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ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS,
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940
Parade To Open Celebration; Enthu
n
s Drilling Activity Routine;
elopment General in Field
itions,
Oiler
rite
k in Oil
<0b-
ally.
tent
and a new
isite of Aransas
activities
field of San
ransas counties
rilling
coring in the
the 6800 foot
were at work,
iber of rigs for
months, as work
for the field
of location in
No. 39, of the
jwnsite was giv-
this week,
tanged from lot
■lot 12. block 238.
tTIONS
rrals No. 4 Por-
a the line be-
6 in block 75,
ill below surface
No. 4 Duncan -
in the center of
was preparing
surface casing.
I with tract 2
for drilling pur-
aerals No. 4 Mc-
on the line he-
ld 2 in block 73,
[drill below sur-
oETIONS
'ompanv No. 1
lot 11. block 752,
11 of the Aran-
lite was cleaning
perforations into
Pressures were
the tubing and
[the casing.
ACTIVITY
Company No. 2
block 760. drill-
of the Aransas
ran and cemented
7200 foot sand,
sparing te drill
Corn. No. 1 Hoff-
the line' between
block 210 of the
lforth west city
coring the 6900
lie No. 1 Kidd in
bract 13, block 215
& Danfnrth syb-
field’s western
Channel Bids
Forwarded to
Washington
Four bids for the dredging
of a tributary channel to the
Intracoastal Canal from Port
Aransas to Aransas Pass were
opened Friday in the office of
Col. Frank S. Besson, district
army engineer, at Galveston.
The dredging will affect ap-
proximately 445,000 yards of
material in the construction of
the channel.
Low bidder was the Lone
Star Dredging Co., of Ana-
hauc, who set their price at
8.25c per cubic yard, a total of
$37,537. The government esti-
mate was 6.43c per yard. All
bids are to be forwarded to
Washington with recommen-
dations for awarding the con-
tracts.
at 6900 feet.
)il Corp. No. 1
»e between tracts
:k 26 of the Bur-
west city farm
ring at 6870 feet.
on page 8)
Aransas Pass to
Vote on Larger
School District
21 Square Mile
Submerged Area is
Sought by School.
In accordance with a ruling by
the attorney general’s office, an
election will be held April 13, in
the Central Ward school, to de-
termine whether or not the Ar-
ansas Pass School District and
the twenty-one square miles of
submerged area now being
sought by the school authorities,
will be consolidated.
The attorney general has ruled
that the residents of both these
areas must vote upon the move.
A one dollar maintenance tax
must be passed upon and' the
voters must declare themselves
upon the subject of assuming the
outstanding indebtedness incur-
red and the levy of taxes for
payment of these debts.
It is quite obvious t$»at there
are no residents in this submer-
ged area and since they have no
school, there is no bonded in-
debtedness. thus making the el-
ection purely a matter of form
insofar as the Aransas Pass
School District voters are con-
cerned. but it must be carried
through to conform with this
queer quirk of the law.
tn August,—1938,—I**
Quarterly Report
Shows Increase
In Bank Deposits
Deposits Reach
$785,366.60 in March
Report.
A continued increase in de-
posits in the First State Bank of
Aransas Pass at the close of
business on March 26, 1940, is
shown in the bank’s first quart-
erly statement of the current
year.
Deposits amounting to $785,-
366.60 are shown in this report.
This figure shows a substantial
gain over the $761,482.37 reveal-
ed as deposits in the December
30, 1939 report.
During the past five years the
First State Bank has shown a
rapid increase in business. In
1935, the bank’s deposits amoun-
ted to $270,215.94, or $515,15Q.66
less than the present figure.
Resources for this quarter
amount to $874,598.86.
City Water Well.
Contract Granted
Frank Belken. city clerk, an-
nounced Tuesday that the Rich-
ardson-Spriegel Water Company
has been awarded the contract
calling for a new municipal
well. Location of the new well
is to be ftear the present site of
the water tower in the City
Park.
The .Company’s bid of $1.79
per foot was accepted by the
city and work is to begin soon.
It is estimated that the well will
go approximately 120 feet deep.
Low bidder on the new pipe
necessary in supplying the city
water, was the San Antonio Ma-
chine Supply Company of Cor-
pus Christi. Their bid of $2,-
989.18 provides for 2100 feet of
8-inch cast iron pipe.
Firemen Convene
in Aransas Pass
Aransas Pass will be the
scene of the second quarterly
meeting of the South Central
District of the Volunteer Fire-
Incal j men’s Association of Texas, on
school"district was extended to APr^ I4*
Mrs. E. B. Ol-
airmail letter
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liami by her hus-
S. Rockefeller—
larked Ft. Laud-
reached Aransas
Mr. OlsOn did
Allen’s trick on a
lged and a little
fell victim to her
|alt Disnev’s ‘Tin-
at the Rialto for
18, 19 and 20.
manager of
the good
and how much
ladv in the
to her dog.
hurry before it
— most of the
mind buying big
, deciding
them Thr work-
the
.
Pmer leaning on
, declare that the
| doesn’t like about
rv store is hav-
p , the floor ev«»rv
r Cbinabarrv bine-
fin <b« Wields addi-
foftlltfwl Ul/veVe
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include this 21 square miles of
submerged area. The Nueces
County Board of Education gave
their aoproval to the plan and in
November, 1938, the extension
eras ratified by the San Patricio
County Board of Education.
However, the attorney general
handed down his ruling that an
election must be held before
this transaction would be valid
in order to give the residents of
the new area an opportunity to
merge. ~
CITY OFFICIALS CHOSEN
AT PORT ARANSAS
With the largest ballot ever
registered in a city election. Port
Aransas elected Boone Walker,
mayor, last Tuesday. Other of-
ficials that were elected in the
voting were R. M. Gsulding and
William J. Sims, relected city
commissioners.
Registration will be from 9 to
12 a. m., at the Fire Station and
the visitors will be welcomed by
Pete Heslep, manager . of the
Chamber of Commerce. Talks
by W. M. Waddell of the Hum-
ble Refinery, Ingleside, also by, .
^"pfrS.ent'wm teSSSlT ^censes Issued
day’s program.
Junior Track
Men Captare
First Position
Seniors Place Sec-
ond in Meet at Taft
Over Week End.
Coach W. T. Henry
and senior track, field, and ten-
nis athletes carried off a major
portion . of the honors at ihe
Interscholastic league meet held
at Taft Saturday and Monday.
Taking first by a comfortable
margin, the junior* amassed 29
points, making Taft a poor sec-
ond with 14J. The senior track
boys finished second, trailing
Odem by 4 a point. These sen-
ior events were marked by their
fierce competition, with the ev-
entual outcome in doubt until
the final relay was run.
William Moore captured the
junior boys singles title in ten-
nis by outlasting Odem’s best in
five sets. Alec Nelson and Jes-
sie Mattox went to the finals in
the senior boys doubles, but
were dropped by the Sinton
team in five sets.
In the junior track and field
events. William Moore took high
point honors with Hi and Coy
Hart gathered 12 points to place *
third in the senior class.
Aransas Pass boys that scored
points for their team are as fol-
lows:
Senior track and field: Coy
Hart, first in the discus with a
toss of 100 feet; first in the shot
out with a 38 foot nine inch
heave; and tied for third in the
pole vault.
George Olivares, first in the
broad jump with 19 feet 3 inch-
es. Earl White, first in the pole
vault with 11 feet; third in the
100 yard dash, fourth in the 220,
and fourth in the broad jump.
Billy Reneau, fourth in the 120
yard high hurdles and fourth in
the javelin throw.
Tommy Jordon placed second
in the pole vault. J. C. Reeves
took third in the 880 yard run
and the mile relay team com-
posed of White, Hart, Fay, and
Olivares ran in third place.
Junior track and field: Wil-
liam Moore had a busy day with
firsts in the , 50 and 100 yard
dashes and tying for fourth in
the high jump.
Alvin White took second in
the broad jump and placed 4th
in the 100 yard dash. Jerry
Keepers ran third in the 50 yard
sprint and took fourth in the
broad jump.
Billy Waller tied for fourth in
the high jump. James Richard-
son was second, Chick Womack
third and Clyde Hixon fourth In
the pull-up. The 440 yard relay
team pulled away in first place
to give the juniors their easy
margin of victory.
Totals for the respective,
schools were:
Senior Division: Odem, 40
points: Aransas Pass, 391; Sin-
Lease Grants by
State Land Board ctohi into
Officials to Lead
i •
Oil tracts in Corpus Christi
Bay noar Aransas Pass wars
tha objsct of high competitive
bidding Tussday as tha Sin-
clair Oil Co~ Stanolind Oil A
Gas Co.. Purs Oil Co.. Atlan-
tic Rafining Co. and TVans-
Waptarn Oil Co. attsmptsd to
gain tha minaral laasa awards
govarning thsss . particular
tracts.
Numbering 37.910 acres in
123 tracts tha price ranged
from $995 to 822.730 paid by
—
Pure Oil Company for tract
No. 398. Stanolind lad tha
bidding and was awarded 23
out of 30. Atlantic next with
18 and tha Transwestern I.
Pure received five, and Shall
and Sinclair three each. Tide-
water and Atlanta divided A
Stanolind offered 812J80
apiece for two of tha thirty
tracts they bidden.
Awards ware ordered by tha
State Land Board to tha high-
ast bidder on each tract.
New President
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B. R. SMITH
Elected president of the
First State Bank, succeeding
the late L T. Ayres, deceased.
Ton, 347 Taft. 27, Rockport, Hi.
Junior division: Aransas Pass,
29; Taft. 141; Rockport, 12; and
Sinton, 9|. »
Increase in’Auto
Girl Scont Court
Set For April 12
The Girl Scout Court of Aw-
ards will convene Friday, April
12, at 7:30 p. m., in the Presby-
terian Church for the purpose of
awarding new ratings and hon-
ors to those Scouts meriting re-
cognition.
Eighty Scouts and forty Brow-
nies will participate in the even-’
ings ceremony. Merit badges
will be presented to the Scouts
and the Brownies will be invest-
ed.
Mrs. L. L. Kinghom, girl scout
commissioner, will be the prin-
cipal speaker for the occasion.
This meeting will markNthe ini-
tial formal presentation of the
Council.
Henry Burns
Djes Tuesday Night
Henry Duma, former owner of
Local Dentist to
Attend Convention
Skop Here
Baxlay A Warren Orooaryi-
Potatoes, 10 pounds -■
Matches, large box _—
Pork Shoulder Roast, lb.
K. A G. Grocery:
Shortening. 4 lbs
Tomatoes, 3 cans for-
Liver, pound -----
Pick A Pay Grocery:
Pork Chops, pound --
Strawberries, box ---L
Cream Cheese, pound —
Morrison's Food Stan:
Carrots, Beets, 2 bunches
Dressed Hens, pound
Bananas, gold
pound-—5c
Wabb Bros. Grocary:
Dr, H. A. Thomas will leave
Monday for Dallas to attend
the 60th annual meeting of the
Texas State Dental Society.
The meeting will continue for
four days. During that period
new officers will be elected and
problems of dentistry will be
discussed by individual speakers
and in round table discussion.
Dr. Thomas is president of the
Guadalupe Valley District Den-
tal Society and has been active
in various dental organizations
for a number of years.
Gassoway to Be
Speaker Friday
Toni Gassaway
Highway Patrol
of the
_____ „ ■__Wmpt Corpus
o’clock in the Christian Chinch.
Problems concerning 4
in general Mlldy as foi
highway patrol <
of the drunken
tion Will be the
discourse.
Mrs. N. D.
Justin Spyder, deputy tax col-
lector announced the total num-
ber of automobile registrations
for Aransas Pass as 1553, as of
April 1, at the deadline.
A list of the various licenses
are as follows: Passenger cars,
1294; commercial units, 176;
farm units, 57; and trailers, 2G.
This total of 1653 shows an in-
crease of 41 registrations over
last year. There were 1512 li-
censes issued in 1939.
Cowboy Dance
Following Rodeo
Following the rodeo celebra-
tions Saturday, the Rodeo Club
is sponsoring a Cowboy dance
on Ransom bland with music by
Hamilton’s orchestra.
Local
come and
extend
visitors that
the festivities.
HOLBROOK CANDIDATE
FOR SHERIFF OFFICE
jrook. of Sinton, an-
week that he will
the Burns Grocery in Aransas
Pass, died in a Karnes City hos-
pital Tuesday evening after an
extended illness. Burial was to
be held this afternoon at 2:00
o’clock..
His brother, Lynn, and uncle,
Rev. J. K. Ridgway, and families
left Tuesday night for Kimes
City.
ROCKPORT SELECTS
NEW CITY OFFICIALS
Ed Moore was elected mayor
of Rockport in the city election
Tuesday, defeating Edward Bar-
nard by 35 votes. Moore receiv-
ed 245 ballots to Barnard’s 210.
A. M. Roberts received 126
votes, enabling him to beat
Hugh Morris with 47 votes, for
the post of city commissioner,
precinct 1.
In precinct 2, A. J. Adolphus
received 147 votes to win over
W. W. Wilkenson for the other
city commissioner' place. Wilk-
enson polled 124 votes.
Mrs. J. T. Stirk
Dies at Her Heme
Here Last Friday
Funeral Services
Held Sunday for
Prominent Woman.
Mrs. Eva May Stirk, 62, wife
of J. T. Stirk. was buried in
Prairie View cemetery Sunday,
following funeral services held
in the Presbyterian Church.
Rev. F. M. Davis officiated at
the services and burial arrange-
ments were under the direction
of Cage Funeral Home.
Mrs. Stirk, whd died at her
home here Friday, was bom in
Avery, Iowa, August 12, 1877,
and has been a resident of Ar-
ansas Pass since 1913. She was
very active in club work and
various religious and civic af-
fairs, much of her time being
given to these organizations.
She was a member of the Rebe-
kahs, of which she was a past
lodge deputy and-a past noble
grand. A member of the LAPM,
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary, and the Spanish-Am-
erican War Veterans Auxiliary,
Mrs. Stirk was well known for
her active participation in these
organizations. She also was en-
gaged actively in the Presby-
terian church.
Surviving are her husband; a
son, Charles W. Stirk of Galves-
ton; a daughter, Mrs. B. E. Fen-
der of Aransas Pass; her moth-
er, Mrs. Mary J. Ellison of Clar-
inda, Iowa; four brothers, five
sisters and two grand children,
Boyd and Jimmie Fender, both
of Aransas Pass. Two sisters
and two brothers who were pre-
sent for the services were Mrs.
Arlie Stoner of* Fontanelle, Io-
wa: Mrs. Leslie Kelley of Red
Oak, Iowa; J. E. Ellison of Mal-
,rorn. Iowa, and Wayne and
Mrs. Ellison of Bedford, Iowa.
Two brothers and three sisters
Good Will Rodeo
Cavalcade Made
by Merchants.
* _
Led by State Senator Morris
Roberts and 23 sheriffs from
their respective counties, the of-
ficial parade that will signalise
the opening ceremony for the
Aransas Pass Rodeo festivities
will get under way Saturday el
12 o’clock noon on the meia
street of the city.
Following theee officials
be the Corpus Christi, R
and Aransas Pass high
bands, and the Corpus
cavalry troop; These
tions. in thfir gala ati
supply music fpr the
They Say
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er.ara
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HARRY H. HOUGH, Kendall-
ville, Ind., in a letter to
Wayne Brown: When I show
my friends the clippings you
sent me about fishing at Aran-
sas Pass, they say they are go-
ing to start walking in that di-
rection at onee. I promise
you, Pm going to have one of
those tarpon myself some day.
R. P. PARK: People certainly
aoen
■ mu,
unable to be present Wtfl'e Wil-
bur Ellison of Gravity, Iowa;
Floyd ElKson, Mrs. Jasper Smith
and Mrs. Fred Handorf of Clar-
inda, Iowa, and Mrs. * Ethel
Hushes of Des Moines.
Pallbearers were W. A. Scriv-
ener, R. F. McCampbell, Rudolph
Monse, Eugene Gray, ft. P.
Parks, and D. B. Wood.
DAILY PROGRAM "W
Saturday’s rodeo parade will
form north of Conn Brown's
office on Commercial street at
10 o’clock. The column will
march south on Commercial to
the boulevard south of tho
Masonic hall where it will dis-
band and proceed to the rodoo
arena.
Rodeo events will get under
way at 1 p. m., both Saturday
and Sunday, with the Corpus
Christi cavalry troip opening
the activities with their troop
drill.
Qutstanding attractions of >
the rodeo performances drff
be Jack Sellers and his tralBp
ed horse, “Desert Chief.’’ An-
other educated animal will bo
shown when the brahma btfU
Jerry is led into the arena.
The cowgirl musical chair
contest and the cowgirl flag
race are other features.
Bronc and brahma bull fid- «
ing, calf tie down, calf break-
away, wild cow milking and
the showing of Snowden's H
famous bulls and bronca In tha
various contests are included
on the daily programs. ag
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and their presence will lend. S
great deal to the parade spao-
tacle. All business houses STS
requested by the Rodeo commit-
tee to place cars in the parads
and every horseman in tha vi-
cinity is invited to participate. #i
Immediately following tha >■-J
downtown parade, the rodeo are-
na will he dedicated by Senator
Roberts. This ceremony .will
precede the actual opening of
the rodeo, which will begin si
1:00 o’clock.
Pete Heslep, manager of tha
Aransas Pass Chamber of Com-
merce said that the town is pre-
paring to welcome the greatest
crowd in its history during the
two days celebration. Speaking
for his own organization and for
the Rodeo club, Mr. Heslep ex-
pressed thanks to the Liquefied
Gas Co., John McCampbell, and
J. C. Mathis for the donation of
calves that will serve as food
for the visiting bands and cav-
alry.
Tour of Citias
A cavalcade, composed of 20
cars left Aransas Pass Tuesday
morning and made an extensive
tour through this section adver-
(Continued on page 8)
ANOTHER YEAR STORED
AWAY IN FILES AS THE
PROGRESS BEGINS 3IST
This issue marks the thirty-
first anniversary of the Aran-
sas Pass Progress and since
Will Vemor founded the pa-
per in 1909, there has been
over 1500 publications placed
before the readers. During this
thirty year period only one
issue did not go to press and
this was caused by the flood of
1919. s
The record for service and
Improvement that The Pro-
gress has attempted to main-
tain reveals its efforts to keep
abreast of the thriving city in
dhich it is located. As the
city continues to prosper and
grow, its demands increase
and with these thoughts in
mind, The Progress works to
meet their requirements.
Seen
Aransas Pass, famous fishing
ild and
cow-
We Invite---
To see “Young Tom Edi-
son.” at the Rialto Sunday,
and Monday, Mr. and Mrs. T.
R. Allen. This notice
from Tbe Progress *
town, looking like a wild
woolly cowtown this week.
Pat Patterson, wearing a
boy outfit complete with a very
villainous looking mustache, hah
heh! heh!__A. D. Hanke, after
pretending to run over D. C.
Ellis, honking his horn and al-
most scaring the unsuspecting *
fellow out of his wits. - Boyd
Fender, Jr, celebrating his 4th
birthday Wednesday.
A little boy stepping out of
his yard to inquire quite serious-
ly of S passerby, "You don’t
know my name, do you? It’s
Tommie L. Hutto. What’s your
name?”--the lot near Tate’s
cleared for a used-car
g lot for Snyder's_
om Sawyer and two little
daughters over from Harbor Is-
land Saturday, Mrs. Sawyer just
having recovered from freeing
the youngsters from a wad of
bubble gum in which they had
got wound
namely
being cl
parking
Mrs Toi
id up.
White climbing
ing around the
home ..Naylor
moved into its
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