Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1924 Page: 1 of 14
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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
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PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1924
VOLUME XVII NUMBER 10
Report of Meeting of Federation of
Women's Clubs Held at Wads worth
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At the invitation of the P. T.
A. of Wadsworth, the Matagorda
County Federation of Women's
Clubs held their regular quarter-
ly session in the Wadsworth
school building, Merch 8, 1924,
with an attendance of about for-
ty, ten of whom were delegates
representing that many of the
fourteen clubs of which the Fed-
eration consists.
The meeting opened at 10:00
o'clock A.M., the president, Mrs.
S. W. Corse, of Collegeport, pre-
siding.
Minutes of the last two meet-
ings, September 29, 1923, at Pa-
lacios. and December 8, 1923, at
Midfield, read and approved.
Treasurer's report read and ap-
proved/ The latter report show-
ed that $293.65 had been paid in-
to the scholarship fund, and that
$18.80 remained in the general
fund to help pay delegates' ex-
penses to the 4th District con-
vention.
Educational Committee report-
ed that the $50.00 borrowed at a
Bay City bank at the first of the
school term had been paid back,
and that it would take about $S75
in all to complete the school
-year.
On motion made and carried
a voluntary collection was taken
for this fund which netted the
goodly sum of $16.60. About $46
remains to be raised, as several
pledges were made also, and it is
hoped the clubs will try to con-
tribute a few dollars apiece as
soon as possible so the fund will
be complete.
Reports of the various commit-
tees and delegates were then
heard, showing that the clubs
have been doing good work over
the county,
Adding referance and library
books, playground equipment
and improvements, domestic sci-
ence equipment, a new piano at
^ one place, a sanitary drinking
fountain at another, labratory
ij'iupplies, paying on community
,4r building, giving toward German,
" Near East, and other charitable
enterprises, striving for better
movies for children, and all pay-
ing into the Scholarship Fund;
these are the outstanding results
where cooperation is enjoyed.
The Federation then elected
Mrs. Wm. Cash of Bay City dele-
gate, and Mrs. Ed Baker, alter-
nate, to the 4th District Conven-
tion to be held at Belton, Texas,
March 27-29, 1924.
Meeting adjourned to Stone
building for lunch, the first
course of which was served cafe-
teria style, guests seating them-
selves at small tables gaily deco-
rated with St. Patrick's day em-
ems.
The menu consisted of roast
turkey, dressing, cranberry
sauce, potato salad, pickles, sand-
wiches, cream pie, coffee, mints.
The second course was served by
a capable corps of young ladies.
Afternoon session opened with
the song "America," following
which County Supt. Pollard gave
a very interesting and instruct-
ive talk presenting County Ad-
ministration work, which is the
plan qf State Supt. Marrs and
the State Teachers Association.
Supt. Marrs is also working on a
plan to have affiliated High
schools carry two years of colle-
giate work enabling pupils to
take this work without leaving
home, and rcccive credits for
same when they go to college.
Mr. Pollard urged continued
support of all the clubs in the
County Library and Pageant of
Matagorda County, to be given
on County Graduation day at Pa-
lacios, in May. The uniform rec-
ommended for the girls in Coun-
ty graduation exercises is, a
white middy suit with black tie.
After Supt. Pollard's talk the
Federation elected Mrs. J. N.
Ryman as chairman for the Fed-
eration's part in the Pageant.
Other enjoyable numbers on
the program were:
Instrumental Music-
Miss Seerdon, Wadsworth.
Dialogue, "Country School Mas-
ter"—Wadsworth School
Children.
Solo—"I Love a Little Cottage"
—Miss Dickinson, Bay City.
Reading—"Kitchen Clock"
Miss B. Moseley, Matagorda
Violin Solo—Miss Pauline Ruse,
Bay City.
The Resolutions committee then
made the following report:
We, your Resolutions commit-
tee, after due consideration, sub-
mit to you the following report:
1. That we will attempt to in-
terest the various clubs to make
a study of the County unit sys-
tem, as advocated by the State
Teachers Association.
2. That we heartily endorse
the plan now being considered
by State Supt, Marrs, for inocu-
lating two years of college work
in affiliated High schools of the
State.
3. That we pledge ourselves
to a conscientious study of the
candidates, county, state and na-
tion, now presenting themselves
for election to the various offices.
4. That we heartily approve
of the plan for securing better
educational films at the movie
theatres, and pledge our support
of this measure, as suggested by
Mrs, Lewis.
5. That we as a federation
pledge our cooperation with the
movement to give a Matagorda
County Pageant on County Grad-
uation Day, at Palacios.
6. That we express to Wads-
worth our appreciation of their
hospitality and of the careful
rendition of the program; also
the many other courtesies extend-
ed us for our pleasure.
Mrs. G. A. Moore,
Mrs. C. E. Baker,
Mrs. C. V. Bomar.
Motion made and carried that
report be accepted, with a rising
vote of thanks to Wadsworth.
Mrs. Thos. H. Lewis, in behalf
of the Bay City representation,
then extended the invitation to
the Federation to meet at Bay
City in June, which was unani-
mously accepted. Adjournment.
Respectfully submitted.
Mrs. G. A. Salisbury,
Rec. Sec.-Treas. M. F. W. C.
Miss Nora Mae Boyd who had
been at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Boyd recu-
perating from an attack of the
flu, left Saturday afternoon for
Houston to spend a few days with
friends before resuming her
school work at Pierce. She was
accompanied to Blessing <by Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd.
Have you seen, the beautiful
Spring Goods at Brandon's?
Civic League
Met Saturday—
Fine Attendance
The regular meeting of the
Civic League was held in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms
Saturday afternoon and was at-
tended by a large crowd of very
enthusiastic ladies. As improv-
ing the.'condition of the city park
is to be their first work, most of
the time was spent in discussing
just how it was to be and what
to do first. The Park committee
gave a splendid report. The
Streets and Sidewalks committee
has been busy too, and made a
good report. With favorable
weather our city will soon begin
to put on an appearance of which
all will be proud. It seems to
take the ladies to look after this
part' of making a town "a city
beautiful" and the Palacios ladies
are right up to the minute in this
kind of work.
Major Crawford
Sends Airdale
To His^Parents
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Ruthven,
who have been here visiting his
brother, Duncan Ruthven and
family, left Wednesday morning-
for Houston, where they will
spend a few days before return-
ing to their home in Detroit.
Mich. Mr. Ruthven followed on
the afternoon train to be with
them during their visit in Hous-
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Ruthven were
very likable people and made
numerous friends during their
stay who hope they will make
their visits to the south frequent.
Austin, Texas, March. 12,—
Cliffdale Stanley, a full blooded
registered Airedale dam, four and
one-half months old, beloning to
Major Chas. M. Crawford,
Assistant Adjutant General of
Texas, has been sent to Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Crawford, father and
mother of Major Crawford, at
Palacios. This young dog is the
daughter of Cliffdale Sentinel,
sire, and Hill-View Most High,
dam, of the Cliffdale kennels of
kennels of Dallas. The parents
of this young dog are blue-ribbon
winners and well known all over
the country.
The object in sending this
young Airedale to the coast is to
allow her to grow into maturity
free from the congestion of the
city air, and where she may
roam unhindered from apart-
ment life. When grown she
will be bred to one of the finest
registered dogs in the state.
Major Crawford was reluctant
to part with this fine dog but he
felt like it was being cruel to an
imals by housing the dog here in
the city and decided to send her
to his father and mother to be
cared for.
Episcopal Church Notice.
Episcopal services will be con-
ducted at the home of Mrs. J. L.
Pybus, Sr., next Sundav, March
16, 11 o'clock A. M. Rev. J. T.
Sloan, Rector.
OUR CITY TICKET
The Beacon takes great pleas-
ure in placing the names of P. F.
Campbell, C. W. Nester and Ben
Ehlers in the announcement col-
umn as candidates to succeed
themselves as Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Palacios.
The interests of our city have
been most carefully looked after
since these gentlemen have been
in office and the voting will take
great pleasure in keeping them
on the job, knowing that with
such capable officials at the helm
Palacios will be kept at the fore-
front as the prettiest, best and
most up-to-date little city on the
Gulf coast.
To Construct Mammoth
Pipe-line From Oklahoma
To the Texas Gulf Coast
According to the Fort Worth
Record of February 26th, the Mc-
Corkle Pipe-line Co. have just
recently formuloted plans to con-
struct a mammoth pipe-line from
Oklahoma to the Texas Gulf
coast, tapping most of the oil
fields of North Texas and enter-
ing sections of the State not
heretofore supplied. The north-
ern terminal will be Duncan, Ok-
lahoma, and Aransas Pass wili
be the Gulf terminal. This pro-
ject is financed by Montreal, Can-
ada, capitalists, and it will be a
great benefit to almost the entire
State, and will enter oil fields not
now having pipe-line facilities,
notably the oil fields of South-
west Texas. It is said active
work will begin about April 1st.
The fig industry might not
adconplish all that its boosters
claim for it. Neither will it fall
as our pessimistic friends are
wont to predict, but there can
follow no great calamity if it be
given a fair, intelligent and
imparial trial. If it succeeds
there will follow, immediately,
the bulding of preserving plants,
for successful fig growing cannot
be prosecuted unless preserving
plants are erected at convenient
points in close proxemity to the
orchards. TheseEplants and the
labor required to gather the figs
will call for considerable employ-
ment and the wages the em-
ployes receive will go into the va-
rious channels of trade. Hence
we see the advisability and very
good sense of bending every
effort to make the fig industry a
success, now that it has started
off so promisingly. If every
man interested in the develop-
ment of the county will erase
from his mind any and all ideas
of failure, it will prove a big thing
for the industry and will just
about insure its success. To
make a success of it means a
great deal to the county and the
city. It means more people and
better land values, as well as
more labor for many of our un-
employed. As quite a lot of the
crop is taken off during vacation
months, many school children
can find profitable employment.
Fact of the matter is, there
seems to be no limit to its possi-
bilities and it is up to everybody
to do all that can possibly be
done for it. And this to the
neglect of no other crop, for
there's plenty of room for every-
thing.—Bay City Tribune.
Notice
We ask the cooperation of each
property owner in having all
sidewalks bordering your prop-
erty cleaned of weeds and grass
by March the 25th. Signed
Streets and Sidewalks Com.
Th6 Civic League.
Come in and see the up-to-the-
minute Dress Pumps at Brandons
Palacios Boy
Scouts Clean
Park Saturday
The Boy Scouts, under the
leadership of Scoutmaster Gilles
pie, spent Saturday trimming up
the palms, and cleaning the dry
grass and brush from the City
Park. At the noon hour dinner
was served to the hungry work-
ers, by the Mothers Club. There
were about thirty of the boys on
the job, and after they had^been
replenished with the good eats
served them they returned to
their worK with renewed vigor,
and the splendid work they ac-
complished was very satisfactory
and pleasing indeed. They put
the park in a condition for the
Civic League to begin on, and
this week a tractor and disc have
been getting the ground in shape
to be made level so a lawn mow-
er may be used to keep the grass
down.
The City Park can be made
one of the beauty spots of our
city, and the Boy Scouts deserve
great praise for the noble work
they did in cleaning it up Satur-
day.
SPORT COLUMN
We are inreceipt of a copy of
the Kerrville, (Tex.,) Mountain
Sun, which contains a notice of
the change of the i name of the
post office at Eura .on the Divide
back to Mountain Home. The
name Eura was assigned this
postoffice about a yeari^ago but
did not meet with the approval
of the patrons of the office and
through the efforts of Congress-
man Claude B. Hudspeth the
change was made and Mrs. N. B.
Estis has been appointed'post-
master. Mrs. Estes is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. O.[Gra-
ham. former residents of Pala-
cios and has a host of friends
here who are pleased to learn of
her appointment.
The Gulf Coast Amateur
Field Trial Club Elects
Officers at Bay City
Meeting.
The Gulf Coast Amateur Field
Trial Club met in the Chamber
of Commerce room in Bay City
Thursday, March the 6th, and
elected officers as follows: Eu-
gene Mays, Bay City, President,
E. O. Taulbee, Bay City, Vice-
President, A. O. Groos. Blessing,
Secretary and Tressurer; with a
board of directors. There were
about nineteen present, with a
promised enrollment of about
thirty-five and an entry of over
fifty dogs. It is to be strictly an
amateur trial, and any dog,
whether registered or not, can
be entered. No one but a mem-
ber can enter a dog, but he can
become a member at the time of
entry. There will be four races,
and the membership fee will be
$1.00 and starting fees as follows:
Puppies, $3.00; Derbys $400, and
all age $5,00; these fees to be
used aslpurses to be devided 50,
30 and 20. Everybody welcome,
and come whether you have a
dog or not, but if you can, bring
your bird dogs and be one of us.
A, O. Gross, Sec.-Treas.,
Blessing, Texas
Mrs. M. C. Ellis, who has been
spending the winter months with
relatives in Texas has come, to
Palacios to spend
with her
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Monday night, March 10, Mike
Polo of Palacios and Harry Mam-
os, .of Boston, Mass., wrestled a
finished match. Polo weighed
163 pounds and Mamos tipped
the beam at 180. Polo is strictly
a middleweight and Mamos a
light heavyweight.
Polo won the first fall in fifteen
minutes with a head lock which
he has down to perfection, and
Mamos won the second fall in one
hour and ten minutes with a Jap-
anese arm key, one of the most
dangerous of holds. This hold
was applied as many as fifteen
times and every time Polo would
break it, but the arm became
weaker and weaker, and finally
he conceded the fall, but too late
to avoid a serious strain to the
arm, which Dr. Wagner said was
not fit to continue the bout, and
Mamos won by default.
The bout was swift from start
to finish with Polo always on the
offensive, and against a good
man like Mamos he was able to
show just what was in him, and
is one of the speediest men in
the game, and the Palacios fans
would like to see him matched
against Joe Turner, Shimkus,
Kitoner, Chris Jordan or Myers,
all of whom are the best middle-
weights in the world.
Mamos made a speech and said
he was sorry to have to win by
ihs opponent getting hurt, and
that Polo was a tough fellow.
Polo is very popular with the
Palacios fans, and when you con-
sider the showing he made
against Mamos and that it took
the champion, Ecklund, two
hours and fifteen minutes to beat
Mamos in Houston, they have a
right to admire him.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Salsbury
were in Wadsworth Saturday,
Mrs. Salsbury attended the Coun-
ty Federation of Women's Club.
A report of the meeting appears
in another column.
Miss Jaunita Parker came in
Tuesday afternoon from Houston
to spend a week with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Parker.
Miss Juanita is recovering from
a three weeks seige of the mea-
sles.
Mrs. Earl Grant went up to
Houston Friday, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Cecile. Mrs.
Grant returned Tuesday after
spending a day with Miss Cecile
in Lane City where she is teach-
ing school.
Mrs. A. A. Taylor, died Wed-
nesday, March 5th at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Shone in this city. She had
reached the age of 70 years and
was a sufferer of neuritis, which
caused her death. She came
here from England and has a
brother and sister still living
there. Funeral services were
conducted at the home Thursday
after which remains were placed
in their last resting place in the
Palacios cemetery.
We extend our thanks to our
neighbors and friends for their
kindness and assistanne.
Mrs. Joseph Shone.
Our phone is for YOUR con-
venience at all times. Better
Meats, Cleaner Meata, Quicker
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