Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1946 Page: 1 of 6
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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Livlhg
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1946
VOLUME XXXIX NUMBER 7
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4 D II Master of Ceremonies
county roil Of Circle Arrow Show
Tax Pay mcnts I1*A,, Around Star
Set Record
Largest Number of
Paid Up Poll Tax
In County History
Nearly 4,000 Matagorda coun
dan* paid their poll tax this year
announced Tax Assessor-Collector
f<>. Eidman, Thursday. This fig-
ure is incomplete but is just about
he total amount of paid up poll
taxes 'Mr. Eidman pointed out.
“This is the largest number of
paid up poll tax in the history of
the county,” said Mr. Eidman.
“That figure plus the amount of
exemptions—those who became 21
last year, those over 60 and the
G. I.a who do not have to pay the
tax—will give us a record for fu-
ture years to shoot at,” continued
Mr. Eidman.
"If a large majority of those now
eligible to vote will do so,” con-
cluded Mr. Eidman, “we'll break an
other record.”
Complete figures will be an-
nounced as soon as they are avail-
able stated Mr. Eidman.
Explosion at
Freeport Kills
Eddie Bishop
R. C. Byers Injured
In Boat Accident
Tuesday Morning
JIMMIE LEONARD
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With Our Men
In The Service
\ Cpl B. M. Ramsey requests the
wacon be sent to him at Fort Sill,
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f *,'v.4§|nesJD._ Heath writes to
have his aSidress Changed to Ros-
well, New Mexico. %
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S2/c Jasper G. Walton came in
last week from San Diego, for a
visit with his family while on a
ten-day leave from duty in the
Navy.
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Cecil Linton, S 2/c, son of Mr.
and Mrs. IW. L. Linton is now sta-
tioned at Boston, Mass., and re-
quests the Beacon be sent to him
at his new addresB.
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Jimmie Leonard, master of cere
monies of the Circle Arrow Show
to be heard Sunday at 10:30 a. m.
over NBC and KPRC is a success-
ful singer, dramatic star, sports
caster and producer for radio. In
addition, he', spends his spare time
teaching radio announcing at a Cin-
cinnati college.
The Circle Arrow Show which
Jimmie Leonard conducts fits well
into his variety of talents. Featur--
ing “songs guaranteed to please,"
Jimmie Leonard conducts a show
made up of stellar NBC-famous tal-
ent. Max Condon, brilliant young
tenor, is the featured singer, Dolly
Good, sweet singer of beautiful bal-
lads, The Buccaneers, singing and
instrumental quartette, and Taft
Blevins, guitarist, will keep things
lively and entertaining for the
thirty minute period.
Russell Grant Gives
Two-Fold Program
At Rotary Meeting
Russell Grant, as program chair-
man at the Rotary meeting Wed-
nesday noon, presented a two-fold
— —— | program. In combining a Boy Scout
Richard A. Hall, Jr., son of Mr. pr08,ram with a revjew 0f an article
and Mrs. R. A. Hall of this city, re-
ceived his honorable discharge from
the U. S. Navy on Jan. 19, at Camp
Wallace, Texas, and is enjoying a
stay with home folks and friends.
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Norman I. Brotemarkle, who re
cently received his honorable dis-
charge from service in the U.
Navy was here the first of the
week visiting his mother, Mrs. Anna
JBrotemarkle, and other relatives
■ and friends.
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y S/Sgt. and Mrs. Wilbur Powers
nd son of Port Neches spent the
eck end with homefolks and
iends. He has just received his
honorable discharge after three
Tears of service in the Army, part
if the time being spent in the ETO
» .nd seven months on Luzon with
vV the Occupation Army. Besides being
awarded the Combat Infantryman’s
badge, he has the ETO ribbon with
two bronze stars, the American
Defense, Asiatic, and Good Conduct
ribbons, also the Victory Medal.
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NEW ORLEANS, La.—Lieut.
Billy P. Tucker USNR, of Nacog
doches, Texas has been awarded a
letter of Commendation from the
Secretary of the Navy, the Navy
announced todpy,
Lieut. Tucker was commended for
his performance as an officer in the
submarine service during a wartime
patrol against the Japanese. His
wife is Mrs. Dorothea Hanna Tuck'
er of 10 Anderson Ave., Scarsdale,
New York.
Lieut. Tucker’s mother, Mrs. A.
G. Skinner, resides at Box 92, Pa-
lacios, Texas.
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1 CAMP WALLACE—The follow-
,ng men from Palacios, Texas, have
t>ceived their honorable discharges
•om the Navy at this center.
Luther B. Allgood, 22, Mortor
Machinist Mate First Class; son of
Mr. Allgood of box 278 entered
'.the Naval Service in November of
and has served 26 months in
Asiatic-Pacific.
■<s R. Maddox, 24; Seaman
son of Mr. and Mrs.
entitled “Get Out of That Rut,”
from an issue of “Rotarian” he
presented a timely and interesting
program.
This week being the 36th anni
versary of Scouting, Mr. Grant,
called upon Mr. Lyles, field Scout
executive of El Campo, to give a
short history of the movement. Mr.
Lyle stated at approximately 12,-
000,000 boys had been Scouts, with
the present enrollment now ap-
proximately 2,000,000.
In reviewing the article from the
“Rotarian,” Mr. Grant compared it
with the possibilities and future of
Palacios, stressing cleaning up, re-
modeling, increasing in size of busi-
ness houses, opportunities for big
and little businesses here. The was
impressed by the difference the
town looked with the addition of
several neon signs, and remodeling.
Two new members were welcom-
ed into the club. Audry Sullivan
of the Palacios Pharmacy and Allan
Morris of the Red Head Mud Co.
were the new members.
Edward Bishop, a former Pa-
lacios man was killed and his broth-
er-in-law, R. C. Byers, seriously
injured in an explosion aboard
43-foot fishing boat in the Harvard
Channel at Freeport Tuesday morn-
ing.
Bishop and Byers were in part
nership in the fishing business and
Bishop had just recently moved his
family to Freeport.
The explosion occurred at the
dock of the Western Shell Fish
company we learn, and Bishop had
gone to the boat Tuesday morning.
Byers who lives on the boat was
asleep in the bunk at the time of
the explosion. He leaped overboard
and swam to a nearby boat.
It is supposed when Bishop enter-
ed the boat he went to the engine
room, apparently to start the motor
when the blast occurred causing
the boat to sink almost immedi-
ately.
Arthur Harris, Jr., candidate for
County Judge, was calling on the
voters in this community Tuesday.
D. L. Maddox of Route 1 entered
the Naval Service in July of 1944
and has served 13 months in the
Asiatic-Pacific.
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CAMP WALLACE, Tex.—The
following men from Palacios, Texas
have received their honorable dis-
charges from the Navy at this cen-
ter:
Albert Rendon, 23, Ship’s cook
third class, husband of Mrs. A.
Rendon of 368 6th St. entered the
naval servicp in June of 1944 and
has served 19 months in the Asi-
atic-Pacific.
Earl L. Biddy, 33, Gunner’s mate
second class, son of Mrs. M. D.
Eddy of Gen. Del. entered the naval
service in 1944 and has served 16
months in the Asiatic-Pacific.
Theodore Inman Cox, 28, Mail-
man second class, husband of Mrs.
T. I. Cox, entered the naval service
in June of 1943 and has served 20
months in the Asiatic-Pacific.
Stabilized Rents
Subject To Great
Pressure, OPA States
— Stabilized rents are being sub-
jected to great pressures today,
far greater than those that sent
uncontrolled rents sky-rocketing
per cent in the period between the
Armistice in 1618 and 1921, Mrs.
Emma L. Carleton, Area Rent Di
rector, of the Matagorda Bay De-
fense Rental Area, said today.
“The housing shortage is more
acute now than it was after the
first world war, when 90 per cent
of the rent inflation during the
war period took place. Then $40
rents soared to $60, and $60 rents
climbed to $90.
“Today we have rent control to
protect tenants from similar or
even greater inflation. As long as
OPA rent control is continued by
Congress, tenants will be safe-
guarded until pressures on rents
are relieved and normal landlord
tenant bargaining is restored.”
Mrs. Carleton pointed out that in
this area no quick relief for the
housing shortage or the pressures
on rent can be expected.
“Naturally, OPA is doing every,
thing possible to encourage the
building of small rental units that
are so urgently needed while keep-
ing its barriers against inflationary
rents,’’ Mrs. Carleton said. To en-
courage it, builders are being given
definite commitments now by the
OPA, before construction is start-
ed, on the maximum rents that they
may get for all housing units that
they are planning to build. The
builders are required only to sub-
mit their plans and specifications
to the area rent office and the area
rent office will then tell them what
they may charge before work is
started.
“The outlook for increased build-
ing under this OPA program is
bright. However, even if the build-
ing boom exceeds all past records,
it will take from 6 to 10 years to
complete enough housing units to
meet current and expected demands.
“Meanwhile tenants and land-
lords alike should observe their ob
ligations under rent control and
contact their area rent office when
they have rent problems or ques-
tions'.”
The Area Rent Office is located
at 2109 Avenue G, upstairs, Bay
City Texas, and may be reached by
telephone over Phone 623.
Legless D A V, Teaches Child To ,Walk
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Sgt. Harold Dixon of Mt Ranier, Md.,
double amputee of World War II who was recently elected national
first junior vice commander of the Diaabled American Veterans,
helps daughter Glenda Mae, I, take her first steps. Sgt. Dixon, a
patient at Walter Reed Hospital will walk soon himself with the aid
of two artificial legs. The DAV official, who lost both legs in Ger-
many, will devote full time to aiding his disabled buddies after dis-
charge from hospital.
Mrs. Duncan Ruthven Receives
Posthumous Award Presented
Selective Service Board Members
At a brief and impressive servic(
at the Wharton city hall Thursday
afternoon Major Hal C. Johnson,
representing the state director of
selective service, assisted by Char-
les Ehlert of state headquarters,
presented awards to 37 members of
area 10. These men represented the
draft boards of the counties of Aus-
Poultry Clinic To B©
Held In Bay City
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Mrs. Alma S. Hale, County Home
Demonstration Agent, announces a
Poultry Clinic to be held in Bay
City, Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the
Service Center, beginning at 10
a. m. Dr. E. A. Grist, Mr. S. A.
Moore and Mr. S. Z. Beanblossum,
representatives of the Extension
Service, College Station, will be
present to talk about different
tin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend
Jackson, Matagorda and Wharton.
The first award was presented to
Mrs. Duncan Ruthven of Palacios
for her husband, Duncan Ruthven
who died January 1946. Mr. Ruth
ven had served from the organize
tion of the Matagorda County board
until his death. With Mrs. Ruth-
ven was her son, Dr. Donald Ruth-
ven of Houston.
Other awards were as follows:
Austin County: A. A. Charpiot,
Jerry Frank Esterak, Robert Henry
Hackbarth, A. L. Hallman, Miles
Knolle and J. Lee Dittert; Brazoria
County: C. C. Callaway, ,W. C. Mc-
Lendon, Herbert H. Sharpe, F. K.
Stevens, W. G. Stewart, Carlos B.
Masterson; Colorado County: C. L.
Griffith, Sam K. Seymour, Jr., E.
R. Spencer, Herman Braden and
Gus Miller; Ft. Bend County: Ma-
son Briscoe, James B. Fowler,
Philip E. Pearson and D. R. Pear-
son; Jackson County: J. J. Hunt,
PhreV/nePistvitefind especial-l Wi^am H. McClure, E. D Whitei
ly those who are interested in rais-l WmLH- Hamblen; Matagorda Coun-
ing poultry, and
flocks.
improving their
G. R. Halliday Asks
Reelection As Justice
Of Peace, Pet. No. 3
G. R. Halliday) announces this
week as a candidate for re-election
to the office of Justice of the Peace
of this precinct. Mr. Halliday has
conscientiously served in this ca-
pacity the past several years, and
in asking the voters to return him
to the office he assures a continua-
tion of the service rendered to the
very best of his ability. His can-
didacy is subject to the action of
the White Man’s Union primary,
Saturday, April 27.
Palacios Sharks Play
Final Basketball
< jame Friday Night
The Port Lavaca Sandcrabs will
be in Palacios, Friday, February;
15, 1946 for the second basketball
game with the local boys. The
Sharks were defeated in the first
game of the season, but they are
looking forward to a tight game
B’riday night. This will be the final
game of the season. The game
should be a very interesting one,
and your attendance will be appre-
ciated.
Be at the high school gym at 7:30
and boost the Sharks to victory. A
slight admission fee will be charged.
Boy Scout Troop
No. 47 Observes
Anniversary Week
This is the last day of the Inter-
national Scout week. It started Feb-
ruary 8 'and ends today, February
14.
The scout organization, which
has been in operation for 36 years,
extends all over the world, in all
the Americas, Cuba, Europe, Asia,
and many other countries.
Palacios people should be proud
lof its Troop 47 and do all possible
to support it. Scouting is import-
ant and helpful to boys.
The Palacios Troop has 18 mem-
bers, seven star scouts, one first
class, four second class, four tender-
feet, two new scouts, and more
cubs coming in. That is a good rec-
ord. The troop has an efficient new
Scoutmaster, Mr. Glendale Clay-
bourn.—Reported.
ty: Rowland Rugeley, Pat Thomp-
son and A. A. ,Erickson; Wharton
County: F. B. Duncan, R. H. Han-
cock, John Norris, and M. S. Mun-
son, Jr.
The ceremony was sponsored by
the Wharton Chamber of Commerce
with the invocation given by Rev.
Raymond Denton. iMayor Frank
Haines made the welcome address
and other speakers who lauded the
work of the selective service board
members included Mayor E. E. Ir-
win of Columbus, Judge S. G. Sam-
ple of Edna, Hunter P. Harris of
Fort Bend County, and Fran W.
Arrington of Freeport.
Charles Ingram, Jr., of Wharton
acted as master of ceremonies.
Gordon Starr Seeks
Constable’s Office
In April Election
Gordon Starr has authorized i
to place his name in the announce-
ment column as u candidate for the
office of Constable of this precinct,
subject to the action of the voters
at the White Man’s Union primary,
April 27.
Mr. Starr is now serving as con-
stable, having been appointed for
the office upon the resignation of
S. B. Buffaloe some months ago.
Mr. Starr will appreciate the sup-
port of his friends in this race and
assures them if elected he will en
deavor to perform his duties as an
officer of the law to the very best
of his ability.
Committees Appointed As
New C. of C. Directors
Convene For First Meeting
Eleven Directors, Two Visitors Attend
Initial Meeeting; Tres-Palacios Dam,
Frozen Foods, Holidays Discussed
Mr. E. J. Miller is back on his
job at Arnold’s Grocery after a
week’s absence, due to illness.
MV. and Mrs. Karl Wickham had
as their guests over the week end,
Mr. and Mrs. Hebert Markwardt
and children of Freeport.
Many items of interest were dis-
cussed at the regular meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce board of
directors Tuesday night.
The new president, D. M. Green,
was in the chair and the following
members were present: A. Rioux,
R. H. Grant, Guy Johnson, R. P.
Newsom, Glen Claybourn, Arnold
Burton, T. S. Brandon, M. T. Brook
ing, Carlton Crawford and L.
Greenhaw. Two visitors also attend
ed, Mrs. D. M. Green and R.
Bozeman. Mrs. Green, a delegate
from the Athena Club, was there
to ask the cooperation of the Cham
ber of Commerce in the Club’s cam
paign of cleaning up the city,
motion was made and seconded that
R. N. Grant meet with the Club
its next meeting.
President Green reported having
received many inquiries as to what
was being done about the dam
across the river and following
motion duly made and seconded he
appointed a special committee with
Glen Claybourn as chairman
make a report as to progress
work being done.
The following committee chair-
men were appointed by the presi-
dent: Industrial, M. T. Brooking
Agricultural, Arnold Burton; Edu
ration and Recreation, R. P. New-
som; Public Welfare, W. C. Gray;
Highways, Guy Johnson; Member-
ship, T. S. Brandon; Entertainment,
C. Crawford; Finance, T. S. Bran-
don; Public Improvement, R. N.
Grant; Waterways, H. C. Campbell;
Transportation, A. Rioux; Aims and
Objects, M. T. Brooking.
Mr. Brooking, as chairman of the
Aims and Objects committee, re
quested Mr. Rioux and Mr. Green-
haw to serve with him. He also
gave some good suggestions about
the growing of vegetables in the
surrounding territory. C. W. Craw-
ford followed Mr. Brooking with
some additional suggestions and
stated the Booth Fisheries and
Frozen Foods Corporation were
ready to come in and buy the vege-
tables if the farmers would grow
them.
A motion was made and seconded
that a committee be appointed to
see Mt-. Clegg of the Colter Cor-
poration as to when a representa-
tive of his could be reached in re-
gard to the purchasing of produce
and President Green named Mr.
Brooking and Mr. Johnson as this
committee.
The secretary was then instruct-
ed to write each merchant and re-
quest them to give the names of
farmers who would be able to sup-
ply produce for this new market,
Among the reports to come up
for discussion was that of Mr. Bur-
ton who stated he had been inform
ed that the Honor Roll Board was
nearing completion. Mr. Bozeman
as a visitor, spoke on the rumor he
had heard of Camp Hulen being
used as a convalescent camp. Mr.
Grant gave his views as to the fu
ture of Palacios, its prospects and
possibilities, and closed with some
very good suggestions.
The Holiday Calendar was dis
cussed and a motion made that the
secretary see the merchants in re-
gard to days to be selected. An
amendment to that motion was
made and the sccetary instructed
to take a suggested Calendar to
each merchant for his approval.
Mr. Green spoke of his attending
the County 4-H and F.F.A. boys’
live stock show, and receiving the
following letter:
Mr. D. M. Green
Palacios, Texas
Dear Mr. Green:
We wish to express to you our
appreciation for your fine co-opera-
tion and support of our first annual
Matagorda County 4-H and F.F.A.
boy’s livestock show. Although the
bidding on the calves went much
higher than we had anticipated, we
did appreciate you being present at
our sale and your bid meant much
in the final price we received for
the calves. It was only through the
fine cooperation and backing of
men like yourself that made our
show the success it turned out to be.
We expect to make the show an
annual event and believe that it
will do much in furthering the in-,,
terest of improving livestock kt
Matagorda County. «
Very truly yours,
John E. Hutchison
County Agricultural Agent
John A. Hagler
Vocational Agriculture Teacher
Ed Barrett Re-elected *
Chief of Volunteer
Fire Department •>,,
At the regular meeting of the
Volunteer Fire Department Mon-
day night officers for the ensuing
year were chosen with the re-elec-
tion of Ed Barrett as chief, John
D. Bowden, assistant chief and J.
B. Feather, secretary and treasurer.
In keeping with the newly adopt-
ed constitution and by-laws ji-hich
call for three trustees, rh?ifry"9lll**—
rett, John C. Richards and George
Hunter were elected for these
places. Members of the Pension
Board elected are George Hunter
and J. B. Feather with Wm. H.
Clement, Jr., held over from last
year. The mayor and treasurer are
automatically members of this
board according to the State Pen-
sion Board and are expected to
meet and work with it.
Chief Barrett appointed squad
foremen as follows: No. 1, Hugh
Dismukes; No. 2, Russell Wil-
liams; No. 3, John Richards; No. 4,
Wm. H. Clement.
The annual banquet will be held
next Monday night at the Green
Lantern Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Kerens and
son, David, of near Chillicothe, Mb.,
arrived in Palacios last week for
an extended stay. Mr. Kerens is a
nephew of the late W. E. Green, and
had been to , Brownsville visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Jim C. Green
before coming to Palacios. He is
also a nephew of Mrs. Laura Wor-
den, of Tulsa, Okla., who accom-
panied them to Houston where she
is visiting relatives and expects to
come here later.
Civic Committee of
Athena Club Gives
Clean-Up Suggestion
The Civic Committee of the
Athena Club as their suggestion of
the week in having a clean-up and
beautifying campaign in Palacios
brought a newspaper clipping to
the office telling of the Beautifica-
tion foundation of Lufkin, and th<-
plans they had made for the year’s
work. Among the undertakings of
the organization were the trimming
of shrubbery, moving and trans-
planting of plants, planting of new
trees, will fill ditches, placing trasn
cans on the streets, and survey the
vacant lots for mowing of weeds.
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Victory Clothing
Committee Thanks
All Who Assisted
We want to say thanks to all who
helped in the Victory Clothing col-
lection. To the Boy Scouts and
their Scoutmaster, Glendale Clay-
bourn for picking up Victory Cloth-,
ing; to the American Laajygjrt
tying the boxes, and to T|g j
gave so generously of lovely, i. can
clothing, and shoes nicely cleaned
and tied in pairs as we asked.
About two thousand pounds of
clothing and nine sacks of shoes
were shipped. Again we want to
say thank you.
Committee: Mrs. Carl Baqken,
Mrs. A. R. Hillyer, Mrs. Oscar
Cavallin, Mrs. W. C. Gray.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Buller
who Jiave made their home in La-
redo several years, moved back to
Palacios this week and are located
in their new home on fourth street,
the former Herman Bieri residence.
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