Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-10

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vegetables 1t can use in the drouth
stricken areas. At least, that is the
deduction we draw from the expert
ence Of the San Benito Chapter Of
the Red Cross and the San Benito.
Chamber Of Commerce in attempt
ing to find a destination for the
two cars Of vegetables loaded there
last week.
Not receiving a reply 10 a wire
asking the Red Gross TO name a
destination for the CARROTS. the San
Benito organizations. after getting
In touch with the Little Rock, Ark.
Chamber of Commerce. consigned
the shipments direct to that body.
and later received a wire from the
st Louis headquarters Of the Red
Cross explaining that the organiz-
alton was being swamped with
offers Of vegetables.
In Our Valley recites this ex-
perience OF San Benito SO that
the many farmer friends OF this
column who are advocating a move
ment which would at the same time
help Valley farmers and the
Red Cross will understand that the
relief organization, having had
more vegetables donated to the
cause than II can use. cannot pos
sibly be interested in buying the
Valley vegetables at any price.
The Red Cross does need money
contributions. The l0.000.c 80 re-
lief fund goal has passed the seven
million dollar mark. and the addi-
tional s 100000 Is urgently needed.
Drouth sufferers need clothing, they
need flour, they need milk, they
need meat, they need many. many
other things. and only the hard.
cold cash will procure them. So.
Valley reSidentS-look up the
head Of your local Red Cross chap
ter and turn in your contribution,
be 1t large or small.
And still some more 'UNCOM-
MON" weather makes its appear
ance.
Reminds us Of the remark made
by Blake Seay shortly after he came
TO Mercedes to be active head Of
the American company. For at least
aged a shower a day and then some.
exciting a natural curiosity ON the
part OF the irrigation company Off
cial as 10 Just what functions an
irrigation company was supposed
to perform IN the Valley. anyway.
Approximately 1000 tourists Wis
tied the city OF Brownsville during
the month Of January. according TO
the estimate Of the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce. And
Brownsville did not get all Of the
visitors in the Valley, not BY a long
shot.
At McAllen,. for instance Whit
Rogers Of the Palm City Chamber
OF Commerce will tell you that his
organization helps TO entertain
many a tourist who Is spending the
winter there, and commercial or
carnations Of other Valley cities
will relate the same story.
Homeseekers In ever increasing
numbers are coming every week to
the Valley, over 1900 being re-
corded in just one week recently.
Yesterday $50 arrived.
We are not an established winter
resort as yet, but-ve are on our
way.
Climate will not do it all. neither
will the attraction and the novelty
Of being close to the border. with
easy ccess 10 Mexico. The beauti-
FIJI golf courses boosted BY Browns
vile. Harrington. Mercedes and Yves
laco. McAllen and Edinburg are
helping. and when the projected
amusement resorts at Port Isabel
and Boca Chica become realities.
more ground will have been gained.
The new Green fruit bill to be
introduced shortly. contains pro-
visions for q Juice content test
which should do away with a great
deal Of the complaining regarding
early shipments Of citrus from the
Valley.
Under the provisions Of the bill
which has been drawn by Polk
Hornaday. Valley grapefruit will be
required TO contain q certain pro-
portion Of Juice before shipment is
allowed. j. Nj. Del Curto. state
entomologist, at whose instance the
new test Is proposed. explained 70
us a short time ago that sugar
forms in the fruit first, and that
grapefruit which passes the sugar
test. does not necessarily contain
a sufficient amount Of juice 70 be
palatable, TO which circumstance
Mr.. Del Curto attributed many Of
the early season complaints.
In ether words, TO be worth any
thing. grapefruit must NOT be