Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-25
IN OUR
VALLEY
: BY II FIREMAN

THE engineer is gone. Long live
the fireman.
That shouldn't be taken in the
wrong way. It just means that the
first assistant to the proud papa
OF this column Is all cocky over
sliding into the cockpit for two
weeks. It signifies Cor something
Ike that that he is happy 10 grab
hold Of the throttle and carry thou
sands of readers down that Strang-
est Of all avenueS-NewS Boulevard.
He who has been handing you the
regular gift Of CAB daily is well on
his way. Soon he will be an arro-
CANT Arkansaw traveller. SO the
fireman will strut his cinders in
great shape for a couple OF weeks.
But that IS enough of this travel
talk. There are several curves 70
conquer. So let's throw the coal
black chatter out Of the window and
get down TO business.
A DRIVER OF a truck In violation
~ Of the common carrier law yes
terday received a small fine.
And that was fine. AT least the
fact that he was convicted was.
Without going into details or cir
,cumstances Of this particular case,
the knowledge that the law can and
will be enforced is encouraging. IN
licensed and improperly equipped
trucks have no business on the high
ways OF the Valley.
Old "rattletraps" incapable of at
tanning the speed Of other machines
at times clutter up our thorough
fares. make traffic dangerous and
injure the business Of truckers who
abide by the law. Such vehicles and
others Of ancient vintage constitute
the greatest menace to safe driving
on the roads.
CREATION Of the highway patrol
Is one Of the real forward steps
taken recently by the state.
What better proof can be found
than that, since nine members of
this well trained organization with
its well trained personnel were as
signed to the Valley. deaths and &C
cidents have been sharply reduced?
One-eyed blunderbusses are
steadily decreasing IN number. Cars
without tail-lightS are fewer and
drunken drivers are few and far be-
tween. These officers are not tough
hombres," but sensible, reliable men
who realize that common sense and
politeness are among their most
valuable assets. F1rmness and con-
scientiousness in any guardian Of
the law are to be admired, but
mere "hard-boiledness" is bad bust
ness.
JUST because al these kind words
have been passed along about
the highway patrolmen, don't
get theidea that any sort OF slap
Is being taken at those who enforce
you do, you r all wrong.
Nowhere in the country Is there
any section freer from major crimes
than this Tip OF Texas" Compare
Valley newspapers with those from
any other section Of the state or
nation and the fact stands out. The
news printed here is about progress
and prosperity. There are no head
lines about murders or robberies.
That is just another reason among
the miriad Of others why the Valley
is the best place in the world 10
live.
nNAYBE AL Capone knew this was
no place for his kind Of folks
when he picked out Florida for
his winter fortress" Even at that
he turned out to be too tough for
the land OF rough lemon citrus
stock.
But, speaking OF his highness OF
"highJack," he has made one bad
mistake. He did not get a monopoly
on his name. There is a blond al
Capone" at large. very much at large
Still, believe 1t or not. he is a mild
hammered person. The clerk at a
downtown hotel will tell you 50. His
companion may have been a body
prop but he wasn't a bodyguard.
HERE Is q tale a pompous. piquant
gentleman left behind him when
he visited the Valley sometime
back when traffic was what it used
to be Che has changed his tune
Since).
The boys we're whooping II I'D
up and down the highway and a
good time was being had by all
hands except U hero. He had
been staging the lodging act for
several miles when he espied a
"compadre.' He was a jack rab-
bit.
Far UP the road the disguised
driver saw him. And the jack rab-
bit saw him coming. too. The fast
est moving member of the non
cottontail breed looked up the road
and down the road. then acNlss the
road. No one was in sight but the
pompous gentleman and his auto.
But the jack rabbit would take no
chances even on him. He waited
until he passed.
THAT tught I ODE q good yarn.
But teday ie is left in the shade.
An African parrot Is the cause
OF IT al Take a look over in the
left hand corner OF this page and
the proof is there. Maybe the par
rot viii feel SO cocky she'll try crow
ing for a change. She's a funny
old bird.
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