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What Else!
-4 (An Editorial)
You have your precious Colorado River, with its approved
improvements pending.
What els« do you want, Bay City?
You have your much talked of oil field supply houses,
serving, you say, the whole mid-Gulf Coast region.
What else do you want, Bay City?
You have the county seat. Stolen in the night from Mata-
gorda.
What else do you want, Bay City?
You have the greatest potential in the world, unlimited
water resources, plenty of fuel available, and all the land you
could ever hope for, says your mayor.
What else do you want, Bay City?
You, your rabid supporters says, have all you need to
insure Bay City of a glowing industrial future.
What else do you want, Bay City?
You, with your big money, and it talks, control the
political machine of the county. Your weakest breathed plea
is heard in Austin.
What else do you want, Bay City?
You speak of our river, our potential, our future, our
bay, and our everything else. You speak from both sides of
your mouth. OUR to you means MY. You are so self-centered,
swelled by your own false importance, puffed up by your
misplaced pride you can't stand to see your fellow countians
make a step toward progress.
There was once an editorial in your daily paper that
played up the fact that you were Matagorda ... a fat kill.
Truly, you are fat, Bay City, all hogs are fat.
Prices Are Good
, As Bay Shrimpers
Begin Fall Season
Nearly 20 bay shrimp boats
went out this week foT their yearly
45 day assault on bay shrimp.
The bay shrimping season opens
today, September 1.
According to Carlton Crawford,
operator of a local shrimp process-
ing plant, the shrimp prices will be
approximately the same this year
as they were last season.
Crawford said that last year's
prices were: .24 for 15/20, .21 for
21/25, .18 for 26/30, .12 for 36/42,
and .10 for 43/65.
He said that the industry had
been doing a lot of advertising in
national restaurant magazin^vand
through this advertising the de-
mand had' been pretty stable.
* There is no way to
c-atch, Crawford said. But probably
the over all take would be about
the same this year as in previous
seasons.
Pefro-Chemisfry's
Uses Are Shown
At Lions Program
Palacios Lions got a glimpse in-
to the new field of petrochemistry
when an oil industry representa-
tive spoke before the group Tues-
day night.
Some of the industry's newest
and lesser-known products >vere
demonstrated in a program head-
lined as the "Magic Barrel."
J. W. Means, representing the
tyr Oil Industry Information Commit-
tee, traced the development of
pretrochemical products.
One of these was Freon 12, an
odorless and harmless gas-liquid
which is the cooling agent in most
refrigerators.
Means, who also is associated
with Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. in
Houston, showed how a carnation
flower blossom can be frozen solid
instantly by dipping it in Freon
liquid.
Items ranging from orlon cur-
tains and furniture covers to agri-
cultural chemicals were demon-
strated by Means.
Other products listed by Means
■ as coming from the oil industry's
if chemical division included roofing
materials, carbon black for print-
er's ink, dacron pillows, cosmetics,
nylon toothbrushes, refrigerator
(^enamel, household cement, nylon
ihose, dacron-orlon ties, sox and
clothing items.
Means illustrated a number of
simple laboratory tests in the field'
of petrochemistry, including the
making of synthetic rubber.
"The new field of petrochemistry
lias yielded a multitude of pro-
ducts which the public doesn't
recognize as being derived from
petroleum," Means said.
He endorsed the free enterprise
system and said, "our economic
progress was a direct result of the
American way of life."
Palat'ios OIIC Chairman is Jim-
mie Shearer. Matagorda County
OIIC Chairman is H. W. Robei'son
of Bay City. 1
GRASSY POINT
Jimmy Marquess left Saturday
for San Marcos Baptist Academy
, where he will attend school this
yjear. He reported edrly for foot-
ball traiwUig.
By LORRAINE BASFORD
The above normal tides of the
past few days are welcomed by
boat fishermen. The Tres-Palacios
has been brackish, so high tides
will bring better results in that
area.
School has re-opened, so school
children are giving their last fish-
ing reports of their summer vaca-
tions.
Mary Carol Goff, Sue Brote-
markle, both 10, were taken to
G.P.B.C. pier at 4:30 a.m. Friday
by "Mother" Brotemarkle. Mother
went to sleep in the car while the
girls were busy catching croakers
for their lunch.
Fifteen cents worth of dead bait
fyom Jlrs. E. Jaynes, a walk to
pavilion, and in no time 84 fish
were on the stringer of Richard
Halbrooke 14, and Jerry Leadford
13. The fish consisted of tourist
trout, croakei'S, gafftop, perch ana'
yellow tails. Jerry also killed a
coral snake, but "didn't string it."
Harvey Weakley, 15, landed a 60
pound ray fish—using rod and reel
at pavilion. Patsy King 14, Sue
Harvey 13, wading under pavilion
building "saw a trout that was
two feet long, but no one could
catch him."
It seems that a four foot drum
called "Big Mike" has lived under
the pavilion fui five or six years,
and is still dodging bait.
Wickhams' Fishing Derby, Con-
testants: Kathryn Cope Wickham
and Karl. Rules: All scale fish
counted. Time: August 26, between
4:30 and 8 a.m. Place—Shell Pile.
Lure: Live bait from Gillette's.
As the deadline approached it
looked like Kathryn would be the
winner. How was she to know Karl
had small scale fish in his shirt
pocket that wouldn't go on his
stringer ?
Geo. Wickham marvels at Karl
catching any fish with the reels
he uses—or abuses. Karl has no
level wind — doesn't need one—
when he casts out the grating
sound would hurt any one's false
teeth, and it should' back lash but
doesn't. Geo. claims the line goes
(See "FISHING," Page 4)
I
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1955
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME XLVIII NUMBER 35
WATER BOARD REJECTS DAM
Mrs. Charles Luther Elected Head
Of Mixed Integration Committee
Mrs. Charles Luther was elected'
chairman of the School. Board-
appointed mixed integration com-
mittee at the committee's first
meeting Wednesday night.
Mrs. Billy Halfen was elected
secretary.
The five man committee pre-
pared a general outline to follow
in their study to determine the
best method possible for integrat-
ing" the local school district.
According to Mrs. Halfen, noth-
Former Resident
George Mims, 59,
Commits Suicide
George Mims, 59, formerly a
resident of Palacios, was found
dead Sunday night in Matagorda
County Jail in Bay City at ap-
proximately 9:05 p.m.
Mr. Mims, who was discovered
by a trustee, was dangling from a
light rope which was tied to a
third floor jail cell window.
Justice of the Peace John F.
Ward conducted an inquest at 9:30
p.m., Sunday.
The judge said that Mr. Mims
could have saved himself anytime
he chose. And he indicated that the
body was almost in a kneeling posi-
tion above a mattress.
In the room with the body when
it was discovered was a Bible. The
Book was opened to the seventh
chapter of Genesis, the chapter
which describes the end of the
world.
Mr. Mims had been confined oil
the technical charge of vagrancy,
but he had had the run of the jail.
Trustee Emmett Hayes noticed
that Mims had disappeared, and
notified Radio Dispatcher Charles
Ruth.
A search was conducted, and the
body was located in an unused'
third floor room in the jail.
Mr. Mims is survived by two
brothers, Joe, of Trinity and John,
of Ennis.
Authorities in Bay City reported
that Mr. Mims had disappeared, and
health for some time, and that
they had repeatedly asked him to
go to his brothers', or to go to the
County Rest Home.
Mr. Mims lived here with the
late Rev. George Gillespie.
Friends of C- D. Sanders are
pleased to learn that he is doing
nicely since his operation Tues-
day at St. Luke's Hospital in Hous-
ton. Thursday he hopes to be well
enough to be moved to the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Bob Kuehm. He
wants to thank all who remember-
ed him with their prayers, good'
wishes, cards and letters.
Most talked about woman is she
who leaves the meeting first.
Parent-Teacher Association Slates
Teachers' Reception On September 13 (
A reception for teachers will be
held at the first meeting of the
Palacios Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Septem-
ber 13, at the Junior High School.
Refreshments will be served by
members of the Entertainment
Committee under the direction of
Mrs. Glendale Claybourn.
This will be the first of nine
planned programs by the associa-
tion this year.
Officers for this year's P.-T. A.
will be: Mrs. A. G. Thompson,
president; Mrs. Howard Tanner,
1st vice-president; Mrs. Edgar
Lowry, 2nd vice-president; Mrs.
Billy Halfen, 3rd vice-president;
Mrs. Julian Jenkins, recording
secretary; Mrs. W. H. Horrell,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. D.
D. Carter, treasurer; Mrs. S. W.
Wilson, parliamentarian, and' Mrs.
R. P. Newsom, histarian.
Standing committeos chairmen
for this year are: Mrs. Edgar
Lowry, budget and financn; Mrs.
HV fWfin, membership, Mrs.
Howard Tanner, program; Mrs. O.
R. Kubecka, hospitality; Mrs. Rich-
ard Sanders, health; Mrs. E. L.
Huffman, publicity, and Mrs. Glen-
dale Claybourn, entertainment.
The association, which meets the
first Tuesday of each month, has
a four-fold purpose: (1) to pro-
mote the welfare of children end
youth in home, school, church and
community; (2) to rfiise the stan-
dard's of home life; (3) to bring in-
to closer relation ,the home and
school, that parents and teachers
may cooperate intelligently in the
training o£ the child; (4) to de-
velop between edusators and the
general public such united efforts
as will secure for every child the
highest advantage in physical,
mental, social and Spiritual educa-
tion.
Meetings will be held in various
schools in Palacios.
According to a booklet recently
published by the local P.-T. A.,
films will be shown at each meet-
ing of fch* association for children.
■tM .
ing concrete was decided by the
committee at Wednesday's meet-
ing. It was chiefly an organiza-
tional get-together.^
She did' say, however, that the
committee had discussed the pos-
sibility of calling in witnesses to
offer testimony to be considered
by the committee. These witnesses
would be asked for facts, and not
opinion she stressed.
Other members of the committee
are Lawrence Deadrick, C. S. Tray-
lor and Eli Mayfield.
The committee was appointed by
the Board of Trustees of the School
district to study the problems that
will arise through integration of
the local district, and' to suggest
methods of dealing with these
problems to the Board.
After appointing the committee
the Board stressed that it was to
serve in an advisory capacity only,
and that the Board would be in no
way bound by the committee's de-
cisions or recommendations.
The committee will hold its next
meeting Wednesday, September
14, at 8 p.m., in Eli Mayfield's of-
fices.
Students To Get
Second Salk Shot
In 2 Or 3 Weeks
The second Salk polio vaccine
shot will be administered to stu-
dents who received the first shot
last Spring "sometime after
school's start" according to Ralph
Newsom, superintendent.
Newsom said that he had been
told by a county health nurse that
the vaccine was available, but that
she did not know exactly when the
shots would be administered.
County Health officials decided
not to attempt to give the second
shot this summer during vacation
because many children would not
have been available. Many of the
children also live in rural areas,
and it would have been difficult
to get them into town at the same
time for the second shot.
According to the superintendent
the shot will probably be given
within the first two or three weeks
after the start of school.
Newsom also said that dog tags
that had mistakes in them would
be corrected soon after school's
start.
Le Roy Neal, principal of East
Side Elementary School said' pre-
viously that several children's
identification tags were found to
have mistakes on them when they
were received. The mistakes were
noted at that time, and new tags
were ordered immediately.
Nationally sponsored by the Pet
Milk Company, the tags carry the
children's full name, next of kin,
home address, date of birth and
religion.
Such tags are described by Civil
Defense officials as being of in-
finite value in case of an atomic
attack.
ommittee Seeks
40 New Members
The Membership Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce met
Wednesday morning and decided
to set their immediate goal at 150
members for the Chamber.
Membership now stands at 106.
Headed by Marvin Curtis, the
committee stud'ied a list of pros-
pective members, and each com-
mitteemaH agreed to contact speci-
fic prospects.
Schools, Businesses
Will Observe Holiday
Mont of (he stores in Palacios,
the Bank and the Post Office will
be closed Labor Day, Monday,
September 5.
The P a 1 a e i o s Independent
School District will observe it*
firtt holiday *1' rtie newly ntnrtad
stchooi year.
SPOTS SNAKE
NAMES SAME
"V?ou can never tell just when a
dictionary will come in handy, ac-
cording to Mrs. Eugene Harvey.
She reports that her four-year-
old son, Herschel was playing in
tthe yard, when he called his
father, who was nearby, and said,
"Daddy, here is a Coral snake."
Father came over and killed a 28
inch Coral.
Mrs. Harvey says that Webster
has paid off again. Seems as
though young Herschel has been
taught to identify poisonous snakes
through studying the pictures in
the dictionary.
Farmer's Co-Op
Gins 1865 Bales
Despite Showers
Eighteen hundred and sixty-five
bales of cotton had been ginned
by the Palacios Farmer's Co-Op
Gin by Wednesday morning ac-
cording to Frank Stewart, secre-
tary of the association.
Stewart said that the rain de-
layed harvest would probably not
be completed until around Septem-
ber 20.
Before the unseasonable showers
started several weeks ago Ste-
wart said that he expected' the cot-
ton to be in by September 10.
The secretary said that the gin-
ning was generally ahead of pre-
vious years though. By September
1 last year about half of the crop
was still in the field. Around a
quarter of the cotton remains to
be picked according to Stewart.
Stewart said that the general
yield has been good this season.
Most of the fields have been yield-
ing around three quarters of a bale
per acre. Last season the same
fields gave only around a half bale
per acre.
Women's Division
Rummage Sale Is
Termed 'Success'
Termed a "huge success" the
rummage sale held by the Women's
Division of the Chamber of Com-
merce cleared enough money to
pay the grocery bills of the Cham-
ber according to Mrs. A. Rioux who
had charge of the sale.
The two-Saturday sale cleared
$122.00.
Mrs. Rioux said that a meeting
would be held today to decide what
to d'o with the remaining clothes.
She said that a number of win-
ter clothes were not sold.
There are other things in this
world besides money. But the trou-
ble is you can't get them without it.
Large Land Owners
Foil Bid By Palacios
'All Of Proposed Water District's Land
Would Not Be Benefitted'—State Board
The State Board of Water Engi-
neers decided in Austin Wednes-
day to deny Palacios' bid for a
Water Control and Improvement
District.
A local group had attempted to
secure a go-ahead from the board
to dam the mouth of the Tres-
Palacios River creating a fresh
water reservoir. This was centem-
plated in an effort to attract
industry to the Palacios area.
According to a report published
in yesterday's Houston Press the
Water Board has agreed to have
its attorney, Joe D. Carter, draw
up an order denying the application
on the ground that the project
does not contain a plan for sewage
development as well as water, and
that therefore the Board does not
have jurisdiction to form the dis-
trict.
A well informed local source
said that such was the case. But
they stated that the sewage prob-
lem was minor. The chief reason
for the denial, they said, was the
Board'a feeling that the creation
of the district would not be a
benefit to all of the land' within
the district.
Pat Richman, a local farmer,
testified at the hearing that was
held in Austin early last month,
that he didn't see how his land
could be benefited by the creation
of the lake, which was the prime
objective of the district.
Also present at the hearing was
Hoyt Johnson, president of the
Farm Bureau, who, although he
did not testify at the Board's hear-
ing, undoubtly lent weight to the
farmers' opposition.
Johnson has previously testified
at a Senate hearing on water that
the Farm Bureau, and incidently
the farmers in general since the
majority belong to the organiza-
tion, did not want to see Matagor-
da County industrialized.
It is rumored that organization
spear-headed the drive to organize
the farmers in opposition to the
proposed district.
The farmers held a meeting in
the Prairie Center Schoolhouse
June 5, which was labeled a Farm
Bureau meeting, and overwhelm-
ingly voted against the proposed
district and dam, 51 to 4.
Approximately 15 did not vote at
that time.
Later, as the opposition gather-
ed strength, a petition was circu-
lated among the farmers in op-
position to the proposed district.
As Richman testified at the
hearing, only two of 55 farmers
contacted by him in the College-
port area did not sign the petition
in opposition.
He said that the land held by
those in opposition totaled 132,
489 acres. And although he ad-
mitted under pointed cross-exami-
nation that a lot of the signers did'
not live in Precinct 3, the area of
Development Committee
Will Send Rowand To Conference
The Industrial Develop ment
Committee ' of the Chamber of
Commerce will meet Tuesday, Sep-
tember 6, at 2:45 p.m., in the
Chamber offices according to J. H.
Shearer, vice-chairman.
At Tuesday's meeting of the
committee, members discussed in-
formation that has been gathered
on other cities who have founded
an Industrial Foundation.
It was pointed out in their dis-
cussion that foundations have
proved effective in dealing both
with an immediate crisis growing
out of the closing or removal of a
plant or mill which provided em-
ployment for many persons in a
community, or a need for long-,
range industrial development and
growth of coi*nunity, especially
in regard tq increased diversifica-
tion.
Managw C. S. Rowand wate in-
structed by the committee to at-
tend an Industrial Deveiopment
Conference that is feeing held at
Texas A. and M., College Septem-
ber 1 and 2.
Bryan, Texas, near the site of
the conference, has one of the moat
recently established industrial
foundations in the state. Rowand
was instructed to secure any in-
formation available from that
group.
The committee, in general, indi
cated' that, after studying the in-
formation avnilahlp at the time,
they thought that the program
was sound, and that in all prob-
ability they would recommend such
a program to the Board ef Direc-
tors of the Chamber.
S. W. Wilson is chairman of the
committee. Other members are G.
L, Harrison, M. A. Spree, C. Fak-
tor, J. N. Rice, E. R. Cooper, J. A.
Partain, H. F. Buffaloe, and Eli
Mayfield.
the proposed district, his testi-
mony evidently carried enough
weight to form the basis for the
decision of the Water Board.
The decision of the Water Board
probably came as a surprise to
even the opposition lawyers. They
only offered one witness, Richman,
(See "WATER BOARD," Page 8)
Pipeline Stored
At Turning Basin
By Tennessee Gas
Tennessee Gas Transmission
Company is stock-piling pipeline
near Palacios for use in a line that
will run from South Texas to
Louisiana.
According to Harbor Master
Carroll Cairnes, the company is un-
loading the pipe from barges at the
new turning basin.
They are also stock-piling pipe
in the vicinity of Alcoa, at Point
Comfort.
Companies laying line usually
stock-pile it for wrapping and
stringing 25 to 35 miles apart.
Pipe is being shipped into Pala-
cios by barge from the Eastern
seaboard.
San Antonio Man
Injured In Crash
At Grassy Point
One man was injured seriously
early Sunday morning, and two
companions escaped injury when
the car in which they were riding
over turned on the curve at Grassy
Point.
Henry Jasper Hodges, of 143
Gayle Ave., San Antonio, a sailor
on leave, received a severely crush-
ed left arm when the car he was
driving missed the curve at Grassy
Point at approximately 1:45 a.m.,
Sunday.
Two unidentified companions of
Hodges' were uninjured Matagorda
County Patrolman W. R. Hasley
reported.
Hasley quoted a witness as say-
ing that the vehicle missed the
turn, flipped and rolled over three
times.
The patrolman said that Hodges
was being transferred "from the
West Coast to Newport, Rhode
Island, and had stopped here to
visit relatives.
He was taken lo Bay View Hos-
pital, and a helicopter was called
from Foster Air Force Base in Vic-
toria. Hodges was transfered by
helicopter to the Victoria's base
hospital.
Hasley reported that Hodges
arm was "severely crushed".
The patrolman also said that
several personal affects including
a watch, of the sailor's were lost
in the accident. Hasley said that
anyone finding a watch in the
vitinity could leave it at the Bea-
con office and he will forward it
to the owner.
Damage to the car was esti-
mated at $1,580 by Hasley.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Bowie and
son Ronnie of Houston were week-
end visitors in the J. H. Shearer
home.
Mrs. Mabel Ruthven entei^ained
the Canasta Club last Wednesday
afternoOh.,
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