Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-27

lat also would be good business.
e Herald recalls one or two
in which a hook up" would
y come in handy" Boiler tubes
the local plant blew out" The
yplant was out Of commission from
o o'clock on a Saturday night until
sometime Sunday.
Both the old Sentinel and The Her
aid were publishing Sunday morning
papers. Neither turned wheel Tor
hours.
ONE GOOD TURN, at least, can
bie credited against the tropical
STORM that swept north through the
GLlf Of Mexico.
Colonel Robertson's ocean beach
driveway called for considerable ex-
Henditure for the removal of litter
fhom along the beach. Three thous-
and dollars had been expended IN
that way.
I More thousands were scheduled TO
Abe spent. But the high tides saEe1
the amount for Colonel Robertson.
They picked up the litter and carried
LII away. The beach was left smoo'h
md fine for the motorists.
While on this subject OF storms,
Harry l.. Sexton, news editor of The
Herald, has prepared an interesting
(article for the Sunday Herald on
the subject Of gulf storms. IL will De
accompanied by a map. The story
will ~ valuable to chambers OF
commerce, land concerns and others
! interested in proving to the world
that in the past forty years none OF
these gulf storms has eentered IN
this section
THE RADIO artists of station
KPRC, the Houston Post Dispatch,
are starting on tour which will
carry them through the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Probably skipper" W. L. Pend
ergraft of the Brownsville Nhamber
of Commerce station, KWWG, will
sign up" the Houston Artists for
AT least one appearance" over sta
4 tion KWWG.
Don't know much about most OF
Aahe artists, but there's one we like
TO hear. He's Frank Tilton, the
blind pianist. Could listen to him
throughout the night.
STATE HEALTH Officers, touring
he border on smallpox inspection,
eport that while there is smallpox
N the interior, none was found IN
the border towns, either Mexican or
American.
II proves one fact to them. When
hrevention is enforced it does pre-
K ent. Prevention is enforced on the
border. Every possible precaution Is
ftaken. Which. they declare, is why
no smallpox was found in the border
cities, while interior points, far up
the state, had many cases.
That's highly satisfactory to the
fficials. And. incidentally, the
izens of the border towns appreci-
that excellent condition. And will
ntinue to co-opeia ate.
Fifty years ago malaria was a
ead disease in this section. IL has
en completely stamped out. Sani-
ion, drainage and other precau-
ms did il. IL Is now an extremely
E disease.
gRITING IN the Globe, Harlingen.
brge T0olan wants to know upon
pm falls the duty of removing
Ia animals from the highway, ami
Is killed in highway accidents.
that's timely question.
whose duty is il?
serhaps it's a matter for the coun-
commissioners. or perhaps for the
riff. Or maybe the contractor
has the contract to keep the
hway in condition is the one re-
ksible for the removal OF dead
|fiimals. FSk
Eventually the dead animals are re-
moved, of course. But sometimes
aay, or even two days, have gone by
before the removal.
How is the county to know about
he animals unless the condition is
-anorted?
How is the citizen who wants to
eport the dead animals TO know to
hom to report?
There's a civic question to be
,lved.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Auto
.ub may be able tc settle il through
filling station connections.
T.. VINKE, formerly OF Beaumont
and Fort Worth newspapers, Is now
taking care of the news end of the
Harlingen Star.
Mr.. Vinke is n seasoned news
uperman. Has pleasing person
uty. and promises TO become a
usbie addition to Publisher
,rgs cowen's shop.