Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1960 Page: 4 of 8
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CGrancahua Home
Demonstration Club
'T)' ( Carancahua Home Demon-
stration Club met October 5 in the
name -of IMWJ. F. M. Frankson. Mrs.
.Sal^h Robinson presided and open-
ing! the meeting by reading “She
who is good at making excuses is
seldom good at anything else.”
Thirteen members answered roll
r»»ll We were pleased to have two
visitors, Mrs. Lloyd Olson and Mrs.
Joe Hurta and our county agent,
Miss Guthrie attend,
Mrs. Hunta made a good report
if the 34th District THDA meet-
jag she attended in Brownsville in
•September.
October 31st the community will
save its annual Hallowe’en Party.
' Named to a committee to plan
She Christmas Party were Mrs. Al-
win Banneirt, Mrs. Clinton Solomon,
Mrs. Kenneth Peterson and Mrs.
JL Lnff.
Winners of the prizes were Mrs.
Monice Shimek, hostess prize; Mrs,
Uoyd Olson and Mrs. Warrie
Schick e, recreation.
Two important meetings that all
v should endeavor to attend are
scheduled for next Tuesday. In the
’ afternoon the annual council party
.and in the evening a county-wide
meeting to organize a Civil Defense
Plan.
The next club meeting will be
-October 37 with iMrs. Betty Schicke
as hostess. The date for the next
agent meeting has been changed to
Priday, November 18th. This will
fee at the home of Mrs. Jerome
Kovar.
Following Miss Guthrie’s demon,
atrahion on “Use of Shrubs in
Special Ajreas”, Mrs. Frankson
served delicious refreshments of
sake, cookies, opened-faced cheese
sandwiches, mints and coffee.-
Reporter.
FREE
Pick-Up And Delivery
Service
ELEANOR'S
CLEANERS
PHONE 5221
Collegeport Woman's
Union First Meeting
Of New Church Year
The Collegeport Presbyterian
Woman’s Union held their first
meeting of the church year Thurs-
day afternoon at the Gerald Wells
home with Mrs. Wells and her
mother, Mrs. Gust Franzen Sr.
serving as co-hostess.
The meeting was called to order
by Mrs. Dean Merck who led the
group and directed prayer. “Let’s
Learn About Stewardship” was
given by Mrs. John Merck and
Mrs. Fred Law. Mrs. R. L. Cor-
poron led the Bible Study from
Philippians using the theme “Liv-
ing in Christ”. Fourteen members
and three visitors answered roll
call with a scripture verse.
Plans were made to attend the
district meeting in Palacios on
November 9.
The November meeting will be
held at the Dean Merck home on
the first Thursday in November,
November 3rd.
The hostesses served sandwiches,
cookies, coffee and cold drinks to
Mesdamea P. V. Corporon, R. L.
Corporon, Gust Franzen Jr., G.
W. and Derrill, Robert Keszler and
Kathy, Fred King, Fred Law, Dean
Mierck, John Merck Sr., John Merck
Jr. and John Milam, Roy Nelson,
L. A. Rein, R. L. Wells, C. J.
Williams, C. H. Wilson and Mrs.
Johnson from Louise.
Mr. Emmet Adair of the Presby-
terian Theological Seminary will
fill the pulpit at the Collegeport
Presbyterian Church Sunday morn-
ing.
Prairie Center Women
To Meet October 21
Mrs, Leon Arlla was hostess for
the Prairie Center Women’s Club
on (October 7. Fourteen members
and one guest, Mrs. Axel Soren-
son, were present.
The meeting began with the
group singing “Follow the Gleam”
then Mrs. Glen Hutson gave the
treasurer’s report.
On September 30, three members
from the club, Mrs. John Jensen,
Mrs. Cleddie Harvey and Mrs. Joe
Edge, attended the Hat Making
Workshop held in Palacios.
An interesting program on Mex-
ico was given by Mrs. C. M. Cox
and Mrs. Joe Edge. Slides were
also shown during the discussion.
The next club meeting will be on
October 21 at the clubhouse at 2
p.m. The afternoon will be spent
playing 42 and visiting. Each mem-
ber is to bring something for re-
freshments.
Delicious refreshments of cook-
ies, candy, chips, dips, coffee and
tea were served by the hostess.
Thursday, October 13, 19fin
Card Of Thanks
LOST AND FOUND
FOUND—Collie Dog with no col-
lar. Owner my claim by coming
to 215 Rorem or phone 7941. ltp
LOST—In Carancahua brush, a
large hound dog, white with red
spots on hack Has initials C. A. on
collar. Reward offered for its re-
turn to C. A. Evans. 41-2tp
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Ussery of
Blessing were in Victoria Sunday
and attended the K. C. barbecue at
Placedo Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hutson and
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Graff left Mon-
day for Iowa where they will visit
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Nelson, Jr.
and daughters of McAllen were,
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. M. Nelson, last week end.
Don’t boast of your driving abil-
ity until you have successfully re-
folded a road map.
You’d think some girls would be
expert swimmers after the number
of times life guards have taught
them how.
II
YOU ALWAYS KNOW
SERVICEMASTER
Gulf (oast Carpel & Furniture
Cleaning Service
BOX 441 BRAZORIA, TEX. PH. SW 8-2296
Newly Organized S. S.
Class At Trinity Bap.
Church Met October 4
The newly formed ladies Sunday
School Class of the Trinity Bap-
tist Church met Tuesday, October
4 with 10 members present.
The meeting was called to order
and the opening prayer was led
by Mrs. Sophia Hunter and the de-
votional was brought by Mrs. Bette
Roberts.
(Officers for the coming year
elected, with the teacher of the
class, Mrs. Faye Nell Crowell, pre-
siding were: Mrs Eva Hunt,, presi-
dent; Mrs. Margaret Johnson, vice-
president; Mrs. Bette Roberts, sec-
retary; Mrs. Martha Lyons, treas-
urer and class mistress; Mrs. Bettie
Simpson, Mrs. Beverly Dyson and
Mrs. Hazel Brumfield, group cap-
tains; Mrs. Nell Miller, reporter
and social chairman.
The name of the class will be
Esther; the class motto, “Striving
to please” and the class song “My
Hope is Built on Christ”. Purple
and gold are the class colors and
the chrysanthemum the class flow-
er.
I(t was voted to keep the last
Tuesday of each month for class
parties. The next meeting will be
October 25.—Reporter.
STRAYED—from my pasture a
white brahma bull, 3 years old,
branded 295 on left hip. Notify
Jerome Kovar, Star Route, Pa-
lacios. 41-4t
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR Your ELECTRICAL NEEDS
Call Donald Shimek, 8606. 28f
FOR SALE or TRADE
FOR SALE—ABC Mangier ironer,
$.30. Phone 2037. ltp
FOR SALE—Mare and 6-months
old filly. Paul Miller, 1201 Sec-
ond St. 41-tf
FOR SALE — Large Restaurant
’Range. Army Style. Good Con-
dition. See D. D. Paulk. 39-tf
FOR SALE—Chatham’s Sinclair
Service Station at wholesale in-
ventory price. See C. H. Chat-
ham. 40-4t
FOR SALE—47-ft. shrimp boat,
471 diesel motor. (Biloxi type
lugger). 610 Fourth St., Palacios,
Texas. ltp
HELP WANTED
WANTED—Experienced help for
full time service station work. In-
quire Mayer's Gulf Station, Foley
Village. HP
MEN AND WOMEN—Could you
use an extra $8 for 3 hours spare
time, serving regular customers?
Choose your own hours. Apply to
R W. Egger, 1915 Ave. G, Rosen,
bwg, Phone NO 2-3763. 33tf
FOR RENT
FOR PLUMBING SUPPLIES:—
See L. G. Margerum, 500 Mag-
nusson, phone 2511. 34-tf
HANK'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
1HE CITY STATE BANK OF PALACIOS
at Palacios, Texas at the close of business on the 3rd day of October,
5360, pursuant to call made by the Banking Commissioner of Texas in
aacordance with the Banking Laws of this State.
RESOURCES
K—is and discounts, including overdrafts .............. $ 533,437.31
♦(After deductions of $21,942.04 valuation allowance or bad debt reserve)
States Government (Obligations,
•direct and guaranteed ................. 1,223,112.25
CWjgations of states and political subdivisions 333,925.20
•tdasb, balance due from other banks, including reserve
balances, and cash items in process of collection
(including exchanges for clearing house) 752,363.04
TFSariking house, or leasehold improvements .... 5,850.00
TPomiture, fixtures, and equipment ....... 3,000.00
Other real estate owned ................. 1.00
Other assets 1,500.00
ITrtta1 Resources ............ $2,853,188.80
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
•Oarrraion Capital Stock ......... $ 50,000.00
:tterplus: Certified $50,000.00, Not Certified $ None 50,000.00
Qsdivided profits 104,412.49
Ciapital reserves 25,370.38
(Not to include specifically allocated reserve for
expenses, or valuation allowances)
'^Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships,
and corporations 2,014,215.90
IPublic funds (Incl. U. S. Govt., states and political
subdivisions) 596,142.02
Other deposits (certified & cashier's checks, etc.) ............ 13,032,76
"'TFotal ail deposits $2,623,390.68 x x x x x x
Other liabilities (Federal Excise Taxes) 15.25
"Total Liabilities and Capital Accounts $2,853,188.80
-STATE OF TEXAS
-BOUNTY OF MATAGORDA
I, Bernice S. Bolen, being Cashier of the above named bank, do
asrfesnnly swear that the foregoing staiement of condition is true to the
■Sfemt of my knowledge and belief.
Bernice S. Bolen
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of October, 1960.
Gladys M. Runyon, Notary Public,
TTDRRECT—ATTEST Matagorda County, Texas
M. M. Brooking
it. B. Trull
Thomas S. Brandon
<}. T. Brooking
P. R. Hamil)
DIRECTORS
ALTAR SOCIETY
St. Anthony’s Altar Society met
October 5 in the parish hall with
Mrs. John Fitzmorris, president,
opening the meeting with a prayer.
Mrs. George Capak read the min-
utes of the last meeting and Mrs.
George Kana gave the treasurer’s
report.
Following a discussion on the
Day of Recollection which will be
held November 6, the date for the
November Social was set for No-
vember 13. At the social a covered
dish dinner will be served buffet
style beginning at 11:30 a.m. Enter-
tainment for young and old will be
provided during the afternoon and
three prizes will be awarded in-
cluding a 25 inch doll with a com-
plete wardrobe in a suitcase, a 9x4
ft. Christmas table cloth and a $10
permanent.
The following committee reports
were given: Mrs. Thomas Clai-
borne, parent education, reported
the need of toys and swings for
the children attending catechism
class to play with during recess.
Mrs. Virgil Farley, legislation, re-
minded everyone to watch the
Nixon-Kenncdy debate on TV on
October 7. Mrs. Rudy Gonzales,
youth, reported that Father O’Fau-
rell, four youths and herself at-
tended the Retreat for Youth in
BARRERA DRY GOODS - The
Friendly Store. 608 10th St.,
Phone 3536. 8-tf
FOR SALE—Large table, 6 chairs,
buffet, glass-door china closet.
Sacrifice. Call 4511. 41-2t
RADIO-TV SERVICE on all makes.
Work and parts guaranteed. R.
A. Porter, Phone 8511. 34-tf
FOR SALE—10 acres on Highway
No. 35, West of the City. This
is a dandy buy. Adolphus Rioux,
Realtor, Office, 213 Fifth St.
FOR SALE—Chives, Sweet Mar-
joram, Rosemary, Cauliflower,
Brussels Sprouts and other garden
and flower reeds. Murphy Hard-
ENGRAVED CHRISTMAS CARDS
See our selection of beautiful
cards. Palacios Floral Service 40-4
HILL RADIO AND TV—Fast, rea-
sonable service on Radios or
TVs. 809 Main St. Phone 3041. tf
SUBSCRIBE TO THE HOUSTON
POST. Delivered at your door
daily and Sunday. Call Mrs. Myrtle
Fletcher, Phone 6514. 22tf
FOR SALE—Four room house and
12 lots on North Fourth St. 133 x
150 feet. Lots of fruit and shade
trees. Price $4500.00. See Adol-
phus Rioux, 213 Fifth St.
SPORTSMAN Fishing, Hunting
Map Golden Texas Coast, illus-
trated, 11 by 33 inches, One Dollar,
Address Golden Texas Coast Map,
Box 723, Bay City, Texas. 39-3
FOR RENT—Furnished duplex a/t
414 Lucas, Phone 4571. 41tf
FOR RENT—2-bedroom unfurnish-
ed apartment. Large rooms. Ph.
8371. 40tf
FOR RENT—four-room furnished
apartment. Utilities paid. Phone
2886. 37-tf
WEEKLY RATES—Rooms with
fans and adjoining baths for
men, $7 and $8 weekly. City Hotel,
207 5th Street. 31tf
FOR RENT—300-acres land maize
and cotton. 21 acre A allotment.
To one or two parties. Highway 35,
eight miles west of Palacios. Tele-
phone LI 3-2079 or LI 3-2142, El
Campo exchange. 41-2tp.
BOAT FOR SALE—25-ft. Chris
Craft, 125 h.p. motor. Like new.
Terms. Will consider trade of real
estate or automobile. Write Box
81, Palacios, Texas.
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
has the “most” of everything.
For daily home delivery call—<W.
C. Jackson, Phone 4511.
ARE YOU INTERESTED in build-
ing or buying a house? If you
are contact Boaz Building Co., Ph.
JA 4-4978 Port Lavaca. 41-tf
COMPTON’S PICTURED ENCY-
CLOPEDIA — First in Quality
for home and school. See Mrs. C.
H. Gruetzmacher, 414 Morton, Apt.
4. 32-7tp
A-l SERVICE—Lenard Murphy
Owner and Operator. Television,
Radios and Appliances. Bay City
Phone Cl 5-5137; Palacios Phone
4161. 41-12t
PRESTONE ANTI-FREEZE: -
Check our price before you buy.
Also on heaters and connections.
Palacios Feed & Milling Co., 703
Main St. 40-2t
RODRIGUEZ MEMORIALS. Mon-
uments, Plaques, ete. San An-
tonio, Texas. Representative Paul
O. Campos, 913 Moore, Palacios,
phone 8461. 2tf
SOLE AGENTS for Sealy Mat-
tresses in Palacios, $39.95 up.
Sealy Posturepedic Mattresses as
low as $79.50 and up. Kana Up-
holstery and Furniture.
PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS:—
Piano, guitar or clarinet taught
by Rodell Matteson, member of
the National Guild of Piano Teach-
ers, at the Nazarene Church. Phone
5121 or 4566 for more particulars.
ROGERS RADIO-TV SERVICE-
Get the best reception from your
TV antenna. We check and work
over all types. Complete stock of
antennas, masts, wire, etc. Phone
lenueu tuc ivcucab ivi * • • •
San Antonio. Mrs. P. T. Sartwelle 6131- 32_t*
gave a report on the altar cloths
being made for the church and Mrs.
Ben Wesselman gave a program on
the Confraternity of Christian Doc-
trine. The meeting adjourned with
Father O’Farrell giving the closing
prayer.
The Deanery meeting in Ganado
Sunday afternoon was attended by
fifteen members and Father O’Far-
rell including Mrs. Sig Shimek,
Mrs. Thomas Claiborne, Mrs. Adam
Price, Mrs. Ben Kutach, Mrs. Alvin
Targac, Mrs. Ed Jurek, Mrs. John
Roach, Miss Rose Aparicio, Miss
Eeilda Espinosa, Mrs. John Fitz-
morris, Mrs. P. T. Sartwelle, Mrs.
Victor Dolezal, Mrs. Agnes Morris,
Mrs. George Capak and Mrs. Arvid
Loff. The Palacios group won the
traveling Madonna for having the
largest representation.—(Reporter.
Mrs. Zora B. Page, who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. Mike
De Vries, in Bellflower, Calif., has
returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Lotta re-
turned to their home in Plainview
Sunday after spending a few days
here with her sister and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Ira White.
NO|W HEAR THIS—H. A. "Red”
Claybourn has a pick up station
for dry cleaning and laundry at
The Main Barber Shop, R. T. Boze-
man, agent, adjacent to the Post-
office in Palacios. Prompt Service.
PIANOS—Our Credit adjuster in
this area will at once dispose of
one small Grand, and two late
model Spinet Pianos, Blond and
Mahogany. Reliable parties may
assume balances at reduced terms,
with written warranty. Write at
once, Credit Dept. McBrayer &
Sons Piano Co., 3128 East Lan-
caster Ave., Ft. Worth, Tex. 40-2
HISTORY BOOKLET of old Dem-
ing Bridge and Hawley Ceme-
tery from 1850 to I960 on sale
for $2.50 for the two lists—(includ-
ing reprint of the 1852 Minutes of
the Tre3 Palacios Baptist Church,
located in the Thos. Jamison Lea-
gue, Matagorda County—site of
the present Hawley Cemetery. Mrs.
A. H. Pierce, Blessing or Palacios
Beacon, Palacios.
Your friends often judge you by
the company you keep or keep out
of.
ADOLPHUS RIOUX, REALTOR
HEAL ESTATE APPRAISALS AND RENTALS
OFFICE 213 5TH ST. — PHONE 3661
FOR SALE OR RENT—Three bed-
room house with all modem con-
veniences and three lots in Fran-
citas. Priced to sell. See David Gra-
ham in Francitas. 41-2tp
WASHERS, DRYERS —Air Con-
ditioners, Electric ranges, refrig-
erators, freezers, vacuums, or other
small appliances repaired. All
work guaranteed. Horrell’s Re-
frigeration Service, 428 Main St.,
Phone 8901, Palacios. 37-8tp
FO'R SALE—Stoves. Many differ-
ent kinds of gas, electric and
wood heaters. Hoses, tubing, fit-
tings, radiants and stove pipe. Your
choice from one of the better se-
lections in Matagorda County.
Murphy Hardware.
Cord Of Thanks
We wish to express our deepest
appreciation to our friends and
relatives for their kindness and
thoughtfulness at the death of our
beloved wife and mother, Mrs. W.
E. Barber.
|W!e thank the members of the
First Oneness Pentecostal Church
and the Full Gospel Tabernacle,
friends and relatives who brought
and served food, also, for the many
messages of sympathy, flowers and
cards of sympathy.
We are grateful for the kind ser-
vices of Drs. Sanford and Jackson
and to the Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment for the use of their emergency
vehicle. We are especially grateful
to Rev. Jesse Legg for his prayers
and words, of condolence. May God
bless each of you.
W. E. Barber and children
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that ap-
plications will be received by Mat-
agorda County Water Control and
Improvement District No 5 until
7:30 o’clock P. M. on the 3rd day
of November, 1960, at the Blessing
Community House, Blessing, Texas,
within said District for acting as
depository for said District until
February 1, 1961, in accordance
with Articles 7380-113 and 2544 to
2549, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes.
Said applications shall be accom-
panied by a certified check for
not less than $200.00, as required
by law.
By order of the Board of Direc-
tors, Matagorda County Water
Control and Improvement District
No. 5 41-3t
Ad Fads No, 16
Of the 227 million American
workers who get a daily coffee
break, better than 16 million don’t
have to leave their desks or work
benches. Their coffee is brought to
them, Coffee drinking in the U. S.
reached its highest level in history
last year. Total consumption was
more than 390 million cups a day.
An estimated $7,000,000 was spent
for advertising coffee and tea in
newspapers in 1959.
We arc grateful to those who
were so thoughtful and kind to us
at the time of the sudden, death of
our beloved husband and father
Worley Linville. We are thankful to
our dear relatives, neighbors and
friends for all their acts of kind
ness to help us to bear our burden
of sorrow. Thank you for the food
your calls with expression of Sym ’
pathy, your messages of condol-
ences, and beautiful floral tributes
These deeds of kindness will be re
membered always. May God bless
each of you.
Mrs. Worley Linville
Ronnie and Shireiy
1^^ drive; drive just right.
Lone
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A $50 DONATION
to FFA, FHA, Band Boost-
ers, Cub Scouts, Den Mothers
or your club, lodge or church
for distributing 84 bottles of
Nationally Advertised WAT-
KINS VANILLA, NECTAR
or SHAMPOO. For details,
call NO 2-3763 or write 1915
Ave. G Rosenberg. Open to
10 a.m. Monday thru Friday.
PUBLIC AUCTION
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, AT 10:00 A.M.
W. H. NORRIS LUMBER CO., INC.
EL CAMPO, TEXAS
The board of directors of the W. H. Norris Lumber Co., Inc. are closing
their El Campo Branch Lumber Yard. They have commissioned NEL-
SON AUCTION SERVICE to sell the entire stock at PUBLIC AUC-
TION. It will sell in lots and small groups to the highest bidders with-
out minimum or reservation. The terms will be payment in full by cash
or check made payable to Nelson Auction Service. Everything must be
paid on sale day.
LUMBER, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT
Paints, Building Materials, Nails, Sheetrock, Bolts, Hardware, Etc.
’53 Studebaker pickup — ’52 Chevrolet sedan car — ’47 IHC 2-ton with
tractor and winch — ’48 Chevrolet l^-ton truck with flat bed — ’46
lord 2-ton truck with flat bed — ’42 Ford 2-ton truck with flat bed —
’46 Chevrolet 2-ton with flat bed — Typewriter — Adding Machine —
Iron Safe — Steel Files — 2 Glass Top Desks — Chairs and Stools —
Fixtures, Clock and Signs,
5 REAL ESTATE LOCATIONS SELLS AT AUCTION
No. 1 El Campo Yard and Improvements; No. 2 Kenedy Yard and Im-
provements; No. 3 Nordheim Yard and Improvements; No. 4 Sweet
Home Yard and Improvements; No. 5 Cuero Yard and Improvements.
(These real estate locations will be sold with good marketable titles
from the W. H. Norris Lumber Co., Inc, and the sale will be subject to
owner.i approval.)
For further information call;
NELSON AUCTION SERVICE
107 E. 16th Ave.
AMARILLO
PHONE DR 2-9513
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