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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY. TEXAS THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1930
VOLUME XXIII NUMBER 14
PALACIOS
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TEXAS WILD FLOWERS
C. OF C. MEETING
JUDGE HUGGINS
EAST BAY WHARF
The weather during the past week
has been unsettled and uncertain—
bright sunshine at times, and gloomy
and showery at others. On Tuesday
of last week my friend, Grover Law-
son, invited me to accompany him to
his farm west of town. It was an af-
ternoon of delightful sunshine. When
we arrived we found three cotton-
planting machines busy at work plant-
ing cotton. Mr. Lawson is the owner of
an excellent farm, well-drained and
possessing rich soil. He has an exper-
ienced, hard-working tenant who, with
his sons, is well-versed in raising cot-
ton.
As showing the unsettled nature of
the weather, Sunday and Monday were
days of bright sunshine, only to be
succeeded by two gloomy days. This
afternoon (Thursday) as I write, the
weather is warm, the harbinger of
summer, and the sunshine has been
bright and beautiful. The wild-flowers,
especially the primroses are at their
best, and the roses are in bloom every-
where. We see them in gardens as we
walk along the streets,.we see them
on tables, and in button-holes. Their
delicate beauty, and beautiful color-
ing, and sweet aroma, meet us and
reach us, and once again we wonder,
as wo have often wondered before—
who gave them their beauty and their
fragrance?
Two weeks ago in this column I
mentioned the abundance and beauty
of the wild verbenas, only to be told
they were not wild verbenas. Well,
who does know, anyway? I took a
bunch of them into the kitchen of the
Palacios Hotel where at least 15 High
School girls and four or five women
were preparing for the annual banquet
of the Chamber of Commerce. Not
one of them knew the name of this
pretty flower. One lady volunteered the
name as given above. Are our High
School girls and boys to go through
school ignorant of the names of our
Texas wild flowers. Are all the wo-
men's clubs in Palacios and district
going to allow the boys and girls to
grow up . without this knowledge and
this interest. A friend has been kind
enough to lend me a book called 'Tex-
as Wild Flowers,' a popular account
of the common wild flowers of Texas,
dedicated to the children and flower-
loving public of Texas. But, alas!
neither our schools nor our clubs nor
our parents seem to take much inter-
est in our Texas wild flowers—judging
by the fact stated above. The book is
by Ellen D. Schultz, M. S. (Mrs. Roy
W. Quillin), Director Witte Memorial
Museum, and Supervisor Nature Study
and Science, San Antonio. It is publish-
ed by Laidlow Brothers, Chicago.
Keen Interest
Shown In City
Election Tuesday
On Tuesday, April 1st, Palacios cit-
izens voted on mayor, secretary, two
aldermen, marshal, attorney and treas-
urer, and as a result we have almost
an entirely new board of city officials.
Mr. M. Lipscomb presided at the poles
and was assisted by J. D. Greenwood,
Mrs. E. G. Crawford, Mrs. H. C. Lewis
and Mrs G. H. Crawford. The follow-
ing were elected:—
Duncan Ruthven, Mayor.
F. A. Sisson, Secretary.
R. J. Sisson and R. G. Palmer, Al-
dermen.
J. F. Barnett, Treasurer.
D. S. Prinzing, Attorney
W. H. (Pete) Williams, Marshal.
PALACIOS, ATTENTION!
FORWARD! MARCH!
Prospects for the immediate deve-
lopment and prosperity for Palacios
and vicinity were never better than
right now.
"We are on the evening of the great-
est development of the wonderful re-
sources of the gulf coast country—the
greatest in the United States."—Dr.
Goo. W. Truett, at B. Y. P. U. En-
campment, 1929.
The doctor is a keen observer, has
traveled in many states, and, we be-
P.-T. A. Elects New
Officers at Meeting
Tuesday Afternoon
At the regular meeting of the local
P.-T. A. Tuesday afternoon officers
for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: President, G. II. Faubion; 1st
Vice President, Mrs. G. H. Faubion;
2nd Vice President, Mrs. C. M. Backen;
3rd Vico President, Miss Myrle Boll;
Secretary, Miss Elizabeth Sisson;
Treasurer, Mrs. J. G. Walker. A
splendid report of the County Federa-
tion held in Bay City Saturday, March
8th, was given by Mrs. Edwards. It
East Bay Frolics
Well Presented
Monday Night (Too Late for Last Week.)
Homer Waldon, of Houston, called
twenty of his friends employes of the
AUDITORIUM IS WELL FILLED; Houston Light and Power Co. from
TO PURCHASE PLAYGROUND Houston, Rosenberg and Wharton, to-
EQUlPMENT FOR SCHOOL gether last Saturday evening and
drove down to Palacios and chartered
| "Lady Pilot" for a fishing trip. They
East Bay Frolics, as presented by | had a wonderful time. Homer won the
pupils of that school on Monday ev- J prize for catching the first fish and the
ening at the High School auditorium most fish.
gave Palacios people a peep into the; They returned Sunday evening and
Houston Light and
Power Co. Employes
Enjoy Fishing Trip
State Highway
Officials Visit
Palacios-By-Sea
R.
S. STERLING AND MEMBERS
OF COMMISSION MAKING
HIGHWAY INSPECTION
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The Voters Of
Matagorda County
ing upon the wonderful location and
| value of the camp ground here.
' The writer, before coming to Pala-
cios, made a close study of predevelop-
ment conditions elsewhere, and, after
traveling many thousands of miles in
Texas and elsewhere, gives it as his
opinion that Dr. Truett's prophesy is
about to be fulfilled. Ranching has
given place to farming; "ricing" land
generally is a thing of the past; the
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JG{0 annual meeting of the Palacios
f ^Chamber of Commerce was a distinct
>, "fficess from every point of view. The
( .■moral opinion was that it was the
bett yet.
It was very kind of Judge Huggins
to take time off from his duties as
Editor of the Houston Chronicle and
President of the Gulf Coast Good
Roads Association, to come and ad-
dress us. The meeting was fully re-
ported in last week's Beancon, and so
I shall only mention two or three of
the outstanding things as I saw them.
The warmth with which Judge Hug-
gins spoke of his own affection for
Palacios. I said to him after the meet-
ing:—
"Judge Huggins, I never heard you
speak better—but I liked especially
the warmth with which you spoke of
" our little city." to which he replied:
"I meant every word I said."
I liked, too, what he said about vis-
ion in the history of our pioneering an-
cestors, and the necessity for it in the
life of every community.
The meeting was in unison with him
when he mentioned two other r^ntters
of great public interest to the State
of Texas, namely, a State-wide bond
issue for good roads amounting to
$200,000,000; and the drafting of R,
S. Sterling for Governor.
One of the notable things in con-
nection with the annual meeting of
the C. of C. is the invitation to a num-
ber of men and women from other
communities all over the county, and
outside it, too. We have not forgotten
the way in which these communities
came to our aid in connection with the
purchase of the Camp site for the Tex-
as National Guard—El Campo, Bay
)City, Danevang, Blessing, etc. An old
! writer said: 'the chief mark of a
Christian is gratitude,' and Palacios
will not forget those who helped her in
this substantial way.
According to Mr. Rawls' report the
amount contributed during the past
year by the citizens of Palacios to the
The work of the office of County
Treasurer having doubled during the
two years just passed, caused by the
many road projects now being carried
on, I find that to properly, efficiently
and punctually attend to the business,
that I will not have any time to make
a house to house canvass for re-elec-
tion to this office, without neglecting
or delaying the work, thereby causing
inconvenience to the public.
Therefore, I take this method of
assuring you, that I will very highly
appreciate the support and votes of all
citizens of this county.
Round-Up again this year, date
which will be announced later.
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lieve, spoke advisedly while comment- was v°ted to hold the Pre-School j home of the fairies and the land of said they would be down again real
make-believe. The house was well fill- soon, as they enjoyed getting out on
ed with parents and friends and the ' the water and pulling in the fish,
program thoroughly enjoyad by all.; These men, with their families, made
The stage had been made an attrac- , several trips to Palacios last sum-
tive setting for the portrayal of the mel' an(1 Homer said they were very
fairy story, "The Sleeping Princess." j much delighted with their luck they
"Following You,' as sung by Laura' 'aa*' summer and fall and planned
Teller and Viola Hood in their dainty |to come more often this year.
rose trimmed costumes made a most
Thos. H. Lewis
Announces For
County Attorney
In the proper column of the Beacon
will be found the name of Thos. H.
one-crop system of farming is now j Lewis, who is seeking the office of
giving place to diversification; large County Attorney, his candidacy being
tracts like the Taft ranch, for instance,
are being cut up into smaller farms
and prosperous homes are dotting the
prairie where formerly cattle ranged;
haphazzard, hit-or-miss methods in
business and progress are now the ex-
ception and intelligent co-operation in
production and distribution is now the
rule everywhere. The "boomer" is ob-
so lete and the "tenderfoot" is no more.
Reliable information may now be had
from Chambers of Commerce and coun-
ty and district organizations to con-
vince even the skeptic, and the well-
i nigh inexhaustible natural resources of
T . , , . , , . Matagorda County arc becoming
I have always tried to be accommo- , , , . ', ,
, ,. , , , ... | known far and wide. A great change
dating, courteous and accurate with I, , . , ...
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all persons and with my work. I feel
that no one will say that they have
ever been caused any unnecessary de-
lay or trouble since I was inducted
into this office.
If you elect me, I would favor tho
county commissioners having the fi-
nances of the county published in
county papers every quarter.
If you can see your way clear .to
support me in this race for re-elec-.
tion, I will continue my courteous and
fair treatment to all, and be very ap-
preciative to every one.
Very respectfully,
C. LANGHAM,
Candidate for the Office of
County Treasurer.
(Political Advertisement)
and Texas is next.
The eyes of the North, East and
West are now fixed upon Texas.
Within the past six months the
writer has had inquiries from North
Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indi-
ana, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Col-
orado and one letter from Salem,
Oregon—all wanting to know more
about our great state. Soon they will
come to see us.
"Tho time is near at hand when the
eyes of the whole country will be turn-
ed toward the coast of Texas, and Pa-
lacios will have more folks than we
will know what to do with."—Judge W.
O. Huggins, at our Chamber of Com-
merce banquet, March 20, 1930. "You
have all the earmarks of a beautiful
and thriving city and community."—
C. of C. was more than the year be- Dr- Frank E. Fincher, at a large
fore 'by about $200. There is more church gathering here recently.
subject to the action of the White
Man's Union primaries, which will be
held on Saturday, April 26.
Mr. Lewis has lived in Matagorda
County twenty years or more and we
feel is too well known to all the peo-
ple to require any special commenda-
tion from us.
Mr. Lewis has ably served the coun-
ty in the place he now seeks and if he
should be the choice of the people
again he will give tho same careful
and efficient attention to the duties
beautiful opening number and these
little misses were as pretty as pic-
tures and did their part admirably.
Six girls in colorful Japanese cos-
tumes with their gray umbrellas gave
a song and drill, which was very pret-
ty and received much applause.
"America First" was an inspiring
number, in which a large number of
children took part, each carrying an
American flag. Representatives from
several foreign countries were intro-
duced to Uncle Sam, who were wishing
to become members of his family, and
after pledging allegiance to Old Glory
were presented with flags. Each par-
ticipant added a share to the program
of the office. He solicits the encourage-! with recitations and songs, while the
ment and support of the people with
the promise to conduct the affairs of
the office as capably as possible, im-
partially and to the best interests of
the county.
work to be done by the C. of C. during
the coming year than ever before. Let
the citizens of Palacios rally loyally
to the C. of C., and support it in ev-
ery way possible. The present year,
with the coming' of at least one hard-
surface road and perhaps two, and the
paving of the Square—is a turning-
point in the history of the city.
The Banquet itself was admirably
served by Miss Uli'ich and the girls
of the Domestic Science department
of the High School, assisted by Mrs.
Hall, of the Palacios Hotel, and some
four or five Palacios ladies. Those
present expressed their appreciation
in generous terms of the arrangements,
the menu, and the service.
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Mr. Rawls, Sec.-of the C. of C., has
received permission from the U. S.
Government, through Major Fox,, Gal-
veston, to proceed with the rebuilding
of the East Bay Wharf. This permit
allows the local committee to recon-
struct the wharf in any way thought
desirable. Authority over the wharf,
when it is rebuilt will be vested in a
committee of local citizens or some
public body, like the City Council or
C. of C. The wharf has been 12 feet
wide heretofore. Owing to its present
condition, and the high cost of putting
it back as it was, it has been suggest-
ed that it be narrowed to six feet.
Even at this width, the probable cost
for lumber alone will be $150. In ad-
dition to this, there will be the cost of
labor. It is, however, hoped that there
will be consider; ' 'e voluntary labor.
To put the wharf ' ack in its original
condition, with a wi 'th of twelve feet,
the cost would be in 'he neighborhood
of $300. not including ' ibor. The Com-
mittee of the C. of C. which has the
matter in charge, will meet next week,
Sr*l full particulars will be given in
the Beacon. The time is drawing near
for swimming and boatng, and as this
wharf has always been much used by
the boys and girls of the town, it is
hoped that it will be possible to pro-
ceed with the work in the near future.
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Week's Quotation:—
"I was common clay," said the aro-
matic earth,
"Until roses were planted in me."
—Turkish Proverb.
"The eyes of Texas are upon you"—
no, The Eyes Are Upon You, Texas.
Palacios: "Me too." D. S. Prinzing.
HAYSEED RHYME
Want sum money?—telyer hayow:
Getcher se'f a dairy cow;
Fer little extrys nayow 'n 'nen
Don't fergeteher layin' hen;
In a korner,. jes' fer luck,
Stick a lotta garden truck;
'Nother corner foller suit
In whicher stick a lotta fruit;
Of koars y'l not fergeteher hogs
T' keep yerse'f 'n' wife in togs;
'N' use yer land t' raise yer feed
A balance in yer bank t' keep.
If cotton fails 'n' market drops,
Yer safe wid all yer udder crops:
If cotton booms 'n' markets rise,
Yer thankfulness may reach th' skies.
But NEVER BANK ON ONE CROP
ONLY
Unless ya would be sad 'n' lonely.
—A. Hick.
R. M. Harkey, of Bay City, candi-
date for District Clerk, was in Pala-
cios Thursdoy interviewing the voters.
The Emily Burton W. C. T. U. will
meet at the homo of Mrs. A. A. Hayes
Wednesday, April 9th, at 3:00 o'clock
p. m.
G. C. Musch, of Bay City, was here
Wednesday visiting the local office of
tho Central Power and Light Com-
pany in regards to business of the Rice
Belt District.
Joe Jenkins, of Houston, accompan
ied by his sister, Mrs. Foraker, of
Austin, spent the week end with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jenkins,
of northeast of town.
Mrs. C. W. Nester, Mrs. M. K.
Feather, Mrs. Wylie Milam, Mrs. H
V. Hall and Mrs. T. H. Hood were in
Houston Monday to attend an O. E. S
school of instruction.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Dawdy have
moved in from their ranch and are
now occupying their recently acquir-
ed new home, tho Willis property at
the corner of Welch and Pavilion Sts
Miss Claire Partain has been on the
sick list the past week and her place
in the school is being filled by Mrs.
Sterling Smith.
Col. Dallas J. Matthews, of Houston,
is visiting in Polacios this week and
looking after business pertaining to
Camp Palacios.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hendrick, of
Dallas, came in Monday for a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Hcndrick and family.
Miss Elizabeth Wilkerson left Wed-
nesday for Houston, on a two weeks
visit with her brothers, Vernon and
Charles Wilkerson and other relatives
and friends.
Saturday is school election with four
trustees to be elected and the following
names have been selected for the tick-
et:—A. M. Stadig, O. F. Cavallin, Mrs.
C. W. Nester and Mrs. G. A. Harrison.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Walker
children left Tuesday morning
Corsicana, where Mrs. Walker
children will visit her parents,
Mr. Walker will make a business trip
into Oklahoma.
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and
and
Palacios friends have just recently
been informed of the death of Mrs.
Mary Wilbur, which occurred some
weeks ago in California, whore she had
been making her home with a niece,
since leaving Palacios.
fellow representing Africa did a song
and dance which brought down the
house. This entire number was spec-
ially good and was heartily applaud-
ed. This was followed by a very pretty
Spanish dance.
Tho cprtain then rose for the pan-
tomime and the story of "The Sleep-
ing Princess," told in a most pleasing
manner by Lucile Tollerson, who is
a young reader of talent and charm.
Dorcthy Margerum was as beautiful
a princess as one could wish for, and
Henry Martyn certainly made a hand-
some and gallant prince.
The beautiful flowers, gorgeous but-
terfly, Hungarian Dance, French Song,
Irish Song, Scottish Dance and Song,
and German Song and Drill, as given
by the little folks in their quaint and
attractive costumes were unusually
good and added their full share to the
picture, and from the time the curtain
rose showing the sleeping princess
on her couch until she was awakened
by the kiss of the prince the stage
presented a real Fairy Land.
When the curtain was lowered at
the close of the Maypole Drill by the
English Children, we awoke to the
realization of the wonderful glimpse
we had been given of the "Land of
Make Believe," through this beautiful
picture enacted by children who had
been so carefully trained by the pa-
tient and efficient teachers of the East
Bay School.
The net proceeds from the enter-
tainment are about $50. and the teach-
ers inform us this amount will be used
to purchase play ground equipment
for their school.
James W. Sartwelle, of Houston,
accompanied by his son, James, were
here this week visiting home folks
and transacting business. Mr. Sart-
welle attended the good roads meet-
ing in Edna Wednesday night..
Ladies Auxiliary will meet at the
Library Saturday, at 4 o'clock p. m.
The president is anxious for all the
women in Palacios to be members of
the Auxiliary and would like to see a
big attendance on Saturday afternon.
The pouring of concrete for the
curbs on Commerce street was begun
Wednesday, which means the paving
will follow along shortly. The work
is to be pushed along as rapidly as
possible and with a continuance of
pretty weather the job will soon be
moving along nicely.
A committee of local men, who are
land owners in the Carancahua sec-
tion, wero in Edna Wednesday even-
ing to attend a good roads meeting.
We understand Jackson County pro-
poses to vote a $2,650,000 bond issue,
in which $1,270,000 is to be spent on
construction of new roads.
Mrs. J. A. Frady and Miss Ora Hen-
ry, entertained with five tables of
bridge, Tuesday evening at Cairnes
Court, the hospitable home of Dr. and
Mrs. A. B. Cairnes. The nearing Easter
time was in evidence in decorations and
favors. A most appetizing plate lunch
was served by the hostesses.
EMMIE PARRIS TO WED SCRIBE
Marriage of Miss Emmie Parris,
daughter of Mrs. Mury Parris, of Mat-
agorda, to Sam C. Johnson, assistant
city editor of The Houston Post-Dis-
patch, will be solemnized at noon Mon
day at Christ Episcopal church. The
Rev. Paul Engle, pastor of Christ
Church of Bay City, will officiate at
the ceremony.*
Miss Parris is a graduate of Baylor
College for Women at Belton. She has
been living in Houston for the past
year. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of the
University of Texas and has been con
netted with the Post-Dispatch for the
past two years. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. C. Johnson of Marlin.
The couple will be at home at 1107
Eagle ave.—Houston Post-Dispatch.
The above notice which appeared in
Sunday's Houston Post-Dispatch is of
interest to many Palacios people, as
the bride was a member of our high
school faculty last year and made
many warm friends here who take
pleasure in extending congratulations
and best wishes.
Census Enumerators
For Matagorda Co.
Clarence Uichy, Census Supervisor
of the 28th District of Texas, has sent
the following list of those who have
been appointed as census enumerators
for Matagorda County, up to this time.
Two more appointments are to be
made.
Miss Emmy Lop Pier, Bay City.
Miss Analu Gartrell, Bay City.
Mrs. Josephine Williams, Bay City.
Wm. A. Matthews, Bay City.
Mrs. Nellie H. Butte, Wadsworth.
H. M. Seerdens, Wadsworth.
F. A. Sisson, Palacios.
Halley T. Anderson, Midfields.
Wm. P. Johnson, Van Vleck.
Douglas Shiver, Van Vleck.
Mrs. Nellie Knowles, Markham.
AMERICAN LEGION TO
MEET THURSDAY NITE
The regular meeting night of the
local Legion Post is Thursday night,
at its club rooms. It is important that
the members be present as there are
some important announcements as well
business to attend to.
Hon. R. S. Sterling, chairman of
the State Highway Commission,' ac-
companied by other members of the
commission and Sen. T. J. Holbrook,
of Galveston, were in our city for a
short while Wednesday on an inspec-
tion trip from Galveston to Browns-
ville, with the Hug-the-Coast Highway
as one of their main objects. Mr. Mc-
Carty, of District No. 13, discussed
with Mr. E. N. Gustafson, Resident
Stato Highway Engineer, Judge W. C.
Gray and Commissioner Geo. A. Har-
rison the different Highway projects
and that State and Federal aid might
be obtained for any highway touching
the Army Camp, where both State
and Federal troops are trained.
From here the party went to Gana-
do and from there to Victoria, where
They were met by a committee of
county and road officials.
A Strange Light Seen
P. H.
S. ALUMNI TO
MEET MONDAY NITE
All members of the Palacios High
School Alumni Association are re-
requested to meet at the home of Mrs.
C. W. Crawford Monday, April 7th,
at 7:30 p. m.
BOX SOCIAL FRIDAY NIGHT
A real Old Fashioned Box Supper is
to be given at the High School audi-
torium, tomorrow, Friday, night, at
7:30 o'clock. A keen time in store for
all, with a free radio program. All
come and ladies, bring your boxes.
Raymond Billings returned to Pa-
lacios the first of the week, after an
extended visit with Alabama relatives
and friends and stopping over in Hous-
ton. He expects to be here until some
time in May.
John Ralston, one of our highly
respected citizens has been quite sick
the past several days. We are glad to
report his condition is somewhat im-
proved and his'many friends wish him
a speedy recovery.
Remember the Baby Show at the
Queen Theatre on ne:<( Tuesday and
Wednesday nights. Mr. Hamilton in-
forms us that there will be more than
one hundred pictures of little folks
shown on the screen.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Reaser and fam-
ily had as guests over the past week
ent, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Howard, daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys, and son, O. J., Jr.,
and Mrs. E. G. Born, of Houston, and
Mr Vernon Reaser of Victoria.
Members of the Careful Gleaners
Class of the Presbyterian Sunday
School, held their monthly social at the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Miller
Wednesday afternoon, with Mrs. Miller
and Mrs. B. F. Bryant as hostesses.
There was the usual business, after
which the ladies had a most jolly so-
cial time and enjoyed the delicious re-
freshments served by the hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boiling and son,
David, were in from the ranch Tues-
day. This was Mrs. Boiling's first visit
here since her illness early last win-
t"r and her many friends were delight-
ed to see her and trust she will not
havo to stay away so long again. She
is looking fine and tells us she is stead-
ily improving and thinks she will soon
be enjoying her former good health.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Williams, W. II.
Williams and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hud-
dloston and family attended the funer-
al of Manley Sexton in Matagorda
Sunday Mr. Sexton died suddenly at
his homo in Matagorda Friday night.
Ho was a brother of Mrs. W. C. Wil-
liams of this city and well known thru-
out Matagorda and Jackson counties
and his death came as n shock and
surpriso to his many friends. The be-
reaved family and relatives have the
sympathy of a host of friends.
(Too Late for Last Week.)
At about 7 o'clock last Sunday even-
ing, (March 23) there appeared a
strange light in Palacios. We are sure
that everybody here did not see it,
and, too, there were some of those who
saw the strange phenomena that did
not understand the mysterious appear-
ance of tho light. Well, it all had a
real meaning, we entertain hopes that
it was a good omen. That as a result
of its appearance Palacios will be the
recipient of much helpful and benefi-
cial assistance along all lines of po-
litical, social, civic and religious ac-
tivities.
We all know that light in all of its
forms is one of tho most important
factors in forward and upward move-
ments. More light to guide us as we
travel toward the East or West is the
guest for which we strive, and light
is the one sure revealer of both the
dangers that lurk along our way and
the lanes of safety that we prefer to
travel. No one loves the dark save
they whoso deed are evil. When the
night for rest is passed we all welcome
the rising sun, as it gives us light for
the pursuance of our daily task.
Jesus our Master and Savour rec-
ognized man's need of and love for light
so He offered himself to mankind as
a light. We have a record of the fact
at tho pen of John in His gospel, 8th
chapter ond 12th verse. Jesus was so
anxious that the world have this light
that before he went away from the
world He changed this declaration
to "Ye are tho Light of the World,
thereby transferring this wonderful
priviledge and solemn responsibility
to His Disciples." Matt.5:14.
In the very beginning of time God
saw the need of Light at>d spoke this
impelling power into existence. When
God's Son was born into this world,
a star of light marked His humble
yet glorious birth place.
Then let us all be mindful of the
light where ever it appear in any
form; and consider its value to us in
our daily vocation, and the pursuit of
all worthy causes.
This, strange light of which we are
writing that appeared in Palacios will
appear again on the evening of April
20th at just about 7 o'clock. It will
mark the place of an important event.
For there a small band of souls will be
gathered in search of more divine
light, that will guide them into great-
er fields of usefullness in the work of
the Master's Kingrom.
If per chance you have occasion to
pass about or near the Christian
Church in tho evening of April 20th
you will seo the source of a remark
that was made in the evening of March
23rd, on the streets of Palacios. That
provoked tho writing of this story
about the starting of our work as pas-
tor of the Christian Church, here at
that time, when they saw the Christian
Church lighted at night some one re-
marked that it looked strange to see
a light there.
We are with you people now for all
that w» can be and do in the forward
move of allthings worthy. We are
preaching morning and evening of ev-
ery third Sunday. We are calling all
members directly and indirectly con-
nected with the church to rally to the
cause. Show your colors now by fall-
ing in line for service. We earnest so-
licit every one interested to join in
with us for the good of all concerned.
Wo extend a most cordial welcome
to the public to visit ond worship with
us at any and all times.
Sincerely, T. W. St. John, Pastor.
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