Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1978 Page: 1 of 10
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reunion
The class of 1928 of Palacios
High School will be celebrat-
ing its 50th anniversary on
Saturday, June 17, in the R.G.
Berlin home, 316 Welch.
The class had 23 graduating
members. Of this number, 11
are still living, 9 are dead and
three cannot be located.
This was the first class to be
graduated after Ralph P. New-
som became superintendent of
the Palacios Schools in 1927.
He and his wife Vivian plan to
attend.
Class members planning to
be present are: Cecil Teller
and Mamie Angle Hodge of
San Marcos, Weldon Sullivan
of Bay City, Ouida Gray and
Aspasia Glares Pavlides of
Houston, Maxine Price Ray of
Burleson, Margaret Bolling
McCary of Lake Jackson, Dr.
Charles Nester of Canyon,
Charles Wilkerson and Jean
Trull Herlin of Palacios.
Palacios friends are invited
to come by the Herlin home
between the hours of 3:30 -
5:30 p.m. to visit this special
group of Senior Citizens.
VOLUME 71 NUMBER 24
Shrimporee
royalty
crowned
After a month of no precipi-
tation-that million dollar rain
came. Not only did the rain
come down but also the booths
that had been set up at the
Turning Basin for the Shrimp-
oree celebration-but the cele-
bration went on after a change
in time and location.
V aughn,
Poerner,
Wyatt
Joe Wyatt, John Poerner
and Mrs. Sarah Vaughn were
victorious in their races in
Saturday’s run-off election.
State Representative Joe
Wyatt unseated 11-term Con-
gressman John Young for the
Democratic nomination in the
14th U.S. Congressional Dis-
trict.
In an interview Sunday,
Wyatt said he was "very
delighted" with the Matagor-
da returns. The Wyatt cam-
paign turned around the vote
in Matagorda County this
time, after losing by 1884
votes to 2504 for Young in the
primary, the run-off vote was
2,074 for Wyatt to 1,031 for
Young. The vote in Palacios
was Wyatt 232 to Young’s 92.
Wyatt will face Jerry Yates
of Corpus Christi, the Republi-
win
can nominee, in the November
General Election,
John Poerner won a land-
slide victory over a long time
political figure Jerry Sadler to
become the Democratic nomi-
nee for Place 1 on the powerful
Texas Railroad Commission
(unexpired term). He will face
Republican James W. Lacy of
Midland in the general elec-
tion. Poerner received 241
votes in Palacios and 3001 in
the county while Sadler polled
77 in the Palacios and 1024 in
the county.
The only county race was for
County Clerk, the seat pre-
sently held by Mrs. Hilma
Huitt who did not seek re-elec-
tion. Mrs. Sarah Vaughn de-
feated Mrs. Betty Mott for the
post tallying 2222 votes to 911.
In Palacios 215 votes were cast
for Vaughn to 111 for Mott.
AT PALACIOS HIGH
Students elect
cheerleaders
I
The Cheerleaders for the
1978-79 school year were
recently elected by the student
body of Palacios High School.
Varsity cheerleaders are:
Head cheerleader Cheryl
Crawford, Senior, Sherry
Smith, Juniors, Dianne Shreve
and Becky Milam, and Sopho-
mores, Janet Schneider and
Janice Roy.
Junior Varsity cheerleaders
are: Kim Moerbe, Traci
Shreve, and Cindy Tresselt.
Also cheering with the Junior
varsity group this year will be
freshmen Beverly Kelly and
Susan Hawkins.
The cheerleaders have a
busy summer ahead of them.
They have already had two
fund-raising projects to help
defray their expenses for
cheerleading school. This year
they will attend the National
Cheerleaders Association Su-
per Star Spirit Camp to be held
at Sam Houston State Univer-
sity in Huntsville July 17-22.
In addition to the camp, they
will be practicing weekly all
summer.
One large project this sum-
mer is assisting the P.H.S.
athletic department prepare
an outstanding football pro-
gram for the fall season.
This year’s program will be
much more extensive than in
the past. In addition to the
information usually included,
it will also portray an indivi-
dual picture of each varsity
Shark football player, plus
pictures of the cheerleaders,
twirlers, the fighting Shark
band, and a number of other
extras.
It will be the kind of
program many students, par-
ents, and fans will wish to
keep as a souvenir. The
cheerleaders are currently sel-
ling ads to make the publica-
tion of the program possible.
They are trying to contact
everyone in Palacios, but there
is always the possibility some-
one might be missed. In this
event, if you wish to Boost
the 1978 Sharks" and at me
same time aid the cheerlead-
ers, please contact any of the
girls named or call 972-3293.
From August 14-25, the
cheerleaders will have a two-
week workshop at the high
school to paint signs, make
decorations, plan pep rallies,
practice cheers and routines,
etc.
The girls are already work-
ing hard, preparing for an
exciting and successful year at
P.H.S. So, if one calls or
comes by to ask you to buy an
ad, she will appreciate your
support in backing the Sharks.
PALACIOS, TEXAS, THLIRSDAY, JUNE 8, WH
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the
the
Instead of most of
activities taking place at
basin as originally planned,
they were moved to the
Palacios Recreation Center.
The celebration got under-
way Friday night with a
Coronation Dance at the Re-
creation during which the 1978
Shrimporee Queen was crown-
ed and her court presented.
For the several weeks the
three contestants for queen
and three candidates for Little
Mr. Shrimporee and the one
Little Miss entry worked for
votes. Even though the contest
ended more than a month ago,
the winner’s identity remained
a secret until they were
announced at the dance Friday
night.
As the time of the crowning
neared, the tension increased
until that moment when Miss
Hedy McMullen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Doug McMul-
len received the coveted crown
and robe and reigned as
Queen of the Shrimporee.
Members of her court were
Linda Flores, princess and
Linda Morales, duchess. Jodie
Thompson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmy Thompson,
and Troy Rother, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Rother,
were crowned Little Miss and
Little Mr. Shrimporee Run-
ners-up for Little Mr. were
Andy Morales and Robert Lee
Gonzales.
At 4 Sunday afternoon,
coastal residents and visitors
lined the dock around the
turning basin to view the ritual
of the Blessing of the Fleet and
parade of boats.
Blessing of the shrimp fleet,
the age-old tradition of asking
God’s protection on all of the
boats, for a good catch and a
safe journey back to port, was
one of the highlights of the
15th annual Shrimporee cele-
bration sponsored by St. An-
thony’s Catholic Church.
After Father Brian Crookes’
golden aspergillum flicked the
holy water across the bow of
all shrimp trawlers in the
basin, many of the boats
proceeded single file out of the
basin into the channel for
several miles, turned around
and returned to port. Many of
the boats were loaded with
friends, relatives and visitors
for the ride.
The climax of the celebra-
tion was the awarding of
prizes. The lucky winners
were: Tony Bugel, $300; W.H.
Weakly, 50 lbs. shrimp; Mrs.
John Michalik, $100; Stepha-
nie Rodriguez, 25 lbs. shrimp;
Walter Bowers, $50; Doug
Hill, $25. The Shrimporee
quilt given by the Catholic
Daughters was won by Carolyn
Gassen.
to move
John Louderbaek, principal
at Central Elementary School
since July 1975, has been
hired by the Matagorda Inde-
pendent School District board
of directors to serve as princi-
pal of the Matagorda Elemen-
tary School.
His new position with Mata-
gorda will begin following the
expiration of his contract with
Palacios on June 15.
The hiring came on the
heels of the board receiving
the resignation of Richard
Sherrill, Jr., who had submit-
ted it earlier last week, ending
a three month battle with the
board.
Louderbaek, a graduate of
Palacios High School, holds
both Bachelor of Science and
Master of Education Degrees
from the University of Hous-
ton.
He began his teaching ca-
reer at the Blessing Elemen-
tary School in the Tidehaven
I.S.D. where he taught the
elementary grades and was
the junior high athletic coach
for 12 years.
He has been with the
Palacios I.S.D. since 1961,
serving as an elementary
teacher, then counselor before
his appointment as principal.
County
judge
1978 SHRIMPOREE COURT-Members of the 1978 Shrimporee
Court of Royalty were presented at the annual Blessing of the
Fleet at the turning basin. They were, Little Mr. Shrimporee
candidate Andy Morales, Phillip Vlllagran, Troy Rother, the
BLESSING OF THE FLEET—Rev. Thomas Palmer, pastor, St.
Cornelius Catholic Church, fcames City, with his golden
aspergillium, blessed the fleet for a good catch and a safe return
to port during the 1978 Shrimporee. Several hundred persons
were on hand for the Blessing of the Fleet despite the bad
weather the night before. —Beacon photo.
Board to meet
The regular monthly meet-
ing of the Board of Trustees of
the Palacios Independent
School District will be held on
Monday, June 12, at the
Superintendent of Schools Of-
fice at 905 Second Street.
Business to be conducted at
the meeting will include:
Action on monthly bills
Action on employee resigna-
tions
Action on new employee
VARSITY CHEERLEADERS
contracts for 1978-79 school
year
Action on petroleum bids
Action on Region III Educa-
tion Service Center media
membership for 1978-79
Action on faculty member
request for maternity leave
Reports to be given include:
Tax report for May, 1978
Financial report for May
1978
Superintendent's annual re-
port
Budget development report
Cheryl Sherry
JV CHEERLEADERS
Dianne
Becky
1978 Little Mr. Shrimporee, Linda Morales, Shrimporee
Duchess, Hedy McMullen, 1978 Miss Shrimporee, her escort
Kenny Brune, Jodie Thompson, 1978 Lillie Miss Shrimporee,
Linda Flores, Shrimporee Princess, and her escort, Wally Garza.
—Beacon photo.
Teachers
honored
Over 200 Palacios Indepen-
dent School District staff mem-
bers, trustees, retired staff
members, families and friends
attended the Annual Staff
Awards Picnic at the Tres
Palacios River home of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Kubecka. The
Friday, May 26th affair was
sponsored and coordinated by
the Palacios I.S.D. Faculty
Council under the direction of
David Drinkard.
Special plaques were a-
warded by Geo. Holst, super-
intendent of schools, to a
trustee and staff members who
are retiring. They were:
Jimmie Smith, trustee, 9
years service to Palacios I.S.D.
Elizabeth Scott, language
arts teacher, 21 years service
to Palacios I.S.D. and a total of
30 years to the teaching
profession.
Martin Garcia, custodian, 15
years service to Palacios I.S.D.
Staff members receiving a-
wards were:
FIVE YEARS: Latanza Da-
vis, David Drinkard, Jo Beth
Frankson, Gary Hafernick,
Fredia Hester, Shirley Kubec-
ka, Dennie Lothridge and
Charlotte Matthew.
TEN YEARS: Carolyn Brad-
shaw, Ruby Milam, John
Rother and Warnnell Woolsey.
FIFTEEN YEARS: Pauline
Arrington, Leroy Erekson and
Frances Lawson.
TWENTY YEARS: Melvina
Koerber.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS:
Edna Hamlin and Mary Peter-
son.
Production
up for oil
Matagorda County, which
has had recorded production
since 1904 last year produced
3,821,112 barrels of crude oil
at the rate of 10,469 barrels
per day. Production in 1977
boosted Matagorda County's
production total through the
end of the year to 228,542,004
barrels.
In 1977, 26 counties pro-
duced more than JO-million
barrels of crude oil, a decrease
of one county from 1976 and
four from 1975.
sworn
Bert O’Connell assumed du-
ties as the new county judge of
Matagorda County in swear-
ing-in ceremonies at the coun-
ty courthouse in Bay City
Thursday after the resignation
of Judge Burt Huebner the
previous day.
Connell was the county
judge-elect after the May 6
Democratic Primary elections.
In a letter to the Commis-
sioners Court, Huebner ex-
pressed his appreciation to all
those who has cooperated with
him during his tenure as
county judge.
Members of the Commis-
sioners Court and other county
officials, during the brief
commissioners court meeting
in which Huebner resigned,
expressed their appreciation to
Huebner for his cooperation
and commended him for what
they termed "an outstanding
job” as judge.
Watch for
rusty water
Beginning Monday, June
12, and for several days there
after, watch for rusty water as
the fire hydrants in Palacios
will be opened and flushed.
When (his is done, water in
the pipes may be murky and
rusty so be sure to check your
water before doing the family
wash.
Weather
DATE
MAY 30
MAY 31
JUNE I
JUNE 2
JUNE 3
JUNE 4
JUNE 5
Rainfall for
MAX.MIN.PREC.
89
69
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89
73
.00
84
74
.30
82
74
.95
87
70
5.00
87
70
.01
88
72
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Old times recalled
at Collegeport Day
Janet
Janice
Kim
Traci
More than 300 were on hand
Saturday, May 27, to celebrate
the 70th anniversary of the
founding of Collegeport on
May 25, 1908.
The Woman's Club of Col-
legeport, sponsor of the an-
nual homecoming on the last
Saturday in May had the full
cooporation of the folk in the
community in making prepar-
ation for the day.
As guests arrived they saw a
beautiful huge sign on the
Mopac grounds, "Welcome to
the 70th Collegeport Day
Celebration" which had been
painted by G.W. Franzen and
Allen Corporon.
Mason Holsworth, master of
ceremonies, welcomed the
guests and expressed appreci-
ation to all who had made this
day one long to be remember-
ed.
The new bar ;ecue pit and
building were initiated Satur-
day with W.L. Ellis and his
crew doing a bang-up job
barbecuing the meat given by
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gayle and
the additional meat purchased
to be sold at the pit.
The pit and building, com-
pleted just a few days before
Collegeport Day, were a gift to
the Collegeport community
from John Merck, Jr., given in
memory of his father, John
Merck and his pioneering
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs,
B.V. Merck.
Only one of the former
business men of the 1908 era
was present along with his
wife, the former Viola Merck.
The ad in the Collegeport
Directory of 1910 is listed as
follows: Dray Line and Trans-
fer, Baggage Express and
Freight, R.K. Legg Phone
23C. Mr. Legg, 92 years of
age, now resides in Bay City.
In a recent interview he told of
the two mules he drove to pull
his dray wagon, picking up
freight and express from the
water dock located on the Tres
Palacios Bay just north of
where Mrs. John Merck now
resides. He said he hauled
lumber for many of the homes,
including the Theo Smith
home, the 3 story home on the
bay. He still sighs when he
tells of accepting the bid of
75cents per load for the red
brick he hauled for the Col-
legeport School building. He
said he had never handled
brick and that was one job on
which he lost money.
Also present were Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Sjoquist of Houston.
Mrs. Sjoquist was the former
Kay Culp, niece of Burton D.
Hurd, founder and premotor
of the settlement of College-
port. Mr. and Mrs. Sjoquist
owns a printing business in
Houston and have graciously
printed copies of "The History
of Collegeport" by Mrs. Dean
Hurd, "The Woman’s Club
History" and "M.A. Travis’
Autobiography." If anyone is
interested in copies, contact
the Club Secretary, Mrs. Dean
Merck, Box. M., Collegeport.
Texas 77428.
The Mopae House Founda-
tion trustees are grateful for
all the response given to
support the restoration pro-
gram of the Mopac House.
Contribution were generous,
and the proceeds from the
meat sales, cake auctions,
place mats and afghan were so
helpful that the can now see
the light at the end of the
tunnel.
Central
principal
Class
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Dismukes, Mary V. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1978, newspaper, June 8, 1978; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726590/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palacios Library.