Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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Refugio Timely Remarks
VOLUME XXXVIII—NO. 7
More Than a Newspaper — A Community Service
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1965
EIGHT PAGES—TEN CENTS
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, it has come to my attention that a band
of Pirates has been operating in our area, and
WHEREAS, these Pirates have been causing con-
siderable noise and anguish among the Citizens in the
area to the South of the Aransas River, and
WHEREAS, this band of FREEBOOTERS, although
suffering grievous wounds from some allegedly vicious
Tigers in a region to the north, continue to be aggres-
sive in advancing their claim to our District and
WHEREAS, these claims have no basis in fact and
anymore Pirate yelling and raids are offensive to the
Citizens of Refugio,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARCHIE E. BARBER, MAY
OR OF THE CITY OF REFUGIO, by the power and
authority vested in me by the people of Refugio, do
hereby charge and direct that group of brave and val
iant young men and their supporters, otherwise known
as the Refugio Bobcats, to Invade the lair of these Pir-
ates located in Sinton, and there to do battle with the
said Pirates this Friday Night, November 5, 1965, and
there to cause these Pirates such discomfort and trou-
ble as may seem proper, and by winning a smashing
victory to end forever the claim of these Pirates to
dominion over this District.
Given under my hand and Seal, this 3rd dap of No-
vember, 1965.
Signed: Archie E. Barber,
Mayor,
Town of Refugio.
Refugio. — The RHS student
body is sponsoring a downtown
pep rally Thursday (tonight), to
build not only the students’
spirit, but also the other citi-
zens of Refugio. The area will
be in front of the stores on Com-
merce Street—and this will be
blocked off during the rally.
Participating will be the RHS
band, pep squad, cheerleaders,
and student body.
So come to the pep rally at
5:00 p.m. and support the BOB-
CAT TEAM!!!
I
MPRESSIONS
BROWNIE TROOP 36 of Girl
Scouts have been organized but
A short time, but they are cer-
tainly making a record for
themselves and bringing praise
to the organization as they fol-
low the leadership and instruc-
tion of their adult sponsors and
Troop Leader Mrs. Vernon
(Beverly) Barber.
For several weeks Impres-
sion’s column has not been pub-
lished and this week there’s go-
ing to be two Flowers of the
Week in order to take care of
a number of nominations.
One Flower of the Week goes
to Brownie Troop 36 as they
have been nominated and had
a number of seconds for mak-
ing Hallowe’en tray favors to
be used at the Refugio County
Hospital last week end. The
Brownie’s, clad in their uni
forms, met last Saturday to de-
liver their workmanship to the
hospital. From patients, hospi-
tal workers and visitors to the
patients have come requests tq
"send the Brownies the Flower
of the Week” so they and every
one will know how much they
and their favors are apprecia-
ted.
The other Flower of the Week
goes to Beverly — the leader
of this group of Brownies. From
before the fair (when she
launched the work program, fix
and enter a float in the parade)
through this week (while doing
extra duty at the office as her
boss is ill) but not missing any
of the duties pertaining to the
Brownies she has been nomi-
nated for the Flower of the
Week. Parents of the Brownies
and folks on the sidelines see-
ing her efforts have placed her
name in nomination.
Impressions is happy to add
just another second to these
nominations and the Refugio
Flower, Gift & Jewelry Shop
will be sending the Fower (s)
of the Week as Refugio says
"thanks” to a wonderful group
and their leader.
* * *
By the way, both Claude
Brandon and Mrs. VanHoof con-
tinue to show improvement as
they convalesce at the local hos-
pital. The downtowners and
courthouse visitors have been
missing them.
* * *
Well, why not . . . why not
attend the church of your choice
Sunday?
AIRMAN JOE NEELY
Neely to Train
At Lowry AFB
San Antonio.—Airman Joe H.
Neely, son of Mr .and Mrs.
Herbert L. Neely of Route 1,
Refugio, has been selected for
training at Lowry AFB, Colora-
do, as an Air Force munitions
specialist.
The airman, a graduate of
Refugio High School, recently
completed basic training at
Lackland AFB, Texas.
Fire Contract
Decision Left
To City Council
Refugio. — The Refugio City
Council anticipates meeting
sometime during the week of
November 1 to either accept or
reject the offer of the Commis-
sioners Court in relation to the
fire protection contract between
the city of Refugio and the
county.
The council and the court met
October 25, at which time the
council requested that the coun-
ty pay either $3,500 on a flat
fee basis or 50 per cent of the
total cost.
The commissioners have re-
turned to the council their de-
cision that the county will pay
$3,000 on a flat fee basis toward
the pending contract.
Bill Wales
Reelected
Scout Head
Taft.—Bill B. Wales of Refugio
was reelected chairman of the
Mustang Boy Scout District at
the annual membership meeting
Tuesday night.
George Cook of Portland was
elected vice chairman of the
district and L. J. Luedke of Sin-
ton was reelected district com-
missioner. The officers were in-
stalled by J. H. Curlee of Sin-
tin, president of the Gulf Coast
Council of Boy Scouts.
A report of district activities
of the past year was given by
Luedke. Luedke introduced
Stephen Abrahams of Taft,
chosen as the outstanding Ea-
gle Scout of the district. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Abra-
hams of Taft and a member of
Troop 342, sponsored by the
Taft Methodist Men.
A. C. (Coke) Williamson,
council executive, was principal
speaker.
Pvt. E. Lewis
Completes Army
Lineman Course
Fort Gordon, Georgia (AHT
NC). — Pvt. Ernest L. Lewis,
whose mother, Mrs. Jerael M.
Lewis, lives at 509 1/2 E. Com
mons St., Refugio, completed a
six-week lineman course at the
Army Southeastern Signal
School, Fort Gordon, Georgia,
October 29.
During the course, Lewis re-
ceived instruction in the main-
tenance and repair of lead cov-
ered cables, open wire and field
communications lines.
The 21-year-old soldier, a
1965 graduate of Refugio High
School, entered the Army in
June 1965. He was last assigned
at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Peltier, Kemple
New JC Members
Refugio.—The two most re-
cent members of the Refugio
JayCees are James Peltier and
Robert Kemple.
Peltier, 23, is from Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, where he and
his wife, Amelia Marie, resided
before moving to Refugio Au-
gust 30.
Both members of the Peltier
family have degrees from LSU.
James enjoys tennis; Aledia
Marie, painting. Peltier is a
measurement technician for
Florida Gas.
Robert Kemple, 23, and his
wife, Mary Fay, have two chil-
dren: Karen, 2; Michael, five
months.
The Kemples returned to Re-
fugio two years ago after liv-
ing in New York City, where
Robert is from. Kemple enjoys
bowling and hunting when he
is not working for the National
life and Accident Insurance Co.
The addition of these two men
to the JayCees brings the total
membership to 26.
C. Lufenbacher
Returns Home
Refugio.—Sp. 5 Curtis Luten-
bacher was met at the Corpus
Christi Airport Thursday, Oc-
tober 28, upon his arrival home
following a tour of duty with the
armed services in Germany. On
hand to welcome him home was
his wife; his family, the Jack
Lutenbachers, and his wife’s
family, the H. H. Olsons.
Curtis reports that it is "just
wonderful” to be home, and
that he and his wife will visit
here two or three weeks before
leaving for Kingsville where
they will make their home.
m
HOLLIS WOOD, chairman of the JayCee Toy
Drive is shown with Roxie Sportsman, (left),
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sportsman and
Chris Norman (right), and Kim Norman, (front),
children of Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Norman. The Jay-
Cees are collecting repairable toys for underpriv-
ileged children and request anyone having toys to
donate bring them to Morrison’s or call LA 6-2843
for pick-up.
JayCees to Conduct
Door-to-Door Survey
On Community Needs
Refugio.—The JayCees voted
Monday night, November 1, to
temporarily postpone their plans
for a winter carnival until af-
ter the first of the year.
Beginning Thursday, Novem-
ber 4, is the Christmas Toy
Drive. The toys will be com-
pletely repaired and at Christ-
mas - distributed to the needy
children in Refugio proper.
Another project of the Jay-
Cees begins Tuesday, Novem-
ber 9. Members of the organi-
zation will distribute door-to-
door evaluation sheets for a
survey, which is in keeping with
"November: Community De-
velopment Month”.
The survey will give the citi-
zens of Refugio a chance to ex-
press the needs of the town. The
survey will conclude on Sunday,
November 14.
In keeping with the forthcom-
ing Thanksgiving spirit, the
JayCees are making plans to
raffle-off a turkey. The drawing
date has not been set. Chair-
man of the project is Robert
Kemple, assisted by Jimmy
Sheive and Roger Fancher.
Board Releases Engman
Of Contract Obligations
Refugio.—Dr. J. D. Engman,
superintendent of the Refugio
Independent School District,
Bishop Marx
Funeral Set
For Tuesday
Brownsville. — Funeral ser-
vices and burial will be held in
Brownsville for the Most Rev.
Adolph Marx, D.D., J.C.D., bis-
hop of the newly created
Brownsville Diocese, at the re-
quest of his mother. She want-
ed her son to be buried in his
diocese.
Services will be held next
Tuesday at Immaculate Con-
ception Cathedral, where two
months ago Bishop Marx was
installed as the first bishop of
the newest diocese in the Uni-
ed States. It is composed of the
four Rio Grande Valley coun-
ties.
Bishop Marx, 50, died early
Monday morning after suffer-
ing a heart attack while visit-
ing his family in Cologne, Ger-
many. He was at the home of
his brother.
A funeral Mass for the bishop
will be celebrated Saturday in
the Cologne cathedral.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Victor W.
Ralph of St. Anthony’s Catholic
Church in Harlingen has been
named administrator of the dio-
cese until a new bishop is ap-
pointed.
has received an offer from the
Texas City. I.S.D. to accept the
position of superintendent.
Former superintendent of
Texas City, J. D. King, died
suddenly of a heart attack in
August.
Dr. Engman submitted a let-
ter, which has not been released
for publication, to the Refugio
1.5. D. Board of Trustees asking
to be relieved of his contract
with the Refugio I.S.D. in order
to accept the offer from Texas
City, who wants him to report
February 1, 1966. Dr. Engman’s
letter to the Board was dated
October 28, 1965.
The Refugio Board of Trus-
tees met Monday night, No-
vember 1, to act on the letter
submitted by Dr. Engman.
The motion was made by H.
F. Adrian to grant the request
of Dr. J. D. Engman to be re-
lieved of the obligation of his
contract of employment with
the Refugio I.S.D. as contained
in his letter addressed to the
Board of Trustees, dated Oc-
tober 28, 1965, on the condition
that a replacement suitable to
the Board of Trustees can be
obtained for the position of su-
perintendent of the Refugio
1.5. D. by February 1, 1966 and
that if such a replacement is
obtained, Dr. Engman shall be
released as of said date. Motion
was seconded by G. F. Rhame.
Voting in favor of the motion
were C. L. Rainey, Rhame, Ad-
rian and Dr. Richard Heard.
Those voting against were Don-
ald M. Teer, Lee Carter and
Kenneth Hodges.
Mayor Barber Proclaims November
As Community Development Month
1965-66 County Library
Committee Appointed
Refugio.—The 1965-66 Refugio
County Library Committee was
appointed Monday, October 25,
by the Commissioners Court.
Chairman of the committee,
which also acts as the library
advisory board, is Msgr. Wil-
liam Oberste. Other Refugians
are Dennis O’Connor, Mrs. C.
Brandon, Mrs. Thelma Heard
and Mrs. Ann Heard.
Other Refugio County repre-
sentatives are Mrs. N. J. Dod-
son of Woodsboro, Mrs. Justine
Friday of Tivoli, Mrs. Kathryn
Jack Swain
Joins Rotary
Refugio. — Jack Swain was
welcomed as a new member of
Rotary at the Monday noon
meeting, November 1.
Swain, in the automobile re-
tailing business, was sponsored
by Carter Snooks and inducted
by Clarence Boone.
Non-Rotarian visitors to the
Monday meeting were H. O.
"Sonny” Pipkin of Refugio and
Bill Leighty from Missouri.
Eugene Davis presented the
program, which was a film of
South Texas wildlife and the
Whooping crane. The wildlife
refuge was discussed. Examples
used were the Aransas Wildlife
Refuge and the Bob and Bessie
Welder Wildlife Refuge.
Sgt. William Doughty
Returns To States
Mediterranean (FHTNC). —
Marine Sergeant William D.
Doughty, HI, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William D.. Doughty, Jr.,
of Tivoli, is scheduled to return
to Camp Lejeune, North Caro-
lina in early November after a
five-month deployment to the
Mediterranean as a member of
the US Sixth Fleet amphabious
landing force.
During his deployment, he
participated in several amphib-
ious operations, including Ope-
ration "Deep Furrow”, a joint
U.S.-Greek amphibious exercise
in the Strume River area of
Grecian Macedonia.
Between operations, he visited
several Mediterranean ports, in-
cluding Foth and Valencia,
Spain, Palma, Mallorce, Naples,
Ganoa, and La Spezia, Italy,
Mesina and Palermo, Sicily,
and Valletta, Malta.
Bon-
Shaw of Austwell and Mrs.
nie J. Price of Bayside.
The library committee mem-
bers serve for a one year term.
Refugio.—Once again the Uni
ted States JayCees have desig-
nated November as National
Community Development
Month.
Refuge is one of 5,700 com-
munities served by a local Jay-
cee organization.
The purpose of Community
Development Month is to deter-
mine the most immediate needs
of the community and to de-
velop a greater sense of com-
munity unity.
The Refugio JayCees have re-
leased a proclamation, signed
by Mayor Archie Barber, offic-
ially proclaiming November as
Community Development Month
in Refugio.
From Tuesday, November 9
to 14 the JayCee members will
distribute from door-to-door an
evaluation sheet to determine
the needs of the community.
Citizens may fill out the sheet
and mail it to the JayCees, P.
O. Box 777, Refugio.
"This is an excellent project.
AIRMAN GARY GREEN
Refugio Airman
Trains at Texas
Air Force Base
San Antonio.—Airman Gary C.
Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lu-
ther W. Green of 509 E. Ward
Street, Refugio, has been select-
ed 'for training at Sheppard
AFB, as an Air Force transpor-
tation specialist.
The airman, a 1965 graduate
of Refugio High School, recently
completed basic training at
Lackland AFB.
County Voters
Approve 7 of 10
Amendments
Refugio. — Voters of Refugio
County put their stamp of ap-
proval on seven of the proposed
ten amendments to the consti-
tution of the State of Texas in
Tuesday’s balloting.
While less than 500 citizens
cast ballots, the county voters
followed, in general, the trend
of the entire state.
Proposals No. 4, 9 and 10 fail-
ed to carry in this county.
The complete, unofficial Re-
fugio County, vote by precincts
as reported on election night
appears elsewhere in this issue.
Complete Unoffical Tabulation of Refugio County Vote November 2
Voting Box Name
Courthouse 1 ...
Schcolhouse 1A
VFW 1-B ...........
Woodsboro 2 .....
Oaks 3 ...............
Morrowville 4 ...
Tivoli 5 .............
Bayside 6 ...........
Vidauri 7.............
Bonnie View 8 .
Austwell 10 .......
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I have endorsed the action tak-
en by the Jayceei to develop a
more effective community de-
velopment program,” said May-
or Barber.
Yew's Rainfall
Below Average
Refugio.—Rainfall in Refugio
during September was over half
an inch below the average rain-
fall in this area for that month,
while October’s rainfall was
over half an inch above aver-
age. Refugio, however, still
shows more than three inches
minus for the year.
Judge Gentry Jeter, official
weather observer in Refugio,
recorded 26.55 inches of rain dur-
ing the first 10 months of the
year. The county average for
the same period of time accord-
ing to the "Texas Almanac” is
29.56 inches which has not been
reached since 1960 when rainfall
totaled 50.12 inches through Oc-
tober.
Rain was received in Refugio
on nine days last month, with
the heaviest pereipitation, 1.55
inches, being on October 3.
Other dates when rain was re-
ceived were:
Rain
.43
.71
1.55
.11
.02
.02
.01
.66
.05
3.56
re-
October 1
October 2
October 3
October 4
October 5
October 12
October 17
October 18
October 19
Total
Only a trace of rain was
corded for the first two days
of November, that being on
Tuesday, November 2. Rains re-
ceived Wednesday will be in
next week’s weather report.
Temperature recordings for the
past seven days according to
official report are:
Rain High Low
Wed., Oct. 27
Thurs., Oct. 28
Fri., Oct. 29
Sat., Oct. 30
SUn., Oct. 31
Mon., Nov. 1
Tues., Nov. 2
Trace
82
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81
81
82
82
70
44
47
50
51
45
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BILL LEIGHTY VISITS
Arriving last week from his
home in Kansas City, Missouri,
for a week of visiting and trans-
acting business, was W. A.
"Bill” Leighty, former Refugio
businessman and civic leader.
Bill plans to drive back to Mis-
souri the latter part of this week,
but has promised his many
friends he’ll be here in early
spring for another round of cof-
fee and yarn swapping.
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