Lee Oswald did not need curtain rods. He never complained to his landlady about a lack of curtains in his rented room. His "alcove" (room) at the North Beckley boarding house had curtains in place and Venetian blinds. There is no evidence that Lee Oswald was contemplating a career as an interior decorator.
Oh boy, when are you guys going to focus on something less speculative and far more relevant to the case?
The fact that Oswald was staying at a roominghouse does not preclude him bringing curtain roads on Friday morning. He asked Marina to move back in with him, which obviously couldn't have happened at the roominghouse. So, for all we know, he may well have been looking for an appartment prior to his trip to Irving and brought the curtain rods for that. Another possibility is that he simply lied to Frazier, instead of telling that 19 year old kid, that he was really going to Irving to make up with his wife. Yet another possibility is that he did somebody a favor (without knowing he was being manipulated) to pick up some curtain rods, which were collected by the person involved some time in the morning of Friday 11/22/63.
It really makes very little difference what really was in the bag. If it wasn't the MC rifle, the whole paper bag matter is completely insignificant. So, rather than speculate about what wasn't in the bag, can you or anybody of your ilk provide a shred of evidence to show that there actually was a rifle in that bag? I seriously doubt it!