Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
VALLEY HAS CHARM; SOME
BORROWED, SOME ITS OWN


fanciiul. Yes, I believe you would
agree that. the narrow streets OF
the villages along the old NIX
lean frontier reek with ar inimit-
able fascination while beyond the
curiouSly barred windows there lies
a lure Of ancient mystery" II is
not merely a fantastic word pic
ture to say. the emerald landscape
Is dotted with the amethyst-shaded
flowers OF the native sage brush and
white Blossoms OF the wild olive
trees while on the far horizon the
tropical palms sketch stately silhou-
cites against a vivid azure sky"
All This Is Real
Let me quote not from any story
book but from LIES realities sew
eral OF the thrills. pleasures. sensa-
tons, joys. novelties tcall them
what you will. for they are yours)
which are here 10 adorn each al
ready perfect day and night" or
ange BIOS lr1s. smokeleSs cleanli-
ness. twangy guitars in the night
air. sailing. beach parties. toasted
tortillas. flowers IN profusion, tar
pom fishing. brown bottled tonic
in a foreign country. moonlit wa
tiers, avocado salad. salt water bath
ing. Christmas roses. natural gas.
Spanish shawls. a new language.
grabbing parties. Mexicans singing
TO and from the bale" wild duck
and veniSon. an airplane TO Mexico
City. overnight 70 an upstate me-
tropolis, or Just a jaunt 10 another
Valley town"
I am going up the Valley today.
Would you like TO come along? We
will see all there is to see and I
am sure you will enjoy the day.
Must I coax you to 20? Forget your
clannish ways and let's see what
the other towns Z a. ng 7 must
show you the sign on the highway.
a reminder for us all. Your Town
is Alright but Boost the Whole VAL
ley"
Let's leave Brownsville by way
of Elizabeth stree. and pass the
livelv neiEhborhood intersection on
to the n "A new business
block and amusement center IS fast
developing there. Notice the CAV
colors which predominant. Those
new residences out bv Banker Place
are going up RAPIDLY and promise
another attractive addition 10 the
citys approach.
Can See II Growing
Olmito is always looking up-a
bit OF new pain, an altered build
ing. and always the scenic beauty
~ that little detour from the high
way through the lake addition
Further on is a new and solitary
home. a bright spot against the
lonely expar : OF mesquite and
cacti brush. You can fairly see the
Valley groring. San Benito IS all
astir. but she Is ALWAYS a lively
town with much traffic obeying
electric signals.
Along the thoroughfare 70 Har-
linFen we read the foreign license
plates Of tourists from three North
American countries. The season for
the interesting land party
has passed. But there's a friend
and we wave frantically-he's cur
neighbor. I know the ~cleanest. new
est wayside stand where we can
stop for a drink IL you are thirsty
r must have my mid-morning re-
freshment.
Now we are in the Middle Valley
where t..ere Is a wealth OF grace
fl palms outlining the thriving
orchards. The trees are very old IN
years vet ever new In beauty. Why.
that house over there-it has been
COMPLETED since I last saw ID. And
there's a new packing shed-toma-
toes gone and instead roasting ears
by the truck L 4. We see a stray
one here and there along the pave
ment.
Some Local Color
But look over that field. There
is a bit Of native color for you %
write home about. The typical Mex
lean in sombrero and blue jacket
i loading a wagon OF green sugar
cane, his cunning little fa-k-skin-
ned children chewing on the long
sweet stalks. And did you see that
misunderstanding watermelon? Don't
forget Which stand 1t is and we
will stop coming back. It's cas- and
50 much fun 70 shop and market
It'd and down The Valley. I'D lie
some banaaa-cantalouDes and red
plums too, the. re all 50 Plentiful
now.
Have you ever driven through
the residential streets OF Pharr? T
lust have 10 SEE a certain few OF
the places there every time 7 pass.
they are SO attractive. ! believe ID
is a grocery in Pharr which is hav-
ing an opening today. II was an
nounced over radio that there would
be sample sandwiches and coffee
served We might stop there and
make II a real holiday.
Now when We get to McAllen,