Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

IN OUR
VALLEY

WELL. THE Brownsville Eagles
oaIne Tying home to the rooSt Sat-
uroay night with another 1929 scalp
hanging in their talons.
AFTER that first quarter. the team
somewhat resembled a Democratic
voee count in Georgia. From here on
out, The going will be hard. but
every member Of the team can 90
INTO every battle feeling that the
nome folks are behind them strong
as the proverbial horse radish on a
sore toe. :
There is just one thing that Is
.io1 TO be entirely condoned about
me game at San Antonio. But that
was from the fans. Some OF them
went up there laying bets and giving
many points. Today they are sad
ger, but wiser.
setting On a football game is not
10 be lauded. but If they must bet
where does anyone get the idea OF
giving flock of points. Waco during
rs brightest hey day o fwinning til
ties proved conclusively to Tiger fans
mat to give points is nothing short
Of foolish.
The GRIM spectre OF death again
hovered over the land this week.
END. IL was just about as ii was pre-
ulcted when the average in automo-
DsS deaths was referred TO in this
column last Friday.
IL was the misfortune OF Valley
or1vers to have two deaths from au-
tomobile accidents recorded this
past week. Both Of those in the
valley were to all appearances un-
aVoidable. This writer talked to the
driver Of the Brownsville car, and
ne said he did his utmost to miss
his victim. In Harlingen, a railway
engineer had the misfortune to hit
one Of his best friends.
It seems the automobile must have
Its toll, whether or not great speeds
are reached. AS both automobiles
and people grow thicker the greater
the danger. There are already ap-
proximately 25,000,000 autos in the
United States. IL is just going To
take greater and greater care all
the time to avoid collisions. Laws
and regulations will not do it. it Is
Just up to the people as whole.
IF SEVEN persons. met in a row
recently by this writer, represent q
cross section OF the Valley popula-
ton, it can be truthfully said that
the lower end of the Rio Grande is
the melting pot of the states.
Out of the seven accoSted il was
divulged that one was from Minnea-
sofa. one from Georgia. with Ten
nesSee, Mississippi. Texas. Germany
and Kentucky represented. 1t was
a mere coincident that native heaths
were brought out.
Mixtures and co-mingling OF peo-
pies of the same strain Of blood,
but hailing from different climes,
makes stronger men and broaden
ing OF ideas and perspectives.
There are sections in the United
States rather segregated where peo-
pie have intermarried so long that
they are finally all kin. In such
cases 1t is most amazing to see how
much alike they all think and act.
With blood from many regions Of
the earth coming Valley generations
should be men and women of sta
nina, integrity and tolerance.
AFTER DRIVING up the Valley
road on Sunday afternoon for the
first time. the impression is some
what forceably gathered that any
body driving that route Is likely TO-
some one else coming this way.
Oh. YES, we nearly forgot, one or
two automobiles are likely to be
sighted on the same side OF the
road.
RUBIO ORTIZ has been elected
president OF Mexico. according TO
announcements following the cleo
ton Sunday. And it seems to be
true. for followers of Vasconcelos
have not only been admitting de-
feat. but accusing the administra-
tion of interference at the polls.
Compared to what one was led to
belivev might happen, from the
movement OF Mexican troops, u
turned out somewhat Of quiet day.
Mexico is one Of the richest coun-
tries in the world in natural re-
sources. and just as soon as she be-
comes thoroughly satisfied with her
own form of government, what ever
that may be. she is going 10 show
q nroQress astounding, compared TO
mast decades. and will be supplying
the world with many needs
one of the greatest factors In TINS
might be termed the
,,ichwavs. The automobile has been
= great developer of outlying pro-
..,,,ceS 2 in the United States. With the
,,ighways now being constructed. II
seems seems that the sane Is in store Tor
Mexico. IT,,
Roadways draw people together.
1,istances are eliminated. When peo-
Nc know each other, diiierenceS'
Change from bitterness and niood-
ss.ad II toleration and rectificatlon.
II these fine days keep up, lot 2
,,eonle are going to find the grocery
hsfl hard to meet.