Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1980 Page: 1 of 10
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Projects
for city
updated
The City
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The Palacios City
Council at their March 3
meeting were given an
updated report on the pro-
jects the engineering firm
of Lockwood, Andrews &
Newnam is working on for
the city by representatives
Russell Putman and Les
Pitman.
These projects included
waste water collection and
treatment, improving city
water and solid waste
facilities, community im-
provement, and the H.U.D.
Block Grant.
Some delays have been
incurred but progress is
being made toward com-
pletion of these projects.
Other business on the
agenda included payment
of bills in the amount of
$22,417.83, approved
painting of crosswalks at
Central Elementary School,
voted to spend $600 for
appraisal of airport proper-
ty and entered into a rental
agreement for part of air-
port property.
Cora Goodner, repre-
senting the PTO, asked the
city to paint crosswalks at
Central Elementary on
Johnson, Ritchie, Perry-
man and Sixth Streets. She
also asked if a police escort
would be possible.
It was suggested using a
school patrol consisting of
teachers or students. Mrs.
Goodner was told to check
on the exact locations for
these crosswalks and then
notify the city.
Councilman Howarth
stated that the FAA has
requested on appraisal on
the airport property. Ap-
praisals for agricultural
land and for the landfill site
are needed. A motion was
approved to spend up to
$600 of the City Airport
money for the appraisal.
Scott Stewart stated he
would pick up the one year
lease, ending December 15,
1980, of 505.5 acres of
airport property for $6,-
605.40. Eli Mayfield rec-
ommended that the council
make an emergency motion
to rent this portion of
airport property for one
crop year.
Motions were approved
Espinosa
announces
for trustee
Armando Espinosa this
week announced his can-
didacy for Palacios School
Board Trustee, position 3
saying:
“I am declaring my
candidacy for position 3
trustee at the urging of my
friends in the school dis-
trict. 1 was born in Bless-
ing, Texas and have lived in
the Palacios area most of
my life except for some
brief absences.
"As background in-
formation, I was in the
Army Corps of Engineers
from 1946 thru 1948 and
attended the University of
Houston from 1949 thru
1953 graduating with a
BBA degree in 1953.
"After graduating I be-
gan working with Alum-
inum Company of America
and am currently employed
as Oil and Gas Contract
Administrator for Alcoa
and Assistant Controller for
Neumin Production Com-
pany and Abron Production
Company, two fully owned
Alcoa subsidiaries.
"1 am currently active in
the Knights of Columbus as
trustee, served in one of the
past City Planning Com-
missions, was a director of
the Palacios Library and am
a member of the St. An-
thony Catholic Church.
"We have five children,
four girls and one boy. The
oldest is married, two are in
college and the youngest
two are attending Palacios
Jr. and Sr. High School.
“We have a strong
school program with good
vocational education and
high scholastic standards
throughout the system, If
elected I will continue to
upport such a program.
"Please support my can-
idacy at the polls on
lection day."
Palacios
By The Sea
Beacon
VOLUME 73 NUMBER 12
PALACIOS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 13,1980
TEN PAGES
that the city enter into a
rental agreement with
Stewart for 505.5 acres for
one crop year, to advertise
for bids for the remainder
of the agricultural land and
to notify Ronnie Elliott that
he is liable for the balance
of the lease, approximately
$5,700.
Afttr the mayor informed
the council that General
Telephone Company is ask-
ing for a rate increase, a
motion was made and ap-
proved for the city to spend
$600 and join other cities in
the Texas Municipal
League to fight this in-
crease.
It was stated that the
FAA objected to the
present lease with the
Palacios Independent
School District because it is
for a period of 50 years. A
motion was approved to
change this to a three year
lease on the agriculture
value of the 24 acres of land
and to forward the new
lease to the FAA.
During the discussion,
Mayor Elliott stated that
Clayton Lee will appear at
the next council meeting in
regard to the Bay Vue
Trailer Park.
The mayor presented
John Sardelich’s trailer
park application and plat to
the council. Lester Morton
inspected the park and
found everything satisfac-
tory. Council voted to ac-
cept his trailer park permit.
Eli Mayfield suggested
that the city check with the
Swimming Pool Committee
regarding the environmen-
tal impact report. He stated
that these reports are
usually very expensive.
R.L. Erekson stated that
the garbage and trash
belonging to Eddie Sainz
and Doug McMullen's rent-
ers had not been cleaned
up. Mayor Elliott stated
that Clyde McKinney of the
county health department
had been notified and was
working on this problem.
Eli Mayfield said that the
trash ordinance states if the
trash is not picked up in 5
days, the City can pick it up
and charge aii expenses on
taxes. A motion was ap-
proved to have the city pick
up this trash and charge the
cost to Eddie Sainz and
Doug McMullen on the tax
roll.
Councilman Constancio
stated that there are a lot of
palm leaves that need to be
picked up and asked if the
city had any plans for this.
The mayor said he felt that
the men need to keep
working on the streets.
Councilman Lamar stated
that the Chamber of Com-
merce plans to have a
clean-up in April.
Councilman Howarth
stated that he plans to
initiate the Litter Patrol
again. He said he will try to
get students through the
Ceta program at school and
see if the city could hiie one
man to supervise them on
Saturdays.
Those present at the
meeting were Mayor Cliff
Elliott, Councilmen Trini-
dad Constancio, Johnnie
Heard, John Howarth,
Leonard Lamar and Jim
Howard, Attorney Eli May-
field, Recorder Veronica
Greene and visitors Erich
Brenner, Mrs. John Cast-
ner, Cora Goodner, Pam
Connis, Chris Kunefke,
Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Erek-
son, Russell Putman, Les
Pitman, Scott Stewart,
George Kana, Dale Porter,
Toby Frausto, Margaret
Lawson, Bobby Solis and
Nick Garcia.
Bow hunter
is charged
A 21-year-old Bay City
man, Larry Ashley, was
arrested last week and held
in county jail under $25,000
bond after being charged in
the shooting of two calves
with a bow and arrow.
The calves belonged to
Mignon Doman, Officers
said they found a bow, two
arrows (one with blood and
fur on it) in Ashley’s
apartment and two freshly
butchered hindquarters in
the deep freeze.
Photos by Arnold’s Photography
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Old records were wip-
ed off the books, and new
ones took their places when
the doors closed on the
1980 Matagorda County
Fair and Livestock Show
Saturday night.
This year will certainly
go down in the books as one
of the best in the 36-year
history of the show, with
awards won by youth of this
area and prices paid for
animals.
Palacios youth got their
share of the awards at the
show, alacios FFA mem-
bers exhibited the Grand
and Reserve Champion calf
the Reserve Champion
lamb, the Reserve Champ-
ion of the heavy weight
class, of calves and the
Reserve Champion of the
medium weight swine.
Susan Bolling, who is in
FFA at Palacios, won the
Best Gain award and Cody
Adams, also a Palacios FFA
member, won the First
P: .ce Showmanship award
in the Calf Division.
Senior and Junior high
point winners in the Home
Economics Division were:
Senior Division, 1st place,
Kim Corporon. Palacios
4-H, 2nd place, Terri Fran-*
zen, Coiiegeport 4-H; Juni-
or Division, 1st place, Kim
Ripke, Palacios 4-H, 2nd
place Terri Kubecka,
Round-Up 4-H.
Again, generous buyers
met the challenge of setting
records in the auction pay-
ing more than $324,000 for
animals raised by county
4-H and FFA youths.
Palacios FFA and 4-H
groups would like to ex-
press their appreciation to
all the buyers for their
support.
Mary Ann Hickl, a Pala-
cios FFA member who
exhibited the Grand
Champion calf, received
$9,00 per pound fr her
animal from the Poor Boys,
a group consisting of City
State Bank, Jimmy Hayes,
Camp Mehrens, H & H
Chevrolet, Allen Ford Sale,
Petersen's Restaurant, Ab
Ussery & Sons. George
(Billy) Harrison. Dorothy’s
Dress Shop, Curl M. Han-
sen. Homer Apancio, Thrif-
ty Drive-Inn, Mrs, D. R
Bolling, First National
Bank of Bay City, Bay City
Bank and Trust, Matagorda
Tractor, Bay City Feed,
Fred Huitt, Elmo Duke and
DARREN SMITH with his reserve champion lamb which
brought a top bid of $3000 from 6-Har ranch.
KIM CORPORON was the high point winner in the senior
division of home economics. Here she accepts her trophy
from Leon Bullock.
Allen, Peterson ^^dates Gtizens group signs up
Alcoa finalists 300 persons for voting
npsHflv Mnrrh ^ fnnnH
Raymond G. Allen, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Roy E.
Allen, and Laura J. Pe-
terson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie E. Peterson,
seniors at Palacios High
School were two of nine
finalists named for the
three Alcoa Foundation
Scholarships who will in-
terview with the selection
committee this week ac-
cording to Alcoa personnel
manager Tim O’Connor.
Concert set
The second annual pa-
rent - appreciation concert
will be held on March 18 in
the High School Gym-
nasium beginning at 7:30
p.m.
Groups to perform will be
the Eastside 6th Grade
Band, the Palacios Junior
High Band, the Shark Stage
Band, and the High School
Concert Band.
Parents of each band will
be recognized as a group.
Admission is free.
1
The scholarship provides
$6,000 over a four-year
period for college edu-
cation.
Dr. Marvin Kirkman, Su-
perintendent of the Cal-
houn County Independent
School District, heads the
committee of area super-
intendents that do the
interviewing and make the
final recommendations to
the Alcoa Foundation. The
three winners were selec-
ted on the basis of class
grades, school and other
activities, and results of the
Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT).
Weather
DATE MAX.MIN.PREC.
MAR. 3 63 29 .00
MAR. 4 69 56 trace
MAR. 5 66 48 .00
MAR. 6 74 -(3 .00
MAR. 7 76 62 trace
Mar. 8 76 58 traCe
MAR. 9 75 57 .00
Rainfall for the year- 4.95
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Filing deadline Wed-
nesday, March 5, found
opposition for all but two
places in the city and school
trustee elections to be held
Saturday, April 5.
Ony one incumbent who
fded for a new term on the
city council, also one on the
school board will be un-
opposed.
Trinidad Constancio III is
unopposed in his bid for
re-election to Position 1 on
the council. Harold Hunt,
seeking re-election to Po-
sition 4 on the school board
is the other candidate with
no opposition.
Contested races in the
city election find Mayor
Cliff Elliott being opposed
by Leonard Lamar and
W.L. (Bill) Jones. In-
cumbent Dr lames C
Howard and Rev. M.L.
Boone are seeking Position
2 on the council.
The only contested race
in the school election is for
Position 3, presently held
by Homer Aparicio, who is
not seeking re-election. Ed-
ward M. Schulze and Ar-
mando Espinosa have filed
for this position.
More than 300 persons
registered to vote last week
during the Citizens Aware-
ness "Get Out the Vote”
campaign.
Special thanks were gi-
ven to local business firms
who cooperated with the
drive and to the many
assistants w'ho worked to
make it a success.
The City election for
purpose of choosing a may-
or and two city councilmen
will be held during Easter
weekend.
If you plan to be out of
town, you may vote ab-
CA members saluted
everyone who took time to
register and urged every-
one to vote in the April 5th
city elections.
“The right to vote is a
privilege that every Amer-
ican Citizen should exer-
cise. Your vote will help
choose leaders who will
work to make the com-
munity and country a better
place to live,” CA leaders
said.
sentee, Monday, March 17
thru Tuesday, April 1 at
City Hall. Ballots will be
available 8 to 12 and 1 to 5
p.m. Monday thru Friday.
»_
Elliott seeks re-election
Cliff Elliott has autho-
rized the Beacon to publish
this article announcing his
candidacy for re-election as
Mayor of Palacios. In doing
so he has asked that we
publish this statement.
"I am a lifetime resident
of Matagorda county. I
have enjoyed serving you
as councilman for six years
ami Mayor for three years,
i feel that this is a lot of
experience that should be
considered before tossing it
out the window.
"We are having sfime
growing pains and inflation
has hit our city as hard as it
has hit you at home. As I
have pointed out to some of
the citizens, this ad mini-
stration is doing everything
it can do for you with the
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THE GRAND CHAMPION CALF exhibited by Mary Ann TOMMY HUNT’S reserve champion calf brought four THE GRAND CHAMPION SWINE was shown by Eric
Hickl brought nine dollars a pound from a Palacios group dollars a pound from Bay City Bank and Trust at the fair Saha at the Matagorda County Fair,
who dubbed themselves the “Poor Boys.” auction Saturday. * J
RECORDSBROKEN
Palacios dominates fair auction
Dr. Warren Criswell.
Tommy Hunt, Palacios
FFA exhibitor, received
$4.00 a pound for his
Reserve Champion calf
from Bay City Bank &
Trust. Darren Smith, also
from Palacios FFA received
$3,000 for his Reserve
Champion lamb from 6 -Bar
Ranch. Ed Schulze, another
Palacios FFA exhibitor, re-
ceived $3.00 per pound for
See page 2
ED SCHULZE exhibited the reserve champion heavy-
weight calf at the fair and received $3.00 a pound from
Pritchard and Abbott and the Saturday auction.
"Citizens Awareness"
next meeting is Thursday,
March 13, 7:00 p.m. at
Eagles Hall. Please plan to
attend.
money they have to work
with.
"There are many things
your city needs, but I would
like to point out to you that
anything done by your City
Administration must be
paid for by you in way of
taxation.
"I would like to see each
voter take a good look at
each candidate, gathering
all the information he can
on that candidate before
going to the polls. Weight it
all out to see if the
statements are not just
promises.
"I represent all of the
people on equal basis and
plan on continuing to do so
if re-elected. Your Help and
support will be appreciat-
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