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School Trustees Plan
Special Meeting With
Local Insurance Men
Palacios Independent School Dis-
trict trustees heard a plea from
Judge W. C. Gray for one third
of the school's insurance business
at their meeting Monday night.
The Board also tentatively ap-
pointed Mrs. Fred Law of College-
port to the Integration Committee
and transacted general business.
They scheduled a special meet-
. ing "whenever it can be arranged'"
*between all the members of the
Board and representatives of the
Joe Feather Insurance Agency,
Gray came before the board and
tasked that his agency be re-in-
statfed to one-thfld share of the
school's insurance business. He
said that he had handled this
amount for the school for a num-
ber o'f years, but has now been cut
down to one-tenth.
FIRST AID
CLASS PLANNED
Sherwood Barber, chief of the
Palacios Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment said this week that the de-
partment is trying to arrange a
Red Cross First Aid Course here.
He said the course will be open
to anyone interested in taking
it. Classes will probably be
taught two nights a week.
The department must have at
least 15 people signed up to take
the course before it can be pre-
sented. Anyone wishing to sign
up should sec Barber or Price
Barnett. V om Hale of Bay City
will teach the course.
The elderly insurance agent, for
merly school superintendent here,
said the agreement had been for
many years that his firm, Feath-
er's firm and Campbell's firm
share the insurance coverage
equally.
He said that when the school
changed over to a five year plan
two years ago Campbell and
Feather revised the school's in-
surance program and cut Gray's
share of the business down to one-
tenth of the total.
Jerome Kimball, secretary of
the Board, said the insurance poli-
cy was revamped in order to cut
down on expenses and cut out the
"hit and miss" way the policies
were expiring at that time. He
pointed out that insurance is cheap-
er on the five-year plan.
Kimball said that both Feather
and Campbell agencies did the
work in laying out the new insur-
ance program. He said that Gray
hadn't renewed many of his poli-
cies when they expired.
The Board secretary said that
under the present plan part of the
insurance qxpires every year. He
said he didn't think there was
anything the Board could do about
increasing Gray's share of the in-
surance at this time.
"The new plan is okay," Judge
Gray said, "but I have just as
good a company as they have."
President of the Board Guy
Johnson pointed out that Johnny
Rice, who requested a chance at
the ^school's insurance business a
few years ago, now has an office
here.
See "SCHOOL BOARD," Page 8)
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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1956
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME XLIX NUMBER 20
Three School Commencement Exercises Set
Ninety Students
Will Graduate
From Elementary
Ninety students of the Sixth
grades at East Side Elementary
School will graduate tomorrow at
1 p.m. into Palacios Junior High
School.
The graduation exercises will be
held in the school's auditorium
with Superintendent Ralph New-
som scheduled to pass out the
diplomas.
Principal Leroy Neal said the
program will include a welcome
address to the classes by Verner
Bowers. Judith Lothridge will give
the response for the Elementary
school graduates.
Both processional and recession-
al will be played by Mrs. D. E.
Leighton. Wayne Merrifield will
give the invocation. Suzanne Coun-
tryman will play a piano solo.
Herbert Abraham will say the
benediction.
Those graduating are:
(See "90 STUDENTS," Page 7)
ALCOA Plant Is Started
COMMENCEMENT SPEAK-
ER—Ben H. Sloane, manager of
ALCOA's Point Comfort Opera-
tions, will deliver the graduation
address to Palacios High School
Seniors at the local exercises
Monday night.
Construction of Aluminum Com-
pany of America's new $45,000,-
000 Alumina Plant began to take
shape this week as equipment and
men began to arrive at the site
of the new plant at Point Com-
fort. Since the announcement on
April 7, that ALCOA would defi-
nitely build the Bauxite refining
*^>lant, engineers have been rush-
ing completion of design and engi-
neering of the new facilities.
C. H. Keefer, ALCOA's super-
intendent in charge of construc-
tion, announced today that Harri-
son Construction Company—the
first major contractor assigned to
the job—has already started pre-
liminary work. The company was
awarded the contract for plantsite
grading and dike construction.
Three additional contracts have
been awarded to Brown and Root,
Houston; Layne-Texas Company,
Houston and Dallas; and J. C.
Rucker, Port Lavaca by the oper-
ating division to enlarge present
gas and water facilities due to ex-
panded operations.
H. S. Edwards, project manager
ABOUT TOWN
By THE EDITOR
ALTHOUGH both Palacios and
'#lay City Chamber of Commerce
are striving for at least "peaceful
co-existence", if not outright co-
operation, this wasn't the atmos-
phere at the County Democratic
Convention.
The Palacios delegation was the
only Matagorda County precinct
to go for Lyndon Johnson. They
were outnumbered and badgered at
the county convention at Bay City,
and finally asked to leave.
IWe understand one member of
the Palacios group wished to intro-
duce a resolution dividing the coun-
ty at the Colorado River. However,
other members of the local delega-
tion wouldn't support his idea and
it wasn't presented.
* i* *
SHORT NOTES —Gen. Harry
Hulen was recently elected presi-
* dent of the Board of Directors of
the Burlington-Rock Island Rail-
way Company. . .congratulations!
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Talbot have
moved into their new home in the
Foley addition. . . Ann Brandon
was elected cheer leader at the
University of Corpus Christi. . .
Patrolman Bill Hasley reports a
wreck Sunday morning at Camp
Hulen on Highway 35 cut-off. . .
An out of town man had his car
towed in by Maddox Motor Co. and
bought a new Ford from them be-
fore morning and was gone. Roy
Hunt, one of the first printers on
the Beacon, visiting old friends.
• » •
ADDITORIALLY speaking, Curr
tis Grocery's add in the Beacon
£his week features a full page of
"green thumb" bargains. . . Bar-
nett Lumber Co., Grant Lumber
Company, Cooper's Ben Franklin
Store, Howard Campbell's Insur-
ance Agency and Feather & Sons
insurance Agency all gave their
space toward congratulating the
graduating Seniors.
for the Harrison Company, said
that he was establishing offices at
the plantsite and that equipment
was now in the process of being
moved from their Maryville, Ten-
nessee yard. Actually grading
operations are scheduled to begin
about May 21.
Keefer said that during the next
few weeks, site visitations will be
held for the bidders on plant rail-
roads, construction offices, ware-
houses and plant fences. "'We hope
to have our construction offices
and warehouses completed by the
last week in June, and have the
plant railroads and fences finish-
ed by September 1, 195G."
"Our long range construction
schedule," Keefer said, "calls for
the completion of the Aiumina
plant early in 1958.
Little League Tryouts Saturday; All
Managers, Association Meet Tonight
The call went out this week for
all boys between the ages of eight
to 12 to turn out Saturday on the
ball fields by Junior High and
East Side Elementary Schools for
try-outs at 3 p.m.
Prospective managers were
asked to meet Thursday night at
the Beacon' office, along with Lit-
tle League Association members
and interested citizens.
Tryouts Saturday will be the
preliminaries. The 'final workouts
are scheduled for Saturday, May
26. Then the team managers will
bid out the boys and pick their
teams. ,■
The league, planning a double-
header schedule with the city soft-
ball league, has scheduled the
opening Little League game for
Tuesday, June 5, on the lighted
field east of East Side Elementary.
With the little leaguers leading
off the night's play, the second
game will feature the opening of
city Softball loop play.
The newly organized Little
League Association, headed up hy
Hi-Way Widening
Discussed Monday
At Joint Meeting
A joint meeting Monday of the
highway committees of Bay City
and Palacios Chambers of Com-
merce and County Commissioner's
Court resulted in the recommenda-
tion that each Chamber President
appoint two representatives to
work with a commissioner1 in check-
ing with the District State High-
way Commissioner concerning
plans for improvement of Highway
35.
The meeting was held at Bless-
ing Monday afternoon with R. H.
Neeley, A. Rioux, Paul Miller and
C. S. Rowand of the Palacios
Chamber attending.
The Palacios delegation agreed
at a committee meeting last Wed-
nesday that they would endorse a
county-wide bond issue for the im-
provement of the highway 'from
Bay City all the way to Palacios.
The discussion at Blessing Mon-
day centered around widening the
highway to the "Y" intersection of
Highways 71 and 35.
All of those at the meeting were
See "JOINT MEETING," Page 4)
J. M. Treybig, ordered and re-
ceived equipment enough to out-
fit four Little League and' two
Teen-age League teams this week.
Treybig said the equipment
amounted to more than the figure
originally quoted to team spon-
sors, but said the extra amount
would be made up by the league.
The teams will not play in uni-
forms this year, although an effort
will be made to have different
colored caps for each team.
Sponsors may supply labeled T
shirts i'f they wish.
Treybig said a total of $84.50
has been donated by local mer-
chants, aside from those who have
agreed to sponsor teams. Those
donating since last week's account-
ing are: Partain's Food Store, Mv
Place, Moe's Package Store, Fak-
tor's Service Station, "Y" Cafe,
Dee Trees, Pavilion manager, Mur-
phy's TV Sales and Service, Hud-
dleston's Barber Shop and A. E.
Duffy.
local Woman
Found Dead
Sunday Night
Mrs. Margaret E. Thompson,
the 64-year-old mother of four
daughters and five sons, was
buried here Tuesday following her
suicide death Sunday night.
Rev. John Fluth presided over
the final rites held at 2 p.m. Tues-
day at the First Methodist church.
Deputy Sheriff E. T. Miller was
called to investigate Mrs. Thomp-
son's death at 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
He said the woman's body was
hanging suspended by strips of a
sheet at her home, 1006 Fifth St.
He found a note, identified as
Mrs. Thompson's handwriting by
her son and daughter, asking her
family's forgiveness.
The woman also left a note on
the front door of her home asking
her daughter not to come in the
house without getting help.
Indications were that Mrs.
Thompson's suicide was brought
on by mental depression.
Justice of the Peace Paul Geiss-
ler, called in by Deputy Miller, re-
turned a corner's verdict of death
by suicide.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by
four daughters; including Hazel
'Wostal of Orange Grove, Dora
Parker of New Mexico, Dorothy
Hamlin and Nellie Thompson of
Palacios. Also, five sons—Russell
Thompson, Palacjios; Gilford
Thompson, Brownsville; Fulton
Richards Thompson, San Antonio;
O. B. and Nelson Thompson of Pa-
lacios.
Surviving sisters are: Mrs. Ad-
die Bills of Caldwell, Mrs. Lillie
Pearson of Houston and Mrs.
Leatie Pirkle of Gonzales. Broth-
ers include Jessie Daniel and Carl
Daniel of Baytown and 24 grand-
children.
Junior High Has
Exercises Slated
With High School
Principal George Hoist and his
stalff |at Palacios Junior High
School are busy today tabulating
the results of final tests given
yesterday in preparation for grad-
uation exercises this week-end.
There are 53 candidates for
graduation from the junior high
school, with several others expected
to be eligible for promotion into
high school.
Junior high school students must
meet certain requirements to quali-
fy for diplomas from the school,
but may be promoted into high
school without graduating from
the junior school.
Hoist said the 1956 winners of
the American Legion awards to
the most outstanding girl and boy
graduating 'from junior high school
will not be announced until the
graduation exercises.
The Ninth graders will grad-
uate along with the high school
Senior class. Baccalaureate will be
Sunday at 8 p.m. with graduation
exercises Monday at 8 p.m. Both
rxereises will be held in the Pala-
cios Junior High School auditorium.
John A. Huebner
Announces For
Representative
.John A. Huebner has authorized
this newspaper to announce his
candidacy for state representative.
Mr. Huebner's statement:
"In this, the announcement of
my candidacy for the position of
state representative from this dis-
VALEDICTORIAN — Nancy
Johnson, daughter of Mrs. John
Ililtpold, has been named the
leading scholar of the '56 grad-
uating class of Palacios High
School.
BOARD SESSION . . .
Town Meeting
Tuesday Night
Open To All
Questionnaires are out and ar
rangements have been completed
for the town meeting scheduled by
the Chamber of Commerce for
Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Central Ele-
mentary School auditorium.
President S. W. (Woody) Wil-
son urged businessmen and in-
terested citizens to turn out for
the meeting, which is being held
to gain support for the Chamber.
A black light talk, a movie and
a directors meeting are scheduled
on the program.
Questionnaires^ Rate Youn Town,
were mailed out and passed out to
several hundred citizens this week
for the pm-pose of finding out
what special projects the Chamber
could undertake for community
improvements.
Chamber 'Manager C. S. (Tiny)
Rowand asked that the question-
naires be mailed or turned in to
the Chamber by Monday so the
results can 'be tabulated for Tijes-
dav's meeting.
The Board of Directors of the
Chamber will hold an official ses-
sion at the town meeting and con-
sider taking up community de-
ficiencies pointed out by the re-
sults of the questionnaire.
The black light talk will be
given by Jim Lovell of the South
Texas Chamber o'f Commerce. The
film to be shown is titled "People,
Products and Progress—1975".
Ben Sloane Will
Address Seniors
Monday Night
Today may "tell the tale" for
several of the 46 candidates for
graduation in Palacios High School
as the final test grades are tabu-
lated.
Principal J. G. Smith announced
yesterday that Miss Nancy John-
son, daughter of Mrs. John Hilt-
rold, is valedictorian of the 1956
Senior Class.
Miss Willene Dollar, daughter
of Mrs. AV. D. Bodie, was announ-
ced as salutatorian of the class.
Ben Sloane, Manager of AL-
COA's Point Comfort operations,
has been named as principle speak-
er at the graduation exercises
scheduled Monday night beginning
at 8 p.m.
Father Anthony Costantino of
S,t> Anthony's Catholic Church
will deliver the baccaTaureate ad-
dress Sunday, beginning at 8 p.m.
Both exercises will be held in the
Palacios Junior High School audi-
torium, Junior High School grad-
uates will sit in on the same ex-
ercises.
A number of other awards to
outstanding students will be an-
nounced at the graduation exer-
cises Monday night.
M:iss Johnson has also been
named as receiving the Annual
Reader's Digest Association
Achievement Award. She has re-
ceived an honorary one year sub-
scription to the magazine and an
engraved certificate from the edi-
tors.
The award was given "in recog-
nition of past accomplishments r
and in anticipation of unusual
achievement to come".
GRASSY POINT
JOHN A. HUEBNER
Lenard Murphy
Announces For
Constable, Pet. 3
Lenard Murphy authorized the
Beacon this week to announce his
candidacy for constable of Precinct
Three.
Murphy, who operates a TV
sales service store here, has lived
in the Palacios area all his life. He
is 26 years old.
"I will appreciate the votes and
support of my friends, and if
elected, I'll do the best job I can
as your constable," Murphy said.
trict which includes Matagorda
and Jackson Counties, I am fully
aware of the responsibilities in-
volved in properly fulfilling the
position.
"I approach this undertaking
with seriousness and humility. If
electcd I shall make every effort
to represent this entire district
equally.
"I shall try to render impartial
service on issues which are contro-
versial and make every effort to
eliminate sectional controversies
where possible.
No Commitments, Promises
"It is not my intention to make
commitments or 'campaign prom-
ises' on which I may later fail to
make good.
(See "HUEBNER", Page 8)
Youth Association
Meets Tonight
Women's Division
Committees Set
The Women's Division of the
Chamber of Commerce at their j beat your head against a brick
meeting Tuesday noon appointed wall without any damage, would
By LORRAINE BASFORD
'Be careful, the life you save
may be your own", is a slogan that
might well apply to water ways as
well as highways.
This past month there have been
too many sad news items of tfrown-
ings, boats capsizing and acci-
dents on the water. All might have
been averted with foresight and
caution.
One buys a boat and it is
"guaranteed" to be a strong,
sturdy well built craft. The out
board or inboard motor is one
that "will get you there and back
without one bit of trouble." This
is all true. Yet, it also takes a bit
of good common sense to use this
boat and motor in the manner the
manufacturers, the safety division,
and other boat owners intended 'for
it to be used.
If some one told you you could
committees for the
and voted to have
coming year
painted two
FIESTA QUEEN Grace Marie
Placencio of the Cinco De Mayo
Fiesta Dance in the Pavilion
here recently is shown above
just before she was crowned by
Gregoria Tamez, radio announ-
cer for radio station KWBU,
Corpus Christi. Tamez is at the
mike in the background, behind
Miss Placencio
Tidehaven Seniors
Graduate Monday
Dr. J. C. Jernigan, Dean of A&I
College, will be the commencement
speaker Monday May 28 when 26
Tidehaven Seniors graduate.
The exercises will be held in the
high school gymnasium beginning
at 8 p.m.
Baccalaureate services will be
held in the high school gymnasium
Sunday, May 27, beginning at 7:30
p.m. The Rev. Ray Conger, pastor
of the First Methodist Church of j children of all ages, including
Sweeny, will deliver the sermon. teen-agers.
• A -
Mrs. Roy Sanders, who has suc-
cessfully operated a teen-age pro-
gram in Pasadena for several
years, will be the guest speaker at
a special meeting of the Palacios
Youth Association tonight at 7:30.
Mrs. Margaret Christy, presi-
dent of the local association, in-
vited all citizens interested in or-
ganizing a youth program hero to
turn out at the meeting tonight.
The newly organized youth as-
sociation is trying to organize and
carry out a recreation program for
Email "IWelcome to Palacios" signs
to be erected by the Chamber.
The signs will be placed on both
highways leading into Palacios.
The division met at the Green
Lantern Inn.
Mrs. Pat Raplee, president, ap-
pointed Mrs. Mary King, secre-
tary-treasurer; Miss Claire Han-
sen and Mrs. A. Rioux to the 'fi-
nance committee.
Mrs. Esther Smith, Mrs. Libby
Ramsey and Mrs. R. H. Neeley
were appointed to the fund rais-
ing committee. Mrs. Smith, Miss
Joanne Roach and Mrs. E. I. Chiles
were listed on the telephone com-
mittee.
The tree committee was made up
of Miss Minda Barr and Mrs. Ber-
tha Backen. Mrs. Mabel Petersen
and Mrs. Mary King were ap-
pointed to the sign committee.
Mary Dismukes was put in charge
of publicity and reporting.
The following were listed on the
hospitality committee: Mrs. A. R.
Hillyer, Mrs. Backen, Mrs. Jessie
Salsbury, Mrs. Dee Trees, Mrs. J.
V. Ottino, Mrs. J. C. Cairnes, Mrs.
Rioux, Miss Claire Hansen, Miss
Minda Barr, Mrs. Petersen, Mrs.
J. L. Koerber and Joanne Roach.
Lucifer for his sin of pride was
hurled from Heaven by the arch-
angel Michael.
you deliberately do so? Then,
why take a boat out and beat it up
in rough water just to see how
much it will take without being
damaged?
You might say "Thank You" to
the boat for bringing you safely
ashore in an unexpected blow:
but will the boat say "Thank You"
to you for deliberately going out
in choppy water? It is doubtful.
Respect your boat, your life may
depend on it.
Let's go over a few of the sug-
gestions for safe motorboat. opera-
tions published by the TJ. S. Coast
Guard.
1. Do not overload your boat!
(Two persons in a 12 to 14 foot
skiff, for fishing purposes is safe.
Three may be in the boat for
pleasure. Any more than this is
unsafe.)
(See "FISHING," Page 8)
The Weather
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
May 9
84°
74°
0.00
May 10
84°
73°
0.00
May 11
85°
76°
0.00
May 12
84°
76°
0.00
May 13
86°
77°
0.00
May 14
85°
77 c
tr.
May 15
85°
69°
tr.
May 16
86°
63°
0.00
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