Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-05
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By c. NJ. HALL

ACCORDING TO speakers at the
n Hug-the-C0ast highway meet
ing networks Of hard surfaced
roads, not only will do away
with civil strife IN nations, but they
viii some day DO away with clashes
between nations.
Such thoughts as these we're ad-
vanced by President j. c. Hardy Of
Baylor College at Bolton and Judge
Oscar Dancy of Brownsville. Judge
Dancy said that much Of this Will
rome in the lives OF those now hv-
ing.
Good roads will bring peace To the
interior of nations and peace be-
tween nations simply because they
do away with distance and people
will know each other better. Had
the United States had hard surfaced
roads before 1860 there would have
been no civil war over slavery, Pres
ident Hardy declared.
Eventual plans of the Hug-the-
Coast highway r for II 70 extend
from Canada through the United
States. Mexico. Central and South
America. This being true. If South
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before today that nation would not
be having so many presidents and
newspapers so much to write about
them.
lust listening to people talk and
reading a few things in the past
day or two. have run across
some rather outstanding statements.
Here are a few Of them:
Harry Pattee says the Port Isabel
company presents one third Of VAL
ley's citrus.
Laguna Madre is the saltiest wa
ter in the world IN which sea life
exists.
The United States produces one
third OF the worlds goods and con-
suFles 80 per cent of that, according
TO President Hoover.
The stadium at Notre Dame cost
81 1000. 900. More than the money
appropriated fer the Brownsville
Port Isabel deep-Water ports.
The smell Of smoke is pleasant TO
people OF northern heritageS and
unpleasant TO those reared for gen.
erations In hot chimes.
Alcohol does not affect people
who have emerged from the far
south one half the extent 1t does
those from the far north.
IF the last two seem far fetched,
explanation was offered that to
the peoples of the north the
smell of smoke has always meant
things pleasant. A warm flreSide,
food, and body comfort.
In the south fermentation IS al
most spontaneous and alchohol has
been taken In some form for gen.
erations. while In the now covered
lands there is little fermentation
and for generations comparatively
little alcohol has been consumed
through the generations. The case
of the alcohol is just a case of the
body through generations becoming
accustomed to IL.
nEPOETS emanating from Mon
N terrey bring a high compliment
TO the Brownsville party which
visited in that city recently.
While writer's and jokers have
made much Of the trip in the spirit
OF fun, seriously speaking the
Brownsville delegation for behavior.
scbriety, and general consideration
for the hostess city made a lasting
impression on the people Of the
Mexican metropolis.
This may seem a strange thing TO
be saying. but frankly speaking 50
many bodies of tourists and visitors
have accepted Mexican hospitality
and made of 1t an occasion TO be-
come, what IN America would be
called Village cutups", that too Of
ten the Mexican people look forward
with some trepidatlon toward a BAN
1uet. or big affair. for a large Amer
lean delegation.
But Brownsville left an impress
sion OF gentility. 1t Il said.
TOR the past few days the engineer
of this column has been forget
ting the class IN city and VAL
leyology. Here IS today'S lesson.