Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-01
In OUR
VALLEY

BROWNSVILLE CAFE owner
gives In Our Valley" a pat on the
back Tor q recent 1~tterance, and
states shortly and succinctly that
we said the well known mouthful
the other day when We opined that
perhaps our local eating houses
might find 1t q wee bit difficult
TO get Valley produce regularly 10
serve their patrons.
According 10 this purveyor Of
eats, 1t Is a real problem to find
some one who will supply his cafe,
one of the largest in the entire
Valley, with home grown vegetables.
At the same time he admits that
perhaps local stores and local res
taurants do not make the effort
they should make TO get these
vegetables-but. says he-the man
who has anything to sell Is the
man who should be looking up
business.
AN EXCELLENT opportunity pre-
sents itself TO growers of the VAL
ley to learn what the Farm Bureau
Is actually doing and how 1t act
ually operates in the two day meet
which begins at Weslaco today and
continues through Tuesday.
Men high in the councils OF the
Texas Farm Bureau are or the pro-
gram OF the regional meeting
which is being held in the Valley
for the first time. and a glance at
the program published in Sundays
Herald shows that the entire pro-
gram Of the bureau will be most
thoroughly covered In the course
Of the two days Of discussion.
Signal recognition has been given
the Valley by those in charge Of
the program in the placing of DR..
John Ashton. editor OF the Valley
Farmer and South Texas Grower.
published at Mercedes. in charge OF
the Monday night program.
DR. kshton. a resident of the WI
ley forVa number of years. enjoys a
national and an international rep
utstion for his writings and his re-
search along farm lines. and II Is
well that his ability should be rec
ognized at home as well as abroad.
FRANCE TURNS down the plea
of Texas Guinan and her gang
OF showgirls to be allowed TO enter
that country, known so long as the
leading exponent mons nations of
things Puritanical. 1t would surely
be a shame to turn Texas" loose
in Paris to shock that staid and
eminently respectable city!
SOME WAY OR other we always
suspected that this cigarette tax
business was class legislation. and
now we know II, since S. NJ. N.
Mars. state superintendent Of
public instruction-to give him his
full title-comes right out and says
that the purpose Of the law Is 10
make us Jelly beans" pay u full
share toward I'll. ~pport Of the ex-
pense Of running the state.
OF course. the fact that the great
err part OF the revenue 10 be deriv-
ed from the flag tax will 90 into the
Golfers of the state department
which Mr.. Mars heads. could not
possibly have any bearing on his
defense of the tax. We are sure
that he would be just as strong for
it IL the revenue thus raised went
to the state board OF water engi-
neers, for example as he is now.
We are told from Austin that
Mr.. Mars department Is some five
million dollars in the hole. and
very evidently the millions to be
paid in by the Jelly beans" are
sorely needed.
TEXAS NOW HAS Is representa-
tives in the congress Of the United
States. and Texas is entitled TO 81.
Should the legislature. by any
chance, fail TO pass a redistricting
bill In the special session sure to
be called, those who aspire to con
rreSs as the extra three. will be
forced TO run as candidates for re-
preventative at large. and cover the
entire state in their campaign.
Here's hoping they and the state