Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 149, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 20, 1943 Page: 4 of 16
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A study in superlatives: The most beautiful telephone voice,
to our notion, Is Bill Breedings ... the most beautiful set of pearly-
teeth—Lt. Wayne Catching, now seeing England's hillsides tn
route to war .. . the most moving sight we've seen lately were the
Red Cross trains flowing through Sweetwater . . . the most lus-
cious looking Victory Garden goes to Fisher Mays, S. P. Gaskin
and J. W. Halbert . . . the buesiest man in town right now—M. B.
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Templeton, getting set to take over duties as farm agent—a heap
big score for any man . . . the most regal gait beheld is the float-
ing glide of Maynette Doscher . . . the most useful citizen in an
informative capacity—Elsie Gilkerson, whose teachings have sent
many women dashing home to dry their winters supply of foods
from the backyard Victory garden . . the bluest water in West
Texas ... in the Municipal pool . . Most vivid memory—Clyde
Boone, who "knows all" as he sells his cold drinks to the court-
house gang
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Memos in a gourmets notebook: The oh's and ah's still are
heard when folks speak of the lake picnic supper inez and Parkes
Neblett served to friends of the newlyweds—Bill and Ethel Swaim
—using not a single ration stamp . . . fried chicken, the good old-
time kind, heaped the platter—potatoes and beans gathered from
their garden, and other unrationed goodies loaded the picnic-
table—grandchildren will hear of this . . . Imagine it! Jawbreak-
ers! Those sweet' goodies that can withstand many minutes of car-
esses by tongues that have licked the old-timers since kids were
six with a penny to spend—they're back in town, ask Ruby Claire
Eberle—only today they cost a pretty penny. Ben Whittington is
scratching his head and wondering is he ever DID learn his thret
R's . . . since receiving that problem in mathematics from son.
Harold, a seaman 2-c in the U. S. navy. Harold is studying navi-
gation and serit home a "sample" to see what grade dad could
make
4 * *
Honk, honk, swish-swish, here she comes—there she goes . . .
Ruby Daugherty and her blue-eyed daughter, Sally Rand ... on
the cleverest war-time put-putter we've seen. Looking more like
a scooter than a car, it hugs the ground, this two seater . . . with
a great degree of comradeship and fun this twosome, wave a
cheery hello as they dash by to and fro with the grocery store as
a terminus . . Little Episodes . . . It's an ill rain that drenches
nobody good — Norma Mosley — newest brunet at the Reporter . . .
gets her candid camera shot—rain or no rain . . . Norma came back
from her Sixth street assignment "that rainy day" with that grin
(meaning, I got a good one) even tho she walked in stark bare-
foot.
* * *
Handshaking professors ... Ed F. Neinast, head of the
county school system and R. A. McCollum, superintendent of Mer-
kel schools . . . talking about the days McCollum was a school
kid and Ed was his teacher . . . Have we a linguist in our midst?
Meet Mrs. A. G. Lee, who learned to talk German before she did
English and found a use for it this week with Uncle Sam's leaflets
—in German—warning the Axis they'd better surrender—reach-
ing Sweetwater—a sure translation—for one so adept.
This maddens me—thought Garnet Wood Sunday when hosting
a perfect day for a perfect WAF-to-be, Lois Boien .... when
on a drive out in the Eastridge addition, soft dirt skidded from
under a ravine bridge and there they sat—in a "last d'toh" while
Miss Boien was almost late for camp curfew . . . most fascinating
sight in their memory was the approach of the wrecker that freed
their car and the personable flier—just in the neck of time-
she checked in with one more experience charged up to living . . .
or to a gremlin who lives under that bridge.
Outa the Tunisia victory comes lots of yarns—and all of 'em
bring a chuckle or a thrill . . . there's nothing like a little trip
over the strange lands that encircle the globe to make a fellow
love home . . . and nearest way for a visit is via letters—coming
out now with less censorship—and lots more entertainment—Lt.
Bob Long, the lad whose chest is bulging with oak leaves in
clusters (medals, not corsages) was telling war correspondents
last week the sorties were getting to be so common they dubbed
them the "milk run," probably regular every dawn ... 1st Lt.
L. A. Ritter, who made our face red writing home that he got a
laugh at the squib: "War is getting close to L. A.", when he read
about it after coming in on a wing and a prayer over enemy
held North Africa—with grim evidence that it was "crowding
him" . . . tells this one: His co-pilot who as all co-pilots believe
their jobs to be the most monotonous—actually got so used to the
missions that he learned to play an Italian accordion he bought in
Algiers on their coast raids
* * *
Didja ever start out of the house wearing one black shoe and
one brown-one ... or say "what a dreadful party" to a person who
turned out to be the host? Or wear a brand new suit down the
street with price tags on it (pre-war days). Well, those are some
of the moments Milton Pate must have thought of when he leaped
high into the air in that volleyball game and tumbling down like
Jill with a broken leg—after lobbying for days getting the men
out for that volleyball exercise. All in a day's play, eh Milton?
Most "musical" dress in town—Lucile Davison's pink chambray,
with the white pearl treble clef and notes of the scales as a cute
trim.
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Lookie ... at. the rows of cabbage heads that gi^ w like a flower
at Tida Camp's . . . peep over the garden wall at Earl Webb's big,
round and firm potatoes he raised in the sod of his backyard . . .
count the beans growing up and down the streets and you'll guess
mid-winter's menu—thanks to the unrat?ined jars and sealers . . .
and the sun's not the only blistering agency in summertime —
ask Mary Ila Ullom, Ada Belle Steele, Tootsie Whitaker, see the
big blisters on their hands—what price victory . . via the hoe
handle.
Do flying fish skim the waters of the Atlantic . . . do bluebirds
fly over the White Cliffs of Dover? . . . just you wait 'till Staff
Sgt. Barnes Collier and Cpl. Wayne Jarvis get home and they'll
gather you in and tell you taller tales than can he spun around a
cowboy camp fire . . . They met up on the same ship headed for a
war front "somewhere" . . . Ironically Wayne was a De Molay
when Barnes was the organizing officer—buddies at home and
abroad.
Like a huge bouquet tied with green ribbons are the gay blos-
soms that bring beauty to Sweetwater—Glads bloom in tall stems
at Evelyn Lohmanns, the Percy Boyds, in all shades at the old
fashioned garden of Mrs. Lang Aycock . . . and Mildred Richard-
sons — then there are daisies (won't tell) growing gloriously at
the W. P. Freemans — crepe myrtle at the H. G. Brileys and at the
•C. C. Duffs . . . coolest looking spot in town—the outdoor ping-
jptijpg court, lighted by night, at the P. L. Ulloms.
SOLOS—Miss Mdr&uret Steph-
ens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Stephens, 503 E. 12th,
soloed at the Sweetwater Mu-
nicipal Flying Field Wednes-
day after 11 hours of flying
instruction. Miss Stephens, 16,
who graduated from Sweetwa-
ter high school in May, is re-
ceiving her flying lessons as
a gmduation gift. Her ambition
is to become a member of
the toast Patrol.
SWEETWATER
DIARY
By Ttuhe Claire Eherle
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Four more teachers were elec-
ted by the School board at a
called meeting Monday night in
the director's room of the Texas
Bank and Trust Company.
Mrs. F. L. Hutchinson was re-
elected to teach expression in
the high schjol an<l South Ward
and Mrs. Rutherford, who form-
erly taught in Mount Vernon,
elected to the East and West
Ward schools. Mrs. Lige Cutber-
th was re-elected to teach
string instruments: Miss Floren-
ce McKissick was elected as a
grade teacher, subject to assign-
ment later.
Miss Lucille McElrath gave
some friends a swimming party
and picnic luncheon at Santa Fe
Lake.
W. C. Jones, accompanied by
his son. C. C. Jones, were in
town Monday from Blackwell.
W. C. Jones is one of the oldest
settlers in Nolan County, com-
ing here in the early seventies.
Misses Anna Mae Cochran,
Bessie Beal, Rozelie Brand, Flor-
ence and Katherin Peoffenbach;
Messers Dent Beal, Ernest
Wright, Leland Class, Ben Mc-
Corkle, and Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
McCorkle left in cars for a
week's camping trip on the Lla-
no river.
TEN YEARS AGO
Mrs. gam Goldman of Big
Spring is visiting in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Majors.
Miss Gene Hand ley! daughter
of Mrs. Lee Weathers, is among
local persons to have attended
the Presbyterian Young People's
Conference and Westminister
Encampment at Kerrville. She
went to the gathering at Kerr-
ville from Denton, following
completion of her year's studies
at CIA.
Mr. and Mrs. L. .Conley and
son left Friday afternoon for
San Antonio where they spent
the weekend.
Tommie Breeding is spending
a month visiting at the ranch
home of his aunt, Mrs. G. E. In-
gram in Akerly.
Miss Louise McAnnally of
Roby spent Sunday in Sweetwa-
ter visiting friends and relativ-
es.
FIVE YEARS AtJO
The weekly concert of the
Sweetwater municipal band is to
begin at 8 o'clock, June 18,
1938, on the lawn of the court-
house with Jack Armstrong di-
recting.
..Jerry Coff, who carries route
ten for the Reporter nosed out
opponents to take the lead in
the 10-day California vacation
trip contest as the third week
got underway.
He heads the list, Frank Rous-
seau runs a close second, f'or-
rest Sny.er, Roscoe youth, slip-
ped, at present, to third place,
but is expected to rise quickly.
Johnny Darnell claims fourth
place. Harrell Greenhaw and
Bob French are tied for sixth
place.
Others participating in the
contest, and who are running
short of the upper six by only
a few votes are: Pat Peenles, Si-
mon O'Keefe, Raymond Fitzger-
ald, Wayne Jarvis, Bill May and
Fred Wilson. Dennis Kennedy,
Otto Hull and Cecil Knox are
leading among out-of-town car-
riers.
CARES FOR ORPHANS
HOLLYWOOD, June If)—(UP)
—Blond film star Madeleine Car-
roll today held a court grant re-
funding $6,800 income taxes ex-
empted because she supports 51
war orphans in her former home
near Paris.
TEA-SHOWER
FETES BRIDE
IN ROSCOE
By WUIosie Mayes
ROSCOE — The home of Mrs.
Hark Haney was the setting for
a tea-shower Tuesday, June 15,
honoring Miss Jerry Haynes,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Haynes of Roscoe. She is the
bride of P"t. Robert Odem, jr.,
who is stationed at Kelley
Field. They were married at the
Methodist parsonage June 16.
Miss Mildred Haney greeted
guests and presented them to
Mrs. W. V. B. Stater. She wore
a light blue gown with a pink
carnation corsage. Mrs. Stater
was gowned in a white net and
wore a field flower corsage.
The bride-elect wore a gown
of blue taffeta and black lace.
Her corsage was white carna-
tions.
Her mother, Mrs. Haynes wore
a blue jersey, and a corsage of
pink gladioli. Mrs. Robert Od-
em, sr., wore a purple taffeta
with pink gladioli. Mrs. Turner
May wore a black taffeta trim-
med in net, and had pinned a red
carnation in her hair.
Centering the bride's table,
spread with a lace cover, was an
arrangement of sweet peas and
fern flanked with white wedding
tapers. Punch was poured from
a crystal service and served
with ice-box cookies and mints.
Willofae Mayes who was dress-
ed in skater's blue satin with
pink carnations and Mava Ad-
ams who wore a white taffeta
See SHOWER Page 6
Progressive Club
Holds Last Meet
In Clayton-Home
Mrs. B. L. Clayton-was host-
ess Tuesday to the Progressive
Forty-Two club for the last
meeting of the summer months.
She decorated her new home
on East Alabama street with
coral gladioli and summer garden
blossoms.
Six guests attended were Mrs.
F. T. Bradfield, who won the
traveling prize; Mrs. B. W. Mc-
Kee, high; Mrs. Frank Earney,
Mrs. J. H. Freeze, Mrs. L. J.
Ray, and Mrs. S. C. Shultz.
Members present were Mmes.
E. D. Cage, Otto Carter, E. D.
Britton, Edwin MacQueen, J. B.
Askins and George Outlaw. Mrs.
H. T. Whitten, a tea guest, as-
sisted the hostess in serving an
ice course with cake.
* *
Adelle Meador Now
Corporal In WAAC
Former resident of Sweetwat-
er, Cpl. Adelle Meador, recent-
WAAC at Fort Riley, Kan. She
has been stationed at the camp
since her graduation from Fort
Des Moines four weeks ago.
Cpl. Meador, who was employ-
pd at the Byrd's Beauty Shop, is
planning to arrive in Sweetwat-
er July 4 to visit with Miss Byrd
Gray, who is employed at the
Postal Telegraph.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Meador of Ovala. Tex.
Emergency Material For Wounded ^
Every shipment of sugrical
dressings which is sent to Sweet-
water should be considered by
volunteers as emergency. The
sooner each shipment is finish-
ed by responsible 'attendance
the sooner it becomes available
to the Armed Forces. These are
the opinions of Mrs. C. A.
Rosebrough and Mrs. R. M. Sim-
mons, chairmen, who are asking
for capacity attendance at the
Surgical Dressings rooms of the
Red Cross this coming week. The
newly decorated changed quart-
ers on the second floor of the
Doscher building which has a
west and north exposure has
proven delightfully cool, work-
ers say.
The 9000 large dressings
were finished Thursday. Fri-
day work was begun on the,
:t000 small two by two dress-
ings. Surgical dressings car-
ries with it a realism of the
grim part of war and It be-
comes a weight on the con-
science of volunteers, tliey
report, which makes for reg-
ular attendance.
Work was begun on this new
shipment Wednesday, June 9,
with Mrs. C. A. Rosebrough as
chairman of the day and Mrs.
.f. F. Wills, Mrs. C. S. Perkins,
and Mrs. Homer Bradford act-
ing as supervisors. Mrs. Char-
les Paxton packed. Volunteers
were Mmes. Clarence Hudgins,
Ernest Odor, H. B. Allen, Ray
Boothe, W. P. Anderson, C. B.
Deen, Fred Williams, G. D.
Flesher, Bob Glass, Edna Por-
ter, A. B. Crowder, Edwin Mac-
Queen, B. L. McDonald, Seth
Johnston, E. B. Pool, Roe Brad-
ford, and C. J. Sellers.
On June 10, Mrs. R. M. Sim-
mons, chairman, supervisors
were Mrs. F. L. Ullom, Mrs. H.
O. Dean and Mrs. L. N. Geldert.
Mrs. John Hubbard packed. Vol-
unteers were Mmes. P. H. Wen-
zl, R. A. Harris. H. A. Burge,
John Simmons, E. S. Gordon.
O. Stephenson, Broaddus Jones.
D. D. Dixon, R. A. Lassiter,
Frank* Murchison, B. W. McKee,
Ben Roberts, Clayton Williams
and Sid Weaver.
Friday. June 11, Mrs. R. M.
Simmons was chairman of the
morning session and Mrs. C. A.
Rosebrough of the afternoon.
Mrs. P. Edward Ponder, Mrs. L.
NT. Geldert, Mrs. Dalton Moore,
and Mrs. C. S. Perkins were su-
pervisors. Mrs. Robert Eidson
packer. Workers were Mmes. B.
C. McCall, W. E. Home, Gar-
land Horne. H. R. Bondies, Otto
Carteer, B .L. Clayton. Lee Lang-
ley, Roe Bradford, Ben Roberts,
Nelson Mitchell, G. O. May, S.
E. Boney, J. W. Tipton, Charles
Lewis, C. J. Sellers, A. G. Lee,
Joe Boothe and Duff.
Monday June 1-i began a full
five-day week with more vol
unteers getting back to their
regular time of service despite
canning and vacationists. Mrs.
Rosebrough, was chairman, Mrs.
Dalton Moore, Mrs. CL S. Perk®
ins and Mrs. L. L. Armor, sup-
ervisor*, with Mrs. Royal Head-
rick as packer. Workers were
Martha Ann Morton, Bettie
Brown and Mmes. 0. H. Berry^
R. A. Harris, Lloyd Rogers,
Thomas Baker, Edwin Mac-
Queen, Peeston Ragland and
Tom Hughes.
Tuesday, Mrs. Simmons, chair-
man, Mrs. Ed Ponder, Mrs. C. -'A
Sellers and Mrs. H. O. Dean
were supervisors, with Mrs. U.
H. Morgan as packer.
Workers were Mmes. M. E.
Roberts, E. D. Hagar, W. O. Mil-
ler. M. J. Sweeden, Frank EarA
ney, W. E. Horne, C. A. Long,
John Simmons, Tom Mayfield,
A. J. Wimberly, J. D. Dualney,
Thomas Baker. Leland Glass
and W. C. Harper.
Wednesday there were 2#
workers. Capacity at the three
'ables on the small dressings
will be 42 per session. Mrs.
Rosebrough was chairman, Mrs.
Wills, Mrs. Dalton Moore and
Mrs. C. S. Perkins were supet®
visors. Volunteers were Jane
Moore, Jean Armor and Mmes.
S. A. Rumsey, Edna Porter, Seth
Johnston. B. L. McDonald, Ed-
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Little things that
become
BigThings
THE U.S. ARMY Ordnance Department, early
io 1942, asked one of our executives if we
had a factory near a good supply of water, of
sufficient size to make small calibre ammuni-
tion at the rate of many millions every twenty-
four hours. We had such a factory on the
Ohio River with enough feet of floor space.
• FROM CARS TO BULLETS
fOR TOMMY GUNS,
PISTOLS, REVOLVERS
It was well placed near additional unused
land and far enough from the city to allow
the storage of powder and the loading and
testing of ammunition.
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The work of preparation was started imme-
diately. The automobile machinery in the
plant, which could not be used, was dismantled
and put elsewhere. It was replaced by new and
different equipment. A specialized laboratory
was installed and staffed with engineers, metal-
lurgists, and technicians drawn from our
"TESTING FOR EVERY
BATTLE FRONT
CONDITION"
widely diversified staff. Production executives
and specialists were also selected from our own
personnel. While the factory teas being pre-
pared for production, the Frankford arsenal
assisted the training of these production spe-
cialists who, in turn, were to train the workers
and supervise the operation of the many de-
partments of the plant.
The first finished ammunition produced in
this newly organized plant went on test in
May, 1942. The cartridge cases were then
made of brass. Brass is an extremely vital war
material. Could steel be used instead? Could
steel be worked over the machinery and tools
that were provided for the use of brass? Could
the steel be treated to withstand the corrosion
"COULD IT BE DONE
WITH STEEL? '
of a long sea voyage and to resist successfully
the humidity of the tropics and the sub-zero
temperatures of the Arctic? The U. S. Army
Ordnance Department — and our own engi-
neers, metallurgists and technicians believed
it could. More engineering talent — this time
chemists — were added to the laboratory staff
and the larger and more complete Chrysler
Corporation's laboratories, in Detroit, were
also directed to the solution of this problem.
The first of the new steel casings were made
in the month of August, 1942. They were
pretty good. Then began severe testing, —
spraying with wet salt air, burying in salty
mud marshes washed by the tide,—storing in
hot damp rooms and open exposure to the
weather, — plating with lacquer, copper, cad-
mium, nickel, chrome, zinc, silver, lead—dip-
ping in dichromate, sealing with plastics. A
vast cycle of experiments were tried and tested
and the results compared. From all this effort
"THOUSANDS PER
MINUTE
came a standardized product made of steel,
and approved for use on all the battle fronts.
The making of this ammunition is really the
art of producing many pieces rapidly—many
thousands per minute, every day, 6 days a
week. Ninety-nine operations are performed
to take each piece of ammunition from the
lead, steel and powder stage to the formed,
loaded, tested and packed, finished article —
ready to shoot, — with every piece perfect in
shape, finish, and firing efficiency.
We have made our first billion of this steel
ammunition. Not that this is a top record for
ammunition making but, to us, it is a mile-
stone passed on the road to Victory. We will
pass the second and third billion with much
less emotion but we really got a thrill out of
joining the ranks of the important producers
of ammunition.
With this change to steel we release, with
every billion rounds, thousands of tons of
"A LITTLE THING
BECAME BIG'
brass. This brass can now be used in war pro-
duction where no other substitute is possible.
A finished round of ammunition weighs
only a few ounces. Little things often do
become really big and important.
WAR PRODUCTS OF CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Tonka . . . Tank Engirfes . , . Anti-Aircraft Gum . . . Bomber Fuselage Sections . . . Bomber Wingt . . , Aircraft Engines . . . Wide Variety of Ammunition . . .
Anti-Tank Vehicle* , . . Command Reconnaissance Can . . . Cantonment Furnace* . . . Troop Motor Transports . . . Ambulances . . . Marine Tractors . . . Weapon
Carrier* . . . Marine and Industrial Engine* . . . Gyro-Compasses ... Air Raid Sirens and Fir* Fighting Equipment . . , Powdered Metal Parts . . . Navy
Pontoons . . . Field Kitchens . . . lamb Shackles . . . Tent Heater* . . . Refrigeration Compressors . . . Aircraft landing Gears . . and Other Important Wat Equipment
In the production of this war equipment Chrysler Corporation Is assisted by B,0M subcontractors in I J* towns In 39 states
{WAR BONDS ARE YOUR PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN yiCTORY j)
Plymouth * Doom * Desoto * Chrysler
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