The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 1963 Page: 1 of 14
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The Aransas Pass Progress
Serving the Aransas Pass, Ingleside, and Port Aransas Area
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TOM
ARANSAS PASS, BAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, JUNE S. INS
(10 CENTS BY THE SINGLE COPY)
San Pat Water Dist Plans
For New Line Taking Shape
Coatrart F»r Constratkm
Scheduled Te Be Let Jely 26
A larger water Ripply for
Aransas Pass and other area
towns moved one step nearer
reality Monday when the
Texas Water Development
Board gave approval to a pro.
poaad project of the San Pa-
tricio County Municipal Wa-
ter District
W. A. Edwards, chairman
of the water district said
Monday that the Water Da-
velopment Board, which will
lend the water district IWtOO,-
SCO toward the project, had
telegraphed its approval of
the project to the Housing
and Finance Agency in Fort
Worth, o federal agency
which will grant $i,170,0N
for the proposed project
Water tor the project is to
be purchased from Corpus
Christ! where May 38 citizens
approved 1.968 to 1 JIT a wat-
er sates contract between the
city and the water district
On the saaaa data, voters In
Aransas Paw approved a new
90-year contract with the wa-
ter district by the overwhelm-
ing vote of til for to one
In making the announce-
ment Monday. Edwards said.
*1 wish to thank the mayors,
city council members and
citizens of the cities within
the San Patricio Water Dis-
trict and the Nueces Water
Control and Improvement
District No. 4. which serves
Port Aransas, tn their coop-
eration and support in the
- - - i--* to
project.
Edwards said that an inten-
sified effort to obtain right-
of-way easements and to
make planned purchases
would begin this week He
said the purchases would be
necessary where permanent
faciUttee of the project are to
be built.
Advertising on the bids tor
the construction of the proj-
ect Is scheduled to begin the
latter pert of this month
with the bids to be opened
on July M. Edwards said.
Under terms of the federal
fnnv Mwinu saia. wori on
the project must begin by
Aug. 1. He said the project
te to be completed in June
or July of next year.
The water district, which
ana Pass, Port Aransas. Odem.
Portland. Ingleaide and Greg-
ory. presently purchases
treated water from Reynolds
M**,u Co. end resells it to
the respective towns.
Under the proposed project,
the water district would con-
struct a new M-inch raw era-
tar line from Calalten treat-
ment plant of the City of
Corpus Chrteti to the Rey-
nolds Metals plant
HEARD
• ••
... that FHA and SUM
MEN HOMEMAKING GIRLS
will oonduct a Story hour aach
Saturday morning at the
Public Library from 10 to II
O'clock for small children
. . . GARY TURBERV1LLE
was named best all-around
boy and BELVA JOYCE
IVES was named best all-
around girl for Ingleside
High School at the com-
mencement exercises last
Wednesday evening. They
wen both seniors . . . JACK
DAVIS had a time sitting on
the floor over the week and
playing dominoes with his
grandchildren . . . FLOYD
MATTHEWS is new general
manager and sales manager
of ARANSAS SHRIMP CO-
OP .. . VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL at the FIRST
CHRISTIAN CHURCH will
•tart the last week in July
.. . MRS. KNUT JOHANSON
has a nephew being sworn In
ns midshipman at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Md„
June M ... MRS. ALLEN M.
FISHER has been notified
that she te In the WHO'S
WHO OF AMERICAN WO-
MEN, which will bo pub-
lished in September ...
Upon completion of the wa-
ter district's naw line, the
district would sell raw water
to Reynolds and Reynolds In
turn would increase the dis-
trict’s allocation of treated
water to approximately IN
million gallons per month.
The district's allocation at
present is tor a maximum of
67.8 million gallons par month
and present average con-
sumtion is about 80 million
gallons monthly, leering lit-
tle margin for the anticipated
future increase In demand.
. At the present time, a 94-
inch line owned by Reynolds
supplies water to this ares
from the Calalten treatment
plant.
The new contract approved
by the Aransas Pass city
council provides that the city
See "BAN PAT." Page •
Minimum Fee
For Trash
Hauling Set
The city council, at s spec-
ial meeting May 17, ap-
proved an amendment to the
existing trash hauling ordi-
nance aimed at establishing
mare uniform charges for the
collection end disposal of cer-
tain types of heavy refuse.
The council approved a
minimum fee of $8 00 per
load, or portion of a load, and
instructed the city manager
to develop a price schedule
aimed at uniformity of sharg-
•a. The new schedule is nec-
essary, It was printed out, to
adequately defray the oost
of hauling heavy debris such
as limbs, brick, scrap lumber,
metal, etc.
The city manager also wag
instructed by the council to
see that all city-owned equip-
ment te dearly marked as be-
longing to the city.
WiterTmrhNewiuiyParii
SoU By City Canal Far $1
The Aransas Pass city
council Monday night during
one of its regular sessions ac-
cepted a bid of $1 from Ed
Evy for the 00,000 gallon el-
evated water tower in New-
bury Park.
Mayor Bill Ellis was au-
thorized by the council to
work out a contract with Evy
for the 94-year-old structure
which has been out of opera-
tion more than taro years.
The structure, constructed
in late 1030 or early 1030,
stands more than 137 feet
above the ground. Operation
of the era ter tower was dis-
continued when it was found
to be unsafe for future use,
according to City Manager
Fred Robbins.
Robbias said a fire siren
on the water tower will have
to be removed and located
scarhtra before the struc-
ture is demolished.
In other business, the coun-
cil, meeting at the Lons Star
Park Building, authorised
Fire Marshal Allen Betas and
his seririsnt, Pete Martinez,
to attend the annual Texas
rsmen Training School at
Texas AAM College July 31-
Shrimp Landings
Low As Closed
Season Begins
Shrimping in Texas waters
—beys and gulf within io*
miles from shore was closed
lest Saturday for 48 days, and
landings for the final week
at Aransas Pass and Rockport
■lowed to a mere trickle.
During last week, landings
of headless shrimp in Aransas
Pam were reported as ll,0t3
pounds of brown shrimp and
18,181 pounds of whites for a
total of 39,173 pounds.
Rockport had 0,114 fir the
weak, of which §,107 pounds
were whites, the rest browns.
There wore no iffwdtegs of
pink shrimp—or any shrimp
at all—freighted up from the
Bey of Campeche area.
Under the rev teed shrimp
conservation law passed by
the regular 1003 session of
the State legislature, shrimp
as small as B0-to-68 to the
pound may be legally taken
when the "open season" be-
gins again on July 16. The
previous limit was 38-80 and
shrimpers deplored the tons
<of waste of small shrimp
which had to be shoveled
For the next six weeks,
shrimping In bays or offshore
within 10| miles—three ms
rine leagues—will be limited
to the taking of bait shrimp,
also under regulations sat up
by the new state
tlon law.
36. Cost of sending the two
Aransas Pam firemen to the
school will be $103 phis
transportation costs, the city
manager said. He said that
cities receive credit toward
their fire insurance key rates
by having representatives
completing the school.
Robbins said later that by
having representatives at the
school Aransas Pass propar-
ty owners could save thous-
ands at dollars a year in fire
Insurance premiums.
The council also appointed
Romeo Trevino as a mera-
ses "COUNCIL." Page $
Outlook Dry
For Coining
Summer Months
Unloaa Mother Nature doss
so shout-foes in the normally
three driest months at the
year, residents of Aransas
Pass can look forward to a
continuation of the present
drought through June, July
and August
The coming three months
are usually the driest of the
entire year, according to Firs
Chief Allen Berna. The firs
department maintains rainfall
records here.
But Mother Nature has a
way of playing tricks with
the weather. For example,
last June the firs department
recorded $.91 inches of rain—
mors moisture than had been
recorded during the first five
months at theft year.
During July, however, no
moisture was recorded at Ar-
■nsaa Pass and during Aug-
ust only J7 of an inch of rain
was recorded.
During the first five
months of INS. the fire de-
partment here has reoorded a
total of only 3.7$ Inches of
moisture. The rain was re-
corded as follows: Jan., .37;
Feb., 1J4; March, .10; April
•N; and May, 1.83.
A trace of rain eras record-
ed on May 1, Berna reported,
with .03 inches noted on May
6 and 1.48 inches measured
on May 33. Heaviest rainfall
reported so far this yeer was
during February whan 1.84
Incites eras recorded by the
fire department.
Ws Invito
We invite to be our guests
at the picture, “Island of
Love,’’ showing Sunday, Mon-
day and Tuesday, Juna 8,
10, and II, at tha Rialto The-
atre, Mrs. Mary Parsons sad
guest
This notice, dipped Item
17m Progress, will serve as
your admission.
NUEL CHILDS
CofC Sponsors
Special Course
For Employees
Nuel Childs, supervisory
training specialist from the
University of Texas, is to be
In Aransas Pass from Juna 10
to Juna 19 , to conduct a
course in "Public Relations.”
The four-night course is de-
signed for managers, owners,
and employees of retail,
wholesale, and service busi-
nesses. Its purpose is to build
good public relations in each
business and the business
community.
The Aransas Pass-Port Ar-
ansas Chamber of Commerce
is sponsoring the course in co-
operation with the Distribu-
tive Education Program of
the University of Texas, Di-
vision of Extension, and the
Texas Education Agency.
Moreland Bexley, president
of the Chamber of Commerce,
emphasized that the business
people of Aransas Pass will
find the course very worth-
while.
Some of the topics to be
covered in the sessions are:
You and Public Relations,
Seeing Yourself as Others See
You, Getting Along with Peo-
ple, and Why People Behave
As They Do.
Mr. Childs, the instructor,
was graduated from the Uni-
versity of Texas, receiving a
master’s degree in marketing.
He was a salesman and an
executive for a number of
years In the retailing field.
All meetings will be held
at the Chamber of Commerce-
VFW Hall beginning at 7 30
p. m. with the first session
on Monday evening, June 10.
Enrollment 1s open to any-
one employed in retail,
wholesale or service busi-
eses. A small registration
foe is the only charge.
Additional informal ion
about the course may be ob-
tained at the Chamber of
Commerce office, 834 W.
Wheeler, Phone 788-1750.
. .... .. o- ----
CONGRATULATIONS
To Mr. and Mrs. James
Ysrdley on the birth of a son,
Carl Adams, May 22. at Ar-
ansas Hospital. The young
man weighed 6 pounds, 81
ounces.
Conn Brown Harbor Dredge
Work About 95 % Complete
Publieity-MiMled Lions Boost
Area At District Convention
Although they foiled to elect their condidote for
district governor ond were unsuccessful in the queens
contest, Aransas Pass, Port Aransas and Rockport Lions
gave this oreo extensive publicity at the District 2A-3
Lions Convention held Fridoy ond Saturday in Browns-
ville.
Local Lions overlooked no opportunity to plug the
area ond it con be said with reasonable certainty that
before the convention ended Saturday night all of the
two hundred Lions attending hod heard or the place
"utore they bite every day.
Nine members of the Aransas Poss club ond two from
Port Aransas attended the convention. Representing
Aransas Poss were John W. Briahtwell. Moreland Bex-
ley, Damon Smith, J. G. Richards. E. B. Yeoger, W. E.
Boehnke, Honk Bielenberg, Leon Hofmeister, ond S. C.
Thompson.
Roy Pollock ond Barney Farley Jr. attended from
Port Aransas.
The two dubs sponsored the Saturday morning break-
fast ond this provided ample opportunity to publicize
the areo. A picture display snowing fish ond area
scenes was set up in the lobby of the auditorium where
the event was held ond a liberal supply of brochures
ond other publicity material was conveniently arranged
on o nearby table. The attractive marine ensemble, bor-
rowed from the Aransas Pass-Port Aransas Chamber
of Commerce, formed the decoration for the head table
This was occented by a bouquet of flowers mode of
fish scales by Mrs. Roy Pollock.
Publicity material of varying types was placed at
each plate.
Following through with the oquatic theme, local del-
egates probably set a precedent when they gave as door
prizes pockoges of frozen red snappers and shrimp.
John Brightwell was master of ceremonies for the
occasion and Tail twister Moreland Bexley kept the
crowd in laughter os he injected bits of humor with
members of the audience participating.
Special entertainment was provided by Ann Tinner-
man and five of her dancing students. The talented
doncers received hearty applause for their well-exe-
cuted numbers
The dancers were Becky Crist of Aransas Pass and
Jennifer Hardy, Bette Bishop, Sherry Watts and Judy
Bishop, all of Portlond.
Principal speaker at the breakfast was Lions State
Secretory Tom Kirkham of Austin. He was introduced
by J. G. Richards
Mary Sue Howard was the Aransas Pass club's entry
in the queens contest which was won by a Taft girl,
Sharon Brittain.
The two-day convention attracted delegates from
clubs throughout South Texas. At the business session
Saturday, Williom B. Wood of Brownsville was elected
district governor to succeed Leslie Chappell of Corpus
Christi. Wood defeated by 18 votes Carl (Windy) Os-
born of Rockport, who hod the backing of the local
clubs.
McAllen was picked as the convention city for 1964.
GENE LENORE
LaortNantd
To Ejtor’s Pest
Gene Lenore, 28, native of
Farmersville, near Dallas, has
assumed editorship of The
Progress.
The announcement was
made by J. G. Richards, pub-
lisher.
Before coming to Aransas
Pass, Lenore was employed
as a staff writer for the Abi-
lene Reporter-News.
He received his bachelor of
science degree from East Tex-
as State College in 1959 and
attended the University of
Texas in Austin before enter-
ing the Army in 1960.
After completing basic
training at Fort Hood, he was
stationed at Fort Huachuca,
Ariz.
A former employee of The
Farmersville Times, he is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Lenore of Farmersville.
He is married to the former
Sheila Resch of Glendale,
Ariz. She is a former Univer-
sity of Arizona student.
Lenore is the nephew of
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dillard
of Sinton and the grandron
of the late E. D. Dillard of
that rity.
New Offshore Reef Construction
Planned By Port Aransas Group
Plans for a new offshore
artificial fishing reef in the
Gulf of Mexico are being for-
mulated by the reef commit-
tee of the Port Aransas Boat-
men, Inc., Dan Far ley-co-
chairman, announced this
| week.
Farley, who is heading the
committee with Kenneth Rei-
ter, said the new proposed
reef will be constructed, in the
same location as the artiflcfoi
reef which was made from
old automobile bodies about
four years ago.
■MJ '
2*1
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The Interstate Highway System in Texas is being bleated with large, elaborate
Safety Hast Areas tor tha safety and convenience of Texas travelers. Motorists can
now relax and refresh themselves in the first of these rest areas (roadside parka)
designed and built on tha Interstate Highway System in Texas. This new rest area
contains eight arbor* equipped with fire places for family cooking. Incinerators,
fire wood, and big spacious tables and benches for picnicking The "park” lies
on a small knoll ten miles east of Ban Antonio on Interstate Highway 10 and was
formally dedicated May 19.
He said that the old auto-
mobile bodies have deterior-
ated since they were placed
about one mile south of the
whistling buoy and about five
miles off shore in 80 feet of
water.
Today, he said, only a buoy
marks the spot where the
artificial offshore reef was
constructed.
Farley said the proposed
reef is to be constructed sim-
ilar to the experimental reef
that has been built out from
Galveston.
He said the reef is to be
constructed of clay and tile
pipe, drainage tile, founda-
tion materials and large con-
crete blocks, with mostly
concrete and clay materials
being used.
After the formation of the
committee, at which time the
boatman's association pledged
$1,000 toward getting the pro-
posed project started, Farley
said Ben Vaughn, chairman
of the Texas Game and Fish
Commission was contacted.
Farley said that Vaughn
had been pleased that the
Port Aransas group was help-
ing themselves in the project
and assured the group a greet
deal of assistance by the
Game and Fish Commission.
“Without the assistance of
the Game and Fish Commis-
sion, we couldn’t carry this
project on,’’ Farley said. The
state organization tentatively
is to transport materials for
the reef from the Aransas
Pass city docks to the dump
site, he said.
See "REEF.” Page $
About 95 per cent of the
work has been completed on
the first major maintenance
dredging of Conn Brown Har-
bor since it was completed
in 1946, City Manager Fred
Robbins said Monday after-
noon.
At the present time, he
said, dredging operations are
being conducted in the Intra-
Coastal Canal cut-off be-
tween Dale Miller Bridge and
the Corpus Christi ship chan-
nel, a part of the overall
dredging project, let by the
U. S. Army Corps of Bengi-
neers.
Dredging operations were
moved from the harbor area,
Robbins said, in order to al-
low excess water in the spoil
disposal area on the harbor's
extension to drain off so that
more of the spcftl could be
pumped into the area.
The presently low-lying
southern end of the peninsula
which forms the harbor's east,
era shore is to be raised an
estimated six or seven feet,
forming a new safeguard
against future storms.
The raising operations will
also provide city-owned land
well above normal tide level
for potential future industrial
development.
Also included in the over-
all project is dredging at the
Aransas Channel front the
harbor to Bridge No. 5 on
the Aransas Pass-Port Aran-
sas causeway.
Tons of spoil from this
dredging are to be deposited
along the channel’s north side
and will raise the land level
of existing islands in that sec-
tion as well as create new is-
lands by adding spoil to reefs
now usually below water sur-
face.
Some deepening and wid-
ening of the cut-off channel
of the main Intra-Coastal Ca-
nal, which skirts the mainland
shore of Redfish Bay from
north of Rockport southward
to Ingleside Bay, is also in-
cluded in the contract.
This channel is to be
dredged at several points
north and south of Dale Mil-
ler Bridge where erosion and
silting have made it narrow-
er and more shallow than it
should be for proper naviga-
tion.
About a million cubic yards
of spoil will be removed in
the entire operation r
• • •
DR. and MRS. BOYCE EL-
LIOTT of Jourdanton, former
residents here, visiting here
Sunday with friends . . .
MISS MARIE BRITTON beck
home after being called to
West Texas ... a number of
Aransas Pass people are va-
cationing in Oklahoma at this
time, among these are the
HAP CALLlSONs, the DAR-
RELL HAVENs and the D.
C. HOLDERS . . . LUIS RIOS
is on vacation from his du-
ties in The Progress plant. . .
LYNDA SMITH entertaining
a friend from Mississippi . . .
JEWELL and JOHN BLAIR
getting settled in their new
home on Ave. A ... a large
remodeling and addition un-
der way at the CHARLIE
MARSHALL home at 543 So.
Rife . . . O. V. HALL buying
a new hat... JUDY OLIVER
really enjoying a visit in Ar-
andas Pass and Ingleside with
her many friends ... a trace
of rain between Ingleside and
Aransas Pass . . . the A. A.
ERICSONs leaving Tuesday
for their new home ... PRIS-
CILLA LINDLEY, a new em-
ployee at the City Hall . . .
H. H. PERKINS of Harris-
burg, Miss., visiting hare this
morning ...
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