Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-20
IN OUR
VALLEY
, BY CHARLES HALL

H
u BY CHARLES HALL go
DECKING up two magazines on
stepping into our sanctum SAN
forum this morning, no little
surprise was felt over running across
two names with a Brownsville con-
nection.
The two names we're those Of Mrs.
Burt Z. Hinkley Jr.. Of Brownsville
and G. B. Eustace Of Austin. Mrs.
Hinkley's name was found in the
Saturday Evening Post in an an
nouncement OF winners in national
food preservation contest. She came
under the list OF winners Of -.
awards.
Mr.. Eustace Is the .ather Of Hal
Eustace sports writer Of The Herald.
and the Southwestern Telephone
News carried his picture telling Of
his IS years OF faithful service.
II Mrs. Hinkley is able to win a
prize in q national contest. her
household must glory in the food
they get at home.
FOLLOWING the report from the
Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce to the effect that every
effort IS being made TO care for any
increase In imports and exports,
shipped through Brownsville be-
cause Of the situation at Laredo,
comes a report from Mexican off,
cials to effect that port traffic VIII
continue at Laredo, but that SER
vice formerly rendered by the con-
sulate win be rendered by the Gus
toms houses.
The attitude OF the Brownsville
chamber in not assuming any gloat-
ing elation over the misunderStanu-
ing at Laredo is to be commended.
A is merely that II Laredo traffic
vii be diverted Brownsville natu-
rally wants it. This port IS the log
ical gateway between the TWO ma
tions.
Some day Brownsville Is going 70
have a deep water port; then
railway is going TO be constructed
along the coast down to Tampico;
and what a shipping point this IS
going TO be.
CHIPPING brings to mind again
~ the Importance Of sticking that
word Texas" on the grapefruit
We sell. It wouldn't hurt any II we
should iust 60 the whole hog, ana
pl:t thereon something neat about
grapefruit from the Lower RIO
Grande Valley Of Texas. Then there
wouldn't be any mistake at all, and
lots D. people would learn that that
IL the kind they want and none
other.
ATa recent meeting held In Nc
- Allen Gordon Griffin was intro
duced as Judge Of Hidalgo coun-
ty. Now a higher court at Austin to-
dav confirms hts contention Mr..
Griffin was reported to have gone to
Mexico when called over the tele-
uhone this morning. But from the
fnnor OF his speech at McAllen, one
was led to believe that he. too, con-
sidered that he was elected.
1.-TWO accidents reported yesterday
In Valley towns remind again
about that idea Of an accident
less Christmas. If one can call II
that.
The death of Ralph Bradshaw,
near Stuart place, blights the
Christmas Of one Valley family, and
causes grief in many others. Fire
Chief Ira Tedder Of san Benito suf-
fered an injured leg in crash In
line of duty.
one cannot censure the princi-
nails in case of accident, for there
is none who would rather have
avoided 1t than the participants;
hut every time one does occur II
hangs up a sign Of warning to al
others whenever they put their foot
on the gas and release the brake.
mHIs Is the time Of the year that
members Of the family are al.
WAYS holding whispered conver-
sations about some other member
not In hearing distance. while alert
~ watching TO see that that men,
Der gets no inkling Of what Is going
on.
II usually goes something like this
'T have It hidden in the closet, and
we have got TO keep him. tor herr
out of there. for we would not have
A. found out what it Is for the world.
Queer looking figures begin tc
come In the doorway. The little gir
az the conductor OF this train Of
thought came in a day or SO age
with her coat front all stuffed. Right
ont of a blue sky she let out val
when she saw us. 1T was so damp
that I Just had 10 bring my school
books home under my coat" Nov
II had not been SO damp at al anc
school books are not round.
All YOU can do is sit back and
smile and know that Santa Clau:
Is getting ready to come. Isn't 1t
grand and glorious feeling2
xHTHICH reminds Of the English.
wv man being asked II he knew how
W 4 baseball looks when 1t stops
rullfng. :.
iook?"
1T looks round"
They say the Englishman Is still
sanding there pondering It.
HW