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Austin—While the Legislature
in special session on voter regis-
tration grabbed the headlines,
far-reaching developments were
afoot in the field of higher edu-
cation last week.
Coordinating Board for Texas
Colleges and Universities recom-
mended a whopping increase of
nearly $160,000,000 in appropria-
tions for its state institutions
during the coming biennium.
That would bring the total
1967-68 spending level to $429,-
100,000 for the tax-supported
college-university system, in-
cluding $52,800,000 for public
junior colleges.
Board also concluded that
“primary responsibility” for
doctoral degree programs should
be restricted to four schools:
The University of Texas, Texas
A&M University, Texas Tech-
nological College and the Uni-
versity of Houston. Doctoral
programs at other institutions
Disc Jockeys,
Faculty Meet
In Hoop Game
Refugio.—The Crimson Cag-
ers—disc jockeys of Radio Sta-
tion KEYS, Corpus Christi, and
faculty members of the Refugio
Public School system will en-
gage in a benefit basketball
game here.
Tuesday, March 1, at the Re-
fugio High School gym at 8
p.m. these two teams will meet
in a game sponsored by the Re-
fugio High School Freshman
class.
Redfish Game
Wifh Laredo
Set in Bishop
Tivoli. — The Austwell-Tivoli
Redfish will play the United
Consolidated Longhorns of La-
redo in a Class B bi-district bas-
ketball game Tuesday night at
the Bishop High School gym.
Starting time is 8 p.m.
These schools met under sim-
ilar circumstances in Robstown
last year and Austwell - Tivoli
was a 53-43 winner. The Red-
fish then moved on to the Re-
gion tournament at Southwest
Texas State College and lost
in the first round to Johnson
City.
This season marks the third
time in five years that the Red-
fish have won the District title
under the coaching of Jack
Grammer.
Austwell - Tivoli’s record for
this season is 23-6. United’s rec-
ord is 17-9.
Prices for Tuesday night’s
game in Bishop will be $1 for
adults, 50 cents for students.
will be terminated by 'Septem-
ber 1, 1968.
Exceptions were allowed for
North Texas State University
and Texas Woman’s University,
Denton, which will be allowed
to continue higher degree pro-
grams now under way, pending
further study. Consideration will
be given to Arlington State Col-
lege's offering joint doctoral
degrees in the Fort Worth-Dal-
las area with the two Denton
institutions.
Law school training, said the
Board, should in the future be
limited to the University of Tex-
as, University of Houston and
Texas Tech, and existing medi-
cal schools should continue un-
der UT jurisdiction.
A preliminary report on the
role and scope of junior colleges
recommended that these insti-
tutions should provide a full
two-year college transfer pro-
gram at the freshman and soph-
omore level, plus technical, vo-
cational, adult and continuing
education programs.
Seven state schools were plac-
ed on a priority list to share
7,097,742 in federal matching
funds released through the UJS.
Office of Education to be used
for undergraduate building pro-
jects.
Funds will go to Stephen
F. Austin State College, Sam
Houston State College, South-
west Texas State College, Texas
Technological University, La-
mar State College .of Technolo-
gy, Southwestern Assemblies of
God College and the University
of Houston.
LEGISLATURE WARMS UP
Some state lawmakers warm-
ed up for bigger battles ahead
during their February special
session, while others said a fond
farewell to the state capitol.
Plenty of familiar faces will
be found in both houses in the
regular session next year, de-
spite effects of legislative re-
districting.
Forty-nine incumbent repre-
sentatives have no opponents in
the Democratic primary. In-
cumbents are running against
each other in four House races.
There will be new facts in the
House, too, for there are no in-
cumbents running in 48 districts.
Fourteen incumbent senators
face no Democratic opposition.
Five sets of senators are pair-
ed off against each other,; in-
suring a total of 19 oldtimers
in the 31-member body next
year.
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VOL. XII—NO. 27
REFUGIO COUNTY RECORD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1966
EIGHT PAGES—TEN CENTS
CLASS AA BI-DISTRICT-
Kenedy-lndust
S. i. Hall
Succumbs
Thursday
Woodsboro.—Shirley B. Hall,
54, formerly of Corpus Christi,
died Thursday, February 17,
in a Houston hospital after a
long illness.
Funeral services were at 1:30
p.m. Sunday at the Toland
Funeral Chapel in Refugio. Bur-
ial was at 4 p.m. Sunday in
Memory Gardens in Corpus
Christi.
Hall was born in Oxford,
Miss., and lived at 4813 Curtis
Clark Drive in Gardendale Ad-
dition in Corpus Christi for 25
years before moving to Woods-
boro in November, 1964.
Hall owned the S. B. Hall Co.,
a construction business, in
Corpus Christi and managed a
subdevelcpment in Bay City.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Woodsboro.
Surviving are his wife, Mode-
na of Woodsboro; two sons, Bill
H. Hall of Portland and Capt.
Shirley F. Hall with the Army
at Ft. Hood; his mother, Mrs.
Dannie Hall of Corpus Christi;
three sisters, Mrs. Louise Mil-
ler and Mrs. Mildred Baxter,
both of Corpus Christi, and
Mrs. Irene Wooley of Hawley;
a brother, Carl D. Hall of Fort
Worth, and 7 grandchildren.
BI-DISTRICT IN PREMONT.
agles Opes
tate Hoop Title Bid
New
Arrivals
4 PINK
1 BLUE
Congratulations to:
Mr. and Mrs. Octavia Saenz,
of Tivoli, who are the parents
of a boy bom Tuesday, Febru-
ary 15, 1966.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert White,
of Refugio, who are the parents
of a girl bom Thursday, Feb-
ruary 17, 1966.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Smith, of
Refugio, who are the parents of
a girl born Thursday, February
17, 1966.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Arredon-
do, of Woodsboro, who are the
parents of a girl born 'Satur-
day, February 19, 1966.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Elizalde,
of Refugio, who are the par-
ents of a girl bom Sunday, Feb-
ruary 20,1966.
OIL ALLOWABLE UP AGAIN
Texas oil production for
March may be at the highest
level since May, 1959, due to an
increase in the allowable for
the sixth straight month.
Railroad Commission set the
figure at 33.2 per cent of ca-
pacity. Market demand factor
was highest granted since the
percentage formula was adopted
on January 1, 1963.
Production ceiling for next
month is 3,100,000 barrels daily.
Commission set 32.7 per cent
as production pattern for Feb-
ruary.
TEACHERS SEEK ANOTHER
RAISE
Texas State Teachers Asso-
ciation plans to ask the next
Legislature to bring the salary
of teachers up to the national
average.
That would mean a boost of
about $556 to reach the $6,506
average mark. A $553 hike last
year cost $101,000,000.
TSTA notes Texas teachers
now rank 29th in the nation
paywise.
Teachers’ legislative goals for
1967 also include five days a
year authorized sick leave and
retirement system improve
ments.
DRAFT QUOTA UP
March induction quota of 1,-
570 is biggest for a single month
in Texas since June, 1963, ac-
cording to Col. Morris S.
Schwartz, state selective serv-
ice director.
February call was 1,372. More
than 5,500 young men actually
are scheduled to take pre-in-
duction mental and physical
exams during next month.
March quota will be filled
with single and childless mar-
ried men 19-25 years old.
Joel Koonce
Granddaughter
Dies Friday
'San Antonio—Beth Jo Koonce,
age 3, granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joel Koonce died in
a San Antonio hospital Friday,
February 18.
'She is survived by her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Koonce,
Jr.; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joel Koonce of Refugio,
Pastor and Mrs. H. W. Donn-
haus; and sister, Meliss Ann
Koonce.
Burial was Saturday with
services at Trinity Lutheran
Church with Rev. James Long
officiating.
Norman 'Jack' Comerford
Dies Suddenly Friday
Refugio. — Norman (Jack)
Comerford, 70, died at his home
in Refugio Friday, February 18,
after a short illness.
He was superintendent for the
City of Refugio sewer plant, a
veteran of World War I, char-
fugio.
The Rev. Celestine Murray,
pastor officiated.
Rosary was recited at 8 p.m.
Saturday at the family resi-
dence in Refugio.
Burial was in Mount Calvary
ter member of the VFW and ; Cemetery under the direction of
had served as commander of
the local VFW for many years.
Funeral services were at 3
Zarsky Funeral Home.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ethel Comerford of Refugio; a
Courthouse,
Postoffice
Close Tuesday
Refugio.—Offices of the Re-
fugio County Courthouse will
be closed all day Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 22, in the observance of
Washington’s birthday.
The postoffices of Refugio
County will also be closed on
Tuesday with no city or rural
route delivery on that day. Mail
dispatch will be the same as
for Sundays.
Most businesses of Refugio
County will be open on Tues-
day, an exception being the
First National Bank of Woods-
boro. The First National Bank
of Refugio will be open for
business on the usual hours
p.m. Sunday at Our Lady of!brother, Earl Comerford, of
Refuge Catholic Church in Re- Erie, Pa., and two nephews.
REFUGIO COUNTY
TRAFFIC TOLL
DEATHLESS DAYS
170
1965
119
1966
51
Last Traffic Death
October 9, 1965
DEATHS THIS YEAR
1965 TRAFFIC DEATHS
Woodsboro. — The first of
what is hoped to be five steps
to a state Class A basketball
championship will be taken Mon-
day nite, when the Woodsboro
Eagles meet the Zapata Hawks
in Premont in the area’s bi-
district clash.
Game time at Premont is 8
p.m. Admission will be 50 cents
for adults; 25 cents for students.
Premont, a neutral court, is
about 99 miles from Woodsboro;
a little closer than that from
Zapata. School buses will be
used Monday to . transport
Woodsboro High School students
to the game.
The Eagle-Hawk game will be
a replay of last year’s bi-dis-
trict; and local fans hope the
result is the same. Last year,
Zapata fell easily to the Birds,
64-32. The game was never
close; as Woodsboro jumped
into a 12-4 lead after one quar-
ter; and led by the prohibitive
score of 31-9 ati halftime. Most
of the second half was played
by the Woodsboro reserves.,
Zapata comes into this year’s
bi-district with an illustrious
record—29 wins, 2 losses. The
Hawks, a run-and-shoot club,
has averaged more than 90
points a game for the season.
However, a year ago, Zapata
had a similar record; but the
Hawks couldn’t do a thing
against a tough Woodsboro de-
fense and some excellent sharp-
shooting by the Birds.
Four of the Eagle starters of
this year saw action against
Zapata in 1965, including two
starters, Havel and Toliver.
Each of these lads scored 14
points in the game, only one
shy of the game’s high of 15,
by “Cotton” Lamprecht.
Goynes and Lewis also played
in the fray, with Lewis getting
one point.
“We’re going to have to play
good defense to win against
Zapata”, Coach Bob Flanagan
said this week. That’s just what
won it for the. Eagles a year
ago ... as the Hawks had to
take shots from ’way outside,
and had very little success con-
necting. ,
Coach Flanagan watched Za-
pata defeat Premont, 63-61 (get-
ting the winning basket as the
final buzzer went off), Tuesday
of this week. The Eagle mentor
was impressed with the center
of Zapata, E. Villareal. Vil-
lareal, 6’4”, is the wheel around
which the Hawk offense rotates
. . . and Flanagan said he’s a
good rebounder and very quick
on his feet.
But, in the 1965 bi-district,
Villareal was kept away from
the boards most of the first half,
and was called for four fouls
during the first two periods.
This made him ineffective the
entire game. He scored only 6
points during the contest.
The big scorer for the Hawks
is Garcia, a smallish outside
player. He was last year, also;
but could only get 12 in the bi-
district. Most of these came late
in the game when the issue
was already settled.
Villareal is the only big man
for the Hawks. Two other start-
ers are about 5’11”; and the
other two go about 5’8”. Last
year, Zapata made only 12 field
goals in the bi-district; and but
8 of 27 free throws.
The winner of Monday’s game
in Premont will advance to the
Class A Regional in Victoria,
Saturday, February 26.
Austwell-Tivoli
Wallops Pawnee
Jest 'n Fun
An admirer came up to a sen-
atorial candidate after his
speech and said: “Congratula-
tions. That was a fine speech.
I like the straightforward way
you dodged those issues.”
Refugio.—Austwell-Tivoli suc-
cessfully defended its 63B dis-
trict crown here Friday night,
overwhelming the out-matched
Pawnee Indians, 60-30, in their
single playoff tilt.
The dynamic duo of James
Summers and Edward Harvey
paced the Redfish, registering
22 and 19 points, respectively.
Harvey grabbed 13 rebounds
with Summers coming up with
seven. The entire squad picked
up 34 loose halls off the boards.
Also in the double digits for
Austwell-Tivoli was Donald Gil-
lespie with 13.
The Redfish guarded the In-
dians closely that the high
scorers for the losers — Keith
Overby and David Falcon—only
managed nine apiece.
The tenacious, pressing de-
fense mustered by the Redfish
Welcome Extended
By Refugio Firms
Refugio. — The two banking
and savings institutions of Re-
fugio have joined in extending
a special welcome to Refugio for
the bi-district Class AA basket-
ball game between Kenedy and
Industrial High Schools.
Appearing on page five of this
issue, along with the team
rosters and season records of
the two high schools is this mes-
sage from the Refugio 'Savings
& Loan Association and the
First National Bank of Refugio.
'Six hundred extra copies of
this newspaper were printed
and supplied to the two high
schools for distribution Tues-
day morning to the student
bodies.
allowed Pawnee a paucity of
scoring opportunities. Inept out-
side marksmanship by the In-
dians proved their downfall as
the Redfish quickly secured the
rebounds and trotted down the
court.
Harvey swished in five quick
tallies to open the scoring and
move the Redfish in front to
stay. At the end of the first
period, the score stood at 11-6
with Austwell-Tivoli passing up
many layup attempts.
Pawnee trimmed the gap to
12-11 early in the second quarter
but Austwell-Tivoli popped in 11
points to widen the margin to
23-15 at half time.
An 18-point scoring burst by
the Redfish in the third stanza
put the game out of the reach
of the struggling Indians who
only collected five, dropping to
a 41-20 deficit.
Austwell - Tivoli continued to
pour, in the field goals in the
last period stretching the final
score to 60-30 with the greatest
of ease.
Austwell-Tivoli
fg ft pf tp
McVey ...........
10 3 2
Summers
.8 6 3 22
Harvey ...........
.8 3 1 19
Gillespie ...............
.5 3 2 13
Lemke ............
.0 0 5 0
Yaklin ........................
.2014
Totals ........................
24 12 15 60
Pawnee
fg ft pf tp
Cars co ......................
.0 0 0 0
Overby ......................
.4139
McCm........................
.2 2 5 6
Hoff ..............................
115 3
Falcon ........................
.4119
DeLen ........................
.0 2 0 2
J. Chapa ......................
.0110
Totals ...........................
.11 8 10 30
Score by Periods:
Austwell-Tivoli 11
23 41 60
Pawnee 6
15 20 30
Officials: Bean and Valdez.
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, February 21
JayCees, A.A. Building, 7:30 p.m.
Rainbow Girls, Masonic Hall, 7 p.m.
Refugio County Fair Assn., Commissioner’s Court-
room, 7:30 p.m.
Rotary Club, City Hall, Noon.
Science Festival, Our Lady of Refuge School, 1-4
p.m.
Tuesday, February 22
Barefield P-TA, Barefield Library, 7 p.m.
Chamber of Commerce, CofC Office, 7:30 p.m.
City Council, City Hall, 10 a.m.
Volunteer Fire Dept., Fire Station, 7:30 p.m.
Refugio Little League Officials meeting, Commis-
sioner’s Courtroom, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 23
American Citizen Civic Club, A.A. Building, 8 p.m.
Square Dance Club, VFW Hall, 8-10 p.m.
True Vine Lodge No. 74, Lodge Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 24
Beta Sigma Phi, 'Mrs. Allen Leshikar Residence, 7:30
p.m.
Sunday, February 27
Church Services, All Refugio Churches.
Monday, February 28
Business and Professional Women, Mrs. Velma Mc-
Laughlin Residence, Woodsboro, 7:30 p.m.
Rotary Club, City Hall, Noon.
JayCees, A.A. Building, 7:30 p.m.
Refugio Lodge No. 190 AF&AM, Masonic Hall, 8
p.m.
Victoria. — Industrial lost on
the toss of a coin Saturday and
Coach Bill Moore’s Cobras, who
won a playoff for the Disirict
23AA title in a thriller with Ed-
na on Friday, will play the
Kenedy Lions at the Refugio
High School gym.
Industrial wanted to play the
game in Victoria, Kenedy held
out for 'Refugio. To decide the
difference, a coin was tossed
up. When it landed on the floor
of Totah’s Motel Restaurant, it
favored the Lions.
This bi-district game will be
staged Tuesday, starting at
7:30.
Winner will move in to the
Region TV-AA tournament Sat-
urday at the Texas A&I College
gymnasium, in Kingsville.
This tournament will match
four South Texas Class AA bi-
district champions to be de-
termined in games Monday and
Tuesday nights with the Kings-
ville victor advancing to the
state tournament in Austin.
Drawing for pairings in the
Region tournament will be held
Wednesday at 3 p.m., accord-
ing to Dr. Stewart E. Cooper
associate professor of health
and physical elucation at A&I
and the Region IV director.
In the Region tournament,
semi-final games will be staged
at 9:45 and 11:30 With the cham-
pionship game on the docket for
7 p.m. A trophy and individual
medals will be awarded to the
tournament winners. A five-
man, All-Toumamerit team will
also be selected at the con-
clusion of the tournament.
A pre-tourh ament meeting
for coaches will be held Sat-
urday at 9 a.m.
Besides the Industrial-Kenedy
game, other bi-district games
booked in Region IV-AA are De-
vine and Randolph, Edcouch-
Elsa and Premont, Rockport
and Taft at Gregory-Portland
Gym on Tuesday.
KENEDY
The Kenedy Lions are coach-
ed by George W. Dumont and
have compiled a season record
of 21 wins against six defeats,
with a conference record of
seven wins and one defeat. In
a play-off for the district title
last Friday, the Maroon and
White Lions scored a 71 to 58
victory.
Kenedy High School has Pete
Finch as principal and E. L.
Wildman, formerly of Refugio,
as superintendent of schools.
Larry Kiesling is Athletic di-
rector at Kenedy with A1 Berch
head track coach, Dan Davis,
girls basketball coach, and
Marvin Marek and Robert
Schramek, junior high coaches.
Mrs. Willard Dearing is spon-
sor of the pep squad.
During the season Kenedy
has scored 1829 points against
1447 by its opponents. This is
an average of 68 points per
game for the Lions against 54
for their opponents. In district
competition the Lions had an
average of 75 points per game
with their opponents scoring
an average of 53 points.
Of the twelve-player squad
Coach Dumont, a Southwest
Texas 'State grad, has had most
of the year, four are seniors, six
juniors, and two sophomores.
Of the six regular used players,
four are six feet or taller with
Joe Perryman, at 6-3, 'being the
tallest.
Charles Stewart has paced
the Lion scorers in district and
season play with 235 and 571
points, respectively.
INDUSTRIAL ‘
Industrial High School Cobras
of Vanderbilt are coached by
Bill Moore, Baylor University
’62, and defeated the Edna
Cowboys in a District 25AA
playoff last Friday for the
right to enter the bi-district
game.
The Cobras compiled a sea-
son record of 18 wins and nine
defeats, with a conference rec-
ord of 7 victories and one de-
feat.
In district play, Industrial
scored at a 51.4 clip while hold-
ing its opposition to 47.2 per
game.-
Industrial coach Bill Moore
is expected to start the same
lineup which has been so suc-
cessful in the conference
games. It will consist of Fran-
cis Samuelson, David James,
Don and Ron Craig, and Mike
Malek. Don Craig has pumped
in 43 points in the two Edna
games while Samuelson, Indus-
trial’s ace ball handler, has
scored 24.
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