By Kubiak H.R. No. 1115 75R16523 BNL-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The community of Dime Box enjoys a long and 1-2 distinguished history, and it is indeed appropriate that we take 1-3 this opportunity to commemorate the town's many contributions to 1-4 Lone Star culture; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Located northeast of Giddings in eastern Lee County, 1-6 the community was established in the mid-19th century near Joseph 1-7 S. Brown's sawmill, earning the name Brown's Mill; before the 1-8 establishment of a post office there, carriers travelled between 1-9 that community and Giddings to deliver mail and other necessities, 1-10 and townspeople compensated the carriers by leaving dimes for them 1-11 in a box in Mr. Brown's office; and 1-12 WHEREAS, When Texans began to confuse Brown's Mill with 1-13 Brownsville, residents adopted the name of Dime Box in honor of 1-14 their quaint former delivery system; in 1913, the construction of a 1-15 Southern Pacific Railroad line three miles southeast of the 1-16 original townsite resulted in a move to the town's present 1-17 location; and 1-18 WHEREAS, One of the most well known chapters in the town's 1-19 history unfolded in 1945, when residents earned national prominence 1-20 by becoming the first community in the United States to achieve 100 1-21 percent participation in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's March of 1-22 Dimes campaign; the town truly lived up to its name by completely 1-23 filling a mailbox with money and then shipping the entire box to 1-24 the White House, a feat that earned them a personal phone call of 2-1 congratulations from the president himself; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Today, some 300 Texans are proud to call Dime Box 2-3 home, and one of the town's most prominent citizens is Viola 2-4 Spacek; while she was still in the fifth grade, Ms. Spacek began 2-5 styling her friends' hair during recess, and today she has the 2-6 distinction of running the only beauty parlor in Texas where ladies 2-7 can buy eggs while waiting to have their hair done; and 2-8 WHEREAS, Blessed with a fascinating past and a bright-looking 2-9 future, the community of Dime Box has played a vital role in the 2-10 history, economy, and culture of the Lone Star State, and it is a 2-11 pleasure to recognize the town and its people at this time; now, 2-12 therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-14 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the community of Dime Box and 2-15 extend to its citizens warmest best wishes for a happy and 2-16 prosperous future.