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1, Sept. 23,1943
Sweetwater Reporter, Sweetwater, Texas
Page Seven
Ads ""678
6 room frame duplex located at
1208 Lubbock C. A. Ratllff,
Rotan, Texas.
nrarAmr cucduiob
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ulm 20 m i.oo vm
rib as jo 1.20 2.00
5m to M 1.80 2.40
11 to W 1.10 1.7B 2.80
M to 40 1J0 2.00 1.20
tt to tf LH UB Ml
Dial 678
brsonal Notices
Iha^? moved my office to the
iLevy Building, room 207. C.
IS. Boyles.
[leadings Daily" — Present,
pa^l^nd future. Mrs. Bryan, 1
|p. m. to 9 p. m. 1000 Walnut
lSyeet.
at, Found, Strayed 6
ost:®!asoline cap with 6 keys,
lone 179, one 180. Reward. Re-
turn to Sweetwater Reporter.
Lnnouncements
lako^pnn will be open for busi-
[ ness Friday ,6ept. 21th, after
being closed due to illness.
ee us for good used army truck
| tires. Goodyear Service Stora.
side of square.
ill repair or pay good price
for old electric irons. Send
cord with iron. Williams Elec-
tric Shop, 2102 Orange. P. O.
475^ Abilene.
BEALL. BE ALL & fO^GE
Attorneys-a-.-Law
Do#her Bldg. ( Sweetwater
MATS & PERKINS
Attorneys-at-Law
f 622-25 Levy Bldg.
Sweetwater, Tew
GEORGE H. MARSH
cAified Public Accountant
307 Doscher Bldg. Phone 3231
MRS. CARRIE C. McCAULLEY
♦ General Insurance
Local Representative—
Kansas City Life Insurance Co.
Blue Bonnet Hotel Bldg.
Your life insurance la
given a tax advantage
—if properly endors-
ed—in Treasury De-
cision 5231.
■usineu Service
Hc-n^ suits Cleaned, pressed 50c.
Jllffor repairs made free.
Prompt service. Dunlap Clean-
ers, 314 Oak.
Cowboy n and mate boots, $20.00
up. Satlsaction guaranteed.
Bi^itleys Boot and Shoe
Shop. 121 Oak.
-adies dresses and men's suits
properly cleaned and pressei
50c, Chadwell Cleaners, i0ri
OgQ Dial 551.
3uy, 6ell, trade, Furniture, clo-
-hing, stoves, tools, shoes,
guns, etc. German's Salvage,
10B W. First.
TR
jldiers—Sailors- -Wives
Mothers—Sweethearts
Let us arrange your Trip
For You—Call 2046
Travel Bureau
A 200 E. Broadway
AUTO LOANS
«ew or used cars, low Inter-
rt'rates, 12 months to repay,
uick service. No red tape.
^ H. A. Walker
•*exas Bank Building
0CAL and long distance mov-
ing, packing, storage. Rigsby
Transfer and Storage Co. Dial
31^ night 2484
:orage, packing, movin g.
Sweetwater Transfer. Dial 520
i)b Wanted
oijajg wanted: 2 room rock
h™se 4 blocks north of Rock
Inn. No deliveries. 5c per gar-
ment.
elp Wanted
14
"'(■inted: Men for all types of
ork in essential Gypsum In-
ustry. Starting rate of pay for
ourly paid men .00c per hour,
iece rate workers can earn
Horn at start and after a short
mng period can make from
roc to .00 per hour. Can use 3
ulnred men.
"Report to United State*? Em-
oyment Service for further in-
ormation.
Wople in essential industry
r agriculture cannot be consid-
ed.
United States Gypsum Co.
Sweetwater, Texas."
Service station hands needed'.
From $150 per month up. Ap-
ply at Harp's Consolidated Cab
Co.
Wanted: 10 men and 10 women.
Call in person. No phone
calls. Brooks Packing Co.
Good job open for billing clerk.
Brooks Packing Co. Dial 654.
HELP WANTED
Unencumbered girls or ladies,
permanent position. Good sal-
ary. Board and room. Apply
in person, Sweetwater Miner-
al Wells Kantaorium.
Misc. For Sale
18
Dressing table with flounce $7.95.
Baby beds $12.95. Good used
baby bed $7.50. Cane bottom
chairs, slightly used $1.75. Da-
vis Furniture Store. Phone
2501.
Have 10 inch wheels for Fords.
Chevrolets. Piymouths, Good
stock of truck wheels. Good-
year Service Store. East side
of square.
For Sale or Trade: Studio cou-
ches; bedroom suites; break-
fast room suites; coffee tables;
radio tables; new mattresses;
mirrors; bed springs and heat-
ers. Day Furniture Co. Dial
3181.
9x12 and room size rugs. All
wool, good patterns. See them
at Elrod Furniture Co.
Farm Implements
33
For Sale: 2 tractors and crop. A
place for lease from 1 to 5
years. For information write
Mr. L. B. Brazelton, Brown-
field, Texas.
Livestock Wanted
18
iVE BUY live horses, mules,
bones, hides and tallow. We
pick up dead mules, horses
and cattle. Call us collect. Dial
654. Farmers Rendering Co.
Poultry
55 Leghorn hens, the best. $1.25
each including, pen or SI
straight. Mrs. M. C. George,
205 Orange. .
For Sale: 55 white leghorn pul-
lets. Inquire Browning Feed
Store.
50 White Rock pullets for sale.
8 and 9 weeks old. G5c each.
Osborne O'Rear, 501 East First
Street.
Real Estate For Sale
37
For S^le: Five room stucco hou-
se Dining room suite. Garland
range. Immediate possession.
H. C. Roberson, 1301 Lamar.
Wanted To Buy
to
Wanted: Second hand iron and
cord. Dial 020.
Wanted: Second hand piano in
good condition. Write Aveti-
gerette Club, care Reporter.
City homes $1750 to $1250. Farm-;
$20 to $50 per acre. George
Shuff. 800 Lubbock St. Dial
2955.
room modern cottage, 1203 La-
mar. Hardwood floors. An ex-
cellent buy. D. A. Clark. Dial
722.
Wanted to buy: Ten cords of
good wood. Brooks Packing
L'o. Dial 654.
Wanted to Buy: Radios, late
model, old model or junk ra-
dios. Dial 2470.
For Sale: 0 room house and bath.
Priced right for quick sale.
New roof. 210 W. Arkansas:
6 rooms and basement, rock
home and 8 room ouplex at
1007-1009 Oak St. Terms. Mrs.
Jno. .1. Ford. 1408 W. Morton
,St, Denison, Texas.
Rooms For Rent
24
For Rent: Bedroom with kitcn-
en privileges. To couple or
girls. 208 E. Ave. B.
A real bargain in nearly new 5
room, rock house, just out of
city limits. For quick
$1300, mostly cash. Apply
E. Bnvy. for information.
Birth Certificates
Big Part Of County
Clerks' Business
Since the day has come that
a person has to prove who he is
and that he was born, birth cer-
tificates have become a major
part of the business of county
clerks of Texas.
L. W. Scott, Nolan county
clerk, yesterday received a let-
ter from W. A. Davis, M. D. state
registrar, commending Scott and
other clerks of Texas on the stu-
pendous business they are
handling.
Reviewing the number of cer-
tificates handled for the past
two years, Dr. Davis showed
that clerks of Texas had filed
1,249,500 certificates during the
biennium. Of the number 827,-
900 were probate certificates:
125,100 current and 132,100 cor-
rection certificates.
The letter said in part: "You
have been pail a salary by the
government, and 50 cents by the
aplicant, and sometimes you
have been thanked. You have
friends who draw better salarr
ie.s in war work building air
planes, ships, and guns, all nec-
essary to the war work, but they
could not have been produced
without your help. Your help
has been as essential as a mili-
tary organization."
While Scott, said his records
would not be completed unt.il
Jan. 1, when he can estimate
the number of certificates ban
ed locally, he has (Tiund it hi.-:
biggest business in his office
since war.
Additional Money
For Mothers Sought
Wilson Funeral Is
Being Held Today
Funeral services are being
held at 2:30 p. m., today at Yates
Funeral Chapel for George R.
Wilson, 02, an employe o.f a
field construction unit at the
municipal airport, whose death
occurred at 7 p. m. Monday at
the Sweetwater hospital. He had
been ill for three days.
The Rev. Clifford Williams,
pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian church, will officiate. Sid
Wells of the funeral home will
direct interment in the city
cemetery.
His wife, the only survivor, ar-
lived in Sweetwater Tuesday ev-
ening from her home in Flint,
Mich. Mr. Wison had been in
in Sweetwater only a few weeks.
Informal Dance At
USO Announced
Saturday night "dancing at the
USO, previously announced to
be formal, will be informal, Le
Roy Kellman, director has an-
nounced.
Orchestra from the Abilene air-
base, scheduled to play for the
dance, has disbanded. Invita-
tions, however, have been mailed
to Camp Barkeley and Tye air-
base.
Senior hostess from 8 to 10 p.
m. will be Miss Kay Donahue,
and Mrs. W. B. Wetsel will be
senior hostess from 10 to 12.
Recorded music will be furn-
ished for dancing.
Sweetwater Sweethearts will
leave the U.S.O. club at 7 p. m
today to attend a sweater and
skirt dance at the Tye airbase
Oklahoma Yards
Jammed With Stock
OKLAHOMA CITY — (UP) —
The Oklahoma City stockyards
are jammed to overflowing with
cattle as livestock raisers rush
to dispose of their animals be-
cause of the drought - induced
feed crisis.
( LOKE FOR HALE
HARLINGEN — (UP) -r- Har-
lingen businessmen shut up
shop today — but not for a holi-
day. All their efforts are con-
centrated on a bondselling
drive. They are seeking the 261-
thousand dollars needed to com-
plete the city's quota.
WHAT IS YOUR CHIEF PROBLEM?
Is it HEALTH? Investigate our Sanatorium and .vou will
find il the onlj place in Texas where you can secure tlie
benefits of .Mineral Water Bathing—Chiropractic—Massage,
Complete Physio Therapy ami Finest X-Ray for diagnosing.
Courtesy .Always
Fxpericnccd Efficiency
Sweetwater Mineral Wells Sanatorium
I > i; < 1 12012
Our Boarding House With Major Hoople Out Our Way
by Williams
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
The house appropriations com-
mittee urges that congress pro-
vide an additional eighteen an
a half million dollars for ma-
ternity care for wives of men
sale, i in the service. This is three
1000 | times the amount originally ap-
propriated.
For Rent: Furnished bedroom,
close in. Call after 4 p. m. 412
Bowie Street.
For Rent: Southeast bedroom.
1107 Crane. Dial 2020.
Houses For Rent
Apta. For Rent
ES
Furn apt. Dial 484.
WANTED TO RENT
Wanted: 2 bedroom furnished
home. Will consider suburban.
Will pay good price. Write
Box 22, Reporter.
Livestock
B07
YOUR JOB IS VITAL
TO THE WAR EFFORT
To do your work well you must be HEALTHY.
By Our Drugless Health Service You Clan Either
KEEP HEALTHY Or Regain HEALTH
DR. EDWIN A. DANN. Chlrsprcrter
Pecan St. Phones: Office 11291—Res. 41KI
Office Honrs: 8:00 a. m. to 5:3ft p. m.
Saturday 8:30 a. m. to 11:00 Noon
3 Star Jersey bull, 2 1-2 years old
from cow producing 8(H) lbs.
butter fat. Claude C. Carpen-
ter, box 398.
For Sale. 2 year old thorough-
bred horse and practically new
saddle. Call 2885. * jf
WE REMOVE DEAD ANIMALS
Horses, Cattle, Etc. From Your Premises
No Charge To You
SWEETWATER RENDERING COMPANY
Skinny Pace, Owner
PHONE COLLECT 2013
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UMIOCKIMG ADVENTURE
By Charles Courtney
COPYRIGHT. 1043.
MCA SERVICE, INC.
Charles Courtney is the
world's highest paid legal Jim-
my Valentine. This is the true
story of his many adventures
unlocking safes around the earth
and under the sea.
* * #
CHAPTER X
T«HE strongest lock is useless if
it is set in a rotten jamb or a
thifi piece of trim with nothing
behind it.
One late Friday afternoon a
wealthy broker telephoned me to
give a lock to his chauffeur, add-
ing, "Don't charge it. I'll stop by
and pay cash." Whenever a cus-
tomer says, "Don't charge it," I
am fairly sure that he is going to
tell me confidentially about a
hideout in which he rests his jan-
gled nerves when he can no
longer endure the high tension of
business life.
This time I did not receive any
such confidences, for the chauffeur
paid the bill. About six months
later, the broker telephoned, say-
ing indignantly that I had sold
him a poor lock. He wanted me
to replace it immediately, also
change ^he combinations on all
,the doors.
The number he gave me was in
the Bronx, a gray stone house
surrounded by a maze of hedges
and vacant lots. The place was
locked as tightly as a bank vault,
with shatterproof glass in the
windows, steel shutters that could
be let down over them, two outer
doors with steel-lined vestibules
between them, and pin tumbler
dead locks, chains and bars on
each. I wondered what was inside
this fortress. Luxury in a Holly-
wood version of the Arabian
Nights, carpets to wade in, old
masters on the walls, silks and
satins upholstering French gilt
furniture, and a half-dozen or
more blondes, brunettes, and red-
heads who looked like refugees
from an Earl Carroll chorus.
The housekeeper showed me
the door and the forced lock. The
frame was heavy and had been
well built in its day, but the jamb
was so soft and rotten that it was
no trick to force the lock. I
blocked out the jamb, built it up
with a solid four by four, and re-
set the lock.
After that I went frequently to
the gray stone house, as I was
called to change the combination
whenever there was a shift in thi>
inmates. The mansion, I learned,
was run as a sort of syndicate by
the tycoon and his friends. After
a year or two the calls stopped
coming, and the papers were full
of the divorce suit brought by the
owner's wife.
• * •
TT is amazing how safe people
feel when they have barricaded
themselves behind a heavy door
chain, never thinking to examine
how the chains are attached to the
door. More often than not, they
are held by nothing but two small
screws.
People may be careful about
their locks and keys; they may
have the combination changed
every time they discharge a maid,
move to a new house or a new
apartment, or lose their keys, and
still forget about their windows.
Most modern windows are fast-
ened with a broad cam on the
lower sash that interlocks with a
receiver on the upper one, but in
old houses, especially in the
country, the window fasteners are
likely to be no problem to a thief.
"Do you want to know a way to
keep out the kidnapper?" I asked
a Wall Street farmer with two
young sons for whom he was
making a home in the country.
"On each side of the sash," I told
him, "drill a hole. Put it through
the window sash and into, but not
through, the frame. Stick in it a
pin, a screw, or a nail long enough
to engage the outside sash, and
you will have a fastening that is
difficult to tamper with."
trouble if we take care of them.
Generally, when they won't work,
the fine springs of the tumblers
have been gummed up. The lubri-
cant to use is a dusting of pow-
dered graphite, squirted through
an old perfume atomizer or blown
in through a paper funnel. Or if
you don't happen to have graphite,
rub your key with a lead pencil.
If graphite doesn't help your
lock, never force it. Then you
will need a locksmith, if you don't
happen to live near a zoo from
which you can borrow a carpen-
ter bird and a half-dozen mon-
keys.
One evening a friend tol.d me
solemnly, "Courtney, your busi-
ness is being invaded from South
America. A liner from Caracas
docked this morning with 18 ring-
tailed monkeys and a carpenter
bird in full possession of the ship,
and they can beat you at lock
picking with nothing but a beak
nu a buttonhook.
"That bird has a beak like a
pickax which it uses for a saw, a
chisel, and a jimmy. Four times
on the way up, it carpentered its
way out of its cage. The last time,
it went over to visit the monkeys,
who were working away with a
buttonhook that one of the sailors
had given them. The monkeys
had torn a hole in the netting next
to the door frame and were fum-
bling with ^he padlock, but be-
cause the door was so wide that
they could barely reach it, they
were unable to get the buttonhook
into the keyhole. In half an hour
the carpenter bird had gouged a
hole in the wood large enough for
a monkey's arm. One of the mon-
keys worked the hook into the
keyhole of the padlock and tripped
the spring. When the boat docked,
the carpenter bird was sitting sar-
donically in the rigging, whetting
his beak on the mainmast, and the
sailors were chasing the 18 mon-
keys. who had snapped the pad-
lock on the crew's galley and were
bursting out of the booby hatch."
(To Be Continued)
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