The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1949 Page: 3 of 12
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THE TAFT TKIBUNE
Janu«*r>
for industry. “It's coming, and
we should get the frruit off our
glasses and look to the future.”
He pointed out that the north
side of Nueces Bay could attract
industry if deep water routes
were planned "Inside of the
hay it locates on, if the facilities
are there," he said.
iw>ke to members of the Sinton
Kiwimis Club at the regular
weekly luncheon Thursday on the
future of Padre Island as a pro-
posed state park.
Neyland began work on the
Padre Island project fluring the
Allred administration and resign-
ed from (Ins work on Jan 1 He
pointed out the scope of the Pad-
re Island project which would
have two causeways and an all-
weather highway throughout the
110-mile length of the island
When completed the island could
accomodate 30,000 cars a day,
Neyland said, bringing vacation-
from all par* - of the nation
In comparison, he spoke brief-
ly of Miami Beach, Florida, which
nas approximately 30,000 perma-
nent residents depending solely
on ti t tourist trade. The city
has over three hundred hotels
comparable to those in Corpus
Christ!, and bank deposits totall-
ing over $80 million, Neyland
said.
The possibilities of this area are
unlimited,” Neyland said. 'The
young men o f Sinton should
ing awarded.
The rug work will he carried
on this year, not a a demonstra-
tion, but as handwork done by
club women. Rug-, range in si/-
from 28 to 40 inches to 1! by 12
feet.
if,urn, 180 ritv and r-0 4 H gar- Landscaping of homes came in
'..,,n S- i - 420 w'men pr-kc ed 1 f.r it shire of the manifold
ir own phmts while 110 pr ttasks undertaken by members of
• j t!..... garden wit!, wind tee .unty -. eight home demon-
breaks and 530 used -ubirt ig.ition' stiation clubs Thirty-nine pieces
from • ,-r surfa< e irrigation i--f recreation equipment were
Ving Fruit and vegetable-, canned -‘dded 10 lawns were sodded, 19
| ln (|>e countv added up 3,402 lriV<-;’ wtic made. 10 walks came
.. ,,-s quart- wru'.-'preserving d r -at »"'• existence. 41 shade trees
",bl. added another 110 qu.,-v F or Panted, 235 shrubs were
Vi- -t-oii- and p->und.. of re-at v.. re-P'it in the ground, 120 of which
. ,.Ure.l while another 4.950 pound- “,r'' «"*wn from seed or cut-
- *i-m - w- -«ioud Produce i-taling-*»n«» and nine grea,*- traps were
4 97:, pounds fr-vt n. In .11 | drained hy at least 100 feet of
■,. r well over 100 familie-i parttcipat-j buried toe.
...i , jn the f- -1 i !•-.-■ i vati -u pr o Improve Inside Hollies
: tui gram | In-, de the h-ime was not neg-
i s et Some 91 famiiii-i wen- list-- a-cte-i last year Fifty kitchens
as improving thi n - iting habn *.-<•<• materially improved. 44 !»v-
f thi- year An- ther 74 war.- ;•••• r,, i-orr,- t-. -k on added beauty,
in! ported to have improved ti <-ir| 33 b--ire.-ms were improved, 28
Over • lethoil- f‘prep..ring fruit , ,-r. i j ‘.athr.-on were built or had
wer v-getabk- i -vents tmpr--v (plumbing equipment added and
1 , q . d methods of pt< p„t iru: n it . 4(1 fam.lies added ranges. refr;g*
,f- Home Made Cheese r,,t- or washing r, hints.
-,u t- H -1 r *. - - -: ■ 1 !■- 1 .......- ,t!-.;i ; Tw- nty nine families added
in wo- j fn ijor pieces of household articles
made. an,j 42 Wc-olcn tied covers were
«eri <>r| added.
Irt her ‘uiggestinns. Miss Perry
idviw-d that were, -.r. landscaping
m- continued The firttbj soil is
nducive to beautiful yard* but
idditi -na! le idcrshtp is needed to
level -p the capabilities of home-
Lricn County farl ;
fevearmlN
r (hr r ! ‘ '
V\ Perry, countv r;
ELm agent
r<dvitifs ranged '
UsM thr'-ugb *^ r.
EL ,,, making d res '
C-, women h#v
F»uUtion of >"
#bout anything
fertility hi,s ,.n'r'’
Kelp of the bx-.- r
L poultry hou w
r. Womea r.
for market. H12
marketed 116 ease
& help an-1 adv“ '
(40 fruit tie.
t were planted. 1
Eh of fruit see-1 -
15 pecan trei'-f and 2 1
m were budded and 1
20 fig cutting
^ is the annual r- t-
m (Ardens
^; of 610 h 2 -r
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Urge Causeway
'From White Point :
for San Pat Growth
PASSPORT to HAPPINESS
. . is a passbook to your savings
account with us. Each time you
hold it you’re holding a con-
tented- secure, joyous future right
in the palm of your hand. All
the “ports” you plan to reach are
accessible if you start now to save
regularly. Stop in today.
IMPORTANT
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FOR 1949 DON’T FORGET McCFROVs, the oldest Jewelry
Store in all South Texas. , .Our head watchmaker lor seven
years attended She Chicago School of Watchmaking. . . so
-top and think—if your watch stops. . .DIAMONDS are
not stamped, as cars and other things. . .Be sure you trust
the right Jeweler for quality and price.
gg Farm Records Saves Worry,
Mien Income Taxes Roll Around
FIRST STATE BANK
OF TAFT, TEXAS
McCU ROY'S
OLD RELIABLE
51 Years* Fxperience — 27 S ears 111 Nueces County
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CAGE FUNERAL HOME
Taft, Texas
JOE MIERS
Phone
ROY THOMAS
ply to you and your South Texas neigh-
bors.
That's a lot of power in the making
behind your electric switch—dependable
electricity for lighting your home, cook-
ing and protecting your food, bringing
you finer, electrical living...dependable,
low-cost electricity to serve growing busi-
ness. agriculture and industry.
Around the clock—-around the calen-
dar, we’re working and building to serve
you well—today and tomorrow.
O >UTH Texas is growing and we're
growing too. A* one CPL plant, a huge,
now dec trie generator is almost read;.' to
serve you. At another, construction is
well underway for a new unit to be ready
in a few months. There 11 be forty-one
per cent more new power added by next
summer.
This increased power capacity is just
a part of business-managed CPL-s huge
expansion program — a program which
will, in the five-year period from 1947 to
1951, more than double the power sup-
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Leonard, Robert W. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1949, newspaper, January 27, 1949; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth750061/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.