The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1959 Page: 2 of 12
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«TH» NEWSPAPER WITH A PURPOSE — SINGE 1880"
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
at 1*7 W. Travis St, L« Grange, Texas
by Central Texas Press, Inc.
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P. O. Box 80, La Grange, Texas
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THE LA GRANGE JOURNAL THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1058
EDITORIALS
Take It Safely This Labor Day
In eight days, on Friday, Sept. 4, at 6 p. m., the dash will
start—a frantic race to have fun during summer's final, long-week
end holiday. Normalcy won’t return before midnight Monday,
Sept 7.
During these 78 hours, a large percentage of Texas’ three-and-
a-quarter million passenger cars will flood the state’s streets and
highways. Accidents, according to the Texas Safety Association,
will inflict heavy losses in life, limb and property if history con-
tinues to repeat itself in traffic.
Drownings, too, will take their share of lives, as will plane
crashes, boats and other holiday activities.
What will people do wrong?
They will drive too great a distance in too little time, get im-
patient with other motorists, and make things tought for them-
selves by combining drinking and driving.
And, of course, they will drive too fast for conditions.
Many who will miss the traffic slaughter will drop their
guards when taking part in other pastimes that go to make a holi-
day pleasant (if it is safe).
Swimmers, for example; too many will go in water alone,
some will sfim after dark, and some will take chances in waters
that are unfamiliar to them.
To help a few Texans avoid many of these mishaps, the Texas
Safety Association has prepared a list of do’s and don’ts that are
designed to Increase the degree of safety for anyone—they are:
IN TRAFFIC —
1. Don’t try to drive too far—400 miles a day should be the
iimit, and a lot less than that fitter working an eight-hour day.
2. Do cut your speed at least 10 miles an hour after dark.
You’ll be surprised how much more relaxed you’ll be.
8. Don’t drive If you drink. • , \
4. Don’t get burned up at other drivers. Good drivers keep
cool behind the wheel.
5. Don’t exceed the speed limit
WHILE SWIMMING —
1. Never swim alone, even at a public beach. When children
swim, an adult should be present.
2. Don’t swim till exhausted—rest often.
3. Do enter water gradually, and wait an hour after eating.
ANYWHERE —
Do use courtesy gnd common sense. The more YOU think
about safety, the less YOU will read about accidents.
Hog-Tie The Spendthrifts
Congress and the people of the United States are now told that
a nine-month stoppage of the interstate highway construction pro-
gram is impending unless new funds are provided. In other words,
thf administrators of the federal highway program have gone mer-
rily ahead planning road work before they have money to pay the
bills. Their plan to remedy the situation is simple—tax the people
another 1-Vfcc a gallon on gasoline, bringing the total federal gas
tax up to 4-ttc a gallon.
It is an old political game to tell the people a federal project
will cost so much. Then, when the project is underway, the people
are told costs have doubled and there is nothing to do but dig up
more taxes to pay for them. In addition to state gasoline taxes, we
now pay a 3c federal gas tax. Nearly one-half of the revenue from
federal highway user taxes is spent for other purposes than road-
building—if it were put on roads, there would be no shortage in
the highway building fund.
It is a good time now to call a halt to the spending habits of
public officials. If they underestimate costs, let completion of pro-
jects wait until the money to pay for them is a hand under the plans
originally proposed for raising it. Unless this is done, there will be
no limit to the increased taxes the public will have to pay.
WATS SAFETY ACT
By J. O. MU8ICR
Texas SSSm, Ins.
•
(This is the second of a series of
three articles concerning Texas'
new Water Safety Act. J. O. Mu-
sick, one of the State’s leading
safety authorities, was chairman
of Governor Daniel’s original
committee to investigate boating
problems in Texas and make re-
commendations to alleviate ha-
zardous conditions, —Editor)
•
PART II
Purely and simply: the intent of
Texas’ new Water Safety Act is
tiie promotion of boating safety.
This purpose is partially accom-
plished by the requirements, ex-
plained in Part I, of proper and
uniform safety regulations.
What might be called a second
phase deals with accidents, en-
forcement and penalties of the
new Act, to be administered by
the Texas Highway Department
when it goes into effect August 11.
“Incidentally, what hap-
pened to that foreign car that
waa ahead of ua a waya back?"
Slow Down
And Live
"Honestly now, what’s your
hurry?”
This question was put to Texas
motorists today by J. O. Mustek,
general manager of the Texas
Safety Association, as he sought
public support for TSA’s current
Slow Down and Live campaign.
Musick reminded drivers that
229 persons were killed In Texas
traffic accidents during August of
last year.
“Each Texan can give the Slow
Down and Live campaign a boost
by simply becoming safety con-
scious. Most of us are familiar
with the laws, rules and courte-
sies of the road, but all too often
there is a tendency to forget them.
At this point we are most vulner-
able to an accident,” Musick said.
He reminded motorists that traf-
fic officials are doing all they
can to protect drivers and pedes-
trians by maintaining a firm en-
forcement policy, but that the final
responsibility rests with the indi-
vidual.
“Surely it is a matter of deep
concern to all of us that the traf-
fic accident toll is on the increase
in Texas (the Texas Department
of Public Safety reports an in-
crease of approximately nine per
cent for the first six and a half
months of this year), thus we owe
it to ouscelves to our family,
friends and neighbors to accept
the moral responsibility of prac-
ticing safe driving habits.
PUNCH
Under the Wrier Safety Act it
will be unlawful tor any person
to operate any class of motorboat,
ski or similar contrivance, in a
reckless or negligent manner that
endangers the life, limb or pro-
perty or any person. Ibis is just
about as specific as a law can get
and still cover all situations.
ACCIDENTS
In essence, the Act requires the
operator of any boat involved in
an accident causing death, injury
or property damage, to stop, ren-
der assistance, give his name,
address ^and identification in writ-
ing to any person injured, or to
the owner of damaged property.
In caae where an accident re-
sults in death, injury or property
damage in excess of $100.00, the
operator of any motorboat must
file a full description of the acci-
dent with the Texas Highway De-
partment; such report is not ad-
missible in court as evidence.
INTOXICATION
Any person who operates any
vessel, or manipulates any water
aids, aquaplane or similar device,
while intoxicated will be guilty of
a misdemeanor.
Upon conviction, the person may
be fined not less than $50.00 or
more than $500 and/or be impris-
oned for not more than 6 months.
PENALTIES
A person who violates any sec-
tion of the Water Safety Act is
guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon
conviction, such person may
(where another penalty is not pro-
vided) be punished by a fine of
not less than $10.00 or more than
$50.00.
LOCAL REGULATIONS
Just as the Water Safety Act
must be in conformity with the
Federal Boating Act of 1958, so,
too, local regulations must con-
form to this Act.
However, there is nothing to
prevent local option of laws re-
lating to operation (including zon-
ing), equipment and other safety
measures, If the provisions are
consistent with the Water Safety
Act.
Also municipalities may adopt
ordinances limiting the horsepow-
er of motorboats operating on lakes
within its jurisdiction.
enforcement
All of Texas’ duly authorized
peace officers are given author-
ity to enforce the provisions of
the Act. Furthermore, a violator
may be taken into custody If he
refuses to sign a promise (ticket)
to appear in coqpt within 30 days.
Courts of the county in which the
violation occurred have jurisdic-
tion.
Defends Scientists Who Can't Find
Their Nose Cones; He Lost a Tractor
Cedtur Creek Philosopher
Editor’s note: The Cedar
Creek Philosopher on his
Johnson grass farm on Ce-
dar Creek comes to the de-
fense of scientists thiyveek,
need defending.
Dear editar:
There is one phase of the outer
■pace program that has begun to
interest me, out not for sny
scientific reason.
Every once in a while the
space scientists shoot a capsule
or nose cone into orbit and then
try to bring it down and catch it,
ao they can check its instruments
and gather a lot of scientific in-1
formation about which I don’t
know any more than you do.
But the point is, when they
get one up and then signal it
down, sometimes they can’t find
it. It just floats down by para-
chute somewhere over the Paci-
fic ocean and despite the
they comb the area with air-
planes and ships, they can’t find
it, and this causes some people to
criticise them. “What’s the mat-
ter with those scientists, can’t
they do better than that?” some
people will say.
As a man who frequently can’t
find something he’s looking for,
I want to come to the defense of
the scientists.
In fact, I lose things all the
time around this Johnson grass
farm. And I don’t understand it,
either. Say I’m using my ham-
mer to fix a fence and decide to
stop and do something else and
agree to come back to the fence
later. I carefully lay the ham-
mer down, make a mental note
of exactly where it is, couldn’t
anybody forget that, then go a-
bout my business and a week or
so later when I need a hammer,
I wreck my brain a while, re-
member the fence, go back and
look but it’s not there. I think
ifa the same fence but to make
sure I walk em all- up one side
and down the other, but I might
ocean for a nose cone.
The same thing is true with
my saw, axe, hoe, pliers, wrench-
es, why, one time I even lost my
tractor. It’s a fact, I left it at the
end of a row, got interested in
keeping up wih a Presidential
campaign weeds grew up around
it, and later on when I needed it,
it Was days before I could find
As far as I’m concerned, if
those scientists find one aoae
cone out of ten, they're doing
better than most of us. except
for those rare people who know
evtiy tool they own is and never
have time to explore outer space
or even just ait down and do
nothing.
Yours faithfully,
J. A.
FOR A COMPLETE LUCE OF
OFFICE SUPPLIES, TYPEWRI-
TERS. AND OFFICE FURNI-
TURE, SEE THE LA GRANGE
JOURNAL FIRST!
NOTICE!
MR. FARMER
will be glad to buy you*
Class “A” Cotton
Robert Weeren
Judical Mirj-or
Breast Lumps
Dangerous-
Male or Female
• Penicillin in Milk
Q. I am a man 76 year* old. I
have a lump under the right
r.ipple that it at time* quite
painful. What could thi* be?
—5. (
A. The inquirer has probably
consulted a physician by now so
this reply may serve only to em-
phasize a situation with which
many people are unfamiliar. The
small and undeveloped male
breast is rarely afflicted with con-
ditions that .beset the more highly
developed female breast but all
breast lumps should be investi-
gated—male or female. Serious
conditions such as breast cancer
are not unknown in men of all
ages and even in boys. Not so
Jong ago a physician told of see-
ing a 15-year-old lad who had
noticed a lump beneath the left
nipple. Following a football in-
jury the lump became quite ten-
der and a doctor was consulted.
Surgery was performed and.
radium used but to no avail. The
cancer had gone too far. The
moral is—never ignore a breast
lump—male or female.
Q. f have heard that much of
our milk *upply contain* peni-
cillin. How doe* it get into
milk and l* It harmful to drink
rack milk?
A. It is estimated that one out
of four dairy cows in the U. S.
has mastitis. Because the udder
condition cuts down milk pro-
duction, dairy farmers treat in-
fected cows with penicillin. The
antibiotic is later secreted in the
milk. The Food and Drug Ad-
ministration has recommended
that milk containing antibiotics
be considered “adulterated.”
Penicillin-containing milk and
other dairy products can cause
allergic reactions in certain per-
sons. There may be other as yet
unknown harmful effects of con-
suming small amounts of anti-
biotic via food products. The
problem is under study and
should be solved as quickly as
possible.
Answers do not necessarily reflect
the opinion of all doctors. The diag-
nosis and treatment of disease is
the function of the patient’s per-
sonal physician. Questions directed
to Science Editors, F.O. Box 396,
Madison Sq. Sta.. N. Y. 10, N. Y.
will be incorporated In these col-
umns when possible.
PHONE 403 * 103 NORTH MAIN • LA CRAMog. TEXAS
PROMISE:
You’ll be warm and comfortable this winter.,,
IF YOU INSTALL
CAPTAIN JOHH YORK
Gallant Pioneer and Defender of His People
Among (to way “tall Twaaa” who
lived too eowagaoualy ever to be for
fossa, and too quietly to make the
Medlines ol hlsory. the asms of Ce£
sat .mr
in what is aow Austin County.
Pint, then was ladlaa fighting » be
dons. Then, then was Tsana inde-
pendence to be won. John York led
a company of his neighbors, volunteers,
to Sea Antonio where he joined Ben
Milam in the historic seine of Bexar.
Home again, he was green a half-
interest in n league of land in the new
Republic of Texas which he bed
helped to create. Later he was to do
mote for the new Stew of Texet. In
IMS, for e sale price of juat $1 cash,
hie land became die site of Yoritmwn.
in the nearly formed coonty of DeWttt.
in which to watch the tetdere rod jheir
leadership wee needed again. He didnt
return from the first
dition. Captain York wes kiUed on
October II. 1848 — a champion of
freedom to the late
Today Texans still demand and get
their right to choose the way they
to live. In this vigorous end —'
homeland . . Beer -—
■nd this Uwhy the United Stew. Bmw-
d
£L L?£!ngP«h.« strict law enforce-
ment serves the beat interest of Taxons,
the Foundation stressesi does compere
tioo with the Armed^ortm^law^
Bat John hod only e few weeks its continuing!
Division, United States Brewers Foundation,
206 VFW BwUding, Austin, Texas
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Fuchs, Durwood L. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1959, newspaper, August 27, 1959; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth998945/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.