Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-04

IN OUR
VALLEY


Close to a million dollars will Be
expended in Valley cities in the near
y future By Uncle Sam. which is
another reminder that the Valley
does nov
Plans for Brownsville'S new fed
eral building, to cost better than
$500. 900 are being rushed in Wash
ington. McAlien draws down a nice
post-office building TO cost Sl35.O00,
Harlingen crashes the gate with a
$4,000 p. 0. and San Benito comes
along with sl25, 600 for a federal
building.
All Of which proves that r. 3.
Creager, prominent in the counsels
or the republican party and John
n. Garner. equally prominent IN
the counsels Of the democrats, never
miss getting together to further the
interests Of the section in which
they are both vitally interested.
In proof Of the above. Il may be
safely asserted that Mr.. Creagcr
gave as wholehearted a support to the
Garner Bill providing an additional
S287. GOO for the work Of the In
ter%national water Commission as
did the author Of the bill.
Yesterdays Herald contained the
interesting information that all
places in the Monterrey motOrcade
had been filled and that applicants
we're being daily turned away al
the various Valley chamber Of COM
merce offices.
If you missed out on the party
leaving Saturday. just get in your
application TO your chamber Of COM
merce office at once. and II enough
such applications are received.
another motorcade will be run in the
y near future.
Our good friend DR.. Kasev up
at Mercedes writes us that he can't
get enough Brownsville Heralds and
can't keep those he does get. a sit
uation which the Herald clrcula-
ton department will take immedi-
ate steps TO remedy.
DIR. Rasey is one Of those Valley
druggists who just couldn't keep
out Of politics and was drafted
As mayor of the Queen City.
Whether ii Is the drug business
or not, that same business has con-
tributed plenty Of politicians and
office holders in both Hidalgo and
Cameron counties.
Just right off the bat We can
think Of Frank Osborn, present
MAYOR OF McAllen, who doctored
and presided over a drug store ~
that city for many a year during
the early days.
And then there was Tom Waite
and his brother John at Mission.
who mixed some little bit IN poll
tics on the side and ran a mighty
nice drug store. may still be run
ming II. And at Donna the Hester
family had drugs as a vocation and
politics as an avocation. OF vice
versa.
At san Benito. Judge L. M. VAL
detero. who dispenses justice in
huge pobs as a justice OF the peace.
was the pioneer druggist OF the
ReSaca City.
Back 70 McAllen again. II our
memory serves us correctly. along
in 1916 or III. .. p. Archer. then
engaged in making a city out of
McAllen as its mayor. vas engaged
in either the drug or confectionery
business.
z. J. Kelso. a member Of the press
ent city commission at Pharr. prac.
ticallv started that city with tho
coming OF the old Park Front
Pharmacy years and years ago. Re-
tired from business TO give his time
10 grapefruit culture. Mr.. Kelse
made his advent into politics last
spring with his election as city dad
II YOU want TO get anything done
get a busy man TO do It. and GER
tainly no business Is more exact
ing IN its demands than Is the oper-
alton Of a drug store-which may
account for the way in which poll
tics has taken hold or u Valley
druggists.
In Cameron county there are
1887 residents duly qualified by
law to exercise the right Of suffrage
during the present year. Tax Col
lector jim Fox missed ii a little
when he gave a preliminary esti-
mate Of 5000 poll taxes TO be paid
but our guess Is that he would be-
glad to miss it every time-if the
number exceeded his estimate.
Some Of these bright and sun
shiny days a Texas legislature viii
convene and repeal that archaic
statute which makes q man or a
woman pay for the right OF exer-
cising that inalienable privilege OF
casting his or her ballot .'agin'
somebody or something.
San Benito to Have