Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1957 Page: 1 of 12
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Refugio.
The Refugio City
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Weather
Tuesday, June 4
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City May Buy Sprayer
For Mosquito Control
Miss Heard Buys
Ouida Lu Store
City Accepts Bid
On New Police Car
John Price Named
Executive
CofC Directors
Postpone Election
Of New Officers
Father's Day
Contest Held
Here This Week
FOUR DURING MAY—
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Six Traffic Deaths in County
For First 5 Months of Year
Thursday, June 6
Friday, June 7
Saturday, June 8
Sunday, June 9 . ..
Monday, June 10
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night, May 28, but was postponed
because of heavy rains which had
fallen the previous day.
Principal speaker at the barbe-
cue was Reagan Brown, a promi-
who has been highly honored in
recent years with awards present-
ed for his community service.
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Estimated property damage from traffic accidents in the
same county in the same period of 1956 ........$21,825.00
All of the above figures are on accidents occurring in rural
areas only with the exception of fatal accidents and deaths,
all of which are included.
Paul Oder, Lieutenant, Texas Highway Patrol of Corpus
Christi, Texas released this report.
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causative factor. Of 45 fatal acci-
dents in the district in the first 5
months of 1957 there were 17 in
which there was a driver or pedes-
trian involved that was known to
have been drinking. In 28 of the
45 fatal accidents there was only
- one motor vehicle involved. In 31
of the 45 fatal accidents execessive
. speed was a major causative fac-
tor.
Traffic deaths in the district in
the first 5 months of 1957 totaled
54, eight less than in the same
period of 1956. The 638 total ac-
cidents reported was 60 more than
L in the first 5 months of 1956. The
296 injured in the first 5 months
L of 1957 was 32 less than in the
same period of 1956. Property
; damage resulting from traffic ac-
cidents in the district in the first
5 months of 1957 was approxi-
mately 5436,000.00, which was ap-
proximately 523,000.00 less than in
t the first 5 months of 1956.
During May Highway Patrolmen
- ' in the Corpus Christi District ar-
rested or warned a total of 2,574
drivers for committing hazardous
traffic violations. Fifty three per
cent of the 783 arrests were for
either D.W.I. or speeding.
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Henry Schubert Receives
"Most Outstanding" Award
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Bank Men Hold
Meeting Thursday
At Country Club
Refugio. —• Representatives from
some 14 banks in the South Texas
area will attend a meeting at the
Refugio County Country Club
which will be held Thursday eve-
ning, June 13.
The occasion will be the annual
Spring Meeting of the Mid-Coast
Bankers Association.
Fred Jackson of Refugio is sec-
retary-treasurer of the association.
The president is T. J. Howell of
Ganado.
Jackson said that the meeting
will start at 6:30 p.m. He said that
the first part of the program is
planned to be a social hour.
At 7:30 p.m. the bankers will be
entertained by a dinner, with a
guest speaker also planned.
Jackson said that the association
meets twice each year, once for
the spring meeting, and the other
time on the occasion of the annual
Fall Meeting.
Banks in a total of ten towns in
this area will be represented at the
meeting Thursday night.
The towns are Aransas Pass,
Woodsboro, Refugio, Victoria, Port
Lavaca, Edna, Ganado, Bay City,
Palacios, and Wharton.
thing,” his arms out-streached in
appeal to those crowded into the
Chapel of Houston’s Kashmere
Baptist Church.
“Won’t you come, young people,
and give yourself to Christ?” the
young man beseeched in a firm
voice, his clear eyes sweeping the
congregation.
The young man was pretty good
living proof himself of that state-
ment.
“For a cop has to look twice
these days—and do his looking in
Ernest Schultz of Tivoli was
named the outstanding supervis-
or of the Copano Bay Soil Con-
servation District at a barbecue
held Monday night, June 10.
Schultz was awarded a plaque
by Fred Jackson of Refugio on
behalf of the banks of Woods-
boro and Refugio.
School Buys 10 Acres
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May, 1957, Accident Report
For Refugio County
Traffic deaths in Refugio County in May .................
Injured in the same county in May -----------------------------
Traffic accidents reported from the same county
during the same month -----...............................—.
Traffic deaths in the same county in the first
five months of 1957 ...... —......................—
Traffic deaths in the same county in the same
period of 1956 --------------------...............--.............—
Injured in the same county in the first
five months of 1957 .......-..............................-..........
Injured in the same county in the same
period of 1956 ...............................................-................ 17
Estimated property damage from traffic accidents in the
same county in the first five months of 1957, $49,375.00
Reilly 'Hospital Land'
ty Chamber of Commerce and the
Lions Clubs of Woodsboro and Re-
fugio.
Approximately 100 'persons at-
tended the barbecue.
Ernest Schultz of Tivoli also re-
ceived an award as the most out-
standing supervisor of the district.
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suance of 5450,000 in bonds in an
election held April 20.
Of the 5450,000, 5250,000 is to be
used for the construction of the
new school, and 5200,000 for re-
modeling and repair work to the
existing elementary - junior high
school in Refugio.
The bonds were sold last month
to a Houston investment concern.
TWISTER LIFTS TRUCK
Wallace, S.C. — A tornado hit
the truck David A. Petty, of Rieds-
ville, N.C., as he was passing
through this town, and lifted the
giant rig off the road, clipped it
over and set it back down on its
wheels. A truck driver following
Petty’s truck said the vehicle was
lifted so high the truck following
could have driven under it.
Mrs. Bob Berry
Opens Nursery
Refugio.—Mrs. Bob Berry of Re-
fugio has announced the opening
of a play school nursery which will
start Monday, July 1.
Mrs. Berry stated that registra-
tion is now open for the school,
which will accept children aged
three through_six. Starting July 1,
the school will be open Mondays
through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12
noon.
Further details on the play
school may be found in an an-
nouncement on another page of
this newspaper.
Miss Talman Forms
New VFW Auxiliary
Refugio.—Miss Cecilia Talman,
as president of district 24 VFW
Auxiliary, instituted a new auxili-
ary of sixteen members at Beeville
Sunday, June 9.
VFW Post 7208 of Beeville was
host to a barbecue at noon. An
election of officers and intallation
service was held that afternoon.
Mrs. Phil Genty served as in-
stalling conductress, and Mrs.
Blythe Sportsman was presiding
judge for the election of officers.
The new auxiliary will conduct
a membership drive this week.
Miss Talman will hold an initiation,
service of new members June 17.
County Judge Gentry Jeter stat-
ed Wednesday morning, June 12,
that he was sure some similar
agreement could be worked out
with the City of Refugio.
Jeter said that the county was
equiped with one spraying ma-
chine, with which the whole coun-
ty had to be sprayed.
He said that Refugio had been
sprayed twice within the past
week for mosquitoes, but recurring
infestations are hard to control.
He said the approximate cost of
a machine similar to the type
used by the county was about
51,900.
At the Tuesday morning council
meeting, it was agreed that the
prices and types of machines
should be investigated.
Mayor Barber also reported at
the meeting that a motor grader
had been purchased by the Street
Department ,and was now in op-
eration maintaining city streets.
Cost of the grader was 54,750.
Health and Sanitation Commis-
sioner George Solka stated at the
meeting that he would investigate
the possibility of initiating,a gar-
bage disposal survey within the
city.
City Secretary J. C. Heard sta-
ted that some 300 Refugio resi-
dents were not paying the fee
charged for garbage disposal be-
cause, they claimed, they were
disposing of their own garbage.
Solka said the he would report
to the council at its next meeting
on the possibility of conducting a
survey to see how many Refugio
persons used the garbage disposal
service.
Refugio. — Henry Schubert, Re-
fugio County farmer, received the
Lions Club Plaque Monday night,
June 10, for being the “Most Out-
standing Conservation Farmer of
Year.”
The award was presented-by W.
A. Reeves, president of the Woods-
boro Lions Club on behalf of the
Lions Clubs of Refugio County.
The presentation was made at
the Copano Bay Soil Conservation
District Annual Barbecue held
Monday night in the Woodsboro
High School Cafeteria.
The barbecue was sponsored by
Quincy, Ill.—John R. Price, Ad-
vertising Manager for the Gates
Radio Company, Quincy, Illinois,
has been promoted to the newly
created position of Advertising Di-
rector. In his "new position, Mr.
Price will supervise all national
advertising, sales promotion, and
market research activities for the
Company.
Although Price has been with the
, Gates Company only a short time,
he has considerable experience
and education in this field.
He graduated in January 1951
from the University of Houston,
and prior to that time held the
position of Account Executive in
charge of Public Relations for a
. Houston advertising agency. In the
. Spring of, 1956, Mr. Price was
awarded the Joseph S. Cullinan
. award for the outstanding student
’ in radio and television at the Uni-
versity of Houston.
John graduated from Refugio
High School in 1949. His parents
are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Winters
, of Refugio.
The Gates Radio Company is one
of the nation’s leading manufact-
urers of communications equip-
ment for radio and television sta-
tions.
Refugio. — The Refugio City
Council is studying the possibility
of buying spraying equipment for
mosquito control in Refugio.
At the regular meeting held
Tuesday morning, June 11, Mayor
Archie Barber suggested the pos-
sibility of the city buying such
equipment be investigated.
Barber said that he had talked
to county authorities about the
equipment. He said that the Town
of Woodsboro owns spraying equip-
ment,. and is furnished with the
spray free of charge by the coun-
ty.
Complaints
On Peddlers
Are Asked
Refugio.—The only way the City
Peddlers Ordinance can be enforc-
ed is for citizens to file complaints
on offenders according to City
Secretary J. C. Heard.
Heard made the statement at
a regular meeting of the city coun-
cil held Tuesday morning, June
11.
Heard said that when citizens
were approached by peddlers who
did not hold a Refugio Peddler’s
License, the police department
should be contacted, and a com-
plaint signed.
Heard said it was necessary to
sign the complaint against the
peddler, in order that he might be
brought before the corporation
court and tried for the offence.
Heard stated, “It will be impos-
sible to try the peddler without
a formal complaint made by the
person to whom he was attempt-
ing to sell merchandise.”
Heard said, “Just calling a po-
liceman is not enough—the ped-
dler isn’t likely to try to sell any-
thing to a policeman.”
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1957
Refugio.—The election of officers
to serve during the 1957-58 year,
was postponed by the direcors. of
the Chamber of Commerce at a
meeting held Tuesday night, June
11. Only six of the 12 new direc-
tors of the board were present at
the meeting.
The Tuesday night meeting was
the last meeting of the old board
which has served during the 1956-
57 year. The new board was sched-
uled to meet with the old members
at this time.
Chamber of Commerce Presi-
dent Fred Jackson said that a
special meeting would probably
be called in the near future in or-
der that the new officers could be
elected.
The board officially accepted the
resigation of Allen Martin at the
Tuesday night meeting. Martin,
who is manager of the chamber
of commerce will begin duties with
Humble Oil and Refining Company
after June 15, when his resigna-
tion becomes effective.
The board also discussed a pro-
posal submitted by Bill Kennedy
of Woodsboro, that a sign be erec-
ted on a highway entering the
county advertising the Woodsboro
and Bayside area.
The board voted to table the
proposal for further investigation.
Kennedy has been instructed at a
previous meeting to call for bids
on the erection of the sign. The
bids were submitted at the Tues-
day night meeting, but tabled also
for action at a later date.
The board for the 1957-58 year
will take office on July 1. The new
board consists of the fllowing
members:
George Solka, Bob Klare, H. C.
Caraway, A. S. Dulin, Dorothy
Freeman, Jim Wales, Carl Baum-
gartner, C. B. Austin, Sam Burton,
Wilford Walker, Art Nelson, and
Fred Jackson.
representing the school in the
transaction.
The land is owned by Agnes
Reilly and Ella Fitzgerald, both
of San Antonio. W. J. Reilly is
guardian of the estate of Agnes
Reilly.
The school board first started
seeking land on which to build the
new school in the latter part of
November, 1956.
Board president Louis Germer
stated this week that the board all
agreed that the land they had
agreed to purchase was by far the
most desirable tract for the con-
struction of a school
He said, “We have all worked
hard and long to obtain the best
possible site for the construction
of the new school.”
Refugio voters authorized the is-
Refugio.—The Board of Trustees
of the Refugio Rural High School
District has accepted an offer
made by W. J. Reilly for the pur-
chase of ten acres of land in Re-
fugio.
The land is located on the cor-
ner of Swift Street and Booster
Station Road, near the Refugio
County Hospital.
The board accepted Reilly’s of-
fer of 535,000 for the ten acre
tract. The land will be used for
the construction of a 5250,000 ele-
mentary school.
The ten acre tract has a front-
age of 1,000 feet on the south side
of Booster Station Road, and 436
feet along the west side of Swift
Street. (The Booster Station Road
frontage faces the Clarkson Ad-
dition.)
The board will pay W. J. Reilly
the sum of 535,00 cash upon the
execution and delivery of the deed.
51,000 of the 535,000 is to be paid
to Reilly as earnest money.
The action was taken at a spec-
ial meeting of the board called
Monday afternoon, June 10.
Present at the meeting were five
of the seven trustees. Others pres-
ent included W. J. Reilly of San
Antonio, Allen Reilly of Refugio, -
Willard King of Refugio, and Ger-
ald T. Bissett, who is the attorney
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Refugio. —Miss Bernice Heard
of Refugio has bought the Ouida
Lu Dress Shop, and will take over
operation of the store at its pres-
ent location.
The dress shop is located at the
ground floor comer of the Jones
Building, opening on Commerce
Street.
Miss Heard purchased the store
from Mrs. Eddie Wilson who has
been operating the business. Mrs.
Wilson this week expressed her
thanks to her personal friends and
the friends of the store for their
patronage.
She asked that they continue
their patronage under the new
ownership of Miss Heard.
Miss Heard stated that she is
leaving Refugio this week attend
fashion displays and fashion mark-
ets in order to bring the latest
creations to the Refugio store.
The Ouida Lu Dress Shop has
been operating under that name
since it was first established dur-
ing the 1930’s.
More salt is present in the At-
lantic than in the Pacific.
the soil conservation district in
cooperation with the Refugio Coun- nent Texas agricultural authority
'History Making' Revival
This award was made by the
First National Bank of Woodsboro
and the First National Bank of Re-
fugio. Fred Jackson of Refugio
presented the award.
The Guadalupe - Blanco River
Authority also received a plaque
for its work in having helped the
farmers of the district with avail-
able machinery.
The barbecue was originally
scheduled to be held Tuesday
Refugio. — A “Name the Dad”
contest is being held in Refugio
this week, in conjunction with
Father’s Day which falls on Sun-
day, June 16, with 525 in prizes of-
fered to winners.
First prize in the contest is a
515 merchandise certificate, and
second prize is a 510 merchandise
certificate.
Contestants entering the contest
are required to visit the stores of
12 Refugio merchants where pic-
tures of well known Refugio fath-
ers are displayed. Entry blanks
for the contest can also be found
in each of the participating stores.
The object of the contest is to
correctly match the number ap-
pearing with the picture, with one
of the names on the enrty blank.
In the event of a tie in the cor-
rect listing of the fathers, the per-
son guessing nearest the number
of persons submitting entry blanks
will be declared the winner.
The pictures of the fathers, along
with copies of the entry blanks,
can be found at the following
stores.
McGuill's, Little’s Furniture and
Appliance, Sportsman’s Market,
Burton’s Pharmacy, The Economy
Store, Gilliam Auto Store, Hender-
son’s, Goss, Jewelry, Western Auto
Associate Store, Strauch Lumber
and Hardware, Wales Insurance
Agency, Refugio Hardware and
Electric Company.
Rainfall Slight
During Past Week
Refugio.—A total of only .16 in-
ches has fallen in Refugio during
the past seven days, according to
County Judge Genetry Jeter, of-
ficial weather recorder for the
town.
During the previous week, a to-
tal of 4.06 inches fell in the town.
The only rainfall for the past
week, by noon Wednesday, June
12, was recorded on Friday, June
7, when the .16 inches fell.
The only other rainfall Refugio
has had in the past seven days
has been slight traces, which fell
on two occasions.
High temperatures and humidity
have prevailed over the Refugio
weather scene since Saturday,
June 8.
To date this month, a total of
4.22 of rain has been recorded in
Refugio.
To date this year, a total of 24.04
inches of rain have fallen in the
town.
Refugio. — The most successful
revival services in recent years
appears to be in the offering at the
First Baptist Church under the
leadership of Freddie Gage.
The revival opened last Sunday
and continues through this com-
ing Sunday, June 16. Attendance
at both morning and evening ser-
vices have been larger than those
of heretofore meetings.
A fearless and challenging
speaker, Gage, is presenting his
understanding of the Bible in def-
inite terms. While saying things
that are not in accord with the
thoughts and actions of his hearers,
he is, nevertheless, winning the
support and endorsement of young
and old.
He has outlined to the church
membership and organizations
means and methods for the over-
flowing of the church by Wednes-
day night. Relying on “Divine in-
spiration” through “prayer” for
himself and followers of the teach-
ing of Christ he presents a pro-
gram that calls for actual “work
and doing.”
Gage is assisted in his revival
by Jimmie Snellin, who is in
charge of the musical activities.
Services ’ are conducted each
morning at 10 a.m. and evening
starting at 7:30 p.m. Following the
evening services each night a
Youth Seminar is conducted in the
Fellowship of the Educational
Building. Regular church hour
schedule will be observed Sunday.
Gage presents an interesting per-
sonality. Stan Redding of The
Houston Chronicle tells of Gage in
this manner:
“The well-dressed handsome
young man stood resolutely under
the huge sign, “God Can Do Any-
Council has accepted a bid for a
new police car. The council opened
bids at the regular meeting held
Tuesday morning, June 11.
The council accepted the low
bid of 51,684.32 submitted by Bob
Klare Chevrolet Company in a 1957
Chevrolet.
The only other bid submitted
was for 51,785 on a 1957 Ford, sub-
mitted by Refugio Motor Com-
pany.
Since the new police car will re-
quire a special generator, the
Chevrolet bid was accepted sub-
ject to an exchange of generators.
The council is purchasing the
car for the use of Ted Green, the
new police chief for the city, who
will begin duties July 1. The city
will now maintain two cars for the
use of the Police Department.
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Corpus Christi. — Traffic acci-
dents during May in the Corpus
Christi District of the Texas High-
way Patrol took 12 lives in half as
many fatal accidents that occurr-
ed in 6 of the 166 counties compris-
ing the district. Eleven of the 12
deaths occurred in rural areas. Six
of the 12 traffic victims were less
than 21 years of age. Of the 19
persons losing their lives as a re-
sult of traffic accidents in the dis-
trict in April and May, 10 were 21
years of age, or less.
During May a total of 108 acci-
dents were reported, resulting, in
additional to the 12 deaths, in
injury to 62 persons and property
damage estimated at 572,661.00.
Nine of the 12 deaths resulted from
3 multiple death accidents, one of
which took 4 lives, one 3 lives and
one 2 lives. Four of the May
deaths occurred in Refugio Coun-
ty, 3 in Kleberg, 2 in Bee County
and one each in Jackson, Jim
Wells and Live Oak Counties. The
Live Oak County death was the
first 1957 traffic death in that
county. For the second consecutive
month there were no traffic deaths
in Nueces County. It marked the
first time since November and De-
cember of 1949 that Nueces Coun-
ty had gone 2 consecutive months
without a traffic death.
The 12 deaths in May was 2
more than in May of 1956 and 5
more than in April of 1957. The 62
injured in May was 6 less than in
May of 1956 and 5 more than in
Apjril of 1957. The 108 total acci-
dents reported in May was 9 less
than in May of 1956 and 23 less
than in April of 1957.
Of the 6 fatal accidents in May
there were 4 in which there was a
driver or pedestrian involved that
was known to have been drinking.
Of the 6 fatal accidents there were
2 in which there was only one mo-
tor vehicle involved. Of the 6 fa-
tal accidents there were 5 in which
execssive speed was a major
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church—to recognize Freddie (The
Cat) Gage, ex-dope user, ex-hood-
lum ,ex-dope pusher, ex-car thief,
ex-burglar, ex-switch-blade artist
(See Revival, Page 5)
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