Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-03

cooler weather. today which in turn
is running up the grocery bill a bit,
but II 1t wasn't tax time no one
would worry a bit.
Which reminds us that now is the
time TO pay that poll tax. We had
a hard time getting down TO it. in
this column, but why put it off? II
is just like putting gasoline in the
a Might as well fill it up at once
you never fool the al on whether
II Is empty or not.
S@sINCE his announcement that he
has been made our new city
manager, z. A. Rosenthal has
had more nice things said about
him. VIZ even broke out all over our
own column about him.
Going into his office. shortly af-
ter our daily column setting up ex-
e~rcises. the first thing we heard
from him was that If We wanted 10
make application for some office,
we would have TO do IL in writing.
Declared he "a not considering any
more NtTDdA peas.
Well, if it just has to be in writing
here goes, Mr.. RoSenthal. After you
Law hand to the helm Of the city,
and begin TO straighten out our fin
ancial tangle, will you kindly keep
your eye out for the first available
cash? Then take this available cash
and hire a man with a paint buc-
ket and brush and mark the names
and numbers OF III streets on the
curbing. And II you want TO greatly
please q lot o. folks. MI. Rosenthal,
kindly strain a notch or two, and
do this as early as possible. Yours
truly. "A whole lot OF US"
VyOU see a lot Of folks come here.
and then they go in search OF
something to do. They 60 over
to the Brownsville Chamber of COM
merce. and Miss Malvina Garibay
tells them where TO find Mrs. Ada
Nolan Mayer, hostess OF the tourist
club.
They see Mrs. Mayer and tell her
they want 10 see the ocean roll up
against the shore, or all placid and
still.
She tells them they can just drive
ous Fourteenth street. and then they
can turn to the right and go 10
Boca Chica, or turn TO the left and
20 TO Point Isabel. The tourists
thank Mrs. Mayer set in their cars
and start in the general direction
Of Fourteenth street. They hunt and
they hunt. They look for signs or
the buildings. signs on the posts. or
signs on the curbing. Just looking
for what any up-to-date city would
have.
Finally they see a lot Of ears 60
ing in one direction. and they de-
eide they must be going there. They
follow them. They wind UP in Har-
lingen and decide it is too far 10
come back-and Brownsville has
lost them. Any way, whether it IS
that bad or not. we surely need those
street signs. Mr. RoSenthal.
8r c. RICHARDSON. secretary Of the
IN Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce on his return from Laredo
said it Is true that the customs
houses have not been closed there.
but that vises are required from
other consular offices before goods
pass through the port. which means
unavoidable delay and added ex-
pense.
He further said that the commit
tee frcm Brownsville. consisting OF
himself and j. F. Blanton. visited
the Laredo Chamber Of Commerce
and explained how Brownsville SYM
pathizes with Laredo. but merely
seeks shipping business from there
oily in caSe the port is closed. Elk
preSsions similar 10 this were car
ried In the Laredo press, and Laredo
should now know that VI stann
ready 10 cooperate with her in ever
way We car TO keep the port open.
But If she mus. lose II. Brownsville
should be next in line. Hard feelings
are easily engendered during times
of strife, but il is now thought tina.
Laredo realizes Brownsville's atti-
tude Of helpful watching.
AFTER further observations Of the
~ Valley. the engineer of this COL
umn has come 70 the conclusion
that II there ever was a ecTner OF
the country that represents one big
family, it is found II these same
Valley towns.
They scrape each ether tooth and
toe nail for every commercial adj
vantage, which tends toward a more
healthy state OF affairs unless leal-
ousy Is allowed 70 take on too green
eyed a form.
But while they are going II in
such humiliation fashion just let
some outsider stick his head in some
particular family fuss. That same
outsider will emerge looking like &
chicken that pulled away from the
dog. and then fell in the rain bar
rel.
THE poorest hands at figures on
earth seem to be golfers. Djeyer
notice how there Is so often IN
uncertainty about how many strokes
one Is on the other. and how these
two men can still 60 back over the
play and call off the shots OF both
on every one OF several holes