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Page 4A-Palackw Beacon, Nov. 25,1987
From The Beacon Eariy files
20 YEARS AGO-1967
Constriuction work on Palacios
new disposal plant was underway
with the plant approximately 5
percent complete.
Don Washington, former Pala-
cios Shark, was a member of the
Texas A&I backfield, the only
college in Texas with a perfect
record.
Earl Icenogle was the new
manager-of the Hollywood Thea-
ter and Glen Adams had taken
over the Texaco station at the Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Dawson
were parents of a baby boy born
Nov. 14.
25 YEARS AGO--1962
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mize and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sells were
the parents of baby boys.
30 YEARS AGO-1957
Carol Ann Partain was crown-
ed Homecoming Queen at the
game Friday night.
Rev. C.H. Wilson replaced
L.D. Bohannon as oastor of the
Nazarene Church
35 YEARS AGO-1952
Winds up to 45 miles per hour
blew over TV antennas and
uprooted trees Tuesday morning.
Paul Michalik, Jonny L. Mor-
ris, Gilbert Duran, Lonnie Gro-
ver, Jerry Mondrik, Lewis James
Kitchens and John J. Jurasek
were called for examination for
the Armed Services.
40 YEARS AGO-1947
Gerard Viets and Milam Si-
mons were placed on the first
All-District team and Edwin
Simons on the second team.
Mr. and Mrs. Burnell Waldrep
of Austin were the parents of a
baby boy.
45 YEARS AGO-1942
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brandon
were the parents of a baby girl,
Becky.
50 YEARS AGO -1937
Rev. W.R. McPhereson was
scheduled to give the sermon for
the Union Thanksgiving Service.
55 YEARS AGO-1932
Glen Claybourn’s service sta-
tion on West Main across the
railroad was ready for business.
65 YEARS AGO--1922
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gerhard
were the parents of a baby girl.
Letters To
The Editor
Praise for Girl Scouts
Dear Editor:
The Palacios Girl Scout Troop
48 attended the Junior Jamboree
on Nov. 6, 7 and 8,1987.
This letter is mainly to let the
girls, their parents and the
citizens of Palacios know how
proud we are of them for their
excellent behavior, performance,
and willingness to help where
needed. The girls attended work-
shops for earning badges in
different areas. They were prais-
ed by the camp director for duties
peformed from their charts.
The troop consists of Tanya
Aoughsten, Christi Alvarado,
r-Happy Thank
Brandy Bishop, Jolene Dunn,
Melanie Lamorie, Lee Ann Long,
Rosa Puente, Patti Guerrero,
Emily Riccio and Tanya Young-
blood. '
We would like to thank the
community for all their help and
support. A special thanks to Don
Hyett, Wagner General Hospital,
Wayne Hunter, J.H. Hunter and
Dorothy Collins. Special thanks
goes to Dr. Stephen Edwards for
his time and the tour of his office.
Their leaders,
Laura Aoughsten,
Karen Bishop
Senior Center doing great job
Editor:
The citizens of Palacios are
very fortunate to have such an
outstanding Senior Citizens Cen-
ter in our fine city. The entire
staff under the leadership of
Stan Woodmansee is doing an
excellent job caring for the
elderly of Palacios and vicinity.
The Thanksgiving dinner ser-
ved last Thursday at noon was an
excellent feast enjoyed by a large
turnout. Virginia Lee and 1 were
fortunate to share in this deli-
cious dinner.
Stan Woodmansee, Gloria
Watson, Viola Thompson, Doris
Heard, the Rev. M.L. Boone,
Archie Davis, Jr., Mildred Ehlers
and all the volunteers derserve
our gratitude and congratula-
tions. Way to go gang!
With every good wish for a
joyous holiday season, I am,
Faithfully yours,
Herb Wilke
Building
for Safety
BY ABEL PIERCE
City of Palacios
Building Inspector
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meet the present and future
marine education needs of the
Gulf Coast region, a task force
group of school board members,
navigation district commission-
ers, citizen advisors and Texas
A&m Sea Grant and Extension
' Service professionals are visiting
existing marine education facili-
ties throughout North America.
Members of this investigative
group have thus far closely
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examined sixteen facilities and
programs in Mississippi, Florida,
Oregon, Washington and British
Columbia and will soon be
visiting four sites in North
Carolina and .Virginia.
The information collected from
these highly structured visita-
tions will be presented and
discussed at length in scheduled
design seminars. The final pro-
ROJAS
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Reaves noted that when the
First Phase drive began 55-days
ago, the $55,000 goal seemed to
be pretty ambitious.
“This has been the most
phenomenal thing I’ve ever been
associated with. The generosity
of the people of Palacios a, id the
area has been overwhelming,”
Reaves remarked.
Following the successful com-
pletion of the First Phase, the
fund raising efforts turn their
sights on the Second Phase that
will involve attempting to raise
another $50,000 through various
foundations. In addition, several
local events are still scheduled
including a rock-n-roll dance at
the El Campo Silver Wings
Ballroom Dec. 6 and a golf
tourney at the Palacios golf
course.
According to fundraiser comm-
ittee member Roberta Ripke,
efforts will now be made to have
Henry placed on an active donor
recipient list.
duct is to be a feasibility report
which will guide the development
of the marine and coastal learn-
ing center provided it is the
(anticipated) consensus of the
steering committee to proceed
with the project. This report is
expected to be completed by
early next year and appropriate
actions initiated shortly there-
after.
City Hall sets
holiday closing
The Palacios City Hall will
be closed Thursday and Fri-
day (Nov. 26-27) for Thanks-
giving, There will be no
garbage pickup on Thursday,
however, citywide pickup will
take place Friday.
We need you.
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American Heart
Association
WERE FIGHTING FOR
VOURUFE
Last Monday morning waj a
little hectic, so I did not make my
usual visit to the Beacon office.
After the wind blew by early, we
felt our bones and determined
that there was no damage. We do
want to thank the mayor, fire
dept., and police dept, for
thinking of us country folk, but
we are grateful to God for
sparing us any serious damage.
Thanks also to Billy Morton and
Trinidad Constancio for personal-
ly stopping by. It will take some
time to gather up and reassemble
the pieces scattered around the
pasture. After hearing that Pala-
cios was spared, we started the
generator to run water pump and
refrigerator and checked on the
neighbors.
As building inspector, I find
that most damage can be traced
to the same old story. We just did
not secure all our structures to
dear old mother earth well
enough. My storage shed and
outhouse, and most of the neigh-
bors observed were either not
secured or had decayed at the
foundation so the wind could
start movement. Once a structure
starts movement or a lifting
action, the nails, screws, etc.
either shear off or pull out; and,
if we are fortunate, we find the
pieces scattered downwind. Tho-
se who live close to others can be
responsible for damage to the
neighbors property.
The building codes of Palacios,
and most cities (app. 78 percent
of Texas towns) are designed to
help insure that all structures are
secured. There are certain poi-
nts; foundation, roof eaves and
peaks (ridge), first course of
shingies, etc. that we have
learned to check for a wind
resistant building. There is also a
hurricane resistant code for the
use of the coastal area.
Many insurance companies are
now relying on the building
inspector’s report that the insur-
ed structure is built according to
code. After a home is built, it is
difficult, or impossible, to ascer-
tain if this is true. The easy, and
least expensive way, is to secure
a building permit, and call for
inspection.
We should all give thanks at
this Thanksgiving season, es-
pecially for the relatively minor
damage and injuries. This gives
the governmental agencies in-
volved, and all of us, a chance to
assess our Shortcomings and be
better prepared for a more
serious emergency.
This Week in Texas Hfsfnru...
Revolutionary was a glutton for punishment
BY BARTER HAfl.F
Nov. 22, 1816, veteran adven-
turer Heniy Perry teamed up
with a Mexican pirate on Galves-
ton Island. A glory hunter with
something to prove, Perry only
succeeded in proving that he was
a glutton for punishment.
By no means was the Connec-
ticut Yankee new to the Texas
scene. Just three years earlier,
he had played a leading role in
the filibuster foray that tempo-
rarily took possession of the
coveted Spanish province.
Hours after the Republican
Army of the North seized San
Antonio in 1813, the Mexican
members went on a rampage
slaying every royalist in sight.
When most of Perry’s fellow
officers quit the crusade in
disgust, command of the Ameri-
can contingent fell to him by
default.
In four short days, Perry
restored order in the confused
ranks and crushed the Spanish
attempt to retake the town. But
the triumph apparently went
straight to his head, for he failed
to anticipate the inevitable coun-
ter-attack.
At the battle of the Medina
River in August 1813, the
Spaniards mercilessly mauled
the intruders making no distinc-
tion in their frenzy between
Mexicans and Americans. Al-
though his name topped the
royalists’ most wanted list, Perry
escaped to Louisans, one of the
few gringos who got out of Texas
alive.
After the harrowing ordeal, the
prospect of three meals a day and
a warm bed was tempting, so
tempting that Perry signed up for
a legitimate tour of duty in the
U.S. Army. Still in uniform in
January 1815, he fought with
reputed distinction under An-
drew Jackson at the Battle of
New Orleans.
Always a hotbed of intrigue,
the Crescent City was positively
boiling over the intricate schem-
es in the months following the
British defeat. Though most
people welcomed the long over-
due peace, the end of the 1812
War left hundreds of professional
warriors with nothing but time on
their hands.
Attracted by brave talk of a
rematch with the Spaniards,
Perry joined a group of Mexican
exiles hiding out in the New
Orleans underground. Assuming
responsibility for soliciting
American support for their up-
coming expedition, he was obli-
vious to the need for secrecy. A
man used to laying his cards on
the table, he passed out recruit-
ment literature in the local
saloons.
Due to such clumsy tactics, the
White House got wind of the
conspiracy. Hoping to comp'ete
his war-torn term without a
conflict with Spain, President
James Madison ordered the
arrest of the troublemakers be-
fore their plot could be carried
out.
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Tipped off to his imminent
apprehension, Perry fled back
across the Sabine -with 150
followers. In November 1815 he
blade camp at Bolivar Point
opposite Galveston Island and
waited for his Mexican cohorts to
get their act together.
Ten months dragged by. and
Perry was running short of
provisions and patience. His
curiosity aroused by the sudden
appearance of a small fleet in
Galveston Harbor, he decided to
drop in on his new neighbor.
As the recently appointed
“commodore” of the rebel navy,
Louis-Michel Aury relished his
role as the official scourge- -of
Spanish shipping in the Gulf.
With a license to loot while
serving the cause of Mexican
Independence, fortune had in-
deed smiled upon the French-
man.
Neither Perry nor Aury were
pleased to learn in November
1816 that Francisco Xavier Mina,
a nobleman turned revolutionary
would be calling the shots. Told
to combine forces and await the
appearance fo their superior, the
rivals grudgingly obeyed and
spent the next four months
getting on each other’s nerves.
A know-it-all aristocrat with no
inkling of the perils that lay
ahead, Mina was exactly what
the skeptical pair expected. Perry
and Aury both looked for the
nearest exit.
The Frenchman was the first to
take his leave, sailing back to
Galveston after depositing the
minijure invasion force on the
Mexican coast. Perry stuck
around long enough to be
convinced that the incompetent
Mina was marching to his doom.
Loudly washing his hands of the
entire affair, he rallied his fellow
Americans and headed north to
Texas.
Believing he had the jump on
the provincial troops stationed at
San Antonio, Perry boldly de-
manded the surrender of the
token garrison at La Bahia. The
commandant stalled until late
afternoon, just long enough for
several hundred reinforcements
to catch the 50 Americans
completely by surprise.
Again Perry was sprinting for
his life from a pack of Spanish
pursuers. Either he had slowed
with age, or the king was sending
faster soldiers to Texas. In June
i817 near Nacogdoches the fili-
buster band was surrounded and
all but four slaughtered on the
spot.
That night Perry’s biggest
worry was that he would not
bleed to death from his wounds
before the Spaniards returned at
first light to finish the job.
Choosing to die by his own hand,
he committed suicide.
If, in his final hours, Henry
Perry found satisfaction in the
knowledge that Mina too was not
long for this world, he was right
on the money. The captured
aristocrat was executed five
months later. All in all, it wps not
a good year for revolutions.
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