Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-23
IN OUR

BY CHARLES HALL

Just wat damage the freeze o.
last night has done in the VAL
ley had not been estimated as
this is written, but IL was doubtful.
If much more vas added 10 what
had already been done.
As we glanced over our mail be-
fore setting sail down this column
we found notes on our desk pencileG
evidently by an oldtimeT as follows:
old timers say every time there
Is a freeze in the Valley. the follow
ing year proves \ OF prosperity
Citrus fruit is better and there is
more OF 1t on the trees. The freeze
kills all insect life and saves the
trees from attack and the growers
tha price and time OF applying in
.ecticides. II kills all alternating
bugs. Il mellowS the soil.
The cold weather OF 1925 gave
the Valley one Of the biggest cotton
crops in 1926
Later in the day we will get ex-
pert opinions OF what happened this
time.
TIP at Reynosa on next Friday a
big time is being planned for
press people Of the Valley.
A. Y. Baker OF Edinburg has for
Awarded TO this office a blanket in
Gitation for everybody connected
with The Brownsville Herald TO be
his guest at q banquet and a frolic
on that occasion.
That is certainly generous OF Mr..
Baker. especially as We do not know
whether he is fully aware how press
people viii move out in a body when
a dinner Is dangled before them.
The Brownsville Herald. alone, will
offer probably a quarter OF a hun
dred for such an occasion.
Being newspaper minded we can
not help wonder if Mr.. Baker will
take that occasion to announce de-
iinitely whether he will be a caadi-
date for governor, or what his plat
form will be. OF course being his in
vited guest OF that night, We can
not mingle business with social life,
and pin him down for an answer
yes or no.
JUDGE Oscar Dancy came in early
this morning TO explain many
difficulties he and the county
commissioners encountered in the
sale Of the fourth million Of the
Cameron county bonds.
He explained today that the
fourth million is already spent and
that the Boca Chica road will have
to come out Of the next issue.
Pressure for this money. and de-
lay in selling the bonds seems to
have thrown the court into a very
low market. But they got IS cents
net on the bonds, or 100 percent less
five per cent commission to a San
Antonio agent. plus accrued inter-
est.
Cameron county's credit. or stand
ing in the financial world Is not
lowered one bit, il there be any
prone to take that price as an in
dication OF such. Many bonds over
the country have brought less.
TODAY we should hear from the
port evangels at Washington.
the day they announce that a
port has been further decided upon
by the powers that be at Washing
ton that day the Valley will have
made one Of its greatest steps for
Rard.
After the rivers and harbors com.
mittee and the board OF army en-
gineers have both passed on the
matter, the sum necessary viii have
10 be passed into the budget by con-
gress. Then work should start.
How long this will be. OF course is
a matter Of conjecture. But 1t has
been under consideration for
many years, long enough for even
.so big q body as the government.
which. as all big bodies do, moves
slowly. TO give fairly quick action.
1t win. In all probability, be a matter
Of two or more years before any
ships can be looked forward TO IN
the port, but the day II is decided
upon. that day will Brownsville and
the Valley begin to reap the bene-
fits. A monkey wrench in the ma
chinery in the preesnt meeting, caSt
by anybody. will only add on many
more years before realization OF
the project BY anybody.
nNE Of the best wire stories today
comes from New York. Sam
White, IL seems. suddenly drop
ped his corn cob pipe and sprlnted
10 q fire Dox. He pulled the lever anc
six companies answered. They ex-
tinguished about a square foot OF
his clothing. but w~..dered why he
did not sit IN the snow instead OF
calling out the fire department.
BANKING with this is the death
III Of DR.. William J. Calvin OF Or
lando. Florida. During a hunt
he rested his gun against his legs.
His dog brushed against it and i
discharged. The physician was found
dead In the woods with the dog BY
his side.