Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-10
I'm OUR
VALLEY

O"f"eSsity OF IeXaS, IN brOwnSv1lle
and Brownsville and the Valley gen.
erasiy, is an established fact.
IL mas been put over. IL will open
simultaneously with the University
OF Texas. with faculty approved by
the University of Texas.
The Brownsville school board il
squarely behind the enterprise.
Its organization, the support and
sponsorship of the University OF
Texas through President W. VI. w
Splawn, the support of the Browns
VILE Chamber of Commerce and il:
cooperation. are all credited TO the
energy and educational organization
ability of Thomas J. Yoe, superinten-
dent of Brownsville schools.
Also made available was the CO.
operation of educators and other citi-
zens of the Valley, notably at San
Benito and Harlingen.
IL is to be one Of three junior col
ieges in Texas. the others being AT
Temple and San Antonio.
Brownsville was the third point
given the opportunity.
There were numerous obstacles
principal among them being the iso-
lation of the Valley and the com
psrstively small population to draw
from.
But the Valley is growing. So are
Its educational institutions.
In time the University of Texas
will separate the college years. which
are the first two years of the uni
versity life from the university
proper. The University proper covers
only the junior and senior years.
When that times comes the junior
colleges will experience their great
growth.
DO you KNOW where the center
of the citrus fruit industry Of Texas
lies!
Bet you don't.
Well, its at Gonzales, a little ways
southeast of San Antonio.
That is, if one would believe the
house organization of the Aetna Life
Insurance Company, published at
Hartford, Conn.
Also. il one would believe this in
formative little house organ, the
fruit crop is being harvested, and
the money received is finding its
way into Aetna Golfers in the shape
of premium checks.
Here is the item. caught by Mrs.
A. G.. Sperber of near Pharr, who
passed it along TO ain Our Valley
for broadcasting in the Valley:
"The Elmer Abbey general agency
at San Antonio announces that the
size and number of the premium
checks coming out of the Rio Grande
Valley indicate that large percent
age of the fruit crop receipts is find
ing its way into the hands of Aetna
tzer l.. w. Hoskins. Mr.. Hoskins is
the young man who prcsides over the
Aetna destiny at Gonzales, Texas
the heart of the citrus fruit country
Now wouldn't that beat the Dutch
If that information had originated
it Hartford, no one would blame the
Aetna-izer. But it evidently was
written in an insurance office in San
Antonio. So the ignorance is hardly
,xcusable.
THE IDEA Is SLOWLY but surely
market for some Valley vegetables at
seasons of the year that have not
heretofore been given over to vcgc-
able production.
Have just heard Of field Of newly
planted carrots near WeslacC
amounting to something like 60
acres.
The plants are about three inches
high, and should mature the latter
part of September or early in octo-
ber, unless we are misinformed as to
the length of time required to ma
ture carrots.
Perhaps it's an experiment. But
80 acres is pretty good sized ex-
pertinent.
Means the grower has found an
early fall market for carrots.
Some say that the season vii!
make the carrots strong. Point out
that il has that effect on radishes
Perhaps so. But someone's going ia
buy those carrots.
"DIOGENES" is the name of new
Spanish language daily newspaper a,
McAllen. IL L. a tabloid size, and at
tractively gotten up.
The masthead. On the first page. is
n drawing showing the old boy him
self, out with his lantern. The spires
and buildings of city are seen In
the distance.
Now we wonder just what the pub
Usher of Diogenes is driving at.
Among the army men who have
heen stationed in Brownsville none
has been more enthusiastic about the
Valley than Lieutenant-Colonel Ed
mund A. Buchanan, recently trans
ferred to Washington for duty.
Writing to The Herald from Gal
latin, Tenn, where he has been visit
ing, he says:
slave been sponging on Mrs. Wise
FOR the past two months for my Val
ev news, but as she is leaving for
brownsville and I for Washington
hortly, will have to arrange for my
own copy.
( "Your paper has the local papers
beaten a city block for general news,
while its local notes are more than
enough to keep up my faith and love
and enthusiasm for the Valley