Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01

IN IN OUR JR,
, BY CHARLES HALL

n by CHAkkES HALL -
A strange thing happened yester-
"A day. Something that you do not
often see.
Out Of San Francisco came Asso-
ciated Press dispatches saying that
all is not exactly right and that
everybody is not altogether happy
in California.
It was admitted that a great
drcuth is being suffered out there
and ministers and priests Of every
denomination are offering prayers
for relief.
Under ordinary circumstances
such an event would be only cause
for deep sympathy, but in this case,
astonishment that California should
permit such news to be flashed out
overcomes the proper impulse. An
earthquake usually has about as
hard a time getting out Of Califor-
MIA as news Of a drowning would
have out Of Galveston.
Marty every section Of the coun-
try has its tender subject. People in
Amarillo Just love the word Biz
zard" in a newspaper headline.
The only reason the Valley has
Mt one real sore subject is that 1t
does not haFe trouble enough to de-
velop one.
QPEAKING OF city subjects both
pro and con. II is here held that
Brownsville has one thing Of
which she should be especially
proud, and which so far has pro-
badly had very little publicity.
That is the fountain in Washing
Ton park. It Is not only rare sight,
but one Of which few cities can
boast. Children seeing it for the
first time 20 into ecstasieS Of de-
light. AS one sits and watches It's
ever changing colors, by listening
to those about, 1t is easy TO spot
persons who are especially suscep-
tible to color emotions.
There are two things which It
seems that people never tire gazing
at. These are the breakers on a
beach with the water expanse in the
background. and big fire. And for
many, Brownsville'S fountain could
be added to that list.
FURTHER speaking Of the kiddies
and old folks delight in their
toys. The Brownsville Herald has
made arrangements for 6 drop in
visit of Santa Claus to see every
younRster I'm the Valley. And that
we mean when we drop in, Is that
he Is going to drop In. The engi-
neer OF this column wrote Santa
Claus a letter and asked him to
see all the young folks Of the Valley
and Brownsville. He has answered
and said he will drop in TO see not
only the young folks, but all the old
ones.
TO make this flying trip he Is
going to have to leave his reindeer IN
Kris Kringle Land and come by air
nlane. Now isn't that fine? On Dec
ember IA he is going TO arrive IN
brownsville by airplane, and drop
10 earth In q parachute. He is 60
TO visit stores In the city and every
body In the entire Valley, or III
brownsville, who wants to can shake
hands with him and ask him what
he is going to bring them for Christ
mas. Let everybody remember tnat
II y December IA, and we viii keep
you posted. Now. how Is that?
COMMANDER Richard Z. Byrd has
nut America on the world map
again. Yankees are always doing
something. After Byrd has circled
over the north pole. he wanted 70
see the other end CT the earth, and
has now scared over the south pole.
Aside from tributes he Is bringing
to himself and his country, 1t is now
thought that the flight will settle
two Questions before the public. One
Is whether there is two continents or
one. The other question to be set
tied Is who owns the land. There Is
one danger about deciding that the
the land belongs to America Some
Yankee is liable 70 start new city
addition right away.
AFTER talking with superinten-
~ dent G. w. Gotke, Brownsville Is
going 10 be the first choice for
the final football game with Austin
second III line when that time comes.
The capital city is looked upon as
neutral ground OF good drawing pow
or with people from the Valley still
able 10 reach 1t. Such occasions as
that mark a time when We editor
wants to declare himself sports edi-
tor and the sports editor, president
or what ever he wants to be. IL 1t
viii let We editor go to the game
TO-DAY is the day the doors Of the
churches are open. The doors
are opened for people 70 enter.
MMUCH rain has been the lot Of the
Valley Mid-Wlnter Fair. and yet
according to correspondents re-
uorts. has been one Of the best from
an attendance standpoint, which has
been enjoyed in its nine years MS
tory.
This seems proof positive that the
peouIe want such an institution, and
1t augurs even better for another
year.
90 far the Valley has shipped only