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Lubbock Morning Avalanche from Lubbock, Texas • Page 5

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PACE MORNING AVALANCHE LUBBOCK. TEXAS. SATURDAY. MARCH 5, 1938 Silken Loveliness For Spring by ARTCRAFT OUR NEWEST SPRING SHADES Below we give you an important color analysis of the newer Spring shades color recommendations etc read it all carefully. CASCADE A rosy foureicent beige, beautiful Tlth blacS, wllh while, ldr.nl with riusty RUSTICOTTA A vivid rust shade which Is practically an ill- color hose may be urorn smartly with many SIZZLE A copper In a llouresctnt tone stimulating to somber shades perfect with black, freen, bines.

HI-LITE A utility neutral shade tr.deJpensabls lor hoitery wardrobe bright enough for solids and nsutral enough for brighter tones. Sheer and exquisite hose to flftter your ankles and set off your Spring costumes all of lovely silk chiffon and all with the famous reinforced Magic toe, top and heel they offer the ultimate in beauty, perfect fit and comfort as does all Artcraft hose drop by and see the attractive new Spring ABTCRAFT FEATHER CHIFFON, 2 thread $1.15 ARTCRAFT TOWN CHIFFON, 3 thread $1.35 ABTCRAFT WHIFF CHIFFON, 2 thread $1.65 his ad written fo ''FORGOTTEN MEN!" IkM Most stores (and we're quilty, ourselves, sometimes) usually show advertising: illustrations thai apparently type all men as being "perfect 38's" The small, tall or stout man certainly seems to qualify in our minds as the original "Forgotten So right now we want to let you know that as far as our stock is concerned, we've always paid a lot of attention to you men who are hard-to-fit whether you wear a size 36 Short or a 43 Stout, you'll find in our all-inclusive collection, suits in plenty of styles and patterns that look well on you, no matter what your build may be. So come on in, you two hundred and twenty pounders we're ready for you with Hart Schaffner Marx "Slender- izers" that Jive up to their name and we're ready too, with smart looking clothes for men that five foot three as well as gix foot three. New Spring "SLENDERIZER" Suits tailored by Hart Schaffner Marx 3750 Unusual Birthday Gifi Offered Youngster But Mother Won't Have To Give Up Her Eye LANSDALE, March 4. Roger Laverty received nn unusual birthday gift today on his second offer from his mother lo give on eye that he might sec.

Mrs. William Laverty. uife of a textile worker, going about her housework, recalled that "once his eyes were deep blue." Now the chubby boy'5 right, eye is sightless and that left is affected. The bey. whose hnir Is as blond as his attractive mother's, was normal until nn attack of measles last April, "After nil," the mother said, "he has his whole life before him I have lived 30 good years." The surgeon who plans lo mak? the operation, however, cays it will not be necessary to accept Mrs.

Laverty's offer. Tissue from the eye of a stillborn baby or a person who has Just died would serve Just as well, it was explained. Governmenl Plans To Increase Us Production Of Helium Gas WASHINGTON, March 4. The government contemplates some increase in production ol hrlium at plants in Dexter, and Thatcher, if and when it completes purchase of the properties, a department of interior ofifcial said today. But there are no definite plans at this time for development" of the lea.se.s and no program will be worked out until congress has provided funds for putchasc of the two plants and it is determined just what, the market demand for helium will be during the next year.

Acting under the 'helium act passed by the last session of congress, giving the government a monopoly on the helium supply in the United States, a board of'ap- praisers set a value on the Dexter and Thatcher plants and leases, now the property of the Girciler corporation of Louisville, Ky. Girciler corporation agreed to sell at the valuation of $537,975. The properties cannot be taken over, however, until congress appropriates the $537,975. Equaiizaiion Of Freight Rates On Grain Asked In Hearing DALLAS, March 4. (ff 1 Joe Morris of Amarillo, spokesman for the Panhandle Grain Dealers' association, today urged equalizing rates on grain shipments into the southeast to place Texas mill men and dealers on par with those of northern states Morris was the final witness of a four months grain hearing hefore Examiners George Hal! and Arthur Mackley of the Interstate Commerce commission.

A new phase of the hearing Involving coarse grains shipped within Texas only, will begin Monday. Phone 500 Rix Funeral Home THE WHITE AMBULANCE SERVICE GEO. W. GRAY Lumber Co. IGtli nrnl Texas Telephone 4181 Data On Crops Is Asked Here ''I 1 Requests that Irrigation farmers of Lubbock county nntl immediate area who jilau lo 'devote acreage to production of sweet potatoes, sweet com and onions to be prepared to.

tell the proper committees the amount of seed wanted and to pay for the seed at the regular Monday night meeting of the Lubbock County Irrigation association in the county courthouse, will be mailed today. The requests bear the signatures of Robert Bean, association president, and F. F. Revier, chairman of the crops committee. Committees Appointed Officials of the association have appointed special committees on various crops which agricultural authorities believe can be grown profitably here by irrigation and the committees will recommend varieties to grow, the best seeds and sources, best tillage or cultivation practices, how and when to irrigate, best harvesting methods, and marketing methods.

Members of the sweet potato committee are W. R. Birchfield, Chas. Adams, and O. Medlock; onion committee, E.

R. Steen, C. R. Eallard and R. Hopping; and sweet corn committee, Travis Tubbs, R.

M. Lowe, and R. L. Olden. Warning; Is Included The letter to the farmers warned that "if you do not attend to obtaining seed or slips right away, you may not be able to get them and, therefore, be unable to grow any of these crops." "If you want the committee to secure seed for you, please come prepared to pay for the amount or quantity of seed that you need," the letter will tell the farmers.

Farmers who want the committees to obtain seed for them should attend Monday night's meeting "prepared to pay for the quantity of seed that you need." May Benefit Marketing "We have received a splendid response to a survey as to the acreage that will be planted In these various crops, and it now appears as if enough acreage will be planted to produce sufficient quantities to market in carload lots." a committeeman said. "The more acres planted, the surer we are of marketing success." Tentative plans are for prospective producers of tomatoes, cantaloupes, and Irish potatoes, and their respective committees to follow the samr proceedure at the regular meeting on the night of March 14. Three Juveniles To Appear In Pills' Court This Morning Three juveniles, charged Friday In the court of Judge E. L. scheduled to appear before Judge Pitts this morning, according to attaches of his court.

A 16-ycEjr-olci Lubbcck youth was charged with an aggravated assault upon a four-year-old girl. The complaint was sworn to by the girls mother, officers said. Two 16-year-old Idalou boys were charged with damaging the' tennis courts and ball grounds on the Idalou public school campus by driving automobiles over them when the grounds wet. Complaints were sworn to by attaches of the school it was pointed out. Robert j.

Allen, county attorney, prepared complaints. CONFERENCE IS SET LITTLE ROCK, March 4. Governor Car! E. Bailey today set March 29-30 for his eight-slate southwest flood control, water and soil conservation convention to be held here under sponsorship of the Arkansas flood control commission, the Southwest Valleys and Ouachita Valley associations. He planned to invite governors and official representatives from Missouri.

Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. Senator Morns Says Motioni Of Nation's Unemployment Is Most Urgent Problem GEORGE NORRIS Freshman Queen To Be Chosen Monday The freshman class queen at Texas Technological college will be elected from a list of seven candidates chosen by the class in ballot- Ing from 8 a. 'm. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p. m.

Monday in the administration building. The coronation will take place at the annual freshman dance Friday night in the gymnasium. Mack Barnes, class president, from Abilene, will crown the queen. Candidates are Gertrude Clnl- borne, Lubbock; Geraldine Crow, Albany; Nancy Anderson. Long- vicw; Winnie Jo Hoosier, Plianview; Evelyn Patty, Waco; Marjoric Burrow, Gervin; and Lucille Winters, Abilene.

j. Lubbock Police Checking On Mexican Held In Corpus Lubbock police Friday night con- linusd attempts to lift the mystery which puzzled Corpus Christ! officers when they found 78 pairs of shoes among other merchandise in Ihe luggage of Benlto Sanchez. They telegraphed Lubbock police to check whether the shoes, a new suit, three pairs of socks, three suspenders, and a hand bag belonged to the Mexican, who was released from county jail here Feb. 19 after he had beeri there since Dec. 15 to serve a shoplifting sentence.

Bill Mabray, police identifications officer of Lubbock, was checking outlying towns of the South Plains to determine whether merchants had reported loss of goods. He said the merchandise was consigned to Corpus Christ! from Lubbock. County Judge J. J. Dillard assessed imprisonment of 30 clays in county jail when Newell Russell, charged with theft, waived a.

jury and presented his case. He was charged with theft of a S20 suit from Montgomery Ward and company. ROBERTSON CO. Accountants and Auditors Tax Counselors Phone 3-2038 Oliver- Eakle BitJR. Amarilln, Trias L.

SHEPHERD Accountant it Auditor Income Tas Service Simplified Social Security Records MyrlcK Bldg. Phone 64 DR. J. W. PHILIPS DENTIST 206 Lubbock Natl.

Bank Bldg. Lubbock, Texas Theme 75 10c TECH 20o THEY GAVE HIM A GUN With Spencer Tracy, Gladys George and Franchot Tone Also Comedy and News Saturday Nighf Preview and Tuesday UNDER COVER OF NIGHT' wWi EDMUND LOWE FLORENCE RICE NAT PENDLETON Plan Now To See "Imitation Of Life" Tech Theatre, March 18th and 19th THE CACTUS INN Presenies C. A. RODGERS ORCHESTRA TONIGHT Dancing 10 P. M.

'Til Script $1.10 Pms) WASHINGTON. March NorrJs reviewing his 25 years in ihe senate as "the cream of my life," declared today that solution of unemployment was the most urgent problem before the country. une 76-year-old, gray-haired Nebraskan became a senator March 4, 1913, Sunk deeply in an easy chair in.ttiB president's -room off (he senate chamber, he drew slowly on a stub pf cigar and he discussed what'has happen i since then. On Whole Going Forward have seen a great many he said. "There have been more I would like to have seen, but we are improving and getting better all the time and on the forward." He paused' for a moment before continuing: "There are times when It appears that we can't see our way out.

That's the situation in which I find myself right now, But 1 hope, and I have the supreme that there is a brighter day ahead." "What still needs to be done most of all?" he was asked, "Ah, that's plain," he said quickly. "We simply must solve the unemployment problem. Arid there is only one solution: we must limit the hours of labor whether we like it or not." FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEST "GOLD DIGGERS" YET! DICK DWELL JOAN BLONDELL GOLD DIGGERS OF 1937 he I rf-o c) i a War 8' I i h. VICTOR MOORE GtENDA FARRELL LEE DIXON'OSGOOD PERKINS ROSALIND MARQUIS Added "Only Have Eyes For You' Ami Neivs Preview Sat. Night Rcnald Colman In "Lori Horizon" LYRIC FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Added Popeye Cartoon And Chap.

7 "Robinson Crusoe" Preview Sat. Night Sunday, Monday Claudctle Colbert In "Imitation Of Life" PHONE 9040-F2 GRADE PASTEURIZED MILK RAN limb County Man Is Killed In Accident At MuleshoeTuesday MULESHOE, March 4, (SpeclaD- Jike Miller, about 30, a' trurkir contractor living near Sutian, was to stantly killed at the Santa di pot here Tuesday when he strut his heart against a freight car whl unloading a tractor. In unloading the machine, tl floor of the Miller truck was si inches below the platform and who the tractor hit the truck, its whe. slipped In mud, throwing MllU against the car. His foot Clipped it he fell, His two children vlve.

They live about seven mill! west of Sudan. Funeral services weij held there Thursday. Holihshed's "Chronicles" were of the sources used by Shakespeail for his plays. LAST TIMES TODAY ABOARD! s. s.

TWINS OFF WITH A CM50 OF IKD COMEDIANS! MARTHA RAYE DOROTHY UMQUR Added Our Gang in "Framing- "Screen Snapshots" ami Paramount News. PREVIEW Tonllc 11:30 Also Showing Thru MUSICAL SPECTACLE GOLDWYN FOLLIES JN TECHNICOLOR Edgar BERGEN -6'Charfie' MCCARTHY Adolplte MEKiOU RITZ BROTHERS Kenny BAKER Andrea LEEDS LAST TIMES TODAY ADDED Laoncy Toon "Porkys Papa" an' chapter 2 of Mystery rilo(." PREVIEW Tonitc 11:15 Also Slioirliv; Thru Monday SIRENS SHRIEK TERROR! vitfl Walter CONNOLLY JOHN HOWARD JEAN ROBERT BARRAT LAST TIMES TODAX SYLVIA SIDNEY JOEL-McCREA IN "DEAD END" WITH HUMPHREY BOGART PLUS! SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS PREVIEW Tonile 11:15 Also Thru Monday WAITER WINCHHl'v BEN BERHIE S1MONE SIMON "Love And Hisses' 1.

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