Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 22, 1996 Page: 4 of 12
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Page 4-Palacios Beacon*Wed, May 22,1996
Deadline 12 Noon Moniai
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5 YEARS AGO-1991
Marie Morales, a senior at Palacios High School and die daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Morales, has beat chosen Palacios Rotary
Club student of the Month of May.
Joseph A. Mower, son of Brace and Jane Mower of Palacios, left
Texas in 1988 and joined the Navy where he received specialized
training and a trip to the Far East.
10 YEARS AGO-1986
Kathy Lawson was named valedictorian and Helen Bowers salu-
tatorian for the 1986 graduating class of Palacios High School.
The Palacios Area Historical Association sponsored die first
annual Palacios Heritage Tour. The tour included three homes, St.
John’s Episcopal Church and the Palacios Area Fund Building.
Five local people—Kenneth Smith, Early White, Pat Jewell,
Linda Dawson and Linda Skclly—attended an Advanced Reserve
Officers School consisting of 124 hours training in Port Lavaca. The
five also serve on a voluntary basis as resereve officers for the
Palacios Police Dept
30 YEARS AGO-1966
Cindy Koening, Larry Corporon and Phyllis Barnett’s fire pre-
vention posters had advanced to die state finals which was held in
connection with die Fishermen’s State Convention in Fort Worth.
35 YEARS AGO-1961
Schools in die Palacios and Tidehaven officially closed Friday.
Baccalaureate was held Sunday and commencement Monday . Honor
graduates of Palacios were Julian Ray Jenkins, valedictorian and
Brace Harris, salutatorian.
40 YEARS AGO-1956
The city council voted to hire an extra police officer to aid in a
crackdown of reckless and speeding drivers within the city limits.
Don Batchelder, Sam Godsey, Robert Pattatn, James Hall and
Dorothy Smith were candidates for BA degrees at Wharton County
Junior College.
Members of die graduating class receiving Trail scholarships
were Karen Thompson, Willene Dollar, Dorothy Jewell, Constance
Law, Nancy Johnson, Lonnie Beard, Charles Mize and Jimmy
Jackson.
45 YEARS AGO-1951
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tanner killed a silver fox in the Carancahua
community.
Miss Jane Spraicl won top honors at the countywidc 4-H Cub
Dress Revue in Bay City and represented Matagorda County in the
statewide contest at A&M.
50 YEARS AGO-1946
Rev. L. W. Crouch gave the baccalaureate sermon and J.C. Carter
of Houston was the principal speaker at PHS commencement.
City Health Officer J.R. Wagner issued a warning that a suspi-
cious disease had cropped up in Palacios and asked parents to keep
their children home and away form public gatherings.
Murry Hart, Jr. received his honorable discharge from the Navy
at Camp Wallace.
55 YEARS AGO-1941
Leon Pressley, Arnold Burton and BiU CJencM were elected as
directors of the Chamber of Commerce to fill the unexptred terms of
14 - *««
bond Issue for water and sewer improvements.
Lynn Green won the highest honor at the National Piano Playing
Tournament in Houston and Mary Carlton Crawford received a
“Super National Honor”. ^
sj\ yfaRS AGO-1936
Opening of Arnold’s new grocery and bakery was scheduled for
the weekend.
M.I. Cox received a letter from a cousin in New Jersey stating he *.
had been enjoying shrimp packaged at Crawford Packing Company
in Palacios. , ' *.. „ f Wi
The new highway from Bay City to Wharton was opened. , .
65 YEARS AGO-1931
Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Thomas moved here form Newgulf. 1
Miss Lucille Curtis received her R.N. degree at Central Baptist >
Hospital in Waco and her brother, Elliot Curtis, received his BA from
Baylor University.
70 YEARS AGO-1926
Rev. G.F. Gillespie preached the baccalaureate sermon for Pala- :
cios High School and Rev. M.M. Wolf gave the commencement
address to the class of 10 girts and 7 boys.
The Palacios Beacon took a major step forward in improving the
quality of die publication by purchasing its first linotype machine.
Letters to
the Editor
Larry Deadrick will be missed by all...
Dear Editor,
I recently learned that this school year will be the last time
that the presence of Mr. Larry Deadrick will grace the halls of
Palacios High School. I am not alone when I say that his wit
and wisdom will be missed by all he has come in contact with,
most especially his students, past and present.
I had the privilege, and I uo mean privilege, to have had
Mr. D. as a teacher in the late seventies. His unique way of
teaching served as a catalyst for many of us to learn to appre-
ciate and utilize the wide array of knowledge available for the •
taking. He taught us to respect our cultures, our educators, but
1 thost especially ourselves. From Mr. Deadrick we learned not
only Government but Math, Science, Philosophy and Litera-
ture. He had a special way of incorporating all of these sub-
jects into his Government class. He taught his students about
life, the world in general and how to use what we encountered
to make us better individuals.
We’re all the wiser for having had him as an educator.
Thank you Mr. D for 30 years of tireless dedication. Enjoy
your retirement. You’ve certainly earned it.
Respectfully,
Joe Cerda, Sr.
P.H.S. Class of 1977
Streets are for everyone...
Dear Editor,
I agree. When the citizens that own property in Palacios
vote to raise property taxes, it demonstrates their confidence in
our City Government Only one thing wrong. All of those who
voted to raise property taxes are not all property owners.
Why not vote yes, if you don’t own property. After ail let
the property owners pay for our streets. If this happens, I
think you will see rental homes, retail stores, hotels, and misc.
businesses increasing prices to off set their property tax so
they may maintain a profit. A one half cent sales tax increase
makes more sense. Let everyone pay. After all we would have
street money for now on. Not just for five years. If a one half
cent sales tax could be spent on streets only. They would
never get in the shape they are today. Think about it.
Sincerely,
Jim Sablatura
Community support for benefit overwhelming
Dear Editor;
Words alone cannot express the gratitude towards our
community. I would like to take this opportunity to say Thank
You to all those wonderful people who gave the time, talent,
and money to make the benefit for the family of “Maricy
Our community has so muen to oe prouu oi. rauiwua
with truly good people who are concerned about their neigh-
bors. Many of those who work so diligently on this project did
not even know Steve and Donna, they just knew that ttey had
lost something very precious and could empathize with their
special thanks to Debi Warner, Linda Wilson, Peggy
Scantlen, Selina Garcia, Jeri Garcia, Terri Lopez, Sandra Gar-
cia, Valerie Segovia, Mr. and Mis. Robert Dura), Janet Wal-
lace, Jean Stahlecker, Judy Sainz, Raul Villarreal, Joe Frick,
Bryan Berger and Julius Aguilar whom this event could have
never taken (dace. Also, a special thanks to the businesses who
gave donations for our auction and to the Catholic Daughters,
Knights of Columbus, Lions Club and the Eagles for their
support and donations.
We are all very fortunate to live in a place when someone is
in need of love and support, there arc people who will take the
time to care. I feel very blessed to live here. Thank you for
being there for the Garcia family in their time of need, sup-
P0" *"d ,0V' Sincerely.
Regina Pena
i
OALACIOS
JTirMUPE
Bush unopposed to tobacco stock;
AUSTIN - Oar. George W.
Bush arid be would not tell the
Biota's statement came after At-
torney General Dan Mantes urged
die Permanent School Pund, Ber-
University Pund, Hadher
Retirement System sad Employees
Retirement System to sell tobacco
“Tfexaa should not be in business
with those who seek to dooter
children harm. Our state should
repudiate its financial involvement
“That** frustrating,8 said femes
Cribbs, an Ariiugloo lawyer who
serves on the eight-member Ethics
Commtestou. “We’re got going to
be aUe to enforce the taw if we
can’t collect there fines."
Tbm Harrison, executive director
of the commission, said 42 Individ-
amt
Two state judges recommended
to Bomer a more than 6 percent
increase in the statewide average
auto insurance premium for most
omen.
The panel recommended a steeper
5** Pr°Bora said he would decide
to collect fines of $500 or more. to accept the proposals.
in their Tmcocncknabie efforts to
children's lives," he loid theDallas
Morning Newt.
r^notgSng^teUtii^o^eta
rate of return in the state of Tfcxis
what they ought to be doing with
their money,” he told the Morning
Newt.
On March 31, Monlea filed a
federal lawsuit against the tobacco
industry seeking to recover $4
billion spent in Ibun on tobacco-
related **
Political Fines Qotna Unpaid
Dozens of political action com-
mittees and former political can-
didates owe the state thousands of
dollars in fines that the attorney
general’s office has never tried to
collect, die Houston CkronicU re-
ported use wee*.
The report said there are ocHn-
qoent fines dating back to 1992 at-
tested by the Th^as Ethics Commis-
sion fw missed deadlines for filing
campaign finance reports, personal
financial statements and other re-
quired documentation.
Attorney General Morales can go
to court to collect toe fines, but
Morales’ spokesman Ron Duaek
aid the fines, mart of which are
tea titan $1,000, were not large
enough to pv for the collection
costs.
State Capital
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndall Williams • Texas Press Association
Pirot Gets Enough Signatures H!V teat Kits to Ba Sold
Dallas billionaire H. Rou Perot's Tfexans will be the first in toe
Reform Party delivered 90 boxes of U.S. to buy home HIV test kits
petitions with 255,000 signatures over the counter, following Food
ad Drug Administration approval
last week.
In June, the $40 test kita
will be available at drag stores,
dinks and student health centers,
mid officiate with Direct Access
Diagnostics.
ally diverse population and high
rate of Infection, said Dr. Gary No-
te the state capital last week —
enough to get his name on Tbxas’
November election ballot.
Verification of a random mm-
pling of toe signatures is expected
to take three to four weds, lb be
test-<**»<**«b«
either the Democratic or Republi- states because of ita large, cultnr-
caa primaries or runoffs.
Perot’s name is cm the ballot
as an independent candidate in
South Dakota and Ttameaee, and
the Reform Party has fulfilled
requirements to put his name on
November ballots in California,
Mtsire, Montana, New Mexico,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio
and Utah.
Perot continues to say he is not
running for president.
Bomer Eyes Benchmark Rales
Tbxas Insurance Commiaakmer
Elton Bomer beard proposals from
two state judges and s panel of
Me of Direct Access Diagnostics.
Previously} HIV rests were done
in medical settings where those
being tested were counseled before
toe blood vras drawn. ■ •
Tbxas residents can call 1-800-
THE-TBST and obtain toe Ut.
Other Capital Highlights
■ The state delivered $198.8
million in Mgy sales tax rebates to
cities and comities, n 1.4 percent
increase over the same month last
year. State Comptroller John Sharp
said toe tax collections drew sates
in lexas "continue to dock along
at a good pace.”
,, ■ While the StttfeBoard
rgrin-i feces the nwVMt
ing down a dozen.,or
plications for independent
schools, Gov. Bush wants toe aast
Legislature to take the cap off jjjfce
number of puMidy funded chatter
schools in Ttans The Legislature's
1995 education reform bill allows
up to 20 open-enrollment charter
schools. r,i
1 would tee to thank each and everyone who did their part in helping me
with the benefit for Tony Morales (La Patona); and also the people who
brought plates. May God bless you richly. I thank God for people who care.
Raymond Samora
We would tee to thank everyone who donated to Mark’s benefit To all
the children who participated and helped. A special thanks to all who
worked so hard to make his benefit a great success and to those who
participated end put together the softball tournament. We will forever
treasure the beautiful plaque and t-shirts. Ws are truly blessed to have
such a wonderful community and to have Mark loved so much. Ws will
always remember you heart fait sincerity. God bless you and may Mark
help you in time of need - for he too is now a Saint!
We love you ail.
Steve & Donna Garcia
$ m , & FamBy
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The family of Christy Marie KaHy Hunter would like to thank those of you
who sent ftowers, plants, and cards, brought food, called, and prayed for
us during this difficult time in our lives. R touched us deeply to know that
Christy had so many friends and that we too are Messed.
Steven Hunter
and Com#
Trammel and Joyce Hunter
Greg and Amanda Hunter end Family
Chris and Scmja Hunter and Family
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Roy and Bonnie Kely
Richard and Karen
'' ^ Buentek) and Famiy
Stephan and Michele
Stuhrenberg and Family
1 " Deborah KaHy
Wa would Hka to thank our family and frlands for maklng^our fortieth
W ooflMloh.
Anniversary a joyous and spadal
cherished.
Your kindness will always bs
Robert and Viols Duran
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