Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1949 Page: 1 of 10
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NEWS - VIEWS
Hy L. L. STEVENSON
Next week the High School Agri-
'Oillture clnssos will ho taught hy
two Texns A. & M. College Hen
iors, Mr. M, C. Bozarth, whouc homi
in Lockhart, Texas; and Mr. Wood,
wIiohc home is in Hett Lavaca,
Texas. Thege seniors will he ac-
companied by Professor Henry
Ross of Texas A. & M. College,
who will nasist and judge the qual-
ity of work done hy the two prac
tice teachers. The subject to lie
covered next week will be turkey
production nnd it is hoped that the
Ag students will be led to discover
that turkey production in the Gulf
Coastill region can he anil is
most profitable enterprise when
managed properly.
Last week-end the F. F. A. boys
entered n basketball tournament
at Port Lavaca in competition with
F. F. A. basketball teams from
Victoria, Edna, nnd Port Lavaca.
We played only two games—lost
one of those—and still won two
trophies. T)ur team won the Class
B championship and the Class A
consolation championship. The
trophies Will be presented at a
later date.
Although the meeting of the
Tres-Paiacios Farmers nnd Cattle-
men’s Association last week at thej
high school was not too well at
tended, we did have an interesting
discussion of the proposed drain-
age program and a film on "Veg-
etable Insects." All meetings in the
future will be held in the high
school starting promptly at 8 p.m.
Remember that’s the second Thurs-
day of each month. Next meeting
we are inviting our County Agent
Larry Burleson to speak to us.
The subject has been left up to
LaTry and we know that he will
discuss something that will be of
interest to all farmers and ranchers
in this community. Make a note to
be here on that date, I will, how-
ever, send out notices of these
meetings in advance from now on.
You have probably heard by how
that the L. C. R. A. power-sprayer
will be used for spraying pecans
this year as well as cattle. The
time for spraying pecan trees for
the nut casebearer will probably
be between May 1 and May 15,
however, definite dates will be an-
nounced later. The rate for spray-
ing will be five cents per gallon
and the L. C. R. A. County Coun-
cilman in your community who
operates the machine will furnish
all materials. Large trees usually
require from 40 to 60 gallons of
spray solution. Small trees re-
quire less. There will be a min-
imum of $2 at any stop.
If you have pecan trees you wish
to have sprayed this spring, or
cattle that you wish to have sprayed
later on, you should contact your
L. C. R. A. County Councilman in
your community. Mr. John T. Rob-
ertson, Route 1, Palacios; Mr. Rich-
ard E. Sanders, Route 1, Palacios;
and Mr. Ira Corporan, Collegeport,
may be contacted at any time to
make your reservations for this
spraying equipment. Mr. J. 0. Sher-
rill, councilman of the Pledger Com-
munity, operates the equipment.
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1949
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
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VOLUME XLII NUMBER 11
8-TEAM LEAGUE
IS FORMULATED
AT MEETING HERE
Marion Trowell Is
Elected President Of
Assn. Monday Nite
The Hug-the-Const Hi-way Base-
ball league was enlarged to an eight
team circuit at a meeting of the
manager at the Green Lantern Inn
here Monday night.
Edna nnd Ganado will join Bny
City, Taiton, Hungerford, Louise,
Dunevang, nnd Palacios for a sea-
son beginning April 24.
Marion Crowell, of Louise, wns
elected president to succeed Bill
Regun ,who will sponsor the Pa-
lucios club. Alton S. 'Queen wns
elected 1st vice-president; Roy Sel-
by, second vice-president; R. J.
(Bob) Wilkinson, recording secre-
tary, with Jesse Dismukes serving
us his assistant.
Several awards will be presented.
One award will go to the winner of
the season, one to the leading hit-
ter, one to the leading pitcher and
one to the outstanding player, to
be determined by the manager and
a committee.
Local Dealers For Gas
Water Heaters Start
Advertising Campaign
Palacios Hardware, Koerber Sales
Co., Wickham Plumbing Co., and
C. L. Haynes Plumbing Service
local gas water heater dealers,
have announced a special water
heater sale beginning March 17 in
which the usual cash down pay-
ment has been waived. Budget
terms over a period as long as 36
months payable with the gas bill,
are available during the sales per-
iod.
These dealers point out that
someone must wash 5,000 feet of
window glass annually in the aver-
age home; someone must clean 5
miles of floors; someone must wash
around 43,560 square feet (1 acre)
of dishes during the year. And the
common complaint in many homes
is insufficiency of hot water, lack
of an instant, endless, automatic
hot water service. These dealers
promise to remedy that with the
installation of an automatic gas
water heater. It renders a service
that is appreciated by mother, chil-
dren, dad—new comfort and con-
venience for every member of the
family.
Those families still ‘getting by”
with teakettle hot water service,
manually-controlled or undersized
water heaters are invited to take
advantage of this special sale.
There is a size and type to meet
the demands of evey purse, the
dealers point out. Complete dis-
plays are now shown in these deal-
ers’ stores and at the company
office.
Final Rites For
Prominent School
Teacher Held Thurs.
Glen Henry Faubion was born on
August 31, 1891, at Manitou, Col-
orado, one of ten children—three
sisters nnd six brothers. His child-
hood was spent on n farm near
Naponee, Nebraska.
After his family moved to Kan-
sas, the next twenty years were
spent in Agra, Phillipsburg, and
Kirwin Kansas, where he graduated
from high school prior to attend-
ing the Kansas State Teachers
college in Emporia, Kansas. In
Kirwin, he was married to Gladys
Trull on Nevember 19, 1913. To
this union two children were born,
Burhl and Elizabeth. During this
period he taught school in Agra
and Hoxia, Kansas, for eight years.
Following that he was assistant
cashier at a bank in Phillipsburg,
Kansas, for eight more years.
In 1928 the family moved to
Palacios, Texas, and he went into
business with J. H. Brotemarkle.
During the war he worked in the
Lewis Cash Grocery.
For the past four years he taught
in the local public school system—
his first and last vocational prefer-
ence. He was a beloved teacher and
guide for youth. He was ever in
search of knowledge and extended
great effort toward this end. This
search was evidenced by his morq
recent studies at the Texas College
of Arts and Industries at Kings-
ville and his still more recent stu-
dies at the niversity of Houston. He
was a teacher and a scholar to
the last. His past two weeks were
spent in the Bay View Hospital,
Palacios, Texas, where he passed
on early in the morning of March
8, 1949.
Glen Faubion was a Christian
and active in church work all his
life. He was a member of the Pres-
byterian Church, a deacon of the
church, and held the office of
treasurer at the time of his death.
He was a member of the Masqnic
Lodge and the Order of Eastern
Star.
He is survived by his wife,
Gladys; his daughter, Elizabeth
Shelton of Corpus Christi, Texas;
and his son, Burhl Faubion of
Houston, Texas; three grandchil-
dren, Ann Louise Shelton, and Roy
Glen and Richard Burhl Faubion.
Brothers and sister surviving are:
Mrs. Cora Harvey of Stapleton,
Nebraska; Mrs. Nora Ray of Na-
ponee, Nebraska; Clyde P. Faubion
of Hutchinson, Kansas; Earl Fau-
bion of Denver, Colorado; and Ken-
neth E. Faubion of Big Springs,
Texas.
Relatives and friends, many from
coming from a great distance, were
here Thursday to attend the last
rites for Glen H. Faubion, held in
the First Presbyterian Church at
2 o’clock in the afternoon. The
pastor, R. Earl Price, of Austin, was
in charge, assisted by Rev. Ernest
F. Deutsch of Bay City.
Special music for the service in-
cluded a duet “In the Garden” by
Mrs. Elnora Oglesby and Mrs. M.
O. Burton, and a violin solo “The
Holy City,” by John Richards, ac-
companied by his daughter, Miss
Ginger Richards.
Relatives here were Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Shelton and daughter, Ann,
if Corpus Christi; Burhl G. Fau-
J. Beeler Lindemood
Makes Announcement
For City Marshal
J. Beeler Lindemood requests his
name be placed in the announce-
ment column of the Bfeacon this
week us a candidate for the office
of city murshal.
Beeler came to Palucios in 1908
and has made this his home the
greater part of the past 41 year*.
Ho graduated from the Palacios
High School in 1921 and for eigh-
teen years worked as safety en-
gineer for the Bell Telephone Com-
pany of Houston.
In the service of his country 34
months were spent in the Seabces
with the 80th U. S. Constitution
Battalion and seven months as ser-
geant of guards on Iwo Jima. He
feels he is well acquainted with
duties of the office of city marshal
and in asking the support of his
friends assuring them he will do
his duty as he sees it at any and
all times.
Development Of
Dairy Industry In
Counfy Is Stressed
John T. Robertson, L. L. Steven-
son, Wm. Elder and Richard E.
Sanders arc Palacios members of
n committee appointed by the di-
rectors of the Bay City Chamber of
Commerce to work for the devel-
opment of the dairy industry in
Matagorda County and which is
felt, according to Larry Burleson,
chairman, would be followed by
increased production of poultry
and hogs.
Other members of the committee
are L. L. Burleson, Don Wertz,
Garland Powers, J. W. Whiteman,
John Hagler and F. G. Cobb all of
Bay City.
The first meeting of the com-
mittee will be Thursday, March 17,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Lewis Building
in Bay City.
_ yuf Corpus unristi; isurm u. rau-
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Feather of ^>on^ Houston; K, E. Faubion of
Houston, visited with homefolk ar*d
friends over the week end, *
Bills To Pave Way
For Sale Of Camp
Hulen Are Favored
AUSTIN—Two bills to pave the
way for sale of Camp Hulen, former
Texas National Guard encamp-
ment at Palacios, were reported
favorably Monday by the house
military affairs committee.
By Representative Franklin
Perry of Angleton, they would au-
thorize the adjutant general to de-
clare national guard properties sur-
plus. If such properties were sold,
however, the sale would be con-
ducted by the state board of con-
trol and the money would go into
the general revenue fund.
The measures also apply to Camp
Wolters, near Mineral Wells. Camp
Mabry, at Austin, is specifically
excepted.
Camp Hulen, which covers more
than 1200 acres of bayshore land,
was used by the Texas National
Guard for summer encampments
for some 15 years and by federal
troops during the war.
Companion bills by Senator .Jim-
my Phillips of Angleton have been
sent to the senate floor.
We have been informed that Dr.
and Mrs. Charles R. Nester have
moved to Canyon, Texas and not
to California as -we reported last
week. We are happy to make the
correction also learn that Dr. Nes-
ter and family have not left the
Lone Star State.
CONTRACT FOR
SOFTBALL FIELD
LIGHTS AWARDED
Harmonic Club
Still In Need Of
Funds; Others Help
The contract to install the lights
for the soft ball field, located on
the Junior High School grounds,
has been awarded to Joe Ruth of
Palacios. The bid was the lowest
received by the Harmenie Club who
was the sponsoring organization.
Mr. Ruth submitted the bid of
$2,100, of which $200 has been de-
ducted by Mr. Ruth in labor charge.
The bid calls for 20 17% -in. flood
lights nnd 1500 watt lamps to fill
the reflectors, at a cost of $665.
Other equipment necessary for in-
stallation brought the total to
$1265.41. Th() labor bid of $300.
Price quoted by C. P. L. for poles,
guy wires and labor $600. Which
calls for a total of $2165.41. Less
the $200 donated by Joe Ruth which
leaves a grand total of $1,965.41.
The donations which have been
solicited in Palacios, and in neigh-
boring localities have been most
gratifying. The net profit from the
two dances, and the sweetheart con-
test recently gave us a little over
$600 to start with. That together
with the donation has brought the
total to approximately $1,200.
Friday night of this week, the
Alapha Club is giving a Home Tal-
ent play for the benefit of the soft
ball field.
On Friday, April 1, the Club
Women of Palacios and surround-
ing area are grouping together to
give a Mexican Supper at the Ele-
mentary school. The supper, which
the band mothers gave recently,
was enjoyed by so many people,
that they offered to help us by
lending their experience of all the
clubs to help get the softball field
under way as soon as possible.
The Maddox Motor Company is
donating a score board in time to
be used this season.—Reported.
The Children's Shop
To Open Saturday
In Rioux Building
The south pa{t of the Rioux
building on Fifth Street, recently
occupied by the City Food Market
bus been rented by the Victoria
Children's Dress Shop, und opening
of the new store is announced for
Saturday, March 19.
Misses Eulu Cooper and Vivian
Adams arc owners of the Victoria
Shop which opened in 1941, und
they opened a branch shop in Port
Lavaca January 8th of this year.
It is our aim, Miss Cooper said,
to give Palacios a place where up-
to-date and satisfactory apparel
for children of all ages can be
purchased and at prices that will
please our customers.
Miss Cooper stated it was their
policy to give employment to local
people whenever possible and while
she will be here for the opening
day, she hopes to have a Palucios
lady in charge in a very short while.
Tres Palacios Farmers
And Cattlemen Assn.
Met Thursday Night
The Tres Palacios Farmers and
Cattlemen’s Association met Thurs-
day, March 10th in the High School
Building. .
A very interesting picture on
“Garden Insects” was shown by
Mr. L. L. Stevenson. This picture
showed most of our damaging in-
sects and also the friendly insects,
the cycle from moth to work and
back to the larva and gave the
methods of exterminating the pests.
Mr. Bill Elder, Joe Husak and
Crawford Cunningham were ap-
pointed to draw up a constitution
for the association.
Mr. L. L. Stevenson was ap-
pointed chairman of the program
committee and he thought it may
be possible to get Mr. Burleson,
County Agent, and Miss Alma
Miller, Home Demonstration Agent
as guest speakers at next meeting.
All meetings will be held in the
High School Building and the next
meeting will be held April 14tb
at 8 p.m.—Reporter.
P. H. S. Sharks
Win Track, Field
Meet At Lolita
The Palacios High School Sharks
won their first track meet of the
season against Class “B” schools at
Lolita this week.
In the 100 yard dash Gayle and
Foshee of Palacios placed first and
second. Clayboum placed third in
the 120-yard high hurdles. In the
440-yard dash, Harris and Simons
placed second and fourth.
The Sharks took top honors in
the 440-yard relay. In the mile re-
lay, Palacios won first with Simons,
Partain, Gayle and Harris on the
team.
Partain of the high school, Al-
verez, of the Jr. High, and John
Gayle of Hi. placed 1, 2 and 3 in
the 880, vard run.
Spruiel and Wesselman finished
second and third in the one mile
run. In the high jump Simons and
Spruiel were in a three way tie for
second place.
Gayle and Simons place second
and third in the broad jump. Hix, of
Palacios place fourth in shot put.
McHaney of Palacios tied for third
in the pole vault.
FIRST ANNUAL
JR. HIGH TRACK
MEET HERE SAT.
Four Awards To Be
Presented Winners
Of Field Events
The first annun! Gulf Coast Jun-
ior High Track, Field and Softball
Meet will be reeled off here Satur-
day, March 19, on the Junior High
School grounds.
Eight teams have been entered
in these events and four awnrds do
nated by the Palacios Chamber of
Commerce will be presented. An
awnd for first and second place in
softball and.one for consolation
will be presented, along with an
award for the high point team in
the track events.
The teams entered are Vander-
bilt, Mnrkham, Lolita, Van Vleck,
Port Lavaca, Bloomington, Edna
and Palacios.
The program will get under way
at 9:00 a. m. with the preliminaries
for the 50-yard dash. At 9:20 the
preliminaries for the 100-yard dash;
9:40, 440-yard relay (winners decid-
ed by time); 10:10 the 50-yard dash
finals, and at 10:30 the 100-yard
dash finals.
In the field events the running
high jump at 9:00 a. m. is the first
event; at 9:45, the pull-up; 10:00,
running broad jump.
Softball games will be played in
the afternoon with the game be-
ginning at 12:30. Palacios will meet
Vanderbilt; Markham and Lolita;
Van Vleck and Port Lavaca; Bloom-
ington and Edna will be opening
games. Second round in both win-
ners and losers will be played at
2:30 p. m. with the finals at 4:30
p. m.
All the events are free to the
public and the officials of the meet
are giving all a cordial welcome to
witness this track and field eVent.
LT. WM. LLOYD QUEEN
Friends of Mrs. C. C. Ramsey
are glad to learn she is able to be
home and making satisfactory re-
covery from a recent serious oper-
ation in Nightingale hospital in
El Campo.
Alapha Club To
Present Home Talent
Play Friday Night
A Home Talent Show will be
pesented tomorrow night at 8 o’-
clock in the Elementary School
Auditorium.
The show will.benefit the City
Softball Field and is sponsored by
the Alapha Club.
Tickets can be purchased from
any club member and are priced
at 50 cents for adults and 25 cents
for children plus tax.
Did You Give?
R. H. Neely, local chairman for
the annual American Red Cross
membership drive reports that up-
to-date $475.00 had been collected.
He wishes to thank all who solicited
for the fund and to others who
aided in the campaign.
The colored school turned in the
sum '$23.25, Mr. Neely stated and
he felt sure there are individuals
and Clubs that have not yet donated
and the full quota will be reached
before the close of the drive March
31.
GIRL SCOUTS CELEBRATE AT BIRTHDAY PARTY
Big Springs, Texas; E. C. Trull of
(See “FAUBION,” Page 10) candles and gave their pennies!’for
On Saturday, March 12, at 3:00
p.m., the Palacios Brownies and
Girl Scouts met at the Elementary
School to celebrate the 37th birth-
day of Girl Scouting in the United
States. Mrs. Nathan Blum, Mrs,
Alvin Rampmeier, and Mrs. Glen
Pore started a game by naming
each girl an animal and blindfold-
ing them all. At a given signal,
each gir^ made the noise of her
animal and found the rest of her
animal team by going toward the
sound that corresponded to the one
she herself was making. In a re-
markably short time and in spite
of all the noise, the animal teams
were assembled and the blindfolds
removed. Pictures were taken of all
the girls grouped about the six
troop birthday cakes. Then each
troop met around its special table
and after a short talk on the Juli-
ette Low World Friendship Fund
by Mrs. Thomas Brandon, each
troop, in turn, sang ‘Happy Birth-
day to Girl Scouts,” blew out t)heir
nunSloa anS n>Q„n narnin.i’/n-
the Friendship Funds. It was an
impressive ceremony to see, each
troop took up the song at its
proper time and to hear all sing
it together at the end. The cakes
were cut and eaten with the ice
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THANKS FROM C. OF G
Directors of the Palacios Cham-
ber of Commerce extend Girl
Scouts congratulations and best
wishes as follows.
Dear Girls:
May we of the Chamber of Com-
merce take this means of wishing
you “Happy Birthday” on this, the
37th Anniversary of Girl Scout-
ing in America. We, as business
men, are sometimes negligent in
giving rightful recognition and
praise where it is due, but we want
you to know that we, are behind
each of you in any y/ay that we
can be of service. /
Again, let us wi;di each of you
along with your sllendid organ-
ization a “Happy Birthday.”
I * ,
cream Dixie Cups. Mrs. L. W. Hix
and Mrs. M. O. Burton, assisted
by Mrs. Bill Regan at the piano
taught the girls a singing game
called “The Mock Quarrel.” Mrs.
H. N. Roberts took the girls out-
side for a two-part ballad game,
“The Deaf Woman’s Courtship.”
Both of these games afforded
much fun and action that Girl
Scouts and Brownies enjoy great-
ly. The party closed with all the
girls and the leaders singing “Taps”
as they stood in the friendship
circle. Patsy Christy, one of the
youngest Brownies, started the
hand squeeze which signifies “Good-
bye” in Girl Scouting and when
the hand squeeze had gone com-
pletely around the large circle, the
formation was broken and the girls
went home. It was a grand 37th
Birthday celebration for Palacios
Brownies and Scouts and the pen-
nies they gave amounted to $6.73
to be sent to the Friendship Fund
to help needy children all over
the world.
Increased Demands
On Hospitals; But
Chicken On Thursdays
Within the last few years the
general public has come to consider
the Hospitals as offering a complete
and desirable service, instead of
only a place to go in dire emergen-
cies as was the case a generation
ago.
Bay View Hospital is only one
of 7500 Hospitals that offers this
service to you. Think about it now,
as it can happen to you.
Heard on the street: “I see Mr.
So and So has been admitted to
the Bay View General Hospital
AGAIN! Wonder what he does
down there all the time?”
Administrator’s answer: “He
likes our chicken which we serve
every Thursday!”
Patients In Hospital
Mr. F. Houston, Mrs. B. R. Cord-
ray, Dr. Bob Raplee, Mr. Joe Bag-
ley, Mr. Carl DeWett, Mrs. G. Riv-
era, Mr. Joe Solis, Gene Morris,
Mr. R. R. Roe, Mr. E. A. Slaughter
of Bay Cityffi Mr. E. A. Fleury of
Edna. ,
Patients Dismissed:
Miss Velma Bennett of Corpus
Christi; Mr. George Frangullie, Mr.
Don Warn, Carl Knight DeWett,
Mr. Bill Reed, Mildred Hebert.
Scout Sponsors Meet
A meeting of Cub Scout sponsors
was held Wednesday evening at
the home of Thomas Brandon with
Mr. C. E. Lyles, Boy Scout Field
Director for this area present and
supervised the planning of activies
for the coming year.
Training meetings are to be held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Harris at 1:30 p. m. on Monday and
Thursday of next week.
Mothers «f boys 9, 10 and 11
years of age are urged to attend.
For further particulars phone Mr.
Harris at 66.
Ellis Jensen Improves
Ellis Jensen, Jr., accompanied
by his mother, sister, Gloria, aunt,
Mrs. Susie Harbison, Joe Ruth and
L. G. Margerum went to Galveston
Sunday to visit his father, Ellis
Jensen, Sr., at John Sealy Hospital.
We are pleased to learn Mr. Jensen
is gradually improving, is able to
be up and walk around some and is
hoping to be able to return home
within a few weeks.
Miss Bobby Jean Treacy spent
the week end here with home folks
and friends, returning to San Mar-
cos Sunday to resume studies at
S. T. S. T. C.
Reburial Services
Held Wednesday
For Lloyd Queen
Reburial services of Lt. Wm.
Lloyd Queen, killed in Italy Decem-
ber 24, 1943, were held at the First
Methodist Church Wednesday after-
noon, Rev. Lawrence Grecnhaw,
Pastor, conducting the services.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post of Palacios, named in honor
of Lloyd, were in charge of grave-
side services. Appropriate tribute
was paid the departed veteran in-
cluding placing symbolic wreaths,
complete firing squad performance,
presenting of flag draped about the
casket and Taps. The ladies sextett
sang “Sleep Soldier Boy,” the
VFW memorial song. The pall
bearers were Richard Sanders,
George Johnson, Bernard Jensen,
Sterling Barrett, Merle Ramsey,
and John Ressler, all of whom were
football teammates of the deceased.
Lloyd Queen was born Novem-
ber 9, 1917, at McQueen in South-
western Oklahoma. He came with
his father to Palacios in 1924 and
graduated from Palacios High
School with the class of ’37.
He was active in athletics though-
out his four years in high school,
lettering in football four years,
track four years %nd basketball
two- years. He placed on two dis-
trict championship football teams
and was elected Tri-captain of the
’36 football team with Richard
Sanders and Chester Barrett. He
won the high school award his
senior year for theDcst ail-arounc!"1
athlete in school.
As a lad he was active in the
Boy Scouts, was a patrol leader
in Troop 40 and attained the rank
of Life Scout.
After finishing school here, Lloyd
spent 18 months in the CCC at
Globe, Arizona, then entered ser-
vice May 24, 1939. He was sta-
tioned at Fort Lewis, Washington,
with Co. L 15th Infantry and served
with that outfit for 15 months.
After applying for foreign service,
he was transferred to the Air
Corps and stationed at Albrook
Field in the Canal Zone. As an en-
listed man he reached the rank of
sergeant.
After receiving his appointment
as Aviation Cadet, Lloyd was sent
to Kelly Field, San Antonio, to
begin ground school in April, 1942.
Trained at Kelly, Ballinger and
Goodfellow Fields and received his
pilot wings at Moore Field, Texas,
December 13, 1942.
He was ordered overseas in
March, 1943, and was sent to
North Africa as a member of the
325 Fighter Group, 317 Fighter
Squadron flying a P-40 Curtis War-
hawk. This group was later con-
verted to a P-47 outfit. According
to a War Department letter re-
ceived here for publication Lloyd'
was one of the pilots flying P-47’s
in their initial aid over Italy, es-
corting B-17 Flying Forts. He par-
ticipated in the Tunisian, Sicilian,
Sardinian and Palermonian cam-
paigns. At the time of his death
he had 407 hours and 10 minutes of
pursuit flying time to his credit.
Lloyd was preceded in death by
his mother who died in Oklahoma
in 1923 and his father, John F_
Queen in 1946.
Surviving are three sister, Mrs.
Reagen Hamlin of Palacios, Mrs.
D. D. Carter of Palacios, and Mrs.
Brooks Merrel of Velasco; one
brother, Alton Queen of Palacios;
one aunt, Mrs. G. E. Harris of
Houston; seven uncles, Austin
Queen of Houston, Arthur Queen
of Freeport, W. S. Queen of Port
Arthur, W. A. Queen of Sacra-
mento, Calif., James J. Duncan of
Oklahoma City, Okla., S. S. Dun-
can of Tulsa, Okla., and J. W.
Duncan of Dallas, Texas.
To Organize P.-T. A.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Glen
Pore, a Parent-Teachers’ Associa-
tion is being organized at the Ele-
mentary School. The organization
meeting will be held on March 28
at 3 o’clock in the Elementary
School Auditorium. Mrs. B. A,.
Morse, distict president of the P.-
T. A. will be present at that tim#
to help with the organization of
a local P.-T. A. It is requested that
all parents and other interested,
people attend this meeting.
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Dismukes, Mrs. J. W. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1949, newspaper, March 17, 1949; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth725393/m1/1/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.