Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-26

visiting At their ola nome ana with
friends in Florida. writes from
Tampa Of her trip there.
We left Harlingen on July 5, for
our first vacation trip in several
years, and as our journey has includ-
ed many pleasures and interesting
features, thought it might be OF
interest to the readers Of The Herald
in the Valley. Leaving Harlingen at
night, we were in Houston in the
morning. While there we visited the
zoo at Herman park which we found
full Of interest because Of the many
kinds of animals, birds and reptiles
in the most naturally arranged en-
vironments. We were greatly amused
when We reached the alligator pond
containing many specimens, big and
little. One huge alligator was watch
ing an old mar with a scythe, inside
the enclosure, moving the grass. The
big alligator came slowly nearer and
nearer, showing only his eyes above
the water. The reptile approached
within 5 feet where he lay for q long
time. Suddenly, with incredible
swiftness, he jumped for the mans
legs, but they were going over the
fence at the same moment. He made
the same trial everytime the man
went back TO NOW.
We left for New Orleans that night
on the G. c. Line, going on TO Gulf
port, Miss, where we visited our son
and family over Sunday when we
and family over Sunday When we
left there for Jacksonville, to see old
friends and spent the week. seeing
many lovely scenes on the shore OF
the Rio st. Johns, and visiting the
San Jose development with a mag
nificent stucco hotel and numerous
fine stucco homes, but almost all
empty and abandoned. We found
many such abandoned and desolate
places as we'll as farms and sawmills.
Sunday evening we were invited 70
ride with our friends TO Green Cove
Springs then on TO their summer
cottage on Kingsley lake, near the
site for our old orange grove.
Here we enjoyed bathing, fishing
a motor boat ride and the picturesque
scenery around this gem Of fresh
water lakes. Huge trees draped with
long grew moss swaying in the breeze,
and the snowy blossoms Of the sweet
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beauty 10 the view OF the lake.
We saw many old friends. In
Starke, we saw Colonel Weeks, now
90 years old. who had been IN the
battles at Goliad, Texas, and other
places Of history. We asked Tor
many to find they have gone beyond
in the IS years Of U absence.
We enjoyed a trip TO the >: =.
Pe~nny-Gwinn Farms. a novel projeet'
which ! will describe. IL includes
one-third Of Clay county on the west
bank of the st. John. The property
begins three miles west OF Green
Cove. A 1s-foot paved road bisects
the 10000 oacre tract Of which 10000
acres are under cultivation. Here IS
found the Pennev-Gwinn Institute OF
Applied Agriculture ard Penney
Farms grammar and high schools, all
fine brick buildings, a i6-mile stan
dard ruaee railroad, owned n oper-
ated BY the company, 100 miles q
paved roads through the tract, 200
miles OF good wire fence. a canning
factory with home for the laborers,
500 farm houses, q general store, post
office. demonstration poultry depart
ment. housing 1000 birds, dairy farm,
4 acres with 30 Guernsey cattle,
RACES. hotel, water system, tele-
,bone. sewers. trees and shrubs avail
BILE for planting, ell equipment and
mules at cost.
A large acreage is devoted TO the
I G. Penney Memorial Community IN
memory Of his parents. Doctor Daniel
4. Polling. president Of the United
Soc;stv Of Christian Endeavor OF
America, Is director Of the founca-
ton. There are % separate apart
ment buildings, some have five, some
four or three rooms, each having a
oath. electric lights and stoves, re-
f~rigerators, and furniture, free for
retired ministers and families. =
beautiful chapel, seating 4oO, IN
Spanish architecture, with o large IL
brary, community room, class rooms,
complete kitchennette, with electric
features. The chapel bears this
scription over the entrance, Deal
Gated to the Memory Of Alberta Hess
Penney, by her sons Roswell ana
James Cash Penney" Here IS IN
stalled q grand piano. also q WONDER
full $50, 900 pipe orgar. Services are
provided by the different ministers
The chapel IL always open, and Is al
ways decorated with fresh flowers. A
splendid pier and bath and BOAT
houses with bath pool, is provided az
Kingsley lake, for those living on the
Penney-Gwinn tract.
Our newt trip was made 70 the state
prison At Raiford, near the town OF
Starke. We were accompanied by three
Of u old time friends, and after. a
pleasant II mile drive we reached the
prison office. where we were given
permission to enter. Our guide was
Gate Warden Hicks, who took great
pains in showing US the departments.
We went first to the shirt factory.
Here an average of $4,000 dozen
shirts are turned out every week. Gar
ments are blocked out and carisj TO
completion by machinery operated by
prisoners. Next we saw the shoe de-
partment where the prison shoes are
made from leather tanned and fin
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