The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 16, 1954 Page: 1 of 14
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sergeant.
The total of 16 ac
suited in five deaths.
estimal
sonal injury and 45
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age accidents rej
A scheduled 9,500-foot teat is
A 4415,000 bond iaaue proposed
by the Aransas CoutVly Naviga-
tion District for ^arboK improve-
ment at Rockport gpd Pulton was
approved by a 4» to 205
Tuesday. In the vow,AjlfvI0 cents
per $100 property valuation to
provide capital wt marine im-
provements and maintenance
was also approved.
The bond issue will finance the
dredging of the first section of
Patricio county. The total of 85
accidents resulted in 14 deaths, in-
juries to 69 persons and property
damage estimated at $57,533, com-
pared to 12 deaths, 57 persons in-
jured and property damage esti-
mated at $67,952 in the same pe-
riod of 1953.
drilling in Farm .Tract 14,
Block O, Burton 6c Danforth
about a mile esc
division, _____ _ ____„____
Ingleside. The derrick for the
wildcat well was erected 8atu*»
day and the well was spudded t*
Wednesday.
The test, located just off Farm
THEY CHOSE PORT ARANSAS—Pictured are five of twelve Westinghousei representatives and
4op salesmen who picked Port Aransas as the be3t fishing place in the country. Coming from dif-
ferent cities of Texas, the men visited the island Saturday on a company-p&ftf trip which was their
'Reward for sales excellence, They chose Port Aranstts otter all other fishing spots of the Country.
^ Pictured (left'to right) as they prepared to head for the gulf aboard the charter boat “Wolf,”*’ are
Joe Dutra, guide; Wade McManus, top salesman of Houston; W. I. Grant, Houston district manager;
Jos. R. Achilles of Dallas, regional manager fpir-the southwest division; Paul Harrison, top sales-
man of the Dallas district; and Glenn Whftfcke*, district manager of Corpus Christi branch. 1
•vV/""■7^- " ' / Photo by Jack Blackwell.
Road 632, is being drilled bar 6.
ahd C Drilling Co. of Rdhagfe
for Arnold O. Morgan and Uakn *
Oil Co. of California. It is Utear
titled at the No. 1 Eva Day kwh
In the meantime, location Inn
been staked for another wed in
Tract 4, J. D. Wheeler Subdivi-
sion, Phillips Survey, north «C .
Aransas Pass. The location 1 '
about one-half mile south of thn
Panthers Host
Port Lavaca
Friday Right
Westinghouse Men Choose Port Aransas
As CotahtiT’s Best Fishing Grounds
Twelve'' representatives of Houston; Joseph R. Achilles
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. Harrison, E. D. Smithers s
Coach Jack McElhannon’s Aran-
sas Pass Panthers will face one
of the best regarded class AA ele*
’aul vens in South Texas Friday night
i C. when they play boat to the Sand-
ing- crabs from Port Lavaca,
tolt, It will be the.aecond game of
the season for both teams. While
thw Panthers were losing last
week to Kenedy 18-0 the Sand-
crabs ran over Ganado 28-0.
Coach Gay B. Hays, a former
freshman coach at LSU who is
serving his second yeer at Port
Lavaca, is back this year with
virtually the same team that
looked good last year while losing
rere to the Panthers 8-0.
tors The Port Lavaca backfield,
oast which averages 170 pounds, has
ned three lettermen back at key po-
Pst sitions. They are.left halfback
ctor Robert Sanders, a good runner,
Ed Don Wehmeyer, a cagey quart er-
r at back and good passer, and Charles
fullback.
POUND
A beginneA bawl'will be or-
ganised - next Monday, H. E.
Chisum, high school bond director,
announced this week. Two meet-
ings will be held Monday, the first
at 4 p. m. and an evening meeting
at 7 o'clock. All parents interest-
ed in their children joining the
band are asked to attend either
of these meetings, Mr. Chisum
stated.
R. V. Leach of Houston, well
' known in Texas music circles as a
“music educator and guest con-
ductor, will assist Director Chis-
um in the organisation of the
new hand.
County Pirates. Last week the Mr. Chisum announced that in-
Mustangs heat tha Woodsboro strumepto may be purchased on
Plaining, Zoning
Ingleside Meets
Rockport Pirates
Fridiy Right
Local Men Hamed
To Board of Row
Tourist Group
CorpnsChristillaE
Plans were being organized this
week for the annual Boy Scout
fund drive which is slated for
Wednesday, Sept. 22.
B. G. Wylie has been named
general campaign chairman, and
L. E. Ray is general solicitations
chairman. Wylie said that an all-
out effort will he made to con-
clude the drive in one day.
O. F. Poling and C. W. Vetters
were chosen majors in the drive.
They have selected five captains
each, and the captains in turn will
each recruit five workers.
Poling’s team includes L. R.
Nedbalek, E. F. Falgout, J. L.
Meredith, J. G. Richards and Pat
Kindle, while Vetter’s team is
made up of J. M. Attaway, F. N.
Tumbough, Ted Bigelow, Floyd
Spears and Bill Mobley.
The drive will get underway
following a „ kickoff breakfast at
7 a. m., Sept. 22 at May Allen
school cafeteria.
The city planning and nahf
commission, at its first seaakaa
Wednesday night, heard a diac—
sion of planning and zoning prob-
lems by William Anderson, Oar-
pus Christi city engineer.
Mr. Anderson, who la preaawttf
engaged in working up a detaiM
report for the city of Beevilie, die-
>unas.
The ngsn took to the gulf in
“ ' lfw%atur-
ed Until
_ ling‘they
r iests of E. B. Yeager, Am-
Pass appliance dealer, and
three chi
day mo
about 2
were gu<
7 w: Trice;trdiT^rifchriWB^e«t.
inghouse salesman, at a fish fry
and shrimp boil on the beach
near South Pier.
In the party were Glenn Whit-
aker* Si De gulls and Hugh E. Pal-
mer, Corpus Christi; W. I. Grant,
Wade McManus, and E. L. Kitts,
for a growing city. He explained
that the needs for different dtftm
vary greatly and any pianola^
program must be weighed thor-
oughly before being inaugurated.
Dr. Fred R. Chastain, who baa
been appointed chairmen of tha,
nine-man hoard by the city Corn-
ell, presided during a buafcaaai
session following Mr. AnderaoaAr
informal discussion. O. F. Pottad
was elected vice-chairman, aad
L. R. Nedbalek, secretary of Hat
commission.
Other members of the baaed
are H. O. Bracken, Moreland Bar-
ley. Joe De la Rosa. W. H. Tty-
lor, Eugene Webster and W. DL
Tollett.
The group elected Bexley. Da
la Rosa, Taylor and Webster 8a
a zoning sub-committee, end fi-
ling, Tollett, Bracken and Nbd-
balek to a plats sub^coramBfea*
In other action the rimmlaii
voted to petition the city couwed
for funds with which to en^bg
a professional planner to and*
in making an original survey at
the city’s present occupation Be
relation to dwelling, busiuaMfe
industry, etc. The city maaaqpr
was also requested to secure ha-
formative date which might aid
the board in its work.
Schooley, 180-pound
Tom Stellman, who is playing his
first year with the team, rounds
out the starting backfield.
The 185-poiind forward wall is
bolstered by veterans John Wo-
tipka, Richard Barton and Frank
Wilkinson, and 210-pound Harry
Stellman, a newcomer to the
squad.
fn the meantime, Coach McEl-
hannon is grooming his boys in
an effort to strengthen weak
points which showed up last week
against Kenedy. Backfield starters
are expected to be Joe Spears,
Don Buckingham, Florescio Mo-
reno and Jimmy Peer.
Starting linemen will probably
be Buddy Thrift, Donald Peltier,
Macy DuBose, Gary Chestnutt,
Tommy Johnson, James Hart and
over Mathis. k
Coach Emory Bellard’s team
emerged from NggXWtek’s clash
with no notable injuries and is re-
ported in good shape for Friday
night’s game. ■ V.\
Ingleside will field virtually
the same team thqt blanked Rock-
port 41-0 last season, hut this
year’s Pirates are reported to be
Greenwood Bapti
Revival To Begin
Monday Evening
City Leases
Harbor Space
To Heldenfels
The city council, at Tuesday
Revival services at the Green-
wood Baptist Church will begin
Monday, September 20 and run
through Sunday, Oct. 3, Rev. How-
ard Thrift, pastor, announced this
week.
J. T. Barnett, evangelist from
Houston, will have charge of the
services, assisted by Tom Claw-
son, who is with the music de-
partment of the University of
Corpus Christi.
Services begin at 7:30 each eve-
ning, and the public is cordially
invited to attend.
Beevilie Golfer
Heads Winning
Foursome in Pro-Am
John Fenner of Beevilie headed
the winning foursome in the
monthly pro-amateur golf tourna-
night’s regular session, approved
a lease to Heldenfels Brothers, on
lots 1 through 7, Section 7, Block
3, outside Conn Brown Harbor.
The lease is located - between
Bishop Marine Ways and the
swimming beach.
The company will install dock
facilities at the site for shell
handling. In the past, Heldenfels
has used the city wharves for
shell unloading but that site is
now occupied by Hough-Cowgur
& Co., contractors on the south
jetty repair job.
The council this week surveyed
all hard surfaced Aransas Pass
streets and is considering the seal-
coating of about five miles of the
thoroughfares in the near future.
Anti-SiA Warfare
Is Subject of
NMant played Sunday at Refugio
^Country Club. Fenner’s four-man
1 team, which included Roy West-
moreland of Aransas Pass, carded
two-under-par 68 to win the
Ibest ball event. >: «... ’ .
1 Foursomes led by Ed White of
: Defugio and Dr. Bonham of Cuero
shared second place honors with
69s for the 18 holes.
About 90 golfers, including a
large delegation from Live Oak
Country Club, participated in the
tourney. The pro-am tournaments
•re played the second Sunday of
each month with the site alter-
nating between Beevilie, Cuero,
Live Oak and Refugio.
Wesley Shirley. Injuries during
recent practice sessions have
benched at least three of the Pan-
ther reserves.
Aransas Pass Lions at the regu-
lar luncheon-meeting Wednesday
heard an interesting account of
how the Navy combats the sub-
marine menace during wartime.
The speaker was Commander R.
F. 'Boord, officer *in charge of
ATU 400, Carrier Anti-Sub War-
fare. NAAS, Kingsville.
The Navy man pointed out that
we must be continually concerned
with the submarine problem since
the United States must depend
on shipping both for normal com-
merce and for supplying our for-
eign based armies. He said the
submarine problem is important
to this section since they have
proven ideal for launching guided
missies, and industries or military
installations of this area might
become targets during wartime.
Commander Boord said the most
effective anti-sub units during
the last war were the hunter-
killer groups which included an
aircraft carrier, destroyers, and
carrier-based aircraft. The air-
craft served as spotters to direct
the surface craft to the submarine.
The speaker was introduced by
Howard Brookshire, program
chairman.
Preceding the address, B. G.
Wylie, campaign general chair-
man, announced that the annual
Boy Scout fund drive will be
launched here S^pt. 22.
Fifty-two persons attended
Wednesday's luncheon including
six guests in addition to the speak-
er They were C4pV Dale E. Barr
of Pennsylvania; Vie Naccarato of
Taft; Price Johnson Of McAllen;
Peyton Bryan of Corpus Christi;
Homer Belvin, member of Kie-
berger school faculty; and Admiral
W. L. Wright of Aransas Pass, re-
The organization will draw on
arpa tourist operators and business
figms for its membership with
members being assessed annual
dues ranging from $15 up. The
group will launch a concerted pub-
licity campaign aimed at attracting
an increased tourist flow to this
gulf coast area.
Police Recover
Rets Stolen
From Shrimp Bolt
Corpus Christi
Eleven Plays
B Team Tonight
Shrimp Make Hit 4
With {Guests
At Press Party
Aransas Pass shrimp, served at ]
a press, radio and TV party in
San Antonio this week, made a
big hit with the guests. The party, .
sponsored by the San- Antonio J
Chamber of Commerce, was held ’
in the corral room at Pearl Brew-
ing Co., and attracted radio, tele-
vision and newspapermen from j
throughout South Texas.
To better acquaint South Tex-
ans with the delicious product of '
this coastal city, the local cham-
ber of commerce sent 50 pounds
of shrimp to San Antonio to be^
served at the party. Those attend-
ing from here report that the sea-
food was thoroughly enjoyed by
the group.
The boiled shrimp were served
preceding a barbecue dinner, from
a large block of ice fashioned into
a bowl and decorated with grape-
Catholic Church
Open for Inspection
Sunday Afternoon
Aransas Pass police and Sher-
iff Arlie Shivers have recovered
two shrimp nets stolen from local
shrimp trawlers Monday night.
The two nets, valued at $750, were
taken from the 40 Fathom No. 3
and 40 Fathom No. 33 while the
boats were docked at Alphen
Seafoods here.
Two Aransas Pass men were
arrested in Bay City Tuesday in
connection with the theft. They
have been charged in Justice of
Peace C. O. Bailey’s court at
Rockport with theft of over $50.00,
Chief of Police F. N. Tumbough
stated.
After picking up the suspects
in Bay City, Tumbough and
Shivers went to Freeport where
they located the missing n«lts
hidden near the yacht basin.
Brewster Opens
Furniture Store
The new St. Mary’s Star of the
Sea Catholic Church and rectory,
recently completed at the comer
of Harrison and Rife, will be open
for inspection Sunday afternoon,
it was announced this week.
Rev. Damien Hayes, pastor, has
invited the public to inspect the
beautiful new structure between
2 and 4 p. m., Sunday.
The new church, one of the most
attractive in South Texas, was
built at a cost of over $70,000. Of
modernistic design, the church
is constructed of Spanish brick
over a reinforced concrete slab
foundation. It has indirect light-
ing and terazzo floors. Both the
church and rectory will be air-
conditioned.
—The auditorium, whicn seats 320
persons, is separate from the rec-
tory by a garden area.
Rev. Hayes announced that the
new church- will be dedicated
Sunday afternoon, Sept. 26, with
the Most Rev. M. S. Garriga, Bish-
op of the Corpus Christi Diocese,
in charge of the ceremony.
lawn at high noon . . . DR. and
MRS. R. D. McCONCHIE moving
this morning into their new home
in Oak Park Addition . . . ELTON
SAWYER very happy over van-
ning the television given away by
the Ingleside Lions Club Satur-
day night . . • City Manager
“CHILI” VETTERS proudly show-
ing the new City Budget books
. ETHEL FOX working in the
office of the Coastal Freezing
jGattt . . . Local football fans
wearing ribbons inscribed “net
fee Etaidcrabs,” . . . CITY EM-
PLOYEES enjoying recently in-
stalled air-conditioning after a
illffllMnk unmmer . . . AJLTTH-
1JRF.NE HUTTO of Mont BeTvtew
visiting in town this mornipg . . .
the ARANSAS PASS HIGH
SCHOOL BAND performing in
pretty new uniforms Friday eve-
ning . . MRS. PETTY hard at
work again in the C. I. Jones of-
S. R. (Bob) Brewster, well
known Aransas Pass business-
man, this week announced the
opening of Bargain House Furni-
ture Co. The business, located at
511 S. Commercial, will carry a
complete line of Norge house-
> hold appliances together with new
and used furniture.
Check your speed for the kids
I plead.
We Invite
fruit halves sliced to resemble
flowers.
Representing the Aransas Pass'
Chamber of Commerce were Fe-
lix Barney, president, Esther
McNeill, secqstary-manager, and
C. W. Marshall, a past president.
The local chamber was publicly
recognized at the party for its
contribution of the shrimp, jrt
We invite to be our guest at the
picture, “How To Marry A Mil*
iionaire," showing at the Rialto
Theatre, Sunday and Monday,
Sept. 19 and 20, R. L. Irwin and
guest.
This notice, clipped from The
Progress, will serve as your, ad-
installments
A group gj.
B&PW women planning a big
week end
ELDAGENE an*
ESTHER CLAIRE are very stu-
dious young ladies . . . tha
course at the country club hat
an inch of rain Wednesday aftfew
lice after having • nice vacation
tired naval officer.
mission.
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The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 16, 1954, newspaper, September 16, 1954; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth897004/m1/1/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.