Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
SUBSCRIPTION $1.75 AND $2.00 PER YEAR
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1940
VOLUME XXXIII NUMBER 2
Turning Basin|Jwo Youths Held For
is Discussed at Slugging and Robbery
VI BYlCCS p————^[ I While driving home Wednesday
TEXAS CITRHS DRIVE
The Chamber of Commerce metwi
regular session Tuesday night, Jan.
9, with a large attendance. The
question of connection with the In-
tracoastal Canal now under con-
struction was discussed in detail
and plan$ are being perfected by
the Chamber of Commerce direc-
tors to make this connection. Be-
fore contract can be let for this
project, the Federal Authorities re-
quire that Palacios furnish a turn-
ing basin, harbor, harbor facilities,1
and rights of way. This must be
done at an early date in order not
to lose the appropriation set aside
by the Federal Government for this
purpose.
The date of the annual meeting
of the Chamber has heen tentative-1
ly set for January 19. The directors'
expect to have a definite program
for meeting these requirements to
present at that time.
DRIFTWOOD
DRAGGED UP BY THE
BEACHCOMBER
Dates Set For
Interscholastic
League Events
Alfred Hansen, Director General
of the Matagorda County Inter-
scholastic League makes announce-
ment of the annual events which
are to be held this year and the
schedule is as follows:
Main Meet
Fiday, March 15 and Saturday,
March 16 at Bay City. Literary
events and all track events. (De-
tailed schedule to appear later).
Basketball
A double tournament similar to
last yeaa- will be held.
First Tournament, Friday, Feb-
ruary 2 and Saturday, February 3
at Blessing.
Second Tournament, Friday, Feb-
ruary 9, Saturday, February 10 at
Bay City.
Final Game (if needed) Saturday,
February 17 at Bay City. (Athletic
Director and Coaches will draw for
games)
Volleyball
Ward and Rural Schools: Satur-
day, February 24 at Bay City.
High Schools: 1st Tournament,
Sat., February 24 at Bay City.
2nd Tournament, Sat., March 2
at Bay Cjty. Playoff if needed Sat-
urday, March 9 at Bay City.
,, Baseball
Saturday, March 9 at Bay City
All divisions, all events
12" inseam ball to be used.
Tennis
Coaches and Athletic Director to
decide details.
Just a little old lady scu; Tying
about town with a shawl over her
head, paying her bills with frugal-
ity. Yet beneath that shawl are
sifting visions of beauty and skill.
For stored there are memories-
memories of a mountain cabin of
her far away childhood, and of a
craft taught her by her patient
mother. Now in the autumn of her
life these dreams come forth and
will not be denied.
There on her back porch she has
built a loom, with her own hands.
Made of boxes and broom handles
and string—only one piece of it not
of her own fashioning, it teeters
under the force of her labors. "I
just wanted to know if I could re-
member to tie in the pattern" she
says, and rather apologetically
shows the beginning of her weav-
ing;. There are a few inches of a;
fringed rug, red and white, woven
with an intricate pattern of blocks
and stripes. She demonstrates the
process. She understands how it
goes, but her audience is lost in a
maze of treadles, and tromping, and
wilderness of knotted strings. But
the weaver is satisfied; she has not
forgotten the pattern. And under
her skilled hands it grows in beauty.
From a little old trunk, she takes
a yellowed sheet of paper. On it are
rows of numbers and straight lines.
It is Greek to us, but to her it is a
pattern that her grandmother wrote
out for her years ago. "When I get
me a real loom built," she says, "I
shall try that out."
Not only with her loom does she
satisfy her urge for creation. She
spreads out for our inspection love-
ly knitted sweaters; a shawl knit-
ted of scraps of wool. "I just sit
here and knit and knit. When the
whistle blows I slip out and get!
me a little something to eat. I don't
need much to eat so long as I can
get wool tp knit." What was that
someone said about bread and
hyacinths?
night, Aaastin Dyer was hit in the
head, rendered unconscious and rob-
bed of about $20.00. He soon recov-
ered consciousness and walked into
town for treatment. The slugging
occurred about a mile north of town,
near Mrs. W. E. Green's residence.
Harold Havilland and J. W. Simons
are being held as suspects by local
officers.
Garden Club News
The' Palacios Garden Club held
its regular monthly meeting Tues-
day night at the home of Mrs. Carl
Backen. This meeting was the be-
ginning of a new year for the Club
and judging by the attendance and
interest manifested the membership
can look forward to another pleas-
ant and profitable year in Garden
Club work.
After a short business session,
the president turned the meeting
over to the program committee, who
evidently had been very much on
the job for we found their program
to be very interesting and instruc-
tive.
Mrs. John Bowden read a paper
on "What to plant now" and in her
pleasant way made us all want to
go right to work and plant. Mrs.
Opal McDonald told us just how to
prepair our soil for planting, how
to fertilize, prune, keep down in-
sects, etc., and Mrs. Duncan Ruth-
ven vtal a very interesting paper
on "TlTiy have a garden?" Why,
indeed? Why everyone knows that
"A House is not a Home until it
is PLANTED."
Mrs. J. R. Elliott then gave a
short but very interesting report
on the series of lectures, by J.
Gregory Conway of Los Angeles,
California, noted authority on flow-
er arrangements and treatment of
flowers to preserve them, which she
attended in Houston the first of the
week. We hope she will continue
this report at »<y.rie future date.
Publicity Chairman.
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Mrs. John Bowden was in Hous-
ton, Friday for the opening of the
new Bowen Bus station and visited
her niwe, Miss Louise White.
Notice to the Public
As the Census Rvirenn will soon
appoint agents for the purpose of,
taking the Census during 1940 Ij
am requested to state through this
column that the Chamber of Com-
merce, Civic leadership, Rotary
Club, Religious and all other or-
ganizations as well as every indi-
vidual Citizen has an important
stake in a complete accurate re-
sult and can aid the Bureau most
importantly toward that object.
I therefore respectfully ask that
each and every one of us render
all assistance possible.
J. L. Deutsch, Mayor.
Interesting
Fight Night
Program Fri.
One of the best programs ever to
be scheduled for fite nite at the
high school gym, is carded for Fri-
day night at 8 p. m. The boys are
all well matched and promise to
put up good fights in all matches
The program will open with a
bout between representatives of the
grammar school. The second fight
of the evening will be between
Kenneth (Tuffy) Alton and Billie
(The Kid) Saxton. Saxton hails
from Atlantic City and looks pretty
good with the gloves. Alton has
been working out with the gloves
for several months and appears to
be in good shape.
Glendale Claybourn and Howard
Doris will be the third couple to
appear on the program followed by
Mack Johnson and Leroy Erekson.
The fifth bout of the evening will
be between Horace Quinr md Ef'.-
win Griffith. This bout should be
worth more than the admission
price as Quinn has one knockout to
his credit and Griffith is another of
the Olivia products.
The middle-weight bout will be
between Sherwood Barber and Her-
bert Hockey. Both of these boys
have gained a reputation of being
sluggers and any blow that .(con-
nects might be a knockout blow.
The boy that has gained the
greatest amount of publicity as a
Palacios boxer is Houston Savage.
Savage won the A. A. U. tourna-
ment light-heavy championship in
Houston last spring by knocking
out Otto Zeigler in the second
round and winning a decision from
Edward Slaughter. However, it ap-
pears that Savage will have his
hands full «'hen he meets Prentice
Coward, Friday night. Coward has
a reputation of throwing a wicked
right and if he connects Savage will
experience his first defeat by a
knockout. Coward made a. reputa-
tion for himself while he was in
a CCC camp in Colorado.
Another probable match will be
between Johnnie White of LaWard
and Presler Darnell of Markham.
If these boys are matched they will
perhaps steal the show from a box-
I
J. Frank Grimes, IGA president,
and Betty Roberts, housewife, meet
the twin citrus-cotton surplus prob-
lem with smiles. The former ex-
plains that his organization plans a
nation-wide campaign between Jan.
19 and Feb. 15 to move 1,000 cars of
oranges and grapefruit, packed in
cotton bags, into consumption, re-
ducing both the state's citrus sur-
plus and the South's cotton over-
supply in the same drive. The mil-
lions of bags to be used are cotton
products.
G. P. Hardy, Jr.
Acting Judge in
Absence of Barber
The latest reports from Judge
Oscar Barber who has been criti
cally ill the past ten days, is that
he is now much better and contin-
uing to improve which is good news
to his many friends throughout the
county.
Due to his illness, G. P. Hardy,
Jr., was appointed by the Matagor-
da County Bar Association to pre-
side over the County Court until
such a time a* Jiwge Barber would
be able to take over the duties.
District Court which opened last
week for the January 1940 session
is being held by Judge Samuel J.
Styles, who is acting in the absence
of District Judge M. S. Munson who
is presiding over the District Court
in Wharton.
Mrs. Russell Williams
Appointed Chairman Of
National Flower Show
Organization of women's forces
here to stimulate interest in the
National Flower and Garden Show
as a cultural and educational enter-
prise was started today with the
appointment of Mrs. Russell Wil-
liams as chairman, serving with
Mrs. C. L. de St Aubin as official
hostess who will greet visitors to
the National Flower and Garden
Show in Houston, and as Vice-
Chairmen, Mrs. T. A. Elder, Miss
Alpha Bussell, Mrs. Duncan Ruth-
ven, and Mrs. John Bowden.
The million dollar Flower Show
to be held at the Houston Coliseum
February 28 through March 6, is
one of America's largest floral ex-
hibits. This is the first time that
this National exposition has ever
shown twice in the same city. An
entirely different show will greet
visitors this year. While the Na-
tional Flower show theme in 1939
wns tVint nf n huge qrmthprn gar-
den, the feature this year will be
a holland garden with an actual
size cottage in the background.
Leading up to the cottage will be
tulip and hyacinth-lined walks. An
improvised canal with water flow-
ing in it will add to the authenticity
of the arrangement.
Due to several inquiries from
many sections of the United States,
including North Dakota, California,
Massachusetts and other states in-
dicate to officials of the show that
an even keener interest is being
manifested in the 1940 show than
in the last year exposition. Entries
for large and impressive gardens
are pouring in at such a rate that
nearly all the 72,500 feet of Hous-
ton Coliseum have been allocated.
Committees of club women are
being formed in 450 Texas towns
and cities under leadership of Mrs.
O. H. Carlisle, Houston womens'
division chairman, whose work is
being performed under auspices of
the Fourth District of the Texas
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Expressing satisfaction at the
acceptance of the chairmanship here
by Mrs. Russell Williams, Mrs.
Carlisle reported the Society of
American Florists, a non-pofit or-
ganization sponsoring the show, is
leaving no stone unturned to pro-
duce a "mammoth show of ■ such
dazzling brilliance and beauty as
to be worth a trip across Texas to
revel in its grandeur."
R. F. (Bob) Peden
Asks Second Term
As County Attorney
R. F. Peden Jr., places his name
in the announcement column of the
Beacon this week, as a candidate
for re-election to the office of coun-
ty attorney. Mr, Peden has held this
position for one term and is asking
the support of the voters upon the
basis of his record in office. He has
been courteous to all and partial to
none and legal affairs of the county
given careful attention. His candi-
dacy is subject to the action of the
White Man's Union Primary to be
held April 13. In making his an-
nouncement Mr. Peden asks for
your support and vote which will
be greatly appreciated.
ing standpoint.
Joe and John Ressler and
Marsha1! Claybourn will be on hand
to appear on the program if a
match can be arranged for them.
Another battle royal will climax
the card. If you like boxing don't
miss this program.
J. B. Feather was in Houston.
Monday and Tuesday and was ac-
companied home by his son, Ed, who
is doing nicely since receiving treat-
ment for back injuries received
early in the fall while working with
the Hill Dredging Co., on the Intra-
Coastal Canal.
Postal Receipts Showing
Continual Improvement
Geo. A. Harrison Selected
as County Chairman of
President's Birthday Ball
G. A. Harrison, of Palacios, has
been selected as chairman for the
forthcoming President's Birthday
celebration including all of Mata
gorda County, by William L. Clay-
ton of Houston, chairman of the
state committee. In announcing Mr.
Harrison's appointment, Mr. Clay-
ton said that this year's celebra-
tions will be held all over the nation
the night of Jan. 30, Tuesday. "We
are making this effort in behalf of
the crippled children of our county,
state and nation," said the chair-
man, "and I trust that every citizen
in your county will join with you
in this splendid movement for suf-
fering humanity."
Mr. Harrison announces that Mrs.
J. R. Wagner has been appointed
chairman of women's activities in
Palacios; Darwin Williams chair-
man for Matagorda, and Mrs.
Emma Lewis Carleton as chairman
for Bay City.
The local post of the American
Legion will sponsor the Matagorda
County Ball which will be held at
the Palacios Pavilion. Ray Alder-
son and his orchestra, from Du-
buque, Iowa, will furnish the music.
Fifty per cent of all funds raised
S. O. Eidman Asks
Re-election as Tax
•
Assessor-Collector
The name of S. 0. Eidman ap-
pears in the announcement column
of the Beacon this week as a candi-
date for re-election to the office of
Tax Assessor and Collector of Mat-
agorda County. Upon his record of
one term he places his candidacy
before the voters of the county and
asks their support in the White
Man's Union Primary on April 13.
Mr, Eidman has served in a most
courteous and efficient manner dur-
ing his first term in the office for
which he is seeking re-election.
He tells us collections in the tax
collector's office for 1939 have far
exceeded any previous year, and he
feels certain will pass those of 1938
which he considered as being one
of the best. Mr. Eidman is justly
proud of this record, as well as
making successful efforts to assess
all properties that it is possible to
assess for tax purpose.
in the county through celebrations
will remain here for direct assist-
ance to infantile paralysis victims.
The remaining 50 per cent will go
to the National Foundation for In-
fantile Paralysis to promote re-
search and preventive measures to
reduce the toll of the disease
throughout the nation. The funds
retained in the county will be ad-
ministered by a local chapter organ-
ized for that purpose.
Fifty per cent of all funds raised
in the county through celebrations
will remain here for direct assist-
ance.
High School Boys in
Charge of Rotary
Program Wednesday
This week's Rotary Program was
in charge of the three high school
boys who have been luncheon guests
of the Rotary from time to time,
John Lipscomb, Ernest White, and
Ballard Johnson. Four members of
the High School Glee. Club, Joe
Richards, Frank Stewart, Ernest
White, and John Highberg, enter-
tained the group with two selec-
tions. The three boys in charge then
explained the activities and aspira-
tions of the Senior Class of 1940.
Visitors introduced were C. E.
Chamblee, J. J. Duckett, Temple
Koonce and Paul Wadler, from the
El Campo Club; Sidney Golob and
R. D. Williams, from the Bay City
Club; Cap Traylor from the Port
Lavaca Club, Booth Kenedy, guest
of Howard Campbell, and John
Lipscomb, Ernest White and Bal-
lard Johnson.
Mrs. J. F. Barnett and Mrs. J.
W. Dismukes were in Bay City,
Monday evening to attend a meet-
ing of the Business and Profession-
al Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Helen Cates
Announces For
County Treasurer
Mrs. Helen Cates, county treas-
urer is seeking re-election for the
j osilion she now holds, and you
will find her name in the political
announcement column of the Bea-
con this week. Mrs. Cates has held
the position as County Treasurer
for one term and in asking for the
place again she does so with the
fact she feels she has adequately
and ably cared for the duties of
the office and upon this record she
places her name again before the
voters of the county subject to the
action of the White Man's Union
Primary in April. Your support
will be greatly appreciated.
Local Office Gains
Nearly Ten Pet.
Over Last Year
Postal Receipts for 1939 showed
a gain of 9.1"% over those of the
preceding year, according to Mrs.
Grace Barnett, Postmaster. Total
receipts in 1939 were $10,805.26 as
compared to $9,881.96 in 1938. This
aggregate represents a multitude
of small sales, most of them rang-
ing from 3c to $1.00, and the box
rents. No unusually large sales are
recorded. The peak of the year's
business falls within the third
quarter, during which time the
army camp was in session.
Postal ratings are based on the
amount of these receipts which
cover sales of stamps, stamped en-
velopes, post cards, receipts for
mailing permits, second class mat-
ter, and box rents. Consequently
Palacios is well assured of remain-
ing a Second Class office another
year.
Receipts from money order sales
and fees show a sharp gain of $18,-
072.27 over 1938. Total for 1938 is
$110,235.19; for 1939, $128,307.46.
As the postoffice is an excellent
barometer of business conditions, a
record of gains since 19321 are of
particular interest. Postal receipts
have made a steady gain of $2,-
375.86, or 28% since that year, but
the most spectacular gains were
made in Money Order Sales. 8638
money orders, amounting to $56,-
301.33 were sold in 1932; 14,985
money orders amounting to $128,-
307.46 were sold in 1939. A gain of
6347, or 42% in number sold and
$72,006.13, or 127% in amount of
sales.
Huge Skull Found Near
Victoria Indicates Giants
Once Roamed This Area
Setting up a theory that a race
of giants once inhabited the Gulf
Coast scction ,especially in this
vicinity, what is believed to be the
largest human skull ever uncovered
in the world was found recently in
Charity Ball For Community
Chest fund to Take Form
of Old-Fashioned Barn Dance
The Palacios Associated Clubs
will hold a Charity Ball at the Pa-
vilion, on Friday night, January
26th. The doors will be opened at
8:00 p. m. Music for dancing will
be furnished by a local string or-
chestra.
T'uu jL'.ciictul atmosphere of an old
fashioned B^rn Dance will pervade
the party, soimme all dressed up in
your overallsknd aprons.
Along abouf|jq,;9£ p. in. a floor
show will be rajisented stunts and
skits being spHisorcd by various
clubs of the coiKiunity. Prizes will
be offered for the best stunts. First
$3.00; Second, $2.00; Third, $1.00.
Your 25c ticket will go to swell
the Community Chest Fund, which
is only about half completed. Mark
this date on your calendar and tell
all your friends,
E. L. Hardy who recently pur-
chased Mrs. George Crawford's
property on Pavilion street is mak-
ing some improvements among
which is a two car garage with
apartment above and a driveway to
same from Pavilion street.
the Indian burial mound near this
city.
The huge burial mound, located
but a few miles southeast of the
city and near the Guadalupe River,
is being excavated under a WPA
project sponsored by the University
of Texas.
The immense skull is twice the
size of a normal human skull. Dug
up in fragments ,the pieces were
taken from the mound and recon-
structed in the WPA laboratory un-
der supervision of physical anthro-
pologists. They were dug up by W.
Duffen, archaeologist, in charge of
explorations here. Marcus B. Gold-
stein is the physical anthropologist
employed on the project.
A study is now being made to
determine if a race of extraordinary
men lived in this section or if the
skull belonged to an abnormal mem-
ber of the tribe, u case of giantism.
Several large human bones were
also found at the site, it was said.
Excavation work throughout Tex-
as is beginning to lend weight to a
theory that man lived in Texas 40,-
000 to 45,000 years ago, a belief
long held.—Victoria Advocate.
Cabbage Acreage in
County is Growing
Many farmers in our county ai\?
showing increased interest in plant-
ing cabbage here on a commercial
basis. Outside of the 165 acres of
cabbage under irrigation on the
Le Tulle farm south of Bay City,
there arc about 110 acres on otliei-
fa'-ms being planted, making a total
of 275 acres to date. There is a
possibility of considerably more
acreage being planted to cabbage
even yet.
Cabbage this year gives promise
of a profitable crop. Both from gov-
ernment and independent surveys,
a considerable shortage of cabbage
is in evidence for the latter part of
February, March and April. A
sharp increase in prices from to-
day's prices of $10 to $12 per ton,,
to from $40 to $60 per ton is indi-
cated for our late cabbage.
Matagorda County Is attracting
considerable attention from vege-
table growers from other sections
of the state, who are investigating
the possibilities of this county as a
winter vegetable section. In par-
ticular, a delegation of Rio Grande
Valley vegetable growers, headed
by Mr. L. Pugel of Weslaco, who
has already made several trips into
the county investigating vegetable
growing possibilities here, will ar-
rive in Bay City, Wednesday of this
week. These gentlemen, seven grow-
ers in all, are coming here with
view to locat'ng, if suitable lands
for the growing 6f a variety *or~
winter vegetables, can be found.
It is a prediction that this inter-
est in Matagorda County as an out-
standing winter garden area, is only
the beginning of a real vegetable
development here; and it is like-
wise predicted that within u very
few years, Bay City will be a real
lettuce growing and shipping point,
competing with the famous! "Salad
Bowl" country of California.
It is not too late to set out cab-
bage. Cabbage plants can be secur-
ed through J. R. Cookenboo, Bay
City, but may be secured only in
wholesale lots. No doubt there are
many farmers in the county who
will avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to plant cabbage even this
late and so cash in on the shortage
of cabbage indicated for the Feb-
ruary, March and April market.
Mrs. Ulvin Aldrich spent Tues-
day in Bay City with friends.
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