The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, December 12, 1941 Page: 8 of 8
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CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR L’.'ASE— 50 aero farm. Mnvy
mixed land, good dwelling house, hern
and chicken houses.
, Jack Gorbet, Sanuia.
THE MATHIS NEWS, MATHIS, TEXAS, FRIDAY.. DECEMBER 12, 1941
Eightv acres (SO) good farm land
for lease on shares or for $100.00 cash,
near river. Mrs. Freeman, 1611 IV.
Rosewood, San Antonio.
SELLING OUT
Two tractors, fully equipped, F-80
and F-20: 4-row discs; International
feed mill. 2-in-l; 1 poison machine;
Mowing machine for tractor; 4-row
planter; 1 whitefq.ee bull, No. 1, 2 jrs.
old; 1 International truck and good
trailer. All these implements are in
first-class shape. A. J. Bartz, Skid-
more, Texas. 3tp
For Rent—Nice clean bedroom;
private entrance. Phone 88, Mrs. Ro-
bert Lotspeich.
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tom ^anta:
SINGER MACHINES
New & Used Singer Sewing
Machines, Vacuum Cleaners,
Irons, Parts and Repairs.
Phone 85, or see or write
K. E. Billings,
Singer Representative.
g_i_41 Beeville, Texas.
“Take
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ELECTRICAL
SPECIAL
SALE!
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“One touch of sorrow makes the*
whole world kin',” With greater fre- ?
oueticy now, Mathis people ari_ ci awn,
closer together by this “touch of sor- ;
row.” Some friend or neighbor pas- .
res away, and we mingle Ow.- sympa j
thy and regret, and are drawn closer j
to each other, as a people. A home j
bums and property is lost, and many j
join in friendship and generosity and j
c0 something to mitigate the loss. It-
will be a bad day for any community
when the milk of human kindness and
sympathy curdles, and when we ^ for
get that, after all we are all “kin.”
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“I have said ever and over again
that I am one hundred per cent back
of the President as long .as he goes
forward within the limits of the Con-
stitution of the United States to pro-
tect cur nation from foreign foes. The
Constitution makes the President of
the United States the leader^ of" the
people. So long as he istfSting within j
his constitutional authority to protect
bur nation from . foreign aggressoi's, we
all have tb^f^responsibility and the
obligations^ give him one hundred
Per ^ent support. But J want to see
th# nn-n dress nut son
ELECTRIC ROASTER
■Af^piicutced. /he. Beautiful, Practical,
Ccoucunical— 'ne. /UutatfA, tyJauted!
Don't make a nightmare out of Christmas shop-
ping! Go to your Electrical Appliance Dealer or
Central Power and Light Company and see the
attractive array of Electrical Appliances now on
display . . . Appliances are not gadgets—they're
useful tools that brighten and beautify any home.
There are many sources to supply your needs
with these gifts that GIVE so much, yet cost so
little for long, daily operation. In addition to the
appliances pictured here, we suggest as gifts:
Electric Razors
I.E.S. LAMPS
Table, Floor and
Wall Styles
AUTOMATIC
ELECTRIC IRON
Pin-Up Lamps
Electric Grills
Dryers
ELECTRIC
WAFFLE BAKER
Electric Blankets
Electric Heaters
Room Conditioners
Sun Lamps
IJout ZHecttical -Q\
AND , >v ‘
CENTRAL JPdWER
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LIS&T COMPANY
Electric Warming Pads
Electric Clocks
Radio-Phonographs
Vacuum Cleaners
Sewing Machines
Electric Chimes
Hair
ELECTRIC MIXER
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[lance ffleaUt
GOING ON AT THE
| Bargain Variety Store
| FOLKS! We have just
| purchased the Entire Balance of
j Stock from F. Kraige, of Y orktown,
jj at a very low price, therefore we
| shall sell it at a low price.
Here are a few of the many items:
$1,491
98c
69c
$2.79
14c
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ELECTRIC
TOASTER-GRILL
ELECTRIC COFFEE MAKER
Congress put some laws on the
“statute books so that it will not be
necessary to depend solely on the
Fresident to do everything that needs
to be done.—W. Lee O Daniel.
There was an old lady of Wooster
Who was often annoyed by a rooster.
She cut off his head
Until he was dead,
And now he dosen’t crow like he uster.
NOTICE
-Health
Stockholders of First State Bank of
Mathis:
You are hereby respectfully notified
that the annual meeting of the Stock-
holders of the First State Bank of I
Mathis, Texas, will be held in the
bank’s office at 10 o’clock a. m. Jan. j
13, 1942 for the election of Directors
for the ensuing year and transaction ______,____
of any other business properly com- , jnc^ence of influenza and measles
ing before the meeting.
Respectfully
J. W. Nelson, Cashier
Austin, Texas,- Dec. 8.—With a high
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FOR SALE
2 Small Show Cases,
1 large show case
1 second hand Computing Scale j
160 foot good Windmill Pipe and Rod j
1 second hand cistern, in good shape
Mrs. E. J. Whitworth,
19p Mathis, Texas
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ROLL WEEVIL ENEMY
For the Kiddies:
TOYS, The Largest and
Best Stock in the city.
Air Guns, Archery Sets,
Dolls, many useful Presents.
Give the Little Folks a Real
Christmas and let us help
you do it.
the state, the public should be awake
to the danger of pneumoia as a com-
plication of these diseases, according
to Doctor Geo. W. Cox, State Health
Officer.
“Pneumonia is recognized as a dan-
gerous and often fatal disease,” Doctor
Cox pointed out, “and competent me-
dical care with skilled nursing in mea-
sles and influenza will materially les-
sen the danger of pneumonia.” he stat-
ed.
The public has been slow to recog-
nize pneumonia as being definitely a
contagious disease, he asserted, and
this in part has accounted for the huge
toll of lives claimed by this disease
yearly.
“In your every day routine of liv-
oing, get plenty of sleep, rest, exer-
cise, and fresh air. Include sufficient
liquids in the diet, and above all, stay
away from direct contact with sources
of infection,” Doctor Cox urged.
“‘Sensible, healthful living and dress-
ing in accordance with the weather
can do much to prevent the occurence
of pneumonia,” declared Doctor Cox,
“and it is much easier and certainly
much safer to avoid pneumonia than
to attempt to overcome it when it
strikes,” he said.
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For the Ladies;
Our Stock of Articles that are
suitable for Gifts to Mother or
Wife, Sister or Sweethe art, is
large and varied.
Electric Irons, Toasters, and
other Appliances; Toilet Sets,
Silver Plate, and a Stock you
must see to appreciate fully-
For the Men:
Fishing Tackle, Knives, Razors
and Shaving Equipment.
See our remarkable new Elec
trie Blanket! Just the thing
for a Beautiful Present.
MRS. LOTSPEICH ENTERTAINS
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| Cage Implement Company |
| Mathis, Texas j
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Mrs. Robert Lotspeich entertained
Monday afternoon with a children’s
party complimenting her son, Robert
Neal, on his sixth birthday anniver-
sary.
The living room was decorated with
chrysanthemums and poinsettias and
the refreshment table in the dining
room was laid with a lace cloth and
centered with a gay centerpiece fash-
ioned of a birthday cake writh candles
and tall red and green candles and a
miniature Santa and sleigh on either
side of the cake.
Guests present were June Evelyn
Berry, Harvey Adams, Glenn Adams.
Roger Howell, Joyce Soehnge, Mickey
Howell, Charles Soehnge, Bett Jean
Stone, Paul Stone, Jr., James, Edward
Marshall, Howard Lee, Milon Lee. Pat
Glenn and Robert Dean Adams. Also
present were Mrs. Clifton Berry, Mrs.
Vernon Adams, Mrs. Roger Howell,
Mrs. Ernest Soehnge, Mrs. Paul Stone,
Miss Lucille Barnes, Mrs. Jimmie Lee
and Mrs. Harold Adams.
The boll weevil and the pink boll
worm—twin scourges of the U. S. cot
ton farmer for generations—may be on
the way out.
Texas cotton research laboratories,
Texas ctoon research laboratories,
where technicians are working on a
way to control these pests, two of the
most dangerous to the major U. S.
crop.
The new method—encouraging a
small insect, michrobracon to parasi-
tize the weevil and destroy it by bor-
ing into its lair—is efficient and cheap
Dr. G. W. Goldsmith, botany profes-
sor and director of the research, says.
Recently returned from a Dallas
meeting o the Texas Cotton Council,
Dr. Goldsmith announced that arrange
ments were discussed to breed and
distribute the insect through already-
existing government channels.
John Carpenter, working with Dr.
Goldsmith, is doing research on the
problem of breeding the insects in the
winter so that myriads can be turn-
ed loose in the sPrinS to gobble the
weevils. During the cold season, cot-
ton’s life preservers live and multiply
, on a diet of flour moths, Mr. Car-
penter has found.
Flour moths and the two cotton
pests about round out .michrobacon’s
lasts, Dr. Goldsmith
will be no danger of the insect’s be-
coming a pest itself, as some other
artificially-introduced insects have in
the past, he says.
OVERALLS, Pool’s and American,
Regular $1.95, on Sale at
MENS WORK PANTS,
Regular 1.50 values, hore
BLI E WORK SKIRTS,
Special value, this Sale
.WO^K. SHOES,
Men’s Wolverine] Regular 3.95
ASSORTED MATERIALS,
2,000 Yaris, fast colors, per yard, only
LADIES’ COTTON HOSE, Reg. 25c value, 19c
SOCKS, Men’s heavy, real bargains, pair 10c
HANDKERCHIEFS, Men’s snd Ladies’, 2 for 5c
We have Reduced a lot of our own Mer-
chandise. We also have a Large stock of
CHRISTMAS GIFTS,
TOYS and DECORATIONS. With a small
| deposit we will hold any article until wanted.
Take ad vantage of This Sale and
j dress the Entire Family at
i BARGAIN VARIETY STORE,
Mathis, Texas
THE LOW DOWN
i. —-from —-
HICKORY GROVE
I guess we like dictators in our U.
S. A. more than we let on. So long
as the dictating is to the other guy
why get excited. But there is one dif-
ferent gent. He comes out and says,
“I don’t like dictators, anywhere—
and especially in the old SOONER,
state.” He is Mr. Phillips, the gover-
nor of Oklahoma.
A 25 million dollar dam in his state
will henceforth be run from Wash., D.
C. The folks in Oklahoma can now-
take a seat on the side lines. They
got nothing left to say, even if it is
their own river. They say in Wash, it
is for defense. If they can take over
a river, I guess a grocery store or a
cabbage patch could go too. That is
why I am suspicious—I got some cab-
bages.
If you don’t live in Oklahoma you
read part of the story, and turn over
to the next page. Oklahoma did like-
wise when Tennessee was on the grid-
dle. Too far away to worry about,
they said.
There on the St. Lawrence, they bet-
ter oil their shootin’ irons—it looks
believes. There j like are next. I am pinch-hittin’
for Paul Revere.
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA.
H. I>. CLUB PARTY
New Caledonia Gains
Strategic Importance
Until German panzer units
smashed France last year, New Cal-
edonia was merely a French island
700 miles off the northeast coast of
Australia, 248 miles long by 30 miles
wide, populated by some 60,000 peo-
ple, mostly Negroes.
But the fall of France gave New.
Caledonia a strategic importance. It
is rich in vital war minerals—nickel,
chrome and iron. Japan is eyeing
the island, well aware of its prox-
imity to Australia—only five hours
flying time.
There have been reports of.Jap-
anese military and commercial in-
filtration. Ne\v Caledonia would
make a splendid naval base and
with Vichy apparently controlled by
the Axis, anything can happen.
There are mountain ranges encir-
cling the capital of Noumea. Here
hibiscus, crotons, poincianas, lan-
tanas, and guava bushes grow in
abundance.
Noumea is also the site of the
nickel works of New Caledonia.
The citizens are anti-Petam, pro-
De Gaulle, They wanted to send an
expeditionary force of 500 to fight
the Germans in France, but the
British command prevailed upon
them to keep the men at home for
island defense.
RED CROSS SEWING GROUP
The H. D. Club’s annual Christmas
party for families of members will he
held Friday night December 12 at the
Rotary Hall. Plans were made at a
call meeting held Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Jimmie Lee. En-
tertainment will include a tree, carol
.singing and exchange of gifts.
At the meeting Thursday Mrs. T«d
Steelliammer, new club president, was
also appointed demonstrator for living
r*om improvement. Mrs. Ruth French
was appointed home food supply dem-
onstrator and Mrs. George Ramsower
was appointed parliamentarian. Other
new officers elected’ at. a recent meet-
ing are Mrs. John Sutherland xice-pres-
ident, Mrs. Simon Fleischman secre-
tary and treasurer. Mrs. Jess Stone
council delegate and Mrs. Houlihan
reporter.
The local Red Cross sewing group
has completed several large shipments
of clothing during the last few months.
Work will be resumed after the holi-
days and some women are sewing at
home during the holidays.
1 Mrs. Nelson, in charge of the sewing
here, says she hopes to borrow second
hand machines from a sewing machine
agent for use in a downtown building
so that after January 1 work may be
done any afternoon in the week.
Garments completed are:
Crocheted shawls 2
Baby pajamas, 23
Diapers, 13 dozen
Ladies’ wool skirts, 154
Handknlit sweaters, 54
Afghans of wool scraps, 6
Rompers, ‘J5
Sleepers, 49
Baby shirts, 74
Women’s woolen dresses 16.
Iveep-Em-Happy Club
Soldiers in Camp Roberts are
grateful to their girl friends for
forming the Keep ’Em Happy chib,
but they are a little miffed at the
egotistical set of rules set forth.
°When joining the club a girl
agrees to the following:
1. To refrain from mentioning my
dates with other men when I write
to a soldier.
2. To be honest with a soldier in
camp and not lead him to believe I
am being true to him when I am not.
3. If my feelings toward a soldier
change, I will not cause him mental
anguish by simply stopping my let-
ters to him, but will let him know,!
as quickly as possible, that there is,
someone else.
4. I will remember at all times;
that the soldier is serving his coun-j
try and should be entitled to the ut-j
most consideration when oth«rj
men compete with him for rxtf
tentions.
OUT OF TOWN
PRINTERS PAY
NO TAXES HERE
LET US DO YOUR
PRINTING
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Blackwell, J. O. The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, December 12, 1941, newspaper, December 12, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1039088/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mathis Public Library.