Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1950 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON. PALACIOS. TEXAS
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LEGISLATURE MEETS
TO TACKLE PROBLEM
OF STATE HOSPITALS
For the first time in nine years
the Texas Legislature meets in
special session this week, to wrestle
with an acute financial problem.
Left over from the regular ses-
sion which ended last June is the
question of how to provide enough
money to operate the state hospi-
tals and eleemosynary schools for
the fiscal year beginning next Sep-
tember 1. There wasn’t enough
money in sight when the regular
session ended last June, so the
problem was postponed until this
year.
In the meantime, a new board
of managers, created by the Leg-
islature, has made an intensive
study of how these institutions are
being operated. The board has now
reported to the Governor that pres-
ent facilities and standards of care
and treatment, are the poorest in
the nation.
$125 Million Needed First Year
The board of managers of the
'ate institutions has told the Gov-
or that a $40-to-$60-million pro-
of -narjent improvements
ary to modernize the sy-
.d brii\g its capacity up to
needs. ilLis suggested by the
that the» improvements be
made at the rate of $5 million per
year beginning now and extending
over the next several years.
They have also told the Governor
that it will require about $20 mil-
lion to operate the system during
the next fiscal year. So the imme-
diate problem of the Legislature
is to provide about $25 million now
for use in the first year’s operating
and building program.
Smokers May Pay A Big Part
Many suggestions have been
pouring into the Governor's office
as to where the Legislature can
find new tax revenue to take care
of the needs of the eleemosynary
system. Among those which have
so far, aroused the least opposition
are the following:
(1) Increase the cigarette tax
from 3 cents to 4 cents per pack
This would bring in $8 million
per year, its advocates say. The
lobbyists of the big tobacco com
panics haven't been heard from yet.
(2) Increase the present “omni
bus tax” by an amount ranging
from 10 to 14 per cent, which is
estimated to bring in $20 million
An economy “bloc" in the legis-
lature would avoid any new taxes
by reconsidering same appropria
tions made by the regular session,
including the $5 million for soil
conservation and the $15 million
for rural roads. It has also been
suggested that some of the special
funds now lying idle in the state
treasury be diverted to pay part
of the cost of the new hospital
and eleemosynary program.
Two other sources of revenue
which have bean aired at previous
sessions, of the Legislature will no
Houbfcome in for their share of
discussion. One is the levying of
a “gathering tax” on natural gas
now being exported in huge quanti-
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
W. C. Gray, Jr., received
letter from the Department of
State, Washington, D. C., offering
him the position of Junior Clerk,
Class 3, in the American Foreign
Service and was to be stationed in
the Legation at Quito, Ucudor, S. A.
Mr. J. W. Belknap, who had been
in failing health for some time,
passed away at his home in this
city.
John Taylor was seeking ne-
election as city marshal.
County Judge Oscar Barber
passed away at his home in Bay
City and the W. M. U. Association
recommended Thos. H. Lewis for
the judgeship, to be approved by
the Commissioners Court.
The annual meeting and ban-
quet of the Chamber of Commerce
was held in the high school audi-
torium with W. N. Blanton of
Houston as guest speaker. Di-
rectors were E. A. Burton, Rowland'
Burton, J. F. Barnett, H. C. Camp-
bell, C. W. Crawford, Wm. Cl'e-
ent, GTenn Claybourn, J. B. Feath-
er, T. E. Friery, G. A. Harrison,
R. P. Newsom, Guy Johnson, W. P.
Regan, R. J. Sisson, and J. R.
Strasner. Officers were C. W. Craw-
ford, president: W. P. Regan, first
vice president: R. J. Sisson, second
vice president; and J. B. Feather,
seertary and treasurer.
15 YEARS AGO
L. L. Silkensen of Galveston was
elected president of the State Bap-
tist Encampment.
W. S. Terry, father of R. E.
Terry, died February 4 at the age
of 86.
Capt. F. S. Wilbur of the Hous-
ton Chronicle and Lt. Charle Gif-
ford of Wharton escaped injury
when the Texas National Guard
plane in which they were flying
made a crash landing at the Whar-
ton Airport. The plane was totally
wrecked.
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CHARLES FAKTOR, Station
PHONE 170
T. A. CASTLETON, Agent
ties from the state, and the other
is a proposal to legalize sale of
liquor by the drink in Texas, with
a tax of 5 cents levied on each
drink. The latter would require a
constitutional amendment, how-
ever, and would have to wait for
the regular session a year from
now, since special sessions can-
not legally submit constitutional
amendments.
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FIVE TEXANS CONSIDERED
FOR EDUCATION POST
Selection of a Commissioner of
Education to head the state’s vast
public school system, was believed
last week to have narrowed down
to five prominent Texas schoolmen.
At an executive session in Waco
last week the recently-elected state
Board of Education met to inter-
view five candidates who have been
recommended for the post by
committee of the board.
Chairman R. B. Anderson of
Vernon apologized to newsmen for
having forgotten to tell them the
meeting had been called, but ex
plained it would be held behind
closed doors, to give members a
chance to talk freely about the
qualifications of the candidates.
Those known to have been in
vited to meet the board as possible
candidates include: Dr. Wilson H.
Elkins, president of Texas Western
College at El Paso; Dr. Ernest H.
Poteet, president of A. & I Col-
lege at Kingsville; Dr. W. T. White,
superintendent of Dallas schools;
Dr. Charles M. Rogers, superin-
tendent of Amarillo schools; and
Dr. J. W. Edgar, superintendent
of Austin schools.
The commissioner, when ap-
pointed, will have to be confirmed
by the Texas Senate. He will he
the executive director of the pub-
lic school system, and will take over
the duties heretofore handled by
Dr. L. A. Woods. His elective office
automatically ends when the new
commissioner is appointed.
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DISCRIMINATION MUST END
IN STATE PARK SYSTEM
Texas must provide equal facil-
ities for both white and colored
races in its state park system, or
close the parks. That is the gist*
of a resolution adopted by the
State Parks Board. This resolution
was passed after a group of Negro
citizens had filed suit in federal
court, charging the state with dis-
crimination. Judge Ben Rice Jr.,
postponed hearing the case when
Assistant Attorney General Joe
Greenhill pointed out that the parks
board admits it does not have
equal facilities for both races now,
but that it intends to ask the Leg-
islature for money to provide such
facilities. If the Legislature fails
to supply the money, the board
said, it would close up the parks
until such time as equal facilities
can be provided.
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TWO MORE CANDIDATES
ENTER STATE RACE
R. E. “Peppy” Blount, the'chub-
by, energetic, football playing leg-
islator from Big Spring, will seek
the office of state Commissioner of
Agriculture, he announced last
week. The present incumbent, J. E.
McDonald, Wichita Falls, has also
entered the race for this office.
A newspaper editor named Jim-
my Allred hopes to cash in on the
popularity of former Governor
James V. Allred. He announced
last week as a candidate for Com-
missioner of the Land Office,
against the incumbent Bascom
Giles, who has already announced
for re-election. Allred is publisher
of a weekly newspaper at Mans-
field, a small town near Fort
Worth.
2fl YEARS AGO
The residence of County At-
torney W. S. Leslie in Bay City
was destroyed by fire.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Palmer pur-
chased lots in Brantwood, south ad-
dition to Houston, from Ruel B.
Foley, agent.
The Palacios basket ball teams
Were on the winning side, having
defeated Gulf and Blessing teams.
i»iiiH mi; ■rini',.-;- -la, ••
DR. FAYETTE W. ESTILL
OPTOMETRIST
WILL BE IN PALACIOS AT THE
PALACIOS PHARMACY
EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED
— EVERY WEDNESDAY —
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25 YEARS AGO
Frank Buffaloe and Miss Mary
Lowe were married in Bay City.
Mrs. Dan Cryer, mother of Mrs.
Ed Traylor, died at her home in
Clarkwood.
A. R. Beamer of Collegeport
took over the local agency for
the Pierce Oil Co., from A. R.
Matthis who was farming rice
near Lane City.
30 YEARS AGO
G. A. Salsbury had announced
as a candidate for commissioner of
Precinct No. 3.
Jack Parks and bride came In
from McAllen for a visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Parks
and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Catherine Fisk, mother of
Mrs. A. Tolleson, died at her home
in Alvord, Texas.
35 YEARS AGO
Mr. John Henry, age 72 years,
died at the home of his daughter
Mrs. A. B. Cairnes. . »tit ■■■ »•■«;
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dillard | had 228 of this number.
HEALTH NOTES
AUSTIN—Public Health in Tex-
as has received another boost with
the February 1 formation of the
Fort Bent! County Health Unit.
State Health Officer George W.
Cox, in announcing the commis-
sion of the Fort Bend Unit said
Dr; James R. Turner, a public
health man of long experience ini
Texas and' elsewhere, has been
named as director. The budget is
set up to* include a director, a
sanitarian, a public health nurse,
and a clerk. Their operations will
cover Fort Bend County in its en-
tirety.
Texas now has, forty-nine omits,
some of them serving more thani
one county. Altogether, fifty-seven
counties within* the State have
protection of fulD-time* health units;.
“We’ve come' a tong way toward
our goal of raising the standard
of public health in Texas to a
high plane,” Cox asserted. He caur
tioned: “But we still have a long
road ahead of ns:”'
Ideally, a lwal health unit is
designed, according to Cox, to pro-
mote better health among Texans
it serves by performing these func-
tions:
1. By investigating cases of
communicable diseases, and track-
ing down, if possible, the source
of the germ.
2. By teaching people, through
meetings and personal visits, how
smallpox, diphtheria, whooping
cough, and other diseases are
spread, and how immunization and
sanitation will prevent their
spread.
3. By making studies of ven-
ereal diseases (mainly syphillis and
gonorrhea), tuberculosis, poliomye-
litis, etc., and providing for patient
education concerning the illness
affecting them.
4. By making home visits to
expectant mothers referred by pri-
vate physicians, and by holding
well-child conferences which are
designed to keep children in tip-
top health.
5. By making periodic inspec-
tions of food-handling businesses
like dairies, slaughterhouses, gro-
cery stores, and cafes to make sure
the operators arc sticking close to
sanitation laws.
moved here from Francitas, where
he had been general manager of
the Merchants and Planters Lum-
ber Yard.
Miss Hattie Crane and Mr. Hen-
ry Ashley were married, Judge
Willis officiating.
A total of 1,748 tax receipts
were issued in the county. Palacios
A I960
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FARM AND RANCH LOANS
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FOR PURCHASE, REFINANCE, IMPROVEMENT
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PALACIOS TEXAS
From where I sit... Joe Marsh
"Left-S for.clsd Compliment"
Sec where a bank in Denver is
putting in left-handed checkbooks.
They figure their southpaw depos-
itors deserve just as much consid-
eration as the right handers.
Time was when it was believed
that left-handed people bad no
right to exist at all. If a youngster
showed signs of using his left
hand, his parents were supposed to
break him of the habit—to fovc
him to use his right.
But today most doctors will tell
you that changing a child’s natu-
ral left-handed tendency usually
causes more harm than good.
Stammering and other nervous dis-
orders often get their start that
way with children.
From where I sit, if a man wants
to use his left hand—that’s his
business. It’s not such a good idea
to make anyone do things o>—, way,
just because )ie think it’) right.
Personally, I think a mellow glass
of beer is tSie finest beverage on
earth. If you happen to prefer a
Coke—why, go to it I Only leave me
the same freedom of choice, won't
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