The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume Thirty-Four “w *** rhe Salt In Your Shaker Com®* From” GRAND SALINE, TEXAS, Thursday, Sept. 30, 1926. “Consolidated With The Salt Shaker" Number Forty-Si*
COTTON OFF ON LAST
THURSDAY’S REPORT
As a result of a surprisingly big
cotton crop of 15810,000 bales an-
nounced by the Government Thurs-
day cotton prices crumbled 140 to 142
points from the highs prevailing dur-
ing the morning before the report was
issued. This decline was accompanied
by heavy liquidation by the long in-
terest and considerable hedge and
short selling. The crop forecast re-
presented an increase of 644,000 bales
in the expected yield since Sept. I and
no such increase was looked for by
the trade. *
. Although prices rallied somewhat
near the end the net losses for the
day were 110 to 116 points, or about
$6. a bale, compared with the close of j
the day before. Cotton has not sold
below the 14.50c level until Thursday
since January 1992, when October
sold at 14.35c. Thursday that month
sold as low as 14.31c. Trading on the
Cotton Exchange was extremely
heavy Thursday.
Black Seeks Investigation
The United States Department of
Agriculture will be asked by Repre-
sentative Eugene Black of Texas to
detail a disinterested and competent
representative familiar with cotton
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PRESENT AT LOREE MERGER
HEARING HELD IN DALLAS
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Meeks, Miss
Mae Crawford, Mr. A. F. Harn, and
crop estimating to visit Texas and ad- Mr Nat Crawford were present in
v.se the secretary, with the view of [ DaUas Tuesdav attending the Loree
preventing an excessive estimate of | merg.er hearing heili before a wpre.
the crop in that State in the next crop; ,entative of the interstate Commerce
report to be issued October 8. I Commission and the Texas Railway
Mr. Black contends that conditions | Commission. The Missouri, iLnsas
, . depart-, anj XexaSi Kansas City Southern and
merits last estimate is 750,000 bales too|the gt Louis Southwestern Railway
;much. The department s figures for are attemptinff to effect a merger and
MORE CASES DISPOSED Texas were 5,2a9,000 bales. He will; by virtue of bein}? a connecting car-
OF IN DISTRICT COURT ifubm,t the department figures given |rier the Ts;xas shor* Line Ra»way Ls
--- *ln ? 'ecent ot ^be ^a^us ^t,vV''jan intervenor in the proposed merger.
Melton and Reaves cases, for !'estUTU»t,r* the crop at 4,168,000 bales. ________^___
Gathers Protests.
meantime, Mr. Black has ! FLAPPER CONTEST WILL
(Continued on page four)
CARS COLLIDE SUNDAY
ON COLFA.K ROAD
The car driven by Mr. Willis Rainey
of Corsicana, and the one driven by
Mrs. Cecil Hill collided Sunday morn-
ing while crossing the Eason bridge
on the CoKax road. The two children
with Mr. Rainey were slightly injured
and Mr. Hill received a few minor
scratches as he attemped to pull up
the emergency brake. Each driver
thought the other was slowing up for
the bridge and when it was seen that
both were attempting to cross it was
too late to avoid the accident.
which a special venire was summoned
a week ago last Wednesday, were con-
tinued until the next term of court.
I In the case of the State of Texas vs.
Bob Graham, the defendent plead
guilty to the charge of driving a car
while intoxicated and was fined 85.
Will Pearce charged with a similar!,
offense was acquitted.
On Monday, Alton Mitchell was
tried on two cases of burglary and
given three years in each case. The
defendent, who plead guilty of bur-
glarizing the Salt City Company and
the Public Service Station, was al-
ready serving a five year sentence as-
sessed in Kaufman County. The sen-
tence given Monday is to run concur-
rently wdth the last two years of the
Kaufman County sentence.
In the State of Texas vs. Tommie
Williams, the defendent plead guilty
to burglarizing the Salt City Com-
pany and was given a sentence of four
years, such term to run concurrently
with the last two years of a five year
sentence which he is serving from a
Kauman County conviction.
In the case of the State of Texas
Jack Kellam, the defendent plead
gathered protests
members
BE GIVEN SOON AT GYM
(Continued on page four)
FRIENDS OF MRS.^HODES
Under the auspices of the Parent-
| Teachers Association, Grand Saline
] boys will give their version of the
guilty to one case of driving a car
while intoxicated and was fined $85.
Another case against him was con-
tinued.
The following cases have been set
for October 11; L. G. Moorehead,
charged with disposing of mortgaged
property; Willie Moorehead, charged
with disposing of mortgaged property;
J. L. Keele, driving a car while in-
toxicated; Charley McKinney, driving
• car while intoxicated; Mary Shep-
hard, charged with assisting Mitchell
and Williams, convicted under a re-
cent burglary charge, in making their
escape; Bloss Lee, charged with sell-
ing intoxicating liquors.
VAN ZANDT HAS SIX
EXHIBITS AT TYLER
Van Zandt county people will have
six exhibits at the East Texas Fair at
Tyler. There will be a county exhibit,
an exhibit from Martin’s Mill commu-
nity; Union Grove .community and
Myrtle Springs community. There
will also be individual farm exhibits
by C. C. Hargroves and Mrs. Alabama
Stone.
TO ELECT OFFICERS
FOR COMING YEAR
The Van Zandt County Rural Let-
ter Carriers will meet at Grand Sa-
line on Saturday night, October 2. All
the carriers in the county are urged
to be present for at this meeting of-
ficers for the ensuing year will be
elected.
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SHOW APPRECIATION way the present day flapper look- and
_ [ acts. This contest, which will be
giv«?n at the gymnasium on Friday,
October 8. promises to be a - ream
from start to finish.
The money raised by the Parent-
Teacher Association in this entertain-
ment will go to the purchase :>f lib-
rary books in order to make it pos-
sible for the subjects of Engli h and
Biology to be affiliated.
On last Friday night, the friends
of Mrs. G. T. Rhodes met and gave
her a shower. It was estimated that
about $25.00 worth of groceries, some
dry goods and $5.00 in cash was given.
The following friends of Mrs. Rhodes
were represented in the shower:
Mesdames Ellis Thompson, R. M.
Boyd, Rushing. Pitts, Lucy Rhodes,
Craddock, Sophia White, J. F. Duna-
way. T. H. Bennett, J. R. McKenzie.
V. B. Cozby, VV. R. Collier, Pearl Wil-
liams, Ellis, Bud Sledge, Quill Grier,
A. L. Taylor, T. D. Hunt, R. L. Brown,
R. M. Simpson, J. E. Andrews, J. E.
Persons, E B. Persons, A. Wilderspin,
J. C. Aisup, Sula Allen, B. E. Sides,
VV. A. Green, Hattie Taborn, D. S.
Phillips, P. C. Webber, Annie Vick,
Ross Smith, Helen Barber, VV. H. Ter-
ry, Lawrence, Bill Shivers. R. A.
Egbert, Berry, Arthur Clifford, Sallie
Covington, Helen Barber, Lon Meritt,
N. E. Marett, Rose Green, Irline
York, Aunt Betty Morris, Rev. Butt-
CARD OF \HANKS
I wish to take chis means of thank-
ing my good friends who were so nice
to me last Friday night. I certainly
appreciate what you have done for
me. V iy God bless each of yob with
the richest of His blessing-, is my
prayer.
. Mrs. G. T. Rhodes.
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FARM BUREAU TO HAVE
MEETING AT CANTON
The regular monthly meeting of
the Texas Farm Bureau Cott n Asso-
ciation will be hel l at 2 o’clo k Mon-
day afternoon.
^VWWW
STATE OF TEXAS
Executive Department
Biritdamathm
HAMMON AND OTHERS
BREAK TYLER JAIL
Four men are refugees as the re-
sult of a well-planned jail delivery
gaining liberty shortly after midnight
Saturday. They are Harvey Blassin-
game, Roy Hammon, Ralph Ehy, and
George Langford who had been con-
fined in one cell of the Smith County
jail for the past three months.
The escape was not discovered until
after daylight, some six hours later.
The four men evidently had been
working on the esca|>e for some time.
The concrete floor beneath the show-
er bath, nearly always damp, had been
picked and worked at until a hole
large enough for a man to let him-
self through was made, and the men
dropped to the next floor, where a
negro trusty slept. A key was taken
from the trusty’s pocket and the jail
breakers evidently walked out the
front door.
Prisoner Sees Escape
The story of the escape was related
by another prisoner, Prescott Moore,
confined in the same cell, who refused
to join, as he says the four were pre-
pared to kill, having made “billies”
which had been made from broom
hundles, wire, some of the bathroom
fixtures and padded with pieces of a
quilt.
A car but a few days old belonging
to S. A. Bailey, living on the Troup
highway, was stolen about 3 a. m. and
the men are thought to have made
their escape in it. It was truced as
far as Troup.
Effort made Sunday by Sheriff
Strange, Sheriff Bryce of Upshur
County and a number of deputies to
locate the escapers proved futile.
Charges Against Refugees
Blnssingame, 21, is charged with
robbing the Guarantee State Hank'at
Ore City (Upshur County) in June.
He is wanted on several charges of
forgery and was docketed for trial
at Gilmer Monday.
Hammon, 23, is charged with hi-
jacking and robbery with firearms.
He was captured in Houston and was
i Van Zandt County prisoner.
Eby, 20, is charged with the theft
of several cars and had been brought
here by Sheriff Strange from New-
port, Pa., where he was captured.
Langford, 28, is wanted on numer-
ous charges of burglary and is an ex-
convict.
Hammon was recently transferred
to the Smith County jail for safe-
keeping, he having made his escape
from the local county jail once before.
At that time he was captured at Ben
Wheeler when he attempted to secure
a hat. »
Year by year, the destruction of property by fire in
America has been mounting until the total annual loss
is now more than $500,000,000. This means a waste each
day of an average of $1,370,00 of resources which v e can
ill afford to lose.
..............v __________________ But far worse than the destruction of valuable pro-
triii and famHy, Miss Rose Green,iperty is the toll of human life through fire. The uver-
Miss Nobia Shackelford, Mrs. Leiia j Rge number of persons burned to death each day ’n the
Branham, Mr. and Mrs. m. e. white, 1 United States is stated to be forty-eight.
\fv o nrl Mtsj Mt* nnrl IW va I » . •
In our own great State of Texas last year there was
more than twenty million dollars worth of property
and 284 lives destroyed by fire. A most conservative es-
timate is that 85% of fires are from preventable causes.
tyOW, THEREFORE, I, Miriam A. Ferguson, Gover-
nor of Texas, do hereby designate
OCTOBER 3rd TO 9th, 1926
Mr. and Mrs. Curnutt, Mr. and Mrs
A. Kirkpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis.
We, the friends of Mrs. Rho<^s
were glad to do this for her, not that
we think she is in heed, but to show
our appreciation for what she has
done in the past. In all, there were
55 families represented and if we have
failed to get your name please don’t
be offended because it would be an
impossibility to get the names of all
who came or who sent things.
A Friend.
OF 4 WHO ESCAPED
TYLER JAIL CAUGHT
Tyler, Texas, Sept. 28.—Harvey
Blassingame, Upshur County, bank
robber and wanted on several charges
of larceny, who with three others,
Roy, Hammon, Ralph Eby and George
laingford, escaped jail here Sunday,
was captured Tuesday afternoon in
Corpus Christi. He was captured on
arrival at Corpus Christi, according
to a telegram received by Sheriff
Strange from Sheriff Ben D. Lee of
Nueces County.
Strange left at once to return the
prisoner, whose trial is set for this
week. The other three fugitives ars
reported traced to Galveston.—Tyler
Courier-Times.
I
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
;v officials, civic and commercial organizations,
school officers and teachers are hereby requested and
urged to arrange meetings and exercises for £he study
of fire prevention problems, and for impressing upon
the public the seriousness of the waste caused by fire
and the need of the utmost care protecting life and pro-
perty from danger. Editors and public speakers are re-
quested to call speical attention to this subject during
that week. Our fire waste is already too large; we can-
not permit it to increase. By united effort we can re-
duce it from year to year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand, and affixed the Great Seal of the State this ISth
day of August, 1926.
(Seal) MIRIAM A. FERGUSON,
Attest: Governor of Texas.
EMMA GRIGSBY MEHARG,
' ^ Secretary of State.
PRETTY
WEDDING IS
SOLEMNIZED HERE
At thi* home of Mr. and Mrs*. J. E.
Glover, Sunday afternoon at 5:30, a
very sacred ceremony was performed
in which their daughter, Miss Daisy
Glover became the bride of Geo. Fields
of Thedalles, Oregon.
The ceremony was read in the
presence of a few very close friends
and relatives. The home was beuu-
tifully decorated. The color scheme
of green and white was carried oue.
The shaded lights casting a lovely
ray on the bridal procession as they
entered the room to the music of
Mendelsohn Wedding March played
by Mrs. Henry Glover. Miss Eva
Day was maid of honor and Mr. Chas.
A. Glover best man. The flower girls,
little Margaret Virginia and Emma
Jean Glover, gracefully spread pink
roses in the path that led to the altar
composed of lace ferns and roses
overshadowed by wedding bells.
The marriage vows were read by
Dr. W. R. White of the Main Street
Baptist Church.
The remainder of the afternoon was
spent extending congratulations and
good wishes to the happy couple and
partaking of the murriage feast.
Mr. and Mrs, Fields left Monday
afternoon for points in Tenn. and Va.
and from there they will got to Ore-
gon where they will make their home.
The bride Miss Daisy Glover, is the
charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Glover, who were citizens of Up-
shur County for many years.
The groom, Mr. George Fields, holds
a ^sponsible position with the Union
Pacific Railway Company and it a
prominent citizen of Thedalles.
While the observance pf Fire Pre-
vention week is practically univer-
sal in the United State* and Cs
very few have given any thought to
the origin of this observance.
From information gathered froes
available data, we find that while the
general movement has been spon-
sored by the Fire Prevention Associa-
tion and the National Board of Un-
derwriters since 1911 und in a num-
ber of states un<l in many cities fire
prevention committees were formed,
meetings of particular note being
held in New Y'ork, Boston, Kocheafear,
Chicago, Indianapolis, Saint Paul and
other large cities in the Eastern and
Central sections of the United Statea,
which later spread southward to the
west und into Cunudu. In 1916 the
event became known us Fire and Ac-
cident Prevention Day. It remained
as such, nationally observed, until
1922. when in accord with the ac-
tions of the annual meeting of the
National Fire Protection Association
that year it was changed to Fire Pre-
vention week.
September 7, 1920. President Wood
row Wilson issued the first proclama-
tion for the observance of Fire Pre-
vention Day und designated October
9th, the anniversary of the great Chi
cago conflagration, as Fire Preven-
tion Day.
Governor (). B. Colquitt, in 1911
was the first Texas Governor to issue
a fire prevention day proclamation.
Since that time each succeeding gov-
ernor has issued like proclamations
In 1922 Givernor Pat. M. Neff asked
that the entire week embracing Oc
toiler 9th, tie observed u> Fire Preven
tion Week.
From 1911 to 1926 tire prevention
ibservance ha- grown until today it
is observed bv practically everyone,
from the small rural schools to the
largest cities of the United States and
Canuda.
It is estimated that over 11,000
persons were burned to death and
hut 1 tl,000 were injured by fire «n
h* country in 1925. The prooerty
loss was $570,255,921. Texas con
‘ributed a full share of this tremen-
Inus loss of life and property.
There can be n<> doubt about the
importance of Fire Prevention Week,
nor that its activities should lie ea-
’ended to tiie other fifty-one weekn
if the year. Every man, woman, boy
tnd girl in this stute should enlist
in this campaign against preventable
fire waste.
Let us begin at home by Dlacing
iur own premises in order.
Cooperate with the Stute Fire
Mashall, the Mayor and City Council,
tnd chief of the fire department in
heir efforts to make the community
fire safe.
Study the causes of fires and the
measures to prevent them.
Survey ................ hazard of
your town.
A permanent fire prevention in-
spection service should be inaugu-
rated everywhere for frequent inspec-- •
tion of mercantile establishments and
manufacturing plants, gasoline and
oil storages, hospitals, school build-
ings, hotels and rooming houses, th»
atres and auditoriums.
In the rapid development of our re-
sources too little consideration hoa
been given to safe construction, which
has made it necessary to maintain ex-
pensive Are departments for protec-
tion against the very conditions the!
an application of strict building re
quirements would have prevented.
Work for the adoption of adequate
building and electrical codes and or-
dinances to eliminate ordinary Are
langers. Set* that Fin* Prevention ia
taught in every public school.
A whole-hearted observance gf
Fire Prevention Week und the appii
cation of its principles every day in
the yenr will solve America's Are
waste prohlem.
I»H. GRAY SUFFERS STROKE
OF APPOPLEXY SATURDAY
1 N-
Miss Fay Robinson spent the week-
end with home folks in Grand Saline.
Dr. Robert L. Gray, Ben W'heelac,
mt* of the most prominent physicuuM
n the county, is in a serious condition
following a stroke of appoplexy laid.
Saturday.
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Proctor, Willard. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1926, newspaper, September 30, 1926; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1002925/m1/1/?q=lumber+does+its+stuff: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.