Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1937 Page: 1 of 8
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Welcome Texas Baptists—to the 36th Annual Encampment
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
ROHLF NO. I SPUDDED
IN LAST NIGHT; FOLEY
NO. 2 IS ABANDONED
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1937
Baptists Open Largest
Encampment in History
VOLUME XXX NUMBER 25
PLANS FOR GLORIOUS
FOURTH CELEBRATION
NEARING COMPLETION
Will Move Rig
150 Feet North
For Foley No. 3
PALACIOS STATE BANK NO. 1
READY TO SPUD IN THE
FIRST OF THE WEEK
Glenn H. McCarthy has abandon-
ed his Foley No. 2, the second test
in the Palacios field after eseount-
ering trouble at 8068 feet and made
a new location 150 feet northwurd
for Foley No. 3. The work of skid-
ding the derrick to this location was
begun this Thursday morning. The
two other locations mentioned last
week are Rohlf No. 1, 330 feet out
of the northeast corner of a tract,
about 1400 feet west of the dis-
covery well, Foley No. 1, and the
Palacios State Bank No. 1, 330 feet
out of the southeast corner of an
80 acre tract about 2400 feet west
of the pool opener.
Rohlf No. 1 was spudded in Wed-
nesday afternoon and the Palacios
State Bank No. 1 will be spudded
in the first of next week.
The Sun Oil Company’s Bayshore
Farms No. 1, being put down by
Mr. McCarthy is digging away be-
low 6500 feet.
Mr. McCarthy is continually
bringing in new equipment and the
activities at this new oil field is in-
creasing ever yday.
Per Capita For
Schools To Be
$19 or $20 in ’38
Austin, Texas. June 28.—Ghent
Sanderford, president of the board
of education, predicted today th?
per capita public school aid for the
year starting Sept. 1 would be $19
or $20. The state apportionment
this year was $19.
Sanderford said the board prob-
ably would fix the figure at its
meeting here one week from to-
morrow. The comptroller will give
an estimate of anticipated revenues.
The apportionment was boosted
last year from $17.50 to $19 for
each scholar.
W. H. McClelland
Judge W. H. McClelland, father
of Rev. George D. McClelland, a
former pastor of the First Baptist
Church, died at his home in Gilmer,
Friday following an emergency
operation that developed into pneu-
monia. He was 68 years of age, and
was known as a lawyer, preacher
and surveyor.
He is survived by his wife, four
sons and two daughters.
Judge McClelland was born in
Harrison County, son of Rev. W. H.
McClelland, a Baptist preacher and
school teacher. For many years
Judge McClelland went to Baylor
College, where he received his A.
B. degree. He went to Marshall a
number of years ago and establish-
ed the Harrison County Abstract
Office. He went to South Texas
where he remained a short time and
then returned to Gilmer, where he
made his home until his death.
Mrs. H. C. Boyd had as her guests
last week her sister Mrs. Erv
Hamilton, of Mason and daughter,
Mrs. Claud Wallace and son Claud
Jr., of San Antonio.
Miss Louise Billings and niece,
Miss Helen Haley, who have been
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Haynes, accompanied by Mrs. Hay-
nes, have gone to Larue, Texas,
where a re-union of the Billing’s
family is being held.
Jewell H. Hood
Killed in Wreck
At Nacogdoches
Jewell H. Hood, an employee of
the National Geophysical Company
which had been here for some time,
was burned to death Friday night
when his car collided with a truck
six miles south of Nacogdoches on
highway 35, at “Dead Man’s Curve,”
rolled down an embankment and
burst into flames. He was going to
Jefferson to spend a 10-day vaca-
tion with his father and two broth-
ers.
Hood had with him two young
men, Joe Howard, of Livingston,
and Frankie Taylor, of near
Crockett, who were going to Timp-
son to find employment, Howard
was also burned to death. Taylor
who was thrown from the car was
only slightly burned.
Paul Blake of Oklahoma, driver
of the truck which was loaded with
steel, was not injured and no dam-
age done to the truck.
State to Lease
100,000 Acres
Of Gulf Lands
Austin, June 29.—More than 100,-
000 acres of submerged land along
the coast of the Gulf of Mexico will
be offered by the state for oil, gas
and other mineral lease on July 27.
Land Commissioner William H.
McDonald today issued a call for
sealed bids on the tracts.
Islands, reefs and marsh: s, as
well as the areas actually under
water, are to be included in the
'eases if they fall within the sur-
veys.
No bid will be accepted for less
than $1 an acre or for less than
one-eighth royalty on oil and gas
and a sixteenth royalty on other
minerals. Metallic ores and precious
stones are to be excepted from the
leases.
The area's to be offered are:
Jefferson County Gulf Coast, 24
tracts of 480 acres each. The tracts
are a quarter mile wide and three
milts long.
Tres Palacios River and Bay,
Matagorda County, 95 hundred-acre
tracts.
Matagorda Bay, 41 tracts mostly
a half mile from east to west and a
mile from north to south.
Turtle Bay, Matagorda County, 19
tracts near the south radio tower
of Camp Hulen.
Copan, St. Charles, Aransas and
Red Fish bays, Aransas and Neuces
counties, 267 tracts of about 320
acres each.
Tract of 1170 acres of the Ramm
Musquiz survey including perma-
nent lakes and marshes in Calhoun,
Victoria and Jackson counties.
LOCAL GIRLS ON JOHN
TARLETON HONOR ROLL
Stephenville—Among sehtoJaBtie
honors announced for John Tarlton
College students by Acting Regis-
trar Morton P. Brooks this week,
two went, to students from Palacios.
Gertrude Koerber and Cherry
Price were named to the Tarleton
semester honor roll, which is com-
posed of students who make a mini-
mum of 30 grade points during a
single semester.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Margerum
accompanied by their sons, L. G.
and R. W. and daughter, Miss
Emily, left Monday for a trip to
their old heme states Michigan and
Ohio, and plan to return home via
the east coast and Florida. Rela-
tives and friends will be visited dur-
ing their journey.
One Killed and
Three Injured in
Explosion Mon.
BAY CITY FIRE MARSHAL MAY
LOSE SIGHT OF BOTH EYES
FROM ACCIDENT
"When anyone has learned to steal lie
must also learn hanging.”
JULY
l—President lames Garfield
assassinated at Wash.
. tngton, D. C., 1881
Two Bay City men were in the
Methodist hospital in Houston Mon-
day night in a critical condition
from injuries suffered in a dyna-
mite blast near Bay City.
R. E. Lindsey, commissioner of
Diainage District No. 1 in Mata-
gorda county and Bay City fire
marshal, will probably lose the sight
of both eyes.
Curtis Reed, laborer on a drain-
age project on Linville creek, north
of Bay City, was in a critical con-
dition from burns and bruises about
the body and head.
S— Idaho admitted as a
stale. 1890.
♦—Construction of the first
passenger railroad in the
U. S. begun. 1828.
5— PhineasT. Bamum, show-
man. head of Bamum
Circus, bom. 1810.
4—Maryland adopted a
declaration ol independ-
ence, 1776.
7—Persons Implicated in the
murder ol Pres. Lincoln
executed, 1865.
I—First 12-Inch Columbia
gun was cast at the South
Boston foundry. 1746.
Mr. Lindsey, Mr. Reed and one
negro were knocked into the creek
by the force of the blast. Rescuers
had difficulty in bringing them to
the bank.
Another negro, unidentified, was
hurled into a tree top several feet
from the scene of the blast. He
was dead when searchers found him
after a long hunt.
It was the second blast within a
week there. Peter M. Kring lost the
sight of both eyes and suffered
serious burns and bruises about the
body and head when 27 sticks of
dynamite exploded Thursday.
Every merchant should show his
patriotism by decorating his place
of business Monday for the celebra-
tion.
Board Elects 2
Music Teachers
For ’37-8 Term
Two new teachers have been hired
for our schools, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Park, of Oklahoma. The former will
teach in the high school, also have
charge of the music department
which is being added this year and
which will include a school band
and orchestia. Mrs. Park will have
charge of the music in the grade
school.
Fire Damages One
Of R. G. Palmer’s
Houses Late Sun.
A cottage on Lucas Ave. belong-
ing to R. G. Palmer and occupied
by Lee Crosby and family, was
partially destroyed by fire late Sun-
day afternoon. The family was in
the back yard when a two-burner
oil stove exploded and the house
was soon in flames. The fire boys
made a quick response, but every-
thing was so dry the blaze made
rapid progress and very little of the
contents could be removed, and the
Crosby family lost practically
everything they had. We did not
learn if there was any insurance on
either building or contents.
WOMAN’S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY OF METHODIST
CHURCH HAS MEETING
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the First Methodist Church Pa-
lacios, met in its regular quarterly
social at the home of Mrs. Bussell.
There were several members pres-
ent, with two visitors.
A very pleasant hour was spent
in playing games, and visiting.
The committee composed of Mrs.
Huffman, Mrs. Brandon, and Mrs.
Bussell, served dainty refreshments
of ice cream and cake. At 5:30 P.
M. all bid our hostess good bye,
feeling we had had a pleasant time.
—Pub. Supt.
Mrs. C. L. de St Aubin has re-
turned from a delightful stay in
California where she visited her
daughter Mrs. W. J. White.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Lane and son
Franklin spent Sunday in Texas
City with their daughter and sister
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Mikcls. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Alfred
Baldwin and son Mervin who also
visited relatives there.
Both come highly recommended
net only as teachers, but leaders in
civic work as well and will make
our city excellent citizens.
Mr. Parks has his B. A. degree
in music from Southeastern Teach-
er’s College in Durant, Okla. He hus
had five years experience teaching
in public schools. Directed the in-
strumental music for the Wichita
Falls high school for one year, was
music supervisor of two city schools
in Oklahoma and the past year was
principal of the Vialliant, Okla.,
high school and in charge of the
music department. He has also di-
rected church orchestras, has had
experience in regular radio broad-
casting and considerable amount of
concert work in Texas and Okla-
homa.
Mrs. Parks is an accomplished
and experienced pianist. Got her
degree in music from State College
for Women at Denton, in 1928, and
has had two summer terms at
Boulder, Colo., and two terms each
in Colleges at Durant and Ada,
Okla. For the past four years she
has served as principal of the grade
schools at Valliant and has held
classes in music in the upper grades.
Tommy Ray made a trip to Cor-
pus Christi last week in the inter-
est of attractions for the 4th of
July celebration instead of carnival
for Fire Boys as was stated in last
weeks issue.
The Rt. Rev. Clinton S. Quin, of
Houston, Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Texas will hold services
at St. John’s Episcopal church, Sun-
day, July 4th, at 11 a. m. A cordial
invitation extended to everyone.
Walter Watkins, Post-office In-
spector, of Houston, Texas, is tak-
ing for proposals up to and includ-
ing, July 25, 1937, to furnish quar-
ters suitable for post-office pur-
poses at Palacios under a lease sub-
ject to the provisions of the stand-
ard form used by the Post Office
Department, at a stated price per
annum, for a term of five or ten
years from October 1, 1937.
Decorate for the Fourth.
Be sure and decorate for the 4th.
Make it a colorful 4th—decorate.
Decorate your building.
Nearly 1000Are
Registered For
Study Classes
CLASSES BEGUN WEDNESDAY
MORNING; L. I.. SILKENSEN
PRES., IN CHARGE
The thirty-sixth annuul B. T. U.
encampment opened Tuesday night
with the largest crowd in attend-
ance ever to assemble for the first
session in the auditorium at the
B, Y. P. U. grounds.
Troy V. Campbell, of San An-
tonio, who is in charge of the music,
opened the ni eting officially with a
half hour song service, and Dr. F.
B. Horn, of the Second Baptist t
Church of Houston, preached the
opening sermon.
At noon Wednesday nearly 1000
had registered and more are ar-
riving every day.
Classes began Wednesday morn-
ing with large enrollments and some
of the most prominent Baptist
preachers, Pachers and directors
are in charge. L. L. Silkensen, of
Galveston, president of the Baptist
Encampment presided and Dr. R. C.
Campbell of Dallas preached.
Daily programs include swimming
from 5:30 to 7 a. m.; breakfast,
6:30 to 7:45 a. m.; Sunday school
classes ami other instruction direct-
ed by Dean B. O. Herring, 7:45 to
10 a. m.; song service, 11 a. m.;
addresses, 11:15 a. m.; lunch, 12:30
p. m.; swimming, boating and ath-
letics, 2:30 to 5:45 p. m.; dinner, 6
p. m.; vesper service 7 to 7:30 p.
m.; song service, 7:30 p. m.; ser-
mon, 8:20 p. m.
New Shell Com’y
Makes Application
To Set Up Here
At the regular meeting of the
City Council on Monday night of
last week, an application was re-
ceived from Sterling E. Smith, of
Poit Lavaca, to operate n shell and
dredging out-fit in Pnlacios. The
city dads took no action at that
time, as they desired to give the
proposition further study, also in-
vestigate the proposed location and
other items to be considered. Mr.
Smith has been operating in Port
Lavaca for some time and furnished
large amounts of shell used in that
community.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gibson have
returned to their home in Houston
after a few days vacation and visit
at the home of his mother Mrs.
Roscoe Bolling. While here Bert en-
joyed some extra good fishing.
Mrs. F. C. Helander came in from
Houston Friday to take charge of
the B. Y. P. U. Cafeteria during the
Encampment. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Robert Helander and Mrs.
Margaret Crawford who are assist-
ing her, and her daughters Mrs.
Glenn Stewart and Miss Mildred
Helander, who made the Cafeteria
a grand success last year, and from
all reports it will surpass all records
this summer.
Cards were received here the first
of the week announcing the mar-
riage of Mr. William Ramsey Camp-
bell to Miss Eva Bowden, daughter
of Mrs. George F. Bowden, which
took place in Dallas, Monday, June
21. Mr. Campbell is a son of Mr. and
Mrs.- P. F. Cnmpbel! of this city.
For the past five years he has been
with an oil company with head-
quarters in San Antonio, where he
is still located at 223 East Rose-
wood. He has many friends here
with whom we join in congratula-
tions.
Add color to the Celebration.
Contract Let For
A New Mexican
School Building
At a meeting of the school board
Monday night the contract for the
construction of a now school build-
ing on the West Side was let to
James Campbell, of Bay City, he
bting the lowest bidder. Work
order $ were issued to begin within
ten days from time of awarding
ct ntrnet and we learn Mr. Campbell
expects to begin immediately and
have the job entirely completed by
the time school opens in September.
The building is to be a three-,
room structure, modernly equipped
and will be an attractive addition
to th: west side of the city. A plot
of four lots adjoining the Presby-
( :t inn Mission on the west has been
secured for tlie building which will
give ample playground for all the
children.
Mrs. George Edwards and Mrs.
L. S. Applton have been selected as
teachers for this school.
Local Postoffice
Advanced July
1st to 2nd Class
Firm the Post Office Department
at Washington, D. C., comes the in-
formation that beginning July 1,
1937 the post-office in Palacios will
b1 in the second-class, which in a
way shows the increased business
Palacios has had during the past
year or more.
The personnel of the office Mrs.
Barnett, postmaster, informs us,
will be Tom Friiry and Ruby Cham-
blee, regular clerks, Cornell Prindle,
substitute clerk, and J. T. Dickert,
special delivery messenger.
Dallas Truck Man
Joins Safety Unit
Dances, Rodeo
and Ball Game
Are Advertised
PARADE TO OPEN DAY’S PRO-
GRAM; CONTINUOUS SHOW *
AT QUEEN THEATRE
Prepat ationR for the 4th of July
Celebration are being worked out
and the program for Monday will
bo as follows: Music by the band on
th- streets at 10 o’clock in the morn-
ing followed by the parade of
decoiated floats, cars and bicycles.
Eleven o’clock patriotic speech at
the B. Y. P. Auditorium by a prom-
inent speaker attending the Baptist
Encampment which is now in ses-
sion.
From one to three in the after-
noon there will be free swimming
at the pavilion.
The big Rodeo at Tom Slone’s
ranch will begin promptly at 1:30
p. m. and the ball game between El
Campo and Brenham will be called
at 3 o’clock at the ball park which
is being put in condition. Bathing
Girl's Revue at 6 p. m. Band con-
cert at'7, and grand display of fire
works at 9 o’clock.
The Queen Theatre is putting on
special attraction both Sunday and
Monday. Feature picture “Married
Before Breakfast.” with Robert
Young, Florence Rice and June
Claywcrth. “Popeye” cartoon and
Edgar Kennedy Comedy. Matinee
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. and a contin-
uous showing matinee and night
Monday.
The all night dance at the pavi-
lion starts at 10 o’clock. Conces-
sions on the bayshore will furnish
amusements, eats, and drinks and
a full day’s entertainment is as-
sured.
On Sunday afternoon a ball game
at the park at 3 o’clock between
Port Lavaca and El Campo, also
Rodeo at Tom Slone’s ranch. Spend
your week end in Palacios and enjoy
the holiday celebration.
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James E. Jett of Dallas has been
running a one-man safety cam-
paign.
Monday he applied to the cham-
ber of commote, for membership in
the Houston Safety association, di-
vision of the chamber. His safety
c: r'pri ’n, he said, has been based
o- safety measures appearing in
The Post and releasd through the
association.
“I may not be eligible to member-
ship.” Mr. Jett wrote, “but I am su-
| pervisor of a fleet of trucks which
pass through Houston from time to
time and I should like to co-operate
with saf:ty m asures instituted
there.”
Mt^ Jett is ttuck supervisor for
the Geotechnical corporation of Pa-
lacios. JTe requested the chamber of
commerce to put him on the mail-
ing list for safety information—
Houston Post.
What Think You
In another column of the Beacon
this week appears an article taken
from the San Antonio Express,
which gives some good information
on the highway situation, so much
so, that San Antonio is making a
strong pull for further road im-
provements in that section. We ask (
our readers to study it closely and
then get behind our County Com-
missioners, Chamber of Commerce,
Rotary Club and others who might
contact the powers that be, and see
if there can not be a strong and
I telling move towards getting that
Causeway to Collcgeport and corn-
'd etc the Hug-the-Coast Highway'.^ ^
The oil development here might be
used as an inducement and farm to
market roads are needed here as
well as in the San Antonio terri-
tory.
Msr. P. A. Richman had as her j
gu sts last week end, Mr. and Mrs. i
Sid Johnson and Miss Vivian John-
son, rf Louise, Mr. and Mrs. P. A.
Richman and son, and Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Richman, of Rosharon.
The National Grophysic crew with
headquarters at Dallas, which has
worked in an around Palacios for
almost a year was transferred this
week to Lake Charles, La., which
takes from our midst Mr. and Mrs.
Flannigan and daughter, Pat, Mr.
and Mrs. Jett and son, Mr, and Mrs.
Brown and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Chapman. They had endeared
themselves so much to our citizens
that their going from us has caused
much regret and all hope they may
again be returned to this section
of the state and Pnlacios.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bryant went
to Baytown, Saturday, June 26, to
attend the wedding of their grand
son, Frank who married Miss Der-
vey Mae Johnson, of Goose Creek.
The marriage took place at the
Goose Creek Baptist Church, Sat-
urday at 9 a. m.
Mr and Mrs. Jim C. Green and
baby, of Brownsville, were guests
of Palacios relatives and friends.
They were accompanied home by
his mother, Mrs. W. E. Gr?ei\ who
had been their guests a few weeks.
Front here Mr. and Mrs. Green, Mrs.
Green and granddaughter, Jo Ann
Fox, went to Bryan for a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Bullock and from there will go to
Austin for a short stay.
Decorate—Decorate—Decorate
Display the colors for the 4th.
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