Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-24
I'm OUR r
VAL.l.EY

ond best weekly publication in the
state.
l. The award was made at the re-
cent Texas Press association con-
vention in Wichita Falls.
The News. OF which All Prince IS
editor. carries original news mat
4 ter, has an editorial policy, ex-
pressed in able editorials and IS
made up In an attractive and neat
manner. The News also was
awarded second place in the con-
test for the best advertisement over
80 inches.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
boys from Cameron and Hidalgo
counties are learning the rudiments
or army discipline and receiving
valuable physical training at the
Citizens Military Training Camp at
! Fort Sam Houston.
Reports from the camp indicate
the outing is being thoroughly en-
joyed.
Cameron county, with 95 BOYS at
tending, ranks second in the state
and Hidalgo county, with so boys
attending is in fifth place.
BRAD SMITH, editor Of the Nc
Allen Press. says In his column on
page one:
Brownsville also will attempt a
i Fourth Of July celebration this year.
according to The Herald"
He closes the paragraph with
which Is expected to attract as
large a crowd as Brownsville has
entertained in some time"
'McAllen has been the scene Of
South Texas most successful
Fourth Of July celebrations" is an
other OF his statements.
All OF which would indicate Brad
might believe Brownsville was not
HI Fable OF staging a successful,
lrth OF July celebration.
Nh He says the McAllen fete is ex-
3pected to draw 10000 persons this
lyear.
|r There win be $4,000 to $4,000 VAL
ley citizens attending festivities in
some location on that day. 10 say
nothing OF several hundred excur-
-sionists expected to come TO the
Il Valley on excursions from Houston
and San Ant ,nio.
Surely, Brad won't mind If some
kpf the overflow crowd. after Meal
/ Ven has her 10000 visitors, come to
brownsville TO enjoy the day as
best they can.
But joking aside, there will be
sufficient crowd for McAIlen and
Brownsville. both. Neither citv
could comfortably entertain all
these celebrating the Fourth IN
this section Both cities will offer
splendid programs Of entertainment
during the day and both fetes will
be huge success.
MISS KATE ADELE HILL. home
demonstration agent in Cameron
county for the past four years, has
assumed hfrSnew duties as agent
Of the Sal Antonio distict. with
headquarte,s at AZ and NJ. college,
College SLtion.
ms Is q deserved pr6uotion Tor
Miss Hi who by her ~0ptiring
efforts his been Of great WORTH 70
the courty at large. and to the
women Who are making the farm
homes & the county in particular.
Miss Hill has advanced the home
demon tration club work to such a
4 plane that it is an important fea-
M ture II the social life Of the county.
ihe has made farm homes more
app.
Her vholesouled attitude toward
ne work has won this promotion
anf Is sure to carry her further in
he chosen field.
4 HIDALGO COUNTY Water Con-
KAFLoI and Improvement District No
~ has taken over and is operating
H. irrigation system about Mis-
ion formerly owned by the United
TrrIgation company. This is one
\ - ne last privately owned systems
- he transferred to the farmers
rho are cultivating the land in the
4 district.
rr,,5ar the arrangement between
.vS fo~n,er owners and the farmers,
.-ecor1anr 80 to the Mission Times, the
ITr,sfsS irrigation co. viii continue
trs next six months to furnish
-.a.sr -ea 10 the farmers at old rates.
hat rate charge Of 81 per acre
h.s : been fixed by the directors.
rApEDO Is seeking the agricul-
- and horticultural experiment
| teton to be located in south
Texas. -. r,- xa
:, en- 200 viii be subscribed by La
10 = citizens to assure water sup
-, for the tract and J. B. Chiffon.
- webb county grower has offered
y donate the Site
" rhe Times says other localities
- seekine the station which was
as..,thorized ~ by the last legislature,
az tIat so far as IS known none
Des ,hs other towns have sought to
srs - an adequate water supply