Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-07
IN OUR
VALLEY,

nouncement yesterday.
Brownsville man announced his
intention of running for one OF the
county offices.
Asked him his platform.
He had none.
Which was In his favor.
Asked his qualifications.
None" said he. except that I
am one fine b~ookkeeperl"
BROWNSVILLE Is in line to re-
duce its tax rate.
That is something.
At that, the mood folks are h.
don't be surprised If you hear some
kicks.
People are ready to kick at most
ANYTHING these days !.
>uBut seriously. it is good news that
We-city Of Brownsville can cut me
tax rate zoe on the 500 and SUI
keep in line with the work the city
has been doing in years gone by.
Careful pruning. careful consldero-
ton Of expenditure. economy In all
departments-there'S the answer.
THE TEXAS WEEKLY started y.
with an article headed Gould
Texas Make and Market Tlres?' !.
Which article pointed out that
rubber, cotton, sulphur and carbon
black are among the principal COM
moditieS going into the manufacture
Of tires. -
The Freeport Facts picks up the
article and suggests q tire factory
for that thriving Gulf port CITY,.
Along comes the Port Arthur News
and asks. IF the idea is good for
Freepcrt, why net for Port A-thur?'
And we are not ashamed to play
third fiddle in this asking.
If the idea is good ior rreePorI
and Port Arthur, Why not ior
brownsville or any other Valley cityf
AS Freeport and Port Arthur
point out.
We will have a port.
That port will be near TO sup
niles of sulphur and cotton.
Not too far from the source OF
And nearer. far nearer, to rubber
supplies than are the great tire
manufacturing centers OF the nor'n'
WANTED: SOME Vale. farmer
IN experiment with Seawood, KEEP
or whatever you want TO call II.
AS a fertilizer.
Last year, II you remember,
countless tons Of kelp were washed
ashore on Brazos Island.
Col. Sam Robertson advanced the
idea that this weed OF the sea
should and would make good iertA-
izer.
Had seen 1t tried in Canada.
SO have We.
Also in France and England.
Col. Sam said he thought our
kelp was the same variety as USED
In Canada and abroad.
Good chance for somebody 10
try something. 7.
Or for our Valley experiment
station.
This Is a legitimate something
for nothing" proposition.
Should be interesting.
Let's give 1t a thorough try-out-
FIRE PREVENT week, this
Is.
Schools in Brownsville and other
Valley cities are cooperating with
fir departments. insurance agen-
+, ciss and other civic organizations.
PUPILS are lc,rning what con-
stitufeS a fire hazard
JHow these hazards may be avoid
How to put out a fire after It
starts.
And their elders might well fol-
low the example set by he young
sterS.
None OF US but what is careless
about fire hazards.
Outlines to our sorrow.
Property loss.
Loss OF life.
Both are inevitable re It's OF
fires.
Fire. the red terrc-. takes prop
erty. takes lives. Is a public enemy
An enemy who should K put on
the spot.
AnQ tll4IllllaNCds
That's why we have Fire Proven
ton week.
So that we may become reused,
at least once a year. TO he menace
this enemy presents
And do something about II.
YOU HAVE HEARD OF the an
cient cities of Bagdad and ClarkS-
Vile. the one on the Mexican side,
the other on the u. S. side OF the
mouth of the Rio Grande.
Sixty-four years ago today came
the storm which '..es'royed forever
those two cities.
Leaving them but a memory.
And today the site OF the two
erstwhile thriving seaport towns Is
hard 10 find.
Demolished by n OF the few,
the very few. gulf storms ever 70
hit the vicinity of the Rio Grande
Valley.
There are today living in Browns
vile several who remember that
storm
And the confusion and the anxi-
C..
And the gratitude that the force
OF the storm was greatly diminish