The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 25, 1975 Page: 1 of 14
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VOLUME *7—NUMBER 11
• ICOND CLAM POSTAGE
PAID AT ARANSAS PAM. TEXAS
ARANSAS PASS. TEXAS 713M. WEDNESDAY. JUNE IS. 1175
16c Pet Copy (Plui Tex)
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Account of Civil War Battle
Compiled for City's History
Work on the history of
Aransas Pass is under way and
one of the chapters in -the book
will probably deal with the Civil
War battle that took place in
Aransas Bay.
The history of Aransas Pass is
being compiled by the
Bicentennial Committee headed
by Dick Hatch. The committee
has solicited information from
local citizens concerning the
early history of Aransas Pass.
The committee asks that any
person who has newpaper
articles, letters, or other
written documents, as well as
photographs, loan them to the
committee by leaving them
with Mrs. Joy Chastain at the
Aransas Pass Public Library.
Materials loaned will be used
for compiling a history of the
city which will be published in
book form in time for the 200th
anniversary of the nation.
Richard Vaughan of Aransas
Pass has done considerable
research on the Civil War battle
which took place in Aransas
Bay on August IS, 1862.
Vaughan is a history buff and he
has compiled a summary of the
battle as he researched it.
Vaughan’s summary of the
battle is as follows:
“On the afternoon of August
15, 1862, The Corypheaus,
armed Union yacht, began
pursuit of The Breaker The
Breaker, a small pilot boat in
the Confederate service had
been spying on Union activity in
Aransas Bay. The crew of The
Breader under Captain R E.
Jones had,starved four federal
warships in Aransas Bay.
"Eleven shots were fired at
The Breaker during the chase
that continued all the way to
Indian Point At the Point, her
crew set the vessel on fire and
abandoned her some distance
from shore, preventing her
from being captured by The
Corypheaus.
“The following day, the Union
vessels laid seige to Corpus
Christi. After two days of
fighting, the Union forces were
repulsed and withdrew from
Corpus Christi Bay ”
This is the way the battle
ended, but in 1913 while the
Aransas-Port Aransas channel
was being dredged, a rifled and
undischarged munitions shell
was brought up from the
bottom.
The shell is now in the
possession of L.D. King of
Aransas Pass. King said he has
taken the shell to several
museum but none would take it
because they said it might
explode King then took it to the
See "HISTORY’’ Pg. 2
CIVIL WAR BATTLE in Aransas Bay may be the origin
of this munition’s shell brought up from the bottom
during the dredging of the Aransas - Port Aransas
channel in 1913. L. D. King is pictured with the shell
which is now in his possession. Richard Vaughan has
compiled an account of the battle and it will more
than likely appear in the book which is being com-
piled on the history of Aransas Pass by the Bicen-
tennial Committee.
Drug Abuse
Seminar Set
Drug Abuse Seminar will be
held by the Corpus Christi Drug
Abuse Council Tuesday, July 1,
in the community conference
room of the First State Bank of
Aransas Pass
The seminar will be held at 7
p.m. and is being sponsored by
the Aransas Pass Chamber of
Commerce. All facets of drugs
will be discussed, including
education, prevention and
treatment. Former addicts will
act as counselors and will also
be available for consultation
Assistant executive director
of the Drug Abuse Council Chris
Meadows will be in charge of
the program' Parents are
invited to attend as well as the
younger people of the
community.
MayAllenSchool Becomes
District s Office Complex
May Allen School will always
be May Allen to the many
people of Aransas Pass and
particularly to those who
attended school there, but this
week May Allen became the
home of the Aransas Pass
Independent School District
administration.
Monday the move got under
way to move the offices of the
superintendent of schools,
assistant superintendent and
tax offices and all their files and
records into the remodeled first
Senior Citizens Hobby Day
Program Now Under Way
About a dozen senior citizens
took advantage last week of the
opening of a new program
created by the Senior Citizen
Program outreach worker in
Aransas Pass.
The new program is called the
Senior Citizens Hobby Day and
it takes place every Tuesday at
the Sugar Shack from 10 a .m. to
3 p.m
Older members of the
community get together and
work together or work
individually on their favorite
hobbies. Mrs. Garcia said those
who attend provide their own
materials and all their own
equipment.
Last week the ladies who
made up the majority of those
attending worked on quilting
patterns, but the program, says
Mrs Garcia will he varied.
This week a program on
weaving was presented by a
representative of the San,
Patricio County Library
system., but Mrs. Garcia says
the program will not be strictly
for women as other programs
floor of May Allen School These
offices had been located for
many years on West Goodnight.
As school employees moved
records and furniture, the
painters were putting the
finishing touches on the exterior
of the building to make the
change from the familiar pale
green paint to a brown
The coming school year will
mark the first time in 64 years
that students will not be
attending classes in the build-
ing The school was built in 1911
at a cost of $20,000 and served as
the entire Aransas Pass
Independent School District
plant. It housed all the students
in the school district.
The school was first known as
Aransas Pass Grammar School
Until 1930 it housed all students
from the first to the eleventh
grade By that time conditions
were too crowded. The
auditorium and stage located on
the second floor were divided
and used as classrooms for the
high school. In 1930, the high
school students were trans-
ferred to a new building further
north on Harrison Boulevard,
leaving more room for the first
seven grades
Eight years later, because of
increasing attendance, the
Wufjer Noble School was built
and grades six. seven and eight
were transferred there
After two more years, the
filth grade was also transferred
to the Walter Noble School thus
leaving grades one through four
In possession of the building.
The name was changed to
Central Ward School. Fire
escapes had been built and the
playground had been enlurged
During the Public Works
See "MAY ALLEN" Pg. 2
Aransas Pass High School. Harrison Boulevard.
Aransas Pass. Texas.
designed for the men are
planned
The Hobby Day provides the
older citizens of the community
with an opportunity to socialize
and at the same time share or
enjoy their hobbies. Each
person who plans to stay
through the entire day brings
his own lunch.
Mrs Garcia is available at
the city hall annex for more
information or she may be
contacted by calling 758-2939.
The Senior Citizens Program in
Aransas Pass is part of a
county-wide program headed
by Allen Lawrence, Sr. The
program provides a variety of
help for those people 60 years of
age or older who can not get
help elsewhere
Mr* Garcia and caseworkers
are available to help people
obtain medical aid, transpor-
tation to keep medical
appointments, to do necessary
shopping, and provide referrel
service so that a person who can
not be helped locally can go to
the proper agency for
assistance
MAY ALLEN SCHOOL as it first stood after construction in 1911 at a cost of
$20,000. The school was first known as Aransas Pass Grammar School and housed
students from the first through the 11th grade In the bottom photo, school em-
ployees began moving the achool district’s administrative offices into the newly
remodeled first floor of the school building marking the end of the building's 64
year long occupancy by studenta.
Corps Awards $3 Million
Contract for La Quinta
GALVESTON, Texas - A
$3,088,714 contract for
deepening of the Channel to La
(Juinta and turning basin on the
Corpus Christi Ship Channel has
been awarded T.L. James &
Co., Inc., of Ruston, La. by the
Corps of Engineers in
Galveston
Colonel Don S. McCoy,
District Engineer, said this
contract is for deepening about
six miles of the channel and the
turning basin from the existing
40 feet to 45 feet, with channel
width varying from 300 to 4(i«
feet, and turning basin with a
width of 1,200 feet.
Work is to start on the project
the latter part of July, with
completion scheduled for June
1976 About 4.3 million cubic
yards of material will be
excavated and used to reinforce
existing retaining levees
Bicentennial Committee
Begins Specific Research
■iGm9S,
San Pat Red Cross
Elects New Officers
San Patricio Red Cross
Chapter held its annual meeting
Thursday at the Sinton Savings
Community Room.
During the business meeting.
AARP Head
Makes Two
Appointments
Robert Whalen, president of
the American Association of
Retired Persons has appointed
Bessie Jumwalt chairman of
the membership committee and
Thelma Potter as publicity
chairman for the association.
The new appointments were
approved by the board of
directors During the meeting
last week, the Membership
Committee reported the
Association has 81 charier
members
The American Association of
Retired Persons is an
Independent and unique
organization - it has been called
the fastest growing association
in America today - composed of
older men and women who.
instead of retiring from life,
remain a vital and progressive
See "AARP" Pg. 2
the Chapter elected officers for
the coming year. Tom Arnold of
Portland was elected chairman,
Pearl Thames of Sinton was
elected treasurer and board
members elected were Bob
Merts of Taft and C.H Kendall
of (Idem.
A budget of $10,650 was
approved for the 1976-77 year,
this includes the Chapter's
national and local needs
Floyd Jones of Aransas Pass
reported on changes made in
the Red Cross Disaster
Program Red Cross obligations
remain basically the same,
however a more thorough study
will be made for immediate
assignment purposes
Portland Youth Disaster
Team presented a report on
First Aid They stated areas in
which treatment has changed,
that is snal.e bites and burns
Present for the meeting were
Klackie Schultz, Boh Watson.
Mr and Mrs. Floyd Jones, nil of
Aransas Pass. Frank Brown.
Chris Jones. Eric Hindi, Scot
and Linda Arnold and Tom
Arnold, all of Portland and
Merts of Taft, Mrs Ruby
Kocian of Sinton and guest Mrs
M.T. Marsh of Shreveport,
Louisiana
The information gathered will
be compiled in book form as a
part of the celebration of the
200th anniversary of the nation.
The meeting last week was
the second meeting of the
committee Attending were
Dick Hatch, chairman, Joy
Chastain. Meredith Moore,
Richard Vaughn, Byrd Mintcr,
Lynn King, Mr and Mrs.
Freemont Johnson, Rita
Strickland. Ed Sanders and Dr.
John Cudd.
King and Minter related
several events that should be
included in the history of San
Patricio County to be encom-
passed in the data gathered
about Aransas Pass.
Dr Cudd suggested that
several people undertake the
See "COMMITTEE” Pg. 2
Masonic Lodgre
To Hold Open
Installation
An open installation for the
new officers of Aransas
Masonic Lodge No 1018. A F &
A M will be held Saturday
night.
Blackie Schultz will be
installed as worshipful master
Supper will be served at 6:30
pm with the installation
following at 7 30 p m.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT of School* Charles Hamrick (Top Photo) found
the move to his new office at the old May Allen School Monday hot work With
the thermometer hitting 90 degrees outside, workmen were moving filing cabinet*
and records of the school district’s administrative offices and tax office from their
old location on West Goodnight. In the botvom photo, the new tax collector-
assessor Duehl Falor (L) talk* over some of the remodeling with Raymond Garcia
of Garcia Brothers who did the remodeling work.
THE ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
Northern Gateway
To Padre Island
NaPl Seashore Area
Boosting Aransas Pass, Ingleside and Port Aransas Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
We Invite
We invite to be our guests at
the double feature,•"Jalisco
Nunca Picrde" and "Alguien
Nos Quiere Matar", showing
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday
at the Rialto Theatre. Tnna
Torres and guest
This notice, clipped from The
Progress, will serve as your
admission.
Seen...
L It NEDBALEK moving
supplies to the school tax offices
at May Allen School by hand
Monday morning BLACKIE
SCHULTZ making plans for his
installation as Worshipful
Master of the Masonic Lodge
Saturday night URSULA
GREEN of Huntsville, a former
resident, visiting here with
friends ARANSAS DRY
GOODS. 337 S Commercial is a
new business in Aransas Pass . .
A SCOTCH FOURSOME will
be played Sunday at LIVE OAK
COUNTRY CLUB LINDA
BELCHER and girls visiting in
Ingleside Sunday a large
crowd at PORT ARANSAS
Sunduy afternoon with two
policemen directing traffic on
to the ferry GWEN
FAHRENTHOLD having a
great time at a birthday party
Friday night the MARK
SCOTTS making big plans for
their son's wedding in Houston
this weekend
Assignments were made last
week by the Bicentennial
Heritage Committee for re-
searching of specific event* in
the history of Aransas Pass
Heard...
a barbecue, sponsored by
the local REBEKAH LODGES
and the ODDFELLOW LODGE,
will be held Sunday at Newbury
Park and tickets are $2 00 . .
LUPE ALEMAN missed a
chance to win $212 on Dialing
For Dollars, the line was busy .
after a number of years as a
secretary at the.’ School Tax
Office, MABGA’kKT BELKEN
has her first new desk and is
really proud of it... a Twilight
Tournament at Live Oak
Country Club sponsored by the
LADIES ASSOCIATION will be
played Thursday evening at
5:30 p.m ... PERT MANNING
of Mathis has been visiting in
Minnesota with her sister,
Peggy . . POP and JACK
HABLUETZEL were in
Houston Saturday night for a
Astro ballgame . . . JIMMY
WILLIAMS. AL HOLGUIN.
JOHN LOFT1N and PHILLIP
HOWARD attended a Rotary
District Conference in Kings-
ville Saturday . J R BURNS
returned home Friday from
Memorial Hospital . . .
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The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 25, 1975, newspaper, June 25, 1975; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth996898/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.