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5 YEARS AGO-1989
The Sharkette Cross Country team heads to the hill country at
Southwestern University in Georgetown for state competition for the
fifth consecutive year.
The Rice Raiders bagged the Palacios Sharks 26-19, knocking
17. \
Palacios Chamber of Commerce elected five officers to serve two
year terms. Those returning to office were Sonny Bitdik, George
Harrison, Chris Won and Leonard Lamar. The newest member
elected was Dolly Hamlin.
Darrell Blackwell, Richard Henkos, Tony Kacer and Steve Wil-
son of Palacios weife summer-quarter graduates of,Texas Su(a
Technical Institute in Wacb.
15 YEARS AGO-1979
The first annual ftayFest was rated a big success with a good
f
turnout and fun for everyobe.
Construction was renewed on the Matagorda County Courthouse
Annex when part of back materials ordered'was received by Marshall
Construction Company.
25 YEARS AGO-1964
A building permit in the amount of $38,000 for a clinic for Dr.
Mark Youngblood was approved at Monday night’s meeting of the
city council.
40 YEARS AGO-1954
Jack A. Miller, State President, wifi present the Palacios Chamber
of Commerce their charter at a banquet No. 10 at the Shrimp Net
Local boys enrolled at Texas A&M were Lonnie Beard. Bobby
Bradshaw, Dennis Jensen, Ronald Jensen, Phillip Richman, Michael
Seaquist and Keith Thompson. -
45 YEARS AGO-1949
The second northern of the fall season came in Sunday night
sending temperatures to a low of 36 degrees.
Palacios received almost 26 inches of rain during the month.
50 YEARS AGO-1944
Sherwood Barber was commissioned 2nd Lt. at the Signal Corps
OCS at Fort Monmouth, NJ on Ocl 25.
55 YEARS AGO-1939
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the bam of Frank Buffaloe’s
farm northwest of Palacios.
A new business concern was the Foley Motor Company, the
newly appointed dealer for the Hudson automobile.
Audry N. Sullivan took over the management of the Humble
Service Station.
A frame house on the farm of Charles Haniman, three miles north
of Palacios, was destroyed by fire.
60 YEARS AGO-1934
Glenn’s Garage was moved to the comer of Main and Eighth.
The Refugio Bobcats and Palacios played a tie game at Refugio.
65 YEARS AGO-1929
Rev. M.C. Stem was the new pastor of the Methodist Church.
Messrs. George A. Harrison, Duncan Ruthven and J.B. Feather
attended a meeting of the Intracoastal Canal Association held in
BeaumonL
70 YEARS AGO-1924
The Southern Pacific was completing the rebuilding of the road
bed from Wharton.
75 YEARS AGO-1919 «
Many of our fishermen were on a strike claiming that fresh water
had killed so many oysters they could not take out their boats.
Floyd Clement arrived home from Frarice after 22 rriohths over-
seas.
Letters to
the Editor
/it praise of P.A. Neese
Dear Editor,
I can not believe that we as a community can sit back and let a
man like P.A. John Neese be treated in such a deplorable way.
P.A. Neese in good faith and in a professional manner, gave no-
tice to Matagorda County Hospital Board that his last day would
be Oct 21. But what does MCHB do? They terminate him! For
shame of the so-called powers that be in letting this happen. John
Neese and his family are an asset to our community, as well as
P.A. Neese being a fine medical care giver and a concerned citi-
zen.
I along with many others applaud Neese for not leaving us, for
stepping out and bringing a medical clinic to Palacios so that we
may have a choice.
:: \ Carmen Palmer
City in decline in spite of obvious
/Ir
Dear Editor,
ssources
| At last someone put it in writing. Palacios is in decline. Long
decline in spite of its obvious resources of the bay, and the
industrial tax base.
But don't try ft) Name it on outside forces, i.e. Robin Hood,
pending nuclear catastrophe, Sam Walton, etal. Sure "small town
America" is suffering. The reason is transportation. Everything is
closer, time wise. People can now get to places in two hours that
took all day some years ago.
But not all small towns are in decline. Many towns with much
less to offer than Palacios are doing just fine.
How is a healthy small town different? Try these:
• Real estate available and for sale at reasonable prices.
• An aggressive business, banking and social community
seeks and welcomes new people and businesses.
• A distaste for subsidized housing and government money in
general.
• Citizens that trade at home. Merchants that appreciate it
• And most of all, the intangible; community pride.
Palacios has had its chances, and fumbled them. We were
(are) greedy and selfish Now we can expect to live in a com-
munity which continues to decline in per-capita tax revenue,
business revenue and, most of all, quality of life.
But we did it to ourselves.
William Gibbs
DICKERSON TO
HOST CONTINUING
ED CLASS FOR TAX
PROFESSIONALS
John Dickerson, the Edward D. Jones & Co. investment
representative in Bay City, will host a continuing professional
education (CPE) teleconferconference for area CPA's and other
tax professionals Wednesday, Dec. 7. The program, "1994 Tax
Forms Update," is a service of the Edward D. Jones & Co.
Professional Education Network.
The teleconference is eligible for two hours of CPE
credit for CPAs. Continuing legal educational credit is pending
for attorneys. The registration fee is $25; it includes course
materials.
This seminar will provide CPAs and other tax profes-
sionals information on key changes to the 1994 tax forms,"
Dickerson said, "it should help them become more comfortable
with completing this tax season's individual and corporate tax
forms.
Nationally recognized tax professionals Sam L. Catter,
CPA, and Michael J. Deppe, CPA, wiN discuss various indi-
vidual and corporate tax forms during the program, which also
will include quest ion-and-answer sessions.
' Edward D. Jones & Co. was founded in 1871, and its
home office is in St. Louis, Mo. With more than 3,000 branches
in 49 states and the District of Columbia, it is the largest invest-
ment firm in the nation in terms of retail offices. Its investment
representatives serve more than 1.7 million investors in rural
and metro areas.
For more information or to register for this telecon-
ference, call Dickerson at 409/245-0717
Subscribe To The Beacon-9722610
legislatures will have to fac^hudget (Melt
feces a
shortfall
in die next biennium, but state
House and Senate leaden say there
are ways to deal with the projected
deficit without slapping citizens
with new taxes to cover it. •
Senate Finance Committee Chair-
man John Montford, D-Lubbock,
said, “There's a lot of wailing and
gnashing of the teeth. There al-
ways is. But I think this discipline
is important. We simply must con-
tain our growth and live within our
means.”
In a report by The Associ-
ated Press, Montford estimated a
$2.7 billion gap between projected
spending growth and new money
available in the 1996-97 biennium
and stipulated that die gap estimate
does not include die cost of ju-
venile justice reforms - if imple-
mented. He said about $4 billion in
new revenue will be available, but
die projected need for spending in-
creases is about $6.7 billion.
House Appropriations Commit-
tee nail-man Robert Junell es-
timated die budget deficit would
be even higher - $3.5 billion.
Junell, D-San Angelo, like Mont-
ford, thinks die Legislature can
ratchet down on spending to avoid
a tax increase. “Wfe did it last ses-
sion. Vfc’ll do it again this ses-
sion,” he said.
Federally mandated state spend-
ing may force some programs, siich
as higher education, to be cut,
Junell added.
House Sneaker Pete Lanev. D-
the state can make a budget without
raising taxes, also said, "There will
have to be sacrifices somewhere.”
Counties to Get FEMA Help
Fourteen flood-stricken counties
in Southeast Tbxas will be eligible
LiJ.lt
to address their immediate needs,
according to a report in toe
Chronicle.
Inmates Work on Flood Relief
Inmates from at least six stajtkj
iprison units worked on flood
State Capital
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndull Williams • Texas Press Association
Hi
for financial assistance totaling
about $9 million from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
FEMA funds will be used to
repair sewer lines, roads and
buildings and will help local
government agencies with overtime
charges for emergency response
crews, said FEMA director James
Lee Witt last week.
The 14 counties are Fayette,
Grimes, Harris, Jackson, Lavaca,
Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery,
San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trin-
ity, Wriker, Waller and Wharton.
relief in the recent Southeast Tbxas
floods, doing everything from
searching for drowning victims to
doing laundry for a local hospital
to tilling sand bags.
Some 30 to 40 inmates are still
on toe job and expected to work
another week in cleaning up debris
in Montgomery County, according
to Glen Castlebury, director of
communications for the Tbxas
Department of Criminal Justice.
“As is routine with the prison
system, we offered this help to local
authorities when die rains started.
“W: use volunteer inmates with
uKTsttsS 2--*ke!£!b:
ment," Castlebury said.
tance
FEMA funds are critical so local
taxpayers will not be overwhelmed,
Ed Schaefer, assistant coordinator
for operations for the Texas Di-
vision of Emergency Management,
told the Houston Chronicle.
Flood victims still have until
Nnu 15 tn annlv for food stamns
High Turnout Expected
Tbxans do care who die next
governor will be, according to
projections by Secretary of State
Ron Kirk.
He said 55 percent of registered
voters are expected to make it to die
Mote*,
election ante 15
of office was
years, j 1»j i j j j <
Spokesmen for 3
Ann Richards and her
opponent George W. Bush
said a high voter turnout is poativi
news. 5 j H f |} j j ft I!'! fTT) i|
Last week, it looked Use
body's win, with Bush andl
locked in a statistical dead heat.
Other Highlights
a State Sen. Rodney Ellis,
Houston, said last week he wil
sponsor a proposal for
class, first-rate” casino gambling
in 1995. He said he wants to'
give voters die chance to decide in
a statewide election whether they
favor casino gambling.
a The Tbxas Automobile Dealers
Association is warning consumers
that a large number of flood-
damaged cars and tracks will
soon enter the used vehicle market
because of the floods in Southeast
Tbxas. "Although such vehicles
may show few signs of vehicle
damage, they may have serious
problems even after they are
cleaned,” a spokesman said.
■ Tbxas has a constitutional right
to tax gross bingo receipts, toe
3rd Court of Appeals ruled last
week. Two bingo operators filed
a lawsuit in 1992 alleging that
sta(e taxes on bingo receipts were
unconstitutional. The state collects
5 percent of the money that bingo
operators pay out in prizes.
D. R. Tom* Uher
P. O. Box 2910, Capital Station
Austin, Tx. 78768-2910
(512) 463-0724 (Austin)
(512) 245-6542 (Bay City)
Greg Laughtin
236 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-2831 (Washington)
Ken Armbrister
Capitol Staton
Austin. Tx. 78711
(512) 463-0118 (Austin)
Kay Bailey Hutchison
702 Hart Senate Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-5922 (Washington)
Ann Richards
Rm. 200, State Capitol
Austin, Tx. 78711
(512) 463-2199 (Austin)
Phil Gramm
179 Russell Senate Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2934 (Washington)
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