The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 150, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1957 Page: 4 of 6
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THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
EDITORIALS
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ESTABLISHED 1892
COMMENTS
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FEATURES
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Tuesday. June 25. 1957
No. 15ft
ROOD EXPERIENCE SHOULD SPEED
HARNESSING OF WATER RESOURCES
THIS SPRING’S flood-dealing rains over the
S«>uth*c»t may have done more to promote the
cause of multi purpose dam building than any-
thing yet has happened Fortunately, Sen. Lyndon
Johnson and others are trying to make the most
of the opportunity to convince C ongress and the
public that flood-control and water-conservation
projects, costly as they are. pay huge dividends.
Estimates of finanicial benefit from these pro-
jects made immediately following the floods were
; fHE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
IN SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR
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Published daily except Sunday by the United
Publishing Cvi., Inc., which also publishes The
Ennis Weekly Local and The Palmer Rustler.
Entered at the post office in Ennis, Texas, as
.second class mail matter under the Act of Con-
|<*ress of March 3, 1879.
Charles E. Gentry........................................Manager
Daniel W. Bus...............................................Editor
All communications of business and items of
Dews should be addressed to the company; not
to individuals. Any erroneous reflection upon
the character, standing, or reputation of any
rson, firm or corporation which may appear
the columns of this paper, will be gladly and
duly corrected upon being brought to the publi-
sher's attention.
SPECIAL FARM RATES
By Mail in Ellis County, one year................$8 00
By Mail Outside County—Same rates as in City
i*y delivery.
I TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
1 By Carrier in City
One Year........................................................$12.00
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little short of amazing. But latest figures, sup-
plied by the United States Corps of Engineers,
are even more so.
Indications now are. says the Corps, that about
$110,000,000 in actual damages was experienced
in the Brazos. Trinity. Red. Arkansas and White
river basins. Existing projects of the Corps pro-
vented about $142,000,000 in damage. If all the
projects authorized by Congress for these five
basins had been completed, about $192,000,000
in damages would have been prevented. Without
any major improvements there would have been
about $252,000,000 in damages.
But. as the Corps notes, these estimates are
highly conservative. In some areas, flood pro-
tection projects tiring about complete transforma-
tion in development instead of merely protect-
ing tlu* old economic pattern. An example is
Dallas' Trinity Industrial District. Nor do the
Corps' estimates include the value of water that
was stored for industry, agricultural and domes-
tic use and the estimated $750.000.000 worth of
water that escaped to the Gulf of Mexico. Suf-
fice ii to say. existing dams and levees in these
river basins more than paid for themselves in
a season.
Intermittent flood and drought havoc is not
a problem of the Southwest alone, but to an
increasing extent that of the nation as a whole.
The Southwest's experience this year should in-
delibly impress on the minds of Americans the
wisdom ol stepping up projects to harness the
nation's water resources.
As Lyndon Johnson summarized to his Senate
colleagues last week: “Delay has proved terrible
costly Further delay will add to the cost.
(Dallas Times-Herald)
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Tuesday and Thursday Nights
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Low cost farm storage. All
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W. M. LOVE, Waxahuchie
By DREW PEARSON
Washington Merry-Go-Round
WASHINGTON. D. C. .1 u n e
25.—The law which governs the
office of Secretary of the Treas-
ury is quite clear and une-
quivocal that he must not let his
private business get mixed up,
even indirectly, with the pub-
lic interest.
The law states: “No person
appointed to the office of Sec-
retary of the Treasury or Treas-
urer shall directly or indirectly
be concerned or interested in
carrying on the business of
trade or commerce, or be the
owner nj whole or in part of
any sea vessel, or the purchase
by himself or another in trust
for him. any public lands or
other public property, or be
CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE NEW
/
' &
THOMPSON'S CAFE
ON THEIR OPENING, WED, JUNE 26
1
We are happy to have had a part in the construction of the new building.
Hart Plumbing & Air Conditioning
Cooke Electric - Abies Sheet Metal Works
E. M. Miller, Brick Contractor
Webb & Hamil G.E. Air Conditioning
Western Auto Associate Store
concerned in the purchase or
disposal of any.”
On Page 7 of the annual re-
port of The M. A. Hanna Com-
pany. in which Secretary of the
Treasury Humphrey continues
to own a large block of slock, is
a picture of some of his com-
pany's sea - going vessels.
The caption besides the
picture reads: "Arrving at the
Philadelphia unloading clocks is
the Sept lies—carrying nearly
30.000 tons of iron ore from
Quebec-Labrador.”
On Page 6 of the same report
is a description of the Hanna-
operated Great Lakes fleet of
ten bulk cargo vessels." to-
gether with a further description
of the Hanna ocean fleet—t li c
Californian and the Hawaiian—
which are described as “c o n
vert C-4’s." plus other big ves-
sels.
The reason for the law ragard-
ing conflict of interest is ob-
vious The Secretary of the
Treasury operates the Coast
Guard which has to do with the
safety of these vessels. The
C-4's were purchased front the
government. Almost everything
the Secretary of the Treasury
touches, from taxes to shipping
is intimately connected with
American business.
The Hanna annual report goes
on to tell of vast ore holdings
and vast operations of “trade
and commerce.” in which the
Secretary of the Treasury has
a direct interest through the
retention of his stocks in M A.
Hanna and subsidiares. '
STOCKS ZOOMED
Some Senators are now con-
cerned over this apparent con-
flict of interest.
A list of Humphrey stocks re-
cently supplied the Senate Fi-
nance Committee shows that he
increased his wealth t r e m e n-
dously by retaining his stocks.
How much of this was due 1 o
over-all inflation, how much to
any favoritism, direct or indi-
rectly, to his own companies L
something some Senators want
to investigate.
At any rate, here is how
Humphrey’s stock zoomed in
value in the last four vears
M. A. HANNA CO. The parent
company of which he was presi-
dent. was valued at $240,613,344
on January 1, 1953. just as
Humphrey took office. As of
March 12, 1957. its value w a s
$359,631,956. Increased value—
$119,018,592. Humphrey owns
67.550 shares of class A and
Class B at $76 and $78. or a tot-
al of $5,179,700.
PITTSBURGH CONSOL! D A-
RATION COAL—This is t h e
biggest coal company in t he
world. Its value went from
$126,160,704 on January 1. *53 to
$368,306,250 on March 12. 1957.
Total increase: $242,145,540.
The Secretary of the Treasury
owns 20.000 shares at $56.75 or
$1,135,000.
NATIONAL STEEL CORP.—
Is an affilate of M. A. Hanna—
and is the company which
Humphrey will head when he
leaves the Treasury. Its value
loomed from $374,758,710 when
Humphrey took office to $484.-
962,000. or an increase of $110,-
203.290. He owns 13.200 shares
or $50 or $700,000,
IIA.WA COAL & ORE—This
is the company which controls
Iron Ore of Canada and the vast
Hanna on* holdings. Hanna coal
and Ore showed the greatest in-
crease of all. jumping I r o m
$46,741,500 when Humphrey
became Secretary of the Treas-
ury In $44!.41(5.000 on March
of this year. Total appreciation:
$394,672,500.
CANADIAN ORE
Secretary Humphrey owns 12.-
471 .'hares ol Hanna Coal and
Ore Tliis is where he might be
mon vulnerable to criticism on
the charge of mixing business
profit w;ih public interest.
On July 31. 1954. Humphrey
took tune off from his official
duties to go to Sept lies. Quebec
for the opening ceremonies of
Iron Ore ol Canada. Addressing
the crowd he said: "it is a great
day. It is the culmination of a
dream ol 12 years."
On September 9. 1954 — it
was announced in Ottawa that
Humphrey and his Canadian
associate. C. I). Howe, would go
to Knob Hill to open a power
dam to supply power for t h e
Hanna iron mines.
The Hanna Company then be-
gan to solicit British business.
In October of that same year.
C Reginald Wueoler. head of
the British Iron and Steel Corp..
Ltd . came to Washington. He
had come to the United States
to negotiate with a number o f
American ore companies f o r
shipments to England
It may have been pure coin-
cidence and there is no evi-
dence that Humphrey had any-
thing to do with it. but imme-
diately after arriving in Wash-
ington Wheeler canceled ap-
pointments with other, ore com-
panies and signer! a contract
with Iron Ore of Canada. Gilbert
Humphrey and the Secretary’s
law firm worked out the details.
Two members of this law firm.
Chapman Rose and Nelson Rose
at \arioiis times have held
high positions in The Treasury.
(COPYRIGHT, 1957 — BY THE
DI LI SYNDICATE, INC.!
12-1925
Certificate No. 1078
Company No. A-579
Board of Insurance
Commissioners
of the
£coi 'L aunp ‘srxaj, Tinsny
Stale of Texas
To Whom It May Concern:
This Is To Certify That
NATIONAL FAMILY MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ENNIS. TEXAS
has according to sworn state-
ment complied with the laws of
Texas as conditions precedent
to its doing business in this
State, and I have issued to said
Company a Certificate of Au-
thority from this office entitling
it to do business in this State
for the year ending May 31,
1958
Given under my hand and my
seal of office at Austin. Texas,
the date firsl above written.
John Osorio.
Chairman of the Board
THE BUS LINE
By DAN BUB __ >
NIGHT LIFE IN ENNIS may not be much in the usual sense
of the word, but Ennis after dark is far from a city asleep.
Take a closer look and you will find it a beehive ot activity.
At 11 o’clock Frank G. Beaudoin has come on duty as "thirtt
trick” telegraph operator at the railroad’s yard oil ice. He lias
relieved the'"second trick” operator—Mrs. Frank G. Beaudoin.
Conductor J. R. Marks, who has been called to pilot a Lis
freight to Hearne has signed the register book and looks ovet
his orders while downstairs H. H. Connell and F. A. Valek. who
will serve as his brakemen. chat casually while waiting to boatil
the train.
Meanwhile Engineer R. A. Clarady and Fireman C. L. Lancaster
are picking up the big diesel locomotive which will pull the long
string of cars through the night.
Henry Baskin, working the hostler’s job. has just stepped down
from another three-unit diesel he has spotted at the sand house.
It stands softly throbbing as it awaits the attention of Electri-
cian Jack Walker. Machinist Charlie Groves strolls over to give
it a mechanical inspection.
Over in the yard, Clarady oases back on the throttle and that
freight glides out toward Hearne.
It passes the passenger station downtown, where in bis office.
Chief Dispatcher S. S. Whitlock wrestles with the problem of
keeping the tonnage moving over the far-flung division.
In an adjoining room. Dispatcher M. A. Ludwig stares blankly
at a keyboard in front of him. He is not "daydreaming”. He is
calculating a meeting of two trains at a lonely siding far off on
some distant prairie.
Trainmaster R. E. Dipperv has come down to the chief dispatc-
her’s office, the nerve center of the railroad. There is trouble on
the line tonight between Waco and Giddings.
A truck has run into the side of a train at Lincoln causing a
serious derailment. Dipperv picks up a phone and in still another
office Mrs. Roy Brown, the PBX telephone operator, puts through
his call.
At Leggett and Platt. Inocencio Zambrano hears the Hearne-
bound freight whistle outside while he performs a tricky little
operation that binds individual springs together into a bedspring.
H. E. Vick, in another part of the building, bends the wire
border which will go around the springs, and thinks is won’t be
long now until he is off and he goes by the Ennis Tag plant to
pick up bis daughter. Louetter. who will be finishing lip her
duties there.
Mrs. Loyce Cox has driven up outside the Tag plant to drop off
her husband who will run a moulding machine making printing
plates tonight.
Inside Pressman Johnny Haskovoc punches a time clock and
starts the tag press rolling. He’ll turn out thousands ol cotton tags
tonight. They are for a concern in the Valley and they'll be need-
ing them. Harvest comes early down there.
In the next building Robert .lack is busy slicing rows of the
little green guest checks you are likely to see in cafes any-
where,in the country into neat little booklets. On the other side
of the machine Naomi Sparkman and Carol Casarez pack the
books into boxes for shipment.
I’. V. Carpenter has now completed his work as a switchman
at the railroad yards and has drove out to Scott's Coffee Shop
to pick up his wife Lorena and son Bay. ’The Carpenters bought
the business last week.
Outside City Officer Bob Lee swings around in his partol car
to take another cruise north on the highway. Shelby Lynch is
patrolling some other section of the city in another car and Allen
McClain is "holding down the fort” at the police station.
Lee drives by the city pump station where Operator G. W.
(Billi Dennie maintains a lonely vigil on the pumping of the city's
water supply.
He passes Maurice Smith’s Service Station whore Stanley Pala
services the car of three women Air Force lieutenants who had
been to Missouri on a three-day pass and who are trying to get
back to their duty station at Bryan before their leave expires.
This doesn’t begin to tell the story. But it shows Ennis is a
pretty busy little place along about time to roll the sidewalk up.
FORGOTTEN FACTS
FROM THE FILES OF THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
TEN YEARS AGO
Mrs. George Sorrels had en-
tered St. Paul's Hospital. Dallas
for observation.
The announcement of the ar
rival of a daughter. Carolyn Sue.
born to Mr. and Mrs. John Har-
per on June 23. appeared in the
paper.
Former Crisp residents held a
reunion at Lake Clark.
Rev George F. X. Strassner.
pastor of the St. Joseph's Catho-
lic Church in Waxahachie ad-
dressed the Kiwanis Club.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Mr and Mrs. R. J. Ban n e r
were visitors in Dallas for the
day.
Joe Joleseh and II. C. Rogers
had returned from a business
trip to Arkansas and Louisiana.
Mrs. F. A. Thomas and Miss
Lillian Thomas of Rice w e r e
guests of Miss Nannie Morris
here.
Mrs. J. W. Sills of Bard well
was a medical patient in the
Ennis Municipal Hospital.
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Bus, Daniel W. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 150, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1957, newspaper, June 25, 1957; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth785947/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ennis Public Library.