Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-22
Home TOWN.
CUP LOCATED
in SAN BENITO
Lorraine Siderius Is
Awarded Honor At
Laredo; Paints City
AS Modern Utopia
Especial to The Herald)

10 Inc herald
San BENITO. Nov. 22.-Miss Lor-
-e Siderius, San Benito school
s.l, VINO brought back with her
Im Laredo the Tom Ethridge, Jr ,
ever cup as winner Of the frs.
svuln Texas Chamber OF Commerce
ny Home Town" contest, in her
az painted a picture of n city OF
"a homes surrounded by all hat Il
necessary to make life worthwhile.
me talk presented by Miss Side
rus follows:
an 1924 Sir Thomas More. an Ing
mSn statesman and writer, wrote
utopia" a story Of an imaginary
Sity. which enjoyed the utmost per-
lection in laws. morals and location.
mat was back in the sixteenth cen
Jury and now, in twentieth century
se J almost such a city, only we
iind that u exists in reality and not
~ the Imagination. This city is sit
uated IN the southern part OF Texas.
: miles from the warm white cans
Oh the Gulf OF Mexico. This city Is
san Benito-the rcsaca city-the
modern Utopia.
City Of Homes
Ny home town. though aspiring 20
ne a commercial center. bases Ter
greater hope on the homes Of ger
citizens. Whatever the assets OF a
town may be, il is her citizens and
tneir homes thta are the most cs-
tentlal and the most interesting Gle
mentS. a San BenitO home is more
tnan a house in which to live, IL vs.
a home so restful that it cannot help
put reflect itself in the attitudes OF
ner citizens. Now since San Bcnito
docs no aspire TO be supreme con-
mercially, her %citize- have the time
70 develop their minds and keep
ABREAST with current events. And
San Benito from an economic and
business standpoint is one Of the
best, one of the most stable, and one
ot the most conservative cities in
the south.
that a Benito Is all homes. that
IS. that there are no business place, \,
no warehouses, no commercial enter
prises-but wait, drive in on our rib
bon of concrete, zig iag over the
city on its wonderful paved streets
and you will notice the headquarters
and generating plant Of the Central
Power 4 Light Co. which employs
over 200 men and delivers electrici-
~ over a 60-mile radius, the main
office Of the 5. Il. a. X. G.. ". rail
way, the parent warehouses of four
produce companies. three citrus fruit
packing plants, the largest Dos and
crate factory in south Texas, the
home of the Southern Iron and Ma
chine Works, four wholesale grocery
and supply houses, eight wholesale
petroleum companies, over 100 retail
stores, a real live chamber Of COM
merce with j.. +. Bell as secretary.
and the Stonewall Jackson. a hotel
built by the citizens of San BenitO
is centrally located in Cameron coul-
ty-a county with a S6,0OO,000 paving
program. All Of this bears out my
contention hat San Benito is a home
city.
Good Schools. Churches
II you wish 20 develop the snirit-
ual side Of your character there an.
churches waiting for you IN san
Benito. Select your church, then at-
tend it-that is our motto.
We have good schools, good build
ings, fine teachers, and a group NJ
interested, enthusiastic. poppy stu
dents. You can live In san Benito
send your children 10 college ana
still keep them under your wing, FIR
We have one Of the best junior col
leges Ia our state. 20 miles distant.
In the afternoon or at night you
can drive over to Point Isabel, have
a seafood dinner, 80 fishing az swim
ming in the bay-enjoy the beauties
Of nature in Gods great out-of-
doors.
Now | have tried TO show you that
everything, in and around San BENZ
70. Is for YOU home lovers, your chill
dren, and your friends. The bust
ness places keep the wolf from the
door: the churches keep YOU close to
your Master: the educational system
and the organizations keep YOU IN
touch with an outside world; the
arusements keep you fit 70 live with
Yourself: a san Benito home kee.
van ft 10 live with others.