[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 44 (Friday, April 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E554]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM 
                             BEACH, FLORIDA

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                         HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR.

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2006

  Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, fifty years ago Dwight D. Eisenhower was 
President of the United States, the communist regime in Cuba was 
underway, Elvis Presley's ``Hound Dog'' topped the charts, Don Larson 
pitched a perfect game as the Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 
World Series, and the cost of a first class stamp was .03 cents.
  Amidst these historical events taking place, the Village of North 
Palm Beach was created. Much has changed in those fifty years in and 
around the village with new development, highways and a large 
population spurt to reach its present size, however, one thing that has 
not changed is the ``small town'' nature of the Village of North Palm 
Beach and its friendly residents.
  The village has been blessed over the years with outstanding local 
elected officials and a strong participation by its residents and civic 
leaders. Mr. Speaker, over the years I have proudly represented this 
community, I have witnessed time and time again where the community has 
pulled together to support a common cause. The spirit of togetherness 
and pride is ubiquitous in the Village of North Palm Beach.
  From the days that John D. MacArthur sold his property, which 
included a golf course and a country club, to create North Palm Beach, 
the first of Florida's master planned communities, the Village has 
always set the mark.
  Now with 13,000 residents, its well managed growth has been a model 
for future planned communities throughout the state and country.
  Environmentally, the Village is also ahead of the curve, when in 1989 
the State of Florida purchased 437 areas of property from the Village 
along the Atlantic Ocean to preserve a natural coastal barrier Island. 
Preserved forever from being developed, it provides a home for nesting 
sea turtles, birds, indigenous plant and wildlife, reefs and a birthing 
and natural nursery for Florida Manatees. It is suitably named, 
MacArthur State Beach Park.
  In recent years, the Town has also enhanced our local and State 
governments by being the hometown and formative training ground of Palm 
Beach County Commissioner Karen Marcus and State Senator Jeff Atwater.
  Well done North Palm Beach in your first fifty years. You truly are 
``The Best Place to Live Under the Sun.''

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