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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
1
The start of the Texas International Fishing Tournament has been moved to Friday morning August 4 due to bad weather. Late registrants can still sign up at the South Padre Island Civic Center. The blessing of the fleet is at 7:30 a.m. and boats gather opposite the Coast Guard station.
San Benito Masonic Lodge No 1064 will confer Master Mason degrees Friday at 7 30 p m at the Lodge Hall. Bishop John J Fitzpatrick will perform the rites aboard a Coast Guard Cutter and blessing boats. A follow-on procession will navigate Brazos de Santiago Pass into the Gulf. Jaycee fish fry is set for 5 to 7 p m Friday.
Local Jaycees announce the Inter American Forum to be held in Harlingen on August 18 19 and 20 marking a Texas Mexico Jaycees collaboration. Registration costs 10 for members and 5 for wives with invitations for 21 to 35 year old men to join Port Isabel Jaycees. Meetings occur at 8 p.m. each Thursday at the Merchants Marine Bank.
The city commission adopted an ordinance calling for an election on selling the sewerage system to Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1. The vote is set for August 19, 1972 at City Hall with Mrs. Clyde Privett as presiding judge and Mrs. Pascual Cisneros as alternate. The panel also approved a lease purchase of a Caterpillar D4 from B D Holt Company for the sanitary landfill at $6,000 trade in and $491 monthly for 48 months.
Laguna Vista Civic Club meets at the public library on July 27 1972 to discuss park improvements. Members consider donating a drinking fountain to Roloff Park and benches for the area but take no action. They review windbreak oleander planting and a village directory project.
Mary Elizabeth Keller daughter of W P Keller attended a Belton Texas orientation at Mary Hardin Baylor College for first time entrants this fall. The event included testing and orientation meals recreation and a parent orientation with College President Dr Bobby E Parker and officials greeting students and parents.
Coast Guard personnel assign three crew members to enforce security and inspect dock facilities for fire hazards and oil pollution. Jack A. Clink Gene Melly and Tom Fowler operate a 16 ft Boston Whaler under Warrant Officer L G Duke to conduct watersite facility inspections and assist in keeping the area clean.
The Silver Tarpon High School Band starts rehearsals the week of August 7 with day sectional sessions and evening marching and full band practices. A full band meeting is set for 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the band hall with no instruments needed. Contact Mr. Mireles if you cannot attend.
The county will implement a state funded food stamp program January 1 1973 with a pilot in Hidalgo County starting December 1 1972. Officials estimate annual county savings around 100000 and a possible 10 to 15 percent rise in food sales once rolling.
Attorney General Crawford Martin rules that county grand juries may report only on criminal matters. Brownsville officials received the ruling at the El Paso county attorney's request. Sheriff Boynton Fleming and others defend the limit while grand juries face criticism over bail bond forfeitures and jail facilities.
Karl Jaquillard, 65, died Saturday in Toledo after a lengthy illness. A former Port Isabel resident, he operated a local grocery store for years and later worked as a fisherman. He was a Masonic Lodge member. Survivors include wife Dorothy and three children. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Neville Funeral Home in Toledo.
Jaycee president Roger Villarreal and members attended the Jaycee Summer Board Conference in Beaumont Texas July 28 to 30. U S Senator Lloyd Bentsen spoke at the banquet honoring five outstanding young Texans including former Brownsville resident Dr Ruben Gallegos. Over 800 Jaycees and wives attended the Grand Ball at the Red Carpet Inn Beaumont.
The Cameron County FWSD No 1 Board of Supervisors approved a policy to disconnect service for delinquent accounts after notice. A $5 reconnection fee applies, plus a $10 extra deposit for disconnected accounts. The deposit for new accounts increased from $10 to $20 to recover funds on residential properties.
Tax Collector Johnny Snow said there is still time to register for the general election in November while noting it is too late to register for the August 26 county road bond election. Voters have until October 7 to register for the presidential contest, and those who changed precincts must re register after 30 days.
All Port Isabel high school boys in athletics for 1972 73 must report to the fieldhouse at 4 p m August 7 for physical exams. Those missing a physical must arrange their own examination at their expense. The Cameron County Health Department weekly report lists ten cases of strep throat, two of hepatitis, four of amebiasis, and one case of rubeola.
The contract to dredge the Intracoastal canal from Port Isabel to Port Mansfield and tributaries is expected to be awarded to Lloyd W. Richardson Construction Co. of Aransas Pass. The low bid of 281,987 came in under the 294,865 estimate, with the next bid at 477,849. Work should start by mid September and finish by May 1973, restoring 13 miles of channel to 125 feet wide and 12 feet deep, and reopening the South Bay water exchange pass to five feet deep and 200 feet wide.
Mrs. Ann Gann, former director of Cameron County Legal Aid Office, is appointed attorney for the county juvenile probation department per supervisor Mrs. Frances Pinkerton.
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