The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 157, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 5, 1955 Page: 2 of 10

                                
THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
ESTABLISHED 1891
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EDITORIALS
FEATURES
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TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1955
Vol. 64. No. 157
PAVING PROGRAM FAILS FIAT
'Como, Let Me Take You Away From AII This
y1
By BLANCHE BKA1IFUTE
Appearing on this front page is a nows
siory by Bert West, city editor of The El
tram IK) Nows, n
concerning th
ip the facts and figures
hkk all but fallen flat
on its face.
l^akt Nexen liar.
ah mg with a drainage
program, the jH'epio <
>1 this city voted for a
paving program for
KI Campo. One which
many thought wouM
be the solution to our
poor street problem. 1
! probably gee- without
saying that Ki < ami a
‘ h®.)> t hi* worst streets
of ary city this -    i?
i »j»t! ht ion.
KI ( ampo ims ihu
i tins street problem for
many, many year--. Ti
nee times before street
and drainage progran
> have !>eer, placed l>e-
for* the public fur th
eii approval only To Lx1
wholehearterllx jvjecf
ed. This time city of-
finals thought thev
n.td the answer. The
program* \\ a- roo e • .
i tavorablv i>v the x’ot-
ers and for a u hi;*
' looked as though KI
Campo would e* a** to
be a city of cow paths.
Howexvr. ithi-’ ■
working out that way.
Th* project, a-
c lined by (. ity *d ficials.
called for :> par" !ci;o
Ken program by local
property owner-
/ tlte rtieets that were
to l>e paved—A no
Dent participation pro-
agreed to have t
other 10'- would
be remembered ■
« ho projxerty *o\ ners
vet paved t’nen the
1 go along. It should
pan icipat ion cost
was to be split three wax with propertv own-
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Charles E Gentry
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Efizabeth Parsons,
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Tiie Ennis Weekly
s. Texas, as second
Congress of March
Manager
Editor
Society Editor
ers on each side paving a third and the city
pax ing a third.
The paving program has failed to pro-
gress because a 90 percent majority is too
much to ask—anywhere. If in this country
we had to ha\*e that sort of a majority to get
anything done, then nothing would be ac-
complished.
Think what it would lx> like if we need-
ed such a margin to pass a law. Why, we only
need two-thirds approval by the Congress
and the states in order to amend the consti-
tution of the United tales. If our nation had
to depend on a 90 percent majority to pass
legislation, tlien our country’s laws would be
in the same shape as the streets of El Cam-
po.
Rental property owners have also turn-
ed out to Ik1 quite a stumbling block to the
paving program. These people don't seem to
realize that they stand to gain by having
pavement in front of their property. Not only
will this make the property worth more
dollar-xvi.se but the pavement will mean pro-
gress to El Camjo which will increase t-he
value of all property here. And no one can
denx that our next move in progress is to
pave most of the streets in this city.
There are two solutions to our paxing
program stalemate. One is to make those who
ere reluctant, realize that they are not only
hurting themselves but tlie whole commun-
ity by not participating in the program. The
other is to lower the percentage of the ma-
jority needed in order that the city may
pave a street.
May we respectfully suggest to the City
Council of El Campo that they lower the par-
ticipation percentage majoritv from ninetv
percent to SIXTY PERCENT? This way we
can get the job done.— < El Campo News)
All communication*
should be addressed s
uais. Anj erroneous
Standing or reputatio
ation. which may
will be gladly and d .
to the publishera t o
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WASHINGTON—Joe McCarthy
made many trips from the Senate
floor to the Senate cloakroom dur-
ing the debate which crushed him
with a 77-to-4 vote against tying
the President’s hands at the Big-
Four conference.
Joe was nervous, shaky, upset at
the criticism of old friends like
Capehart of Indiana and Hicken-
looper of Iowa He had to go to the
cloakroom to let off steam. What
crushed him most, however, was ’he
desertion of the Senator who had
b'-en called the "Little McCarthy"—
Herman Welker, Republican of
Idaho
Welker has used tactics that have
out-McCarthyied McCarthy, is >ne
of Joe’s close friends Yet in ’he
showdown over forcing the Presi-
dent to discuss the satellite coun-
tries at the Big-Four meeting. Joe's
old pal from Idaho Joined the 77
who voted against him.
Reason is both simple and inter-
esting: Welker is scared to death of
his re-election chances.
He knows that the Idaho Power
Company is getting ready to dump
him and nominate William Holden
of Idaho Falls instead Idaho Power
wields potent influence in Republi-
can politics in his state, and al-
though Herman faithfully parrots
the company line in opposing a
government big dam at Hell's Can-
yon. Idaho Power does not approve
of Herman's other activities embar-
rassing to Eisenhower.
That's why Herman deserted his
old friend Joe. Joe has been embar-
rassing to Ike and today Herman
doesn't want to be in the same cate-
gory That’s also why when Holden
testified against Hell’s Canyon. Wel-
ker hovered obsequiously over him
like a hen with one chick. That fi-
anllv is the inside reason why Mc-
Carthy Ls telling friends:    Welker
and I are not on speaking terms."
Note—Labor leaders in Idaho have
notified Democrat Glen Taylor, the
onetime cowboy Senator from Ida-
ho. that if he run* again they'.I not
support him. They feel he forteited
his professional political standing
when he ran for Vice President on
the Henry Wallace ticket eight years
ago.
Higher Gas Rate
Several million housewives would
have been interested in the by-play
which took place recently behind the
closed doors of the House rules com-
mittee over the Harris bill, which
would override the Supreme Court
and take away the Federal Power
Commission's right to fix the price
of natural gas.
For that bill, if passed, will cost
northern and mid-western house-
wives around *400,000.000 a yer r. As
a result, there's been so much op-
position to the bill that it w; s al-
most defeated inside Harris’ own
Interstate Commerce committee. At
first the vote inside committee was
13-and-13 and Congressman Harm
had to beat the bushes to find one
more vote to beat the tie.
Appearing before the rules com-
mittee therefore, the Congressman
from Arkansas. Harris. long-time
stanch friend of big utilities, seem-
ed despondent He was definitely not
happy He asked for a resolution to
investigate the pipelines and the
big utilities that sell gas to the
housewives in northern cities. But
he did not want to probe the gas
producers.
Hts hand was immediately trump-
ed by Congressman XVolverton. Re-
publiea nof Camden. N J . where live
thousands of the housewives who
have to buy gas. He demanded a
resolution whieh investigated the
gas producers the oil and gas com-
i panies that drill, extract the gas and
sell it to the pipelines.
—XXhv So Late?
Up spoke Congressman Ray Mad-
den, Democrat of Northern Indiana,
w-ho.se housewives also burn plenty
of gas.
"I don’t understand the reason for
your resolution.” Madden told his
fellow Democrat from Arkansas.
"You’ve been considering this bill
for weeks, and now suddenly you
ask for an investigation of the pipe-
lines and the gas distributors. Why
didn’t you file this request last
January? Then you would have had
more information on which to base
your bill "
"Well it wasn’t done," snapped
Harris, obviously in no mood to ar-
gue.
‘What made up your mind to start
this investigation now?" pressed
Madden.
Harris hesitated, hemmed and
hawed.
"Is this investigation you propose
going to be a smokescreen to confuse
the public?" asked the Congressman
from Indiana
"No, these are two separate bills,"
replied Harris
"Don’t you think it’s unusual to
hold hearings on a bill for months
and then at the last minute come
in here and ask for an investiga-
tion’’" persisted Madden
Harris couldn't answer.
Tu go aiong pirn you," continu-
ed Madden, "if you'll amend the
Wolverton resolution to investigate
also the new Federal Power Com-
mission.
' All the gas producers have to do
these days is go down to the new
Eisenhower Power Commission and
ask for a price increase and they
get it They get anything they want.
So let's investigate the FPC. Let's
see why they get all these price in-
creases."
17 Companies Benefit
Madden went on to point out that
although Harris claimed hLs bill r*>-
»    LIFE’S LIFTS
I    * * * • *
I LAUGHS
|    By GENE NOWLIN }
There are those who do not have
as much Din until they have had
a fifth.
moving price regulation would help
the 4.300 gas producers, actually it
would chiefly help only 17 produc-
ers For. ne pointed out. 95 per cent
of all the gas is produced by 17 big
oil and gas companies. These 17 con-
cerns. therefore, are the chief bene-
ficiaries of the Harris bill.
Suddenly, during this closed-door
session, Congressman Colmer of
Mississippi announced that Speaker
Sam Rayburn wanted the Harris
resolution for a gas probe held up
Later that day. Rayburn made a
significant statement He said that
Eisenhower would have to come out
for the Harris bill publicly or it
might not pass.
Reason for Sam's statement is
that the Republicans have counted
on him to push the none-too-popu-
!ar Harris bill through Congress. So
Rayburn feels it's up to Ike to share
some of the onus for a bill that will
up the price of gas to northern
housewives by $400,000,000.
THE BUS LINE
By DAN BUS
The five-month-old president and the executive vice
president of the Bus family are vacationing this week in El
Campo.
It was an interesting trip taking them there over the
weekend.
We saw a lot of xvatermelons being loaded on cattle cars
in the Jewett area.
Swinging just a bit out of our way, we passed through
Rockdale, the little Central Texas town which acquired the
nexv Alcoa plant a fexv years ago.
The plant xvas under construction the last time I was
through Rockdale. It was interesting to see how the town’s
face changed in those three years.
Beautiful nexv stores with modern glass fronts as fine
as you could find anyxvhere have sprang up all over town.
Most drivers on the highway were on their best be-
havior. but there were too many of the crazy-fool variety on
the road.
However, Texan’s did much better than the nation in
general during the holiday weekend.
• BARBS
BY HAL COCHRAN
THE one time when it is mighty
smart to believe all you hear
is when it’s a train whistle at a
crossing.
* * *
Folks trill he saving money
on coal, gas or oil during hot
days — and spending it on
something else.
* * *
Check those tires before going
away this summer. Blowouts
Fir*
make a lot of vacation plans fall
tint.
* * •
A beauty expert says women
lose their figures only because
trfey're lary. The mother of
eight kids hull appreciate this
* * *
A woman was cut by a man in
Chicago, a man was s ashed by
,i teen-ager in New York—and
they say carving is a lost art.
BARBS
BY HAL COCHRAN
TlfEN laugh at the foolish
nl clothes women wear and
then go around sweating it out
because of what they wear.
• • •
To a husband, home, tweet
home is any old place tehere
he can tost hit clothing any
old place.
• * •
Folks who put In a new lawn
don’t mind laughing off on*
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downfall—tb® one provided bj
rain.
♦ ♦ •
Thete are said to be tu*o
million heavy drinkers in the
United States. How many thin
ones?
• ® •
Some fathers hid* a sneaks
smile when the daughter’s grooi*
is called "tha lucky man."
FORGOTTEN FACTS
FROM THE FILES OF THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
TEN V! XRS AGO —
Mis.% Anne France-, Durbin, 15.
daughter of Mr .and Mrs O u s
Durbin was revived by artificial res-
piration after nearly drowning while
wading in Chambers Creek
Forrest Fountain was serving
with the armed forces on Luzon.
A daughter, Ann Elizabeth, was
born to Mr and Mrs. George Pes-
soney. Mrs. Pessoney was formerly
Miss Margaret May.
Cpl. Harrell E Gordon arrived
from South America for r visit
with his wife in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs E R An-
drew s.
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