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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
2
The piece argues that private business sometimes fails to serve due to market withdrawal and insurance gaps in Padre Island and similar areas. It contends government intervention grows from repeated private irresponsibility and insists vigilant oversight is essential to preserve the capitalistic system.
In urging safer city service a plan proposes ambulance support with police, first aid training, oxygen, stretchers, fire equipment, and a small inflatable boat. The author argues the approach is workable, contrasts it with patrol only cars, and urges city leadership to fund and implement the program.
Officials push installing a small radio station in a lighthouse to contact San Benito and coordinate county Civil Defense. They note prior Beulah aftermath showing lack of dependable communication and argue public property and funds support a coastal warning and disaster response hub.
Former Brownsville Park Board Chairman Yanacio Garza Jr. was honored at the Isabella Causeway Transfer luncheon when Island Civic Center was named for him. Park Board Chairman John C. Jones Jr. read the resolution praising Garza for decades of service to the county parks.
A Texas area report outlines H J Res 1227 to fund up to 30 million for the Emergency Credit Revolving Fund via the Commodity Credit Corporation to aid drought and hurricane damaged farmers. It also explains draft appeal rights, filing requirements, and the role of the State Appeal Board. It covers the Ways and Means Committee’s fiscal oversight and budget reporting duties.
The 1906 Antiquities Act empowers the President to protect lands with historic or scientific value and limits excavation to qualified institutions. Beachcombers may take non scientific items, but removal of artifacts is illegal without Interior Secretary permission. Padre Island National Seashore urges reporting artifact sites to scientists and warns against self digging.
The Rev. Allen B. Earnest Jr., 45, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Santa Rosa, was found dead near a floodway west of U. S. Highway 77. A .22 pistol was found near the body and Justice of Peace Frank Pena ruled the death a suicide. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Santa Rosa church with ministers Dillard Bennett and Joe H. Jones officiating. burial in Hogansville, Georgia. Survived by his widow, three daughters, a son, and his parents.
The Texas Highway Commission in San Angelo approved the 1968 Boat Ramp Program. It funds 58 ramp projects in 42 counties at an estimated construction cost of 624,400 dollars, with 48 ramps at new sites and 10 at existing facilities. Maintenance costs are projected at 28,600,000 dollars annually, supported by boat registration receipts.
Port Isabel Press readers receive commendation from R L Phinney District Director for cooperation in the Austin District. The letter credits Mr Steve Elam and staff for excellent public service and for promoting tax awareness through Q&A columns in the Port Isabel Press and San Benito News.
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