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-EPORTER—Features
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1941
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Published each a/ternoon except Saturday,
also Sunday morning and its weekly edition
on Thursday by The Sweetwater Rejl*ter,
Inc. Entered as second class matter at post
office In Sweetwater, Texas, Feb. 9, 1920.
George Bennitt and Russell Bennltt, Pubs.
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THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
Scarcely a heart in America but was sick when rea-
son failed and the captive mine controversy came to
a strike instead of peaceable adjustment. Scarcely a
heart but is sick to read of men shot down in bitter
clashes that followed.
As we write, we mutter to ourselves "Why doesn't
somebody DO something?" "Why is this sort of thing
permitted?"
Six or seven years ago a certain young German in
this country was surveying the strike situation, read-
ing of the bitterness and disorder. He tossed it all in
our face with a triumphant grin: "You see.' This sort
of thing is not permitted in Germany."
We answered, "No. But bad as it is, we believe here
that it is all a part of the price of freedom, and that it
is worth the price." The words came back to us, read-
ing the current news of the mine distubrances. They
are still true words.
* * *
Certainly it would have been better had John Lewis
seen the light earlier, and agreed to arbitration before
30,000 tons of steel production were irrevocably lost.
Certainly the time must come, and the sooner the bet-
ter, when the "1 want what I want when I want it
attitude in all men wielding a powerful influence on
the general welfare must yield to a sense of proportion,
a broad view of the whole people's necessities. But in
the meantime—
The President was patient, longrsuffering, and care-
ful to secure the miners and to Lewis every inch of
their democratic rights in the face of what most of the
country believes to have been a misuse of those right.
Other people have rights, too, and it is their right to
be assured that a mighty effort being made to create
defense force as a national policy is not nullified by
the capricous exercise of technical rights by a small
group.
* * *
The "easy" solution, on the face of it, might have
been to clap Lewis into a concentration camp at the
outset, and drive the miners to work at bayonet point.
But that would not have been a wise, long-term solu-
tion, and it would not have been a democratic solu-
tion. Further, it wouldn't have worked.
With all our blundering, all our turbulence and lack
of order, we have gotten over this hurdle, through the
problem is yet unsolved. Even the sick feeling we have
when we see temporary disturbance and disruption
does not justify lack of faith that in the long run is
the better way; that it is part of the price of freedom;
and that, looking at it the long way with all the future
before us, it is worth the price.
Sweetwater Kin
To Elliott Kites
Eight Sweetwater relatives
Were in Meckel Monday after
noon In attend funeral servics
for M. Elliott, 83. retired stock
fanner, who died at 2 p. m..
Sunday after a four weeks'
illness. Services were conducted
at the Merkel Church of Christ
with Claude Smith, minister, of-
ficiating. Burial was in the
Rose Hill cemetery.
Sweetwater relatives present
were Misses Willie and Marv
I Elliott, whose late father, was a
j OK'tlier to Mr. Elliott; Mr. and
i Mrs. Del Dennis, Mrs. J. C.
Dennis, Glynn Elliott and June
j and Sue Richardson.
Mitchell Elliott was born Feb.
7, 1858, in Tarrai.t eoufii.y. He
I was married to Martha Smith
May 15, 1878. in Callahan coun
t.v. The family moved to the
Divide community i,n 1!K)6,
where Mr. Elliott engaged in
stock farming until moving o
Merkel in 1920.
Surviving are the wife, thres
| daughters, Mrs. Cora Robbins,
| Laktrsfield, Calif.; Mrs. T. L.
i Finch and Mrs. E. H. Ensming-
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Congressional Comics Are
Becoming Somewhat Corny
By Peter Edson
Sweetwater Reporter
Wash i us I on Correspondent
WASHINGTON — Formal
action of the house of repre-
sentatives in "permitting" Con-
gressman Ham Fish to testify j
before a federal grand jury in- j
vestigation Nazi propaganda act- j
ivities in the ("nited States pro
vides one of the biggest laughs
and at the same time one of the
saddest commentaries on the
workings of the congressional
mind you eould ever find.
In effect, the house ruled
that Fish could testify only
when the house was not in ses-
sion. but on the day after this
great concession was announc-
ed, there were two roll calls in
the lower chamber. The first, 011
a quorum call, revealed that
125 members of the house were
absent from duty. The second, -1
vote on the question of killing
the enacting clause of a bill io
regulate deportation of aliens,
revealed that 120 solons did not
vote.
That gives you the inconsis-
tency of the picture: A third
of the members can be absent
from the house junketing to
South America or Europe, at
home making a speech, working
in the office, in bed with the
flu. or holding hands with -the
state political boss. That's all
right. But let a congressman be
called upon to do his duty as a
citizen and tell what he knows
to a grand jury — then the af-
fairs of state become most
pressing indeed.
Committee meetings must be
held, heads must be put togeth-
er and brows corrugated, and
the sacred priv-i-leges of this
greaaat statesman — harump'n-
! kaf! kaf' — deliberated upon as
though someone had proposed
sawing out his tonsils with a
kitchen spoon.
er. both of Divide; and four
sons, VV. A.. Edgar, both of Di
vide: Claufle of San Marcos, and
Lloyd of Austin. Twenty - one
grandchildren anil four great-
grandchildren also survive.
Fists Across The Sea
The men who will liav.e to do
the fighting — the soldiers, sail
01s and marines — ar$ getting
along with their British broth-
ers in arms just about; as well
as they did in the lafet. war,
which is not at all. Ijeath of
an Icelander in a brawl With
U. S. forces is typical of what,
always has happened and al-
ways will happen when peoples
of two countries are thrown to-
gether.
U. S. ports where British
ships are under repair report
constant clashes between Yan-
kee gobs and British tars. From
Norfolk recently, came news of
a repeat performance of a gag
that dates hack to the last war
certainly, and perhaps to the
Revolution.
Said a British gob: "Hev,
Yank, what's the colors of your
flag'"'
Said the Yank: "Red, white
and blue, same as yours "
Said the Britisher: "Yes, but
what's that streak-of yellow in
it?"
That's where the fight start-
ed.
Cull of the City
A new angle to the perennial
scrap between the little town
and the big city has been un
covered by the Tolan committee
investigating defense migra-
ton. Small business men in the
little towns are complaining that
the state employment agencies,
given the job of recruiting skill-
ed labor for the defense plants,
move in to sign up all the good
garage mechanics, carpenters,
metal workers or what have
they. The small towns then
have to replace these migrants
by recruiting semi-skilled lacks
of all trades from the farms,
and the farmers yell.
I.'. S. Employment service has
a clearance system which at-
tempts to coordinate the activi-
ties of 1500 local employment
-•< rviees of the state systems,
but since there is no federal
control, which the Tolan com-
mittee is now recommending th?
state organizations set the pol-
icy. and thes< state programs
differ widely. Raids by one state
employment service on the
woiking forces of a neighboring
state start all kinds of rows.
Oregon, fearful that she will
lose too much of her labor, is
doing everything possible to
persuade woi kers to stay in the
heme stale.
At Hastings, Neb., a Tolan
committee investigator heard
one resident declare that the
drain of young women from
the town to take defense jobs
in larger cities was a worse
loss than the departure of the
men. Experience had shown that
while the men workers tended
to return to the small towns
eventually, the percentage of
young women coming back was
negligible. Why girls leave
home, the committee could get
no light on. It just found out
that they didn't come back.
Inflation Brake
Privately, the, high minds of
the tiocial Security board are
none too enthusiastic about Sec-
retary Morgenthau's proposal to
raise social security payroll
taxes to absorb extra income and
put a curb on inflation. Point
that the SSB people make is
that social security is a long
range program that should go on«
after the defense effort is over.
To tie social security up with
the defense economy, it is felt,
would be bad planning.
Dear Santa:
I am a little boy eight years
old and I want 1 football and a
train and *onte little cars and
gum, fruits and candies.
Your little friend,
Donald Holcomb.
Dear Santa:
I am a boy nine years old and
I want a football, a bingo set
and a truck anil a BB gun.
Your friend,
Don Holbert.
Dear Santa:
I am a little girl five years
old and my name is Mary Chift-
lett. 1 have two little sister.'-,
three and one and half years
old. Their names are Ruby and
Annie. Please bring my little sis-
ter dolls, ami candies and fruits
and don't forget others. Unless
you come to see us we won't
have Christmas. We live in a
tent on Louisiana street on
route L
Mary.
AGGIES—
(Continued from page 2)
Christian, the tackles, both were
aggressive, speedy giants of the
220-pound plus size. Both did
their best work when the going
was roughest, anil the T.C.U.
footballers of 1980 are likely to
hear about Palmer's work in
T.C.U.'s 14 to 7 victory over
Texas. He blocked 'em in sin-
gles and in pairs, and he tackled
for keeps.
Competition was keenest for
the guard positions, although
Texas's Chal Daniel was an easy
first-place winner. Ted Ramsey
of S.M.U. had a two-vote margin
over Rice's Arthur Goforth for
the other guard assignment,
with Harold .lungmiehel of Tex-
as and T.C.U.'s captain Bill
Crawford within hailing dis-
tance. Daniel and Ramsey both
were defensive pillars, with the
important added ability to pull
out fast for offensive blocking.
Several voters remarked that
the Southwest was short on out-
standing centers, but Bill Sibley
of A. & M. was a clean - cut
choice over all comers. Like
Henry Harkins of Texas, who
lost the second-team berth to
Daryl Cato of Arkansas by a
single vote, Sibley was a player
who never impressed his coach-
es until this year. But when they
gave him a job to do. Sibley went
to work. He was outstanding on
pass defense.
Among the first 33 players,
Texas placed ten: the Aggies
six; T.C.U. five: Baylor five;
Southern Methodist, three Ar-
kansas and Rice, two each.
On the first team, all players
are seniors except Palmer and
Ramsey, who are juniors. Only
sophomore among the first 33 is
Emery Nix of T.C.U. who car-
ried on brilliantly after Kyle
Gillespie was hurt.
1 Special Notices
We pick up d'ad horses, mules
and cattle. Call collect 054.
We have a nice selection of new
and used Singer machines,
and many other items such
as Singer Vacuum Cleaners,
electric irons and fashion aid
attachments that will make
ideal Christmas Gifts. Make
our shop your Xmas headquart-
ers'. R. L. Clark, linger Sew-
ing Machine distributor, 315
Oak Street.
GOT A GOOD JOB—Already 3
of our typewriter users have
received Washington, D. C.
Civil Service appointments
and others are in line for ap-
pointment. Buy or rent a type-
writer from us and you too,
can succeed, Mrs. McCaulley,
Blue Bonnett building, Dial
2491.
AT 65 a man is either glad he
did, or sorry he didn't take
enough life insurance.
WHERE WILL YOU STAND?
Joe H. Boothe.
Livestock Market
l/OCAL MAJtKET'H
Furnished Courtesy
Brooks I'acking Co., Sweetwater
Livestock Quotations
Hogs—
150-80 lbs., 9.25-10.00.
180-200 lbs. 10.00.
260-350 lbs. 9.25-9.50.
350 lbs. up 8.00 to 8.75.
350 lbs. up 9.00 to 9.25.
Sows 8.00 to 9.00.
Cattle—
Best heavy waives 9.00-10.00.
Med. calves heavy 6.50-8.50.
Butcher cows 6.00-6.50.
Cutter cows 4.00-6.00.
Bulls. 6.00 to 7.25.
ON T1IK AIB WITH .
Drink Mitchell's Premium Beer.
We buy live horsea and mules
for tankage. Also hides and
tallow. Call us. Phone 6fj^.
Storage, packing, moving. Sweet-
water Transfer. Dial 520.
lb Loans
3 for Rent Apts ?
Fur. apartments. Dial 484.
rogm furnished modern house,
1106 Lamar, dial 2200.
1CXOX
BIG THING!
(Continued from page 3)
ing to preview reports, she can
do plenty.
BRICK CABOT
LIKES NEW HOLE
Bruce Cabot, whose latest
screen role is one that is totally
different from any he has ever
played before, expressed his
great delight at having a chanca
to play such a role and have
a story with "real stuff" in it.
Bruce's newest film is a sensa-
tional thriller. "Torso Murder
Mystery.' 'Bruce plays Healey,
a traitor-spy who sells out his
country's Admiralty secrets for
money that will enable him to
continue his own amorous ad-
ventures with lovely Tamara
Desni. .
Peace Or War? To
Be Lecture Theme
"1.000 Years in No-Man's Land
—Will it be Peace or War?" will
be the film illustrated lecture of
Evangelist R. E. Delafield Tues-
day night at the Bible aud^
torium. 320 Oak street. *
"Musical Mediations" over
KXOX at 5 p. in. Tuesday will
feature the theme of Heaven
in poetry and singing.
Ralph Watson New
Class President
Ralph Watson is new presi-
dent of the Couples Class of the
First Methodist church. He was
named to lead the class Sun-
day, and succeeds M. B. Temple-
ton.
Other officers are Rx C. Fagg,
vice president. Rigdon Edwards,
re-elected teacher. Mrs. John
Simmons, assistant teacher: Paul
Cain, social director. Mrs. S. P.
Gaskin, secretary and treasur-
er.
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WEDNESDAY'S PROGRAM
6::tO—Sunrise -faiultorec
1:00—I hecke rlioard Time
7:1.1— Wake I'p and Live
7:5.1—Morning News Flashes
8:liO—Wake l'| and Live
81.1—Salon Musie
8::t(l—Morning Devotional
8:43—Musie iu the Air
!t:(HI—Shall We Wall/.
9:1.1—Reflections In Rhythm
!>::{<►—Side Glances
0:45—From A to Z In Novelty
10:011—News of the Day
10:03—Listen . . . You'll Like
It
10:;j( —Mellow Bits of Rhythm
10:4.1—.lust Relax
11:00—Iteslyett Treasure Chest
11:13—Control Room Capers
11«i0—Joy Theater Time
11:3.1—Traffic .lain Session
11:4.1—Hy 111 lis You Ivovc
12:00—Headline News
12:10—Parade of Hits
12:1.1—Singing Sam
12::iO—On With the Dance
12:43—Vour Exchange
1 :(i<)—Down on the Farm
1::iO—Concert Hall of the Air
2:0(i—All Request Hour
3:00—Qtiizy.fi- Cluli
:t::S0—C. S. Army Program
H:4.1—Vocal Varieties
4:00—( hill-ell in the Wildwoitd
4:1.1—For Dancers Only
4::tOl_Tro|iieal Moixls
4:4.1—Jc.sse Crawford at Hie
4 onsole
3:00—Down Melody l^nie
.1:30—Aloha Ijand
3:4.1—Walt/. Time
0:00—Mania Claus Program
• : 10—Interlude o|' Music
0:13—L'lliled Press News
0:30—Sundown Serenade
0:43—Spoils Roundup
7:00—Organ Reveries
7:30—Symphony of Melody
8:00—Home Folks Frolics
8:1.1—Lets Face the Music
and Dance
8:30—.Hour Hour
8:4.1—Here Comes the Hand
9:00— Lei's Dance
10:00—Goodnight
SANTA'S WONDERLAND
LEAO THE LW TO MY
OTHER HELPERS,
BLINKV! I'M rOLLOOJ-
, INO YOU!
COME ON,
MR. rROZEN
FACE!.
OH, III
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HERE!
SEE VOU
ARE,
THERE. TWEY
THE 5LEEPY HEAD3.
TUCKED INTO
THEIR LITTLE OEOSl
OF ALL THlNfrSI
SOUND ASLEEP UIHEN
THEY SHOULD BE WORK-
ING ON TOVSi SOMe-
BY HAL COCHRAN
BLINK Y
UJBIT OVER AT SANTA'S
HOUSE, ALL OF YOU! I'LL
SOON FIND OUT WHAT
AIL3 THE LITTLE
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SORRY. SANTA, BUT YOU'LL GET
NO MORE HELP FROM YOUR HELPERS
THIS YEAR I THEY ALL HAVE
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7 Help Wanted
11 Used Cars For Sale
1
Tire repairing, recapping guar-
anteed. 207 W. Bdwy. Dial
2583. Phil's O. K. Rslbber
Welding Shop.
Equity in 38 sedan, or trade
for older car, 110 E. Laf
BUILD A HOME
ON P. H. A. LOANS'}
Quick service, no brokerage.
Payments like rent. Avoid un-
expected moving. See H. A.
Walker. Texas Bank Bldg.
Drink Mitchell's Premium Beer. J}
Furnished apt. 1111'Bowie, cou-
ple only. ^
Furnished efficiency apartment.
Frigidaire. Bills paid. 1010 E.
Third. Dial 2898.
Furnished apartment. 51") Ce-
dar.
2 For Rent Rooms
I Bedroom. DOS East Third. Dial
I 589. 1
I S. E. Rm. and meals. Dial 2508.
! Drink Mitchell's Premium Beer.
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4 For Rent Houses
Man and wife or family ♦ do
farm work. O. J. Blocker, jr.,
box 64, Roscoe.
Wanted—Party to look after a
business, short hours, pleas-
ant work. Income start at
once, no selling. ArouncF $35
weekly to start, $100.00 invest-
ment required. Owned and
controlled by you. State if
cash is available. Give phone
or address. Write box No 12o.
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Young Men and Women — Pre-
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over 500 years old. The print-
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profit school controlled (f by
printers and publishers of the
Southwest. Low- tuition and
easy payment. Write for free
catalog and information.
Soul Invest School of Printing
3800 Clarendon Drive©
Dallas, Texas
Drink Mitchell's Premium Beer.
9 Real Estate For Sato
room house $000.00, 200 ft.
off pavement. 1 blocks ward
school. See me today. W. H.
.lobe.
Bluebonnet Gardens, east_ of
city: 8 acre tract surroiSded
by street-water line. Out City
limit. Price $800, terms 14
down, balance 0 per cent:
2 1-4 acre tract, price $225.
E. C. Brand. ^
Drink Mitchell's Premium Beer.
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12 Livestock For Sale
Drink Mitchell's Premium Beer.
13 For Sale Misr. •
Practically new Singer treddle,
backward and forward stitch.
Bargain and easy terms. Round
bobbin singer treddle $20.
White Sewing Machine ®>re.
114 Locust.
EXTRA MONKY FOR CHRIST-
MAS—Clean out your base-
ment. We buy furniture, gas
heaters, household good^ of
any kind. Day's Furtmure
Co., 115 E. First.
Have a few choice collie shep-
herd puppies left. 3 1-2 mo.
old. Dr. P. T. Quast. ^
Hig slock used tires $1.00 and
up. Also used bicycles, priced
right. Goodyear Service Store.
16 Lost And
l.ost: Ladies' round
purse. Reward.
Dial 2000.
Foun^j
blown coin
d!) Locus',
Lost: Black Pekingese dog. Re-
ward C. C. Rusfin, IOUm W.
Ave. C. Dial 2777. 1
Found: Plymouth car keys on
McCrlght Wrecker Her. ring.
Owner may have kevs by pav-
ing for this ad. Sweetwater
Rejiorter. ^
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