Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-02
in DUE
VALLEY
, BY CHARLES HALL q


"A mously elected city manager by
the Brownsville board Of city
commissioners.
Were the engineer of this column
IN position to cast another vote in
favor Of Mr.. Rosenthal, he would
gladly do so.
And this conclusion is not only
drawn on the basis OF a personal
friendly feeling toward Mr.. Rosen-
thai, but on the impression gathered
in talking tc people of various quar-
tiers of the city that a man better
qualified 10 fill the position would
be hard to find.
It is wished 70 take this mean to
congratulate Mr.. RoSenthal for the
confidence thus imposed in him. He
Is a forward thinking and a hard
working man. combination. which
found in a pleasing personality, IS
hard TO beat.
Many projects lie before Browns
vile during the coming year. With
MI. Rosenthal at the helm Of city
affairs the good ship Brownsville
can be reckoned as having a good
pilot.
MUST what the new city manager
has in mind to do and where 10
start, it is here admitted that he
has not been asked by Us, so we
cannot venture to say.
He will probably want more time
TO last about before doing anything.
While his appointment came as a
surprise to many, to others it was
not so. Prior TO his election in the
minds Of those interested seemed
TO be would he take the office, Il
offered it.
Now that he has accepted, 1t only
remains for him TO set sail On the
business sea of 1880, knowing that
the city commission Is behind him
to a man. That seems TO us TO De
getting the affairs Of the city in a
healthy condition.
ND while a few flowers are being
n passed out a bit down this col
umn, today. it is also wished 10
comment one other branch Of SER
vice found in Brownsville.
This Is none other than the per-
sonnet OF Uncle Sans men found en-
the international bridges. After liv-
ing on the border for about a year.
1t has been u lot TO discover that
in some places. those doing the in
specting on this side Of the river.
are sometimes inclined 10 be a lit
tie tough" in their attitude. The
force at Brownsville seems efficient
but at the same time not wishing TO
assert their authority more than Is
necessary in carrying out their
duties.
OF course there was IN automo-
bile party not so long ago from the
middle west, which got a bit in
censed over the idea of being asked
10 get out Of the car for an examin-
alton.
One OF them: II viii give you a
dollar for every bottle you find"
mo you won't, was the quiet ans
wer, you win give III five"
But We are glad to take this op-
portunity to say that the force here
seems to have something above the
ears beside bone and hair.
ORTIZ Rubio. president elect OF
Mexico. has now ~traversed many
parts Of the United States. and
has been entertained in many cities.
So far it seems that he has been
cordially received everywhere by
Americans. the only demonstration
of any feeling against him being
made by people from his own ma
ton at Detroit. President Hoover
Ilas broken all precedents to show
hospitality to a president elect. Both
F.ave pledged each other their friend
ship, and 10 do everything to draw
the two neighboring nations 70 a
better understanding. 1t Is to be
hoped that the people OF Mexico do
not take the demonstration Of in
dividuals at Detroit. as they took
that Of Judge Walls at Laredo
against Gales. and stop the ship
ment Of automobiles. The United
States as a whole Is probably more
friendly toward Mexico at present
than ever before in the histories OF
We two countries and that is be-
sause the majority of the people on
both sides Of te Rio Grarde feels
that way.
POUR dead. SO Ill from alcoholism"
reads a headline today. Lately
the idea has been absorbed thai
most Of the deaths from alcoholism
result from drinking poisonous al
cohol, other than the accepted STAN
dard Of grain alcohol. Wood alcohol
has been the cause of many deaths.
when pawned off by murderous
boOtleggers. but here Of late. If one
reads the accounts carefully. 1t seems
that more are dying from just plain
drunkenness. Grain alcohol taken to
excess is a poison. itself.
TVAVE a friend whose girls birth
day comes on December %. Now
isn't that a predicament TO be
in with Christmas two days off? But
put the shoe on the other foot. Ours
comes right after Christmas. and
it gives our friends a chance to make
up for any socks or ties found miss
ing on Christmas. Just good bust
ness We call our own.