Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1949 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON. PALACIOS, TEXAS,
Tl&imflay, February 10; 1949
ON LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY
By COM, IF, R
PHONE 68
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Retailing Is No Place For Man Who Fears
Competition And Has No Faith In Himself
One of the highest rates of business mortality always exists in
retail trade. Various reasons explain this. For one thing, running a
store often looks deceptively easy, and people try it without adequate
resources in either money, experience, or aptitude.
There is nothing simple about retailing. Like any other worth-
while endeavor, it demands certain abilities and characteristics if a
man is to succeed. He must be willing to study and learn. He must
have a genuine desire to serve the public, and to please people so that
they will come back again and again. Above all, he must have the
competitive instinct—the instinct which makes him want to do a better
job than the storekeeper down the street or in the next town. He must
never stand still, but must be constantly seeking ways and means to
make his store more attractive to the public.
For those with the necessary resources, retailing offers great
opportunities. No business gives the small operator a better chance
to become the big operator.
Retailing is no place for the man who fears competition and has
small faith in himself.
TEACHER—“What Lincoln saying hare we studied that is particularly
apt now, when Federal government is seeking more and more power?"
PUPIL—" The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty,
and the American people, just now. are much In need of one.’ ”
Political Leaders Using Socialistic Booby
Traps To Build Mighty Superstate
I once saw a little boy putting stones on the rails of a streetcar
track. He wanted to see what would happen. Before anyone could
correct him, the car came along. The motorman saw the stones in
time to stop. He took the little boy home to his mother,,across the
street. No harm was done and the boy learned a good lesson.
Grown men in our government are today using a more deadly kind
of stone to throw the United States we have known, off the track.
Republican and Democratic political leaders are using socialistic and
communistic booby traps such as public ownership of power, medicine,
housing, etc., to build a superstate that will destroy individual
opportunity and liberty itself, unless they are stopped and sent home,
as the little boy was.
Can they plead ignorance, as did the little boy? Do they not
realize that a socialized state will crush free enterprise, thereby
destroying our American form of government and personal liberty?
There can be no free men and free opportunity when the individual
has to turn to the state for subsistence. We are being fooled with
false promises of “plenty” at the government trough, filled with swill
paid for with the people’s savings taken as taxes.
Will the people be as smart as the motorman?
DAY-DREAM INC, If YES, VINO, I’M DREAMIN6 Of
MR. PERKINS? J\ THE PEP AND POWER THIS TRAC-
TOR NAD WHEN IT WAS NEW.
ON THE LEVEL. OPALINE CLEANS AS IT LUB-
RICATES ... KEEPS TOUR MOTOR CLEAN AS,
A WHISTLE. USE IT REGULARLY IN YOUR
TRACTOR, TRUCK AND CAR. YOU’LL SET
MORE POWER, NEED
FEWER REPAIRS.
Wl DELIVER DIRECT TO FARMS-PHONE OR WRITE US FOR
J T. A. CASTLETON, Agent, Bay City
TANNER BROS., Station, Palacios
' OPEN 5 A. M. TO 12 P. M. — ROAD SERVICE
PHONE 170 FOR WASHING AND LUBRICATION
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Allen an-
ounced the birth of a baby girl.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harbison, re,
siding in Collegeport had received
word they were grandparents of a
fine boy, son of Mr. and Mrs
Lowell Jennings, of San Augus-
tine, Texas.
H. C. Lewis opened his new store
of Main Street.
Mrs. Mildred Barr disposed of
the “Howdy” to Cecil Hargrove.
Mrs. Alessandro was assisting the
new owner.
S. O. Eidman, county tax collec-
tor and assessor, reported 2,274
poll taxes were paid before the dead
line, January 31. In 1938, there
were 3,351 who paid poll tax.
15 YEARS AGO
Eugene Wilson announced as a
candidate for the office of county
attorney.
Poll taxes paid in the county for
the year was listed as 3,316. Pala-
cios had 411.
The Seniors of the Palacios High
School were preparing to present
their annual class play in March
and had chosen “Mamma’s Baby
Boy” as their production. Mrs.
Meryl Burton was the director.
20 YEARS AGO
The new court house in Bay
City was formally opened Feb-
ruary 8.
Word was received here of the
death of Miss Rosie Litten in
Jasonville, Ind.
Mrs. Carl Backen, local regis-
trar, reported 17 births during the
month of January.
About 1250 sycamore trees were
being planted at Camp Hulen.
25 YEARS AGO
Woodrow Wilson, 28th president
of the United States, died at his
home in Washington February 3.
C. Langham, who had served as
secretary and treasurer of Bay
City a number of years, was a
candidate for County treasurer.
Bobby Louise Price and John
C. Richards, members of the sec-
ond grade won first and second
place on stories they wrote about
the care of teeth when Health
Week was observed at the East
Bay school.
30 YEARS AGO
Earl Bentler and Lloyd Frank-
son came in from* Camp Travis,
having received their discharge
from the service.
Mr. Dalhberg of Francitas pur-
chased the LaBelle Theatre from
Messrs. Albert and Laurence Mil-
ler.
A first class garage was opened
in the Elder Building on Com-
merce Street, by W. O. and J. N.
Haynes, of Van Zandt County.
35 YEARS AGO
At the annual meeting of the
Volunteer Fire Department R. W.
Rhea wa3 elected chief, Walter
Williams, assistant chief, H. L. B.
Skinner, secretary and treasurer,
Ash Moore, first sergeant, Cleve
Porter second sergeant and George
Owens, third sergeant.
Marion Clanahan, a telegraph
operator here for some time, was
transferred to Nixon and promoted
to station agent for the S. P. R. R.
Patronize BEACON Advertisers.
WEEKLY REPORT
FROM SENATOR
JIMMY PHILLIPS
Dear Friends:
Last week the weather here went
from one extreme to the other. The
sun is shining and it is warm up
here now and last Monday morn-
ing it was zero here in Austin. I
visited in Brazoria County last
week-end and luckily came back
Saturday night before the cold
weather set in. Other members of
the Senate who waited until Sun-
day to return to Austin were un-
able to get back on time because
of the weather. Monday morning,
only 21 Senators were in attendance
when the Senate convened. There
was about nine inches of snow
here in Austin and the Capitol sure
looked pretty with snow all over
it. Mike and Jimmy had a great
time playing in their first snow.
The Senate last week had hear-
ings on several bills and many
bills are set for hearing this week
The bill calling for Mr. Ellis plan
for improvement of the peniten-
tiary system, which I am spon-
soring, is set for hearing this
week. Three of the Gilmer-Aiken
bills are also set for hearing, and
I have notified those of you who
wrote me that they would be heard
I have also sent copies of these
bills which are known as Senate
Bills Nos. 115, 116, and 117, to all
school superintendents, school board
members and others who have re-
quested copies of the bills. I ap-
preciate the valuable information
which many of you have furnished
me in your letters telling me what
you think about these bills and
how they will affect your school.
If any of you want copies of these
bills, be sure and drop me a line
so that I can send them to you.
Representative Perry of Brazoria
and Matagorda Counties and I have
introduced joint bills in both the
House and Senate this week which
will be of interest to you good
friends in Matagorda County, es
pecially Palacios. This bill author-
izes the National Guard to dis-
pose of Camp Hulen. We will have
a public hearing in Palacios at 2
o’clock Saturday, February 12 for
the purpose of giving every citizen
in the Palacios area an opportunity
to express his opinion as to wheth-
er or not Camp Hulen should be
disposed of. This is being done in
order to determine whether this
bill meets with the approval of you
Palacios people.
The Legislature Is going to at-
tend the Houston Fat Stock Show
and Rodeo Friday, and I intend to
visit in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Mata-
gorda, and Wharton Counties this
week-end to talk with those of you
who want to see me.
I will be at the followinng places
this week end: At Richmond, in
Fort Bend County, on Friday, Feb-
ruary 11 at the Fort Bend County
Courthouse from 2 to 3 p.m.; on
Saturday, I will be at my office in
Angleton from 9 until 10 a.m.; at
Bay City in the County Attorney’s
Office in the Courthouse from 11
HEALTH NOTES
AUSTIN, TEXAS—Throughout
the United States the week of
February 14-21 will be observed as
National Heart Week, and Dr. Geo.
W. Cox,\ State Health Officer has
announced that the State Health
Department will cooperate to the
fullest extent in stressing to the
public the necessity for full In-
formation and intelligent notion in
attempting to control this nation’s
major killer, heart disease.
From a national level, heart dis-
ease is the leading cause of death,
and yearly takes a greater total
number of lives than the next five
leading causes of death combined.
One out of every three deaths in
the United Stutes is due to diseases
of the heart and blood vessels, and
it is estimated that one out of
every twenty persons suffer from
some form of heart or blood vessel
disease.
A great amount of research in
the causes and treatment of the
heart diseases has established the
fact that some of them can be ma-
terially helped by certain drugs, or
even surgery, and it has been
proved beyond doubt that the heart
patient who places himself early
under competent medical care, has
by far the best chance of survival.
In many instances the patient can,
under competent care, lead an al-
most normal life, with only cer-
tain restrictions as to activities and
indulgences which might adversely
affect his condition.
“Consult your doctor for a phy-
sical check-up at least once a year,”
Dr. Cox advises. “If heart disease
occurs, he will have an opportunity
to find it, and begin proper treat-
ment in the early stages, thus as-
suring you a better chance to finish
a normal, comfortable life span.”
FEDERAL LAND BANK
FARM AND RANCH LOANS
LONG TERM PREPAYMENTS LOW INTEREST
FOR PURCHASE, REFINANCE, IMPROVEMENT
Wharton National Farm Loan Ast’n
WARREN E. HART, Secretary-Tremwer
Brooks Building, Whartao, Phone No. 465
a.m. until noon; at Palacios for
the meeting on the Camp Hulen
bill at 2 p.m., and in El Campo
from 4 until 5 p.m. at the radio
station.
The letters which I am receiving
from you are sure appreciated and
your advice and suggestions sure
help a lot in helping me cast the
right vote up here.
Hoping to sec many of you
friends of mine this week-end, I
remain
Your personal senator,
Jimmy Phillips
Excessive cheerfulness is fre-
quently very obnoxious.
—I---
Every new woman you meet and
like seems to present some new
problem.
VOTE FOR YOUR
VALENTINE SWEETHEART
AND ASSfST THE
HARM0NIE CLUB
IN BUILDING A LIGHTED
'SOFTBALL PARK IN PALACIOS
H. C. (Howard) CAMPBELL
GENERAL INSURANCE
Corner 4th & Commerce Phones: Res. 103, Off. 111
From where I sit ...by Joe Marshi *
Duke Gets His Tractor
Duke Thomas bought a farm with
Ihe money he’d saved in the Serv-
ice, but he couldn’t get a tractor.
He needed it badly, but waa tenth
on the local dealer’a list.
“Tell you what,” old man Petera
aays. “If thoae nine fellows ahead
of you agree, you'll get the next
one I get in." “No, thanks,” says
Duke, "IH just take my turn."
But old Petera mails out nine
postcards. And the other day he
tells Duke his tractor will be in
next week. “I aimply wrote the
facts to the fellows ahead of you.
They decided it.”
From where I sit, it’s that spirit
of understanding that helps make
our democracy so great. Under*
standing for the other fellow'*
problems and respect for the other
fellow’* rights —whether it’* hie
right to earn a living, his right to
cast his vote against your candl*
date, or even his right to enjoy *
moderate, friendly glass of beer or
alo—if and when he chooses. Let’*
always keep it that way!
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