The Ingleside Index (Ingleside, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1976 Page: 1 of 6
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THE INGLESIDE INDEX
Serving Ingleside, growing industrial complex of the Coastal Bend
Vol XXVI—No. 26
Ingleside, San Patricio County, Texas 78362 — THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1976
15c Per Copy (Plus Tax)
Ail Star Team Advances
To Regional Competition
AARP Hears
On Wills, Trusts
some
Hurricane Celia Remembered
good
Board Names Turnbough
News Briefs
counse-
Pass.
tree
named to
honor roll
of Texas
and Be-
In the seventh inning of the
second game, the local fans got
at the
board
Mexico, thrived off of the warm,
mid-summer waters that week-
end She kept a steady course
toward the northwest and was
predicted, by the National
Hurricane Center, to strike the
populous Houston - Galveston
area on the Upper Texas coast
Celia, though, was to follow no
predictions. Instead of making
a last minute turn to the north
(typical of most hurricanes)
which would have taken her
over Galveston, she made a
bee line for the unsuspecting
Monday night the All Stars,
which is a team composed of
youngsters from the cities of
Sinton, Taft. Portland, Aransas
Pass and Ingleside, lost a game
in Alice to the Brush Country All
30th,
three
than
with
proposed 1976-77
and to consider
to the 1975 76
season is there if they’ll
practice proper conservation
and observe the legal limits ”
Bait shrimpers are limited to
150 pounds per day.
On Monday, August 3, 1970,
Ingleside and the Coastal Bend
were torn, battered, lashed, and
bruised We were held at the
mercy of a tempest -- a fury - a
truly wrathful lady -- a lady
named Celia
She was born as a tropical
depression on Friday, July 31,
in the northwestern Carribean
Sea, just three days prior to her
South Texas landfall. The storm
grew in strength, and was
christened “Celia’’ on August 1.
Celia, then in the open Gulf of
In the second game. Parker.
Belser, Pyatte. and White
scored, with Weise responsible
for a home run
TOMMY’S FOOD MARKET, on Avenue B in Ingleside, fell victim to Celia’s dynamic winds
Owner Tommy Vlasek says he stayed inside the store during hurricane Beulah He was
thankful he chose not to do so in Celia
Kevin Pyatte, Melvin White and
Steven Weise of Portland; Juan
Garcia, John May and Michael
Vanecek of Sinton; Alan Hagy
and Lawrence Hagy of Aransas
Pass; and Julian Hinojosa and
Brooks Teague of Sinton
Ingleside Independent School
District board of trustees met
Tuesday night in an emergency
meeting to name a principal for
the high school to succeed Leon
Taylor who died two weeks ago.
The board after several hours
in executive session named to
the post Felix Turnbough, Jr.,
who was principal at O.T.
Blaschke School this past school
year.
Another meeting was called
In the first game. Allen Hagy
pitched and Belser was catcher
Scoring for the team were
White, Weise. Lawrence Hagy.
Belser, and Chachere
Coastal Bend.
It wasn't until 1:00 a m. .of
that Monday morning six years
ago, that the Corpus Christi
area was told to brace for the
hurricane. The storm bore only
90 m.p.h. winds, and no serious
damage was expected.
The usual preparations were
being made in Ingleside that
morning, after the announce-
ment. Windows were being
boarded and taped, people were
rushing to buy flashlights,
candles, and bread, and auto-
The Leon Taylor Memorial
Scholarship Fund has been
established. Any person wishing
to make a memorial should
send it to the Leon Taylor
Memorial Scholarship Fund,
Ingleside High School, Drawer
HH, Ingleside, Texas.
District 29 Big League All
Stars, including several Ingle-
side softball players, are in San
Antonio today to play in the
regional competition after win-
ning a double - header Tuesday
night in Ingleside to advance to
regional
institutions. First State Bank of
Aransas Pass shows total
assets of more than $19,529,000,
up by 114 percent from the June
1975 statement showing assets
of $17,526,000
First State’s deposits in-
creased by 12.3 percent from
$15,556,000 to $17,476,000.
Up by 14.2 percent, First
State’s loans show an increase
of $1,322,000 from the June 1975
figure of $9,311,000 to the most
recent statement showing
$10,634,000.
$1,586,000 and loans went up
$3,866,000.
R B Kearby, president of the
First National Bank of Ingle-
side, attributed the increases to
“the general growth of the
Ingleside area ”
"The number of homes being
built in Ingleside should verify
this,” said Kearby. "And as the
area develops and grows, it will
pick up momentum One person
attracts another
"We’re very optimistic about
this area Ingleside has more
room for expansion than some
other areas of the Coastal
Bend."
Besides the increased resi
dential development, Kearby
cited nearby industrial activity
as beneficial to the local
economy.
"The knowledge of a new
refinery coming into the area is
already having its impact. And
the expansion at Dupont has
had some effect.”
Largest of the three financial
Stars of District 22 with a score
of 14-1.
But Monday night it was a
different story, and the local
boys came back to beat the
Brush County All Stars 6-3 in the
first game and 5 - 2 in the
second game on their home
grounds
Making up the local team are
Roger Parker, Aubie Glover,
Greg Belser. and Keith Hill of
Ingleside; Charles Chaschere,
ot Ingleside, Charles Chachere,
William Dickson. Scot Kemp,
TWO oil. TANKS at Suntide burned for several days after being struck by lightning during
hurricane Celia The billowing black smoke could be seen for miles around.
by the board for tonight to
determine who will be named to
fill Turnbough's post at Blas
chke School
At the age of 31, Turnbough
has eight years of experience in
education behind him.
Turnbough is a native of
Aransas Pass and was educated
in the Aransas Pass school
system. He is the son of Aransas
Pass city councilman and Mrs.
Felix Turnbough, Sr.
Turnbough received his bac-
helor of science degree in
education from Southwest
Texas State University. Two
years ago he completed
requirements for a masters
degree in educational adminis-
tration at Texas A&I at Corpus
Christi
The first year of teaching was
spent by Turnbough in Woods
boro and he has been with the
Ingleside school district for the
past seven years He was a
teacher and coach for the six
years at the high school and last
school year he was moved to
O.T Blaschke School as
principal by the school board.
Turnbough’s wife, Cathy is
also in education. She also has
eight years of experience in
education and this past year
came to the Ingleside school
district from Rockport to
become the high school
lor
In other business
meeting, the school
called a meeting for August 17
at 7:30 p.m. to hold a budget
hearing for the
school budget
amendments
school budget.
THE REMAINS of this house still stand today at Ingleside-on the Bay, serving as a
reminder of the wrath of Celia.
Summer Band
Rehearsals
J.E. Powell, president of
First State Bank, pointed to
several reasons for his bank’s
growth: industrial expansion at
area plants, increased winter
tourism, and especially, excel
lent conditions in the shrimp
industry
“Shrimping has picked up,”
Powell commented "Prices are
up, and it looks like the
shrimpers will have a real, real
See "BANKS” P-5
Rex A. Wright of Ingleside is
among 425 students
the spring semester
at the University
College of Social
havioral Science.
In order to qualify, a student
must have compiled a minimum
of 52 grade points (A equals 4
points), passing all courses.
Wright is listed on the cum
laude honor roll.
Aransas Pass American As-
sociation of Retired Persons,
(AARP) met Wednesday. July
21st, at 11:00 a.m. in the V.F.W.
Hall in Aransas Pass, for a
meeting and a covered dish
luncheon
A large crowd was present
and new members and guests
were welcomed
The guest speaker was Martin
Haskett, local attorney, who
addressed the group on the
subject of wills and trusts. The
subject was of special interest
to the audience. There was a
lively question and answer
period following the address.
Two of the local AARP
Chapter members, Gertie and
Johnnie King, who joined with
other senior citizens from
Kingsville, Sinton, Calailen,
Odem, and Pettus on the four
day trip to Palo Duro Canyon,
near Canyon, Texas, to see the
pageant “Texas”, and partake
of the big barbecue at the
canyon, and other points of
interest along the way, report
the trip a great success.
Another bus trip to Colo-
rado is in the planning stage.
The departure date is Septem-
ber 13th The deluxe bus will
accommodate 38 persons The
fall foilage should be lovely by
then. The party is not restricted
to AARP members. Anyone
interested should call Gertie
King, telephone 758 5667 for
more information.
The next AARP meeting will
be held on August 4th, at 11 00
a m., in the V.F.W. Hall in
Aransas
Principal For High School
a little excited when the Brush
Country All Stars hit two home
runs
Just who the Big League All
Stars will be playing tonight is
not certain, the team won’t
know until it reaches San
Antonio In any case, they will
be playing tonight at 7 p m at
Keienburg Field Tomorrow
night the All Stars will play
again, also at 7 p m If the team
wins one of these two games, it
will play again Saturday night.
Hopes are high in Ingleside that
the team will come out
victorious
Manager for the All Stars is
Rick Diegel. while I^irry Jones
is coach Lloyd Turrtipseede is
business manager
EVEN STURDY PALM trees could not
Ingleside was unfortunately the target of this
Banks in Aransas Pass,
Ingleside and Port Aransas hold
total assets which have in-
creased by almost $4 million
during the past year
According to statements of
condition as of June
combined assets of the
banks total more
$31,245,000 compared
$27,300,000 on June 30, 1975.
Biggest rate of increase wps
at the First National Bank of
Ingleside where assets in-
creased 28 4 percent from
$6,024,000 on June 30, 1975 to
$7,733,000 on June 30, 1976.
First National’s statements
reflected a 23.1 percent increase
in deposits and a 33.6 percent
increase in loans.
Over the twelve months
between calls, First National’s
deposits increased
Begin August 9
Summer band will begin
Monday, August 9, for members
of the Ingleside High School
Mustang band
The band will rehearse each
morning from 9:30 to 11:30 a m.
The first band performance for
this years high school band will
be at the Woodsboro football
game September 3.
Any student new to the
system who plans to participate
in the band should contact Ron
Welborn, band director, either
at home (776-7950) or at the
band hall (776-2595). Welborn
will be attending the Texas
Bandmaster Convention in San
Antonio August 1-4.
MH i< high SCHOOL MUSICIANS took part last week in the Fifth Annual Viking Band
( amp at Del Mar Attending were (L K) Pam Gray, Trisha Brooks, and Debbie Ruth, along
with Mike Jackson (not pictuf-ed) As a conclusion to the camp, the musicians took part in a
grand concert Friday afternoon With friends and parents
We Invite . . .
... . <
We invite to be our guests at
the picture, “The Winds of
Autumn” showing Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
day, July 28, 29, 30 and 31, at thd
Rialto Theatre. Minor Culli and
guest
This notice, clipped from The
Index, will serve as y|our
admission '
Bank Deposit Increases
Reflect Growth of Area
A representative of the Social
Security Administration will be
at the San Patricio County Tax
Office in Aransas Pass on
Wednesday, August 4, at 9:00
am.
Outlook Good For
Fall Bay Shrimping
With the opening of the bay
shrimping season about two
weeks off, conditions look
favorable for an excellent
season.
“Everybody I've talked to
seems to think they 're going to
have a pretty good season,”
said Ralph Rayburn, marine
extension agent in Rockport
"There are a lot of shrimp in
the bays right now, and if
they're allowed to grow a little,
bay shrimping should be good ”
Rayburn explained that there
has been some concern about
overfishing the small shrimp on
bait licenses. Meetings have
been held to encourage bait
shrimpers to “hold off” until the
bay season opens
Commencing August 15, the
bay shrimping season continues
through December 15.
“The potential for a
mobiles were being filled with
gasoline. Most people were
expecting no more than a “big
blow”.
Tommy Vlasek, past owner of
the old Tommy ’s Food Market,
recalls that morning: “I stayed
in the store until about noon.
The whole town panicked, and
they all wanted food. It was at
noon v/hen we got the last
report. . we shut her down ”
The Vlaseks^ok refuge in
Corpus Christi, while other
Ingleside residents either tra-
veled inland toward San
Antonio, or (the majority)
decided to stay at home and sit
the storm out
At 2 p.m. gale force winds
were buffeting the area. By 2:30
p.m the Ingleside - Aransas
Pass area was experiencing
hurricane force winds, accord-
ing to R.L. Herndon, weather
observer in Aransas Pass
The winds, in the first
quadrant, began snapping
sturdy palm and oak trees,
downing power line poles, and
causing some scattered major
damage.
A family living at 614 Sunset
(who have since moved) was
forced to leave their home and
brave the elements, when one
side of their house literally
exploded, leaving the remain-
der gaping and exposed A
teenage son was lacerated, and
driven to aid.
People became fea^d and
realized that they ex
periencing that whichWt not
predicted.
At 4 p.m the howling winds
abated and the looming clouds
edged away A bright, summer
sun shined radiantly, while
stray birds flew wearily in the
now stagnant air
It was calm. It was the "eye"
of the storm The dark storm
clouds encircled the area and
drifted dminously in a ring
A death like stillness filled
the air, as people began
creeping out of their homJs like
moles Heavy debris was
removed from yards, and quick
neighborhood inspections tpok
place.
Rudy Villa, an Ingleside
police officer at the time,
recalled that day well, saying,
"during the eye we went around
with the loud; speaker warning
See "CELIA” P 5 I
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