Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-23
I'm OUR
VALLEY

restroomS Tor the rural visit
ers to the towns in. the Lower Rio
Gsande valley?
MRS. ID. p. Gay, Jr.. of Brownsville
suggests restroom for this city. and
Is n suggestion that will be as
saiuable to every other town in the
valley. il carried out.
In this connection, insofar as
brownsville Is concerned, it is prob
able that such ficility will soon
become a part of the Chamber of
commerce building, to be erected
soon.
Writing to The Herald on the sub
Ject, Mrs. Gay says:
In your column entitled in Our
valley you are putting out some
good stuff, and your subscribers Gag
eriy look forward to reading that
special column. Our big sister pa
per, The Houston Chronicle, encour-
ages suggestions for the benefit of
tneir city. Hoping ! will not be con-
sidered presumptuous IL I DO like
wise. ] would like to submit to the
resders the following suggestion:
The rural women of the Browns
VILE district want restroom. one
centrally located. where they can
meet, take their little ones, rock and
talk, glance over the latest maya
zines. powder their noses, compare
prices quoted in the Herald, assem-
Die their purchases andd otherwise
be comfortable.
The streets of the city are con-
gested Saturdays. as many women
come in from FL Jardin, Los Fresnos
and other parts to shop. Their cars
have to be parked a long distance
from the business district, and the
only place where they can meet is
. IN the streets.
merce is open to all, but the women
want a room Of their own, either in
the Chamber Of Commerce or else
7 where. Other cities not half our
M offer them this comfort. Why
not Brownsville?
mo matter how much you plan to
interest the men Of your community,
IL is the women who do the buying
: -for-the family. and they will 20
where their comforts arc considered.
San Bcnito has pleasant restroom
furnished by the water district, and
where the rural women congregate.
II is mucbiy appreciated convent
ence and draws trade to San Benito.
"This complaint of lack of rest
room was taken up in the Civic
League Thursday by prominent club
woman of FL Jardin who is conver-
SAINT with the needs of the women
who live there and surely FL jar
\ din. Los Fresnos and other rural dis
tricts. are we'll worth striving to re-
tain their trade by furnishing con
veniences that other Valley towns
have. Yours for a better Browns
: VILE"
Brownsville and Valley friends of
Rev. J. w. Skinner. president Of the
Tex-Mex Industrial Institute. Pres
byterian school at Kingsville. are
congratulating DR.. Skinner on the
honor extended him when he was
elected moderator Of the general as
sembly for the Presbyterian church
in the United States, in session at
Pensacola.
DIR. Skinner many years ago was
pastor Of the Brownsville Presbyter-
ian church. Leaving this charge. he
became head Of the Kingsville school,
and has devoted years to its upbuild-
, ing.
The Valley has recently acquired
two new post offices. One is at
Combes. in Cameron county. long
merely a cattle loading siding.
The most recent one is Ceniza, in
Hidalgo county.
How come "Ceniza." one may ask.
The weslaco News explains 1t thus
ly: "Ceniza" is a Spanish word and
means "ashes." However. il is prob
able that the name was selected on
account Of the abundance Of ccniza
plants in that locality. The plant is
beautiful. with purple flowers and
ash colored leaves. and grows in
wild state in the Valley and in
Northern Mexico.
Now that's off our mind
think" front page column in
the San Antonio Express says:
$50 many good things are ,produc-
ed in The Valley that it is difficult
for even an expert to determine the
main show 1t will be agreed that
tomatoes heretofore have not belong
ed in It; but this season-according
10 accurate Nestimates--the growers
in Cameron and Hidalgo counties will
reap more than s1,000,000 from that
one juicy vegetable. Satisticians
have trouble figuring the number OF
Valley products-and every harvest