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The News from Every Section of Refugio County
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VOL. XVI—No. 45
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31,1944
Eight Page®
Impressions
Did you enjoy the softball sea-
son? Do you want to do some-
thing this fall? Then be at the
school gym Thursday (TONIGHT)
at 8 p. m. There’ll be some ac-
tivity and action there, and plans
for future activity will be dis-
cussed. Ytou’re invited. Yes, every
one of you.
* *
Gus Landr'un says that he op-
erates a machine shop (and that
he does) but he is now fully quali-
fied to add “jeweller” to his shin-
gle. Last week, we had a part on
the Linotype machine to break,
(believe it or not, Emmett Free-
man had nothing to do with it,
either) and this part was no larger
“than your thumbnail and not much
wider. It looked like our machine
would be down until a replacement
part coud be secured from Brook-
lyn. We called on Gus and ap-
pealed to his sympathetic heart
to try to fix the part. He told us
it was impossible, but the machine
is now running in perfect order
and the part is better than new.
Indeed, Gus can maintain “no job
too large, and none too small” and
we’ll back him on the latter half
of the statement.
* *
The staff wants to know who
-was kiddin’ who about ‘KP’ last
week.
* *
It’s kinda funny about some
people. Mention them in this col-
vmn one time and they just, do
their best to rate further mention
here. Take C. H. McCright for
example. For the past three
weeks he has been doing and say-
ing more things that should be
given attention. We could fill this
column with things he says about
our building and erecting swings,
etc., etc. but did you know he
can’t get clearance to attend
the Rotary-Lions softball game ?
Mac tells us something about for-
getting, but just the same he went
somewhere that the wife wanted
to go that night.
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Editor’s Note: It has been sug-
gested that “clearance” might
not be understood by all the read-
ers. “Clearance” is the word that
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YOUTHS TO
ORGANIZE
CLUB HERE
Young People Seek
Club That Will Lead
To Better Citizens
Young people of Refugio have
within the past week, started the
formation of an organization that
has as its object the “sponsoring
of such activities, maintaining of
suitable location and observing of
such ideals and principles that will
result in the development of the
teen-age youth of Refugio into
good citizens.”
Initial meeting was held last
Thursday in the Club Room of the
City Hall. Carter Snooks presided
upon the request of those arrang-
ing the meeting.
Informed that Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Borglund had extended tem-
porary use of one of their business
buildings for the creation and
maintaining of a “World War II
Trophy Room”, the young people
accepted the opportunity and Fri-
day started work cleaning and
preparing the building.
Monday evening a meeting was
held at the Borglund building by
the youths with R. S. Morgan, M.
H. Galbreath, C. H. McCright, E.
G. Sparks, I. C. Williams, Carter
Snooks, Mrs. Ruel Love, Mrs. W.
L. Walker and W. H. Leighty
present. At this time a proposed
constitution was read and adults
highly endorsed the efforts of the
young people an the rules by
which they propose to govern
themselves.
Superintendent Morgan extend-
ed an invitation to the group to
use the school gymnasium for a
Pre-School Party on the night of
September 7.
ATHLETIC
MEETING -
AT SCHOOL
To Decide Whether
Softball Games Will
Be Continued
Thursday, August 31, (TO-
NIGHT) at 8:30, there will be a
community meeting of all inter-
ested in continued softball play,
volleyball and basketball play, or
other competitive sports for the
community during the fall and
v/inter season.
This meeting was called at the
final meeting of the officials gov-
erning the Refugio Softball
League, when team managers
Voted not to continue the league.
Since that time, prevailing re-
quests on the part of players and
fans have led-to a decision to pre-
sent the possibilities of a new
league or matched games.
Desire for volleyball leagues,
basketballl leagues, handball and
matched games in volleyball and
basketball have been expressed
and anyone interested is requested
to be present.
Superintendent Morgan has
stated that equipment will be
ready and available for volleyball
or basketball Thursday, but stress-
ed the fact that only rubber-soled
shoes are permitted on the gym
floor.
JACK FA LI.OURE
VISITING AFTER
3-YEAR ABSENCE
Jack Falloure, pharmacist’s
mate 1st class, USN, is being
greeted warmly by his friends
after an absence of nearly three
years from his home town. He is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Falloure.
Jack, who joined the Navy be-
fore war was declared, graduated
from Refugio High School, en-
listed in January, 1941, and took
dental training at the Marine base
in San Diego, California, graduat-
ing at the head of his class. He
was then sent to the Hawaiian
Islands one month after the Pearl
Harbor attack, and has been there
since in dental dispensaries at
Pearl Harbor and Barber’s Point.
When he received leave, he was
aide to the district dental officer.
His new assignment calls for his
reporting the middle of September
to the naval pre-flight school at
the University of Iowa, Iowa City,
for continuance of his work in the
dispensary.
ATKINSON WINS
NOMINATION
FROM H. SHELL
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H. L. Atkinson, Bee County
rancher and former Beeville drug-
gist, was elected state representa-
tive of the 70th District Saturday
in the Democratic run-off primary
when he defeated Harvey Shell of
Gregory.
Rep. Shell has served this dist-
rict since 1937 and had previously
defeated Mr. Atkinson for the of-
fice. In the July primary, Shell
was high man, with Atkinson
second and E. I. Crow of Taft
third.
MRS. MARTHA ANNE REILLY
PASSED AWAY LAST FRIDAY
Mrs. Martha Anne Reilly, 54, were at 5 o’cock in the afternoon
passed away quietly about 5 o’- from the church, and were fol-
clock last Friday afternoon at her lowed by interment in the family
home. She had been in ill health plot in Mount Calvary Cemetery,
for a number of years and had j Active pallbearers were Cyrus
been confined to her bed since the and J. W. Heard of San Antonio,
early part of June. j Jack Burke of Beeville, T. J.
No more suitable inscription j Heard, Phil Hynes, Roger Flem-
could be found for her tombstone inf?> Phillip G. Young, John J.
than the words, “Her greatest O’Brien and T. H. Heard,
pleasure lay in doing things for Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
others.” Although her name was J. H. Finn, W. A. Leighty, C. H.
synonymous in this community Toups, Claude Heard of Beeville,
and many others with openhanded, j J. J. Powers, Martin O’Connor of
warmhearted generosity, hundreds j Victoria, J. O. Linney, C. T. Weir,
Of the good, deeds which she had Paschal Huddleston, Ed Sitterle,
performed in a full, rich lifetime j V. V. Bailey, C. E. Peacock, C.
will never be known but will re- ; d. Skeen, J. H. Johnson, B. E.
main engraved forever in the McGuill, Glynn Moss, Wash Moss,
memories of the recipients. To- Dr. Dan Russell of San Antonio,
ward the end of her days, when Homer Huffman of Kingsville,
her mind was becoming clouded W. S. Wyrick of Skidmore, George
by the approach of death, her Sportsman, E. F. Hausmann, Ray
family could recognize its return Welder of Beeville, Francis West,
to normality by the fact that she 'Louis Quinn of Woodsboro, Jim
began to think of things she want- j O’Connor of Victoria, C. J. Me-
ed done for those about her. Sure- j Quill, T. VW. McGuill, E. J. Free-
ly the gates of Heaven swung man, Joe West, Cyrus Fox, Mike
wide for her coming, for no one j Fox, Pat Burke, Clay Murphy, G.
who asked was ever turned empty- j a. Wead, D. M. Kelley, J. H.
REFUGIO AIRMAN
WINS DFC FOR
WORK IN CHINA
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Unofficial vote by counties »was:
Atkinson Shell
Refugio ..............
............. 71
77
Bee ....................
............ 716
126
Aransas .............
............. 135
63
San Patricio ....
............ 718
728
Totals ........
.......... 1640
994
SEPTEMBER 8
REGISTRATION
FOR STUDENTS
Registration for all students
who are to attend the Refugio
Public Schools will be held on
Friday, September 8, according to
an announcement from the office
of Superintendent R. S. Morgan.
Teachers will report on Thurs-
day, September 7, for a faculty
meeting at which time plans for
the year’s work will be discussed.
It is very important that all stu-
dents register on Friday in order
that the schedule conflicts may be
eliminated.
The school busses will run on
regular schedule on Friday, Sep-
tember 8, to bring students in to
school. Registration should be
completed by noon and students
will be returned to their homes
soon after lunch.
The indications are now, that
the enrollment will be larger than
last year as there was an increase
of some eighty scholastics in the
district. Approximately ninety
students will enroll in the first
grade for the first time. This is
a large group of beginners.
ASSIGNMENT
OF FACULTY
COMPLETE
All Teaching Posts
Filled; Several New
Teachers This Year
The faculty of Refugio Public
Schools has been completed and
assignments made for the school
year, according to Superintendent
R. S. Morgan. R. H. Renfro will
be High School Principal and will
have the folowing teachers:
Mrs. W. G. Brandstetter, music
and band; Mrs. Berenice Collins,
Spanish; B. W. Cromeens, english;
handed from her door.
Born January 26, 1890, Mrs.
Reilly was the daughter of Wilson
Heard, Sr., and Mary Elizabeth
Doughty Heard, one of the coun-
ty’s early families. She received
all her schooling here in Refugio
at the old Mercy Academy, and
on November 22, 1923, she was
married to Cornelius J. Reilly of
San Antonio. At the time of their
marriage, the couple made their
home in San Antonio, but in 1931
they moved to Refugio and have
resided here since that time, tak-
ing an active and influential part
in the social, civic and religious
life of the town. To them were
Coward, W. W. Harkins, J. N.
First Lt. Billie Morrison Beards-
ley, P-38 pilot and squadron leader
with the 14th Air Force in China,
has been awarded the Distinguish-
ed Flyng Cross, he informed his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Beardsley of Refugio, in a recent
letter.
Lieutenant Beardsley, 25, is of-
ficially credited with downing
three Zeros and one Japanese
Mitchell, W. J. Simmons, Law- 'transport plane, which he later
rence O’Connor of Victoria, How- i learned had several important of-
ard Baugh, F. F. English, Frank ficials aboard. He has previously
Low, Edward Johnson, T. G. Jeter
and J. E. Jacks.
CITY COUNCIL
WILL PASS DOG
ORDINANCE
The City Council in regular ses-
sion on Monday of last week in-
structed the City Secretary to pre-
bom three children, one son who ■, pare an ordinance requiring the
died in infancy, a daughter, Mary vaccination and licensing of all
Elizabeth and another son, Allen
Edward, who survive. Other sur-
vivors, besides Mr. Reilly, are a
sister, Mrs. J. E. Bauer, and two
brothers, Ira and Wilson Heard.
High requiem mass was read at
9 o’clock Saturday morning by j
the Very Rev. William H. Oberste 1
dogs.
been awarded the Air Medal.
A graduate of Refugio High
School, he was inducted into the
Army at Fort Sam Houston in
1940, and became a sergeant in
the Medical Detachment there. He
transferred to the Army Air Force
in April, 1942, and received his
pilot’s wings at Luke Field, Ariz.,
the following December.
After advanced training in
Lockheed P-38s at March Field,
Calif., Lieutenant Beardsley was
sent overseas in May, 1943. Since
that time he has been stationed
with the 449th Fighter Squadron
of the 14th Air Force at an ad-
FOOTBALL
MEETING
DRAWS 31
Prospects Brighten
As Candidates for
Team Show Spirit
A meeting of high school boys
interested in football held on Mon-
day night, was attended by 31
young hopefuls of Refugio High
School and Coach M. H. Gal-
breath is greatly encouraged over
prospects for the season.
Improved spirit upon the part
of the boys is the most outstand-
ing feature observed. The boys
are anxious to get started and are
clamoring for long, hard drills
stressing fundamentals of block-
ing and tackling. Attitude of the
boys toward class room assign-
ments is greatly improved, for the
lads are saying, “there’s no real
reason not to pass studies.”
The team starts a period of pre-
school training on Wednesday of
this week, when they gather for
two days of gym work and calis-
thenics both morning and after-
noon. Starting September 1, they
will spend the entire day at the
school, with drill periods opening
at 9:30 a. m. At noon they will
be served a meal by the school,
and then spend time in “skull
practice”, to be followed by late
afternoon work-outs in the gym.
Interscholastic League rules pro-
hibit the issuing of equipment or
starting of drills prior to Septem-
ber 1. |
A heavier team than was at
first expected is also possible from
the group of boys attending the
Monday night get-together. An
all-round team, topping 160
pounds or better, could be placed
on the field if the heavier lads
earn the positions they are seek-
ing.
This ordinance is being passed jvanced base in China, and has
as a health measure and action
was taken upon the Council re-
ceiving a resolution to this effect
from the Refugio Chamber of
Commerce board of directors.
It is expected that the ordinance
from Our Lady of Refuge Church, ; wm be given required publicity
of which Mrs. Reilly was a life- j and notice, to become effective on
long member. Funeral services • January 1, 1945.
MAJOR CHESTER COWARD
COMMANDS PRISONERS
until they are transported to the
United States.
Formerly an officer in the ar-
Headquarters, European Thea-
ter of Operations.—Commanding
C. L. Daniel, math and physical : officer of one of the largest pris-
education; Mrs. Mayme Day, loner of war internment enclosures mored division, Maj. Coward join-
homemaking; M. H. Galbreath, in this theater of operations, Ma- ; ed the enclosure staff almost two
science and coach; Miss Mary L. jjor Chester R. Coward, 36, of 7301 ! years ago. He has seen the crack
McMichael, english; Miss Lulu j Bonham Street, Houston, Texas, , soldiers 0f Rommel’s Afrika Korps
Rice, social sciences; Mrs. L. A. I is in charge of the administration I and the indifferent non-German
Weiss, mathematics; Mrs. R. L. jand operation of a community- | conscripts the Normandy cam-
Wright, physical education. j sized enclosure which can accomo- j pajgn pass through the barbed-
date as many as 10,000 captured ;Wjre portals of the enclosure,
enemy soldiers.
Guard at Hole Falls In
Alex Smith, waichman at Kansas
City, Kan., didn}t watch. He fell
into a 30-foot deep hole he was em-
ployed to guard. An ambulance crew
and three officers spent a half hour
getting him out. He fractured both
arms and suffered back injuries in
the fall.
Mrs. Teeny D. Adkins will be
Principal of the grade schools and
Will have the following teachers:
First Grade: Mrs. Pat Allen,
Mrs. C. I. Roberts, Mrs, J. W.
Johnson, Miss Margaret Wyscar-
ver. Second Grade: Mrs. M. H.
Galbreath, Miss Madelyn Kuyken-
dall, Miss Viva Mae Thomas,
Third Grade: Miss Belva Barfield,
Mrs. Robert Rector. Fourth Grade:
Miss Jessica Vance, Mrs. Marjorie
Wright. Fifth Graded Mrs. Rachael
Thomas, Mrs. Paul Wright. Sixth
Grade: Miss Nelta Riddle, Miss
Clematis Taylor. Seventh Grade:
Miss Inus Patterson, Mrs. A. H.
Brundrett. Eighth Grade: Mrs. J.
H. Coward, Mrs. G. R. Rodenberg.
Professor A. T. Barefield will
continue to be principal of the
colored school, this making his
43rd year in this capacity. He will
be assisted by Susie Elliot, Earlene
Allen, and Marjorie Potts.
Of the thirty-six members, eight
are new in the system. They are
as follows: M. H. Galbreath, C. L.
Daniel, Miss Belva Barfield, Mrs.
M. H. Galbreath, Miss Inus Pat-
terson, Miss Nelta Riddle, Miss
Jessica Vance, and Mrs. Paul
Wright.
One teacher is returning with
a new name, Mrs. R. L. Wright,
formerly Miss Maxine Lay.
Princeton University
In 1746 a charter was granted to
the College of New Jersey which
developed into Princeton university.
Maj. Coward’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Coward, reside in Aust-
well. His wife, Mrs. Dorothy M.
Coward, lives at the Bonham
Street address with their 21-
months-old daughter, Nina Lee,
whom Maj. Coward has never seen.
The enclosure was for many
months the only one of its type in
the United Kingdom and has the
distinction of being the sole en-
closure which possessed facilities
for wounded prisoners of war.
At present the enclosure pro-
Maj. Coward was graduated
from the Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical College at College
Station, Texas, in 1930. A mem-
ber of the Reserve Officer’s Train-
ing Corps, he was awarded a com-
mission as second lieutenant in
the cavalry reserve.
Called to active duty as a first
lieutenant on March 1, 1941, Major
Coward joined an armored division
at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was
advanced to the rank of captain on
May 1, 1942 and remained at Fort
Knox until May, 1942, when he left
for Fort Dix, New Jersey and was
sent overseas as a member of an
armored unit.
In December, 1942 Maj. Coward
was transferred to the staff of the
prisoner of war enclosure. Orig-
inally assigned as accounts officer,
he held this position until Febru-
ary, 1943, when he was appointed
adjutant. Maj. Coward took the
post of executive officer in No-
vember, 1943 and was advanced to
his present rank, on May 1, 1944.
He assumed the post of command-
ing officer on June 1, 1944. In
civil life, Maj. Coward was em-
ployed as a junior accountant by
the United Gas Corporation of
Houston, Texas.
Major Coward has one brother
in the service. Major Byron N.
Coward, 50, a dentist in the Army
cesses and interns thousands of ; Medical Corps, is at the Station
prisoners each week, holding them j Hospital, Hunter Field, Georgia.
over 50 missions to his credit.—
Corpus Christi Caller of August
27.
ROTAUAirS
ClfIC WAITS
REVIEWED
Club Members Hear
Summary of Desires
Given 6 Months Ago
Members of the Refugio Rotary
Club were reminded of the things
that they felt six months ago were
civic needs of Refugio, when Car-
ter Snooks presented a Com-
munity Service program.
Mr. Snooks based his talk on a
program six months ago, at the
conclusion of which the Rotarians
in a secret ballot, expressed their
opinion as to what would most
benefit the community. At that
time predominating requests were
for a chamber of commerce or
commercial club and a place for
supervised recreation for youths.
The speaker outlined how mem-
bers of the club had served their
community by assisting in the
bringing about of the re-organiza-
tion of the local chamber of com-
merce and the creation of the
present strong organization. It
was pointed out that this was not
a project of the Rotary Club, but
Rotarians fulfilling their obliga-
tion to the community.
The. talk was concluded with a
reminder that the objective of
Rotary International for 1944-45,
the personal desires of the indivi-
dual members, plus the attitude of
the youth of the community com-
bined to present a challenge to the
Rotarians, as a club or as indivi-
duals, to continue their community
service.
Guests present Monday were M,
H. Galbreath, Gale Oliver, Joe
Heard, Rev. Martin Lopahs, Frank
Moore, Vincent E. Heard, Wash
Moss, and Jack Falloure.
The Rotary Club is indebted to
members of the Refugio younger
set for a well-prepared meal this
week. When it was learned that
the regular cook would be unable
to prepare the meal, teen-agers
took over the responsibility and
performed a very capable job.
RIALTO THEATRE
September Calendar
DATE FEATURE and Stars
31-1 THE PURPLE HEART
Dana Andrews
Richard Conte
2 WYOMING HURRICANE
Russell Hayden
3-4 THE EVE OF ST. MARK
Anne Baxter
William Eythe
Michael O’Shea
5-6 HER PRIMITIVE MAN
Louise Allbriton
Robert Paige
7-8 THE DESERT SONG
Dennis Morgan
Irene Manning
9 PRIDE OF THE PLAINS
Bob Livingston
Smiley Burnette
10-11 SHOW BUSINESS
Eddie Cantor
George Murphy
Joan Davis
12-13 HITLER GANG
Robert Watson
Alexander Pope
Victor Varconi
14-15 PASSAGE TO
MARSEILLE
Humphrey Bogart
Claude Rains
16 MOJAVE FIREBRAND
Wild Bill Elliot
George “Gabby” Hayes
17-18 TENDER COMRADE
Ginger Rogers
Robert Ryan * J
19-20 FRISCO KID
James Cagney
Margaret Lindsay i
21-22 IN OUR TIME
Ida Lupino
Paul Henreid
23 OH SUSANNA! ,
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette t
24-25 UP IN ARMS l
Danny Kaye
Dinah Shore
Dana Andrews ,
26-27 THE LODGER ,
Merle Oberon ,
George Sanders
Laird Gregar
28-29 CRY HAVOC
Margaret Sullavan
Ann So them
Joan Blondell
30 MARSHAL of GUNSMOKE
Tex Ritter
Russell Hayden .
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