The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1942 Page: 4 of 8
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JANUARY I. 1942
Roberta Johnston Finds
4-H Club Work Beneficial
B. Daniel, City,
Enters Race for
Nolan Co. Sheriff
Painted Woodwork I B. (Smokey) Daniel this week
1 have painted all our wood1 announced his candidacy tor
work, mostly ivory, some of it1 sheriff of Nolan county, subject to
several times. I have helped re- j acljon 0j (he democratic pri-
r,Arwr'a,,!3rSi-« **
pieces of furniture, repaired 11 j In announcing his
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To be an all around homemaker
is the goal set by Miss Roberta
Johnston, Eskota 4-H club girl of
Fisher county, who has ten years
of 4-H club work to her credit.
Her work was recently judged pjeces 0f furniture, repaired 11 j In announcing his candidacy,
as one of the three high ranking pieces and we have bought 9 Mr. Daniel stated that it was his
girls of extension district 7 in the j pjeces mostly second hand, have I first venture into politics. He has
scholarship conntest and Roberta j refjnjshed 43 pieces of furniture ]
is a senior in Texas Tech, major-1 .,ni helped refinish 30 pieces,1 kng|& MHH |«gg
ing in c.ii!"ii.c! :."i»e lt"!iu> . in HHBH HBBB IgB
She i- h.itiily will: .i Ik.miner and r,,f1MI; Mveral Ten
saw, hoe or rake as well as with
a needle or in the kitchen prepar-
ing well balanced meals.
Roberta’s family enter’s in
“whole heartedly” to help her.
She has two sisters, Ouida and
Marion, who are also 4-H club
girls. The value of 4-H club work
told by Roberta is as follows:
Roberta’s Story
The true value of 4-H work to a
girl is the education and training
she receives from it to be a better
home maker. I feel that I am
much better qualified to be a
home maker today than I would
have been had I not been a mem-
ber of the 4-H club and received
inspiration and instruction from
our county home demonstration
agent and other extension special-
ists.
I know our home is more com-
fortable, convenient and attrac-
tive because my sister and I have
had 4-H work. As for the more
value, only time can tell its worth.
We have figured what my work
would have cost had we hired it
done and the money saved on
our grocery bill and using the
cost of education when you pay
for it in dollars, and cents as a
basin the worth to me to what I
have cleared and decided an
$2640 as the financial value.
Of my ten years of 4-H club
work I feel that it is worth even
more. A true home maker must
have a knowledge of so many
things. I have learned about ar-
ranging furniture, building, re-
pairing and upholstering furni-
ture. All about beds, floor cover-
ing and draperies.
Learns Paper Hanging
I have learned to paint, hang
canvas and paper I have studied
and cared for poultry, the garden,
and milk cows. I have had a
thorough study of food perser-
vation and preparation. Yard
work and landscaping has also
claimed a part of my time and I
have learned much there..
The selection, purchase and
construction of clothing has
meant much to me and develop-
ment of a pleasing personality
even more. Through 4-H work I
have learned to get along with
other people more pleasantly. In
all these things I have learned to
do by doing—it isn’t just theory.
I know it works.
Ten years ago home was in
need of paint, our floors were
either bare or in need of new-
covering. nearly all rooms need-
ed new paper, some hadn’t been
canvassed, all wood work was
either dark or unpainted, ceil-
ings were in bad shape, more and
better furniture needed and
above all more closets were need-
ed. Now our home and garage
and shop are painted. Ouida and
I did the paint job. We have put
years ago we had a little closet i
of shelves behind the kitchen
door, about 10 square feet shelv-
ing for the dishes, a kind of a
storage cupboard top tall for a i
working surface with about 20 j
square feet of shelving, and a
closet without shelves or rod, I
just a place to hide things, and ]
the largest room on the place de-
voted to storage.
Mother had some knowledge
of carpentry and we had plenty
of determination and were not
afraid of hard work. Today we
have 3 nice closets, really large
enough for dressing rooms, in our
bed rooms with plenty of shelf
and rod space, 55 square feet or
shelving in the shop, for storage,
3 large cupboards in the kitchen
and that large storage room is
now our lovely bed room.
Ten year ago 10 square feet of
open unpainted shelving behind
a door took care of our meager
supply of home canned food.
What is now our orchard and gar-
den grew mostly broom weeds.
Today our pantry is a room 6ft.
by 5 ft. with 105 square feet of
standard shelving and containing
more than a thousand containers
of delicious home canned food. I
canned 2207 container of food
and helped can 2838 containers.
My sister also cans. Our garden
and orchard supplied much of this
food and also many vegetables j
and fruit.
Orchard Set Out
Ten years ago we had 5 fruit I
trees in the yard and a few grape
vines, today we have 3 apricot
trees, 14 plum trees, 1 apple, 18
peach trees. 5 boysen berries, 22
wonder berries, 15 grape vines,
and a patch of straw berries, and
have fruit from spring until frost
Ten years ago we either hired
Political
Announcements
The Nolan County News is
authorized to announce the
following candidates for of-
fice, subject to the action of
the first democratic primary
July 25:
For District Attorney:
TRUETT BARBER
For County Judge:
DELAS REEVES
For Sheriff:
P. M. (Curley) ASHLEY
A. C. COOK
B. (Smokey) DANIEL
For County Clerk:
L. W. (Dock) SCOTT
For Commissioner, Prec. No. 2:
R. L. WITT
and Mrs. Crane Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary
B. DANIEL
enters race
been a resident of Sweetwater for
33 years, moving here with his
parents from Wheeler county
when he was one year old.
For the last 10 years he has
been operating a cafe, the last 7
Store Manager
Leaves Hospital
James Ferguson, manager of J.
C. Penney Co., was released from
I Sweetwater hospital Tuesday.
| Mrs. J. J. Brandon of 206 West
j 5th street entered for major sur-
gery Tuesday.
j Susanne Toler, small daughter
j of Mr. and Mrs. Holly Toler of
| Hamlin, entered for medical
! treatment.
Mrs. A. L. Trowbridge and her
three year old daughter, Lalah
Jane, of 1100 East 13th street are
medical patients.
Mrs. E. H. Carpenter of 403
East 12th street is also a medical
patient.
Meiodie Sue Moreland three
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Moreland of 404 Lamar
street, underwent major surgery
Tuesday.
Mrs. M. M. Ramsey of Mary-
neal is a medical patient.
R. Melvin Tharp, medical, was
released Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hall of 2941
South 11th street, Abilene, an-
nounce the arrival of a daughter,
Jane, on Monday. He is an inspec-
tor of the state highway depart-
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Martin an-
nounce the birth of a boy on Mon-
day. The father operates a sign
painting establishment in Sweet-
water.
Mrs. Bill Cole of 400 East 3rd
our milking done or bought milk j of which he has been located at
and butter. When we bought it, 114 West Broadway. He is mar-,
it cost us from $12.00 to $15.00 a ried and has one child, a dau* h- j case on that day.
Mr. and Mrr. R. C. Crane Wednesday observed their 50th wedding anniversary with open house
and informal reception at their home. Crane at Third. From left to right are Mrs. Flake Williams.
Dallas, sister of Mrs. Crane; Roysion Crane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Crane and creator of the famed
comic strip, “Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy;" Mrs. Crane, Mr. Crane, and Mrs. W. R. Searcy of
Dallas, sister of Mrs. Crane. In ihe background is Mrs. H. R. Bondies and other friends at the re-
ception. The First Baptist church is planning to honor the couple with a reception this week.
Study Has Priority Over All Else As Mid Term Examinations
Loom Ahead Next Week For Newman High Students
Next week from January 13
through January 15 mid-term ex-
aminations will be held following
the order of the daily six hour
schedule allowing a half day for
each period. Morning exams will
begin at 8:30 and afternoon ex-
ams will begin at 1. Report cards
will be issued by guidance teach-
ers Friday, January 16, at 2:30
o’clock.
AH library books are due Mon-
day, January 12, and all library
records including fines on overdue
books must be clear before stud-
ents will be permitted to take
examinations, according to Miss
Marie Haney, librarian.
During examination week, Mr.
Fagg requests that all students
stay out of the halls and not re-
to remain at school, students are fewer than three solid courses,
to report to study halls. | The regular load is four solid and
The five half unit courses for one light. If necessary, students
ivirs. Dill v-uie ui -mu mc, port to school when they have a
street entered the hospital Mon-1 free half day. If it is necessary
day for major surgry. She is an
employe of Levy Brothers’ de-
partment store.
W. R. Cosby was also a major
students who have been enrolled
the first semester may be followed
with other half unit courses in the
following order: solid geometry to
trigonometry, Texas History to
commercial law, salesmanship to
advanced arithmetic, civics to eco-
nomics, and economics to civics.
Seniors expecting to graduate
this year must have 18 units of
work, 16 of which must be affiliat-
ed solid courses. This includes
work in the last year of Junior
High. Of the 18, the required
units are: English, four; mathe-
matics, two; social science, two;
laboratory science (or two years
foreign language), two; and one in
physical education.
No student may register for
may register for four solid and
two light courses. Students with
"A” averages may take five solid
courses and one light. All the
high school courses are solid
courses except choral, band,
physical education and Bible.
These are called light courses.
BILLY B. ROBERTS IS SCHOOL
AIR WARDEN IN LOS ANGELES
Billy Bob Roberts, who is at-
tending school in Los Angeles,
wrote Miss Sheridan recently de-
scribing the blackouts there. He
says, “The blackout does some-
thing to you that speeches, and
headlines can’t. It stabs you into
the realization that your country
is at war.”
Miss Jessie Headstream of Roby
is a medical case.
month. I bought a cow and miked j ter, Patty Jean, aged 7.
her or one of Daddy’s cows. I Mr. Daniel said it was not his
helped care for the milk for seven; intention to make any premises or
years. claims during his race that he;was entering the race because he
Ten years ago we had only 7 j could not fulfill if elected to this j felt like he was capable of pro-
flower beds and where our at- j impo iit office. As sheriff of the I viding the citizens of this county
tractive outdoor living room is i county, he said every case brought1 with the sort of law enforcement
now, there were clothes lines and j (0 his attention would receive full j that the majority of good people
desired.
a tangle of nonbearing berry I and careful investigation.
\ ines. 17 shrubs, 75 roses and 421 j He further stated that every re-
perenials. We haxe made several [ port of law violation, regardless
pieces of garden urniture andj0f the individuals who might
As to the expenditures neces-
sary for the enforcement of law,
he said it would be his aim to
cooperation.
Mr. Daniel asserted that he had
no political axes to grind,” but
congoleum on floors and I have grooming. It has been worth so
plan to build more soon. We have j involved, would receive his fullest! keep them as low as possible with
built a rock fireplace and many
rock walks. We have built several
games which add to our joy of
living.
Learned Sewing
Of course ten years ago I didn’t
know much about sewing but
most of the time I have been in
4-H work, we have studied the
purchase of material, the con-
struction of garments, approp-
riate clothing, good posture, and
painted or varnished the congol-
eum on 11 floors and helped on
3 more. I have helped canvas 6
rooms and paper 20—some of our
rooms have been papered as
many as 3 times in the past 10
years.
much to me. I have made 135..
pieces of clothing and 90 house-1 Pcu“rJ’-
hold articles.
The offices I have held both in
our club and in council, the trips
lo A. & M., meeting other 4-H
girls and association with our
DREAMS DO COME TRUE
agents and other extension spec-
ialist have been training in lead-
ership and have better fitted me
for life with other people.
When I have learned to do
something new, or a better or
easier way of doing a job. I have
been glad to show others how to
do it too. I have carried garden,
pantry, bedroom, and
wardrobe demonstrations and
throught them and my achieve-
ments program have helped my
people.
Again I say only time can prove
the worth of 4-H work to me and
to others.
And may all other 4-H girls
out sacrificing efficiency or effec-
tiveness.
Mr. Daniel hopes to contact
each voter personally before the
July 25 primary.
It may be impossible, he said, to
meet each voter individually. If,
however, he fails to do so, he
takes this means of requesting the
careful consideration of every
voter before they cast their ballot
in the forthcoming election.
From March 15 through Nov.
15, the USDA bought slightly I
more than 29,800,000 pounds of I
dry skin milk and 32,900,000 j
pounds of dry eggs, primarily for
Lend-Lease shipment.
Blood tested pedigree sired
chicks. Lights 10c. Heavys lie.j
find in their work the help and Book eaily for 5“o discount.;
inspiration I have found in mine Premium paid each Saturday for
to be the better homemaker, the poultry in trade. Jamison Hatch-
most glorious career given to wo-1 cry, 1105 E. Broadway, 10 blocks
men. East of P. O. Dial 3154. 3-29-c
minii w
Here are Just a Few of the Many Outstanding Values
Featured During Our January Sale
We've selected these two items to give you an idea of the high quality and low prices you
may expect to find here during January! Here are modish suites—each substantially re-
duced from regular figures! _
PLATFORM
ROCKERS
Wide selection to select
from.
14.50 up
Occasional and
Continue to Make Our Store Your
Headquarters For
FIRESTONE AUTO ACCESSORIES
and
MAGNOLIA OIL AND GAS
We Do
TIRE REPAIRING
A Good Solid Substantial
Living Room Suite
$88*50
Rocking Chairs
6.50 up
And Have A Fair Stock Of
USED TIRES
AT REASONABLE PRICES
HARTGRAVES BROS.
Sweetwater, Texas
If you have always dreamed of building a home of your
°wn, perhaps you can realize that dream this year with a gov-
ernment supervised building loan. We will be glad to help you
with your building plans and to give you the full detaiLs of the
F. H. A. plan. Despite the emergency the government is still
recommending the construction of new homes. Discuss your
problems with us.
W. B. FERGUSON I UMBER CO.
100 Locust
Pkopo 901
Nolan Furniture & Hdwe. Co.
123 V/. THIRD
DIAL 753
Other suites priced as low
as 64.50
Two pieces as shown al
right. Made to give many
years of dependable service.
Full spring construction.
Damask or Boucle cover.
Solid frames. Two pieces.
BUILD YOUR OWN HOME
Use Our
Budget Plan
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Cooke, Robert W. The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1942, newspaper, January 8, 1942; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth561011/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.