The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1948 Page: 1 of 10
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0OQ| “Where Your Salt Cornea Fro*”
National Election Tuesday Supplemented Here by Other Issues
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Member of ABC—Greatest Circulation in Van Zandt County
Grand Soling, Texas, Thursday, October 28. 1948
Ten Pages Today—Price 7 Cents No. 50
J.Y. Bell to Succeed J. E. Hanes
As Manager of Morton Salt Co.
J. Y. Bell, in charge of Morton
Salt Co.’s Kleer Mine here since
April, 1941, will be elevated to man
ager of Morton Salt Co. here, suc-
ceeding J. E. Hanes, who retires
from active service Monday, Hanes
disclosed at a Mineola bangbet in
his honor Tuesday night.
Hanes retires officially Sunday—
the end of the month following his |
65th birthday anniversary in ac-
cordance with the company’s re-
tirement program. He was 65 last
Sunday.
Hosts for the banquet at Herms
Cafe were men and women salaried
employees of Morton, and it was a
sumptuous fried chicken dinner with
all the trimmings.
Informal throughout, the dinner’s
program hinged on his birthday
theme wi'th the traditional “Hap-
py Birthday” song being sung by
48 salaried employees, their wives,
husbands and guests, and several
extemporaneous speeches in testi-
mony of speakers’ associated with
Hanes personally.
i Hanes, who got to his feet a half
Gioeen times to express additional
^appreciation, finally told the gath-
fing that “this guy you’re talking
put must be pretty good—I’d like
[meet him.”
. P. Friedline, Hanes’ immedi-
it downtown, presented Mr. ard cafeteria the organization under- ; f to „St?re’ rf, '"
. Hanes With two pieces o'i wrote, members have enlisted the J Electric Co., Clower-Pugh and Wes-
—-dsomcly tooled and stitrhej assistance of Grand Saline business- | A“to- cl°s,nKr at 8 are Darby s
oowhide leather bags from the!men in closing early for the annual Dept. Store, K. Wolens and Jarvis
■ ... i — —..... and Co.
Children are urged to come in
The carnivaf promises to be'the costume and parents are invited to
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Child, 6, Dies
Of Car Injuries
FRUITVALE—Funeral services
for Luvita Lovett, six-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Lovett, who was fatally injured
in an automobile accident last Sat-
urday night on Highway 86 five
miles from Parnell, Texas, were
conducted here at 2 o’clock Tues-
day afternoon. Burial was in Cen-
tral Cemetery.
The child died at 3 o’clock
Monday morning in a Memphis
hospital from multiple injuries sus-
tained in the accident in which
three others, including her mother,
were injured. Mrs. Lovett was still
in a serious condition. Others in-
jured were Louis Stanley, serious-
ly, and Billy Lovett, less seriously.
In addition to her parents, she
Indians, Bulldogs Open
18-A Fight Friday Night
Re-allocation Of
County Tax Asked
Kick-off Slated For
7 P. M. at Field Here
The Grand Saline Indians will
open the small 18-A Conference
here Friday night against the
Champion Edgewood Bulldogs in
an effort to redeem themselves
after a 34-0 shellacking at the
hands of the terrible Terrell Tig-
ers last Friday night. The kick-off
at Persons Field will be at 7:30
o’clock.
The Indians, victims of several
bad breaks last Friday night, suf-
fered one of their worst beatings
in recent years, and Coach Irvin
Van Opens District
118-A With Canton
VAN—The Van High School Van-
dals, undefeated in six non-confer-
ence games, will inaugurate the
District 18-A football race in Can-
ton Thursday night.
This game was originally sch-
eduled for Friday night but was
changed along with the Canton-
Grand Saline game next week to
permit all district contests to be
played on different dates. These
The 1948 Presidential
election Tuesday will
find even the Republicans
in Van Zandt County con-
fident of a modest land-
slide at least for their na-
tional standard-bearer, Thomas E.
Dewey.
Rephblican leaders here are ex-
pecting a large number of Demo-
crats and Dixiecrats to forsake
President Harry S. Truman and his
see
Since District 18-A is composed
of only four teams, Edgewood, Can-
J. E. HANES
To Retire
J. Y. BELL
Hanes’ Successor
Halloween Carnival Saturday
Night to Present Big Doings
So determined is the P-TA to [-
get $500 for equipment for the Grocery, Alexander’s, Peryy Bros.,
is survived by her grandparents, j Gl®y reported it was his worst -------------------, —„------,----
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Joyner and a| eatL!" years of playing and j ton, Grand Saline, and Van, the
number of other relatives.
Houston Couple
To Hold Revival
The Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Carle-
coaching. Ichampionship race is starting late
But the team and coach were land will last only three weeks.
[ more determined to bounce back| Although the Vandals will be
Friday night against the Edgewood favored in their game against the
Bulldogs, who won the old con- Eagles, the history of games in
ference pennant last year. the past reveals that the Eagles
One of the worst blows suffered I have on several occasions upset
last Friday night, excepting the]Van and in at least one case cost
top-heavy score, was the loss of ] them the district championship by
little Gene Long, substitute back, j holding a highly favored Vandal
ton of Houston will begin a 12-da.v iLong, a 14-year-old freshman play- team to a tie. For this reason,
revival at the Church of the Naza- jng ),js first varsity season, suf- Coaches Reeves and Tuttle are
rene here next Tuesday, it was an- ifered a broken leg on the second taking no chances and will be pre-
pared for a hard-fought battle.
nounced this week.
The Rev and Mrs. Carleton, re-
hosts and hostesses. P-TA Halloween carnival Saturday
The honored guest promptly dis- night at the elementary school,
closed his successor—Bell— after
Friedline was introduced by Toast-
master John R. King and present-
ed the bags.
Briefly, Hanes related that he
came here July 4, 1928, and that
“it was so hot I came very nearly
leaving the first week. I got use
to the hot weather,” he added “and
I am.”
said that Grand
Saline had been very good to him
and his family, later adding that
he and Mrs. Hanes plan to make
Grand Saline their future home.
Mrs. Hanes amended this statement
in a side remark—“just the win-
ters."
Bell reminded the group, in a
brief talk following his introduc-
tion, that Hanes built the Kleer
Mine and it would stand as a “liv-
ing monument” to its builder.
Other speakers were P. R. Cal-
vert, Walker Means, V. B. Moore,
Enoch Fletcher, N. W. McNorton,
Walter Teal and Harold Land. Mrs.
Hanes and Mrs. Bell, also honor
guests, left the speaking to their
husbands.
In anticipation of Hanes’ retire-
ment, the banquet has been brew-
ing for serveral weeks and four
committees worked on iCMhe me-
nu, with Moore as chairman and
Owen Kuykendall, Teal and D. W.
White; Gift, King chairman, Bell,
Harry Jacobs and J. L. Sellers;
Program, .Land chairman, J. W.
Attkisson, Howard Beaird, Mrs.
Fletcher and Miss Mary Barber;
and Photographs, A. H. Pinkerton
chairman and George Knight.
best ever, and will start with lunch-
es being served in the new cafeteria
for all to see. Sandwiches, pies,
cakes, cold drinks, coffee—all home-
made, will be served at popular
prices from 6:30 o’clock on. The
carnival in the school will start
at 7 o’clock, with the crowning of
the queen scheduled for 8 o’clock
No admission will be charged to
get in the school, where booths will
be located in halls and rooms, but
the modest admission of 9 cents
will be charged to witness the
queen’s coronation.
Wedding Planned
Bingo, darts, fishing and other
games will be set up for the public,
and a cake walk may be staged,
according to Mrs. J. E. Persons,
general chairman of the carnival.
A "womanless wedding” will be
another attraction staged in the
auditorium, but the 9-cent admis-
sion will cover it and the corona-
tion.
Mrs. J. M. Gautier, P-TA presi-
dent, Mrs. Persons and other par-
ents have promises of 31 merchants,
w'ho stay open late on
schedule changes will allow the Doctrine for the promised greater
fans to see all district games, security and liberlism of the OOP.
However, they are reconciled that
the Democrats will carry local and
state offices, but with a good
chance of beating out the controv-
ersial Lyndon B. Johnsin for the
U. S. Senate.
A list of polling places are pub-
lished in an official notice of e-
lection by the Van Zandt County
Commissioners’ Court on Page 8
in today’s Sun. Cecil Thomas, elec-
tion judge of the West Grand Sa-
line box, said voting will be from
8 a. m. to 7 p. m.
In Grand Saline, the west box
will be located in the basement of
the Main Street Baptist Church,
Thomas disclosed. Voters in west
Grand Saline are advised to report
! there to vote. The east box will be
at the Fireman’s Hall with W. M.
j Thompson as judge.
| Besides the presidential and other
political offices, Texans will vote
bring their children and eat lunch
at the cafeteria.
Candidates for Halloween queen
selected from the junior and sen-
ior high schools are Florence Say-
ers, senior; Mary Alice Moore,
junior; Hazel Norris, sophomore;
Ruvee McMillan, freshman; Pa-
tricia Whatley, Eighth Grade; and
Edwana Smith, Seventh. Votes
cost one cent.
Hands Off Mail Boxes
The post office here warned
Halloween pranksters to leave
mail boxes alone this week end.
It is a federal offense to muti-
late or remove a mall box. The
Sun was asked to announce.
' ]
Mrs. Galloway Feted
On 92nd Anniversary
Mrs. Eva R. Gallaway, mother of j
Clyde G. Darby, was honored on
her 92nd birthday anniversary with I The/f Howard Detweiler, pas-
a dinner given in the Darby home. I*”r °* , Main Street Christian
Sunday. (Church here for the past two years
ported to be accomplished and con-
secrated workers, will bring mes-
sages in words and songs that are
inspirational. Services will be con-
ducted twice daily at 10 o’clock
mornings and 7 o’clock evenings,
with Valla M. Tarr, assistant pas-
tor, in charge of opening exercises
in the absence of the pastor, the
Rev. T. W. Cummins, who is ill.
The revival will conclude the night
of Nov. 14.
series of downs in the third quart-
er after Terrell had kicked off.
He was showing improvement this
week and was the first to letter,
Coach Clay told the boy’s father,
Jack Long.
The first bad break came when
the Indians held the Tigers for
downs °n their own 32 afte, the, punerai services for Miss Lela on eight constitutional amendments
opening k,ck-off. A back fumbled , ^ of ^ wh Tuesday. and Van Zandt County
j*n.. ° r,T3^VrsT Quarter^ d*ed in h^r sleep last Sunday, were residents will have another issue to
wlw Rnf‘ carried^,hp'1 conducted at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday vote on—the reallocation of county
back, Roy ftp. I afternoon in Fort Worth. Burial taxes. The court called the election
ball over from the Indians .6 after >*— -r..—wh eh
he and his teammates smashed to !was ,n H,*h Cemetery there,
two first downs. Tackle Kenneth
Lela Loven Dies
In Sleep Sunday
Miss Loven was the sister of
Potter" kicked" "the‘ first of "four I FloydC LoveLn of the Corinth com
straight goals from placement for
the evening. He missed the point
Christian Church
Pastor Resigns
Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hall and since the church’s reorganization,
night, to close at 7 p. m., and three daughter, Jackie, of Corsicana were announced his resignation as pas-
others to close at 8 p. m. here to celebrate with Mrs. Hall’s tor last Sunday „niF,ht at a brief
Closing at 7 o’clock will be Law- Grandmother. Other dinner Guests board meeting
rence Grocery, Kirby-Bailey Ap-
pliance Store, Salt City Co., Sin-
clair Grocery, Bailey’s Pharmacy,
Fail Drug Co., City Food Store,
Flowers and Rodden, Wright’s Bar-
ber Shop, Babcock’s, Carter Clean-
on the fifth TD.
The Tigers scored again in the
first stanza, the climax of another
Indian fumble. From then on Ter-
rell scored in every quarter. At
half time the score was 21 to 0.
The Indians had three excellent
scoring opportunities, but the right
plays failed to click at the right
I time. The score was not indicative
of the closeness of playing.
Another blow to the Indian of-
fense came early in the first quar-
ter when Quarterback Bobby Law-
rence injured a leg and had to be
relieved. He later returned to play
and worked well up under but favor-
ed the hurt leg. Guard Gene Rhodes
also suffered a severe hurt to one
of his legs, but both will be in the
Edgewood game. Clay said.
Clay expects to start Flowers
jnunity near here, and the aunt of
Mrs. J. E. Thompson and Leonard
Loven of Grand Saline.
She is survived also by four
for Tuesday on this issue, which
permits the court, by vote of the
people, to re-allocate the 71-cent
county tax rate so that the court
will place more of this tax in the
county road and bridge fund. The
issue do* not anticipate an increase
she lived.
other brothers, four sisters and in the tax rate itself just autho-
her 87-year-old father with whom rizes the court to re-allocate the
separate funds within it. By re-al-
locating the 71 cents, the court can
put about 36 per cent more money
into county roads without raising
taxes.
Thomas pointed out that the
main reason why the Main Street
Baptist Church basement was selec-
ted for the west box election is thal
the bank will be closed for repairs
All public buildings, including th<
post office, will be closed Tuesday
for election.
Jacksonville Preacher
To Fill Baptist Pulpit
The Rev. Charles Hall of Jack-
sonville will preach at the First
Baptist Church at both services
next Sunday, it was announced this
week.
Sunday night services will be
held at 7:15 o’clock, the board de-
cided in a meeting this week, when
other changes in meeting times
were made. Mid-week prayer serv-
ices will be held at 7 o’clock Wed-
—WHO'S NEW—
nesdav night and the Young Peo- ... . ... nirkerann
„„d Smith ,„d. Kirby „„d Ih.j^jM<j3L,Wl!LS SS - £
Farland at tackle, Grier and Khides | ing the winter. The morning wor- ]'"K ‘ aa . °,U _
grandmother Other dinner guests Doard meeting of the church. at guard, Rodden at center, Law- ship hour and Sunday School will a ' o c °c un‘ay a e V
tor^“asion wereMr and Mrs! The Rev. Mr. Detweiler, a former'-nee. Kenneth Long. Heddin and 'be held at the usual hours Sunday at Cozby-Germany HaapitaL The \
Army chaplain in World War II Sullivan, at backs. Flowers injured mornings. I child has been named Jams Gwynn.
is attending Brite College at TCU,
Claude Smith and daughter, Mary
Jane, and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Simp-
son, and Eva Darby, all of jGrand j Fort Worth, and filling the pulpit
Saline. jhere Sundays. He disclosed to the
Throughout the day Mrs. Galla- board and the congregation Sunday
ers, Grand Cleaners, Main Street way received callers who extended uight after services that he was
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Forest M. Green
Dies in Dallas
DALLAS—Funeral services for
Forest M. Green, 57, native of
Grand Saline, who died Sunday in
a Dallas hospital, were conducted
here at 2 o’clock Tuesday after-
noon from the Lamar & Smiih
Funeral Chapel by the Rev. H.
Blackburn, pastor of the Bethanv
Presbyterian Church, of which
Green was a member.
Green, who lived at 1306 Strick-
land Avenue, is a brother of Mrs.
Fannie Dorough and Rosa Green
Of Grand Saline. He had been a
paint contractor for the past 30
years. Burial was in Hillcrest
Mausoleum.
Other aurrivore arc hj
two sons, IE. V. Green of Dallas
Mid E. BUI Green of Jackson, Miss.,
and • brother, Streeter Green of
Seminole, QUa. ♦ s\>u
Barber Shop, Parker’s Jewelry,
Grand Saline Parts, H&H Grocery,
City Pharmacy, Club Barber Shop,
Community Grocery, Smith Bros.
Grocery, Jones Grocery, Marett’s
Grocery, Poe’s Grocery, Callaway I Bates spent Wednesday in Dallas.
Van Plumbing and Electric Co. To
Hold Openhouse All Day Saturday
best wishes for her and she was asking acceptance of his resigna-
presented with many lovely gifts ,ti°n so that he may accept a pns-
and flowers. j torate at the Morningside Christ-
--- [ian Church in Fort Worth. The
Mrs. Ben Egbert and Mrs. Hobart j board accepted his resignation wiih
reluctance, but congratulated him
on the improvement in his profes-
sion. The Morningside church has
a membership of about 400 mem-
bers and has called the Rev. Mr.
Detweiler as permanent pastor on
his completion of divinity studies
VAN—The Van Plumbing and E-
lectric Co., Van’s newest major
business in this expanding com-
munity, will hold its formal open-
ing and openhouse all day Saturday,
owners announced this week. A.
R. Kline and D. E. Skinner are
owners and will be on hand to greet
visitors.
The new firm will top off the
day by awarding prizes to three
persons at 7 o’clock Saturday night
at the store. To be eligible for a
prise, visitors must register during
the day before 6:80 o’clock—30
minutes before winners ere an-
nounced. There is no obligation.
V$Mt prise WH b*’ ahandsome
of a five-tube, table —lei radio,
prtae a Fleeter eleetrts iron
and third prize will b£ a Telechron
electric clock.
Skinner and Kline have been
preparing their new business for
the past several weeks and recent-
ly completed their building and ar-
ranged appliances and other stock
for the opening Saturday. One of
their promotions to heighten in-
terest in their new business was to
publish a big question mark in The
Grand Saline Sun.
The owners are well-known in
Van Zandt and Wood Counties and
have had considerable experience
ia their fields. Skinner is • crafts-
man in lines tataisoted with their
business. They w|M ‘
ess. Thsy will handle a com* ” l
lias of nationally-known « for the
a knee in practice 'this week but is I
expected to get the call.
Edgewood probably will stait
Ellis and Jam* at ends, Hum- j
phries and Norris at tackle, Palmer j
and Long at guard, Hooks center, |
and Billy Ray Norris, Ennis, Wort-
man and Phillips in the backfield.
The visitors will bring a large
band of supporters.
Bob Morris Breaks Feet
In Fall From Ladder
Robert (Bob) Morris of Grand
Saline sustained broken bones in
next July. Meanwhile, and after both feet last Monday when he
Nov. 15, when his resignation he- fell on n concrete npron in jump-
cornea effective, he will serve r.s ing from a 14-foot falling ladder
pastor of the Fort Worth church on a construction job. He was em-
No arrangements have been made ployed at the Pratley and Pendl-
by the church here to fill the va- nnt Electric Co. Mrs. Morris re-
cancy, but members plan to con- turned home here Tuesday night
tinue the church, they decided Sun- nnd reported his condition ini-
day night. proved.
The retiring pastor has become i ——--
quite popular here among church-1 The Rev. G. B. Carter, retired
men in the brief week-end visits Methodist preacher and former pas-
he makes to Grand Saline. In the
short time he spends here, the
Rev. Mr. Detweiler has worked
untiringly to keep up interest
within the. congregation.
Mrs. HettleN
nith, who has been
taJ
tor here, will preach the evening
sermon at the joint worship serv-
ice of Methodists and members of
the Mein Street Christian Church
at 7 o’clock Sunday night Serv-
ices will be held at the Chriatian
Church. The Rev. Howard Dotweil-
er, pastor, will preach the regular
Sunday morning at the
» lewnin i
alewig. Christian
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SOME CAT CATCH—Bill Marshall
and J. A. Baker, both of Van, left
to right are almost hidden by the
174 pounds of coitfieh in the nine
fish in front of them. Marshall and
Baker made the exceptional entail
in the Washita KWer aear Tishi-
mingo, Okie., while on a four-da*
trip. The largest weighed 82 pound*
and the smallest tipped the seals*
at 1* pounds. George Goldey of
Goldey’s Studio, Van, made the
pktare
Jast fo
far the rmec*.
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Buzbee, Byron B. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1948, newspaper, October 28, 1948; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003073/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.