Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1967 Page: 2 of 8
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fRQM THE EXCHANGES . . .
Edna Veters OK C. P. & L Franchise;
Few Vole In Area City, School Elections
Voters in record numbers troop-
ed to the polls here Tuesday to
cast ballots for the first time on
chief of police and city attorney
candidates and to indicate their
preference on a proposition to
grant a 20-year electrical franchise
to Central Power & Light Com-
pany. An almest 2 to 1 majority
favored granting C. P. & L. the
franchise. Francis S. Wells was
elected city attorney and a close
chief of police race saw Aubrey J.
Shaw the winner by 20 votes.--
Edna Herald.
Charles Watkins and Keith Mat-
lock each emerged with a clear ma-
jority over tjlieir opponents in
Tuesday’s city election to win seats
on the city council. Leonard Light-
eey. unopposed candidate for Coun-
cilman, Ward 2, completed the
slate of three to be elected this
year.—Port Lavaca Wave.
A light vote in Wharton Inde-
pendent School District returned
Irving Moore, Jr. and Max Rotholz
to their offices for another term.
Less than 100 voters went to the
polls to ratify the two unopposed
candidates.—Wharton Spectator.
Two incumbents, Jerry Peters
and Ray Webernick retained their
seats on the Ganado school board,
while a third, Rudolph Skalicky,
was unseated by newcomer Millard
Pl'isLois, a local pharmacist.—
Ganado Tribune.
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A light vote of 280 elected two
councilmen in the City Election
Tuesday. Incumbent Vernon Hol-
lingsworth was returned to office
and Chester Francis will join the
council table when the new aider-
men are sworn in April 11.—Whar-
ton Spectator.
A new member of the school
board and a new face on the city
council resulted from the annual
school trustee election held Satur-
day and the annual city election
Tuesday. Robert Meek defeated C.
E. Glaze and Gerald Collier for
F’lace 1 on the school board. George
Copeland is the new member of
the city council winning out over
Mayor Pro Tern Cecil Kinard and
V ilbur Bacak.—El Campo Leader-
News.
Bill Bowden has been appoint-
ed chairman for El Campo's 190'.’
April Crusade for the American
Cancer Society, and F. 1). Swan-
son, Jr. was named chuirman for
the city of El Campo “Business
Drive” of the 1967 Cancer Cru-
sade.—E! Campo Citizen.
In the month of March, the Tex-
as Highway Patrol investigated 8
accidents in Jackson County in
which 6 persons were injured and 1
killed.—'Ganado Tribune.
The Port Lavaca Police Depart-
ment was brought to full strength
last week with ihe hiring of Jay
F. Thielen. — Calhoun County
Times.
After several months of study-
ing school building needs, the Edna
School Board voted to present a
bond issue of $850,000 to the quali-
fied voters sometime in May.—-
Edna Herald.
Miss Mary Lee Stockton, phy-
sical education teacher and coach
of the Ganado Maidens basketball
team, has resigned at Ganado High
School. Her resignation became ef-
fective April 5th. Coach Stockton
led the Maidens into the State
Championship play-offs in 1966
and this year took them into the
Regional play-offs.—-Ganado Trib-
une.
The position of curriculum di-
rector from grades 1 through 12
has been authorized by the school
lcard and Mrs. W. H. Mitchell has
been named for the post.—El Cam-
' po Leader-News.
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
Resignation of two directors of
be Port Lavaca-Calhoun County
Chamber of Commerce were ac-
cepted during a recent meeting of
the chandier board. Harry Tegeler
has been transferred to Victoria
and Larry Frosli :h, a past com-
mittee chairman, director and past
president if the chamber had to
dmquisii his position because of
VBaby Purse-onalities"
Plans and bidding materials for
the construction of Port Lavaca’s
new post office building are now
available at the local post office.
Competitive bids on the construc-
tion will be received until August
19.—Port Lavaca Wave.
Anticipating an early May date
for balloting on financing of Jack-
son County’s share of Palmetto
Bend Dam first stage, members of
commissioners court and the board
of directors of Jackson County
Flood Control District last week
set tentative goals for the county’’,
share. The $3,770,000 suggested as
Jackson County’s share is 15% of
the anticipated total. The balance
of $21,230,000 wculd be borne by
the Texas Water Development
heard, if they approve the pro-
posal. A formal notice of this re-
quest will be placed before the
state agency in Austin on April 14.
- -Edna llerald.
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The 1907 school census )evealed
a total of 8,350 persons who will
he 37 years of age or younger on
Sept. 1, reported C. D. George,
director of pupil accounting for
the Calhoun County School Dis-
trict. George said this total in-
cludes 2,524 pre-school children,
leaving a total of 5,826 of school
age.—Calhoun County Times.
At a special meeting of the
Board of Directors on Friday, it
was unanimously voted to hire F.
N. Stubbs, of Gonzales, as Man-
ager of the Wharton County Elec-
tric Cooperative, Inc. effective as
of May 1, 1967.—El Campo Citi-
zen.
Nine residents of the Green Lake
Community will have to take the
Pasteur series of treatment for
rabies because of their contact
with a rabid calf.—Port Lavaca
Wave.
The clock of the English Houses
of Parliament at Westminster cost
$110,000.
It is estimated that the U. P. pop-
ulation annually consumes 12 lbs.
of coffee per capita.
10 YEARS AGO
Verner Bowers led the ballot to
win re-election as a member of the
school board. Woodrow Wilson and
George Stubblefield gained the oth-
er two positions.
Lon C. Hill, chairman of the
Board of Directors of C. P. & L.
Co., has been secured as speaker for
the annual banquet of the chamber
of commerce on April 29.
Picketing by the International
Longshoremen Assn., Local 1963, an
independent union group brought
work on the Alcoa construction pro-
gram at Point Comfort to a virtual
standstill Monday and idled approx-
imately 1,500 construction workers.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bowers were
honored with a surprise house-
warming in their new home Tues-
day evening.
John Beard, who came in second
in the mile run at district meet,
was the only Shark to qualify for
regional.
Gary Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Orsak, arrived April 5 at
Nightingale Hospital in El Campo.
15 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Koontz sold
their K & M Supermarket to H. C.
Lewis.
Since the Capitol Theatre burned
to the ground last Wednesday, J. G.
Davis, manager, announced the
Hollywood Theatre would re-open.
The seniors were putting the fin-
ishing touches to their play “The
Wacky Widow” to be presented
April 18.
P a 1 a c io s citizens contributed
$700.81 to the Red Cross drive just
completed.
Pete Sardelich, Joe Ray Beard,
John Merck and Paul Peqland were
the only Sharks to compete in the
regional track meet at Kingsville
April 18-19.
D. D. Paris and Sam D. Seale,
Jr. were elected school trustees.
20 YBARS AGO
Little interest was shown in the
school trustee election Saturday
when Glenn Claybourn and Robert
B. Trull were elected members of
the board.
Ellis Jensen broke his left arm
in a football practice session Mon-
day.
The Sharks will end spring grid
training by tangling with the V.
F. W. team Friday night.
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25 YEARS AGO
April 27 had been set by Presi-
dential Proclamation as the date for
the fourth registration of men be-
tween the ages of 18 and 65.
The annual football game be-
tween the seniors and juniors was
scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Earnest Wehmeyer, Guy John-
son and George Harrison were
elected members of the school
board.
Little interest was shown in the
city election. Elected were A. G.
Skinner, mayor; Miss Besse Bel-
knap, secretary; W. C. Gray, attor-
ney; M. T. Brooking, treasurer;
H. C. Lewis and H. C. Bieri,
aldermen.
30 YEARS AGO
A. R. Hillyer, the first S. P.
agent in Palacios, died in the S.
P. Hospital in Houston.
Reports showed the Foley No. 1
well drilled by Glenn H. McCarthy
was producing six barrels per hour.
T. W. Fields, R. J. Sisson and
Guy Claybourn were elected aider-
men; Carlton Crawford and Her-
man Bieri members of the school
board.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Buller
moved to the B. E. Sailor place on
Duson Avenue, which they had
purchased.
35 YEARS AGO
In the city election, Duncan
Ruthven was elected mayor, C. L.
Gass and R. G. Palmer, aldermen;
F. A. Sisson, secretary; J. F. Bar-
nett treasurer; D. S. Prinzing, at-
torney and Guy Barnett, marshal.
A total of 450 votes were cast.
M. E. Rogers, Walter Milam, Al-
fred Baldwin and A. M. Stadig were
re-elected members of the school
board.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Nester, Rev
G. F. Gillespie, Mrs. J. F. Barnett
and Mrs. J. W. Dismukes attended
a meeting of the Highway No. 71
Association in Smithville.
Hawkins, clerk; Frank Carr, sher-
iff; Otis Montgomery, assessor;
George E. Serrill, tax collector;
W. F. Peck, treasurer; W. T. Pol-
lard, school superintendent and Guy
A. Salsbury, commissioner, precinct
No. 3.
Thursday, April 12. 1QS7
It took Leonardo da Vinci nearly
two years to paint the “Last
Supper.”
Bonanza is a Spanish word which
was applied to any rich mass of
ore discovered in mining.
40 YE ARS AGO
Central Power and Light Com-
pany purchased the Palacios Light
plant.
G. A. Salsbury, M. M. Miller and
W. C. Williams were elected aider-
men in a very quiet city election.
Palacios was represented by P. F.
Campbell in a very enthusiastic
meeting of the Hug—the-Coast
Highway Association held in Port
Lavaca.
45 YEARS AGO
Miss Muriel Green, who had serv-
ed as Beacon reporter the past
year, resigned to take a position
in the Nester Drug Store.
P. F. Campbell was elected
mayor; M. K. Feather, clerk; C. W.
Nester and Ben Ehlers, aldermen
and J. S. Hicks, marshal.
School board members elected
were W. E. Green, R. L. Price and
J. F. Barnett.
In the White Mar.’s Union Pri-
mary, W. E. McNabb was elected
judge; Thos. H. Lewis, attorney;
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