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AND REFUGIO COUNTY NEWS
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1935
$2.00 Per Year
VOL. vn.—No. 32
Huson Writes History of Refugio Co. Golf Club
Old Town of Copano to Stage Member Drive
Three Refugio Co. Boys
Eligible for C. M. T. C.
Miss Strauch Crowned
Court of Nations Queen
Refugio Swamps Buds
and Win First Half Race
South Texas
By William P. Elliott.
“The Old Town of Copano” was the
subject of a paper read by Hobart
i Huson, former Refugio attorney and
now a resident of San Antonio, before
the State Historical Society in Aus-
tin on May 4. Mr. Huson also read
the same paper before the Yanaguana
Society in San Antonio on Tuesday of
last week.
The paper contains much of the
history of that part of Refugio Coun-
ty, and as most of the inhabitants of
Copano moved to Refugio upon the
abandonment of the old town, it will
be of considerable interest to those
concerned with the history of Refugio
County and this section of the state.
For that reason The Timely Re-
marks has made arrangements with
Mr. Huson to print the paper in book-
let form, and offer it free to subscrib-
ers of this paper. The booklet will
be profusely illustrated'with pictures
of persons who played an important
part in the life of the old town, as
well as scenes of the beautiful bay
and numerous ruins that are still ex-
tant.
Beginning on Sunday, June 2, and
lasting through Sunday, June 9, both
men and women members of the Re-
fugio County Golf Club are urged to
qualify for the new “ladder.” The
qualifying score is to be played over
18 holes. Should a player not be
able to play 18 holes in one day, he
or she may play nine holes on suc-
ceeding days. The play may be in
twosomes, threesomes or foursomes,
observing winter rules. Obtain your
score card at the Golf Shop, then at
the end of 18 holes of play have your
card witnessed by the member qual-
ifying with you. Turn this card in
to Mr. Ward at the Golf Shop.
The opportunity is offered to ev-
eryone in this community who is in-
terested in the game of golf to be-
come a member of this progressive
club. June 1 and continuing through
July 20, a membership drive will be
staged by the present members to
build up the membership. The regu-
lar initiation fee of $15 has been sus-
pended during this period to allow
persons wishing to become members
for the whole sum of $6. By paying
this amount persons will be admitted
to full membership and dues paid
until October 1 of this year.
The member bringing in the most
new members in the above mentioned
plan will be awarded a dozen 70-cent
balls for his or her fine work. All
club boosters are urged to get busy
and talk this matter up with their
friends and add to the now progres-
sive fellow members.
Regular meeting day was set for
the second and fourth Wednesday
afternoon at 5:30 o’clock of each
month.
By M. E. BREM.
With Chief Tiger pitching six-hit
ball, and all his mates playing error-
less baseball and hitting Bill Brodie’s
offerings to all- comers of the lot, Re-
fugio’s Fire Boys ran over the Rose-
buds at Victoria Sunday afternoon to
the tune of 12 to 2, to win the first
half of a split season in the South-
west Texas League.
The Firemen left nothing to guess
outcome of the game.
Three Refugio County young men,
between the ages of 17 and 29 years,
is the quota County Clerk T. W. Mc-
Guill is authorized to enlist for the
month’s training at Camp Bullis, near
San Antonio, in the Citizens’ Military
Training Camp.
Mr. McGuill, who is chairman for
Refugio County, stated that he has
received the instructions, including
application blanks, but to date has re-
ceived only one applicant. This is a
splendid opportunity for young men
to get special training absolutely free
of cost.
The camp will run from July 2
through July 31. Transportation, food,
clothing, laundry and medical atten-
tion will be furnished free by the gov-
ernment.
Since the camps were inaugurated
in 1921 close* to half a million fathers
and mothers have sent their boys to
Citizens’ Military Training Camps.
Nowhere else is a boy so safe. The
camps are supervised by regular army
officers, because the War Department
seems to be the best agency for han-
dling this training of American
youths. The government supervises
the athletics, teaches the boys to
swim, drill, march, 'shoot and pitch
camp. Expert instructions and nec-
essary equipment for the favorite
sport of the youths will be furnished
free. All these advantages are offer-
ed those who enlist.
“The purpose of the camps is to
train good healthy Americans to car-
ry on the nation’s work and perpet-
uate its institutions; develop young
men who will hold their heads high
and take honored places in the com-
munity and who will spread the doc-
trine of healthy, democratic Ameri-
canism by their daily lives,” the lit-
erature sent Mr. McGuill states.
The time remaining for enlistment
is very short for Refugio County ap-
plicants. If you want to go to this
fine camp, see Mr. McGuill at once.
Surrounded by a brilliant court,
Miss Hesta Mae Strauch was crowned
queen of the Court of Nations amid
surroundings made beautiful with
American flags and cut flowers at
the high school auditorium Tuesday
evening. Dressed in a beautiful white
costume set off with blue stars and
a flowing red train, typifying "Miss
America,” the queen presided over
the elaborate ceremonies that fol-
lowed. The crown was placed upon
her head by her consort, Prince Harry
of the house of Cummins.
Miss Strauch was chosen queen at
a popularity contest conducted by
the Refugio Woman’s Club.
The ceremony began by the entry
of two small heralds, Richard Johnson
and Lloyd Hughes, each carrying a
trumpet. The next to enter was
Lord High Chancellor W. H. W' >n,
who was followed by mem i or the
court, whom he announced as they
entered.
The first of the royal family to en-
ter •wras Miss Helen Sayers, who as
Princess Texas, was dressed in an
old-fashioned costume of pale blue
and carried a bouquet of blue bonnets.
She was joined on the stage by her
escort, Prince Bernard of the house
of David. The other members of the
court followed in the order named:
Duchess Anita of the house of Ren-
froe and Duke Richmond of the house
of Carpenter, representing Ohio,
dressed in red and carrying red car-
nations.
Duchess Bebe of the house of Wil-
liams and Duke Dan of the-house of
Kobbe, representing California. Dress-
ed in orange and carrying yellow
gladiolas.
Duchess Kathryn of the house of
Rea and Duke Hiram of the house of
Younts, representing Louisiana.
Dressed in green and carrying mag-
nolias.
Duchess Geneva of the house of
Shoemaker and Duke William of the
house of Berkman, representing New
York. Dressed in pink and carrying
pink roses.
Duchess Myrtle of the house of
Linney and Duke Gene of the house
of Morris, representing South Caro-
lina. Dressed in pale yellow and car-
rying Cape Jasmines.
Noble visitors to the court of na-
tions were as follows:
Ireland—Duchess Agnes Pauline of
the house Of Kunitz, with Duke Rich-
ard of the House of Kunitz, and Lady
Frances of the house of Utley, with
Lord Allen of the house of Lawrence,
all from Sinton.
France—Duchess Helen from the
house of Gallia, with Duke Cecil of
the house of Scott, and Lady Mary
of the house of Thomas, with Lord
Proctor of the house of Evans, all
from Woodsboro.
Spain—Duchess Marjorie from the
house of Williams, with Duke Merlyn
of the House of Goldman, and Lady
Dorothy of the house of Schneider,
with Lord Edward of the house of
Hauschild, all from Victoria.
Scotland—Duchess Frances of the
house of Laxson, with Duke Forrest
of the house of Cline, and Lady Peg-
gy of the house of Nelson, with Lord
M. K. of the house of Brown, all from
Taft.
Then followed the entry of the
Farm Action.
In the present transition period of
American agriculture, no fact stands
out more plainly than the fact that
the man with the hoe is learning to
speak and to act for himself. That
may, in time, prove to be the great-
est blessing the Roosevelt administra-
tion has given to American agricul-
ture.
The farmer today no longer de-
pends, as he has in the past, on the
‘leaders” who used the farm problem
for their own personal advancement.
Hie recent pilgrimage of several
thousand farmers to Washington, not
to complain, not to demand, but to
approve, is historic. It indicates that
the farmers as a class will not take
without protest the widespread at-
tack being made on the entire pro-
gram of the agricultural adjustment
administration. It proves that the
farmer is capable of concerted action
in his own interest. The farmers who
journeyed to Washington represented
hundreds of thousands of agricultu-
ralists who contributed varying sums
of money to defray their expenses.
The grower of any basic commodity
sow has a voice in matters of policy
affecting him. Expression may be
made through the community, county
and state organization to the national
organization. Through the agricultu-
ral adjustment act congress brought
the centralizing power of the govern-
ment to the aid of the farmers of the
country. Widespread response has
been given by the growers of basic
commodities to the plans devised un-
der th.e act. The county production
control associations provide an im-
portant practical instrument of co-
operation. This is considered proof
that farmers, when afforded the op-
portunity, are eager to co-operate
with each other and with the govern-
ment in an attack on their common
problems. There is strong reason to
believe that, building upon the emer-
gency efforts of the present, farmers
will continue to co-operate in the ex-
ecution of h>ng time plans designed
to serve their own group interests
and. the welfare of the nation as a
whole. Attacks by self-centered in-
terests on phases of the government’s
program may be expected to meet in-
creased opposition from an organized
agricultural group.
at as to the
They started in on Brodie, Victoria’s
ace pitcher, in the first inning and
scored five runs, and kept after him
until he was yanked with two out in
the seventh when the Refugio boys
put on another rally to score three
runs.
At this point Schroeder took
over the hurling duties for the Buds
and was treated almost as roughly
as was Brodie.
All in all, the Firemen collected two
doubles, three tripples and eight sin-
gles to count 12 runs. The heavy hit-
ting was supplied by Coleman, An-
gerstein, Keith and Stockton, Keith
three-baggers in three
hitting two
trips to the plate, while Stockton hit
a triple and Coleman and Angerstein
had a double each.
The writer has witnessed every
league game this season, and I want
to say that to my mind the Refugio
team is by far the best hustling
bunch of players in the league. And
the other teams in the organization
will tell you that you just can’t con-
stantly beat a hustling ball club.
Junior Stockton’s one-hand stab of
Bowie’s foul near the grand stand in
the ninth inning is testimony to the
willingness to hustle and win of all
the Refugio team.
The Firemen will travel to Kenedy
next Sunday, where they will tangle
with that city’s team in the last game
of the first half of the schedule.
The second half schedule has not as
yet been drafted, but will be in time
for all the teams in the league to
make preparations to meet its re-
quirements. There is a prospect of
two other cities entering teams in the
league at the beginning of the second
half, and if that is accomplished we
will have six teams instead of four,
and will have a longer second half
schedule. The teams considering this
move are Luling, Taft and Aransas
Pass. Either of these teams can play
in this class of competition and would
add much to the league.
Following is the box score for Sun-
day’s game:
REFUGIO
AB.R.H. PO.A. E.
Hildebrand, If ........ 3 1 0 0 0 0
McDowell, 2b ........ 6 113 3 0
Coleman, 3b............ 6 3 2 1 1 0
Stockton, lb .......... 4 1 2 11 10
Fischer, cf .............. 5 1 2 3 0 0
Schultz, rf -------------- 5 3 2 0 0 0
Angerstein, ss ...... 5 2 1 2 3 0
Keith, c ______________- 3 0 2 6 0 0
Tiger, p __________________ 5 0 112 0
Legion Auxiliary Stage
Poppy Sale Saturday
There were few who escaped the
pretty girls selling poppies on the
streets of Refugio last Saturday, and
before nightfall the little red flowers
on coat lapels and shirt fronts were
so numerous as to vividly remind one
of the poppy fields of France and Bel-
gium from which they had their or-
igin. It was “poppy day” and Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary workers were
busy from early Saturday morning
until late afternoon.
The sale of the little memorial flow-
ers was carried on no less vigorously
in Woodsboro, where Mrs. Ruth Hoel-
zel and Mrs. Kasten had charge of
the sale. In Refugio the sale was in
charge of Mrs. E. J. freeman, aux-
iliary president, Mrs. A. J. Lachle and
Mrs. J. L. Jones. They were assisted
Enda Mae
Miss Ruth Connor and
Tom Martin Are Wed
Miss Ruth Connor, daughter of
Mrs. Una Connor and member of the
1935 Refugio High School graduating
Bids for City Hall to Be
Opened Friday (Today)
class, and Tom Martin of Port La-
vaca were married last Friday eve-
by Evelyn McWilliams,
Hill, Patsy Adler, Dorothy Freeman,
Lloyd Lachle and Tommy Homburg.
Receipts from the sale of poppies
amounted to $56.48, which, added to
the $52,50 netted by the page adver-
tisement in last week’s newspaper,
makes a total of $108.98 received
through the activities of the auxiliary
poppy workers. After the price paid
for poppies had been deducted, half of
the amount left will be sent to the
national American Legion Auxiliary
for the relief of World War veterans
and their families, the other half be-
ing retained by thei local organization
for similar work here.
Rev. V. G. Garrett, the officiating
minister. Only a few close friends
were present at the ceremony.
Miss Connor is one, of the most
popular members of the Refugio high
school society set. She took an ac-
tive part in athletics and other class
activity and was a member of the
Merrie Maids Club, junior girls’ or-
ganization sponsored by the Woman’s
Club. The bridegroom formerly made
his home in Humble before coming
to Port Lavaca.
Following a brief honeymoon trip
the young couple will be at home in
Port Lavaca.
Bids for the construction of Refu-
gio’s new municipal building will be
opened this Friday morning, May 31,
at 11 a. m. at the city hall, and the
contract awarded to the lowest bid-
der. It is the second time the con-
tract has been let, W. H. Wolter of
San Antonio, the successful bidder at
the February 23 letting, having for-
feited his contract when he discovered
he had made an error in his esti-
mates amounting to several thousand
dollars.
According to City Clerk J. C. Heard
it is expected that five, and probably
six, contractors Will be here Friday
to bid on the building.
The plans have been revised down-
ward in price by Architect I. H. Dun-
bar since the last letting, and it is
expected that bids will be lower than
at the previous! letting, when the bids
ranged around $44,000.
Is Farm Minded.
Word from Washington to the ef-
fect that the congress is getting a
better understanding of some of the
problems confronting southern agri-
culture as a result of the hearings
before the house agricultural commit-
tee on the Kleberg bill. The bill was
recently introduced by Congressman
Pick Kleberg of this district. It
would provide larger outlets for
Texas cotton and livestock producers.
When hearings on the oleo oil bill
were opened other members of the
bouse were reported to have ex-
pressed amazement at the intimate
knowledge of the livestock industry
learned at first hand; he gained his
(experience of agriculture from the
farmers themselves. Kleberg’s
knowledge of farm problems should
be of great assistance in shaping ag-
ricultural legislation in the congress.
It is valuable beyond measure to his
borne district.
Former Refugian Killed
In Port Lavaca Accident
Ref ugian Drowned In
Point Isabel Channel
An oil rig accident near Port La-
vaca at 5 o’clock Sunday morning was
fatal to a young Corpus Christi man
and former resident of Refugio.
William Youree, 23 an employe of
the Allied Drilling Company, was
killed instantly when a bolt became
loose at the top of the derrick, fell
and struck him on the back of the
head as he stooped over. Youree was
one of the crew tearing down a Texas
Company rig on the Blardon lease
five miles from Port Lavaca.
Youree was well-known in Refugio,
having been employed here in oil
field work for many months.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Youree; a brother, Tom,
and three sisters, Lady Francis and
Laura, of Corpus Christi, and Mrs.
Mary Atchinson of Brownsville.
Funeral services were held in San
Benito Wednesday afternoon for Carl
Baucum, clerk at the local Missouri
Pacific station, who was drowned in
the channel of the Shary Yacht Club
at Port Isabel late last Monday. He
was 24 years of age.
Mr. Baucum, who had been in ill
health for some time, was absent on
sick leave and was visiting his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Baucum of
Edcouch, and had gone to Port Isa-
bel to visit a sister, Mrs. Harry M.
Peeples. He had been a resident of
Refugio and Woodsboro for the past
eight years.
According to his 10-year old broth-
er, Mr. Baucaum was swimming
across the channel and went under
when only a few feet from the oppo-
site bank.
Totals
Busy Monday Session
In Justice Low’s Court
Street, ss -----
Payne, cf ______
Williams, 2b .
Gilbert, lb .....
Bowles, If -------
Etie, c ------------
Burt, rf___________
Devereaux, 3b
Brodie, p _______
Schroeder, p .
Justice of the Peace Frank Low
had a busy session in his court Mon-
day morning when six persons were
brought before him charged with mis-
demeanors and two were given pre-
liminary hearing on felony charges.
The misdemeanor cases were for the
most part week-end celebraters, and
the most of them pled guilty to
drunk and disorderly charges and
paid fines.
Ben Johnson, alias Onion, colored,
whose home is in Louisiana, was given
a preliminary hearing
dictments charging
glarizing box cars.
Totals
Score by innings
Refugio ------------------
Victoria _______________j~
j on three in-
him with bur-
Bail was set at
$500 in each case and he was re-
manded to jail upon failure to make
the bond.
Earl Williams, colored, charged
jointly with Johnson in one of the
indictments, was given a preliminary
hearing and his bond set at $750. He
also was unable to make bond and is
being held in jail. It is stated that
Williams had in his possession a
large sack of bed sheets taken from
a box car near the Missouri Pacific
water tank when he was arrested.
Both Williams and Johnson are said
to have signed 'confessions admitting
the crimes.
According to Judge Low, Sheriff
Ira Heard had been looking for John-
son for three years, and it was only
with the aid of bloodhounds that he
was finally captured, Mr. Heard using
his own dogs and some borrowed from
the sheriff of Bee County. The dogs
are said to have picked up the ne-
gro’s tracks near the water tank last
Wednesday evening and followed the
trail all night, finally cornering John-
son on Mellon Creek in the O’Brien
ranch.
Another negro, Ernest Brown, is
charged in connection with the series
of robberies, but is at present held
by Wharton County officers for an
offense committed there. He will be
returned to Refugio when released
there.
Cooper Now Licensed
Gov’t Radio Operator
C. P. & L. Offices to
Close Sat. Afternoons
A. A. Cooper is now a member of
the amateur radio operators’ organi-
zation of the United States, having
passed his examinations and received
a government license at Galveston re-
cently. At his home, Mr. Cooper has
installed complete equipment for
sending and receiving messages, be-
ing Connected with the network chain
of stations situated along the coast
for use in emergencies arising during
storms.
Mr. Cooper states that he will start
any message free of cost in cases
where the sender can not use the es-
tablished commercial communication
lines. His connection includes ama-
teum stations all over the United
States operating on a short wave fre-
quency. His station call letters are
W5EYV.
Arrangements are now being made
to operate the station with an auto-
mobile engine, so that it may be used
in emergencies where the electric
power is interrupted during storms.
Beginning tomorrow, June 1, the
offices of Central Power and Light
Company will close at 1 o’clock on
Saturday afternoon. The practice
will continue during the summer
months.
Pouring of Concrete to
Start on Streets Friday
Action of Aransas Pass-Port Aran-
sas interests in spending thousands of
dollars on improvements for the bene-
fit of the public which seeks the sea-
shore for fishing and recreation is
Jjeing justified. In spite of the fact
that weather during much of the
spring has not been favorable for
fishing and gulf beach trips, the man-
agement of the causeway which con-
jiects the two points reports that the
traffic over the causeway has been
greater all spring than it was last
year. Business shows a consistient
Increase each month over any previ-
ous corresponding month.
The Aransas Pass transportation
(Companies are widening the causeway
and the work is far advanced now. A
jiew ferry boat is en route this week
from Houston to Port Aransas, where
It will be placed in service between
that fishing center and Harbor Is-
land, the terminal of the motor car
causeway. On Mustang Island the
Company has built a new 400-foot
fishing and recreation pier, and has
Extended the old pier 200 feet, mak-
“Lumber” Is Subject
of Rotary Club Talk
Pouring of concrete on Refugio’s
street paving will commence this Fri-
day morning, according to construc-
tion company officials, and the work
will be rushed through to completion.
It is estimated that it will take from
15 to 20 days to complete the 20-foot
strip on the 30 blocks being made
ready for paving.
According to present plans, the 20-
foot strip, or city’s part, will be paved
first over the entire project, the prop-
erty owners’ part to be put down aft-
erward. No information could be ob-
tained as to the number of property
owners who are going to complete
the paving in front of their property,
but it is figured by those in charge
that many more will join in if the
city’s part is paved first.
No work was done Thursday, on
account of it being Decoration Day.
Following the custom adopted sev-
eral weeks ago of having members
address the club on their classifica-
tion, President-Elect Joe W. Sneed
spoke on the subject of “Lumber” at
the weekly luncheon meeting of the
Rotary Club Monday noon.
Mr. Sneed’s address, though short,
dealt with many interesting facts
concerning lumber, covering the sub-
ject in a brief maimer from the grow-
ing tree to the manufactured product.
His remarks, which indicated that he
had given the subject much study,
proved highly interesting to the Ro-
tarians, and elicited much favorable
comment
G. C. Dyer of San Antonio and
Charles Dodd of Corpus Christi, both
representatives of the Westinghouse
Electric Company representatives,
were guests of E. J. Freeman at the
meeting.
Legion Holds Memorial
Services Here Thursday
Martin McDonald Post. No. 298,
American Legion, held memorial serv-
ices Thursday, Decoration Day, at the
various cemeteries over the county,
placing flags and poppies on the
graves of soldiers of all wars of the
United States.
Many Refugio Legionnaires went to
Tivoli and Austwell Thursday morn-
ing to assist with services there. Me-
morial services also were held at
Woodsboro.
With the exception of the bank and
postoffice Refugio business houses re-
mained open during the day.
First National Bank
to Be Closed Monday
The First National Bank will be
closed Monday, June 3, in observance
of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, and
persons having business with the
bank are asked to take notice. The
bank also was closed May 30, Deco-
ration Day.
(Continued on Page S.)
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