The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1926 Page: 2 of 8
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Thursday,
888 GUMP SALINE BUN
moe. S McGrain, Pres. WILLAR& PROCTOR. S~.Treas.
WILLARD PROCTOR. Editor and Business Manager
Class Mail Matter, at tha postoffice of Grand Saline,
Texas, under the Act of March 3, 187B.
MUCH SEED COEN POE IMS
INJURED BY PALL FREEZES
It is not likely that there will be
any wide spread of seed
corn in the spring of 1IM, but it is
extremely likely, says the United
States Department of Agriculture,
that many individual farmers and
even some entire communities will
find the seed corn on which they had
counted will not grow. Tests already
made of lots of seed in the corn belt
indicate that the germinating power
of much of the corn was injured
the low temperatures which oc'
in October before corn had
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Weekly industrial News Letter
... V year opens with the
• M prospects for agTicutural
., , terdUHtrial activity and prosperity
.tat our nation has witnessed in many
'years. It should be the endeavor of
'every citizen to help maintain this
sound condition. >
cinch will go far toward jthWouphly. The safe < ^ttt^7o doj Beaumont—County commissioners’
. — ‘l- J----”*“*“"* ^ ou^ purchase four lota in Griffling addi-
Another number of the Lyceum Course has come and
gone Many people in Grand Saline and surrounding
territory are missing an opportunity of seeing some of
the finest talent.
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Diversification, while not a ~--- v ~ ---wimr on
relieving the element of change incident to cfr! £££ G
a farming program The raising of several different......... „ .« that win while
kinds of salable products, requiring attention at anier |there 18 Pi ^ty of time bcfore plant_
ent seasons of the year and harvested and sold at
ferent times of the year, will be of untold benefit to a v
country. This, provided the solid and climatic con,,,
tions are favorable and coupled with a good mameting
No one has ever doubted that Van Zandt has the ntc-
essarv natural conditions to make truck fanning fav-
says the department,
whether or not t ^ ^e<j ^ I tion for erection of warehouse for
and, if not, \c< .. . •„ ... Precinct 2.
»»mc that will while
Big Creek—Gulf Production Co.’s
No. 18 Davis comes in, flowing 1,000
barrels daily.
Plainview—Approximately 100.0&0
acres planted in wheat in Hale Cj^.
Lubbock—1400,000 hotel under con-
struction.
Haskell—Poultry Trades Day to be
he^i here.
Houston—Humble Oil and Refining
ujrtuic. aAywtiU) i tViP«P thiners dn!t'on based on appearance followed byj'jJ,s 4 on east side of
sed in small quantities. Likewise will these thmg. 0ia ,,ermination test of *he seieCted p,edros p,ntos Dome* flowinK ^o00
barrels light gravity oil.
Tyler—Smith County Poultry As-
'Chere tests show that the germi-
nation of cam is very poor it will pro- *
bnbly be better to obtain seed from
some other source. Where, however,
it is found by a preliminary test that
only some of the ears in the lot were
injured it may be better to get enough
nvnhlp Mplr)ns tomatoes, onions, etc., thrive where rai- <ars fer planting by careful selec- , . „. , , , ..
01 able. Melons, umidiut.. , un , • I |tion based on am (..ranfo followed hv!Cj- 8 No- 4 on east side
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well in larger tracts, if given the same proportionate at-
te Proper interest was taken in the truck growers meet-
ing at the school house Monday night. We believe that
the momentum gained there will carry Van Zandt into
her rightful place as the County raising the most truck
of any county in Texas.
JANUARY MASONIC
Four Presidents and a galsxy of Re-
volutionary Heroes in Revjro „
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The fiiiet month of 1926 is nab in
Masonic anniversaries and provides
interesting disclosures. A glance into
the past will show some of the na-
tionally famous men who were mem-
bers of the Fraternity, and the re-
cords for January contain the names
of many note-worthy brethem.
James A. Garfield, twentieth Presi-
dent of the United States, became a
member of Mithras Lodge of Perfec-
tion, A. & A. S. R., January 2, 1872,
at Washington, D. C.
The 29th of this month marks the
anniversary of the birth of William
McKinley, our twenty-fifth President,
led 1708-31. In 1734 he was elected
ANNIVERSARIES Grand Master of Pennsylvania and
t is claimed that four years later he
assisted at the initiation of Voltaire in
Paris, France. Franklin was gov
mor of Pennsylvania in 1785, was
a signer of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, and laid the corner-stone
of the State House (Independence
Hall) in Philadelphia.
Ebenezer Marvin, a Captain of the
American Revolution, was made a
charter member of North Star Lodge,
Manchester, Vt., January 20, 1785.
Paul Revere was born in Boston,
Mas., January 1, 1735. On January
27, 1761, he became a member of St.
Andrew's Chapter, R. A. M., in the
same city. Revere’s famous ride in
the cause of independence has been
repeatedly recited in every Amrican
lass room. Aside from the stirring
who was bom at Niles, Ohio, in 1843. > role he played in the Revolution, his
McKinley’s Masonic record appeared
in these columns in last month's is-
sue.
Theodore Roosvelt, who succeeded
McKinley as Chief Executive, was ini-
tiated in Matinecock Lodge No. 806,
devotion to the Craft was manifest.
He served as Grand Master f the
Grand Lodge of Mass, and while oc-
cupying that official position laid the
corner-stone of the state Capitol.
Commodore Samuel Tucker, an of
Oyster Bay, N. \January 2, 1901. fjcer Df (he Revolution, was made
His death oc cured January C, 1919.
Warren G. Harding, the twenty-
ninth President of the United States,
received the Thirty-second Degree of
Scottish Kite Freemasonry on Janu-
ary 5, 1921. He had been elected by
the Northern Musonic Jurisidiction to
receive the Thirty-third Degree, but
his sudden demise occurred before the
date set.
That Masonry was conspicuously
identified with America's struggle for
liberty is a well known fact. For this
month we have the following men
whose names and deeds are closely as-
sociated with the trying period that
resulted in the inception of liberty.
Gen. William Whipple, a signer of
the Declaration of Independence be-
came a Mason in St.'John’s Lodge,
Portsmouth, N. H., January 2, 1752. ‘
On January 3, 1710, Richard Grid-
ley was born. He served with the
rank of Major General in the Revo-
lutionary Army and on January 27,
1869, was appointed District Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Mas-
sachusetts.
Gen. Isaac Putman, born January
7, 1718, was made a mason in a mil-
itary lodge at Crown Point in 1758.
General Putman played a conspicu-
ous part in the battles of '76.
Gen. John Stark received Masonic
light January 8, 1778. His ability
as a military strategist gained him
the credit for winning the battle of
Bennington (Vt.) in 1777.
John Hancock, first signer of the
Mason in St. John’s Lodge, Boston,
Mass., January JO, 1779.
Capt. Stephen Decatur was born
at Sinnepuxenl, Md., January 5, 1779.
He was a member of Lodge No. 16,
Baltimore, Md., and was a member of
the United States Army from its
establishment.
Commodore Edward Preble, who
served with the American Squadron
at the bombardment of Tripoli in
1804, was elected to membership in
Portland Lodge. Main, January 3,
1786.
John Fitch, a distinguished Ameri-
can inventor, was made a member of
Bristol (Pa.) Lodge No. 25, January
4, 1785.
. Gen. Albert Pike became an honor
»ry member of Coming (N. Y.) Con-
•istory, January 12, 1875. On Janu-
ary 15, 1886, he was made honory
Worshipful Master of Pedfetto Un-
one Lodge, NaJes Italy.
Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the
Interior under President Lincoln, was
made a member of King Solomon’s
Chapter, Richmond, Ind., January 1,
1839. He was the first Grand Master
of Adoniram Grand Lodge of Per-
fection (Scottish Rite) at Indiana-
polis, Ind. (1863), and served as
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Indiana.
Caleb Cushing, a noted constitu-
tional lawyer and who attained fame
as a hero of the Mexican War, was
germination
ears.
Slender ears, with relatively few
rows of kernals tend to be earlier
maturing and dry out more rapidly
than ears with a larger diameter and
many rows of tightly packed kernels.
They therefore are less likely to have
been injured by the early freezes and
should be given preference this year
in selecting seed.
Corn that w^s cut and shocked be-
fore freezing occurred offers a posi-
ble source of seed corn. Ears toward
thet eenter of the shocks were pro-
tected more or leu from the low
temperatures. This may have en-
abled the seed on these ears to es-
cape freezing injury in some cases.
A germination test of ears selected
from a few shocks will 6how whether
or not such seed will grow.
Many useless ears can be detected
and discarded without the labor of
the germination test if an examina-
tion of the germs of two or more ker-
nels from each ear is made first. Cut
through the kernel, across the germ.
If the germ has been killed by freez-
a watery appearance. Ears with
not grow. The fact that the germs
germs having this appearance need
not be tested further, but should be
dsicarded as the seed on them will
do not show freezing injury is not
conclusive evidence, however, that the
seed will grow. Such ears should be
given the germination test.
If satisfactory seed com can not
be obtained on the home fa.’tn, trty
to locate some that was picked before
frost on a neighboring farm. County
agents usually know those in the
Community who have good seed and
the agricultural experiments stations
have similar information with regard
to the state.
to original
Work ^
new
|400,000 Stephens
jsraMSS ?£.
Lennan County jail- to be
Fort Worth-Corn- • south-
ed for $300,000 budding
western voted,
Lometa $40,000 bona
for installation of w«*r
tom.
-16,000 Texas
hor*e»
San Angelo—*”.— - f tta.
and mules being purchased
Mexican government.
Cherokee County will increase
taloupe production during com
anted
soviation formed.
Floydada—$85,000 bond issue voted purchases American Gasolin's
National Bank doubled by opening of
additional puarters in recently com-
pleted 11-story annex
building.
Dallas—Extension of Oak Cliff
Boulevard to connect Kessler Boule-
vard planned.
Brownwood—Humble Oil Company
pipeline from Richardson to Clear
Creek fields, completed. on
Beaumont—Asphalt topping for ' Grand Prairie—Contract
shell roads to be tried by the county. | eXtemiinpr water mains
Fort Worth—Work soon to start on Kingsville- Humble
erection of 16-story office building. pleUji No. 2 King . js
at Seventh and Lamar. |c nty, estimated at SMlbWW
Orange—Bids to be asked on con- - _ * 4^ ,Vntaj Gola.
struction of Texas-Louisiana bridge. * Oil p]atinum, Silver,
over Sabine River. j False
Central Point—Wool and mohair Diamonds, Magnet* Mll;j
textile mill may be located here. .Teeth, Jevelry, any
Austin—Bids to be opened Janu-1 today cash by return,
ary 4th for construction of Alice HOKE S. A
Littlefield dormitory at University of J
Texas.
Amarillo—Phillips Petroleum
►
Oil Co. con*-
well in Kleberg
%
OsteRO. Mich
for construction of new school.
Abilene—Contracts totaling $117,-
000 lot, for extending water and sew-
er systems.
Kaufman—27 Kaufman Cuonty
farmers agree to plant Bermuda on-
ions during the coming season.
Beaumont—Local industrial plants
operating full time.
Potb—Farmers & Merchants State
Bond Bank granted charter.
Abilene—Midwinter exhibit of the
West Texas Poultry Breeder’s Asso-
ciation to be held here, January 7-10.
Sadler—Farmers throughout Gray-
son County agree to standardize on
cotton planting, and all will plant the
same kind of seed.
Fort Worth—Texas & Pacific Rail-
way to lay new heavy rail from this
place to Sierra Blanca.
Houston County gins 34,809 bales
cotton, prior to December 1.
Houston—Contract awarded for er-
ection of 21-story Petroleum building.
San Antonio—Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific railroad systems will
buy 5,041 new refrigerator cars.
Clarksville—Farmers, bankers and
merchants of Lamar, Fannin, Red
River, Delta and Bowie Counties to
hold meeting here, January 14, for
purpose of discussing farm problems.
Fort Worth—Capacity of First
casinghead gasoline plant in Panhan-
dle field, for consideration of $300,-
000.
Tonacha—New newspaper, “East
Texas Light.’’ being published by L.
M. Nelson, Sr.
• Langtry—Work started on South-
ern Pacific cut-off, to cost $,500,000.
Minter—Survey being made with
view to creating drainage district to
recaira several hundred acres valua-
ble farming land.
Big Lake—City purchases new fire
truck.
Port Arthur—Pipe line being laid
to supply this city with natural gas.
Dallas—Spring Avenue from Sec-
ond Avenue to Wahoo Lake, to be
widened.
Robstown—Local man ships 180
bushels cotton seed to Belgian Congo.
Amarillo—10 acre site purchased
for erection of cotton mill.
Electra—Grand Theatre Company,
Inc., to erect 3-story building.
Beaumont—146,326 bags rice sold
on warehouse floor of American Rice
Growers Association.
Crockett—$100,000 appropriation
asked for erection of new Federal
building.
Amarillo—Dent-Musselman Syndi-
cate may erect new theatre here.
Sherman—Ground broken for con-
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<THE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
By H. IRVINQ KING
THE PIG’S TAIL
a member of St. John’s Lodge. New-
born at Quincy, Mass., January 12. | huryportf Ma„. His death occured
1737. He was made a Mason in Mer-.Jnnuarv , ,87fl
chant’s Lodge No. 277, Quebeck, in
1762, afterwards demitting to join
St. Andrew’s Lodge, Boston, Mass. He
later served as Grand Master of Mu-
sons in the Bay City.
Gen. Hugh Mercer of Revolution-
ary fame and who at one time served
aa master of Fredericksburg (Va.)
Lodge No. 4. died January 12. 1777.
Jeremiah Mosher, a Brigadier Gen-
eral of the Revolution, became a Mas-
tar Mason in Lodge No. 43, Lancaster,
Pa^ January 12, 1781.
Col. Joseph Mont fort, American
patriot, statesman and soldier, was
(pointed Provisions! Grand Master
and for America January 14, 1771.
served from that date to 1776
the Grand Lodge expired.
Franklin, that famous
patriot, was born nt Bos-
January 17,1706. He was
SL John’s Lodge, PUla-
aadroio-
CharltR S. Stratton, who because
>f his diminutive height, gained the
sobriquet of ‘“Tom Thumb,” was a
member of St. John’s Lodge No. 3,
Bridgeport, Conn., and was also a
Knight Templar. His birth occured
January 4, 1838, at Bridgeport.
John W. Geary, who had the dis-
tinction of serving as governor of
two states (Kansas 1856-57 and Penn.
1867-73,) was made a Mason in St.
John’s Lodge No. 219, Pittsburg, Pa.
January 4, 1847.
Joseph G. Cannon (“Uncle Joe,”)
aaaociated for many years with the
Speaker’s chair in the House of Rep-
resentives, a keen politician nnd an
energetic personality despite his ad-
vaneed years ty-came s member of Ver
mllion Chapttj-* No. 82, Danville, 101.,
January 188if During the next month
he was ma«> a member af Athelstan N,,P flow'1 r°r ,non tbau
M . i miles without a tslbotiuy,
t.
* NOT imcoioiiion belief suiong
•xx farmers Is tbsi if you cut <>/r a
l>lg'* tall be will fatten inure readily
—5on will have a good fai hog at
“killing time.” Tills Is one of those
MgricAlf oral superstitions which go
back to tire most primitive times and
can be clearly traced to that phase of
nature-worship—the worship ®f tbe
grain spirit—which iu some of Its
forms regarded the spirit of the < raps
as taking on tbe shape, or at least as
symbolized by. an animal. To thla day
at harvest time In Bourgogne the last
sheaf gathered is said to he ‘ the fox.”
A score of ears of grain are left stand-
ing near the sheaf to represent the
“fox’s tall.”
The reapers then throw their sickles
at It and cfy, “We have cut ofT the
fox's tall!’’ at the same time giving
vent to cries of a peculiar nature
which may lie words of some long for-
gotten language. This proceeding Is
supposed to ensure a good crop for
next year. In Scandinavia. Ksthonla.
parts of Germany and among some
Slavonic races the favorite repre-
sentative of ihe corn spirit appears to
have been the hog; for In those re-
gions nt times of planting and of liar-
vest they pay the same attention to the
hog as the Burgundian pensunts do to
the fox.
In Courland when barley is sown
the farmer's wife bolls a hogs chine
and tall. The chine la euten but the
tall la cut off and stuck up In the
field to insure a “fut” crop. 'Hie con-
nection between the primitive custom
of the peasants of northern Europe of
cutting off the pig's tall to Insure fat
crops and the custom of the fanners
of American states of cutting off tbe
pig’s tall to Insure a fat hog m ob-
vious. Tbe latter la a survival of the
worship of the grain spirit hut little
changed In Its passage across tbe
ocean and through the cemnrles from
the heathen rites of our bnrbariuii an
cestors.
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Proctor, Willard. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1926, newspaper, January 14, 1926; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003125/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.