Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1954 Page: 1 of 10
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By VEIIN SANFORI)
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN, Tex.—Wheels are be-
ginning to turn in anticipation of
the Legislature convening here
early next month.
Legislators—all 181 of them—
are busy looking for places in
which to live. Some will rent homes.
Others will be satisfied if they can
find apartments or rooms.
Also seeking living quarters are
several hundred new employees
who will work during the 120-day
session.
Add to that a sizeable group of
lobbyists and you find a lot of new
faces in the capital city nowadays.
Major problem of the solons will
be, as usual, how to go about get-
ting the money for demanded state
services.
More financing will be asked for
various purposes, including high-
ways, welfare programs and edu-
cation.
Those are the three big items
of public expense. But other de-
partments, boards, bureaus and
commissions will ask funds for such
items as parks and law enforce-
ment.
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Inauguration Plans
Also in preparation is the in-
auguration ceremony, celebrating
the taking of office by Governoi
Allan Shivers and Lieutenant Gov-
ernor Ben Ramsey.
While both are returning to the
offices they have held, the occasion
will take on the same air of festi-
vity that always has marked such
observances.
New Governor
It’s “Governor” Dorsey B. Harde-
man now. The President Pro Tern
of the Senate took over the chief
executive’s job for a day, Friday.
Reason: Governor Shivers and
Lieutenant Governor Ramsey were
out of the state and the President
Pro Tern is next in line.
“Governor” Hardeman, state
senator from San Angelo, is chair-
man of the Senate’s permanent in-
vestigating committee and also
chairman of the Texas Water Re-
. sources Committee.
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Stricter Inspections
Former Senator G. C. Morris of
•o'reefi.i’i.e says the Legislature will
be asked to strengthen the state’s
automobile inspection law.
Morris is executive secretary of
the Highway Safety Council of
Texas. His organization which
sponsored the original law, will
ask that “steering mechanism” be
included in the law. Inspection now
is limited to warning devices,
lights, horns and brakes.
Morris’ group also will urge
higher salaries for highway patrol-
men and the addition of 200 patrol-
men as well as 15 driver’s license
officers. Another proposal would
require all types of trucks to use
“mud flaps” regardless of weather
conditions.
Land Case
Cletus P. Ernster of Cuero, one
of three men arrested in the Vet-
erans Land Program investigation,
has been turned over to the Travis
County grand jury.
Ernster is charged with using a
forged instrument in connection
^ with a land sale.
Meanwhile, two Cuero notaries
public charged with falsely certify-
ing to signatures they did not wit-
ness, are at liberty under $5,000
0, bond each.
Chief witness of the state in the
examining trial of Ernster was a
Cuero Negro who said he bought
land in Zavala County after being
led to believe that an oil and gas
lease would pay it out.
Sixteen In Two Years
Sixteen insurance companies
have gone into receivership in Tex-
as since January, 1953.
Pioneer Western Mutual Insur-
ance Co. of San Antonio was the
sixteenth. A permanent injunction
was granted the Attorney General’s
office against the firm after it fail-
ed in its attempts to raise $130,000
to pay off outstanding claims.
Changes Being Made
™ Willis Gresham, assistant at-
torney general, has resigned to en-
ter private law practice in Houston.
Gresham directed the state’s in-
vestigation of financial and politi-
a cal activities of George B. Parr,
which resulted in indictments
against 104 Duval County officials.
(See “HIGHLIGHTS,” Page 10)
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1954
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY. TEXAS
VOLUME XLVII NUMBER 49
COUNCIL REVOKES
ORDINANCE TO
REGULATE SPEED
Discuss Repairing
Pavilion; Approve
Building Permits
STILL AGROUND—This 110-foot oil rig utility craft, Salt Dome Utility Boat No.
1, is still aground in 8 feet of water in the perilous waters of Pass Cavallo. Fred
Markwardt, marine superintendent, says most of the cargo has been taken from the
boat, but further work is waiting on the weather. They have had only one good day for
salvage work since the boat went aground Nov. 29.—Photo courtesy Victoria Advocate.
COTTON FARMERS
TO VOTE TUESDAY
Matagorda County cotton men Tuesday will join with
farmers the country over in deciding whether they desire
the government’s marketing quota program during 1955.
Acreage allotments on cotton will be in effect again for
1955 and the nation-wide election Tuesday will determine
the amount of price support the government will give cotton
$125,000 Damage
Suit Is Filed
Against L1.0.
W. C. Jackson, of Palacios, Wed-
nesday filed a $125,000 damage
suit against the United Steel Work-
ers of America, C. I. O. for defama-
tion of character in his petition
filed in 135th Judicial District
Court, Calhoun County.
Jackson asked for $75,000 be-
cause of the “publication and cir-
circulation of . . . false and libel-
ous statements . . .” which have
“created a tendency of disbarring
him from future progress and ad-
vancement” in his work at the
Point Comfort Works of the Alum-
inum Company of America.
The petition says the “publica-
tions falsely and maliciously accus-
ed plaintiff of dishonesty, disloyal-
ty and utter disregards for the
rights and privileges and welfare of
his fellow workers in the perform-
ance of his duties and obligations
as a member of another union. . .’
The publication also “falsely and
maliciously attacked plaintiff’s abil
ity and knowledge in the work ir
which he was so engaged . .
the petition continued.
(See “DAMAGE SUIT,” Page 4)
GRASSY POINT
By LORRAINE BASFORD
Do your Christmas fishing early.
After the holidays, you might be
in the same boat with the man who
received Christmas bills, with “Past
due” reminders on each, up into
the summer months. Finally he
wrote each creditor; “Being human
I occasionally find that I have gone
a little over my head. When this
happens I put all my bills in a hat.
draw them out one by one and pay
them in the order in which they
are drawn. But, if you don’t stop
annoying me with cunning letters,
I won’t even put your bill in the
hat! ”
The bay has been rough, and the
tide too low for many boats to gc
out for the past 10 days. The tide
was about normal Saturday and
Sunday, but bay fishing result?
were not up to par. During low
tide, the reds and trout stay in
deep holes. One should get reds by
wading out near the Army camp,
and about two miles north of the
Tres-Palacios bridge on the right
side of the bank, for there are many
deep holes in these areas.
F. H. Washington, Blessing, was
well pleased with his catch of eight
specks, 2% to 4% lbs. each, until
he saw the stringer of two lady
anglers near by. They had trout of
all sizes, and one that easily tipped
scales around seven pounds. They
were fishing near the Tres-Palacios
bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Springer,
Houston, took the first shell road
on the left, after crossing T. P.
bridge, for about two miles, turned
left and went through an old ceme-
tery. The tide was low, but they
found a deep hole, from which they
took 15 rat red, two over 1% lbs.,
and several small trout.
Monday, Rose Marie Bartos had
a five pound speck on her string
of smaller trout: Leo Tabola, fish-
ing at the same spot, near T. P.
bridge had 20 trout, all two pounds
and over. John Osborne and George
Weathers, also came in with 10
specks, eight tipped the beam at
two to four lbs.
Reports from Carancahua, and
Schicke’s Point have come in via
the ‘fish line’, and though no names
were given, there have been some
nice catches of both reds and trout
taken from these spots. The reds
are around one to three pounds,
while trout are running from one
to five and six pounds. J. F. Stran-
del took 30, two to 3% lb. specks
at Schicke’s Point, on Monday.
Normal tide Wednesday morn-
ing, with very little wind, gives the
fishermen some hope for a good
week-end, if conditions remain as
of the present.
Jack Barnett really caught the
fish Saturday at Tres-Palacios
when the tide went out, and brought
in fresh water. He had two chan-
nel cats, one at 12 lbs. and the
other a two pounder, along with
six rat reds around two pounds each
and one 10 pound red.
Some politicians express an
opinion and then hope and pray it
comes in on a slow freight.
Tape Recording Of
Address By Dr. Crane
Presented Rotarians
Rex Cooper was in charge of the
Rotary meeting Wednesday noon,
and presented a tape recording of
an address delivered by Dr. Crane
on the place of Christian laymen.
The address was presented to the
Presbyterian Men’s meeting held
recently in New Orleans.
Christian laymen, according to
Dr. Crane, are the backbone of
all our civic clubs. Laymen are re-
sponsible for the Christian growth
of their community and should en-
deavor to advance God’s program
at every opportunity.
Visitors at the meeting were
Harry Reading, Rev. A. O. Weber,
R. Lee Anderson, Dan C. Pfannstiel
and Bill O’Neil of the Bay City
Club, Judge Howard Hartzog, Dr.
R. J. Roemer, C. S. Traylor and
Cecil Blake of the Port Lavaca
Rotary Club.
Men's Fellowship
Meeting Scheduled
For Monday Dec. 13
There will be a meeting of the
City Wide Church Men’s Fellow-
ship at the First Baptist. Church
next Monday evening at 7:30 P. M.
Tickets will be on sale Saturday,
Sunday and Monday, according to
Mr. Herbert L. Henry, President
of the Men’s Brotherhood of the
First Baptist Church.
The meeting is being sponsored
by the Men’s Brotherhood of the
First Baptist Church and will be
the first such meeting in several
months. The purpose of the meet-
ings 4s to promote fellowship and
understanding among the men of
the various faiths.
A barbecue supper is being plan-
ned by the food committee, Red
Richards and I. E. Ramsey. Pat"
Treaey is chairman of the pro-
gram committee and has arranged
for Dr. C. M. Hyatt, the new man-
ager of the Texas Baptist Encamp-
ment to be the speaker.
All men of the various churches,
or non church members, are urged
to attend' the meeting. Tickets will
be available at the various churches
of Palacios and those who will at-
tend are being asked to get their
tickets early so the food commit-
tee will know how many to pre-
pare for.
during the coming season.
Polls in five central locations
across the county will open Tues-
day morning at 8 o’clock and will
not close until 7 o’clock that night.
Polls will be located: 1—Agri-
cultural Stabilization-Conservation
office, Lewis Building, Bay City;
2—Schoolhouse, Pledger; 3—Estill’s
Store, Cedar Lane; 4—Community
House, Blessing; 5 — City Hall,
Palacios.
“Eligible to vote in the quota
election are landlords, tenants,
operators, or producers — both
man and wife—who had an in-
terest as such in a farm on
which there was a 1954 cotton
allotment or on which cotton was
produced in 1954,” Carl Lively,
Agricultural Stabilization - Con-
servation office manager here,
said, adding:
“It is not necessary for them
to have a poll tax receipt to be
eligible to vote in the election.”
If approved by a two-thirds ma-
jority, marketing quotas will ap-
ply to all farms growing upland
cotton in 1955 and price support for
eligible growers will be available
at a level between 82%-90 per cent
of parity, depending on the supply,
according to a government bul-
letin.
However, if the quotas are not
approved, they will not be in ef-
fect next year and price support
will be available for eligible grow-
ers—those who voluntarily abide
by acreage allotment restrictions—
at 50 per cent of parity .
Local observers feel that the
marketing quota program will be
approved by a thumping majority.
Mr. Lively urged those eligible
to vote. “No matter how they feel
about the quota program, it’s im-
portant for them to vote and ex-
press their opinion,” he said.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
39 Of 55 Ballots
For C. Of C. Directors
In; Friday Deadline
John C. Richards, chairman of
the election committee for the
chamber of commerce, announces
that 39 of the possible 55 ballots
have been returned.
Richards encourages the remain-
ing members to return their selec-
tion for 15 new directors by the
deadline Friday, December 10.
Minimax Utilizes
Beacon Columns To
Advertise Specials
The local Minimax store, operat-
ed by H. C. Lewis and his son
Bobby, this week begin advertising
week-end specials in the columns
of your home town newspaper, the
Palacios Beacon.
Mr. Lewis has been using circu-
lars for his specials offered on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of i
each week. These specials will now
be found in his ad on page 7.
The Minimax Store is located at
the corner of First and Morton.
Local Representatives
Attend Annual Port
Lavaca C. C. Banquet
Approximately 250 people at-
tended the annual banquet of the
Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce
held Tuesday night.
Bascom Giles, Land Commission-
er, was the principal speaker.
Those from Palacios attending
were Dr. Norman E. Runyon, presi-
dent of the local chamber, and wife,
C. Luther, C. W. Crawford, and Eli
Mayfield.
Two Basketball
Games Scheduled
For Next Week
Two basketball games in the new
spacious Palacios Junior High
School Gym are on tap during the
next week for local basketball fans.
Thursday (tonight), Coach Ted
Smith’s girls’ basketball team take
on the Port Lavaca girls’ cage
team in a double header. The “B”
game starts at 7 p.m. and the “A”
game at 8 p.m.
Monday night the Junior High
School Hornets play their second
district game with Markham.
Coach Charles Shreve’s group will
play “A” and “B” games beginning
at 7 p.m.
The girls’ team have a season
record of two won and two lost
while the Hornets dropped their
first district game to Ganado.
Palacios’ new gym offers the
cage fans plenty of good seats for
an evening of sports.
CONGRATULATIONS ... Rev
Logan V. Cockrum for being liste'
in the book “Who’s Who In Ameri
can Education”. The book listei
educators of the United States am
Canada. Others listed were Dr
David L. Stitt, of Austin, Dr. W. A
Miller of Corpus Christi, the presi
dents of Wharton Junior Colleg«
and Victoria College. It was inter-
esting to look up educators we
knew, and thought we knew, ir
Logan’s visit to our office. We
know the honor is deserving. Many
more honors are forthcoming to
those who do their ‘life’s work’ well.
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C.R.O.P. BENEFITS . . . There
is a picture on display, and for sale,
hanging on the wall at Horrell’s
Jewelry that was painted by a local
artist. The proceeds from the sale
of this painting will be given to the
Christian Rural Overseas Relief
Program.
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NOT TOO EARLY ... To send
bouquets to you, Dr. Norman E.
Runyon. May we be the first to
compliment you on your work as
President of the Palacios Chamber
of Commerce, you filled the position
to our liking—cooperatively.
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SHORT STUFF . . . It’s nice to
be asked to print something, espec-
ially in this column. . . People read
it, however, from the comments on
the prediction of the Tidehaven
score last week. Forget it, we wuz
wrong. . . Preacher ‘Scout’ Harris
saying the best team lost in the
Hondo-Hebbronville game. . . Deer
Park in a breeze. . . Minimax is
the new advertiser for you grocery
special hunters to scan their ads.
That makes Curtis’ Palacios Gro-
cery and Market, Partain Food
Market, Hunts Food Market and
Lewis Minimax to find your bar-
gains. Four big stores and all offer
big savings. . . Enjoyed a visit
with ‘Preacher’ Weimer during
working hours, also with George
(Billy) Harrison, Dr. Runyon, and
others who like to help serve the
community.
High School Band,
Junior High Choir
To Present Program
A combined Christmas music
program consisting of the Palhcios
Junior High School Choir and the
Palacios High School Band will bo
presented to the public next Thurs-
day December 16, at 7:30 p.m. at
the Junior High School Auditorium.
The Junior High Sc'hool Choir
will present a Christmas cantata,
“A Christmas Blessing" under the
direction of Mrs. D. E. Leighton
Miss Carla Ehlers will accompany
the choir. Soloist in the cantata
will be Betty Mangrum, Joyce Mat-
son, I.andra Sullivan, Peggy Christ-
mas, Nita Kilgore, Easter Salinas,
and Betty Ann Friery.
Band director D. E. Leighton’s
High School band will present a
program which will include the
following numbers: “Christmas
Moods,” “Santa Claus Is Coming
To Town,” “Frosty The Snowman,"
“Blue Tango,” “Skokian," and solos
by Kay Green, Carla Ehlers, and
Laura Ford.
Several topics of interest were
discussed at length at Monday
night’s regular City Council meet-
ing.
A report on the repairs needed
to put the Palacios Pavilion back
in shape was given the Council by
Joe Ressler at the request of the
Sea Wall Commission. The Coun-
cil recommended to the Sea Wall
Commission that necessary , re-
pairs to the Pavilion be started at
once. The job would probably be
done by local men.
After much discussion the ordi-
nance of November 15 regulating
the speed limit in certain parts of
the city was revoked on a motion
by Ed Barrett and a second by
Homer Aparicio.
The council on a motion by
Aparicio and seconded by Barrett
voted to place a traffic light at the
intersection of Main and Eighth
Streets. The light to show a blink-
ing red light to traffic traveling on-
Eighth Street and a blinking am-
ber light to traffic traveling on-
Main Street.
Alderman Cook made a motion
seconded by Aparicio that the fol-
lowing building permits be aproved;
Joseph Tanner for a 24’ x 48’ ser-
vice station valued at $15,000 to be
built at the corner of First Street
and Highway 35; O. D. Dyer to
move a 12’ x 20’ building valued
at $2,500 from the Foley Sub Di-
vision to lot 13 block 14; P. M.
Mulkey to add a 9’ x 24’ room
valued at $200 to his home on lot
1 block 93; and Eulalio Flores to
move a 25’ x 34’ building valued at
$2,400 from Camp Hulen to lot 3
block 69.
Those present at the meeting
were Mayor A. H. Petersen, Coun-
cilmen Ed Barrett, Homer Aparicio,
Ward Cook, Karl Wickham, and
Harold Bell, City Secretary Besse
Belknap, City Treasurer M. T-
Brooking, City Attorney Eli May-
field, City Water Superintendent
M. O. Cavallin, City Marshal J. N.
White, John Peres, Joe Ressler, and
W. C. Gray.
Local Grid Stars
Are Honored At
All-District Banquet
Tommy Reneau and Dean Black-
well. Shark all-district football
players, were among a large num-
ber of all-district footballers honor-
ed at a banquet given by the Gulf
Coast Football Officials in Vic-
toria Monday night.
Reneau and Blackwell received
all-district honor certificates given
by the association.
The principle speaker at the ban-
quet was T.C.U.'s immortal Sammy
Baugh. Baugh later starred for the
professional Washington Redskins.
Coach and Mrs. R. C. Shelton ac-
companied the boys to the banquet.
Santa Comes Early
For Mrs. Harkness,
Silver Harvest Winner
Santa Claus came early to Mrs.
Tom Harkness this year. Mrs.
Harkness was the recipient of the
merchandise gift by the Silver Har-
vest Committee last Saturday.
This is the first time that the
prize has been claimed on the first
ticket drawn. It was apparently a
lucky combination for Mrs. Hark
ness as she also drew the largest
award, forty-three dollars, in the
Silver Harvest series to date.
No one has taken advantage of
the opportunity to use the free
auctioneering service. This may be
due to lack of knowledge on the
rules. The seller is allowed to make
any one of the first three bids. If
he considers the bidding too low
the seller may-make the third bid
at his own price. If this bid is
raised by another party or parties
the owner is not allowed to bid
again and the article is sold to
the highest bidder.
The drawing will be held again
Saturday, December 11th in City
Park if weather permits—other-
wise in some convenient building.
Since Christmas falls on Saturday
the drawing will be held that week
on Friday the 24th at the same
time and place—3:00 P. M, City
Park.
The Weather
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
Dec*.
1
79°
65°
0.00
Dec.
2
77*
54°
tr.
Dec.
3
78°
65°
0.00
Dec.
4
78°
65°
0.00
Dec.
5
75°
57°
0.00
Dec.
6
63°
42°
0.00
Dec.
7
72°
40°
0.00
Dec.
8
76°
59°
0.00
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