Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05

Friday: Point Isabel fisheries
reopen injunction suit.
Saturday: City commissioners
near city Planners ideas.
rlancing over that list OF activi-
\ ties, as q whole, 1t seems that
Brownsville and the Valley are
up and A)ing more than the people
In general probably realize,
One sad note Is entered to maj
2lation, which otherwise is found.
Fhis is the death Of JUDGE George
which brought to BorvslSville a
sense Of profound regret.
IN making the awards from
Brownsville merchants to the
first baby born in 1880, q baby
born at 1908 on the morning OF
January / was named the lucky
Valley child after considering tie
birth certificate Of a boy at ex-
actly Il o'clock.
Before this decision was reached
many things happened Argument
was brought about over when the
old year ends and the new year OF
ficially begins. The judges belived
the new year started with the small
lest division of time after IL O'Clock
but they wanted sanction from OIL
fetal circles. The weather bureau
was telephoned. Nothing doing there
The Western Union was telephoned.
Same answer.
Finally a telegram was sent to
the Associated Press and the ans
wer was that the new var started
n second after II o'clock This
aroused the interest OF the outside
world, and the incident OF the VAL
ley baby went out over the wires TO
al newspapers
reads a newspaper headline.
Now do you suppose that it was
n New Years resolution that started
oil that activity
THE situation at Laredo which has
caused such intense interest,
since the Mexican consulate
was closed there. may soon reach
an amicable settlement.
Big bodies slowly, but the
United States federal government
now seems TO be swinging into dip
lomatic action, and two mighty ma
tions ought to be able to settle the
matter Of one border port TO the
satisfaction Of all concerned.
Pressdent-elect Rubio OF Mexico
As now in the United States preach
ing the gospel Of friendship Some
times when friendly families go Wis
Ting the children Of either may
cause a little en- arrassing situa-
lions to arise; but the parents us
ually quickly put them to order
again, with the loss Of only q few
moments to themselves by the rud-
der OF dignity getting entangled III
a few bushes.
EPORTS show that the inau-
garation Of the Battle OF
Grapefruit" as an annual foot
bali fete in the Valley, financially
will probably show a loss OF some
thing like $500. And this will be the
case despite the fact that about
1000 persons witnessed the cor
test. 1t cost about s2,700 to stage
the contest. Between S2,100 and
$1,000 were crossed at the gate. Tie
money difference Is found in the
passes issued the pep squad. the
band, and similar organizations.
It is said that this loss Is more
than offset in the advertisement
received. and the knowledge gained
OF how 10 better proceed next year.
Then.too, the $500 is not altogether
a loss. For instance a complete out
fit for the Valley team was pur-
chased al q cost OF about $3.50. This
will be Oh hand for use next year.
There will also be a saving on field
preparations which will not be nee
essary next year.
Altogether, the Battle Of Grape
fruit here seems TO be off 10 a great
start.
nEFERRING back TO Laredo. CT
trus growers here may illd a BIZ
OF interest in the report from
there 70 the effect that $4,000 OF
10000 additional citrus trees viii
be planted there during the coming
year.
That fruit district at present haE
about 10000 trees and this year
shipped its first car Of grapefruit
II is now predicted that the area
will ship from IS to so cars OF fruit
during the year 1880.
There Is one thing We have dis
covered about grapefruit-the mort
you eat the more you want. Then
bottling plants like that planned BY
John Shary will do much toward
keeping an economic and conse-
quently O price balance for the
growers.
WHILE We have not yet had an
answer from City Manager
A. Rosenthal on our plea TO marx
The streets, none Of us wants to losf
3sight Of the fact that. a deep water
port Is by far the biggest project
before Brownsville during the com
ms year.