Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-13


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in a honeymoon
ON next Tuesday voters of Browns
vile will go TO the polls to bal
lot on the taking OF West
Brownsville and certain outlying
portions into the city limits.
Not much has been said about
this election since 1t was called.
But those. vino favor the addition
to the city. had better get ready TO
get out to the polls and vote. This
is set forth to get a true express
sion from the people. The man
who is against the idea will be there
to vote, and you can bet on that.
It Is going to take a dual vote TO
thus increase the size Of Browns
vile. II is a sort of an invitation
affair. Persons living inside the
city will have TO vote TO invite the
outlying districts 70 come in and
live with them; and those living
outside the city limits must vote TO
accept the invitation.
Had a request TO know If a man
living outside the two parts involved
but owning property In the city
can vote. Asked a few supposed to
know and the answer was mo"
But every one else should vote.
folks, If truck prices keep on
- keeping on, bedtime converse
~ tions in the Valley will 60 some
Vning like this:
Friend wife - will you kindly
put out the cat. while ! take this
head Of cabbage and lock 1t in the
Safe?"
NUDGE Duval West OF the United
States district court has handed
~ down the opinion that quaran-
tine proclamations against Florida
nursery stock issued prior TO July
1929 are invalid.
This IS the outcome Of the case
against the injunction to permit
the shipping of Florida stock into
the Valley. Many interested IN the
welfare OF the Valley have given
much time and thought to protect
the Valley grower from any expos
ure To the Mediterranean fruit lily.
The next step in the procedure
will probably be coming at an early
date. II they can keep litigation
going long enough the fly may
meanwhile perish and we will stnl
be safe.
GAM Perl, likable business man OF
~ Brownsville, has joined that
throng Of today. which Is prone
To take 70 task the younger genera
ton. Mr.. Perl bases his indictment
against the hatlesS variety of the
young male Of the specie.
He saws that If they do not quit
running around bareheaded they
are going to take their death OF
cold. and one great American inSti-
tuition will die a horrible deatn-
This institution Is straw hat day.
Mr.. Perl Is honest in his convic-
lions. That is. NJ Interior motive
for his outbreak could be found
except that along with the offer
ing for sale, breeches and shoes, he
also offers a few hats.
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A LITTLE furry went around
u town yesterday when II was
read that a deficiency Of twelve
million dollars had been voted for
the rivers and harbors committee.
Many wondered If the Valley port
project might be hidden in that
sum. But that was 10 complete
work already contracted for.
But it should not be long now be-
fore we should be hearing from the
omnibus bill, which carries our APP
preparation.
Then what a furry Of business
and trading will take place. AT
first mostly specializing on values.
Then the purchase Of business sites,
and monies, expended in the actual
work Of the port and new develop
merts. will begin 10 flow up and
down the main street OF the Val
ley.
THESE baseball players gathering
in the Valley remind Us OF long
d&O. NA4Cl We
Rngue chasing the horsehide around
right field.
Also OF the signing Of big Tesreau
long ago. The story goes that the
pitcher was een by a scout with
five squirrels and no gun. He was
asked how he got them. Said he
killed them with rocks-and Il had
10 throw twice at that big red one
rEVERAL have asked why bills
n are being introduced into the
state legislature with reference
10 a permit TO build a causeway
from Point Isabel 70 Padre Island.
This was explained 70 the engi-
neer OF this column today when II
was pointed out that II Is both a
state and federal proposition. The
state has jurisdiction over the land
involved and the federal govern
mert the water angle.
A million dollar causeway is not