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Timely Remarks
More Than a Newspaper — A Community Service
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VOLUME XXXVII—NO. 47
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1965
EIGHT PAGES—TEN CENTS
City Hires
Poiiceman
Refugio—The hiring of Don
Patton Brooks, 27-year-old city
policeman, was the main topic
of business at the Tuesday,
August 10, City Council meet-
ing.
The six foot four, 200 pound
Brooks, from Kyle, has had
three years municipal exper-
Scout District
Adult Planning
Conference Set
Sinton.—The annual program
planning conference and dinner
for the adult leaders in the Mus-
tang Stout District will be held
Thursday, August 19 at 6:45
p.m. at the Lazy V Circle Inn
in the Rob and Bessie Welder
Park in Sinton, it was announc-
ed today by L. J. Luedke, Dis-
trict Commissioner. The com-
missioner staff of the district
will direct program planning
procedures following the dinner
for Cub Scout leaders, scout
troop leaders and Explorer Ad-
visors.
Leading the Cub leaders will
be Alton Luedke and K T. Ed-
wards, both of Sinton. W. J.
Mott, Portland, and Stanley
Brinkoeter, Sinton, will direct
the Scout leaders while J. W.
Fraser will conduct the Explor-
er leaders in their planning.
Tickets and reservation forms
are in the hands of all unit
leaders and commissioners in
the district and it is expected
that over 100 adult leaders will
attend.
St. James Sets
Annual Bazaar
Refugio.—St. James Catholic
Church will hold its annual ba-
zaar on Sunday, August 15, at
the church.
Barbecue will be served on
the church grounds from 11
a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Plates for adults will be $1
and for children, 50 cents.
Following the barbecue a per-
iod for games will begin.
ience. His background also con-
sists of four years military po-
lice work and with two police
schools as a career officer. His
duty in Refugio begins Sunday,
August 15.
Other business covered by
Mayor Archie Barber and Coun-
cilmen W. R. Hounsel, C. L. Pi-
wetz, Ray Roc'ha, R. E. Clay-
brook and George Solka was
the approval of the minutes
from the preceeding meeting
and the payment of the town
biUs.
Corpus Man Dies
After 3-Vehicle
Crash August 5
Refugio.—James Foster Aw-
brey, 55, of Corpus Christi, died
Sunday, August 8, 1965, in a
local hospital of injuries receiv-
ed in a three-vehicle accident
10.8 miles south of Woodsboro
on Farm Road 1360 Thursday,
August 5, at 10:15 p.m.
Toland Funeral Home was in
charge of local arrangements.
The body was flown to Frank-
lin, Georgia Monday afternoon
for burial.
Awbrey was the driver of a
1963 Dodge which hit the back
of a John Deere High-Lift Load-
er as it was pushing a 1961
Chevrolet truck. Highway Pa-
trolman Fred Clements, inves-
tigating officer, stated the stall-
ed truck had been parked along
side of the road with its park-
ing lights left on. When it was
discovered the battery was
down, the loader was used to
push the truck in an attempt to
start the vehicle. At the time of
the accident, the loader was
coming to a stop, and was es-
timated to have been traveling
approximately one mile per
hour. The only light on the
loader was one white light
pointing to the rear.
The driver of the loader,
Earnest Wayne Muckelroy of
Corpus Christi, received an in-
jury to his leg and the driver
of the truck, Jessie Downing
of Galveston, was apparently
uninjured.
Mrs. Day and Mrs. Davis
Attend Dallas Conference
Dallas. — Mrs. Mayme Day
and Mrs. E W. Davis, home-
making teachers in the Refugio
High School, participated in
State In-Service Education Con-
ference for Homemaking Teach-
ers held at Hotel Adolphus, Dal-
las, July 26-30, 1965, with the
meeting theme, “Home-Eco-
nomics—Dual Purpose”.
The first general session
opened Monday night, July 26,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Ball-
Approximate'Iy 1500 home-
making teachers attended the
conference. The Home Econom-
ics Education, State Depart-
ment of Education, with Miss
Ruth Huey, Division Director.
Teachers meet annually for
statewide conference and area
meetings for training in new
developments and trends in
homemaking education.
Included on the agenda for
room. Guest speaker was Miss I wee^ was a recognition din-
Dorothy Emerson, Consultant n.er an’^ meetings of the Voca-
on Citizenship-Leadership from I ^onal Homemaking Teachers
Washington, D.C. She talked on 1 Association of Texas. Miss Em-
“Developing Confidence for Grson vvas guest speaker at the
dinner; and Dr. Arthur A.
Smith, Vice President and Ec-
onomist, First National Bank
in Dallas, spoke at the Second
Annual V.H.T.A.T. meeting.
JACK H. DRAKE of Wesla-
co, governor of district 593
of Rotary International, ar-
rives here Monday, August
16, to visit the local Rotary
club, one of the 36 clubs in
his district. He is scheduled
to address Refugio Rotari-
ans at their meeting and
will confer with Thomas L.
Pearson, president of the
local club, and other club
officers on Rotary admini-
strative matters and service
activities_
A member and past president
of the Rotary Club of Weslaco,
Mr. Drake is Executive Vice-
President of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Chamber of
Commerce. He was elected a
district governor for 1965-66 at
Rotary’s 1965 convention in At-
lantic City, New Jersey, last
June. He is one of 278 district
governors responsible for su-
pervising the activities of more
than 12,000 Rotary clubs in 127
countries.
Thomas Pearson, president of
the local Rotary club, in ex-
plaining the purpose of the of-
ficial’s visit, said, “The gover-
nor of this district will be here
as a counselor and adviser. We
will discuss with him our plans
for the year and such matters
as expansion of membership
and ways of further implement-
ing Rotary’s program of ser-
vice. He will also give us here
in Refugio an insight into the
global Rotary organization.”
As the governor of this Ro-
tary district, Mr. Drake super-
vises the organization of new
clubs in this area. Last year,
more than 250 new clubs were
organized in 38 countries.
During his term of office, he
will hold a conference of all
Rotary clubs in his district to
further the program of Rotary
throught fellowship and the dis-
cussion of matters relating to
district affairs and activities.
The conference will be held in
Harlingen in the spring.
RHS Pupils
Register
Aug. 18-20
Rerugio. — On Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, August
18, 19, and 20, high school stu-
dents will report to the high
school and register for their fall
classes. The schedule for regis-
teiing is as follows:
Wednesday, August 18 — 8:00
11:30 Seniors only.
Wednesday, August 18 — 1:00-
4:00 Juniors only.
Thursday, August 19 — 8:00-
11:30, 1:00 - 4:00 Sophomores
only.
Friday, August 20-8:00-11:30,
1:00-4:00 Freshmen only.
On Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 24 and 25 Mrs. Jo Ann
Jordan, Counselor, will be in
her office to register new stu-
dents to the district and work
out schedule changes.
Community Leadership.”
Dr. Glen Hawkes, Head, De-
partment of Child Development,
Iowa State University, Ames;
and Dr. Johnie Christian, Pro-
gram Specialist, U.S. Office of
Education, Regional Office,
Dallas, assisted teachers in
identifying the basic subject
matter in home economics and
in gaining experience in the
use of the concept approach to
curriculum building.
Bringing teachers up to date
on new developments in educa-
tion and their implications for
homemaking were Dr. J. W.
Edgar, State Commissioner of
Education; Teri'ell Blodgett,! Refugio.—The American Citi-1 Candidates for Miss Summer
Director, Texas Office of Eco-1 zens Civic Club held its regu-; Cotton Ball are Misses Mary
nomic Opportunity, Office of ’ar meeting Wednesday, July Helen Beltran, Barbara Reyes,
the Governor; N. A. Browning, 28, at the A. A. Building. Ray-| Mary Jane Burmedez, Dora
Assistant Commissioner for Vo- mondo Rocha presided over the i Masscorro, Stella Ramirez,
cational Education; Joe B. meeting. j Sarah Cisneros, Rase Ann Rch
Neely, Director, Program De- The purpose of the meeting cha, and Elena Garcia from
velopment, Evaluation and Co- was to discuss the Cotton BaLl Refugio and Rita Vollagran
ordination; and Harold E Phil- Queen Contest. Johnny Ramirez ‘
lips, Director of Program de- was appointed chairman of the
velopment, Division of Compen- contest and will be assisted by
jsatory Education, State Depart- Richard Trevino, Sally
jnent of Education. 1 rero and Estella Vela.
20 Births
Recorded
During July
Refugio.—Nineteen births oc-
curred in Precinct No. One dur-
ing July according to Justice
of the Peace John G. Steele.
Of that number, 15 were male
and four female. One male
birth, occurring in May, was
also reported during July, thus
bringing the total births report-
ed to 20.
Six deaths occurred in the
precinct, during July with two
of that number being male and
four females.
Births and deaths for the past
month included:
BIRTHS
May 28—Silviano Bazan Dela
Garza, Vidauri, (not listed in
May report.)
July 4—Patrick Fred Green-
wade, Refugio
July 7 — Ruben Emilio De-
Leon, Refugio; Kathleen Ann
Shay, Refugio
July 8 — John Robert Vance,
Refugio
July 10—Philip Andrew Guer-
rero, Refugio
July 16—Roderick James Me-
dina, Refugio
July 17 — Todd Anthony Ro-
wan, Refugio
July 18—Henry Alan Fierova,
Woodsboro; Rudy Joseph Sil-
vas, Woodsboro
July 19—Wayne Anthony Fra-
zier, Woodsboro; Elberta La-
Veme Lee, Refugio; Louis An-
drew Galvan, Vidauri
July 20—Lisa Ann Valder-
rama, Woodsboro; Christopher
Rene Gonzales, Refugio
July 21—Lorraine Thompson,
Refugio
July 22 — Lenarc! Bouier
Brown, Refugio
July 27—Mark Adam Kelley,
Refugio
July 28 — Louis Brian Capi-
stran, Refugio
July 31—Doyle O’Neil Downs,
Boyside
DEATHS
July 4—Lela Ann Lane, Re-
fugio
July 18 — Thomas Edward
Duncan, Tivoli; June Elizabeth
Teague, Refugio
July 20 — Beatrice Katrina
Robison, Refugio
July 22—Beatrice Krause, Re-
fugio
July 28—William Patrick Mc-
Guill, Refugio
3 New
For High
MRS. W. R. (Gladys) Kelly of Woodsboro, driver
of the above vehicle, remains in a local hospital
from injuries received when a train hit the back
end of her car as she was crossing a railroad track
south, of Refugio. Mrs. Kelly was thrown clear of
the vehicle as the train, consisting of engine and
caboose, struck the car, cutting it in two. Mrs.
Kelly was alone at the time of the accident.
Coach Wiese Announces
Preparations for Football
Refugio. — Physical examina-
tions for all prospective high
school football players, which is
scheduled for Sunday, August
15, at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium,
is one of many important dates
of preparation recently an-
nounced by Coach Leroy Wiese.
Beginning at 6 a.m., August
16, equipment will be issued
and starting the same day there
will be two workouts per day,
6:30 to 8 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.
until school begins. On Friday,
August 20, there will be an in-
tersquad scrimmage at 6 p.m.
Betsy Diilin
Cotton Queen
Refugio.—Betsy Dulin is Re-
fugio County Cotton Queen for
1965. Linda Bell of Bonnie View
is runner-up.
Miss Dulin, selected by a
panel of judges from Victoria,
was rated on appearance, per-
sonality and a two minute talk
pertaining to cotton. Janet
Hartman of Woodsboro was se-
lected Princess and Mary Alice
Coon of Tivoli, Junior Princess.
Both princesses made their
dresses.
Walter Furley, Corpus Chris-
ti, KZTV newsman, was master
of ceremonies for the festivi-
ties which were held in the
high school auditorium at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, August 10. May-
Miss Summer Cetton Ball
ontestants Announce
from Woodsboro.
These girls will be selling tic-
kets at 50c each. These tickets
Guer-1 will give you a chance to win
from Henderson’s Dept Store
and a $10 certificate from
H.E.B. Food Store and will also
give the girls 50 votes.
This year the winner of Miss
Summer Cotton Ball will not
be known until the night she
is crowned September 19, 1965,
at the Refugio High School. A
dance will follow the corona-
tion.
This money will be used for
a clock-radio, $20 certificate1 scholarship and needy families
or Archie Barber offered the
welcoming speech and Ben Ab-
ney, as vice-president, present-
ed the prizes on behalf of the
Refugio County Chapter of the
South Texas Cotton Improve-
ment Association.
The 300 persons attending the
contest saw a back to school
fashion show which was pre-
sented prior to the announce-
ment of the judges decision.
Clothes featured were from the
Economy, Henderson’s and the
Fashion Shop. Following the
program, refreshments were
served to the participants in
the foyer.
JayCees Assist
At Swim Meet
Refugio.—The first swimming
and diving meet held in the
Refugio Municipal Pool is
scheduled for Saturday, August
14 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Assisting in running the meet,
which is for girls and boys age
11 to 18, will be the Refugio
The Port Lavaca Sandcrabs
come to Refugio for a scrim-
mage on August 27, at 6 p.m
Footballers will go to Rock-
port for a salt water swim on
August 28. Those going will
leave from the school at 1 p.m.
The first football game for
the Refugio High School 1965
season is scheduled for Friday,
September 3, when the Bobcats
meet Aransas Pass in a home
game at 7:30 p.m.
August Rains
Equal July's
Precipitation
Refugio. — With the added
rains which occurred during the
past seven days, the total for
August so far is 1.80 according
to Judge Gentry Jeter, official
Refugio County weather observ-
er. At present, August is al-
most equal with the entire
rainfall of July, which was 1.81.
Temperature readings and
rainfall for the past seven days
in Refugio are:
Rain High Low
Wed., August 4
.56
87
73
Thurs., August 5
.36
88
73
Fri., August 6
.75
89
72
Sat , August 7
92
72
Sun., August 8
94
73
Mon., August 9
95
74
Tues., August 10
.13
92
74
Beta Sigma Phi
Holds Bake Sale
Refugio — The Beta Sigma
Phi sorority will hold a bake
sale beginning at 8 a.m. Sat-
urday, August 14.
Homemade pies and cakes
will be on sale in front of
H.E.B. Food Store and in front
of Walker’s Food Craft Store.
Refugio.—Three new teachers
were appointed to the Refugio
High School faculty at a called
meeting on Monday afternoon,
August 9.
Ralph Umbarger, of Ft. Worth,
was elected to teach Span-
ish. He replaces Miss Marilyn
Wheless, who resigned. Umbar-
ger has a Master’s degree from
T.C.U. and 15 years experience.
He is a former band director
who laid aside the baton in fav-
or of foreign language. He has
been teaching Spanish the past
two years at Dell City, near El
Paso. He is 39, married, with
two children, Ralph Jr., age 12,
and Theresa, age 9.
Miss Mary Umberson, of Aus-
tin, will teach freshman Eng-
lish, replacing Mrs. Mae
Crump, who is moving to Uval-
de. Miss Umberson, with a BA
degree from the University of
Texas, is working toward the
MA there. She is an English
and linguistics major who also
has 24 hours of French. She has
been teaching English at Pet-
tus. She is 32 years old.
Ernie Deats, of Hitchcock,
has been employed to replace
Fred Bohls, who is leaving next
week for England where he
will teach in a U.S. military de-
pendency school. Deats has the
BS degree from Sam Houston.
He is 25, married, and has a
daughter, Loree, age 3. Deats
will teach Biology and joins the
coaching staff as assistant foot-
ball coach and B team basket-
ball coach. He has been teach-
ing and coaching at Hitchcock
High School for three years.
The school board also re-ap-
pointed Mrs. Bessie Goode to
teach fifth grade at Barefield_
Mrs. Goode has been on mater-
nity leave. Burnett moves from
fifth grade to language arts in
junior high, replacing Mrs.
Wanda Burrell, who resigned.
In all, six new teachers were
added to the Refugio Public
Schools faculty for the coming
school year. In addition to those
mentioned above, Keith Wiene-
cke and Fletcher Blanton,
science and math teachers,
were employed earlier, with
Mrs. Phillis Hull, who will teach
fourth grade. Also, Mrs. Ida
Cantu Staton and Mrs. Elaine
Williams were appointed ear-
lier in the summer.
This brings the school facul-
ty almost to completion. A PE
teacher for Barefield School is
being sought. This is the one
remaining vacancy on the ros-
ter. School officials expect no
difficulty in finding this replace-
ment for Mrs. Julia Dear, who
resigned to accept a job in Chi-
cago.
Refugio.—Fine plus court cost
and assessment of pro-rata
costs of repairs were assessed
three Refugio youths this week
for damaging markers in the
Oakwood Cemetery recently
Two juveniles were placed on
probation and assessed their
share of the repair costs — a
sum of more than $400.00—in
connection with the same case.
The five Anglo youths were ar-
rested following investigation
by members of the Refugio
County Sheriff’s office.
Fart and Party of Area Growth
Plans for an 11-county Area Development Commis-
_ _ sion will be reviewed and considered in the near future
JayCees. Each youngster may.by leaders of these counties-
• Re£u«i0 County is numbered in this group of coun-
manager, reports' entry re- tles’ and representatives of the county are being invi-
quests from Corpus Christi and to fiist meetings for consideration of recommended
Victoria. Entries will be ac- activities.
cepted until 12:30 p.m. on Sat- This will afford Refugio County an opportunity of
urday, instead of closing on becoming a part of area study and planning. The ef-
August 10, as previously ruled, j forts of this county can be made a part of a wide-area
There is no admission charge j program, and at the same time Refugio County can
for spectators. i benefit from the efforts of other parts of the area.
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