Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-14


OWERIEG clouds early this
morning gave hopes OF a real
rain before night.
Should Jupiter Pluvius decide to
give us a real good soaking it will
be hailed as about the best thing
that could happen outside starting
work on the deep-water port.
Truck raisers are busy irrigating
these days. and a good rain would
put an end to their troubles. aside
from guaranteeing one OF the
healthiest potato crops ever raised
in the Valley.
INFORMATION Of the purchase of
the Gulf Concrete Pipe COMP
any and the proposed enlarge
ment OF that plant. represents Just
one OF the many expansions which
VIII be felt throughout the Valley
port.
5rownsville's proposed port is be-
ing watched far and wide. never
doubt that. Former Mayor Eugene
biasdell and Horace Russell, bust
ness man. OF Amarillo, dropped into
brownsville yesterday. They knew
about the proposed port and came
TO see what IL was all about. Then.
III the mail came q letter from Porto
Rico. bringing a subscription TO The
BROWNSVILLE Herald. so that pro-
Srsss on the undertaking could be
watched.
Please permit us to say that we
do not believe 1t will be long nov
until we can shout TO the world
that we are off on its construction.
MOT long ago we referred to a
IN honeymoon trip Of a Browns
vflle couple BY airplane. 1t was
TO show how the Valley is doing
things these days.
y Now comes q letter from Mrs. Hy
Sheridan declaring that the Valley
has gone airminded. Mr.. Sheridan
is a pilot, and Mrs. Sheridan loves
the air. But the whole household
does so, also. Her letter states that
their six-months-ol pup just can
not stand 70 see them go off with
out him. So far he has had several
hours in the air and is barking for
more. This idiosyncrasy has gained
for him the name of "Tailwind."
There is something IN the atmos-
phere Of the Valley, which makes
even the household pets want TO
hustle.
FrHE HERALD along with other
Valley papers. has been APP
preached from time TO time
with the idea Of giving no publicity
whatever TO floods, freezes, or any
sign OF the Morelos fruit fly-in
other words any acts Of God which
seem the least bit Of a harmful
nature.
Our idea IS that the truth in all
cases, and nothing but the truth,
should be printed so that all VIII
know the true status Of affairs, with
the information serving as a warn
ing in time for protective action.
Evidently something U a like
nature has been going on IN Florl-
da.
The Tampa Tribune, in glaring
headlines, states Life OF Citrus n
dustry at Stake" In the article
J. c. Chase. president Of the Florida
Fruit Exchange says he won't eat his
own oranges. and another brief ar
ticle discusses the problem OF Kill
ing" such publicity.
This goes on TO say: The other
day while questioning a member OF
the plant board. Wood asked II II
wouldn't be a good idea to put q
soft pedal on stories OF new infesta-
tons of the Mediterranean fruit
fly. He was told that II might DC
al right. but that the findings, II
official. should be made known i'm
med.aSely for the guidance =
protection Of growers"
ANY community armed with n
truth can better its " health.
WITH physicians Of San Francis
wv co reporting treatment. which
W seems 10 be curing cancer. Off
Gals OF the Southern Pacific say
that victims OF the malay are
flocking to the coast.
In fact il is said they are flock
ing In such great numbers that they
should look before they leap. They
should write and get appointments,
else they may have TO wait a month
or two before their turn comes. Re
ports show that treatment has al
ready been given 1900 patients. with
a waiting list that looks like the
names of those attending a free
barbecue. Should the discovery
n nroye a cure mankind Will be freed
from one Of its greatest curses.
HALEY potatoes this year appear
as pretty a crop as M could
ever wish to see. They look
almost lusty IN foliage. There IS
one peculiar thing about the plants
in this section. They do not bloom.
r oAhn- narts If the OlnfrV IL Is