The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Page: 1 of 12
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Uh e laft tribune
Devoted To Tht lost Istenst Of Toft Aid Sai Patricio Coooty
Tift, Toias 783M. Wtimday, Octolor 27, 1171
editor'*
servatioqs
Highway Signs
clZ»eJB Go Bi-Lingual
(o Christmas,
~n is probably the most
ol all holidays for the
en It is followed closely,
jdur*. by the Fourth of
Enter and the rest, but
’ een by tradition, is the
•night to howl
h year however this
y ends up in pain,
ment. and for some
In past years we’ve read
udistic adults slipping
-•edged razor blades into
1», sprinkling ground
in popcorn and peanuts
even putting rat poison in
-trade candy It sounds
‘ terrible to be true, but it is
police department is
ing full time on
een but it is up to you
parents, to see that your
;n don't eat any of the
they gel from their
of the city, until you
them thoroughly,
th regard to motorists,
t are approximately
,000 elementary school
in the stale of Texas
•will, for the most part, be
J in dark and mysterious
es as ' they go about
and Treating, with little
on their minds but to get
in their Treat Bag than
nt fellow The ghosts in
: sheets are fairly easy to
but could you stop in time
i avoid hitting a tiny witch
lively covered in black from
■d to toe"’ Drive slower and
we alertly than ever
And for the parents, try and
■vince your youngest that
ay-glo orange or yellow, is far
we frightening than black,
toang reflective tape on
■tunes or Treat Bags is
■iiy spotted
If the kids are going singly in
group, give them flashlights,
her send them out with
Kta-Lantems lighted with
wiles The flimsy costumes
»flare up in a second
Warn the kids to look
nfully before crossing a
Set. and to help that process,
te the eye holes in their
sks larger with a pair of
Bill’S.
The Texas Highway
Department has announced
that soon all state roads and
highways coming into Texas
from Mexico will carry in-
structions and warnings in both
English and Spanish.
Most major countries of the
world, have for years, placed
signs bearing instructions in
the language of the country and
the 2nd major language used
there which in most cases is
English
It is good to know that Texas
is soon to join with the major
countries of the world.
Preliminary Constructs
Now Underway On New
CPI Power Plant
At 10:00 a. m. Tuesday
Preliminary construction
work is now under wav at the
site of Central Power and Light
Company's Barney M Davis
Power Station near Corpus
Christi. according to A. F
Harper. CPL's superintendent
of power station design and
construction.
Brush clearing at the site
began earlier this month and
crews began driving foun-
dation piling for the new plant
today Harper said the contract
for pile driving had been
awarded to Nunez Construction
Company of Texas Cityand
work on this phase of the
project was expected to be
'•nmpleted early next year.
Brown and Root will be the
prime construction contractor
on the project.
The CPI. plant, which is
See CPI.. Page 2
ay. October 26. Mayor Walter L. Root*. Jr. opened sealed Wd* for • new
fire truck fire truck chassis, police car and backhoe for the city. Making notes of the bids are
(I to r i Aldermen Bobby Bishop. Otto Rayburn. H. G. Ritchie, Jr., the mayor and Alderman
C J Toland.
County Drainage Board Sets Record Straight
Grand Jury Indicts
Stiffen, Elliott
very young ones may
st, hut parents, please for
r own protection, go along
»them. You can remain in
background, hut he where
can watch over them
ter are an awful lot of
ts. but being a little too
ful is a lot safer than being
quite careful enough.
•t the kids have their night
owl, but make it a how! of
• not pain.
Louis L. Seiffert, Jr., and L
V Elliott both received in-
dictments October 25. from the
San Patricio Grand Jury They
were charged with receiving
consideration for a bank loan
while directors of the former
First State Bank of Aransas
Pass
Bond was set for $5,000 for
Seiffert by Judge John Miller,
hut did no! .set bond for Elliott
as it was reported he is now in
federal prison
The indictments allege that
each man received $3,500 as
consideration from a loan of
$28,850 made to E. N. Harper of
Rockport on April >0 in 1969.
In an information release to
this newspaper. Tuesday,
October 26, the Board of
Directors of the San Patricio
County Drainage District
makes an effort to set the
record straight, on a number of
points where there has been
some misinformation.
The release by W. W. Hart,
President, for the Board of
Directors, points out that the
individual voter should vote for
or against the bond election to
be held November 6, but they
should have the correct fact
and figures.
Hart, in his letter, strongly
underlines that "this is not a
Sinton project. It is a coun-
tywide project with work
projected at every place
needing drainage He points
out that since Corps of
Engineers must develop the
Chiitipin Creek project, the
Sinton area will probably be
the last under actual con
struction.
Speaking in area per-
centages of the funds
estimated for the plan
developed by the firm of Lock-
wood, Andrews and Newman
and the Corps of Engineers, the
following areas will receive:
Sinton, St. Paul, Odem
North. West Sinton and Edroy
North area-28.80 per cent
Taft area-18.08 per cent
Gregory-Portland area-16.88
per cent
Aransas Pass-lngleside
area-14.22 per cent
Sodville area-10 80 per cent
Mathis, San Patricio &
Edroy South area-10.09 per
cent
Odem South area-1.13 per
cent.
Hart exnlained further that
while the Corps of Engineers
project on Chiltipm Creek will
Cost approximately $3.9
million, the local cost. i. e., the
amount from the bond issue, is
estimated at $250,000."
In explaining that this is not
an expensive project. Hart
states that if the current
valuations remain static, when
and if the entire bond issue is
sold, the debt service tax on a
30 year bond would be only 42
See COUNTY. Page 2
i
Hounds Come Out On Short
End Of Score To Warriors
The Greyhounds suffered
their 5th district ioss to ‘ lady
luck" and the Warriors of
'i’uloso Midway last Friday-
night. The Greyhounds had
consistency on the ground
during several drives
throughout the game, but were
never able to cash in on a TD as
they fumbled the hail in key
situations. Quarterback
Mitchell West, subing for
Scotty Roots, fumbled the ball
on the Warrior 2 on a handoff
early in the first half. From
there the ‘Hounds had trouble
handling the illusive pigskin
losing a touchdown to the
Warriors in their own end zone
in the same fashion later in the
contest
The only score by the
hometown eleven came in the
third quarter with the score
notched at 14 0. when the
Hounds trapped Warrior
running back Junior Gonzalez
in the end zone for a safety.
This play netted two points for
the green and white and a free
kick From that point the
‘Hounds once again had trouble
moving the ball and were
forced to punt it away. The rest
of the night resulted in
defensive play by both clubs as
neither of the two showed very
.See ’HOUNDS, Page 2
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School Friday—
ushers feet Id Corpus
r
we will be no school
•y October 29 in order for
teachers to attend the
■Vi I! Texas State
liers Association Con-
i in Corpus
. Special Report from
' A will be given by Patsy
an who « president elect
- T-S.T A. in the opening
widely known as one of the tap
sales motivators in ibis
country. , ,
The various organizations
within the T.S.T.A will hold
luncheon meetings for those
various interested groups.
The sectional meetings, will
begin at 2 PM. in announced
school buildings. These
,. meetings are arbed-aed to n*
Keynote address will be completed by-4JPM
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teed by Ben Smith. Mr.
1 is a director of American
t*i and Life Insurance
l8ny, San Antonio. He has
president of the San
*° Sales Executive Club
'IS as a director of Sates
dive Clubs in Dallas. San
w. and St. Louis. Me is
T.S.T.A. District 1! Business
Meeting will be Thursday,
October 28 at 7:30 w *n
Memorial Coliseum Henris
and recommendations front
officers and committee*be
given and voted «**»• 1 *n
delegate* are Curtis Dav*.
Sam Houston, Frances Fierce,
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New Fire Track -
On Bids
For New Fire Equipment
At the regular meeting
Tuesday afternoon of the City
Council, low bids on new
equipment for the city were
discussed and passed by the
council
Only one bid from Mel Pitt-
man was received for e new
fire truck. Modifications were
made and accepted by the
council. A motion was made by
C. J Toland to purchase the
truck with modifications, with
the sale of time warrants Otto
Rayburn made the second and
the motion carried. Total cost
of the truck is $21,004.00
Bids from International
Harvester and L. T. Kolb were
received for a fire truck
chassis, but the council derided
to incorporate the chassis and
truck in the one bid from
Pittman
Four bids were submitted for
a new police car. Bidding were
T Kolb, Portland; Curiee
Chevrolet. Odem, and Williams
Chevrolet, Corpus Christi Low
bid was from Green Chevrolet
and was passed by the council.
The price wa* $2,7*7 58.
Bi<ls on (he back hoe were
received from Gulf side
Equipment Co., Corpus
Christi; International Har
vester, Gerard Machinery and
Supply. San Antonio and An-
derson Machinery Co., Carpus
Christi The council voted on
the low bid of $9,486 from In-
ternational Harvester
matter and report on it at
City
reported that the i
up Is already
adjourning.
Attorney Dm
Dallas, December 61
to a Maud a ibofi i
local Government
and Solutions
Chevrolet, Sinton; E. H. Green
Mayor Roots read a letter
from Victor Teschendorf,
president of the Little League
requesting permission to build
a Senior Little League harehali
diamond in City Park The
mayor pointed out that this
project D already is the master
plan for the Part, and the
diamond mutt be located in the
spot designated far it. He asked
the council to investigate the
Gerald Bisseft
To Speak At
Demo Banquet
San Pat Youth Education
Gets Fed Funds Grant
Governor Preston Smith
today announced hi* approval
during the past week of a
community action grant of
$123,218 in new federal funds to
San Patricio County Com-
mittee on Youth Education and
Job Opportunities in Sinton for
operation of the agency’s
programs
The grant, funded under
Title II of the Economic Op-
portunity Act, also involves
$27,655 in unexpended funds
making a total of $150,873, and
is effective Oct. 1,1971, through'
30,1972. Program accounts and
the amount of new federal
funds allotted each are: CAA
Administration, $21,759;
Housing Services, $53,455;
General Services, $43,708;
and Youth Development,
$4,2%. Emergency Food and
Medical Services will operate
with carryover funds of *5».WS
Twenty persons will be
trained as carpenters and
plumbers while making
repairs on the homes of low-
income persons through the
Housing Services program*. In
addition to home repairs, the
(trainee* will make home im
provements such as adding
bathrooms.
The General Services
program includes outreach,
assessment and referral ac-
tivities to involve low-ineomc
residents in antipoverty
programs and to solve in-
dividual problems with
multiple services. Participants
will he encouraged to organize
into self-help groups who will
work together to solve mutual
problems. Also, in the service
centers will be offered job
development and placement,
high school equivalency
examination classes and day
See YOUTH, Page 2
The Honorable Gerald T
Biased Associate Justice. l$th
Court of Civil Appeals, will be
the speaker at the annual
banquet of fee Dseaocratic
Women’s CWb at San Patricio
County to be held at 7:30 PM.,
Tburwlsiy evening
Pas* AB Intersoted primes
are invited to attend *«I
tickets may be obtained for
$2.25 each by contacting Krs.
Gereldiite Wood in Taft.
TCA Meet*
In Corpus Christi
San Patricio County Ufkialn
attending the Texas Correc-
tions Association Southwest
Regional Meeting h*2d October
21 and 22. in Corpus Christi.
were Mrs. Jeanoz Waddell,
Juvenile Officer, Raid Gon-
zales, Justice of the Peace,
Precinct No. 1, Richard O.
Hatch, County Attorney, and
Alonzo Rodriguez. Mr.
Rodriguez will assume fee
duties as adult probation of-
ficer for San Patricio Comity
on November 2, 1971
A portion of (he program w««
on the me of Paychocyber-
netks as a re-habiUtive tool for
Probation, Parole and in
Correction Centers.
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It’s That Tima Again
Notice To Little Standard Tima, That I*
League Parents
This is an urgent notice to
parents of test yew little
League players. There are
quite a number of uniforms
which haven’t been turned in,
Parents are requested to bring
the uniforms to 628 McIntyre.
It's that time again when
everyone gets confused abwd
what time it I*. Standard firm
arrives at 2:00 *.m., Sunday,
October 31, and Daylight
Saving Time g«ws nut until nart
year.
The one consolation is an
extra hour’s sleep The
drawback is the confenkni.
To avoid the latter, Satoorctey
slight warn you go to feed, set
your docks - all of your decks
and watches- back one hour. M
ether words if yen retire sit;
midnight, set. year docks beck
to 11 p.m.
Hnftpy *smoking!
Mrs. Gi*«?€© C©x
Receives Rim
Mrs. Grace Cm was
presented her five year service
pin from Perry Brm, Co. by
local manager, Jim Glasgow,
Monday morning. She received
a congratulatory note from Mr.
Beyerlv sec.-tress, of the
Company,
Mrs. Cox has lived Ik Taft fee
ll years Her husband died six
years ago. She has four
daughter* Helen Hayjw* of
Junction City, Kansas,
Elizabeth Milter of Vermont.
Janie Chandler of Portland and
Georgia «f Taft. Elizabeth and
Jank- are former Perry Brae,
employees. Mrs Cos beiottf*
to Faith Lwibara* Chnrdi.
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Walters, Wayne. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1971, newspaper, October 27, 1971; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth749549/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.