Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03

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IN ting down accidents in the VAL
ley are nov taking effect Fiji
teen more highway patrolmen are
being sent by the state to help keep
restless drivers from lowering the
next census count.
Highway patrolmen heretofore
furnished by the state have proved
their use. Not only did they some
what lower the number OF accidents.
but they proved the type OF men
who wer of great assistance to
drivers in general. The engineer Of
this column has in mind when one
played mechanic for him and started
his stalled car and then would take
no fee.
Sunday is here and chances are
that when the Valley editors take
their seats at sheir desks tomor-
row. 1t will be 10 print details Of
at least one life lost. Here IS hop
ing that by the following weekend
the work OF the new traffic officers
will rob said editors OF that weekly
story"
TRAFFIC officers already on the
job IN the Valley have been
hard at work and are efficient
but there has been too much terri
tory for them to cover and too many
road hogs.
Road hogs and smart Alex"
drivers are responsible for many OF
the accidents. The last mentioned
love 10 do cute stunts OF quick cut
outs and cut-ins. Especially is this
true If said smart Alex has a
"cutey' by his side to show off TO.
and brag Of his own greatness when
she quivers with fright.
Harry Num- Of the El Jardin hotel
suggests that a good fist wallopinR
for such a driver who side-swipes
some n will go far as a remedy. !
But II is here believed that a few
days jail sentence will also have a
great effect and will not embarrass
anyone except the reckless driver.
WITNESSED two road hogs max
wv ing for a narrow passage way
where road work was being done
near Harrington. II seemed q sure
head-on collision. but one finally
weakened and did a high Jump 10
a nearby sand pile. He landed safe
~ on top. Then the other driver
gave him the horse laugh and drove
on past while the one who weaken
cd slowly backed down. Had either
been killed the other would have
told how careful he was driving.
This rs being written not IN an at
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about but because. in all seriousness.
the engineer OF this column believes
that IL is the duty Of the press today
70 use all influence possible 70 stop
this waste of human life and this
disfiguring Of human beings for the
remainder OF their lives.
A MINATED Annie says she reads
~ where a judge SAYS death BY
execution is not an accident.
but that ChisSgo gunner think
otherwise.
MOTHER week passes and the
"A Valley blooms right along. See
all those newspaper accounts
last week of how hot II was in this
place or how dry ii was in that
place. Some OF them are still that
way 50 far as we can find out-and
why a bigger price for Valley cotton
is not forthcoming is more thar
We can economically scheme out.
THE Los Fresnos suit against the
Brownsville Navigation commits
sion has been withdrawn. 50 If
We can get our right-of-way bust
ness settled. We ear soon start SHOW
cling dirt. Same is going to be the
for much renewed business
activity in this fertile section, the
like Of which in fertility has not
been seen since the days Of the Nile.
the troubles OF this editor are
n probably small compared 70
~ those Henry Ansley Of the Fl
Paso Herald is evidently suffering.
Henry. who writes under the name
Of Ebenezer Ebberfield Sapp. spread
out too much talking about how
much women talk.
He offered TO bet no woman in FL
Paso could go ten hours without
a word. That and other
things he had to say found hin. yes
terday with % women challenging
his bet. ll3 stopping their subscrip-
lions. and a laGier ready-to-wear
shop cancellinR all advertising. A
editor can often win with
4 man. but when he takes on the
for a merry-go-round he is
beat before he starts. Ask any mar
ried man.
Henry says all he was doing was
when he ought to have been
listening.
Today Is Church Day. /,