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Editorials-SWEETWATER REPORTER—features
PACE FOUR
SWEETWATER, TEXAS,
MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1940
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on Thursday h.v The S\yeeL\^ttr I<eporter,
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George Bennitt and Russell Bennitt, Tubs.
trrs WORK FOR A
GREATER SWEETWATER IN 1940
Business and civic leaders of Sweetwater have
it within their power to make of Sweetwater a real
progressive, growing community or let it just jog
along and be another town, struggling for existence
within the wide expanse of West Texas.
It has been said quite often and with truth that cities
are made and do not just happen. If this be true, there
is still considerable work for a construction crew in
Sweetwater. Sometimes it looks as if we do not care
to cash in on our opportunities but are content to drift
and bob along, taking things that come our way and
let it go at that.
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However, there is nothing like standing still.
We must either go forward or go backward. Which-
ever direction we choose is up to us. Now the best
way to start backward is to start coasting on mo-
mentum. This does not require putting forth any
new energy and as soon as the pleasant gliding
sensation is over, w>; just start going down hill
and the law of gravity or failure takes care of
the rest for us.
Now if we want to go forward, we can, but we
must put forth some real effort. There can be no
mere pointing with pride to past accomplishments. We
must have a program for tomorrow and follow it dp
with real activity if we expect to get anywhere. And it
is to our selfish interest to do so.' Everytime we can add
500 to the population of Sweetwater, property values
go up and our taxes go down in proportion. Business
activity is quickened and opportunities for making mon-
ey are multiplied.
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Now let's all get together and make plans for a
greater Sweetwater in 1940. Each of us can be a com-
mittee of one to do everything within our power to
make this possible. Let's talk and boost Sweetwater
and this area wherever we go. Let's not let any chance
go by to help our own community. It will pay big divi-
dends.
During Soviet air raids on Finland, one writer re-
ports foreign correspondents "had a fine chance to
learn many Finnish swear words." Also some new
names for Joe Stalin, probably.
That wheelchair lawn mower has been perfected by
an Oregonian. Now if someone can only figure out a
way of getting the storm windows up.
Archaeologists have discovered that Pompeiians
scribbled Pig Latin all over their walls, which indicate
that civilization is going around in circles.
The New York sanitation department removed re-
fuse cans and other impedimenta that could be heaved
by New Year's Eve revelers. The Normandie and Queen
Mary were also securely tied.
Detroit police just returned a watch stolen from
its owner 24 years ago. Maybe the cops could do some-
thing about those collar buttons you mislaid in 1907.
Kindly stand by for a moment while Presidential Can-
didate Thomas E. Dewey tries to find out who's steal-
ing nickels from New York subways.
Joe Stalin is said to be irked at the failure of the
Finns to let themselves be conquered.
BRILLIANT GEM
HORIZONTAL
1 Gem formed
by crystallized
carbon.
7 It is the
substance
known.
12 Poem.
13 Thin cake.
15 Adam's mate.
16 Old-womanish
18 Eccentric
wheel.
19 Abrupt.
21 Concise.
23 Force.
24 Railroad.
26 To gnaw.
27 Either.
28 Musical note.
29 Ridge.
31 Therefore.
32 Varnish
ingredient.
33 Table utensils.
35 Oleoresin.
37 Thought.
38 Money
changing.
39 Humor.
41 Si. ter.
42 Electric term.
Answer to Previous Puzzle
All
44 Quelled.
50 While.
51 Sound of
surprise.
53 Nor.
54 Dye.
55 Native metal.
56 Salt.
57 Cuckoo.
58 Corded cloth.
60 This gem is
mined in
, Africa.
61 It is cut into
s to give
it brilliancy.
grinding
substance.
17 To rub out.
19 Took oath.
20 It is highly
valued as a
stone.
22 Tempest.
25 Foray.
28 Branches.
30 Killed.
32 Table
supports.
34 Squirrel skin.
36 Deposited.
40 Rigid.
41 Fine line of a
letter.
43 Spore masses.
45 Fruit.
VERTICAL
2 Electrified
particle.
3 Entrance.
4 Affray.
5 Northwest.
6 Fish.
7 Fibrous plant. 46 Streamlet.
8 Measure. 47 And.
9 To turn aside. 48 Chaise.
10 Constantly. 49 Measure.
11 To observe. 50 On the lee.
14 Note in scale. 52 Skirt edge.
16 Its bits are 54 Circle part.
used as an 55 All right.
or 59 Point.
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In Washington
BY BRUCE CATTON
WASHINGTON — (NEA)
—You might think that so-
cial security legislation, hav-
ing been passed and become
a recognized system, would
be finished business. But
not at all. It will be one of
the most controversial sub-
jects in the winter session
of congress.
That is because a social
security system is built grad-
ually, and the laws govern-
ing it are never final and
complete.
The administration is not
asking any changes in the
present Social Security law.
But the Connolly amend-
ment, which lost out last
winter, is likely again to be
called out on the floor. This
amendment would increase
the federal government't
grants to the states in mat-
• ching state appropriations
for old age assistance.
At present the federal
government puts up as much
as $20 a month if the state
matches it. Connolly would
have the federal govern-
ment put up two-thirds, or
twice the sum put up by the
state.
TOW X SEND PLAN
HAUNTS CONGRESSMEN
And of course the
Townsend plan will still be
around to bedevil the many
statesmen who have told the
old folks at campaign time
that, they favor it, but who
privately hope they will
never hove to vote for it.
Senator Downey of Calif-
ornia will be back with a
streamlined version of the
now-famous plan as soon as
congress convenes, and will
be demanding action. There
is some chance of getting a
vote in the house, but it
would not be surprising to
see the Senate stall this one
off.
Senator Wagner is likely
also to offer an amendment
to social security laws allow-
ing the government to sell
old-age annuities like those
sold by private companies,
except perhaps cheaper. Pre-
sident Roosevelt is known
to be interested in the idea,
but because so many contro-
versies are ineyitable, this
one may be stalled off by de-
lay, as bitter opposition to
this "further encroachment
on private business" would
certainly foltow.
MAY STALL WAGNER
HOSPITAL PLAN
Another Wagner proposal
which bade fair to raise a
ruckus has probably also
been stalled off by the pre-
sident's recent proposal to
build a string of cheap hos-
pitals in places where hos-
pital service is not now
easily available. n[
Wagner has a plan to as-
sure everyone adequate med-
ical care when sick, and pub-
lic health service when well.
It is a variety of state-fed;
erated health insurance plan
to cost $800,000,000 a year.
This met immediate con-
flict with the American Med-
ical Association plan to set
up a government '"health
agency" to co-ordinate all
present federal health ser-
AAA Committees
To Meet Friday
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The county ard community
conservation committees elected
last month are to hold thoir first
joint meeting of the new year
at 2 p. m. Friday in Sweetwater,
Joe K. Taylor, secretary of the
county agricultural conservation
committee, announced today.
The county committee elected
by farmers cooperating in the
1939 AAA program are:
John B. Pepper, Sweetwater,
chairman; J. B. Cooper, Roscoc,
vice chairman; L. H. Montgom-
ery, Blackwell, member; H. C.
Vogler, Champion, first alter-
nate; and R. W. Boyd, Divide,
second alternative.
Community committeemen are;
Community A—S. G. Hanks,
chairman; C. C. Boyd, vice
chairman; A. H. McElmurry,
member, and H: L. McLeod, al-
ternate.
Community B—Joe B. Jordan,
chairman; C. B. Smith, vice
chairman: G. B. Sliger, member;
J. M. Craig, first alternative; and
J. Ray Sanderson, second alter-
nate.
vices, and also to provide
medical care for the poor
under local auspicies and
control. The AMA is bit-
terly opposed to "state medi-
cine" as a trend toward total-
itarianism.
Complete adoption of eith-
er the Wagner or AMA plans
is now unlikely, as the pre-
sident's hospital plan offers
an "out" to legislators who
would prefer it to choosing
between the embattled for-
ces of "state" and "private" i
medicine.
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Iekes Is Named
Leading Grouch
HARTFORD, Conn. — (UP)—
Despite his protestations of "in-
corrigible optimism", Secretary
of Interior Harold L. Ickes has
been selected the "leading nat-
ional grouch of 1939."
The dubious honor was be-
stowed on the cabinet member
by the Grouch Club of America,
but Club President Wtlliard B.
Rogers took some of the sting
out of the selection by announc-
ing that George Bernard Shaw
had won hands down, in fact,
was unopposed in the selection
of the "leading international
grouch."
In the national competition
sponsored by the organization of
grouches, Ned Sparks, who
makes a living by being dour in
motion pictures and on the radio,
ran a close second to Ickes.
Third place went to Donald
Duck, movie cartoon character
who is sour on everything.
Smoke Screen Inside Maginot Line
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At home at the front is this commander of post In France's
Mnginot line on (ho Western Front. From a variety of pipes
on the rack behind him lie selccts (he big job he's puffing.
FLYING WITH
WILLIAMS
By MAJOR AL WILLIAMS
The royal Italian air force is
one of the best in the world.
Within the past few years it
has shown its ability in two
wars—and is now reported en-
gaged in a third.
In the Abbyssinian Cam-
paign the Italian Air Force was
largely instrumental in kicking
the predictions of Europe's mil-
itary experts into a cocked hat.
They said the Italians could not
conquer Abyssinia within four
years. The Italian land army did
the job, of course, but without
the scouting, advance ground-
strafing and bombing of enemy
concentrations, selection of
marching routes in an unmap-
ped country, and transportation
of food, medical supplies and am-
munition. the Italian Army
would still be banging away
there.
It is perplexing that the Brit-
ish should have refused to re-
alize that Italy had cast her bid
for empire on wings, up to with-
in a few hours of the ultimat-
um wherein Mussolini ordered
the British Fleet out of the
Mediterranean.
In the Spanish War, the Ital-
ian Air Force again proved its
efficiency. __
Fighting against all kinds of
French and Russian war planes,
the Italian equipment and air
tactics demonstrated that Ital-
ian airpower must be recokon-
ed with and considered among
the most powerful military in-
struments in Europe.
Unlike most other countries,
the Italian air leaders studied
and cooly interpreted the les-
sons they had learned in that
campaign. Chief among these
lessons was the necessity for
consolidating the complete an-
atomy of the Air Force.
The Italian Air Force is on a
par with the Italian army and
navy. There's no squabbling be-
tween admirals, generals and
air leaders in Italy. The army
tends to its knitting. The navy
sticks to the sea, and the Royal
Air Force has complete respon-
sibility for controlling the air
over and around Italy, along
with the administration of what-
ever ground organizations are
necessary to maintain that air
control.
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ON THE AIIt^VVITH^
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TUESDAY'S PROGRAM
<i:00—Sunrise Jamboree.
0:30—Sunset Quartet.
(i:45—The Shepperds.
7:00—Musical Clock.
7:55—Morning News Flashes.
8.00—On the Mall.
8:15—Salon Music .
8:30—Morning Devotional.
8:45—Organ Reveries.
9:00—Gray Gordon Orcli.
9:15—Charles Barnet Orcli.
9:30—Ebb and Bill.
9:45—The Old Refrains.
10:00—Johnny Gart, Accordion-
ist.
10:15—Concert Hall.
10:45—Music Graphs.
11:00—News of the Day.
11:05—Waltz Time.
11:15—Voca 1 Varieties.
11:30—Luncheon Dance Melo-
dies.
12:00—Headline News.
12:10—R&R Theatre Time.
12:15—Singing Sam.
12:30—Man on the Street.
12:45—On with the Dance.
1:00—Afternoon News.
1:05—Cugat Melodies.
1:15—John Seagle.
1:30—Dance Hour.
1:45—Hill Top Harmonize!"*.
2:00—All Request Hour.
3:00—Buccaneers.
3:15—Frank Banta, Piano.
3:30—R. L. Hill, String Band.
3:45—Gene Austin, Popular
Songs.
4:00—Allen Roth Orchestra.
4:15—Vicente Gomez, Guitar.
4:30—Evelyn MacGrogor and
Walter Preston.
4:15—Tavern Dance Time.
5:00—United Press News.
5:05—Swing Session.
5:45—Twilight Hour.
0:00—Sign Off.
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political
announcements
The following candidates
have authorized The Sweet-
water Reporter to announce
their candidacy for office,
subject to the action of the
democratic primary July
27, 1940:
(All political announce-
ments are strictly cash.)
For Peace Justice
Precinct No. 1
S. H. SHOOK (re-election.)
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VIOLENCE—
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W. Elam, 19, private first-class,
stationed at Fort Sum Houston,
and the Rev. Raymond T.
Elam, 27, pastor of a rural
Bowie county church.
Two were killed in the Dallas
area in traffic accidents. One
died near Gladewater. Elvin Al-
len, 39, of Dallas, died near Ty-
son when his oil truck hit a
mule and he was thrown from
the vehicle.
Houston Boy Killed
Sixteen-year-old M a u rice
Bruce Jr. died at Houston of
traffic injuries. He was riding
a motorcycle when it collided
with an automobile.
An aged Texas resident was
killed southwest of Shreveport
Saturday night. Two men were
arrested and held on involuntary
manslaughter charges.
The explosion of a gasoline
truck at a Cameron filling sta-
tion brought death to Joe Haw-
kins, 35, and injury to seven oth-
er persens. Fire following the
blast destroyed half a business
block.
Kills Wife and Self
In Dallas Frank Girard, <>2,
of San Antonio, a traveling man,
shot ansl killed his wife in their
hotel room, then put a bullet
through his own head. Justices
of the Peace Tom King and Joe
Brown returned a verdict of
murder and suicide.
The couple had argued ov?r
whether Mrs. Girard should
leave for California to visit a son
by a former marriage or go to
Tampa, Fla., with her husband.
The body of Sam Pliner, 31,
was found in a gravel pit, a bul-
let hole in his head. A suicide
verdict was returned.
The year ended with a gen-
erally noted decrease in traffic
mishaps in Texas. The Texas
Safety association reported that
during 1939 Texans drove 800,-
000,000 more miles than in the
preceding year with a reduction
in highway deaths and injuries
of four per cent.
Agustin Olivares, 35, Alamo,
was killed last night when the
sedan he was driving collided
with a truck two miles north of
Weslaco. He was the lower Rio
Grande valley's 11th traffic vic-
tim.
108 Dead In Nation 0
The nation counted at least 108
dead today from violence on the
three-day New Year week end.
A survey by United Press
showed automobile accidents
had taken 07 lives since Satur-
day night. The -18 states and the
District of Columbia reported 26
suicides and a dozen slayings,
while other fatalities were caus-
ed by fire, drowning, explosi^i
and train-car collision.
Pennsylvania and Illinois- —.
each with 17 deaths—headed the
parade of states in holiday toll
Michigan's 10 traffic victims
led that division. There were
nine automobile accident deaths
reported in Illinois and nine in
Texas.
California's six suicides was
twice greater than the number
of self-slaying reported by at#
other state. Old man winter
poked an important finger into
the tabulations in Pennsylvania
where a 65-year old Pittsburgh
man died of exposure and a child
was killed when his sled struck
a car.
On the credit side of the sur-
vey were 20 states which could
report no traffic fatalities for the
two days. These were Alabama*
Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kaif-
sas, Kentucky, Montana, Nebras-
ka, Nevada. New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virgin-
ia and Wyoming.
Philadelphia is the home of
pepper pot, a dish unknown to
most people outside the cit;J®
Here, also, originated scrapple, a
by-product of the pork-raising
industry, and the cinnamon bun.
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