Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas (2024)

October 1, 1963

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Corpus Christi Caller-Timesi

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Corpus Christi, Texas

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Tuesday, October 1, 1963

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2

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Kingsville Orders 17 Vehicles by Contract COMPLETE NEWS OF SOUTH TEXAS SECTION CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27 1963 Caltar-Thrw Newt Service KINGSVILLE The city commission Monday awarded the bulk a 17-vehicle sale contract to Childs Brothers Motors and CAL Garage both of Kingsville on ar parent low bids totaling $2102898 Childs Brothm a Dodge dealer was low bidder on a sedan at $1995: five police cars $5189 MORE SOUTH TEXAS 1 SEWS IS OJV PAGE 3B failure to meet bid specifications The commission also awarded a contract for the purchase of a police motorcycle to McKuude Harlry-Davidson Sales of Corpus Christi Members of the Ktwanls Youth Council elected student officials from the local high school and junior high schools sat with the commission during the session In other action the commission: Granted City Manager Cauley permission to adver-theliso for bids on two chlorinators Kjto replace worn-out ones at cify CAL local advertise for bids on repairs city overhead water tanks Hie city previously hsd received bids on the tank repairs but had rejected them as too high Gave Cauley permission to advertise for bids to repair leak in the roof of the police station Adopted an ordinance amendment expanding the two fire zones Heard an account by the Kleberg County Historical Survey Committee on the historical background of an area south of Kingsville used in 1816 as campsite for Gen Zachary Taylor's troops The survey committee plans to erect a marker at the site City Expects Okay To Annex Flour Bluff Demo Unit For Repeal Of Poll Tax County Chairman Says Large Vote Needed In Eleetion DEATHS AND FUNERALS Mrs Bolar A Brown Jr a three-quarter-ton truck $17-19 and a 2'z-ton truck $2797 Garage which owns the Inlcmatinnal-Ilanvstcr dealership bid low on eight half-ton pickups at $92:1898 An apparent low bid for threo-qiiarirr-ion vehicle by A Childs Motors a Kingsvillelwater wells Nos 5 and 10 Ford dealer was disqualified fori Gave Cauley permission to Scholarship Selection Unit Named SOUTH TEXAS ROUNDUP Bee County UF Gets Under Way Goal $37000 Osller-Ttmes News Service KINGSVILLE Mrs Bolar A (Nelwin Turner) Brown Jr 32 died at 9:55 am Monday in Corpus Christi hospital A resident of Kingsville since 1940 she was a graduate of Kingsville High School Funeral services will be at pm Tuesday at the First Methodist Church The Rev Harold Burkhardt will officiate He win be assisted by the Rev Reginald Hardy Burial will be in Memorial Garden Cemetery in Nacogdoches at 4:30 pm Wednesday She is survived by her husband two daughters Diane and Karen a son Bolar A Brown III her parents Mr and Mrs Jack Turner of Kingsville a brother Mack Turner at Breigh-ton Colo and a sister Irs John A Moon of Borger Mrs Luis Villarreal John Walter Graham Jr Ciiler Times News Service VICTORIA John Walter Graham Jr 51 of San Jose Calif died Saturday In a local hospital after a heart attack offered while visiting here Graham had been In Victoria five days before his death Bom in Uvalde Graham lived in Port Aransas for seven years before moving to California He was member of the Aransas Pass Masonic Lodge 1018 and the American Legion in Bandera He waa manager of apartments and motels in San Jose Funeral services were held at pm Monday in the McCabe-Carruth Chapel The Rev Hermit Gibbons officiated Burial wiU be in Uvalde Cemetery at 2 pm Wednesday under direction of the Frazer Funeral Home The Rev Milton Bohmfalk of the Methodist Chureh will officiate Masonic Lodge 1018 of Aransas Pass will conduct the graveside rites Survivors include his wife Harriet two stepsons Charles I Johnston of the US Navy and Walter Johnston of Ar-tesis Calif three sisters Mrs Joe Collier of Menlo Park Calif Mrs Virgil Cau thorn of Del Rio and Mrs Sue Haufhnan of Mason Tpxm and three A amall turn-out of the Nueces County Democratic Executive Committee membership voted unanimously last night to support the constitutional amendment to repeal the poll tax and to set up the mechanics of the local campaign to accomplish it The precinct chairman who attended were predominantly liberal members of the Democratic party with a sprinkling of conservatives Eighteen of 103 members were present County Democratic Chairman Toufic Nicolas said there Is need for a large vote on Nov to counteract the to the poll tax repeal people are for poll tax repeal" Nicolas said "but we must get them out to Nicolas praised the work of the League of Women Voters In working to abolish the poll tax and pledged any help that group might need in its campaign to promote repeal Several committees were set up including finance bumper sticker committee telephone publicity precinct organization and a committee to coordinate the poll tax repeal effort wilh local civic dubs and other organizations Committee member Bill Darby said foe campaign should make It clear that you must vote for Amendment No 1 to repeal the poll tax An order upholding annexation of Flour Bluff is expected here this morning clearing the way for an injunction to be lifted against the City exercising municipal control over Flour Bluff A 60-day stay of the court order upholding annexation expired Sunday and a Supreme Court justice refused to continue it Sidney Chandler attorney for Flour Bluff residents opposing annexation had asked the UJS Supreme Court to continue the stay of foe state court's order Justice Stewart Potter yesterday denied the motion Loral officials were notified by telegram Hie injunction against the city exercising municipal control while the case was in court was ordered by District Judge Paul Martineau when he ruled the city had legally annexed Flour Bluff The State Supreme Court upheld him After Martineau today receives the court order he is expected to lift his injunction but may hold a hearing first Meanwhile Chandler plans an appeal the case to the US Supreme Court but haa not yet filed a brief The refusal of a uatice yesterday to delay the case has nothing to do with his planned appeaL The first indication of the presence in Flour Bluff is expected to be routine city services such as police and fire protection and street maintenance Garbage collection service will be provided as it is requested Alcoa Will Get Employe Award For Training PORT LAVACA (Sp) Alcoa's Point Comfort operations will receive an award from the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training Wetairsday night when the company holds a dinner honoring 20 employe! who will be graduating to craftsman ratings at the plant The award to be received by the company is the William Patterson Apprenticeship Memorial Award Refining works manager Wells of Point Comfort operations will be the principal speaker at the dinner at the Viking Restaurant Training Director Jack Ollett said the award will be presented by Fred Erhard regional director at the US Department of Labor The graduates are: Joseph Hranirky Kerry Keller Herman Morris Harold A Keeble Leo Morish Roque Ramirez Don Hinds Samuel Bradley Leo-pnldo Garza and Roy Gruetz-marher all of Port Lavaca Cari Mauer Donald Kitchens Paul Bailey Charles Parish and Buel Smith all of Point Comfort John Sehoenherr of Palacios Archie Massoletti of Louise Edwin Cook and Darrell Thedford of Lolita and Theodore Matocha of Victoria arms and ehuw sponsors Mrs Ernestine Richards sad Mr Edmiston Chuck Pyle Is president of the junior ctass with Terry Betyue vice president Peggy Rchroe-der secretary Richard Reagan treasurer Charles Reed sergeant at arms and Jaro Bl shuts a a a Billie Haug la president of the sophom*ore class Alton Moore la vice president Vincente Leu secretary treasurer Runny Prince sergeant at arms and Karoo PaveUa reporter Judy Whatley la president of the freshman class Jerry Van Winkle! Is vice president Margaret Reed secretary Linda Berry treasurer and Glenda Briley reporter Ciller Times News Service Bee County's United Fund campaign is under way with a goal of $37677 say co-chairmen Kenneth Harrell and Ned Everett The advanced gifts division under the leadership of Dr John Hester and Dr Scott McNeill Jr has approximately half its $11000 quota subscribed Other chairmen and quotas are industrial Wayne Nanny $5200 commercial Tanner $5-500 public employes Milton Trli ca $4500 Navy Chase Field Oomdr George Swlnt III $5000 and area Joe Wroten $3500 The first general report meeting is at 10 am Thursday at United Fund headquarters in the chamber of commerce building Harrell said KINGSVILLE (Sp) The eongregatlonal meeting the HM Frcsbyteriun Church Sunday elected Clyde Day Rum Genz William Lam-dnwne Andrew McCurdy and Stone ruling elders Ejected deacons were Walter Mastin Robert Hetrick Carson Milton Kimball I Kitner Peaco*ck and Ray Stock PORT LAVACA (Sp) Ralph Newsom superintendent of schools of Palados has been named chairman of the selection board to determine winners two $2500 Alcoa Foundation Scholarships allotted to Point Comfort operations The deadline for receiving applications from sons and daughters of Alcoa employes at Point Comfort Is Oct 14 Newsom said In order to be eligible for the scholarship the students must be prospective June 1964 graduates of high school must have a C-plus average or better or in the upper half of his graduating class whichever fa lower His or her parent must have had continuous service with Alcoa for the previous five years as of January 1 1964 Applications may be picked up either from high school principals or from the Training Department at Point Comfort operations They must be returned to the respective high school principal before Oct 14 The Selection Board composed area school superintendents and principals include Mullins of Bloomington Lyle Hill of Pot Lavaca A Jacobs Edna George Lipscomb of Victoria Benold of Ganado and Newsom Moore president of Victoria College is chairman of the foundation sponsoring committee for the area Other members are Alton White of Port Lavaca Charles Luther of Palacios and smelting works manager Chrisco Mrs Victorians Saenz Caller-Time News Service PETTUS Mrs Luis (Petra) Villarreal 40 died Sunday at 11 pm after a long illness She had resided in Bee County most of her life Funeral service will be at 4 pm Wednesday in Pettus Baptist Church The Rev Baxilio Esquivel will officiate Burial will be In the Mineral Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Trevino Funeral Home Among her survivors is a sister Mrs Doming Garcia and son Erasmo both of Corpus Christi Other survivors are her parents Mr and Mrs Christobal Diaz her husband four daughters Mrs Guadalupe Cruz Aurora Ester and Heriinda Villarreal and two other sons Ernesto and Luis Jr all of Pettus Scouts To Sell Extinguishers Caller-TImea News Service GREGORY In an exercise self-reliance two Boy Scout Troops of Gregory and Portland have embarked upon a program to finance all their activities by troop projects Troop 345 of Portland and Troop 285 at Gregory will begin sale of fire extinguishers Saturday Profits will be used In the purchase of camping and scouting equipment Neither troop will receive assistance from United Fund or other organizations Priced at $2 the extinguishers are designed for use In the home car or boat Condition Of Injured Sailor Good A 20-year-old sanor Injured in an automobile accident in which his companion was killed near Alice yesterday was listed in very good condition" at the Naval Hospital here last night Jerry Lee Petty attached to VT-21 at the Kingsville Naval Auxiliary Air Station received minor lacerations when he apparently Ml asleep at the wheel of his car ran off the road and crashed into a bridge an Highway 281 about three miles north of Kingsville Petty was transferred from Physicians A Surgeons Hospital in Alice to the Naval Hospital in Corpus Christi yesterday Killed was Edward Stanley 20 of Rush Springs Okla who waa riding with Petty He was the inn of Mrs Rita Mae Hobbs at Fort Stockton Stanley was also attached to VT-21 DUnniM News Service PREMONT Mrs Victorians Saenz 87 a Premont resident for 20 years died Monday afternoon in a Falfurrias hospital after a long illness Funeral services will be at pm Tuesday in St Theresa Catholic Church The Rev Damien Hayes will officiate Burial win be in Premont Cemetery under the direction of I low ard-Williams Funeral Home of Falfurrias Mrs Saenz la aurvived by a son Pedro of Premont five daughters Mrs Elias 8 Hinojosa of Mexico and Mrs Cresen-cia Garcia Mrs Celia Garda Mrs Sylvina Garza and Mrs Flumenda Monte-mayor all of Premont 28 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren Burnell Young Griter-TImea News Service RAYMOND Burnell Young 67 retired building contractor died Monday at hit home after a long illness A native of Kenedy he moved here in 1944 from Beaumont Survivors are his wife Wilma three sons Clifton and Burnell Jr of Corpus Christi and Milam of Edinburg a lister Mrs Leo Keiler of San Antonio and seven grandchildren Funeral services will be at pm Wednesday In Duddleston Chapel with the Rev Harvey Wilcox and Rev Charles Dooley officiating Burial will be in Raymondville Cemetery hree DWI Charges Three persons were charged with driving while intoxicated in complaints filed in County Court at Law No 1 yesterday They are Herberto Guerra 3027 Agnes John Thomas Hansen of Kingsville and Mike Gonzales 412 Waco Fire Insurance Kale Reduced CWlWr-Timcs Austin Hunan AUSTIN The State Board of Insurance Monday announced a 5 per cent reduction in the fire insurance key rate for Odem which will mean a saving in premiums of some $250 if the same amount of insurance is bought this year The key rate represents the basic premium for $100 of fire insurance and is arrived at after the state agency checks on a fire hazards protective equipment and other factors Hie key rate for Odem was reduced from 54 to 49 cents Main charges against the two were 10 cents for having a wholly volunteer fire department and seven cents each for deficient water works and inadequate building laws Total charges of 53 cents were offset hy four cents In credits for maintaining an arson reward for having a booster truck and for teaching methods of fire prevention and principles of fire insurance In the schools KINGSVILLE (Sp) The Future Teacher of America in Henrietta King High School have elected Juan Soliz senior president Jeanne Junior secretary Janet Rhode senior treasurer Jana Haun senior vice president Thelma Tellez senicr historian and Norma Jones junior parliamentarian The next meeting will be held Oct 21 Sponsor is Miss Veda King MATHIS The American GI Forum met Sunday afternoon at the Parish Hall and reelected all their of ft-cera to serve for another term The officers am EL Aguilar chairman Marcos Lemon vice chairman Joe Concerns secretary Jimmy Munos treasurer and Trinidad VUIarreal ehapMn Maorga of Corpus Christi district chairman conducted the meeting KINGSVILLE (Spi Martha Montalvo has been elected pro si dent of the El Aguila Henrietta King High School's Spanish Club Other officers elected are Emily Bildgcrs vice president Cindy West secretary treasurer Thelma Tellez reporter and Ginger Ilartman student cabinet representative ML-s Mae Dell Schiller is sponsor of the club MATHM (ftp) The Sen Patricio Camera Club will meet Tuesday night In the music room of Merle Smith Junior High School in Mnton Richard rubier la In charge of Cm program Mrs Emma Gaines Gslkw-Times News Service KINGSVILLE Mrs Emma Gaines 69 died in a Victoria hospital at 3:10 pm Monday She had lived in Kingsville since 1924 moving here from Teague Funeral Maas will be held at 12:30 pm Tuesday at St Gertrude Catholic Church Hie Rev Erdelt will officiate Graveside services will be at 6 pm Tuesday in Chamberlain Cemetery Mrs Gaines is survived by one son Billy of Kingsville 3 daughters Mrs A Owens of Morgan City La Nora Gaines of Kingsville and Rosemary Gaines of Buffalo NY and 15 grandchildren Mr Minnie Lou Redin Caller Times News Service PETTUS Mrs Minnie Lou Redin 87 died in a Beeville hospital at 4:45 pm Monday after a long illness Before coming to Pettus three years ago she had lived In Wichita Falls for 32 years Hampton-Vaugh Funeral Horae of Wichita Falls will be in charge of funeral arrangements Gallo way-Wilson Funeral Home la in charge of local arrangements Survivors Include two daughters Mrs Haley Albert of Greely Colo and Mrs Lakey of Pettus four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren KINGSVILLE Three Henrietta King High students have been named semi-finalists in the 1963-61 Merit Scholarship competition says principal Paul Jones Students named are Robert Boyer Robert McKellar and Margaret Ann Mote GOLIAD (Sp) Glen Die he haa been elected president of the Weewatche 4-11 Club Other officers are: Judy Bam-mert vice president Sharon Enke secretary Mark Dorn-hnrg treasurer Sharon Hammett reporter Judy Bam-mert and Billie Nell Meyer council delegates IJnda Enke and Martha Doroburg recreation rhalrmen KINGSVILLE (Sp) Richard Ulatoski has been elected president of Vocational Industrial Club 214 of Henrietta King High School Hie 27 ICF students this year are juniors and seniors at least 16 years old who hold jobs as dental assistants welders aids and auto mechanics ICT will go to Martin High School In Laredo Oct 12 to attend Leadership Training of Vocational Industrial Clubs IMNQl'ETE High school officer elected for this year re: senior ctass Rudy Bis-knta president: Bill Hutto vine president Sandra flhrnk secretary treasurer Aline O'Neal reporter Browning sergeant at Kingsville High Sets New Mark For Band Size KINGSVILLE (Sp) Hie largest marching band in King High School history has been assembled by director Joe Rogers Hie 120-member Brahma Band has named Joe Bustos president Ronnie Lanier vice president Carlos Mendoza band captain: Gene Campbell assistant band captain Ann Fugate secretary treasurer Juan Soliz student cabinet repiesentative and Cynthia Davis reporter Ben Salinas and Romera Trevino have been appointed band managers Edna Garza Brahma Corps captain will lead the 1963-64 Brahma K-etles Senior members are Sheri Bull drum major and Edna Jisiiors are Jeri Bellamah and Kathy Hamff Sophom*ores from Gillett School are Susie Custer Sandra Knight Cindy Newsom and Judy Wilson From Memorial Junior High School are Linda Collins Sandra Johnson Sue Terry and Dolly Vera Ted Beshear Refugio High Band Will Lead Parade Caller-Times News Service AUSTIN The Refugio High School band will he lead band In a giant parade next Saturday afternoon highlighting the University of 28th annual Band Day The parade expected to attract about 80 high echoed bands from throughout the state will start at 1 pm from Third and Congress and will wind up on the Capitol grounds Refugio was selected as outstanding band last year Funeral Services Set Today For Aransas Pass Leader STAFF CHANGES Martin Hillis (1) has been named superintendent of Point Comfort operations paste plant and pot repair department He was superintendent of the anode department at the Rockdale plant Sam Reynolds fr) an August chemical engineering graduate of Texas Tech has joined the Alcoa staff as a chemical engineer Dee Ward CaUer-TImee News Service ARANSAS PASS Dee Ward a retired shrimper died in a Corpus CJiristl hospital at 11 am Sunday after a long Illness He had been a resident of Aransas Pass for the past year and before that of Port Isabel Funeral services will he held at 3 pm Tuesday at the Gallo-way-WHam Funeral Chapel In Beeville Dr Brown will officiate Burial will be In Glenwooc CWnetery He Is survived by ont daughter Mrs McCartney of Galveston two grandchildren one brother Earl Ward of Fulton and one sister Mrs Mary Tinner of San Antonia Shannon Lytton Evans Orier-TImra News Service PORTLAND Shannon Lytton Evans infant son of Mr and Mrs Lytton Evans died at birth in a Corpus Christi hospital Saturday ftncral services were st 4 pm Monday at the Prairie View Cemetery In Aransas Pus Cage-Marahall Funeral Home in Portland was In charge CaUrr-TImM News Service SINTON Ted Beshear 58 died in a Houston hospital Monday night after a long Illness He owned and operated a drive-in theater for the last 13 years Before that he owned lumber business on South Staples here for 20 years Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the Wllkrr-aon-Hatrh Funeral Home in Waco Survivors include his wife Vera and two sisters including Mm A Broughton of Sinton Have the Corpus Christi Caller Delivered to Your Doorstep Early Each Morning Phone Agent Nearest You into the furniture business In March 1937 Naylor built and opened his own furniture and hardware store on Commercial Street In April 1940 which he operated until his retirement in January 1955 la recent years Naylor had also been associated with Commercial Motors Ha owned considerable real estate in this area including three service itstloni a building which houses a grocery and the building quartering the furniture store which still bears his name He was a charter member of foe Aransaa Pass lions dub which was founded In 1928 Naylor married the former Elda Blsachke In 1928 An avid sportsman Naylor spent most of Sunday afternoon hunting doves near Three Rivers He complained of being tired after he returned home and suffered the attack a few hours later Survivors in addition to his wife Include one daughter Eida-gene also of Annus Pass and one sister Mrs Mae Henderson at Corpus Christi Part Aransas HI 9-5527 Part lavaca 5244503 Portland Til 34341 Pramont 341-7291 Rafugto 44143 Robstown 3624 Rockport SO 42197 Sintaa KM 4-187R Taft a a i i i i 5214075 Throo Rlvsrs 5491 In Coorgo Wail Victoria HI 5-5171 Woodskara uri rsiniSMM 1134722 Yorktown CR 5-9091 Alice MO 44511 Aransas Pan 751-2411 Btavllla a FL8-1409 lishop JU 44231 Cvera 5-9091 Falfurrias FA 54004 Fraar IV 4-7249 FuHon 504-2391 0aara Wait a i iiiimiiimii 5491 Pngleslda 751-2049 Jssrdanfan 11 I I I Ml 10 94504 Kaasdy OL 9-2439 Klngsvills 1 1 ri it nm LY 2-5940 Mathis PCI 7-2128 Pleasanton 10 94504 Caller Ttmeu News Service ARANSAS PASS Funeral services for (Toots) Naylor former merchant and chairman of the San Patrido County Navigation District will he at 4 pm Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church here with the Rev Clement Dickey pasior officiating Burial will be in Prairie View Cemetery under Hie direction of Cage-Mamhall Funeral Home Naylor who had a hand in Coastal Bend highway and maritime development died at 4 a Monday after suffering a heart attack at his residence at 126 Whitney He was 63 A resident of Aransas Pass for 40 years Naylor was chairman of foe navigation board from its formation in 1958 until his resignation this year The navigation board was instrumental in the construction of the rity'i Conn Brown Harbor He was bom April 17 1900 in Garfield County Okla as the youngest of five children of and Dolly Naylor He moved to Corpus Christi from Oklahoma in 1913 and was Beeville Will Mail Tax Statements Today (hUer-Timee News Service BEEVILLE City tax statements totaling $231284 will be mailed from city hall Tuesday Blaine Luthringer tax assesaor-collector said Property valuation for tax purposes within the city fob year Is $178 million Business property totals $3091339 with a tax billing of $40187 personal property totals $924686 with an -aessment of $11994 and real properly totals $13776970 with tsx charge of $179103 Approximately 8500 statements will be mailed out to property owners Luthrlngar said Wert Texans Walch Meteor Fall to Earth BIG SPRING ury- Many West Tcxani watched a meteor tall to earth hi broad daylight Monday And their descriptions of it ranged from "something looking like a disc falling and exploding into black smoke" to "a yellowish-while light failing at a 45degree angle" Among persona seeing the meteor a round 9: 25 am were Mrs George Grimes of the Ciaro-AN-lene area Blanche Jones of Big Spring and a Veterans Admlnis- tration hospital doctor NAYLOR foreman of a roadbuilding crew which constructed many highways on the west aide of Corpus Christi including Old Rob town Rood and UpRiver Road Naylor moved to Aransas Pass in 1923 and while employed by the city helped build the seawall here He sold automobiles and operated a service station until going.

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