Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
I'm OUR
VALLEY

NaoN Rh1 Ah1NAtW IN
stated that Edinburg had the low
81 Key rate Of any town in the
valley with a volunteer department.
Probably had it been left at that
~.hief Marcus would have had moth
ing to say, but IL seems the Review
went on to say that Missions rate
vas lower than any other town, but
'nat Mission had a paid fire de-
partment.
Mission has no paid department.
insists Chief Marcus, and further
more the key rate is Is cents. The
next low seems to be Edinburg,
with a rate of 81 cents, recently re-
duced from 81 because Of a new
lire alarm system.
BROWNSVILLE is the only city
IN this section with a paid depart
ment.
It has a central fire station and
two suburban stations.
IL has four motor bumpers, n hook
and ladder truck and other equip
rnent.
1t is completing a central fire
station at a cost Of $4,000, and will
install a fire alarm system at a cost
Of about $4,000.
Brownsville now has a KEY rate
Of 81 cents. When the fire alarm
system is ready for operation. the
rate is expected TO go down TO 16
cents.
IN ANOTHER nine days there
will be a general election day.
The Herald will see that returns
from everywhere are made available
to the people Of the Valley.
Two special wires will bring re-
suits to The Herald. One wire will
carry Texas returns, supplied by the
Texas Election Bureau.
The second wire will bring the
Associated Press returns from all
over the United States.
} The Herald and San Benito and
Harrington papers will cooperate in
gathering Cameron county returns,
for the benefit Of their readers.
Cameron county is especially in
serested in the returns for the ma
tons great offices, president and
vice president.
In addition to announcing returns
downtown, The Herald and radio
station KWWG will broadcast all
returns.
So IL you have a radio, you may
sit at home at your ease and hear
II all.
II you prefer to get returns with
the crowd, you may do so downtown.
Be sure not to shut off the radio
at 2 o'clock Tuesday night, Noyem-
her 6. and think it's all over. Re
member. back in 1916 Mr.. Hughes
went to bed thinking he was the
next president. But it proved other
wise next morning.
CAMERON COUNTY is to have a
typographical survey.
Airplans concerns that engags IN
photography from the air are inter-
eyted in the proposed work, and are
sending planes TO determine on their
bids.
Their Job will be to take a photo
rraph. or rather a few thousands
81 them, that will reflect the sur
face conditions of the entire county.
In addition to that work, there
needs must be a great amount Of
ground survey work, by numerous
crews Of men.
All Of which may require from
sight months to a year to complete.
The work is expected to cost
around Sl0O, 900, of which the county
w;u nav half. The other half comes
from the federal government, which
will let contracts.
YOU MUST NOT shoot ducks or
rsasa or other air fowl from air
planes.
Rut there's nothing anywhere, We
go told, that says n flyer cant
,aoo. q COYOTE from the air.
That's what was done from an
,irplane By Flyers Griffin and burst
e brownsville. All that IS needed
!. the ability 10 aim and fire with
accuracy
ruF MISSION Chamber Of COM
49, meets and acts with a def
likeness that a business.
!. vent on record rs endorsing the
r.;rt Isabel harbor project.
Favored sending as big a delega-
-. ss possible to the lntra-Coastal
al meet at Baton Rouge.
r.5orsed the proposed amendment
:. \ homestead law, and adopted a
.-orial to the legislature on the
subject. .-A;h;. :,
wid-Winter fair at Harlingen
The proper thing to do.
A. 10 have a float in the Mission
Hidalgo county fair. -.
u-;Ij have n representative IN the
uome Town" speaking contest
~ South Texas chamber meet IN
SO And named J. Q. Henry a
delegate.
SPEAKING of Mission:
30 ether day J. z. Bell. seere-
q the San Benito Chamber Of
nrs was invited to speak be-
.ss Houston Kiwanis club dur
10Y N Industrial Exposition.
J" Ell rountered by recommending
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