The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: The Aransas Pass Progress and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Primary
:ti™ D*'
—
■he Aransas
M
1
37"
IY. MAY 30.
on Workovers are Taken
- — * .%» _
ns Active Black Cats Too
to Activity
>ck Plugs Back,
jrates at
140 Feet.
Dmpletions, the plugging
Southern Minerals
No. 5 Carlock, and a
the location of a well
top interest in the Ar-
field this week. Three
shared interest with
ig activity.
ttions were the South-
brals No. 6 McCampbell
hTex No. 1 Wilson Dav-
I Southern Minerals’ deep
i McCampbell lands, No.
165 feet from the
line and 690 feet from
liwest line of tract 3,
of the McCampbell
brought in after per-
lat a higher level. Pipe
8270 feet, reset at 7550
plugged back to 7455
i/as finally perforated at
et. No gauge is avail-
LOCATION
Minerals are moving
6 McCampbell estate,
apbell estate No. 7 in
on the line between
|4.
COMPLETIONS
Minerals completed
"ampbell, between lots
’Phone Service
To be Improved in
A ra nsas-l ngleside
Construction Due
Start Approximately
July 10th.
Mrs. Maude Wilkes of Ran-
some Island has been worried
about the pessimism of her
horoscope. It seems that the
sign of Aries has forecast an
automobile accident for the
past three or four months.
Monday afternoon Mrs. Wilk-
es was driving her car south of
Gregory toward Aransas Pass.
It was raining, and suddenly
the car hit a slippery spot and
turned over into the ditch.
After having some trouble
attracting motorists’ attention,
Mrs. Wilkes was finally assist-
ed from the overturned car and
returned to Aransas Pass. Wat-
ching the wrecker tow her bad-
ly damaged car to the garage,
she looked at her horoscope
which she was carrying.
Under the sign of Aries for
May was a warning! “Cars run
amuck, unless you have com-
plete control.” She hadn’t
read the horoscope before
starting the trip.
Members Are
Added Committee
The six remaining members of
the citizens’ seawall committee
were announced early this week
by E. D. Richmond, head of a
committee elected last week. The
six men, C. J. Stanzel, C. S. Bol-
ton, Ed Huff, A. A. Allen, T. P.
Grover and W. B. Howard com-
____ plete the representatives who
tract*74 of McCampbeU ,, ne«otiate la*er on the sea-
New improvements that will
be started in July by the Tele-
phone Company will greatly aid
the services in Aransas Pass and
Ingleside according to R. L. Mc-
Mahan, local company manager.
Construction on the project will
begin about July 10.
We plan to install twenty
new lines and a main frame in
the Ingleside area,” Mr. McMa-
han said early this week. “Prev-
iously, this section was handicap-
ped by lack of cable lines and
the proposed change should give
far greater facilities,” he added.
In Aransas Pass a new cable
will be strung toward the outly-
ing western area. This will in-
crease the number of straight
line phones where previously
subscribers have been on a party
line basis.
“When the local phone com- j.
pany was established,” Mr. Mc-
Mahan stated, “there were facili-
ties and equipment for 250 sub-
scribers. Right now, we are
handling some 350 subscribers
and while some of these have
had to be content with party line
service, the new change will en-
able those who wish straight line
service to get it."
The equipment has already
been ordered and the start of the
project awaits the filling of ord-
ers.
License
Peddlers for
ing in City.
A City Ordinance, requiring
house to house peddlers to pur
chase a license and affixing a
violation thereof as a misdemea-
nor, was announced Tuesday af-
ternoon by City Clerk, Frank W.
Belken.
The city clerk will issue per-
mits for peddling oft a payment
of a fee of $10.00, the permit
lasting for one year. More than
HHpIr Station
Not Named; Passes H<
Ed Hkurmann Elected
Leader Anti-Alien Meet I
one peddler may
from
y operate
one vehicle under one license
provided the vehicle is not park-
ed within the boundaries of Arch
street, Houston street, Yoakum
avenue or Greenwood avenue.
Penalty for violation of the
ordinance may range from a $1
to $25.00 fine. The ordinance
goes into effect immediately.
Dr. D^N.rb
on Church Meet
I Well was completed at
feet with pressure of 200
tubing, and 550 pounds
sing.
Oil Corp., No. 1 Wil-
enport, on line between
3, block 211 of Burton
frth farm tracts was
&t 7134 feet, with an
of 45 barrels per day
ftknown potential , 3-16
sing pressure 550, tub-
re 125 pounds.
XING ACTIVITY
-Tex No. 1 Hoffman-
fin, on line between lots
block 211, is ready to
gs. Long string of cas-
et at 7219 feet.
• Oil Corp.’s No. 1 Giles
13 and 24 of block 213,
| acre tract, have set sur-
Jillespie and Sons No. 1
30 feet from the north-
and 50 feet from the
line of lot 23, block 217
& Danforth subdivis-
approaching the 6000
Ulas No. 1 Conn Brown,
Atihued on page 8)
wall passage program.
Already named last week were
E. D. Richmond, A. D. Hanke,
Harry K. Miller, R. L. Mercer,
and R. C. McGrath.
“I feel sure that in this com-
mittee we have a thoroughly
representative group; one that is
well known to the people,” Rich-
mond said. “Any citizen, who
may desire to assist in the issue,
is invited to confer with any of
the above named members,”
Richmond added.
A meeting will be held the
first part of next week pending
the return of members who
might be out of town.
Red Cross Needs
Local Assistance
Construction for
Gym Goes Ahead
Construction is moving along
this week on Panther Den, new
$27,000 gymnasium for the Aran-
sas Pass High School. The old
foundation has been tom down,
and a new base to a depth of five
feet has been laid.
Attached to this solid founda-
tion will be a three feet deep,
one foot wide solid, continuous
beaming. The 1000-seating ca-
Mrs. Freida Ford, county chair-
man of the Red Cross supply unit
Tuesday appointed Mrs. C. S.
King as local chairman. Mrs.
King will be in charge of gather-
ing such material as the Bed
Red Cross may need to alleviate
suffering in the invaded coun-
tries of Europe.
The following needed list has
been compiled by Mrs. King:
Five men’s sweaters, five wo-
men’s sweaters, cardigan prefer-
ed or black shawls; 10 children’s
sweaters; five women’s dresses,
five girls’ dresses, and two lay-
ettes.
Requested items are: Hospital J
bed shirts; convalescent robes;
operating gowns; children stock-
ings; men’s socks, beanies, boys’
shirts, boys’ suits, and knitted
suits or dresses for children un-
der sixf years of age.
Mrs. ‘ King says that articles
should be serviceable and in good
condition. Articles should be
brought to Mrs. King’s home at
415 South Houston street or call
208-W.
Dr. F. M. Davis, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, re-
turned last w^ek end from the
annual meeting of the general
assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, ' held in Chattanooga,
Term., from May 1$ to May 22.
Dr. Davis reported S most suc-
cessful meeting.
Evangelism was the key-note
of the assembly, Dr. Davis stated.
The evangelistic crusade was
made a permanent part of the
program of the church and re-
ports showed that evangelism has
resulted in a larger increase in
membership than in many years.
The committee on cooperation
and union with other bodies of
like svstem of doctrine was con-
tinued with instructions to pro-
ceed with plans to bring such or-
ganizations < closer together in
order that they might wield a
greater influence.
Religious education, missions
and the assembly’s training
school were givep a promise of
full-hearted support.
The next meeting of the as-
sembly will be held in Montreat,
North Carolina, in Ma:, 1941.
Ritchie Autopsy
Shows Suffocation
Justice of the Peace Bill Ellis
of Port Aransas Tuesday morning
returned a verdict of ‘"accidental
mechanical suffocation” in the
death of Richard M. W. Ritchie,
found dead aboard the yacht
Mattilee, May 21.
The verdict was delayed until
Tuesday waiting on reports of
Dr. J. F. Pilcher of Corpus, who
performed an autopsy.
Ritchie, who died while on a
fishing trip out from Port Aran- Sam Eaton, John Howell, W. B.
Suggest Means to
Combat Possible
Fifth Column.
A county-wide meeting, called
by the Sinton chapter of Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, and attend-
ed by Legionaires and citizens,
was held in the district court
room of the court house in Sin-
ton, Monday night, to discuss a
means of preparation against
modern fifth column activities in
this sector. More than 400 per-
sons attended the mass meeting
held to complete plans for county
and local organization.
County Commander Named
Ed Heurmann of Edroy, acted
as chairman for the meeting, and
he was elected county command-
er when the organizing vote was
called. The gathering adopted
plans that each townsite in San
Patricio county elect Its own
commander in charge of anti-
fifth column activities. The
township leader shall in turn
work hand in hand with Heur-
mann and other leaders.
“Any information we shall ob^
tain of un-American activities,
of Red, Nazi or Fascist,” Heur-
mann said in instructing the rep-
resentatives, “will be turned over
to the F. B. I. There have been
proofs of fifth-column attempts
in other countries and rumors of
Nazi air bases in Mexico. Amer-
ica should be prepared before
any emergency, and not after."
W. B. Howard of Aransas
Pass rose to suggest that N, D.
Sanford read 4 resolution adop-
ted by the local V. F. W. The
contents wars roundly applaud-
ed.
Heurmann again took charge of
the meeting, and warned that
there is no immediate danger and
no cause for hysteria, but that
the county should organize care-
fully with a clear cut view in
mind.
Alex Nelson Elected
At the close of the meeting
towns that wished to elect their
local commander retired and
voted. Alex Nelson was named
leader of the Aransas Pass dele-
gation. Others, who desired more
time to select, were allowed to
hold local meetings.
Delegates from Aransas Pass
included Mr. and Mrs. N. D. San-
ford, John Shobe, A- I* Berry,
Honors Awarded
Certificates of merit for perfect
attendance, and state reading
certificates were awarded last
Friday night to students of the
high school and grammar schools,
as a part of the program at the
Senior class commencement ex-
ercises. W. T. Henry made 4he
awards.
Those who received special
awards for perfect attendance in
the high school were: Ella Ty-
son, Steve Truitt, Joyce Mark-
ham, Billie Kieberger, Daniel
Wolf, BUI Evans, Maxine Tulley,
Bobby Olivares, Alvin White,
Bill Womack, Brock Edge and
Pete Cook.
In the Central Wank merits
were given to Bill Kell, Jimmie
Fender, Mary Louise Barnwell,
Melba Schoeber, Leroy Truitt,
and Dorothy Nell Moore. Se-
vere Olivares, Frank De La Rosa
and Sylvan us Otero won attend-
ance honors in the Latin-Amer-
ican school.
State reading certificates were
given to Anna Louise Farley,
Erlean Sloan and Randall Faulk
for having read at least 30 books
on the state approved library
list. These three have read be-
tween 30 and 33 books.
Aiken, Heslep
n Washington
For Selection
Expect Speedy P
sagre from Senate
Air Base Bill.
. 1
Lion Sneaker For
Spei
I Firs
Local First AM
Tom Gassawav, of the State
Highway Patrol from Corpus
Christi, the main speaker before
the Lions Club Wednesday lun- insula,
cheon, gave a safety and first aid
talk before the gathering.
A local first aid club is needed
and an attempt will be made to
establish one here, Gassaway sta-
ted. “It will be necessary, how-
ever,” he said, “to. establish a lo-
cation and contact two persons
who can pass first aid examina-
tions."'
The official designation of *
site for the $25,000,000 air
station far the Flour
not as yet
despite stories
pus Christi papei
man Richard Kb
to Corpus. The
resentatives this
expansion bill W|
placing of a nav
in the region of
Judge A. D. Aiker
and Pete Heslep, of
Pass Chamber of
are in Washington in
of La Quinta and
for the proposed
nothing definite to
Plane Are
Plans have already
pared, and land for •
tory location is ava
be purchased as soon as
is made available,
reports from officials
corps of engineers.
Bids were received this
ing at Corpus Christi for
soundingr at Flour Bit
government engineers
Aransas have survt
from the bend in the
nel below Ihfleskle
peninsula. However So:
was encountered that they
ceived Instructions to
new line from Harbor City,
the Ingleside docks, to the
the base will be located.
Progress Wires Connelly
The Progress sent Senator
Connally a telegram this
asking if the site had
signated. As we go
answer has been fbrth
Aransas Pass, Ingle
_ , Gregory business men have
Such a station would be upder hnnM K.__ .
the supervision of the county^ed hopea that ba* would
Cross. , u.
C. Burtt Potter, county chair-
man of the Red Cross, stressed
the need for each town to meet
its quota on foreign relief to aid
war-stricken countries.
Former Resident
Injured in Crash
Urs. Bud Htntnaan of
sas, was thought to have succum-
bed of smotheration from a pil-
low over his head as he slept. He
was buried in New York last
week.
y three teachers, Misses
Helen Stolz and
W come in The Pro-
nce, one right after the
'have their papers chan-
eir SUmmer addresses___
enough to fry eggs, or
l°n the sidewalk and
Ve ^en used to advan-
en Boil Turner dropped
^ a bottle of catsup
18 after vacation
evidenced by a paper
wondered Tuesday if it
‘^ay and time to seU
Wltt and Leo Barron
* crowd while they
hammering in front of
—* lady so anxious
her laundry done, she
car right up on the
almost into the build-
7boy Eastwood drink -
chocolate____Lucille
stapling iome red,
blue OES yearbooks
Campbell, worthy
ike running across the
Put some groceries in a
running back to the
J ewel Erwin, wearing
*nd gardening oloth-
fi4JS5aw
garden - -----
-------„ Christi, who was critically in-
pacity gymnasium, complete with , .ured Sunday night( May 19i in
modem shower rooms and locker ^ automobile accident south of
facilities, will be ready for use
.Broken Arm in
Auto Accident
about October 1st.
VFW POPPY SALES
ARE successful here
The annual Memorial Day sale
of poppies for the benefit of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars was
held last Saturday with a very
successful campaign waged.
Nearly 900 poppies were sold,
with an additional order required
before the day was over.
The funds received were turn-
ed over for relief aid for disabled
veterans of the World War.
GREGORY CROSS FUND
STARTED WEDNESDAY
The Gregory Red Cross cam-
paign for relief funds to Den-
mark. Holland and Belgium be-
gan Wednesday with Mrs- Mar-
garet ’M. Shell in charge. The
We Invite - - -
To see “Edison the Man”, at
the Rialto Sunday and Mon-
day, Mr. and Mrs H. D. Mc-
Pherson.
from The Progress
your admission ticket.
San Antonio, underwent an op-
eration for an injury to her skull
Tesuday and is reported to be
improving.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Ives of Aransas Pass.
Rhodes, W. B. Howard, Alex Nel-
son, J. W. Gamer, Ed Freeze,
Earl Sloan, Joe Padgett, George
Reader, John Mathis, Les Soren-
son and Cyril Peltier.
Reeolutioci Passed
The Aransas Pass V. F. W. re-
solution, as adopted by the lo-
cal last Friday night, which Mr. i
Sanford read, follows:
Whereas, there are certain na-
tional governments in the world
whose dictatorial policies and
principles are contrary to the
democratic form of government
! and the spirit of which govem-
A car accident on the Cause-
way, last Friday night, injured
one and badly demolished thet
car of Major Df. Rowe of Fort1
Sam Houston, Texas. The acci-. . „ . , ,
dent occurred when the car! "tents and their agencies is con-
wheels straddled the tracks on Jrary and »d vereeto the general-
ly accepted Christian belief, and
GETS COMMISSION
L. T. Ayres, Jr., last week re-
ceived from Washington, D. C„
his commission as second lieu-
tenant, infantry reserve.
Shop Here
This notice clipped
will be
Craven Grocery:
Lard, Jasmine, 4 lbs.
Milk, any brand, 3 large-30c
Salt, Carey’s, pkg.---3c
Bexley k Warren Grocery:
Soap, P&G. 3 giant-
Flour, 6 pounds-
Cabbage, fresh, 3 lbs. —
K. ft O. Grocery:
Lemons, large, doz.-
Liver, pound
Onions, pound
Pick ft Pay Grocery:
Tomatoes, fresh, 2 lbs. __
Pork Roast, pound -
Salad Dressing, M.W., qt.
Morrison's Food Store*:
Fresh Com, 4 ears -
Potatoes, 10 pounds-
Jello, package -
Webb Bros. Grocery:
Sugar, 10 pounds-.—
Salt Jowls, pound
Folger's Coffee, pound
the road and plunged into about
two feet of water.
The injured person was a com-
panion of Major Rowe’s daugh-
ter. The young lady suffered a
broken arm. Members in the car
were Major and Mrs. Rowe, their
daughter and the injured girl.
Pete Grant, Humble employee on
Harbor Island .hauled the people
to safety.
STREET OPERATIONS
ARE CLOSED DOW*
Street operations have been
indefinitely suspended while
work is going on for the com-
pletion of Panther Den. It is not
known whether or not the street
improvements will be resumed
before the completion of the
gymnasium project.
Mr. and Mrs
and family of
W. Corbin
left Wed
Whereas, the governments and
peoples of these same nations
persist in the furtherance of a
policy of domination by over-
throwing the governments of
smaller and weaker nations by
processes of war and violence as
well as by the destruction of hu-
man life sad property within
such smallef" and weaker nations,
all Of which is contrary and ad-
verse to both the Christian faith
and to the democratic form of
government and all of which is
harmful and injurious to a civi-
lized world, and
Whereas, there are some known
persons and groups in San Pa-
tricio county, Texas., who per-
sist in trying to spread the detes-
table and dangerous doctrines
of these lands in eur midst in an
apparent effort to weaken, de-
stroy or overthrow the govern
the sever
ment of
sovereign State of
lUKUy after a threa-day visit J* " th,,J f b*,7*d
with Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Ridg-
way and family.
Pure Oil
tie on Musk
ing to non
United States of America, and
Whereas, there is now s large
portion of the world at war and
a very great danger of our be-
coming involved unleos we each
to our flag and
6152 remaln
country and
SSHra
Growth Bayfront
Is Foreseen Here
A rapid growth in building
and drilling operations along the
north waterfront is foreseen by
C. W. Verden, Albuquerque, N.
M., broker who was a local visi-
tor last Saturday and Sunday.
“Contrary to genera) belief
that future drilling will occur to
tne south," nr. Verden said, “I
am impressed with the possibili-
ties on the opposite end."
Proposed waterfront improve-
ment should assist the rising
value of seashore property, Mr.
Verden added.
Mr. Verden was in town in the
interest of some of his local
holdings and leases. He is in the
general brokerage business.
BUMMER CONCERTS
R. L. Harden, high, school
band instructor, has announced
that band concerts will be given
every Thursday night for eight
weeks, beginning Thursday night,
June 6. The programs will be
held at the band stand and will
start at 8 o’clock each night.
cated at La Quinta and the
gleside Cove, a natural
just off the ship channel
alelling a railroad afreet
Local citizens hopes
Saturday as a San Ant
station announced the loci
.La Quinta, only to fall
when the Corpus Christi
announced* the location as
Bluff. Interest was revived
information from Wi
stated that no location 1
made as yet.
Definite information
ably not be
the money is made aval
the engineer for the na
partment makes the
m. nl
They Say
JOHN HOWELL: Most veter-
ans swore off after the last
war, but we’d be the first to
enlist in another.
LAWRENCE RAY: The Cub
scouting for June will be a
great opportunity for them to
learn useful arts. They’ll be
better prepared for Scouting
when they get older.
J. B. HUFF: Aransas Pass
aaust hava more water if it
expects to get
A dam
Heard
Girl Scouts pasl
snapshots in their
somebody say that tM#
will probably always
to as the "bloody
1940"___John MHlf
saying that he {dans to
his practise of law despite
more that he intends to
public
supposed to
so Mathis Daisy's cat,
fers the driveway for *
wiser this week.
besides having a
much
Tommy Palmer,
card from the post
“Mail, Postage
if he had a girl he
it was from her_
of the WPA sewing
furnished the
button hole
will improve
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1940, newspaper, May 30, 1940; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth802879/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.