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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, March 25, 1948
PHONE 63
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR.....
ADVERTISING & BUSINESS MANAGER
MRS. J. W. DISMUKES
JESSE V. DISMUKES
- HUGH J. DISMUKES
Entered at the Post Office at Palacios, Texas, ns second class mail
matter, under the Act of Congress.
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ALACIOS
PALACIOS' FUTURE . . .
All of uh who expect to make Palacios our home are
greatly interested in the things that will make Palacios
prosper. Anyone who has an idea to offer or a sensible pro-
ject to suggest has little trouble in securing support from the
citizens.
There are too few, however, who will champion a move-
ment and head it until success is assured or until it fails of
accomplishment. Leadership is absolutely required and it
makes no difference how loyal, how progressive or how in-
telligent and untiring the citizens of a community are, they
will fail without the spark of enlightened leadership.
We have been taught to look for this leadership to our
Chamber of Commerce, an organization which, while not
usurping the rights and functions of other city organizations,
occupies a position important to city, county, state and
occasionally national affairs.
A Chamber of Commerce is described as an organization
of business people for their mutual benefit, or for the wider
purpose of promoting the business and commercial and rural
interests of their community. The fundamental purpose is
to increase the prosperity of the community, and incidentally
of its individual business interests.
The usefulness of Palacios’ Chamber of Commerce de-
pends upon the interest, energy and ability of its members.
It is impossible for its officers to maintain a high level of
enthusiasm and production if the members are disinterested.
>How many business men and women of this city are
members—yet never have time to attend the weekly meet-
ings? How many feel they have discharged their duty by
attendance alone, who have never been known to make a
suggestion, offer an opinion, or in any way indicate that the
problems of their community are of interest to them?
getting the other feftew make all the motions, organize
all the drives, lay all the plans and take all the blame for
plans gone astray, is a habit that grows unbreakable with
practice. Yet every individual”s’ opinion is valuable, as a
means to open new channels of thought, or in provoking
healthy discussion. The man who never voices an opinion at
these meetings is loosing not only for himself, but for his
community.
Business men of Palacios, don’t let your Chamber of
Commerce down. Make it a habit to attend the regular meet-
ings. Take an active and intelligent part in group discus-
sions. If you have an idea for the betterment of your city-
express it. If you disagree with some policy or procedure-
make it public. This is the only way in which your Chamber
of Commerce will grow, and its growth is an index to the
growth of your community and of your business. A city is
eonifiarable to a great business institution—we draw divi-
'cfends from it in exact proportion to what we have put into
it. Let’s put more into our Chamber of Commerce. The
things we all want can be obtained under its leadership.
The best things in life would disappear if religion and;
worship were taken away. In the church and through it’s/
work character is built—in young and old alike. With your
family, join your friends in the church of your choice on
Easter Sunday and all other Sundays.
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
The home of F. J. Trojak in Mid-
field was destroyed by fire.
The annual banquet of the Wed
nesday Club was held in the annex
of the First Baptist Church. An
Irish theme was carried out in de-
corations and program.
Deaths reported: Dr. J. M.
Stephens died in Tyler and was
buried here. Mrs. B. L. Holmes, of
Palacios, and Felix Foisey, of near
Blessing.
15 YEARS AGO
The J. E. Grant residence occu-
pied by Mr. and Mrs. Ted Elder
and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Huffman
was destroyed by fire.
John R. Rowls died at his home
near Blessing.
George William Trull, father of
B. W. Trull and Mrs. G. H. Fau-
bion, died at the Faubion home in
this city. Remains were taken to
Kirwin, Kas., for burial.
Wolf Sole Helped
One of our subscribers In Missou-
ri has sent us the following clip-
ping, tuken from the Clnrk County
(Kansas) Clipper. We wonder if
anyone in this locality had similar
vicissitudes of fortune the past few
weeks:
bell renewed his subscription to the
Decatur Republican recently. Ho
also sent the Republican publisher
the following letter explaining how
it was possible;
In reply to your request to send
a check, I wish to inform you that
the present condition of my bank
account makes it almost impossible
My scattered financial condition is
due to Federal laws, state laws,
county laws, corporation luws,
brother-in-luws, mother-in-laws, sis-
ter-in-laws and out-laws.
"Through these laws I am com-
pelled to pay a business tax, hend
tax, amusement tax, school tax, gas
tax, carpet tax, income tax, food
tnx, furniture tax and excise tax.
Even my brnins are taxed. I am
required to get n business license,
car license, truck license, and a dog
license.
"I am also required to contribute
to every society and organization
which the genius of man is capable
of bringing to life; to women’s re-
lief, the unemployment relief, the
gold digger’s relief. Also to every
hospital and charitable institution
in the city, including the Red Cross,
the black cross, the purple cross and
the double cross.
HI? 4 I T'O AT ATT1 C ,,,'or my own safety 1 am rc(iuir-
llILAL l11 I ill I IjiJ <,(1 to CHrry Me insurance, property
insurance, liability insurance, burg-
lar insurance, accident insurance,
business insurance, earthquake in-
surance, tornado insurance, unem-
AUSTIN.—"A good old fashioned
spring house cleaning in every
city and community in Texas would. ------------- -------
do a great deal toward furthering! ployment insurance, old age and fire
good health in this state,’’ Dr.
Geo. W. Cox, State Health Officer,
20 YEARS AGO
Miss Agnes McKissick and Ralph
McGlothlin were married in Bay
City.
E. E. Burton was paying 42
cents for cream.
Palacios secured only 25 points
in the Inter-Scholastic meet held in
Bay City. Gulf scored 29 and Bay Amelia
City 90. bloomers
The Bay City-Palacios highway clothing,
had been designated and early con-
tracts for grading and drainage
were anticipated.
said today, in urging all commu-
nities and cities in the state to co-
operate in Texas Clean-Up Week
April 4-11.
A general clean-up program of
state-wide proportions with the ob-
jective of bettering health condi
tions for our citizenship should in-
clude surface cleaning, drainage, the
graveling of streets and alleys,
the cleaning of all parks and play-
grounds and the clearing off of
weeds and rubbish from vacant
lots.
"The destruction of mosquito
breeding places and rat harborage,
the proper disposal of garbage and
trash and the general cleaning up
of all premises will be, said Dr.
Cox, “of inestimable value in help-
ing to keep , down summer health
hazards such as dysentery, typhoid
and poliomyelitis. Good community
housekeeping and ordinary sanitary
measures require the prompt re-
moval of all waste matter in and
around yards and homes in order
to abate the danger of such diseas-
es, and insure good health protec-
tion throughout the State.”
Dr. Cox stressed the fact that
many dangerous diseases are filth-
borne, and the only possible way to
control them is to eliminate the in-
sanitary conditions responsible for
their spread.
Jenks Bloomer
as a reform in
designed
women’s
The
25 YEARS AGO
Mrs. George Bogard died at her
home in this city. Remains were
shipped to Lyons, Ind., for burial.
James W. Sartwelle attended a
Cattleman’s Convention in El Paso.
The tail end of a Colorado bliz-
zard struck the Texas Gulf Coast
and thermometers in Palacios drop-
ped 40 degrees within a few hours.
Early gardens and fruit were badly
damaged.
Friday is considered unlucky be-
cause it was the day of the Cruei-
fixon.
Did you know that a labor
(about 174 acres of arable land)
with rights to four hours of water
daily from an irrigation ditch
was sold in Texas in 1830 for
one house, one metate, two iron
ikettles, and a string of chile pep-
pers?
Caviar is a preparation of the roe
of certain large fish. •
VETS’
ORGANIZATION
in the World!”
Modesty forbids our saying, it’s the best...
but if you were to interview our members, to a
man they’d bear that out. If you’re a vet, you’re
eligible for American Legion membership. Drop
in at the post today ... and get the details.
GREENWOOD - CURTIS
POST NO. 476
'** «• <VV *+ ■**.
A large whirlpool region in the
North Atlantic is called the Sar-
gasso Sea.
Did you know that it was pro-
posed to move the entire popula-
tion and military forces at La
Bahia (later called Goliad), the
only other Spanish fortress in
Texas at the time, to San An-
tonio for protection against the
Indians ?
DR. JACK KAHN
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"My business is so governed it
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moned, fined, commanded and com-
pelled until I provide an inexhaust-
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“Simply because I refuse to do-
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boycotted, talked about, lied about,
held up, held down, and robbed
until I am almost ruined.
"I can tell you honestly that
except for a miracle that happened,
I could not enclose this check. The
wolf that comes to many doors
nowadays just had pups in my
kitchen. I sold them and here is
the money.”
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BRICK
GOLDEN AUTUMN COLORS
FOR SALE
GULCO
AT THE NEW
BRICK PLANT AT
PALACIOS
$16.75 THOUSAND
WE CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR
MASONRY LABOR
Gull Coast Clay Products Corp,
PHONES: PALACIOS, TEXAS
Mr. Talbot 903-F-4; Mr. Green 6; Mr. Campbell 111
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Poor Butch has to do things the hard
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runs his razor, and his workshop, too,
by electricity. The whole family en-
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at the flip of a switch.
9 Never before has electricity done so
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Dismukes, Mrs. J. W. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1948, newspaper, March 25, 1948; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726220/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.