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Page 4-Palacios Beacon, Wed., June 5, 1991
i-Palacios Beacon Early Flies
5 YEARS AGO-1986
■ Coastal areas entered the hurricane season. The hurricane sea-
son is from June through October.
The City of Palacios reminded the public that the alley south of
Main St. (behind the banklwas made one-way going East between
;5th and 4th Streets.
Six High School musicians from Palacios earned State medals
:at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest hosted by the Uni-
versity of Texas in Austin. They were Stephanie Shanks, Tom
•Dahl, Amy Hamlin, Sherri Wright, Michelle Boykin and Leigh
;Ann Mcismer.
;. PISD honored several retirees at the annual faculty awards
banquet. The retirees included Norcnc Swendscn,Rosemary Pa-
quette, Vic Kahlich, Wilma Rhoades and Joyce Carr.
The Annual Shrimporcc Celebration was a huge success to the
hundreds of people who attended the festivities held at the Palacios
Recreation Center.
25 YEARS AGO-1966
Two hundred and eighty seven Palacios students were enrolled
in the summer programs offered by the PISD.
Estell Chambless and Winfred Johnson were installed as Wor-
thy Matron and Worthy Patron of the local O.E.S. Chapter.
30 YEARS AGO-1961
Voters in the PISD approved a $ 1 million bond issucon Satur-
day and at the same time adopted Senate Bill 116 increasing the
district maintenance tax rate.
E.H. Thornton, former chairman fo the Texas Highway com-
tmission, was the principal speaker at the dedication of the Port
Lavaca Causeway.
William Douglas, Carroll Rogers, Louis Sanchez and Vernon
Bowers, Jr. were graduates from Wharton County Junior College.
Herbert Henry was one of the 17 University of Texas students
to receive an Air Force ROTC Academic Achievement Award.
The next step was taken toward organizing a local hospital
auxiliary. The meeting at Wcimcr Hall that Friday an election of
officers and the approval of by laws was held.
35 YEARS AGO-1956
The city council Monday night agreed to advertise for bids for
black-topping approximately 11 miles of city streets.
Hunt's Food Market had moved to its new quarters at the cor-
ner of 8Ui and Main.
Thomas F. Anderson had been named Works Manager of the
Aluminum Company of America's Point Comfort Smelting Plant.
Lannic Gillctt, a senior, was awarded an Alcoa Working
Scholarship.
45 YEARS AGO-1946
The city council reported that all papers had been approved and
signed in Washington on the city's lease of the Palacios Airport
form the Government.
The water rate was declared insufficient to cover operating
costs of the city's water facilities. An added 20 cents per 1,000
gallons over the minimum usage of 3,000 gallons per month was
approved by the council.
With 58,000 pounds of pineapple being processed Wednesday,
a new industry was bom. Wcyrich and Walters, with facilities at
the Colter Corporation, began peeling, dicing and freezing and ex-
pected 700,(XX) pound yield of frozen pineapple.
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Memorial Day ceremonies were postponed until Sunday as the
runway was too wet for Judge Holhcinz to land his plane.
Carl Ehlcrs was elated over the prize he won in a Fisher Body
Corporation contest.
55 YEARS AGO-1936
Officers of the local O.E.S. Chapter installed were Mrs. Emma ;
Foster, Worthy Matron; C.W. Ncster, Worthy Patron; Mrs
Eleanor Loudcrback, associate matron and Ralph Newsom 1
associate patron.
60 YEARS AGO-1931
T.W. Morton leased the Magnolia Service Station at the comer
of Third and Main.
75 YEARS AGO-1916
Donald Ruthvcn, Hugh Ruthvcn and L.W. Moore, Palacios
boys, were members of the class to graduate from the Texas Den-
tal College in Houston.
Laurence Miller and Ralphy Williams took over the Queen
Theatre from Mr. and Mrs. Sam Williams.
80 YEARS AGO-1911
Mill Louise Pybus returned from Winston-Salem, NC where she
attended college and Miss Lucy Masscnburg from Valpariso, IN
where she attended a medical college.
Rev. M.M. Wolf delivered the address to the graduating class
of the Palacios High School.
F.C. Henscl reported the contract for the sewer system had
been let and work on construction began July 1st.
Letters to
the Editor \
Parents say thanks for kindness, prayers...
Dear Editor,
Three years ago this past May our youngest daughter, Elissa,
was diagnosed with leukemia. Happily, this past December she
was taken off her chemotherapy and this summer she will have her
port-a-cath (a vessel implanted in which her chcmo is given) re-
moved. These past three years have been full of every emotion any
set of parents could imagine. But several things have always
stood. First, the Lord has never left us and has kept Elissa strong
and healthy. Without Him she may not have even been with us
today.
Throughout all trips to the hospital, the doctor visits and just
those days she was sick, we were always very pleased with the
kind way in which the Palacios School District worked with us.
The teachers were always understanding about Elissa's needs and
the fact that she had to miss so many days. Throughout the past
three years they have been a source of great help and encourage-
ment. The school nurses have also been wonderful. We know that
they kept a special watch on her. And, of course, we cannot forget
the, administration and the school board for working with us anu
far excusing those many days she was absent.
; Also, we cannot forget all of the kindness shown by the people
6f Palacios, those we kjiow and those we dc.i’t. The ones we
have known over the past years who always have an encouraging
jvord and a concerned smile. And those people out there who have
been praying for her without ever seeing what good things that
lifting up has done.
• To all of these people we would like to say, thank you. You
may never know how much your kindness, understanding, coop-
eration, and especially prayers, have meant to us. Thank you,
Palacios.
The parents of Elissa Emmons
•’ John and Deborah Emmons
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■firne to stop complaining and pull together..
Dear Editor,
I I served as Faculty Council President this past school year,
faculty Council was composed of three elected teachers from each
School. It served as an excellent means of communications be-
tween teachers and the administration. Most questions were re-
kolved at the campus level. Those affecting the whole district were
discussed and resolved at the district meeting. Questions or ideas
•were not swept under the table by the administration. If they did
not know the answer they would do research and get back to us as
toon as they could.
• We were kept informed about the financial situation and other
•important issues. It was our job to keep our campus informed of
iwhat happened at the meetings. At the beginning of the year the
tadministration informed us that a new law could change Faculty
•Council for the 1991-92 school year. The new Campus Improvc-
•ment Council would involve more professional staff, parents and
community leaders. We felt this was a good idea.
Palacios is going through a difficult time. Teachers and ad-
•ministrators arc concerned about their jobs, their means of sup-
•porting their families, and their future. As a parent and a teacher, 1
;am very concerned about the financial situation we face, but the
(court can’t take away the fine working people who live in Pala-
cios. This is a time to pull together and to support our school dis-
trict. We have to set good examples for our children; to find the
good and not criticize something before it has even begun. The
new Council is made up of concerned people with their own
jthoughts and experiences. Let’s give these people a chance. I
know that the new council can work. My hopes and prayers arc
2hai we will all stop complaining and pull together as one to con-
tinue to make our school district successful in educating our chil-
Ijdrcn.
Pam Hunt
it’
• All things are just not possible, nor practical
;• Dear Editor,
1 am a member of the newly formed Communications Council,
representing the high school and would tike to address several of
• Mr. Dupont’s allegations and fears in your last issue. The views in
• this letter arc strictly mine. I have neitlicr been asked or denied
.•■(rubber-stamped, controlled) to write. I don’t know what is hap-
:: pening elsewhere, but I have been chosen to speak for the high
’.'.‘school.
Our faculty was asked to select four teachers and two student-
service personnel from our group to be placed on two committees.
We then voted by secret ballot. Five of the group willing to serve
and elected have taught in the system over twenty years; the sixth
is PHS graduate, one of our own products and knows the system
well from K-12. Some of the other appointees have passed
through my classroom, married, lead productive lives, have had
children and exhibit interest in the schools and what their children
are learning. They arc active in community and church affairs.
The committees were mandated and formed to serve in an
advisory capacity; our Board of Trustees will still make all
decisions and all policies. Well, then, what’s in it for me? I’m
hoping that learning will increase and our dropouts will decrease,
that we can provide a better environment for teaching and learning,
and that in finality the committees will develop the best system we
are capable of designing. I will carry twenty-nine years of teaching
and out-of-thc-classroom experiences in the system to the table
and hopefully will be a productive member.
In reference to the letter: I am neither “controlled” nor a
“rubber stamp” for the administration. I am employed by the dis-
trict (community); hired by the Board of Trustees; monitored and
evaluated by the administration, but I tliyik for myself. How could
I go into the classroom each day and ask my students to use higher
level, divergent thinking skills, ar.d not in turn, use them myself. I
see my students everyday and must be able to face them and
“defend my turf.
I would like to challenge each member of the community,
whether you be student, parent or concerned citizen—if you have
concerns or questions let a committee member or administrative
member know. Speak up! Or better yet, write it down. Don’t as-
sume someone had addressed the same concern.
Mr. Dupont, the school welcomes your opinion and wishes
everyone would express opinions. This is your right.
Unfortunately, not every request can be honored, the reality is the
buck stops with our board. All things arc just not possible nor
practical when you are dealing with youth. I’ve been tamed down
many times in the past and probably will be in the future. I have
learned that no is an answer, but I’ll keep asking.
My mother once told me "You love your job so much, you
would probably do it for no pay." That is what I’m doing this
summer. She was right.
Gloria Waller
Palacios!
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