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REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1967
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Refugio.—Recent rains totaling
5.46 inches are the “big news”
in Refugio this week.
At press time last week, the
area had had only .72 of an inch
of rain during the entire month
of August. It had been received
on August 11. Since that time,
measurable rains have been re-
ceived on four days, and a trace
on still another day for a grand
total of 6.18 inches through Tues-
day, August 22. Additional rains
were also received in the area
|mpressions
This week marked the close
of the buying and selling of
horned toads by Impressions.
The study and research on the
toads will continue along with
the operation of the study farm.
Here’s what a Parks & Wild-
life news release says about
toads and turtles:
on Wednesday, however, the of-
ficial measurement will not be
known until after press time.
Daily measurements of rain
during August, 1967 have been:
August 11 .....................................72
August 17 ....................................1.72
August 18 .....................................63
August 19 ........................... 2.71
August 21...... Trace
August 22 .....................................40
An overall look at the 1967 rec-
ord of rain reveals the total
up to August 22, is only .10 be-
low the average for the first
eight months of the year ac-
cording to the Texas Almanac.
Four months of 1967 were below
the average, while four, includ-
ing August are above the aver-
age. Monthly
averages
and
totals are:
Avg.
1967
January
2.03
2.70
February
2.06
1.99
March
1.79
.09
April
2.97
.80
May
3.77
6.74
June
2.75
.02
July
2.95
3.20
August
3.50
6.18
Austin. — The slow moving
Texas tortoise and the bizarre
horned frog or toad are now
protected from commercial ex-
ploitation by laws passed by the
60th Legislature, according to
Howard Lee, director of pro-
grams for the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department.
Senate Bill 386 protects only
the “Gopherus berlandieri” or
Texas tortoise. The Texas tor-
toise, found only in South Texas
and Northern Mexico, is com-
pletely harmless and eats fruits
from the common cactus and
young plants.
Lee said commercial exploita-
tion of the land tortoise is rap-
idly depleting the population
from South Texas and Northeast-
ern Mexico. He said the slow
reproduction rate of the tor-
toise could lead to its extinc-
tion and could possibly upset the
ecological balance of the limit-
ed area where it is found.
Senate Bill 331 protects all
species of the horned toad or
frog, which is neither a toad or
a frog but a lizard and mem-
ber of the same family as the
Iguana found in Mexico and
Central America.
A handbook of lizards indi-
cates there are some 13 sub
species in the United States
with three found in Texas. The
book lists wide variances in
the species. Some are egg lay-
ers while others are live bear-
ers. Some squirt blood from
their eyes which ruin a white,
shirt or a pair of khaki trous-
ers, Lee said.
“Otherwise, they are harm-
less—except to the ant popula-
tions,” he said.
Violation of the law carries a
misdemeanor penalty and a
fine from $10 to $200. The law
protecting the Texas tortoise can
also include confinement in the
county jail for not less than 10
days and not more than 60
days in addition to the fine.
Both laws provide that each
tortoise or horned lizard taken,
killed, or possessed for commer-
cial exploitation shall constitute
a separate offense.
21.82 21.72
Meanwhile temperatures con-
tinue to be unusually low for
the season. The high tempera-
tures for the past week ranged
from 85 to 95 degrees, and the
low from 68 to 72 degrees. A
daily report, as noted by the
official weather observer, Judge
Jeter, shows:
High
Wed., Aug. 16 . 95
Thurs., Aug. 17 91
Fri., Aug. 18 85
Sat., Aug. 19 87
Sun., Aug. 20 89
Mon!, Aug. 21 92
Tues., Aug. 22 83
Low
68
69
70
70
71
70
72
Council Meet
Postponed;
Lock Quorum
Refugio.—Regular meeting of
the Town of Refugio Council,
scheduled for Tuesday, August
22, was postponed due to the
lack of a quorum.
Mayor Price K. Johnson, Al-
dermen R. E. Oaybrook and
Jack Brooks were present. Al-
derman George Solka, Charles
P'iwetz and Ray Rocha were
absent.
Date of a called meeting will
be announced later it was stat-
ed by Lillian Linney, city sec-
retary.
Bobcat Chants Arrive;
Distribution Friday
Refugio.—The 1967 BOBCAT
CHANTS have just arrived.
They will be available this Fri-
day, August 25, in the Teacher’s
Workroom of the High School.
Distribution will be from 9:00
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. only.
There will be no further dis-
tributions again until school
starts. Students are requested
to please get their annual this
week, Friday.
Memorial Services Held
Tuesday for Mrs. Stapp
Refugio.—Mrs. Evymae “Ar-
me” Stapp, 56, died at 1:05 p.
m. Thursday, August 17, follow-
ing a week long illness. She was
stricken with an apparent brain
hemorrhage while at work in
the C. E. Starrett offices shortly
before noon on Thursday, Au-
gust 10, and rushed to a local
hospital where she remained in
serious condition until her death.
Mrs. Stapp, the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ber-
ry, was born April 18, 1911 in
Palestine. She had lived in Re-
fugio for a number of years be-
fore moving to Eagle Pass in
1954. While living here, she was
employed for a time with the
C. E. Starrett Company. Ap-
proximately four years ago, she
moved to Corpus Christi where
she again joined the Starrett
firm, and when the firm offi-
ces were relocated in Refugio
in March, 1966, she moved back
here. Her position was that of
office manager.
Mrs. Stapp was a member and
treasurer of the Episcopal
Church of the Ascension in Re-
fugio. She was also a member
of the Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include one brother,
Frank H. Berry of Baytown;
eight nieces and nephews, 23
great nieces and nephews, three
great-great nieces and nephews
and one step-son, Fletcher Stapp
of Corpus Christi.
Memorial services were held
Tuesday, August 22, at 10 a.m.
in the Episcopal Church of the
Ascension of Refugio. The Rev.
William A. Lang, Jr., was the
priest in charge.
She requested that her body be
donated to the Baylor School of
Medicine in Houston.
CYNTHIA WALLACE, 13-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Wallace, demonstrates life
saving techniques with a Resusci-Anne during a
Junior Life Saving course instructed by Victor Law-
son Wednesday evening, August 16.
Refugio.—Through the initia-
tive of George Solka, chairman
of the Refugio County Red Cross
Chapter a Resusci-Anne was
purchased to be used in teaching
mouth to mouth artificial respir-
ation. This worthy project was
made possible with the help of
a small group of business men
in Refugio.
The manikin will be available
to any one in the county for
group teaching.
A meeting has been set for
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 29,
at the City Hall to familiarize
those interested with the setting
up and teaching methods used
with Resusci-Anne.
We would especially like to
see representatives from the
Annual St. James
Event Postponed
Until August 27
Refugio.—Due to the uncer-
tainty of the weather, the an-
nual bazaar sponsored by the
San Jose Society and the Altar
Society of St. James Catholic
Church was postponed. The
bazaar was originally scheduled
for Sunday, August 20, but was
postponed until Sunday, August
27.
All kinds of entertainment will
take place including a barbecue
beginning at 11 a.m. and con-
tinuing throughout the afternoon
and evening. There will be spe-
cial games at 7:30 p.m. on the
grounds of the Clementino Hall.
Everyone is cordially invited
to take part in the day’s events.
G. Solka Surgery
Scheduled Wednesday
Refugio.—George Solka, owner
of the Economy and Blue Bon-
net Variety Stores in Refugio,
was scheduled to undergo sur-
gery in Houston on Wednesday,
August 23. He is in the Methodist
Hospital there.
Mrs. Solka accompanied her
husband to Houston.
At press time, no word had
been received of Mr. Solka’s
condition.
Thursday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Johnson were Mrs.
Eric Schuenemann and daugh-
ter, Chydell, of Nordheim.
county fire departments, police
departments, service clubs, Boy
and Girl Scout leaders, oil and
gas company safety instructors,
athletic coaches and trainers,
school physical education in-
structors, and Red Cross repre-
sentatives from all of the area
towns.
Billy Greenwade
Rif es On Sunday
Refugio.—Billy Collier Green-
wade, 40, died at 12:40 p.m.
Friday, August 18 in a local hos-
pital following a heart attack.
He was manager of the HEB
Food Store meat department in
Refugio where he had lived for
the past seven years.
Greenwade was born April 30,
1927 at Whitney, and later mov-
ed to Pharr. He was employed
at an early age at the HEB
Food Store in McAllen where
he worked for 13 years. During
that time, he was married on
August 23, 1952 to the former
Miss Sue Bright of McAllen, also
an employee of HEB.
The couple imoved from Pharr
to Oklahoma where they resided
for six years prior to moving to
Mercedes where Greenwade
again joined the HEB chain
stores. From Mercedes, he and
his family moved to Refugio in
February, 1960.
Greenwade was very active in
4-H work here. He was an adult
leader of the Refugio 4-H Club,
of which four of his children
are members, and was treasurer
of the 4-H Horse Project Group.
Funeral services were at 3
p.m. Sunday, August 20, at the
First Baptist Church. Burial was
in Oakwood Cemetery under di-
rection of Zarsky Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife,
Sue; three sons, Billy, Jr., Ron-
nie, and Patrick Greenwade, all
of Refugio; two daughters,
Misses Carol and Phyllis Green-
wade, both 'of Refugio; six sis-
ters, Mrs. Fred Tassell of Okla-
homa City, Oklahoma, Mrs. Art
Johnson of Maxwell, AFB Ala-
bama, Mrs. Harlon Roller and
Mrs. Bill Lawson, both of Whit-
ney, Mrs. Arnold Anz of Clifton,
and Mrs. J. F. Biffle of Fort
Worth.
Pallbearers were Jack Brooks,
i James Cherry, Alfred Moya,
John McRae, A. B. Spinks,
Adolph Guerrero and Harvey
Hoermann.
Mrs. Marian Cashion
Succumbs August 21
Refugio.—Mrs. Marian Cash-
ion, 38, died Monday, August
21, shortly before midnight in a
local hospital as a result of
burns sustained on Monday
morning, August 14, 1967. Fun-
eral services were held Wed-
nesday, August 23, at 10:30 a.m.
at the Zarsky Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Gary Mat-
thews, pastor of the Presbyter-
ian Church officiating. Burial
was in Oakwood Cemetery.
The daughter of Mrs. R. O.
Hornburg and the late Mr. Horn-
burg, she was born on October
16, 1928 in Harlingen. She had
lived in Refugio for 31 years,
attended schools here, and was
graduated from Refugio High
School.
Survivors other than her
mother include a daughter, Miss
Susan Cashion of Portland, and
a sister, Mrs. Jeri Haynes of
Houston.
Zarsky Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Refugio. — Allowance of ex-
penditures up to $1,200 for the
construction of a float to be used
in local and area parades was
authorized by Chamber of Com-
merce, directors at a meeting
Tuesday, August 22.
The directors granted this al-
Skrobarcek Bros.
Announce Plans
To Move Business
lowance to a committee of Joe
M. Barber, Mrs. Carl Warrick
and S. E. Dulin. In the event
that purchase of chassis, con-
struction of float, and protective
cover or material for transport-
ing of the float along highways
cost such exceed the set amount
the committee is to await fur-
ther action by the board. Other-
wise, the committee will pro-
Barefield School
Schedule Change
Refugio. — Skrobarcek Bros
(Calvin and Milton) are moving
to their new home on East Com-
mons street, across the street
from the Refugio Junior High
School. They have bought the
entire property including the old
Otis building on North Alamo.
Calvin and Milton would like
to thank everyone and all their
customers for making this step
possible. They hope to be mov-
ed within the next few weeks.
See you then!
Refugio.—The Refugio Church
of God in Christ will sponsor a
barbecue chicken dinner on Sat-
urday, September 2, from 11 a.
m. to 1 p.m. according to a
spokesman. The barbecue will
be held at 411 East Commons.
To place orders, the public is
asked to call 526-4318 or 526-2890
before Wednesday/ August 30.
Donations of $1.00 are being ask-
ed.
Attention is directed to an ad,
placed elsewhere in this issue.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Young
arrived Friday for several days
visit with their son-in-law and
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Allen.
Refugio.—Classes will begin
at Barefield School Tuesday,
September 5, at 8:20 a.m. In
the past, classes have begun at
8:30. The 1967-68 schedule calls
for the opening of classroom
doors at 8:10 with the tardy bell
ringing at 8:20. The lunch per-
iod for pupils in grades 1, 2
and 3 will begin at 11:50 and
end at 12:30. For those in grades
4 through 8 the lunch period
will begin at 12:00 and end at
12:35 with the tardy bell ring-
ing for all pupils at 12:45. Dis-
missal time for first and sec-
ond graders will be at 2:4Q each
day and for others at 3:50. This
time schedule change is neces-
sary to coordinate classes with
other schools in the system.
As in the past, pupils in
grades 6, 7, and 8 may elect to
enroll in band classes instead of
in physical education classes.
Should a sufficient number of
pupils enroll for beginner’s band
classes, a band instructor will
instruct a 'band class on the
Barefield campus. Should the
number be too small for such
’a class, provision will be made
to transport those pupils who
enroll in band classes to the
Refugio Junior High School band
classes. Those pupils who plan
to enroll in band classes should
do so at the Barefield office on
or before Tuesday, August 29.
ceed in an effort to have the
float ready by time of the Re-
fugio County Fair.
President C. S. Boone has
named Jack Sportsman as pa-
rade chairman for the Chamber
of Commerce.
Present at Tuesday’s meeting
were Boone, and Directors Herb
Caraway, Bob McMahan, Eu-
gene Davis, Noel Harvey and
Jack Swain.
Boone reported to the direc-
tors that the Refugio County
Navigation Commission of him-
self, Caraway and Bob Shaw
had held a meeting with repre-
sentatives of an engineering
firm regarding the development
of a marina in Copano Bay near
Bayside.
Boone further reported of a
meeting of the Refugio JayCees
at which time members of the
Historical S'ociety Committee
discussed and outlined plans for
recreating the original mission
and museum building.
Swain reported that there had
been no meeting called by Go-
liad in regard to HemisFair
tourist development.
It was reported that attempts
to securing an oil derrick of
type and kind used in the early
years of Refugio discovery were
still underway through the Re-
fugio Industrial Foundation.
Boone expressed his regret in
having failed to notify the chair-
man of the highway committee
of the director’s desire for a re-
port, and failure to deliver cor-
respondence pertaining to High-
way 183 to the chairman.
The use of Chamber of Com-
merce building and facilities by
the Refugio JayCees for the op-
eration of a Rest Stop during
the Labor Day week end Was
granted.
Arrangements with Western
Union for the details of hand-
ling money regarding telegraph-
ed transactions between the
company’s representative and
the chamber of commerce office
secretary were approved.
51 YEARS AS MONEYKEEPER—
Woman Won Before Suffrage
Refugio—Barbara Richardson,
Club Editor of the Dallas Times
Herald, wrote for the Friday,
August 18, issue if the paper an
article of considerable county
interest as follows:
Some people looked down
their noses at her—a mere girl
running for office in 1916 when
women weren’t even allowed to
vote—but a whopping majority
elected Miss Emma Huddleston
to be county treasurer of Re-
fugio County anyway.
“I didn’t know how to run
for office then. I’d just run up
to men oh the street and say,
Tim running for county treas-
urer. Will you vote for me?’
And the men would laugh and
say, ‘Oh, yes,’ ” Miss Emma
recalled at the current conven-
tion of County Treasurers As-
sociation of Texas at the Baker
Hotel.
“Sometimes I would forget to
tell them my name or the- office
I was running for,” she con-
tinued.
“I don’t think that first cam-
paign 51 years ago cost me five
cents either. A girl friend of
mine had a new red car . . .
and any car was rare in those
days . . . We would drive from
town to town all over the county
and she would sit in the car
while I would knock on doors
asking people to vote for me.
“My opposition had been treas-
urer seven years and sometimes
we would coime across one an-
other while campaigning. I re-
member one little town where
we met and he told me how
badly he would beat me there.
“Well, he got five votes from
that town and I got 100,” the
now experienced politician re-
called with happy satisfaction.
“And I beat him generally by
five-to-one.”
Miss Emma was 16 when she
began working in the Refugio
district clerk’s office after grad-
uating from high school.
After five years work there,
she said, men who had noticed
how hard she worked suggested
she run for county treasurer.
“Even so, some other people
really looked down their noses
at me for running for office
when women didn’t have the
vote,” Miss Emma said. It was
four years later in 1920 before
women were granted national
suffrage.
Refugio’s county treasurer has
only been opposed once since
taking office 51 years ago and
that was by another woman
about 25 years ago.
“I plan to stay in office as
long as my good health lasts
and there’s no opposition,” Miss
Huddleston said in an interview
Thursday.
Miss Emma’s severest test
came a few years after taking
office when an Austin bank fail-
ed which held Refugio County’s
road bonds.
“The bank put up two feed-
sack size cotton bags full of
practically worthless substitute
bonds and the courts ruled I
could trade them. It took years
of swapping and trading until
finally I came out even, but
when I started I wondered if it
could be done,” Miss Emma
said.
Miss Emma came to the con-
vention with Miss Edith Buck-
ley, Refugio County tax collec-
tor who got her start working
in Miss Emma’s own business, a
title company. She said, “Miss
Emma is a tradition. She runs
the treasurer’s office singlehand-
edly with only an adding ma-
chine—no computer—to help her.
She doesn’t even use ballpoint
pens,” Miss Buckley laughed.
To which Miss Emma explain-
ed, “Fountain pens are best for
the old Spencerian type writing
like I was taught.” Miss Buck-
ley added, “And her books are
beautifully kept, too.”
Miss Emma, named Refugio’s
outstanding citizen last year by
the Chamber of Commerce, is
deeply involved with charities,
the County Fair Association,
Business and Professional Wom-
en’s Club, and making visits to
the Corpus Christi Naval Hos-
pital for the Red Cross.
“I have my own vegetable
garden,” she is eager to say,
“and a large yard with flowers.
Of course, I can’t do all the
work imyself, but I do enjoy it.
And I run my house just like
I had a big family,” she adds.
Miss Emma’s family includes
a married sisted and an adopted
daughter—Betty Waters—whom
she reared, sent to college and
abroad before Betty married
and moved two streets away.
Now Betty Waters Wales’ three
children look to Miss Emma as
grandmother.
“When I baby-sit, I don’t wor-
ry about the little girl. But, I
have to keep my eyes on the
two boys all the time for fear
they’ll get into something and
hurt themselves,” Miss Emma’
said with a laugh.
Outside Refugio County, Miss
Emma has a ranch and cattle.
“I’ve been raising Brahman cat-
tle because they are so easy to
gentle and I think they are
beautiful. Now I’ve bought a
Red Angus bull to start cross-
breeding and to produce, Bran-
gus cattle,” she said.
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