Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1947 Page: 1 of 12
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The News from Every Section of Refugio County
VOL. XVIV—N0..35
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, JUNE 26, 1947
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Refugio Readies for July 4th Celebration
New Events Arranged For This Year’s Program
Here it is near the Fourth of July
again, and once more the Remarks
will devote the front page of the
paper to the annual celebration be-
ing sponsored by the local Rotary
Club. Each year, in an issue just
prior to that date, the Remarks
gives an account of the coming
event and the various features be-
ing arranged. •
The celebration is proving to be
a popular feature with the people
of the community and has been se-
curing favorable praise throughout
South Texas. The writer was in-
formed by a gentleman in Kenedy,
several weeks ago, that a friend
of his living in Woodsboro had re-
ported such an enjoyable time on
last Fourth of July that he—the
Kenedy man—was going to be here
this year for the event.
Louis Germer decided the heat
had one to the head of “Strong and the benefit of different age groups
Silent” Roger Shurley. While
the way to Beeville, Louis
road and a few hundred feet up the
road on the concrete bridge was’
“Silent”, walking around, in circles,
alj bent over, and occasionally
dropping his hands to the concrete.
Stopping the car, Germer cautious-
ly approached his friend. He then
noted that Shurley was picking up
something, then he saw it was
rocks, then ... he remembered
Shurley was to operate the nigger
shooter stand and was out collect-
ing ammunition. (Note: Roger says
that he will have only' the best
grade of shot an hand for the
marksman. The kind of stones he
uses in his personal forked-stick
weapon for ridding the premises
of cats.) " ......
Leerie Giese is going to serve as
bookie and handicapper for the tur-
tles as well as promoter of the
derby. He has been learning from
the children which of the turtles
are the fastest and best racers.
During the past two weeks the kids
have been training some of the ter-
rapins.
Bill Leighty, the “Hamburger
King” says that he will personal-
i This year there will be several
new attractions to the July Fourth
entertainment, with the turtle der-
by, girls softball tournament and
pop bottle stand.
These events will be an addition
to the cowboy horse races, the ama-
teur contests, greased pole climb-
ing, greased pig race and rooster
races and parade.
A. E. Nelson is chairman of the
General Entertainment committee
and has serving with him Floyd
Barton, Andy Pate, Forest English
and Carter Snooks. This committee
is arranging for the afternoon’s
free attractions.
The public address system will
announce the time for the greased
pig race during the afternoon. Any
boy or girl under the age of 17 caif
enter this contest. The pig becomes
the property of the one capturing
it.
A short time later in the after-
noon the greased pole climbing
starts. At the top of the pole is
attached green backs numbering
not less than two and as high as
five. The youth climbing the pole
and securing the currency gets to
keep the money.
Rooster races are a popular fea-
ture. Several races are staged for
MORE. MORE
TERRAPINS
ARE NEEDED
A rooster is
start on the
given several yards
boys and girls and
ShurleyV car parked. inside the /.when captured > ~omes the prop-
erty of the one that catches him.
About dusk there will be* ama-
teur, contests, which are open to
everyone. Gash .prizes are present-
ed to the first, second and third
place winners. Audience popular
applause determines the winner.
The contest is staged about the
center of the midway—which is the
main business block of town. A
piano is tmade available by the club,
but it is necessary for contestants
to have their own, accompanist.
SODA WATER
ICECREAM
ARE ASSURED
Soda water and ice cream in the
hundred case and hundred dozen
lots have been ordered for July
Fourth.
A. L. Pate with his committee-
men of Gerald Bissit, Herndon
Scott, Sam White and Binkie Heard
have made arrangements for two
soda water and ice tea stands, as
well as having cold drinks t the
horse races and the baseball field.
The ice cream committee of V.
, .... , *V. Bailey and Clarence Boone have
arranged lor ioe cream cups, pop
cicles and fudge circles. These two
experienced ice cream stand opera-
tors have secuved the highest grade
ice cream for this day.
There is a need of 200 terra-
pins for the Turtle Derby.
All terrapins—dry land turtles
—up to 200 will be purchased by
the Derby Promoter, L. R. Giese,
at 25 cents each.
Promoter Giese states that he
is hopeful of not having to buy
water turtles, however water
turtles will be used and these are
being bought at 15 cents each.
All turtles are to be brought
to the Chamber of Commerce of-
fice, where they will be accepted,
provided that they are in good
condition.
PARADE OPENS
EVENTS OF DAY
The parade, which will leave
from the public school house at 10
a. m. will be the opening feature
of the Celebration. The parade com-
mittee is comprised of L. R. Giese,
A. R. Pointer, J. W. Burns, Hern-
don Scott and J. E. Hemperley.
It is fully expected that this will
be the biggest parade in the his-
tory of the July Fourth Celebration
and there will be a number of dif-
ferent divisions.
Entry in the parade is open to
any individual, organization or
business firm. Chairman Giese has
requested that anyone wishing to
enter the parade to notify him as
soon as possible, however entries
can be made as late as July 3.
BINGO, OSCAR,
PENNY PITCH
ARE BOOKED
Bingo, Oscar (wheel of fortune),
penny pitch, doll rack and fish pond
are five of the other midway high-
lights for the Fourth.
The bingo stand will be supervis-
ed by a committee of Jimmie Bauer,
George Solka, W. W. Hardy, Byron
Wilson and Leerie Giese. A fine
assortment of prizes has been se-
cured for this ever-popular enter-
tainment.
The wheel of fortune will be op-
erated by W. R. Hounsell and Louis
Germer. These gentlemen have op-
erated this attraction in previous
years and thus patrons are assur-
ed of good prizes and fine sport.
The doll rack will be managed
by W. F. Germer. Here the boys
and girls will have an opportunity
to prove their ability to throw
straight. Prizes will be given those
knocking over the baby dolls.
Tommy Cunningham will handle
the penny pitch, which always at-
tracts a large group of players
The fish pond will be managed
by Carter Snooks, and Charlie
Brewster. One thousand items have
been secured for this stand that
proves so /ary popular with the
children. Horns, hats and games
are but a few of the items to be
awarded the fishermen—and ev-
eryone is assured of catching a fish.
MORE FLOATS
ARE WANTED
FOR PARADE
Although a large number of
floats have already been assured
for the parade it is desired that
more entries be had.
Cash prizes for $10 for first
place, $5 for second and $2.50 for
third will be ^awarded for floats
in the parade.
Mrs. W. R. Eldred returned Fri-
day to her home in Brenham, after
spending several months with her
sister, Mrs. Henry Strauch.
HAMBURGERS
WILL .FEATURE
MENU ON 4TH
Hamburgers, big juicy, delicious
hamburgers are to be the feature
of the food menu on July Fourth.
Hot dogs. Done to a turn with
plenty of mustard will be the num-
ber two item.
After three years of serving a
barbecue dinner, it was decided that
the people could be served better
and receive more for their money
if hamburgers were substituted for
the dinner,
! W. A. Leighty has been named
the Hamburger King for that day
and has as his assistants Cameron
Freeman, Jack Rogers, Garland
Hodges, C. H. McCright, Wheeler
Strauch, Mac Murray, L. R. Jen-
kins, A). RL Pointer and Homer
Williams.
There will be at least two ham-
burger and hot dog stands set up
in order that people can be served
promptly and there will be no wait-
ing in line.
gry on July Fourth. He is reported"
to have stated that more than 10,-
000 hot dogs and hamburgers will
need to be consumed before he even
starts looking for more buns or
meat.
When you get your ice cream this
year, and note the fine flavor you
will want to thank Vivian Bailey.
Mr. Bailey, using his splendid busi-
ness ability, secured ice cream of
double the standard usually used
an the ice cream cups. He pointed
out to the manufacturer that the
Rotarians served only the best of
things and that the ice cream
should be of the same level—result
16 per cent butterfat—instead of
the usual 8 per cent—cream will
be used.
Are cold drinks hard to get?
Well, Andy Pate is taking orders
for delivery of full cases of soda
water—including cokes—on July
Fourth. You can assure yourself
of a full case of soda water that
day by contacting Andy now.
* * *
Falfurrias is staging a big
Fourth of July Rodeo on both July
third and fourth, but the girls soft-
Refugio to take part in the soft-
ball tournament and contests. Eight
teams will take part in the meet—
and Butch Barton is trying to get
his vacation dates changed in or-
der to be here for that event alone.
* *
Interest is running high in the
amateur contest again this year.
Those wishing to take part need
only to contact Art Nelson. There
are no fees and he will be glad to
give you a place on the program.
Oh yes, there will be prizes for
first, second and third place win-
ners.
* *
Prizes are also being offered for
winners in the float division of the
parade.
* *
The pig will not be permitted to
suffocate this year. A special addi-
tional prize will be given if the pig
is caught by its tail.
Ann Johnson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Johnson, is attend-
ing the summer session of San
■ball team from there will be in Marcos Baptist Academy.
ROTARY CLUB OF REFUGIO
Refugio, Texas
To You:
The Rotary Club of Refugio is extending to you and to your friends
a most cordial invitation to be in Refugio on Friday, July 4th, and take
part in the Fourth Annual Celebration. The members of the club seek to
stage a day of fun and entertainment for young and old and take pleasure
in “putting on a show” that meets with the public’s approval.
As president of the club for 1947-48,1 am speaking for each and every
member of the organization when I invite you to join in with us on that
day.
From the time of the parade — at 10 a. m. — until the final out of
the softball championship game, we will seek to make your visit to the
Celebration a pleasant one. We look forward to seeing our friends of Re-
fugio, Woodsboro, Bayside, Austwell and Tivoli as well as from neighbor-
ing counties on July Fourth. Come visit us.
T. J. WILKINSON.
EIGHT TEAMS
IN GIRL BALL
TOURNAMENT
Eight teams have entered the
Girls Softball Tournament to be
staged here as a part of the July
Fourth Celebration. Entering teams
in the meet are Port Lavaca, Vic-
toria, Goliad, Rockport, Aransas
Pass, Refugio, Pettus and Falfur-
rias.
The teams will compete for a
statute on a single elimination ba-
sis, with the championship game
to be staged that night following
the special contests.
The Softball Queen of South
Texas will be selected from among
the competing teams. Leerie R.
Giese is in charge of the beauty
contest which will be held prior
to the championship game. Fifty
dollars worth of sports wearing ap-
parel will be presented the winning
contestant.
There will also be five other con-
tests for the girls of all teams, with
first and second place winners to
receive ten and five dollars worth
of sports wearing apparel as prizes.
These contests will be a distance
throwing contest, an accuracy
throwing contest, a base circling
conies;, a distance hitting contest
and a fielding contest. These con-
tests will start at 7:30 p. m.
The teams are to report to the
tournament manager, Carter
Snooks, at the city hall at 8:30 in
the morning and will then draw
for places in the tournament. Two
games will be played'prior to the
parade and then all teams will par-
ticipate in the parade. First round
eliminations will be resumed im-
mediately after the parade. Fol-
lowing a rest period the semi-fi-
nals will be played during the af-
ternoon.
1 Refugio is readying itself for one
of the largest crowds in the history
of the community when the Rotary
Club will sponsor its fourth an-
nual July Fourth Celebration here
next Friday on Independence Day.
With the Rotary Club now enjoying
the largest membership in the his-
tory of the club and an unusual
amount of support being received
by friends of the organization the
club is preparing to” stage an out-
standing day of events.
In 1943, the Club sponsored its
first July Fourth Celebration and
the event proved so popular that
each year the celebration has been
repeated. Each year has marked
an increase in interest and crowds.
The net proceeds of the day are
used by the club for the financing
of the Rotary Institute of Interna-
tional Understanding, which is a
series of four lectures by national
and internationally known lectur-
ers, and other community projects.
Each member of the club is as-
signed to work on one phase of
the day’s program—from advertis-
ing and street decorations to food
and fun concessions. The club ar-
ranges for a day of entertainment
and fun for the public with special
events also scheduled. Food and
drink stands are operated as well
as bingo and concessions.
The General Committee, which
supervises the over-all program, is
composed of Forest English, chair- s
man, Gould Sparks, Homer Wil-
liams and T. J. Wilkinson.
The advertising committee is -
Carter Snooks, Roger Shurley,
Floyd Barton and Clarence Boone.
The street decorations commit-
tee is composed of Byron Wilson
and Cameron Freeman.
The Concessions committee is
Clarence Boone, George Solka,
Vivian Bailey, Jimmie Bauer and
Forest English.
........."O---
POP BOTTLE
STAND IS NEW
ATTRACTION
The pop bottle (or Nigger shoot-
er) stand is a new attraction ar-
ranged for this July 4th. Roger
Shurley will be operating this con-
cession and has made elaborate ar-
rangements for this shooting gal-
lery.
A stand 10 by 30 feet will be
erected and patrons will be given
three shots for a dime. Those
breaking two bottles in the three
shots will receive a prize.
HORSE RACES
ON PROGRAM
Cowboy horse races will be stag-
ed as a part of the afternoon en-
tertainment on July 4th with ar-
rangements under direction of
Louie Weiss, Binkie Heard, J. E.
Hemperley and Leerie Giese.
Louie Weiss has announced that
the races will start at 3:30 p. m.
and will be held at the Rooke Air
Field.
A number of matched races have
already been made and a fine pro-
gram of races is assured.
There will be a public address
system in operation at the races to
add to the convenience of the spec-
tators. There will also be cold
drinks and ice cream concession
stands in operation at the races.
TURTLE DERBY
TIME 230 P. M.
Some of the “speediest” terra-
pins of Texas will go to the post
July 4th, when the Rotary Club of
Refugio will hold the first annual
Turtle Derby as a special attrac-
tion of the Celebration. Post time
has been set at 2:30 p. m. by pro-
moter L. R. Giese.
During the next few days the
turtles will be sold to sponsoring
individuals and persons. Sale of
turtles for the big sweepstakes will
continue until post time or until
the supply of turtles is exhausted.
Sponsoring fee for turtles has been
set at $1.25 per turtle.
Winner of the Derby will bring
$20.00 in cash to his sponsor, while »
second place winner earns a Stet-
son hat for his sponsor.
All trutles will be assembled on
the track in the Terrapin Starting
Gate and when released the first
to cross the finish line will be the
winner.
Owners of the terrapins entries
have been asked to name their tur-
tles. It has been rumored that Hum-
ble is entering 997 and Esso, which
they claim to be winners. Leighty’s
Food Storage Lockers boasts that
it takes a locker to hold back their
‘Cold Storage”. “Gutenberg”, spon-
sored by the Refugio Timely Re-1
marks, is reported to be a stream-
lined speed demon.
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Ray and
daughter, Dorothy, of Falfurrias
spent the latter part of the week
in the J. B. Miller home and visited
.other friends here.
OVER THIRTY
CAKE WALKS
There will be more than thir
home made cakes to be had in
cake walks this July Fourth.
Sam White, chairman, L. R. Jen
kins, Jack Finn, Homer Williams
A. R. Pointer and the Rotary Ann
are arranging for a cake walk tha
will make history.
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