Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
IN OUR
VALLEY
, BY CHARLES HALL,

@~N0 VI highway OAAA-
cials at Austin today viii be watched
with interest by Brownsville people,
inasmuch as Judge o. c. Dancy is
seeking funds with which to have
the hard surfaced road to Point Isa-
bel completed.
The county has now completed its
work OF paving the first half of the
road, and Judge Dancy is seeking
Z get the state to fulfill a tenta-
tive agreement made some time ago.
Cameron county has expended $780,
600 on the project and $25O,00O will
be asked or the highway department.
Judge Dancy, before leaving
Brownsville on this mission, said he
entertained high hopes Of his re-
quest being granted, and intimated
that he might have another little
road surprise in store for local tax
payers.
WITH TOMORROW the day set
on which residents have promised to
have all fruit strippd off the trees
in the area in which larva OF the
Morelos fruit fly was said TO have
been found, federal representatives
IN charge Of the work consider that
eradication has already been accom-
plished.
There is no scare" over the stu
alton Brownsville people living in
the area, mapped out by federal in
spectorS, have readily fallen into
line to lend every assistance. The
fruit taken off the trees will be bur-
led and with it. it was said, all fear
can be buried.
MEMBERS OF THE Brownsville
Lions club at their regular weekly
meeting tomorrow intend to bring
up for discussion the question Of
port for this city.
1t is by constantly hammering on
such mcye by all civic bodies and
interested citizens that this great
aim viii be accomplished.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF the
army general staff TO President |
Hoover are expected TO point to
the country's military forces. which |
drastic cuts in the expenditures for |
it is hoped viii be followed by fur
ther tax reduction.
This is all well and good. But it
1t is said that in the recommended
tions may be found one to abolish 1
many Of the army posts. now exist
ing, and to centralize training army 1
training stations. In this last fea-
ture Texans living along the border,
including Brownsville people, viii be
found opposing such a move.
These people hold that money ex-
pended in this manner does the
greatest amount Of good, and when
the many millions used is mentioned
il is found to be comparatively
small. Not only is training Of men
one end accomplished, but border
protection Is found. And the money
thus expended circulates back TO
more tax payers. than probably that
Of any other army fund.
Valley people and all those with
such are looking muchly to the DEM
ocratic leader, John Garner, TO
champion them in keeping their
posts for them. Not only do they
consider it wise, but they also like
the association Of the army people.
A ELEPHONE CALL today
brought forth two suggestions for
Brownsville to follow in advertising
the city and the Valley TO tourists.
1t was said that while the tourist
season is on in full blasts there
might be inaugurated musical re-
citals at the picture shows or some
entertainment Of some kind, else
where. say during the noon hour.
A few minutes OF this program, 1t
Is said, should be devoted 10 very
short addresses telling OF the Valley.
It was added that different Browns
vile, or Valley men, could be selected
as speakers.
It was further suggested that
merchants make use OF citrus fruits
in decorating their windows during
the holidays.
The conductor Of this train Of
hopes offers it to those interested for
what 1t may be worth.
ONE MONTH FROM today all Of
us will be broke but very, very
happy
PRESIDENT HOOVER in tele-
grams to the various governors has
stepped out with tangible and preg-
nant ideas for keeping the economic
wheels turning so that the prosper
lty OF the nauon may be continued.
AS an outcome Of the meetings he
has called. there has come forth a
request which reaches TO the farth-
est town and hamlet Briefly this
is that II we have any work to do,
let's do 1t now and not have any
Brownsville and the Valley know
nothing OF bread lines, but If that
lis what the national leaders want
to keep the mill grinding We stand
ready to cooperate.
Especially do we stand ready II
the government will give US a new
post office. We can work with a VIII
on that.
ANENT THE SAME this might be
the time to start marking our
streets. Us newcomers have an aw-
ful time getting around in tins big
city.