Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-26
IN OUR

. By CHARLES HALL,

He writes the letter following
some comment made in this column
some time ago. This writer was fully
aware at the time he wrote about
Minnesota papers advertising that
Texas fruit rs bitter and tasteless"
that all but bootleggers were doing
all In their power to protect the
name Of Valley grapefruit. What he
wished to set forth was and Is that
II Florida wants to advertise her
grapefruit why does she not set
forth its merits, without a knocking
reference 10 a competitor. We asked
what r we going to do about It?
We mean by that TO get Florida to
ektose her own wares without knock
kthers.
THERE seems TO be a sentiment
gathering In the Valley against
the mentioning Of Florida and
California to such an extent that
even q picture of a bathing beauty
carried in a newspaper. when II
mentions either of those states,
brings a number Of protests by let
ter.
We might turn around and apply
the same shoe to own foot and
forget those two states, and work
for own Valley community in a
purely constructive manner. We are
all here in the United States, but
the Valley has the best product in
the world, and all we have to do
Is TO let the world know about 1t.
Whenever a criticism OF a COM
petitor becomes so far fetched as TO
become a knock IL reacts and be-
comes in reality an advertisement.
OTHERWISE we have with lis the
income tax. Our idea Of a para
dox is where a man has made
SO much money during the year that
when income tax time rolls around
he has to go to the bank to borrow
money to pay the tax.
If such be the case with any IN
Brownsville or the Valley, it is time
to get busy. Notice has been re-
ceived from Postmaster G.. w. Den
nett that a deputy collector OF in
ternal revenue will be at the fed
eral building on March 1-3 and
March l4-l5 to assist tax payers in
preparing their returns. No charge
will be made for this service n
all those wishing may take advan-
tage OF this assistance.
Next TO milking time and the
poor, it seems that taxes roll
around most frequently, even though
IL IS but ono a year.
nTOW, now. now! Here comes Ar
M kansas next. But as 1t shows
~ the far reaching power OF the
Brownsville Herald we take 1t up.
Have a letter TO hand today from
Fayetteville, the home Of the Ar
kansas RazorbackS 1--WE mean the
university athletes) which says that
1t has noticed that we are prone 10
say something sassy" about the
diamond bearing state, but that the
writer wishes we would try to shake
off the fact that the Arkansas bas-
ketball teams wear down the Texas
teams and then beat them out.
Dear writer. we cannot account
n for It either, unless 1t be that prac-
4 tee Of throwing hickory nuts at
SQUIRRELS gives the boys in the state
below Missouri q certain adeptneSS
at tossing a ball IN a basket. Climb
ing those hills a. Fayetteville gives
them all the wind they need.
BROWNSVILLE hunters. it seems
IL have uncovered an ancient bit
OF a pyramid in Mexico. which
NAV prove OF interest TO science.
Right on the heels OF this announce
ment we have received a copy Of a
ogra OF a Create Concerto.
which was printed in 1873. IT seems
10 be a concert "Of sacred hymnes
and tunes, and likewise worldly
songs, certain Of which were Sunge
in We yere of our Lord 1773."
Oh, yes, il is also an old Folks
Concerto, but reading further We
find that il sounds more like some
OF the gatherings some are prone 10
accuse our young folks Of today.
Listen to this: mo drinke will be
solde. Old and feeble folk may bring
their jugs"
But maybe not listen further:
"Fcrafmuche as We young women
who sing r shamefafte. We young
menne are desired TO look awaie
from them whenne thai SINCE"
Looks like our New England an
cestors were careful with their wine
and women.
GENERAL Juan Andrea Almazan
IN was a visitor to Reynosa yes
terday. General Almazan, re-
sently with Gales the hero Of the
battle Of Jimenez. where the ESco-
bar rebel forces received the deci6-
ing blow OF the recent revolution.
is now O cabinet member Of Rubio
and one of the outstanding figures
in road development In northern
Mexico.
II Is understood he came to dis
e,,ss road matters. There is one
thing about it. that an agreement
reached with General Almazan on
road matters in northern Mexico
n about the equivalent Of reaching
IL With the Mexican government it
-. Otherwise as a correspondent
8th him during the revolution we
found him o fine man personally.