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Cats Disability to
10 Per Cent, Limits
Payments to Widows
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
The house, with only one dis-
senting vote, yesterday approv-
ed a bill by Rep. John E. Ran-
kin, D., Miss., to award fed-
eral pensions to 5,000 additional
families of World War veterans
at a cost of $1,651,000 for the
first year and rising steadily
thereafter.
There was 110 record vote on
the measure which was rushed
through by democratic leaders
to postpone action on the more
drastic Gasque pension bill.
The Rankin bill makes three
important changes in the pre-
sent law:
1. Reduces from 20 per cent
to 10 per cent the amount of dis-
ability the veteran incurred in
the service before his family is
entitled to a pension.
2. Scraps the provision that
a woman who married a veter-
an after July 1. 3931, could
not claim a pension at his death.
3. Eliminates the stipulation
that a widow must prove with-
ing three years her claim to a
pension.
^ The bil by Rep. Allan! H. Gas-
que, N. C\, would award federal
pensions to widows and orph-
ans of World War veterans re-
gardless whether the veteran's
death resulted fom injuries sus-
tained in the service. This mea-
sure would add more than 200.-
000 families to the pension rolls
at once at a cost of $7-1,000,000.
By 1942 this number would
have swelled to 259,800 and the
cost raised to $95,000,000 an-
nually.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Back From Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Slorris
have returned from a* visit in
California in tlv; home of Major
and Mrs. G- Totten at Car-
mel By the Sea. Mrs. Totten is
a sister of Mrs. Morris, and Ma-
jor Totten is a retired officer of
the United States Army. Their
home is situated only one-half
block from the Pacific Ocean,
overlooking the Bay of Monter-
rey.
Mrs. Morris described the
loveliness of the wild flowers
growing on the cliffs, the frag-
rance of sweet elysium, fields
of yellow poppies and the laven-
dar and purple heather.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris arrived
in California only a few days be-
fore the disastrous floods in
the southern part of the state.
In fact, Mrs. Morris said, it
was raining in torrents when
they arrived in Los Angeles on
the way to Carmel and the rains
continued during their three
week's visit, with the exception
of three days.
Returning home, the train
ran slowly over roadbed- that
were damaged by the floods,
but the debris is being cleared
away, landings are being re-
paired and the highways re-
built in many places where they
were washed away.
Theatres
Crowned and everything, Joe
1£. Brown gets mixed up in
royalty in his latest laugb
opus, "Fit For a King," cur-
rent attraction at Texas.
Sweetwater B&PW Gub Has Group
At Colorado Tea and Program
Jack Boyd Moved
Home From Hospital
C. E. "Jack" lioyd, well known
rancher of this area, has been
moved from the Merkel hospi-
tal to his ranch home near here.
1-Ie has been ill two-weeks with
an oral infection after dental
surgery. He i, reported improv-
ed.
Warner Gland as Charlie
Chan mingles with millionaire
playboys, bejewelled beauties
and gay adventures in liis
latest hit, "Charlie Chan at
Monte Carlo," which shows
today at the Hit/. Theatre.
CHARLIE ( HA\
PICTURE AT Kl'i'Z
Even though the cast of
"Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo"
was letter perfect in its script,
not. one of the supporting com-
pany actually knew who killed
whom until the final shots of
the film were completed. War-
ner Oland, famous as Charlie
Chan, and Director Eugene
Forde decided that the atmos-
phere of suspicion could best
be built up by keeping the
players in the dark. So the last
five pages were held out of
Twentieth Century-Fox's excit-
ing new mystery story script.
The locale of a triple murder is
in a glamorous section of Eu-
rope and Chan's unraveling of
the clues will keep the audience
in a state of sustained suspense
when it opens today at the Ritz
Theatre.
AI1JUTV TO HIT BOB
FKUiKU WIN'S BAD A JOB
Charles Harden, native of
Linden, Iowa, has won the cov-
eted job of valet to Joe E.
Brown, said to be the world's
leading, baseball fan.
Harden won the job simply
because he, as a member of the
Linden high school baseball
team got one hit out of four
times at bat against the great
Bob Feller, star hurler of the
Van Meter, Iowa, high school
team.
When Harden applied for the
job. Brown was working on the
picture "Fit for a King," which
shows today at the Texas The-
atre. Brown asked Harden if
he had ever had any experience
as a valet.
Harden frankly replied that
he had not, but handed Brown
the clipping of his heroic 'feat
against Bob Feller. When the
No. 1 baseball fan read the
clipping, he turned to Harden
and said:
"Well, then, get to work. No
one with your talents should be
allowed to go around without
la job."
The Sweetwater Business and
Professional Women's club was
represented by 16 women in
Colorado Sunday afternoon at a
tea and program.
The meeting, held at the
American Legion hut, was open-
ed with the ensemble singing
"America". The welcome ad-
dress was given by Mrs. Ida
Kirschbaum, a former Sweet-
water woman.
Mrs. W. C. Hooks played
"Chanson" and "To a Wild
Rose" on the piano; J. T.
Williamson, Nancy Price, and
Freddie Watson gave trom-
bone and saxaphone selections.
The Colorado B. and P. W.
club sang "Lights Out" and
'The Old Refrain;" Miss Mar-
garet McClure, of Sweetwater
played "Meditation" and "Czar-
das" on the violin, accompani-
ed by her mother at the piano.
Mrs. Kirk Taylor, Loraine,
played "Gold Mine in the
Sky" and "Josephine" on the
accordion; Billie Margaret Greg-
ory gave a ballet routine and
Mrs. W. It. Martin and daugh-
ter, Gloria, of Loraine, gave
vocal selections.
Mrs. E. M. Brown, San An-
gelo, addressed the group, who
sang "The End of a Perfect
Day" concluding the program.
Attending from Sweetwater
were Mines. Elsie Robinsoin,
Ruby Williams, Jessie Hudson
and daughter, Billy Jo, Alva
Starr, McClure and daughter,
Margaret, and Misses Ella Pat-
ton, George Stiles, Willie El-
liott, Pearl Hembv, Edith Brad-
ford, Viarena Stinson, Wanda
Weathers, Pauline Graves, Grace
Lackev and Ernestine Frazier.
Legion Auxiliary
Sponsoring Contest
The American Legion Auxil-
iary is sponsoring a popularity
contest for tots between the
ages of six and 13, in interest
of child welfare work.
The contest began Saturday
morning and is to close at
5:30 p. m., Tuesday, the winner
to be given a diamond ring.
Thirty sub-debs are soliciting
votes from 10 cents to $1, each
penny counting a vote. The girls
may easily be distinguished by
a white ribbon on which is
printed the Legion insignia.
Aside from the honor of be-
ing named "Miss Sweetwater,"
the winner and runners-up are
to be entertained Wednesday af-
ternoon with a theatre party.
The ring is to be presented
at the Sweetwater Drug store
No. 1 at 5:30 Tuesday afternoon.
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Nebletts To Attend
Natchez Pilgrimage
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Neblett
are leaving Thursday for Nat-
chez. Miss., to attend the an-
nual Natchez Garden Club Pil-
grimage and opening of the
Ante-Bellum homes.
They expect to remain two
days in the Mississippi town
and inspect the colonial homes,
which are opened for the thou-
sands of visitors each year.
Sunday evening. March 27.
they are to attend a ceremony
at one of the most pretentious
estates where more than 1,000
candles are lighted in the foy-
er of a colonial home.
Een route they are
Mr. and Mrs. Vivian
his brother's family, in
La.
On their return they are tc
visit in Jackson and Vicksburg
and other points of interest.
Mrs. Caskey Back
From Credit Meet
Mrs. E. L. Caskey, manager of
the Retail Merchants' associa-
tion, returned late Sunday from
a joint conference of the Credit
Bureau Secretaries Credit Man-
agers and Credit Merchants of
district 2, held at Fort Worth.
Three sessions were held
during the day with registra-
tion beginning at 9 a. m., the
morning session being given to
credit merchant heads of var-
ious towns.
After luncheon secretaries
heard seven women managers
of various associations speak.
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Juniors' Style
Show Tonight
Music and special numbers
will feature tonight's style
show at Newman high school,
sponsored by the junior class.
The annual revue is to begin
at <8 p. m. in the high school
auditorium.
Gloria Sadler opens the pro-
gram with a song and dance
number, "Southern Hospitali-
ty."
Lillian Fry is to play a vio-
lin solo. "Beautiful Lady in
Blue." Floyd Stamps is to play
"Star Dust" as a piano solo. Two
piano numbers are to be given
by Mrs. Beatrice Jamison.
An accordion selection will be
played by Helen Walker, fol-
lowed by a vi61in solo by Mar-
garet McClure. Mary Louise
Kaiser is to play "Whistle While
You Work" as a violin number.
A special dance routine is to
be given by Jean Vandervoort,
preceding a group dance of the
Bis Apple with Joyce Whaley,
Wanna Ruth Beal. Jean Van-
dervoort. Mickey Tubb, Elson
Ray Dodson, Murl Jones, Doug-
las Stephenson and Juno
Brooks dancing.
Late spring fashions
the style centers will be
ed by a large group of
school beauties, selected
committee composed of
Virginia Murray, sponsor,
Voss, Hubert Pollard,
to visit
Neblett,
.Monroe
from
model-
high
by a
Miss
Cecil,
Buck I
Wetsel, Audrey Gill and Doug-
las Stephenson.
Frock-;, sports dresses and
evening gowns from Tansil'r-
Levy's, Mode O'Duy and Sobe's
Fashion Shop will be <hown.
A small admission charge i-
to be used to finance the an-
nual junior-senior banquet, held
later in the spring.
Friday Rabbit
Di ire Planned
A rabbit drive is to be staged
Friday morning, March 25, by
hunters meeting at the dairy
farm of L. B. Scott, six miles
south from the crossing on the
T. & P. railroad on Gulf Refin-
ing Co., road and one mile west
of the Ada school house. The
drive is to begin at 8:30 a. m.
The drive will continue north
and south, three miles to the
home of E. W. W. Hopkins,
where plenty of good eats will
be served at noon.
The afternoon drive will con
i tinue east and west three miles,
| and continue north to the T &
i P railroad.
All candidates
I invited to attend.
o-
are especially
Sears Gets 7 1-2
Cents Of Steers
Sears, rancher
Farmers Help
Restore
Life Of Nation
National Director
Praises Owners In
Restoration Program
Fred Jordan, national ' dir-
ector of Wildlife Week, March
20-26, says, "The future of wild-
ife in America, as far an the mass
of our people is concerned, rests
with the farmer." To under-
stand what happened to wild-
life on the farm, we have ' to
understand four periods of fann
history. \
First, the pioneer stage. The
pioneer looked upon the wild-
erness as his enemy. To clear
fields he cut down the forest
and in many places burned up
timber that today would be
worth more than the farms
themselves. He dug ditches to
drain the marshes. Out of the
abundance of fish and game,
he took all that he needed for
his family, and when market
hunters killed vast quantities,
neither the farmer nor any-
body else thought it could make
any difference. The supply
seemed unlimited.
Peaceful Years
Next came the peaceful
years before our great indus-
trial advance marked by the
coming of automobile. There
were still rail fences, brush
woodlots, plenty of wildlife on
the farm. Hunting was no pro-
blem. Neighbors were welcome
to hunt — and stay for dinner.
Suddenly this changed. The
farm changed. Wire fences took
the place of rail fences, and
gone were the strips of brush
that sheltered a wealth of liv-
ing creatures. The last little
swampy spots were drained and
cultivated. Sheep and cattle
cleaned out the meadows and
woodlots of all wildlife cover.
Good roads and cars bro
droves of strangers into the
habit of regarding farms as
public grounds. Some of these
strangers had no respect for
farm property. Farmers got
pretty mad and they called on
the law for protection so pre-
sently a lot of NO TRESPASS
signs sprang up around the
country.
Fanners Keslore
We are now entering upon
the third stage. The farmer is
restoring for wildlife, and for
a number of good reasons. He
must have the aid of birds to
1 keep down the insect pests. Cov-
! or management and game, he is
learning, add materially to the
J value of his farmlands.
All state conservation depart-
| ments are trying to work out
fair partnership agreements be-
i tween the farmer and the pub-
lic. The national Wildlife Feder-
ation invites the help of all
farm organizations in a united
front for wildlife restoration.
Wildlife Week, which began
March 20 by proclamation of
President Roosevelt, is a rally-
on behalf of the federation.
Co-op dinners To
Meet In Abilene
ABILENE — A regional meet-
ing of those interested in co-
operative gins has been called
for March 29 at the Hilton Ho-
tel with Homer D. Wade, Dal-
las, secretary of the Texas
Cooperative Gin association, in
charge.
Ginmen from West Texas, as
well as executives of the
growing cooperative movement
will attend the all day session.
Federal Aid In,
Disease Fight ,
AUSTIN — The public health
service at Washington has plan-
ned extension of its nation-wide
fight against venereal > diseases
into every community in Tex-
as, with expenditure expected
to be $500,000 for use in the
next two fiscal years.
The' authorization bill has
been approved by the senate
commerce committee and is
expected to be reported out to
the senate in the near future.
It is expected that Texas
funds will be used to match the
federal allotment for social dis-
ease correction and prevention.
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Jail Turned Into
Farm Agents* Office
ABILENE — Work started
last week on remodeling the old
Taylor county jail into a mod-
ern county agricultural build-
ing.
The old structure, built in
1895, will be expanded to 00
by 45 feet, using much of (he
original rock. Similar rock will
be. used for additions.
The building will house the
county agent's offices, the home
demonstration agent's headquar-
ters, as well as a demonstration
kitchen.
Plans of the commissioners'
court tentatively include hous-
ing the Abilene branch of the
Texas Employment service in
the second floor offices.
Remodeling is expected to be
complete*! within three months.
Pyron Plans Rabbit
Drive Wednesday
PYRON — A barbecued yearl-
ing is to be served Wednesday
during the rabbit drive sponsor-
ed by Pyron business men.
Farmers and ranchmen re-
port a bountiful crop of rab-
bits and express alarm unless
the ranks are thinned out be-
fore mating.
350/)00 Pounds Of
Texas Wool Sold
SAN ANGELO — Sale of
350.000 pounds of wool stored
in Texas warehouses has fur-
ther reduced storage tonnage.
Most sales ware in small lots
with a price cange of 11 cents
for panhandle wood to 23
cents a pound for wool grown
in this section. In addition, 200.-
(100 pounds of clippings sold at
ught j eight cents.
Woolmen estimate storage ofj
5,800,000 pounds of 12 months |
wool, 070.000 pounds of eight-1
months, 1,780.000 pounds of full 1
wool and 2,105,Qpt) pounds of
mohair.
Mineral Tests In
Big Sandy Creek
SAN ANGELO — Workmen
are assembling a mineral dred-
ge. said to be the first used in
Texas, for special "mineral
work" on Big Sandy creek, a
small tributary of the Colorado
river in Llano.
Mineral leases have been ob-
tained on 35 miles of the creek
bed, landowners to receive 10
per cent of the value of all
minerals recovered.
Equipment is to lie used to
"recover gold. chrome, plati-
num, ruby and garnet", accord-
ing to Sam Johnston, San An-
gelo partner in the venture.
Assays idjeate gold produc-
tion of S3.27 a ton, Johnston re-
ported.
Bowen To Attend
Druggists* Meet
Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Bowen
are leaving tomorrow for Big
Spring to attend the West
Texas Pharmaceutical asso-
ciation convention in session
through Friday.
Mr. Bowen is a past president
of the association and a memb-
er of the executive committee
of the state organization.
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Potato Crop Is
Hiked 50 Per Cent
SAN BENITO — With at
least a 50 per cent increase in
potatoes, Cameron county far-
mers anticipate a good year fin-
ancially. This county annually
plants potatoes in 0,000 acres
of valley land. This year, 9,-
700 acres are planted in the
legumes.
Millers Sell 265
Yearling Steers
It. C. and Frank Miller of
Fluvanna sold 265 steer year-
lings to Iowa feeders, at report-
ed price of six cents a pound for
immediate delivery. The lot,
weighed 82,510 pounds.
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IIymans Get 46 Cents
For Part Of Clip
G. B. and E, J. Hyman sold
Get Ready To En-
joy Outdoor Com-
fort
Furnish Your I'orch and
Lawn With All Steei
Comfortable Chairs
Oak Folding Chairs $1.15
Oaking Folding Rockers
$1.45
All Steel Lawn Chairs
in Bright Colors $3.75
All Steel Rockers Spring
Tye (Lloyd's)
$8.95 and $9.95
Upholstered Steel Rockers
$8.95 and $12.50
Buy Early and Get the Best
J. W. EIROD
North Side Square
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small quantity of 1937 clip
hair, getting 46 cents for
kid and 28 cents for the j
hair included in the lot.
U. S. Presents
liill To Japan
WASHINGTON — (IJ P) —
American government has
mallv presented its bill to
pan for loss of life, personal
juries and damages sustained,
' Dec. 12 when Japanese bombing
planes sunk the American gun-
boat. Panav, the state depart-
ment revealed today. Unoffi-
cial sources estimated claims
would run from SI,500,000 to
82,000.000.
Jane Rogers Wins
In Speech Tourney
Jane Rogers, representing
Newman high school, placed
third in the girls' declamation
division of the speech tourney
Saturday at Abilene Christian
college.
Abilene placed five entrants
in the finals to take major hon-
ors, with Anson scoring four
winners.
Approximately 100 contes-
tants from 27 high schools par-
ticipated in the fourth annual
high school speech tournament.
DANCE!
WEDNES. NIGHT
MARCH 23
SUNSHINE
BUTLER
and
His Orchestra
•10c Per Person
Good Food a Specialty
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room to fool arounrl with 8low-rolliriK"makinV' to-
bacco that. fs;>ill* nil over. Prenamen want to twirl
their "makin's" smokes fast—hut trim and neat,
too. Anil their smokes have cot to he full-bail ir.d
anil ht 'Uf, yet mild! Bob Fitter, .Timmy llateman,
anil Joo limwn check on thi-oin they roll up Prince
Albert "makin's" cigarettes. P. A.'a the favorite,
all riglit., (That's what pipe -smokers say too!)
70
fine roll-your-
own cigarettes
in every 2 -o*.
• in of Prince
Albert.
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Wliwlw.SMcin, N. <J.
Maryneal last week sold 200
steer calves for 7 1-2 cents a
pound to W. C. W'oelfer, Chi-
cago. Delivery was set for May
10.
W'oelfer this week purchased
the same number from Price
Macldox, Colorado rancher, for
an average of 7 12 cents a
pound.
Get at the Cause
of Cohstipation!
You know that constipation often
eives you that dopey, sunken,
Ixigged down feclini;. Why not get
at. the causc and fix it?
If you eat what most people o
-things like bread, meat and
potatoes—the chances arc all
that's the matter with you is you
doii'I net enough "bulk." And
"bulk" doesn't mem what you
may think. It's n kind of food
that Isn't entirely digested, but
leaves a soft, bulky mass In the
intestines that aids elimination.
If this is your trouble, what you
need Is a dish of crisp, crunchy
Kellogg's Alt-Bran for'breakfast
every day. It contains the "bulk"
you need, plus Nature's Intestinal
tonic vitamin B,. and iron.
drink
eold
brighter I
All-Bran is made by Kellogg In
Battle Creek. Sold by every grocer.
America's Greatest!
Sweetwater's Own!
MARCH 26
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Back in the days when getting
two miles to the stop was con-
sidered phenomenal—even then—
SOUTHERN SELECT was as popular as
it is now. It takes pre-Prohibition
experience to produce a truly fine
beer and then —as it does today —
SOUTHERN SELECT stood first in the
hearts of those who knew and
loved fine brews.
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