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Consolidated with THE WOODSBORO WEEKLY TIMES February 1, 1937
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yOL. IX.—No. 34
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1937
$2 a Year
A. C. Gallia Is
Called by Death
Early Woodsboro Citizen and
Father of Melvin Gallia, Ex-
Big League Ball Player—Is
Heart Attack Victim.
Old-Time Woodsboro
Citizen Passes Away
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BEAUTIFUL REFUGIO HOMES
A. C. Gallia, father' of Melvin
Gallia and one of the early citizens
of Woodsbro, died suddenly last
Thursday, a victim of a heart at-
tack. He was stricken while walk-
ing across the street from the
public plaza to the First National
Bank corner and was dead before
onlookers could reach him. He was
72 years of age.
The passing of Mr. Gallia re-
moved from the community of
Woodsboro one of her highest es-
eemed and best loved citizens. He
came to that city in 1906 at the
time the immense Bonnie View
ranch was thrown open to settlers,
at first engaging in the real estate
business. Many of the small tracts
into which the ranch was divided
were sold by him. He later operat-
ed a farm and for a time was in
the restaurant business in Woods-
boro.
Mr. Gallia was born in Schulen-
burg, Texas, August 4, 1864, and
was married there in December,
1889, to Miss Julia Russek. Soon
after the marriage he and Mrs.
Gallia moved to Beeville, where
they resided until 1906, when the
family moved to Woodsboro and
have resided there continuously
since then.
His son, Melvin Gallia, who also
resides in Woodsboro, played pro-
fessional baseball in the big
leagues for many years and ranked
as one of the most famous of the
Washington pitchers. He was a
teammate of the great Walter
Johnson and for many years took
his regular turn on the mound for
the Senators. Following his re-
tirement from professional base-
ball, Melvin for many years gave
Woodsboro one of the best ama-
teur baseball teams in Southwest
Texas.
Besides his widow and son, Mr.
Gallia is survived by a brother, J.
J. Gallia, of Houston.
Funeral services and burial were
held last Friday afternoon at 4
o’clock at the Catholic Cemetery,
the Rev. Father George Baum-
gartner officiating.
Active pallbearers were: Dr. W.
M. Dodson, H. D. Carpenter, A. D.
Rooke, Ira Heard, Joe Michna and
Walter Richter.
Honorary pallbearers were: J. M.
Thomas, W. H. Haertig, Leander
Piehl, John Schubert, Sr., E. E.
Swift, Ed Schlabach, F. J. Boehm,
Emil Beck, DeWitt Harsdorff,
Harry Cummins, C. E. Moreland,
Ed Fricke, F. F. Munsch, Paul
Neumann, Jim Butler, C. S. Boone,
Ludwig Zarsky, Gentry Jeter, R.
M. Harsdorff, Arno Kasten, Albert
Hoelzel, A. Bluntzer, R. W. Dahse,
Ben Singler, F. H. Sommer, Fred
Another old-time resident of
Woodsboro was removed by
death last week, when Martin
Juergens died at the home of
a nephew in Yorktown last
Thursday morning at 3 o’clock.
His death preceded by only a
few hours that of A. C. Gallia.
Like Mr. Gallia, he had resid-
ed in Woodsboro for more than
30 years, going there when the
town was started, and like
him, also, engaging in the real
estate business, which consist-
ed principally in selling out
tracts into which the Bonnie
View ranch had been divided.
Mr. Juergens was born in
Germany 71 years ago. He
came to this country when a
small boy and lived at Nord-
heim before coming to Woods-
boro. He was a man of pleas-
ing personality and had a host
of friends.
His health, which had been poor*!*
for several months, became seri-'
ous about three weeks ago, and
he was carried to the home of a
nephew in Yorktown, where he
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HOME OF MR. AND MRS. J. J. O’BRIEN.
Refugio Host to
Visiting Bands
Parade, Barbecue Dinner and
Baseball Game are Features
of Day’s Entertainment for
Bands from Nearby Towns.
Warning Is Issued,
to Trash Burners
was furnished a nurse and the best
of medical care until death.
Besides his nephew, the only
known relative is a brother, Emil
Juergens, who lives in California,
and who came to Yorktown when
he learned of the serious illness of
his brother.
Funeral and interment were held
in Yorktown Thursday afternoon.
Attending from Woodsboro were
Ed Brem, F. F. Munsch, Raymond
Quintero and Lonnie Piehl.
Sheriff and Deputies
Leave for Convention!
First “Appreciation Day” and
Club Rally Draw Large Crowd
Gathering of Farm People Here Saturday Is
Largest in Many Years—Agents, Highly
Pleased, Start Plans for Larger and Bet-
ter Show in Fall.
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Refugio was musical Thursday.
Beginning about 10 a. m., and con-
tinuing until about 3 p. m., the
tom-tom and boom-boom of the
drums was heard almost contin-
uously.
The occasion was the Band Jam-
boree staged by E. V. Reader,
leader of the Refugio band, during
which the local organization was
host to visiting bands from Victo-
ria, Aransas Pass, Gregory and
Rockport.
A street parade, in which all the
bands participated, was staged at
11 o’clock in the morning, follow-
ing which a barbecue dinner was
served the visitors in King’s State
Park. Band concerts followed the
j dinner.
The parade was led by the Re-
Ifugio Band, followed by a car con-
I taining Mayor L. R. Jeter, City
j Secretary J. C. Heard and County
j Judge T. G. Jeter. Then followed
j the other bands, all dressed in re-
splendent, brightly colored uni-
forms, with prancing drum majors.
The day’s festivities were culmi-
nated with a baseball game at
Ryals Park between the Refugio
Oilers and the Taft Tigers.
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Woodsboro Banker
Rotary Club Speaker
Sheriff Ira Heard and Deputies
E. D. Barber and R. M. Harsdorff
cf Refugio and W. G. Franger of
Tivoli left Tuesday to attend the
three-day convention of the Sher-
iffs’ Association of Texas, which
was in session at New Braunfels
on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-
day of this week. All were ac-
companied by their wives except
Mr. Franger. More than 400 dele-
gates were present at the meeting.
Speakers on the program in-
cluded Lieutenant Governor Wal-
ter Woodul; Albert Sidney John-
son, chairman of the state depart-
ment of public safety; George L.
Lacey, director of the scientific
crime detection laboratory at
Houston; Mayor Hulmar Fischer
of New Braunfels and County
Judge B. W. Klingemann of Comal
County.
Constable Boh Clarkson was in
charge of the law enforcement
part of the sheriff’s office during
Mr. Heard’s absence.
Sam C. Donohoo Is
Buried Wednesday
Sam C. Donahoo, a resident of
Walzel, Amos Demmer, F. A. Ju- ^.e-fu£U° for the last nine years,
rica, C. A. Tuttle,
and Reul Henkhaus.
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A. J. Thurk,
Baptist Revival Is
Drawing Big Crowds
Capacity crowds are attending
the revival meeting being conduct-
ed by the First Baptist Church in
a tent on the old auditorium lot
across from Strauch Lumber Yard.
Services are being held both morn-
ing and evening.
The Rev. B. W. Walker of Pop-
larville, Miss., is conducting the
meeting, assisted by the Rev. L.
S. Cole, local pastor, and by the
Rev. R. A. Walker of Belton, who
is conducting the song services.
The meeting started Monday
and will continue for two weeks.
died Tuesday afternoon at 6 p. m.
at the family home here following
an illness of about three months.
He was about 65 years of age.
Mr. Donahoo was a cook by
trade, having followed that voca-
tion for more than 40 years. He
had worked for various local cafes
since coming here and was well
known among business people and
oil men.
The deceased is survived by his
widow and three sons, Don, Henry
and Harry Donahoo, all of whom
live in Refugio. He was horn in
Cleburne, Texas.
Funeral and burial services were
held Wednesday morning at Oak-
wood Cemetery, with the Rev. L. S.
Cole in charge.
Pallbearers Were H. L. Beatty,
Bill Elkins, J. E. Johnson, Wayne
Coates, Jim Kelly and Gale Steen.
Cotton Improvement Meeting at
Court House June
A cotton improvement meeting
will be held in Refugio next Friday
afternoon, June 25, at 2 o’clock.
The place of the meeting will be in
the county agent’s office in the
Court House.
The object of the meeting is to
acquaint the people of the county
with the real cotton situation,
stated County Agent L. A. Weiss,
Jr., in announcing the meeting.
The general public, especially
those interested in agriculture, is
invited to attend.
The following letter, which ex-
plains the seriousness of the cot-
ton situation in Texas, has been re-
ceived by Mr. Weiss from the ex-
tension department:
“Dear Agent:
“At the suggestion of Director
H. H. Williamson and Vice Direct-
or Shelton, and in conference with
the district agents, it was agred
that as many cotton improve-
ments meetings as possible be held
this summer and fall, in view of
the fact that the quality of Texas
cotton has deteriorated to the
point where now many spinners,
in placing orders for cotton, spec-
ify that no cotton from Texas and
Oklahoma be included in the sale.
The extension service of Texas has
the responsibility to do everything
possible to correct this situation,
which so vitally concerns the wel-
fare of this state, since most of
our farm revenue is derived from
cotton. Our exports of cotton are
still on the downgrade and, accord-
ing to authorities on the subject,
it is necessary fof us to improve
our quality to meet the increased
competition of foreign countries.
“The date given in the itinerary
has been set for a county-wide cot-
ton meeting in your county, con-
sisting of farmers, ginners, bank-
ers, editors, vocational teachers
and other interested parties. Mrs.
Roy F. Saunders of the bureau of
plant industry, U. S. D. A.; F. E.
Lichte, cotton ginning specialist;
E. A. Miller, extension agrono-
mist, and possibly D. T. Killough,
cotton breeder, agricultural expe-
riment station, and. F. H. Burch-
ard, president Black Land Im-
provement Association, will attend
these meetings to discuss the cot-
ton improvement program.
“The main object of the meet-
ings is to acquaint the people with
the real cotton situation and how
it can be remedied by one-variety
communities of good variety cot-
ton. Short talks by local farm-
ers, ginners, bankers and others
would add much to the meeting.”
Augmented by the large number
of 4-H Club boys and girls here for
the club rally and live stock and
poultry show, Refugio’s first Ap-
preciation Day held last Saturday
was a grand success. Probably the
greatest number of farm people
here in many years was present for
the combined events.
J. C. Heard, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, which is
sponsoring the trade extension
movement, expressed himself as
well pleased over the outcome of
$ie first event. He is of the opin-
ion that as soon as the big day is
well enough advertised throughout
the Refugio trade area the crowds
will increase to maximum propor-
tions. He also believes that it will
prove one of the best business stim-
uators ever to be attempted here.
At the present there are 30 firms
supporting the movement and
many more are expected to join in
as soon as the benefits become gen-
erally known. The participating
firms are as follows:
Refugio Pharmacy
B. E. McGuill
W. Wilkenfeld
Brookner’s Dry Goods Store
Blue Bonnet Variety Store
Jack’s Variety Store
Piggly Wiggly
Refugio Timely Remarks
Pay-’n-Takit Food Market
Mision Service Station
Moss Tailor Shop
R. L. Carpenter Grocery
Modern Man’s Shop and Cleaners
J. B. Herrington Jewelry Store
Harrington Grocery Store
Thompson Bros. Sinclair Station
C. & C. Service Station
La Rosa Service Station
Shelton-Bailey Motor Company
Hunt Motor Company
Shay & Crozier Grocery
Lone Star Laundry
Johnson’s Home Bakery
Sportsman Bros. Grocery
Bon-Ton Tailors
Refugio Furniture Company
English Humble Service Station
Economy Store
Harkins Drug Store
Kept-Rite Grocery and Market
Probably the outstanding part of
the 4-H Club boys and girls’ pro-
gram was the livestock and poultry
exhibits which were arranged on
the Court House lawn and in the
street east of the Court House.
These exhibits attracted hundred of
people during the entire day.
The program started at 10 o’clock
Saturday morning with general as-
sembly of all 4-H Cub members and
and their parents at the High
School auditorium. School Super-
intendent John L. Cooke delivered
the welcome address, which was re-
sponded to by Henry Shaw, a 4-H
Club boy from Woodsboro. R. J.
Cook, head of the school of agricul-! ton.
ture of A. & I. College of Kings-
ville, was the principal speaker at
this gathering, his subject being
“Farming Today.”
Following the assembly a picnic
lunch and a band concert by the
Refugio band were enjoyed by the
visitors. At 2:30 p. m. the club
boys and girls staged a parade
through the downtown streets, led
by the band, after which they as-
sembled on the Court House lawn
for the awarding of prizes in the
poultry and livestock divisions. The
judging was done by J. M. Saun-
ders, county agent, and John Hag-
ler, agriculture teacher, both of Vie.
toria.
L. A. Weiss, Jr., Refugio County
agent, and Miss Frances Beason,
home demonstration agent, had
charge of the day’s activities. Both
were highly pleased with their first
effort to hold a club rally in Re-
fugio, and are now making plans
for a much larger and better show
to be held some time this fall.
Clubs represented were Refugio,
Woodsboro, Bonnie View, Richard-
son, Bayside, Austwell and Tivoli.
Money for the prizes was donated
by the Refugio Chamber of Com-
merce.
Folowoing are the prize winners
and their exhibits:
Attendance Prize.
Bayside and Richardson girls’
4-H Clubs tied for attendance prize,
splitting the prize money, each club
getting $2.50.
Bayside boys’ 4-H Club won he
boys’ attendance prize with 10 out
of 12 members present.
Live Stock.
Beef Calf—W. E. Edwards of
Greta, first ($3), and Franklin
Gerstenberger of Bayside, second
($2).
Best Gilt—James C. Pfell of Bon-
nie View, first ($3), Fritz Harsdorff
of Woodsboro second, ($2) and C.
E. Brandon, Jr., of Refugio, third.
Best Sow—Leland Welzel of Bon-
nie View, first (-3).
Grand Champion Swine-—James
C. Pfell of Bonnie View, first ($3-.
Sheep-—John Dedear of Austwell,
first ($2), and eHenry Shaw of
Woodsboro, second ($1).
Poultry.
Grand Champion Pen—Dale
Cummins of Woodsboro, first ($2).
Grand Champion- Bird—Dale
Cummins of Woodsboro, first ($1)..
Barred Rocks—Dale Cummins of
Woodsboro, first, ($1.50).
White Leghorns—Jessie Boat-
wright of Refugio, first ($1.50).
Rhode Island Reds—Harlein
Schlabach of Woodsboro, first
($1.50), and Johnnie Bartow of Re-
fugio, second ($1).
Pigeons—Johnnie Bartow of Re-
fugio, first ($1), and Monroe Schla-
bach of Woodsboro, second (50c).
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Magnolia Agency Is
Sold to Turman Bros.
A warning has been issued by
city officials against the burning of
certain kinds of rubbish in the busi-
ness section. According to the in-
formation, many complaints have
been coming in to Mayor L. R.
Jeter about the offensive odors
caused by burning meat scraps and
other kinds of rubbish which cause
these odors.
There is no objection to mer-
chants burning paper and other
kinds of refuse which do not cause
an odor in the rear of their store,
but burning the other kind must
stop, it is stated. Otherwise it will
be necessary to pass an ordinance
forbidding the burning of all trash
in the business section, it is point-
ed out.
There are several persons engag-
ed in the business of picking up
garbage and rubbish from business
houses each day, and it is stated
this service can be had for the
nominal sum of 50 cents a week.
Th business section of Refugio is
becoming more congested and it is
only natural that measures will
have to be adopted by the city gov-
ernment to keep it sanitary unless
the business men themselves do it
voluntarily, it is stated.
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John Goldman Suffers
Attack Thursday
John Goldman, resident of Refu-
gio for the past four years and
previously of Woodsboro, was
stricken early Thursday morning
of this week while at his work as
gauger in the local field.
Mr. Goldman was rushed to a
hospital in Corpus Christ!, and is
reported as recovering rapidly.
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Joe W. St. John
Dies Tuesday
Native Refugian Expires in
Corpus Christi Hospital.
Was Descendant of Original
Colonists.
Bayside 4-H Club
Wins First Prize
( Bayside Correspondent.)
Harry Cummins, cashier of the
First National Bank of Woodsboro,
was the speaker on the weekly pro-
gram of the Rotary Club at the
City Hall Monday. He was intro-
duced by President E. J. Freeman,
who had charge of the program.
Mr. Cummins spoke on “Bank-
ing.” He contrasted “the good old
days” when bankers ran their
business to suit themselves with the
present-day government regulated
and supervised bank. However, he
painted a rosy picture of the pres
ent and future, stating that banks
still had a wonderful opportunity to
be of service to business, and at the
same time make a little money for
themselves.
R. A. Walker, song leader in the
Baptist revival meeting now in | College a few days before,
progress in the tent on the old
Auditorium lot, favored the club
with three numbers. His rendition
of “The Old Time Religion” was
particularly well received. A color-
ed quartet also sang three numbers.
Two new members were received
into the club. They are E. W. Wil-
burn, manager of the Rialto Thea-
ter, and John Merritt, who will suc-
ceed E. J. Freeman as manager of
Central Power and Light Company.
Both are newcomers to Refugio.
President-Elect John L. Cooke,
wh will take office at the first
meeting in July, announced his
committee appointments, which are
as follows: Club service, Rev.
William H. Oberste; attendance E.
J. Freeman and Jack Calliham;
fellowship, Rev. L. S. Cole and Don
Wood; classification and member-
ship, Dr. W. H. Strauch and I. H.
Dunbar; Rotary and public infor-
mation, J. L. Jones; sergeant-at-
arms, T. J. Wilkinson; community dairyman
service, V. V. Bailey; boys’ work, R.
L. Moore and H. L. Jopling; crip-
pled children, Dr. H. B. Woods;
rural-urban acquaintance promo-
tion, L. A. Weiss; student loan
fund, John L. Cooke, J. L. Jones
and Earl Carpenter, and vocation-
al training, Clarence Turman.
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The Magnolia Petroleum Com-
pany’s wholesale distributing
agency for Refugio County was
purchased this week by Turman
Bros., of this city from E. C.
Thomas of Woodsboro. By the
terms of the deal Turman Bros, al-
so took over the service station in
Woodsboro operated by Mr.
Thomas.
Mr. Thomas has been Magnolia
distributor for this county for many
years. It could not be learned
what business he plans to enter.
Turman Bros., composed of John
M. and Clarence H. Turman also
operate the La Rosa Cafe, La Rosa
Service Station and Pay-’n-Takit
Food Markets in Refugio and Sin-
For the second time, the Bayside
4-H Club boys have won the $5.00
prize for the best attendance at a
4-H Club rally. The 4-H Club girls
tied with the Richardson group and
each club won $2.50. Franklin
Gerstenberger won second prize
for his calf exhibit.
The big Hartmann truck picked
up the children, who waited at the
school house with their lunches, at
8:30 a. m., driven by Frank Hart-
man, who returned from A. & M.
The
members of the two groups, with
parents and friends attending the
Appreciation Day rally at Refugio
were Misses Dorothy, Lillian and
Opal Tucker, Maude and Nellie
Kramer, Neva Heinlein, Cladie
McCutcheon, Charlsie Lovelady,
Shirley McCutcheon, Bettie Ragle,
Fern© Gilmore, Nadine Moore,
Dorothy Spinks and Mrs. Hulda
Ragle. The boys were Franklin
Gerstenberger, Loy Cowell, Her-
schel and J. D. Haynes, George
McCutcheon, Harold Hubbell, Sam
Stephens, W. D. Roberts, W. A.
Talley, Jr., W. A. Talley, Sr., Bert
Kramer, Jr., Richard Lithgow,
Clyde and Alton Teague, J. G. Mc-
Cutcheon and Richard Buckner.
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Jersey Meeting at
Court House June 25
Joe W. St. John, lifelong Refu-
gian and member of a prominent
pioneer family, died early Tuesday
morning at 6 o’clock, in a Corpus
Christi hospital. He was 63 years
of age.
The death of Mr. St. John came
as a surprise to his host of friends.
He had been in poor health for
some time, but his condition was
not known generally to be so se-
rious. He was taken to Corpus
Christi two weeks ago.
The deceased was born in Refu-
gio, the son of the late Edward
St. John and wife, Bloomy Amanda
Kokernot, and a grandson of Ed-
mond St. John, an original Refugio
colonist, Texas veteran, signer of
the Goliad Delcaration of Inde-
pendence, early mayor of the town
of Refugio and a prominent pub-
lic man of Refugio County in the
ante-bellum period. His maternal
grandfather, Captain Kokernot,
was one of the recognized patriots
of the Texas revolution.
Like most of the men of his gen-
eration, Mr. St. John was a ranch-
man and stock raiser. He was
widely known throughout South-
west Texas and at the time of his
death had considerable ranch hold-
ings in Refugio County.
He is survived by his widow and
four daughters, Mrs. John Bailey,
Mrs. Ben Piehl, Mrs. Tom Qber-
man and Miss Blanche St. John,
all of whom reside in Refugio
County; one brother, Lewis Tim-
othy St. John of Caremore, Okla.,
and two sisters, Mrs. Lillie St.
John Williamson and Mrs. Clara
St. John Houchins; a nephew, Rene
Coward, and a niece, Mrs. Laura
Lee Barnes of Beaumont, the lat-
ter two being the children of a de-
ceased sister, Mrs. Ellen H. St.
John Coward.
Funeral services, attended by a
large outpouring of former neigh-
bors and friends, were held Thurs-
day afternoon at 4 o’clock at Our
Lady of Refuge Church, with the
Rev. Father Joseph Furhman of-
ficiating. Bural services followed
in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Golfers from Beeville
Triumph Over Locals
In a 36-hols match played Sun-
day over the course at the Refugio
County Golf Club, Jesse Walker
and John C. Beasley of Beeville de-
feated Paul Johnson and Elmo
Rooke of the local club. Although
the exact score is not available, it
is stated that the local team was
pretty badly outclassed.
The Refugio County Golf Club
course is located about midway be-
tween Refugio and Woodsboro, on
the Rooke estate, and is open to
the public. The grass greens and
fairways are in excellent condition
and those in either Refugio or
Woodsboro who love the game will
find no better pace in this section
to enjoy the sport.
Bayside Seeks to
Improve Cemetery
(Bayside Correspondent.)
Bayside residents are veiy de-
sirous of having the cemetery
cleaned up and kept in good order.
To help the cemetery trustees,
Messrs. J. W. Moore, A. L. Cole
and S. J. Stephens, a community
committee was chosen as follows:
The W. M. S. representative, Mrs.
E. F. Gerstenberger; Church of
Christ, Mrs. E. C. Cowell; Mothers
Club, Mrs. S. J. Stephens. Al-
though about thre years ago the
C. W. A. financed the task of cut-
ting off brush in Old Saint Mary’s
division, it has grown back in
greater profusion and it is planned
to have it grubbed, as it should
have been at that time. There are
graves in this section many years
old and people are buried there
who were relatives of many of the
old families of the county. These
families may desire to contribute
toward the fund this committee is
expected to raise, to the end that
a cleaning up may be made which
will be permanent. One can read
on the old tumble down tombstones
names of pioneers which are prom-
inent in the history of Old Saint
Mary’s, now being published in The
Timely Remarks.
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Regular Services at
Methodist Church
Regular services of the Refugio
Methodist Church will be held on
Sunday morning, June 20, at the
City Hall. Church services will be
conducted at 9 o’clock and Sunday
School at 10 o’clock.
E. R. Bradley, extension service
from College Station,
will meet with Refugio County
4-H Club boys who are interested
in securing registered Jersey heif-
ers at the county agent’s office in
the Court House on Friday, June
25, at 8 p. m. /Many of the club
boys are said to be interested in
securing the registered stock and
they or their dads are urged to
attend this meeting.
Refugio Lady Braves
Gun; Outwits Robber
Mrs. D. Medley of Refugio had
a harrowing experience Tuesday
afternoon at about 1 o’clock when
a young man jumped on the run-
ning board of her car as she was
leaving Woodsboro and leveled a
pistol at her, with evident intention
of taking her automobile.
Mrs. Medley swerved the car
and threw the intruder clear, turn-
ing around and heading back
toward Woodsboro to notify the
officers. Looking back she saw
anther car pick up the young man
up. In Woodsboro she notified Jus-
tice of the Peace Ed Brem, who fol-
lowed the other car, a black coupe,
as far as Sinton, where he lost
track of it.
Refugio officers were notified
Wednesday morning that a young
man fitting the description given,
by Mrs. Medley was being held by
the Corpus Christi police. Acting
Sheriff Bob Clarkson returned the
prisoner to Refugio Wednesday af-
ternoon and he is being held in
jail awaiting identification, by Mrs.i
Medley.
Four New Wells Now Drilling in
Refugio Field; OConnor Active
The Tomoconnor field continued
to lead other Refugio County pools
in activity during the week with
four new completions as compared
to one for the Refugio field. The
latter field, however, is experienc-
ing a considerable renewal of in-
terest.
Largest well in the Tomoconnor
Field, was the Quintana Petroleum
Co. No. 3 Mary C. Bauer, complet-
ed at a total depth of 5,918 feet for
133 barrels raily through a three-
eighths-inch choke with 800 pounds
pressure on the casing and 800
pounds on the tubing. The well is
460 feet from the west line of a
215.9-acre tract in M. J. Ximines
survey.
Quintana No. 49-A O’Connor,
bottomed at 5,966 feet, was com-
pleted for 780 barels daily through
a one-quarter-inch choke. Pres-
sures were 975 pounde on the tub-
ing and 100 pounds on the casing.
Location of the oilers is 2,550 feet
from the northwest line and 2,100
feet from the southwest line of
Swisher survey 3.
Nordan & Morris No. 10 O’Con-
nor, in the center of lot 10, James
Hewitson survey, flowed 527 bar-
rels daily through a one-quarter-
inch choke on completion at a total
depth of 5,910 feet. Pressures re-
gistered 1,000 pounds on the tubing
and 1,100 pounds on the casing.
Hewit & Dougherty No. 48 Lam-
bert was completed at a total depth
of 5,895 feet, flowing 579 barrels
daily through a one-quarter-inch
choke with 1,000 pounds pressure
on the tubing and 1,025 pounds on!
the casing. It is 466 feet from the
north line and 506 feet from the:
east line of block 44, Swisher sur-
vey 6.
In the Refugio Field, United Pro-
duction Corp., No. 9 Ryals flowed
252 barrels daily through a three-
sixteenths-inch choke on comple-
tion in sand at 4,918-21 feet. Pres-
sures were 540 pounds on the tub-
ing and 1,020 pounds on the casing.
It is 330 feet from the west line and.
550 feet from the south line of a 77-
acre tract in Refugio Town Tract
Grant.
A trio of deep tests were drilling
in the fled.
United Production Corp. No. 12
O'Brien, which set casing at 8,342
feet and was reported to have cor-
ed a thick sand section showing oil
at around 8,200 feet, was drilling
ahead below 9,075 feet to test the
show encountered by another test
several years ago at around 9.100
feet. j
Houston Oil Co’s. No. 32 Rooke
was coring at 6,300 feet.
E. M. Jones No. 1 Shelton, which
will be a deep test, was driling at
around 3,000 feet.
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