Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1923 Page: 3 of 4
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Rice Farm For Rent.
200 acres watered from creek,
100 acres virgin sod, 100 acres
farmed one yr., 500 acres adjoin-
ing suitable for rice.
C. A. Lucas. Blessing, Texas.
50
GOOD
CIGARETTES
£
GENUINE
bull"
DURHAM
TOBACCO
Presbyterian Church.
On next Wednesday "evening,
Jan., 17th, Dr. A. C. Hutcheson,
who has been a Medical Mission-
ary for a number of years at
Nanking, China, and now home
on a furlough, will speak in the
above church. His address will
be especially interesting to young
people dealing as it does with
GodVplan for his own life and
with his experiences in the For-
eign Field. Dr. Hutcheson has
already spoken with much accept-
ance in Houston and other cities,
and it is hoped there will be a
large congregation present to
hear him. Visitors are cordially
invited.
Friend Husband'enjoys a" good
magazine. Why not order one
for him for his Christmas. Mrs.
Grant will be glad to take your
order.
Galveston-Palacios
Boat Line to Be
Opened Soon
According to George B. Culver,
of Matagorda, who spent today
in the city, the St. John Boat Co.,
of Galveston, will the first week
in January, inaugurate a regular
boat service from Galveston to
Matagorda and Palacios.
The schedule has not been an-
nounced, but it is supposed, from
the tone of the letter written Mr.
Culver by the St. John Boat Co.,
that the sailings will be on regu-
lar schedule and the traffic will
be in all kinds of freights.
This is a service the people of
Matagorda and Palacios have
been working for for soms time
and emphasizes the value of the
Intercoastal Canal.—Matagorda
County Tribune.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
In the future we will work on
Ford products only. This change
in policy was brought about on
account of the following reasons:
1st—Since coming to Palacios we have sold and de-
livered 279 Ford Cars, Trucks and Tractors.
2nd—It is our duty to take care of them after we
sell them.
3rd—We cannot do this and work on other makes
of cars.
4th—This will allow us to give Ford owners the best
possible service at a lower cost.
5th—We know we know Fords and guarantee every
job we do.
We wish to thank all who have given us work on
their cars other than Fords, and hope you will appreci-
ate our position in the matter. Buy a [Ford and join
the happy family.
FOR SALE
Ford One-Ton Truck-thor-
oughly overhauled and like
new. A real Bargain—
$240.00
Ford Touring Car with Start-
er. New Battery and new
Casings all around—
$250.00
All Cars Guaranteed as Represented. Easy Terms if Desired.
T* —T I A an average of \2%. We will sell our present
1 ires Have Advanced stock at the Old Price as long as they last.
Ford Touring Car belonging
to Geo. Anderson that he can
not drive to the light-house,
reason for selling—
$125.00
Ford Touring Car that will
run with proper coaxing—
$75.00
Maxwell Touring Car. Good
car to give your boy a Mechan-
ical Engineering course on at
home—
$50.00
Six Cylinder Oakland—won't
ru ! but tows nice on good
rot d—
$25.00
After all, it's service that counts
THE OLD RELIABjLE
Palacios Auto Co., Inc.
PALACIOS, TEXAS
IMPROVED
ROADS
PAINT HELPS STEEL BRIDGES
Life of Many Structures Shortened
by Infrequent and Improper
Treatment.
(Prepared by the United Statu. T>»partm*St
of Afrlcuftilr*.)
The life of many steel highway
bridges is materially shortened be-
cause of Infrequent and Improper
painting, says the bureau of public
roads of the United States Department
of Agriculture. Each year a consider*
■
A Dangorous Bridge—This Rusting
Could Have Been Prevented by
Painting.
able amount of money is spent for the
replacement of rusted bridge members
that would have remained sound if
they had been kept painted; and more
serious than the waste of money Is the
danger to the public due to the weak-
ening of some hidden part which may
cause the col la use of the whole bridge.
Ofilclitls of the bureau urge that all
steel bridges be Inspected at least Once
each year and repainted at the first
sign of rusting. Normally repainting
is required at periods of from two to
five years, depending on the climate.
A suitable paint should be used, and
if there is uncertainty about any point,
Information should be requested from
the state highway department.
It is a mistake to repaint without
properly cleaning the meta! of all dirt,
rust, loose paint, and blisters. Usually
the places hardest to reach are the
ones that should receive the most at-
tention.
PROBLEMS IN ROAD BUILDING
Official# of State Organizations and
' Bureau of Public Roads Dis-
cuss Questions.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The committee on tests of the
American Society of State Highway
Officials met with the officials of the
bureau of public roads of the United
States Department*of Agriculture, in
Washington, June 28 and 27, to con-
sider standardization of specifications
and tests fop, road materials. The
purpose of this meeting of representa-
tives from all sections of the country
was not so much to lay down rigid
rules as to harmonize the general
practice. Standardization taking into
account local conditions is being
brought about by a series of meetings
between officials from groups of statea
and engineers of the bureau.
The present activity of highway of-
ficials along this Una is most encourag-
ing for road building. A few yeara
ago the general tendency was toward
Individuality in each state, without
much opportunity for exchange of
ideas and knowledge. Today the ten-
dency Is in the other direction, und a
better solution should be reached
when the problems are discussed at
meetings of the best highway engi-
neering talent of the country.
BOOM IN HIGHWAY BUILDING
Federal Aid Has Been Most Impo!*
tant Factor of Recent Years In
Road Construction.
Federal aid has been probably the
most Important factor In the big boom
in highway building of* recent years,
and there are yow many long stretches
of trunk-line highway serving rich ag-
ricultural and Industrial sections of
the country which are almost entirely
federal-aid construction.
The United Stutes Department of Ag-
riculture, which administers the fed-
eral-aid fund, points out that a trav-
eler going from Itlchinond, Ind., to St.
Louis across Indiana and the southern
part of Illinois, thence to Chicago by
way of Springfield and Peoria, a dis-
tance of approximately 079 miles,
would travel 505 miles, or 75 per cent
of the way, on federal-aid highways,
practically all of which should be in
service by the end of the present sea-
son.
Daily Life Affected.
There is no phase of our daily life
which has not been materially and se-
riously affected In some way by the
roads which pass the door.
Brings Doctor to Door.
It Is the highway that brings the
doctor to the door and It is over the
highway that we go for most of the
Important events of our life.
Clover for Chicken F*d.
Clover Is one of the best and cheap-
est (of rations for poultry.
it
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Grant, Mrs. Earl. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1923, newspaper, January 12, 1923; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth412201/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.