The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1933 Page: 2 of 12
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HDC Council to
Send Club Girls
To Dallas Fair
MAKE PLANS IN
MEETING HERE
Fruit on Ground
COUNTY GROUP ALSO PRE-
PARES FOR ACHIEVE-
MENT PROGRAM
The Nolan County Home Dem-
onstration Council met in regular
session Saturday in the club room
at Steven’s Furniture Co. Mrs. S.
H. Stanfield, council chairman,
presided. Eight clubs were repre-
sented by the following delegates:
Mrs. P. M. Hutchens and Miss
Margaret Eidson, Bitter Creek
club; Mrs. S. H. Stanfield, Ada;
Mrs. James Beck and Mrs. P. V.
Whittington, Blackland; Mrs. 0.
R. Artman, Divide; Mrs. Jack
Jei nings, Maryneal; Mrs. Lewis
Graham, Mesquite; Miss Eva
Young and Mrs. S. A. Jameson,
North Roscoe; Miss Zotie Scott,
Plum Creek.
The visitors were Misses Mary
Ruth Evans and Agnes Petty of
Ada; Mrs. H. G. Scott, Plum
Creek; and Mrs. S. E. Sparks,
Blackland. Miss Fontilla Johnson,
home demonstration agent was
also present.
Reports were given by all coun-
cil committees. The Rally Day.
committee reported that 262
people registered at the rally
which was sponsored by the coun-
cil at the City Park. Many were
present who did not register.
The council voted to send six of
the outstanding 4-H Club girls to
the Girls’ Educational Encamp-
ment at the Dallas Fair on
October 17 to 19.
Announcements were made con-
cerning the local achievement pro-
grams which will be held in each
club during October, at which
time the three major demonstra-
tions of the year will be observed.
All club members are urged to at-
tend these programs which will be
held in the demonstrators’ homes
in each club, and all others are in-
vited.
The council adjourned to meet
Saturday, Oct. 14.
THIS picture displays the fate of
nearly all the grapefru’t crop of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley dur-
ing the recent hurricane. Not yet
ripe, the luscious balls were blown
from the trees to rot on the
ground. Conservative estimates
are that more than three-fourths
of the crop is destroyed.
ROSCOE GINS
GET 449 BALES
PASS 400 MARK TUESDAY
WITH STAPLE NOW COM-
ING IN RAPIDLY
ROSCOE, Sept. 14.—A total of
449 bales of cotton had been
ginned here to noon Tuesday,
September 12, according to re-
ports from the six gins at that
time.
The cotton is opening fast and
if the weather continues dry and
warm, the regular ginning rush
will be underway in a short time,
ginners expected.
Roscoe Musical
Show is Hit; to
Play at Clyde
Good-Looking Dress Made by Member
Of HDC Cost 3 Bran Sacks, 12 Cents
“How do you like the sack
dress,” asked Mrs. S. H.
Stanfield, president of the
Ada Home Demonstration
Club, to a visitor at a recent
club meeting. The visitor,
after looking all around the
room for the dress, replied,
“Where is it?" A very smart
dress worn by Miss Kathleen
Evans was pointed out and
the visitor learned that Miss
Evans had made the dress
from three bran sacks at the
small cost of 12 cents which
was spent for dye.
She used a very becoming
design, according to Miss
Fontilla Johnson, home
demonstration agent, and
cut the dress by her foun-
dation pattern. It is a one
piece dress with straight
skirt and the wide lapels and
short sleeves are trimmed
with large pearl buttons
which were already on hand.
It is a very attractive dress
and looks very much like
linen. A four-inch white
scarf which slips ur.de" the
lapels is another r oint of
interest.
Blackwell News
and
Personal Mention
I
ROSCOE
NEWS NOTES
I
By Special Correspondent
Maryneal News
and
Personal Mention
By Special Correspondent
Miss Anna May Gray of Roscoe
visited Miss Dollie Archer Sun-
day.
Mack Harris, Miss Edyth Harris,
Mrs. B. O. Harris and Loyd Har-
ris, all of Vincent, Texas, visited
friends in Maryneal Monday and
Tuesday.
Miss Ollie Mac Henderson spent
the past week-end in Blackwell
with her brother, Ben Henderson.
A number of people from the
Collins community were visitors
in Maryneal Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Rankin Russell of
Roscoe visited relatives in Mary-
neal Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Powers and
daughter, Verda, were in Sweet-
water Monday afternoon on busi-
ness.
Quite a few members of the
Maryneal singing class attended
the singing at Loraine Sunday.
They reported a very enjoyable
day.
Maryneal’s cotton picking sea-
son opened Monday with the first
bale being picked from John Cun-
ningham’s field. The gin is all in
readiness and several bales are ex-
pected soon.
An ice cream supper on the
Adams' ranch was enjoyed by a
large number of Maryneal people
Saturday evening.
Joe A. Stewart, sounty superin-
tendent, Miss Sue Mann, and Miss
Ellis visited the Maryneal school
Tuesday afternoon and met with
the school board to discuss busi-
ROSCOE, Sept. 14.—“The Lit-
tle Broadcast,” a musical novelty
and radio comedy sponsored by
I the Roscoe Parent-Teacher As-
sociation and staged and directed
by Mrs. Earl Louder, played to a
full house and was very enthus-
astically received here. Proceeds
I amounted to about $42 and the
I money will be used to equip the
grammar school first aid chest and
j to buy school supplies for needy
[ children.
In the cast were: Mrs. Earl
Louder, Mrs. Cecil Howard, Kim-
ball Neal, William and Julia
j Haney, J. C. Bourland, Byron
! Johnson, Overton Bryan, Sam
Terry, Gorden West, Hortense,
i Ann Nell and Marie Whorton; L.
I G. Anthony, Dorthea Lee Smith
! and Dorris Rea.
| “The Little Broadcast” will
| play in Clyde Friday night, Sep-
tember 15, sponsored by the Clyde
J Parent-Teacher Association. Guest
] artists for this performance are
i Elizabeth Jobe and “The Wander-
ing Gypsy” of Sweetwater.
Brownlee News
By Special Correspondent
ness.
Mrs. Lewis Adams of Roscoe is
Bpending a few days in Maryneal
visiting relatives.
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BLACKWELL CHURCH
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Wo-
men’s Missionary Society, Wed-
nesday, Sept. 13 at 3 p. m. Prayer
meeting at church Wednesday
evening at 7:30. Baptist 1 oung
Peoples Union meets at 7:30 Sun-
day evening. The League meets
Sunday evening at 7:30. Preach-
ing at the Methodist church Sun-
day by Rev. Cecil Fox at 11 a. m.
and 8:15 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burke of
San Angelo visited recently in the
home of her sister, Mrs. R. A.
Linney and family.
Clarence, Tresa, Troy and Ruby
Rannefeld and Victor Beinhauer,
attended the singing Sunday at
Loraine.
Pauline Glabbor was entertain-
ed with a dance Saturday night.
Josie Millican of Edith is spend-
ing the week with her sister, Mrs.
R. A. Linney and family.
Bertha Linney, Clarence Stro-
raan, Lula Brazil, Lester and Nora
Mae Linney and Jessie Brazil at-
tended the singing at Loraine.
A large crowd attended the
singing at Champion Saturday
night.
Charlie Millican of Maryneal
visited in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Linney this week.
Mr. and Mrse. Arthur Ranne-
feld spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Rannefeld.
Mrs. Jessie Garrett, of Loraine
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
C. L. Harrison and family.
There was a large crowd pres-
ent at the singing at Brownlee
Sunday night.
By Special Correspondent
David Ellis of Sweetwater spent
the week-end with his grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Hunt.
Misses Mildred Knott and Mar-
garet Little of Abilene are at Mr.
and Mrs. D. T. Hunts visiting Miss
Nora Knott.
Mrs. Sowell, an old time resi-
dent of Blackwell, from San
Angelo is visiting her friends in
Blackwell this week.
Mrs. D. T. McDonald is at Glen
Rose for a few days vacation.
Mrs. McDonald has been in ill
health for some time.
Virgil Pound returned to De-
catur Monday after a few days
visit with his sister, Mrs. R. E.
Ware.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Gaston’s
baby was reported ill Wednesday.
Miss Gladys Sands left last
Thursday for Austin where she
will attend the Teachers Institute
before returning to her home in
East Benard to teach this fall.
Miss Sands has spent most of the
summer in Blackwell with her sis-
ter, Mrs. Louis Sweet, Jr.
Miss Esther Witt left Thursday
for Houston. Miss Witt has been a
visitor in Blackwell for the past
few days.
Mrs. Lee Weathers and daugh-
I ter, Jean, of Sweetwater spent
j’Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Carlisle.
1 Mrs. W. W. Youngblood return-
ed Tuesday from a visit with her
mother in Nathez, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. John English left
Tuesday for Abilene where Mr.
English will attend McMurry Col-
lege this fall.
T. G. Carlisle will leave Thurs-
day for Lubbock where he will
attend Texas Tech College for his
seni >r year.
The Needle Craft Club met at
Mi«? Evelyn Odens Tuesday af-
ternoon.
The county health nurse gave a
lectuie at the Baptist church
Monday afternoon.
Billy Hamilton, who has been
having trouble with his eye, is
greatly improved.
Eight cotton checks have been
received at Blackwell.
Sixty-eight bales of cotton had
been ginned up to Tuesday right.
This time last year there had not
been a bale ginned because of
rainy weather.
Hayes Sturdivant shipped two
loads of cattle to Fort Worth
Monday and one load to Dermott.
Charles Copeland and Tad
Richards shipped five cars of cat-
tle Wednesday to Colorado points.
J. T. Harmon said that he
would be in Blackwell all day
during the cotton season.
From one-fourth to two inches
of rain fell in the Blackwell sec-
tion Tuesday night.
By Special Correspondent
Miss Maurine Whorton left
Tuesday for Dallas. Miss Whorton
teaches in the Woodrow Wilson
high school there.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Wilson had
as visitors last week-end, Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Boyd and Mr. and
Mrs. R. V. Day of Waco. The
visitors were enroute to Los
Angeles. Mr. Day is Mrs. Wilson’s
brother.
Mrs. Fred Giles is in the Sweet-
water Sanitarium where she un-
derwent an appendicitis operation.
Mrs. Norcross is visiting her
daughter in Loraine this week.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Peden spent
last week visiting friends and
relatives in Ft. Worth, Dallas and
Cleburne.
Miss Maurine Whorton enter-
tained with three tables of con-
tract bridge at her home south of
Roscoe last Wednesday afternoon
featuring a Century of Progress
theme in tallies and table appoint-
ments. Miss Ethel Harkins of
Sweetwater was awarded high
score and table prizes were given
to Mrs. Edd Dodd, Miss Nellie
Gordon and Mrs. Pete Starnes. A
delicious salad course was served
to the following guests: Misses
Ruby and Ruth Hopper, Nellie
Gordon, Lady Frank Watt, and
Mmes. L. L. Prosser, B. E. Hamil-
ton, R. H. Whorton, E. A. Cos-
tephens, A. W. Costephens, Edd
Dodd and Mrs. Pete Starnes and
Miss Ethel Harkins of Sweetwater.
Miss Violet Whittington and
Jack Hicks were married Sunday
morning at Sweetwater, Rev. L.
G. Sheppard, pastor of the taber-
nacle Baptist church officiating.
The bride wore a blue crepe en-
semble with white accessories.
Immediately after the ceremony
the couple left for a short trip
after which they will make their
home in Roscoe.
Mrs. R. R. Plunket,
Roscoe Pioneer, is
Claimed by Death
By Special Correspondent
ROSCOE, Sept. 14.—Funeral
services were held Monday after-
noon in Abbott, Texas, for Mrs.
R. R. Plunket, 77, pioneer resi-
dent, following her death early
Sunday in Sweetwater.
Mrs. Piunket was stricken sud-
denly Saturday morning and was
rushed to the Sweetwater Sanitar-
ium for a blood transfusion. She
did not rally and her condition be-
came steadily worse, with death
coming Sunday morning.
Last Easter a pot plant was
presented Mrs. Plunket at the
Methodist church here in token of
her being the oldest mother in the
I church. Ten children survive.
She was buried by the grave of
her husband who preceded her in
death by one year and five months.
There is Garret Moulton
in Franklin county who plant-
ed corn in the cotton middles
before plowing up the con-
tracted crop. With the help of
a few showers he has the
prospect of a better corn crop
than on his regular corn land.
In Tyler county 90 per cent of
the farmers have planted fall
gardens and half of them are
sowing oats, rye, rye grass and
hairy vetch for winter grazing and
later plowing under to enrich the
soil.
You Can Buy A Singer NOW!
SINGER SEWING MACHINE WILL BRING TO YOUR
HOME.
You can own one NOW
—and make your fir»t
payment later. No
down payment. Three
years to pay. A post5
will bring a
representative
card
bonded
to your door.
SINGER SEWING
MACHINE CO.
H. H. HEATH, Manager
315 Oak St. Sweetwater
1,000 Years Represented in Ages
Of “Old-Timers,” All Over 80, Who
Meet in Roscoe to Honor A. Z. Prior
By Special Correspondent
ROSCOE, Sept. 14.—Almost
1,000 years were represented here
Wednesday in the ages of 10
men and two women present at an
old-timers’ reunion given by Mrs.
A. Z. Prior honoring her husband,
himself 85 and a resident of this
section for 42 years. All of the
men were past 80, with W. N.
“Uncle Tuck” Elliott, 88, the eld
est.
Mr. Prior was born in Georgia,
but came to this section in 1891
when Roscoe was in its infancy,
and ranks as one of the earliest
settlers of the area now living.
Mrs. Prior, who has also been here
the past 42 years, is 64.
The guests, their home state,
and the length of time they have
lived in this section follow:
Mrs. W. C. Jones, Mrs. Ethel
Whorton, Tom Yancey, Billie
Francis Whorton, and Mrs. D. C.
Barton.
Luncheon was served the group
at noon, around a table centered
with old fashioned flowers. The
afternoon was spent in relating
stories of earlier days in Rosctfe
and in their home states.
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White Flat H. D. C.
IV^ets With Mrs.
G. M. McElmurry
OFFER HIGHER
COTTON PRICE
DOSCHER FIRM WILL MAKE
ADVANCES TO FARMERS
AND HOLD FOR SELLING
The White Flat Home Demon-
stration club met at the home of
Mrs. G. M. McElmurry. The meet-
ing discussion was on removing
stains from textiles. Members an-
swered the roll call by giving some
Mrs. Lizzie Sanders, 81, of way of removing stains. The fol-
Georgia, lived here 42 years andj lowing ways were given : Apply
is the mother of the first child | lemon juice to fresh fruit stains
born in Roscoe; W. N. El- then put in sun; soak in sweetmilk
liott, 88, native of Texas, here or buttermilk to remove ink stains;
A “new deal” cotton marketing
plan for farmers of this area has
been announced by J. H. Doscher
& Co., city, cotton exporters, who
operated the same plan a year ago
to save thousands of dollars for
growers over the territory.
Under the plan, as explained by
J. H. Doscher, the firm will make
advancements on cotton sold to
them “on call.” Basis on the cot-
ton is fixed on a future month at
time of delivery, thereby enabling
the farmer to know each day ex-
actly what his cotton will net him.
The firm will make no carrying
charge at all, no margin calls, and
gives the farmer the liberty to fix
the final price any day, Mr.
Doscher said.
for 10 years; J. W. McCauley, 82,
from Arkansas, here for 26 years;
J. A. McCarty, 80, from Kentucky,
here for 36 years; J. G. Klas, 85,
from Russia, here for 20 years;
M. M. McBride, 83, from Tennes-
see, here for 26 years; O. C. Nor-
ris, 81, from Kentucky, here for
33 years; P. T. Woodward, 82,
from Kentucky, here for 32 years;
Rev. R. S. Heizer, 81, from Vir-
ginia, was pastor of the Methodist
church here 27 years ago; H. M.
Gathing, 86, from Tennessee, here
for 28 years; Mrs. Lucy Gathing,
77, native of Texas, here for 28
years. Other guests, too young to
count with the old timers, were
leave in dew or soak in butter-
milk to remove mildew; rub with
peroxide then apply hot iron to
remove scorch from white mater-
ial.
Those present included Mrs. A.
H. McElmurry, Mrs. G. M. Mc-
Elmurry, Mrs. Dan Butler, Mrs.
Carl Carey, Mrs. Lee Keys, Mrs.
Luther Statser, Mrs. Marvin Free-
man, Mrs. Ross Young, Mrs. Mel
Hand, Mrs. J. F. Bright, Miss
Margaret Statser, and Miss Willie
Driggers.
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35 miles of writing for 5c in the
M’kado Pencil. Watson-Focht
Co.
He pointed out that cotton
prices are usually higher after the
“fall rush” is over.
The company handled about 4,-
000 bales this way for farmers
last year, with the additional
revenue to those farmers over the
price they would ordinarily have
sold for, being estimated at $50,-
000.
One farmer, for example,
marketed his cotton under this
plan when, at the time of ginning,
the market was 5 1-2 cents. His
cotton finally sold at 10.56 cents.
He had 36 bales which, if sold
when ginned, would have brought
him $1,155, and which eventually
brought $1,975, net, an additional
profit under this plan of $820.
New Deal
Cotton Plan
Since the administration in Washington seems definite-
ly committed to higher prices for farm products, and
in order that the Farmers of West Texas may have an
opportunity to take advantage of same and hold their
COTTON for higher prices, we have completed ar-
rangements to make liberal advancements on all cotton
sold to us “ON CALL.”
ar- =
Basis on the Cotton is fixed on a future month at time
of delivery, therefore the farmer knows every day ex-
actly what his Cotton will net him.
H Special provisions in this Contract will be:
NO CARRYING CHARGES AT ALL
1 NO MARGIN CALLS
1 PRIVILEGE TO FIX FINAL PRICE ANY DAY
In as much as Cotton prices are usually higher after the
“FALL RUSH” is over, we feel that it will be to the
farmer’s interest to take advantage of our “NEW
DEAL COTTON PLAN.”
For any details—please communicate at once with
J. H. Doscher
& CO« lnc*
SWEETWATER, TEXAS
Doscher Building
Phone 2213
Long Distance 19
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Boyles, C. S., Jr. The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1933, newspaper, September 14, 1933; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth559116/m1/2/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Nolan+County%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.