Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-13

IN a honeymoon.
IN next Tuesday voters of Browns
vile will go to the polls to bal
lot on the taking Of West
Brownsville and certain outlying
portions into the city limits.
Not much has been said about
this election since it was called.
But those. who favor the addition
10 the city. had better get ready 70
get out to the polls and vote. This
is set forth TO get a true express
sion from the people. The man
who is against the idea will be there
to vote, and you car bet on that.
It Is going TO take a dual vote to
thus increase the size Of Browns
vile. II is a sort of an invitation
affair. Persons living inside the
city will have TO vote to invite the
outlying districts to come in and
live with them; and those living
outside the city limits must vote to
accept the invitation.
Had q request TO know II o man
living outside the two parts involved
but owning property in the city
can vote. Asked a few supposed TO
know and the answer was mo-"
But every one else should vote.
folks, il truck prices keep on
keeping ON, bedtime converse
tions in the Valley will 80 some
= ring like this:
Friend wife --- will you kindly
put out the cat. while I take this
head of cabbage and lock 1t in the
safe?"
NUDGE Duval West Of the United
States district court has handed
" down the opinion that quaran-
tine proclamations against Florida
nursery stock issued prior TO July
1929 are invalid.
This is the outcome Of the case
against the injunction to permit
the shipping Of Florida stock into
the Valley. Many interested in the
welfare OF the Valley have given
much time and thought to protect
the Valley grower from any expos
ure to the Mediterranean fruit ny.
The next step in the procedure
will probably be coming at an early
date. II they can keep litigation
going long enough the fly may
meanwhile perish and We Will still
be safe.
GAM Perl, likable business man OF
~ Brownsville, has joined that
throng Of today, which Is prone
Ia take 10 task the younger genera
ton. Mr.. Perl bases his indictment
against the hatless variety OF the
young male OF the specie.
He a J that II they do not quit
running around bareheaded they
are going to take their death OF
cold. and n great American insti-
tuition will die q horrible death.
This institution is straw hat day.
Mr.. Perl is honest in his convc
tions. That is. no Interior motive
for his outbreak could be found
except that along with the Offer
inQ for sale. breeches and shoes, he
also offers a few hats.
A LITTLE furry went around
IA town yesterday when 1t was
A read that a deficiency Of twelve
million dollars had been voted for
the rivers and harbors committee.
Many wondered II the Valley port
project might be hidden IN that
sum. But that was to complete
work already contracted for
But IL should not be long now be-
fore we should be hearing from the
omnibus bill, which carries our ap-
preparation
Then what a furry Of business
srS trading will take place. At
first mostly Spccaia.ing on values.
Then the purchase OF business sites,
and monies. expended in the actual
work OF the port and new develop
ments. will begin TO flow up and
down the main street Of the Val
ley.
rrHESE baseball players gathering
in the Valley remind US OF long
ago, wnen We sunburned our
tongue chasing the horSehlde around
rqr field.
fiso of the signing Of bis Tesreau
long age. The story goes mat =
uitcher was seen by a scout with
five squirrels and no gun. He was
asked hcw he got them. Said ne
killed them with rocks-and i had
TO throw twice at that big red one.'
rEyERAL have asked why bills
~ are being introduced into the
- state legislature with reference
70 a permit 10 build q causeway
from Point Isabel 70 Padre Island.
This was explained 70 the engi-
neer of this column today when 1t
was pointed out that it Is both q
state and fec raj proposition. The
y state has jurisdiction over the land
| involved and the federal govern
4 rnent the water angle.