The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1936 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
Aransas pass progress BOBBY THATCHER-Guest Of Honor
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an, under the Act of March 1», 187.H.
HutwcrlptIon lint*-* $2.00 Per Year
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$1.00 )•» mude on card* of thank*. |
tUarfr*' of death* and Pnnertrl* pub
itnhed in time to retain the new*
value are not rated a* obituaries.
Any erronnouK statement regard-
ing fart*. corporation, firm* or in-
dlvlduula will oe gladly . corrected
jvhen called tv the publ labor* atten-
tion.
ARANSAS PASS
TEN YEARS AGO
WANT FISH PROTECTED
IN LAGUNA MADRE
The State Game Fish and Oys-
ter Commission is in sympathy
with the efforts being madt in the
valley to protect ga’jne fish in the
Laguna Madre, and is willing to
eo* operate tf tbr net t-T.-ar > steps
arc takvji in the valley This in-
formation is contained in commun-
ication from Turner Hubby, state
commissioner to H. B. Hall, man-
ager of the Valley Automobile club
of Brownsville, in rtply to tile re-
quest of Mr. Hall for aid in this
matter
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Know Your Citizens
MRS. W. L. NICOL
President Parent-Teachers Assn.
\|r.. VV. L. Nicol was born Miss
Blanche .Gordon in Joaquin, Texav
She lived at. Joaquin and attended
vchoul there until she was 16 y<ars
of age. She graduated from the
high** t enter. Texas.
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TO SHOW AAV APPRECIATION i'Ll_ MA<E
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Marvin J^ongino and the host,
Buddy Johnston.
Miss Ruth Blankmoyef leaves
Monday for Milford. Texas, where
she enters Texas Fresbyteriatt l ol-
lege the coming year. She will be
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
H. H. Yllankmeyer.
C. F. McAlister of Batesville,
formerly a resident of Aransas
„ „ ... n , Pass, spent the week-end here vis
Russell, Kitty Bracht. Report; f.|inR |ornier frirnds ,nd looking
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Buddy Johnston was the delight-
ful host to a number of bis friend*
Saturday night, entertaining with
an informal dance at hi* home.
Those who participated in the plea-
sant evening'were, Mr. and Mrs.
Harris H. Johnston, Sr., Mr. and
Mr*. I rrkitis. Misses Dorothea
Doris Vaughn, Grace Tedtord,
France*- Tankersley, Mr*. Julia
Terry, R C. Russell, A. Glass,
Rockport; Bill Kopperl, Joe Fayn<*,
King Felder, Bill t outhrens and
between
Fass.
Galveston • and Sabine
after property interests.
Mrp. Rov Dupborne and son.
Glenn, Ifft overland Monday
morning for an extended visit
with friends and relatives in Okla-
homa and Kansas. They were ac-
companied bv Mrs. W. F. War-
rick, who will visit her son G. K.
Warrick and family at Wichita.
Kansas, and son Malcolm at Sio-
ux City, before returning home.
* Mr and Mfs. Harvey Robinson
motored to Center Point 'where
thev are spending their vacation. •
Mr. and \lf*‘--.L>ck Fields and
son Johiv-l-cwis, arc visiting in
Houston/this week.
Mr. and Mr* ,H. C. Mills and
children J Mary Beth and Claire, re-
turned Tuesday from a pleasant
vacation! in Junction City. Texa*.
Aransas rounty went into the
dry column at a special election
held last Monday, the pros having
a majority of 54. This eliminates
fhe sale of liquor in the three coast
counties of Nueces, San Patricio
and Aransas.
The full moon and cool gulf
breeze were very prominent at the
ramp-fire party given by Miss
Cleah Swafford to a number of her
friends Monday night, and they
contributed largely to the pleasure
of the evening. The camp-fire
was held on the vacant property
between Commercial and Houston
streets, opposite the residence of
R. L. ^pricgcl. Those who en-
joyed the games and delicious pic-
nic lunch were Misses Marjorie
Cole. Maude Crocker. Mae Huff,
F.unicc Moody, Clara Little, Eu-
nice Holloway, Lula Spriegel, Ruth
Winter. Oralee Bcyettc, Amanda
Beyette. Bessie Frost. Modena
Spriegel, Katie Covington. Doris
Swafford, Neva Bell, Qetrt»>Swaf-
ford, Mr*. J. G. Svyafford. lira
Letha Bell, and* Mr*. John How-
From Our Readers
ASKS SUPPORT IN BAND
ORGANIZATION
Bands and politicians employ
fanfare and ballyhoo to attain ef-
fective organization. In both cases
it sometimes happens that, after
all the tumult and shouting have
died away, nothing remains other
than unpleasant memories of the
racket.
You have had bands organized
here before. Those of you inter-
ested in music, education and civic
progress perhaps entertained high
hopes of a permanent, well-organ-
ized band each time. Today, you
can hardly find a remnant of the
old hands. I don’t know who is
to blame. The* fact is that some
of you have probably lost faith in
an Aransas Pass band. That is an
obstacle I shall have to work
against.
Again Aransas shall have a band.
This time support of the band-
master does not depend on gain
from lessons. Hired as a teacher
in the Aransas 1’ass schools, part
of my work is to be the daily
teaching of a hand.
1 am here to serve you.
Mr*. Nicol has senior rating at
Texas l Diversity, with credentials
from three colleges, and is study-
ing for her degree in home econo-
mic*. She attended Sam Houston
State Teachers' college at Hunts-
ville, Texas: California University
and Texas University.
Mrs. Nicol taught school from
1022 to 1024 in Orange. Texas and
loaquin.
On On August 14, 1924, at the
First Baptist Church in Beaumofit
Mis* Blanche Gordon became Mrs.
William Leroy Nicol. Mr. and
M rv^NTcoI have one son, Louis,
agin] nine.
After her marriage Mrs. Nicol
lived three years in Port Arthur
and four year* in Houston before,
coming to Aransas Pass in 1930.-
Mrs. Nicol has been presdient of
the Parent-Teacher Association for
three years, is parliamentarian of
the Woman’s club and chairman of
standards of executive board of the
Tenth District P.-T. A.
Mr-. Nicol has two hobbies, knit-
ting and canning. Her particular
amusement is attending football
games, while her favorite movie
star is Kay Francis.
Electrolux Plays Big
Role in Johnson Camp
In the Borneo jungles, Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Johnson, making a
two-year stay there, have two Elec-
trolux refrigerators as part of their
scientific equipment. One of the re-
frigerators protects the photogra-
phic chemicals, the other provides
Corpus Christ!.
1 will venture to say tlvit the
article cost Corpus little or noth-
ing. Scattered all through it were
page ads by machinery manufac-
turers who were doubtless called
upon to stand the expense of the
write-ups.
As newcomers you are in a posi-
tion to point out the need of ag-
gressive action. A series of sever-
al strongly wotded editorials along
with the spoken word should pro-
duce results.
I think it was Mrs. Porter who
made a very sage remark in your
“They Say" column.
She opined that oil should he of
help to Aransas Pass “if it doesn’t
go over our heads." It could do
just that and the Atlantic people
COULD build a refinery and es-
tablish offices at Corpus.
We thought just as positively
that the U. S. government would
never build a channel across the
bay to Corpus.
Sinton, Robstown, Alice, all those
towns have Chambers of Com-
merce looking after their interests
and telling the world what they
are doing—sometimes over and
over, but it makes good copy and
the metropolitan papers are glad
to use it.
Sincerely,
A Booster l or Aransas Pass.
cooling 1 leverages for the explor-
ing party during (heir visit to the
hottest country In the world.
One of the most memorable days
in the jungle was when the Borneo
natives had tlieir first taste of iee
cream, made by Mrs. Johnson In
the Electrolux. Thrilled as they
were to ride in the Johnson’s air-
plane, they heard the roar of pro-
filer and saw the motor. But
they got down on their kneeR to
-peer into this strange, big white
'oox that made no noise and had
no machinery. They could not un-
derstand the little flame inside, and
what that would have to do with
the cold.
Sonic of the natives assist Mr.
Johnson in his dark room, and in
this way they are becoming famil-
iar with the phenomena of freezing
with heat. The Johnsons say that
life in this country would be un-
bearable without the conveniences.
Electrolux makes possible.
The photographs taken on the
expedition will form part'of the of-
ficial pictorial record of the Bor-
neo expedition to be kept by the
American Museum of Natural His-
tory in New* York City, a high dis-
tinction for photographs of this
tyjie. Besides bearing a fascinating
story of the Borneo venture, they
show liiru important and pictures-
que a role Electrolux is playing in
the expedition.
found a strong gas sand in another
well. I believe that many pools of
shallow depth will be found along
this anticline. The only drawback
is that most of all this part is sur-
veyed into ten acre tracts. Please
post the map of Alexander Dens-
sen's map and survey as it will be
interesting to Aransas Pass citi-
zens..
I Yours very sincerely,
JOHN SIGMUND,
Corpus Christi, Texas.
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS
But
TWENTY YEARS AGO
ldilk is the nation'* beverage
Everyone, from the youngest to
Hie oldest, iitM-d* milk. It* deli-
cious flavor, it* distinctive taste
when combined With other foods
and it* healthfiillies* go togeth-
er to make it the drink of mil-
lions.
Womack's Dairy
Phone 34-W
INLAND WATERWAY MEET
TO BE IMPORTANT AFFAIR
The eleventh annual meeting of
the Interstate Inland Waterway
I>eague. to he held at I>ake ('har-
ks, La., Oct. 20 and 21 will he
the bigge*t and most important
meeting ever held, in the opinion
of 0. E. Holland Of Victoria, pre-
sident of the league. Mr. Holland
said that an effort will be made to
have the completion of the canal
in Texas rushed by getting work
started immediately on the link
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Bonks
Believe
—in finding reasons for trusting people.
rjTHE banks of this country are now lending
X some seven billion dollars to borrowers in
what are generally churned as “unsecured loans”
for business purposes.
This means that no tangible form of wealth
such as real estate, stocks, bonds, or commod-
ities have been pledged by the borrowers to
secure repayment of these loans. They an ,
however, secured by a far more valuable pledge
than tangible wealth. Back of each loan is the
proven integrity, the good faith and determina-
tion of the borrowers to carry through to a suc-
cessful conclusion the purposes for which they
made these loans.
This bank is always seeking new business
friendships with men whose character and abil-
ities entitle them to credit.
The First
State Bank
land and 0<eaf Goddard. Ashley. _ ......... _____
Knowlton. Willard McCain, Wil- without your encourage men P^ul
liam Sheets. ^Charles Hammond, cb-operation I can do little.
Monroe Spriegel, Reed Bell, Ham- The schools, chambers of com-
ilton Dixon and F.rvie Cole. tnerce. Lions’ clubs and other pub-
Mrs. Lydia Eberle and children, lie-spirited organizations have
Karl, Elvina and Juanita have re- made possible fine hands in Sin-
turned from a three month*’ visit (on. Taft anft other neighboring
with friends and^relatives in Kan*-' towns. Aransas can do the same,
sas and Oklahoma. ' J it owes that much to Aransas
J. B. Pondrom left this week for i*ass* i,oys and girls.
Fan Marcos. Texas, on cotton bus?- J. kfcjsHOFNER.
ness.
W. A. Farley of Port Aransas,
left Thursday for Beevillc. to at-
tend to some business matters.
A. C. Moor* left Wednesday for
Nacadoches, Texas, where he has
been assigned for the cotton sea-
son by the Western Weighing as-
sociation.
Urg'es Clean Up
Oi Cotton Fields
A county-wide campaign Is being
launched by County Agent R. R.
Gibb for an early fall clean-up In
cotton fields in order to control the
boll weevil.
Mr. Gibb pointed ont that boll
weevil damage in Run Patricio
county this year was far more ser-
ious than In any previous year, and
\ was due largely to the late clean-
up of the cotton fields in 1985.
Cotton left In the fields long per-
iods of time after harvest makes an
ideal breeding ground for the boll
weevil, and they are certain to
emerge in large numbers the follow-
ing year.
Butter was mentioned in writings
dating 2000 years B. C.
RADIO
H OUR
Broadcast from
K GFI
STUHON EVERY MONDAY
Wed., and Friths at 7:15 P. M.
(This program xcarries a vital
message to ambition* young peo-
ple. Listen to, or attend these'
fascinating pc‘grams.
CORPUS CHRISTI
BUSINESS
COLLEGE
OUT OF TOWN FRIEND
OFFERS ADVICE
Publishers The Progress:
Gentlemen:
You are newcomers to Aransas
Pass. You rightly want to size up
the situation as accurately as pos-
sible before coming out strong’y
cm matters of public interest.
Having kept in touch with the
tr.n-n cinff tono | am cognizant oi
the enthusiasm of its early years,
say until 1913—and the general
apathy since that time. The town
has made some progress to be .sure
hut since the rise of Corpus Chris-
ti, a spirit of defeatism seems to
possess it.
Were it merely an inland coun-
try town its future would hardlv
be worth contemplating. But it
has always seemed to me and to
many others that it has tliei "mak-
ings" of a large and thriving place.
Tt certainly has the impetus in
oil that it has long been waiting
for, but unless there is a driving
force and enthusiasm, continuous
and not spasmodic, the impetus
will lose much of its potency.
It seems to me the town needs
a live Chamber of Commerce. It
has had such an organidation sev-
eral times over the years only to
sink into nothingness after a few
weeks.
The Lion’s club has held to-
gether well but it is. after all, more
of a social organization than any-
thing else. Tt may well handle the
weed questions, hoy scouts, etc.
All of which arc doings of merit,
but when it comes to hard fisted,
straight shooting efforts to build a
town, by fair means or foul, the C.
of G, is the means by which it
should be done.
^Corpus Christi is an example.
Take a look for instance at the Oil
and Gas Journal of Tulsa, August
13th and note that about one-
fourth the issue is given over to
Corpus Christi. It would appear
from this article Vhat the activity
of all those oil counties in the sec-
tion centered in Corpus. That all
shipping was done at the Port of
Aransas Pass Progress,
Aransas Pass, Texas.
Enclosed with this letter is a
copy of Alexander Denssert’s anti-
clines in the Texas Coastal surveys, i
Mr. Denssen was a noted govern- |
ment geologist and an authority in J
his line. He shows three anti-1
rlines along the coast, one thru!
Flour Bluff across the hay thru I
Live Oak peninsula on the very 1
outskirts of Aransas Pass. How
true this has become you will note j
if the many oil fields that have
been discovered on the White
Point, Refugio and many others,
the anticline thru Beevillc and fur-
ther northeast on the coastal anti-
cline, the large wells being made
at Flour Bluff below Corpus Chris-
ti 16 miles. The coastal anticline
crosses the bay and passes along
the ridges of old Ingleside Point
and Aransas Pas* nn beyond Rork-
port to Freeport.
The last two wells at Aransas
Pass are on this anticline. Many
oil and gas fields have been dis-
covered on these three anticlines
the past eighteen years.
My opinion is there is a lot of
shallow production along this anti-
cline from one half |o one mile
further east of the present two
wells, all the way north, east and
southwest. May not be found in
every place, hut I am sure there
are many pools. T base my opin-
ion on the first shallow gas sand
found in our No. l well, and the
heavy showing of oil and gas out
of porous lime rock in our No. 2
and 3, well around a depth of 2183
feet.
Tf these wells had not been bung-
led I am sure both would have
been producers nearly 18 years ago.
In this dav of science ot cement-
ing and setting tubing with the
very latest scientific apparatus, the
Schlumberger testing machine,
which nhotopraphs all the different
formations in a hole after it is
drilled. I am sure many wells will
be made in the shallow
along the Live Oak ridge.
I believe that this field will he
35 to 40 miles long and develop |n-
1? one of largest fields in
Texas.
Many oil hearing sands will he
found between 2183 and 7000 feet
depths. I have drilled eleven wells
in this territory and every well
had oil and gas showings, and we
could have made a large glasser in
our first well on the ridge,
there was no market
then.
The United States Civil Service
commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol-
lows:
Accounting and auditing assis-
tant, $1800 a year.
Administrative officers, various
grades, $380(1 to $5600 a year, sen-
ior administrative assistant $3200 a
year, social security board.
Full information may be obtain-
ed from the secretary of the Unit-
ed States Civil Serves board of
examiners at the post office or
customhouse in any rity wnich has
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SPEClAi
Plate Li
Dessert, Che,
Meat and Drit
WE SERVE THE ]
Wines and!
Aransas
Bakery and
SPECIAL Cl
For Dainty1
WOMEN’S GARMK
NEED IDEAL SPB
HANDLING........
Dainty garments mm
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withstand hard wtari
mer heat. Ideal
suited for such ga
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ROBT. A. SONE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
—Practices in all courts!
Office Over DuBose I>rulg Store
ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS
Paul E. Pinkston,M.D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Telephone, Day or Night 45
Office Over DuBose Drug Store
INSURANCE RENTALS f^g4fi
Duphorne & Crumly
REAL ESTATE, OIL LEASES
AND ROYALTIES
Office Phone 65 Office Todd Bldg.
J. J. T O D D
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
—HOlTSEvS FOR RENT!
Office in Todd Building
DR. F. C. STAMM <
Has Returned and Is •
OffK*-
623 Mrsquitr
Corpus Christi.
_Eyes Examined! GWfl
Roy Duphorn^
ABSTRACTS of
Print* I
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Campbell A Burton *
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new location*
■odut'ing oil 1
Conn & Bro*»
(INC.)
ARANSAS PA^-
S. J. CONN
School of Mu*
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instruct*
ARANSAS PASS INSURANCE
.... Insurance! ... Bonds!
Telephone 50-W H oughton Bldg.
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