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SWEETWATER, TEXifS, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1950
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y Number 84
Sweetwater's
Provide More
Industries Now
Than 1,100 Jobs
City Is In Front
Rank In Texas For
Manufacturing Of
Upon Stable Basis
Sweetwater's manufacturing
industries employ a total of
more than 1,100 persons with an
annual payroll estimated at a
rock-bottom figure of $2,650,-
000, figures compiled by the
Board of City Development in
connection with Texas Indus-
trial Week revealed.
"This is an unusually good
.{igure and places Sweetwater
well in the forefront of Texas
cities," commented Manufactur-
ing and Industrial Committee
Chairman Hez Hawley Sr. "We
have a well balanced commun-
ity."
A. C. Bishop, who compiled
the figures with the assistance
of local industries, said: "These
figures are the minimum ones.
We can not obtain all figures
and feel that we can add some
more industries to this total as
well as safely add to these rock-
bottom estimates. The U. S.
Gypsum figure is taken at a low
point and of course is before
the expansion now in progress
goes into effect."
25 Percent
Bishop said that a study
worked in cooperation with the
Employment Service shows that
with an estimated population
of 16,000 and 1,100 plus in in-
dustries, there are 25 percent of
the heads of families working
in manufacturing industries.
Sweetwater is an outstanding
distribution and wholesale cen-
ter and figures show about 30
percent of the employment is
found in wholesale and retail
trade.
In oil, gravel, and construc-
tion there are about 10 percent
of the "working force engaged.
Service institutions employe 13
percent; this includes the medi-
cal world, the many institu-
tions serving the tourists and
motoring trade, barbershops,
hotels, etc.
Public utilities in local and
centralized facilities account for
eight percent of the total. Fin-
ance, real estate and insurance
have two and a half percent;
governmental workers for city,
county, state and federal units
amount to about 11 per cent.
Kami Income First
Bishop said that Nolan Coun-
ty has about 23,000 population
by latest estimates with ap-
proximately 5,000 on the 1,000
farms and ranches. Income from
farm and ranch products is esti-
mated at $5,817,062 annually.
The average weekly payroll
from manufacturing is more
than $50,900 and monthly, more
than $220,570.
Among the industries here
are U. S. Gypsum Co., 480 em-
ployes; Gulf Oil, 130; Sweetwater
Cotton Oil Co., 148; Pace Packing
Co., 50; Brooks Packing Co., 50;
Texas Packing Co. 6; Vander-
voort's, 50; Home Dairy, 20;
Sweetwater Sash and Door, 30;
Southland Ice, 17; Martin Sign
Co., 13; Industrial Manufactur-
ing Co., 12; Sweetwater Broom
ffo., 12; Watson Focht, 10 to 20;
Sweetwater Reporter, 25.
Other industries include:
's Ice Cream, Neal Tile Co.,
Builders Block Co., Ham-
's Cabinet Shop, Weathers'
Cabinet Shop, Aerolite Vene-
tian Blind Co., Walker Sign
Co., Sweetwater Mattress Co.,
Sunbeam Bakery, Whitaker's
Bakery, Ralph Shaffer Seat Cov-
er Co., Custom Crafters, Dairy
Queen, C&lloway and Huey
Roebuck Sheet Metal Co., Bob
Mills Boot Shop, Brantley Boot
'Shop and others.
Stores Close For
Easter Services
All downtown Sweetwater
drug stores will be closed to-
day from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. to
enable employes to attend
Easter church services, it was
announced Saturday.
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NOLAN COUNTY CENSUS WORKERS are busy on the job of completing the count for the
17th Decennial Census. The enumerators are to finish the job in April, the rural areas prob-
ably taking until later in the month than Sweetwater. The preliminary report on the county
will be released probably the middle of May.
Front row left to right: J. M. Tippett, N olan county crew leader, Mrs. Geraldine Turner,
Mrs. Virginia Stanfield, Mrs. Clovis Brooks, M iss Lydia Fritseh, Mrs. Clarence Hendricks.
Second row—Mrs. Nettie Simonton, Mrs. VV. Virgil Williams, Mrs. Melba Skiles, Mrs.
Alta Birt, Mrs. Shirley Carter, Mrs. Bessie Foster of Roseoe.
Third row—Mrs. Jettie Smith, of Roseoe, Mrs. Mary Spain, Mrs. Virginia McWilliams,
Mrs. Theresa Thornberg, Mrs. Cloyce Holder, o f Nolan, Mrs. Navelle Hendrix and Clifford
Wright of Nolan.
Easter Sunday To
Bring Out Crowds
Churches of Sweetwater will be thronged for Easter serv-
ices this morning, if the Easter church attendance runs true
to pattern.
In many .churches of the town, Easter will be kept with
special music, special sermons, baptisms, christenings, com-
munion, or other special services.
Classes of members will be re-
ceived at the First Presbyter-
ian Church anrl at First Metho-
dist Church, with infant bap-
tism scheduled at the former,
infant dedication at the latter.
Easter revivals are underway
at Highland Heights Methodist
Church and at Lamar Street
Baptist Church, the one at High-
land Heights being due to close
with the Sunday night service,
the one at Lamar Street Church
having started on Good Friday.
First Christian Church began
its Easter with a sunrise serv-
ice for all denominations at 6:11
this morning.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
is having Holy Communion at
the 11 o'clock hour.
Holy Family Catholic Church
was to have High Mass at 8:30
this morning.
SERVICE BROADCAST
The service of St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church will be broad-
cast this morning at 11 over
KXOX, the Rev. James H. But-
ler in charge.
Windy Easter In
Texas-Stormy in
Most of Nation
By I'nitod Press
It should be safe for Texas'
Easter parade queens to promen-
ade in all their finery tomorrow,
but the weatherman said the la-
dies should hang onto their bon-
nets and carry a parasol—just in
case.
However, continued mild
weather was promised by the U.
S. Weather Bureau in Dallas, al-
though clouds will probably ob-
scure the sun in the eastern por-
tions of the state.
Light winds were forecast
over most of the state Sunday.
No rain was mentioned in the
forecast, which called for partly
cloudy to cloudy weather over
the entire state.
Fair weather or thin clouds
See EASTER. On Page Eight
Yes, 'Dummy' Is Dead!
By R. C. CRANE
For many years he was quite a fixture around Sweet-
water. Everybody knew him and he knew everybody, for he
kept his shoe shine chair and his pop-corn stand in a promi-
nent place on the street.
He could not talk but he could
make signs; and he could get
people's attention by making a
peculiar little grunt.
It was said in the early days
of the town especially, that
the boys had to be extremely
secretive if they wanted to pull
anykind of escapade out of the
ordinary or else Dummy would
tell them all about it the next
day. He was no tattler, but he
would, with a grin, the next day
—tell them in his sign language
about the stunt. And people had
to be very careful to keep their
family ghosts locked up!
He was intelligent, and had a
good sense of humor. He felt
that he was a citizen, and was
imbued with the idea of coopera-
tion for the upbuilding of the
town.
Ho could not read nor write
but he could scrawl his name—
SAM MOON HILL with a pen-
cil, and was proud of the ac-
complishment.
Uncanny Ability
During World War I he was
here, and kept many people won-
dering how he could tell when
important battles were fought
thousands of miles away, be-
Parents are wondering what *ore nows could get out to
Easter Bringing
Many Live Gifts
Easter season brings not only
flowers, candy and clothes but
many live gifts. Rabbits, ducks,
chickens have been added to
many households this weekend.
will happen to the ones that can-
not adapt themselves to the fam-
ily life, after the first few days.
the world. That was before the
radio had been developed. He
seemed to have some sort of ra-
dar-capacity, long before the
modern radar mechanism had
been developed.
And along that line; you could
not sneak up on him on the
street, for he could catch the
slightest movement on the
ground of your feet, and would
turn to confront you, with a
grin.
Pioneer Settler
He came to Sweetwater in the
very early days of the town,
with G. R. West (father of Mrs.
Sallie Stiles and Mrs. G. H.
Bunton) when he came to es-
tablish the W S T ranch in
Fisher County where the town
of Sylvester is now located. He
had been reared at Brenham by
Dr. H. F. Pahl, a close friend
of Judge C. R. Breedlove who
was Mr. West's partner.
A few days since, Postmaster
oweeden received a letter from
Miss Wilmeth Greer of Kopperl,
Texas, (presumably the grand-
daughter of Dr. Pahl) telling
him of the death of Dummy on
March 30th after a long illness,
and of finding among his prized
possessions, three old pictures
of early day Sweetwater street
scenes, which she sent, with the
suggestion that perhaps they
might be of interest to people
here.
Postmaster Sweeden showed
the pictures to Mose Newman (a
long time good friend of Dum-
my's) and to others.
They show the town in the
crudities of adolosecent youth—
taken in about 1910, one on the
site of tho present day Levy
building, showing a one story
rock building with large signs;
"Sweetwater Mercantile Co."
with lumber side-walks and awn-
ing on the north side, with
See "DUMMY" On Page Eight
New Directory
Of Area Very
Valuable Book
A new directory of Sweet-
water, Nolan, Fisher, Scurry and
Borden Counties, recently pub-
lished by W. .1. Winter Publi-
cations of Amarillo is now be-
ing distributed.
The book of nearly 400 pag'i'
is the most complete and valu-
able book of its kind yet com-
piled, many declare.
It carries the names of adults
from 16 years of age and up,
addresses, occupation, telephone
numbers, and much informa-
tion.
In addition to Sweetwater,
the directory covers the four
counties with much detailed in-
formation on rural routes.
There are directories for
Sweetwater, Roseoe, Blackwell,
Dunn, Gail, Hermleigh, Roby,
Rotan, and Snyder.
The lx)ok is not anything ap-
proaching a census count. A hur-
ried check Saturday reveals
many names omitted. For ex-
ample, it leaves out the names
of five of the 25 main employes
of the Sweetwater Reporter.
However, it is an extremely
valuable directory and perhaps
the most complete of its kind
ever produced.
Big Projects In
Building Getting
UnderWay Here
While work on more than 100
homes moved steadily along,
Sweetwater looked at three ma-
jor building projects this week.
The $1,500,000 U. S. Gypsum
Co. addition is about ready for
installation of new machinery
and equipment.
The $230,000 M. C. Alston
project for 34 super-tvpe apart-
,'nents begins this week with
grading of the ground prepara-
tory to starting construction
within about a week.
The Levy Bros. Department
Store Annex is well under way
after completion of excava-
tion.
Plan For Future
The main two story building
of Levys' has foundations and
original architectural plans for
three additional stories when
needed and the new two story
annex at the rear has founda-
tions for three stories. Don
Smith? architect, said that the
planning calls for a five story
See PROJECT On Page Eight
Spy Charges
Are Omitted
By McCarthy
Calls Lattimore
Architect Of U. S.
Far East Policy
PASSAIC, N. J., April 8 (UP)
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R.,
Wis., said today that Owen Lat-
timore was the "architect" of
the United States far eastern pol-
icy which sold China into "Com-
munistic slavery." On the basis
of that charge, he challenged Lat-
timore to sue him for libel.
However, McCarthy did not
repeat his charges that Latti-
more is Russia's top espionage
agent in the United States and a
Communist, which he made from
the Senate floor while immune
from suit for libel or slander.
His charge today, without im-
munity from suit, was that Lat-
timore had advocated a far east-
ern program "identical" to that
advanced by the Communist
party. He said this program
was: (1) Abandon Nationalist
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek;
(2) "Get out of Korea;" (3) get
out of Japan.
McCarthy spoke before the
Marine Corps League in receiv-
ing the League's Americanism
award. The League cited him
for "rousing the nation to the
menace of bad security risks in
our government."
Lattimore, testifying under
oath before a Senate foreign re-
lations investigating subcommit-
te, denied that he was chief
"architect" of China policy. He
described himself as the "least
consulted" far eastern expert in
the country, adding that he had
never met Secretary of State
Dean Acheson and on only one
occasion had met other top de-
partmental China policy makers.
Roby, Rotan Vote
On Oak Creek Deal
Census Estimates
Show Wide Range
Of Opinion Here
Estimates of Sweetwater's
population according to the com-
ing census reports continued to
interest people of all ages and in
all walks of life, Ocie Hunt said
Saturday in counting his re-
plies in a contest.
Among estimates are: S. VV.
Browning of 209 W. 5th, 17,990;
Mrs. J. Berrv Christian, 1911 E.
12th, 19,050; Dorothy Hollo-
well, 1105 Lemon, 12,580; M. J.
Vaughan. 125 Oak, 16.075;
Chester Jones, 310 Broadway.
14,962; Joe Curry, 605 E. 4th.
14,996; Mrs. Maud Gordon, 310
Crane, 17,249.
D. B. Brown. 1101 Elm, 17,-
210; M. C. Manroe, 210 E. Okla-
homa, 16,732; Walter Carter,
111 W. Broadway, 16,750; Mrs.
Howard Tredway of Roseoe, 15,-
033; Howard Tredway, 15,103;
Mrs. R. J. Byars of Roseoe, 15,-
021; R. J. Byars, 14,992; Hen-
ry H. Brown of Roseoe, 14,889;
X. B. Sanders of Roseoe, 18,010;
Joe Spradlin of 701 VV. 7th, 17,-
500; Mrs. Oma R. Armstrong of
715 Bowie, 17.333.
Scores of estimates were re-
ceived Saturday and the various
entries will be published from
time to time.
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MRS. MESTA RETURNS TO U. S.—Mrs. Porle Mesta, U. S.
Minister to Luxembourg, left, reports to the State Depart-
ment in Washington after an eight months tour of duty in
Europe. She is making her report to Robert M. VVinfree, Bel-
gian-Luxembourg desk officer. (NEA Teiephoto).
Post Office Gains
In City Continuing
Postal receipts in Sweetwater for the first quarter of 1950
were $37,480.94, a gain of more than 12 percent over the
same quarter last year, Postmaster M. J. Sweeden reported
Saturday. Last year's receipts were $33,370.26.
Sweeden said the people are
Shivers Is
Invited To
Ceremonies
Governor Allan Shivers has
tentatively agreed to be present,
at the ground breaking cere-
monies for Oak Creek dam
which is being sponsored by the
Board of City Development and
the Jaycees, according to A. C.
Bishop and Hal Etz who con-
tacted Shivers at Stamford last
week.
Date for the ceremonies has
not teen set but it is expected showed that in the four days of
to be scheduled for some time 32 hours work, he handled 2,-
during the latter part of May 036 pieces of mail.
or the first of June. | He made 651 stops for first
The governor told Bishop and | class mail. 33 for air mail de
Etz at Stamford he would make
saving more money too. Postal
savings deposits Saturday to-
taled $715,838 which reflected
a gain of $4,517 over the Febru-;
ary total. There are 815 postal
savings accounts here.
Savings Grow
He said that the bond sales
windows show a steady increase j
with $1,437.50 in savings bonds j
bought at the post office alone j
in March. Many bonds are pur- j
chased through the banks.
Some interesting figures on |
the post office's business were I
revealed last week by a periodi-!
eal check.
Busy Carriers
A four-day check on one of j
the residence route carriers i
New Water District
To Joint Line With
Sweetwater Is Held
Practical and Needed
ROTAN—The Rotan City
! Commission voted last night to
, join Roby in calling an election
i to create a water district to en-
able this area to join with
| Sweetwater in the Oak Creek
; lake project.
Roby had previously gotten its
: studies completed and was wait-
ing for Rotan's action.
The election date is yet to be
! set but city officials said that it
would be at an early date.
After creation of the district,
S the next step would be to pres-
: ent a bond issue proposal and
j call an election on that.
Engineers have estimated
■ that Roby and Rotan will need
j $750,000 in round figures to
! provide a pipeline to join the
| Oak Creek waters at Sweet-
! water.
The two towns have been
studying the project for the
past two years. At first it seem-
ed impossible but with the
growth of both towns and the
increase in water department
revenues the project is now con-
sidered very practical.
Roby and Rotan backed
Sweetwater in obtaining the per-
mit for building of Oak Creek,
not only as a Sweetwater reser-
voir. but one available for the
region.
Mayor Alvin M. Clark said to-
day that "people here were a
little skeptical at first whether
or not Sweetwater would allow
the water but we talked with
Sweetwater officials and were
reassured that the new lake was
obtained on the basis of becom-
ing an area proposition."
The bond issue would be based
on water revenues but would
also be backed by tax values
where needed.
Circling The Square
World Peace Still
Goal, Says Truman
KEY WEST, Fla„ April 8—
(UP)—President Truman to-
night neared the end of his first
five years in office still aiming
at his favorite target — world
peace.
The 65-year-old chief execu-
tive naturally was disappointed
that tho world had not made
greater progress reward what
he has constantly referred to
as "real, lasting peace." But he
remained optimistic about the
future and was confident that
with enough understanding and
hard work, the most difficult
goal of the 20th century could
be attained.
an effort to be present but could
not make a definite promise un-
til the date of the affair is set.
J. M. Shade Dies
At H is Residence
Saturday Morning
Stock Market's Hit New Peak For
Rising Spree-Tops Since 1930
NEW YORK, April 8 (UP) —
The Stock market climaxed a 10-
month rise today when the in-
dustrial average crosseJ its post-
war highwater mark to a new
peak since 1030.
A last minute spurt in Chrys-
ler Corporation which rose
$1.12',4 to $68.02% gave the in-
dustrial component the last push
needed to top the $212.50 mark
set in May, 1946, peak of the im-
mediate postwar bull market. In-
dustrials today closed at $212.55.
a gain of 45 cents on the day, and
the best since Oct. 3, 1930.
Chemicals featured today's
strong showing with gains rang-
ing to nearly $6. Street circles
attributed the gain to reports of
government stockpiling of strate-
gic chemicals.
Aircrafts rose as much as $1
on hopes for Increased govern-
ment expenditures. Motors,
rubbers, televisions, building
equipments and some foods join-
ed in the rise. Steel shares mov-
ed irregularly while oils report-
ed small declines.
Funeral services for J. M.
Shade, 74. resident of Sweet-
water most of the time since
1022, will be held at o'clock this
afternoon at the Cate-Spencer
Chapel.
Mr. Shade died at his home,
301 East 12th, at 3:30 Saturday
morning. He had been ill for
some time.
A Christian Science funeral
service will be held, and burial
will be in Sweetwater Cemetery
with Cate-Spencer Funeral
Home in charge.
Mr. Shade was born in Miamis-
burg, Ohio, on Dec. 17, 1875, and
was reared there. He was mar-
ried in Connersville, Ind., on
Oct. 17. 1898, to Miss Gracia
Burk. They lived there until
1920, when they moved to Fort
Worth.
In June, 1922. Mr. and Mrs
Shade moved to Sweetwater, and | train depot Friday
Mr. Shade operated the old Rex | helped him take
stood on the old I nff the traln.
livery, 260 for second class mail, |
294 for third class, 34 from gov- j
ernment agencies, two for for-]
eign air mail-—a total of 962
stops. He walked 25 miles and |
spent five hours and 54 minutes |
of his 32 hours preparing mail!
for delivery.
Postmaster Sweeden said that j
the post office here now has 3 |
supervisors, 12 clerks, 7 city I
carriers, 3 rural carriers, 3 star
routes including one to Snyder!
and Lubbock, 2 substitute car- j
riers working regularly, three!
substitute clerks, 2 temporary j
substitutes, 1 special delivery
messenger.
In addition is the truck con-j
tinually transporting mail to I
and from trains anrl parrel poss ;
by truck plus delivery by use i
of a rented vehicle. The post of- j
fice is handling mail in and i
out. now from 3:15 a. m. to 11 j
p. m. It has two city deliveries!
five days a week and one on i
Saturdays.
Officers Met
Him at Train
Nolan
I cers met
County
a man
Refinery which
Lake Trammell Road. After two
vears they moved to Moran for
to months. Mr. Shade returned
to his former job when they re-
turned here, and by that time
the refinery had changed its
name to the "Sweetwater Re-
finery."
Later Mr. Shade engaged in
the tire business. In 1932 he
bought the Hul lock Electric
Company, which he sold in 1945
to Homer Bullock and Clay To-
ler. Some time later the Shades
moved to Bryson and operated a
picture show. They returned to
Sweetwater less than two years
ago, living in the Josephine
Apartments for several months
See FUNERAL On Page Eight
sheriff's offi-
at the Roseoe
night, and
his suitcase
Then they fined
him $122.40 in county court
Saturday morning.
It came about this way:
The man the officers met had
his suitcase loaded with wine
and liquor. Charges of illegal
possession of lisuor were filed
and the defendant pleaded guilty
to the charges in county court.
The Weather
Temperature, high Friday, 80:
low this morning, 56; baro-
meter, 30.02, steady. Continued
fair, somewhat cooler. Relative
humidity, 40 per cent, increas-
ing.
Mrs. W. S. Chennault had "an-
other" twenty-ninth birthday
Saturday.
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Asked if he would accept
the Mayor's job if the city
commission sees fit to elect
him al ne\l Monday night's
meeting, Lester Reeves re-
plied he would.
More people are needed to
serve on one of the project com-
mittees of Sweetwater's long
range planning organization. A
temporary organization was set-
up last week to work in coopera-
tion with the city commission on
various projects necessary for
the future development of the
city. As pointed out by City
Manager Hans Thorgrimsen
some months ago an organization
of this type can be of invaluable
assistance to the commission on
making plans for the future. If
you are interested in assisting in
the program, call the BCD office
and leave your name and ad-
dress.
A case of forgetfulness . . .
a woman walked into a place
of business Saturday, hand-
ed the person in charge a
card bearing (lie information
that she was deaf and dumb
and needed lielp. The person
in charge gave her a quarter.
The woman said, "thanks;"
and hurried away, leaving
the pel-son in charge won-
dering al the "miracle" a
quarter can bring almut—
making the dumb speak!
The new city directory is a
nice book and it's publishers are
| to be congratulated to a certain
! extent However, the fact re-
! main- that it is very incomplete,
i Six Reporter employees were
not listed and a survey on one
particular block on Crane Street
revealed about half of the resi-
dents in the block were omitted.
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Allen Baker reports that
he Is wearing the same Fas-
ter >>iiit lbi> year that, he
wore last year and the year
before.
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From the looks of the many
i gadgets on women's Easter hats
this year, the hardware stores
| must have done a good business.
Warning if you ever drink
la cup of coffee with C. O. Mc-
! freight, be sure you have the
j money . . . nuff said.
Wendell llcdichek says ae.
cording to his formula Abb
lene's population will be AO,-
049 . . . wanta bet.
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