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

v AAAG H.
u BY CHARLES HALL u
DICKING up two magazines on
1 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 were 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 a national
food preservation contest. She came
under the list Of winners Of S..
awards.
Mr.. Eustace Is the father 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 q report from Mexican Off
cials to effect that port traffic VIII
continue at Laredo, but that SER
vice formerly rendered by the con-
sulate will be rendered by the Gus
toms houses.
The attitude OF the Brownsville
chamber in not assuming any gloat-
ing elation over the misunderstand-
ing at Laredo is TO be commended.
It is merely that If Laredo traffic
will be diverted Brownsville natu-
rally wants II. This port IS the log
teal gateway between the two ma
items.
Some day Brownsville is going 70
have a deep water port; then a
railway Is going to be constructed
along the coast down 70 Tampico;
and what a shipping point this IS
going to be.
CHIPPING brings TO mind again
N the importance Of sticking that
word Texas" on the grapefruit
"a l.-tk q IL
should Just go the whole hog, and
nut thereon something neat about
grapefruit from the Lower Rio
Crande Valley OF Texas. Then there
wouldn't be any mistake at ali, and
lots O. people would learn that that
is the kind they want and none
other.
AT q recent meeting held In Nc
O. Allen Gordon Griffin was intro
duced as judge Of Hidalgo coun-
Nv. Now q higher court at Austin to-
dav confirms his contention. Mr..
Griffin was reported 70 have gone 70
Mexico when called over the tele-
phone this morning. But from the
tenor Of his speech at McAllen. one
was led to believe that he. too, con-
sidered that he was elected.
WwO accidents reported yesterday
in Valley towns remind again
about that idea or 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 SUI
fered an injured leg in a 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;
but every time one does occur II
hangs up a sign OF warning TO all
others whenever they put their foot
on the Gas and release the brake.
wHIS 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:
II have It hidden In the closet, and
we have got to keep him, (or herr,
out of there. for we would not have
il found out what il is for the world.
Queer looking figures begin to
come in the doorway. The little girl
Of the conductor Of this train OF
thought came in a day or so ago
with her coat front all stuffed. Right
out of a blue sky she let out wall
when she saw us. 1T was so damp
that I Just had to bring my school
books home under my coat Now
n. had not been so damp az all and
school books are not round.
All you can do is sit back and
smile and know that Santa Claus
Il getting ready TO come. Isn't II a
grand and glorious feeling9
vwYHICH reminds of the English
WI man being asked If he knew how
w a baseball looks when 1t stops
rolling. !.
mo, old chappie, how does 1t
Iook7"
ssIt looks round"
Tney say the Englishman Is Still
AEndIng there pondering IL.