Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 24, 1983 Page: 4 of 12
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PAGE 4-PAUCIOS BEACON. WED., AUG. 24,1983
letters to thy Editor:
Three forms by year 2000
Fond farewell to Ret. Gwin
Te th« Editor; ' i , •- k .
Reverend Bob Gwin ? «. pastor to all the people
regsrjlless ot thetr religious beliefs or disbeliefs, old
or young, rich or poor, color or language, friend or
e^miikk or healthy. Bob has touched the lives of
ntost of the people in the Palacios area both in good
land bad times.
1 am a Methodist, pot a Baptist;, but as a Baptist
minister In our community Bob has touched my life
as a friend and pastor. He has always been there to
help, say a kind worg orjaSt td let you know someone
,.ct»res. . .
Bob Gwin is a
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learned from him that God is wfth all of us and <
i for us. ‘ .' ' C •;' U i‘! t JL, £ >
, Bob, we wish you well, but we want you to know
that you, ybur family and your role as “our pastor"
will be deeply missed. We wish you well in your
future and your work. > *
Sincerely,'
George Holst
Responding te mayor's Salary
To the Editor: ' &K-Y'
*The subject of the Mayor’s* salary was presented to
the council again during thiff, City Council’s second
stated meeting in August by Mr. Templetnan. This
was Mr. Templeman'i second attempt to change the
salary for Mayor L. Lamar; and of course there was
Mrs, Colleen Claybourn’s much publicized appear-
ance before the City Council.
The editor of this paper expounded very much
about Jhe Council’s silence when Mrs. Claybourn
appeared before them. 1 myself Will answer by saying
that the request had already been discussed and
voted on previously. The vdte was two for
Cfempleman and Heard) and three against the pay
raise, the discussion against the pay raise was led by
'myself as 1 have raised my vote agiihst such a raise
each year that it was requestegfbefore. 1‘never did
this because 1 felt that Mr. Latfiar was net doing a
good job as mayor, any person can see how the city is
functioning today. I will state my reason in the last
paragraph herein.
Mrs. Claybourn’s speech to the council was very
familiar because it was almost word for word as
stated earlier by Mr. Templemah. However, some of
the councilmen felt that while Mr. Lamar’s presence
is seen by the public regularly this by no means
should be made to appear as if he is solely liie one
person responsible for any progress the City has
made in the time that he has been mayor. Most all
the programs that the City has enacted were
pre conceived and put into action months even years
before he became mayor. The number one reason
that there is progress for the City is because of the
excellent service rendered by our present city
engineers; these same engineers that were hired by
tiie city council, not the mayor. We did this together.
Next, 1 did not think it right for Mrs. Claybourn to
state that the Mayor's business was suffering
because of his time given to the city as mayor. A
good many of our prior mayors were businessmen
i and fliey, too. knew that it would take some form of
sacrifice to sit in the office of Mayor. What abotit the
many other interests that Lamar has with such things
! as the fire dept., Lions Club, the Chamber and so
i on......I'm sure that he does not complain about the
j time spent on these commendable civic duties.
The trips to Austin by the mayor were at times
I accompanied by different members of the Council.
kThte Ma.vqr has often stated tt^t Jhe feels that "if a
! person runs for an Office he should be ready to
j dedicate his time to that responsibility."
; Now, to gel to the root of thp subject - file mayor’s
j salary increase!!! According to state laws as
recorded tn Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes, “the
mayor cannot receive a pay raise during the term that
he is in office.....you can, however, vote a payraise
for that Office before the next tertti Of office”. The
mayor has already been given one raise, illegally, but
somewhat unknowingly, by the oouheif. The laws and
rules were never checked at that time.
Lastly, but most important-we all knew what the
job paid before we fan for offlce-;most of us run for
office to present our ideas freely for the best of the
community, not to make any money for the roles we
play in the development of the City of Palacios. By
the way, council members Only clear *24.49 per
month, and we have consistently turned down any
raises for the five and ode half yeari that I have been
on it. *'•*$:*!*%..*?
Trinidad Cottstancio, lit
iji&ritt' fot Alpha ifM opening
Dear Editor:
the grand opening for Alpha Company was a big
success. We wish to thank each and everyone who
eame by to wish us luck and visit our shop.
Winners of our door prizes were the following:
Kristi Wingate, grand prize: Mrs..Evelyn Gibson,
second prize: and the 10 third prize winners were
Margaret Oakes, Marsha Rolen, Pat Matthes,
Rhonda Kacer, Larry G. Cook, Jr., Bobby
Constancio, Albert Gonzales, Gina , Pardo, Vickie
Garcia and Guardo Guerrero.
if any of the winners have not claimed their prize,
please come by the shop and do set. Again thanks to
everyone.
The Alpha Company
Appreciation from Ladga
Dear Editor:
i would like to express my sincere thanks to the
members of a great community. When things get
tough, the tough get going, and we had a good
example of this when we had to evacuate for the
storm.
I want to thank the First Baptist Church for the use
of their bus to transport the residents of Leisure
Lodge to a nursing home in Austin. 1 want to thank
us
lank
_ available
to us for the evacuation.
A very special thanks goes to Jay Huitt for putting
up with all of us. and for driving the bus to Austin. 1
wish to thank the people of the community who
helped to load and to unload our residents. I also
wish to thank my staff for all their heip and for being
there when they were needed.
I think we have one great community, and I ar.i
very proud to be a part of it.
Minnie Smith
Administrator, Leisure Lodgel Palacios
Change foreseen in families
By the year 2000, if
current trends continue,
families will come in
three major forms: first-
marriage families, sing-
le-parent families, and
remarriage families.
"First-marriage famil-
ies are not predicted to
die out, but they will not
necessarily predominate
either," says Dr. De-
lores Stegelin, a family
life education specialist.
These marriages will
have one, two, or less
frequently, three child-
ren. A sizable minority
will remain childless.
The greatest problem
facing fust-marriage fa-
milies will continue to be
the balance of work and
family responsibilities,
says Stegelin, who is with
the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service, Texas
A&M University System.
With one out nf two
married women now wor-
king outside the home,
and a projected increase
of working mothers by
the end of the century,
the jSsues of childcare
and housework in famili-
es will be increasingly
important, she says.
If current divorce rates'
remain the same, half of
all marriages begun in
the early 1980's will end
in divorce. Since divorce
tends to occur early in
marriage, three-fifths of
all divorces involve cou-
ples with children living
at home.
Divorce, along with
births tc unmarried wo-
men. has led to a steady
and continuing increase
in the number of single-
parent families. The re-
sult is that about half of
all children will spend
some time in a single-
parent family before they
reach 18.
According to Stegelin.
the most significant prob-
lem for single-parent fa-
milies will probably con-
tinue to be income. Less
than half of the divor-
ced women receive child
support payments, and
those who do receive an
average of about $1,900
per year.
Although a great deal
of publicity has been
given to joint-custody ar-
rangements, it is still
uncommon. As the wife
retains custody in nine
out of 10 cases, the lack
of a male figure in the
home is also a signi-
ficant problem for single-
parent families, notes the
home economist.
Remarriage families'
will be increasingly com-
mon as three out of four
divorced people remarry
and half of these re-
marriages take place wi-
thin three years of div-
orce. While remarriage
solves many of the econo-
mic problems associated
with single parenthood, it
also requires blending
two families together into
one.
The remarriage family
faces complex interacti-
ons and adjustments ble-
nding children from eith-
er or both spouses, gran-
dparents and other ex-
tended relatives, says
Stegelin.
Even though many A-
mericans will live in
nuclear families themsel-
ves, they will be involved
with single-parent and
blended families formed
by their relatives or frie-
nds.
Although the divorce
rate is expected to re-
main high, Americans
seem to hold the insti-
tution of marriage in high
esteem. “The question,”
says Stegelin, "is whe-
ther we as a society can
find ways to support
families-no matter what
form they take.”
★
A LAW we
CAN LIVE WITH
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Storm of 942
CRAWFORD PACKING Company
after the 1942 Hurricane. Storms In
those days did not have names, but
the storm of August 29 and 30,
1942 was one which hit Palacios
with some force, with winds, rain
and a tidal wave which surged over
Highway 35. Two soldiers from
Camp Hulen drowned when their
truck ran ont Into waters across
Hwy, 35 between Palacios and the
Camp. Boats were lodged In
people’s yards and on the roads.
1 Debris was everywhere. Th^Green
■ Lantern Inn, a delightful restaurant
overlooking the bay, was Just to the
left In this picture. The boat
“Minnie S’* can be Identified at the
right. Hill Photo took this picture
and many others from this era.
[Photo courtesy Palacios Area
Historical Association]
Palacios tax rebates up
While most other area cities
continued to show declines in
rebates of their one-cent sales tax
figures, Palacios maintains a stea-
dy increase over its 1982 figures.
The latest sales tax rebate check
to Palacios, for the period ending
U.S. flags
available
The Chamber of Commerce has a
limited number of new outdoor
U.S. Flag sets for sale to persons
and businesses wishing to have a
flag to display during the Labor
Day holiday weekend.
The sets, at $10 each, include a 3
foot by 5 foot American flag, a
2-piece 6-foot pole, metal bracket,
gold plastic eagle, rope, hardware
and instructions.
The sets are available at the
Beacon office, 450 Commerce,
while the supply lasts.
Aug. 6, was for $18,109.93. That
represents a hefty jump over the
$14,308.56 received for the same
period a year ago. Thus far in 1983,
Palacios has been rebated $70,129.
92, up 7.56-percent from the
$65,202.05 registered at the same
point in 1982.
The city sales tax is collected
along with the state sales tax by
merchants and returned to the
cities by the State Comptroller's
Office.
The latest figures for Palacios
made eight straight months that
the city has stood above the 1982
mark. Meanwhile, many other area
towns continued to suffer decreas-
es in the amount of their rebates.
Bay City, the only other Matago-
rda County municipality which
levies a city sales tax, continued to
drop off sharply. Its latest rebate
check totaled $141,282, down almo-
st $17,000 from the same period a
year ago when its check was for
$163,755. For the year, the decline
is even more noticeable with the
tally for 1983 at $679,746, off more
than 18-percent from the 1982
August total of $829,283.
Edna, West Columbia and Sead-
rift were the only three area towns
surveyed which showed slight
gains. West Columbia was up just
.19-percent with the latest rebate
of $26,553 bringing the year's total
to $139,653. Edna had an even
brighter outlook as its $39,237
rebate check brought that city’s
total to $163,449.
Seadrift continued its growth,
collecting $7,616 in the August
period to bring its figures to
$41,148, up a whopping 57-percent
from the $26,127 at the same time
last year.
A drop of nearly lC'/j-percent
was recorded by Ganado which
now stands at $33,273 as compared
to $48,425 in 1982. Sweeny’s total
dropped 15-percent front $74,852
to $63,609. Port Lavaca was off
nearly 15‘/j-percent, down from
1982’s $441,925 to *373,548.
The biggest drop off is at Point
Comfort which continued its year-
long slide. That city’s rebates are
down 35‘/j-percent to $18,293 as
compared to $28,366 last year.
BLESSING SADDLERY
BUSINESS
tverythingMust Go
By The End Of August!
Shirts, Jeans, Boots, Bolts, Horse Equipment, fixtures,
Leather Repair Machinery, Purses
Avonue B A 10th St., Blesiing PRICES REDUCED DAILY! 588-6559
Happy Birthday
BIRTHDAYS
AUGUST 24
Andrew Larr, Palacios
Penny Trygstad, Palacios
Monica Marie Alamia, Palacios
AUGUST 25
Ryan Jalufka, Blessing
Annie Whilley, Palacios
Michael Michalik, Palacios
AUGUST 26
J.T. Tucker, Bastrop
Johnny Lucio, Jr., Palacios
AUGUST 27
Mary Jo Harvey, Palacios
Samuel L. Davidson, Palacios
Raymond Hart, Palacios
Monica Gallardo, Houston
AUGUST 28
Mary Louise Fernandez, Houston
AUGUST 29
Lana Zieglee, Houston
Bruce Hart, Palacios
CleddieG. Harvey, Palacios
AUGUST 30
Matilda Munoz, Palacios
Linda Flores, Palacios
Frank Rickaway, Blessing
Darryl Gallardo, Houston
ANNIVERSARIES
AUGUST 26
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bartosh, Palacios
AUGUST 27
Mr. and Mrs. John' C. Richards, Palacios
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Solis, Palacios
AUGUST 28
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fergusin, Bryan
AUGUST 30
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Munoz, Palacios
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