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Consolidated with THE WOODSBORO WEEKLY TIMES February 1, 1937
YOL. IX.—No. 35
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1937
$2 a Year
South Texas
By BiU Elliott.
Glorious Fourth.
Entertainment as varied as the
esources of South Texas is on the
rogram for the celebration of the
ourth of July in this part of the
tate this coming week-end. Busi-
ess houses in most towns will be
ased Monday, as Sunday is the
ioliday, giving a long week-end to
my.
Falfurrias, Rockport, Corpus
Christ, Runge and Cuero have defi-
nitely scheduled celebrations which
ave been planned for some time,
the planned celebrations do not
peal to one he may take out for
e week-end to seashore, hills or
he country below the border.
A record breaking crowd is ex-
ected in Falfurrias Sunday and
onday for the annual American
Legion rodeo and barbecue which
has become outstanding as a com-
munity festival and celebration. It
offers authentic rodeo programs
in the heart of the cow country
id attracts natives and curious
itors alike. Large crowds from
leighboring towns and cities will
ttend and from Kingsville will go
.he 45-piece band to take part on
he two-day program.
Rodeo events and barbecue will
be meatured on a two-day pro-
ram at Runge Sunday and Mon-
ay.
Rockport, steadily becoming one
f the most popular places of rec-
reation on the coast, will enter-
tain holiday crowds with a sail-
boat regatta and a celebration to
lake the opening of the new $15,-
00 small craft harbor and munici-
pal bathing beach. Two races are
scheduled, one Sunday morning
and one Sunday afternoon. On
hand, as guests of the Rockport
Chamber of Commerce, will be
many of the area’s newspaper men
who have been invited to attend
with their wives. For the news-
men will be a fish dinner at Goose
Island State Park, a scenic drive,
and a long boat ride on beautiful
Aransas Bay.
First planned Fourth of July
■elebration in Cuero in many years
•ill be staged Sunday and Monday
for the benefit of residents of the
entire Cuero area. Features will
include barbecue dinners and sup-
pers, baseball games between Go-
liad and Cuero and Victoria and
Refugio teams, band concerts and
fireworks. Of interest will be a
Boy Scout exhibition on the island
in the Cuero Park lake.
Ask Court for
Right-Of-Way
Petition Being Circulated Ask-
ing Commissioners Route
for No 29 Through County.
Roads to Get Federal Aid.
A definite move toward securing
a right-of-way for state highway
No. 29 through Refugio County
was started Monday by J. C.
Heard, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce.
The start was made when Mr.
Heard began circulation of a peti-
tion asking the county commis-
sioners to take immediate action
toward securing a right-of-way for
the proposed road, which will
shorten the distance between Re-
fugio and Corpus Christi by from
10 to 15 miles.
Thursday noon the petition had
been signed by several hundred
persons. Those who have not
signed the petition, and who wish
to do so, will find one in Mr.
Heard’s office at the City Hall. It
is worded as follows:
“To the Honorable Commissioners’
Court of Refugio County, Texas:
“We, the undersigned citizens of
Refugio County, Texas, do hereby
petition the court to take imme-
diate action towards acquiring the
necessary right-of-way through
Refugio County for the designated
and proposed state highway No.
29, according to a preliminary sur-
vey or surveys heretofore made
by the highway department and
according to the route approved or
to be by them approved or adopted.
“The attention of the honorable
court is respectfully directed to
the fact that Goliad County has
acquired its right-of-way to the
Refugio County line on the north
and that it is necessary that the
right-of-way be acquired through
Refugio County, according to an
approved and adopted route, in or-
der that San Patricio County may
proceed to acquire its right-of-way.
Further, the attention of the court
is called to the fact that this pro-
posed highway is to be constructed
by the aid of federal money and is
included in the 1938 program of
the state highway department. It
is felt that any further delay in
acquiring the right-of-way for this
proposed highway may result in in-
definitely postponing its construc-
tion or may bring about a cancel-
lation of the designation, either of
which would be detrimental to the
county and the welfare of its citi-
zens.”
Two Refugio County roads have
been included in a request for fed-
eral aid by the state highcommis-
sion. The national federal aid act
provides that when a state has
completed 90 per cent of its allow-
ance of federal aid mileage, it may
add 1 per cent of the total to the
federal aid system. It is under
tions and needs. At the congress- | ProyisioP highway
commission is requesting federal-
ization of the two Refugio County
Postoffices.
Two towns in this congressional
district, Refugio and Robstown,
are working hard to secure new
postoffice buildings. Chances seem
good that both may have the build-
ings in the next year or so.
Congressman Dick Kleberg has
notified Refugio citizens that the
postoffice department will send an
inspector there soon to make a
thorough investigation of condi-
ucan’s behest the postoffice depart-
ment recently sent an inspector to
Robstown and his report on the
application was favorable. Lim-
ited funds for new federal build-
ings may delay authorization of
work if approval is given, but the
roads.
The work proposed on highway
No. 29 is on the route from Greg-
ory to Goliad via La Bahia mis-
sion and Refugio, about 55 miles
work has been started and the two in length. Goliad County already
towns are in line for new federal
buildings.
Slogan Pays.
A pointed slogan, backed by wise
and persistent advertising, pays
dividends to a resort center in
making and keeping its name be-
fore the public. Aransas Pass and
adjacent Port Aransas, renowned
fishing grounds, have learned that
through experience with the slo-
gan, “They Bite Every Day,” re-
ferring, of course, to the finny den-
izens of the salt waters. The slo-
gan has been used extensively in
advertising and publicity.
“They Bite Every Day” has be-
come so closely identified in the
public mind with Aransas Pass
that Joe W. Carlisle, Aransas Pass
druggist, last week received a card
only with his name and “Where
addressed to him from Fort Worth
They Bite Every Day.” The card
came through without delay, which
speaks well for the postoffice de-
partment in Texas and for the pub-
licizing work that has been car-
ried on for Aransas Pass-Port
Aransas largely by thei transporta-
tion companies of wmch W. A.
Scrivner is presidents*
Scrivner, enthusiBtic South
Texan and intelligent Gulf Coast
booster, has learned tlat a million
dollar slogan was licked when
“They Bite Every Diy” was se-
lected to identify hisl town. The
traveling public has become famil-
iar with the slogan largely through
its use on the fish signs which are
found on highways throughout
Texas and the mid-west.
Guida Lu Dress Shop
Installs Neon Sign
The Ouida Lu Dress Shop, Mrs.
Bruce Hood, proprietor has in-
stalled a beautiful' Neon sign, that
adds much to thd attraction of this
popular store. '*
has secured the righ-of-way to the
Refugio County line. The San An-
tonio River has also been bridged
and an underpass constructed at
Goliad.
The other Refugio County road
affected is state highway No. 44
(also designated U. S, highway
77), the work listed being comple-
tion of the road from LaGrange to
Cameron via Rockdale.
Speaking of highway 29 from
Corpus Christi through Refugio,
Mr. Heard stated that it was im-
perative that prompt action be
taken in the matter of a right-of-
way, if this county expected to
get this important highway, other-
wise the money thus made avail-
able might be diverted to other
projects, and even the designation
canceled if this county failed to
furnish the right-of-way.
William Neyland, chairman of
the Corpus Christi Chamber of
Commerce highway committee,
expressed confidence that the rec-
ommendation of the state highway
commission will be followed. “The
United States bureau of public
roads always has followed the rec-
ommendation of the state in these
cases, and I am sure they will
again,” Neyland stated.
The route No. 29 will take south
of Refugio has been a question that
has caused considerable specula-
tion since the road was first pro-
posed about two years ago. Citi-
zens of Bayside have been active
in trying to get a designation near
that place. Two routes were sur-
veyed, one by Bayside and the
other passing one-half mile east
of Bonnie View. It is understood
the Bonnie View survey has been
recommended by state highway
commission engineers, but to date
the matter is still open, it is stated,
because no definite designation of
the route the proposed road will
take has been made.
Mr. Heard did not know just
when his petition would be pre-
sented to the court, but it is cer-
tain no time will be lost, he stated.
New Rotary Officers
Take Charge of Club
Installation of a new set of of-
ficers was the principal order of
business at Monday’s meeting
of the Rotary Club, with short
speeches by the outgoing and
incoming officers comprising the
principal part of the program.
Preceding the change of officers,
Mrs. Moon delighted the Rota-
rians by singing two numbers.
She was accompanied by Mrs.
Roy Elkins.
In turning over the duties of
president of the club to John L.
Cooke, E. J. Freeman, manager
of Central Power and Light
Company, reviewed the activi-
ties of the club for the past year
and in response, Mr. Cooke out-
lined its objectives for the com-
ing year. The administration of
Mr. Freeman has been one of
the most successful in the*
history of the club, being charac-
terized by many civic enterprises,
and an increase in membership and
attendance at luncheons. A beauti-
tiful pin was presented Mr. Free-
man by the membership.
Dr. James E. Bauer was suc-
ceeded as secretary of the club by
John Turner Vance, Jr., and Jack
Calliham turned over the duties of
sergeant-at-arms to T. J. Wilkin-
son. Mr. Freeman will be program
chairman for the coming year.
No meeting will be held by the
club next Monday, July 5, the day
being a holiday.
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Make Pictures for
Woodsboro Special
Francis Hamilton, Corpus Chris-
to photographer, spent Friday of
last week and Monday of this week
in Refugio and Woodsboro making
pictures of persons and scenes for
The Timely Remarks special edi-
tion, which is to be published soon.
The special edition will be de-
voted exclusively to the Woods-
boro, Bonnie View and Bayside sec-
tions of Refugio County. It will
be printed on book paper in tab-
loid, or magazine, size and pro-
fusely illustrated with pictures of
prominent business men and civic
leaders in that section, as well as
publis buildings and pretty homes.
Probably no town in Texas has
made greater progress in the way
of improvements in so short a
time as Woodsboro. In a little
more than one year a modern
water system has been installed,
along with a sewer system, up-to-
date fire fighting equipment, street
light and last, but by no means
least, five miles of paved streets.
Such progressive steps on the
part of Refugio County’s second
largest city certainly deserves no-
tice and it is the hope of The
Timely Remarks to do them jus-j
tice in the special edition which'
will appear within the next two
months.
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Economy Store
Starts Addition
15-Foot Extension and Addi-
tion and 4 Enlargement of
Departments Occasioned by
Increased Business.
Refugio Will Close
to Observe Fourth
Work was stated Monday morn-
ing on an addition to the Economy
Store, which will increase the floor
space of that fast-growing depart-
ment store by approximately 25
per cent. The building, which is
owned by Wash Moss, Jr., will be
made 15 feet longer, the rear por-
tion being made several feet higher
than the front to permit a large
balcony.
The work will be completed by
August 1. W. H. Borglund is the
contractor.
“Due to expanding business, the
Economy Store has been forced to
Although a few merchants failed
to sign the agreement circulated
by the Chamber of Commerce, it is
believed that Refugio will be closed
100 per cent next Monday, July 5,
in observance of the national holi-
day.
Many celebrations in neighboring
towns will be in progress and the
nearby beaches and bays will be
an additional lure for Refugio peo-
ple who have the two-day vacation.
Below we print the business
men’s agreement and those who
signed it:
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, mer-
chants and business men of Refu-
gio, Texas, do hereby agree to close
our places of business on Monday,
July 5, 1937, in observance of
July 4th, which falls on Sunday
this year, and in accordance with
a long-standing custom and prac-
tice, which is being observed by
the larger cities and towns, and
particularly those in our immediate
vicinity and trade area.
Pay-’n-Takit Food Market, The
Timely Remarks Tyler’s Barber
increase its floor space,” stated } Shop, Piggly Wiggly, Jack’s Vari-
George Solka, owner of the Econ- j ety Store, Sportsman Bros. B. E.
omy Store, m speaking of the lm- McGuill IGA Store, C. B. Gautier,
provements. “I have confidence in
the future of Refugio and Refugio
County and I am expanding in
accord with our growing city.
“Speaking for myself, and the
entire personnel of the Economy
Store, the confidence wre have in
Ward’s Barber Shop, Hornburg
Leather Shop, Ouida Lu Shop, Bry-
ant’s Beauty Shop Glynn Moss
Adkins Barber Shop, Frank Patty
Sales Co., Refugio Insurance
Agency, First National Bank, Dr,
J. E. Bauer, Geo. Strauch lumber
BIG BASEBALL JAMBOREE;
BASEBALL GAME BE LUXE;
BATTLE OF THE “AGES”
Has-Beens Meet Oilers Tonight (Friday) at
Ryals’ Field in Game that Promises to Be
Baseball Classic—Many Stars of Former
Years in Line-Up.
Oilers Win and Lose
As League Opens
STANDING OF CLUBS.
Team—
P.
W.
L.
Pet.
A. Pass-Ingleside .
.. 2
2
0
1.000
Refugio .................
.. 2
1
1
.500
Taft ........................
.. 2
1
1
.500
Corpus Christi .....
.. 2
0
2
.000
the future comes as a result of the yard, Shay & Crozier,, local office
faith our many customers and of Central Power and Light Corn-
friends have placed in our mer- pany, Refugio Furniture Company,
chandising. We have always en-
deavored to give the people of our
community quality goods at prices
Radio Electric Company, Hi-Way
Barber Shop, Refugio Plumbing
Supply Company, Economy Store,
76 Additions at
Baptist Meeting
The revival meeting, which was
fostered by the Baptist Church,
was a spiritual blessing to our
town. The preaching was of the
highest type and the singing was
great.
We greatly appreciate the fine
spirit of co-operation on the part
of the other churches of our town.
Our attendance was very fine and
several times during the meeting
we were unable to seat the people.
Our church is indeed grateful to
all who loaned seats, chairs or
lumber and to Mr. V. V. Bailey for
the use of the lot.
There were 76 additions to the
various churches. There were six
for the Methodist Church, one for
the Presbyterian Church and 70
for the Baptist Church, 40 being
by letter and statement and 30 for
baptism.
Our baptismal service will be
Sunday night at the colse of
service.
Sunday services are as follows:
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at 10:45 a. m.
B. T. U. at 7 p. m.
Preaching at 8 p. m.
The public is cordially invited.
L. S. COLE, Pastor.
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that were appealing to every pock- j Blue Bonnett 5c to $1 Store, J. C.
etbook. | Johnson, Henry’s Garage, Vogue
“Our getting ready for a greater Beauty Shop, Shelton-Bailey Motor
future now reacts to your present i Company, Thompson Auto Service,
advantage. “ Houston Gulf Gas Company, Supe-
“The alterations to the present beauty Shop, J. B Herring-
store will include a complete new L „ u STo' U
shoe department, also an enlarged RSy-s Beaty Sato™. Ne^Deal
Grocery Singer Sewing Machine
Shop and W. Wilkenfeld.
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Travis Williams Weds
Mrs. Eva L. Wilkinson
ready-to-wear
department and a prnr,prv
larger and more complete men’s — y
furnishing and work clothes de-
partment. There will also be a
balcony 16 feet by 22 feet, which
will house the offices and storage
space for the store. The entire
store throughout will be repainted
and rearranged.
“To make room for these addi-
tional fixtures we must remove a
great deal of merchandise now on
hand. Therefore we have decided
to offer the public an opportunity
to purchase these goods at prices
unheard of in Refugio before.
“Starting Thursday, July 1, we
will open our “Alteration Sale” to
the people of Refugio and sur-
rounding territory. A spirit of
enthusiasm pervades the entire
place, and salespeople are all work-
ing hard to get the store in readi-
ness for this great store-wide
event.
“Prices have been drastically
the slashed and manufacturers and
jobbers are co-operating v/ith us
to make this event one of the
greatest sales in the history of Re-
fugio—an event symbolic of the
progress of our store—promoting
j the spirit of economy with decided
‘ savings in every corner of the
store.”
Thermometers Range
from 98 to 127 Degrees
The last few days have been ex-
tremely hot in Refugio. Just how
hot, your inquiring reporter has
been unable to ascertain, so con-
flicting are the stories of ther-
mometer readings.
Wednesday noon the thermome-
ter at the Strauch lumber yard
registered 98 (it is in the shade),
while the one at the Mission Serv-
ice Station, which is also in the
shade, registered 100.
But when we asked Judge T. W.
McGuill, who gets his daily read-
ings from the county weather bu-
reau on top of the Court House,
we really did get hot. He stated
that the thermometer on the coun-
ty building roof Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o’clock read exactly 137 in the
shade.
There have been no casualties
from the heat, so far as could be
learned. Instead, it is said to be
great for cotton. All we know is
—it has been pretty warm in Re-
fugio the last few days—and
it still is.
Rainfall during the month of
June, according to data kept by
Mr. George Strauch, was 1 3-4
inches on the 4th and 5-16th of an
inch on the 7th.
“Read the page advertisement in
this paper or the circular delivered
to your home today and come
down early Thursday morning and
select your needs for the entire
family for the present as well as
the future. Watch our windows
for outstanding bargains every
day during this great store-wide
event,” said Mr. Farrell, promo-
tion manager.
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Monument Is Being
Put Up in Cemetery
The monument to Captain Amon
B. King and his comrades, which
was recently removed from King
State Park to make room for the
new one, this week is being erected
over the grave of King and his
men in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Several corrections have been made
in the names on the monument.
According to information, the
monument was originally intended,
to be erected over the graves, but
owing to the fact that it was im-
possible to locate the graves at
that time, it was erected in the
A wedding of unusual interest to
their host of friends in Refugio oc-
curred Tuesday afternoon, June 22,
when Mrs. Eva Low Wilkinson and
Travis Williams were married in
Cuero. The ceremony was per-
formed by Judge Graves of that
city.
Mr. Williams, although a resi-
dent of Sinton, where he is owner
of the Blue Bonnet Laundry, has
spent much of his time for the last
several years in this city attend-
ing to his laundry business. He is
one of the most popular young
business men in Southwest Texas.
Mrs. Williams is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Low, Sr. She
was born and reared in Refugio
and is popular in business and so-
cial circles. Both have a host of
friends who wish them much hap-
piness.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams returned
to Refugio last Sunday night after
a honeymoon spent in San Antonio
and Kerrville. They will reside
here.
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Refugio Golfers Beat
Beeville Pair Sunday
Elmo Rooke and Paul Johnson,
playing under the colors of the Re-
fugio County Golf Club, Sunday
defeated Tom McDowell and Cur-
tis Walker of Beeville in match
play over the course at the local
club. The visitors are said to have
been badly outclassed. The Bee-
ville pair defeated Johnson and
Rooke on the local course several
weeks ago.
James Beardsley, 13-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Beardsley
of this city, won first place in the
fourth flight in tournament play
at Kenedy Snnday. Other golfers
from the Refugio County club who
took part: in the tournament were
Paul Johnson and C. H. Cable of
Refugio and Jesse McKenzie of
' Woodsboro. These tournaments,
participated in by clubs from sev-
eral towns in this section, are held
monthly, on the fourth Sunday.
The next will be held in Refugio
on the fourth Sunday in July.
The public is cordially invited to
park, where it stood a or more than make US8 pf the local golf course,
nail a century. J which is said to be in splendid
The work is being done by Cur- j playing condition. There is a small
i lee & Son, of Dallas. * green fee.
WHERE THEY PLAY NEXT.
Friday, July 9.
Aransas Pass at Refugio.
Corpus Christi at Taft.
The opening game of the Coastal
Bend League was played at Ryals
Field last Friday night between
the local Oilers and Taft Tigers,
with the Oilers humbling the vi-
cious animals by a score of 16 to
4. In a brief ceremony before the
game Mayor L. R. Jeter pitched
the first ball, with J. C. Heard, sec-
retary of the Chamber of Com-
merce, as catcher. Homer Easter-
wood, representing Taft, missed in
his attempt to hit the pitch.
The other two teams comprising
the league, Corpus Christi and
Aransas Pass-Ingleside, opened
Saturday in Corpus Christi.
“Live Oak” Kubala, a recent ad-
dition to the pitching staff of the
Oilers, was his old self Friday
night, allowing the Tigers four lone
hits, while the home boys were
gathering 15 safeties off two Taft
pitchers.
However, the order of things
was completely reversed Sunday
when the two teams met, at Te#
for the second scheduled eh count &r
of the Coastal Bend season. It
took the combined services of Bo-
hannon, Tiger and Kubala on the
mound to stop the Tigers in this
contest. Although they were out-
scored, Refugio batsmen gave good
account of themselves in this
game, getting 12 hits to Taft’s 15.
Box scores of both games will
be found on page 8.
Dale (Red) Clarke, powerful Re-
fugio hurler, pitched the Oilers to
a 9 to 0 win over Dutch Hoffman’s
Yoakum Tanners at Ryals Field on
Tuesday night. Clarke got nine
strikeouts and gave up only four
hits. Joyace Rawe caught for the
locals.
Beardsley was the opposing
pitcher and got eight strikeouts,
but was unable to conquer the
mighty batting of Carl Littlejohn
and David O’Brien, who each got
three hits for the night.
The Oilers will spend the Fourth
in Cuero, where they play the sec-
ond game of a doubleheader. The
first game will be played between
Cuero and Goliad. The Oilers will
meet the Victoria Rosebuds at
Cuero.
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Mrs. Francisca Jaso
Dies Tuesday Night
Mrs. Francisca Jaso, 67 years of
age, died Tuesday night at 11:10
o’clock at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Juana Jaso. Funeral services
were held Thursday afternoon at 4
o’clock at St. James Catholic
Church and burial followed at the
Catholic Cemetery, with the Rev.
Father John Lucassen in charge.
The deceased was born in Con-
cepcion, Texas. She is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. Valentino Jaso,
Mrs. Juana Jaso and Mrs. Labrada
J. Reyna, and three brothers, Ju-
lian Jaso, Donato Jaso and Eujenio
Jaso.
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Inari-Tivoli Road
Completed at Last
(Tivoli Correspondent.)
Friday afternoon, June 25, at
2:30 o’clock, the paving of High-
way 113 from Inari to Tivoli was
finished.
A dream of 20 years realized.
The highway will be open for
traffic in a week or 10 days, but
the shoulder work will last several
weeks.
Needles to say, everyone in this
community, as well as the entire
county, is happy over the comple-
tion of the job.
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Methodists to Hold
Regular Services
Regular preaching services will
be held next Sunday morning, at
9 o’clock, in the City Hall club-
rooms, for the Refugio Methodist
Church. Sunday School will fol-
low at 10 o’clock. Everyone is cor-
dially invited to attend.
W. H. SHINE, Pastor.
■ By the Cub Reporter.
Please before reading this
column turn to big two page
ad in this paper and see what
it is all about.
The base ball fans of this county
of Refugio has this year so far been
favored with some mighty fine
baseball, along with some very
poor games. This has been due of
course to the late start the boys
got this year.
However, the prospects at this
time point to a team that this sec-
tion will be proud of before the
season is over. There has been a
lot of talk regarding some of the
games that have been played here,
both pro and con. However, after
all has been said and done, the
boys deserve a lot more credit than
the majority of the fans have given
them.
Every one of these boys has been
holding down a position and some
of these positions are real work.
For instance, just try handling pig
iron for eight hours, then without
any rest get out in this boiling hot
sun that we have had lately and
play nine innings of baseball with-
out a bobble. Then we are sure
you will give some of these boys a
little more credit. So let’s try and
remmeber this in the future.
Well, that’s that, so on with the
show.
The real purpose of the Jam-
boree we are having- Friday right
is to bring fans in this section
closer to our baseball team, and at
the same time give them about the
biggest quarter’s worth of fun,
| sport and amusement they have
1 ever had the re of ;«re>ng.
j B;.sides, * . Aome c ..*tnose
prizes! Any one of them is worth
many times your admission price.
But, listen fans, that’s nothing. So
here’s a tip: be sure to have your
Friday evening meal early in order
to get out to the park around 7
o’clock, as that is when the Has-
Beens take their workout. Now,
don’t be mistaken about these boys,
or men, for you will see some of
the best ball-tossing you have ever
witnessed, as all of these men have
wonderful reputations (so they
say).
We will run down the line-up for
you, so you can see for yourself.
The lead-off man, Earl Edge,
once reported to the White Sox, but
decided later to become an oil man
and play semi-pro ball with Woods-
boro, Texas.
Skid Wyrick, Oklahoma Uni-
versity star, sold to the New York
Yankees, but refused to report be-
cause they would not meet the pay
price of Babe Ruth.
Bill Hood, we have a clipping
from a Houston paper dated 1924
that is loud in praise of Billy
which is really too long to print
here.
Paul Johnson, of course prac-
tically every baseball fan is well
acquainted with Paul’s career as a
baseball player. If you are not,
Paul held the world’s record for
several years as a home-run hitter.
We will pass up the next two
players in the line-up in view of the
fact that they are regular Refugio
Oilers, and borrowed from the
Oilers, as Manager Leighty did not
want to start his real battery in
order to give the Oilers a fair start,
but should they fail to deliver
properly you can be assured they
will be benched and the real bat-
tery put in.
Which brings up House of David
Sneed, formerly known as Speedy
Sneed. Joe was with the House of
David so long that he often forgets
to shave for several days.
Next in line comes Manager Bill
Leighty. As Bill is a very modest
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Carpenter’s Q. & C. S.
Grocery Is Enlarged
Another Refugio business con-
cern that has outgrown its present
quarters is R. L. Carpenter’s
Q. & C. S. Grocery and Market. A
20-foot extension on the building
occupied by this concern is being
completed this week, giving about
a third more floor space than for-
merly. The building, located next
door to Low’s Melba Theater
building, is owned by Mrs. E. W,
Coward.
Mr. Carpenter states that he will:
install new market fixtures and in-
crease his stock to better accom-
modate his trade, which has out-
grown the old set-up.
The Q. & C. S. Grocery and
Market was started by Mr. Car-
penter two years ago. Since that
time he has also acquired the Sun-
shine Grocery and Market in Sun-
shine Addition, which is managed
by Link Green.
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