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BEACON
LIGHTS
By Lorraine ItasFord
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Bible Verse: What ever you a^k
in prayer, believe that you receive
and you will. Mark 11:24.
* * *
Almost every one ■remembers the
Ibig old family Bible that their
.grandparents had, and many fami-i
lies today have the more modern
version of family Bibles, not quite
so large and heavy, for in our
grandparents’ day, all records from
births to deaths were recorded in
the Bible. Today, wedding, birth
and death certificates, and other
family records are often kept in
chests or separate books.
My paternal grandmother’s Bible
■was so large one had to sit at the
table to read it. Among many
items, she had a newspaper clip-
ping pasted in it, that even when
I was just a young girl, it had
yellowed with age.
It told the story of a man in the
Joliet (Illinois) prison, who was
just named by number and was
termed a ‘lifer.’ In those days pri-
sons were not the cleanest places,
and the walls never washed, so this
prisoner knew that anything he
wrote on the walls of his cell would
remain for a long time. They did,
for after his death, the writing or
his walls showed he read and stud-
ied his Bible to occupy his time,
±4 and perhaps help him to bear his
confinement.
This is a complete record of the
writings, and has through the
years, been reprinted many times.
• ft “The Bible contains 66 books;
1 119 chapters; 33,173 verses; 773,-
t»»2 words, and 3,586,489 letters.
The word ‘and’ occurs 46,227
times; the word ’Lord’ 1,855 times;
and ‘reverend’ once; also ‘girl’ once
in the third chapter, third verse of
Joel; ‘everlasting fire’ twice and
^ ‘everlasting punishment’ once.
The shortest chapter is Psalm
67. The 21st verse of Chapter 7,
Book of Ezra, contains al of the
letters of the alphabet except the
letter J.
The 19th chapter of Second
Kings and the 37th Chapter of
Isaiah are alike.
The longest verse is Esther 8:9;
the shortest is John 11:35, “Jesus
Wept.”. The eighth, 15th, 21st and
31st verses of the 107th Psalm are
worded exactly the same. The last
six words of each verse of the
136th Psalm are the same. No
. ’JR word in the Bible has more than
t six syllables.”
The prisoner read the King
James Version of the Bible. These
'yv 'may ue exactly correct facts, again
they may vary with later statistics.
In checking II Kings 19th and
Isaiah 37, there is a slight differ-
ence—the 15th verse and II Kings
becomes the 15 and 16th verses in
Isaiah, giving II Kings 37 verses
and Isaiah 38 verses in these
chapters.
* * *
Dun Dunned: A wholesale sup-
ply house found one dealer par-
ticularly backward about settling
his account. Numerous letters, first
polite, then threatening, failed to
, produce results. Finally a repre-
sentative was sent to see him and
asked, “Why haven’t you sent us
our money?” they cautiously in-
quired. “Are you having financial
difficulties?”
“Oh, No,” was the cheerful re-
ply, “Everything is just fine. Those
letters of yours were so good that
I copied them and sent them out
to my delinquent accounts and
they have brought in almost every
cent owed to me. I was positive
that there must be another letter
l or two, so I was holding back until
4 I had your complete set of dun
notices.”
• * *
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Koontz, of
Harrison, Arkansas, made their
home here for many years, and
the Palacios Beacon is a ‘must’ in
their home. In that way, like many
who formerly lived here and get
the weekly copy of the paper, keep
jn touch with what’s doing in the
old home town.
* * *
Sometimes keeping in touch
keeps one from getting homesick,
and again works the reverse and
gives or.e that longing to see the
old friends and familiar faces
Kbagain. Blither way, remember to
j ’ write your friends often, and espec-
ially now that the holidays are
j near. That cheerful letter telling of
^ what you and the family have been
^ doing is more welcome than a gift.
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Someone Remembers; When the
May 31st issue of the Palacios
(See "LIGHTS," Page 3)
My Neighbors
Santa To Arrive December 22nd
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The City
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VOLUME LIV, NUMBER 50
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1961
A. W. Hurta First
To Announce For
Pci. No. 4 Office
A. W. (AI) Hurta of Midfield
this week authorized the Beacon to
announce his candidacy for election
to the office of Commissioner of
Precinct No. 4.
In a prepared statement, Mr.
Hurta said:
I have been asked by my friends
for a number of years, and this
v-ar mere than ever, to announce
for this office. I have four objec-
tives that I wish to outline to my
friends, and if elected, 1 will per-
form to the best of my ability.
First, I will be your full time
commissioner. I have no outside ac-
tivities and do not intend to have
any, as long as I am your commis-
sioner, therefore I will always de-
vote my full time to the job.
Second, I know the needs of the
precinct and the problems that con-
fronts the people, therefore, if I
can’t do what you ask me to do I
will come to you in person and
tell you the reason why.
Third, 1 will have an itemized
statement of all expenditures made
each month, that will be available
tc you at the office in the county
barn, or will be mailed to each in-
dividual upon request. My friends
It is your money being spent, and
I think you as taxpayers are en-
titled to know, and should know,
what it is being spent FOR,
WHERE and HOW.
Fourth, If elected your commis-
sioner, I will always maintain hon-
esty in the office to the best of
my ability.
He added that the vote and sup-
port of all in his precinct and will
most sincerely appreciated.
'Beef Cattle' Short
Course In Progress
At Van Vleck School
Professor Oliver, beef cattle spec-
ialist of Texas A. & M. College,
is conducting a short course on
“Improved Methods of Selecting
and Marketing Beef Cattle in the
Gulf Coast Area” in Van Vleck
this week.
Approximately 25 farmers and
ranchers attended the meeting
Monday night. The course will end
Thursday night.
Houston Natural Gas
Declares Dividend
The board of directors of the
Houston Natural Gas Corp. has
voted a 20-cent per share quarter-
ly dividend on the concern’s com-
mon stock.
Thq dividend will be paid Dec.
30 to stockholders on record Dec.
15.
John H. Wimberly, president,
said earnings of the company and
its subsidiaries during the 11
months ended Oct. 31 were the
equivalent of $1.58 a share, com-
pared with $1.73 during the cor-
responding period of a year ago.
ALL WILL RETURN—The Palacios Sharks placed
three members on the District 26-AA All-District foot-
ball team for 1961. Bruce Erekson, left, was named of-
fensive fullback; Terry Oglesby, center, and Terry Shel-
ton, right, were named defensive backs. All three boys
are Juniors and will return next year.
To Open Bids Dec. 21 On First Phase
Of Matagorda Ship Channel Project
GALVESTON—Federal appro-
priations for fiscal year 1962 in-
clude funds for initiation of work
on the Matagorda Ship Channel
project in Texas.
Lt. Colonel James S. Maxwell,
District Engineer, U. S. Army En-
gineers’ Galveston District, an-
nounced that bids on the initial
phase of the 36-foot Matagorda
Ship Channel project will be open-
ed on December 21.
The 26-mile long channel will be
located on the mid-Texas Coast in
Calhoun and Matagorda Counties.
Construction will provide a 36-foot
deep channel from the Gulf of
Mexico, through Matagorda Penin-
sula, across Matagorda and Lava-
ca Bays, to and including a turn-
ing basin at Point Comfort.
Excavation work will require re-
moval of approximately 47 million
cubic yards of material, while the
construction of two jetties at the
Gulf entrance to the channel will
require placement of over 1 million
tons of rock. Preliminary estimates
are that some $22 million will be
required for dredging and jetty
construction.
Present plans of the Army En-
gineers are to do the work under
seven separate contracts; five con-
tracts for channel dredging and
two for jetty construction.
The first contract advertised on
November 24, calls for removing
about six million cubic yards of ma-
terial. Bids for this contract are
slated to be opened on December
21. Additional contracts scheduled
to be advertised include a dredging
contract for seven million cubic
yards of material, scheduled to be
advertised on December 15, with
bids slated to be opened on Jan-
uary 17, 19612'. Fourteen million
cubic yards will be dredged under a
third contract scheduled to be ad-
vertised in March 1962, with bid
opening in April 1962. The fourth
and fiftii contracts call for remov-
ing an additional 20 million cubic
yards of material. These contracts
will be advertised in December 1962
and bids will be opened in Jan-
uary 1963.
The two jetty contracts are
scheduled for advertising during
March 1962. An advance notice to
prospective bidders describing the
project will precede each advertise-
ment.
Because lambs are rare in Labra-
dor, one teacher revised the nurs-
ery rhyme to “Mary had a little
seal”.
F.F.A. And 4-Hers To
Show Stock Saturday
Members of the Palacios F.F.A.
Chapter and 4-H Club will exhibit
their calves and sheep at the an-
nual Progress Show at the Mata-
gorda County Livestock Barn in
Bay City, Saturday, December 16,
at 9:00 a.m.
F.F.A. members exhibiting calves
will be Paul Fields, James Gibson,
Robert Johs, Jack Brune, Frankie
Accidental Deaths
May Take 173 Lives
During Holidays
AUSTIN—Col. Homer Garrison,
Jr., director of the Texas Depart-
ment of Public Safety, estimated
today that 173 persons will meet
violent death during the long
Christmas-New Year holiday sea-
son—with traffic crashes taking
the lives of 88, other accidents 45,
and suicides and homicides 40.
He designated the period from
12:01 A M. Saturday, December 23,
through 11:59 P.M. Monday, Jan-
uary 1, as the official time for
“Operation Deathwateh,” a grim
tabulation of fatalitits designed to
focus public attention upon the ex-
tra hazards of the holiday season.
The DPS director said another
purpose of this program is to
“launch a stringent enforcement
program to remove the relatively
few dangerous and illegal drivers
from the highways.”
“We are urging responsible citi-
zens throughout the state to join
in this all-out holiday safety effort
by avoiding traffic law violations
which could be calculated to cause
violent death or injury,” he said.
Fire Saiely Tips Given For Proper
Decoration Of Your Christmas Tree
NO SHOPPING WORRIES FOR HIM
Americans during December will
buy and decorate around 45 mil.
lion natural Christmas trees cut
from the nation’s tree farms and
forests.
For these trees Americans will
spend over $50 million.
To decorate them families will
buy around 200 million new orna-
ments.
The National Board of Fire Un*
derwriters has asked that care b«
taken in erecting and decorating
these trees.
A tree contains natural resins
which, ignite easily and burn read-
ily.
If proper precautions are taken,
however, fire may be avoided. Par-
ticular attention should be given
to trees in churches and schools.
Trees, in addition, should not
be set up close to stairways be-
cause in case of fire the stairway
as an exit from upper floors would
be blocked.
With regard to the care of
Christmas trees in the home, these
following suggestions are given:
When you choose your Christ-
mas tree, select one which appears
freshly cut. Feel the needles to
make 3ure they are firmly attach-
ed.
Keep the tree out of doors until
just before Christmas. And keep
it standing in a pail of water so
that it will remain fresh.
When you put the tree up, place
it in the coolest part of the room.
It should be as far as possible from
radiators, heaters and as far away
as possible from the fireplace. This
will reduce the chances of fire, and
keep the tree from drying.
Use a tree stand which has a
water container in whjch the trunk
can rrst. Most trees “drink” wa-
ter fairly fast, so fill the water
container daily.
Christmas tree decorations should
be flameproof. Use only decora-
tions made of glass, metal or fire-
resistant material.
Electric trains should be set up
away from the tree. A spark from
the train could ignite dry pine
needles.
Use only electric lights to deco-
rate the tree—never candles. Be
sure to check lighting sets before
placing them on the tree. Those
with frayed wires should be dis-
carded. When you buy a new set
look for the UL tag or label.
When you open presents on
Christmas morning, put away gift
wrappings you intend to keep.
Gather up other wrappings and
throw them away immediately af-
ter presents are opened.
The lights on Christmas trees
should be turned off when every-
one is away from home.
Check the tree for dryness from
time to time. If needles near lights
have started to turn brown, change
the position of the lights.
When the needles start falling,
take the tree down immediately
and discard it outdoors.
Even if the tree is still fresh,
plan now to dismantle it the day
after New Year’s.
Make sure your decorative light-
ing does not overload electrical
circuits.
Wiring and electrical equipment
used out-of-doors should be de-
signed for the purpose,
Heed these rules and your Volun-
teer Fireman ran spend his Christ-
mas season at home.
Michalik, Weldon Corporon, Earl
Halfen, Arthur Bowers, Brad Tan-
ner, Louie Hiekl, Dan Miller, Don-
ald Wesselman, Terry Oglesby, Pat
Philips, Jack Seaquist, Harvey
Smith, Herbert Abraham and
Ralph Bowers.
The following 4-H Club boys will
also be exhibiting calves: Walter
Bowers, Joe Jenkins, Robert Tan-
ner, Robert Hiekl, Charles Gibson
and Kenny Ramsey.
F.F.A. members who will be ex-
hibiting sheep are Kenneth Ham-
lin, Charles Eikenberg, Stewart
Gillett, Micky King, Ricky Conrad,
Ronnie Stewart and Joe Hen-
dricks.
The stock will not be sifted but
animals will be classified into three
groups as they are at the regular
show. Mr. F. I. Dahlberg, Profes-
sor of Animal Husbandry, Texas A
& M. College, will be the judge.
Seventy-five calves and 20 lambs
will be exhibited.
The public is invited to attend
the Progress Show.
Several F.F.A. members will en
ter hogs in the county show in
March but these will not be exhib-
ited at the Progress Show. Those
raising bogs are Roland Fondron.
Robert Jenkins, Jerry Smith, Roy
Boultinghouse, Charles Mosier and
Wayne Rogers.
Leon Bullock, local agriculture
teacher, stated that Palacios would
have approximately 65 entries in
the Matagorda County Livestock
Show in March.
'Love Came Down',
Presbyterian's Play, To
Be Presented Sunday
“Love Came Down” is the title
of the Christmas play to be pre-
sented at the First Presbyterian
Church or Sunday, December 17,
at 6:30 p.m. The play is the annual
Joy Gift program, at which time
a special offering for retired min-
isters and their families is re-
ceived.
The cast for the play includes-
Ray Baltar, Tom Bolling, Helen
Bolling, Carlton Crawford, Gene
Cooper, Blanche Halstead. Doris
Hansen, Bruce Herlin, Mike In-
graffia, John Louderback, Joy
Louderback, A. C. Morris, Leroy
Neal, Jack Seaquist, J. G. Sjmith,
Jr., the Dick Stone family, John
Toellner, the Pioneer Youth Fel-
lowship, and the Kindergarten, Pri-
mary, and Junior Departments of
the Church School.
Following the play, the annual
Christmas Tree program will be
held in the Fellowship Hall. Light
refreshments will be served by the
Young Adult Fellowship.
AT Wagner General:
Patients In Hospital:
E. C. Pasal, J. S. Wright, Mrs.
H. C. Wilson, Mrs. Hugh Dismukes,
Cecil Batehelder, Mrs. Emma Sex-
ton, Mrs. Willie Deadrick.
Patients Dismissed:
Joan Elizabeth Cachere, Mrs.
Mary Louise Butrand, Willie Tupa,
Vernon Hunt, Mrs. Grace L. Rice,
Father Patrick O'Farrell, Mrs. Jane
McFarlain, Mrs. Dydia Ragusin,
Mrs. Katie Garza, Douglas Mc-
Glothlin, Charles E. Davis, Mrs.
Velma Harvey, Mrs. Anna Brote-
markle, Mrs. Joe Hurta.
Within one year, all Florida high
schools must have a 30-hour course
on “Americanism vs. Communism.”
ReFiabilitation Center
Admits Local Patient
Alma Tumlinson, 107 Commerce
St., Palacios was admitted to the
Texas Rehabilitation Center of
Gonzales Warm Springs Founda-
tion on December 4, 1961.
At the Center, she will have a
program of rehabilitation treat-
ments prescribed for her by the
medical director, a specialist in
physical medicine and rehabilita-
tion.
The medical program at TRC is
made up of physical therapy, oc-
cupational therapy, clinical psycho-
logy, speech therapy, 24-hour re-
habilitation nursing, and recrea-
tional therapy. These nre prescrib-
ed as needed for the individual pa-
tient.
In rehabilitation at the Center,
the entire person is considered.
Church services are offered, there
is a school for children, and enter-
tainment programs are held regu-
larly. The goal is maximum re-
habilitation—physically, socially,
and emotionally—so the person can
live and work to the best of his
abilities.
TRC is a non-profit, non-sectar-
ian hospital which assures needed
care to Texans of all ages who
have been disabled by many kinds
of accidents and diseases. About
55 per cent of the operating budget
must come from contributions of
Texas citizens.
Lions Club To
Sponsor SI. Riel's
Visit Al k P. M
Santa Claus is coming to town''
He has sent advanced triat
be will arrived Friday, Det-ember
22 about 4 p.m. and wilf be z*&*jgr
in the big red fire truck.
Mr. Santa will circle the Aqusrer
then will be taken to the City ffiarki
where he will receive kis
friends and bags of candy
be distributed.
Santa’s visit is sponsored by the
Palacios Lions Club who have bean.:
busy making plans and prepara-
tions for the annual visit of fc
genial man from the far north-
Christmas lights are up and wflR
be brightly burning during the
holidays to add gaiety to the sea-
son. Most of the stores and busi-
ness houses have colorful Christ-
mas windows arranged and many
homes nre aglow with lighted trees
and several have outdoor displays
to give the town a joyful Christ-
mas atmosphere.
People of Palacios and area wht
appreciate seeing the Christmas
lights strung across our streets
owe their gratitude to two men,
who on Sunday gave of their own
time in doing the climbing and ty-
ing in of the lights. Jim TreyWjf
of the General Telephone Company
of the Southwest, and Roy Smiffc
of Central Power ar.d Light Com-
pany deserve the credit. They
were assisted by members of tbar
fire department and others.
Palacios can consider themaehn*
lucky to have any street Ifgtrts
at all this year. All the fuse boxes
were lose and several strings of
light wore lost during the “foor
feet of wind” we had Sept. 1L.
3 Local Students
Win Positions On
Three members of the Palacios
High School band were selected as
members of the 106-member Re-
gion 16 band at a contest held re-
cently in Victoria.
Twenty-two schools entered in
competition and Palacios members
selected were Ann Cooper and
Karen Beil, flute, and Carolyn Mad-
dox, utility drummer.
Band directors of the schools
entering students in the tryouts
served as judges.
Christmas Open House
Held Saturday At The
Palacios Floral Service
The Palacios Floral Service wa»
transformed in^p a Christmas won-
derland Saturday afternoon for the
Christmas Open House given ljy
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Pullin, owaa*.
Christmas arrangements, iteauti-
ful potted plants and flowers and
decorations for all through the
house were artistically displayed.
Mrs. A. E. Louderback was win-
ner of the Christmas table ar-
rangement.
Refreshments of punch and cake
were served to all attending.
Bay City C. Of C. To
Hold Final Meeting Of
Year Tuesday, Dec. 21
The final monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Bay City
Chamber of Commerce for 1961 will
be held Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 2 pjn.
at the Chamber of Commerce of-
fice.
It will also be the last meet-
ing for seven of the Bay City di-
rectors, and plans for the annual
banquet which has been set for
Thursday, January 18 at the Tenie
Holmes school will also be made.
C. of C. Women To
Meet Tues., Dec. T9
The Women’s Division of the-
Chamber of Commerce will have
their December meeting and Christ-
mas party Tuesday, December 19
at the home of Mrs. Guy Claybouro
at 12 noon.
Following the luncheon, there
will be the exchange of gifts.
The Weather
Date
Max.
Min.
Pree.
Dec. 6
77”
60”
0.00
Dec. 7
63°
56”
trace
Dec. 8
72”
56°
0.Q8
Dec. 9
77”
67”
0.00
Dec. 10
79°
61”
0.00
Dec. 11
71”
54”
tract
Dec. 12
53”
35°
0.13
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