Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. [33], No. [1], Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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Lovely Jiniic Dress
II SUNDAY: ' ' 7,
HOOL Slenderize (Jtie
For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—-Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
IT'S safe to predict that you'v«
* never worn a more truly fae»
J coming dress than this lovely, bai
j sic fashion (1878-B). It is beautit
lly designed to make your fig-,
look slender and softly round-
"''he front panels of the bod-
^ut in one with the skirt.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.79 AND $2.00 PER YEAR
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1940
VOLUME
4,000 Eligible Voters in
County is the Goal of
Young Democrats Club
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A check-up with Mr. Sp. Eid-
man, County Tax Collectoircvcals
that approximately six huaed poll
taxes have been paid or eruptions
obtained at the present tfc. This
is a very small percentafjfof the
total eligible to pay poll xes or
claim exemptions.
It will be the goal of ttVoung
Democratic Club of lAgorda
County in their present "f Your
Poll Tax" campaign to achfc four
-thousand eligible voters! this
county. Never before in th'istory
of Matagorda County hi there
been four thousand eligibloters
Robert R. Suttle, Chairmj.f the
club's Executive Counciftated
that the club would leave stone
unturned in attempting tohieve
this goal.
The right to a repraiative
form of government and fright
of selecting our governing rep
resentatives by ballot is aitage
of which many of today'#zens
fail to take full advantagfainly
because of lack of interest this
election year, with many ij tant
issues to be decided and t^oper
selection of candidates fo» var-
ious offices becoming ofater
consequence, everyone shijpvail
themselves of their right fee. In
this state, the payment of ij tax
is necessary to achieve tliffht,
and everyone eligible is .cl to
pay their poll tax prompt' ob-
tain the proper exemif cer-
tificate.
Crawford in CI
Of Rotary Pre
At Weekly Meg
The Rotary Club mefgular
session at the Green Jn Inn
at 12:15, Wednesday, ;P
dent Ralph Newsom harge.
Oyster cocktails were fed by
a steaming plate of rojf with
proper accompaniment!
Visitors introduced! Rev.
Paul Engle of Bay Mallard
Johnson of the Palacioischool
and Cap Traylor of Poica
Carlton Crawford hrge of
the program, openings talk
on individual happines.-ow to
attain it. W. C. Gray urging
groups, such as the R|> keep
their ear to the groti com-
munistic trends tlira,. the
country being partictilaeful
to elect sound people +■> Rev.
Engle gave a short bating'
that all the trouble world
would be over with >eople
made up their minds |y the
Sermon on the Mount
Following the progjBoard
of Directors and cot|:hair-
men met for a shorty* ses-
sion, to complete theiMnual
report to Rotarian Hfprs
Boy Scout N<
The meeting was « the
usual manner with all? the
scout oath and laws. £
Jimmy Smith, an uming
member of the scout issed
his tenderfoot test, boys
are anxious for Jiwnake
good and we all know iff to
keep on advancing.'\iade
resolutions to advancfdur-
ing the coming yearffe.
Travis Brown's pas to
take the lead in the Itest.
—Scout scribe, Marsiurn.
ATHENA CI
The Athena Club lular
session at the Palacv at
7:30./'l4ran. 1, 1940,|jteen
members present. (
The officers electtjfl-41
were: President, Mi'fcVil-
liams; Vice-Preside! M.
Green; Secretary, Mjley;
Treasurer, Mrs. G.jtrn;
Parliamentary Criti< E.
Sullivan.
The Library Comlted
that application has; for
the W> P. A. assista^
An amendment tfva-
cancies, is to be vajiext
meeting.
Survey Shows
Employment And
Production Gains
New York—Material gains in em-
ployment and production volume in
manufacturing industries, and an
optimistic outlook for the future,
are reflected in a compilation of a
"business condition" survey con-
ducted by the National Association
of Manufacturers among its more
than 6,000 members.
Replying to a questionnaire mail-
ed by the Association to its mem-
bers, 65.4 per cent declared they
believed production levels for the
next six months would be as good
—or even higher—than at present.
Only 15.8 per cent felt production
might decline in the next half-year
period, and 18.8 per cent expressed
no opinion.
The survey showed employment
14.1 per cent higher now than at
the same time last year. Only one
industrial classification—the pe-
troleum and coal industries—re-
ported an employment decrease
(6.1 per cent). The largest gain
was reported in the transportation
equipment industries, where em-
ployment was reported up 33.5 per
cent.
Current production levels in the
more than 15 industrial classifica-
tions covered by the survey showed
a marked increase over the levels
for the same period last year.
For the next six months the em-
ployment outlook, like that for pro-
duction, was also seen to be good.
Of those replying to the N. A. M.
questionnaire, 47.3 per cent believed
employment would be at least as
high as at present; 17 per cent be-
lieved employment would be even
better, and only 12.3 per cent ex-
pressed a belief that the employ-
ment level might decline. No opin-
ion was expressed by 23.4 per cent.
An Open Letter to a Speeder
TRAVELERS SAFETY SERVICE
I SAW YOU barely miss a little boy on a tricycle
this afternoon and heard you yell, "Get the H— out
of the way! Don't you know any better than to ride
in the street?" He didn't answer because he hasn't
learned to talk very well yet. So I'm going to answer
for him.
No, the little boy doesn't know any better than
to ride his tricycle in the street. He has been warn-
ed not to, but little boys don't always heed warnings.
Some adults don't either, especially traffic warnings;
for example, the one limiting the speed of automo-
biles.
I'm going to tell you something about that little
boy. He has a mother who endured consirerable in-
convenience, anxiety and suffering to bring him into
the world. He has a father who has worked hard
and made many sacrifices to make him healthy and
happy. The supreme purpose of their lives is to have
their little boy grow up to be a useful mdn.
Now stop a minute and think. If you should kill
a child how would you feel facing its parents ? What
excuse could you possibly offer Him whose Kingdom
is made up of little children?
Children my hasty friend were here long before
you or your automobile were thought of. All the
automobiles on earth are not worth the life of one
little boy. We don't know what that litl^e boy may
some day be. But we know what you a're, and it's
unimportant. We could get along without you, but
we can't spare a single little boy on the street.
Civil Aeronautics Radio
Station Nearly Complete
Executive Board
Associated Clubs
Hold Regular Meet
The Executive Board of the Pala-
cios Associated Clubs held their
regular meeting Tuesday, January
2, seven clubs being represented.
DRIFTUIOOD
DRAGGED UP BY THE
BEACHCOMBER
A high way on the air! No, you
can't see it; you can't feel it. You
can't walk upon it, and you can hear
it only if you are properly equip-
ped. Hear a highway? Yes, for this
_ , , mysterious highway on the air must
The American Legion reported'be heai.d to take you where you
R. P. Newsom
Aniii Carrol spent
holiday vacation w
in Vwnon, Texas,
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the
er,
William F. Chamblee
William Fletcher (Jack) Cham-
blee who died in the Nightingale
hospital at El Campo, Monday
night, Jan. 1, was born in New
Albany, Miss., March 5, 1881. At
the age of ten years he moved with
his parents to Kaufman, Texas,
where he attended school and grew
to manhood.
On Jan. 23, 1899 he was married
to Miss Lula Glenn and to this un-
ion six children were born, four
sons, and two daughters. One son,
Kenneth, died in infancy.
Mr. Chamblee and family came
to Matagorda County in November,
1915, and located on a farm north-
east of Palacios. He was one of the
most successful farmers of this sec-
tion and his products were known
throughout south Texas for their
excellent quality.
In early manhood he united with
the Baptist Church, of which he
was a faithful member and attend-
ed services regularly as long as his
health permitted.
He is survived by his wife, three
sons, Clarence, of El Campo, Bill
and Buster, of Palacios, two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Spencer Johnson, of Pa-
lacios, and Mrs. Joe Edge, of Hous-
ton; two grandchildren, his moth-
er, Mrs. Mattie Chamblee, of Ter-
rell, Tex., two sisters, Mrs. Alma
Hindman, of Houston, Mrs. Ruth
Jenkins, xh Palacios, and one broth-
er, Douglas Chamblee of Terrell,
Texas.
Funeral services were held at
the First Baptist Church at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with
the pastor, Rev. L. W. Crouch, of-
ficiating, assisted by Rev. Knight,
of El Campo.
Interment was made in the Pa-
lacios Cemetery under the direction
of the Walker Funeral Home of
El Campo, assisted by the Palacios
Funeral Home. Casket bearers were
Frank Stallard, G. A. Salsbury, E.
B. Hogg, G. G. Lawson, L. O. Hill
and John D, Bowden.
El Campo Women's
Clubs Set Site For
Federation Center
El Campo, Dec. 29.—At a special
meeting of the city council, mem-
bers of the Federated Women's
Clubs of El Campo secured a plot
of ground, 20 by 40 feet, on which
a clubroom for the civic clubs of
El Campo will be erected.
This structure will be adjacent to
that of the new county library on
which work will begin some time
in the near future. The clubroom
will cost approximately $5000 as
will the branch county library to be
built by the county on property
donated by the city. Plans provide
for a stucco structure which will
house both the librai-y and club-
room.—Houston Chronicle.
Fi^ht Night Carded
For January 12th
For several months the fight
fans of Palacios have been clamor-
ing for another fight program. This
program is being planned for Fri-
day January 12 at 8 p. m. at the
High School Auditorium.
A very interesting card is being
arranged with such fighters as
White, Ressler, Quinn and Savage
to appear on the bill.
A complete program will appear
in next week's Beacon.
House guests of Dr. and Mrs. J.
R. Wagner during the New Year
holidays were Mr. and Mrs. John
H. Bonner and Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Milletts, of Houston, and Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Williams of Navasota.
Volleyball Schedule
Men
JANUARY 4:
Firemen vs Humble
JANUARY 9:
Humble vs Faculty
JANUARY 11:
Crawford vs Humble
JANUARY 16:
Firemen vs Faculty
JANUARY 18:
Firemen vs Crawford
Women
JANUARY 4:
Crawford vs Bridgettes
JANUARY "9:
Faculty vs Crawford
JANUARY 11:
C. P. & L. vs Bridgettes
JANUARY 16:
Faculty vs Bridgettes
JANUARY 18:
C. P. & L. vs Crawford
STANDING OF CLUBS
Men
Team P W L Pet.
Faculty 4 4 0 1.000
Firemen 3 2 1 .667
Humble 3 1 2 .333
Crawford 4 0 4 .000
Women
Team P W L Pet.
Crawford 3 3 0 1.000
Bridgettes 3 2 1 .667
C. P. & L 4 1 3 .250
Faculty 4 1 3 .250
Houston Recruiting
Station Given Quota
Beginning the New Year the
Navy recri'i+jry .Station at Houston
has been assigned a quota of 80
young men from South Texas.
The dawn of a New Year is upon
us, and with it new hope of pros-
perity and happiness. But to sit idly
by and hope is in vain. No one
ever became a success in the world
by wishing. The will to do some-
thing is the key to success.
To the younff men between the
ages Of 18 and 31 years I have
a special message. Whether you
know it or not, the golden gate of
opportunity has been open for you
for a lonff time. By this I mean,
that the U. S. Navy offers you
ffenuine opportunities. Opportuni-
ties that will never cease to exist,
and as you progress from the bot-
tom to the top, they are opportun-
ities that will only become greater
and more varied.
A large number of young men
who have graduated from high
schools have not found steady em-J q1^""
having distributed 500 sacks of
Christmas treats to children of the
community on Saturday afternoon,
Dec. 23rd. Thirty-nine needy fami-
lies received toys and other Christ-
mas cheer. A few other organiza-
tions assisted in distributing the
latter.
It was voted to give $5.00 from
the Welfare Fund to West Side
School to replenish their First Aid
Kit, and $5.00 for a Child Welfare
case.
The general officers of the Board
were given authority to disburse
funds for extreme emergency cases
up to the amount of $35. Other,
cases will be handled at the regular
meetings.
Tentative plans for a ball or oth-
er fund-raising project were made
for this month.
Harris Milner
Announces JFor
Sheriff's Office
The announcement of Harris Mil
ner appears in the columns of the
Beacon this week to succeed him-1
self in the office he now holds.
Upon his past record he places j
his candidacy for the office of j
Sheriff of Matagorda County, sub-'
ject to the action of the White'
Man's Union primaries which will r. , „ . ,
be held April 13. Mr. Milner asks;flrst of April comes all too soon
the support of his many friends
throughout the county and assures
them their vote will be greatly ap-
preciated. ,
want to go. For it is a radio beam
that soon will be sending its signals
through the ether guiding the
planes that fly over us. A constant
signal when you are "on" it—a dot
and dash signal when you are near
it, and it will lead you straight
home. Just another of the services
Uncle Sam gives us all tied up in
a neat package (and charges us for
ever so often).
* * *
The Legion was a trifle disap-
pointed that so few individuals and
organizations came forward for
toys to be distributed with Christ-
mas baskets. Probably it was not
clearly understood that these toys
were available for distribution by
responsible parties. However, the
Legion and Auxiliary, with charac-
teristic fervor, distributed many of
them themselves. These two groups,
though small, carry on a great
work each Christmas, and we all
should give them more assistance.
* * *
You can begin to get yourselves
ready for a hilarious good time in
the near future. We hear rumors
that another one of those commun-
ity balls is in the making. Remem-
ber what a good time we had last
year in the "Gay Nineties."
* >l« *
Thought for the New Year: RE-
SOLVED, to eat more oysters while
they are in such fine shape. The
Wednesday Club
Elects Officers
The Wednesday Club held their
About the lonesomest place in
town these days is the packing
plant and the picking shed. Ah,
well, there will be another Fall (we
hope.)
ployment. They have been doing . ... ., , T nr
odd jobs here and there for a few! defter; Vice-president, Mrs^J. W
stray dollars, ever hoping for steady
employment that seems never to
Garden Club News
The Garden Club will meet next
regular business and program meet- Tuesday night, January 9th, at the
ing at the home of Mrs. Bertha, home of the new president, Mrs.
Backen with a good attendance.
Plans for next year's work were
begun by the newly-elected officers.
s are President Mrs. C. W.
I Boiling; Sec., Mrs. Mary Elliott;
come.
To you who are employed, earn-
ing from 10 to 20 dollars a week,
does your job give promise of pro-
motion, does it offer security after
20 or more years, providing that it
lasts that long?
To you who wish to qualify in
some chosen vocation, do you know
that the Navy maintains 55 voca-
tional schools.
Less than a year ago this office
had a waiting list of a large group
of young men desiring to enter the
Naval Service. They had to wait six
or more months before being called
for enlistment. Now, applicants are
being enlisted . almost as soon as
their application papers are com-
pleted.
From present indications it is
believed that tjhe quotas will con-
tinue to be lariye for some months
to come.
For further Information write to
or visit the Niivy Recruiting Sta-
tion at: U. S. Navy Recruiting Sta-
tion, 320 Post Office Building,
Houston, Texas.
Treasurer, Mrs. O. E. Sorrell.
Mrs. Ray Phillips read a paper
on "Skyscrapers in an Ancient
Carl Backen. Doesn't it seem a long
time since our last meeting when
we had such a lovely time at Mrs.
Elliott's home? We had a beauti-
ful display of flowers at that meet-
ing. Wonder what we have in bloom
at this time. I feel sure there are
a number of calendulas in bloom.
Will Furnish 24-
Hour Weather
Report For Flyers
The radio aviation service sta-
tion now under construction here
by the Civil Aeronautics Authority,
is nearing completion and will soon
be commissohed for operation, pos-
sibly by the middle of January, ac-
cording to Milton L. Winborne,
operator in charge.
The chief function of the station,
Mr. Winborne, said is to furnish 24-
hour weather information to pilots
of Commercial, private and military
planes. Hourly observations will be
made and reported, and reports of
weather conditions from all sec-
tions of the country will be avail-
able at all times through a teletype
service.
A radio directional beam will be
maintained two legs of which lie
in a direct line from Houston to
Corpus Christi for the guidance of
planes flying that route. The sur-
face of the airport has been great-
ly improved by grading and the
laying of a tile drainage system.
Three of the four runways are the
standard length of 3200 ft. and the
fourth is 3600 ft. long.
Mrs. Sides Brings
Greetings to Home
Dem. Club Women
As 1939 was drawing t* n •' v?
the five county council chairmen
was surprised by a visit from their
former Home Demonstration Agent,
Mrs. Leola Cox Sides, now of
Athens, Alabama. Since Mrs. Sides
could be in the county such a short
time and realizing the utter im-
possibility of contacting every club
woman and club girl and friend in
the county she chose the method
of visiting Mrs. B. F. Curry, pres.
ent council chairman and Mrs.
Gregg Lawrence, Mrs. L. D. Chap-
pell, Mrs. Elo Werlla and Mrs.
Sterlng Landers, former officers as
the best way to bring greetings to
all. Mrs. Sides, dressed in black
dress, wine colored coat, and hat
with a small veil and her usual
smile was good to look at. She
maintained one of her reasons .for
coming back to Matagorda County
was to get better acquainted with
that grand person, Miss Alma
Stewart, present Homo Dem. Agent,
who has carried on the work so ad-
mirably during 1939.
Last May Mrs. Sides attended the
Associated Country Women's of the
World Conference in London. One
Mrs. Frank Harrison left Sunday
afternoon for her home in Bay
City. She spent the Christmas holi-
days with her daughter Mrs. A. E.
Loudcrback and family. Other mem-
bers to spentf Christmas in the
Louderback h<Jne were Mrs. Loud-
erback's brothftr and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Hatrison and son, Stew-
art of Beaumont; Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. G. Stubbiinan of Cuero, sister
of Mrs. Louderjhci^qMfc.fre Stub-
beman and Miitif^ ^p'\beman
of Cuero and tvCBTllk"
Mrs. Alfred 'W-SL™
children of Hj>>
Land; Music and Dance of Southern
Arabia." Mrs. J, W. Boiling substi-
tuted for Mrs. Farwell with "The beginning to show their faces after
Rajahs of Northern India; Their hidin£ in the grass for several
Peoples, Manners and Customs." months.
This month and next is a grand
time to plant that shrub for your
outside Christmas tree next yeai*.
You members of the Garden Club
be sure and remember that our
chairman
And, of course, we have roses every
month in the year. I also notice English woman in conservation said
that the narcissus and jonquils are to Mrs. Sides, "We have lived so
much longer over here than you
have in America that we do not
try to do everything in a day."
Just thirty miles out of London
they were entertained at the four
thousand acre estate owned jointly
by Henry Ford of America and
Lord Perry of England. The estate
Careful Gleaners
Fourteen members and two visi-
tors enjoyed the regular class meet-^ purchasing chairman is always'is in the nature of an experiment
ing of the Careful Gleaners at the ready and willing to assist you with, farm having growing crops, a
home of Mrs. Charles Hansen, Tues-1 ordering the plants and seeds you model dairy, etc. The third floor of
day afternoon. Mrs. Hansen hadjWant. She tells me that now is the . the large house or" castle was fitted
charge of the Bible Study also the time to plant dahlias. If you are [ up with thirty small beds to care
topic for the afternoon and told interested you might come prepared for the children taken out of Lon-
something of the lives of three fam-. to place your order Tuesday night, don during air raids.
ous women, Madame Curie, the Also, I have been informed that A gl.oup of the women of which
Radium Wizard, Mrs. Olivia Dionne, j Burton's Feed Store now carries a Mrs. Sides was a member toured
mother of the Quints, and Gen stock of aluminum sulphate, peat through parts of England, Franc".
Ann ^ang £m' w1' Iraoss' etc" s0 that Jt is no longer Germany, Italy, Switzerland? and
000 Chinese Farm Women. Mrs.] necessary for you to go to Bay City Holland
Lindner and Mrs. Hoffman had f01. these garden necessities.
charge of the entertainment which
included a contest of answers to
Bible questions. Mrs. Miller and
Mrs. Hansen were hostesses and
served a dainty plate lunch and hot
coffee.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jennings and
baby of St. Augustine, visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harbi-
son in Collegenort. this week. They
were in Palacios Wednesday guests
of Mrs. Susie Harbison.
Mrs. J. R. Elliott and daughters
Misses Mary Alleen and Nannette
spent the latter part of the week in
Houston. Mrs. Elliott returned
Tuesday night after taking Miss
Nannette to San Marcos where she
attends the Baptist Academy.
Remember Tuesday night.
—Publicity Chairman.
Social Workers
The Social Workers met with
Mrs. Teller on Friday afternoon of
last week, and as she had had a
Mrs. Sides spent the Christmas
holidays with her mother, Mrs. Cox
at Lubbock. She only visited a short
while in Matagorda County, leaving
the day after Ney Year's for Ala-
bama to take up her work there
"i
Mrs. Amy Hall had a? '
over the week end andu
birthday since the last meeting, her Year Eve dance, Yrfvettiii
natal day was celebrated upon this Helander 'ami-' ^pers j.-, ,
occasion. Games, telling jokes and Houston. ftetter 'and
social converse made the afternoon! a
a most happy one, and the serving' Mrs. Lindbe- pro'-iaio/,'
of a covered dish lunch with hot companied b' needed or
coffee made a most fitting finale and a grarj s'"t,es>
for the group. Besides the hoonree home Mond> uewspapotr r
those present were Mrs. L. Bruse, Mrs. Sus'X—and it will he j
Mrs.. Chas. Hansen, Mrs. E. C). They « advantage to j
Pasal, Mrs. Hailc, Mrs. Phillips, Lois it whenever you J
Mrs. R. C. Huddlcston, Mrs. Laura duu<c a purchase.
Cole and Mrs. George Hoffman, i with
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