Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1957 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday,. November 21. 1957
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PUBLISHER MRS. J. W. DISMUKES
ASSO. EDITOR & ADV. MGR JESSE V. DISMUKES
BUSINESS MANAGER HUGH ,T. DISMUKES
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if brought to the attention of the publisher
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
District Deputy Grand Matron
Mrs. Rosalee Belle, of Galveston,
paid the local Eastern Star Chapter
an official visit Tuesday night.
Gerard Viets and Milam Simons
•of Palacios were placed on the first
all-district team of District 37-B
and Edwin Simons, the second
team.
The future of the Matagorda
■County Federation of Women's
Clubs was discussed by a group of
women from over the county Sat-
urday at the home of Mrs. Charles
Luther and they voted to continue
the federation.
Deaths. reported were Carl F.
Ifland, a former resident of Pa-
lacios, in Houston and Facienda
Briseno, an employee of the City.
Mr. and Mrs. Burnell Waldrep of
Austin were the parents of a baby
hoy.
15 YEARS AGO
Contracts for the building of
run ways at the airfield were
awarded t'o A. J. Spi'cer of Okla-
homa City and the construction of
buildings and utilities there to the
Alamo Construction Company of
;San Antonio.
,A1 Smith Jr. was guest speaker
■at the Rotary Club luncheon Wed-
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brandon were
•the parents of a new daughter,
Becky, who arrived Friday, No-
• w lift.
Freeman Mays, who played foot-
ball with the Crawford Blue Jack-
ets, died in a prison camp and
was buried in France.
20 YEARS AGO
The first norther of the season
•brought a light frost and some
discomfort to our citizens who
use gas, as the company had no
ielp in the city and it was some
time before the gas was made
available.
More than 100 officers and mem-
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Play It Safe ...
INSURE WITH
J. N. RICE
Insurance Agency
306 Ferryman Phone 3501
OFFERING
COMPLETE
Fire — Automobile
Marine — Liability
Life - Hospitalization
Coverage
bers of the Intracoastal Canal As-
sociation from Louisiana and Tex-
as were in Houston for the annual
meeting held at the Rice Hotel.
George Harrison, Duncan Ruthyen,
Carlton Crawford, J. B. Feather
and T. E. Friery were delegates
from Palacios.
A. H. Wadsworth's report show-
ed 10,577 bales of cotton ginned in
Matagorda County from the 1937
crop up to November 1, as compar-
ed with 2,975 on the same date for
1936.
A number of Palacios music lov-
ers were in Bay City for the Car-
roll Ault Concert, sponsored by the
Matagorda County Federation of
Women's Clubs.
In a deal with Glenn H. Mc-
Carthy the Palacios Independent
School District received $2,376
from the leasing of 1,188 acres at
$2 per acre.
Rev. W. R. McPherson was sched-
uled to give the sermon for the
Union Thanksgiving service to be
held at the Methodist Church.
25 YEARS AGO
Miss Jewel Ross, of the Citrus
Grove community, died in the Bay
City Hospital from u dose of poison
she took.
Glenn Claybourn's service sta-
tion on West Main across the rail-
road was ready for business.
Ace Hedger of Galveston was
drowned when he fell from an
oyster boat near the red light i'n
Palacios Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. George Curtis an-
nounced the marriags of their
daughter, Lucille, to R. C. Allford.
Miss M'axine Price, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Price, was
married to Rev. Carroll B. Ray in
the First Baptist Church.
The Damon Bobcats and Pa-
lacios Sharks played a 12 to 12
game here on Armistice Day.
30 YEARS AGO
Two names were added to the
announcement column, Joe Man-
gum, a candidate for sheriff and
R. A. Kleska, tax collector.
Engineer Gustafson, was survey-
ing for the highway from the east
county line through Bay City to
Palacios.
Messrs. J. B. Feather, Carlton
Crawford, Duncan Ruthven, G. A.
Harrison and G. A. Salsbury at-
tended a meeting of the Intra-
coastal Canal Association held in
Harlingen.
A double wedding ceremony took
place at the Presbyterian Church
when Miss Edith Clement was mar-
ried to J. A. Hardy and Miss Aud-
rey Clement was marri'ed to Voigt
Powell. Rev. George F. Gillespie
officiated.
35 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gerhard were
the parents of a baby boy.
A number of Palacios people
were in Houston for the fair.
The local P.-T. A. was planning
for their annual Christmas Bazaar.
IWilliam Henry Harrison was the
oldest U.S. president t,c take of-
fice. He was 68.
This could be the
most important call
of your lifetime!
Contact Civil Defense
Volunteering a few hours of your spare
time each week to the Ground Observer
Corps could be the most important call
of your lifetime! Your service as a "Sky-
watcher" could well mean the safety
that comes with adequate warning. You're
I now. Make that call today!
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GROUND OBSERVE* CORPS
IN HOMETOWN AMERICA *
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remember
your. diet,
Elmerj
GOLLY,
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FROM THE EXCHANGES
El Campo To Annex 63.5 Acres; Cotton
Farmers At Wharton To Be Awarded
In a move to square up the pres-
ent city limits, the City Council
at its regular monthly meeting
Tuesday, adopted two ordinances
calling for the annexation of 63.5
acres of land. The acreage lies to
the west and south of the present
city limits.—El Campo Citizen.
The Wharton Chamber of Com-
merce is sponsoring a Cotton Pro-
duction Contest for the Champion
Dryland Farmer and the Champion
Irrigation Cotton Farmer. The two
champions will be presented
awards at the annual C. of C. ban-
quet in Janrary -Wharton Specta-
tor.
'On the recommendation of a
three-member council committee,
Port Lavaca now has underway a
survey of location, health and sani-
tation conditions in the city's nu-
merous trailer courts. "We want
trailer houses and the people that
go with them," Terry Bunch said,
"but we also feel there should be
designated areas for trailer houses
—areas that are specially con-
structed and designed for them."—
Port Lavaca Wave.
O. B. Fenner, president of Jack-
son County United Fund, announc-
ed Wednesday the $14,975 goal had
already been exceeded and the total
donations had reached $15,286 on
that day.—Edna Herald.
The City Council at its meeting
Tuesday voted to halt immediately
the practice of allowing free Sat-
urday afternoon parki'ng at down-
town meters after a two month
trial.—El Campo Citizen.
The Texas Highway Department
will spend $109,900 for improve-
ments on Farm-to-Market Roads
in Jackson County during 1958, M.
G. Cornelius, district engineer at
Yoakum, has announced. This is in
addition to the regular construc-
tion and maintenance program.—
Edna Herald.
Ben II. Sloane, manager of the
Point Comfort Alcoa operations
and a former star athlete at
Georgia Tech, will be the guest
speaker for the Nov. 23 Banquet of
Stars honoring Edna High's A and
B football squads, band and pep
squad.—Edna Herald.
The school board tackles the
problem of building and finance
again Thursday night, but this
time with the recommendations of
it's Citizens Advisory Committee
before it. E. J. Hengst and C. E.
Roberts, of the subcommittee on fi-
nance recommended a bond electi'on
next month on the proposition of
issuing $l-million in bonds to meet
the cost of the school building be-
tween now and 1959.—Port Lavaca
iWave.
The West Wharton County Unit-
ed Fund had exceeded its goal by
$1,347.29 according to figures on
hand Wednesday.—El Campo News.
A GUARANTEED
FUNERAL INSURANCE
POLICY
Low Monthly Premiums
Protects The Entire Family
Written By
TAYLOR BROS.
FUNERAL HOME
BAY CITY PALACIOS
PH. CI 5-4613 PH. 526t
The annual banquet of the El
Campo Chamber of Commerce and
Agriculture was held Tuesday, No-
vember 19. Principal speaker for
the annual meeting was James G.
Roberts, of Dallas, manager of the
Southwestern Division of t!he
Chamber of Commerce of the Unit-
ed States.—El Campo Citizen.
A wave of illness, gradually
building up to a peak early this
week, swept Calhoun County in
What was termed a mild epidemic
of influenza. Many adults were
among the ill, but schools were the
hardest hit.—Port Lavaca Wave.
J. Bruce Hancock was elected
president for 1957-58 and Morris
Edelstein was named vice-presi-
dent at a meeting of the board of
directors of El Campo Chamber of
Commerce and Agriculture last
Thursday.—El Campo News.
IT'S THE LAW . . .
Probate Laws Are
Recently Changed
Easier handling of the estates of
deceased persons, and at less cost,
will result from laws recently pass-
ed by the Texas Legislature.
During its regular session in
early 1957, the 55th Legislature
enacted a number of amendments
to the Texas Probate Code. The
changes became effective on Au-
gust 22nd.
Here are a few of the new pro-
visions:
1. Some of the notices issued in
probate proceedings may now be
served by Certified Mail. Formerly
the law required service by Regis-
tered Mail, which is more expen-
sive.
2. The amount of bond required
of an executor or administrator
has been reduced under some cir-
cumstances. The estate will there-
by save on bond premiums. The
old law required a bond to be
double the value of all personal
property in the estate, even if is-
sued by a corporate bonding com-
pany. Now a corporate bond need
only match equally the value of the
property.
3. Sometimes it is desired to use
a bond signed by individuals rather
than a bonding company. The old
law required these individuals to
own real property worth double the
value of the estate. Personal prop-
erty could not be considered. The
new law allows personal property
to be used in qualifying as a bond
signer. However, the two-for-one
requirement is retained on this
type of bonds.
4. The old law providing for
compensation of the executor at
not less than 2 Vz % of the value
of the estate has been eliminated.
Now this compensation is left for
the courts to fix on some reason-
able basis—this will mean lower
costs to many estates.
5. Where a husband or wife is
adjudged mentally incompetent,
the other spouse now acquires full
control of the entire community
estate without any type of legal
proceedings and without having to
furnish a bond.
(This column, prepared by the
State Bar of Texas, is written to
inform—not to advise. No per-
son should ever apply or inter-
pret any law without the aid of
an attorney who is fully advised
concerning the facts involved,
because a slight variance in
facta may change the applica-
tion of the law.)
Tuberculosis has been a major
disease of mankind as far back
as lecorded history goes.
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LETTERING DONE
AT CEMETERY
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