The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 31, 1969 Page: 1 of 10
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Building Permits
Total *386,949*
NEW BUSINESSES in Taft have
been some of the biggest news
to come out this year. Seven
new firms have brought unpre-
cedented growth to Taft in 1969.
Top picture, the new hospital,
which had its 1.090th pa
tient. Second row. I to r, The
Taft Auto Parts and the new
Cartwheel Nursing Home. Third
row, I to r, Bill’s Dollar Store
on Main street, and Hanover
Modular Homes on the highway.
Bottom row, I to r, E&P Drive
In. which was only opened last
Muffler Shop, located behind week, and We Three.
WOGREnS tv Tuft ho.,-
M chroni. 5 d .in ovi-nt last
wk — They admitted patient
to. 1.000, A kit o' sweat, and i
• tears, have - cu- into mak-
C tills entry jjo*,siMe The hns-
Whashed lot1 if rocky roads
• toe 10 months sincr they nt>-
*4 for busirx— o.d wiii pie-
•toly have other tryir. tunes
® gradually the Iniy- epe: .,-
Wi and syrt ms i>f procedure
h heir.; Amk. I out i • a pant
*t thing- stie jid improve with
Re,
JO is unfnit inn!, that i erto'n
Bplbritits have romi' to liutit
F*«B a current mdit This in
P*Ry will affeni the program
■Mi* Taft Hosital is attenit-
■ to’carry out no.- will it les-
■ is economic impact on the
Pfre community.
io tee less than ere j ear that
• hospital has t« en it. opera-
mrt hint already brought about
*r changes in th, Irsmi'a
pd and we rir.de; t!t it still
pf changes w ill by [orthroni-
• Without a duu ■ the C.rrt-
**! Lodge of Ta.'t located in
■thy because th y wanted to
fdoso t<, a (trs| ; ,,s p,, -,pjt:(|
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For Top Year
Building permits in Taft for
liKi.f totaled $386,949, which is
Mi. Ill the best '.ears since the
building Vim days of the late
t'Till's w I ,■1 'it most of i aft s re-
.••ideiHial growta was expericnc*
!he bulk of the new construc-
tion in Taft during the past
year w i',-. commercial with over
s '7piieo oiny into new busincs-
’ , Th. p i rat for Cartwheel
j .. .unted f„r $169,000 of
Pus m- ant. ffllr r commercial
jM'rmits were $6,090 tor the E&P
Foot Mart, $10,000 for Muffler
Shull $40,000 addition to tele-
p-h..rio building. So,000 for ga*o-
line pumps for E&P and \\T--3.
**>2 000 for WK-3 and 515,000 to
remodel for Bill’s f>.llar Store.
Hanover (Modular Homes,
which was also built during 1969,
is outside the city limits- and
■a;,- ther-forr not included in
city building permit* If thl®
business establishment had
I e. t. added to the other commer-
cial permits the total could pro*
b.diiy hav. given Taft a record
vent I'»r building.
Th'-r ■ were permit? issued for
f„u, in -a resident"- fora total of
$77.i« during the year
Monthly permits issued during
IMS were as follows: .January,
ST TOO: February, 51,51X1; March,
$3,200; April. 5198,77a; May, 5’-7-
713; June, 570,810; July, $22,564;
August, $6,1185 September, $850;
October, $2,050; November, $28,-
<;10; and December $190. Total,
$786,9-19.
Jewelry Valued at $18-20,000
Taken From McKamey Residence
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
410.000
395.000
446,812
519,425
458,443
418,770
773,831
417,235
424,497
248,615
416,307
710,338
228,478
403,349
201,932
103,082
1,381,398
185,798
386,949
Fred Mlitchler is reported to
have suffered a heart attack
Monday evening and is a patient
in the Tuft Hospital.
Burglars enter’d the home of
Mrs. K. G. McKamey sometime
Friday night, Dec, 26 and made
off with jewelry valued at $18,000
to $20,000.
The jewelry consisted mostly
of family heirloom pieces, in-
cluding several rather large dia-
monds.
Mrs McKamey. who hail been
having dinner with friends, re-
turned home about 11:50 pm.
and entered the bouse through
the hark door, which was lock-
ed. She went almost immediate-
ly into her living quarters and
discovered that the jewels were
missing in a short time As soon
as she discovered the loss she
went back through the house
turning on all of the lights and
t r y in g to see if anything
else had been taken. When
she returned to be back door
she discovered that the door was
unlocked, leading her to believe
that the burglar was in the house
at the time she entered and
made his escape through the
back door while she was in the
bedroom.
Mrs. McKamey immediately
notified the Taft .jolico, who ar-
riv'd on tiie scene promptly,
she also called her son, Kenneth
McKamey, Jr., and son-in-law,
Charles DeCou, both of Portland,
both of whom arrived shortly
and aid ’d the police in their in-
vestigation. The sheriff's denart-
ment also entered into the in-
vestigation the following morn-
ing.
During the investigation Fri-
day night it was discovered that
two doors in the Claude Boykin
home across the street were
open. The Boykin;, who were
visiting their son in Connecticut,
were notified and assured the of-
tieers that all doors had been
locked when they left home.
However, a later check did not-
reveal anything mising from the
Boykin home.
A thorough check of the Mc-
Kamey residence did not reveal
any signs of foreeablc entry. No
tracks or any other clues were
uncovered.
Mrs McKamey reported that
the jewelry was fully covered by
insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Giassnn
returned Monday from a trip to
th--ir lease at Junction. That
evening th -i guests were Mr.
and Mrs Loren Council of Ree-
villi- and Mr. and Mr*. Jody
Council of Ft. Bliss.
p>. activity in the Taft
hi is me s s com mu n > t v, c uupiod
..•'j good agricultural yields,
■ ..-j, ! ,p hi M'lhui ■ in Taft dut--
the past year's a cheek of
T.-ifHMv ftl< s for 1969 showed.
Mevgfi new businesses opened
for t-.-ic.-•• - during 1969. Four of
tn-'v "-?>•<' retail or service es-
tablishments, b»J were health
far'dities and the other was a
turbig plant.
M.iKJrig me "iggest: .:r-pi- ;'-.vn
on th Taft business community
was the opening of fit* $1.5 mil-
lion Taft Hospital which started
taking -atient’.', in March of this
year. Th<- hospital s payroll ad-
ded a Iwssf r.. Tab's, economy.
Hanover Modular Homes an-
nouncetl in early February plans
to build a manufacturing plant in
Taft and in early summer their
modular homes began to roll off
of their assembly line
Cartwheel l.idcv. a 98-bed nur-
sing home, open -d for business
in the fall adding a number of
iofis to the Tatt scene,
Bill s Dollar Store ojiened for
bus,"mss in the old bank building
and We -8 restaurant joined the
bttBini ss community in the sum-
mer. Taft Muffler shop began
servicing cars early in the year
and a new drive-in grocery, E&P
Food Mart, opened for business
just this month,
Agricultural yields were good,
during 1969, reflecting in in-
creases in bank deposits in
Taft’s f'-.rj bank.
Headlines taken from the Tri-
bune files for 1969 reflect Taft’s
growth as follows;
Jan. 1 Bankers, businessmen
sci- 1969 as year Taft could move
ahead. Crops and hospital make
top 1969 news. Committee secs
three school district* in San Pa-
tricio 0*unty
Jan 8: Deposits up slightly
over 1968. Mrs. G. O. Bail’d kill-
ed in accident. O.J. Moody dies.
Jnn. 15: County workers get
rats- . Bob Whitehead named
chief ol police. City drainage
and water bonds carry.
Jan- 22: Taft approved £or a_
new post office FcrtiHvf.-r up ov-
er 6 year period.
Jan. 29: ASCS back in court-
house after lone hassle. Voter re-
gistration lags.
Fidt. 5: Hanover Modular to
Joe ate in Taft. Hounds cinch dis-
trict cage title. L, A. Cage hon-
ored by II1 Co. 100 tied r.iirslny
home pfoposed for Taft.
Efo, 12: fl,S million Taft Hi»-
pita! to open Sunday with Om-
gref-sman John Ifouffiff ns upesJt*
t-r. O'linty juvenile fward ha*
hearing on ws< of narcotkh with
tio concJusiotis- C, E. Bean l-urt
in plane- ntesh-
See' C-BOWTH Pmg* ■»
OWISWS
Decade Shows Growth
The decade is fast coming to
;■ close, and a dv ek of ten yt*ar.«
Tribunes finds that agriculture
and the wen flier were the big
heudlinc grfcW»er*. Crops, as
usual, got the boas share of ink.
f or the most part, crops over
the past ten years have been
fairly good. There were years
with too much rain, or not
enough, but. things came out
pretty well over all.
Weather got lots of space al-
so Two hurricanes hit Taft in .»
ten year period. Carla came in
61 and was- very destructive.
Beulah came in 67 but did very
little damage to the area,
The rest of the decade went
as follows:
I960
Heavy rains and hail damage
grain crops. M.O. Rrittian re-
tires as Baptist pastor after 11
years. Kiwarsis hold first annual
basketball tournament. Aider-
man type of government tidopted
in Taft. Mechanical picker- due.
to replace 3 800 workers. Rains
cause big cotton loss, farmer
may lose up to $’t0 per bale.
Masonic Lodge observes 50th
anniver.-ary, San Patricio Coun-
ty stays Democratic arid backs
Kennedy,
1%1
Field house completed and
acc«’pted by school board Loui-
siana Elevator to build 309 car
new storage. Tom Reding buys
Taft Implement. Nicky Mnes-
tis named to Peace Corps as
fiR.-t from Teras. Hurricane Car*
la dwtroys Taft Water tower,
city auks funds to replace M,
1362
W:ilium A. Schmidt defeat*
Frank Kelly In run-off for county
judge. John Connally sweep*
county. Early season frewrs
hurt youru< crops tast grain and
cntr.n harvests turned out above
avc-ray?. New Presbyterian
Church to be dedicated. Dr. CM.
Keko hired as school supefto-
tendont, Fred Rofzier new prin-
cipal. On-I p'iio vacelne* given
in Tail- Walter Roots elected
Mayor.
1963
School ufljv.-ltmcnt shows slight
dccMtte. Jimmy fjwx-makcr up-
opens: new, Ford egcrtcy. Rincon
fioad closed by voters. Applica-
tlons being taken for tersauta
by H. o sMlmrity. 1963 grate
o .p t.,j, last year. County vot-
turn clo’.vn roa.4 and jail bond
issues. New cinder track built
bv school.
1964
Timely rains brought about w-
cord "rain and cotton crops. Hits
di^at* Hunt in sheriff's wee*
"The Taft Ranch” by Dr .A. Ray
Stephen:', h introduced. Deposits
In local banks hit peak 12.5 mil-
lion. Johnson sweep® San Pat
See DECAOE Page #
Young Farmers
To Meet in Sinton
A Young Farmers meeting
will be held at 7 p.m. on Janu-
ary 8 at Sinton High School
ag department, to which all far-
mers of the area are invited to
attend. There will be a program
on the National Farmer Organi-
zation, a collective marketing
group winch is working to ob-
|ain liifjhn farm commodity
prices through group bargaining.
lorn Wdker Will Seek Pus! of
State Representative From Dist. 44
Mrs. Haynes
Dies Here
Last Sunday
Mrs. Roy Havws died Sunday
atternovn in the Taft Hospital
after a short illness. She was 70
yea is old.
The former Mist Veda Ardith
Hay. was born on Dec. 22. 1899 in
l>ining, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Hay. She was
married to Roy- Haynes on Sept.
4, mis in San Antonio. They
moved to Taft in 1924. She was
a member of the First Baptist
Church.
Funeral sendees were held
Tuesday morning in the chapel
of Pieper Funeral Home. Tin-
Rev. John Taylor of the First
Baptist Church officiated. Burial
was in the Taft Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband;
one son. James Haynes of Fair-
banks, Alaska; three daughters,
Mrs. Eugene Hunt of Taft and
Mrs. Truman DuBose and Mrs.
j. l Munsell of San Antonio;
10 grandchildren and eight great-
grandchilddren.
Pallbearers were J. M. Hunt.
R. B. Sanders, Dick Paterson,
James Rossun, Bob Paterson and
L. G, Paterson.
Tom Walker, unsuccessful can-
didate for the post of state re-
presentative from District 44
two years ago, filed again this
■v\ . ek for the job. He lost in his
first bid two years ago by over
1,800 votes against the incum-
bent Leroy Wieting In addition
to San Patricio County, District
14 includes Aransas, Live Oak,
McMullen and La Salle Counties.
Mr- Walker is a native of Mc-
Mullen County, having been
reared on a ranch near Tilden.
Several months ago he mov-
ed to Sinton and at the present
time he is teaching t-elmol in
Aransas Pars while his wife is
teaching in Mathis. In making
his announcement to seek the of-
fice of state representative Mr.
Walker said that he had sub-
mitted his resignation to the
Aransas Pass School Superinten-
dent effective in two weeks and
that lie pltuined in devote his
entire time between now and the
election to personally contacting
as many voters in the district
as possible.
The 29 year old candidate gra-
duated from Freer High School
and received his BA degree in
government from the University
of Texas and later attended the
University of Texas Law School.
While attending the University
he became interested in polities
and has been following state af-
fairs closely since this time.
"I have long been interested in
the problems nffnrtiag our state
government,” the candidate
said. "We, as a state and a
people, must face the problems
of water and air pollution, unfair
taxation and the growing power
ot special interest groups if our
state government is to reUMdtt
strong.”
Walker is married to the for-
mer Jeanette Workman of Aus-
tin and they have one seal. They
are members of the Episcopal
church.
Tlte Democratic primary lit
scheduled for early May
f „ Dp • wjon To 8c Speeded This Year By Applications In The Mai! In January
** . , ,w..^Avine line, form - the motor vehicle tv- the renewal application and W Texas Highway Department ui J*pP^‘d^J^“4j^tage. plica tern the to
th"' owners of San Pa-
3'untv s motor vehicles
h 197(1 licen.if plates
find that the Texan
y Drpailment lias taken
frustration out oi regE-
k will receive motor ve-
hy mail early in ‘,nn,';'ry. ,
Thi. fine" - l«rt f'-rnl <s the
k”V eom.'meace.
In previous years, th '•
..win r had to hunt up l'1Sl
,l( ,jt,„ aJri last year 5
,,M. reee.pt and take thc-nih.
the'tax office or a substation
'eKlstration applications Oft. n, he
found himb.'U at the
I ...^Aeine line form — the motor vehicle re-
end of a long, s • j much gistrntion application that
,T ter hri year And there are came by mall. And the registru
shorter tins■ i- by ti..n fee. of course,
provisions for bet tt | T>U\ is Vickers, County tax as-
mail. .. , Mssof-collector, will have sub-
1 lore’s bow eas ^ ( statluns operating throughout the
Jf a motorist gov tjon ^ ^m[y stnrtinR „n February 1.
g Se°U the three part AH he needs do is to present
the renewal application and pay
the fee. The clerk will validate
the application with the new li-
cense numbers and return part
of the form as a receipt.
Another part of the form is
retained for the county's re-
cords and the third is sent to
the Motor Vehicle Division of the
Tex ts Highway Department In is provided by statute to cover to him, he must rend m Ms •£
’ the cost ot handling and postage, plication, the fee and me $1
Should the vehicle owner deci- The registration ’’season” be- tage and handling charge tutor
do t.. register ins vehicle by gins at county tax offices and county tax officer by Mwcfel.
mail he send-' the entire renew- substations on February 1. Tb*? This ttltwra 30 ^
.,1 appl,cation, the fee and an vehicle owner can register his very before 1970 l*W)Mn
additional $1 to his county tax vehicle In person untU April 1. must U displayed aftttt Btkl-
officer. Tit? 1 additional charge If he wants his plates mailed night, April L
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Guthrie, Keith. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 31, 1969, newspaper, December 31, 1969; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth749140/m1/1/: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.