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PALACIOS BEACON. PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, May 4, 1967
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FROM THE EXCHANGES
Local School (osls Are High In Area;
Officials From India Visit Calhoun Co.
GOVERNMENT INTERFERES AGAIN!
A compilation of cost per pupil
in schools in this area for the 1964-
65 school year, which is the latest
for which figures are available
shows Sweeny’s cost per pupil was
the highest at $615.86. Industrial
showed a cost of $614.65; Ganado
$556.09; Palacios $427.34; Yoakum
$416.17; Hallettsville $372.94; Edna
$359.15 and Columbus $318.30.
Taxwise, Sweeny showed the high-
est rate per $100 valuation at $1.86,
followed by Palacios at $1.80. Yoa-
kum has the lowest tax rate at
$1.30 while Ganado’s rate is $1.36;
Industrial $1.45; Columbus $1.60
and Edna $1.65.—Edna Herald.
Three conservation officials from
India, Dr. K. G. Tejwani, S. Chit-
taranjan and B. S. Gulati, were in
Port Lavaca and Calhoun County
Tuesday to study drainage and
watershed in this area. Their visit
was part of a six-month study tour
in the United States to study con-
servation practices in this country.
—Port Lavaca Wave.
Barrett Oliver, formerly with
Alcoa’s Pittsburgh Electrical En-
gineering Divisios, lias transferred
to Point Comfort Operations as
Chief Electrical Engineer.—Port
Lavaca Wave.
Congressman Jake Pickle an-
nounced the award of Office of Eco-
nomic Opportunity grant to Whar-
ton County to finance summer
Head Start program. Pickle said
the funds would provide training
and services for 30 children in
Wharton County.—Wharton Spec-
tator.
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
Homer Stephens has been ac-
cepted by the Calhoun County Com-
misioner’s Court as assistant coun-
ty agricultural agent, effective
June 21.—Calhoun County Times.
At the Jaycees State Convention
in Fort Worth, the El Campo Jay-
cees won two first place awards,
one second and one third. First
places were won in Community
Health and Safety. Leadership and
Chapter Management. Youth and
Sport received the second place
award and Ways and Mean, the
third place award.—El Campo
Leader-News.
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Thursday April 20 representa-
tive members and officials of the
Wharton Chamber of Commerce
sponsored a ribbon cutting cere-
mony at Boling, welcoming the
Wharton Pipe and Supply, Inc. into
the family of East Wharton County
Industries. The company will serve
the oil, chemical and sulphur in-
dustry with a first class pipe ser-
vice and pipe threading.—Wharton
Spectator.
The Palmetto Bend Dam project
took a giant step toward realiza-
tion Thursday when the Texas Wa-
ter Development Board declared
the project eligible for financial
j assistance and directors of Jack-
, son County Flood Control District
I set a bond election for Thursday,
I May 11, to secure the necessary ap-
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VBaby Purse-onalities"
10 YEARS AGO
Summer activities at the Texas
Baptist Encampment Grounds are
now underway with several week
end retreats scheduled. The regu-
lar encampments begin June 4 and
run through September 2.
L. O. Tiedt, assistant radio and
television director of KTRH, was
guest speaker at the ninth annual
Parent and Son banquet given by
the Palacios Chapter of Future
Farmers last Tuesday night.
Michael Kana, 6 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kana, was ac-
cidently killed Saturday afternoon
when hit by a charge from a .410
shotgun.
Births announced were Walter
Oren Hamlin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Hamlin and Cynthia, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kil-
gore.
Miss Gcorgene Stubblefield was
crowned “1957 Sports Queen” at
Sports Night activities Friday
night.
15 YEARS AGO
Franklin Cunningham was ma-
rooned on Matagorda Peninsula
several hours Wednesday when his
plane nosed into the sand.
The Junior Garden Club was
completing plans for its annual
flower show on May 10 in the
Faubion building.
Dr. L. A. Wilcox showed mem-
bers of the fire department the
colored slides he took when the
Capitol Theatre burned.
The Lions and Rotarians enjoyed
a musical program in the Fellow-
ship Hall of the Presbyterian
Church at a joint ladies night
meeting.
Approaching marriages announc-
ed were Miss Thelma Beard and
Robert Holloway on May 9 and
Miss Vadis Ann Barrett and Eu-
gene Corporon in June.
; "Dear! What kind of funds are
| 'insufficient funds?"
The City State Bank o( Palacios
MEMBER F. D. I. C.
20 YEARS AGO
Mrs. C. L. de St. Aubin and Mrs.
Anna Lee Martin, who were mov-
ing to Bay City, were honored by
members of the Wednesday Club
and Palacios Garden Club with an
open house at the home of Mrs.
G. A. Salsbury.
The Palacios colored school, un-
der the direction of G. H. and
Carita Sanford, presented a pro-
gram over radio station KVIC Fri-
day afternoon.
The annual Junior-Senior ban-
quet was held Saturday night at
Petersen’s Restaurant.
Fourteen had reported for prac-
tice on the town baseball team
which was being managed by Ern-
est Hogg.
The Texas 36th Division was *o
be honored on the Paul Whiteman
radio program May 15.
25 YEARS AGO
The engagement and approach-
ing marriage of Louise Dodd to
Ballard Johnson was announced.
Plans for the Garden Club’s
flower show, to be held May 8 at
the chamber of commerce building,
were progressing rapidly.
Mildred Bentz was valedictorian
of the graduating class and Dor-
thea Nelson was salutatorian.
J. A. Clemente of Angleton an-
nounced his candidacy for Congress
from the 9th Congressional Dis-
trict.
30 YEARS AGO
Capt. John Lipscomb of Camp
Hulen announced the Texas Na-
tional Guard annual training period
would be held at Camp Hulen,
August 7-21.
A mystery comedy “Murdered
Alive” was presented by the senior
class.
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35 YEARS AGO
Jo Beth Robinson, a freshman at
C.I.A., took part in the annual
music festival held in Denton.
The Third Pursuit and Combat
Group of Fort Crockett, 350 men
and 40 officers with more than 50
planes, were coming to Camp Hulen
for two weeks of field training.
40 YEARS AGO
The new Magnolia Service Sta-
tion at the comer of 4th and
Ritchie opened with F. M. Carna-
han as manager.
Crawford Packing Company be-
gan packing shrimp, a new indus-
try for Palacios.
The Junior-Senior banquet was
held in the B.Y.P.U. cafeteria.
Claude Allen, who was bit by a
bull dog that later developed ra-
bies, was rushed to a doctor for
treatment.
45 YEARS AGO
Frank Jackson sold his home in
the north part of town to Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Strickland of Fran-
citas.
Miss Pearl Sexton and Dennis
Clardy were married. Rev. G. W.
Curtis officiated.
Russell Feather and Herschel
Smith entered track events at the
District Meet in Houston and Jack
Sisson and Frank Holt were tennis
players. They were accompanied
by Professor Rogers, principal of
the high school.
Children's Allowance
Is Good Common Sense
Giving children allowances may
be an investment in common sense
training, says Mrs. Wanda Meyer,
Extension home management spec-
ialist at Texas A&M University.
The youngsters not only get a
feeling of sharing in the family
income, but an allowance gives
them some practical lessons in han-
dling money—and they will be do-
ing that all their lives, Mrs. Meyer
explained.
Many child guidance experts rec-
ommend starting a child’s allow-
ance fairly young, around five or
six years old. It doesn’t have to be
a large amount. Ten or fifteen
cents a week will meet their small
requirements.
Once the precedent is established,
of course, you’ve got to stay with
it and the obligation grows with
the kids. At the age of ten, for
example, allowances may range
from 50 cents to a dollar a week.
When the youngsters become teens,
the range goes higher—from two
dollars upward, depending upon
how much of their personal ex-
penses are the responsibility of the
children.
Many parents let their children
take over things like scout club
dues, church contributions, haircuts,
school supplies, and similar fixed
expenses.
Every child has his own pace,
Mrs. Meyer points out. But don’t be
surprised to find your youngsters
planning, saving, and making con-
sumer choices. These are basic
money management tools and this
is where your initial decision to let
them handle smaller amounts really
begins to make sense.
Should Be A Limit
It has become very difficult for
the average citizen to save for his
old age. Federal and local taxes
take most of the surplus an individ-
ual can accumulate. If the tax col-
lectors don’t get it while he is alive,
they take as much of his estate as
possible when he dies.
More and more older people de-
pend on various government hand-
outs. This is the penalty for gov-
ernment seeking to provide every-
body with a tax-purchased ticket on
a political gravy train. It ultimately
means the death of individual in-
dependence.
There is hope, however, that the
young people who see their earn-
ings taken for all manner of po-
litical schemes will awaken in
time to vote “no” to most of the
fantasies of the tax and spend plan-
ners.
Some leaders in Congress are
already saying it is time to “stop,
look and listen”. The world has
never seen such prodigal public
spending as the U. S. taxpayer is
asked to sanction.
An average automobile travel
party visiting Texas in I960 was
composed of 2.9 persons. However,
the time of year had considerable
effect on party size. During the
months of June, July and August,
the months of the traditional fam-
ily vacation, travel parties include
more children and were larger than
during other seasons.
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