Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
I'm OUR
VALl,EY

CIRCLE DRIVES are becoming
wider and wider here in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
A man started out Of Brownsville
Thursday, drove for something like
izO miles in a circle, and was off
paved roads for a distance of only
Y miles-and these were dirt roads
In mighty good condition.
He went from Brownsville to Ray
mondville, then over to Hargill. TO
Elsa, and back to the state highway
at Weslaeo, and SO on to Browns
willie.
The dirt roads he Travelled are to
be paved under present programs,
which will give circular drive,
when completed, that cannot be du-
piicated anywhere in the SJuth.
When the military road is COM
pleted from Brownsville to the Hi
dalgo county line, it will be possible
to make this 120-mile drive over an
all-paved route without "back track
ing at any point.
WHAT TOWN in the Valley will
report the first baby of 1928?
For several years merchants have
been offering a wagon load Of gifts
to the first baby Of the New Year,
through The Brownsville Herald.
They will do 80 again this year.
The announcement Of gifts will be
made in The Herald next Sunday.
The first baby born in the Valley
after midnight Monday will be en-
titled TO all these favors.
Read about it in The Herald sun
day.
THE BROWNSVILLE MATA-
MORoS gateway continues TO be the
choice Of professional as we'll as
"fan" flying.
One airplane from way up north
from Rapid City, n. d., in fact
landed on the municipal field Thurs
day and has gone on TO Mexico
City. And may continue on to Pan
ANA IL they happen to feel the urge.
Then there is another plane. This
one from Morris, MINI. A great, big
fellow, this plane. Has seats for six
teen persons. Yesterday eighteen,
including two babies, enjoyed
flight in the plane.
This "air buggy" is owned by J. NJ.
Kenyon Of Morris, Mimi. who is fly
ing for the fun of it. Brought
along his wife and baby, a couple of
passengers and. OF course. his pilot.
EVERY PLANE in or out Of Mex
fco further emphasizes the import
snes Of the Matamoros- Brownsville
gateway in the matter Of flying be-
tween Mexico City and points south
and the United States.
IL the International GiY mails are
not now using this gateway, it is
not because it is not the logical
gateway.
But there will be an international
mail and passenger line via the
Brownsville Matamoros gateway.
Maybe one month, perhaps two. But
il will come.
sTRAwBERRIEs for that New
Years dinner.
II you like.
J. c. McAdams, La Feria farmer,
has sold some eight crates to Aims
worth & Colgin OF Brownsville.
Came off n patch in which one
acre is now giving up its luscious
fruit.
Selling at forty cents box.
Which is not so bad, considering
the time of the year in which they
are avsilable to the consuming pub
lie.
Leave IL to the Valley 10 do the
unusual when IL is matter OF
something out Of the ground.
after levying n tax of 81 on the city's
assessible valuations of ss,400.000,
finds that tho revenues, approxi-
mately $4,000, will carry the city
through the year.
And b further Tighten the burden
on the taxpayer follows the lead of
Brownsville in making possible two
payments a year.
If the first half is not paid on or
befose January 81. then tho entire |
amount becomes delinquent.
The Brownsville city government |
instituted this twice year paying |
system about two years ago to re-
lieve the Taxpayers burden some |,
what.
Those who have "enjoyed" paying |
federal income taxes quarterly are
strong for the installment method
Of tax payments.
THE HoUSTON-New orleans-New !
York air mail line will begin opera
!, tions January 20.
Z Will reduce air mail distance from
/ 4ouston to New York about 500
at allies as compared with the Chicago /
: .sute.
40 News dispatches say that the line
=. i'll be extended from Houston to
| he Mexican border "at point to be
announced later"
Maybe Brownsville will be that /
point. Then again, maybe it won't.
But information from various
sources indicates that this city
stands mighty good chance"