Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-29
I'm OUR
VALLEY

NOW SOMETHING is going to be
done about this house numbering in
Brownsville.
\ About street names and numbers.
The women's clubs of the city are
going to get right behind the move
ment to get that situation corrected.
They have been digging into the
telephone book. They have found
that there are at least 200 names
in the telephone directory the ad-
dresses Of which are either inaccu-
rate or inadequate.
They are asking telephone sub
scribers to notify the telephone COM
pany Immediately giving correct sd-
dresses. Because a new directory
is now in course Of preparation.
To be published in March.
It's not the telephone eompany's
business to get the addresses, the
Msies point out. The subscribers
Ktt see that their addresses are
given correctly.
"And don't telephone the telephone
people about IT," they warn. write
the correct address in q note and
mail il. In that way il will set
attention"
THE LADIES are going before the
city commission on tbs question Of
the signs indicating street names.
And will interest other civic organi-
cations.
The Kiwanis club has had this
matter up for some time, and doubt
less will cooperate with the women's
clubs in their initiation OF SIM
liar movement.
Brownsville, with an unusually
efficient fire department, with more
than its share OF paved roads, with
an airport that is declared TO be the
last word. is still in the village class
in looking after house numbers and
street signs.
All its streets have names. But
few people know what they are,
after they have learned about Eliza
beth. Washington, Levee and few
other major thoroughfares.
SAN ANGELO formally opened its
sirport the other day. Received much
prominence, largely because of an
accident in which three men lost
their lives.
However, there were some sixty
planes present for the opening.
The San Angelo airport is still IN
skeleton form. II Is not equipped
with flood lights, border lights and
other facilities, such as those al
ready enjoyed By the Brownsville
municipal airport.
The San Angelo port, or as much
of 1t as there is. was built by pri-
vate subscription. Citizens refused
10 vote bonds for the purpose.
The recent opening was held 70
impress San Angelans with the pos
abilities of an adequate airport
When they have seen the activity
that Il will bring. perhaps they VIII
change their minds.
Brownsville saw it immediately
and voted 100000. Is spending
rsare. And has n real field.
MARVIN GOODWIN, who develop
cd the Goodwin tract west OF MIS-
sion, Is moving prospective investors
into the Valley with a great deal OF
regularity. And in large numbers
Goodwin wants his people 10 see
everything there is to be seen IN the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. From
east 20 west.
So he brings his train 70 Browns
Vile. His parties detrain here ano
find automobiles awaiting them.
They so aboard the cars and start
their tour az the lower end Of the
Valley.
They wind up at the Goodwin tract
In the ola days the land com
ranies followed a different policy
They did everything they could e
prevent their prospects seeing any
thing except those things they
wanted them 70 see.
UP IN WASHINGTON they are
discussing tomato and other vese'
table tariffs.
The Valley is represented by Rep
resentativc John n. Garner and J. +
Bell. manager Of the San Benitc
Chamber Of CoGsmerce-
Witnesses from the west coast ast
opposed to increase the tariff.
Because thew Nant the competitive
goods from foreign acreage. mas
much as it does not compete viii
them.
They are not interested In th'
troubles Of Texas tomato growers, ol
those IN Florida.
But II Texas wanted 10 get III
oranges and grapefruit into Califor
nia-Tracious. wouldn't there be aE
upheaval-
NHE TEXAS 4 PACIFIC railroad
oukrating from Tcxarkana TO Z
paso, announces a;rplane servie'
(Cortinued on rage five)