The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1934 Page: 2 of 8
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Hia foradiht as s scientific farmer
Is evidenced by letters on display in
tbs Library of Congress
One hundred thirty five years ago,
the first President wrote final In*
structions to his farm overseer, Mr.
Anderson, listing erosion control as s
major item in the plan of operations.
Washington had three farms, the
“Muddy Hole Farm", the “ River
Farm”, and the “Union Farm", and
on each soil losses presented a
problem. To Anderson he wrote, con-
cerning his Muddy Hole farm:
“The washed and gullied parts of it
ought to be levelled* and smoothed,
and as far as it can be accomplised,
covered with litter, straw, weeds,
corn stalks, or any other kind of
vegitable rubbish, to bind together,
and to prevent the earth from gully-
ing."
Not only did Washington realize the
necessity of keeping a cover of vegeta-
tion—he termed it “vegitable rubbish”
—on the ground, but he practiced crop
rotation and other methods of sound
land use, such as keeping eroded
The Census Bureau will soon em- ]ands out of cultivation. The latter
ploy at least 25,000 enumerators to practice, along with crop rotation, is
“ >-x|btbain data in every township or sim- among the methods now being advanc-
ilar subdivision in the United States P(j by the Soil Erosion Service in
for its regular five-yearly report on thirty watershed demonstration areas
the status of agriculture. 1 '* -----A—
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O' PHILOSOPHY
E. V. White
College for Women, CIA
; i A—ilTtleg a mistake is better than
an alibi for it.
hack down when you should
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The most impossible thing is to be
breed-minded with a little mind.
Don't let the other fellow take you
in before you find him out.
Sympathy is a luxury that none de-
serve.
One who thinks right will not act
wrong.
Better walk ahead of a fellow than
run after him. *
CENSUS BUREAU TO
EMPLOY ENUMERATORS
FOR FARM REPORT
L
The Census Bureau insists that its
numerators have the following qual-
■tions: they must be citizens of
_be United States; have at least an
elementary education und be able to
write legibly and fairly rapidly; be
enegetic men and women of good ad-
dress, character and habits; have a
practical knowledge of farming or
some occupation closely connected
with farming, that is, farmers gradu-
ates or students of agricultural
schools, familiar with farm conditions
and be residents of and well known to
the citizens of the locality in which
their duties are to be performed.
The census burea will give prefer-
ence in its appointments to farm-
ers, farmers’ wives, sons and daugh-
ters Properly qualified veterans will
also be given preference.
Two hundred twenty-five ^district
supervisors will be appointed. Appli-
cations for positoins as enumerator
1 should be made by mail direct to the
supervisors in the particular location's
over the country.
Similar instructions were outlined
by Mr. Washington for his River
farm. Referring to Field No. 1, he
directed: /
"... part is in meadow, and still
remain so, and the most broken, wash-
ed and indifferent parts is tq.Vremain
uncultivated, but to be hartfotfed and
smoothed in the spring, aryl the worst
parts thereof (if practicable) be cover-
ed with litter, straw./^reeds, or any
kind of vegitable rujamish to prevent
them from runninjpinto gullies.”
Field No. 2 on^his Union Farm, an
“indifferent fi^fd, washed in Rome
places, gullied in others, and rich in
none”, way'to be "prevented from
getting worse, and becoming such eye
sores as 'they now are ”
Washington’s erosion control mea-
sures, while not exactly in line with
the 'most modern methods developed
ar.d urged by the Soil Erosion Ser-
vice. were fundamentally correct, ac-
supervisors in me parucu.ar .ocav,0«» cording to H. H. Bennett, Director of
•s soon as announcement of their/*p- the Service. The importance of main-
pointment appears in the local papers taming a vegetative cover on eroding
Applicants for the position of finum- lands, he pointed out, is one of the
erator will be given a test by;a rep- sah«it P°ints the nation-wide
resentative of the Census Bureau erosion control program now under
from Washington and the restrict su-
pervisor. Such ' tests will show the
relative fitneBS of the Applicants for
tthft^pojjtion.
it^jj-wllrnerators will he on
Tee basis. Active, energetic
Brough workers should earn
$5.00 per day for an em-
f period oi 15 to 20 days,
work is not difficult to per-
the information required by
way.
* ON TEXAS FARMS
* Minnie Fisher Cunningham,
* Extension Service Editor
* * ******
* *
THnr Newman and Beecher Nowmr.n
a as me „uui _____,of Harrison eountv h*»v« started n
Census Bureau is fully and spec- pasture demonstration. They have cut
ically indicated on each report tV brush, contoured the h'llside and
c *uje placed Bermuda grass rod on the con-
/ . ‘, , mav obtain tours. Each one of them hns seeded an
^mphp*copies” of the general farm acre with bur, hop. and white Dutch
edu1.e h°vr writin'0"to”the Bureau of Through the cooperation of his ten-
used by writing to^tne mne ^ ^ farm ,]pmon5,ratirn
I rgent nnd his commissioner, Mr S.
! L. Johnson of Leonard in Fannin
jcountv we°. enabled to terrace bis
blacilnnd farm for $2 per acre. The
j tenant said: “When the spring rains
caused me to lose good seed and sev-
eral days’ work hy having to replant,
then in the fell when my lint vie'd was
I about 80 pounds less per acre than
the adjoining terraced farm, I became
interested in getting my landlord to
terrace.”
L. W. Wa*ron of Cordele in Jack*
i «•'**> county states: “In 1932 I made
120 bales of cotton at a net profit of
$120 or only $1 per bale. This year,
though I produced less cotton due to
reduction, I made money from my
crop. I made a net return this year of
over $40 per bale on my cotton. “Ac-
1 ID cording to the farm demonstration
AtJ * agent, Mr. Watson keeps an accurate
record of his cost of production and
knows wher?in his profit lies.
Five hooked mats have been made
from discarded silk hose and under-
wear by Miss Nora Walters of Has-
kell county. The mats have a money
value of $7.50 and the only expense
was thirty-five cents for dye. These
mats are used for chair cushions, cov-
ers for tables or footstools.
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OLD SANTA CLAUS
W. S. Willis
Do you remember the happy time
In days of boyhood sublime?
When all the work was done,
Just a few errands to run
Helping your Pa’s and Ma’s
Getting ready for Santa Claus.
It all comes back to me today,
Yet I’m growing old and gray;
I see the cottage by the lane,
See boys running there again
Helping their Pa’s and Ma’s
Getting ready for Santa Claus.
I see dogs running in the woods
Down where the old spring stood,
See the rabbits as they hie
And the Buzzards in the sky,
Boys hunting holly for their Ma’s
Getting ready for Santa Claus.
In the snow and in the rain
No thought of cold or pain;
Eating hominy, milk and bread
Said our prayers and went to bed,
Asking no questions of our Ma’s
But, waiting to see Santa Claus.
In my heart I felt a thrill,
Can hear the vices, all wa,s still;
Lying in bed with covered head,
Could not hear a word they said
Yet we knew it was our Ma’s
Talking with old Santa Claus.
How hard it was to go to sleep,
Tried everything to counting sheep,
Lying awake until almost day,
Listing for Old Santana sleigh
When daylight came, Oh’ such joys
Stockings filled with candy and
toys.
T. C. U. Professor Finds
Life Interesting at 70
Lions Group Attended
Wills Point Meeting
Ram Baker,
Sebe Land,
Grady Johnson,
W. P. Pulley, Canton,
Emmett Shivers, ’
as.
Clyde Elliott, Fruitvale,
W L. Black, Athens ,Texas,
A. P. Fowler, Van, Texas.
Top material by the yard far
open and closed can at
Willa Point.
Protect your ear from freealng
with Prestone or alcohol at Jaileooa*S
Wills Point.
FEWER
COLDS1
'HELPS PREVENT MANY COLDS
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MERRY
HRISTMAS
OAKLAND
Also plenty of Candy
I Fruit and Nuts for
Christmas
' .
'ash Grocery
AYNB BLAKELEY, Prop.
TjledkateL!
* Ingredients of Vicks
VapoRub In Convenient Candy Form
VICKS COUGH DROP
Holiday Special!
push fTp' on-
UP A OC WAVE
Regular $5.00 Wave
$2.00
diis wave is worth more
It is mere beautiful. (2)‘
(*) more individuality (J
Hve steam wave (5) easj
ALL waves guai
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luty SKI
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Chambliss
and daughter, Laverne, spent the
week-end in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Shields, Van,
spent last week with Dowell Shields,
here. Mr. Shields house and house-
hold goods recently were destroyed by
fire.
Miss Sarah Moproe, Starr, spent
several days here last week with her
sister.
Robert Haynes, Cobb Switch, visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Currey
several days the last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Mahan of Colfax spent
two days here last week with Mrs.
Charlie Reid.
Mr. Henry, Grand Saline, and Miss
Edna Martin, Van, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Martin a whily Saturday
night. .
Herbert Brown, Corinth, is work-
ing for Harry Tunnell.
Charlie Reid and family spent
Thursday night with Ross Peel and
family at Colfax.
O. D. Kennedv and family attended
church at East Center on Sunday.
Leon Chamblcss and family spent
Friday night with relatives at Starr.
Mrs. Doyle Bnyher and daughter
spent the week-end in Grand Saline.
Those from a distance attending
the funeral of sweet Wanda Reid
were: R. E. Jordan, Wills Point, who
had charge of the song service; Grand-
pa Geddie and Mrs. Clinton Geddie,
Mined a: Mr. and Mrs. John Geddie,
Dsnsr: Miss Paulin" Bex. T*nup: Mrs
Land Everett and Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Atteway, Overton: Andrew Berry and
family, Tyler. Many other relatives
••nd friends from nearby towns and
communities were present. On Dec-
ember fl, Wanda’s little body fell
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FORT WORTH. Dec. 20—Life be-
gins at 70, not 40!
At least, that is the belief of Dr.
Clinton Lockhart, professor of Old
Testament and Semitics at the Texas
Christian University, and former pres-
ident of the institution.
“One has a broader, richer appre-
ciation of life after 70, provided his
health is good,” says Dr. Lockhart.
At 77 the lean and active educator
is studying German at night school
and reading the Bible in Spanish
When 74 he received the honorary de-
gree of Doctor of Letters from T. C.
U. The professor reads 10 languages
and plays the piano, violin and guitar.
He took up the study of the violin
on his 70th birthday.
“Advancing years and the exper-
ience which they hring with them
eve one the key to Ynany enjoyments
of life not open to the younger man
or'woman,” Doctor Lckhart says.
“The years take you from some of
your favorite athletics and you los?
interest in romance, but you find
ample compensation in the full, new
understanding you have of life.”
Dr. Lockhart holds the A. B., A.
M. and LL. D. degrees from Transyl-
vania and the Ph. D. degree from
Yale.
Cunningham Radio Tuebs at Jamie-
son’s in scaled cartons.
Small eight light Christmas trek
| strings for inside decorating only 49c
at Jamieson’s Parts Service, Wills
Point.
Extra lamps for Christmas tree
strings, small 5c, large 10c at Jamie-
son’s Parts Service, ..Wills Point.
Friday afternoon, December 7. Active
pall bearers were: Durward Reid,
Sammie Skinner, Milton Fuller, Her-
man Stephens, Marlin Casey and
Eugene Fuller. The flowers were
many and beautiful. A voice we loved
is rtill; place is vacant in our hearts
that never shall be filled.
Henry Vaughan and Mr. Crew
were Dallas visitors last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher were
Silver Lake visitors on Sunday.
The school for grown-ups, being
conducted by Davis Stephens, is
doing nicely at Mt. Gibson, and more
ere invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Leach and
baby, Robert Roy, spent the week-
end in Canton.
Mr. and Mrs. Holland Lee have gone
back to Dalas, where they again have
work. i • ! •
A number of Grand Saline Lions
and their ladies attended the group
meeting of the Lions club at Wills
Point on last Thursday night. T. S.
Dixon of Grand Saline gave two vocal
selections, with Miss Doris Allen play-
ing the accompaniment.
Those attending from the Grand Sa-
line club were: Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Turon Lindsey, Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Drake, Mr. and Mrs.
E. P. Friedline, Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Proctor and A. O. Johnson
Fill the Kiddies Stockings with
Oranges, Candies and Nuts
from the
McLain Grocery
_
Also plenty of Meats for the
Christmas Table.
Christmas Table.
T. A. McLain & Son 1
Phone No. 3-We Deliver
“Their Chirstmas Eve”—An Im-
pressive. Painting by the Distinguished
Artist, Percy Crosby, Reproduced in
Color in The American Weekly, the:
Magazine Distributed With NEXT
SUNDAY’S CHICAGO HERALD
AND EXAMINER.
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Bring Joyous Relief
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pain? Want to feel good, years younger and
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and effective lemon juice mixture. Get a pack-
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at home in a auart of water, add the juice of 4
lemons. A few cents a day ia all it costa. If
you're not free from pain and feeling better
within two weeks you can get your money
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Christmas
Greetings
From
Auto Supplies
We. thank you .foj- the fine busi-
ness which you have given us dur-
ing the past year.
Auto Supplies
TOMMY THOMPSON, Prop.
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MALARIA
Speedy Relief of Chills
and Fever
Don’t let Malaria tear you apart with
Ha racking chills and burning fever. Trust
to no home-made or mere makeshift rem-
edies. Take the medicine prepared espe-
cially for Malaria — Grove’s Tasteless
Chill Tonic.
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic gives real
relief from Malaria because it’s a scien-
tific combination of tasteless quinine and
tonic iron. The quinine kills the Malarial
infection in the blood. The iro% builds
up the system and helps fortify against
further attack. At the first sign of any
attack of Malaria take Grove’s Tasteless
ChiB Took. Better still take it
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Everything You Need for
Your Christmas Table
Plenty of
Apples,
Oranges
and a good
assortment
of Nuts
And, of course, you'll want Celery, Cranberries
and Fruit Cakes from Maretfs. -
You’ll want to make you*
Holiday Dinner complete
with a fat, dressed tui
ey, or a fine cured
Dressed chickens a n <
other choice meats, i t:
stock.
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Proctor, Willard. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1934, newspaper, December 20, 1934; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1016999/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.