Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-17
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far from unsightly.
But there Is room for improve
ment, and Mrs. w. r. Jones, CAM
eron county superintendent, plans
TO launch a program which will re-
suit in much prettier school yards
in smaller tc1ns ard rural COM
munities.
The Camerofs County Teachers
association. cos,.lposed Of faculties
Of Is rural scaGols in the county
meets six times each school year.
The first MEETING this year Is to
be Oct. 4 at San Benito. The sub
ject under con- liberation at that
meeting will ha Identification Cf
School grounds
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THE COMMITTEE Of judges
which made TIE survey Of Valley
towns in the rose cup competition,
conducted each year by Mrs. Julia
Montgomery, publisher Of Montys
Magazine 20 select the municipali-
ty which has made the greatest
progress in city Identification, gave
Brownsville first place at the end
of the first six months.
But this same committee criti-
cized the school yards of Browns
vile.
The board of trustees. with ever
increasing expenses 10 be met. IS
unable to spend money Tor lmprov-
ing the appearance Of the yards
"A class in landscaping and beau
tification work in each school. Il
seems would solve the problem. Let
the school yard be the laboratory
for the class. The children would
learn much of value. including the
ability to identify Valley flowers
and shrubs. and every school yard
could be made q beauty and q JOY
forever"
COMMISSIONER OF Agriculture
Terrell indicates the quarantine
against Florida-grown citrus fruit
trees will not be modified in spite
Of powerful pressure brought 10
bear upon him.
(The pressure was brought prin-
cipaIly by Florida nurserymen
anxious TO find an outlet for their
trees in Texas. regardless Of the
danger Of causing an infestation Of
TIM Mediterranean fruit fly in Tex
The commissioner points out in a
letter to Texas nurserymen that q
plentiful supply OF trees must DC
made available to those who desire
to plant orchards and that the
price must be reasonable.
There is a warning in this letter
which should be needed.
The price OF citrus trees must not
be greatly increased. otherwise the
suspicion in the minds OF scmc
Laredo and other planters Of trees
that the Texas quarantine is a
move to force them 70 buy Texas
grown trees.
OF course. the reason for the
quarantine is clear enough. Il has
the best interest Of the citrus in
dustry in Texas at heart.
Commissioner Terrell pointed out
In his letter that federal inspection
had not been sufficient to keep The
pink boil worm out of Texas Or 10
keen the Mediterranean frs1if fly
out Of Florida and that thersfoI, II
might easily fail to keep thas Med-
iterranean fly out Of Texas, urless
some state regulations are prcniul-
gated 70 strengthen the federal
regulations.
TROOPS OF THE Twelfth Cav
airy out on q little stroll Of 325
miles 10 be made in l3 hikes in as
many days. A little matter OF p
miles per day.
When the boys return 70 Fort
Brown they will have an increased
appreciation for the comfortable
quarters and light work usually
necessary there.
THE CORPUS CHRISTI Caller
issued Sunday an 60-page special
edition in which the development
story Of that section Is well told.
Corpus Christi as a port, as 9
playRround, as an industrial CEN
ter and as the capital Of an agri-
cultural empire is presented inter-
estingly and entertainingly. New
pictures Of recent development add
point TO the articles. And towns
OF that section are not forgotten.
The edition Is a piece Of work Of
which the staff can be proud and
which is certain to benefit that sec
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what is being done.
II is safe to say that almoS.
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trested in Corpus Christi and the
coast country
Carrying a complete story Of the
section in which 1t is issued. as the
Caller special edition does. it is a
powerful piece of literature for
boosting that coast country. Many
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