Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-12


boating add the attractiveness 70
make II supreme.
BURY YOUR HAMMER and
buy a hornl"
Tom Phillips suggests that the
above be used in the Valley cam
paign to educate boosters.
The suggestion Is relayed to The
Herald and other Valley newspapers
by jim d. Ramsey who is secretary
of the La Feria Booster club. Ram
sey says:
Tom Phillips. general counselor
for Santa Rosa, La Feria's largest
suburb. has suggested a slogan for
all newspapers Of the Valley to Use
in their campaign against knockers.
We pass IL on TO you for whateTe.
1t may be worth.
Il agree with Mr.. Phillips that
the way to eliminate the knocker
is to blow the horn Of accomplish
ment" so loud that the hammer-like
croaking of the knocker will be bur-
led in disgrace"
CREDITS of the Brownsville
Junior College are acceptable at
face value at the leading educa-
tional institutions in the land.
That statement. made before the
Rotary club Wednesday by Dean 5.
"A. Caldwell. brought home 70
Brownsville citizens just what sort
of an institution the four-year-old
college has come TO be
Even two years ago the actual
value of the work being done here
was not established. Then the
credits were at least under cloud.
That day has passed.
A faculty of u teachers all hold
ing masters degrees has placed the
college on a firm foundation.
And the fruits are beginning 70
appear. An enrolment Of ll2 regu-
lar Astudents to noon the second
dav and these including honor stu
dents from many Valley high
schools is proof that the work being
done has merit
Dean Caldwell in his address said
"the junior college soon will become
an institution OF which Brownsville
and the entire Valley will be proud
Dean Caldwell was overly modest.
That time has arrived.
DID YOU EVER eat an oyster u
inches long?
OF course not. but you might have
had YOU lived at the right time.
There have been oysters that
large-so large that oyster steak"
and ''oyster roasts" might have
been advertised.
Proof is In the large number Of
monster shells in the petrified for
est north OF Roma. Starr county.
One OF the huge shells was
brought to The Herald office by
Ed Monsees.
There are hundreds and thou
sands OF them TO be found.
And there are petrified trees-but
no petrified birds.
This petrified forest should be
one Of the show places Of the VAL
ley. Every tourist which comes this
way should pay a visit to II.
All chambers Of commerce should
include il in any list Of interesting
things to be seen.
Roads to the forest are only fair
and impossible after a rain. Some
thing should be done about this 10
popularize the place.
TWO WEEKS.
Thursday, Sept IS. Valley fans
will have their first opportunity TO
witness a grid team in action-at
least IL Is the first scheduled game
Brownsville junior college team 10
meet San Benito high school in San
Bentio.
Right now the whack and thud.
the groan and grunt. the crash and
slam Of irresistible forces meeting
immovable objects Is being heard
daily on the athletic fields Of VAL
lev schools.
Brain and hrawn are being train
ed TO function properly under fire
and in the meantime sport fans are
trying To size up the situation from
meagre reports OF progress eminat-
ing from the various fields Of bat
tie.
But IL won't be long now.
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