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THE ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
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Boosting: Aransas Pass, Ingieside and Port Aransas Yesterday, Today and Tmonw
VOLUME 68—NUMBER SO
•KCOND CLAM POSTAOK
PAID AT ARANSAS PASS. TEXAS
ARANSAS PASS. TEXAS 78336. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1977
15c Per Copy (Phi* Tax)
Bill Introduced To Limit
Taking Of Redfish In Texas
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AUSTIN - State Senator A.R.
“Babe” Schwartz of Galveston
and Representative Joe Allen of
Baytown announced Thursday
that they are introducing a bill
to provide greater protection of
redfish in Texas coastal waters.
Entitled the “Texas Red
Drum Conservation Act” the
Lions Club
Broom Sale
Slated Friday
Aransas Pass Lions will
become salesmen Friday, Feb
ruary 25, when they hold their
annual mop and broom sale, one
of the club's fund-raising,
projects for charitable causes.
The sale will be conducted from
a truck at the old bank building
corner of S. Commercial and
Goodnight from 9 a m . to 6 p.m.
Many useful household items
in addition to a variety of mops
and brooms will be offered in
the sale. A complete list of
items available together with
prices is contained in an
advertisement appearing else-
where in this edition of The
Progress, The items are made
by workers at the Lighthouse
for the Blind.
Proceeds from the sale have
been designated by the club to
charitable projects including
the Crippled Children 's Camp at
Kerrville.
Lion Elton Ivicic is chairman
of the broom sale. He pointed
out that by patronizing the sale
residents will be helping the
blind workers as well as
benefitting the Lions Club’s
charity fund.
bill is sure to result in lengthy
debate as recreational fisher-
men and commercial interests
express their views.
“We certainly would not have
introduced such a bill if the
Parks and Wildlife folks hadn't
convinced us of the need for it,”
both said. They added that,
“The harvest of redfish by
commercial fishermen alone
has reached the danger point at
over two million pounds per
year, and we have apparently
reached a point where the
species could virtually be
eliminated for future commer-
cial or recreational fishing
unless drastic action is taken.
"Redfish have to be four or
five years old before they spawn
while trout begin spawning at
the age of one year. For this
reason, the fishing pressure
cannot be allowed to be too
great. The bill is intended to
give a greater number of fish an
opportunity to reach that age
and assure an improved supply
for the future."
Limits set out in the proposal
would provide up to 100 pounds
of whole red drum per day for
each commercial fisherman
and not more than 10 fish per
day for non commercial an-
glers. Neither would be able to
retain a red drum less than 14
inches in length and commer-
cial operators could not keep
fish over 35 inches in length.
In addition a special red drum
license costing $15 per year
purchasable only in September
each year would be required for
the commercial taking, trans-
porting and sale of red drum.
“One provision we added to
the draft bill submitted to us by
Parks and Wildlife would
permit the Parks and Wildlife
Commission after two years to
increase the daily bag limits if
their studies showed this to be
appropriate," both said A
public notice and hearing on
such a proposal would be
required under this section.
The bill would allow gill nets,
trammel nets and trotlines to
continue to be used where they
are otherwise permitted by law
but would set some limitations
on the size of nets and number
of hooks on trotlines. Another
restriction would prohibit use of
such nets and trotlines from
sunset on Friday until sunset on
the following Sunday.
First time offenders would be
fined up to $200. Second or more
violations would result in fines
from $200 to $500. Failure to
acquire the necessary license or
fishing after forfeiture of that
license would be the basis for
confiscation of nets, trotlines
and any red drum fish in
possession of the violator
whether sport or commercial.
City Hears Request
For Traffic Light
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ABE BEDRE shows off the trophy he was presented when he
bowled his way tq the 1977 men’s city bowling championship.
Bedre also placed first in the all events category by rolling a 19%
to his nearest opponent's 1922.
Abe Bedre Wins 77 Mens
City Bowling Championship
Abe Bedre was named the
1977 Men’s City Bowling
Champion Wednesday following
the Men’s City Bowling Tourna-
ment held the previous weekend
at the Coastal Bend Lanes.
Bedre won the city men’s
championship with a nine game
scratch series of 1771.
This year's men’s city
tournament saw a large
turnout, not only in the number
of participants, but also in the
number of spectators
who
Study Complete For CC
Harbor Island Deep Port
GALVESTON - An environ
mental and socio - economic
study of proposed improve
ments to the Corpus Christi Ship
Channel, known as the Harbor
Island deep port, has been
completed by the Southwest
Research Institute (SRI) of San
Antonio for the Corps of
Engineers.
Completion of a report on the
study was announced by Colonel
Jon C. Vanden Bosch, District
Engineer at Galveston.
Assessment of environmental
and socio - economic effects of
proposed improvements is part
of a congressionally authorized
study by the Corps of
Engineers. The study of
probable economic, social and
environmental effects of the
proposed project conducted by
SRI was performed concurrent-
ly with engineering and
economic feasibility studies
being conducted by the Corps of
Engineers staff at Galveston.
The deep port concept
advocated by Nueces County
Navigation District No. 1 is
divided into three phases.
Phase I would include deepen-
HEARD...
. . . EDNA HOLLAND was all
smiles when she found a penny
necklace, dated the year of her
birth, however, it was on
someone else . . THE FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH, Aransas
Pass, is seeking correct addres-
ses of its members for the new
church directory . . . ZELMA
SHRIDER returned home Mon-
day after a lengthy visit in San
Antonio with her daughter and
son-in-law . . DOROTHY
BLANKENSHIP proudly an-
nouncing the birth of another
little grandson . . . KATHE-
RINE ULKE and MARK
BURLEIGH of Ingieside will
serve as BSU Summer Mission-
aries this summer, Kathy will
be a Missionary in Michigan
and Mark will serve in Utah -
Idaho . . . WINFRED SMITH
made his first plane ride over
the weekend . . .
ing the existing 45-foot deep
entrance and jetty channels at
Port Aransas to depths of over
75 feet Also included would be
construction of a new mooring
basin at Harbor Island to
accommodate 275,000 dead-
weight ton supertankers
Phase II of the plan proposes
deepening the Corpus Christi
Ship Channel between Harbor
Island and Port Ingieside to 60
feet to accommodate very large
ore. bulk cargo, and crude oil
carriers.
Phase III would provide for
deepening the La Quinta
Channel from 45 feet to 60 feet.
Because of the complexity of
the proposed deep port project,
the Southwest Research Insti-
tute performed numerous field
See "STUDY" P-3
turned out for the two days of
bowling competition.
In the team events, wins were
based on a three game h.c.
series. The Sundowners took
first place with a 2998. The
Sundowners include Bob Gose.
Kokie Couch, Gene Havelka.
Joe Marshall and Bedre
Second place in the team
events went to The Rascals with
a 2982. Making up The Rascals
team are Clyde Simmons. Doug
Richardson. John Brewster,
Hall Berry and Harvey Warren.
Third place in the team
events went to the Ingots with a
2952. This team is composed of
Bob Howery. Harold Kreig.
Dave Davis. Earl Hopper and
Warren Lee
Brown Oil Tool won fourth
place in the team events with a
2886. This team is composed of
Gilbert Hitzfeld. Jim Wright.
Bob Whalen. Gene Hubbard and
Jim Morgan
In the doubles event wins
were based on a three game h.c.
series. The t£am of Gene
Hubbard and Jerry Dondineaux
took first place with a 1277.
Second place went to Don
Barrier and A.D. Hanke with a
if
1262 Third place went to Jesse
Scott and Jerry Scott with a
1249
Fourth place in the doubles
went to Kokie Couch and Earl
Hopper with a 1246. Hall Berry
and Clyde Simmons took fifith
with a 1241. George Quiel and
Temple Williams took sixth
place with a 1238. Dennis
Jackson and Buddy Galjour
took seventh with a 1238 and
eighth place went to the team of
Abe Bedre and Ronnie Bedre
with a 1235.
In the singles events Harvey
Warren placed first with a 692.
Wins were based on a three
game h.c. series. Second place
went to Jerry Scott with a 671,
while Hal Berry took third with
a 669
Others placing in the singles
events included fourth place ,
winner Abe Bedre with a 667,
fifth place winner Harold Kreig
with a 657. sixth place winner
Warren Lee with 657, and
seventh place winner Ruey
Langley with a 646
In the all events category
wins were based on a bowler’s
nine game h.c. series consisting
of games bowled in team events
(3). doubles (3) and singles (3).
Abe Bedre placed first in all
“vents by rolling a 19%, Hal
See "BOWLING" P-3
Aransas Pass school affinals
heard assurances at Monday's
city council meeting that a
traffic signal will be installed at
the intersection of Avenue A
and Highway 35 even if the ntv
has to annex some additional
territory to do it
Superintendent A C Blunt
and school board member
Charlie Marshall appeared
before the cotmcil to repeat
their request for a stop bghl at
Avenue A and 35 to handfe the
increased traffic flow moving to
and from the high school
Blunt pointed out that the
school district had made the
request over a year ago and was
still waiting for something to be
done about the problem
“It's a very definite hazard
There have been many near
accidents there.” said Bhml
“It's a very imperative thmg
and getting more so every day ~
The superintendent said
school buses find it very
difficult to pull onto Highway 35
from Avenue A and that if one of
the buses is ever broadsided by
an omcoing car there could be
lots of children injured in the
resulting collision.
B.D. McGill of the Texas
Highway Department agreed
that a hazardous condition
exists at the intersection where
there is high traffic volume on
35 and the problem of school
buses trying to get out an the
roadway.
McGill explained, however,
that a highway department
traffic survey made at the
intersection "about a year and a
half ago" indicated
traffic to warrant a
"When the survey was
conducted there wasn't enough
traffic on Avenue A to warrant a
signal." said McGill However,
he agreed that traffic may have
mrreasrd since that time, and
he said that the department
would prefer a survey by hand
"There is some fallacy in a
pneumatic tube count We need
to hand count it." said McGill
If the new survey indicates
sufficient traffic, then the
Nghvray department will install
the signal But if the traffic
coiml falls below department
thev can not install it
“Personally I’d say that,
without benefit of the traffic
volume. I feel that a school zone
flasher would actually be better
than a stop and go type signal.”
McGill explained that at
.ocations like the Avenue A
intersection “a signal can be a
detriment rather than an
increase in safety." The
hazards of trying to stop traffic
coming in at highway speeds
can be even greater than the
existing situation
He said his recommendation
would be to slow the traffic
down, rather than stop it.
See "City Hears Request" P-2
Three More Candidates
File in City Election
Three more names were
added early this week to the list
of candidates in the April 2nd
city election
Cecil G. Metcalf. Jr.. Bennie
Humphries, and John Newby-
filed Monday Metcalf filed for
place one on the city council
held by Bill Howe and Newby
filed for place 3 held by J.T.
Buckmaster Neither Howe nor
Buckmaster had filed as of
Tuesday morning
Humphries added his name to
the list of candidates for the
post of mayor .Already in the
race are incumbent J.M.
Alta way and Charlie Jones
Metcalf has been a resident of
Aransas Pass a little over a
year, coming here from
Arkansas City . Kansas where
he retired from the heavy
business
In Aransas Pass, he and his
son-in-law Robert Deyo estab-
lished D&M Drilling
In explaining his reasons for
seeking a place on the council.
Metcalf said he would like to do
more for the working class
people He said the present
mayor and council are “out-
standing" but that he would like
to do his part to help.
Among those things which
Metcalf would like to see in
Aransas Pass is a leash law;
that the city get rid of vacant
lots it owns, selling the lots
would mean the city can collect
the taxes on them, and then the
city should keep cleared the lots
it owns; and Metcalf says that
Aransas Pass is the most
beautiful city in the world but it
could be better and he would
See “ELECTION" P-2
ARANSAS PASS LITTLE LEAGUE OFFICERS for the 1977 season include (L-R) Dale
Hagy. player agent*. Winfred dole, vice president and safety officer; Joe Price, first vice
president: Leroy Trurtt. pi evident; Marie Smith, concession manager; and Sharon
Jemigan. secretary and Uemm Registration of boys and girls in the Little League
program began Saturday and continued Tuesday and will be held again tomorrow.
Thursday, from 7-9 pm at the Little League Ball Park
Workshop Meeting Slated
To Discuss Sewer Plant
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CLARINET TRIO AND FOUR SOLOISTS were among those who brought back first division
medals from Saturday’s University Interscholastic League solo and ensemble competition
at Del Mar. Those returning with first division medals included (L-R * Dan Parker. Yolanda
Garza, Andrea Stennett, Thelma Huerta, Kim Hatch, Rose Gonzales and Linda Dring The
clarinet trio was composed of Miss Gonzales, Miss Garza and Parker. Miss Hatch. Miss
Stennett and Miss Dring qualified as soloists to take part in the state competition.
APHS BAND'BRASS QUINTET composed of (L-R) Henry Moreno, Johnny Merit Young.
Ron Hemphill, David Arnold and Linda Dring received a first division rating Saturday at
the University Interscholasfic League solo and ensemble competition held at Del Mar The
quintet qualified to go to tne state solo and ensemble competition i
Aransas Pass city council
Monday night heard a prelimi-
nary engineering study on the
two alternatives for improve-
ments to the city's sewage
treatment facilities
Clem Williams, of the
consulting engineering firm of
Williams & Miller, had been
hired to make the study after
area cities decided to improve
their own plants rather than
attempt to construct a sub
regional treatment facility.
Williams presented prelimi-
nary cost estimates on two
concepts from which the city
will have to choose One
involves the construction of a
new plant at the site of the
existing plant, and the other
concept involves a new plant to
be located in the harbor area
serving the harbor and the
north side of the city.
According to Williams' study,
totad project cost at the present
site would amount to $847,000.
This includes $804,500 for the
new treatment plant and $42,500
for collection system improve-
ments
Total cost for the other
concept, involving a new plant
in the harbor area, is estimated
at $933.noo. ’ This includes
$R33.oi»i for the treatment plant
and $100,000 for collection
system improvements
Of the total project cost, the
city's share is 25 percent and
the other 75 percent is to be
funded by a federal grant from
the Environmental Protection
Administration (EPA»
This means the city is looking
at a difference in cost of $211.750
for improvements at the
existing site or $233.250 for
improved treatment facilities at
a site in the harbor area
Williams made no recom-
mendation as to which site was
preferable He said that such a
choice should be made on the
basis of where the council
expects the city's growth to
take place
Anticipated growth to the
north would favor the harbor
area site, and growth to the
south would best be served by
additional treatment capacity
at the present site
See WORKSHOP P.3
We Invite . . .
We invite to be our guests at
the picture, “Marathon Man"
showing Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 28 and March
l at the Rialto Theatre, Bill
Olive and guest.
This notice, clipped from The
Progress, will serve as your
admission.
SEEN
Incumbents File in
School Board Election
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The two incumbents in the
April 2nd school board of
trustees election have filed for
re-election to their posts and as
of Tuesday morning there was
no opposition
Incumbents in the electmn
are Charlit Marshall and Dr
Connie Arnold Persons wishing
to file in this election may da so
at the school tax office on
Harrison Boulevard through
March 2nd
l)r Arnold is seeking his
second three year term on the
school hoard A marine biolo-
gist . I)r Arnold is director of
the National Marine Fisheries
l-ab at Port Aransas
Dr Arnold is a member of the
Lions (Tub. the Parent 4
Teacher Organization, and at
one tune was a teacher
Marshall ha\served 18 years
on*-the school board and has
been associated with a variety
of civic organizations since
coming to Aransas Pass in 1947.
He is president of Aransas
Pass Associated Charities, past
director of the United Fund and
in 1972 was selected by the
Chamber of Commerce as
ntizm of the year
ABE BEDRE proudly
showing off his bowling trophy
friends driving by admiring
BERNICE and T.P,
MERKEL's pretty spring gar-
den at 631 West Greenwood ... a
large group enjoying the
hospitality of REV. and MRS.
DAVE ASHWIN’s "open house"
Sunday afternoon STEVE
WRIGHT excited over his role
in the Ingieside Senior Play . . ,
golfers really enjoying the
weekend of sunshine and golf at
LIVE OAK COUNTRY CLUB . 4
a huge crowd attending an
EASTERN STAR meeting in
Aransas Pass Thursday night
J • • smiles on happy young faces
of children at the animal puppet
show held Sunday at the FIRST
BAPTISt CHURCH a pretty
red front on the LAZY T
WESTERN WEAR at Ingieside
... DR. AUTENof Waco at Live
Oak Country Club Sunday
afternoon SAMI SHIRLEY
taking pictures at the luncheon
Tuesday . . .
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