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

The Red Cross has all OF the
vegetables IL can use IN the drouth
stricken areas. At least. that Is the
deduction we draw from the expert
afnce Of the San Benito Chapter Of
khe 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 {, reply to a wire
asking the Red Cross to name q
destination for the carlots. the San.
Benito organizations. after getting
In touch with the Little Rock, Ark.
Chamber of Commerce, consigned
the shipments direct 70 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 IL can use. cannot pos
Sibly be interested in buying the
Valley vegetables at any price.
The Red Gross does need money
contributions. The $1O,O00.C-O re-
lief fund goal has passed the seven
million dollar mark, and the addi-
tional So. 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
ahead Of your local Red Cross chap
Yter and turn in your contribution.
: b. It large OF 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
a month after his arrival, it aver
aged a shower a day and then some,
exciting a natural curiosity on the
part of the irrigation company Off
cial as TO just what functions an
irrigation company was supposed
70 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 10 entertain
many a tourist who is spending the
winter there. and commercial or
CARNATIONS Of other Valley cities
viii 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, hut-we are on orr
way.
Climate will not do II all, neither
viii the attraction and the novelty
cf being close TO the border, with
MsSy access TO Mexico. The beauti-
fIl golf courses boosted by Browns
vile. Harlingen, 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 viii have been gained.
The new Green fruit bill 10 be
introduced shortly. contains pro-
visions for a 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 a certain pro-
portion Of Juice before shipment is
allowed. J.. NJ. Del Curto. state
e~ntomologist, at whose instance the
new test is proposed. explained TO.
us a short time ago that sugar
forms in the fruit first, and that
grapefruit which passes the sugar
test. does not necessarily contain
q sufficient amount Of juice to be
palatable. to which circumstance
Mr.. Del Curto attributed many Of
the early season complaints.
IN other words. to be worth any
thing. grapefruit must NOT be
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