Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-26
I'm OUR
VALlEY

Merely because, instead of flying
from Tampico 20 the United States
as they expected him to do Saturday
night, he hoped over 10 ranch 80
miles from Tampico 10 spend the
night.
Mr.. Lindbergh is the only man
privileged to cross borders Of ma
tions without reporting 10 customs
inspectors.
So Sunday afternoon. right after
lunch, he hoped off from the
Rancho Naranja near Tampico, and
popped down on friends at San an
tonic at $40 o'clock.
lie had a leisurely dinner at the
home Of some army officers.
Ard il wasn't until midnight Sun
day that the newspapers learned
exactly where Mr.. Lindbcrgh was.
CORRESPONDENTS in Browns
vile for the New York Herald
Tribune were kept busy telephoning
calls from New York City.
Likewise the New YORK Daily
News wanted something on wherever
+indbergh was.
AS did the Associated Press, New
kprk office.
And Chicago papers. including the
ibunc and the HcraldExaminer
re yelling over the telephone for
tographs Of Lindbergh ION his
pal in Brownsville" and pictures
bis cracked" machine.
Iuring all OF which time the
onel was calmly summing himself
the veranda Of Casa Buckley at
ncho Naranja.
ALL OF WHICH resulted from
fact that Mr.. Lindbcrgh did not
hnounce, on leaving Tampico, that
was going 10 visit a ranch and
pit returning TO the United States,
least on that flight.
II was assumed at Tampico, no
tuSt, khat he was enroute 60 the
order, natural assumption indeed.
! A dispatch from Tampico Satur-
Hay night announced the apparent
[rcturn to the border. And report
that a plano was seen in the skies
south Of Brownsville about $50
Saturday night, fitting in with his
departure, started a new Lindbergh
sensation.
BY THE WAY, that wasn't the
first time that Brownsville flyers
have searched for Lindy.
Nearly a year ago. when he made
his Washington-M Mexico City flight
and was reported missing, Browns
yille instituted search.
Did the same yesterday.
And will do 50 again when the
welfare Of Colonel Lindbergh is a
little uncertain.
INCIDENTALLY, interest in flying
was al higher pitch in Brownsville
Sunday than ever before.
Visitors from all over the Valley
at the Brownsville municipal field.
A half dozen planes stayed in the
air most Of the day, some Of them
carrying passengers.
Scores of automobiles parked
around the grounds and nearby
highways.
Estimated that five hundred cars
visited the field during the day.
Some plan should be arranged to
keep children safely away from the
runways.
Airplane motors in operation
whilc plane is standing still, are
dangerous things. Propeller blades
running 50 fast shey are not alto
gether visible. A child playing
could easily run against one.
THE BROWNSVILLE Municipal
Airport, still some distance from
completion, is becoming scene Of
flying activity.
Several visiting planes arrived at
the field Saturday, enroute TO Mex
leo or here on business.
As the field becomes better known.
rs flying for business and other
purposes becomes more general.
moro airpianes viii avail them
selves of the Brownsville municipal
field.
In the meantime there Is mucn
work TO be done. Lighting arrange
men.s to be perfected. drainage to
he made more efficient, the office
ard residence buildings TO be COM
ple,ed.
And, incidentally. the great hangar
already is becoming too small to
accommodate the business. It can
r.re for somo seven machines, il
All arc not large.
LOWER RIO GRANDE Valley
Mid-winter Fair will open on Tues
day.
Many new features promise 20 at
syaet tho scores of thousands Of
s;s;tors expected to attend.
There will be agricultural and in
s,strial exhibits, racing, contests of
warious sorts. entertainment in the
auditorium.
The fair has been developed to the
,.,;rt where 10 has become real
;,.sitution in the Valley.
weather permitting. the largest
attendance in the history Of the fair
i looked for.
rxerv Valley citizen should set
.sidr nj least one day or evening
a,,ine the week to attend.