Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-09
IN DUE
VALLEY
By C. Nj. HALL

EFT Is queer the things you see
when you do not have your gun
along
Houston staged a balloon race
and the winners. according to press
reports take a wise crack" at the
city that is instrumental in bring
ing them no little fame.
r. j. Blair and r. A. Trotter, pilot
and aid Of the Goodyear Zeppelin
are quoted a. saying: Houston may
be the largest city in Texas, but II
Is a poor place to have a good time.
I've been here three days and the
only thrill I'm going TO get is get
ting away from here
Somehow or other all Texans will
resent that. Houston was their hos
tess city. If the bailoonists did not
have a good time. they could at
least have kept their mouths shut.
These days and times in cities Of
as many as $4,000 persons a good
time depends upon the person seek
ing 1t and his tastes. In other words
1t is much of his own making. The
cities are all much alike. IL seems
that one banquet was not enough
for the visiting gentlemen.
When such a feeling IS expressed
concerning ones home, the usual
reaction is that the family is glad
TO be rid of the visitor. and Hous-
ton, the city. probably feels the same
way about the balloonists today.
MEMBERS of the Drum and Bugle
corps Of the American Legion,
under date Of July / issued a
bulletin to members of that body.
quoting the following from The
Herald: The Drum and Bugle Corps
OF the American Legion requested
aid in decreasing a deficit when the
Corps went to the national conven-
ton several years ago and a COM
mittee was named to investigate
This Is the report printed Of a
meeting Of the Brownsville Cham
Der Of Commerce and the bulletin
goes ahead TO say that a correction
has been asked Of The Herald and
that The Herald has not seen fit
70 make 1t.
GOlAAAALb[C 4AOAAA N4Adg GQAS G0AaCO
~ on the engineer of this column
and took exceptions 10 the state
ment Of several years ago. and
that "a committee was named TO
investigate"
TIE Herald today wishes to say
that in the time element 1t was in
error as IL was one year ago, ap-
proximately-but not in that a COM
mittee was named 20 investigate.
Upon calling Judge Yates, president
NOf the chamber Of commerce. today
eAe reiterated that a committee has
r5een named 70 investigate the ad-
visibility of meeting the request
from the corps that the balance OF
the expense Of sending the drum
and buBle corps to the national con-
vention to be paid by the chamber
Of commerce.
There was much controversy over
this matter some time ago and The
Herald really has no part in enter
ing into a controversy between these
two bodies over who should pay the
bill. IL is its business TO report
the meetings and gladly makes the
correction Of the time element, and
70 saw to the members Of the drum
and bugle corps that II the chamber
Of commerce does not see fit 70
paw the balance OF the expense IN
CURED on the trip, Is many mem
bers hold 1t Is illegal to do so. II
stands ready 10 assist that body II
whatever way Il can toward raising
a fund 10 meet that expense. But
whether the chamber Of commerce
decides 70 pay, or not 70 pay, the
balance Of the bill is strictly the
business of that body.
folks. the world is not going to
the bow-wows at all. as some
seem prone to think these days.
Read an article in the American
Magazine this month which offers
proof about as convincing as any
the engineer Of this column has seen
in some time.
II is an article on the stage, and
the writer proceeds 10 show that
In supposedly wicked little old New
York" plays which have been sue
ceSsful at all, as success IS counted
these days. have been purely worded
PLAYS based on simple details Of lie.
Ahie's Irish Rose leads the list.
II Is almost childish IN its Simplic-
~ and purity. The writer points out
that the lights of the night life dives
ate burning and seen by many.
Fheir slareS cause many 10 think
thew are the brightest lights. But
the lEkts Of thousands Of homes
withHBeople over good books and
tho& OF the Libraries are not seen
collectively.
When a good play goes on the
stage is is said a different crowd
ON onto Broadway, but it Is a
bigger crowd that that which flocks
10 the sex and prison plays. Incl
dentally, II usually takes about two
weeks for that big crowd to find out
they are not being fooled in the re-
norris. and shows Of that character
have a hard time stemming that
two weeks.
It IS good to learn that we are
getting both bigger and better as a
nation.
FOUND on THE WIRES
AYEW YORK - Harry Selvridge,
III honest taxi-driver. IS in $3.50.
Nv Miss Caroline Hall, on the way
10 catch a boat for a cruise around
the world, left in his cab a purse
containing $1,000 and $4,000 worth
of Jewels. Harry returned them to
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