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FIVE FROM COUNTY CALLED-
Draft Is Moving
Closer to Home
' Victoria. — Two Woodsboro
young men are due for induc-
tion into the armed forces Sep-
tember 8, it was announced
Wednesday by Selective Serv-
ice Board No. 125, in Victoria.
Due to be drafted into the
army on that date are Robert
M. Haertig, and Roger L. Guer-
rette.
Two from Refugio, E. Les-
lie Kelley and Richard G.
Thompson; and one from Aust-
well, Jackie L. Autry, will also
be inducted into the army Sep-
tember 8.
The Victoria selective serv-
ice board has received orders
from the state director that
notices of prospective induction
October 18 are to be mailed
to 43 other young men in the
three-county area of Victoria,
Calhoun, and Refugio. These
notices are to be mailed Au-
gust 31, Mrs. Evelyn Jennison,
board clerk, said Tuesday.
The action of notification in
August of induction in October
was virtually without prece-
dent, Mrs. Jennison said. She
said that men are normally no-
tified close to the date of in-
duction.
The move apparently is aim-
ed at notifying many men of
their prospective induction to
prevent them from having to
withdraw from school after they
have already enrolled.
Names of the 43 men to be
notified have not yet been re-
leased, Mrs. Jennison said.
In addition, 90 men are to
take pre-induction examinations
September 8; and 30 more are
to take the tests September 12.
State Draft ToCall
2,671 During October
Austin. — State draft boards
will be called upon to furnish
2,071 men for the armed forc-
es in October, Colonel Morris
S. SchWartz, state Selective
Service director, said Friday.
This is the biggest monthly
draft call received by the state
since May, 1953, when the
Graduation Set
Refugio. — Graduation exer-
cises for Refugio County School
of Vocational Nursing will be
held September 1, at 7:30 p.m.
in the auditorium of Our Lady
of Refuge School in Refugio.
The public is invited to attend.
The following women will be
presented diplomas by Sister
Mary Helen, R.N., Administra-
tor, Memorial Hospital:
Miss Rachel Anzaldua, Mrs.
Jesse Lee Chappell, Mrs. Joyce
Denney, Miss Sylvia Garcia,
Mrs. Frances Guerrero, Mrs.
Zelda Maxwell, Mrs. Jean No-
well, Miss Stella Ramirez, all
of Refugio; Mrs. Mary Massey,
and Miss Adelita Trevino, of
Woodsboro; Miss Bessie Wil-
liams of Victoria, and Mrs..
Christella Presa of Beeville.
Dr. C. D. Synder will be the
speaker and the pins will be
presented by Mrs. George Sch-
uster, R.N., Director of the
Vocational School.
PARASITES CAN ROB YOU
Internal parasites can rob
you of profits on cattle.
Even though your cattle don’t
“look” wormy they may be.
Internal parasite infestations
often get pretty far along be-
fore the .animal shows any ob-
vious symptoms.
Probably the number one
cause of internal parasites in
Texas beef cattle is malnutri-
ition. Although cattle have an
inherent high resistance to
parasite damage this resistance
is lowered by malnutrition.
The animal’s immunity mech-
anism cannot function properly
if the diet doesn’t provide
enough fuel.
Another cause is sanitation.
Keeping water clean, feed
clean, and grazing areas clean
goes a long ways toward reduc-
ing internal parasites.
A third cause of internal para-
sites is improper pasture man-
agement. This comes from ov-
ergrazing, and from high stock-
ing rates. With overgrazing,
animals are forced into grazing
near the ground where more
larvae are likely to be on each
mouthful of forage.
On highly developed pastures
where high stocking rates are
used, you have another prob-
lem—contamination of pasture
from excessive manure. Man-
ure is often where the eggs
hatch into larvae.
Once the parasite larvae are
inside the stomach, they reach
maturity in two to three weeks.
They mate and lay eggs thhat
are passed out in the manure.
The eggs hatch in the manure
or on the ground and develop
into the infective larvae stage
in another week or so. Then
they are ready to repeat the
cycle.
REFUGIO COUNTY
TRAFFIC TOLL
DEATHS THIS YEAR
3
DEATHLESS DAYS
22
LAST DEATH AUGUST 6, 1966
monthly quota was 2,823. This
was during the Korean conflict.
Colonel Schwartz also an-
nounced that the September
quota for Texas has been in-
creased from 1,585 to 1,890.
These monthly quotas com-
pare with 1,837 for August, 1,-
381 for July, 878 for June, 1,-
927 for May, 979 for April, 1,-
068 for March, 1,372 for Febru-
ary, and 1,475 for January.
The state director of Selec-
tive Service said that he could
not say at this time how many
men would be sent for pre-in-
duction examinations in Octob-
er. A total of 6,600 will be for-
warded for the examinations in
September.
Calls on the local boards for
October, with quotas for both
induction and pre-induction ex-
amination, will be sent out by
state Selective Service head-
quarters on or about Septem-
ber 9.
The Texas quota of 2,671 for
induction in October is the
state’s share of a national call
for 46,200 men.
Two Local Students
On UofT Honor Roll
Austin. — The University of
Texas College of Business Ad-
ministration lists 16 South Tex-
ans on the second semester hon-
or roll.
With highest honors are Tori-
bio J. Saucedo of Laredo and
Walter C. Gall’away of Mer-
cedes.
Those with honors include
Cathy Jane Blaschke and Alex-
ander H. Oliver, both of Re-
fugio.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rogers
and girls, Laura and Lynn, left
Friday, August 12, for 6 Flags,
Colorado, and for Idabelle, Ok-
lahoma where they visited Rog-
ers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
'Rogers. They planned to return
Wednesday, August 24, of this
week.
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REFUGIO C
VOL. XIII—NO. 2
REFUGIO COUNTY RECORD, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1966
EIGHT PAGES—TEN CENTS
Former Refuglan
Dies In Victoria
Victoria.—Funeral was held
at 2:30 p.m. Friday, August
26, from Webster Chapel Metho-
dist Church for Mrs. Della
Joshua of Victoria, 92, who died
Tuesday, August 23, in a local
hospital following a lengthy ill-
ness.
The Rev. J. S. C. Gratton
officiated. Arrangements were
under the direction of Sheffeld
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Joshua had lived in Vic-
toria County most of her life.
She was a native of Refugio
County, 'born April 18, 1874.
'Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Josephine Salinas; a
brother, Floyd Benson of Oak-
land, California; and five sis-
ters, Mrs. Dovie Webb of Tivoli,
Mrs’. Eleanor Scott of Refugio,
Mrs. Annie Morrison of Hobbs,
New Mexico; Mrs. Leona Hard-
ing and Mrs. Alice Beck, both
of Oakland, California.
'Pallbearers were Floyd Brig-
ham, Elroy Hodge, Owen Den-
nis and Tom Rodgers.
Frankie Brown's
Woodsboro.—Funeral services
for Frankie James Brown, 26,
will be held Monday, August
29, 1966, in Mt. Pilgrim Baptist
Church, with the Rev. Turner
officiating.
Brown died at 8:45 a.im. Fri-
day, August 26, 1966, in Har-
lingen, after a long illness.
Survivors include seven sis-
ters, Mrs. Frank Edwards, of
Refugio, Mrs. Vera Nobles, of
Refugio, Mrs. Birdie Lee Scott
and Mrs. Jimmie Bean, of Dal-
las, Mrs. Ella Young, of Cor-
pus Christi, Mrs. Eunice Per-
kins, of Del Rio, and Mrs. Shir-
ley Wade, of New Mexico; three
brothers, Sgt. W. O. Brown, Sr.,
of Ft. Lee, Virginia, Monroe
Brown, of Dallas, and John
Brown, of Refugio. He is also
survived by many nieces and
nephews.
The deceased was born July
26, 1940. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Edwards Were guardians.
RESIGNATIONS
'A special meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the Re-
fugio Independent School Dis-
trict was held at 6 p.m. on Fri-
day, July 29, . with Board mem-
bers and Superintendent R. L.
McDonald present. Donald M.
Teer and Thomas L. Pearson
were absent.
The board accepted with re-
gret, the resignations of Jack
Schneider and Keith Wienecke
as teachers and coaches for the
1966-67 term. Raymond Watson,
Teddy Gray and Miss Anne Go-
mez were hired for the term
according to the district salary
schedule and subject to assign-
ment by the superintendent.
This Week In Refugio
Each week the time and place of the meetings and
events of your organization will be listed in this calen-
dar. To have your group listed, call the County Record,
LA 6-2400, before 3 p.m. on Fridays.
Monday, August 29
Jaycees, A.A. Building, 7:30 p.m.
Rotary Club, City Hall, Ladies Night.
Tuesday, August 30
Volunteer Fire Dept., Fire Station, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 31
Refugio Art Guild Workshop, City Hall, 9 to 12 a.m.
Thursday, September 1
Home Demonstration Council, Jury Room, Court-
house, 2 p.m.
Eastern Star, Woodsboro Masonic Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Refugio Art Guild, City Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Refugio County Cancer Society, Director’s Room,
First National Bank, 7:30 p.m.
Refugio County Retail Credit Assn., CofC Building,
7:30 p.m.
Mission 4-H Club, Commissioner’s Courtroom, 7:30
p.m.
Friday, September 2
Square Dance Club, VFW Hall, 8-10 p.m.
Saturday, September 3
Jaycees Rest Stop, CofC Building.
Sunday, September 4
Church Services, All Refugio Churches.
Jaycee Rest Stop, CofC Building.
Monday, September 5
Labor Day Holiday.
Jaycees Rest Stop, CofC Building.
Rainbow Girls, Woodsboro Masonic Hall, 7 p.m.
Woodsboro.—If users of the
Woodsboro Natural Gas Corp.
want it, the Town of Woodsboro
will buy the gas system . . .
and operate it as a utility.
This important announcement
was made this week 'by Mayor
Robert Shipp. Shipp showed The
Woodsboro News a preliminary
contract for the sale of the gas
company by W. E. Knicker-
bocker and Howard S. Hoover,
owners, to the Town of Woods-
boro.
'Mayor Shipp said the Woods-
boro City Council had voted to
buy the system (there was one
alderman casting a dissenting
vote) . . . but only with the
approval of those who will be
most directly connected with
the sale—residents of Woods-
boro who will utilize the sys-
tem.
An election, asking a bond
issue of $150,000 to buy the sys-
tem will be called, probably
“within 45 to 60 days”, Shipp
said. This vote will enable the
City Council to know whether
or not the system should be
bought. A simple majority of
the voters will determine ap-
proval or disapproval of the
bonds. Approval will, of course,
mean that the Town of Woods-
boro will ,go ahead with the
purchase.
Negotiations for the sale of
the gas system have been un-
derway between the Town of
Woodsboro and the owners for
the past two years. It has been
said that the company has
been making money for its
owners only during these two
years.
Exact price arrived at for
the system is $135,000. The re-
maining $15,000 from the reve-
nue bond issue will be used
for contingencies and initial op-
erating expenses.
Mayor Shipp said that the tax
rate and tax valuation in the
city will not be altered at all,
in order to pay off the bonds..
Profits from revenue from sale
of the gas to users here will
be used to pay off the indebt-
edness. Shipp said he hoped
that the bonds could be paid
off in 30 years.
One of the stipulations of the
contract (at the insistence of
Shipp) was that the Town of
Woodsboro would pay no more
than 5V2% interest on the bonds.
As negotiations neared a cli-
max toward the purchase by
the city, Mayor Shipp exacted
a promise from the present
owners that all work now being
done by Woodsboro Natural Gas
Corporation on 6th and 2nd
Streets would be paid, in full,
by the present owners. It is
estimated that the gas concern
will spend about $10,000 on
these improvements. Most of
this work is in the laying of
new plastic pipe.
Mayor Shipp offered two im-
portant reasons why the City
Council has decided to buy the
gas system (contignent upon
the approval of voters):
1 The Town of Woodsboro
REFUGIO GIRLS were busy Friday helping
make cotton pennants for Refugio County “Cotton
Week”, to be observed September 10-16.
Those assisting in the making of the adorn-
ments included (left to right above) Barbara Neely,
Rita Stratmann, and Roberta Wallace. Mrs. Phil
Young, adult volunteer, is also shown in the pic-
ture.
—Record-Remarks Photo.
41T©sms T roffic Deaths
Expected During 3-Day
Labor Day Week End
Robert Beckhams
Parents of Son
Refugio.—Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Beckham announce the
birth of a son Wednesday, Au-
gust 24, at 2:45 a.m., in the
Citizen’s Memorial Hospital in
Victoria. The young man weigh-
! ed seven pounds and six ounc-
I es at birth, and was given the
; name Gerald Byron.
| He is being welcomed by an
older brother, Danny, age 11
years old; his maternal grand-
i parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
j Weidemann of Burton and pa-
| ternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. V. E. Beckham of Vic-
toria.
Cancer Society
Austin.—Col. Homer Garri-
son, Jr., director of the Tex-
as Department of Public Safe-
ty reported today that DPS es-
timates indicates that 41 per-
sons will die in traffic accidents,
during the three-day Labor Day
week end.
“The current traffic trend
indicates that Texas is headed
for its third straight record
high in terms of fatal acci-
dents,” Garrison said. “At the
present time we are approxi-
mately 15 per cent ahead of
the same time in 1965 . . . and
we are still faced with the four
months of the year which gen-
erally produce the most
deaths.”
“More people are killed in
Texas each year in traffic than
are killed in all the United
States by murder and homi-
cide,” Garrison continued,
“and the deaths are just as
senseless, as needless and las
tragic, but not nearly as well
publicized.
“Psychologists say that one
reason the general public fails
to take positive action in mat-
ters of traffic safety is due to
a lack of personal identification
with the problem. It might be-
hoove each driver in our state
to stop and consider that he
has less than a 50-50 chance
to go through his driving career
without 'being involved in a
traffic mishap, or without in-
curring injury to hi'mself or
one of his family. The 41 per-
catu make money in the sys- jsons expected to die in traffic
tern’s operation — mainly be-1 during the Labor Day holiday
cause a municipality does not j have no idea that they will be
have to pay taxes on its op-
erations or its revenue receiv-
ed.
2 Gas rates to consumers
involved in an accident, either.
In an attempt to offset dang-
ers caused by the increased
traffic on the highways during
will not be raised. In fact, May-1 the holiday period, the Depart-
or Shipp said that “the city’s
buying of the system is the only
assurance we could ever have
that rates would not be raised;
and the only hope that they can
ever he lowered.”
ment of Public 'Safety will con-
duct “Operation Motorcide.”
Approximately 150 uniformed
officers from other DPS serv-
ices will be on the road to sup-
plement the Highway Patrol en-
forcement action. Also, to call
public attention to highway
Mrs. Glen Waldrip and son, dangers., each traffic death will
Glen J., left for Baytown Mon-; be tabulated and the totals will
day, August 15, where t h e y j be announced three times daily
visited with her sister and hus- j from DPS headquarters in Aus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. j tin.
Ford. In Houston, they wentj Several other state agencies
on to meet her parents, Rev-.and organizations interested in
erend and Mrs. A. M. Wester, traffic safety are cooperating
They returned Friday, August with the DPS in calling atten-
19, to be joined by Mr. Wald- tion to safe driving practices
rip as they ventured to Can- during the Labor Day week
yon Lake for the week end. end:
The Texas Highway Depart-
ment is advising the public on
proper freeway driving habits
and the need for caution in and
around construction areas.
The Texas Safety Association
is carrying on a program
stressing 'the need for courtesy
and caution on the highway
and is coordinating the efforts
of the Texas Jaycees in spon-
soring rest stops, with free cof-
fee for fatigued drivers.
And the Texas Council of
Safety Supervisors and the Tex-
as Motor Transportation Asso-
ciation is sponsoring a “Holi-
day Road Patrol” to assist
stranded motorists, thereby re-
lieving highway patrolmen for
enforcement work.
“This fine attitude of cooper-
ation among these people indi-
cates that Texans do realize
the need for adequate safety
on our highways,” Garrison
stated. “If it could carry over
into the thinking and action of
every driver, the death toll
would drop considerably under
that expected for the week end.
“In the final analysis, traffic
safety must rest on the should-
ers of every person who gets
behind the steering wheel of a
car. With the proper attitude of
alertness and with the accep-
tance of responsibility we can
see positive results in our at-
tempts to halt the increases in
the increases in the number of
traffic mishaps.”
For a Smile-
An old freight conductor on
his 50th wedding anniversary
told the story of how his wife
cured him of a once terrible
temper.
“We had been married just
about three months when I
came home hungry, only to
find burned food on the table.
Mad as could be, I threw my
plate out the window. My wife
hesitated for only a fraction
of a second and then she grab-
bed up the serving dishes, kniv-
es, forks, spoons, cups, and
saucers and even the tablecloth
and threw them all out of the
window. Then she propped her
hands on her hips and declared:
“It’s all right with me — only
next time you should tell me
ahead of time if you want to
eat in the garden!”
Refugio.—’W. C. Angerstein,
president of the Refugio 'Coun-
ty Chapter of the American
Cancer Society, announced this
week that a board meeting will
be held Thursday, 'September
1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Director’s
Room of the First National
Bank.
All members are urged to
attend.
Alice, Refugio Teams
Split Doubleheader
Refugio. — The Alice Rebels
and a team of Refugio soft-
ball players split a double-
header in Alice Sunday, Au-
gust 21. The Alice team, whose
captain is Marvin Youngblood
is formerly of Refugio.
The Alice team defeated the
local men 9 to 5 in the first
game, then lost to them 6 to
2 in the second game.
Ernest Harris pitched both
games for Refugio, according
to Jerry Sportsman, who was
also a member of the team.
Sportsman’s brother, Jack
Sportsman hit the only two
homers of the afternoon.
AG OPINIONS
State higher education stu-
dent loan funds not immediately
needed to meet loan applica-
tions can be invested in direct
obligations of U. S. agencies
which are not unconditionally
guaranteed by the government,
Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr has
held. Investment is within dis-
cretion of Coordinating Board,
Texas College and University
system.
In other opinions, Carr has
concluded that:
“A Texas Ranger can exe-
cute a writ of commitment for
contempt in child custody cas-
es on direction of judge of
court of record.
*Money erroneously deposit-
ed in State Treasury cannot be
withdrawn except in pursuance
of specific appropriations made
by law.
*A peace officer must accept
cash bond tendered by a de-
fendant in lieu of signature of
sureties if he is authorized to
take a bail bond.
*Harrison County may not
-legally reimburse county jail
prisoners for money and other
property belonging to them
which was taken from custody
of the sheriff by escaping pris-
oners.
Mrs. James Haley and son,
James Ray, are visiting for two
weeks with her mother, Mrs.
Lois Williams, sister, Mrs.
Felix Rhame, and in-laws, Mr.
and Mrs. James Haley, while
husband Jimmy is at Ft. Polk,
Louisiana for a summer Re-
serve. Camp.
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