Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1957 Page: 1 of 8
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ONE OF MANY—Workmen lower a 55-ton rod mill
into place at Alcoa's new 45 million dollar Alumina Re-
fining- Plant at Point Comfort. This huge drum has iron
rods lying loose inside. Large pieces of bauxite, the raw
material used at the plant, are put inside the mill. The
mill then is rotated and the tumbling rods crush the
bauxite into a powder.
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ALCOA Approves Plan Providing For
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POINT COIMFORT.—A Savings
Plan for certain salaried em-
ployees of Aluminum Company of
America has been approved by the
company's Board of Directors. The
Plan will take effect if approved
by government agencies later this
year and by Alcoa shareholders at
their annual meeting Ai April,
1958.
The major features of the Sav-
ings Plan provide for:
Particpation by eligible salaried
employees not covered by a col-
lective bargaining agreement un-
less so provided in such agree-
ment and not covered by company
supplemental unemployment bene-
fits.
Savings, through regular pay-
roll deductions, of not less than 2
per cent and up to 8 per cent of
an eligible employee's base salary,
depending on the length of his
continuous service with Alcoa.
Contributions by the company
equal to 50 per cent of the amount
saved by each participant, to be
invested in Alcoa common stock.
The Savings Plan, as submitted
for approval, contains detailed in-
formation covering administration,
employee eligibility, procedure for
investment of savings, method for
making withdrawals, and similar
provisions.
. Tn addition to this permanent
Plan; the Board of Directors also
approved a preliminary -program
which, if approved by government
agencies later this year, will per-
mit savings to be accumulated
prior to the shareholder's action in
April.
If the Plan meets governmental
requirements and if it is approved
by the shareholders, both the con-
tributions of the company and the
savings of employees under the
preliminary program will be turn-
ed over to a trustee.
Should the Savings Plan fail to
achieve shareholder approval, em-
ployee savings accumulated under
the preliminary program will be
returned with interest.
Participation in the program by
eligible salaried employees is to
be entirely voluntary.
Invalids, Others
May Get Federal,
Slate Welfare Aid
Complete and permanent invalids
or persons in the community so
mentally deranged that they re-
quire continuous rversight to keep
from harming themselves or others
may soon be able to receive small
monthly checks from their State
Department of Public Waif are
through the new state-federal pro-
gram of Aid to the Permanently
and Totally Disabled. The Con-
stitutional Amenment, which was
adopted by the voters in November,
1&56, limiting the amount of mon-
ey that can be appropriated for
this program to 1.5 million dollars
per year, makes aid possible only
to those who are helpless and have
no relatives able to support them.
W. R. Bauman, Welfare Super-
visor for this area, pointed out
that this is the only welfare pro-
gram which requires considera-
tion of the ability of relatives to
support. This new iaw defines "re-
sponsible relatives" as children,
parents, step-parents, step-child-
ren, brothers and sisters. Mr. Bau-
man said that for the first time in
nearly 20 years the Department's
Field Workers will be required by
law to detemine the resources of
relatives of persons who apply for
aid.
The "permanency" and "totality''
of the disability will be determined
by a State Reviewing Physician af-
ter study of a complete physical or
mental examination by the person's
own private physician. Complete
helplessness from a mcdical ctand-
point, rather than inability to work,
is the criteria. The state will pay
the private physician for his ex-
amination.
Funds for assistance payments
will not be available until Septem-
ber 1, 1957, but applications will
be taken after July 15. While the
helpless individual will not be able
to leave heme, the persons re-
sponsible for his care may come
to the local welfare office and ac-
quaint the Department with hi's
situation. A Field Worker will then
call, as soon as possible, at the
home to take the Duplication.
The'office in this area is located
at 1510 Avenue G , Bav City, Tex-
as. The telephone number is Circle
5-22(51.
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Better Get That
Birth Certificate
Before Rush Starts
AUSTIN—"School days, school
days, all around the state," may
stray somewhat from the original
song, but it means that come Sep-
tember, around 263,000 little Tex-
ans will be going off to school for
the first time.
In anticipation of this the Bu-
reau of Vital Statistics of the Tex-
as State Department of Health ite
girding Itself for the annual last
minute onslaught of thousands of
requests for birth certificate pho-
tostats.
It seems that each year the sit-
uation repeats itself. Most school
districts require proof of birth in
the form of a birth certificate or
photostat for students entering
school for the ffrst time the
first grade.
Harried mothers too often forget
about this requirement until mi'd-
dle August. By then the Bureau
is flooded with thousands of simi-
lar requests for photostat copies
resulting in a delay in the receiving
of the copies for two weeks or
more.
In efforts to speed up the pro-
cess, the bureau each year hired
extra help and worked overtime,
m addition to using certain speed-
up process to aid in the location of
the original certificates kept on
permanent file at the Department
of Health.
Most of the requests will be for
6 year-old children. Knowing this,
vital statistics personnel arrange
the record books containing the
217,470 certificates of birth for the
year 1951 and part of the "stacks''
for 1950 so that accesss will be
easier and quicker.
The removal and replacement of
the certificates for photostating is
done at the "stacks" by the extra
personnel instead of at the photo-
stat machine by the technicians
in the usual manner.
In this way a staggering pile-up
of record books i's avoided and the
issuance of birth certificate photo-
stats is greatly speeded.
State Registrar Don Carrol asks
that requests for photostat copies
be made as soon as possible to
avoid the rush. Contact your
local health department cr send
the request to the Bureau of Vital
Statistics, State Health Depart-
ment, Austin, Texas.
Be sure to include the child's
name, name' of both parents, and
the date and place of birth. En-
close one dollar ($1.00) with your
request. Cash is requested.
Write tonight to be sure to get
your photostat on time.
VOLUME L, NUMBER 30
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1957
C. Y. O. To Sponsor
Cake Sale Saturday
The Catholic Youth Organiza-
tion is sponsoring a Cake Sale
Saturday, July 27, beginning at
10 a.m. at the Hunt's Fond Mar-
ket. You are urged to come early
as you will have a better selection
Jo choose from. Funds raised will
go to the benefit of the organiza-
tion.
By VERN SANFORD
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN, Tex.—A big change
is forthcoming in the operation
of the largest law enforcement
division of the State.
In keeping with recommenda-
tions of the Texas Research Lea-
gue, following a two-year study,
the Texas Department of Public
Safety will reorganize into six
commands. Each command will be
responsible to the central office
in Austin.
Headquarters of the six regions
will be in Lubbock, Corpus Christi,
Waco, Houston, Dallas and Mid-
land. Two Highway Patrol dis-
tricts will be withiYi each command.
Heading the various commands
will be Capt. R. A. (Bob) Crowder
(Lubbock); Chief Kent Odem (Cor-
pus Christi); Chief W. J. Elliott
(Waco); Capt. Glenn Rose (Hous-
ton); Capt. Guy Smith (Dallas);
and Capt W. E. Speip (Midland).
In addition to the regional re-
organization, the new plan calls
for four central divisions in Aus-
tin. Identification and intelligence
services will be in charge of Chief
Joel Tisdale. Motor vehicle re-
cords and services will be in
charge of Chief A. F. Temple. Per-
sonnel and staff services will be
headed by Chief Glen McLaughlin.
And inspection and planning will
be handled by Chief G. W. Busby.
Colonel Garrison said the move
would result in more efficient ser-
vice and greater economies. The
Texas Rangers also will come un-
der the regional grouping. A Ran-
ger captain will be within each
region, and responsible to the re-
eional commander.
TO DAM OR NOT TO DAM—
A slice of troubles that plague
Texas waWr development plan-
ing is shown in the current prob-
lems of the Brazos RiVer Authori-
ty.
At Gov. Price Daniel's request.
BRA directors held a statewide
conference in Austin. Purpose: to
(reconcile the numerous con-
flicting views on how best to use
the waters of the 1300-mile stream.
Scores of people came and spoke
*hpir minds, but reconcilation was
hard to find.
BRA directors suggest a six-dam
program on the Brazos. It would
include raising the level of Pos-
sum Kingdom Dam and construct-
ing six more dams between it and
the Whitney Dam. Cost is estima-
ted at $183,000,000. BRA hones
to borrow $50,000,000 from the
federal government, get the rest
from private bond sales. All
would eventually be repaid, accord-
ing to the plan, by revenue from
sale of power and water.
But downstream water users and
private power companies are dead
set against the plan. Representa-
tives of South Texas industrial
and agricultural interests contend
that paying for the dams would
raise the price of water thev u"f
from $1 to $10 an acre foot. Pi'i-
vate utility spokesmen say the
daims would produce more power
han anyone wants at a higher price
than anyone will pay. And people
living near Possum Kingdom fear
that raising the dam level would
flood their land.
Net result: the BRA plan, first
launched 21 years ago, still has
troubles.
PENNY PINCHING DUE—If
the Legislature meets in special
session this fall, members may
have to ration every paper clip
to e-et by financially.
State treasury has hardly an
extra nickle. There is, however.
$460.000 appropriated last session
for interim legislative expenses.
Rut Stale Comptroller Robert S.
Calvert has raised a question as
to whether this could legally be
used for special session expenses.
If the attorney general rules it
cannot, legislators will have to
amend, the appropriation bill in
order to tret, at the $400,000 Even
so, it ma'- bo nip and tuck to get
by. Previ"'.)" spec/al sessions have
cost about $500,000.
Numerous economv measures
have been proposed. Sen. David
Patliff suggested a swift three to
six-day session with no pay. Re».
T ouis Dugas proposed cutting the
rumber of secretaries.
House Speaker Wagsroner Carr is
polling members as to whether
they (1) favor a special session.
(2) would serve without pay and
(3) favor a tax to pnv session costs.
STEEP GRADES AHEAD—
State Highway Department is tak-
ing a long look at its ambitious
WILDCAT STAKED
WEST OF TOWN
A wildcat location has been
made on the C. L. Batchelder lease
just west of the Turtle Bay bridge
and 330 feet south of Hi'ghway 35.
It will go to 9600 feet with the
Scurlock Oil Co. drilling. It is on
a 24-acre lease in the E. P. Crosby
survey.
Local Rotary Club
Rales Among Top
Ten In Attendance
Piesident Ronald Harris report-
ed to the Palacios Rotary Club
members at their weekly meetAig
held Wednesday noon at the Green
Lantern Inn, that the club was
eighth in the district in attendance
during the month of June.
The Club during the past year
had been in the top 10 five times
with an average attendance of
96.25 per cent.
President Harris also announc-
ed that the Caribbean-Gulf of Mex-
ico Regional Conference to be held
at La Habana, Cuba, November
17-20, 1957.
Secretary Shearer stated that
the club had one 100% meeting and
two 95% meetings during the
month of July.
The secretary introduced the fol.
lowing visitors: Woody Regan and
Billy Johnson of Port Lavaca;
Ed Brocher, Vick Brocher and Gu?
Brocher, of Houston; Tom Hale,
Bay City; James Carter, Pan Han-
dle: and M. P. Willis, Victoria.
Jimmie Shearer was also in
charge of the program and in-
troduced Tom Hale of Bay City
as his guest speaker.
Mr. Hale, active in Red Cross
and disaster relief x'ork, spoke on
the "Red Cross and What It Tries
To Do". In talking about the Red
Cross training coupes in first aid.
Mr. Hale said they had just com-
pleted one in Palacios and would
conduct another in the fall. The
purpose of first aid is to stop
bleeding and treat for shock in
order to del.ver the patient to the
doctor in as good a condition as
possible.
The home service of Red Cros
maintains contact between boys in
service and their homes. Relief is
furnished to ex-service men and
civilians. In case of emei-gencies
the Red Cross helps servicemen
obta'n furloughs.
Mr. Hale stated that 52% of the
Red Cross dollar went for admin-
istrative expenses which include
maintaining offices and branch of-
fices. They have wire and telephone
serve all over the world. The Red
Cross is conscientious in spending
its money and is an organization
set un to serve the needs of hu-
manity.
roadbuilding, land-buying program
and wondering if it can meet the
cost.
"We haVe $13,500,000 in pro-
jects ready to go, but only $8,000.-
000 inaome that will be available."
said State Highway Engineer D
C. Greer. He said inflation in
prices of materials and labor may
force a plan to build 48,000 mile*
of road in 13 years to be spread
over 20 years instead.
One cost-cutting suggestion wa?
to buy up right of way far in ad-
vance of construction in order to
get land before it becomes devel-
oped and, hence, more expensive.
F-M CHANGE SUGGESTED—
Texas' farm-to-market road sys-
tem should pay its own wayi sug-
gests a Research League report.
Laws creating the F-!M system
earmark millions annually for con-
struction. of the roads, but none
for maintenance. This has to come
from the regular Highway Depart-
ment funds.
Eventual result says the League
report, will be more farm highways
than needed and an "intolerable
burden" of upkeep. It recommends
the law be amended so that F-M
construction funds could be used
for upkeep as "well.
SHORT SNORTS—Tri'al of Ex-
Rep. James E. Cox of Conroe has
been postponed until Oct. 7. Cox
is charged with consenting to ac-
cept a bribe .... Texas Republi-
cans take a dim view of the 55th
Legislature. GOP's official "mi-
nority" report charged that the
lawmakers had "failed misera-
bly" to cope with corruption, lobby
control, loan sharks, congressional
redisricting and fiscal problems.
It blamed one-party control. Texas
Highway Commis.' ion announced
the highest-iTvhi's °i*y operating
budget for the cor ling fiscal year
- $72,498,650.
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GRASSY POINT
By LORRAINE BASFORD
Women game wardens may be
used as a public relations medium
in Texas. Cecil Reid, Executive
Secretary for Sportsmen's Clubs
of Texas, said such a suggestion
has been referred to SCOT'S tech-
nical committee to.' determine
whether it should be ultimately
recommended formally to the Game
and Fish Commission.
The proposal would call for a
limited number of women assign-
ed exclusively to public service
routine, explaining that they would
include "non combat" duties at
which women have excelled in tho
Armed Forces, on city police park-
ing details and elsewhere.
If the plan is accepted, Texas
would be the f/rst state to have
uniformed women along its wild-
life field personnel. On occasions
the warden's wives have, in the
absence of their husbands, given
commendable informational ser-
vice.
This is no longer a man's world
when it comes to fishing and hunt-
ing, and to the open air sport?
generally, said Reid. A substanta1
number of women folks take out
hunting and fishing licenses every
year. The establishment of a se-
lect force of fair sex to augment
public relations expansion would
be a reasonable acknowledgment
of their interest in the out of
doors.
The old expression "Women's
place is in the home" is really get-
ting out of style, isn't it?
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There is always a first time
for each of us, and in everything.
Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Gerland of
Houston spent the past week at
their summer cottage on the bay
road, enjoying fishing and resting.
They got fish too—at Beacon 12,
!M. K. landed a s?x pound speckled
trout along with 12 other big ones
one day; 34 good specks another
day at Oliver Point, and 43 on Sat-
urday.
Well, Saturday they fished Half
Moon, and in the late afternoon
tried to start their outboard. No
luck—no gas! No boats went by
either. M. K. used his boat top for
a sail, guided the boat into shore
near Oyster Lake.
Neither he, or Mrs. Gerland were
worried over their predicament
and like all good sailors made
themselves comfortable for the
night. A young couple fr»m El
Campo spotted them early Sun-
day morning, shared their gas sup-
ply. thus all was well that ended
well.
Mrs. Serland figures the ex-
perience added interest to their va-
cation.
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It's been hot, fi'shing has been
spotty, fishermen are having trou-
ble keeping their bait alive, S. W.
wind is an unwelcome feature, wa-
ter is murky, rain is needed, but
let's not go on- with the sad part
of the story—let's find out about
the better half.
However, a word about l.Ve bait
—Palacios camps have bait, but
the supply is not too plentiful. Also
get the biggest container you can
find, and put the least amount of
live bait in it or what you figure
might be used, it will help to keep
bait alive. The shrimp are shedding
now, and they are soft.
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Beacon 12 paid off for Mr. and
PHOTOGRAPHERS PLAN PALACIOS
PUBLICITY PICTURES PRESENTLY
The scheduled arrival of photog-
raphers handling the assignment,
being sponsored by the Central
Power and Light Company portray-
ing the "Hug the Coast" route
to Corpus Christi', the Valley and
Mexico, had to be postponed twice,
according to Joe Kelly, Chief Pho-
tographer for Adcraft Advertising
Agency, who was in Palacios Mon-
day.
HURRICANE ALERT
SESSION FRIIDAY
The U. S. Hurricane Alert Ser-
vice is urging all city and county
officials and other interested par-
tie-- to attend a meeting on hur-
ricane and disaster alerts of any
kind to prevent great losses such
as the one Cameron, La. suffered
last month.
The meeting is scheduled for 2
p.m. Friday, July 26 at the U. S.
uit R-'cm, 6th Floor, Post Of-
fice Building, 601 25th St., Gal-
veston, Texas.
Local Vol. Firemen
Attending Slate
Training School
Assistant Fire Marshal R. H.
(Bob) Neeley and Fireman Elton
Brister are attending the 28th an-
nual fireman's training school at
Texas A and M College thi's week.
The local firemen's attendance
at the school will give Palacios a
credit on insurance rates.
The school is sponsored by the
State Firemen's and Fire Mar-
shal's Association and will be con-
ducted by the Texas Engineering
Extension Service.
The firemen, approximately 1,-
200 of them from 425 Texas cities,
will return to their homes Friday.
The Palacios Volunteer Fire De-
partment is sponsoring the skating
rink at the corner of Third and
Commerce.
Mrs. George E. Schwebel of New-
gulf with ten large specks. David
Surheon and A. Storey of Boling,
brought in 60 good sized trout
from the Beacon around 1 to 2
pounds each.
Myron Spree, 16 nice trout from
East Bay Friday morning. Byrant
HerrTngton, guest of M. O. Caval-
lin, dandy catch of specks at Port
Alto, Saturday morning. Tommy
Whitworth of Houston, 43 trout
averaging 2 to 3 pounds from Half
Moon Reef Saturday morning.
Robert Neeley Sr. and Bob Jr.,
and Spencer Johnson went to Pe-
ninsula in Johnson's boat. The
Neeleys floundered and as John-
son said, "That Bob Neeley is the
flounderjingest fellow I've ever
seen" (it could have been both
Neeleys). They came in with 20
flounder—all sizes. It seems all the
Neeley boys bring home the floun-
ders, for Norris later came in with
14 from Coon Island.
* * *
O. F. Havlik and Joe Svadlenak
had an ice chest full of rat reds
and trout from Collegeport Cove,
Friday morning. Red Richards,
(See "FISHING," Page 4)
Last Saturday's postponement
was due to inability to maintain
schedules in other areas, while it
appeared that Monday would be
suitable, sky, cloud and water con-
ditions were not right for color
work, said Kelly.
Kelly promised, however, that
they would be in Palacios, Wednes-
day or Thursday of next week,
and would guarantee at least 24
hours notice on time of arrival.
This time factor will permit lo-
cal Chamber Committees to ar-
range for turn out of interested
persons who will have a part, and
also permit several boats ample
time to locate i'n spots suggested*
by Kelly during his visit.
Those of our people who so gra-
ciously offered to be on hand are
asked to await a call from the
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Adolphus Rioux.
Kelly was accompanied by his-:
wife and daughter, and while here
was interviewed by Dr. J. C. Whiter
and C. S. "Tiny" Rowand.
Kelly reiterated that the film'
will show Palacios as the Gateway
to a vast recreational empire of
safe inland waters, vila the "Hug-
the Coast Route" to Mexico, and
that the narration will specifi-
cally mention our city as this gate-
way.
31 Eager Gridsters
Attend Meeting To
Greet Coach Newbilf
In a get-acquainted meeting held'
Monday evening 31 boys reported
to Coach Joe Newbill at the Junior-
High School.
Prospective candidates attend-
ing the meeting were Ted Bates,.
Harold Bowers, Keith Thompson,.
Pat E. Jenkins, Jr., Mike Seaquist,.
Robert Slaughter, Paul Taylor,.
Robert Keszler, Marshall Rogers,
Tommy Hamlin, Jon ClaybQura, ..
Lacy Lowry, Robert Toll, John
Snider, Russell Law.
Elmer Jenkins, Charles White,
Jack Traylor, Elijio Alamia, Roy
Lee Hogg, Ronny Linville, Hugh
Dismukes, Bobby Fowler, Johnny
Penland, Kenneth Cook, Sterling
Bariett, Berney Keszler, David
Boiling, Norris Crawford, Terry
Olson and Paul Treybig.
At The Bayview
Patients In Hospital:
Mrs. Effie Palmer, Mrs. Robert
Everett, Aaron L#ff, Mrs. Arvid
Loff, Mrs. F. M. Jackson, Mrs. L.
H. Highberg, Elizabeth Gonzales,
John Beard Jr., Willie Tumlinson„
Sterling Barrett.
Patients Dismissed:
Mrs. Grace Barnett, Roy Jordanv
Mrs. Doyle Motes, Clarenc# Riley,.
Mrs. John !M. Ottino, Caroline
Garcia, Mrs. Frank Buffaloe, John
Bell, Richard Tullos, Mrs. Johnnie
Morris and baby boy.
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COLIAD STATE PARK is across the San Antonio river from the
tomb of Ool. J.ames Fannin, Jr. and thfi men of his command-who
were massacred after the battle of Perdldo in March of 1833. This
monument over the mass grave in which they were buried was
erected as a part of the Texas Centennial observance. The mission
where the fighting began and a museum 'with many relics are in
the state park which is on U.^S. Highway 183,—-Photo Courtesy
Texas Highway Department.
DEEP SEA FISHING
Mr. and iMrs. Spencer Johnson
a»d Mrs. Fred Markwardt: spent a-
lew days at Port Isabel with [Mr.-
Markwardt, who arranges the fish-
ing parties for the personnel of
the Salt Dome Production Co. He-
is assisted by Horace Quinn.
The ladies went on a five mile-
off-shore fishing trip, but as both<
'""ntacted "Mai de Mere", which
Mrs. Johnson claiPis "is the sickest
kind of sick", they spent a portion
of their stay in Brownsville. Mr.
Markwardt and Mr. Johnson spent
one day deep sea fishing, coming
in with 34 red snapper and two
ling, which weighed 25 and 40
pounds. This was Mr. Johnson's
first deep sea fishing experience.
It took Washington and the mem-
bers of the Constitutional Con-
vention 06 days to frame the Con-
stitution.
First use of the abbreviation
U.S.A. was to stamp approval on
barr Is of gunpowder made at a
mill near Frankfort, Pennsylvania,
'for Washington's Aimy.
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f The Weather
j Date
Max. Min.
Prec.
July
17
03° 81"
0.00
July
18
93° 81°
0.00
July
19
04° 81°
0.0.0
July
20
03° 80"
0.00
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