The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1927 Page: 4 of 8
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Entt'rtd the Post office at Cotulla,
Texas, as second class Mail matter
under act of Congress of March 3,
1879.
MANLY & MANLY
Publishers
Subscription $1.50 P*r Annum.
Outside Texas $2.00.
STILL WAITING.
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THE GREAT AMERICAN HOME.
Our information is that the prom-
ised letter from the Highway Commis-
sion relative to aid of La Salle county’s
road proposition, has not been received
Consequently we are where we were a
month ago and just waiting. Notice has
been received by the County Judge of
the next meeting of the Commission and
Judge Welhausen states that unless:
something definite is had in the mean-!
time he will go to Austin again.
The tax to take care of the $600,-1
000 bonds has . been levied, and it a-
mounts to about 85c on the one hundred
dollars valuation, and when tax paying
time comes, and this amount is added
most people will want to see something
going on. If the work is going on, the
taxes are going to be paid with a smile.
If work is not progressing, there is go-
ing to be some mighty fussing. Then
again, with the poor crops and generally
bad conditions this year, never, no
never, will there be a better time to
spend the money than this winter.
Therefore, we think that it wise
for the County Judge and Commission-
ers Court to strain every point to arrive
at an agreeable conclusion of this mat-
ter with the Highway Commission, and
again we believe that the Chamber of Com-
merce can be of material aid in bringing about
an agreement with the people over the county in
case the Commission will not allow aid on
East and West road just at this time.
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KEEP THE SIDEWALKS CLEAN.
Keep the sidewalks clean. A
simple matter, but if you think that is
done in Cotulla just take a stroll and see
for yourself. It appears that many
storekeepers sweep out their places of
business as far as the sidewalk and call
it through.
We don’t mean to say that every
merchant or shop keeper is g'uilty of this,
for that is not a fact. A few keep side-
walks in front of their places cleafri.
All could do it with a little effort.
The city has splendid paved
streets in the business section, and noth-
ing could look worse than nice paved
streets all littered up and in order to pre-
vent this condition a man has been put
on for one day each week to clean up and
with this small expense the streets
should be kept reasonably clean, provid-
ed the merchants will discontinue sweep-
ing litter out of their stores and into the
gutter to be scattered by the winds.
We are going to suggest that ev-
ery merchant and shopkeeper enter into
, movement for clean sidewalks and
i clean streets. Start it at once and see
what a difference it makes and how lit-
tle trouble it is to do it.
_________ Next week we are going to report
WHAT KIND OF A DRIVER ARE YOU? | on this suggestion. If you think it a good one,
help out on it.
How long have you been driving an auto-
the: mobile? Most of us in this day feel completely
at home behind the steering wheel of nearly any;
As we have said before the people of the make of car.
GIVING THE DOCTOR A CHANCE.
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motorists are proving themselves bad drivers
just -when they are congratulating themselves
upon being experts. The secretary of the Mo-
bile, Alabama, Automobile Club points out that
forms of in-
Central and Eastern part of the county are a rea
sonable people and will not block the building of
the Meridian Highway, should aid not be had on
their particular road at this time. But an a-
greement must be had with them. A certain
per cent of the bonds must be set aside for use he considers the 10 most common
when aid is available, and to accomplish this a- efficient driving:
greement somebody must take the lead. It can-
not be done better than through the Chamber of
Commerce.
In the meantime, unless definite word is
had from Austin, as our County Officials under-
stood there would be, there is nothing to do but
wait till the next meeting of the Commission.
Americans cannot fairly term themselves
But what kind of driver are you. Many most efficient people until they stop the pres
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BETTER SEED NEXT YEAR.
The cotton crop has about all been ginned
and it was a very poor crop. Approximately
3600 bales will be ginned in the county as com-
pared with a little less than ten thousand last
year.
The outturn was so poor that it would be
foolish for the farmer to save his seed for next
year’s planting, and that means considerable.
First, the average tenant farmer and small land
owner has had such a hard year that he will
have no money for high priced seed, and the
situation will be such that unless there is agita-
tion against it, there will be many poor seed
planted regardless.
Every land owner who has tenants should
begin to give this matter thought right now, and
every land owner should make arrangements to
let his tenant have the use of good seed next
year.
Then there should be some organized
method of aiding the small farmer who is not in
a position to get good seed. These matters can
Driving slowly in the middle of the road.
Taking the right-of-way of the other fel-
low by taking advantage of his desire to avoid
injury to himself or others in his car.
Driving a car that has squeaky inequal
and general inefficient brakes.
Cutting corners and taking curves at high
speed. i
Passing another vehicle, going in the same
direction, at the brow of a hill.
Descending a steep hill in high gear when
discretion dictates going down in second or low
gear.
Trying to beat a train to the crossing,—
even if the trick is turned successfully.
Parking so as to take up space that might
be taken by two cars.
Trying to pass a long line of traffic that is
traveling at the legal speed limit.
Making repairs without pulling the car
off the highway, or, at least, having two wheels
off the ^ide of the road.
And to the list may be added: Speeding
around a blind curve on the wrong side of the
road.
Attempting to pass another car on a
curve.
Passing an approaching car at night with-
out slowing down.
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SOME ADVICE.
Now, we are going to offer a little advice
ent loss of thi’ee billion dollars’ worth of human
values through preventable disease.
Infection, acute or chronic, by bacteria or
parasites, is probably the most potent cause of
disease, old age and death. Fortunately most
of these infections can be dealt with if a physi-
cian is consulted in time. However, this doesn’t
mean waiting for signs of illness. The appar-
ently healthy should occasionally be examined
by physicians to detect departures from the nor-
mal, so that the tendency may be checked at
once and illness obviated.
The whole thing is merely overcoming the
present universal disposition {to begrudge the
doctor his fee unless he has remedied real illness.
Doctors cannot work miracles upon people who
have let disease get a real hold; but they can re-
pair the leaks if given the opportunity.
We are nearing the period of the year
when the disease and death rate climbs upward
simply because most people regard colds, grippe
and sore throats as unworthy a doctor’s atten-
tion. Several generations hence the sound com-
mon-sense doctrine of prevention will be prac-
tised generally. Meanwhile some people will
shorten their lives merely to save a doctor’s bill
for early and effective examination.—Dearborn
Independent.
THE POWER OF ADVERTISING.
If you would make a list of the business
concerns that advertise freely, in any sizeable
city, and visit those places of business,’ you would
almost invariably find that these places are con-
cerns of great importance, occupying the central
locations, selling big quantities of goods visited
by crowds of people. The conclusion ’is ines-
be worked out, if taken up soon enough, and the k . .. __________
entire county planted to good seed next year., to editors who are generally astraddle of thej capable that advertising was an essential factor
It will bring returns. .fence if not actually on the wrong side of such jin building them up, and that if ehey had never
Indications are at present that the 1927 issues as we confront now. Come on out into spent much money on advertising they would not
crop is going to be shorter than anticipated, the open when you speak-and speak in terms that probably have developed any very great busi-
rices are advancing with every evidence that;the average reader can understand, so they may ness.
e^T will go above the 25 cent mark. With the know which side you are on, and you won t have ^ If advertising can build up the great re-
rmous boll weevil infestation all over the to give away automobiles, graphaphones, dia- tail stores that you see in large cities, it is equal-
this year it means heavy infestation next mond rings, gold watches, shoe laces and whet ly possible to use it in building in small and
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ness far beyond the point that can be reached
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And that means that a big crop will not;stones to get people to subscribe for your paper,
and that cotton will be a good price. Astraddle of the fence is no place for industrious
problem before us in the seed problem
work is necessary to straighten it
odv should take it up and
farmers and editors.. It’s a mighty good sign without it. The people find advertising
of laziness, if not of down right good-for-noth-
see itiingness, to see one straddling the fence. Let’s
! keep our papers off the fence.
netic and interesting, and they want to see the
goods which they read about through the news-
papers.
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The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1927, newspaper, September 29, 1927; Cotulla, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1162455/m1/4/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alexander Memorial Library.