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From San Marcos Record: We picked cotton Friday night until eleven then began closing up everything before we finally left our farm homes about 2 a. m. Sunday. This is the E. S. Lauritsen family from near Palacios who arrived in San Marcos early Sunday and could not find lodging anywhere. Later they went to Wimberley after camps there had been reopened to shelter those from coastal areas.

From San Marcos Record: Small but significant were strands of broken electrical and telephone lines that lay sagging from poles in the area. Repairmen working around the clock soon had most of the systems back in operation, however, LCRA estimated damages to their facilities at $10,000 to $15,000 in the San Marcos area.

From San Marcos Record: Only fatalities reported to the Record in the local area took place when this concrete block wall of the chicken house blew down and crushed several hens Monday Night. Here residents of the house survey the damage, seemingly unconcerned about the losses.

From San Marcos Record: A shining example of the helping hands of San Marcans was Mrs. Henry Autrey, left, who housed more than 30 Hurricane Carla refugees and slept on the floor to provide more bed space. Kelly Shelton, second from the left, a college student staying at Mrs. Autry's house, helped her a great deal with the visitors, she said. Showing appreciation in their smiles are visiting refugees, Mrs. Caroline Morgan of Hitchcock, seated, Mrs. Madeline Russell of Alvin, and Earnest McCauley of Alvin.

From San Marcos Record: A shining example of the helping hands of San Marcans was Mrs. Henry Autrey, left, who housed more than 30 Hurricane Carla refugees and slept on the floor to provide more bed space. Kelly Shelton, second from the left, a college student staying at Mrs. Autry's house, helped her a great deal with the visitors, she said. Showing appreciation in their smiles are visiting refugees, Mrs. Caroline Morgan of Hitchcock, seated, Mrs. Madeline Russell of Alvin, and Earnest McCauley of Alvin.

From San Marcos Record: B.R. Butler and family pause for breakfast en route to Austin where they have motel reservations. Butler is marine superintendent at Alcoa Aluminum at Point Comfort.

From San Marcos Record: B.R. Butler and family pause for breakfast en route to Austin where they have motel reservations. Butler is marine superintendent at Alcoa Aluminum at Point Comfort.

From San Marcos Record: Red Cross workers get an idea of the intensity of the wind, as Dr. Jean Smith shows them the flag that had ripped from its staff outside of Carson's Monday. Carson's donated its facilities to the Red Cross to help care for the scores of Gulf Coast refugees who poured into the area.

From San Marcos Record: Pieces of the sharp metal flew several hundred feet downwind from the top of the service station located on the square. Luckily there were no injuries to person's or passing automobiles.

From San Marcos Record: Hanging on against Carla's blast were these two men who tried to anchor these sheets of metal that had only moments before been a shed at a service station on the square. Although pieces of the sharp metal flew several hundred feet downwind, luckily there were no injuries to person's or passing automobiles.

From San Marcos Record: Hanging on against Carla's blast were these two men who tried to anchor these sheets of metal that had only moments before been a shed at a service station on the square. Although pieces of the sharp metal flew several hundred feet downwind, luckily there were no injuries to person's or passing automobiles.

From San Marcos Record: Braving hurricane winds these LCRA employees worked feverishly Monday night to get electrical services back in shape after trees had damaged the lines. In spite of gallant efforts of such workers as these the power stayed off in much of downtown San Marcos all of Monday night.

From San Marcos Record: Braving hurricane winds these LCRA employees worked feverishly Monday night to get electrical services back in shape after trees had damaged the lines. In spite of gallant efforts of such workers as these the power stayed off in much of downtown San Marcos all of Monday night.

From San Marcos Record: On their way into the disaster area are these local members of the National Guard, who moved to Edna and Palacios areas early Tuesday morning. The guardsmen are being used to help preserve order and prevent looting on the wind – torn coast. No return date had been made for the 31 local men the trip.

From San Marcos Record: On their way into the disaster area are these local members of the National Guard, who moved to Edna and Palacios areas early Tuesday morning. The guardsmen are being used to help preserve order and prevent looting on the wind – torn coast. No return date had been made for the 31 local men the trip.

From San Marcos Record: On their way into the disaster area are these local members of the National Guard, who moved to Edna and Palacios areas early Tuesday morning. The guardsmen are being used to help preserve order and prevent looting on the wind – torn coast. No return date had been made for the 31 local men the trip.

From San Marcos Record: On their way into the disaster area are these local members of the National Guard, who moved to Edna and Palacios areas early Tuesday morning. The guardsmen are being used to help preserve order and prevent looting on the wind – torn coast. No return date had been made for the 31 local men the trip.

From San Marcos Record: Not much shelter under these roofs for Green Valley cattle as Hurricane Carla blasted the local feeding facility for an unestimated amount of damage. Miraculously, only seven of the 2,215 head of cattle in the lots were injured. Six of those had to be slaughtered.

From San Marcos Record: Fallen trees, many of them large oaks and elms, caused a loss of beauty to San Marcos that is inestimable in dollars and cents. One of the heaviest but areas of fallen trees was at the City Cemetery where this large Spanish Oak fell among the tombstones.

From San Marcos Record: Hanging on against Carla's blast was this man who tried to anchor these sheets of metal that had only moments before been a shed at a service station on the square. Although pieces of the sharp metal flew several hundred feet downwind, luckily there were no injuries to person's or passing automobiles.