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Sweetwater Reporter —Features
THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1940
SWEETWATER, TEXAS,
Published each afternoon except Saturday,
also Sunday morning and its weekly edition
on Thursday by The Sweetwater Reporter,
Inc. Entered as second class matter at post-
office in Sweetwater, Texas, Feb. 9, 1920.
(ieorge Bennitt and Russell llennitt, Pubs.
NEELY BILL IS
SELFISH IN ITS PURPOSES
Very often in American life, well founded,
worthwhile organizations, that have a long record
of public service behind them, get involved in sup-
porting movements which, on their surface, appear
to be in the best public interest, but which upon
closer examination are revealed to serve primarily
the selfish aims of some individual or group with
$n axe to grind. Their purpose in enlisting the sup-
port of civic organizations, PTA and church groups
is to give their pet schemes a cloak of piety and
respectability and thereby win popular support
which they could not otherwise receive.
In the above category, we might mention the Neely
bill, sponsored by United States Senator Neely of West
Virginia and which passed the senate last term and is
now up for consideration in the house. This bill, which
has for its ostensible purpose a sort of "benign" cen-
sorship of motion pictures by an arm of the govern-
ment under the guise of improving the moral tone
of motion pictures has included in its provisions such
sweeping powers of discretion over this great American
industry that it would make it impossible to operate
on the present basis. It virtually hands control of the
production, distribution and exhibition of motion pic-
tures over to the government, which could only result
in uncertainty and chaos, with all the resultant politi-
cal machinations.
* * *
One of the things aimed at in the Neely bill is
the elimination of the plan of contracting pifctures
in advance, now a standard practice by exhibitors
all over the nation and under the theory, that it
will permit exhibitors to select only those pictures
will secure the best patronage and thus produce
the most revenue. For example, the local theatre
could not contract for all of the pictures that Shir-
ley Temple appeared in; as a result there probably
wouldn't be any Shirley Temple pictures. Unless
the producer knew that he could sell all she made
in advance, he couldn't afford to invest the money
producing pictures of this type. Fortunes could not
be spent in discovering new talent and developing
stars, without definite promise of return. Produc-
ing pictures is a precarious business at best. "Gone
With the Wind" is a case in point. As the public
knows, this production was started several times,
delay after delay took place, but because the pro-
ducer was assured of a market once it was made,
he kept investing money in the venture. Without
the present practice of block-booking, this would
not be done. *
There aj-e many iniquitous pijovisiorjs contained in
this bill. Several have more evil implications than those
mentioned. It presumes that politicians know more
about the motion picture business than those who have
spent a lifetime learning it. The most important point
to remember, however, is that the demand for the
Neely bill does not come from the public. For the most
part the rank and file don't even have a passing knowl-
edge of the bill or its ramifications. It has been pre-
sented to them like a wolf in sheep's clothing and
they have accepted the suave presentation of its self-
ish sponsors as fact. It is doubtful if Senator Neely
himself would be for it if he had to do over again. He
perhaps was taken in like many others.
Political Draw Poker
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razor
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in games.
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fluid.
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prize.
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51 Death notice.
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54 Stool.
57 Fatty.
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family have
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surprise.
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partially.
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5 New England.
6 Genus of
swans.
7 Let it stand.
8 Paid publicity.
9 Insect's egg.
10 Virginia
willow.
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sound.
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lettuce.
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king at .
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23 To saunter.
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river.
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37 Collection; of
tents.
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animal.
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propr/rty.
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Roosevelt's Cohen Target
Of Congressional Axe
BY BRUCE CATTOX
WASHINGTON — (NEA)
—The crudest yet
launched at the famous
brain trust is about to be
swung by Congressman Dud-
ley White, Ohio Republican,
who aims to do half of the
Corcoran-Cohen team out of
its job.
Ben Cohen's official posi-
tion is general counsel of
the National Power Policy
Committee, which was or-
ganized under authority of
letters from the president to
the secretary of the inter-
WJTH
THE
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FRIDAY'S PROGRAM
6:00—Sunrise .famboroc.
—Dr. ( anl'il.
7:00—Musical Clock.
7:5.1—Morning News Flashes.
8:00—Church in the Wild wood.
8:1.1—Salon Music.
8:30—Morning Devotional.
8:43—1The (>1<I Refrains.
9:00—Samuel Kissel, Violinist.
9:15—Musical Workshop.
!(:."50—Philip Nolan Choral
Club.
10:00—News of the Day.
10:05—Variety Hour.
11:00—Roseoe Merchants.
11:15—Snyder Merchants.
11:45—Waltz Time.
12:00—Headline News.
12:10—R&R Theatre Time.
12:15—Singing Sam.
12:30—Pop's Trio.
12:45—On with the Dance.
1:00—Afternoon News.
1:05— Fields & Hail Mountain-
eers.
1:30—Serenaders.
2:00—All Request Hour.
3:00—Thomas L. Thomas, Bari-
tone.
3:15—Mrs. T. C. Bolln Speech
Class.
3:30—Melody Time.
4:00—Vivian Delia Chiesa, So*
prano.
4:15—Robt. Hood Bowers
Band.
1:30—Reed Orchestra.
5:00—United Press News.
5:05—Vicente Gomez, Guitar.
5:15—George Family.
5:30—Swing Session.
5:45—Twilight Hour.
6:00—Sign Off.
Storm Warnings Are
Lowered on Coast
HOUSTON — Storm warning:;
were hoisted on the Texas and
Louisiana gulf coasts were pull-
ed down by tffe weather bureau
Thursday when a gale expected
from Oklahoma turned north-
eastward instead. *
lor.
White's point is that since
the job wasn't set up ...by^
Congress, Congress can't leg-
ally vote money for it; so
be is going to raise a point
of order against the $68,000,-
whieh is allotted it in the
pending Interior Depart-
ment appropriation bill.
The same point of order
killed appropriations for
the National Resources Plan-
ning Board and the Office
of Government Reports a
few days ago. If it's upheld
again, Cohen's job is gone.
Tommy Corcoran is safer.
1-Ie works for RFC, which
was set up by congress.
FRENCH HAD TO SXKAK
'TO PEACE MEETING
This war has put a ter-
rible crimp in the doings
of world peace societies.
Dorothy Detzer, head of
the Women's International
League for Peace and Free-
dom, returned recently from
a meeting of the league's
executive committee in Ge-
neva with the remark that
only members from Eng-
land, France, Switzerland
and America were able to
attend—and even French
members had to sneak out
of their country to get
there.
The skeletonized commit-
tee couldn't do much. Chief-
ly, it considered the idea of
transferring i n t ernational
headquarters to the United
States. It finally agreed to
hold off a while and see
whether the war spreads.
Even if you could listen
to President Roosevelt's
most intimate conversations,
you still might not know if
he plans to run for a third
term.
The other day* he was
talking over some govern-
ment problem with a close
associate. He said he'd post-
pone action for one year, and
added, "I'll leave that one
l'or my successor."
But because of the imp-
ish way the president cocked
his head and grinned, the as-
sociate hasn't the faintest
idea whether the remark
really meant something or
was just tagged on for the
fun of it.
INSURANCE
CUSHION'S WPA CUT
The WPA appropriation
for the present fiscal year
was cut down more than half
a billion dollars by the last
Congress—but there hasn't
been the trouble that was
predicted. One big reason is
that there has been a cush-
ion which nobody thought of
at the time.
That cushion is the $425,-
000,000 paid out during the
year in unemployment in-
surancee under the Social Se-
curity act. WPA officials
'. now of many cases where
jobless workers were kept
off relief rolls by their un-
employment insura nee
checks, and of many more
where WPA workers could
be removed from the rolls
for the same reason.
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CONSTPUCT'oM
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Your U. S.
Income Tax
Who Is the Head of a Family
A taxpayer, though single,
who supports and maintains in
one household one or more in-
dividuals who are closely con-
nected With him by blood rela-
tionship, relationship by mar-
riage, or by adoption, and whose
right to exercise family control
and provide for these depend-
ent individuals is based upon
some moral or legal obligation,
is the head of a family and en-
titled to the same exemption al-
lowed a married person—$2,500.
Also he may claim a $100 credit
for each dependent, if such de-
pendent person is under 18 years
of age or is by reason of ad-
vanced age or poor health (men-
tal or physical) incapable of self-
support. For example, a widow-
er who supports in one house-
hold an aged mother and a
daughter 17 years old is entitled
to an exemption of $2,500 as
the head of a family plus a credit
of $400 for each dependent, a
total of $3,300. The $400 credit,
however, does not apply to the
wife or husband of a taxpayer,
though one may be totally de-
pendent upon the other.
A taxpayer who supports in
his home his minor children
over whom he exercises family
control is classified as the head
of a family, even though the
children may have an income
their own sufficient for their
maintenance. If he does not
support them, by reason of their j
own income, but does exercise,
family control, he cannot be
classified as the head of a fam-
ily.
If an individual supported as
an adult and there rests upon
the taxpayer a moral or legal
obligation to provide a home
and care for such individual,
the exemption as the head of
a family is allowed, provided
the individual is financially in-
dependent. If the individual is
not financially dependent, .the
exemption, even though the
taxpayer maintains the common
home and furnishes the chief
support, does not apply.
For income-tax purposes there
an be only one head of a fam-
ily, and the exemption cannot
be divided.
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by movable
wing surfaces
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dnv's work 1"
Flying wings are ahead for civilians in the sky as evolution
in aviation robs the airplane of its tail. .John D. McKellar, aero-
dynamics instructor at San Dllis Obispo, Calif., developed the
plane and his students are now constructing one. Although
primarily designed for civilian flying, the wing could be
adapted for military use, as diagramed above. Mass produc-
tion would make the plane cheap, two motors make it safe,
and il should take up less sky space.
Season Good for
Spring Plowing
By MRS. .!. W. LYNCH
LAKE SWEETWATER—Far-
mers received about an inch of
rainfall here Friday. This added
to the five snowfalls of the
winter assures a good season.
Plowing is to be resumed in
the fields within a few days.
Mrs. W. H. Boyd is ill at
her home in the community. Her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. George
Boyd of Bittercreek, is at her
bedside.
Mrs. R. I.. McReynolds, who
was confined to her Vied last
week, is able to be up and about
her house.
Don Faver was out of school
last week on account of a se-
vere cold.
Mrs. Gordon McJunkins has
returned from Cary where she
visited her mother, Mrs. Phil-
lips. She was accompanied by a
nephew, Harvey Ramey and
family of Sweetwater. En route
they visited the family of John
Ramey in Abilene.
Will H. Scott spent Monday
in Abilene attending a tractor
meeting. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Irl Faver, his sister,
who spent the day with anoth
er sister, Miss Zotie Scott and
with Robert and Mary Lee Fav
er, students of Abilene Christ
ian college.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Chitwood
attended funeral services Fri-
day afternoon in Palava for her
cousin, Mrs. Eula Byrd Hoover,
who died at her home in Sipe
Springs. They also were present
for Mrs. R. A. Weatherby's rites
in Sweetwater last week.
Henry Bennett has returned
from Abilene after spending the
weekend with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs; Alvin Trow-
bridge and daughter, Lola of
Sweetwater were last week
guests of the C. C. Boyds.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McJun
kins had as their guests Wed
nesday night, Mr. and Mrs. Gas-
ton Welch, Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Ramey and little nephew of
Sweetwater. The group toasted
peanuts and popped corn over
an open fireplace at the McJun
kins home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Boyd and
Mrs. Ellen Duncan had as their
guest Fritlay Wayne Boyd of
Sweetwater.
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Lynch Sunday were Mr
and Mrs. R. V. Sorrells and
daughter, Patsy Ruth, of Abi
lene, Miss Clara Bennett of
Sweetwater and Mrs. S. A. Drig
gers and son, Sherman, Jr., of
Whlteflat.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wyatt
and son of Mineral Wells are
to visit here this week with her
Big Spring Woman
Killed in Accident
ODESSA — Funeral arrange-
ments were made Thursday for
Mrs. Johnny Miller, of Big
Spring, who was killed Wednes-
day night in a highway acci-
dent 25 miles west of here. Mrs.
C. E. Manning, of Big Spring
suffered serious injuries. Five
other persons were not hurt.
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Sharp Advance Made
In Texas Feed Prices
AUSTIN—A marked advance
in feed crop prices in Texas is
noted in a mid-January price re-
port issued here by the federal
agricultural marketing service.
Hay crops and grain sorghums
were particularly in demand.
mother, Mrs. R. L. McReynolds.
Mrs. George Campbell of
Sweetwater spent several days
this week in the home of her
mother, Mrs. S. P. Boyd, who
was ill of flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Rogers
spent part of the week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. T.
Thomas in Sweetwater. Mrs.
Thomas and son, Toby, were ill
of flu.
George and .1. T. McReynolds
are spending the week at their
Mulberry Canyon farm looking
after sheep and other interests
F ormer Sleuth 9
Gets Long Term
OKLAHOMA CITY — (UP)
Convicted of car theft, Jake
Striekler, former head of the
state stolen car department, fac-
ed a 20-year prison term to-
day.
A district court jury fouipi
Striekler guilty late Wednesday
night after an hour's delibera-
tion. The jury recommended
the maximum penalty of 20
years.
Last November Striekler was
convicted of having received a
stolen car and given a five-year
sentence by a district court
jury at Enid. Striekler appeal-
ed that ease.
District Judge Ben Arn<®l
set formal sentencing for Feb.
17. The former ace sleuth was
credited with sending at least
000 car thieves to prison .
Robs So Brother Can
Have Operation
HOUSTON—A lanky gunman
robbed Mrs. Frieda Sehimmel,
wife of a liquor store propi(p-
tor. of $30 Wednesday night, ex-
plaining that he needed the
money so his brother could
have an operation.
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