Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-20
ENGINEERS FAVOR P. ISABEL PORT:
BROWNSVILLE TO DIG own channel
I'm OUR
VALLEY

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APPOINTMENT OF Brig. Gen.
Lytle Brown as chief Of army engi-
neers to succeed Lieut.. Gen. Edgar
Jadwin. retired, is of special interest
to the Valley.
Gen. Browns appointment was
announced Tuesday by President
Hoover.
The Valley is interested because
the man In that position will be
able to decide the matter Of water
transportation for the Valley, a
matter Of great Importance.
President Hoover explained that
Gen. Brown was appointed because
he was young enough to remain in
office to the end Of Hoover's presi-
dental term.
Also the president sought man
who was young enough to carry
through the Mississippi flood con-
troll project.
Brig. Gen. Herbert Deakyne, who
was assistant to Gen. Jadwin, and
who ordinarily would have been
been appointed TO the post. would
have reached the age of compulsory
retirement in about year and a
half.
It Is entirely probable that dur
ing the term of Gen. Brown the
question Of government support fo-
q Valley harbor will be definitely
settled.
A 5O-PIECE band.
A 25-piece orchestra.
IA drum and bugle corps.
rather ambitious program for
any school.
But that is what the Raymond
vile school Is planning. Sufficient
prospective musicians lslve been
signed UP to assure success OF the
plan.
Walter w. Grayson Is to be in
structor and one hour per day Is
to be devoted to the work Of the
band as a part Of the regular
course Of study.
The school will help to purchase
the larger and more costly instru
mentS.
But school bands are nothing new
IN the Valley. Many towns already
have fine organizations which have
been in existence for several years.
These include Edinburg, Mission,
McAllen, Donna. Weslaco, Harlin-
gen and San Benito high schools.
AS WINTER approaches ducks
and geese wend their way south
ward and stop in the Valley. along
the coast country, by the myriad
thousands.
Hunters will come TO the Valley
by the hundreds from all parts OF
the state to enjoy the hunting.
This year more than ever hunters
will arrive by airplane. Business
men as far away as st. Louis and
Kansas City with only q weekend
they can spare from their business
win hunt ducks in the Rio Grande
Valley because of the rapid trans
portation furnished by airplanes.
Some Of them will come in pri-
vately owned planes; others will
arrive over the regular air lines.
It viii be possible for business
man in St. Louis TO clear his desk
Friday night, take an airplane there
and arrive in Brownsville Saturday
afternoon. He can enjoy a hunt
and return to his office by Tues
day morning.
TO travel by train the same trip
would require a week to ten days
with no longer time available for
hunting.
Brownsville, having the only air.
mort I'm this section with all-weather
runways, where it is possible to land
and take off In spite Of rain, nat
urally will attract a large majority
OF the hunters who fly here for an
outing.
Thus aviation and a modern air
mort again will play an important
part in development Of the city.
THE VALLEY is enjoying reg
uar' September weather.
Or possibly not enjcying-"exper-
fencing regular September weather"
would be better.
September always Is the wetteSt
month Of the year, records at the
local weather bureau show. Normal
for the month is 5.52 inches of rain
far. But this figure went up to 10
irrsAMs in 1925.
sX far there has been approx
matefT four inches of rain this
month-constant showers make It
impossible to give an exact figure.
n II continues at the present rate
the normal figure will be reached
and possibly slightly exceeded.
The only unusual thing about 1t
is that the first days of September
this year were bright and clear
whereas the rainy spell usually
starts along the first days Of the
month.
yes. it's all quite regular. though
slightly depressing.
September Is the month which
gives the needed variety so Valley
folk will enjoy all the other bright
seasons.