Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1953 Page: 2 of 8
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NEWS EDITOR - - -
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- MRS. J. W. DISMUKES
- - VERNON I>. DAVIS
- - JESSE V. DISMUKES
- HUGH J. DISMUKES
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THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
Jesse Alvarez died Saturday in
the El C.ampo hospital from burns
received November 22 when a boat
owned by the Crawford Packing
•Co. was damaged by fire.
Bay City, who won their bi-dis-
trict game against Navasota, will
play New Braunfels Friday for
refrional honors.
Funeral services were held Tues-
day for E. E. Dawdy. Burial was in
the Hawley cemetery.
E. O. Taulbee was elected presi
dent of the Bay City Chamber of
Commerce for the sixth time
Mrs. A. R. Hillyer was called to
Kingsville by the death of her
mother, Mrs. M. Driskill.
E. B. Hogg was elected chairman
of the Agricultural Conservation
Association when the delegates met
in Bay City Saturday.
Seventeen members and 11 visi-
tors were present at the Matagorda
County Home Demonstration coun-
cil meeting and Christmas party in
Bay City Saturday.
Tri-Cities Tigers in a Thanksgiv-
ing game on the local gridiron.
Mrs. Josie A. Bussell died at the
home of her son, Ralph W. Bussell
in Bay City, while she and her
daughter, Miss Alpha Bussell, were
there for Thanksgiving
Barney Brothers circus was com-
ing December 6 for two perform-
ances at West End ball park.
Thieves entered the Crescent
Drug Store opened the safe and
took away a drawer containing old
coins, family jewels and other priz-
ed articles. A number of checks
were also in the safe but were not
disturbed.
15 YEARS AGO
A new sand for the Deutschburg
section was discovered by the
Wynne Crosby Drilling Company’s
No. 1 John Broughton, when casing
was set at 7,417 feet.
Crawford’s Bluejackets won their
second game out of three with the
20 YEARS AGO
Rev. George D. McClelland of
Fort Worth, was called to serve as
pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Cunning-
ham of San Angelo announced the
arrival of William Aaron Jr. on
November 26. He was the first
grandson for Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Bolling.
J. C. Kennedy, president of the
Central Power and Light Company,
visited the local office.
A. H. Wadsworth, cotton agent
for the county, reported 9114 bales
had been ginned prior to Novem-
ber 1 as compared with 9103 for the
same period of 1932.
25 YEARS AGO
E. A. Holsworth, a pioneer of
Collegeport and one of its most
prominent citizens, died at his home
and the remains were shipped to
Illinois for burial.
D. D. Paulk had shipped out 43
carloads of oyster shell to be used
LISTEN, YOU EGG-HEADS I
on roads at Citrus Grove, Grove
dale and Hawkinsville.
A Mexican tenant on the A. E.
Louderbaek farm west of Palacios
brought in the bale of cotton that
made 3000 for the Palacios section
this season.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Chamber of Commerce was plan-
ning a community Christmas tree
and program.
X 30 YEARS AGO
R. J. Hill announced as a candi-
date for commissioner of precinct
No. 3 and Oscar Barber was a
candidate for County Tax Assessor
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith were
the parents of a baby boy.
J. K. Paulk purchased an interest
in the Townsend Meat Market.
35 YEARS AGO
H. E. Kellar who came here from
Luling, purchased the Lydia Wil-
liams brick building on Commerce
St. and moved his harness, shoe
stock and equipment there.
Rev. J. F. Eddins, pastor of the
Presbyterian church delivered the
sermon for Thanksgiving services
in Blessing.
A chicken supper was enjoyed at
“The coffee’s terrible
but it’s the onTy
restaurant in town’’
Muddy cofifee. Soggy toast. Indigestible food. Bad luck for the
hungry salesman who stops in that town for a bite to eat. The
missing ingredient is “competition.”
Funny how that word has a way of stirring up activity.
People who manufacture things, for example, prickle all over
when they think about competition. They sit up evenings fretting
about it, and spend millions to improve their products. The result,
of course, is high quality at lowest possible cost. And the winner
of a contest like that has to be the public.
People are tempted sometimes to wonder what life would be
like without competition. For a clue, they might note the shabby
fall in living standards in countries where clumsy fingers of state
monopoly have strangled competition. *
Over 3,000 manufacturing firms in America share in the
electrical business. We can name offhand 20 sizable firms that
compete at giving the public better refrigerators. There are more
than 200 rivals in the making of electric motors. At least 37 in
electric irons; 53 in home freezers; 25 turn out vacuum cleaners.
And so on down the list.
Some companies competing with General Electric today ac-
tually sprang up from the seeds of General Electric research.
New products have invited new companies. In certain cases,
whole new industries. And more will come.
The competitive race just never ends. That sounds tiring for
the contestants, but in fact it is healthy exercise. Healthy for the
country, too. At General Electric we wouldn’t have it any other
way.
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GENERAL
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ELECTRIC
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Tatum by some sixty O.E.S. mem-
bers and guests.
40 YEARS AGO
Harold Feather, the main stay of
Matagorda News, published in Ma-
tagorda was home for a short visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
K. Feather.
City Tax Collector Banks report-
ed the total sum of delinquent
taxes for the past three years was
only $73 77.
Ernest Claybourn and Miss Jen-
nie Pool were married in Bay City
Union Thanksgiving services
were held at the Presbyterian
Church with Rev. Edward Owens
pastor of the Christian Church
preaching the sermon.
George Hillyer, who was attend-
ing State University at Austin,
spent Thanksgiving here with
homefolks.
BEACON ADS GET RESULTS
COMMENTS FROM
100H SmflRT UIITH
by
CONGRESSMAN
CLARK W. THOMPSON
9th TEXAS DISTRICT
Dear Neighbors:
Galveston—It is well known to
all farmers and ranchers that a
new agricultural law must be pass-
ed by the Congress next spring.
This will replace the present law
which expires December 31st of
next year. Here is a quick rundown
of the way our people feel about a
new farm program.
I have talked to a great many,
individually and in groups. I have
before me resolutions from County
Farm Bureaus and some other
gatherings which met to deliberate,
even though they were not as-
sociated with any national organi-
zations. There is no doubt of the
overwhelming desire of our people
for a program of parity and fixed,
rather than sliding scale, price
supports. The sliding scale has been
well aired out. It has its backers,
but the majority of farmers, bank-
ers, and businessmen prefer the fix-
ed price.
The two price system, sometimes
known as the domestic allotment
plan, has received a good many
strong recommendations, especial-
ly from rice producers. Personally,
I have always liked the idea. Here
is the way it would work. We would
figure out how many acres would
(See “THOMPSON”, Page 3)
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and in both a V-8 and Six!
A V-8 . . . the tyjie engine you find in
America’s costliest cars ... is yours for
hundreds of dollars less than many sixes!
And Ford’s Six costs even less . . . yet it’s
the V-8’s partner in power and savings.
Ford’s "git” is just one reason why Ford
hangs onto its value better than any other
car ... as a survey of year-old cars proves.
Up to 80% smoother m the front end
clone is Ford's Wonder Ride. With Moster-
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sofer on roughest roads.
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Oust, water stay out thanks to Ford's
hull-tight construction. Ford bodies ore welded
into one piece. Ford flr’shes are baked on to
stay beautiful.
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