Refugio County Record (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 18, Ed. 1 Monday, December 28, 1964 Page: 1 of 4
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STATE CAPITOL NEWS-
State Legislature
Opens January 1
Facing Problems
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By VERN SANFORD
Texas Press Association
Austin—Texas Legislators will
be back in Austin on January 12
to grapple with an array of prob-
lems which could keep them here
throughout the summer.
Congressional and legislative re-
districting, taxes and appropria-
tions top the agenda of contro-
versial subjects for the 59th ses-
sion.
'Many lawmakers feel they bare-
ly will come to grips with the re-
districting issue before expiration
of the regular session in May. Spe-
cial sessions very likely will be
necessary to settle this explosive
matter in line with the one-man-
one-vote theory laid down by court
decisions.
Proposed expenditures for high-
er education and teacher pay rais-
es look like top topics for debate
in the spending area.
Other legislation sure to stir
strong interest and hot tempers in-
cludes horse race betting, oil and
gas lease pooling, water planning
and development, mixed drink
sales and judicial pay raises.
No significant change in the pow-
er structure of either house of the
Legislature is likely. House Speak-
er Byron Tunnell is assured of an-
other term and Lt. Gov. Preston
ilmith will begin his second term
as presiding officer of the Senate.
There are only two new mem-
bers in the Senate and 42 in the
House.
CRIME RATE CP
Texas’ crime rate jumped near-
ly 12 per cent in 1964, says the
Department of Public Safety.
Rate increased from 2,261 offen-
ses per 100,000 population in 1962
to 2,675 this year. This fact led
a committee of Texas mayors to
call on Gov. John Connally for
advice as to action needed. Con-
nally promised to cooperate and
urged the 10 mayors to have tneir
city attorneys review proposed re-
visions in the state code of crim-
inal procedure.
Mayor Hank Avery, Texas Muni-
cipal League president, blamed the
increase on crowded court dockets,
for County Judge J. W. Chandler.
Waco officials must return a
West Virginia parole violator
through the usual extradition for-
malities. (Opinion requested by
McLennan Co. Atty. Don Hall.)
Legislature may authorize Tex-
as Water Development Board to
lend money for developing under-
ground water, but it may not au-
thorize the board to guarantee
bond issues for that purpose.
(Opinion requested by Rep. Bill
Clayton of Springlake.)
COURTS SPEAK
Texas’ 1909 “full crew law” re-
quiring five-man crews on freight
trains does not apply to modem
diesel-powered trains operating in
interstate commerce, Austin Dis-
trict Judge Herman Jones held.
Jones granted summary judg-
ment to Southern Pacific Railway.
Attorney General Carr brought
suit.
Jones also entered judgements
of $46,600 and $6,000 in slant oil
well suits filed by Carr. Wells
were located in Rusk and Gregg
counties.
Attorney General now has re-
covered $1,108,195 from drillers and
operators of oil wells alleged to
have been diviated in violation of
State Railroad Commission rules.
APPOINTMENT
Joe G. Moore, Jr., Red River
County native and graduate of
Clarksville High School who has
been Governor Connally’s chief
budget examiner for the past two
years, has been appointed to the
governor’s administrative staff.
Moore’s primary responsibility
will be to coordinate Connally’s
education program. His father,
Grade Moore, served in the House
of Representatives.
EMERGENCY PLANNING
Connally announced the appoint-
ment of a retired US Army offi-
cer, Col. Laurence T. Ayres, as
the Executive Assistant for re-
sources planning in Texas.
Ayres, a native of Aransas Pass,
retired in July of 1964 from his
military post at Fort Sam Houston.
He will coordinate plans for emer-
paroles after short imprisonment,
weakening of parental responsibil-
ity and separate trials for co-de-
fendants. Avery is mayor of Mid-
land.
Dallas Mayor Erik Jonsson and
. San Antonio Mayor Walter McAl
lister noted the high number of
repeat arrests. Jonsson suggested
that traffic violations by drivers
with suspended licenses be made
penitentiary offenses. He also pro-
posed legislation to make it harder
for persons charged with multiple
crimes to be released on bond.
STATE SALES TAX
There is guarded talk in the
halls of the State Capitol, by law-
makers who would rather remain
anonymous for now, that the two-
per-cent sales tax will be extended
to cover grocery purchases when
the 1965 Legislature meets.
ing closely with Federal agencies
having resources responsibilities.
TEXAS BANDS WASHINGTON-
BOUND
Southwest Texas State College
band of San Marcos and the Uni-
versity of Texas Longhorn band
will represent the State of Texas
in the Inaugural Parade following
Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson’s swear-
ing-in in Washington, D.C., Janu-
ary 20.
State Democratic Chairman Mar-
vin Watson of Daingerfield, speak-
ing for the official Inaugural Com-
mittee, announced the committee’s
selection.
Bands must raise their own funds
to pay transportation costs.
NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS
Texas Highway Commission au-
State sales tax law Passed three thorize2
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T3 . , . . _ A ! ment studies for Eagle Pass, Del
But expected demands on state r}0 and Seymour,
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raises, improvement of higher ed-! miles ,rom a point nine miles
ri S ' • upgrading, north of Jim Hog Count Une
ed tobe the «gS‘torZ‘a Jng The * 3 ^ Un‘
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* nounced that there are more miles
I of roads in Texas than any other
TEXAS GOP TO MEET | state—236,464 miles, compared to
cw t> w California's 154,519; Kansas’ 132,-
First meeting of State Republi- qo^ anr! Aiacira’c oon miiop
can Executive Committee since the ’ d Alaska s 6>230 miles-
November general election is set
for January 15-16 in Dallas. PARKS POPULARITY UP
^’Donn®11‘ Jr> Parks & Wildlife Director J.
it f Jh ththT Weldon Watson reports that au-
SS nidget /°r thorized State Park improvements
for victo^fo 1966 ”Plan °f °n are wel1 ahead of schedule- Parks
Tower and State t S*"*
Rep. Frank Cahoon of Midland, ^? LPrifd v^r !n 5? tthe „great‘
only surviving Republican member Watson Y 1S 0ry’ SayS
of the Texas Legislature, will ad-! state'parks attendance for 1964
dress the Dallas gathering.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES
A person cannot be paid as a
Texas legislator and as a school
teacher at the same time, says
Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr.
Opinion, requested by Speaker
Tunnell for Rep.-Elect Joe J. Ber-
nal of San Antonio, said that school
teachers elected to the Legislature
must forego a state-paid teaching
salary during their entire legisla-
tive terms. Texas legislators now
get annual salaries of $4,800.
In other opinions, Carr held:
County judges are authorized to
pass on whether informal letters
constitute petitions for re-examina-
tion of state mental hospital pa-
tients. Cherokee Co. Atty. Paul
B. Cox of Rusk asked the opinion
was 7,900,000 visitors, compared to
7,200,000 in 1963.
Development of a proposed LBJ
State Park across from the LBJ
Ranch in Gillespie County will fur-
ther increase park attendance.
Watson now is conferring with a
Tennessean who recently purchas-
ed the property along Ranch Road
1 for commercial purposes. New
owner planned to build a motel
there.
SECURITIES SALES BOOM
Permits were issued by the State
Securities Board during November
for 38 companies to sell $44,600,000
in securities in Texas, says Com-
missioner William M. King.
Figure represented a 3,000,000
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VOLUME XI—NO. 18
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 19S4 FOUR PAGES—TEN CENTS
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That the New Year will prove an tmpor*
tant milestone in America's forward march
toward a better life for all its people and to-
ward a lasting peace with justice throughout
the world is our confident expectation.
That the New Year will richly reward alt
our friends in achievement, health and hap*
piness is our sincerest wish.
Refugio County Record
Luci Baines Johnson Will Head
March of Dimes Teen Program
Luci Baines Johnson, America’s most famous teenager,
will be honorary chairman of the 1S65 March of Dimes
Teen Age Program against birth defects. Luci, who has
some very strong opinions about young people and their
place in society, is leading a task force of thousands of
young people in the fight against birth defects.
“There are a lot of good and'®'"-
useful things we can do right
now—without waiting to turn
21,” she says.
Her opinion is confirmed
by March of Dimes spokes-
men. “Teen-age volunteers are
among our most dedicated
workers. Their interest, their
contribution of time, talent and
energy has been impressive.
There can be no doubt that
they have played a significant
role in the conquest of polio.
Cites New Hope
“The victory over polio gives
us heart and hope that answers
can be found in an infinitely
more complex disease area—
birth defects. It is a problem
in which young people have a
special stake—not only because
of the large percentage of
babies born to mothers under
20 but because of the relation-
ship of the health of teenagers
to that of their future chil-
dren,” Luci points out.
More than a quarter of a
million seriously defective in-
fants are born in this country
each year — one every other
minute — 700 a day. The prob-
lem of birth defects is far
greater than polio ever was.
Young people who have
joined the Teen Age Program
of the 1965 March of Dimes
fight against birth defects will
shoulder many responsibilities.
Many are helping to carry
out the public education pro-
gram against birth defects.
Others are assigned to help in
various ways with the Moth-
ers’ March for the March of
Dimes. Some help out at one
of the more than 3,000 local
chapters of The National Foun-
dation-March of Dimes.
The purpose of the Teen
Age Program (TAP) of the
March of Dimes is to acquaint
teenagers with the problem of
birth defects—a major health
problem which affects them,
their families and their com-
munities in which they live.
TAP also gives young people
the opportunity to help solve
these problems through yeaiv
round programs of education,
service and fund raising.
Most TAP volunteers work
through school or club groups,
teaming up to work on planned
projects or to initiate pro-
grams of their own.
Help Plan Programs
March of Dimes educational
programs provide material for
club and organization meet-
ings. Films, publications and
exhibits on the subject of birth
defects are available for meet-
ings. Local chapters can help
plan a program and supply a
speaker to discuss the prob-
lems of birth defects, new
treatment techniques and re-
search breakthroughs.
Through a program of
Health Career Awards, many
chapters of The National Foun-
dation offer March of Dimes
scholarships to attract students
to the health fields. Ranging
from $100 to $500 per year,
these awards are “starter in-
centives” to help students be-
gin their first year of profes-
sional study in the fields of
medical social work, medicine,
physical therapy, occupational
therapy and nursing.
TAP service projects range
from helping to distribute lit-
erature to being of service to
patients and to helping raise
funds for research and patient
care.
Dances, Games Help
Teenagers have raised money
for the March of Dimes by
putting on dances, basketball
games, contests of all sorts
and sales of everything from
balloons to garden seeds. Much
of this money has gone into
the establishment of 50 March
of Dimes birth defects centers
throughout the country.
These birth defects centers
make diagnosis, evaluation
LUCI BAINES JOHNSON, the Pres-
ident's younger daughter, at her
desk in the White House, as she
began her duties as honorary
chairman of the Teen Age Pro-
gram of the 1965 March of Dimes.
and treatment available to
their communities. So great is
the birth defects problem, how-
ever, that the nation heeds
triple that number of centers,
according to Dr. Daniel Bergs-
ma, medical director of The
National Foundation-March of
Dimes.
As energetic members of
The March of Dimes Teen Age
Program, young people have
proved that they are capable
and eager to take greater re-
sponsibility in public service.
With marriage and a family
in their future, teenagers have
a great personal interest in
solving the problem of birth
defects — these “accidents of
nature” which add up to the
biggest child health problem
in this country today.
4-H Clubs
Officers
Elected
Refugio County 4-H livestock and
agricultural clubs elected officers
for 1965 at December club meet-
ings. Officers of the Refugio Club,
selected December 1 are: Johnny
Garcia, president; Wade Phillips,
vice-president; secretary, Billy
Greenwade.
For the Mission 4-H Club, offi-
cers elected December 3 are : Pres-
ident, James Whitlow; vice-presi-
dent, Sheila Mc'Callen; Mike Wil-
liams, secretary.
President of the Bonnie View
club is Kathy Williams. Also se-
lected December 8 were Toni Bor-
den, vice-president; Elton Wigin-
ton, secretary; and Richard Tut-
tle, reporter and parliamentarian.
Austwell-Tivoli 4-H Club officers
are: Danny Hanselman, president;
vice-president, Jackie Hanselman;
and James Lynn Coon, secretary.
These selections were made at the
club meeting December 15>.
Growers Jubilant
Over Prospects
Following Rains
Cool, cloudy and damp weather
has most outdoor work at a stand-
still prior to the holiday.
Growers are jubilant, as mois-
ture was sufficient after huge sup-
plies of fertilizer was distributed
this fall; thereby providing good
prospects for 1965.
Flax planted before the recent
rains is up to good stand and
making fair growth.
Winter vegetable gardens are
still in peak production as frost
has done little damage thus far.
Ranges and pastures are show-
ing some improvement, but more
moisture is needed to insure good
late winter and early spring for-
age. Winter oat pastures are of-
fering excellent grazing. Harvest-
ing of improved grass seed will be
limited as to weather conditions
for the next two weeks.
Livestock conditions remain fair
—supplementary feeding has in-
creased. Marketing has been slow.
All cotton growers are urged to
attend the countywide cotton meet-
ing Monday, January 4, 1:00 p.m.,
District Court Room, Refugio.
The annual meeting of the Re-
fugio County unit of the South Tex-
as Cotton Improvement Association
will start the afternoon program
by presenting Robert Heard, man-
ager of the S.T.C.I.A., Victoria,
who will inform local growers how
the Association is representing the
industry on a State and National
basis. During the business meet-
ing a slate of new officers will be
elected, president, vice-president
and secretary-treasurer, two direc-
tors and two alternate directors.
Present officers are Nelson Gil-
lespie, Woods boro, President; G.
H. Frazier, Austwell, Vice-Presi-
dent; J. F. Michna, Woodsboro,
(Secretary - Treasurer, Directors:
Robert Dunn and Archie Barber
Refugio.
Following the business meeting,
four cotton specialists of the Agri-
cultural Extension Service, A&M
University, College Station will ap-
pear on the program bringing lo-
cal cotton growers the latest de-
velopments and techniques on cot-
ton production for the area, Fred
Elliott will discuss new material
on weed control; Jimmy Deer,, en-
tomologist, new developments fn
insect control; John Box, agrono-
mist, will bring the latest on fer-
tilizer and B. G. Reeves will ex-
plain harvesting methods for high
grades and staple.
Refreshments will be served dur-
ing afternoon break.
Lillie Terrell,
Woodsboro
Dies Friday
Woodsboro. — Mrs. Lillie Ter
rell, 64, died at 11 a.m. Friday
December 25, 1964 at her horn*
after a long illness.
Bom in Victoria County, sh<
had lived here for the past fivi
years.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m
Sunday, December 27, at the Great
er Zion Baptist Church in Vidatni
The Rev. Coleman Joshlin, pas
tor, officiated. Burial was in Sam
pie Cemetery under the directior
of Toland Funeral Home in Re
fugio.
She is survived by one daughter
Mary Robirson of Berclair; twc
brothers, Freddie and Hamp, both
of Victoria, and two sisters, Mrs,
Pearl Lott of Woodsboro and Miss
Bessie Tisdom of Victoria.
REFUGIO COUNTY
TRAFFIC TOLL
1964
DEATHLESS DAYS
14
Last Traffic Death Dec. 13
DEATHS THIS YEAR
10
1963 TRAFFIC DEATHS
i
New
Arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. John Durst of
Woodsboro are the parents of a
girl bom Monday, December 2L
1964.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson of
Refugio are the parents of a boy
bom Saturday, December 26, 1964.
One of the earliest books discuss-
ing the probability of life on other
worlds was written about 300 years
ago.
This Week in Refugio
Each week the time and place of the meetings and
events of your organization will be listed in this calendar.
To have your group listed, call the County Record, LjA.
6-2400, before 3 p.m. on Fridays.
Monday, December 28
Junior Chamber of Commerce, A. A. Building, 7:30 p.m.
Rotary Club, City Hall, Noon with Paul Schlabach pro-
gram chairman.
Tuesday, December 29
Volunteer Fire Department, Fire Station, 7:30 p.m,
Friday, January 1
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Sunday, January 3
Church Services, All Refugio Churches.
Monday, January 4
Rotary Club, City Hall, Noon. E. G. Spa
chairman.
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Lazor’s, 7:3G
Refugio County Art Guild, 7:30 p.m., Wilson 1
ing.
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