Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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"NOT TOO TIGHT, PLEASE!"
HAPPENINGS—In the month of
OCTOBER . . . Flower, Cosmos.
Birthstone, Opal or Tourmaline.
Special Weeks: Oct. 1-8—National
Newspaper Week; Oct. 5-ll--Fire
Prevention Week; Oct. 5-11—Na-
tional Employ-the-Physically Han-
dicapped Week; Oct. 5-11- -Nation-
al Glove Week; Oct. 11-17—Na-
tional Hat Week; Oct. 12-18—Na-
tional Letter Writing Week; Oct.
19-25—National Pharmacy Week;
Oct. 19-25—United Nations Week;
Oct. 26-Nov. 1—Girl Scout Week.
Special Days: Oct. 4—National
Newspaperboy Day; Oct. 5—World-
Wide Communion; Oct. 12—Colum-
bus Day; Oct. 12—National Grand-
parents’ Day; Oct. 31—Hallowe’en.
♦ ♦ *
A NEW SUBSCRIBER—Roy R.
Reed, of Grand Prairie, Texas,
writes: “Maybe you wonder why I
_ want your paper. The reason is I
like your fine town, also I am
what you could call a goose hunter.
I hunt every year at John Merck’s
Hunting Club.” Good hunting.
* * *
BELATED CONGRATULATIONS
... To our friend A. H. Peter-
sen on his birthday. Sixty plus-
enough to win any scratch pool
game—of which we have lost many
to him. Many more, Pete, both
birthdays and games. It will be
the number “8” ball next.
* * *
GOOD SAMARITAN ... A ride
was given two boys. The result:
the rear upholstery ruined by fire.
That’s what happened to Eleanor
Bartee Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
“Pat” Richman noticed the smoke
in her auto and called attention.
It was quickly extinguished, but it
proves that smoking in an auto is
a source of fire—and Fire Preven-
tion Week is October 5 to 11.
* * *
THANKS, REVEREND ... We
appreciate the thoughtfulness of
Rev. Geo. E. Manross, Sr, pastor of
The Church of the Nazarene, for
bringing to us a look/see of the
new, revised copy of the Bible. He
pointed out the difference—its sim-
plicity—and read many verses of
scripture to show the changes that
had been made. Reverend Manross
predicted that more people would
read the Bible in its new form. It’s
a wonderful Book. “Simplicity, of
all things is the hardest to be
copied.” The change—altho the
meaning is the same—made the
reading, and understanding much
more interesting.
* * *
SAFETY LAW. . . The Texas De-
partment of Public Safety has
announced that, as of Aug. 31,
there were 12,207 persons whose
driver’s licenses are under suspen-
sion or revocation as a result of
violations of the safety responsibil-
ity act that went into effect last
Jan. 1. The list includes 6,668 vio-
lations of driving while intoxicated
and 4,135 violations based on in-
ability to show financial responsi-
bility as a result of an accident.
Habitual violators of traffic laws
accounted for 645 violations and
aggrevated assault with a motor
vehicle for 107. The remainder was
made up of miscellaneous viola-
tions. Thanks J. B. Feather for
the information.
* * * *
♦
THAT SMALL COASTAL VIL-
LAGE—is mighty proud of its
high school football team—this
year—or any year—win, lose or
draw.
David Toney in the Port Lavaca
Wave last week answered the
notice from our school athletic of-
ficial printed the week before. Mr.
Toney, why didn’t you go futher?
Our newspaper files show we
News From Your
C. 0! C. Manager
Collection of dues from old mem-
bers is progressing quite well, with
way over a hundred dollars already
collected.
* * *
Some 16 apartments, one house
and four rooms have been listed
with the Chamber of Commerce
manager in connection with our
new rental plan. For those who
do not know, a file card and two
post cards are being furnished
to landlords by the C.C. for a
small fee. The fee, 15 cents to
Chamber members and 25 cents
to non-members, goes for postage
and printing. .
* * *
Within the next month the Cham-
ber of Commerce plans a new mem-
ber drive. Those not belonging to
the C.C. at the present time will
be contacted. When you, a non-
member is asked to join, think
about it seriously and join. Pala-
cios and the Chamber of Commerce
both need your help.
* * »
We want the citizens of Pa-
lacios to use their Chamber of
Commerce. We are open six days
a week Monday through Satur-
day from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Our
phone number is 5041.
began athletic relationship with
Port Lavaca in October, 1922. That
game Palacios won 26 to 0. Since
that time it had been an annual
gridiron battle. Port Lavaca has
won many, Palacios has won
many. Some have ended in ties.
Nevertheless, it was an annual
classic. One that has brought back
memories to many—like the time
one of the boats caught fire on
the trip home. The team use to go
by boat before the highway was
constructed.
You forgot to mention that in
1948 Palacios was in Class ‘A’ foot-
ball while your Port Lavaca Sand-
crabs remained in Class ‘B’. Port
Lavaca defeated us on our own
gridiron on a wet, cold night. We
didn’t fare so well in Class ‘A’ foot-
ball that year—but we still played
your Class ‘B’ team just before a
district game. The following year
both teams were in Class ‘B’. Then
—Alcoa—you had growing pains—
it even affected your football team.
The class of football a team
must play in is determined by the
number of scholastics in the high
school—225 students in high school
is the dividing point between Class
‘AA’ and Class ‘A’ as set by the
Texas Interscholastic League at
this time—not by the population of
a town, or village.
The brand of football a team
plays depends upon the players,
the coach, and the following given
by the fans—ALL THREE of
which we are justly proud.
Mr. Toney—if memory serves us
well—we suggest you read the ar-
ticle printed in your own paper
at the close of your dismal season
last year, and see for yourself the
sentiments of’ your fans in regards
to playing the Palacios High School
Sharks!
* * *
A GRID FAN REPORTS ... Af-
ter seeing the Industrial Cobras
play this year compared them with
last’s year’s state quarterfinalists
thusly: “He didn’t see where they
had improved a great deal.”
* * *
FAMILY GATHERING. . . At the
|W. B. Ray “B” game last Fri-
day night. Wilber “Bo” Thompson,
end, No. 87, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Thompson, was one of
the players on the Corpus Christi
team. To see him play were his
granddad, J. W. Stewart, his par-
ents, and uncles, Lawrence Stewart
of Enid, Okla., Bud Stewart and
J. C. “Dude” Stewart. Frank Stew-
art, a cousin was also at the game.
Mrs. Thompson will be remember-
ed as the former Gertrude Stewart.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1952____PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS VOLUME XLV NUMBER 40
Farmers Urged To
Plan! Legumes,
Improve Soil
The Matagorda County Soil Con-
servation District Supervisors be-
lieve the time is right for all land-
owners of the district to get their
winter soil improvement crops
planted this fall, according to J.
O. Sherrill, chairman of the board.
Mr. Sherrill went on to explain
that the board believes that fer-
tilized legumes are the key to
better farming operations on the
profit side of the ledger; both in
increased per acre yield and in
maintaining and restoring the soil’s
fertility.
E. R. Neuman, SCS technician,
who is assisting the Matagorda
County Soil Conservation District,
outlined the following benefits that
can be derived from the growing
of winter legumes:
They cover up the land during
the winter; deep rooted legumes
such as Hubam Clover break up
plow pans and open up the soil
so that it will catch and store
more water, improve internal drain-
age, allows crop roots to pene-
trate easier and deeper, and make
the soil easier to plow; cover crops
add organic matter which helps to
hold plant food, water and air in
the soil which is essential to the
growth of all crops and grasses;
they increase crop yields; winter
cover crops can also be used for
supplemental income through graz-
ing or seed production.
Many distirct cooperators are
reporting they have planted win-
ter cover crops since the recent
rains. George Sutherland, near
Wadsworth, reports that he planted
80 acres of Hubam Clover in his
rice stubble and that it is up to a
good stand. T. J. and Donald Poole
I have seeded Hubam and Rye grass
on several hundred acres of rice
stubble for land conditioning and
for grazing. S. G. Selkirk reported
he has gotten his soil analysis re-
port back from the laboratory with
the fertilizer recommendations and
is getting ready to plant Austrian
Winter Peas and oats for winter
cover and for grazing.
Hunters Floral
Service To Erect
New Green House
“We plan to grow bigger and
better flowers,” George Hunter,
owner of the Hunter Floral Ser-
vice, 411 Fifth Street, said Wed-
nesday, as he announced plans to
erect a new greenhouse within the
next month.
The greenhouse, manufactured
by Ickes Brann Co. of Chicago, will
be 15 feet, ten inches wide and 31
feet, 5% inches long. The frame
work for the new house will be
of steel and red wood. The glass
will be bent eave and of double
strength.
The structure will house three
benches on which to grow flowers,
Mrs. Hunter stated. The two side
benches will be three feet wide
while the center bench will mea-
sure five feet in width.
The greenhouse has been ordered
for several weeks and arrival ought
to be within the next week, Mrs.
Hunter said. Mr. Hunter plans to
assemble the house himself.
Salvation Army
Drive Nets $137.50
Citizens of Palacios have con-
tributed $137.50 to the annual Sal-
vation Army Fund Drive, according
to Mrs. G. G. Hope, local chairman.
Palacios has been very generous
in contributing to the Salvation
Army this year, Mrs. Hope said.
She thanks everyone who helped.
She told the Beacon Thursday “that
you can be sure each dollar given
will help some needy person.”
Wendel Joins Houston
Natural Gas Staff
Cleburne Wendel, former service
man at El Campo, will join the
Sales Promotion staff of Houston
Natural Gas as a regional sales
promotional manager on October
1, according to R. H. Neeley, dis-
trict manager.
Wendel will make his headquar-
ters at the District Office in El
Campo and his territory will in-
clude the Wharton, El Campo, West
Columbia, Freeport, Richmond and
Palacios districts.
PALACIOS’ NEW AND MODERN BOAT BASIN, shown above, has been com-
pleted and is ready for use. The new basin measures 400x1200 feet and is 11 feet
deep. Construction work began on the channel in 1951 with a completion date of six
months. Smith Brothers and Glaze and Vest constructed the basfin for $156,488.50.
United Creosoting Co. supplied treated timber and piling at a cost of $65,712.
, —Photo by Vernon L. Davis.
Two Home Games On Docket For
Local Grid Fans This Week End
Hornets Try for
First Win Against
Freeport Tonight
The Palacios Junior High School
Hornets open their home season of
1952 tonight when they tangle
with the highly rated Freeport
Junior High Indians at Shark Field
starting at 7:45 o’clock.
The Indians are < loaded with ten
lettermen and are considered one
of the strongest prep teams on the
coast, according to George Holst,
coach of the Hornets. The Indians
have already defeated Texas City
6-0 and Baytown 41-0.
Last season the Hornets and
Indians played to a scoreless dead-
lock in a bruising battle at Free-
port.
The Hornets have played a 20-
20 tie with Velasco and dropped a
close 6-0 game to the strong Port
Lavaca High “B” team last Thurs-
day night.
Hornets Looking
For Games With
Junior Hi Schools
Five open dates appear on Coach
George Holst’s Hornet schedule
for 1952. We would like to fill every
one of these dates by playing either
at home or on the road, Holst
stated Thursday.
We will play anybody anywhere,
he said, as long as they are Junior
High School teams.
We are down in a corner of
Texas with very few teams to play,
Coach Holst continued.
Those open dates open are: Octo-
ber 9, October 23, October 30,
November 6, and November 13.
Anyone interested in contacting
Coach Holst, may do so by calling
Palacios Junior High, phone 4221.
Those schools having an open date
on one of these days may also write
Holst by addressing your card to
Palacios, Texas.
P.-T.A. To Meef
Tuesday Af High
School Library
The Palacios Parent-Teachers
Association will meet at the High
School Library at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Nell Ayres, Matagorda
County Health Nurse, will speak
on “Our Children’s Health.” Baby
sitters will be furnished for chil-
dren between the ages of 2 and 8
by the F. H. A. at the II. E. Cot-
tage.
Yearbooks will be distributed
and membership drive will begin.
Lions Club Enjoys
Ladies Night- Program
Some 27 members and guests of
the Palacios Lions Club enjoyed
a ladies night program at their
meeting Tuesday night.
Fred Goppcrt entertained those
present by showing color slides of
his trip to Colorado.
No business was taken up, ac-
cording to F. A. Griffin, secretary.
By NEY OLDHAM, JR.
The ability to cope with any
situation—the “inventiveness” and
creative ability of American peo-
ple have caused them to be leaders
in the world to produce more easily
and more efficiently.
Now here is an example; The
Pompano is a funny fish. He bites
a hook very seldom and is a very
hard fish to catch. He is very fast
and runs in schools. When a boat
runs through a school, they will
jump madly in all directions but
mostly will jump in the direction
that the boat came from and some-
times jump into the boat. Noticing
this, two local fishermen, B. E.
SAILOR and L. G. “BROWNIE”
BROIWN have devised a system of
nets at the stern of their boats,
half in the water and half out,
whereby, when they run their boat
through a school of fish, the jump-
ing fish will be caught in the net—
almost in mid-air. Where’s my
“butterfly net," mamma,—I’m go-
ing fishing!
Here’s another unusual happen-
ing: WILL E. TURNER, catching
bait down in the Turn Basin with
a cast net, made a cast down there
one day last week and thought he
had hung his net on the boat until
it was almost’jerked off his arm!
After a struggle, he landed a 38-
pound drum! I saw a guy throw
a cast net over a fairly good-size
alligator-gar one time—he got the
throw line, swivel, and ring from
his net back!
Haven’t had many reports but
there seems to be plenty of doves
—and plenty of hunters!
The trout are working in the
Tres-Palacios River already and
it seems awfully early to me—
especially as we have had very
little cold weather yet. The old-
timers say that this fact plus the
ducks coming early and doves be-
ginning to migrate and other signs
presage a very cold and early win-
ter in the offing.
Here’s what the boys did this
week:
LAWRENCE ARNOLD—7 reds
—5 pounds each in Turtle Bay
Thursday.
BOB PRICE—1 7 Vs pound red
off the Sea Wall on a “White’s
Grass Shrimp” on Thursday and
several large flounders off there
this week-
ROBERT KOCH—five 5-pound
redfish in Turtle Bay Thursday.
F. C. WINN picked up 20 trout
and two reds in the Tres-Palacios
River Thursday; HE and SELLS
BUFFADOE picked up 12 more
there Friday, but then HE and
MRS. WINN and MR. and MRS.
BURCE caught 125 specks and 25
sand trout up there Saturday. They
used live bait.
MRS. J. P. BELL, visiting MR.
and MRS. FRANK OWENS, caught
2 reds and a 4-pound trout off
the Pavilion on Sunday. Strange
to say, she used “cut-eel” for bait!
(See “FISHING” Page 8)
Sharks Meet Heavy
Miller 'B' Team
Friday At 8 P. M.
The Palacios Sharks play their
second home game and fourth of
the season tomorrow night when
they meet the big Roy Miller “B”
team of Corpus Christi. Game lime
is 8 o’clock at Shark Field.
Roy Miller, coached by Allen Mc-
Cord, will field a team of heavy-
weights, both in the line and back-
field.
The Sharks, coached by "Shar-
key” Shelton, are in first class
shape and ready for action.
Palacios defeated Roy Miller in
1950 by a score of 24-0 at Shark
Field.
Palacios probable starters will
be:
Player Pos. Wt. No.
Bolling, D., end 150 26
Linton, R., tackle............. 177 39
Smith, R., guard 160 20
Harvey, C., center 160 25
Simpson, C., guard 149 28
Seaman, N., tackle 198 45
Merck, J., end 153 30
Clement, R. back 155 38
Sardelich, P., back........... 150 24
Bowers, H., back 155 36
Wratislaw, C., back 185 34
PALACIOS SUBS
Paul Pdnland, end ....................37
Byron King, end .................... 29
Joe Ray Beard, end 40
Leroy Smith, end.......................32
Paul Guttenburger, end 42
Don Johnson, tackle................ 27
Alfred Manning, tackle 44
Tommy Reneau, tackle ............. 43
Boyd Foltyn, guard......................33
Bobby Partain, guard.............31
Neil Blackwell, back......................35
Dean Blackwell, back ..................23
Tom Navarro, back .......................41
Genaro Salinas, back ...................21
Pete Martinos, back .............22
Roy Miller’s “B” roster:
Player Pos. Wt. No.
Hill, B., end 135 33
Ramos, L., end 143 52
Meridith, A., end 145 86
Bradshaw, J., end 145 86
Carter, B., tackle .......- 165 20
Reyes, G., tackle..............150 62
Tamez, R., tackle 222 80
Brown, C., tackle 217 82
Kingsbury, G., tackle 167 79
Meadows D., tackle 200 83
Mayorga, A., guard 137 50
Villarreal, J., guard 155 69
Clark, F., guard 150 71
Duran, R., guard 175 73
Gutierrez, J., guard 140 74
Hogan, C., guard.............156 70
Suarez, E., guard 151 66
Garcia, O., center 135 34
Steed, B., center.................170 67
Sharp, J., back 140 10
Colmenaer, J., back 136 11
Garza, M., back ............154 12
Dolan, T., back 148 13
Dueitt, L., back................... 160 22
Alvarado, R., back............151 31
Miller, M., back 130 44
Salinas, R., back...............150 51
Shugart, B., back..............165 64
Gonzales, A., back 160 65
Ramirez, R., back................130 87
Gonzales, J., back..............136 86
Creel, B., back.................120 76
Gonzales, R., back............ 130 75
Quintanella, R., back..........120 72
Castillo, R., back...............120 62
Roberts, G., back................116 81
Construction On
New Elementary
School Is Delayed
Construction work on Palacios’
new elementary school, slated to
start last Monday, has not begun,
according to Ralph P. Newsom, su-
perintendent of schools.
Newsom told the Beacon Thurs-
day that the contractor said he
would begin Monday but nothing
has been heard from him.
The A. N. Evans Construction
Co. of Columbus is the general
contractor, along with Spier and
Richcrson of Uvalde and Stancik,
also of Columbus. Spier and Rich-
erson is the plumbing and heating
contractor and Stancik is the elec-
trical contractor.
House Moved To
Collegeport Without
Sinking As Rumored
Rumors circulating in Palacios
that a barge loaded with a 15-ton
truck and an old army building
having sunk in Matagorda Bay are
false, according to Roy Whitmire
of Gamble and Whitmire.
Whitmire told the Beacon Wed-
nesday that his company moved
a truck and half of a building to
Collegeport by way of barge dur-
ing the past week.
The only accident they had was
at Collegeport, he stated. While
moving the house from the barge,
one of the rollers supporting the
house crashed through the barge’s
wooden deck, Whitmire said.
Only half of this large house
was moved from Camp Hulen. The
other half is scheduled to be moved
this week from our new turning
basin.
A steel barge will be used, Whit-
mire continued.
Hunters Donate
Magazine Rack
To Bayview Hospital
A new magazine rack at Bayview
General Hospital has recently been
installed in the lobby as a service
to patients at the hospital. The
rack, along with three year sub-
scriptions to 15 magazines, were
donated by Hunter Floral Service.
A blue binder binds each mag-
azine with its name appearing on
the front. These binders are often
used by libraries.
The 15 magazines sponsored by
Hunters are: Look, Quick, Path-
finder, Hunting and Fishing, Farm
Journal, American Girl, American
Home, American Magazine, Ar-
gosy, Christian Herald, Collieis,
Parents, Today’s Woman, and
Woman’s Home Companion.
Farley Sanford
Speaks To Rotary
Farley Sanford, past district
governor of the 190th District,
was the guest speaker at the week-
ly Rotary Club luncheon at the
Green Lantern Wednesday.
After a meal of chicken pie, Joe
Feather introduced the speaker to
22 members and two guests that
were present. Sanford spoke on
the threat of “Communism in
America Today.”
FEWER ‘YOKELS’ MAKES
CHANGE IN FAIR PLANS
DALLAS—When the 1952 ver-
sion of the Texas State Fair opens
here it will be different in several
respects. There will still be a
midway, but not like it used to be.
The new policy calls for no “dirty
shows,” no games of chance, and
no more short-changing customers.
President R. L. Thornton explains
that there are fewer “yokels” these
days and the public wants a higher
class of entertainment than in the
past.
The Weather
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
Sept.
25
88°
58°
0.00
Sept.
26
88°
58°
0.00
Sept.
27*
88°
59°
0.00
Sept.
28
87°
61°
0.00
Sept.
29
88°
62°
0.00
Sept.
30
88°
62°
0.01
Oct.
1
88°
63°
0.00
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