The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 20, 1975 Page: 2 of 16
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Farm Road 1069 at Hwy 35
ransas Pass Phono 758-5354
gleside Phone 776-2171
OLEANDER..20% off
BOTTLE BRUSH
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62.95 1 Gal.____£1.95
59.95 5 Gal_______£7.95
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The PROGRESS—Aransas Pass, Texas
PAOE TWO — WEDNESDAY. AUQ. 20. INI
City Okays Drawing
Highland Ave. Plans
Plan* and specifications for
paving and curb and gutter will
be drawn up by engineers,
although curb and gutter may
be eliminated if the funds are
not available
Aransas Pass city council
Monday night approved having
engineers draw up the plans and
specifications for the entire
project, including the curb and
gutter.
Councilman F.N. Turnbough
in making his motion to give the
go ahead for drawing up of
plans and specifications also
stated that if the money is not
available for curb and gutter
this should be deducted from
the plans.
Last month, the council was
not sure whether it would have
curb and gutter on the street or
have ditches on each side The
curb and gutter, although more
expensive, would extend the life
of the street.
Al Holguin, city manager,
said that he had talked to
property owners on Highland
Avenue and that owners of 4,200
linear feet of property are In
favor of curb and gutter and he
has been unable to contact two
owners.
Holguin recommended that
the curb and gutter go on the
plans and specifications as a
deductable item and that he be
allowed two or three weeks to
see if he could get the collection
from property owners He later
said he doesn’t recommend an
assessment program and said
he would try to get the money in
advance In escrow
Mayor J M Attaway ex-
plained to the audience that
Highland Avenue had been torn
up when the county drainage
district had made some
drainage improvements and if
the paving is done without curb
and gutter it "will be an endless
source of trouble."
In order to do a first class Job,
he said, the city needs to go in
and see if the property owners
will help.
The city has met with the
county drainage district to see if
it can help out financially on the
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DR. JOSEPH F. CONIGLIO
ORTHODONTIST
ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF
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PRACTICE OF ORTHODONTICS
PHONE 854 1165 HWY 181 S. FRONTAGE ROAD
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project and is scheduled to meet
with the county commissioners
to also seek help
Attaway said if the drainage
district, the county, and the city
each contributed a third of the
cost a good job can be done on
the street.
It is estimated that a
"turnkey job" can be done for
$63,000 Including paving and
curb and gutter Between
112,000 and $13,000 would be for
curb and gutter.
"I feel the drainage district
and the (county) precinct
should come up with some
money, after all they tore it
up," said Attaway. He also said
that at a meeting with the
drainage district last week
there "was not much
response."
Holguin told the council that
Community Development funds
will now be used for Bigelow
Street improvements and so the'
$10,000 the city had allocated for
this could be switched over to
the Highland Avenue project
He also noted that if bids come
in low on the Oak Park drainage
project then funds can also go
from this to Highland Avenue
work
He said all he needed is the go
ahead to authorize engineers to
draw up plans and specifi-
cations if the curb and gutter Is
a deductive alternate.
Turnbough then moved to
give the engineers the nod on
the project and was seconded by
councilman Bill Howe
Schools...
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what they left when school
closed last May. Not only are
the walls a different color but a
number of new features have
been added to classrooms to
brighten them and make them
more comfortable
The outside of the building
has been sandblasted New
paint has been added to the
exterior of several of the
buildings on the camput^md the
gym floor has been reiT
FULTON LIONS CLUB members are getting ready for their 25th annual fish
fry slated Sunday, August 24. The public is invited to join the Lions and enjoy
a fish dinner beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Fulton Park.
For the first time In 64 years
this fall there will be no students
in what is well known as May
Allen School. The building
vacated by students last spring
now houses the administrative
offices for the school district.
Council...
Continued from pg. 1
now and I am for it."
Turnbough then said that the
city has managed to allocate
funds for other things, "but we
can’t take care of our
personnel."
Howe then asked what is
wrong with asking the people
who have to pay for it vote on
the retirement program
Marshall then said "Why not
call an election on other rate
increases." He said they had
been elected to make the
decisions.
Turnbough then said "I don't
know of any of us who are trying
to run it (the retirement
program) over anyone,” refer-
ring to a remark by councilman
Howe Turnbough then moved
to adopt the retirement pro-
gram and was seconded by
Marshall.
In the voting, Howe and
Attaway voted against it,
resulting in a 2-2 tit.
Attaway then said the
decision would have to *811
until there is a full council
present.
The water rate increase was
also listed on the agenda for
consideration. However, since
the council failed to pass the
retirement program it did not
consider the rate increase since
it is meant to finance the
program.
The water rates as proposed
were: $3 75 for 2,000 gallons,
now $3.50, $5 95 for 4,000
gallons, now $5 60, $8.15 for
6,000 gallons, now $7.70, $10 35
for 8,000 gallons, now $9.80,
$12.55 for 10,000 gallons, now
$11 90; $17 90 for 15,000 gallons
now $17; and $23 15 for 20,000
gallons, now $22.00
The rate increase proposal
was designed to obtain pro
jected yearly revenue of
$13,939.20 for the retirement
program.
Rockport D.A.V.
Chapter Organized
Disabled American Veterans
organized a new chapter in
Rockport Saturday. Chas.
Irwin, Jr., Region V com-
mander, was in charge of the
election of officers and also
installed them.
The officers installed were
Cecil Graves, commander; J.F.
Metzger, senior vice com-
mander; W.B Allen, junior vice
commander; Frank McLeod,
adjutant - treasurer; J.E
Bowles, chaplain; and Bill
Agee, officer of the day
The new chapter will meet on
the first Tuesday of each month
at the Rockport V.F W Hall
A special organizational open
meeting will be held Saturday,
August 23, at 7 pm. An
invitation is extended tit the
public to attend.
Mrs. Christine Wyninger,
adjutant-treasurer of Region V
Auxiliary, was present to give
details about organizing an
Auxiliary.
Other members from Ingle-
side’s Wm O’Farrell D.A.V 179
attending were Andy Wyles,
Arlene Fisher, and Melba
Wylie.
Deaths...
Continued from pg I
period of 1975. This compares to
four for the same period of 1974.
A total of 373 accidents were
investigated by the Texas
Highway Patrol in this district
during July 1975. In addition to
17 persons killed there were 235
people injured in the 14 fatal
accidents and in the 124
persona) injury accidents
There were 235 property
damage only accidents investi-
gated by the Texas Highway
Patrol.
A Comparison Summary of
accidents investigated by the
Texas Highway Patrol for the
first seven months of 1975 shows
that the number of fatal
accidents increased by 22.
The number of people killed
reflects an increase of 31. (120 in
1975 as compared to 89 in 1974)
There Were 1377 people
injured in the first seven
months of 1975 as compared to
671 in 1974
There was an increase of
personal injury accidents. 745 in
1975 as compared to 671 in 1974.
Property damage only type
accidents reflects an increase of
163 (1525 in the first seven
months of 1975 as compared to
1362 in 1974)
Total accidents of all types
investigated by the Texas
Highway Patrol for the first
seven months of 1975 shows an
increase of 259 over the same
period of 1974
WE
HAVE
MOVED
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NAYLOR’S
316 S. COMMERCIAL
To better serve our many customers
we are moving to larger offices located
at Naylor’s Furniture Co., 316 S. Commercial,
Aransas Pass. We invite you to come by
and visit us in our new location and
register for a Free TV to be given
away Sept. 19.
TEXAS’ LARGEST
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Our New Address:
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(in Nayler's Furs, a Hdwe.) 758-3238
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(In Navlor'a Furn. 4 Hdwe.) 758-3238 8
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From The Progress tiles
TEN YEARS AGO
ROBERT S KINNEY NEW EPISCOPAL PRIEST-IN-CHARGE
New priest -in-charge of the Church of Our Saviour, Episcopal,
in Aransas Pass is Robert S Kinney who for the past three years
has served a church above the Arctic Circle in the wilds of Alaska.
Rev Kinney arrived in Aransas Pass Monday with his wife and
two children, a daughter, six, apd a son, four. Rev Kinney will fill
Ihe pulpit recently vacated by the Rev. James P. Giddings, who
moved to a San Antonio church.
COACH BRIGHTWELL SAYS PANTHERS ARE LIGHT BUT
SHOWING GREAT SPIRIT
After 10 days of football practice, head coach John Brightwell
indicated he is very well pleased with his 1965 Pan.hci squid.
"They’re light but have a fine attitude and are demonstrating
great spirit and determination.” he said. Brightwell said the
number of boys reporting for practice this year is the largest
since he has been coaching here. Fifty-two reported on August 16
and only four have dropped out.
PLANNING APPLICATION FOR SECOND URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECT IS READY
A planning application for a second urban renewal project in
Aransas Pass has been prepared and will be filed today with the
Housing and Home Finance Agency in Fort Worth. The
application asks for $106,531 in federal funds for survey and
planning in connection with a proposed marina type subdivision in
the flats area southeast of Aransas Pass business district. The
proposed development which is classified as an open land project,
contains 140 acres.
JERRY HOUSE COMPLETES SCIENCE COURSE
Jerry House, seventh grade teacher at May Allen School, has
returned to Aransas Pass from Greenville, N.C. where he
completed a six-week institute at East Carolina College which
offered specialized courses in biology, physics, and earth
sciences.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
TURNBOUGH ON LEOA BOARD
Chief of Police F.N. Turnbough was advised today that he has
been elected to the board of directors of the Law Enforcement
Association of Texas. Aransas Pass is the smallest city to be
represented by an office or director of the association.
Headquarters of the group are in Fort Worth,
FOUR STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEND SCHOOL
Four members of the Aransas Pass High School student council
attended a five-day school for student councils at the University of
Texas August 1-5. Sharon Mathisen, Mary Studehan, David
Bayless and Ronnie Durbin were the representatives from here.
Scott R. Ellis sponsored the group.
FERRY, DOCK BIDS DUE BY SEPTEMBER 23
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Bids on construction of a new ferry and two new docks for the
Habor Island-Port Aransas run will be opened Sept. 23, Nueces
County Engineer Jesse Lawrence said late last week. The new
facilities will be financed by a $250,000 bond issue approved by
voters in Road District No. 4, Nueces County, recently. Similar to
existing ferries and docks, plans for the new ones were approved
last month by the Coast Guard.
NAVY MEN VISIT JAPANESE CITY
James F Sanders, Jr., seaman USN, son of Mr and Mrs.
James F Sanders, Sr. of Aransas Pass, and Frank J Flagg,
fireman apprentice USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Flagg of
Ingleside, visited the Japanese city of Kobe in early August, while
serving aboard the Seven Fleet flagship USS Saint Paul.
DIRECTORY
ARANSAS PASS CHAPTER NO. 182
Staled Meeting. O. E. S.
First and Third Thursday, 8:00 P. M.
Masonic Temple, West Wheeler Ave.
Members are urged to attend. Visitors Cordially Invited
Mrs Kay Tyler, Worthy Matron Mrs Helen Moss, Sec
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The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 20, 1975, newspaper, August 20, 1975; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth996555/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.