Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 25, 1981 Page: 1 of 10
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VOLUME 74, NOV. 47
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 25,1982
PALACIOS. TEXAS
TEN PAGES
“Crisis Referal” program to
aid local unemployed workers
camera.
: HELPING TO prepare for the premier
: broadcast of the Palacios InfcrmatlcR
Network |PIN) are Murdoch McRae
; and Date Porter. Designed soley as a
: community based, non-commercial,
: non-profit operation, PIN will begin
i Thursday to broadcast a variety of
j programs relating to and concerning
Palacios and its residents. The broad- jgj
casts will be carried daily from two to :j;
four hours over Channel 12; The PINK
directors are encouraging thrpublie to K
make suggestions and comments about ;!;
possible programming. Ail program- 3;
ming will be aired on a-ddayel basis. :!;:
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Local community TV channel
PIN broadcasting
begin Thursday
There may be some towns that have
S more than Palacios but beginning
jiji Thursday, the city-by-the-sea will have
| something all other towns this size will
:3 definitely envy.
Starting Thanksgiving Day, Palacios
3: residents will have another option when
jiji they turn on their TV sets. A new
jjjj channel, devoted entirely to serving the
ijij community interests of Palacios will
I begin broadcasting its premier preview
jiji edition at 1 p.m. on Ch. 12.
jijj The cal! letter are PIN which
■i;! translates into Palacios information
ijij Network. Organized by several Pala-
jjjj cios residents, the non-profit non-com-
i;j: mercial station will focus primarily on
jiji local area happenings events and
;j!j functions, hoping to provide another
iji; communications tool tor Palacios,
jg Thursday’s debut is being geared
toward explaining some of the plans of
jiji PIN and a brief holiday sample of the
gj type of programming the station plans
gjto air in the future. The station is also
iji; soliciting suggestions and comments on
i;j-future programs and coverage.
j;i; Unlike the conventional TV -station,
jjjjPIN will rely entirely on delayed
i3 broadcasts of events through the use of
ijij video-cassette camera arid recorder. No
jplive broadcasts are possible at-the
ji;i present.
The kickoff program will include a
ijijreplay of Tuesday’s Thanksgiving
ijij service sponsored by the Palacios
ig Ministerial Alliance. There will also
Kibe Look at the Library featuring
jiji services available at the Palacios
ijij Library and some of the new books and
f films the Library has received. A
iji program which was presented by the
jiji Chamber of Commerce on shoplifting
jjiiwill also be shown along witn the
:3 halftime performance of the Palacios
ijij High School Marching band in the
ijij season final game against Boling
3: recently. A variety of local special
i|jfeatures' will also be broadcast. A
ijij complete guide to the day’s program-
lining will appear on Ch.12
1 While Thursday’s program will only
Igibe a preview look at what PIN will otter,
;| future coverage will include a variety of
jii school events such as plays, concerts,
iji programs and athletic events. Organ-
jijiizations and clubs who have special
^programs which they feel will be of
jijiinterest to the general community will
ijialso be asked to contact PiN for possible
^coverage. This includes guest speakers
3:or award ceremonies,
jjjj PIN comes into existence as a result
ijiof a need to provide the citizens of
•jijPaiacios with the opportunity to keep
iiibetter informed on local events and
Sinews. While Palacios has a fine
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newspaper, there is a need to enlarge gj;
the opportunities for public involve-jiji
ment in local happenings.
Dale Porter, President of Pinpointed!;!;:
out the fact that many local events takeigi
place at night, or at times when many :;;;
persons are not able to attend thegg;
meetings. PIN is seen as a means of;;!;;
allowing the citizens access and infer-!;g
mation on the events that shape their jg
lives. gj
The purpose of PIN is public gj
information, in no way do the directors:;;;
want to become involved in any political jg
issues. All open public meetings tapedjg:
for repiay will be shown for their gj
interest to the public without comment g;
by any member of PIN. In this way PIN g;
can maintain its objectivity and serve jjjj
the needs of the public. jg
The funding tor PiN comes from a jg
grant from the Trull Foundation for jjjj
equipment and set-up expense. The ;g
Board of Directors’intent is to apply tog;
the state for a charter as a non-profit g;
organization. Permission to broadcast:;:;
local events "has been obtained from:;;;
Palacios Cablevison over their public!;;:
access channel. PIN has no other g:
connection with the cable company, but j;j;
is grateful to the owners of the cablej;:;
company for permission to utilize their gg
equipment.
"What we hope for is an increased;;!;
interest in and support of local events ”, jg
stated Murdoch McRae, one of the g;
directors. "We hope that through thegj
broadcast“ot school programs, church g
services, and community meetings theig
talents, gifts, and strengths of this j-ji
community can be shown. jg:
The Board of Directors- of PIN also•!;:
believe that programs can be developed :?;
to be used in promoting the City ofjg
Palacios. Working in conjunction withjg
the Chamber of Commerce and the jjjj
Industrial Committee, programs can begj
developed to promote tourism and jg
attract potential businesses to the jg
Palacios area.
PIN is interested in seeking public gj
input into the programming of the ijij
station, and invites anyone who has ajg
suggestion for any type ot program to jg
send those suggestions to PiN, P.O. 3i
Box 126, Palacios, Texas 77466rgj
Programming selection will be made bjrgj
the Board of Directors on the basis ofjg
their newworthiness and interest to the jg
general public. ’ gj
The Board of Directors and officers gj
of PIN are: Dale Porter. President: g;
Nick West, Vice-president; Murdoch jg
McRae, Secretary and Treasurer: Bar- jg
bara Kana, Ronny Moore.Nick Flores jjjj
and Johnny Flores- g;
A program called’‘Cri-
sis Referral” is setting
up operations in Palacios
ip an attmept to help
coordinate employment
referrals for the many
former STP workers who
have been laid off in the
past two weeks by Brown
&Root.
- Colleen Claybourn and
Mary Eggemyer, two of
the Palacios residents
who have initiated the
concept, met Monday
morning with several re-
presentatives of Brown &
Root and Palacios city
officials to work out de-
tails to the program.
1981 Medical
Foundation
Fund Drive
The Palacios Medical
Foundation is actively
seeking funds to help
with doctor recruitment
and medical facilities im-
provement during their
1981 Fund Drive. The
directors will be contact-
ing local businesses and
individuals tor donaoons
now through December.
Directors of the Palr-
cios Medical Foundation
are President, John How-
arth; Secretary, Keith
Terrell: Treasurer, B.G.
Fieriiii, Jack Coodncr;
Lynda Richter; Mary Eg-
gemeyer; J. Fred Huift;
Armando Espinosa;
George Kana and Doris
McCarley. Mrs. McCar-
ley was elected- to the
board at the last regular
meeting.
All donations to the
Foundation are tax de-
ductible and memorials
are accepted. Mail dona-
tions or requests for more
information to The Pala-
cios Medical Foundation,
Box W, Palacios, Texas
77465.
According to -fc'lay-
bourn. Crisis Referral is
being undertaken as an
effort to locate perma-
nent and temporary jobs
for those workers who
have been terminated at
the county nuclear power
projec t as a result of the
pullout of Brown and
Root as project construc-
tors. She cited the fact
thatmany of the workers
want to continue to live in
Palacios and the sur-
rounding areas and that
Palacios wants them to
stay on.
Many of the workers
will be in need of jobs to
replace the ones they
have lost while others are
seeking various types of
temporary jobs that will
allow them to stay in the
area until work resumes
at STP under a new
construction company, it
is expected to take three
to six months before any
type of work begins once
again at the plant site.
As well as taking em-
ployment applications
from the workers, Crisis
Referral will also encour-
age iocai businesses and
others who have jobs to
,bu, done to check with
thejn for possible em-
ployees. These will range
from regular job oppor-
tunities to part time help
and odds-and-ends work
needing to be done.
Claybourn said the
program will also involve
contacting area compan-
ies which may have open-
ings available.
"This has been like a
disaster really,” Clay-
bourn said of the massive
manpower cutback and
layoffs at STP. "It is
uprooting a lot of-people.
A lot of people don’t want
to pull out. They have
wives working here and
children in school. They
are looking for any kind
of encouragment for
them to stay.”
Publicity on the Crisis
Refeiral program will be
broadcast over the Pala-
cios Information Net-
work; radio and area
newspaper. Claybourn
said that forms will be
available for both em-
ployees and potential
employers to till out at
the Trull Foundation, 328
Commerce. Additional
information can also be
obtained by calling
972-3960 or 972-5241.
Meeting Monday ^ith
the Crisis Referral team
were Clark Councill,
Community Relations
Manager for Brown &
Root; Carl H. Wells, Jn,
personnel services mam7
ager for Brown & Root at
STP; and Ralph Town-
send. personnel services
manager for the power
division of Brown and
Root.
Also in attendance
were Palacios mayor Leo-
nard Lamar and city
councilmen John How-
arth and Murdoch
McRae.
The Brown and Root
officials commended
Palacios people for taking
an active and concerned
|See CRISIS, Page 7J
City sales tax rebates
show steady increases
Palacios businesses continue to show
a steady increase in sales over the
previous year according to the monthly
rebates of the city's optional one
percent sales tax.
The city currently stands at 8.75
percent ahead of rebated checks
received in 1980. The latest check sent
out from the State Comptroller’s office
totaled $17,143.74, up from the
$14,944.83 received for the same
period a year ago. Thus far Palacios
has been rebated -$90,677.37 for the
year as compared to $83,369.54 for
1980.
The optional one-percent city sales
tax is collected along with the state
four percent sales tax by merchants
and businesses and is rebated each
month by the Comptroller to the cities
where it is levied.
Among other area cities, Needville
has registered the biggest increase
over last year, standing at 38-percent
ahead with $51,117.15 rebated. Rock-
port is 33-pcrcent ahead with $297,322
while Port Lavaca reports a gain of
22-percent at $575,572. El Carnpo has
received $594,098 this year for a
21-percent increase followed by Goliad
at 19-percent with $61,612. Ganado’s
rebates have increased 14-percent to
$57,689. Both Bay City and Edna are
nine-perrent ahead with $1,043,938
and $184,427 respectively. A six-
oercent gain is reported for West
Columbia with $178,723.
Knights of Columbus
■ t
hold centennial birthday
Handwork Mart
is ready for public
The AARP sponsored
Creative Handwork
Mart, scheduled for
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 5 at
the First -Presbyterian
Church is now t'lilly re-
served. A fascinating
variety-of Palacios talent
will be displayed. The
public is invited to come
and enjoy this event.
The hall will opeirat 9
for those with reserved
tables for setting up their
items. At 10 the doors
will open for business.
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The AARP will also
sponsor abake table Dec.
5 to benefit the Friends of
Elder Citizens senior pro-
ject. Hortense Wyatt arid
JohrrHowarth are asking
the public for baked
goods donations to this
table. Also, the partici-
pants in the Creative
Handwork Mart and the
general membership of
the Friends will' be con-
tacted to donate to this
table, as well as AARP
members.
St. Anthony’s Council
No. 6889 of the Knights
of Columbus in Palacios,
Tex., formally opened
the local observance of
the 100th birthday of the
worldwide fraternal so-
ciety.
Throbservance began
on Thursday with the
celebration of a Mass
ottered by Father Brian
Crookes, council chaplain
and the adoption of a
formal resolution. As ex-
plained by Grand Knight
Robert Solis, the resolu-
tion declared that the
council, which was char-
tered on March 7, 1977 is
celebrating the Centen-
nial of the Knights of
Columbus. The resolu-
tion further declared that
the council will endeavor
to carry out its various
activities supporting
Church, family and com-
munity life with the
greatest possible energy
and zeal during this
special jubilee year.
Founded in New Hav-
en, Connecticut, in 1882
through the efforts of a
young priest. Father
Michael J. McGivney,
the CatholicTraternal so-
city has spread through-
out the United States,
Canada, Mexico, Puerto
Rico, the Philippines,
Guatemala. Guam and
the Virgin Islands. There
are some 7,000 councils
or lodges throughout the
world and more than 1.35
million members. One
million of these reside in
the United States and
more than 200,000 are in
Canada.
Last year the Knights
of Columbus disbursed
more than $29 million for
charitable and benevo-
lent causes. They also
donated more than 9.2
million man hours to
community service.
j-AREA HAPPENINGS
Singspiration is Sunday
There will be a ' singspiration service" at the
Church of the Nazarene, 1800 1st, Sunday
beginning at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to
attend
Singspirations will be held the fifth Sunday of
each month with five Sundays.
Church slates bake sale
The West Palacios Church of God of Prophecy is
having its annual Thanksgiving Bake Sale ai
Wilson’s Food Market Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Treat yourself to homemade cakes and-pies
made with real butter and country eggs. For early
orders call 972-2771 or 972-3256.
MONDAY’S MEETING
to help plan methods of
dealing with the massive
layoffs at STP resulted In
the formation of ‘Crisis
Referal’ which will hel*.
locate jobs for those
workers desiring to stay
in the Palacios area.
Among those taking part
In the discussions were
Palacios city councilmen
John Howarth and Mur-
doch McRae along with
Colleen Claybourn and
Mary tHOeiriever. Rep-.
resenting Brown tt~Root
were Clark Council!, Carl
Wells and Ralph Town-
send. ------
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