Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1967 Page: 1 of 8
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COMMUNITY
THANKSGIVING WORSHIP
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1967
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
7:30 P. M.
Prelude
Call to Worship
Hymn “Come Ye Thankful People, Come’ ........ Congregation
Invocation........................................................Rev. Leslie Webb
Prayer of Thanksgiving ........................... Rev. Leslie Webb
Lord’s Prayer ........................................................ Congregation
The Psalter P. 494 Rev. Rayford Harris
Response of Thanksgiving Rev. Rayford Harris
Anthem under the direction of Mr. K. S. Gideon
Scripture Lesson......................................... Rev. J. R. Gwin
Pastoral Prayer Rev. J. R. Gwin
Offertory
Hymn “Now Thank We All Our God”................Conyregation
Thanksgiving Sermon ...... Rev. Milford Zirkel
Hymn “Now Thank We All Our God”.....Congregation
Benediction.................................Rev. Leslie Webb
Postlude
S, Tex. Presbylery
In Session Here; 65
Are Represented
South Texas Presbytery is in
session at First Presbyterian
Church in Palacios today. Repre-
sentatives from 65 churches from
Wharton southward to Brownsville
began arriving yesterday for a two-
day meeting of this body.
W. H. Wilson, of McAllen, is the
retiring moderator of the group.
He was succeeded as the modera-
tor by Augustin A. Silva, Jr., elder
from Robstown. The Reverend
Howard C. Blake is Executive Sec-
retary of South Texas Presbytery.
He is the brother of Dr. Eugene
Carson Blake, President of the
World Council of Churches. The
Presbytery meets three times a
year in regular session and is sub-
ject to called meetings at other
times. Reports are heard from the
Council, Christian Education and
Church Extension committees and
other committees and commissions.
The Presbytery will conclude its
business and the representatives
will be returning home sometime
this afternoon.
Mid-Coast Association
Of Assessing Officers
Meet In Port Lavaca
The Mid-Coast Chapter of Texas
Association of Assessing Officers
met at the City Hall Annex, Port
Lavaca, Texas Thursday, November
7th, 1967.
Tax Assessors or Deputies repre-
senting El Campo, Cuero, Vander-
bilt, Lolita, Palacios and Port La-
caca attended.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year are. President, F. E. Pereira,
CFA, SRA, Assessor-Collector, City
of Port Lavaca; Vice president, Mrs.
J. M. Maroney, Assessor-Collector,
Independent School District. Bloom-
ington; Secretary-Treasurer, Paul-
ine Winters, Deputy Assessor-Col-
lector, City of Port Lavaca; Board
Members, Edgar Breitkreutz, Dep-
uty, Assessor-Collector Independent
School District, Cuero; Verna Joy,
Assessor-Collector, Industrial In-
dependent School District, Vander-
bilt; Daniel J. Marek, Deputy As-
sessor-Collector, Independent School
District, El Campo.
An open discussion of Tax
Problems constituted the program
for the evening.
The next regular meeting will be
in Cuero, Texas, December 14th,
1967 at 7 p.m. wth Edgar Breit-
kreutz host for the evening.
Best Ball Choice Golf
Tourney Slated Sunday
A Best Choice Golf tournament
is on tap at the Palacios Municipal
Course Sunday, November 19, be-
ginning at 1 p.m.
Entry fee will be $4. A buffet
supper will be served after the
tournament. Please register as soon
as possible.
BETTER BOOKS FOR
BETTER CHILDREN
When children grow up with
books, books become their friends,
and important to them.
Parents can’t begin too early to
think about books for their children.
A one-year-old child delights in
recognizing familiar things in
books
This week, National Children’s
Book Week, presents a good time to
begin, suggests Jennie Kitching,
Extension family life education
especialist at Texas A&M.
Selection of books for preschool-
ers depends on their age. For ex-
ample, two and three year olds
need clear, simple pictures and
stories geared to his interests and
to activities he knows and enjoys.
At this age, he begins to gain a
liking for literature Miss Kitching
says, and stories should have good
plots and reasonable characters.
Four and five year olds are be-
coming increasingly imaginative
and curious about the world around
them. Their attention span length-
ens from about 15 minutes and that
vocabulary is increasing.
Thus the book can be longer and
the story more complicated with
special interest in adventure, ani-
mals and nature stories; stories
about activities like his own and
those of people he knows; stories
about transportation; and books
about the way things work. Miss
Kitching says.
For all preschoolers, books should
be of good paper and strong bind-
ing. Colors should be clear, in-
tense and pleasing.
Books influence a school-age
youngster and are important to
him. From kindergarten to adoles-
cence a child’s tastes and inter-
ests mature and become more de-
fined.
Books for school youngsters, says
Miss Kitching, should meet this
criteria adapted from the Child
Association of America: sincerity,
authenticity, credibility, emotional
impact, good and effective writing
style, reader interest and age suit-
ability.
VOLUME LX NUMBER 46
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1967 10c Per Copy
SLONE, UHER IN RUN-OFF
All Risk Federal Crop
Insurance For Cotton,
Grain To Be Available
All-Risk Federal Crop Insurance
on cotton and grain sorghum will be
available to Matagorda County
farm producers in 1968, it was an-
nounced today by Carl H. Thomas,
District Director. He said that all
preliminary work in establishing
insurable coverages and rates had
been completed for the county and
that farmers interested in the crop
insurance protection may start
making application within the next
week. Fieldmen have been assigned
to the county and will start con-
tacting farmers at once.
Thomas said that a district of-
fice was recently opened in the City
of Wharton and this office will
serve Matagorda County in addition
to Wharton, Fort Bend and Austin
Counties, where programs have
been in force for several years.
The Wharton Office is located at
106 North Fulton Street telephone
532-3381.
f
Tidehaven In Bi-District Play
TigersAndWeimai
Wildcats Tangle Al
Sealy Friday Night
Football is in the air for one
team from Matagorda County, our
neighbors to the north, the Tide-
haven Tigers, champs of District
28-A, who will meet the Weimar
Wildcats, winners of District 27-A,
in Sealy at 7:45 p.m. Friday for
bi-district honors.
Coach Cliff Thomas’ Tigers,
ranked number one in state Class
A, carry a perfect 9-0 record into
the contest. They have wins over
three members of District 26-AA—
Ganado, Palacios and Industrial—
as well as St. Joseph of Victoria,
East Bernard, Louise, Wallis, Hun-
gerford and Bloomington.
Weimar’s 45-12 victory over
Schulenburg last Friday was their
eighth of the year against twro
losses and their fifth without de-
feat in district play.
Quarterback Bob Zemanek di-
rects the Tiger attack. Halfbacks
Bill Thomas and Ira Jordan and
fullback Mike Jessup hope to cause
trouble for the Wildcats strong and
unbending defense. In the forward
wall to lead their assault will be
Clifton Thomas and Bill Dannels
at ends; Jesse Shindler and Jim
Tobola at tackles, Edgar Beyer
and Ronald Janak at guards and
cither Billy Hcjtmanek or Mike
Dannels at center.
If the Wildcats offense marches
down the field, they will have to
move Tiger ends Forrest Harter
and Stuart Johnson, tackles Shind-
ler and Beyer, guards Mike Alder-
son and Mike Nemec, linebackers
Clifton Thomas and Gary Beyer.
Backing up these will be Pat Jess-
up, Jerome Vacek and Mike Merta
in the secondary.
All tickets bought at the gate
the night of the game will be $1.50
but student tickets can be bought
at the Tidehaven school for 75c.
Tickets will be on sale at the school
until noon Friday.
Many Shark fans are plannnig
to follow the Tigers to Sealy Fri-
day night, and are also planning to
see the Ganado-Sweeny game in
Victoria Saturday night at 8 p.m.
N. I. BROTEMARKLE Many Changes Made
SCORES FIRST ACE
Norman I. Brotemarkle, playing
in a foursome with Eli Mayfield,
Lyons McCall and John Penning-
ton Sunday afternoon, carded an
ace on hole number 3 at the Pa-
lacios gold course. No. 3 is a 175
yard three par hole.
This is the first hole in one for
Mr. Brotemarkle who has been
playing golf for many many years.
The Weather:
Date
Max. Min
Prec.
Nov.
8
69"
52°
0.28
Nov.
9
76°
56"
0.00
Nov.
10
78"
63 ‘
0.00
Nov.
11
73"
65°
0.35
Nov.
12
77°
61°
0.00
Nov.
13
74°
54°
0.00
Nov.
14
77°
54“
0.00
Total rainfall for year 46.30
In Car Necessities To
Get Inspection Stickers
Auto inspections, expanded by
the new State law, are underway
at 5,500 stations and will continue
through April 15.
Don’t be surprised at the addi-
tional items covered by the new
$1.75 fee. They will include-
Required front seat safety belts
on every car which has anchorages
as part of the manufacturer’s orig-
inal equipment.
Checking for “lash” or “play” in
steering control. Vehicles will be
rejected if steering wheel can be
turned more than two inches with-
out front wheel motion. It must
also be possible to turn the wheels
from full right to full left without
C.P.L Aids Research
To Harness Hydrogen
Bomb For Peace Use
One of the world’s leading nu-
clear physicists reported in Austin
at a scientific meeting that re-
search being sponsored by Central
Power and Light Company and nine
other investor-owned electric util-
ity companies in Texas is contrib-
uting “most significantly to the
effort to harness the power of the
hydrogen bomb for peaceful pur-
poses.”
Dr. Marshall N. Rosenbluth, who
occupies the chair once held by
Albert Einstein at the Institute for
Advanced Study in Princeton, N.
J., declared that research in con-
trolled nuclear fusion sponsored by
the Texas Atomic Energy Research
Foundation “has helped put us on
the path to eventual success.-’
This is the first time the meet-
ing has ever been held in Texas.
Physicists were here from Japan,
Germany, Italy, England, France
and Russia.
jamming or binding. Vehicles with
power steering must be checked
with power on, and if fluid is be-
low recommended level, car will not
pass inspection.
Wheels with defective or bent
rim flanges or those with loose or
missing bolts, nuts or lugs will
cause rejection of the vehicle.
JAMES W. HUMPHRIES
J. W. Humphries
Announces For Co.
Assessor-Collector
James W. Humphries announced
today that he will be a candidate
for County Tax Assessor-Collector.
In announcing his candidacy,
Humphries, a Bay City resident
for some 36 years, said he would
like to help bpilfl more security for
adult residents as well as for their
children.
Humphries, 39 years of age, is
active in civic affairs. He is co-
chairman of the Rice Festival,
member of the official board of
First Methodist Church, member
of the Lion’s Club board of Di-
rectors and the Matagorda County
Red Cross board. He is also active
in the Bay City Chamber of Com-
merce.
A 1945 graduate of Bay City
High School, Humphries attended
Texas A.&M. He is married to the
former Wannie Kerley. They have
four children—Mrs. Judy Roland of
Jacksonville, Fla.; Sheri. 16; Lesa,
12; and Jim, 6.
The Humphries reside at 2217
Fourth Stnet, Bay City. Humph-
ries is at the present time man-
ager of Fiesta Lanes Bottling
Company, having been previous
manager of Fiesta Lanes Bowling
Alley for three years and employed
by Phillip’s Petroleum Company
for 13 years at its Old Ocean Re-
finery.
Sharks Lose Final
Game Of Season;
Lellermen Named
Supt. George Holsf
Attends Victoria Meet
For U. I. L. Discussion
Superintendent of Schools Gee.
Holst was iaVictoria last week at-
tending a meeting of school ad-
ministrators to discuss University
Interscholastic League affairs
A number of rules were discuss-
ed, including the transfer rule, the
awards rule, and the amateur rule
and the superintendents were urged
to learn the rules, to confide in the
voaches and the teachers, who con-
duct other extra-curricular activi-
ties, listen to them but act with
their own mind.
Holst, long an avid supporter of
a supervised junior high school
UIL program, was pleased to learn
that next year a program would
be placed into effect.
Kenneth Cook, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ward Cook, received his dis-
charge recently at Oakland, Calif,
ard is home. SP/5 Cook served
with the U. S. Army Medical Corp3
in Thailand a year before being
separated from the service.
Story Of ZIP Code Is
Shown At Rotary Meet
Winfred Johnson was in charge
of the Rotary program last Wed-
nesday and presented a film en-
titled “A Straight Line”, it was a
story of ZIP Code. The program
has enabled the U. S. Post Office
to deliver cross country mail 24 to
■18 hours quicker.
The Post Office has definitely-
found that ZIP Code has lessened
the cost of handling mail. Private
business has found many advant-
ages in the ZIP Codes.
The Sharks’ 1967 football sea-
son is now history. It was a sea-
son that will be remembered, not
for its 8 loss-1 won record, but for
the leadership of its few varsity
members ad the “spunk” and im-
provement shown by the group of
sophomores in each game. A saying
made famous by the Texas Aggies
“Wait until next year” is what the
Sharks and boosters are now say-
ing.
Led by the strong running of
James Ford and Larry Brazil, the
Yoakum Bulldogs scored two touch-
downs in the fourth period to over-
take the Palacios Sharks lor a
21-13 win. The loss left the Sharks
winless in district play.
In their final game, the Sharks
scored more points than they had
in any game this season and led
13-0 at halftime.
The Sharks touchdowns were
racked up in the second period. The
first on a one yard plunge by Don-
nie Schroeder, with Rickey Garza’s
point after kick going through the
uprights to make it 7-0. Their sec-
ond TD was a quarterback sneak by
Terry Harvey after tackle Buddy
Brhlik intercepted a Yoakum pass
at the Sharks’ 21 and plodded up
field to the 3 before being pulled
down from behind.
The Bulldogs got on the score
board in the third quarter when
Ford capped a 45 yard drive by
going in from 3 yards out. A Ford
to John Munson pass was good for
two to make it 13-8 in favor of the
Sharks.
The Bulldogs went ahead in the
fourth quarter when the point after
kick was gcod following Ford’s 28
yard carry for Yoakum’s second
touchdown.
Late in the final period, quarter-
back Donnie Bernshausen sneaked
across from the 1 for another Yoa-
kum touchdown with Dickie Mc-
Geehee kicking the point after.
When the Fighting Sharks take
to the field in West Columbia on
September 13, 1968, only eight
of this year’s squad will be missing,
they are Richard Dobson, John
Haynes, Roland Flores, Bobby
Lewis, Herminio Rodriguez, Don-
nie Schroeder, Charles Fitzmoms
and Dionicio Luna.
Other Sharks receiving letters
this year were Henry J. Washing-
ton, Terry Harvey, Gary Tigert,
Joe Buckley, Rickey Garza, Don-
nie Lenz, Joe Jenkins. Edwin
Richey, Charlie Garcia, Wayne
Bowers, Tommy Garza, Craig Wal-
lis, Carroll Huffman, Wayne Roy
and Buddy Brhlik.
Lettering on the “B” team were
Gary Haynes, George Washington,
Chipper Holt, Mario Rodriguez,
Mario Sanchez, Elias Luna, David
Yaws, Ysidro Servantes, Allen An-
derson, Olive Vargas, David Bar-
nett, Ronnie Kubecka, Herbert
Davis, Jack Richards, Charles Cor-
poron, Braxton Morton and Camp
Anderson.
PALACIOS DAY . . . Saturday,
November 18, when the Rice Owls
and Texas Aggies play there is a
good possibility that four graduates
of Palacios High School, all former
Fighting Sharks, will play. Paul
Fields, Robby and Terry Shelton
will be wearing the blue and white
of Rice and Billy Kubecka, the ma-
roon and white of Aggieland. A
remarkable record for a city of
4,500 population. Billy, Robby and
Paul were former teammates, all
playing on the 1964 State Champ-
ionship team.
* * *
ANNUAL MEETING. . . of the
Palacios Cemetery Association, Inc.
will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday
at Chamber of Commerce building.
All persons owning lots in ceme-
tery should attend. Board of Di-
rectors will be elected and business
transacted.
Election For Stale
Representative To
Be Held In Dec.
Homemakers Invited
To 'Meal Planning For
Health' Class Thurs.
Homemakers are invited to a
class on “Meal Planning for Health”
which will be held Thursday, No-
vember 16, 2:00 p.m. in the East
Side School cafeteria.
This class is the last in a series
held on “Foods on Nutrition,” ac-
cording to Miss Nell Price, County
Home Demonstration Agent.
The second series of classes,
which will begin in January will
be on “Perponal Development”.
These lessons will include personal
care and grooming, clothing re-
modeling, family wardrobe plan-
ning and care, fabric selection, and
laundry.
The third series will include
lessons on “Family Financial Man-
agement”. These will include plan-
ning for families’ needs, shopping
for credit, and planning for insur-
ance programs for families.
Anyone interested in the classes
may contact Mrs. P. T. Sartwell,
telephone 824-2120, Palacios, or
Nell Price, County Home Demon-
stration Agent, Bay City.
U.S.D.A. Recommends
Smaller Spud Acreage
COLLEGE STATION - Texas
growers of early and late spring
potatoes will plant slightly less
acreage in 1968 than in 1967 if
suggested guidelines of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture are fol-
lowed.
Plantings of 3,910 acre? of early
spring potatoes, down 2 percent
from last year, and 6,270 acres of
late spring potatoes, down 4 per-
cent. have been recommcn:LJ. This
would amount to an estimated pro-
duction of 270,000 cwt. of early
spring and 602,000 cwt. of late
spring potatoes.
For individual states, the 1968
acreage-marketing guides range
from the same acreage planted in
1967 to a 5 percent reduction.
New Sit-Upons Added
At Library To Aid
Smaller-Sized Readers
Smaller-sized readers will find
three new “sit upons” to help them
enjoy reading in the library. Larger
sized readers seem to be using the
comfortable chairs in the front
area and the many magazines lo-
cated there.
Help! The library needs a copy
of “Shanghai Pierce” by Chris
Emmett which is now out of print.
Our one copy is in constant demand
and it is somewhat ragged. “Men.
Ships and the Sea" by National'
Geographic is a beautiful new ad-
dition to our shelves.
Mrs. Heny Sartwelle of San An-
tonio has given a memorial for
Mrs. John Bonner, of Houston.
The Hendricks family has given
about 20 books, including a beau-
tiful booklet on “The Agates of
North America".
The State Representative of Dis-
trict 30 (Matagorda and Wharton
counties), to fill the untxpired
term of Otha "Skeet” Birkner, will
be from Matagorda County but who
will be decided in a run-off election
to be held in December.
When the votes of the five can-
didates in the. race were tabulated
Wayne Slone polled 2252, D. R.
(Tom) Uher 1296, John Hancock,
Jr. 998, David Bucek 866, and I*.
Perry Young 348.
Slone, the Republican candidate^
led the ticket in both counties.
Uher carried 8 of the 19 boxes in
Matagorda but was low man in
Wharton County.
In the local box, Uher polled 91,
Slone 87, Hancock 46, Bucek 17
and Young 6.
All six proposals to amenj the
Texas constitution won approval,
locally, as well as statewide. The
amendment tabulation locally:
1. Consolidating County funds:
for 135; against 91.
2. Permission for mental health
service: for 154; against 81.
3. Veterans land bonds: for 162;
against 47.
4. Medical and pay aid for in-
jured police officers: for 167;
against 76.
5. Bonds for improved parks: for
133; against 101.
6. Allow state employees to serve
on certain boards: for 130; against
103.
C. Of C. Women To
Meet Tuesday, Nov. 21
Tuesday. November 21, the Wo-
men’s Division of the Chamber of
Commerce will hold its regular
monthly luncheon meeting at 12
noon at Petersen’s Restaurant.
All women are invited to atten
the “Dutch Treat” affairs and en-
joy an hour of fellowship and dis-
cussion of ideas for civic improve-
ment.
Better Shop And Mail
Packages Early For
Christmas Delivery
Patrons are urged to mail gift
parcels for distant states during
the week of December 3-8 to insure
delivery before Christmas. Gift
parcels for local and nearby areas
should be mailed not later than
December 12.
Greeting cards for distant Staten
should be mailed not later than
December 10, and greeting cards
for local delivery not later than
December 16 in order to assure de-
livery by Christmas Day.
Surface mail for Alaska and Ha-
waii, not; prepaid at the first class
rate should be mailed not later than
December 1.
Patrons are reminded that there
will be no delivery of Christmas
cards and letter mail, other than
special delivery, on December 25.
All patrons are urged to use the
special Christmas Stamp and mail
their greeting cards by first class
mail. Some of the advantages of
sending Christmas Cards by first
class mail are that they may be
sealed and contain written mes-
sages, the priority of dispatch and
delivery, forwarding without addi-
tional charge and returning to
sender at no additional cost pro-
vided the return address is shown
on the envelope.
The regulations permit parcels
to be endorsed “Do Not Open Un-
til Christmas”, and also the com-
bination service of enclosing writ-
ten matter when the parcel is prop-
erly endorsed to that effect and
upon the payment of propel post-
age.
Your cooperation in mailing your
Christmas cards during the early
part of the day and mailing often
will be appreciated. It will also be
of great assistance to the Post Of-
fice and will enable them to give
you bettor service if you will sep-
arate your local and out of town
greeting cards, label them and tie
them. The post office will furnish
you with labels on or before De-
cember 10.
Charles C. Sanford* son of Dr.
and Mrs, E. B. Sanford, has been
promoted to the rank of Sergeant
by the Military Affairs Commit-
tee at Schreiner Institute.
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