. ID. Hol-
land, owner and publisher; The Nc
Allen Daily Press, c. c. Mcdaniel.
owner and publisher; and Ell Cronis-
Ia del Vale, Brownsville, Spanish
language publication, A. Correa, pub
Usher.
The semi-weeklies are the Rio
Grande Sun, Pharr, Ben Gordon
Whitehead, owner and editor: The
Mercedes News, A. K. Prince, editor;
the Weslaco News. Ed Williams, own
er and editor; the Harlingen Star,
George Cowan & Sons, owners.
The weekly papers are The Mis-
sion Enterprise, Mrs. J. VI. Watson,
editor5 The Mission Times, W.. l..
Stewart. editor; The McAllen Moni-
tor, H. l. Leonard, editor: The Delta
Irrigation News, McAllen, w. w.
Houser. editor; The San Juan SEN
tinel, +. G. Thompson. editor: The
Alamo News, Anne Haynes, edi-
tor; Donna News, Mrs. NJ. Huffor,
editor; The Weslaco Outlook, "A. A.
Terrell. editor; The Mercedes Trib-
une, Ralph Buell.. editor. The La
Feria News. Ferreil and Harbst, pub
fishers; The Willacy County News.
Raymondville, Isadore Moritz, editor;
The Hargill Progress, Sidney Lack
land, editor; and the Lyford Chron-
iele. c. s. Morgan, editor.
The magazines are Monty's Month
~, Brownsville, Mrs. Julia Montgom-
cry. editor; The Rio Grande Valley
Magazine, Mission. Robert Jeffries.
editor, and the Valley Farmer and
Citrus Grower. San Benito, w. d.
Holland. editor.
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DISTRICT WILL
AID INTENSIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Highly Efficient Sys-
tenn to Supply 5000
Acres Adjace to
City of Brownsville

Irrigation facilities 10 provide for
the intensive development or the en-
tire agricultural area adjacent 10
Brownsville on the north and west
will be provided by the improvements
iraururated BIZ the Cameron County
Water Improvement and Control Dis
trict No. r. created last year. and
which has taken over the plant Of
the old West Brownsville Water com
pany. one ~ the pioneer systems Of
tho Valley.
The area served By the original
system was approximately 1000 acres.
but the district has been enlarged 70
1000 acres. and all canals and other
facilities will be constructed with a.
view of supplying double that acre
are.
New areas brought into the dis
trict include the Los Ebanos Estates
the Media Luns farms. both Of which
arc being developed for intensive euI-
tivation. and other large acreages.
Practically all landowners IN the dis
trict contemplate DEVELOPMENTS along
this line. and much % the land Is ex-
rected 20 be developed az small acre
z projects. largely devoted 10 citrus
fruit and intersiScly cultivated small
truck farms which will demand the
highest efficiency in irrigation serv-
Zee.
Vote Improvement Bonds
The improvement program Of the
district was financed by the voting
OF a SiI5,OO0 bond issue in July. and
the plans include the c0ncreting Of
five and one-half miles Of main canal
and laterals. The Country Club re-
SAGA, viii also be utilized BY the dis
tfict. land served By the re-
SAGA 70 provide individual pumps,
The water level in the rcsaca will Be
maintained and will supply q large
number Of water users In the north
ern and eastern parts Of the district.
practically all Of whom prefer 70 lift
their water from the resaca instead az
having their lands traversed By irri-
cation canals. The meter system will
ne used throughout the district.
OWING 70 the grade which assures
q rapid flow of irrigation water the
cost Of the main canals and la~terals
or the district viii be reduced 70 the
minimum. The main canals. which
viii be concerted, will be . to 3 feet
IN depth with bottoms averaging
from / 1-2 10 3 feet.
District Well Drained.
Practically the entire district Is
row well drained by the bitches ~
the drainage district and natural
drains, and according 10 the engi-
necr's estimate $4,000 viii BE suf-
ficient r. provide adequate drainage
Tor the entire system. Concreting Of
canals will prevent seepage. and will
be an important factor in solving the
drainage problem for such lands As
are now not adequately drained. and
viii also reduce the cost az DRAINAGE
work 70 the minimum.
The extreme boundaries or the dis
trict are less than two miles from the
Brownsville city limits. and AZ several
POINTS the district practically adioins
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MISSION LOWERS WATER RATE

HISSIUN, Texas.-A radical re-
duction in city water rates was
granted recently by the city commits
tion when the monthly minimum was
increased from 5000 to 5000 gal
Ions without change in the minimum
rate OF $3.50. The rate for addi-
tional water was fixed at IL IL
cents per thousand gallons.
This reduction in rates was made
possible by the excellent financial
condition of the water department.
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individual land owners have inaug-
urated a move to gravel a number
OF feeder roads. The highway be-
tween the Valley highway and the
Media Luna farms. has already been
graveled. In the Los Ebanos estates,
now a part Of the district, an excel
lent road system is being construct
ed, and will eventually have paved
connections with the city.
A large part of the acreage in the
district consists Of what il termed
resaca land. soil especially adapted
10 citrus culture and truck farming.
Owing to its proximity to Browns
vile and the extreme fertility Of the
soil practically every acre in the
district is very valuable. and the
construction plans Of the district
special stress has been placed upon
the necessity Of eliminating wastage
OF lands. They propose a system
that will be the most compact and
efficient that can be constructed and
that will in every detail be in ac-
cordance with the intensive develop
ment proposed by the landowners
the district will serve.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
DOROTHY DK'S LETTER BOX
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Evening star., 1927-11-08
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Health and Reducing.

| Of course, so per cent Of my readers
are engaged in the popular pastime
of reducing. They send me charts of
their weights and measurements and
ask me what on earth they're going to
| do about it when they're so pounds
| overweight and just love chocolate
creams.
Naturally tell them to exercise and
diet and forego the exquisite pleasures
| Of ice cream sodas, because I think
it's every girls duty to get herself
down to a normal, healthy weight.
There's nothing more depressing to
young woman sagging with fat and
| too lazy to do anything about it.
But. oh, the poor maidens who get
to be fanatical on the subject. They're
just as depressing in their way as any
thing I've seen.
Every fake patent medicine that
| comes along, every tortuous system
| for reducing is taken up eagerly by
the weight fanatics.
She reads books, goes to lectures.
lays OF eating for weeks, takes awful
baths and medicines. She's not happy
unless she's doing something about
her weight.
) She ends up by looking a perfect
wreck. Particularly is this so if she's
one of these normally healthy-looking
girls who were intended by nature to
be well covered and pleasingly plump.
Your weight fanatics seem to be los.
ing sight of the fact that a good. slen-
der figure doesn't amount to much if
It's surmounted by a haggard, lined
face.
Since when have we forgotten that
it's important to be good. looking?
Why this sudden rage for concentrat-
ing on the figure to the utter exclu.
sion of everything else?
A few years ago girls took infinite
| trouble about their compilations, their
eyes, their hair, their teeth. Now that
sort of thing seems to be out Of fash
ion in some circles. A~~ ~.
A rapid reducer will biandly cut out
| eating and let her, complexion turn
yellow-saffron, just as long as a few
pounds are dropped.
She'll give herself dreadful medi-
cines, and her eyes will grow dull and
| lifeless. What of it-she's losing at
the rate of three pounds week.
She'll turn herself into a haggard
wreck, and she won't care as long
as she can squeeze into a dress three
sizes too small for her.
Now that's not common sense. If
you're reducing to be popular, be sure
that you don't spoil the effect by ruin.
ing your face.
Don't get the idea that. all thin
girls are riot. There's one specimen
| floating around New York who's built
on the lines of an ordinary ruler.
Her face is sallow, her hair is that
dead color that comes from bad nerves
and rundown health, her eyes are
dull. but she's thoroughly happy.
Once upon a time she was a big.
bouncing girl. with plenty of color
and sparkle. She didn't look as smart
as the fashion plates, but she was
good Hooking and contented. People
liked her because she had that sense
of well.being.
She's lost it entirely now, but by
superhuman efforts she's gained the
correct dimensions. And the boys
say: There's something about that
girl that gives me the shudders. She
Evening star., 1927-11-08
YOUR MIND
BY PROF. JOSEPH JAsTROw.
And How to Keep 1t Fit

something even more fundamental
than that. II you're constantly
checked, corrected, nagged. you1l be
in a perpetual emotional upset. a
rebel in heart if not in action; il you're
never checked and directed, you'll be
an even worse nuisance. It's hard
for discipline, coming and going.
We can reach one conclusion: The
value of discipline depends on how
the disciplined person takes it, /,
can't be judged wholly by what II
makes him do or refrain from. but
how he feels in doing and refraining
And another: The less discipline the
better. The rest is the complicated
part of the story.
fCoDyright 1877
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Waistline Again Wins Recognition
By MARY MARSHALL

ever is seldom to be seen. Even suit
Jackets and coats often have some
sort of belt or indicated waistline
And slip.on sweaters and jumpers arr
usually worn with a belt.
In choosing the belt or sitdle 70,
the daytime frock care should bt
taken that there IL no outstanding
bow or puff that will detract from the
perfect fiatness Of the coat silhouette
Lelong of Parts has made an ensemble
consisting of velvet frock with a
draped velvet girdle and a very fiat
knot of velvet at the side front. Over
this there in fur.trimmed ribbed
cloth coat with scanning at the hips
and a slight blousing Of the material
above this.
! This fiat treatment Of the girdle and
belt is frequently found I'm evening
| frocks, too. though sometimes there is
an outstanding bunch OF flowers or a
| looping of ribbon or pun of tulle at
the hip. Whether or not you choose
such a decoration depends on the cut
of your evening wrap. The fact that
most evening wraps are made with
slender. close lines about the hips has
had a good deal to do with the popu.
larity of the fiat belt or girdle for eve.
ming.
There is nothing crushable about
the glass flowers and loops of ribbon
shown in one of the accompanying
sketches. Glass and crystal flowers
have that advantage over those of
silk or tulle or velvet.
Boutonnieres and shoulder flowers
are as much worn as ever--even the
rag flowers that have been with us so
many months are found on many of
the new frocks. But little bouquets
made from worsted are considerably
newer and every one who follows the
new fads at present is wearing them.
am sure you would like some to wear
and then some to give away for Christ
mas. If you want full directions for
making, with sketches to show you
just how they look. send me a
stamped, self-addressed envelope and I
will forward them to you at once.
Copyright. 1927,
Evening star., 1927-11-08

In bedroom which accents the ex.
otic Oriental note this very distinctive
window treatment attracts attention.
1t is thoroughly in harmony with the
furnishings of the room and shows
great originality of design. Most of
its charm is due to its very odd valance,
pagoda-shaped, of a bright Chinese
blue.
The sheer, ruff1ed curtains which
hang from beneath it are of pale yell
low voile, edged in red.
The valance was contrived from stiff
cardboard and is covered with glazed
chintz.
The walls and low paneling Of this
room are a clear ivory shade, and so
make a light and restfu, background
for the rich color that fills it. The
furniture is all painted a glowing
lacquer red and is ornamented with
tiny figures and flowers in the Chinese
tastes. There is a rare screen Of
ebony in the room and thick velvet
rugs of black are spread on the floor.
The yellow of the curtains is re-
peated in all the lampshades and in
the heavy damask bedspread.
(COpyright. 1877
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Lessons in English
By W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say
II agree with your proposition" Say
"agree to-
Often mispronounced: Hypocrisy;
first y as in hip" not as in ripe -
Often misspelled: Gruesome; prefer.
red to grewsome.
synonyms: Dismiss. disbar, Danish,
eXpel, ostracize, transport.
Word study: Use word three
times and 1t is yours" Let us in.
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
Jurisdiction; legal authority. "The
case comes under the jurisdiction of
another court
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDREO.

Mrs. w. S. writes: Il notice so many
inquiries about constipation. My baby
suffered so with this that for a time
it was deemed necessary to give her
a daily enema. I found a cure in the
use of malt sugar. used in the for
mula. AT birth she weighed over Z
pounds and at l month only s. /
gave her milk, water and malt sugar,
and now at months she has one
tooth and weighs 18 pounds"
Answer-The lack of sugar in the
formula is very often a cause for
constipation because of the lack of
perfect nutrition. Malt sugar in par
ticular is laxative. This information
Is in the feeding leaf1et I send out to
mothers who want 1t, but it Is good
point to stress. The use Of malt
sugar is sometimes valuable in help
ing breast-fed baby to overcome
constipation, though the breast milk
usually contains sufficient sugar.
Thank you for bringing this up.
Mrs. c. w. HI have read your
articles daily and wonder If you can
help me. My 2-month-old baby is TAX.
ing patent food mixed with water
in addition to the breast. At birth he
weighed pounds 4 ounces, and now
at 2 months weighs 10 pounds
ounces. He frets all day and won't
sleep unless held. People tell me he
is spoiled. He doesn't appear to be
sick. but isn't doing as he should"
Answer-We reiterate often the
Importance of weight in understand
ing a child's progress. The baby has
gained only 2 pounds in two months,
which Is one pound behind the aver
age. So he has good reason for fret.
ting. He is just miserable, hungry
baby. am sorry you did not men,
ton the particular food you are using.
1t is all right to mix dried milk or
powdered milk with just water, but
there are some foods which are not
complete when mixed with water, but
need cows milk. The matted foods
belong in this class. Whatever you
are using, or however you are using
it, the result Is not what it should be,
or the baby would be comfortable and
happy and would be making a better
gain. A more explicit letter would
be more helpful to me.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

looks uncanny somehow. What's the
matter with her?"
Oh, it's so much more important
to look well and contented and good
natured. than to reduce youoUoH to
a faded, nervous wreck.
Don't stay fat If you're dragging
around lot of superfious. ugly fat
with you.
But if you're big-boned and big.
muscled, and meant to be on the
plump side, stay that way and keep
your looks.
If your disposition is good, your
eyes are bright, your complexion Is
creamy and your hair lustrous. you'll
have a better chance in the race than
the perfectly formed clothes pole who
looks like grim death and probably
feels like 1t.
(Copyright 1927
Mimi will be clad to answer any INQUIRIES
directed to this paper. provided . stamped.
addressed envelope is inclOsed.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
One mother SAYS.

One mother says.
l had asked Rtily To take Little Sis
tor with him to do the errand. Il will
80. mother. II l can only go by my
self. The boys laugh Mt me when |
walk with her" was his answer. /
asked him II he really preferred going
by himself. He replied that he liked
to have her with him, but hated to
have the boys laugh. Then I ex-
planned to him very carefully that all
through life he would have to stand
up for the things he really wanted in
the face of the laughter of others. If
it were good thing. and right to
do in itself, he would have to learn
to be strong enough to laugh the
others down. Brave Billy marched
off, holding Little Sister by the hand.
(Copyrght 1927