Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 2, 1970 Page: 1 of 8
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LIONS READY FOR SATURDAY
“Your Schools” concerned itself
with the “Battle of the Budget”
and Palacios Independent School
District financial problems in last
week’s column, questions were in-
vited and a number of questions
were received.
Several of the most often asked
questions and the answers based
upon actual facts are the subjects
of this article.
Question: “Why docs the P.
I. S. D. need four counselors win.
are paid out of local funds?
Answer: “The P. I. S. D. has two
guidance counselors, one in ele-
mentary schools, and one second-
ary schools. One counselor’s salary
is paid 100 percent by Title I
funds of the Elementary Second-
ary Education Act, and one Coun-
selor’s salary is paid 50 percent by
the Texas Minimum Foundation
t Program and 50 percent by P. I.
S. D. local funds. We may be given
one-half N.D.E.A. Title V coun-
selor.
Question: Why don’t athletic
coaches have to teach classes,
couldn’t we save money by having
coaches teach classes?” “Are they
paid too much”?
Answer: The P.I.S.D. has six
boys and two girls coaches which
is about the average number for
any size AA school. Each of the
coaches has one class with an
athletic team and is assigned four
other classes making a total of
five classes which is the regular
class load for all teachers. State
law and accreditation standards re-
quire that all teachers must also
have at least 45 minutes of prep-
aration time during the regular
school day.
According to a survey conducted
last year, the P.I.S.D. coaching
Staff is paid only average coach-
ing salaries in relation to what
other school districts in the area
are paying coaches.
A similar question was asked
about the band director’s work load
.VOLUME LX1II NUMBER 27
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS 77465
Thursday, july 2, 1970 1QC Per Copy
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“RED” ADAIR’S POWERFUL BOAT TO BE SEEN AT THE “FIRECRACKER 200” HERE JULY FOURTH
Bolling's Town
& Country Grand
Opening July 1-2-3
Bolling’s Town and Country, at
the corner of Fifth and Commerce,
will swing wide its doors at 9 a.m.
Wednesday July 1, for the first of
a big 3-day Grand Opening Sale.
Tom and Barbara Bolling, who
and salaries. The answer is that also operate a Town and Country
their teaching loads and salaries. in Blessing, formerly Matthes
are set up on the same basis as j Hardware, recently purchased the
the athletic coaches. | stock and fixtures of Lawson’s
Question: How many teaching Hardware. For the past few weeks
units is P I. S. D. allowed by the
Minimum Foundation Program and
how many teachers are totally paid
out of local funds?
Answer: P.I.S.D. is allowed 66%
they and their crew have been
busy refurbishing the building, re-
painting, remodeling and restocking
to give Palacios an up-|to-d(a/te
hardware.
teaching units by the Minimum j They are now ready for the gen-
Foundation Program, four Title T: oral public to come in, browse
teaching units, one Title I coun- around and get acquainted. Dur-
selor, one-half Title I librarian, one jng the Grand Opening, door prizes
Federal-State Fund vocational \yill be awarded each day including
teacher, and one half NDEA (Title | Sherwin Williams Antiquing kit,
V) counselor. Local funds will be i Crescent socket set, Lady Sunbeam
used to pay the salaries of nine | professional hair dryer, club aiumi-
and one-half teacher units (down i num griddle (control in handle),
four from last year). The State al- The Grand Prize, which will be
lows these to be those with the given away at 3 p.m. Friday, July 3,
(See “YOUR SCHOOLS,” Page 4) I will be a Winegard CW 1000 an-
________ I tenna with a retail value of $100.
« ^ . During the sale, there will be
Baptist General
Youth Camp To
Open Mon., July (
Registration
price reductions on all Red Star
items and triple Shoppers Bond
stamps for all Sunbeam Vista ap-
pliances purchased.
Bolling’s Town and Country will
feature a complete line of high
quality hardware. Just a few of the
many items they will handle are
Winegard antennas, Zenith radios
and TVs Eveready flashlights and
for the Palacios *>atteries- Queen cutlery, rubber
General Youth Camp will begin ait
2 p.m. Monday, July 6, at the Tex-
as Baptist Encampment. The camp
will continue through July 11.
Ed Wiggins of Conroe will be the
camp director. Other camp person-
nel will include John Click, Hous-
ton, camp pastor and senior high
Bible study; Charles Tope, Uganda,
camp missionary; Jon, Enlow,
Houston, music coordinator; Gerald
Ray, Ft. Worth, choral clinician;
Otis Strickland, Dallas, adult Bible
study and vespers; Wayne Ben-
nett, Lake Jackson, junior high
Bible study and Ronnie Lucas,
Houston, recreation director.
Each day’s activities will begin
at 7:415 a.m. with wake up and con-
tinue till lights out at 11:30 p.m.
The flag raising ceremony will be
held each morning at 8:10 followed
by breakfadb, Bible study, seminar
or choral work choir rehearsal.
During the afternoon there will be
a rest period and recreation. Fol-
lowing dinner at 6 p.m. the agenda
will include vespers, evening wor-
ship, mission emphafcis, fellowship
and cabin meditations._
boots, Master locksl Aeromotor
parts, lawn care products, barbed
wire, posts, staples, nails, water
and sewer pipe, plumbing supplies,
appliances and electrical supplies,
Sherwin Williams paints,, nuts and
bolts hand and garden tools, and
fishing tackle.
Ann Curnutt will be manager of
the local store. Come in and get
acquainted with her.
TKo Weather:
Date
Max. Min.
Free
June 24
79°
71°
4.16
June 25
86“
75“
trace
June 26
88“
70“
0.07
June 27
89“
79“
0.00
June 28
87“
78“
0.00
Juxje 29
89°
80“
0.00
June 80
89“
78“
0 00
Total rainfall for year 27.95
At Wagner General:
Patients In HospHal:
Aprilla Cavallin, Grace Barnett,
Elias Luna, Joe Cerda, Richard
Valentine, Ethlyn Curtis, Elizabeth
Blackwell, Edna Williams, Neldine
Beard, Peggy Harvill, L. C. Smith,
Susie Simons, Lucy Starr, Grace
Stapleton, C. O, Huff, George Coop-
er, Otis Haynes, Ethel McDonough,
Lydia Quintanilla, Mary Medina,
Juanita Rodriguez, Lorancia Mar-
tinez, Manuel Morales:, Adolfo Al-
t’amira, Evelyn Belk, Luz Bena-
vides, John Richards, Den Welsh,
Monroe Mulkey, Ennis Peters.
Patients Dismissed:
William Hgsley, Mary Louise
Walker, Josephine Ybarra, Mat-
thew Limille, Emmett Clary, Etta
Mao Haynes, Biina Priee, Winnie
Gainer, Dianna Rodriguez, Tobjr
Reyna, Matilda Munoz and baby
boy, Sherry Smith, Faye Price, Ge-
naro Cano, Victoria Murphy, Janie
Roach, Margaret Trull, Virginia
Linville, Rosa Linda Guerrera and
baby girl, Charlene Breaux and
baby boy, Forrest Schulte, Travis
Johnson, Catalina Ramirez, iMoHie
Chiles.
PALACIOS LIONS CLUB
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1970
12:00 noon - 5:00 P.M.—Registration and Practice at
Race Site
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM—Party for race officials, drivers
and crelws at private home on rivej-.
9:00 PM - Till—Dance at Palacios Recreation Center
honoring Red Adair.
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1970
9:00 AM - 12 noon—{Registration and Practice at Race
Site.
10:00 AM—All concession stands open.
11:30 PM—Serving of Barbecue begins.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM—Drivers Meeting & Scorers
Meeting.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM—Course open.
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM—PYe-race ceremonies. Course Closed.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM—Single Engine Race
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM—Round-A-Rounds
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM—Multi Outboard & Unlimited In-
board Race
6:30 PM—Awards at Race Site.
10:00 PM—Drawing for “Tin Lizzie” and Fireworks
Display.
Have A Glorious 4th — See You Next Year!
By DICK BROWN
City Manager
Your Council will meet on July
6, at 8:00 p.m. to discuss the City’s
application to the Federal Govern-
ment for approval of Emergency
Flood Insurance for the City of
Palacios. We ask that all interested
citizens be there to hear what this
proposal will mean to you as an in-
dividual. Eli Mayfield will make
the presentation.
I would like again !to ask all
parents to please keep their child-
ren from following the fog truck
while it is in operation. We still
have a few children who insist on
asking for trouble. We are left
with only one solution. Every child
within 200 feet runnig or riding a
bicycle of the fog truck will be
picked up and turned over to the
County Juvenile Department. So
stay away from the truck!
Parks Department — The City
staff noted that on Sunday the 21st
of June, 217 persons were swim-
ming or enjoying the picnic facili-
ties in the Pavlion beach area. Of
course, this makes all of us here at
City Hall proud *6 know that the
area has been so well kept that you,
as citizens can enjoy yoar park
landsx
Again, I would like to thank those
citizens who have attempted to
clean-up their property. Most have
done an excellent job, but there
are still a few who refuse to help
in this effort to beautify Palacios.
I would ask a special favor of
those people who live on the com-
ers, if possible we would appreciate
it if the grass around fire plugs,
warning signs and street name
Linda Stuhrenberg
Elected To Office
Stale 4-H Council
Linda Stuhrenberg, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Stuhrenberg,
attended the recent Texas 4-H
Council Workshop on the Univer-
sity of Houston campus. She repre-
sented the 19 counties of District 11
at the five-day workshop.
At the workshop, Linda received
training in how to communicate
with younger 4-H club members
and adults and how to broaden the
4-H image in the Distx'ici and
Counties.
On the fourth day of the work-
shop, Linda was chosen by •. the
24 delegates attending to serve as
Public Relations Chairman of the
Texas 4-H Oounc'l for 1970-71. She
will be responsible for public in-
formation for 111-* 80,000 member
Texas 4-H organization.
Other officers for 1970-71 are
Randy Miller of Edinburg, state
chairman; Bill Bergfeld of Con-
roe, boy vice chairman; Elizabeth
(Bo) Rosce of Brackettville, girt
vice chairman and Barbara Ciavarra
of Devine, secretary-treasurer.
signs, could be mowed. Some are
already doing this and we at Ci|y
Hall thank you. If each person could
help in this area, it does make your
property more attractive and saves
City manpower for other duties.
ff you desire to make a tax
deductible donation to the Park lm-
provment Fund .to provide needed
playground equipment and land-
scaping for City owned Parks, it
can be mailed or brought to City
Hall with your water and sewer bill.
Race Winners In
Southwest Circuit
Leaders in the Southwest Race
Circuit following the Houston Gulf
Coast Marathon Association, Inc.’s
first two races held at Bayshorc
and Lake Charles, La. are Walter
McFerrin, M. D. Pumphrey, Ken-
neth Mann, Bill Allen and Don
Shepherd.
Racers and their total points to
date in the class are:
51-85 hp Single Engine Outboard
Class: Walter McFerrin, 104; John-
ny Johnson, 93; Bill Coffman, 92;
Duke Waldrop, 44; Jim Weston, 40;
and Dan Long, 35.
86-135 hp Single Engine Out-
board Class: M. D. Pumphrey, 99;
Larry Coffman, 71; Billy Lloyd, 70;
Bob Witt, 55; Robert Richter, 49;
Randall Symons, 49; Norris Bynum,
44; Gary Maze, 40; Ken Cruik-
shank, 37; Ray Standley, 37; Wally
Hitchcock, 34; Ronnie Bruton, 34;
Jack iMIcPhail, 33; and Johnnie
Sanders, 32.
126-up hp Single Engine Out-
board Class: Kenneth Mann, 104;
David Alaniz, 79; Fred Bradshaw,
74; Bob Witt 515; Rachel Shepherd,
49; Jamies Griffin, 44; Tommy
Posey, 40; Gene Flynt, 37; Jerry
Craig, 34; Randall Symons, 34;
Clayton Elmer, 33; Richard Hill,
33; Jerry Raney, 32; and Chris
Shepherd, 31.
Multi Engine Outboard Class:
Bill Afllan, 37; Johnnie Sanders,
55; Joe Fielder, 49; Bob Witt. 49;
Hiram Muecke, 44; Tommy Hath-
away, 44; Lee Richter, 40; and
Howard Johnson, 40.
Unlimited Inboard Class: Don
Shepherd, 104; Red Adair, 8t; Jim
Bute, 75; Don Smith, 55; Bruce Te-
Sclle, 49; Roy Davis, 44; Brent
Cole, 40; and Gary Vickers, 40.
Those who take the Houston
Chronicle perhaps read the feature
story in last Sunday’s paper about
Rachel Shepherd, 16 year old
daughter of Don Shepherd. Rachel
is in fifth place in the 126-up hp
Single Engine Outboard Class. She
participated in last year’s races in
Palacios.
Alcoa Promotes Three
Men To Foremonship
Three new foremen have been an-
nounced in the smelting plant of
Aluminum Company of America’s
Point Comfort Operations.
Otto R. Salena of Point Com-
fort and Robert IWl Koch, Sr., of
Palacios, both potmen, and Lee E.
Rous, Jr., of Victoria* a control
technic#!n, have been promoted to
potroom line foremen.
Koch, a native of LaWard, join-
fed Alcoa at Point Comfort in 1950.
He attended public schools in Fran-
Annual Budget
Needs Big Raise
For City Services
In a letter addressed to the
members of the City Council, City
Manager Dick Brown, gave a break-
down of the recently approved 1970-
71 budget and work program as
follows:
“Presented herewith is the ap-
proved Budget and Work Program
for the 1970-71 fiscal year, as
directed by the Council. This in-
cludes revenues and expenditures
for the City’s General, Water and
Sewer, Refuse Collection, Airport
and Equipment Funds, showing,
where applicable, actual 1968-69,
revised 1969-70 and approved 1970-
71 amounts.
“As was noted at the Budget
hearing, this year’s document has
been redesigned to better facilitate
a more meaningful, comprehensive
and simplified method of account-
ing and Budget preparation.
’’This document contains five
operating funds which work inde-
pendently and as a whole.
“The approved Budget reflects
a thorough analysis of the service
programs needed by departmental
and staff personnel and establish-
ment of work programs designed
to meet the most critical needs of
this community in this and fore-
coming years.
“The approved budget for $398,-
381.00, is for the five operating
funds of the City. This shows an
increase of $53,062.00 from last
year’s revised Budget of $355,-
319.00.
“The revenues for this increase
are totally attributable to the in-
crease in assessed valuation and
the establishment of water and
sewer schedules for both residential
and commercial accounts plus rate
increases in Residential and Com-
mercial refuse collections.
“In the 1969-70 Budget, the City
purchased $78,000.00 worth of
equipment, both replacement and
additional, to provide increased
service to the community. Among
these purchases was a fire truck,
a $30,000.00 item, Which substant-
ially increased the protection for the
City of Palacios, noth in fire alarms
ar.d in keeping ithe citizens of Pa-
lacios from receiving an increase
in fire insurance rates using the
State Key Rate system.
“The approved budget provides
a general continuation of the ser-
vices of the current year, with
needed street and drainage im-
provement and waiter and sewer
extension and replacement.
“The 1970-71 Budget reflects a
5% increase for all employees. This
is justifiable in view of the infla-
tionary spiral of the cost of living
throughout the United States.
“Again this year, $4,400.00 has
been set aside as the community’s
participation in the Palacios Li-
brary. This allows our community
to receive additional funds from
the State for new book purchases
and book loan rentals.
“Last year’s Budget outlined the
possibility of a proposed retirement
system for City Employees. But
again this year, this program will
have to be delayed until such time
as funds present themselves for
6uch Budget expenditures.
“Many of our water lines are
budgeted to be replaced in the next
fiscal year. Spring of 1971 will
probably be a starting date for this
replacement program.
“With the redesign of the Bud-
get, two most important depart-
ments have been added. This al-
lows funds to help the community
in the area of Police protection and
traffic safety.
“Additional street construction
is proposed in an effort to continue
the program already established.
Funds for replacement and addi-
tional warning signs have besp set
aside to aid in this area of service.
Included in this Budget are %inds
Annual July 4th
Festivities Feature
'Firecracker 200'
Everything is in readiness for
the Lions Club annual carnival and
“Firecracker 200’’ boat races sched-
uled for this Saturday, July 4th,
and the way things are shaping up
it looks like this year’s affair is
going to be a sure enuff hum-
dinger.
The curtain will rise on the 1070
celebration Friday night at a
dance at the Palacios Recreation
Center honoring the famed oil well
firefighter “Red” Adair.
Things will really begin to pop
at 10 a.m. Saturday on East Bay
Shoro when the concession stand
barkers begin tfieir speil, “try
your luck here”, “cold drinks”,
“hamburgers”, “cotton candy”, “ice
old watermelon”, “ride the hobby
horses or ferris wheel”, “take a
chance”, etc.
Folks will have no problem find-
ing plenty of delicious food. Beef
or chicken barbecue with all the
trimmings will be served starting
at 11:30 a.m. They have been busy
all week preparing for the hun-
dreds of people expected to eat
there. As usual, there will be a
number of food stands scattered
around the carnival grounds for
those not wanting barbecue.
Promptly at 2 p.m., the thrills
and spills will begin when the
members of the Houston Gulf Coast
Marathon Association crank up
those singly engines and start
making laps around the course of
the Palacios “Firecracker 200”. A3
the afternoon progresses the en-
A $1.00 per car parking fee
for the boat races will be charged
with the proceeds from this por-
tion going as the local club’s
participation to the Lions Club's
Crippled Children's Camp. The
local club is sending six child-
ren to the camp this summer.
gines will get more powerful and
the speed greater. The races are
expected to draw thousands of visi-
tors and you are advised to come
early for a choice viewing place.
The fitting climax is a grand
and glorious finale which the crowd
will long remember. At the close
of the evening’s activities, around
10, the sky will be aglow with a
beautiful display of fireworks in-
cluding aerial salutes, bombshells,
reports and flares.
Have you seen the % size 1910
model T Ford that some lucky per-
son is going to win that night?
The members of the Palacios
Lions Club have gone all out to
make this one the best celebrations
ever staged, so be sure to take in
as many activities as possible.
There will be fun and entertain-
ment for Young and old, so y’all
come, the welcome mat is out.
citas and LaWard. He attained the for replacement of the signal in
rank of staff sergeant in the Ajrmy dicator at Fifth and Main, which
and won numerous ribbons and we can all agree is justified,
medfels—including thijbe bronze “This City Council can expect
Stars—in the Pacific Theator dur- from my office the greatest possible
ing World War II. Koch hbs been
active in the American Legion, V.
cooperation in carrying out the doc-
umented programs of service and
F. W., 4-H Club, Masonic Lodge and* 1 can be assured that additional
the Little League in Palacios. studies will be under way at all
He and his wife, Hazel, lire in
the Palacios area. They have a son,
Robert Jr., and a daughter, Rita.
tames to provide the City of Pa-
lacios the most for its dollar.
“In conclusiop, I would, on bo-
July 4th Week-End
May Claim Lives
Of 46 In Texas
AUSTIN — Colonel Wilson E.
Speir, director of the Texas De-
partment of Public Safety, today
cautioned motorists that traffic
accidents during the Independence
Day period from 6 p.m. Thursday,
July 2, to midnight Sunday, July
5 may claim as many as 46 lives in
Texas.
“I am urging all Texans to
adopt the ‘Drive Fisinedly’ theme
during this holiday and to avoid un-
safo practices which contribute to
accidents,” Spoil- said.
The DPS director listed the chief
factors |fcoi$tribUting to traffic
crashes as speed boo fast for con-
ditions, driving while drinking, and
driving on the wrong side of the
road, often as the result of fatigue.
Speir said all available High-
way Patrolmen will be on duty dur-
ing the holiday period, augmented
by uniformed officers from other
DPS services. Also, the DPS will
conduct its “Operation Motorcide”
program of tabulating and an-
ruoi|ncing traffic accidents three
times daily in an effort to bring
about increased awareness of the
added dangers of holiday travel.
Mrs. G. H. Faubion is spending
the week in Corpus Christi with hei
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Shelton and
family. __
half of the City Staff and Jhe citi-
zens of Palacios, show by statement
our appreciation to you, as the
City Council, for your concern and
foresight in approving this docu-
ment.
‘1With the stature of responsible
citizens representing their com-
munity, Palacios must grow and
prosper in future years.”
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