Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-15

OQ44CC NAAA1AA 0OAtSAAN~
about like the average man con-
siders a weeks wages. are showing
they believe the so-called hard times
Of recent date are over.
Their leaders are putting their
money where their mouths are. 70
the tune Of some $500. 100000 for ex-
pansion. Mr.. insult nigh find the
Valley a good place 70 expand.
nut probably the champion opti-
III mist of the day Is Fred Pabst.
Sr.. head Of the Milwaukee
brewing company which bears his
name. Mr.. Pabst Is to install about
81, 1000 worth of machinery for
making pre-Volstead beer on the as
sumption that beer will again be
manufactured in the United States
al an early date.
DEADING Of such things reminds
M us Of our Brownsville and Port
Isabel deep water channel, which
in turn reminds US that the San
Antonio Express has done US
wrong
Our attention has been called 70
an editorial in that big newspaper
on the Willacy County Irrigation
Project. II goes on TO say that a
certain ditch Is to be dug fourteen
feet deep, and that the Brownsville
port channel Is TO be two feet deep
er.
r. 3. Creager has written q letter
asking a correction. which we feel
sure the editor will be glad TO give.
Our channel Is 10 be sixteen miles
lcng and IS feet deep and 100 feet
wide.
CUNRISE in Victoria Heights. Peo-
N pie turning over for n more
little cat nap before beginning
! another day. A staccato Of shots
from an automatic pistol.
Residents hurry out into their
yards. breezily clad.
Some folks out in Victoria Heights
wear gowns. and some wear 3. V. DIS.
but there are some addicted TO pa
jamas, We discovered.
Two more single shots, a bit sep
arsted. And a heavily breathing
man ONE flying before painting
officers. The fleeing maj turns the
orner BY cutting across yards al
most through the groups OF specta-
tors. He has to turn sideways at
sone spots 10 keep from flying.
What Is the matter?" everybody
asks everybody else.
".oh. II Is Just a couple Of border
patrolmen exercising a Mexican
~bootleEger." somebody replies.
WHICH goes to show how We all
WI become creatures OF habit. The
big gun at Fort Brown booms
out at sunrise every morning. some
times rafting the windows-and dis
turbs no one. A few little pistol
shots and everybody dashes into the
ward, or sticks a head out OF win
dow.
VTTHICH prompts Animated Annie
wv to say that When we take
things as they come they sell
dom do"
COMEBODY is sleeping on the Job
~ In the Valley. Why hasn't some
publicity seeker ere now been
into the papers declaring he will
neither shave nor cut his hair until
re hits a jackpot in a slot machine.
RHATAMOROS has been the CEN
iii ter OF rumors and counter ru-
mors for the past few days.
which shows how a little pebble
hurled may start a landslide.
So thick and fast have they come
that editors for a while became be-
wildered until the majority were
run 10 ground as nothing but chat
ter. For instance, people would call
10 say that a coup had been attemp-
ted against the customs house. That
there was an uprising in Vera Cruz.
And even that Gales had been shot.
Where do such fantastic things
get so much impetus as 10 cause
many telephone calls earnestly ask
ing for any news out Of Mexico City?
TIRST political guns are opening
n in Hidalgo county against the
approaching November election.
From reading the account Of the
first speech making on behalf Of the
Democratic party. IL would seem
that sizzling stump speeches will be
made before the campaign Is over.
Some time ago the engineer Of this
column vas told that heated inter-
est was dying out over the coming
election. Looks as II IL might be
stirred back to white heat again.
Meanwhile. up at Edinburg dire
things OF what the grand Jury Is
SCOUT TO do are being whispered.
THE federal government has re-
moved its restrictions against
Florida fruit. but j. NJ. Del Cur
&c. state entomologist says the state
ban will still be enforced. louisiana
has also declared against the Flor
ida product for fear Of the Mediter-
ranean fruit fly Our orchards are
our greatest assets and the old
ounce Of prevention. ETC. axiom
should be kept in practice until every
ounce Of danger is passed.
THE open season on tourists has
O come 10 the Valley.