The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. XXXV
‘Where The Salt In Your Shaker Comes From”
Grand Saline, Texas, Thursday, July 21, 1927
“Consolidated With The Salt Shaker”
No. 36
Explain Need of
Tax Amendment
TAX COMMITTEL POINT OUT
NECESSITY BORN.FROM
COMMERCIAL GROWTH.
The vastness of the problem and
the^ grjeat amount of investigation
necessary to know ell the facts as
to the inequalities of the tax burdens
as they now exist in Texas, have
made it impossible for the Tax Sur-
vey Committee, as yet, to come to
definite conclusions as , to methods
of equalizing these burdens; but the
Cl nmittee can definitely and posi-
tively says that the p esent tax sys-
tem, as i.0 real estate, and in fact as
to all visible property, .3 unjust and
discriminatory in ite application, and
f as to some classes o* real estate (we
refer particularly to farms, ranches,
and homes) the burden is excessive
a. d relief must be had
Our tax system was largely de-
vised when the principal activities
of the countr were farming and
ranching, and the ad valorem tax was
a reasonably equitable tax on all;
but since the great commercial de-
velopment of our State, there has
come about large and varied revenue
producing activities that have little
visible property. The owners of this
great wealth enjoy all the benifits of
our government and should stand
their proportion of the taxes neces-
sary to maintain the government
When they are required to do so, then
the burden on lands, homes, and oth-
er visible property can be great!y re-
duced, and be excessive on none.
The tax amendment to the Cm-
stitution, providing for t^e separa-
tion of objects of taxation, and hav-
ing for its purpose the abolishment
of tax on land and other visible pro-
perty for State purpose will, in the
judgment of the undersigned mem-
b. of this committee, be a great aid
to the Legislature in relieving the
l resent intolerable tax situation.
We, therefore, urge the voters of
<as to adopt this amendment, and
so doing, facilitate the efforts to
Relieve the farm, the ranch, and the
home from its unjust tax burden.
O. B. Colquitt
J. W.'Stevenson
^James Callan
J. M. Henderson
A. E. Wood
A. P. Duggan
Claude D. Teer
Edgar E. Witt
J. M. West
J. A. Kemp
Adrian Pool
J G. Willacy
E. T. Miller
C. E. Nicholson
(Being all members present and
those who could be reached by phone).
SPECIAL MEETING OF
FRUIT GROWERS
A general meeting of the produce
men and fruit growers of Texas is
planned for the second day of the
five day Farmers’ Short Course at
College Station, July 25th to 29th.
The object of this meeting is to
let the produce men get a direct in-
sight into the fruit growers’ problem
and for the fruit growers to get the
buyers’ viewpoint of buying fruit
and vegetables. Talks by outstanding
fruit growers and produce men will
be made and problems concerning
both lines of worl will be discussed
Representatives from the College
will discuss production of clean fruit,
picking, packing, handling, and so
forth. Disease control measures and
other timely topics will be discussed
at the meetiiig.
This meeting will be the first of
its kind ever held at College Station
and if it proves to be successful and
of material value this event will be-
come an annual day in the years to
come.
Owing to the specia -ates given
by the railroads and the low coast
of board and room at the College,
the total cost of the trip will be less
than $16.00. All interested in at-
tending should notify the railroad
agent that he may have tickets ready.
All of the men, women, boys and girls
going with the County Agent and
Couny Home Demonstration Agent
will leave on the Sunday morning
train.
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EAST SIDE CIRCLE BRAVES
HEAT TO HOLD MEETING
MRS. FLOYD FRASIER ILL , I MRS. CALDWELL’S BROTHER
WHILE HERE ON VISIT DIED THURSDAY IN TYLER
Mrs. Floyd Frasier, who had beert
visiting friends and relatives in
Grand Saline, berime suddenly ill
and was taken to a sanitarium Mon-
day morning. Those accompaning her
had planned to take her to Dallas,
but her condition was such that it
was not thought advisable to go fur-
ther than TerrielL Floyd Frasier,
who, until Sunday morning had been
here with her, was notified at Hous-
ton of her condition, and he promply
returned to her bedside.
As soon as her condition will per-
mit, an operation is to be performed.
HERRON HOME BURNED
LAST FRIDAY MORNING
The house occupied by Felix Her-
ron burned Friday morning, the
blaze originated in the flu. No in-
surance was carried on either the
house or contents, and, with the ex-
ception of a few light articles of
furniture, the house and contents was
a total loss. The building belonged
to Mrs. Rebeka Land.
J. O. PRESSWOOD ON
U. S. SHIP ARGONNE
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The women of the east side circle
of ths Womans Missionary Society,
who had the nerve to venture out in
the heat to the church at four o’clock
last Monday, felt that they were
rewarded as they sat under the elec-
tric fans. A study of the second
chapter of their book. “O’er Tem-
pled Hills’’ was had. Mrs. Read
taught the lesson.
Several ladies gave topics from
the missionary bulletin. One topic
called attention to the fact that next
year was the Jubilee Year, it being
fifty years since the Womans Mis-
sionary Society became a conneetion-
al organization. The societies of the
Southern Ccurch are making great
plans to celebrate this event.
All members are asked to come to
the church next Monday to help fin-
ish the quilts.
KEROSENE FOUND IN W ATER
SPRING EAST OF TV LER
J. O. Presswood, son of C. C. Press-
wood in a letter dated July 9th, asks
for the subscription rate on the Sun
in states other than Texas. He has
been in the navy for two years, and
according to his words, he is “eager
to keep up with the happenings of
the Old Home Town".
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E. E. BROOKS WRITES FROM
MARTIN. TENNESSEE
Funeral services for Eugene B.
•Tunnel!, well known druggist, who
jiied at 2:00 o’clock Thursday after-
noon at his home on Ferrel, Tyler,
were held at 4:00 o’clock Friday at
the family home and burial was made
at Rose Hill Burial Park.
Mr. Tunnell had suffered for several
weeks from a blood clot on the brain
and was preparing to go to St. Louis
for an operation when he died. He
passed awey quietly. He was 43
years of age and was associated with
Bryant in Stone’s Pharmacy, at
e southeast corner of the square.
Mr. Tunnel formerly resided near
Garden Valley in the northwest por-
tiqg of Smith County. Coming to
Tyler some five or six years ago and
asaaciated himself in the Drug busi-
ness. He was a solid, substantial
business man with many friends. He
was a member of the First Baptist
church.
Besides his widow and one daugh-
ter, Eugenia, he is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. J. M. Stone of Dallas
and Mrs. J. E. Caldwell of Grand
Saline, and three brothers, Oscar
Tunnell of Ada, Oklahoma, Harry
Tunnell of Dallas, and Joe Tunnell of
this city.
E. E. Brooks, who operated a groc-
ery store here for a number of years
before moving to Tennessee, has just
recently written from Martin, Tenn.,
forwarding $1.50 fo a renewal on
his subscription to the Grand Saline
Sun. Mr, Brooks states that they
like the town fine and have a nice
business started. He extended his
best wishes to his friends here.
Birthday Party
REV. DODD EXPRESSES
APPRECIATION OF HELP
Rev. B. C. Dodd, who is holding a
meeting at Elm Grove, filled his .eg-
ular appointment at the F irst Bap-
tist Chumh here on last Sunday
morning, returned to Elm Grove Sun-
day • afternoon. In eoversation with
the church reporter he expressed
his appreciation of the splendid co-
operation of the ministers of the city
and of other, Christians in the recent
revival services at the First Baptist
Church. v
The meeting here was very suc-
cessful and the church wonderfully
revived and strengthened.
NO CHURCH SERVICES AT
* M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY
w' There will be no preaching servi-
ces at the Methodist Church on next
Sunday morning or Sunday night, but
Sunday School and Epworth League
will have their regulur meeting at
p the usual hours. The lack of church
services is caused by the absence of
Rev. Read, who is engaged in a two
weeks meeting at Edgewood.
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CHEROKEE COUNTY TO
VOTE ON BOND ISSUE
Troup, Texas, July 16.—Aug. 9th
is the date set for elections through-
out Cherokee County to determine
if the County commissioners shall is-
sue $3,000,000 in road bonds. The
bond would be used in hard surfac-
ing State highways in the county and
rebuilding lateral roads.
A road bond issue of $2,500,000
was defeated by a narrow margin In
Cherokee County elections on June
18th.
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A spring of waetr containing ker-
osene oil has been found on Arch
Taylors place, 18 miles east of Tyler
on the old Jimtown road. A bottle
of the oil and water was brought to
the Courier-Times office this morn-
ing by G. \V. Grouch Colored Demon-
stration Agent of Smith county.
The liquid appeared to be about 85
per cent water and 15 per cent oil,
which was separated from the water
and easily discernable on top.
The oil had not been tested but
Crouch stated that it will burn. He
also said there is no tank near the
well from which the oil could have
seeped.—Tyler Courier-Times.
EARLE, RAGSDALE NO. 2
SHOWS SALT WATER
Mrs. A. L. F’arrell entertained for
her little daughter, Josephine, on
Wednesday afternoon, July 13 th.
The occasion was the ninth anniver-
sary of her birthday.
Marty gifts were presented the
little honoree.
After many interesting games on
the lawn, the children were called
to the dining room, where the birth-
day cake bearing the nine lighted
cundles was cut and served with ice
cream to the 26 little guests.
Protracted Meeting at Pruitt
TRAIN WILLS BOY
AT VILLAGE MILLS
-Jacksonville, Texas, July 19.—A
Southern Pacific freight train in
charge of Conductor H. A. Booth,
both of this city, ran ovA and kil-
led William Pool, 18, near Village
Mills.
The engineer stated that the train
was making about 25 miles per hour
up grade, and when the boy was first
seen, he w'as lying on his back, with
head and shoulders across the rail
and moving his head back and forth
seemingly unconscious, and about
five car-lengths ahead of the train.
The emergency brakes were applied
but before the train could be stopped
the engine and 16 cars had passed
over the boy.
He was an employee of the Kirby
Lumber company and is survived by
his mother, who resides at Village
Mills.
RECALLS DAYS OF ‘64
AT PEACH TREE CREEK
“Salties'
Loose
Game Tuesday
WILLS POINT SCHOOL
BOARD ELECTS TEACHERS
Pres. E. M. Grier of Wills Point
school board reports the entire fac-
ulty for the next year has been em-
ployed. They are: Supt. G. I). Sta-
ton; Prin. J. L. Mdlvaney; Spanish,
Miss Rena R. Freeman; Latin, Miss
Dixie Woodford; Domestic Science,
Miss Alice Murrey: Science, Mi-s An-
nie Lon Derrick uod Mrs. Louise 15.
Palestine, July 19.—The Earle &
Ragsdale well No. 2 was again tes-
ted late Sunday afternoon and show-
ed salt water. This proved a great
disappointment to all interested.
Earle & Ragsdale No. 2 is near the
discovery Elliott well, just across the
river in Cherokee County.
The Humble Oil Company has fil-
ed another big batch of leases with
the county clerk here, most of the
property being in the neighborhood
of the town of Neches, where much
research work has been done.
Sand Elat Helping Club
The Helping Club met at the reg-
ular place this week and quilled a
quilt for Mrs. W. R. C’ade. After
the quilt was finished she was show-
ered with many nice guifts, it being
her 52 birthday. Following this,
the crowd was invited to the home of
Mrs. Cade and cake, watermelon and
cantelodpe was served.
There were seventeen ladies pres-
ent, all of whom wished Mrs. Cade
many more happy birthdays.
Staton, English.
- I The grade teachers are Mrs. T. i
The Baptist people of Pruitt will|H. Kimbrough and .Mi-s A loll, M u
begin a series of meetings on Satur-! I’-an; Bonnie Blackwell; Lila M. . Hill:
day night, August 6th, such meeting! Myrtle McDonald: < alia McDonald;
%d continue through the following Susie Kennedy and Sal
week. Rev. E. M. Gentry, assisted Kindergerden. Miss Hel r Presnall.
by the pastor, E. M. Ogden will <! ----♦
the preaching. Bro. Gentry is one of , Singers Assemble W Tyler
the most able ministers in East Texa-j
and the entire community and sur-1 On Sunday, July 31st, 1.• J7, there
rounding communities arc extended will lie an "all day singing", begin-j
a cordial invitation to attend and j ning at nine o’clock A. M., in the!
take part in this meeting. j large, well-seated and comfortable
---•*»--auditorium at the Fair Grounds in
REVIVAL MEETING AT
LAWRENCE SPRINGS
A revival meeting will begin at
Lawrence Springs on Friday night,
July 22. Every one has a special in-
vitation to come and be with us in
this meeting.
J. T. Yarbrough, Pastor
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PRUITT LADIES AID TO
STAGE PLAY AT VAN
On July 29, the Ladies Aid of Pruitt
will stage a play at Van entitled.
“Yimmie Younson’s Yob". Ten and
fifteen cents will be the admission
charge.
REV. MRS. COLLIER WILL
LECTURE ON WHITE SLAVES
Rev. Mrs. Collier, who is assis-
ting in the revival services being
conducted by the Nazarene Church
in the big tent located near the
Church of Christ, will preach Sun-
day afternoon at three o'clock on the
White Slaves Of America.
Mrs. Collier has been in s el
welfare work for nineteen years, /mi
has worked in several states.
the City of Tyler. Everybody, es-
pecially singers, are cordially invi-
ted to spend the day with us and en-
joy the occasion. There will be an
abundance of ice water convenient to
all. Come early and bring your lunch.
The improved highways of Smith
County radiate in every direction
from Tyler. Come, and you will be
glad of having done so.
The Committee on Invitations
STOLEN CAR ABANDONED
ON SAND FLAT ROAD
A Ford Coupe stolen from the
Gulf Refining Company at Shreve-
port was abandoned >>n the Sand Flat
road near the W. G. Copenhaver home
on Tuesday night. City Marshall
Wright phoned the Shreveport offi-
cials, who promply indentified it as
the one whoeh hud recently been ta-
ken.
VV. B. Green, until recently a resi-
dent of Lorraine, Texas, has arrived
i Grand Saline, where he will oper-
ate the local Singer Sewing Machine
gency. Mr. Green plans on having
his family join him here some time
this week.
J. W. Germany, Confederate Vet-
eran, mad one of the few who re-
main to narrate the experiences of
those four years, tells below of the
thrilling though terrible, experien-
ces of the war.
“On July 2th, 1864, at Peach Tree
Creek, after parade and camp duties
were over, I, with others, repaired
to the Chatehucha River to wash my
clothes, which consisted of a shirt
and a pair of pants, all home-made
This washing was accomplished by
wading into the river without either
clothing or soap. As soon as the
washing was completed, we went to
the shade for shelter from the hot
sun, and hung our clothes on the
bushes to dry.
“In a few minutes the call sound-
ed to fall in line of battle. Then be-
gan my worry. As first sergeant, I
had to report the number of able
bodied men for service and the num-
ber who were sick. As, every old
soldier knows, there are many camp
duties, but this time they were caught
nupping.
“Belly ache, rheumatism, nurul-
gia sudden chills and almost con-
gestion. Such groans and appeals
for excuse. I had to answer, “too
late”. Some fainted, some fell by the
way, some hid behind trees, some
fell in a ditch about four feet wide
ami six inches deep in water. Red-
dened with blood they formed a
bridge as others walked on their
hacks. One man shot off his little
toe and another the end of his little
finger. (You see wounds are pow-
der burned at close range).
Hood had just superseded Joe
Johnson. The battle raged till al-
most night. There was left only a
skeleton of our brigade. The scars
on my body ure fading like the ranks
of my comrades."
“I will not try to descrilie the hor-
rors of the field. I mention only one
incident. Captain Riley Pearce, who!
later died near Lindale in Smith,
County, was shot through the foot.
He crawled n mile down the afore-1
mentioned ditch to avoid capture.'
There was not an officer left in my
company. Two months later 1 re-
turned to the command with my arm
in a sling, and was elected Captain
tlie next day. I followed Hood until
at Franklin Tenn., they left me on
the field as dead.
"The suffering and endurance of
that campaign has seldom been sur-
passed.
“On April 1, 1865, I bad recovered
from my Franklin experience to re-
turn to my command. General Wil-
son’s cavalry raid cut me off so I had I
t > form a company of stragglers with
myself as Captain and Boh Craig as
First Lieutenant of the 15th Miss.
Our efforts wire futile and the Van j
kees took us in.
"I could mention many amusing in-
cidents, hut my reflections are too
serious to mention them today.
Captain J. W. Germany
Co. 1, 10th Miss.
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l'o Preach Here Sunday
Rev. K. R. McWilliams will be in
Grand Saline Sunday to take charge I
of the regular Fourth Sunday • r |
vices at the Main Street Christian i
Church. The subject for the morn-
ing service will he ’Sunday Obser-
vance”. His subject for the night >er j
mon has not been announced.
Attend Funeral At Plana
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cofer atten- j
ded the funeral of Paul Henry, son |
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Blanke, at
Plano, Tuesday. Mr. Blanke, who is I
a rural carrier at Plano and Score-1
tary of the Rural Carrier's Asaacin-
tlon, i- an old friend of Mr. Cofer.
Notice To Ml Masons
The Masonic Service Association
will holcf a meeting for the County
at Grand \aline on Wednesday night,
July 27. All Masons are urged to at-
tend.
C. C. Lindsey, W.*M.
V. B. Moore, See.
DKl (. STOCK MOVED TO
SNOW DRUG STORE
The stock of the Roberson Phar-
macy was moved into the Snow Drug
Store this week, the tw*> businesses
being combined at the latter loca-
tion.
TEN INNING 8ESSION DECIDES
CONTEST IN FAVOR OF
EDOM NINE.
Playing the third game of three
consecutive days, the Morton Sett
Company base ball team tasted de-
feat at the hands of the Edom ay-
gregation, it taking, however, ten
innings to decide the outcome. The
final score was 8 to 5.
Handicapped by the loss of "Doo-
dle" Boyd on the pitching staff woe
n serious loss to the locals, although
B. McNorton had the salt company
team in the lead when relieved at the
end of the sixth inning. V. Anthony,
who was substituted for him, waa
wild and Maxfleld from Van was pot
in his place. From the latter, the
Edom team were able to score three
runs in the •enth inning.
The Morton Salt Company team
will journey to Edom for a return
engagement on Friday, and a game
will also be played with the fast Ter-
rell aggregation on next Sunday.
On last Sunday the locals played
Wills Point on the Wills Point field,
winning by the score of 13 to 10.
Osborn performed the mound duties
for the Grand Saline team.
Monday's game was played with
Fruitvalc, the Morton team barely
escaped with a 7 to 6 victory, la
this game Manager Lee tried out
several different pitchers with hope*
of finding one who could fill the
place left vacant by Boyd’s depar-
ture.
LOCAL PASTOR HOLDS
FDGyWOOD MEETING
Rev. M. II. Read, pastor of the lo-
cal Methodist Church, is holding a
protracted meeting at the Methodist
Church at Edgewood. They have
lieen having a good attendance and
interesting services. Several of the
members of the local church have
been attending the services during
the course of the meeting.
MIN KOI. \ MONII OR HOST
AT FISII FRY. FRIDAY
On Friday night, the Mineolu Moni-
tor will l>e host to a group, which in-
cludes editors from surounding towns
at a fish fry and watermelon feast
to be held at the Amos Lake on the
llaincsvillc road. An orchestra will
aid in furnishing entertainment for
the gathering.
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l i t IM F JOV M R DIED
SI DDEM.V SI NDAY
Lucille, the four year old daughter
of Mr. and Mr Bob Joyner, died
very suddenly Sunday night. She,
with her parent-, had been -pending
•he day at a neighbor's house just
aero- the Si one, and when her par-
, i.■ . tried to muse her from a nap
• h,»y discovered something unusual
wrong with her, and summoned
medical aid She soon went into con-
vulsions, dying Sunday night.
Burial was made at Crcagleville,
Rev. Dye- inducting the services.
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WORK • OMPI.E'I I'll <>N
ROST OFFICE Itl II.DING
An application of paint has been
made on both the interior and exter-
ior of the post office building, some
new flooring has been laid, and oth-
er improvements made. Probably
the things most pleasing to the eye
are the new fixtures which have been
installed. These are of light color
and so placed that the office force
have almost double the amount of
room they have hud heretofore.
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WEST SIDE CIRCLE MET
AT THE HOME OF MRS. R VY
The west side circle of the Wom-
ans Missionary Society met with Mrs.
T. B. Ray on Monday afternoon. The
Devotional was led by Mrs. Rufus
Ritchie anil Mrs. A. B. Clifford led
in prayer. A very interesting les-
son on "O’er Templed Hills" was
taught by Mrs. Ritchie.
Iced tea and sandwiches were ser-
ved to the following: Mrsdnmes
Rufus Ritchie, A. B. Clifford, Ellis
Thompson, Claude Pitts, Kermit
Smith, Gruydon McPhail, VV. P. Mul-
lican, Oliver Cofer, T. B. Ray and
Miss Ella Grider.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Kermit Smith.
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Proctor, Willard. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1927, newspaper, July 21, 1927; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003041/m1/1/: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.