Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1956 Page: 2 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Palacios Library.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page 2
PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
PHONE 5181 Advertising Rates On Request
THIS WEEK
h\ PALACIOS HISTOHV
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
yst
PUBLISHER
EDITOR
ASSO. EDITOR & ADV. MGR.
BUSINESS MANAGER
. MRS. J. W. DISMUICES j
ED COOPER I
.1ESSE V. DISMUKES
HUGH J. DISMUKES
Entered at the Post Office at Palacios, Texas, as second class mail
matter under the Act of Congress.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year In County, $2.00 One Year Outside County, $2.50
WE STOP ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS AT EXPIRATION
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, j
standing, or reputation of any person, firm or j
corporation which may appear in the columns
of the Palacios Beacon will be gladly corrected
if brought to the attention of the publisher.
A Tribute To Alben Barkley; He
Had The Keen Wit Of Abe Lincoln
By CLARK W. THOMPSON
Congressman
During the past few days pub-
lic servants and private citizens
throughout the land have mourned
the passing of their warm person-
al friend, Senator Alben Barkley.
I felt a rather keen sense of loss,
far more than I would have a year
ago. It has been just about a year
since Mrs. Thompson and I spent
a long week-end in the mountains
of Tennessee on a small party
where Senator Barkley and his
lovely wife were also guests. In
those few days we came to know
this lovable character whose ser-
vice will always be one of the
bright spots in the history of
American public life.
To Texans it may be timely to
observe one of the traits which
made him great. He had an ex-
tremely keen wit. He was never
at a loss for words and was al-
ways ready with a story to illus-
trate his point. In this he is said
to resemble Abraham Lincoln. I
have known many men with a
quick wit and it is unfortunate
that so often they have used it
to say sharp and caustic things.
Their remarks were intended to
wmbarass and sting. I have never
heard of Alben Barkley uttering
an unkind word to or about any-
nn"r„-'vcn in the heat of the most
tumultuous political conflict. He
truly loved his fellow man, even
though his fellow man might dif-
fer with him. And his fellow man
returned his love.
I would commend that example
to every man, whatever his call-
ing, and particularly I commend it
to those whose words are in the
spotlight as are those of us in
public life. A man will be remem-
bered longer for his kind words
and expressions than he will for
mean and petty words and deeds.
(We would ail do well to make
Alben Barkley's last words the
guide to our own faith and prac-
tices: He said, "I would rather be
a servant in the House of the Lord
than sit in the seat of the mighty."
Then he died.
DR. JACK KAHN
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes Examined — Glasses Fitted
PHONE 3-2861 COLLECT
FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT
Fifth Floor National Bank Bldg.
VICTORIA, TEXAS
FOR COMPLETE
INSURANCE
COVERAGE
—SEE—
INSURANCE
REA L ESTATE
NOTARY PUBLIC
326 MAIN ST. DIAL 2081
The last hurdle in the House of
Representatives for the Cummins
Creek Watershed was successfully
crossed last week. The Committee
on Agriculture adopted a resolu-
tion approving it. The measure
now goes to the Senate Agricul-
ture Committee, where both of our
Senators have been altered and
where there should be no ti'ouble in
obtaining final approval. Once the
Senate Committee acts, that is all
there is to it, except for the co-
operation of the people who live
in the watershed.
Another project is our Congres-
sional District is the Turkey Creek
Watershed in Fort Bend County.
It is before the Bureau of the
Budget, and I am advised that it
should be approved very soon,
a'fter which it will pass through
the same procedure as Cummins
Creek.
H. R. 10875, known variously as
the Soil Bank Bill, the Benson
Plan, or the Agricultural Act of
1956, passed the House last Thurs-
day. It was the best we could get,
and a very sorry best at that. In
a speech I made during the course
of the debate, I said among other
things that I would vote for the
passage of the bill, and that: "Dis-
tasteful as it is, it had been ram-
med down my throat, and I am
doing my best to digest. There is
almost nothing in it to benefit my
people as they want to be and de-
serve to be benefited.
"The small farmer who could
have been so materially assisted
to maintain his traditional place
in the American Economy will
have to be satisfied with what-
ever crumbs he can scrape up from
the floor in accordance with the
famous "trickle down" theory
which led to ruin once before, well
within the memory of all of us.
"After we sweep this present
mess under the rug, I hope that
the Family Farm Sub-committee
of which I am Chairman will bring
out a bill which will say to both
sides of the House, 'Here is some-
thing which will re-establish the
family farmer to the place he de-
serves, decency and stability in our
economy.' I want to lay that be-
fore you, and be'fore the Secretary
, of Agriculture and the President,
j and to find out once and for all
if they mean what they say when
they claim to have the interest of
I the family farmer at heart.
"To the Committee, here and
now I want to say that if you do
not do something of that kind, you
will before very long deal with
the family farmer as a s'ocial prob-
lem, which will be much more dif-
ficult to solve than if you treat it
as it should be—a major and vital
problem of agriculture."
I also told them of our plans to
protect the rice industry, either
through the passage of a separate,
bill providing for the two-price or
domestic support plan which was
recommended by the industry. Fail-
ing in that, we will recommend a
bill to provide for no less acreage
in 1957 and 1958 than was allotted
in 1956.
The House is generally very
noisy and 'fidgety toward the end
of a long debate. It quieted down
and listened very attentively when
I spoke, and I was impressed that
they were taking these words to
heart.
LETTERING DONE
AT CEMETERY
HAYWARD
PLAIN AND RELIGIOUS (yw/jjo*p»*;
DESIGNS I •* 4^' * %
EL CAMPO MEMORIALS
CALL US — VISIT US — WITHOUT OBLIGATION
See our Big Display of Finished Markers and Monu-
ments on our yard, East Curve, Hwy. 59, El Campo.
Our Service Includes Delivery & 'Setting' In Cemetery
We Suggest That You See The Monument You Buy
1407 E Jackson Phones 1469 or 327
Bojs 307 El Campo, Texas
T
10 YEARS AGO
Alvin J. Morris received his dis-
charge from the U. S. Navy and
returned to his home in Palacios.
Betty Jo Ray, representing the
Junior Class of Palacios High
School, was leading tlie race for
Spring Festival Queen. Janice
Cunningham, leading c a n d i date
from Junior High School, was
running close behind Betty Jo.
The Sophomore Class was spon-
soring a play to be presented at
the Festival, entitled "Leave It To
Joe." The cast consisted of Wal-
lace Barr, Billy Crouch, Jo Ann
Fox, Alvis Hunter, Claire Joy
Luther and Bettye Jo Milam.
15 YEARS AGO
The city was without water sev-
eral hours Wednesday after the
power went off. This showed need
of improved 'facilities.
All soldiers and sailors in uni-
form were given a reduced rate on
all busses when they were travel-
ing on their own expense.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Hamlin and
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cashion were in-
jured when Mr. Hamlin's car col-
lided with an army truck.
John Alfred Partain died May
3 at the age of 71.
The annual Junior-Senior ban-
quet was held at the Green Lan-
tern Inn Saturday, April 26. Guest
speaker was Major Ernest D. El-
liott of the 105th Separate Batta-
lion.
20 YEARS AGO
The A Cappella Choir of the
A & I College of Kingsville, gave
a program in the high school audi-
torium. Miss Dorothy Lee Curtis
was the soloist for the evening.
A slight change was made in the
mail service by the S. P. Railroad
transferring the carrying of the
mail from train to truck.
Darrell Sealock, brother of Mrs.
Harold Baldwin, died from burns
received when gasoline with which
he was cleaning the motor of his
car exploded. He lived in Texas
City where he was employed in a
refinery.
The church building on Fourth
Street, erected by the Second Bap-
tist people, was sold to the Church
of God. The Nazarene Church had
used it for some time as their place
of worship.
Dates announced for the Texas
Baptist Encampment were July 1
to 12.
25 YEARS AGO
The Texas Gulf Sulphur Com
pany donated $150 for the con-
struction of a ball park in Pala-
cios, C. L. de St. Aubin reported.
A contract was let for the pav-
ing of Highway 71 from Blessing
to the Wharton County line through
Midfield.
The marriage of (Wayne Hud-
dleston and Miss Mildred Jones,
December 22, 1935, at the home
of the bride in La Feria, was an-
nounced.
30 YEARS AGO
Dr. Fred Gracey'of Cork, Ire-
land, was a guest of Dr. and Mrs.
J. R. Elliott.
Dates for commencement exer-
cises of the Palacios High School
were as follows: May 14, Senior
Class play; May 23, Baccalaureate;
May 27, Alumni Banquet; May 28,
graduating exercises.
Division Engineer, Capt. Schlafi,
of the highway department was
here conferring with Com. Har-
rison and Col. Westbrook in regard
to constructing hard surface roads
to Camp Hulen.
35 YEARS AGO
Lemuel Walker and Beeler Lin-
demood went to Austin to partici-
pate in the State Athletic Meet.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Twillegar of
Houston announced the birth of a
baby girl.
The Senior Class presented
"Hiawatha." Beeler Lindemood,
Dorothy Hood and Edith Clement
did the solo parts. Vera Sanders
was reader. Net proceeds were
$106.
pgr: 'Ma j wtrx
■■¥ S K v , sSJ
i:m ?
George Washington owned a set
of the third edition of the En-
cyclopaedia Britannica.
According to The Sporting
News, Robin Roberts of the Phil-
lies seems to have the knack of
pitching just well enough to win
whether the score is low or high
But Roberts says it isn't intention-
al. "I don't try to save anything
for the late innings," he says. "1
just go out and pitch the same all
the time." But then he modified
his statement. "Except when I'rr
in a jam," he said. "Then I throv
harder."
Sharpen scissors by cutting a
piece of sandpaper into bits.
Some of the veteran players in
the Pacific Coast League undoubt-
edly perked up and felt they had
not lost any of their speed when-
ever they beat out an infield hit at
San Diego, says The Sporting
News. So this may come as a
shock—the distance from home
plate to first base was only 87
feet. The embarrasing discovery
was made by the Padres' new
grounds-keeper when he ibegan
preparing the diamond for the
coming season.
Pitcher Herb Score of the In-
dians is an avid reader. One of
his favorite selections, says Die
Sporting News, is a poem called
"The Man of Glass," by an annony-
mous author. Score carries it with
him and says it contains the creed
he lives by! "You nnr' account l(,i
all your actions to the 'fellow who
ftares back at you whenever you
look into the mirror."
Thursday, May 10, 1956
—■————|
SUBS-KIBE TO THE BEACOM
Sl'ATED MEETINGS
palacios lodge
>JO 990 A. F. & A. M.
1st Thursday each month 8:00 p.m.
Visiting Brethren Always Welcome
John W. Hart, W. M.
L. G. Margerum, Sec'y
I
ay
©A. Ha-m-cikd L RonaA
optometrist
IN OFFICE OF
DR. JOHN W. HART
every wednesday
CALL 3201 FOR APPOINTMENT
9 A.M. to 5 P.M. — EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT
Runyon CHIROPRACTIC Offices
OFFICE HOURS: 9 A. M. TO NOON — 2 TO 6 P. M.
—AIR CONDITIONED-
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS
BY APPOINTMENT
413 MAIN ST. PHONES: OFF. 5011; RES. 2901
Natural Health Through Chiropractic
DR. GORDON E. RICHARDSON
OPTOMETRIST
1816 6th St. Phone 8476
BAY CITY, TEXAS
i
Here's a Water Heater
That Adds Counter Space)
A Cleveland newspaper man, Joe
Coller, has figured out that pitch-
ers hold the ball nearly half of
the time it takes to play a game.
As reported in The Sporting News,
Collier held a stopwatch on a
game between the Indans and
White Sox. The game lasted two
hours and five minutes. According
to Collier, Indian and White Sox
pitchers held the ball for one hour
<md one minute.
A GUARANTEED
FUNERAL INSURANCE
POLICY
Low Monthly Premiums
Protects The Entire Family
Written By
TAYLOR BROS.
FUNERAL HOME
BAY CITY PALACIOS
PHONE 613 PHONE 5261
'
It's electric, of course. When you install an automatic electrio
water heater, you can put it anywhere you want. And one of
the best places is right in the kitchen . . . close to where you
use that plentiful hot water. The advantages? Well, one you
see above. You can use the top of the automatic electric
water heater as working space And with the water heater in
the kitchen near the point of use, there is no heat loss between
heater and tap. An automatic electric water heater assures you
a plentiful supply of clean, hot water when and where
you want it. See your appliance dealer.
LIVE SETTER
ELECTRICALLY
CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
' ' II WWWMW
aeSsssBca—
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Cooper, Ed. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1956, newspaper, May 10, 1956; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428307/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.