Refugio County Record (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 30, Ed. 1 Monday, March 14, 1966 Page: 2 of 8
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YOUR LOCAL STORE
OFFERS MORE
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When this circuit learns your job
what are you going to do?
For one thing, you’ll be looking for
another job. And a different kind of
job at that. Today, new machines
and new methods are eliminating
some jobs permanently. They do
the work better and more efficiently
than men.
That’s progress. But progress is
also creating new jobs, new oppor-
tunities for those who can qualify.
Just remember . . .
You won't get tomorrow's
jobs with yesterday's skills
To qualify for tomorrow’s jobs,
you’ll need new skills, new abilities.
And you can get them by re-train-
ing now.
I Don’t wait for a circuit to re-
place your job . . . and you. Start
re-training now . . . and have a
better job before it happens. For
information about re-training for
tomorrow’s jobs, visit the local
office of your State Employment
Service.
Train now for tomorrow's jobs
Published as a public service
in cooperation with The Advertising Council
THIS MESSAGE IS PUBLISHED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE
it’s the personal interest that pays off
You’re somebody when you shop here at home . . .
a real “queen for a day.” It’s a good bet that our mer-
chants know you personally ... are friends and
neighbors. They roll out the red carpet because they’re
sincerely glad to see you.
And they go all out to please, to see that you get
exactly the merchandise you have in mind, at the
right price. There’s a genuine warmth and interest
on the part of everyone in their stores. Shopping at
home is a pleasant experience. You return home fresh,
relaxed and satisfied that the friendly hometown mer-
chants will never let you down.
Contrast all the above advantages with spending your
shopping dollars at BIG CITY stores. After driving
scores of tiring miles and being exposed to the many
motoring hazards, you’re just another customer . . .
a stranger among strangers. If anything goes wrong
with your purchases, a lot of time is wasted in ad-
justments.
When you consider the extra expense and trouble
in driving long distances to shop, you’ll decide it’s
smarter to be a V.I.P.* in your hometown stores.
*Very Important Person
Page 2—Refugio County Record, Mon., Mar. 14,1966
Electric Co-Op
Stockholders
Name Directors
Victoria.—The Board of Di-
rectors of the South Texas Elec-
tric Cooperative, Inc., were
unanimously returned to office
at the annual stockholders’
meeting of the cooperative elec
trie utility, Thursday, February
24th, at the Foster Field, Vic-
toria, headquarters. The six di-
rectors, and alternates, are
chosen from the Boards of Di-
rectors of the local electric dis-
tribution cooperatives which
own South Texas Electric Co-
operative.
Those elected, their home ad-
dresses, and the organizations
represented are: Director, John
M. Stevens, Bay City and Alter-
nate J. J. Hunt, La Ward, Jack-
son Electric Cooperative, Edna;
Director Romeo M. Korth. Ecle-
to and Alternate Clyde C. San-
ders, Karnes City, Karnes Elec-
tric Cooperative, Karnes City;
Director F. C. Wolf, Orange
Grove and Alternate W. A.
Ahlrich, Robstown, Nueces
Electric Cooperative, Robs-
town; Director C. E: Caddel,
San Patricio and Alternate
Walter Roots, Taft, San Patri-
cio Electric Cooperative, Sin-
ton; Director S. F. Ruschhaupt,
Jr., Route 1, Victoria and Al-
ternate H. C. Wehmeyer, Port
Lavaca, Victoria County Elec-
tric Cooperative Company; Di-
rector Vemer A. Petersen,
Danevang and Alternate K. A.
Crawford, El Campo, Wharton
County Electric Cooperative, El
Campo.
General Manager Riggs Shep-
perd presented the operational
and financial, reports for the
previous year. Among the items
highlighted at the meeting was
a 5 percent increase in power
sales to the locals over the
previous 12 months. Shepperd
stated that the only major
change in he STEC sysem dur-
ing 1965 was the addition of
the 22,000 kilowatt steam gene-
rator at the Sam Rayburn Plant
in Nursery.
Further plans for expansion
were discussed, including ap-
proval of a new sub-station at
Nursery, Texas, and the addi-
tion of approximately 28 miles
of 69,000 volt transmission line
in the Sargent area of Matagor-
da County. Also approved wac
a new employee Holiday Policy.
In the future, if a holiday falls
on Saturday, employees will be
given Friday off with pay. If
a holiday falls on Sunday, em-
ployees will be given a paid
holiday on Monday. Those em-
ployees whose duties require
their presence on holidays will
be given time off, with pay, at
a later date.
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors, immediately follow-
ing the annual meeting of the
South Texas Electric Coopera-
tive, the officers were unani-
mously re-elected to their posi-
tions by those present. Romeo
M. Korth was returned as Pres-
ident; S. F. Ruschhaupt, Jr.,
Vice-President; Verner A. Pet-
erson, Secretary-Treasurer and
C. E. Caddell, Assistant Secre-
tary-Treasurer.
The Board had high commen-
dation for those employees
whose prompt and loyal actions
prevented the recent control
fire at the Sam Rayburn Gene-
rating Plant from spreading and
causing extensive damage, or
any power failure.
Renew Your
Subscription
Letter Bemoans
License, Tax Woe
(Contributed)
Runge.—Mrs. C. L. Reeves of
the United Gas Plant has con-
tributed the copy of a letter
written to the president of the
Crockett State Bank on the
subject of taxes. She feels it
quite timely and to the point.
“Dear Sir: In reply to your
request to send a check, I wish
to inform you that the present
condition of my bank account
makes it almost impossible. My
shattered financial condition is
due to Federal Laws, County
Laws, Corporation Laws, Liquor
Laws, mother-in-laWs, sister-in-
laws, brother-in-laws, and out-
laws.
“Through these laws, I am
compelled to pay a business
tax, amusement tax, head tax,
school tax, gas tax, light tax,
furniture tax, and excise tax.
I am required to get a business
license, car license, operator’s
license, truck license, not to
mention a marriage license and
dog license.
“I am also required to con-
tribute to every society and or-
ganization with the genius of
man is capable of bringing to
life; to woman’s relief, the un-
employed relief, and the gold
digger’s relief. Also to every
hospital and charitable institu-
tion in the city, including the
Salvation Army, Community
Chest, Red Cross, Purple Cross,
Double Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, Cub Scouts, YMCA,
YWCA, as well as Way Stations
for Wayward Girls and Boys
Ranch and Boys Town.
“For my own safety, I am
required to carry health insur-
ance, life insurance, fire insur-
ance, property insurance, li-
ability insurance, accident in-
surance, business insurance,
earthquake insurance, tornado
insurance, unemployment in-
surance and old age insurance.
“My business is so governed
that it is no easy matter to find
out who owns it. I am inspect-
ed, expected, suspected, disre-
spected, rejected, dejected, ex-
aimed, reexamined, informed,
enquired, summoned, fined,
commanded and compelled, un-
til I provide an inexaustible
supply of money for every
known need, desire, or hope of
the human race.
“Simply because I refuse to
donate to something or other,
I am boycotted, talked about,
lied about, held up, held down,
arid robbed until I am almost
ruined.
“I can tell you honestly that
except for a miracle that hap-
pened I could not promise you
anything; but the wolf that
comes to my door nowadays
just had pups in my kitchen
and just as soon as I sell them
I will send you some of your
money.
“Very truly yours,”
1. HONEST VALUES
2. AMPLE SELECTION
3. INSTANT DELIVERY,
HERE’S HOW YOU BENEFIT BY DOING ALL YOUR SHOPPING LOCALLY
When you buy from your hometown merchants you get:
4. MORE PERSONAL AND
FRIENDLIER TREATMENT
5. SAVING OF TIME
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT 6. RELIEF FROM COSTLY
TRAVEL
7. FREEDOM FROM ROAD
HAZARDS
9. AVOIDANCE OF JOSTLING
CROWDS
8. ELIMINATION OF COSTLY 10. THE CHANCE TO BUILD
A BETTER COMMUNITY BY
PUTTING YOUR DOLLARS
TO WORK HERE
PARKING PROBLEMS
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Refugio County Record (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 30, Ed. 1 Monday, March 14, 1966, newspaper, March 14, 1966; Refugio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth635470/m1/2/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library.