Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Palacios Library.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
vV
*THE
IS
iSUvfjl
For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
SUBSCRIPTION $1.75 AND $2.00 PER YEAR
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1939
VOLUME XXXII NUMBER 4
( Strolling I
i | Around Palacios— j
By THE ROVING REPORTER j
All those new buildings going up
in Camp Hulen along with the
shelled streets and other improve-
ments being made out there cer-
tainly look good to us.
* * *
Did you see those Jonquils at the
home of Mrs. M. A. Bell, last week,
or maybe they were daffodils. We
are only saying they were beauti-
ful yellow blossoms.
* ♦ *
We think people living within
the city limits, who will keep cows,
should be more careful where they
stake them out for grazing, and
might at least ask permission of
the property holders where they
pasture them.
m * *
From a small garag° has grown
quite an establishment on the high-
' V "way in the east part of town just
j north of the D. M. Green cottage
/ and Maynard is to be congratulated
for his persistent efforts.
* * f
Miss Cherry Price now taeching
the three R's at Prairie Center
school. *
* * *
Narcissus beds in many yards of
our city are showing forth in all
their glory these days. At different
places in town they have been
blooming since before Christmas.
♦ # *
A barge load of mud shell was in
Wednesday ready to be unloaded
by the Matagorda Shell Co.
y
K
Have you heard the curfew ring ?
j * * *
Saw a number from the crew
working on Sun Co. Oil well, with
checks Wednesday afternoon, want-
ing them cashed, so as they could
spend their money. How glad we
would have been were we able to
say we have a bank, ready to care
for your checks.
• * *
Rumors of a new hotel, and on
the next corner we heard the needs
of a modern hostlery discussed.
* ♦ »
Boys playing in the park these
wet days is not very good for the
grass. Would suggest some of our
city officials look after this.
Gladys and Margaret have a very
pretty window display of Valentines.
How these girls did work to keep
those hearts and cupids all in line.
* ♦ *
The new Caffall home is about
?' completed and Mr. and Mrs. Caf-
f fall will soon hold open house for
their friends,
♦ * ♦
Regular special prices on a large
assortment of articles at Regan's
Variety Store in the Beacon this
week. Look them over.
» # *
The Queen Theatre will have
three shows Friday night, in order
that those who wish to attend the
P. T. A. sponsoring of the Dixie
Minstrels at the High School may
also be able to see the showing of
"Dracula and Frankenstein."
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Farwell
celebrated their 57th wedding an-
niversary Wednesday and sve-ex-
tend congratulations to these most
estimable and beloved friends of
*
ours.
Progressive business men use the
'^columns of their home town paper
to tell the people the advantage of
trading with them.
* * *
Hear Dr. Barker's lecture at the
High School next Wednesday night
at 7:30. It is free.
I
Check Up Time
Now is the time to check up on
your subscription. During the past
week our mailing list has been re-
vised, and some errors could have
been made. Read carefully the date
on your Beacon and if you have
not been given proper credit please
advise us at once that we may
make the correction. Statements
have been mailed to all who are
in arrears and to those who have
not yet replied we ask that you
send in your remittance immediate-
ly, in order that you may be as-
sured of the weekly visits of your
home town paper,
Good Will
Group Will
Visit Here
Five Trips Planned
By Houston C. of
C. Next Month
Houston, Texas, Jan. 26.—Spring
Trade Week and the Houston Fat
Stock Show and Livestock exposi-
tion given statewide exploitation
through a series of five good will
excursions to be conducted next
month by the Houston Chamber
of Commerce.
Visited will be 101 cities and
towns in a vast area of Texas and
parts of Louisiana, said T. P. Wier,
chairman of the chamber of com-
merce jobbers and manufacturers
committee. More than 3100 miles
will be covered.
First on the schedule is two-day
journey to Tyler, February 2.
The second journey is slated for
February 7 and will visit points in
central East Texas.
The third trip, which will pene-
trate central South Texas, begins
February 9, continuing for two
days.
The fourth trip will begin on the
morning of February 14, continu-
ing through February 17, and will
cover a major portion of South
Texas.
The itinerary for this trip in-
cludes Angleton, Bay City, Pala-
cios, Port Lavaca, Rockport, Aran-
sas Pass and Corpus Christi, an
overnight stop.
OH OH
<*Y-THe
. WORLD I -ys
^=> TuRNerc
" *GiN* MB/
"There is no greater misfortune than
not to be able to bear misfortune "
.JANUARY
29—Great Paris flood) do
$200,000,000 damage, 1910,
^ 30—King Charles I of England
loses his head. 1649.
31—U. S. sequesters all gold.
Dollar pegged at value of
59c, 1934.
FEBRUARY
1—First automobile liability
policy is written, 1898.
/buenos i f
rZ WI 2~
Mendez founds the city of
Buenos Aires, 1535.
Rev. M. H. Keen
Guest Speaker at
Rotary Luncheon
T. W. Caffall in charge of the
program for the Rotary luncheon
Wednesday at the Green Lantern
Inn had as his guest Rev, M. H.
Keen, pastor of the Methodist
Church. Rev. Keen used for his
subject "Religion in Business" and
Jnade a very interesting talk that
all Rotarians can well apply to
their business methods.
President Appleton officially wel-
comed Fred Goppert into Rotary
International.
Announcement was made of Dr.
Barker's visit here next Wednesday
and invitations have been extend-
ed to Bay City and Port Lavaca
tor the meeting.
There were two members absent
Wednesday, both being out of
town. Out-of-town guests included
A. E. Duffy of Matagorda, and Ro-
tarians A. Harris and Frank Shaw
Taylor of Bay City. Some Rotar-
ians who are a little indifferent as
to their attendance may take a les-
son from the following:
"Ripley's 'Believe it or not' re-
cently featured a Rotarian, a Doc-
tor Huston, of Oklahoma, who left
his home at seven-thirty in the
morning, performed 35 tonsilec-
tomies, one appendectomy, set a
broken arm, delivered two babies,
and attended a Rotary luncheon—
all before one o'clock in the after-
noon. This rather makes the ex-
cuses some of us have used seem
a bit weak."
Melvin Harper to Ride
In Denver Rodeo
(Bay City Herald)
Melvin Harper of Markham left
Monday for Denver, Colorado where
he will enter the bronc and steer
riding events in the annual Rodeo
there. He will be away two weeks.
Attend Meeting
Of Commissioners
In Austin
(Bay City Herald)
Judge Oscar Barber, Commission-
ers J. D. Tabb, E. C. Baker, Guy
Johnson and Luther Robertson and
County Engineer James W. Gar-
trell attended the statewide meet-
ing of the Judges and Commission-
ers' Association held in Austin this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Caffall of
Robstown were week end guests of
the Tom Caffall family,
3—Elizabeth Blackwell be-
comes world's first woman
physician, 1821.
4—First meeting of the Con-
federate Congress held at
Montgomery, 1861. c
Palacios School
District Files
Back Tax Cases
Twenty charges of delinquent
tax-paying were filed by the Pa-
lacios Independent School District
Saturday in Grady Walker's Dis-
trict Clerk office.
These cases, which will be tried
during the March session of the
District Court, were filed against
the following persons and parties:
John Harriman, R. L. On-, John
Shannon, Mary Soto Flores, Gail
Whitcomb, Arcadia Refining Com-
pany, Pearl M. Beard et al, Mrs.
A. Tollison, F. R. Lane, Jamjes
Flores.
Also C. L. Haynes, Lasro Fran-
gula et al, Medarces Garcia et al,
Bettie Williams, R. C. Huddleston
et al, S. L. Fant et al, S. L. Fant
et al (different parties), Mrs. Mat-
tie Underwood et al, J. S. Wiley,
and J. M. Wright.
Divorce trials to come up in
March include Melissa Ward vs.
Charlie Ward, Bernice Harrison vs.
J. C. Harrison, and Edna J. War-
ner vs C. D. Warner. Robert Green
Huff has filed a suit against the
Traders and General Insurance
Company for personal injury.—Bay
City Tribune.
School Lunch
Training Meeting
To Be Held
There will be a training school
for two delegates from each of the
home demonstration clubs in Mat-
agorda county at 2:00 p. m. Satur-
day, January 28 at the Parish
House in Bay City. The women who
attend will give this demonstration
in their club.
P. T. A. To Give
Minstrel Friday Nite
Next Friday evening, Jan. 27,
at 7:30 o'clock, the High School
Auditorium will be the scene of a
Minstrel Show, sponsored by the
Parent-Teacher Association.
The cast is composed entirely of
local talent, not a little of which
is from the feminine side of the
population.
Singing and dancing, alternated,
with crossfire conversation, jokes
and puns, promise a full evening's
entertainment.
The prices are ten, fifteen and
twenty-five cents. No reserved
seats.
Plan now to see this "corking"
comedy, and be entertained from
the opening chorus to the finale.
Mrs. Louise Sharp and mother,
Mrs. H. Stapp, Sr., were in Bay
City, Sunday and visited relatives
in Matagorda that afternoon before
returning home.
Dr. Barker
to Speak at
Mass Meet
Noted Lecturer to
Give 3 Addresses
While in City
Dr. Charles E. Barker, honored
by universities with the degree of
doctor of hygiene and physical cul-
ture spent an hour a day with Wil-
liam Howard Taft while he was
president of the United States
keeping him fit for his job.
Following this distinctive nation-
al service, Dr. Barker began his
work as a teacher of the principles
of health and right living to the
young people of the United States
and Canada, and to their parents,
Hi3 winters were devoted to lec-
tures under the auspices of the In-
ternational Committee of the Y. M.
C. A. In the summer he was on the
Chautauqua platform.
Dr. Barker is coming to Palacios,
oil Wednesday, February 1, to ad-
dress the high school students, par-
ents, and Rotary Club under the
auspices of the Rotary Club of Pa-
lacios.
Dr. Barker will speak to the High
School students at 11:00 a. m., to
the Rotary Club at the noon lunch-
eon and will speak at a meeting
open to the public at 7:30 p. m.
at the High School Auditorium.
In recent years he has been
working under the auspices of Rot-
ary, and in this capacity has talked
in over 2,000 communities in North
America.
Since going on the lecture plat-
form he has delivered over 13,000
addresses, more than 4,000,000
adults have heard him, and about
three and a half million high school
and college students have listened
to his message.
Without any effort at preaching
and without any oratorical flour-
ishes. Dr. Barker has left a pro-
found impression on the lives of
these millions of young people. His
most popular lecture, "How to
Make the Most out of Life," has
been delivered to three million
boys and girls of high-school age.
Almost three-fourths of the young
people who have listened to this
talk have come back to the audi-
torium the same evening to hear
his address to mothers and fathers,
and their sons and daughters on
"The Most Important Job in tne
World."
One of the secrets of the suc-
cess of Dr. Barker, as a lecturer to
high-school youths is his under-
standing of young people and his
direct appeal to their mentality.
He makes his talks to youth appeal
to the idealism of youth, shows an
appreciation of their problems, and
from a lifetime of experience he
speaks frankly without offending.
Many times educators have told
him that academic tests of students
a few months after his lectures
have shown a remarkable increase
in the students' grades.
Dr. Barker has been a member
of the Rotary Club of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, since October,
1921. He comes to our city through
the courtesy of the Rotary Club as
a contribution of community ser-
vice.
Noted Lecturer
The Past Matrons Club of the
local O. E. S. Chapter was enter-
tained Tuesday evening by Mrs.
Foster and Mrs. Ruthven. Follow-
ing a delicious sea food dinner at
the Green Lantern Inn the guests
went to the Ruthven home for the
business session and social hour.
Sixteen were present and all en-
joyed the evening very much.
GARDEN CLUB
An enthusiastic group of garden
club members met Tuesday night
to hear Miss Alma Stewart, Coun-
ty Home Demonstration agent and
five of her yard demonstrators
talk on yards and gardens. These
ladies presented for entertainment
as well as instruction two comic
skits on "Yard Beautification and
Screening." Miss Stewart brought
the Palacios ladies a lot of valu-
able information as to planting of
shrubs, soil preparation etc. Pro-
grams were distributed at the call
meeting Tuesday night and orders
are now being taken for gladioli
bulbs. Members may secure them
for 55 cents per hundred.
A. R. Matthes and sen of Ba"
City, were Palacios visitors Thui -
day of last week. Mr. Matthes is
one of the leading implement deal-
ers of Matagorda County and was
in this section to sell a tractor and
we believe we would be safe in say-
ing he made the deal all o. k.
New President in Chair as
C. of C. Directors Hold
First Meeting of New Year
DRIFTWOOD
DRAGGED UP BY THE
BEACHCOMBER
Dr. Barker;
Noted lecturer to visit Palacios,
Wednesday, February 1, to make
three addresses, to the Rotary Club,
high school student and parents.
W. Palacios Test
Preparing to Set
Protection String
Protection casing is being set in
Sun Oil Company's No. 1 Cavallin,
a wildcat test in the West Palacios
area, Matagorda county.
A Schlumberger survey has been
run to a total depth of 8502 feet
and 9%-inch casing is being mov-
ed in. This wildcat is hitting for
the 9275-foot sand'in the Palacios
field.—Houston Post.
Johnny Peysen
Gets New Trial
John Peysen, convicted in the
slaying of Tim Williams, a Palacios
filling station operator Sept. 25,
1937 and given a death penalty in
the District Court at Edna last fall,
was granted a new trial by thr
State's highest criminal court "r
Austin this week. Peysen was on:
of three granted a new trial whi?
two others were affirmed.
Eldon Hill Teaching
In San Marcos Public
Schools for Training
San Marcos, Tex., Jan. 23.—El-
don Hill of Palacios, a student of
Southwest Texas State College
here, is teaching in the San Marcos
Public Schools as part of the regu-
lar training offered by the College
in order to give the prospective
teacher an insight into the actual
procedure and methods used in
modern day teaching.
Mr. Hill is doing work in manuel
drawing under a competent instruc-
tor who is an expert in this par-
ticular line of study. The instructor
acts as a guide and advisor to the
practice teacher by aiding him in
planning and presenting the lesson.
Also, as a part of the work, the
student teacher has the opportunity
to guide a class through an entire
project which he has formulated.
Bay City Creamery
May Soon Be Sold
(Bay City Herald)
According to rumors circulated
in Bay City the past few days, it
is expected an announcement will
be made in a few days that the Bay
City Creamery has changed hands
and will be reopened under a new
ownership. This plant closed late
last week and the company is in
bankruptcy. Its closing worked a
hardship on farmers who had been
selling the concern milk and butter
fat.
If the creamery is not reopened
at an early date it is expected a
large creamery headquartered in a
near by city will establish an
agency in Bay City to purchase the
products formerly purchased by the
old concern.
Rain, rain, and more rain! We
wish it would stop so we could get
our garden plowed. It is very evi-
dent that in this country the only
time to plow land is in the fall.
Especially this type of soil found
in our garden plot, which is black
and sticky. It reminds us of a» re-
mark we heard an erstwhile Kansan
make the other day. He owned a
farm in Kansas of rich, black gum-
bo and said the land was never in
shape to work but once in a year's
time and that was in the middle
of the night.
* * *
The community certainly owes a
debt of gratitude to the Rotarians
for their part in bringing Dr. Chas.
E. Barker to lecture here. The
Beachcomber has had the pleasure
of hearing Dr. Barker speak and
recommends him heartily to all
listeners.
♦ * +
Last Chance! Last Chance! Last
chance to see the National Garden
and Flower Show in this part of
the country. This gorgeous display
of plants and flowers will be held
in Houston, February 12-19, but
for the last time, for permanent
headquarters of the show will be
made in Chicago next year and can
be seen only by making the long
journey to that city. Tickets may
be bought locally for 45c for a
limited time. At the show, they will
be much higher.
* # *
The first few tangled branches
of underbrush are being cleared
away from the path that leads to a
cltv federation of clubs. Here is one
plan that has been discussed: That
the presidents of all the various
clubs form an Executive Board
which elects its Chairman, prefer-
ably some one who"is not a presi-
dent of any club, and any other of-
ficers needed. That this Board make
tentative plans for organization
that are to be ratified by the dif-
ferent clubs. That no stated pro-
grams be held, but that the federa-
tion should serve as a clearing
house for projects that affect the
whole community. The opinion has
been strongly expressed that the
men's organization should be in-
cluded in this plan so that the or-
ganization will be truly community
wide. The possibilities of such an
organization are unlimited. There
is of course, our much desired club-
house. There is the matter of com-
munity welfare work which suf-
fers overlapping in some instances,
not enough service in others. A
calendar for the season could be
arranged so that people of the com-
munity would not be called on to
support too many projects at the
same time. And on and on. What
do you think of this plan? Have
you another idea? or something to
add to this one? Our city federa-
tion is now only a very loose-joint-
ed skeleton. Let's see if we can't
put some meat on it. It would be
well to get it worked up and ready
to function by the end of the club
year, so that it will be in working
order next fall.
* * *
Have you bought your ticket for
the P. T. A. Minstrel
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Brooking, of
Alta Loma, were Palacios visitors
last Thursday. Mr A Brooking made
the Beacon office ;a pleasant call
and while here ordered his name
placed on our .mailing list.
Get To-Gether Club
The get to-gether club met Sat-
urday, January the twenty-first.
They elected the following officers:
Colleen Smith, president; Nettie
Charlene Lewis, vice-president;
Bobbie Childs, secretary; Mary
Carlton Crawford, treasurer; Velma
Barrett, reporter.
The club flower is the white rose.
The club colors are blue, white, and
silver. The club song is "Hail, Hail,
The Gang's All Here." The club
met at the home of Mrs. H. C.
Lewis, and refreshments were en-
joyed by the club members.
The next,' eting will be held at
Carlton (/ ,ford's home, at 3
o'clock / 1 Saturday, January
the twp-' fhth.
Chamber Pledges
Support of Wharton-
Matagorda Fair
Nine directors of the Palacios
Chamber of Commerce were pres-
ent at the meeting Tuesday night,
the first since the annual banquet,
on January 10.
The new president, Arnold Bur-
ton, was in the chair, and quite a
lot of business came up for dis-
cussion, much of which was taken
care of. Among these were the fol-
lowing items: Thomas Brandon was
re-appointed chairman of the mem-
bership committee and he and his
committee instructed to contact alt
supporters of the Chamber of Com-
merce as soon as possible.
The directors pledged the co-
operation of the Chamber of Com-
merce to the Wharton-Matagorda
County Fair, and the Wharton
County Fair Association in the ef-
forts to make this a district affair
and one of the outstanding fairs in
South Texas.
A committee was appointed to
place a suitable bulletin board in
the post office upon which public
notices can be placed. Heretofore
no facilities have been available at
the post office for notices other
than Federal information. The plac-
ing of such a bulletin board will
make it possible for all kinds of
notices for the benefit of the gen-
eral public to be posted.
An effort will be made to secure
from the . State A&secia
tion, "No Peddler Signs,"
placed on highway 35, in line wVJsh
the city ordinance recently passetfjj
prohibiting the sale of products in
competition to our local merchants.
Our Chamber of Commerce di-
rectors have many things of inter-
est in view for the coming year and
your loyal support will aid very
much in cai-rying out such a pro-
gram.
Killing, Cutting and
Canning Draws
Large Crowd
More than 15 communities were
represented at the meat killing,
cutting, and canning demonstra-
tions which were held January 19th
and 20th. Mr. jloy Snider of Col-
lege Station gave demonstrations
on killing and cutting. The animal
killed weighed more than 2000
pounds and was very fat. The meat
was excellent quality.
Miss Grace Neely, food preserva-
tion specialist of College Station
gave the demonstration on canning.
She gave several new methods of
canning. The meat was canned the
following ways: roast, stew, hash,
soup stock, chili, mince meat, and
meat loaf. A copy of the recipes
used may be secured from the of-
fice of the home demonstration
agent. 518 cans of meat were can-
ned Friday,
P. T. A. Room
Mothers Meet
Last Monday afternoon at 3:30
p. m., the Room Mothers of the
Parent-Teacher's Association held
their monthly meeting.
The meeting, which was held in
the library of the Linnie Wolf
School, was called to order by Mrs.
Florida Edwards, in the absence
of the president.
The business for the afternoon
was the discussion and explanation
of the tuberculosis skin test, which
the school plans to give the stud-
ents in the near future.
Because tuberculosis can be cur-
ed in the majority of cases if it is
diagnosed early, it is important
that the school children be given
this test.
Pamphlets explaining much about
this disease are being distributed,
and it is hoped that parents will
diligently study them and thus be
prepared to cooperate in seeing that
each child in school gets the test,
when it is given.
Hear "Ray Aldersn at the Birth-
day Ball Saturday Nicrht.
-i
K
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Mrs. J. W. Dismukes and Sons. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1939, newspaper, January 26, 1939; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411679/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.