Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 134, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 2, 1943 Page: 3 of 6
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SwMtwotir Rtportar, Sweetwater] Texas
reservation School Will Start On June 9
VEGETABLES
10 BE SAVED
EOt WINTER
A series of food preservation
demonstrations wijl get under
\iy on .lune nth us; conducted
by Mrs. Elsie Gilkerson and
sponsored by the Board of City
Development, P. Ed. Ponder,
president, announced today.
JTwo Wednesday classes are
booked for .June 9th and Kith,
and '.wo Friday classes will he
held on June lltli and 18th, be-
ginning each morning at 0:30
o'clock and running into the
'y.e afternoons. Classes will be
limited to 14 persons each, and
those who attend are expected
to pass the information and
training on to close friends and
neighbors, Mrs. Gilkerson ex.-
iJained.
Ross Covey, superintendent
of schools, has madde all kitchen
facilities in the Junior and Senior
high schools and the three ward
schools available for these dem-
•Jstrations. As soon as the en-
rollment is determined, the
classes will be booked in the
schools nearest anrl most con-
venient to the greatest number
of women who want to attend.
With this filan in mind
the B('l> and tlie home dem-.
.onst ration agent's offices
hope to secure conservation
of Ihe greatest volume of
i*the production of Sweet \va-
' ten's Victory gardens, Pon-
der pointed out.
Townspeople are the weak
link in the nation's food sup-
jtfy, but they won't have to com-
}#ain about the new ration
books if they "spark" up the
pantry with home conserved
fruits and vegetables. Sweetwa-
ter has an unprecedented vol-
ume of Victory garden produc-
tion already canned, but late'
summer and fall gardens are
said to be more productive in
this area than the spring gard-
ens.
Mrs. Gilkerson will teach
tnree specific methods: viz, de-
hydration by oven and sun, wa-
ter bath preservation of fruits
and tomatoes, and canning by
pressure cooker, for non-acid
bfgetables. She - hopes that
housewives will arrange to at-
tend these classes and learn by
doing. If you want to learn
these processes and, perhaps,
help your neighbors too, get in
touch immediately with the
M/ard of City Development for
enrollment.
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Street scene in London, 1943, looks very similar to the blitz days of 1940, for German bombers are still coming
over. Nazi night raiders smashed several houses in this block, caused some casualties.
Personalities In The News
Mrs. <i. W. Boyd had as her
weekend guests at her home
south of town Mrs. J. D. Wal-
lace of Roscoe and Louise Boyd
of Sweetwater. '
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ballurd
of California have arrived to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charley Scott and with other
family members.
* *F *
Mrs. A. W. Lee, who lives in
the Bittercreek community, had
a group of women as her guests
during the week. They sewed
for the Red Cross. In the group
were Mrs. Mondel Rogers, Law-
rence Grey, Ethel Boyd, M. D.
Chitwood, W. F\ Arpe, and G.
W. Boyd.
* * *
C. It. Tatoni of Greenville lias
arrived for a visit with his moth-
er, Mrs. H. L. Tatom, 708 Bell
Street.
♦ * *
Members of the Athenaeum
club will meet at 4 p. m. Thurs-
day, at the USO club for a busi-
ness session, Mrs. Z. C. Steakley
president, has announced. The
club has disbanded for the sum-
mer, but will continue business
meetings.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. K. Ivy have re-
turned from Dallas, where they
they went on a business trip.
* * *
Mrs. Lance Sears and two
children of their Maryneal ranch
were Tuesday visitors in Sweet-
water.
* * *
Mrs. Xorma Kankin, director
of child welfare of the state de-
partment, Austin, visited here
Monday and Tuesday with Mar-
tha Morehead, director of the
Sweetwater-Xolan County Child
Welfare unit.
* * *
Arcli <'arson, supervisor of
public welfare for this area, vis-
ited here Tuesday at the Old
Age Assistance office.
* * *
New patients at the Sweetwat-
er hospital are Mrs. S. B. Harris,
Lucile Rhoton and Mrs. G. C.
Ensminger, all minor surgery;
and A. N. Prince, medical. Mr.
Prince was dismissed this week
after surgery and returned for
medical care.
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Removed to their homes after
treatment at the Sweetwater hos-
pital were Maxine Bonner, clerix
at the health unit, a minor sur-
gery patient; Barbara K. Hodg-
es, Pat Frazier, Louis Pender
grass, Mrs. \V. T. Tucker, Mrs.
G. R. Boley and Mrs. O. A. Gain
er, all minor and Mrs. H. \V.
Hulsey of Sylvester. Her twin
son and daughter remained for
a few days.
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Tom Itrciir, who is in Ihe em-
ploye of the Sweetwater Cotton
Oil company, is ill at his home, coe and Mrs.
this week. The Beenes live on S Hamlin,
the Oil Mill road, north of | *
town.
* * *
Among tile out-of-town visit-
ors in Sweetwater Tuesday for
business reasons were Mrs. Roy
Farmway, Lota Hayes and Pat-
sy Weekly of Roby; Mrs. S. C.
Fry, Mrs. .1. W. Young of Ros-
Home "Nursing
Classes Gel
Under Way
Home Nursing Classes were
started last night in the old high
school building. All those who
didn't sign up last night are to
sign Thursday night from 8 to
9:30. The classes will be held on
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
nights under leadership of Mrs.
Louis Purvis, homemaking in-
structor of Newman High.
Eight lessons will be given,
and subject matter will pertain
to: Suitable rooms for the sick,
how to give medicine, how to
to care for contagious diseases,
how to give bed bath, how to
change bed linens with patient in
bed, how to recognize signs of
illness, and to prepare diets and
trays for the sick.
These classes are open to any
woman who wishes to take them.
R. D. Moon of
Shopping and visiting in
Sweetwater Tuesday were Mrs.
Eula McClesky and Mrs. R. L.
Yantis of Rotan.
K. B. Herndon, jr., rancher of
Eskota, was in town Tuesday on
business interests.
Mrs. Homer Baxter today re-
ceived a telegraphic message
from relatives in California till-
ing her that her brother, .loe
Byrd Tuesday had sustained a
broken hack and that his con-
dition was serious. The Byrd
family live in Long Beach, where
he was employed.
♦ * *
One marriage license was is-
sued this week by L. W. Scott,
county clerk. Applicants were
.lohn Logan and Mary Maldo-
nado.
Ouida Johnston
Of Fisher Weds
This Evening
The marriage of Ouida John-
ston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. B. Johnston of Eskota, and
a former outstanding 4-H club
girl of FiSher county, and J. (..
Moore of Dumas, Tex., will take
place today at the farm home of
the bride's parents.
The ceremony will be read at
8 p. m. on an outdoor living ter-
race.
Attendants will include the
bride's sister, Roberta Johnston,
maid of honor. Another sister,
Marian, and the groom's sister,
Estelle Moore of Dumas will be
bridesmaids. Ushers will include
Markline McElmurray of White-
flat.
the Eskota community and was
graduated from Texas Tech
Monday as a home economics
major. Moore is a 1941 graduate
Miss Myrtle Duncan, who has of Texas Tech, majoring in elec-
recently been employed in El j tri'cal engineering. He is now
Paso, has returned and is now employed with General Electric
OF CITIES IN
VITAL JOBS
Twenty-eight girls from IT to
30 are learning to send and re-
ceive telegrams at the Western
Union school in the Doschcr
building. Two classes are held,
the day class from 7 a .n. to .-
p. m.; and the night clas starts
at 1 and ends at. 1 p. n,.
The instructors are Mrs I. W.
Bibb, Sweetwater; and Mr--. [. >-
la Pryor, Shrev-port, ! Mrs
Pryor lived in Sweetwater some
eight or ten years ago, and v. is
employed by the Western union.
Mrs. Bibb taught the first schorl
held in Sweetwater in 1!#20. 2.'!
years ago and is now teaching
the second Sweetwater school.
The girls are trained fo>- wo. k
in big cities outside of Sweet-
water, and can pick out Ui> ave-'i
they wish to go to. provided op-
erators are needed in that ei'y.
Their expenses are pairl *.> any
city in Am- riea, but *n" girls
must be willing to work at night
and on Sunday in the war ef-
fort, which depends grc-atl.v on
communication service.
If Ihe girl is sent, to a congest-
ed area where living expenses
are more than usual, they draw
an additional subsistence fee.
During their year of employ
ment with the company, their
work is reviewed each three
months and their salary is auto-
matically raised.
To take this course, the girl
must have a mental exam, a me-
dical examination, and must
show some aptitude. Upon com-
pletion of the course, when the
girl leaves home for the "big
city," she finds someone wait-
ing for her at her destination
who helps her find a place to
stay.
Miss Mary Porterfield is the
only outsider as yet. She hails
from Springer, N. Mex. Two girls
claim Rochester, Texas, as
"home." They are Miss Mary
Beckham and Miss Uneeta Lusk.
Big Spring claims Miss Pauline
Fields, and San Angelo, Miss
Waldine Young.
There are two tjirls from Ro-
by, Miss Williemae Neeley and
Miss Valerie Bettis. Miss La-
verne Cook is from Sylvester and
Miss Mary Ola Batton is from
Seminole
' Nineteen city girls have "join-
ed up" in this branch, of "the
war effort." They are: Mrs. Mary
The bride-elect was reared in I Barnett. Miss Wanda Hartgrav-
es, Mrs. Maudee Herron, Miss
Lavahn Roberts. Miss Sarah
Baucum, Miss
Mrs. Marian Kelly and Corky,
widow and son of hero Colin
Kelly, are still house hunting in
Los Angeles. They foi. d many
doors closed to them because of
"no children" rule, then were
twamped with home offers, none
of which seemed suitable.
Mrs. K. M.
D. Flesher
entertaining
in the employe of the Western
Windmill Company.
at Schnectady, N
couple will live.
V'., whero the
f YOU WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROM*
ROTFUSIES
If you suffer from hot flashes, dizzi-
ness, distress of "Irregularities", are
weak, nervous—due to the functional
"middle-age" period In a woman'*
life—try Lydla E. Plnkham's Vege-
table Compound. It's helped thou-
sands upon thousands of women to
relieve such annoying symptoms.
Follow label directions. Plnkham's
Compound Is uorth tryingI
Avenger Field Library
Sought For Girl Fliers
DON'T arrange to meet peo-
ple, men or women,
on a street corner or anywhere
outside. Even- if you are not
waiting alone, you look rather
cheap, as if you are hoping to
attract attention and perhaps be
picked up. Arrange meetings at
some suitable place indoors.
Women assigned to Avengsr
Field for the plane ferrying pro-
gram are seeking a post libra-
ry and through Mrs. C. K.
Griggs, Victory Book campaign
chairman, Sweetwater residents
are asked to donate readable
books for the shelves.
Mrs. Griggs has collected
upward of 500 books for
Goodfellow Field, San Ang"lo;
Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells,
and for the local USO club.
Books should be in good con-
dition and something that the
reader enjoyed and would pre-
sent to a friend. Many memb-
ers of book clubs, who have ac-
cumulated volumes in excess to
their library space have been
awaiting an opportunity to pass
Pauline Pence Wed May 2
At Ft. Worth Ceremony
Announcements have been re-
ceived here of the marriage of
Miss Pauline Pence, daughter oi
Mrs. Willie Pence, and Cpl. Da-
vid Prescott of the army air
force, stationed at San Antonio.
The marriage vows were ex-
changed May 2 at the bride's
apartment in Fort Worth with
the Rev. Hayden Edwards, pas-
tor of a Fort Worth Methodist
church, as officiant.
The bride wore a powder blue
ensemble with a white blouse
and her wedding flowers were
pink and white carnations.
Decorating the suit were pink
and white carnations in attrac-
tive potteries.
Following the vows the bride's
mother and her roommate enter-
tained with an informal recep-
tion. The lace laid table was cen-
tered with a two-tiered white
wedding cake, served with tea
dainties. On the buffet was a
fruit arrangement and white
wedding taper*
Mrs. Prescott was oorn and
raised in Sweetwater, graduat-
ing from Denton high school and
attending Texas State College
for Women for a year. She has
been employed with Consolidat-
ed Aircraft. She is the grand-
daughter of W. R. Hoi>e and
niece of Mrs. George Outlaw of
Sweetwater,
them on. Now is the time.
Mrs. Griggs said that if resi-
dents could not take the books
to the Sweetwater library, cen-
tral campaign station, she
would call for them in person,
if notified.
Margaret Hogue.
Miss Jane Haggard, Miss Cliffa
Proffit, Miss Frances Ray, Miss-
es Alline and Geraldine Carlton.
Miss Ernestine Glass, Miss Mar-
celle Porter, Miss Mildred Por-
ter, Miss Lindal Cardwell, Miss
Fynona Sorell, Miss Evelyn
Home. Miss Merline Bryan and
Miss Ardis Vick.
There is only one boy in the
whole grroup and he is the equip-
ment boy, Robert Jones.
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JAP LOSSES
(Continuad from page 1)
contained in a navy war bulletin
which reported continuation of
mopping up operations against
isolated enemy groups on Attu.
Meanwhile. American bombers
continued to pound the enemy's
main Aleutians base on Kissa
island. Hits were scored on the
runway and on installations.
Chairs Re-Sealed
At Cottonwood
Club Meeting
By Mrs. Blount Carson
COTTONWOOD — Mrs. C. F.
Sanders, was hostess to the
home demonstration club at its
meeting last Thursday with Mrs.
Elsie Gilkerson, home demon-
stration agent, giving a demon-
stration on reseating oid chairs.
The first step in repairing old
chairs, she said, is to clean them
thoroughly with hot sudsy wat-
er, and let them dry before try-
ing to stain or paint them.
Materials for weaving the seat
are, Hong Kong grass, a fibre
woven of sea weed by the Chi-
nese. Cat-tails or corn shucks
can be woven. Each woman pre-
sent worked on three chairs
which were finished at the
meeting under Mrs. Gilker-
son's supervision. Mrs. Blount
Carson, Mrs. C. F. Sanders, and
Mrs. J. A. Daniels furnished the
chairs.
Refreshments were served to
two visitors, Mrs. Homer Oliver
and Mrs. O. E. Taylor, and to
members: Mrs. K. S. Davidson,
Mrs. J. E. Hindrix, Mrs. I. L.
Holdridge, Mrs. Jess Lambert,
Mrs. Blount Carson, Mrs. J. D.
Lambert, jr.. Mrs. J. A. Daniels,
Mrs. E. 0. Evans, Mrs. Elsie Gil-
kerson, and the hostess.
USO Club
Has Active
Past Week
A busy week has heen put in
by the following Sweetwater wo-
men. in behalf of the men in
our Armed forces, through the
Sweetwater USO club, according
to Milton Kulick, director.
On Monday, Mrs. ('. C. Robin-
son and Mr. and Mrs. James M.
Shade shared honors in welcom-
ing about M cadets and 2 nurses
who were awaiting the 12:20 bus.
Their layover was made extreme-
ly pleasant.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Ben Rob-
erts played hostess to the wait-
ing service men, cadets and wo-
man air students
On Wednesday,
Camp and Mrs. G
shared honors in
at the USO club.
Mrs. W. O. Miller served on
Thursday and Mrs. Si Kdwards
on Friday. On alternate Fridav
nights the Business and Profes-
sional Women and Music Study
Club have charge.
Throughout the week
building resounds to the
sant. strains of the juke box,
pong playing and dancing.
All USO facilities including
letter writing, showers, shaving,
and informal games are avail-
able.
On Saturday, the weekly Juke
Box dance was unusually wftl
attended. To add to the festivi-
ties Miss Jane Earp of Abilene
sang "You are Always in My
Heart" and "You'll Never Know".
A harmony quartet from Camp
Barkeley, Cpl. Arnold Peterson
of Wisconsin, Cpl. Jim Hitley,
Ind., Pvt. Wm. Bench, Arkansas
and Pvt. Doug Hendrickson,
North Dakota sang "Dinah", "If
1 Didn't Care," "Take It Off."
Serving for the evening were
Mrs. Perrv and Mrs. Bradford.
Hostesses were, Mrs. Robertson,
Mrs. Eberle and Mrs. Swain.
The USO Sweetwater Sweet-
hearts were out in full force.
The evening was further en-
livened by a visit from Miss Jac-
queline Cochran and her party,
Miss Ethel A. Sheeby and Hazel
Hays. They signed th^ register
and thus became Sweetwater
Sweethearts. Miss Cochran ex-
pressed pleasure over the facili-
ties available for the Avenger
community's hos-
tile
plea-
ping
the
girls and
pitality.
On Sundav,
Mrs. L. A. Eberle
I served coffee to many soldiers,
j winding up a week's busy activi-
I ties.
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GOES TO ARMY
BOSTON, June 2 — (UP) —
Vern Stephens, St. Louis
Browns shortstop and the Amer-
ican league's leading hitter, was
en route to Long Beach, Cal., to-
day, his major league career pro-
bably over for the duration.
Stephens, hitting .376, left the
Browns to take his army induc-
tion examination. He is married
and lias an 11-week-old son.
Procedure For Canning
Pineapple Submitted
Mrs. Elsie Gilkerson, county
demonstration agent, has been
swamped with inquiries concern-
ing the proper methods of can-
ning pineapple.
She recommends the following
procedure: Select ripe orange
colored fruit from which spines
may be pulled out readily. Cut
off the stem end and twist out
the top.
They may be cut into half
inch slices, or in cubes if they
do not fit the jars. Each slice
should be thoroughly peeled and
core and eyes removed. Cook
core and trimmings in water'and
strain and make syrup with the
juice.
After cooking from 5 to 8
minutfes in syrup they should be
packed hot and sealed.
They may also lie packed raw
and steamed in cans. After pack-
ing the can as tight and full as
possible, the hot syrup should
be poured over the fruit to with-
in 1 or 2 inches of the top. The
riper and softer the fruit the
smaller amount of syrup is
needed, since some juice will be
drawn from the fruit when proc-
essing.
Place the jars in warm water
and the cans in hot water in the
water bath. The water should
be about 2 inches below the rim
of the can or jar and should not
be allowed to lioil so rapidly as
to bubble into the container of
food.
Cover the water bath kettle
with a lid. Count steaming time
as soon as the steam accumulates
above the jar and the water be-
gins to boil.
After food has been removed,
press it down deeper into the
jars. If the jars are not filled,
use fruit from another of the
cans or jars to fill the contain-
ers. The fruit must be well cov-
ered with liquid. Leave fourth
inch headspace for jars and an
eighth inch headspace for cans.
The food should he sealed while
hot.
RELIEVE Ease, soothe chafe. Form
medicated coat of protection
BKW between skin and chafing bed-
CADrC clothes with Meisana, for-
WVHM merly Mexican Heat Powder.
HEAR GUY N.WOODS IN
"Gospel Meeting"
At
CHURCH of CHRIST
Corner 4th And Elm
Beginning Wednesday Night
June 2nd
(OHE WORSHIP WITH US
Services
10 A. M.
8:30 P. M.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 134, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 2, 1943, newspaper, June 2, 1943; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth282563/m1/3/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.