Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1957 Page: 1 of 8
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Community Thanksgiving Service
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1957
-7:30 P.M.
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Opening1 Hymn
Invocation
Hymn
Scripture
Special Music
Sermon
Benediction
Congregation
Rev. John Brannon
Congregation
Rev. James Dawson
First Baptist Church
Rev. John Fluth
Rev. C. H. Wilson
GRASSY POINT
By LORRAINE BASFORD
It has rained, there has been
foggy mornings, then the sun has
shone, the wind has been in all
directions this week, and live bait
has been very limited, hut—there
has been high tides, water has been
clear, and a variety of fish from
amany locations have been caught,
so who can complain?
The redfish take the frozen .or
dead bait, and trout aren't too par-
ticular when hungry, tfor they even
grab the lures from waders on
East and South Bays every morn-'
ing, rain or shine.
Thursday it was so foggy the
Leon Arllas didn't venture further
than off Grassy Point, coming in
■with 22 trout, one to three pounds,
•eight reds, three to four pounds,
and four sheepshead. The needle
gars were nuisances that morning,
and their pint of live bait rapidly
diminished, or tbey might have had
a larger catch.
Friday, Bill and Jean Armatta,
and Bill Prahada of El Campo,
etarted out about seven a.m. with
two quarts of live bait. They fish
ed all spots from Grassy Point to
Oyster Lake coming in at three
p.m. with 71 fish, trout one to
three pounds; reds two to three
pounds, drum and sheepshead up to
six pounds—nice variety.
The Shell Pile remains a favorite
morning spot for local early morn-
ing anglers. C. 0. Huff brought
in a si'x and a half pound trout,
largest he's ever caught, and a
four and one half pound red, along
»'+h several small trout oi} Fpiday
morning.
Ernie Cornett's camp has had
some live bait, but due to rainy
weather, fishermen were unable to
get to his camp until the roadway
dried some.
There has been some good trout
fishing at the river bridge, old
one, and red fish never fail Jack
Barnett when he fishes above the
bridge. He always comes in with
some nice ones, such as he report-
ed getting Friday morning. Vernon
Clardy caught his largest red Sat-
urday morning, a 7% pounder.
Sheepshead and drum are plenti-
■ ful as Cash's Creek. Big trout are
also hanging around Well's Point;
Schickes' and Salt Lake on Caran-
cahua Bay.
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Christmas is just around the
corner, and every angler enjoys re-
ceiving a gift that helps him catch
fish, whether it is actual tackle or
reading about fishiag. The Wise
Fishermen's Encyclopedia, just off
the press, is comprised of accumu-
lated fishing lore of 36 famous
specialists on every subject from
how to build rods, tie flies, catch-
ing and cooking fish, all about fly,
bait and plug casting, to mounting
your fish. It is well illustrated and
reasonably priced. For full infor-
mation write Wm. H. Wise Inc., 50
West 47th St., New York, 36, N. Y.
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Thanks: We've printed the names
of numerous fishermen and their
catches, now we've got somebody
to remember the poor printers.
(Will E. Turner gave us a nice
helping of crab meat. Thanks.
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Cut Bait: The pessimist is sur-
prised when he isn't disappointed.
The rest of us are lucky things
are not as bad as the pessimist
thinks they are.
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When hunting season rolls
around there are always humorous
stories pepping up. Here is one
about a hunter who really has Buck
teeth. It seems this British Co
lumbia deer hunter bagged his
(See "FISHING," Page 4)
Envelopes Containing
Christmas Seals Sent
To 3000 County Homes
More than 3000 envelopes con-
taining 1957 Christmas Seals were
mailed to homes in Matagorda
County last week.
Citizens are urged Io return
their contribution as soon as pos-
sible.
This is what you buy when you
buy Christmas Seals: You buy pro,-
tect'ion for yourself, your family,
and your community by helping to
prevent and control Tuberculosis.
Your Christmas Seal gift is a real
investment in good health. And,
rememiber TB can strike any where
at any time. No home is safe until
all homes are safe.
Your Matagorda County Tuber-
culosis Association needs your sup-
port. So send in your Christmas
Seal dollars—and do it today.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1957
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME L, NUMBER 47
Cemetery Association
To Meet Friday Night
A meeting of all stockholders,
lot owners and members of the
P&laciios Cemetery Association,
Inc. will be held tomorrow night,
Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 at the
Chamber of Commerce building.
All persons having deceased bur-
ied in the Palacios Cemetery are
requested to attend this meeting.
The purpose of the meeting is to
elect a Board of Direcors and the
transaction of other business of
the* Association.
23 Shark Gridslers
To Receive Jackets
In announcing the lettermen for
the 1957 Palacios Shark football
team, Coach Joe Newbill said he
hoped the team of this year was
a fitting example for other teams
of the future in the way they
played together with the desire
to win and lo take the game ats
fun. We had no stars, we had a
team that was a pleasure to work
with.
Among those to receive letter
jackets are 12 seni'ors, five juniors
and 6 sophomore.
Seniors are Benny Starr, Paul
Taylor, Robert Slaughter, John
Glowka, Harold Bowers, Jerry
Dawson, Mike Seaquist, Ted Bat«s,
Marshall Rogers, Roger AntMs,
Keith Thompson and Robert Kesz-
ler.
Junioi-s are Elijio Alamia, Jon
Claybourn, Jack Traylor, Tommy
Hamlin and Lacy Lowry.
Sophomores are John Pcnland,
Terry Olson, Bobby Fowler, Berney
Keszler, Roy Lee Hogg, and Ken-
neth Cook.
A child at the curb is a human
caution sign. Drive Safely.
Plug One,
Area Test
Tidewater Oil Company is mov-
ing in to drill No. 1 C. G. Maddox
in the North Collegeport Field.
This field test is projected to 8,-
500 feet.
It's definite. Southern Minerals
Corporation plugged No. 1 State
Tract 315 south of Palacios at the
depth of 4,768 feet.
Billy Bridewell, Tyler independ-
ent, finaled No. 1 Susie LeTulle
Rugeley in the North Tidehaven
Field for an absolute open flow of
57,000,000 cubic feet of gas plus
17.26 barrels of distillate daily
from perforations at 6,549-58 feet,
6,564-72 feet, and 6,587-96 feet.
The new well, located about twe
miles southeast of Midfield, has
a shut ih tubing pressure of 2,-
405 pounds. Total depth is 6,73(
feet.
Slick Oil Corporation has been
hampered, by excessive rain in get-
ting started on No. 1 Johnson Gas
Unit southeast of Citrus Grove.
Reports last week that the wildcat
had spudded were premature.
Arkansas Fuel Oil Corporation
has scheduled a 6,300-fcoter in
West Matagorda Bay southwest of
Palacios. It is called No. 1 State
Tract 174.
Miichel T. Halbouty is scheduled
to get under way with his No. 1
Pheasant Gas Unit "A" at Pheas-
ant, and no report' i's available on
Cyprus Oil Company's No. 1 W. D.
Cornelius northwest of Markham.
Far out in - the Gulf of Mexico
south of Matagorda, the Atlantic
Refining Company plugged and
abandoned No. 1 State Tract 446-L
at the depth of 8,674 feet in a side-
tracked hole.
Just west of Bay City, J. C.
Michael's No. 1 Layton Moore, et
al, is drilling below surface casing.
South of Sargent, Michael is
planning to drill on a Gulf of
Mexico tract near shore to the
depth of 7,000 feet. This is called
No. 1 State Tract 449.
At Wadsworth, Magnolia Pe-
troleum Company's No. 13 Ethel
Cornelius was last reported fish-
ing for stuck tools and Gulf Oil
Corporation's No. 1 Mae Gilmorc
Gas Unit 2 is drilling around 9,-
500 feet.
South of Francitas in Jackson
County, Shell Oil Company's No. 1
B. W. Trull was last reported wait-
ing on orders at total depth.
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HOMECOMING QUEEN CROWNED—Billy Stuh-
renberg, president of the Senior Class, places the crown
on the head of Homecoming Queen Carol Ann Partain
during half time ceremonies at Shark-Sweeny game Fri-
day. Other members of her court are left to right, Ber-
ney, Keszler, Princess Betty Ann Friery, Paul Taylor
Kenny Ramsey, Renee Smith, Kenneth Brandon, Karen
Johnson, Joe Lothridge, Bennie Starr and Princess Lynn
Richards.
Carol Ann Partain Crowned Queen At
Shark-Sweeny Homecoming Game
Hospital Bonds Need
No increase In Taxes
Miss Carol Ann Partain, senior,
was crowned' queen of the 1957
Palacios High School Homecoming
during half-time ceremonies at last
Friday night's Shark-Sweeny foot-
New Pastor At
Naiarene Church
Rev. C. II. Wilson, pastor of the
Church of the Nazarene, began
his duties as minister of the local
church Sunday, Nov. 17, replacing
Rev. L. D. Bohannon.
•He, his wife and daughter, Bar-
bara Ann age 12, moved to Pa-
lacios from Mineola. He has also
served as pastor at Telephone, Cul-
leoka, KHndike, Freeport, Whites-
boro, Troup and Pcniel.
Rev. Wilson said "We appreciate
the way the local church and the
people of Palacios have welcomed
us to this nice little city. We like
it here very much and we are go-
ing to enjoy working with the good
people of the city,"
ball game. Miss Partain was crown-
ed by Billy Stuhrenberg, president
of the Senior Class, as Miss Gale
King 1956 homecoming queen was
unable to attend.
The Sharkettes formed an arch-
way as the school band played the
processional. The queen was escort-
ed to her throne by Paul Taylor.
Princesses wefc-e Betty Ann
Friery, escorted by Berney Keszler
and Lynn Richards, escorted by
Bennie Starr. The train bearers
were Karen Johnson, Renee Smith,
Kenneth Brandon and Kenny Ram-
sey. Joe Lothridge was crown-
bearer.
The queen and her court and
membex-s of the class of 1951 were
honor guests at the homecoming
dance in the High School gymnas-
ium following the victorious game.
CITY MEETING CANCELLED
The regular meeting of the City
Council was cancelled Monday
night for the lack of a quorum.
R.ev. Anthony Costantino is in
Philadelphia attending the Nation-
al Convention of Catholic Youth.
On Saturday, December 7, the
voters of Matagorda County will
have an opportunity to vote for a
bond issue which will make it pos-
sible for the Matagorda County
Commissioners Court to make some
much neeMed improvements and ad-
ditions to the Matagorda County
General Hospital at Bay City and
to construct a new hospital in Pre-
cinct 3.
In response to a petition to the
Court, signed by over 1,000 quali-
fied voters, a $750,000 bond issue
has been ordered for this purpose.
According to the bond financmg
plan that has been worked out by
the Commissioners Court these
bonds will be retired over a 40
year period. This plan includes the
retirement of the bonds and the
payment of the interest on them.
Also, according to the bond fi-
nancing plan, there will be nq in-
crease in the total tax bill that the
Individual taxpayer will have to
pay. This is due to the fact that
the present 80 cents per hundred
dollar tax evaluation is the statu-
tory limit and that the Court does
not intend to increase present valu-
ations.
The 40-year retirement period
for the bonds was decided upon so
that there would be no need to in-
crease valuations which would also
affect all other county taxes. The
'Bubba' Barrett Is
Accidentally Shot
Saturday night while on an over-
night camping trip on the £aran-
cahua, Sterling (Bubba) Barrett,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Bar-
rett, was accidentally shot in the
abdomen.
Sterling and his camping part-
ner, Charles White, had planned to
camp out Saturday night and then
go deer hunting early Sunday
morning. They were climbing trees
gathering moss for their bed when
the accident occurred.
Charles got Sterling in the car
and rushed him to the Bay View
Hospital where he underwent surg.
ery. Wednesday afternoon he was
reported to be doing as well as
could be expected.
bonds will carry a "call clause"
which will authorize the Court to
retire the bonds at an accelerated
rate if conditions warrant. Thia
can occur by reason of the steady
growth the county is now ex-
periencing by the drilling of oil
and gas wells, new home construc-
tion, etc.
Thus, the citizens of the county
can have $750,000 worth of hos-
pital facilities and improvements to
existing facilities without an in-
crease in the total tax bill.
The Palacios Chamber of Com-
merce, Roary Club, and Women's
Division of the Chamber of Com-
merce have unanimously passed
resolutions in support of this issue
and calling on the voters of Mata-
gorda County to work and vote for'
its passage.
Honored Af Homecoming
Supt. Newsom Serves School 30 Years
Forty-two years of school teach,
ing and never missed a day due to
sickness is quite a record . . .
It was in the summer of 1927
that a young man with a brown
brief case with gold stamped let-
ters "R. P. N." came to Palacios
to take over the duties of Superin-
tendent of Public Schools.
Special half-time ceremonies at
the homecoming game last Friday
night between the Sweeny Bulldogs
and the Palacios Sharks honored
Superintendent Ralph P. Newsom
on his thirty-first year as super-
intendent of the local schools.
Dr. John W. Hart, president of
the Palacios School Board of Trus-
tees, presented him with a plaque
with the following inscription:
"Awarded to Ralph P. Newsom.
Palacios, Texas — In appreciation
for 30 years of outstanding ser-
vice to his schools and community."
Little did he know in 1927 that
he would help chart the course
for the expansion of the then
small school district of 22.8 square
miles to the present school system
that has 438.75 square miles with
five school campuses.
Stage by stage Supt. Newsom
has taken steps with members of
the numerous school boards he
has served under to improve the
system. All of the present build-
ings have been built since his ad-
ministration began.
Among the numerous curriculum
improvements added since he took
over the realm as superintendent
include a vocational' agriculture
department, commercial depart-
ment, music department, depart-
ment of special education, an ac-
credited Junior High School,. the
Negro school, courses in biology,
chemistry, science, 4th year mathe-
matics, social science, Latin-Amer-
ican history, sociology, driver's ed-
ucation, and physical education.
He was instrumental in adding
an elaborate testing program which
has been copied in great parts by
state authorities. He also added
special library supervision.
The school has grown from an
enrollment of 342 with 12 teachers
to approximately 1400 with 63
•fachers and 30 auxiliary em-
ployees—five janitors, two main-
tenance men, 10 bus drivers, nine
cafeteria workers and three secre-
taries arid & tax assessor and col-
SUPT. RALPH P "
lector for the schools.
The transportation facilities have
grown from two routes with no
equipment belonging to the school
to 10 routes with 18 vehicles be-
longing to the school.
His first year as a teacher was
in Weeden School, Brown Co. in
1916-1917. From there he went to
Deer Plain, ih Callahan Co. until
the 7th of March, 1917, when he
enlisted in the Army where he
served until his discharge on De-
cember 21, 1918.
He began teaching in the Bless-
ing school as a seventh grade
teacher on January 2, 1919, and the
following year was elected super-
intendent of the Blessing Schools.
He remained in Blessing for 6 years
and then moved to Stockdale as
teacher and superintendent, for one
year. From there he went to Rio
Vista for two years, and from
there he moved to Palacios. He is
one of the three oldest in the
tenure of. superintendency in the
state.
Besides his superintendent's ac-
tivities he has served as an officer in
District and State Teacher's Asso-
ciations'; on the board of the Gil-
mer-Aiken committee; chairman of
Curriculum Committee of Texas
Association of School Administra-
tors; Board of Directors in the
Brazos - Colorado Superintendent's
Association.
He is a life member of the Texas
State Teacher's Association; a life
member of National Education As-
sociation; and a Life member of
the Department of Superintendents
of National Education Association.
He is a Master Mason and Shrine
er, and has helped many Texas
school children obtain medical at-
tention through the help of the
Shriners.
He is on the official Board of
Stewards of the Methodist Church,
a director of the Palacios Cham-
ber of Commerce for 26 years and
has served as its president on two
occasions.
A charter member oi the Pa-
lacios Rotary Club, he has served
18 years as a director and one year
as president.
In 1926 only seven members of
Kappa Delta Pi were elected to
membership in Texas and Supt.
Newsom was one of the seven. He
is also a member of Phi Delta
Kappa Sorority.
Supt. Newsom attended Howard
Payne College, where his mother
was a member of its first grad-
uating class. He also attended
North Texas State Teachers Col-
lege, Southern Methodist Univer-
sity, University of Texas, and
Greeley Colorado Teachers College.
He holds B. S. and M'. A. Degrees,
and completed all of Ph. D. except
Dissertation from Greeley Teach-
ers College, Colorado.
State school authorities have
visited his office on many occasions
studying his method of bookkeep-
C.C. Women Plan
Football Banquet
The forthcoming Football Ban-
ouet and the Christmas Tree of
Light were the main topics of dis-
cussion at the November meeting
and luncheon of the Women's Di-
vision of the Chamber of Com-
merce Tuesday noon at the Green'
Lantern Inn. Twenty women, mem-
bers and guests, also enjoyed the*
Viewing of the recently released
film by the Postoffice Department,.
"Mail, Men And Machines."
Tentative date for the football
banquet, honoring the Sharks of
this year, and their coaches, has-'
been set for Friday, December 20^
at the Junior High School Cafe-
teria. Guest speaker for the affair
will be one of the coaches of the
Rice Owls, the team th?t.(
ed the No. ONE team in"*the
Nation—The Texa« Aggies—from-
their pedestal last Saturday. Only
125 tickets will be available for the
general public and the remainder'
of the seats will be reserved for the-
honor guests. Tickets will go on
sale next week and can be pur-
chased from any member of the
organization.
A sixteen foot Christmas tree, to
be placed in the City Park, has
been ordered and will be lighted
with 200 lights. The date for the
lighting of the tree will be an-
nounced later.
The club voted to give $100 to
the fund raising campaign to fi-
nance the construction of the East
Bay Pier, also gave $5 to the T.B*
Christmas Seal drive.
On Tuesday, December 17, the
club will hold their Christmas Party
and the exchanging of gifts.
The Who's Who In Education
listed Ralph Newsom in the edi-
tions of 1956 and 1957.
ing and the method he has formu-
lated in the keeping of school rec-
ords.
In 1922 he was married to Miss
Nellie Hutson and to this union
one daughter, Anita Carol, was
born. Anita is a graduate nurse
and at present is nursing in the
Presbyterian Hospital, Hollywood.
California.
His first Wife died in 1939 and in
1942 he married Miss Vivian John-
son, who came to Palacios in 1940
to teach in the Palacios High
School.
W>th Ralph, as superintendent,
and Vivian, &s teacher, they are
working together with their fellow
teachers to make the Palacios
School System a bigger, better in-
stitution for the children of the
parents whom they taught so well.
Over $1200 Raised To
Build East Bay Pier
The East Bay Pier Committee la
hard at work soliciting the funds
that are necessary to rebuild the
popular fishing pier at the east
end of Main Street.
Over $1,200.00 has been collect-
ed, according to Charles Faktor,
committee chairman. Faktor an-
nounced that the funds being col-
lected are deposited in a special
fund at the City State Bank where
they will remain until needed to
pay for the work.
It will be necessary for the com-
mittee to collect $4,245.00 to pay
for the reconstruction of this fa-
cility. Bids were opened at the
last meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Palacios Chamber
of Commerce and the lowest bid
was submitted by La Salle De-
velopment Corp. This was the bfd
that was accepted. However, n<J
contract was signed due to the
necessity of raising the money for
the work.
Faktor's committee is hoping to
be able to complete the campaign
for funds at an early date so that
a contract can be signed and the
work begun.
The Weather
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
Nov. 13
69°
56°
0.03
Nov. 14
50°
75°
0.00
Nov. 15
62°
80°
0.03
Nov. 16
70°
si-
0.00
Nov. 17
71°
so0
0.00
Nov. 18
48°
74°
0.18
Nov. 19
42°
68°
0.00
Nov, 20
53°
77"
0.00
Total, rainfall for year: 43.87
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