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TIIUEE OF PALACIOS' FIRST CITIZENS—Mrs.
Eva Ledbetter of Houston, Mrs. Katie Ryman of Sweeny
and Mrs. Olinda Highberg of Palacios enjoyed a get-to-
gether recently at the home of Mrs. Highberg. The sis-
ters, daughters of the late Jack and Mary Le Compte,
came here in 1888, when Palacios was known as Hamil-
ton Point, and Mrs. Highberg has made this her home
ever since.—Photo by Paxton's.
Our N ew Courthouse . . .
Exterior Of Building
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VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 47
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1963
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Sharks In Bi-District Play-Off
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Channel Plans Funds Approved
$30,000 Appropriated
For Engineers1 Study
Thirty thousand dollars for com- the committee, said favorable ac-
pleting the* final planning of theltion by the'House of Representa-
widening and deepening of the tives and Senate was anticipated.
On April 6 of this year, Mata-
gorda County voters approved a
$1.6 million bond issue for the
construction of a new courthouse to
be built in Bay City. Bids for which
will be opened at 10 a.m. Tuesday,
December 10.
In last week's issue of the Bea-
con, a description of the grounds
and plaza was published. The fol-
lowing is a narrative description
of the building's exterior.
At the Second, or Plaza Level,
the North and South walls of the
Building are polished, Texas Pink
Granite veneer. An Alternate pro-
vides for the same material, rough
face. The free standing columns are
covered with white marble veneer.
An Alternate provides for exposed
aggregate faced poured concrete.
(A patented process, reputedly less
costly than marble, and matching
in finish the precast concrete screen
above.)
The East and West walls are pro-
tected by 33 feet of building over-
hang, and are all grey glass in
aluminum mullions, except at the
toilet areas on the West, which are
solid porcelain panels in the same
aluminum mullions. Glass in the
J. P.'s Court and office, and in the
Abstract Room is rough plate and
translucent, 'though not transpar-
ent. These walls are so well pro-
tected it is doubtful if any type of
drapery will be needed, while very
pleasant day-lighting conditions
should prevail. Moreover, this type
of wall is easily removed for ex-
pansion of the Tax and Clerks' Of-
fices and re-usable in the new loca-
tion.
Entrances at this level consist of
vestibules and double doors on
North and South and single doors
East and West. Doors are alumi-
num and grey glass, 3'-6" x 8'0".
Door checks are concealed above,
and dead bolt locks placed in bot-
tom rail. The Colonnade ceiling is
stucco, cement color. Lights are all
recessed, down-lights.
The Third Level exterior wall
consists of an inner "metal skin"
window wall attached to the struc-
tural frame, and an outer screen
of precast concrete, also attached
to the structural frame, but inde-
pendent of the window wall and the
glass in it. (The purpose of this
(separation is to eliminate break-
age of glass by expanding con-
crete.)
The window wall consists of
black (eixterior) aluminum framing
and either dark grey glass or dark
grey porcelain panels. The glass is
full length, base-to-ceiling on most
of the North and South walls where
sun does not enter, as justified be-
low. Panels are used over toilets
and closets, and over most of the
East and West walls, where direct
Sunlight strikes morning or after-
noon.
Where glass is left in the East
and West walls, Koolshade screen
is specified. This is a metal screen
applied outside the window wall,
which does not block vision, but
greatly reduces air conditioning
operating cost caused by direct sun
load.
All panels are insulated with por-
celain outside and painted metal
inside, and they cost about $1.00
per s. f. more than the dark grey
glass. This is also about the cost
of a good grade of drapery. There-
fore, the total initial cost of glass
plus drapery is about the same as
the initial cost of panel without
drapery. For this reason we have
placed base-to-ceiling glass in
Norih and South offices, where sun
protection minimizes air condition-
ing operating cost.
The factor of direct sun load is
rcduced by addition of the Kool-
shade screen, which, again, in-
creases the cost of glass areas to
approximately that of panels. Air
conditioning operating costs are
greater for East and West glass
exposures than for North and
South, however, even with the
Koolshade screen, so we have re*
stricted the use of glass on these
walls. 7'-0" high window sills and
windows above a 3'-0" high wains-
cot are generally employed. Only
the District Judge's private office
has glass to the base; and it is
provided with adequate air condi-
tioning for the sun load.
The precast concrete screen is
made in repetitive units, each with
one vertical fin 1C-0" long and a
horizontal portion top and bottom,
3'-0" wide. The finish is off-white
quartz aggregate, left rough.
(Quartz has the hardness of gran-
ite, and is commonly used in this
manner as it washes easily and
keeps its original freshness, where-
as white marble chips, though
cheaper, are softer and soon lose
their sheen by weathering.)
These units weigh about 3000
pounds each, or approximately 60
pounds per s. f. of wall area. This
compares to about 100 pounds per
s. f. for a conventional masonry
wall, so the construction is actual-
ly much lighter than masonry, al-
though the individual units may ap-
pear to weigh more.
The net additional cost of this
screen plus the simpler window
wall behind it, over a suitable ex-
posed window wall (without the
screen) is approximately $0.50 per
s. f. of building area, representing
a 2% premium cost for the project.
This amount will he off-set in time
by savings in air conditioning op-
erating costs alone, besides con-
tributing to hurricane protection
and building appearance.
The screen is bolted in place and
aligned by adjustment of nuts on
the bolts. It is designed for easy
repetition above, as additional
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My Neighbors
At Wagner General:
Patients In Hospital:
Lillian Wolstein, Willie A. San-
ders, Patricia Rohrer, Rose Trey-
big, Pete Rocha, Jr., Lupe Campos,
Gertrude Johnson, Ei-sell Mull,
'atients Dismissed:
Josefa De La Paz, Alice Barr,
Jesse Villarreal, Lorenza Bena-
videz, E. T. Miller, Ruby Aultman,
Nancy Bonds and baby girl, De-
lores Sanchez, Melba Cole, Ivan
Lanthier, Sammy Garcia, Sylvia
Perez, Kathleen Farris, Mary
Florea, Marcellio Abrego, Herbert
Hildebrandt, Sr.
channel from Palacios to the Intra-
coastal Canal was approved Friday
by the House Appropriations Com-
mfttee, Congressman Clark W.
Thompson wired the Beacon Fri-
day.
Congressman Thompson, who had
sponsored the appropriation before
Council Approves
$228,647 Operating
Budget For 1964
The Palacios City Council adopt-
ed a $228,646.91 budget for 1963-
1964 following it's reading at the
regular meeting Monday night when
only three interested citizens at-
tended.
The three citizens were Dr. Das
Kelley Barnett, Herman Bond and
Tommie Tolleson.
The Council aslo approved the
contract with Bovay Engineering
Company for a detailed survey of
the present and future needs of
water and sewer lines.
The council also approved the
reallocation of taxes from the old
hospital fund into the street and
bridge fund.
Building permits were approved
for C. Luther, lot 9, block 100,
value $5,000, also C. Luther, lot 5,
block 101, value $5,000.
Library To Be Open
On Saturday Mornings,
Need More Volunteers
Starting this Saturday, Novem-
ber 23, the library will be open
10 a.m. to 12 noon, as well as from
2 to 5 p.m. each Saturday.
We still need one or two addi-
tional volunteers for Saturday
morning. We continue processing
books from the old Palacios Li-
brary.
The Library is now open Monday
and Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday
and Thursday, H to I5i p.m. and
Saturday, 10-12 and 12-5.
Governor Proclaims
Nov. 18-23 As Texas
Farmers Union Week
Gov. John Connally has pro-
claimed the week of November 18-
23 Texas Farmers Union week in
recognition of this statewide farm
organization's growth and contribu-
tion to Texas agriculture during
this week.
Farmers Union is known a3 the
"Farmers Farm Organization" be-
cause it limits its membership to
farmers and ranchers. It is the
oldest general farm organization
in Texas, and the second oldest in
the nation.
Congressman Thompson said, "I
am particularly gratified that
money was approved to complete
the final planning on the widening
and deepening of the Palacios
Channel to the Intracoastal Water-
way. This community was nearly
wiped off the map by Hurricane
Carla. It did not ask for any hand-
outs from the federal government
to help get back on its feet. It only
wanted the opportunity to pick it-
self up by its own boot-straps. Com-
pletion of this project will be the
final touch to one of the most
courageous efforts I have ever
witnessed."
Other appropriations for naviga-
tional projects in this area includ-
ed: $1,500,000 for the Victoria
Barge Canal, with about $1,250,000
to be used for the railroad bridge
and the remainder to begin work
on the turning basin.
$562,000 for major rehabilitation
of intra-coastal waterway dikes at
Port O'Connor.
$7,000,000 for the Matagorda
Ship Channel. Engineer Bill Klotz
of Lockwood, Andrew and New-
nam said thf.t the latter amount
probably is for completion of the
jetties and dredging the channel
to its full depth of 36 feet.
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stand me." A
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Skinner of
Henderson were visiting his sister,
Mrs. Ruth Partain and family last
week.
Congratulations are in order to
Robert Slaughter and his football
team at Normangee for winning
the championship of District 13-B.
This is Robert's first year of teach-
ing and coaching and during the
season his team lost only one game,
that to Oakwood.
There are two kinds of secrets:
those that are not worth keeping,
and those that are too good to keep.
'Drop Outs' to Be Topic
At P.-T. A. Meeting
The problems of "Drop Outs"
will be discussed at the December
meeting of the P.-T. A. on Tuesday,
December 3. This program will be
conducted by a panel involving ad-
ministrative officers of the public
Ischool system and students.
Holy Communion, followed by
supper, will be celebrated at St.
John's Episcopal Church on
Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday, No-
vember 27.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sehoenherr
and children wc.ro iu Houston over
the week end to visit her sister and
(family, the Bob Wards, and at-
tended the Rice-A. & M. game Sat-
urday.
Historical Documents
Displayed At Regular
Athena Club Meeting
A display of old historical docu-
ments, books, clothing, pictures,
dishes, and other items of histori-
cal interest was featured at the
Athena Club meeting held in Wei-
mer Hall, November 18, when 26
members and a number of guests
were present.
In charge of the program were
Mrs. Eleanor Louderback, Mrs. J.
R. Wagner, Mrs. Charles Johnson
and Miss Lucille Duffy.
Among the displays were Bibles
and books over two hundred years
old. One of the outstanding items
was a complete account of the as-
sassination of President Abraham
Lincoln with his picture, printed in
a New York paper that in 1865 sold
for four cents per copy. This be-
longs to Mrs. Jessie Salsbury.
Documents, well over a hundred
years old regarding the Episcopal
Church at Matagorda, its first min-
isters and history were displayed
by Mrs. Das Kelley Barnett.
A platter was shown that had be-
longed to the great grandparents of
Mrs. Charles Johnson who lived in
the path of the Union Army, who
buried the platter with other valu-
ables before leaving their home.
The Union Army bumed the home
but they returned after the war
and recovered their treasures. Mrs.
Johnson had painted a map and
other symbolic things on the plat-
ter pertaining to the family his-
tory.
Mrs. G. T. Brooking had some
interesting historical things that
had belonged to thei first Traylor
families. One was an old charm
bracelet with real gold coins.
Hours could have been spent
looking and reading about all these
treasures, beautiful dishes, glass-
ware, clothing and so many other
things, that have been treasured
and handed down from generation
to generation. Books could be writ-
ten about the history and the herit-
age these treasures represent for
our generation. This was truly one
of the most outstanding programs
of the Athena Club year.
47M Cub Scout Pack
Meeting Saturday Nite
A 47M Cub Scout Pack Meeting
will bo held at the V. F. W. Hall,
Saturday at 7:30 p.m. All Cub
Scouts and their parents should at-
tend.
4-2121 — FIRE PHONE — 4-2121
Two New Oil Zones
Are Completed In
NWPheasant Field
By BOB WILKINSON
Associate Member American Assn.
of Petroleum Landmen
The Bonanza Oil Company claims
to have completed two new zones of
oil production in the northwest
flank of Pheasant Field from per-
forations at 8,224-32 feet and 8,-
550-54 feet.
Bonanza's No. 2 Leroya Oil Com-
pany Lee is close to Blessing Field
production.
This is Bonanza's second try on
the Leroya lease. The first, No. 1,
was finaled for a single oiler with
the drillsite only 100 feet from
Texaco's gasser on the lease. Tex-
aco, apparently, did not have the
oil rights.
The Texaco gasser and Bonanza's
first oiler are south of the new
dual oiler, which is closer to Bless-
ing.
In other news of the oil patch
in Matagorda County and surround-
ing area:
West Ashby—Coastal States Gas
Producing Company was last re-
ported testing 1-A Ike Laughlin.
. . . Coastal States and Superior
Oil Company are combining their
talents to drill on another Laugh-
lin lease adjoining Tres-Palacios
River.
Hamman—.Randall S. Shawell is
under way with No. 1 Lucretia
Ransom, a 9,400-foot test origin-
ally plugged by J. S. Michael.
North Buttermilk Slough—Sin-
clair Oil & Gas Company's No. 1
G. W. Miller is reported still test-
ing after a show below 12,000 feet.
Nance (North Bay City)—Skelly
Oil Company's No. 1 Alice Lee
Keller is digging ahead. . . Ditto
for Union Texas Petroleum Cor-
poration's No. 1 Thelma Bass.
East Hamman—Union Texas Pe-
troleum Corporation's and Colorado
Oil & Gas Corporation's No. 2 Kil-
bride is waiting on a potential test
as a gas-distillate producer from
11,193-202 feet.
South Pheasant—A workover or
completion rig was last reported
testing Union Texas Petroleum
Corporation's No. 2 Lottie A. Mar-
tin Unit.
Blessing—Texaco's No. 1 Thom-
as-State has been completed as a
dual oiler. . . Texaco's No. 8 H. H.
Thomas is also completed and No.
9 H. H. Thomas was last reported
testing. . . Texaco's No. 72 Bless-
ing-Pierce-State is at total depth.
Wadsworth—Socony Mobil Oil
Company's No. 14 Ethel Cornelius
is waiting on a potential test.
East Bay City—Pan American
Petroleum Corporation is still
working with No. 3 Callie Metzger
Gas Unit.
Huebner (South Bay City)—At
last report J. S. Michael's No. 2
M. D. Huebner was drilling below
protection string set at 10,183 feet.
It has a target of 11,500 feet.
Chalmers (North Bay City)—
E. J. Hudson has plugged and
abandoned No. 1 Freda Klein at
9,415 feet.
McCroskey (North Bay City)—
Crown Central Petroleum Corpora-
tion's No. 1 Pierce Estate is near-
ing or at total depth of around 7,-
500 feet.
South Pledger (Podo Area)—
Union Oil Company of California's
No. 1 Lacy Armour, et al, is pro-
jected to 9,100 feet.
Big Boggy (East Old Gulf)—
Falcon Seaboard Drilling Com-
pany's 1-A Baer Ranch is testing
below 15,000 feet.
Pledger—Humble Oil & Refin-
ing Company's No. 6 T. L. Smith
Jr. is projected to 6,000 feet.
West Wadsworth-Northwest Cit-
rus Grove—'Tenneco Oil Company
getting under way with No. 1
Pierce Estate, projected to 11,000
feet. The drillsite is west of the
Colorado River in the Nicholas
Clopper Survey and is about two
and one-quarter miles northwest
of Pan American Petroleum Cor-
poration's No. 1 Tom Petrucha
drillsite east of the river. The Pe-
trucha drilled to 15,502 feet early
Last Year's Rivals Are
Re-Matched hi. Night
The John Foster Dulles Vikings,
co-champions of District 25-AA
with Sweeny, and the Palacios
Sharks, champs of District 26-AA,
will collide at 8 p.m. Friday at
Sweeny for bi-district honors.
For the second time in two years
these two teams will represent
their districts in the battle to ad-
vance in state-playoffs. The Vik-
ings won the honor last year by
7th, 8th Graders To
Hold Inter-Squad
Tilt Thursday Night
The 7th and 8th grade football
season is over with exception of
their annual inter-squad grudge
battle lo be played this Thursday
at 7:30 p.m.
Coaches Bill Beasley and Charles
Wiggs will pit their up and coming
7th graders against the 8th graders
in this game. Lettermen for both
grades and their position are given
by grade:
Eighth Grade: Herman Miller,
end; Frank Rodriguez, end; Dennis
Smith, reserve end; Herminio Rod-
riguez, tackle; Rudy Herrera,
tackle; Mark Mayfield, tackle; Mike
Perez, guard; Johnnie Parker, re-
serve tackle; Andy Morales, guard;
Leighton Hendricks, reserve guard;
Richard Tweedle, center; Bobby
Lewis, quarterback; Guy Smith, re-
serve quarterback; Roland Flores,
halfback; Roger Conrad, reserve
halfback; Ricky Rogers, fullback;
and Eddie Rendon, reserve fullback.
Seventh Graders: David Darnall,
end; Henry Washington, reserve
end; Robert Garcia, reserve guard;
Terry Harvey, quarterback; Don-
nie Lenz, halfback; John Henry
Haynes, halfback; Joe Buckley,
halfback; Joe Jenkins, reserve half-
back.
Captains for the year were Her-
minio Rodriguez, Mike Perez, Rich-
ard Tweedle, and Ricky Rogers.
Awards announced for the squad
were: Outstanding Blocker, Frank
Rodriguez; Best Defensive Line-
man, Mike Perez; Best Defensive
Back, Terry Harvey; Best Ball
Carrier, Ricky Rogers; Best All
Around Attitude, Herminio Rod-
riguez.
Scorers this year were Herman
Miller, 3 TDs for 18 points; Ricky
Rogers, 2 TDs for 12 points; John
H. Hayes, 1 TD, for 6 points. Andy
Morales and Terry Harvey had 2
points each for extra points.
Attend their game Thursday
night.
defeating the Sharks 12-0 at Me-
morial Stadium in Bay City-
The Vikings, with a 3-1 district
record, advanced to bi-district by a
15-0 win over Sweeny last Fridajf
night. /
The Sharks enter the contest im* -
defeated in district play and with a
good defensive record of allowing^
only 6 points, the touchdown scored
by the Hallettsville Brahmas, to be
rackcd up against them in district
play.
History was repeated and made
with last Friday's 14-6 win over
the Brahmas, as the Brahmas were
the only district team to cross the
Sharks' goal line last year and for
the first time in the school's his-
tory Palacios has won the district
championship two years in succes-
sion.
In winning over the Brahmas
Friday night the Sharks displayed
their greatest team effort of the
season. They were alert on defen-
sive and their running attack show-
ed improvement, with Jerry Haynes
and Sylvester Polk acting as the-
work horses.
To be victoi-ious Friday, the
Sharks will have to play heads-up
ball from the opening kick-off until
the final gun is sounded. The 1963- -
edition of the Palacios Sharks will
have to keep in check every Viking
on the field and especially Half-
back Ralph Senior and Fullback.
Charles Hauerland, two boys that
dealt last year's Sharks misery.:.
They are rated as exceptionally
fast, hard hitting runners. Another
boy to watch is Bobby Husbands,
a candidate for all-state guard.
The Sharks may not have any
all-state candidate—but all Sharks
will be all out to win, Friday, and
their supporters are confident that
they can win.
Many of the merchants in Pa-
lacios are planning to close their
places of business at 6 p.m. in
order that they and their em-
ployees can attend the game.
At 9 a.m. Thursday, 784 reserve
seat tickets will go on sale at tile
business manager's office. These
tickets are located in the' middle
section (Section G) of the visitor's
side. They will be sold on a first
come, first served basis.
in 1962 and attracted considerable
attention as a probable gas-distil-
late discovery from a sand below
12,000 feet.
Tidehaven (Northeast Blessing)
—Adolph Smith finaled No. 1 W.
W. Heffelfinger Jr. Oil Unit for
105 barrels daily from 8,532-36 feet.
Thought for today: The Ameri-
can Association of Petroleum Ge-
ologists report that less than two
per cent of the rank wildcats (not
near production) find commercially
profitable fields, and only one such
wildcat in 47 discovered a profit-
able field in the past six years.
Mrs. Lynn Wallace is at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Richards while recuperating from
surgery.
Mrs. Gladys Jeffries of Corpus
Christi spent the week end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J
J. Harbison.
Herbert M. Lewis, Jr., a member
of tho Coast Guards stationed at
Long Beach, Calif., arrived Friday
to visit his sister, Mrs. Tom Mc-
Collom and family. Tuesday, Mrs.
McCollom took him to San Antonio
where he will spend the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays with his parents and
other members of his family.
Coach Announces
21 Lettermen On
Jr. Hi Grid Squad
Coach Charles Wiggs announced
'22 lettermen on the Junior High
School Hornet squad and seven re-
serve lettermen.
Lettermen named were: Ronnie
Fields, Donnie Schroeder, Roland
Jenkins, Thurman Le Roy, Charles
Polk, David Groves, Joe Mike Gar-
cia, Bobbie Macon, Joe Shake, Evis
Blackwell, Ben Blackburn, Ernest
Lenz, Ernest Volek, Jodie Anthis,
Gary Hunter, Robert Jackson,
Charles Fitzmorris, Dionicio Luna,
Jerome Kocurek, Ronnie Lowery
James Henry and Ernest Raynes-
Reserve lettermen were Craig-
Elliott, Don Washington, Jack Gil-
are both two year lettermen..
Henry, Lenz and Ben Blackburn
were captains during the year.
Resorve lettermen were Ernest
Haynes, Don Washington, Jack Gil—
lett, Calvin Huddleston, Osby Strat-
ton, Raymond Hebert, and Lonnie
Greenawalt.
The Weather
Date
Max. Min.
I'rce.
Nov. 13
72° 51°
0.00
Nov. 14
69 •• 43"
0.00
Nov. 15
78° 56°
0.00
Nov. 16
80° 619c
0.00
Nov. 17
81" 69°
0.00
Nov. 18
80° 66°
0.00
Nov. 19
80° 66°
0.00
Total rainfall for year
23.31
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