Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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vi.
Charles Shreve, Shark
Mentor, Named Next
Best Coach Of Year
Congratulations to Charles
Shreve for being selected runner-
up as high school football coach of
the year by the Texas Sports Writ-
ers Association. Luke Thornton,
Record Product'n
Reported By Alcoa
Al Point Comfort
Al<?oa's Point Comfort Opera-
tions has completed a record year
of production, employment and pay-
roll, Operations Manager T. P. An-
derson pointed out this week.
"For the first time, all of our
facilities have been in production
for the entire year, and our 1700
employees have earned $12 million
in wages and salaries," Anderson
said.
The Alcoa official cited other
marks of progress in and near the
plant, which has now been a part
of the area's economy for 15 years.
"It has been our pleasure dur-
ing 1964 to announce the addition
of a new caustic-chlorine depart-
ment which will be constructed dur-
ing 1905, and to welcome Witco
Chemical Company as an industrial
neighbor and supplier of raw ma-
terials to Point Comfort Opera-
tions," Anderson continued.
"In addition to these develop-
ments we are also preparing new
shipping facilities to help fulfill
Point Comfort Operations' role in
an expanded world trade; this is a
necessity now since the Matagorda
Ship Channel completion seems at
long last to be certain in 1965*,"
Anderson said.
Noting that Alcoa's Point Com-
fort facilities are naturally tied
closely to the health of the alumi-
} num industry, Anderson concluded:
\ "The cooperation of employees
and community have helped make
possible a measure of diversifica-
tion at Point Comfort. This di-
versification strengthens our posi-
tion here and we are appreciative
of what the area offers in resources
and attitudes. A combination of
these factors will surely result in
more and more development of the
potential here. We look forward
with enthusiasm to even a more
prosperous and rewarding year in
11965."
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County Historical
Society Meeting
Held In Bay City
The Matagorda County Historical
Survey Committee and Historical
Society met in the Service Center
in Bay City, Saturday, January 9th.
Mrs. Richard Gusman, chairman,
read a copy of her report to the
(state organization covering the
local Society's activities from Oc-
tober, 1963, through October, 1964.
She also announced that the year's
work has ended for the Historical
Survey Committee, and a new slate
will be appointed during a meet-
ing to be called by Judge Spurgeon
on Saturday, January 16th, when
plans will be outlined for the com-
ing year. The work year for the
Historical Society will not end until
March or April of 1965.
Reports were given on Civil War
grave markers, of which Mrs. A.
B. Pierce of Blessing is chairman.
William G. Moore reported on
memberships. Mrs. Roy Griffith re-
ported on the current essay con-
test being sponsored by the His-
torical Society, and a brief outline
was again made.
At- Wagner General:
.( Patients In Hospital:
i" ."* Mrs. Gladys Peterson, Mrs. Fa-
nell Richards, Ernest Menefee,
1 " David Graham, E. C. Allen, Mrs.
Emma Hamlin, Homer Aparacio,
Mrs. Lucy Starr, Mrs. Mary E.
Copeland, Mrs. Hollie Terry, Rev.
H. A. Whitfield, Kenneth Hansen,
Mrs. Louisa Villarreal and girl,
Mary Coleman, Bat Hebert, Mrs.
Myrle. Burton, Mrs. Matilda Wrat-
isjaw, J. D. Baker, Frank Riddick,
Edgar, Culbertson, Adolph Hein-
rich, Mrs. Viva Metcalfe, Mrs. Lo-
renza Benayidez, Ed>vin Blackwell.
Patients DIscKargea:
George Cepak, Mrs. Agnes Car-
veil, Mr?- Louella Corporon,. Stella
Nelson, Mrs. Isabel Quintanilla,
! Mrs. Bobbie Antbis, Jasper Harvey,
Robert Solis, S. P. Curry, Mrs.
1 ; Mollie Gibson, James C. Dismukes,
'■'V y.Mrs. Barbara Spoor and girl, Billy
Hamlin, Reyes Vera, Henry Bentz,
Mrs. Rebecca Ottino.
coach of the Class AAA s'ate
champions — Palestine — won the
honor with 29 first place votes and
will be presented a plaque at t&e
sports achievement dinner of the
association and the Dallas YMCA.
Coach Shreve, who in his first
year as head mentor led his Fight-
ing Sharks through 14 games and
the championship of Class AA,
and had the only undefeated, untied
team in the state. Shreve received
17 first place votes.
Paul Smith, coach of Galena
Park was picked for third; Grady
Graves of Archer City, fourth; Ed-
gar Payne of Vidor, fifth; Larry
Wartes of Stamford, sixth; W. 0.
Barnes of Fort Worth Castleberry,
seventh and Chuck Curtis of Gar-
land, eighth.
Other honors passed out by the
association were: Fred Hansen of
Rice was named both Southwest-
erner of the year and amateur ath-
lete of the year; Johnny Keane of
Houston, manager of the St. Louis
Cardinals, now with the New York
Yankees, was picked as profes-
sional of the year; Shelby Metcalf,
basketball coach of Texas A&M,
was named senior college coach of
the year and Red Lewis of Howard
County was selected as junior col-
lege coach of the year.
Shipment Records
Broken By Alcoa
4th Straight Year
New aluminum production and
shipment records for the fourth
consecutive year and an improving
outlook for earnings are foreseen
for 1965 by Alcoa Chairman Law-
rence Litchfield, Jr.
Mr. Litchfield noted in his year-
end remarks that Aluminum Com-
pany of America's 1964 net sales
and operating revenues should
total a billion dollars—the first
time in the 76-year history of the
industry that an aluminum pro-
ducer has achieved such corporate
stature.
Barring serious disruptions of
the economy, Alcoa's Chief Execu-
tive Officer predicted both domestic
and world consumption of alumi-
num would continue the year-by-
ycar gains begun a decade ago.
U. S. production of primary
aluminum is expected this year to
set a new annual record of 2.5 mil-
lion tons, up about 10 per cent from
the 2.3 million ton all-time record
set last year. Net shipments should
approximate 3.5 million, tons.
Slightly more than nine per cent
above 1963 shipments of 3.2 million
tons.
While the United States remains
the largest single tonnage market
for primary aluminum—consuming
58 per cent of free world tonnage
last year—overseas utilization of
aluminum will grow at a rate pos-
sibly even greater than that ob-
taining in the U. S. through
the balance of the 60's, Mr. Litch-
field believes. He said this state-
ment was based upon expectations
of continued growth in the world's
industrial economies, corresponding
increases in living standards and
more intensive research and mar-
keting efforts to accelerate alumi-
num uses outside this country.
The aluminum industry's increas-
ed volume of shipments, Mr. Litch-
field commented, has been accom-
panied by some price firming,
which has been reflected this year
in improved industry earnings. He
added that he expected this trend
to continue, with a consequent fur-
ther improvement in Alcoa and in-
dustry net earnings in 1965.
Alcoa's Chairman said his com-
pany anticipated an increased de-
mand for aluminum products next
year, stimulated by the intensive
marketing of new ar.d improved
products stemming from recent
technological advances involving
alloys, processes and fabricating
techniques.
"The industry's 1965 prospects
are generally the brightest in
years," Mr. Litchfield said. "Never
in history has this country and
tl 'orld been more aware of the
merits of aluminum as a useful
material, nor more ready to utilize
it in new, mass-market products.
We expect the next 12 months to
demonstrate this most impres-
sively."
Tommy Stiles, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. K. Stiles will be on tour
With the Baylor University A cap-
pella choir when it makes a tour
of four Western states between
January 23 and February 1, 196)3.
The Wabash River was named
for the Indian work "ouabache"
meaning white.
VOLUME LVIII NUMBER 2
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1965
10c Per Copy
2 Tests Abandoned,
Another temporary*
By BOB WILKINSON
Oil Operator - Lease Broker
Two wildcat tests in nearby areas
—but with one in Matagorda Coun-
ty and the other across the line in
Wharton County—have been aban-
doned as failures.
The Matagorda County duster
was Bright & Schiff's No. 1
Kountze and Crouch northwest of
Midfield, plugged at 8,517 feet, and
the Wharton County dry hole was
Salt Dome Production Company's
No, 1 Kountze and Crouch south-
west of Danevang, plugged at
8,563 feet.
Called "temporarily abandoned"
by the operator, Union Texas Pe-
troleum Corporation, is No. 1 San-
ders at Pheasant. Total depth is
9,450 feet.
More late drill reports, field-by-
field, area-by-area:
Northwest Lucky (South Mark-
ham)—Roberts-Whitson Oil & Gas
Corporation is moving in to dig
No. 2 Mary Ethel Cornelius, et al,
to 10,000 feet.
Palacios—Adolph Smith is test-
ing No. 1 Stanley Kubela. . . Rob-
ert Mosbacher's and Kilroy Com-
pany's No. 1 Stanley Kubela is
drilling ahead after recovering lost
tools.
East Hamman (Southeast Bay
City)—J. S. Michael is moving in
to dig No. 1 Phillip Braden.
Baer Ranch (Northeast Mata-
gorda)—Falcon Seaboard Drilling
Company is said to be still fishing
for lost tools. Bottom of the hole
is around 20,000 feet and the op-
erator says it will be drilled an-
other 2,000 feet if the "fish" is re-
covered.
East Sargent (Cowtrap Area)—
Phillips Petroleum Company's 1-A
State "N" is fishing for the re-
covery of a lost perforating gun.
Bottom cf this hole is 20,550 feet,
deepest hole ever dug in Matagorda
County.
Trull (Northwest Falacios) —
Coastal States Gas Producing Com-
pany is still testing No. 1 O. P.
Neuszer, bottomed at. 10,215 feet.
Huebner (South Bay City)—Oil
& Gas Property Management
should be around its projected
depth in a sidetracked hole with
No. 1 Pauline Huebner, et al.
South Van Vleck—Lario Oil &
Gas Company's and Felmont Oil
Corporation's No. 1 Corbett, et al,
should be around its target of
12,500 feet.
Buckeye—Lario Oil & Gas Com-
pany's and Felmont Oil Corpora-
tion's No. 1 J. C. Lewis, et al, also
should be "down" by now. The
Lewis had a projection of 11,000
feet.
West Ashby—Otis Russell's and
Pennzoil's No. 1 Grace Henley, et
al, is around its target of 10,000
feet.
The Palacio3 Beacon has received
more letters from readers urging
us to continue this column. Here
are some of them:
Mrs. Clarence Donaho, Varna, Ill-
inois: "Please do continue the oil
report in your paper as the only
New Cub Scout Den Is
Organized At Meet;
Den Mothers Needed
A group interested in a Cub
Scout program in Palacios met at
the home of Marvin Curtis Mon-
day night, Chairman Carl Hansen
announced the following commit-
teemen: Edwin Bowers, Cubmaster;
Alvin Koenig, Assistant Cubmas-
ter; John Toellner, Relationship
and Secretary; Alvin Koenig and
Homer Aparacio, Outdoors and
Activities; Marvin Curtis, Mem-
bership and Training; and Dr. Fred
Smith, Advancement and Treas-
urer.
It was also announced that the
first paek meeting will be held on
Friday, January 2© at 7:30 at the
VFW Hall. Registration and den
assignments will precede a film
on cub scouting to be shown by
Tommy Thompson of Bay City.
There is a need for Den Moth-
ers. Those interested in giving a
small amount of time for a good
cause please contact Carl Hansen,
824-2603 for further information:
A Den Mother's training program
is planned for February 8-9 to
orient the volunteers with no prev-
ious experience in the scouting
program.
way we have to hear any of the
news is through your paper."
Mrs. Raymond C. Jones, Pomona,
California: "Please continue the oil
news as it is of much interest
to us. Hope the Sharks won the
title."
William A. Foisy, San Antonio,
Texas: "I am in favor of the oil
news column as written by Mi'. Bob
Wilkinson. I find the column to be
very informative and would appre-
ciate it being continued."
J. H. Aikin, Modesto, California:
"I have been a reader of the Bea-
con for several years and especially
enjoy the oil news by Bob Wilkin-
son. I hope he decided to continue
his column as I am much interested
in his reports."
The Ethela Club To
Hold Talent Show
Saturday, Jan. 16
The Ethela Club has a full even-
ing of entertainment in store for
everyone on Saturday night, Jan-
uary ICth when it presents the
Talent Show. The Talent Show
will be held at the East Side School
Auditorium and will begin prompt-
ly at 7:30 p.m. Entertainment for
all ages has been planned.
Admission will be $1.00 for
adults, 50c for school children and
no charge for pre-schoolers. Tickets
may be obtained from any mem-
ber of the Ethela Club, or bought
at the door. All proceeds from this
program will go for the benefit of
the Palacios Repreation Associa-
tion, so come oftt- and enjoy the
Talent Show and support the Rec-
reation Association as well.
Coilegeport Youth
Isflown Home For
Kidney *
Gilbert and Jerry Ellis, sons or
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ellis of Coi-
legeport, were admitted to Metho-
dist Hospital in Houston January
1 in preparation for a kidney trans-
plant. Surgery was scheduled for
Tuesday, January 12.
Gilbert was flown home from
active U. S. Army service in Korea
in May 1964, Glameral Nephritus
damaging approximately 80% of
his kidneys. He was treated at
Brooks General Hospital in San
Antonio until October when he
was retired from active duty and
admitted to the V. A. Hospital in
Houston.
With a gradual kidney deteriora-
tion, he was selected as a potential
kidney transplant candidate by the
Moody Clinical Research Unit. His
treatment has been by the Hemo-
dialysis process during the last two
months.
His brothers, Jesse, Jerry and
Tommy offered a kidney and anx-
iously awaited examinations. Jerry
was chosen because of the more
compatable blood types.
Jerry was on duty with the U.
S. Navy, stationed in Beeville, Tex-
as, at the time of selection. He
has since received a Humanitarian
discharge in preparation for the
transplant.
Gilbert is the husband of the
former Andrea Jean Mangum of
Palacios. They have one son. Jerry's
wife is the former Suzette Wynn
also of Palacios.
The family wishes to express
their appreciation for cards, kind-
nesses and prayers during this
time of anxiety and waiting.
18 Lovelies In Race For
Valentine Sweetheart
i
The Women's Division of the
Chamber of Commerce will hold
their regular noon luncheon meet-
ing at Petersen's Restaurant Tues-
day, Januaary 19.
Saturday, February 13, will be
Sweetheart Day in Palacios, as
that is the day the Harmonie Club
has its annual Sweetheart Parade
and Dance, climaxed Dy the crown-
ing of the '65 Valentine Sweet-
heart.
Eighteen lovely girls are vying
for the honor of being Valentine
Sweetheart, t'ney and their spon-
sors are: Wanda Laurence, Alapha
Club; Margaret Herlin, Athena
Club; Sara Prindle, Band Boosters;
Lydia Oldham, Campbell-Huitt In-
surance; Diane Johs, Carancahua
Community; Brenda Stewart,
Chamber of Commerce; Lynelle Ku-
nefke, Ethela Club; Wanda Sea-
man, Lions Club; Sandra Schneider,
Moo-Moo; Lynn Long, Neal's Gulf;
Jennie Bearse, Palacios Floral;
Mary Ann Jenkins, Petersen's Res-
taurant; Cheryl Hart, Recreation
Association; Tana Lewis, Rotary
Club; Patsy Shimek, Trail Riders;
Yvonne Wilson, Women's Division
Chamber of Commerce; Virginia
McMillan, Y Restaurant and Phyllis
Rowton, Youth Club.
Each penny placed in the candi-
dates' jars is a vote for her and
the one receiving the most votes
will win the coveted honor. Watch
the progress of the contestants as
their votes are posted in the dis-
play window at the Central Power
and Light Company's office.
Bennie Prause and his orchestra
will furnish the music for this oc-
Mrs. Elina Price and son, Adam,1
have as their guests Mrs. Price's |
granddaughter and great grand-
daughters, Mrs. Henry Duelm, Jr.
and daughters, Carolyn and Car-
leene of New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Wilson, who
recently moved to Houston from
Philadelphia, Pa., were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Arlla last week-
end and they marvelled at the beau-
tiful sunshine we were having.
Savings Bond Sales In
County Hits $231,941
First Eleven Months
Savings Bond sales for the first
eleven months of 1904 totaled
$231,941 in Matagorda County. Of
this amount $30,427 were purchas-
ed during the month of November
according to P. R. Hamill Chair-
man of the Matagorda County Sav-
ings Bonds Committee.
During November Texans pur-
chased $11J577,054 in Series E and
H Savings Bonds. This represents
a 9.6% increase over the same
period last year. Cumulative safas
for eleven months of 1964 amount-
ed to $135,945,497 which is 90.6%
of the state's goal of $150 million.
Population of Phoenix, Arizona,
quadrupled between the census of
1950 and that of 1960.
i
AIRPLANE PRESENTED TO TEXAS RANGERS
A twin-engine aircraft has been presented to the Texas De-
partment of Public Safety for the use of the Texas Rangers by
Col. D. Harold Byrd of Dallas.
Byrd's generosity in presenting this airplane to the State of
Texas to be used to enhance the State's law enforcement effort
and emergency services," Col. Garrison said.
"This aircraft will be utilized to great advantage on occasions
when speed la of the essence in transporting law enforcement
and other personnel and equipment from one part of the State
r.to another, ■ CoL Garrison said.
This is the .second aircraft that Col. Byrd has presented to the
Texas Department of Public Safety. The other was a Twin
Beech which , he gave to the Department in 1958.
Col. Byrd, whp has been active on behalf of aviation in Texas
and the nation for many years, is an honorary captain in the
Texas Rangers. •
'65 Rice Allotment
Referendum Set
For Tues., Jan. 26
The United States Department
of Agriculture has announced the
proclaiming of Marketing Quotas
for 1965-crop rice and set Jan-
uary 26th as the date for the refer-
endum to determine producer ap-
proval or disapproval of quotas.
The national acreage allotment
of 1,818,638 acres as established is
compared to 1,818,166 acres for the
1964 crop. The state acreage allot-
ment is the same as for 1964.
The national average support
price has been set at $4.50 per
hundredweight as compared to
$4.71 for 1964.
Rice has been grown under mar-
keting quotas for the past 10 years.
For the 1964 crop, 125 Matagorda
County producers voted in favor
of quotas and 39 against for a 76.2
percent favorable margin. 45% of
the eligible voters of the county
cast their ballots in that referen-
dum.
Polling places for the referendum
will be announced soon and pro-
ducer allotment notices will be
mailed so as to receive them prior
to the referendum.
State Department Will
Set Record In 1965 For
Interstate Highways
AUSTIN—One day in 1965 Tex-
ans will have another item for their
celebrated grab-bag of brags.
On that day the Texas Highway
Department will have built more
miles of Interstate Highways than
under the current Interstate pro-
gram, excepting only California.
To put it another way, Texas in
1965 will have attained as many
Interstate miles in about half the
time as any other state, save one,
will build in the Interstate pro-
gram's entire 15-year construction-
span.
Texas will arrive at this point
when, some time in 1965, it will
have opened 1,623 miles of Inter-
state Highways to traffic. That's
the number of miles to be built by
1973 by the state of Illinois, which
ranks behind Texas and California
in extent of its Interstate Highway
system.
As 1965 got underway, the tiigh-
way Department had obligated
more than $1 billion for construct
tion and improvement of the 66,'-
000-mile Texas highway grid.
It looked like a happy New Year
for those who travel Texas high-
ways.
PAy yOUR "POLL TAX NOW/ LB5T Dfly-JRNUARy
casion from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. at
the Palacios Recreation Center. All
proceeds from the Sweetheart1!*
contest and dance will benefit the
Palacios Recreation Association.
The day's activities will get un-
derway that morning when the
Sweetheart's Parade will be held.
Leading the parade will be the
Harmonie Club's float upon which
Helen Boiling, the '64 Sweetheart*
will ride. This year's candidates
will follow on other floats, then
that night they will be presented
at the dance and the winner crown-
ed sweetheart.
Any business, organization or
individual concern wishing te have
an entry in the parade should con-
tact Mrs. Jack Maddox at 824-24229-
Local Library To
Be Open 3 Hours
Extra On Tuesdays
The library will be open three
more hours on Tuesday morn-
ings from 9 a.m. until 12 noon*
starting January 19. It will not be
a quiet morning as the volunteers:
will be processing books in the
room but they feel they can serve-
you too.
They could use additional volun-
teers, if you have time to give.
They need to box up duplicate
books to send to the Matagorda
Library. They still have "CkiJat
books" to sort; they have typing:
to do—you are needed.
The library board continues
working toward the day when Pa-
lacios will have a new library build-
ing.
We have rflfceived and processed^
the following books for childrene
and young people: "The Alley" by-
Eleanor Estes, "Beggar's Daugh-
ter", Mabel Hunt; "The Beloved
Friend", M'. Vance; "Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory", Roald
Dahl; "Chippewa Indians", Soma
Bleeker; "Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang", Ian Fleming (his only
children's book); "Come On Sea
Biscuit", Ralph Mody; "The Cricket
In Times Square", G. Selden;
"High Wide and Lonesome", Hal
Borland; "New Boy in School**,.
May Justus; "Ordeal in Other-
where" (science fiction), A. Nor-
ton; "Pick A New Dream", Leu
Weber; "Squanto, Friend of Whiter
Man", C. Bullard; "Tituba O Salem-
Village" (witchcraft trials), Ann.'
Petry and "A Wrinkle in Time", M..
L'Engle.
The library is open six days a:
week. On Monday and Wednesday
from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m.; Tuesdays
9-12 a.m. and 3-0 p.m.; Thursday
and Friday, 3-5 p.m. and Saturday;
2-5 p.m.
Annual Alien Address
Program Under Way;
Forms At Post Office
James N. King, Acting District.
Director of the Port Isabel Dis-
trict of the Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service, advised today
that the annual alien address re-
port program is again under way..
The Immigration official pointed
out that the address reports are re-
quired by law and willful failure
to comply with these requirements:
may lead to serious consequences.
Forms with which to make the
reports are available at all Post.
Offices and Immigration and Natur-
alization Service Offices. It is an
easy matter to fill out one of the
cards and return it to the Pbsfc
Office.
Mr. King further pointed out
that information furnished by air
alien in making his annual address
report to the Government is con-
fidential. It has, he said been de-
clared 'confidential by statute.
The strength you acquire through
confidence cart be lost rapidly
through conceit.
The Weather
Date Max. Mill. Prec.
Jan. 6 75° 54" 0.00
Jan. 7 75° 62" 0.00
Jan. 8 76" 65° 0.00
Jan. 9 70° 39° 0.47
Jan. 10 41° 34° 0.00
Jan. 11 50° 40° O.OO
Jan. 12 67° 39° 0.00
Total rainfall for year 0.56
1 _ J.
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