Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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The News from Every Section of Refugio County
VOLUME XXXIII—NO. 9
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1960 /+ £><2'/** 0
Local Support
Given Connaily
For Senate Job
Refugio.—A drive to have John
Connaily appointed Senator for
Texas has been launched in Re-
fugio County by J. E. Bauer.
His efforts have resulted in the
sending of telegrams to Gov. Price
Daniel signed by workers in be-
half of the Democratic nominees
for the recent general election and
a number of county elected offi-
cers and community leaders.
Gov. Daniel will appoint some-
one to serve between the time of
the resignation of Vice-President-
elecet Lyndon B. Johnson and the
completion of a special election
to select Johnson’s successor.
It is generally understood that
Gov. Daniel will offer the post of
William A. Blakley, who served
a prior appointment as Texas Sen-
ator and who has announced he
will accept the appointment as well
as be a candidate in the special
election.
Connaily was in Refugio during
the recent campaign to address
a county-wide Democratic rally.
He is a native of Wilson County
and has served on Sen. Johnson’s
staff, been on the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, and
handled a number of campaigns in
behalf of Sen. Johnson.
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MASKED FOR THE OCCASION, Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Wiginton of Refugio, are
shown at the University of Texas medical branch’s John Sealy Hospital just before
taking three-month-old son Jerry Lee home for Thanksgiving. The occasion also
brought glee to their other two sons, Gary, 3, and Larry, 5. The infant suffered a
congenital artery malformation. Medical branch staffers are credited with saving the
infant’s life.
Thankful Parents Will Have Tot Home-
Woodsboro Forms
Business Group
Refugio.—Formation of a busi-
ness and community development
group for the Woodsboro trade
area took place at a meeting
Monday night, November 28, with
29 men and women of that com-
munity meeting.
The group selected temporary
officers to serve for a period of
three months and made prelimin-
ary plans for permanent organiza-
tion.
Z. T. Jordan was selected to
lead the organization for the pres-
ent.
Naval Officer
Masonic Lodge
Speaker Monday
Woodsboro. — Lieutenant Don-
ald B. Thie, U. S. Navy, of Chase
Field, Beville, Texas, has accept-
ed an invitation to speak at Re-
fugio Lodge No. 190, AF&AM,
Woodsboro, Monday evening, De-
cember 5, at 7:30 p.m.
“Lieutenant Thie will discuss a
most vital subject of America to-
day, the threat of Communism to
our American way of life,” Ma-
sonic leaders said. This meeting
and program is in line with other
meetings being conducted through-
out South Texas at service clubs,
fraternal orders, and similar or-
ganizations.
All Masons, members of the
Eastern Star, and their friends are
hordialy invited. The Rainbow
girls will serve supper at 6 p.m.
Modem Medical Skills
Save Refugio Baby's Life
By LAURA REESBY
In Thursday, November 24,
issue of the Galveston News-
Tribune.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Wiginton of
Refugio feel a dramatic thankful-
ness this Thanksgiving Day.
They are thankful for the skill-
ful ultra-modern diagnostic, sur-
gical and anesthesiological team-
work of University of Texas medi-
cal branch staffers whose know-
how made it possible for them
to have their three-month-old son
hoime with them and their other
two sons for the holiday.
The attending physician said
just a few years ago the skills
of these various specialities would
not have been sharpened to the
present vantage point. The infant
then would have been a fatality
statistic.
This week he is a lovely brown-
eyed baby, happily kicking and
teas more than apparently ready
for his trip home. The parents
and their other two sons, Gary, 3,
and Larry, 5, both crew cut alert
“spacemen” took the baby home
Wednesday.
The father is employed by Re-
fugio County.
Soon after little Jerry Lee was
born Aug. 15, it was noted by
attending physicians he had
breathing difficulties. The respir-
atory illness became worse and
at six weeks a tracheotomy was
performed. This is the method
of inserting a tube in the wind-
Downtown Stores
Open Until 9
Tuesday Evenings
Refugio. — Retail stores of the
lowntown Refugio area will remain
pen until 9 p.m. each Tuesday
; ght from now until Christmas it
i as announced this week.
Teddyl Gray of Gray’s Refugio
rdware & Electric Co. stated
1 se merchants would observe
: belated closing hour for the
convenience of Christmas shop-
pers.
Cooperating in this project will
be The Economy Store, Dulin’s
Variety Store, Teague Furniture,
Ouida Lu Dress Shop, Blue Bon-
net Variety Store, Conoly’s Drug
Store, Refugio Flower & Gift Shop,
Refugio Pharmacy and Gray’s Re-
fugio Hardware & Electric Co.
pipe. But the method failed to
show improvement.
When the baby was brought here
Nov. 5, his condition was critical.
The diagnostic team began its
tests. They found a mass area in
chest surgery was required.
Surgery revealed a congenital
malformation known as the dou-
ble aortic arch. This means that
instead of one vessel from the
heart two were present, one of
which formed a ring around the
trachea (windpipe), cutting off air.
It was the ring which was re-
moved by open chest surgery Nov.
9.
Harvey G. Sumner
lew Postal Worker
Refugio. — New postman at the
Refugio Post Office is Harvey G.
Sumner who started work on Sat-
urday, November 19.
Mir. Sumner is a native of Re-
fugio and a five-point veteran in
active service. He served in the
U. S. Army from April 4, 1951 to
August 13, 1954.
“This new employe qualified
for his position under the Civil
service,” Carl Baumgartner, post-
master stated.
Sumner was assigned to the
duty of mounted carrier, Jerry
Sportsman who formerly held this
position was transfered back to
the office.
Mr. Sumner is married and has
two children.
In adition to “new employes”,
the post office also “boasts” a new
mail vehicle — a Corvair Chev-
rolet Truck — furnished to the
government by the Bob Klare
Chevrolet Company.
McGrand Opens
Barbecue Stand
Refugio.—Buster McGrand an-
nounces the opening of his bar-
becue stand this Friday and Sat-
urday, December 2 and 3, at 108
James St. near the comer of James
and Commons Streets'.
In addition to having various
kinds of barbecued meats, Mr.
McGrand will also barbecue meat
furnished by patrons.
First Home Game
Of Basketball
Thursday Night
Refugio.—First home basketball
game of the 1960-61 season will be
played Thursday night with the
Refugio Bobcats hosting the Class
AAA Kingsville Brahmas in A
and B team games.
The B game will start at 6 p.m.
and will be followed by the A
game. Coach James Knox’s A team
will be seeking their first win af-
ter dropping their opening tilt
Tuesday night to Karnes City. The
B team won its opening game.
Complete schedule and data of
both A and B squads is found on
page 6 of this issue.
Mrs. John Massey's
Brother Succumbs
San Antonio.—Thomas Bernard
O’Brien, Sr., 57, of 1001 Clower St.
died Friday, November 25, at a
local hospital. Survived by his wid-
ow, Mrs. Estelle Southworth
O’Brien; son, Thomas B. O’Brien,
Jr.; daughters, Misses Rosemary,
Alice, and Joan O’Brien all of San
Antonio, Mrs. John L. Massey,
Bayside, Mrs. John W. McDaniel,
Medford, Oregon and Mrs. Donald
E. Wilson of Blythville, Ark.
Eight grandchildren.
Mr. O’Brien was a member of
the Holy Name Society, St. Vin-
cent DePaul Society and the Iron
Workers Union Local No. 66.
Rosary was recited Sunday 8:30
p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Catho-
lic Church. Funeral services were
Monday 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary
Magdalen church with Requiem
Mass offered by Rt. Rev. James
M. Boyle P. A. Interment was in
San Fernando Cemetery. Arrange-
ments by Zizik-Keams-Downing.
City to Lease 5 Tracts
For Drilling Purposes
Band, Twirlers
Earn High Scores
Refugio. — Refugio High School
Band directed by A1 English, and
twirlers scored high in University
Interseholastic League competition
at Victoria last Tuesday.
The band received a rating of
superior in inspection and excel-
lent in marching.
Overflow Crowd
Hears Services
For Thanksgiving
Refugio.—Attendance at the Un-
ion Thanksgiving Services was
such that some had to stand even
after additional chairs had been
placed in the auditorium of the
First Presbyterian Church.
Worshippers of the community
gathered in unusually large num-
bers to take part in the congre-
gation singing, enjoy special num-
bers by the Youth Choir directed
by Mrs. J. C. Mitchell and hear an
inspiring message by Dr. Bruce
Brannon, local Presbyterian pas-
tor.
Mary Ann Edwards
Screened for Team
To Visit Bolivia
Refugio. — Miss Mary Ann Ed-
wards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Marcus Edwards, will attend a
training course in San Antonio
Saturday and Sunday, December
10-11.
She is one of six girls to be
screened for a youth team to visit
in Bolivia, South America this
summer.
There will be two boys, two
girls and a councellor in the
team. Two of the six girls will be
selected Sunday, December 11.
The six girls were selected from
a group of 45 at the first screen-
ing.
Girl Scouts Plan
Program for Lions
Refugio.—‘Girl Scouts and their
leaders will appear before the
Lions Club at their next meeting
to present a program outlining
plans and programs of the organi-
zation. Films of Girl Scout activi-
ties in this area will also be shown.
Mrs. Bailey's Brother,
Wilbur Mullin Davis,
Succumbs in San Marcos
San Marcos. — One of San Mar-
cos’ leading grocery men, Wilbur
Mullin Davis, (brother of Mrs.
Jesse Bailey of Refugio) manager
of Hoch’s Grocery, died suddenly
in his home Monday evening, No-
vember 21, 1960 of a heart attack.
He was 54 at the time of his
death.
Funeral services for Mr. Davis
were held Wednesday morning, No-
vember 23, 1960 at 10:00 a.m. in
the Pennington Memorial Chapel
with the Rev. Herb Billings of the
First Baptist Church officiating
with assistance from the Rev.
Charles Jones of the First Christi-
an Church.
Burial was in the San Marcos
City Cemetery.
Davis was active in civic af-
fairs, having been a member of the
City Council since 1956, and hav-
ing been re-elected twice, in 1958
and again in 1960.
Davis came to San Marcos in
1945 from his home in Waelder
to become associated with the
Hoch Grocery Co.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church of San Marcos.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Ruth Hoch Davis; his mother,
Mrs. Bessie Davis of Waelder;
two daughters, Mrs. Neal Har-
grove of Uvalde and Miss Patricia
Ruth Davis of San Marcos; two
sons, James Walter Davis and
Robert Sanders Davis, both of San
Marcos; two sisters, Mrs. John E.
Young of Lubbock and Mrs. Jesse
Bailey of Refugio; and one grand-
child.
Pallbearers were Malcolm Flem-
ing, Charles Hippie, Eddie Wills,
John Smith, Reedie Howard and
Richard Pustejovsky.
The bands were rated as to su-
perior, excellent, good and fair.
Only four of 21 high school bands
were rated superior in both in-
spection and marching.
The Refugio band, which rated
superior in inspection last year,
advanced one division in march-
ing this year.
Twirlers were rated on the basis
of I for superior, II for excellent,
III for good and IV for fair.
Rated I for Refugio were Eliza-
beth Daniels, Patty Wallace, Shar-
on Spradley and Mary Ann Max-
well; rated II were Mary Faye
Schultz, Cindy Kelley, Jo Ann
Ferguson and Shirey Phillips; rat-
ed ni was Sharon Johnson.
Judges for the marching were
Gene A. Braught of Del Mar Col-
lege, Doug Williamson of Pleasan-
ton High School and Francis Cox
of Cameron High School. Ed Holt
of Travis (Austin) High School
judged the inspection division.
Roger Shurley's
Niece Succumbs
San Antonio.—Cynthia Lee Shur-
ley, age 6, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles L. Shurley of 235
Maurine, died in a local hospital
Friday, November 25.
Besides her parents, she is sur-
vived by brothers, Michael and
Scott Shurley and grandparents,
Mrs. C. B. Shurley and Mrs. Bertie
Duff, all of San Antonio.
Funpbal services were at 10 a.
m. Mdnday, November 28 at Akers
Chapel with Dr. J. Walter Browers
officiating. Interment was at Mis-
sion Burial Park. Arrangements by
Roy Akers.
Miss Shurley is a niece of Roger
Shurley of Refugio. Mr. Shurley
and daughter, Candy, attended the
funeral services.
3 Representatives
At Conference
For Methodists
Refugio.—Louis Germer, E. G.
Sparks, and Rev. E. C. Young
attended a district Stewards meet-
ing Tuesday morning as a part of
the Corpus Christi District Confer-
ence held in the First Methodist
Church, Victoria.
The sermon was delivered by
Bishop Paul Galloway of San An-
tonio.
Refugio.—Invitation for bids for
oil and gas leases on five tracts
of city owned lands for oil and
gas development is published tin’s
week by the Town of Refugio.
In the official notice issued by
Mayor Archie E. Barber, it is stat-
ed that bids will be accepted until
10 a.m. Friday, December 16, then
opened at public meeting at 10:3G
that same morning.
The five tracts, streets and ex-
tensions of streets within and with-
out the Corporate limits of the
Town of Refugio, are to be in
separate bids. ’ /
Complete description of each
tract is given in the official no-
tice published on page 4 of this
issue.
A successful gas well has been
completed in Refugio on private
property of a block formed by five
landowners. The well was drilled
at the rear of the Youngblood
building used by W. R. Miller for;
offices.
It is understood other land own-
ers are planning to have wells dril-
led on their property.
Refugio Motor Co.
Gives New Engine
To Local School
Refugio. — The Refugio Motor
Company of Refugio has preaept-,
ed the Refugio High School *with
a new complete Ford engine. This
engine will be used for study pur-*
poses in conjunction with training
the students with the mechanism
and parts of a motor.
Aproximately 80 pupils includ-
ing those of driver’s training and
mechanics will use the engine In
study.
“The company has made many
contributions such as this to var-
ious schools throughout the entire
country,” Mr. McMahan, manager
of the motor company stated.
The motor has ben placed in
the department of Glenn Pfiel,
mechanics instructor at the school.
Great Uncle of Local
Succumbs in Abilene
Refugio. — Mrs. James E. Jacks
has been notified of the death of
a great uncle, Will Griffith of Abi-
lene.
He had been retired several
years from farming and ranching
just north of Abilene in Knox
County.
Mr. Griffith had served many
years as County Road Commision-
er and later three terms as Court-?
ty Judge of Knox County.
Mrs. Jacks was unable to attend
the funeral service due to ill-
ness in her own family.
ERNEST WEHRING, JR., H.E.B. Romac program-
mer, wires control panel for new accounting machine
operation. He was elected treasurer of Corpus Christi
Chapter of National Machine Accountants Association.
He is a member of YMCA and Masonic Lodge 189.
Ernest is a 1950 graduate of Refugio High School.
Received his B.S. degree from A&I and B.B.A. from
A&M. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Wehrirn?
of Refugio.
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