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VOLUME LXIII NUMBER 4
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1970 1QC Per Copy
Calvin Crider To Speak April is Deadline
At TSTA Meet Jan. 26
A representative of the Texas
.State Teachers Association, Cal-
vin Crider, is scheduled to speak
to the Matagorda County TSTA
at 6:45 p.m. or. January 26, at the
Recreation Center near the Palacios
High School.
Mr. Crider’s subject will be
"How TSTA Has Raised Profes-
sional Standards for Those Who
Teach in Texas.’’
Calvin Crider, Field Representa-
tive for the Texas State Teachers
Association, served as an element-
ary teacher in the Bi uzospori in-
dependent School District, Free-
port, before joining the professional
staff oi TSTA.
He has served on local unit com-
mittees such as Legislative, Public
Relations and Professional Com-
munication committees. He was
also president and vice-president of
the Brazosport Local Unit. Mr.
Crider is well acquainted with or-
ganizational duties and activities in-
volved in association work. He
holds membership in local, state,
and national professional organiza-
tions.
Mr. Crider has also served as an
Educational Director in church re-
lated work in Fort Worth.
Mr. Crider received his educa-
tion at Texas Wesleyan College and
Sum Houston State College.
He and his wife, Janis, have two
children, Alan and Paul.
CALVIN CKIDF.R
School Trustees
Have Busy Session
Al Regular Meet
PauJMett-
Announces For
Dist. Court (lerk
The Beacon has been authorized
to announce that Paul Hatchett,
a Bay City banker, has announced
to run for the office of District
Court Clerk for Matagorda County
ir. the upcoming election.
Hatchett announced his candidacy
saying “I am capable of handling
the duties of the office of district
clerk efficiently”.
A native of Bay City, educated
in the public schools there, he is a
graduate of Sam Houston State
and holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration. He served six
years in the United States Ai: Force
Reserve.
Hatchett has held offices in the
Bay City Jaycees, is an active
worker in the Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica, the Heart Association and is a
member of the board of directors of
the Gulf Coast TB Association.
He is married to the former
Mary Douget. They have two child-
ren, Troy, 4-years old and Kacey,
15 months.
Lions Sponsor Dog
Vaccinations Saturday
The Palacios Lions Club will hold] a report concerning a school wide
The regular meeting of the Pa-
lacios Independent School District
Board of Trustees was held Mon-
day, January 12,.y Gn
administrate
Business conducted at ifie meeT- j
ing consisted of the following:
—Approved a contract with Mr.
(Walter E. Barrier to tear down the
old band hall (Turtle Bay School)
at East Side Elementary School.
—Approved the Neighborhood
Youth Corps bills.
—Approved the Consolidated Ap-
plication bills.
—Approved the regular Palacios
I. S. D. bills.
—Approved the purchase of
liability insurance policy from the
Campbell-Huitt Insurance Co. to
protect the district in the area of
motor driven vehicles. School dis-
tricts became liable in the case of
motor driven vehicles on Jan. 1,
1970 as a result of the Texas Tort
Claims Act passed by the 61st Tex-
as Legilsature.
—Heard proposed plans to extend
the vocational facilities and offer-
ings of the district. Approved
study to determine the vocational
facilities and offering need.
—Adopted a school calendar for
the 1970-71 school year (see sep-
arate story elsewhere in the Bea-
con).
—Extended the contracts of As-
sistant Superintendent of Business
and Taxes R. C. Shelton, Assist-
ant Superintendent of Instruction
LeRoy Neal and Assistant Superin-
tendent of Programs W. J. Arring-
ton through June JO, 1973.
The Board heard the following
reports:
—Superintendent Geo. Holst gave
ForOwners ToGef
Car Inspections
AUSTIN—With the State's April
15 Motor vehicle inspection dead-
line approximately 90 days away,
large number of Texas motorists
have yet to take their vehicles in
for the mandatory annual safety
inspection.
Colonel Wilson E. Speir, Director
of the Texas Department of Public
Safety, today urged all motorists
whose vehicles have not been in-
spected to visit an inspection sta-
tion as soon as possible. “Those get-
ting the inspection now will avoid
long lines which are certain to
develop at many stations as the
April 15 deadline draws near,” he
said.
The DPS Director noted that
Texas adopted an annual inspec-
tion program on September 1, 1969.
All vehicles inspected since that
date have had the sticker placed
on the left side of the windshield
with a large number tag inserted
to show the month of expiration.
For example, vehicles inspected
in September have the number nine
displayed and will require rein-
spection before September 30,1970.
Those inspected in October have
the number 10 and must be rein-
spected before October 31, 1970.
Vehicles which are inspected in
January will bear the number one
und reinspection will be required
before January 31, 1971.
23BeautieslnRaceFor
Valentine Sweetheart
Reagan V. Brown To
SpeakAtAnnualMeet
The annual Palacios Chamber of
Commerce banquet to be held at the
Recreation Center Tuesday, Jan-
uary 27 will include many feat-
ures including a review of the past
year’s activities by Chamber Presi-
dent Robert A. Partain.
The menu catered by Petersen’s
Restaurant will include fresh local-
ly cultivated fresh water catfish,
Blue Bell rice with gravy, garden
green salad, fruit cobbler, tea or
coffee.
A reception will be held at the
'Recreation Center prior to the ban-
quet which all guests are invited
to attend. Coffee, punch and sea-
food hors'd’oeuvre will be served.
The addition this week of eight
candidates for the Harmonie Club’s
Valentine Sweetheart Contest has
enlarged the field of high school
girls to an all-time high of 23.
These newest contestants are:
Interact Club, Nancy Neal; Libby’s
Beauty Shop, Lynda Simons; Pa-
lacios Floral Service, Lois Ander-
son; Palacios Rotary Club, Nylece
Najvar; Covey's Corner, Barbara
Taylor; Odessa’s Beauty Shop,
Cynthia Burkett; Montgomery
Ward, Jennifer Beaty; and Trail
Riders, Carol Buffaloe.
Balloting begins in earnest this
week as each girl’s collection jars
appear in stores and businesses,
with the results of the first official
money count announced in next
week’s Palacios Beacon. Counts will
subsequent Monday and Thursday
be made and standings posted on
School Calendar
For 1970-71 Term
Adopted By Board
The Board of Trustees of the
Palacios Independent School Dis-
trict has adopted a school calendar
for^x^o°L yjr&uRvhi,h
afternoons throughout the contest.
The window display at Central Pow-
er and Light Company features a
large photograph of each girl in
addition to a listing of current
standings in the contest.
Tickets for the February 14
dance and pageant, at which the
new Sweetheart is revealed, are
now on sale for $3.50 each and may
be purchased from any Harmonie
Club member. Proceeds are donated
to the Palacios Recreation Asso-
ciation, the organization which
sponsors, maintains, and improves
the civic building used so exten-
sively by local citizens.
As plans take shape for the
colorful parade which proceeds ttr;
dance on Saturday afternoon, local
youngsters are invited to join the
Bicycle Brigade and urged to start
now on their bicycle decorations as
judges will award prizes for the
best ones. Instructions for the meet-
ing place for this group before the
parade will be given at a later
time.
its annual Pet Vaccination for
Rabies on Saturday, January 24,
from 1 to 4 in the afternoon. The
clinic will be held in the old fire
station on Commerce Street.
Dr. Keith Thompson of Bra-
zoria, a graduate cf the local high
school, will administer the shots.
A fee of $2.50 will be charged for
the vaccination and $1.00 for city
tags.
All pet owners are urged to take
advantage of the program and
have thoir pets vaccinated Saturday.
If you value your pet have it
vaccinated and tagged as Police
Chief Ray LMarkowsky states that
all untagged dogs will be picked
up and destroyed as there are en-
tirely too many untagged dogs run-
ning loose on the streets.
The Weather:
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
Jan. 14
56'
39“
trace
Jan. 15
62'
36“
0.00
Jan. 16
55'
53“
1.50
Jan. 17
63'
46'
0.00
Jan. 18
52'
32“
trace
Jan. 19
45'
30’
0.00
Jan. 20
62'
32“
0.00
Total rainfull foi
year
2.56
survey of the various ethnic groups.
—Asst. Superintendent cf Busi-
ness and Taxes R. C. Shelton pre-
sented the monthly tax report.
—Holst gave the monthly finan-
cial report for December, 1969.
—A letter from Mr. Dennis Red-
ding (a former student teacher in
the Palacios I. S. D. Agriculture
Department) expressing his appre-
ciation to the Palacios I. S. D. was
read to the Board.
Supt. George Holst
Named To Committee
The Palacios Independent School
District was notified on January 13
that Superintendent Geo. Holst has
been invited to serve as a member
of the Region, III Advisory Com-
mittee of the Governor’s Advisory
Council on Lifetime Sports.
Mr. Lewis Spears, Chairman of
the Governor’s Advisory Council on
Lifetime Sports, said that Governor
Preston Smith is personally inter-
ested in the success of this pro-
gram.
Next time misfortune strikes,
remember that the dog who lost
his tail has one consolation. He
holds no fear of tin cans.
Funds For Game,
Fish Restoration
AUSTIN—Texes has been allot-
ed Federal funds amounting to
$1,682,250 for wildlife restoration
and $565,000 for sports fish resto-
ration by the U. S. Department of
the Interior.
More than $13 million for wildlife
and $5 million for sports fish resto-
ration was allocated this year to
the 50 States, Guam, the Virgin
Islands and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico.
Texas received the most funds
for wildlife restoration and tied
with Alaska and California for
fish funds.
The wildlife funds come from the
11 per cent excise tax on sporting
arms and ammunition. The Fed-
eral Aid in Wildlife Restoration
Act of 1937, popularly known as
the Fittman-Robertson Act, makes
the excise taxes collected available
to the Department of the Interior.
The fish funds come from the 10
per cent manufacturers excise tax
on fishing rods, reels, areels, and
artificial baits, lures and flies un-
der the Federal Aid in Fish Resto-
ration Act of 1950 (Dingell-John-
son Act).
Funds are distributed to the States
using a Department of Interior
formula based on the number of
hunting and fishing licenses sold
and the ratio of land in Texas to
that in the other States (Pittman-
Robertson) and the ratio of water
area in Texas to that in the other
States (Dingell-Johnson).
Many vital conservation projects
approved by the Interior Depart-
ment are conducted by State fish
and game agencies. States are re-
imbursed with Federal funds up to
75 per cent of total costs.
Game research includes surveys,
inventories, and animal behavior
and other biological studies that
improve game management for
sportsmen and others who enjoy
wildlife. State matching funds
from the sale of hunting licenses.
State money used to match Fed-
eral money comes almost entirely
from fishing license fees paid by
anglers. Research and development
projects carried on under this pro-
gram for the benefit of the fish-
eries have helped improve water
quality. Therefore, sport fisher-
men pay for a program which
benefits not only themselves, but
provides other recreation benefits
to tho non-fisherman. These other
recreational benefits include boat-
ing, swimming, camping and pic-
nicking.
Texas Legislature. House Bill 240
states that beginning with the 1970-
71 school year pupils shall receive
180 days of instruction, and class-
room teachers shall be on duty an
additional 10 days for in service
education and work days. The total
of 190 days are considered ten
months for all practical reasons.
Pupils in the Palacios I. S. D.
will begin classes for the 1970-71
school year on Monday, August
24, 1970. The six weeks periods
will run as follows: First Six
Weeks August 24-October 2 for
29 days, Second Six Weeks October
5-November 13 for 29 days, Third
Six Weeks November 16-January 8
for 30 days, Fourth Six Weeks
Jonuary 11-February 19 for 30
days, Fifth Six Weeks February
22-April 8 for 27 days, and Sixth
Six Weeks April 12-May 28 for 35
days. The first semester will have
88 instructional days and the sec-
ond semester 92 instructional days
for a total of 180 instructional
days.
Pupil holidays will be as fol-
lows: Labor Day on September 7;
Thanksgiving, on November 26 and
27; Christmas from December 23
thru January 3; Matagorda County
Fair, on March 10, 11 and 12; and
Spring (Easter) Vacation from
April 5 thru 11. Students will not
attend school on TSTA Convention
Day to be announced.
Faculty holidays will include
Labor Day on September 7; Thanks-
giving on November 26 and 27;
Christmas from December 24 thru
January 3; Matagorda County Fair
on March 12, and Spring Vacation
from April 5 thru 11.
In service and work days for
faculty members will be held Aug-
ust 19, 20, 21 and 22; T. S. T. A.
Convention Day sometime in Octo-
ber (Students will not attend school
on this day); December 23, March
10 and 11, and May 29 and 31 for
a total of 10 days.
Texas Public School Week will
be March 1 thru 5 with the element-
ary schools open house on Tuesday,
March 2 and secondary schools
open house on Thursday, March 4.
Senior High School Baccalaureate
will be on May 30 and Commence-
ment on May 31. Classes will be
dismissed at 3:30 p.m. before all
vacation and holiday periods except
by special notice. School time lost
due to emergencies such as storms,
serious illness, etc. will be made-up
during the Spring Vacation period
or other holiday periods.
Judge Announces
Austen H. Furse, who is com-
pleting his first term as County
Judge, has authorized the Beacon
to announce that he will seek re-
election to that position in the
forthcoming Democratic primary on
May 2.
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REAGAN V. BROWN
Local Library To
Remain Open Five
Hrs. More Weekly
Annual M.O.D.
Drive January 28
The Palacios annual Mothers’
March of Dimes will be held Wed-
nesday, January 28, beginning at
6 p.m.
Members of the Alapha Club,
sponsor of the drive, will be assist-
ed by members of the Athena Club
in a house to house campaign col-
lecting funds for this worthy cause.
The March of Dimes depends on
the donations these volunteers col-
lect to provide for youngsters born
with birth defects. Think of what
that support means: the chance to
walk, to see, to hear. . . often to
live for a baby born less than
perfect. These are the gifts you
give when you give to the Mothers’
March.
Palacios people have always re-
sponded generously to this import-
ant cause, your continued support
and cooperation during the Moth-
ers’ March will be appreciated.
For the life of a child, give gen-
erously to the Mothers’ March.
The Palacios Library Inc. is
happy to announce an increase of
five hours a week far the public's
reading pleasure. The new hours
"• bo Monday 2.-9. p.m ; ..Tuesday-
Sunday IMIr. and Mrs. iRudy Va-
lenta and grandson of Ganado visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Volek. Mrs.
Volek and Mrs. Valenta, who were
friends when girl!, had not seen
each other for 42 y ears.
2-2121 — FIRE PI 'ONE — 2-2121
Local Girl Scouts To
Hold Cookie Sale
Jan. 30 Thru Feb. 9
On March 12, 1912, Mrs. Juliette
Gordon Low of Savannah, Georgia,
established the first group of
American Girls, who soon became
known as Girl Scouts.
Today, the membership in this
character building organization
numbers well over three million
girls and adults! Our community
is justifiably proud of the Girl
Scouts in our midst and we admire
their efforts to help themselves in
attaining thedr goals.
They are asking you to buy Girl
Scout Cookies, which they will be
selling from January 30 through
February 9, giving value received
for your money—in order that they
may expand camping facilities to
accommodate their ever-increasing
membership.
Buy some happiness—Buy of-
ficial Girl Scout Cookies! Your
neighbor will!
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Neeley spent
Saturday in Goliad with their son
Robert and family.
William F. “Bill” Mullen, South-
western Life Insurance Company
representative in Palacios, has been
named Territorial Man of the Month
for December as the company lead-
er in the Houston territory.
0 a.m.-12 noon and 2-9 p.m,; Wed-
nesday 2-9 p.m.; Thursday 2-7 p.
m.; Friday 2-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9
am.-12 noon. This will make a
tota' of 36 hours and the new
hours, are now in effect.
We velcome Mrs. Lucille Pierce
as assistant librarian. Mrs. Pierce
has worked as a volunteer for the
past few years and is well qualified
in this position.
We also welcome Miss Elaine
Evens, our V. O. E. student, who
began her duties last week.
New books received: "Soul Sis-
ter” by Halsel; “My Brother Lyn-
don” by Sam Johnson; “Dantes In-
ferno” translation in present day
prose; “Eyewitness, the Negro in
American History” and children’s
b*oks; “Bimby”; “Stubborn Sam";
“Lighthouse Island”; “Calvacade of
Goblins”; “What Makes A Clock
Tick”; “Nurses”; “13 Clocks”;
“Apricot ABC”; “Granny and the
Indians”; “Hebrew Alphabet Book”;
"Beginning to Read Riddles and
Jokes” also “Nose Is Not Toes”,
a gift of Mrs. Pat Christianson.
We acknowledge the following
memorials: In memory of Mrs
Vcrla Horne by Seventh Grade of
Junior High; Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Griffin, Eastside Elementary Fac-
ulty, Charles R. Mize, Jack, Jill and
Jo Toellner; C. C. McDonough by
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick R. Treacy,
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Griffin; Rucl
B. Foley by Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
R. Treacy.
Seafood Producers To
Hold Annual Supper
Mayor E. N. Dumas will welcome
the guests and Eli Mayfield will
serve as master of ceremony and
introduce tlhe principal speaker,
Reagan V. Brown.
Reagan V. Brown is one of Tex-
as’ most popular speakers. He holds
three degrees from Texas A&M
University, and has studied at Cor-
nell, Colorado State, and Utah State
Universities. In addition, he has
completed The American Associa-
tion of Land Grant Colleges and
State Universities Communication
Training Program held at Michigan
State University, Sales and Busi-
ness Management Course conducted
by International Harvester Com-
pany, and the National Education
Association’s Laboratory for Group
Development. He is a professional
sociologist with the Agricultural
Extension Service, Texas A&M
University, and is a recognized au-
thority on community development
and human relations.
He is responsible for the Texas
Community Improvement Program
sponsored by the electric utility
companies and conducted by the
Texas Agricultural Extension Ser-
vice. Working with local county
agents and home demonstration
agents, Brown has helped more
than a thousand communities in
programs designed to make the
communities more beautiful, more
prosperous, and a better place to
live. He is often called "Mr. Com-
munity Improvement.”
He has served as county agent
in three Texas counties. He is past
president of the Terrell Chamber of
Commerce, Kaufman Lions Club,
and the Lockhart Businessmen’s
Club. He is a veteran of the 69th
Infantry Division, was wounded in
the Battle of the Bulge, and was
discharged with the rank of captain.
He is a member of the graduate
faculty at Colorado State Univer-
sity, and his summer class, “Human
Behavior” has attracted students
from every section of America and
many foreign countries.
Brown’3 sparkling style and down
to earth philosophy has made him
a favorite speaker at numerous
functions.
Equally at turnip in academic cir-
cles or at rural community meet-
ings, he has received standing ova-
tions on college campuses, sales
meetings, conventions, and hun-
dreds of community get-togethers.
He was recently chosen by the
Former Students Association of
Texas A&M University for the
Faculty Distinguished Achievement
Award. Tho award included $1,000
and a gold watch. He is also re-
cipient of the Superior Service
Award by the University’s Agri-
cultural Extension Service. He is a
member of the Board of Directors
of The American Country Life As-
sociation as well as many other
fctate and national organizations.
Brown is a community builder,
ambassador for Texas, Sunday
School teacher, father, Aggie, and
a champion for the development
of a prosperous agriculture, and
the acceleration of the industriali-
zation of the state.
All Aliens Must File
A'ddresses With P. O.
By Saturday, Jon. 31
E. DeWitt Marshall, District Di-
rector of the Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service, today urged
all aliens in this area who have
not yet filled out alien address re-
port forms, to do so before Jan-
uary 31 at the nearest Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service of-
fice or local Post Office.
The Immigration official pointed
out that the law requires all non-
citizens, except persons in diplo-
matic status and foreign represent-
Producers I atives to certain international cr-
annual ganizations, such as the United
The Texas Seafood
Association will hold its . P
Seafood Supper for members and | Nations, to report their addresses
guests Friday, January 30, at 7
p.m. in the Palacios High School
Cafeteria.
At this supper meeting, officers
for the ensuing year will be an-
nounced. A report will be given of
the accomplishments made the past
year and the plans for the future.
J. G. Smith At Meeting
Of School Principals
Thirteen high school principals
from the Wharton Area met at
Wharton County Junior College on
Tuesday, Jan. 13 in the J. M.
Hodges Library. The area prin-
cipals met with administraters and
college students to discuss the prob-
lems that may exist between the
transition from high school to
college.
Principal J. G. Smith represented
Palacios High School at the meet-
ing.
Mrs. Minnie Brooking is now at
home in Victoria. We wish her hap-
piness in her new surroundings.
to the Government each January.
Mr. Marshall added; “The parent
or legal guardian of an alien child
under 14 years of age must fill out
tho address report form for such
a child in order to comply with the
law.”
He declared: “We have tried to
make it as convenient as possible
for non-citizens to meet the ad-
dress report requirements; and, in
view of serious penalties for willful
violation, all persons subject to the
address report law are urged to ful-
fill this obligation before the end
of January.”
Mrs. H. K. Barker Is
Killed Accidentally
Mrs. H. K. Barker was killed at
her home on Bayshore Road Sun-
day night, January 18, when she
fell with an 8-inch knife in her
hand that penetrated her left side.
A verdict of accidental death
was rendered after a thorough in-
vestigation by officers, according
to Deputy Sheriff Jim Wilson.
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