Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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ONE LESS—One predatory animal less in the Pa*
lacios area can be credited to W. A. Moller, right, and
Johnny Rodriguez, left, with the help of their grey-
hounds, who are shown with the 35-pound wolf killed on
Charles Johnson’s farm north of Palacios last Wednes-
day—Photo by Paxton’s.
Most Oil Activity In
Area On 'Bitter Side1
By BOB WILKINSON
Oil Operator-Broker
In the oil business you learn to
take the bitter with the sweet.
The bitter:
1. Another nine-day producing
month for October has been set
by the Texas Railroad Commission
with the actual total of net barrels
to be even less than September,
also a nine-day month.
GRASSY POINT
By LORRAINE BASFORD
There has been a lot of fishing
activity in the Palacios area since
there has been no trace of fresh
water all week. There has been
either a mild off-shore north east-
erly wind in the morning, or south
easterly, with good tides and the
water in good condition, and these
fishing conditions were enough to
beckon any early morning fisher-
man out on the water.
With the wind laying some at
night, many local ar.d commercial
Iflishermen were working Fence
Post, and other spots on the Col-
legeport side, along Grassy Point,
and at Shell Beach for flounders.
Over the weekend boats were
successful that went to the Spoil
Banks, Palacios Point. Oyster Lake,
Half Moon and Oliver Point. The
fish brought in from these loca-
tions were speckled trout running
from one to three and one half
pounds, with some large sand trout
and drum. Beacon 2 and 10, had
plenty of gafftopsails for those
who wanted them.
Redfish reports came from Coon
Island and Collegeport Cove, also
Wells Point and some from the
El Campo Club on Carancahua.
The reds were taken on both live
and dead bait,
* * •
Thursday morning a school of
speckled trout moved into East
Bay, covering about one acre of
water surface. The water was a
solid splash of silver as these fish
fed on shiners.
It makes no difference hdw many
times a fisherman observes such a
sight as this, each time is as fasci-
nating as the first time. And nat-
urally, all boat fishermen who see
it, rush to the scene to take ad-
vantage of their good luck.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Jaynes fish-
ed the Army Pier Wednesday morn-
ing, with a take home catch of 16
dandy specks going two to two and
one half pounds. They used live
bait.
Manuel Morales, Louis Palacios
and Paul Campos has been doing
some early morning fishing at the
Shell Pile and Turn Basin. One
day’s catch was six specks around
three pounds each, six reds going
16 to 18 inches, three rat reds, and
26 school specks. They use live
bait.
Red Northern and his fishing
partner, who often out-fishes him,
Mrs. L. S. Northern, and Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Baugh, and Mr. Cobb,
(See “FISHING," Page 8)
My Neighbors
“Give it to me straight,
Black: Will there be anything
left after taxes?”
2. Cyprus Oil Company has
plugged and abandoned a North
Bay City wildcat, No. 1 Rowland
Rugeley, at the total depth of 12,-
614 feet.
3. Monsanto Chemical Company
has plugged and abandoned a north
extension to the El Maton Held,
No. 2 Fay, at a depth of around
11;500 feet.
4. George R. Brown has plugged
and abandoned a Pheasant Field
venture, No. 1 Mauritz-Bowers
Unit, at 9,585 feet.
5. C. Howard Phifer has plugged
and abandoned a Boling Field try,
No. 1 J. B. Gary Jr., at 7,310 feet.
More late drill reports, field-by-
field, area-by-area:
Palacios Field—Tennessee Gas
Transmission Company is prepar-
ing to test No. 1 E. 0. Ramsey. . .
Kilroy-Callery’s No. 1 Hogg-State
Unit also is preparing to test.
Tidehaven Field—Texkan Oil
Company's 1-A Grace P. Heffel-
finger is spinning to the right
around 6,000 feet.
East Blessing Field—George R.
Brown's No. 1 Mrs. Elizabeth R.
Dawdy is said to be waiting on a
potential test.
Southwest Blessing — Ralph
Lowe’s and A. W. Cherry’s No. 1
Kozina Kolaja is digging around
9,500 feet.
El Maton Field—Superior Oil
Company has spudded No. 1 H. R.
Dawdy. . > . Monsanto Cjhemical
Company’s No. 1 Martin Nelsen
is drilling around 8,000 feet.
East Egypt—John T. Jones, et
al, will drill B-l F. B. and Donald
Duncan three miles east of Egypt,
projected to 3,300 feet.
West Magnet Field—Texaco’s
No. 1 Guy F. Stovall is projected
to 5,800 feet eight miles west of
Magnet.
Bruce-Flo Field—Roy R. Gard-
ner and Ralph Lowe have scheduled
two 12,000-foot tests. No. 1 John-
son, et al, and No. 1 Florence M.
Trull, et al. Last week the John-
son had erroneously been reported
as a projected 1,200-footer.
West Lucky Field—Rumors are
that J. M. Huber Corporation and
Lion Oil Company are complet-
ing No. 1 Blanche O’Connor 1,400
feet northeast of their discovery.
Moore Field—J. S. Michael’s No.
2 D. P. Moore Estate has reached
its projected depth of around 10,-
000 feet.
South Bay City—Ross A. Mc-
Farland, et al, will drill No. 1
Huebner Estate on a 354-acre
lease, to go 9,500 feet.
(Questions concerning oil, gas
and mineral leases will gladly be an.
swered, if possible, by the writer,
an independent oil operator and
broker. Address: Bob Wilkinson,
P. 0. Box 1175, Bay City, Texas.)
Eli Mayfield Heads
County Campaign For
Dollars For Democrats
Eli Mayfield has been appointed
Coordinator of the Dollars For
Democrats Campaign in Matagor-
da County, Texas. The fund raising
period will be during the period
September 25 through October 4th,
1959. Mr. Bernard Hennessy of
Washington, D. C. is the National
Coordinator and the State Chair-
man is John Wildenthal, Jr., As-
sistant Attorney General for the
State of Texas.
Mr. Mayfield was named as Mat-
agorda County Coordinator by the
National Committee, The Dollars
for Democrats drive is a fund
raising function sponsored by the
national democratic organization
and the Texas State Democratic
Executive Committee. These fund
raising campaigns are recognized
as essential by both major parties,
Republican and Democrat. Funds
collected defray expenses of na-
tional conventions and keep the
party platforms before the people.
Charles Mize has returned to
Huntsville where he resumed his
studies at Sam Houston Teachers
College.
THURSDAY, SE ITEM HER 24,1959
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME LII, NUMBER 39
THESE LOVELIES WILL STRUT AT SHARKS-COBRAS GAME—
Ann Cooper Carole Raasch Marion Wilson Georgeanna Cartwright Carolyn Maddox
Drum Major Lula Belle Maddox
Sharks Seek Fourth Win With
Industrial Cobras Here Friday
The Palacios Sharks in their
game with the Industrial Cobras
here Friday night will meet, per-
haps, their toughest foe in pro-
tecting a perfect non-district rec-
ord of no losses and no scores
against them.
In their final non-district game
the Sharks will meet up against
an undefeated team, one who of-
fers a four-man fast back-field
working from a “Split T” forma-
tion.
The Cobras of Coach Darrel
Shaver have three impressive wins
to their credit with a 36 to 6 win
over Needville (a 26-AA District
member), a 42 to 0 win over Schul-
The P. H. S. student body
will hold a downtown parade
Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock.
The parade will form at the de-
pot and will circle the block with
a pep rally on the parking lot
of Petersen’s Restaurant.
enburg, and a 48 to 8 win last
week over St. Joseph of Victoria.
Coaches Joe Newbill and Tony
Carr’s Sharks have three wins and
yet unscored upon over Rockport
22 to 0; Tidehaven 8 to 0; and
the 41 to 0 win over Ganado last
week.
The Sharks will be out to avenge
a 22 to 0 defekt handed them last
year at Industrial.
Hornets To Boling ‘B’
The Junior High Hornets will
go to Boling Thursday night to do
battle with the Boling Ninth grad-
ers supplemented by members of
their ‘B’ squad at 7:30 p.m.
Coach Charles Shreve will start
the same lineup as he used against
Clute this past week.
Principal J. G’. Smith has asked
us to print the following informa-
tion concerning local ball games:
All season ticket holders are ask-
ed to use the East gate near the
band hall. If dry, the parking lots
East and South of the high school
will be open. He has asked to keep
the area below the press box clear
during the game as an emergency
measure. All spectators are asked
to not sit in front of the concrete
stands due to the lack of space for
the players’ and your protection.
All parents of small children please
keep their children in the stands
and not permit them to run up and
down the aisles in front of the
spectators or play on the side-
lines or end zones. All children
running around playing or other-
wise disturbing the spectators will
be removed from the ball park for
protection reasons, Principal J. G.
Smith added.
New Brucellosis Law To Be Discussed
Al Meetings For Cattlemen Next Week
There will be two very import-
ant meetings for all cattlemen in
the county next week, according to
P. O. Dept. Cooperates
With U. S. D. A. For
Annual Farm Survey
This month the U. S. D. A., in
cooperation with the Post Office
Department, is conducting an an-
nual acreage survey. Rural Mail
Carriers are delivering 30,000 cards
to Texas farmers and ranchers.
The cards list questions on crop
acreages and livestock. Carriers
pick up the completed cards and
forward them to Cary Palmer, Ag-
ricultural Statistician for Texas in
Austin.
Mr. Palmer urges farmers to
answer and return cards to Mail
Carriers. “This survey,’’ he points
out, “serves as a basis for esti-
mating the State’s farm produc-
tion. Every report helps to make
accurate estimates.’’
Rayford G. Kay, County Agricul-
tural Agent.
Purpose of the meetings is to
explain the new Brucellosis Law
and give all cattlemen an oppor-
tunity to sign a petition to get
Matagorda County on a control
program.
The first meeting will be held
September 28, 7:30 p.m,, Junior
High School cafeteria, Palacios.
The second meeting will be Sep-
tember 29, 7:30 pun., Service Cen-
ter, Bay City. We urge every cat-
tleman to attend the meeting most
convenient for him.
The iMatagorda County Brucel-
losis Committee with Bill Tillman
serving as chairman has called the
meetings. At a recent meeting of
this committee it was decided that
Matagorda County should petition
for the Type I control program.
Type I Brucellosis Control is the
program in which no testing is re-
quire<t but in which owners of
cattle are required to have all fe-
(See “CATTLEMEN,” Page 4)
HERE'S HOW THEY WILL STACK UP HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
PALACIOS SHARKS
COLORS: Red and White
No. Name Position Weight
10 *JOHN PENLAND, Back 145
11 ALVIN RAMPMEIER, Back 130
12 NORRIS CRAWFORD, Back 130
20 ♦BOBBY FOWLER, Back 155
21 JOE SARTAIN, Back 155
30 PAUL TREYBIG, Back 148
31 KENNETH COOK, Back 155
40 DONNIE KUBECKA, Back 150
41 BERNEY KESZLER, Back 190
50 JAMIE WEAVER, Center 160
51 *ROY LEE HOGG, Center 159
52 CARL PENDERGRASS, Guard 170
60 FRED WOODLAND, Guard 155
63 TERRY BONDS, Tackle 190
64 DAVID BOLLING, Guard 168
65 MARVIN KASTROP, Guard 158
70 FRED RENDON, Guard 160
72 EDGAR REED, Tackle 170
73 BOBBY DILLARD, Tackle 182
75 CARL BARRETT, Tackle .............. 192
81 RALPH BOWERS, End 135
82 LARRY TAYLOR, End 155
84 KENNETH SMITH, End 159
85 DICKIE KUBECKA, End 169
♦Denotes Captains
COACHES:
Joe Newbill — Tony Carr
INDUSTRIAL COBRAS
COLORS: Maroon and Grey
No. Name Position Weight
30 RADLEY BOYD, Back 145
32 ASHLEY BOYD, Back 125
34 DANIEL SACKY, Back 150
36 EARL MYERS, Back........................ 140
38 KENNETH HARVEY, Back 160
40 MIKE KOOP, Back 145
42 JIMMY FITZPATRICK, Back 150
50 SAMMY ALLEN, Back 150
52 KELLY FRELS, Center 190
60 SYLVESTER WALLECK, Guard 140
62 TOMMY McFERON, Guard 150
64 BOBBY SUTTON, Guard 145
66 WILEY HENDON, Guard 145
68 RAY LEAL, Back..............................140
70 SYLVESTER RAMERIZ, Back 140
72 JIMMY WIMBERLY, Tackle 205
74 DICKEY DENN, Tackle 185
76 JOHN TALBOT, Back 175
78 RICHARD SACKY, Tackle 182
80 *JOHN KOOP, End 140
82 EDDIE FRANZ, End .......... 150
84 LACY NEWTON, Back ......... 135
86 LONNIE MYERS, End 125
88 *JOHN FITZPATRICK, End 178
♦Denotes Captains
COACHES:
Darrel Shaver, James Gillis, Bobby Watkins
Council To Order
$275,000 Election
Bond Issue Will Finance Extension Of
Water, Sewer Lines; Budget Approved
The Palacios City Council in ses-
sion Monday night approved the
calling of a $275,000.00 bond elec-
tion for water and sewer exten-
sions for the areas annexed during
the past few months. The election
will be held the latter part of
October. Further information will
be printed following a special
meeting of the fiscal agents and
the council next week.
The budget for the period ending
June 30, 1960 was approved. The
figures are the actual amount for
the year ending June 30, 1959 and
the second group is the estimate
for the year ending June 30, 1960:
Revenues, by Funds:
Interest and Sinking Funds,
New Bridges Over
Colorado River
Near Completion
Texas Highway Department Res-
ident Engineer John C. Smith re-
ported to the Bay City Chamber of
Commerce Highway Committee on
Friday, Sept, 11 that the Colorado
River bridge on FM 521 should be
completed within 30 days time—
there still remain three slabs to
pour. He said that contracts will
then be let for the paving of FM
521 from Highway 60 to Tintop.
He added that paving from Tin-
Top to Highway 35 may be com-
pleted by October, 1960 and at
that time FM 621 would provide
good road from U.S. 288 to High-
way 35 near Palacios.
IWork on the two-way bridge on
Highway 35 at the Colorado River
should also be finished within 30
days.
Jesse Ellis Is Elected
President Dist. Ill Of
F.F.A. At Edna Meet
Jessie Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Ellis of Collegeport, was
elected president of District III
F.F.A. at Edna, Thursday, Sep-
tember 17.
Ellis, a senior at Palacios High
School holds the State F.F.A. de-
gree, has served as Palacios F.F.A.
President, 1958-59; F.F.A. Vice-
President, 1957-58; District III
Treasurer, 1958-59. He has carried
on 23 farming projects and has ex-
hibited livestock in Houston and
Matagorda County Shows.
District III F.F.A. consists of
22 schools along the Gulf Coast.
His duties will consist of carrying
out the many F.F.A. activities on
the district level during 1959-60.
Serving with Ellis will be Gerald
Donaldson, Boling, Vice-President;
Robert Stolle, .Wharton, Secretary;
Douglas Watts, Angleton, Treas-
urer; Farris Manis, Alvin, Report-
er; C. P. Anderson, El Campo, Sen-
tinel.
The delegation representing Pa-
lacios F.F.A. at the district meet-
ing besides Ellis, consisted of Car-
rel Ramsey, present Palacios F.
F.A. Presidents Milton Tyler,
Treasurer, and John Harper, Jr„
F.F.A. Reporter.
Quarterly Boy Scout
Court Of Honor To Be
Held In Bay City Oct. 6
The Matagorda District Quart-
erly Court of Honor will be held
on the evening of October 6th at
7:30 p.m. in the Service Center
in Bay City.
A Court of Honor is a public
recognition of our Scouts for the
work they have done on the Scout-
ing Advancement trail.
All Troops and Posts, all Com-
mittee members and parents are
invited to this Court of Honor.
More than half the men at West
Point and Annapolis each year re-
port they were Scouts.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Wratislaw
of Houma, La., spent a few days
here and in Ganado with their
parents and attended the Sharks-
Indians game Friday night.
$22,133.02; $23,490.00. General
Fund, $33,171.75; $41,100.00. Street
& Bridge Fund, $13,154.01; $13,
280.00. Waterworks and Sewer
Fund, $56,570.32; $66,850.00. Air-
port Fund, $15,147.52; $12,075.00.
Hospital Fund, $2,200.00; $2,400.00.
Insurance Fund, $900.00; $900.00.
Total Revenues, $143,276.62; $160,-
095.00.
Expenditures by Funds:
Interest and Sinking Funds, $26,-
113.54; $16,355.00. General Fund,
$32,800.56; $38,775.00, Street &
Bridge Fund, $121,027.31; $13,-
280.00. Waterworks and Sewer
Fund, $64,110.69; $64,800.00. Air-
port Fund, $16,988.31; $13,015.00.
Hospital Fund, $1,736.99; $2,298.00.
Insurance Fund, $750.00; $900.00.
Total expenditures, $154,527.40;
$149,423.00.
It can be noted in the expendi-
tures the past year included the
municipal building at the airport
and the city’s portion of the vol-
unteer firemen's hall.
One building permit, was approv-
ed for Elida S. Arredondo, $1,000
addition to home on lot 2, block 96.
The Council calls attention to
Ordinance No. 147 adopted in 1937
which prohibits the drilling of any
water well within the City limits
without first making a written
application for a permit giving lo-
cation of the well, the purpose for
which it is to be drilled, the depth,
and the machinery, pipes and cas-
ing to be used, and paying a fee
of $100.00.
Rotary Speaker
Informs Listeners
Of Hearing Loss
The Rotary Club of Palacios held
Ladies’ Night program Thursday
evening, September 17 at the
Shrimp Net. Following dinner,
Rotarians and their Rotary Anns
enjoyed a filmed journey to Eng-
land. The flight included tradi-
tional views, historic sites, and the
more modern innovations found in
England.
The regular meeting of the Club
was held Wednesday. R. B. Trull
introduced the speaker, Dr. Jack
Bangs of Houston. Dr. Bangs is a
member of the Houston Speech and
Hearing Center. The functions of
the center were explained visually.
From statistical information that
has been compiled, 4% of school-
age children have handicaps in
this area, and are in need of the
services offered by the clinic. Dr.
Bangs emphasized that children
with hearing problems are no deaf-
er than a person wearing glasses is
blind. Equipment Wed for test-
ing speech and hearing was ex-,
plained.
Visitors were M. P. Willis, Vic-,
toria; J. C. Melcher, Port Lavaca;
Frank Seerden, Houston; Jim Sartt
welle, Houston; Rev. Richard E,
Stone, Mrs. Evelyn Dismukes and
iMrs. Florence Trull, Palacios.
At The Bayview
Patients In Hospital
Mrs. Lillie Malone, Mrs. John
Michalik, Esther Gonzales, Lester
Bourgeois.
Patients Dismissed
Mrs. Adele White, J, L. Simpson,
Mrs. Lois White, J. B. Lindemood,
Vikijane Sheeran, L. C. Smith,
Donald Neeley, Mrs. Sara Pouncy,
Mrs. M. A. Ellis, Hugh C. Dis-
mukes, Billy Jackson, Frank Se-
gura, Joe G. Mireles, J. W. Pogue,
Eugene Barnes, Mrs. Jim Lewing
and baby girl.
The Weather
Date
Max. Min.
Pree.
Sept.
15
87“ 64“
0.00
Sept.
16
87“ 69“
0.00
Sept.
17
87“ 68“
0.00
Sept.
18
89“ 97”
0.00
Sept.
19
88“ 70“
0.00
Sept.
20
89“ 73‘
0.00
Sept.
21
90“ 71“
0.00
Sept.
22
85“ 72"
0.72
Total rainfall for year: 37.72
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