Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1939 Page: 8 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
hursday, November 16 1939
peal Happenings
Rubber Stamp Pads and Ink for
sale at the Beacon office.
Mrs. Floyd Joiner is visiting with
homefolks and friends in Stanford,
Texas.
Dr .and Mrs. J. L. Guffy have
returned from a vacation trip to
Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Ramsey an-
noirtffifj the birth of a baby girl on
Friday, Nov. 10, at the Dye Clinic
in Bay City.
CABBAGE PLANTS
Nice cabbage plants for sale by
Eliner Gussie at his place west of
Palacios.
Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Lange, of
Houston, were here Tuesday guests
of Mrs. Lange's sister, Mrs. George
Hoffman, and family.
Jack Kielberg, a member of the
Conoco crew, now located in Bay
City, spent the week end with Pa-
lacios friends and was a guest of
Jesse Dismukes.
Mrs. Louise Sharp, of Port
O'Connor, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Stapp, Sr., and family and daugh-
ter, Miss Tappy Sharp.
Mrs. Rose Hamilton, who has
been a resident of Palacios for near-
ly two years was married last week
to Mr. Bob Warren and they left
Tuesday morning for Oregon,
where they will make their home.
Thanksgiving for some this year
will be November 23, in accordance
with President Roosevelt's procla-
mation but for John D. Bowden it
will be November 30, together with
a bithday celebration, and he is an-
ticipating a big Thanksgiving holi-
day.
J. T. Dickert spent the first of
the week in Houston on business.
Mrs. Thomas Brandon and child-
ren spent the week end with her
parents in Matagorda.
Miss Gertrude Koerber, of Port
O'Connor spent the week end with
home folks and friends.
Harley Snider, who has been at
the Ruthven Grocery the past few
months is now an assistant at Ram-
sey's Grocery.
A Stanolind Exploration crew ar-
rived in Palacios last week, and
have offices on the second floor
of the Ruthven building.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman
had as their guest Monday night,
their friend Thos. L. Nail, a tile
contractor of Corpus Christi.
Mrs. C. W. Nester was in Hous-
ton, Friday for the marriage of
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Ames to
Walter Fred Chisholm at St. Paul's
Methodist Church.
Shady Lane, mechanic for the
Foley Motor Co., was in Houston,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
last week attending a school of
instruction for Hudson motor cars.
Com. and Mrs. Guy Johnson, son,
George, and granddaughter, Ann
Vandivert, left Wednesday morn-
ing for Asherton to visit Mr. John-
son's father, and George was plan-
ning for a deer hunt.
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Agent Sinclair Refining Company (Inc.)
T. A. CASTLETON,
Agent, Bay City
JACK RAMZEL,
Station, Palacios
Mr and Mrs. Otto Frosch, of
Dallas, spent the week end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Huffman. They were accompan-
ied by Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Crccr
also of Dallas. Mrs. Greer is a niece
of Mr. Huffman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Younts, of Okla-
homa, who are here for an extend-
ed stay were joined last week by
Mr. and Mrs. Isom Cunningham,
who came here from California im-
mediately upon hearing their
friends the Younts had arrived. Sil-
ver Courts is headquarters for both
families and their many Palacios
friends give them a most cordial
welcome.
The Social Workers met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. George Hoff-j
man honoring her on her birthday,'
"42" furnished diversion during the'
aftcrnon for the guests after which!
a devotional period was led by Mrs.
Bruse. A covered dish luncheon,
with hot coffee and chocolate was
served. Those present were Mes-
dames R. C. Huddleston, O. H.
Hart, Charles Hansen, M. M. Miller,
Bentler, H. C. Boyd, E .C Pasal, L.
Bruse, Guy Claybourne and Mrs.
Lange.
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OFFER EXPIRES DEC. 31,1939
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
PALACIOS, TEXAS
Rev. J. G. M. Ramsey, Pastor
Sunday School 10 a. m. Carlton
Crawford, superintendent. Please
help us maintain the good record
made during October by being on
time in your class.
Morning worship 11 o'clock. Spec-
ial music. Sermon by the pastor.
Evening Worship 7:30 . o'clock.
Special number by the choir, Ser-
mon by the Pastor.
Young Peoples Societies 6:30
p. m. Young People not I'elated
with similar groups elsewhere will
find a most hearty welcome here.
Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors.
Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Frayer
meeting followed by choir reheai'sal.
Friday, 7:30 p. m. under the aus-
pices of the Evening Circle of the
Auxiliary the entire Church and all
its organizations are invited to en-
joy an evening of games and fel-
lowship at the Annex. A charge of
25c will be made, the proceeds of
which will be used for the purchase
of needed equipment for the An-
nex. You are very especially invited.
We wish to express our apprecia-
tion to the Beacon for the liberal
space allotted to the churches each
week and for the assembling of
Chui-ch Notices under one head. The
public generally will appreciate this
service of the Beacon. It is hoped
that there will be those who will
show their appreciation of our ex-
cellent local paper by subscribing
to it.
Religious Census of Palacios will
he taken during next week by rep-
resentatives of thp Presbyterian
Church. It will be greatly appreciat-
ed if the people of the Community
will co-operate with those who may
call at your home by answering a
few questions that will be asked you
concerning your own and the relig-
ious inclinations of those who be-
long in your home.
On Thursday night of last week
twenty-five men met at the Annex
of the church and enjoyed an oyster
supper. Members of the Woman's
Auxiliary added to the menu of
oysters and coffee, prepared by the
Green Lantern Inn, the salads, pies,
pickles, crackers and other requis-
ites. An organization of a Presby-
terian Men's Club was affected with
Carlton Crawford, president, Nor-
man Brotemarkle, vice-president;
Billie Gray, Secretary and Ralph
Newsom, treasurer. A Constitution
Committee was appointed consist-
ing of Mr L. H. Hilbert, W. C.
Gray and Rev. J. G. M. Ramsey, to
prepare and submit to the next
meeting a draft of a constitution.
Second Thursday nights were set
as the time for regular monthly
meetings. The next meeting will be
held December 14th.
One new member was received
into th fellowship upon affirmation
of faith at morning worship last
Sunday.
ST. ANTHONY'C CATH. CHURCH
Father Gorek, Pastor
SUNDAYS
First Mass 9 a. m. Sermon in
English.
Second Mass 10:30, Sermon in
English.
Rosary and Benediction, 7 p. m.
Sermon in Spanish.
WEEK DAYS
Mass 7:30 a. m. Confessions be
fore Mass.
We, The Baptist
First let us express our apprecia-
tion for the attractive way in which
the Beacon has arranged the News
from the Churches. We as Baptists
are grateful for the hearty coopera-
tion of our paper in getting before
the public the happenings in our
Church.
The enrollment in the teachers
training courses has been very en-
couraging, there being some 30 or
more in classes thus fai*. Several
additional classes will probably be
organized and other plans will be
inaugurated for the enlargement of
our Sunday School. We are very
fortunate to have Rev. B. L. Mil-
lard in our Church especially since
he has had wide experience in Sun-
day School work.
We would call the attention of ail
to the Union Thanksgiving Service
that will be held on Wednesday
evening, November 29, at 7:30 in
the Auditorium of the Baptist
Church. The Methodist Pastor, Rev.
Mack, will bring the Thanksgiving
Message. W'e are expecting a great
crowd at this outstanding service
of the year.
Listen, what do you do on Sun-
day Mornings? Do you attend the
Church of your choice? If not, why
not? Is it a fact not to be at
all questioned that you have to
work or have you made some kind
of work to occupy your time? Do
you just idle away your time and
often the time of some one else
who otherwise would go to Wor-
ship ? Are you so good that you
do not need to go to any Church
service Have you gotten out of
the habit of Church attendance to
the extent that you forget the hour
of your Church services? What do
you do from 10:00 to 12:00 each
Sunday Morning? What will you
be doing at that time next Sunday ?
Are you in favor of closing all the
churches in town and keeping them
closed ? What will help to keep them
open? Men need to think along this
line and accept their part of the re-
sponsibility for the furtherance of
the cause of i-eligion. Here are
some facts that ought to be chang-
ed. At present about. *4 of our men
must need work on Sunday, *4 are
busy about things that could as
METHODIST CHURCH
PALACIOS, TEXAS
J. E. Mack, Pastor
Sunday School will begin prompt-
ly at 10:00 A. M.
The morning subject will be "The
Sources of the Good Life."
The Senior Epworth League will
meet at 6:30 P. M.
Announcements will be made in
the Church Bulletin concerning the
organization of a Junior Epworth
League by Mrs. Mack.
The evening worship hour begins
at 7:30 with the Pastor preaching
on the subject, "The Just Shall Live
by Faith."
Our mid-week prayer services are
being held Wednesday evenings
from 7:30 to 8:00. Following im-
mediately wifl be Choir Rehearsal
ably assisted by our orchestra
group of young people and others.
It has been suggested that the
men be organized into a "Fellow-
ship Forum" and the women "A
Family and Fireside Circle," which
groups are to meet once a month
at our regular "Family Night" with
a covered dish meal served in an
informal manner, followed by a
variety of games for both young
and old. Further announcements
will be made through the Church
Bulletin from Sunday to Sunday.
Both morning and evening Church
services were well attended, with
the Pastor preaching at Carancahua
Sunday evening. Rev. Gillespie
brought an able and interesting
message at the evening hour.
I am delighted with the people
and place. Palacios is a lovely place
to live, being blessed with Southern
hospitality graciously dispensed by
both native and adopted sons and
daughters who have come here to
live.
You will find a warm and hearty
welcome at all our services.
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SALE or TRADE
FOR SALE—Poland China Pigs.
Richard Pierce, Rt. 1.
RENT or LEASE
FOR RENT—Partly furnished 3-
room apartment. Water furnished,
lights up to the minimum, $1.50.
See Mrs. Ruthven or Ralph Wil-
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FEATHER & SON
of flax if farmers expand their
acreage on a large scale. The an-
swer is definitely "No." This coun-
try imports both flaxseed and its
main product, linseed oil, equivalent
to more than one-half of our pro-
duction of flaxseed. The imports
move in under a high protective
tariff wall of 65c per bushel. It is
probable that the tariff will be
well be done some other day in the J effective in stabilizing flaxseed
week, Vi are out for pleasure of: prices unless our domestic produc-
some sort, and the other V* are in tion is increased by over 15 mil-
their Church. In which one of these
groups do you fall? Just be honest
with yourself, with your fellowmen,
and with your Maker, would it not
be the wise and best thing for you
to do next Sunday morning if you
would leave every thing else and
go to your Church, thereby helping
your pastor, yourself and others.
The most discouraging thing to the
average pastor today is the con-
spicuous absence of the great host
of men of the community from the
House of God. Men, we pastors call
you to worship. We appreciate the
great number of Clubs and other
organizations that are here in our
midst but do not let those organi-
zations take the place in your life
that the Church ought to fill.
Our Sunday School attendance
was 102 last Sunday.
lion bushels.
A recent ruling of the Triple A
permits the utilization of neutral
lands, that is, land diverted from
cotton and other soil depleting
crops, for the production of flax-
seed, provided the flax crop is fol-
lowed by perennial grasses or le-
gumes. The growing of flax on such
lands will greatly increase the ef-
fectiveness of the A. A. A. pro-
gram.
Texas, with its loss of cotton
acreage, is badly in need of a cash
crop and fortunately flax is prov-
ing to be the answer to that need.
Last year's harvest brought the
Texas farmer an average of $1.50
per bushel on the farm. The Texas
flax crop matures in May near the
usual peak of domestic prices and
furnishes a cash income in a sea-
son of the year when other sources
of farm income are not available.
Texas flaxseed shows a satis-
factory oil content. The oil itself
MISCELLANEOUS
NOTICE!
Here's a wonderful opportunity
for responsible party to get a beau-
tiful Spinnet Piano for small bal-
ance due on easier terms than usual.
Just continue weekly payments of
$1.50. This piano is practically new
and guaranteed for 10 years. If in-
terested write or wire before we
send our truck for it.
M. Wolfe, Credit Manager, Brook
Mays Piano Co., 1523 Main St.,
Houston. Texas.
has been found acceptable to the
trade . . . one brand of the Texas
oil being already generally avail-
able through normal distributive
channels.
The best date for fall seeding of
flax in South Texas has possibly
not been determined. However, No-
vember has proven to be a good
month to plant provided soil, tem-
perature, and moisture conditions
are favorable. Two to three pecks
per acre are usually planted, using
the same methods as when planting
wheat or oats. Those interested in
more details of how, when and
what varieties of flax to plant
should discuss this with your coun-
ty agent, vocational agriculture
teacher, or write the Texas Agri-
cultural Experiment Station at Col-
lege Station, Texas.
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St. John's Episcopal Church will
have services Sunday, Nov. 19th at
8 a. m. by the Rev. Paul Engle.
Indifference and inaction
always pay a penalty.
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Flax . . A New Crop
For The Gulf Coast
By JAS. D. DAWSON, JR.
Member, Agriculture Committee
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Those of us who traveled the
highways of the Gulf Coast last
spring were impressed by fields of
a new crop never before seen in
Texas. In late March and early
April the fields were a mass of pale
blue flowers, rivaling the beauty
of our own bluebonnets for which
Texas is so famous. By late April
and May these fields had turned to
a beautiful golden brown, and com-
bine harvesters and binders had
moved in to harvest the first com-
mercial flax crop of any conse-
quence in Texas.
For a great many years sporadic
attempts to grow flax from spring
seedings have been made in Texas,
but it was not until 1916 that the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, through its field station at
San Antonio, initiated a series of
experiments with flax as a fall
seeded crop. These experiments,
conducted over a period of 16 years,
showed that the average yield from
fall seedings ranged from 9 to 12
bushels per acre, a yield consider-
ably above the U. S. average of ap-
proximately 7 bushels.
There was very little interest in
flax growing because cotton was
the chief crop. However, as the
world markets for cotton diminish-
ed and prices declined, the need of
a new cash crop became urgent. In
1934 the Texas Agricultural Ex-
periment Station initiated a series
of experiments at several substa-
tions and ?n farms in South Tex-
as. These results created consider-
able interest in flax growing among
farmers who by this time were eag-
erly seeking a crop to plant on
abandoned cotton acreage. Small
trial commercial plantings, totalling
approximately 1,000 acres, were
made by farmers in several Gulf
Coast counties in 1937. These plant-
ings were very successful and most
of that crop was saved for seed. In
the fall of 1938 approximately 20,-
000 acres were planted in 27 coun-
ties. The results were again sue
cessful, making average yields of 11
bushels per acre. Yields as high
as 15 bushels were made on dry
land, and as high as 22 bushels in
the irrigated sections. Much of this
production was also saved for seed,
but a good portion was crushed by
three Texas cotton-seed oil mills by
adapting their machinery to the.
handling of flaxseed.
Flaxseed production in Southern
Texas is now definitely beyond the
experimental stage and this fall the
acreage will perhaps be expanded
to 100,000 acres, depending on
moisture conditions at planting
time.
From the experience gained in
the past four years, and a study
of weather conditions over a long-
er period, it is safe to say that the
Rio and Bison varieties of flax will
usually survive the winters at all
points South of a line from Del
Rio, east through San Antonio, to
Houston, embracing an area of
about fifty counties.
The question might be asked—is
there any danger of overproduction
LATEST WAR NEWS FROM THE KITCHEN FRONT..
OLD COOK STOVES CAPTURED IN
COOKING MODERNIZATION DRIVE
Modern Gas Ranges Pene-
trate Many South Texas
Kitchens; Bring Relief and
Leisure to Overworked
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Homemakers.
This latest picture from the kitchen front shows the
happy smile so evident on the homemaker's face
who is the proud owner of a new modern gas
range, one that helps good cooks get even better
cooking results. This scene is typical of what is hap-
pening in so many South Texas homes, where many
smart homemakers are trading in their old ranges
on a modern gas range, taking advantage of the
NO CASH DOWN PAYMENT offer now in
effect.
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THANKSGIVINGS YOU'LL HAVE
WITH A MODERN GAS RANGE
Thanksgiving Day with its feasting and fellowship
and real giving of thanks is an American institution.
But Thanksgiving Day is only one day, or two, if you
prefer to celebrate both die 23rd and 30th this year;
there are all the other days of the year in which three
meals a day must be cooked. It takes time and effort
and planning every day. It's the homemaker's tough-
est job, this matter of preparing meals day after
day—a job that is made easier by the many automatic
features of the modern gas range.
Think of the joy it will be to cook on a range that
is equipped with automatic burner lighting, heavily
insulated oven, oven heat control, a giant burner and
simmer settings on all burners, new type burners that
won't clog, and a smokeless broiler. These are just
a few of the many features you'll enjoy with a mod-
ern gas range in your kitchen. And its beauty will
add to the modern appearance of your kitchen.
There's no reason why vou can't begin to enjoy the
use of a modern gas range today, for your old stove
is the only down payment—no cash required. Easy
budget terms may be arranged, small monthly pay-
ments with your gas bill. Take advantage of these
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you want from the many models now on display in
our store.
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