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EARLY TIMES
By JACK STEWART
BRAHMA CATTLE
When driving along the high-
ways and seeing the huge Brahma
cattle that thrive so well in the
coastal regions, did you ever stop
to think how that strain got started
in Texas. These Brahmas, or Bos
Indicus, of Zebus, or what ever
you wish to call them, are the
sacred cow of India where they are
protected and allowed to roam the
streets at will. It is a great sin to
molest them in any way.
There is a record of some of
these hump-backed cattle reaching
South Carolina as early as 1849,
and in 1877 A. H. (Shanghai)
^ Pierce came into possession of a
few. As near as can be found out,
his small herd came from either
Louisiana or Florida. They were
quickly recognized as being su-
. perior to longhorns for their ability
to make long walks in the hot sun
without losing weight. Even today
Brahma cattle will be seen graz-
ing when it is so hot that other
breeds will be lying in the shade.
But the most important improve-
ment over range cattle was the
ability of the big white cattle to
sweat freely over their whole body
whereas the others could not. This
sweat contains an oily foul smell-
ing sebum that was repugnant to
insects. Ticks and other bugs would
fall off and the Brahma did not
carry the dreaded Texas Fever. In
effect, the Brahma was provided
by nature with an ability to "dip"
itself. The small herd of Brahmas
soon mixed with the longhorns,
until it was not long until little
trace of them could be seen.
In 1906, Abel Pierce Borden, a
nephew of Shanghai Pierce, made
* a trip to India and purchased 46
bulls, two cows, one heifer, and two
calves. This far sighted venture
was sponsored and financed by the
A. H. Pierce ranching interests and
a wealthy cattleman from Victoria,
Texas, Tom O'Conner. After a fifty
day journey by tramp steamer, the
cattle reached a quarantine station
on an island in New York harbor.
But the trouble had just begun.
Blood samples were taken from
each head of cattle and innoculated
into rabbits. In a few days, three
of the rabbits ran a high fever and
when examined were found to be in-
fected with the surra disease. This
malady, if allowed to run its course
among cattle without being check-
ed, would cause a great number
9 of deaths. An order cam* down
from the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, a man by the name of W.
Wilson, to liquidate all the cattle at
once. Immediately, the highest
types of politics went into motion
^ with Senators, Representatives, and
lawyers urging that the order be
lifted. An audience was even ar-
ranged with an ex-cattleman who
was then president, Theodore
Roosevelt, and enough pleas sound-
ed that an agreement was reached.
Just the cattle known to be in-
fected were to be slain, and the
balance were to be kept in strict
quarantine until the fall of tli3
year. Strict tests were to be con-
ducted at regular intervals on each
animal, and any sick cattle were to
bo destroyed when the illness oc-
curred. All cattle found to be
healthy by the fall of the year
were to be released to Mr. Borden.
At the end of the quarantine per-
iod, 33 head were found to be
healthy, and with a cost of over
y $100,000 in 1906 money, they be-
came the foundation of our present
day Brahma herds in the United
States, and an important contribu-
tion to the economy of the Texas
^ Gulf Coast.
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VOLUME LVI NUMBER 16
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 196X
School Bands Present
Spring Concert Thurs.
Music will fill the air at the
Ralph Newsom High School audi-
torium Thursday beginning at 7
p.m. when the bands of the Fifth
Grade, Sixth Grade, Junior High
and High School present their an-
nual Spring Concert under the di-
rection of Mitchell Butler.
One charge of only 25 cents per
person will be made. Tickets can
be purchasc/i in advance from any
member of the bands or at the
door the night of the performance.
Senior members of the band will
be honored at the concert. They are
Roberta Anthis, Sue Brotemarkle,
Gene Cooper, Larry Griffin, Gil-
bert Llanes, Carolyn Maddox, Steve
Neal, Bonnie Noble and George
Rohrer.
Annual Meet Water Development
Association In Victoria Saturday
ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT
PALACIOS SCHOOL BANDS
RALPH P. NEWSOM HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1963
7:00 P. M.
MITCHELL BUTLER, Director
FIFTH GRADE BAND
Independence March Over the Waves
All Aboard March Circus Waltz
arrangements by Fred Weber
SIXTH GRADE BAND
'Liza Jane Overture - Action Ostling
Hand Clap Blues Del Baroni
Grandfather's Clock - Henry C. Work
Cielito Lindo ------ C. Fernandez
JUNIOR HIGH HORNET BAND
Medalion Overture - Harold Johnson
Surprise Symphony ----- Joseph Haydn
Firework Music - George Frederick Handel
The Green Rushes of Runnymede - Charles Barrett
Ti Teki Tah - Paul Stouffer
PALACIOS HIGH SCHOOL BAND
The Big Cage ------ K. L. King
Zueignung ----- R. Strauss
Beguine Festival - - " - - - - Glenn Osser
The Girl I Left Behind Me - Leroy Anderson
Goofin' Del Baroni
Linda Mujer ----- Rafael Duchesne
Boogie Woogie ... Clarence "Pinetop" Smith
One New Location
Slaked In County
By BOB WILKINSON
Member American Association
of Petroleum Landmen
Goodell Petroleum Company has
Matagorda County's only new loca-
tion called No. 1 Verner A. Peter-
sen off the southwest flank of El
Maton Field.
The Petersen, projected to 11,-
000 feet, is about 2,000 feet west
of Texkan Oil Company's short-
lived gas well, also on a Petersen
lease.
Just over the county line north-
east of Francitas, Bell and Dans-
field are going to dig their No. 1
Francitas Farms to 8,850 feet. The
drillsite is 3,5150 feet southwest of
Robert Mosbacher's No. 1 Alliance
Trust gas discovery for Matajack
Field.
Obviously, the new field name
there is a combination of the words
"Matagorda" and "Jackson." It's
right on the line.
More late drill reports, field-by-
field, area-by-area:
Wadsworth)—We understand the
Gulf Oil Corporation is sidetrack-
ing No. 1 Margaret Gilmore Baker
Unit to 50 feet southeast of the
surface location. A plug has been
Bet at 8,763 feet.
Blessing—Oil & Gas Property
Management's No. 6 Trull-Pybus is
ticketed for 8,400 feet.
Nance (North Bay City)—At
(See "OIL NEWS", Page 4)
School Board Gets Reply To Enquiry
Pertaining To Buses To New Schools
The petition addressed to the
Palacios Independent School Dis-
trict and the Texas Education
Agency at the last meeting of the
school trustees has been answered
in a letter received last week:
The letter is self explanatory:
Mr. Ralph Newsom
Superintendent of Schools
Palacios, Texas
Dear Mr. Newsom:
There is no statutory provision
Local H. S. Students
Win Third In Region iy
District Literary Events
Palacios High School won third
place with 74 points in the Region
IV District 26AA Academic and
Literary meet at Victoria on April
5 and 6. Edna with 108 points won
first and Yoakum with 107, second.
Palacios students, events enter-
ed and how they placed follows:
Tommy Stiles and Allen Morris,
boys debate, first; John Sanford,
[extemporaneous speaking, second;
Steve Neal, boys persuasive speak-
ing, first; Bonnie Noble, girls
prose reading, second; Eugene
Cooper, science, second; Eddy
Schroeder, science, third; and Nor-
ma Barber, spelling and plain writ-
ing, tied for third.
CountyT.S.T.A. Dinner
Here Tuesday, April 23
A dinner meeting of the Mata-
gorda County Texas State Teach-
ers Association will be held Tues-
day, April 23, at 8:45 p.m. at the
Ralph Newsom Cafeteria.
Jesse W. Stence, president of the
Matagorda County TSTA will pre-
side at the meeting. The invocation
Will bo given by George Hoist and
entertainment will be presented by
some musically inclined teachers in
the unit. The Pal*acios High School
faculty will be in charge of deco-
rations.
The menu will consist of shrimp
salad, garlic toast, fish filet, fried
oystfers, baked potato, rolls, but-
ter, tea or coffee and orange cream
Bavaria*.
under which this Agency can allo-
cate State transportation funds
(for the transportation of students
who reside within two miles of the
school attended.
A local district may, of course,
transport such pupils at its own
expense.
Very cordially yours,
Leon R. Graham
Assistant Commissioner for
Administration
165 Boys Sign Up
For Little League
165 boys from the Palacios-
Blessing area have signed to par-
ticipate in Little League Baseball
this year with season play starting
Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Minor League play will start on
Friday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Try-outs are being held this week
at the Little League field and the
player auction will be held Thurs-
day at 8 p.m. at the Recreation
Building.
Male volunteer workers who will
help are urged to contact John C.
Richards, president of the league.
Lady volunteers may contact Mrs.
Hazel Koch who is president of
the Ladies Auxiliary.
The major league teams will
have their first practice on Tues-
day, April 30 and the minor league
practice will begin on Friday,
May 3.
Annual Aggie Muster
To Be Held Saturday
The annual Texas Aggie Mus-
ter for the Matagorda County A.
& M. Club will be held in Bay City
at the Service Center, Saturday,
April 20 at G p.m. This will bo a
family basket picnic.
All ex-students of Texas A&M
and their famiiles are cordially in-
vited to meet with them in their
60th annual muster.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
Joe D. Carter, chairman of the
Texas Water Commission, Austin,
will be principal speaker at the
ninth annual meeting of the Texas
Mid-Coast Water Development As-
sociation, to be held in Victoria,
Saturday, April 20, according to
Carlton Crawford, Palacios, presi-
dent.
The Carter address will be sig-
JOE D. CARTER
Truck Fund Will Be
Aided Saturday At
Firemen'sBar-B-Q
Once in awhile the tables turn
so instead of the Volunteer Fire
Department coming to your aid, it
is asking you to come to theirs by
attending the third annual Fire-
men's Barbecue this Saturday at
the old Youth Club building on
Commerce Street, next to the fire
station.
Several months ago the fire de-
partment purchased a new 4-wheel
drive truck to be used specially in
fighting grass and rural fires, and
is in need of several hundred dol-
lars to pay for it.
The barbecue this year will in-
clude beef from a prize winning
calf the Matagorda County Live-
stock Show, or chicken—which ever
you prefer—with all the trim-
mings, including iced tea or coffee.
Tickets sell for $1.50 each and
can be purchased from any mem-
ber of the department or at the
door.
Serving will begin at >5 p.m.
and continue till 8 p.m.
Help your local fire department
by attending the barbecue. Your
$1.50 ticket will mean a lot to
them and will assure you a de-
licious supper.
Mrs. H. M. Dorris had as her
guests during the Easter holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Huff of Bryan
and Mrs. Edward Dorris and child-
ren of Aransas Pass.
Miss Ann Brandon of Corpus
Christi, Tommy Brandon of Hous-
ton, Mr. and Mrs. David Boiling
Jr. of College Station spent the
Easter holidays here with their
brother, Kenneth Brandon, and oth-
er relatives.
New Councilmen
Sworn In Monday;
Name Committees
Following the canvassing of the
votes of both the Regular Election
and the Special Election, those
duly elected wore (administered
the oath of office by Mayor Marvin
L. Curtis. New members to the
council are R. B. (Bobby) Lewis
for the two year term, and John
(Buddy) Crawford, the one year
term filling the unexpired term of
Homer Aparicio, hold over alder-
men were John F. Raasch and
Walter J. Milam.
Retiring alderman F. M. Jack-
son presented the first complaint
to the new governing body when
he pointed out that tags were on
garbage pails in Foley Village that
the garbage would be picked up on
Mondays and Fridays. Pails were
set out Monday and none were
picked up. It was explained that
the garbage in that area would be
picked up on Tuesdays and Fri
days. The first complaint of what
will be many before the present
terms expire.
Luther Bunch, county sanitar-
ian, presented the new budget ap
proved by the commissioners'
court, and the council voted to
assume eight percent of the month-
ly quota of $1244.
Two building permits were ap-
proved. One to Port Machine, Inc.,
at turning basin, 40' x 40', com-
mercial building, value $850; also
one to T. B. Claiborne, on lots 13-
14, block 63, 15' x 25' addition,
value $450.
Mayor Curtis appointed the fol-
lowing committees for the year:
Finance: Brotemarkle, chairman,
Crawford and Milam.
Street, Bridge and Park: Milam,
chairman, Lewis and Raasch.
Printing and Ordinance; Raasch,
chairman, Milam and Lewis.
Parking, Fire and Police: Raasch,
chairman, Brotemarkle and Craw-
ford.
Airport and Industrial: Curtis,
chairman, Raasch and Brotemarkle.
Water, Sewer, Lights and Gas:
Crawford, chairman; Brotemarkle
and Milam.
Refuse Collection: Brotemarkle,
chairman, Raasch and Milam.
Hospital : Lewis, chairman,
Brotemarkle and Crawford.
Mayor Pro Tempore: N. I. Brote-
markle.
nificant, President Crawford said,
because the association is turning
its attention more and more to
fresh water problems of the Texas
mid-coast area, and Chairman Car-
ter will discuss present and potent-
ial freshwater resources as they
affect this area.
Another speaker will be Col.
James S. Maxwell, district engi-
neer, Galveston District U. S. Army
Engineers, who will review the var-
ious navigation and port projects
under way or planned for the
area. He will have a display of
miniature reproductions of some
of the projects, for viewing prior
to and after the close of the busi-
ness sessions.
Congressman Clark Thompson
will be the third speaker of the
day and he will discuss progress
made in the district in recent years
and plans for the future. Bill Fly
will be master of ceremonies.
Registration will begin promptly
at 11 a.m. at the Central Power
& Light Co. park, west of the
Guadalupe River bridge. At 11:30:
a friendship hour will begin andi
luncheon will start an hour later--
This will be followed by the busi-
ness session, starting at 1:15 p.m.
"We hope to have a. record-
breaking attendance this year^"
said President Crawford- "The as-
sociation was formed at Victoria*,
nine yaars ago and it is fitting:
that we should come back row and
help to celebrate the near-cjiaple—
tion of Victoria's canal."
He stressed that it is not neces-
sary to be a member of the asso-
ciation to attend. All who are in-
terested in industrial growth and
utilization of water resources are
urged to participate.
The association serves these six
mid-coast counties: Wharton, Mat-
agorda, Jackson, Victoria, Calhoun
and Refugio. Tickets for the lunch-
eon, at $2.50 are available from'
the vice president of the organ-
ization in each county.
VOID IF DETACHED . . .
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Rep. Otha Birkner Reports His Views
Regarding Bill To Close Coast Bays
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RECEIVES TOP AWARD—R. H. (Bob) Neeley, left,
Palacios district manager for the Houston Natural Gas
System, is pictured here as he received a check as first
prize award in a sales contest among the gas company's
district managers. Houston Natural Sales Vice President
W. E. Long, right, made the presentation at the gas com-
pany's recent Management Conference in Houston. Mr.
Neeley received this recognition because during 1962 a
number of gas air conditioning units equivalent to 140%
of the Palacios district's quota were installed in the dis-
trict. This record was tops for the company.
By OTHA "Skeet" BIRKNER
To my surprise, I read in a Dis-
trict paper, that I am or at least
risking Political Suicide. I decided
it was about time to discuss the
matter, so whether you agree or
not, why not hear me out.
One of my campaign policies
was that I would be ready to fight
for "The Right to Work Law" and
as I see it this is what I am trying
to do. The irony of it all is that in
my election I had the endorsement
of nearly all the Sport Fishermen
in the district and as far as I know
the Commercial Fishermen were
happy with things as they were,
and now as some people see it I am
fighting those who helped me,
while going to "Bat" for a minor-
ity group. I hope you can see my
position.
The news and work of this past
week was nothing new to the
Coastal Area, as we have been
Workng with this problem of com-
mercial netting in all the bays for
ten years or so. On Wednesday,
April 10, the Game and Fish com-
mittee hear two bills on this old
subject, HB 192 and SB 341. This
meeting was covered by District
papers. I am especially glad this
coverage was given, so that you at
home can get some insight into a
Hearing such as this, with its
packed House and Gallery and last-
ing until 1:30 in the morning. I
only wish I had the space to tell
you some of the behind the scene
activity that has been going on for
weeks.
So that you may better appre-
ciate my position let me explain the
spot I was on. 1 am the only mem-
ber on the committee from the
coast, also the1 only one with any
first hand knowledge of our prob-
lems and then to complicate things
even more SB 341 was introduced
by Senator Patman of Ganado, one
of my Senators.
Pn the days just before the hear-
ing I had 120 telegrams, 15 per-
sonal letters (one asking my sup-
port) and many telephone calls
from Palacios, Bay City and Mat-
agorda, asking me to do whatever
I could to defeat these two bills.
I also received four resolutions, one
from County Judge Spurgeon of
Matagorda County, ona from the
Chamber of Commerce of Palacios,
one from the City of Palacios sign-
ed by the Mayor and one from the
City Council of Aransas Pass.
The president of the Bay City
Boat and Angler Club, Raymond
Cox, in a news ai-ticle said, "We
are not over run by netters now,
and in fact we need some netters,
but we don't need and can't handle
all the netters on the coast." He
also said, "Wo are not trying to do 1
away with anybody's livelihood, we
are just trying to get some con-
trolled netting." These are the
same things I have been saying
over and over.
The County Judge of Calhoun
County, who is a former represent-
ative, spoke on behalf of their Com-
missioner's Court and said that
since this was a local bill pertain-
irg to their county only, that they
would prefer to handle it locally
and so asked the committee to
fimend SB 341, calling for a Ref-
erendum election by the people of
that county.
Senator Patman had closing-
privileges on the bill and during:
ithis time I asked him if he would',
accept such an amendment. His
answer was he preferred to have
the bill as it was drawn, with no
amendments.
Now it doesn't take a PHD to sec.'
the position I am in. On one side
the people of Matagorda scream-
5ng to kill the bill and/on the
other my friends in Jackson Comi-
ty saying, Bill Patman is your
Senator and we don't want either
of you to get hurt. All this plus
the fact that according to House
Protocal, a representative is sup-
posed to support his Senator's local
bills.
What would you have done? I
fcaid a little prayer and voted to
hold the bill in sub-committee for
another week.
Needless to say I have felt a lit-
tle detached these last few days,*
but perhaps it is significant thai,
here at Easter time, when we alU
fetop to think of a man so great.,
who was willing to die not only for
those He knew, but for the gen-
ferations yet unborn. I hope throughi
(faith and understanding we can ali
become "Fishers of Men" as we
seek to live and let live.
New Members Are
Added To Rotary
Two new members were welcom-
ed into the membership of the
Palacios Rotary Club last Wednes-
day. They were Ivan Najvar and
Millard Brooking. Several weelcs
earlier J. N. Rice, Ed Collins and
Das Kelly Barnett became mem-
bers.
These new members along with
the addition of John Berkley and
S. W. Wilson last fall brings the
number of new members during
Dr. E. B. Sanford's presidency to
seven. Club membership now
stands at 25.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnsors
and Galen visited in the Walter
Krause home in Houston Easter
Sunday. They were accompanied
to Houston by their grandsons, Ted
and Randall, who had spent the?
past three weeks here with theur
grandpare'nts.
The Weather
Date
Max. Min.
I're.c
April
10
80°
70°
0.00
April
11
81°
68°
0.00
April
12
84°
65°
trace
April
13
79°
57°
0.00
April
14
79°
55°
0.00
April
15
80°
69°
0.00
April
16
81°
72°
0.00
Total rainfall for
year
3.38
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