Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
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PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1939
VOLUME XXXII NUMBER 3
Strolling |
Around Palacios— ;
By THE ROVING REPORTER
Driftwood, a monthly publication
put out by the Crawford Packing
Company, is volume five, number
one with this month's issue.
# x? *
The Rotary Club elects a new
member, Fred Goppert, who will
make a good one.
* * *
Everyone was carrying home a
new Sears, Roebuck catalogue Wed-
nesday. They were brought to the
local post office Tuesday afternoon
by truck and the total weight of
these "wishbQoks" was 1762 pounds,
find they will probably be the means
of more than that many dollars go-
ing out of this community within
the next few weeks.
* * *
Walter Milam trying to catch his
cow Wednesday afternoon and Mrs.
Milam said she thought there would
soon be a good milk cow for sale.
"Keep your eyes wide often before
marriage, and close shut thereafter."
JANUARY
22—First baseball league, Na»
\[W7^ tional Association, is or-
ganized, 1857
23—Thirteen-pound meteor
at Cynthiana, Ken-
tucky. 1877.
24—First railroad dining car
placed in service. 1868
25—Washington's great
*—Smithsonian Library is
burned to ground. 1865.
jfrf 26—First settlers reach Aus-
tralia: 1030 convicts and
guards. 1788
27—Samuel Gompers, famous
tT—labor leader, born 1850.
28—Kuchan, Persia, earth*
kills 12.000, 1894.
Work of improving the grounds
at the high school was started this
week. A WPA project and local
labor is being used on the job.
m * IP
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Polifka
think the Christmas of 1938 was
the best ever, and that they have
the most thoughtful children in the
world except these happen to reside
in California, for their daughter
and sons had an Electrolux Re-
frigerator delivered at their par-
ents door on Christmas Eve.
* * *
We like to see that tennis court
at the comer of third and Welch
putjin shape. Wish our city could,
arifenge for a number of courts so'
top our young people might enjoy'
■his wholesome recx-eation.
* * »
A City Federation of Clubs is in
the making. Through this we might
be able to get a Community House.
DRIFTWOOD
DRAGGED UP BY THE
BEACHCOMBER
Page The TV A
"Oh, why is man prone to herd in
towns "
I asked of a bird in a tree,
"When he might live on the prairie
wide
Where the Wind blows full and
free?"
Lecturer of
Note Coming
lo Palacios
DR. CHAS. BARKER WILL
SPEAK HERE FEB. 1 UNDER
AUSPICES ROTARY CLUB
Four million adults, three million
Condensed Report Sec.-Treas.
Palacios C. of C. For Past Year
We have been reminded there
are only a few more days in which
to pay current taxes, and that
means your poll tax, too.
Learn some interesting things
about your watch by reading the'
ad of our Jeweler, M .1. Cox .
* * *
Don't forget to stop at Arnold's
Saturday and get a cup of Admira-
tion Coffee.
* « *
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
M. I. Cox who celebrated their
Golden wedding anniversary, Sat-
. urduy.
* * »
New signs for Feather & Son,
decorate the Feather building at
corner of 4th and Main Streets.
They inform you of Insurance, Real
Estate and Notary Public.
* * *
It is surprisinir what a crew of
men can do in a short time, for in-
stance look on Main Street and see
how fast the Lewis building is com-
ing up.
* * *
Noticed Thomas Brandon meas-
uring windows of the new Caffall
home, to install the shades.
*
Take a trip out west of town, as
we did and see that beautiful cab-
bage field of Mr. Gussic's. There
are other gai-dens and tx-uck fields
in that section you will admire.
* * *
) Visitoi's hex-e from Georgia, Kan-
ias, and Ox-egon ax-e delighted with
i j dur sunshine and spring like weath-
er.
♦ t »
Parts of the Palacios Hotel grad-
ually being dismantled. Would like
to see a modern structure on this
site.
* * *
Wo, still hear rumors of the bank
being x-eopened. May it soon cease
to be rumors and a banking in-
stitution again function in our city.
Dr. John Fewkes
Dies at McAllen
Dr. John W. Fewkes, 73, died inj
the McAllen Municipal hospital at
11:50 o'clock Sunday xxiorning fol-
lowing a brief illness.
A retired M. D., Dr. Fewkes had
been a x*esident of McAllen since
August. Dr. Fewkes practiced medi-
cine for a number of years in Hot
Springs, Ark, He was a Spanish-
American and World War veteran.
Funeral services are scheduled to
be held at seveix o'clock tonight
from the Martin-Nelson funeral
chapel here with the Rev. O. W.
Jadwin, pastor of the First Chris-
tion church, officiating. The Mc-
Allen American Legion post will
attend the sex-vices in a body. In-
tei-ment will be in Bellmont, 111.
Relatives asked that friends of
Dr. Fewkes not send flowers.
Survivors include the wife; three
sons, John, Charles, and Jarvis, all
of Chicago; and one daughter, Miss
Alxxia, Chicago.
The above report taken from a
McAllexx paper, brings a sad mes-
sage to our citizens, as Dr. Fewkes
made Palacios his home some tinxe
before he located in the Valley, and
during that time he formed numer-
ous warm friendships. He will be
fondly x-emembercd by those who
learned to know him best and of
the many fine traits of character
he possessed.
CARR—HOOD
Announcement is made of the
nxax-riage of Miss Alice Carr, of
West Columbia, and Mr. Saxximy
Hood, which took place in the Meth-
odist Church at West Columbia. The
couple will make their home in
West Columbia whex-e Mr. Hood is
employed in the theatre. Sammy, a
former Palacios boy has a large
cix-cle of friends here with whoxxi
i we join iA extending congratula-
tions and best wishes.
Paralysis Fund Drive
Enters Closing Weeks
The drive for funds for the cam-
paign against infantile paralysis is
entering the final week and the co-
operation of all who have been con-
tacted is most gx-atifying.
All clubs and organizations have
promised a cash donation or will
stage a benefit of some kind.
Folders holding ten dimes have
been distributed throughout the
county, in the schools, thus offer-
ing every child an opportunity to
contribute.
If there is anyone desiring to
give money to this cause, please
call at the bank and give same to
Miss Hansen the County Coixxmittee
Ti-easurer.
A complete report by towns and
organizations contributing will be
published the first week in Febru-
ary as will all local chairmen.
The dance to be held on the Pa-
vilion in Palacios on January 28th
will be a county wide affair and
be credited to the whole county. It
has been reported that only 150
counties in the state have been or-
ganized thus we are proud that
Matagorda County is on the ones
listed as organized.
Mr. J. J. Witt, manager of the
Missouri-Central Type Foundry,
Wichita, Kas., called at the Beacon
office Monday afternoon. Accom-
panied by Mrs. Witt, he had been
on a trip through South Texas, and
both were enjoying this section of
the state very much.
r
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Allen and
Mrs. J. D. Greenwod returned the
first of the week from a ten day
trip to the valley which included
stops in all the towns of that sec-
tion from Edinburg to Port Isabel,
and Corpus Christi where the Trail-
er Convention was being held.
"Oh, why does he throng the crowd-
ed mart
And spend his days in barter?"
The bird cocked one eye as he look-
ed at me
And answered, "Running Water!" j
"Does he not know the sunset glow
Awaits him out here? Alas!
Why does he dwell 'twist the houses
tall?" |
He chirped one syllable, "Gas!"
"Why does he scox-n this lavish dis-
play
Of Nature's sweet felicity,
For the sox-did sights of the dusty
town ?"
He whistled, "Electricity!"
So now must I forego the bright
sky
For the city's vain futilities?
Or shall I dwell in a country lane
And renounce all Public Utilities.
# * #
We found the Chamber of .Com-
merce Banquet, which is the first
the Beachcomber has ever attend-
ed, a very interesting affair. We
were stx-uck by the x-esigned air of
martyrdom assumed by the incom-
ing Directors and Officers. They
seemed to expect no other reaction
to their valiant efforts toward civic
improvements than one of disgx-un-
tlement. It seems a pity that this
should be so. After all, we know
the C. of C. is composed of only
poor, dumb, stupid human beings,
even as you and I, so why expect
miracles of thenx ? When a fellow
spends hours of his time and tons
of nervous energy putting ovex- a
worthwhile project, shall we gripe
because he did not pick the world
up by its tail and swing it around
his head ? After all, what would
we do if we wex-e ixx his place ?
* * *
Another forward step has been
taken in civic betterment with the
organization of a 4-H Club for.
boys in our schools. The main pux--
pose of the Club work is, of course,
fconomic progress, but a great deal
of character development is includ-
ed in the coux-se of a year's wox-k.
Following is a condensed report
of the Secretary-Treasurer of the
Chamber of Commerce for the year
beginning Jan. 1st, 1938 and end-
ing Dec. 31, 1938 and given at the
annual banquet held Jan. 10, 1939:
During the year the Directors
high-school students, and probably j held 28 mettings. Several projects
a half million college students have, were completed, some pai'tly fin-
been inspired by the addresses of I ished, and others started with no
Dr. Charles E. Barker, lecturer and results accomplished.
teacher of the principles of health
€
Early in the year a committee
was appointed to se what could be
done toward the x-eopening of a
bank in Palacios. This committee
has not been able to accomplish
much, and probably should be en-
larged and requested to keep on
the job until we finally secure a
bank again.
During the year the Directors
have been cooperating with the
Fedex-al Bureau of Air Commerce
in its effoi't to secure a site for a
commercial landing field, at or near
Palacios. We have been advised by
the Bureau that the 36th Division
of the Texas National Guard, has
given the use of its landing field at
Camp Hulen, and supplementing
this a considerable area north of
i the Army Camp is now under lease.
Dr. Barker
and right living, in the quarter cen-
tury he has devoted to this work.
Dr. Barker is coming to Palacios,
A new project was started by
the Directors practically each
month during the year.
In January a committee was ap-
pointed to see what could be done
toward securing a Federal Building.'
Just before the close of the year
this committee' i-eported back to
til3 Directors that it had done
everything that could be done at
this time to secure the construction I
oi a Federal Building. That we[
were slated for a Federal building,
were on the list of towns which had!
been favorably reported upon by j
the Federal authorities, and that]
-r/e would have a Federal building
as soon as our turn come on the list. | Ralph Newsom in charge of the
In February a proposition was Rotary program Wednesday had as
started to try and secure a re- his guest, Rev. L. W. Crouch, pas-
duction in our gas rates. Sevex-al tor of the First Baptist Church,
hearings wex-e held with the of-j who spoke to the Club on the "Chal-
fieials of the Texas Natural Gas lenge of Mankind."
Utilities, and after the Directors The attendance recox*d of the Club
had gone as far as possible, the j for the past month was very grati-
proposition was turned over to thejfying to all, as it stood in fifth
City Council, We have been advis- place with the high ten. Only one
One Absent at
Rotary Luncheon
ed that the Council has secured a
reduction of approximately 20% in
on Wednesday, February 1, to ad-j rates and a eduction in the meter
dress the high school students, par-1 «*»rge from $10.00 to $5.00.
ents, and Rotary Club under the' In April the Directors were re-
auspices of the Rotary' Club of Pa- quested to sponsor a special cachet
lacios. I for National Air Mail Week, stan-
Dr. Barker holds university de- in»; May 15,th- Considerable adver-
greei as doctor of hygiene and phy-1 tis'11# was done in regard to this, a
sical culture. While William How-! suitable special cancellation stamp
ard Taft was president of the Unit- was secured, and Palacios was ad-
ed States, Dr. Barker spent an hour vertised all over the U. S. by rea
a day with him, keeping him fit for, son ^is cac"et-
his job. Then began his lecture In June agitation was started in
woi'k devoted to the young people' an effort to secure better telephone
of the United States and Canada
and to their parents.
Millions of high-school students
and their mothers and fathers have
listened to his addresses on t:ic
problems of youth and parenthood.
Since going on the lecture plat-
form he has delivered over 11,-
000 addresses.
Without any effort at preaching
and without any oratorical flour-
ishes, Dr. Barker has left
found impression on the lives of
these millions of young people. His
most popular lecture, "How to
sei-vice. Conferences were held with
the District Manager of the South-
western Associated Telephoxxe Co.
Some three weks ago the District
Manager advised that because of
the small number of connections, it
would be impossible for them to
expend much money toward im-
proving the service. During this
later meeting, the District Manager
promised to secure from his Com-
pany an estimate of the require-
a pro-j jnents that would have to be met in
ox-der to give us the service of an
Are you saving up the nickels
and dimes for your P. T. A. Min-'
strel ticket? Remember, the con-|
tinuation of the Milk Supply for ... ,, „ , —
Undernourished school children is'™1 y1 f. Mo®t out °f Life, has gjve better service. At this date
member was absent Wednesday and
that was due to illness.
T. W. Caffall was accompanied
by Ike Haskins of Houston.
G. A. Hax-rison, was appointed
chairman of the committee for the
Owens Confex-ence to be held in
Houston this spring.
Fred Goppert was officially elect-
ed and accepted membei-ship under
the title of Variety dealer. He will
be installed at the next meeting.
The meeting was held at the
Green Lantern Inn and a delicious
sea food dinner sex-ved.
County Red Cross
Committe Holds Meet
At the annual meeting of the
Matagorda County Chapter of the
American Red Cross last Wednes-
day in the district court room in
Bay City the report of the nomi-
nating committee held Dec. 21, was
submitted: For Chaii-man, Rev.
uruer «, uB .... «„, Deutsch> Bay City; for Vice-
automatic ringing switchboard, and | r0„ rifw.
other improvements which would
dependent upon the proceeds from]
this show. And if enough funds arej
realized, the P. T. A. wishes to
sponsor the T. B. Skin Test. Your
cooperation is earnestly solicited.
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The Child Study Club met in
thoir regular meeting place for
their regular monthly meeting
Tuesday aftex-noon, Jan. 17.
The club members voted to dis-
continue their work with the con-
sei-vation League of America, and
plan to form their wox-k and pro-
grams as an independent organi-
zation.
The resource material and lead-
ership available to pre-school Child
Study groups of the Galveston-
Houston District Y. W. C. A. will
be utilized by the Palacios group.
Joint meetings in the Child Study
Gx-oup of Bay City and neighboring
communities are being planned.
The membex-s discussed sending
a delegate to the Pax-ent Education-
al Institute to be held Feb. 14 and
15 at the San Jacinto High School
Auditorium. Miss Marion E. Dun-
shee is Parent education director in
the department of homemaking of
the Houston Public Schools, and is
the founder of the Parent Educa-
tion Institute.
Dr. Gertrude E. Laws, chief of
the bureau of pax-ent education fox-
California, will be leader this year,
and will be the main speaker at
the February meeting. —Reporter.
Mrs. Patricia Martyn and Mrs.
J. W. Dismukes were in Bay City,
Saturday. Mx-s. Martyn is now with
the State Health Department and
spent the first two weeks of the
year in Austin getting acquainted
with her new duties.
been delivered to thx-ee million
boys and girls of high-school age.
Almost thi-ee-foux-ths 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 aau daughters on
"The Most Important Job in tne
World."
One of the secrets of the suc-
cess of Dr. Barker as a lectux-er to
high-school youths is his undex--
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
this information has not been fur-
nished.
On July 15th the Chamber of
Commerce sponsored a celebration
honoring Judge J. J. Mansfield, our
Representative in Congress and
Chaix-man of the Rivex-s and Har-
bors Committee; and Roy Miller,
active Vice-President of the lnti-a-
Coastal Canal Association. Many
prominent persons interested in
transportation were in attendance
at the meeting. These guests x-ep-
resented the entire territory from
the Mississippi River to the Rio
Grande.
During September and October
your Directors wex-e kept busy as-
sisting in Palacios' participation in
the Wharton-Matagorda County
Fair. Incidentally, sevex-al prizes
were awarded on exhibits fx-om Pa-
a few months after his lectui-es lacios and the surrounding terri-
have shown a rema»kable 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 sex--
vice.
Victor Hood, of Portland, Ox*egon,
came in Saturday for a visit with
his brothers, Clarence, Herman and
Ralph Hood, and this is the first
time in 36 years the four brothers
have been together.
Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Metcalfe ai-e
leaving this week for Crystal City,
where he has been called for full
time sex-vice at the Church of
Christ. Rev .Metcalfe has served
as pastor of the Palacios Chux-ch
for several years and during this
time he and his wife have formed
a large cix-cle of friends who re-
gret their leaving our city.
tory.
In November your Directors were
in charge of the Red Cross Drive,
and the citizens and businessmen
of Palacios assisted wondex-fully in
this wox-k. We have been informed
that 113 memberships were secured
from Palacios.
During the year a committee
from the Chamber of Commex-ce
has been working on a proposition
to secux-e the shelling of the school
bus route, servicing the territory
lying in the north and west portion
of the school district. This com-
mittee circulated a petition which
they presented to the Commission-
er's Court. The Court has taken
favorable action in regard to the
proposition and we have been as-
sured that this route will be shell-
ed in the near future. This project
will mean jobs for a number of peo-
ple in this district, which will help
to alleviate the i-elief situation, and
will as well, create much better
drainage in the area affected.
Chairman, Tom, Hale, Bay City;
for secretary, Stuart L. Reed, Bay
City; for Treasurer, A. H. Wads-
worth, Bay City; Executive Board
members: Jim D. Tabb, Bay City;
H. J. Wilkins, Bay City; Moyes
Livengood, Bay City; Mrs. R. G.
Wertz, Bay City; Mrs. William
Clements, Palacios; Mrs. L. Smith,
Sargent; Mrs. Dinsmoro Williams.
Matagorda; Wayne J. Hallmark,
Blessing.
We make the following recom-
mendations for service chairjrian:
Disastex-, F. O. Montague, Bay City;
Civilian Home Service, Mrs. R. G.
Wex-tz, Bay City; First A,id, Dr.
F. E. Dye, Bay City; Life Saving,
Mrs. S. L. Reed, Bay City; High-
way First Aid, Luther Bunch, Bay
City; Walter Jessie, Markham;
Junior Red Cross, Tom Hale, Bay
City; Accident prevention, R. Lee
Anderson, Bay City.
Respectively submitted
Albert H. Wadswoi-th,
Chairman,
Rev. Ei-nest Deutsch,
Stuart L. Reed.
This was voted unanimously.
Then the meeting adjourned.
The Campsite area and the terri-
tory under lease contains enough
aci'eage to meet the requirements
of the Bureau, and a commercial
landing field will soon be under
construction. This field will consist
of three shelled nxnways, propex-ly
drained, and will be suitably light-
ed. for day or night use.
During the year the Directors
have contributed $452.82 for the
purpose of assisting in the financ-
ing of the WPA Canning Kitchen
& Sewing Room. Each of these
projects employ 15 persons in addi-
tion to the supei-visors.
In the Canning Kitchen special
tx-aining is given in preparing and
canning foods. 80,000 cans were
put up during the year, 60% of
which was paid back to the donors
•of the raw foods, and 40%, or 32,-
000 cans distributed to needy fam-
ilies.
The Sewing Room provides spec-
ial training in the cutting of cloth
and sewing. Each employee uses
on the avei'age of six yards of cloth
per day, which makes an average
of two garments. All scraps are
used, and after the employees have
completed their allotted garments,
the rest of their time is used in
making quilts, gloves, baby clothes,
toys, etc., from these scraps. All
ai-ticles manufactux-ed are distrib-
uted to needy families.
These 2 proects paid $9,360.00 in
wages during the year, which
money was distributed in this ter-
ritory, in addition to the canned
goods and clothing.
One project which was stax-ted
and did not get any further than
the committee, was the securing of
new descriptive literature. Our
supply of literatux-e is^;,«ctifial«>*
exhausted, and thifre is a great
need for the purchase of a new
supply of attractive literature that
can be mailed to interested persons.
During the year we have received
many requests from organizations
such as the South Texas Chamber
of Commerce, State Highway De-
partment, San Antonio Municipal
Infox-nxation Bureau, The Dallas
News, The Houston Chamber of
Commex-ce and other organizations
who are distributing literature in
an effort to advertise Texas. On
account of the small supply we
have on hand, it has been impossi-
ble to furnish any literature to
these distribution agencies, as we
have had to consex-ve our supply
in order to have copies to mail Lo
individuals who have written in,
x-equesting information in regard to
our territory. Descriptive literature
is one of the few methods the
Chamber of Commerce has to ad-
vertise. Suitable copy that will be
read by those receiving it costs con-
siderable money, and it is hoped
that during 1939 the citizens of Pa-
lacios will make sufficient pay-
ments into the Chamber of Com-
mex-ce so Lhttt we c<Vn replenish our
supply.
The new officers and directors
have pledged themselves to do all
within their power to make this a
banner year and the citizens of
Palacios are earnestly requested to
back them up with their genex-ous
contributions and instructive ideas.
Treasurer's Repoi-t for the per-
iod beginning January 1st, 1938,
and ending December 31st, 1938:
Disbursements
Printing and Stationery $ 33.31
Advertising 41.04
Salaries and Labor 302.25
Phone and Telegraph 6.15
Postage 17.95
Dues to other ox-ganizations 106.50
Entertainment & Meetings 47.50
WPA K. and Sewing R. 451.82
July 15th Celebration 156.23
NOTICE
Cui-few Ordinance will be en-
forced beginning Monday at 9:00
o'clock p. m. at which lime the bell
will be rung each night.
J. L. DEUTSCH, Mayor.
4-H CLUB GIRLS MEET
The Palacios 4-H Club girls met
Wednesday, January 18. Mrs. Julius
Snider has been made sponsor.
The following are the officers:
President, Norma Lee Burns; Vice-
president, Juanita McConncl; Sec.-
Treas,, Dorothy Snider.
Miss Alma Stewart, County home
demonstration agent meets once a
month with us.
—Tappy Shax-p, Reporter
$1162.75
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1938 .40
Cash on deposit in First
Natl. Bank, Bay City, Tex-
as, on Dec. 31st, 1938 143.18
$1306.33
Receipts
Membex-ship dues $ 568.00
Annual Banquet T. Sales 46.50
July 15th Celebration 217.00
Support of WPA K. & S. R. 399.00
$1230.50
Cash on hand Jan. 1st, 1938 .40
Cash on deposit in First
Natl. Bank, Bay City, Tex-
as, on Jan. 1st, 1938 75.43
$1306.33
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