Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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The News from Every Section of Refugio County
VOL. XVI.—No. 1
Impressions
The trash-grass fire in the rear
of the Paul Johnson home Wednes-
day, has afforded considerable com-
ment as to ways and means of
reaching the point of a fire from
the fire station.
Mrs. Johnson is now a member
of the staff of the Timely Remarks,
and when notified that the fire was
in the rear of her home, she left
the office post haste. No car was
at the shop .and Mrs. Johnson ran
the distance.
Buck Williams says that he will
lay two dollars for Mrs. Johnson
to win in a track meet, after clock-
ing her time, while Jack Rogers
says,, “I was in my car, left for
the fire before she‘ did, and she
heat me to the finish by half a
block.
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“Two birds with one stone’’ is
nothing to compare with one para-
graph in this column. Last week
a mention was made of “one” city
official and now there are “four”
city officials offering explanations
and reasons. It seems each one is
telling his wife that the mentioner
referred to some other official,
but none of the stories are agree-
ing.
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Sunday will find several thou-
sand Americans fighting, that we
may enjoy the “freedom of reli-
gion” of attending church services.
Let’s show our appreciation by at-
tending services.
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Company “A” Honors
Army Bound Captain
Woodsboro. — Officials of Com-
pany “A” 21st Battalion, Texas
State Guard, announced early this
week that a “smoker” would be
held at the Armory here, Tuesday
evening, November 2, honoring
former Captain Brett Hargrove
who will report to Fort Sam Hous-
ton November 4 for active duty
with the United States Army.
The former State Guard officer
volunteered for duty in the federal
forces recently. Mess Sgt. A. J.
Hoelzel will have charge of tne
“feed” at the function.
Meet " ■ .
To Organize
Cub Scouts
Cub Scouts, organization of boys
Rev. Paul Wright
New Presbyterian
Pastor for Refugio
Members of the Presbyterian
congregation are looking forward
with keen anticipation to the arri-
val of a new pastor. The Rev.
] Paul Wright is expected here the
under Scout age, will be organized ; early part of next week from his
in Refugio on Monday night, No- j present charge in La Feria and will
vember 1, at a meeting of parents j assume his duties immediately.
RIALTO THEATRE
November Calendar
Date FEATURE and Stars
- 1 HIT THE ICE’
Bud ABBOTT and
Lou COSTELLO
2- 3 MISSION TO MOSCOW
WALTER HUSTON in the
story of Joseph E, Davies
4- 5 SHADOW OF A DOUBT
MacDONALD CAREY
PATRICIA COLLINGE
6 THE KANSAN
RICHARD DIX
JANE WYATT
7- 8 BOMBARDIER
PAT O’BRIEN
RANDOLPH SCOTT
9-10 FOLLOW THE BAND
LEO CARRILLO
FRANCES LANGFORD
11-12 FLIGHT FOR FREEDOM
ROSALIND RUSSELL
FRED MacMURRAY
13 BOOTS AND SADDLES
GENE AUTREY
14-15 THE HUMAN COMEDY
MICKEY ROONEY
FRANK MORGAN
16-17 CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN
EVELYN AMKERS
and ACQUANETTA -
18-19 THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
FRED ASTAIRE
JEAN LESLIE
20 OUTLAWS Of The RANGE
DON “Red” BARRY
21r22 BATAAN
RdfefiRiT TAYLOR as
SERGEANT BILL DANE
23rS4 AIR RAID WARDENS
• STAN LAUREL
OLIVER HARDY
25-26. PILOT NO. 5 .
FRANCHQT TONE
MARSHA HUNT
20 CALLING WILD BILL
ELLIOTT
WILD BILL ELLIOTT
28-29 CONEY ISAND
BETTY GRABLE
GEORGE MONTGOMERY
SO I WALKED with a ZOMBIE
JAMES ELLISON
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CALABOOSE
JIMMY ROGERS
MARY BRIAN
SUNDAY and MONDAY
of boys interested in affiliating
with, the. Cub Scoutp and pfficials
of the Boy Scout organization.
The meeting to be held in the
high school ap^oripmrat,.7:30 will
be under the supervision of Su-
perintendent Reid S. Morgan, A.
H. Brundrett and Eld Burnam,
Field Executive of Boys Scouts.
Preliminary investigation shows
that some sixty boys of the ages
nine, ten, and eleven have indi-
cated their desire to become Cub
Scouts. It is urged that the par-
ents of these youths be in attend-
ance Monday night that they may
become familiar with the organi-
zation, working and requirements
of Cub Scouting.
Plans call for the organization
of one Pack here, with several
Dens, with seven to ten boys in
each Den.
Tuesday night of this week a
Pack was formed at a meeting
held in the Woodsboro School un-
der the supervision of Supt. J. K.
Kerr. The Woodsboro Parent
Teachers Association will sponsor
the Pack there and indications
are that thirty boys will consti-
tute the charter membership of the
Woodsboro Pack, which will have
five Dens.
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WAR FUND DRIVE
PAST $3,000 MARK;
ALL COOPERATE
Contributions to the United War
Fund from Refugio County total-
ed $3,321.73 at mid-week with ev-
ery indication pointing to a suc-
cessful conclusion of the drive
within the next ten-days. While
only one contribution from a com-
munity out-side of Refugio has
been sent to County Treasurer
Carl Baumgartner, it is known that
the campaign is meeting with
splendid success in every part of
this county.
From Austwell has been”received
a total of $100.00 to date, with a
report that the campaign has not
been concluded there. County
Chairman J. E. Bauer stated this
week that he was confident that
each community in his county
would meet, if not exceed, its as-
signed quota.
The United War Fund is where
Americans are giving not invest-
ing. Seventeen agencies of relief
and aid are benefiting from the
gifts to War FuKd. Service men
and women of the United States
receive benefits from this War
Fund for one of the agencies is
the U. S. O.
Mrs. Wright will not move to Re-
fugio at once, as she is science
instructor in the Edinburg Junior
College and must wait until re-
placement can be made.
The Rev. C. S. Long, who re-
signed to retire last spring, has
accepted the pastorage of the Ray-
mondville church, it has been learn-
ed, and Mrs. Long is there with
him. Recently the general assem-
bly made a new ruling that retired
ministers who were physically able
might take a charge during the
war emergency. Both the Rev.
Mr. Long and Mrs. Long are re
ported to be improved in health.
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Perfect Attendance
Scored by Teams
In Rotary Contest
One hundred per cent attendance
on the part of the members of the
Refugio Rotary Club marked the
opening week of the three-teamed
contest that the club is conducting
within itself. This marked the
first week in several months that
every member of the club was in
attendance.
Attendance for the entire month
of October was reported by Secre-
tary Roy Elkins as being above
91 peer cent, which will place this
club in the upper bracket of the
clubs of the entire district for
attendance.
Program for the day was in
charge of “Doc” Hounsell, who
presented Misses Ruth Duckler and
Gloria Hughes of the Refugio High
School in song and piano numbers,
and Miss Mary L. McMichael of
the Refugio School English de-
partment to speak on “How to Im-
prove Our English”.
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Norwood Crews Child
Buried at Woodsboro
Funeral services were held at
the Presbyterian Church in Woods-
boro Tuesday afternoon for Nancy
Helen Crews, who would have been
one year old Friday. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
wood Crews, 425 Westgate Street,
Corpus Christi, and the grand-
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. . Frank
Jones of Woodsboro, Mr. and Mrs.
M. Crews of Kingsville. The child
died in a Corpus Christi hospital at
12:45 o’clock Monday afternoon, af-
ter only a brief illness.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Crews are
former residents of Refugio. Mrs.
Crews will be remembered as Miss
Mary Helen Jones.
Pupils Offered Opportunity
To Join Junior Red Cross
An opportunity will be offered
to the School children of Refugio
County for direct membership in
the American Red Cross and aid
in various aspects of its work.
Mrs. S. R. Coleman has been nam-
ed Junior Red Cross chairman for.
the local chapter, and will head
a drive from Novembeer 1 to No-,
vember 15 to enlist every school
child in the county in the organi-
zation. She has appointed an as-
sisting committee composed of
Mrs,. T. J. Vance, Jr., Mrs. Vera
Cargill and Mra I*at Burke,
During the specified two weeks,
sponsors for elementary and high
schools in the county will direct a
campaign for group enrolment.
Elementary classrooms join with
a fifty cent fee; high school stu-
dents enroll on the basis of 100
persons with fee of one dollar.
Junior members then may earn
individual recognition on the basis
of services rendered.
the; Cqrpus Christi, NAS hospital ture pilloyrs for hospital use by
that
pur-
Mrs. Coleman explained
this campaign is not for the
poses of fund raising but is simply
the enrolment of members who
carry out the many services per-
formed. Refugio Cqunty. Juniors
will set to wqrk immediately after
organization on collecting articles
requested by Miss Emma Huddles-
ton to be sent to convalescents at
Ration Book 4
Requested by
Total of 8087
Applications for War Ration
Book 4 from Refugio County total-
ed 8,087 on the official days of
registration last week, it was re-
ported by Frank Wood, board
member, this week.
This figure is two thousand less
than, the number .of, applications
made for War Ration Book No. 2,
Mr. Wood stated. Ha pointed out,
however, • that a large number of
people has failed to. observe the
official registration days of last
week-end and the Ration Bqard
office and officials, of the board
were receiving a large number of
requests for application hlanlcs
the early part of this week. While
unable to give any definite number,
Mr. Wood said he felt certain that
the number of people that failed
to make application would reach
well into the hundreds.
Applications made at various
schools of the county totaled:
Refugio ........................................4010
Austwell ...................................... 677
Bonnie View .....................-........ 435
Woodsboro ..................................1568
Vidauri ........................................ 185
Tivoli ......... 887
Bayside ......................... 326
Total ........................................8087
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‘Language’ Topic
At WomanVj[Club
A program on English Language
was presented when the Refugio
Women’s Club met Wednesday of
last week at the nome of Mrs. E.
G. Sparks. Mrs. Vera Cargill,,
county home demonstration agent,
discussed “Public Speaking;” Miss
Mary L. McMichael’s topis was
“How to Improve Our English;”
and Mrs. Earl Carpenter talked on
“Modern Slang”.
Mrs. Cecil Dodds conducted a
business session, during which it
was voted that a member was auto-
matically dismissed from the club
if she failed three times during the
year to notify hostesses of her
impending absence; that a fine of a
dollar would be imposed on mem-
bers failing to prepare parts; that
annual dues be raised from a dollar
to $1.25. Two new members, Mrs.
C. H. Cable and Mrs. D. M. Black-
stock, were taken into the club
at this time. Other new members
this year are Mrs. R. F. McCarthy,
Mrs. Gale Oliver, Jr., Mrs. J. T.
Vance, Jr., Mrs. R. H. Renfro, Mrs.
Mrs. V. V. Bailey, Mrs. Sam Mc-
Cord, Jr., Mrs. Carter Snooks, Mrs_.
S. R. .Coleman, Mrs. J. T. Wofford,
R. S. Morgan, Mrs. Mable Brand-
stetter, Mrs. Mayme Day, Miss
Mary L. McMichael, Mrs. Guy
Warren and Mrs. R. R. Love.
Mrs. Bryan Calhoun acted as
co-hostess with Mrs. Sparks and
assisted her in serving a dessert
course to the twenty-three mem-
bers present.
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RED CROSS ASKS
FOR WORKERS
The Red. Cross Sewing Room is
needing workers, it was reported
this week. “Cutters” and “sewers”
are principally needed, but the ser-
vices of anyone in any capacity
will be welcomed.
Present work demands are for
the making of womens’ blouses
to be used for disaster relief in
war to^i countries abroad;, frac-
through the medium of the-, Camp
Hospital Service Committee,
j 1 The Junior Red Cross was form-
ed, in ^917: by, President Wilson by
proclamation, and during World
War I millions of young Americans
provided more than 15,000,000
comfort and recreational articles
for the armed forces, as well as
performing numerous other ser-
vices. The program include^ pro-
duction for armed forces, war on
waste, war relief production, first
aid training and detachments, dis-
continued on Page 4)
A re School Children
War Minded?
THE CHURCH VERSUS HITLER
By Florence Dudas
“Go to Church!” “Go to Church!”
Yes, that is the cry that is ring-
ing through the hearts of us Amer-
icans, yet, some people seem to
think it is a joke that someone
has decided to pull on the people
of America,. To you who laugh
at the thought, of going to church,
I write this theme.
If you stop to think about it,
what four freedoms did President
Roosevelt say we were fighting
for? He said that we were fight-
ing for “Freedom of Speech”,
“Freedom from Want”, “Freedom
from Fear”, and “Freedom of Re-
ligion”. When you; laugh at people
when they say “Go to Church”, you
are helping to bring about in the
United States what Hitler has
brought about in Germany. We all
know by now what Hitler has done
to the occupied countries of Eu-
rope. He has wiped out all of the
churches in Europe; he has burned
all of the Christian Bibles in mass
bonfires where everyone could wit-
ness his power and rule over them.
He has replaced them with his so-
called Bible that he has written.
Hitler has almost completely de-
molished the Jewish race by his
power and rule. Hitler is afraid
that if the people should get to
know the Christian religion, he
would be overruled, so he is doing
everything in his power to wipe
it off of the face of the earth. He
may not be aware of it, but he has
undertaken to do something that
cannot and never shall be done by
him or any other dictator in this
world. The Christian Churches of
today will never be downed by a
dictator. Hitler may think he has
killed the Christians and their re-
ligion, but they will always be
here as long as the world is going.
With our soldiers fighting with all
they have got for the four free-
doms, Hitler and all his folly ideas
will not remain very long on this
earth. So to you who laugh at the
people who go to church, let
me say this: your attitude toward
the church will change consider-
ably in a very short time, or you
will be overruled and tramped on
by us Christians of America.
Those boys over there are not
fighting because they like it; they
are fighting to prevent what is
happening in Europe today from
happening in the United States. If
they are backed up one hundred
per cent on the home front, then
Hitler will not have a chance.
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Hallowe’en Carnival
Set-for Woodsboro
Woodsboro.—Officials of the lo-
cal P. T. A. early this week an-
nounced their annual Hallowe’en
Carnival. The function will be
held at the local high school build-
ing this Saturday evening, Octo-
ber 30. Several interesting features
are to appear on the program and
the general public is invited to at-
tend.
Rotary Sponsors
Football Game
Of Negro Teams
A football game between the
colored school teams of Yoakum
and Refugio will be sponsored by
the Refugio Rotary Club on the
night of November li, it was voted
by the Club in meeting this week.
John Steele has been named gen-
eral chairman for the committee
handling the details of the. game.
The Refugio Tigers have won
their first game of the season, and
will meet a worthy opponent in
the Yoakum eleven. The game will
start at 8:15 p. m. at the Bobcat
Stadium,, and current admission
prices will prevail.
Through annual sponsorship of
games for the Tigers the Rotary
Club has been able to secure the
funds whereby the local team is
outfitted in complete uniforms in-
cluding blue playing jerseys with
numerals.
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Exciting Games
Feature Playiin
Horseshoe |League
First round of play in the double
elimination tournament of the Re-
fugio Horseshoe League got under
way Monday night with a num-
ber of exciting games being turned I study.
Local School
Grade Level
The Refugio Public School has
this week issued report cards to
students, in both elementary and
high school classes, including the
rating of each student at the end
of six weeks of work.
The standard for the high school
is being elevated according, to
Superintendent Read S. Morgan,
by the raising of the passing grade
to a “C”. Mr. Morgan says that
he and the teachers of the high
school agreed to this change in the
system of grades so that students
graduating from Refugio High
School will be better qualified to
enter a university or college and
better able to succeed in a chosen
vocation.
R. * H. Renfro, principal of the
high school, states that the school
is taking measures to help students
below standard in school work.
Any pupil who receives a grade of
“D” on their report card may
have the privilege, with the super-
vision of the teacher, of removing
the condition. Mr. Renfro says
that in the future a blue card will
be mailed to parents at the end
of the third week in a six-weeks’
period if a pupil is doing unsatis-
factory work in any course of
U. S. Service Men; a few knitted
articles for layettes that go to
families of service men where need-
ed.
Ife-jis felt that every woman in
Refugio County can contribute a
little of her time to this so worthy
cause.
The stocking salvage drive has
closed. All old hose should now be
tumed-in to Miss Emma Huddles-
ton, chairman of Camp and Hos-
pital Council Work of Red^yross!
Deliver them to her at the County
Courthouse.
in as the two favorites won their
matches with ease.
E. J. Freeman dropped Carter
Snooks in two matches 21-2 and
21- 6. T. J. Wilkinson looped on a
number of ringers to dispose of
Louis Germer in two matches 21-
10 and 21-0.
W. R. Hounsell staged late ral-
lies in two games to come from
behind and down F. F. English
22- 19 and 21-20 in the closest
matches of the evening.
The Renfro-Sparks match went
three-games with the Southpaw
slants of Renfro giving him two
21-14 victories, against one 21-0
loss.
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The principal asks that parents
gife attention to the report cards,
especially the attendance card,
since it is believed that there is a
close correlation between attend-
ance and good grades.
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New Oil Pool
Seen Near LaRosa
A new Refugio County oil field
is indicated in P. H. Rutherford
No. 7 Weiss-Zengerie, E. Lopez
survey, about 1% miles northeast
of the La Rosa field.
On a 15-minute drill stem test
at 6183-88 feet the well developel
300 pounds working pressure and
flowed oil after the tool was closed
for eight minutes with recovery
being 800 feet of oil with no water.’
Bottom hole flowing pressure was
Dean Neilson Will
Speak Here Monday
Dr. O. R. Neilson, Dean of A. & I
College, will address the student 2525 ~ pounds. ~ Another' ’^-minute
body of the Refugio Public School | ^ ^ ^ at 6197y2.90 feet
in the High School Auditorium on : recovered 580 feet Qf oil and 150
Monday, November 1, at 11:15 A.
M., it was announced this week
by Superintendent Read S. Mor-
gan. The public is invited and
welcome to hear Dr. Neilson at
this time.
Dr. Neilson will also be the prin-
cipal speaker at the noon luncheon
of the Refugio Rotary Club.
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The Tivoli Cemetery Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. M. Land-
graf on November 2. Members are
urged to be attend.
Mrs. A. L. Schultz, secretary.
Community Safety Drive
Receives Support by School
The Refugio Public School, as a
gesture in cooperating with Mayor
L. R. Jeter and the town in a
campaign for Community Safety,
during the past week had “no
parking” lanes and safety lanes
repainted in front of the school
building and sponsored the teach-
ing of, rules, of highway safety
among the different classes.
Superintendent Rqad S. Morgan
has annqunqed l^at the jed stripes
on the curb in front of the school
building have. ,beep: repainted to
designate a no parking zone.
Pedestrian lanes have also been
lined off, and students are asked
to cross streets through these
lanes.
Patrons are urged to cooperate
with the school and the town by
reminding children and others of
precautions that should be taken
to promote community safety;
such as, crossing, highways and
streets at designated lanes and
walking on the left side of the road
or street, facing the traffic. Driv-
ers of automobiles are asked to
be especially cautions in driving
in the school zone at the noon
period and at four o’clock in the
afternoon.
A neay trtgpdy of a few weeks
ago, emphasized the need for a
local campaign,, on. , community
safety. A school , child in attempt-
ing to cross the highway away
from the- intersection- nan into , ,a
slowly moving car. The careful-
ness, Of the driver, averted an ac-
cident, and the child was not hurt
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AAA OFFICE CLOSED
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1
The Refugio County AAA Office
will be closed all day Monday No-
vember 1, this paper has been re-
quested to announce. Employees
and officials will be attending an
all day AAA meeting in Cuero
on that date.
feet of salt water.
The well was cored deeper to
6500 feet, where it tested salt wat-
er in the Tom O’Connor sand. How-
ever, operator now is reported set-
ting casing to test the 6180-foot
sand.
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W. H. Awbrey Died
At Austwell Home
Austwell. — Funeral services
were conducted from the Austwell
Baptist Church, Thursday morn-
ing, October 21, for Mi'. Awbrey,
who died suddenly at his. home
here Tuesday evening, October 19,
1943, at nine o’clock, only t.velve
days after the death of Li j wife.
Mr. Awbrey had been ill for soma
time, yet his death was unexpect-
ed,
“Mr. Awbrey was borp near
Vicksburg, . Tennessee, June 12,
1867, and came to Texas when he
was a young man. He was a resi-
dent of Smithville a number of
years, before coming to Austwell
where he has resided the past
seventeen years. He was a mem-
ber of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by one daughter
in ...California; two sisters, ^Mrs.
Emilia Hemphill of Port Arthur
and Mrsv Jim Johnson of Tenn.
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Navy Plane Crashes
Woodsboro. — The community
had its first real insight on the
present war when a training, plane
from the Naval Air Base at Cor-
pus Christi crashed approximately
7 miles southeast of Woodsboro, on
the F. J. Boehm farm last Friday
morning. According to reports two
members of the U. S. Naval forces
were killed instantly in the crash.
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