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office in Sweetwater, Texaa, Feb.9, 1M0.
George Bennitt and Russell Bennitt, Pubs
, STORIES IN
STAMPS
SWEETWATER, TEXAS
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1938
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m of God m witer than men; and
• of God it stronger than men.—I
wisdom often goat with fewest wordt
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GOLD DESTE RILIZ ATION
SHOULD BE BENEFICIAL
Whether or not we agree with the proposed pump-
priming campaign of the administration, there doesn't
seem to be much basis for disagreement as to the de-
sterilization of SI,400,000,000 of gold that has been
doing nothinb but gather mold since it was buried
in the hills of Kentucky.
This gold has been excess over and above that
needed in the regular functioning of the current
monetarial policies of the treasury department and
has been lying idle doing no one any good. It
would seem only fitting and proper that it now be
put to the use of providing a basis for the ex-
pansion of credit. Either do that or sell it as
bullion on the world market and get our value out
of it.
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CROP OUTLOOK
IS PROMISING
An analysis of the rainfall chart printed yesterday
in the Sweetwater Reporter shows that we have already
this year received three times as much moisture as
we had this same time last year. In fact there are only
two years in the last twelve years that have shown a
greater rainfall for the first four months of the
year and these were 1931 and 1932. With this as a
starter, there is every indication that a good crop lies
ahead-
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KARL CROWLEY
DARK HORSE?
Karl Crowley, who is resigning a very lucrative job
as solicitor for the postoffice department to enter the
race for governor in Texas, may or may not be the
dark horse of the campaign. It is generally conceded at
the present time that Bill McCraw and Ernest Thomp-
son more or less have the stage to themselves. Every-
one says that Karl Crowley is not well enough known
in the state. That might be part of Crowley's strategy.
Maybe he thinks some of the other candidates are too
well known. He might figure that if he can keep
Thompson and McCraw busy bombarding each other, he
can do some effective campaigning around the edges
and walk off with the bacon. It has been done before.
Priming the pump won't do much good unless some-
body gets on the end of the pumphandle with some
elbow grease.
Those spies reported working around the Panama
Canal are probably down there looking for new chan-
nels of information.
A refrigerator has been invented that will loosen
the ice cubes after they're made, but the chances
are it won't sell unless it also mixes the drinks, passes
them around and explains what they're made of.
Veteran Soldier
HORIZONTAL
1 Head of
American
forces in the
World War.
12 To wander.
13 Eagle's nest
14 Inlets.
16 Always.
17 To feel one's
Way.
18 Unoccupied.
19 Dogma.
21 Fish.
22 Asiatic.
23 Mollifies.
26 Sells to the
consumer.
30 Call for help
at sea.
31 To oust.
32 Mtin who
repairs teeth.
35 ^Uto.
37 Mining shack.
38 Social insect.
39 $houlder
blade.
43 To regret.
44 Mohamme-
dan judge.
Answer to Previous Puzzle
ROBIN
T UIC K
ESCAPES
45 Anything
steeped.
47 To arrange
(cloth.
52 Seed covering
53 Brutal.
55 Largest toad
5R His military
title
57 He was head
of the
army the U.
S. ever had.
VERTICAL
1 Jupiter.
2 Kiln.
3 At this place.
4 Barb.
5 Hazards.
fi To corrode.
7 Becomes
mature.
8 To observe.
9 Colored part
of eye.
10 Bre«ling
places.
11 Festival.
12 He
from service
in 1924.
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15 He was
to Mexico
in 1916.
20 Genus of v-
wheat.
22 Maintained
24 Ell.
25 Toward.
27 Night before.
28 Baking dish.
29 To perform.
33 Sun.
34 Boneset.
35 Pertaining to
the wrist.
36 God of the
sky.
39 To make
rough.
40 Anxiety
41 Related
blood.
42 Heap.
46 Either.
48 Tatter.
49 Era.
50 Matter.
51 To devour.
53 Musical note,
54 Sixth note
in scale.
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Local Baptists
At Convention
BACKSTAGE IN WASHINGTON
BV RODNEY BUTCHER
WASHINGTON — Behind
the President's decision that
the government should re-
sume pump-priming to aid
business were confidential
reports from administration
economists who said condi-
tions were getting no bet-
ter fast and that the im-
mediate outlook seemed dis-
tinctly sour.
Advisers who had hoped
April would bring an up-
turn found that the depres-
sion curve was going still
lower. They urged against
any further waiting to see
if an improvement would-
n't just happen, pointing
out that no new public
works program could real-
Jy get started before late
summer or fall.
Three Factors
Three factors were stres-
sed to the President as aid-
ing the economic havoc pri-
marily caused, as the econo-
mists see it, by a downward
spiral accelerated by de-
creasing purchasing power.
1—Reliable estimates had
appeared which showed that
inventories at the first of the
year were $5,000,000,000 in
excess of those stocked two
years ago. While some of
the inventory had been
worked off. a huge amount
remained. New purchasing
power was held to be nec-
essary, since billions of
private dollars placed in the
purchasing stream were
creating no new industrial
nctivity as long as the goods
they bought were being tak-
en out of inventory.
2—A sharp decline in in-
stallment credit was noted.
This also meant that a
large amount of current
purchasing power was ster-
ile. since it was heing used
to pay for goods taken off
the market last year. And
bank figures showed that
an increasingly abnormal
percentage of the cash go-
ing into the purchasing
stream was landing in the
banks anrl being kept there
as assets.
3—The economists report-
ed that the government's
monthly contribution to
purchasing power had drop-
ped from above $300,000,000
a month in 1930 to $75,-
000,000 in 1037 and subse-
quently. They get those fig-
ures by subtracting the
amount the government
lakes out of the "income
stream" in taxes from the
amount. the government
puts into it by spending.
Important factors in this
computation, for Instance,
were the bonus money out-
go in 1030 and the drain
of new sorial security taxes
in 1937.
Pump-Priming
When business bloomed
in 1934, the economists said,
the government "contribu-
tion" was about $250,000,000
a month. The difference be-
tween that and $75,000,000
is $175,000,000, which is one
estimate of the amount gov-
ernm'ent would have to
throw into the pot to get
business on the upgrade
again.
Thus, according to this
theory, injection of about
$2,000,000,000 more into
the next year's pump ought
to do the trick.
'How long such pump-
priming must be continued
is a serious problem yet to
be solved. The national debt
is due to be increased, but
it's orthodox administration
thinking now that it's bet-
ter lo boost the debt than to
have a depression which
does nothing but get worse
—and in an election year at
that.
Embarrassing Moment
Senator Harry F. Byrd,
the gentleman from Virgi-
nia. and Mrs. Byrd and
Mrs. Billy Mitchell were
sitting in the House gallery
reserved for members when
Congressman Maury Mav-
erick of Texas arose to
make a speech.
"There's that baboon
Maverick," sneered Byrd.
"He happens to be my
husband and I think he's
fine, but I'll he glad to
pass on your remark lo
him." said Mrs. Maverick,
turning in hor seat just in
front of the senator.
Byrd flushed and sputter-
ed. but was stopped by Mrs.
Byrd who said, "Harry, you
had better shut up. You've
said enough."
'But Mrs. Mitchell leaned
forward to say she thought
Maverick was one of the
best men in Congress and .
that her husband, the late
Gen. Billy Mitchell, had
always said so, too.
Other congressional wiv-
es within earshot could
hardly wait to leap outside
to spread the tale.
——o
Fresh Fruits Good
For 'Spring Fever'
FORT WORTH — (UP) —
Fresh fruits and vegetables
should replace sulphur and mo-
lasses. sassafras tea and other
"spring tonics" on the American
diet, Dr. A. H. Flickwir, Fort
Worth city health director, ad-
vises.
"Sulphur and molasses are a
nasty dose, good for nothing,"
; Dr. Flickwir said. "Sassafras tea
I is a pleasant drink, but there
I is no other reason for you to
] drink it.
"What people do need is a
diet of spring vegetables and
fruits. Greens of almost any
kinrl will prove a better tonic
than medicine. Onions are good,
too—fresh green ones."
Dr. Flickwir's "spring fever"
antidote is (1) plenty of fruits
and vegetables to prevent scur
v.v and pellagra, and (2) milk
and sunshine to "tone up the
system." The fruit, he remind
ed, must be ripe to contain the
necessary vitamins.
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■" "* -T- ■ —
I "Why do 1 always have lo be Ihc one lo slay awake?"
'FORRID, dusty, tiny Aden
A stretches barrenly along the
southwest coast of Arabia. It em*
braces only 80 square miles in
Aden proper, 42,000 square miles
including protectorate areas. Its
population is roughly . 50,000,
mostly Mohammedans. •
Yet Aden ranks today as a
British Gibraltar of the east. At
its western end it simmers to a
sharp point on the Strait of Bab
el Mandeb, where the Red Sea
empties into the Gulf of Aden.
With this point under British
control, the Arabian Strait thus
follows Gibraltar and the Suez
Canal as the third strategic pass
on England's "life line" through
the Mediterranean to India.
Perched on the ancient walls
of an extinct volcano, Aden is the
chief seaport of this newest
crown colony. Literally, it is
baked brown, rain rarely falls, its
chief diversions are tennis (when
the winds are still), camel racing,
and sailing. But every day ships
of many nations gather in its
wide, shallow harbor and here
the great British warships lie in
wait for whatever may be tomor-
row's duty Vast coaling facili-
ties and a British airport
strengthen the position.
Historically, Aden is the prin-
cipal commercial center for the
Arabian peninsula. Manufactur-
ing is chiefly of cigarets and salt.
In 1936 special postage stamps
were issued for the colony. Prior
to that, stamps of India were used.
A current Aden issue is shown
below.
iCopyriirlit. I!• :s8. NICA Srrvier. Inr i
More than 100 members of
Sweetwater Baptist churches
are expected to attend the three-
day State Baptist Sunday School
convention meeting Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday in
San Angelo.
A number of Sweetwater folk
were in San Angelo last night
for the pre-convention musical
program presented by the music
department of Southwestern
Baptist seminary, Fort Worth,
under direction of I. E. Rey-
nolds, head of the music de-
partment of the seminary. A
choir of 70 voices presented
"Ruth."
Among those from here at-
tending last night's program
were Mesdames D. C. Fulker-
LOOKING
Backwards
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Sweetwater merchants had
begun a series of trade's days
for the first. Monday in each
month, in which prizes were be-
ing offered.
* * *
Twenty-one of the rural
schools of the county had com-
pleted their terms and had held
graduating exercises.
* * *
Miss Ruby Hemby and Mrs.
Ellis Douthit were elected dele-
gates to the State Federation of
Music clubs.
* * *
TEN YEARS AGO
Nolan county democrats were
in session to elect delegates from
each precinct to a convention to
be held in May.
* * *
The athletic field, polo grounds
and race track were being re-
built for the Midwest F.xposi-
tion "opening in September.
* * *
Sweetwater high baseball team
defeated Hamlin high in a game
at the Swatter park. The score
was 12 to 2.
♦ * ♦
FIVE YEARS ACiO
Sweetwater was chosen at the
Midland meeting as next con-
vention city for the sixth dis-
rict. of the Federation of Wom-
en's clubs.
* * «
Charles Paxton, president of
the school board, announced the
re-election of the faculty for
Sweetwater schools, for the 103*1-
35 term. Ben McLain was super-
intendent, and Ed Hennig, ath-
letic director.
o
The new South Seas Clipper
being built by Boeing has an
inside volume equal to that of
an average five-room house, in-
cluding the basement. The gross
weight of the plane is 82,500
pounds.
LEGAL
DIRECTORY
MAYS & PERKINS
Attorneys-at-Law
322-25 Levy Bldg.
Sweetwater, Texas
BEALL, BEALL, YONGE
& NEBLETT
Attorneys-at-Law
Doacher
SWEETWATER, TEXAb
son, E. D. Dunlap, Tom Miller,
P. L. Ullom, A. E. Radcliff, B.
S. Cox, Mildred Jones, H. W. Mc-
Intyre, V. N. Morton and P.
Paddock, and the Rev. E. D.
Dunlap.
Others planning to attend are
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Brown, Paul
Counts, Mrs. R. H. Taylor, Mrs.
Z. C. Steakley. The First Bap-
tist church has set a goal of
every officer and teacher of the
Sunday School attending at least
one day of the session. There
are 85 "officers and teachers of
the Sunday school, the Rev. Mr.
Dunlap, pastor, said. He is to
remain in San Angelo through
Wednesday.
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The national maternal mortal-
ity rate dropped to an all-time
low in 1936 when there were
5.7 maternal deaths per 1,000
live births, according to census
bureau records.
PACE BROS.
MID-WEEK SPECIALS
UPTONS TEA Glass Free With 1-4 lb. 25c
SUGAR "pure c,„, 49c
25c
PEAS 4 on, 19c
iVic
HID | CTQ Fresh Corn off 15c
MDLCIO The Cob Cans
DRY
SOAKED
JELLO
ANY
FLAVOR
APPLES Winesap
ORANGES Navels
BANANASCcnlral
America
Dozen
10c
Fresh
BLACKEYED PEAS 6c
NEW POTATOES N° ,L „ iViC
SQUASH Whibe.or.v'""w., 4%c
CARROTS 2 Bunches . . 5c
V/ic
BELL PEPPER Stuffing, lb.
ROUND OTCkU I'ORK
GROUND O I tHU ADDED.Ib *UI
IICMC ('<Mwl Size Fat
IICIIO Fully Dressed each 3)^
FRYERS 10Ei"h0ur.c°"n,er 49c
POTATO SALAB 15c
COTTAGE CHEESE 15c
PACE BROS. FRESH BAKED PASTRY
CREAM HORNS R^S„, 29c
French Crust Filled With Marshmallow
HOTROLLS"^''" 5c
FRESH CORNBREAB 10c
Butter
JUMBLE COOKIES 5c
9 Inch
PEACH PIES Fu"ir 15c
Fresh
LAYER CAKES 25cS„ 19c
STRAWBERRY RINGS 2 fl>r 5c
Appreciation-
The response to the opening of our greater and
finer market by the people of Sweetwater and
surrounding trade territory was overwhelming and
it will be impossible for words to adequately ex-
press our appreciation for the splendid patronage
and goodwill extended by our hundreds of friends
both old and new. In return wc pledge our entire
resources to the end that we will continue to merit
this goodwill and . confidence.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 326, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 19, 1938, newspaper, April 19, 1938; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290340/m1/4/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.