Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-24
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PUBLICITY given by Valley
newspapers to the presence of the
Morelos fruit fly in Valley orchards
was severely criticized by a small
number Of growers who attended a
meeting at the city hall in Harlin-
gen Tuesday night.
These critics were without infor-
nation as to the facts.
All news stories about the in
feStation up to that time had been
written in cooperation with the
federal inspectors, chamber of COM
merce executives and newspaper
men.
The campaign Of publicity had
been planned to give the facts as
they exist, to avoid creating a sense
of panic and to head off the free
lance correspondent who might
haves seen in the infestation
splendid chance to get front page
streams for the Valley in all parts
of the United States.
Announcement of the discovery
of the fly in the Valley was fol-
lowed by sending of a short dis
patch to the Associated Press mini
mizing the seriousness of the situa-
ton.
So far there have been no ban
ners carried on the Morelos fly in
the Valley.
In Florida an effort was made to
suppress the presence of the Medi-
terranean fly. A smart correspond
ent got hold of the story and Flor
ida has had streamers and front
page space throughout the country.
A story OF the Importance Of a
fruit fly infestation cannot be sup
pressed. The more quickly it is
told-the more honestly the true
state of affairs is revealed-the less
adverse publicity Is going to result.
A suppressed story is a news
paperman's meat-he1l get it if he
hangs for it. A story freely given
will receive only its just deserts.
Valley newspapers have the in
terest of the Valley at heart as
deeply as any organization and
Valley newspaper men can be de-
pended upon to handle the situa-
tion for the best interest of the
Valley.H
AUSTIN is coming to Brownsville
for ideas about airports.
The capitol city has an airport
but no facilities for night lighting
They want to provide that facll-
ity, so City Manager Adam john
son and Walter E. Seaholm OF the
Austin city electrical department.
will come to Brownsville to secure
ideas which may be adopted in pro-
viding a night lighting system for
the Austin airport.
The Austin airport is on the
route of the Dallas-San Antonio
Brownsville air line, and Austin
foresees that in the not distant fu-
ture there will be need to provide
for night flying airplanes.
GRAPEFRUIT PIE is superior
to lemon pie"
Mrs. Daisy Stevenson of Lyford,
Texas, mother of Tom and Vincent
Stevenson, Brownsville auto dealers,
is authority for the statement.
And she sends along the recipe
as proof of her statement.
Here 1t is:
One cup sugar.
Three eggs.
S tablespoons corn starch.
IL teaspoon salt.
i tablespoon butter.
1 IA cups boiling water.
One tablespoonful grated grape
fruit rind.
/ cup grapefruit juice.
Proceed as for q lemon meringue
pie baked in an 8-inch pie shell
crust.
Mrs. Stevenson sends along a
note from her brother, w. A. Click
of Atchison, Kans., in which he
sends thanks for a box of Valley
fruit sent as a gift. The fruit is
the best in the country, he thinks.
Written on a TeXaSweet he sends
this invitation:
Come to Atchison, where we use
Rio Grande grapefruit EXCLU-
SIVELY."
j. G. ENGLEMANN, developing
! huge tract north of Donna, wants
his friends and investors to know
about developments in the Valley.
SubscribeS to The Brownsville
Herald for himself, his firm and 13
others at one time. Sends a check
for $135 at one time.
The papers are going into several
states as far away as Michigan.
Il NJ. BEARD, former address Roam
u oke, Va, present address Santa
Rosa, Texas, is new conner to the
4 Valley.
4 Likes the territory so well he is
. enter business here. Work has
| tarted on construction of a pack
l lg shed which he hopes to have
sady for operation BY the time the
y,mato deal, now starting, is under