Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-09
Fisticuffs Feature County Court Meet
! I'm OUR
VALLEY

T0RNAD0ES UP in North Texas.
Lower Rio Grande Valley residents
were certain Sunday that severe
storms were occurring somewhere to
the north.
High winds in the Valley. With
eloudless skies, somewhat hazy be-
csnse Of dust.
And the weather man tells US this
morning that the highest wind We
locity Sunday was thirty-five miles.
Extraordinary. considering that
there were no storms in this vi
cinity.
Numerous road signs blown down.
Trees losing some branches. Empty
lots, with their small brush growth,
covered with millions of pieces Of
paper.
Children found it difficult to play
on lawns or sidewalks. Winds blew
them along, il they weighed 35
pounds or less. And they laughed
and went on playing.
And with it all comes a report Of
snow up in Wyoming.
Spring is truly capricious in the
matter of weather.
t. E. THOMPSON, who publishes
the San Juan Sentinel and greatly
increased his duties by serving his
community as secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, has resigned
the latter and has been succeeded
by L. @ Warner.
Editor Thompson was in the po-
--eitieA-- of having so much work to
do that he could not carry on in the
newspaper office and at the same
time do justice to the chamber Of
commerce work.
II But he was active as secretary
as long as be held the job. and the
citizens of San Juan doubtless ap-
preciated his work in their behalf.
UP AT McALLE.N telephone users
ere happy over the fact that no long
er do they have to turn a crank to
get central. and then turn it again
to get rid of the connection.
In other words, the Rio Grande
Telephone Company has installed a
common battery system. such as is
coming into general use.
The first common battery system
In the Valley was installed in
Brownsville about 13 years ago. by
the Southwestern company. San Be
nito also has the common battery
system. and one is being installed
in Harlingen where the Southwestern
company is completely rebuilding
its lines.
Ard the next time the Valley tel
eDn6ne system is revised. il will
probably 70 into the automatic such
as that in Dallas, Houston and Fort
Worth. But that's some time off.
No use worrying about it so far in
advance.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY McCrack-
en- Of the United States Department
Of Commerce. intimates. strongly
that plans are underway looking
toward establishment of air mails
etc. between the United States and
Latin-America.
Indicates that the line would be
an extension Of the New York Chi.
caxo- Dallas line.
4 And IL the line becomes a fact
either Brownsville or Galveston will
Be named an airport.
No reason for it's being Galveston
which Is $50 miles from. the border
So II should be Brownsville.
All right Brownsville is re-
eeptive. Quite willing to become an
airport. Even anxious.
1T is. OF COURSE. quite pos
sible that the division Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission which
aboard the argument in the Southern
sssfic case the other day. on the
losed extension from Harlingen
Brownsville. may recommend
st the extension.
IN there'll be an appeal to the
ission as a whole.
en the Southern Pacific's appli-
was first passed on by this
vision. on the Falfurrias- II l.
md Edinburg- -Harlingen ex-
5. the division denied il. Later
Meokommission as whole approved
II. Thomas Wopdlock. member OF
the commission. heard theN original
case. at Brownsville. He recommend
ed against it. His recommendation
was reversed.
But let's hope that it's different
this time. Let's hope the commission
viii let the Missouri Pacific build
east from San Benito, east from La
Paloma. and east from San Fernando
--and the Southern Pacific south
w. Prlingen.
En- everybodyll be happy.
rTITIONS WILL be presented al
nsxt meeting Of the Brownsville