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Many Awards Are
Presented Seniors
At Exercises Friday
The 19(32 graduating classes of
Palacios High School and Junior
High School, composed of 59 sen-1
lors and 65 ninth graders, received
their diplomas Friday night at the
commencement program held at
8 p.m. in the Junior High School
auditorium.
Honor students of the Senior
'Class were Joy Jensen, valedic-!
itorian and Margaret Smith, salu
itatorian.
Highlight of the program was;
(fhe presentation of the Trull schol-
arships and awards to outstanding
students for outstanding work in
various courses.
J. G. Smith, principal of the!
high . school, presented the awards
to students for their outstanding
work.'phe math, science, Latin and
English medals were presented to
Bruce Berlin. Joy Jensen received
the scholarship and citizenship
medals; Blanche Halstead, music
and girl’s-physical education; Ralph
Bowers, agriculture; Myron Spree,
iboy’s athletic; Margaret Smith,
(home economics; Herbert Abraham,
Social studies aind Ann Cooper, the
John Philip Sfcpsa award.
Those receiving Trull scholar-
ships were Anil*’ Hebei, George-
anna Cartwright, Steve Wallin,
Jimmy Neeley and Bernard Jen-
sen, Martha Olson Linda Erek-
Son shared one of the scholarships
With each receiving a l*alf scholar-
ship.
The American Legion Awards to
the outstanding boy and girj of the
junior high graduating class was
presented jby L. A. House to Wan-
da Seaman and Robbie Shelton,
Dr. John W, Hart, president of
the school board, awarded diplomas
to the members of the graduating
classes.
BEACON
LIGHTS
,By Lorraine Basford
Eugene Cooper To
Attend Symposium
On Nuclear Study
A Palacios High School student,
Eugene Cooper, has been named to
attend the Second Texas Nuclear
Science Symposium at the Univer-
sity of Texas June 10-13 under the
sponsorship of Central Power and
Light Company, it has been an-
nounced by CPL Manager, John C.
Richards.
H. L. Treybig, a local high school
teacher will accompany the Pa-
lacios student to the symposium.
The symposium is being jointly
sponsored by the Texas Atomic
Energy Research Foundation and
the University of Texas. The Foun-
dation is made up of 11 investor-
owned electric utility companies in
Texas, including Central Power
and Light Company.
Some 400 selected high school
Science students and teachers will
attend the sessions in Austin at
which some of the nation’s out-
standing nuclear scientists will
speak.
“The Foundation, which is co-
sponsoring with the General Atom-
ic Division of General Dynamics
Corporation the world’s largest
privately-financed research effort
in the field of controlled nuclear
fusion, is also seeking through its
sponsorship of science symposiums
to contribute to scientific education
and understanding in Texas,” Mr.
Richards said.
“The meetings sponsored by the
Foundation seek to bring to Texas
high school science students and
teachers lectures on nuclear physics
and nuclear fusion research by out-
standing scientists and to provide
the students an opportunity to ob-
tain answers to their questions on
scientific careers and college cur-
ricula.”
Speakers at this year’s sym-
posium in Austin will include three
General Atomic scientists from
• San Diego, California; Dr. D. W.
Kerst, project leader on the con-
trolled nuclear fusion research pro-
gram; Dr. P. H. Miller, Jr., as-
sistant director of the John Jay
^Hopkins Laboratory for Pure and
Applied Science; and Dr. Theodore
B. Taylor, technical associate di-
rector of the Orion project for nu-
clear propulsion in space and sen-
ior research advisor at General
Atomic.
Bible Verse: God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes, and there
shall be no more death, neither sor-
row, nor crying, neither shall there
be any more pain; for the Jojmer
things are passed away. Rev.. 21:4.l
* i* *
Mrs. Joe Anthis tells this: 'When
her daughter Roberta was small
neighbor suggested trimming her
hair often to help it come in
thiejs,, but to always cut it at the
start <>f a new moon, though not
necessarily every month unless she
cared to. This proved a fact if
Roberta's beautiful thick hair is
evidence ,«t it.
Speakin*, of hair cuts, a young
barber, father of 8-year-old twin
boys and a six year old, had the
only three chair barber shop in a
small town.
The boys detested the process of
getting a hair .cat and put up such
a fuss, the father cut their hair at
home, until he rebelled. He told
the hoys their next hair cut would
be from one of his barber’s chair,
and if they went ever a certain
date he was going to tie a ribbon
on their hair and make them wear
it to school! They knew he meant
it also.
The deadline date arrived, it was
a Friday, and that evening after
school the three boys were at the
barber shop.
But the surprising thing was that
early Saturday morning and all day
long, the biggest per cent of cus-
tomers were boys between 6 and 12
years, getting the closest shaved
heads they could possibly get. Word
had gotten around the barber was
going te beribbon all boys in
town under 112 with long hair, and
ppne were taking any chances!
* * ♦
Conservation Officers often have
to use under cover methods to catch
law breakers.
At one time in the hill country,
deer were being sold to less fortun-
ate or successful hunters. The of-
ficer decided to pose as a green
deer hunter, and standing near a
pool hall one day, which was next
to the local C. of C. building which
displayed a ferocious stuffed lion
in the picture window, he voiced his
opinion of hunting to a suspect
tvhom he had been watching.
The officer acted afraid, so the
suspect told him if he wanted a
trophy of a deer without much
work that he would get one for a
price. So plans were made to meet
the next night and the exchange
was made. Then came the arrest.
In court the “victim” was amaz-
ed to learn the ferocious lion had
been trapped some years previous-
ly by the officer.
* * *
At the famous winter sports area
in Petoskey, Michigan is a famous
restaurant called Chimney Comer.
The unusual feature of this place
is that it is wall papered with
menus from all over the world;
many made and served to diners.
Another unusual dining spot is
(See “LIGHTS," Page 4)
VOLUME LV, NUMBER 23
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY,'JUNE 7, 1962
Third Patrolman Is
Added By Council,
Fills Police Force
William Morris hns been hired
as city policeman. This completes
the three-man force which also in-
cludes Chief Tom Hill and Julian
Jenkins.
Victor Burger of Bay City had
been hired as a fill-in officer until
the new man was hired.
Mr. Morris, whose home town is
El Campo, had served as radio dis-
patcher for the City of El Campo
and Wharton County also for the
City of Wharton has been in Ray-
mondville the past 3’/z years as
a combination dispatcher and pa-
trolman.
He is married and has three
children. They live at 410 Welch.
Cecil Lee American
Legion Post Elects New
Officers Tuesday Nite
Officers for the ensuing year
were elected at the regular meet-
ing of Cecil Lee Post 649, Blessing
American Legion Post held Tues-
day night.
Post officials elected were: Lee
M. Pierce, Commander; Jerome W.
Flint, First Vice Commander;
Wayne Mott, Second Vice Com-
mander; W. E. “Bill” Richardson,
Adjutant; Charlie Weaver, Finance
Officer; Max H. Force, Chaplain;
Glenn P. Hatchett, Historian; A.
T. Richardson, Service Officer;
Bohdan A. Janak, Child Welfare
Officer; Jack Salyer, Judge Ad-
vocate; and Rudolph Wratislaw,
Sergeant at Arms.
Auxiliary Officers elected were:
President, Jean Jessup; Vice Presi-
dent, Tillie Wratislaw; Secretary,
Lillian Flint; Treasurer, Louise
Force; Historian, Betty Mott; Ser-
geant-at-Arms, Martha Richard-
son; and Chaplain, Fern Feather.
M. M. Brooking, local bank presi-
dent, missed the $50 attendance
prize by failing to be at the meet-
ing Tuesday night.
4-2121 — FIRE PHONE — 4-2121
My Neighbors
**... And now for the long-
range forecast..
Mrs. Eva Lowry, Heart
Attack Victim, To Be
Buried Thurs., 2 p. m.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva
Loyce Lowry will be held at the
Palacios Funeral Horn# Thursday,
June 7 at 2 o’clock in the after-
noon. Interment will be in Hawley
Cemetery.
Born September 16, 1916 in Bol-
ing, Texas a daughter of George
and Kate Loper Smith, she died
at her home Tuesday afternoon,
June 5.
Survivors include her husband,
Edgar E. (Pat) Lowry, mother,
Mrs. Kate Hawks, two daughters,
Sharon Ann and Debra Ann all of
Palacios; four sons, Roger Allen
and George of Houston, Lacey of
Bryan and Patrick of Palacios.
Little Local Inleresl
In Demo Run-Off
Election Saturday
Democrats of Texas elected form-
er Secretary of the Navy John B.
Connally to represent their party
in the general election in Novem-
ber against Jack Cox for Governor
of the State of Texas.
State voters also approved of
Waggoner Carr as Attorney Gen-
eral; Preston Smith, as Lieuten-
ant Governor, and Joe Pool, as
Congressman-at-Large.
Palacios voters favored the op-
ponent of each with the exception
of the Attorney General’s race.
Local vote saw Don Yarborough
220, Connally 149 for Governor.
Lieutenant Governor: Preston
Smith 158, James Turman 198.
Attorney General: Waggoner
Carr 223, Tom Reavley 138.
Congressman-at-Large: Wood-
row Bean 183, Joe Pool 180, and
Billie Sol Estes 1.
Nature Playing Tricks
With Vegetation After
Devastating Hurricane
Whatever is, is right! This axiom
appears more vague as time passes.
Since Carla trees and flowers
have bloomed out of season; and
many other oddities of nature have
been reported to us, but this week
they hit us bang, bang, bang.
J. P. Wyatt brought to the office
tomatoes and potatoes both on one
potato vine—he picked it up in
Blessing on one of his mail runs.
He also brought to the office a
branch of a mulberry bush bearing
mulberry and maize. This oddity
was brought to the school and ob-
tained by his wife, a teacher.
Another oddity brought to the
office this week was a radish 14
inches in length by Dee Powell.
Whatever is—can be topped!
We Will Not Have
Another 'Carla/ But
Storms Are Named
MIAMI, Fla.—Hurricane watch-
ers were ready for Alma. That
wiil be the name of the first hur-
ricane of the season, which starts
in June and ends in November
After Alma will come Beeky.
Other names assigned for possible
storms are Celia, Daisy, Ella, Flos-
sie, Gretta, Hallie, fcez, Judith,
Kendra, Lois, Marsha, Nereen, Or-
pha, Patty, Rena, Sherry, Thora,
Vicky and Wilma.
There is an average of 10 storms
yearly, said hurricane forecaster
Arnold Sugg.
Last season, Anna was spotted
July 19. Jenny, the last storm
struck November 6.
Dogs To Be 'Shot' At
City Hall Saturday
Due to the inclement weather
last Saturday, the veterinarian was
not at the old City Hall building,
313 Commerce Street, to give rabies
shots t« dogs but he will be there
this Saturday, June 9.
He will give the shots and col-
lect city dog licenses in the rear
of the building from 2 to 5 p.m.
All dog owners are urged to take
notice and have their dogs vacci-
nated and purchase tags this Sat-
urday, cause dogs found on the
streets without tags after then will
be picked up.
ASTRONAUTS—Four have gone, three are still to
go-go-go. In the front row, in the usual order, are Walter
M. Schirra, Jr., of Hackensack, N. J.; Donald K. '“Deke”
Slayton, Sparta, Wis.; John II. Glenn, 'Jr., New Concord,
O., and M. Scott Carpenter, Garden Grove, Calif. In the
rear, left to right, are Alan B. Shepard, Jr., East Derry,
N. H.; Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Enon, O., and L. Gorden
Cooper, 'Jr., Shawnee, Okla.
Summer Means Vacation Time, But
Also A Crime Increase, Says Hoover
By J. EDGAR HOOVER
Director, F.B.I.
The arrival of summer to most
Americans signifies the beginning
of the vacation season—a time of
carefree relaxation and outdoor ac-
tivities. Regrettably, to a great
number it will be a season of trag-
edy. They will become victims of
the annual onslaught of crimes of
passion and violence.
According to established season-
al trends, forcible rape will rise ap-
proximately 16 per cent above its
annual average during the next
several weeks. Murder and aggra-
vated assault will climb some 12
per cent each. A similar increase
will be registered in depraved sex
attacks on innocent and defenseless
children. These figures represent
crimes against the person which
will become known to police. Un-
told numbers of victims will remain
silent through fear of personal
embarrassment.
To a large degree, this shocking
picture is an indictment of the
careless and unwitting citizenry.
Gaining a short respite from the
humdrum of everyday duties,
countless individuals subject them-
selves and their families to un-
necessary dangers. Many who ad-
here to some standard of safety
at other times seemingly throw
precautions to the wind during the
summer months. For instance, va-
cationing travelers, in a eongenial
mood of good will, ar eapt to mini-
mize the inherent danger connect-
ed with the signalling thumb of a
hitchhiker. A hasty benevolent act
eould place them in the clutches
of a vicious killer.
Certainly, great stress should be
placed on the abhorrent crimes per-
petrated by child molesters. Clos-
ing of the school year adds an ex-
tra burden to the important roles
of parents and guardians in this
regard. Children with time on their
hands need extraordinary attention
and supervision. This should not
and cannot be left to public offi-
cials. Parents who fail to warn
their children to avoid secluded
spots, to refuse rides and reject
gifts or enticements from strang-
ers are guilty of gross negligence.
Public indifference, long a har-
binger of lawlessness, does not de-
cline with the rise of the ther-
mometer. Many persons in haste to
be off to favorite vacation sites
all but abandon their homes. Their
absence could not be better publi-
cized with blinking neon lights.
Yards are unkempt and littered
with newspapers; accumulated mail
and milk bottles clutter the door.
Blinds are drawn and doors are
often left unlocked. Such flagrant
carelessness is a “red carpet” invi-
tation to burglars.
Other individuals add to the woes
of authorities in areas they visit.
Their unlocked automobiles are
Stolen and luggage, clothing and
Other valuables left overnight in
cars are taken by thieves. Some
drivers climb behind the wheel of
a car with no apparent apprecia-
tion of the responsibilities connect-
ed with a driving permit. They
race along the Nation’s highways
as if licensed to kill. And all too
frequently they do kill, either them-
selves or innocent wayfarers.
A disturbing side issue of such
incidents is the additional strain
placed on law enforcement. At a
crucial period when most depart-
ments are engaged in exhaustive
battle against rising crimes of vio-
lence, precious man hours are spent
investigating lesser violations caus-
ed by carelessness.
Understandably, as summer be-
gins, most police authorities pre-
pare for the worst and hope for
the best. They alert the public, so-
licit cooperation aid initiate spec-
ial measures to handle seasonal
outbreaks peculiar to their locali-
ties. But the protective shield of
law enforcement can be stretched
only so far.
To gamble with crime is to lose.
The loss eould be—and frequently
is—a human life. As public ser-
vants who know firsthand of the
exacting toll claimed by crime re-
sulting from carelessness, we must
somehow get this message across
to the American people.
Three Boys, One Girl
From County 4H Clubs
Attending Round-Up
Eddie Douglas, Assistant County
Agricultural Agent, three boys and
one girl from Matagorda County
left Tuesday to attend the State
4-H Club Round-Up in College
Station.
Mike Baca, Markham 4-H’er, and
Richard Hodge, Pledger 4-H’er,
compose the Beef Cattle Business
Demonstration. Danny Kubecka, a
Round-Up 4-H club member from
Palacios will represent the County
in the Tractor Operator’s Contest.
Candace Burford, Cedar Lane
4-H Club member, will represent
the County in the Public Speaking
contest.
Welfare Food To Be
Distributed June 12
The monthly distribution of sur-
plus food by the State Department
of Welfare will be held Tuesday,
June 12 at the City Hall from 2 to
4 p.m.
All persons receiving surplus
food are advised to come to, the
City Hall between those hours.
Earl Hill left Sunday on a busi-
ness trip to Denver, Colorado.
Airport Acreage
Up For Re-Lease
The regular meeting of the City
Council Monday night had one of
the lowest attendance also topics
on the agenda in several months.
It took three phone calls to get
enough aldermen out to have a
quorum. Those present were Mayor
Marvin Curtis, Secretary Besse
Belknap, Aldermen John Raasch,
Norman Brotemarkle and Homer
Aparicio.
The Street and Bridge commit-
tee was asked to inspect the drain-
age at the corner of Harrison and
Palacios streets for the possibility
of installing a culvert.
The Police committee announced
Shrimp Landings
Are Predicted Low
By Stale Biologists
AUSTIN—Early indications are
that the 1062 shrimping season
will leave much to be desired, so
say the marine biologists of the
Texas Game and Fish Commission.
Results of the Commission’s spring
sampling conducted in all the Tex-
as coastal bay systems show a con-
tinued decline in brown shrimp
since 1960.
Shrimp landings in Texas drop-
ped over 22 million pounds last
year, and from the early results
of their studies the biologists be-
lieve that this year’s harvest will
be no better than that of last
year.
Thus far, only the first of the
three brown shrimp spawnings has
occurred however, this is the ma-
jor spawn which is the greatest
contributor to the late summer
fishery. It is possible that the July
or August spawnings could be of
abnormally large magnitude and
thus improve the outlook. It is
also still too early to tell about the
white shrimp, since they will be
Spawning during the next few
weeks. There is still a chance for a
good spawn and survival of the
baby shrimp.
Predicting this fishery is a tricky
business, but this is a case where
the biologists would be glad to be
proved wrong.
'Book Ends' Is Newest
Organization To Aid
Local Library Duties
Our Palacios Library has re-
cently added a new organization,
the Book Ends. It is composed of
bchool aged helpers who work at
the library. They are; Susan Bar-
nett, Donna Eikenberg, Yolanda
Baldwin, Sara Prindle, Beverly
Smith, Pamela Arndt, Ann Clark,
Billie Ruth Sanders, Norma Bar-
ber, Beverly Tegge, Gwen Wallis,
Sharon Schneider, Sandra Morton,
Cheryl Hart and Margaret Herlin.
The library now has a total of
145 members. We invite others to
join. Last week we loaned 102
books
Come visit the library any Mon-
day, 7-9 p.m. or Tuesday, Thurs-
day, or Saturday, 3-5 p.m.—Re-
porters, Margaret Herlin, Cheryl
Hart.
Employers Have Until
June 15 To File Tax
If you are an employer and are
liable for income tax withheld and
Social security taxes in excess of
$100 for the month of May you
must deposit such taxes with a de-
positary, Administrative Officer Ot-
to R. Gray of the Internal Revenue
Service in Bay City, reminded to-
day.
Accenting importance of compli-
ance with the deposit deadline of
June 15, 1962, the IRS representa-
tive added that a Form 450 should
be used for this purpose. Deposits
may be made in local authorized
banks or Federal Reserve Banks.
Employers needing a free copy
of Circular E, “Employers Tax
Guide,” may get it from the IRS.
The Circular has information on
employment taxes, plus tables and
percentage methods for their eom-
putation.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
that a new policeman had been hir-
ed for the force,
Mayor Curtis reported that a
board of equalization had not been
selected at the present time, but
that lie ami Alderman Broteinaikle
were screening possible members.
The council voted to allow $250
for three firemen to attend the
annual fireman’s school at College
Station.
Alderman Brotemarkle reported
that the Magnolia Oil Company-
had dropped their lease on 511
acres at the airport at the expira-
tion of the present lease. The City-
will ask for release on other acre-
age now held by the company as
they feel the company has failed1
to properly exploit their land. The
City feels that with proper acre-
age they can get some operator
to develop the area.
Among the building permits that
totaled over $30,000 were Homer
McClary, lots 4 and % of 5, block
10, Foley Subdivision $9,200. H. K.
Stiles, lot 13-14, block 8, Foley
Subdivision, $15,000. Jesse Flores,
lot 14, block 100, $5,600.
Most Outstanding
Farmer Award Is
Won By J. H, Ross
J. Hardy Ross, who owns and
operates a 151 acre row crop farm
5n the Turtle Bay Community lo-
cated west of Palacios, was voted
the most outstanding Soil Conser-
vation Farmer for 1962 in the-
Matagorda County Soil Conserva-
tion District. Mr. Ross was present,
ed with a plaque by the Palacios
Lion’s Club last Tuesday, June 5,
for being selected the outstanding-
conservation farmer. This selection
is made each year in connection
with the Fort Worth Press Soil
Conservation Award Program.
Mr. Ross has been a district co-
operator with the Matagorda Coun-
ty Soil Conservation District since
November 9, 1954. Soon after he
got the deed to his farm he applied
to the district for assistance lot
planning a conservation program
for his entire farm. Ross’ conserve,
tion program includes a drainage
program, land smoothing, a conser-
vation cropping system, soil im-
provement crops and crop residue-
use.
Mr. Ross has applied a conserv
vation cropping system on 145
acres, cover crops on more than
100 acres, crop residue use on 145
acres and a drainage system on<
151 acres. The drainage system-
required the construction of one-
half mile of mains and lateral
drainage ditches and more than
three miles of surface field drains
to provide good drainage for hir
farm. Ross also land smoothed 25
acres of crop land for drainage
improvement. As a result of his co-
ordinated seil conservation pro-
gram Ros? has consistently made ■
profitable yields on his cotton and
maize crops.
At Wagner General:
Patients In Hospital:
Fred Calloway, A. R. Alderete,
Bennie Farley, Louis Borowiak,
Mrs. Lillian Brumbelow, Mrs. Betty.
J. Griffith, Mrs. Julia Palacios,
Monroe J. Lang, Mrs. Ludie Polk,
Mrs. Betty Simpson, Mrs. Kenneth
Peterson.
Patients Dismissed:
Karen Robertson, Mrs. Doris
Svadlenak, Ken L. Batchelder, Mrs.
Agnes Garcia, Norma J. Yanes,
Mrs. Margarita Alamia, Mrs. Rita
Peterson, H. C. Lewis, Mrs. Betty
Sardelich, Elizabeth Emerson, Lu-
cille Tedder, Freda Heath, Lyiin
Morgan, Mrs. Sallie Taylor, Bev-
erly Kay Swenson, Elizabeth Wil-
kerson, Gene Cooper.
The Weather
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
May 30
88°
74°
0.00
May 31
86°
fr
0.00
June 1
82°
08°
0.52
June 2
82°
69°
2.00
June 3
81*
67°
0.47
June 4
84°
70°
0i28
June 5
86°
77°
0.00
Total rainfall for year 11.64
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