Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 2, 1944 Page: 3 of 14
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Christmas Wrappings Go To War; Salvage
Will Be Made Into Food Cartons For Use
The Christmas cards and
wrappings you put away for sal-
vife will go straight to the
front lines. That Is — after
they’ve been reprocessed, and
marie Into food'cartons, contain-
ers for blood plasma and paste-
board shell cases.
“ou can help supply these
vital materials. For now, dur-
ing the holiday season, most
liomes are cluttered with all
sorts of waste papers and wrap-
fiugs from Christmas and New
'VUTr’s gifts.
And if you’ve been enter-
taining at all, you’ll have more
food boxes and empty paper
bags.
Resides the refuse left from
ifP holidays — there are the
himdred-artd-ono items that
iome into your home every day
of the year. Meat wrappings.
Old newspaper and magazines
Inters and postcards. Don’t
tOr them up and to. s them
away. Save them. For waste pa-
%/r •
i-os.
$1 Sill
HIM TAX
7ie
' ARMOR'S
Drug Stores
per Is ammunition.
An army cannot move with-
out supplies. And safe delivery
depends on the* steady flow of
waste paper to the mills.
A soldier cannot stop In the
heat of battle to retrieve the
droppings of a pistol cartridge.
But it takes just five minutes
for the woman back home to
pack paper odds and ends away
—In some box or paper bag:
Simple as it Is—enough wo-
men are not contributing their
share. For 25 pulpwood mills
throughout the country have
been forced to close — while
many others are operating part-
time. Just bemuse too much
waste paper is licing burned or
destroyed.
The shortage would ho over if
the nation’s women contributed
two more million tons every
year. For the supply of pulp-
wood is being drained rapidly.
You can understand this, when
you hear that seven hundred
thousand items ore being ship-
pe;i overeseas. And every single
one of them uses paper in some
form. Either in its construction.
Or in its packing.
For instance—the brown wrap-
ping paper and the paperboards
that pile up in your kitchen.
They can assure the safe deliver-
ance of medical supplies.
This paper is transformed in-
to packages—to protect x-ray
films against the moisture of
the humid tropics. It keeps sulfa
drugs Intact through freezing
winters.
Other paper goes into water-
proof linings for crates filled
with bandages, sponges, operat-
ing tables, litter carriers. And
when the boys go into combat,
they carry sulfadlazcne tablets.
These are for self-use if they’re
wounded. And they come in pa-
per wrappings.
Unless these — and countless
other supplies arc delivered in
prime condition — there’s no
use sending them at all. For
this, wc need palter, and more
paper.
It doesn’t matter if the paper
you save is soiled. Or if there s
ink on old letters. And no hit of
of paper is too small for use. It
USO Plans Bingo Party Jan. 5
Prize * Telephone Call Home
all goes through elaborate proc-
essings. All that’s nervi..,) js tons
and tons or any Kino or paper.
If you live in tin apartment
house, give your paper to the n-
perintendent or caretaker. Or
bring it to the special place el
aside for waste paper.
if you live In a private house
—store the waste paper in the
cellar—until you have about one-
hundred pounds of it. In many
communities you can arrange
to have it called for if you have
this amount. Or, in others, the
salvage operators make regular
rounds.
Sometimes it’s the liov Scout
or Salvation Army workers who
collect the paper. Whoever It
may be get in touch with your
collector. And hip your scrap
pajKT off to war
USO visitors will have a real
treat in store for them Wednes-
day evening when a urogram of
fun has been arranged with priz-
es awaiiing servicemen.
Mrs K. .VI. Camp, chairman of
the entertainment, is announc-
ing the grand prize of the even-
ing in ’.'Mines of bingo will lie a
telephone call home for someone
serving in the armed forces. Hun-
dreds are expected here for the
party.
The dub is high In apprecia-
tion for the assistance in put-
ting over the Christmas series of
'ocials at the USO. Gfit were
provided for each service man
calling at the club and entertain-
ment, Inc luding dancing, made
the season gay for men away
from home.
The Sub-debs held a private
party at tin* club during the
Cupid's Getting Lazy
Skips County Romance
Dan Cupid Is slipping!
Only 20H couples sought mar-
riage license in Nolan county
during 1913. Contrary to the
long time adage, war did not
bring an influx <>l marriage.,
here.
In 1911 there were llcen •
os Issued at the office of I,. W.
Scott, county clerk. Last year 2*7
were granted. The decrease of 79
is a definite sign that the little
fellow I; growing less popular in
this county year by year.
Week.
No special New Year's enter-
tainment was planned for the
servicemen, -ince it was a work
day in the army.
Avenger Club Is
Entertained At
USO Thursday
Avenger Field Wives club was
entertained Thursday afternoon
at the U.SO club witli bridge and
rummy. Mines. Ralph Harris
and J. C. Alexander were co-
hostesses.
Mrs. George Martin scored
high at bridge and Mrs. W. W.
I.owroy, second; Mrs. J. O. Vine-
yard won t he high score in rum-
my and Mrs. Sam Itumsey, sec-
ond. Cut prizes went to Mrs.
Thomas W. Baker and Mrs. Paul
E. Ward, Mrs. James P. Hill, of
Alice, Texas, was an afternoon
guest.
Others playing were Mines. J.
C. Walker, W. C. Harper and G.
M. Geurin. The club will resume
meeting Jan. 6, with Mrs. Ray-
mond Stolz and Mrs. Ward as
hostesses.
A refreshment pinto of pineap-
ple undae, cake and coffee was
passed.
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Miss Monk Hosts
New Year's Eve
Dinner Party
Celebrating New Year’s Eve,
Lois Monk, student of North
Texas State Teachers College,
1 Denton, home on a holiday visit,
wa ■ w i tessto a group of friend*
for an enchilada supper.
Colorful lights were used in
decorating tne room*. The din-
ing table was centered with an
arrangement of red I terries. Red
: Tapers burned at either end of
i lie space.
Guests were Eleanor Lee, home
from Baylor university, Waco;
Lena Noah, Mariellen Pepper,
i borne from North Texas State
Teachers college; Mary Elizabeth
Murphy of San Angelo; Mr
Paul Trimmier, Jr., Jane Mc-
Connell; Marette Bonev, student
’j NTSTC, Denton, Mary Lee
Jen cn. visiting here from San
Antonio, ;ind .lean Langley.
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Buck Wetsel, 21
Is Com missioned
Ensign In Navy
Recent graduation ceremonies
at the Naval Training School for
midshipmen on the Northwest-
.’vn.*.
CHRISTMAS—remember? The glistening, dazzling decorations
that seem so gay the- day before and so withered the day after-
ward—doors swinging open for cheery “hellos" and the waiting,
whispering of kiddies who got the thrill of expectancy that no
other time in life offers .... and Santa Claus around the Christ-
mas tree—that’s Christmas in Sweetwater 1943.
♦ * *
Memories that will linger long—the chill chaser that could
ho a blues chaser, too—like thp soft white woolen robe, lavishly
embroidered by deft fingers of India women—Mrs. Beulah Scud-
riav received from her son, Lt. Fred Scudday ba. ed in Calcutta—
the Masonic ring, with a glistening diamond that Warden Boswell
pulled from his Christmas sock—gift from his dad and mom . . .
and around town—Jolly old St. Nick could have been Wilma Brann,
Milo Roth, Dr. It. O. Fuqua, or Ruth Booth*—you guessed it—he
was everywhere in the same gay red velvet and white—and white
whiskers do scratch—ask Wilma.
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Sparkling on the finger of petite Betty Pate is a new and
gleaming solitaire . . . but not exactly a Christmas present, eh
Betty? A brunet lovely Betty probably got a bigger thrill from
the circlet than she did in her brief movie bow recently . . . and
Johnny Tucker looks mighty happy these days, too.
♦ * *
Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to min’?
. . . .Myrtle and Shelby Schooler and Bill and Lillie Corbett an-
swer in the negative . . . for 17 years they’ve kept their friend-
ships intact at Thanksgiving when the four eat turkey at the
Schoolprs and on Christina it’s a date at the Corbetts.
* * *
Hold that time—that i what the Mustangs heard from Coaches
Priddy and Alexander during football season .. . hardly had they
laid that football down than they grabbed up a mail pack and
and held the front line for I’ncle Sam at Christmas. Getting pleniy
footwork were Towner Leeper, Jean Pate, Cecil Tarver, Buddy and
Shirley Hedrick . . . who left the postoffice each morning With
goal to go. . .
* * *
The loud squawks heard around town a couple weeks ago were
not from mallards—but C. P Hilstad—who likes to hunt and bring
’em in good and dead—Tex i weather plays tricks when too much
accent is put on prod-ion and not enough on tasting . . Those three
luscious duck-—or at lea t they looked savory hanging there in
the garage—proved to be for looks only—life’s like that . . . that
time it wa not too many cooks that -polled the food. Which re-
mind- u- .. that a buck in 191.3 is something that you carry around
in a billfold instead of aiming at on the hillside . . . don’t shoot!
Guy Day is shopping for furniture—this week in Mexico—an apro-
pos exetr-e for a wintertime vacation-—Guy says he’ll bring hack
the furniture to prove he went on a buying spree—Viva la Mexico!
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Swcctc-t Jingle Bells tbi Christmas were those that jangled
on the telephone and a fat flung voice -aid Bello Mom! A.-k Mrs. K.
M. Anderson who < -on, ( apt. R. K Anderson with the 81st ord-
nance company aid howdy from the Hawaiian J.-.a.i - . . . his
next thrill was hearing the coo of his baity son—IB months old—
whom he ha never eon— it mu-t been a strange tug that touched
his heart when that little one aid ’ Hollo Dadd. ... then Opal
Dunlap listened to the jingle of her telephone for a vhcrished Hello,
front her husband. Jack. .nr< the same stretch of th. blue . . .
* • •
And now we have the Irish Potato Bowl! Sweetwater f-totball
great might )-<> playing in the bowl this very day—in North Ireland
of cour e . . . down in the Orange bowl another ex-Mustang, Ma-
rion Flanagan gave a brilliant performance for his alma mater
| —Texa A. and M —On the sod >f the Rose Bowl Sammy Baugh
ha- tred and Bulldog Turner and Sammy have played deep in the
heart of Texa many time- at the famed Cotton Bowl—none as
dear to their heart- at the Mu-tang bowl ... not forgetting the
Grape Bowl, Algier . and the Arab Bowl, Oran, where cowboys
rid*- -yc white Ar.it’.. n la t
“TARE A LETTER," SAYS THE GENERAL TO THE \V.\C— \VAC Sergeant Frances Garland
ot Woodstock, Illinois, is secretary to Brigadier (General Thomas .1. Davis, Adjutant General's
Ileparliuenl, I . S. Army, shown above at Allied Forces Headquarters in North Africa. It's a
jolt thill the capable sergeant oi the Women's Army Corps fills with admirable efficiency.
Guardians of
War Production Duality ^
illESn young women from
school and college are the type that
help stand guard over the standards
of quality in the war production of
Chrysler Corporation.
By means of precision instruments
and spectrum photographs these
women are able to analyze pieces of
steel, aluminum or magnesium alloys.
If the chemical composition of these
vital metal compounds falls below
the rigid standards demanded — the
report goes in and any defective piece
promptly goes out.
Busy at widely different tasks in
Chrysler Corporation arc some
twenty-nine thousand other girls and
women from many walks of life and
with varied amounts of schooling.
They arc helping to replace men
called to the colors by the war.
This picture gives but a small
glimpse of the vast research and
laboratory background, em-
ploying hundred of men
and women experts, that aid
in guarding Chrysler Corporation
quality. It is a vigorous “guardian-
ship" which demonstrates itself in
the exceptional war-time service of
some seven million Chrysler Corpo-
ration cars and trucks in the hands
of owners.
It insures high standards of quality
in enormous quantities of fighting
equipment (from big tanks to small
ammunition) now being built hy
Chrysler Corporation for the use of
officers and men at the hafflctronts.
mi l> Mill! Mill llllt
••SIMM. CIS i • lilt.
PLYMOUTH
CNRYIUR
let’s All Back the Attack — Buy More War Bondi
I there a doctor—? That wa - the question in order w hen
Major W. I! Ingram, tall and handsome, stepped on the Sunshine
Special Chri-tmas night—daubed with a di-gui-o that looked like
lipstick—could lx ! With 15 lovelies aylng adlos” as the eyes of
' Texas were upon him . . .
* • «
Little Dpi odes—like me one that happened downtown Christ-
ina- .. . A inillng lieutenant approached a young matron and she
' -poke . . lie said “How are you, you look grand’’ . . . she plea-
singly milcd; “What are you doing in town?" ... all of the
time trying to find a clue that would pause her to remember him
in uniform a- -he had in tweed ... a few casual remarks were
1 exchanged . . . and tin n she admitted "I Just can't rememtier your
name, tell me. when have we met'” A twinkle crinkled his eye*
and he bowed and id; “We haven't." O. well, it was the -eason
for hellos anyhow .
. . .
There was a timt—was it in the dark age —that nylon hose
were o matter of I t that ver mentioned—Not now
th!- i- 19I t and the pair Nancy Fortner got from Safita Claus
caused a lug rlppl in the Christ ma talk ... and remembering how
dainty and reft' lung the orchid looked perched on the tiptop
0f Lc Beeca Will coat shoulder.
orn unlvc -ity < npu- In Evan 1 Course in navigation, sea-
ton. 111. saw V. B Wotsd jr man-hip and gunnery comprised
21. son of Mr and V’ t A . B. th* three-month uaining period.
Wet sc!, ,vw I t Third -tree The n»-*’1.v (ommi-sloned Ensign
Sweetw iter. r> eiv«> his < mini- will now see action with the
-ion as ensign In the l'. S No- fleet a- a deck officer. He spent
val Reserve I Christmas here.
$25"«warbonD"«$25
Help I s rick a Name for tin New Housing Project Near
the t ity Hospital. I lip this ml. Suggest a Name, and Mall
Before Saturday. January nth.
FI’II A Officials In Fort Worth Will Decide the Winner. We
Will Award the Bond. Try As Often As Aou lake.
Suggested Name t or Project
My Name (I'rlnt) Address
Mall To
BOARD OF CITY DiVaOPMENT
P. O. Box tl in Milo K. Roth. Mgr.
We've all got to give our young champion '41 all the hack-
ing we ran .... to help him win this fight soon! Sure we’ve
all got the will to win. hilt It lakes a lot more than that
alone! It takes tanks, guns, planes and bombs! And it takes
the loan of your money to buy them, lie member, your broth-
ers’. sons’ and husbands' lives may depend on that equip-
ment! It's lip to ns to get it to th..... ... as niueh as they
need ... as quiekly as possible ... so they ran black out the
Gerries and the .laps, and make all our dreams or peace come
true soon! Pul every penny you can Into the soundest of
all investments . . . War Bonds and Stomps, and make '14
“the champ" of Victory!
VANDERVOORT’S
BETTER MILK
BUILDS CHAMPIONS
ON THE HOME FRONT
Sweetwater Is Very
Proud of Our Fine....
Dairy Products
MILK .,. sum* ... ICE CREAM
For A Healthy 1944
STICK TO
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 2, 1944, newspaper, January 2, 1944; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth710820/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.