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spring and We rnH only enter a New Year this week, but this edi-
'on of the Beacon marks another anniversary of its publi-
cation and its forty-eighth year of service, with the last
thirty-five years under the management of the Dismukes
family.
In looking over the years gone by we find our success has
not been phenomenal but we have been able to make improve-
ments in the plant from time to time and now are better
equipped than ever before which enables us’ to print another
newspaper for a neighboring town, and regular printing for
many other communities.
We enjoy the loyal support of most of our business men
and citizens, to whom we owe thanks.
For the future our policy, first and foremost, is to bring
to the people of Palacios the news of this community.
We believe that a newspaper, whether it be the only
ewspaper, or one of many, can lend a great deal of assist-
ice and strive toward a better community—a better place
which to live. We endeavor to present the news each
'&S ek *n the belief that a well-informed public is better equip-
d to maintain a prosperous and happy community in which
to live.
The Beacon staff appreciates the cooperation and good
. will which it has enjoyed and will endeavor to maintain its
jj||standards to warrant this spirit of cooperation of good will
Bias it brings the news of the community to you each week.
We remind you that this is not The Dismukes’ Beacon,
por Dizzy’s Beacon, or any other individual’s Beacon—the
ij^name on the masthead is all it implies—THE PALACIOS
S BEACON—which means it is, and will be, just exactly what
| you, and you, want us to make of it.
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Beacon Headlines Relate Happenings
To Make 1954 A Year To Remember
Many events of importance ant1
,iterest made 1951 a year to be ro-
embered in Palacios and the
grounding area. The year 1951
rought happiness to some and
sadness to others, it meant success
',o some and failure to others, and
o some it was just the passing of
other year.
jTo look back over many of these
■morablc events we will start
th the headline events of:
JANUARY
r.
Plans were announced for ship-
krd by Carlton Crawford of the
Crawford Packing Company. . .
im Selkirk announced his oandi-
acy for re-election as County Tax
Assessor-Collector. . . Mrs. Hilma
Huitt her candidacy for re-election
as County Clerk. . . Beacon en-
tered 47'"year of publication. . .
1 ' n Hale announced for re-elec-
f as County School Superinten-
®, . . Jack Cole and J. Grady
. Iker announced for re-election
Sheriff and District Clerk re-
stively. . . Chamber of Com-
' »j:e adopted five-point program
,3j,i954. . . Collegeport telephones
liected at 4 p.m. January 14...
if C. be. yet postponed be-
le of icy weather. . . J. J.
rgeon entered race for County
tdge post. . . Mothers march on
. .lio on January 29. . . Junior
agh Hornets win basketball dis-
rict title. . . Senior High Sharks
lace second in Tidehaven Basket-
all Tournament. . .
FEBRUARY
Jno. D. Bowden and C. L. Hay-
[: :es announce candidacies for may-
>r. . . 565 poll tax receipts issued
it City Hall. . . City Marshal of-
'ce abolished by City Council and
ppointive Chief of Police office
[-eated. . . F .rnets win Industrial
jrunior Basketball tournament. . .
br. W. W. Kemmerer, executive
'ice-president of Houston World’s
[Fair spoke at the C. of C. Banquet
>n February 9. . . Fire destroyed
ffanners Feed Grinding Mill. . .
[Boy Scout kick-off breakfast on
[February 17. . . March of Dimes
[collected $1221.98. . . Palacios
Volunteer Fire Department ban-
quet at the Green Lantern Inn on
February 15. . . A petition with
180 signers presented City Council
'asking repeal of Police Ordinance
abolishing City Marshal post. . .
Five counties bound together in
effort to secure Island cut into
Matagorda Bay. . . Local F.F.A.
won many ribbons at Matagorda
County Livestock Exposition
show. . . Clint Wratislaw lead
Shark basketball scoring with 397
points. . .
MARCH
Public School Week observed at
I local schools March 1 to 7. . . Red
vCrO£S dyive with $750 quota begins
V 'ay. . . Frst Baptist $60,000
jj’ juV don building dedicated on
March 4. . . City Council
restored City Marshal office to
the local ballot . 18 candidates
had announced for seven vacant
seats in local government. . . 16
^encampments scheduled for Texas
.Baptist Encampment for 1954. . .
Leaders from seven South Texas
fbounties form Texas Mid-Coast
Water Development Association at
Victoria for the purpose of further
development of this area. . . New
'junior High School occupied on
Monday, March 22. . . Joe Ray
Beard won 440 yard dash at Black
il^at Relays in Bay City. . . Carl-
lion Crawford elected president of
f fid-Coast Water Development As-
sociation. . . Air search for B-29
t unnel t' rown from plane on
Til.rch 22. . . R. Lee Anderson an-
J.unccd candidacy for County
judge. . . Sharks win fifth at Bol-
J(g ^'rack'Meet. . .
APRIL
Clyde B. Kennelly announces for
9th District Congress. . . Dr. J. C.
White re-elected Rotary Club presi-
dent. . . Lost airman found near
Sargent. . . Sharks place fifth in
Angleton Track Meet. . . C. A. A.
Station awarded new airport lease
by council . . Senior play “Turn
Back The Clock” presented or
April 9. . . G. G. Lawson, Jr,
elected president of Lions Club..
Jno. D. Bowden elected new may
or. . . Eli Mayfield elected City
Attorney. . . Ed Barrett and Horn
er Aparicio were elected new Coun
cilmen. . . G. R. Halliday elected
City Recorder. . . J. N. “Buster”
White elected City Marshal. . . .
Sharks tie for fourth at Alvin
Track Meet. . . Clark Thompson
am. dneed for re-election as Con-
gressman from the 9th District...
Baptist observe “Palacios Day” at
the Texas Baptist Encampmpn’
Grounds. . . Hornets win sixth
straight Junior High School dis-
trict title. . . Rotary Club ob-
served their 20th anniversary on
April 29. . . W. T. McNeil an
nouneed for re-election as state
representative. . . Joe Ray Beard
won the Regional 440 yard dash in
51.4 seconds. . .
*'v MAY
The old turning basin and chan-
nel to the Intra-coastal canal gets
general sweeping and re-dredging
project got started. . . 291 City
lots bought by B.J.D.L. Com-
pany. . . 39 candidates had filed
for positions in July 24 Democra-
tic Primary. . . Lewis Minimax
Store held a big opening May 6-
8... 43 seniors graduated at the
local high school. . . Bob Trull re-
signed school board post. . .
Sharks captured 79-B softball
title. . . Hornets won softball
championship for eighth straight
year. . . Railroad car named after
Gen. John A. Hulen in Houston...
City-State Bank starts expansion
of its building. . . 70 graduate
from Junior High School. . . Col-
ter Corporation Plant closes. . .
Mayor Jno. D. Bowden died at 2:30
p.m. May 26 after a little over a
month in office. . . Joe Beard
placed fourth in the 440 yard dash
at the State Meet.
JUNE
Drilling began on the Atchinson
Number One well immediately
north of Palacios. . . Pal-Port
Brick Plant added its third large
kiln of brick since re-opening in
October 1952. . . Members of the
Texas Game & Fish Commissison
left the Port of Palacios for a tour
of the upper Texas Gulf Coast. . .
475 Future Homemaking girls met
at the Texas Baptist Encamp-
ment. . . Rev. W. J. Weimer be-
came the new pastor of the First
Methodist Church. . . Lions Club
Softball League got underway. . .
Weldon Sullivan resigned the High
School principalship. . . Claude
Chastain of Oklahoma purchased
the Arlaco Table Company. . . Sul-
livan Furniture Store held its for-
mal opening. . . The Beacon car-
lied announcements for Commis-
sioners from three counties. . . .
750 youths here for 23rd W. M. U.
Encampment. . . City Council re-
fused the County Health Budget...
Dr. L. A. Wilcox listed in the
World Biography. . . Five candi-
dates had filed for the special
mayor’s election. . .
JULY
The Fourth Annual Lions Club
Carnival and V. F. W. dance and
barbecue were reported a grand
success. . . J. G Smith was elected
principal of Palacios High School
and George Holst principal of
Palacios Junior* High. . . 120
(See “HEADLINES,” Page 5)
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6. 1955
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME XLVIII NUMBER 1
TRUE “SPORTSMEN?”
LOCAL HUNTERS JAILED AND FINED
FOR 'HEADLIGHTING' IN NEARBY CO.
By VERN SANFORI)
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN, Tex.—No one envies
the job of the Texas legislators
who convene here on the 11th.
They must solve the state’s big
gest financial problem in years.
Cut out for them is the task of:
(1) providing more money for in-
creased enrollment in public
schools; (2) finding additional
funds for public welfare; and (3)
locating construction dollars tr
maintain and enlarge public high
ways.
A heavy load of students during
the next two years will add $2^
million to school expenditures.
Public welfare, increased by a
November constitutional amend-
ment, will take $14 million more
over the same period.
An estimated $50 million pei
year is needed for highway main-
tenance and construction.
Education, public welfare and
highways already take 90 cents
of each tax dollar. And there is
pressure for more money from oth-
er quarters.
In the general fund is slightly
more than $12 million.
What To Do?
A two cents per gallon increase
in the gasoline tax is one proposal.
Present tax is four cents state,
and two cents federal. That would
meet highway needs.
Adding $2.75 per barrel to the
present $2 per barrel beer tax is
another proposal. This would bring
in an estimated $10 million annual
revenue.
Colleges may be asked to in-
crease the present $24 per semester
tuition fee to $50. That would
bring in $3.5 million more per year.
Legislators are eyeing natura1
gas production. A 1954 tax law
allowed a levy on the market value
at the well, with a one per cent tax
reduction each following year.
They may vote to cancel the reduc-
tions. By so doing the state would
keep $14 million per year of the
tax money.
Veteians Land Sales
Hearings will be resumed next
week by a Senate Investigating
Committee looking into “block”
land sales made to the state under
the Veterans Land Program.
Testimony during the first two-
day session showed that individual
land sellers had made as much as
$200,000 on a single deal.
Indicated by the committee were
suits to cancel some block sales to
veterans, criminal prosecution in
other cases, and changes in the
law.
Investigations were being held
at the request or the Veterans
Land Board itself. All its members,
Land Commissioner Bascom Giles,
chairman; Governor Allan Shivers:
and Attorney General John Ben
Sheppcrd, testified.
Complaints have been received
in other land transactions, besides
the 11 now under investigation.
These too will be investigated,
say officials in the Department of
Public Safety, the State Auditors
Office and the Attorney General.
Veterans to whom the land was
re-sold by the state testified tha1
they didn’t know they were buying
land. They thought they were get-
ting a cash bonus, or prolonging
their rights to buy land on credit
or “selling their signatures” and
waiving their rights for $100 to
$300 each.
Duval County
Attorney General Shepperd is
turning over the investigation of
Duval County affairs to District
Attorney-Elect Sam Burris.
Shepperd, who forecast recovery
of some $500,000 in stolen public
funds, said he was in complete
agreement with Burris.
The transfer brought to an end a
two-year personal investigation of
the county’s affairs by Shepperd.
Motor Vehicle Tax
A bill to abolish the ad valorem
property tax on motor vehicles
will be presented to the Legisla-
ture by State Rep. Douglas E.
Bergman of Dallas.
(See ‘11^1. .1. - 3,” Page 8),
Headlighting proved costly to two
local “sportsmen?” late Monday
in the Francitas community near
the Carancahua River.
State Game Warden Harold Mar-
t'n, of Bay City, nabbed Ney Old-
ham Jr., his wife, and Robert Koch
all of Palacios. They had two head-
lights and one shotgun loaded with
buckshot the arresting officer stat-
ed.
Both Oldham and Koch were fin-
ed $72.50 and spent the remainder
of the night in jail at Edna, in
Jackson County.
Mi's. Oldham was neither jailed
nor fined.
Oldham operates a sporting goods
store, and is also a State Game
and Fish free service license clerk.
Building Permits
For Year Drop
To Only $119.218
Building permits totaling $119,-
263 was issued at the City Hal! for
the year 1954.
During the first six months City
Hall records show building per-
mits were issued for a total of
$55,213. The second six months
period showed a slight increase
with permits for $64,050 being
issued.
A month by month breakdown
of the building amounts give the
following information: January
$178.00, February $3,030, March
$16,770, April $12,160, May $12,985,
Jiune $10,100, July $13,900, August
$700.00, September $2,400, October
$20,200, November .>2,050, and Dc
cember $24,200.
‘TEXAS DRYS’ SPEAKFp AT
METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY
Brother Mingus of Odem will
speak in the Methodist Church next
Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock
in interest of The United Texas
Drys. You are invited to hear him.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
'Dissatifaction Is
Progress', Rev. W. J.
Weimer Tells Rotary
The singing of songs under the
direction of Eli Mayfield, opened
the regular meeting of the Palacios
Rotary Club Wednesday noon.
One member was reported absent
due tq“fog.” His plane was ground-
ed in the vicinity of Altair. A form-
er member, Capt. L. L. Stevenson,
aostcarded from Georgia, according
to the secretary, Robert Neeley.
A. Rioux introduced the follow-
ing visiting Rotarians: J. W. Sart-
welle, of Houston; Jimmy Tobin,
lean Day, Tony Bunch, of Port La-
vaca; and Don Wertz of Bay City.
Albert Bradberry, a guest of Ronald
Harris, and Rev. Rayford Harris, a
guest of Thomas Brandon.
John C. Richard announced that
Paul Miller would be in charge of
the program for next week.
Rev. W. J. “Bill” Weimer, pas-
tor of the First Methodist Church,
gave an interesting program on
“The Essential of Discontent”.
Weimer stated that in beginning
a new year it was always profitable
to pause long enough to take ac-
count of ourselves.
“Dissatisfaction is essential to
growth. . . A wholesome dissatis-
faction is the spirit which has ever
been the impelling urge to ex
ploration and discovery. . . Discon-
tent is the mother of scientific ad-
vancement. .. Dissatisfaction is the
life of business,” were the high-
Ledits of his subject.
Rev. Weimer closed with the fol-
lowing remarks: “Of course this
same truth applies to the spiritual
sphere. You are likely a decent sort
of a person, but you can be im-
proved. I trust you are not satis-
fied. Palacios is a lovely town, but
there is room for improvement.
May we all work toward that end.
'Till you do your part? Our
churches are making good stride
i’t they fall far short. Are you do-
ing your best here?” Ujjj
COUNCIL TO INSTALL EXTENSION
PHONE IN CITY POLICE QUARTERS
GRASSY POINT
LORRAINE BASFORD
There were quite a few large
strings of speckled trout caught at
the new turning basin on Saturday
and Sunday, until early in the
afternoon when porpoises moved in
to discourage fishing there.
Vernon Jetton and “Preacher”
Chamberlain had 64 specks, most
of them around 16 inches long,
from Carancahua Bay near
Schicke’s Point on Sunday.
“Shorty” H i n e m a n, Houston,
spent the week-end near the forks
of the Carancahua River, taking a
total of 100 specks, all over 12”.
There is live bait at some Pala-
cios camps. This is being hauled
rrom Freeport, and will continue
as long as live bait is available
there.
Bait camp operators and their
camps, all located near good fish-
ing spots are: Lawrence Arnold at
Jensen’s Point on Turtle Bay:
Clarence Schicke at Schicke’s Point
on Carancahua Bay; and G. Bur-
nett at the Tres-Palacios bridge
on the Collegeport road. In Pala-
cios, Frank Halamicek has a bait
stand on 6th street near the old
Coast Guard Station, and Jack
Basford at Grassy Point on Bay
Road.
Have you checked your frozen
fish lately? Whether the fish are
scaled or not, before freezing, it
is best to wrap them in wax or
plastic bags. Trout and gafftop-
r-ails have a tendency to become
Secretary Neeley reported Aiv,n Tar^nd tasteless, no matter how
half of the “CARE” aid wenl(j Ermis, Mj^-apped, after six months,
Italy and the other to Ifotldlira? "Wt:le reds'retain their flavor about
Tax Collector To Be
Here January 19*19
The Tax Assessor and Collector
of Matagorda County will have
representatives at the County
Building in Palacios on Januarj
18 and 19 to sell Poll Tax, Collect
Taxes and take assessments for
1955.
People, Spots In The News
EXPENSES for tooth caps
and other bills will take all
of Marjorie Hcllen’s $12,000
wage as movie starlet, she
said as court approved her
Icontract.
| She’s
jsms
SNOWMAN, Texas style, is
made by Oregon gal at Wichita
Falls, Tex., using tumbleweeds
in lieu of too-scarce snow. Mrs.
Tvi^Toio) Jack Gary, whose husband is
.. in Air Force there, is shown with
highway program of President Eisenhower is
White House huddle of (left to right) S. Sloan
k banker; Gen. Lucius D. Clay, chairman of
_['isory committee on program, and Arthur O.
® of C.I.T. Financial Corporation and treasurer
Safety Fcundation. C.I.T. developed model
help illustrate how traffic problems of various
’ll be on display in meetings all over nation
it. It’
i grams.
nine months.
Tidehaven Boosters
To Banquet Football
Team Saturday Night
The Tidehaven Boosters Club
will bold their annual football ban-
auet Saturday night., at the Tide-
haven High School gym.
J. D. Moore, president of Victor-
ia College will be the principal
speaker.
Lee M. Pierce, president of the
club, will serve as toastmaster.
Approximately 300 supporters of
the team are expected to attend the
annual banquet.
The Tidehaven Tigers were Bi-
District champions for 1954, hav-
ing represented District 27-A and
defeating Sam Houston of San An-
tonio in 28-A. They were defeated
in the Regional play-off by the
State Champions Deer Park Deer.
Lee M. Pierce is president; Jerry
Hlozek, vice-president, and Bill
Richardson, secretary-treasurer, of
the sponsoring club.
Tex Kassen is coach and Allen
Labay, assistant coach of the win-
ning team.
Permit Issued To
Dr. John W. Hart
For Dental Clinic
Monday night’s regular City
Council meeting was a brief affair
with only three items of business
being acted upon.
The Council voted to have an
extension phone put in the City
Police Station office at the County
Building on Commerce Street. The
extension will be from the phone
at the City Hall. The motion was
made by Homer Aparicio and
seconded by Harold Bell.
Councilman Ed Barrett made J#r
motion seconded by Bell that i¥
bills be paid by the Finance Coi#
mittee.
Dr. John Hart was issued a per- k
I
mit to build a ,33’x36’ business
building valued at $1Q,000 on the
north 60’ of lots 14 and 15 of bloc!
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Those present at the meeting^
were Mayor A. H. Petersen, Coun-*.
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cilmen Homer Aparicio, Ed Bar.
rett, Harold Bell, Ward Cook, and
Karl Wickham, City Attorney Eli
Mayfield, and City Secretary Besse
Belknap.
Local '54 Rainfall
Only 21.83 Inches;
63 Inches In 1944.
Palacios and the
area received only 21.8ig(JXf;0_
rain during 1954, ^ game
weekly reports re*. Kittentt
KAA/fcAM V.. * 4 U A * * •
observed
New Boy Scout* Troop
Organized, To Be
Known As Troop 220
A new Boy Scout Troop No. 220
has been formed and is being
sponsored by the First Presby-
terian Church. The Scoutmaster
is Charles Simpson with Jimmy
Smith and Samuel Godsey as as-
sistant scoutmasters.
Scout Troop No. 79 has been re-
activated and will be sponsored by
the Holy Name Society. Pete
Aparicio is Scoutmaster, assisted
by Armando Espinosa.
Each troop extends an invita-
tion to any boy who is interested
in becoming a scout or in scout
work to attend their meetings.
T. A. Tolleson To
Operate Boat For
Marine Laboratory
T. A. “Junior” Tolleson has been
reemployed by the Texas Game and
Fish Commission and assigned du-
ties of operating a boat for the
Marine Laboratory and assisting a
Marine Biologist who will head-
quarter in Palacios and carry on
operations in Matagorda Bay.
Tolleson is not new at this class
of work as he had served 16 years
with the department at a prior
time. .
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the municipal *
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1954 rainfall is as follows.
uary 0.93 inches, February OMfcc
inches, March 0.58 inches, April
2.48 inches, May 3.12 inches, June
0.04 inches, July 0.18 inches, Au-
gust 2.25 inches, September 2.57
inches, October 6.15 inches, No-
vember 2.47 inches, and December
0.71 inches. •
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Three Basketball
Games Scheduled
Here Friday Night
Three basketball games are on
the docket for local fans on Frida-*
night at the Junior High Scho*
gym.
The “B” team of the Palaci<j
Sharks will open the series w j _
the Tidehaven “B” team at 6 p.
The Sharkettes will meet their
second district contenders,. the.j.- *
Tidehaven girls at 7. The local girls
lost their first district game of the
season to Bloomington on Tues-
day night.
The Sharks after a surprising
victory over the Bloomington Bob-
cats Tuesday night will be looking
for their second district victory at
8 p. m.
The entire program is a bargain
at 50 cents for adults, and 25 cents
for students. _
The new gym at the Junior High \
School is one of the most ideal
gyms in the area.
W. R. (Bill) Hasley
Sworn In Saturday
As New Constable
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in as new constable of the Palacios
area Saturday in Bay City by Dis- >
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