Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-26

IN OUR
VALLEY

40 mas announced that Brownsville g
new radio broadcasting plant is MT 80
ing to be local affair ii a!l-the
plant will be available to use ~ any
town in the Valley, subject, Of cou:se,
10 the usual restri ctions II rules By the
United States Department Of Commerce
The one thing that seems TO interest
the people of the country today, even
to the exclusion of crossword puzzles.
Nah Jongg and bridge. is listening in
on the radio. And surely the Valley
has many things it could put out on the
ether that would hold the attention or
this army of listeners in
While on the subject of this radio
plant, we must compliment Lee B. James
on the way the thing was put over.
Somebody had an idea. Maybe it was
Mr.. James. He hasn't said so, but the
thing seems. at least, to have started
in his office. He got a meeting. Then
wires went out to a radio plant builder.
Then there was another meeting. Then
started a campaign to finance a radio
plant.
Then the money was raised-in al
most three shakes of a mules tail. "
The sum of $G5OO put over the pur-
chase of the plant, and about half as
much more is needed to put it on self
financing basis, once started.
Then the contract was let. And the
plant is to be ready for operation in
about forty days.
That's action.
Looks like we may have to put Lee B.
James at the head of some more fin
ancing committees.
Paul Cottrell of the San Benito Light
told Us a little story about a sagacious
San Benito farmer.
This farmer has lived near San Ben
ito about eight years. He has made 1t
teach him things.
Some time ago this farmer told Paul
that he had bought $500 worth of bean
seed Considerable seed that, thought
Paul. but other than that he thought
no more about it-until after one OF
that string Of frosts that found the
Valley this year. unwanted and unin-
vited.
Paul saw his friend the farmer, on
the street following one of those ,frosts.
well" he said, "guess that $500
worth of seeds gone up in smoke.
well, guess not. replied the far
mer. Didn't think | planted that COB
of seed all at once. did you?" | plant
ed q little one week, then little an
other week, then a little still another
week. and so on. The frost may nave
got few of them, but not all. by gosh
| beat the frost at it's own game. There
were not enough Of the beans up to do
me any damage-and I've still got
enough for late crop.
And, by the way, farmers all over
the Valley are learning not to plant ev'
erything at one time. They are string
mo out their crops. In this way they
~, to win against possible bad
weathe., and also it gives them stun
to market at all times during the sea-
son.
Yes. and McAllen has "trademark
and we knew it. but somehow had 1or-
votten it. Yet, we can never forget the
beautiful palms in McAllen-and Meal
lon i known as "The City Of Palms =
and justly so.
Pharr again has newspaper anu
irs splendid looking one. too:
the Pharr Enterprise. w. f. Hall i
the editor. And evidently there's noth-
ing superstitutious in the makeup oi
Rrother Hall. We note that he lssueu
his Volume /, No. ! or Friday rep
ruary 13. Good luck, Mr.. Hall.
The willacy County News, Raymond
,;,o of which Isadore Moritz is the
publisher. recently issued fine 10.
mage special edition, extra copies ol
Which were distributed on the Wliiacy
county goodwill tour Of the Valley.
That goodwill tour Of willaey eoun. s1n.
- wa must say. was certainly fine
idea. II showed the rest OF the 'a'ey
that Willacy county is on the map -
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