Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1956 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, November 22. 1956 *
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if brought to the attention of the publisher
FROM THE EXCHANGES . . .
Calhoun Voters Seek Courthouse;
El Campo In Ail-American Finals
Calhoun County's tax paying
voters will go to the polls Dec. 15
to decide whether or not a new
courthouse building will be con-
structed to replace the present
delapidated structure in Port La-
vaca.—Calhoun County Times.
• * *
Frank Pineda, local pharmacist,
councilman, past president of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, and
former board member o'f the Cham-
ber of Commerce and Agriculture,
told the All America Cities Jury
in Memphis Monday that converted
citizen action has resulted in over-
coming apathy and bickering in
El Campo, and has brought about
a rebuilding of the city because
of a new spirit of cooperation.
El Campo, reaching the finals
in the National Municipal League-
Look Magazine sponsored contest
for the second consecutive year,
was represented by 18 El Cam-
po Citizens.—El Campo Citizen.
* * *
The Calhoun County Commis-
sioners' Court has ordered its tax
attorneys to go into the record's
and see exactly how much land the
county has title to in the Indianola
area, preparatory to turning the
land over to the State Park Board
"for a park at Indianola.—Port La-
vaca Wave.
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The U. S. Corps of Engineers
of Galveston today had the check
of Jackson County Navigation
Commission for $77,000 to pay this
county's part of the actual dredg-
ing cost of the vast Lavaca River
Barge Canal project. The federal
government itself is putting up
$150,000.—Edna Herald.
* * *
The First Methodist Church has
just completed the most success-
ful campaign for funds in its long
history of 76 years. Under the
leadership of L. D. Williams of
Bryan, more than $91,000. was se-
cured in cash and pledges for a
new church plant to be erected in
the Twin Oaks addition.—Ganado
Tribune.
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The United Stewardship Drive
of the First Presbyterian Church
of Wharton officially got under way
when it was unanimously approved
by the congregation of the church.
The United Stewardship Drive
is designed to cover two phases of
chureh activity. It will provide
funds for the 1957 Current Operat-
ing Budget and it will provide
funds for the construction of the
first unit of the new church to be
erected on the property owned by
the church adjacent to the Inter-
mediate School.—Wharton Specta-
tor.
A GUARANTEED
FUNERAL INSURANCE
POLICY
Low Monthly Premiums
Protects The Entire Family
Written By
TAYLOR BROS.
FUNERAL HOME
BAY CITY
PH. CI 5-4613
PALACIOS
PH. 5261
The fourth annual Methodist
Men's famous A&M vs. Texas
University Exes banquet will ex-
plode next Monday to a memori-
able battle of wits that will keep
the cas'n customers rolling in the
aisles. When the Aggies, led by
that inimitable Morris Frank,
square off against the Longhorns,
captained by "Bully" Gilstrap, a
few windows will have to be raised
to clear the air of the barrage of
witticisms, amiable insults, double
entend'res and slapstick jokes.—
Wharton Spectator.
* * *
El Campo is one of 600 Texas
cities which have been listed as
tentatively eligible for federal
grants to help build municipal
sewage treatment facilities. — El
Campo Citizen.
* * *
A program of lighting improve-
ments for Ricebii'd Stadium and
installation of lights at the new E.
A. Greer Schoolball field, estimat-
ed at between $14,000 and $18,000,
has been given the green light by
the school board of the El Campo
Independent School District. — El
Campo News.
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Organizational services for a
proposed new Baptist Church in
El Campo, to be known as the Cal-
vary Baptist Church, will be held
this Sunday at 3 p.m. in the audi-
torium of the Memorial Baptist
Church—El Campo News.
* * *
Arrangements are being made
for the establishment of city de-
livery mail service in Port Lavaca,
according to an announcement by
C. W. Gilbert of Houston, Opera-
tions Manager of the Houston Dis-
trict of the Pc-st Office Depart-
ment.—Port Lavaca Wave.
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John Dearasaugh was elected
president of the Port Lavaca
Chamber of Commerce by the or-
ganization's board of directors at
a meeting Tuesday night in the
LaSalle Cafe club room.—Calhoun
County Times.
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Little Johnny Macot Terrell, who
underwent a four hour operation
Tuesday night before he was 24
hours of age, is reported in im-
proved condition at Texas Chil-
dren's Hospital. He was rushed to
Houston shortly after birth, suf-
fering 'from a defective esophagus.
—Bay City Tribune.
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An early morning fire Friday at
the J. B. Ferguson Ranch near
Mackay destroyed fifteen horses,
the horse barn, saddles and other
equipment. Ranch foreman, Leroy
"Sonny" Bahner said Friday that
loss from the blaze may run be-
tween $75 and $100 thousand dol-
lars. He estimated that livestock
loss would be as high as $<±0,000.—
El Campo Citizen.
The president of a noted college
was asked how his institution had
gained such prestige as one of the
greatest storehouses of knowledge
in the nation. "In all likelihood,"
he said slyly "it's because the
freshmen bring in so much and
the seniors take away so little."
BEACON ADS GET RESULTS
LETTERING DONE
AT CEMETERY
PLAIN AND RELIGIOUS
DESIGNS
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THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
The Paiacios Sharks defeated the
Ganado Indians 20-12 in their last
district tilt of the season. In a
post season game the Sharks were
playing the Victoria B team Thurs-
day night.
At a meeting of the coaches of
Class B, Section 9 the Sharks
placed two men on the first team
and three on the second. Those
named to the first team were Phil-
lip Manning and Gerard Viets, to
the second team, Milam Simons,
Ellis Jensen and Royce Harvey.
The contract had' been let fof the
erection of a tabernacle 80 feet
wide and 106 feet long to be built
in the Texas Baptist Encampment
Grounds.
Carlton Crawford and Ernest
Wehmeyer represented Paiacios at
the one day session of the Intra-
Coastal Association in Corpus
Christi Monday. John W. Full-
bright o'f Beaumont was elected
president and Dale Miller of Cor-
pus Christi, executive vice presi-
dent.
15 YEARS AGO
The first production "Love
From A Stranger" presented by
the community players was ac-
claimed a huge success.
W. Powell purchased the Cozy
Cafe from Harley (Buck) Snider.
Friday's game with Bloomington
will decide the winner of the Dis-
trict 32B title. The two teams are
tied with two wins, no losses and
one tie
The soldiers at Camp Hulen were
observing today as Thanksgiving
while the town was closing next
Thursday.
Miss Gladys McGlothlin, who
had been on sick leave from the
C. P. & L. office, was able to re-
sume her duties.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Elder gave a
birthday dinner for his mother,
Mrs. Mary Elder.
20 YEARS AGO
The shrimping season was at its
height. One boat came in with a
day's catch of 3500 pounds while
the total for the day was more than
50,000 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Huffman an-
nounced the approaching marriage
of their daughter, Hazel, to Otto
Frosch in the Methodist Church,
November 27.
Claude A. Newton, son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. |W. C. Williams, died
at his home in San Antonio.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Somers of
Newgulf announced the birth of a
son on November 6.
Colleen Smith and Mary Eleanor
Louderback took part in a school
carnival program in Port Lavaca.
25 YEARS AGO
Mrs. C. B. Greenwood1 died at
her home in Refugio. She was a
daughter o'f Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Harshberger, former residents of
Paiacios.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bashaw were
parents of a baby girl.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bruer of
Serena, III. arrived here to spend
the winter in their home on east
bay.
Conner's Grocery Store was
moving into the Boyd building on
Main Street.
30 YEARS AGO
A modern safe decorated with
the U. S. Mail emblem was placed
in the post office.
Arnold Burton was new sales
manager for the Chevrolet cars
and trucks.
Paiacios and Port Lavaca foot-
Urge Early Mailing
To Alaska, Islands
Surface Christmas mails destin
ed for civilians in Alaska, Hawaii
and Puerto Rico should be mailed
by postal patrons by very early
December, Postmaster Barnett said
today.
This is necessary, she explained,
because of available ship schedules
from the port of dispatch, as well
as possible delays due to bad
weather frequently encountered at
this time of year.
Mrs. Barnett urged postal pa-
trons to send holiday surface mails
for Alaska and Hawaii according
to the following schedules: resi
dents of the Eastern and Central
time zones, not later than Decem-
ber 1, 1956; Mountain time zone,
not later than December 3, 1956;
Pacific time zone, not later than
December 4, 1956. Mail for Puerto
Rico should be sent by December
3, 1956.
These, of course, are deadline
schedules the postmaster pointed
out. Postal patrons are being ad-
vised that even earlier mailings
will be an aid to the postal service,
as well as provide an additional
measure o'f insurance of delivery
by Christmas.
ball elevens had an exciting game
at Port Lavaca and the Sharks and
fans journeyed over to the port
city via boats, using the Claire M.
and Kemah.
35 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Feather and
son, Ed arrived here from Elk-
hart, Ind.
Miss Rosie Schmidt and Sam
Schleisser were married.
Messrs. Stanford, Williams and
Miller were the new owners of the
picture show, and changed the
name from Liberty to Queen
Theatre.
S. Neff and family left for
Camden, Ark. They had been resi-
dents o'f the Carancahua communi-
ty for a number of years and Mr,
Neff served as postmaster.
All business houses had agreed
to close for Thanksgiving, Christ
mas and New Years.
what YOU
should know about
your child's
eyes
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When a child lags behind in
school it's easy to assume he's
to blame. So often it's not his
fault—it's because he can't
see well.
And yet he doesn't know
it; if he's always seen things
blurry, he thinks it's natural
and that all people see that
way! Even those who do well
in school may be straining
their nerves and eye muscles
to make up for ocular defects.
Eventually headaches occur,
or "upset stomach." -
Play safe with your loved
ones. See that they get a thor-
ough professional eye exami-
nation before they start back
to school this Fall.
Dr. Howard F. Bonar
Optometrist
IT'S THE LAW ♦ . .
Think Carefully
Before Signing
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Any Transaction
Whenever you are asked to sign
something, your signature should
be a warning signal that in some
way you may become legally obli-
gated by what you sign.
Usually you are asked to sign
something as a result of a business
transaction, such as a contract, a
receipt, an order, a release, an op-
tion, a mortgage or a deed. For
your own protection, you should
clearly understand what you sign,
why you are signing it, and what
the consequences may be. It is
rarely possible for a person who
has signed a document to avoid its
legal effects.
You can decrease your legal by
always taking these precautions
before you sign anything:
Know what you are signing and
what tho document contains. Un-
derstand clearly what it means.
Don't be confused by its title—a
"statement" may be a release of
all your claims, or a "contract"
may be a negotiable promissory
note. "Co-signing" a note may re-
sult in your having to pay it.
Read everything in any docu-
ment. Clauses in fine print may be
important. Remember, too, that
oral promises not included in writ-
ing may be unenforceable. Take
nothing for granted.
Check and verify the document.
Be sure the dates, prices, names
and conditions filled in are cor-
rect. You are bound by what it
says, not by what you thought it
said.
Ask questions. Inquire about
conditions and items of import
ance to you. Don't sign unless you
understand what it means
Language clearly stating what you
want can be inserted. If substan-
tial sums are involved, consult
with your attorney.
Be sure the proper persons sign
Request and retain a copy. Record
it, l'f necessary, with the proper
public official.
Like your fingerprint, your sig-
nature is unique. No one else has
one exactly like it. Only you can
sign it, and affixing it may set
into motion events of great legal
consequence. Treat it with the im-
portance it deserves, and do not
bestow it carelessly. If in doubt,
seek information and advice.
(This column, based on Texas
law and prepared by the State
Bar of Texas, is written to in-
form—not to advise. No person
should ever apply or interpret
any law without the aid of an
attorney who knows the facts be-
cause the facts may change the
application of the law).
There is the one about the
two fleas who had been to the
theatre. Leaving, one said tb the
other, "Well, shall we walk—or
take a dog?"
There are about 7,000 varieties
of apples, according to the De-
partment of Agriculture, but only
about 12 of these are widely mar-
keted in America.
Mercury, smallest of the major
planets, is nearest the sun.
DR. JACK KAHN
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PALACIOt
Join all the happy people who have
forgotten the discomfort of crawling
between cold, clammy sheets ... It's
easy to do.
Buy an electric blanket or sheet.
On those cold winter nights, turn it
on fifteen minutes before you go to
bed. Then dash through the cool air
of the bedroom and slip between
those toasty-warm sheets. No more
shivering and shaking while you wait
for your body heat to warm the linen.
LIVE SETTER
Instantly you are warm and relaxed.
You'll go to sleep quicker, and your
sleep will be deeper and more restful.
Visit your electric appliance dealer
today and see all the varieties of
electric bed covering he has for you.
And if you sleep in a double bed,
don't overlook dual controls. Each of
you can have the exact thermostatic -
controlled temperature you desire.
Make sure you are sleeping bettef
... electrically.
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