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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, Jan 11, 1951.
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NATIONAL EMERGENCY
WILL AFFECT TEXAS’
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Texas lawmakers who assemble
under the Capitol dome on Jan-
uary 9 for the 52nd regular ses-
sion directed their attention al-
most immediately to the part Tex-
as should play in the present world
emergency. Proposals were made
to secure the defenses of the state
from attack either from within or
without.
Because-of the strategic value to
the national .defense of Texas'
synthetic rubber and chemical in-
dustries, one member of the Leg-
islature had ready for introduction
a bill designed to place members
of the Communist party under
strict control. They would be re-
quired to register, and severe pen-
alties would be imposed for acts
of sabotage or for false swearing
concerning allegience to the Com-
munist party.
Early consideration will also be
given to co-ordination of Texas’
civil defense plans with those of
the national government. Congress
has .appropriated money to be
matched by state and local funds
building bomb shelters and
providing emergency medical cen-
ters.
Because of the seriousness of the
times, Governor Shivers asked that
plans for the traditional inaugura-
tion parade and dance be canceled
this year.
* * * *
PLANS ARE READY FOR
MAJOR LAW REVISIONS
Special committees appointed by
the 51st Legislature to survey and
study the need for new laws or
for revisions of existing laws, have
been at work during the past year,
and are expected to report on their
findings early in the new session.
One of the most controversial
of these reports may be that deal-
ing with the conservation and use
of water resources. As Texas has
grown rapidly in population there
has developed an increasing threat
of a dwindling water supply for
domestic and industrial use. The
drain on underground water for
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irrigation has also become notice-
able, as water level in wells has
been falling off rapidly. How to
conserve and expand the state’s
water resources, while controlling
the use of water so as to pre-
vent waste, are the subjects which
the committee has been studying.
Another interim committee has
been considering needed revisions
of the state’s election laws. The
courts and the state election board
have found that in some respects
the present election laws are un-
workable.
A long-needed study of the
state’s criminal code, with recom-
mendations for its revision, has
also been under way by a commit-
tee authorized by the 51st Legis-
lature, and is expected to have a
report ready for the new session.
Proposed revisions of Texas’ in-
surance laws will be made by an-
other committee authorized by the
last legislature.
• * *
TIDELANI) ISSUE MAY BE
REVIVED IN CONGRESS
Hope has been revised in Texas
that the state may yet regain an
interest in its off-shore submerged
tidelands. According to reports
from Washington there is strong
hope among Texas congressmen
that they may obtain passage of
a law which would, in effect, upset
the Supreme Court ruling that the
federal government is the sole
owner of the disputed underwater
area.
According to these persistent re-
ports the plan would give the state
and federal government joint own-
ership of ail off-shore lands out
to the edge of the continental
shelf. This proposed settlement of
the controversy has been viewed
by some as more favorable to Tex-
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EAltl.Y FILES
10 YEARS AGO
Bob Brown and Emory Jones
were hired for work with the
Water and Street Dept., of the
City of Palacios.
V. K. Jordan joined the staff of
the City State Bank as assistant
cashier.
W. II. (Pete) Williams, Justice
of Peace and night watchman, re-
signed the latter in order to
devote all his time to the other
office.
Louis Steak House, under the
ownership of Charlie Pappas and
Louis Stratos formerly of Hous-
ton, was rapidly nearing comple-
tion and would be ready for oc-
cupancy about January 20.
Ray Alderson and his orchestra
had been secured to play for the
annual President’s Birthday Ball
to be held at the Palacios Pavilion
Wednesday, January 29.
One hundred and forty-two
aliens registered in Palacios in ac-
cordance with the national Alien
Registration Act.
as than its original claim, since
Texas would share in possible oil
production revenue from an area
about three times as large as
that claimed by the state under
the annexation treaty. ^
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HERE’S A PRACTICAL
EXAMPLE OF ECONOMY
One of the newest state boards
created by the last Legislature,
the Board for State Hospitals and
Special Schools, in its first annual
report last week showed that by
pooling of state-owned vehicles in
the Austin area, it had effected a
saving of $19,000 in operating
costs and has reduced the invest-
ment in cars and trucks in use by
$37,000.
♦ * *
PROGRESS REPORTED
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Public schools of Texas have
made long strides toward catching
up with the higher standards of
education set for them in the Gil-
rner-Aiken laws, according to rec-
ords of the Texas Education Agen-
cy. Here are the outstanding facts
reported by Commissioner J. W.
Edgar, showing progress after less
than two years under the new
program:
1. Attendance in schools aver-
age 26,000 more daily.
2. The number of classroom
teachers lias increased by 3,500.
3. Average pay of teachers has
increased from $2,363 to $3,040
per year.
4. The number of teachers with
college dlgrees has increased from
84 per cent to 90 per cent.
Still remaining to be solved are
problems of overcrowding of school
buildings. There is also the prob-
lem of adapting the school pro-
gram to the peculiar needs of the
transient agricultural workers.
There is still much to be done if
the segregated public schools for
Negroes are made ‘equal” to those
provided for whites.
SAME STORE HIT
TWICE BY FIRE
KERRVILLE—Owners of a local
auto store are beginning to wonder
if they ever will get back into
business. Six months ago the in-
terior of their store was destroyed
by fire. Last week, open again for
business, fire struck again, once
more gutting the interior of the
store.
FAMILY ENACTS CHRIST’S
BIRTH IN HOME TABLEAU J
MADISONVILLE — The most
unusual Christmas exhibit here
was the showing of a tableau in
the large picture window of their
home by the members of the Jim
Baker family. Each evening for
an hour, the Nativity scene was
portrayed by members of the fam-
ily in costume. I
15 YEARS AGO
Official statement of Palacios
State Bank and Trust Co. showed
individual deposits subject to check
including time deposits due in 30
days, $247,788.13.
Two deaths reported of former
Palacios visitors were James II.
Carter in Des Moines, Iowa, and
J. W. Peters in Columbus, Ohio.
The beautiful new home for Mr.
and Mrs. M. Glaros and family
was about completed, Jim Miller,
contractor announced.
The city council purchased the
east side of the E. C. Pasal brick
building on Commerce Street to
be used for city office, fire station
and jail.
Athena Club elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: Miss
Doris Shillingburg, president; Miss
Clarie B. Hansen, vice-president;
Mrs. Cecil Elder, secretary; Mrs.
Betty Jane Burton, treasurer; Mrs.
Elizabeth Barr, critic; and Miss
Claire Partain, parliamentarian.
The Goliad and Ganado coaches
picked an all district football team
on which they placed two of the
championship Sharks, Ray Anders,
and Bernard Jensen, Harley Snider
and Richard Sanders were placed
on the second team.
Beard at his home in Blessing,
L. H. Buller and Mrs. Emmylee
Jones.
O. B. Hamlin purchased the C.
L. Gass meat market.
25 YEARS AGO
Mrs. C. E. Duller died at home
in Blessing.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hood, son
and daughters, arrived here from
Lone Rock, Wisconsin, and decided
to make Palacios their home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bruer of
Serena, 111., were in the city for a
two month stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Latson and
daughters left for their new home
in Mesa, Texas.
F. R. Lane disposed of his gar-
age at the corner of Fifth and
Welch to Robert Berry who recent-
ly moved here from Idaho.
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Clint Hurt, an Edna boy, was
seriously injured while hunting
near Turtle Bay. Hurt was sitting
by the camp fire when a "dud”
exploded in the fire.
Deaths reported were John F.
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