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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, July 15, 1954
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THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
ID YEARS AGO
The body of Mrs. Hannah Bar-
rett, mother of Henry Barrett and
Mrs. B. E. Sailor, was shipped to
Pampa, Texas for burial.
The Fire Department was mak-
ing plans to Stage a big rodeo Au-
gust 4, 5 and 6.
The 43 annual Texas Baptist
encampment was scheduled to close
Friday noon. Plans were made for
the erection of a hall in memorial
of Dr. George W. Truett.
Miss Alma Weldon was selected
Miss Palacios at the beauty con-
test held Tuesday.
Gov. Coke Stevenson was to be
honor guest at the causeway cele-
bration in Port Lavaca tomorrow.
Arrangements were being made to
feed 8000 visitors.
H. H. Turner was elected com-
mander of the American Legion
Post at their regular meeting Fri-
day.
15 YEARS AGO
Eighteen members of the Way-
side Club met at the home of Mrs.
P. A. Richman, Sr., on June 25th
for their regular monthly meeting.
I. A. Larson of the Carancahua
community had the first bale of
cotton for the season. L. I. New-
som, who farms on one of the
Frank Gillespie places northwest of
Palacios, was only a few minutes
behind Mr. Larson. D. L. Maddox,
of Simpsonville, had the honor of
getting the first bale in the county.
Elmo E. Lawson, brother of G.
G. Lawson of this city, passed away
in a hospital at Alice, July 5.
Eighteen members of the Gar-
den Club enjoyed a pilgrimage
which included visits to yards and
gardens at many places in Bra-
zoria and Matagorda counties.
C. W. Nester was voted the most
loyal member of the local Rotary
Club, as he closed his place of
business for an hour at noon to at-
tend the regular meeting.
20 YEARS AGO
John Cavallin, a farmer in the
Deutsehberg community, died from
a heart attack.
Fourteen applicants for post-
master at the Palacios office were
filed for an examination at Bay
City, July 19.
The Palacios Sharks played an
errorless game with Pure Oil Com-
pany’s fast nine at Louise and won
by a score of 2 to 1.
25 YEARS AGO
Camp Hulen was being made
ready for the annual two weeks
of training for the Texas National
Guard.
Engineers were working on the
proposed highway to Port Lavaca,
a continuation of the Hug-the-
Coast Highway from Houston to
Corpus Christi through Palacios.
Miss Olivia Elder was at the
registration desk for the 28th an-
nual Encampment of the State
B.Y.P.U. Dr. George Truett of Dal-
las was the main speaker during
the session.
35 YEARS AGO
Samuel Lee, 15 year old son of
Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Lee of San
Antonio died from injuries re-
ceived when he accidentally fell
from a motor boat.
Palacios was working for a sew-
er system and interest was being
created by articles from citizens
published in the Beacon,
Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas
gave the opening sermon for the
B.Y.P.U. Encampment, of which
R. H. Coleman was president.
40 YEARS AGO
A special train from Bay City
brought in some 1500 of her
citizens for the 4th of July cele-
bration.
Dr. J. R. Wagner was the pos-
sessor of a new seven passenger
Studebaker car, which he drove
from Houston in five houri.
Two big special trains and five
extra coaches on the regular train
brought people here from all over
the state for the annual B.Y.P.U
Encampment. Dr. George Truett
was the principal speaker.
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rary pontoon bridges to replace
bridges put out of commission at
Laredo, Del Rio and Eagle Pass.
I introduced in the Senate a reso-
lution expressing the sympathy of
Congress for the people of Texas
and of Mexico stricken by the flood
and stating the desire of Congress
to be that the United States should
offer every aid possible for emer-
gency relief and rehabilitation.
The resolution swept through the
Senate within 10 minutes after its
introduction.
The office of your Senator is al-
ways at the service of the people
of Texas. We try to act promptly
at all times—and especially so in
the case of emergencies involving
the lives and welfare of individuals.
* * *
U. S. FOREIGN POLICY
American foreign policy is today
at the crossroads. In a recent
speech in the Senate, I stressed
these two points, which I believe
are sound:
(1) We must have a reappraisal
of our foreign policy. We must
decide where we are going—how we
are going to get there—and who is
going with us.
(2) We must consider and solve
our foreign policy problems as
Americans—not as partisans. That
is fundamental.
TUe Good Old Summer-Time i
By LYNDON B. JOHNSON
TAX REVISION BILL
The vote in the Senate on the
1954 tax revision bill was 63 for to
9 against. I voted for the bill. It is
not a perfect measure, but it does
afford some needed relief to in-
dividual taxpayers and I considered
it an improvement over the House
bill.
* * *
WHAT THE BILL DOES
In all, this bill provides, for the
1955 fiscal year, tax relief to in
dividuals totaling $652,00,000. Here
are some of the most significant
items:
The first $1200 of retirement in
come received by retired employees
is not subject to income tax.
Working mothers, widows and
widowers who pay for the care of
their children under 12 years of
age will get some tax relief. Up to
$600 paid for this purpose in any
year will be free of tax.
The bill provides more liberal
deductions for medical expenses.
Under present law, the taxpayer
can deduct only those medical ex-
penses amounting to more than 5
per cent of his income. Under the
Senate bill, he can get a deduction
for all medical expenses totaling
more than 3 per cent of his income.
Exemptions for dependents un-
der 19 years of age, or who are
students, are permitted even though
they earn over $600 a year—pro-
vided the taxpayer furnishes over
half their support.. The bill pro-
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children may be claimed as tax de-
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soil and water conservation pur-
poses and not pay taxes on income
spent in that way.
You have been filing your in-
come tax return not later than
March 15. Under the Senate bill,
you will have until April 15.
* • •
TAX BILL SIDELIGHTS
Efforts were made in the Senate
to reduce the 27M> per cent oil
depletion allowance, so important
to Texas. Both Senator aDniel and
I opposed these proposals and spoke
against them. They were defeated.
The 52 per cent tax rate on cor-
porations, scheduled to drop to 47
per cent this year, was continued
for another year. This will result
in the Government receiving $1,-
200„000,000 more from corporations
than would have been received un-
der the lower rate.
This is the first comprehensive
revision of the tax laws since 1939.
» » »
RIO GRANDE FLOOD
As soon as news of the Rio
Grande flood reached me, I wired
city officials of Langtry, Eagle
Pass, Del Rio, Ozona, Sheffield and
Laredo, as well as county judges
of Maverick, Val Verde and Webb
Counties, offering the facilities of
my office for any aid we could
give.
After receiving word that a num-
ber of Mexicans were stranded in
Villa Acuna, across the river from
Del Rio. I obtained necessary clear-
ance from the State Department
and arranged with the Army to fly
across the river with food and
medical supplies provided by the
Red Cross.
My office was in immediate and
constant contact with the Civil De-
fense Administration, the Depart
ment of Health, Education, and
Welfare, the Department of Agri-
culture, the Department of Labor,
State authorities in Texas—doing
everything possible to help arrange
for emergency food supplies, medi
cal supplies, water purification
equipment, and anything else need-
ed.
We worked with the military on
a project for establishing tempo-
E-L-E-C-T
PAUL
GEISSLER
“THE MAN WHO CAN DO
THE JOB
24-HOURS A DAY”
Notice Of City Election
By virtue of authority vested ir
mo by the City Council of the City
of Palacios, Texas, I hereby call a
special election to be held in the
said City of Palacios in the City
Hall on Saturday, July 17, 1954,
for the purpose of electing a Mayor
to fill the position left vacant by
the death of Mayor John D. Bow-
den. The period of service will be
for the unexpired term ending
April 16, 1956.
The election shall be held under
the general laws of the State of
Texas providing for the election
of City officers.
All persons qualified to vote un-
der the general laws of this state
and who are residents and citizens
of Palacios are qualified to vote
at this election.
Mrs. G. G. Hope is hereby ap-
pointed presiding judge of said
election.
K. A. WICKHAM,
Mayor Pro-tem City of Palacios.
William Tell was a legendary
person.
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