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

ond best weekly publication in the
state.
The award was made at the re-
cent Texas Press association con-
vention in Wichita Falls.
The News. of which AL Prince is
editor. carries original news mat
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
so inches
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
boys from Cameron and Hidalgo
counties are learning the rudiments
OF army discipline and receiving
valuable physical training at the
1 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 go 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 n
Fourth Of July celebration this year.
according to The Herald"
He closes the paragraph with
which Is expected to attract as
large crowd as Brownsville has
entertained in some time"
McAllen has been the scene of
South Texas most successful
Fourth Of July celebrations" is an
ther Of his statements.
All Of which would indicate Brad
ight believe Brownsville was not
Fable Of staging successful
p1rth Of July celebration.
He says the McAllen fete IS ex-
'ected TO draw 10000 persons this
ear.
There will be $4,000 to 5000 VAL
~ citizens attending festivities in
ONE location on that day. to say
tothing Of several hundred exctlr-
iontsts expected to come to the
Valley on excursions from Houston
land San Antonio.
Surely, Brad won't mind II some
OF the overflow crowd. after Meal
len has her 10000 visitors. come to
Brownsville to enjoy the day as
best they can.
But joking aside, there will be
sufficient crowd for McAllen and
Brownsville, both. Neither city
could comfortably entertain all
those celebrating the Fourth in
this section. Both cities will offer
plendid programs Of entertainment
6 turing the day and both fetes will
oe huge success.
MISS KATE ADELE HILL. home
demonstration agent in Cameron
sounty for the past four years. has
sssumed her new duties as agent
If the San Antonio distict. with
headquarters at A. and M. college,
College Station.
This is a deserved promotion for
diSs Hill. who by her untiring
Efforts has been Of great worth to
he county at large. and to the
women who are making the farm
ZONES of the county in particular.
Miss Hill has advanced the home
demonstration club work to such a
lane that it IS an important fea-
ure Of the social life OF the county.
he has made farm homes more
,appy.
Her wholesouled attitude toward
he work has won this promotion
nd Is sure to carry her further in
Ter chosen field.
HIDALGO COUNTY Water Con-
rol and Improvement District No.
7 has taken over and is operating
the irrigation system about Mis-
ion. formerly owned by the United
-rigation company. This is one
: the last privately owned systems
be transferred to the farmers
are cultivating the land in the
-ict.
Ter the arrangement between
TIL H,rmer owners and the farmers,
ACCORDING TO the Mission Times, the
United Irrigation Co. will continue
for the next six months to furnish
water to the farmers at old rates.
A flat rate charge OF 50 per acre
has been fixed by the directors.
LAREDO Is seeking the agricul-
tural and horticultural experiment
station to be located in south
Texas.
According to the Times. a fund
of $4,000 will be subscribed by La
redo citizens to assure water sup
nlv for the tract and j. B. Chiffon.
\ webb county grower has offered
TO donate the site.
The Times says other localities
are seeking the station. which was
authorized by the last legislature,
but that so far as is known none
of the other towns have sought to
assure an adequate water supply
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