Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-14

AAN1 1880 ~
M navigation commissioners set for
- December 2. it has been found
that many in Brownsville have not
a clear conception of the situation
with reference to handling the port
and other navigation projects.
The present commissioners hold
office by appointment. Following
their appointment state legislation
was enacted requiring hat such
officials be elected by popular vote.
The time has now rolled around
to comply with that new law and
the election date set. What remains
is for the district voters, included
In the advertised formal call, TO give
a full vote Of confidence to those
undertaking this task fof the city.
BROWNSVILLE has been FORUM
d ate in having had the represen-
tation she has had on this COM
mission. 1t is a big undertaking re-
quiring hours and days Of time in
x~ork for the community. There
Us no compensation and sometimes
when certain obstacles are confront
ed the commissioners have some
rights to feel that it is a thankless
task. A big vote will make them
feel better for this work of helping
better the community. Speed in
the project has been had through
some OF the members being bankers
and in a position 70 advance funds
End save time which otherwise would
represent a waste.
vIIHEN the actual work on the port
WI will start cannot be definitely
pointed out. but Major Milo p.
Fox, government engineer on the
matter, in a recent visit here. re-
marked that the best progress he has
ever seen on such a big project is
being made.
For the sake OF time as well as
other considerations the same men
who have served in the past should
certainly be reelected.
4 FEW days 9 the engineer Of
~ this column broke out with a
noise Of disappointed duck hunt
ers because Of so much water. That
very night a neighbor sent over four
ducks Just 10 show us how wrong
we we're"
All right If that is the way to cor
rect a wrong we hear the turkey
season Is going to be simply terrible
when II opens Sunday.
AFTER living in the Valley under
ca.]h rfr~.rr,etannn Af.,0tnl
Annie says she believes the boot
logger is the guy VINO has TO
Tait until his ship comes in.
cNoyfE folks may criticize our ethics,
n but it gets such wonderful re-
suits. Ethics at times is flexible
and rightly should be so.
But not 10 the extent Of the man
who asked what In the world bust
ness ethics is. He was told that a
definition could not be given for il.
but that 1t could be explained as fol-
lows.
A mar came into a store owned
bv two partners and purchased So
worth Of goods from one Of the
partners. He rendered e. ten dollar
bill. in payment. On the way to the
cash register the store owner dis
covered that two ten dollar bills
were stuck together
Now II was explained, 1.-The
question Of ethics vas should that
owner tell his partner about it?"
4 LETTER from san Benito today
~ signed "A reader asks that at
tention be called To Valley we'll
w,shers not to permit the beauty of
the Valley 10 be manned with sign
pests.
A clipping was enclosed calling at
tention 10 the fact that while Europe
drives the billboards from her hills
and highways American landscapes
are being made hideous.
Signs and billboardS constitute one
form Of advertising American man
ufscturers and restaurants. or what
rot, are willing to ape each other
in. In some localities il is coming
to the point where the scenery Of
fcrds the autoists not a view OF the
outdoors. but only an opportunity to
decide which cigarette ad offers the
prettiest girl. or the most effeminate
looking a There must be ten
thousand Last Chance filling sta
tions signs. and so on and 50 forth.
until the landscape begins to pre-
sent the appearance Of being enclos-
ekfEs wall running the length Of
tl~1 ,hvay. This extreme has not
COME 70 the Valley yet, but We want
> 10 keep il so that our orchards and
gardens will be visible from the
roadside.
1T last Valley shippers are about
~ 10 form an organization with
one object in view that OF stab
iiizing the price Of Valley fruits. At
a meeting last night IN Harrington
a committee was appointed 10 plan
the association.
When the Valley gets organized
like California with the growers
working hand in hand with the
shippers. the fruit quotations list
VIII not so much resemble fire sale
cards. and consumers w1n not be
raistaking early grape fruit and