Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
Volume XIX
ARANSAS PASS, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, DECEMBER 7, 1928
Number 34
THE CITY OF CERTAINTY, WHERE SAILS MEET RAILS
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Judge McCloskey Indicted By
Bexar County Grand Jury
Ten indictments charging alterations
in election returns in the 14th District
Congressional District race between
County Judge Augustus McCloskey
(Dem.) and Harry M. Wurzbach,
(Rep.) incumbent, were returned by
the 94th District Court grand jury in
San Antonio Tuesday.
Judge McCloskey was charged with
altering returns in five precincts in
five bills against him. He made bond
before District Judge Robert W. B.
Terrell in 73rd District Court in the
sum of $7,500, or $1,500 in each of the
five cases.
Charles Ramirez, McCloskey’s sec-
retary, was indicted in four counts,
charging alterations of election re-
turns in four percincts. His bond,
which was posted by the signers of the
McCloskey bond, was fixed at $500 in
each case.
Elmer Wernette made bond of $1,-
000 in the one case against him, his
bond being signed by the same group
of attorneys and business men. Wer-
nette is a former city employe, but
did not have any official post in the
election it was said.
The indictments resulted from a
court of inquiry into alleged tamper-
ing with election returns instituted in
94th District Court by District Attor-
ney Lamar Seeligson after complaints
are said to have been made by sev-
eral election officials.
McCloskey was indicted for alleged
tampering with election returns in
precincts 13, 16, 20, 24 and 37.
Alleged altering of returns in pre-
cincts 13, 24, 37 and 16 was charged
to Ramirez.
fore the House Select Committee on
Campaign Expenditures that irregular-
ities were evident in 17 precincts and
that a conspiracy had been formed to
count him out.
McCloskey was declared elected to
Congress from the 14th Congressional
District by a plurality of 309 votes,
according to the canvassed returns by
the County Commissioners’ Court
Jack R. Burke, county clerk, testified
before the open court hearing that re-
turns to his office prior to the canvass
by the court had given Wurzbach a
majority.
It was brought out at both the
court of inquiry and at the congres-
sional hearing that envelopes returned
to the county judge’s office had been
opened or left unsealed. The identifi-
cation of these precincts was not made
in the testimony.
Congressman Wurzbach Tuesday
filed a petition for a re-canvass of the
returns by the County Commission-
ers’ Court, alleging that testimony be-
fore the select committee conclusively
showed that alternates and erasures
had been made on the reurns before
they reached the Commissioners’ Court.
He based his claim for a re-canvass
on the contention that the returns
made to the county clerk and copies
retained by the election judges consti-
tuted better evidence as to the out-
come of the election.
PORT ARANSAS OIL SHIPMENTS
Following shows the oil movement from Port Aransas for the
week ending Thursday, December 6:
Barrels
Previous shipment from September 1, 1928............................5,922,024.64
November 28, Ss John Worthington ................................. 87,988.65
November 28, Ss John Worthington, bunker ........................ 2,772.10
November 29, Ss J. C. Donnell ................................................ 109,424.40
November 29, Ss J. C. Donnell, bunker ................................ 1,643.25
November 30, Ss F. Q. Barstow ............ 105,075.94
November 30, Ss F. Q. Barstow, bunker ................................ 3,315.09
November 30, Motorship Canadolite ........................................ 105,088.32
3, Tug Gulfport, bunker ........................................ 63.95
4, Ss Pioneer ................................................................ 53,947.77
4, Ss Pioneer, bunker ................................................ 643.01
5, Ss L. J. Drake .................................................... 67,568.38
December 5, Ss L. J. Drake, bunker ....................... 3,686.61
December 6, Ss H. M. Flagler ................. 89,659.00
December 6, Ss H. M. Flagler, bunker ................................ 2,786.39
December 7, Tug Gulfport, bunker ........................................ 53.49
December
December
December
December
Total for week .......................................................................... 633,716.45
Grand total barrels ................................................................6,555,741.09
Grand total tons ........................................................................ 936,534.44 °
PORT IGLESIDE OIL SHIPMENT
Following shows the movement of oil from Port Ingleside for
the week ending Thursday December 6:
Barrels
Previous shipment from November 1926 ............................20,147,679.29
Total for week
None
Grand total barrels ............................................................20,147,679.219
Grand total tons .................................................................... 2,879,668.47
Rivers and Harbors Liberal
With Port Aransas and Corpus
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MAGNOLIA BRINGS IN BIG
OIL GUSHER NEAR APARR
Corpus Christi Caller, Wednseday:
An oil gusher, throwing 8,000 barrels
in twelve hours, was brought in at
4:30 o’clock Monday afternoon less
Wernette was indicted on the one \ than a half mile west of the new town-
count of altering figures in returns of | site of Aparr, near Benavides, said
precinct 18. j L. E. Candler, of the Aparr Townsite
District Attorney Lamar Seeligson i Co., here last night. The well was
said that he would have to consultl brought in by the Magnolia Petroleum
with the court before he could decide
on a date for the trial of the eases.
The indictments specified various
altei-ations and set forth the manner
in which they were made. They also
stated the difference in figures, which
represented discrepancies of from 10
to 60 votes in each precinct.
The election of Judge McCloskey
hinged on Bexar County, Wurzbach
having a majority of approximately
2,000 votes in the county, which the
Co. and the output was estimated
under*test of the driller, it was said
“Some difficulty was experienced
in getting the well under control,”
Mr. Candler said last night. “This
is the first big gusher to be brought
in in this field, although theer are
seven producers in the fields.”
Leases are said to have jumped
from fair premiums to much better
ones. The Sun Co. and the Texas
Co. are two other concerns operating
other 10 counties cut down to a lead i *n the field at this time, Mr. Candler
of about 200 on the face of returns ■said- Oil from this field has been
made to the county clerks. After the: Pimped into a pipe running from the
canvass by the county commissioners’ j Laredo district to Houston. Interest
court, Judge McCloskey was announced I was strong here last night in real
as victor with a majority of 309 votes, j estate circles as a result of the report
Wurzbach charged in a petition be- of new gusher in the territory.
Every Saturday
Until Xmas day you will find Exceptional
Specials from which to select your food
With Every 15.00 Purchase
You get a $2.50 Noma Christmas Tree Light-
ing Set for only $1.25. Take advantage of
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Look ’Em Over
Saturday Specials
December 8th, 1928
POTATOES, 10 lbs........................................21
MOPS, Cotton, each.....................................30
PECANS, good size, per lb....................... .19
CHEESE, per lb...................... 31
BACON, Swifts Empire................. .29
SYRUP, Brer Rabbit, No. 5 can.................41
SARDINES, 1 lb oval can........................12
Commissioner W. L. Hilliard
Opposes Sterling Road Bond
W. L. Hilliard, oc Taft, County Com-, does his Highway Commission change
missioner of this precinct, is radically j routes and build new concrete bridges
opposed to Sterling’s proposed $350,- within a half mile of splendid bridges
000,000 State Highway bond issue, and
already built, and spend $25,000 or
is out with a challenge to Sterling to more of the people’s money which
debate the question any where any
time and any place in Texas that
Sterling may designate.
Mr. Hilliard believes that the under-
lying purpose of the proposed stupen-
dous bond issue is to relieve the prop-
erties of the “big interests” from tax-
ation to build and maintain roads and
could be saved for these “more and
better” highways? Does Mr. Sterling
handle his own private fortune in this
manner? I would like to have Mr.
Sterling answer these questions.
“Where the people of a district have \
voted a certain amount of money to j
build highways and laterals with the;
to place the burden mainly on the! express understanding and condition
common people. It is also his belief
that the large cities and wealthy
counties of the State will reap benefit
of the bond issue and that the farming
communities and small towns and cities
will bear the brunt of the taxes, while
receiving the minimum benefit.
In issuing his challenge to Mr. Ster-
ling, the author of the proposed meas-
ure, Mr. Hilliard says:
“I am curious to know who is to
appraise the value of the present high-
ways in the respective counties which
are proposed to be taken over and
paid for by the State of Texas. Is it
to be the Commissioners’ Court of each
county, or the State Highway Com-
mission? I will request Mr. Sterling
to answer that question.
“Mr. Sterling proclaims that he is
that they are to get certain specified i
improvements, is it fair that the High-1
way Commission should substitute an- j
other project and increase the cost to j
such an, extent that the commissioners’ j
court cannot carry out the promise j
made to the people before the election j
and then want to use the funds so |
voted in a project which would not j
only be non-beneficial to the people
who voted the money, but on the other
hand, almost ruinous to these people?
I should like to have Mr. Sterling give
his views on this proposition.
“I wish to state that I am one pub-
lic official who believes in standing by
his promises to his constituents when
once made, and that I am against such
policies as have been demonstrated lo-
cally by Mr. Sterling’s Highway Corn-
Improvement of river and harbor
projects throughout the country and
their maintenance will require $50,-
781, 880 exclusive of the Mississippi
River flood control work, during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1930.
Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin submit-
ted estimates of the various projects
to congress today with his annual re-
port showing that $47,295,276 was ex-
pended on these projects in the year
which ended June 30, 1928, and that
$73,181,490 was available for the work
during the current year which ends
June 10, 1929.
Seacoast harbors and channels will
require $20,418,260, while the Missis-
sippi River system will require $20,-
033,000. Lake harbors and channels
will require $4,897,500 and internal
waterways $3,491,500.
The Texas projects listed are:
Johnson’s Bayou, no money being
spent this year, $7,000 asked for 1930:
intracoastal canal, $1,285,929 for new
work this year and $24,873 for main-
tenance, $350,000 for maintenance next
year; Galveston harbor, $224,513 for
maintenance this year, $212,300 for
1930; Galveston Channel, 70 per cent
completed, $416,500 for new work this
year with $150,295 for maintenance
and $355,800 for maintenance next
year; Galveston Bay-Texas City Chan-
nel, $257,496 maintenance this year,
$257,500 for 1930; Port Boliver Chan-
nel, $36,978 maintenance this year,
$23,500 for 1936; Double Bayou, $7,316
this year, $10,000 for 1930; Anahuac
Channel, $12,821 this year, $512,000 for
1930; Turtle Bayou, $14,700 for this
year,none for 1930; mouth of the Trin-
ity River, $25,644 this year, $24,800
for 1930; Cedar Bayou, $2,432 this
year, $6,000 for 1930; Clear Creek,
$12,203 this year, $6,000 for 1930 ; Bas-
trop Bayou, $2,631 for a survey this
year and $2,500 for maintenance in
1930; Freeport Harbor, $500,000 for
new work this year and $65,865 for
maintenance and $715,000 for main-
tenance in 1930; Aransas Pass-Cor-
pus Christi Channel, $332,605 this
year, $259,600 in 1930; Port Aransas,
$382,482 this year, $45,000 in 1930;
Brazos Island Harbor, $27,722 this
year, $11,000 for next year; Cypress
Bayou, $13,553 this year, $10,000 for
1930.
In addition, because of lack of
commercial navigation, no money is
being spent or sought for the following
projects: Pass Cavallo-Port Lavaca
Channel, Brazos River, Oyster Creek,
Hanna Reef, Chocolate Bayou and
Dickinson Bayou. The chief of en-
gineers also favors the abandonment
of the Guadalupe River project, which
was completed in 1912, because of lack
of commercial traffic.
During the year flood control sur-
veys were made of the Trinity, Braz-
os, Guadalupe and Colorado Rivers
and development surveys were made
at Brazos Island Harbor, Galveston-
Texas Channel, Colorado River, Hous-
ton Ship Channel, Baffins Bay, Brazos
River and the Intracoastal Canal
from Corpus Christi to Point Isabel.
ARANSA& PASS LIONS CLUB
HOLDS ITS SECOND LUNCHEON
The Lions Club of Aransas Pass held
its second Monday luncheon Thursday
at the Harrison Cafe at which a de-
licious chicken dinner w!as served, af-
ter which cigars were pasesd around
with the compliments of Lion Tate.
S. Castorina, of Point Isabel, and;
J. 'W. Eddins, representing Caldwell
& Co., of Nashville, fPenn., wei*e
guests of the Club and both responded
briefly to the welcome extended them
by President Rice.
On motion the time of holding lun-
cheon was changed to 11:30 to 12:30
o’clock, instead of 12:30 to 1:30 o’clock
as being more convenient for the ma-
jority of membership.
Lion Blankmeyer called the Club’s
attention to the fact that it was near-
ing the time for the annual purchase
of automobile licenses and suggested
that all auto owners should purchase-
their licenses in their home county, as
a portion of the fees were applied on
the maintenance of roads and high-
ways. Last year a great many auto
owners of San Patricio county pur-
chased their licenses in Nueces and
Aransas counties which were the ben-
eficiaries. For the convenience of
owners in this part of the county, the
county tax collector will be asked to
arrange for a sub-collector in Aransas
Pass.
The question of naming a date and
formulating an aoppropriate program
for Charter Day was left to a com-
mittee composed of Frank L. Clen-
dening, Dr. Jack DuBose and Olin
Newbury, and J. C. Cherry, Byrd L,
Minter and W(m. Kopperl were appoint-
ed a committee on membership.
Dr. H. H. Freyette and wife, of Ch
cago, who have been visiting Mrs. I
J. Spice, left Monday for a visit, wit
friends and relatives in Idaho an
Washington, after which they wi]
spend the remainder of the winter i:
Honolulu, Hawaii Islands. Wbil
here Dr. Freyette sold his 10-acr
truck farm on Avenue B to L. D. Ca\
itt, who has been leasing the tract fo
the past number of years.
for more and better highways with as j mission. I intend to stand by the
little cost as possible. All of us are j people, who in good faith voted these
in favor of these ^things. But if Mr. j bond issues and see that solemn prorn-
Sterling is sincere in this, then why j ises are kept.”
LOCAL BANKS INSTITUTE
MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE
The First National and First State
Banks of Aransas Pass, acting through
the San Patricio County Bankers’ As-
sociation, of which every bank in San
Patricio County is a member will insti-
tute the monthly service charge on
small accounts beginning January 1st,
1929.
The association unanimously agreed
on a charge of 50 cents per month on
all accounts carrying a balance of less
than $50.00. This service charge will
not apply to charitable and religious
organizations; children’s and savings
accounts on which there are deposits
only.
The service charge is not an inno-
vation: it is justified because it is
equitable, and it is made to cover
clerical and stationery expenses inci-
dental to bookkeeping on open accounts
upon which the banks have heretofore
sustained a loss. Banks in neighbor-
ing cities have been making this ser-
vice charge for many months and at
the rate of $1.00 per month for all
accounts under $100.00.
It is not the intent or purpose of any
of the banks belonging to the associa-
tion in inaugurating a service charge
to discriminate against the small ac-
count, to penalize, to drive it away
or to make money off of it. If that
was the idea, the monthly charge
would be more and the required min-
imum balance higher, as indeed they
are in the majority of other cities. The
1 intent and purpose of the charge is to
| partially compensate the bank in a
j direct loss to the bank each month.
J Perhaps a service charge will prove
i to be an incentive to a bank’s custom-
! ers to save a little more, manage a
j little better and thus get away from
i it. If not, they know the adavntages
! and conveniences of a bank account.
I In the absence of their maintaining a
j “break even,” if not a compensatory
! balance, the banks feel sure that the
j justice ofthe service charge will be
i apparent to all, for where else in the
i world can you get a responsible and
dependable bookkeeper that will fur-
nish you with convenient form of blank
checks with stubs and render to you
a statement each month together with
your cancelled checks for the small
sum of 50 cents a month.
A. J. BELL DIES SUDDENLY
IN BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
A. J. Bell, San Antonio attorney, |
dropped dead in the lobby of the El •
Jardin Hotel in Brownsville at mid-!
night Saturday, according to a tele-!
phone message received by the San i
Antonio Express.
Mr. Bell was in Brownsville on le- j
gal business in connection with estate ■
of James B. Wells, and Mrs. Bell was!
with him when he was stricken. He
was apparently in good health a short I
time before his death. The body will
be brought to San Antonio for burial.
Mr. Bell was in partnership with
his brother, C. L. Bell, and had offices
in the Brady building.
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Men's Clothes, Ladies' Dresses and Coats,
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—In fact our complete stock goes on sale
Saturday, December 8tb
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Warrick, W. E. Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1928, newspaper, December 7, 1928; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth847851/m1/1/?q=Bell: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.