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

WE'LL. THE Brownsville Eagles
came flying home to the roost sat
uruay night with another 1929 scalp
hanging in their talons.
AIler that first quarter. the team
somewhat resembled a Democratic
Note 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 .olks are behind them strong
as the rrovsrbial horse radish on a
There is just one thing that Is
ny 70 be entirely condoned about
tue game at San Antonio. But that
vas from the fans. Some OF them
went up there laying bets and giving
many points. Today they are sad
DER, but wiser.
6ettlng on a football game Is not
70 DC lauded. but If they must bet.
Mhere does anyone get the idea os
giving a flock OF points. Waco during
Us brightest hey day fwinning IT,
ties proved conclusively to Tiger fans
tnat TO give points is nothing short
Of foolish.
THE GRIM spectre Of death again
hoyered over the land this week
enc. II was just about as it was pre-
f'r1lcted when the average in automo-
lnile deaths was referred to in this
column last Friday.
IL was the misfortune OF Valley
drivers 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
ms victim. In Harlingen, 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 25.000000 autos in the
United States. 1t IS just going to
take greater and greater care all
the time to avoid collisions. Laws
and regulations will not do it, il is
Just up to the people as a whole.
II SEVEN persons. met in a row
recently BY this writer, represent q
cross section OF the Valley popula-
tion, 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 1t was
divulged that one was from Minnea-
sofa. one from Georgia. with Ten
aessee. Mississippi. Texas. Germany
and Kentucky represented. IL 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 IL 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 arc likely to be
sighted on the same side OF the
road.
RUBIO ORTIZ has been elected
,resident Of Mexico. according to
I announcements following the cleo
ton Sunday. And it seems 70 be
true. for followers Of VasconeeloS
have not only been admitting de-
feat. but accusing the administra-
ton Of interference at the polls.
compared to what one was led TO
felivev might happen. from the
movement OF Mexican troops, It
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 TO show
a progress astounding, compared to
mast decades. and will be supplying
'the world with many needs.
one OF the greatest factors IN this
development might be termed the
1iqhways. The automobile has been
. great developer Of outlying pro-
-,inces in the United States With the
l,icJ,weys now being constructed, u
seer,s that the same is in store for
Mexico. -,
v,ss+ances arc eliminated. When peo-
Me know each other, differences
change from bitterness and blood
shsd to liberation and rectification.
II these fine days keep up, lot O