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PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929
'VOLUME XXII NUMBER 6
OBITUARY—MRS. EMILY BURTON
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Mrs. Emily Burton was born Feb.
Ith, 1843, near Peterson, Mer.ard
C unty, Illinois, and passed to her rest
c 1 Jan. 29th, 1929, aged 86 years and
1! months. She united with the Con-
f national Church when a girl. She
v-.is married in 1866 to C. C. Burton,
a '1 to this union there were three
c' Hdren, two girls who died in infan-
cy, and one son now living in New
Yrrk City. The family moved to Ne-
braska in 1886. Mrs. Burton spent the
la t ten years of life in the home of
he" sister, Mrs. H. H. Sisson, in Palac-
iot:, surviving her by only five months.
Mrs. Burton was one of the most
rfmarkable women the writer has ev-
er met. She possessed a remarkable
mil d and put it to a good use. The
po v.essor of a frail body, her facul-
ties of mind, memory and eyesight
wc ri unimpaired until almost the end.
B :ing brought up on a farm, she
lov d nature lore—trees, birds, fruits,
flowers, etc. Having taught school
for a number of years, she was inter-
est 1 in everything pertaining to edu-
cati n. She was a lover of learning,
lived to barn, and .died learning. She
was interested in a great variety of
sutj 'cts, and this kept her young in
spirit. Her chief hobby was books-
prose, poetry, art, science, education,
economics, adventure, etc. About two
months before she passed away, she
remarked that the days were all too
short—for reading. She would have
given a hearty assent to these words
of Oliver Wendell Holmes:—
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"Build thee more stately mansions, O
my soul!
As the swift seasons roll.
Leave thy low-vaulted past!
Let each now temple nobler than the
last
Shut thee from heaven with a dome
more vast
Till thou at length set free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's
unresting sea!"
She was interested all her life in the
work of the W. C. T. TJ. The local
Union was named for her, and she con-
tributed a weekly article to the Pa-
lacios Beacon, written in clear, fluent
English. She wrote poetry, and pub-
lished it occasionally in this column.
She was a great letter writer, and had
many correspondents. One of l.vjr
chief interests during later years was
The League of Nations, and she used
her pen on its behalf. She was a con-
stant reader of 'The New York Times
Weekly Edition'—sent her by her son.
Mrs. Burton loved young people
and they in turn loved her. She be-
lieved in them always, and never for
a single moment entertained the
thought that the world was going to
the bad. She considered this a good
world, and said that those who were
interested in and worked for the com-
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munity in which they lived we^ rich-
ly reraid. She would have agreed
heartily with Dr. Hugh Black: At
the end of live we shall not be a^ked
how much pleasure we had in it, but
how much service we gave in it; not
how full it was of success, but how
full wos it. of sacrifice; not how happy
we were, but how helpful we were;
not how ambition was gratified, but
how love was sowed; Life is judged
by lovi and love is known by her
fruits."
Mrs. Burton was greatly-blessed in
having such a faithful friend and com-
panion in the home as Mrs. Reeves,
who had waited on her sister, Mrs. H.
H. Sisson, and now ministered to her
until the end. She was greatly blessed,
too, in her relatives who were in and
out of the home constantly, and were
with her when the end came. Could
Mrs. Burton speak to us she would re-
peat tii-se lines from one of her fav-
orite poets, Longfellow:—
"There is no death!
Wlat seems so is transition,
This life of mortal breath is but a
suburb of the life elysian,
Whose portals we call death."
And, too, this verse from Tennyson:
"Nor dream of human love and truth
As dying nature's earth and lime;
But trust that those we call the dead
Are breathers of an ampler day
For ever nobler ends."
—George F. Gillespie.
ELMATON SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
FIRST
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"A" AVERAGE
Third Grader-
Jerome Vacek.
"B" AVERAGE
Seventh Grade:—
Myrtle Smith, Leona Smith, Pearl
Schulte.
Sixth <irade:—
Mary Hahn, Charles Barlow.
Fifth Grade:—
Grace Setriilte, Lydia Kopccky.
.JJcarth Grade:—
Pauline Smith, John Lejsol, Adolph
Lejsol.
Third Grade:—
Mary Kathryn Barlow, James Bar-
low, Lillian Lastovica, Elizabeth
Lejsol.
Second Grade:—
Juliu- Orsak, Gus Kopccky, Ethel
Smith.
First Grade:-r
Ralph Barlow, Brail Marek, Jim
Vacek.
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Court House At
Bay City To Be
Opened Friday
DAY WILL BE TURNED OVER TO
VISITORS; SHRINE BALL
IN EVENING
Matagorda county's new court house
will be formally turned over to the
public next Friday, February 8th, ac-
cording to a recent otder of the com-
missioner's court.
The day will be set aside for all
visitors who wish to see the new build
ing and its many improvements from
the inside. At night a public dance,
sponsox-ed by the Bay City Shriners,
will be given in the district court
roem. Many visitors from neighbor
ing towns are expected to attend the
ball, as the county boasts of an ex-
ceptionally large number of Shriners
The new court house looms up well
from the outside, but the real im-
provement over the old conditions is
to bo found on the inside, where old
dilapidated, "crampy" offices have been
turned into roomy, airy and well-
lighted working apartments for the
officers. ,
New floors, new stairways, and new
walls greet the eye of the visitor from
all parts of the building, while the
heating and sanitary conditions have
been vastly improved. Incidentally, a
gas line is now being run to the court
house from the postoffice, 7th street
line.
The contractors have been handi-
capped from the very outset by con-
tinued bad weather, the delay of ma-
terial in arriving and many other vex-
ations, but unavoidable things, but
they hammered through and are now
able to turn the new building over to
the commissioners, who, in turn, will
dedicate it to the people and the ser-
vice of the county next Friday.
The Tribune has not received any
formal program from a committee on
arrangements and, at this time, is
unable to say just what will be the
order of the day. If a program has
been formulated, it has not been given
out for publication. Perhaps the com-
mittee will hand it out to the press
later on in the week.—Bay City Trib-
une.
Luther's Sedan
Goes Into Ditch
Near Midfield
Oii Company Is
Leasing Land In
Deutschburg
Oil Dutch Shell Shooters are now at
work in the Deutschbury community,
and frequent explosions can be heard
several miles, from early day 'till ev-
ening. Mr. Fred Schmidt of Deutsch-
burg tells us a large acreage is now
being leased by this company where
they have been dynamiting. Some
1320 acres of Mrs. Traylor's land has
been leased, also 60 acres from Mr.
Rumpmier, 142 acres from Mr. F.
Schmidt and 740 acres from another
tract of acreage nearly.
MODEL MEAT MARKET
INSTALLING ELECTRIC
REFRIGERATING UNIT
George Miller, proprietor of the
Model Meat Market, has purchased
an Electric Refrigerator, which will
be installed and in operation by the
15th. This will give better service to
their patronage and enable the Mar-
ket to keep the 'meats in the most per-
fect condition with two Refrigerators
of 20 volts freezing units, and one
with 40 volts.
MRS. WM. HOLLIDAY
HAS BAD ACCIDENT
Last Sunday morning, Mrs. Wm.
Holliday had the misfortune of falling
as she stepped from a car. She had
arrived for Sabbath School at the
Presbyterian Church, and iust as she
stepped from the car, her foot slipped
and she fell, bruising her hip badly,
and while no serious injury is antici-
pated, Mrs. Holliday is confined to
her bed and the affected limb is quite
painful. Dr. Dimmitt is the attend-
ing physician and states no bones
broken nor serious wounds.
MISS ANN ELIZABETH BURTON
Miss Ann Elizabeth Burton, well
known Batavia musician, and daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burton,
pioneer settlers in this city, passed
away last Friday evening at her home
38 North Batavia Avenue, after an
illness of several weeks.
Miss Burton was born in Batavia,
September 13, 1857, and had lived her
entire life in this city, where she had a
legion of friends who will mourn her
passing. She was a talented musician
and had served as organist at both
the First M. E. Church and the Cal-
vary Episcopal Church.
Surviving her are three sisters,
Miss Mary Burton and Mrs. Ruth Van
Liew of this city, Mrs. Omar H. Wright
of Belvidere; two brothers, Thoma- of
this city, and Edward of Palacios, Tex.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at the late home, the Rev.
George A. Ray officiating. Interment
was in West Batavia cemetery.—Ba-
tavia News.
Miss Burton is well rememberer by
many friends in Palacios as she has
visited her brother, E. E Burton a
number of times here. Mr. Burton
has our deepest sympathy in the loss
of his beloved sister.
Last Friday evening when Mr. Chas.
Luther, W. H. Williams, Walter Mi-
lam, Mr. Rutherford and City Mar-
shal Guy Barnett were returning from
Bay City, where they had been attend-
ing court, their car skidded on the wet
and muddy roads just beyond Mid-
field, overturning as it went into the
ditch. Mr. Luther, who was driving
his Buick sedan, sustained a generous
size cut on his left arm; Pete Williams
bumped his head so hard he saw stars,
and Mr. Rutherford suffered a small
cut on his head, while the other men
escaped unhurt.
They say a heavy rain had fallen,
making the road very muddy and slip-
pery, and while driving at a moderate
(?) rate of speed the car suddenly
skidded and ran across the narrow
road once, then twice and back again,
then out into the ditch with above
results.
It was about 6:30 in the evening,
and rather far to walk home so they
waited by the roadside awhile, hoping
for some means of transportation
home, and luckily, Mr. Crayraer's cab-
bage truck came along and kindly ac-
commodated some of them, also Mr.
Sam Hale and Mr. Jim Fortenberry
were passersby, and seeing the over-
turned car offered a ride for the re-
maining ones. The Sedan was some-
what badly broken up in windows, and
one fender, but in good runnig condi-
tion, but was turned completely
around, headed toward Bay City, next
morning when they pulled it up out of
the ditch of hub deep mud.
Auction Sale of
Mules to Be On
Saturday ,4 P.M.
PAIR DONATED BY G. STULTING
FOR AMERICAN LEGION
BUILDING SITE
Gas Committee
Meeting With
Much Success
If you are wanting a real good big
heavy Pair of Mules, be on the lot
next to Nester's, Saturday, at 4 p. m.,
and BID. These mules were donated
to the American Legion by Guy Stult-
ing to help us purchase a building site.
The Vocational
Class of P.H.S.
Organize F. F. T.
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY
UNION OF 1ST BAPTIST
CHURCH ENTERTAINED
The W. M. U. of the First Baptist
Church was entertained by Mrs. J.
A. Derrick on Thursday, Jan. 31.
There were quite a large number pres-
ent and an instructive program was
given on "Consecration," led by Mrs.
J. R. Elliott. After this and a short
business session, delicious refresh-
ments were served.
The W. M. TJ. members are striv-
ing to make this a banner year in
membership and in work accomplish-
ed. We trust all ladies of the church
will assit in this work. —Pub. Dept.
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Mr. Charles Whipple, who is spend-
ing several months here with his
friend, F. C. Hensel, had many de-
lightful birthday remembrances last
Wednesday, from friends far and near.
A special telegram of greetings came
from Nebraska and a birthday cake
of mammoth size, was sent from On-
tario, N. Y., by his niece. The cake
arrived in pertectly good time to be
given an honored place in the noon-
day borthday luncheon. Mr. Whipple
spends a part of each winter in Pa-
lacios and has made a large number
of friends here who also wish to ex-
tend greetings and good wishes to
him for many many more birthdays.
PARK AT HUNTSVILLE
Huntsville, Feb. 3.—(Sp)—W. B.
Rittenhouse, Huntsville business man,
announced that work will be started
at an early date on i-n amusement
park. It will be located one mile south
of town on the Houston-Huntsville
concrete highway, and a building large
enough to house a skating rink, cold
drink stand, confectionery, ice cream
parlor and tea room will be erected.
The resort will be known as "Shady-
nook Park."—Houston Post-Dispatch.
The above clipping will be read
with interest by the many friends of
W. B. Rittenhouse, as he is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Rittenhousce, and
also lived in Palacios a number of
years. Good luck to Wilbur—and good
wishes to him in this progressive en-
terprise.
C. W. Trayelor and R. C. Trube, of
Galveston, and J. T. Scarborough, of
Houston, weye in Palacios this week
looking after the future buying of
shrimp. These gentlemen represent
a large Packing Plant in Galveston,
with refrigeration equipment, and last
season made a record shipment of 260
tons of shrimp direct to Japan, in
which Palacios coast shrimp had a
large part. This year they are making
plans for shipping direct to England,
and Crawford Packing Company ex-
pect to supply some of the shrimp this
season, which opens early in March.
Future Mrs. Babe-Ruth?
'Mrs. Claire Hodgson, former show
girl, it is rumored, is to becomc the
wife of Babe Rutb, famous ball
clayer.
The Vocational Classes of the High
School met last night and organized
themselves into the F. F. T.'s (Future
Farmers of Texas.) This is a State
organization, there are somewhere in
the neighborhood of 200 other such
organizations in this State. Only
boys who are taking Vocational Ag-
riculture are allowed to take part in
this organization's work.
The purposes for which this organi-
zation is formed are as follows:—
1. To promote Vocational Agri-
culture in the High Schools of Texas.
2. To promote thrift.
3. To promote scholarship and ru-
ral leadership.
4. To establish the confidence of the
farm boy in himself and his work.
5. To afford a medium for co-op-
erative marketing and buying.
6. To create and nurture a love
of country life.
7. To create more interest in in-
telligent agricultural pursuits in the
various bounties of the state.
8. To provide recreation and edu-
cational entertainment for students in
Vocational Agriculture.
The following boys are upon who's
shoulders rest the responsibility to
see that this organization is a success:
President, Clyde Fox; Vice Pres., John
Jr. Banielt; Sec., Harry Sisson; Trea.,
Price Barnett; Reporter, Cuy Burnett;
Advisor, R. D. Rawli»; Executive Com
mittee:—Billy Boiling, Chairman; Er-
nest Hogg, Chas. Johnson Banquet
Committee:.—Thomas Bullock, Chair-
man; Egbert Adams, Carlos Helan-
der, Julius Snider, Rarwin Huddleston.
Program Committee:—Burton Dun-
can, Chairman; Wallace Curtis, Jim
Phillips.
The Committees appointed last week
to further promote the bringing of
gas to Palacios have been working
diligently. On Monday morning the
ladies met in a call meeting with Mrs.
J. F. Barnett and mapped out plans
for their share in the work.
These ladies are now making a
house to house canvas of the city
getting property owners to sign up for
gas connections and they report fa-
vorable results thus far. The citizens
in general are enthusiastic over the
prospects and expect to continue it to
completion if they receive proper co-
operation from every one as they
should.
Messrs. Trammill and McKinney, of
the Houston Gas and Pipe Co., are ex-
pected to visit Palacios again within
the next few days to take up the mat-
ter more fully and to estimate more
accurately the entire situation.
First Baptist
Revival Still
In Progress
CHURCH CROWNED WITH GREAT
VICTORY; TO CLOSE
SUNDAY
For a community to secure for the
use of its citizenship, a supply of
fuel such as natural gas, is a cause to
be worked for, and worked hard for.
Palacios has been offered that thing.
The women of our city arc hard at
work to get the signers, and every
man should do his share to support
this prop-am. Unless we do support
it, we will go down in defeat, and that
would not be like our people.
The easiest way to get the gas is
for every one to subscribe, sign and
contract and then get some other fel-
low to sign. Let's see how quick wo
can put this over. Palacios needs the
convenience that gas affords. We have
the light system that is the best; the
sanitary sewerage system; concrete
roads are being built into this section;
the Army Post and the B. Y. P. U.
The Starnes Revival at the First
Baptist Church has greatly blessed
the town. More than thirty folk have
responded to the call of the Lord to
give life, reconsecration or Church
membership in letter. If you fail to
hear the stirring messages you are
denying yourself a great blessing.
These services will continue through
Sunday night. Come and be blessed.
"Come thou with us and we will do
thee good."
We expect to have 250 in Sunday
School Sunday, so be in your place.
We have 310 enrolled in S. S. Last
Sunday we had 150 in B. Y. . U.. Let's
make it 200 Sunday night.
—J. A. Derrick.
The Anti-Seine'
Bill Favored
By Committee
HOUSE BODY RECOMMENDS
HOGG'S MEASURE DESPITE
STRONG OPPOSITION
•42" PARTY
Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Joseph
Stainbrook entertained a number of
friends in- her beautiful home from
two 'till five. The time was most
pleasantly spent in playing "42" and
delightful refreshments were served.
Mrs. Stainbrook was assistad by Mrs.
Argo.
Blessing News
BLESSING, Tex. Feb. 6.—Mr. A. B.
Pierce was in Houston Monday on
business.
Mrs. L. C. Cornelius and Catherine
spent the past week end in Houston.
, Miss Catherine Bryant spent the
Camp, in fact we are almost fin the j week end with Miss Mary Deane Yea-
verge of being able to say that we ger.
have everything that man could want
or need for comfort, except plenty of
good fuel. We are after that. Let's
get it! Will you be one of the ones
to get another one to sign up at once ?
Don't put this off—the time is ripe—
the irood that, can and will come is
up to you, by your act.
P.-T. A. HOLDS REGULAR
MEETING TUESDAY P. M.
PALACIOS HIGH HONOR ROLL
"A" HONOR ROLL
Seniors:—
Wesley Buller.
Juniors:—
Clella Mae Wolfe.
Grade Seven:—
Naomi Harrison, Ruby Redmon.
Grade Six:—
Bobbie^jouise Price, Ruth Harrison.
"B" HONOR ROLL
Seniors:—
Lula Hutson, Beatrice Duncan,
Harry Sisson, Gussie Fox, Ernest
Story, Cecil Tucker. |
Juniors:—
LaNelle Richards, Isadore Bentz,
Henry Lawson, Clara Ward, Bob
Trull, Elva McKissick, Mary Alleen
Elliott, Opal Bonnei-.
Sophomores:—
Mildred McKissick, Rose Castell,
Clara Mae Story.
Freshmen:— I
Lorene Allen, Charles Johnson, Lois
Alton. '
Grade Seven:—
Dorothy Lee Curtis, Irene Jackson,1
Marian Nester, Elnora Buller.
Grade Six:— |
Noel Adams, Helen Sanders, Nancy
Price, Nalois Ellis.
Grade Five:—
Marian Harrison, Roger Dean Shoe-
maker.
Grade Four:—
Cherry Price, Norinc Morton, Cecil
Kinard.
Seventeen members attended the
regular P.-T. A. meeting at the High
School Tuesday afternoon. The mem-
bership Committee reported nearly
one hundred names on the member-
ship roll for 1929, and we wonder why
the attendance is not larger.
The finance committee is preparing
to put on a play in the near future.
Watch for date. New stage equip-
ment has been ordered and will be in-
stalled in time for this entertainment.
After the business session Mrs. Fau-
bion jrave an interesting talk on re-
School age children, leading up to the
Child Health Conference the P.-T. A.
is to sponsor this summer under the
supervision of the County Health
Nurse, Miss Mayfield. —Reporter.
BIRTHS
HONOR ROLL FOR
EAST BAY SCHOOL
"A" AVERAGE
Third Grade:—
Chester Barrett.
Second Grade:—
Edward Feather.
First Grade:—
Ruth Hockey, Billie Morton, Beth
Rogers, Lornyne Miller.
Mexican Room:—
Margaret Roach, Mary Treffil, Ame-
lia Treffll.
"B" AVERAGE
Third Grade:—
W. L. Ellis, Allen Killgore, Ruby
Church, Mary Dismukes, Mildred
Farrow, Elaine Jensen, Lula Jones,
Florence LeCompte, Annie Mae
Ryman, Kieth Backen, John Henry
Baldree, Henry Bentz, George John-
son, H. L. Lantron, Edwin Mosier,
Loyd Adams, Frances Snider, Jose-
phine Solomon.
Second Grade:—.
Abel Pierce, Mary Baines, Selena
Adams, Agnes Marie Holmes, Viotta
Kinard, Kaleta Ringo, Laura Teller,
Cccil Lane, LeRoy Michna, Calvin
' Rogusen.
First Grade:—
J. T. Dickert, Lucille Tollison, Os-
car Cavalin, Jr., J. M. Harbison,
Lewis Kilgore, Ernest Maples, W.
L. Price, A. N. Sandusky, Annie
Mae DeLong, Lida Margaret Jen-
sen, Howard Tanner, Dorothy Mar-
gerum, Connie Queen, Patsy Rich-
ards, Patricia Robinson, Lenj* Vera
Ryman.
Mexican Room:—
Ben Roach, Jr., Loufe Martino, Iso
bsl Samora, Frank t,op«.
Births reported by Mrs. Carl Back-
en, Local Registrar, for month of Jan-
uary, in Palacios and vicinity:—
Infant Halley, born Jan. 8th.
James Thatcher, born Jan. 8th.
Emporo talasquez, born Jan. 9th.
Johnnie Boyd Thompson, born Jan.
11th.
Anna Belle Tubbs. born Jan. 12th.
Jose Perez, born Jan. 13th.
Concilia, Martinez, born Jan. 14th.
James Henry Morton, born Jan. 15th
Infant Caseas, born Jan. 16th.
Mary Somora, born Jan. 16th.
Billy Wayne Barnett, born Jan. 19.
Agnes Nemec, born Jan. 19th.
Novel Raymond Densman, born
Jan. 21st.
Kenneth Lee Peterson, born Jan.
25th.
Margie Lorene Neuazer, born Jan.
26.
Infant Whittaker, horn Jan. 27th.
Delia Mae Hebel, born Jan. 29th.
Mrs. Carl Backen, Local, Registrar.
Paul Braden, who has been ill at
his home in Blessing for the past three
or four weeks, was taken to Bay
City Sunday evening to Dr. Loos Hos-
pital for an operation on his throat.
The many friends of Paul will be
glad to know he is doing nicely at the
time of this writing, and sincerely
hope for his continued improvement.
The enthusiastic Committees of la-
dies and co-workers are doing thor-
ough soliciting all this week for Gas
subscribers. Give them a good hand
and help the good work along. Pala-
cios needs Gas, and all other modern
conveniences a town of its size is en-
titled to. It is only a question of
time until it must be, and now is the
proper time to put it over. Our good
citizen Mr. Palmer says he is heartily
for it.
The Queen Theatre is now putting
on some of its best picturfes. Those
who attended "The Patriot" on Mon-
day and Tuesday nights speak in high-
est praise of the production. Emil
Jannings and Lewis Stone are ac-
knowledged favorites on the screen. Second Grade:-
Mr. A. C. Thomas has moved to
Elmaton, where he will farm cotton
this year.
Mr. Roy Williams is carrying the
mail for R. E. Terry, for the latter's
15-day vacation.
Mr. B. A. Dobson has moved to the
house on 10th Street, recently vacated
by Walter White.
Mr. E. R. Brow, salesman for the
Pierce Pet. Corp., is working in this
territory this week.
Sunday Services:—Sunday School,
10:30 to 11:30 at Community House,
while the church is being repaired.
Mr. R. J. Pinchin was called to
Tailing Saturday, to be at the bed-
side of his father, who is very "ill.
Mrs. Pinchin, Elizabeth and Hattie
Sue, accompanied Mr. Pinchin.
Paul Braden went to Dr. Loos' Hos-
pital Monday for treatment for com-
plications from an abcessed gland in
the neck. Mrs. Geo. Braden, his moth-
er, is staying with him.
Mrs. S. C. Corse spent several days
last week with her daughter, Mrs.
Chas. E. Duller, convalescing from a
hemmorage in the nostrils. Mrs.
Corse returned to her home in Col-
legeport Sunday.
The play, "The Elopement of Ellen,"
which was presented by Palacios High
School students under the able direc-
tion of Miss Catherine Bryant, was
very well received. The bad weather
prevented a large crowd from gath-
ering to. witness the play.
Misses Lula Van O'Bannon and
Grace Walker entertained on last
Thursday evening with two tables of
bridge. The guests were, Misses Mary
Deane Yeager, Dorothy Murphy, Lula
Van O'Bannon and Grace Walker, Mr.
Burns Logan, Victor Logan, Roy Bean
and Rogers, the latter from Francitas.
Prizes were given for high score and
two cut prizes. Delicious [refresh-
ments of sandwiches, cocoa and can-
dy were served.
BLESSING SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
FIRST
FOR
SEMESTER
Pupils who made a general average
of "A":
Tenth Grade:—'
Helen Yeager.
Ninth Grade:—
Ruth Bump.
Fourth Grade:—
Joe Clyde Anderson, Inez Rickaway,
Mildred King.
Second Grade:—
Tracy White, Eugene Thomas.
Third Grade:—
Lena Clapp, LaVerne Walker, J.
W. Anderson.
"B" AVERAGE STUDENTS
Ninth Grade:—
Ellen Goodman.
Eighth Grade:—
Steve Rickaway.
Seventh Grade:—
Rudolf Vaclavick, Olla Mae Schulte,
Margaret Lois Sanford, Evelyn An-
derson, Dorothy Duller.
Sixth Grade:—
William Gallatin.
Fifth Grade:—
Fred Rickaway, Arthur White.
Fourth Grade:—
Bruce Williams, George Louie Oor
nelius, Mary Lou Parker.
Third Grade:—
Elbert Gallatin, Johnnie Harris,
John Warren Beard.
But other good pictures greet you at
each evening's program. Picture show
fans can rely upon the known fact that
the Queen Theatre puts on the best of
shows and get the newest ones as they
come on the circuit.
Valline Landin, James Rickaway:
First Grade:—
Everard Earl Rogers, Margaret
Guynes, Roy Williams, William
George King, Eula Alice Thomas,
Edith Elsie Clapp.
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Houston Chronicle: —
Austin, Feb. 6.—Over the protest
of a large delegation of commercial
fishermen from -various parts of the
state, the house committee on gome,
fish and hatcheries reported favorably
the Hogg house bill prohibiting the
catching of fish with a seine or trawl,
thus confining fishing activities to the
hook and line. This bill was recom-
mended by Will J. Tuckor, state game
and fish commissioner.
The opposition to the bill insisted
that there was no necessity for such
legislation. Carlton Crawford of Pa-
lacios, a member of the delegation,
stated that passage of the bill would
practically ruin the fish industry. He
said it would affect commeicial fisher-
men from the Sabine River to the Rio
Grande. He claimed that over 4,000,-
000 pounds of fish were caught in the
bays and inlets during the past year
and that this represented ail industry
amounting to $1,810,000, employing
5,000 men.
The delegation included R. R. Rice,
Aransas Pass; Carlton Crawford, Pa-
lacios; C. E. Fisher, Port Lavaca; C.
H. Bridewell, Port O'Connor; George
N. Scanlan, Point Isabel; E. D. Loreno,
Houston.
After hearing from members of the
delegation, the committee went into
executive session and about 10 minutes
later reported that it had reached a
decision to recommend the bell.
Tucker told the committee that con-
tinued fishing under the present sys-
tem wns gradually decreasing the pro-
duction, arrt the bill was designed to
conserve this rescurcc for the future
and if it is permitted to continue, it
would result in depleting the bays
and streams.
1250 Sycamore
Trees Arrive
For Campsite
Some twelve hundred and fifty Syca-
more trees have arrived for the T. _N.
G. Campsite here and are being rapid-
ly set out. These trees are furnished
by Tea's Nursery of Houston, and con-
tractor Tea informs us he hopes to
continue the work of beautifying the
campsite grounds here from time to
time, and make of it one of the most
attractive show places in the State.
EASTERN STAR MEMBERS
ARE ENTERTAINED TUES.
The regular meeting of the Eastern
Star Tuesday evening was well at-
tended and a very interesting business
session was held, after which, those
present were invited to the spacious
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Feather
for a social hour. The house was
beautifully arranged for games and
guessing contests and a general good
time of merri-making was the prevail-
ing thought of all. Miss Turner added
much laughter and spice by generously
responding to the reqdests for humor-
ous readings, which she in her in-
imitable way can give. After all the
fun was over Mrs. Feather, assisted
b yMrs. Joe Feather served the guests
to the most delectable refreshments.
The evning was one to be pleasantly
remembered by each one present.
DEATH OF MISS ROSIE LITTEN
News has been received of the death
of Miss Rosie Litten, of Jasonville,
Indiana. The many friends of Miss
Litten regret to learn of her sudden
donth. She and her father had lived
in Palacios a number of years, and had
made a host of friends here. Miss
Litten was a dutiful daughter to her
aged father, a kind neighbor and
friend to all who knew her.
Mr. Litten died in their Ealacios
home only a few months ago and Miss
Litten returned with the remains of
her father to their home in Indiana,
for his burial there, and now in this
short space of time comes the message
of the death of Miss Litten on January
28th A sever attack of the flu seems
to have been the cause of her de-
mise, as she was not physically strong
after caring for her father in his
continued illness. Sympathy and kind
thoughts are for the remaining loved
ones of Miss Litten from friends in
Palacios who knew her.
IMMENSE HEADS OF v
CABBAGE PRESENTED
TO EDITOR FAMILY
We have been eating cabbage in al-
most every conceivable stylo of serv-
ing, both raw and cooked this week,
due to the fact that Mr. L. G. Craymer,
one of our most successful truck
growers, presented us with two im-
mense heads of this garden product
Monday. However, Palacios grown
cabbage is of such excellent quality,
tender and sweet that wo can stand
it on our menu every day for awhile
at least, without any complaint.
St. John's Episcopal Church will
have services Sunday, Feb. 10th, at 3
p. m., by the Rev. Paul Engle. Sun-
day School every Sunday at 10 a. m.
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