Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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And Still Stoys
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The Thief Who
Came To Dinner
By EMIL SCHRAM
Reprinted From Service
The American people have been
victimized by the greatest thief in
history . . . and the most efficient
one. There is no place where their
money is safe from this thief . . .
in savings banks, in insurance, in
Mr. Schram’s pertinent views
are based on a solid foundation
of business experience. A direc-
tor of Cities Service Company,
he was formerly chairman of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp.,
and was president of the New
York Stock Exchange for 10
years.
pension funds, even in Government
bonds.
Bury it in the ground or hide it
under the mattress . . . and this
thief will steal it even faster.
iWe punish embezzlers with jail,
but inflation steals more and is
perfectly legal. Some elected repre-
sentatives through reckless fiscal
policies, maintain inflation as an
established pattern of national
economy.
Last year, spending at the rate
of $360 million a day, all levels of
United States government achieved
a new high in estimated total
spending for a single year . . .
$131 billion. This represented a
spending rate doubled in ten years,
GRASSY POINT
By LORRAINE RASFORD
About 5 o’clock on the morning
of August 15th, hundreds of very
optomistic shrimpers were out on
the bay, all with the one thought of
trying to get to the best spot first
and loadi up.
Boats of all kinds worked the
bay over from East Bay, Coon Is-
land and on to Oliver’s Point and
beyond. Nets of all sizes were
dropped over, and long and short
drags made, with a good percentage
bringing up the same result—/very
few large enough to keep.
By 5 o’clock in the evening a
great majority of the small shrimp-
ers and almost all of the small
boats had decided to wait several
days, as advised by the Texas Game
and Fish Commission, until there's
a possibility of getting larger
shrimp.
After all our laws are irmde to
help conservation, and when the
boats throw over board two thirds
or more of the shrimp they bring
up in their net, the waste is so un-
necessary—if they only wait until
the shrimp are larger, they profit
more, and also aid in conservation.
Local game wardens are busy
shecking all boats as to licenses
and equipment.
* * «
The weather was ppleasant over
the week end and lots of fishing
was done.
Wells Point remains a good spot
for those just nice size rat reds
and speckled trout.
Trout run 1% to 3 and 4 pounds.
Sorry, I forgot to mention Cal
Sexton’s 3% pound speck last week,
in his catch from Wells Point.
Bill Logan of Houston, fished
Little Red Fish Lake, getting a
variety of rish, reds, trout and
sheepshead. Logan remarked that
the spot, isn’t what it used to be,
because 10 to 15 years ago, he
could load an ice chest with rat
reds here in a few hours.
The Oil Wells still give up plenty
of small trout if one fishes hard
enough and long enough for thwn.
But, many fishermen remark that
the sharks have been bad all sea-
son around the wells, preventing
the fish from coming into one of
thdir favorite locations.
And while on the pessimistic
side, it is a shame that the Tres-
Palacios river locations, one of the
best fishing spots in this area, has
not been fishable a greater part of
the spring and summer season.
One misses the familiar sight of
the banks being lined with fisher-
(See “FISHING,” Page 4)
Mv Neighbors
“My boss thinks I’m work-
ing for him, my wife thinks
I’m working for her—but only
the income tax people are
right l”
and an average of $769 per person
in the nation. The gross debt of
Federal, state, and local govern-
ments reached the astronomical
level of $323 billion.
State, county, and city govern-
ments are in financial distress.
Spending—and inflation—are rais-
ing their costs so fast they are
seeking every means to pass on
their burdens, either to future gen-
erations by long-term bonds, or
preferably, to the Federal Govern-
ment.
Ultimately, the public pays the
bill in taxes or in dollar devalua-
tion. Personal income tax has
sheared the rich, but the lower
brackets feel the effects also. The
corporate income tax has made
Government a not-too-silent busi-
ness partner with a heavy hand in
the till.
Other forms of taxes meanwhile
have soared. The gasoline tax, born
40 years ago in Oregon and adopted
almost immediately by three other,
states, at first averaged slightly
more than a half-cent a gallon. By
1929 every state in the Union was
on the bandwagon, and in 1932 the
Federal Government added a so-
called one-year emergency tax of
one cent a gallon. Since then, the
Federal tax has tripled, and, com-
bined with rising state levies, the
national average is now nine cents
a gallon.
Thus a tax which began at an
annual national levy of $1,000,000
in 1919, now exceeds $4 billion a
year.
The result of all this is that the
public is damning the oil industry
for the high price of gasoline, Ac-
tually the truth is that the retail
price, exclusive of taxes, has risen
only 5.9 per cent since 1949, a
period in which the Bureau of La-
bor Statistics reports that the re-
tail prices for all consumer items
rose 21 per cent ... and gasoline
today is a far better product than
it was then.
How far can we go with this
sort of thing? Well, the record
suggests the American motorist is
getting cost-conscious. He is cut-
ting down on his traveling . . .
from the 1957 per-vehicle average
of 10,000 miles to 9,500 miles in
1958. And his interest in smaller
cars shows the law of diminishing
returns is beginning to assert it-
self.
Despite this, some public officials
are not convinced even now that a
red light has been flashed on the
spending speedway. Oddly enough,
some reason for their doubts has
been provided by business people.
Hat in hand, American business
today is often in Washington de-
manding defense, housing, public
works, and other funds which can
only accelerate inflation.
The head of one company told a
Senate committee of an opportun-
ity to expand business. Because in-
dustry finances were short, he
urged a government program to
develop this potential market.
“This is a very interesting pro-
posal,” a Senator commented. “I
am glad that business makes it. If
some members of this committee
proposed that the Government go
out and develop a market for a
private corporation like that, they
would be accused of being Social-
ists.”
Inflation shrinks savings and
eats into the value of pensions and
annuities, but it also costs millions
of jobs. Numerous enterprises have
been priced out of business in the
(Set “THE THIEF,” Page 4)
C. Of C. Nominates
Two Area Pastors For
Rural Minister of Year
The Palacios Chamber of Com-
merce has been requested to nomi-
nate two local pastors for the Rural
Minister of the Year contest. This
contest is conducted jointly by the
Progressiva Farmer, a farm maga-
zine, and Texas A{. & M. College.
The two pastors whose nomina-
tions have been requested are Rev.
Walter Crabb, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Blessing, and Rev.
Grady Rickenbacker, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Collegeport.
The letter requesting these nomi-
nations came from the Department
of Stewardship and Direct Mis-
sions, Baptist General Convention
of Texas, Dallas. It was signed by
Darwin Farmer, Superintendent of
Direct Missions. Farmer stated in
his letter that these two pastors
had led their churches to partici-
pate in the Texas Baptist Church
Achievement Program and that
they have the necessary records
and photographs available to qual-
ify them for the nomination.
Myron Spree, chairman of the
chamber’s Agriculture Committee,
has requested the necessary forms
from Texas A. & M. for nominating
these pastors.
Any pastor of a rural church who
has met certain requirements is
eligible for this contest and may
be nominated by any individual or
organization.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1959
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME LII, NUMBER 34
ski£s>(r» Up 6»«i Oil Activity In Local
AreaAt'BoomTime’
At Intensive Training
Hearing Set To Adopt
Rules For Local Fields
The first sessions of the 1359
football practice are over and in
summarizing the day’s workout
head coach Joe NewbiU stated, “I
am impressed with the attitude of
the boys. They feel like they want
Season ticket sales will begin
Monday, August 24 and will be
held open through September 1
for supporters purchasing season
tickets last year. After that date
it will be first come, first served.
to pay the price to have a good ball
club."
The coaches are having about 30
boys reporting for the two-a-day
practice sessions, and this year are
working on a two unit system:
One unit will find Spencer Smith
Committeemen To
Be Elected By Mail
By Area Farmers
The time has arrived again for
all farmers and ranchers in Mata-
gorda County to cast their votes
for the persons they wish to serve
them throughout the year as com-
munity committeemen of the Mata-
gorda Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Committee. Vot-
ing will be by mail.
The ballots will be mailed to all
eligible farmers and ranchers on
or before August 21, 1959 .Two en-
velopes will be enclosed for con-
venience in mailing the ballots. The
blank envelope is to be used to seal
the ballots therein-without identifi-
cation before placing it in the self-
addressed penalty free envelope for
mailing.
September 3, 1959 is the date set
to return the ballots for the Com-
munity Committee Election to the
Matagorda County ASC Office. All
envelopes must be postmarked not
later than September 3, 1959 or the
ballots returned in person by Sep-
tember 3, 1959 in order to be valid.
If you are an eligible voter and
do not receive your ballot by mail,
please come by the ASC office and
pick up a ballot or notify us and
we will mail one to you.
The election Board nominated the
following farmers and ranchers for
election to the Community Commit-
tee:
Community A; J. W. Blackwell,
C. L. Burkhart, E. M. Cole, J. T.
Frick, Frank Krenek, H. W. Laird,
W. G McKelvy, Galen Savage, L.
M. Slone, James Wagner.
Community B: Preston Anderson,
IW, L. Bender, Vernon Felder, W.
T. Hill, Edward Horvath, Ben
Salas, C. C. Sherrill, J. O. Sherrill,
Jerome Vacek, B. R. Viktorin.
Community C: Mike Bullard, En-
nis Clements, Melvin Eastman,
Lorihie'Glaze, Alton Graham, Billie
Ham, Walter Hamilton, Roy Ketth,
John Steven’s, Elo Werlla.'
Community D: Sidney Armatta,
George Bunk, W. L. Gilmore, Louie
Hahn, C. M. Laird, Matt Ottis, El-
mer H. Ryman, Harley Savage, II.
W. Stell, J. D. Sutherland.
Community E; Verner Bowers,
R. L. Corporon, John Domorad, W.
L. Ellis, Gustave A. Franzen, Glen
W. Hutson, Leo Jensen, C. B. Mc-
Kissick, Jr., George Stubblefield,
Robert Wells, W. B. Williams.
Community F: John Ackerman,
Robert Ackerman, Carl Hiltpold,
Roy Jensen, Henry Knebel, Jerry
Lezak, Charles Nemec, Jr., George
Orsak, August Poessel, Franklin
Vavra.
Community G: Joe Beard, K. D.
Huddleston, Harold Hunt, J. W.
Jenkins, E. H. Jurek, Melvin Lee,
Pat Richman, John Sliva, William
Turek, B. J. Wesselman.
It is your privilege as an Amer-
ican to elect the people whom you
wish to serve you and your com-
munity, so use your right as an
American and vote.
Miss Shirley Ann Smith has re-
turned from a two weeks visit in
Denton and Garland.
Mr. arid Mrs. J. G. Smith and
two children returned last week
from a vacation trip to Nevada
and California.
Mrs. J. A. Callaway of Houston
is visiting her daughters, Mrs.
Charles Luther and Mrs. Walter
Milam and their families.
at center; Fred Woodland, Carl
Pendergrass or Fred Rendon at
guards;,Edgar Reed and Carl Bar-
rett at tackles'; Dickie Kubecka, W.
L. Hamlin or Jim Bob Murray at
ends; Joe Sartain, Norris Crawford,
Paul Treybig and Kenneth Smith
at backfield.
In the second unit we will find
Roy Lee Hogg at center; Marvin
Kastrop and Terry Bonds at
guards; Hugh Dismukes and Rob-
ert Dillard at tackles; John Pierce
and Larry Taylor at ends; Bemie
Keszler, Bobby Fowler, Johnnie
Penland and Kenneth Cook in the
backfield.
Alternating between the two
units are linemen Jimmy Weaver,
Jerry Linton,' Treacy Thompson,
Bernard Jensen and Larry Schulke.
★
SENATE APPROVES
CHANNEL PROJECT
Carlton Crawford, president of
the Texas Mid-Coast Water De-
velopment Association was in re-
ceipt of the following wire Tues-
day afternoon from Senators
Lyndon ,B. Johnson and Ralph
Yarborough: .
“Senate has approved Confer-
ence Report on Public Works
Appropriation containing funds
for your project as specified in
our last message. Bill now goes
to President for signature.”
This bill included $300,000 in
construction funds for the Colo-
rado River Channel Project.
Dr. James Riley,
Houston Pastor,
Is Rotary Speaker
Dr. James Riley, a member of the
Houston Downtown Rotary Club
and pastor of the Second Baptist
Church of Houston was the guest
speaker at the Palacios Rotary
Club Wednesday noon.
Dr. Riley spoke on Our Country
and said that the most important
thing to be said about our country
is what individuals say of their
own localities.
“Our Paradoxical Nation” con-
sists of four paradoxes, the first
being we are a nation of increasing
beauty yet an ugliness that is
man made; the second, we are a na-
tion of great wealth yet a nation
containing great poverty.
The third paradox is a nation
in which justice prevails and also in
which gross injustice exists. In
conclusion he said we are a nation
that is filled with faith, yet we
are a nation that is filled with fear
for the future.
J. C. Richards was in charge of
the program, and Rev. Rayford B.
Harris introduced the speaker.
Guests at the meeting were Ro-
tarians Bill Massey and Alton
White of Port Lavaca, and Dr.
James Riley, Houston.
Local V.F.W. Post
Plows 'Veterans' Day'
Celebration, Nov. 11
Lt. Wm. Lloyd Queen Post No.
2467, Veterans of Foreign Wars
is busy making preparation for
their Veteran’s Day celebration de-
tails of which will be announced
later. One of the purposes of the
celebration is to raise money for
additional wheel chairs and hos-
pital beds.
The Veterans are glad to loan
these items to people who need
them. The carelessness and in-
difference of people who borrow
them, however, many times causes
the Post a great deal of difficulty.
People just do not take the trouble
to return them or to call the Post
when the chairs or beds are no
longer needed.
There are three wheel chairs, one
hospital bed and four pairs of
crutches out in the vicinity of Pa-
lacios and Blessing which the Vet-
erans can not locate. Any person
having knowledge of the where-
abouts of these items please call
5171 and the information will be
appreciated.
DRILLER SERIOUSLY
INJURED FRIDAY IN
ACCIDENT AT WELL
G. A. Moore, a driller for Bilbo-
Redding Drilling Co., was ser-
iously injured about 3:00 p. m. Fri-
day, August 14, when an unused
air-tank exploded at the well site
on an Humble lease near the Sart-
welle ranch home.
He was rushed to the Bay View
General Hospital by the Palacios
Fire Department’s emergency car.
Mr. Moore received head, arm and
leg injuries.
Officers, Directors
Named At Regular
Jaycee Meeting
The final organizational meet-
ing of the Palacios Junior Cham-
ber of Commerce was held in the
Jaycee Hall, Tuesday, August 18,
at 7:30 p.m.
The major business of the even-
ing was the election of officers.
Other business completed was set-
ting a dues rate, final approval of
by-laws and constitution, final ar-
rangements for affiliation with the
state and United States Junior
Chamber of Commerce and a re-
view of plans for a charter night
banquet.
Officers elected at the meeting
held last week were President, Her-
bert Gibson, Jr.; 1st vice president,
T. II. Schneider; 2nd vice-presi-
dent, L. |W. Schneider; secretary,
Clarence H. Koontz; treasurer, L.
F. Beard; State Director, C. E.
Peterson; Director, B. J. Jewell.
Membership in the Palacios Jun-
ior Chamber of Commerce is open
to all young men between the ages
of 21 through 35, regardless of oc-
cupational or professional classi-
fication.
Major purposes of the Jaycees
are community improvement and
personal development of its mem-
bers.
The new Junior Chamber will
meet next Tuesday, August 25, at
the Jaycee Hall. All open invitation
to all young men is extended to
attend next week’s meeting.
We feel every young man in
Palacios can benefit from member-
ship with the Jaycees. It gives us
a means of improving our com-
munity and ourselves. Any man In-
terested can get more details or
free transportation to the next
meeting by calling Gibson at 9471.
New Band Director
To Start Rehearsals
Monday, August 24th
Gilbert Graves, band director at
Palacios High School has announc-
ed that band rehearsals for the
high school band will start Mon-
day, August 24. He desires that all
members and aspirants be present
on the above mentioned date at the
band hall in order to get organ-
ized and start rehearsals.
Mr. Graves further announced
that section rehearsals and tryouts
will start daily August 24th thru
August 28th from 9 to 11 a.m.
All high school band members
and band aspirants are urged to
attend.
Youth Club's 'Back To
School Dance' To Be
Held Sat., August 28
AJ] members of the Palacios
Youth Club attending the Bermuda
Short Dance last week were thrill-
ed at how successful it was and
the way all cooperated by wearing
the proper attire.
Plans are now under way for the
big Youth Club’s Baek-to-School
Dance on Friday, August 28 from
8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Music will be
furnished by the Jokers. Price of
admission for this dance is 75c stag
and $1.00 per couple.
All parents of Youth Club mem-
bers are reminded to return the
ballots recently sent them.
By BOB WILKINSON
The Texas j Railroad Commission
has set a hearing September 16 to
discuss an application to consoli-
date the Bruce-Flo and Palacios
Fields and to adopt field rules now
in effect for the Palacios Field for
the proposed consolidated field.
Previously, the Palacios and
North Collegeport Fields were con-
solidated. The fields contained a
producing formation common to
both, Frio “E”, which Bruce-Flo
also has.
Meanwhile, several new ventures
were announced in the Palacios
area, hot spot of the Texas Gulf
Coast as far as drilling is con-
cerned. Leasing activity, mean-
while, is said to be declining be-
cause the area is leased up pretty
tight.
Those few landowners with open
acreage for leasing may still “catch
the train,” possibly, by contacting
this writer in Bay City who handles
a lot of leases for major oil com-
panies and big independents.
Here is our latest drill report,
field-by-field, area-by-area:
Northwest Palacios—J. S. Mi-
chael’s No. 3 Lena S. Harrison, pro-
Texaco Inc. announced a dual
completion was made in its Eve-
lyn Harriman No. 1 well in Pa-
lacios Field, Matagorda County.
Through perforations at 9017-
26 feet in the upper zone of the
Frio, the well flowed at the daily
rate of 144 barrels daily through
a 14/64ths-inch choke with 300
pounds tubing pressure. No gas
was reported.
The well flowed at the daily
rate of 161 barrels of 36.2 grav-
ity oil daily through a 15/64ths-
inch choke from perforations at
9038-48 feet in the upper zone of
the Frio. Tubing pressure was
225 pounds, and the gas-oil ratio
719 to one.
jected to 9,800 feet, three and one-
half miles northwest of Palacios, is
currently digging around 5,000 feet.
The drillsite is approximately 6,000
feet northwest of the operator’s
No. 1 Harrison. . . Magnolia Pe-
troleum Company’s No. 1 John
Matl, planned to go to 10,650 feet,
is located five miles uorthwest of
Palacios and is 3,000 feet south-
west of the operator’s No. 1 Trull.
Palacios Field—Kilroy Company
and F. A. Callery have kicked off
No. 1 Hogg-State Gas Uni* 1,
to go 10,500 feet, . , Tennessee
Gas Transmission Company’s No. 1
E. O. Ramsey will go to 9,300 feet.
This drillsite is north of the op-
Free Spinal Check-Ups
Offered Children By
Local Chiropractors
Students from kindergarten
through high school will be given
spinal examinations during this
week and next in Palacios as part
of a statewide health improvement
program.
There will be no charge for the
examinations but parents are asked
to telephone local members of the
Texas State Chiropractic Associa-
tion for an appointment in advance.
The Spinal Check-up Program
will be conducted by doctors of
chiropractic throughout the state
under the sponsorship of the Texas
State Chiropractic Association.
A recent study by a Kansas City,
Missouri orthopedic surgeon show-
ed that more than 60 percent of
6,523 persons examined had spinal
defects. Earlier chiropractic re-
search indicated an even higher
percentage of spinal abnormalities.
Local members of the state as-
sociation are Drs. John C. White
Jr. and Norman E, Runyon.
The local doctors agree that a
normal spine is essential to normal
bodily function and that children
and adults should have a spinal
checkup at least once a year.
Appointments may be made to
have a spinal check-up for school
children by calling either Dr. White
or Dr. Runyon.
erator’s No. 1 E. 0. Ramsey Unit
1, which flowed 143.23 barrels of
oil daily from 8,994-9,004 feet and
215.22 barrels of oil daily from
9,016-38 feet. . , Ajt last report,.
Kilroy Company and Callery were
preparing to spud No. 1 Pierce-
State 2, to go 9,100 feet. . . Kil-
(See “ACTIVITY”, Page 8)
Council Approves
Budget; Purchase
Truck For Garbage
The budget for 1960 was approv-
ed by members of the City Council
at the regular meeting Monday
night and a public hearing of the
budget will be held at the next
regular meeting, Monday, Sep-
tember 7th,
The council discussed with Joe
Friedman and Clarence Cox, repre-
senting residents of the Grassy
Point subdivision, the supplying of
water to the area. All agreed it
was needed, and an attempt would
be made to supply the area, how-
ever, no agreement as to terms
were made.
Bids on a new truck chassis for
the garbage disposal unit were
opened and read with the Maddox
Motor Company being the low bid-
der. The new truck will be delivered
in San Antonio.
A building permit was approved
for a new $5,000 brick residence
for Joe R. Cerda on Lot 5, Block 79.
Those present at the meeting
were Mayor A. H. Petersen, Coun-
cilmen Homer Aparicio, Norman L
Brotemarkle, Charles Johnson, F_
M. Jackson and Marvin Curtis^
Water Superintendent. M. O. Caval-
lin, Millard Brooking, Myron Spree,
E. P. Noble, Joe Ruth, Joe Fried-
man, Clarence Cox and Mrs. J. R.
Bamhard, acting city secretary us
the absence of Miss Besse Belknap.
C. Of C. Women Study
Erection Of Signs To
Boost Outing Facilities
Eleven members attended the
August meeting ami luncheon af
the 'Women’s Division of the Cham-
ber of Commerce Tuesday noon at
the Shrimp Net.
Mrs. Gladys Runyon called the
meeting to order and Miss Mary
Dismukes was elected secretary
pro-tem in the absence of the sec-
retary, Mrs. Judy Hart. The min-
utes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Mrs. Pat Raplee suggested the
erecting of signs on the by-pass
highway to let newcomers and
visitors know pavilions were on the
bayshore where picnic lunches
could be eaten, Mrs. Raplee, Mrs.
Mary King and Mrs. Guy Clay-
bourn were appointed as a commit-
tee to look into the feasibility of
these signs. Mrs. Runyon was to
see city officials about having the
weeds and tall grass beneath the
pavilions cleared.
A letter from Gloria Hill about
the five programs Houston Natural
Gas Corporation had to offer study
clubs was read. It was voted a let-
ter be written Miss Hill thanking
her for her interest and explaia
that we were not a study club.
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The Weather
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
August
11
89“
76"
0.18
August
12
91°
75”
O.lt
August
13
87“
74"
0.32
August
14
88°
77“
O.M
August
15
90°
77“
0.00
August
16
90”
77“
(IW
August
17
91°
81°
QM
August
18
92”
81“
&.00
Total rainfall for year: 26.54
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