Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1949 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, MAS
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
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EDITOR AND PUBLISHER - - - MRS. J. W. DISMUKES
ASSOCIATE EDITOR......JESSE V. DISMUKES
ADVERTISING & BUSINESS MANAGER - HUGH J. DISMUKES
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1st Thursday Each Month 8:00 p.m.
Visiting Brethren Always Welcome
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T. E. Friery, Secy.
E. E. BURTON CO.
Phone 117 Palacios
316 Fifth Street
HEALTH NOTES
AUSTIN—Among a certain and
rather extensive group of self-cen-
tered persons symptom hunting un-
fortunately is rather popular. Be-
cause of a too detailed study of
so-called health literature of the
alarmist type or on account of a
recent death in the family, intro-
spection develops to a morbid de-
gree. The result is an entirely un-
founded fear for all sorts of dis-
ease possibilities. Many becoming
victims of this warped psychology
develop brain and nerve exhaus-
tion and in extreme cases even be-
come affected mentally, stated Dr.
George W. Cox, state health officer.
Of course, it is entirely proper
to have a normal regard for per-
sonal well-being. To maintain vital-
ity and to prevent disease is a logi-
cal pursuit for every one. But it
most decidedly must be kept with-
in bounds. When one becomes ob-
sessed with the subject, concern for
health has overstopped the limits.
For all practical purposes, after
giving reasonble attention to diet,
personal sanitation, sleep and ex-
ercise, and assuming that one’s
bodily limitations as defined by the
family physician are appreciated,
the average person can dismiss the
subject of health. This, plus the
annual physical examination should
adequately cover the situation.
On the other hand, conditions
are bound to arise where actual
disease symptoms manifest them-
selves. It will then be up to the
doctor to decide what the toruble,
if any, is and for the patient to
abide by his judgment.
In short, symptom hunting as a
hobby is a dangerous matter. One
should stay away from it.
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of people during the past three
years. But he never thought of buy-
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needed it, when he was hospitalized
with polio.
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PALACIOS, TEX.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 5
Proposing an Amendment to Sec-
tion 5 of Article III of the Con
stitution relating to sessions of the
Legislature and what may be con-
sidered thereat and an Amendment
to Section 24 of Article III relating
to compensation of Members
the Legislature; specifying the time
when the Amendment shall take ef-
fect if ratified; and providing for
the submission of the proposed
Amendment to a vote of the people.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 24 of
Article III of the State Constitu-
tion be amended to read as follows:
“Section 24. Members of the
State Senate and House of, Rep-
resentalives shall receive from
the State Treasury an annual
salary of Three Thousand Six
Hundred Dollars ($3600), to be
paid in monthly installments on
the first of each month.
“They shall also be entitled to
mileage in going to the seat of
government for each session of
the Legislature and returning
therefrom, which mileage shall
not exceed Two Dollars and fifty
cents ($2.50), for every twenty
five (25) miles, the distance to
be computed by the nearest and
most direct route of travel from
a table of distances to each coun-
ty seat prepared by the State
Comptroller.”
Section 2. That Section 5 of
Article III of the Constitution be
amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 5. Two (2) regular ses^
sions of each Legislature shall
be held; and until otherwise pro-
vided by law, the time of the
convening of the first regular ses-
sion shall be at noon on the
second Tuesday in January of
each odd-numbered year, and of
the second regular session, at
noon on the second Tuesday in
January of each even-numbered
year.
“At other times, when called
by the Governor, the Legislature
shall convene in special session.
“Appropriations for monthly
recurring expenses and salaries
paid by the State shall be made
for a period of not more than
twelve (12) months.
“At the second regular session
of each Legislature, only pro-
posals to amend the Constitution
and to make appropriations to
pay monthly recurring expenses
and salaries and such other mea-
sures only as four-fifths (4/5) of
the Membership of each House
may determine shall be consid-
ered.”
Section 3. The Amendment pro-
posed herein, if ratified by the
people, shall become effective Jan-
uary first, A. D. 1950.
Section 4. The foregoing Con
stitutional Amendment shall be sub-
mitted to a vote of the qualified
voters of this State at a general
election to be held throughout this
State on the second, Tuesday in
November, 1949, same being No-
vember 8, 1949, at which election
all ballots shall have printed there-
on:
“FOR the Constutional Amend-
ments relative to sessions of the
Legislature and to compensation of
its members.”
“AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendments relative to sessions
of the Legislature and to compen-
sation of its members.”
Each voter shall express his vote
on the proposed Amendment in the
manner provided by law.
Section 5 The Governor of this
State shall issue the necessary
proclamation for said election and
shall have same published as re-
quired by the Constitution and laws
of this State.
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sagging if all took stock.
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THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
The largest T. N. G. Encamp-
ment in history was being held aft
Camp Hulen, 9,000 officers and men
were here for the training period
The Stroman Construction Com-
pany of Victoria was low biditer
for construction of the bridges; on
the Palacios School Route No, 28
and work of shelling the first ifvw
miles had been started.
Opening of the new $2,509,00©
four-lane causeway connecting Gal-
veston with the mainland was
scheduled for August 15.
Carol, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe L. Deutsch of Hous-
ton, died in a hospital there Aug-
ust 3.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Regan, Jr.,
announced the birth of a boy, Aug-
ust 8. Other births reported were
a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Mae Read-
der of, Freeport and a girl for
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Reeves at
Boling.
15 YEARS AGO
The Greater United Shows were
here for a two-week stay, sponsored
by the Volunteer Fire Department.
The local canning kitchen had
put up 3960 containers of fruits
and vegetables.
Miss Virginia Paulk and Walter
Snider were married at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Paulk, Rev. George D.
McClelland of the First Baptist
j Church officiating.
I More than 7,000 Texas National
! Guards arrived at Camp Hulen for
!the two-week training period.
20 YEARS AGO
Marriages reported were Miss
(Ruby Chamblee and Allen Pierce
and Miss Media Swinge and Max
Bruse.
The contract for bridge and grade
work on Highway 71 was let.
The construction of quarters for
a hunting and fishing club on the
Muff overlooking Matagorda Bay
south of Collegeport was reported.
A review for Governor Moody
on Friday was the closing event
of the Texas National Guard train-
ing period which broke camp on
Saturday,
25 YEARS AGO,
Mrs. C. A. Eisenhood opened
a beauty shop on Commerce Street
the first one for ^Palacios.
Elgin Schowl, farming on the
Crescent V Ranch brought in the
first bale of cotton for the season
July 24, and thirty one bales had
been ginned up to this date, Aug-
ust 10.
Mrs. S. M. Baird, a former Pa-
lacios resident, died at her home'
in Albion, Ind.
30 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Price an-
nounced the birth of a baby girl.
The Palacios Shell Company was
granted a charter by the Secretary
of State.
Miss Naomi Wilborn and Rob-
ert Margerum were married.
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Asked Specs Allen to go hunting
last week. Known him all my life,
so I wasn't surprised when he
showed up with no gun. Specs
doesn’t like to kill anything.
Couldn’t ask for a better hunt-
ing companion, though. We tramp
around the woods, and whenever
the dogs flush a bird, I blaze away
while Specs just watches.
Told him once I was surprised he
went along... feeling the way he
does about shooting anything.
“Well, Joe,” he says, “you do what;
you think is right and I’ll stick
to,what I think la right-I've naeall
oo dislike you for not seeing every-
thing the way I see it”
From where I sit, open-minded-
ness is a wonderful quality- There
arc plenty of things Specs admires
that I don’t care for. Like his
fondness for buttermilk. I’d rather
have a glass of beer anytime .. .
but Specs Allen and I don’t let
little differences get in tho way of
something big like friendship.
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