Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-15
I'm OUR
VAL.l.EY

HUGE RADIO towers at Point
Isabel, having served their purpose,
were razed recently.
News reel cameramen were on
hand to record in moving pictures
the mighty crashes as the 3l5-feet-
high steel structures crashed.
Now an officer Of the navy de-
partment has seen the pictures in
an M-G-M reel in an eastern city.
and has decided the pictures would
make an interesting and instructive
exhibit for the files Of the navy de-
partment.
This officer has asked the
Brownsville chamber of commerce
to put him in touch with the max
ers of the film and plans to try 10
Secure it for his department.
WThe film would be shown to en-
Efneers in slow motion pictures 10
enable them to study the action Of
towers as they fell. the officers said.
Valuable information concerning
the art of telling huge towers is
likely to be obtained by the en-
gineers.
JOHN T. FLOORE, manager of
the Valley Mid-winter Fair, plans
to let North Texas and persons from
more distant points who attend the
Texas State fair at Dallas in Octo-
Der know about the Valley.
His plan is to take a large delega-
ton of Valley residents to the Da.-
las exposition on some week end,
along with a couple of school bands,
stage a special parade through the
streets Of Dallas and through the
fair grounds and call attention to
the Valley booth.
Banners in the parade would in
form visitors to the Dallas show OF
the Valley exposition, which is TO DC
held a month later.
The State fair officials have been
asked to let Floore know just wha.
special courtesies would be extend
ed to the Valley delegation. If the
reply is favorable the plan viii be
carried out. Floore hopes to sign
several hundred Valley boosters 10
make the trip over the week end.
The Weslaco and Harlingen school
bands, composed Of almost 100 mu-
sicians. will compete in the state
contest at Dallas on October IA and
Is.
The Valley delegation would en-
courage these musical organizations
in the contest, lending moral sup
port, and then the musicians would
gsist IN advertising the Valley ana
the Valley fair.
It's a good idea.
PUBLIC UTILITY picnics are be-
coming ali the rage in the Valley.
Recently Rio Grande Valley Tel
ephone Co. employees and their
friends met at the Girl Reserve
Camp on the arroyo near Rib
Hondo.
Employees of the Central Power
and Light Co. are going TO enjoy
like outing on the beautiful lake at
Olmito Saturday, beginning at 3 p
m.
Pleasure and business are to be
mixed in an interesting manner, the
program indicates.
The employees are to be addressed
by officials of the company on sub
jects relating TO service TO the pub
lie and various contests are to be
staged. Yo-yo spinners, foot-racers,
baseball players and song birds all
are TO be given their innings.
There Is little said in the an
nouncement Of the picnic about
food, but quite likely this will prove
one Of the most attractive events on
the program.
J. l.. Bates. public relations di-
rector for the Valley, IS in charge Of
the outing.
HERE Is A CONVERSATION be-
tween a iather and son, said TO be
authentic, which may have some
bA&lng on the number of automo-
bn% accidents which have happened
in the Valley recently:
Daddy. what does that sign say?"
1T says stop" answered the
father.
who put it there, daddy?"
"Oh, the law requires it.
But daddy, you didn't stop"
BE quiet; you talk too much"
Guess you were in hurry, huh
daddy7"
Never mind about that. You are
too young to understand such
things"
The boy reflected for a few min
utes. and then
SAY daddy. the old law don't
l,lrrff N,nfi does IL D.