Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 248, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 25, 1940 Page: 9 of 18
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\ SUNDAY', FEbHIJAHY 2i>, 1910
SWEETWATER ^EPOKTEK, SWEET'A ATEK, TEXAS
PAGE THREE
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Your Favorite
Sweetwater Stores
STANDING BARGAINS IN
SPECIALS!
ir Monday*—and Save!
Are Yours If Your
P^ge! Look for It!
FREE!
Zmp&H{£j£
u-kitmm
r;
THE BOSS IS OUT OF TOWN!
And fair means or foul we're oul to break (he old
man's record! We've pruned every price from bras-
sieres to brooders! Call it malice! Call it madness!
But don't forget our mutiny is your bounty!
Here's a Shirt Tale We Haven't
Told the Boss— .
MENS DRESS SHIRTS
Compare with 79c Kinds
1
f res%es
|!l8r values
8«
liperlat ive Va-
le. Sizes 1
i'i! IiMi'ry!
layon
[ss '
Iths
lie to Wc Mil.
Pot Cleaners
VallleS
•'Ten-shun! Dress Right"! It's easy to
keep that immaculate appearance,
when you can buy such good look-
ing shirts for so little money! If you're 1
planning on getting one or half-a-
dozen. better, step on it: they'll go like ;
hot-cakes! Sizes 1! to 17.
\il \r
\
Won't corrode
KV ' x ' - . .-41 U nil 1 l I I I * *V I«
or rust. Han-
fofcifr "fa fly! Save at
') Sear;
9C
y«I.
f/i and 4 yd.
Ingths. .18 in.
|rlde! Re early
id lie happy,
lave!
*vV
Electric Irons
1.20 Values
Standard siz-
es. Complete
with cord.
Murrv! Save!
Work Socks
IOr values
We've certain-
ly "socked"
prices here.
Buy several!
Save!
Huge Assortment Just Arrived for this Sale
Dress Lengths
io«
19c to 2!)c values
Prints aiid plain weaves in springs lat-
est color-whims. They're all 36 inches
wide 3'i to I yd. lengths. Sun and tub-
Yj fast colors. Save!
tern
lirs
6«
a e a s^ n e d
r panel backs:
Ready to be
Sears Triple-Threat to High Prices!
Choice of:
•2i/,-Qt. Mix Bowls. «1-Qt., l'/a-Qt.,
2-Qt". Saucepan s. •Wash Basins.
• Rinsing Pans. •2-<|t. Covered Sauce-
pans. •2'4 or 3-Qt. Pudding Pans.
•Stove Pans. • 2'/4-Qt. Covered
Kettles.
Showy, snowy white porcelain enameled
pieces with bright red trim. You'll want
several of these stainless, seamless utensils
at this price. HURRY!
*AV« *ONIY ON 50,000 ITIMS IN SlAtS CATAIOO, USt OUR CATAlOO OR OCR SfltVlCf
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND <0
« « iftt AfcYTMINO AN9 (VlirfHINO TOTAUNO HO OK MORI ON THI IASY fAIMINT KAN
Rotan, Mr. L. E. Newton
Clearance! Late Fall
And Early Spring
Ladies'* Dresses
Reduced From
$2Mand$3M
XI Dresses in this outstanding clearance group! When
you see these great values you' will want to purchase
several at this low price!
SALE! Prints
Values to 15c
One large table of better prints at;
this low sale price! I'riiits taken.
from our regular I tie, VlVn- and t5c
stocks incholctl in this group. A
group of 80 square I to 10 yard
lengths also included in this group
Reduced From 98c! Boys
Slipover Sweaters
Sleeveless for comfort during early
spring and fall. SHS emblem in-
cluded with sweater. All wool. Buy
now.
4&c
MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS «. 2*
BOYS' TIES
Values to lilc included in this
clearance group, liny several at
this low price.
MEN'S TIES
Here's a rare bargain! Values to
40c included in this group.
SALE! Brassieres
For Monday only our entire lilc
stork reduced! liny now and save
more!
Reduced From 25c
Ladies' Silk Hose
Fall colors! Save 10c on every pair
purchased! Limited quantity to sell
at this low price!
Reduced From 5c
Ladies' Hankies
Prints, solids and whites! All re-
duced from our regular 5c stock.
Save Now!
Clearance! Reduced from 98c
Ladies' Blouses
Final clearance of all fall blouses.
Every blouse in this group reduc-
ed from 08c!
33c
Mr. M. J. Sweeden
MONTGOMERY WARD
206*8 Pecan
Miss Jane Cai'rett
Sweetwater
Norlh Side Square
Dial 471
Roger W. Babson Believes In
Back'To-Farm Movement
BV ItiK.KIf \v. BABSO.V
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Natural-
ly I get many letters from rea-
ders of this column. Just re-
cently I received a most interest-
ing letter from G. C. Knokler of
Mena, Arkansas, telling of his
personal experiences. He had
lost his city job during the de-
pression and had to decide be-
tween going back to the land or
going onto relief. He chose the
former and drifted to the enter-
prising town of Mena in the
Ouachita Mountains, just a
stone's throw from the Oklaho
ma line. There he and his fam-
ily started again with absolute
ly nothing—just as did the Pit
grims when they landed on the
shores of Massachusetts Bay in
1(20.
Of course, his family had no
money for movies, radio, or gaso-
line. They built their own hut
out of cast off boxes and other
waste material on the outskirts
of the town. He got a job for
one dollar a day and the family
lived upon it and saved money
from the first week. They lived
on oatmeal, milk, tough meat,
and greens. They slept on straw
and made their own furniture—
hut they were healthy and hap-
py. The children made their
own clothes and went to school.
When Spring came they planted
a garden in which they all work-
ed.
Answer To Steinbeck
Then the father decided to
rent a cheap vacant store—to
sell goods when the chain stores
were closed and the other mer-
chants were at the movies. I
will not go into more details,
hut in view of all the sensation-
al and sentimental publicity be-
ing focused on tenant farmers
as a result of John Steinbeck'.?
"Grapes of Wrath", Mr. Konk-
ler's story interested me very
much. Hence, I wrote three lead-
ing people in Mena to see 'f
what Mr. Konkler wrote me
were true. They replied that
every word was true.
I then asked Mr. Konkler to
expand his ideas. Both he and I
believe that the small farm of-
fers a real opportunity to thou-
sands now working on relief
jobs. Developing and working
! the land would bring them more
| happiness, health, good living,
| and sound security than most of
I them will ever achieve in any
other way. Today, too many
families are just one pay check
better off than they Were sev-
eral years ago. Surely any think-
ing person must know that
something more durable must be
tried to remedy conditions. All,
so far, have been merely shots
in the arm to ease the pain.
Relief Killed Movement
In 1932, Mr. Konkler drove a
SI 50 Ford 500 miles into the
mountains of Arkansas. He
found thousands of people out
of jobs. Families, however, with
just a little money left, were go-
ing back to the farms, making
new lives for themselves, and
liking it. They were blotting
themselves from charity rolls
and improving the general sit-
uation. Yet. most of such ef-
forts collapsed when Uncle Sam
opened his relief purse. Today,
hundreds of homes lie desolate
and abandoned. Meanwhile,
their former tenants purchase,
with their relief pittance, quan-
tities of products such as those
acres could have produced.
It is Mr. Konkler's contention
that farm development built this
country in the first place. There-
fore, he believes that only the
development, of our idle acres
will today solve our relief prob-
lems. New pioneers on subsis-
tence farms would not j u m p
farm production much, would
not add to farm surpluses. It
would stimulate business and
trade in scattered areas, as these
1940 pioneers would have to buy
every kind of farm tool and nec-
essity. Best of all, this develop-
ment would not skyrocket the
national debt.
Needed: Men With A Will
I am not referring to resettle-
ment projects of the type the
government has tried in spots,—
setting people down with high-
falutin homes, giving them all
modern conveniences, launching
them with a hopeless debt. Let
them begin just as their fore-
fathers did. if they can do no
better. What our country needs
right now is THE MAN WITH
A WILL. We need more men,
more families, with the will to
shun government help, with the
will t" take hold wherever they
can, with the will to do their
best with what they have to do
with. Personal initiative was
what made this country great,
and only personal initiative will
solve its present problems. Let
me quote Mr. Konkler:
"Our leaders, as a rule, arc just
plain afraid to suggest, even
faintly, that individuals who are
in need of help should help
themselves. They fear to recom-
mend the old fashioned virtues
and the personal advantages of
going back to constructive work
1 am not an idealist. I know all
the loafers can never he con-
verted to the advantages of hard
Queen and Kin^ of Kiddie Kollege
§ *1 tf*
Christine Dann, (left) ten year old danghter of Dr. and Mrs.
E. A. Dann, Queen of Vandervoort's Kiddie Kollege. Little
Miss Dann was chosen by popular vote by radio listeners of
KXOX. She plays the accordion and is frequently heard on
programs. Thurman Kent, (right), son of Mr. and Mrs. T. K.
Kent, serves as King of the Kollege and like Miss Dann was
elected by popular vote. Thurman plays the violin and has
appeared on the Kiddie Kollege. Kollege sessions, broadcast
over KXOX, are held each Saturday from 1:05 to 2:00 p. m.
from the stage of the Texas Theatre with a complete amateur
show of talented juveniles from all over West Texas.
work. But I do feel sure that
a national drive along such j
lines, using plain talk instead of j
taffy, would greatly increase 1
the percentage of those trying j
to help themselves.
Better Than War
"Farm relief measures have]
been political footballs; each
candidate trying to increase the
'benefits' to the voting farmers
back home. Instead of these
handouts, we should encourage
individual families to move back
to farms. The men of these fam-
ilies would go to war to save
their country. Wouldn't it be
much more pleasant to go back
to the land and .save themselves j
as well as their country,—start- j
ing as farm hands or renters, i
then on up to ownership and !
security, just as people used to j
do? Think of the happy days—as |
they gained self-respect and in-1
dependence, inch by inch. I
know because 1 havfe been;
through it. Nothing else will ev- >
er bring them more happiness, j
satisfaction, or security."
I do not need to add to Mr. |
Konkler's comments. He has |
summed up the situation con-!
cisely and emphasized a very i
fundamental principle.
Mrs. Enas Hostess to
Mariposa Club
Mrs. H. C. Enas entertained
Mariposa club members and sev-
eral guests at the regular meet-
ing Wednesday afternoon, using
early spring colors in accessor-
ies for the three tables of con-
tract.
Mrs. Jack Harris was welcom-
ed as a new member, and won
the high score of the afternoon.
Mrs. Lane MeCall scored high
for guests. A salad plate with
cake and coffee was passed.
Guests playing were Mmes.
.MeCall. C. \\\ Breeding, and
('has. Hodges, members present
were Mmes. Raymond Bishop,
Frank Murchison, George Ben-
nitt, s. 1*. (Jaskin. Leland Glass,
Albert Brann. Amos Fortner,
Jack Harris and Garland Vinson,
who is to be the next hostess.
FORTY-TWO—
(Continued from page 1)
see the premiere of "Gone With j
the Wind" were Mmes. J, T.:
Stephenson, C. R. U'agstaff. i
John Corhn, C. J. Dal ton. D. L
Swint. J. R. Green, C. G. Camp-i
bell, R. T. Williams, J. w. Mc-j
Naran, Shed Ragsdale, Misses
Barbara Davis, Doris Davis. <
Josephine Kelly, Virginia Dal-!
ton, Katherine and Beth Duff j
1 and others.
Mrs. R. D. Sartor is recover-
ing "f surgery she underwent,
!in 11 Stamford hospital. Mr. Sar-1
| tor and Mrs. O. E. Leon visited [
| at her bedside during the week.;
Mrs. .1. t. Stephenson, accom-!
Ranted by Mrs. L. C. Miller, was j
j in the Stamford hospital Tues-j
relay for medical attention,
j J. V. Heliums i- home from
j the Stamford hospital where he j
received treatment following ,1
I stroke of apoplexy.
Poultry Show Is
Slated at Rotan
l y MIIS. K.\TIF LEE SHELL
ROTAX—The City of Rotan is
to be host to many poultry men
March 1-2. for a poultry show
sponsored by the business men's
chib.
At the weekly luncheon, ,T. O.
Roberts presented completed
plans for entertaining hundreds
of visitors from surrounding
towns.
Lester Burk. vocational agri-
culture teacher in the schools,
discussed the 1-11 club show to
be held in Ruby. Feb. 24.
Directed by ,Mr>. Jim Day,
children of the kindergarten
gave a skit. "Future Americans."
Mrs. Robert Gray assisted.
Thirty members heard plans
for the club's anniversary ban-
quet Feb. 2*!. Guests were R. B.
Rr.vant. Stamford and Ed ('. Al-
len. Abilene. The Rev. L. L.
Trott was toastmaster.
COWEN PTA—
(Continued from page lj
tainment as the three spinsters
give a small New England town
plenty to talk about. Mrs. R. B.
Lollar. Mrs. Hudson Linsoln and
Mrs. G. W. Glass take the parts
of the Misses Phinnev.
A gossipy neighbor is played
by Mrs. E. H. McCrlght, who
took part in the school play
last, year and was active in dra-
matics while living in Anson.
Priscilla Jenks, another neigh-
bor is played by Mrs. L. T. Nel-
son, president of the Cowen P.
T. A. Other members of the
cast are Mmes. Clanton, Puckett,
Paul Brown, Alfred Lieb, W. E.
Blewett, L. T. Thompson, and
R. V Roland. Miss Eatiine Ben-
nett is director of the comedy.
There will be musical enter-
tainment in connection with the
play. A large crowd is anticipat-
ed at the auditorium Friday ev-
ening.
* «
CITY PTA—
(Continued from page 1)
fercnce.
Those present were Mmes
Nelson. Morgan. Darnell. R. B.
Lollar. Ed F. Neinast. Rati!
Brown, G. M. Bettis, Fred Stir-<
man, Sam Shaw, W. "W. Trav- j
land. Earl Harbor. John Pepper,
and four principals, Mesrs. J. H. j
Williams, H D. Reed, W. D. j
Mauldin and L. C. King.
ROBY PTA—
(Continued from page 1)
More than 150 guests were
present to take part in the oh-
I servance.
•Texas", sung in unison, open-
ed the program, the Rev. Cecil
l-'ox giving the invocation.
Children of the second grade
gave a playlet. "The Model
Class", and "Cherry Tree", was
suns by a group from the same
tirade. "Our First Flag", a play-
j let. was given by first grade
student.- "February's Birthday
Song" was presented by the
j second and third grade pupils.
| Mrs. Fred Parker read "The
Peasley Family" and Mrs. Jim
Hughes gave a vocal solo.
MRS. DULANEY—
(Continued from page 1)
! of the United States
Members were busily engag-
ed with handiwork of various
kinds, ranging from fluffy string
rugs to the daintiest, quilt pat-
terns and bits of needlepoint arid
embroidery.
Mrs. A1 Moore and Mrs. J. T.
Hughes were guests, members
present being Mmes. A. S. Mau-
zev. Josie Wesley, E. C. Brand,
E." H. McGlaun, Tom E. Crutch-
er, M. C. Manroe, George Par-
ker. F. R. Berry. Carl Williams,
and M. B. Howard, who is to be
the Mtt club hostess.
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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/m1/9/: 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.