Refugio Timely Remarks and Refugio County News (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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BIGGEST OIL
FIELD ON THE
GULF COAST
G-
REFUGIO TIMELY REMARKS
FASTEST GROW-
ING SECTION OF
TEXAS — COME
AND REFUGIO COUNTY NEWS
VOL. 2—NO. 44
REFUGIO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930
$2 PER YEAR
STERLING GRATEFUL
t FOR SUPPORT GIVEN
h BY TEXAS CITIZENS
Houston.—Ross S. Sterling of Hous-
ton late Saturday night issued the fol-
lowing statement:
“Returns to the Texas election bu-
reau indicate that I have been nomin-
ated to the governorship in today’s
Democratic primary by a substantial
majority.
“I am deeply and humbly grateful
for the support accorded to me, and I
wish to thank every citizen who con-
tributed to the success of the cause I
represented.
“I regard the outcome not to be a
personal victory but as a triumph of
the people of Texas enlisted under the
banner of good government.
“It is my hope that any animosities
created by the heat of the campaign
may be forgotten and the people of
Texas united in a constructive era of
progress in government.
“For my part, I shall strive to the
utmost to justify in the fullest the
confidence which the people have
placed in me.”
Doctor E. P. Zarsky
Locates In Refugio
Dr. E. P. Zarsky, who recently grad-
uated in medicine and who has just
completed his services as an intern at
one of the largest hospital in Kansas
City, Mo., has decided to locate in Re-
fugio. His offices will be located in
the Henry Strauch building adjoining
those of Dr. Jas. E. Bauer, the Refugio
dentist.
Dr. Zarsky is a native of this sec-
tion, a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Zarsky
of Woodsboro, and a brother of the
Zarsky Brothers who are in business
here and at Woodsboro.
He comes to Refugio with the best
wishes of his many friends for success. about 5 0 cl°ck *ast Thursday
morning, August 21, Reuben R. Gibson,
THREE IN VICTORIA HOSPITAL \ 23> employee of the Luling Oil and
AFTER AUTOMOBILE CRASH!Gas Company, while working on the
_ j floor of a derick, was struck on the
Victoria.—Former District 'Attorney !head bV a heavY Piece of iron which
had fallen from the top of the der-
rick, a drop of about 70 feet.
Refugio Schools
To Open Sept. 8TH
The Refugio public schools will open
Monday, September 8th, for the 1930-
1931 term. The teaching faculty as
•announced this week will be composed
of the following:
S. W. Henderson, Principal.
C. R. Boatright; high school sub-
jects.
Mrs. E. W. Feagin, high school sub-
jects.
Miss Margaret Sims, high school
subjects.
Mrs. A. T. Adkins, elementary sub-
jects.
Mrs. Lula Shives, elementary sub-
jects.
Miss Jeanette Marsden, elementary
subjects.
Miss America Judkins, elementary
subjects.
Miss Mary Walden, elementary sub-
jects.
Miss Ruth Nations, high school and
elementary subjects.
A. T. Barfield, principal of colored
school.
Mrs. G. A. Smith, assistant colored
school.
The joint Teachers Institute, com-
posed of the teachers of Bee, San Pa-
tricio, Nueces and Refugio counties
will be held iq Corpus Christi, on Sept.
4th and 5th.
In preparation for the comfort of
both teachers and pupils for the com-
ing term, the local Parent Teacher As-
sociation and the school trustees are
busy this week giving the school
grounds and buildings a thoro over-
hauling and general clean-up.
Oil Field Worker
Seriously Injured
J. V. Vandenberge, Jr., and Mrs. Kate
Buhler Graves, both of Victoria, and
L. M. Swift, merchant of Tivoli, are in
the Victoria hospital with injuries suf-
fered in an automobile accident on the
Hug-the-Coast Highway at Green Lake
early Sunday.
Mr. Vandenberge suffered two brok-
en ribs and other injuries. Mrs. Graves’
collar bone and rib were broken and
Mr. Swift was cut about the face. •
The accident occurred at a right
angle turn where the highway connects
with the Port O’Connor Highway. The
car went over a ditch and struck a tele-
phone pole.
T. P. Shelly Family
In Auto Accident
According to telegraphic advices re-
ceived in Refugio yesterday from Al-
pine, Texas, .the T. P. Shelly party
now vacationing in that direction, had
the misfortune to smash up the car in
which they were riding. It was a new
Buick sedan with very little mileage on
it. None of the party were reported
to have been injured. Mrs. Shelly was
driving when she lost control of the
car and ran into a concrete culvert, the
result being about $870 worth of dam-
age. The accident occurred on the
morning of the 26th at eight o’clock.
The occupants of the car were Mr.
and Mrs. Shelly and children, Miss
Leonora Hornburg and a colored girl.
SAMBO’S PHILOSOPHY
M'-
“Wisdom come f’m de mouf o’ babes,
fassuh! But—ah knows a heap o’
young fellahs dat sho’ do wishes dey’d
Jes paid mo’ mind to’ whut 01’ Dad
•one tor ’em!”
Gibson was immediately taken to
the office of Dr. T. J. Strong, who upon
investigation discovered a fractured
skull. The injured man was taken in
the Zarsky ambulance to the Medical
and Professionad Hospital in Corpus
Christi where Dr. Strong performed an
operation at 5:30 that afternoon.
At the time of the latest reports Gib-
son was recovering as well as could be
expected.
Labor Day Monday
September the First
The first Monday in September,
Labor Day, is a legal holiday in all
states, but not in the District of
Columbia, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
Alaska. It was inaugurated with a
parade by the Knights of Labor in
1882. Workingmen agitated to have
the day declared a legal holiday and
Colorado passed a law to that effect
March 13, 1887. New York, New Jer-
sey and Massachusetts followed. La-
bor Day in Europe is on May 1st, and
was inaugurated by a demonstration in
favor of an 8-hour day in 1890.
It is not known to what extent the
day will be observed in the city of
Refugio.
BRIDGE PARTY
One of the enjoyable parties of the
summer season was given by Mrs. J.
J. O’Brien when she entertained four
tables of players with cards. Those
winning prizes were Mrs.. F. B. Rooke,
Mrs. J. T. Vance, Misses Mildred
Strauch and Maidie Mitchell. A de-
licious salad course was served. Those
present were: Mesdames B. A. John-
son, Joe Sneed, F. B. Rooke, Sr.,
Frank Rooke, J. C. Riley, Leander
Piehl, C. H. Herring and Misses Maidie
Mitchell, Mildred Strauch, Grace Ryals,
Mary Claire Heard, Jamie Lambert and
Josephine Shelton.
Fire On O’Brien Ranch
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
three barns on August 20th, at the
O’Brien ranch three miles north of
Refugio. It took place at about 7:30
in the evening and resulted in a loss of
some $4,000, which was partially cov-
ered by insurance, so it is understood.
In addition to the buildings chickens
j and feed stuffs were destroyed.
REFUGIO COUNTY
ELECTION RETURNS
The rujn-off primary held in Refugio County last Saturday resulted in the
following: "
REFUGIO:
For Governor—Ferguson 113, Sterling 86.
For Lieutenant Governor—Strong 65, Witt 93
For Attorney General—Allred 75, Bobbitt 94
For State Areasurer—Davis 63, Lockhart 91
For Commissioner of Agriculture—King 74, McDonald 76
For Rail Road Commissioner—-Hatcher 88, Neff 86
For Legislature—Crow 105, Coltrin 52.
WOODSBORO:
For Governor—Ferguson 40, Sterling 97
For Lieutenant Governor-^Strong 64, Witt 63
For Attorney General—Allred 47, Bobbitt 86
For State Theasurer—Davis 45, Lockhart 80
For Commissioner of Agriculture—King 35, McDonald 87
For Rail Road Commissioner—Hatcher 44, Neff 86
For Legislature—Crow 84, Coltrin 41.
AUSTWELL:
For Governor—Ferguson 9, Sterling 67
For Lieutenant Governor—Strong 34, Witt 31
For Attorney General—Allred 25, Bobbitt 41
For State Treasurer—Davis 25, Lockhart 43
For Commissioner Agriculture—King 21, McDonald 40
For Rail Road Commissioner—Hatcher 27, Neff 43
For Legislature—-Crow 41, Coltrin 20.
BONNIE VIEW:
For Governor—Ferguson 37, Sterling 13
For Lieutenant Governor—Strong 15, Witt 35
For Attorney General—Allred 19, Bobbitt 30
For State Treasurer—Davis 19, Lockhart 29
For Commissioner Agriculture-—King 18, McDonald 27
For Rail Road Commissioner—Hatcher 25, Neff 22
For Legislature—Crow 38, Coltrin 10
BAYSIDE:
For Governor—Ferguson 25, Sterling 49
For Lieutenant Governor—Strong 38, Witt 30
For Attorney General—Allred 29, Bobbitt 35
For State Treasurer—Davis 22, Lockhart 37
For Commissioner Agriculture—King 22, McDonald 24
For Rail Road Commissioner—Hatcher 32, Neff 35
For Legislature—Crow 41, Coltrin 18.
TIVOLI:
For Governor—Ferguson 29, Sterling 65
For Lieutenant Governor—Strong 31, Witt 53
For Attorney General—Allred 43, Bobbitt 41 ..
For State Treasurer—Davis 20, Lockhart 58
For Commissioner Agriculture—King 21, McDonald 57
For Rail Road Corntnissioner-LHatcher 47, Neff 37
For Legislature—Crow 43, Coltrin 30.
TOTALS:
For Governor—Ferguson 253, Sterling 377
For Lieutenant Governor—Strong 248, Witt 305
For Attorney General—Allred 238, Bobbitt 327
For State Treasurer—Davis 194, Lockhart 338
For Commissioner Agriculture—King 191, McDonald 311
For Rail Road Commissioner—Hatcher 263, Neff 309
For Legislature—Crow 352, Coltrin 171.
i Those who get the nomination over the state as a result of the election are:
For Governor—Sterling.
For Lieutenant Governor—Witt.
For Attorney General—Allred.
For State Treasurer—Lockhart.
For Commissioner Agriculture—McDonald.
For Rail Road Commissioner—Neff.
Coltrin beat Crow for the state legislature in the various counties com-
posing the 70th district as follows:
San Patricio County: Crow 972, Coltrin 1450.
Bee County: Crow 436, Coltrin 679.
Refugio County: Crow 315, Coltrin 145.
Aransas County: Crow 197, Coltrin 80.
Total: Crow 1920, Coltrin 2354.
(These figures may be slightly off, but are approximately correct).
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VICTORIA THEATRE
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUGUST 28-29
All Quiet On The Western Front
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
Bob Steele in
Near The Rainbow’s End
SUNDAY-MONDAY, AUGUST 31, SEPTEMBER 1
Clara Bow in
Love Among The Millionaires
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, SEPT 2-3
Arthur Lake in
Cheer Up And Smile
PRINCESS THEATRE
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUGUST 28-29
Betty Compson in
The White Hell of Pitz Paul
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
Hoot Gibson in
The Long Long Trail
SUNDAY-MONDAY, AUGUST 31, SEPTEMBER 1
Ann Harding in
Holiday
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, SEPT 2-3
William Powell in
For The Defense
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Two Young Ladies
Run Down By Car
Miss Esther Linney and Miss Arline
Kelly were struck by an automobile
driven by a woman registered at a Re-
fugio hotel as Mrs. R. 0. Dailey, on
Embacion street, just west of the rail-
road track, Tuesday morning.. They
were picked up by Mr. Claybrook and
carried to the near-by residence of
Mrs. P. H. Dew. Both girls received
bruises on all parts of the body and
the skin was scraped away from the
shoulder and one side of the face of
Miss Linney. Upon medical examina-
tion it was found that no bones were
broken and aside from being badly
frightened and shocked neither receiv-
ed serious injury. Both were removed
to the home of Miss Linney late Tues-
day afternoon.
The car which caused the accident
was occupied only by Mrs. Dailey and
her six-year-old son. They were fol-
lowed for several blocks by two men
who saw the accident and turned over
to Deputy Sheriff Bruchmiller who ar-
rested the woman for driving while
intoxicated.
MOODY ASKS QUICK AID
FOR 40 COUNTIES
Austin.—Drouth conditions in near-
ly 40 West Texas counties are “posi-
tively distressing” and demand imme-
diate attention, Governor Dan Moody
wired Secretary of AgricuRure Hyde
today.
“There is actual suffering for want
of the necessities of life” the wire
said. Lower freight rates for feed
shipments is not adequate relief for
there is an absence of funds from
which to buy feed, ranges are barren
and live stock is suffering.”
The governor’s wire was sent after
a committee from the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce had conferred
with him nearly all the afternoon
describing conditions and needed re-
lief.
An appeal to governors of Southern
states to join with him in a “buy a
bale of' cotton movement” similar to
’■hat of 1914, was made today by Gov-
ernor Dan Moody.
In a telegram to each governor in
the cotton belt, the governor urged
they join with him in a nationwide ap-
peal for all who have the means to buy
a bale of the 1930 crop at 15 cents a
pound and take it off the market.
“If they will join with me,” Moody
said, “and the people of the nation
respond as they should, we ought to
be able to take 50,000,000 bales off
the market and raise the price.
“I addition it would give the farmers
of the South, who are now suffering
from drouth and low prices, -voinething
for their cotton and their effort—some-
thing approaching a fair return.”
Moody suggested that in their Indi-
vidual appeals the governors specify
that the need was to purchase the “dis-
tressed” cotton—that which was not
under contract to co-operatives and the
owners of which were in actual need.
The cost of each bale, at f5 cents,
would be approximately $75. The pres-
ent market price was said to be ap-
proximately $50.
The governor recalled the success-
ful campaign of this sort in 1914, when
■"bp price of cotton was as low as 8
cents and the movement was to buy at
10 cents. Every person who bought
a bale. Moody said, received every cent
back when the price went up. He ap-
pealed to the people to buy a bale “and
♦hen forget all about it.”
More New Candidates
At the nth hour this week a number
of new candidates appeared before
Tudo-e MoGuill with properly signed
petitions for various offices over the
county. Among them appear the names
of the following; For constable in pre-
cinct No. 1, A. H. Bailey; for justice of
‘be peace in precinct No. 5, Otto Ro-
mtJce: for county commissiioner in
precinct No. 4. L. R. Bissett; for jus-
t:ce of the peace in precirtct No. 2,
v. L. Gallia: for county commissioner
!n precinct No. 3, .Toe St. John: for
Mistiop of the peace in precinct No. 6,
T,orf P. Hand: for constable in precinct
6 F Hubbell.
Neumann & Company Big Sale
a+ Woodsboro, is poing strong.
FERGUSON SILENT
AS RETNRUS ROLL
IN AGAINST “MA”
Austin.—Ex-Governor James E. Fer-
guson was silent tonight as his wife,
Miriam A. Ferguson, candidate for gov-
ernor in opposition to Ross S. Sterling
of Houston continued to trail the Hous-
tonian.
While Ferguson said he had no com-
ment to make on the result of the bal-
loting so far, he indicated he would
issue a statement Thursday which
would be based on more complete re-
turns.
Mrs. Ferguson, too, had nothing to
say, but both appeared cheerful and
Ferguson apparently had not lost hope
that the rural sections of the state
would come in strong to run up his
wife’s total. He did not concede Ster-
ling’s nomination.
Both ex-governors were resting at
their home in Enfield at 10 o’clock
Saturday night. They were surrounded
by a small group of friends and were
chatting casually.
AUSTWELL NOTES
torfgrdrtp now includes 3,700,000
?u 903 Texas counties.
J. E. Bailey and W. J. Jolly were
Robstown visitors Wednesday of last
week.
H. M. Grover of Harlingen spent last
week end in Austwell. Mr. Grover was
a resident of Austwell foY several years
being conductor on this branch of the
M. P. lines, and his many friends were
glad to have him among them again.
Mesdames Gros Keown and Jean
Sarezen, of Shreveport, La., are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. Reagin.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Eberhardt and
little son Eddie, of San Pedro, Calif.,
have returned home after a visit in the
home of Mr. Eberhardt’s sister, Mrs.
W. H. Gisler.
Miss Lena Bowley spent last week-
end in Kingsville, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Johnnie Bowden.
Mrs. W. C. Weise and daughter, Miss
Elaine of Tivoli, were Austwell visi-
tors Monday morning.
Herbert Russell of Refugio, accom-
panied by his mother, came over last
Friday to have his tonsils removed.
Dr. G. E. Glover performed the opera-
tion in the fore noon and they re-
turned to Refugio that evening.
Messrs. C. H. Bailey, Joe Berends,
A. A. Teel and R. H. Henly were in
Corpus Christi last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. U. R. Loman and
grandson and daughter, Gordon and
Kathleen Mitchell motored to Refugio
Saturday returning the same day.
C. N. Coward went to San Antonio
Sunday, returning Monday.
The Blue Monday Bridge Club was
entertained by Misses Vivian Stark
and Lillian Emison, Monday evening.
Chicken salad, cake and iced tea were
served to the following: Misses Chris-
tine and Willodine Gisler, Ruby Ander-
son, Louise, Elinor, and Mildred Kins-
ler, and the hostess. High score was
won by Elinor Kinsler, and low score
by Willodine Gisler.
Accidents have happened to several
persons living in Austwell and Tivoli
the past week. Ernest Langraf of Ti-
voli, had the misfortune to get his leg
broken Tuesday of last week, while
working with a well drill on the M.
O’Connor ranch near Maudlowe. Some
piece of machinery falling on his leg
crushing and breaking the bone be-
tween the ankle and knee. He was
carried to a Victoria hospital for treat-
ment.
L. M. Swift of Tivoli was pretty bad-
ly cut and bruised when a car in which
he was riding collided with a telephone
pole at the intersection of the Hug-
the-Coast highway and the Seadrift-
Victoria road. The car was badly dam-
aged. In another wreck between Sea
Drift and Port Lavaca, a car carrying
several persons enroute to Vanderbilt
turned over in rounding a curve when
the brakes failed to hold. Randall Phil-
lips, railway agent of this place was
quite painfully hurt by some object
piercing his side, making an ugly
wound, beside being badly shaken up
and bruised otherwise. Robert Fields
young son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Fields
suffered a fractured collar bone and
his sister, Miss Gladys was badly
bruised and shaken up. They were
taken to a hotel at Port Lavaca and
Dr. Gibson of that place, was called
to dress their injuries. Robert and
Miss Gladys were brought home Sun-
day evening. Mr. Phillips being
brought over Monday. Mr. Swift was
taken to a Victoria hospital but was
able to be brought back to Tivoli
Monday. "
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