Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1931
VOLUME XXIV NUMIiHR 47
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FARM NOTES
By P. 0. MONTAGUE
County Agent
The writer was "hors re combat"
last week due to being laid up with
"Flu." We have had a siege or two
with this malady before but don't;
remember much about it, but it will j
be some time before we forget this j
"session." We had it during the great
epidemic in 1918 but got along with
it much better than we did the past
week. We felt line at bed time on
Saturday night but Sunday morning
found old frriend "flu" holding sway
over our activities and those activities
have been almost nil since. However,
we are on the mend again and hope to
have a new lease on life within a few
days although the "Doc" says it will
be two or three weeks.
Union Thanksgiving
Service To Be Held
At Methodist Church
On Saturday of this week at 10:00
o'clock A. M. we plan to hold the clos-
ing exercises or a rally day for the
Club boys and girls for 1931. This
rally or achievement day program will
be a simple affair and will only be a
simple closing up of our 4-H Club ac-
tivities for the year.
The purpose of this work is for
the training of our young rural school
children; training of our young peo-
ple by doing some worthwhile piece
of work commeasurate with the child's
age and ability.
This first year has only served as
an acquaintance session mainly; to
find out where the children live and to
get some first-hand knowledge of each
member's home surroundings and to
see along what lines the child is in-
terested in.
We are anxious for the 4-H Club
members, their parents, and their
friends to meet together at the City
Auditorium in Bay City at which time
we hope to have a short musical con-
cert by the Bay City band and then
award the prizes to the Club winners.
We continue to get requests both
by mail and individual visits from
farmers in other sections of the State
looking for farm lands to rent. Each
request is a problem within itself as
to size of farm, how it is situated as
to buildings, fences, proximity to
school, roads, etc., and in most cases
we hit snags of one kind and anoth-
er. The most common "brick-wall" is
that of finding a landlord who wil
furnish the family while the crop is
being made. "Destructive Credit" has
always been the bane of farming in
the South and probably will be for
years to come all over our one crop
cotton farming system in the South.
Mr. Don A. Spencer will again be
in the County some two or three days
the latter part of this week our ro-
dent control work, mainly on rats and
mice in our rice warehouses, mills,
and some seventeen retail stores in
Bay City.
Mr. Spencer comes to us through the
offices of the U. S. Biological Survey,
with headquarters in San Antonio.
He comes at no expense to us individ-
ually except for the actual poisons
and baits used in each place of busi-
ness. Mr. Spencer certainly knows
the finer points of his job and is one
of the most pleasant men to work
with to be found anywhere. If you
have any rodent control problems call
on Mr. Spencer at the Chamber of
Commerce and he will be very glad
to go into details with you.
From talking to farmers in different
parts of the County we find more de-
sire for land preparation for 1932
crops than has been manifested in the
past. Mr. Wood at Wadsworth was
doing his best to plow the past week
but his heavy stiff soil was too dry and
hard. He will simply have to wait
.until we get some rain. Wouldn't a
general three or four inch rain be fine,
followed by a good nippy norther?
And our cattle range would certainly
stand a good rain to advantage. Some
men are becoming concerned about
this continued dry weather so late in
the fall and say that it may continue
on through the winter, but we hope
not. A good tain would certainly be
the thing also on Fall gardefis.
We feel that there is a more hope-
ful undertone throughout Matagorda
County at this time. Men are begin
ning to take hold again and are mak-
ing plans more definitely than they
have for the past several months.
This, of course has been brought about
by a healthier tone to the cotton,
wheat, and corn markets.
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There has been a wonderful harvest
on all crops throughout this County
this fall including rice, cotton, corn,
sweet potatoes, hay, pecans, etc.
Personally, it has been many years
(See "FARM NOTES", Page 3)
It has been the custom for several
years for all the churches of the town
to hold a Union Thanksgiving Service.
This custom will be followed this
Thanksgiving, and the service will be
held with the Methodist Church. Bro.
J. L. Watson, pastor of the Central
Baptist Church, will preach the ser-
mon. The service will be held on Wed-
nesday night. Nov. 25, instead of on
Thanksgiving Day, for the reason that
many will be able to attend at this
time who could not attend Thursday
morning.
It is the earnest hope of all the pas-
tors that all the people of the town
will attend this service. It seems to
us to be nothing but right that we
should turn aside from our various
pursuits at this time of the year to
give thangs unto Him who reigns
above, and who is the giver of all good
gifts. Let everyone make a special
effort to attend this service.
Carroll B. Ray.
TEXAS
-An Economic Region
It is not mere size that makes Tex-
as of unusual importance to business
interests of the country. The state
deserves attention of the business
world not simply as a state, but be-
cause it is an economic region in it-
self, and because its relatively rapid
expansion will bring wealth not only
to its own citizens but also to outside
commercial interests which do busi-
ness in the region.
While Texas is not generally refer-
red to as an economic unit, as is New
England or the Middle Atlantic states
or Florida, it is the heart and the
greater part of the Gull' Southwest
which is usually considered an econ-
omic unit. The state itself stretches
casL and west as far as the distance
between New York and Chicago, and
from north to south as far as the dis-
tance between Detroit and Birming-
ham or Atlanta. It is bigger than
he whole of Germany or the whole of
France.
Out of size plus scope comes its dis-
tinctive quality, which is diversity.
Within one political boundary, under
one political roof, with a people who
are essential! homogeneous in spirit,
are to be found cotton, cattle, wheat,
corn, citrus fruits, vegetables and oth-
r agricultural products; also timber;
also different climates ranging from
that of Southern Illinois to that of
Florida; also mountains and prairies
and alluvial low lands; also petroleum,
natural gas and coal; also sulfurs,
iron, graphite, and a variety of other
minerals. To these natural resources
or natural advantages have been add-
ed a network of railroads, a number
of progressive industrial areas and
commercial centers, and several ex-
cellent seaports. Orignially agricul-
tural, Texas has rapidly expanded its
industrial and commercial facilities,
giving it a diversity, a stability and a
prospect for future development which
is not equalled by many other states
>r regions. It is these qualities, rath-
er than size and statistical superla-
tives, which give Texas its distinctive
interest to the business elements of
the entire country. It is not merely
a matter of sentimental state pride.
Satistics of the state do not give
the picture, but they help to give per-
spective. The area is 265,000 square
miles,—biggest of all the states. Pop-
ulation is nearly 6 ,000,000 — fifth
among the states. Population increase
during the past decade was 24.8 per
cent, which is above the average for
the entire country, but below the rate
of growth of a few states such as Cal-
ifornia, Florida, and Michigan. Pop-
ulation density is 22 to the square
mile, approximately the same as such
a state as Kansas, but much lower
than densities running from 100 to
500 and over in certain eastern and
north-central states with their large
industrial areas. All economic and
social factors suggest that the popula-
tion growth of Texas in the future
will be above average. This point
is of commercial importance.
In the production of cotton, beef
cattle, sheep, goats, etc., Texas leads
all other states and ranks second in
the total value of all livestock. The
aggregate of these products, together
with the fruits and vegetables from
the semi-tropical Rio Grande Valley
constitute an item of major impor-
tance in the nation's supply of food
and clothing.
Prominent in the economic picture
of Texas are petroleum and natural
gas, the most important mineral re-
sources of the state. The oil fields of
Texas are spotted all the way from
the northwest, or Panhandle region,
down through the contral section of
the state to the southeast areas on the
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Commissioners' Court
Awards Lbr. Contract
The commissioners' court awarded
the contract for furnishing lumber to
Matagorda County until December,
1932, to the Bay City Lumber Com-
pany and the Jno. F. Grant Lumber
Company of Palacios, Texas.
The commissioners were very much
pleased with the proposals received.
A number of outside firms bid on this
work. There were Texas Creosoting
Company of Orange, International
Creosoting and Construction Company
of Galveston, Gay Morrison of Beau-
mont, J. W. Blake of Houston, Oliver
C. Ulmer of Houston, American Lum-
ber and Creosoting Corporation of
Houston.—Bay City Tribune.
Mayor Ruthven was out of town this
week on a business mission.
Gulf. West Texas is an important
producing region. The Kast Texas
area, latest developed, is probably the
largest in the United States, and pos-
sibly the world, covering at the pres-
ent a proven area of 90,000 acres.
Texas leads all the states in the pro-
duction of natural gas. Cheap fuel
from this source has aided materially
in the industrial development of the
state.
The production of lumber, mainly
yellow pine, is a leading industry of
Texas. The East Texas timber re-
gion for many years has supported al-
most as many people as farming. As
in other lumber producing areas, how-
ever, the timber has been used freely
and somewhat wastefully, but an ex-
tensive reforestation program and a
revision of tax laws so as to attract
capital to the industry are much dis-
cussed.
Practically all the sulphur mined
in the United States and about 80 to
90 per cent of the world's supply is
produced along the Texas Gulf Coast
Western Texas has enormous potash
deposits which never have been devel-
oped on a cemmercial scale, due main-
ly to competition of German and
French potash. There are extensive
lignite deposits in Texas but the
cheapness and easy access to coal,
natural gas, and oil as fuels have dis-
couraged lignite development. Texas
leads all states in the production of
graphite, and foreign competition is
being successfully met in the single
production area in Burnet County.
Numerous other minerals including
clays, gypsum, feldspar, mica, kaolin,
etc., are also to be found.
The manufacture of cottonseed oil,
used extensively in the manufacture of
food products, has been an important
factor in the industrial development
of Texas. The oil mills arc concen-
trated mainly in the east-central part
of the state. Wholesale meat packing
has become one of the major indus-
trial pursuits of Texas, centering
largely at Fort W^rth.
Great as the industrial expansion
flow of capital into'- the commercial
channels of this huge economic area.
"Aunt Jerushy on
The War Path" to
be Presented Here
BUSINESS GIRLS' CIRCLE SPON-
SORING PLAY AT H. S.
AUDITORIUM
Coming!—Friday night, Nov. 20th,
"Aunt Jerushy on the War Path."
This screamingly funny play is to be
given in Palacios High School audi-
torium at 7:30. It is put on by the
Van Vleck Community Players, spon-
sored by the Business Girls' Circle.
Cast of Characters:—
Sufficiency, Right off'n the farm—Otis
Bickham.
Elder Snuffles, An old Hypocrite-—Dr.
Einkauf.
Hiram Fish, The Constable, by Ileck
—C. L. Smith.
Bill Barker, Manager of the Carnival
—William Jones
Aunt Jerushy Fish, Hiram's Better
Half—Gladys Sansing.
Miss Stella Etta Snapper, An Old
Maid—Nora O'Connell.
Madam Reeno de Beeno, A Fortune
Teller—Dorothy Thompson.
Little Sis Popkins, The Hired Girl—
Thelma Byrd.
Elsie Barker, A Carnival Queen—
Lela Sansing.
Chorus Girls.
Music and Specialties between acts.
Time, the Present; Locality, Any
Rural Town; Time of Playing, Two
and a quarter hours.
Remember the date and come for a
good time.
Admission 15c and 25c.
News Notes From
B. Y. P. U. Grounds
J. W. SULLIVAN UNDERGOES
EYE OPERATION TUESDAY
(See "Texas", Page 2)
J. W. Sullivan, accompanied by his
son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sulli-
van, of El Campo, daughter, Miss Des-
sie Sullivan and grandson, Audrey Sul-
livan, was taken to Houston Monday
and on Tuesday underwent an opera-
tion for the removing of an eye, and
stood the ordeal very nicely.
Early last spring Mr. Sullivan re-
ceived an injury to his eye and has
suffered with it more or less ever since.
Within the past few weeks the pain
had become more severe and the re-
moval of the diseased organ became!
imperative. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sulli-
van and Miss Dessie returned to Pa-
lacios Tuesday and Mrs. Sulivan ac-
companied her son and wife to their
home in El Campo where she will visit
until Friday, when she will go to
Houston to see Mr. Sullivan, and when
he is able to leave the hospital which
will probably be about Saturday, they
will visit their children in and near
Houston. Audrey Sullivan remained
ir) Houston until Wednesday and re-
ported his grandfather doing as well
as could be expected.
Mrs. Carlton Crawford and daugh-
ter, Mary Carlton, of Galveston, are
here with her father, J. L. Pybus,
while her husband is in California on
a business trip,
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O. W. Ellison, of Independence, Kan.,
stopped for an over-night stay on the
grounds, while here on business.
H. A. Hargrove and a party of
friends from El Campo, were over for
the week end on a pleasure trip.
J. A. Callaway and family of Nur-
sery moved here last week and are
occupying a cottage on the grounds.
B. W. Scruggs, wife and son of El
Campo, were week end visitors on the
grounds, and enjoyed fishing while
here.
H. L. Meyer, B. F. Kemp and A. W.
Owen, of Houston, came in for a duck
hunt this week, and say the game hpre
is well worth coming after.
Mr. L. Leehenger, manager of the
Lechenger Jewelry Co., of Houston,
with four of his friends, came in Mon-
day for a month's stay for duck hunt-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hinton, and
their son and grandson, arrived this
week from New York state, and will
occupy a cottage on the grounds for
the winter.
Damon High Defeats
Palacios 'Sharks' 7-6
Annual Red Cross
Roll Call to be Held
Saturday, Nov. 21
L. S. Appleton, chairman for the
local Annual Red Cross Roll Call,
announces that tho roll call will be
held this week.
Workers will be ready Saturday to
receivc your subscriptions. Booths
will be placed at convenient places and
Girl Reserves are to be in charge of
the soliciting.
The work of the Red Cross is too
well known to need any comment from
us, but let us make this Fiftieth An-
niversary Roll Call the best ever, as
more memberships are needed to car-
ry on the work, and your membership
maintains the Red Cross.
At least half or more of all money
subscribed will be kept here for local
Red Cross work.
Report Of County
Health Committee
Wednesday afternon of last week
the Palacios "Sharks" battled the Da-
mon "Tigers" to a bloody finish. Da-
man scored in the first half with two
first downs, while Palacios made noth-
ing with the same number of first
downs. After a good razzing by Coach
Williams between the halves, the
"Sharks" came back battling fiercely
and scored early in the second half.
Palacios held Damon for no gain and
nothing but bad luck kept them from
scoring again. The center of the line
held beautifully and Robert Curtis
made some wonderful tackles. The
back field, composed of Charlie John-
son, Wallace Curtis, Dean Taber, and
Powell Nelson, carried out the plays
to perfection. Dean Taber, safety, re-
turned a punt fifty yards for their
only touch down.
PALACIOS JUNIORS WIN
The Palacios "Rinkydinks" starring
Joseph Tanner, Raymond Muchowich,
and Red Richards, ran over the Damon
"Kittens" until it was a crying shame.
Red Richards, "All American Half-
back," intercepted a pass and ran for
a touchdown. Paul Stramblad, at
right end and Glynn Harris at right
guard won their future fame. Tan-
ner, center, did the job right and much
of the Rinkydinks' success was due to
him. The final score was 13 to 0 in
favor of the Palacios Rinkydinks.
The "Sharks" play Angleton Friday
and any support in the way of trans-
portation will be highly appreciated
by the foot ball club and Coach Wil-
liams. —Joseph W. Rush.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Chaddoclt, of
Victoria, were here Monday visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Milam.
The County Health Committee met
in regular session, Friday, November
13, 2:30 P. M., in the office of the
County Health Nurse, Mrs. Robertson
presiding. Members present: — Mrs.
Patricia Martyn, county nurse, Mrs.
Salsbury and Mrs. Dismukes, Palacios;
Mrs. W. K. Keller, Midfield; Mrs. An-
derson, Mrs. Neary, Mrs. Robertson,
and Mrs. Lewis, Bay City; and Claire
F. Pollard, Matagorda County. Min-
utes of last meeting approved as read.
It was determined to set the hour for
meeting at 2:00 P. M. Tho matter of
contributions to the Children's Health
Fund was discussed, secretary report-
ed a letter having been written to
every community as per vote of last
meeting. Mrs. Martyn reported $12.35
on hand.
Mrs. Neary reported a contribution
of $21.00 from the Bay City P.-T. A.,
same being $1.00 per month to the
Health Fund.
Motion, Mrs. Salsbury, second, Mrs.
Dismukes, that Mrs. Ira Ressler, pres-
ident Turtle Bay Women's Club and
Mrs. Geoi'ge Edwards, principal East
Bay School, Palacios, be notified of
work of the Health Committee and be
requested to attend same or to send
a delegate.
County Nurse gave the following
report of work done during the month
of October:—
Total visits, 57; School Health In-
spections, 11; Children Inspected by
Nurse, 842; Children Examined by
Doptor, 88; Number Defects Found,
598; Number Children Defective, 507;
Number Children Corrected, 174;
Number Health Talks Given, 5; Num-
ber Patients Accompanied to Insti-
tute, 2; Number Group Demonstra-
tions, 5; Number Individual Confer-
ences, 324; Number Public Health
Talks given, 1; Number Committeo
meetings attended, 1; Number Local
Doctors co-operating, all; Number
hours spent in M & I Work, 32; Num-
ber hours spent on records, reports,
etc., 15; Number hours spent travel-
ing, 46.
One child received dental care thru
Children's Health Fund. Two School
visits accompanied by County Health
Officer to examine children for skin
infections.
A decided improvement noted in
each school visited.
She reports one child in need of
special eye treatment who must go
through a clinic. Also that the Mis-
sionary Federation of Bay City had
secured a Mexican Nurse for the
mofith of November to do special work
among the Mexican children, Mrs.
Martyn co-operating. School inspec-
tion had been held, home visits made
and dental clinics held.
A decided improvement is notice-
able since last year's inspection. Sec-
retary was authorized by the chair
to write each club in the Federation
to name a delegate to the Health
Committee.
Secretary reported $1.50 in the con-
tingent fund, said amount is raised by
a contribution of five cents per mem-
ber, each meeting, fund to be used to
meet unusual contingencies that may
arise, ninety cents received at this
meeting making a total of $2.40 on
hand.
No further business. Committee ad-
journed to meet again Friday, Decem-
ber 11, 1931.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Campbell and
son, C. G. Campbell, of Oklahoma
City, Oklu., were week end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Solomon-Cole. Accom-
panied by Mr. Cole they visited our
fish and oyster houses and made a trip
to Gulf to see one of the largest sul-
phur plants in the world. They were
very much impressed with Palacios
and industries surrounding, and the
many opporunities apparent in both
city and agricultural development.
"J
YOUR CITY
AND MINE
By L. G. HUFFMAN
The growth of a city is advanced
and refined only by the constant in-
fluence and pressure from practical
thinkers. No flattering remarks that
I could make in these columns about
our city or it's possibilities could in
any manner benefit the community or
any enterprise undertaken by the cit-
izens of the community. In this re-
spect I desire to compliment those
energetic boosters of Palacios from
whose pens I have read, for their ef-
forts ro present you and I with only
practical, constructive and very worth
while ideas and suggestions.
Ai.d now, let us consider for a mo-
ment our city as she actually exists
today, each with the knowledge that
we have here a town—yes, just a town
- but a town with more natural advan-
tages than ninety per cent of those
towns that have come into the na-
tional limelight in recent years. As
proof of this statement let us glance
at the history of Los Angeles, for ex-
ample. This Pacific Coast metropolis
was once another Palacios, without
many of Palacios' advantages. With
an ocean on one side and unproductive
mountain peaks on the other, still
she went forward. No miracles were
performed, although such gigantic
projects were undertaken and complet-
ed by her ambitious citizens that some
of them seem miraculous. It took
money, millions and millions of dollars
in the course of years, to overcome
these obstacles. But, even with such
ghastly natural hazards to overcome
those who were called upon to help
have received their money back with
a higher rate of interest than they
would ever have received from any
other investment. And today thoiie
citizens have something to really be
proud of.
In our case we have the ambitious,
intelligent citizenry and we have the
natural advantages. That is half the
battle already fought. Our present
disadvantage is that we do not have
the high percentage of distributed
wealth among our citizens that we
can and must have. Our first move
then must be to attract this w-'alth
from outside. And it will be the un-
derlying purpose of the first few of
these articles to consider ways and
means of accomplishing this feat. It
can be done—and Palacios can do it!
It may be necessary to start in a small
way. And that is all right. All we
need is the start and the city will
move forward on it's own momentum.
Let us be proud of Palacios—not
as a finished thing of beauty but as a
thing of extreme beauty under con-
struction. Let every citizen be zeal-
ous in the performance of his or her
obligations in the perfecting of the
advantages furnished us by nature,
and in the removel of the few obsta-
cles which stand between us and our
goal. Let us be thankful that those
obstacles are small by comparison with
those with which other towns have
battled and won. And if we go at it
with vision and energetic co-operation
we shall soon be enjoying the results.
Hunting Season Opens
Monday noon marked the opening of
the hunting season for wild geese and
ducks, and hunters from all over this
part of the state were here to try and
get their limit. Many parties had
made reservations here with our boat-
men in advance and were here early
Monday morning ready to start out for
the hunting grounds. From all we can
learn the birds are here in abundance
and the majority came back with the
limit. Some few were disappointed,
of course, but nevertheless the hunting
at Palacios is so well known that there
is always a crowd of those who enjoy
this sport here during the entire season.
MRS. SLONE SHOWERED
Mrs. Louis Duffy and Miss Eleanor
McFarland were joint hostesses for a
miscellaneous shower on last Friday
evening at the home of Mrs. Patricia
Martyn, honoring Mrs. L. M. Slone,
nee Mi«s Gussie Fox. The rooms were
attractively arranged for the affair,
with bridge and dancing furnishing
diversion until a late hour when an in-
formal buffet supper was enjoyed. The.
guest of honor was the recipient of
many beautiful gifts and the hospitali-
ty a most pleasing one for all.
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The Philanthropine Club mot at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wellborn
on last Monday night. Hearts fur-
nished diversion and was enjoyed by
all. High score was held by Miss
Schley and low by Mr. Newsom. De-
licious refreshments of salad, pump-
kin pie and coffee were served.
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