Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 288, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1948 Page: 5 of 16
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Sweetwater Reporter; Sweetwater) Texas
Visiting Ranchmen And Wives
Enjoy Delightful Banquet
'And Program Starting Show
"Anxiety” was just a word
when 200 honored guests were
honored at a banquet here Wed-
nesday night at the start of the
Anxiety anti the Sweetwater
Area Hereford sales, at the blue
llonnet Hotel “Skyrooiu.”
Ranchmen and their wives
from about eight states were
here along with livestock writ-
ers, leaders in the industry and
^substantial people from alfparts
of the Southwest.
Famous Benet Drama
On Episcopal Hour
Ovor KXOX Friday
® The crying need for greater
understanding and neighborli-
ness between nations as well as
between individuals was tire un-
derlying reason why "The Devil
and Daniel Webster' hy Stephen
\ incent Henet was chosen as the
tenth radio presentation in the
series "Great Scenes from Great
Plays” to be broadcast over sta-
tion KXOX on Friday evening,
Nov. 18, and sponsored by the
^episcopal families in Sweet-
water.
Raymond Massey's portrayal
of tlie “Great Arguer,” Daniel
Webster, who had to take time
out from his historic debates
with Henry Clay over the .Mis-
souri Compromise to fight a
very real and persuasive "Mr.
Scratch” (the Devil) for iiis
neighbor .labez Stone's soul is
excellent drama. It adds another
star to his many famous historic
^stage characterizations which be-
q?an with "Washington tit Val-
iev Forge” and ended with "Abe
Lincoln in Illinois." He is equal-
15’ well-known for bis starring
roles on the screen, such as the
'Scarlet Pimpernel." “Arsenic
and Old Lace,” and the current
release. "Mourning becomes
F.lectra,"
In Mr. lionet's play, that great
Christian. Daniel Webster, is por-
trayed as willing to risk his
^worldly wealth and even his
soul to save .labez Stone, a man
he hardly knew . . because he
considered him a good neighbor,
lie put the desperate need of ,Iu-
bez before his own interests.
More than any other one in-
stitution, the Christian Church
has created the willingness to
bo neighborly among many of
the peoples of the world. Such is
the theme of the Church mes-
sage at the conclusion of the
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WHY RUBBER BOUNCES
AKRON, O. (UP)—Alomie
energy may give the answer to
a 200-year-old question, Dr.
Howard E. Fritz believes.
The question is "what makes
rubber bounce?” Radio-active
tracers may help solve the mys-
tery of what puts the bounce in
rubber as well as many other
questions._
/Af GROW/NG B/G
AND STRONG TNi
FUl-O-PiPWAy
It was a fun occasion, tendered
by the Board of City Develojt-
ment and others to honor the
visitors. President Chas. L.
Ix'wis for the Anxiety Breeders
was toastmaster and J. Paul
Turner of Sylvester, president of
| the Sweetwater Area Hereford
Association was at his side.
Mayor J. C. Pace, Jr., Commis-
sioners Lester Reeves, Dalton
Hill and W. S. Chennault, City
Manager H. C. Thorgrimsen, B.
C. D. President Max Fife and
Manager A. C. Bishop were pre-
sented to the group.
Lewis announced that the
: gardenias for the visting ladies
\ were from the Sweetwater Cot-
! ton Oil Co., “representing an out-
l lay equal to a ton and a half of
j meal.’’
I Famous cattlemen and their
, families were here from far and
j wide. It was reunion time. Wal-
ter Boothe, veteran at arrang-
ing such meetings for years,
seemed to be gratified at the
success of this year’s events.
The Texans and Oklahomans
and even some of the New Mex-
ico men and women were still
enjoying the Truman victory
and taunting northern visitors.
Nobody has admitted voting for
Dewey, it was claimed, but one
gracious Midland wife of a fam-
ous rancher said outspokenly "I
j was for Truman all the time.”
A delightful entertainment
program was presented with a
duet by Mrs. P. C. Lightfoot and
the Rev. Winfred Walker, ac-
companied by Mrs. Dorothy
Brandt. Walker sang an encore,
“Buttons and Bows.”
I From Hardin-Simmons Cow-
girls came five entertainers who
also scored big hits. Prof.
“Pop” Schoonover presented
| Bobby Nolan, accordionist: a
vocal trio of Billie Ballinger, Sue
Mitchell and Barbara Brown:
Norman Neatherland, twirler.
The cattleman and their wives
had a great deal of informal fun.
Dr. 11. W. McIntyre donned a
flower as he basked in the sun-
light of being the man who rais-
ed the grand champion bull of
the show. Glenn Ross of Good-
lett won the grand champion and
reserve champion in the female
division. Lewis said "When
vou were president of this asso-
ciation you never won better
than fourth or fifth. There is so
much work to being president 1
wonder how you ever got them
fat enough to sell.'’
Gordon Whitener of Wheeler
also took a bow on his reserve
champion bull.
The after dinner speaker. Del-
ton Downing of Midland. Cham-
ber of Commerce secretary, ad-
mitted that he knew nothing
about Herefords but "a lot about
anxiety.”
Relating his experiences on
the farm and in dealing with
people as a Midland Chamber of
Commerce secretary he told of
how his dad’s bull once was
used to test a bull proof fence.
"All he proved was that 890 peo-
ple can't get up one pecan tree.”
Midland, he said, is a good cat-
tle country too. "It has 20,000
people and the usual number of
heels. Even a mesquite tree has
two strikes on it out there but
we have gooil folks of this same
rugged stock. I’m glad 5’our
kind of folks are still the rugged
backbone of our country. There
are not too many folks left who
will still invite you to dinner.”
Downing almost broke up the
banquet when he said "I don't
reallv know anything about
“Herefords” and one enthusias-
tic cowman yelled “that's sure
right, brother.” Downing smiled,
started to answer, checked him-
self and finally said: “Now. that
i ain't right of you to do me that
way. I don't go down to the lot
and trv to take your job!”
H’hat Every Woman Knout, delightfully played by Miss Gertrude
Lawrence and Mr Dennis King. Finally “John Shand” learns to
laugh with “Maggie,” with consequent solution of various prob-
lems. The play is presented in the radio scries, GREAT SCENES
FROM GREAT PLAYS, winch offers each Friday evening at 8:00.
great stars of stage and screen in Hnc dramas, with a message of
special interest from the Episcopal Church which produces the se-
ries. All Mutual Broadcasting stations and a mmiber of independ-
ent stations. See your newspaper for local station and time in
your zone.
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Army Needs 14,359
Officers To Staff
Its Present Mission
AUSTIN— Department of the
Army has announced that 14,-
859 officers are needed for its
present mission, Colonel Oscar
is. Abbott, Senior Army Instruc-
tor for the Organized Reserves
in Texas, announced here today.
This is approximately the num-
ber of the entire officer strength
in tlie Army in 1939. Nearly all
branches ot tlie Army are in i of acceptance will be given with-
great need of qualified officers. | in u considerably shorter time
The processing of applications | than formerly.
for Reserve Officers have been
streamlined to permit direct ap-
plication to The Adjutant Gen-
eral, Washington D. C.t yet the
total required officer strength
progresses beyond the numtier
< f applications. All civilian com-
ponent officers have been urged
to consider re entering the Army
on extended active duty.
The program for increasing
the Army, liecause of the critical
condition of the world today,
has created this officer shortage.
Application forms and informa
Ron can he obtained from any
local Organized Reserve Corps
Instructors Office. Notification
SWALLOWS THERMOMETER
SAN FRANCISCO (UP) — A
simple remedy made it unnec-
essary today for doctors to
operate on five-year-old Janice
Potts to remove the broken
half of a thermometer from her
bronchial tubes.
After a consultation, one of
the physicians took Janice by
the heels, held her upside down
and ordered her to cough. She
did, ar.d the glass tube came
out of her mouth.
Janice bit off the thermom-
eter last week while her mother
was taking her temperature.
GOT GOOD BARGAIN
BOSTON, Dec. 1 (UP)—It
seemed high but John F. Fitz-
gerald of Newton finally decided
to buy the antique desk, exhibit-
ed at a show, for $125. Later
while examining his purchase
he opened a “Secret” drawer,
found $219 in old-style bills.
PLAN SETTLEMENTS
JERUSALEM (UP) — Devi
Eshkow, immigration director
of the Jewish agency, said here
that his organization would
spend $70,000,000 on construc-
tion of 100 communal settle-
ments throughout Palestine.
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Fourteen-year-old Madeline Watson, of West Point, Neb,, grabs a
quick nap with her ycar-oid, 800-pound prize Hereford ‘'Sparkplug"
after their arrival in Chicago. Madeline entered “Sparkplug” in the
Junior Feeding Contest at International Livestock Exposition there.
SOIL CONSERVATION NEWS
UPPER CLEAR FORK DISTRICT j
T^OL-O-PEP Calf Starter Is
A an appetizing, nourishing,
energy-giving feed for calves.
And best of all, Ful-O-Pep Calf
Starter is cheaper to feed than
whole milk, because one pound
replaces up to 10 pounds of
whole milk in feeding calves.
Many dairymen save up to 75%
of the milk for-
merly used in
• saving of as
much as $30 per
■
calf, by feeding
Ful-O-Pep.
• Savas Milk
• Saves Money
a Raisas Healthy, ,
Robust Calvotl G
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McMillan Grain Co.
109 W. Ave. A
Russia's New Look
In Styles Turns Out
Seven-In-One Dress
MOSCOW—(UP)—Russia's an-
swer to the new look was an-
nounced today in tlie form of an
omnibus dress which can be
converted into any one of seven
styles within two minutes.
The newspaper Evening Mos-
cow informed Russian women
the dress now is being shown at
Kaganovich Dress Factory No.
11 and that the design can be
obtained by ordering Pattern No.
1345.
Within two minutes, the paper
said, any style-conscious woman
can turn this garment into a
day dress, an evening dress .a
short-sleeved dress, a long-sleev-
ed dress, a suit, a cocktail dress
or a theater gown.
PTA BANQUET DEC. 16
The Booker T. Washington
School PTA will have its an-
nual banquet, Dec. 16, at 8 p.
m. at the Stanley Hotel. Mrs.
Sam Curtis of Abilene. West
Phone 47011 Texas District President, will
Following a meeting held at
| the home of A. M. Talley in the
[northeast Pyron area on No-
' umber 19, a new conservation
group was added to the steadily
glowing number in the Upper
Clear Fork Soil Conservation
District and eight applications
for assistance were received
after the district conservation
program was explained.
Chief interest is in terrace
ionstruction for soil and water
■ conservation, but several ap
I ulicanls expressed interest in
range improvement; stock water
reservoir construction; cover
trop against wind erosion; di-
\ersion terraces to halt gully
I formation and various tillage
practices to halt wind erosion
land prevent water loss. Several
I indicated that they would plant
Madrid clover next t ear because
,if its favorable showing in the
Roscoe area in 19)8.
* * *
Woodrow Smith, a district
■ ooperator living south of Ros-
coe. plans to plant fifteen acres
j of dry-land alfalfa next year.
Smith has observed the planting
of alfalfa on R. K. Abbots' farm
west of Roscoe and says that it
should prove a satisfactory
crop if the 1918 production is a
ciiterion of the plant's adapt-
abilitv to this area.
* * *
Requests for assistance in plan-
ning and laying out terrace sys-
tems have increased rapidly ac-
cording to district supervisors.
As the cotton harvest approach-
es an end. cuoperators are rush-
ing to get terraces constructed
and land prepared for next
year's crop. Technical personnel
assisting the district have re-
ported that some difficulties are
encountered in promptly meet-
ing all requests for assistance
because of the increased de-
mand.
COAL HERE TO STAY
PITTSBURGH (UP) — The |
atomic energy boom and tlie
development of the new ways,
of getting oil doesn’t present
an immediate challenge to coal.
C. A. Powell, engineering ex-
ecutive of Westinghou.se Elec-
tric Corp. predicts coal will re-
main the nation's number one
source of energy for at least 50
more years.
AUTO LOINS
We Sell New and Used Cars.
Let Us Do Your Financing.
DICK WOODS
FINANCE COMPANY
207 W. 3rd Phone 4769
For Her—
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Machine. The White sews straightcr,
smoother with a prettier stitch than any
sewing machine she’s ever nsed.
She’ll thrill to the many sewing features and beautiful
designs of the cabinets.
JACKSON'S
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Be an Early Bird
Do Your Christmas Shopping Now
• Frames • Miniatures
• Portraits • Film Finishing
• I’ersonali/.rd Christmas Cards
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ED MAYS
PORTRAIT SHOP
307 Pine
Dial 3172
Sliced
Bacon Squares, lb.
45c
Deckers Tall Corn or Iformcl
Bacon, sliced, lb.
69c
Skinless
Wieners, lb.
45c
Smoked Pork
Rings, lb...................
49c
First Cuts
Ham, lb.....................
59c
Faultless
Hominy, 3 tall cans
25c
| Diamond Brand
Pinlo Beans, 3 15-oz. cans
25c
Specials That Will Save
- You Money -
More People Are Taking
Advantage of These Prices Each Week
Thursday 2nd Friday 3rd Saturday 4lh
Fancy
Flat Ribs, lb.
43c
Fancy
Loin Steak, lb.
79c
Pork Steak, lb.
59c
Meadowlake
Oleomargarine, lb.........
35c
.Mrs. Tucker’s
Shortening, 3 lb. crt.
89c
Armour’s Pure
Lard, 3 lb. crt.
79c
Peean Valley
Mince Meal, 2 pkgs. 35c
Bakers Semi Sweet Chocolate
Choc. Chips, i oz. pkg. 25c
Dromedary
Dales, pkg..........25c
Durkees
Cocoanut, 4 oz.......19c
Dried Peaches, 1 lb. 39c
Dried Apricots, 1 lb. 40c
Funston’s, Vacuum Packed
Shelled Pecans, 4 oz. 33c
Libby’s Sliced
Pineapple, 2 flat cans 35c
Libby’s
Pear Halves No. 2 lean 45c
CHRISTMAS CANDIES
Chocolate Covered
Cherries, 1 lb. box 75c
Orange
Slices, 1 lb. bag 29c
Christmas
Mix, I lb. bag 29c
Peco Flakes, lb. 39c
Seed Toilet
Toilet Tissue, 2 rolls
Paper Napkins, pkg.
Rosebud
Matches, 6 box crt.
25c
10c
35c
Kimbell's Pure
2 lb. jar
Apricot Preserves 49c
Brice's Sweet
Pickles, ql. 45c
White House
Apple Sauce, No. 2 can 17c
Exposition Freestone, Heavy Syrup
Peaches, No. 21 can 25c
Mission Green and White
lima Beans, 17 oz. can 22c
White Swan Sliced
Beets, 2 oz. tan 18c
Kintbells Whole New
Potatoes, No. 2 can 15c
Kimbell's Whole
Green Beans, No. 2 can 25c
Stokley's Honey Pod
Peas, No. 2 can......15c
White Swan Turnip or Mustard
Greens, 2 No. 2 cans 25c
FRUITS
Grapefruit, 8 lb. bag 39c — ................
Tangerines, doz..................39c
Apples, doz. 59c
Texas
Oranges, 8 lb. bag 39c
VEGETABLES
U. S. Idaho Russets
Potatoes, lb.
6(
East Tex
Yams, lb..............
10c
Firm Ripe
Tomatoes, lb..........
19c
Firm Crisp
Lettuce, each
14c
Del Monte or White Swan
TIDE
32c
Coffee, lb.......................53c
Kimbell's Best
Flour, 25 lbs....................1.79
Pure Caue
Sugar, 5 lbs.....................42c
Choice Reeleaned
Pinlo Beans 10 lbs. 1.00 2 lbs. 25c
oxydolI trend Ip-gsoap
32c
2 Large Boxes
35c
3 Bars
25c
LEE ARMSTRONG FOOD STORE
FRIENDLY, COURTEOUS SERVICE ★ PLENTY OF PARKING SPACE
Telephone 2167 710 West Broadway
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 288, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1948, newspaper, December 2, 1948; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth713994/m1/5/: accessed June 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.