Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR
PALACIOS. MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY II, 1944
VOLUME XXXVII NUMBER 19
Celebration Planned For Causeway Opening At Port Lavaca
Flowers Galore As
USO Is Decorated
By the Garden Club
Club Furnishes 190
Bouquets During
Month Of April
The Flower chairman of the USO,
Mrs. Wylie Milam, asked the Pa-
lacios Garden Club to furnish flow-
ers for the USO building during the
month of April.
The Garden Club president ap-
pointed Alpha Bussell as flower
chairman. She organized the Club
members into weekly groups and
each week these groups took beauti-
ful bouquets of flowers to the USO
and at the end of the month the
Club had furnished 190 bouquets of
flowers.
Our garden- have a lot of flow-
ers, some of every kind, but hero
we only have space to mention a
few of which we grow.
Roses of several varieties are
grown by Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Carna-
han and Mrs. Backen.
How the army people did enjoy
Mrs. McGlothlin’s Easter lilies.
Did you see those lovely sweet
peas on Mrs. Hunter’s fence?
Oh for a bouganvilla vine like
Mrs. Ted Fields. It<made gorgeous
bouquets. Mrs. Wylie Milam major-
ed in calendulias. They looked so
much like carnations that a soldier
asked if he could have a yellow
carnation.
Dainty, lacy blue statice is grown
by Mrs. Hillyer. If you want to
know how to grow cactus, ask Mrs.
Ruthven. As to the old fashioned
flowers, those we all love, mari-
golds, petunias, larkspurs, etc., just
take a look at the yards of Mrs.
Primm, .Mrs. J. J. Barr and Mrs.
Barrett.
Did you notice those beautiful
day lilies as they bowed to you at
the home of Mrs. Ben
Second Group Of
Ladies Attends ‘Guest
Day’ At Camp Hulen
Last Friday was the second of a
series of “Guest Days” planned for
civilian visitors at Camp Hulen hos-
pital. The group included Mrs. J.
B. Feather, Mrs. Duncan Ruthven,
Mr-. Eva Cairnes, Mrs. R. L. Price,
and Mrs. R. C. Florip. Lt. Berniece
Bryant, an Army Nurse, recently
returned from two years’ service
in Alaska was also a guest.
V.F.W. Announces
Dates For “Buddy
Poppy Day” May 20
At a meeting of the V. F. W.
Post Saturday night the member-
ship total was raised to 109 mem-
bers.
The Po«t Commander, Sgt. War-
ren W. ByBee states that he did
not get the notice for the Welfare
Drive in la^j week’s Beacon due to
the fact that the Post was only
a month old and he received notice
of the drive from Headquarters in
Kansas City, Mo., too late for the
paper. This drive was to collect
money for the National Home of
the Veterans Widows and Orphans
which is located at Eaton Rapids.
Michigan. At the meeting Saturday
night a small collection was started
and they had a small drive in the
local community and Camp Hulen.
The V. F. W. wishes to thank those
who have contributed.
The Commander of the Post
states that at Saturday night’s
meeting the date of the V. F. W.
Ehlors ?'| Buddy Poppy sales will be May 20
GUESTS AT CAMP HULEN HOSPITAL
Palacios Asked To Cooperate In The
Staging Of A Big Celebration June 15
Camp Hulen’s guests ready to enjoy a regular GI meal at
the Station Hospital Mess Hall. Standing are Lt. Harriet
Case and Col. Harry llearn. On the far side of the table left
to right are Mrs. Carlton Crawford, Mrs. Robert MeGehee,
Mrs. J. R. Wagner, Mrs. W. C. Gray and Mrs. A. Rioux. In
the foreground left to right are Lt. Ola Mae Derr, Mrs. Harry
Hearn, Mrs. E. I. Chiles, Mrs. Jack LaBarge and Mrs. Guy
Claybourn.
With Our Men In The Service
Those large handsome pansies ™?;!- The names of the sponsors
show that Mrs. Turner does work will be listed in this paper next
in the flowers, although we admit
Mr. Turner knows how to grow
gladiolias, he planted over 200
bulbs.
week. Mr. A. C. Ballard, chairman
of the committee, Mr. George Hunt-
er and Mr. Robert Terry will handle
the drive of the Buddy Poppy sale.
Mrs. Haynes specialized in white £><>** who missed the Welfare
• jiniin Ml, “nnieine Drive can look forward to the Buddy
Poppy Sale on the 20th. All help
will be gladly appreciated by the
gladiolias. Some folks say “Daisies
seem to talk to you as they nodded
their charming white heads.
IWho said you can’t grow hy-
drangeas outdoors, just go take a
look at them at Mrs. Aubin’s. They
are beauties. She has over two’
hundred blossoms. Mrs. Brown
grows big red carnations that have
a spicy smell.
Pot plants. Mrs. Minich knows
how to pet them so they look like
floral shop plants; oh her geran-
iums. Then there is Mrs. Koerber,
a new member, just learning? But
Fay, you shou’d have seen the arm-
ful of pretty flowers she brought
to the USO. Maybe she raised them
or borrowed them from Mrs. Ben
Ehlei's. You ask her.
local post.
Membership is still open for rela-
tives now overseas. Mr. Terry has
contacted several and their names
will appear on the Post charter.
Milldrd Brooking
In Charge Of Rotary
Program Wednesday
(Millard Brooking had charge of
the Rotary program Wednesday
noon at the Green Lantern Inn and
used for his topic “Rambling
Thoughts.” In his talk he read a
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flowers, but (Mr. Brooking says he' rtitution.1 Government,” which told
can’t digest flowers so Mrs. Brook-1 the history of the Income Lix
ing grows a Victory garden. And by law and what it was doing. Mr.
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the way, did you ever try to make
a bouquet out of vegetables. Try it;
it’s interesting.
Alpha Bussell grows shrubbery,
magnolias and tamarix. She says
they don’t take so much work and
you know how she Rhuns work.
As to our president, Mrs. Jerome
Kimball, Rhe is the smartest mem-
ber of the club. She lets her hus-
band Jerome raise her flowers at
the Humble station. But she is not
the only one who gets Mr. Kim-
ball’s flowers as he has been so
very generous with his beautiful
roses. The Garden Club members
wish to thank Mr. Kimball for all
the beautiful flowers he has donat-
ed to them for several occasions.
We are a busy club, and what
pleasure wo obtain from our toils.
If you wish to join the Club, the
garden gate is open to flower mind-
ed folks. The dues are twenty-five
cents a year. Won’t you join us in
otir work and play and help beautify
Palacios. —Contributed.
Brooking also gave figures on out-
standing government bonds.
Guests at the meeting were Sgt.
Albert Bentz of Ellington Field,
Sam Scott of Victoria, and Millard
Brooking, Jr., of A. & M.
Leo Petersen will be in charge
of the program next week.
A/C Frank A. Joh=, asks us
change his addres- from Ellington
Field to Laredo, Texas, and Pvt.
Royee K. Darnell, says he wants
his Beacon sent to him at Fort
Snelling, Minn.
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Pvt. Billy R. Hockey writes us
that he has completed six weeks
of Infantry training at Camp Maxey
and has now been transferred from
the 395th Regiment to the 324th
Engineers Battalion.
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Mrs. Charles Polifka called to see
us Friday of last week and report-
ed her youngest son, Major Frank
Polifka, who has been located in
Fort Monroe, Va., for some time is
now at Fort Leavenworth, Kas
where he is in the General Staff
School. He expects to complete this
work in June after which he will
make a short visit here with his
parents. Major Polifka received his
B. S. degree at A. & M. College five
years ago this June, and will have
the rating of Lieutenant Colonel
when he finishes at Fort Leaven-
worth.
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AN EIGHTH AAF BOMBER
STATION, England.—S/Sgt. Rich-
ard Ray, Jr., of Palacios, assistant
engineer on an Eighth AAF B-17
Flying Fortress, has been awarded
the Air Medal for “meritorious
achievement” while participating in
bombing attacks on targets in Nazi
Europe.
Sergeant Ray has also been
awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to
the Air Medal, equivalent to an-
other award of the Medal, for
“courage, coolness and skill” dis-
played on bombing attacks on mili-
tary and industrial targets in Nazi,
Europe.
Sergeant Ray is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard R. Ray, Sr., of
Palacios. He entered the AAF Dee.
9, 1942, at Houston.
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Two Purple Hearts
Received By Palacios
Families This Week
Two Purple Hearts have come to
Palacios thi« week, one to Mrs. A. J.
Alton and one to Mrs. John F. Bar-
nett, Jr.
The one Mrs. Alton received had
been given her son, Kenneth, who
was wounded early this year when
the lb S. Marines made the attack
on Marshall Islands. Kenneth was
in the hospital some weeks but is
able to be back with his company
now on duty somewhere in the
Pacific.
“The Purple Heart” we learn, is
not awarded for any special service,
hut i- given to those who are
wounded in action or due to enemy
action. Lt. John F. Barnett Jr., re-
ceived his for being wounded while
doing active service in Italy. In a
recent letter to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Barnett he wrote he was
again able to walk and hoped to re-
adme his duties in the very near
future.
Governor Coke Stevenson, Hon. J. J.
Mansfield, And Other Dignataries
To Be Guests; Army And Navy Bands
At the regular meeting 0f the Palacios Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday nijjht plans for the big celebration when
the Lavaca Bay Causeway is re-opened June 15, were pnv
sented by C. B. Kennedye, of the Port Lavaca Chamber of
Commerce. Palacios’ participation in the event was dis-
cussed and the $1,000 afcked for seemed a small item when
all the advantages of the completion of the causeway and
reopening of Highway B5 through Port Lavaca is considered.
Mr. Kennedye stated that pot
only the coast section was interest-
ed in the event, but the entire state
was to have a part and many dig-
Scouts Doing Big Job
!n Collection of Paper
But More Is Needed
A big job was done last Satur-
day afternoon by the Scouts in col
lecting waste paper. J. L. Koerber
chairman of the Salvage Commit-
tee states but there is much more
to be done, and asks that you read
the ad on the back page for further
information.
Frank Shannon To
Head Gulf Coast
Press Association
J. W. Jenkins has recently had a
letter from his son, who is some-
where in the Pacific, that said he
doing fine and was receiving)
the Beacon, which he enjoyed very
much.
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Miss Ermine Harbison recently
received a letter from Cpl. Russell
Wilder, who was with the 197th
National Guards and one of the
early comers to Camp Hulen, telling
her about his meeting with Red
Ford in the far off land of New
Guinea. Corporal Wilder said he
was just Private Ford, of the Spec-
ial Service Detachment, but was
doing the same job down there as
he did here in Palacios, that of
entertaining the boy’s in the ser-
vice and helping to build up their
morale.
A four-hour show by the boys
Frank Shannon of the Wharton
Spectator was elected president of
i he Texas Gulf Coast Press associa-
tion at the final meeting of the
association’s two-day convention
which was held last week in Hous-
ton. David Read of the Silsbee Bee
was elected vice president. Reelect-
ed to office were Arthur Lefevre
Jr. of Texaco Topics, assistant to
the president; Fred A. Hannah of
Houston ns secretary-treasurer, and
A. B. Penny of the Humble Lubri-
cator in Houston as publicity chair-
man.
Directors elected for the coming
year were Robert I. Bray of the
Angleton Review, J. C. Smith of the
Liberty Vindicator, Charles Bosl of
the Schulenberg Sticker, L. D. Nor-
ton of the Conroe Courier, George
C/ Fall of the Caldwell News, Wen-
dell Shannon of the Richmond
Coaster, George Peeler of the Tay-
lor Daily Press and Tom White-
head of the Brenham Banner-Press.
Mr. (Whitehead is the retiring presi-
dent of the association.
175,929 To Receive
Old Age Assistance
Checks This Week
AUSTIN, May 4.—Cheeks are be
ing mailed this week to 175,929 Old
Age Assistance recipients in Texas.
This is 756 fewer persons than re-
ceived aid in March. The payments
average $21.23, the same as the
previous month, and total $3,735,-
276.61.
The Blind rolls dropped from
4,683 persons to 4,672. A total of
$113,827.00 is being distributed in
an average check of $24.36.
A total of $221,556.00 is being
paid this month to 10,487 Depend-
ent Children families in an aver-
age grant of $21.13. This represents
an increase of 524 families, repre-
senting 1,072 children, over the
March rolls.
under Rod’s leadership goes over in
a big way Corporal Wilder said and
their meeting brought back mem-
ories of the many many times Camp
Hulen trainees enjoyed his varied
entertainments.
DON’T SELL US SHORT
I’m full of damned malaria, I shake
the whole day long,
The Quinine’s ringing in my ears
I’m anything but strong, -
Mosquito bites all over me, you’d
think I had the itch,
My ears are full of Guinea Mud
my bunk a muddy ditch.
Reform A Bataan Unit... Marines
Are Funny That Way, Palacian Writes
Sgt. Gail Ison, wife and daughter
Joyce, and Cpl. Charles Wilkerson
from Houston spent the week-end
with Charles’ mother, Mrs. J. C.
Wilkerson.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. K. Brumbelow
are remodeling their home.
Miss Pearl Love of Bay City
spent Sunday here with her father
J. M. Love.
Mrs. George Yarbrough left Wed-
nesday to meet her husband Captain
Yarbrough who is returning from
a few weeks stay at Camp Davis,
N. C. They will visit his parents in
Louisiana.
Charles S. McLelland has return-
ed from New York where he at-
tended a special school for Purchas-
ing Agents representing Camp Hu-
len. During his absence a fine new
daughter was welcomed into his
home, and he is now busy getting
acquainted with this latest addition
to the family circle.
Denr Sirs:
You hnve probably never heard of
me, but prior to my enlistment into
the Marine Corps I was a resident
of Palacios. I hnve been in the
Corps a short time compared to
many of the others in this organi-
zation. I am proud of the fellows
and this organization, and through
this pride I send you this article
taken from the Kansas City Star
dated Monday, 10 April, 1944.
I would like to say much more,
but due to censorship, what I would
speak of would never get through.
However, the enclosed article has
covered the subject very well. I
am not doing this for myself, but
for the inen of this organization
my buddies—the best men in the
world.
I remain Yours Sincerely,
PFC Wm. G. Bock, Jr.
U. S. M. C. R.
REFORM A BATAAN UNIT
Fourth Marine Regiment is reor-
ganized in Pacific. Famed Leather-
neck Raiders of Tulagi-to-Emirau
Era, seek to avenge heroes of tragic
days in Philippines.
Advanced Solomon Island Base,
20 March (Delayed).—The blood-
strained heritage of the most hon-
ored Marine Regiment in World
War II—the undying heroes of the
4th Marine Regiment of Bataan—
will be perpetuated by the fiercest
fighting leatherneck unit ever
formed,
A new 4th Marine Regiment,
comprising four of the blooded bat-
talions in Corps History—the fam-
ed Marine Raiders who»e battle
flags have been raised in victory in
all corners of the Pacific—has been
organized to finish the fight launch-
ed by the fallen gallants of the
Philippines.
The new 4th Marines, under the
command of Lieutenant Colonel
Alan A. Shapley of Detroit, were
organized in January, under the
new Marine program to do away
with specialized units. Their first
operation was in the virtually un-
opposed occupation of Emirau Is-
land in the St. Matthias Group,
northwest of the Solomons.
They Will Remember
To these men has fallen the task
of avenging America’s dead in the
Pacific. They have read of the
atrocities perpetrated by the Jap-
anese on our war prisoners in the
Philippines; and they will remem-
ber.
Marines who fought at Alongapo,
Mariveles, Bataan and Corregidor
in the Philippines; at Midway,
Guadalcanal, Makin Island, the Rus.
sells; who made raids on Vangunu,
Segi and the Dragon Penninsula
section of New Georgia; in the
Munda campaign, and the landing
and securing of Empress August
Bay on Bougainville in November—
these are the men of the new
Fourth Regiment. The Marine Raid-
ers under Colonel (now Brigadier
General) Merritt A. Edson first
came into national prominence in
this war when they landed on the
island of Tulngi and opened the
Solomon Islands offensive.
In some of the bitterest fighting
of the War the Raiders wiped out
the Jap Garrison and then moved
on to Guadalcanal to take a major
part in the battle for the now fam
pus Henderson Field, the latter is-
land’s principal air-strip. Other
Raiders, under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carl-
son, made a daring raid on Makin
Island in the Marshalls in August,
1942, and paid a return visit there
to take it, in November, 1943. This
same force was also in action on
Guadalcanal. Many of the original
Raiders, of course, are not with
(hem now. Mnny have been called
hack to the States as instructors or
for hospitalization.
New Men Learn Quickly
Many are dead.
But a good percentage of the
famed “first wave” veterans are
still on hand. They will be the
nucleus of the new regiment—its
avenging spirit. They have the ex-
perience, the debt to their dead that
must be paid off.
The new Raiders will learn quick-
ly, however; that spirit will be
quickly absorbed.
MARINES ARE FUNNY THAT
WAY.
I’m living in a jungle, it’s hat
merry Hell,
C-Rations is my menu, no cooking
do I smell,
For this I get two bucks a day, and
a chance for a little ground
That measures four by six by four,
and covered grassy mound.
My pal who came down here with
me, the lad was just eighteen,
Got him a bed he’ll never leave,
the cover of it is green;
Another one will see no more, an-
other lost his arm,
A hundred more I do not know, are
safe from al harm.
But when I hear a bunch of guys
are safe, and far away,
Refuse to work because they want,
two dollars more a day,
I only wish we had them here, for
just a week or two.
To live in Guinea Jungles, and there
we would let them stew.
We’d give them malaria, let mos-
quitoes have a feast,
We’d make them bury many a lad,
from North, West, South and
East.
We’d make them sleep in foxholes,
we’d feed them from a can,
We’d let a hot sun blister them,
t’would be no palm beach tan.
nitaries had accepted invitations to
attend. Governor Coke Stevenson
will be present to cut the special
fishing cord that will open the
bridge to traffic. lion. J. J. Mans-
field has also said he would br
there, and every town along the
coast from Galveston to Corpus
Christi will be represented.
The Lavaca causeway was de-
stroyed during the August, 1942,
hurricane and in order to get it re-
built Calhoun County voted $600,000
in bonds. Later the State of Texas
took over these bonds and now
Port Lavacn is inviting Palacios
and other towns on Highway 35 to
have a part in this celebration to
show the State and the U. S. High-
way Departments that their help
in getting this causeway so sub-
stantially rebuilt is really appre-
ciated, said Mr. Kennedye.
The celebration will include a big _
barbecue, music by Army and Navy
bands, radio stations at Houston
and Corpus Christi will broadcast
the events, and moving pictures
are to be made of all the proceed-
ings, Jr. Kennedye stated.
Members of the local Chamber of
Commerce are very enthusiastic
over the program and are cooperat-
ing in every way to help make the
event an outstanding affair.
President Rioux appointed Carl-
ton Crawford as chairman of the
committee to solicit funds from the
commercial interests, and Glenn <*
Clay’bourn chairman of the commit-
tee to call on local business firms
and individuals.
Palacios has also been asked to
provide 100 helpers for the day and
this will be taken care of Mr. Rioux
stated.
Two More Pictures
Of Men In The Service
Appear In This Issue
This week two more pictures of
boys in the service appear in the
Western Auto Associate Store ad.
They are Theodore Inman Cox,
stationed in the Pacific, and Pfc.
Edward Buffaloe, stationed at El-
lington Field. Watch this ad each-
week for more pictures of Palacios
boys doing duty in the armed forces.
We’d let them hear the wounded
moan, we’d let them see them
die,
With snipers’ bullets whizzing
close, and star shells in the
sky
And then we’d send them home
ag&in, to their ten bucks
every day
To tell the others what they’d seen
way down New Guinea Way.
I’ll bet this guy would have enough,
at home he’d gladly stay,
No strikes he’d start right soon
again, for two more bucks a
day. —The Shellegram
Mothers To Have
Their Day At USO
Club Sunday,
Sunday being Mother’s Day
everything is in readiness at the
USO for soldiers stationed at Camp
Hulen and the Army Air Base to
observe the day set for the re-
membrance of “Mother.’’
Many mothers who have sons or
immediate members of their fami-
lies serving in the Armed Forces
will be there throughout the day
and evening. The refreshment com-
mittee is preparing one of the nicest
spreads ever offered to whet the
appetite of a bunch of GIs, and the
afternoon and evenings entertain-
ment programs are all that one
could wish for.
For-music, gayety and a full day
reminiscent of home and your
Mother, don’t fail to be on hand
Sunday, iMay 14, at the USO in
Palacios.
L. C. Stewart, of Enid, Okla.,
came in last week for a visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Stewart. On Monday accompanied
by his father and brother, Glenn:
Stewart and wife, he went to Cor-
pus Christi and visited his sister,
Mrs. Fred Thompson and family.
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