Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 248, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 25, 1940 Page: 3 of 18
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1940
SWEETWATER REPORTER, SWEETWATER, TEXAS
New Deal Leaders Hail House Passage Of Trade Treaty Act
Wool Warehouse
Opened by Pepper
The growing importance of
Sweetwater as a wool and mo-
hair market is seen in the open-
ing of a new warehouse by
George R. Pepper & Son at GOO
Pecan street.
Pepper, who has a ranch in
the Rittercreek area, is chair-
man of the AAA committee for
#)lan county and brings to the
new business a lifetime exper-
ience in the wool and mohair
business. Before coming to
Sweetwater, the pepper family
lived at Junction.
George Pepper, Jr., who will
be associated with his father "n
the venture, will graduate this
spring from Texas A and M.
JVhile in school he lias taken a
special course in wool grading
and shrinking.
Rites Conducted | At The Theatres
For L. 0. Cardwell
Funeral services for L. 0.
Cardwell, 55, Sweetwater auto-
mobile dealer, were held at 2 p.
TO., Saturday at the Roscoe First
Methodist church, the Rev. Sam
H. Young,-Sweetwater Methodist
pastor, officiating.
Mr. Card ./ell succumbed to a
heart attack and pneumonia at
f> o'clock Friday m. rning at his
home, 807 Lamar ..treet. He had
been ill only a few days.
Horn in Dallas county, Mr.
Cardwell moved to Roscoe in
1913 and was engaged in farm-
ing until coming to Sweetwater
several years ago.
He is survived by his widow,
two soils. Ij. O. Jr., of Sweetwat-
er. and K. ('). Cardwell of Los
Angeles, Calif., two sisters, anil
two blethers.
Burial was made in the Ros-
coe cemetery with Johnston
Funeral home directing.
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involving the drama of a young doctor and a society beauty.
Stock Stand Cold
In Good Condition
By SIRS. .1. W. IjYYCH
LAKE SWEETWATER — An
inch of moisture was estimated
from the rain and snow of the
weekend. Stock stood the severe
cold weather exceptionally well
and appear to be in good con-
dition.
Mrs. W. It. Boyd, who has
been ill for several weeks, is
improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Lincoln |
and children. Moody, Were guests j
of Mrs. Lincoln's parents, Mr j
and Mrs. .1. W. Rogers Sunday, i
They visited in the T\". H. Ben- j
liett home also.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Phil-1
lips of San Antonio and Mr. and i
Mrs. Travis Phillips of Childress
visited their sister, Mrs. Gordon j
Mc.Ttinkins during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. \Y. H. Bennett I
spent Thursday afternoon in j
Abilene.
Complimenting Mrs. Mondel j
Rogers of Bittercreek, Mrs. j
Claud Rogers entertained a j
group of friends Thursday with j
a quilting.
Bobbie Frank Boyd spent the ]
weekend with George Boyd and i
family in the Bitterfreek com- j
munity.
Prentis Scott has been employ- j
ed on the Percy Witt farm dur-
ing the week. Mr. Witt has re- j
eently purchased the Dave Mc-
Donald home in the community, j
The McDonalds have moved to i
the Stamper community.
Mrs. .1. W. Lynch spent Mon-
visiting her sister, Mrs.
Clara Bennett in Sweetwater.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Driggers
and h'on visited Mrs. Lynch
Tuesday.
Mrs. R. L. McReynolds had
her gi'iests her daughter, Mrs.
Bill Scot I and children.
Mrs. Ellen Duncan attended
the Nolan County Teachers' as-
sociation Tuesday evening at
Blackweli.
Missing Man Found
Dead in Workshop
DALLAS — Finding of the
body of 10. G. France. 59-year-old
carpenter, in his suburban
workshop, ended a four-da.v
search for him. Physicians said
lie had died a natural death.
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SWEETWATER—
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game with the pre-tournament
favorites, the Abilene Eagles.
After the first quarter Hamlin
had the defending district
champions groggy and went on
to win with unexpected ease.
Divide Should Have Won
Divide was well out in front
in its game with .Javton and
the game was nearly over. For-
ward Huff fouled out in the
third quarter and Divide appar-
ently went tv pieces.
.Jayton and Roby tangled in
the closest game of the contest.
The score was tied at l(i-a!l at
the end of the regular playing
period. During the three-minute
extra period Headstream pitch-
ed the winning field goal and
Roby was still in the running,
winning 18 to 1(1.
The second best game of the
tournament was* that between
the well-coached Colorado City
Wolves and the tall Hamlin
team. The Wolves won, 20 to
18, after outhustling the Pipers.
Itoliy .Misses Shots
Roby and Colorado City tang-
led in close semifinal game Sat-
urday morning, Colorado City
; winning 25 to 22. Roby missed
: enough tries at the basket in the
; last minute vf the game to have
won the contest had the Lions
counted on a third of the at-
tempts.
Through the semifinal rounds
| high scoring honors had been
; accumulated by Williams, Ovalo
center, who had marked up 14
| field goals and one free pitch
i for 20 points. Runnerup honors
j were held by Billy Hothan, pee-
| wee guard on the Ovalo team,
i Before the game Saturday nigiit
I with Roby for third place, Hoth-
j an had 23 points.
Scoring Leaders
| Two Sweetwater players were
j tied for third place honors be-
I fore the final game Saturday
[ night. They were Campbell
! Owen, with 0 field goals and 4
I free pitches, and Wayne Olsen,
with 7 field goals and 8 free
pitches, for 22 points each. Troy
i iaffern, forward, and Robert
ileadrick. guard, both of Sweet-
water were in fourth place with
21 points each.
Officials who have worked the
tournament are Dalton Hill. N.
c Forrester, and V. T. Moser.
Attendance at tournament
games assured Sweetwater offi-
cials of enough money to make
| the event pay for itself. If it
failed to pay its way, they had
threatened to take the event
elsewhere next year.
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Saddle Horse Given
Houston Physician
SAN ANTONIO -"And now",
said the speaker at a testimon-
ial dinner for Dr. Robert. Jol-
l.s, Houston, "we wish to pre-
sent him with a gift." At the
cue, into the hotel dining room
rode Dr. Mert Caldwell. Chicago,
executive secretary of the Am-
erican Medical association, on a
five-year-old blooded saddle
horse. The horse was a gift
from members of the Texas Hos-
ipital association.
Senate Passage
Expected Within
Next Two Weeks
Program Extended for
Three Years by
Overwhelming Vote
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Administration leaders Satur-
day hailed house passage of the
bill extending the reciprocal
trade program for three years
as indication of early approval
by the senate.
Democratic and republican
senate leaders predicted that
the senate would vote on the
measure within two weeks. Dem-
ocrats said it would be approv-
ed; republicans still hoped it
could be defeated.
The house gave the adminis-
tration an overwhelming victory
Friday night by voting, 216 to
168, to continue the trade pro-
gram. Immediately, expressions
of gratification came from Pre-
sident Roosevelt and Secretary
of State Cordell Hull.
FR Wires Congratulations
From the cruiser Tuscaloosa,
aboard which he is fishing near
the Cocos Islands, the president
radioed Speaker William B.
Bankhead congratulations on
passage of the bill by the house
and asserted that senate appro-
val would prove a force for pea-
ceful and prosperous internation-
al relations "in the days to
come.
Hull stated briefly: "I am, and,
am sure, supporters of the
program everywhere are, im-
mensely gratified at the vote."
The vote in the house to ex-
tend the program three years
beyond the June 12 expiration
date was along party lines. Only
five republicans voted with the
administration to continue the
program; 10 democrats deserted
to vote against extension. The
administration victory followed
a day in which democratic for-
ces beat down successive at-
tempts to subject future trade
agreements to senate ratification
or approval by both the house
and senate.
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Movie Cowboy Is
Held in Slaying
HOLLYWOOD — *(UP) —Jer-
ome M. (Blackjack) Ward, be-
whiskered, shaggy-haired mo-
tion picture cowpuncher, was
locked up in Hollywood jail for
slaying another movie cowboy so
dramatically that spectators
though he was acting.
Blackjack said he killed John
Tyke, 45, Friday night after a
long feud. Ward said Tyke had
called him "yellow."
"Them's words no man worth
the powder to blow him to hell
will take", Blackjack said. "So I
went to my car and got my gun.
1 shot him once through the
windshield."
Maverick Opens
War on Austin
SAN ANTONIO — (UP) —
| Mayor Maury Maverick, launch-
! ing what he termed "a nation-
I wide fight on trade barriers",
I called upon the San Antonio city
; council Saturday to pass an or-
j dinance for inspection of several
j commodities manufactured at
| Austin and sold here.
The ordinance sponsored by
i Maverick would call for city in-
spection of tallow, chili food pro-
ducts, furniture and bricks made
in Austin.
Austin city ordinances re-
quire inspection of San Anto-
nio killed meats sold at Austin.
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Bridg es Assails
New Deal Regime
DALLAS — (UP I — Senator
Styles Bridges of New Hamp-
shire, 41-year-old candidate for
the republican presidential nom-
ination, said Saturday that the
republican party "must be the
means of restoring the American
government to the American
people."
Speaking to the Texas repub-
lican executive committee, Brid-
ges said the new deal probably
would be recorded as "the most
colossal failure in our history."
Then he launched into a dis-
cussion of what the GOP must
do to regain national political
supremacy.
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Rites Conducted for
Judge Willis, 94
CENTER — Funeral services
were held Saturday for Judge
James F. Willis, who died at
his home at the age of 93. He
was a Texas resident for 63
years.
Financial Report
Made On Pensions
AUSTIN — (UP) — Tom C.
King, state auditor and effi-
ciency expert, Saturday furnish-
ed Gov. W. Lee O'Daniei a re-
port of old age assistance for
the past fisc.-.l year and esti-
mates of what can be paid for
two succeeaing years from pre-
sent sources of revenue.
For the fiscal year which end-
ed Aug. 31, 1939 the total old
age assistance payments were
$19,256,122. This payment was
$975,675 more than the receipts
for the purpose. The income w-is
$8,652,045 from state revenue.
Federal grants made up $9,628,-
401.
For the fiscal year ending
next Aug. 31, King estimated
the state funds available will
be $7,482,994 and for the year
ending Aug. 31, 1941, £8,872,-
708. These amounts will be mat-
ched by federal grants so long
as the social security board ap-
proves the Texas administra-
tion of the funds.
Laws Conflict
King estimated five per cent
as the administration cost for
the work. The public welfare
board has been using 7 1-2 per
cent and finds it inadequate. A
rider on the state appropriation
bill permits use of 7 1-2 per cent
but King says it conflicts with
an unrepealed statute making 5
per cent the maximum. Federal
regulations permit five per cent
of federal funds to be used in
administration.
In dollars and cents the cost
of administration for 1939 was
$473,000 plus $15,500 for expense
in the treasury and state com-
ptroller's office. For 1940 it is
estimated at $374,150 with $6,-
750 for the treasury-comptrol-
ler expense. The 1940 available |
income will be reduced by hav-
ing to pay off $2,050,838 debt and j
$28,281 interest. Last debt pay- i
inept is to be made Sept. 10.
For the fiscal year 1939 the i
average pension rolls number- j
ed 114,851 and the average mon- j
thly payment $13.97.
One Quadruplet
Dies in Alabama
JASPER, Ala. — (UP) —
Faith and Charity survived to-
day but Hope was dead.
Six weeks old, one of quad-
ruplets born to a share-cropper
family, she died Friday night of
colic in Jasper county hospital.
Her sisters, Faith and Chari-
ty, and her brother. Franklin
were well and thriving.
The quadruplets were brought
to the hospital here the day af-
ter their birth to Mrs. Clyde
Short in her husband's two
room cabin near Nauvoo, Ala.
Bradford to Talk
at Exes Meeting
Giles E. Bradford, instructor
of history and debate director of
Newman high school, is to lie
principal speaker Saturday
night, March 2, for a banquet
and program for Texas Exes.
All ex-students of the Univer-
sity of Texas are invited by
President Gerald E. Williams to
attend the meeting an -innual
custom of iie organization.
"Whether or not ex-students are
members of the Nolan-Mitchell
county Texas Exes," said Mr.
Williams, "they are invited to
attend."
Miss Marie Hill, instructor of
j music in Sweetwater schools,
will be presented in a group of
songs. Colorado City will present
one feature. Officers are to lie
I elected.
Truett Barber, vice-president,
and Marshall Morgan, secretary,
are assisting Williams in arrang-
ing the program.
91-Year-Old Bridge
Player Succumbs
DALLAS — Mrs, Viola A. Cok- j
er's friends and neighbors will !
have to find another "fourth"
for their bridge games. The 91- j
year-old widow of an earlv-day j
Texas physician died at her .
home Friday. She was an avid I
bridge enthusiast.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 248, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 25, 1940, newspaper, February 25, 1940; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310207/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.