The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1976 Page: 1 of 16
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Voters Make Presidential
Choice At Polls Tuesday
Students at Aransas Pass High School will be voting Friday to elect their 1976 Homecoming Queen who will be announced during
the Aransas Pass - Refugio Friday night game. The students will make their choice from four duchesses. Duchesses include (L-R)
freshman Yolanda Garza, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Narciso Garza, sophomore Becky Yeamans, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Doug
Yeamans, junior Angie Elsberry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Elsberry, and Allison Bruney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Bruney.
Aransas Pass voters will join
millions of voters across the
nation Tuesday as they go to the
polls to make their choice for
the man who will be inaugu-
rated in January as the nation’s
leader.
Polls in Aransas Pass will be
located at city hall for precinct 6
voters and at the school
administration building (old
May Allen School) for precinct
15 voters. Elton Ivicic and L.R.
Nedbalek will be election
judges.
The item of greatest interest
is, of course, the presidential
race. In addition to the well
publicized and oft heard from
Democratic ticket of Jimmy
Carter and Walter Mondale and
Republicans Gerald R. Ford
and Robert Dole, there are
some lesser known names on
the ballot for the presidential
office.
The American Party candi-
date for president is Thomas J.
Anderson whose running mate
is Rufus Schakelford. Peter
Camejo is the Socialist Workers
Party’s presidential candidate
and his running mate is Willie
Mae Reid.
Eugene J. McCarthy is an
Independent candidate for the
ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
Boosting Aransas Pass, Ingleside and Port Aransas Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
VOLUME 68— NUMBER 33
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
PAID AT ARANSAS PASS. TEXAS
ARANSAS PASS. TEXAS 78336. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1976
15c Per Copy (Plus Tax)
Homecoming Tilt Pairs Panthers,
Highly Ranked Refugio Bobcats
Last summer when the pre-
season prognosticators were
making their predictions for the
upcoming football season, Re-
fugio and Bishop were rated the
top contenders in District
30-AA.
Now that the season is coming
into the home stretch it turns
out they were half right.
Refugio is in it; Bishop is not.
Refugio's Bobcats have per
formed pretty much as ex-
pected while the Bishop
Badgers have never measured
up to their preseason potential.
Popping up to replace the
Badgers as Refugio’s strongest
competitors are the Aransas
Pass Panthers.
Whether it will be the
Panthers or the Bobcats who
eventually represent 30-AA in
the playoffs could be decided
this Friday night when Aransas
Pass hosts Refugio in Panther
Stadium
Both teams will take the field
for Friday’s 8 p m. kickoff with
unbeaten (4-0) records in loop
play, but Refugio, whose Bob-
cats are ranked among the AA
top ten, probably will be the
favorite
"They’ve got a good ball club,
but I feel like we can win it,”
commented Aransas Pass Head
Coach Bill Martin. “But we’ll
have to put together a real good
effort."
Halloween Carnival Set
For Saturday Evening
Inclement weather will not
dampen the prospects of a
successful Halloween Carnival
this Saturday when the Aransas
Pass Parent Teacher Organi-
zation holds the annual fund-
raising event at Kieberger
Elementary School Arrange-
ments have been made to place
the game booths inside the
school building along with the
spook house, white elephant
sale, refreshments, and other
activities planned for the
carnival, which has been sche-
duled from 4 p m. until 9 p m.
The only activity to be held
outside this year will be pony
rides. Late October carnivals in
previous years have been
hampered by high winds and
rains, so the booths being
located inside the building will
serve as an improvement over
previous operating conditions
Items are still needed for the
white elephant sale and for the
arts and crafts booth. Contri-
butions, for these and other
activities may be made by con-
tacting the Halloween carnival
chairman, Mrs. Annelisa
Pruitt, or the PTO president,
Mrs. Maria Smircic.
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Martin said he thinks the
Panthers may have been
looking ahead to Refugio last
Friday when the Mathis Pirates
kept things close in a 6-0
squeaker
“If we play like we did
Friday, they’ll beat us," said
Martin “We didn't play good
defense at all. We weren't
aggressive enough We just laid
back and waited for 'em to
come to us. We were the
’attackees,’ not the attackers."
Martin said the Panthers will
have to be much more aggres-
sive, both defensively and
offensively, to defeat Refugio.
"I think we re capable of
beating them, but we re gonna
have to play up to our extreme
capability and maybe even
beyond our capability.”
The Panther mentor de-
scribes Refugio’s Bobcats as
strong in all aspects -- tough
defensively while fielding a
well-executed, balanced of-
fense.
“They haven’t beaten any-
body too badly, but they have
beaten everybody. They don’t
do anything too fancy, but they
do it well. And they don’t make
many mistakes,” said Martin.
The coach said the Panthers’
problem will be stopping the
Bobcats’ running attack which
relies heavily on power sweeps.
But he also noted that Refugio
can muster an efficient aerial
See “PANTHERS” P-7
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MAKES OFFICIAL VISIT - Eugene Engels of Corpus Christi.
district governor of District 2-A3 Lions International (renter in
top photo) made his official visit to the Aransas Pass Lions Club
on October 20. Pictured with the district governor are Deputy
District Governor Lawrence Balderas of Corpus Christi (left) and
Moreland Bexley, president of the Aransas Pass Lions Club. In
bottom photo District Governor Engels is shown addressing the
local club. The speaker was introduced by Lion Bexley who also
recognized four new club members They are Jack Herndon of
CPL; Jerry House, high school instructor; Charles Winslow, local
manager for Great Western Finance; and John Huerta, local
manager for HER
News Brief . . .
Democratic voters who lack
transportation to the polls next
Tuesday, Nov. 2, will be
provided with free auto rides to
and from their homes, accord-
ing to plans announced yester-
day at Democratic Head-
quarters in Aransas Pass.
Lists of voters who need the
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rides to and from the polls for
any reason and of those auto-
mobile owners who will be
available to drive them are
being kept at headquarters, at
Commercial and Goodnight.
The phone number is 758-2022.
Also,, on election day, phone
758 5403 or 776-2075.
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READY FOR OCCUPANCY -- 38 units, or 19 duplexes, for the elderly have now been
completed and Aransas Pass Housing Authority officials were to meet this afternoon with
the contractor to sign the papers and take possession of the units. While the housing units
are ready for occupancy, the community room (below) is still in the stages of being
completed, but should be ready soon
For Spoil Site
Corps Inspects Golden Palms,
Making Cost Estimates Now
City officials are again
hopeful that the Corps of
Engineers will use the Golden
Palms urban renewal land as a
spoil site when the Corps begins
deepening of Conn Brown
Harbor.
The city first met with the
Corps of Engineer representa-
tives in early July over the
possibility of using the Golden
Palms land for a spoil site. The
city was not at that time given
any official word that the newly
suggested spoil site would be
acceptable to the Corps and
three other sites had already
been approved.
At that time city officials
were also fearful that delays in
obtaining environmental re-
ports and completing studies for
the proposed use of the urban
renewal land would cause the
Corps to use the funds for
projects in other cities.
Two weeks ago city officials
and the Corps' engineers, cost
analysts, and environmentalists
met for an on site inspection of
the Golden Palms land, and now
city officials feel theife i$ again
a possibility that this land will
be okayed by the Corps as a
spoil site.
City manager A1 Holguin said
Monday the Corps has offered
the city four alternatives for use
of the land in the dredging
project The first alternative is
to built a dike nine feet in height
around the area to be used
This would include providing
a spillway on the southeast
Robert Weaver Resigns Post
With Council of Governments
Robert R. Weaver has
resigned as executive director
of the Coastal Bend Council of
Governments. He has accepted
a position as vice president and
general manager of the Central
City Development Corp. of
Beaumont
Weaver came to the CBCOG
four years ago from the North
Central Texas COG at Arling
ton Under his direction, the
local regional planning agency
has drawn up the first compre-
hensive plan (or the delivery of I
human resources in the region;
gotten under way the most
presidency. He has no running
mate.
The next item on the ballot for
voters is the race for United
States Senator. Incumbent
Lloyd Bentsen, Democrat, is
facing Alan Steelman of the
Republican Party, Marjorie P
Gallion of the American Party,
and Pedro Vasquez of the
Socialist Workers Party.
In the race for the U S.
Representative, District 14,
incumbent John Young, Demo
crat, is being challenged for his
post by Republican L. Dean
Holford
The race for Railroad
Commissioner involves four
candidates. They are Jon
Newton, Democrat, Walter
Wendlant, Republican, Fred
Rodriguez Garza, La Raza
Unida Party, and Pat O’Reilly,
Socialist Workers Party.
The only other contested race
is the one for State Senator, 20th
District, between Carlos F.
Truan, Democrat, and James T.
(Jim) Smith. Truan defeated
Mike McKinnon who currently
holds the post in the Democratic
primary run-off Smith is from
Ingleside-on-the-Bay.
Other names on the ballot, all
running without opposition,
include:
Jack Pope for Associate Jus-
tice, Supreme Court, Place 1.
Don Yarbrough for Associate
Justice, Supreme Court, Place
2
James G. Denton for Asso-
ciate Justice, Supreme Court,
Place 3.
John F. Onion, Jr. for
Presiding Judge, Court of
Criminal Appeals.
Truman Roberts for Judge,
Court of Criminal Appeals.
W T Phillips for Judge, Court
of Criminal Appeals (unexpired
term).
Leroy J. Wieting for State
Representative, District 41.
Mrs. A T. Leveridge, Jr. for
member, State Board of
Education
Paul W Nye for Chief Justice,
Court of Civil Appeals, 13th
District.
John H. Flinn for District
Attorney, 36th Judicial District.
Richard D. Hatch for San
Patricio County Attorney.
Wayne Hitt for San Patricio
County Sheriff.
Davis Vickers for San
Patricio County Tax Assessor -
Collector.
Voters will also have the
opportunity to decide on two
proposed amendments to the
Texas Constitution
Although submitting a pro-
See "ELECTION" P-2
Housing For Elderly
Ready For Occupancy
corner of the land and two 30
inch concrete reinforced pipes
on Lot 8. Block 711.
The second alternative is
placing two 30 inch pipes on the
urban renewal land located
immediately north of the Tony
Kunitz house w'here the city
owns property.
The third alternative offered
See "GOLDEN PALMS" P-2
extensive water quality plan-
ning that has been done here;
merged the Economic Develop-
ment District with the COG and
intensified efforts to obtain
grants for local governments
and loans for private business;
sponsored the creation of a
Health Systems Agency for
South. Texas; coordinated
Crime Prevention work
throughout the region; carried
out the functions of an Area
Agency fqr the Aging; worked
in Crjminlal Justice and Drug
Abuse planning: opened up the
See WEAVER" p 7
If all went well this afternoon,
then families will probably
begin moving into the Housing
Authority low-rent units for the
elderly on Yoakum Avenue
tonight.
John Meredith of the Housing
Authority said yesterday morn-
ing, that the Housing Authority
would meet this afternoon with
the contractor to take over
possession of the units.
If everything went well at the
meeting, then the units are
ready and families will begin
moving in. In fact, one family,
has already put up curtains in
preparation for the move
The project includes 38 units.
Of these units. 36 are one
bedroom and two are two
bedroom In addition to the 38
units, there is a community
building included in the project.
Some work remains to be
completed at the community
building, but this should be
completed soon.
Free Engraving
Offered Again
Operation Identification will
continue this Saturday, Oct 30.
in Aransas Pass
Blackie Schultz, of the city
council’s crime prevention
committee, again will offer free,
engraving of personal items at
his welding shop located at
Wheeler and Commercial.
From 9 a m. to 12 noon
Saturday, anyone wishing to
have his driver's license
number engraved on items such
as radios or tools may bring
them to Blackie’s Welding Shop
and have it done free of charge
Operation Identification pro-
vides an identifiable serial
number which aids in returning
lost or stolen property to its
rightful owner.
FHA Collects
$300 For
Cystic Fibrosis
The Cystic Fibrosis fund
drive by the Future Home-
makers of America of Aransas
Pass High School has been
reported a success after the
girls collected $300.
The money was sent to the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in
San Antonio. The Future Home-
makers thank all those who
donated and especially to all the
businesses.
The units were started in June
1975 and were scheduled for
completion in March of this
year, but delays stalled the
completion for six months. The
company which held the
contract for the project went
bankrupt and the project was
completed by Willie E. Hiller of
Marble Falls.
According to Meredith, all the
units have already been
assigned.
SEEN
We Invite . . .
We invite to be our guests at
the picture, “Jaws”, showing
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
Oct 31 and Nov 1 and 2, at the
Rialto Theatre, Ruby Huff-
meyer and guest
This notice, clipped from The
Progress, will serve as your
admission.
two former residents
making the Corpus Christi
headlines this week. EVELYN
LYMAN with her new cosme-
tics studio and RIP SLACUM
with his wooden duck decoys .. .
a large bunch of beautifully
dressed small dolls to be used in
the HALLOWEEN DOLL
WALK on October 30 . . . lovely
RACHEL LITTLEJOHN in a
becoming white dress at a
recent meeting a license
plate on a Buick that read U B
NICE KATHY RATLIFF
driving a new orange Monte
Carlo . . ' . the beautiful
5-year old weeping willow tree
at the home of Mr and Mrs.
HARVEY HOLLAND, 1122
West DeBerry, blown down and
destroyed by the forceful gale
winds last week some
rain-dampened tennis players
and golfers Sunday afternoon .
a number of local EASTERN
STARS leaving Sunday lor
Grand Chapter in Fort Worth . .
HEARD. ..
... a meeting of the ARANSAS
SHRIMP ASSOCIATION will be
held Saturday night at Duzich's
Little Bobs, those planning to
attend should call 758-3673 . . .
FELIX and BESS TURN-
BOUGH were very impressed
with the Beeville Western Week
parade last Saturday the
Haunted House party usually
held at BOB HERNDON’S will
not be set up this year due to its
falling on Sunday and other
activities in the community . . .
SHERRY DAVIS an eighth
grader was on the A honor roll
. . . spontaneous/applause for
CARLOS TRUAN during his
speech at the Democratic
Women's banquet last Thurs-
day night a Silver Tea to
benefit the EMERGENCY
CHILD WELFARE FUND is
being planned for November 13
at the Merle E Smith Junior
High School Cafeteria in Sinton
HARRY CRENSHAW of
Winnemjucca. Nevada, w rot(*
how proud he was of his wife,
Carla,/who won four blue
ribbops and a purple qne for her
crochet work we should all
turn ours clocks back l hour
Saturday night
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