Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-21
I'm OUR
VALLEY

A TOTAL OF $oO,OOO,o0O has been
paid Valley cotton growers for
000,074 bales in the past 18 years,
the Mercedes News points out in
an article on the cotton industry
in the Valley.
The News might have continued
its information by adding that 618,-
1854 bales have been grown in the
past six years and that up to that
time cotton, although a major crop,
relatively speaking, did not bring
in many million dollars each year.
During the past six years more
than $67,000,OOO has been paid to
the growers. The price has ranged
from % to Is cents and the average
has been about % cents.
ARE YOU most valuable citi-
zen?"
American Legion posts through
out tn eValley are engaged in the
selection of a man in each town to
wear the title.
The award is to be made on a
basis Of valuable service to the sew
eral towns and nominations are to
be made by various civic organiza-
tions.
There are hundreds Of men up
and down the Valley who daily are
giving unselfishly of their time and
talent to make life better in their
town, county and state.
For the r1ara uyo Y1oT1ioa%a
But the list would be entirely
too long to publish in the sirgle
column Of space allotted to In
Our Valley"
Rev. E. w. Marshall, pastor Of
the First Baptist church in Browns
vile, is preaching his farewell SER
mon at II a. m. Sunday.
He has accepted a call to the
pastorate of Prospect Hill Baptist
church at San Antonio, where he
will take up his work August Is.
Splendid progress has been made
by the local Baptist organization
under the guidance of Reverend
Marshall, and while members of his
congregation regret to see him leave
they are glad to see him accept the
call to service in a broader field.
When Reverend Marshall came to
BROWNSVILLE the Baptist church was
not the strong organizations it is
today.
Ward work, with the aid of a de-
termined and faithful band of help
ers built up the congregation until
1t overtaxed the capacity Of the old
building at Eighth and Elizabeth.
The beautiful new structure on
Sixth and Elizabeth is a monument
to his efforts.
THE development Of the church
Is due to the untiring and enthusi-
astic leadership of Brother Mar
shall" a leader in the congregation
said Saturday.
He not only will be missed in
Brownsville, for as moderator of
the lower Rio Grande Valley Bap-
tist association he has led the work
in this entire section. His place
will be difficult to fill
Pastors of other denominations in |
Brownsville paid tribute to his
leadership and had planned a un- |
ion service in his honor. This was
cancelled when Reverend Marshall |
was forced to leave town in order |
to be in Buda Monday for the fun.
eral of Sam Yoe.
-Four hundred and eighteen per-
sons have been taken into the
church during Reverend Marshall's
stay here, the permanent member
ship has almost doubled and the
Sunday school has shown an equal
growth.
Assets Of the church have grown
from $4,000 to about 100000.
He will be succeeded but not re-
placed.
ETERNAL VIGILANCE is the
pEice-" Of safety in this case.
jim d. Ramsey, secretary Of the
La Feria Booster club, has found
there is danger of the Mediterrian
fruit fly being brought to Texas bv
passengers aboard steamers that
touch at Florida ports.
The Alonquin, Clyde-Mallory lin
er, sailed from New York july S
Srid stopped at Miami, Fla. Passen-
gers were allowed to go ashore
where many of them purchased cit
rus fruit. The trip was continued
to Galveston; the same passengers
left the boat and brought the citr,,s
fruit with them. There was no in
spection.
At least one lot of that fruit
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