Refugio Timely Remarks and Refugio County News (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1932 Page: 4 of 6
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THE REFUGIO TIMELY REMARKS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1932
Fag© Four
Ref egio Timely Remarks
Entered as second-class matter Nov
27, 1929, at the postoffice at Refugio,
ITexas, 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
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year ....................$2.00 j
Six Months .........*.......• • 1-00
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
ADDS THAT SCARE US.
Clever advertising of antisep-
tics and other preparations re-
puted to save us from all the
ills to which the flesh is heir
has done a lot of harm, accord-
ing to Dr. Shaw, professor of
philosophy at the New York
University.
While real science is relieving
the human mind of many for-
mer bugaboos, modern “fear j\eerau ouu, viwwn
factories” are manufacturing I Kingsville 100, unchanged,
new horrors to alarm the gulli- Lost Lake 400, unchanged.
COASTAL CRUDE OIL IS
OFF 2750 BARRELS DAILY
Daily average crude oil pro-
duction from the gulf coast
fields for the week just ended
dropped 2,750 barrels to a total
of 172,600 barrels. Runs by
pools for Texas pools, with the
differences compared with the
figures of the week before, fol-
low:
Agua Dulce 10, down 5.
Allen Dome 15, unchanged.
Ariola 0, down 100.
Barbers Hill 24;000, up 1,400.
Batson 800, up 50.
Big Creek 1,350, up 50.
Blue Ridge 900, up 50.
Boling 450, up 100.
Buckeye 850, up 300.
Clay Creek 1,100, down 100.
Conroe 13,500, down 700.
Damond Mound 550, up 150.
Esperson D. 1,500, down 50.
Fannette 450, unchanged.
Goose Creek 3,900, up 100.
Hankamer 1,950, up 150.
High Island 5,400, down 850.
Hockley 10, down 10.
Hull 5,550, up 350.
Humble 5,700, down 400.
Keeran 350, down 50.
A History
of
Refugio County
By HOBART HUSOM
LEGION AUXILIARY TO | Connecticut designates a river
MEET NEXT THUBSDAT j j?w^hnone but women may
(Continued From Last Week.),
The modern Town of Refugio
was incorporated by a special
act of the Congress of the Re-
public of Texas, approved by amermen
President Mirabeau B. Lamar on j * cqa.i q
John H. Fox, Joseph Toups, C.
H. Heard and John F. Hynes,
aldermen.
1895—John F. Hynes, mayor;
G. P. Rogers, secretary; C. H.
Heard and Herman Hornburg,
February 1, 1842. Under this
1896-1901—John F. Hynes,
ble and shorten their lives
through sheer fright.
Just as we have been reas-
sured by the scientific control
of yellow fever, smallpox, ma-
laria and a host of old-time dan-
gers, along, comes the kill-joy
tribe, warning us of the menace
of dandruff, pyorrhea and hali-
tosis. Quoting the good doctor:
“Man is tormented by an ar-
ray of drug-filled remedies
which are supposed to act as
antiseptics. The bathroom be-
comes a clinic, and every man a
doctor in spite of himself. Now,
dread in the heart is worse than
dandruff in the hair, and fear
in the soul is more unsightly
than film on the teeth.”
- - ...mayor; G. P. Rogers, secretary;
old charter, which existed until jjerman Hornburg, C. H. Heard,
BATTERIES
REPAIRED AND
RECHARGED
AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS
Cars Called for & Delivered
General Service Garage
M. A. GALIA
Phone 142 Refugio
Lucas 50, unchanged.
Manvel 500, down 50.
Markham 1,350,down 2 50.
McFaddin 0, unchanged.
Mill Creek 50, unchanged.
Moores Field 1,700, down 100.
Moss Bluff 100, unchanged.
Mykawa 200, down 50.
Nash Dome 100, unchangd.
N. Dayton 200, unchanged.
Orange 1,350, up 50.
Pettus 4,450, down 50.
Pierce J’ction 5,500, down 50.
Rabbs Ridge 16,650, downete
Rabbs R. 15,650, down 2,950.
Raccoon B’d 4,850, down 100.
REFUGIO 8,600, down 700.
Rockland 15, dqwn 5.
Saratoga 850, up 50.
Slick 50, unchanged.
Sour Lake 1,800, up 100.
S. Dayton 50, unchanged.
S. Liberty 900, unchanged.
Spindletop 3,300, up 100.
Total 138,900, down 2,800.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEX-
AS, AT VICTORIA,
IN BANKRUPTCY.
No. 288.
In the Matter of Fridolin Frank
Munsch, Bankrupt.
To the Creditors of said Bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that Fridolin
Frank Munsch of Woodsboro, Refugio
County, Texas, a merchant doing busi-
ness as Red & White Store, was on the
30th day of September, A. D. 1932,
duly adjudicated bankrupt, and that
the first meeting of his creditors will
be held in the office of the antler-
signed, room 202 Welder Building, v ic-
toria, Texas, on October 17, A. D. 1932,
at 10 A. M., when the creditors may
| attend, prove their claims, elect a
Trustee, examine the Bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
C. C. CARSNER, Referee.
Victoria, Texas, October 4, 1932.
BAILEY’S
AUTO SERVICE
JOHN F. BAILEY
Successor to Walter Loman
Auto Repairing
Cars Called for and Delivered
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Tobacco and Candy
"J{ Back Fence is the
shortest clist&ace
between two
Gossips ”
v:
REFUGIO PHARMACY,
| Wilson Heard, Jr., Prop.
Refugio,----- Texas
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT
OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24,
OF
THE REFUGIO TIMELY REMARKS
Published weekly at Refugio, Texas,
for October 1, 1932.
State of Texas, County of Refugio—ss.
Before me, a Notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared J. L. Jones, who,
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
Owner of the'Refugio Timely Remarks,
and that the following is, to be best
of his knowledge and . belief, a true
statement of the ownership, manage-
ment (and if a dialy paper, the circu-
lation), etc-, of the aforesaid publica-
tion for the date shown in the above
caption, required by the Act of August
24, 1912, embodied in section 411, Pos-
tal Laws and Regulations, printed on
the reverse of this form, ■ to-w.it:
That the names, addresses of the
publisher, editor, managing editor, and
business manager is: J. L. Jones, Re-
fugio, Texas.
That the owner is: J. L. Jones, Re-
fugio, Texas.
That the known bondholders, mort-
gagees, and other security holders own-
ing or holding 1 per cent or more of
total amount of bonds, mortgages, or
other securities are: The First Na-
tional Bank, Refugio, Texas.
That the two paragraphs next above,
giving the names of the owners, stock-
holders, and security holders, if any,
contain not only the list of stockhold-
ers and security holders as they 'appear
upon the books of the company but
also, in eases where the stockholder or
security holder appears upon the books
of the company as trustee or in any
other fiduciary relation, the name of
the person or corporation for whom
such trustee is acting,-is given; also
that the said two paragraphs contain
statements embracing affiant’s full
knowledge and belief as to the circum-
stances and conditions under- which
stockholders and security holders who
do not appear upon the hooks of the
company as trustee, hold stock and se-
curities in a capacity other than that
of a bona fide owner; and this affiant
has no reason to believe that any other
person, association, or corporation has
any interest direct or indirect in the
said stock, bonds, or other securities
than as so stated by him.
J. L. JONES, Owner.
Subscribed; and sworn to before
me this 14th day of October, 1932.
(SEAL) LEO O. BUCKLEY,
Notary Public.
My commission expires June 1, 193a.
the general law was adopted in
1918, the town had a mayor and
five aldermen, who held office
for one year. The early min-
utes of the Town of Refugio
have been lost, but the follow-
are the names of some of the
officers of the town:
Mayors and Town Officials.
1842—Peter O’Boyle is re-
puted to have been the first
mayor.
1847— Isaac W. Johnson, may-
or; John Shelly, secretary.
1848— Patrick Shelly, mayor;
John Shelly, secretary.
1849— Edmund St. John, may-
or; Patrick Shelly, secretary.
1850— 1852—Patrick O’Boyle,
mayor; Patrick Shelly, secre-
tary.
1853—Webb Wofford, mayor;
J. B. Patterson, secretary.
1853-1854—Lieuen M. Rogers,
mayor; J. B. Patterson, secre-
tary.
1855— R. Martin, mayor; J.
M. Doughty, secretary.
1856- 1859—Charles G. Nor-
ton, mayor; J. M. Doughty, sec-
retary; P. A. Thurmond, A. L.
Doughty, Patrick Shelly and C.
P. Miles, aldermen.
I860—William T. McGrew,
mayor; J. M. Doughty, secre-
tary; S. M. Robinson, A. L.
Doughty, H. C. Ives and Patrick
Shelly, aldermen.
18**—Moses Simpson, mayor.
1875— Daniel Fox, mayor;
Patrick Shelly, treasurer; R. L.
Dunman, collector; W. E. Mc-
Campbell, A. R. Buck, Moses
Simpson and R. P. Clarkson, al-
dermen.
1876— Daniel Fox, mayor; R.
P. Clarkson, secretary; C. F.
Stubbs, W. W. Holbrook, A. R.
Buck and W. E. McCampbell,
aldermen.
1877— Daniel Fox, mayor;
Wm. E. McCampbell, W. W. Hol-
brook and Allen J. Heard, aider-
men; R. P. Clarkson, secretary.
1878— Daniel Fox, mayor; W.
W. Holbrook, A. J. Heard. W. E.
McCampbell and H. B. Harvey,
aldermen; R. P. Clarkson, sec-
retary.
1879— John H. M. Ryals, may-
or; R. P. Clarkson, secretary;
S. D. Ezell, Moses Simpson, A.
J. Heard and Chauncy M. Bar-
low, aldermen.
1880— R. A. Hasbrook, may-
or; L. B. Russell, secretary; A.
J. Heard, S. D. Ezell, C. M. Bar-
low and W. L. Coward, aider-
men; John R. Donaldson, treas-
urer.
1881— Louis M. Robertson,
mayor; L. B. Russell, secretary;
C. M. Barlow, . John H. M. Ryals,
Moses Simpson and F. M. Swift,
o ] prrrt pti
1882— John H. M. Ryals, maj -
or; L. B. Russell, secretary;
John H. Fox, Moses Simpson,
Joe M. Doughty and Joseph
i Toups, aldermen.
1883— John H. M. Ryals, may-
or; L. B. Russell, secretary;
Moses Simpson, Findlay Simp-
son, R. A. Ezell and John Low,
o 1 H purn pt>
’ 1884-1885—John H. M. Ryals,
mayor; L. B. Russell, secretary;
Moses Simpson, John Low, R. A.
Ezell and R. J. Dickey, alder-
men.
1886-1887—John H. M. Ryals,
mayor; George Howard, secre-
tary; Moses Simpson, R. A.
Ezell and Timothy Hart, alder-1
men. !
1888-1889—John H. M. Ryals,
mayor; Moses Simpson, Oscar
Mitchcell, E. W. Wheeler and R.
A. Ezell, aldermen; George
Howard (1888), G. P. Rogers
(1889). secretary;
. 1890-1891—John H. M. Ryals,
mayor; G. P."Rogers, secretary;
J. E. Kelly, marshal; John F.
Hynes, W. W. Shay, C. H. Heard
and John Dorsey, aldermen.
1892— John H. M. Ryals, may-
or; G. P. Rogers, secretary; C.
H. Heard, John .H. Fox, Joseph
Toups and John F. Hynes, aider-
men.
1893- 1894—John H. M, Ryals,
mayor; G. P. Rogers, secretary;
The Legion Auxiliary will hold
its regular meeting next Thurs-
day in the Library room at the
Court House, it was announced
by Mrs. T. J. Strong, president
of the organization. The first
and third Thursdays of each
month are the regular meeting
dates of the Auxiliary.
The principal business of next
week’s meeting will be to dis-
cuss plans for a joint celebra-
tion with the American Legion
of Armistice Day. An effort is
being made by the ladies to se-
cure the co-operation of the
American Legion in this cecle-
bration in order that it will be
a memorable occasion in Refu-
gio.
The president of the Auxiliary
was disappointed last week in
i that only a handful of the 28
' members attended the important
session that was advertised for
Thursday night. Mrs. Strong
-----7 . ------ — a.
complete equality of the sexes.
With no mere men around, both
mother and sister Sue stand on
the same footing with dad and
express their feeling in the same
rugged language of the fishing
hole, when the biggest one gets
away.____
Phil Power and J. E. Fox, aider-
men; W. F. Low, collector.
1902-1903 — Herman Horn-
burg, mayor; J. E. Fox and C.
H. Heard, aldermen; Eugene --------w —0—. ------ ------0
Low, secretary. Mayor Hynes points out that unless the ladies
1 J 1_____J 1 HOO X-vt 14- 1/-vP4- r\-P 4-Via Anviliovnr f o irn m av»o in_
had been elected in 1902, but left
the county before he had quali-
fied.
1904-1905—Frank Jecker, Sr.,
mayor; James F. Jower, secre-
tary; George Strauch, C. H.
Heard, J. E. Fox, Phil Power,
aldermen; Charles E. Simpson,
treasurer and collector.
1906-1914 — George Strauch,
mayor; L. R. Jeter, secretary;
Charles E. Simpson, treasurer
of the Auxiliary take more in-
terest in the organization that
nothing can be accomplished to-
ward making Armistice Day the
occasion here that it should be.
MODERNIZE
YOUR HOME
with
COLORED PLUMBING
FIXTURES
J. S. MODLIN
PLUMBING CO.
Phone 90
WANT ADS
FOR RENT—One-room furnished
apartment; all conveniences, including
icd jjj ^uiiuouii bath, light and water free; shed for
and collector; J. E. Fox, Frank a',va"ce' w' H
Jecker, Phil Power and C. H
Heard, aldermen.
1915—Ben Shelton, mayor; J.
Turner Vance, secretary;
George Strauch, collector; C. H.
Heard, J. E. Fox, Wilson Heard
4and Phil Power, aldermen;
j Branch" Smith, treasurer.
Why buy any
second-choice fire
when a
GOODffEAn
costs no
m0,eV J '
mm.
POSTED NOTICE
The O’Brien Ranch is posted by law
against hunting or any other form of
tresspass. Take warning, violators will
be prosecuted. J. J. O’BRIEN.
1916-1917 — George Strauch,
mayor; J. Turner Vance, secre-
tary; C. H. Heard and J. E.
Fox, aldermen.
1918— Ben Shelton, mayor ; J.
Turner Vance, secretary; Clay
Murphy, secretary; V. V. Bailey,
treasurer; John J. Power, R. H.
Wood, Thomas J. Heard and Ed
Sitterle, aldermen.
1919- 1922—Ben Shelton, may-
or; Clay Murphy, secretary;
John J. Power, R. H. Wood,
j Thomas J. Heard and Frank C.
Bailey, aldermen.
1923—J. O. West, mayor; Clay
Murphy, secretary; Frank C.
Bailey, Frank Low, Frank Jeck-
er, Sr., George E. Strauch, Jr.,
and Thomas J. Heard, aldermen.
. 1924—J. O. West, mayor,
Frank C. Bailey, Thomas J.
Heard, John W. Kay, Frank
Low and Ed Sitterle, aldermen.
1927— J. O. West, mayor; Jos-
eph W. Sneed, L. E. Carlisle,
Edgar E. Swift, Edward A.
Clarkson and Ed Sitterle, aider-
men.
1928- 1930—J. O. West, may-
or; Lillian Sitterle, secretary;
Henry B. Heard, collector; Ed
Sitterle, Edward A. Clarkson,
Glynn E. Moss and L. E. Car-
lisle, aldermen; W. (Bill) Sit-
terle, town marshal.
1931— J. O. West, mayor; Lil-
lian Sitterle, secretary; Joe C.
Heard, collector; R. H. Wood,
Joseph W. Sneed, Glynn E.
Moss, Edward A. Clarkson and
L. E. Carlisle, aldermen; W.
(Bill) Sitterle, marshal.
1932— Leonard R. Jeter, may-
or; Joe C. Heard, secretary-col-
lector; Glynn E. Moss, Joseph
W. Sneed, Frank C. Bailey, A.
H. Brundrett and Bernard E.
McGuill, aldermen; W. (Bill)
Sitterle, marshal.
POSTED NOTICE
My ranch property is posted by law
against hunting or any other form of
tresspass. Take warning, violators
will be prosecuted.
MRS. O. MITCHELL.
POSTED NOTICE—All lands in
Refugio County belonging to M. E.
O’Connor Estate, Mary Ellen O’Con-
nor, Thomas James 0<Connor, are post-
ed. Trespassing of any, character will
bid prosecuted*
WM. J. O’CONNOR, Manager.
POSTED NOTICE
This is to give notice that all my
pastures and other properties leased by
me are posted under the law. I posi-
tively' forbid hunting, fishing, camp-
ing or other trespassing thereon. All
gates are posted. Take warning—vio-
lators will be prosecuted. .
F. B. ROOKE.
POSTED NOTICE—All parts and
parcels of my land in Refugio County
are posted. Trespassers will be prose-
cuted. LAWRENCE W. O’CONNOR.
-s
"Fire* give ]
greatest vah« a* every price—
•nry year the public baj* 1
MILLIONS more Goodyeaws j
riaw any other make. That® |
a pretty definite iwHcrtioa of j
superior value.
Sept. 12th Goodyear Built
Its 200 Millionth Tir©
La ROSA
Service Station
Phone 178
Refugio
(Continued Next Week.)
—-o-
Johnnie Sportsman visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Sportsman, in McKinney over
the past week-end, returning
here Wednesday.
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