South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1972 Page: 3 of 6
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DECEMBER 14, 1972
SOUTH JETTY
PACE 3
STATE OF THE REGION
by JULIET WENGER, Public Relations Officer
Coastal Bend Council of Governments
It’s time to make things work.
Through the pioneering peri-
od in America, solutions to most
problems were obvious. Not sim-
ple to carry out, but unmistak-
able and classical. Gradually, as
patterns of life changed, the
traditional solutions stopped
working. Variations on them
failed, no matter how much
money and altruism were in-
vested in them.
Discouragement is abroad in
the land. There is a strong sen-
timent against all that is em-
bodied in the word “welfare.”
That doesn’t mean people are
willing to give up and say prob-
lems have defeated them. It does
mean they see no point in pay-
ing more and more for what
they consider as accomplishing
less and less. They are ready
for the governments financed
by their taxes and the agencies
to which they contribute to find
ways to make resources pro-
duce results.
A number of projects being
carried forward by the COG are
designed to find out how to
anticipate and prevent problems,
instead of spending all resources
meeting crises, leaving the bas-
ic problem as serious as ever.
As an example, an Early Child-
hood Development program is |
one in which every agency which
has training, knowledge, and ex-
perience to contribute has com-
bined forces. They are working1
in homes and pre-school centers, 1
with children and parents to
blend the proper ingredients to
develop self-reliant individuals.
Where local governments
want to explore wrays to coordi-
nate and improve their services
outside traditional concepts, this
can be done. Application has
been made by the COG for a
grant that would pay for a
study requested by Beevile and
Bee County. This would suggest
how a county and a county seat
of this size could relate the work
they do so that more needs
could be filled within reasonable
tax limits.
In neither instance is the
study being carried out to bene-
fit one community alone. It
is a “demonstration project.”
What is learned will be appli-
cable in other communities of
the nation where there are
similar needs and resources.
Les Mabry, a Corpus Christi
architect who serves on a COG
advisory committee, described
something being done in Aus-
tin which might be adopted to
projects in this region.
In a committee meeting here,
representatives of the Commun-
ity Committee of Beeville said
that they have received $20,000
from a foundation to lend to
families who could not get mon-
ey through normal channels to
finance purchase of materials
needed to renovate homes.
Mabrey told how such funds
have been stretched in Austin
by Dr. Reynell Parkins, former-
ly a minister in Corpus Christi,
now teaching at the University
of Texas. Mabrey said that in
a project in which Dr. Parkins
is working, about $100,000 was
donated by banks and various
financial institutions. The mon-
ey would not have gone far in
direct gifts or loans. It was put
in escrow and is used to guaran-
tee loans for home improvement
made by financial institutions.
As security, the money accom-
plishes much more.
It is this which is wanted.
Results. If we are paying a high
price for an automobile, an ap-
pliance, make it work. If we are
paying substantial taxes and
contributing to community a-
gencies, let that money improve
our existence, not disappear
as that existence deteriorates.
Make the programs work.
What do people want for
Christmas, and all the rest of
the year? Many would settle for
'getting what they pay for.
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WHAT A BREEZE
For A GIFT
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The Singing Cameron Family will be in Pert Aransas this weekend
The group will sing its message of Love, Joy and Peace in con-
cert at the H. G. Olsen School Gym on Saturday evening, Decem-
ber 16th. They then will take part in the 11 a.m. Sunday service
at the Community Presbyterian Church in Port Aransas. The
Cameron Family, from Scotland, is touring the world telling how
God is moving world-wide, bringing love among men,
Read The Classifieds
I hings to do on the beach. One pretty day last week, we found
Behe Platzner making sand candles the only logical wav. She in-
tends to use her creations for Christmas gifts with that Inland
touch.
TOURIST BOARDS TO MEET
The top brass of the Texas
tourist industry will converge on
Corpus Christi in mid-January,
when officers and directors of
the Texas Tourist Development
Agency convene there January
18-19, and the Discover Texas
Association is there January
21-23. The City of Port Aransas
is a member of DTA.
The TTDA, the official state
organization, which handles the
advertising and publicizing for
the State, will make this their
regular winter board meeting.
Charles Horan of Fort Worth,
is Chairman of that organiza-
tion and Frank Hildebrand is
Executive Director. Bob Con-
well of Corpus Christi, and Dan
Sanborn of McAllen, are two of
the nine board members.
The DTA, a private organiza-
tion representing the attractions
and communities interested in
tourism, will bring about 150
people there for the annual sem-
inar. This will be the third an-
nual meeting. The first two
were held in Kerrville. J. T. Sha-
han of Bracketville, is President
of the organization and Jim
Battersby is Executive Direc-
tor. Bob Conwell of Corpus
Christi is Vice-President.
In addition, representatives of
the Travel and Information Di-
vision of the Texas Highway
Department, headed by Tom
Taylor, and Don Epperson, Exec-
utive Director of the Texas
Tourist Council will also attend.
NEEDED
( andidates For The Board
Of Directors
Nueces County Water Control
& Improvement District No. 4
File At District Office
Befrore 5 P.M.. Dec 20th
Election Jan. 9th
H. G. OLSEN SCHOOL
MENUS
Monday 18th: Chili Mac, Des-
sert, i/> pint milk
Tuesday 19th: Hamburger,
french fries, dessert, 1 •> pint
milk
Wednesday 20th: Tuna fish
sandwich, soup, dessert, i •> pint
milk
CHRISTMAS VACATION UN-
TIL JANUARY 3RD
HOLIDAY
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Frishman, Steven & Reeder, Suzanna. South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1972, newspaper, December 14, 1972; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth623800/m1/3/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.