Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1940 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON. PALACIOS. TEXAS
ThnrsJay. Oclofter 2L 1^40 ^
Editor - - Mrs. J. \V. Dismukes
Amo. Editor - Jesse V. Dismukes
Business Mgr. • Hugh J. Dismukes
Entered at the Post Office at Pals-
lios, Texas, as second class mail
matter, under the Act of Congress.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
In Matagorda County:—
Six Months, $1.00; 1 Year $1.75
Outside Mntagorda County:—
Six Months. $1.25; 1 Year $2.00
HE A LTH NO T E S
Austin, Texas.—“There is a popu-
lar though entirely false idea that
malnutrition is due solely to lack of
food. Of course, an inadequate food
supply will result in undernourish-
ment. On the other hand, quantities
of the wrong types of food to the
exclusion of the proper types can
result just as effectively in malnu-
trition for both children and ndults.
Usually, in this country at least,
malnutrition is associated by the
public with young people. However,
if it were possible to take a census
of adults who are victims of this
condition, the results might be sur-
prising,’’ states Dr. Geo. W. Cox,
State Health Officer.
“Many young women, and indeed
others who are older, listen too in-
tently to the siren voice of ‘reduc-
ing for beauty’s sake.’ Without se-
curing professional advice, and re-
lying on dietary suggestions of
friends or faddists, a number of
normal weight individuals deliber-
ately deprive themselves of
ishing~iood. L'uftlhg TTown acutely
on the daily intake of essential sus-
tenance, such persons run real
health risks which often become
realities. Again, numerous men and
got slightly peeved at a doctor who
wants bids on several thousund let-
terheads and of different sizes and
different grndes of paper and print-
ed in various colors, with the re-
quest that the forms be kept stand-
ing for possible repent orders.
So Mr. Printer diagnosed the case
carefully and answered something
in this manner: “Am in market for
bids on one appendicitic operation—
one, two and five-inch incision, with
und without nurse. If appendix is
found to be sound, want quotations
to include putting same back and
canceling order. If removed, suc-
cessful bidder is expected to hold
incision open for sixty days, ns I
expect to be in market for an opera-
tion for gallstones at that time and
want to save the cost of cutting
again.
Published Every Thursday
HE NEEDS THEM BOTH
Printer Asks Doctor to
Bid Appendix Surgery
THE POCKETBOOK
| THIS WEEK |
women who have partaken of fat-
producing food too lustily over a
long period find themselves in the
overweight class. Suddenly impress-
ed with their rotundity, they also
■ become extremely vulnerable to
non-professional diet suggestions.
Forgetting that possibly years were
required to develop the now unwel-
come cushion, some of these folks
suddenly become extremists and
make foolish efforts to remove in
three weeks or a month the penalty
for which their extended indulgence
was responsible. Near-tragedies, as
well as actual ones, sometimes fol-
low in the wake of such senseless
body-tinkering.
Notice Of Revenue
Bond Election
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
COUNTY OF MATAGORDA,
CITY' OF PALACIOS.
TO THE RESIDENT, QUALI-
FIED, PROPERTY TAXPAYING
-VOTERS OF- THE CITY OF PA^
LACIOS, TEXAS:
TAKE NOTICE that an election
will be held in the City of Palacios,
Texas, oil thru 26th day of October,
1940, on the propositions and at the
place more particularly set forth in
the election order adopted by the
City Council on the 4th day of Oc-
tober, 1940, which is as follows:
RESOLUTION AND ORDER
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALACIOS, TEX-
AS, CALLING AN ELECTION ON
THE QUESTION OF THE ISSU-
ANCE OF $20,000.00 REVENUE
BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSTRUCTING EXTENSIONS
AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
WATERWORKS SYSTEM OF
SAID CITY; AND ON THE QUES-
TION OF THE ISSUANCE OF
$50,000.00 REVENUE BONDS FOR
“Finally, children who habitually |THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING
refuse at meal-time to eat the sus- AND PURCHASING A GAS SYS-
taining foods in sufficient quanti-
ties are in need of parental investi-
gation and discipline. When resist-
ance to the suggestions is difficult
to overcome, the influence of the
family physician often is most ef-
fective. In any event, for the sake
of the child’s health, his misdirected
indulgence of luxury foods must be
removed.”
Patronize BEACON Advertisera
N. A. PETERSON
ELECTRICAL WORK
AND FIXTURES
BOX 451 618 DUSON AVE.
West of Encampment Grounds
FLOSSIE LEE
HARPER
Teacher
VOICE PIANO
CONCERT COACH
BOX 115
TEM FOR SAID CITY; AND
PLEDGING THE REVENUES OF
THE WATERWORKS SYSTEM
AND GAS SYSTEM TO THE PAY-
MENT THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of
the City of Palacios deems it ad-
visable and to the best interest of
the City to construct extensions and
improvements to the waterworks
system of said City, and to build
ahd purchase a gas system for said
City; and
WHEREAS, it is considered to
be to the best interest of said City
that, such extensions and improve-
ments to said waterworks system,
and the building and purchasing of
said gas system be financed by the
issuance of Revenue Bonds, payable
solely from and secured by an ex-
clusive first lien on and pledge of
the revenues of said waterworks
system and gas system, after de-
duction of reasonable operation and
maintenance expenses, all in accord-
ance with the provisions of Articles
1111-1118, both inclusive, of the
1925 Revised Civil Statutes of Tex-
as, as amended, and in no wise sup-
ported by an ad valorem or other
tax on property in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council
deems it necessary and proper that
the question of the issuance of such
revenue bonds and the pledging of
such revenues be submitted to the
qualified electors of said City;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV-
ED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PA-
LACIOS, TEXAS;
1. That an election be hold on the
26th day of October, 1940, at which
election the following propositions
shall be submitted:
T*ropostijon No.
Shall the City Council of the City
of Palacios, Texas, be authorized to
issue $20,000.00 revenue bonds of
said City; maturing
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serially over
period of years not to exceed
twenty (20) years from their date,
bearing interest at a rate not to ex-
ceed five (5%) per cent per an-
num, payable semi-annually, for the
purpose of constructing extensions
and improvements to the water-
works system of said City; and to
provide for the payment of prin-
cipal and interest on said bonds by
pledging the net revenues from the
operation of the waterworks system
and the gas system of said City.
Proposition No. 2
Shall the City Council of the City
of Palacios, Texas, be authorized to
issue $50,000.00 Revenue bonds of
said City, maturing serially over a
period of years not to exceed twen-
ty (20) years from their date, bear-
ing interest at a rate not to exceed
five (h'U ) per cent per annum, pay-
able semi-annually, for the purpose
of building and purchasing a gas
system for said City; and to provide
for the payment of principal and
interest on said bonds by pledging
the net revenues from the opera-
tion of the waterworks system and
the gas system of said City.
2. That said election shall be held
at the City Hall Building, within
said City, and the following named
persons are hereby appointed man-
agers thereof, to-wit:
C. I.. Haynes, Presiding Judge; A.
G. Skinner, Judge; Nelly Gray,
Clerk; Blanch Claybourn, Clerk.
3. That said election shall be held
under the provisions of and in ac
cordance with the laws governing
is issuance of municipal bonds in
cities, as provided in the General
Laws of the State of Texas, and
only qualified electors, who own
taxable property in the City and
who have duly rendered the same
for taxation, shall be qualified to
vote.
All voters who favor the proposi-
tion to issue the bonds mentioned
in proposition number one shall
have written or printed on their bal-
lot the following words:
“FOR THE ISSUANCE OF REV-
ENUE BONDS MENTIONED IN
PROPOSITION NO. 1, AND THE
PLEDGING OF THE REVENUES
OF THE WATERWORKS SYS-
TEM AND THE GAS SYSTEM TO
THE PAYMENT THEREOF.’’
And those opposed to the proposi
tion to issue the bonds mentioned
in proposition number one shall
have written or printed on their
ballot the following words:
“AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
REVENUE BONDS MENTIONED
IN PROPOSITION NO. 1, AND
THE PLEDGING OF THE REV-
ENUES OF THE WATERWORKS
SYSTEM AND THE GAS SYSTEM
TO THE PAYMENT THEREOF.”
All voters who favor the proposi-
tion to issue the bonds mentioned
in proposition number two shall
have written or printed on their bal-
lots the following words:
“FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE
REVENUE BONDS MENTIONED
IN PROPOSITION NO. 2, AND
THE PLEDGING OF THE REV-
ENUES OF THE WATERWORKS
-SYSTEM —AND—THB—C-AS-S-YS^
TEM TO THE PAYMENT THERE-
OF.”
And those opposed to the proposi-
tion-mentioned in-proposition lium
her two shall have written or print-
ed on their ballot the following
words:
“AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
THE REVENUE BONDS MEN-
TIONED IN PROPOSITION NO. 2,
AND THE PLEDGING OF THE
REVENUES OF TIIE WATER-
WORKS SYSTEM AND THE GAS
SYSTEM TO THE PAYMENT
THEREOF.”
4. That a copy of this resolution
and order, signed by the Mayor of
said City and attested by the City
Secretary, shall serve as proper
notice of said election.
The Mayor is authorized and di-
rected to cause this notice of the
election to be posted at three public
TODAY THERE ARE CASES IN WHICH
AMERICAN COMPANIES HAVE INVESTED AS
MUCH AS A MILLION pOLLAVS in NEW
PRODUCTION FACILITIES FOR DEFENSE
WITHOUT A S/GHED OROLR THOM THE
Amy
for evert dollar paid to
STOCRMOLDERS LAST yfARU-S.
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DOLLARS M TAXES
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25 yEARS AGO
AUTO PLANTS
EMPLOYED ONLY
ABOUT 137.000
PERSONS —
TOOAV THE TOTAL
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THAT THE GIANT fttPHAHT
IS AFRAID OF THE TlNy MOUSE
IS A PACT—
8AD EyESISHT AMD INABILITY TO
PROTECT EVERy BWT OF HIS HUGE
FRAME WITH HIS TRUNK MAKES THE
EU r.lANT APPREHENSIVE OF ttJDENTS,
FEARING THEY WILL GNAW MIS FEET
OR RUN UP ON HI* BODY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
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10 YEARS AGO
More than 10,000 attended the
highway celebration here on October
17. It was pronounced ns one of tho
most successful ever held in South
Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Claybourn
celebrated their golden wedding an-
niversary.
Thirty-two bills of indictment
were returned by the grand jury.
Liquor law violations headed the
list. There were two murder cases.
Deaths reported were Carl Abra-
hnm Abrahamson of Corancahua, A.
E. Wickham at Sealy Hospital inirj|
Galveston and Mrs. Barbara Spick,-
at home of her daughter, Mrs. Lil-
lian Herman in Pledger.
places within said City, one of which Merchants Musi
ghat! be if fflfe"City"Hall and one1 «■-»*«****■»■
of which shall be at the place desig-
nated for holding the election, for
at least fifteen (15) full days prior
to the dntn of said
5. The Mayor is further authoriz-
ed and directed to cause this notice
of election to be published in some
newspaper of general circulation
published in said City on the same
day in each of two successive weeks,
the date of first publication to be
not less than fourteen (14) full
days prior to the date of said elec-
tion.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
the 4th day of October, 1940.
J. L. DEUTSCH, Mayor,
City of Palacios, Texas.
ATTEST:
B. F. BELKNAP, City Secretary,
City of Palacios, Texas.
Patronize BEACON Advertisers.
Advertise or Quit
We know a few fii-ms that have
about quit advertising. vVo know,
from observation, that several of
them have also about quit doing
any business.
How any business man can figure
that he can get customers in his
store without some form of adver-
tising we are unable to understand,
and without people to visit his
store, how can he hope to make a
sale. With chain stores making lead-
ers to bring in customers, mail oi-d-
er houses mailing catalogs to cus-
tomers every few months and house
to house canvassers working in
every territory, how the small town
merchant hopes to continue in bus-
iness without a lot of publicity we
fail to understand. ‘
15 YEARS AGO
Mrs. Wilbur Rittenhouse was
awarded the Woodrow Wilson schol-
arship and was attending Sam
Houston State Normal at Huntsville
working for her A. B. degree.
O. C'. Anrofd and Ruel Foley were
in Houston attending a radio-show.
25 YEARS AGO
S. H. Moore, the gin man, report-
ed 348 bales of cotton nnd the sea>-
son practically closed.
Palacios and Bay City played a
0 to 0 football game on the home
gridiron.
Julius Cunningham was taking a
two week’s vacation nnd enjoying
----tho state fair at DaBacr.
Guy. F. Perry was offering foi
sale a Presto-o-lite automobile tank
nnd fixtui-es for sale, also a good
Ford duster.
30 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. M. Hockey and
daughters, Misses Dora and Ethel
arrived here from White City, Kas.,
to make their home.
C. L. Haynes was putting in a
telephone line at Francitas..
Inland Wntei-ways Association
held an enthusiastic meeting in
Beaumont. Palacios was well repre-
sented.
First services in the new Pi-esby-
tcrian Chui-ch were to be held Sun-
day morning October 30th.
The Methodist Church was repre-
sented at the Conference in Austin
by Rev. J. T. H. Miller who had
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What our foreign visitors fail to understand is that in
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Dismukes, Mrs. J. W. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1940, newspaper, October 24, 1940; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726601/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.