Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-09
IN OUR
VALLEY
BY e. vi. HALL

- BY G. vi. HALL -
TT Is queer the things you see
when you do not have your gun
along"
Houston staged a balloon race
and the winners. according to press
reports take a wise crack at the
city that is instrumental in bring
ing them no little fame.
r. J. Blair and r. A. Trotter. pilot
and aid of the Goodyear Zeppelin
are quoted as saying: Houston may
be the largest city in Texas. but 1t
Is a poor place TO have a good time.
I've been here three days and the
only thrill I'm going TO get is get
1ng away from here
A Somehow or other all Texans will
resent that. Houston was their hos
tess city. If the balloOniStS did not
have a good time. they could at
least have kept their mouths shut.
These days and times in cities OF
as many as $4,000 persons a good
time depends upon the person seek
ing 1t and his tastes. In other words
II is much OF his own making. The
cities are all much alike. It seems
that one banquet was not enough
for the visiting gentlemen.
When such a feeling IS expressed
concerning ones home, the usual
reaction is that the family IS glad
to be rid OF the visitor. and Hous-
ton, the city. probably feels the same
way about the balloonists today.
MEMBERS of the Drum and Bugle
lVs corps OF the American Legion,
under date of July ] issued a
bulletin to members Of that body,
quoting the following from The
Herald: The Drum and Bugle Corps
OF the American Legion requested
aid in decreasing a deficit when the
Corps went to the national conven-
ton several years ago and a COM
mittee was named to investigate"
This is the report printed of a
meeting Of the Brownsville Cham
Der Of Commerce and the bulletin
goes ahead to say that a correction
has been asked OF The Herald and
that The Herald has not seen fit
TO make 1t.
A committee from that body called
"a on the engineer of this column
and took exceptions TO the state
ment of several years ago" and
that "a committee was named to
investigate"
The Herald today wishes TO say
that in the time element 1t was in
error as II was one year ago, ap-
proximately-but not in that a COM
mittee was named TO investigate.
Npon calling Judge Yates, president
E4 the chamber of commerce, today
serf reiterated that a committee has
been named TO Investigate the adj
visibility OF meeting the request
from the corps that the balance OF
the expense of sending the drum
and bugle corps 10 the national con-
vention to be paid by the chamber
OF commerce.
There was much controversy over
this matter some time ago and The
Herald really has no part IN enter
ing into q controversy between these
two bodies over who should pay the
bill. II is its business TO report
the meetings and gladly makes the
correction OF the time element, and
70 saw to the members OF the drum
and bugle corps that If the chamber
OF commerce does not see fit 70
pay the balance Of the expense IN
Cured on the trip, as many men,
bers hold Il is illegal 70 DO so, II
stands ready to assist that body in
whatever way II can toward raising
a fund TO meet that expense. But
whether the chamber Of commerce
decides to pay, or not to pay, the
balance OF the bill is strictly the
business Of that body.
FOLKS. the world Is not going 70
the bow-woWs at all, as some
y seem prone 70 think these days.
Read an article in the American
Magazine this month which offers
proof about as convincing IS any
the engineer OF this column has seen
In some time.
1t Is an article on the stage, and
the writer proceeds 10 show that
in supposedly wicked little old New
York plays which have been sue
cessful at all. as success is counted
these DAYS. have been purely vorded
plavs based on simple details Of life
Abie's Irish Rose leads the list.
II is almost childish in its simplic-
Nv and purity. The writer points out
that the lights of the night life dives
burning and seen by many.
~ffheir giares many TO think
they are the brightest lights. But
the lights of thousands OF homes
with people over good books and
those of the Libraries are not seen
collectively.
When a good play goes on the
stage is is said a different crowd
comes onto Broadway, but 1t is a
bigger crowd that that which flocks
to the sex and prison plays. Incl
dentaliy. it usually takes about two
weeks for that big crowd to find out
thew are not being fooled IN the re-
ports, and shows Of that character
have a hard time stemming that
two weeks
II Is good 10 learn that We are
getting both bigger and better as a
nation
FOUND ON THE WIRES
nyEW YORK - Harry Selvridge,
IN honest taxi-driver. Is III $3.50
~ Miss Caroline Hall, on the way
to catch a boat for a cruise around
the world. left IN his cab a purse
containing $1,000 and $4,000 worth
of Jewels. Harry returned them 10
the hotel whence he had taken Miss
Hall. then broke the speed laws
70 return them to the boat and got a
-eward-
LONDON - John Bull is SOLDERING
-, not having the d. It's as often
~ be used 20. The reason ascribed
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