Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 19, 1963 Page: 9 of 10
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Thursday, December 19, 1963
PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Page 9
LOOP DRIVE INN
OPEN 5 A. M.
CLOSE 2 A. M.
American and Mexican Dishes
Plate Lunches Breakfast
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
1000 main street phone 824-9971
&
JOHN BEDINGFIELD
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
505 MERTIE
824-2896
ATTEND THE
THREE 1-ACT PLAYS
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19
CAMPBELL - HUH! INSURANCE
YOU NAME IT . . . WE WRITE IT
4th & Commerce
Phones: Res. 824-2020; Off. 824-2551
Motorists Urged To
Drive Cautiously
AUSTIN—The director of the
Texas Department of Public Safety
today called upon Texas motorists
to "awaken their consciences and
do more than just drive safely dur-
ing the Christmas-New Year holi-
days" to forestall an expected toll
of 90 lives in traffic accidents.
Col. Homer Garrison Jr., in an-
nouncing that past experience in-
dicates such a toll for the nine-day
period from Christmas Eve thru
New Year's Day, urged motorists
to "drive legally on holiday excur-
sions and not only watch out for
those who don't but report them to
the nearest police! agency."
Garrison announced that the
DPS Statistical Services calculates
that a total of 180 persons will
meet violent deaths of all kinds
during the period of "Operation
Deathwatch," which begins at 12:01
a.m. December 24 and ends at 11:59
p.m. Januay 1.
Of this total, 96 traffic deaths,
40 suicides and homicides, and 44
other accidental deaths are indi-
cated, he said.
He also called attention to the
significant fact that during the
last holiday season, G2 per cent of
the fatal accidents on rural high-
ways involved only one vehicle,
indicating that the accidents most-
ly could not be blamed on "the
other guy."
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provement Bond Issue be resub-
mitted to the taxpayers in the
amount of $350,000 and that the
election be called to coincide with
the city elections in April. Voters,
by a narrow margin of five votes,
defeated a $230,000 parks bond is-
sue in September. City voters were
informed in September that the
$230,000 bond issue would create no
increase in the city tax rate. They
are now being informed that if the
$350,000 bond issue is approved in
April a tax increase will probably
be necessary to finance the pro-
gram.—Port Lavaca Wave.
Date for a proposed $1,621,952
school bond election will probably
be set at a called meeting of the
school board which will be held
December 22.—El Campo Leader-
News.
Aluminum Co. of America's Point
Comfort Alumina refining plant
has begun receiving Jamaican
bauxite for processing into ore for
its smelting plants. The bauxite
carrier, Prospector, which arrived
at Alcoa's Port Aransas transfer
stalion Monday, brought bauxite
from Jamaica.—Calhoun County
Times.
"In a broad, general way, the
most important single factor in
preventing erosion is the produc-
tion and maintenance of a com-
plete vegetative cover for the*
soil."—A. F. Gustafson, in "Con-
servation of the Soil".
*
4
Congressman Clark Thompson
reported last week that U. S. Bu-
reau of Reclamation officials have
agreed to make a complete review
of the Palmetto Dam Project for
Jackson County so that it can be
submitted to congress early next
year.—.Ganado Tribune.
Horseshoe Bend Park, a 21-acre
^ark deeded to the county many
years ago, may be opened to the
public if access roads into it can
be secured. The park is located on
the east side or bank of the Lavaca
River below LaSalle.—Edna Her-
ald.
Vr% Christmas qiffe'f
Three Calhoun Sandcrabs were
named to the All-District second of-
fensive team and Charles Allen and
Lane Ladewig were listed among
the district's defensive elite.—Cal-
houn County Times.
Soil is disintegrated rock plus
organic matter.
ladies quilted
ACETATE DUSTERS
solids & prints
sizes misses
12 to 20 93 4 to 12
$2
GIVE A GIFT OF WARMTH
BIG BEAUTIFUL BLANKETS
SOLIDS — CHECKS
PLAIDS — FLORALS
$4.99
GIFT SLIPPERS
FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN
from $1.99
LADIES' 100% NYLON
FANCY TRIM PANTIES
SIZES
5 to 10
$1.00
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LADIES VINYL SUEDE JACKETS
LOOKS LIKE SUEDE LEATHER
SIZES 10 TO 18
$5.00
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MAKE UP YOUR OWN
Gift Towe! Sets
BEAUTIFUL PRINTED
TOWEL
ENSEMBLES
Bath Towel
Size 24 x 48
Hand Towel
Size 16 x 28
Wash Cloth
Size 13 x 13
MEN'S
SLIPPERS
Several Handsome Styles
$1.9f ,0 $3.59
LOVELY GIFT
HOSE
COATS
$12.99
LAMINATtD REVERSIBLE
A PERFECT GIFT FOR THE LADY
WITH HOODED COLLAR
LADIES DRESSES
CHOOSE FROM A LARGE SELECTION
GIRLS — MISSES — LADIES — HALF SIZES
$4.99
MEN'S DRESS SLACKS
$6.99 to $8.99
MEN'S FLANNEL ROBES
MEDIUM WEIGHT AA
$5 VALUE 9>«UU
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FREE
CHRISTMAS
GIFT!
One Pair Reg. 99c
LADY KAY
HOSE
With Purchase of
3 PAIRS
At Reg. Price
SEAMLESS
LADY
KAY
HOSE
THE PERFECT
GIFT
USE
OUR
LAY-
AWAY
SAVE
OUR
GOLD
STAMPS
Texas Land Use
Pattern Changing j J BROWN'S TOWING SERVICE
TUGS — CREW BOATS — BARGES
Costume
$ Jewelry a
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Cosmetic B
Shaving ;
Sets
$1.29
99e
39c
Cameras
* * *
Military ]
Sets
* * *
Fountain I
Pen Sets ;
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i Stationery j
* * *
Lighters j
Pangburn
! and King j
Candies
Many
Other
Gift
» Items
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COLLEGE STATION—Urbani-
zation is having its effects upon
the pattern of land use in Texas.
Land in urban areas, cities and
densely populated suburbs, ac-
counted for 12,501,000 acres in 1959
compared with only 733,000 acres
tin 1945, reports Gerald F. Vaughn,
Extension rural-urban affairs spec-
ialist.
Texas had more land in urban
areas in 1959 than any other state
and more cities with 100,000 or
more population (11) in 1960 than
any other state except California
;with 14, Vaughn adds. Ho p >ints
out that Texas cities favor c'')ow
room. Houston, for example, with
a 1960 population about equal ito
Baltimore, contained 328 square1
miles or four times more area than
the Maryland city. In fact, he adds,
Houston was larger in land area
than New York City.
The urban population of Texas
increased from 4.8 millions to 7.2
millions between 1950-60. This tre-
mendous jump has brought on add-
ed problems and shifts in land use
V the developing areas, he says.
Along with the population
growth, Vaughn points out other
land shifts. Land used for high-
ways, railroads and airports out-
iside cities increased from 1,151,-
000 acres in 1945 to 1 £01,000 acres
in 1959. Rural parks and wildlife
areas increased from 790,000 to
1,502,000 acres and national de-
fense areas from 773,000 acres to
972.000 acres during the same
period.
On the other hand, the acreage
of cropland remained stable over
the period, 30.2 million compared
■with 30.6 million acres. Pasture
and grazing land increased slightly
from 96.3 million to just under
103.1 acres during the 1945-59 per-
iod. Farm and nonfarm woodland
acreage dropped from '3>5.7 million
acres to 24.3 million and miscellan-
eous land uses, such as marshland,
desert, and bare rock areas amount-
ed to a few (thousand acres to
round out the state's total land area
of 168,218,000 acres.
These shifts in land use, Vaughn
says, are affecting agriculture and
rural living in the developing areas,
some of which are miles from
cities.
PHONE 824-2215 P. o. box 835
« PALACIOS, TEXAS
"Conservation is the preservation
of our natural resources for eco-
nomical use, so as to secure the
greatest good to the largest num-
ber for the longest time."—William
Howard Taft.
Pal-Port BRICK Manufacturers
BUILD WITH BRICK
face & common brick
PHONE 824-29/2 PALACIOS
P. M. MITCHELL
TOP ELECTRICIAN — GUARANTEED WORK
22 YEARS EXPERIENCE
ANY TYPE OF ELECTRICAL WORK
OR EQUIPMENT
REASONABLE RATES
PHONE 824-2364 EAST BAYSHORE ROAD
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ARRANGEMENTS
CORSAGES
POTTED PLANTS
PALACIOS
FLORAL
SERVICE
MR. & MRS. WILLIS PULLIN
407 5th St. Phone 824-2416
FOR
WISH
A
CHROMA*
From all the folks at Houston Natural to all
of you comes our sincere wish for a joyous hol-
iday season and a most prosperous New Year.
HOUSTON
NATURAL
GAS ■ FOn THE MOOERN WAY CDF LIFE
SYSTEM
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