Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1969 Page: 2 of 8
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r»i AGIOS. TEXAS,
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attention of the publisher.
FROM THE EXCHANGES . . .
El Campo Tax Valuation Increased;
Goliad County Raises Tax Assessment T HI § w E E K
The City’s appraiser, Mr. Mc-
Worther, reported to the council
last Thursday that he had com-
pleted his work of appraisal of new-
ly constructed buildings and newly
annexed areas in the city for the
purposes of tax assessment for
1969. In 1969 the City of El Campo
will gain a total of $13,065 in prop-
erty tax revenue from the new con-
struction and the newly annexed
area.—El Campo CTtizen.
Rev. Milton Bohmfalk has been
appointed as pastor of the First
United Methodist Church in El
Campo, replacing Rev. Harold
Burkhardt, who goes to Browns-
ville.—El Campo Leader-News.
fN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
Property valuations for Goliad
County tax assessments will be
raised this year for the first time
in 21 years. In notices mailed to
property owners the commissioners
court, acting as a board of equali-
zation, announced that local prop-
erty valuations would be increased
by 25 per cent. With the county,
the school board i3 increasing as-
sessed valuations by 25 per cent.—
Goliad Advance-Guard.
For the past year El Campo city
council members have been making
a close study of the building, fire,
housing and plumbing codes. All are
being made to conform to govern-
ment standards before the city can
apply for federal low-cost housing
units here.—El Campo Leader-
News.
The Goliad Unit of the South
Texas Children's Home will open
around July 1, according to Rev.
J. M. Lunsford, administrator. This
unit will house from eight to ten
boys and the house parents.—Go.
liad Advance-Guard.
An old fashioned flag waving,
marching, singing, display (of
Fourth of July patriotism will take
place in El Campo on July 2nd. The
special activities have been planned
to coincide with Bargain Day and
the 31st annual meeting of the
Wharton County Electric Coopera-
tive, when thousand of extra people
are expected to be in town.—El
Campo Citizen.
Rev. Carl Israel, pastor of the
First United Methodist Church of
Ganado, has been transferred to
Grace Methodist Church in Austin.
'The new pastor for the Ganado
Methodist Church will be Rev.
Dempsey G. Salter, who comes
from El Dorado.—Edna Herald.
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POLICY
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Protects The Entire Family
Written By
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FUNERAL HOME
BAY CITY PALACIOS
PH. a 5-1613 P1I. 972-2012
’ More than 50 El Campo High
School seniors have received more
than $50,000 in academic and ath-
letic scholarships to continue their
education in universities. Largest
group of scholarships was 13 from
the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
for $150 each at Wharton County
Junior College. Pan American
scholarships of $200 each went to
nine students.—El Campo Leader-
News.
Preparations to set up an in-
dustrial foundation in Jackson
County progressed this week as
members of a charter and by-laws
committee met in Victoria with Bob
Eitelman, C of C manager of the
Chamber of Commerce at Jackson-
ville, where unprecedented growth
in industry was accomplished. Fol-
lowing approval of by-laws and a
charter, meetings are expected to be
held to decide method to be used
to sell stock in the non-profit or-
ganization to Jackson County boost-
ers.—Edna Herald.
The law requires that you have
a reason before you can get a di-
vorce. Why not require one to get
married ?
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10 YEARS AGO
The city’s water crew “shut the
water loff” to some 48 customers
delinquent in their water bill pay-
ments and the city was preparing
to file law suits for unpaid taxes
due over two years.
Tidewater Oil Company was pre-
paring to spud in its No. 1-A P. A.
Richman, three miles north of Col-
legeport.
While on an outing Saturday the
J. C. Scott’s car rolled into the Colo-
rado River.
IMiiss Carla Ehlers had been em-
ployed as Director of Music and
Christian Education at the First
Methodist Church in Edna.
Marriages announced were Miss
Kay Green and Jimmy Dawson
on Jnne 6 at the First Methodist
Church and Miss Bobbie Ruth Car-
ter and Charles D. Shreve on May
30 at the Church of Christ.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Price were
being honored by their daughters
with a reception Sunday in the Fel-
lowship Hall of the First Presby-
terian Church in celebration of
their 50th wedding anniversary.
35 Yl&RS AGO
Miss Nina pffh and Vera’il Hill
were married jine 1 in a ceremony
at the Baptist Church. Rev. George
D. McLelland officiating.
Opening of
Highway 35 m
scheduled for
Miss Marglret Bolling and
the causeway on
Ar P*rt Lavaca was
une 17-
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Rev. George G
reception was
home of the
were married June
terian Church with
lespie officiating. A
held at the ranch
►ride’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Johij W. Bolling, on the
Carancahua.
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ARS AGO
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the corner of Fifth
and Lucas St ets.
IASS AGO
Wayne RobMsct accepted a posi-
ined nixing
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15 YEARS AGO
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce voted Tuesday night to
sponsor entertainment for the en-
gineers, congressional committee
and visitors at the scheduled hear-
ing of the proposed pass to Pa-
lacios on July 15.
Some 475 girls and their spon-
sors from Area 3 and 10 were hold-
ing their annual Future Home-
makers Leadership Workshop at the
Baptist Encampment Grounds.
Rev. W. J. Weimer was the new
pastor of the First Methodist
Church. He and his family moved
here from Dilley.
The tax rate for Matagorda
County will be 10c lower in 1955,
from 91c to 81c.
The city council called a special
election for July 17 to elect a mayor
to fill the unexpired term of John
D. Bowden.
The approaching marriage of
Miss Gail Sexton to Paul Abraham
was announced.
20 YEARS AGO
D. M. Nelson, Chief Boatswain
Mate, U.S.C.C., retired June 1 after
more than 25 years service.
A Clean-Up campaign during the
week of June 20 to 25 was ordered
by city council members.
Open House of the CAA Com-
munication Station at the local mu-
cipal airport was scheduled for
June 12.
Mrs. Mary Fricry and E. R.
Adams were installed Worthy LMa-
tron and Worthy Patron of the O.
E. S. at impressive ceremonies.
25 YEARS AGO
Rainfall in Palacios for the month
of May was 8% inches; up to June
1 a total of 34% inches had been
registered here.
Vic Spoor purchased the Jack
Sisson cottage on Ritchie Street.
55 YEARS AGO
H. C. Boyd and family of Brady
came to Palacios and Mr. Boyd
opened a jewelry store on Com-
merce Street.
Roy Hunt was engaged as teach-
er of the seventh grade in the Pa-
lacios schools.
W. H. Hall was appointed water
superintendent.
The wharf on east hay was com-
pleted. It extended 540 feet out
from the shore, was 15 feet wide,
and had a T-head of 40x60 feet.
Cause For Shame By
American Ciitizens
By J. EDGAR HOOVER
1. People spend eight times more
hours at movies than at Sunday
School.
2. Only one out of twelvo in our
country attends church regularly.
3. Seven out of eight children
quit church and Sunday School be-
fore they are fifteen years of age.
4. Fifteen million sex magazines
are printed monthly and are read
by teenagers.
5. There are more barmaids in
America than college girls.
6. One million illegitimate babies
are born each year in America.
7. One million ginls have ve-
nereal disease.
8. Our nation harbors three
times as many criminals as college
students.
9. A major crime is committed
every tweity-two seconds.
Basic Principles Of
Good Health Stressed
Providing adequate health care
for a nation of over 200 million peo-
ple in an inflationery era, when doc-
tors and nurses are on the short
end of the supply and demand equa-
tion, calls for nearly superhuman
qualities of medical leadership and
wisdom.
One of the first things the public
must realize is that there is only
one source of good medical care—
the medical profession itself. Thus,
the remarks of Dwight L. Wilbur,
M. D., president of the American
Medical Association, are of the ut-
most importance. Dr. Wilbur dis-
cusses five "main areas for action.”
Heading the list is “high quality
care for everyone in America at as
reasonable a cost as possible.” The
other areas he discussed are:
‘Health facets of medicine. Unity
in the medical profession and con-
structive liaison with other groups.
Planning for an orderly and en-
hanced future.”
Dr. Wilbur went into specifics
on the matter of rising costs. These
included the avoidance of hospitali-
zation unless absolutely necessary.
Reducing the length of hospital
stays to the minimum, ar.d use of
nursing homes and home-care ser-
vices, along with expansion of these
services. He offered many other
suggestions for cutting costs and
concluded that, “to merit the con-
fidence, the understanding and the
strong support of the American
people, we . . . must make it clear
we work not just to advance medi-
cine and the medical profession,
but as advocates of the health of
all the American people and of our
society.”
Thursday, June 12. Ibgq
The American Medical Associa-
tion released the information that
Americans have stopped getting
younger. The median age of 27.7
years remained unchanged in the
period from July 1, 1967, to July
1, 1968. t is the first time in 15
years that it has not declined, ac-
cording to the Census Bureau. A
continuing decline of males in pro-
portion to females is shown. There
were 96.6 males to 100 remales
in 1968, as compared with 978
males in 1960, and 99.2 in 1950.
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Mr. and Mrs. Reuel Gatchelder
announced the birth of a boy, Mi-
chael Earl on June 4.
A large crowd attended the open-
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Main Street and the free dance at
the pavilion.
Eighteen officers and 75 enlisted
men from Brooks Field, San An-
tonio, with Major IW* 1. M McCoy in
command, were at Camp Hulen for
a two weeks period of gunnery
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