Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-27
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VALLsEY

dA the COtlOll CueAlLoiiy oCd4G ~
the Valley.
In fact. this woman doubts
whether the lady bird beetles ever
destroyed any cotton cushiony
scale anywhere.
Says the scale has eaten her rose
bushes down TO the ground and
that some lady bird beetles fur
nished to her by the government
did absolutely nothing about it. IN
fact, she believes the beetles urged
the scale on to do their worst
Probably the rose bushes were
watered and the beetles washed off.
Government inspectors, wise in
the ways Of cotton cushiony scale.
suggest that minor infestations can
be controlled with insect sprays.
B. F. zIMMERLY. pilot Of the
small plane which is TO attempt O
flight from Brownsville to Winni-
peg, Candaa, In the next few DAYS.
apparently has an efficient craft.
II One hundred gallons Of Gulf
airplane gasoline has been ordered
for the flight. The distance is
approximately 1900 miles.
II he has a ship which will make
10 miles on q gallon OF gas planes
are beginning to approach the eff
cheney Of automobiles. This craft
weighs only TIL pounds.
WARN PARENTS not TO permit
their children to play with fire.
works while in crowds Of people
during the Fourth Of July celebra-
tion here"
This Is the gist OF a message from
Mrs. J. Z. Magill to The Herald.
She writes:
II have been reading about the
Fourth of July celebration which
Brownsville is to have. 1 think it
wonderful thing and wish all our
citN Is would take an interest in our
day OF freedom, but it has come
TO mean mostly day o. fireworks.
Fireworks are beautiful TO be-
hold in the hands Of an expert.
and had the idea last year that
our family (Which includes two
children, 6 and 7 years Of age)
would have such a lovely time
watching the water pageant at
Fort Brown.
But, owing 70 the carelessness Of
someone who allowed their chill
dren TO take fireworks into the
crowd at Fort Brown IN the after
noon. we not only didn't see the
night display. but my 6-year-old
boy almost lost an eve and We had
a doctors bill TO pay. not includ-
ing services Of a surgeon at Fort
Brown at the time OF the accident"
"I have never had fireworks for
my children because have always
believed them dangerous for anna
teurs. but someone else caused me
probably more trouble than if had
stayed at home and had my own
fireworks.
However. that doesn't mean that
I ever viii buy fireworks, for
won't"
Fireworks of any kind in the
hands of children while In q crowd
such as will attend the festivities
at Fort Brown next Thursday. con-
stitute a very definite menace to
life and limb. Seine way should be
found to prevent ary fireworks be-
ING touched off I'm the crowd.
Parents surely will see that their
children have their fireworks at
home or not at all.
BEN GORDON WHITEHEAD.
pioneer OF the Valley. publisher or
one Of the most original and in
teresting weekly newspapers in the
Valley-or the South for that mat
ter-is dead.
Col. whitehead came to the VAL
lev during the border trouble and
had seen the major portion Of the
development Of the section take
Mace. thus emitting him to some
extent to the claim of pioneer.
He was a man who had very de-
/ efded ideas on many topics and
VINO expressed himself in an orig
inal. entertaining and often highly
| wit-rt manner.
/ "a had been Ill for many years.
hut his ailments or his sufferings
never marked the tone Of his paper.
which always was cheerful to an
unusual degree.
Valley journalism has lost a
member whose place will not Be
4 filled.
OVER AT Corpus Christi Monday
sheriff ID. Lee and his deputies had
. ~spot machine busting" party by
order Of Judge A. w. Cunningham.
and the Red Cross chapter thereby
nrofited 10 the extent Of $500
THE machines had been seized
.arlier IN the year in a drive on
gaming devices in the Nueces
county capital. The owner sought
- regain possession Of them
through a suit but the court ruled
when the order to destroy the
machines was issued Judge Cum
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