Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1969 Page: 2 of 8
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FROM THE EXCHANGES . . .
Jackson Co. Schools Gel Extra Money;
Improving Highway 71 In Wharton (o.
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School districts with students
residing in Jackson County were
S3,519.92 richer following the Sept.
23 meeting of Commissioners Court.
Edna ISD, with 2,152 scholastics,1
was recipient cf the largest dis-
bursement, $1,979.84; Ganado ISD
got $764.52 far 831 and Industrial
received $721.28 for 784 scholastics.
Palacios ISD was given $48.70 for
53 scholastics residing in Jackson
County but attending school there.
The money is interest earned on
permanent school bonds.—Edna
.Herald.
Around 20 construction trucks
are laying a hot mix concrete over-
lay on Highway 71 a distance of
37.6 miles, as part of an improve-
ment project of $316,327.24 an-
nounced by the Texas state high-
way department last August 5. The
•project began at Altair and has
made rapid progress to the city
limits of El Campo. After getting
0\ro\ivrVi U\e FA Cam pa city iimits,
ihe hot mix paving project will
continue 12 miles to just past Dane- ,
vang to the Matagorda County line, j
—El Campo Leader News.
A check for $31,928.07 has been
received by the city of El Campo
from the state of Texas as the
city’s share of sales tax funds
for the three-month quarter of
April, May and June of this year.
This is the first money received
by the city since voters over-
whelmingly approved a city sales
tax in an election held December
5, 1968.—El Campo Leader-News,
Recent criticism of County Judge
l^rkin Thedford for employing
outside judges to hear condemna-
tion cases in Jackson County was
renewed this week when opinions of
the state attorney general’s office
■were made public. The opinions, in
essence, were that the county judge
■cannot disqualify himself in con-
demnation suits, except for certain
reasons, and that commissioners’
court has no authority to pay coun-
ty funds for a special judge.—
Edna Herald.
The state highway department
and the county commissioners court
have taken action which eventually
should give a new Farm-to-Market
Toad for a west by-pass connecting
State Highway 71 and State High-
way 59 in El Campo. A total of
$437,000 for the project was al-
lotted by the county commissioners
court Sept. 23.—El Campo Leader-
Kews.
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Only final details and a clean-
up of the fair grounds stand in the
way of putting on this year’s Jack-
son County Fair. The show will
open with a parade at 3 p.m. Tues-
day, October 14, with official open-
ing of the 1969 Fair coming at
5 p.m.—Edna Herald.
The Wharton County Farm Bu-
reau will have the annual county
convention Wednesday, October
15th, at.thc Farm Bureau building
in Wharton Special speakers dur-
ing tho morning session will be
j L. O. Tiedt, executive vice preai-
' dent of the Rice Council for Mar-
keting Development, and Ben 01
dag, representative of the Texas
Department of Agriculture Mar-
keting Division.—El Campo Citi-
zen.
Newspapers Help People Prosper
This is National Newspaper Week (October 5-11)
and we feel proud to take our bows alow with the rest
of the Nation’s newspapers.
The function of a newspaper in informing and enter-
taining people is well known. But not many think of
newspapers as a business, a manufacturing business that
is one of the finest examples of free enterprise at work.
A paper must make a profit to survive. It depends
upon advertiseers who use newspapers in order that
their own businesses can make a profit. It depends upon
newspaperboys who often are entering upon their first
business venture and who are most assuredly interested
in making a profit for themselves.
The entire newspaper industry jis based on the
enterprise system and the American!public has bene-
fited tremendously. Thousands of newspapers exist in
the United States and their independ nee almost guar-
antees freedom of the press.
Ye’re small, but we have a large pride in being a
part of the newspaper business.
Thursday,, October 9.
High game, rained out last week,
was rescheduled for Thursday
night.
The Matagorda County Federa-
tion of Women’s Clubs will meet
here Saturday in the Fellowship
Hull of the Presbyterian Church.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Raplee of
Nashville, Tenn. were the parents
of a baby girl born October 2.
THIS WEEK
fiV PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
Wharton County businessmen,
ranchers, farmers and indmduals
paid a total of $12,232.05 for prize
livestock and poultry exhibited at
Wharton County Youth Fair when
the annual Boys Builders sale was
held at the close of the fair Wed-
nesday night The top price of
$1.65 per pound for a total of
$1567.50 was paid for the grand
champion steer, owned by Ricky
Rawlinson of Wharton.--El Campo
Citizen.
Ronald Clinkscales, 1069 cam-
paign chairman for the Salvation
Army s annual finance campaign,
announces that this year’s cam-
paign met and exceeded the goal
of $3,000.00. A total of $3,298.80
was raised plus an additional
$314.00 in special designated funds
to help the Salvation Army in the
Hurricane Camillei area.—Edna
Herald.
Divisional chairmen for the
West Wharton County United Fund
have been named according to Jerry
Collier, this year’s president. This
year’s drive, which officially begins
October 13th will raise $33,371.00
to be distributed to ten member
agencies. Six thousand dollars of
this year s goal has been earmarked
for the El Campo Child Care Cen-
ter.—El Campo Citizen.
10 YEARS AGO
Mrs. Dawn Duncan, Matagorda
County home demonstration agent,
was one of five Texans selected to
receive the 1959 Distinguished Ser-
vice Award of the National Home
Demonstration Agent’s Association.
An emergency Mothers March,
for additional funds to carry Mata-
gorda County’s polio chapter
through the rest of 1959, will be
held Monday night.
The 11th annual All-Texas Air
Tour will visit the local airport
Saturday. Over 150 flyers are ex-
pected in the group.
For the first time this season the
Sharks goal line was crossed but
they protected their no loss record
by downing West Columbia 24-14.
This Friday they will play host to
Roling. The Hornets, defeated by
Ganado B last week 12-14, open
District 211 play Thursday in
Cuero. I
Districl|4?)mander C. W. Booth
ot Dicki^HMud an official visit
to I.t. Queen V. F. W.
Dost TuesJay night.
Georgenc Stubblefield was elect-
ed K F. A. Sweetheart and Jessie
Ellis, F. H. A. beau.
Gladys Bowers, Pamela Green and
Ffathryn Hurta were attending
Southwest Texas State College,
San Marcos.
15 YEARS AGO
Dr. J. L. Guffey of Hillsboro,
formerly of Palacios, was elected
as Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor,
Division One, Texas-Oklahoma Dis-
trict.
The city was preparing to file
charges on delinquent property tax-
payers.
Monday night the First Metho-
dist Church began paving the way
to build a new $45,000 educational
building.
The Sharks, suffering from a 53-0
loss to Port Lavaca last week,
travel to Yorktown Friday.
The Hornets and Scadrift Jr.
20 YEARS AGO
The body of James Odis Simpson,
a victim of a boat tragedy near
Well’s Point last Saturday, was re-
covered Wednesday afternoon ap-
proximately 1% miles from the
Oyster Lake bridge.
A downpour of rain (10.8 inches)
Sunday and Monday preceded the
approach of a gulf hurricane that
hit the cast section of Matagorda,
Brazoria and Harris counties. Dam-
age to Matagorda County’s rice
crop was estimated at $700,000 and
to the cotton crop at $500,000.
The Sharks, on the crest of a
three game winning streak, hit
the road for Goliad Friday. l ast
week they defeated Bloomington
20-7. The Hornets, with a one won-
one loss record, defeated Vanderbilt
last Thursday 25-12.
The P.-T. A. honored the teach-
ers with a reception Monday night
in the Elementary school audi-
torium.
25 YEARS AGO
Palacios received 91/* inches of
rain during September and had re-
ceived a total of 48 inches for
the first nine months of this year.
Miss Melvina Heyser and F/O
J. L. Koerber, Jr. were married
September 21 in Berkley.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Mic.kelson
and Sgt. and Mrs. J. M. Harbison
were parents of baby boys.
Edd Buffaloe brought three bob-
cats to town Saturday, boosting his
total to 132.
The Sharks were still undefeated,
l.ast Friday they over-powered Go-
liad 20-0.
30 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hardy return-
ed to Palacios after spending sev-
eral years at Danevang where they
were in charge of the store.
John M. Glaros left for Houston
to resume studies at Texas Dental
College.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Snider an-
nounced the birth of a baby girl.
Miss Clara Bentz and Benny
Burgdorf were married at the First
Baptist Church with Rev. L. W.
Crouch officiating.
, A. H. Wadsworth reported 7,038
bales of cotton ginned in Matagorda
County prior to September 15.
Contract had been let for 180
miles of electric lines by the REA
to serve communities in Jackson
and Matagorda counties.
40 YEARS AGO
The city water tower was getting
a new coat of paint.
Carroll B. Ray, a newly ordained
minister, was serving as pastor of
the First Baptist Church.
45 YEARS AGO
Hugh and Donald Ruthven left
for Houston to resume studies in
the Texas Dental College.
Arnold Burton, recently of San
Antonio, became associated with
his father, E. E. Burton, in the
Burton Feed Store.
Bruce Berger was elected presi-
dent of the Palacios High School
Athletic Association and Rupert
Eliott, secretary and treasurer.
Studies have shown that work
output is less when breakfast is
skipped than when some food i3
eaten in the morning, reports Sally
•Springer, Extension foods and mi
trition specialist.
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35 YEARS AGO
The season for hunting ducks
in Texas was from October 26 to
December 20. on three days each
week.
The Carancahua Beach Glut.
House was destroyed by fire, also
the cottage belonging to Henie
Weir.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clement an.
nounced the birth of a baby boy.
Mother nature can’t jump from
summer to winter without a fall,
or winter to summer without a
spring.
‘’Stonewall" Jackson, the Confed-
erate general was accidentally kill-
ed by his own men in the battle of
Chanccilorsville, in 1863.
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AT CEMETERY
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