Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1963 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON. PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, March 14, 1963
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PUBLISHER MRS. J. W. DISMUKES
EDITOR & ADV. MANAGER JESSE V. DISMUKES
BUSINESS MANAGER HUGH J. DISMUKES
SOCIETY EDITOR & BOOKKEEPER MARY V. DISMUKES
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FROM THE EXCHANGES
first Rock Unloaded For Matagorda
jetties; Wharton Fire Chiet Dies
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Moving towards a full schedule
of 50 to 60 carloads daily, Nolan
Bros., contractors for jetty work
on the Matagorda Ship Channel,
brought in 22 carloads of rock by
rail last Mondayj—Calhoun County
"Times.
'Arthur M. Lapp, who served
faithfully as the Fire Chief of the
Wharton Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment for 37 years, died March 3rd
(following ail illness of several
months.—Wharton Spectator.
."James E. Kirby, extension econ-
omist at Texas A&M College was
; principal speaker at the Eighth
. Annual Cotton Clinic Saturday.—
3E1 Campo Leader-News.
"Building permits in Port Lavaca
totaled $230,820 during February,
making it the second largest month
■ of the current fiscal year in which
1,077,055 permits have been issued
.(since October. January was the
largest month with $362,000 in
^permits issued. — Port Lavaca
IVavc.
Under the Cotton Release and
Reappointment provision of the
Agricultural laws regulating cot-
■ton allotments, Wharton County
Sias received 9,019.6 additional acres
of released cotton. This acreage
was released in other counties not
'wishing to plant it this year and
may be used bv Wharton county
jfor one year,—El Campo Citizen.
Frank S. Haines, prominent bus-
iness man and civic leader, suffer-
ed a stroke March 3. Partially pa-
ralyzed on one side, he is recover-
ing slowly from the effects of the
seizure.—Wharton Spectator.
The three independent school dis-
tricts in Jackson County expect a
total of about 100 more students
next year, for the 1963-64 school
terms, according to the new cen-
sus statistics compiled. The Edna
school census, only one to show an
increase, now lists 2,i206 students
compared to 2,078 listed this time
last year.—Edna Herald.
The City Council Tuesday night
Was presented with the petition
calling for an election on a $60,000
bond issue for the purpose of issu-
ing bonds for a new fire truck, a
fire station and city hall. No elec-
tion date was set, but the petition
and the fire protection facilities
and the threatening insurance rate
increases were due further study
by the Council.—Ganado Tribune.
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
Twenty Boy Scouts from Troop
47 and their scoutmaster, Dr. J. C
White traveled to Houston to see
the giant scout show at the coli-
seum.
The local office of Central Power
and Light installed a 120 foot pole
to house the aerial for their 2-way
radio network.
The new 1953 Ford trucks go on
display at Maddox Motor Company
Friday.
The engagement of Miss Mary
Lee Bell to John O. Boettcher of
Weimar was announced.
Dr. J. C. White was elected
president of the Rotary Club to
succeed R. H. Neeley.
J. B. Chamberlain, manager of
the Wharton office of thei Houston
Natural Gas Corporation, was
elected president of the East Whar-
ton County United Fund.—Whar-
ton Spectator.
Contested races for all three
IPort Lavaca City Council posts to
:4)e filled in the April 2 election de-
veloped with the filing of two ad-
ditional candidates before the Sat-
urday midnight deadline, with the
iirst woman candidate in the his-
tory of Port Lavaca seeking elec-
tion.—Calhoun County Times.
DR. JACK KAHN
OPTOMETRIST
JEyes Examined — Glasses Fitted
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FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT
IFifth Floor National Bank Bldg.
VICTORIA, TEXAS
Jackson County has received an
additional 2,1334.7 cotton acres.
This additional acreage will be ap-
portioned among the 416 Jackson
County cotton producers who re-
quested more acres under this pro-
gram, before the deadline sign-up
date for such acreage.—Edna Her-
ald.
Sen. Bill Patman has introduced
a bill that would add the waters of
Espiritu Bay and southern por-
tions of San Antonio Bay to the
more than 50 per cent of Texas
bays closed to trammel and gill
nets. The upper half of San An-
tonio Bay consisting of 40,000 acres
together with some 250,000 acres in
the adjacent waters of East Mata-
gorda Bay, Matagorda, Powder-
horn and Oyster Lakes, Tres Pa-
(See "EXCHANGES," Page 7)
Lookout
Mountain
NOW A TOURIST STOP
IN TENNESSEE, IN 1863
IT WAS A KEY POINT
IN A GREAT CIVIL WAR
BATTLE IN WHICH
THE UNION ARMIES
CAPTURED NEARBY
CHATTANOOGA !
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AS SOON AS THEM
TOURISTS CLEAR
OUT, I'M GONNA -
RECAPTURE IT!
Why don't you look
into the advantages
of doing all your
banking with us?
© BUSINESS FEATURES
The City State Bank Ot Palacios
MEMBER F. D. I. C.
15 YEARS AGO
The annual meeting of the Farm-
ers Cooperative Association was
held Tuesday and Joe Beard was
elected president; Frank Gillespie,
Secretary and treasurer; Ike Ram-
sey, Bud Stewart and E. B. Hogg,
directors.
The band sponsors were elated
as the new uniforms were paid for
and they were out of debt.
Directors for the Rotary Club to
serve the ensuing year were elect-
ed Wednesday and the new of-
ificers elected by the board were
R. B. Trull, president; John C.
Richards, vice-president and Eli
Mayfield, secretary.
New candidates for county and
city officers were J. L. Koerber and
A. Rioux for mayor; Geo. Curtis,
alderman; W. C. Gray, city attor-
ney; Thomas H. Lewis, county
judge and Jimmie Shearer, county
sheriff.
The "Mayor of Wall Street" E.
I. Chiles was given a surprise
birthday party Friday at his home
by his wife and friends.
Presidents of 4-H Clubs in Pa-
lacios were: Don Johnson, gram-
mar school; Thomas Holsworth,
junior high and Vernon Hunt, sen-
ior high.
20 YEARS AGO
Thirty-six people received cer-
tificates at the Food Handlers
School.
Mrs. Alice LaBarge was ap-
pointed secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce to fill the vacancy left
when Mrs. Gladys Niven resigned.
Mrs. George Hoffman set a hen
on 14 eggs and 15 chicks hatched.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Pasal an-
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Mabel Christie, to Frank
R. Lane.
The Soil Conservation program
was given 100 percent approval by
the farmers in the election Satur-
day.
W. C. (Bill) Regan was elected
president of the Rotary Club.
Mrs. Cora Ifland, an early citi-
zen of Palacios, died and was
buried in Houston.
25 YEARS AGO
According to a summary pre-
pared by the Texas Highway De-
partment, Matagorda County had
less than 100 miles of designated
>;tate highways.
Mrs. Mildred Barr was called to
Goose Creek bv the death of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Stuart Hagood.
H. Bentz, caretaker at the Bap-
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tist Encampment grounds, reported
extensive repair work had begun
getting things in shape for the
summer encampments.
Twenty-five Boy Scouts with L.
B. Sowell as their scoutmaster, en-
joyed a hike to the woods and a
day's outing.
The High School Sharks won the
invitational track meet held on the
local track. High point honors were
shared by Delbert Colvin, Palacios
and Dossey of Ganado.
30 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Salsbury
celebrated their 30th wedding an-
niversary.
Anton Kopp, Sr. died at his
home three miles south of Blessing.
March 23 was the date announc-
ed for the annual banquet of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The marriage of Margaret Will-
iam Darnall and Calvin Sexton on
November 14, 1932 was announced.
Mrs. Margaret Amanda Williams
died at her home in Collegeport.
The F.F.A. class, with S. F. Ma-
lone as teacher, elected officers as
follows: Arvid Peterson, pi-esident;
Steve Parsutt, vice-president; Fred
Barrett, treasurer; Jimmy Hayes,
secretary and Audry Sullivan, re-
porter.
35 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Campbell,
residents of Palacios for 20 years,
moved to Bay City.
Eleven barrels of radishes and
seven crates of greens were ship-
ped to market by C. L. Burns, presi-
dent of the Truck Growers Asso-
ciation.
Mrs. Taylor of Gulf and Lindner
Buller were married with Rev. J.
A. Derrick officiating.
Mayor Ehlers proclaimed March
12-17 as Clean-Up Week and com-
mittees from the newly organized
auxiliary of the Chamber of Com-
merce were busy with plans to
give the city a thorough cleaning.
40 YEARS AGO
The name of the Palacios Board
of Trade was changed to Palacios
Chamber of Commerce at the reg-
ular meeting with Carlton Craw-
ford, president, presiding.
A cash register at the Palacios
Auto Company was robbed of $20.
The last number of Lyceum
Course sponsored by the Boy
Scouts was a home talent produc-
tion entitled "Clubbing a Husband".
ihe Old. iimwt
Wyoming's state
Indian Paintbrush.
flower is the
is
Widest bridge in the world
the Crawford Street Bridge in
Providence, R. I., 1,147 feet wide.
Even moderation should not be
practised to excess.
It doesn't take much skill to
write a love letter, but it may take
considerable skill to get it back.
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Our Service Includes Delivery & 'Setting^ In Cemetery
We Suggest That You See The Monument You Buy
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Box 307 El Campo, Texas
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