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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1967
Page
1
From the Lighthouse columnist Raymond R. Murphy reports McKown secured reelection to the Port Isabel Navigation District board. The piece blends local humor and recollections as it notes community views and ongoing city life in Port Isabel.
July weather figures show 1967 totals and year to date against prior year. A July 4 entry records monthly and yearly totals with June comparisons and overall year-to-date amounts.
Port Isabel city commissioners honor the late Frank Hickman by redesignating South and Avenue to Hickman Avenue and renaming North Railroad Avenue to Railroad Avenue. The move aims to reduce location confusion with North and South Railroad Avenues and may include future East South and West South Railroad Avenue designations. The session also appointed Milton Ford and John Cook to the Zoning and Planning Commission and addressed animal control, part time dispatchers, and a vandalism dispute over destroyed vera plants valued at 700 dollars.
Registration remains open for the Beachcomber Art Show on South Padre Island July 30. Gladys Dixon notes artists from Long Beach to Harlingen may enter by applying through Mrs Dixon. the pavilion and cabana area host the event with a Treasure Hunt featuring numbered paintings and prize drawings at 11 am 2 pm and 3 pm.
Corpus Christi hosts the Seventh Annual All Texas Jater Festival at the Coliseum on July 16 drawing thousands. Twelve jazz groups with over a hundred musicians perform progressive works in a South Texas-Mexico style, with no admission and no pay for performers. Many musicians fund their own travel, aided by local unions. The event originated six years ago from a smaller Texas Jazz Festival at the head of the bay.
Incumbent Stanley McKown was reelected as Port Isabel San Benito Navigation District commissioner, defeating Bud Harris 374 to 166. Voter strength favored Harris in Port Isabel 1585 to 41, with San Benito and Los Indios totals showing McKown leading. Harris, a souvenirs maker, urged more port activity while McKown cited tax cuts and bond repayment as achievements.
In the Lower Rio Grande Valley nesting areas, white winged dove counts show a 17 per cent decline in breeding population, per Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist Bill Brownlee. The peak year was 1980 with over 4 million birds counted.
The Point Isabel Independent School District reports eleven teaching vacancies for September as six resignations are listed and two contracts were not renewed. Superintendent Caudill notes no major difficulty filling posts as trustees review policies and approve new early arrival rules. A new teacher, Poctiany Herne dey, is hired for junior school English instruction.
Cameron County Commissioners Court and the Park Board dispute surface as Ted Hunt returns home from surgery. Judge Os car C Dancy delays action on Park Board appointments, with names from Brownsville La Feria Harlingen and San Benito under consideration and one withdrawal requested by Clayton Pritchard.
The record shows a three to two decision with Dancy Hant and Caveres in favor of immediate action. Hunt urged focus on the continued coverage and called attention to details continued on page nine.
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