Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1969 Page: 3 of 8
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Thursday, August 7, 1969
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MRS BAIRD'S
The hand-twisted loaf
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SUMMER PAINT SALE
Good line of paint, inside and outside—all colors
at a savings, starting at................$1.99 and up
Good supply of barb wire ............................ $5.95
Yard and Field Fencing — Garden and Farm Tools
Large Selection of Screen Wire and
Screen Doors ............ ..................... $7.50 & up
Also Inside and Outside Doors............$2.-50 & up
Plumbing Fixtures—Tubs, Sinks,
Lavatories ................................ from $7.50 & up
AH Brands of Appliances, Washers, Stoves $98 & up
All Kinds of Camping Equipment and
Lawn Beds ........................................ $9.50 & up
Filing Cabinets and Desk....................... $7.95 & up
A Big Lot of Furniture at Reasonable Prices
AH Kinds of Bedding, Box Spring and Bed Springs
Mattresses, as low as............................ $12.50 & up
All Brands Motor Oil at Low, Low Prices 20c qt. & up
Good Supply Chassis, Gun Greese, Wheel Bearing
Grease and Transmission Grease at........12c lb.
Big Supply Tractor & Truck Tires at Discount Prices
AJ1 Sizes of Pipe and AH Types Pipe Fittings;
Also Gas Line Pipe in Big Quantities
for Irrigation ....................................12c ft. & up
Steel and Iron, Angle Iron and I Beams .......6 '/i lb.
Any Amount and Size of Welding Rods .... $4.50 box
Good Supply of Roofing, Corrugated Iron,
Sheet Metal ..................................$9-50 sq. & up
Cotton Picker Grease & Oil, 15 gal.................$6.75
ALL TYPES IRRIGATION PUMPS AND UNITS,
TRUCK BEDS AND TRAILER TRUCKS, AUGER
CARTS PRICED TO SELL!
PRICES GOOD IN EDNA & EL CAMPO STORES
FACTORY OUTLET STORE
HIGHWAY 71 N, EL CAMPO
AND 210 ED LINN, EDNA
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Range Fires Are
Now Real Hazard
COLLEGE STATION — Tho
greatest hazard to rangeland dur-
ing the hot and dry summer months
and into the fall and winter is fire.
Everyone, explains II. J. Faff8-
dale, Extension range specialist at
Texas A*M University, has a stake
in preventing range fires. The
rancher depends upon range vege-
tation to produce livestock which
ends up as steaks, lamb chops and
other meat products and which are
enjoyed by Texans.
And, adds Ragsdale, fishermen
and water enthusiasts want clear
rivers and lakes for fishing and
water sports. Fire denuded range-
lands are conducive to soil erosion
when the rains come, resulting in
silt laden rivers and silt-filled
muddy lakes.
The forage produced on range-
land also provides cover and food
for wildlife. Wildfires, points out
the specialist, can very materially
reduce the hunter’s opportunity for
a successful hunting season.
Oond moisture last spring re •
suited in much vegetative growth
but a hot and dry summer have
comhinod for optimum Tire condi-
tions, says Ragsdale.
He has the following sugges-
tions for preventing range fires.
Motorists should snuff out cigars
and cigarettes end place them in
the car’s ash tray instead of throw-
ing them out the car window.
Rercationists should he very care-
ful with camp fires. Fires should
not be left unattended.
Landowners can protect their
ranges by building fire guard.-.
| Sprayers and other fire fighting
equipment should be kept in good
repair and readily available for any
emergency. Communities and coun-
ties shouid have up -to-date work-
| able plans for fighting fires, em-
phasizes the specialist
Because everyone has a part in
preventing range fires and much
to lose in case of fire, Ragsdale
urges full compliance with all safe-
ty measures and immediate report-
ing of any fire which might be
noted.
Agrictulural research has de-
veloped an oblong tomato for easier
handling in shipping, packaging
and in the kitchen.
President Thomas Jefferson
wrote the epitaph for his own tomb-
stone: “Here was buried Thomas
Jefferson, author of the Declara-
tion of American Independence of
the Statute of Virginia for Re-
ligious Freedom, and Father of the
1 University of Virginia."__
By £ M BchlweU, Noted Textr
LA SALLE MONUMENT
Navasota
SIEUR de LA SALLE: “His was the restless spirit, the inquisitive urge to
explore strange lands and uncharted seas..." .
He set out to reach far horizons which held more lure than the glint of gold.
Tossing aside a life of wealth and ease, he chose the wild, adventurous,
unexplored New World.
On his third voyage to establish a fortified post on the Gulf of Mexico, he
met death at the hands of mutinous men of his own party.
The La Salle monument was erected at Navasota near the site where many
believe the assassination took place.
Thus, though the enterprise ended in failure and death, it strengthened
France’s claim to a greater part in the New World.
WE CAN SHARE IN NEW HORIZONS I
The average citizen can take part in the present exploration of new worlds
and the wonders of the new space age by investing in U. S. Savings Bonds.
Maybe we can’t all be astronauts, explorers, conquerors of the unknown,
but our dollars invested in Savings Bonds help make it possible for others
to “explore strange lands and uncharted seas."
Buy Bonds at your bank or on the payroll savings plan where you work.
Keep Freedom in Your Future with
% U. S. SAVINGS BONDS $
For free information on the sights nod The U. S. Government (foe* not
7^0n^m°Dm^mHr AGENCY. Treasury DepartmenUhanfo this
Boi TT, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas. newspaper for Its patriotic support.
| People,Spots InThe News
SO VIE l * the faster-than-sound f
WARRIOR AND PEACE.
Flowers brighten helmet of Lt.
Robert Youngs, commanding
rifle company near Due Pho,
South Vietnam.........
MIGHTY Ml!TT (?) ap-
pears to he Wrecking- frit P
sign pole, Lut it was al-g-
ready tilted
TOP SESSION: Rochester (N.Y.) police sergeant Don
Williams confers with members of Teens on Patrol,
(TOP). Some 100 TOPs work with police on playgrounds,
parks. Program, in its third summer, is funded through
an Eastman Kodak grant to Rochester Jobs, .Inc.
IT’S A FINANCIAL FACT
A TYPICAL RETIREMENT
PROGRAM PLANNEP IN
1935 FOR A 1979 RETIRE"
MENT WAT' DESIGNED TO
YIELD* 00 A MONTH-
ANP THAT'S SUPPOSED
TO F*Y RENT, UTILITY
ANP GROCERY BILLS
WI1R A LITTLE LEFT
OVER. IT WOULD HAVE
WORKED "'IF ITWER6NT
FOR INFLATION,
Planning wryouR
(RERREM&N ’'TODAY'S
YOUNG COU IK SHOULD
REEF IN Mil P THAT THE
COST OF Lh nginthe
year 2001 WILL BE
-THREE TIM! i HIGHER
THAN AT PR SENT.THIS*
COULD 051
FOR FA.'.v.uil
STRETCHING
GET TO Ml
E TNG CO:
pi
that's why it's especially
important to plan early
LT.CT, ANP CAREFULLY FOR RE-
jffl TiPEMENT YEARS. A
financial planner can
M# suggest a FLEXIP'.T
financial progkamth,\T
LQJ CAN HELP MAKE VOUR
RETIREMENT YEARS---
TAKE-IT-EASY YEARS.
by TrioMPSoN
f^WITCH'5 S7KEA/GTH IN HER MAIE
vTccoizpinoro a widely prevalent folic belief,
ANP IT COUlp 0E PESTeOYEP DY SHAVING THE HEAP,
OF A WOMAN SUSPECTED OF RDSSES5IMG EVIL POWERS-
m
-
Jrooms m Ape from
— 3ELIEVEPTOHAYETHE
POWER to PI5PELL EVIL—
AEE USED FOR "SWEEPING
AWAY" WITCHES IN SOME
PARTS OF ENGLAND TODAY/,
Matagorda County ASC Community
Comitteee Election Slated Next Month
The election of the ASC commun-
ity committees for farm program
administration in Matagorda Coun-
ty will be held during the third
week in September as in all agri-
cultural communities throughout
the nation, Wayne C. Buss, office
manager of the Matagorda County
ASCS, said today.
Tho community election will
again be by mail. Ballots will be
mailed to each known eligible •• oter
on Friday, September 5, 10G0. Buss
pointed out that in case eligible
voters fail to receive ballots
through the mail, they may obtain
one by coming to the Matagorda
County ASCS office, 3107 Ave. F,
Bay City.
All farmers who are eligible to
take part in one or more of the
farm programs administered by the
committees are qualified to vote
in the community election. Lists of
eligible voters in each community |
j are available in the county ASCS
j office. Eligihlity to vote or to hold I
j office a.« a committeeman is not
restricted by reason of sex, race,
color, religion, or national origin.
Almost any farmer who is eligi-
j bhe-tir votr and lives -in-4be -com-
munity is eligible to run for com-
munity committeeman, exceptions
include persons who, during their
term of office, hold or are candi-
dates for any elective iff ice in
county, state or federal govern-
ment, or who are officers, em-
ployees, or delegates of a po-
litical organization or to a political
j party convention).
The current community commit-
; tee selects a slate of nominees and
! the county committee may also add
to the list. An eligible farmer can
be nominated by petition of 0 or
Dirty Filters Hinder
Airconditioner Value
COLLEGE STA iVOX—Dirty fil-
ters hinder performance of air con-
ditioners. Most ne.v air condition-
ers have permanent filters which
don’t need to be replaced, but do
need to be kept clean.
Mrs Jane Berry, Extension
housing and home furnishings spec-
ialist, tells how to keep a unit at
top performance. Lift the filter
out, shake off loose dust, then dip
it up and down in hot sudsy water.
The bath loosens and removes the
greasy soot which the filter has
captured.
Rinse, dry and apply a coat of
special filter oil to help ‘trap” ami
hold additional soil, lint and air-
1 borne grime.
\ TYiapoftaYvV. WVvoxAd W.
cleaned in the same manner, hut
since they will take only a couple
' cleanings a season, it is netes-
more fanners. These petitions are
filed with the County ASCS office
not later than August 22, 1069.
Instructions as how to vote will
he included with the ballot, Buss
said. Each voter must sign his or
her name on the back of the certifi-
cation envelope that will be furnish-
ed in order that the enclosed ballot
is eligible for counting. Ballots must
be postmarked or returned to the
ASCS office by not later than Wed-
nesday, September 17, I960, Buss
stated that the tabulation of the
ballots will be held on Friday, Sep-
tember 19, 1969 at 8:00 a.m. in the
ASCS officer, Bay City, Texas. The
tabulation is open to the public.
The county convention, to elect
the ARC County Committee, will
be held Wednesday, September 24,
1969 at 8 a.m. in the ASCS office.
Notices of community boundaries
and of the right to nominate by
petition appear on committee-elec-
tion posters, which will be display-
ed at various locations in the
county.
The fanner committee system is
a unique means of administering
national agricultural programs and
policies. The community commit-
tees assist the ASC county com-
mittee in administering the farm-
action program in the county and
they are particularly responsible
for keeping their neighbors in-
formed about farm programs.
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HAS PEWITCHEP MANY
HOMEOWNERS AMP BUSINESS-
MEN ALIKE/ WHO MAYE F0UMP
THAT HANDSOME/ PURAPLE
Af PANELS OF CANADIAN YELLOW
M\mM PLYWOOD ARE IPEAL FORPEC^
S^JOWnMG EITHER HOME OR OFFICE WUEjO
sary to replace then! occasionally.
hand -that ooesur
teed hi ^
SEALAND
CO.
TEXACO DISTRIBUTOR
NEW TURNING BASIN
THUMANN INSULATION
CENTRAL AIR & HEATING CO.
+ SINCE 1943 *
ROOM ADDITIONS — ROOFS & REPAIRS
HOME INSULATION
Cuts Cooling & Heating Cost 50%
Stops Sweating & Mildew
Siding: Aluminum, Vinyl, Stone & Fiberglass
NO DOWN PAYMENT - FINANCED 30 TO 60 MOS.
Call Collect—Phone 245-7611; No Answer 245-4954
CARL THUMANN, OWNER
P. 0. BOX 1621 BAY CITY’ TEXAS 77414
We Have The
I-* Experience And
■ ^ Skilled'Know How'
Add a sound base of professional training to the
above, and you know your prescriptions will be filled
accurately, dependably. See us soon.
PALACIOS
PHARMACY
S. W. (WOODY) WILSON, Owner
PHONE 972-2561 EMERGENCY 972-2829
SSHKl
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Dismukes, Jesse V. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1969, newspaper, August 7, 1969; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726161/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.