Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 271, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 15, 1955 Page: 3 of 8
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COVERING HOLLYWOOD
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New Movie Re-Named
Good-Bye My Chiggers
„ By ERSKINE JOHNSON
w NEA Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD —I NEA)—"Good
bye, My Lady" is the official title
of a new movie.
But since the return of the film
company from the swampland of
Georgia it's been changed to
"Good-bye, My Chiggers" i>y Wal-
ter Brennan, Phil Harris and
members of the crew.
It was a case of starting from
scratch.
Chiggers in the swamps of Geor-
near the town of Albany, it
seems, are as bold and as movie-
struck as (he fleas in the little
French circus which Burt Lancas-
ter hired in Paris ."or his movie,
"Trapeze."
The gay Paris fleas which had
the "Trapeze" company scratch-1
in' into overtime landed in inter- j
national headlines and stole the I
play away from Georgia's chiggers.
The Paris fleas, alter all, were i
form, or on, the international set. '
Ojorgia's were just plain old back-
\Poods chiggers.
But the "Good-bye, My Lady"
company will vouch for their stur- j
<iy American stock. The Hollywood
movie makers insist, in fact, that
a Georgia chigger could K.O. a L
1'aris circus flea blindfolded and'
with its wings tied behind its back, j
The Chiggers moved in on stars j
Brennan and Harris, and Director j
William \\ oilman and his crew the j
iJVi day of shooting at a location
sifc about 40 miles from Albany.
"This is awful." complained one j
wild-eyed crewman, "Whataya do :
for 'em'.'"
Brennan, a veteran of swamp
movies, grinned and said:
"Scratch 'em son. Best scratchin'
in the world."
"Hee, hee," chuckled one Geor-
gian old-timer as he watched the j
Hollywoodsmen scratching them-1
selves as they went about their j
"The heat's bad enough without
being rancid, too."
Even when second Unit Camera-
man Archie Stout and his crew
narrowly missed serious injury
when two huge drop tanks from
an Air Force tanker fell to the
ground near them, the boys
couldn't get their minds off chig-
gers.
Archie was so busy scratching
at the time that he didn't even
look up. All he said when he saw
the drop tanks was:
"Them chiggers are gettin' big-
ger. But I'm glad somebody is
shootin' 'cm down."
Movie-making miles away from
Hollywood's air-conditioned sound
stages can he tough. Even without
chiggers. "The Goodbye. My
Lady" company arrived in Albany
on the heels of Hurricane Hilda and
rain and wind cost eight shooting
days.
Director Wellman. known affec-
tionately as "Wild Bill," was wild.
Which is about the same thing as
a hurricane. The weathermen at
Albany. 1 suspect, recorded that
Hurricane Hilda was followed by
Hurricane Bill.
Before the company moved into
the swampland where the chig-
gers insisted on autographing ev-
eryone from Hollywood, a five-
foot-eight-inch rattlesnake was
killed just a few feet from Bren-
nan and one of Batjac's huge loca-
tion trucks crashed through a
faulty bridge.
On the lighter side Phil Harris
singing with a three-piece combo
at an Albany night club and Wal-
ter Brennan leading the band at
a high school football game were
highlights of the company's leis-
ure hours. But Operation Chigger
never stopped.
lM|'ture-making chores.
*'.iust like watching a cage full
of monkeys, ain't it""
Everybody, of course, had a pet
remedy. From citronelia to DDT. '
But Phil Harris settled lor the j
chiggers. A helpful native told Phil
he should rub the bites with lard.
Phil winced and said:
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You feel soothing comfort so fast, too.
That's because Thornton-Minor Oint-
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acting, lonpr-lastinu Hpeeial ingredient*
to check itching, burning, pain and
help reduce swelling. Ointment or sup-
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at any drug store but insist on genu-
ine Thornton-Minor Ointment.
"OPERATION AM-PM*
DIAMOND
New Air Routes
Arc Authorized
For Continental
New routes for Continental Air
Lines to Chicago and Los Angeles
from Kansas City and Denver
were awarded today in a decision
of the Civil Aeronautics Board.
Continental officials announced.
In addition to the extensions of
its present routes. Continental
wa« authorized by the board to
provide non-stop service between
Chicago and Los Angeles, non-stop
service between Chicago and Den-
ver, and non-stop service between
Kansas City and Los Angeles.
The Boards decision follows
closely certain recommendations
ol Civil Aeronautics Board exam-
iner 'i'erd'nand M. Moran. made
on July 28, asking for extensions
01 Continental s routes to the mid-
west and the west coast.
Addition of the new routes adds
approximately 1800 air miles to
continental's current 4. !)(> 1 mil
system in six states serving 50
communities.
Officials of Continental Air
Lines at Denver indicated that an
early announcement will be made
regarding the purchase of new
equipment lor the additional routes,
the dates of starting services, and
proposed schedules over the new
segments.
Deer Said Plentiful
As Hunt Season Nears
Deer hunting season opens Wed-
nesday with reports of plenty of
game and many hunters preparing
to go on tiie annual outings, Game
Warden M. T. Tieinholdt said Tues-
day.
Nolan County with several hun-
dred wild deer has no open sea-
son but Mitchell County with a
few deer has an open season.
303 Can
TOMATOES 2,„25«
Rotarians Hear
Review Of Radar
Station Activity
Leaders of the new Air Force
Itadar station in Sweetwater gave
a view of the purposes and person-
nel of this new establishment in
talks at Sweetwater Rotary Club
luncheon Monday noon at Blue
Bonnet Hotel Sky Room.
"This is the third year of the
hydrogen age," said Major John
T. Phillips, commander of the
Sweetwater station.
"This new age has reduced the
size of the world to about one-tenth
the size of Texas when compared
with the 18th century conception
of the world in terms of travel."
he said.
The commander said that Rus-
sia is viewed by many as domi-
nated by thinking of Lenin in 1931
when it was considered inevitable
that there must be a war to the
finish between capitalism and
communism.
The greatest need of (his war
for the Communists would be the
surprise element and for this rea-
son they planned to do everything
through the years, to "get the
guard down. They were not ready
then but in 30 years they thought
they would take the world."
These and other factors make
the Radar warning and control
stations highly important, he ex-
plained. Sweetwater station is one
of a system for detection, identi-
fication and directing fighter craft
to the hostile airplanes.
The powerful station here con-
nected with Oklahoma City and air
bases over the southwest and cov-
ering all of the country for a 400
mile area is one of the protections
against being blinded by distance
or weather, he said.
Walter Terrell presented the
guest speaker. Major Phillips said
for his men that they and their
families will be moving in from
now on. selected men of high skill,
intelligence esprit de corps. "Some
will become your close compan-
ions in their off duty hours: some
will be very active in local life
and we hope all will be good citi-
zens.
"They are men above average
for they need to be dedicated to
their duty and task. Radar detec-
tion is an around the clock job for
men of highest training and skill.
"These families coming here
have the problem of frequent
changes, costly moves, change of
schools and yet they are families
headed by men selected for spe-
cial call of duty, each dedicated to
his task."
Warrant Officer E. Robinson
made a semi-technical talk ex-
plaining how the radar stations
operate, the problems of detect-
ing and identifying planes com-
ing in at 40.000 feet altitude with-
in a few minutes—with aid of the
other air force stations—and if
need be calling fighter planes to
the skies.
He said for example planes
sighted off the Texas coast at
Corpus Christi might not be stop-
ped. identified and challenged in
time to avoid their hitting San
Antonio. It might be that the only
hope would be to save Fort Worth
and Dallas. These extreme ex-
amples. he added, are unlikely
but they present the problems in-
volved.
Robinson said that radar also
picks up the weather fronts that
show on the radar screens and aid
can be given to civilian air pilots,
the weather bureau and others.
After discussing the tools pro-
vided for adequate protection of
vulnerable areas and detecting
and tracking down hostile planes,
Robinson said "we are going to
hold open house soon and invite
the public to see our plant. You
may not understand it, he said
jokingly. It could be like the
bucket of worms — amusing but
confusing!"
E. R. Atkinson, vice-president,
presided at the meeting. Guests
introduced by Charles Paxton in-
cluded: O. P. IJeebee. Eddie Hen-
drickson, Merle Butler, of Abilene.
Gwenne Raymond of Houston and
W. W. Pyeatt of the Claytonville
Gasoline plant. Capt. Joe Phillips
of the Marine Corps (who served
with Bud VanDever in the wari
and others.
Sweetwater Reporter, Texas, Tuesday, November IS, 1955
THE WORLD TODAY
Candidacy Of Warren
Talked Despite Denials
By JAMES MARLOW
Associated Press News Analyst
WASHINGTON l/PI—Chief Justice
Earl Warren can hardly escape
some political indigestion if he
some political indigestion if he
ever tries to eat the words he used
in saying he is not a presidential
candidate. They were pretty em-
phatic.
He said his decision was "irre-
vocable" under any "circum-
stances or conditions." President
Eisenhower sounded pretty em-
phatic too back in early 1948, four
years before he ran, in saying he
wouldn't run. He said he was "pos-
itive."
In 1952, before he accepted the
Democratic nomination, Adlai Ste-
venson said he didn't want it. But
his statements, looking back on
them now, didn't sound as convinc-
ing as Warren's or Eisenhower's.
He never quite closed the door.
Whether Warren likes it or not—
and he is reported to have told
friends privately he doesn't like it
a bit and won't change his mind-
he is constantly being mentioned
as the man the Republicans may
have to call an in 1956.
Warren made his renunciation of
political ambitions back in April
; 1955 when there was still reason
j to believe Eisenhower would seek
a second term. It was before
the President's heart attack made
it unlikely he would, or could, run
again.
If Eisenhower doesn't run, and
if the Republicans think their only
j chance is with Warren, he will
be under heavy pressure to change
his mind, lie hasn't been asked
' publicly what he would do if his
| ernor of California, was made
chief justice of the United States
by Eisenhower in 1953.
He issued the following state-
! ment last April after a nationwide
i poll reported he was the top choice
j of Republican and independent vot-
! ers if Eisenhower decided not to
run:
"Mv name has been used as a
! possible candidate for the presi-
! dency. This has been a matter of
j embarrassment to me because it
I reflects upon the performance of
; my duties as chief justice of the
United States.
'When I accepted that position,
| it was with the fixed purpose of
i leaving politics permanently for
! service on the court. That is still
my purpose. It is irrevocable. 1
will not change it under any cir-
cumstances or conditions.
"Be they few or many, the re-
■ maining useful years of my life
are dedicated to the service of the
States, in which work I am in-
creasingly happy."
When a "d r a f t-Eisenhower"
move got under way in 1947, the
general said. "1 don t want any-
thing to do with politics." lie went
! even further than that with a
! lengthy statement — on Jan. 23.
; 1948 — par of which said-
Now Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With Little Worry
Put talk laugh or sneeze without
i denture breath) Oct FASTEETH at
any drug counter.
"My decision to remove myself
completely from the political scene
is definite and positive ... 1 could
not accept nomination even under
the remote circumstances that it
was tendered me ... I am not
available for and could not accept
nomination to high political office."
j But after the 1948 elections,
when he was again being men-
! tioned as a candidate in 1952, he
I s o u n d e d a little less "positive"
i than in 1948 and finally ran.
Stevenson was governor of Illi-
! nois in April 1952 when he was
| being looked at as a likely Derao-
i cratic nominee. He said then "I
could not accept the nomination"
j because he wanted to run for an-
I other term as governor.
| He kept saying that practically
up to the moment he was liomi-
j nated, and accepted, in the sum-1
mer of 1952.
"0ldat40,S0,60?"
— Man, You're Crazy
Forget, your af?o! Thousands are peppy at 70.
Try "pepping up" with Ostrex. Contains tonic,
for weak, rundown feeliiiK duo solely to body's
lack nt' Iron which many men and women call
"old." Try Ostrex Tonic Tablets for younger
feeliriK. p< p this very day. "(iot acquainted'!
size only :>0c. At all druggists.
New 1956 Frigidaire
Lines To Be Shown
By Geer Electric
Geer Electric, 308 East Broad-
way, will unveil the 1956 line of [
Frigidaire appliances tomorrow, ;
i .lack Geer, owner, announced.
| Frigidaire refrigerators will of-
fer a unique new ice service: j
ranges will feature smokeless;
I fume-free ovens; plus many other j
| new conveniences.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geer attend-J
! ed a speeial dealer showing No-;
| vember 7, in Fort Worth of all
the new Frigidaire appliances.
| They reported that there will be ;
! II new refrigerators, 11 free-stand-
ing electric ranges, three automatic
washers, three electric dryers, and
| two upright food freezers.
Geer stated that the engineering ;
design advancements incorporated
into the 1956 Frigidaire household
appliances will truly give the
homemaker a greater "lift for liv-
ing", the line's slogan for 1956.
Along with the showing of the
new products will be the announce-
ment of a national contest. $100,000
Free-For-All Contest" offering a
wide range of prizes from fine
cars down to household items
Contest data maybe obtained at
Geer Electric.
The new ice service freezes
three pounds of ice cubes at a
time, delivers them with little ef-
fort, and then stores up to five
pounds, ready for use.
A new filter built into the top of
the electric ranges is designed to
eliminate smoke and fumes caused
by broiling and other types of
even cooking. Key to the system is
a special, compact catalytic de-
vice concealed in the oven vent.
11 operates automatically when
the oven is turned on. Broiling can
now be done with I he oven door
closed.
Bishop Attends Meeting
A. C. Bishop, Board of City De-
velopment manager, is in Midland
attending annual sessions of the
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Managers Association and was on
the program Tuesday morning.
West Virginia's foo'ball team has
five men playing in their fourth
year of varsity grid competition.
They are tackles Sam Huff and
Bruce Bosley, quarterback Fred-
dy Wyant, halfback Bobby Moss
and fullback Joe Marconi.
Family
Relieve
Suffering with
WICKS
VVapoRub
MARK S. NICHOLS
"My Business Is Your
Unfinished Business"
LIFE - HOSPITALIZATION •
POLIO - CANCER
Public
Notary
Across the Street
from Post Office
Phone 3111
DIESEL MEN NEEDED
A few men in this area will be selected to be trained for work in
the Heavy Duty Machine Field, such as Construction Operators
and Mechanics, all Types Marine Operators and Mechanics and
Stationary Plat end Fumping Systems, Pump and Injectors. Ex-
perts in these fields earn exceptionally high salaries. If interested
in entering this high paid field, write us giving mechanical back-
ground if any; also complete directions so our Field Men may
contact vou where a personal and confidential interview will be
held regarding your qualifications. We have a free Nation-Wide
Placement Service for your use. For information how to get these
hi-paying jobs write Box 62, Sweetwater Reporter.
« Retirement
* Education
* Business
« Mortgage
Southwestern
Life Insurance
Company
C. S.
Perkins, Jr.
Phone 2020
206
Davis Bldg.
DEL MONTE or WHITE SWAN
PEACHES h„.m*
ARMOURS
PURE LARD -
OUR DARLING
CORN - no. cm
PORK (HOPS
3 lb. Ctn.
GLADIOLA
BISCUITS -
FRESH DRESSED
FRYERS - -
PACE SUPER MKT.
HAILEY AT I3TH
PRICES EFFECTIVE TUESDAY P. M. & WEDNESDAY
(an
lb.
SOBE'S FASHION SHOP
Our Entire Stock Of
NEW FALL
DRESSES & SUITS
20% <>«
ONE DAY ONLY:
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Select Now For Christmas And
Lay-Away While Our Stock Is Complete
Sobe's Fashion Shop
Across From The Post Office
Sweetwater's Food Prices for
Tuesday P.M. & Wednesday
FRESH COUNTRY
EGGS
SHORTENING
DROMEDARY — YELLOW & WHITE
Oozen 49° CAKE MIX
25'
3-Lb. T
FOLGER'S
GOLDEN
COFFEE
lb.
91* OLEO
ib.
17'
m ■ End Cuts Center Cuts
Pork Chops ib 43 > 49
GROUND — WHOLESOME — ALL MEAT
PUFFIN
BEEF
lb.
25 BISCUITS
Can
w
CRISPRITE — SLICED — TRA-PAK
BAC0
VANDERVOORT'S — ALL FLAVORS
Fro-Zan
MORTON'S FRESH FROZEN — 8 INCH
1
2
Ib.
Gallon
Pumpkin Pies each 49
FANCY
K. Y. Beans Ib. 19
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