Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1937 Page: 1 of 8
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For a Greater, Better Palacio* Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937
VOLUME XXX NUMBER 81*
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Second Producer Being Brought In Today
Foley No. 2A
Washing Into
Production
BAYSHORE FARMS NO. 1 AND
FIRST STATE BANK WELLS
CEMENTED FOR TEST
The oil situation at Palacios re
gained interest this week when it
was announced that Glenn H. Mc-
Carthy’s Foley No. 2-A was ready
to be brought in, and many re-
ports were being made.
We learn this morning that the
well came in shortly after 0 o’clock
last night and it is swabbing fresh
water with a strong gas pressure.
All indications are favorable for it
being a go ml one.
We also learn casing is being
cemented in the Bayshore. Farm No.
1, as well as First State Bank, and
both these wells will probably be
brought in during the early part of
next week.
Ernest O. Thompson
Col. Ernest 0. Thompson laid
aside his duties ns railroad com-
missioner and donned military re-
galia with approximately 8,000
other National Guard soldiers at
Camp Hulen, Placios, for a week of
intensive training ending Aug. 15.
He is in command of the 111th
Quartermaster regiment.
E. Thompson
Is Speaker at
Rotary Meet
CHAPLAIN GREEN AND COL.
BLAYLOCK ARE ALSO
GUEST SPEAKERS
"If everyone becomes master, who slial
turn die mill?”
AUGUST
13—Los Angelos, California,
captured by the Amer-
icans, 1846.
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Mrs. A. R. Hillyer, has returned
to her home in this city for a short
stay and has with her, Miss Mary
Kathryn Hillyer, daughter of Mr.
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and Mrs. George Hillyer, of Browns-
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ville.
Palacios Is Topic.
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Over WOAI Fri.
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Pat Flaherty, of WOAI, writes
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the Chamber of Commerce for data
to be used on the program Friday
morning at 7:30 o’clock at which
our city will be the chief topic.
Tune your radio dial to WOAI, San
Antonio, Friday and heap all about
your home town from a radio pro-
gram.
James S. Williams
Local Merchants
Warned About
Workers' Debts
glen h. McCarthy advises
IN REGARD TO CREDITING
OIL FIELD LABORERS
James Stark Williams was born
in Illinois on February 9, 1873. He
died at his home in Palacios, Texas,
August 8, 1937, at the age of 64
years. He grew to manhood in Kan-
sas and Oklahoma. In 1905 he came
to Matagorda County, Texas, and
engaged in rice farming near Mark-
ham, Texas. He married Miss Viola
Jordan, August 8, 1907. Thirty
years later, on that same date, he
passed on after several years
struggle with heart trouble.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by one son, James Bruce Williams
of Merrill, Oregon; a brother A.
T. Williams and a sister Mrs. Lot-
tie Dahlem of Wakita, Oklahoma;
a brother John Williams of Med-
ford, Oklahoma; two daughters,
Mrs. Lorena Plant and Mrs. Mar-
garet Sexton of Galveston, Texas;
and five grand-children.
He was a member of the Metho-
dist church, also of the Woodmen
of the World. For a good many
years he was manager of the Farm-
ers Canal Company at Blessing,
Texas, having charge of their rice
irrigation. This position he resign-
ed last March on account of ill
health and moved to Palacios.
“Jim” Williams has lived his life
here on earth. For the past five
years he has struggled against heart
trouble to keep on at his daily work.
Truly one can say of him, he has
fought a good fight, he has finish-
ed the course, he has left his work
on earth well done.
Funeral services were held at
the Palacios Funeral Home, Tues-
day at 9:30 a. m., conducted by Rev.
Gibbons. A quartette from the
Methodist Church composed of Miss
Dorothy Lee Curtis, Mrs. Ray
Phillips, C. B. Viets and J. E.
Robinson sang “City Four Square”
and “Sometime We’ll Understand.”
Burial was at Hawley Cemetery,
east of Blessing.
The following letter has been
handed us by Carlton Crawford,
president of the Chamber of Com-
merce, with the request that it be
published for the benefit of both
Mr. McCarthy and otir citizens:
August 5, 1937
Chamber of Commerce.
Palacios, Texas.
Gentlemen:
In the past few days rumors
have reached my office to the ef-
fect that some of the men employ-
ed by us at Palacios who have been
fired or quit ttheir jobs have left
there without paying their bills for
rooms, board, etc. I take this op-
portunity to explain, for the bene-
fit of the good men whom we do
have working in this area, that dur-
ing the rush of setting up the four
rigs that are now running in the
Palacios field, we did probably get
seme men who were not dependable,
and under those circumstances some
of the people wiho have lost money
will no doubt become skeptical
toward oil field workers in general,
and this attitude would be justified.
However, we do have an oil field
in the area that will benefit all
parties concerned even in face of the
fact that there will be some losses
even in the future in giving credit
to these men. We have, and are
making an effort to see that our
men pay their bills promptly, but
there is no other system that we
could devise to protect the creditor
without considerable additional ac-
countants in our office, therefore,
we wish to suggest to the mer-
chants, cafes and lodging houses
that they will have to depend en-
tirely upon the men to pay their
debts on the regular paydays with-
out letting them linger over a long
enough period; of time to accumu-
late to such an amount that it will
tempt the laborers to leave the bills
unpaid.
I am very sorry that it is not pos-
sible for us to devise a system to
protect the creditors of these men,
but I am sure if you check back
over all the oil field towns you will
find that this same problem has
confronted each operator and credi-
tor in the .area.
It will be appreciated it; you will
notify the business establishments
of Palacios the contents of this let-
ter.
Very truly yours,
GLENN H. McCarthy, INC.
Some fifty or more rotarians and
guests were present for the Rotary
luncheon Wednesday on the pavi
lion. Many of the T. N. G. who are
here for the two week’s training at
Camp Hulen were mnking their at
tendance while others were there
by special invitation. When intro-
ductions had been made many sec-
tions of the state were represented
making the meeting more of a get
to-gether affair than just Rotary
Day.
George Harrison was in charge
of the program and after a few
words of welcome introduced the
first speaker, Chaplain Green, of
Camp Hulen. The Chaplain was in
a very happy mood and expressed
his delight in being able to meet
with the rotarians. He spoke brief-
ly on the “National Defense Act”
and urged business men to get
copy and read it.
Col. Blaylock, chairman of the
Executive State Democratic Com-
mittee, who was next introduced by
Mr. Harrison, said his hope was
that more time and thought would
be given matters of patriotism by
the entire citizenship.
Col. Ernest 0. Thompson, who
has laid aside duties as railroad
commissioner for the training camp,
was then introduced. Col. Tompson
who just recently returned.from a
trip to Paris, spoke of his taking
time off to spend a day at Nice for
the International Rotary Conven-
tion and the meeting of the Texas
group.
Col. Thompson commands the
111th Quartermaster regiment and
said the National guardsmen arc
t'he modern minute men of the
country, or the first line of defense.
The camp this year he said, was
the largest ever held here, 7746 men
being in attendance, 600 more than
at any other time.
Col. Thompson closed his remarks
With a brief reference to the oil
situation at Palacios something of
what it would mean to our city, also
the future outlook for Camp Hulen.
Among the civilian guests were
Glenn H. McCarthy, Atty. Hunt, of
Houston and Neil Douglas, state
photographer of Austin, and Frank
Shaw Taylor of Bay City.
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14— End ol Indian Ware in
Florida proclaimed, 1842.
15— Will Rogers and Wiley
Post aashed near Point
Banow. Alaska. 1935
IS—France withdrew hei
troops from the Ruhr
1925
17— Fulton's steamboat made
the trip from New York tc
Albany. 1807
18— Virginia Dare, first child
of English parents to b€
bom in America, bom at
Roanoke. Va.. 1587
;^18—The German people
voted supreme power tc
Adolph Hitler. 1934.
Glenn McCarthy
Donates SiteFor
Mexican School
Entire 36th Division Passes in
Review Yesterday Afternoon
All Goes Smooth
as Texas Guards
Move Into Camp
MORE THAN 8000 ARRIVE IN
PALACIOS FOR FIFTEEN
DAY ENCAMPMENT
OIL OPERATOR SHOWS PRO-
GRESSIVE SPIRIT BY DO-
NATING SIX CITY LOTS
Announcement is made by the Pa-
lacios school board of the outright
donation of six lots by Glenn H.
McCarthy to the sdhool district, for
the site of the new Mexican school
building which is practically com-
pleted.
This is further proof of the pro-
gressive spirit of Mr. McCarthy
and we believe the entire citizen-
ship of Palacios is deeply appre-
ciative of this gift.
Third Successive
Year Chevrolet
Produces Million
Shrimp Too Small
Big Trawls Halted
Corpus Chriati, Tex., Aug. 2.—
For about two week's shrimpers
must cease operation of large trawls
in the bays due to the small size
of shrimp at this time of the year,
W. W. Boyd, director of coastal
operations for the Texas Game,
Fish and Oyster Commission, ad-1
vised Saturday.
It is believed that the shortage
will be felt very little since there
is said to be an adequate supply of
cold storage shrimp along the Coast.
“This year’s shrimp has not
reached its marketable size, and
for that reason it will be necessary
to protect them from those using
large trawls,” Boyd said. It is per-
missible to use the 10-foot bait
trawls at any time. “The shrimp
need about two more weeks,” he
said.
The year 1937 takes its place as
the third successive year in which
Chevrolet has produced more than
one million units and the sixth time
in the history of the company that
more than one million cars of any
one model have been built.
The millionth 1937 model Chevro-
let was completed at the company’s
Flint, Mich., assembly plant two
weeks after the production of the
13-millionth car since the founding
of the company 25 yeaTs ago.
The first year in which Chevrolet
produced more than a million units
was 1927. In 1928 and again in 1929,
the company built more than a mil-
lion cars and' trucks. Production
passed the million mark again in
1935, repeating the achievement in
1936. Chevrolet led the entire auto-
mobile industry in sales during
tight of the past ten years.
Miss Ann Luther who has been
with the local telephone exchange
for many years is taking a two
months vacation during which she
will visit with relatives and friends
By Glenn H. McCarthy, Pres, in West Texas and Arizona.
Beacon Office Keeps
Ahead of The Times
The Beacon office is endeavoring
to keep pace with the advancement
of times and changing conditions in
Palacios by adding to our equip-
ment nnd having it all put in first-
class working condition. Several
fonts of new job type are among
our latest additions. Doc. Thomas,
one of the very best pressmen in
the state, spent several days here
going over our presses and putting
them in order, and we now feel we
are in a shape to give Palacios a
service equal to any, and invite our
people to come in and see us for
commercial printing, advertising or
.any thing in our line.
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Staging a demonstration of its
nbility to mobilize quickly in event
of emergency, the Thirty-sixth di-
vision, Texas. National guard, mov.
ed more than 8000 troops into Camp
Hulen Saturday without incident.
Long lines of trucks filed into the
camp on the shores of Tres Palacios
Bay all day, while nine passenger
and baggage trains routed over the
Southern Pacific by way of Victoria
brought the guardsmen from dis-
tant points. The movement into
camp was completed early Sunday
with arrival of two more trains
bringing units from El Paso and
Amarillo in the far distant corners
of the state.
Maj. Gen. Claude V. Birkhead of
San Antonio, commanding the divi-
sion, kept a close watch on the in-
coming trains and truck convoys
during the day, and expressed sat-
isfaction with the manner in which
the troop movement was being Con-
ducted.
Adj Gen. Carl Nesbitt, also on
the grounds early, was another en-
thusiastic booster for the guard.
The quartermaster regiment com-
manded by Col. Ernest O. Thomp-
son was functioning smoothly when
the first troops arrived. Advance
details had drawn rations and hot
food awaited the travel-weary
guardsmen.
The second battalion of the 111th
Quartermaster regiment, formed
since the last camp, with their new
equipment speeded the unloading
of the trains. As soon as each batch
of new arrivals reached their camp
area they began work of pitching
tents nnd preparing for the two
weeks’ stay in the field.
Other new units arc the third
bnttalion of the 133rd Field artil-
lery, equipped with 155 M. M.
Howitzers, the tank company, and
the ordinance company under com-
mand of Major Henry Lee Taylor,
who is in charge of specialist troops
of the division.
Much work has been done on the
camp built eleven years ago, and
the improvement since last year
very noticeable. Every tent has a
concrete base and mess halls floor-
ed with concrete. All buildings and
tents are lighted by electricity.
Streets have been graded and drain-
ed, sycamore trees and oleanders
planted. A new concrete surface
water reservoir has been built with
a capacity of 600,000 gallons, in
addition to the stand-pipe, which
has a 25,000 gallon capneity. A new
well that has a daily production of
500.000 gallons was just recently
completed. This year the guards-
men sleep on bedsacks filled with
fresh cut prairie hay, instead of
the customary cots and blankets.
120.000 pounds of hay were pur-
chased to fill these sacks.
LIEUT.-GOV. WALTER WOODUL
Largest Cotton
Crop in Years is
Predicted Here
460 BALES TURNED OUT BY
LOCAL GIN AT CLOSE OF
RUN WED. NIGHT
Dr. Luther Stout, pastor of the
Waco Christian Church, who is here
for the T. N. G. Encampment, serv-
ing ns chaplain of the 143 Infantry,
will preach at the eleven o’clock
service at the Methodist Church
Sunday morning. Rev. Stout is one
of the leading ministers of the
Christian Church and will bring
Palacios people) an interesting mes
sage. A cordial invitation is extend-
ed to otje and Jll to hear him.
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Fine weather for cotton cohtinues
and the local gin is putting out an
average of 30 bales per day. At
closing time Wednesday night 460
bales had been ginned. Many farm-
ers are making their second pick-
ing and are getting more and a
better grade at this time. Some re-
port more than % bale per acre.
From reports throughout the coun-
ty cotton is coming in good but up
to the present time the Palacios
gin heads the list in number of
bales put out.
Local Softball
Team, Defeats
Edna & Ganado
A few weeks ago some in town
were asked to sponsor a softball
team, a game that has taken the
country by storm. Some small towns
have as many as six or seven such
teams, but no one here seemed to
be interested in the sport. Since then
several of the young men and boys
have organized a team, managed
by Frank Brown, and have played
a number of games with out of town
teams. Last Thursday night they
played the Drake team of Edna,
a team that hadn’t been beat but
three times in 54 games, and won
5 to 4. Monday evening they played
the 111th Engineers from Austin but
were defeated for the first time.
Tuesday night they defeated the
Hollingshead team of Ganado by
a score of 13 to 8. This team was
the leader of the league in that
city. Other teams having been de-
feated by the local ten are the
Edna Bqoster Station team, Mark-
ham and Curry’s team of Edna.
This is a record to be proud of
and one only a few of the Palacios
people know about. The boys need
a little financial aid for ball and
bats won’t you help them acquire
these.
Our hats are off to Frank, for
organizing such a hustling ba)lt
club, a winning team without a
supporter.
Acting Governor
1$ Given 19-Gun
Salute onArrival
TO REVIEW TODAY FOR MAJ.
GEN. BREES AND MAJ.
GEN. BLANDING
Acting Governor Walter Woodul
was given a 19-gun salute as he ar-
rived by plane Wednesday after-
noon for the official visit to the
Thirty-sixth division, Texas nation-
al guard.
After inspecting the camp with
Maj. Gen. Claude V. Birkhead, com-
manding the division, Governor
Woodul reviewed the 8000 guards-
men. For more than an hour Gov-
ernor Woodul and General Birkhead
stood in the reviewing stand while
the soldiers marched past on foot
and in trucks and flew overhead in
planes.
Brig. Gen. Oscar E. Roberts, com-
manding the Seventy-first brigade
of infantry, led the review.
This afternoon at six o’clock the
guardsmen will again work over-
time when they pass in review for
Maj. Gen. Herbert J. Brees, com-
manding the Eighth corps area, and
Maj. Gen. Albert II. Blanding, chief
of the national guard bureau, of the
war department.
Both General Brees and General
Blanding will fly to the camp in
army planes. General Blanding will
spend several days looking over the
training of the Texas organization.
33 Tracts Submerged
State Land Is Leased
Look at the label on your paper.
If your subscription has expired or
will expire shortly now is the time
to pay up. Beginning September
1st the price of the Beacon advances
to $1175. $2.00 per year outside of
Maj#gorda County.
The land office Monday announc-
ed award of mineral leases o'n 33
tracts of submerged land in Mata-
gorda bay and Tres Palacios river
and bay in Matagorda county'and
deferred action on other bids re-
ceived July 27.
L. F. Brothers of Houston was
awarded tract 3 and. the. Gulf Oil
corporation tract 22 in Matagorda 1
bay.
Leases in the Tres Palacios river
and b»y were granted as follows:
L. F. Brotihers, trncts 12, 13, 18, 19,
34, 45, and 79; Smith and McDan-
nald of Houston, tract 14j 0,. B.
Gholson of Houston, tracts 17, 24,
and 30; W. F, Bridewell of Marshall
tract 21; Johnson and McCurdy of
Fort Worth, tract 23; Lake and
Lewinsohn of Austin, tracts 31 and
38; Pure Oil company of Houston,
tracts 68 to 75 inclusive, and 84, 85,
86, 90, nnd 91; A. M. Howsley of
Albany, tracts 82, 83, 92, and 93, and
W. D. Dilbeck of Fort Worth, tract
83.
COMING!
As an outgrovyth of the fifth
Thursday Union Meetings of the
Women of all Palacios Churches a
Temperance Meeting is being plan-
ned for tlhe night of the 29th. The
plans are not yet completed but
there will be a good Speaker from
out of town, and plenty of musiic.
Watch the Beacon for further,
notice. As soon as plans are com-
pleted there will be full announce-
ment in the Beacon and elsewhere.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church will
have services Sunday, August 15 at
11 A. M. Rev. Seltzer the Episcopal
Chaplain from Camp Hulen will
conduct the service. A cordial in-
vitation extended’ to everyone.
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