Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1932 Page: 2 of 4
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published Every Thursday
J. W. DISMUKES
One Year, $1.50
Publisher
Six Months, $1.00
Entered at the Palacios Post Office as
second class mail matter under Act
of Congress.
FARM NOTES
(Continued from Page 1.)
Someiteeven thousand dollars of this
money/has already found its way into
the hatids of Matagorda County farm-
ers which in turn will soon find its
way into the channels of trade in the
county going for the purchase of
household supplies, feed, seed, hard-
ware, blacksmith shops, etc.
Small Towns Don't Die
—They Commit Suicide
Towns do not die, they commit sui-
cide, said a newspaper recently. And
it is true.
If everybody who makes his money
in this community would spend his
money in this community the home
town would double in population in a
few years and everybody in and
around it would be prosperous. Why
are filling stations out of proportion
to every other line of business in num-
ber? Because people buy almost all
of their gas and oil at home.
It is really inexplainable, why peo-
ple will persist in spending money out
of town needlessly, when the results
of this practice are so costly. We
know of one individual in the city now
out of a job. This particular individ-
ual rarely spent a cent in Eaton Rap-
ids, even when he could have saved
money. Some two or three years ago
this person was informed that if his
practice of spending money out of the
city continued, he would work himself
out of a job entirely. And th:t i: just
what has happened. How can the bus-
iness men, or anyone else, hire em-
ployees jf they have nothing for them
to do, or any money to pay them ?
When you spend a dollar outside you
take it right out of the pocket' of
some local citizen.
And speaking of the "penny wise
and pound foolish" policy, this is it.
Save a few cents by spending your
money in some other city, and then in
the course of time find your husband
out of a job because business condi-
tions her? will - n^'warrant his re-
1'iainittg in some one's employ.
The fight is on in all smaller cities.
This does not only apply to Eaton
Rapids. It is becoming a very serious
question, and one that must be reck-
oned with in the near future. Just as
mentioned above—the small city is not
dying> it is committing suicide inch by
inch. Instead of casting this idea off
like so many snow flakes, it is time,
and right now when every individual
should give the matter serious thought.
Otherwise there'll be more vacant
stores in the city than we regret to
report today.—Eaton Rapids (Minn.)
Journal.
W. C. T. U. NOTES
A timely book is Upton Sinclair's
"The Wet Parade." Publishers de
clare it to be the author's most daring
novel, and in timliness to be compared
to "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Mother's Day is near at hand. There
are mothers and mothers.
The modern home is exposed to ev-
ery peril and problem which confronts
Society. The four posts of the mod-
ern home are the four corners of the
earth. There is an analogy between
the building of the walls of Jerusalem,
under Nehemiah, and the building of
the v>all of Prohibition to protect the
hatne. Are you among those who
^HAad his sword girded by his side, and
so builded," or are you like the "Te-
koites," "who put not their necks to
the work of the Lord?"
—Lucy A. Mitchell.
William Tilay, seven fee't tall, jail-
ed for a traffic law violation in Los
Angeles, had to sleep in the corridor
as he was too big for a cell.
E. E. Burton Co.
HAY—GRAIN—MILL FEEDS
—CREAM STATION—
"BRAINERD" IS PROMISING NEW
BLACKBERRY VARIETY
The Brainerd, a new blackberry, de-
veloped by the United States Depart-
ment of Agricultui'e, gives promise of
becoming an important commercial
variety. It is the result of a cross
of the Himalaya and an eastern erect-
growing variety, thought to be the
Georgia Mammoth. It has been tried
successfully in Oregon, Washington,
California, North Carolina and Mary-
land.
The advantage of the Brainerd ov-
er other varieties are its extreme vig-
or, its productivity, hardiness, large
size, high dessert quality, and the fact
that it is suitable for canning and
frozen-pack preserving. Its weak-
nesses are its large prickles, which are
similar to those of the Himalaya, a
peculiar condition of its leaves at cer-
tain seasons in which parts of the leaf
are lighter in color, the fact that it
lacks quality until fully ripe and that
it is slightly susceptible to orange-
rust disease in the East and to the
couble-blossom disease in the South-
eastern States.
The Brainery has berries 30 to 60
per cent larger than the Himalaya and
its seeds are smaller. The variety
was named for Ezra Brainerd, former
president of Middlebury College of
Vermont.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has no plants of the
Brainerd blackberry for distribution,
but they may be bought from co-oper-
ating nurseries in North Carolina,
Ohio, and California.
To County Agents:—
To encourage tree planting, and par-
ticularly to direct the attention of the
youth of our country to the respon-
sibility for this service resting on each
generation, the Post Office Depart-
ment is issuing on April 22nd next
a postage stamp, a specimen of which
is affixed hereto. The date chosen is
the one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of J. Sterling Morton of Ne-
braska, who instituted Arbor Day in
1872.
If you wish to make use of this
stamp in your mailings you are advis-
ed that it will be placed on sale at
Nebraska City, Nebraska, the former
home of Mr. Morton, on the 22nd in-
stant. Thereafter this stamp can be
purchased at all post offices.
(Signed) Walter F. Brown,
Postmaster General.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR JERSEY BREEDERS
Mr. F. O. Montague, local County
Agent has received the information
from the American Jersey Cattle Club
that provisions have been made that
purebred Jerseys past two years of
age may be registered, for a limited
time, at a fee of $5.00 instead of $10.
This temporary reduction was made
by the national organization because
of its appreciation of the present fi-
nancial conditions of the country and
in order that many worthy purebred
Jerseys which huve not been regis-
tered, may now be registered at this
saving to their owners.
According to Lewis W. Norley, Ex-
ecutive Secretary of the national or-
ganization, many breeders are taking
advantage of this reduction.
THE TAX COLLECTOR GOT HIM
ELCO Quality FEED
for
POULTRY—DAIRY
HORSE AND MULE
Agent
Swift's Red Steer
FERTILIZER
-LOCAL DELIVERY-
PHONE 117
"His horse went dead and his mule
went lame
And he lost six cows in a poker game;
Then a hurricane came on a summer
day,
And blew the house where lived away;
His wife and kids were blown so far
He doesn't know just where they are.
An earthquake came when that was
gone,
And swallowed the land the house
stood on.
And then the tax collector came
around,
And charged him up with the hole in
the ground."
Days We'll jNever Forget
CMON, NOW
DOWN
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C'lAON . fcBACK,
VOV> CfcU THROW
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HONSE
WAITC
MM r\t$T CHOICE
THE VMtHHIHO SINE-
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Quizzing Candidates
OH!
He:—"Now that we are married,
perhaps I might venture to point out
a few of your little defects."
She:—"Don't bother, dear; I am
quite aware of them. It was those
little defects that prevented me from
getting a much better man than you
are."—Portland Spotlight.
m HEADACHES
COLDS AND SORE THROAT
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It may be only a simple head-
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is still the sensible thing to take.
Just be certain it's Bayer you're
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Get the genuine tablets, in this
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By WM. A. BLACK
Before this reaches our readers Cop
gress will have agreed on the neces-
sary taxes to balance the budget for
the next two fiscal years. That is,
they will have agreed on l-evenue meas-
ures that on their face promise to ful-
fill our government needs. The coun-
try has been very much enlivened if
not enlightened by the ordeal. As a
matter of fact there was but little
choice between a general sales tax
such as was first proposed by the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means and the
various excise taxes that were sub-
stituted for the sales tax. It all has
to come out of our annual production,
finally rests in the cost of living and
will reduce our purchasing power in
the markets even more than the taxes
paid.
The budget must be balanced or at
least it must show a balance on paper
otherwise the last support of confi-
dence would be destroyed and chaos
would reign.
This fight in Congress on the rev-
enue bill has borne profit to the coun-
try. It has aroused more widespread
thought than any issue at Wishington
since war days. High and low are
talking Federal taxes, state and local
taxes. You will hear men talking of
the budget and sales taxes and in-
come taxes and excuse taxes with only
the vaguest idea of what these terms
mean. This Session of Congress will
be the beginning of a new era for
many a man and woman. It will be
the first time in their lives that they
have recognized their part in public
affairs.
We cannot flatter ourselves on hav-
ing thought out an intelligent pro-
gram. Quite the contrary. Our 531
Representatives at Washington are
merely agreeing on what seems possi-
ble, not necessarily what is good. A
Senate leader recently told newspaper
men relative to conditions that "I
would like to help out but I'm blam-
ed if I know what to do and I don't
know anybody who does." That fair-
ly well sums up the Congressional
mind.
How about State affairs? Cham-
bers of Commerce, clubs and the press
are all busy on tax matters. It is pro-
posed to quiz every candidate for the
Legislature specifically on what he
proposes to do. They say it is not
enough for man to promise to reduce
taxes and simplify government, that
people are demanding that their can-
didates be specific. Lst us hope that
the voters stick to this program until
the November election. It will not
bring us a well thought out plan but it
will go far to claruy thought and
bring into the open some important
things to be worked cut.
Where are we going to begin our
economic program? We see many ref-
erences to the enormous increase in
state expenses measured by pei'cent-
ages. We speak in general terma of
the enormous increase of boards and
commissions but we do not stop to
figure out just where these enormous
expenditures go? But few realize
what a small percentage of state funds
go to the executive and administra-
tion departments. The total cost of
operating the State government last
year was $101,164,453. Out of every
dollar spent it cost only 5.37cts for
the Legislative, Executive Administra-
tion, Military and Law Enforcement,
Regulation of Business, Health and
Sanitation, Conservation of Natural
Resources, Parks and Monuments, and
Miscellaneous expense. Here are eight
distinct functions of State Govern-
ment that cost but slightly more than
5% of all we spent. Where does the
money go? 42% for highways. Near-
ly 31 r/r for public schools, and more
than 99r for higher education, and
practically 7% for our ellemosynary
institutions. Our judiciary that,takes
up 2.69% of the total is fixed by sta-
tute and can be reduced only by re-
organizing our judicial system.
Concrete figures are disagreeable
things to work with. They are hard
to carry in mind and still harder to
adjust. We spent 42 cents out of
every dollar on highways. Arc you
going to ask your Representative to
cut that down 257r or 50r/r ? We
spend nearly 31'/« for our public
schools, aside from twice that much
that is raised locally. How much are
you going to cut that? No doubt we
have created too many higher insti-
tutions of learning. Can we abandon
some of thern and cut down the appro-
priations for those remaining?
Quizz every candidate for the Legis-
lature and for Congress. Test his fit-
ness as best you can for the hard task
ahead. Make your questions as spec-
ific as possible. It requires thought
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CENTRAL POWERS
i ii LEOLA SEASTRUNK
1 SAN /W0NI0.TEXAS
MBIHEMIBI
LIGHT COMPANY
The old order "changeth" not only
in world affairs but even in the man-
ner of catering to one's own household.
So, instead of serving the regular bis-
cuits and bacon, delight your family
by preparing something novel for
breakfast.
!
utes or until sauce is thick. Pour
sauce around ham on serving dish.
Garnish with parsley and orange slices.
HAM WITH ORANGE
6 Servings fried ham.
2 t Flour
2 c Orange juice
Parsley
2 or 3 oranges for slices. |
Fry ham. For this number of serv-'
ings a ham steak of about one and
one-half pounds will be required. Add
flour to two tablespoons of fat from
frying ham and conk until lightly
browned. Add orange juice, stirring
well to avoid lumps. Cook five min-
to ask an intelligent question and it
requires thought and understanding
to answer. Desire for public service ,
is not enough. Your Representatives1
should be men of ability, familiar with ;
state affairs and above all men with 1
the courage of their convictions. Your
Representatives must command your
confidence and respect and show fit-
ness for leadership.
PINWHEEL BISCUITS
2 c Flour
4 t Baking powder
t Salt
2 t Sugar
4 t Shortening
c Milk
Vi c Raisins, chopped
Vi> t Cinnamon
2 t Sugar
Mix and sift flour, baking powder,
salt and two tablespoons sugar. Cut
in the shortening. Add the milk. Toss
on a floured board. Roll to one-quar-
ter inch thickness. Mix the raisins,
cinnamon and two tablespoons sugar.
Sprinkle over the dough. Roll like a
jelly roll. Slice off pieces about three-
quarters of an inch thick. Place on a
buttered pan. Bake in a quick oven,
about ten or fifteen minutes.
THAT nothing offers such a big
opportunity to please trade and build
big volume business as does the right
kind of advertising.
The printed page is the proper place
for the seller to seek the buyer.
Advertising through the printed
page is a progressive, convenient way
to sell goods or service.
Truthful advertising proves itself
in accomplishments.
Some business men have mistaken
ideas about the kind of advertising
that is best, while some others don't
believe in any kind of advertising.
!j>ome business concerns are failing
because they forgot to make the pro-
per appeals to the public through the
printed page.
To those who do not know a busi-
ness, it does not exist.
It takes persistent advertising to
make the public know it and not for-
get it.
"Ma" Ferguson, former governor of
Texas, is going to lay aside her cook
apron and kitchen utensils long enough
to make her fourth campaign for gov-
ernor in seven years. Both Mrs. Fer-
guson and her husband have served
as governor of Texas. He was im-
peached and removed from office dur-
ing his second term and "Ma" ran for
the office on a vindication platform.
From this distance it looks as though
"Ma" and her husband both had a
severe case of "office itch."—Clinton
(Ark.) Democrat.
Patronize BEACON Advertisers
Drohen lenses
Buplkaud/
WHY
WORRY?
When we can Duplicate
Your Broken Lenses to
Your Complete Satisfac-
tion? Just Pving in the
pieces. The Expense is
slight.
JNO. D. BOWDEN
CRESCENT DRUG STORE
PHONES 18 & 59
ANNOUNCEMENT-
L_OJULK O P
Formerly Prominent Banjoist of
Cleveland, O., Opens Banjo Studio
Also Teaches—
VIOLIN—GUITAR
MANDOLIN—UKELELE
IN PALACIOS SATURDAYS ONLY
Inquire at Beacon or C. L. Haynes
I
Musical Instruction
AND REPAIRING
On All String and Wind Instruments
H. CLIFF DRESSER
IN PALACIOS
WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
—Send Inquiries to Beacon Office—
For Kodak Finishing,
Enlarging, Copying or
Other Photographic Work, go 9
Blocks North from City Hall,
then 1V2 Blocks East, or leave
Films at—
MURIEL'S NOVELTY SHOPPE
H-U-N-T-E-R
V
J. L. PYBUS
PLANING MILL
Manufacture all kinds of wood
Wood yard in connection with
Plant
Glass carried in stock.
PHONE 27.
PALACI09
FEATHER & SON
-REAL ESTATE-
FIRE, TORNADO,
AUTO AND LIFE
INSURANCE
B—O—N—D—S
—NOTARY PUBLIC—
DR. T. F. DRISKILL
DENTIST
Member American Academy of
Applied Dental Seicncc
Pyorrhea, Oral Prophylaxis and
Dentistry
OFFICE HOURS: {* g
PHONE NUMBER 96
Southwest Rooms, Ruthven B-.ilding
PALACIOS, TEXAS
DR. A. B. CAIRNES
DENTIST
OFFICE:—UPSTAIRS IN
BANK BUILDING
CENTAL X-RAY
PHONE 51
Graduate of University of Buffalo, N.Y
Post-Graduate Northwestern Univer-
sity of Chicago, Illinois.
I •
THE INSULT
The traffic officer had raised his hand
and the lady motorist stopped with a
jerk. Said the officer as he drew out
his little book:—"As soon as I saw
you come around the bend I said to
myself, 'Forty-five at least'."
"Officer," remonstrated the lady in-
dignantly, "you are very much mis-
taken. It's this hat that makes me
look so old."—Judge.
The Sulphur Industry
—IS ONE OF TEXAS' MANY OUTSTANDING ASSETS.
—Three Mines Produce Practically all of the Nation's Supply
An insurance company wrote a life
policy in the name of one Samuel
Johnson. The premiums were paid
promptly for a few years, but sudden-
ly stopped. After sending a few de-
linquent notices, the company receiv-
ed this reply:—
"Deer Sirs: Please excuse me, but
we can't pay no more premiums on
Sam. He died last summer. Yurs
truly, Mrs. S. Johnson."
frMHT"1
For Tumble,
due to Ae«
INDlSISTION
•SMKS"
SULPHUR IS INDUSTRY'S
MOST ESSENTIAL COMMODITY
Its Presence in Texas, therefore, constitutes one
of the State's Most Attractive Inducements to
the Development of Industry within its borders
IOUR
STOMACH
IUST a tasteless dose of Phillips Milk
of Magnesia in water. That is an al-
ali, effective, yet harmless. It has been
the standard antacid for 50 years. One
spoonful will neutralize at once many
times its volume in acid. It is the right
way, the quick, pleasant and efficient
way to kill the excess acid. The stomach
becomes sweet, the pain departs. You
are happy again in five minutes.
But don't depend on crude methods,
try the best way yet evolved in all the
years of searching. That, is Phillips
Milk of Magnesia.
Be sure to gel the genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia, the kind that the
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U. S. Registered Trade Mark of The
physicians prescribe.
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Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company i
rl»r>OOSAP rknrloa U Dkillina '
and its predecessor Charles H. Phillips
since 1875.
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
"The World's Largest Producer of Crude Sulphur"
MINES:
GULF, (Matagorda County,) Texas
NEWGULF, (Wharton County) Texas
HEADQUARTERS:
Second National Bank Building,
Houston, Texas
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