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VOLUME XXXII—NO. 31
The News from Every Section of Refugio County
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1960 */- <0/?
TWELVE PAGES—TEN CENTS
Mid-Coast Water Association
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TWO OF REFUGIO’S THREE reelected directors of
the Texas Mid-Coast Water Development Association
flank the newly-reelected president of the association,
Carlton Crawford—at the close, of last Saturday’s an-
nual meeting in Refugio. Joe Heard is the third director
from Refugio.
Henry Shaw (left) and J. E. Bauer were rename,d
to the board of directors of the water association. The
election was held after the business session and talks
by Congressman John Young and a leading army en-
gineer.
At School May 3—
3 Refugio Bands Plan
Annual Spring Concert
Refugio. — The Annual Spring
Concert for the High School Band,
Junior High and Sixth Grade
Bands will be held Tuesday, May
3 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school
auditorium.
J. C. Mitchell is director of the
Sixth Grade and Junior High
Bands while A1 English is di-
rector of the High School Band.
The concert will feature a trom-
bone solo by Dennis Crane,
“Thoughts of Love”; Susan Rai-
ney, clarinet solo, “Interlude”;
and Waymon Koonce, trumpet
solo, “Ode for Trumpet”. They
will be accompanied by the High
School Band.
The John Philip Sousa Band
Award will be presented at the
concert. Nominations are made by
members of the band. To be a
nominee one must be a good citi-
zen, a good musician and be an
outstanding student. After nomi-
nations are made school officials
and the band director, A1 English
will choose the winner of this
award.
The winners name will be plac-
ed on a plaque in the band hall
and he will also receive a black
onyx desk set with his name at-
tached and a framed certificate.
Immediately following the con-
cert there will be a reception and
dance for all band members in
the band hall.
Admission to the concert is 25c
for children
adults.
and 50c cents for
County Short
Of Red Cross
1960 Quota
Refugio.—Mrs. Ira Heard, Fund
Drive Chairman for the American
Red Cross in Refugio County, re-
ports that some contributions
have been coming in slowly so that
our quota has not been reached.
Mrs. Heard requests, “Please
send your contribution to my of-
fice so that I can close the drive
this month.”
Send donations to 604 Commerce
Street by mail or in person.
Friendship Class
Plans Bake Sale
Refugio. — The Friendship Class
of ..the First Methodist Church will
hold a cake sale in the Refugio
Shopping Center and in Downtown
Refugio, Saturday, April 30, start-
ing about 9 in the morning.
“We will have all kinds of cakes
for sale,” said Mrs. Charles Eh-
lert, member of the class.
Jimmy Harris, 13, ad-
vanced to the rank of Eagle
Scout April 25. Son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Harris, he
is a member of Troop 67
and a member of the Order
of the Arrow as well as
holder of the Ad Altara Dei
medal religious award.
John Crutchfield is Scout-
master of Troop 67, which
is sponsored by Our Lady
of Refuge Catholic Church.
Refugio. — Mayor Archie Bar-
ber, gave the welcoming address
to the approximately 125 attend-
ing the sixth annual spring meet-
ing of the Texas Mid-Coast Water
Development Association held in
Refugio Saturday evening, April
23. This District is made up of
six counties, including Refu-
gio, Victoria, Calhoun, Jackson.
Wharton, and Matagorda.
Representative John Young of
the 14th Congressional District of
Texas was guest speaker for the
meeting1. On his speech, Young re-
buked anyone who would dare to
call public work “pork barrel-
ing”. He said that the public
works program of the United
States is an investment in the fu-
ture and growth of America. He
went on to say that work such
as bridges, inter-state roads, chan-
nels and dams are the capital that
the country will operate on in the
future. He used as an example the
Canyon Dam Project, where $3 bil-
lion spent will save $9 billion in
flood control in a very short per-
iod of time.
The group was praised highly by
Young when he pictured them as
the “back bone of the nation.”
Among the resolutions submitt-
ed, and approved, before the mem-
bership of the water association
was one that “commended Refu-
gio County for the creation of its
own water district”.'
Refugio was also commended for
hosting Saturday’s meeting . . .
and was thanked for its “warmth
and hospitality”.
A business session followed Han-
sen’s talk, during which two re-
signing directors were replaced.
Gunther P. Stieghorst replaced
C. D. Bell on the board and A1
Kaltwasswer took over the place
vacated by Ben H. Sloane. All of
the other directors were reelected
along with president Carlton Craw-
ford, and secretary Eli Mayfield.
Voting Procedure
Changes Noted
Woodsboro. — E. F. Norris,
county Democratic chairman, is-
sued reminders this week of the
change in voting procedures. These
changes will go into effect at the
Democratic Primary election of
May 7.
Norris said that all those who
vote May 7 must have their poll
taxes stamped “Democrat” at the
time of their voting.
If the poll tax certificate has
been lost, voters must have an
affidavit to that effect before vot-
ing. And . . . this affidavit must
be stamped with the word “De-
mocrat” at the time of election.
Norris reminded all that Demo-
crats must have either a poll tax
or affidavit in order to attend the
precinct conventions, which will be
held at 7:30 p.m. May 7 — after
closing of the polls.
Norris also stated that Gerald
Bissett wil hold another “election
school of instruction” May 2. This
one (will be at the Austwell school
house, beginning at 7:30 p.|m.
On May 3, another like meeting
will begin at 7:30 p.m., in the
Refugio County courthouse.
Anyone who assists in elections
in the county is urged to attend
one of these meetings.
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Refugio. — The Refugio Art
Guild is having its annual spring
exhibit in the form of a “Side-
walk Show”.
Paintings went on display Wed-
nesday, April 27 in the Refugio
Shopping Center. Stores participat-
ing are Henderson’s, Gilliam’s
Auto Store, an'd Goss Jewelry.
There are about 15 artists dis-
playing two paintings each in the
windows of the stores. These ar-
tists are from Refugio and Woods-
boro.
“The paintings will be on dis-
play for the remainder of the
week and everyone is invited to
walk by and view them”, Mrs.
Cecil Brandstetter, treasurer of the
guild stated.
Jack Billups
Is Reelected
VFW President
Refugio.—The Ladies Auxiliary
to the Veterans of Foreign War
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post No. 6290 held their regular
meeting Monday, April 18 at the
VFW Hall.
After the regular covered dish
supper the installation of officers
took place with C. E. Brandon
installing the Veterans of Foreign
Wars officers and Mrs. Dorothy
Chamrad installing the Ladies
Auxiliary to the Veterans of For-
eign Wars.
John E. Billups was reelected
Commander for the mens VFW
and Cecilia Talman president for
the Ladies Auxiliary.
REFUGIO COUNTY IS ABLY represented in the
Texas Mid-Coast Water Development Association .
as can be attested by the members of the board of di-
rectors from this county.
Some of the directors are pictured above . . . with
the, two leading officers of the water association.
From left to right are Joe C. Heard, of Refugio; J.
C. Ermis, of Bayside; C. S. Boone, of Woodsboro ; Carl-
ton Crawford, of Palacios, president of the association;
and Eli Mayfield, also of Palacios, secretary-treasurer.
Heard was reelected a vice-president of the Texas
Mid-Coast Water Development Association at the an-
nual meeting of the group Saturday, April 23, in Re-
fugio.
Ermis and Boone were also reelected and join Henry
Shaw and J. E. Bauer as Refugio County representa-
tives on the board of directors.
Floyd Linney
Is Candidate
Constable
Refugio. — Floyd Linney has
authorized the Refugio Timely Re-
marks to announce his candidacy
for the office of Constable of Pre-
cinct No. 1 of Refugio County, sub-
ject to the action of the Demo-
Primary School 'Round-Up'
Of Next Year's 1st Graders
Wednesday, May 4, at 2:45
Junior High
Gymboree
ForTonight
Refugio. — The girl’s physical
education classes of the Refugio
Junior High School will have their
first annual GYMBOREE, Thurs-
day, April 28, 1960, at 7:30 p.m.
in the Junior High School gym-
nasium, under the direction of
Mrs. J. M. Barber, Jr., girls phy-
sical education teacher.
The program is designed to give
the parents and friends of the
ninety-four girls in the physical
education classes of the sixth,
seventh, and eighth grades an op-
portunity to see the material which
is presented as their class work.
The numbers will consist of mass
calisthenics, Scottish, Italian, and
American folk dances, a tumbling
demonstration, a volley ball game
by the winning teams in the eighth
grade, and other activities.
Parents and friends of the stu-
dents are cordially invited to at-
tend the program.
cratic Primary of Saturday, May
7.
Mr. Linney is making the fitst
political campaign of his life in
asking election to this position. A
native of Refugio, he has been art
independent carpenter since re*-
turning to Refugio in 1941 after
serving in the U.S. Corps (57 Engi-
neers.
Mr. and Mrs. Linney, the form*
er Miss Lillian Petty and four
children make their home in Mis-
sion Heights.
Mr. Linney solicits the vote and
support of the voters of thb pre-
cinct and expresses his thanks and
appreciation for any support giv-
en his candidacy.
PAT VINCENT, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Vin-
cent, left Refugio Wednes-
day for his new station in
Hawaii, after having been
home on a week’s leave to
attend the funeral of his
grandmother, Mrs. Jones.
He had been stationed for
several months at Ft. Car-
son, Colorado and was in
Oakland, California prep-
aratory to embarking at
the time he received the
message*.
Pat expects to be on a
two year tour of duty in
Hawaii and other Pacific
areas.
Refugio. — The Refugio Pri-
mary School will have its annual
“Spring Round-up” for next year’s
first graders and their parents
Wednesday, May 4, at 2:45 p.m.
in the school cafeteria.
Some of the purposes of the
“round-up” are:
1. To give children and parents
an idea of what to expect in the
first grade.
2. To help the parents to better
prepare children for first grade.
3. To enable the school to regis-
ter children now to aid in planning
for next year.
A musical program will be pre-
sented by this year’s first grad-
ers.
Parents whose children were not
inumerated on the school census in
January are rquested to bring a
birth certificate for their child,
A handbook will be presented to
each parent present. This hand-
book will answer many of the
questions that the parent may
have.
Trinidad Guerra
Services Tuesday
Refugio.—Funeral services for
Trinida'd Guerra were conducted
at the First Baptist Church Tues-
day afternoon at 3 p.m. with Rev.
Lupe Maciel, pastor of the Baptist
Mission, officiating.
Guerra died about 9:30 Sunday,
April 24. He was a native of Re-
fugio, 19 years of age, his birth-
day being August 8, 1940.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Guerra; four
brothers, Rosilio, Paul, Oscar and
Alista, all of Refugio; two sis-
ters, Mrs. Lorenzo Samaco of Re-
fugio and Mrs. Jean Diaz of San
Antonio.
Zarsky Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
For Austwell-Tivoli—
Virginia Martinez,
Robert Hernandez
Honor Graduates
Tivoli.—Ralph M. Rice, superin-
tendent of the Austwell-Tivoli
schools, announced early this week
that Commencement exercises
will be held May 20, 1960, at 8:00
p.m. in the Austwell-Tivoli High
School Auditorium.
Clem Jones, registrar at South-
west Texas State College, will de-
liver the Commencement address
this year. Reverend Leo J. Tripp
will deliver the invocation and the
benediction.
Top honor students are Virginia
Martinez and Robert Hernandez.
Nine seniors will be graduating.
Student Editors
Make Few Errors
Refugio.—The student editors of
last week’s Refugio Timely Re-
marks made a few errors in their
stories for which they and the
publisher are indeed sorry.
The ’day of the 4th and 5th grade
track meet was wrong, for one
thing.
Mrs. J. J. Smith is not a room
mother nor is she assisting in the
arrangements for the junior-senior
prom.
19-Year-Old
Hangs Self
Refugio.—A verdict of suicide by
hanging was rendered by Justice
of the Peace John Stele in the
death Sunday, April 24, of Trini-
dad Guerra of Refugio.
Guerra was found hanging by
a small rope from the backstop
of a baseball field east of the
Barefield Public School about
9:30 Sunday evening.
He had been seen a few min-
utes earlier walking in the direc-
tion of the baseball diamond.
Nearby residents were attracted
to the scene by the barking of
dogs.
Investigating officers from the
office of the Refugio County
Sheriff sought to revive the youth
by respirator methods.
Judge Steele stated that the only
mark on the body was that caus-
ed by the rope, which Guerra’s
father identified as one used at
the home in tending goats. Trini-
dad made his home with his par-
ents and had left the house about
8:45 that evening.
Alice Wins
Firemen's
Pump Race
Refugio.—Pumper racing team,
contests climaxed the meeting of
some 900 firemen and guests of
the Guadalupe Firemen’s and Fire
Marshals’ Association meeting in
Refugio Sunday, April 24.
The men’s division was won by
the team from Alice. A member
of the Alice team is Montie O'Neal,
former Refugio resident and Re-
fugio Volunteer Fireman. The
Alice team had a time of 18.5?
seconds, which was nearly two
seconds better than the second
place team of Weimar. Finishing;
third, with a time of 20.5, was Se-
guin. Twenty-four teams took part
in the contest.
Other times were:
La Grange .................................... 21. 3
Rockport ...................................... 21.4
Nordheim ....................................... 21.9
New Braunfels .............................. 22.1.
Flatonia ................ 22.1
Goliad ...... 22.2
Karnes City ................... 23.0
Victoria C. D............................. 24.0
Poth .............................................. 25.3
Schertz .......................................... 25.6
Woodsboro ....................................26.5
Moulton ....................................I.. 29.2
Castle Hills ............................... 29.3
Kenedy .......................................... 30.1
Gregory ........................................48.5
Cuero, Shiner, Converse, Robs-
town, Beeville, and Hallettsville
had No Time.
In the ladies division, first place
went to the Weimar team with a
time of 20.8. Converse was second
with 22.1 and Sinton third with
22.7. Seguin had a time of 23.8,
Schertz had 33.3, while Cuero fail-
ed to register a time.
In the competition for Armed
Service teams, Randolph AFB
won the trophy with a team of 21.3
while Chase Field had a 22.4 time.
FIFTH GRADE ART STUDENTS are busily work-
ing on animals to be displayed in the art exhibit on April
28, at 7:30 in the Elementary School Auditorium. Stu-
dents are (left to right) Judy Green, Stephen Lazor,
Buddy Billups, Darlene Poland, Patricia McCullough,
Brenda Rhame, Martha Malaise, Manuel Alarcon, and
Phillip Hendrix.
Refugio. — The fifth grade clas-
ses under the direction of Mrs.
Ralph Warrick and Mrs. J. C.
Mitchell are sponsoring a play, a
puppet parade, and an art exhibit.
The play and the parade will be
given on Thursday April 28, at
7:30 pjm. in the Elementary School
Auditorium’. The art exhibit will be
displayed in the cafeteria.
The art exhibits will include
paintings from students in grades
one through five. The craft work
was done in the fourth and fifth
grade art classes.
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