Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-21

IN OUR
VALLEY
D BY CHARLES HALL

KEEP YOUR foot of the gas an
not too heavy on the brake" said
ne the slogan for Brownsville and
valley drivers during misty weather
such as today caused drivers 70
wind their way over slippery streets.
There Is not a roadway pike in
TIC state which carries the traffic
That passes daily over that Of the
main avenue up the Valley.
what can happen from driving IN
rain. or snow, is only too forcibly
brought home in the deplorable ac-
cident at Dallas. Five young wo-
men had their lives snuffed out too
quickly TO give their names TO
friends. who would lend their re-
latives aid. A negro driver is also
in danger Of suddenly passing into
the beyond as a result Of the crash.
Warnings against careless or fast
driving cannot too often be sound
Cd With the many publicity cam
paigns over the country continu-
ally sounding warnings, the death
list continues 10 grow. Why should
one threaten his own life?
WHILE SAVING your own life
the next best step Is TO make your
surroundings on this earth as beau
tiful as possible. Long ago It was
said that "A thing Of beauty is a
JOY forever"
The Brownsville Civic League has
stepped forward with the sugges-
ton that to make the Valley more
beautiful more palms should be
planted.
One Of the most striking sights
70 a stranger on entering the VAL
ley is found IL the long rows OF
sentinel-l!ke pains. They give an
effect probably litele realized by
those who have been accustomed to
seeing them. But take them away
and millions would willingly be ex-
pended to replace them.
TO forward this work the league
in question has adopted a slogan
Of. plant that Palm. IL takes q
very little while TO do it and at o
very small cost. Than you not only
help yourself. but future genera
lions.
IN YESTERDAY Herald head
line read: "Cobolini holds all war
rants issued are legal"
Mr.. Cobolini called on the en-
gineer OF this column yesterday af-
ternoon to say that he did not hold
all the warrants legal. but said that
r the warrants now IN question be-
fore the city commission are illegal
many others issued are illegal.
While Mr.. Cobolini did not re-
quest this correction. it is not the
intention Of the Herald to present
any ones position wrong. so this
correction is voluntarily made.
IT TAKES brave man 70 die as
press reports show Deputy Sheriff
Tom Jones died following pistol
wounds from the hand Of Marshall
Ratliff, mobbed at Eastland.
II was said that he was conscious
until the end, and called in his fel-
low workers to shake their hands
and bid them good bye. That Is the
way men should be prepared 10 die,
but so few get to make that last
last hand shake. Then 1t IS just
about as hard on the close friends
as on the dying man. The dying
man Is facing an adventure. which
makes all other things seem small
and merely wishes TO extend good
wishes.
Not long ago, In Georgia, we be-
lieve IL was a banker found that he
mad swallowed a mercury poison by
mistake. He was told that he had
about three or four days to live, but
that he would surely die.
This banker arranged a large ban
nuet and sent out invitations 70 his
friends. A large crowd gathered
around the death feStal board. and
the banker made them a farewell
speech. Not all the Stoics lived in
Greece.
WHETHER ONE be of Republi-
can or Democratic persuasion and
whatever may be their feeling to-
ward President Hoover. there IS one
thing that can be said for him.
He Is certainly taking steps in an
attempt to carry out campaign pro-
mises. whether he ever actually ac-
complishes a single purpose.
Chances are that he will accomp-
Nsh much. Hard work toward an end
K<ver goes entizely unre~arded. Mr..
Hoover may never be able 70 direc-
tly aid business. but by calling those
meetings TO study the situation he
can start q ripple OF optiSm rolling