Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
rOOD morning kind readersi
LI Fine daV isn't it,

valley mas ltS Oeep-Water port.
Maybe YOU have heard this before.
and maybe you haven't. What We
are trying 70 get over 70 YOU Is that
II Is time TO congratulate ourselves
on that fact.
The Brownsville Herald and many,
many friends Of Brownsville, Point
Isabel, San Benito and the entire
Valley today are bringing you cheer
ing messages.
So when you pull up 70 your
grapefruit and coffee this morning
get a comfortable seat and see many
OF the things we have in the Valley
to be proud Of.
TO USE a slang phrase Il shows
plainly that the Valley IS off to
the ace IN a business way.
To those who know il Is a choice
garden spot Of America. All, who
eve have any close connections with
II, soon come % this opinion. This
being the case, IL remains only for
us to tell the world about it. 10
bring about business and deVolp-
ment strides nothing less than as
founding.
To tell the world about is what
The Herald today is attempting to
do. We hope YOU viii like 1t. We
cannot help but feel a little proud
OF today'S issue. Human efforts
are never perfect, but a lot Of ef-
fort often goes a long way. TO
produce and publish this edition az
The Herald cost about $1,000. The
Herald wishes 70 take this Oppor-
tunity to express its appreciation 10
Ah0se who have made IL possible.
Of the prettiest things about
the Valley these days is the way
we are cleaning up our weeds,
caused by the recent rains.
Farming sectors are out with
horse drawn mowers and city folks
are out with lawn mowers. Things
are beginning to look trim and neat
again, and will be pleasing 70 the
eyes Of the visitors for the Fourth
OF July celebrations.
Point Isabel * planning one as
another celebration Of the port.
Suggestion has been made that we
invite the gubernatOrial candidates
TO speak on the three days Of that
fete. But folks. Point Isabel does
not want TO hear promises, she
wants TO celebrate a reality. Then
1t would be hard to find a place to
park so many visitors.
But we are for this weed cutting.
It makes the Valley shine like a
tramp after a hair cut and shave.
MINATED Annie says hay fever
~ makes II hard for people 70 get
together.
AND while We are speaking OF
N cleaning up. when are we going
to clean UP our Valley auto
mobile accidents?
This week we are faced with
weekend holidays and Fourth OF
July celebrations coming right to-
gether. What the total injuries and
deaths Will be. none can say. but il
the law Of averages keeps I'D there
will be a number. Why not an &C.
cidentless Fourth? Can't 10 be done?
What We are leading up to is 10
let you in on a little secret. which
shows which way the wind Is blow
ing. One automobile accident in
surance company has quit writing
policies IN the Valley. There are
too many. they say
Folks, We gotta put a stop "a that.
The way 70 do il is TO put a stop
to the accidents. There are three
ways 70 do that effectively. Drive
more carefully. Build some Of these
sidewalks Of roadways WIDER. And
add a little jail sentence 70 the fines
for reckless driving
GETTING back To this great BIG
I paper The Herald IS handing
you at this mornings breakfast
table
1t Is not the largest paper ever
printed in the Valley. IN fact Il Is
not the largest ever printed BY The
Brownsville Herald, but here are a
few facts which might interest YOU:
Over $1,000 pounds Of paper are
used in the 10000 comics. over
eleven tons that IS. II the single
pages were laid end 10 end they
would reach nearly 500 miles. This
means that II everybody should
throw them away after reading, the
circulation would still extend nearly
to Waco.
ABOUT the final signing OF the
"a port bill by President Hoover.
Have a telegram received sat-
urday from Washington, which saws
Republican leaders are confident the
Nll will be signed within the week.
Listen 10 this: Garner has secur-
ed pen with which Speaker Long
worth signed the bill and will pre-
sent il 10 the Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce"
That all sounds mighty good ex-
cept where II talks about the Re
publicans. There IS Just fly in
the ointment Of this whole port bill.
That US good Democrats had TO
call on the Republicans for a little
help.
AnTOw that you have finished read
fV ing this. IL must be about time
~ to motor along to church