Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-20
ENGINEERS FAVOR P. ISABEL PORT;
BROWNSVILLE TO DIG OWN CHANNEL
I'm OUR
VALLEY

APPOINTMENT of Brig. Gen.
Lytle Brown as chief Of army engi-
neers to succeed Lieut.. Gen. Edgar
Jadwin, retired, is Of special interest
to the Valley.
Gen. Browns appointment was
announced Tuesday by President
Hoover.
The Valley Is interested because
the man in that position will be
able to decide the matter of water
transportation for the Valley, a
matter Of great importance.
President Hoover explained that
Gen. Brown was appointed because
he was young enough TO remain in
office to the end Of Hoover's presi-
Dental term.
Also the president sought man
who was young enough to carry
through the Mississippi flood con-
troll project.
Brig. Gen. Herbert Deakyne, who
was assistant to Gen. Jadwin, and
who ordinarily would have. been
been appointed to the post. would
have reached the age Of compulsory
retirement in about year and a
half.
It Is entirely probable that dur
ing the term of Gen. Brown the
question Of government support for
a Valley harbor viii be definitely
settled.
A 50-PIECE band.
A 25-piecc orchestra.
A drum and bugle corps.
A\rather ambitious program for
RGt that is what the Raymond
vile school is planning. Sufficient
prospective musicians have been
signed UP to assure success Of the
plan.
Waiter w. Grayson is to be in
structor and one hour per day is
to be devoted to the work Of the
band as q part of the regular
course Of study.
The school will help to purchase
the larger and more costly instru
ments.
But school bands are nothing new
in the Valley. Many towns already
have fine organizations whichahave
been in existence for several years
These include Edinburg. Mission,
McAlIen, Donna, Weslaco. Harlin-
gen and San Benito high schools.
AS WINTER approaches ducks
and geese wend their way south
ward and stop in the Valley. along
the coast country, by the myriad
thousands.
Hunters will come TO the Valley
by the hundreds from all parts Of
che state to enjoy the hunting.
This year more than ever hunters
will arrive by airplane. Business
men as far away as st. Louis anc
Kansas City with only weekend
they can spare from their business
will hunt ducks in the Rio Grande
Valley because OF the rapid trans
portation furnished by airplanes.
Some of them will come Ia prl-
vately owned planes; others will
arrive over the regular air lines.
II will be possible for a business
man in st. Louis to clear his desk
Friday night, take an airplane there
and arrive in Brownsville Saturday
afternoon. He can enjoy a hunt
and return TO his office by Tues
day morning.
To travel by train the same trip
would require q week. TO ten days
with no longer time available for
hunting.
Brownsville, having the only air
mort i'm this section with all-weather
runways. where It is possible to land
and take off in spite of rain. nat
urally viii attract a large majority
Of the hunters who fly here for an
outing.
Thus aviation and a modern air.
port again will play an important
part In development OF the city.
THE VALLEY is enjoying reg
var" September weather.
Or possibly not enjoying -exper-
fencing regular September weather
would be better.
September always is the wettest
month of the year. records at the
local weather bureau show. Normal
for the month Is $50 inches of rain
fan. But this figure went up to IS
tncl,es in 1925.
So far there has been approx
matv four inches Of rain this
mont fr-constant showers make Il
fnpossible to give an exact figure
II Il continues at the present rate
the normal figure viii be reached
and possibly slightly exceeded.
The only unusual thing about II
a. that the first days Of September
this year were bright and clear
whereas the rainy spell usually
starts along the first days Of the
month
Yes, it's all quite regular, though
slightly depressing.
September is the month which
gives the needed variety so Valley
folk win enjoy all the other bright
seasons.