Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-27
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II. G. WATTS Of Mercedes thinks
the knocker In the Valley should be
converted to booster and to that
end contributes g poem.
He wrote:
"Your editorial concerning the
knocker was certainly good and new
er having much use for the habitual
cynic am persuaded to submit the
following"
BE A BOOSTER
Do yer know there's lots o. fellers,
6ittin' round every Valley town.
Growlin' like q broodin' chicken,
knockin' every good thing down.
Don't you be that kind 'er feller,
Cause they amt no use on earth;
You just be a Booster Rooster.
Grow and Boost fer all yer worth.
II the Valley needs boostin' boost 'er.
Don't hold back and wait to see
II some other feller's willin'.
Sail right in-this country's free.
No ones got a mortgage on il.
It's Just yours as well as his,
II the Valley is shy on Boosters.
YOU get in the Boostin' biz.
il they don't run things to suit yer,
III their ways seem kinder wrong,
What's the matter with BooStin'
Just to help the thing along.
Cause If that grapefruit should stop
CROWN
We'd sure be in a sorry plight:
YOU just keep that TEST agoin' ,
Boost her up with all your might.
III yer competitor gifts knockin'
Just fergit it. cause yer know
That same feller's got some good
points;
Them's the ones yer want to show.
Cast yer "biskits" on the waters.
They'll come back Ga sayin' true)
Maybe too, they'll c-.ne back but
tered.
When that same guy boosts fer you.
Every day yer meet with GROWERS
plenty,
Knockin' all the Valley may do.
Don't you be that kind o. growler.
Rere's tastier things on which to
chew.
Git in line an be e Booster,
Tho the swallerin' may seem hard.
The bitterest pills sometimes IS
needed.
Relief from pain is its reward.
II the Valley says do it, DO IT,
Tho yer may not see the point,
And the other feller's nose gifts
awry,
Don't yer get yours out O. joint.
Just kinder grin, and keep on
grindin'
Use yer buck saw" with a will,
An don't ferget that there old sayin'
It's the quiet pig that gets the
swill.
But when yer arguin' OF the Valley
Use that there "gittin" kind Of
noise,
But when II comes to knockin'
Let the other feller strain his voice
Remember the fowl that gets the
worm
Is the busy. early scratchin' rooster
So, as yer travel along just sing EN-
this song.
Be a BOOSTER "A BOOSTER, A
BOOSTER.
BROWNSVILLE school board
members deny that school yards OF
this city are -unkept."
The word was used in connection
with the report Of judging in the
Rosa Cup award to be made by Mrs.
JuliV Montgomery, publisher OF
Montys Monthly. to the city lead
ing in Identification work.
Brownsville led in points at the
halfway point in the contest but
the judges said school yards pre-
vented the city from making a
higher score.
1T Is true that our school yards
have not been handicapped" said
Fred Starck. secretary Of the board.
'.but It is not true that our yards
are unkept. I think the judges
must have visited the yards Of the
old grammar school and the new
school in Victoria Heights where
construction is under way. They
are Uttered, Of necessity"
Yard men are employed to keep
the yards OF all the schools. M.
Starck explained. and he said some
Identification work was being done
as the money is available.
Our schools have been expanding
SO rapidly II has been next to i'm
possible to find money TO provide
the necessary buildings and equip
ment. Beautification Of school yards
costs money and maintenance costs
more money"
Mr.. Starck said number Of club
women had a landscape plan pre-
parad several years ago to beautify
the# Grounds around some Of the
buildings and suggested this would
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