Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 25, 1984 Page: 1 of 16
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Eaglefest event at City Park this we&fa
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Plans for the Palacios Eagle-
Auxiliary Eaglefest are nearing
completion as the Aerie and
Auxiliary members meet each
week to work out all the details.
The latest addition to the festivi-
ty has been the engaging of
Carnival Time Amusements, a
family owned and operated carni-
val that will be in the City Park
Thursday through Sunday in con-
junction with Eaglefest. The exce-
llent letters of recommendation
possessed by the owners, and
decent moral and ethical stand-
ards indicated in conversation and
negotiations with them won the
group the privilege of being
D D Carnival, cookoffs, contest, races on tap Q Q
sponsored by Eaglefest. The carni-
val appeals to youngsters largely,
with a number of rides for the
younger children as well as game
concessions that will not be of the
ordinary dishonest "rip-off' oper-
ation common of most carnivals.
Advance sale rides tickets are
being sold at three rides for $1,
representing a substantial saving if
the tickets are bought in advance.
The tickets may be used any of the
four days the group will be in town.
Advance ride tickets may be
bought at Park’s ifalt ‘Camp,
Downtown Texaco, Trailways Bus
Station and Diddy’s Drive In
Grocery. Eaglefest's commission
on the advance sale tickets will go
to Eagle and Auxiliary charities.
Saturday will be the "big day"
with beverage booths opened at 8
a.m., BBQ cook-off meat inspec-
tion and continuing registration for
the 3-Mile Charity run. At 9 a.m.
all concessions will be open-
sandwiches and sweets, beverag-
es, games, etc.
The first contest will be the
3-Mile Run at 10 a.m. Runners may
register right up to run time.
Trophies will be awarded to the
first three places in each age group
as in the past.
The Eagles will be serving
barbeque plates in the park, or to
go, beginning at 11 a.m., con-
tinuing until 1 p.m. and the Ladies
Auxiliary will have sandwiches,
sweets, coffee, etc. for those who
do not want a full meal. ' ■
Tentative plans are for the
tricycle races to begin at 1 p.m.
Awards will be made to the first
three places in each age category-
ages 5-6; 7-8 and 9-10. Young-
sters in those age groups are urged
to bring their tricycles to the park
and register for the races by 12
noon. Registration fee is SI.
The Fiddlers’ Contest is set for 2
p.m. and anyone interested in
competing is urged to be on
hand..there is no registration fee,
and cash awards will be made to
the first three places, with recogni-
tion also going to both the oldest
and the youngest contestant.
The cowboy boot wearers should
hunt up their "cruddiest ’ - air of
boots to wear in the Cr.iddlest
Cowboy Boots contest. There is •
$5 entry fee for contestants who
wish to enter this event. First prize
will be a pair of Laredo boots,
compliments of Big Jim’s Western
Wear in Palacios. A second prize
.will be $10 cash, and third place
winner will receive $5.
Proceeds of this event are desi-
gnated to go to the Eagle-
Auxiliary’s state Kidney Fund in
an effort to raise enough for the
purchase of additional dialysis
[See EAGLEFEST, Page 4]
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The City
By The Sea
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25,1984
VOLUME 77, NO. 17
PALACIOS, TEXAS
SIXTEEN PAGES
“To put question to rest”
STP partners agree to
coal-conversion study
Converting to coal versus nucl-
ear power at the South Texas
Project will be the subject of a
study that will be undertaken by an
outside agency for the SS.S-billion
Matagorda County facility.
The agreement to proceed with
the study was made last week
between the four STP partners-
Hcjston Lighting & Power, Central
Power Sc Light, the City of San
Antonio and the City of Austin.
The partners selected San An-
tonio’s City Public Service to find a
company not connected with STP to
conduct the study. No cost estimate
or time limit on the study has been
announced.
One of the primary purposes of
the study according to an STP
spokesman is to nut to rest, once
Evening fun at
Carancahua area
The Carancahua Extension
Homemakers Club invites ev-
eryone to join them for an
evening of fun and enter-
tainment at the Community
Center today (Wednesday) at
7 p.m. There will be “42”,
bingo, cakewalk and refresh-
ments. All funds are ear-
marked for the improvement
of the Community Center.
Babe Ruth drawing
Saturday at 3 p.m.
The Babe Ruth drawing will
be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at
the opening ceremonies. Tick-
ets can be purchased from any
Babe Ruth player or call Irene
Mangum at 972-2696. Prizes
can be seen in the CPL
window.
Local historical
club meets May 1
The Annual Meeting of the
Palacios Area Historical Ass-
ociation will be held May 1 at
7:30 p.m. at the Palacios
Library. All members and
persons interested in becom-
ing members or interested in
Palacios area history are urg-
ed to attend.
Officers and committees for
the coming year will be
selected. A budget will be
approved. Reports concerning
the work of the past year will
be presented.
Membership fee is SI.
Bible study group
forming locally
A Bible study group is
forming for anyone who is
interested. Times and places
for meetings, as well as study
topics, will be decided accor-
ding to convenience and inter-
ests of participants. For more
information call 972-2781 or
972-3125.
and for all, the feasibility of
converting the nuclear plant to
a coal-fired operation.
A preliminary study prepared
several months ago for Austin, a
16-percent partner in the STP,
indicated it would be feasible to
convert STP to a coal-fired plant.
However, that study did not
address the question of how coal
compared to nuclear power.
David Hooper, STP information
officer for CP&L, said the earlier
study was done in two weeks by the
city of Austin and only compared
converting the plant to coal versus
building a new coal plant. He said
the study showed that such a
change would cost almost as much
and take longer than continuing
with a nuclear power plant.
Tuesday. Mav 1
‘That would be of no benefit to
us or to our customers,” Hooper
said.
Since the preliminary study,
Austin has been urging the other
partners to make another study
using an outside agency. Austin
has been trying for more than two
years to get out of its STP
agreement but has been unable to
find a buyer.
“A lot of people will look at the
feet that we are conducting the
study and think we are preparing to
convert to coal. That’s not really
the case at all,” Hooper pointed
out. “It’s just to put to rest the
question once and for all.”
Hooper added that construe tion
at the plant has just completed its
[See COAL, Page 41
Primary deadline for
absentee voting nears
Voters contemplating casting
absentee ballots in the upcoming
Democratic and Repulican primari-
es will have until next Tuesday,
May 1 to do so.
According to the Matagorda
County Clerk’s office, the number
of absentee ballots already cast is
running above average for the May
5th primaries. The increase is
being attributed to the large
number of positions and candidates
on the ballot this year.
Absentee ballots are available at
the County Clerk's Office of the
County Courthouse in Bay City.
Persons 65-years of age and older
automatically qualify to vote absen-
tee if they desire to do so.
However, due to the small amount
of time between now and absentee
voting deadline, voters must pick-
up their ballots at the courthouse.
A number of hotly contested'
races will be before the voters on
May 5th. The race for the
Democratic nomination for Pet. 3
Commissioner has been the focal
point for most Palacios area voters.
That position has been held by
George "Billy” Harrison for the
past 28 years. His announcement
that he would not be seeking
re-election has drawn a field of six
candidates into the race.
Vying for Harrison’s former seat
are Abel Lucio, Jr., Bobby Lewis,
Bert Miller, Gary Hafemick, Jim-
my Smith and Frank "Sonny”
Brhlik.
Other contested county and
district races include County Atto-
rney where Bay City attorney John
Dickerson is challenging incum-
bent Fred Holub. A three-way race
is in full swing for district attorney
where Danny Shindler of Markham
and Robin Orr of Bay City are
taking aim on the current DA John
Roades of Wharton.
A hard fought race is also before
voters for the District Judge
position with Moise Simon going
up against Jack Salyer.
In the Pet. 3 Constable’s race,
incumbent Bubba Price is facing a
challenge by Manuel Tobias.
Also on the ballot will be
candidates for various state and
federal offices.
The primary May 5th will be
from 7 a.m-7 p.m. Polling locations
in the west part of the county will
be at Pet. 3A-Palacios Courthouse
Annex, Pet. 3B-Palacios High
School, Pet. 4-Blessing Community
House, Pet. 7-Collegeport MoPac
House, Pet. 8-Markham Comm an-
ity Center and Pet. 12-Midfield
Community Center.
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War Chest rebates to Chamber.
DICK McELRATH, left, and City
State Bank President Jack Goodner
donated the refund checks they
received from the Toxic Waste War
Chest to the Palacios Chamber of
Commerce. A total of 92-percent of
the contributions received Hy the
War Chest last year Is being
returned to the donors. The War
Chest was established to help fight
against a proposed toxic waste
landfill In the county. The firm that
was planning the landfill sub-
sequently decided against the
Matagorda County site, and the
unused portion of the War Chest
funds Is being returned propor-
tlonately to those who contribu-
ted. The funds collected locally are
being mailed back by City State
Bank. In lieu of accepting the
rebates, the bank contributed Its
$922 and McElrath donated his $92
rebate to the Palacios Chamber of
Commerce. [Beacon Photo by Nick
West)
Friday moraine on By-Pass
Public invited to see circus set-up
Palacios area residents will have
an opportunity to witness one of
the most unusual phases of show
business when the Roller Bros. Big
3 Ring Circus sets up on Circus
morning this Friday.
It’s a special added attraction to
which everyone is invited without
charge. Many area residents will
be on hand with cameras to take
advantage of the colorful setting
and thrilling action as an empty
field across from Dairy Queen is
transformed into a complete circus
community.
Early in the morning, the trucks
will begin arriving. The tent will be
spread, and a crew of men and
elephant will push, pull, and lift
the canvas auditorium high into the
air.
Meanwhile trucks and trailers
carrying the animals will be put m
place, and the animals will be
watered and fed. All of this is
shown free during the morning
hours and as you can imagine all of
the circus morning activity is a
show in itself.
Roller Bros, is America’s Prem-
ier "Big Top” circus, operated by
the Roller family. They exhibit
annually in over 200 cities and
towns throughout the U.S. Perfor-
mances are given under a huge
vinyl tent, rain or shine. The tent
seats 1,500 for each performance.
The circus travels together in over
25 units of colorful circus equip-
ment. There are no carnival rides
and no games-of-chance.
Fifteen displays of acts-ninety
minutes of thrills, comedy, fun and
excitement-include trained animal
acts, high wire, clowns, trapeze,
jugglers, tumblers, magic, horse-
manship and more. International
[See CIRCUS. Page 4]
Lions Club “Country Jubilee”
to perform at Fine Arts Complex
The "Country Jubilee" band
and other entertainers will again
perform in Palacios at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday in the Lions Club sponso-
red event at the Fine Arts
Complex.
This will be the fourth per-
formance of the popular group in
Palacios. Tickets for the perfor-
mance are priced at $2 for adults
and $1 for children under 12.
Advance tickets are available from
any Lions Club member and also at
the door Saturday evening.
Proceeds from the event are
used by the Palacios Lions Club for
community-wide improvements.
The big lineup of talent will
feature such local entertainers as
Helen Bowers, Donna Harvey,
Debra Nelson, Andrew Rodriguez,
Vicki Harvey and Gail Armstrong.
Also performing will be televi-
sion personality and car dealer
Leonard Johnson from "Edner,
Texas” along with Norman Miller
of Victoria and Hillary Ryan of
Blessing. Also taking to the stage
will be former Palacios resident
Sterling Griffith, Kevin Griffith of
Francitas, the popular singer and
comedian Tommy Morton of El
Campo, Betty Sneath and Gary
Quinn of Bay City and many more.
"If you haven’t been to one, you
have really missed some quality
entertainment at a very nominal
price,” noted Lions Club member
George Gunter. “The whole coas-
tal bend area is well represented
and these performers^ are very
good.”
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