The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 1934 Page: 4 of 4
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(San Angelo Times)
e»ery day.
“In 1665 Robert Hoke of *uc!_
England a scientist, discovered some-
thing resembling artificial silk In a
W. W. Harrison of Lampases would ' microscopic test. In 1734 another sci-
lave the government step in and lim-Jentist made further discoveries on arti-
it production of synthetic merchandise ’ ficial silk. In 1840 a scientist by the
such as rayon which is cutting into name of Keller produced a method of
the sale* of cotton, wool and mohair,
especially cotton, and which helps only
Lon R. SmArt
last week-end and the' „.r
week in Rockspriugs visiting his par-
ents, Mr, and Mrs. Lon R. Smart.
—Christmas Cards—21 assorted cards
to the box, per box $1.00 at the Record
Office.
Camp Brown of Carta Valley was a
Fruits for Salad, 2 1-2 can.....28c
Orange juice, No. 1 can . . . . . .11c
Shredc^
Malt-o-Meal per box.......25c
Flakewhit^
Kraft Hot Chocolate, 1-lb. can . . 38c
French Dressing, Kraft......15c
Cranberry Sauce, large can . . . . 18c
Handy - Andy
A Home-Owned Institution
Rocksprings
producing wood pulp from this, Sch-
wabe in 1842 developed a machine pro-
a few people. The goods it replaces, j ducing artificial silk. In 1862 Ozanium,
on the other hand, is hurtful to many'another scientist, discovered the now-
persons. He says: j universal method of making artificial
"I have recently returned from a silk yarn hy forcing a liquid through ’ business visitor in Rocksprings Mon-
trip to New York City and j>oints in minute holes and drying same insUn-ld“>'-
New Jersey, and while there I visited tly which made a natural yarn. In
among the textile mills of silk and 1884 they started the rayon industry I Pears, Peaches, Apricots and Pine-
woolen goods. and Count Hilaire dc Cliardounet took apple in gallon cans at A. W. Owens.
“I became interested in the amount «* a l,atent » Fran« u,.in« the nit‘ . ----
of synthetic materials going through rocellulosc process winch is a process | Julian Rogers hunted over the yvCek-
the dying and finishing plants and of Hq«fying wood pulp, waste paper cn,| near Mountain Home,
made a lot of inquiries as to how it a"d cotlon by us,e of ac,d* and
was made ami what natural fabrics •"* ‘bl* b9«'d ‘b*°uKh "»nate h°lcs
it was replacing. I spent a day in the 1,1 a stecl va‘ and as '* »tr,nf *hru
New York Library reading up on the warm air passes through it and when
origin of synthetic merchandise and dry ** forn1s a natural th^ad or yar"
when I returned home I wrote to which resemblcls pure silk so much
Washington and got further date on '* al> but takes a socialist to tell it
same. from silk.
“The synthetic n*rchandise busi-I . “I» 1910 ‘he annual world produc-
ness is only benefittmg a small group “oa °f *>nthct.c fibre was 10 million
of pcqplc and tending to destrov three tou»ds A ',lant Marcus Hook, l a.,
industries, namely, cotton, wool and *» 19,0 Produced 320,000 pounds. In
mohair 1 *9*“ *bc '’iscocc Company of the
"If I were to go out and spend $50,- * UnitCfl S,atcs .Induced 1.200.000
000 and develop an oil well that would P°unds In 1919 ,n thc Un,te<1 States
! produce 50,000 barrels of oil per day there was over 8,000,000 pounds of yarn
1 the government has theright to come produced. Later production ... the
| in and cut n.v production to 100 barrels United States is as foltows as per rc-
| per dav by'claiming that I am de'- P°rt fro>" thc department of foreign
* straying a natural resource. Why can't a»d domestic commerce: 1930, 126,
Little Claude Carson Gilmer, who is
in thc Medical and Surgical Hospital
in San Antonio, w-hcre he is being
treated for an inflamation which set
wc ,,ct them to stop^so much sy lithe- 805-0,K) pounds of yarn or approxima-j up in his nose is reported doing bet-
tic merchandise being manufactured? tcly 760.830.000 yards: 1931. 150.88(^000. ter.
Alfred Welch was a business visitor
to Rocksprings Tuesday,
—All kinds of flat goods, prints and
etc. will be found at Locklcys.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Owens and
sons attended the football game in
Junction Saturday and while there vis-
ited with Mrs. Owens' mother, Mrs.
Renolds.
Shoes, Notions and Ladies ready-
to-wear at A. W. Owens.
claim it is destroying a natural re-
905.280.0tK); 1932, 134.815,000. 808,890,-
sourcc 000; 1933 207,580.000, U45.480.000.
" "Some of the officials of the largest' “Now sbould *hc 1933 Production
.mills in the Last think it can be work- ,of artificial silk have been
1! f‘;iJ° producer^ of'Voo^cottoi^and Wool approximately 4o'o,(K)0,000 -Fresh meats always at a saving at‘ Antonio, after which Mrs. Stevens will
i - ’ .------j !- -t- ------- m ------- ----- ■ | return to her home in Yoakum.
Mrs. John Brown, who has been in
the hospital in San Antonio, return-
ed to Rocksprings Tuesday.
Here is I
roll quick
ntercial College,
ness college in ~
author to teach
Byrne text, whic
a student on thc ]
months less time 1
led to teach othe
if a school te
of shorthand and I
giye you your
you would lose
because the
having to attend l
mopths longer
amount to twice
tion. Get thc
Shorthand and
tl\e most tli
be had.
Descriptive litc
seventeen courses
request POSITI
Clip and mail for
tend a big school fin
City_ where positions will be
Name -------i_______—.......i._
Address
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BYRNE COMMERCIAL
COLLEOE
1708 1-2 Commerce St.,
Dallas, Texas
H. E. Byrne, President
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—Shoes—house shoes, shoes for the
school child, shoes for the housewife,
hoots for thc
he ranchman at Lockleys.
tie Stevens spent this week-end in San
tie Stevens spent this week-end San
Society Notes
jiiit tin* producers ot wool, conon ana i — * ■ / ' * ,
! mohair tremendously. They cannot do'Pou',ds ,n the Of course art.- Lock-ley's Store.
‘ uivthing about it because they arc ficial silk ls not wool like
(weaving and dyeing and finishing this!'* IS colton- but '* ,s “[Acting it a
lot and will continue to increase.
pink and yellow roses, was revealed by ;n'aUrial a,,d <lc'>endent more or less on j
I the moving of screens. Gifts, which i1*
j surrounded the rose garden, were pre- I tllv^rclT^process of making 'Hynthe- scar(s- handkerchiefs and gloves. Men’s
‘Synthetic fibre is used in ladies'
wear such as underwear, dresses, hose,
BRIDAL SHOWER
isented to Mrs. Bean hy Mrs. Cordon
tic fibre that has the spinning quality
Mrs. L. A. Clark. Mrs. Gordon
Young, and Miss Kathreeu
were joint hostesses at a
I Young, assisted hy Mrs. L. A. Clark I , , ., ...
'and Miss Suttlc land the warmth of wool, that this fib-
After all gifts were opened and ad- ri' could be Produccd with machinery
Suttle niiied the bride charmingly thanked ,,mv existence with thc addition of a
bridal the guests jfew special machines and made from
handkerchiefs, scarfs, linings for suit-
ings and linings for hats. For thc home
it is used for bedspreads, table linens,
curtains and drapes of all kinds.
"What is to become of our natural
resources of cotton, wool and mohair
shower given in the basement of the Assisting in the inviting and arrange- j wastc value 'if tbe increase of artificial fabrics keep
afternoon, ments, besides the hostesses were: Mrs. paper, weeds tuat are of no value. - --------
Methodist church Friday
November 23, honoring Mrs. Snap Kenneth Edwards, Misses Virginia
Bean. 1 Browning, Sybil Smart, Charlotte Ann
Mrs. C. G. Franks presided at the Tyler and Pancho Dragoo.
bride's hook, where each guest regis- j ---
tered on entering. Mrs. Bean, attired j
in a hrow'n swagger suit with match- i
ing accessories, was introduced to the
as feed for animals and lintcr cotton' *-aini,,« as. sbown 111 thc
Which is not the colton used for mak- t*.umls Ka'» »> 1933 over 1932?
ing paper, that thc material could be ;
Fred York of Carta Valley was in
—Christmas Cards—21 assorted cards Bin Dietort was in *°wn Tuesday
to thc box, per box *1.00 at thc Record ,from his ranch ““ending to business.
Office. Tom Nichols and John Isbell of Da}-
_____ | las are the guests of Mr. and JMfrs,
Mr. and Mrs. Boh Sherrill and child-,1'- Moody this week.
ren spent the Thanksgiving holidays
visiting at thc Jim Winn ranch near
Uvalde.
Robert Real of Kerrvillc was a busi-
ness visitor in Rocksprings Tuesday.
JOLLY WIVES
i Members of the Jolly Wives Club
| bad by hauling away from the so-called
junk heap. |
"Using the same weaving machinery ,
that is now being used stepped up
Rocksprings Friday of last week.
72,000,0001 A large number of people from
| Rocksprings attended the football
igame in Junction Saturday.
<—Winter is just around the corner—
see the cotton and wool blankets now-
in stock at Lockloy’s Store.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. White of Ant-
guests In- Miss Suttle. jand several guests met with Mr! HarY° wc*ve n,ore >'ar,la^ >>cr dav with an,.,° "T I?US,ne*8 V,S,t?r;S ,n Ro^k'
Piano selections I,y Mrs. Bob Spring- old Hough Thursday, November 22.1 ,h‘'. sa,,,c ?nV.<h.n‘of labor' thc ^ ^
field and Mrs. Gus Fleischer were en- Bridge was played throughout the af- r'l"'K a,U’ f,n,*h,,,K n,acb,ncry tbat
joyed during thc social hour. ternoon.
After being seated sandwiches, oli- High score prizes were awarded
ves, pink and yellow iced cookies and Mrs Brvan Babb and Mrs. Steve-
Brown. Mrs. Ivan Smart received cut |
prize, Mrs. Louie Babb low. |
Refreshments were served to the1
following:
is already in use on natural fabrics Mr. and Mrs. O. L. McNealy and
can be stepped up to dye and finish daughter Miss Mary Beth, were in
more yardage per day with no addi- town last Friday.
tional labor. j --- —
"Suppose the United States govern- —How about your work clothes?
ment should give me a patent on nn- Let Loeklcy furnish you with your
process and allow me protection on "ext order of work clothes.
Mesdamcs Louie Babb
Ragsdale, Bryan Babb, Bob Sherrill, I
J. I). Phillips. R. C. Babb, J. A. j
Miller, \. S. Ward. Ivan Smart, J.
H. G.
W lb j infringements. | - -
Walker, „jt js jORjca| t(1 |)t.]ieve that this Mr. and Mrs. Snap Bean and Mr.
fabric would sell at less than half thc and Mrs. J. F„ Tatum and daughter
rice of fabric made front natural re- spent the week-end in Eden.
coffee were served.
The following program with Mrs.
H. G. Franks in charge, was render-
ed :
Song, "At Dawning." by Miss Char-
lotte Ann Tyler.
Reading, “Before and After Mar-
riage,” by Mrs. Forrest Weldon.
Piano Solo. "Serenade," composed [, Epperson, S. N. Brown,
by Schubert and played by Mrs. Gus Franks, and the hostess.
Fleischer. j __, _
Duet, "When Your Hair Has Turn-
ed to Silver." by Mesdames A. Zulier- JUNIOR MUSIC STUDY CLUB
buelcr and E. W. Snearl.v. |
Reading, “The Heart of a Rose,"' s,bvl Kt'dasill and Margie Tyler, the warmth of wool, the appearance of stamped linen for embrodicry pur-
by Little Miss Olga Fac Hankins. j hostesses, and Steve Brown, host, eu-!and can he dry cleaned which is prac-| l oses-
A beautiful garden, abloom with IfHaincd thc Junior Music Study Club ticallv the only way they arc cleaning] ----
- j Friday, November 23, at the home of today and due to it selling so chea|> ' Paul Varga of Carta Valley was
Mrs. S. N. Brown. It was voted that, the public can have two garments for t in Rocksprings Saturday,
tlwf club would meet thc third Tues- the price of one.
| day of each month. The next meeting The advantage to the weavers are
will he in January as the club will that it can be woven just as easy as' Brackettville visitors Friday of last
not have a meeting during Decent- j woolen and cotton yarns and more 1 week,
her. -yardage with the same amount of labor.
After the business meeting, a very,It has the same advantage for thc
interesting program was presented by J dyers and finishers. There is no scour-
members of the club. i ij ing, combing, carbonizing or process-
Refrcshnients were then served to ing as with wool, cotton or mohair
the following: Misses Roy Nell Lo-land naturally it is cheaper to spin thc
max, Eloisc McCoy, Sybil and Myrtle yarn which Is ready to sping as it is
"It is not as strong as wool, cotton, Mr- and Mrs. Elmo Boyce spent
or mohair. " the week-end visiting relatives in
"It cannot he cleaned like wool, cot- Johnson City.
ton or mohair merchandise. j ---
"It will not last as long but it has] A. VV. Owens has a complete line
e of stai
-what would make a better gift?
C. H. Gilmer went to San Antonio
Thursday where he will visit with his
son, who is the M. & S. Hospital in
that city for medical attention.
Subscribe for The Record.
—Remember Lockfey handles all Rinds
of feed and salt. V-
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Ror 30 years it has relieved that
“Hangover” the next morning after
the night before. It quickly reBtves
sick headache and quiets nemit.
For 30 year* it has afforded rail
women for painful menxtnuttion end
nervousness. ' - ■
Miss Della Dragoo is visiting rela-
tives in San Antonio. i
I
—Christmas Cards—21 assorted cards I
to the box, per box $1.00 at thc Record
Office.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Earwood of
Sonora were Rocksprings visitors
Tuesday.
Shoot the Works
Ben Bernie and Lads
Jack Oakie
Dorothy Dell
Arilen Judge
Roscoe Kams
Alison Skipworth
William Frawley
Sue Banister, Model! Wooldridge,
Clarine , Browning, Julia Mac John-
son, Mary Beth Garrett, Mary Jean
Moore, Fannie Laure Powell, and the
hostesses, and Mesdames A. F-. Bus-1
well and Brown Epperson, sponsors
and S. N. Brown and Darrell Franks,
Bobby Kyle Sherrill, Wesley Clark.
John, R. Banister, Estele Elms, Hor-
Tce Brown, Hayden Ellis, Walker Ep-
jerson, Alonzo Cowsert, Charles Sw-
[eeten and the host.
Little interest was taken in the city
i election for two aldermen Tuesday,
although at times it looked as if a
| strong contest was to be staged. Thc
result on complete tabulation was as
hMIows: J. J. Croft 107, Sam A.
Hough. Jr, 104, W. P. Hendrix 87.
Two weer to be elected, therefore Mes-
srs. Croft and Hough have been de-
fected AS the new aldermen
the city of Rocksprings.
made hy machinery.
"This is what has happened in the
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sherrill were
—Christmas Cards—21 assorted cards
to the box, per box $1.00 at the Record
Office.
Mrs. Jess Bell and daughter Betty,
spent the latter part of last week vis-
iting Mrs. Bell’s mother, Mrs. Beck,
in Barksdale.)
—Christmas Cards—21 assorted cards
to thc box, per box $1.00 at thc Record
Office.
C H. GILMER
Attomey-at-Law
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Rocksprings, Texas
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Schreiner Wool & Mohair Commission Co.
Kerrvillc, Texas
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Hutt, J. W. The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 1934, newspaper, November 30, 1934; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1092423/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .