The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-05-08

HAZEL
EYES
BY Hozel Bronnon

Your editor has just returned from
wonderful trip which took in one
third of Texas, Mexico City and
outlying territory within $50 miles
and to the Kentucky Derby. {. three
different worlds. and we had q
grand time in every one Of them.
It is not our custom to write OF
trips or vacations we take, as our
readers of long standing know. But
so many of you have asked that we
write something of the trip just
completed that we can't refuse. We
wish We could really do it justice.
But we don't have the time to write
it or the space to publish it if it were
written. So we will just hit the high
spots.
Accompanied by my sister, Bon
ME, we went by Delta Air Lines
from Jackson to Fort Worth, Texas,
where We attended a three-day con-
vention Of the National Editorial
Association of which this CORE
spondent is a member. Over 450
newspaper people from AS states In
the Union were present for the con-
vention. The highlight of this ga
thering, as always, was greeting old
friends from over the country and
making new friends.
Included in the Texas entertain
ment was a swank luncheon and
style show presented by Neiman-
Marcus, Dallas great store, in the
Mural Room of the Baker Hotel at
Dallas. This was for the ladies only.
An evening banquet was also enjoy
ed in Dallas. Hosts were the Dallas
newspaper and chamber OF com
merce
Texas Lieutenant Governor add
ressed the group at Fort Worth at
an elaborate banquet and another
outstanding affair at Fort Worth
was the opening luncheon at the
Texas Hotel at which all-Texas pro-
ducts were served. The luncheon
was probably the best meal we
were served the entire convention
and visitors from other states mar
yelled that Texas grew all OF the
wonderful things served on the
Menu. We were not surprised at all
because we had been to Texas be-
fore and knew what a wonderful
state 1t Is.
From Fort Worth we went by
train to Galveston, Houston, Corpus
Christi, Brownsville and San Anton
10. Everywhere we went we were
accorded the welcome Of visiting
ROYALTY. The friendliness and hospi-
tally Of all true Texans in unbound
ed and hey really rolled out the car
pet for this group of editors, some
800. from all over the country.
Galveston, Houston and Corpus
Christi are three beautiful towns,
clean and really progressive and
up-to-date. We have never seen as
much building anywhere in our lives
as is going on at Houston. Every
where n turns a multi-million
dollar construction project is under
way, just being completed or begin
ming.
A tour by motors and cars throu-
oh the beautiful Rio Grande valley
was made where the grapefruit trees
were laden and the cotton is already
five inches high. The. people OF the
Valley are SO sold on this section
that they think it is Paradise. i. and
it is just about.
San Antonio was taken in with a
complete sightseeing tour greatly
enioyed by everyone and ending
with a delicious Mexican dinner
(served at noon) at the famous La
Villita Inn where we had the plea
sure Of hearing Gen. Wainwright.
He made a forceful address on the
importance of America keeping her
defense strong.
Any person in the United States,
we believe. car and should learn a
lesson from the Texans. They are
the most generous open minded n
hospitable people inthe United States
in our opinion and they are SO SOLD
on their own wonderful state that
fhev sell everyone else with whom
thev come in contact on it. We
should all be boosters of u own
iOOA1 49,
communities and the great state OF
Mississippi just as are the Texans.
From San Antonio to Mexico City
is only about three hours by Ameri-
can Air Lines. There were four DC
as and one DEG used to fly 2o6
American editors to Mexico and re-
turn. We were in Mexico City for a
week and made two overnight trips
to nearby towns, Forth and Taxco.
Topping the honors given the
visiting journalists in Mexico was a
reception given by President Aleman
himself in the splendid Presidential
palace. He made a brief speech In
which he expressed the friendship OF
MEXICO for the United States OF
America and shook hands with acn