The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1938 Page: 4 of 8
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THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1938.
SEE US FIRST
earance. And that.
The ALL-STEEL cab gives
perfect protection against
stormy weather. It is
roomy, thoroughly in-
sulated, and fitted with up-
to-the-minute equipment.
Rubber mountings wher-
ever cushioning is needed.
1 he one-piece, sloping,
V-type, ventilating wind-
shield gives full vision.
Implement Co
GROOM, TEXAS.
• In lines and appearance these
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4, 1926, under the Act of Congress
March 3, 1879.
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POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Those whose names appear in the
following column have authorized the
Groom News to announce their candi-
dacy for the nomination for the of-
fices under which their names appear
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic Primary election of July 23.
For County Clerk:
C. L. UPHAM
C. P. (Parker) McCOLLOUGH
For Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector
T. B. HARRIS
REUEL SMITH
BUD BICKLE
For Commissioner Precinct No. 4
H. T. (Dick) DICKENS
J. W. (Whatley) McBRAYER
W. F. (BILL) HARLAN
For County Judge, Ex-Officio School
Superintendent
W. J. WILLIAMS
J. C. JACKSON
For County Treasurer
MRS. EVA E. CRAIG
Revolutionary Calendar
Used Only Twelve Years
The Revolutionary calendar,
known as the French calendar that
was established after the Revolu-
tion, was in use only 12 years and
never really took root. It was adopt-
ed in 1793, and abolished by Na-
poleon in 1805. It reckoned the year
from September 22, the anniversary
of the republic’s formal establish-
ment in 1792, according to a writ-
er in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
There were twelve 30-day months
in this calendar. That left five days
over, and a sixth every fourth year.
The extra days were called the
sansculottides, and were dedicated
to festivals. The regular ones hon-
ored, respectively, the virtues, ge-
nius, labor, opinion and rewards,
while the leap year day was “the
day of the Revolution.”
The months took their names
from the seasons; the first was the
month of vintage, the second the
month of fogs. With their equiva-
lents and the Gregorian date on
which each began, they were:
Vendemiaire (vintage), Septem-
ber 22.
Brumaire (fog), October 22.
Frimaire (sleet), November 21.
Nivose (snow), December 21.
Pluviose (rain), January 20.
Ventose (wind), February 29.
Germinal (seed), March 21.
Floreal (blossom), April 20.
Prairial (pasture), May 20.
Messidor (harvest), June 19.
Thermidor (heat), July 19.
Fructidor (fruit). August 18.
There was no week. Instead, the
month was divided into three peri-
ods of ten days each, called dec-
ades.
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We have everything to equip your
brooder and poultry houses.
FEEDERS
WATERERS
BROODER STOVE WAFERS
BUTTERMILK FEEDERS
Drinking fountains equipped with heat-
er, positively safe and clean.
Cello-Glass and Glass Cloth.
Lime in any quantity.
PINE TREE DISINFECTANT, that act-
ually is what you need.
Poultry netting in all styles and sizes.
Lumber, Star Zephyr Windmills, Cement
Rare Kind of Pitcher Plant
A remarkable and rare kind of
pitcher plant is known as the Dar-
lingtonia and is found in the snow-
clad Sierras of Oregon and north-
ern California. It grows on the edge
of mountain swamps or “deer
licks” at an elevation of from two
to eight thousand feet. From a dis-
tance it resembles the hooded cobra
of India. The leaf stalks are long,
twisted and funnel shaped with a
rounded hood or cap from which
hang two crimson and green ap-
pendages. These give the appear-
ance of long feelers or whiskers and
are lovely in coloring. The top of
the hood is beautifully mottled by
white, translucent areas by which
the interior is lighted. Both hood
and appendages are covered with
honey glands which tempt insects
toward the mouth which is on the
under side of the hood.
Effervescence in Champagne
The effervescence of champagne
is brought about by the yeast
fermentation of sugar to carbon
dioxide and alcohol during a second-
ary fermentation in the bottle, ac-
cording to Industrial and Engineer-
ing Chemistry. The correct amount
of sugar must be employed in mak-
ing champagne since too high a car-
bon dioxide pressure will break the
bottles, and too low a pressure gives
an insipid beverage, it is said. Rock
candy is customarily used.
Early Furniture-Making
Until comparatively recent times,
woodworking did not exist. There
was no need for it. Ancient peoples
spent most time outdoors. Merely
eating and sleeping in the home,
they used little furniture, usually
preferred that to be made of metal.
But about 400 years ago woodwork-
ing became an art; furniture mak-
ing was highly profitable and its
secrets handed down from genera-
tion to generation. .But machinery-
made furniture ended that.
Fish Scales Give Pearly Sheen
“Essence d’orient,” the brilliant
coating obtained from the scales of
certain fish, is used to give plastics
a pearly sheen, says Industrial and
Engineering Chemistry. The par-
ticles are colorless, nearly trans-
parent, extremely small, and pos-
sess a beautiful luster. When sus-
pended in a protective colloid, such
as a pyroxylin dispersion, the bril-
liancy is permanent.
Ci.erokee Rose Cot Name
From the Indian Tribe
Florida has as its floral emblem
the orange blossom.
The velvety Cherokee rose is
Georgia’s flower. The blossom is a
waxy white with a large golden cen-
ter. and it grows in every county in
the state. Although it is generally
believed that the rose originally
came from China, and was then in-
troduced into England and from
England brought to the United
States, the Cherokee rose gets its
name from the Indian tribe whose
people planted it in Georgia, notes
a writer in the Detroit News.
The wild rose, a member of the
same family as the Cherokee, is the
floral emblem of Iowa. North Da-
kota also has a wild rose as her
flower. It is called the wild pra’rie
rose. The University of North Da-
kota chose her colors, pink and
green, from the prairie rose which
grows on the campus.
The American Beauty -rose is the
official flower of our capital, Wash-
ington, D. C. The rose is also the
emblem of New York state.
The white cup-like blossom of the
syringa is the floral emblem of
Idaho. Sometimes it is called the
“pipe-flower” or “pipe-tree,” be-
cause long ago shepherd’s pipes
were made from its pithy stems.
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Highest Ocean Waves
People often get an exaggerated
idea of the size of the towering
waves that break over vessels dur-
ing storms. It is unusual for a
wave to attain a height of 75 feet.
The highest reported by the hydro-
graphic office of the United States
Navy department was estimated at
80 feet. This was encountered in
the north Atlantic by the British
steamship Majestic. Attempts to
measure ocean waves during vio-
lent storms have been very unsatis-
factory owing to the difficulty in
making the measurements. The
highest waves measured by the
Navy department were less than 50
feet.
Pensioned Servants, Relatives
Many ruling princes of India are
famed for the pensioning of serv-
ants and their relatives. These pay-
ments are made not only to retired
employees, says Collier’s Weekly,
but also to the descendants of em-
ployees of generations ago. One
maharajah, when chided for send-
ing a monthly sum to . a man whose
great-grandmother had been em-
ployed by the royal family, agreed
that the pension should be stopped,
but not for at least 100 years.
If your radio gives trouble call me, ?;
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Dealer
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Saws sharpened, Work Guaranteed
Woodwork of all kinds
Your satisfaction guaranteed or
money back.
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Phone 1161
Box 402
The Man
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every walk of life, in
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JEFF PRICE, SALESMAN
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Beauty in Glass
It has been well said that glass
more than any other form of handi-
work shows the individuality of the
craftsman. The glassmaker of old
created products which expressed
his own conception of beauty. But
no longer does he shape and turn a
piece of molten glass on the end
of a metal tube into a thing of ex-
ceeding beauty. The technique of
glass blowing has so completely
changed that it may almost be con-
sidered a lost art.
GROOM LODGE
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Wade, W. Max. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1938, newspaper, February 24, 1938; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1179935/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.