Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1967 Page: 1 of 8
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Refugio Timely Remarks
VOL. XXXXIX—NO. 44
More Than a Newspaper — A Community Service
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1967
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EIGHT PAGES—TEN CENTS
PAT LAWBENOE
... to preach here
ON JULY 28, 29, 30-
bill SKY EAGLE
... to lead singing
Baptists Plan
Youth Revival
Refugio.—A youth led revival
will be in progress July 28, 29,
30 at the First Baptist Church
of Refugio. Services will be at
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
evenings and regular schedule of
service for both services on Sun-
day will be followed.
Rev. Pat Lawrence, a student
in Southwestern Baptist Theolo-
gical Seminary will be the
Youth Preacher. Rev. Lawrence
is a native of Lufkin, Texas. He
is a graduate of Lufkin High
School and Texas A&M Univer-
sity. Extra-curricular activities
at A&M include intramural foot-
ball, basketball, singing cadets,
ROTC executive officer, distin-
guished student (Academic).
Rev. Lawrence is presently pas-
tor of Woodrow Baptist Church,
Woodrow, Texas.
Bill SkyEagle, also a student
at A&M will lead the singing
for the revival. Bill is a native
of Paris, Texas. His extracur-
ricular activities B.S.U. execu-
tive council music chairman,
singing cadets, Home Mission
Board Summer Missionary.
While a student at Baylor Uni-
versity SkyEagle was a mem-
ber of the chapel choir. His ex-
perience in religious work in-
cludes, R.A. camp counselor, re-
vival work and supply song
leading. He is presently music
youth director at the First Bap-
tist Church of Whitney.
After service activities will
feature Rev. Lawrence as lead-
er in seminar group discussion,
and SkyEagle as leader in fun
and fellowship time.
From 5 to 6 Days—
Parcel Post Deliveries
Extension Announced
Refugio. — Postmaster Carl
Baumgartner recently announc-
ed that parcel post deliveries in
Refugio will be expanded from
five to six days a week as of
July 24, 1967.
This is in line with a recent
directive from Postmaster Gen-
eral Lawrence F. O’Brien fol-
lowing the signing of the Post
Office Department appropriation
bill by President Johnson. The
legislation contains an $8.5 mil-
lion item for restoration of the
six-day a week delivery which
had been cut back in May, 1964
as an economy measure.
Nearly 5,000 cities are affect-
ed, Postmaster Carl Baumgart-
ner said.
The Refugio postal official not-
ed that the improved service
will remove an inequity for
many business and residential
routes.
Postal customers served by
“motorized” letter carriers have
been receiving six day deliveries
all along. They were not cov-
ered by the 1964 cut-back inas-
much as carriers on vehicles can
deliver parcels of any size. Cus-
tomers living on routes serviced
by foot carriers have received
larger parcels from a five day a
week parcel post route covered
by a truck. Carriers on foot only
deliver small packages.
l©nnie Bess
Rifes Held
Refugio.—Lonnie Bess, age 55,
died Saturday, July 8, in a Gal-
veston hospital after a long ill-
ness. He was a native of Re-
fugio.
Born February 13, 1912 in Re-
fugio, he was the son of the late
Dan C. Bess and Mrs. Emma
B. Henderson Bess. He had re
sided in Victoria for approxi-
mately 15 years where he was
employed with a distributing
company.
Graveside services were at
2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at
Community Cemetery.
Toland Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. Emma Bess of Refugio;
two brothers, Joseph E. Bess of
San Antonio and Marion Alvin
Bess of Refugio; and two sis-
ters, Mrs. Maud Terrell and
Mrs. Beulah Williams, both of
Refugio.
Sgt. C. Rodriguez
Trains in Arizona
Yuma, Arizona (FHTNC). —
Marine Sergeant Carmel Rod-
riguez, son of Mrs. Mary Rod-
riguez of Refugio is participat-
ing in a three-week training ex-
ercise in the desert terrain of
the Marine Corps Air Station at
Yuma, Arizona, as a member of
Marine All-Weather Attack
Squadron Two - Hundred and
Twenty-Four.
All personnel, including mem-
bers of the Ordnance Depart-
ment, Electronics Department,
Maintenance Department and
the Administrative Material De-
partments are working together
to help keep the squadron air-
craft and related equipment in
a state of readiness.
Pilots of the squadron are fly-
ing practice bombing and straf-
ing missions against various
desert targets.
J. Thurmond Earns
Distinguished Award
Refugio—James H. Thurmond,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James H.
Thurmond of Refugio was re-
cently presented a “Distinguish-
ed Student” card, signed by
Acting Associate Dean of Texas
A&M University, Charles E. Mc-
Candless.
In the accompanying letter,
McCandless states, “Since the
Distinguished Student designa-
tion is granted only for excep-
tional scholastic achievement,
you have every right to be proud
of your accomplishment.”
The award was for the Spring
Semester of 1967.
MRS. GWEN BRANSTETTER, outstanding Re-
fugio artist, was invited to show her paintings in
the International Platform Association Art Show
in the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C., July
25-29.
The show will coincide with the convention of
the association on the program of which will be such
distinguished speakers as Arthur Goldberg, Gov.
George Romney and Drew Pearson.
Mrs. Branstetter is standing beside the two pic-
tures she will enter in the competitive show.
June Records List
Six Births; One Death
Refugio.—Six births . and one
death were recorded in Pre-
cinct No. One of Refugio County
during June, 1967, according to
the records of Justice of the
Norther Sunday
Lowers Mercury
To 60 Degrees
Refugio.—A norther on Sun-
day, July 16, which sent the
thermometer down to a cool 60
degrees, was short lived as the
mercury climbed back up to 94
degrees the same day. The high
for the past seven days was 99
degrees on Friday, July 14.
Rain during the past week
measured .04 of an inch on
Thursday, with only a trace not-
ed by Jeter on Tuesday.
Daily recordings were:
Rain High
Peace John G. Steele. Of the six
births, two were males and four
females. The death was that of
a female.
They included:
Births:
June 1—Donna Cordova, Refu-
gio;
June 2—Laura Ann Garza, Re-
fugio;
June 5—Mary Sidonya Pullin,
Refugio;
June 10 — Kimberlee Jo
Franke, Woodsboro;
June 23—Matthew Daniel Mc-
Guill, Refugio;
June 25 — Carlos Francisco
Cortez.
Deaths:
June 25—Opal Madeline Simp-
son, Woodsboro.
Thus far in July, the death of
one male has been recorded.
July 2—William Amos Myers,
Jr., Refugio.
Local Firemen Attend
Texas Training School
Refugio. — Three members of
the Refugio Volunteer Fire De-
partment are attending the Tex-
as Firemen's and Fire Mar-
shall’s School in College Station
this week.
Gerald Clark and Calvin Rob-
inson are participating in the
fire fighting course No. One,
and Joe Espinosa is attending
the fire Marshall course No.
One. The men left Refugio on
Sunday, July 16, and plan to
return Friday, July 21.
They are among 2,200 firemen
who are attending, representing
565 cities and 29 states in the
United States and several for-
eign countries. Included are
men who work in fire preven-
tion and control for municipali-
ties, industries and armed serv-
ices.
Texas towns sending firemen
to the school receive key rate
credit for their insurance rates
according to the number of fire-
men participating. Cities spon-
soring one qualified fireman
who completes the work success-
fully receive three per cent
credit. Those who sponsor a
fireman and fire marshal, or as-
sistant fire marshal, get four
Child Is Injured
In Auto-Pedestrian
Accident Wednesday
Refugio.—An 11-year-old Refu-
gio girl was treated early Wed-
nesday afternoon, July 19, for
injuries sustained when she ap-
parently ran into a err in front
of Doughty Phillip’s 66 Service
Station according to a report
given Chief of Police Ted Green
by the investigating officer.
The child, Patricia Solis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lupe
Solis, was released from a local
hospital following treatment, ac-
cording to Green. The child’s
mother reports she apparently
received only minor bruises;
Driver of the car involved in
the accident was Clora Young of
Woodsboro.
per cent credit. And cities with
two or more firemen and the
fire marshal gain a five per
cent credit.
Henry D. Smith, Chief of the
Firemen’s Training School, em-
phasized the greatest benefit
gained from the school is the re-
duction in fire losses through
more efficient methods of fire
fighting learned during the train-
ing.
Instruction includes 16 separ-
ate 30 hour courses in firefight-
ing, fire marshal training, fire
department officer training, in-
structor training, pump main-
tenance, pump operation, armed
services and specialized fire pro-
tection.
Experienced instructors and
technical advisors will assist in
the school. These include repre-
sentatives from the liquefied
petroleum gas industry, the Tex-
as Department of Public Safety,
fire and arson investigators, fire
apparatus and equipment spe-
cialists, and guest instructors
from fire departments, industry
and the armed services in Tex-
as and other states
Victoria Judge
Upheld in Case
Dismissal Order
Wed., July 12
Thurs., July 13
Fri., July 14
S'at., July 15
Sun., July 16
Mon., July 17
Tues., July 18
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Miss Marjorie Snooks is spend-
ing a few days visiting her fam-
ily, the Carter Snooks.
Herman Waiter Expires Monday
Woodsboro. — Herman Walter,
89, a Bonnie View Community
farmer since 1924, died Monday,
July 17, at his home after ap-
parently suffering a heart at-
tack. He was born in Cuero.
Funeral services were at 3:30
p.m. Wednesday at Toland Fun-
eral Chapel in Refugio with bur-
ial in Friedenheim Cemetery at
Weesatehe.
Survivors include a son, Nor-
man Walter of Woodsboro; two
daughters, Mrs. Elorine Seiler
of Yorktown and Mrs. Gladys
Brymer of New Orleans, Loui-
siana; a brother, Gus Walter of
Comfort; five grandchildren, and
nine great-grandchildren.
Austin. — The Texas Supreme
Court refused Wednesday to con-
sider issuance of an order that
would stop Victoria County Dist.
Judge Joe E. Kelly from dis-
missing any more felony indict-
ments without the consent of
Dist. Atty. Wiley Cheatham.
The denial of leave to file a
petition for writ of mandamus
was made without comment by
the court.
Cheatham requested the court
order with the claim that Kelly
dismissed about 60 felony indict-
ments “wrongfully and illegal-
ly.
The Victoria judge claimed in
his answer to Cheatham’s peti-
tion that he had been unable to
obtain the cooperation of the
district attorney in taking posi-
tive action on any of the cases.
The petition resulted from a
series of heated sessions in 24th
District Court in Victoria that
started June 19 when Kelly
threatened to dismiss 94 pend-
ing indictments “if the district
attorney lacks the courage to
stand up and dismiss them.”
The next day 60 indictments
were dismissed by Kelly during
a “work session” with Cheatham
the county attorney and the
sheriff’s department.
Mrs. Alffia L Cowell
Succumbs Thursday
Woodsboro. — Mrs. Altha Lu-
cille Cowell, 72, died in a Re-
fugio hospital at 11:10 a.m.
Thursday, July 13, 1967, after a
short illness.
She was born June 17, 1895
and moved to Bayside in 1915
with her parents, the late Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Staggs. Her
husband, the late E. C. Cowell,
served in the Woodsboro City
Council for a number of years.
Her husband preceeded her in
death on November 29, 1962.
She was a member of the
For a Smile-
Still, if a woman doesn’t have
a strong sense of intuition, how
is it that she knows long before
a ,man does, what he is going to
do?
Woodsboro Church of Christ and
was past worthy matron of
Woodsboro Chapter 678 of the
Order of Eastern Star. She was
also immediate past president of
the Women’s Civic Club of
Woodsboro.
Funeral services were at 3:30
p.m. Saturday, July 15, at the
Woodsboro Church of Christ.
Burial was in La Rosa Ceme-
tery under direction of Toland
Funeral Home.
She is survived by one son, L.
L. (Jack) Cowell of Beeville;
one daughter, Mrs. R. M. Autry
of Bayside; two brothers, Miles
Staggs of Eugene, Oregon, and
Dennis Staggs of Guthrie, Okla-
homa; four sisters, Mrs. Thelma
Watson of Guthrie, Oklahoma,
Mrs. Mamie Klutts, Mrs. Allie
Hubbell and Mrs. Francis Rich-
ardson, all of Fort Worth; four
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
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