Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
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"A BOOSTER for Brownsville
writes in to inquire of Our Valley
as to why this city does not have
municipal band. Not being able
to answer that question we pass it
along. Who can answer it?
The lady, who signs herself "A
Booster" points out that San Be-
nito, Harlingen and various ether
Valley cities have municipal bands,
that they derive great benefit there
from and that there is real need
for an organization in Brownsville.
Brownsville did have a municipal,
or rather chamber Of commerce
band, several years ago. 1t failed
to function as it should and vas
disbanded.
Since that time a band has been
organized at st. Joseph's Academy
and at one time a start was made
toward organizing a boys band in
the public school system.
OF course, the Twelfth Cavalry
band at Fort Brown is a real asset
to Brownsville and our citizens take
considerable pride in it. Officers
Of the post and the personnel Of
the band have been very kind to
Brownsville in furnishing the SER
VICES Of the organization for public
celebrations.
But that does not answer the
boosters query as to why Browns
vile does not have a municipal
band
G. v. LYSINGER up at Mission
would maintain sample Of Valley
brushlandS as park and as e
minder Of the days when the en-
tire Valley was a wilderness.
He writes:
Gould not the people Of tho
Valley in some way acquire so to
100 acres Of the Adams tract along
the highway between Harlingen and
La Feria, fence it and stock it with
seer and other native animal life?
Could not such a tract he main
tanned as a park for Valley people
q enjoy and keep as a reminder OF
sthe virgin wilderness which once
covered the entire Valley?
THE native growth Of timber,
plants and flowers is gradually
disappearing. This tract is as
fi1As can be found for the pur-
p6sTand the location could not
be better.
Gould not something be worked
out to preserve enough to show fu-
ture generations what the original
developers started on?"
Possibly Valley chamber Of COM
merce secretaries might find some
thing Of merit in this suggestion.
Developers Of lands should be in
terested in preserving a spot Of the
or, nal brushland. Possibly county
commissioners could be enlisted to
support the move in some way. A
Valley park such as is outlined by
Mr. Lysinger in few years would
become one Of the sections priced
show places.
BROWNSVILLE courted the
friendship Of Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh for many a day before he
finally condescended to pay her a
visit.
Finally he dropped in with the
first air mail.
Quite likely he will be a frequent
visitor to Brownsville in the fu-
ture.
AS this is being written his pri-
vate plane is out at the airport
and it is possible that before this
appears in print he will have ar
rived from Mexico City on a mail
plane and have gone on to some
other city.
at least Browns fille is almost
certain to see a lot Of Col. Lind
bergh in the future and he is sure
Of a permanent welcome.
HARLINGEN. San Benito. Nc
Allen, Corpus Christi and Browns
vile baseball fans have indicated
they are prepared 10 BRING their
cities into the proposed Valley
league.
Only one more club is needed to
make the league complete.
A six-club league would assure
great interest and good sport
throughout the summer months.
Efforts are being made to bring
another Valley town into the
league, and the thousands Of base
Tell fans in this section are conf
dent Of success.
TbeA Valley is far distant from
the ~ league centers. and Valley
residenty have few opportunities to
enjoy high class baseball unless
they provide their own teams.
Organization Of a six-town league
will give Valley fans the opportun-
ity to enjoy the same class Of sport
as those in the larger centers Of
population.