Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
IN OUR
VALLEY
> BY CHARLES HALL Z

IT Is an old adage that It IS al III
wind that blows nobody good. A
few days ago frost appeared along
the border to damage the truck
crops. From Laredo Il was reported
the coldest weather in many many
years.
But It remained for Laredo papers
10 say, that II brought benefits be-
cause IL killed the insects. There
is not a country in the world that
has come back" west and south
Texas people exhibit. They never
say die. and just take a loss and
start all over again. That Is what
builds empires.
WHILE we were so busy the other
wv day figuring out how the Valley
might some day have a s25, ,000,-
600 tourist crop. Major r. w. Grow
out at Fort Brown read the dream
and bethought himself how he might
help a little.
Major Grow is planning 10 enter
Brownsville in a polo tournament.
The present scope Of play includes
Fort Worth, San Antonio, Wichita
Falls and Houston. He says he Is
great believer in more persuasion
10 bring in the tourist. But an
other important point is to keep
them amused after they get here.
To help out a bit this way. he
suggests that all who hold parking
space reservations, and are not going
TO use their tickets for a sepcific
engagement call the Chamber Of
Commerce and tender the space TO
some visitor in the city.
Not SO bad Major. II we can all
think of some little way to promote
the tourist business, the whole ad-
ded together will make a mighty
big thing. and then some one is
liable TO run onto whopper Of an
idea.
FIGHT from twenty-five leaves
.sevepteen, but you see we haven't
got that many. Three OF them are
holidays, SO we have only two weeks
left TO fill that sack for Santa
Claus.
THERE has been another idea
sprung up for the Christmas
- holidays. The gist Of this latest
one Is that If people nave 10 Gle be-
cause OF automobile accident, let
none die during the holidays.
A move TO this effect has been
started by the Golden Rule Traffic
Safety League OF America. Those
interested have worked up an en-
blem OF q wheel with the name Of
the organization on 1t, and which
further declares that Golden Rule
4 courtesy insures safety on Texas
y roads" If that organization gets as
far as its name is long, comparative
ly, 1t can do much good for Texas.
At present the plan Is 70 present
Governor Moody with a wheel ana
ask him to issue proclamation fer
special safety observance during the
holidays. Taint a bad idea II it will
help any to get it TO John, and Tom
and Dick and Harry. They are the
boys who ought to be issuing proc
lamations like that.
TODAY the helmets OF the Browns
Eagles are stored in the lockers.
Jerseys and sweat shirts and shoes
have been packed away by them.
They look like awkward lfeless
things as they are gazed at when the
season Is over.
But the Brownsville Eagles can
step out from the shower baths and
lace the world with the feeling that
I'VE played and lost, but we played
well" That is what all the people
In town think about them.
That tumble on the one-yard line
that probably lost the champion
ship has passed into history. 1t was
q break. A break was to decide that
game. Port Arthur got It and neither
Cabler nor Longoria was so much
TO blame. This writer does not be-
lieve IN an easy losing team of any
kind, but after IL is all over, and the
season Is over. about the next best
thing Is to pull for Port Arthur, the
next nearest South Texas repre-
sentative. And meanwhile dream Of
how much better we are going to
be next year.
TODAY is Sunday again. 10 Is
now time 70 remind that 1t Is
- time 10 90 TO church. Go TO the
one Of your choice and worship IN
Your own way. That Is what Is
Elaking America great. incidentally
this writer would say that he be-
lieves in going 70 church not SO
much from a fear Of he'll. as for a
certain uplifting influence he gains
from thoughts OF a higher being and
the association with people Of good
quality and high ideals.
"nOBBERS Turn into Police" reads
Na headline in our own incom-
parable paper. Well, they did.
but the robbers are now holding
they turned the wrong way when
they were trying to get away.
CAw two men yesterday coming
down the street. One had a
scowl on his face and by looking
81 him. one might be led TO believe
that the world was Just about TO
come TO an end. The other came
smiling and q laughing and a walk
ing fast an a greeting people. Now
guess, which one we stopped and
talked to-
Eeither one, the smiling man stop
DeG us and started talking. But
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