Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 192, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 25, 1942 Page: 4 of 16
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SWEETWATER, TEXAS
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 1942
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Vows Will Be Said At Ten
O'Clock At Bride's Home
South
America
Studied
Continuing their goodwill tour
of South America in their stu
dies, the Self Culture club met
Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
John Aycock.
Mrs. M. B. Templeton gave a
discussion on "Education in Lat-
in America." She stated that of
the 67 universities and schools
in Peru, the government con-
trols 41. "Review of the Lima
Conference" was given by Mrs.
P. G. Dabney.
No refreshments were servei
and the m n?y was donate 1 to
the Red Cross. Those present
were: Mm S. W. Browning, P.
G. Dabnry Kirby Kinsey, Lynn
Knouse, E win MacQueen, B. L.
McDonald, George Outlaw, G.
E. Ramsey, W. V. Roy, M. B.
Templeton, H. M. Walker and
the hostess.
The next meeting will be Feb.
5, with Mrs. Edwin MacQueen.
• * *
Singers To
Practise For
P'TA Meet
The Mother Singers will prac-
tice a special arrangement of
"Home on the Range" at 2:30'
p. m., Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. Manse Wood. This is the
four-part arrangement, with bass
and tenor leads, a mass chorus
of mixed voices will sing at the
district convention of Parent-
Teacher associations here in
April.
Mrs. K. M. Anderson, director
hopes to have her women's cho-
rus ready soon to begin practice
with a men's chorus. The mem
bers of the Mother Singer cho-
rus are as follows:
Mmes. Kyle Blackerby, W. N.
Noble, Elton Smith, R. E. Amos.
Albert Sims, J. C. Martin, Wayne
Boyd, C. B. Whorton, J. W.
Townsend, J. B. Frazier, B. L.
McDonald, Louie Hartgraves, E.
J. Stewart, Gerald Witt, Clark
J. Mathews, Sidney Goodman,
Roy Mathews, Albert Lieb. Dil
Pace, Bedford Smith, J. L. Kin-
ser, M. L. Berry, S. N. Diltz,
Owen Bonner, John Ralson, Har-
dy, Riley and Manse Wood, ac-
companist.
♦ * *
Mrs. Jordan
Blackwell
WSCS Head
BLACKWELL — In a can
rUe light service featuring the
"'edge program Monday for the
Women's Society of Christian
service in her home, Mrs. Aus-
tir Jordan was elected new pre-
sident for the year.
The worsh p service was led
b'.' Mrs. F.- S. Youree. Other of-
ficers selected to aid Mrs. Jor
dan are: Mrs. Henry C. Raney,
vice-president: Mrs. L. W. Sweet,
secretary of Christian (Social
He':.<tior«: Mrs. Charles Rae«-
i !e. fccretary of literature; Mrs.
J. W. Leach, secretary of sup-
nil's: Mrs. C. B. Sm th. secretaiv
of *he children; Mrs. D. H. Al-
sui, recording secretary; Mrs.
W. L. Porterfield corresponding
Tcrefary- and Mrs. T. A. Carlis-
le treasurer.
* *
Mrs. Medlock Is
President Of New
Club At Roscoe
ROSCOE — Mrs. Landrum
Medlock is president of the new
club formed Tuesday afternoon
when Mrs. Clyde Jay entertain
ed two tables of bridge.
Miss Ires Prosser won high
score for the afternoon.
Sandwiches, potato chips, pic-
kles, cookies, and coca-cola were
served to Mmes. .Landrum Med-
lock, F. C. Fry, I. W. Lackey,
W. F. Talley, H. G. Terrell, Van
Voss, Miss Ires Prosser and the
hostess.
In an all-white setting and before a background of white glad-
loli, callas and greenery, Billie Shultz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Stuart Craven Shultz will become the bride of F. R. (Jack) John-
son, of Rawlins, Wyo., son of Mrs. W. B. Johnson of Madison, Wis.,
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of her parents, GOO
Oak street.
The nuptial vows, to be pronounced by the Rev. T. M. John-
ston, pastor of the First Method-
ist church, will be exchanged in
a single ring ceremony. An altar
decoration will bank the man-
tel with white blossoms flanked
by ferns, forming a screen. Eng-
lish ivy will festoon the altar
and on either side floor stand-
ards will hold long stemmed cal-
las and gladioli. Two small win-
dows in the room also will be
decorated with ivy.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, will wear a bea-
ver costume suit, trimmed with
a hazelnut brown squirrel col-
lar. The short jacket, fashioned
with a peplum, is outlined with
bands of the same fur. Her off-
face felt hat has an ornamental
gold clip and she will pin a Cat-
tleya orchid on her shoulder.
Her wedding accessories will be
brown.
See BILLIE SHULTZ Page 5
Pillow Tops
Are Made By
Auxiliary
Twelve members of the Am-
erican Legion auxiliary, meet-
ing Wednesday afternoon at the
Legion home, completed pi'low
tops to go to the veteran's hos-
pital, Amarillo.
Mrs. H. A. Walker, president,
presided for the meeting, and
announced the next regular ses-
sion at 7:30 p. m„ Jan. 27 at the
homs of Mrs. Arnold Dressier.
Present were Mmes. Beulah
Hampton, Lance Thompson,
Faye McDonald, Ed Hagar, Er-
nest Odor, John Majors, B. C.
Pace, L. N. Geldert and John
Chadwell. Mrs. M. E. Mitchell
and Mrs. L. A. Eberle, sent pil-
low tops.
* * *
Mrs. Yates Triple
Four Bridge
Club Hostess
Mrs. Howard Yates carried out
a Valentine theme Wednesday
when she entertained the Triple
See YATES Page 5
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Marriage Of Jean Va ndervoort/To
James Aldridge Bead Announced •
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Mrs. James Aldridge Beall
Wrights Are
Honored At
Farewell
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Complimenting Vernon Wright,
who is being promoted to assist-
ant manager of the Oak Cliff
Sears-Roebuck store, Mrs. Bar-
cus Keathley, Mrs. C. C. Robin-
son and Mrs. A. D. Roy were
hostesses Thursday night to a
farewell party at the Keathley
home.
Guests were the Sears-Roe-
buck personnel and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright were pre-
sented with two pieces of lug-
gage. During the evening friends
registered in a handmade guest
book made by Barcus Keathley.
Favors were Sears-Roebuck ship-
ping tags.
Refreshments of sandwiches,
cake and coffee were served to
Mr. and Mrs. Wright and Messrs.
and Mmes. J. C. Roland, Frank
Fletcher, W. R. Snead, Roy
Bridgewater, C. O. McCright, C.
R. Richardson,"Lee Burrow, J.
T. Beaty, Rennie Estes, J. H.
Collinger, Art Winslow, Marvin
Iglehart, C. W. Strickland, J. L.
See WRIGHTS Page 5
Wedding Takes Place At
Waurika, Oklahoma, Jan. 10
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clemmons Vandervoort this week are an-
nouncing the marriage of their daughter, Jean, to James Aldridge
Beall, son of Mi and Mrs. James Henry Beall, jr., Saturday, JaA
10, at Waurika, Okla.
The marriage vows were exchanged at 9 p. m., at the homo
of the Rev. Ralph A. Hill, pas-
tor of the Waurika First Baptist
church, who was officiant.
Attending the couple were Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Collins and
Gerard R. Davis, classmates of
the groom at Baylor Dental col-
lege, Dallas.
The bride wore a hazelnut
brown chiffon velvet dress, with
a brown felt hat trimmed in
mink tails. Her bag, shoes and
gloves were of harmonizing
brown and she wore a bracelet
and necklace of amber costume
jewelry. Her wedding flowers
were ta'lisman rosebuds.
Mrs. Beall is a senior at Tex-
as State College for Women, Den-
ton, where she will receive her
B. S. degree in June. She is an
art major with a minor in pho-
tography. Moving to Sweetwat-
er four and half years ago with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Vandervoort, who own and op-
erate a milk products plant, she
See VANDERVOORT Page 5
Virginia Pace To Be
Bride Of Reed Whatley
Outstanding during the Janu-
ary socials in Sweetwater was
the announcement dinner Thurs-
day evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Pace, 500 West
Third street, when Mrs. Pace
told of the engagement and
forthcoming marriage of her
daughter, Virginia, and A. Reed
Whatley of Arkadelphia, Ark.
Vows will be taken Feb. 8.
The bride-elect's table was
spread with a handsome lace
cover and centered with a huge
black bowl holding white carna-
tions on a mirrored plaque. On
either side tall white tapers
burned and place cards held i
wedding rings With a card at-
tached and inscribed: "Virginia-1
Reed, Feb. 8." Dinner service
was in black and white.
A three course dinner was
served with pineapple pie top-
ped with whipped cream and
hot punch. Mrs. Laura Pittijian
was co-hostess.
Press were Mrs. George Brad-
ford, Mrs. Russell Wallace, Mrs.
John Hoibprt. sister of the hnn-
oree, and Loneta Jarvis, Glen-
da Brashear, Tommye Lou Yoa-
kum, Elaine Alldredge, and the
honoree.
Miss Pace was graduated from
Sweetwater high school in 1938.
She was formerly employed with
the Retail Merchants associa-
tion, at Pace Bros., and at the
Moon cafe, owned by her par-
ents.
She spent six months in Cana-
da, returning in November. Dur-
ing the time she toured many
sections of the southern part of
| the Dominion. Mr. Whatley, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. What-
ley of Merkel, graduated from
Merkel high school, and spent
several years in the theatre bus-
iness. The couple will live in
Arkadelphia.
Mrs. Robert Henthorne, jr.
Proffitt-Henthorne
Vows At 4:30 Sunday
In a formal candlelight cere-
mony with an altar decoration
of white gladioli and wedding
tapers forming a 'V", Betty Jo
Proffitt, daughter of Mr. and
Mr*. Carl Proffitt, will become
the bride of Robert Henthorne,
jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Henthorne, sr.. at 4:30 p. m., Sun-
day at the First Presbyterian
church.
The Rev. M. H. Applewhite,
pastor, will pronounce the wed-
ding vows before the altar dec
orations of all-white. A single
ring ceremony will be used
Ena MacQueen will give the
wedding music, playing Men-
delssohn's wedding march as a
prelude. Evelyn Borenson, will
sing "O Perfect Love," with an
organ accompaniment by Mrs.
Weidon I atterson.
The bride will wear a dusty
rose costume suit with beige ac-
cessories. She will carry an arm
bouquet of gardenias, showered.
For something old she will wear
an old-gold pin belonging to the
Henthorne family and handed
down four generations. It con-
tains two fragile tulips set with
diamonds. Her maid of honor
will be a cousin, Cliffa Proffitt,
and, her bride's maids will be
Loneta Jarvis, Ann Tipton, La
June and Sue Richardson. All
will wear dusty rose and biege.
Their corsages will be garden
ias.
H. C. Ivy will be best man
to the groom and ushers will be
Wayne Jarvis, Louis Saied, Glen
Ivy, and Woodrow Howell. They
will wear white boutonieres.
Immediately after the cere-
mony the couple will be enter-
tained with an informal recep-
tion at the hqme of Mr. and
Mrs B. L. McDonald on East
Broadway.
Leaving SundEfy. the couple
will travel to Los Angeles ana
Hollywood for a two weeks wed-
ding trip. They expect to visit
Mr. Henthorne's sister. Mr. ani.
Mrs. Jewel Jones in California.
They will live in Sweetwate;
where jhe 4s employed iwit'n
Quast Music store. Mr. Henth
erne is a 1940 graduate of th>
local high school and was pre
sident of the choral club, a
voice and piano pupil of the lat
Thomas Dawes of Colorado
City. Last summer he complex
ed his flying course with th<
Parker flying school.
Sweetwater Will Do Its
Part In Paralysis Fight
Sweetwater women and men
this year will prove themselves
equal to the responsibilities of
human defense when each will
give his time to the annual in-
fantile paralysis campaign, in
the form of two dances to take
place Wednesday night at the
Blue Bonnet hotel and Elks
club.
Mrs. Mike Trammell, presi-
dent of the Sweetwater Business
and Professional Women's club,
is county foundation chairman.
Mrs. Elsie Robinson is general
dance chairman.
The two dances, one to be
modern with Jack Free and
his orchestra playing, the other
See SWEETWATER Page 5
More Sweetwater
Sewing Sent Britain
Sweetwater women are play-
ing a big part in the Red Cross
sewing program and so far
their "bundles for Britain" have
found a warm welcome in alli-
ed countries. Mrs. H. O. Dean,
production chairman, this week
is shipping another box of gar
ments to the New Jersey ex-
port depot for relaying to spots
where clothing is needed most.
In this week's shipment will
go 100 layettes, 200 girl's dres-
ses, 150 wool skirts and a quan-
ty of knitted garments. Mrs.
C. A. Rosebrough is chairman
jf Red Cross knitting.
In a recent survey made in
England by American born La-
,y Beatty, who visited some of
he grateful recipients, it was
hown that iayettes have espec-
ally been welcomed. Most clo-
hes are destroyed in bombings
ind in getting together cloth-
ng for grownups, babies have
jeen neglected. Tha American
nade layettes have been a boon
o mothers in England.
When the bundles reach Eng-
and, volunteer workers unwrap
he contents of the cases. The
izes are sorted and garments
are bundled in piles of one doz-
m and stowed away on shelves
for emergencies. So far more
than 2,000 packing cases, con-
taining hundreds of thousands
of various articles have reached
foreign shores. Evacuees are
wearing clothes donated by gen-
erous Americans and probably
some made by our own Sweet-
water women.
Mrs. Dean, production chair-
man. and her supervisors and
assistants are wearing full reg-
ulation Red Cross uniforms. On
their white cap, with a navy
blue drape, is embroidered a
Red Cross. The Red Cross also
appears on the white uniform.
Supervisors are Mrs. Dan
Herndon, Mrs. Mose Newman,
who is also assistant to Mrs.
C. A. Rosebrough, chairman of
Ren Cross knitting; Mrs. Ed
Hagar. Mr. R. E. Shaw, Mrs.
Charles Griggs? Mrs. Charles
Bledsoe. Mrs Mack Fife, and
Mrs. S. W. Browning and Mrs.
John Brookshire.
Among the county clubs sew-
ing are Hylton, Nolan, Champ-
,ion, Dviide n,rx! others. /This
week Mrs. Dean is equipping a
sewing room at Roscoe.
Five New Officers And Two
Sponsors For Qirl Reserves
At a re-organization meeting
of the Girl Reserves, held re-
ently, five new officers were
ulded to -the council and two
sponsors were chosen. Two
others are yet to be selected.
Mrs. Ben Roberts and Marie
Hantfy, Newman high school
librarian, are to guide the Girl
Reserves as sponsors.
New officers are: Wilda
Browning, second vice presi-
dent; Virginia Rogers, third
vice - president; Mariellen Pep
per, fourth vice president; Jane
Moon sponding secretary
and Sarau Baucum, treasurer.
The .new officials will be
added to the corps selected ear-
lier. They are Martha Morton,
president; Dora Lee Lewis, vice-
president; Bettye Brown, treas-
urer; and Alice Morgan, report-
er.
Present members, besides
those mentioned are: Thelma
Carter, Barbara Owen, Ruby
May Lehde, Ada Belle Steele,
Billie Sue Glass, Joyce Walker,
Betty Lou Scott, Marianne Tim-
mens, Faye Diltz, Vera Lee
Dodson, Mary Witherspoon,
Tommie Deen, Rubye Claire Eb-
erle, and
Mary DeGaish. Iyouise Apple-
white, Phyllis Grounds, Jean
Geton, Mary Jane 1 laggard.
Fairy Breeding, Odessa Elliot'.,
Dawn Hawlev, Gloria Skillern,
Adelle Geer, Almeta Mizell,
Murl Horne, Earlene Whitaker,
Ernestine Quast, Hazel Loving,
Najla Saied, Virginia Towtis,
Sue Pee, Mildred Porter, (Shir-
ley Hart, Annie Lee Harris, Pat
sy Webster, and
Faye Webster, Esta Stracen
See FIVE OFFICERS Page 5
Mrs. Carlos Howell, who before lier marriage January
was Durlene Reed, (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. <i. Heed.
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Women Busy With Knitting
Needles To Do Part In War
Aside from the test and loy-
alty of sending their sons into
actual combat, Sweetwater wo
'man are beginning the year
1942, with a determination that
war production will be volun-
tary and days will be given over
entirely to knitting or sewing
for the Red Cross.
With Mrs. C. A. Rosebrough,
chairman, and Mrs. Mose New-
man, co-chairman, at the helm,
the coming year, declared to be
one of the nations most critical,
will find women in all parts of
the country knitting as they
visit, as they relax, as they go
about their household duties
and often while awaiting ap
pointments, with one thought
in mind, "Time is short."
Sweetwater's most recent
knitting quota has been set at
hundreds of garments for the
navy, army and evacuees. Yarn
orders have gone out in bright
colors such as green, maroon,
light grey, brown and blue for
men's, women's, children's
See WOMEN Page 5
Digest
Program
For Club
A Reader's Digest progra^
was presented Thursday after-
noon at the home of Mrs. R. K.
Smith, when members of the
Athenaeum club met for bi-
monthly study.
Mrs. C. J. Sellers assisted HP
Mrs. L. D. Terry, presided for
the program. Mrs. Sellers spoke
on "Post War Tomorrow," writ-
ten by Charles E. Wilson, pre-
sident of General Electric and
"Bringing Our Youngsters In£
the Community" by Stewart
Chase.
Mrs. Terry gave "Chronologi-
cal Events of Americanization"
by Alfred Prowitt. She also gave
a paper on national defense. •
Mrs. Z. C. Steakley, club pre-
sident, was in charge.
The hostess served cake and
candy with coffee, carrying out
a Valentine theme, to those met^
tioned and to Mmes. K. M. AiP
derson, L. C. Curry, E. E. Dool-
ey, Robert Eidson, J. G. Harris,
John Pepper, P Edward Ponder,
Jess Cargile, R. S. Covey and
S. Henry.
Models
To Appear"
At Balls •
Plans for presenting models
at the President's Birthday bails
Wednesday night, Jan. 28, were
made by the Sweetwater unit
the Texas Accredited Beaut™
Culturists at a recent meeting
held at the Blue Bonnet hotel.
Mrs. Frances Cardwell, presi-
dent, presided.
George Scoggins, A b i 1 crng
meeting with the group, wilr
act as judge at the two Sweet-
water dances, where models will
be entered. Winners will be eli-
gible to go to Dallas, Feb. 16-17
to the beauty show. Scoggin^
gave a summary of his part iir
the Coiffure Guild recently held
in Ch icago.
The group pledged to aid in
the national defense' program
See MODELS Page 5 £
* * *
Priscilla Club
Sews For Red
Cross Thursday m
Sewing for the Red Cross o ™
cupied members of the Priscilla
club Thursday afternoon when
they met with Mrs. Tom Crutch-
er. Mrs. J. D. Dulaney presided.
Frozen salad, orange breatW
coffee and wafers were serve™
to Mmes. Carl Williams, E. H.
McGlaun, M. C. Manroe, M. B.
Howard, B. L. Clayton, Josie
Wesley, E. C. Brand, C. R. Sim-
mons. W. E. Saunderson an^
hostess.
The next meeting will be Feb.
5, with Mrs. J. D. Dulaney.
DRINK TO HEALTHY
VICTORY
By
Drinking Plenty of Vandervoort's
BUTTERMILK
(Home Churned Or Bulgarian)
Young or old, it is your duty to your country to
stay healthy. Plenty of Vandervoort's BUT-
TERMILK will givt you extra vitality and re-
sistance. Get Vandervoort's Buttermilk in han-
dy paper cartons at your favorite grocer or from
your Vandervoort route carrier.
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VAND6RVGDRTS
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