The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1948 Page: 2 of 20
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THE WINKLER COUNTY NEWS
Thursday, March 11, 1948
R. E. Coon
Lawyer
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SEAT COVERS
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(18 and 24 Month Guarantee)
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Church of Christ
$7.95 up
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
West Side
SERVICES
10% DOWN ON GAS RANGES AND RADIOS
JOE R. HUNTER, Evangelist
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The coming years in Kermit will be years of decision! Kermit, as I see it.
has a greater chance of becoming a modern city than it has ever had be-
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of Kermit.
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me to run for this office. I ask your support in the coming election on my
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own merits, and as a free-lance candidate, stating that I will do all in my
ability to perform the duties of Commissioner to the best of my abilities and
in keeping with the democratic principles in which I belive.
COMPLETE
the people who live therein and pay taxes for the support of the City
WIRING SERVICE
Government.
COMMERCIAL AND HOME WIRING
CECIL ATWOOD
Cook Electric Co
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208 SOUTH OAK STREET
PHONE 87
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prune
Meets each Tuesday
at 7:30 p.m. at the
Odd Fellows Hall, 300
Block East Austin St.
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a demonstration on how to
yard shrubs.
The hostess, assisted by
ers who administer the county <
servation program.
These county committeemen
their own ranches and usually
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office in Kermit, Texas,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Any erroneous reflections upon the standing, character, or reputation
of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the columns
of The News will be gladly corrected., upon being., brought., to the
attention of the management.
by Mrs. Elaine S. Yielding.
A major portion of the job of
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Civil and Crininal Practice
Open Evening?
Phone 169
More Comfortable Miles Ahead
For Your Car
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accord, and promise that I will do the best I can for the City of Kermit and
The Winkler County News
Published Every Thursday in Kermit, the County Seat of
Winkler County, Texas,
By
Golden West Free Press, Inc.
Nev. H. Williams, Editor
R. E. (Dick) Dwelle, Advertising Manager
MEETING IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
$2.00 Per Year in Winkler County — $2.50 Per Year Elsewhere
KALAMAZOO GAS RANGES $189.50 to $209.50
RADIO and RECORD PLAYERS .... $79.95_up
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TIRES, 600-16 ........................................
(2,500 Mile Guarantee)
and homes, that Kermit shall ever be
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is entitled- exclusively to the use for publica-
tion of all the local news printed in this newspaper, as well as all AP
news dispatches.
a good place in
prompted me to offer myself as a candidate for Commissioner of the City
Dedicated to the spirit of civic progress; to the
unification of the townspeople in a common purpose for
the betterment of our community; to our churches, schools
TRUE STORES OF WEST TEXANS
By N. H. KINCAID
I owe no political allegiance to any person, and no one has prompted
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rear our children. And, above all.
There is an ancient comfort in the stars—
I treasure it: “Lift up your eyes
and see,” f
“He calleth them by name—not )
one hath failed—” -
Oh, often through His stars God -
comforts me. ]
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I wish to reiterate that I am not running with any "Ticket" but of my own
Raley, served refreshments to the
following guests: Mrs. Don Holl-
croft, Mrs. R. J. Smith, Mrs. J. M.
Burnett, Mrs. R. E. Garber, Mrs.
J. R. Gonce, Mrs. O. C. Stiles, Mrs.
More Comfortable Hours
In Your Home...
AUTHORIZED DEALER
WHITE
Zto Stoze.
THE HOME OF GREATER VALUES
R. Tucker and Mrs. C. O. Nix, a
visitor.
Next meeting will be in the
home of Mrs. R. E. Garber, with
Mrs. Hollcroft as hostess.
In theory, atomic power can
drive a submarine of World War aa
II type at 30 knots submerged "9
for a year without refueling.
To The Voters of Kermit:
vation program. This starts with
suggestions for the program a
year ahead. The committee soon
will be sending in recommenda-
tions for the 1949 program and
ranchers are now being invited to
give their ideas to committee-
men or send them to the county
office.
A major responsibility at this
time of year is meeting with ranch-
ers, explaining program practices
and agreeing on conservation plans
for the year. In this way ranch-
ers get the details on how prac-
tices must be carried out and the
help availbale. To qualify for as-
sistance, the rancher is obliged
to carry out conservation practices
as specified. Checks are made to
see that practices are carried out
to assure the desired results.
at the county office only long
enough to do their required ad-
ministrative work. They are paid
only for the time actually spent
in this work and do not draw a
regular salary.
Members of the committee are
Earl Vest, chairman; John B. Wal-
RADIATORS .......................................... $28.00 up
For Ford and Chevrolet)
with a grave responsibility. It is this sense of responsibility that has
story is told that Lottie later mar-
ried a ranchman of Deming, New
Mexico, and settled down to a quiet
and respectable life. Much of her
time was devoted to church and
charitable work and to looking af-
ter the cases in distress.
But certain it is that a few years
ago a very old lady of Deming
died. In order to defray funeral
expenses and a few bills, her prop-
erty and household effects were
sold at public auction. And a Rev.
J. E. Fuller chanced to buy a
small leather-bound trunk.
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fore. To keep pace with the demands of growth we as citizens are faced
program on, “The Art of Living,”
the county committee is admin-] was conducted by Mrs. Johnson,
istering the agricultural conser-
Mrs. Frank Raley talked on
“Training the child to share re-
sponsibilities;” Mrs. R. Tucker,
“Planning Balanced Recreation for
the Family”; Mrs. Don Hollcroft on
“Enjoyment at Mealtime”; Mrs. J.
R. Gonce Sr., “Spending Money
MRS. CECIL JOHNSON
HOSTS H. D. CLUB
The Richardson-Carter Home
Demonstration Club met Feb. 26
in the home of Mrs. Cecil Johnson.
After the business meeting the
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Ranchers Administer
Conservation Program
In Winkler County
A cancher behind a desk instead
of in front of it is not as uncommon
now as it used to be. A good ex-
ample of this change is the county
agricultural conservation office.
The Winkler County office is lo-
cated in the court house, Mona-
hans, Texas. The men in charge
are the rancher-committeemen
elected by ranchers last fall and
winter. Elections were held in the
county to name the three ranch-
honesty, decency, justice, tolerance, faith in Almighty
God—these shall be our citadel. —N.H.IV.
Eauzazaouamnaaznazmmsaszaznbsilfeen,,,
lady, attractive, well dressed and
cultured. As a gambler, she
played for high stakes, and her
success was phenomenal.
One night, so the story goes, a
tight poker game was being played
to a filled room in Fort Griffin
between Monte Bill, Arizona card
shark, and Smokey Joe of Texas
gambling fame. Lottie Deno sat at
a near-by table playing in a game
with a $50 limit.
One thousand dollars was in the
pot when Smokey met Monte’s
challenge to raise the limit. But
Monte laid down three aces and
a pair of queens; and Smokey
reached for his gun.
When the smoke cleared away
and the Sheriff arrived, he found
the crowd scattered and the two
contestants dead on the floor. Only
Lottie Deno had remained in the
room. She stood in the corner,
a calm and serene spectator.
And since Lottie would never
admit getting off with the pot of
more than a thousand dollars, that
was that; and here the matter
ended.
Whether conjecture or fact, the
A STRANGE surprising gladness stirs
Zx my heart
At night when heaven’s first lights, dim
and far,
Swing in the dusk and each one suddenly
Becomes the silver wonder of a star,
Becomes a shining splendor on the hills,
Unfailing, steadfast, calm and high and
white.
Stars are so beautiful, so steeped in peace,
They, rest me more than anything at
night.
ton, vice-chairman, and Walter
Seales, member.
Since the committee is not
in the office all the time, Mrs.
Sybil S. Burch is in charge of of-
fice operations. She is assisted
"TEXAS
6482RESSASSOCIATION
Lottie Deno had disappeared.
Mystery woman though she was,
the gambling halls of Fort Grif-
fin’s flats had begun to idly won-
der at her repeated absence. Her
neat and richly finished shanty,
when finally entered, revealed
little. Only a small, leather-
bound trunk was missing and a
note, tersely written in a cultured
Eastern boarding-school hand, was
found pinned to her bedspread. It
read, “Sell this outfit and give the
money to someone in need of as-
sistance.”
As mysteriously as she had come,
so had Lottie Deno vanished. She
had arrived by stage and had de-
parted the same way, and only her
sojourn among them was defi-
nite.
But old-timers long conjectured
about her identity and her where-
abouts. They heard that she had
been known as “Mystic Maude”
in Fort Concho, arriving there
from San Antonio in 1870. Her liv-
ing habits there, however, had
been as impeccable as later when
at Fort Griffin. For other than
her gambling, she was a perfect
109 SOUTH TORNILLO STREET
DR. A. 0. THOMAS
PHONE 549 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
OPTOMETRIST
Monopoly On Yellow
“Is there a monopoly on yellow?” a tired and disgusted
home-maker asks after completing the messy task of mixing
coloring into a pound of margarine.
Yes, Mrs. Homemaker, there is a monopoly on yellow.
Through our own laws we have placed ourselves in the position
of virtually prohibiting the use of yellow coloring by one whole-
some food product, while allowing another to color itself yellow
without restriction.
Here are the facts on the yellow monopoly:
To buy a pound of yellow margarine you pay the federal
government a 10-cent tax. To sell you that pound of yellow
margarine, the retailer pays an annual federal license fee of
$48, the wholesaler $480 a year, and the manufacturer $600 a
year.
In addition to these federal restrictions, there are laws in
23 states prohibiting completely the sale or manufacture of
yellow margarine.
At the same time, the butter industry is allowed to color
its product yellow without so much as indicating on the carton
the fact that it is artificially colored.
Such discriminations are unjust and un-American. It is
unfair that the consumer should be penalized or prohibited from
buying margarine—a wholesome and nutritious produce of
American farms.
It is unfair that the nation’s 1,500,000 cotton farm fami-
lies and 450,000 soybean farm families should find their mar-
kets so restricted.
It is to the credit of the 80th Congress that almost a score
of bills have been introduced seeking the repeal of the anti-
margarine laws and the removal of the monopoly on yellow. It
will be to the lasting credit and benefit of the American people
if through their letters and telegrams during the weeks ahead
they give their Congressmen and Senators the support and en-
couragement essential to the removal of the margarine barriers
this year.
Where Else Would You Want To Live?
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Should any one feel ashamed at boasting about this coun-
try? William Henry Chamberlin, one of our most distinguished
historians and foreign correspondents, doesn’t think so.
In a recent newspaper column, Mr. Chamberlain wrote: “It
is easy to sneer at the slogan, ‘against every ism except Amer-
icanism’ as unsophisticated, uncouth, lacking in proper cos-
mopolitan spirit and whatnot. But when due allowance has
been made for wisecracks .... the fact remains that Amer-
icanism is something pretty distinctive, and is a pretty good ism
to live by ... .
“Perhaps the most decisive proof that Americanism, with
all its faults, is a pretty good ism, lies in the question: Where
else would anyone familiar with American and world conditions
wish to live, or see his children live? Thirty-five years ago,
even fifteen years ago many European countries might have
offered attractive alternatives. That this is not the case to-
day is in considerable part the result of the new isms to
which Europeans have surrendered part, or all, of their free-
, Jom ’
The new isms of which Mr Chamherlin speaks are not
milestpnes in the marh of akind. hey mark a desperate
•hd tragic turning back of the clock, and the hands are mov-
ing steadily toward another dark age. For two thousand years
peoples fought for freedom, and millions of lives were sacrificed
to the ideal. Now freedom is being thrown away as if it were
a cheap and useless thing.
Where else but here would you want to live, or want your
children to live? That question bears repeating, and every
American should answer it.
Sunday — 10 a. m.
Sunday — 11 a. m.
Sunday — 7:30 p. m.
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Williams, Nev H. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1948, newspaper, March 11, 1948; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1466707/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.