Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 29, 1968 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XXXXX—NO. 24
More Than a Newspaper — A Community Service
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1968
EIGHT PAGES—TEN CENTS
E. Stokely to Speak
At Annual Red Cross
Refugio. — The annua] Red j visory Council member and
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Cross Kick-Off dinner will be
held at the city hall Thursday,
February 29, at 7:30 p.m. The
guest speaker will be E. C.
Stokely, assistant manager of
Property and Contracts Depart-
ment of the Dow Chemical Com-
pany.
Stockley who earned a law de-
gree from the Houston Law
School, and who is a nominee to
Who’s Who in America, is past
president of the Texas Safety
Association and a member of the
Insurance Committee of the
Texas 'Manufacturers Associa-
tion.
He has been active with the
Red Cross for a number of
years, and has held the follow-
ing offices in Brazoria County:
first aid and water safety chair-
man, member of Board of Di-
rectors, chapter chairman, blood
program chairman, executive
committee, and delegate to six
national conventions. He has also
served as Midwestern Area Ad-
chairman, National Fund Drive
Regional vice chairman and
State vice chairman, State A. R.
C. Conference vice chairman and
chairman and member of the
Board of Governors.
Carl Chandler is field repre-
sentative of District No. nine of
the Red Cross.
George Solka, chairman of the
Refugio County Red Cross Chap-
ter, is this week urging all vol-
unteer workers over the county
to attend the dinner.
He also urges each business
and office to become eligible for
a 100% sticker for its door or
window. Besides the owner, each
employee should participate in
the fund raising campaign to
make the business eligible for
the sticker.
Reverend Bill Lang is overall
house to house chairman and
Mrs. Dodson is overall chair-
man of the Woodsboro, Bayside
and Bonnie View areas.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
“CHUCK” NORMAN, who had ridden horseback
to the First Baptist Church, prepares to take the
reins from Mrs. Norman/who had arrived with
the Norman children in their mule drawn wagon
for “Old Fashioned Services Day” Sunday, Febru-
ary 25. The Rev. Hogg directed the local congrega-
tion in the day-long activities which were climaxed
by evening services conducted by lamp-light and
highlighted by dinner on the grounds with a menu
of old-fashioned foods.
Junior High Science
Fair Set March 4-5
Mercury Dips
To 25 Degrees
Refugio. — Temperatures dip-
ped to a cold 25 degrees last
week with a heavy frost record-
ed by the official weather ob-
server, Judge Gentry Jeter. A
light frost was recorded on still
another day, and traces of rain
on two additional days.
The daily readings included:
March 4-5—
Open House to Highlight
Public School Week
Refugio.—The annual Science
Fair of the Refugio Public
Schools will be held at the Re-
fugio Junior High gymnasium
March 4-5. Fred Maresh, fair
director, said that the gym will
be open to the public from 7 to
9 p.,m. each night.
The fair will feature displays
and projects in three divisions.
Prizes and ribbons will be
awarded in High School, Jun-
ior High and Elementary di-
visions.
The entries will be presented
in three catagories in each di-
vision. They are physical sci-
ence, biological science, and
mathematics, Each catagory
will have group and individual
projects. .
Maresh said that entries will
be judged by three A&I Univer-
sity department heads. Dr. Tal-
man Peacock, chairman of the
biology department; Dr. Edward
Runkhe, chemistry chairman;
and Dr. Fred Garland, dean of
the department of science, are
the judges.
PFC T. P. Slaughter
Wounded in Vietnam
Rain
High
Low
Wed., Feb. 21
73
45
Thur., Feb. 22 Trace
46
35
Fri., Feb. 23 Trace
50
29
Heavy
Sat., Feb. 24 Frost
59
25
Light
Sun., Feb. 25 Frost
76
35
Mon., Feb. 26
78
50
Light
Tues., Feb. 27 Frost
75
43
City Hires
Patrolman
Refugio.—Mr. and Mrs. Truett
Slaughter received word last
week that their son, Marine PFC
Truett P. "Butch” Slaughter has
been wounded in action in Viet-
nam. The word was received in
a letter written his parents by
a Chaplain at the DaNang Air
Force Hospital, then later veri-
fied by a letter written by a
Corpsman in the field and a
note printed by the Refugio Ma-
rine.
The Chaplain’s letter, which
was written on February 17 and
received by the Slaughters on
February 21, stated that their
son had been wounded in both
legs and the right arm. The
Corpsman’s letter was not dat-
ed, but had apparently been
written before the youth was
taken to the DaNang hospital. It
mentioned only a wound in the
right hand. The note from the
wounded youth, printed with his
left hand, did not describe his
injuries at all, only stated that
he had been transferred to a
hospital in Japan and that his
parents were "not to worry, that
he was all right”.
On Monday morning, February
26, official word from the State
Department as to the extent of
had
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PFC Slaughter’s injuries
not been received.
The Refugio youth is a
graduate of Refugio High School
where he was active in all sports
throughout his school career. In
1967, he was voted the RHS
Most Valuable Basketball play-
er. He joined the Marine Corps
in April, 1967, was graduated in
May, and called into service on
June 28, 1967. He left for Viet-
nam during the first week of De-
cember. He reportedly was sta-
tioned on the DMZ close to
Khe Sanh at the time he was
wounded, with the 3rd Marines,
3rd Battalion, 2nd Platoon of
India Company.
The Slaughters also report that
their son’s best friend in the
Marine Corps, PFC Robert Glen
Schenault of Kerrville was kill-
ed in Vietnam on January 31.
1968. The two youths met prior
to their enlistment, went through
Boot Camp together, and were
later separated in Vietnam.
PFC Schenault was with the 7th
Marines.
Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter at-
tended funeral services for their
son’s friend in Kerrville on Feb-
ruary 14, one week prior to be-
ing informed of their son’s in-
juries.
Refugio.—Richard Powell has
been employed as a City Pa-
trolman by the city council. The
20-year-old Taft City Policeman
was named by eouncilmen fol-
lowing executive session Tues-
day of this week.
J. C. Bland, age 51, was nam- j °P^n house-
ed a Sanitary Land Fill Super-
visor by the council from the
three applications received.
Mayor Price K. Johnson pre-
sided at the meeting attended
by Aldermen Jack Brooks, Geor-
ge Solka, Ray Rocha, and Char-
les Piwetz. Alderman R. E. Clay-
brook was absent.
Mary Jean Borglund will serve
as presiding judge for the city
election on Saturday, April 6,
with Mrs. Valerie Schwietzer,
Mrs. Sally Guerrero and Mrs.
Wilba Koch as clerks.
Oil Field Maintenance was
awarded contract for the con-
struction of pits at the city gar-
bage dump on bid of $755. This
firm will move concrete blocks
on an hourly basis when pits
are completed.
Refugio. — Open house activi-
ties and the annual science fair
will highlight Texas Public
Schools Week in the Refugio
system Monday and Tuesday.
The week of March 4-8 has been
declared Public Schools Week by
Gov. John Connally.
Barefield, Refugio Elementary,
and Refugio Junior High will
conduct open house Monday,
March 4, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Refugio Primary and Refugio
High have scheduled open house
Tuesday, March 5, beginning at
7 p.,m.
The Elementary and Junior
High open house will be high-
lighted by the annual science
fair in the Junior High gym-
nasium. Teachers will be in their
rooms for visitation from 7 to
8:30 p.m., the Junior High Stage
Band will play from 7:30 to
8:30, and the Cardinalettes will
perform in the tumbling room
from 7:15 to 8:15.
Barefield’s open house will
feature displays of student work
and achievement as well as
visitation with teachers. Princi-
pal Jesse Goode has invited
parents and patrons to visit
classes at anytime during the that
musical program in the cafeter-
ia. The first grade will per-
form at 7 p.m. and the second
grade will perform at 7:30. An
invitation has been extended by
Principal Wesley Stricklin to
parents to visit classes during
the week.
Visitors to the High School
open house will be invited to
attend classes based on their
child or friend’s schedule. The
"classes” will be met by the
regular faculty and will last sev-
en minutes. There will be five
minutes between periods. The
high school stage band will play
in the foyer during visitation,
said Principal James Boucher.
R. L. McDonald, superinten-
dent of schools, has invited the
community to visit any of the
schools during the next week
and become acquainted with the
faculties, students and facilities
in the Refugio system.
‘‘We are observing not only
the eighteenth Public Schools
Week in our state,” said McDon-
ald, ‘‘but we are also recogniz-
ing the 114th Anniversary of the
founding of free public schools in
Texas. We should be reminded
Hurst & Ivey
Formal Opening
Refugio. —• Formal opening of
Hurst & Ivey Furniture & Ap-
pliances will be Friday and Sat-
urday, March 1 and 2, and is to
be marked by a special sale and
the presenting of three door
prizes.
Charles Hurst and J. P. Ivey
purchased the Gilliam Auto
Store from Ray Gilliam the lat-
I ter part of last year.
school day as well as the formal | among aU fostttll-
oen house. ^ tions, that has been responsible
Tuesday evening the Primary for preserving and extending our
School will present a two-part I democratic way of life.”
Judge Jeter Completes
20 Years as Weather
Observer in Refugio
Refugio.—County Judge T. G.
Jeter recently received a letter
of congratulations and an em-
blem from the Weather Bureau
Southern Region Headquarters
in Fort Worth. Judge Jeter has
recently completed 20 years as
Cooperative Weather Observer
for Refugio.
The letter, which was signed
by David S. Hill, Chief, Regional
Substation, Management Section,
reads:
"We join the Secretary of the
Department of Commerce, the
Administrator of the Environ-
mental Science Services Admin-
istration, and the Director of
the Weather Bureau in congratu-
lating you upon completion of 20
years as a Cooperative Weather
Observer.
‘‘This is an outstanding rec-
ord of public service. The re-
sults of your efforts are used
every day by many organiza-
tions and individuals in govern-
mental activities as well as in
private enterprise. Without the
wholehearted support of persons
like yourself, this valuable in-
formation could not be made
available.
"Please accept the enclosed
emblem as a token of the high
esteem with which your service
is held. We hope you continue to
find your weather work interest-
ing and many more years are
added to your worthwhile record
of public service.”
R. S. Cleaver and Ernest Weh-
ring are both reported to be
surgical patients in the Spohn
Hospital in Corpus Christ!.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Red Cross Month, 1968
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
On every battlefield, a flag of mercy flies. Its white
field bears a Red Cross—the universal symbol of human
compassion.
Under that flag, there are no enemies, no racial or
religious animosities. There are only brothers.
The flag of the Red Cross flies in thousands of Amer-
ican cities and communities. Thirty million Americans
are Red Cross members. Their support is an affirma-
tion of the fundamental humanity of the American
people.
In the tragedy and loneliness of war, the Red Cross
is a familiar friend and companion to our men and
women in uniform. It is with them in Vietnam, in 27
other nations where Americans serve, and in our bases
at home.
Not only war, but trials of storm and earthquake,
flood and fire, summon the Red Cross to service. Where-
ever disaster strikes, the Red Cross is there with food,
shelter and relief from suffering—as it was last year in
the ravaged valleys and lowlands of Alaska and Texas.
And every day of the year, the Red Cross serves all
America with its programs to provide blood, and to
teach first aid, water safety, and citizenship to tomor-
row’s citizens.
This year the demands on the Red Cross—and its
financial needs—will be exceptionally heavy. It must
continue to serve our fighting men, to keep ready to
assist the victims of disaster, and to maintain its life-
saving work in our communities.
To meet these needs, this March the American Red
Cross will conduct a special S'OS (Support Our Service-
men) Campaign.
Its success concerns all of us—for the mission of
the American Red Cross is the mission of all America.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
President of the United States of America and Honorary
Chairman of the American National Red Cross, do here-
by designate March, 1968 as Red Cross Month. I strongly
urge all Americans to heed the special SOS (Support Our
Servicemen) campaign by volunteering their time and
to contribute what they can.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independ-
ence of the United States of America the one hundred
and ninety-second.
/s/ LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Third Candidate to File—
Rill O'Rear Seeks
Council Position
Junior High Sand
Students to Compete
In UIL Contests
Refugio. — Fifty-one entries
from the Refugio Junior High
School band will compete in the
Regional UIL Solo and Ensem-
bles contest Saturday, March 2,
in Corpus Christi. The annual
event will be held on the cam-
pus of Del Mar College.
Accompanying the students
will be Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Mitchell.
Refugio. — Bill O’Rear filed
Thursday, February 22, for a
place on the Refugio City Coun-
cil to bring the number of can-
didates up to three. Three
terms will expire this year.
George Solka is the only in-
cumbent who has filed for an-
other term on the Council. Oth-
ers whose terms will expire in-
clude Jack Brooks and Ray
Rocha. Brooks has stated he
will not be a candidate.
Mrs. Maxine Schlesinger is;
the third person who is seeking
a position on the Council.
Deadline for filing is March
6, 1968, and the election will be
held on April 6.
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