Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

Cannon Faces Senate Probe Soon
IN OUR
VALLEY

Mergers seem to be 4 oder Of
the day. Sundays papers announc-
ed federal approval for the merger
Of the Standard Oil Co. OF N. Y.
and the Vacuum Oil Co. The same
columns carried news stories tell
ing of the latest in the VaHey COM
III merger bull market. a proposed
consolidation Of Willacy and Ken
edy counties. And on the same day
our Valley news columns carried a
resolution passed at a recent joint
meeting Of directors Of the McAllen
Citrus Association and Rio Grande
Valley Citrus Association, In which
one central Valley citrus marketing
association is strongly urged
We can't be worried much about
the combination or the Standard Oil
and the Vacuum Oil. which will pro-
baby be a load off the mind Of the
heads Of those two companies.
AS to the proposed swallowing up
Of Kennedy county by Willacy coun-
ty. that would seem to us to be a
matter strictly between the voters
OF Willacy county and the voters
Of Kennedy county. The object sought
from the merger Of the two count
les. the completion Of the Hug-the-
coast highway through kennedy down
through Willacy into Cameron and
the Gulf Of Mexico. probably end
ing at Port Isabel, Is n with which
every resident Of Cameron county
will sympathize. but far be II from
lis TO attempt to tell the people or
those two counties how much mon
ey 10 spend and for what TO spend
A central citrus marketing agency
for the Lower Rio Grande Valley
will come some Of these days.
Whether II comes within the next
few month in time to handle the
'31-'32 crop is entirely up to the
heads OF the coCperativeS now OPP
Grating in the Valley and TO the
various and sundry shippers Of cit
u fruit who have no connection
with any Of the cooperatives.
The c~ocpcratives and the social
ed cash buyers will have TO get their
heads together In better fashion
than in the past before such a CEN
trail agency becomes an actuality.
We admit that in theory the grow
er has the situation in his own hands
but in actual practice the shippers
Of citrus fruits control the situation
and what they decide will 60.
Speaking OF citrus. one OF our
Brownsville citrus growers called us
the other day in behalf of an "eat
a couple Of Valley oranges a day"
movement, saying that Valley folk
we're missing a good health bet In
not consuming more Of this Valley
product
In our Valley consumes his quo
"a OF two oranges a day. taken tn
the form Of a glass Of golden nectar
every morning before devouring his
ham and. and right offhand would
have thought that the promotion
az such a movement would have been
like trying to start 8 thrift move
ment in Scotland.
FOR A fact though. II Valley peo-
pie are not eating oranges, as their
taste NAV run. Valley people have
less sense than In III Valley
would like 10 credit them with hav-
ing.
Valley will bring roses
10 D u cheeks. improve your appe-
title. tickle your palate. sweeten
your temper. cure your indigestion,
remove the wrinkles from your fur
rowed BROWN fact-will do every
thing claimed by the most blatant
nostrum.
Let's eat more Valley oranges
and more Valley grapefruit.
The Golden Grapefruit Open"
held at Harrington. in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Of Texas, has passed
into history. and We tender here
with our most hearty congratula-
tions TO Harrington civic and munich
pal authorities and 10 Pat OBrien,
professional Of the municipal course.
And along with these said cl-l
cratulations. we also. on behalf Of
the whole Valley section. express
the hearty appreciation for the good
sound publicity brought to the VAL
lev BY the Golden Grapefruit
Open publicity which will rebound
to tire advantage or the Valley for
months 70 come.
1t goes without saying. We hope,
that our visiting golfers enjoyed
their visit 10 the Valley. We know
that our golfing population. which
seems to include every resident Of
the Valley with the exception Of
the writer. enjoyed the thrill OF see
ing these famous figures in action
on the links.
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