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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, May 20, 1954
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THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
Bob Kessler, Enos Campbell and
Millie Ray Deadrick were killed
and James Kessler, Thelma Kess-
ler, Elsie Curry, Nettie Rivers,
Opal Rivers, Emma Reed and J.
W. Deadrick all of Palacios wer«
injured when the truck on which
they were riding collided with a
freight train near Boliver, Tenn.
They were returning from a Bible
Training Camp at Cleveland, Tenn.
Joseph Tanner suffered painful
injuries when struck in the face
by a crank while trying to start
the motor on a tractor.
Mrs. C. W. Nester fell and broke
her arm in two places.
The Athena Club and Wednes-
day Club closed their year’s work.
The Athena Club enjoyed a fish
dinner Monday night at the Green
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Lantern Inn and the Wednesday
Club held a social at the home of
Miss Alpha Bussell.
Miss Laura Trull was valedic-
torian and Harold Baldwin, saluta-
torian of the class of 1944.
15 YEARS AGO
Work was started on the new
school bus route to be known of-
ficially as County Highway 28.
The city council voted to hire a
night police and W. II. “Pete”
Williams was hired for the job.
E. B. Hogg was elected delegate
from the Palacios precinct at the
Landowners election.
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Guffy and
baby of Birmingham, Ala., arrived
here to make their home.
One hundred and sixty 4-H Club
girls of Matagorda County enjoy-
ed a two-day encampment at Camp
Hulen with Miss Alma Stewart
Couty Demonstration agent in
charge.
20 YEARS AGO
Miss Trude Ann Duffy and W.
E. Sullivan were elected teachers
for the Turtle Bay School.
Judge M. H. Gossett died at his
home in Dallas.
Miss Beryl Forehand came in
from Cortez, Colorado, where she
had been teaching school.
The Sharks played a winning
game with the Danevang ball club,
score 10-5.
25 YEARS AGO
The new Roosevelt car was on
display, C. P. Douglas was dealer.
The big item of the week was a
three inch rain after a drought of
several weeks. .
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Margerum
announced the birth of a baby girl.
Workmen were busy tearing
down the old building at the cor-
ner of Fourth and Mam Streets
where J. L. Koerber was preparing
to erect a new structure.
30 YEARS AGO
The Mothers’ Club sponsored a
Father-Son banquet at Hotel Pala-
cios.
Many parents visited the schools
on Visiting Day which the P.-T. A.
were in charge of.
35 YEARS AGO
The big 4th of July celebration
was being planned.
Miss Louise Billings had closed
her school in Needville and was
home for the summer.
J. W. Elliott, County agent, was
assisting in a fight on the wooly
worm, which had invaded this sec-
tion and was doing damage to all
vegetation.
A motor on the coffee grinder
at the Curtis-Sisson grocery store
nearly caused a fire when it got
too hot.
Today’s Safety Slogan: Watch
Out for School Children—Espe-
cially if They’re Driving Cars!
Clowns are not allowed to clown
in circuses in Communist'Controlled
Hungary; instead, by Red order,
they have to “recite instructive
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By LYNDON B. JOHNSON
INDO-CH1NA
With the recent fall of Dien Bien
Phu, the position of France and
the Viet Namese in the Tonkin
Delta became increasingly perilous.
It is perhaps true that Dien Bien
Phu had become somewhat over-
inflated as a symbol of resistance
to communist aggression in north-
western Indo-China. But it is also
true that the Viet Minh can now
concentrate on challenging Franco-
Viet Namese control in Hanoianod
in Haiphong.
North Viet Nam military head-
quarters are located in Hanoi.
Haiphong is the vital seaport
through which pass American sup-
plies.
* * *
BLEAK OUTLOOK
As this is written, I recently
have attended another conference
between leaders of Congress and
Secretary of State Dulles. I cannot
discuss details of the conference,
but I will say no one there pretend-
ed the outlook is anything but
bleak.
A very grave threat exists to
Indo-China—to the entire Tonkin
Delta—even to all Asia. The com-
munist aggressors may be expected
to press forward.
* • •
BLOW TO U. S.
The conclusion cannot be escaped
that American foreign policy has
suffered a stunning reversal.
The bitter truth is that we have
been caught bluffing by our
enemies.
Our friends and allies are fright-
ened and wondering—as we our-
selves wonder—where we are head-
ed. We stand in danger of being
left naked and alone in a hostile
world.
These are the hard facts. We
must face up to their implications.
» * »
WATER BILL
During the 1953 session of Con-
gress, T introduced in the Senate
a bill providing for cooperative
Federal-local action in attacking
the problem of upstream water con-
trol. Congressman Bob Poage of
Waco introduced an identical bill
in the House.
The legislation has passed the
House, and a special subcommittee
of the Senate Agriculture Commit-
tee has been studying the Senate
bill. I made a statement before
the committee urging favorable
action.
This is a soil and water conser-
vation measure of the utmost im-
portance. It would set up policies
and standards for joint action by
the Federal Government, the States,
local governmental units, and land-
owners. Cost of projects would be
shared between participants.
* * *
SAVE OUR WATER
Great dams have been built in
Texas. They serve a vital purpose.
But they are only part of the
answer to our water supply and
flood prevention problem.
From 25 to 75 per cent of all
flood damage occurs in upstream
areas, beyond reach of the benefits
of the major downstream struc-
tures. Many small dams need to be
built across Texas streams. The
proposed legislation would encour-
age the building of these necessary
water-retarding structures.
* * *
USE OF SEA WATER
One of these days—and it may
come sooner than we think—we are
going to have to make sea water
fit for use by industrial, agricul-
tural and municipal consumers.
Three years ago. Congress pass-
ed a law authorizing the appropria-
tion of $2,000,000 over u five-year
period to carry out a research
pogram into practicable, low-cost
means of turning sea water into
usable water. That appropriation
would be at the rate of $400,000 a
year. But the House has passed a
bill appropriating only $255,000
next year for this research pro-
gram.
I have urged the Senate Ap-
propriations Committee to raise
the appropriation to $400,000. I
believe the full sum is needed.
The research men at work in this
field know already that salt water
r-ar> be made unable They are now
hunting for cheaper ways of doing
it. The work should go forward.
• • •
AID FOR NEEDY
Together with all other Demo-
cratic Senators, I recently intro-
duced a bill to meet a serious crisis
which confronts our needy old peo-
ple, our blind and disabled, and
our dependent children.
Two years ago, Congress ap-
proved legislation increasing the
Federal share of the public-assist-
ance payments to States for aid
to the aged, blind and disabled by
$5 a month, and grants to de-
pendent children by $3 a month.
This increase was for two years.
It is scheduled to expire September
30.
My bill extends the increase for
another two years. During that
time I hope we can work out a
basis for putting this addition to
the program on a permanent basis,
* * •
EFFECT IN TEXAS
This bill to extend the increase
in Federal payments is very im-
portant to Texas Approximately
223,000 senior citizens of Texas
are on the old-age assistance rolls.
Unless legislation extending the
increase is approved, Texas will
lose approximately $13,400,000 a
year in Federal funds for old-age
assistance.
With the bill sponsored by all
48 Democratic Senators, I am hope-
ful for favorable action. Failure
to act would mean a sharp reduc-
tion in the living standards of
many thousands of worthy Texas
citizens.
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