Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1941 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, August 14, 1941
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OWNER AND PUBLISHER . . . MRS. J. W. DISMUKES
EDITOR AND ADV. MANAGER - - - B. C. (JACK) NIVEN
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.....JESSE V. DISMUKES
BUSINESS MANAGER.....HUGH J. DISMUKES
Entered nt the Post Office at Palacios, Texas, as second class
matter, under the Act of Congress.
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The Beacon’s Platform for a . . .
P
ERMANENT
ROGRESSIVE
ALACIOS
JEXAS GULF COAST
1. Completion of the Hug-the-Coast Highway to Galveston.
2. A city zoning ordinance to govern future building.
3. City Manager form of government.
4. A tax-supported Chamber of Commerce.
6. Street naming and numbering.
6. Improved streets and maintenance.
7. Modern hotel.
8. Beautification of the bay shore.
9. Municipally owned and operated trailer camp.
10. Construction and maintenance of public rest rooms.
A City Manager
^ With th resignation of J. L. Deutsch as mayor of Pa-
lacios the city is faced with the necessity of selecting another
to take his place. For nearly eight years Mr. Deutsch filled
the position efficiently and honestly, devoting, especially dur-
ing the past few months, practically all of his time to city
business; for which he received the munificent sum of $25 per
month. That is just about “coffee and cigarette” money.
The best that can possibly be said about such a salary is that
it is better than nothing, but not much better.
Under the present system of city government it is an im-
position to ask any man to give time from his business to at-
tend to the business of the city at such a small salary. It
does not even take care of the expenses incurred because of
the position. Of course, the city has not been able financially
to pay more than that amount. What has been accomplished
by the City Council during the past few months to meet the
added costs of government brought about by the designation
of Camp Hulen as a training center for the army has been
done practically through “main strength and awkwardness”
and by the determination of the aldermen to “see it through
somehow.” They have done an exceptionally good job consid-
ering the finances with which they had to work.
every standpoint. It will add to the efficiency of govern-
ment, it will relieve the mayor and councilmen of much of
the detail of work which they must now do at the sacrifice of
their own business and it will effect a considerable saving to
the city in operation costs.
Now is the time to start such steps and such steps will
be taken if sufficient numbers of citizens make their desires
known to the present council members.
Hitlerian Tactics Here
To put it bluntly, it is clear that certain powerful labor
leaders have one aim in mind: To make it impossible for any
man to obtain a job, any man to earn a living, unless he be-
longs to a labor union. These labor leaders, in short, are driv-
ing toward a labor monopoly—and toward personal dictator-
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
20 YEARS AGO
The D. P. Moore Dry Goods Co.
was preparing for a big summer
clearance sale and carried a full
page ad in the Beacon.
The Palacios Summer Normal
closed after a ten-week’s very suc-
cessful session.
Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Johns return-
ed from a trip to Bocus del Toro,
Panama nnd Cuba.
ed here from Greenville, Penn., to
make their home.
News was received here of the
death of Mrs. Sallie McCarty at a
hospital in Lubbock.
15 YEARS AGO
Sept. 20 was announced as open-
ing day for the Palacios schools.
Miss Virginia Sexton and Murray
Hart were married at the Methodist
Parsonage, Rev. Chas. H. Doak of-
ficiating.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. McCall arrlv-
10 YEARS AGO
Rev. J. A. Derrick resigned as
pastor of the Newgulf Baptist
Church to come to Palacios to serve
the First Baptist Church.
C. L. Gass purchased the stock
and fixtures of the Palacios Tog
Rcry.
Theodore Trcffill died from in-
juries he received when hit by an
automobile while walking to town
on the side of the highway just
east of the railroad tracks. William
Deitrich was driving the car.
Cotton was coming in fine nnd
87 bales had been ginned by the
Palacios gins.
Gov Sterling was present for
the Review when over 7,000 troops
of the Texas National Guard took
part.
ship over every working man and woman in this country.
In pursuing that goal, these leaders will use any weapon
that comes to hand. They will call strikes in defense indus-
tries, apparently not caring a whit that the country's security
and safety are thereby imperiled. They will rig labor elec-
tions in one way or another, so that the ordinary union man
is virtually voiceless. They will, on occasion, stoop to violence
and terrorism. They make use of that most terrible weapon
—the blacklist. Their obvious purpose is to put the fear of
God into workers and employers, so that they will knuckle
under.
The callous disregard certain labor leaders have shown
for government itself in this time of grave crisis indicates the
way the wind blows. They make totally unjustified and im-
possible demands on industry on an “or else!” basis. Their
methods are often impossible to differentiate from those of
Capone in the heyday of organized vice. This projected la-
bor monopoly is one of the most serious problems the United
States has ever faced.
Let this state of affairs go on long enough, and the coun-
try will be helpless. A few fat-salaried labor leaders will
rule this country as surely as Hitler rules his Reich. Nothing
will be done without their permission—and on their terms.
These are the syndicalistic tactics that did much to destroy
France.
DR. W. D.
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Careful Planning
With the beginning of a new year the tax valuations will
be increased, with the extension of the water and sewer mains
additional income will be forthcoming to the city over and
above that required for the servicing of the bonds. All these
should and will present to the city an opportunity to secure
a managerial form of government. Such a form of govern-
ment would relieve the mayor of all detail work, he would pre-
side and metings of the council and sign the necessary papers
after they were prepared. In addition to these advantages
an efficient manager, and we should have no other kind, would
save the city much more than his salary every year.
With a new mayor to be elected to complete the unexpir-
ed term of Mr. Deutsch in the immediate future the time is
propititious to prepare now for such a step. Whoever is elect-
ed now will serve until next April when the regular bi-annual
mayoralty election will be held. By that time it should be
possible to estimate, with a reasonable degree of accuracy,
just what the city’s finances for the coming year will be
and to make plans accordingly.
A city manager would not be swayed by politics nor
would he, if secured from out of town, be a member of any
group of clique. He would be employed on the basis of his
efficiency and his ability only. If he should prove inefficient,
or undesirable for any other reason, his contract could be
•terminated and another manager secured. In elected officials
that can only be done through a long and costly court process.
All in all we believe that steps to establish a city manager
form of government should be taken now in preparation for
its installation in April when the next full time mayor is elect-
ed and that such a form of government will prove more ef-
ficient and economical to the city in the long run regardless
of the amount which must be paid him.
Such a change in government is not impossible for Pa-
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