Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1955 Page: 1 of 8
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CORNERSTONE FOR NEW METHODIST
EDUCATIONAL BUILDING PLACED
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Number Of Dated Articles And
Periodicals Among Items Embedded
Members of the First Methodist
Church laid the corner stone of
their new Educational Building
Sunday, March 13.
Justice Court
Up-To-Date,
Woman Juror
Mrs. E. N. Falks of Bay
Boulevard became Palacios’ first
woman to actually qualify and
serve on a jury since Texas voters
passed on a constitutional amend,
ment last November permitting
women to be eligible for jury ser-
vice.
Mrs. Falks was summoned by
Constable W. R. Hasley along with
five others for jury duty for a
traffic case, according to Precinct
Three Justice of the Peace Paul
Geissler. The trial was the first
one for Justice of the Peace
Geissler since taking office on Jan-
uary 1. The courtroom of the
County Biulding on Commerce was
used by the court.
County Attorney Fred P. Holub
stated Mrs. Falks was the first
woman to qualify for jury duty
here. Another Matagorda County
official, the honorable Judge J. J.
Spurgeon was present for the trial.
Construction Starts
On Dental Clinic
For Dr. Hart
Construction has started on Dr.
John Hart’s dental clinic which
will be located next to the Feather
Building on Fourth Street.
The 32’x38’ building will have
approximately 1200 square feet of
floor space. It is to be of brick
veneer construction and completely
air conditioned. The building will
include three operating rooms, re-
ception room, private office, busi-
ness office, rest room, storage
room, dark room, and laboratory.
Besides the dental offices of Dr.
Hart the building will house the
office of Optometrist Dr. Howard
Bonar. <>
Construction will be completed in
late May.
Annual Report Of
Fire Dept. Shows
53 Alarms Last Year
At the regular business meeting
of the Palacios Volunteer Fire De-
partment Monday night the an-
nual report, (Feb. 2, 1954 to Feb.
2, 1955), was given by Secretary
M. M. Brooking, as follows:
Regular business meetings were
12 with an average of 29.6 firemen
attending, regular practice meet-
ings were 12 with an average of
29 firemen attending, fire alarms
answered were 53, with an average
of 17.7 firemen answering the
alarms, still alarms were three
with an average of three firemen
answering, and false alarms were
one with 17 firemen answering
the alarm.
The entire department voted a
great big “THANK YOU’’ to all
who donated to make their annual
banquet a grand affair.
Rev. W. J. Weimer placed a
number of articles in the corner
stone. A 1902 discipline of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
was donated by Mrs. Fred Powell.
Mrs. J. E. Robinson donated a
Bible bought in 1902. A chronicle
of the Church by L. M. Greenhaw
was given by the Stewart family.
Mrs. Charles Luther donated the
following articles: picture of main
auditorium of the Palacios Metho-
dist Church which was built in
1910 at a cost of $6,580 including
furnishings, Rev. J. T. H. Miller
was pastor; the Palacios Methodist
News published by the pastor and
others April 1914 which contained
the Church membership at that
time; and a picture of the 1914
W.M.F. The membership roll of
April 13, 1955, recent issues of the
Texas Christian Advocate and the
National Christian Advocate were
also placed in the corner stone.
J. E. Atkins Dies
After Accidental
Gunshot Wound
J. E. Atkins, a long time resident
of Palacios, died Wednesday morn-
ing at 10:45 at the Bayview Gen-
eral hospital following an acci-
dental gunshot wound.
According to eye witnesses O. K.
Martin and Horace Quinn, Atkins
in attempting to reload the .22
calibre rifle when he dropped the
gun. The rifle fired striking him in
the chest, Deputy Sheriff E. T.
Miller reported.
The accident occurred at the new
turning basin at 10:05 A. M.
Atkins was a boat captain for
the Salt Dome Production Company
at the time of his death. He was
born March 10, 1914,
He is survived by his wife, Mil-
dred, son James, and father Sidney
Atkins, all of Palacios, and three
sisters.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock in
the First Baptist Church with Rev.
Rayford Harris officiating. Inter-
ment will be in the Palacios ceme-
tery.
Edward M. Feather
Makes Announcement
For City Council
Edward M. Feather has author-
ized the announcement of his can-
didacy for City Alderman in the
April 5 election.
Mr. Feather, married' and the
father of two children, was raised
and finished public school here.
He served in the navy during
World War II. In 1951 he grad-
uated from the University of
Houston with a M.B.A. Degree and
for the past two years has been
associated with his father in the
Feather & Son Insurance office.
Mr. Feather states “I am in
accord with the program of the
Mayor of Palacios and will do my
utmost for the betterment and pro-
gress of this city. T will greatly
appreciate the vote and support of
everyone in the coming election.”
IT’S A BOY!
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin R. Koening
announce the arrival of Mark
Eugene, on March 12, and weigh-
ing six pounds, fourteen ounces.
‘IT’S EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS’
TO LEARN, KNOW YOUR C. OF C.
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An evening of interesting enter-
tainment, plus a complete explana-
tion of the part your Chamber of
Commerce can play in the develop-
ment of your community will be
unfolded Friday evening, March
25th, 1955, at 8:00 p.m.* in the
Central Elementary School Cafe-
torium, according to Director Mar-
vin Curtis of the Palacios Cham-
ber, who is Chairman of the Com-
mittee programming the event,
who emphasizes too, that the affair
carries a no admission banner and
should be attended by every citizen
of our city.
The program will include an ad-
dress on “The Chamber of Com-
merce and Your Community” by
Mr. Richard “Dirk” Furman, Ex-
ecutive Secretary and Manager of
the Victoria Chamber of Commerce;
and the showing of an interesting,
entertaining and educational film
in technicolor, depicting the foun-
dations upon which our country
was founded and dramatically illus-
trating in lively humorous anima-
tion the growth of our nation from
the time of Jonathan, crown round-
er and brim trimmer, to the days
of the 20th Century citizen.
The film is aptly titled “ITS
EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS”, and
certainly, today, OUR COUNTRY
is everybody’s business.
Another feature of this highly
interesting event, continued Mr.
Curtis, will be a presentation “Stars
of the Future” by pupils of the
Kathrien Porter School of Dancing,
under the very able direction of
Miss Kathrien Porter of Bay City.
Following the program it is the
plan of the Chamber of Commerce
that all of those present participate
in a round table conference and
discussion of “What is most need-
ed to develop our area, Civic wise.
Commercially, Agriculturally, and
Industrially.”
Bring your pet peeves, your
ideas, your thoughts for the future,
thus helping your Chamber of
Commerce, HELP YOUR AREA
TO GREATER THINGS FOR
GREATER LIVING.
Associated with Director Marvin
Curtis in the staging of this time-
ly feature, are Chamber of Com-
merce Director J. A. Partain, and
Treasurer Ed Feather. Plan now to
attend. FRIDAY EVENING,
MARCH 25th, 1955 — CENTRAL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—CAFE-
TORIUM—8:00 P. M.
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1955
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME XLVIII NUMBER 11
LOCAL YOUTHS WIN HONORS
HOMEMAKING
DEPARTMENT
WINS 6 AWARDS
Junior And Senior
High School Girls
Take Many Ribbons
The Palacios High School and
the Palacios Junior High School
Homemaking Departments won a
total of six grand champion ribbons
and a large number of first place
blue ribbons, second place red rib-
bons and third place white ribbons
at the Matagorda County Fair and
Livestock Exposition last Thurs-
day, Friday, and Saturday.
Gladys Bowers, member of the
High School Homemaking class,
won four of the grand champion
ribbons and received high score in
total points awarded for the second
straight year. Patricia Rogers, of
the Junior High Eighth Grade
Homemaking class, won a grand
champion ribbon to be top Junior
High girl from Palacios.
Both groups of girls were entered
in the Youth Open Class Division
of the show which includes all
those from grade school through
high school.
High School girls, their exhibits
and official grades are as follows:
Carla Ehlers, skirt, blue ribbon;
dress, blue ribbon; earrings, red
ribbon; doll, red ribbon; brownies,
red ribbon; blouse, white ribbon,
and pressed cookies, white ribbon.
Martha Bernal, blouse, blue rib-
bon; Learine Rooks, cookies, white
ribbon and blouse, white ribbon;
Barbara Stewart, blouse, white
ribbon; Betty Lou Nelson, blouse,
white ribbon; sponge cake, red rib-
bon and book ends, white ribbon;
Bobbie Carter, divinity candy, white
ribbon.
Gladys Bowers, best dress, grand
champion ribbon; divinity candy,
grand champion ribbon; fudge,
grand champion ribbon; drop cook-
ies, grand champion ribbon; school
dress, blue ribbon; blouse, blue
ribbon; skirt, blue ribbon and roll-
ed cookies, red ribbon; Donnie
Cosby, fudge, red ribbon and cook-
ies, white ribbon.
The High School Home Econom-
ics III class won the grand cham-
pion ribbon for their Youth Educa-
tional Exhibit.
Junior High School girls, their
exhibits, and official grades are
as follows: Patricia Rogers, apron,
grand champion ribbon; Avanell
Brister, skirt, red ribbon; Loretta
Dewitt, skirt, red ribbon; Landra
Sullivan, skirt, red ribbon and
apron, red ribbon; pot holder, red
ribbon.
Virginia Wells, skirt, blue rib-
bon, and apron, red ribbon; Ophelia
Rendon, skirt, red ribbon; Betty
Andersen, skirt, white ribbon, ana
apron, white ribbon; Mary Ramsey,
skirt, red ribbon, stuffed doll, white
ribbon, and apron, white ribbon.
Barbara Beard, dress, red rib-
bon; Sarrida Quinn, dress, red rib-
bon; Helen Henyan, dress, red rib-
bon; Shirley Bowers, apron, red
ribbon; pot holder, white ribbon;
pads, white ribbon; stuffed doll,
white ribbon; pair pillow cases,
white ribbon, and' cookies, white
ribbon; Nancy Reneau, apron, red
ribbon; Betty Highberg, apron,
red ribbon; stuffed donkey, white
ribbon, and stuffed bear, blue rib-
bon.
Angelina Morales, apron, red rib-
bon; Rosie Bernal, apron, red rib-
bon; Marie Salinas, apron, red
ribbon; Patsy Blackburn, stuffed
donkey, white ribbon, and set of
doll clothes, white ribbon; Jutta
Haubold, chinaberry beads, blue
ribbon; Lucille Laslie, stuffed rag
doll, white ribbon; Marion Wilson,
scarf and novelties, white ribbon.
Mrs. J. G. Smith, High School
sponsor, and' Mrs. Ralph Newsom,
Junior High sponsor, were proud
of their girl’s fine showing. Both
wished to thank the Bay City
Chamber of Commerce for the
generous cash awards the girls re-
ceived. The Junior High girls re-
ceived $40 and the High School
girls an undisclosed amount.
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GRAND CHAMPION CALF—This half Brahman,
half Santa Gertrudis calf was the grand champion of the
11th annual Matagorda County Fair and Livestock Ex-
position held in Bay City last weekend. He is being shown
by Mike Seaquist, local F.F.A. member.—Photo courtesy
Houston Chronicle.
Ward Cook Seeks
Re-Election To City
Council Position
In authorizing the Beacon to an-
nounce his candidacy for re-election
as a City Councilman, Ward Cook
advises that he believes his ex-
perience should greatly benefit the
city at this time.
He states his record should rec-
ommend. him and he solicits the
support of all voters of the city
who desire the continuation of good
government and efficient, economi-
cal operation.
Mrs. R. S. Kingham of Houston
and A. Kingham of Norton, Kansas
visited friends here Friday. Mr.
Kingham, who hadn’t been in Pala-
cios for a number of years, found
things here looking good.
Filing Deadline For
School Trustee Is
Tuesday, March 22
Tuesday, March 22 is the dead-
line for candidates to file for two
positions open on the school board
of the Palacios Independent School
District.
The terms of Sam Seale and D.
D. Paris expire this spring. The
election will be held Saturday
April 2.
Those having intentions of filing
must file with School Board Secre-
tary Jerome Kimball.
Rice Film Shown
Rotary Members
During Rice Week
In observance of Rice Week the
Palacios Rotary Club was shown a
film, “ Operation Bountiful” by
local agriculture teacher Victor
Kahlich. Bob Neeley was in charge
of the program.
Visitors to the club were C. B.
Stressy, Sheriton Burr, Don Wertz
of the Bay City Rotary Club, and
E. I. Guzzel a guest of Dr. Hart,
and Frank Seerden, a guest of
Thomas Brandon.
GRASSY POINT
Ellis Jensen is spending several
days in Houston this week.
A. E. Duffy is a patient in the
hospital of his son, Dr. Jack Duffy
of Bertram. Friends wish him a
speedy recovery.
The Weather
Date
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Min.
Pre«.
Mar.
9
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10
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Mar.
11
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By LORRAINE BASFORD
Mr. and' Mrs. W. N. Sellers, of
Dalhart, Texas have been guests
at the Silver Courts, for the past
month, and after having such good
luck with their fishing trips, they
plan to remain another 60 days.
As Mrs. Sellers remarked, “We go
fishing early and late, rain or
shine, and have covered most of
the fishing areas in this vicinity,
and have had good luck almost
every place we went.” They used
artificial bait, and some frozen tails
which they peeled. Some trout were
taken at various spots on the Tres-
Palacios river, Cash’s Creek, at
Turtle Bayou, off the Pavilion
Pier, at the Turn Basin, and while
fishing from Frank’s pier. One day
they got 7 trout at the Basin, the
largest weighing six pounds. A
five pound red ana two large floun-
der were taken at Frank’s pier.
Bill Hunt did it again at Cash’s
Creek last Friday morning. He
came in with seven specks, but Bill
claims only one weighing five
pounds was worth mentioning, as
the other six were small, one and
a half pounds or so. Then, Tuesday,
Bill had the pleasure of weighing
in an eight pound red taken at
Lone Oak, on frozen bait. It seems
the party who caught this red, had
asked Bill where he might catch a
good red fish for a change. Bill
told him, “You might just get one
up near the Lone Oak.” The party
bought some frozen tails, and came
back later to prove to Bill, that he
knew what he was talking about.
Though it was the only bite the
party had, it was well worth the
effort.
Well, Well! It seems H. C. “Cot-
ton” Bolen is buying a lot of cof-
fee these days, though it isn’t all
for himself. Bill Sisco, J. G. Smith,
and Bolen, decided to go fishing
over Carancahua way, and made a
little side bet on who got the
largest. The loser was to buy cof-
fee. They plugged away for a while,
until each had a long stringer full
of nice specks. Bill and “Smitty”
had fish 12 inches long, some
weighing up to four and a half
pounds, and as “Cotton” couldn’t
top this he is the one who has to
treat to coffee.
Tides: Friday, High at 12:25
A. M. and 12:30 P. M. Low, 6:55
A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Saturday,
High 1:10 A. M. and 1:45 P. M.
Low, 7:35 A. M. and 8:35 P. M.
Sunday, High, 1:55 A. M. and 2:45
P. M. Low, 8:25 A. M. and 9:45
P. M.
LOCAL BOYS DISPLAY CHAMPIONS
AT ANNUAL LIVESTOCK SHOW
IN BAY CITY PAST WEEK-END
4-H Round-Up
Club Boys Show
Fryer Champions
Four-H members of the Pala-
cios and Round-Up (Carancahua-
Deutschberg) 4-H Clubs had one
grand champion and many blue,
red, and white ribbon places in
Matagorda County’s Fair and
Livestock Exposition last Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday to give
the Palacios area a clean-sweep by
taking all the grand champion
places in the show.
Dickie Kubecka of the Round Up
4-H Club won grand' champion of
the fryer division of the show
with his pen of five fryers. Dickie’s
pen of five fryers sold for $70 to
Mr. Cornelius.
Other Round Up members and
their places in the show were Billy
Stuhrenberg fryers—blue ribbon,
Marvin Stuhrenberg fryers—blue
ribbon, Verel Miller fryers— blue
ribbon, Marvin Stuhrenberg hog—
blue ribbon, Donald Kubecka fry-
ers—blue ribbon, Harvey Frankson
calf—red ribbon, Dannie Kubecka
fryers—red ribbon, and Edmund
Eggemeyer fryers—red ribbon.
Palacios 4-H members and their
places in the show were Verner
Bowers, Jr. calf — blue ribbon,
Ralph Bowers fryers—blue ribbon,
Russell Corporon fryers—blue rib-
bon, Russell Law calf—red ribbon,
and Jessie Ellis calf—red ribbon.
Verner Bowers, Jr. won first
place in the class 10 showmanship
contest with his blue ribbon calf.
He received a cash award given by
the Bay City Packing Company.
Pam Green of the Palacios 4-H
club won a blue ribbon for her
candy in the Youth Open Class Di-
vision. Betty Ann Friery of the
Palacios 4-H Club won a red rib-
bon with her candy and a white
ribbon on her baby shirt.
J. P. Wyatt Elected
Commander Of Local
V. F. W. Post
Tuesday evening when the Lt.
Wm. Lloyd Queen V. F. W. Post
2467 convened in regular session,
the following officers for the en-
suing year were elected:
Commander, J. P. Wyatt; Senior
Vice Commander, J. V. Ottino;
Junior Vice Commander, Ed Feath-
er; Quartermaster, A. M. Rowton;
Chaplain, Virgil McCoy; Judge
Advocate, Eli Mayfield and Sur-
geon, Dr. E. B. Sanford.
Frank Samora was elected- as a
trustee to serve one year, John C.
Cairnes, two years and Lt. A. G.
Thompson, three years.
F.F.A. Boys Exhibit
Grand Champion
Calf And Hog
"Victor Kahiich’s Palacios Future
Farmers of America Chapter ex-
hibited the grand champion calf,
grand champion hog, reserve cham-
pion hog, and took many blue,
red, and white ribbon places in the
Matagorda County Fair and Live-
stock Exposition at Bay City last
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Mike Seaquist, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Garner Seaquist exhibited the
grand champion calf. Mike’s calf
was purchased by Bay City’s Q-P
Store for $1,100. Breeder of the
calf was G. W. Townsend.
Alfred Manning, son of Mrs.
Mackie Manning, exhibited' the
grand champion hog. The Matagor-
da Shell Company paid $149.10 for
Manning’s grand champion.
• George Cepak exhibited the re-
serve champion hog. Frank Lewis
purchased the reserve champoin
for 70 cents per pound.
Many Palacios buyers supported
the Palacios and Matagorda Coun-
ty boys by purchasing calves, hogs,
and fryers at the auction Saturday
night. Palacios calf buyers were
Petersen’s Cafe, Partain Food Mar-
ket, City State Bank, Dave Bolling
and Dr. L. A. Wilcox. Buyers of
swine were Lewis Minimax, B. W.
Trull, Crawford Packing Company
and Hugh Buffaloe. Buyers of pei*S^~*'
of fryers were Palacios Feed and
Milling Company, Curtis’ Palacios
Grocery, Faktor’s Phillips 66 Sta-
tion, Western Auto Store, King Oil
Company, Humble Service Station,
B. J. Wesselman, Huffman Lum-
ber Company, Hunter Floral, Jim-
my Shearer’s Magnolia Products,
Harbor Inn, “Y” Cafe and Verner
Bowers.
Palacios F.F.A. boys receiving
red ribbons in the calf division were
Joe Tanner, Keith Thompson, Ma-
son Holsworth, Joe Jobs, Norbert
Eggemeyer, and Laverne Brune.
Those receiving blue ribbons on
their pen of fryers were Harold
Bowers and Leslie Hoffman. Nor-
bert Eggemeyer won a white rib-
bon, and receiving red ribbons were
Laverne Brune, Kenneth Brune,
George Cepak, Charlie Cepak, Jake
Foltyn, Jerry Thompson, and Wal-
lie Clement.
In addition to Manning’s errand
champion hog and Cepak's reserve
champion were Bill Dewitt a blue
ribbon, Guy Chamblee a red rib-
bon, Billy Stuhrenberg a red rib-
bon, and Leslie Hoffman a white
ribbon.
Jake Foltyn’s Holstein heifer won
a red ribbon rating.
(See “WINNERS,” Page 8)
NATION OBSERVES RICE WEEK;
IT MEANS MUCH TO THIS AREA
This week the country is cele-
brating National Rice Week. The
1955 event is especially significant,
because it marks the occasion of
the biggest single merchandising
push ever put behind the staple
which means so much to the
economy of this area.
Rice Week opened officially in
Washington, D. C. Monday with a
luncheon v honoring Secretary of
Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson. In
attendance were senators and rep-
resentatives from rice-producing
slates, officials from the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and other in-
terested government agencies, as
well as dignitaries representing
every segment of the American
rice industry from coast to coast.
Dr. J. Norman Efferson, recog-
nized world authority on rice, was
the principal speaker. Guests were
shown the beautiful color-and-
sound motion picture on rice pro-
duction, “Operation Bountiful,”
which has been enjoying interna-
tional popularity.
Sponsoring the affair was the
Committee for the American Rice
Industry, co-chairmen of which are
W. M. Reid, president of the Rice
Millers’ Association, and M. W.
Mauritz of Ganado, president of
Texas Rice Promotion Association.
The dining halls of both the
Senate and the House of Repre-
sentatives served rice to everyone
eating there on Monday, and each
person received a complimentary
rice recipe file box as a memento
of the occasion.
In anticipation of National Rice
Week, thousands of bulletins were
mailed to rice millers and market-
ers, to food editors, and to every
member of the National Restaurant
Association in the United States,
apprising them of the event, and
inviting their cooperation. The re-
sponse has been uniformly en-
thusiastic.
It is interesting to note that for
the first time National Rice Week
is being observed by the people
who actually market rice. Repre-
sentatives of mills and food trade
organizations from every section
of the country attended the Wash-
ington luncheon to lend their sup-
port to this effort which is making
the American public more rice-
conscious, and encouraging the peo-
ple of this country to cat more rice
more often.
EAT MORE RICE!
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