Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05

in OUR
VALLEY

REMEMBER THAT old bit Of
doggerel which ended up and he
missed another chance TO be a
hero?"
Mission Times tells how Postmas-
ter Paul Rousette Of that city,
along with Earl whitman and E.
+. Sorrell missed being heroes re-
Gently.
The three upper Valleyites were
On a combined fishing and exploring
IInt up Padre Island.
Proceeded about 100 miles up,
turned around and came back.
Found out that they Just missed
by a couple Of miles the party Of
three San Antonio women who had
been stranded there.
What an opportunity was missed
to tell grandchildren OF the valor-
Gus deeds they performed in their
youth
VALLEY EXHIBIT at the Texas
State Fair principally on the mind
of p. E. Montgomery OF McAllen,
visitor in our Sanctum Tuesday p.
III.
It's a real exhibit says Monty,
all that IS lacking being the money
to put 1t over.
$4,000 already raised In Hidalgo
county.
Another $500 or s4OO Is practically
assured.
Wants $ $500 to 81 800 from Cam
eron county.
Says that amount viii put II over
BIG.
Talks about a popular fund, 81
subscriptions.
Says solicitors will soon be in
Cameron county working.
Are already working IN Hidalgo
county.
It's ok with us.
Believe a Valley exhibit at Dali
las will do this section some real
good.
Few Valleyites make the fair.
But 1t Is different out in West
Texas.
They close up the cities and towns
out there, and the whole family goes
TO the fair.
And they miss nothing.
n NOW CONES M. II. Gossett Of
Houston TO deny having said that
"1nore work and less play among
faarmers would solve the situation"
I'VE believe him.
He might have said II, but he
sur did not mean IL.
Says he did say he believed that
"by industry, patience and thrift We
will find our way back to normal
prices and times"
Maybe 50.
We still cling to our idea. advanced
yesterday. that more well directed
work would enable us all TO work
less.
THIS COLUMN wants informa-
ton.
We want to know why the lack
OF sidewalks In a greater portion Of
the newer residential section Of
Brownsville.
Lack Of the sidewalks worries US
not a bit.
We've just happened TO notice
that they are not. and would Ike
to know why they are not.
Does nobody walk?
And If you do happen to be walk
ing. and have TO take to the street,
do you have the right-of-way over
speeding autos?
FOUND OUT the other day why
some concerns think there is a de-
preston.
Ate lunch away from our ac-
customed haunts.
Never had been in that particular
cafe before, and heaven willing
never will be there again.
Paid six bits for a so-called lunch.
On the bill OF fare 1t looked just
so appetizing.
On the plate 1t wasn't worth a
tinker's dam.
Here's a nickel against a hole in
any doughnut you may pick out
that the wner OF that restaurant
spends half his time cuSSing the
'haTd times"
4nd he Is not giving the few
Gus " he does get half a run
for their money.
Funny thing.
So few Of US have the moral cour-
age TO sit down and take stock OF
ourselves.
Believe the fable OF the ostrich
hiding its head in the sand came
from the propensity OF humans to
hide their own failings from them
selves.
Nine times out Of ten 1t IS our
own fault when things go bow-wow.
And ten times out Of nine well
never admit 1t, even TO ourselves.
BY the way. that "tinker's dam"
up above Is not cussing.
Comes to us from the old days
when thinkers made the rounds to re-
pair utensils.
Made themselves a. Golfer dam out
of dirt to hold the solder.
When the repair was made, threw
the dam away.
Hence the expression mot worth a
tinker's dam"