Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1946 Page: 2 of 10
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page Two
Sweetwater Reporter, Sweetwater, Texas
Thursday, February 21, 1946
Sleakley Warns Of
Nation's Inflation
"Every citizen of Nolan Coun-
ty is helping to write Americas
economic history for the next ten
years," Z. C. Steakley, chairman
of the price control board said
today. "One of the most vital
of the decisions we make today is
that which effects our economic
stability." ■—
"If we go into a postwar infla-
tion, as we did after World War
1, Steakley added, "millions of
Americans will face economic
tragedy. But if we hold things
steady, until production permits
the lifting of controls without
inflation, we should be able to go
forward into an era of long-last-
ing prosperity.
"Very naturally, die office of
Price Administration plays a
very important part in these de-
cisions. Although the whole idea
of controlling prices and rents,
and the regulations necessary to
make such controls effective, is
foreign to our American ideas
and principles—in this period of
Olsen's New and Used
Furniture Co
Pays Highest Prices for
Yonr Used Fumltore
Phone 2386 313 Oak
Police Want To Know
Who Turned This In
AMARILLO — (UP) —Strang-
er things have happened. But, as
far as Leo Hoskins is concerned,
this heats all.
Hoskins was driving through
Amarillo, Texas, one morning
when a police sergeant whistled
him to stop.
The sergeant said to him:
"you're under arrest. You're
driving a stolen car."
Hoskins argued that there
must be some mistake. Said the
policeman: "Tell it to the judge."
Well, Hoskins told the judge.
He told him that he had owned
the ear for eight years and that
he had his registraiton card and
driver's license plus his birth
certificate to prove it.
The judge got more and more
puzzled by the minute and final-
ly pulled out the pickup order.
! Someone had asked that a truck
| of the same description as Hos-
I kins —and even with the same
j number — be picked up and the
driver be arrested.
Finally, after due considera-
lion, the judge handed Hoskins
I back his papers and, still wear-
I ing a puzzled expression, said:
"case dismissed."
PLACES
NEWS
Our Boarding House With Major
IN THE
BULLOCK
ELECTRIC CO.
Contractors
Phone 2551
\ national emergency it is essen-
! tial.
"Today we stand on the brink
I of a devastating infaltionary
j cliff. While prices are soaring
j it destroys the value of savings
deposits, bonds and insurance
policies and puts pensioners, dis-
I abled veterans, people living on
i annuities, and white collar work-
j ers, in a tragic squeeze," Steak-
j ley continued.
"Once again." Steakley said, "I
want to urge every citizen to
! watch ceiling prices and refuse
j to pay over the ceiling. In this
: way we can all help in writing
a bright and prosperous econom-
i ic future for our city and all of
i A merica."
AT RUSSELL'S
YOU'LL FIND SWEETWATER'S
FINEST SELECTION
Of Youth's
100 Pet. All Wool
Spring Suits
Suit tn win firs!
| I;h v in your young
son's Wiinli'ohr this
siii.-irtly f;iilor< <J ;ill
wool Miii or any of
tin* others in our
new spring collection.
$14.00
To
$18.00
Sizes
X lo 17 \ rjii s
th!
•j.
f
M€GREGOR
Sportswear Made in U.S.A.
Slmelsss Pullovers
Sweater magic by McGrcgor! An all wool pullover
under your jacket — snug-fitting, sleeveless... take*
the "br-r-rl" out of a cold day. ^ ^ QQ
RUSSELS
LANCANTKH, I'K.N.N.
A general strike of AK of I,
workers, walking out in sympa-
thy with bus drivers, has all but
paralyzed the busy little city of
Lancaster, Penn.
Nearly • everybody has heard
of Lancaster. Although it isn't
a big city—only about 75,000 in-
habitants—it would be hard to
find a town of the same size as
interesting or with as colorful a
history.
Lancaster was capital of
the t'nited Statse I'or one
day—on September 22nd,
t"77—when the continental
congress fled there from
Philadelphia on the approach
of the Kritlsh. it also was
seriously considered as the
site of the proposed national
capital, but finally lost out to
what now is the District of
Columbia.
Today, it is -noted us some of
the richest farming country in
the whole world. having the
highest production per acre. The
area also is famed as a center of
the "Pennsylvania Dutch" cul-
ture.
Lancaster was founded in 1717
by English Quakers and Episcop-
alians. The Germans or " Penn-
sylvania Dutch" came later.
They belonged to the Mennon-
ite. Amisli and Dunkard sects,
and many of them still wear
their peculiar garb. The men are
bearded and wear black broad-
cloth suits and broadbrimmed
hats. The women and girls wear
black, purple or gray in styles
that go right back to the 18th
century.
The thrift and skill of the
Pennsylvania Dutch farmers is
as famous as their picturesque
language, an English larded
with twisted German idioms. For
a long time, they stoutly resisted
such inventions as the auto, the
telephone, the radio and the
electric light, but in recent
years have been giving in to
them.
Lancaster is a beautiful
city, set in a beautiful coun-
tryside. It is (15 miles west
of Philadelphia, on the Lin-
coln highway and the Head-
ing and Pennsylvania rail-
ways. Its Industries are ser-
ved by an enormous hydro-
electric power plant 25 miles
to the south on the Sus<|ueli-
ana river. The city contains
factories 'making cork, •lino-
leum, watches, heavy metal-
work, umbrellas, textiles >
and cigars.
The surrounding farms pro-1
duce fine tobacco, corn, wheat, |
vegetables, fruits, poultry and
eggs, while their dairying and j
livestock are of tremendous val- j
tie.
Lancaster is an important edit j
rational center. The chief in- j
stitution is Franklin and Mar- j
shall College, a denominational j
school dating back to 17S7. There
also is theological school of the \
reformed church and Thaddeus
Stevens Trade School. This last |
institution named for one of the
stormiest figures in American
history. Thad Stevens, who lived
in Maryland and in several Penn-
sylvania towns — including Lan-
caster—was leader of the radical
abolitionist wing of the Repub- ;
lican party. He was an enemy '
of Lincoln, whom he regarded as !
a milksop, and he led the move- !
ment for impeachment of Presi- ;
dent Johnson. He favored im-
posing a vindictive peace on the !
south, including the confiscation ;
of practically all property.
Other famous figures who liv
ell in Lancaster were the revolu-
tionary hero, liarno Steigel. and
President .lames Buchanan, j
Steigel made some of the finest
early American glass and his fac- j
tory can still be seen, as well as
the Cornwall mine from which
the resourceful baron obtained |
iron to make cannon for George
■Washington's army.
Still another Lancaster land- j
mark is an 18th century bridge,
LOOK UERE.VOO OV/ER-
STUFPEO 5CROOGBNOUK&
(a FtSlE 30BS AisiD
EATING LUiE AN IMC ITERATOR
— SOT VOL)' RE MOT
PAYING BOARD/—vieLL,
116 *2.0 A \MEtwC TO
Vol), plus «looo
overdue, roi iq4&:
N
a A\NPF-
9P0TT-TT.'.-
\MHV,ER. „
MPiRjHA-r
OH, SORELY/
JLVST ANj
OMeRSIGVAT
T'LL SO
TO "THE: BPvNM-!
AND GET THE
ABELARD IS
OUT OF TOVJNi
60 WE CAN^T
SNAP HER
. WNPr^OTiC ,
SPELL.'—KiOVJ
I *MOVO UOVfJ
KlhiG LOUIS
l6T-rt PELT J
FADING THE,
GOlLLGTlhie/
v\ COoi
\\ WE KTOM
\ V 60M8 U\T
\ NftGP&Aki:
Has 2 Cars, 1919
Jobs And Good, Too
PITTSBURGH —(UP)—Auto-
mobile collector has no worry
about getting a 1940 or 11)47 mod-
el car, he has two 11)10 jobs. But
don't laugh at their vintage,
motors are in perfect condition,
and F. L. Thomas expects to get
80,000 miles of travel from each
car.
The cars have been locked up
for 20 years. They were owned
by millionaire Thomas Cleland,
who died in 1943 at the age of 81.
He felt automobiles were too
much trouble, so he locked up
his Buick and Chevrolet in 1924
and traveled by trolly or train.
The cars sold for more than
$2700 in 1919. The price now is
Slot).
Must Be Grade A
UNION CITY. Pa. (UUP) —
A farmer near Union City, Indi-
ana. indicates supreme confid-
ence not only that the manpow-
er shortage is over, but what's
more, that unusual manpower is
available.
For an advertisement in a Un-
ion City paper said: "Wanted —
a man to work on farm, must be
good milker and know how to
produce grade-A milk."
over which passed many a cone-
stoga wagon carrying hardy pio-
neers westward to establish
homes and farms in the frontier
wilderness.
See
Reynolds Electric
Electrical
Contracting
For House \Viripg_
Keasonalde Prices
Dial 721 114 Cedar
Take Advantage of this
SPECIAL
OFFER
Limited lo Mar. 1
PERMANENTS
$5 Reg. for 3.50
$7.50 reg. for 5.00
$10 reg. for $7.50
$15 cold wave $10
Dial 2157 for your ap-
pointment N <> \V !
BERNICE'S
BEAUTY SHOP
Over Calehing's Drug
For Complete And Expert
Repair Service
See Us!
Modern Equipment
Experienced Mechanics
MoPar Parts
Pace^Bradford
DeSoto-Plymouth Dealers
407 East Broadway Phone 837
90 Day Leave Seems
Longer Than 27 Years
To Master Sergeant
FORT SILL, Okla. —(UP) —
Most servicemen sing the ditty,
"When The War Is Over We
Will All Enlist Again" — strict-
ly with their tongue in their
cheek.
Bui not Master Sergeant
"Pop" Fleming of Fort Sill, Ok-
lahoma.
Fleming has been in the army
27 years but he says those years
have flown by.
"What really seemed like a
long time." says Fleming,
'"were the 90 days of liberty I
got on a re-enlistment furlough".
He adds: "It was a long 90 days
and I'm glad to be back."
In U. S. 5 Months,
Wins History Quiz
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (UPt -
Fellow classmates wondered at
the presumption of a Brazilian
exchange student at Evansville,
Indiana. Geraldo Danneman, the
Brazilian, had entered a quiz
contest with them on American-
ism.
His rivals figured a Brazilian
couldn't be much competition—
particularly in view of the fact
that ho had been in the United
States only about five months.
What would he know about Am-
erican history?
Danneman won the contest.
UCVIiHPEP..
IWIlH ■ Bo you want to
■ feel young again t
Why feel old at 40, 60 or more? En-
joy youthful pleasures again. It
added years have slowed down your
trim and vitality, just go to your
druggist and ask for Casella tablet*.
Many men are obtaining remarkabla
mult# with this amroiiur formula.
JUST RECEIVED
ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF
Cast Aluminum
Chicken Fryers $5.95
Casl Aluminum
SKILLETS $4.95
Sealed Itcam Adapter
UNITS, from . . . . $1,115
Chrome I'Altli I.N.HTS SI.95
Kngiiicairc, Complete with Ga.
Many other Aluminum 111:1 11 Ml s m,,:'
Items In Stock
Towel
Racks
19c
liod
TIKE PUMPS fcl.40
SCISNOIt JACKS S«.4
RUMPKIt JACKS $1.05
Clay Reeves
Just South of Levy's
KXOX—1240 kc
Brings You
The
MUTUAL
NETWORK
SOON!
ifs SPRING already!
from the first day
of spring —
to the last day
of summer
HKKSSKK you'll slarl wearing now
. . . and like so well you'll keep wearing
them straight through summer. They're
spring gay, summer smart, in bright col-
ors and new styles. Spuns and sheers in
print, rayon prints, too, in garden colors.
Two-piece dresses with the air of a suit.
Others 4.98 to 10.90
NEW BAGS
1.98 . 7.90
(pills lil\>
The most outstanding
assortment ever! Here
you'll find .just the ling
you're looking for - - at
a price you'll really ap-
preciate!
^Jl
W.v t
J
■£l
WOMEN'S
NECKWEAR
98
It's time lo start think-
ing aliout Spring, and
thai means you'll he
thinking about spic-
and-spau collars like
these, to brighten your
frocks! Jaliots, square
necks, yokes, ruffled V
Collars and Peter Pans
some lace trimmed,
Nome with cuffs to
match! In white only.
Hat Box
I f you want a hat to make you
look your prettiest . . . wear a
flirtatiously veiled straw disc
piled high with fresh field
flowers or full blown roses.
For a jaunty look a wool frit
scotlic or bumper in beautiful
new spring colors, with self
flower trimmings! Come in
and try our hats on; you'll
love what they do for you'
1.98 2.98 3.98
"£.f *
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Weaver, Rita. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1946, newspaper, February 21, 1946; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth283175/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.