Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
I'm OUR
VALLEY

MOVING PICTURE news reels
are full Of Brownsville and coast
country stuff these days.
At total cost of $21 to the
chamber of commerce, publicity
worth thousands of dollars has
been secured. 1t couldn't pe
bought.
First came Barney Zimmerley
and his nonstop flight from
brownsville to Winnipeg, Canada.
Pictures of the flier and his ship
were made in front of the hangar
at the municipal airport; then the
start was photographed in the
light of flares.
A few days later the command
ing officer and his staff from the
Matamoros, Mexico, garrison paid
a courtesy call on 1t. Col. Stanley
Koch and staff at Fort Brown.
This was photographed.
Bird Island furnished a beauti-
full strip Of film depicting bird life
along the coast. John Shary and
the Port Isabel company furnished
boat for this trip and shots Of
tarpon fishing were made at the
same time. Here the coast country
gathers fame.
Some ten days later Captain
Wallace Reed and his well trained
crew of coast guards performed for
the news recorders, giving matinee
and evening presentations.
Regular water drills were pic
tured in the afternoon.
Att night flares lighted life
saviA drill.
A day later half a dozen Browns
vile beauties clothed in pretty
bathing costumes went grabbing
along the coast near Point Isabel.
A live crab thrown into the boat
with them caused a considerable
commotion and the camera record
ed all their antics.
And the final shot was when the
radio towers at Point Isabel crashed
to the ground, showing the march
Of progress.
Eo-CALLED advertising schemes
costing thousands Of dollars are
presented to the chamber Of COM
merce almost daily. Most Of them
are not worth as much as one Of
these news reel shots.
And the news reel publicity will
continue Camera men for Para
mount, Metro Goldwyn- Mayer, In
ternational News and Fox News all
have left their address and have
asked that they be notified by wire
when anything out Of the ordinary
is about to occur.
They will be notified.
VALLEY FARMERS rank with
the most Skillful in the land.
One Of ten master farmers in tho
state of Texas has been Valley
farmer for the past two years, and
now the Valley has two fine candi-
dates in the race this year.
-.z1ster farmers are selected BY
the Progressive Farmer and A. g. NJ
college from nominations made BY
county agricultural agents.
M. +. Orr Of Los Fresnos was
Cameron county's master farmer in
1927 and 1. B. Corns Of Stuart
Place was selected one of the ten
outstanding agriculturists in the
state in 1923.
The Valley candidates this year
are Fred E. Appleby of Donna for
Hidalgo county and H. H Whipple
cx Los Fresnos for Cameron county.
Orr and Corns assisted in selecting
'Whipple.
JONI w. KIRKPATRICK. Hi
dalgo county agent says of his can
didate for honors:
''Ndr. Fred E. Appleby is a young
man farming 16 acres Of land
which he owns, and he rents 40
acres besides. He has hogs, COWS,
chickens, a fine citrus orchard and
raises truck besides.
He is developing splendid place
end believe will make a very ex-
ceIlent showing in the contest. He
plants IS per cent Of his acreage
each year in cowpeas for the pur-
nose Of soil building. He makes
very good records of. the work he
has done and has excellent home
surroundings.
He is a very good citizen, taking
interest in the affairs of his COM
munity, and is a well rounded
character.
II believe he is following the lines
of agriculture that will mean sue
rass in the Valley"
Mr.. Whipple, Cameron county's
candidate, has lived for the past IA
wears on the same 60-acre farm in
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