Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1946 Page: 7 of 8
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I GIVE YOU
REFUGIO
By “Sparky” Barton
H » So often, we hear criticism
against the field of modern science,
particularly the contention that
from it come the seeds and imple-
y fnents of modern destructive war-
fare. We grant the truth revealed
by history—that whole nations
have perverted their acquired
knowledge with the goal of en-
slavement of neighboring lands.
Yet, we should recount that long
before modern science came into
, being, wars had ravaged the earth
*"f or centuries — competing with
plague and famine to see which
could destroy the most. Here, we
may well marvel that science has
r conquered almost all the great
plagues. Technology has so sped
the production and distribution of
food that it can, and we believe
'<• some day finally will, banish hun-
ger from the earth. That final
statement is conditioned on the mo-
tives that will prevail in guiding
^ men henceforth in their search of
knowledge through the scientific
field. It has been wisely said,
“Knowledge is neutral.” Men of
, goodwill use it to build; bigoted or
■" greedy men do otherwise. Bring-
ing these observations closer to
home, we feel reassured when we
look through trades journals and
other publications devoted to inter-
ests of peacetime progress. We be-
lieve that the rank and file Ameri-
can scientist is interested in build-
^ ing something of ultimate value to
man. We can cite just a few com-
monplace examples of what awaits
the average citizen and his family
right here in Refugio. We are told
that a wall paper, treated with DDT
will soon be ready for the house-
wife. This can be used to paper
' clothes closets, and will carry
guaranty that it will kill the usual
run of household insect pests. Then
too, in the interests of good teeth
^ and better health, Junior may be
chewing a palatable chewing gum
containing vitamin K that may cut
down tooth decay from 60 to 90
percent. Farmers and ranchmen
will be using a new insecticide that
will far outshine DDT in some re-
spects. And as a last example in the
interest of scientific advancement,
* we may be eating breakfast foods
that will contain a special mold,
that will improve the hair and gen-
eral appearance, and should Dad
* happen to be bald, he may become
a bigger booster than Junior for
various highly advertised boxed
breakfast fodders.
The ancient Greeks even went so
far as to give a practical scientific
application to the manly art of
wrestling. The “know how” in this
manly art is sometimes found
where one would least expect it.
For instance, more than two de-
cades ago, a carnival show set up
» for what proved to be a one night
f stand in Refugio. A large crowd
had turned out, was milling about,
up and down the midway, stopping
here and there at various fleecing
^ stands where any participation in
talk about the manhood of Refugio
having fear to take up his chal-
lenge. Shortly thereafter, and just
as he bellowed another lusty and
scornful observation, a local citi-
zen vaulted into the ring and stood
quietly just beside him. Now, it so
happened this local man had seen
service with the U. S. Navy during
World War I, and had learned a
few things about the squared cir-
cle himself. There he stood, about
a head shy in height of the profes-
sional “grunt and groaner.” Look-
ing around, the carnival wrestler
saw this young potential adversary,
who was quietly observing him, not
saying a word. In broken English,
the carnival champ asked, “You
rassle me?” And the prompt reply
was, “I wrestle you!” By the time
a pair of wrestling trunks were
found and our local contender had
retired to put them on, the crowd
had deserted all the other carnival
attractions, and had gathered to
witness the contest. Back to the
ring came the Refugio man who had
dared what seemed impossible, to
vanquish this noisy and husky pro-
fessional giant for the insults that
had been thrown toward the citi-
zenship just a few moments before.
When the referee called the two
contestants together, it looked
something like a David and Goliath |
contest in the making. But once the
bout got under way, there was no j
doubt as to the outcome. The huge
carnical champ had run into one
of those rare surprises. His every
effort, fair and foul, to slug or pin
his smaller opponent was frustrat-
ed by the coolness, determination
and amateur skill displayed by the
latter. In the course of a few min-
utes,’the carnival wrestler was be-
ing spread out around the ring like
a pretzel. The crowd yelled com-
plete satisfaction as the huge pro-
fessional matman patted the can-
vas and eagerly conceded defeat to
put a quick end to the punishment
being fairly and justly administer-
ed. The identity of the winner ?
None other than BUCK MILLI-
GAN, still a Refugio citizen, and
presently engaged as a drilling con-
tractor. Even back in those days,
he was a veteran driller.
The speed and dispatch with
which six ROTARIANS disposed
of the washing and drying of the
dishes last Monday after lunch was
remarkable to see. The occasion
was “the cook’s day off.” Loyalty
to these club brothers prevents
giving their identity, because to
single them out, one by one in
praise, could inadvertantly provoke
a curiosity and demand for similar
adaptability around the homes of
these gentlemen respectively.
Passes last week went to Mr. D.
M. KELLEY. We should like to give
belated recognition to the man who
once upon a time wrestled to up-
hold the prestige of his community
without thought of fame or praise
to himself. If he will call at the
Rialto Theatre this week, passes
will be awaiting him for the show-
ing of “Renegades,” showing Sun-
day and Monday.
THE POCKETBOOK OF KNOWLEDGE
By PILGRIM
FraMcisojn friars
WERE THE FIRST
WHITE MEN TO
SET FOOT IN WHAT
l£ NOW NEVAPA
Tips of County Home
Demonstration Agent
By MISS BESS VOGT
REFUGIO TIMELY REMARKS, Aug. 1, 1946—Page 7
NOTICE
To Creditors of the Estate of
Isaac G. W. Buck, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that orig-
fihances and skill "meant" a swift;inal letters testamentary upon the
and sure parting with local funds, | estate of Isaac G. W- Buck, de-
proving again the words of that;ceased, were granted to me, the
master showman, Mr. Barnum. The undersigned,, on the 3rd day of
pride and main feature of the! June, 1946, by the county court of
traveling troupe was their strong 1 Refugio County, Texas. All persons
man, a huge wrestler, swarthy of j having claims against said estate
complexion, and whose cauliflower are hereby required to present the
ears attested to his experience as|same 1116 within the time pie-
a grappler. His act was to ehal- j scribed by law. My residence and
lenge all comers to a test of wrest- P°st office address are Woodsboro,
ling skill, with a cash purse offer-
ed to any contender who could suc-
cessfully cope with him for a given
time limit. After a few minutes of
ballyhoo and “barking” through a
megaphone, the carnival expert,
who stood well over six feet in
height and weighed well up into
County of Refugio, State of Texas.
MRS. MAUDE G. BUCK,
Executrix of the Estate of
Isaac G. W. Buck, Deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Toups have
a son, born early Wednesday morn-
ing in Refugio County Hospital,
the beef class, threw caution to the weighing 7 lbs., 3 ozs. He has been
winds and started casting careless named Charles Harold Toups, Jr.
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Humble Increases
Crude Oil Prices
Humble Oil & Refining Company
today increased by an everage of
25c a barrel the price it pays to
producers and royalty owners for
crude oil purchased. H. C. Wiess,
Humble’s president, stated in an-
nouncing the change that the ad-
vance takes into account the great
increase in costs that has occurred
since 1941. He stated that it is im-
possible for petroleum and its pro-
ducts to continue selling for about
the same prices as five years ago,
whereas other wholesale prices
have increased one-third, and petro-
leum industry costs have increased
even more since 1941. He said that
the new prices are at the level re-
patedly recommended by several
Government committees and agen-
cies several years ago, which
recommendations were ignored by
OPA. He indicated that product
prices may be expected to advance
moderately, but that competition
would insure reasonable prices re-
lated to costs. Mr. Wiess said:
“During the war, ceiling prices
on crude oil were held at prewar
levels despite the great increases
that occurred in the costs of find-
ing and producing oil. Since 1941
labor costs have advanced fifty per
cent, costs of exploration and drill-
ing have more than doubled, and
costs of materials and services have
risen sharply- In view of these high-
er costs, several Congressional com-
mittees, the Petroleum Administra-
tion for War, and the OPA Ad-
visory Committee all recommended
repeatedly months ago an increase
of 35c per barrel for crude oil
above 1941 prices. OPA finally
granted an inadequate increase of
10c per barrel in April, 1946. In
extending price controls, Congress
acted to release petroleum from
regulation, because supply is ade-
quate to meet demand. It is now
possible to advance prices to the
level that OPA should have au-
thorized long ago. Prices related to
costs will serve the public interest
by stimulating exploration and de-
velopment to provide for the fu-
ture the increasing quantities of oil
needed for civilian use and nation-
al security.
❖
CANNING GRAPE JUICE
“Nothing is more inviting these
hot days than to sit down with your
friends and enjoy a pitcher of ice
cold, home-made grape juice. Mus-
tang grapes are ripening now up
and down the creeks, and in the
pastures over Refugio County and
it will take only a few hours time
to gather and can a supply of
grapes for future use,” says Miss
Bess Vogt, County Home Demon-
stration Agent.
The following directions may be
followed:
Pick grapes from stems, wash,
crush, and heat to simmering in
just enough water to cover. Strain,
allow to stand a short while for
sediments to settle. Pour off clear
juice. Add 1-2 to 2 cups sugar to
a gallon of juice according to taste
and availability. Heat again to
simmering. Pour into hot sterilized
jars filling jars to overflowing.
Seal. Prdcess pint and quart jars
in water bath for 10 minutes. Water
should come about 2 inches over
top of jars. Count steaming time
;oon as water begins to boil.
Be sure to place lid on water bath
canner to held in steam.
At end of processing time, re-
.. . . , ,, more containers, and place jars
“The oil industry was able to ...., ’ . , ,
. . . ... . iright side up far enough apart so
operate under low price ceilings mi,. ... . ... , , , ,
they will cool quickly but do not
FRANK LOW GIVES
CHICKEN BARBECUE
Frank Low was host to a group
of men at a chicken barbecue, held
Thursday evening of last week at
his Melon Creek house. After the
barbecue, with all the fixins’, had
bsen served, horseshoe pitching was
the order of the evening.
The list of guests included Clyde
Low of Los Angeles, Calif., Camer-
on Freeman of Benavides, E. J.
Freeman, Carter Snooks, T. J. Wil-
kinson, Sam White, F. F. English,
Jack Rogers and Johnny Low, Jr.
COLON
THERAPY
(Colon Irrigation)
Dr. W. E. Gillespie
Located two blocks north of the
public square and second door
north of the ice plant.
Phone 4 Woodsboro
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The Public and All Concerned,
will take notice that the official
designation of what has been known
as the Mary F. Lambert Ranch,
North of the Town of Refugio, from
this date forward will be “The Pat-
rick Lambert Ranch”, same hav-
ing been the original name thereof.
Mrs. Mary F. Lambert.
“Leto” Relieves
“Gum” Discomfort
You can not look, nor expect
to feel your best with irritated
“GUMS.” Druggists refund money
if “LETO’S” fails to satisfy.
REFUGIO PHARMACY
the face of rising costs only be-
cause it drew on underground re-
serves previously developed at low-
er costs. Prices cannot continue be-
low rising replacement costs. It is
impossible for petroleum and its
products to continue selling, as they
have been, for about the same prices
as in 1941. whereas other whole-
sale prices have increased about
one-third since that time and petro-
leum industry costs have increased
even more.
“It may be expected that product
prices will also advance moderately,
reflecting the oil industry’s higher
costs generally. The keen competi-
tion for business in the oil industry
will keep such price increases re-
lated to actual current costs. Com-
petition is the best insurance of
prices that are reasonable to the
consumer and at the same time ade-
quate to maintain a sound and vig-
orous domestic oil industry, which
is vitally important to national se-
curity. This is demonstrated by the
experience during the last twenty-
five years in which the trend of
petroleum prices has been down-
ward while product quality has been
vastly improved.”
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