Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-10
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The ginning industry has growr
SO in the Valley that il finds that
1t, too. must perform a public ser
vice, or service to the cotton in,
dustrv.
II has started an advertising cam
rsign. Carrying Il in al or most Of
the papers in tho Valley.
Among other things, Il is urging
farmers 70 get rid or the stalks 81
the old cotton season.
Put them out Of the way say the
possible for the boil weeyil, which
possible for the Boil wecvil. which
did much damage this year. to hibor.
nate.
There are many things the ginnel
can do for the farmer that will
help both. And the ginners have
come alive to the fact. and arc
getting busy.
DOWN AT THE Cameron county
courthouse the commissioners are
figuring on issuing ard selling an.
other million dollars worth Of road
bonds.
Will be the fourth million cut ol
the S6,000.000 issue approved ~ the
voters in January. 1927.
SO far nearly 100 miles of roads
have been built Or contracted % be
bulls under the issue
There are still another 10 miles
or more that will be constructed out
of the biz issue.
The next million will 70 into the
bond market shortly after the first
of the year.
Cameron county X rapidly coming
out Of the mud
JUST AS ONE might have *
pected
The Valley delegation 70 the
American Legion convention at San
Antonio IS the outstanding Texas
delegation.
So declares the special CORES pond
ent Of The Brownsville Herali. who
is attending the convention.
And the John Hanson Post.
Brownsville. drum and bugle corps
was one of the outstanding features
Of the parade.
And likewise. the San Renito
"Cootie Bugle CorDs." sort IF bur
lesaue. did its stuff n the amuse-
naent OF the spectators.
All Of which will helm N Increase
the crowd OF citizen soldiers who
will visit the Valley the end or the
week on side trip.
THE NERO EDES TRIBUNE is
railing against someone who has
bent for destruction.
That someone partially DESTROYED
the welcoming sign of the Mercedes
Rotary club a. one of the road
approaches to Mercedes.
The sign was built az = cost Of
s175, the Tribune points out. and
i was placed there in public
spirit.
The chances are that the person
who did the destruction has 10 con-
eeption of public spirit. or of hospi
tslity. and unfortunatclv Il 70 20
through life tearing down instead Of
helping 10 build
Mark him Watch him.
JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS. Who
does humor and jingle column for
the Houston Post Dispatch and
writes newspaper features that are
known over the nation. will speak
before the San Benito Culture club
Thursday afternoon.
He will he the guest of III.
daughter. Mrs. !. +. Sigler while in
that city.
Mr.. Lewis started life ~ A printer.
He handset jingles and Jokes.
His work came to the attention
Of editors of the old Houston Post.
on which he was working AZ the
time.
He was drawn out Of the compos-
ing room and given a private office
And for the past thirty wears or
longer he has been grinding out his
daily column.
Welcome 20 the Valley. Mr.. Lewis
And how is the wound from the
dog bite at Aguascalientes last
March?
MRS. VI. NJ HUFFOR or Donna
pioneer newspaperwoman Of the
Valley. has retired from ownership
OF the Donna News.
Her interests in the plant have
been acquired by H. 4. shannon.
Mr.. Shannon has been in the Val
lev several years. He is an ex-
perienced newspaperman and n pro-
life writer.
Since he has been connected with
the News for several years, the read
ers Of the paper may expect the
same high quality that Mrs. Huffor
mas given them.
THERE WAS RAIN on a four
mile stretch cast Of Los Fresnos the
other day.
The San Bcnito Light tells OF
what some motorists coming from
Point Isabel encountered:
members Of the party sere 10
meet other San Benitans and persons
interested in the port at Los Fres-
NOS about $40. They started from
Point Isabel at l:l5. but did not
arrive at Los Fresnes until after S
o'clock due To four miles of mud
lust beyond the end Of the Los
FreSnos pavement. The road was
dusty all the way except for those
four miles and Fresnos people did
rot even know that ID rained yester-
day. There were twenty-sesen cars
stusk in the four miles of mud"