Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
I'm OUR
VALLEY

most, just now, says a home town
booster, IL a system Of conveniently
placed patent cigarette lighter fill
ing stations.
All this in view Of the large num-
ber Of lighters being distributed as
Christmas gifts.
DR.. FERDINAND p. HERFF Of
San Antonio, one Of the South's lead
ing surgeons, has just received a
box Of grapefruit from Lee B. James
Of Brownsville. Acknowledging re-
ceipt Of the gift, no says:
at is well that you precautioned
me not to turn up my nose at the
pink variety, because those that you
sent me are practically all pink
meated, and had not been fore
warned, / might have thought they
were spoiled.
Il must say that the quality OF
the product has been just about the
best that I have ever encountered
felt like the finest thing for Texas
will be 70 disseminate such grape
fruit all over the world with the
name Texas stamped upon il, OF
should ] say Brownsville"
UP AT SAN JUAN farmers are
looking into the matter Of q coop
erative plan Of producing and mar
keting eggs.
The Valley itself has become a
sizeable market for eggs, ana ear
loads Of cold storage eggs reach
this section almost daily.
Fresh eggs ut this time are bring
ing around fifty cents a dozen In
Brownsville. Perhaps the price
varies in other towns in the Val
ley.
The poultry business is beeom-
ing a more and more important
branch of agriculture in the Valley
and the egg angle is being empha-
sized more and more.
The climate seems to be suitable
20 the business.
A BROWNSVILLE MANS CON
SCIENCE feels much relieved this
winter, he assures friends.
Recently had his home piped fol-
gas and stoves installed.
"You see," he explains, "it has
been the custom in our home for the
good wife to get up early on cold
mornings and build the fires. Now
all she has to do is turn a little
faucet, fuel comes through, she ap-
plies a match, and soon there's
heat.
IL used to feel awfully bad about
her getting up in the cold house, but
it's not so bad now"
SOMEONE presented Will Roger'
with = box Of grapefruit just be
fore he left Brownsville Monday af
ternoon for San Antonio.
Maybe Mr.. Rogers will get int
California with that box of grape
fruit-then again maybe he wont.
IL he flies into California with tn,
fruit by his side, he may make it
IL he goes through by train, prob
ably quarantine men will get it Al
the border.
At all events, IL he carries Il
along, somebody in California viii
get a pretty good idea Of what rea
grapefruit tastes like.
THE PRESENT "cold spell" ha,
developed into one of the longest
northers the Valley has experienced
in some years.
Even those spells" around Christ
mas in 1924 and again around
Christmas in 1925 were hardly more
protracted than the present colo
weather.
But the difference comes in th,
fact that so far the Valley ha,
escaped freezing temperatures. th,
lowest figures having been 81 de
grees, or two above the freezinl
point.
And the Valley welcomes the mois
ture that the norther is bringing
1t is sorely needed throughout tn,
section.
THE McALLEN DAILY PRESS ol
Sunday was the Press annual Christ
mas number.
IL consisted Of fcrty pages. ant
was splendidly patronized by the ad
vertising merchants and firms ol
MeAllen.
The edition Was interesting
throughout, and c. c. Mcdaniel, II,
publisher, and Bon Walker. city
editor. are to be congratulated upor
its success. So are the boys IN th'
back end Of tire establishment.
The Press Is approaching IN,
tenth year OF life, and with the ex
seption Of The Herald Is the oldes
daily newspaper In the Valley.
There are now twenty-three DAN,
ard weekly newspapers in the Low
cr Rio Grande. and nc least half 1
dozen magazines devoted TO variou,
angles Of Valley development
II anyone believes that any Vale,
newspaper has no competition, he Il
mistaken.
So many newspapers in such I
small territory present various sorts
Of competition known only to thos.
who are in the business.
Certainly there Is no other singular
situation anywhere IN the nation.