Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05


would not be a menace.-A. X.
Black, Brownsville.
AUGUST WEATHER in the Val
ley was unusual"
But not in the sense that "un-
usual" generally is used in section
where 1t is customary to brag on
climate.
In Florida or California a hot
day. a prolonged rainy spell or a
drought is always unusual
August weather in the Valley was
unusual in the opposite direction
II was cooler and less dry than US
ual.
w. j. Schnurbusch. meteorologist
of the local weather bureau says
that the mean temperature for the
August Just past was 1876 degrees
whereas normal for the month Is
$50. The monthly summary also
reports 3-29 inches Of rain for Aug
ust and normal is 2.55.
THERE is A serious shortage OF
cotton pickers in the border coun-
try, according to the Laredo Times
Thousands of acres Of cotton are
open in Webb. Duval. Jim Wells
and Nueces counties in which there
never has been a single picker. this
paper says.
The answer?
k8portation Of thousands Of
Mexican farm laborers..
The Valley escaped this condition
this year principally because most
Of the cotton in this section OPEN
ed rapidly and the season was
about over before there was a de-
mand for pickers in other sections
At that. the production was re-
duced somewhat because Of a lack
of sufficient laborers to gather the
last scattered crop.
The remedy?
Modification of immigration laws
rather than more severe restric-
tions.
That or-what?
CORPUS CHRISTI councilmen
have ordered engineers to prepare
field notes for extending the city
limits TO include about five square
miles OF additional territory and to
take in several hundred new resi-
dents.
There at one time was talk OF ex-
tending the city limits Of Browns
vile to take in the municipality
large areas which should be includ-
ed. Nothing has been heard Of the
plan recently.
LOS EBANOS is NOT a post Of
flee.
It is merely Brownsville's finest
outlaying subdivision.
But mail addressed to Los
Ebanos. Texas, from away up At
Toronto, Canada. is delivered just
the same.
A card was mailed at Toronto
on August %, addressed to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Smith, Los Ebanos
Texas. A postal employe some
where along the route had pen
cIled on the card try Brownsville
Texas" Somebody followed that
advice and the card was delivered
BROWNSVILLE CHILDREN can
attend public school in safety.
Special policemen have been
stationed at the schools 70 enforce
speed laws and the legal limit past
school houses Is - miles per hour
Lieutenant OF Police John Arm
strong says eve speeder caught
at a school will receive a tag
Corporation court Judge A. a.
Browne has announced that every
person who receives a tag will pay
a fine.
Not much of a loop hole there.
Either obey the law or take the
consequences.
No Brownsville child was injured
last year while en- route to or from
"A public school. Police and school
officials are jealous Of that record
and hope TO maintain 1t again this
year.
@. w. Gotke, superintendent OF
the system, has cooperated with
the city officials by arranging ar
rival and departure hours al times
least dangerous to the pupils.
Slow signs are to be placed In
streets about the schools and they
mean what they say-take IL from
the Brownsyille police department
NOT ONLY is grapefruit being
bottled in liquid state-grapefrult
Iulce-is now be carbonated.
A California concern is bottline
rarbonateo grapefruit and orange
juice drinks.
There is going to be an enormous
demand for bottled grapefruit and
orange juice in q short time.
The Valley is in a position to
meet q part Of this demand and
some live Valley citizen Is going
to make a fortune out Of bottling
Juice OF Gull fruit.
Once Valley fruit juice comes
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