The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1944 Page: 1 of 10
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Uncle Sam's Men From
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Wortham Guinft S 1/c and Bob
Miller,, BM 2/c left Monday to take
up their assignment in the Navy after
a several days visit with the former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Guinn.
They were on a short leave, therefore
Miller did not have time to go to his
home in El Paso. The two sailors
have been on the same ship in the
Atlantic.
Sgt. Triston Guinn also visited last
week with his parents. He is stationed
in New Jersey.
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Pvt. Porter Adkins is home on a
furlough.
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Pvt. Dick Humphreys left Saturday
for his camp in Missouri.
*******
Sgt. Thomas B. Martin is doing
nicely at the McCloskey General
Hospital in Temple, according to word ,
received in this office by his father. I
F. M. Martin and Ed Chrest.nan
visited at the hospital this week.
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Capt. and Mrs. M. L. Matherly of i
Amarillo are here visiting friends for
the Thanksgiving Holidays.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ola Ray have received
a letter from their son. Pvt. James
Ray, who is with the 85th Engrs. |
somewhere in France, stating he is i
in the hospital as the result of his !
face being burned. Pvt. Ray states,
‘‘There surely are some good doctors |
and wonderful nurses over here.’’ He
wrote that the burns wore well and
wouldn’t leave a scar. Ray has been
overseas almost fifteen months and
last September he was moved from
Italy to Southern France.
*******
Pvt. Howard Berry of Fort Dix,
N. J. arrived last Monday, November
13 for a furlough here with his wife
and relatives.
*******
Seaman Elijah Garrett and 'wife of
Brooklyn, N. Y. have been visiting
relatives at Fruitvale. They returned
home Sunnday.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Collett received
word Monday from the War Depart-
ment that their son. Pvt. Jack Collett
has arrived safely in England.
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In a recent letter from Claude
Duke S2/c to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. U. A. Duke of Grand Saline he
wrote of his experiences in the Phil-
lipines on Leyte. Seaman Duke was on
Morotai when it was invaded. He also
stated that he saw quite a few boys
that won’t be here for Christmas— or
any other Christmas. He remarked
that when the battle eased up a bit
the civilians at Leyte -were surely
glad to see them and they would help
the Americans in finding a Jap nest.
The Americans would give the natives
food and clothing. Seaman Duke has
been receiving the Sun and reads
it more than one time.
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Mr. and Mrs. Nick Williams re-
ceived word Tuesday night for the
first time in 3 weeks that their son,
Pfc. Fine Williams had landed safely
somewhere overseas. Pfc. Williams
is with the ground Air Corps. Before
going overseas he received his train-
ing in West Palm Beach, Fla. Las
Vegas, N. Mexico. Nashville, Tenn.
Presque Isle and Bangor, Maine.
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Recent word from Farris Edward
Brawner AMM 3/c states that he has
received his Christmas Edition of the
Sun and “enjoyed it very much.”
Brawner is somewhere in the Pacific.
He is the son of Mrs. Dora Brawner
of San Diego, California former resi-
dents of Grand Saline.
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Recent word from T/5 Haskell C.
Berry states he is in China now. He
has recently moved from India and
he likes it -much better in China, be-
cause they have better weather and
get much better food. Cpl. Berry said
he couldn’t say what he was doing but
he was doing iwhat the Japs don’t
like.
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G. M. 1/c and Mrs. Walton Bryant
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Pvt. Ovolee Carroll U. S. M. C.,
was wounded in action September 26th
on Peleliu in the Palau Islands and
has been awarded the Purple Heart.
Pvt Carroll has recovered from his
wounds sufficiently to return to his
organization.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Car-
roll of Grand Saline, he has been in
service three years and has been Over-
seas 13 months. He received his train-
ing at the Marine Base in San Diego.
In Admiralty Islands WOUNDED ON LEYTE
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REGRETS
The Sun regrets exceedingly
that the name of Carters Clean-
era was inadvertedly omitted from
from the bond page laat week.
There may have been others
whose names were in like manner
omitted from the page, if so. if
they wil so inform us we shall be
happy to give proper recognition.
Charley Anderson
Opens New Cafe
Next to Post Office
After a brief interlude of a few
months Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ander-
son re-opened their doors to the eat-
ing public of Grand Saline and Van
Zandt county Wednesday morning
with a brand r ew place that shines
like a new dollar.
The location this time is where
another cafe was formerly operated
for a few .months, next door to the
post office, but had been closed by
the owner. Charley obtained posses-
sion of the building and had its in-
terior completely rejuvenated and
decorated to present one of the most
attractive appearances of any eating
place in this sector.
A very unique seating arrangement
of booths has been installed to allow
waitresses to come directly from the
kitchen and up an aisle next to the
wall and between the booths and
the wall, which allows them to serve
easily without danger of bumping
into standing customers or other in-
terference. Two counters with com-
fortable seats in addition to the booths
will allow the serving of around half-
a-hundred people at one time in
case of emergency tables could be
installed and the capacity increased.
Charley has spared no expense in
the kitchen either, to create facili-
ties for a cuisine not surpassed in
this sector. Modern equipment in
abundance has been installed through-
out, and among other things is the
installation of a barbecue pit from
which he will serve hot barbecue
daily as -w$ll as keep it for sale to
those who may wish to carry some
home. Likewise he will feature home-
made chili for serving and carrying
home. He will also feature home
baked pies.
With Charley and Mrs. Anderson
at the beginning is his mother whose
cooking is well known to Grand Sa-
line people, and Mrs. Tolley Wimpey
all of whom -were with him at his
old stand. There will be others but
their names could not be given at
press time.
Charley sold out several months
ago after receiving his call to the ser-
vice, but a change in Selective Ser-
vice Ruling placed him in another
classification, so now he is back and
ready to serve his friends again.
The establishment will be known
this time simply as CHARLEY’S.
Elsewhere in this issue of the Sun
will be found a personal message
from Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. Your
atttention is respectfully directed to
this message.
COUNTY AUDITOR VISITS HERE
County Auditor, A. J. Riley, was
a visitor at the Sun Office Tuesday,
announcing, while here, a district
Boy Scout Meeting for the purpose
of selecting district executives for
this district which comprises Van
Zandt County.
The meeting will be held in the
county court room and will be presided
over by Mr. Riley, present district
chairman.
All local Scout committeemen and
anyone in fact, particularly interested
in Scouting, are asked to attend.
One of the county commissioners,
Mr. Knight visited here with Mr.
Riley.
Calvin H. Davis has been in the
service for one year and is now sta-
tioned in the Admiralty Islands. He
attended the Grand Saline High
School before going into the service
in September of last year.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Davis, Route 2, Grand Saline ,he has
recently been promoted to Motor
Machinist Mate First Class.
All Churches To
Join In Turkey
Announcement Made At
Lion's Anniversary Banquet
Here Last Monday Night
W. Z. Anderson has received word
from the War Department that his
son, Pfc. Willie Anderson, was wound-
ed on Leyte, in the Phillipines, on
October 20. Pfc. Anderson is in a
hospital in the Phillipines.
Anderson was torn and reared in
Grand Saline, graduating from Grand
Saline High School in 1038. He started
working for the Busy Bee Transfer
ard Storage Company in Dallas after I
graduation.
Pfc. Anderson entered the sendee
in October 1942. He lias been overseas
about three months. He said for the I
folks back home, “to keep up the
good work."
The Grand Saline Lions Club meets
each two weeks.
They have been at this now for
thirteen years, and during that time
they have had some very nice meet-
ings and interesting programs, but
it seems to be just about the universal
ucclaim, not only of Lions, but their
invited guests as well, that the meet-
ing last Monday evening on the oc-
casion of the Thirteenth Anniversary
of the club was by far the most mo-
mentous of all meetings ever held by
the club, and that perhaps it would
be safe to say that it climaxed any
meeting of any kind of civic nature
that has ever been held in Grand
Saline for any purpose.
Grand Hotel Coffee Shop, but tho
event that highlighted the entii*
evening’s program was the announce
ment made by E. B. Germany of the
gift of a general hospital to Grand
Suline by himself, Mrs. Germany and
sons and daughter in memory of hia
late father, the venerable J. W. Ger-
many and his mother, ‘Mammy’ Geiw
many, who still lives here and is un-
iversally loved by ull in Grand Selin*
urn! all others who know her.
But the luurels do not stop there ., ,
rather it might lie said that this is
just where they begin, for in addition
to the memory of his own parents.
Mr. Germany considers this philan-
Bthropy a monument to his very cloea
The program itself was very elab- personal friends und counselor, I>r.
orate, as was the banquet served by \. B. Cosby whom he more or less
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Garner, of the
Grand Saline Loses
One Most Loved
Citizens in Death
Day Celebration Much Loved Pioneer
Woman here Laid
To Rest Wednesday
The Churches of Grand Saline will
co-operate to usher in Thanksgiving
Day with a special 'thanksgiving ser-
. ice which will he held at the Nazarene
Church beginning at 8 A. M.
The pastors have chosen Thursday,
November 30, for the day, in as much
as that is the day to be observed by
the schools and busircss district here.
A program in which all the pastors
of the community will participate has
been planned and the occasion prom-
ises to be of considerable interest
and worth to the community.
In view of the chaotic conditions
throughout the world the audie ce
will be asked to join the pastors in a
season of prayer for the return of
peace to the earth.
Church members of all faiths and
all others are invited and urged to
attend this service.
In the passing of John Luce, Grand
Saline lias lost one of her most use-
ful citizens.
Mr. Luce was born Nov. 29, 1890,
in \ an Zandt county, near Canton., , , , . , ,, . .
lie was the fifth of fifteen children parity tonight I thought of all of them,
born to Mr. and Mrs. Alien Luce ! Diit quickly cast them aside for none
When his father passed away John 1,1 ■h,m were appropriate, they didn’t
was left the responsibility of caring
thinks of as his “second" father,
for he not only attended the ilia of
himself and his wife, but he ushered
into this world all three of his children
and saw them all well into manhood
and womanhood and kept them in a
state of good health during the great-
er part of the time."
Coming simvltuneously with the
opening of the Sixth War Loan Drive
Mr. Germany gave his first attention
to “Reasons Why We Should Buy
More War Bonds.
He presaged his re-murks by giving
tribute to his “home-town," saying
that “o it of ,-t 11 the speeches I have
ev« r made or have copies of, when I
was called upon to serve in this ca-
fit, for in fact, nothing I had ever
said, or will say tonight was or ia
good enough."
Then getting into the main issue
Scouts to Pick Up
Paper Saturday If
It Doesn't Rain
Town Chairman, J. S. Land, nrr
Wylie Thomas have announced lhn
the paper drive which was srhcrtiLt
to have been conducted last Situ, -
will be conducted this Saturday «r‘"
noon providing rain or other Provider
tial hinderance does not interfere
again.
If rain should interfere again the
drive will be held the first Saturday
thereafter that rain does not come.
It will be remembered that paper
is needed now more than ever, so
if you have any get it ready and have
it out where it may be reached and
picked up.
Tie all newspapers together, all
magazines together and tie up all
loose paper in brown paper or put
in boxes of cardboard.
Be sure to have yours ready.
Churches Asked to
Collect Gifts For
Disabled Veterans
All the churches of Grand Saline are
asked to unite to collect Christmas
gifts of any kind for disabled veterans
of World War II. Suggestions for
gifts are: candies, toilet goods, men’s
sets, shaving powder, razor blades,
books, cookies, games.
The Baptist Church is taking the
lead and all other faiths are asked to
join in this worthy cause.
Interested persons can see Mrs.
Milton Youngblood or Rev. Simpson
Daniel.
URGENT NOTICE
Especially to Correspondents, but
to all who will have news for us next
week, it must be in early, as the Sun
will be published Tuesday next week
in order to give the force Thanksgiv-
ing Holiday and get your paper to
you on time. Correspondents please
get your copy in Monday. Otherwise
we cannot use it in next week’s paper.
Thank you.
Mrs. Julia Ann Bailey, age 82, pass-
ed away Tuesday Nov. 14 at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Homer Davis,
after a several weeks illness result-1
ing from a fall in which she received |
injuries.
Funeral services were conducted at j
the First Baptist Church here at 31
p. m. Wednesday Nov. 15, with Rev.
Silas Dickerson, pastor, ard Rev. B.
C. Dodd, a former pastor officiating. |
Interment was in the family burial
grounds at Corinth under the direc-
tion of the Grand Saline Funeral
Home.
Surviving in the immediate family
include Joe Latta, of Port Arthur,
Mrs. Emma Jones of Arp; J. E. Lattu;
and Mrs. H. Y. Reader both of Haines-
ville.La.; John Latta of Washington
(state); D. B. and M. E. Latta and
Mrs. Davis all of Grand Saline. Sur-
viving also are 21 grandchildren, 13
gi eat-grandchildren; three brothers,
J. P. Ford of Paris, John Ford of
Kansas and Gus Ford of Oklahoma
ity; two sisters, Mrs. Lou Bates of
ear Paris and Mrs. Bessie Haines
>i Grand Suline.
Mrs. Bailey was born in Alabama,
in 1862, and was married to J. E.
Latta there in 1879 and bail a family
of four children before coming to Tex-
as in 1891, coining directly to Van
Zandt county and settling near Pruitt.
Later they moved hack to Arkansas,
living there several years before com-
ing back to Paris wlie:* they lived
until the husband pn-sul this life
in the spring of 1906.
In 1910 she was married to W. M.
(Uncle Dock) Bailey of Grand Suli c,
an old neighbor back in Alabama, and
they lived here then until 1926 at
which time he was taken in death.
She had maintained her home here
from then until a fow weeks ago,
when she was carried to her daughter's
home after the fall and subsequent
injuries.
Deceased was converted in early
childhood and was affiliated with the
Missionary Babtist Church being a
staunch, loyal and devoted member,
taking an active part regularly un-
til her injuries precluded this , her
greatest pleasure, a few weeks ago.
In addition to a worthy contribution
to the well being of the commonwealth
by the medium of her own consecrat-
ed Christian life of her posterity, she
has given 8 grandchildren to the
Armed Services of this war, several
of whom are officers. She contributed
her pari in World War I, also two
sons, O. P. and John, the ormer suc-
cumbing, to the results of being gass-
ed, in 1933. . , ,
Pallbearers were Ozic Jenkins,
Claude Russell, Young Luckett, F. M.
Martin, Ed Bailey and J. C. Russell.
M.,E. White and W. L. Lewis were
in charge to the song service.
REV. G. B. CARTER ATTENDS
MEETING IN WACO THIS WEEK
Rev. G. B. Garter went to Waco
Monday for a meeting of the com-
missioners of the W.ico Methodist
Home of which he is a memlier.
Corn r.issioners from the entire
state are expected to attend.
for his mother and younger brother
and sifters. No man ever took such
responsibility more willingly nor i . , . , . , .,
curried it out more ably than <lul John I of th‘‘ h'>:i-l ,irlve- hl' 8ttl,,.: ,n U
who became a real father and an older "'K about u,m,H 11 18 “■“-•l*8''* to tell
brother to all his familv. j >‘nl that it is a good way to save,
ii.. .... i i .. or that it will prepare you for nfter-
ou ‘of (“-.ifHIii uni the-'- nr purchases, or , ou should
ut o Grand Sail, e in 1909 a.-.d con- Al. t... , .,,, , „r,cy in the
71 M ,"7. 77VI ” r ' »«• tW. : a latte of fact you
months of h > death which occurred in .lll.<.n K kr„w the*,- things.”
Ailnigtoi, Gnus, Nov. 1941. His, why do you support the war
death occurred at the home of Ins sis- llffor, " ht. ask,„|. -You support it from
ter-m-law, Mrs. (>n>»s. Hi* had been ! »liirM •• ,minting t* hi* heart,
in \ eternn s Hospital Ln Dallas.
Hi* was married to Jeasit* May
Roark. July Li, 11)20. Three children
were born to this union, two of whom,
Johnnie A lief.e and Billy preceded
him in death. On the other side are
also three brothers, seven sisters and
his. parents, lie is survived by his|tjon t, wi„ provi«to."
wife, one daughter, one brother, and -Among those bovs,” he continued.
here," he said, pointing to his heart.
Then he asked the question, "\\ hat
do the boys who are on the battle
field thick about the bonds! Do they
think of the intrinsic worth of the
bonds in the terms of dollars and
cents? Of what they will buy when
they come home or how much amuni-
three sisters.
In the early ’teens John became
Christian, joined the Corinth Baptist
'Among those boys,'
“there is one thing back deep in the
minds of every one of them, and that
is home." “They are not thinking
church, of which he remained a mem- ,,f s„nie high-spun form of govem-
her until he removed his -membership mt.: t, ! ut rather the old democratic,
to Grand Saline. In this church he AMERICAN way of life. . . .Home
served as chorister Sunday School .Dad. . . .Mom. . the church . .
superintendent church treasurer, und i his mind is on the place where he used
as an active deacon. I fishing, the gang, the corner
He served his country at home, ,|rug store, and whether it is openly
and abroad as a member of the mill-1 spoken s,H-rctly said a prayer ia
tury hand in World War I. He was J WMi(| ,n ),is mind that things that
ever active in service for Ins home *11 the things hr was used to when he
community, state, and nation, hew ,,,ft wii, he ,hllt way when he „eU
me" wielded more influence for good ()Uck ((>llectivcly he has one ideal
over the youth of his community amj this ideal represents all thou
than did Mr. Luce, hor so\cru years tilln^Si . . .the church, the school, hia
he was, director of the Grand Salim- boyhood experiences, and its these
band. At various times winning first thin^s for ,vhlch he fights. “All these”
honors for the hand and medal for t he speaker said are represented in th«
fSHHTA X American flag . what does it mean
years he was an active member of the
to you?" he chnlli-ngi-d.
on the right side. He practiced the ln,| (trj|K„ „tand „ of
scplural injunction Lay not up for tl,,Kl,, aml Kom,w,.- ***
yourselves treasures on earth. . . but ,t was undt.r thi, f!u|J that th#
father of our country knelt and prayed.
We the descendants of those great
in heaven.” To his loved ones
would say, “John is not dead, he is
uy a-way. , , people stand tonight ard salute this
™ »»"d>; ‘ay ;n ■<t«ta- «.t th*- honw ,|ng.und rep..ut *n,u our
ltd shortly before - ' J , * . allegiance and fideltity to its great-
day (Wednesday) afternoon at which „os, ul„| that ()f ,he country for which
tune services were conducted front jt gtanjs - ’
the Main Street Baptist church where
he hud served so faithfully and so
long, with his pastor. Rev. Simpson
Daniel ami a former pastor, Rev.
Jarred I. Gurtlidge, of Corsicana, of-
ficiating.
Spcciul music was brought by
Walter B. Seale, a buddy of World
War I who sang “Sunrise.” Mrs. A.
E. Poe was at the piar.o. \
Panbearers consisted of his fellow
deacons, Messrs. W. H. Quinn, Dr.
W. H. Garland Sr., John Boyles, Edd
"Thus," he said, wrapped in the
hearts of every one here should be
that sacred devotion to duty that
abounds from the memory of all these
heroes of old, us well as that of our
boys aid girls who are bravely per-
forming in a like manner today.
"Is it any wonder then that that
bruve soul yonder as a prisoner of
war, looking out across the dark
chasms of space wrote the meaningful
words of our national anthem?”
The speaker concluded his remarks
Miller, A. K. Poe, and a close friend, ,,n the Sixth War Loan Drive by
F. B. Land. I reminding that "it begins today, ana
the Hell Canto quartet climaxed this
portion of the program by singing
"The Grand Old Flag.” It waa also
chVrchks OF GRAND SAI.INE
Rl’N BIBLE WEEK PAGE
For lack of space -more details can-
not be given, hut at another place in
this issue of the Sun will be found
a page brought to you by the churches
of Grand Saline pertaining to Bible
reading. Please turn to it and read
ft. Thnnk you.
A detailed story will be uaed next
week pertaining to this event:
at this this point they sang “Mary"
dedicated to Mrs. Mary Persons “lay
Wild Irish Rose was dedicated to Mrs.
Lucy Wildcrspin (who was born ia
Dublin, Ireland) and “Let M*
Call You Sweetheart,” dedicated to
See GERMANY HOSPITAL pg. 8
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