Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-18
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VACATION DAYS are rapidly
drawing to a close.
Youngsters who for the past three
months have been living outdoors
and through their contact with ma
ture storing energy and ambition,
soon will be back in their school
classes.
Valley schools practically all an
nounce new courses, added faculty
members or other improvements.
Many of them will be using new
school buildings or additions to old
buildings.
This spirit OF progress is giving
Valley schools an enviable reputa-
ton throughout the land.
Valley schools are one Of the fac
tors which cause many people to de-
eide to make their home in this
section.
The men at the head of these
institutions deserve a place in the
frPnt rank Of Valley builders.
TWO 12-YEAR-OLD Valley boys
are qualified Red Gross life savers.
They are Billie Clark Of Weslaco
and Jack Nelson of McAllen.
The boys won junior awards last
week in life saving tests conducted
at the Cascade swimming pool in
McAllen by Tom Murray. Valley
Boy Scout executive, and Miss Mig
he'll Of San Juan. Eight others
qualified at the same time for the
title Of life savers:
Glenn Commons, Mercedes; Eric
Daube. Malcolm Taggart. Louise
Herman, McAllen; Tom Watts. John
Duncan. Donna; Mildred Reichert,
San Juan.
OUT AT CAMP PERRY, Boy
Scout camp on the Arroyo Colo
rado, there is a lull today after the
storm. but the lull Is only like that
in the center Of q hurricane. The
storm will break anew Tuesday.
More than 125 Boy Scouts Satur-
day ended a ten-day outing and
broke camp to return to their
homes.
These are to be replaced Tuesday
by the second contingent. Equally
as many and possibly more boys are
expected to be on hand for the Sec
ond encarnpment.
The ten days just passed were
days of intense activity in and
around the camp. More than 500
awards were earned in the va
rious courses of scoutcraft taught
during the ten days. an average of
four awards for every boy attend
ing.
In a court Of honor held FRIDAY
Eagle Scout badges. the highest
award of the organization. we're
given to Harry Turpin, Troop No. J..
So Benito: Carl Griffin. Troop
NB. /, La Feria, and Walter Sib-
son, Troop No. !, Santa Rosa.
Happy, healthy and sun-tanned.
these boys will carry the lessons OF
this ten-day outing through life.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY farmers
ere a modern lot.
Residents Of the M road section
north of San Juan, have petitioned
the Central Power and Light Co. to
build a power line through that
neighborhood. All of them have
agreed to use current.
A larger per cent of Valley farm
ers use electricity in their homes
than in any other section of the
country. a recent public utility sur
vey disclosed.
And the survey also showed that
the current was used for more than
lighting purposes. Electric refrig-
Grafton. cooking. radio and various
labor saving devices are popular In
the farm homes. it was found.
SOME OF THE FASTEST out
board motorboatS in Texas are conf
peting in a series of events out al
Point Isabel today.
In Saturdays events Robert Sex
tcn placed third in the free-for-al
lO-mile event. Otherwise up-staters
copped all the honors and money.
Local racers are hoping for better
luck In the closing races.
BATHING BEACHES we're stln
doing business at the same old
stanl6s-on Padre and Brazos
island and along Boca Chica.
Roads were reported to be in good
condition.
Indications were for a thrilling
weekend in the Valley.
SIXTH VALLEY TOWN to have
n talkie theater.
Announcement was made during
the week that the Empire at Mer-
cedes. a Dent house. would be re-
modelled into one of the prettiest
movie houses in this section ard
that talking equipment Of the lat
est design would be installed.
Talkie houses now in the Valley
include the Capitol at Brownsville,
the Rivoli, San Benito. the Arcadia,
Harlingen, the Ritz, Weslaco, ana
the Palace. McAllen. All are Dent
theaters except the San Benito
house.
Valleyites, returning from visits TO
Houston, San Antonio and other up
state cities, complain they founc
only pictures which already had
been shown in the Valley houses.
indicates Valley theater managers
aknow their stuff and do 1t.
welcome to the Empire.
Sale Of Dent theaters to Publix
won't change policies Of Valley
h6uses in the least, managers de-
care. w.
same high grade movies to be