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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
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PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1939
VOLUME XXXII NUMBER 24
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4-H Club Supervisors
In Charge of Program
At Rotary Meeting
Gulf Sulphur Co.
Technicolor Film
Proves Interesting
LUNCHEON AT GREEN
LANTERN INN HIGHLY
PRAISED BY VISITORS
State and district supervisors
from the 4-H Club Boys Encamp-
ment which had been at Camp
Hulen for three days, presented the
program for the Rotary luncheon
Wednesday. Dan Clinton, Farm
Agent of Harris County assisted in
the arrangement, and speakers in-
cluded L. L. Johnson, of College
Station, E. C. Martin, O. G. Tom-
linson and R. S. Miller, District
Agents.
A very interesting film in techni-
color showing production and many
uses of sulphur was shown by L.
M. Clark with the Texas Gulf Sul-
phur Company. Other films shown
were the raising of pigs with Mr.
Johnson giving the talk and Mr.
Miller talking while the one on
calves was displayed.
Eleven guests were present and
only two of the local members were
absent which gives the home club
another good chance for attendance
record.
The main dining room of the
Green Lantern Inn was used on
this occasion.
Eats were of the very best and
drew forth many complimentary re-
marks from the guests. All ex-
pressed pleasure in having been
able to hold this Encampment at
Palacios and hoped it would become
an annual event for our city.
Associated Club Board
to Meet FriJune 16th
The Executive Board of the As-
sociated Clubs will meet at the Fire
Hall, Friday, June 16, at 8:00 p. m.
All representatives please be pres-
ent; also members of Committees
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cleei'e and
two daughters, Marie and Jean, of
Ivingsville spent Tuesday here with
Mrs. Cleere's sister, Mrs. A. R. Hill-
yer. Mrs. Cleere reported their
mother, Mrs. M. D, Driskill, who
had been ill but was some better.
DRIFTilOOe
DRAGGED UP BY THE
BEACHCOMBER
SEASON'S FIRST
SOFTBA LL TILTS
HELD ILLEGAL
On Tuesday evening a large
crowd attended the opening games
of the Palacios Softball League.
The opener was between the Caran-
cahua team and Crawfords. The
second games was between the
Boy Scouts and the Rotary Club.
Who won the ball games? No
one. Both games having been con-
tested the games were called "no
contest" and will have to be replay-
ed. The breaking of league rules
on the age of players and pitching
brought this about. At a meeting
of the team managers and direc-
tors of the Palacios Athletic As-
sociation, Wednesday night it was
determined that hereafter all pro-
tests must be made during the
game.
Tonight, Thursday, two more
games are scheduled. The first be-
tween the Firemen and the Turtle
Bay No. 1 team at 8:00 p. m. and
the second one scheduled for 9:10
p. m. between West Side and Turtle
Bay No. 2.
"Wuthering Heights,"—a strange
and haunting play. We were rather
disappointed in it, and feel some-
how that we must have missed its
full significance. Perhaps we should
have read the book first; it may
have been able to give something
that the players could not quite
I ■' reach. Then again, perhaps it didn't
reach us because we just don't go
in for shutter-banging and soul-
mates very much. The weary wastes
of the moors had a wild sort of
beauty, but it is no wonder the
folks who lived there were a tem-
pestuous and morbid lot.
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More school busses. This time
they are full of boys. They came^
from as far south as Brownsville^
on up past Kerrville, around Bren-J
ham, and on east toward Houston.
Three days of fun and frolic, and a1
score of educational features, not
the least of which was the oppor-j
tunity to view first-hand the aero-
nautical maneuvers and to inspect
the big silver planes. It certainly ■,
is pleasant to have these visitors,
descend upon us occasionally and(
i sincerely hope they enjoyed their ^
stay.
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It looks like real business down
at the B. Y. P. U. grounds, too, We
don't know when we have seen so
much building done at one time.
The grounds are certainly looking
fine.
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Did we dream it, or did we ac-
tually hear that there was a move-
ment on foot to have the Boy
Scouts clear up a wading place for
the tiny tots? We hope the sum-
mer will not drift by before this
is done.
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The school bus road is progress-
ing in fine shape and is really a
pleasure to see. We hope that the
rumor we heard that the youngsters
would have a new bus also next
year is true. They were certainly
overcrowded last semester.
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(NEWS) The Executive Board.of
the Associated Clubs will meet at
County H. D. Club
Women Announce
Encampment Plans
The home demonstration club
women of Matagorda county plan
to have an encampment at Camp
Hulen in Palacios, June 22-23, it
was announced this week. Wharton
County women have been invited
to attend. The program is as fol-
lows :
Thursday, 3:30 p. m., Registra-
tion.
3:30 Sing Song—Led by Mrs.
Simmons.
4:30—Handicraft.
5:30—Style Show.
6:15—Supper.
7:00—Sing Song.
7:15—Introduction of guests.
Amateur Hour.
Friday, 6:00 a. m., Swim.
7:30—Breakfast.
8:30—Handicraft, Plays, Recrea-
tion, and Stunts .
Plans for 1940 Encamp
ment.
12:00—Dinner.
1:00 p. m.—Handicrafts and rec-
reation.
Farewell to Thee—Ad-
journment.
Carlton Crawford, of the Craw-
ford Packing Company, left Thurs-
day morning for a business trip
during which time he will visit
prospective dealers of shrimp and
other seafoods, looking forward to
the placing of orders for these pro-
ducts on the markets this fall.
The many friends of Henry Mar-
tyn, who attended the North Dal-
las High School the past three
years, are pleased to learn he was
one of the more than 250 who re-
ceived their diplomas at the grad-
uating exercises on June 2, The
Beacon joins them in extending him
congratulations and trust he will
be one of the many to enter col-
lege this fall to continue his edu-
cation.
the Fire Hall Friday, June 16, at
8:00 ,p. m. All representatives
please be present; also members of
Committees.
FEDERATION
MEET HELD AT
COLLEGEPORT
Mrs. Jud Collier, president of
the Fourth District of Texas Fed-
eration of Women's Clus was guest
speaker at the June meeting of the
Matagorda County Federation of
Women's Clubs held in Collegeport,
Saturday. Mrs. Collier has a most
pleasing manner and is very en-
thusiastic over the part women have
today in national affairs. She is
especially interested in legislation
to benefit the south and presented
some facts of vital interest. Every-
one enjoyed meeting Mrs. Collier
and feel the Fourth District is
fortunate in having her for presi-
dent. Mrs. Brock, District Parlia-
mentarian, was also a guest and
made a short, but very helpful
talk on parliamentary procedure.
The honor guests were accompanied
by Mrs. Brown, incoming president
of the Brazos County Federation
of Women's Clubs, who brought
greetings from Club women of her
county to those of Matagorda Coun-
ty.
A majority of the Clubs of the
Federation were represented and
the session opened with thfe electing
of a president, vice-presidnt and
second-vice president. Mrs. Ken-
neth Carter, of Bay City, was elect-
ed president, to fill the place of
Mrs. Mildred Mansfield, who had
resigned, due to her leaving the
county. In the death of Mrs. Hurd,
the Federation was without a vice-
president, and Mrs. L. E. Liggett,
of Collegeport, was elected for this
place, and Mrs. Hallmark, of Bless-
ing was chosen for second-vice-
president.
Reports from standing commit-
tees and clubs were interesting, out-
standing being that of the scholar-
ship committee in which 26 boys
and girls have been helped to gain
higher education which afforded
them better opportunities to find
employment. Two applications were
recommended for this year.
The Collegeport ladies were most
hospitable and at the noon hour
served a delicious plate lunch of
baked ham, scalloped corn, potatoe
salad, pickles, tomatoe and lettuce
salad, iced tea and Angel Food
cake.
The afternoon program was di-
versified with a reading by Miss
Gladys Harbison and a vocal num-
ber, "The Old Rugged Cross," by
Mrs. Vernon Hurd. Following the
report of the resolutions committee
the meeting adjourned to meet in
Van Vleck in September, an invita-
tion having been given by the P.
T. A. of that place earlier in the
day.
A report from the secretary, Mrs.
G. A. Moore will be in a later issue.
"If you desire to prosper, do not mal{e
too much haste to get rich."
JUNE
18—French fleet forces British
\b to abandon Philadelphia,
177B.
99—Father's Day is firtt cele-
brated, 1910.
^ 20—Spain's Queen Isabella
frees Columbus' Indian
slaves, 1499.
-v j* 21—Hendrick Hudson's crew
, 426 ,"* mutiny and cast him adrift
•(~f to die, 1611.
22—Congress establishes the
Department of Justice,
1870.
23—Irvin S. Cobb, noted hu-
morist, born, 1876.
24—Cabot discovers North
American continent at
Ctpe Breton. 1497.
JULY FOURTH
CELEBRATION
IS CALLED OFF
Regular session of the Chamber
of Commerce Tuesday night was
well attended.
The committee appointed to so-
licit funds from business men to
be used for a 4th of July celebration
reported and due to the fact that
not enough had been pledged to
finance a fitting program the cele-
bration for this year was called off
and committee dismissed. Messrs.
A. H. Petersen, C. W. Nester, and
D. D. Dorsey were on this com-
mittee.
The secretary reported weekly
reports sent trr Honk and Shell
Weekly at Fort Worth on fishing
conditions here. A number of things
for the benefit of Palacios came up
for discussion which will be given
special attention in cooperation
with the City Council and others
interested.
AN UNWELCOMED VISITOR
Palacios is being visited by a
night prowler and on last Friday
evening about six residences were
entered. Again on Monday night the
nocturnal visitor was out, but fail-
ed to make a success of his job.
This is rather risky business not
only for the one doing the deed,
for if he is not soon apprehended
by an officer, some of our citizens
•may take a shot and this might be
an innocent party. We trust the
law gets busy and finds the guilty
party before anything like this hap-
pens in our city.
SCHEDULE FOR
NITE SOFTBALL
LEAGUE GAMES
JUNE 15TH
Turtle Bay vs Firemen
Turtle Bay No. 2 vs. West Side
JUNE 20
Firemen vs West Side
Turtle Bay No. 1 vs. Turtle Bay
No. 2.
JUNE 22
Crawfords vs Rotary
Carancah.ua vs Boy Scouts
JUNE 27
Rotary vs Turtle Bay No. 2
Carancahua vs West Side
JUNE 29
Firemen vs Boy Scouts
Crawfords vs Turtle Bay No. 1
JULY 5
Carancahua vs Rotary
Crawfords vs Boy Scouts
JULY 6
Turtle Bay No. 1 vs West Side
Firemen vs Turtle Bay No. 2
JULY 10
Crawfords vs Turtle Bay No. 2
Carancahua vs Firemen
JULY 13
Rotary vs West Side
Turtle Bay No. 1 vs Boy Scouts
JULY 18
Carancahua vs Turtle Bay No. 2
Rotary vs Turtle Bay No. 1
JULY 20
Boy Scouts vs West Side
Crawfords vs Firemen
JULY 25
Firemen vs Rotary
Turtle Bay No. 1 vs Carancahua
JULY 27
Boy Scouts vs Turtle Bay No. 2
Crawfords vs West Side
AUGUST 8
Firemen vs West Side
Turtle Bay No. 1 vs Turtle Bay
No. 2
AUGUST 10
Crawfords vs Rotary
Carancahua vs Boy Scouts
AUGUST 15
Rotary vs Turtle Bay No. 2
Carancahua vs West Side
AUGUST 17
Firemen vs Boy Scouts
Crawfords vs Turtle Bay No. 1
AUGUST 22
Carancahua vs Rotary
Crawfords vs Boy Scouts
AUGUST 24
Turtle Bay No. 1 vs West Side
Firemen vs Turtle Bay No, 2
600 Boys Attend 4-H
Club Encampment at
Camp Hulen 3 Days
Palacios Chora I Club
Elects Officers forYaar
The Palacios Choral Club at their
regular meeting Monday night
elected officers for the year: Mrs.
John Fox, President; Mr, Vernon
Hurd, Vice-President; Miss Gladys
McGlothlin, Secretary; Flossie Lee
Harper, Director.
The Music Committee was au-
thorized to select new music for
Mrs. Guy Johnson, wife of coun-
ty commissioner Johnson, is in the
Barbour Clinic at Bay City recov-
ering from a major operation per-
formed last Thursday. We are
happy to state Mrs. Johnson's con-
dition is very satisfactory and her
many friends wish her a speedy
recovery.
Muzzled Folk of Germany
(Continued From Last Week)
Fraulein Hoffberger, since you
have resented being called Madam-
oiselle I am afraid that you won't
be impartial about the things you
are about to say.
"Well, Frederich, I guess it is a
habit with us Germans to hate the
Frenchmen—even persons from the
intelligentsia circles do likewise at
times." But, Fraulein, you also arc
from the "in-tel-1..,well, any-
way, you are from that particular
circle—"Yes," she agreed slowly.
Won't you forgive me for allowing
my primitive impulses come up to
the surface, when I displayed un-
real hatred towards the French
people—in reality, I hate no crea-
ture of mother nature, that she
has created for our planet. Well,
Fraulein, all good democrats should
be immune from racial prejudice—
this time I shall forgive you; if you
want to be friendly with me, do not
allow it to happen again.
Before I start talking to you,
Friederich, if you do not mind, I
should like to tell you my story, by
whispering it into your ear, then
the people around here will think
that we two are making love to one
another—pays to take no chances,
you know. Fraulein! ! ! What about
myself a few minutes ago? Wasn't
I talking in a rather loud voice,
and in a boastful manner, about our
democracy in America?—how good
it works, etc. You reckon anyone
here has overheard me? I don't
think so Friederich, because I no-
ticed you only talked while the
music was playing; when it stopped,
you stopped. My gosh! I must have
j done it unconsciously, so to speak.
I was feeling rather brave from
the effects of the wines they served
j after dinner, so I said to Fraulein,
in rather a too loud of a voice, for
my own good:
What of it Fraulein? What of it?
Even if they did hear me, T am not
ashamed of American Democracy—
perhaps a little of Americanism
would do no harm here, it would
liven some of the mournful looking
chaps up a little.
Don't the Nazis spread their
propaganda throughout the entire
world?—then we Americans should
have the same right. Right she said.
"If you do not calm down a little,
am afraid you will land in the Ger-
man concentration camp—they
would throw you in there, cripple
or no cripple." Please, for my sake,
calm down a little—if you do, I
shall start in immediately and tell
you a few interesting, but grue-
some happenings of not long ago.
Shoot, I said in American slang.
She understood.
Nazi Racketeers
"Talking about racketeers," you
Americans had to contend with be-
fore your President Roosevelt wip-
ed them off the slate, why they
only terrorized a small district or
certain section of large cities; but
here, the heads of the Nazi party,
Hitler; the super-terrorist, Goeb-
bels, his henchmen, and several
others, have brought the racketeer-
ing business into a national scale,
and are now trying their very best
to gain universal powers—Ie. con-
quer the world! ! ! m-m-m-just
think.
They must think that they are
Gods with supernatural powers, I
broke in—"precisely" she replied.
Jews Not Human
By this time, my new friend of
the fair sex, was beginning to rain
a few tears, so I asked the waiter
to bring us a bottle of wine. I
figured that that would give her
a little more courage to go on.
Fraulein, I do hope that I did
not cause you to cry, "Oh, no, you
didn't," she replied in a crying man
ner.
"Mind you Friederich, if Hitler
really wanted to he could have
gotten rid of them a long time ago
—just a matter of few months. But
no! He won't! He has a reason
And that reason is this:
"When the working people begin
to feel and become conscious of his
unfulfilled promises, the unholy
devil (Hitler) arouses the emotions
of the masses through the medium
of his uncanny propaganda, to the
point of fanatics, on the emotional
scale. After they are aroused and
angered, then the unholy devil, tells
the so called, pure Aryan toilers,
that it is the Jews fault; they are
the cause of your deplorable eco-
nomic conditions. They prevented
you all from getting more marks;
they are the ones who are stopping
you from having betters eats, etc.
(Continued Next Week)
Members From 3
Districts Sample
Army Life7 Here
DAILY LECTURE COURSES
GIVEN; RECREATIONAL
PROGRAM WAS VARIED
Approximately 600 4-H Club
the Club to choose from at their'Boys, representing clubs from Dis-
next meeting Monday night at the tricts 10, 11, and 12, which includes
home of Mrs. Harper. 63 counties of southeast, Texas,
were at Camp Hulen this week for
a three-day stay. The boys began
to arrive Sunday afternoon and by
Monday niorninp the encampment
was in full swing. L. L. Johnson,
State Boys Club Agent, of College
r httii r n «n * /mmr station> was in charge, and he was
'» V SH I* I WS r \1 n ^ ' assisted by District Supervisors, E.
> i oiiui.:Y ir !>i- c Martini of District ^ R H aim.
WASHINGTON, June 14.—Three,or' Di^'ift. ,®nd °'G; Tom,.in-
reasons for the loss of California \ *0n' , Dlftnc* 12' and fortJy'flve
markets by Texas shrimp fisher- Col,nty Ae'ents were in attendance,
men were advanced by Secretary Daily lecture courses on various
Hull in replying to a plea by C. E.!l,hases of farming and stock rais-
Fisher of Port Lavaca, Texas, that[in£ were given. On the program
the government take steps to check were H. H. Williamson, Director of
HULL EXPLAINS
LOSS OF M ARTS
foreign competition.
Briefly, the reasons, cited in a
letter to Representative Mansfield
(D., Texas) were:
1. Shrimp from the west coast
of Mexico are lai'ger.
2. Texas producers have no brok-
er to represent them in the Cali-
fornia market.
Far East Situation
8. The financial strait of Japan,
resulting from the "situation in the
Far East," has caused Japanese
fishermen to sell in the American
market.
Answering Fisher's query as to
what action might be taken by the
Extension Services, E. M. Regen-
brecht, Swine Specialist, and Geo.
McCarthy, State Poultry Specialist,
all of College Station. The sound
system for broadcasting lectures
and other information was furnish-
ed by Gulf Oil Corporation.
The boys were housed in the
camp bunkhouses, each house in
charge of a captain elected from
among the club boys. Each boy
furnished his own bedding and eat-
ing equipment. They were fed army
style, the kitchen being in charge
of F. O. Montague, Matagorda
County agent, assisted by 10 cooks.
An extensive recreational pro-
gram was offered: games that all
state department, Hull declared I boys like, swimming, soft ball, box-
there was no authority by which' ing tournaments, horse shoe pitch-
any article could be transferred, boat rides and free motion
from the free list to the dutiable! pictures each evening.
list by executive action. The secre- The facilities of the camp were
tary of state commented further: j offered with every courtesy and a
"If it is believed that shrimp arej genuine welcome by Capt, John L.
being dumped in the United States] Lipscomb, Caretaker, which is deep-
within the meaning of the anti-] ly appreciated by the boys and their
dumping act of 1921, the pertinent leaders, Mr. Montague said.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Nicholson,
son John T., and daughter and hus-
band, of Premont, were recent
guests of Mrs. Nicholson's sister,
Mrs. A. R, Hillyer.
facts should be laid before the sec-
retary of treasury who is charged
with the administration of that
act.
Dumping Cited
"It may be added, however, that
it does not appear that any al-
legations of dumping within the
meaning of that act have been
made."
Hull said his analysis of the
shrimp market had been made after
the bureau of fisheries investigated
conditions on the California coast.
Hull noted that the shrimp from
the west coast of Mexico average
around 15 to the pound while those
from the Gulf of Mexico average
about 25 to the pound, Market
prices are about equal and consum-
ers apparently prefer the larger
shrimp.
Hull said the Texas producers
"can not expect to make headway"
in the California market without a
broker.
The boys broke camp Wednesday
noon, returning to their homes with
many fond memories of their stay
in Palacios as well as a good coat
of tan and some sunburn.
Visitors in the B. Y. P. U.
grounds last week end and on
through the week include Mr. and
Mrs. Loniax and two sons, of
Franklin; Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson
and Mr. and Mrs. Vogel, of Hous-
ton; Rev. Millard and a group from
Alta Loma, Col. and Mrs. Sears
and Mr. and Mrs. Weldy of Hous-
ton. The Alta Loma people are re-
pairing their cottage getting ready
for the Encampment which opens
Tuesday, June 27.
KITCHEN BUSY
W. P. A. CANNING
A visit to the W. P. A. Canning
Kitchen, Tuesday, found the entii-e
force busy as they could be taking
care of the products, which includ-
ed peaches, tomatoes, beans, corn,
black-eyed peas, and potatoes. Now
is the time when a great quantity
of fruit and vegetables need to be
put up to save them, and we were
informed the kitchen here is un-
able to do so. More workers could
be used and it seems too bad that
only a limited number can work at
a time when food stuffs perish su
quickly. Orders are booked in ad-
vance for tomatoes and corn, and
daily some one has to be turned'
down.
Mrs. A. B, Cairncs, Miss Ora
Henry, Mrs. Susie Harbison and
Mr. and Mrs. Miller spent Sunday
in Galveston, Mr. and Mrs. Miller
visited their daughter, a recent
bride and the other ladies attend-
ed services at the Baptist Church,
where Dr. Harold L. Fickett is
minister.
j Mrs. George Edwards writes us
The Quality Market which has from Ganado that her son, George,
been conducted by J. H. Brote-|Kot his B. S. degree from North
markle for a number of years was
closed the first of the week, in
order that Mr. Brotemarkle might
take a much needed rest which his
physician advised. Brote's many
friends are hoping him a speedy re-
covery and trust he will soon be
able to be back at his job, that of
meat eutter, The Quality Grocery
will continue to handle all kinds of
cured meats, cheese, butter, milk,
etc., but no fresh meats.
Texas Teacher's College at Den-
ton, and majored in Business Ad-
ministration. He is now in Fort
Worth to take a short course in the
insurance business with the State
Reserve Insurance Company. Mrs.
Edwards and George made a trip
to Orange and into Louisiana, and
were accompanied home by a niece
Mary Dodd, of Orange, who is now
visiting her aunt, Miss Sadie Noble
and uncle, E. P. Noble, in Palacios.
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