Refugio Timely Remarks and Refugio County News (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1932 Page: 4 of 16
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Page Four—Section I
THE REFUGIO TIMELY REMARKS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932
Refugio Timely Remarks
Entered as second-class matter Nov
27, 1929, at the postoffice at Refugio,
Texas, under act of March 3, 1879, and
REFUGIO COUNTY NEWS
Entered as second-class matter Nov.
10, 1928, at the postoffice at Refugio,
Texas, under act of March 3, 1879.
J. L. JONES, Editor and Owner
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
LoCdlff
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Rigsby,
Doris and Harmon have moved
to Conroe. The town'feels a very
definite loss in the absence of
this popular family. It will be
} Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hester and
I sons spent Tuesday in Corpus
! Christi.
Frank A. Buckley, who has
been visiting with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Buckley and
family, for the past two weeks,
left Wednesday for Iowa, where
he expects to receive his mas-
ter’s degree in the spring. Mr.
remembered that Doris was offi- Buckley, a graduate of A. & M.
cially Refugio’s most popular j College, has been official tester
young lady and was the Ameri- ’ for the Kleberg County Jersey
can Legion’s choice as the most Breeders’ Association for the
Refugio past two years.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year ....................$2.00 ! popular girl in Texas.
Six Months ................... l.oo | will always feel proud of Doris I
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE land we hope that they soon will
■-----f be back.
A GOOD TURN.
___ Mr. and Mrs. M. Christenson
„ tt7 i and family moved from Refugio
Tne good ciazens of Woods- jas{- week to foe permanently lo-
feoro were grateful and appre- cated in Houston. Mr. Christen-
ciative of whac the Refugio Fire son keen an official at the
Department did Sunday night, Qowan Machine Shop.
September 11, toward saving
their city from a huge fire loss. Frances West and W. W. Har-
The fire department and the j kins attended the opening game
citizens of Refugio were only too j 0f the Dixie Series between
glad to be of service to their j Beaumont and Chattanooga
neighboring town in a time of Tuesday and Wednesday,
need, and of course are justifia-1
bly proud of the results. There
is a powerful object lesson in
this narrowly-averted catastro-
phe.
It is quite natural for two
towns, situated as are Refugio
and Woodsboro, to have a spirit
of friendly rivalry. Manifesta-
tion of such a spirit in athletic
contests and on similar occa-
sions is a healthy sign of an in-
tense civic pride embodied in
the citizenship of each commun-
ity.
Very often this rivalry is the
stimulus for the conception of
civic improvements that go to
make a community a more de-
sirable place in which to live
and a more profitable place in
which to do business. It is just
human nature for one group to
want to have some facility
which some neighboring com-
munity already enjoys, or even
to want something a little bet-
ter.
We repeat that such a rivalry
and spirit of competition is good
—if it is not carried too far.
Like all the rest of our human
emotions, when‘carried to excess
this spirit becomes harmful. We
have seen other neighboring
communities situated as we are
become very bitter toward each
other by failing to apply any re-
straint whatsoever to the nat-
ural and human spirit of com-
petition.
Such unfortunate hard feel-
ings have started over compar-
atively small things, like an um-
pire’s bad decision, the location
of a highway, or of the site
chosen fbr a county agent’s
headquarters. And starting
from such a small infection
grow like a cancer until it had
consumed one or both of the
communities.
Therefore, we feel that the
good citizens of Refugio and
Woodsboro should be thankful
and draw a good measure of sat-
isfaction from that Sunday
night incident. The spirit ex-
hibited by the people of both
towns was commendable indeed.
Woodsboro needed Refugio; Re-
fugio heeded the call, and as
was so plainly shown at the
Lions Club meeting in Woods-
boro was ungrudgingly appre-
ciative. That’s the spirit!
It is also timely to mention
that had it not been for our
splendid highway, the run
would never have been made by
the fire department in such a
short time, and would certainly
have resulted in much heavier
loss. So it all goes to prove
that every day these two Refu-
gio County towns are becoming
closer and closer, if not in ac-
tual distance, at least in , the
amount of time . necessary to
cover the intervening distance,
and, what is even more impor-
tant, in the proper friendly
spirit.
-—o---
Alvin Hausmann spent Sun-
day with homefolks at Goliad.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moss of Rio
Grande City spent two days in
Refugio this week, returning to
the Valley Wednesday after-
noon.
Armour Fagan of Victoria
was a Refugio visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Adler and
family and Miss Elizabeth
Montgomery spent Sunday in
Victoria with relatives and
friends.
Val Conrad of McFaddin
spent the week-end in Refugio.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Killmer
and daughter, Mary Lee, were
Corpus Christi visitors Tuesday.
Jimmie Morrow of Victoria
was in town Thursday visiting
his brother, Brooks Morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cable left
Tuesday’ for an extended vaca-
tion trip. They will visit many
cities of the United States be-
fore returning home, spending
two or three weeks in Toledo,
Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Loman
and daughters, Bernice and Ida
Ross, spent Sunday in Austwell
with Mr. Loman’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. U. R. Loman.
Father Illigen and Justin Lin-
ney accompanied Basil Moss to
San Antonio last Friday, where
the latter enrolled in St. Mary’s
University for the coming
school term. Father Illigen and
Justin returned Saturday.
Father Illigen was in Corpus
Christi Tuesday, where he vis-
ited with Bishop Ledvina of this
diocese. The reverend father de-
nied that the purpose of his
visit was to take in the circus.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Atkins,
daughter Irene, and little son
Patrick, of Kingsville, were visi-
tors last Sunday at the home of
R. T. Dick.
“Buddy” Shelton, one of Re-
fugio’s most popular young men
left Monday for Kingsville to en-
ter the College of Arts and In-
dustries. Good luck, Buddy.
Mr. E. T. Morrow, Sr., of Mor-
row ville and Victoria was a visi-
tor last week-end at the home of
his son, Brooks Morrow.
Mrs. T. J. Strong returned
Sunday from a month’s visit in
the Northwest. She was called
to Rochester, Minn., where she
met her daughter, Mrs. George
A. Wright of Billings, Mont.,
where the latter’s son, George,
Jr., underwent an operation for
mastoid at the Mayo Bros, sani-
tarium. While in Minneapolis
Mrs. Strong visited her mother,
Mrs. Mary E. Bradley, and her
sister, Mrs. F. Mosley. A fam-
ily reunion was enjoyed on Lake
Memakin. Mrs. Strong was met
in Houston on her return by Dr.
Strong.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slavik of
Corpus Christi spent Tuesday in
Refugio.
Eddie Clarkson was a San An-
tonio visitor Saturday and Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Wilkenfeld
and little daughter, Joyce, spent
Sunday in Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Nell Schaeffer of Hous-
ton is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Claud Dwiggins, this week.
R. O. Morgan of the Houston
Oil Field Material Company is in
Freer this week looking after
company business.
Mrs. Sam Chamberlain and
Mrs. Bill Kendrick attended the
circus in Corpus Christi Tues-
day.
Mr. Greenwood, Miss Vera
Custer, Nell Hamilton and John
Borglund were among Refugio
folks who attended the circus in
Corpus Christi Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Deases and
children, Juanita and Edwardo,
and Mrs. Deases’ sister, Miss
Carlota Lopez, spent the latter
part of last week in Monterrey,
Saltillo, on a pleasure trip.
Little Misses Martha and
Janis Long of Houston spent the
last week here visiting their
grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. C.
S. Long. They returned home
Tuesday.
Miss Alice Smith of Kings-
ville, popular teacher in the pub-
lic school here last year, is en-
rolled this semester in the Uni-
versity of Texas at Austin. She
is a candidate for a degree this
year, majoring in physical edu-
cation.
Mrs. Con Murphy and daugh-
ters, Misses Mary and Maggie,
of Beeville visited her sister,
Mrs. D. S. Fox, here Thursday.
Mrs. B. H. Hornburg and sis-
ters, Misses Hesta Mae and
Clarice Strauch, and Miss Mary
Strauch were shopping in Cor-
pus Christi Saturday.
Leo C. Buckley was in Ken-
edy on business Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pilot, gauger for
the Houston Oil Company, were
business visitors to Corpus
Christi Saturday.
George Strauch, Sr., and
daughter, Miss Mary, left Wed-
nesday for a visit to San An-
tonio.
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Fox were
visitors to San Antonio Monday
and Tuesday. While there they
took in the circus.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Munsch
spent the week-end with rela-
tives and friends in Floresville.
Miss Millie Hager returned to
her home in Weimer Saturday,
after a pleasant visit here with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Munsch.
Mrs. Carl Baumgartner and
son, Carl, Jr., accompanied by
Mrs. William Baumgartner and
Mrs. Iris Clarkson and son, Pal-
mer, and J. B. Burdett were visi-
tors to Corpus .Christi Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Broker
and baby,^ accompanied by
George Strauch, Jr., and
Strauch and Beata Mae Shaw,
attended the circus in Corpus
Christi Tuesday.
Mesdames William Baumgart-
ner and Carl Baumgartner ana
children and Mrs. Iris Clarkson
visited in Beeville Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sneed and
children took in the circus at
Corpus Christi Tuesday after-
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Abston,
Dickie Heard and Charlet Heath
were Corpus Christi visitors
Tuesday.
Rev. C. S. Long returned to
■Houston Tuesday for a medical
examination by the doctors who
operated on him several weeks
ago. He was accompanied by
his two little granddaughters of
Houston, who had spent several
days here with him and Mrs.
Long.
JOHN AND GEORGE VANCE
LEAVE FOR U. OF TEXAS
Mrs. James H. Johnson and
children took in the circus at
Corpus Christi
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Long
and daughter, Peggie Jean, were
Tuesday after- [ visitors to Houston the latter
part of last week.
John Turner, Jr., and George
Vance left this week for Austin,
where they enrolled as juniors
in the University of Texas. They
were accompanied to Austin by
their mother, Mrs. J. T. Vance,
who returned to Refugio Wed-
nesday.
The boys are taking work
preparatory to entering the Uni-
versity law school. Last week
the Misses Grace and Jessie
Vance left for Baylor College at
Belton, where they enrolled as
freshmen. They received their
high school diplomas at the lo-
cal high school last June.
Mr. Hill and two daughters of
Victoria were business visitors
here Saturday. Mrs. Hill is with
the Hill 'Studio of that place.
Mrs. B. A. Johnson and chil-
dren were among those attend-
ing the circus at Corpus Christi
Tuesday.
H. Hula, formerly of Dallas
but now residing at Bayside,
was visiting old friends here
Monday.
ms mm mam: v;:
Our March of Progress
Has Reached Another
Important Milepost
Congratulations
To the citizens of Refugio County on the com-
pletion of our first concrete highway, No. 128.
We also wish to congratulate and to extend
our appreciation to those who worked so
long and faithfully to accomplish this purpose.
The Aim
Of this institution is to keep step in all pro-
gressive movements of our town and county.
McGUILL
Merchant
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