Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-02
IN OUR
VALLEY
, BY CHARLES HALL,

a AOEOFLE OF the kalley and BToWnS-
III vile today awoke for their share
of the weather, which for the
past few days has caused so much
suffering in other states and many
record mercury droppings in Texas
for this time Of the year.
But as usual King Winter wore
himself out before reaching the VAL
ley and the lay he sings Is a COM
parative lullaby. With no ice in
sight today or tonight. he came into
the land Of sunshine with just
enough enthusiasm left to put pep
into the people. They are all STEP
ing out a little faster, and blood cir
culation Is getting beneficial slim
ulation.
From what has been learned, %
far. about all that Is being injured
is the grocery bill, and Brownsville
grocermen will not even concede
that that Is harmful.
ABOUT the only real disappoint-
ment facing us all today is the
fact that the Port Arthur
Brownsville football game is not be-
ing played here. A meeting on the
subject was held yesterday. Port
Arthur would not listen to coming TO
Brownsville and Brownsville then
would not listen to going to Port
Arthur, and so there you have it.
Incidently Houston steps in and
gets the grapes. The Valley people
want to see that game and they
want to see it bad. Already they
are looking over the many gas buses
TO see what they need for run up
to the Bayou City and the Browns
Vile Chamber Of Commerce Is step
ping out 70 pay the way Of the drum
and bugle corps.
Now II the Eagles will come
through with another sound thresh-
ing what matters If the game is
in Kalamazoo. Brownsville and the
Valley are getting reams and reams
OF unasked for advertising out OF
that star football team this year
The city Is proud OF every member
on that team.
IN what might be termed a preli-
minary survey, it seems TO this
writer that one of the outstanu-
ing needs OF Brownsville, today, be-
sides marking its streets, is to hard
surface that road to Boca Chica.
SO far the engineer Of this column
has been unable to see Boca Chica
at all, because he refuses to pull
the mud. But the point Is that he
is not the only one who wants TO
visit there.
1t Is believed that none will dis
agree that as Brownsville goes on
her way making a city, that the
beach at Boca Chica with probably
other allied amusementS, and the
fishing all along the water front.
will one day be one Of its major
drawing cards. When the tourists be-
ing TO come IN great numbers the
more places they have to play, the
more win come. 1t Is here believed
that the day is not far distant when
the winter tourist crop of the Valley
will be listed as a major crop, II
not the very biggest. When the veal
thy ones begin to come they bring
and leave SO much money in COM
nnunity. Money is not everything.
but is gives one such good start TO
enjoy SO many other things.
TT now seems that Ambassador
Dwight Morrow Is about to be
removed from Mexico to become
q senator from New Jersey.
Quite a surprise and no little dis
appointment accompanies such an
announcement. Mr.. Morrow, while
opposed in Mexico by some. Is, as a
whole generally conceded a thor
ough going business man, and for
every one opposing him, hundreds
are found who sing the praises Of
his work in the sister republic.
To newspaper men Mr.. Morrow
has long been an enigma. When in
terviewed he can make a reporter
feel better and tell him less than
probably any other man in public
life. He has one move with which he
generally diSarmS the inquisitive. He
knows that newspaper people will
not violate condolences. SO ne usual
~ opens up. with: Il will be glad TO
talk to you if you will not print
what ] say" Any one reporter fall
ing into that trap finds himself
handcuffed. But he would usually
give them a bit to print. and when
he did II usually meant much.
THE Valley Mid-Winter Fair Is
open today and tomorrow be-
cause OF the extension of time
decided upon. If the 1929 fair had
not had such good attendance this
year. Il might be said 10 have hit
the middle OF bad luck It has had
few Of the best days it could have
hal from the weather gods, and yet
thousands have attended II. Here
is hoping that al least tomorrow Ii
may have a day Of absolute sun
shine