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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1961
Page
1
The Port Isabel Press editor laments lasting dust in Port Isabel Padre Beach and surrounding areas. He criticizes financing for a permanent dust control plan, urges a strong committee, notes two chambers of commerce with limited funds and offices, and calls for practical action.
Port Isabel schools report a total enrollment of 1031 on the third day of school with expectations to top 1105 before September 15. Elementary principal Wooldridge cites 495 in elementary, 125 first grade, 126 second, 118 third, 126 fourth. junior high 275 with grades 5 through 7 listed and 38 more expected. High school counts show 190 in high school and 71 in eighth grade with additional 20 and 15 anticipated enrollments respectively. district officials urge immediate parent conferences to resolve scheduling before September 12.
Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce directors met at Queen Isabel Inn on August 31 to discuss funding tourist promotion and the Year Book. President James Benton presided. A plan to seek city appropriation was debated and a January successor board would decide. Committee members Colley Lindley Hogan Part were named to solicit ads. Edith Baines and Herman Mein ken to handle layout. A regular board meeting is set for September 7 at 7 30 p.m. at the Queen Isabel Inn.
Alvin Scholemaker 48 of Dequincy Louisiana died Wednesday of a heart attack on a Gulf Oil Corp derrick five miles from Port Isabel in Laguna Madre. Vere Myrick Cameron County Justice of Peace said he was supervising the work when stricken at about 11:30 a.m. He was taken to shore and then to San Benito before shipping home.
Port Isabel High School Tarpons defend home turf with a 38 to 0 win over La Joya B squad. Coach Waldrum used 30 players. first-string offense and defense controlled the game, while La Joya managed two first downs in the first half and never threatened.
The Sea Island Resort Hotel will host the Tiro ai Pichon pigeon shoot on Sept 22 23 and 24 1961 on South Padre Island. Entry is 70 dollars covering three nights lodging and shells. A Friday practice shoot and a Friday dinner are planned with no eliminations.
The Coast Guard builds a new aid to navigation at the end of the South Jetties with a beacon light and fog horn. Circle I of New Orleans performs the work under District Engineer supervision. E J DeArmas arrives as inspecting engineer and stays until completion near November 1 1961. Continuous operation runs from start August 20 until April 30 due to weather conditions.
The piece notes protests over marina work are withdrawn and the project will begin soon. It highlights a citywide push for safety and traffic rules led by local police and officials.
Edinburg residents withdraw protest letters to the U S Corps of Engineers regarding the Port Isabel Marina project. Wilcox and associates will dredge a 10 foot basin between Port Isabel and John R Wilcox after Port Isabel voted to sell 30 acres of submerged property. City to receive 75000 dollars plus four percent interest over 25 years, for park development and marina improvements including paving Monroe Street.
The 7th annual Football Contest sponsored by Port Isabel merchants will reveal early winners in the Press next week. Games are listed for this weekend and more are in the Act this week for next week. About 40 to 50 contestants entered this week, with expected growth beyond 100 by season end.
Hurricane Carla is now a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf coast from Florida to Port Isabel is under a hurricane watch Friday morning. Small craft are warned to stay in port. Squalls and winds up to miles per hour are predicted for Saturday. Carla was about 400 miles south of New Orleans at 10 a.m. Friday, veering from a northerly path.
South Padre Island Lions Club will hold installation night at 8 p.m. Saturday September 9 at the Jetties restaurant. District Governor Charles Secor of Freer will be principal speaker and install officers John Dick president Emory Green Jr 1st vice president Darrell Holloway 2nd vice president Ed Harris 3rd vice president Tom Moran secretary. Reservations are being requested from many Valley towns.
The report lists anglers from Houston Port Isabel Harlingen and others with counts of trout and reds. E W Skinner 38 trout and the Martens 31 trout are noted along with a party in two boats totaling 117 trout. Other names include Gar cis Pena and Dickson family. smaller catches such as 44 trout are recorded.
A fire of unknown origin damaged the Catholic Church roof and roof rafters on Thursday. The fire, reported at 4 20 p.m., ruined wiring the roof and rafters. Ceiling damage came from fire water and smoke with no damage estimate available Thursday evening.
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