Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1949 Page: 6 of 10
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PALACIOS BEACON. PALACIOS, TEXAS
DIMINUTIVE LAWYER’S AIM
IS PARTIALLY REALIZED
When Lucille Tolleson was a
little girl, 9 years old, she was
asked to write an English theme
setting out her ambitions for the
future. Accordingly she wrote that
when she grew up she wanted to
be a lawyer and hoped to weigh
250 pounds.
Monday, when she leaves the
prohate department of County
Clerk W. D. Miller’s office ns a
diminutive addition to the Harris
County bar, she will have realized
the first part of her childhood
ambition.
However, in view of the fnct that
she tips the scales to only 105
pounds and stands little over five
feet, it is very doubtful if she will
ever achieve the second part of
that childhood wish.
Learned Hard Way
Despite the fact, though, that
she can never hope to dominate
a courtroom by virtue of sheer
physical stature alone, there is a
lot of iron will and determination
concealed beneath what might nor-
mally pass as only feminine
fragility.
She earned her law degree the
hard way—by working, first as
a switchboard operator at Her-
mann Hospital at night after law
classes, then later as a clerk in a
law office. While operating the hos-
pital PBX board she studied be-
tween calls most of the night and
slept during the daytime.
In spite of her rigorous schedule
tyhen the chips were down and the
grades were in, the class valedictor-
ian was none other than Miss Lu-
cille Tolleson. Also, she managed
as class president notwithstanding
some stiff competition from male
members of the class.
Just what she will do after Mon-
day is not definite, according to
Miss Tolleson. She may hang out
her own shingle or she may join
the staff of some legal firm; but,
one way or the other, she plans
to utilize fully the law degree
which she worked so hard to obtain.
“I always wanted to be a dam-
age trial lawyer,” she disclosed,
“but when I grew a bit morg
practical, I decided I might do
better to specialize in some other
phase of the law.”
This, then, was the reason for
her joining the staff of the county
clerk and in the past year she has
become something of a specialist
in probate matters, according to
court officials with whom she has
worked.
Asked if her avid interest in the
law precludes the possibility of
a partenership along matrimonial
lines with a layman, Miss Tolleson
had a quick nnswer.
“I’ve worked too long and hard
to be a lawyer to ever let any-
thing like that interfere,” she de-
clared. “I may marry some day,
but my husband will never retire
me to the kitchen.”
Signs Of The Times
The U. S. Supreme Court de-
cided last Week to hear arguments
on whether it should permit the
Justice Department to file suits
seeking to establish federal con-
trol over submerged lands off the
coasts of Texas and Louisiana.
WEEKLY REPORT
FROM SENATOR
JIMMY PHILLIPS
ATLANTIC DEFENSE PACT
NOW BEING DRAWN UP
In Washington seven westward
democracies are making rapid pro-
gress this week in drafting a mu-
tual defense treaty. Although no
details of the pact have been made
public, it is know that it will re-
semble the Western Hemisphere
Defense Treaty, and will unite the
major western powers in the North
Atlantic area. They will pledge
their mutual assistance in resist-
ing aggression by an unfriendly
power. Formation of this defense
group is the result of failure by
the United Nations to create any
effective means of outlawing war.
Members of the proposed western
alliance are: the U. S„ Britain,
France, Canada, Belgium, Holland,
and Luxembourg. Norway is con-
sidering an invitation to become a
signatory and Denmark is almost
certain to follow her example. The
object of this treaty is to pool the
military resources of the group
of nations, and to serve as a stern
warning to any potential aggressor
that the democracies will unite to
defend one another.
The first president of the new
nation of Israel is Dr. Chaim
Weizmnnn. He was elected by the
constituent Assembly last week.
Complete independence for In-
donesia was promised by the Dutch
government last week.
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Fifteen protestant church lead-
ers in Bulgaria, arrested on charges
of treason, espionage and black
market dealings, are scheduled to
go on trial this week. Subsequent
to their arrest “confessions” were
announced by the Communist con
trolled government.
* * *
Army officers asked Congress for
$200 million last week to secure a
proving ground for testing new
rockets with a range of 500 miles.
* * *
A highly secret weapon being
studied by the armed services is
described as a “space ship" with a
flying speed of 10,000 miles per
hour. Military experts say it could
be used to float in outer space as
a moon-like satellite of the earth
Such a development would be no
surprise to followers of “Buck
Rogers” who in the comic stripy
has been sailing around in such
devices for the past several years,
• * *
Next year is “census year” dur-
ing which everyone in the U. S. is
to be counted. About 2,000 people
will be hired for a two week
period in each Congressional dis-
trict to do the counting. In 1940
these workers were paid $5 a day
for their work, but some Congress-
men think the pay should be $10
a day next year. There is a strong
probability that Texas will gain a
member of Congress after the cen-
sus next year.
* • *
President Truman angered by
criticism of his military aide, Gen-
eral Harry Vaughan, struck back
in a speech last week, when he re-
ferred to the newsman who had
been outspoken in his criticism,
by the epithat “S.O.B." This
brought a flood of protest from
many editorial writers, as being
undignified. One former school
teacher mailed Mr. Truman a cake
of soap and suggested that he use
it to wash out his mouth.
* * *
The U. S. Air Forces operating
the “airlift” into Berlin since last
June when the Russians imposed
their blockade on the western part
of the city, have accomplished
their mission, and are setting un-
believable records. Some 7,000 tons
of freight are now moving into
the city every day. The cost is
$100 million a year, but part of this
cost is counted as what would have
been spent in routine training for
the air force personnel.
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Dear Friends:
The Senate will start the down-
hill half of its session this week as
this week marks the end of the
first half of this session, You
know, some think that the Senate
meets all the time but we just
meet once every two years for
four months and then wait twenty
months to meet again. Personally,
your Senator thinks that the Sen-
ate should meet once each year
in order to take care of emergency
matters arising in between ses-
sions because when something
comes up that will affect your in-
terests vitally there is a long wait
until the next session and many
times damage results from the de-
lay. Incidentally, the members of
the Senate only get paid for the
days that they are attending a ses-
sion at the rate of ten dollars a
day. However, whenever there is
any business that you want your
Senator to take care of when we
are not in session, I want you to
know that I am always anxious
to help you at any time whether
the Senate is meeting or not. The
Governor has recommended yearly
meetings of the Legislature, pro-
viding that it meet for sixty days
at the first of each year. I think
that this is a good recommenda-
tion and will support this change;
if it comes up.
I feel pretty good about last
weeks work in the Senate, since
Senate Bill No. 3, which I intro-
duced, was finally passed and
signed by the Governor. This bill
called for an appropriation of $4,-
000,000.00 to carry out the pro-
posals recommended by Mr. O. B.
Ellis, the manager of the Texas
Prison System, for the rehabilita-
tion and reorganization of the
Prison System. Some of you per-
haps might think this is too muefy
money to appropriate to the Pris-
on System, so it might be well to
explain to you why this is a good
investment not only in a human
itarian way but also in a business
way.
At the present time the Prison
System of Texas is costing us tax-
payers about one and a half mil-
lion dollars each year it operates
under the present plan. Mr. Ellis
and the Prison Board have devel-
oped the plan which will be carried
out under the terms of the bill
just passed and when the Ellis
Plan gets into operation, the Pris-
on System will be self-sustaining.
When this happens, the State will
be saved a million and a half dol-
lars a year in taxes which will cut
your taxes proportionately. Also,
strong modern buildings will be
built which will prevent the num-
erous escapes of hardened pris-
oners and make it safer for every-
body, especially those of us who
live close to the prison farms.
Last week I was in Angleton on
Friday and was in Richmond in
Fort Bend County, Saturday. While
in Richmond, I attended a meeting
which was called for the purpose
of working out some way to get
the prison farms moved away from
Fort Bend and Brazoria counties.
I wish there was some way that
we could get rid of them and as-
sure those of you who are inter-
ested that I will do everything that
I can to work with you towards
getting these farms removed. While
it won’t be possible to get them all
removed, it might be possible to
get some of the farms which are
the least important to the Prison
system and which it would most
benefit the counties where they are
for them to be moved. I feel sure
that the Prison Board and Mr.
Ellis will help in every way pos-
sible to help you who live in Fort
Bend and Brazoria Counties to work
out this problem which confronts
us.
Last week I voted for a bill
which passed the Senate which ap-
propriates $30,000,000 to the High-
way Department to be spent in the
next two years on FARM TO MAR-
KET roads exclusively. This guar-
antees that there will be $1,250,000
dollars spent every month by the
Highway Department building rur-
al farm to market roads. I feel
sure that this will mean that we
will get lots more roads built and
that those of you who have a hard
time getting into town when it
rains, will be able to ride to town:
—rain or shine—and before very
long. Certainly this money will
make it possible to develop lots of
land for farming and homesites
that it is not now available- for
people to farm and live on.
There is lots more going on that
I would like to tell you, but this
letter is getting so long now that
I don’t want to impose too much
again on the editor who is good
enough to keep on letting me write
you in his paper. I’ll be seeing
you next week. Thanks again for
writing to me.
Your Personal Senat<e\
JIMMY PHILLIPS
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Thursday, March 10, 1949
UNWELCOME CUSTOMER
GIVES UP LAST SCENT
Y'ORKTOWN—-The most unwel-
come “customer” ever to enter a
local grocery left an impression
that won't be forgooten soon. A
skunk wandered into the store
shortly after it opened. It created
quite a commotion. A box was
dropped over him, and then a cloth
saturated with chloroform was in-
serted through a crack. After 15
minutes the box was gingerly lift-
ed, hut Mr. Skunk was still alive.
As he took off out the back door,
n walcher hit him n fatal blow with
a garden hoe. Ho#ever the memory
of his visit lingers on.
The U. S. Navy operates 36
Ground Controlled Approach units,
nine cm fields "outside the United
States.
The Navy organized Reserve in-
cludes 55 carrier groups, 25 patrol,
25 transport, 47 service ,two photo
and one blimp squadrons,
"Bought And Paid
For But" ... Word
Points Out Failure
“Bought and paid for but not
received.”
Those were the words used by
Mr. S, F. Ward, manuger of the
Galveston office of the Social Se-
curity Administration, to describe
what happens when a worker fails
to show his social security card
to each new employer.
“When the end of a calendar
quarter rolls around," Mr. Ward
continued, “the company has to
make its report of social security
numbers, names, wages, and tuxes.
If you have shown your social
security card to your boss, your
name anil number will he shown
correctly, and you will have that
much more to your credit in your
old-age and survivors insurance
account.”
Social security claims are based
on what the records show. Wages
that are not credited can’t be used
in determining whether a worker
is insured. And wages that weren’t
credited won’t fatten the monthly
benefit checks.
“Since employees reap the ben-
efits of social security, while your
employer gets nothing but tho job
of keeping the records, paying the
tax and making the reports,” Mr.
Ward concluded, “I urge you to
show your card to him the first
day you report on n new job. By
doing this, you not only help him,
but you will protect your own
sociul security account."
Mrs. A. H. Pierce, Jr. of Brown-
field came in Monday for a visit
ivith her grandmother, Mrs. John
Bentler, and other relatives and
friends.
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There’s a 6,000-mile “highway” following the route of our natural
gas transmission lines... a pipe line right of way that toils up and
down hills, through forests and swamps, across roads, lakes and rivers.
And always this right of way must be kept accessible to repair
crews. United Gas workers wage a continual battle with Nature to
maintain this highway under which moves the fuel that serves
hundreds of towns and industries of the Gulf South. Maintenance of
right of way is only one of many functions of the United Gas
organization... all of which have the ultimate purpose of assuring
a continued dependable supply of natural gas to our customers.
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Serving the
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right of way tar con-
struction workers, cutting
a path 10 to 20 foot
wide for United Gas plpo
lines.
In heavily wooded aresu,
trees must be felled, tho
stumps blasted and tho
earth smoothed before
plpo lines can be laid.
Out long after construc-
tion Is ended, mainte-
nance men mutt keep
the right of way open
for travel by repair or
Inspection crews.
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Dismukes, Mrs. J. W. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1949, newspaper, March 10, 1949; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth725044/m1/6/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.