The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 8, 1967 Page: 1 of 12
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THE ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
Boosting Aranuu) Pw, Ingleside and Port Armnaaa Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
VOLUME M—NUI
MCOMt CLAM MtTMl
PAID AT MANIA* PAM TULA*
ARANSAS PASS TEXAS ?UM WEDNESDAY. NOV. A I NT
Nr R> snw Cerr)
Rainfall Highest Since 1946.
May Set Record for A-P Area
October rainfall of 5.13
inch** pushed to* yuai’a tottl
to 32.11 inch** and It u like-
ly that 1947 VOI set a record
(or the Araoaas Pane area.
Only two (* to* past 21 yearn
hav* had rainfall ta eacenn of
fifty nchat. Rainfall tuUliag
55.10 Inches was recorded her*
in IMC and 51.64 inches were
recorded in IMG. With two
months to go, IM7 rainfall al-
ready iape the 1960 figure, which
U second highest in more than
25 years, and la leas than three
Inches below 1544, wettest year
shoes ta the records of the
local weather station which date
bark to 1542.
I it re met y heavy rams in
September sere rvspimaible
torgely to* the high total Oils
year. September rainfall mea-
sured 25.22 inches makinc It
the wettesl month of record
here. 0.13 in- bes eer* rec-
orded in Attest t scepl far
the tea months, rainfall in 1547
has bees normal or below with
Iras than an inch recorded in
Mch Mar b, April and July,
and none in June
It is inierestin« to note that
rainfall in 1544 also was ei-
tremrh heavy m Aafunt and
September eith 6.49 inches m
Awpeet and M 74 mdse, m Sep-
tember
Other weather info* mat in
to* the month d urlatorr sup-
plied by Robert L. Herndon.
Aransas pass weather dMt-
me. shows a high temperature
Vets Reminded
To Get Release
On Rome Loans
Vsltraa* who eell men
Isomer and permit Use be yet
to assume their C. L
should f*t a release d liab-
ility from Osr \eStrsM Admus-
i at rati a The V A warned thnl
thoss wh ■ d nut (tt aech a
release remain liable in enne
id Mh—vnewt fnreclunur*
VA wlU inane a release pro-
vided the new bwywr is appr wed
as a (met redit riah. The VA
said, however, that a release
from liability does not restore
the veteran's eligibility for an-
other C. 1. loan, f liglbtlity
la restored only when the VA
la no longer liable to the lender
an the guaranty and If the vet-
eran:
(h) la forced to sell his home
ttarough no fault at hit own
(for reasons of health, employ-
ment, etc.).
(%) utters property destruc-
tion by a natural hasard, or
(e) If while gtlll In service
must dispoM at hi* home be-
cause of a military transfer.
Further Information may be
obtained a! any VA office.
HEARD
• • •
. . . BERNICE DAVIS Is real-
ty happy to be at home again
and able to aee all of her
friends more often . . . H0LL6
COLEMAN and LENA COLE
are both recovering from a
broken foot ... the car wash-
wai, sponsored by Aransas
Pass SENIORS, which waa post-
poned last Saturday will be
held Saturday at the First Me-
thodist Church and a complete
Job will be $7 ... the MILLER
DARCEs and T. L. BISHOPS
traded homes , . . don’t for-
get to attend the BAND BOCS-
TERa meeting at 7 p.m. on
Monday at the band hall . . .
KAY BRAUER, who la recup-
erating from a back Injury,
U already mailing Christmas
packages and will probably be
the first to mall her Christ-
ina! card! ... JIM BAUK-
NIGHT won a End place, two
3rd placet and a 4th la the
pro Boat races at Lake
Mathis ... the annual Mex-
ican Supper, sponsored by the
WESLEYAN SERVICE GUILD,
whl be served Monday from
5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Klsbsr-
ger School cafeteria , . . get-
ting up was made easier for
Aransas Past residents Tues-
day morning when a short cir-
cuit In the fire whistle about
6 a.m. caused It to blow un-
interrupted from about IS mln-
Hn « • •
at 44 degrMi on Oct. 7, and
a low of 45 degrees an Oct.
31. Barometric pressure
ranged from a high of 30.15
in oct. 14 and 21 to a low of
25.55 on Oct. 25.
Highest wind velocity record-
ed by the local statlun during
the past month was 72 mph
st 2:45 a.m. Oct. 30. The high
gust was from the northwest and
occurred when a cool front en-
tered th* area
Planning Grant
Approved For
12-County Area
Governor f (smelly has an-
noumwd tus approval of a re-
(i<mal pUnning grant uf $5,000
to the Coastal Band Regional
PUnning Commission m South
Tessa
The gram la from • fund <d
$250,000 appropriated by the
60Oi LeglsUture to assist met-
rupoiita* and rural pUantag
agencies. This is the aeomd
grant approved, the first bang
tn.ooo to the El Paso Corn-
ell at GMvramvnli.
The Coastal Bond Hvgiwal
PUnning Commisslmi uvhxte*
the roust tee id Aransas, Bee,
Hi xAi, (weal, Jim WtlU, Ken-
edy . Kleberg Live UUk, Mr-
Mullen. Mwtres, RvfvgloandSna
Patricio.
The gram u to be used in
fVMral support of the Com-
mission's work mi planning, Isa -
sihtUfy stwtiM for a rvgusmi
Iso enforcement institute, SS-
pnodvd vocal ions I Mntlsi, fu-
ture irri^Uoa la the ragiea,
and pr°*isl<m dt*psiekMtt
eerv ions,_
HemiaFiir *68
Ticket* Are
Available Here
Admlsai'Si tickets lo Hernia-
Fair 1544 arv eon available
st to* rastral Power and Light
Company office her* J. L.
Meredith. CPt Manager an-
matured today.
A discount will be allowvd
<m tickets purchased in advance
of the April opening at the Fair
in San Antonio. Adult tickets
will be sold for $1.7C each
until December 11. From Jan-
uary 1 to April 1, the ticheU
will sell for $1.45.
During the su-mooth run at
the exposition, tickets will be
priced at $2.00. An adult ticket
may be exchanged for two child-
ren's tickets at the gate.
A projected 7.2 million peo-
ple will visit the 92.4 acre
exhibit, which opens April 6,
1944. CPL la offering the tickets
to Its customer! u a public
service.
Panthers Play
Wildcats In
Football Finale
The Aransas pass Panthers
play their final football pm*
of the 1947 Mason Friday night
at Grsgory-Portland against the
Gregory - Portland Wildcats,
Mcond place team of District
24AA. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
The Wildcat! clinched second
place in the circuit Ust week
when they defeated Calallsn24-
13. They hare a 5-1 conference
record their only defeat coming
at the hands of the Bishop
Badgera, district champions.
Bishop defeated the wildcats
t-d.
In other district games, the
Wlldcsts defeated Tuloso-Mid-
way 24-6, Ingles UR* 36-20, Tift
16-13, and Aransas County
14-6.
Aransas Pass takes a 3-2-1
record Into the final game tied
for third place In the district
with Taft which plays Bishop
Friday night. A win by Aransas
pass and a loss by Taft would
glvt the panthers undisputed
claim to third place la the dis-
trict race.
Aransas Pass and Taft
this week and Aransas
County wins, the three 1mms
would finish the season In S
tin for third place.
If
Iom
YARD or THE MONTH—Mi and Mr* I T (Johnny)
Moor* arv winner* of the Yerd of the Month sward for
November in Artnui Psa* Th* program is sponsored by
Ihr Chamber of Commerce and the Hibiscus Garden
Club to encourage home beautification by local reel
d*nu Mr ard Mrs Moor* are pictured here admiring
the aw-rd in the yard 6f their home on South Sounders
while W E Buebnke chamber president, looks on
Th* award is made-monthly but no prvaentatHa wai
made ui October due to Hurricane Beulah -
Countywide Drainage Program
Topic for Discussion Nov. 9
Flood control for Saa Pat-
rtclo ( aunty will b* diaceMOd
si s meeting m th* district
courtroom M (lalia beginning
at I N p.m. Thereto*, N«. 9.
Cemdy >ad«e ta. A. whmMt.
who called the meeting, ergM
all Interested rdisoas to at-
Harvey Davis and (eland
Haros* uf the State Soil and
Water Cnaiaerrstio* Hard of
Tempi*, Texas will b* iresent
to discuss wars sod means
at expediting trainee* and flood
control programs.
Judge Scbmidt emphasised
that damage to the various ci-
ties in 'be mot) and to the
county la general by hurricane
Beulah was very estaostve.
"The status at oar county-
wide drainage and flood control
projects are that they have
been declared feasible and »*
are awaiting planning priori-
ties on them," Judge Schmidt
stated, "and these planning pri-
or tt!M would pinpoint specific
drainage and flood cootrol fac-
ilities as pertain to the var-
ious areas within the county."
"Th* local soil wuervstloo
district and th* commissioner*
court are st th* stag* where
we must have fee feeling roua-
tywMt regarding Me control of
our a tress wafer,** he mid.
"Control at our excess wafer
will take money, but U of at-
■aaat importance to ovary city,
community and area la th* r ami-
ty,*' fudge Schmidt concluded.
Joint Meeting Of
VFW, Auxiliary
Slated Nov. 9
Dullbor Mlrkovic, senior vice
commander of th# Aransas Pass
Veterans at ForetgiWar* Post,
has scheduled s joint meeting
of the VFW and Ladles Aux-
iliary for 7:30 p.m. Thursday
No*. ••
Th* meeting Is being called
to plan projects for the win-
ter Mason. All members of both
organisations are urged to
attend and participate in the dis-
cussion. Refreshments will be
served.
Day
High
Lew
Bar
Wind
Pcpi.
Wednesday
M
92
29 42
E/10
00
Thursday
76
62.
24 71
S/20
00
Friday
. 66
49
30 19
N/9
00
Saturday
40
43
30 19
NE/9
00
Sunday
.... 62
96
30.19
NI/15
00
Monday
95
94
40 29
NE/K>
10
Tuesday___
_ 98
90
30.24
NE/20
49
Five Directors
Elected To
Chamber Board
Fie* men have been sleeted
to tbrM • year terms as dir-
ectors of the Aransas Pass-
port Aransas Chamber of Com-
merce in mall-bsllot voting
which ended Oct. 31. They are
Georg* Godfrey, E. H. Gum,
Walter Cooper, BUI Fhiker sad
Don Fowfer.
The flee new directors will
serve on the 15-member board
with holdovers W. E Boehnke,
Virgil Dogfttfe, Um Kennedy,
W. F. Alton, Elton Mayer, Paul
Just, Van ElUrtt, Wayne Pruitt,
Ralph Keene and Martin Has-
kett.
Fred S. Tmbet,
Ix»cal Merchant,
Buried in Houston
Funeral eerv ices lor Fred I.
Tabet. 44, owner at the Fred
Tabet Lepsrtnfent Store here,
were held at 4 p.m. Maxtor
in the First Baptist Church.
Burial was Tuesday afternoon
at Forest Park Cemetery to
Houston under the direction of
Cage-Marshall Funeral Homs.
Mas ante Graveside eerv I cm
in H oust as by Lodge No. 1014
were under the direction at
Cooper Herndon, others as-
sisting were Jtoa C. Scott,
D. J. Griffiths, Andy Widmer,
Joseph Haley, C. O. Hill, Fred
hubs sad Kenneth Glean.
Tabet, a native of San Ant-
onio, died ta a Houston hos-
pital st 1 45 p.m. Saterdsy after
a short iltoeae
He had beM to business to
Aransas Pass foe about 10
years.
He was ■ member of the First
Baptist Church, the Aransas
l%as Masonic Lodge No. 1014
A. P. 4 A. M., Atmfer Shrine
Tenpto of Sen Antonio, the Am-
ericas Legim and Aransas Pass
Odd Fellow Lodge. He was s
veteran at World War (L
He la survived by his wife,
Ruby; a daughter, Mrs. Fra*
Marben at Houston. • sister,
Mrs. Freds Tabet of San Aat-
owio, sad a grandchild.
United Fund
Hitt 60% Of
Campaign Goal
Contributions to the Aransas
Pass lotted Fund have reached
$7,100, sccqrdlng to announce-
ment Tuesday by Dale Hagy,
campaign chairman.
This Is 40 per cent of the
campaign goal of $11,400.
Hagy urged workers to com-
plete jhslr solicitations and turn
their collections In at United
Gaa or Central Power and Light
Co. offices.
A meeting of United Fund
directors has been set for 5:30
p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, In the
Rattan room at Little Bob's.
All directors are urgsd to at-
tend.
Six Proposed Amendments
To Be Decided Saturday
PVT. SIMON MIRELCS
who has finished his basic
training in the U. 8 Army
at Port Polk. La. visited
here during a 27-day Wave
with his mother. Mrs Rom
Mir*lei following his
Wave, he went to Califor-
nia. where he was tent im-
mediately to Vietnam He Is
• l PgT graduate at Aran-
Ms.Paa* High
Six proposed amendments to
the Texas Constitution will be
decided by voters to a state-
wide election Saturday, Noe. U.
The amendments have at-
tracted Unto interest to this
locality and a light turnout is
anticipated (or Saturday's* ter-
tian.
Voting In Aransas Pass will
be at Lane Star Park MU-
tog for Precinct 6 with L. R.
Nedbalek presiding Fudge, at
May Allen School for Product
IS with Mrs. Itey Keepers pre-
siding Fudge, sad at the County
Building an North Commercial
(or rotors at Precinct LA,
Aransas County.
Ingle si (to voters la Precinct
$ will ballot at (he Community
Building with Mr*. Sue Deafer
as presiding Judge- Voters In
Preclad 10 Will balks si Bahia
ktor Marina with P. D WllUs
as presiding judge.
Amendments to he voted on
Saturday will appear
baUot in this order
No. 1, House Jam
turn I, to psrMl
put all las mousy In a single
genera! fend rather than divid-
ing income is specified amounts
among separate fends tor ear-
marked purposes as Is sow
required.
No. 2, HJR «7, sllowtog eL
ties and other isuhunRI
Mils within hospital districts
lo levy tasM for participation
In mental health and mental
retardation community canters.
No. I. HJR 17, reviving the
veterans lend program and au-
thorising s total of $400,000,-
000 In bonds to finance con-
tinued purchase of farm and
ranch toad by veterans, toctod-
tag those who here urved to
Southeast Asia daring prwsaut
huetilMtoa.
No. 4, Ml 4,
counties to pay
tor and hospital Mils of county
tow ssloresment officers
■Fared m Hue of duty.
No. S, HJR tt, authorising
s $75,000,000 state rsvsnns
uoad issue tor the development
at stale parks and reersnttsu-
ar* expect-
by a email
*7, per
nut si
_ ^ al areas,
sd to bo
No. 6, HJR
state officers
to bold n
muter the
at
$279,000 Federal 6rint Approved yjffg
For Hurricane-Damaged Cointies StTILfSir
Sens tar RatoO Yarboroush rapUmung of similarly dost- *n rata rood
or 0. I. ga-
ther* w ns
I short
Ralph
and Caugreaamaa Jeha Young
were aerified tost wm4 In Wash-
ington, D. C. by the Depart-
ment at Housing and Urban Dee-
•lopuwaf at approval at two
arhnn planning umutesn*
graate totaling $275,000. wife s
comprehensive rep is an lug for
(he 25 counties la South Texas
devastated by hurricane Beulah
and subsequent (loads.
Grants art poy»bl* to to*
stats sad will ssstsl toons
counties and nttes through their
regional planning commissions
lo plan for reconstruction.
Tb*M grants will be sig>-
pl* men ted by $114,000 to state
and local funds, and the work
will be coordinated with to*
Partial Refund
Being Made On
Ferry Ticketa
Holders at last-quarter ferry
toll tickets will r*c*lv* * re-
fund on their $9.00 tlckst, ac-
cording to announcement by
Melvin Littleton, ferry super-
intendent at Port Aransas.
Littleton said the tlckst bold-
er* will be refunded $6.00 If
they will apply at the ferry
landing-office. They must pre-
sent their toll tlckst receipt,
he stated.
The ferry toll was discon-
tinued Oct. 31 and the refund
represents two months of the
quarter. The ferry office la
open from 6 a.m. to S p.m.
week days.
TMEtr *rr*N KTOH SCHOOL BEAUTIES who have
led th* Panther Marching Rend and presented enter-
taining performance* st halftime during the football
season, will make their lest appearance In that rate
Friday night at Gregorv-Portland where the Panthers
play their final gam* of the 1547 season At right Is
Dorothy Bruton drum major In picture at left are
(standing) twirlere Debbie Pace. Debbie Gum and Deb-
bie Richardson Kneeling are twlrler Janice Hagy. head
twirter Sissy Chastain, and fMtured twirler Beba Kirk-
ham
royed areas la Mtalcu.
Included to the grants art tea
counties ta the 14B> C cugrws-
tocual District represented by
CaugraMsms Young. They are
Aransas, Goliad. Cl
Jackuxto, Lie* (mb,
Refeglo, NuSegs, Saa Patricio
and V letorta.
Restless Ones,
Religious Film,
Will Show Here
'The Restless Ctoss", a dim
prodactian by tot Billy Graham
World wide Picture Organisa-
tion, will be shown at the Ri-
alto Theatre la Aransas Pass
on Nov. 27-24-29, It was an-
nounced this week. There will
be three showings an such at
the dates at 4:00 p.m.,1:13p.m.
and 1:30 p.m.
The film, which is highly rec-
commended for family audi-
ences, is being promoted by
church and civic groups in
Aransas Pass, Ingle side and
Rockport. The public is en-
couraged to see the picture.
Tickets are available at most
local churches and from the
following business firms: Con-
oly Drug and HE B Food Store
in Aransas Pass, Tommy's IGA
Food Store In Inglsslds, and
HEB Food Store in Rockport.
See "Port Aransas News"
on Page 9
See “Ingleslde Items"
on Pag* 4
Sewing Classe*
Offered Free
By OEO Center
All persons wishing to learn
to sew or make handicrafts
art urged to report for classes
at the Office of Economic Op-
portunity Center at 525 So.
Commercial St. Classes are
taught each Monday and Wed-
nesday from 9 to 11 a.m. by
Mrs. Leroy Brooks.
Mrs. Jeane Or me, director
of the center, said that all
persons are eligible and no
charge is mads for the classes.
For further information call
758-2746.
Gift items and paper mache
items will also be taught.
We Invite
We invite to be our guests
at th* picture, "Beach Red,"
showing Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 13, and 14,
at the Klalto Theatre, Mrs.
Ann Crump and guest.
This notice clipped from The
Progress will serve as your ad-
mission.
CaOtof toe HVVgi
veterans Day end a
large voter turu-Mt tor toe
^ ig i t0
pea sage already U taking term.
Set AMENDMENTS P II
Revival Slated
At Second Baptist
The Rev. Harvey W. Graham,
well • known evangelist, will
conduct revival services st the
Sscond Baptist Church ta Aran-
v«s Pass November II through
18. Rev. Graham Is sow ser-
ving as pastor at toe SscosM
Baptist Church ta New Braun-
fels.
On Thursday and Frltoy,
November 16 and 17, to* church
will he host to preacher* from
all over Texaa for a Fellow,
■hip Revival. The** eerv Iona
will begin at 9:30 a.m. with
lunch at toe church and evening
service* at 7:30 p.m. Thera
will be several guest speakers
on Thursday and Friday even-
lags with Rev. Graham bringing
the closing message.
On Saturday evening the Billy
Graham film, "Lucia" will bh
shown. Thia movls will be frss
and the public la Invited to
attend also any or all or towns
special services.
SEEN
• • •
... a good picture of HOMER
WARREN watching toe Clvltu
Open Saturday . . . BECKY
E IS MON, a former Aransas
pass PE teacher, played in
the Clvltan Open In Corpus
Christi over the week end ...
RHINEHOLT and MARTHA
SCHWENKE leaving Saturday
on a long awaited vacation for
a few days in Lake Charlea,
La. . . . several new faces
at THE FIRST STATE BANK...
NOVIE back from a nice vaca-
tion with her children In An-
drews . . . pVT. BYRON E.
WHITE visiting her* with his
psrents, Mr. and Mrs. B. White,
before leaving Friday for duty
In Germany . . . DRS. JOHN
and GLADYS AUTEN back from
the 72nd annual AOA conven-
tion In San Francisco . . ,
two former Ingleslde Mustangs,
BUTCH RILEY and GLEN MC-
DONALD, doing an outstanding
Job on defense for toe unde-
feated a 41 JaveUnas ... BILLY
CARR at Alios is a new em-
ployee at Th* Progress , . .
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