Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1987 Page: 4 of 12
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Page 4-Palaclos Beacon, May 14,1987
From the Early Files of
The Palacios Beacon
20 YEARS AGO-1967
The Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department were building a
saltwater pond experiment stat-
ion on a 40-acre site near Wells
Point.
Honor graduates of Palacios
were Dianne Johs, valedictorian
and Joan Kovar, salutatorian.
Miss Thelma Batchelder, who
was retiring at the end of the
year, was honored with an open
house at the Fellowship Hall of
the First Presbyterian Church.
25 YEARS AGO-1962
Eleven Matagorda County
boys including Tommy Stiles,
Eugene Cooper, Terry Lee Shel-
ton, Jack Seaquist and Terry
Oglesby from Palacios will attend
Boys State in Austin June 3-9.
Otha Birkner unseated incum-
bent John Huebner in the state
representative race for District 32
in the Democratic Primary Sat-
urday.
30 YEARS AGO-1957
Ed Feather was elected presi-
dent of the Lion’s Club to take
over the reign from Abe! Pierce,
Jr. on July 1.
The family of Mrs. A.J.
Callaway met in Palacios on May
S to honor her on her 81st
birthday.
Relatives of the Glen and
Chamblee families held their 2nd
annual reunion at LeTulle Park
Sunday.
35 YEARS AGO-1952
Coiiegeport Day was set for
May 24 to observe the 43rd
anniversary of the founding of
the town.
40 YEARS AGO-1947
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Stewart was destroyed by
fire.
Pete Graff was taken to the
local hospital after being struck
on the hand by a rattlesnake.
45 YEARS AGO-1942
Many were driving out Pavil-
ion street to admire the beautiful
Easter Lillies at the J.F. Mc-
Glothin home.
50 YEARS AGO-1937
The derrick for Foley No. 2 was
up and machinery for drilling was
being installed.
Crawford’s Fish Market was
opened and a good shrimping
season had begun.
55 YEARS AGO-1932
The new Palacios Funeral
Home arranged by Taylor Bros,
of Bay City and M.K. Feather
opened May 7.
60 YEARS AGO-1927
At a meeting of the school
board, Ralph Newsome was
elected superintendent.
Miss Dorthea Green entertain-
ed members of the Senior Class
at her home.
A cash donation of $124 and
much clothing collected by the
Red Cross was sent to victims of
the Mississippi flood.
65 YEARS AGO-1922
A baseball club was organized
with Lindner Bullcr as captain.
A.G. Skinner was checked in a
as postmaster, W.H. Clement,
Sr. was the retiring officer.
Letters to the Editor
Concern for the medical indigent
To the Editor:
Chances are great that some-
one yon know is one of the nearly
37 million Americans who do not
have either the money to pay for
medical care or an insurance plan
to cover their care should they
get sick.
Who are the medically indi-
gent? It may be your relative who
owns a farm, or your friend who
works part-time as a waitress.
Maybe it’s a neighbor down the
street who started his own
business this past year and, in
cutting expenses, cut his insur-
ance coverage.
Surprisingly, more than half of
the medically indigent are work-
ing adults or their dependents.
They are people whose employ-
ers don’t offer insurance cover-
age or who can’t afford to buy it
on their own. They are often not
eligible for government pro-
grams like Medicaid or Medi-
care. Some lack coverage be-
cause they are temporarily un-
employed or have high-tisk med-
ical histories. Some are self-
employed.
To people without insurance,
Palacios Beacon
Youth
the threat of illness is one of their
biggest financial worries. Con-
sequently, they often don’t seek
hospital care until their condition
has progressed to a critical stage,
making their treatment more
difficult and expensive. The risk
is twice as great for expectant
mothers, the fastest growing
medically indigent group.
Why should you care; about
medical indigence? Because it
endangers our community’s abil-
ity to provide quality health care
for its citizens. The unreimbur-
sed cost of treating patients
without insurance rises each
year, affecting hospitals’ finan-
cial stability and forcing them to
shift more resources frqm re-
search and other areas of patient
care to indigent care. Sooner or
later, the problem affects us all.
This week, National Hospital
Week, is an appropriate time to
recognize the need for hospitals
and communities to work toge-
ther to find ways to solve the
problem of medical indigence.
We ask your support as we at
Wagner General Hospital work
with state and local government
officials and other community
leaders to resolve these issues.
Sincerely,
Don G. Hyett
Administrator
Wagner General Hospital
Impressive program
To the Editor:
This is to praise the thank the
people who worked so hard to put
on an impressive and entertain-
ing program Thursday night with
the 3rd and 4th grades.
Anyone who missed this pro-
gram missed an excellent pro-
gram.
We are very lucky to have the
people who put in many long
hours of planning, preparation
and work on this program. They
are an asset to our community
and to our school system.
It was a vety well choreo-
graphed and entertaining pro-
gram. The slide show at the end
was outstanding.
Again, I'd like to thank you for
your hard work and dedication.
Pam Gullett
THS presents student awards
Celebrating on stage
BILINGUAL students at Cen-
tral Elementary took to the
stage last week to celebrate
Cinco de Mayo. The young-
sters donned costumes to put
on a festive program for their
parents. The program was
coordinated by Alecia Perez.
[Beacon Photo by Mary West)
PJHS concert Tuesday \ BSD Menu |
The Palacios Junior High
bands will present their annual
spring concert next Tuesday. The
concert, which wili include per-
Receive degrees
• Yen Bach Tran and Diva
Mayra Vasquez, both of Palacios,
; will receive associate degrees
: from the Victoria College at the
' 62nd annual commencement ex-
ercises at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the
- college auditorium.
formances by the sixth grade
beginning band and combjned
Junior High “A” and “B” bands
will be in the Fine Arts Auditori-
um at 7:30 p.m.
Muscial selections of various
different styles will be presented
including patriotic melodies, folk
songs, rock, ragtime, country/
western and other standard band
literature.
The public is cordially invited
to attend and admission is free.
Awards will be nresented.
Essay award presented
LEIGH Ann Melsmer of Pala-
cios is the second place winner
In the Texas Region III Conser-
vation Essay writing contest.
Daryl W. Lasslg, Secretary,
Willacy SWCD, Lyford, Texas,
presented a plaque to Leigh
Ann on behalf of the Texas Soil
and Water Conservation Dist-
ricts at the Conservation
Awards Banquet In Yoakum,
May 5.
BREAKFAST
MONDAY: applesauce, cin-
namon toast, milk
TUESDAY! orange juice, waff
les w/syrup, milk
WEDNESDAY: apple juice,
cereal, milk
THURSDAY: orange juice, ho-
ney buns, milk
FRIDAY: orange juice, scram-
bled eggs, toast, milk
LUNCH
ELEMENTARY
MONDAY: spaghetti w/meat
sauce, pickled beets, blackeyed
peas, hot bread, peanut butter
cookies, milk
TUESDAY: enchiladas, pinto
beans, cole slaw, bread, fruit
gelatin, milk
WEDNESDAY: cheeseburger,
french fries, lettuce, tomatoes &
onions, fruit cobbler, milk
THURSDAY: barbecue chick-
en, rice salad, baked beans, hot
yeast cornbread, fruit cup, milk
FRIDAY: tuna sandwiches,
carrot sticks, lettuce wedge,
chocolate pie, milk
SECONDARY
MONDAY: hamburger steaks,
buttered rice, green beans, hot
rolls, peanut butter cookies, milk
TUESDAY: enchiladas, pinto
beans, cole slaw, bread, fruited
gelatin, milk
WEDNESDAY: cheeseburger,
french fries, lettuce, tomatoes &
onions, fruit cobbler, milk
THURSDAY: fried chicken,
whipped potatoes, English peas,
hot rolls, fruit cup, milk
FRIDAY: tuna sandwiches,
macaroni w/chcese,, tossed green
salad, chocolate pie. miik
The Tidehaven High School
Annual Awards Assembly was
held recently and the following
awards were presented:
Texas Chemical Council Sci-
ence Award: Presented by James
Duey of the Hoechst-Celanese
Corp. to Kim Phillips.
Junior Service League Scholar-
ships: Presented by Mrs. Cerie
Muecke to Kim Phillips and
Wade Rush.
American Legion Auxiliary
Girls State Representatives; Pre-
sented by Mrs. Ona Lea Pierce to
elissa Hopper and Teresa
' ■ Special Education Awards:
Presented by Mrs. Peggy Lamey
to Daniel Jager and Bruce Parks.
D.A.R. Good Citizenship Aw-
ard: Kim Phillips.
American Legion Boys State
Representatives: Mark Lister and
Shayne Hamer.
L.G. Balfour Award: Kim
Phillips.
U.LL. Scholar Awards: Rita
Vasquez, James Garcia, Eric
Kowalewski, Pat Brown, Terry
Morris, Jason Foltyn, Edward
Waldrep.
Leadership Awards: Pres, of
Council of Presidents-Kim Phill-
ips and Fire Chief-Dennis Jager.
Perfect Attendance Awards:
Margarita Chavez, Amanda Gal-
vez, James Edwards, Mark Gal-
vez, and Kim Wilson.
Miss Renee Huff, advisor,
presented school yearbook ser-
vice pins to:
Robert Kowalewski-Editor
Janeen Mallette-Business
Manager
Dennis Jager-Outstanding
yearbook staff member
She then recognized the foll-
owing yearbook staff members:
Kim Phillips, Melissa Hopper,
Martha Guttenberger, Mark Lis-
ter, Mason Foltyn, Carrie Ryan,
Shayne Hamer and Georgia
Zambrano.
Mrs. Bobby Maupin, advisor,
recognized the following school
paper publication members: An-
drea Jager, editor, Susan Vill-
ereal, Shayne Hamer, Mary
Williams, Melissa Hopper, Jason
Foltyn, Carrie Ryan, Melissa
Martinez, Charlotte Savage, Ma-
rk Liste.r Terry Morris, Martha
Guttenberger, Debbie Loose, Cy-
nthia Pena, Mike Wakefield,
Julie Davant, and Dawn Pejasek.
Merit “T” Awards were pre-
sented-to students serving as one
or more of the following: class
officer, organization officer, fire
staff, library aide, office aide,
flag monitor, attendance moni-
tor, members of school yearbook
staff and member of school paper
staff. Students receiving Merit
"T” Awards were;
Kim Phillips, Charlotte Sav-
age, Melissa Hopper, Martha
Guttenberger, Debbie Rodri-
quez, Melissa Martinez, Carrie
Junek, Charlie Rodriquez, Kim
Hurta, Michelle Vacek, Amanda
Galvez, Kim Wilson, Donna
Burmeister, Robert Kowalewski,
Julie Davant, Kathy Usry, Fer-
nando Cruz, Stacy Horton, Clint
Parker, Iona Wilder, Donna Lara,
Jedie Pierce, Michele Scherdick,
Rachel Ramsey, and Melivna
Williams.
Also, Jason Foltyn, Dennis
Jager, Dawn Johnson, Marty
Harris, Helen Carrillo, Shawn
Kacer, Aaron Nelsen, Crystal
Harrison, Debbie Jager, Georgia
Zambrano, Debbie Bradley,
Shark Leaders
FIVE STUDENTS wen named
as leaders of the Sharita at
East Side Elementary for the
week of May 4-8. In the front,
left to right are Jorge Salazar,
Hein Nguyen, Ngoc Thack,
Thomas Proctor and Yolanda
Martinez. Honoring the stud-
ents were, back row, left to
right, assistant principal Bill
Baskins, Mayor Leonard fca-
mar. and maintenance dent.
Mike Holzapfel, Pat Brown,
Mark Lister, Terry Morris, Mary
Williams, Cindy Reyes, Bruce
Parks, Kathy Bloom, Edward
Waldrep. Pablo Aguilera, Blaine
Beck, Jesse Edwards, Paulette
-Collins, and Garry Saha.
Also, Janeen Mallette, Carrie
Ryan, Susan Villereal, Chris
Grice, Jennifer Landers, Tammy
Davis, Dawn Polasek, Dawn
Rutherford, Andrea Jager, John
Bucek, Teresa Armstrong, Kell-
ee Saha, Carlton Revis, Shayne
Hamer, Cynthia Pena, Debbie
Loose, Dolores Perez, Oscar
Lara, Martha McGee, Wade'
•Rush, Rita Vasquez, Lisa Glen-
winkel, Patricia Sliva, Melissa
Kazmarek, and Scott Salas.
Herlin 6th in
spelling bee
Ann Herlin, a sophomore at
Palacios High School, placed
sixth in the spelling contest at the
University Interscholastic League
Academic State Meet in Austin
May 9.
More than 2,000 students
competed in one or more of the
19 UIL academic contests.
Herlin misses 16 or the 120
words on the test, only six words
behind the first place speller who
missed 10 words.
This state event culminated a
year-long task of studying the
state word list of over 2500
words.
Also competing at the state
meet was sophomore Rebecca
Byars who competed in the state
poetry interpretation contest.
employees Richard Mathews,
Lee Cutshaver, Charles Hutto,
Jose Ortiz and Michael Vlets.
At right Is principal Linda
Reaves. Not pictured Is main-
tenance worker C.W. Kerley.
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