The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1973 Page: 1 of 16
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THE ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
Northern Gateway
To Padre Island
NatH Seashore Area
Boosting Aransas Pass, Ingleside and Port Aransas Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
VOLUME 65—NUMBER 32
• ICOND CLAM POSTAGE
UD AT ARANSAS PASS. TEXAS
ARANSAS PASS. TEXAS 78338. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1873
lie Psr Copy (Pin* Tax)
VANDALS STRUCK at Aransas Pass High School Monday night by knocking
out about 15 window panes and tearing the wooden frames at Compton Hall
and in the main high school structure. Above, Bill Kucera, a member of the
custodial staff of the school, inspects the damage at Compton Hall.
APHS Hit By Vandalism;
Turnbough Offers Reward
Aransas Pass police were
busy today attempting to
apprehend the vandal or
vandals who Monday night
broke out window panes, tore
out window frames at Aransas
Pass High School and caused
damage to the automobile of a
high school teacher.
Police Chief Felix Turnbough
said Tuesday that he is offering
a $50 reward for information
leading to the arrest and
conviction of the person or
persons responsible for both
acts of vandalism.
The police chief said the
destruction apparently took
place about 9:30 p m. or Just a
few minutes earlier as reports
of hearing broken glass were
called into the police station at
HEARD...
. . PAULINE TAYLOR
celebrated her birthday in
Hawaii . . . RENE SWANN and
her team consisting of Cleo
Barr, Helen Wilhelm, Esther
Kirkham and Kay Meyer, won
the Ladies Scotch Foursome at
Live Oak Country Club with a
score of 75... RUTH JOHNSON
is receiving treatment in
Doctor's Hospital in Corpus
Christi . . . POLICE CHIEF
FELIX TURNBOUGH so upset
over vandalism acts at Aransas
Pass High School and upon a
teacher’s auto that he’s offering
$50 reward for information
leading to arrest and conviction
of vandal or vandals responsi-
ble ... congratulations in order
to DR. C.L. ROTH for being
named to WHO’s WHO in
TEXAS this year . . . also that
members of ARANSAS PASS
LIONS CLUB very happy over
their annual "mop and broom”
sales project last weekend . .
CATHRYN and ROBBIE
ROBINSON really enjoying
their new home at Lake Mathis .
. . . VIOLET missing husband,
DANNY ALEXANDER after he
had to leave and return to Army
duty at Fort Hood . . .
that time. One caller, whose
voice was described as that of a
young male called, reported the
vandalism, then laughed and
hung up the telephone.
Turnbough said the automo-
bile of the victimized teacher,
who resides nearby at 442V* W.
Yoakum Avenue, had the rear
window smashed by "a heavy
tool of some sort.” Two of the
tires on the vehicle were
slashed and damage to the two
tires was estimated at $125.00.
Sgt. Rudy Rameriz and
Patrolman Leroy Grumbles of
the local police force investi-
gated the vandalism at the
school immediately after re-
ceiving the first call from a
resident who hoard the falling
glass.
"We’re not going to have this
type thing going on in Aransas
Pass,” Turnbough declared.
“It’s not only expensive, causes
inconveniences and damages
but it is senseless and we’re
going to find the person or
persons responsible.”
Chief Turnbough asked that
anyone having any information
SEE “VANDALS” P-2
Yule Overseas
Mailing: Deadlines
Designated
The first deadline for mailing
Christmas packages to mem-
bers of the U.S. military
overseas or friends and rela-
tives in other countries is
November 1, Aransas Pass
Postmaster Myron Ramey
announced today.
"We have 19 different
deadline dates for different
parts of the world,” Ramey
explained. “If you plan to mail
packages and want to be
assured they are delivered by
Christmas Day then you must
mail by the designated dead-
line.”
The postmaster said the
different dates are set for
various locations in the world
and that persons who plan to
mail Yule gifU anywhere
outside the United States should
contact the post office by calling
758-3788.
“When we’re told where the
package is to be sent then we
can tell the person inquiring of
the deadline,” he added. “We
urge all our citizens concerned
with this matter to call as soon
as possible.”
As an example cited by
Ramey, the November 1
deadline is for packages going
to Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Saudi
Arabia and Turkey and all
international surface parcels to
Africa and the Near East.
Parcels and greeting cards to
locations inside the United
States including Alaska and
Hawaii have the final deadline
of December 15 to be assured of
delivery by Christmas Day, the
Vote At City Hall
postal official added.
tss Your Clocks Bach 1 Hour
Central Standard Time Cornea
Back At 2 kM. Sunday, Oct 28
Aransas Pass area citizens-
like all Texaili-will get back
that hour they lost last April
when the clocks were run
forward one hour to put the
state on Daylight Savings Time.
The lost hour will be regained
officially at 2 a.m. Sunday,
United Gas Asks
Rate Hike Here
A rate hike from United Gas,
Inc.-which provides Aransas
Pass with gas for heating and
cooking and business and
industrial usage-is scheduled to
be requested by the firm when
the next city council session is
held November 5.
Elton Ivicic, local United Gas
manager, said the firm had
already made application to the
city for the rate adjustment.
“The identical adjustment of
50 cents per customer per
month is being requested in 38
incorporated cities and towns in
the company’s South Texas
Division," the manager de-
clared. "As you can readily
see, the adjustment is small and
will produce only that addition-
al revenue that is required to
keep the company even with its
cost of increases in salaries and
wages since our last adjustment
here.”
Ivicic continued: My com-
pany is caught up in the same
inflationary trend affecting all
individuals and businesses, and
our costs have advanced much
faster than could be offset by
improved operating efficien-
cies. Our principal increases in
costs have, of course, been the
increases in wages and salaries
paid our employees, but in
addition to that, postage, taxes,
insurance, materials and all
other costs have increased
substantially.”
The Aransas Pass gas
company manager said the
company feels it has done "an
excellent job over the years in
controlling its costs.”
"For example,” he added,
“since 1942 the consumer price
index for all consumer goods
and services has increased 156
percent yet our residential gas
rates in the South Texas area
have increased only about
one-third this much.
Large Turnout Expected
In City Bond Elections
CONSTRUCTION CREWS were busy Monday pouring pre-set sections of con-
crete bulkheading for the second phase expansion and improvement of Aransas
Pass’ Conn Brown Harbor, City Manager Gay Walker standing at the end of
one section was making an inspection tour of the work, which is being done on
the south end and east side of the harbor. The harbor will be dredged out to
the placement of the bulkheading and an access road paved on the left.
October 28 when Texas reverts
back to Central Standard Tjme.
Most persons have found the
simplest thing to do to correct
the time change on all time
pieces is to just run their clocks
back one hour when they retire
for the night Saturday. That
way their clocks and they, will
be on time for any Sunday
activities.
It'll mean an extra hour of
sleep for most folks but those
who work night shifts will have
to spend an extra hour on the
job.
The conversion to Daylight
Savings Time each year on the
last Sunday in April was
designed to provide citizens
with more daylight time during
the spring and summer months
for outdoor activities.
Now that fall is here, state
law reverts to Central Standard
Time on the last Sunday in
October.
So don’t forget! Change your
time pieces by running them
back an hour before going to
bed Saturday night. If you want
to be official about it, you may
set your alarm clock to ring at 2
a.m. Sunday, get up, and run
the clocks back to 1 a.m. at that
time.
Big Plans Said
In Making’For
PTA Carnival
The Aransas Pass Parent-
Teacher Association president
today announced plans are
being made for “one of the
biggest and best Halloween
carnivals held here in years on
October 27.”
"This year’s carnival again
under the PTA-sponsorship will
be Saturday, October 27 at
Kieberger School,” Mrs. Phil
Stovall, president, declared.
“Several new booths are being
added this year including a side
SEE "CARNIVAL" P-2
We Invite ...
We invite to be our guests at
the picture, "Scorpio", showing
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
Oct. 28, 29 and 30 at the Rialto
Theatre, Geo. M. Elizondo and
guest.
This notice, clipped from The
Progress, will serve as your
admission.
Indications today are that
more Aransas Pass citizens will
go to the poll Saturday (October
27) to cast their ballots in a
municipal bond election than
have voted in any previous
election here since the presi-
dential election in November
1972
With some 2,500 registered
voters in the city, evidence of
high interest in Saturday’s
election for issuance of a total of
$650,000 in bonds is expected to
draw more voters than in any
previous four city elections held
this year. In each of the other
four, less than one-quarter of
the eligible voters made the
trek to the poll. /.'■
On Saturday, local citizens
are being asked to approve a
$500,000 general obligation bond
issue, a $100,000 revenue bond
issue for municipal water
system improvements and a
AP Lions Club
Broom Sales
Gross $1,500
Aransas Pass Lions Club
members sold approximately
$1,500 worth of mops and
brooms and other related
products last Friday and
Saturday in the club’s annual
“mop and broom” sale money-
raising project.
That was the word today from
Dr. C.L. Roth, project chair-
man.
“We don't have our v” fipwe
at this time but our gross sales
are in the neighborhood of
$1,500,” Dr. Roth said. “We are
most pleased at the response to
the project from individuals,
business firms and industries.
We received a number of large
orders from industry, business,
the city and school system. We
are very grateful.”
Receipts from the project will
be used for the civic organiza-
tion’s civic and charitable
programs among them provid-
ing aid to blind children in the
form of purchasing eye glasses
where a family is not able
financially and in support of the
Lions Clubs of Texas Crippled
Chrildren’s Camp at Kerrville.
$50,000 bond issue for improve-
ments to the city sewer system.
The ballot is set up in three
different propositions allowing
a citizen to vote for all three,
against all three or to vote for
one or two and reject a third
proposal.
In the four previous city
elections this year-the regular
city council election, a Conn
Brown Harbor bond issue, a city
charter amendment election
and a special election to name
one councilman created by the
resignation of a council mem
her-only very light interest was
indicated by the number of
citizens who went to the poll.
The special election Septem-
ber^ to elect one councilman
SompU Ballot
only attracted 362 voters.
The bond election coming up
Saturday has been described by
city officials and members of
the 25-member citizens steering
committee as "most important
to the city’s future growth ”
City officials are asking for
the $500,000 general obligation
or tax bonds, to be approved so
SEE "BOND ELECTION” P-2
(Place an “X” in the square beside the statement in each
proposition indicating the way you wish to vote)
□ FOR
□ AGAINST
n for
□ AGAINST
□ FOR
□ AGAINST
PROPOSITION NO. 1
"THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 GENERAL OBLI-
GATION STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS”
PROPOSITION NO. 2
"THE ISSUANCE OF $100,000 REVENUE BONDS
FOR WATERWORKS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
AND EXTENSIONS”
PROPOSITION NO. 3
"THE ISSUANCE OF $50,000 REVENUE BONDS
FOR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVE-
MENTS AND EXTENSIONS”
HERE IS A SAMPLE BJUXOT showing three propositions which will be decided
by Aransas Pass voters in a apodal bond election Saturday. If approved, the bonds
win Improvements to the city's streets end drainage, water system and
■ewer system.
Controlled Shrimp Production
Harvest Sets New State Record
Some 100 persons witnessed
the first full shrimp harvest of
an experimental operation at
the new Barney M. Davis Power
Station of Central Power and
Light Company near Laguna
Madre last Friday afternoon.
The experiment-which is
equally sponsored by CPL,
Ralston Purina Company and
the Texas A4M Extension
Service-was described by offi-
cials of all interests “as
successful.”
From a one-half acre pond-
one of three being utilized for
the project at the power
station-a total of 2,348 pounds of
shrimp was harvested.
According to officials, this
yield computed on an acre
basis, would be 4,696 pounds and
SHRIMP FARMING HARVEST — These three men are shown as they removed
shrimp growr’ in one of three ponds at the Central Power and Light Com-
pany's new Barney Davis Power Station near Laguna Madre last Friday after-
noon. One, one-half acre pond, was drained for the harvest as officials of CPL,
Ralston Purina Company and Texas A AM Extension Service and news media
__________*- Ai---- 8ka Kerinael
a new state record for shrimp
raised under controlled condi-
tions.
"Shrimp farming can add a
new dimension to our econo-
my,” Barney Davis, CPL
president told the group “The
growth of agriculture in this
region is an important econo-
mic factor considering that
agriculture alone will bring
approximately $1 billion to our
economy this year.”
Davis described the poten-
iality of shrimp farming as
being "beyond our comprehen-
sion at this point.”
The shrimp harvested last
Friday were reported about 140
days old and averaged between
56 and 63 tails (less heads) per
pound The three-pond shrimp
production module was design-
ed by the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service personnel to
maximize the production capa-
bilities of shrimp by harvesting
two to four crops during a
SEE "SHRIMP” P-3
SEEN...
. . . FATHER THOMAS
MEANY back home and at
work after attending funeral of
his mother in New Jersey . . .
ARANSAS SCHOOL SUPT
RANDOW visiting with local
school officials. A C. BLUNT
and CHARLES HAMRICK
Tuesday .. everybody smiling
more after a week of bright sun
shine ... RICK MCNEIL
walking slowly down the street
apparently enjoying the
weather . . . BOB WARREN,
owner of new “poco bueno”
leaving for quick business trip
to San Antonio . . . CfTY
MANAGER GAY WALKER
making inspection of construc-
tion at expansion site at Con
Brown Harbor . . . Mayor Pro
Tern JOE BUCKMASTER pre
siding over last city council
session just like a pro due to
absence of MAYOR J.M
ATTAWAY who was out-of-town
... the WALTER EASTONs
leaving Monday for their new
home in Homer, La. ...
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