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THE PALACIOS BEACON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBE12.1980-PAGE 8
County agent’s ,
Matagorda County farmers have indicated a G. Target Price,
possibility of planting additional acreage of wheat for 1981 1. The 1981 target price will be set at a MINIMUM of
as another cash crop. Those farmers planning on planting $3.81. The FINAL figure will be dependent on the size of
wheat in the fall for soring harvest should review the 1981 increase in short run production costs.
“National 4-H Week”
observed Oct. 5-11
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wheat in the fall for spring harvest should review the
wheat program as it is announced as of this
date.
PROGRAM PROVISIONS
increase in short run production costs.
2. Producers on farms complying with all program
requirements and on which the wheat acreage for harvest
A. Set-Aside. There will be no required set-aside for is no more than the 1980 planted and considered planted
1981 wheat.
B, Normal Crop Acreage
acreage (planted plus approved prevented planted for
Producers on farms with 1980) will have target price protection on the entire 1981
Peeking new know- needs and community
ledge and skills to become resources.”
better citizens and leaders- The them*. “Expanding
tllenges ail
planted wheat must ascertain that the farm NCA is not acreage planted for harvest. Farms on which the 1980
exceeded to be eligible for program benefits on any NCA acreage is exceeded will be subject to all allocation factor
crop, except sugar.
C. Cross Compliance. For producers on farms with
planted wheat to be eligible for program benefits on any
based on the final NPA and the estimated harvested acres.
H. Loan Rate. The 1981 loan rate will be a MINIMUM of
$3.00 per bushel. A FINAL determination will be made
that’s the challenge ex- Horizons.” challenges
tended to all youth by the 4-H members to seek new
theme of this year’s knowledge, acquire life
National 4-H Week, “Ex- skills ana build on personal
panding Horizons.” The strengths. Members are
week long observance is set encouraged to strengthen
for Oct. 5-11. their citizenship and lead-
NCA crop, program or nonprogram (except sugar), the after supply prospects and other factors become clearer,
farm NCA tnusf not be exceeded. I. Payment Limitation. The $50,000 payment limitation
D. Off-Setting Compliance. In addition to planting for the total deficiency and voluntary diversion payments
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within the NCA on a participating wheat farm, owners and for any combination of wheat, feed grain, upland cotton,
Hsci, Operators must ascertain-that the NCA is not exceeded on and rice remains in effect for the 1981 crop year. This
3; 'any other farm with wheat planted which they own or limitation DOES NOT apply to loans or purchases.
%ny other farm
operate.
E. Paid Diversion and Haying and Grazing. If conditions
J. Disaster Provisions. T^e Agricultural Adjustment Act
purchases.
of 1980 provided for the extension of the disaster
^change and it becomes evjdent that wheat supplies will be provisions only for the 1980 crop year. Legislation now
Excessive, * paid dlverSfci*v*W be offered. A final decision pending in Congress, however, could make the current
on haying and grazing will be made before the beginning ASCS disaster provisions or, option to producers for the
of the spring grazing period. 1981.
F. National Program Acreage. The PRELIMINARY K. Report Planted Acres, As wheat acreage is planted,
national program acreage (NPA) it 71 million acres. This producers should report the acreage to the ASCS office,
figure, however, is subject to adjustment based on later The final date to certify fall seeded wheat is May 1,1981.
developments.
Angler saltwater tourney set
for Oct. 11-19 at Sargent
More than five million ership abilities and to
youth between the ages of 9 assume positive roles in a
and 19 are currently free democratic society,
enrolled in 4-H throughout notes the 4-H leader,
the United States, Puerto “The 4-H program in-
Rico, Guam and the Virgin volves youth from all social
Islands. Texas boasts a 4-H and economic backgrounds
enrollment of some 140,000 and gives them an oppor-
boys and girls. tunity to key in on such vital
“4-H is the nation’s issues as energy conserve-
largest out-of-school educa- tion, better human nutri-
tional youth organization,” tion, wise use of natural
poinis out Dr. John T. resources and combating
Pelham, state 4-H and inflation. In addition, 4-H
youth leader with the Texas helps youth gain knowledge
Agricultural Extension Ser- and skills for their future
vice, the parent organiza careers,” adds Pelham,
tion of 4-H in Texas. While 4-H is still a
“4-H continues to offer mainstay with rural youth,
unique learning expert- participation of urban youth
ences for youth through its has tripled in the past 10
time-tested ’learning-by- years, l oday, 23 percent of
The Second Annual
< Autumn Angler Saltwater
Tournament is scheduled
•for October 1149 in Sar-
gent. The proceeds of the
contest are to benefit the
projects of the Sargent
Area Volunteer Emergency
Squad (S.A.V.E.S.).
First and second place
prizes will be awarded for
, the following categories in
5-, both Junior and Senior
. angler divisions: trout,
shark, whiting,
,: T%#rum, t*4b(Jr. onlyhjatt;
;fishf boflito, flounder,
sheepshead, croaker, hard-
. head (Jr, only), gafftop, red
snapper, ling, ktngfish and
mackeral.
Pertinent rules for the
.tournament include:
i, J 1. Tournament hours
§■ jyftom 7 a.m. Oct. 11 thru 12
f M noon Oct. 19.
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3. All fish must be caught
on rod and reel. (No limit
on line size). Metal lines
prohibited.
4. Fish that have been
mutillated or frozen will be
disqualified (with the ex-
ception of gaff marks).
5. All entries will be
returned to contestants af-
ter final testing.
6. Decisions of the tourn-
ament officials is final.
Registration runs from
noon Oct. 10 through noon
Oct. 18 and is $10 for Senior
anglers and $2.50 for
Junior anglers (12 years
and under).
Tournament headquart-
ers will be located on FM
457 between Sargent and
the Intr&coastal Canal (just
follow the signs South from
downtown Sargent).
For more information or
pre-registration contact:
Gordon Mitchell, Box 4142,
Sargent. TX 77414, (713)
245-1966.
New homemaker officers
Nursing home friends
meet 2 p.m. Thursday
r, 2. Tournament bound-
aries
will be from the San
I* Bernard River to the
Colorado River inclusive.
Offshore is unlimited.
The Carancahua Ex-
tension Homemaker’s Club
meeting was held at the
Community Center on Sept.
25 with 19 members pre-
sent.
For opening exercise,
Mrs. Margaret Tuliback
read “The Words". The
roll call was answered with
“The color you use most in
your home.
The minutes were read
by Mrs. Tuliback and ap-
proved.
The Jackson County Fair
will be Oct. 1-3. The cards
were passed out for fair
entries.
A Community Supper
will be held Oct. 30 at 6
p.m. Among the attrac-
tions will be witches, cake
walk, fish pond and judging
of costumes for Halloween.
The election of officers
was held and ti.e following
were elected: president,
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Mrs. Mary Abrahamson;
vice-president,' Mrs. Edith
Kocurek; secretary, Mrs.
Margaret Tuliback; council
delegate, Mrs. Judy
Godeke; reporter, Mrs.
Louise Loff.
The demonstration on
making flower pot holders
was given by Mrs. Judy
Godeke. Hostess Mrs.
Laveta Wilburn served ire-
freshments. if* j i
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l he rnends ot Nursing
Home Residents group will
meet Thursday, at 2 p.m. at
Leisure Lodge. Interested
new volunteers are invited.
It is requested that each
friend bring another friend
to this meeting. New volun-
teers are urgently needed.
Angie Flores will tell of her
special areas where she
needs assistance in her
duties as Activities Director
at Leisure Lodge.
Some of theSe areas are
petjodic such as decorating
for Especial events. Those
wit)} aryfalent could enjoy a
creative outlet as these
decorations are often hand
made. Bingo needs more
volunteers and orientation
for this will take place right
after the meeting.
Volunteering requires a
committment on the part of
the volunteer. The Friends
will sec that volunteers are
trained, incouraged and
given a regular schedule
with “back-up!" Please
come and share your
talents with the residents of
Leisure Lodge as many
others are doing. The re-
Wards are great.
Minutes
Monica Kelly
finds name
Pig
Silly's Music Shop
MCMDS-TAKtACCBimiES
m fifth sthket
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Wilson's
Food Market
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
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Mildred Rioux
Realtor
OFFICE 211 FIFTH STREET
PHONE: 971-7311
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Machs Office
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Petersen's
Restaurant
DOWNTOWN PALACIOS
SRINQ THE FAMILY
OKIE WITH US AFTER CHURCH
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has always turned to religion as a last resort, avan whan it
should have been his first. There is no better time then now
to go to your Church end pray to God for His ever-present
help end guidance
Ooda«r Maher do* praMe
For our worts te be tMfffted.
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Floral & Gift
424 MAIN
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A few phone calls from
friends, as well as her own
searching, paid off for
Monica Kelly last week as
she claimed $5 in the
Beacon Hidden Name
Game.
Monica found her name
inside the K-Wolen ad on
Page 14 and asked that her
five dollar check be made
OUt jOlilily *0 WiisOii’a FuuU
Market.
Another name is hidden
inside today’s paper. Each
week the name and address
of a Beacon subscriber will
be selected at random from
our subscription list. The
Palacios OEA
sets Spirit Week
The first meeting of the
Office Education Associa-
tion was held Sept. 15.
Earl Icenogie discussed
the membership and what
it requires. He also talked
about the OEA merit
awards program and the
Area, State and National
conferences.
A committee was formed
for OEA Spirit Week and
the chairpersons are Anna
Gibbs and Martha Hurta.
Other members of the
Ricky Ripke; vice-presi-
dent, Ted Morales; secre-
tary, Margaret Morales;
treasurer, Sharon Penland;
parlimentarian, Janet
Schneider; reporter, Mel-
oni Wells; and historian,
Susan Greenawalt.
Hospital admissions
The following patients
were admitted to Wagner
General Hospital during
the jiast week: Norma
Rampier, Mary Ann Lar-
com, Wanda Hardin, Annie
Bell West, Ester Louise
Miller, Malrisia Falls, Linh
Thi Tran, Nhiem Thi
Nguyen, Tran Thi Nguyen,
Leonides Garcia, Nora
Wiatislaw, Forestine
Grigsby, Maria Salinas,
Minnie Fitzgerald, Grace
Stapleton, Robert Taylor,
Baby Boy Garcia.
Discharged from the
Ray Havens, Margarita
Le
Alamia, Donnie Lenz,
Zenaida Gatica, Eva West,
Janet Travers, Edward
Cantu, Frank jCelley, Baby
7 Be
Boy Nguyen, Baby Boy Vu,
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50,000 ______
Texas boasts a total of
1,973 organized 4-H clubs
and 886 special interest
clubs. The largest group of
s live in towns
Texas 4-H’ers----------
under 10,000 population-
43,244. The next largest
group is in cities over
50,000 population-39,104-
while 29,018 live on farms
and ranches and 21,866 live
in towns and cities between
10,000 and 50,000 popula-
elevision
tion. Organized television
g-oups include 7,459 meuK
What are the most''!
popular project areas,
among Texas 4-H menf*
bers? Foods and nutrition
lead the top 10 by a large
margin with an enroll- ment
of 37,860. Second is electric
with 13,017, followed by
clothing, 10,390; horse,
9,751; creative arts, 9,44?;
safety, 8,422; swine, 8,083;
beef, 7,914; and sheep,
7,626.
Drop in anytime
really comes true
doing’ approach,” says jj! 4-H members nation-
n. "4-H’ers become wide live in suburbs or
Pelham.
involved in a variety of cities of more than 50,000
practical, real-life activities population. Nineteen pre-
that range from agriculture cent live on farms, 40
and clothing to health and percent live in small towns,
wood science. Programs and 18 percent live in towns
vary according to youth and cities of 10,000 to
was seeking directions.
According to Mrs. Birkes, the couple were watching
television when they noticed a helicopter coming in low.
At first they thought it was the owner of the large property
nearby surveying the land. The helicopter howeverpme in
and landed about 100-feet from the end of the road in front
of the Birkes’ home.
“I went out on my front porch and when 1 did he (the
pilot) got out and waved at me,” Mrs. Birkes said. "He
came over to the house where my husband and I were
standing and said he was lost and wanted to know where
he was.
She said the pilot told her he was on his way to Port O’
Connor and lost his direction. The couple responded by
‘ ad with him.
showing the pilot his location on the map he had
"He then asked for a drink of water and we gave it to
him and also told him to take along a couple of cokes for
him and his passenger,” Mrs. Birkes recalled. “He was a
nice young man and thanked us for the drinks.”
After getting the pilot straightened out on his
where-abouts, the Birkes waved goodbye to the visitor as
he flew off.
"I hope he made it all right,” Mrs. Birke added. "He
should be there by now.”
Nine finfish classified
Nine species of saltwa-
ter finfish, including red
drum (redfish), spotted
seatrout (speckled trout),
striped bass, snook, tarpon,
iitish, blue marlin, white
harvest quota at a total
1,400,000 pounds for the
state's eight bay systems
forther J “ ‘
name, for example: John
Doe, Box 000, Palacios, will
be printed in the same type
style you are now reading
and hidden in one of the
advertisements appearing
in the newspaper. The
name and address, how-
ever, may be printed up-
side down, sideways, on a
slant or in a straight line.
If It's your name, all you
have to do is either come to
the Beacon office at 450
Commerce, Palacios, or call
us at 972-2610 before noon
this Saturday and the $5 is
yours.
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marlin and wahoo, were
classified as game fish by
the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Commission meet-
ingin public session.
The commission action
was taken in response to a
legisltive mandate to des-
ignate as game fish when
necessary those species
that are desirable because
of their sport and recrea-
tional qualities.
The commission acted
after hearing statements
from individuals represent-
inn <y»«vit«yi*ni<»l
• *. jj » n*»u uviuuivi
fishing organizations and
industries.
In other action affecting
coastal fisheries, the com-
mission approved a staff
recommendation setting
the commercial red drum
number of pounds oi
redfish allowable for com-
mercial harvest for indivi-
dual bay systems were set
as follows: Sabine Lake,
2,100; Galveston Bay,
42,700; Matagorda (includ-
ing East Matagorda Bay;,
32,640; San Antonio Bay,
88,480; Aransas Bay,
231,280; Corpus Christi
Bay, 103,320; Upper Lagu-
na Madre, 180,880; Lower
Laguna Madre, 647,920;
Gulf of Mexico, 50,680.
Also, the commission
approved a recommenda-
tion excepting cast nets and
dip nets from the rule
prohibiting the use of nets
and seines with mesh
constructed ot four or less
monofilaments twisted or
bound together.
Obituaries
committee are Santos Gar-
cia, Bruce Allan, Cathy
Rockenbaugh, Rosemary
Buckley, Trace Shreve and
Joanie Garcia.
The following officers
were elected; president,
Gladys Bullington
hospital during the past
week were: Maria Ruiz,
Baby Girl Ruiz, Isalia
Garcia, Baby Girl Garcia,
Mildred Garrison, Loraine
Orsak, David Garcia, Por-
feria Pena, Ann D. Man-
gum, Irene Eggleston, Jer-
ry Walker, Raymond
Fields, Maria B. Martinez,
Janet Collins, Baby Girl
Collins, Rachel Rodriquez,
Geronimo Nevarez, Manue
Gonzales, Anita Cook,
Estella McConnell, Emauel
Gillette, Carl I. Calvaliin,
Dau Thi Le, Cindy Gllssen-
dorf, Lee Slaughter.
Funeral services were
held for Gladys Bullington,
76, of Brazoria, at Taylor
Brothers Chapel Sept. 22
with Rev, Paul Ennis
officiating. Interment fol-
lowed at Hawley Cemetery
in Blessing.
Mrs. Bullington died at
the Diagnostic Hospital in
Houston Sept. 20.
She was a resident of
Brazoria for the past 13
years and a member of the
Jones Creek Assembly of
God Church.
Survivors include her
husband, Jewel Marcus
Bullington, Sr., of Brazoria;
daughter Juanita (Babe)
Penland of Channelview;
son J. M. (Bo) Bullington,
Jr., of Rockport; sisters
Mozelle Williams of Col-
lege port and Jennie
Melvin of Bay City;
brothers M. M. Wells and
Rob Wells, both of Bay
City; brother-in-law, Dew-
ey Bullington of Brazoria;
three sisters-in-law, Ruby
Brown, Daisy Thompson
Gai
and Minnie (Tootsie) Gayle
all of Markham; four
grandchildren; and three
great-grand children.
Arrangements were with
Taylor Brothers Funeral
Home.
Harold Edward Mann
Funeral services for
Harold Edward Mann, 66,
of Palacios were held Mon-
day at St. Anthony’s Catho-
lic Church with
Father
Brian Crookes officiating.
Interment was in Palacios
Cemetery.
Mann died Sept. 27 at
Wagner General Hospital.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary Helen Mann of Pala-
cios; sons, John M. and
James C. Mann, both of
Palacios; four grandchil-
dren and one great-grand-
child.
BY NICK WEST
Having visitors drop in is not unusual, unless theyjj,
happen to do just that-droj, in. |J
That’s what occured at the residence at Charlie am
Mary Lou Birkes in Schicke Point, located betweei
Palacios and Port Lavaca. Their visitors last Thursday j
happened to drop in flying a helicopter. The reason for tlftf •
unexpected visit was simple enough, the pilot was lost and
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