Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1945 Page: 1 of 8
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The News from Every Section of Refugio County
VOL. XVIII—No. 7
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, DECEMBER 6, 1945
Eight Pages
That pretty Christmas wreath
that we are so proudly displaying
in the front window of the Timely
Remarks building was presented to
us this week by the Blue Birds. The
girls made the wreath themselves,
and this coming week they are go-
ing to devote the time of their re-
gular meeting on Tuesday after-
noon to the making of like wreaths
(Which they will give to their moth-
ers to be used in home decorating.
This is the second year that the
Blue Birds have visited the Re-
marks plant. Again we enjoyed hav-
ing the young ladies, for they are
indeed just that, along with their
sponsors, Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
Rood.
Tuesday afternoon the colored
l)oys who attend school all day—
some fourteen of them—are going
to play football against a Victoria
team. Prof. Barefield will be faced
(with expenses of nearly forty dol-
lars, including the guarantee to
the Victoria team for this game. He
is underwriting this game with pro-
fits from games payed by the Ti-
gers in order to encourage the boys
to attend school regularly.
We have a number of tickets for
that game at the office and will
appreciate any assistance in dis-
posing of them in order that the
game will not be a financial loss to
the colored school. The Professor
and the teams—juniors and regu-
lars—deserve the support of the
community.
Legion Post Commander Joe
Heard insists that the reason the
price of the Mexican supper to be
served by the post this Saturday
is less per plate than the meal
Served last Saturday is not that
left-overs are to be served, but that
the organization learned how to
more economically fix such a din-
ner. Joe says that there were no
left-overs last week, so there can
be no warm overs this week. It is
rumored that Joe will place his
bottle of hair oil as an added keeno
pyize this week.
Razzberry and Old Paint, the
trophies presented to Emmett Free-
man and Montie O’Neill will go on
display this week, if we have to
steal them from their owners. Those
^vho witnessed that horseshoe match
will realize how appropriate are
the awards.
From the number of letters—
none—to Santa Claus that were re-
ceived by this paper last week it
looks like the Old Gent will have
a light visit to Refugio this year.
We’ll still be glad to publish any
letters to Santa that the children
(B. E. McGuill and Buck Williams
exempted) wish to write in care of
this paper.
The writer appreciates the num-
ber of requests for the paper that
were received in regard to the
Chamber of Commerce offer last
week. We were pleased at the num-
ber of people who sent in requests
to have the Timely Remarks for the
next three months.
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Attend the church of your choice
Sunday.
A. A. BUCK IS
NEW MANAGER
HEB STORE FOOD
A. A. Buck is now serving HEB
Food Store as manager, having tak-
en charge on Tuesday of last week.
Mr. Buck, a Navy veteran of ov-
er two years, comes to Refugio
from Victoria. He has been affiliat-
ed with the HEB Company for a
number of years in different South
Texas towns prior to entering the
armed forces. He received his Hon-
orable discharge in November.
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CALLER-TIMES
GIVES TROPHIES
Bob McCracken of the Corpus
Christi Caller-Times was present
last Tusday night at the assembly
meeting of the Rotary Club of Re-
fugio to present, in behalf of those
newspapers, trophies to the victor
and loser of the recent horseshoe
match staged between halves at the
technicolor football game.
E. J. Freeman, the victor, and
Montie O’Neill, the vanquished,
were presented with statuettes of
lean and lanky horses. Mr. Fret-
man’s animal is named “Razzberry”
while Mr. O’Neill’s beast is named
“Old Paint”. This recognition on
the part of the publishers of the
South Texas paper came as a sur-
prise to the two recipients.
Mr. McCracken was accompanied
by Grady Stiles, South Texas Edi-
tor of the Caller-Times, and Sea-
man Smith of NATC, Corpus
Christi.
JIM WALES IN
BUSINESS HERE
Jim Wales, recently honorable
discharged veteran of the U. S.
Coast Guard, has entered business
here in Refugio with the establish-
ment of the Wales Bookkeeping
Service, and is also affiliating with
his brother, B. A. Wales, in the
(Wales Insurance Agency.
Mr. Wales was with the Refugio
Hardware & Electric Co. for some
time prior to his entering civil
service and later the Coast Guard
in 1943. He served in the Pacific
most of the time he was in the
armed service.
Mr. Wales will maintain offices in
Room 5 of the Jones Building.
AUTOMATIC GUNS
MUST BE LISTED
The Bureau of Internal Revenue,
United States Treasury Department
desires to bring to your attention
that, under the provisions of the
National Firearms Act, it is manda-
tory that certain types of firearms,
as hereinafter described, be regis-
tered with the Commissioner of In-
ternal Revenue, Washington, D. C.
Firearms of the automatic type,
such as machine guns, sub-machine
guns, or any type of gun from
which a number of shots or bul-
lets may be discharged with one
continuous pull of the trigger.
Many of these firearms brought
or sent into this country by mem-
bers of the armed forces and mer-
chant marine, either with or with-
out certificates signed by" < Com-
manding officers, have not been
registered. Persons having in their
possession firearms of the types
described should immediately con-
tact in person, by phone, or mail,
the nearest Investigator in Charge
of the Alcohol Tax Unit, Bureau of
Internal Revenue, United States
Treasury Department, who for the
Southern and Western Judicial Dis-
tricts of Texas, is Alvin A. Stewart,
1020 Alamo National Building, San
Antonio 5, Texas.
This official -will furnish details
relative to all provisions of the
National Firearms Act and will
provide Form 6 (Firearms) and as-
sist in the preparation thereof, as
well as furnish information con-
cerning the rendering of the fire-
arms unserviceable, which it is re-
quested be done as a matter of
public safety.
It is illegal to transfer firearms
of the type described except by the
payment of the $200 tax as provid-
ed by law. However, if the firearms
are rendered unserviceable, they
may be transferred tax-free as war
trophies upon submission of the
proper form to the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, Washington
D. C.
The National Firearms Act pro-
vides a penalty of a fine not to ex-
ceed $2,000, or imprisonment not to
exceed 5 years or both, in the
event any person is convicted on a
charge of violating any provision
of the Act, which includes failure
to register a firearm of the type
described and transfer of such fire-
arm without payment of the $200
tax.
Joseph D. Nunan, Jr.,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
SISTER KENNY
Sister Elizabeth Kenny, the he-
roic woman whose treatment has
virtually eliminated the crippling
after effects of polio, will inten-
sify her fight against this disease
in Texas during the coming year.
A campaign is now underway
to raise a Texas quota of $250,-
000, every cent of which will be
used to fight infantile paraly-
sis. State headquarters are at the
Driskill Hotel, Austin, and is
headed by George C. Francisco,
Jr., of Houston. Governor Coke
R. Stevenson has named Satur-
day, December 8, as Sister Kenny
Day in Texas.
DECEMBER TIRE
QUOTA IS CUT
The passenger car tire quota for
December in the sixty-seven coun-
ties in the San Antonio OPA dis-
trict is even smaller than it was for
November, according to Eugene
Kurtz, district rationing executive.
Mr. Kurtz explained that during
the summer, when demand was hea-
viest, quotas exceeded production
slightly, with the result that in-
ventories were cut to such low le-
vels in many communities that some
certificate holders have been unable
to find the right size tires to meet
their needs. With the backlog of un-
filled applications in December, it
will be necessary that local boards
screen all applications carefully,
as they will be able to supply only
the immediate needs of applicants
who have no other means of getting
to their jobs or performing them,
he said.
All car and truck owners should
continue conservation measures, in-
cluding the repairing and recapping
of tires, to get the maximum mile-
age, because tire inventories will be
very small for many months, Kurtz
said.
REFUGIO COUNTY
ATTORNEY’S CAR
IS STOLEN IN S. A.
Chevrolet sedan, belonging to
County Attorney, K. D. Hall, was
stolen Wednesday out of a San An-
tonio parking lot. Mr. Hall, with R.
P. Clarkson and B. H. Hornburg,
was in San Antonio on business and
had put his car in the lot for the
day. When he returned for it about
6 p. m., it was discovered to be miss-
ing.
The automobile had not been lo-
cated the early part of the week.
Ingleside Refinery
Shut-Down Contini
According to Schedule
LEGION TO SERVE
MEXICAN SUPER
THIS SATURDAY
Successful with the Mexican sup-
per and keeno party of last week,
the American Legion and Auxi-
liary will have a like entertainment
on this Saturday, December 8, at
the City Hall.
The public is invited to attend,
and the price of the supper is fifty
cents per plate. Attractive prizes
are offered to the keeno players.
Suppers are served from 6 p. m.
The Legion and Auxiliary are
sponsoring these affairs to raise
funds for the building of a Legion
home in Refugio.
Carl and Jim Shelton of Corpus
Christi attended to business here
Saturday.
NEW PLANS FOR
ACA ELECTIONS
Some changes have been made in
the 1946 ACA election procedure in
order to make it as convenient as
possible for farmers to vote for
their community’ committeemen.
Some of the important changes in
the election procedure over previous
elections are:
First: A nominating committee,
who are not members or alternate
members of the community commit-
ted will nominate two members of
the association for each community
office to be filled. Producers will se-
lect either of these members, or
write in the name of some other
member of the association. The per-
son receiving the highest number of
votes for each office will be de-
clared elected.
Second: The polls will open at
8 a. m. and closje at 5 p. m. A bal-
lot form will be available which will
permit producers to come at any
time during the -lay and vote in the
same manner as in all other regu-
lar elections.
■ The time and place in which com-
munity elections will be held in Re-
fugio County are as follows:
Woodsboro, Austwell, and Tivoli.
The date of the election is December
8, 1945.
'The 1946 Agricultural Conser-
vation Program has been planned to
provide about the same assistance
as farmers received under the 1945
program, and responsibility for
operating the program rests entire-
ly in the hands of the County and
Community Committeemen. In 1946
an allotment of funds will be given
each county to be used as assistance
to farmers in carrying out needed
conservation practices. The local
committeemen will select the prac-
tices for which assistance will be
offered in the county.
You can see why, with such heavy
committeemen responsibility in
1946, it is necessary that every
farmer vote in the election. We are
anxious to see a large vote in the
elections, since light votes in the
past have been used by some critics
of the committeeman system as evi-
dence that farmers are not interest-
ed in greater local administration
of the farm program.—Contributed.
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PERSONAL AID
OFFERED VETS
BY JOHN LYLE
An offer of personal assistance to
Shut-Down Continues1
E. Lyle, who has urged all interest
ed veterans to contact him im-
mediately.
Lyle also advised that those want-
ing jeeps obtain veteran’s priority
certificates at once from the Small-
er War Plants Corporation as the
first step toward establishing eli-
gibility.
“I fully realize the difficulties be-
ing encountered at every turn by
veterans attempting to re-establish
themselves,” Lyle said, “and I have
done everything I possibly could to-
ward clearing up administrative red
tape, but nevertheless the process
is still difficult.”
It is important, he said, that the
veterans do not delay in writing
him.
“I am most anxious to use my of-
fice to the greatest benefit of the
veterans,” he said, “and I feel that
I may be able to assist on the pur-
chase of jeeps at this particular
time if I am notified immediately.”
The shut down of the Humble re-
finery here at Ingleside is now com-
plete, all production having been
stopped, and those workmen who
are still on duty are busy cleaning
and preparing the equipment for
retirement.
Approximately fifty per cent of
the personnel who were employed
at the plant two months ago are
now transferred or terminated. Ad-
ditional employees are scheduled for
transfer during December and it is
estimated that only a skeleton crew
will be retained after the first of
the year.
Tank car shipments on a reduced
scale are still leaving the plant and
transfer of oil within the refinery
is continuing.—Ingleside Item.
This Is America
WHERE HARD GUYS of
the battlefield, men who met the enemy at
bayonet point, now spend their thne keeping their minds off the horrors
of war by weaving so that when ready they can accept training provided
by Victory Loan Bond dollars and once again stand on their own
economic feet, heads proudly erect and say, “This IS America.” (Signal
Corps Photo.)
BLACK TIGERS
WIN 19 TO 6
FROM VICTORIA
The Refugio Black Tigers won
another football game, when last
Saturday night they defeated the
Victoria Bumble Bees 19 to 6 on
the local gridiron. Victoria scored
first but the locals came back to
tally before the half and score
the extra point to have a 7 to 6
lead at the half.
In the third quarter the Tigers,
with Algie Lewis setting the pace,
scored two quick touchdowns. That
ended the scoring for the game with
the Tigers content to hold that mar-
gin for victory.
The game was sponsored by the
Rotary Club cf Refugio for the be-
nefit of the local Negro school ath-
letic program.
JUNIORS TIGERS
PLAY VICTORIA
DECEMBER 11
A. H. Barefield, principal of the
Refugio Negro School, has announc-
ed that there will be a game be-
tween the Refugio Junior Black
Tigers and the Victoria Junior
Bumble Bees at Refugio on Tues-
day, December 11, at 4 p. m. The
game is scheduled to be played at
the colored school grounds.
The Junior Tigers are the boys
who are too small to make the re-
gular team and are being trained
for future years. Admission prices
ffor the game are 25 cents for
adults and 10 cents for children.
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Receive
Discharge
G. C. BROWN DISCHARGED
FROM U. S. NAVY
Camp Wallace, Texas.—Gayle C.
Brown, 35, Motor Machinist Mate
third class, of Refugio, Texas has
received his honorable discharge
from the Navy at this center.
Brown entered the Navy in Sept.
1943. He served in the Pacific thea-
ter for seven months.
J. N. YOUNGBLOOD RECEIVES
HONORABLE DISCHARGE
Camp Wallace, Texas.—J. N.
Youngblood, 23, Steward third class,
of Refugio, Texas has received his
honorable discharge at this center,
Youngblood entered the Naval
Service in August of 1942. He has
also served 11 months on the U. S.
S. Barnwell (APA-132) in the Asia-
tic-Pacific.
The last German U-Boat attack
made along the Texas coast was De-
cember 3, 1943.
City Goverment
Forms Discussed
In New Booklet
Austin.—“Forms of City Govern-
ment” is the title of a fact-packed
booklet issued this week by the Uni-
versity of Texas Bureau of Muni-
cipal Research.
Edited by Dr. Stuart A. Mac-
Corkle, director of the Bureau, the
book contains analysis of three
types of city government—the May-
or-Council, Commission, and Coun-
cil-Manager form.
“No form of government will of
itself produce a good government,”
Dr. MacCorkle says in the booklet,
“A form of government is, at best,
a piece of machinery. That piece of
machinery is best which performs
best under normal operating condi-
tions. The citizen is the operator of
our government machinery. If he
does not do his job no machinery
will produce the desired results.”
Dr. MacCorkle reports that 400
out of 644 active incorporated mu-
nicipalities in Texas use the mayor-
council form; 200 municipalities
use the commission form, and 51
cities use the council-manager form.
Weaknesses and strength of each
form is discussed in detail by Dr.
MacCorkle, with facts as to the
succesful operation of each form.
Copies of the booklet may be ob-
tained from the University Publi-
cations Office.
C. J. YOUNG DISCHARGE*)
HONORABLY FROM NAVY
Camp Wallace, Texas.—Calvin
Jean Young, 21, Seaman first class,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Young of Re-
fugio, has received his honorable
discharge at this center.
Young entered the Naval Service
in August of 1942. During Young’s
32 months overseas he served on
the U. S. S. Core CVE 13, and the
U. S. S. Bennington CVV20, and al-
so had an active part in Anti Sub
patrol.
NAVY MAN DISCHARGED AT
CAMP WALLACE, U. S. N. P. C.
Camp Wallace.—David S. Rey-
nolds, 37, PHM2-C, Refugio, has
been honorably discharged at this
center.
Reynolds entered the Naval Ser-
vice in August, of 1942 and has
served 21 months in the Asiatic-
Pacific.
Crews, Irvin B.
Doughty, Amos
Hargrove, Brett
Hopkins, Jr. William B.
Koch, Warren E.
Kelly, Artie Lemual
Lott, Cleveland
Ortis, Elias Salinas
Schulze, Gerald
Schlabach, Perry E.
Thomas, Robert Henry
Toliver, William Herbert
Turner, Robert J.
Vance, Jr. John Turner
Young, Finnie V.
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SANTA CLAUS
TO VISIT HERE
DECEMBER 20
Santa Claus will be at Kingy
Park in Refugio at 2 p. m. on
Thursday, December 20, to meet
and greet the 'children of Refugio
County, and will present each child
with a bag of fruit, nuts and candy
which the Rotary Club of Refugio
will have prepared for him to give
his little friends.
Santa Claus in short wave com-
munication with Rotary Club Presi-
dent Bob Renfro this week worked
out arrangements for his third an-
nual visit to Refugio as the guest
of the local Rotary Club. Santa
stated he would be certain to be at
the park not later than 2 p. m. and
would depend upon the Rotarians ta
make all arrangements for him as
they have in the past.
The Rotary Club is inviting all
children of Refugio County to be at
King’s Park to see and talk to
their jolly friend. Last year there
were more than 1000 youngsters
at the park, and this year the Ro-
tary Club will prepare for 1250
children.
The Refugio Fire Department is
again being asked by the Rotary-
Club to supply Santa Claus with a.
truck, if needed, and it is felt cer-
tain that this will be another gala
day in Refugio.
BAPTIST CHURCH
IN CAMPAIGN TO
MEET HIGH GOAL
Members of the Refugio Baptist
Church this past week launched a
strong campaign to bring about the
realization of the goal of $20,000.00
in the new church building fund by-
January 1.
On July 1 the church adopted a.
goal of $20,000.00 by January 1.
Over $10,000 of this amount had
been pledged or given through Sun-
day of this wetk. J. H. Sportsman,
chairman of the building and fi-
nance committee, is directing this
activity.
With a $50,000.00 church and edu-
cational building in prospect, it was
realized that the $20,000 would need
to be on hand to merit best re-
sults in securing the building as
soon as practical.
CHASE FIELD
COMMANDER
SPEAKS HERE
Commander Guthrie of Chase
Field at Beeville was the guest
speaker on the program of J. E.
Bauer at Monday’s meeting of the
local Rotary Club and brought st,
very interesting discussion on the
part of the Navy in World War IE
and on the Navy’s probabilities in.
the future.
Visiting, rather than lecturing,
Commander Guthrie held the close
attention of his audience as he
reasoned with his listeners. Later,
he answered questions presented to
him and won the respect of the
group by his fairness and frank-
ness.
The sun shines more at Amarillo
than anywhere else in Texas:—81
percent of daylight hours.
FIRE DEPT.
KEPT BUSY
The monotony of grass and pas-
ture fires was broken for the Refu-
gio Fire Department this week
when it was called to the pipe yard
of the Rosson-Richards Co. north
of the depot. The “dope” tub had
become ignited and threatened the
shed and nearby equipment.
The fire was smothered by dirt,
rather than the use of water, for
water causes the burning fluid to
boil up and make a greater fire.
Other alarms answered by the de-
partment this and the past week
have been either grass or pasture
fires.
Historical Association
Announces Contest
Austin.—The Texas State Histo-
rical Association has recently an-
nounced the Louis Wiltz Kemp Es-
say contest in Texas History for
1946. The contest, now in its second
year, was established by Hon. Har-
ry Pennington of San Antonio. It
is open to all undergraduate stu-
dents beneath the dge of twenty-
five enrolled in Texas colleges. First
prize award will be $100. Awards
totaling $175 will be made.
Papers may be written about any
phase of the historic past of Texas
—political, economic, cultural so-
cial, geographic, biographical, or
industrial. Original research and
contributions to the fund of know-
ledge about Texas will be given con-
sideration over re-statements of
known facts.
The contest closes April 1, 1946.
Full information regarding it may
be secure d by writing the Texas
State Historical Association, Uni-
versity Station, Austin 12, Texas-
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