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THE GRAND SALINE SUN
Thursday, March 17,1938
(^ranb^aliitc^un
Willard Proctor, Editor
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Texas, under the Act of March 2,
1879.
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Saline, Texas.
fPRIBUTE yas paid Senator Tom
■*> Connally of Texas for his success-
ful leadership in the fight on the so-
called anti-lynching bill by George
Morris, Memphis (Term) Commercial
Appeal writer in a recent summation
of the prolonged struggle in the Sen-
ate. Extract from his article follows:
“Senator Tom Connally of Texas
was selected as leader of the opposi-
tion. Senator Barkley led the advoca
tes. Senator Connally’s leadership
was a masterful display of parlia-
mentary resourcefulness and courage
—physical and moral. He confined
his speechmaking to occasions when
the question of cloture was before the
Senate. His logic was irresistible.
He reached the heights in demanding
that the last forum of free speech in
the world be preserved in the midst
of crumbling democracies and a world
headed toward dictatorship.”
TYURING the past few days the
EJ folks who till the soil have been
extremely busy, doing the actual work
necessary in making a crop. But
many have also been busy in the
weeks that have passed, preparing hot
beds for tomato plants; cold frames
for their second growth, and now dis-
tributing fertilizer in the field for
the third home of the plants.
Grand Saline is making its debut as
a green-wrap tomato market, and,
while there will be many things to be
gained by actual experience, the
growers have had some very prac-
tical advice from growers in the Edge-
wood area, and from W. 0. Finch,
president of the Van Zandt County
Tomato Growers Association. And,
as Mr. Finch points, out, “A dollar
from the tomato crop in the middle of
June will be worth almost twice its
usual amount, for it will be coming
in at a time when money is needed
to complete the cotton crop.”
POSTMASTERS WARNED OF LOT-
TERY MATTER FROM CUBA
The monthly supplement of the U.
S. Official Postal Guide for February,
1938, states that the Postal Office De-
partment has been advised a large
quantity of lottery matter is being
mailed in Cuba, addressed to the
United States.
Stating that the importation of lot-
ery matter by mail into the United
States is prohibited, Postmasters are
directed by the Department to exer-
aise due care to prevent the delivery of
such lottery matter to the addressees.
BEATEN ON WATER
DENTON, March 16—The well-
known size supremacy of Texas does
not extend to the matter of water
areas. Although even here she ranks
third, the states of Minnesota and
North Carolina both surpass Texas in
the number of acres covered by water.
Minnesota has 3,824 square miles of
water and holds only eleventh place
in total area. Since the total water
surface of the United States is 53
013 square miles, the average per
state is about 1,104.
WIDE CHOICE
Thirteen different types of insur-
ance are listed in Texas by the 11*36
census, with 368 companies in all.
Local mutual aid companies head the
.list with 157, and next in order come
statewide mutual assessment, stock
life and assessment health and ac-
cident companies.
WATCH THE SALES
Retail sales should give a fairly ac-
curate picture of times and conditions,
and the last available figures show
that Texas ranked eighth in the Uni-
ted 8tates in the amount of sales,
reaching a total of $1,289,264. New
York lead the nation in total sales
with over four million dollars.
collectons of the State showing that
during the first six months of the
current fiscal year, ended February
28th, state revenue totaled $102,385,-
636—an indicated gain of about $15,-
000,OCo for the full year, over last
year. The increase was attributed
by the Comptrolled to better collec-
tions and, in part, to Increased rates,
Better tax collections are an invari-
able guide to better business con-
ditions, and Texas has gained steadily
in the percentage of taxes collected
for five consecutive years.
Auditor Uurges Reform
But efficiency in the spending of
the $200,000,000 a year of State in-
come can never be achieved under the
present hodge-podge taxation system,
State Auditor Tom King declared, in
issuing an analysis of fiscal opera-
tions of the State. He urged reforms
which have been pointed out in this
column frequently as essentials to ef-
ficient and economical government,
including a decent system of auditing
the State's business, the abolition of
more than 100 special funds and put-
ting of the State’s revenue into a
general fund, to be spent only on
specific authority of the Legislature,
and a comprehensive post-audit of
such expenditures to insure that the
revenue has been spent as the law-
makers direct.
He also urged creation of a budget-
making authority, and some sort of
civil service authority to pass on ef-
ficiency and qualifications of state
employes, an elimination of political
selection. He voiced this significant
warning:
“Fiscal control comes through ef-
fective budgeting; and in my opinion
unless action is taken to set up such
a control in Texas in the very near
future, increased taxation may be ex-
pected that could be avoided by such
action without imparing the govern-
ment serivce.” King’s breakdown
showed the three largest items of
1937 State expenditure as follows:
Spent on highway $43,372,071;
schools, $33,549,075; old age pensions
$18,673,213.
National Topics Interpreted
ft_ by William Bruckart
Another Prosperity Item
Still another indication of better
business in Texas came from figures
supplied by W. A. Thomas, the genial
Federal Collector of Internal Revenue
for the northern Texas district. He
reported approximately $1,000,000
more in income taxes paid this year
than at the same time last year, with
about 10 percent more individual in-
come tax payers than last year to
date.
Insurance Merger
Consolidation of two strong Texas
legal reserve life insurance companies,
through purchase of control of the
Southland Life Insurance by the Gulf
State Life Insurance Company, both
of Dallas, this week gives the thriv-
ing Texas life insurance industry an-
other top-ranking institution, with a
widespread representation of financial
power on its board. Headed by John
W. Carpenter, power magnate, as
chairman of the board, and A. Morgan
Duke as president, the new company,
known as Southland Life Insurance
Company, will retain Harry Seay and
Clarence Linz, former executive of
Southland, as officers of the new con-
cern. Likewise will remain Col. W.
E. (Bill) Talbot, long an advocate of
industrial development of Texas, as
agency director, and gratifying in-
deed, to Texas newspaper publishers,
is appointment of Lorry A. Jacobs,
for 10 years with the old Southland
Life, as director of public relations
for the new company. Jacobs is a
pioneer advocate of Newspaper ad-
vertising for the sale of life insur-
ance, and he has consistently used
newspaper space in both dailies and
weeklies throughout Texas. It is be-
lieved the new company will continue
this policy under his direction of this
department, as the Gulf State also
has been a liberal user of newspaper
advertising space.
AUSTIN—While the political pot
simmered in Texas this week, in pre-
paration for • grand boiling over
shook April 1, cheerful economic news
fteWd the week, as reports from
reliable indices showed the
ftar etate to be one of the
epota on the business map
various reiiat
Lone Star eta
MfMeo* spot
“un:
iftrvller Georgs Sheppard re-
an analysis of tag and revenue
Political Notes
Most political activity in Austin
this week was behind.the scenes, as
Bill McCraw and Ernest Thompson
were busy with intensive organization
work, preparatory to launching plat-
form and active campaigns about
April 1. Thompson conferred here with
Myron Blalock, of Marshall, chairman
of the Democratic State Committee,
who is reported getting ready to man-
age the red-headed Amarillon’s cam-
paign for Governor. McCraw filed an
anti-trust suit against six Texas ce-
ment companies, alleging price fix-
ing in violation of State laws, and
seeking penalties which could total a
maximum of $30,000,000 if conviction
is had. McCraw, of course, will not
likely try the suit, retiring from the
Attorney Generals office next Janu-
ary.
Two new second-string guberna-
tional candidates posted their $100
fee. They are S. T. Brogdon, Stephen-
vLUe architect, and Joseph King
Houston tavern operator. Vann Ken-
nedy, state Democratic committee
secretary, declared he is offering the
biggest advertising bargain, publish-
ing any mans name to( a “million
circulation’ (the ballots) for $100 . .
Walter Woodul, lieutenant governor,
halted his vigorous campaigning for
attorney general this week, because
of the death of his father in Houston,
but was to resume his activity Mon-
day,. . . Walter Woodward, Coleman
ox-senator, changed his mind and
withdrew from the field for Lieuten-
ant Governor, as ex-Senator George
Purl df Dallas, indicated strong he
may get into this race, which now
lists Sen. G. Nelson, Coke Stevenson,
ex-speaker, and John Lee Smith ol
Throckmorton ... A legal tangle
which the higher courts will have to
solve, grew out of uction of the Dis-
trict Court in Austin, enjoining prose-
cution of Railroad Commissioner of-
ficials for contempt. In a Dallas dis-
trict court, which had granted an in-
junction asked by Community Gas
Company, restraining the Commis-
sion from interfering in certain gas
rate hearings. Jurisdiction of the two
courts and the power ef one district
court to interfere with orders of an*
other are questions involved.
About
Politics
Washington.—From this seat ii
the grandstand the view is quit*
clear that Nev
Deal leaders ar
going out in thi
summer’s prima
rles to nominate New Dealer
against the conservative old lirv
Democrats. I have looked into th'
local situation in a number of state:
and congressional districts and ev
erywhere the line of cleavage ii
showing. And these things are hap
pening notwithstanding the declara
tions of Postmaster General-Nation
al Committee Chairman Farley tha
there will be no interference.
It is not the purpose here to re
port on every one of the states oi
districts where the battle is impend
ing between New Dealers and ol<
line Democrats. I shall attempt
however, to outline a few of them
to establish what is going on and
how the New Dealers are maneuver-
ing to get a better grip on Demo-
cratic party machinery.
To do this clearly, it seems to ml
It ought to be recalled how Presi-
dent Roosevelt and numerous of his
spokesmen have threatened those
Democrats who have disagreed with
New Deal policies in any serious
way. The fight over the President’s
plan to rebuild the Supreme courl
of the United States caused a se-
rious split in the President’s sup-
port and it was immediately there-
after that threats were forthcoming
about those who had refused to go
along on the court reorganization.
About the time that fight was in its
most bitter stage, it will be remem-
Dered, Senator Guffey of Pennsyl-
vania made a radio speech in which
ie attempted to kick certain Demo-
:rats out of the party. The White
House denied any connection with
that speech, but there were few who
believed Senator Guffey was acting
on his own initiative. That is to
say, it appeared to be a New Deal
policy, for the Pennsylvania Demo-
crat often has served as the mouth-
piece in that way.
There was comparative quiet for
awhile, but those with ears to the
ground noted many minor rum-
blings that, to the political wise,
could mean only one thing. Those
rumblings presaged another earth-
quake. They are increasing in in-
tensity, too. We hear them from
many directions.
Young James Roosevelt, son and
secretary of the President who is
just now serving on a tour of duty as
a lieutenant colonel in the marine
corps, was in Florida last month.
While there he took occasion to say
publicly that Sen. Claude Pepper,
a New Dealer, ought to be renomi-
nated and re-elected. Well. Senator
Tepper is such an ardent New Deal-
er that he once said if anyone want-
ed to know his position all that was
needed was to ascertain Mr. Roose-
velt’s views—because he would sup-
port the President on any question.
I am told from sources that 1
believe have an understanding ol
the Florida situation that young Mr.
Roosevelt’s endorsement may be
the deciding factor in a close race.
That is to say, the race was so
tight between Senator Pepper and
the able young Rep. Mark Wilcox
that one guess was as good as an-
other. Now, however, Representa-
tive Wilcox is asking the voters
whether they shall determine who
their senator shall be or whether
they shall be told by the White
House. It is said that broad re-
lentment already has been creat-
ed; so much resentment, indeed,
that recently Mr. Wilcox made the
itatement that no campaign would
oe necessary on his behalf if only
“Sistie” and “Buzzie” Dali, grand-
•hildren of President Roosevelt,
would give Senator Pepper their en-
iorsement.
• • •
Over in Pennsylvania another
cind of a situation has bobbed up.
_ . . In that state, the
Pennsylvania bosses have had
Situation trouble agreeing
on their candi-
iates, and finally they took their
troubles to the White House. (I
■nean the Democratic bosses which
lave supplanted the Republican
Dosses who used to rule Pennsyl-
vania.) The result of the White
House confab was that Governor
Earle will run for Democratic nom-
.nation to the senate so he will be
klongside another New Dealer, Sen-
ator Guffey, and Charles A. Jones,
Pittsburgh attorney, was picked as
the nominee for governor. These
telections were made by the state
:ommittee, which is controlled, of
:ourse, by New Dealers, and there-
fore those are about the only names
>f importance that will be voted on
ji the statewide primary. But the
ligniflcance of these things is not so
apparent until it is known that two
it three important Democrats in
Pennsylvania have withdrawn and
have “retired from politics" as a
result of the situation.
Now, in Indiana, there is still an-
other picture. It is probably the
most Interesting of any now taking
shape. In the Hoosier state, wo are
started off with an announcement
from the steps of the White House
be Oovemor Townsend that “Vaa
Nuys must (o.“ He referred to the
Democratic Senator Van Niiyt wbe
naa inn temerity to oppose tne
President's court pecking bill and
who generally Is regarded as much
more of a Democrat than his col-
league, Senator Minton, who re-
mains tnstda the New Deal fanoe
always.
The Indiana picture is kuthai
complicated by the smoke rings
Paul McNutt is blowing around. Mr.
McNutt, a former governor ef 9m
state and now high commissioner
to tha Philipp in# commonwealth Ii
running for the New Deal nomna-
tloa for the Presidency like the well-
known Jackrabbit. He says, how-
ever, that ha is not a candidate for
anything. It is a statement that ia
hard to believe because the McNutt
airplane flight from the remote ie-
lands, the speeches across the Unit-
ed States, the free food—free drink
—free publicity party given for Mr.
McNutt at an outstanding Washing-
ton hotel—all combine to spell the
launching of a political boom ef
some kind. So, in Indiana, the Dem-
ocratic etate committee soon will be
setting up a slate of ita choice—
and that choice will be satisfactory
to the President. It means that
these will be New Dealers. That l>
apparent because of the death sen-
tence already pronounced for Sen-
ator Van Nuys. Of course, Mr. Van
Nuya isn’t licked yet, but that is
tha picture.
• • •
Then, the Indiana situation is, or
aught to be, of great interest to the
, Republicans. I am
Intereata told that if the
G. O. P. Democratic com-
mittee, controlled
as it is, should ditch Senator Vai
Nuys, he may decide to run as ai
independent candidate for re-elec-
tion. He probably would not get
anywhere in a machine controlled
state like Indiana, but he mighi
draw enough away from the Demo
cratic vote to enable a Republicai
to win.
Now, out in Indiana there Is i
right up-and-coming young fightei
an the Republican team. He is Rep
Charles Halleck. By virtue of the
fact that he is lone Republican con-
gressman from Hoosier territory,
Mr. Halleck is in a splendid posi-
tion to set off some fireworks. Mr.
Halleck is highly regarded by Dem-
Dcrats and Republicans in the house.
He is young, vigorous and keen.
Furthermore, Mr. Halleck is neither
a conservative nor a radical, and
we are hearing more and more ol
a swing in the country that prob-
ably will land our political policies
in the middle of the road, instead
d! on the wild-eyed programs ol
most New Dealers or the moss-
racked policies of hide-bound Re-
publicans of yesteryear.
As I see the picture in Indiana,
therefore, it is not impossible to
conjure up a situation in which the
New Deal attempt to drive Senator
Van Nuys from politics would back-
fire to the extent of electing a Re-
publican senator.
Kentucky also provides a battle-
ground. In that state, I think New
Dealers made a great mistake and
it may eventuate that the mistake
will cost them dearly. Senator
Barkley, the Roosevelt spokesman
in the senate, is going to have to
fight his hardest to win renomina-
tion over Gov: “Happy” Chandler.
Kentuckians here who know the pol-
itics of their home state tell me
that the governor is a real challen-
ger and that he is a campaigner of
genuine ability.
• • •
Concerning the New Deal mis-
take: it will be remembered when
, Mr. Roosevelt ih-
New Deal terfered in senate
Error affairs by indicat-
ing his choice for
the leadership upon the death of
the great Senator Robinson of Ar-
kansas. That was the occasion when
the President wrote to Senator
Barkley, addressing him as “Dear
Alben,” and thereby attached a ti-
tle that has proved such a source of
levity. When it became apparent
that Mr. Barkley would meet oppo-
sition, the New Deal promoted a tes-
timonial dinner for the senator and
sent numerous New Deal wheel-
horses to Louisville to attend.
Among them was Marvin McIntyre,
assistant secretary to the President.
Well, the Chandler folks built up a
testimonial luncheon for the gover-
nor on the same day. Although Mr.
McIntyre reached Louisville in
time, he “just could not make it” to
get to the Chandler luncheon. So
that was that, and hundreds of Ken-
tuckians at once decided that the
New Deal was going to have Mr.
Barkley and that made them say
to themselves that they would
choose their senator. It is of such
incidents that political victories and
political defeats are made.
Another battleground yet to be
mentioned is Iowa. Senator Gil-
lette was among those who did not
like the President’s court reorgani-
zation scheme, and said so. From
there on, he has been a marked
man. He will have to fight for
renomination, therefore, against a
New Dealer—rather, an opponent of
New Deal selection. Representative
Wearin has announced that he will
be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination
Mrs. Charley Pressley, who I
been ill, is some better, but she is s
confined to the house.
Mrs. Inez Hammond and little son
are back home with the former’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Steifer.
Grady Adkins and Mr. Keahey
visited the Ft. Worth Fat Stock Show
Sunday. Grady Adkins went back
Monday with the Club boys. Linnie
Hall and Marvin Pressley also went
along with the boys.
K. Truss of Tyler is visiting rel-
atives in Wisdom Temple.
The tomato growers in this com-
munity have most of the plant« trans-
ferred from the hob beds to the cold
frames. Plants which had died in the
cold frame were being replanted this
week.
Stark Rhodes is planning on raising
some cucumbers for the market.
Jake Osborn’s horse, which was in-
jured when it ran away and ran into
a barb wire fence, is doing better.
ANTIOCH
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carroll, son,
granddaughters, and Eddie Hargroves
of Liberty spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Sloan.
Foster Land and nephew, Bogue
Bransom, went fishing Saturday
night. _ I
Louis Nichols of Cottonwood visit-
ed home folks Saturday night and
Sunday. I-
Hannon Easterwood is ill at this
writing. I
Cecil Palmer was ill a few days last
week. ««#l
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Land and
children visited Wes Bransom near
Canton Sunday afternoon.
Miss Bola Ashworth and Javel
Sloan visited Mrs. Z. L. Nations of
Grand Saline a short while Sunday
morning. Mrs. Nations is ill.
Howard Anders is very ill at this
time. * i
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Land attended
church at Grand Saline Sunday night.
Miss Margie Watson attended the
Fat Stock Show at Fort Worth on
Monday. _ .
Mineola Nominates
York For Mayor,
Mineola, Texas, March 11—Polling
more votes than the combined total
of his two opponents, Norman York
was nominated mayor of Mineola in
the city primary. E. Q. Heame and
J. L. Beckman were nominated city
commissioners.
The vote for mayor was: Norman
York, 380; A. T. Phillips, 36; and D.
D. Starnes, 251.
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