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REFUGIO COUNTY RECORD, Mon., Jari. 20, 1964 Page 2
Woodsboro in Review
This page is devoted to a review of t h e activities in,
around, and effecting Woodsboro. It is designed to afford
readers of The Record a general idea of what is happening
in Woodsboro.
Firemen of Year
Negro Teacher from Woodsboro
Breaks Baptists' Color Barrier
MOD Community
Chairmen Needed
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE during 1963, three
Woodsboro Volunteer Firemen were honored Monday
nite, January 13, as “Firemen of the Year.” Sam Luna
Tobar, Jay Dee Dipple, and Fred Deases, Jr., (pictured
above second left to right) received tie clasps signifying
their honor.
President of the Volunteer Fire Department, Ed
Doubrava, presents the clasps to the trio. The honored
local firemen are chosen annually on the basis of merit,
service, attendance, and cooperation.
—Woodsboro News Photo.
Refugio. — Annual March of
Dimes campaign in Refugio Coun-
ty is pending the naming of com-
munity chairmen, it was reported
this week by Mrs. J. O. Moore,
county chairman for the MOD.
Mrs. Moore, who has served for
five years as fund chairman of
this county, submitted her resig-
FROM MRS. FRICKE’S
Arthur Beck's Rainfall
Differs Just a Wee Bit
Woodsboro. — Total rainfall for the year 1963, as re-
ported by Arthur Beck, was 19.41 inches. He said this was
the driest year since he had been keeping track of the rain-
fall in 1957.
The December report, according to Beck:
December 13 .....................................-......-............................. 1*14
December 14 ................................—..............................-21
December 15 .............................................-.............................95
December 18 .....,...........................................................-........23
Total ....................................................................... 1.63
The following includes Beck’s gauges for the past four
years:
1960
1961
1962
1963
January
1.10
2.60
.33
.17
February
3.38
3.85
.40
1.74
March
3.61
.09
.75
.14
April
1.65
1.74
2.82
.27
May
1.92
.44
.57
.34
June
9.32
4.05
6.16
5.65
July
1.57
1.42
0
.61
August
6.75
5.90
.33
.15
September
1.10
7.00
5.57
2.16
October
14.45
1.20
1.27
2.07
November
3.30
2.04
2.16
4.48
December
7.70
.62
4.02
.23
Total
55.85
30.95
24.38
19.41
John Scott
Retirement
Is Revealed
Houston. — Retirement of John
L. Scott, long service emjployee of
Pan American Petroleum Corpora-
tion, has been announced by T.
G. Lewis, superintendent of Pan
American’s field operations in the
Corpus Christi area.
Scott joined the Pan American
organization in 1941 at Woodsboro,
Texas. During his career with the
company, Scott filled pumping,
plant operating, supervisory, and
field maintenance assignments.
A native of Mississippi, Scott
was employed as a maintenance
man at time of retirement.
MV. and Mrs. Scott are making
their home at Rayside, Texas.
nation last summer to the county
chairman of the National Founda-
tion, Marvin Null. Mrs. Moore
explained that her other duties
and working obligations were such
that she would not have sufficient
time to serve as in the past. Her
resignation was not accepted.
Letters from the Special Gifts
Committee of the MOD have been
mailed, Mrs. Moore stated.
However, community chairmen
have not been secured early this
week. Mrs. Moore stated that she
would appreciate anyone willing
to serve in any area of the county
contacting her.
The past five years in which
Mrs. Moore served as chairman of
the MOD have been marked by
very succesful campaigns with
Refugio County ranking high in
the list of counties of the state
and nation for per capita gifts to
the National Foundation.
Corpus Christi. — Mrs. Miner
Satterwihite, a resident here for the
past 10 years, is the first Negro
kindergarten teacher to be en>
ployed by the Southern Baptist
Convention.
Mrs. Satterwhite, better known
as Lillie Mae, was employed by
the Home Missionary Department
and her work here is a local pro-
ject of the Womjan’ Missionary
Union.
Her work in teaching in the
Pearl McMahan Kindergarten in
the Leathers Housing Project, is
also associated with the state
teaching project. A dual set of re-
ports is made out periodically, one
for the Baptists and the other
for the state of Texas.
Mrs. Satterwihite, who has been
teaching for six years, now has
22 children between the age of
four and five years in her classes.
Durng the afternoon, she works
as a home missionary, visiting in
home of the area from which her
students comp, and also in other
needy homes of Negro residents.
Mrs. Satterwhite is a native of
Woodsboro. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Price. She
graduated from high School in San
Antonio and Houston - Tillotson
College at Austin, with a major in
education.
Mn. NJryin Medtei
Civic dub
Woodsboro. — The Woman’s Ci- i Hostesses for the meeting were
vie Club met for its regular ses- Mrs.. Frank Hartmann, Sr., Mrs.
sion Monday, January 6, with 17 j Jim Butler, Mrs. H. V. Smaystra-
memlbers present. j la, Mrs. W. C. Pfeil, Mrs. R. J.
The program, was brought by! Henkhaus, Mrs. W„ W. Schubert,
Mrs. J. S. Griffiths of Corpus Mrs. Dave Quintero, and Mrs. G.
Christi, Training Chairman for the C. Barnhill.
Coastal Bend Literacy Council.
During the business session, of-
ficers for the new year were elect-
ed. Mrs. Nita Bryan was reelect- , , _ .... ...
ed president. Other officers include br Bamh.ll wfale
Tiie table was laid with an ivory
cut-work cloth and centered with
an arrangement of bronze mums.
The green trimmed white cake
Mrs. A. J. Thurk's Mother
Dies; Funeral Held Sunday
As reported in the January 3 issue of The Woodsboro
News, Mrs. Ed Fricke recorded 18.16 inches of rainfall for
Woodsboro during 1963.
Mrs. E. Hargrove's Brother
Dies; Interred in Blanconia
Refguio. — Earl T. Jackson, Re-
fugio farmer and rancher, died at
3:15 a.m. Wednesday, January 8,
1963, in a local hospital after a
long illness.
Jackson, who was born in the
Westville Community of the Oaks
of Refugio County on January 5,
1883, had just marked his 81st
birthday. All his life he had re-
sided in Refugio County in the
vicinity of his birth.
On September 19, 1915, he was
Cub Scout Banquet
To Be Meeting Topic
Woodsboro. — Cub Scout Pack
meeting is scheduled for Monday,
January 20, at 7 p.m/., in the Civic
Club building.
During this session, plans iwill
be made for the Blue and Gold
Banquet to be held in February.
All cubs and their parents are
urged to attend.
Taft Church to Host
Blanco Association WMU
Woodsboro. — The Blanco Asso-
ciation Quarterly WMU meeting
will be held at the First Baptist
Church, Taft, Tuesdlay, January
21, beginning at 10 a.rn.
Lunch will be served by the host
church. The nursery will be open.
wed to Miss Mattie Williams. He
was a member of the Baptist
Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mattie;
one son, Douglas E. Jackson of
San Antonio; one sister, Mrs. El-
len Hargrove of Woodsboro and
two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at 10 a.m. Friday at Blanconia
Baptist Church. The Rev. Carroll
Jones, pastor of Cadiz Baptist
Church, officiated. He was assist-
ed by Brett Hargrove of Woods-
boro.
Burial was in Blanconia Metho-
dist Church with Toland Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Merle Jack-
son, Marvin Jackson, Raymond
Barber, Virgil Branch, Lonnie
Morris and Louis McAfee.
Eaglette "B" Drops
One to Tuioso-Midway
'Woodsboro. — Taking a page
from their big sisters, the Woods-
boro Eaglette “B” girls played a
tight ball game January 4. But,
the outcome was somewhat dif-
ferent, as the local reserves lost,
23-22, to Tuioso-Midway.
Scoring for the Eaglette “B”:
(Villagran (2); Avery (7); Delia
Lopez (8); and Vasquez (5). The
guards were Durdin, Wiginton, Gil-
lespie, Woodward, and Rodriguez.
Junior High
Is Troubled
By Refugio
Woodsboro.—“Something has to
be done. We’ve got to find some
way to handle Refugio.”
Coach Gordon Kemper speaking.
He was talking about his junior
high sdrool basketball team . . .
which has lost four straight times
to Refugio this year.
The latest two losses to Refugio
came in the Woodsboro Junior
High “Quickie Tournament”, stag
ed here January 4. One of the de-
feats came in the finals . . . and
the other in the opener. The local
boys ihad qualified for the finals
by scoring more points than any
other team during the tourney
with the exception of all-winning
Refugio).
The "quickie” tournament was
made up of 16 minute games. The
Woodsboro Junior High game re-
sults :
Woodsboro 11; Ingleside 9.
Woodsboro scoring: Arredondo
(2); L. Gaines (3); Hubbel (2);
G. Gaines (4); Durdin (0).
Woodsboro 17; Rockport 6.
Woodsboro scoring: Arredondo
(2); L. Gaines (4); Dalton (1);
Durdin (2); G. Gaines (2); Henk-
has (6).
Refugio 22; Woodsboro 6.
Woodsboro scoring: Arredondo
(1) ; Hubbel (2); Dalton CO); Whit*
(0); G. Gaines (2); Henkhaus (1).
Refugio 21; Woodsboro 13.
Woodsboro Scoring: Arredondo
(2) ; L. Gaines (5); Hubbel (0);
White (0); G. Gaines (6); Henk-
haus (0).
* * *
In earlier games this year, the
junior high boys lost four straight,
two each to Refugio and Rock-
port. The wrapup of the games,
from a Woodsboro viewpoint:
Refugio 22; Woodsboro 19.
Woodsboro scoring: Arredondo
(3) ; G. Gaines (3); L. Gaines
(9); Schultz (4); White (0); Dur-
din (0); Dalton (0).
Rockport 22; Woodsboro . 20.
Woodsboro scoring: Arredondo
(6) ; Schultz (2); L. Gaines (4);
Hubbel (0); Dalton (0); Durdin
(2); Autry (0); G. Gaines (6).
Refugio 24; Woodsboro 20.
Woodsboro scoring: Arredondo
(7) ; Schultz (0); L. Gaines (2);
Dalton (2); Durdin (0); G. Gaines
(6).
Woodsboro. — Mrs. Henry J.
Rupert, 84, of Yoakum], died at
her daughter’s home here Friday,
January 10, 1963, at 12:15 p.m. af-
ter a long illness.
She was bom in Shelby and had
been living with her daughter for
about two years after moving from
Yoakum.
Funeral services were held at 2
p.m. Sunday at Peace Lutheran
Church.
The Rev. Jerry Thane officiat-
ed. Burial was in St. Paul’s Luth-
eran Cemetery at Yorktown with
Toland Funeral Home of Refugio
in charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her husband,
of Yoakum; two sons, Henry of
Garfield and Herbert of Yoakum,;
three daughters, Mrs. F. J.
Zacharias of Yoakum;, Mrs. A. J.
Thurk of Woodsboro and Mrs. Ot-
to Sens of Alice; a sister, Mrs.
Emma Kerlick of Yorktown; nine
grandchildren and 13 great-grand-
children.
Mrs. Ruppert, nee Minnie Maris,
was bom April 12, 1879 in Shelby,
Texas, a daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Maris. She was
baptized and confirmed in the Lu-
theran faith. On January 23, 1901,
she was united in marriage with
H. E. Ruppert at Yoakum.
The family lived for many years
in Yorktown. He Was employed
at the City Blacksmith Shop and
she had employment at St. Paul
Lutheran Church of Yorktown. Six
children were bom to the union.
Mrs. Ruppert was a member Gf
the Ladies’ Aid and the Grand-
mothers’ Club for many years.
About eight years ago, when their
health became impaired, the cou-
ple moved to Yoakum to make
their (home with their daughter,
Mrs. F. J. Zacharias. For the past
two years they lived with the
Thurk family in Wodsboro.
Mrs. James Robinson, first vice-
president; Mrs. Frank Hartmann,
Sr., second vice - president; Mrs.
D. W. Campbell, third vice-presi-
dent; M*rs. W. M. Dodson, fourth
vice - president; and Mrs. C. S.
Holmes, secretary - treasurer.
Mirs. Quintero poured the punch.
Richard Balusek
Feted at Party
Woodsboro. — Richard Balusek; each
was honored on his seventh birth- years:
day with a party, given by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ba-
lusek, Jr., Sunday evening, Jan-; February
uary 5.
Favors of model airplanes for
the boys and jacks for the girls
furnished entertainment for the
children.
Children present included Ron-
nie Wiginton, Mark Wiginton, Jeff September
and Mary Ann Cummins, Danny October
and Barbara Bethea, Colleen and November
Dennis Balusek of [Refugio, Ricky December
and Bobby Balusek and the hon-
oree.
Parents of the children and old-
er children were also present.
Birthday cake, decorated with
“Happy Birthday” in multicolor,
was served with punch.
Boehm lain
Exceeds26
Woodsboro. —
Ed Boehm report-
ed 26.65 inches
of rain for
the
year of 1963 in
Bonnie View.
Hie following
is the totals
for
, each month o1
the past
two
years:
i
1962
1963
January
2.45
.20
I February
.80
2.70
i March
1.00
.35
: April
3.90
0
May
.80
.85
June
4.95
4.75
j July
0
1.70
August
1.90
1.40
September
6.60
3.15
October
1.25
3.75
November
2.10
5.20
December
5.15
2.60
Totals
30.90
26.65
Miss Martinez Is Married
To Augustin Vidaurri Here
Woodsboro. — Miss Guadalupe
Virginia Martinez and Augustin Vi-
daurri, Jr. were united in marri-
age Sunday, December 29, 1963, at
10 a.m. Mass, in St. Therese Cath-
olic Chtirch.
The ceremony w;as performed by
the Rev. Gregory Deane, before an
altar of greenery and bouquets of
white gladiolus, carnations, and
chry s anthemums.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
The three tiered wthite cake was
trimmed with sugar spun wedding
bells and topped with a miniature
bride and groom. Ida Perez of
Arno Boenigs Host
Baptismal Dinner
Woodsboro. — Sunday, January
5, a dinner was staged at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arno Boe-
nig,. celebrating the baptism of
their granddaughter, Sheree Lynn
Hewitt, daughter of Mrs. Elaine
Hewitt. The baptism took place in
Christ United Church of Christ.
Others there for the dinner in-
cluded Rev. and Mrs. Carl Hille
and Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Wiginton and children of Bloorn-
Refugio served the cake while Ann j ington, Kenneth Boenig of A&I
Yanez poured punch.
Sophia Espinosa of Beevilie was
in charge of the bride’s book.
A Barbecue Luncheon was held.
Music was furnished by The Mid-
nigihters from H a.m* until 8 p.m.
After a wedding trip to
Beevilie are the parents of the
groom.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a gown of white
ed Alencon lace. It was designed
Mother Visits
Woodsboro.—Mrs. O. W. Holmes
of Wichita Falls arrived Thursday
nite, Decemjber 19 for a visit with
her son and family, Mr. and Mirs.
Clayton Holmes and Mary.
The Clayton Holmes daughter j with a Sabrina neckline, tapered
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bruno
Schwab, David and Sheila, of Gal-
lup, New Mexico arrived Christ-
mas Day.
The Holmes’ other children, Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Simpneau and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Char-
les Holmes and children of Corpus
Christi were also there for Christ-
mas dinner.
Mrs. O. W. Holmes left Decem-
ber 30 and the Schwabs left New
Years day.
and Mrs. Bias Martinez. Mr. and, Monterey, Mexico, the couple will
Mrs. Augustin Vidaurri, Sr. of make their home in Brownsville.
College, and Harold Boenig and
his fiancee, Mass Gladys Marie
Payne, of Houston.
The bride is a 1963 graduate of,
Woodsboro High School.
Out - of - town guests were pre-1
sent from Corpus Christi, San An
AT CPL CONCLAVE
N. K. Presley attended the Cen-
tral Power and Light Company
Management Conference in Corpus
Christi last Friday and Saturday.
Visiting Sunday in Robstown
with his brother and family, ‘ Mr.
peau de sole appliqued With bead- tonio, Beevilie, Refugio, and Eagle and Mss. B. O. Henderson, were
Before each of the non-tourney
games, the junior high “B” team
played — defeating Rockport “B”
twice, and losing to Refugio “B”
twice. The cumulative scoring for
the Woodsboro Junior High “B’
teamers in the four games:
Tuesdays are usually basketball
dates, but not so next week. Be-
cause of mid-term exams, no loop
games are slated for January 21.
Friday, January 24, the two
Woodsboro clubs host Calallen . . .
in the final first-round games of
District 31A.
ser (4); Thomas (12); Michna
(1); Harris (2). Others playing for
the junior high “B” team include
Zabel (35); Henkhaus (21); Mau- Tutt, Rifenburgh, and Bullock.
sleeves, and a chapel train. The
bell shaped overskirt was accent-
ed with panels of beaded Alencon
lace. Her silk illusion fingertip
veil fell from a tiara of seed
pearls and rhinestones. She car-
ried a white orchid cascade sur-
rounded with white chrysan-
themums.
Maid of honor was Dolores Vi-
daurri. Mrs. A. Vidaurri, Mrs. Da-
vid Martinez, and Mrs. Joe Es-
pinosa were matrons of honor.
Bridesmaids ere Bertha Perez
and Rosemary Rodriguez, carry-
ing cushions; Estefanita Espinosa,
altar flowers; Conuel Rodriguez,
dimes; Rosie Vega, rosary; and
Diana Lopez, brides book.
Pass.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Henderson.
Woodsboro Personals
Christmas dinner guests in theily on a business trip and visiting,
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arno Boe- Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Reeves and
nig were Mr. and Mrs. Delvin Bill took Linda back to Howard
Kneip and family of Uvalde, Mr. I Payne College in Brownwood Jan-
and Mrs. Norman Wiginton and: uary 4, and also visited in De-
children of Bloomington, Kenneth i Leon with "Mirs. Reeves’ mother,
Boenig of Ai&I College, and Mrs.
Elaine Hewitt and daughter and
Travis Kneip.
Harold Boenig of Houston was
home to visit his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arno Boenig, December 22.
Visiting during the New Year’s
Mrs. C. C. Miller.
Visiting three days recently
with Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Henk-
haus were their grandsons. Jeff
and Bill Kyle, of Nursery.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Henkhaus
had Christmas dinner in Nursery
with their daughter and family.
holidays wjth Mir. and Mrs. W. A.
'The matrons of honor wore j Wright were their children, Mr. i Mr. and Mrs. Kyle and children,
dresses of gold brocade and the and Mrs. Hollis Wright and chil- ^ and Mrs. W. A. Smith visit-
bridesmaids’ dresses were of dren of Corpus Christi, Mr. and i e(j january 4 and 5 in Corpus
Mrs. J. C. Wright and children of <2qaristi with their son and family,
green brocade with matching
headpieces.
Attendants of the groom includ-
ed A. Vidaurri, Joe Espinosa, and
David Martinez. Groomsmen were
Carlos Cantu, Louis Serrano, Rob-
ert Lee, Mario Perez, and Rich-
ard Espinosa of Beevilie. Ushers
were Max Lopez, Andy Vidaurri,
Manuel Villarrael, and Jesse Mar-
tinez.
Ringbearers were Denise Garza
and Juan Terjina. Darlene Gonza-
les and Cecilia Vidaurri were flow-
er girls.
Ann Lopez, organist, played the
traditional wedding music and the
choir sang.
A reception was held in the
home of the bride’s parents. An
arrangement of wlhite chrysanthe-
mumis centered the table which, Hutch Bryan, of Corpus
was laid with a White lace cloth, were in Tyler several days recent-
Beeville, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Coker and son of Portland.
Sunday, January 5, A. J. Thurk
visited his brother, Norman Thurk,
near Weesatche.
Visiting December 31 with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hy E. Rup-
pert, in the 'home of Mir. and Mrs.
A. J. Thurk were Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Sens and son of Alice.
Mrs. J. L. Hoffman and children
visited relatives in Grapeland (be-
tween Christmas and New Year’s, j tonio with ihis mother, Mrs. H.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Reaves of Beuershausen, were Mr. and Mrs.
Lubbock visited several days dur-, Fritz Beuershauen.
ing the Christmas holidays with j Rev. John R. Johnston, pastor of
her oarents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Woodsboro First Baptist Church,
Reeves. !and Rev. Robert Hogg, pastor of
Mrs. Nita Bryan and her son and Refugio First Baptist Church, at-
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Ray Smith
and children. The W. A. Smith’s
daughter, (Mrs. W;. B. WJall and
her children of Robstown were al-
so there.
Visiting from Thursday nite
to Tuesday morning two weeks in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Howard was her sister, Mrs. Mab-
le Burkett, of San Antonio.
Visiting January 5 in San An-
daughter - in - law, Mr. and Mrs.
Christi
tended the Southern Baptist Evan-
gelistic Conference in San Anton-
io January 13 and 14.
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