Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-23
MOODY URGES LEGISLATURE TO SPEED UP
I'M OUR
VALLEY
VALLEY SCHOOLS are closing

VALLEY SCHOOLS are closing
this week.
Nearly 10000 children are being
loosed from school studies for the
summer.
OF that number there are many
graduates who are planning to enter
college, or else go permanently into
the job of making a living.
Among the older students who
still have some years of school life
ahead of them, there are many who
will be seeking jobs for the summer.
Business enterprises Of the Valley
will absorb a great many Of these
boys.
They should be given an oppor-
tunity to work, if it is at all pos
sible.
In addition to which the boys
should remember that, inexperienced
as they are. they should use good
common sense in the prices they
ask for their services. In many bus
mess enterprises they will cost their
VI tNie Abdi
they are worth.
And few weeks OF such work may
result in their finding their choice
Of life's profession.
WESLAC0 is planning to hold a
farmers short course June 20. 21 mad
20 in cooperation with the A. & VI.
Gnlla0o and he Nsuunprf n.rsfsg
railroad.
IL will be held at the high school,
and will be sponsored by the Wes-
laco Chamber Of Commerce. Of which
L. +. Bailey is the manager.
Short courses for farmers are
events which every farmer should
attend. Many subjects Of interest 10
Valley there are problems TO he
handled which have, Of necessity.
been given special attention by the
experts.
WfLLACY COUNTY beat last
. years first ear Of watermelons by
about twelve days.
Ht ltINt AutS NtNf ifAN
mondville on May 10. Last year the
first car went out on June l.
The first car this year carried
100 melons averaging % pounds
each.
The car was grown on the twenty
acre patch of George McCullers.
near Lasara, one of the new towns
west of Raymondville.
A few hundred cars Of watermelons
will do much 10 bring the Valleys
shipments for the closing season
near and above the total for last
year. which was about $4,000 cars.
The so-called "dry farm" section
of the Valley has been favored re-
Gently with more rain than the re-
naming sections. And rains helped
watermelons considerably.
PAUL BARKER won first prize in
the essay writing contest in the
state interscholastic events. accord
ing TO advices To the Raymondville
superintendent OF schools from Aus
tin.
The subject of the winning essay
was. fThe An;i-Smuggling Act Of
Mexico"
But there's more of story back
of the mere winning Of the contest.
Paul came 70 Raymondville two
year ago an invalid.
During his first few weeks in
school there he was assisted about
by members of his class.
The climate agreed with him. Now.
besides winning essay contests he is
demonstrating ability in athletic
contests.
THE DONNA NEWS wrote "Thev
7iave En- In Brownsville" over the
following story:
Angeles hardware store. 4 want one
Of those thermometers like the cham
Der Of commerce uses. he an
nounced And what kind Is thats
asked the clerk. Its one that won't
60 above so in the summer or below
so in the winter"
All efforts seem "a be without
NNdii 'h NhAN fA'HtSllANH OF hNNSliNk
the Brownsville climate. which means
hosting the Valley climate And now
even our friends at Donna are he
ginning TO cast doubt on our weather
reports.
A. n. BROWN. Mercedes. IL a con
sissent prize winner in selling in
surance. having won his company's
first prizes four years hand-running.
More recently he received a first
prize in pretty yards contest al
Mercedes.
"Bnt ! am more interested IN win
ming a golf prize than anything
can think Of. and can't seem to get
snywhere with IT." Mr.. Brown COM
plains.
III Mr. Brown will forget life in
suranee. forget beautiful yards and
concentrate on golf he'll win a golf
prize. But We cant say what will
happen 70 his insurance business and
his pretty yard.
BANDITS GET $4,000
HAMMOND. Ind. May 2S-.Pi-
Three harGiy~ IN a tarva ~adar fo~@aa