Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
A Tribute to Service

On monday January 81, three of Cameron county's
oiiicers viii ~relinquish their duties and retire to prt-
1e "ie-r'D u. kennamer, who has served eight years
a. county superintendent of schools; Constant La
hoene' who has served six years as commissioner for
,ne Point Isabel-Los Fresnos precinct, and Mrs. Pinkie
sann' who has served as sheriff since the death Of her
husband, Captain w. T. vann, a few months after h,
assumed the duties Of sheriff.
The Cameron county commissioners court at a re-
cent meeting expressed to the retiring officials their
appreciation for the cooperation extended and the ef-
Hclent manner in which the affairs of their respective
offices have been administered, and The Herald be-
heves that in this resolution the commissioners court
expressed the sentiment Of a vast majority Of Cameron
county residents.
During the eight years P. D. Kennsmer has served
az county superintendent the rural schools Of Cameron
county have been brought to a high point Of efficiency.
he has had the active cooperation Of school patrons in
practically all districts. and labored energeticaliy to
place the schools upon the high plane attained. Cam
eron county is proud Of her schools, both urban and
rural, and appreciates the effective work accomplished
in the past eight years.
During the year and q half Mrs. Pinkie Vann has
served as sheriff, the manner IN which the duties of
that office have been discharged has been very salts
factory to the commissioners court. NJ. vann
proved her ability in building up an efficient organiza-
tion, and at the same time reducing office cgpenses,
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IN recent years. at would be impossible for my per-
ION to more conscentiously discharge the duties Of the
,ffice," was the tribute paid Mrs. vann by the COM
nissioners' court.
In the six years Constant La Roche has served as
county commissioner the county's road and flood con-
troll programs have been launched and are we'll on their
way toward completion. He has devoted practically
bis entire time to the duties of commissioner and has
rendered Cameron county excellent service.
Another official who will retire from the Cameron
county court houst on January /, is Joseph Webb,
justice of the peace, appointed to the position follow
ing the death Of Judge George Brown last year. To
Brownsville and Cameron county Mr.. Webb has given
over half a century OF service, serving as q city Off
eial many years before election to the office of county
clerk where he served for sixteen consecutive terms,
establishing a record Of service without parallel in
South Texas.
Superintendent Kennamer, Sheriff Vann and JUS
tice of the Peace Webb were not candidates for re-
election. Kennamer will be succeeded By Mrs. ". i.
Jones, an experienced educator; Mrs. Vann will D.
succeeded by Frank Brown, one OF the old residents IF
the county, and Commissioner La Roche will be su"-
ceeded by H. NJ. Pattee, one of the leaders in the de
velopment Of Point Isabel and the coastal area Of Cam
eron county. B. L. Cain, pioneer Of Brownsville, will
succeed Joseph Webb as justice Of the peace.