Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
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VALLEY


BISHOP CLEMENTS played pro-
fcssional baseball for twelve years
or more.
Twelve years Of experience In the
game has given Bishop view of
Sportdom from the inside.
Now he is through with baseball
as a professional player.
And has started 10 writing about
il. And other angles Of sport. such
as football.
He is sporting editor Of The
Brownsville Herald. The first the
paper has ever had.
Just another step forward in the
development Of The Herald.
Clements knows baseball. Also, he
knows football.
He is planning to give closest at
tention 10 local and Valley sport
ing news and comment. After that
will come state and national sports.
He is writing a column daily for
The Herald. this column to appear
on the sport page.
Follow Bishop Clements in his
Sports Forum" and you'll be up on
sports in the Valley.
THE VALLEYS "star" mail route
will be started on or about October
4.
Doubles the inter-city mail SER
vice for all towns between Mission
and Brownsville. and extending
north 10 Edinburg.
A car, specially equipped. will
leave Mission for Brownsville each
morning at 10 o'clock-Sundays and
holidays excepted-and returning
west will leave Brownsville at > in
the afternoon.
A three hour schedule is provided
for.
Three or four months may be re-
quired 10 determine how the bus
mess firms Of the Valley will use
this service.
And we venture the guess that IN
a years time there will be a double
service.
THE FLAMINGO has appeared IN
and around Brownsville lakes.
After an absence of many years.
And the report of their arrival
follows closely reports from Florida
Of their disappearance from native
habitats there. with expressions Of
fear they have have been destroyed
by the storm.
Now that the fiamingo n here
after many years absence. why not
let's cultivate them.
They should find the climate as
desirable as that az Florida.
Perhaps they can be induced 70
Temsin by specially kind treatment.
Men like r. D. Camp. Brownsville
naturalist, should know how 70 20
about il.
And il might be taken up for dis
cussion at tho forthcoming park
meeting Of the Brownsville real
estate board.
THE REAL ESTATE board banquet
is going to take up the matter of
parks.
Is going TO urge upon the people
of Brownsville the fact that IL is
quite possible to make Brownsville
one of the prettiest little cities in
the country.
Brownsville should have parks
Several Of them.
A start has been made. Lands
have been acquired recently. Other
property has been available for
parks for many years, but has not
been improved.
Washington square. we're speaking
OF. Two blocks cf ground right i'll
the heart Of the city that should
have been a beauty spot long ago,
but has never been anything but an
eyesore.
But work II being done on Wash
ington square. Rains have allen
recently. Grass has been encour-
aged 70 grow. Soon fountain will
be installed, and trees, shrubs and
flowers will be planted.
It's n worthwhile undertaking that
Is lcfore the Real Estate Board.
SOME SEVEN INCHES n rain
have fallen so far, in the month oil
September.
Which means a mighty desirable /
supply Of moisture for the planting /
Of winter vegetable crops.
Rains have been general through |
out the Valley and. in fact. through /
out South Texas.
Then comes . cool norther. One
Of the earliest "ccol spells IN the
Valley in many years.
The sort Of weather-that which
came Sunday-that ordinarily does
not appear until we'll into October.
But unseasonahly cool weather has
been reported in the Northwest. Itl
n merely descending upon the
Southwest.
The RIO GRANDE has been act
ing quite decentlv since June ofl
1922. when IL went on its last ser
ious rampage.
Brought 1lood conditions 70 some
sections ar the Valley.
IN the six years that have gone
by. the Valley, with the help Of the
state. has done things which it hopes
forever does away with the flood
menace in this section.
Constructed q flood control sys-
TEN. Artificial drains and natural
drains expected to take care of all
srater. more than the Bio Grande