Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-08

II Is astonishing how quickly wild
birds learn that certain persons will
not harm them. Ducks In the VAL
ley become quite tame on lakes
where no shooting is allowed, and
they flock there in numbers.
IN CHANGING over other papers
and seeing names of Browns
vile people every so often. n
can hardly miss the tennis capers
Miss Rosita Ceyanes is cutting at
Rice Institute.
Writers Of Rice meters declare
that her improvement in the net
game is nothing short Of remark
able"-to use the exact phrase Of a
Houston paper. 1t Is said she does
not scorn male tennis competition
and that this has helped her play
q lot.
Miss Ceyanes comes from a pio-
neer Brownsville family and learn
ed the game, which Is now bringing
her into the limelight, in local school
circles.
vTHE LAST OF Valley potatoes,
which recently have taken quite
q slump in prices. are fast being
moved out, and by the end of next
week it is thought the 1880 ship
ments will be over, it was said here
today in "spud" circles.
The movement yesterday amount
ed TO SO cars and they are daily
growing less. Until the last five
or six hundred ears a price Of So was
paid the grower. but recently that
price has slumped to $225.
The Valley this year has raised
its banner potato crop and most
Of the shipments for the past ten
DAYS have represented net profits,
whatever that price has been.
FOLLOWING the storms which
have recently swept Texas al
most to the Valleys edge. a
call has been issued for Red Cross
aid. Sherwood Bishop Of Browns
vile has received a plea for $500
as Brownsville's part in the $15O,OOO
needed to aid the sufferers.
This came today in the form Of a
message from w. M. Baxter OF st.
Louis. When serious trouble arises.
the Red Cross nurses and funds are
the first thought Of, and among the
first on the scenes
UIWANIANS Of San Benito during
III the past month won an attend
ance contest with Brownsville
with a perfect score. Over fifty
attended every meeting during the
month OF April.
You cannot hope to beat perfec-
ton, but what the engineer OF this
column wants to know is what they
feed the Kiwanians at their San
Benito luncheons to get them that
away.
DALLAS, according to press re-
ports. is preparing to take steps
which may serve as an induce
ment TO bring into the city adjacent
settlements.
This is seen in the proposal TO
double the water rate to those out
side the city. Also It is proposed
to charge fixture" rates for sewer
connections where the residents
refuse TO use the water. This would
be 50 lch per bath tub. etc.
Dallas Is charging ~ cents per
unit measure for water where this
city charges only IS. If this step
proves effective in bringing outly-
ing districts into the city. other
Texas cities may be found going
and doing likewise.
ONCE It has been noised abroad
~ that Brownsville is contemplate
- ing putting up street signs. SO
many samples have been floating
In to the city, that II they used the
samples they might have enough
signs without buying any.
FOUND ON THE WIRES
DALLAS - Bishop Warren A.
Gambler of Atlanta is a portly hui
morist. who pokes fun at himself.
He doesn't play golf because. ne
says, when he gets near enough 70
the ball to hit 1t he can't see II and
when he is far enough away TO see
Il he can't reach It.
NEW YORK - Leo Diegel Is con-
WINGED that a sixth sense must guide
that fellow Hagen. Day after day
they were making a golf movie. One