Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1969 Page: 2 of 8
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ff PAT,Anns. TEXAS
Ptoone 972-2610
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SIM TOR & ADV. MANAGER............................JESSE V DISMUKES
BUSINESS MANAGER .............................HUGH J. DISMUKES
SOCIETY EDITOR & BOOKKEEPER ...........MARY V. DISMUKES
Published weekly;by the Palacios
fflesoon, 460 Commerce St., Pa-
'Sbckm, Texas. Second Class Postage
i#ald at Palacios, Texas 77465.
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attention of the publisher.
FROM THE EXCHANGES .
Wharton, Goliad Counties Have Wet
Year; Area Bank Deposits Hit Record this week
25 YEARS AGO
Final plans for the President’s
Birthday Ball, to be held at the
pavilion January 28, were com-
pleted.
Mr. and Mrs, A. O. Wright were
the parents of a baby boy.
A six inch rain Wednesday morn-
ing flooded the streets. Average
rainfall for 1944 to date was an inch
per day.
S. O. Eidman, tax assessor-col-
lector and J. G. Walker, district
clerk, were seeking re-election.
Thursday, January 16. 1969
The oldest state capitol in the
United States is Santa Fe, New
Mexico, founded by the Spanish
in 1609.
S3 Campo and area had a record Bank of Louise had deposits total-
wet year in 1968 with a total of
•45B.21 Inches being recorded at the
XT. S. Weather Station at Radio
"Station KULP.—El Campo Leader-
Hews.
ing $28,633,899 at the close of
business December 31.—El Campo
Leader-News.
Goliad county’s official rainfall
total for 1968 was , 43J25 inches,
which was well above average and j February
almost identical to the 1967 fig-
ure.—Goliad Advance-Guard.
Setting financial records has be-
come a habit with Jackson Gounty
financial institutions, but reports
as of the Dec. 31 call outdid even
previous levels. At that time Citi-
xens State Bank of Ganado regis-
tered deposits of $9!£ million, both
Edna banks were over $8 million.
Total deposits of the three Jackson
Gounty banks amounted to $26,-
€83,651.87 which was $1,647,412.88
ewer statements for the same per-
iod last year.—Edna Herald.
El Campo cotton farmer Wilfred
Kainer was re-elected general
chairman of the Annual Wharton
County Cotton Clinic to be held
12 in El Campo. Mrs.
Julius Kalina of Hungcrford will
be chairman of the 1969 Queen of
Cotton contest to be in Wharton
on February 11.—El Campo Citi-
zen.
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
i8«e the new county
bolt in Palacios,
j, Sen Pore announc-
] of their grandson,
Shavers on Dec. 31
je» Hospital and Mr.
and Mrs. ftj <yfc Curtis announced
i tleir adopted daugh-
a contest
hospital to
Mr. and
ed the ar;
Larry Way
at the Bay
Miss Ruby
Willis was
Deposits in the two El Campo
banks and the one in Louise in-
creased $#,483 in 1968 over
those in 1967, according to end
of the year bank call of December
3L The Commercial State Bank of
El Campo, the First National Bank
El Campo and the First State
A GUARANTEED
FUNERAL INSURANCE
POLICY
Low Monthly Premiums
Protects The Entire Family
Written By
TAYLOR BROS.
FUNERAL HOME
BAY CITY PALACIOS
PH. Cl 5-4613 PII. 972-2012
Jackson County Flood Control
District officials are “sweating out”
the next few days. Reason for their
concern is a lack of information
as to whether some appropriation
to start early planning of Palmetto
Bend Dam project has been in-
cluded in the upcoming federal
budget.—Edna Herald.
For the first time in its history
tho El Campo post offic^ passed
the $200,000 mark in postal re-
ceipts in 1968, Postmaster,Bill An-
this states. Postal receiptsl the past
year totaled $216,073.87, compared
10 YEARS AGO
The first shipment of bauxite—
the ore from which aluminum is
made—began arriving by barge
January 12 at Aluminum Company
of America’s Point Comfort alum-
ina refining plant.
At a called meeting of tho City
Council Thursday night the pro-
posed rate increase asked by the
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
was tabled, however, the council
did approve the rate adjustment of-
fered by the Central Power and board fund
Light Company.
At the board of directors meeting
of the City State Bank, M. M.
Brooking was elected president, j tjrees from
succeeding his father, M. T. Brook-1 Jack Col
ing, who died recently. Charlie Wo
The Rotary Club was sponsoring county she
the arrival
ter on Jam
The app Lcliing marriage
15
Clay Ad
The
preparing
Dance on
to last year’s total of $180,336.70.
—El Campo Leader-News.
Goliad county became a member
of a new four-county sergeunt area
of the Texas Highway Patrol with
arrival of the new year, leaving
behind an area that had establish-
ed a grisly reputation for traffic
fatalities. The new area, with head-
quarters in Cuero, includes Goliad,
| DeWitt, Lavaca and Refugio coun-
ties. Goliad formerly was in the
Sinton area, which included San
Patricio, Aransas and Refugio
counties.—Goliad Advance-Guard.
Larry A. Gregory has been nam-
ed manager of Southwestern Bell’s
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
THE CITY STATE BANK OF PALACIOS
-of Palacios in the State of Texas at the close of business on
December 31, 1968.
ASSETS
■^Cash, balances with other banks, and cash items
in process of collection ........$ 1)40,303.05
United States Government obligations 694 683.55
'Obligations of States and political subdivisions 6f>2,2a4.7?
Other loans and discounts 2,856,336.31
Bank premises, furniture and fixtures and other
assets representing bank premises............ 06,669.17
•Other assets 63,280.00
TOTAL ASSETS..... 2:2,967.66
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships,
and corporations 2.580,644.7t
Time and savings deposits of individuals,
partnerships and corporations ...................... 1,446,795.59
Deposits of United States Government......... -11,067.97
Deposits of States, and political subdivisions .......... 683 683.74
Certified and officers' checks, etc. 106,292.36
TOTAL DEPOSITS .................. $4,858,484 44 x\x xxx xxx
(a) Total demand deposits $'049,628.8") xxx xxx xxx
(b) Total time and savings deposits $1,708,855.59 xxx xxx xxx
TOTAL LIABILITIES $1,858,184.44
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
'■•Common Stock—Total Par Value .......................... 150,000.00
Surplus............................... 150,000.00
iUndivided profits....................................... 12,000.00
i Reserve for contingencies and other capital reserves . 102,423.22
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 414,423,2.
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $5,272,907.66
I, Stanley Tegge, Vice-President and Cashier, of the above-named
< band, do solemnly swear that this report of condition |is true and
-correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Stanley Tegge
CORRECT—ATTEST:
Robert A. Partain, J. P. Maddox, Irvin T. Petersen, Directors
STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF MATAGORDA, ss:
Sworn to^and subscribed before me this ldth day of January, I960
Lank, do solemnly swear that this report of condition is true and
Laura Gay Ford, Notary Public
My commission expires June 1, 1969.
Bay City group, consisting of Bay
City, Elj Campo, Matagorda and
Whartoli He replaces Lynn Alex-
ander wlio has accepted a position
with Southwestern Bell in Beau-
mont.—1E1 Campo Citizen.
toristi wrote a grim page in
istdjry of Wharton County in
Dr. W.
director of
Fair, will
growth of
its out!
Chamber
J £ nuary
>ai Hamlin to David
liioanced.
'EARS AGO
,s. Jr., born January
10, was the rstarrival at the Bay
view Hospi j hr 1954.^
Haij Mi* Club was busy
jr t h e Sweetheart
b. 13. Proceeds from
which are tftieused for the score-
|tie high school foot-
ball field.
Jimmy HBm and John Weasel]
man were <j [dilates to receive de-
e University of Texas,
ling re-election and
we in the race for
ad J. Grady Walker
was seekin^redection for district
clerk,
Lmmerer, executive
,h Houston World’s
Motoi
the hii
1968 with 35 persons being killed
in 20 fatal accidents and 205 per-. Evei
sons injured to break all past rec- ngorda
the phenomenal
coast area and
for the future at the
I Commerce banquet
ords for the county. Another fear-
some figure for the county is that
60 per cent of the fatal accidents
in the county involved drinking
drivers.—El Campo Leader-News.
That $13,602 check from the
state which reimbursed City of
Edna for city sales taxes collected
here in third quarter of 1968 was
just in time. Of the total, $9,400
went right back to the state, this
time to the State Highway Depart-
ment, as the city’s share of the
cost of Highway 111 improvements.
(See “EXCHANGES,” Page 61
fcf YEARS AGO
pi was fct for the Mat-
pir.ty Livestock Show on
January |2;-.6 according to Larry
Burlesoii cwnty agriculture agent.
A 75-loo; aerial tower was con-
structed (at Western Auto in order
to receivp television programs from
Houstoi
Joint ^uieral services for Lt. Al-
bert Killgore and Sgt. Richard Kill-
gore were held January 13 at the
First Baptist Church.
The county commissioner’s court
authorized $20,000 for repairs on
the county hospital.
Eli Mayfield was elected presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce
to succeed Jack Maddox.
30 YEARS AGO
w. W. Boyd of Corpus Christ!,
director of the coastal division of
the state game, fish and oyster
commission, was here visiting
Earnest Wehmeyer, after being in
Galveston where he spoke at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting on
the oyster industry and depletion
of oyster beds on the Gulf Coast.
A new building on Main Street
was under construction for H. C.
Lewis to be occupied by the Lewis
Cash Grocery.
More than 100 members and
guests attended the annual Cham-
ber of Commerce banquet held in
the Educational rooms of the First
Baptist Church. Officers for the
ensuing year were anounced as A.
E. Burton, president; L, S. Apple-
ton and R. P. Newsom, first and
second vice-presidents and J. B.
Feather, secretary and treasurer.
35 YEARS AGO
In the bond election for the sea-
wall 337 votes favored it and only
four were against the issue.
The El Campo Production Credit
Association was organized. George
A. Harrison was elected president,
Fred Swenson, vice-president and
C. W. Owen, secretary.
Camp Hulen had been allotted
$114,000 for improvements and J.
E. Ausland was the engineer.
The announcement column had
the names of W. E. McNabb and
Oscar Barber as candidates for
county judge; R. A. Kleska, asses-
sor-collector; Thomas H. Lewis, at-
torney; Harris Milner, sheriff and
Ruby Hawkins, clerk.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson re-
ceived word from their son, Win-
fred, who was in a CCC Camp at
Rusk, that he was married on De-
cember 9th.
There is one woman in the world
who is always glad to see her hus-
band down and out. She’s the astro-
naut’s wife.
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number injured south of Bay City
when a storm of cyclonic nature
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terrific downpour atf rain and a
number of buildings damaged by
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A $500,000.00 hospital was to be
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