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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, January 2
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of the Palacios Beacon will be gladly corrected
if brought to the attention of the publisher.
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
PROM OUR EARLY FILES
I* YEARS AGO
The 4th War Loan Drive, with a
local quota of 8160,000, was under-
way with H. C. Campbell and Jim-
mie Shearer as co-chairmen for the
drive.
D. D. Paulk was at home recu-
perafcirtp tfrom a recent operation
in the Et Campo hospital.
Miss Lupe Telles and Pfc. Paul
Campos were married January 15
Deaths reported were H. E.
Hershberger of Palacios and E, A.
McCune of Rosharon formerly of
Collegeport.
The 10th annual President’s' Ball
to be held January 28 on the pa-
vilion was being sponsored by the
American Legion,
Richard W. Lieban was to be the
first speaker on the Rotary Club’s
Institute of International Under-
standing at the Elementary school
at 7:30 p.«t., January 24.
M. T. Brooking, G. T. Brooking,
P. R. Hamill, Thomas Brandon and
C. J. Parchman were elected di-
rectors of the City State Bank at a
stockholders meeting Tuesday, Jan-
uary 18.
15 YEARS AGO
Miss Alice Carr, of West Colum-
bia, and Sammy Hood were mar-
ried in the Methodist Church at
WesfcColumbia.
Victor Hood, of Portland, Oregon,
came in for a visit with his broth-
ers, Clarence, Herman and Ralph
Hood, the first time they had been
together in 36 years.
Mrs. Patricia Martyn, Public
Health Nurse of Matagorda Coun-
ty for a numher of years, had a
position with the State Health De-
partment and had spent two weeks
in Austin before taking up her
duties.
Dr. John W. Fewkes, a retired
M. D. who made his home in Pala-
cios a number of years, died in Mc-
Allen.
Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Metcalf left
for Crystal City, where he had been
called to serve the Church of
Christ, after being pastor of the lo-
cal church for some time
Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Cox celebrat-
ed their golden wedding anniver-
sary January 14.
Ray Alderson and his Iowa Dance
Band had been engaged to play
for the President’s Ball January
28.
Capt. John Lipscomb, accompa-
STATED MEETINGS
PALACIOS LODGE
NO. 990 A. F. & A. M.
1st Thursday each month 7:30 p.m
Fisiting Brethren Always Welcome
D. D. Paris, W. M.
Loren Margerum, Sec’y
nied by his son, John, Morris Shipp,
Parks Bowden and Richard Hood
went to Galveston to attend a
Council wide meeting of Scoutmas-
ters from Galveston, Brazoria and
Matagorda counties.
20 YEARS AGO
Mr, and Mrs, C. C. Ramsey were
the parents of a new baby boy.
Miss Lucille Hogg started work
as secretary for James Gartrell,
Civil Works Administrator.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Snider died at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D.
Paulk.
Ninety-nine children were given
their first dose of toxoid at the
clinic held in the city hall when lo-
cal physicians co-operated with the
County Health Nurse, Mrs. Patricia
Martyn.
Bay City had a disastrous fire
when the Herder Rice Mill and
about $300,000. worth of rice went
up in a blaze. The Palacios Fire
Department was called on for aid
and just 25i minutes after the boys
received the call they were at the
scene and had water on the fire.
Those to make the 30 mile trip in
an open truck early in the morning
were Chief John Bowden, Clarence
Chamblee, Ted Elder, Bill Clement,
Hugh Dismukes, J. A. Partain, F.
R. Lane, A. G. Smith, T. H. Sullivan,
Grady Walker, and Calvin Sexton.
25 YEARS AGO
Birth announcements for the
week were a girl at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Tubbs and a
boy for Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thomp-
son.
Deaths reported were Mrs. Char-
les Harwell and Ernest N. Fluery,
Palacios and C. M. Aldrich, Jack
sonville.
Funeral services were held for
Capt. Gordon Lawson, a Houston
attorney killed in a car wreck. He
was a brother of G. G. Lawson, Sr.
of this city.
THREE FOR THE MONEYI
30 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cunningham
announced the arrival of a baby
boy named Arthur Alexander.
Directors of the Palacios State
Bank were J. F. Barnett, P. F.
Campbell, P. R. Dawdy, H. B. Far-
well, Mary H. Elder, Duncan Ruth-
ven and John E. Wolf. Officers
were H. B. Farwell, president; J.
F. Barnett, acting vice-president;
M. H. Elder, vice-president; John
E. Wolf, cashier.
Candidates announced for coun-
ty offices to be voted on in White
Man’s Primary in April were W. H.
Clement and Oscar Barber, Tax
Assessor; Mrs. Ruby Hawkins,
Clerk; G. A. Harrison, R. J. Hill,
A. C. Stulting and G. R. Halliday,
Commissioner Precinct No. 3, En-
cumbents A. D. Hensley, District
Clerk; W. E. McNabb, Judge; Mrs.
Ruby Hawkins, Clerk; W. F. Pack,
Treasurer; George E. Serrill, Col-
lector; W. T. Pollard, School
Superintendent; G. A. Salsbury,
Commissioner Precinct 3.
EVERY REPAIR
A BUILDING NEED!
—T
Get ahead on Spring
repair and building!
Begin NOW to buy
the materials you'll
need from our com-
plete stocks.
JOHN F. GRANT LUMBER CO.
PHONE 5241
MARY KING, Mgr.
By LYNDON B. JOHNSON
FARM PROGRAM
The President’s farm message
proposes a number of changes in
the present program. Some of these
changes, I believe, would result in
less protection and less income for
the farmer. I cannot support any
proposals that would have such an
effect.
The recent trend in the farm
economy has been downward. It is
the duty of Congress to take action
designed to halt and reverse that
trend. I do not believe a flexible
price support system—even if it
is called a “modernized” parity
concept—is the answer.
* * •
LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
The President stated in his farm
message that no new laws are need-
ed to deal with problems of the
livestock industry. He recommended
that “existing conditions with re-
spect to meat animals be con-
tinued.”
I talked to hundreds of cattle
men between sessions of Congress.
I certainly did not find them satis-
fied with “existing conditions.” It
is not their feeling that problems
affecting the livestock industry arc
being dealt with adequately.
All the President’s recommenda-
tions must be studied carefully.
They must be changed when
changes are necessary to maintain
the protections Congress already
has accorded to agriculture.
• • •
RURAL TELEPHONES
Texas now has seven REA-
financed rural telephone systems.
Only Minnesota, with eight, has
more.
More than half the States now
have rural telephone facilities
financed by REA. Telephone loans
amounting to $49,00,000 were ap-
proved last year. That was about
$6,000,000 less than the total ap-
proved in 1952.
* * *
OIL DEPLETION
Texas Service Stations, Associat-
ed, is a trade association of service
station operators with thousands
of members in some 200 Texas
cities and towns. The organization’s
board of directors sent me a copy
of a resolution they recently pass-
ed, vigorously opposing any effort
to repeal or reduce the oil depletion
allowance.
I had the resolution placed in the
Congressional Record. I know it
will help to inform the members
of Congress about this important
matter.
• • •
NEWS BRIEFS
James G. Williams of Fort
Worth, President, United National
Association of Post Office Clerk3,
Texas State Branch, was in for a
discussion of legislation affecting
his members. . . S. B. Whittenberg
of Amarillo was a welcome visitor.
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
As usual, S. B. was boosting for the
Panhandle. . . My good friend,
Mrs, J. Howard Dodge of Midland,
was in Washington last week to at-
tend a planning conference for the
White House Safety Conference to
be held in February. Mrs. Dodge
was one of six women from
throughout the country invited by
the President to come here for the
planning conference. . . Frank Mc-
Lain of Dallas has been selected to
come to Washington and present
to President Eisenhower the annual
report of Boy Scout activities in
Region 9, covering Texas, Okla-
homa and New Mexico. I have in-
For Best Of Health
Don't Overheat Home
AUSTIN—“With colder weather
in Texas, it is time to think about
home temperatures during the win-
ter months,” states Dr. Geo. W.
Cox, State Health Officer.
“There is evidence that tht usands
of homes are constantly overheated
during the winter. In fact, many
families tolerate an outdoor tem-
perature during the colder months
to which they should and so stren-
uously object in the summer. Such
persons are not only uneconomical
with their, fuel supply, but are en-
dangering their health as well,”
Dr. Cox continued.
“People living in homes with
overheated temperatures become
soft, the system is weakened and is
at a decided disadvantage in de-
fending itself against the sudden
change from a too great indoor
heat to the penetrating outdoor
cold.
“Consequently colds, bronchial
troubles and pneumonia, taking ad-
vantage of the situation, step in
and1 do much unnecessary, and not
infrequently, fatal damage. You
will agree that this is entirely too
high a price to pay for a few extra
degrees of unneeded heat.
“We all know families who are
starting on their annual scourge of
colds and sore throats. But this
does not alter their affinity for
super heat. They ignore the fact
that 68 to 70 degrees is the best
temperature. A thermometer kept
within that range, plus proper hu-
midity, is a definite safeguard. We
need that safeguard. What does
your thermometer read?”
vifced Frank to come to see me
when he is here next month. I hope
he can.
DR. JACK KAHN
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes Examined — Glasses Fitted
Phone 233 Collect for Your
Appointment
Fifth Floor, National Bank Bldg
Victoria, Texas
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
(Full Gospel Preaching)
Rev. Leon E. Tippit, Pastor
Located on highway 35 cut-off
“a friendly spiritual home”.
Sunday School....................9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship............11:00 A.M.
Evening Worship................7:80 P.M.
Prayer meeting, Thurs. ..7:80 P.M.
Come und bring your neighbors.
Patronize Deacon Advertisers
“The best way to tell if s
tician is alive is to look ,
mouth—if it’s closed, he’s^
GREENWOOD-CUBTI8
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AMERICAN LEGION
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OPTOMETRIST
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EVERY WEDNESDAY
CALL 3201 FOR APPOINTMENT
9 A.M. to 5 P.M. — EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT
UrnllMIMM
Grom where I sit fy Joe Marsh
Open Even When
He's Closed j
Mast have been daydrMmiag
M my way to a meeting down in
Centerville the other night. My
ear ran dry before I thought to
look at the gas gauge, but I man-
aged to coast into a gaa station—
i and found it closed!
Well, I thought my plans were
ruined for sure until I noticed
a gasoline can with a sign: “This
is emergency gas. Just help your-
self and leave the can with $1.00.
Thanks.”
Got started, made the meeting
on time, and had enough gas to
get back home again—thanhe to
n trusting friend.
From where I sit, folks who
trust their neighbors make the
world a better place to live in. For
instance, letting a friend express
his personal preferences, is one
way of trnsting your neighbor.
Sometimes I prefer s temperate
glass of beer in the evening but
I’ll always ask what yoa’d like
before I pour yours.
Copyright, 1954, United Statet Brewers Foundation
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Davis, Vernon L. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1954, newspaper, January 21, 1954; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth523540/m1/2/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.