The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1947 Page: 2 of 8
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Texas. Under the Act of March 2, 1879
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Association and American Press Association. National
atative, American Press Association. 225 West 39th
St. New York. 18. Now York
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$Ut per year, $1.50 for six months.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or
Imputation of any person, firm or corporation which may ap-
pear in the columns of this newspaper, will be gladly corrected
apon due notice being given to the management at The Sun
Office, Grand Saline. Texas. However, the management re-
serves the right to reject any article or manuscript submitted
for publication.
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aad other friends.
Please try to keep them short sad
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Politics Is for Everyone
Two elections will take place in Grand Saline
daring one week next month—April 1 and April 5.
April 1 will be the city election and April 5 the
schooljdistrict election.
In4ach, the Grand Saline Sun will take a vital
interest. But it is going to be fair about it. Every-
one should be fair.
There are no particular issues involved with
which to get steamed up about. All of the city can-
didates are friends of the newspaper, we trust, and
will continue so after the election. But only three
of the candidates can win, and somebody has to
lose.
Which three shall win and who shall lose is not
for this newspaper to say. Which three is the most
eminently qualified for the job can not be foretold.
After the election, if the wrong men are elected, it
Is too late then to cry. Make the most of it and re-
member there’ll be other elections in April, 1948,
and April, 1949.
This is an “off-year” in Texas elections. No
eounty, state or other elections are scheduled in
which voters will have opportunities to cast ballots.
Residents must possess poll taxes to vote and we j county superintendent, disclosed
fear that many failed to pay poll taxes for the ntc , »g,.pte
very simple reason only local elections are scheduled modity furnished by the govern-
• 1Q47 mcnt at no charge for use in the
XSf4f. lunch rooms of the 21 schools.
That is all the more reason why those who have
taxes should make use of them April 1 and
They probably will be no good after that,
■jnktrmtion Office. Room 2. Fed
eral bldg.. Tyler, Texas, Telephone
238„ N. La Brannon, Jr., Contact
Representative.
Q. Does the name “United States
Government Life (converted) In-
surance” include "National Serv-
ice Life Insurance?
A. No. “United States Govern-
ment Life Insurance” is insurance
issued to World War I veterans
or to persons who applied for same
while in active service before Oct.
8, 1940.
“National Service Life Insurance”
is insurance provided for World
War II veterans. Each is sometimes
referred to as “Government In-
surance” and each is administered
by Veterans Administration under
authority granted by Acts of Con-
gress.
Q. How many offices does the
Veterans Administration have and
where are they located?
A. The Veterans Administration
has a central office in Washington,
D. C., and 13 branch offices located
in strategic centers of population.
In addition it has one or more
regional office field stations or
sub-regional offices in each state.
Some of these are larger and have
wider activities than others but
all are charged with the duty of
assisting veterans and their de-
pendents.
Q. What identification data
should I give in writing about my
claim for benefits administered by
the Veterans Administration?
A. If you are making applica-
tion you should give your full
name, grade, organization, serial
number, date of entrance into
service, date of discharge, and date
and place of birth. After the claim
is filed it will be assigned a claim
number which should be mentioned
in all, subsequent communications.
21 County Schools
Receive Free Juices
CANTON—One hundred and
ninety-eight No. 10 cans of orange
juice and 558 No. 10 cans of to-
mato juice were delivered last Sat-
urday to the 21 Van Zandt County
schools participating in the school
lunch program, Wendell H. Oliver,
«xee«d 800
■ingle
typewritten pi
linen; two typewritten pages double
■paced lines; or, three pages in
longhand.
To The Grand Saline Sun,
Because of the wide-spread in-
terest in labor legislation, and now
that House Bill No. 23 by Marshall
O. Bell has passed the House, I
believe it only just and fair that
you know my stand on the labor
question, and the reason for my
vote.
FIRST—Let me say I may be
wrong in my interpretations, but
as I see tke Bill and the law, so
long as the Wagner Act and the
LaGuardia Act remain cm the
statute books the Bell Bill will be
held unconstitutional by the Su-
preme Court.
SECOND—I believe it is so far
reaching that should the farmers of
Grand Saline or any other com-
munity organize for the purpose
of growing and shipping farm
commodities, and should said or-
ganization charge an initial fee,
hire a secretary to take charge
of keeping their books, another to
look after the selling end, and
charge an extra fee of say fifty
cents per month during the busy
seasons, that they when shipping
their own organization-grown pro-
as'tny second reason for opposing
| said biU.
M. K. Thomas.
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R. H. MOODIE
Investment Analyst
DALLAS
2918 ft Main Street
Feb. 28. 1947
“The Editors,
“GRAND SALINE SUN,
“Grand Saline, Texas.
“Gentlemen:
“I thought that possibly you
people down Grand Saline way
might wish to know what the
citizenship-at-large of Dallas real-
ly thinks of that man Eugene B.
Germany whom you foisted off
upon us some years back,—and I
therefore enclose copy of a letter
which it gave me great pleasure
to indict to the Presioent of great
| Southwestern University at George-
town commending his Board for
having the brilliant discernment to
confer an honorary degree upon
’Gene, which I understand is to be
done sometime in June at next
commencement.
“Anyhow, we of Dallas,—and of
Texas, and of the nation, as for
that matter, for E. B. is possibly
as favorably known throughout
the country and as beloved through-
out his native Texas as he I am
sure is right there in old Van Zandt
County, which nurtured him to
become the great,' cY'un, high-
mindea, strong-hearted man that he
ducts would have to accept the pro- has,—are darned glad that you
ducts of a non-member although j saw fit t° him str°H over this
the said non-member refused to join! way anci ^et cauKht UP ,n our
Opiless the state legislature pulls some more boners,
causing us to go to the polls to rectify the errors
Committed at Austin,
jjfcr ,T^ie Sun wants every eligible voter in Grand Sa-
line and the school district to vote April 1 and
April 5. Outside of that. The Sun is just going to
carry the news as the reporter sees it happen, and
not intentionally offend any candidate or their
Supporters, unless they get out of line and abuse
our American privilege of voting and campaigning
for whom we damn well please.
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What's Wrong With the Women?
Grand Saline has a very active Parent-Teacher
Association. It has made an excellent contribution
to the wholesomeness of school life for our children.
But The Sun wonders why the women of Grand
Saline haven’t taken a little more interest in the
political aspects of our educational system.
What’s wrong with a woman on the school board?
The Sun is certain that there are several women in
Grand Saline just about as qualified to hold down
a seat on the school board as the men. Maybe more
so, because they are, by nature, elected to supervise
children and guide them in their progress toward
adulthood.
Off-hand recollection is that tnere never has been
JB woman member of the school board. Correct or
g^erect, this fact isn’t relevant now. The fact is,
the most opportune time for a bloc of women
to draw a simple petition with five names of
voters on it, requesting that the name or
pi one or two women candidates be placed on
The petition can be filed up to 10 days
flftrtl 5-—election day.
r seriously encourages the women in con-
nomination of one or more members of
school board. And The Sun believes
best wishes of any male candidates
membership in encouraging women
part in the political side of
a
The Edward J. Neil Memorial
Trophy, given annually to the box-
er who did the most for boxing
the preceding year, was awarded
in 1943 to the 4.019 boxers in the
armed services and those yet to
take up arms.
the organization and refused to
pay dues.
Again—I was sponsoring the
Nokes Bill which was patterned
after the Minnesota law. This law
has proved very satisfactory to
both labor and business, and I be-
lieve it is the fairest of any of
the labor bills offered. This bill
also met the recommendations of
the Governor as made by him dur-
ing his campaign. The Nokes Bill,
as sponsored by me, sets up a
conciliation board. It provides a
cooling-off period, defines as un-
fair strikes in violation of the
union’s contract: It made labor
and business alike responsible.
Further*—I want to make plain
that I have never endorsed such
racketeers as John L. Lewis. I
do not believe such men fairly
represent labor, in fact they only
look to their own selfish aggran-
dizement and their own selfish
interests. I believe the Nokes Bill
would have been far more instru-
mental in bringing about industrial
peace and would have been fairer
to both employer and employee
than the Bell Bill. I know that
labor unions have made mistakes,
but I do not believe labor should
be crucified because of the mis-
takes of any one man or set of
men who set themselves up as
dictators. I have submitted the
above to two of the best constitu-
tional lawyers in this body, and
pasture, for he has been and still
is, thank God, one of the greatest
assets a community can have, one
of God’s own noblemen.
“If it were possible to have
another like him, send him along,
also.
“Very sincerely,
”R. H. Moodie.”
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ing trustees of the Union Springs
C. S. D. No. 94 in Van Zandt Conn
ty, Texas, filed their application
with the County Board of Trustees
for authority to lease for mineral
development purposes, certain real
estate belonging to said school
district the same being described
as follows:
One sere of the L. Ruter Survey
and one sere of the S. Bivins
Survey of Van Zandt County,
Texas, and being described fully
in ■ deed recorded in VoL 114,
pages 509 and 510 of the Deed
Records of Van Zandt County,
Texas.
Therefore, notice is hereby given
that on Saturday, March (19th,
1947, at 1:00 P. M„ the above
trustees of said district will re-
ceive bids and same shall be con-
sidered for the leasing of the a-
bove referred to lands; all bids
will be received and considered
and in the discretion of the trustees
of said district said lease shall be
awarded to the highest and- best
bioder thereof, provided jf in the
judgement of said trustees the
bids submitted do not represent
the fair value of such lease, the
same, in the discretion of said
trustees may be rejected; said
lease to provide for a royalty of
an one-eighth of the oil produced,
and shall be for a period of not
more than ten years from the
date of the execution thereof.
COUNTY BOARD OF TRUS-
TEES FOR VAN ZANDT
COUNTY, TEXAS
BY: W. H. Oliver, Secretary.
17-3-tc
Scaled proposals :
6.865 miles of Or.,
t Sing. Asph. Surf.1
Hwy. 64 to 4.6 mi. South I
ler on Highway NoyFM f
ed by S 231 (2) A <1), ft*
Zandt 4b Henderson Coustf^
be received at the Highwajf
partment, Austin, until 9:00 A.
March 25, 1947, and then
opened and read.
This is a “Public Works"
ject, as defined in House Sill
64 of the 43rd Legislature of
State of Texas and House BiU
115 of the 44th Legislature of the
State of Texas, and as- such is
subject to the provisions of said
House Bills. No provisions herein
are intended to be in conflict with
the provisions of said Acts.
In accordance with provisions c
saiu House Bills, the State High^l
way Commission has ascertained
the wage rates prevailing in the
locality in which this work is to
be done. The Contractor shall pay
not less than the prevailing wag#
rates shown in the proposal for
Group 3 for each craft or type of •
“Laborer," “Workman,” or “Me-
chanic” employed on this project.
Legal holiday work shall be paid
for at the regular government!
rates.
Plans and specifications available
at the office of A. C. Gentry; Dis-
trict Engineer Tyler, Texas, and
Texas Highway Department, Aus-
tin. Usual rights reserved. 17-2tc.
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Marlin |
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with
have admitted that they serve (not seek) because
somebody has to frame the policies of our schools,
and no one else will do it. One trustee frankly stated
that, and The Sun believes his sincerity.
That’s why The Sun thinks that more of us should
interest ourselves more in the political affairs of
our schools than we do, particularly the women.
The Sun believes interest would reach unprecedent-
ed proportions if one or two women would allow
their hats to be tossed in the ring. You have the
ball, ladies. Now run.
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Hybrio .
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Texas Farmers themselves proved the superiority of
Peppard’s Funk-G Hybrids to their own and their
neighbors’ satisfaction. Afore than a thousand Texas
Farmers planted research plots of Peppard’s Hybrids
in every Texas corn region before a bushel was of-
fered for sale. Now Peppard’s Hybrids are Deeply A
Fart of Taxes. Peppard’s are hard put to produce
enough aeed to supply the skyrocketing demand—
Don’t wait until planting time ...
GET YOURS NOW
(Mr. Moodie’s letter to President
Score follows):
2018 Zi Main Street
February 25, 1947
“President J. R. N. Score,
“Southwestern University,
“Georgetown, Texas.
“Dear Sir:
“Having noticed through Sun-
day’s NEWS that your fine institu-
tion is contemplating conferring
degrees honorary upon two of our
distinguished citizens of Dallas,
permit me to take this opportunity
to commend you upon the high
type of achievement which you are
so i-ecognizing.
“Those of us who have known
Mr. Harry C. Withers .down the
years known of his claasicism, his
broad approach to world events,
his ability as a writer and hif<
vast audience on the radio, where
his digests of news events have
become more than noteworthy. In
addition, his position of leadership
as a service-clubman is distinguish-
ed and his usefulness to the corti-
munity unbounded, not to speak
of his loyal and consistent devotion
to his religion and his church.
“In Mr. Eugene B. Germany, we
have found another ’great man
who has spared lavishly of his
time, his genius, his talents and
of his living Christianity, which
has been an undying inspiration
to all who have ever been blessed
by meeting him. That is one man
who is sincere to the core, and
his very smile spreads his happi-
ness in life. His service to a great
industry is not small, for he is a
leader there also; his devotion to
high principles in matters of state,
from the lowly but ever important
precinct to the national capital,
are common bywords, and he has
the courage to back his honest
convictions always. His service to
the distinctively-beautiful city of
Highland Park have endeared him
to all with whom he came in con-
tact; his liberality in charity, his
service on the Methodist Hospital
Board and bn the board of the
hospital which he himself gave to
Grand Saline; and, finally, his
faithfulness to Methodism, all are
characteristics of this man.
“You are doing honor to the
State, to Dallas, Highland Park
and to your great Christian in-
stitution when you confer these
well-merited degrees.
“I say this merely as a citizen
who has seen these fine men give
their very lives to others.
“Sincerely,
. R. H. Moodie.”
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cine lees potent than Creomulsion
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trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phtapn and aid nature to
soothe and heal raw, tender. Inflamed
bronchial mucous membranes.
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NO. 6082
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
The State of Texas. County of
. Van Zandt
To those indebted to or holding
claims against the Estate of T. V.
Wood and wife, Ara Wood, Deceas-
ed:
The undersigned having been
duly appointed administrator of
the Estate of T. V. and Ara Wood,
Deceased, late of Van Zandt Coun-
ty, Texas, by the Honorable W.
L. Steed, Judge of the County
Court of said County on the 29th
day of October, A. D. 1946, here-
by notifies all persons indebted to
said estate to come forward ana
make settlement, and those having'
claims against said estate to pres-
ent them to him within the time
prescribed by law at his residence,
Ben Wheeler, Texas, in Van Zandt
County, Texas, where he receives
his mail, this 5th day of March,
A. D. 1947.
S. O. COOPER,
Administrator of the Estate of
T. V. and Ara Wood, Deceasea
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Special Rates to Rural Areas
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Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday
In Month s* 7:30 P. M.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary Meets 2nd and
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Buzbee, Byron B. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1947, newspaper, March 13, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003123/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.