Refugio Timely Remarks and Refugio County News (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1932 Page: 3 of 16
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932
THE REFUGIO TIMELY REMARKS
Section I—Page Three
BAILEY’S
AUTO SERVICE
JOHN F. BAILEY
Successor 4o Walter Loman
Auto Repairing
<5ars Called for and Delivered
Located on the Hi-Way
COOPER’S
Book and Gift Shop
RADIO REPAIRS
Three Months Guarantee
on All Service
The Latest Popular Fiction
All Magazines
Tobacco and Candy
THE SILVER LINING.
MODERNIZE
YOUR HOME
with
COLORED PLUMBING
FIXTURES
J. S. MODLIN
PLUMBING CO.
Phone 90
BATTERIES
REPAIRED AND
RECHARGED
AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS
Cars Called for & Delivered
general Service Garage
M. A. GALIA
Phone 142 Refugio
Although there is very little
possibility that the Pan-Ameri-
can Highway to Mexico City will
be in anything approaching
good condition during the com-
ing winter, the excellence of the
road as far south as Monterrey
and the large number of re-
quests from motorists which
■have been received by Texaco
National Road Reports during
the past month have prompted
them to issue the following brief
resume of the requirements for
entering into Mexico:
(1) No passport is needed by
American citizens temporarily
entering Mexico; but a tourist
card, valid for six months and
costing 50 cents, is required by
the Mexican customs. This can
be obtained at any Mexican con-
sular office, at the point of de-
parture from the United States
or at the point of entry into
Mexico. Hunting permits are
obtainable at the same source.
Motorists entering Mexico for
not more than 24 hours do not
need this permit.
(2) To prevent difficulties in
re-entering the United States,
birth certificates, naturalization
papers or other proof of U. S.
citizenship should be carried.
Alien residents are advised to
consult the United States Immi-
WHITE HOUSE TREES.
EAT
at the
H. & S. CAFE
Splendid Meals
Short Orders
Courteous Service
Moderate Prices
w
E HAVE SERV-
ED REFUGIO for
’years with effi-
cient, dependable Laundry
Service.
SEND IT ALL
TO THE
LAUNDRY
Blue Bonnet
Laundries
In the White House grounds
in Washington are a number of
trees planted by former presi-
dents and their wives, some or
which have interesting histories,
the oldest being an elm planted
by Pres. John Quincy Adams.
There are some elms planted
by Presidents Rutherford B.
Hayes and Woodrow Wilson; a
sweet gum by President Benja-
min Harrison, oaks by Presi-
dents William McKinley and
Theodore Roosevelt, a beech by
President Roosevelt, Japanese
cherry by Mrs. Taft, magnolia
by Mrs. Harding, and a birch by
Mrs. Coolidge.
Among all these trees the one
with the most interesting origin
is the Roosevelt oak. It grew
from an acorn of an oak in the
grounds of the palace of the for-
mer czar of Russia in St. Pet-
ersburg, which had grown from
an acorn of an oak which Stood
over Washington’s original tomb
at Mount Vernon. The acorn
from Mount Vernon was sent to
the czar by Senator Charles
Sumner of Massachusetts.
Many changer have been made
in and about the White House
since it was first occcupied by
President Adams in 1800. The
gration Department before leav-
ing home.
(3) Pleasure automobiles may
be taken into Mexico for a pe-
riod of 60 days. A bond'or cash
deposit equaling the import duty
on the car must be made to the
Mexican customs at the point of
entry. An extension can be ob-
tained for an additional 30 days
upon application.
(4) Personal belongings may
j be taken into Mexico duty free,
j Jewelry, furs, etc., should be
'registered at the U. S. customs
i house, preferably at the border,
to avoid trouble in bring them
back into this country. Used
sporting goods, including camer-
as, also a limited supply of to-
bacco, can enter Mexico duty
free. Photographs must be de-
veloped before leaving Mexico,
as undeveloped films are not
permitted to leave the country.
The above rules cover, in a
general way, the requirements
for entering Mexico. Plowever,
we suggest that motorists in-
quire either at the San Antonio
or Laredo Chamber of Com-
merce in case changes may have
taken place since the publishing
of this paper. All arrangements,
including the car bond, can be
made at these chambers of com-
merce, the total cost of which
is so low—only a few dollars—
that it will not affect even the
closest budget.
The rainy season, which ren-
ders part of the Pan-American
Highway impassable, usually
ends in October, but Texaco Na-
tional Road Reports do not rec-
ommend traveling south of Mon-
terrey to the pleasure motorists
during the present year. The
trip to Monterrey, however, of-
fers almost everything a tourist
would wish to see in the way of
different sceneryt and customs.
-o-
CENTENNIAL AMENDMENT
PERMITS STATE SUPPORT
Every Texan favors a Cen
tennial celebration. There art
some who may vote against the
amendment unless they
Every cloud has a silver lin-
ing, according to the old prov-
erb, and there is considerable
evidence that the cloud of de-
pression which has hung over us
during the past three years is
no exception.
One of these evidences is that
the national health has been bet-
ter and the death rate lower
during these years. The first
quarter of 1932 showed the low-
est death rate ever recorded
among the industrial policyhold-
ers of America’s largest life in-
surance company. Especially
noticeable has been the fewer
deaths from influenza, pneu-
monia and diabetes, diseases
which often result from too
much eating and drinking. As
Dr. Bundesen, Chicago commis-
sioner of health, says: “Fewer
people are digging their graves
with their teeth.”
But nobody is starving, al-
though many have been able to
obtain only plain food, and not
too much of that. Health Com-
missioner Wynne of New York
declares that there is much
loose talk going on about pos-
sible starvation, malnutrition
and consequent impairment of
health in that city. For the first
four months of this year the
death rate in the nation’s me-
tropolis was only 11.91, as
against 13.19 for the same pe-
riod of last year, while the in-
fant mortality was even more
markedly less, dropping from
68 to the thousand in 1931 to
56 to the thousand this year.
In the opinion of many, the
depression has had a certain
moral and spiritual value, also.
There has been developed a
greater disposition toward kind-
liness and helpfulness. Never
before has there been such a de-
gree of solicitude for the unfor-
tunate. There is less arrogance
and snobbishness; less false
pride.
The depression has taught all
of us some salutary lessons, and
we shall emerge from it more
thoughtful, more considerate
and rqore charitable than we
were before.
ENJOY THE PLEASURE of driv-
ing over our fine new Highway, of
which we are all justly proud—then
buy your Dry Goods, Ladies' Shoes and
Dresses, Men's Work Clothes—in fact
everything in the Dry Goods line from—
Deases Dry Goods Store
A COMPLETE DRY GOODS STORE
REFUGIO, TEXAS
REFRIGERATORS
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RANGES!
Stand its terms. These are plain.
To "quote from the amendment
itself, it would {‘authorize a
Texas Centennial, commemorat-
ing the heroic period of early
Texas history, and celebrating
a, century of our independence
and progress,, to be held at such
times, places and in such man-
ner as maybe desired by the
Legislature of Texas.”
It is merely a referendum or
enabling act to de^de first,
whether Texans want Texas to
celebrate its Centenniial anni-
Kazmerak—Do you believe in
under-1 kindness to animals?
Bratchie—Why, certainly.
Kazmerak—Then why don’t
you take that face and give it
back to the poor little monkey?
PRICES
LmrBmhr
\ByBar^ainsJbrSepkmberi
Now you can outfit your home with standard brand
appliances at the most advantageous prices we've ever
been able to make.
During*September only, we're featuring three items of major
importance in your home—Ice Refrigerators, Electric Fan*
and Electric Ranges. Nearly every customer con buy one
of the "Big Three" and profit by the saving made through
purchase at this time.
In some cases we offer slightly used or shopworn appliance*
which have been marked down so low that the remaining
stock will be exhausted quickly. See them immediately!
Indications we have received from manufacturing
centers in the North and East are conclusive that
wholesale prices are due for an increase shortly.
We advise thrifty buyers, to take quick action. Come
in today and examine these useful appliances!
CENTRAL POWER
AM©
light company
house*'itself has undergone much versary, and then whether the
remodeling and the grounds Legislature, -
have been improved and beauti-
fied in many ways, among
which the tree planting referred
to has been an importance fea-
ture.
In fact, the home of our pres-
idents was not known as the
White House in the beginning,
because it was built of gray
sandstone. It was only painted
white after being burned by the
British, who captured Washing-
ton during the War of 1812.
Shclton-Bailey
Motor Company
Sales and Service
TEXACO PRODUCTS
FIRESTONE TIRES AND TUBES
Cars Greased_____________________$1.00
Cars Washed ______1_____________$1.00
Phone 12
Refugio, Texas
in the exercise of
its judgment, may provide for1 it.
It does not provide for any bond
issue or new tax.
If conditions do not seem to
justify the Centennial in 1936,
the Legislature may construe
“the heroic period of early Tex-
as history” to mean any time
from the first settlement to the
admission of Texas into the
Union, and may postpone it to
a later date or drop it altogeth-
er. Most Texans believe now,
however, that long before 1936
Texas will be in better financial
condition than at any time in
its history, and others assert
that a creditable Centennial cel-
ebration would do more than
anything else to bring about
economic and business rehabili-
tation.
The Legislature is left to de-
cide the extent to which the
State shall take part in it if at
all. It is expressly provided
that “this authorization shall
not be construed to make appro-
priations for any future exposi-
tion or celebration .of any kind
or character” than this one-
hundredth anniversary observ--
ance.
The suggestion occasionally
heard that private capital
should finance the Centennial is
impractical. First, it can not
be secured, and then, if it could
be, the Centenniial would be a
private exploitation of the pub-
lic rather than a prideful offi-
cial State celebration.
The Chicago “Century of
Progress” is already an assured
success a year in advance of its
opening. The California Legis-
lature appropriated $1,000,000,-
000 for the recent Olympic
games, and this was paid back
with $1,000,000 more profits to
the State treasury. Certainly
Texas can do as well whatever
it undertakes. Vote for the
amendment and make the Cen-
tennial possible.
Let’s Carry On!
T
m
HIS FIRM feels that we of Refugio are justi-
fied in experiencing a thrill of pride in the
completion of this first step of our county’s
paving program. It is an excellent piece of highway
construction, and, too, it will become even more valua-|
ble to us with the construction of the northern half of
the highway to the San Antonio River. It will give us
a hard-surfaced outlet to the east and west, and will also
mean that we have right here in town our first paved
street.
But let’s not stop there. This is a monument to the
efforts of several good citizens in Refugio and we
should let it foe an object lesson to all of us, showing us
what can be accomplished if we all put our shoulder to
the wheel and pull together.
Let’s not stop with our highway; let’s push ahead with
. our other civic improvements and keep up the good
work of making our town a more worthwhile place in
which to live. Let’s Carry On!
Refugio Pharmacy
WILSON HEARD,
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Jones, J. L. Refugio Timely Remarks and Refugio County News (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1932, newspaper, September 23, 1932; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1164081/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library.