Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-24
IN OUR
VALLEY
} BY CHARLES HALL

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THIS WEEK Brownsville and the
Valley people face two important
events.
These are the opening Of the
ninth Mid-Winter Fair at Harlin-
gen and Thanksgiving day. The fair
VIII open on Nov. 26 and Thanks
giving comes two days later.
Publicity and past experiences OF
visitors 70 Harlingen on the occa-
sion OF the fair. are causes OF look
ing forward, not only to an enjoy
able time, but a profitable one.
People In the Valley probably have
more to be thankful for during the
past year than those of any other
section OF this country. If they can
think OF nothing else. they can at
least be thankful they live in the
Valley.
A cmbination Of the two ideas
might be found in advice to 60 to
the fair and see more Of what they
really have to be thankful for.
THIS WRITER understands that
gor the first time this year definite
lleps are being taken to make the
Valley winter resort.
There is probably no other sec
don Of the country. which has more
10 offer. From New York, southwark
as far as it gets cold people have
been packing millions OF dollars for
the past decade to Florida to sQuan-
deringly drop them in the laps of
those waiting TO receive them.
Some day they are going to wake
up 70 the fact that the Valley. and
beyond it a bit along the banks of
the Rio Grande. not only offers the
climate but Rmusements. which Flor
ida does not offer. Chief among
these Is the added outdoor life OF
hunting. The other Is the contact
with Mexico and the thrill that a
visit with peoples of different her
1tages always brings. Then, too, II
they 50 desire, q run across one Of
the bridges will give them the cup
that cheers without breaking the
law. One may not be for the latter,
but many people, who have money
10 spend will be.
Already there has been very cred
itable steps taken In winter resort
idea advertising. Let's Just keep 1t
UP, and blow the horn a little loud
er as the days 90 by. and the elite
East viii sooner or later give ear.
1t Is q job for the Valley as whole.
Then when the visitors come we
will have to mark our streets in
Brownsville 50 they can see their
way TO get around.
II 1T SHOULD be the lot Of the
Brownsville Eagles to meet the ANA
rillo Sandies for the state cham
pionship, which Is not at all i'm
possible in the football dope, re-
presentatiyes OF the two extreme
ends of the state will be settling the
final dispute.
E. e. SALGE writes in to say that
he has just completed an 8.000-mile
trip through the Northwest and
finds that the Rio Grande Valley
grapefruit Is the choice Of all that
section Of the country.
Mr.. Salge says that he inquired
OF many cafe owners what grape
fruit they used and in 95 per cent
received the answer Texas. He en-
closed an advertisement found in
an Iowa newspaper which declares
There is grapefruit and there is
grapefruit" and then goes on to tell
OF the Texas Marsh SeedlesS.
People in the Northwest seem to
be getting more sense since the civil
war.
SINCE COMING 10 Brownsville
we have been approached several
times with the question of why we
did not print this or that, or rather
why some one was not critized, or
some one not praised.
That may all well and good at
times, but questions have caused
this writer TO wonder If it might not
be in order. to set forth briefly what
he looks upon q newspaper as being.
In few words he believes a news
paper a mirror reflecting the activi-
ties Of the people. Whenever they
are truly reflected q great public
service is rendered as the people In
general can get mental picture Of
what Is going on in the world around
them.
A newspaper editor prints what
some one has told has happened. or
Is going to happen, or what he, or
his reporters. have seen happen.
II is rather peculiar sometimes to
hear people when they read some
thing hard for them to believe.
brand il as newspaper talk" and
dismiss the subject. Yet truth is
stranger than fiction, as many have
found when something exceedingly
strange happens about themselves.
Another peculiar angle Of this idea
is TO hear two men arguing about
politics. Everything good about their
favorite candidate is the exact truth
and their ideas are right-and every
one OF them. nine times out OF ten.
got every one Of their hot arguments
out of some newspaper.
A newspaper is 10 serve the peo-
pie. the community in which It
thrives and at the same time give
them the decent news.
IF THERE is a happier kid IN
Camern county than WILEY Bennett
the Herald reporters would like TO
know what IL Is about so they can
print it. Wiley. ten years old, killed
an eight point buck. Lots o. grown
men would like to do that.
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