Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1952 Page: 4 of 8
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rAL,AUiua BEIAUUN, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, November 20, 1952
Military, Industrial
Installations Make
Texas Prime Target
Texas is- a state famous for
having at least a little of every-
thing. In this case, everything in-
cludes lots of industry and military
installations.
The only dark spot to this pic-
ture is that industry and military
installations would make Texas a
prime target in the event of an
atomic war. As a result, civil de-
fense officials are saying more
strongly than ever that we must
get a sound civilian protective sy-
stem organized now.
William L. McGill, state coor-
dinator of civil defense, released
‘figures this week on industry and
military installations to back up
Ins and other civil defense offi-
cials' .pleas for preparedness now.
The figures were prepared by the
Texas Employment Commissions.
One of the major points they
show is that Texas is one of the
l»p states in the nation as far as
industry and non-farm employ-
ment are concerned. What’s more,
the state is unequalled in the num-
ber of military installations.
Federal procurement contracts
totaling more than $l-% billion
have been awarded to Texas firms
since the outbreak of fighting in
Korea. In the petroleum products
field, 22 per cent of such products
were purchased in Texas at a
t -cost of $161,160,000.
A total of 80 cities are partic-
ipating in the defense program.
The heaviest concentrations of
Texas defense production is in
the southeast, although Dallas,
Fort Worth and San Antonio also
have heavy concentrations.
As for military installations,
there are 37 of these in the state.
A total of 24 belong to the Air
Force, while seven belong to the
Army, and six to the Navy.
"The conclusion we must reach
from all of this is obvious,” McGill
noted'. “We must know how much
of everything we have except time.
So we must get organized, and
organized now.”
About 110 national and state-
wide organizations are registering
volunteer civil defense workers in
a campaign which will continue
through November 27. The pro-
gram is designed to form a re-
serve of manpower which will be
available for service in civil de-
fense when called upon by local
civilian defense officials.
FOR SALE or TRADE
FOR SALE'—House and duplex.
204 Perryman. Phone 6221. 45tf
FOR QUICK SALE—List your
Real Estate with Williams Real
Estate, Box 301, 99 First St. 14-tf
PEET MOSS—50c and $1.50 size
Bags. Palacios Feed and Milling
Company. 41-tf
FOR SALE—Planting seeds, Red
rust proof oats, Hubam Clover,
and Rye Grass. Also ground ear
com with syrup, cottonseed meal,
Bewley’s hog fattener. Prices right.
Bartlett Feed Store. 47
FOR RENT
FOR RENT—Rooms with bath.
Bayview Hotel. 41-tfn
FOR RENT—3-room unfurnished
apartment. 204 Perryman. Phone
6221. 45-tf
FOR RENT — 3-room furnished
apartment. 600 Second Street,
Phone 4786. 44-tf
FOR SALE—Modern 6-room house
and two 2-story apartments, well
furnished and rented to good ten-
ants. Would consider trade for
acreage. 414 Morton, Phone : 4861,
Palacios. > 45-4tp
STARK TREES BEAR FRUIT—
Plant Stark quick bearing trees
and help win the war. Uncle Sam
is urging every farmer and su-
burban home owner to plant home
orchards. See D. W. Powell, Pala-
cios or drop me a card. 45-7-9
HELP WANTED
Port Time Job
Opportunity
Palacios distributorship for Hous-
ton Post. Must have good car. Cash
bond. Good earnings for part-time
work. Write Neal Trigg, Box 461,
Edna, Texas. 47-ltp
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON.
So. Texas C. Of C.
Advocates Pay Hike
For State Legislators
An increase in salary to $20
per day for state legislators has
been recommended in a resolution
adopted this week by the South
Texas Chamber of Commerce.
The regional chamber’s board of
directors voted unanimously to ad-
vocate a boost in per diem pay of
legislators from $10 to $20 to com-
pensate for the present high cost
of living.
The resolution stated that living
expenses had tripled since 1930,
when salaries of representatives
were fixed at $10 daily. It further
pointed out that periodic wage and
salary adjustments have been made
in private business and many gov-
ernmental offices in recent years
while salaries of representatives
have not been increased for the
past 22 years.
The South Texas Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor the reso-
lution in the next session of the
legislature when it convenes in
January. It calls for $2 per day
for the first 120 days and $10 per
day thereafter in each regular ses-
sion and $20 per day for the first
30 days and $10 thereafter for spe-
cial sessions, said Herschel E. Nix,
executive vice president of the re-
gional chamber.
FOR RENT — 3-room furnished
apartments. 110 Commerce or
Phone 3541. 38-tfn.
FOR RENT—One 5-room furnished
apartment. Insulated. Utilities
paid. 2-stOry duplex. Phone 5041
or 2411. 47-tfn
FOR RENT—Apartment, private
bath, utilities paid, one-half block
from Post Office. Price range from
$40 to $50 per month. Phone 3661
47-tfn.
MISCELLANEOUS
I BUY HOUSES and lots. Must
be worth the money. G. C. Mc-
Donald. 42-tf
It’s a Lark to Park This Way
Since many motorists find parking is their biggest driving difficulty,
the Orange Disc, Gulf Oil house magazine, recently conducted street
tests to find the most practical method. As a result, the editors rec-
ommend the steps below, claiming they will put even new drivers
safely in to the curb in "one pass.”
PULL UP PARALLEL to the car
ahead of the parking space, prefera-
bly one foot and NOT MORE THAN
TWO FEET away from it (check dis-
tance through your right door win-
dow). Stop when rear bumpers of
two cars are about even. Make sure
road is clear to rear.
BACK UP SLOWLY, turning steer-
ing wheel as far right as possible.
This swings car into parking space at
about a 45* angle. When front seat U
even with the other car’s rear bumper
(position above), straighten front
wheels, still backing slowly.
AS YOUR RIGHT FRONT
WHEEL comes opposite the other
car’s rear wheels, start turning steer-
ing-wheel to left. When clear of other
car’a rear bumper, quickly complete
turn of steering wheel to left as far as
it will go. Back slowly as far as neces-
sary to put your car “in” without hit-
ting car to rear.
THIS SHOULD ALIGN YOU
with curb in parking position. If not,
straighten wheels and pull forward
until aligned. Stop in center of space.
Any difficulty with the method can
usually be cleared up by a few minj
utes trial on a quiet street where tha
motorist can dismount and check hit
position against these diagrams.
News Of County Soil Conservation Disl.
PLYMOUTH RED-TOP hay baler
twine. Palacios Feed & Milling
Co.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE HOUSTON
POST. Delivered at your door
daily and Sunday. Call F. A. Grif-
fin at 3739.
FOR ELECTRICAL WORK see
Herbert M. Cole. Phone 3721 or
in the rear of City Fish Mar-
ket. 47-3tp
IF YOU WANT to continue drink-
ing, that is your business; but
if you want to stop, that is ours.
Contact Alcoholics Anonymous,
Box 973, Palacios. 31-tf
MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY
BOOKKEEPING service for
small businesses, payroll reports,
taxes, statements. L. A. House,
Box 804, Phone 2896. 18
WANTED—Tenant to share crop
and work on farm. House with
bathroom, electricity, and gas fur-
nished. Steady work. Man and wife
or small family preferred. B. ,7.
Wesselman, Phone 3730, Star
Route. 46-2tp.
OLDHAM'S
Don’t throw your tongue into
high gear until you get your brain
in motion.
Conditions have changed. While
the old fashioned girl hesitated to
hold a man’s hand, the modern girl
is afraid to let go.
BID YOU KNOW!!
WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE
STOCK OF FIRST QUALITY FRUITS & VEGE-
TABLES IN TOWN. THIS IS POSSIBLE ONLY BY
PERSONALLY GOING TO MARKET TWICE A
WEEK AND PICKING ONLY THE BEST MER-
CHANDISE AVAILABLE.
THE NEXT TIME YOU NEED
FRUITS or VEGETABLES
THINK OF
U PAK IT
GROCERY S. MARKET
OPEN TILL 10 P. M. — 7 DAYS A WEEK
LETTUCE, CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, BEETS,
EGG PLANT, MUSTARD GREENS, BROCCOLI,
COLLARI) GREENS, TURNIPS, CELERY, OKRA,
PARSLEY, RADISHES, CARROTS, TOMATOES,
BEANS, GREEN ONIONS, SWEET POTATOES,
CALIFORNIA POTATOES, BELL PEPPERS, RED
GRAPES, GREEN GRAPES, BLACK GRAPES,
GRAPEFRUIT, KUMQUATS, FANCY RED DE-
LICIOUS APPLES, LARGE NAVAL ORANGES,
LARGE SOUTH AMERICAN BANANAS, FRESH
PACK DATES, NEW CROP FIGS, NUT MEATS,
STUFFED DATES, ETC.
ORDER NOW—Pictures of our
Palacios High School football
team, band, cheerleaders, major-
ettes, and group picture of the
Hornets. All pictures have ap-
peared in THE BEACON. 5x7 or
8x7 size 75 cents each. Vernon
Davis, Box 954. Phone 5041. 46
Adolph Bohuslav of Tin Top,
with the assistance of the Soil
Conservation District technicians,
recently planned a coordinated
program for his 39 acre farm.
The program includes a terrace
system, sodded waterway for his
terrace system, and cover and soil
improvement crops. For his pas-
ture he has planned an improve-
ment program to include a cross
fence to divide his pasture to
permit pasture rotation.
Mr. Bohuslav also planned to
fertilize his upland pasture and
grow a soil conditioning crop of
hubam.
Soon after completing bis con-
servation plan, Mr. Bohuslav plant-
ed a waterway by plowing in an
old gully, fertilizing it with man-
ure, and sodding it with Bermuda
grass roots. He has also overseeded
the area with oats to help stabil-
ize the area until the Bermuda be-
comes established.
Construction of the terraces will
be delayed until a good cover of
grass is established in the water-
way, so when construction is start-
ed there will be a safe place to
empty water.
Channel type terraces will be
built because they are easier to
work with farm equipment and are
easier to maintain.
In the regular supervisors meet-
ing of the Matagorda County Soil
Conservation District Held Tues-
day, November 11, conservation
plans for the following farms were
approved according to J. C. Sher-
rill: Ernest Brown and Lemon
Wade of Pledger, Ramon Rooth,
Victor Richers, Louis W. Richers
Sr., and W. H. Knowles of Bay
City, Adolph Bohuslav and E. B.
Hogg of Palacios, Ben Stratton of
Cedar Lake, and C. M. Laird of
Wadsworth.
Maryland was settled by the
Catholics; Pennsylvania by the
Quakers, New York by the Wal-
loons, Georgia by the English debt-
ors, and Virginia by the Cavaliers.
Farm Income Drops
Below 1951 Average
AUSTIN—Texas farm income
for 1952 continues below that of
1951, the University of Texas Bur-
eau of Business Research reports.
By October 1, farmers earned
$1,145,864,000—12 per cent below
the $1,301,034,000 they received in
the same 1951 period.
Increased harmful drouth condi-
tions and a general price decline
are responsible to a great extent
for the income reduction, research-
ers assert.
Seventy-two of each 100,000 Tex-
ans died of tuberculosis in 1933.
In 1952 the death rate had been
reduced to 24.8 per 100,000.
Never regard a man as a failure
until he flops at something he
likes.
Eyes set too close together may
mean a mean disposition, but lipg
set too far apart are sure to get
you into trouble.
List Your Property
FOR QUICK SALE
I have for sale Farm Land,
Residents, Business and Revenue
Property.
Adolphus Rioux
REAL ESTATE DEALER
Office 215 5th St. Phone 3661
BACK AGAIN SELLING
CAMP HULEN BUILDINGS
SUITABLE FOR HOMES, COTTAGES, STORES,
CABINS AND GARAGES. PRICED AS WE SOLD
IN PREVIOUS YEARS, VERY REASONABLE.
BISHOP-MILAM & DUTTON
OFFICE AT CAMP HULEN
PHONE 3107 PALACIOS
AIR CONDITIONED
DIAL 4151
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Notice
The Palacios Home Demonstra-
tion Club will hold a cake and pie
sale Saturday, November 22, be-
ginning at 2 p.m. at the Central
Power and Light Office. Come and
buy a cake or pie to take home
for Thanksgiving.
Card Of Thanks
I wish to express my gratitude
to my neighbors and friends for
each act of kindness, for the com-
forting words of sympathy and the
beautiful floral offerings sent at
the loss of my husband, Capt.
Charles W. Brown.
Mrs. Charles W. Brown.
Card Of Appreciation
I am taking this means of ex-
pressing my heartfelt thanks for
the many helpful and kind mes-
sages of sympathy sent me during
my recent bereavement in the loss
of my beloved husband. These are
gratefully acknowledged and deep-
ly appreciated.
Mrs. S. L. Smith.
Notice To Bidders
The City of Palacios will receive
sealed bids for rental of all or
any part of the available acreage
at the Municipal Airport subject
to present lessees’ option to renew
contracts. '
Bids will be received until 7:00
p.m., December 1, 1952, by the
City Secretary, Besse Belknap.
The City reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Besse Belknap, Secretary
City of Palacios. 47-2t
The Mauretania held the Atlantic
speed record for 20 years.
PIERCE & SON
CABINET WORK
BOAT BUILDING
& REPAIRING
BUILDING CONTRACTING
PLAN SERVICE
—FREE ESTIMATES—
— DU PONT PAINTS —
PHONE 3291 BOX 956
(North of Camp Allen)
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DOLLS
Push Toy
$1.29
In colorful metal T0 DELIGHT THE
with blight wood HEART OF ANY GIRL
push stick.
98c fo $11.95
FULLY EQUIPPED, MODERN
PLAY KITCHEN
$3.98
Plastic Stove, Sink, Etc.
12 PIECES
CHILD'S TEA SET
Lightweight aluminum ... will not
bfeak! Bright Fiesta colors won’t
wash off!
$1.98
Boxed Hankies
59c and 98c
Lace and embroidery; lift-up
flowers; pastel organdy trim on
fine combed cotton lawn.
FOUR STYLES IN WOMEN’S
GIFT WALLETS
98c
Longwearing Plastic.
Designed to Please a Man!
BILLFOLDS
98c
Leather-grain plastic.
WELCOME
TO
PALACIOS
ARLACO
TABLE
CO.
STUFFED ANIMALS TREE ORNAMENTS
LEAD FOIL
ICICLES
10c-25c
No Christmas tree is complete
without them!
COOPER S
RAYON PLUSH
Movable eyes - 12-in. Tall. Brown
and gold honey bear or black and
white panda.'
$1.98 each
FRONTIER RIFLE
SHOOTS CAPS
$3.79
TOY PISTOLS
49c - $2.39
Colorful glistening ornaments for
your trees.
5c fo 10c
Tinsel Ribbons
10c - 25c
Chrisfmas Paper
10c up
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MEDICAL
PLAY KITS
DOCTOR — NURSE
$1.98 each
63 pieces of supplies each. Doc-
tor’s satchel is black, nurse’s red
simulated leather.
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Davis, Vernon L. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1952, newspaper, November 20, 1952; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726619/m1/4/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palacios Library.