Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-02
I'm OUR
VALLEY

THE HERALD appreciates recog-
nition, on the part Of its readers in
fhe Valley and abroad, Of the fact
hat 1t Is endeavorlng to-and does
cover the news of the Valley thor
ughly, which means quickly and ef-
ciently.
jt requires years of effort and
ndless expense for a big city pa
yper to organize its news sources
IL IL an even more difficult task for
small city newspaper.
This comment is occasioned by the
receipt Of the following letter from
H. Caldwell Of FL Jardin, secretary
Of the board Of directors Of the
Rio Grande Delta Gardeners As
sociation:
"Dear Folks: The board Of direct
ors Of the Rio Grande Delta Gar
deners' Assertion asks me TO write
You a letter commencing you on the
prompt, accurate and complete ar
ticles that appear in your paper
from time to time in regard TO the
cooperative farm movement in the
Valley.
"W. NJ. HICKS, one of our mem
bers, said in meeting last night: i
was surprised very agreeabIy Tues
day afternoon. When the farmers
meeting ended at Harlingen, do
not think / loitered more than
thirty minutes. drove to Browns
vile at ordinary speed, called at the
postoffice for my mail and there
was The Brownsville Herald with
n full account Of the proceedings.
think we ought to write The Herald
& letter thanking them for their
prompt, efficient service. Why, u Is
like the service in any Of the great
metropolitan dailies."
This is the sort Of newspaper
service The Herald is endeavoring
every day TO render 10 the news
paper readers of Brownsville and
the Valley generally.
In this particular case Postmaster
r. J.. Ginn of the Brownsville office
and his co-workers are entitled TO a
share of the credit. IL the postal
workers had not distributed The
Herald city mail immediately on its
arrival. IL is likely Mr.. Hicks would
not have had this Herald service
brought so clearly to his attention.
CHARLIE CLARK, who is well
known to irrigation interests In the
Lower Rio Grsnde Valley, has been
reappointed a member of the state
board of water engineers.
Mr.. Clark had his irrigation
grounding in the Valley, up AZ the
} Donna system. From there he went
10 the state board.
Knowing irrigation and its prob
lens. as they exist in the Valley, he
is considered we'll fitted 10 handle
matters of this kind throughout the
state.
The Valley has the largest, most
intricate system in the state. 1t is
therefore, more interested than any
ether section in the makeup Of the
state beard.
And il is pleased that Mr.. Clark is
Governor Moody made no mistake
in reappointing Mr.. Clark.
! THERE'S WINTER" baseball in
the air, in the Valley. Though it's
far from being winter in the Valley.
San Benito. Harlingen, Weslaeo
and Edinburg proposes to witness
and occasional weekly game ~ the
Valley Winter League.
And NAMES familiar 20 Valley
baseball are leading in the move
ment-
There's Gay Trent Of San Benito.
for instance. Nothing has happened
in. baseball in the Valley in the past
fifteen years but that Guy Trent's
name was associated with il in some
way.
Then there's Dick JeffrieS, up at
Ha.lingen, who has long been
familiar figure in Valley baseball.
\ And Billy Gnnn at San Benito.
And Bishop Clements. who has
been playing baseball this summer
lin the Cotton States League, over IN
|Louisiana and Mississippi, is ex-
! pecfed to be back on home soil
shortly.
NO REASON WHY there shouldn't
{be sports in the cool period Of the
zyear.
4 Tennis is growing in popularity
Throughout the Valley. Many courts
20 be found.
Golf Is expanding, also, and Val
lev links will soon be attracting
. tournaments.
No reason why q golf tournament
kshouldnt be held in Brownsville
some time this winter.
The local links are being expanded
40 eighteen holes. which is standard.
l And the grass will be green and
pc.
tHREE MEN. names unknown.
will act as judges Of the
ne beautiful farms" contest be-
staged in FL Jsrdin, checked
/. the farm properties along lss
Y ID in FL Jardin the other day.
these farms will participate in
khe contest. So ratings were given
Hhem. They start at scratch"
In the course Of a few months
they will be rated again.
In the course of a few months
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