Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1947 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS. TEXAS
Thui-adafe. January 30. 1947
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PHONE 6.1
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Advertising: Ratos On Request
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER - - - MR8. .r. W. DISMUKES
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.....JESSE V. DISMUKES
ADVERTISING AND BUSINESS MANAGER HUGH J. DISMUKES
Entered at the Post Offico nt Palacios, Texas, ns second clu.s mail
matter, under the Act of Congress.
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The Beacon Stands For A . . .
D REGRESSIVE
A ALACIOS
Take Time To Live
Time is as long as eternity; life is as short as a mere
breath; we are here today; we are none tomorrow; so why all
the rush and hurry and worry to pass time away? Your
portion of time will soon be prone; why not use the brief span
to live?
A great deal of our rush and hurry is due to a popular
misconception about time. We have been brought up on such
phrases as “Tempus fugit” and “Time marches on." Actually
it doesn’t. Time stays. We march through it like an ever-
moving parade. Our watches and clocks are merely man m^de
devices that mark it off or divide it up into hours. Without
them time would still be here, the same yesterday, today and
forever.
The thoughtful and observing individual soon finds out
that he hasn’t time to be in such an everlasting hurry. By and
by he finds out that he is missing a lot of beauty and things
worthwhile by rushing along from the cradle to the grave.
In the general store' where cheese and shoes are sold
over the same counter people stop to chat and pass the
time of day.
These are the everlasting values. Perhaps they are our
rehearsal for immortality, our passport to eternity. “For now
abideth faith hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.”
Abideth! In a world of shifting events and changing faces, it
is a lovely word. It means to stay, remain with us. Why
be in such an everlasting hurry—you can't push or hurry
time.
COME DOWN TO EARTH!
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THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
Thorns Make The Roses Sweeter
There is a line in a delightful poem that says: “Every
rose has its thorn, but aren’t the roses sweet?” This means
‘“that with the blessings of life come the adversities, and the
hardships and disappointments and thorns make the successes
and pleasures and gracious gifts of life all the more agree-
able and acceptable. Life may come to you so wonderfully
fine all along the way, that you will find it hard to agree that
the thorns of life makes the roses of life all the sweeter. But
the average person who will stop and consider the matter
will soon reach the conclusions that adversities brighten and
sweeten up things that make us glad and happy. And they
do this by making us appreciate the things that we enjoy.
If there was no sickness, we might not enjoy good health;
if there were no winters we might not enjoy the good old
summer time so much; if there were no rainy days we might
not set so much store by the bright days nor be grateful for
the clear skies and sunshine; if there were no defeats, yve
might not rejoice over victory—“Every rose has its thorn,
but aren’t the roses sweet?” So while appreciating the roses
and being thankful for their beauty and fragrance, let us
also be kindly disposed to the thorn that make the rose appeal
to ns so much.—Capital City Times.
FEDERAL LAND BANK
FARM AND RANCH LOANS
LONG TERM PREPAYMENTS LOW INTEREST
FOR PURCHASE, REFINANCE, IMPROVEMENT
Wharton National Farm Loan Ass’n
WARREN E. HART, Secretary-Treasurer
Brooks Building, Wharton, Phone No. 465
HEALTH NOTES
AUSTIN.—An automobile colli-
sion can kill n human being just
certainly us cancel*, and a traffic
accident inn cripple just as budly
as poliomyelitis, and for this rea-
son Dr. (Jos. W, Ci x, State Health
Officer, urges Texans to protect
their Health and lives by using the
utmost care on highways.
"It is the duty of tlu> State Health
Department to do everything in its
power to foster good health and
prevent as many needless deaths as
possible,” Dr. Cox declared, "and
because so many Texans each year
are killed, permanently crippled,
or disabled for long periods of time
through preventable traffic acci-
dents, ! earnestly urge every driv-
er in the State to do his conscient-
ious best to help reduce the num-
ber of these trugic and often fatal
smush-ups.”
l)r. Cox said that it is a driver’s
responsibility to know that his
lights, tiros and brakes are in good
condition; that he pay proper at-
tention to traffic signals and road
signs; that he give due regard to
other drivers and pedestrians; that
ho use great caution at unmarked
inter-sections, "and above all," he
urged, “use common sense and fol-
low a live-and-lat-Hve policy when
in your car, whether driving to the
corner grocery, or going from coast
to coast.”
10 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Farwell Cele-
brated their 55th wedding anniver-
sary and invited a few friends in
for an evening of “42” and to enjoy
one of Mrs. Farwell’s famous New
England dinners.
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Hagood of
Colorado were here visiting his sis-
ter, Mrs. Mildred Barr and sen,
Wallace.
Capt. and Mrs. Neal Bradford
Farwell, of Washington, D. C. an-
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Sara Elizabeth, to Lt.
(jg) Charles Edwin Phillips, of
Fort Madison, Iowa. The wedding
date, Feb. 13, and was to take place
at U. S. Navy Yard, Cavite, J*. I.
E. E. Burton underwent an opera-
tcin at the Turner Hospital in
Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. St. Rnmain, former
teachers in Palacios, now living in
Louisiana, announced the birth of
a.baby girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pierce, of Bless-
ing were the parents of a baby boy
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark, a
baby girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Nenstcil of Caran-
cahua moved to their home in Pa-
lacios, north of the Methodist
Church.
Stock holders of the Palacios
State Bank and Trust Company vot-
ed to close the business and wind
up the affairs of the bank, paying
all depositors and the remaining
assets distributed proportionately
among the stockholders.
ill for some time passed away at
his home in this city.
Mrs. J. M. Stephens died at her
home in this city aged 77 years.
Mrs. Guy Johnson was painfully
burned on her face and arms when
a gasoline stove exploded.
Wm. Harter, aged 79, swallowed
lye by mistake and suffered severe-
ly from the caustic burns.
Work had begun on the Episcopal
Church.
O. C. Rupe had gone east to pur-
chase new euipment which Manuei
Glares was going to install in the
local ice plant.
WE GIVE
5-POINT
SAFETY SERVICE
We'll give your car 5-Point Safety Service at our station.'
This service promotes safe driving and helps save wear
because we—
I. Clean windshield sad
check wiper bladen
J. Clean rear window and
license platen
3. Check tires aod tire pres-
sure, including spare.'
4. Check oil level, fan belly
battery and air deanen
5. Clean .and check head-
lights, check radiators
Our 3-Point Srtfety Service Protects You
X. ——COME AND GET IT!
T. A. CASTLETOtf, Agent, Bay City
CLAUDE B. CAVALLIN,
STATION, PALACIOS
PHONE 170 FOR WASHIN^ AND LUBRICATION
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15 YEARS AGO
Judge F. C. Hensel, father of
Mrs. R. J. Sisson, died at the age of
86 years. He had lived in Palacios
for over 20 years, and taken an
active part in its development.
Guy Claybourn took over the
Magnolia Service Station at the
corner of Main and Third Streets.
Names added to the announce-
ment column were Roy Shoultz,
treasurer; D, O. Dodd, Sheriff; A.
D. Hensley, District Clerk; Thos.
H. Lewis, attorney; and G. A. Har-
rison, County Commissioner.
and Son Grocery by the Association.
Henry Ford announced n million
cars would be produced in his plants
during 1917.
30 YEARS AGO
Mr. Wm. Holliday, of Red Wing,
Minn., was a visitor here and liked
Palacios very much
Miss Hazel Nixon was elected
president of the Bay City District,
Christian Endeavor.
Miss Lucy Mitchell, librarian of
the Palacios Library, announced the
receipt of a large number of new
books, nnd a ten cent lunch every
day was being served at the Tatum
DR. J. E. MAYO
DENTIST
Office in Baptist Grounds
Open Every Second and
Fourth Saturdays
PAI-ACIOS w.
FUNERAL HOME
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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25 YEARS AGO
Dr. J. H. Mackay. one of the
early citizens of Francitas, of the
Nebraska Colony, died in Houston.
Rev. H. A. Echols, pastor of the
First Paptist Church, preached a
sermon on “Law Enforcement” in
response to a statewide call from
Gov. Pat Neff.
South Texas was having some
real wintry weather along with oth-
er sections of the state and country.
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■TT! Rom where I s\t\SJy Joe Marsh!
Sam Hackney Reports
on the U.S.A.
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Sam Hackney and the missus
just returned from a trailer trip
around the country. They’re tired,
and glad to be home, but mighty
impressed with what they saw.
As Sam reports—every section
has something different; a differ-
ent way of talking; different tastes
in food and drink; different laws
and customs. But bigger than all
these differences is the American
spirit of tolerance that lets us live
together in united peace.
“Of course,” says Sam, “you run
into intolerance from time to
time. Individuals who criticise ill-
other’s right to speak his mind;'
enjoy a glass of beer; or work at
any trade he chooses. But those are
the exceptions—and we’re even
tolerant of them!”
From where I sit, more of ns
ought to make a trip like the
Hackneys — to realize firsthand
how America is bigger than its
many differences... how tolerance
of those differences is the very
thing that makes us strong.
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20 YEARS AGO
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of weather.
2 I wish I had a range that
would cooh and turn itself
off automatically so I’d have
more leisure time.
3 I wish I could store
a whole bushel of
Frozen Foods in my
refrigerator.
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Dismukes, Mrs. J. W. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1947, newspaper, January 30, 1947; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726412/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.