Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-28

N May 20 voters OF the Rrowns-
~ Enle navigation district 20 to
,oo sne polls to vote whether $780,
~ ~ bonds shall be issued to care
oOngations made 10 the e
nsng Tor the deep-water port.
Mhetner Brownsville is to have
sep-water shipping depends upon
- passage of ta0se bonos accord
80 70 members of the navigation
NOT only should those bonds 10
1000. u they should be approved
- we heaviest possible ballot, in
- that they may bring the high
est sale price.
Inc engineer Of this column viii
4ptegAk that IL the channel Is
OlouBh " Brownsville under pres
arrangements. the project will
y realize for the taxpayers the amount
icy invest by the end Of five years
nof operation.
Inc government by passing the
q OIL IN the house has started its end
q the deal. II IS now I'D to the
m brownsville district to meet its obli-
N cations.
~TODAY the Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce Is calling for vol
unteerS to take the census.
something like two hundred will be
wanted. At least that number
zhould be glad to answer the call.
IL Is an emergency. How the city
tl-erges from this situation will have
Us reaction for the next ten years.
TOO much stress cannot be laid upon
n. The city should be divided into
as small territories as possible and
the work quickly done. In order
y do this many men will be needed.
Business houses should offer the
tune Of their employees and any
iuther steps necessary taken.
tEfHEN civic circles start selling
Brownsville III a big way. after
the port comes. population is
going 70 be one Of the greatest Of
factors toward successful sales.
The same applies to Point Isabel,
excep. that the ratio Of growth will
be larger. Point Isabel is not con-
tidered a city to start with. It will
III certainly be in line TO make one,
once the ships star. coming in.
A VISIT to McAllen yesterday
III brought forth many freaks OF
the hail storm which recently
visited there. One OF the most
fortunate things in this misfortune
was that 1t covered only a small
area. One or two orchards were
N seen with the leaves on the trees,
ID but the bark damaged. But these
few appeared to be the only ones
damaged.
one story going the rounds, and
which IS avowed true, is that one
business woman drove out in the
water, which the clogged ice held
on the streets and became seasick.
The engineer Of this column was
NJ 60 her name. but has not so far
1is mind enough to print IL.
when ladies take after us We take
out.
A NEW airline Is promised for
IA brownsville and McAllen with
IA IN thirty days. These people say
t.ev are coming right in and start
4. ~ work. All they ask Is business
enough to keep them going. The
/. rne will be from Houston 10 Mon
terrey.
This action brought queries into
4 fhe proposed line to Kansas City
i FRI {, Brownsville. II was said that
h .h,s i still in the development stage.
/ ~. page OF the Houston company
rarS al the development IN this
case has been done.
xxrHILE reports r not all in at
III W IRIS writing. IL seems that one
w fatal accident marred the week
This was indeed deplorahle.
- Norris was killed at Edinburg.
0therwISs II seems the accidents
=. General have been lowered since
n etate officers were placed on the
rhray. While sitting at Donna
srrdar evening a speedster came
Sssr- ~ 50 fast you could hardly
S,,n In a few minutes came
81 u.nforcvcle officer. The chase
~ The officer won the race
W. ne speeder won a ticket 70
A A ticket TO court is far bet
CIV. nan a ticket to eternity. Tickets
FL -+s-nitv are all one way.
8 70
roIrND ON THE WIRES
-01rrvFLT FIELD, N. r. Miss
rrsnces Rees has dropped nearly