Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
IN OUR
VALLEY

~ weather in Montana, Nebraska,
California, Georgia, Florida, the Pan
handle of Texas, Oklahoma and other
cold spots. SO long as they are north
of &C.
Out in California, say the news dis
patches today, they grumbled about the
sort of weathe- they were having Sun
day and Sunday night, until they heard
of what was going on along the east
ern seaboard, even as far south as
Miami, after which they comforted
themselves with the thought. that "any-
way, they are having theirs.
The astronomers who know things
about sunspots some time ago predicted
an extraordinary cold wave in the lat
ter days of December, and it appears
that their calculations have proved cor
rect.
Atlanta, Ga. this morning reported
the thermometer at 10 degrees above
zero, with the weather growing colder,
and forecasts that even southern Flor
ida was to have a taste Of it.
Jacksonville reported 20 degrees, SO
they had freezing. Miami this morning
reported "a degrees with the weather
becoming constantly colder. No telling
where it'll stop.
Up in Montana, it's quite too cold to
discuss So in Nebraska
After talking about California and
Florida, we come now to the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Dispatches to The Herald Saturday
night indicated blizzard would strike
in northern Texas. but would not reach
this section until sometime Monday.
The predictions did not reckon with
the extremely high winds. The nor
ther" struck the Valley late Sunday
afternoon, after a day of misty rains
and stiff winds, and a full "a hours
before it was expected. Indicates how
rapidly it swung across the state.
Only sudden change to warm wea-
ther can cause damage to winter crops
in the Valley, is the belief. But fore
casts today indicated no let-up, with
the probability that the condition Of
freezing temperature would continue
for the next couple of days. The Valley
grower is asking only that the skies do
not clear for the present. He would
prefer that milder weather come slowly,
and with continued cloudy skies.
Last December, just at Christmas, a
similar condition prevailed in this sec
tion, as it did throughout the country.
The temperature here reached minl-
mum Of 26 degrees. That same mini
mum was experienced today.
Last year comparatively lCtle damage
was done to citrus fruit trees. Some
fruit was frozen. But such fruit was
eliminated from shipments. How can
you tell when oranges or grapefruit
is frozen: Get tub of water. The
fruit. that sinks is good. That which
floats is frozen. Simple.
Young trees may be retarded a few
months in their growth. Well matured
trees went through the freeze last win
ter without damage. Notably in Hidal-
go county. Same situation can be rea-
sonably expected under the present con-
dition.
Before we forget it, want to suggest
as we'll and as comfortably built as in
colder climates
The average small frame holse is not
built to withstand comfortably the rig
ors of sudden drop in temperature to
below freezing. The blood is thin 1t
feels the cold temperatures more than
1T would in the north. The blood thins
of course. because the climate is nor
mally warm one, the winters short,
the summers long.
a house built in this ilimate to make
for comfort in winter, is equally COM
Portable in withstanding the heat of
summer
There's nothing wrong with the eli
mate, of course. Just occasionally these
freeze come. To our personal knowl-
edge, that of last December was the
first in IA years. But we can get along
without them.
Brownsville dealers in oil heaters
were completely out of stock today.
Seemingly they, too, disbelieved what
the astronomers told US all some weeks
ago.
The kindly neighbor is he who last
night loaned his heater to a neighbor
sick in bed and without sufficient
warmth in the sickroom.
THE WEATHER