Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 20, 1923 Page: 1 of 4
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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923
VOLUME XVI NUMBER 29
Hawley Picnic
To Be Friday,
August Third
Many people will be glad to
know that there will be a Sunday
School picnic at Hawley again
this year. Hawley used to be
the head of navigation on the
Tres Palacios river. Before the
day of railroads through this
part of the country, merchandise
of all kinds was brought in by
by boat and unloaded at this
place to be freighted in wagons
to inland towns.
The Hawley church twenty
years ago was the scene of a big
annual camp meeting where hun-
dreds of people came to attend
the services and camped out in
the beautiful groves around the
church during the two or three
weeks of the meeting. Hawley
now is a mile north of Tidehaven
which is three miles east of
Blessing on the Gulf Coast lines.
The Hawley picnic has been an
annual event for the last twelve
years with the exception of two
or three during the war. It has
combined the features of a pic-
nic and a convention and being
an ideal spot for both it has been
attended by hundreds of people
each year.
At a meeting in Blessing Sun-
day afternoon for the purpose of
planning the program for the
Hawley picnic this year about
sixty people were present and
much interest manifested. Sun-
day schools from Bay City, Gulf,
Citrus, Markham, Midfield, Clpm-
ville, Palacios and Blessing were
represented.
After J. H. Barber, of Mark-
ham, had called the meeting to
order it soon became evident that
the plan of former years would
be inadequate for this year. Bay
City brought us a very cordial in-
vation to hold the convention at
that place. After consideration
and discussion their invitation
was unanimously acccepted and
plans set on foot to hold a big
County Sunday School Conven-
tion in Bay City, September 7.
At the same time the Hawley
picnic could not be given up, and
plans were also made to held a
county wide Sunday School pic-
nic at Hawley, August 3. A com-
mittee was appointed to clear off
the grounds and have everything
in readiness for that day. Anoth-
er committee was appointed
whose business it is to see that
there is something doing every
minute of the time after the
Sunday School folks arrive,
about ten o'clock. A program of
sports, songs, story telling and
all the good times that happen at
a picnic is expected. An exper-
ienced director of sports and a
song leader have already been
secured. There will also be the
picnie dinner. Of course every-
body is in on that. Nuff said.
All Sunday School folks are in-
vited. Remember the date Fri-
day, August 3rd.
Important Development Near Palacios
Mrs. Mary S. Gaines to Plant Large
Acreage in Fig Orchards
Mrs. Mary S. Gaines who has large land holdings on
which she has been farming staple crops, located some
twenty miles north of Palacios, was a visitor to this city
last week. Mrs. Gaines is well known in this section for
her splendid business ability and enterprise in the upbuild-
ing of the community. She is a woman of means, having
accumulated her holdings since she became a widow many
years ago, and any undertaking which she initiates is con-
sidered certain of success. There is said to be no better
farm manager in this part of
the ..country. Her land is
kept in ideal condition and
she has splendid equipment
in the way of machinery to
handle the preparation and
planting of fig orchards,
which she now proposes to
put in to the extent of about
1,000 acres.
Mrs. Gaines' errand in Palacios was to consult with a
number of local business men and especially to talk with
the management of the local fig packing plant, in regard
to handling the fruit when the orchards begin bearing.
She found our citizens not only ready to co-operate with
her in every way, but very enthusiastic in regard to the
fig industry, as the growing of this fruit has proved very
successful in this locality, wherever the trees have received
proper attention. While here Mrs. Gaines extended an
invitation, which was accepted, to Mayor Campbell, Mr.
Our people are very much interested in the project for
the reason that a much greater volume of raw fruit could
be profitably used by the local preserving plant, and it is
very likely that the local company will put a branch plant
at Mrs. Gaines' Orchards as soon as sufficient acreage is in
bearing to justify such a move. It is the united opinion
of those in this section who have investigated the matter
carefully that nothing will pay better than figs where care
and attention are given the orchards, and Mrs. Gaines is
equipped with experience, as well as financially to handle
the undertaking.
Not only figs, but oranges and grape fruit, do well in
this part of the country, and while figs will be of course
Morning on the Gaines farms. Eighty head of mules are required to hancjie these farms besides the tractors
the chief product Mrs. Gaines will grow, she will offer
some oranges for sale and those who settle on the land
will undoubtedly want to grow some oranges and grape
fruits for their own use and develop small orchards later.
It is a well known fact that figs make $300 to $500 an
acre, depending on their age and the care given them
largely. No failures have been recorded where the or-
chards are handled right, and reports of even bigger re-
turns have come from growhrs. An average of $300 to
$400 an acre may be expected at five or six years.
This enterprise which Mrs.
Gaines has launched will be
a very big thing for Palacios,
not only from the stand-
point of the packing end of
the business, but because Pa-
lacios is the nearest bayshore
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PreparingjJIund for planting Magnolia Fig trees on the Gainos orchard tracts
Wolf, Cashier of the State Bank, Mr. Crawford of the Fig
Packing Company, as well as the editor of this paper and
others of our citizens to visit her farms and inspect the
land and the orchards she planted last season.
point and residents of the
Gaines community will un-
doubtedly make this beauti-
ful little city their play-
ground and naturally will
spend money while here.
The planting of these or-
chards will also encourage
others in this locality to go
into the business, and we
hope that the future will see a large acreage in figs, as
the industry has proven so profitable in other parts of the
fig belt that do not have the advantages which we enjoy
in the territory surrounding Palacios.
Rev. J. A. Calloway, who has
charge of the Methodist church
at Lampasas, and his daughter,
Miss Josephine Calloway, drove
in Saturday afternoon to spend a
week or so with their relatives,
the Chas. Luther and J. M. Mar-
tin familes. Mr. Calloway stop-
ped at his sister's in Victoria
and brought home his father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. H
Calloway, who have been in Vic-
toria for several weeks.
Several Cars of
Melons Go To
Dallas Market
Another source of revenue to
the Palacios farmer is ready to
market—the great big, juicy,
red-hearted, soul-satisfying, far-
famed Texas watermelon, of
which Palacios has in quantity
and in the superlative degree as
as to quality. Because of the
backward spring our crop is late
in getting to the market, but the
recent showers and the golden
sunshine have put their mark on
them and labeled them entirely
good. The first cars were ship-
ped out Wednesday morning by
the local branch of the Melon
Growers Association to the par-
ent Association in Dallas. W.
B. Ware is supervising the pick-
ing and loading of the melons.
Just received a new lot of
Cara Nome double compacts, all
colors. Nester Drug Co.
For Commissioner.
Mr. B. W. Trull, a successful
banker and rice farmer, of Mid-
field, has allowed his name to
come before the voters of the
4th precinct, as a candidate for
commissioner, to fill the unexpir-
ed term of Mr. Cabaniss, de-
ceased. There has long been a
call for good business methods
to be used in conducting the af-
fairs of the county and as a bus-
iness man, with keen insight,
rare, good judgment and a high-
ly developed sense of fairness,
Mr. Trull stands second to none.
Mr. Trull has lived in this section
for years and thoroughly under-
stands the needs of the district
and especially the needs of the
farmer. Those who vote at the
special election called for August
4th, will make no mistake in
supporting Mr. Trull.
Card of Thanks.
To all those who so kindly and
sympathetically aided in easing
the grinding pain during the last
weeks of my husband's life; who
gave so freely of their store of
loving-kindness that makes all
burdens easier to bear; to the
girls of my Sunday school class
and others who gathered such
quantities of beautiful flowers, I
pour my heartfelt thankfulness.
Mrs. J. Minich.
ANN0UNCEMET
You are authorized to announce
that I am a candidate for Com-
missioner of precinct number 4,
subject to the- White Man's Un-
ion special election, Saturday,
August 4th. B. W. Trull.
Let Grant & Grant write your
Fire, Tornado or Auto Insurance.
Office upstairs in Perry Bldg.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Backen and
sons, of St. • 1?aul, came the first
of the,week for a visit at the
home of Mrs. Backen's parents,
and Mrs, M. Lipscomb.
CELESTE
LITTLE BLUE....
FIGS
MAGNOLIA
We want all the Figs you have for
sale—Every pound counts.
MAGNOLIA FIGS,
CELESTE, - *- -
5c
4c
We can furnish pickers if you are unable to pick
them. Telephone us. Bring figs as early in the morn-
ing as possible. Figs not accepted after 12 o'clock noon
Crawford Fig Company
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Crawford Fig
Plant Opened
Last Thursday
The Crawford Fig Preserving
Plant opened for the season's
canning Thursday of last week
with a good quality of figs and
with prospects of an excellent
season. That this section of the
coast country is peculiarly adapt-
ed for the growth of the Magno-
lia fig and that Palacios is in the
very heart of this ideally loeated
district, is evidenced by the fact
that the Crawford plant is the
first in the entire coast section
to be opened for business this
season. Many wide-awake per-
sons are taking advantage of
this fact and as a consequence a
greater acreage than ever before
is being set to figs.
Last Sunday morning little
Alice Angle was taken to the
Loos hospital in Bay City where
an operation for appendicitis was
successfully performed.
Miss Rowena*- Clement, who is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Morrow
near Victoria, underwent an op-
eration for appendicitis Monday
of last week. Miss Rowena is
doing nicely and will soon return
from the hospital.
G. A. Bracher, of Brenham,
spent the wee k-end in Palacios.
Mr. Bracher will be remembered
as the engineer who established
the level for the streets and who
maintains his interest by fre-
quent visits to our little city.
Miss Georgia Patterson, of
Smiley, came Monday to visit
with the F. G. Berger family.
Miss Patterson has visited this
hospitable family at other times
and has made many friends who
are glad to welcome her.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Adams and
family and Miss Qwina Yowell
and Mr. Avin Clark, all of Waco,
are for a week or more enjoying
the fine gulf breezes and visiting
the I. C. Richards family. Mr.
Adams is the proprietor of a
large music establishment in
Waco, and has as one of his sales-
men, Mr. Jess Richards.
Rev. G. T. Hester was called
to Edna Saturday by the death
of his mother, who had been in
failing health for several months.
Mr. Hester has the sympathy of
the community in his hour of
sorrow. His sisters, Mrs. Lelia
Bailey, of San Antonio, and Miss
Mabel Hester, of Edna, are vis-
iting Mr. and Mrs. Hester here.
REMEMBER every Tuesday
night is Family night at the
Queen Theaterf Entire family
for 35 cents.
For Sale or Trade.
My eight-room house and ten
acres (known as the Graham
place) located one biock west of
Palacios townsite. House is
modern, including toilet and
bath. This place has six hun-
dred foot artesian well piped in
house and barn. Has large barn,
cow shed, hen house, etc. Would
make fine chicken and dairy
place, also good for figs, oranges
and other fruit. Well will irri-
gate entire place.
B. W. Trull, owner,
Midfield, Texas.
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Grant, Mrs. Earl. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 20, 1923, newspaper, July 20, 1923; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411790/m1/1/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.