Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
= g452H2 ~ MYSTERY BLASTS Kill ;
| | N OUR
| VALLEY

"a BOOSTER for Brownsville
writes in to inquire Of Our Valley
as to why this city does not have
a municipal band. Not being able
to answer that question we pass it
along. Who can answer it?
The lady, who signs herself "a
Booster" points out that San Be-
nito, Harlingen and various other
Valley cities have municipal bands
that they derive great benefit there
from and that there is real nceC
for an organization in Brownsville
Brownsville did have municipal
or rather a chamber of commerce
band, several years ago. It failed
to function as it should and was
diSbanded.
Since that time a band has been
organized at st. JoSeph's Academy
and at one time a start was made
toward organizing boys bard in
the public school system.
OF course, the Twelfth Cavalry
band at Fort Brown is real aSSe,
to Brownsville and our citizens take
considerable pride in it. Officers
of the post and the personnel OF
the band have been very kind t.
Brownsville in furnishing the SER
vices Of the organization for public
celebrations.
But that does not answer the
boosters query as to why Browns
vile does not have municipal
band.
c. v. LYSINGER up at Mission
would maintain sample of Valley
brushlands as park and as :e-
minder Of the days when the en-
tire Valley was wilderness.
He writes:
Gould not the people of the
Valley in some way acquire 80 tC
100 acres Of the Adams tract along
the highway between Harlingen and
La Feria, fence it and stock it with
deer and other native animal life?
Could not such tract be main
tanned as park for Valley people
to enjoy and keep as a reminder OF
he virgin wilderness which once
1vered the entire Valley?
The native growth of timber
fts and flowers is gradually
fOpearing. This tract is as
\ Hs can be found for the pur-
pcN. and the location could not
be better.
could not something be worked
out to preserve enough to show fu-
ture generations what the original
developers started on?"
Possibly Valley chamber of CON-
merce secretaries might find some
thing of merit in this suggestion
Developers of lands should be in.
terested in preserving a spot Of the
original brushland. Possibly county
commissioners could be enlisted tC
support the move in some way. a
Valley park such as is outlined by
Mr.. Lysinger in few years would
become one of the sections prlzec
show places.
BROWNSVILLE courted the
friendship Of Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh for many day before he
finally condescended to pay her q
visit.
Finally he dropped in with the
first air mail
Quite likely he will be a frequent
visitor to Brownsville in the fu-
ture.
AS this is being written his pri-
vate plane is out at the airport
and it is possible that before this
appears in print he will have ar
rived from Mexico City on a mai
plane and have gone on to some
other city.
At least Brownsville is almost
certain to see lot of Col. Lind
bergh in the future and he is sure
of a permanent welcome.
HARLINGEN. San Benito, Nc
Allen, Corpus Christi and Browns
Vile baseball fans have indicated
they are prepared to bring theil
cities into the proposed Valley
league.
Only one more club is needed tc
make the league complete.
A siX-club league would assure
great interest and good sport
throughout the summer months.
Efforts are being made to bring
another Valley town into tn;
league, and the thousands of base
~ell fans IL this section are conf
of success.
Valley is far distant from
tl!e4c league centers, and Valley
residents have few opportunities tC
enjoy high class baseball unless
they provide their own teams.
Organization of six-town league
will give Valley fans the opportun-
ity to enjoy the same class of sporI
as those in the larger centerS ot
population.