The Brazosport Facts from Freeport, Texas • Page 1

Home Newspaper Weather Forecast Fairness And Accuracy end. high urday. Low Saturday Southerly tonight Around winds around 92, over 78 week and: THE BRAZOSPORT FACTS Saturday. Partly cloudy Scattered and warm showers through The Voice of Brazosport serving Freeport, Lake Jackson. Velasco, and Clute VOL.

44-NO. 87 FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1956 PRICE 5 CENTS As Usual Winds Hinder Fishing Texas Gull Coast were slow about forecasting weekend fishing conditions, considering the potent winds that have roughed up waters and made the anglers go home with hardly any catches. Brazosport conditions seem to be the same as in the past few days as the waters in all areas were rough and sandy this morning. A few scattered reports were received of catches Thursday as the activity. slipped to nearly zero.

However, the forecasters meekly say the winds along the coast through Sunday will be moderate and variable, most- Fiesta Program Includes Famed Sporting Figure Fishermen who are among the approximately 50 who come out 011 lop as the Freeport Jaycee Fishin' Fiesta ends Sunday, July 8, will reccive their prizes and trophies from Alfred C. Glassell Houston businessman and internationally-known fisherman. The sportsman has caught Houstish since 1952 that scaled over the 100-pound mark, and holds the record catch on sporting tackle -a 1560 pound black marlin taken off the coast of Peru in 1953. Glassell was named to the U.S. Tuna team five, years in a row.

and among trophies he prizes most highly is the "Texas Fisherman of the Year" award of 1953, 'The annual Freeport Jaycee Fishin' Fiesta, with trophies and prizes awarded in almost 50 classifications fish, starts July 4 and co continues through July 8. The eligible fishing area for the five-day fishing event includes over 30 miles of Gulf shoreline from San Luis Pass to the San Bernard, in addition to the bays, rivers within and other fishing spots inland these boundaries. Cyril Wilcox, Freeport Jaycee vice president general chairman of the Fishin' Fiesta, urged all fishermen to write mediately for their. registration blanks, addressing requests to: Freeport Jaycees, Box 1074, Freeport, Texas. Blanks are also available at all sporting goods stores in Brazosport and most of them in Houston, the blanks are also at available on arrival in Freeport the Jaycee headquarters.

A total of 3000 contestants are expected to register this year, WilCox said. The individual registration fee is $3, For the family there is a special price of $4, which cludes the husband, wife, and children under 12. New Fiesta committee appointments include Fred Gallardo and Tom Talbert, co-chairmen of the prize committee; and Rosemary Hickey, Freeport Jaycee-ette, registration chairman. ly south and west, with some scattered showers. This morning all the Brazosport deep sea boats had to turn back because the waters of the Gulf were too rough.

This is the first time this week that has happened as inland fishing has been poor but the Gulf fishing above par. Several tarpon fishermen were the New River waters Thursday and carly this morning but no reports have been received on catches or even any good strikes. From all reports, no tarpon have been caught in the New River in the past ten days due to the windy conditions. One of the bright on the local fishing scene is the bait supply of all the camps. Plenty of live shrimp is on hand which should more than last over the weekend.

The rest of the Texas Coast is in the same position as the Brazosport area as the wind, and weather have hindered a the fishing. Galveston, along with Palacios Bay and other fishing spots are all reporting slow activity due to the winds and. rough waters. Mediator Called In Negotiations Negotiating committees of Operating Engineers Local 564 and The Dow Chemical Company made a joint request Thursday for the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, In all-day negotiations Thursday morning and afternoon, the two' groups were reported to be no nearer agreement on the terms; of a new contract to replace the one that expired midnight It was reported also that the federal mediator would not be available for the resuming of talks at 9 a.m. today.

The initial series of talks were interrupted, last Friday as union back to. 'their -membership a proposal from Dow, and in an, all-day election percent of those who voted gave their approval to arming, their negotiating committee' with the authority to call a strike. Two Cars Damaged Slightly Thursday A Thursday night minor auto accident, which took place on Park Avenue in front of the Port Cafe and involved two cars, was reported by the Freeport Police Department. The 7:23 p.m. accident involved Carroll Hue Materne of Freeport and Anna Layton of Lake Jackson.

A total of $200 in damages were, Materne reported with given no a ticket injuries, by Freeport officers: for failure to yield right-of-way when he backed out in front of the Layton auto. LB Water Problem Solved Temporarily The Village of Lake Barbara solv- bara ed its water problems temporarily Thursday night the Clute City agreed to furnish Lake Bar- to Council bara residents water for the next two months, that time, and possibly within days, Lake Barbara will have a By 30 more permanent solution to the problem with a well of their Wile own Lake Barbara Mayor, Roy son, told the Clute council Tues. day night that their proposal month of water service for $8.50 per would be satisfactory to Lake bars residents. In the motion granting the water services, the council placed a 60 day limit on the 'service with provision that Lake Barbura could negotiate again if their well was not In operation by the time the agreement expired. It way also decided that before service would begin to resident, a $3.50 deposit would have to be paid and another at the beginning of August if servico is still desired then.

The need for pheuge in the water service came about when Clute purchased the Jack David. sop water systems which had been supplying Lake Barbara. When Clute. tukus over Chis 578- tem July 1, they will use their own wells to provide the Lake Barbara residents, however. Mayor Wilson also made 6.11 offer on the part of his city to purchase the water well equipment conneuted with the Davidson system.

The Olute attorney informed the that bids would have to be taken op the equipment and it was decided to advertise for bids to be opened as soon Legally Wirept offer did pot include Davidson the DOSE in in the The mAya Committee Favors Channel Projects Bill Includes Maintenance, New Approach Improvements in the Brazos River channel and in Brazos Harbor--the ycar-old harbor slip built by the Navigation District--got the approval Wednesday of the Congressional Public Works Commitice. IL is included in 2n1 omnibus authorization bill which will be acted on by the House of Representatives "very soon," Congressman Clark W. Thompson said in a wire notifying J. Russell Wait, Navigation District general manager. Chief among the improvemends that would bo made if the bill recommended by the Public Works Committee passes is the straightening of the outer bar channel.

At present, there is a 22 clegree bend in the channel as it leaves the mouth of the jetties. So when a ship is coming in toward the entrance of the channel, Wail say's, il is "headed straight for the rocks" on the cast jetty. A harbor pilot must steer Che ship strictly through his knowlodge of the position of the bar channel, from the river mouth to er sand bars at' the mouth of the river) and the hazardous bend, often with a southeasterly wind trying to drift the ship in the dircetion, of the rocks. the thiencan negotiate the by just moving in straight line with the jetties. Also.

included in; the bill Is a provision for federal maintenance of the full length of the deep channel, from th eriver mouth to und including Brazos Harbor, to a depth of 32. feet. Wait had also asked an unlargement of the radius of the Brazos Harbor turning basin from 600 to 900 feet, and Is not sure whether the proposed will include this request. Wait said that Cong. Thompson had appeared frequently fore the Public Works tee in support of the Brazos Riv.

er project, and was largely responsible for getting favorable consideration of it. A total of $317,000 has been appropriated for the local projects included in the omnibus bill. Work Order For Bridge Is Given A work order on the four-lanc Old Brazos bridge that will connect South 4th in Velasco with Bay Street in Freeport was issued Thursday by Dunbar Dickson, engineers the project. The contractor on the bridge project is the Engineering Compuny of flouston. If the houses now on the right-of-way are removed before the contractor begins work, Dickson sald.

the work will gin with the building of approaches. Otherwise, construction will begin in the river with the driving of piling. The Brazos River bridge is the largest of four (the other three over Oyster Creek) financed from a $750,000 Road District 31 bond issue approved last year, Commissioners Court Monday approved Jack Norris' request to authorize the engineers to issue the work order on the large bridge. LWV Board Meet In New Location A change in the meeting place for the monthly board session the League of- Women Voters Lake Tackson has been announced by the president, Mrs. 1 ster.

The board will meet Monday Stephans In the agenda of voter Chamber Group Attends Hoover Report Meet PROBABLY THE FIRST SAILFISH of the year. was caught Tuesday by J. Herman Barnett from the yacht, Barnett was accompanied by Sid Culberson who caught 22 sails last year. LJ Jaycees New City Distribution of the long-awaited city directory for Lake Jackson will, begin delivery by Saturday members with house the Lake Jackson Junior Chamber of Commerce, publishers of the 130-page book. The book, which has been a year in preparation, will be given free to home in Lake Jackson, as has been the policy for past directories.

This year's edition is the largest yet put out by the Jaycees and will contain a bigger map than in the past. As before, the directory contains three separate listings for each resIdence--by street number. by phone number, and an alphabetical listing in the name of the householder. In the alphabetical listing, the name of the head of the household is given, along with the wife's first name, and names and ages of the children. The householder's occupation and phone number are also listed.

An ndvertising directory is also included in the new directory, according to Bob Harrell, general chairman for the directory project, With work on the directory covering such a long span, and with the tremendous number of addresses being changed and the population Increase, the Jaycees have had a problem in trying to keep up to date on their growing city. Harrell said, however, that many planned to run a main down Hackberry Street and lines tie but into wished the existing two inch replace the present pipe later, JIMMY DAVENPORT AND RICHARD left. to purchase Moore at the Brasosport High School swimming pool Robert during afternoon 14 for students cents for Hopper Tax anvings of $1.8 million annually for Brazosport could result from the ndoption of recommendstions of the Hoover commission on efficiency In government operations. This was agreed on by members of the Economic Discussion Group of the Brazosport Chamber of Commerce in a morning discussion this week. As it result of this agreement, representatives of the Brazosport Chamber will attend an Area Action Conference on the Hoover Commission recommendations to be held in Houston July 2.

The Chamber will be represented nt the conference by President Horacc L. Ownings, Jerry Weiss, Polly Bencroft, Percy Bencroft. BIll Childres, and Arnold Mathias. Local businessmen Interested in attending the three -hour conference are asked to contact the Brazosport Chamber nt 3-3553. Clute Council Votes To Erect Speed Sians Deliver Directories Directories changes had brigh made ns the work was nearing completion and he feels the directory is pretty accurate through the month of March.

The directory 18 one of the club's chief money-making projects. Coples are given to each home without charge but extra copies may be purchased for $1 each by Lake Jacksonites or each to those the city but in Brazosport. For those, out of the area, a $7.60 charge be made. Marine News DUE TODAY Dow Chem Dow Docks Hess Petrol Phillips Docks DUE Brazos Phillips Docks July 1 Soya Lovisa Dow Docks July 10 Mendosa Brazos Harbor July 11 Police Report Lake Jackson, Police Departments cidents over the purchase GETTING READY to leave July I for two weeks at the Texas Lions Camp for Cripplod Children near Korrvillo is Elbort Shelton 11-year-old son of Mrs. Lucillo Harris of Lake JackElbert is sponsored by the Freoport Lions Club and will bo son, of the 120 handicappod children who will onjoy the faono cilities of the camp.

Democrats Organize Lake Jackson Club Democrats from Lake Jackson's loyalist faction met in Bob Frank- In's office Tuesday night to organize the Lake Jackson Democratic Club. Membership in this club will be composed of Democrats, residing in Brazoria "havo supported, or will continue to Demo- support, the nominees of the cratle Party at all levels of government. This is a provision of Article III of the proposed constitution at the Brazoria County Democrats, which was read and endorsed at the meeting of the Luke Jackson club. At this mecting, E. L.

Perryinan was elected temporary chairman, H. B. Jones, temporary secretary. FL. F.

Fuqua, chairman, Bob Franklin and Mrs. George Bankston were appointed as a nominating committee and instructed (o bring in nominations for permanent officers at the next meeting of the club. Permanent officers will be A chuirsoan, men's vice chairman, women's vice chairman, secretary and treasurer. The Lake Jackson Democrats will meet next at 8 p.m. Wednes.

duy, July 11, at the Lindveit Clubhouse. Perryman urged all Luke Jackson Democrats to attend this meeting. He also invited Democrats from other, be Brazosport Interested in communities organizing whu slinilor clubs. Sun Data Sun Data Bets today at 7:26 p.m. Rises Raturday at 5:24 a.m.

Sets Baturday at 7:26 p.in. AMONG THE FIRST de out the en the New River we awe Propert Ise regarded the bast esar put up the Motorists going through Clute 011 01 FM 1460 will soon be without bit has become a common exeusefor breaking the speed limit on that road. The Clute City Council has approved crection ok, mote 30 mile. par hour signs ton the highway through their city after they were told that a number of persons being fined in the thiffle court had complained that a State Highway Department sign on the roud led them. to believe the limit was 50 mp instead of 30.

The sign causing the confusion is actually a small square sign on the same post with one indicating il turn and the 50 mp refers to a safe speed for making the curve but the actual speed limit within the elty limits is 30 mph. Since the 50 mpr sign canuot be removed without highway department permission, the council deelded to erect enough 30 mph signs to leave no doubt in the motorist's minds. Marriage Licenses June 27 Donald Ward Williams, Miss Annle May Browning June 28 Drinnan Evert Roberts, Miss Dorothy Sue Boyd James. Plessie Hamilton Pollock, Miss Mary Gerald Lee McKinney, Miss Mary Ann Kidd Harold Ruy Perkins, Miss Betty Jean Lanier Tide Schedule Clute and Velasco reported no acpast 24 hours. Friday--High 8:03 ow 2:00 p.m.

Saturday--High 8:13 a.m. and 9:58 p.m.; Low 12:44 a.m. and 3:03 p.m. Sunday -High 9:36 a.m. -Lowe 2:37 a.m.

and 4:41 p.m..