Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-04
IN OUR
VALLEY
ALLAS everywhere is regarded as
49, the Souths most progressive city.

~ the South's most progressive citv
Yet Tom Finty, Jr., associate editor
OF The Dallas News, visiting in the Val
ley with the Texas Editorial Associa-
tion delegates, has found one condition
in the Valley towns which to his mind
placed them ahead of Dallas.
am surprised to see that your
towns have no gaps in their paving.
They are found everywhere in Dallas.
Ihe homestead law is, of course. to be
charged with paving gaps in any city in
Aexas. But Valley cities which have
paved on the principle of the abutting
property owners paying one-third Of the
cost have found ready cooperation.
Mr. Finty's first visit to the Valley
was--sixteen yea1s age, coming with the
late Colonel Sam Fordyce, one Of the
builders of the St. Louis, Brownsville
& Mexico railroad.
The Willacy County News of Ray
mondvilIe is another Valley newspaper
which has adopted the term "Rio
Grande Delta" in preference to Lower
Rio Grande Valley"
In his last issue Editor Isadore Moritz
bStbd III 1ObA his HCWS anu GOi-
torial columns.
The Gravity Irrigation News and The
Harlingen Star are other papers which
have adopted Delta -
Two Valley moving picture theaters
have signed up" for a season of vaude-
vile.
The theatres are the Dittmann Of
Brownsville and the Palace of McAllen.
The circuit which will supply the
numbers lis known as the Bert Levy
circuit.
1t is an experiment in vaudeville ex-
hibitions for small cities and will be
watched with great deal of interest,
especially here in the Valley.
If the experiments in Brownsville
and McAllen prove success, no doubt
the circuit will be extended in this sec
tion to virtually every town having
theatre equipped with stage facilities.
A "norther" struck the Lower Ric
Grande Valley at 3 o'clock this morning.
It proved to be dry" norther. Yes
tefday and for many days preceding
the weather has been pleasantly warm.
Today's change is merely gesture to
indicate to our visitors that we have
here in the Valley a variety of weather,
and all Of it-or nearly all-quite pleas
ant. se.,.aa-. tsNtet
The fact that the Lower Rio Grande
Valley has been sold on the idea of
high class roads is noted by all visit
ors, and particularly those who are
here for the Texas Editorial Association
convention.
The Valley has expended nearly 49,
100000 on first class roads, the amount
including federal aid.
Hidalgo county will vote December %
on further issue Of $3,5OO,0O in bonds
for an extensive system of feeder roads
touching every important part of the
county. And there is talk in Cameron
county Of an issue about half that
amount for feeder roads in this county.
T. A. G, in The Harlingen Star sug-
gests: =
If there ever was year when every
voter in Cameron county should have a
poll tax il is 1926. Offices from gov
ernor down to constable will be voted
on, and it is quite probable also that
Cameron county will have. occasion to
vote on a big feeder road bond issue
something we are all interested in. So
paste in your hat the necessity of get
ting YOUR poll tax"
Cameron county should have a poll
list of 1000 qualified voters next year.
All the talking and "cussin" one may
do in connection with any voting is of
no avail without a poll tax receipt. And
in Brownsville one must have the city
poll tax as well as the county.