Wharton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Wharton, TX)

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to death. You know, we got our Lincoln there, and they ' ve always given us the grandest service on it, that we wouldn ' t think of buying from anyone else. I can ' t decide whether I want a black coupe, or one of those blue roadsters with leather upholstering. There ' s the ALAMO LUMBER COMPANY right down the .street. Their slogan is Rest and Security. That ' s a good one, too. I think it ' s silly for pe.iple to spend so much money on rent when they could be l)uying a hduie with il and have something real to show for their money. A home can be developed accord- ing to the individualitv of the members of the family, and a rented house never can possess that. Dad said he ' d rather own our home than to have anything else. The Alamo Lumber Compan - has a ]ilan by which ou can Ikuc your own time to i)ay for building a home. I think everybody should have the security (if owning a home. The WHARTON LUMBER COMI ' ANY is right over there. They fur- nished all of the lumber for our home, and for the rent houses Uncle Jack built last year. They handle an excellent grade of kinil;er. Lone Star cement, and sheet rock, the fire proof wall 1)oard. A home always depreciates if small things are neglected. Boards need renewing, the roof may 1)e leaking, perhaps the entire place needs painting. The Wharton Lum1)er Company will be glad to estnn:ile the cost of any repair work for vou. They can supply the needs for both mex- pensive and fine lumber. Dad .says it ' s a good thing to keep a home in tip-top cond ' tion. I didn ' t know until the other day just what a valuable asset the I-ILCO Fl ' .b-D COMPANY is to Wharton. They handle all kinds of chicken feed — mixed. scratch, starter, baby-chick feed, and every other kind that chickens need. They handle American Maid flour, and .some other brands, too. They sell things both wholesale and retail. One of the biggest heli)s they give the farmers is through buying eggs and chickens. They have a specialist who culls chickens for the poultry farms, and who encourages the raising of fine chickens through his help and guidance. We certainly do have a lot of big companies operating in Wharton. I think we ' re lucky to have the HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWl- R COMPAN ■. They furnish electrical jwwer to a large jiart of South Texas. The manager of the company here explained to me how transmission line service is flexible, per- mitting a vast increase in ])ower supply. It is dependable, making possible more than one source of supply to a community. It is economical, i)artaking of the economies of group management, together with the greater efficiency and skill l ossible in an organization with a diversified scope of activity. Don ' t you think I ' m smart to remember all of that? I want an ice cream cone, don ' t you? We ' ll be sure to ask for GRISHAM ' S ICE CREAM because it ' s the best. I think Wharton is lucky to have an Ice Cream Company, and especially so since it ' s Grisham ' s. They are the manufact- urers of pure sweet cream ice cream, and everybody talks about how lus.-iou it i- . They always have the most delicious fresh fruit ice creams in season: and I Paye sixtiz-Xivc r fe .-

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I The TIGER 2d for the least money. They have an awfully good supply of stationery, and I don ' t see how they sell it so reasonably. Mother said she always liked to get the doctors ' prescriptions filled there, because she could always depend on them. And say, have you ever seen any of their kodaks? They handle Ansco kodaks, and kodak supplies, and develop films. Let ' s go by there and get some films and take some ])ictures at school. Will you please look at those perfectly adorable things in SEYMOUR ' S windows? I haven ' t seen any prettier and smarter things in the city stores than they handle at Seymour ' s. You know, our grandmothers had to qualify as merchandise experts when they went shopping; but when we trade with Seymour ' s, they are responsible guardians of quality, fashion, and fair price of everything. That certainly is a jilace where I feel free to shop alone, because I konw that evervthing that they have is just right. I can ' t wait to get my graduation things there. Bill just opened a Itank account the other day, and he ' s going around with the big head, he ' s so proud. You ' d think he owns the VH. RTON B.ANK AXD TRUST COMPANY, by the way he walks into the bank. They ' re so j erfectly lovely to you when you go in there, though, that they make you feel that way, even if you have only a small account. I saw in the paper where they had bought a lot of roses to set out on a vacant lot they own. We surely ought to ht proud of a bank that has so much civic pride, don ' t you think? They certainly live up to their slogan, The bank that gives good service. I ' m tired. Let ' s stop by and go to the picture show. They ' re having a screamingly funny comedy and I feel like laughing. They haven ' t had this show anvwhere around here yet. W e always have such new shows. They have bargain matinees every afternoon, and two complete shows both afternoon and evening. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday they have bargain nights. That ' s when I think I ' ll have my picture sIkjw jiarty ! I think it ' s marvelous that the QUEEN THEATRE has such good business that it hasn ' t had to sell out to one of the big corporations. It has such good shows that people are perfectly satisfied with it as it is. When we get out of the show, we ' ll stop by THE SCOTT DRUG COM- PANY and get something to drink. It ' s right next door to the show, you know, and awfully convenient to take your friends in for drinks when you ' re having a theatre party. They ' re prescription druggists, too. They have a complete line of toilet articles, and they specialize in Max Factor ' s ])roducts, and the Marie Tomlin lines. If you want a good box of candy, send your fellow to Scott ' s for a l)ox of Pangburn ' s. It ' s the best? They sell magazines, too. and always have a full line. There goes one of those perfectly adorable new Ford sedans with the cute back. GIFFORD AIOTOR COMPANY got in a big shipment of new models last week. We went down to look at them, and I think I could build one of them mvself now, the salesman was so eager to e.xplain all about the new features of the cars. I think I ' m going to get a new F ord for graduation, and I ' m thrilled I ' uyp SLity-Eight SlZ

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The TIGER I ' - V could eat my weiglit in it. The twins always make Mother hribe them with a Grisham ice cream cone when she wants them to do something special. I think I ' ll have some more, this is so good. What do you say that we go down to the CENTRAL SERVICE STATION after the car, and call it a day. It ' s being washed and greased, and all filled up with Shell Motor Oil and gasoline. I certainly believe in the slogan, Be up-to- date. Shellubricate. It may cut down driving costs, and improve tlie per- formance of a motor amazingly. The new Improved Shell 400 is made to bring you all the power, smoothness and get-away your engine is capable of giving. And the amazing tiling is that it costs no more per gallon than the ordinary gasoline. I think we ' ve made a pretty thorough round of the merchants and different companies, don ' t you? And we want them to know that the Young Moderns of ' harton High School ajipreciate their support, and we ' re going to support them, too. ac:: E