Refugio Timely Remarks and Refugio County News (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1934 Page: 7 of 10
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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1934
THE REFUGIO TIMELY REMARKS
Miss Mitchell Named on
Centennial Committee
A recent letter from State Senator
E. J. Blackert, named Miss Maidie
Mitchell as chairman of the Refugio
County section of the general Texas
Centennial committee. Two delegates
have been appointed from each coun-
ty in the state, James Power of Vi-
dauri having been named as the other
delegate from Refugio County.
The general committee will meet
within the next few weeks, presum-
ably in Austin, and decide the impor-
tant question of where the Centennial
will be held.
In discussing Refugio County’s part
in the coming Centennial, Miss Mitch-
ell stated that the people of this coun-
ty should advertise to the hundreds of
thousands of visitors expected at the
Centennial that it was this section
that supplied so many of the soldiers
during Texas’ war for independence.
“Texas’ war for independence was
fought largely in the region from San
Antonio south,” declared Miss Mitch-
ell, “and Refugio and adjoining coun-
ties bore the brunt of these battles.”
Miss Mitchell expressed the hope that
citizens of Refugio County may be-
come history-minded aricl awaken to
the real importance of this section in
the history of Texas.
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Miss Heard Honored
With Dinner Party
Miss Bebe Heard was honored with
a dinner party on Monday evening,
April 30, given by her parents, Mi
and Mrs. James B. Heard. The oc
casion was Miss Heard’s sixteenth
birthday. Miss Nettie Lou Durham,
whose birthday is on the same date,
was also a guest of honor.
The guest list included Misses Dor-
othy Turman, Rebekah McClintock
and Dutch Schorlomer, Rusty Cow-
ard, Bobby Lynd, David Crumpton
and the guests of honor.
Following the party refreshments
were served, after which a dance was
enjoyed by everyone.
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A dance was given at the Victoria
County Club on Wednesday evening
of last week by Mr. and Mrs. John
Donaldson in honor of their recently
wedded daughter, Mrs. William H.
Smith, Jr. Miss Mary Coward of Re
fugia was an invited guest on the oc-
casion.
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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS ^ND DISBTTRSE-
MENTS OF THE TOWN OF REi IJGIO
For Period Beginning March 1st, 1933, and Ending February 38th, 1934
Balance on hand February 28th, 1933, as follows:
First National Bank—General' Fund ..............................?i2’?So'?S
First National Bank—Sinking Fund ~............................ „’or™K
First National Bank—Water Account ................... - 2,8! / .O.o
$24,024.13
^ S- W3S- -«“« Fcbruary
28th, 1934: omen
Moody-Seagraves Lease (Oil Royalties)........................
River Bed Lease (Oil Royalties) .................................... L
Taxes Collected .........................................-......................... o, i
Dividends from defunct City Central Bank of San
Antonio, Texas ...................................—................. in
Miscellaneous Income, Permit and Pond Fees, etc..... 245. 0
Water Rents and Sales ...................................................... 1 ice ar
Refund on Paving ..............................................................
$43,952.02
TOTAL TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
$67,976.15
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7,776.82
4,571.50
6,490.23
2,764.07
1,342.96
6.545.00
4,000.00
745.50
6.434.00
184.31
Disbursements for above period:
Administrative Expenses (See Exhibit “A’
Street Expenses (See Exhibit “B”)................ .......
Water Department Expenses (See Exhibit C )—
Sewer Department Expenses (See Exhibit “D”).
Fire Department Expenses (See Exhibit “E”).....
Interest on Bonds (Se& Exhibit “F”).......................
Bonds Retired (See Exhibit “G”).............................
Land and Buildings (See Exhibit “H”)...................
Bonds Purchased (See Exhibit “I”).........................
Furniture and Fixtures .............................................
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ....................................
Balance on hand as of February 28, 1934......
Allocation of Funds as Follows:
First National Bank, Refugio, Texas—General Fund..$ 1,894.00
So. Texas Bank & Trust Co., S. A.—General Fund 1,976.16
First National Bank, Refugio, Texas—Sinking Fund.. 16,733.39
First National Bank, Refugio, Texas—Water Acct 6,518.21
EXHIBIT “A”
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Salaries of Mayor, Secretary, Aldermen and Marshal............................$4,661.30
Election Expenses .......................................................................................... ^5.00
Publishing of Ordinances,- Supplies and Other Miscellaneous Expense 790.21
Legal Expenses .........................................................................-............-.........
Heat, Light, Telephone, etc......................................................................... 152.iu
Moving and Rebuilding Pond Pen.............................................................. 1?6 0I
Printing of Street Bonds .....................................................................-........ 75.00
Sanitation Work .............................................-................................................ 275.8o
$40,854.39
$27,121.76
$27,121.76
$7,776.82
EXHIBIT “B”
MAINTENANCE OF DIRT STREETS, BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
Labor ..................................................................................................................$1,801.80
Material for Bridges and Culverts...............................................—............ 906.95
Dirt Work—Teams, Tractors ........:................-............................................ 884.25
Engineering Fees ............................................................................................ 65.06
Street Lights ..................................................-................................................. 913.50
EXHIBIT “C”
WATER DEPARTMENT COSTS
$4,571.50
Salaries, Plant Superintendent and Clerical ..........................................$2,310.00
Power—Water Lifting Cost ...........................................................:............ 1,241.92
Repairs to Water Plant and Distributing System—
Materials .................................................................................................. 433.2*
Labor ................................................................................................-....... 218.95
Truck Expenses (Repairs, Gas and Oil).................................................... 457.59
Printing and Stationery, Postage, etc......................................................... 119.60
Insurance ....................................................................................-..................... 33.24
Heat, Light and Telephone .......................................................................... 77.79
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE ......................................................$4,892.33
Additions and Extensions to System—
Materials .................................................................................................$1,300.72
Labor ................. 297.18
EXHIBIT “D”
SEWER DEPARTMENT COSTS
$6,490.23
Labor—Maintenance ............... $1,081.42
Material—Maintenance .................................................................................. 7.65
Power—Sewer Sump Pump ........................................................................ 79.90
TOTAL OPERATING COST ........................................................ $1,168.97
Extensions and Additions to System—
Labor ..........................................................................................................$ 224.02
Material .................................................................................................... 1,161.08
Engineering Costs ................................................................................... 190.00
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EXHIBIT “B"
FIRE DEPARTMENT COSTS
$2,764.07
Repairs to Fire Truck ...................................................................................$ ioi.97
Gas and Oil ...................................................................................................... 102.22
Insurance .......................................................................................................... 209.80
MiseeHaneous Expenses ....................................................................... 249 83
TOTAL OPERATING COST ..................................................... $ 663.82
Equipment .........................................................................................!ZZ”Z$ 679T4
$1,342.96
EGHIBIT “F”
INTEREST ON TOWN OF REFUGIO BONDS
12 Months Interest Water Bond Issue ......................................................$3,520.00
12 Months Interest Water Bond Issue ................................................3’o25.00
EXHIBIT “G”
BONDS RETIRED
$6,545.00
4 Sewer Bonds, Series 1 to 4, Inclusive,$1,000.00 Each..........................$4,000.00
EXHIBIT “H”
LAND AND BUILDINGS
Part of Lot 15, Block 59—Water Plant ........................................ « 250 00
Garage at Water Plant ..............................................................................." * 495 50
EXHIBIT “I”
BONDS PURCHASED
$ 745.50
Town of Refugio Bonds .............................................................................. $6 434 00
Water Bonds Nos. 14, 15, 16, 21 and Sewer Bonds Nos. 17, 18, 19, 20.
wishes to announce a
New Wrapper on
Country Club
Bread
The Bread with a Full Glass of
Milk in Every Loaf
AND
That now you can purchase
her Cakes at your Grocer's
Always remember
’m/fiCftA, S^ou/c/’d
Products are Better and Stay
Fresh Longer
Mrs. A. F. Sayers and her daugh-
ter, Miss Helen, were in Corsicana
from Wednesday of last week until
Tuesday, where they attended Mrs.
Sayers’ brother, Bob King, who was
ill at his home there.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Strauch and
daughters, little Misses Elaine and
Mary Joyce, of San Antonio, were
guests in the George Strauch home
the past week-end. Mr. Strauch re-
turned to San Antonio on Monday,
while Mrs. Strauch and daughters re-
mained for a more extended visit.
JIMMIE LEE BRIGHTMAN may j
see “Heat Lightning” at the Rialto, !
showing midnight, May 5, on a fre*
ticket awaiting her at The Timely
Remarks office. j
Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Zarsky were
among the many Refugians who wit- i
nessed the Kenedy-Refugio baseball)
game last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heard and Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Heard were in San
Antonio on Thursday of last week,
where they spent the day with rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Corinne Poole of Goliad was
a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Edge from Thursday of Iasi
week to this past Tuesday. She wat.
accompanied on her return home by
Mr. and Mrs. Edge.
Mrs. B. F. Cowan is in Marlin at-
tending her husband, who is ill at a
hospital there.
George E. Strauch and John Broker
were in San Antonio last Saturday on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. William Baumgartner
and grandson, Palmer Clarkson, spent
Sunday in Goliad with relatives. They
were the guests of their daughter,
Mrs. O. G. Compton, and family.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wig-
ginton of this city, a five and one-half
pound boy on Saturday mornin,g
April 28. The little boy was chris-
tened Lauren Ance.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bauman, for-
mer residents of Refugio, moved to
Aransas Pass last week to make their
home.
A. J. Harding of Albuquerque, N.
M., is a guest in the home of his
daughter, Mrs. R. G. Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. John Broker and son,
Junior, left Thursday morning, May
3, for a two weeks’ vacation among
the Ozark mountains. They also plan-
ned to vesit relatives in Kansas City.
Miss Audrey Barber spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. Barber, in Kingsville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cable spent the
past week-end in Houston, where they
witnessed the motor boat races.
Mrs. Walter Corgey and little
daughter, Joyce Marie, and Mrs. J. C.
Corgey were guests of friends in
Houston from Friday of last week to
this past Monday.
Miss Mary Coward attended a re
ception last Saturday evening given
in honor of Miss Maida Taylor at the
latter’s home in Victoria. Miss Tay-
lor is a member of the graduating
class of Patti Welder High School in
Victoria.
Mrs. Clara Hawes and daughter,
Mrs. Maurine Muckleroy, spent last
Tuesday in Galveston. They attendeu
the Guy Lombardi concert held on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Pat Burke and baby daughter,
Nancy Ann, were back in Refugio last
Monday and Tuesday to visit friends.
They returned to Beeville Tuesday
evening, where Mrs. Burke is the
house guest of Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Burke.
Mrs. J. Lawrence Courtney of Bee-
ville was a guest of Mrs. A. D. Coi
gey last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strauch, Mr.
and Mrs. B. H. Hornburg, Mrs. Ro>
Kolb and Misses Clarice and Hesta
Mae Strauch were guests at a barbt.
cue dinner in Sinton last Sunday eve
ning given by T. G. Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Laughery had
as their guests last Sunday their
daughters, Mrs. M. B.. Brown ana
Miss Ivalo Laughery, and also their
granddaughter, little Miss Vemict
Brown, all of Hull, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Laughery re'
turned on Tuesday of last week from
a month’s stay in Temple, where Mi.
Laughery had been convalescing fron.
a major operation underwent at a
hospital in that city.
O. C. Castell of Yoakum was a
guest of his sister, Mrs. Lokey Hud-
dleston, on Tuesday and Wednesday
of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Crusenor of Cor-
pus Christi were guests last Sunday
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fridge.
Miss Truth Carroll of Hot Springs,
Ark., was called home by the serious
illness and death of her father.
Mrs. C. E. Hagood of Shreveport,
La., was here from Friday to Sunday,
called here by the illness and death
of her brother, R. O. Carroll.
Mrs. E. C. Epperson and daughter,
Mrs. Max Tolleson, called on Mrs. A.
C. Wigginton at a Corpus Christi hos-
pital on Saturday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Deases and
children. Juandina and Edward,
spent last week in San Antonio at-
tending the San Jacinto fiesta and
the races.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Cash are spend-
ing the week in Corpus Christi fishing
and visiting friends.
Miss Olma Jones returned to hei
home in Houston Tuesday afte.
spending two weeks visiting with
Miss Mertie Lovett.
Mrs. Carl Bautngartner and littlb
sons and Mrs. William Baumgartner
were fishing at Lamar and Rockpori
Wednesday afternoon.
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He: “Look, darling, I have some-
thing serious to tell you. I am a
married man.”
Sweet Darling: “Hevens, how you
scared me. I thought you were go-
ing to say that you were out of gas.”
Mrs. Fanny Heard Back
After an Extended Visit
Mrs. Fanny Heard returned to her
home in Refugio last Friday after an
extended visit with her son, Cyrus
Heard, in San Antonio. Mrs. Heard
had been convalescing from injuries J
received in a fall at home of her son)
while visiting there.
Mrs. Heard was accompanied here
by Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Heard, who
remained for a week-end visit.
Mrs. Nick Pellegrina of Corpus
Christi also was a week-end guest of
Mrs. Heard.
Gene: “Say, Pete. I hear your wife
still adores you after two years of
married life, is that true?”
Pete: “Wal, I reckon it is, she
places burnt offerings in front of me
three times a day:.”
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Pinto Beans 25c
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C. P. andL. Announces Full Residential Service
Electric Rate; Current
MAKES POSSIBLE “TOMORROW’S” CONVENIENCE T0DAV
Starting with May meter readings, Central
Power and Light Company breaks all preced-
ents for giving its customers low-cost Electricity
by putting into effect a new "FULL RESI-
DENTIAL SERVICE” electric rate. This rate
is available to every city residential customer
who now has, or installs, a regulation "electric
range. Briefly, the rate is as follows: First 25
kilowatt hours of energy, 9c a kilowatt hour;
next 100 kilowatt hours, 4c a kilowatt hour;
all additional use, 2c A KILOWATT HOUR.
Minimum bill, $2.50 a month.
As an additional feature to the Full Resi-
dential Service rate, C. P. and L. offers a spe-
cial Controlled Water Heating Service, with
Electricity as low as lc a KILOWATT HOUR.
This sensationally attractive new rate offer*
every customer who does not now have an elec-
tric range a splendid opportunity to operate
one for only a few cents a day and gives to
those who now have ranges a chance to make
greater use of Electric Cookery at lower cost
than ever. A majority of range customers re-
ceive an immediate reduction in the cost of
their present use through the new rate. Every
range customer can make wider use of electric
service for lighting, refrigeration, water heating
and smaller appliances at the lowest average
cost ever enjoyed. In fact, the new rate open*
the way to immediate realization of the conven-
ience of the model home predicted for the future.
What the New Rate Means to These Customers:
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Mrs. Whitley—
JL
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fryLM
Mrs. Jameson—
tf i 5 If!
Mrs. Sanders—
has an electric re-
frigerator, a washer
and numerous small
appliances. Her bill
runs around ?5 to
$6 a month She’s
operates an electric
range, and has long
been "sold” on the
economy of Electric
Cookery. Because of
the FULL RESI-
has both an electric
range and electric re-
frigerator. The new
rate will cut her
present cost of op-
eration to such an
extent that she’s con-
set on installing a
r.ew model electric
range because nearly
10C% of her range
use will come at ogly
2 CENTS A KILO-
DENTIAL rate Mrs.
Whitley has ordered
a new electric re-
sidering the p u r-
frigerator and fig-
chase of an electric
ures it will cost her
family of four (five
water heater because
WATT HOUR Mrs.
during the summer
when her mother vis-
then she’ll buy elec-
Jameson figures she
tricity as low as 1
can operate her range
for about 3 cents a
its) an average of
only Si.40 a month
for refrigeration.
cent a kilowatt hour.
"That’s CHEAP” •
meal.
she says.
has not had an elec-
tric range, although
she has always made
liberal use of light-
ing and small appli-
ices. When the new
dw rate was ex-
plained to her she
immediately ordered
an electric range. She
plans to add an elec-
tric refrigerator next
because she now
knows that she can
really afford an all-
electric kitchen.
Is the case of one of these mythical South and South-
west Texas women similar to your own? If so, or
if your conditions are somewhat different, let us show
has an electric rang*
but her household
budget was lowered
and she was forced
to curtail the use of
her range along with
other things. "Th*
new rate is wonder-
ful,” Mrs. Johnson
states. "Now I can
make full use of mv
range and still keep
within my budget.m
you how the FULL RESIDENTIAL RATE may hm
applied to advantage in your home. Call us by phons
or drop in at our store 4or further information today!
Mrs. Johnson—-
Copies of the complete Full Residential Service rate may be obtained at our office.
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