Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-29
IN OUR
VALLEY

snort. Of seriousness. Only three
more days remain in which to form
sur New Years resolutions.
New Years resolutions are very
much like money. We make both.
buN rarely profit much because we
40 not keep either. 1t is the peroga-
tive Of an editor to help his readers
tn every way possible. To offer advice
and suggestions.
We have been thinking over a
Few which people might make for
this year. Some OF them follow:
Let's find all the oldest birth GER
tslcates Of our 1880 football players
In existence. anywhere. and do not
make any more fumbles on the one
yard line.
Let's talk, think. and entertain
tourists al the coming year, and
meanwhile work and pray for a
deep water port.
Let's promise ourselves to be on
the bear side Of every market crash.
Let's become better acquainted
with our neighboring Mexican cities.
Friendship makes for business as
well as entertainment.
Let's all promise not to tell the
Missus. or ourselves, single white
le during the whole year.
Let's keep on making this beau
ttful Valley more beautiful as the
years 20 by.
Rather than break q single resol-
titlon we make. It might be better
10 not to make any resolutions. But
even In doing that we would be
breaking our resolution not TO make
any resolutions.
So maybe about the best we can
DO after al, Is Just TO keep on do
ing our darndest all the time.
~T ABOR Vincet Omnia," some one
has said. and from the langu-
age IL is evident that a long
TINE ago that person reached the
4onrlusion that labor overcomes
everything.
WE see by the papirs" that up IN
NJ Mercedes a young daughter was
born. Which reminds US that
ecme one else has mentioned that
he, the writer. was born at a very
early age. Which, in turn, leads TO
the conclusion that most children
are born young. That article was
Wound In q Mercedes paper. How
ever. at that we think it much bet
ter than turning cars turtle"
h
RHOR some time since Christmas
we have been silent about the
campaign for an accidentless
christmas in the Valley. It appears
that some good has been performed
by all the drivers being careful. But
whether it was that better care was
taken by the drivers, or that the
fool hardy were Just lucky. the re-
result was the same. Hospitals are
generally reporting no cases OF in
jury from accidents received for
treatment. There were a few mino-
collisions, but they resulted only in
damages to the automobiles. which
can either be mended. or new ones
purchased. The happy difference Is
that we can buy and repair auto
mobiles, but we cannot buy q new
son, or a new daughter. And there
never was an orphanage which could
take the place Of a mother or
father. What is a few minutes time
saved on earth by fast driving II
y0u take the risk Of being hurtled
into eternity?
TsHERE is only one other duty now,
about which we wish to talk,
which most OF us have to be re-
minded Of and which none should
ever have TO be reminded Of. Then
for something more pleasant. but
no more important.
This duty Is the payment OF poll
taxes. Briefly every man. who wish
es to retain his rights Of citizenship,
and one might say his self respect
should pay his poll taxes
Payment OF poll taxes is really re-
CURED BY lave Of every person be-
tween the ages OF p and 90 and any
person coming Of age afte I
January /, this year. You have until
January 81 to make the payments.
Wives can answer questions and OBJ
tain tax receipts for their husbands
Or you can pay BY mail If il ac-
companies remittance for property
taxes. or by an agent. The agent
must appear in person before the
tax collector. You can pay poll taxes
without paying property taxes.
The object OF this Is to have all
get that little slip. which makes a
voting, and thereby q full fledged
citizen OF the United States. OF Tex
ns. and Of Cameron county
FWHE delightful thing We speak OF
Is that football game which Is
scheduled to be played here Oh
New Years Day. The last thump al
q toA against o football for Valley
sikizss a this season will be heard In
Z fhrf 4 3ek-off at o'clock.
/ E6ssk cr two have written In 70 ask
1 oplnkons on the outcome. Off-hand
we viii haul off and say that the
picked Valley team should win But
none should get wild on points. A
great handicap OF all-star teams Is
usually lack OF team coordination
md this with al respect to the
coaches.
But It looks like In this holiday
presentation OF the game so many
many love SO well, something Is