Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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■k
eadlines Of Past Year Reveal , Disappointments
H*
I15( events of importance and
made 1959 a year to be re-
T J ed in Palacios and the sur-
| Qo' area. The year 1959 saw
employees recalled; the city
- of Palacios increased by the
Jr.,lion of Foley Village; city
/.e.llivory started, the Jaycees
est '.ed, the Sharks advance to
witfrSemi-final and construction
tituion the new Wagner General
footil. The year brought happi-
H some and sadness to others,
graft success to some and fail-
whic others and to some it was
the d passing of another year,
four ok back over many of these
Ttible events we will start
a ci10 headlines of;
AJbo --
"ott JANUARY
Jai rnary 1—Houston Natural Gas
Corpi >ration filed an application
with the City Tuesday for per-
missi on to increase tlie rates
char) red to residential and small
comn lercial customers. . . The 5-
i year reunion of the senior class of
1954 was held Saturday, Dec. 27.
Jaijiuary 8—A $3,000,000 process-
ing plant to be built in this area
^ was being planned. . . On January
1 the newly created Federal Avi-
ation Agency took over the nation-
wide facilities, functions and per-
sonnel of the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
minis'ration. . . The Curtis family
mover, to their new supermarket
at thi corner of 4th and Main. . .
Pnlacifrs Junior High School was
accep fid by the Southern Associa-
tion Colleges and Secondary
Schools
Janiary 16—M. M. Brooking was
elected president of the City State
Bank /Jof Palacios, succeeding his
fathe» M. T. Brooking, who died
r recently. . . The first shipments
▼ of !)«m[te—ithe ore from which
is-tnade—began arriving
[■January 12 at Aluminum
■ of America’s Point Com-
aina refining plant. . . The
city cBouncil, at a called meeting,
LA»oIed the proposed rate increase
asked by the Houston Natural
Gas Corporation and approved the
rate adjustment offered by Cen-
tral Power and Light Company.
January 22—The Rotary Club
was offering a cash prize of $50
in their Name the Hospital con-
test. . . Work was begun on the
remodeling and enlarging of Peter-
sen’s Restaurant. . . The city coun-
cil accepted the 11% rate increase
offered by the Houston Natural
. *Gas Corporation at their regular
• meeting. . . . The formal grand
opening of the new durtis “Rain-
bow” Supermarket was scheduled
for Thursday, Friday^frSaturday
•j . . . Dan Rather was guest speak
er at the football bamlet sponsor-
ed by the Women’s Division of the
Chamber of Commer<|
January 29—The nAual Moth
er’s March for Polio up scheduled
for tonight. . . . TheiMatagorda
County T.S.T.A. bar.At will be
held at the Palacios linior High
cafeteria Thursday nBit. . . The
43rd year for the Mat.Arda Coun
ty Federation of Wiin’s Clubs
began officially Saturay, January
24, when it met in Baftity.
FEBRUAFf
Februaiy 5—John '.-.fry, an em
ployee of Bauer & Snitft Dredging
Company of Port Lavflp was kill-
fkv' instantly when his )ick-up truck
.eft thifc higUay at tfte Turtle Bay
bridge | and jre out ^ver 6-1 feet
of ra mgr. . Gene FI
j^o
j r ran
“Cooky”
entine f-
annual
higl
: I and
lilrtgr*, . uene Harvey was
awardef the contract f<pr repairing
m and. orick veneering 'the F.A.A
^building at the local airport. . . An
early morning fire Monday de
stroyed the West Columbia High
and Junior High Softool building
with ■ n estimated loss of nearly
$350,000.
February 12—“Warner General
H ospital” was the n|me selected
Ifounty Hospital Board for
of Palacios’ new county
The name was submitted
k Buff aloe. . . Lulu Belle
Maddox was crowned Val-
!weetheart at the seventh
. Sweetheart Dance Satur-
day mgl |t at tj,e pavilion. . . The
March .< j)imes drive netted ap-
proxima tely ?1000
Febrtl|ary jg—The Texas State
Highway. Department awarded con-
11 tracts f*or two projects of interest
to the P'aiacios area, both on High-
Scribner and Richardson
Inc of Aransas Pass with a bid of
?962,014.48 was awarded the con-
tract to build a new bridge over
•the Colorado River west of Bay
City and Elmer C. Gardner, Inc. of
Houston, with a bid of $4,163,716
the new 4-lane causeway at Port
Lavaca. . . Foremost of the new
locations for the Matagorda Coun-
ty area is Magnolia Petroleum
Company’s planned 12,000 footer,
No. 1 R. B. Trull, et al, about five
miles northwest of Palacios. . . .
The annual election of the City of
Palacios for three aldermen was
called by the city council at their
meeting Monday night.
February 26—In the event of an
atomic attack Palacios now has
two men trained and qualified to
'yjtect the presence and amount of
* dioactive fallout, F. A. Griffin
1 !W. J. Bell, FAA Air Traffic
.nmunications Specialists at the
al airport, having just completed
intei^ive training course. . . .
'Ifttf’rindle, postal clerk in the
has been presented the
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Certificate Award in appreciation
»f Superior Achievement. . . Two
Eagle Scouts from Palacios, Mar-
vin Kastrop and Axel Haubold at-
tended the Recognition Program
and Banquet at the Shamrock-Hil-
ton Hotel in Houston. . . Fred
Huitt was elected president of the
local Rotary Club for the ensuing
year.
MARCH
March 5—Mrs. Grace M. Barnett
retired as postmaster of Palacios
on February 28, having served 25
years 7'A months. Tom Fricry was
sworn in as acting postmaster by
Postal Inspector \V. R. Warrick of
Houston. . . The city council pass-
ed a motion to draw up an annexa-
tion ordinance taking in Foley Vill
age and the Grassy Point area.
March 12—Matagorda County’s
15th Annual Livestock Show and
Indoor Rodeo opens Thursday and
runs through the auction sale Sat-
urday. . . Alcoa announced it will
increase its production of primary
aluminum and one of two idle pot-
lines will be re-started March 16.
. . . Mr. and Mia. Wayne Denker
were the new owners of the Pa-
lacios Furniture Mart, formerly
Koerber Sales Co. . . The area of
Palacios jumped again for the third
time in the past few months as the
City Council read and approved an
ordinance annexing the area ad-
joining the city limits and known
as Foley Village and Grassy Point
area.
March 19—Christie, Mitchell &
Mitchell were moving in to drill
No. 1 E. B. Foisy Unit. . . Charles
Luther was elected to the Board of
Directors of General Telephone
Company of the Southwest. . . .
Mrs. N. E. Runyon was elected
president of the Women’s Division
of the Chamber of Commerce. . .
City Council made plans for light-
ing runways at local airport, when
completed Palacios will have one
of the best lighted small airports
on the Texas Gulf Coast.
March 26—Charles Bowers will
take over as manager of the Pa-
lacios Feed and Milling Co. April 1,
replacing John Cervenka. . . 34%
miles of 20 inch pipe was being un-
loaded and treated at the local
harbor. . . Between 40 and 50
eight year old boys were trying out
fer Little League.
APRIL
April 2—M. M. Brooking, a mem-
ber of the local fire department,
received second degree bums on
both ankles while helping to fight
a fire at the pipe coating project
at the turning basin. . . American
Cancer Society “Crusader”, a single
engine plane attempting to break
current record of 65 hours in air,
will be over Palacios at 4:39 p.m
April 15. . . Two elections within
the next six days will fill terms
expiring on both the school board
and city council. J. H. Shearer and
Joe Ressler were seeking re-elec-
tion to the school board while in
the city race, Marvin Curtis, Char-
les Johnson, seeking re-election,
and R. M. Harris, Guy Clayboum,
Myron Spree and F. M. Jackson
were candidates for the three posts.
April 9—A building permit for
$40,000 on a new home being built
for Mr. and Mrs. George L. Harri-
son was approved by the city coun-
cil. . . . Marvin Curtis, Charles
Johnson and F. M. Jackson were
elected to council posts. . . The El
Campo Chamber of Commerce and
the Wharton County Association
directors were hosts to the annual
session of the Texas Mid-Coast
Water Development Association
and appreciation dinner for Con.
Clark IW. Thompson in El Campo
last Saturday. . . . George Holst,
principal of Palacios Junior High
School, has been elected first vice-
president of the Matagorda County
unit of the T.S.T.A. for the 1959-
60 school year.
April 16—E. A. Cadwallader, an
engineer for the Interior Depart-
ment, was to visit Palacios on
April 24 or 25 to conduct a survey
to see if this area is suitable for
construction of a plant which would
convert salt water to fresh water.
. . The annual Mother-Daughter
banquet of the Future Homemakers
of America was held Tuesday in the
Junior High cafeteria. . . Seven-
teen seniors will present three one-
act plays Friday, April 24. . . .
“Spring Wedding” has been chosen
as the theme of the Tres Palacios
Garden Study Club’s annual flow
er show to be held April 25.
A*pril 23—Reunion of old fami-
lies, their descendents and friends
will take place Sunday, May 3 at
Blessing’s 66th birthday. . . Ruth
Electric Co. was awarded the con-
tract for lighting a runway, wind
indicator, taxi strip and tower at
the Palacios Airport. . . . Mem-
bers of the City Council will again
serve on the board of equalization.
George L. Harrison was elect-
ed president of the Matagorda
County Texas A & M. Club at the
annual muster held Tuesday. . . .
The Alapha Club was hostess to the
annual spring meeting of the Mata-
gorda County Federation of Wo-
men’s Club in Weimer Hall Satur-
day. . . Wharton won the District
20-A track meet, the Sharks plac-
fourth. Jonny Penland set a
new district record in the mile run
with a time of 4 minutes 43 sec-
onds.
April 30—Mrs. Theo Cox won
"Best in the Show” award al the
spring flower show which was at-
tended by more than 200. . . Mata-
gorda County was leading all Texas
Gulf Coast counties in active rigs,
numbering 12 field rigs and five
wildcats. . , . Shirley Hogg was
crowned Sports Queen Tuesday
night. . . S. D. Barber was elected
president of the Palacios Lions
Club. He and other officers will
take office July 1. . . Mrs. Joyce
Hardcastle was fatally injured
when her car crashed into the rear
of the car driven by Charles Stew-
art early Sunday morning.
MAY
May 7—The Little League sea-
son will open Tuesday, May 12,
with pregame ceremonies. ... In
the prolific Palacios Field, hot spot
of the Texas Gulf Coast, Christie,
Mitchell & Mitchell reportedly will
attempt to complete No. 1 J. It.
Ressler Unit for a triple sand pro-
ducer as they did No. 1 E. B. Foisy
Unit. . . A long drawn out dis-
cussion was held at the council
meeting between members and the
engineers with plans for the water
and sewer extension. . . The 2oth
year of Rotary in Palacios was
commemorated with a Ladles Night
program Friday. . . Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Gallaher were honored Sun-
day with an Open House in cele-
bration of their 50th wedding an-
niversary.
May 14—The lawsuit filed by
Crawford Packing Company and
Luther Investment Corporation
against the city was dismissed. . .
'Hie Post Office Department ap-
proved the establishment of city
mail delivery service. . . One pot-
line at Alcoa’s Point Comfort plant
was to be re-started on Thursday
and approximately 100 employees
were to be recalled.
May 21—A membership drive
was being planned by the Member-
ship Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce. . . Richard E. Stone
has accepted the call to be pastor
(Continued on Page 7)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1960
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME LIII, NUMBER 1
BIBLE TO BEDRID BANQUET SPEAKER
Election Saturday For
State Senator's Office
Palacios voters will join with
other qualified voters in Matagor-
da, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Chambers
and Galveston counties on Satur-
day, January 9, to fill the unexpir-
ed term of former Stats Senator
Jimmy Phillips. Mr. Philips resign-
ed to take a full-time job with Dow
Chemical.
Candidates for the Senate post
for the five-county, 17th Senatorial
District, will be in the top-man-
wins special election Saturday
number seven.
Those seeking the office are:
Jerome Jones, Aj R. Schwartz,
Maco Stewart and Ullmann Kil-
gore, all of Galveston County; W.
H. (Bill) Boeker, Matagorda Coun-
ty; Sam Bass and Jimmy Wilcox
of Brazoria County.
Council To Sell
Bonds For Water,
Sewer Extensions
Following the reading of two
ordinances by the fiscal agent, Mr.
Grandberry, the City Council adopt-
ed them authorizing the sale of
bonds for the improvement and en.
largement of the water and sewer
system.
One of the ordinances was for
Revenue Bonds totaling $97,000;
and the other was for tax bonds
totaling $100,000.
Building permits were issued to
Matagorda County for a 28-bed,
15,000 sq. ft. hospital, valued at
$370,000; Boaz Bldg. Co., residence
valued at $7,800, Lot 1 and % of
2, Block 10 in Foley Village; ga-
rage at the home of Carl T. Smith;
and additions on Lot 1, Block 67
by Mrs. Myrtle Hammond.
The election will be held at-the
City Hall with the polls opening
at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m.
Mrs. J. L. Koerber will serve as
election judge.
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To Distribute Surplus
Food Here Jan. 12
The State Department of Wel-
fare Commodity Distribution of
Surplus Food will be at the City
Hall, Tuesday, January 12, from 2
to 4 p.m.
All persons receiving surplus
food are advised that this will be
the only distribution during the
month of January.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wickham had
as their guests for the Christmas
holidays Mr. and Mrs. Victor Schol-
field and children, Roger and
Randy of Augusta, Kansas also Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Brown and Karlene
of El Campo.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON.
By LORRAINE BASFORD
The holidays are over, but happy
memories linger on, and for those,
who received fishing and hunting
gifts, remains the pleasure of try-
ing them out when conditions per-
mit.
' t)nfr in 4tre 'most Th^«',iJi?h^%
women in Foley Village on Christ-
mas morning, was Mrs. Leon Arlla.
Under the tree was a boat anchor
marked “For Marguarite.” True,
no boat was in sight, but that an-
chor meant that there might be one
before spring. However, attached
to the anchor was also another
note to look in the garage. Here
Marguarite found just what she’d
wanted, an eight foot, two-oar
powered, one woman fishing boat.
It is just the rig for rowing out
about 50 feet from shore and get-
ting in a lot of early morning fish
ing without wading. Abel Pierce
built the boat and Leon painted it.
As yet it has not been christened,
but when weather permits it will
be ready and able to give Mrs.
Arlla many hours of fishing pleas-
ure. So anchors away, Marguarite,
and Man those Oars!
A little different line of Christ-
mas gifts was the box of special
foods received by Jack Basford. It
contained Whole Smoked Baby
Abalone, Sliced Smoked Octopus,
Quail Eggs, Roasted Caterpillars,
Fried Salted Grasshoppers—and to
top this off, chocolate covered baby
bees, caterpillars, ants and grass-
hoppers. There has been no great
hurry in our home to sample this
unusual food, so it may still be a
reality on Christmas 1960, if we
cannot get around to making it
just a memory before then. Could
it just possibly be the names of
the delicacies that is delaying the
sampling?
W. C. “Bill” Guest, former ma-
rine biologist here, writes that he
received his Doctor’s Degree in
June at the University of Texas in
Austin, and is now a professor at
the University of Alabama. Bill
writes he enjoys his work, but he
misses being near the water, and
the many friends he made in his
two years here. His address is Dr.
W. C. Guest, Dept, of Biology, Box
1927, University of Alabama.
(See “FISHING,” Page 4)
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G. L. “BILL’ H4RRISON
C. Of C. Women To
Honor Sharks Jan. 18
The Women’s Division of the
To Gene Koerber;
Changes Planned
6:1.
Seeks Re-Election
As Commissioner
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Beacon Enters 53d Publication Year
And suddenly it’s nineteen hundred and sixty . . .
As we enter the "Silver Sixties” the Beacon also enters
a new year with Volume 53. As the pages of time grow—
we grow. Our family of readers is increasing as is the
number of regular advertisers in our columns.
Many changes were recorded in 1959, and with the new
year many changes are evident- for 1960, such as the new
hospital under construction, and a new church and several
residences nearing completion.
During the past year the Beacon installed its,third auto-
matic press for commercial printing—replacing a hand-fed
press installed when the Beacon was founded. Our goal,
as always, is to keep ahead of the growth of the!city. May
1960 require our further expansion—we think the growth
of Palacios will make this necessary
G. L. “Bill” Harrison has au
thorized the Beacon to announce
his candidacy for re-election to the
position of County Commissioner,
Precinct No. 3.
During the past three years while
in the office, Commissioner Harri-
son has been active in helping work
out better highway facilities for
Matagorda County, of which Pre-
cinct Three is getting over 29 miles
jf highway construction.
He has had a part in the ar-
rangements for the financing of a
county hospital to be named the
“Wagner General Hospital” which
is now under construction in Pa-
lacios. The hospital will be financed
by a joint 50-50 basis from the
county and funds obtained from a
Hill-Burton “Grant in Aid.”
As a member of the Commission
ers’ Court, he is interested in good
progressive government and indus-
trial development for Matagorda
County. He feels that these are
brought on by the continued de-
velopment of churches, schools,
hospitals, waterways and highways
of the area.
One of his many projects and in-
terests is the construction of better
drainage systems in the precinct
in order to help develop the fine
farm land. He feels that better
drainage of excess water also aids
in the maintenance of our road sys-
tems, thereby making it easier for
our farmers to move their com-
modities to market.
Commissioner Harrison was bom
and raised in the Palacios area. He
served three years in the Army
and is a graduate Civil Engineer
from Texas A. & M. College. He
is a member of the Episcopal
Church, is past president of the
Palacios Chamber of Commerce for
two years, is a member of the local
Masonic Lodge, is a member of the
Palacios Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, and is now president of the
Matagorda County A. & M. Club.
He is married to the former Gay
Slone and they are the proud par-
ents of four daughters and two
sons.
He states: “It is an honor to
serve as your commissioner, and if
I am elected for a second term you
can be assured of full representa-
tion on the Commissioners Court
for all the people of Precinct No.
3, and a continued progressive out-
look toward the development of
our economic and industrial pos-
sibilities for Matagorda County.
Your vote anu consideration will
be sincerely appreciated.”
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
The Palacios Pavilion will once
again be open to the public six
days a week!
This was in a lease agreement
between the Seawall Commission
and Gene Koerber, son of Mrs. J.
L. Koerber, at the regular meet-
ing of the commission held Mon-
** — » 4-
<iay hiffT-*cu
Others bidding for the pavilion”"*
were The Pavilion Association and
the Palacios Jaycees. The Pavilion
Association was represented by
Col. R. M. Harris, and the Jaycees
were represented by Herbert Gib-
son and Jimmie Clayboum. Mem-
bers of the Seawall Commission
present were Ward Cook, chair-
man, R. C. Shelton, secretary, and
Harold Bell.
The Pavilion Association had op-
erated the pavilion for the past
two years, plus, and whose lease
expired the latter part of Novem
ber. The Association was organized
in 1958 with charter members, E.
A. Barrett, John J. Peres, Athena
Club, M. T. Brooking, R. B. Trull,
Palacios Volunteer Fire Dept., City
State Bank of Palacios, Palacios
Rotary Club, H. C. Campbell and
Ronald M. Harris.
Control of the pavilion for the
past several months had been left
in the hands of Col. Harris and
E. A. Barrett.
Mr. Koerber has plans for many
changes at the pavilion. The en
trance will be re-painted and re
decorated; the bandstand will be
rehuilt and moved to the eastern
portion of the building; the danc-
ing area will be as large but will
be changed with the tables and
chairs arranged on the north and
south east portion. The bar will
be rebuilt and planters constructed
to shield from the dancing floor.
The rest rooms will be completely
reworked.
"Naturally, I hope to build the
reputation and clientele of the pa-
vilion to the point that it should
be,” Mr. Koerber stated. Bands
will be obtained from Houston and
the area with named bands and
semi-named bands fulfilling dates
at the pavilion.
A food catering service for pri-
vate parties and meetings has been
arranged.
Mr. Koerber and his orchestra
has a playing engagement in Flor-
ida for the next month and he will
take over actual management on
March 1st. There is a lot of work
to be done and the opening date
has not, and will not be set, until
everything is ready.
oring the Palacios Sharks of 1959
and their coaches. Guest speaker
will be Dana X. Bible, athletic di-
rector emeritus at the University
of Texas.
Tickets to the affair are now on
sale for $2.00 each and due to the
limited seating capacity only a cer-
tain number will be able to attend,
so persons wishing to attend should
purchase their ticket now from any
member of the host organization or
see Mrs. Pat Raplee, Mrs. Esther
Smith, Mrs. Mary King, Mary Dis-
mukes or George Holst at Junior
High School.
Dana X. Bible, who will be the
principle speaker, has coached at
Texas A. & M. and the University
of Texas. He was recently selected
for the Sports Hall of Fame.
Youth Club to Meet At
Hlall Saturday Nights
The annual New Year’s dance
of the Youth Club, held Saturday,
January 2 at the Palacios Pavilion,
was attended by 110.
For the next several months the
Youth Club will meet every Sat-
urday night at their hall on Com-
merce Street. All memtf’rs are
urged to attend and take ajj‘ active
part.
Mrs. H. B. Douglas is visiting
in Lawton, Okla.
Rolarians Learn
fiSlorfSf^i
For Oil Al Meefino
Dr. John Hart presented Mr. Bill
Massey of Port Lavaca who intro-
duced to Palacios Rotarians a film
telling the history of the search
for oil. The movie, “This Is Oil,”
was produced by the Shell Oil Com-
pany, and gave a historic account
of the geological aspect of the
search for petroleum. The geologi-
cal study of the earth’s surface in
relation to the origin of oil were
described to show the pocketing of
oil in various strata of the earth.
The history of the use of oil
was dealt with briefly, showing
the attitudes exhibited by early
consumers, the uses of oil in its
early stage of discovery, and the
methods of procuring the oil prior
to scientific methodology. Current
methods of discovery were related,
with the realization that science
still can only give the possibility
of oil location, and not absolute
certainty in discovery.
Had You Noticed?
1959 Was A Wet Year
The wettest 12 months in sev-
eral years were recorded for Pa-
lacios during 1959 with a total of
53.29 inches.
The rain count, measured at the
local FAA station at the Palacios
airport, was 15.08 inches more than
last year and topped *957 by 6.40
inches.
The month-by-month listing of
rainfall for the year was as fol-
lows: January, 1.08; February,
9.48; March 0.33; April 4.35; May,
3.20; June, 2.58; July 2.98; August,
11.14; September, 2.72; October,
9.81; November, 1.43; December.
5.19.
The lowest temperature during
the year was registered on January
4 when it got down to a chilly 23.
August 7 with a maximum of 96
and a minimum of 77 was declared
the hottest day, although 96 high
were also recorded on June 19, Aug-
ust 1, 8 and 9.
The Weather
Date
Max.
Min,. Prec.
38° 1T8Q
Dec. 29
634
Dee. 30
55°
42° 0.00
Dec. 31
65°
50° 0.89
Jan. 1
60°
49° trace
| Jan. 2
66°
49° 0.07
Jan. 3
52°
39° 0.00
Jan. 4
52°
38‘ 0.00
Jan. 5
48°
44° 0.30
Total rainfall for
year: 0.37
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Dismukes, Jesse V. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1960, newspaper, January 7, 1960; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726895/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palacios Library.