Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-01
= GRE EAGER RAPS WURzbAcH
I'm OUR
VALLEY

10y morning.
ameron county will entertain
a. visitors Saturday.
'Hidalgo county will have its fling
at the northerners Sunday.
Since there are many former
Canadians in the Valley, probably
there will be some reunions Of old
friends.
They will be entertained and will
entertain, since they are bringing
their Scotch with them.
Not the Scotch that is perhaps
most familiar down here, but a
Scotch killed band.
From forty to fifty cars IRE being
assembled to give the visitors q
view Of Cameron county. Each
county will supply cars for the day.
WHILE ON THE SUBJECT Of
visitors and cars, there's matter
that has not been given very much,
II any, attention. And it is i'm
portant.
DONlI llClS III l41S Cl1lCy VIC w
ourselves proud, so to speak, in
gathering automobiles for the en-
tertainment of visitors who come in
groups. large or small.
What about the individual tour
lists who come down here to spend
a week, two weeks, a month Or a
season.
What are We doing to entertain
them? What 90 they do to enter
tain themselves.
Who pays them any attention?
Who gives them any mind? Who
digs up car for them to see the
Valley?
Is there a tourist day" once a
week, or once in two weeks, on
which occasion tourists who are
here ION their own" are invited out
for view Of the Valley?
The chambers Of commerce might
give that some thought, if 50
minded.
HIS NAME is Burton Davis.
Back in 1915, If memory as to
dates serves correctly, he selected a
broiling August day for a hike from
Brownsville to Point Isabel.
He made the trip all right, but
ApeXt day went to bed with the
krSt case Of sun blister on ex-
ed arms ever seen here. And
lHt abed Cor a week.
- was reporter on The
Brownsville Herald.
Considerable water has gone over
the dam since 1915.
Now he is in New York City.
Writing. With him, also writing.
his wife, red-headed Clara Ogden
Davis, formerly of Fort Worth.
She has just completed book.
"The Woman Of It, a story about
a woman governor.
And together they are collaborat-
ing on mystery story, also to be
published in book form.
Older residents of Brownsville
will remember j. Burton Davis. He
has since dropped the first letter.
An invitation to them, while in
Texas, to take job took them to
New York They stuck-and are
making good.
GEORGE r. TAFT. capable man
ager for the Brownsville district Of
the Southwestern Bell Telephone
company for the past two years, is
going up.
He has been given an important
appointment in the development
engineering department. with head
quarters ut San Antonio.
He will have all south Texas as
his territory.
George Tait is the type Of util-
ity official who. when asked some
thing out Of the usual, replies lit
can be done"
And nine times out Of ten does
it. And when one comes to know
him and hears him say, sit can't
be DONE" it may be put down as
being just that way.
George Weber, manager of the
Corpus Christi district, again as
sumes direction of the Brownsville
district pending decision as to the
future.
Weber is veteran. with 80 years
Of service III South Texas with Bell
Telephone.
THE CORPUS CHRISTI Caller
is much interested in Brownsville's
airport developments, as reported in
the press from day to day.
1.-The Crows Nest" the interest
ing first page column of the Caller,
saslO say:
haS&ecome one of the most in
portant airportS in the Southwest.
Much Of its success has been due
to its natural location, on the inter-
national border. But not all. by
any means. Brownsville has built
a model landing field, at cost OF
around 100000. and equipped It in
accordance with the best stand
ards. 1t will be the terminus of
three air lines, all Of considerable
Importance.
NEXT SATURDAY Brownsville
will see the Inauguration of air mail
ervice between that point and
dexico City. 1t will be the term
nus Of the line from Chicago to
: he Mexican border: and the term
-. ,4uS of the line from New York
Id Washington via Houston. At