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Hero Of Spindletop
Starts County Venture
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By BOH WILKINSON
Associate Member American Assn.
of Petroleum Landmen
By the time you read this, 91-
year-old C. G. (Curt) Hamill may
know whether his latest Markham
Field venture is a producer or a
dry hole.
A hero of Spindletop gusher days
around the turn of the century, Mr.
Hamill is currently operator of
No. 1 C. Hudson about one-half
of a mile south of Clemville. The
dome test is projected to 3,100
feet.
Mr. Hamill, who likes to keep ac-
tive in the oil business, is the
father of the Bay City banker, P.
R. Hamill, and Houston oil opera-
tor, Claud Hamill.
Pan American Petroleum Cor-
poration is getting under way with
another Markham Field test, No.
1 Donald M. Duson, after plugging
—or so we understand—its most
recent try, No. 1 John L. Camp.
More late drill reports, field-by-
field, area-by-area:
South Pheasant — Superior Oil
Company's No. 1 H. H. Sisson is
still a location.
Tidehaven — Socony Mobil Oil
Company has plugged and aban-
doned No. 4 Live Oak Farms at
8,817 feet.
Nance (North Bay City)—Union
Texas Petroleum Corporation's No.
1 Thelma Bass and others is wait-
ing on a potential test and Skelly
Oil Company is testing No. 1 Alice
Lee Keller.
Hamman (Southeast Bay City)—
Pan American Petroleum Corpora-
tion's No. 1 Louise K. Holman Unit
as drilling ahead and Randall S.
Shawell's workover of No. 1 Lu-
cretia Ransom is said to be waiting
on a potential test.
Blessing—Oil & Gas Property
Management's No. 1 R. J. Svetlik
is drilling ahead and the company's
No. 1 A. S. Herman has been log-
ged at total depth.
Lucky (Southwest Bay City)—«
W. C. Dunlap's No. 1 Pauline Hueb-
ner and others has reached its pro-
jected depth around 11,000 feet.
West Ashby—Coastal States Gas
Producing Company's 1 - A Ike
Laughlin was last reported drilling
below protection string.
Northeast Bay City—Monsanto
Chemical Company's No. 1 Ruth
Brown and others (Schuster heirs)
i3 digging ahead with p target of
11,500 feet.
/ North El Maton—Sun Oil Com-
pany's 1-A Susiei LeTulle Rugeley
is drilling in a sidetracked Me.
West Matagorda — Superior Oil
Company's No. 1 Fred McC. Rob-
bins Estate was last reported drill-
ing around 9,1500 feet.
Can You Remember
Christmas Names?
(Test your knowledge of Christ-
mas by trying to answer the follow-
ing questions. The answers appear
on page 3.)
1. What notable American deed
was performed on Christmas in
1776?
2. Who wrote "The Vist of St.
Nicholas"—a poem which starts
out with the line, "'Twas the night
before Christmas when all through
the house, Not a creature was stir-
ring, not even a mouse . . ."?
3. Name as many as you can of
tha eight reindeer mentioned by
the poet in "The Visit of St. Nich-
olas."
4. What three famous gifts did
the three Wise Men bring to Beth-
lehem?
5. Who sent the first Christmas
card?
6. What is the title of the story
by Dickens in which you read about
Scrooge and Tiny Tim?
7. In the language of flowers (ac-
cording to a Scandinavian myth)
what does Mistletoe mean?
8. What does Vioolijk Kerfeest
mean in Dutch?
9. What is the name of the
ancient Roman holiday from which
many customs were derived for the
celebration of Christmas?
10. An American political car-
toonist, who originated the G.O.P.
Elephant, the Democratic Donkey
and the Tammany Tiger, also did
the first illustration of our modern
conception of Santa Claus for
Harper'3 Illustrated Weekly. What
was his name?
Southwest Wadsworth—Tenneco
Oil Company's No. 1 Pierce Estate
is turning to the right in a side-
tracked hole.
Southwest Midfield — H. H.
Howell is testing No. 1 Mary P.
Novak, which bottoms at 7,024 feet.
. . . Texas Petro Gas Company's
No. 1 Clarence Mehrens, a 9,000-
footer, is under way.
North AUenhurst—Union Texar.
Petroleum Corporation is under
way with No. 1 Emma Schweinle,
projected to 11,000 feet.
Pheasant — Atlantic Refining
Company's No. 1 Dr. B. C. Berger
is drilling on.
Baer Ranch (East. Old Gulf)—
Falcon Seaboard Drillng Company
is continuing to test 1-A Baer
Ranch.
East Bay City—Pan American
petroleum Corporation was lfis*
reported testing No. 3 Callie Metz-
ger Unit.
Bay City (North Bay City)—
Skelly Oil Company is testing No.
1 Moore Estate and ie getting
under way with 8-B Frank G. Cobb.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wiggs are
visiting relatives in Weatherford,
Nocona, Graham and Fort Worth
during the holidays.
My Neighbors
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"So much for the toys . •.
but what'B happened to Bill?"
Cooperation Aids In
Early Publication Date
As we laRe time to wisTi an our
friends a Merry Christmas, we of
the Beacon staff also wish to
thank our advertisers for their
cooperation in getting their copy
in eary in order that we could go
to press Tuesday. We plan to work
on this same schedule next week,
that is get the Beacon out on Tues-
day, and again ask you to cooper-
ate with us.
It is our hope that Christmas
and the holiday season will be a
happy one and may the year 1964
be ono of acccmpliDhmcnt and
prosperity.
New Guns And Bikes
For Christmas May Be
Test For Youngsters
Attention, youngsters who got
new bikes or guns for Christmas.
This story is for you.
They're beauties, aren't they—
the bike, the gun? But do you un-
derstand the new responsibility
they impose? They imply that
you're well on the way to growing
up.
When your parents pave you the
bike it was an expression of their
respect for your understanding of
traffic rules and signals.
They're betting your judgment
is mature enough that you will ride
only on the right side of the
street with the flow of traffic,
and that you will always walk your
bike through heavy traffic.
Your parents—by their gift to
you — demonstrated their belief
that you have enough discretion
to light up the bike when night-
riding, not to ride double, and nev-
er hitch a ride behind a car.
They're counting on you to give
proper hand signals and to ride
single file when out with your bike-
owning buddies.
If you got a gun for Christmas,
your parents are—in effect—say-
ing the same thing: that they trust
your judgment and common sense.
They know a gun is the weapon
of a man, or a bright lad well along
toward manhood.
If your parents are right, you
will treat every gun as though it
were loaded. You'll unload yours
when it isn't in use, and you'll be
constantly alert to muzzle direction
when handling it.
A man who knows guns is al-
ways sure of his target beforq he
shoots, and he never points at
anything he doesn't intend to kill.
Such a man has better judgment
than to climb a tree or a fence
with a loaded weapon.
A skilled gun handler like you
want to become never shoots with-
out checking the barrel for ob-
structions, and never shoots at
flat hard surfaces or at water be-
cause of the possibility of ricochet.
He stores his ammunition and his
gun separately to avoid accidents.
It takes intelligence and good
judgment to follow the rules of
bicycle and gun safety, to live up
to the responsibilities ownership
imposes.
Your parents are convinced you
have the necessary qualifications.
Have you?
Midnight Mass At
St. Anthony's Tonight
The doors to St. Anthony's Cath-
olic Church will open at 11 p.m.
Christmas eve. Christmas carols
will be sung for 15 minutes pre«-
ceding the celebration of Midnight
Mass.
There will be two other masses
on Christmas day, at 9 and 9:30
a. m.
Professions that are predicted to
grow fastest in opportunities and
income during the 1960's are medi-
cine, dentistry, engineering, nurs-
ing, chemistry, physics, teaching,
mathematics, accounting and social
work.
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May this holiday be filled with
gifts of happiness, peace and goodwill.
New Year's Day Menu
Needs Blackeye Peas
There's good luck in store for
you in 1964, if luck can be measur-
ed by the ample supplies of black-
eye peas.
According to tradition and folk-
lore, black-eye peas have to be
eaten on the first day of the New
Year, if you want to have good
luck throughout the year. There
are ample supplies available of
dried, canned and frozen peas, says
the Agricultural Marketing Service
of the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture.
It may be wise to dine on good
luck this New Year's, since 1964
is Leap Year, and an extra day of
good fortune may be needed. For
every pea you eat on New Year's
Day, you can expect to earn a
dollar to match it during the com-
ing year, according to folklorists.
Some folklore authorities claim
the custom of eating black-eye peas
hinges on the superstition that
those who eat them show their hu-
mility and save themselves from
the wrath of the heavens because
of the vanity they have. The peas
were first grown in the South prior
to the Civil War, and the tradition
most likely started there, according
to another theory. After the war,
many Southern families had only
hog jowl, black-eye peas and corn-
bread for holiday feasting—and
any luck they had in the new year
was jokingly' attributed to the hum-
ble fare.
The added pork flavor of hog
jowl makes the black-eye peas es-
pecially tasty.
Another good reason for eating
black-eye peas on New Year's Day
—or any other day—is that they're
nutritious, Extension Service foods
and nutrition specialists say. Their
high protein content makes theim
good extenders for such main
course dishes as meat, fish, eggs
and oheese.
C. of C. Women Ho|d
Party, Exchange Gifts
Tuesday, December 17, 16 mem-
bers of the Women's Division of
the Chamber of Commerce enjoyed
a gala luncheon and Christmas
party.
After a short business meeting,
a turkey dinner with all the trim-
mings was enjoyed by the group
after which gifts were exchanged.
Mrs. Milton Rowton and Phyllis
were in Houston Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Erip Carlson.
1964 Outlook For
Agriculture Good
COLLEGE STATION — Texas
farmers and ranchmen with the
necessary resources—land, capital,
labor and the managerial ability to
combine them into an efficient op-
eratng unit—should have a good
year in 1964, believes John G. Mc-
Haney,- economist for the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service.
Here are his reasons. Economic
activity for the nation is expected
to continue at a high level during
1964. Consumer incomes after taxes
are running about 5 percent above
1962 now and further gains are ex-
pected in 1964. Too, automobile
sales, home building, appliance
sales are expected to register fur-
ther gains as are expenditures for
new plants and equipment. Ex-
penditures for goods and services
by federal, state and local govern-
ments will increase in 1964 and
they now account for about a fifth
of the gross national product, Mc-
Haney explains.
He points out, however, that the
general economic activity will de-
pend to a great extent upon the
timing and extent of the proposed
tax cut.
The domestic market for agricul-
tural products looks good, says the
economist. Th« immediate ouitlook
for agricultural exports is about
the best ever, he adds. Total ex-
ports of farm products for 1963-
64 is likely to be near $6 billion if
the proposed grain sales to Soviet
bloc countries materialize.
Farm output continues to rise
and 1963 is expected to set a record
high for the sixth consecutive year.
With average growing conditions,
farm output in '64 will remainhigh
and could set a new record, says
McHaney. »M , S3
The costrprice squeeze will still
be an important factor in. farm in-
come, but with so many farmers,
also doing off-farm, work, per oapi-
ta personal income of all people
living on farms frorti all sources ik
expected to be near the 1963 record
level.
The outlook calls for further
increases in farm assets, chiefly due
to the continued rise in farm land
values. Though farm debts also
continue to increase, the equities of
farmers and other farm property
owners are increasing at a faster
rate, says McHaney.
A smile adds something when &
stranger takes you at face value\
New Scout Cub Pack
Organized In Blessing
The organization of a new Cub
Scout Pack has been, completed in
Blessing, according to William J.
Loy, Matagorda Scout District Ex-
ecutive. The new unit, designated
672, is sponsored by the American
Legion Posit of Blesing and the
unit meets at the Blesing Commun-
ity House, the fourth Monday of
the month at 7:30 p.m.
Lee Pierce, of Blessing has been
named institutional representative.
S. D. Sullivan of Blessing, is chair-
man of the Pack Committee. Other
members of the committee are Don-
ald Glaze, C. M. Piwonka, F. E.
Riekaway, Glen H. Ussery and
Henry R. Knebel, all of Blessing.
William I. L. Dickinson, Bless-
ing, is the Cubmaster of Pack 072.
Den Mothers are Mrs. C. M.
Bridges, Palacios, Mrs. Don W.
Cox, Mrs. Glen H. Ussery, Mrs. Lee
Pierce, Mrs. Bill Dickinson, Bless-
ing and Mrs. Nellie Cornelius, Bay
City.
Charter members of the new
Pack are Cub Scouts, John Sulli-
van, Martin Tobola, Paul Ussery,
John Kocurek, Kenneth Blackshear,
Robin Bridges, Wayne Cox, Mike
Dickinson, Mark Tobola, Joe and
David Olgin, Tony Sliva, Albert
Jurasek, Everett Jahn, James Fin-
ley, Fredrich Pierce, Paul Daniels,
Pat Pennington, Gary Finch, Rob-
ert Evanicky, Darrell Piwonka,
Eugene Woodson, James Beyer, and
Eugene Green, all of Blessing;
Fritz Cornelius, Bay City; Bobby
Kline and Richard Zapalac, Mid-
field.
John Massey Is Pastor
At Collegeport Sunday
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John O. Massey, senior student
at Austin Presbyterian Theological
Seminary in Austin, will be guest
pastor at the Collegeport Presby-
terian Church on Sunday, Dec. 29.
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S. S. Representative To
Be Here January 2, 16
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A representative of the Galveston
office of the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare, Social Se-
curity Administration will visit Pa-
lacios at 10:00 a.m. Thursdays at
the Chamber of Commerce on Jan-
uary 2 and 16; February 6 and 20;
and March 5 and 10.
If you cannot meet the repre-
sentative at these times write to the
Social Security Administration *
1415 Tremont, Galveston, Texas.
Christmas Lights
Brighten Streets
Gala Time Assured At
New Year's Dance Of
Volunteer Fire Dept.
Greet 1964 with your friends
at the BIG New Year's Eve Dance
at the Palacios Recreation Center.
The dance, sponsored by the Pa-
lacios Volunteer Fire Department,
will feature the music of Babe Gar-
cia and his orchestra.
For only $2.50 per person you
can dance from 9 p.m. 'til ?, be
with your friends, see the New
Year in, be given favors, and
also help your fire department.
The floor of the Community
Center has recently been resanded,
varnished and polished making it
one of the best floors in the area
for dancing.
If you plan to attend the dance,
you'd better make your reserva-
tions early by phoning 824-2413 or
824-2424.
Fourth Day Of Month
Is Important Date
For 19 Million On S. S.
"Although one day is much like
every other for most people, the
fourth of each month has special
meaning for some 19 million per-
sons," according to Samuel F.
Ward, Jr., Manager of the Galves-
ton Social Security Administration
district office.
The fourth day of each month
is the day on which these 191 mil-
lion persons expect to receive their
monthly social security benefit
checks. "And on the fourth of
every month," Mr. Ward adds, "the
phones at the social security of-
fices across the nation get busier
and busier as calls come in about
delayed checks." People call us im-
mediately, if not sooner, whenever
their checks don't appear on sched-
ule. But the delay, more often
than not, is the result of forget-
fulness or carelessness on the part
of the disappointed beneficiary.
"Our nation is continually on the
move, with many thousands of ad-
dresses being changed each day,"
Mr. Ward went on. Many social se-
curity beneficiaries remember to
tell their kith and kin, their maga-
zine publishers, and their creditors
about the new address, but forget
to notify the post office and the
social security office. Such forget-
fulness can result in delay, with
the next social security check go-
ing back to the Treasury Depart-
ment as undeliverable.
"With the millions of checks is-
sued each month, work is getting a
month's supply ready for mailing
gets started two or three weeks be-
fore the mailing date. Advance
notice of a change of address is
desirable, but even a sudden change
of address needn't mean a delay
in getting that monthly social se-
curity cheek, if the post office ser-
vicing the old address is given a
prompt report of the new address,"
Mr. Ward said.
He urges all social security bene-
ficiaries to review all of the items
listed on the reminder cards given
them when their claims were filed,
as failure to report some events
may result in a more serious sit-
uation than overlooking a change
of address notice. "Marriages, di-
vorces, deaths, adoption of a child,
moving to a foreign country, re-
covery from a disability, and being
unemployed for a month or more
are all events that can start or
stop the flow of social security
checks," Mr. Ward concluded.
Thanks to the efforts of the me«
from the Central Power and Light
Company, Houston Natural Gas,
Palacios Water Department, Gen-
eral Telephone, Bobby Partain and
Fred Huitt, president of the Cham-
ber of Commerce, lights were
strung along Main Street using-
strings of lights that replacement
globes were furnished by the fol-
lowing;
Women's Division of the Cham-
ber of Commerce, Brandon's Dry-
Goods, Palacios Trading Center,
Neal's Gulf Station, Dr. Norman
Runyon, Curtis Rainbow Super-
market, Central Power and Light
Company, Petersen's Restaurant,
The City State Bank, Tupa's Phar-
macy, Earl T. Ward Furniture, Ben.;
Franklin, K. Wolens and Westerni
Auto.
More bulbs were ordered but
there has been a hitch in the de-
livery and the other strings that
were to be put up may not make
it this season. Carla wrecked a
great many feel of our wire and
sockets and next year we may have
to start over again with every
thing new.
The lights brighten our town and!
the Christmas Tree in the Park
adds to the Christmas spirit. We
hope next year to circle the square
between Main and Commerce and
between 4th and 5th with lights,
then our lights will shine. Merry-
Christmas to ail!
Sharks Entertained
With Seafood Dinner
Last Friday night, the Sharks"
and their dates, the coaches and
their wives, the cheerleaders and
twirlers were treated to a delic-
ious seafood dinner at the high
Bchool cafeteria.
The dinner was given by Mrs*
j Thelma Seaman who was assisted
I by Mrs. Garner Seaquist, Mrs. D.
j F. Martindale, Mrs. Reagan Ham-
lin, Mrs. David Boiling, Mrs. O. J.
McFarlain and Mrs. Joseph Tanner.
The menu consisted of fried fish,
fried oysters, shrimp gumbo, rice,
potato salad, tossed salad, peaches
and tea.
At Wagner General:
Patients In Hospital:
Price Barnett, C. E. Dewitt,
Stanley Wright, Pete Graff, George
W. Hunt, Richard Garza, Mrs. Mary
Guajardo, Mrs. Lupe Rocha, Mrs;.
Florence Vasquez, Mrs. Lillian:
Wolstein, Mrs. Mary Duran, Rich-
ard Evens, Lucinda Sainz, Ruben
Villarreal, Francisco Solis.
'.'atients Dismissed:
Mike Edwards, Mrs. Bobby Brune-
and baby boy, Dianne Rodriguez,
Grady Wofford, Stella Ann Nelson^
Howard Tanner, Mrs. Isabel Quin-
tanilla, Mrs. Maxine Fortenberry
and baby boy, Mrs. Myrtle Ham-
mond, Mrs. Florence Harvey, Tim-
othy Dewitt, Dan Paulk, Margarita
Alamia, Alberto Barrera, Bruce
Elliott, Mrs. Mabel Ruthven, Lucy
Fay Miller, Mrs. Faye Crowell and
baby boy, Mrs. Stella Cast, Charles
Garcia, Verna Hornc.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Dismukes of
Rio Hondo are spending the Christ-
mas holidays here with his mother,
Mrs. J. W. Dismukes.
Gerald Stork, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herschell Stork, who lias been
stationed in Germany the past 2&
months, arrived home Monday.
So-Called Tree Doctors
Harm Some Good Trees
Questionable tree doctors, who
only take citizens for tremendous
amounts of money but may harm
Wees, are' being reported from
across the state, says Wendell
Hoipne, plant pathologist with the
Texas Agricultural Extension Ser-
vice.
Unfortunately these so-called tree
doctors also give reputable silvicul-
turists a bad name, says the spec-
ialist. These operators usually j
claim that they have secret for- I
mulas that will cure ailing trees 1
of all problems. He may drive nails
into the tree or spread some "re- i
vitalizer" around them. When ask-
ed about his cure-all, he usually ex-
plains that it is so new that re-
search has not heard about it i^et. j
Mrs. W. C. Thomas will spend
the Christmas holidays in Alvin
with her son, Vernon Thomas and
family and in Houston with her
daughter and family, the O. E.
Masons.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peterson,
Mi'. ,and Mrs. Kenneth Peterson,
Mr. and Mrs. "Alvin Bannert, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Barrier attended
aj ' "First Cousins Party" at th»
Olivia Community building.
The Weather
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
Dec. 18
59°
44°
0.00
Dec. 19
54°
40°
0.08
Dec. 20
60°
40°
0.69
Dec. 21
40°
37°
0.02
Dec. 22
38"
29°
0.05
Dec. 2i3
40'°
24°
0.00
Dec. 24
52°
27°
0.00
Total rainfall for
year;
27.55
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