The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. [30], No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 29, 1940 Page: 4 of 8
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lilding Promises
Approach High
Year of 1939.
J Rock port mw indications this
.j'waek that a building boom rival-
, ling that of 1939, when more
’ houses were built than in any re-
! cent year, was in prospect, as
work got under way on a num-
iber of projects in various parts
of the city.
Two new fix-room residences
were going up on the north end
of town. One is for Dr. and Mrs.
Charles F. Cron, located in the
tHotel Reserve facing the beach
and the highway, ft will have
a connecting garage with an ex-
tra room.
Nearby, H. E. Strumberg was
pushing completion of his beach
front
of West Sinton
of the San
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tors hela last w—h, Ha iawiflg
C. A. Maedgen of Mathis.
R. A. Hall of Beeville was
chosen vice-president and Loyd
Neumann of Sinton waa. re-elec-
ted secretary-treasurer. The
board of directors include Pre-
sident Adams, Vice-president
Hall, Secretary-treasurer Neu-
man. Herman Jos tea, Tynan, J.
E. Baucum and C. D. Whatley of
Taft, W. T. West of Sodville, M.
F. Stjnnett of Odem and Holman
Cartwright of Dinero.
George R. Ramsower of Mathis
is general superintendent of op-
erations, W P. Alexander pro-
ject engineer, and Misses Ade-
line Martin and Doris Haynes
are on the office staff.
Caliche Base for
Wheeler is Begun
home. Servants quarters
and other buildings for this resi-
dence have already
been com
pleted
Foundation work was begun
luring the week on a six-room
lidence for Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Courts. It will face east, one
lock from the beach front drive.
F. G. Huffman, county survey-
dr, has completed the concrete
foundations for a residence on
the highway in the southern part
of town. He expects to begin
Construction of the building Tt-
s*lf after the first of March.
Walter Rethmeyer is building
g'lfour-room house. Emory Spen-
cer. county attorney, is building
•1 four-room rent house.
SL
Travis
Bfiley has prepared ground for
construction of two- four or
e-room rent houses near the
erian Church. Mr. and
lailey are also adding a
porch to their home
was completed last year.
;The S. F. Jackson home is be-
injg redecorated on both the in-
terior and exterior. Three new
ttages are being built at Hun-
tourist courts.
Wheeler Avenue, still one of
the city’s most-traveled streets
in spite of the Cleveland boule-
bard loop, was partially closed
to traffic this week as WPA
workmen excavated and spread
• heavy layer of caliche on the
road base.
A 20-foot section of the avenue,
from its intersection with High-
way 35 at the Lome Star Park to
Commercial street, will be tied
down with caliche and covered
with a topping of asphalt-oil and
shell. It is a part of the $25,000
WPA-city street and drainage
improvement project.
,
School Lunch Treats, these
Banana Ginger Cakes Rate A*s
Children love these inexpensive sweets
____ answer to ths
“What shall I put la ths
Hunch boss tomorrow?1*
i little dinger Cakes
sweet* active yuuiiM
different.
> new and
mingled flavors of
trtnger, lemon and molasses, top-
ped with
bridge parties or Sunday supper?
Mads with the purer new vege-
tabls shortening, Spry, they’re
light as a feather and molstly
delicious. And bo easy to make
for this smooth, triple-creamed
shortening mixes like magic.
Icing,
combination
not serve
cakes for
Cut out the recipe at the right
try It today. Tou can mix and
baka these delicious Uttle cakes In
and tr
lass than half an hour. Notice, too,
bow Inexpensive they are.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE
I will not be responsible for
any debts contracted by any-
one other than myself.
DOUGLAS PHILLIPS.
(Published in Aransas Pass
Progress Feb. 29 and March 7
and 14, 1940.)
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GINGER CAKES
WITH BANANA ICING
3d cup Spry (triple-
creamca
3
H k**1*
molasses
2 teaspoons
baking
powder
teaspoon
soda
shortening)
teaspoon salt
teaspoon grated
lemon rind
2 teaspoons ginger
3a cud,brown sugar, 1)4 C,UP*
firmly packed sifted flour
2 eggs, unbeaten H cup milk
Blend Spry, salt, lemon rind
and ginger. Add sugar gradu-
ally and cream well. Add eggs,
singly, beating well after each
addition. Add molasses and mix
well.
Sift baking powder and soda
with flour 3 times. Add flour to
creamed mixture, alternately
with milk, mixing after each
addition until smooth. Bake In
small flpry-greased cup-cake
pans In moderate oven (375°F.)
15 to 20 minutes. Ice tops and
sides with Banana Icing. Makes
24 small cup cakes.
BANANA ICING
•9 cups sifted
confectioners’
2 tablespoons
Spry (triple-
creamed sugar
shortening) 34 cup mashed
1 tablespoon - banana
butter 1 tablespoon
\i teaspoon salt scalded cream
34 teaspoon vanilla (about)
Blend Spry, butter, salt and
vanilla. Add M cup sugar
gradually, creaming well. Add
mashed banana and blend.
Beat In remaining sugar gradu-
ally and add just enough cream
to make a nice spreading con-
sistency.
IAU w&asuremsnts inlhss* rut fits trt lmst\
Drains For Rain
Water Being Laid
On Goodnight
Ten City Blocks of
Streets Topped in
City-WPA Project.
A concrete drainage line which
will relieve ditches and low
places on lower Goodnight street
from Commercial to the seawall
of excess rain and drainage wa-
ter. was being laid this week by
WPA workmen. It is part of the
| $25,000 WPA-city street and
drainage project now m its thira
m The concrete pipe is being laid
on the south side of Goodnight
j from the alley behind .Sny™n
. Motor Company to within 300
i feet of the seawall. A similar
line on the north side of the
1 street will be laid, crossing to
1 tie in with the south section at
! the old CP&L office,
i Engineers estimate that the
line will take care of practical
I ly all excess water in that por-
, tion of town, with appropnat
; catch-basins placed at intervals
caliche topping was being finish-
ed on Houston street beginning
at the Jackson Hotel, on the
same project. A total of 10 city
blocks have been topped, two of
them finished with the final lay-
er of shell and oiled and bladed.
INGLESIDE NEWS
By Mrs. B. F. ALFORD
lassified Ads
For Sale
IGAIN: Eleven 25-foot lots,
utilities, $600.00. R. L.
tncer Co., Young and Emery
ling. 48-It
TSE Trailer, built In features,
Call at Johnny Pace’s
Stand. ltp
TEN-Acre Traat on Bayfront.
Bargain, $400.00. R. L. Spen-
cer Co., Young and Emery Bldg.
FOR SALE—My lot No. 9, Block
447, Aransas Pass. Make an of-
fer. E. Schmalenbeck, Rule,
Texas.
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FLOWERS — For all occasions;
funeral designs a specialty. Lo-
cal or wires. Mrs. F. L. Clen-
dening. call 67 or 88. 33-tf
Used Cars
USED CAR SPECIALS!
19S6 Plymouth Coupe, new paint,
new tires____$445.00
1937 Dodge Coupe, completely
reconditioned _____ $395.00
1937 Chevrolet Deluxe sport
eedan, very clean $385.00
1937 Ford “60” Tudor. A good
buy at ............. $345.00
1935 Chevrolet Master Town
Sedan, new seat covers,
new paint ......... _....$195.00
SNYDER MOTOR CO.
For Rent
FOR RENT—Unfurnished gar-
age apartment.
8. Phone 168..
Vacant March
BEDROOM For Rent. Private
entrwQt, adjoining bath. Mrs.
Bolton, phone 287. 48-lt
FOR RENT—New, all modern
house. Freel, 924, S. Houston
Street. ■48-lt"
NICELY furnished 2 or 3-room
houses. Refrigeration. Bills
paid. Trailer for rent. Also
trailer park. Brown’s Cottages, 2
blocks from Pick and Pay.
NEW Stucco four-room unfur-
nished house for rent, sale or
trade. Inquire Progress office.
FOR RENT—Garage apartment.
Call 51-^. Mrs. W. M. Rich-
ardson. 44-tf
Miscellaneous
ALL Plain and Fancy Sewing
Mrs. Avrett, over Underwood’s
store. 46-3t"
FOR SERVICE — Stud Cocker
Spaniel. Guaranteed. Hugh
Lee, Aransas Pass. 44-tf
Your Chevrolet Dealer
Aransas Pass. Texas
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NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU
to select a location for your
home. Prices will never be 1<
er than now.
■ow-
special
See our
I offer on Page 7. Aransas Pass
I Realty Company.
INGLESIDE DELEGATE
FOR PROVISIONAL MEET
Kt the provisional meeting of
the Methodist Churches held in
Corpus Christi last Friday, nine
delegates were elected to attend
a provisional meeting in San An-
tonio March 15th. Mrs. W. A.
Dreier of Ingleside, was yine of
the nine elected to represent this
district.
Rev. Gaston Hartsfield talked
to the group on the Methodist
advance, “Going from where
you are today to where we ought
to be.” T /
HOMEMAKERS RALLY
An all-day rally of Future
Homemakers was held in Kings-
ville Saturday with representa-
tives from 14 surrounding cities.
Following the rally, which was
BAPTIST WMU
Membership of the Baptist W.
M. U. held an all day meeting at
the H. C. Thaxton home Monday
with Mrs. H. E. Fischer leader of
the Mission study book “Give Ye
Them to Eat” A covered dish
luncheon was served at 12 noon.
Twelve members were present.
Announcement was made of
the meeting Monday to be at the
home of Mrs. H. L. Itschner.
held in the First Baptist Church,
the Future Homemakers end the
chaperons were taken on a
tour of part of the King Ranch.
Those attending from Ingle-
side were Francis and Jean Weir,
Madge Green, Margaret McMul-
len, Marguerite Crews, Irene
Mattingly, Katherine Mircovich
and Miss Mildred Boggan, Ingle-
side Home Economic teacher; L.
H. Blair and Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Weir.
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Ward went
to Refugio Sunday to attend a
celebration of the 86th birthday
anniversary T”—
grandmother,
ney.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ward and
son visited relatives in San An-
tonio over the week end.
Mrs. J. H. Edens, Mrs. W. M.
]
r, Mrs.
Mrs. Ward’s
Lizzie Lin-
Old Age Benefit
Requirement Given
MINISTER RECOMMENDS
SINGING OF GOSPEL
HYMNS WHILE DRIVING
Singing while driving, parti-
cularly gospel hymns, was rec-
Some of the things a worker
must do in order to qualify for
old-age insurance benefits, as
provided in the amendments to
the Social Security Act,’ were ex-
plained today by H. M. Cleve-
land, manager of the Corpus
Christi office of the Social Secu-
rity Board.
“The amount of wages one
must have earned in order to
qualify for benefits is $50 or
more in each of six calendar
quarters after January 1, 1937.
Calendar quarters are the three
months beginning January 1,
April 1, July 1, and October 1, of
any year.,-The quarters in which
a worker, earned $50 or . more, in
jobs covered by the old-age and
survivors insurance program, are
called ‘quarters of coverage.’ ”
Cleveland explained that in or-
der to qualify for benefits,
Waddell and Mrs. C. W. Bow- aer to quamy ior Denelits, a
den went to Hoi iston Wednesday wage earner must have worked
where they wil visit relatives in covered employTnent for at
and attend the lower show. half .. *__f . _
Miss Ruth limes returned ileast ^al* qu1arters since Jan-
home Friday ' from Pattison (“"Tf 1937« and UP.to the ‘™e
where she has been visiting for be becomes 65 or dies. In any
two weeks. case, he must have had at least
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
ENTERTAIN WITH DANCE
The Senior class of the Ingle-
side high school sponsored a
dance last Wednesday night in
the Humble Community House.
Proceeds will be used to defray
expenses for the annual trip to
Monterrey. Miss Nettie Lee
Benson, class teacher, chaperon-
ed the group.
The Seniors have started work
on three one-act plays which
will be presented in the near fu-
Mrs. Zelma SJirider and Miss six quarters of coverage. When
Jean Shrider spent the week end a worker acquires 40 quarters of
in Beeville. . J I coverage, he is qualified to re-
M,®ry. ^8..ShAnn°n T88 ceive old-age insurance benefits
Saturday K- 65 “!?
____I!.;.?' opera 'whether or not he onntiniuu) *a
his flock on safety.
Calling attention to the
that the motorist takes his
in his hands even by ventu
out on the modem high-si
highways, the minister was <
ted as follows;
a Stranger Here, Heaven is
Home’; at 45 miles, ‘Neqfir
God to Thee’; at 55 mile!
Nearing the Port and Will S
Be at Home’; at 65 miles ‘W
Be There’; at 75 miles,
I’m Coming Home.’ ”
FOUR COUPLES OBTAIN
Marriage" licenses were issu
by the San . Patricio cour
clerk’s office to four . coup:
during the week of February
to February 17, records sho
They were:
Lfeland S. Reed and Elizabe
Ogden Stewart.
Roy M. Hicks and Dorot
Rothlisberger.
Daveine Yarborough.
Juan Perez and Maria Pena.
Malaria mosquitoes
en to a Corpus Christi
Friday and on
C'Zactin
^DR. MILES
NERVINE
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mm.
Jill
Hundreds Of Thousand* Of Timms
j Etch Yoer Dr. Milt Nervine
Males Good
When you are wakeful, jumpy,
restless, when you suffer from Nerv-
ous Irritability, Nervous Hoadache,
Sleeplessness, or Excitability, give
DR. MILES NERVINE
! a chance to make good for YOU.
Don't emit until
you awake two
ture. They are under the direc-
tion of Miss Benson.
derwent an appendicitis opera- > whether or not he continued to
tion. ,work m employment covered by
Joan Collins daughter of Mr. jthe old-age and survivors insur-
and Mrs. Joe Collins is ill at her ance program until the time of
home. v his retirement. Of course, if he
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fischer vis- 'does continue to work in covered
itedher parents in Kingsville employment, he will continue to
Cariton Van Syckle of Bee-jac^ate^ cr5?j^, „
ville is a guest in the home of1. 9lau”f “®y,be filed, Cleve-
Mrs. Zelma Shrider. land said- . when workers are
A large number of pupils are (ready to retire at the age of 65 or
absent from the Ingleside schools over. Benefits are not payable
this week due tO the epidemic Of
to does not.
Soxtbail L*eagu<
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Western Auto
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team. The leagur is
ADER
open its senes on AimflHft.
of the Wc
The city league is
ristian Serv
plete, a maximum 0f flN
Church l
having been agreed
of the ne
Western Auto th. ~
neland Ha
kins Barber
ternoon. T
Brown Appliaru, Ai's^^Ht
the Oasis Liquor tore ■Hli
is the Cosi
A general met t:—
prayer wai
sponsors, manage
re read
all those interested
who then
has been called bv J
h the mem
president of the 1<
und table d
day night, March 4 ;it
esent were
in The Progress office
uche, J. O.
eral meeting was
•I. Rice, C. 1
ed for Tuesday, March
n, H. P. Her
moved up one day.
O. Robert, J
rillie Shows
Aransas Countyfi
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Have Books \u^H
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ting of Zon<
Aransas county honks^H
iist Church,
past two years will bp^HI
ago becaus
, by O’Houlihan of
vill be held
1 cording to a contract cn^HB
it has been
| to by the Aransas cou^HH
■ missioners court
jig will ope
ming.
The audit will
thorough and complete
examine all the honks,
dockets and reports of
ty and each officer of tht^H|
including justices of
and constables, whnse^H
fees of office equal to or^H
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RDAY MOB
1 at 9:00 o’<
the sum of $500.”
,OW'S GRO
Game cannot be bre
Texas during the closed^H
on such game without iH
from the Game, Fish andH|
Commission.
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Richardson!
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HOMEMAKING CLASS IS
DESSERT-PARTY HOST
The Homemaking Class I In-
gleside high school Entertained
members of the school board on
Wednesday evening with a des-
sert party at the Homemaking
Cottage. Members present were
E. A. Bynum. B. L. Wtkd, H. A.
Saunders, C. W. Moss, L. P.
Jones, B. F. Alford, R. E. Jones,
and Mrs. Blaachke.
Following the party a short
business session was held in the
school.
flu, measles and mumps.
Grand Jury Named
in District Court
as long as a worker is employed
Jon a job covered by the social
security program for which he is
nerves have
or three
until you are restless, jumpy and
cranky. Get a bottle at Dr. MUea
the next time you pesa a
re. Keep it handy. You
now when you or mom
of your family will maadtt.
. _ _ . * ■
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At Your Drug Stars;
METHODIST SOCIETY
Mrs. O. O. McIntyre gave the
devotional from Matthew 8:5-13 j
at the W. S. C. S. Methodist
Church when they met Monday
afternoon for the regular busi-
ness meeting. *1 Am Thine O
Lord” was sung by the group ac-
companied by Mrs. R. L. Hovey.
Bruce Robert Lindsey, small
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lind-
sey was made a baby life mem-
ber by Mrs. Johp Morris. The
certificate was presented by Mrs.
A. Dreier.
During the business Mrs. C.
W. Moss presided and reports
from officers were given. An-
nouncement was made of the
zone meeting to be held in Sin-
ton Friday.
Members present were Mes-
dames Sl S. Davis, H. Wilems,
W. A. Edwards, Zelma Shrider.
Jones, B. R.
M. Ha thaw
S. . Collins, L.
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San Patricio district court op-
ened at Sinton Monday morning.
Hon. W. G. Gayle presiding. The
day was occupied with the selec-
tion of the grand jury and the
setting of cases.
Selected from the 14 grand-
jurymen summoned for duty,
were the following twelve: Jack
DuBose of Aransas Pass, A. F.
Abney, T. A. Vernon, C. C. Car-
roll, C. H. Foote, R. N. Franklin,
William Heuermann, Walter Le-
ber, A. E. Nelson, J. F. Odem, C.
C. Parker and Lee Sparkman.
All cases on the appearance
docket were set for Tuesday.
paid as much as $15 a month.
Spiritual living and blessed-
ness are the only evidences, by
which we can recognize true ex-
istence and feel the unspeakable
peace which comes from an all-
absorbing spiritual love.—Mary
Baker Eddy.
Heney Suit Jury
Finds for Steele
An Aransas district court jury
returned a verdict in favor of
the defendants at Rockport last
week in the suit of Ben Heney
against James A. Steele, Sheriff
J. A. Brundrett et al., for $2,-
500 damages.
Hfcney charged false imprison-
ment and ill treatment while in
the night of July 21
through the following afternoon.
on a
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CONCERNS SPEND MO
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HO TAXES^ let us DO
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FRIDAY AND SATURDA’
Food Specials!
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CATSDP - - 14 Ounce Jar
Pork and Beans, 16 Ol can
ming, i
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Tall cam
Preserves, Libby’s, choice,Tb. i!
Jelly, Old Southern, it lb jar 1<
Peaches, Sliced, 28 oz cn 2 for 2!
BLACKBERRIES 1$ Oz. can
Libby's Crushed or Sliced
PINEAPPLE, 20oz.can
Folger’s
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