Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
I'm OUR
VALsLEY

That is reflected in the annual
report at Donna elections Thursday
night of Tom Murray, Valley scout
executive.
He pointed out that the number
Of troops has been increased frsm
six to forty-four.
The membership has gone up from
12o to s23 in the past two years.
The outstanding feature in the
past year has been the development
OF Boy Scout camp on the Arroyo
Colorado, near Rio Hondo.
The site was donated by Charles
J. Perry of Harlingen. Funds for
a building were contributed by
friends of the Boy Scouts.
And the labor on the building was
supplied by the building trades
labor organizations of the Valley.
The Valley scouts are starting
new year under the guidance of o.
+. Van Berg Of Mercedes, president.
+. c. Ludden Of San Benito, first
vice president; Tom Nicholson OF
Weslaco. second vice president; w.
II. Moon of McAllen, third vice presi-
dent; +. II. Poteet of Mercedes. in
charge of leadership and training;
Julian Ashheim of Harlingen, treas
urer and b. NJ. Holland Of Harlin-
gen, scout commissioner.
EACH VICE PRESIDENT has as
signed to him the control of certain
scout activities.
The budget for ensuing year has
been set at $9.9s0.
The scout camp is in excellent
condition for another seasons scout
activities.
And il looks like another big year
for the Boy Scouts cf the Valley.
MONrYS MONTHLY for Deem
ber comes out with a striking cover
and 1I2 pages Of inside matter
showing interesting scenes over the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
That cover Is interesting because
IL is a map showing every mile Of
the many miles of railroad track in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley, with
an inset photograph of the old light
house tower at Point Isabel.
The map is Of the counties in the
southeast tip OF Texas, including
Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy,
Kennedy Brooks and Jim Hogg coun-
ties-a future empire in the empire
that is now Texas.
The edition is one OF the most
ambitious ever undertaken by
Monty's.
And the staff. including Mrs. ]. c.
Montgomery, publisher. p. +. Iont-
gomery, editor. Miss Beth Garrett
and other participating are to be con-
graduated.
EVEN THE BEST and greatest Of
them are subject 20 closing down by
reason of damage.
The other day loose bolt put out
Of commission for perhaps two weeks
the 30,000-kilowatt power plant at
New Braunfels Of the San Antonio
Public Service company.
The bolt partially wrecked heavy
equipment.
But San Antonians never knew
the difference. The San Antonio
Public Service company cut in on the
lines Of the Central Power & Light
company and those Of the Texas
Power & Light company. and juice
went right on. filtering through
thousands of miles of line.
Had the accident occurred month
later a duplicate plant would have
been in operation.
THE LITERARY DIGEST for this
=eea is that publications annual
winter playground edition.
1t gives a lengthy description of
winter resorts and does not miss
mentioning this section. Of. which il
says:
Following the gulf southwark we
come to Brownsville. gateway and
center for the Lower Valley Of the
Rio Grande. Irrigation has made
the surrounding region prolific Of
citrus and vegetable crops. Across
the river lies Matamoros. Mexican
city. Gulf waters at Point Tsaror
and Boca Chica satisfy game fisher
men. Inland hunting abounds.
Beyond Brownsville stretches the
Rio Grande Valley, now witnessing
an amazing development Of homes.
business, agriculture and recres-
ton"
All OF which will certainly be
read by scores of thousands. many
Of whom will be drawn TO this sec
tion by this invitation.
MANY THINGS affecting economic
welfare of the Valley happening to-
day.
Up at Mission. Marvin Goodwin.
developer, is showing newspapermen
and others his new development.
which is about TO be formally open
ed. Declared to be one of the finest
irrigated "set-ups" in the Valley.
At Mercedes two meetings. One
in the afternoon will take up the
question of "grcen citrus" which |
has been worrying growers and |
shippers.
The second. tonight, will take up
the matter Of freight rates on VAL
lev products to Texas points.
So many activities in the Valley |
on so many different things. that
IL is often difficult for the news
papermen themselves to keep up with \
them.
TWO DAYS OF blessed sunshine in
,he Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Il Both of which were quite welcome,
Ind growers hope that the condition
- .uA;nnn Tor two or three weeks Il