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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
SUBSCRIPTION $1.75 AND $2.00 PER YEAR
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1938
VOLUME XXXI NUMBER 32
County Democrats
Appoint Delegates
For State Convention
County Allowed Six
Votes at Convention;
To Ca st as Unit
At the County Convention held
on July 30th, 1938, immediately
following the adjournment of the
meeting of the Democratic Execii-
tive Committee of Matagorda
County, and upon motion duly
made, seconded and carried,, the
following delegates were selected
for the State Convention to be held
at Beaumont:
■w John Sutherland, Robert Thorp,
J. F. Barnett, Luther Robertson, S
E. Doughtie, E. C. Baker, P. A
Bond, A. D. Hensley, E. O. Taul-
bee, Mrs. Edith Woods, R. F. Peden
Mrs. Jake Smith, Mrs. T. J. Walk-
er, Mrs. Sallie Matthews, W. C.
Gray, W. J. Hickl, A. C. Stewart,
A. W. Mc'Nabb, Mrs. Dunbar, Mrs.
A. Harris, W. G. Jones, E. B. I-Iogf?,
C. T. Freeman, II. M. Seerden, H.
T. Barber, C. S. Daughters, C. A.
Erickson, Mrs. Palma Sehott, A
Harris and Mrs. Amos Duffy.
From the total number of votes
cast in the Democratic primaries
on Saturday, July 23rd, Matagorda
County is entitled to six votes in
the State Convention, and upon
motion duly made and carried the
delegates from Matagorda County
shall vote as a unit but are unin-
structed.
The following resolution was
adopted and a copy of the resolu-
tion ordered sent to Secretary
Ickes, Senator L. J. Sulak, Myron
G. Blaylock, Chairman State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee:
"WHEREAS, we the Democratic
Executive Committee of Matagorda
County, Texas, in meeting assem-
bled, being aware of the disastrous
flood condition now existing along
the Colorado River and being cog-
nizant of the damages to the prop-
erty and crops of citizens due to
the floods now existing and to the
threatened danger to the citizens
of Matagorda County because of
the high waters in such river, and
WHEREAS, it is the judgment and
opinion of this committee that such
floods now in existence on said
river have been due to the fact
that water has been impounded be-
hind Buchanan Dam by the Lower
Colorado River Authority, presum-
ably for the purpose of power gen-
eration and pleasure at a time
when such impounded water should
have been released because of the
flooded.conditions of the tributaries
- to the Colorado River above said
dam, and
WHEREAS, it is the evident inten-
tion of the law creating the Lower
Colorado River Authority that the
purpose of the dams are primarily
for flood control rather than for
power, pleasure and irrigation.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by the Democratic Executive Com-
mittee of Matagorda County that
the Department of Interior of the
United States be implored to direct
- the Lower Colorado River Author-
l ity to carry out the purpose and in-
tent of the Act creating such au-
thority to use and diligently man-
age Buchanan Dam and such other
dams now in the process of con-
struction primarily for flood con-
trol. and that a copy of this resolu-
tion be sent to the State Derno-
cratic Convention and to Secretary
Harold G, Ickes.
Passed in open meeting this, the
30th day of July, 1938."
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Construction of
Modern Sinclair
Station Started
Another new modern filling sta-
tion for Palacios is now under con-
struction, and will be used by the
Sinclair Oil Company.
Mr. T. A. Castleton is the owner
and J. B. Hawthorne contractor
and builder. Located on the south
side of the highway at the curve
on first street make it an ideal site
for a service station. It is to be a
stucco structure with cement floors
and driveways, of the same lines
and finish as used by all Sinclair
Stations. The equipment will all
be of the latest type and the con-
tractor states he plans to have it
completed and ready for opening
by the later part of next week.
Mr. Castleton has not as yet an-
nounced who will be manager of
the new station.
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"A good goose why have an ill gosling."
AUGUST
13—Powder magazine con-
taining 800 keqs exploded
at Maysville, Ky.. 1054.
14—Party of German Separa-
tists arrived in Philadel-
phia, 1817.
15—Foreign legations at
Peking, China, rescued
(rom Boxers, 1900.
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16—President Buchanan and
Queen Victoria first to use
Atlantic cable, 1858.
a. 17 —Seven masked highway-
men rob train near
A
Otterville, Mo., 1890.
18—.Sioux Massacre begun in
Minnesota, 1862.
719—British landed in Chesa-
peake Bay and threat-
ened Washington, D. C„
1814. ifiwNu
Mrs. Dixie Carmichael and baby
visited Palacios relatives over last
week end.
Series of Auto
And Motorcycle
Accidents Here
Palacios had a series of accidents
the first part of the week in which
minor injuries were received by
some of the participants and more
or less damage done to motorcycles,
cars and trucks that became in-
volved.
Lester Morton, Tony Matl, and
Bill Stapp each had a crash with
motorcycles.
A truck from McAllen, loaded
with cotton seed went into the
ditch near the Turtle Bay school
house, when the driver lost control,
caused by a broken ax1",, it is sup-
posed. While the truek was badly
damaged the driver was not in-
jured. He was accompanied by a
young man and his wife, and the
latter received some very painful
lacerations. f
Rupert Elliott Will
Receive M. A. Degree
Waco, Texas, August 10.—Ru-
pert A. Elliott, principal of the
Wadsworth, Texas, schools for the
past three years, will receive his
Master of Arts degree at the sum-
mer commencement exercises at
Baylor University, August 17.
Elliott's major subject was edu-
cation. He took his bachelor of
arts degree from Baylor in 1930.
Relief of Flood
Sufferers is Most
Urgent FSA Task
Relief of flood sufferers is the
most urgent task before the Farm
Security Administration in this
county, it was stated today by W.
W. Hartley, FSA's county super-
visor. He said that additional per-
sonnel for the cpunty office will be
transferred from other areas, if
necessary, to assure prompt and
adequate service.
FSA financing will be extended
to all farmers in need, whether
they have previously been borrow-
ers or not, the supervisor said. Old
borrowers will be allowed supple-
mental loans for replacing lost
livestock, equipment, feed, seed and
supplies. Farmers who have not
previously been FSA borrowers will
be encouraged to seek "standard
loans," rather than non-repayable
grants. Standard loans are for pur-
chase of livestock and equipment,
as well as supplies and are based
upon long-time farm and home
plans. The first requirement is that
the farmer grow his food and feed,
and only after that has been pro-
vided for is he expected to put land
into cash crops.
"Emergency loans," to cover only
seed, feed and supplies for the pres-
ent year, will be made to those who
tire not in need of additional live-
stock or equipment.
"Non-repayable grants may be
juade where necessary to purchase
food and supplies, when a farmer's
crops have been destroyed and he
has no source of income," the
supervisor said, "but comparatively
few farmers, we hope, will seek
such grants. Most farmers want to.
work out a plan under which they
will receive a loan, and repay it,
rather than a grant."
It's better to build up to quality
than down to price.
$56,000
Secured
For Camp
126 Workers to be
Employed on Pro-
jects at Camp Hulen
Of the forty-five WPA projects
for Texas approved, Palacios is in-
cluded, and $5C,000 will be ex-
pended on improvements at Camp
Hulen. The work includes the con-
struction of a supply building, 10
mess halls, repaint buildings, level
(and drain grounds, and will employ
120 workers.
This announcement was made
Wednesday by Stearns S. Tucker,
Deputy State Administrator.
REPORT OF MATAGORDA
COUNTY W. P. A.
1. Persons Certified To WPA
Male Female Total
a. July 1937 232 ■ 60 298
b. July 1938 306 71 377
2. Persons Employed by WPA
a. July 1937 158 46 204
b. July 1938 212 62 274
3. Persons Awaiting Assignment
For WPA Employment On July 2i7,
1938,
Bay City 4 4 8
Blessing 4 0 4
Clemville 10 1
Markham 10 1
Mid field 3 0 3
Palacios 25 3 28
Pledger 10 1
Van Vleck 112
Wadsworth 2 0 2
Matagorda 14 0 14
Total
56
8 64
No.i Motfet
Spudded In
Glenn II. McCarthy's Moffet No.
1, was spudded in Saturday night.
About 2400 feet of surface casing
has been set and drilling will prob-
ably be resumed some time tonight.
J. H. ROCKENBAUGH
James Henry Rockenbaugh died
suddenly about 1 p. m. Wednesday
in Corsicana, where he had been
visiting the past month.
The remains are being brought
here overland and funeral services
will be held at the grave this after-
noon at 3 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Geo. F. Gillespie.
Mr. Rockenbaugh was 84 years
of age, and had lived in Palacios
for many years, where he has a
large circle of friends with whom
we join in extending sympathy to
the bereaved.
SPEAKS HERE
GERALD C. MANN
spoke to an appreciative audience
here Monday, August 8, in the in-
terest of his runoff campaign for
Attorney General.
Gerald C Mann
Censures Political
Racketeers Here
Reaffirming his pledge of a fight
to the finish on political racketeers
and promising close cooperation
with the governor-elect and other
department heads, Gerald C. Mann,
dynamic candidate for attorney
general who polled over 315,000
votes in the first primary, brought
his vigorous runoff campaign here
Monday, speaking before a large
crowd at the corner of Main and
5th Streets.
"When I announced for attorney
general last February, I pledged a
finish fight on the political racket,"
Mann said. "That pledge stands as
strong today as it did then and it
shall continue to be my battle cry
after I am elected.
"No longer shall those political
racketeers, the self-styled influ-
ential politicians, the influence-
peddling lawyers, the schemers, sit
enthroned. I want to make our
capitol building at Austin a symbol
of justice whei-e any one may go
and get what he is justly entitled
to without the if of any fixer."
Promising cooperation with de-
partment heads at Austin, Mann
said "we shall work as a team in
the interest of and for the welfare
of Texas. Too long have many of
those in high public office failed to
work in harmony because of con-
flicting political ambitions."
Mann said this was the first
time his name has appeared on a
ballot although he has served the
people as an assistant attorney
general, secretary of state, and
Washington representative of the
Texas Planning Board, all by ap-
pointments.
Roy Ernest Gillespie left Sunday
for Kerrville, after spending two
weeks here with his grand-parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gillespie.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Johnson
and son, spent the week end in
Houston. They visited- relatives also
took in the ball games.
WHO AM I?
The mystery regarding "Who
Am I?" whose advent has been ad-
vertised as coming soon in this
newspaper, has been the cause of
considerable comment around town
in the last few days. The Beacon
has been running a number of
"teaser" ads raising the question
"Who Am I?" but the firm which
placed the advertising has offered
no explanation so far.
Some people say it's just "build-
up" for a new movie. Others be-
lieve a new product is coming on
the market. Anyway, the answer
is coming soon in an early issue of
this newspaper.
Mrs. Chas Fox accompanied by
her grandson, Charles Hammond,
of Tecumseh, Okla., visited her
daughter, Mrs. T. W. Fields last
week.
The El Canipo Boy Scouts with
Rev, A. W. DeGuire in charge, as-
sisted by Lloyd Hansard and Rob-
ert Schnellek spent last week at
Camp Hulen. Some forty business
houses and individuals of that city
made it possible for these twenty
or more boys to enjoy a week of
Scouting and Camp Life.
Rev. N. J. Robinson, of Raleigh,
N. C., formerly pastor of the
Christian Church at Center, Texas,
accompanied by Rev. Mirarno Ga-
holston, and laymen Charles Mul-
drow, L. Weaver, L. F. Gay, Laur-
ence Bridges and Butler Johnson,
all of Center, is here for his annual
vacation. The party aboard the
Lorena V went for a fishing trip
Tuesday and made a catch of over
100 pounds. Bridges came home as
the champion, while Gaholston
ranked as second and Weaver third.
Summary of Extension Work in County
As Carried on Since April, 1933
Following an intensive "Live-at-
Home" program, which has been
carried on in this county for the
past five years or more under the
very able supervision of Mrs. Leola
Cox Sides, county home demonstra-
tion agent, who has resigned to
accept a position in Alabama, 85%
of the farm families have not only
learned to grow gardens and con-
serve food, but have been engaged
in home improvement, which has
many different phases.
Over 50,000 containers of food
have been canned each year and
placed on the shelves of over 160
pantries. Attention the past three
years has been given to food prep-
aration such as vegetable cookery,
bread making, and this year the use
of fruit, proper cookery and serv-
ing of same has been stressed. As
!a result of this, over 100 families
tire cooking by a meal plan, which
means a balanced diet.
While studying and conserving
food, home improvement has also
been given attention. Over 1500 na-
tive shrubs and an equal number
of nursery shrubs, plus native and
nursery shrubs grown from cut-
tings have been placed in a large
number of yards and are now mak-
ing a nice showing along with the
grass which has been put out on
sodded lawns. These improvements
together with the addition of suit-
able outdoor furniture have provid-
ed outdoor living rooms where the
entire family can enjoy recreation
together.
For four years, bedroom im-
provement has been carried on,
both with the women and girls. Up
to the present time, aproximately
100 rooms have been almost com-
pletely made over into more at-
tractive places in which to live.
One of the interesting things to be
noted about this home improvement
program, is the fact that it can be
and has been done at a very low
cost, by putting into use the ma-
terial on hand and by the mem-
bers of the family contributing the
necessary labor.
This summary would not be com-
plete without mentioning briefly
the educational program which has
been carried along with the other
phases of the extension work.
Many practical and worthwhile
studies have been conducted and
thoroughly enjoyed by the club
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women and girls, among which
were government, including inter-
national, national, state and coun-
ty, art of living, family relation-
ship, child study, parent education,
poetry, music, and one of the most
attractive studies which was con-
ducted was the study of pictures,
taking up the selection of good pic-
tures, proper framing and hanging
of same.
As a whole, the extension pro-
gram in Matagorda county has
brought about a very marked im-
provement in the living conditions
of the rural people, in that it has
taught them how to more adequate-
ly feed their families, thus im-
proving their health, it has develop-
ed a greater desire and apprecia-
tion for beauty around the home,
'and as can be seen from the list
of studies which have been con-
ducted, the cultural side of the pro-
gram has not been neglected. All
of these things together, has made
for happier, relationship in the
family life and going beyond that,
it is not too much to say that the
social life of entire communities
has been made more interesting
and enjoyable.
Mexican Murdered
at Local Honky Tonk
Early Wednesday
Aug. 19th is Fun
Nite at Pavilion;
To Benefit P-T A
The Palacios P. T. A. invites you
to their Fun Nite to be held on the
Pavilion on Friday flight, next
week, August 19th, from eight to
ten. Tables for bridge, forty-two
and other games will be provided
for those who wish to play. Games
will be under way for those who
wish activity. Supervised games
for little children under capable
leadership will be held in the room
upstairs. A short program of band
music and other features will be
offered.
Admission 25c; under sixteen,
10c; families, 50c. Luscious apple
pies will be on sale, so bring an
extra dime or two. Proceeds from
this affair will be used for the Milk
Fund for Undernourished Children
and for general expenses of the or-
ganization.
Bring the whole family and let's
have a grand good time down
where it is cool.
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Bluejackets' to
Hold Year's First
Scrimmage Tues.
Two weeks of light workout have
put the Bluejackets in good condi-
tion and a short scrimmage is
scheduled for next Tuesday. There
have been over twenty reporting
every day since practice began two
weeks ago, and some few yet to re-
port. It appears now as the Blue-
jackets will have practically the
same team as last year, which fin-
ished the season with four wins
and seven losses. L. C. Ashley,
an army leaguer, and Clyde Fox,
former Shark, will add much
strength to the line, and Ralph
Whitley, of Hallettsville, has been
showing up good as a backfield
man.
Some of the high school boys
have been practicing with the Blue
Jackets since their's has not begun.
The high school schedule has been
completed and will be announced
in the near future.
Evelyn Jensen Wins
Personality Contest
Miss Evelyn Jensen, representing
the Peacock Beauty Salon, was
chosen as "Miss Palacios" in the
Beauty Show held at the Queen
Theatre, Friday night, and Miss
Viola Hood, from the Beauty Nook
and Miss Christine Paulk, from
Strasner's Tailor Shop were chosen
as her attendants. Palacios busi-
ness houses were well represented,
and the young ladies who took part
made a very pleasing appearance.
Mrs. Leckie and daughter, Mrs.
White and five children, of San
Antonio, accompanied by Mrs.
Leckie's mother, Mrs. Sims, and
her sister from Tennessee, are
members of a house party at the
McDonald cottage in the B. Y. P.
U. grounds.
Palacios is becoming a Mecca for
summer vacationists and this week
we have people here from Tennes-
see, Arkansas, Arizona, California,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, besides
numerous places in Texas. All are
enjoying the delightful gulf breeze
as well as the boating and swim-
ming on the beautiful Tres Pala-
cios Bay.
Mrs. Howard Carlton and two
children accompanied by her friend,
Mrs. Kirk, all of Mangum, Okla.,
are in Palacios for a two week's
stay while Mr. Carlton is at the
National Guard Camp in San An-
tonio. They are located at White
Swan Courts and are also enjoying
a visit with relatives, Mrs. Hillyer
of this city and the Hillyer families
of Louise.
Rosendo Guitterez
Dies of Wounds; J.
Alvarez Held in Jail
Rosendo Guittei-ez, a Mexican
who had been here only a short
while, was murdered with a knife
in the hands of Joaquin Alvarez
about 1:30 Wednesday morning at
the Garcia Inn on the west side
of the railroad.
Sheriff Milncr and Guy Barnett
were notified. They took Alvarez
to Bay City, and placed him in the
county jail to await an examining
trial. The body of Guitterez was
taken to the Brandon-Duffy Funer-
al Home and prepared for burial,
which will take place when rela-
tives arrive.
Bay City Youth
Killed on Hiway
Near Underpass
Lester Martin Hill, aged 17, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hill of
Bay City, was killed Wednesday
morning on the highway near
Gertie's Station east of Blessing.
The body was found by Sheriff Mil-
ner and County Traffic Officer Guy
Barnett as they were on their way
to Bay City after being called
here by the Mexican murder.
The boy's head was crushed and
is supposed to have been hit by a
truck while asleep near the high-
way. A brother to the dead boy
who was found asleep near-by, stat-
ed they had been to Galveston and
had ridden a freight train back.
Coming through Bay City, they
were asleep and when they awoke
they could not leave the fafet mov-
ing train so they went on to Bless-
ing. Walking back they became
tired and sleepy and sat down to
take a nap. The boy had been dead
only a short while when the of-
ficers found him.
He is survived by his parents, six
brothers and two sisters.
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
The Commissioners' Court of
Matagorda County, having prepar-
ed a tentative budget for the yeai*,
will have a public hearing on same
on September 11th, 1938 at 2
o'clock P. M., at which time any
interested citizens may appear to
discuss same. The budget, as pre-
pared, is on file in the office of the
County Clerk for the inspection of
anyone interested.
Oscar Barber, County Judge
HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB
The Palacios Home Demonstra-
tion club will meet with Mrs. Belle
Z. Swinford, August 19 at 2 p. m.
Miss Alma Stewart the new Home
Demonstration agent will be there.
Plans for Achievement Day will bo
perfected and all committee chair-
men are urged to be present as
well as club members and visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clement en-
joyed a delightful visit last week
with their granddaughter, Billio
Jean Clement, and Anna T. Chap-
man of Bay City. They were join-
ed by A. W. Clement, of Mirando
City, for a week end visit and Billie
Jean accompanied her father home
for a short visit.
Walter R. Koch, of Corpus
Christi, was a business visitor in
Palacios, Tuesday. He had been to
Por Arhur and Houston in he in-
terest of the candidacy of Gerald
C. Mann for Attorney General, and
while here did some more work for
the Mann campaign,
American Legion and Auxiliary
members of Greenwood Post enjoy-
ed a moonlight picnic on East Bay,
Monday night. Besides the well fill-
ed baskets of good things to eat,
weiners were roasted. All enjoyed
the out door gathering and wished
for such meetings more often.
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