Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1961 Page: 2 of 8
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FROM THE EXCHANGES . .
Pipe Line Installed By Helicopter; Poll
Taxes Lag; City Election Called At Edna
A local firm of marine contrac-
tors has just completed a job that
'everyone said couldn’t be done—the
laying of a 16-mile, 4%-inch pipe-
line by helicopter in the Laguna
Madre area of southeastern Ken-
edy County. Three helicopters
crashed, without injuries to any-
one, and their were 163 men on the
job at one time. Twenty three days
of rain, rough terrain, quicksand,
mud an<j water all made things
tough for the contractor and crew
before the project was finished.—
Rockport Pilot.
El Campo and the entire county
are falling flat on their faces as
far as poll taxes for this year are
concerned. Where this time last
year around 1,000 poll taxes had
been sold locally, about 300 have
been sold to date.—El Campo Lead-
er-News.
The City Council in session Jan.
19 issued the official order for the
annual City Election, set for April
4. The terms of Mayor Charles
Slavik and Aldermen Thad Rose
and Otto Lawrence expire this
year.—Edna Herald.
A signal honor has been paid
to our good neighbor, Texas Gulf
Sulphur of Nowgulf, Wharton
County, Texas. A tribute of note is
the selection by The Saturday
Evening Post of TGS as the sub-
ject of its feature article “The Face
of America”, which is illustrated
in color with photo by Bill Shrout,
in their issue of January 28th.—
Wharton Spectator.
Monetary benefits paid to Jack-
son County veterans, their depend-
ents and survivors will far exceed
$100,000 during 1961, W. II. Fitz,
Veterans county service officer an-
nounced this week. The funds paid
to veterans and their dependents
by the federal government last
year was approximately $60,000,
Fitz said.—Edna Herald.
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VICTORIA, TEXAS
A pipeline crew for the Troy
Construction Company of Houston
has moved into El Campo. The
pipeline crew is laying an LP gas
line for Dow Chemical from Sheri-
dan to Markham, a distance of 52
miles. Given good weather the job
should be completed in about two
months.—El Campo Leader-News.
Edna’s 35 member Charter Com-
mission has been officially appoint-
ed by Mayor Charles Slavik and
the City Council. The commission
already is at work drawing up a
proposed charter to be presented
to voters of Edna.—Edna Herald.
A community meeting was held
in the District Court Room of the
Court House Friday night to fur-
ther inform the general public of
the Retarded Children’s Hospital
Program and to give everyone the
opportunity to participate in se-
curing this institution.—Wharton
Spectator.
Harold Engdohl has been named
local manager for Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company. He suc-
ceeds Dick Mayfield who has been
transferred to Port Arthur where
he will serve as manager. As Man-
ager of the Texas City group, Eng-
dohl will also supervise telephone
company activities in LaMarque,
El Campo1 and 'Wharton.—El Cam-
po Citizen.
The 60.14 inches of rainfall re-
corded in Jackson County during
1960 at the Weather Station at
Houston Pipe Line Co. was the
highest here in 42 years.—Edna
Herald.
President of the Texas Jaycees,
Richard Wadsworth of Irving, was
guest of the El Campo Jaycees
Thursday and Friday enroute to
the Tri-iRegional Convention at
Victoria. He delivered the principal
address honoring the Distinguished
Service Award and Boss of the
Year winners at the banquet Thurs-
day night. — El Campo Leader-
News.
When the Board of Trustees met
Friday night, Ed Lechler was nam-
ed head coach and athletic co-
ordinator of the school. He suc-
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, February 2. 1Qfli
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
One hundred seventy-one citizens
crowded the city hall last Friday
to pay their poll taxes.
Palacios started hack to nor-
malcy Friday, although at 6:30
a.m. the CAA weather station at
the airport registered 12.9 degrees,
after perhaps the most severe
storm since 1924. The city was
without lights, water and tele-
phones for two days; transporta-
tion and mail service were ham-
pered by ice.
30 YEARS AGO
The marriage of Miss Aspacia
Glaros, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
M. Glaros, to Paul S. Pavalides of
Houston was solemnized in the
Presbyterian Church.
Gipsy Smith, Jr. was conducting
evangelist services in Bay City.
Plans were being made for the
construction of a new county jail
in Bay City.
H. C. Ellis, one of the early
citizens of Francitas, died at his
homo in Bay City.
35 YEARS AGO
Joe B. Feather, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, reported
numerous inquiries about Palacios
as a health and pleasure resort,
also possibilities in a business field.
iMr. and Mrs. Theodore Driskill
of Dallas announced the birth of a
baby girl on January 25.
Mrs. Eva Hood, Worthy Matron
of the local O.E.S. Chapter, an-
nounced the coming visit of the
State Worthy Grand Matron.
Pete Williams reported it had
been 31 years since he had seen
this section covered with a blanket
of snow such as fell. The tempera-
ture was just below freezing and
no damage was reported.
40 YEARS AGO
Newcomers to the Turtle Bay
community were Mr. Mosley and
family from Oklahoma.
Miss Edith Clement, school cor-
respondent, reported the new term
started with everyone much inter-
ested in the program of improving
the school grounds, being sponsor-
ed by the Civic League.
The second Lyceum number “Mu-
sical Arts Quartet” at the high
school was greeted by a full house.
“Tom Thumb Wedding”, indent-
ed by pupils of East Bay School,
was a grand success.
U. S. manufacturing exports in
1959 were $1 billion less than in
1956, while imports were $2.6 bil-
lion greater.
Because it is built in a semi-cir-
cular bend of the Mississippi River,
New Orleans is known as the
Crescent City.
ten •
“A father and mother can
support a dozen children
through thick and thin, but
the children want the govern-
ment to support the old folks.”
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Richard Nelson Thompson died
January 31.
15 YEARS AGO
John Louderback had arrived
home from China and had received
his honorable discharge from the
Marine Corps.
Walter L. Skutca announced for
commissioner of precinct No. 4
and B. J. Schulz for county clerk.
The approaching marriace of
Miss Pauline 'Winfield to W. J.
Arrington was announced.
Eric Petersen had purchased the
cleaning and pressing shop from
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fields.
Laford H. Jackson recently re-
turned from Guam and Leroy L.
Jackson, home from the Philip-
pines, were visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Jackson.
20 YEARS AGO
Civil and military authorities
were investigating the death of T.
R. Emory, who died Tuesday as a
result of an alleged street brawl
Monday night.
Thirty members of the Houston
Chamber of Commerce, on a Good
Will trip advertising the Houston
Fat Stock Show and Livestock Ex-
position to be held February 5
through 12, were here Wednesday.
Nineteen draftees left for Hous-
ton January 30 to report for in-
duction.
Mrs. H. S. Baldree died sudden-
ly Tuesday night in Conroe.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Shelton an-
nounced the arrival of a baby girl.
Louis Stratos and Charlie Pap-
pas, proprietors of the new Louis
Steak House, served the city of-
ficials and volunteer firemen a
delicious turkey dinner Sunday.
25 YEARS AGO
Thursday, February 27, was an-
nounced as the date for the an-
nual banquet of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Four candidates announced for
the office of city secretary, F. A.
Sisson for re-election, J. E. Robin-
son, Mrs. C. L. Haynes and Mrs.
Jay W. Barr.
The annual gathering of Pa-
lacios visitors was held in the
BYPU grounds with Mr. and Mrs.
H. Bentz as hosts.
A hearing was scheduled for
February 18 for the application
of burton D. Hurd and Vernon
Hurd for permit to construct two
irrigation dams, one across Tres-
Palacios Bay and the other across
Carancahua Bay.
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