The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 28, 1973 Page: 1 of 18
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THE ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
Northern Gateway
To Padre Island
Nat’l Seashore Area
Boosting Aransas Pass, Ingleside and Port Aransas Yesterday, Today and Tommorrow
VOLUME 85—NUMBER 2
• ECONO CLAM POSTAGE
PAID AT ARANSAS PAM. TEXAS
ARANSAS PASS. TEXAS 78338. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 28. 1873
15c P«r Copy (Plus Tax)
CPL To Open New
Building Monday
Central Power and Light
Company employees this week
began moving equipment into
the company’s new business
office at Houston and Wilson
Streets and expect to have the
move completed by the week-
end.
That was the word today from
John Ross, CPL manager here.
“We’ll be open for business
in our new building on Monday,
April 2,’’ Ross said. “This
office is another indication of
our confidence in the growth
of the Aransas Pass, Ingle-
side and Port Aransas areas.”
The CPL official said the new
office was designed to provide
more efficient customer ser-
vice.
The new structure features
molded concrete construction,
a drive-in window and “ade-
quate parking.” The building
architect was Arlin Yeager,
Deadline Near
For Car Tags
If you are one of those who
haven’t registered your motor
vehicles for 1973 yet, time is
running out. The deadline for
purchasing 1973 Texas license
plates is 5 p.m. Friday, March
30.
And, judging from the number
of plates sold so far there’s a
very good chance you will find
yourself standing in line the
rest of the week and parti-
cularly on Friday.
While state law allows you
to drive your motor vehicle
until midnight Saturday, March
31 with ’72 tags, there will be
no sale of the license plates
th^t day because county offices
are closed on Saturday.
Clerks in the San Patricio
County sub-office at 245 S.
Commercial Street and in the
special Aransas county office
on North Commercial adjacent
to Holiday Inn Motel reported
tag sales “at about the same as
they were this time last year.”
Margaret Weber, Aransas
County tax assessor-collector,
opened the special office in
Aransas Pass/for the sale of
the license plates to local citi-
zens whose residences are in
Aransas County “as a con-
venience.”
“Otherwise they would have
to come to Rockport,” Ms.
Weber said.
All clerks agreed that
“people just wait until the last
minute to register their cars
so they end up having to wait
in line.”
Remember, the deadline is
5 p.m. Friday, March 30.
formerly of Aransas Pass.
Ross said the company has
also just recently completed
other major construction loc-
ally for customer service de-
pendability. Among these are
main circuits through Ingle-
side and additional equipment
in the Ingleside sub-station.
“We also have in service
now a new 69,000 volt trans-
mission line with submarine
cable to Port Aransas,” he
added. “In Aransas Pass we
have completed a new sub-
station at Euclid and Nelson
Streets.”
“Naturally we are very proud
of our new business office head-
quarters in Aransas Pass,”
Ross declared. “Anopenhouse
is planned for the general pub-
lic after we get settled.”
Large Field From Which To Choose
AP Citizens To Elect
New Mayor, 4 Councilmen
THERE WASN'T MUCH WAITING Monday to buy 1873 Texas motor vehicle
license plates at the San Patricio County office in Aransas Pass but the lines
were growing longer today and those who wait until the deadline on Friday,
March 30 can expect a delay. Both San Patricio and Aransas County tax assesssor-
collector offices will close at 5 p.m. Friday and vehicle tags cannot be purchased
again until Monday. April 2. Since April 1, the official deadline falls on Sun-
day, motorists wiU have until Monday, April 2 to display the ’73 Ugs but those
plates not acquired before the March 31 deadline will face a penalty.
Some 2,490 residents of
Aransas Pass will be eligible
to go to the polls next Tuesday
to select a new mayor and four
councilmen from a large field
of 11 candidates.
The poll—at City Hall—will
open at 7 a.in. and close at 7
p.m. William Moore has been
named presiding judge and Gene
Durbin as assistant judge.
Voters may choose their new
mayor from J. M. Attaway,
Incumbent councllmanand may-
or pro tern who is owner of
City Machine and Iron Works,
Inc.; Jeffrey R. Smith, an in-
surance company debit mana-
ger; and Martin Haskett, an
attorney, Precinct 6 justice of
the peace and city attorney for
CENTRAL POWER ft LIGHT COMPANY will open its new office building in
Aransas Pass at Houston and Wilson Streets on Monday, April 2, it was an-
nounced Tuesday by John Ross, local manager. The moving of equipment began
early this week and is slated to be completed by the weekend.
Early-Day College Recognized
By Texas Historical Marker
An official Texas Historical
Marker for Bay View College
will be erected at 2:00 p.m.
March 31 at Portland, accord-
ing to announcement by Lester
W. Prokop, president of the
Texas State Historical Survey
Committee.
This marker, awarded thr-
ough a special Legislative ap-
propriation, recognizes the out-
standing work of the San Pat-
ricio County Historical Survey
Committee headed by State Rep-
resentative Leroy J. Wieting
of Portland.
Rep. Wieting will unveil the
Bay View College Historical
Marker at 2:00 p.m. Saturday
in Portland at T. M. Clark
Elementary School, 1100 Aus-
tin Street, which was named
for the early educator, T. M.
Clark, who founded Bay View
College in 1893. The 27 x 42-
inch plaque will indicate that
the college was located on the
bluff overlooking Corpus Chris-
ti Bay, some three-fourths of a
mile from the school.
Truett Latimer, executive
director of Texas State His-
torical Survey Committee, will
attend the unveiling which is
part of the three-day Portland
Pioneer Festivities.
The plaque reads as follows:
1 MILE SOUTHEAST WAS
SITE OF BAY VIEW COLLEGE
An important school of the
Coastal Region, founded for
scattered South Texas ranch
children, by Thomas M. Clark
(1856-1943) and Alice Yantis
Clark (1857-1913), of the family
that founded Texas Christian
University. The Clarks util-
ized 2-story “Hotel Portland”,
opened 1891 but soon idled by
national business recession.
With Mrs. Mollie Allen Turner
See "MARKER” page 3
Savings Bonds
Sales in County
Total $20,603
According to Mr. Charles
A. Spencer, Chairman of the
San Patricio County Savings
Bonds Committee, February
sales of Series E and H United
States Savings Bonds totaled
$20,603 while sales for the two-
month period were $39,383 for
11 per cent of the 1973 sales
goal of $340,000.
Aransas County during Feb-
ruary had sales of $5,909, ac-
cording to Fred Bracht, Aran-
sas County Savings Bonds
Chairman. Sales for the first
two months of 1973 amounted to
$14,173 for 24 per cent of the
year’s goal of $60,000.
Texas sales during the month
amounted to $21,221,162 com-
pared to $19,273,003 during
February 1972—an Increase of
10 per cent. Sales for the
first two months totaled
$45,148,051 for 21 per cent of
the yearly sales goal of $216.6
million.
Committees Report Progress
Signals On ‘Go’ For 73 Aransas Pass Shrimporee
SEEN
. .. beautiful fields of BLUE-
BONNETS blooming at Ingle-
side-On-The-Bay ... the
ARANSAS PASS JR. LULAC
operating a very successful car
All signals were go on the
1973 Aransas Pass Shrimporee,
reports from committee chair-
men meeting at noon Tuesday
revealed.
John Ross, Chamber of Com-
merce vice-president, who pre-
sided in the absence of Cooper
f / « K Herndon, president, told the
wash Saturday afternoon at the ^ ^ 'from ^
Tip Top and expressing their
thanks to all that patronized it
... a large crowd attending
a press party Friday evening
at the newly ownedSANDOLLAR
in Rockport ... a note from
the C. B. ALFORDs in Vin-
ton, La. saying how much they
enjoyed reading The Progress
... the Las Vegas party at
LIVE OAK COUNTRY CLUB
was well attended . . . VIVIAN
SHELDON attending a meeting
wearing her golf cap . . . MRS.
W. M. NELSON of Belton visit-
ing about with old friends . ..
the DARCE HEALTH SPA an-
nouncing its Grand Opening for
Friday, March 30 and Saturday
March 31... DARRELLSMITH-
EY driving a new Monte Carlo
... a local golf pro on his way
to the grocery store ... pretty
shrubs around INGLESIDE
CITY HALL . . .
reports “this year’s Shrimp-
oree Is certainly going to be
the biggest and best we’ve ever
had.”
The 22nd annual event—a
three-day salute to the shrimp-
ing Industry—will be held May
11,12 and 13.
Ms. Willa Faye Kutschke, a
Chamber director and chairman
of the beauty contest for the
celebration, said that eight
merchants had agreed to donate
trophies for the winners in the
age divisions of the beauty con-
tests. Donors include: Aran-
sas Marine Ways, Bandy Drugs,
First State Bank, George Clark
Chevrolet, Lone Star Beer,
Loyd Richardson Construction
Company, Pearl Beer and
T-Mo’s Fashions.
Ms. Kutschke said the Aran-
sas Pass Woman’s Club, which
is sponsoring the beauty con-
test, reported that contestant
entry or application forms are
now available at the Chamber
of Commerce office, from the
Woman’s Club, Box 501, or
from her at Taylor Furniture.
She also announced that Cor-
pus Chrlsti Television Channel
3 newsman, Larry Mack Ray
will be master of ceremonies
for the beauty contest. Ray Is
8 Commercial Fishermen Caught
In Surprise Raid at Laguna Madre
A recent “lightning-like”
raid on the lower Laguna Madre
by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department game wardens re-
sulted In the apprehension of
eight commercial fishermen
using illegal gill nets and trot-
llnes.
Stephen G. Reed, director of
law enforcement for the PWD,
said 34 game wardens in 14
boats, assisted by three air-
planes, confiscated 30,000-feet
of illegal trotline and 1,600-feet
of illegal gill nets.
“The total lo6s to the Illegal
AP Native Appointed To Special
Duties In Area Catholic Diocese
The Rev. Lawrence E. White,
a native of Aransas Pass, has
been appointed as “Diocesan
Director of the Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine” by
Bishop Thomas J. Drury of
Corpus Chrlsti, It was an-
nounced Monday.
Father White, who is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
White of this city, is also as-
sistant pastor of Corpus Christ!
Cathedral and has served in
that capacity since August 1970.
He was ordained May 9, 1970
and celebrated his first Mass
of Thanksgiving at his home
parlso of St. Mary Star of the
Sea Catholic Church in Aran-
sas Pass.
He received his Master of
Arts degree in Theology in
1979 from St. Mary’s Univer-
sity, San Antonio, following
earlier studies at Corpus
Christl Minor Seminary and
Assumption Seminary in San
Autonio.
“Our C.C.D. program is a
joint lalty-clergy effort to teach
the faith to a comtemporary
society,” Father White ex-
plained. “As Diocesan Dir-
ector, I will assist pastors In
their catechetical training pro-
grams in the 71 Individual par-
ishes and 45 missions of the
Diocese. This religious in-
struction is given in various
classes—for children, youth
and in adult education—each
having their own level of spir-
itual development.”
Bishop Drury pointed out that
the C.C.D. offices are located
at 1424 Baldwin Blvd. (oppos-
ite Del Mar College) to provide
educational supplies, an audio-
visual central library and
sample program text materials
for the parishes.
Father White will be assisted
in providing teacher-training
courses and workshops
throughout the Diocese by As-
sociate Director Sister Nancy
Johnson, I.W.B.S.; Sister Fab-
iola Ganyou, M.M., Audio-
Visual librarian; and Ms. Leo-
nor Quesada, secretary. Ms.
Genevl?ve Reinhardt is the Lar-
edo area coordinator.
In ad-li 'on to his duties as
assistant pastor at Cathedral,
Father White has been associ-
ate editor of the Texas Gulf
Coast Catholic, the Diocese
newspaper.
the City of Ingleside.
Political hopefuls seeking one
of the four council positions
to be filled Include: (as their
names will appear on the bal-
lot) W. W. Brooks, an incum-
bent and owner of T t R Vend-
ing Company; John Tijerina, a
note teller at First State Bank;
Robert Sullivan, a 35-year-old
former Air Force flight in-
structor now working toward a
geology degree at Texas A t 1
and parttime employee of
K Mart; Joe Yoder, an emp-
loyee of Reynolds Metals; Joe
Buckmaster, an incumbent and
owner of a shrimp boat fleet;
Fremont Johnson,ownerof Bio-
graphy Press; Bill Howe, owner
of Howe Electric Company; and
Jack Yardley, a commercial
fisherman.
Smith, at 24 years of age, is
the youngest man to ever file
as a candidate for a munici-
pal office.
Sullivan, Yoder, Johnson and
Yardley are all “Independent
candidates”, as are Smith and
Haskett, the mayoralty hope-
fuls.
Attaway heads a “slate”
known as the “Action Party”
seeking the mayor’s post. The
“Action Party” council candi-
dates are incumbents Brooks
and Buckmaster; and Howe and
Tijerina.
While Tijerina’s name will
appear on the ballots since
they’ve already been printed
and absentee voting Is under
way, the bank employee con-
firmed a report this week that
he has accepted a position as
assistant cashier with Robstown
National Bank. He said he Is
due to assume his new duties
on April 16 but his family would
not be moving from Aransas
Pass until after the current
public school term Is out In
June.
Should Tijerina be elected,
he would serve on the council
until he moved his residence
to Robstown and following that
resign. Upon his resignation
the council would have to call
a new election to fill the vac-
ancy.
See “ELECTION” page 3
Absentee Voting
For AP Election
Ends Friday
If absentee voting Is any
indication--and it usually Is
--the turnout of voters In next
Tuesday’s municipal election
to choose a new mayor and four
councilmen for Aransas Pass
will be light.
City Secretary Ruth Rolls
said Tuesday afternoon she had
had only five absentee ballots
cast in the April 3 election.
There are an estimated 2,400
eligible voters in Aransas Pass.
Ms. Rolls pointed out that the
deadline for balloting absentee
is 5 p.m. Friday, March 30.
Absentee votes should be cast
at her office at City Hall.
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Father Thomas Meany of St.
Mary Star of the Sea Catholic
Church announced that Bishop
Thomas Drury of Corpus Chrls-
ti will once again preside over
the Blessing of the Fleet on
Sunday afternoon.
See "SHRIMPOREE” page 6
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fishermen was approximately
$3,400 in equipment,” Reed
said. “In addition, the game
wardens picked up several hun-
dred feet of improperly marked
trotlines and are now trying to
determine the owners so that
cases can be made.”
The PWD official said be-
sides the eight commercial
fishermen caught, the raid “put
an undetermined number of Il-
legal commercial fisherman at
least temporarily out of bus-
iness.”
AP SHRINE CLUB OFFICERS — New officers of the Aransas Paas Shrine Club
were installed Friday night in ceremonies at Little Bob’s. The Divan of A1 Amin
Shrine Temple in Corpus Christi was in charge of the installation with Potentate
Floyd Foster officiating. Pictured above are ( 1 to r) Ed Duty, 2nd vice president;
Lynn D. King, president; Bill Johnson, 1st vice president; and F. C. Herndon,
secretary and treasurer. Other officers installed that are not pictured are Don
Fowler chaplain, and directors, John Griggs, C. A. Kinkade, Roy Tyler, Harry
Alloway and A. G. Gardner. A reception preceded the installation with approx-
imately fifty people attending.
The time and meeting place
has been changed for Brownie
Troop No. 81, It was announced
today. A spokesman said be-
ginning next Monday, the meet-
ing will begin at 4:30 p.m.
and will be held in the Sugar
Shack
HEARD...
. . . MARCHEVA KING cel-
ebrated her birthday Sunday
with a party at her children’s
home in Kingsville . . . MRS.
E. M. REED celebrated a birth-
day Monday . . . MRS. IONA
HAHN celebrated her 90th
birthday Sunday in Waco . . .
very few absentee votes have
been cast for the approaching
elections in both Ingleside and
Aransas Pass ... the dead-
line for buying car license is
drawing close and a large num-
ber of cars are still wearing
the old tags . . . MILDRED
SPEARS was a lucky winner
Saturday ... Fire Chief PETE
MARTINEZ thanking everyone
who attended the benefit bar-
becue Sunday . . . WALTER
and ZELDA EASTON JR. ara
new grandparents ...
WORKING ON THE BACKDROP for the 1973 Aransas Pasa Shrimporee beauty
contest stage are Norman Arnold, a Chamber director who la also chairman of
the stage committee for the beauty contest. Aa Arnold paints, he gets s little
advice from Ms. Willa Faye Kutschke, beauty contest chairman. The Shrimporee
beauty contest will be held at 6 p.m. at Rooaevelt Stadium on opening day of
tha three-day celebration — Friday, May 11.
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