The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. [31], No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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Aransas Pass Progrgss
July
ARANSAS PASS. TEXAS.
THUR8D
AY. MAY 13. 1M0
Named at Mass
to Head Seawall
littee to Aid Officials
English Rancher-
Sportsman Dies on
Gulf Fishing Trip [After Good Rains
s^c^T Deep Test Drills as
•
Group
Gets Full
IConfidence
ig*.
iwall committee,
Richmond and
r in an advisory
city officials, was
or M. W. Clay-
acting on au-
who attended
mass meeting,
interested in the
fathered in the
m. for the ses-
of 11 is to be
t citizens thru-
Harry K. Miller,
id R. C. McGrath
the committee of
[to name six others
The committee
vote of confidence
rho attended the
r-five minute dis-
ion throughout
round-table op-
from various
in the passage,
fated to the com-
in several discus-
lond summarized
[of the committee in
address in stating
ittee wanted only
imittee should, I
word on the class
done, the hiring of
the hiring of a con-
oid meetings in the
at all times to the
[expressed earlier an
should commission-
littee members dis-
proper settlement
le before the public
ting.
Harvey Shell
lent need for action
efore the next ses-
ature. “The ad val-
lission bill is very
the legislature and
that a majority
le bill if it should go
in to the next con-
The general fund
»vy debt and for this
loney, which would
te fund, would stand
of withstanding a
lers and mayor ex-
sire to co-operate
littee. “We will
committee to the
Dmmissioner Hicks
the meeting, “and
igate all the author-
legally give them,
sioners are desirous
keep Aransas Pass
advantage of re-
funds.”
Second Childhood?
;
■ W. DAHMAN
TO BE
-HERE-SATURDAY
GEORGE
0
An open letter to Robert Rip-
ley:
George William Dahman, now
approaching his 70th youthful
year, has cut his first tooth!
After carrying all of his baby
teeth around for the past three
decades and over, Dahman lost
a tooth last year. The cavity
bothered him little, but when he
cut another tooth in that cavity
recently he really got worried.
He has never seen a dentist in
his life and has never been both-
ered with a tooth ache.
Father of nine children and
himself a robust, healthy man
affectionately known as “Dad,” it
has caused him a great deal of
embarrassment. But he’s got the
answer to nature’s enigma:
“I have the best tooth condi-
tioner and preserver in the
world,” he declares as he reaches
to his hip pocket. “It’s chawing
tobacco.”
Dahman has been a resident of
Aransas Pass for the past eight
years. Five of his children live
in and near here. They are Mrs.
T. C. Hadden, Mrs. A. J. Hagy,
Mrs. Ben Yoder and Claude
Dahman of Aransas Pass and
Glenn Dahman of Ingleside.
•-
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Farley re-
turned Monday from a visit with
their daughter, . Mrs. Richard
Simpson, at Humble Station C-
Reported to Enlist in
British Army on
June 15.
1st and 5th Cars
Leave fpr Market
Within Week.
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Complete; 3 Location
Richard Morgan Wadsworth
Ritchie, 28-year-old native Eng-
lish sportsman-ranchOwner, died
suddenly near here Tuesday on a
Gulf fishing trip aboard the Mat-
tilee, a boat from Corpus Christ!,
on which he was a guest with
five others. *
Ritchie stated earlier that he
planned to return to England by
June 15th to enlist in the English
army for active service overseas,
A. W. Hawks, his host for the
Gulf trip said. The % sportsman
had recently received his pilot’s
license after completing an air
training course in Dallas and
having participated ui a Texas
air meet.
A formal inquest conducted by
Judge Bill Ellis of Port Aransas
Wednesday morning was held
over pending results of an auto-
psy of the body, held here by
C4ge Funeral Home previous to
its shipment to New York for
burial. The autopsy was ordered
by the rancher’s brother, M. H.
W. Ritchie, Palodura, Texas. The
brothers were co-owners of the
ranch which they inherited about
five years ago.
Ritchie was found dead in the
cabin of the Mattilee shortly af-
ter the boat reached the whist-
ling buoy, about three miles from
Port Aransas, when a member of
the party tried to awaken him to
begin fishing. Although no ver-
dict was returned pending the
autopsy, heart attack was gener-
ally considered the cause of the
death. ,
The boat left Port Aransas
about 9 a. m. Tuesday, after leav-
ing Corpus Christi about 4 a. m.
The boat returned to port about
11:30 a. m.
Surviving Ritchie are his mo-
ther, Daisy Ritchie of Cambridge,
England, his father, James W.
Ritchie of Rutland county, Eng-
land, and his brother.
An improved cifcumber crop
that has done an about-face un-
der extremely favorable moisture
conditions and received an im-
proved foreign market for sever-
al carloads of grade A products
was noted Wednesday by R.
Underwood. The ‘ fifth carload
left here Wednesday, after F. N.
Edwards, Ingleside packer, sent
the first late last ipeek to buyers
in St. Louis. •
“Last week I saw the worst
cucumbers in the history of Ar-
ansas Pass-Ingles ide vicinity,”
Underwood stated, *‘but the rain
last Thursday night and extreme-
ly favorable growing conditions
has made fur a greatly improved
crop with some excellent cucum-
bers.” Underwood sold his first
car this week to Sol Berman,
Chicago buyer.
The general price on cucumb-
ers likewise staged a comeback
Monday morning, Underwood
stated, and local packers have
established a good foreign mar-
ket for their products. Edwards
stated that he is paying $1 per
bushel for grades 1 and 2, and
50 cents for some twos and
threes.
Underwood and Edwards pre-
dict the crop will last until about
the first of the month, "with
plenty r.f moisture. The extent
of the rainfall may determine
the length of the season a: this
point of the crop.
We Who Are About top)ie Producer Madt,
location Spun
on AP Townsite
(Editor’s Note—Mr. Hill will
be remembered ns having been
reporter for The Progress dur-
ing 1936. He is now employed
as reporter for the Madill Dem-
ocrat at Madill, Oklahoma.)
By GEORGE HILL
This is a plea that I might live:
That thousands like me—young,
single, without dependents —
things
era fot
is is a plea that all the
our fathers and their fath-
40 Attend Father-
Daughter Banquet
0
Forty Girl Scouts, their fathers
and “foster fathers” attended the
Troop Two Father-Dau|hter ban-
quet here last Saturday nooi^ in a
special dinner given by the
scouts. Geraldine Miller was
master of ceremonies. Introduc-
tion of fathers was made during
the dinner.
Bennie Marie St. Romaine gave
a piano solo and Wilma Ernst and
Flavilla Bromley a duet on the
piano and violin.
Races Shape Up
as Political Pot
Begins to Boil
Candidates, Filing
Late, Have Till
June 15th.
mi£ht live,
fought for might live, too.
And it is a plea that, if these
things must die and if we, too,
must die, we shall have had •
chance to keep them
fighting
living
It Is a
33 to Graduate;[ |
Exercises Friday
Memorial week
for benefit of
of Foreign Wars
Saturday in Aran-
has been announc-
of the Women's
their daughters
».
ived from the sale
used for relief
vitalised and under-
veterans of the
War.
Beth Smith leaving
the drug store for 43
for her grammar
lattie Lois Wof-
jh with school,
Kenedy with her par
it friends—._Mrs. Un-
lg on business at
while the “boss’
land forth to Ingleside
addressed to “Pass
ranees, Texas”_
rery and Mrs. Rich-
ting leave, of the in-
siness long enough -to
I at a local
(Robert
“picking’
at the news
..^adlines and
their heads
;) Green twins
r §y their
lea wig the
—:.ihe first
over a veat^,-
p over nteht
of the
Ten Students Will -
Speak in New Type
Program.
Ten student speakers will ad-
dress the graduation assemblage
when Seniors receive diplomas in
exercises at 8 p. m. Friday at the
First Baptist church in a new
type of program that will replace
the conventional “speaker” ser-
vices held in previous years.
Thirty-three seniors of Aransas
Pass High school will receive
diplomas. _
Helen Miller, Rose Mae Yoder,
Russell Mathisen, Dewitt Comp-
ton, Dwight Hazlett, Farene Ku-
bena, Theda McSpadden, Joe
Keepers, Elian Tyson and Dor-
is Brannan will each speak on a
topic taken from the general sub-
ject, “Education and Democracy.
The' program will not exceed an
hour, school authorities declare.
Dr. Walter Noble, head of the
school board, will present the di-
plomas, while Principal W. T.
Henry will make awards and
recognition to students. Special
music will be given by De Alva
Mae Etheredge and Janice Ayres
in a duet and Mayme Mae Ridg-.
way in a solo on tke piano, while
Emma Jane Bertsch will play a
violin solo. . .
Rev. J. K. Ridgway, who last
Sunday preached the bacca^u^
reate sermon to an
400 attendance, will give in-
vocation and Dr. Francis M. Da-
vis, Presbyterian church, will
give the benediction.
Graduates Hamad
Graduating wW
Norvell, RusseJQ Math Rose
Mae Yoder, Claude Duplissey.
Sadie Brassell, PrKdy.jgell
art, Dewitt Compton. Helen Mil-
ler. Coy Hart, Nelda B Adamson,
Jack fate, Barney Farley. Theda
McSpadden, Helen’ Henry, Lola
(Continued on Page 8)
Honors
Six high school seniors will
attend their yraHnatinrt pypr-
cises Friday night as candi-
dates to receive the valedic-
torian and salutatorian honors,
Principal W. T. Henry said.
They are Farene Kubena, Hel-
en Henry, Dewitt Cdmpton,
Bernice Neely, Joe Keepers
and Lola Jean Scevers.
Contrary to a policy of form-
er years, the honor students
will not take speaking parts in
the new “vitalized” program,
but will be named and recog-
nized from their seats in the
First Baptist church auditor-
ium.
The students will not be
known until final examination
grades are determined Friday.
In former years, the final grade
period has not been tallied for
the naming of honor students.
Political activity in San Patri-
cio is gradually taking shape, af-
ter one of the slowest starts in
recent years, although no one
seems to know just why. How-
ever many blame President Roo-
sevelt’s delayed announcement
as setting a new idea.
As filing date nears, June 15
being the last day for county and
precinct candidates to file,
only four « county offices are
lacking opponents in the county.
M. W. Williams for tax assessor-
collector; H. M. Jackson, for
county cleric; J. L. Hamilton, for
district clerk; and A. D. Aikin,
for county judge, so far have no
opposition in cheir race for re-
election to these offices. Rumor
persists that some of these will
draw opposition before the filing
deadline June 15.
The race for sheriff promises
to be the most hotly contested of
the county races, with S. F.
Hunt running for re-election, be-
ing opposed by his opponent of
two years ago, J. E. Holbrook.
Of perhaps major importance
15 Aransas Pass will be the race
between W. E. Tedford, seeking
re-election as county commis-
sioner, and M. E. DeVilbiss of audit.
Gregory-• The importance of
this office to Aransas Pass no
d6ubt.will create much interest
plea which none perhaps
will hear.
The old, sure that it does not
matter to them; shall they listen?
Or shall our voices reach to
the married, sitting in the snug-
ness of their homes, in the as-
surance that they shall not be
called?
Only to us who can do nothing
can it matter most.
Only to us who do not want
war, who do not want to die but
who must be protected against
death, can these things be im-
portant.
That is why we, youths who
are free and who have never
begged for anything, are plead-
ing now.
Someone who knows the mean-
ing of the loss of freedom, the
hurt of the loss of loves and
dreams and the ideals of youth—
maybe He will hear.
They shall not ask us If the de-
fenses of this nation should be
strong enough to protect those
who will have to fill Jhem and
fight off any potential enemy.
They shall not ask us if we
believe guns should be the most
modern maker if 100,000 fighting
planes with as many men to man
them should be built and trained
for any eventuality.
They shell not ask us if we
wish the strongest nsvy on earth
as a shield against the greed of
the world.
They shall not ask us if we
believe our army should be the
moat complete, modern and ade-
quate equipped of any nation.
They shall not ask us if we
wish ’strong national defense
while the government is spread-
ing its millions into every con-
ceivable project.
Only when the world has be-
come a hell-hole of destruction,
despair, hunger, greed and hate;
only when our inadequacy shall
have cost millions of lives; only
when others reach into our very
homes and say. “This is ours,
we must protect it for you;’’ only
then shall they find need of us.
The politicians who believed
the soapbox more important than
the safety of their nation; the
“leaders” who did not care that
our coastlines were improperly
guarded and our guns insuffi-
cient for the demands of modem
defense; those who asked peace
but demanded it at the price of
inadquate arms; all these shall
call to us. - «
Other nations, knowing of our
poorness of defense, and our
richness of reserves, shall call
with them.
And our friends — the politi-
cians, the leaders the “peace-lov-
ers"—all these shall don a pat-
riotic smile, shall salute and
beckon:
“Come my son, it is your time
to die for your country.”
And, if war is our destiny, we
shall die, willingly, unfalteringly,
with no feeling of cowardice
We fhsll not question them or
complain.
We shall die for we believe in
and love these United States of
ours.
But may the damnation of all
the dead who shall have died
uselessly rest on the heads of
those who leave us unprepared
to protect ourselves.
No. 5 Carlock is
norted to Drill 8,500
1 Foot Test
Afldit Shows City
With Increase in
Assets of $2000
Total Assets Set at
$647,122 With Debt
of $145,700., •
Girl Scout Growth
Shown hy Council
(Continued on Page 8)
Shop Here
Webb Brae. Grocery:
Crackers, pound -
Salt Jowls, pound-
Hominy, two cans-
Houghton's Food Stores:
Butter, pound
Pork Roast, pound _
Soap, five bars _
Pick | Pay Grocery:
Freeh Corn, eix ears
Shortening, 4 pounds
Flour, M pounds
X. »t G. Grocery:
Pig Liver, pound
Milk, 3 large
Smack Dog Food, 6 for_25c
Bexley ,ft Warren Orooery:
Sugar, 5 pounds _»-10c
Apples,
Fan<£
Earn Ch«
Full Cream Cheese, lb.
Morrison's Food Store:
Crisco, S pound can...
Flit, quart
CORRECTION
, The Progress wishes to cor-
rect the inaccuracy of the stery
appearing in last week’s Pro-
gress pertaining to the Mass
Meeting called by the city of-
ficials. After examining the
minutes of the meeting we
find that the story was mis-
leading in many respects, par-
ticularly as to remarks of Com-
missioners Hicks and Crumly,
and apologies art herewith of-
fered.
The Progress, after discuss-,
ing the matter with Commis-
sioners Hicks and Crumly, feels
sure that their one idea was to
call a mass meeting that the
people might endeavor to Work
out a plan acceptable to the
voters pertaining to the sea-
wall bond issue, and Were in
no way trying to antagonize
the citizens of Aransas Pius.
__
We Invite
To see, “It’s a Date”, at the
Rialto ^Sunday and Monday,
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Priour of
Aransas Pass This notice
clipped from The Progress
tfMMMmfjinip * anam
An increase of nearly $2,000 in
total assets as compared to last
year with an excess of $518,145.45
assets over total current liabili-
ties and funded debt revealed the
City of Aransas Pass in a heal-
thy financial condition this week
in an audit submitted by Frank
W. Beiken, city clerk, and the
mayor and commissioners. The
audit was made by W. A. Kie-
berger and Henry Patton, local
accountants. \
—A total asset of $674,122.10 as4Girl
compared to the last report of
$672,349.05 was. reported in the
Cash on deposit in the
bank was $45,113.19, as compar-
ed to $45,889.47 last year while
total permanent assets were set
at $526,487.82. Both of these
figures record increases over the
put report.
Total funded debt was $145,-
700, including seawall and other
issues, with an excess on hand to
retire all outstanding seawall
bonds due June 15, this year.
The evaluation of permanent
assets is taken from an estimate
made to the Federal government
in 1933, by (he mayor and com*
miss loners with additions and
Improvements, with allowance
lor depreceiaUon since 1937.
The rapid growth of the Aran-
sas Pass Girl Scouts from a mem-
bership of* 14 last September to
an organization planning to in-
corporate soon with 125 mem-
bers was recalled at a council j
meeting of the troops Tuesday,
night. Fourteen leaders are
directors of troop branches of an I
organization now chartered as a|
unit of the national movement.
Outstanding among the accom-
plishments of the year’s program,
which will conclude June 1 for
the summer months, have been
two musical programs under the
direction of Miss lone Patterson,
a year book edited by senior
members, the Father-Daughter
banquet by Troop Two, the
Mother-Daughter banquet by
Troop 5, a Mother’s Day enter -
ip Tnree, two
by Troop One
A deep test in the
bell lands, reported for 8,500
shared major interest in IT
ansu Pam field this week
townsite producer and a n
cation within the city
Throughout the field two
pletions and three location*
made as seven rigs were u
Southern Mineral* No.
lock, 105 faat from th* M
line and 650 fast from
west line of tract 8,
th#
ln* .
shale at 8,120 Mat In
test. If drilled
will be the first tart in
zon in the McCampbell and
ton 6c Danforth land*.
Atlantic Oil
to 8,80
field in May 1028,
abandon it
the drill stem because
sive gas pressure. The well,
No. 4 Murray, was finally
pleted at 7100 feet.
COMPLETIONS
Texas Atlas Petroleum
psny No. 1 Conn Broi
block 753, drilling
the Aransas Pam townsite,
completed to storage with
tlal output of 97 barrel*
thru a 3-16 inch choke
hours. Premures were
pounds on the casing ai
pounds on tubing from
tions at 7,141-51 feet.
F. A. Gillespie ft Sons
Grief, center of lot IS, block
of the Burton ft Danforth sut
vision, was completed to
ungauged with 800 pounds
sure on the * tubing and
pounds on the casing,
tions were made at 6810-20
LOCATIONS
Marr Oil
Mull, center
I of the Burton ft Danforth 1
1 tracts, was waiting on
casing after rigging up
inactivity in drilling in the
F. A. Gillespie 6c Son*
Atlantic Oil Company at
a drilling to 8,800 fart
“ f 1938, but 1
after losing part
m because of •»
Brown,
district
tainment by
Trooi
Scout camps
and Five and a city-wide court of
yards by Troop One.
Particular thanks to the com-
They Sty
MRS. BEN r. YODER: I think
the high school choral group,
is one that Aransas Pass should.
be proud of.
LESLIE SORENSON: I antici-
pate immediate success for
the ^ incorporation of the Aran-
sas Pam rodeo club, judging
from response given it to date.
' • —
E. D. RICHMOND: It
time for the seawi
committee to be abl* to present
a good plan to the people, but
there is
involved and V left of study
must be i
ir-\
by Troop On<
cull
munity for contributions to the
troops and to the general fund
were given by the codhcil. Addi-
tional equipment added to the
Girl Scout House has included
furnishings, a mimeograph ma-
chine and a mimeoscope for re-
production work.
MRS. 8HOOP RENAMED
HEAD VFW AUXILIARY
Mrs. Ide Shoop. Corpus Christi,
past district president of the Wo-
men’s Auxiliary of the Veterans
of Foreign Wan and a member of
the Aransas Pam chapter, was re-
elected to that office at the dis-
trict convention at Harlingen
early this week.
Attending the
here were Mr. and Mrs
Howard, Mrs. Charles Bowne and
Mrs. Cyril Peltier.
feet from the southeast line of '
23. block 217 of the Burton
Danforth subdivision.
Texas Atlas No. 1 Conn
lot 5, block 761 in townsite
ing district 19, was waiting
surface casing as a new
for the townsite.
DRILLING ACTIVITY
Southern Minerals No. 6
Campbell, between lots 1 an
tract 74 of the McCampbell
tate, was drilling below 7,K
feet.
Puertora Oil Company !
Losoya. lot 12, block 762 of
site drilling district 20, had
mented plug in the hole
ed at 7,324 fert.----
Bay-Tex Oil Corp. No. 1
son Davenport, on the lihe
tween lots 2 and 8, block 811 a
the Burton and Danforth tracts
W 4
was swabbing
around 7134 feet.
Bay-Tex No.
Green, on the line betwi
and 6, block 211,
was coring at
(Continued on Page 8)
If Jl
Heard
meeting from
Mrs. "Blackie”
BUNNY INN TO OPEN
HERE SATURDAY NIGHT
Announcement of the
of the Bohemian club
and the change of
Inn was announced this week by
S. F. ‘Box of Taft, with opening
scheduled for Saturday night.
The Southern Playboys orchestra
wUL be featured.
The Inn is to be remodeled and
redecorated, will remain open 24
N. D. Sanford stop whirtlki
long enough to answer, Kigl
as well be,” when someone ml
ad him If he wa* happy _a lad
woke un at 2:00 a. m. ----
and couldn’t go bade to
until after 4:00 for
about the plight of the AHi*e
our chance* for entering the
--the ladies softball
a big success and some real
players
mKKjjufl
qualified
and government
d for the lemt trai
time
ited oi
time I
erine
caught
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