Show BRAVO BUCCANEER corpus christ christi fete to revive spirit oi of colorful pirate beys days features CORPUS CHRISTI TEX spirit of swashbuckling ieng pi rate jean lafitte often termed the most romantic and color ful figure in m modern history will again cross the Ameri american caa scene with the revival of buccaneer days at corpus christi june 12 13 and 14 discontinued during the war buccaneer Buccan eee days will be revived this year with nationally famous entertainers lead leading ing dance bands colorful pageants star studded stage shows and other events added to emphasize the fun and entertainment theme of the cele bration although jean lafitte s crew was the scourge of the gulf during the early their con contribution but on to 0 gen andrew jackson s defense of new orleans in the war of 1812 won them a full pardon from pres james madison later lafitte moved his pirate band to texas and historians agree that in 1821 he established his headquarters on the present site of corpus christ christi from time to time old spanish coins have been found along the beaches sur rounding the city lending credence to the numerous stories of his buried treasure here pirate jean lafitte and his crew portrayed by leading citizens of south texas will be the central characters in the celebration fes tivi ties start as the pirate brig sails J MISS BUCCANEER modern version verson vers on into corpus christ christi s harbor to lay siege to the city As they storm the harbor the pirate chief will publicly proclaim that the city has been taken over in the tle name of all good pirates from that moment on during the next three days a series of events will be staged along the city a bay front at least two events will be staged simultaneously to insure di hersity of entertainment one of the te features of the 47 buccaneer days will be the miss texas bathing beauty finals with the winner going to atlantic city s miss america contest to represent the lone star state sail boat races annual galveston corpus christi open sea race a pro fess ional aquatic show a night time water parade with floats and boats colorfully decorated with flowers hidden treasure hunts several na dional radio network programs bating from the huge floating stage motor boat races gigantic street pa rades barber shop quartet contest swimming and diving contests fire works displays old fiddler s contest square dancing exhibitions and dancing to three name bands will complete the celebration program this year years s court of the queen of the seas will be one ot of the most lavish pageants ever presented |