Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 1927 Page: 1 of 6
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PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1927
VOLUME XX NUMBER 49
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PALACIOS
HOME-TALENT PLAY
MOVING PICTURES
QUESTION ANSWERED
— JUDCE BEN LINDSEY
It was good to see so many present
at the home-talent play given by our
young people last Friday evening in
order to aid the High School Library.
The young people acquitted them-
selves creditably. Where all did very
well, it would hardly be fair to single
out for any particular praise. It is
enough to say that those who have ap-
peared in plays before, that is, those
who took the leading parts, did won-
derfully well. The last scene espec-
ially—the Garden scene—was good in
it ensemble, and the dresses worn by
the young girls were very pretty. All
in all, the young people, and their
•manager, Mrs. Frady, deserve credit
for the performance. We miss the
Lyceum Course this winter, and the
large attendance goes to show that
people are hungry for this kind of en-
tertainment. Some of us are old en-
ough to remember the unalloyed joy
■we derived from Gilbert and Sulli-
van's Operas when we saw them first
—Pinafore, Yeomen of the Guard, the
Mikado. Today when they are reviv-
ed, large audiences attend. We can re-
member, too, the pleasure we had when
we went to see the old play—Richard
Brinsley Sheridan's 'School for Scan-
dal.' And, then, too, how we enjoyed
'Charlie's Aunt!' When we had the
privilege of seeing Shakespere's plays,
we derived not only entertainment,
but knowledge and education.
It is well that the legitimate thea-
tre is being revived. In Dallas, Gal-
veston and Houston, they have what
is called The Little Theatre, where
different plays are staged. And now
the Little Theatre idea is spreading
among the other large towns of Tax-
as. The original meaning of the word
amusement is very interesting. It
comes from two Latin words that
mean to keep from thinking. That
is to say amusement helps us to lay
aside for a time the cares of business
or of home, the inner heart-searchings
and questionings that are the lot of
all of us, the responsibility that is
ours. Moving pictures, a game of
chess or forty-two, football, basket-
ball, croquet, or a home-talent play—
these, in their own place, add tc the
zest of life.
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That was a very interesting piece
of information that was brought by
Professor Newsome from the annual
meeting of the Texas Educational As-
sociation held in Houston two weeks
ago. Dr. Burton of the Department
of Pedagogy of Chocago Univerity,
stated that 16,000 boys and girls at-
tending Chicago schools had been ex-
amined as to the thing that had most
influence in moulding their lives.
These things are listed in the follow-
ing order: (1) Moving Pictures; (2)
their associates; (3) the home; (4)
the school. Of course, Chicago, with
Big Bill Thompson at its head, is not
quite like any other city in America.
But, nevertheless, this list is startling,
and shows two things—the educational
value of the moving picture, and the
necessity that exists for elevating the
standard, At the annual meeting of
the Moving Picture Producer's Asso-
ciation held recently, there was an
earnest desire to raise the standard.
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It was stated in this column two
weeks ago that the six miles of road
running north from Midfield to the
Wharton County line had not been
designated. Mr. George Harrison,
County Commissioner, informs the
Beacon that he has had a letter from
Mr. Patton, District Engineer under
the State Highway Commission, stat-
ing that these 6 miles have been des
ignated, that in fact the road from
Palacios to El Campo is a State High
way, but thai the State Highway
Commission has not taken it over yet.
Mr. Paton in his letter states that
he is confident that the road between
Palacios and Austin will be consid
ered a military road, with stations at
Midfield and Columbus. The Beacon
thanks Mr. Harrison for this informa-
tion.
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Whether it was a wise proceednig
on the part of the men and women in
Houston who tried to keep Judge Ben
Doctor F.W. Dimmtit
Converses With New
Yorker by Telephone
In this day of the telephone and
radio, people of different countries
are being brought nearer together and
in closer touch with each other and we
are beginning to realize the earth is
not so large after all By the use of
one or the other it seems one can
be reached in the most isolated placc.
One evening last week the telephone
at the home of Dr. Dimmitt rang and
he was told he was wanted on long
distance, and in a few moments the
Doctor was conversing with a gentle-
man in New York City on a matter of
business. The doctor says it certainly
gave one a thrill to hear a voice so
far away, with no more interruption
or difficulty in hearing than from
Houston or a local phone. This speaks
well for the condition of our local
office and the service given us.
Lindsey from speaking m the Audi-
torium, the writer does not know since
he did not hear the address. The
most prescicus gift that man posses-
ses today, and the one that has cost
most in blood and treasure, is the gift
of freedom of speech—political and
ecclesiastical. The most prescious of
all human privileges is the free and
unrestricted exchange of ideas. It
was Voltaire who said:—'I do not
agree with what you say, but I will
fight to the death for your right to
say it.' The writer is not in sympa-
thy with Judge Ben Lindsey's idea of
'Companionate Marriage,' though he
has not read his book, neither has he
heard him speak, and only knows what
he has read in newspapers and maga-
zines. It is evident that Judge Lind-
sey has seen too much of one class
of society in Denver. The unit of civ-
ilization is the family, that for which
society exists. Society does not exist
for the convenience and comfort of its
constituent members only—it exists
for the family and the children in a
family. The present form of mar-
riage is the result of ages of develop-
ment, and ages, too, of religion. We
may be living in what we are pleased
to call a nw age, with new parents,
new nerves, and new habits. But the
world is old—in sin. Onr present con-
ventions, of which marriage is one,
are the result of ages of experience
of sin and conflict with sin. Many
of these conventions, notwithstanding
the objection of some callow young
people, and older ones too, are going
to stand because they have been tried
and tested. We shall keep the truth
and wisdom that the ages have hand-
ed nown to us, and we shall keep, too,
our faith in God and His love and His
ways. It was always a serious thing
to live. It is still a serious thing.
The word that best describes a part of
the coming generation is perhaps
short-sighted.' Some of our young
people, especially in our large cities,
wish to add thrill to thrill, and pass
from sensation to sensation. 'In re-
turning and rest shall yc be saved, in
quietness and confidence shall be your
strength,' says Isaiah. These young
people and older ones, will 'return'—
both sadder and wiser. The whole uni-
verse bears witness to two things—
righteousness and retribution. Science
gives no direction for the future. IV
is religion that endows man with
spiritual power and gives him an eter-
nal hope. And so with these ideas
about marriage. Sensible men and
women are going to live together and
keep their families together, as our
fathers and mothers did—because it
is the right thing to do. And, too,
sensible young people are going to
value honor and purity. It is worth
all that it costs in the way of self-
denial; sometimes, too, honor means a
certain kind of suffering. Browning
expressed it truly in the following
lines that have to do with moral
struggle, and moral living is the one
essential thing in the universe:—
"Then welcome each rebuff
That turns earth's smoothness rough,
Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand
but go!
Be our joys three parts pain,
Strive and hold cheap the strain;
Learn nor account the pang, dare,
never grudge the throe,"
Tennyson, too, expressed it truly
when he said in the Idylls of the King:
"His strength was as the strength
of ten,
Because his heart was pure."
In next week's Beacon we shall give
a passage from a book that bears very
wisely and very nobly on the present
situation.
C.L.G. Self-Serve
Grocery Opens
With Big Rush
Probably no other store in Palacios
ever opened more auspiciously than
did the C. L. G. Self-Serve Grocery
last Saturday. From the time the
doors were opened in the morning
until they were closed that night there
was a constant stream of customers
either going in or coming out of the
new store, some of them coming for
many mile in order to get their share
of the great bargains that had been
advertised in last week's Beacon.
In speaking of the opening of his
new store, Mr. Gass said: "It sure
went over with a bang and was even
much better than I expected. It
proves that it pays to advertise in
the Beacon if you have a real message
to give the people, and there is no
message more convincing or effective
than prices that saves them from 10
to 30 per cent on the necessities of
life.
"Most everyone knows what staple
groceries have been selling for, and
when we quote them such prices as:
10 pounds unre cane sugar for 60 cts.,
1 pound Maxwell House Coffee for
49 cents, 11 pounds potatoes for 25
cents, 5 gallons kerosene for 70c, etc.,
it is no wonder they come for miles
around to get theirs."
Read the new ad for the Self-Serve
Grocery on page 6.
FILLING STATION TO
PAY TAX ON GASOLINE
SOLD FOR YEAR 1923
Austin, Dec. 7.—(AP)—~Retail fill-
ing stations all over Texas were noti-
fied Wednesday by Assistant Attor-
ney General R. M. Tilley that they
must pay a tax of 1 cent per gallon
on gasoline handled in about 10
months of 1923 under a former tav
act, having been repealed and now in-
operative.
Mr. Tilley said the State supreme
court recently, in upholding constitu-
tionality of the 1923 1-cent gasoline
act, ruled, by inference, that not only
wholesalers and all others who han-
dled the taxed article, were liable for
payment.
The attorney general's department,
though it "wishes to work no hard-
ship on any person," will bring suits
of its demands are not granted, Tilley
added.
The Oriental Oil Company now has
pending in district court here an in-
junction suit seeking to restrain the
comptroller from sending to the state
treasury moneys the company paid in
a° wholesale tax, the company claim-
ing that the retailers should have paid
it.
"The tax, as this department views
it, is not on the gasoline, but is an
occupation tax on the firiiia who han-
dled it," Mr. Tilley explained.
PALACIOS ODD FELLOWS
AND REBECAHS ATTEND
MEETING IN BAY CITY
The following Palacios Odd Fellows
and Rebecahs attended the Gulf Coast
Odd Fellows and Rebecahs Association
at Bay City last Saturday: Mr. and
Mrs. Bruse, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hous-
ton, Mrs. J. L. Parker, O. L. Barber,
S. II. Baldree and S. Josserand. All
report a fine time and plenty to eat
and are looking forward to the next
meeting, which will be held in Hous-
ton, in November, 1929, of which there
will be a two days' session.
ANNUAL MEETING
OF WHITE MAN'S
UNION ASSOCIATION
Co. Federation
At 'Blessing
Well Attended
A large delegation of Palacios la-
dies and club workers were in Bless
j ing on Saturday to attend the Mata-
; gorda County Federation of Women's
; Clubs, which was entertained by the
Blessing Library Club.
j The business meeting was held in
■ the Community House with Mrs.
Pierce, of Gulf, presiding, but was a
little late in beginning, owing to the
I arranging of the Art Exhibit. Many
j were not able to get their displays
■ there until that morning. Mrs. O. C.
| Arnold, chairman, of the Fine Arts
Committee, deserves a lot of credit
ifor this much pleasing feature of the
day's entertainment.
I After a session of the members of
the board the president called the
meeting to order and Rev. J. A. Calla-
way gave the invocation. Roll Call
of the Clubs followed and the reports
from these gave information of what
is being done all over the county for
the schools, as well as the literary and
social activities for the betterment
of humanity.
Miss Mayfield, County Health Nurse,
gave her annual report and it was
very encouraging in many ways. In
the examinations the past year she
had found over 800 defects among the
children, but she was able to report
that more than 300 had been correct-
ed.
Mrs. Pollard, chairman of the Schol-
arship Fund, reported $350 on hand
and two girls in school this year.
This was most gratifying to all those
who have worked so untiringly for
this part of the Club's work and at
this time the two scholarships were
named for the two ladies who had so
loyally fostered this movement and
carried it through many trying times,
Mrs. Adelaide Pierce and Mrs. Claire
F. Pollard. Four girls have already
received a year each in College by the
use of this fund and next year three
will be able to go as Mr. and Mrs.
Tho3. H. Lewis, who have done so
much for girls who wanted to go to
school by taking them into their home
during the school term, have donated
another scholarship and it was named
the Mrs. Thos. H. Lewis Fund.
At 12:30 all repaired to the Bless-
ing Hotel to register and partake of a
most delicious lunch, after which Mr.
Harkey, secretary of the Bay City
Chamber of Commerce, complimented
the ladies very much on what they
were planning to do and how the la-
dies could help out.
After lunch, all went back to the
Community House to view the works
of Art, brought from different parts
of the county and the display was
proof enough that Matagorda County
has true artists in many lines of en-
deavor.
Rpv. Paul Engle, of Bay City, op-
ened the afternoon's program with a
timely talk, his subjcct being, "Rclig
ion in Our Schools," and it was en-
joyed immensely by all. Miss Jose-
phine Callaway read a poem dedicated
to th Clubs, composed by her mother,
Mrs. J. A. Callaway. Two saxophone
solos by La Nelle Richards, followed.
A vocal duet by Mrs. Sisson and Mrs.
Arnold and a Trio by Mesdamps Sis-
son, Arnold and Koerber, were pleas-
ing numbers as was the reading by
Miss Laura Sutton.
The Resolutions Committee then
gave their report and the meeting ad-
journed to meet in Bay City in March
by an invitation from the P.-T. A.,
after giving the Blessing ladies a ris-
ing vote of thanks for the royal man-
ner in which they entertained.
This was one of the best attended
meetings in the Club's history. More
than eighty guests were served at
dinner. Practically all the clubs in
the County were represented.
The regular annual meeting of the
White Man's Union Association will
be held at the Court House in Bay
City, Matagorda County, Texas, on
Monday, January 2nd, 1928, at 1:30
P. M. All members of the association
are urged to attend. Following the
annual meeting of the Association, the
Executive Committee will meet and
transact business. The following
named members of the County Execu-
tive Committee from their respective
district:
Precinct
No. Chairman
1. Bay City G. A. Monro
2. Matagorda W. S. Stewart
3. Palacios M. Lipscomb
4. Blessing J. G. Walker
5. Van Vleck L. A. Bickham
6. Hawkinsville C. T. Freeman
7. Collegeport J. D. Evans
8. Markham L. E. McDonald
9. Pledger O. J. Hodge, Jr.
10. Cedar Lane H. W. Bowie
11. Caney W. A. Matthews
11. Wadsworth H. M. Seerden
12. Citrus Grove A. F. Johnson
13. Ashby P. P. Terry
14. Prairie Center J. L. Harrison
16. Midfield W. T. Roberts
17. Clemville E. S. Smith
18. Buckeye W. K. Roberts
19. Gulf M. H. Nelson
President, G. B. Culver; Vive-Pres-
ident, C. A. Erickson; Secretary
Treasurer, Chas. V. Yeamans.
Wednesday Club
Holds Mid-Winter
Social This Week
Large Crowd Attends
Play Friday Evening
The mid-winter social of the Wed-
nesday Club this week was the begin-
ning of the Christmas holiday fes-
tivities, The committee in charge of
the affair was Mesdames G. A. Sals-
bury, John Traylor, J. B. Kimball, A,
R. Hillyer, J. F. Barnett and Duncan
Ruthven and it was held at the home
of the former. Members and guests
to the number of thirty or more were
entertained at progressive forty-two
and an appetizing lunch of chicken
sandwiches, cranberry jelly, pickles,
pumpkin pie with whipped cream and
coffpp was served.
A. F. & A. M. Lodge
Has Most Enjoyable
Meeting Mon. Night
Palacios Lodge No: 990 A. F. & A. M.
Palacios Lodge No. 990 O. F. & A. M.
spent a most enjoyable time at their
lodge hall. There being two degrees
to confer and two lodges to take part
an. unusually large crowd was pres-
ent, the Blessing Jodge being well rep-
resented. The local order conferred
the Fellow Craft degree on one candi-
date and the Blessing lodge conferrd
First Degree on the other candidate,
and the manner in which they put on
this work would be a credit to any
order. After the work closed some
of the ladies of the Eastern Star
served a most appetizing lunch of
chicken sandwiches, cake and coffee.
This seemed to have furn'shed the
proper spirit for the climax of the
evening's entertainment for when Bro.
Ruthven called for a vote of thanks to
the ladies for the delicious eats, the
bunch nearly raised the roof off of the
building in their exclamations for the
affirmative. Those present from Bless-
ing were Chas. Duller, Past Master;
Grady Walker, Sec., Arthur Mathis,
W. J. Harris and R. J. Pinchin. The
visitors' book showed that the follow-
ing states were represented at this
meeting: Indiana, Texas, New York,
and Kansas.
The Palacios Lodge is conducting
a school of instruction every Thurs-
day evening, which is being well at-
tended and much enthusiasm shown.
All Masons in town are invited to at-
tend these meetings.
The comedy drama "Safety First,"
was witnessed by a large and appre-
ciative audience at the high school
auditorium last Friday evening. The
cast of characters had been carefully
chosen and well trained and the play
was highly entertaining and excitinjr
from start to finish. Mrs. Frady and
others who had charge are to be com-
mended for the manner in which it
was presented. Music by an orches-
tra of three pieces, added very much
to the evening's program.
MIDFIELD BOY
IS VENOMOUS
SNAKE VICTIM
A young boy, who lives in Midfield,
was bitten on his finger a few days
ago, while foolishly investigating the
hole which he knew a snake had en-
tered. His stick was too short for
safety and the snake reached up and
caught his finger. After killing the
snake, a cotton-mouth moccasin, he
was brought to Palacios where he re-
ceived treatment. It was two or three
days before he seemed to be much
better, but he is now thought to be
out of danger.
GEO. HARRISON ANNOUNCES
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Palacios friends of Rev. and Mrs.
Joyce H. Thomas sympathize with
them in their recent sorrow, caused
by the death of their little daughter,
Mary Carrol, who fell a victim to
diphtheria on Saturday, Nov. 26. Mr.
Thomas and family now reside in Dai-
setta, Texas.
The name of G. A. Harrison will
be found in the announcement column
this week as a candidate for Com-
missioner of Precinct No. 3, subject
to the action of the White Man's Un-
ion Primaries.
In Mr. Harrison's letter published
in last week's Beacon he stated his
qualifications, based on his experience
gained during his present incumbency
of the office, and on fifteen years' bus-
iness experience. Mr. Harrison's
knowledge and erperience fit him ad-
mirably for the office of Commission-
er, and he asks us to assure the vot-
ers that he vill appreciate their fav-
orabl considralion of his candidacy.
The Wayside Club met Wednesday
of last week at the home of Mrs.
Craymer, with Mrs. Craymer and Mrs.
Calvin Douglas as hostesses. The
program was in charge of Mrs. J. F.
McGlothlin, and proved very inter-
facing as well as instructive. Mrs.
L. G. Craymer was elected as a dele-
gate to the County Federation in
Blessing. Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses.
Watch the Road
FOR
THIS
TREAD
There Is A Reason
GOODYEAl
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CASINGS AND TUBES
MISS BOBBIE LOUISE
PRICE ENTERTAINS
On Tuesday evening of this week
Miss Bobbie Louise Price delightfully
entertained a number of her girl
friends at the beautiful south bay
home of her parents, Mr. ami Mrs.
R. L. Price, the occasion was in honor
of her twelfth birthday and took the
form of a three course dinner party.
At 5:30 the guests were invited to the
dining room, where the table was
most attractively decorated with pink
candles, pink and white blossoms ar-
ranged around the center piece reflect-
ing their beauty from all angles, and
the beautiful birthday cake trimmed
in pink and white and tmped with
twelve candles. Places at the table
were found and there awaiting was
a dainty paper cap. The donning of
these made a lot of fun for the young-
sters and this merriment continued
through the remainder of the even-
ing which was spent playing games
and having a good time generally as
girls of this age always do.
Besides the honor guest, those to
partake of the hospitality were Misses
Ruth and Noami Harrison, Marion
Nester, Dorothy Lee Curtis, Billye
Robinson, Glenn Reaser, Johnnye Lar-
son, Gertrude Koerber, Nancy and
Cherry Price.
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