Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 2, 1976 Page: 1 of 10
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Advance
tickets go
on sale
The Tax Office of the
Palacios Independent School
District will be selling advance
tickets to the Palacios Sharks-
Louise Hornets football game.
Ticket sales will begin on
Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. and
end on Friday at 4 p.m.
Students tickets purchased
in advance will be 75c and
adult tickets $1.50. All tickets
purchased at the gate (student
and adult) will be S2.00.
The Tax Office is located at
803 Second St. on the campus
of the East Side Elementary
School.
Rusty water due
Beginning Tuesday, Sept.
6 and for the next several days
watch for rusty water as
Palacios fire hydrants will all
be opened and flushed out.
When this is done each
month, water in home pipes
may be murky or rusty so be
sure to check your water
before doing the family wash.
Palacios vo-ag group hosts
teachers from Indonesia
The Palacios High School
Vocational Agriculture De-
partment was privileilged to
host a group of Indonesian
agricultural teachers on tour of
Gulf Coast agriculture.
Indonesia is a country
consisting of a group of islands
located south of the Philip-
pines. Indonesian agriculture
consists of rice, cotton, sugar
cane and livestock. The typical
family owned farm is about 2
acres which supports the
immediate family.
The Indonesian Government
selected twenty-four of their
leading agricultural educators,
each coming from a different
location within their country,
to tour Texas. This effort was
in cooperation with the U. S.
Government and sponsored by
Sam Houston State University.
The agricultural group
selected three public high
schools in Texas to tour. The
group began their tour in
Palacios and proceeded to
Kingsville and finalized their
tour with the Brownsville
School District.
Heading the group was Dr.
Raymond Agan of Sam
Houston State University who
at the completion of the week
long tour stated, "That the
Indonesian group especially
enjoyed'the visit in Palacios
with the Young Farmer
Officers, Future Farmer Of-
ficers and a tour of the
Vocational facilities of the
Palacios School District". The
Indonesian teachers were
extremely impressed with the
community oriented vocational
programs which represent a
real segment of the total
education for the young people
in the Palacios schools.
Dr. Agan commented on the
excellent working relationship
between the school personnel
and the operators of the farm
service facilities that were
toured which included Palacios
cotton gin (J. W. Jenkins and
Dan Chamblee), Rice Belt
Warehouse, Dumas Seafoods,
E. Collins Seafoods, Stuhren-
berg Bros. Farms and Texas
Parks and Wildlife Research
Station.
This agriculture tour was a
culmination of eight weeks of
intensive study of agricultural
programs in high schools
which ended in Monterrey,
Mexico where they boarded a
piane for their trip home.
Alcoa
unit to
restart
Point Comfort Smelting
Production Manager Fred
Sharkey announced the restart
of one casting unit effective
October 1.
The unit has been idle since
June 30, 1975, in the
Operations’ ingot plant. The
restart of the unit will mean
the recall of approximately 15
Point Comfort Alcoans.
"The increase in demand
for sheet ingot has allowed us
to put this casting unit back
into operation,” Mr. Sharkey
said. "Most of the ingot the
unit will produce will be
shipped to Alcoa's Warrick,
Indiana, rolling mill.”
The smelting production
manager noted that operation
of the unit will use metal from
the single operating
Point
Comfort
potline and
70-
pound
ingot from
Point
Comfort inventories.
i Weather
.V
DATE
MAX.MIN.PREC.
AUG. 24
86 70
.65
AUG. 25
90 72
.00
AUG. 26
90 74
.06
AUG. 27
90 76
.00
AUG. 28
90 73
1.15
AUG. 29
90 70
.00
AUG. 30
89 73
.00
Rainfall
total for year
26.73
Water
permit
granted
The Texas Water Quality
Board last week granted a
permit for the discharge of
industrial waste water in Tres
Palacios Bay despite the ob-
jections of the president of a
citizens’ advisory group.
The unanimous decision will
allow Consolidated Chemical
Company, which manufactur-
es plant poison, to discharge
4200 gallons per day of sodium
chloride and sodium bicarbon-
ate into the bay. The discharge
would be essentially salt wa-
ter, the firm said.
Paul Peters of Palacios, pres-
ident of the citizens' group,
objected because, he said, the
firm had failed to show its
discharge would not also con-
tain other ingredients which
would pollute the bay.
Peters said Tres Palacios is a
virgin estuary, a nursery area
for water life.
"I don’t believe it is in the
best interest of the people of
Texas to permit the degrada-
tion of any waters,” Peters
said.
A board advisor and engineer
said all of these questions had
been gone over carefully with
the company and had been
answered satisfactorily.
sought
inds of development in the
iay area,” he said. "The
riembers of the TWQB gave
ue the impression that they
(■ere inclined to agree,
'ertainly if decisions are to be
nade which will affect the
remendous investments that
lomeowners, the fishing in-
lustry and others have in the
iay area, all of us must know
nore about the decisions
oncerning development that
vill be made in the future.
)ata which doesn't
low exist is needed. We
an t go into the future on
lersonal opinions and guess-
's. Those kinds of decisions
an be dangerous.”
Peters said that the Advi-
ory Group will engage in a
ontinuing program to protect
the bay area environment a
to encourage economic dev
opment.
"We believe that a go
environment and good ec<
omic development can li
together," he said. "But tl
happy combination will i
just happen by itself. We ha
to work at it—a lot of us. A
this explains the Advisi
Group program. We will
everything within our power
encourage economic develc
ment which--based on compi
hensive study and analysi
will benefit the area withe
imposing undue penalties
the environment or on existi
property values. We w
oppose projects or indicat
developments which could
harmful.”
Booster
officers
elected
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economic development for the
bay area is important," Peters
said. "But so are the
investments of hundreds of
homeowners and others who
have ehosen the bay area, and
so are the very large
invstments of the fishing
industry, and so are the large
investments that are based on
the assumption that the
attractiveness of bay area for
tourists and other visitors will
continue without serious im-
pairment. A study is needed in
order to sort out all of these
interests and to indicate what
courses of action in the future
will be of the greatest benefit
to the greatest number of
people."
Peters appeared before the
TO EXPLAIN F.F.A. PROGRAM to Indonesia agricultural
teachers were local F.F.A. members, left to right, Tommy Orsak,
Cheryl Jewell, Mike Hansen, Margaret Kocurek and Derril
Frauen.
The Palacios Athletic
Booster Club held its organiza-
tional meeting Tuesday night,
August 24, at Petersen’s
Restaurant.
The club, which supports all
athletic programs in both
Palacios Junior and Senior
High Schools, elected Herbert
Schneider, president and Carl
Hansen, vice-president. Other
officers are Mrs. Doug
McMullen, secretary; Billy
Hamlin, treasurer; and Mrs.
Charlie Meismer, reporter.
The club voted to begin a
membership drive and set
dues at $5.00 per person.
Included in the membership
dues are a booster cap for men
and a booster pin for women.
Serving on the membership
committee are Mrs. Paul
Cooper, Mrs. Irvin Petersen
and Mrs. John Rodriguez. All
persons interested in becom-
(, ing members of the Booster
Club should contact one of the
ladies on the membership
committee or any other
member.
Meetings of the Booster
Club will be held every
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. during
football season and once a
month thereafter. The location
will be announced at a later
date.
After all new business was
concluded, Mr. Schneider
turned the meeting over to
Coach Charlie Meismer who
showed a film of the Palacios
vs. Van Vleck scrimmage.
, Young
to file
lawsuit
Congressman John Young
this week, in a letter to The
Beacon, said he is preparing
lawsuits against members of
the news media because of
stories concerning a former
member of his staff.
Young's letter said:
"The United States Depart-
ment of Justice under the
Republican administration has
« discredited allegations of a
former staff member that pay-
rolls of my congressional office
have been used for sex pur-
poses. A civil suit is now being
prepared against The New
York Times, The New York
Times News Service, Colleen
Gardner, Sol Rosen, Et Al,
alleging libel and slander on
the part of the defendants
based on publication of false
and scurrilous statements
charging me with the commis-
sion of crimes and other
improprieties, the falsity of
which was known to the de-
fendants at the time of the
publication.
The suit will further allege a
conspiracy on the party of the
defendants to most seriously
injure me and my family both
publicly and privately.
The National Media being
what it has become today,
leaves little opportunity for
those of us in public service to
have our positions handled
with any degree of objectivity,
simply because the facts often
fail to meet the modern media
criteria of the ultraspectaclar
of "Getting There First with
the Worst."
I am confident this matter
can and must be resolved on
the basis of evidence and facts
* that, as of now, have never
appeared in the media cover-
age. The damage the media
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VOLUME 70 - NUMBER 36
PALACIOS. TEXAS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,1976
Football
to start
Thursday
The 1976 football season
will open at Shark Stadium
Thursday night when Coach
Tim Freemen sends his Junior
Varsity squad on the gridiron
to meet the Louise JV.
At 7 p.m. there will be a
hush over the crowd as the big
lights glisten and the captains
of the two teams meet in the
center of the field for the toss
of the coin. One of the captains
will call “heads" or "tails"--
the decision will be made as to
which team will kick off
football for 1976 locally.
For the first five games the
JV will be composed of 9th
graders as well as Junior
Sharks.
Coach Freeman has named
as probable starters on
offensive, Jerry Cepak,
George Kana, Gary Brune,
Bobby Garcia, Tony Garcia,
Ray Schneider, Robert
Haynes, Bryant Peterson,
Kenny Kay, Tino Rojas and
Paul Segovia.
Defensively it will be James
Moerbe, Mike Sparks, Rene
Morales, Victor Rodriguez,
John Hunt, Robert Taylor,
Chris Junek, Kenny Brune,
Dale Crain, Pat Kocurek and
Bobby Buckley.
Others expected to see
action are Bill Bullock, John
Sanders, Mike Beard, Mark
Dunn, George Parsley, John
Garcia, Craig Henson, Eulalio
Garcia, Dario Sanchez, Danny
Buentello, Steve Gonzales,
Thell White, Charles Winfield,
Gary Horton, Johnny Frausto,
Dale Callaway and Albert
Gonzales.
Thursday nights will feature
either the 7th and 8th grade
games or the Junior Varsity
team.
Thursday night admission
prices will be $1.00 for adults
and 50c for students.
Admission prices for the
Friday night games will be
$2.00. Student tickets may be
purchased prior to the game at
their principal's office or the
Business Managers Office for
fifty cents.
Parents are reminded that
students in grades 1-6 are to
be accompanied by an adult if
they are to be admitted to the
game. They are to remain in
the stands during the ball
game except when going to the
restrooms and concession
stands.
Children will not be allowed
to play on the track, on the
stand walkways, or under the
bleachers during the game.
Wallace
gets degree
at Trinity
Trinity University of San
Antonio conferred degrees
upon more than 200 bachelor's
and master's degree candid-
ates in summer commence-
ment ceremonies August 15.
Receiving his Masters' in
health care administration was
Patrick Lee Wallace, administ-
rator of Wagner General
Hospital.
LIKELY STARTERS In the middle of the defensive line for 160 and Mark Lovell 160. Cooper and Greenwalt, both Junior
Palacios against Louise Friday will be, from left, guards Rodney lettermen, will also play at offensive guard. Flores and Lovell
Cooper 180 and Robert Flores 180 and tackles Mark Greenwalt are sophomores.
ROUGH YEAR AHEAD
Sharks open season
Friday with Louise
The Palacios High School
Fighting Sharks open their
1976 football season at 8 p.m.
Friday night in Louise where
they will test their "Jaws"
against the "Sting" of the
Hornets.
The Sharks of Coach Charlie
Meismer lack size, speed,
depth and experience as only
four lettermen are on the
varsity squad. They are senior
Eulalio Flores, 160-pound
linebacker-center; juniors Lu-
ther Lee (145) in the secondary
and guards Rodney Cooper
(180) and Mark Greenawalt
(160). The 22-man roster is
made up of five seniors, ten
juniors and seven sophomores.
Directing the offense will be
a pair of sophomore quarter-
backs, Michael Roy and Steve
Garcia. Others in the backfield
will be the Sharks’ heavy-
weight, 220 pound Johnny
Lopez, a junior and a pair of
senior 138 pound lightweights,
Tommy Orsak and Ramiro
Reyna. Fred Buckley, a junior,
will line up at the flanker spot.
Junior Kenneth Garcia will be
split end and sophomore Mike
Hansen, tight end.
In the forward wall with
Cooper and Greenawalt will be
juniors Mike Hunter and
David Jewell at tackle and
Eulalio Flores at center.
Defensively, Coach Meis-
mer is expected to go with
Tommy Orsak, Fred Buckley
and Luther Lee in the
secondary; Mike Hunter and
Eulalio as linebackers; Ken-
neth Garcia, split end; Robert
Flores and Rodney Cooper at
guard; Mark Greenawalt and
Mark Lovell at tackle and Mike
Hansen, tight end.
Louise’ head coach Jerry
Dodson is not a stranger to
Shark fans as he coached here
several years ago.
Louise will also field a team
without much depth. Dodson
estimates that as many as nine
players on the 21-man roster
will have to play both offense
and defense.
Graduation from last year's
6-4 squad created vacancies on
offense at the ends, guard and
halfback positions. Back this
year is Eddie Williams, a 205
pound fullback who rushed for
805 yards last year.
“The Hornets run a straight
"T" and try to be deceptive.
Most of the deception will take
place on fakes from 1-year
quarterback Chris Lovejoy to
Williams who will go over the
middle with or without the ball
80 percent of the time. But this
year the Hornets will be
passing much more than they
have in the past”, the head
coach said.
Defensively, the Hornets
will be more experienced with
five returning lettermen, plus
two other who logged playing
time last year. And size wil,
not be a problem, with five
starters weighing in at over
200 pounds.
The Fighting Sharks showed
marked improvement against
the Sweeny Bulldogs last
Friday over their previous
scrimmage with Van Vleck but
the Bulldogs were a much
larger, stronger and ex-
perienced club.
Tres Palacios study
Haul Peters, president of
the Citizens Advisory Group,
Tres Palacios Bay Area, states
that the membership of the
Group will be asked to endorse
a request to the Texas Water
Quality Board for a complete
study of Tres Palacios Bay.
He said that such a study
could produce information
which could be of great value
as guidance in decisions
affecting future development
in the bay area.
"All of us agree that
Texas Water Quality Board in
Austin on August 26. At that
time the TWQB, for the first
time, granted permission for
industrial-type waste to be
discharged into Tres Palacios
Bay. The permit was granted
to the Consolidated Chemical
Company, which operates a
herbicide-manufacturing plant
in the old brick yard north of
the city. Peters spoke in
opposition to the permit.
Peters said that in that
hearing he found out that the
TWQB does not have a
comprehensive study of the
Tres Palacios Bay System.
"1 suggested that such a
study is needed, for the
protection of all concerned,
and to encourage the right
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