The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1939 Page: 2 of 8
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THB ARANSAS, PASS PROGRESS
Thuwday, July is, i»a
Tourists
Examples For I
al Cities to Follow
Writes of
Attractions
Beach.
a new approach to the
attracting tourists to
:tion, the 0f Cor-
and the. orpus Christi
of Commerce tent Bill
Florida .to And out how
are attracted to that witvtcr
»g the many reports Zavits
haa sent hack, his observations on
tMlumi Beach and the City orf Mia-
mi, furnish some hints as to the
i eason« for Florid&'s success as a
teoca of tourists, hints that might
i ^ used to advantage by Aransas
—anything to keep things going
until the tourists return in the late
fall.
"Miami Beach looks like money,
millions and millions—you can see
ii all over the place, up and down
the beach and along the many la-
goons.
“Miami caters to people who
have incomes in the higher brack'
ets; therefore, 1 did not expect to
find many shuffle boards or amuse-
menls such as interest the type of
tourist who come to St. Petersburg
or Corpus Christi.
'But on Miami Beach they have
two supervised parks, Flamingo
Park and Washington Park. At
Flamingo Park, which contains 66
acres, is a shelter house for indoor
games such as chess, checkers and
By the Waters of Chemquassabamticook
Colorful t
a and other coastal cities His I card,> aUo * ba"d s’tand ®nd an ou1'
ter from Miami Beach follows: | door thcatre- where vaudeville per-
formances are presented three
nights a week during the winter
season, in addition to organ recitals
on the electric organ, concerts by
the WPA orchestra and commun-
ity singing.
Also found in the park are six
suffleboards, four handball courts,
beautiful parks and wo3£-f,w* diamonds, one
tch, you can easily, see the I volley b*11 cour* a h»*kethiM court
'Carefree! Exciting!
rous!—
' “That’s what the' descriptive
Nklet handed me by the Miami
imber of Commerce said, and
Snot one to challenge *ts adjec-
tives. When you tee the many fine
hotels, apartment houses, night
dubs,
4ul beach, you can easily, see
picture, although the crowds are |tnd * dozen tennis courts. The re-
ol here mauider of the park as given over
“Imagine, if you can. rooms rent- I to I ch«/r«n> Playgrounds well
teg for *1 • day. rooms that during *a"d »"* for ,n:
-winter sca*>n demand and get $12 ^ A mff of ^»ve recreational
directors is maintained there dur-
ing the season.
At Washington Park, covering
two acres, there are horseshoe
courts and a shelter house, in addi-
tion to equipment comparing with
that at Flamingo Park.
Like most other tourist cities in
Florida, Miami Beach has a two-
mill tax, most of the proceeds .
from which are invested in publi-1
city. Money raised thusly is in j
addition to that subscribed by the
chamber of commerce, which gets
its revenue in membership dues.
Well over $100,000 is spent annual-
ly by the two agencies.
“The City of Miami caters more
to the older and more settled tour-
ists. It has 35 parks, 5 of which
contain most of the amusement
faciIkies found in those at Miami
Beach, including 42 shuffleboards,
34 tennis courts, 18 horseshoe
courts, 3 rogue courts and 2 lawn
bowl rinses, besides clubhouses and
shelter houses where chess, check-
ers and card games may be played.
At four of the community houses
dances are held regularly in the
winter.
"Miami claim sto have had 150,-
000 registered visitors last winter.
1 can well believe it upon learning
•that more than $500,000 was spent
last winter for fishing tackle
alone.”
•M a day; board for $10 a week
Of coutee,
o CAR'S Wo
RROMEDARY
] Electric Service
| For F^rm Families
Approximately 1W miles of lines
in the Taft, Sinton, Odem area will
begin supplying cleetrieal current
to subscribers along the route
about August 25, the San Patricio
County Cooperative, Inc., operat-
ing under the Rural Electrification
Administration, announced 'this
week.
This section is part of a $200,000
REA project involving the con-
struction of 250 miles of power
lines to serve 500 farms in San* Pa-
tricio, Bee and Live Oak counties.
An additional loan of $85,000 to
provide another 100 miles extension
of the project has been given pre-
liminary consideration by the
REA.
Construction on the lines was
started June 30th.
Gov. Lewis O. Barrows of Maine (left) and Stephen F. Chadwick of Seattle, Wash., national commander of
the American Legion, camping oat in the wilds of Maine, renege at the sounding of tho skUlet alarm. It's
altogether too early, and besides, they’re probably tired from pronouncing Chemqnassabamtlcook-*«lte of their
fishing expedition. Right: The two anglers wash with cold lake water, preparatory to a day’s fishing. They
slept in s tent, cooked their own bacon over an outdoor fire, and even caught some fish.
•'SSMMRMj Gulf storm Only Hope for Fishing
in the Laguna Mad re this Summer
mA* empty vessel states the meet sound "
JULY
? S—Now Jersey adopted (ho I
constitution. 1776.
$—The city of Quebec was
founded. 1608.
♦—Independence Day.
$—'Venezuela declared Us
1R1L
S—Conoreee adopted our
monetary system. 1785.
the United Slate*. 1888.
0—A royal charter was
granted to Rhode letcmcL
. nor Is a concrete high*
w«F a d—srt NevorthoUst,
tf kalf we hear Is true, cer-
tainly no trcnreler of desert
wastes ever looked tor a spot
«| jrssn more eagerly than
let looks for the ovdl Humble
dqnl Sd we call the Humble |
Service Station a highway;
oaris. a refreshing stop lor
fceth the car which Is youri
modem beast of harden and
yoarssM . • . Wherever you
see die sign pt a Humble
Service Station, you can stop
with the confident expecta-
Son of (lading a place
and manned to
ear naming right
LONE STAR AWARDS TO
TWO FUTURE FARMERS
ns
*
fc:v.
.and looking good, to
yon on year way. Products,
tor year cm meter taels.
Mutter oils, tabrioants, tires,
batteries, aoosssortes — are
second to none In quality}
and as far yourself—well,
step next time at a Humble
Service Station and see. Note
Ms rlirmltnrr oi the red*
Moms, the abandonee of ice
water, the cool shade, the
. grassy lawn, the flowers, the
ftkfwte. And above all. note
how the neatly uniformed
suleemnn services your car.
Yea'll discover that he's a
friendly fellow who knows
hie business; he's genuinely
anxious to be helpful to you;
he's prompt courteous, effi-
cient . . . Maybe yeu're a
tegular Humble customer
and we're wasting words on
yew bat If you're not the
krtehstring's out and well
be expecting you!
For proficiency and excellence in
their work as Future Farmers of
America, Junior Foley a/id A. T.
Grsndberry, both of the Sinton
high school chapter of the FFA,
have been awarded the Lone Star
Degree, according to an announce-
ment made this week.
They were among 16 boys from
Area Ten to receive Lone Star de-
grees which will be awarded at
Temple July 20-2<2, at the annual
Texas PPA convention.
‘Man About Town’
Is Benny's Best
—Twelve NYA youth arc employ.
td part-time in supervising play-
ground activities and as assistants
at Cuero Municipal park.
Luscious entertainment for eye
and ear will be provided Rialto
Theatregoers Sunday and Monday
by “Man About Town,” starring
Jack Benny, Radio’s No. 1 come-
dian back in his best as That
Scoundrel, the Other Man—prince
of heart breakers! Starring Doro-
thy Lamour, a treat to the eyes in
her new streamlined sarong. Star-
ring Edward Arnold as the genial,
jealous husiband who gets Jack in
a jam—and sends Jack on the lam!
With Rochester, Jack's famous
tadio man of no work, who practi-
cally steals the show, with Phil
Harris, Betty Grable and Binnie
Barnes.
Death Up a Tree
In bringing to the screen the
Broadway stage success, "On Bor-
rowed Time,” showing here Friday
and Saturday, MGM is launching
its new season with one of the
most- thouight-provoking, inspiring,
heart-warming stories ever filmed.
HUMBLE!
Brive In For
COMPLETE
SERVICE
Humble Gas and
Motor Oil
Washing and
Lubricating
Humble Household
Products
Atlas Tires, Tubes
and Batteries
Road Service
Phene 118
Humble
Service Station
J.A. Hander, Agent
Aransas Pass
With a flavor partly of fantasy,
l>arly of folk-tale, partly of home-
spun, earthy drama, it rises to
heights of imagination and beauty
rarely before attempted as it tells
the simple tale of grandfather,
Lionel Barrymore, fighting death to
protect the young -grandson, Bobs
Watson, he adores fromr falling in-
to the clutches of a scheming aunt.
Spy Film
Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray and
Regis Toomey are the trio who risk
their lives to defend America’s mil-
itary aed naval secrets in the time-
ly film, "Smashing the Spy Ring,”
at the Rialto Saturday at midnight.
“Allen Case”
Take it from Grade: ‘It’s a crime
the way people go around killing
other people"—the cops grab Gra-
de and Grade cops the laughs—as
she and Philo Vance match wita
and halfwits with a clueless killer,
in S. S. Van Dine’s funniest mys-
tery, “The Gracie Allen Murder
Case.” Featured are Gracie Al-
len, Warren William, Ellen Drew,
and Kent Taylor at the Rialto on
Tuesday only.
"SECOND FIDDLE”
Radiant Sonja Henie has her
greatest role, -with gay, lovable
Tyrone Power Wednesday and
lay in "Second Fiddle.” Son-
tes with a partner for the
me in her sensational ice
Rudy Valley adds perfection
irand new Irving Berlin hits,
while Edna May Oliver cuts op—
State Game Warden
Finds Few Fish
in Laguna Survey.
"The Good Lord willing, there
may be fishing in the Launga Mad-
re late this summer, according to
Captain Jim Coker, state game
warden, following a trip into the
Laguna made Saturday with his
mate, Buster Wright, and a Caller-
Times newspaper reporter.
The trip was made in order to
study actual" conditions tfi the La-
guna at the present time. The in-
vestigation followed an article ap-
pearing in The Progress and later
in the Caller-Times, quoting Boh
Farley on the danger to Texas
fishing through over-salinity in the
Laguna.
Perhaps the only solution at the
present time would be a Gulf
storm centering in this section,
•bringing a tide that would fill the
Laguna with fresh sea water,
Coker indicated.
“And with fresh wa^er will come
the fish and the food for them,” he
added, after discovering jhat there
were -few fish in the channel now.
"It depends on the Good Lord
and what kind of weather we
have,” Coker concluded. "We can’t
do anything about it.
'W. W. 'Boyd, coastal director for
the Game, Fish & Oyster Commis-
sion, announced that the dredge
AE would require about .three more
weeks to finish cleaning out the
Corpus Christi Pass. He believes
that this will help conditions in the
Laguna.
"It has always taken two years
for the Laguna Madre to recover
after a disaster like last summer,”
he said.
"But it is not our fault. We have
had no funds to do anything about
fisih in the Laguna. The legislature
has given the game commission
Purple and White
Color Scheme for
1940 Auto License
A distinctive color scheme of
purple and white will be used on
the 1240 license plates for passeng-
er automobiles, the Texas Highway
Commission ha.- announced. Pur-
ple figures will appear against a
white background.
Other license plate color schemes,
the plates to be manufactured by
the state prison system as in form-
er years, were ordered by the Com-
mission as follows :
Orange on black for farm trucks.
Gold on blue for tractor, trailer,
dealer, motor bus, motorcycle and
sidecars.
Texas motor licenses which ex-
pire on April 1, will go on sale
March 1,1940, just 229 days from
today.
Dr. Warner the Eyesight Special-
at makes regular visits to Aransas
Pass office with Kirtley Drug
Store. Specialising in cataracts and
Neat visit Thursday
Corpus Christi office 417
-- 5-tf d
July C. Corpus
SchatjeJ Street.
TWO AM. AND NOT
A nervine tablet
IN THE HOUSf
4i
City of Rockport
Offices Are Moved
The City of Rockport moved i
offices into the recently completed
fire station last week, City Secre-
tary »W. B. Friend announced. A
part of the building was set aside
especially for these offices and
made amply large to take care of
the city records and provide a
meeting place for the city council.
The Rockport Volunteer Fire
Department members built the fire
station in their spare time. Of
■concrete block construction the
station is one of the*show place?
of Rockport.
Doug Corrigan’s "crate” — in
which he flew to Ireland—will be
shown free at the California
World’s fair, alongside a 74-place
Pan-American Clipper.
Do You Lio Awalto Nights?
kk ILLIONS do. The worst of
*Y» it is, you never know when
a sleepless night is coming.
Why not be prepared?
DR. MILES
Effarvascant Nervine Tablets
help to relieve tense nerves
and permit refreshing sleep.
Stop in at the drug store to-
day and get a package.
Try Dr. Miles Nervine Tab-
lets for Nervousness, Sleep-
lessness due to Nervousness,
Nervous Headache, Nervous
Indigestion, Nervous Irrita-
bility.
Small Package 354 I
Large Package Ti4
The large package is
more economical, d
NERVINE TABLETS
HI
BONDS
ALL KINDS
I WRITE BONDS IN FIVE MINUTES
W. O. SLATTERY
Telephone 2-4262
1007 Jones Building
"tti/. f-r & f jy11
Corpus Christi, Texas
Stomach Comfort
Why suffer with Indigestion, Gas,
Gall Bladder Pains or High Blood
Pressure? Restore your Potassium
balance with Alkalosine-A and these
troubles will disappear. Sold on
money-back guarantee by Kirtley’s
Drug Store adv.
authority to condemn land, and al-
lotted $500 for ithe purchase of this
land. Maybe we can do something
about Murdock’s Landing now, but
there must be court action first,
and then if the $500 will pay for
the land we will buy it. Of course,
if we had a 10-inch dredge iwc
could skip through the channel
(Corpus Christi) in no time.
"Anyone who blames the game
commission for these conditions is
cither ignorant or just being mean”
Boyd declared.
even cuts a rug, and the new ball-
room dance craze, "Back to Back"
is introduced.
Good
EATS
Cold
DRIHKS
Best of
SERVICE
Aransas Pass
Bakery and Cafe
Now
on Display
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Phone 14
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