Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1956 Page: 2 of 10
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
THuestfay, December 20). 1956
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
PHONE 5181 Advertising Rates On Request
PUBLISHER MRS. J. W. DISMUKES
ASSO EDITOR & ADV. MGR. JESSE V. DISMUKES
BUSINESS MANAGER HUGH J. DISMUKES
Entered at the Post Office at Palacios, Texas, as second class mail
matter under the Ac*t of Congress.
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WE STOP ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS AT EXPIRATION
Any erroneous reflection upon the character,
standing, or reputation of any person, firm oi
corporation which may appear in the columnf
of the Palacios Beacon will be gladly correcter
if brought to the attention of the publisher
THE MIRACLES
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Matt. 14:25—"And in the fourth watch of the night
Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
Matt. 14:29-31—"And He said, Come. And when
Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the
water, to go to Jesus.
"But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was
afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord,
save me.
"And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand,
and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith,
wherefore didst thou doubt?"
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THE MIRACLES which are recorded in many passages
of the Bible had a profound effect upon those whose lives
were touched by them because they 'were done with a calm
authority and confidence that spoke eloquently of their
divine origin. They were a challenge to the followers of
Jesus during His ministry as a physical presence and to us
today to have faith in God's Messiah and act according to
His word.
Jesus did not write His teachings on golden tablets
to be enshrined in great temples which time would destroy.
He wrote them deep within the hearts and minds of living
men and women where His message could not be stamped
into oblivion by any sort of ruthlless oppression, nor worn
away by the impartial attrition of time. This is the strength
of Christianity—(that it needs no outward trappings. With
its message of hope and concern for the dignity and worth
of each human being, it brings the greatest comfort and
burns the brightest within those most sorely oppressed. This
Christmas of 1956 let us all pause once more to burnish anew
our thoughts of Him who came to build a Kingdom in our
hearts. His teachings lend meaning to the humdrum life,
dignity to the unfortunate, hope to people who have none and
courage to those who must do the impossible. This troubled
Christmas all men would do well to remember His outstretch-
ed hand and His words to one who was sinking inlo a stormy
sea—"Oh thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt."
10 YEAltS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Backen an-
nounced the birth, of their son,
Rodney Bob on December 10.
The Granada Theatre was being
remodeled into a modern struc-
ture, suitable for a department
store.
W. N. Boyett died suddenly
Tuesday, December 17.
The C.A.A. Station at the air-
port was closed at. midnight Tues-
day, December 17.
D. M'. Green was re-elected
president of the Chamber of Com-
merce by the new directors and
February 4 was set as the date
for the annual banquet.
C. O. Waring, Jr. of Ralston,
Okla. purchased the Palacios Phar-
macy from Ivan Mannering who
had purchased it December 1 from
Audrey Sullivan.
15 YEARS AGO
Twenty members of the football
team were honored with a banquet
at the Green Lantern Inn. Morris
Frank, toastmaster, lauded the
fighting spirit of the Sharke. Erick
Petersen and Glen Dale Claybourn
were elected co-captains of the
team for next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson an-
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Margaret to Gilbert Her-
man at the home of Rev. J. E.
Mack.
Miss Laura Teller and Donald
Mason were married at the home
of the officiating minister, Rev. L.
W. Crouch.
The Girl Scouts had approxi-
mately 150 toys, which they had
repaired and1 repainted ready to
ieliver to needy children Christ-
mas eve.
Beginning Sunday, December 21,
Palacios will receive Sunday after-
noon mail for first class mail and
newspapers.
Got "Grandparervts^^
You may not have any grand-
children, but if you are past 50
the chances are that you are
becoming farsighted . . . can't
see very well to read or do close
work.
And did you know that only
about 4 people in 100 can get
the correction they need from
self-chosen, "store bought"
glasses? *
The only sale way is a pro-
fessional eyesight examination
and prescription glasses made
for your eyes, alone.
•Ba9cd on studies by Better VUion
Institute
Dr. Howard F. Bonar
Optometrist
Wifrh Few Exceptions
Every Alien In U. S.
Must Report Address
John H. Owens, Officer in charge
of the Immigration and Naturali-
zation Service in Houston esti-
mated today that 18,500 aliens will
report their address in the South-
east Texas area in January under
the Federal Al'en Address Report
Program.
The Immigration official said
that 17,925 aliens reported their
address during January 1956. The
announcement followed a state-
ment from Washington in which
Immigration and Naturalization
Commissioner J. M. Swing esti-
mated that more than 2,750,000
aliens in the United States will
report their address next month
in compliance w'.th the law.
Commissioner Swing said in
Washington that with 'few excep-
tions every alfen in the United
States must report his address to
the Service under the provisions
of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act.
20 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs Charles Ames of
Houston were the parents of a
baby girl born December 20 and
was named Rosemary.
Miss Dixie Brown and Rev. Lloyd
M. Chapman were married in the
First Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cunningham
of Austin announced the birth of
i baby girl.
Coach Sullivan announced the
warding of letters to 12 mem-
bers of the 1936 football team as
'cllows: /Walter Alton, Ray An-
ders, Chester Barrett, Henry Bentz,
T. E. Dickerson, Ed Feather, Bon-
ard Hamlin, George Johnson, Ken-
neth Parten, Lloyd Queen, Rich-
ard Sanders and Delbert Whitley.
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WHY DOWN CHIMNEY?
Why is Santu pictured as com-
ing down the (ihimney? One story
goes back ttr pre-Christian Ger-
many and Hdrthav goddess of the
home. At the winter solstice, which
Js about the* time of Christmas,
familes kindled a fire o'f fir boughs
inside their ' homes, and the god-
dess supposedly descended througli
the smoke to bring them good luck.
The legomii carried over into old
England, where Santa was credited
with coming down the chimney
to clean it of soot so good luck
could come' in.
DRIVE SAFELY—A minute fOir
safety bo»ts a month for repairs..
Here's a verse, that ain't! so,fun-
ny; too much month, at the endi
of the money!
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FUNERAL INSURANCE
POLICY
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Protects The Entire Family
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FUNERAL HOME
BAY CITY
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PALACIOS
PH. 5261
DR. GORDON E. RICHARDSON
OPTOMETRIST
1816 6th St.
Phone 8476
BAY CITY, TEXAS
'IT HAD TO BE'. ..
25 YEARS AGO
Jesse E. Campbell, 'former Bea-
con columnist, died at his home in
Francitas.
Melba Ruth Partain, 16 month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Partain, died here at the home of
her grandparents, Mr. and Mi's.
A. G. Skinner.
The Beacon announced no paper
for next week and a vacation for
the force.
30 YEARS AGO
Pupils of the East Bay School
delightfully presented "Santa's
Visit to Mother Goose."
Clarence and Clifford Chamblee,
manager of the new Texaco Filling
Station, announced January 1,
1927 as the opening date.
All the churches were planning
special Christmas programs.
Living in the past has a good
po'nt—it's cheaper!—Quin Ryan.
PHONE 3201
PALACIO!
DRIVE SAFELY—Be the kind
of driver you exp. ct the other 'fel-
low to be.
May <M> Qwtaom tm dm neniea one jm*«c eve»
fed and may die bright New Year hold fot you jtm,
.fulfillment of «n your cherished dreum
DYER ELECTRIC SERVICE
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By NELLY GRAY
As the Christmas Season ap-
proaches once more we shall be
thinking of the Infant Jesus, "the
only begotten Son of God." Some
will be wondering why it was
necessary for God's Son to be born
of a woman—this Son who had
been with the Father throughout
Eternity, and "By whom also He
made the Worlds" (Heb. 1:26).
"He was in the world, and the
world was made by Him, and the
world knew Him not." (Jno. 1:10).
After the worlds were made
God said, "Let us make man in
our own image," and so, "In the
image of God created He him;
male and female created He them."
If man was to be made in God's
image that would endow him with
a free will—he must be given the
freedom to choose between good
and evil. He must be tried by hav-
ing both good and evil set before
him. God gave him commandments
as to what he should do, but le'ft
the decision to man as to what he
would do. Thi-ough God's great
wisdom and foreknowledge He
knew that man would make the
wrong decision and thus bring the
Scarlet stain of Sin upon all man
kind. Since, "The soul that sineth
it shall die," was CJod's decree, the
sentence of death was thus passed
on every soul born into the world,
"For all have sinned."
But God had a plan of Salvation
that had also been made and de-
creed before man's creation, a plan
that would give lost mankind
another chance. There, in the Coun.
cil Chambers of Heaven, God said,
as it were, "An Atonement must
be made for lost mankind; I will
send my own beloved Son to take
upon himself the form of man that
He might have full understanding
of man's utter wretchedness and
helplessness.
"Will you go, my Son, to take
upon you the form of man, live as
man must live, suffer temptations
and trials as men suffer—but
never to yield in any way to
Satan's evil whisperings? Will you
go, my Son? There is none other
good enough!"
"Yes, Father, I am always ready
to do your Holy Will—yes, I will
go."
"It will be a humble role for
you, my Son. You must lay aside
all your Glory, leave the beauties
o'i your Father's House in Heaven,
leave behind you the Ivory Palaces,
the blessed Purity, the perfect
Love and Joy and Peace which only
Heaven holds. Oh, my Son, it will
mean for you hatred, persecution,
suffering, misery, and cruel death
on a Roman cross with all the
sins of all mankind throughout all
the ages laid upon you—you, my
Son, must pay the penalty of the
sine of mankind through a shame-
ful death! |W(ill you go, my Son?
My Grace will go with you; My
Spirit will be in you; I will never
leave you nor forsake you."
"Yes, Father. It will be hard,
hard, but I must go. I must not
fail your love, Father. Yes! I will
give my all to pay the debt of
man's sins that he might be "re-
deemed from the bondage of cor-
ruption into the Glorious liberty of
the Children of God." Yes, Father,
I will go JI delight to do thy will,
O God.'"
And so it was—"When the full
ness of time was come God sent
forth His Son into the world." That
is why, so many years ago, the
little Baby Jesus was born of
Mary. It had to be—there was no
other way.
Now there's a "silent wrapper"
for chocolates sold to audiences in
theatres and concert halls.
LETTERING DONE
AT CEMETERY
PLAIN AND RELIGIOUS
DESIGNS
HAYWARD
EL CAMPO MEMORIALS
CALL US — VISIT US — WITHOUT OBLIGATION
See our Big Display of Finished Markers and Monu-
ments on our yard, East Curve, Hwy. 59, El Campo.
Our Service Includes Delivery & 'Setting' In Cemetery
We Suggest That You See The Monument You Buy
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Santa's coming your way
With loads of good wishes
For a very Happy Yuletide
And A
Prosperous New Year!
J. C/s
GULF STATION
W« hop* the ChrUimM S««»on
will brine »• «>«•«*
la ■ tpiril of «•' Mllowthlp
Ah will (m> hi yean » com*.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Wolstein and
Ruth Ann Meisel
In glistening splendor now the Tree
Bursts magically on children's eyes
And every shining ball reflects
Their joyous wonder and surprise.
Beneath its branches gifts are spread—
But what beribboned box can hold
A Christmas-kiss! And happiness
Defies a tissue-paper mold!
As 'round this fragrant pyramid
Our families gather joyfully,
Lord, may it ever point the way
Beyond its tinsel star to Thee!
-
Maureen Murdoch
CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
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