The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1946 Page: 1 of 10
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First Lt. Jack Rucker, B-29 Bomber
Member, Declared Officially Dead
First Lt. Carmen B. (Jack) Rucker.
28, graduate of Grand Saline High
School, class of 1936, has been de-
clared officially dead by the tWar
Department, according to word re-
ceived here by relatives.
Rucker’s wife resides at 1501 Ohio
Street, Richmond, Calif., and he is
the son of Grover E. Rucker of Los
Angeles, formerly of Grand Saline.
Relatives living here are two uncles,
Harvey Sharp and Perry Rucker; an
aunt, Mrs. Floyd Maxfield of Can-
ton; and his grandfather, W. A.
Sharp, here. A brother resides in
42 Fathers, Sons
Gather at First
Cub Pack Session
Twenty fathers and 22 Grand Saline
sons met at Main Street Baptist
Church last Friday night, heard brief
ouSo0n Sc°utin*f. appointed a
Cub Scout committee of adults, and a
cufomaster quickly resolved to revive
Scouting here and adjourned within
the hour to the basement where re-
freshments were served.
The Rev. James W. Dixon, pastor,
volunteered to be cubnvaster, and at
his request, Marion Quinn, Foyo
Fowler, Joe Seller, Johnnie Hopkins
and Dick Humphrey, accepted the
adult committee posts.
Earl Borden of Athens, field re-
presentative of Circle JO Council,
Dallas, recounted the duties of com-
mitteemen, cubmasters. Den mothers.
Dens and the Cub Pack. The Rev. M.
E. McGlamery, Wills Point pastor,
and the Rev. Ira C. Cole, Charleston,
S. C. pastor and former pastor here,
spoke briefly on what Cub Scouting
and Scouting have meant to youths
in their communiites. Both emphasized
Scouting’s success is dependent almost
wholly on adult interest, and that
Scouting is the best antidote for
crime.
Home Building Spurts Despite Shortages;
Eight New Dwellings Under Construction
Free Basketball Game
Here Friday Afternoon
The Grand Saline Indians will
close their basketball season here
Friday afternoon against the Edge-
wood Bulldogs in a free game for
spectators. Coach James Nelson an-
nounced Wednesday. Game time is
2 p. m.
The Indians are in third place
with nine games won and four lost.
Ahead of them are the Van Vandals,
virtue of winning the first half of
assured of at least a playoff by
round robin play, any the Quitman
Bulldogs, who have lost only to
Van. The Indinns* four defeats are
to Van twice and Quitman twice.
Scalps dangling from their belts
belong to Mineola, Canton, Kauf
man and Wills Point.
Oil Play Showing
More Promise Here
Oil activity the past few weeks
has continued to move closer to Grund
Saline.
Several new sites have been re-
ported in the Jackson, west of Edge-
wood and southwest of Martins Mill
areas of Van Zandt County.
Community Grocery
Almost Destroyed
By Fire Saturday
The Community Grocery and Mar-
ket, owned bv Robert Jones, was al-
most totally destroyed by fire during
the rush hours late Saturday after-
noon.
Jones, who lived in quarters at the
rear of the store with his family,
was unuhlc to give exact cause ami
origin of the fire, but believed it
son section. Others reported active Originated in the
Delta Drilling Co. is reported sink-
ing a Travis Peak wildcat in the Jack
Units Going Up
In Three Areas
OF Grand Saline
Despite shortages of ma—
terials a n d manpower
characteristic of wartimes,
in the area are Humble,'Hunt. Texas, I era" where u 'liv i "room V "to ve“ had Dll ildin^f activity in Grand
Sun, J. C. Hawkins and Stanolind. been burning. IS'ilim* i< oninvinir u unurf
The Martins Mill wildcat will be The fire hud gained considerable jk 4 ‘ J . K *
FIRST LT. (JACK) RUCKER
Dallas. Another brother is in the
Navy and his sisters and a third
brother live with their father in
California.
mMr. and Mrs. Sharp received word
the flier’s wife a few days ago.
■hj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell, acting
Militant general of the Army. Wash-
irg$on, D. C., informed Mrs. Rucker
tlat since your husband was reported
^hissing in action Jan. 9, 1945, ‘he
wear Department has entertained the
hope that he survived and that in-
formation would be revealed dispel-
ling the uncertainty surrounding his
absence.
. “However, in many cases the con-
dition of warfare deny us information.
The record concerning your husband
shows that he was a crew member of
a B-29 Super-Fortress bomber iwhich
was lost on a bombing mission from
Saipain to Tokyo. Several hoars after
take-off and during the initial climb
for altitude the pilot of your hus-
band’s plane feathered the propellor
of the No. 1 engine and turned the
plane toward home. About one hour
later his plane radioed the message
that they had engine trouble and were
ditching. Their position at the time
ShSlif^woTma'0^ 260 "T* (Cy) Heaton of College Sta-
“Full consideration has been given ^^oUeJe/took Ip“ the methods
FrTdayWn?gh\,aFebb22?CaVthe ChuS kurate readings of weather infornm-
Following last Friday night’s open l0£ tota, of gix and
supported by Hawkins, Stanolind, headway before the Joneses discover- this tillU* which holds
Hunt and Humble. Delta is scheduled * *d th,‘ blaze, he reported later, after |
to drill a wildcat on a 60-acre tract,the fire department had brought it out hope for UI1 lmpTOVe-
in the A. T. Flowers A-264 survey. I u,|der control. . ,, , .
The V. G. Mover No. 1 Meredith. . '* w.as ‘hc motor short- ment 111 the ilClltt* hoUBIllg'
SuSW.Tr- W ft" ^ conditions her...
h 1“1 T*** » ..... from livini;.........! .
An alarm was put in immediately, *'• U. JVlItil, lll.V StCTclSTj
firemen responding quickly to fight j„M(| a r,,a| ..state broker, reported
the blaze which soon spread to the Wednesday afternoon that at least
grocery department. eight nice dwellings are in the pro-
, Except for one meat counter ai d „f construction with an niesti-
Saline last month inear|v .dot/bled I" Vv." a" "i rVY’" .• ‘’"'Bents. Jones believed most " npihle .liumber id imlividuala and
. ...... ■ •* « I 1 he Sand Mat s«-‘ion was pepping the staple and fancy groceries and Kr„Up* awaiting only relief in building
foods were damaged bv materials to start work on homes
water beyond salvage. and various business projects. Sswerol
January Rainfall
Continues Heavy
Despite a three-inch snowfall dur-
ing January, precipitation in Grand i information lately.
Saline last month (nearly (doifble«l '
January, 1945, according to E. P.
Woodbine section below 1,035 feet.
Several other sites in Wood and'
Smith Counties are brightening the
picture, but the Mt. Sylvan well of J
Humble hasn’t been ‘-iving out much
A meeting of parents at which will j Frie||li£ assistant plant manager of VP th;s w«*. th‘?.l?tC v '’'TY- T " \ rrisha!,k‘
Morton Salt Co. here, who keeps ac-| I"' f,r!* an,‘ W
meeting, Borden conferred with the
district staff. Attending were the
Rev. Mr. McGlamery, advancement
chairman; T. C. Coleman of Wills
Point, finance chairman; Luke Gab-
bert of Canton, camp and activities
chairman; C. C. Moore of Van. lead-
ership chairman; W. E. Bryant, health
; and safety chairman; Kirby Allen
of Canton, district commissioner; and
Harry R. Jacobs of Grand Saline,
district chairman.
Big Farm Meeting
Talks Vegetables
one-quarter
inches of precipitation was recorded
in January by Friedline of which
three inches was snow. Rainfall in
January, 1945, was one and seven-
eighths inches. Even temperature sag-
ged more last month than a year ago.
Twenty-two degtrees was low this
year, 27 degrees in January, 1945.
SWG&E Donates
To Cafeteria Fund
Smith survey, which pumped 2.’! bar-
rels in 24 hours from 7,588 feet.
Leasing activity has been rather
fast, according to J. W. Muse. Grand
Saline operator.
Muse’s personal interest of recent
date includes 2,500 acres at $2.50 an
acre in the Pruitt area, and 5,000
acres at $5 north and east of James-
town and associates.
The elementary school cafeteria
fund, sponsored by the Parent-Teach-
er Association here, received another
jfL’ass'jsffi zsrs arjftafc MM
1 - ’— — Joe Sellers donated $5 and several
smaller amounts were received. The
donations were delivered to Mrs.
Wiley Thomas, president.
Friday night began assimilating im
formation on the best methods oi
planting truck vegetables in prepara-
tive. for the spring season.
More than 100 men and one woman
met at the high school here to hear
speakers relate and talk to them in
informal discussions of problems that
beset every planting and growing
VFW Endorses
Vocational School
•-TH® new Salt City Memorial Post
No. 6012 of the Vetreans of Foreign
Wars went on record last Thursday
night unanimously approving the
proposed Van Zandt County Vocation-
al Training School, Quartermaster
Woodrow Joslin revealed this week.
The post voiced its approval, fol-
lowing an explanation by Charles
j McMillan of Ktlgewood, and authorized
recently to all available information
bearing on your husband’s absence,
including all records, reports and
circumstances. These have been care-
fully reviewed and considered. T"
found by college experimentists to be
the best for sweet potatoes, cucum-
bers, turnips, sweet corn, Irish pota-
toes, and other favorites.
Pointers stressed by Heaton were
Further encouragement to the P-TA the quartermaster to notify Chairman
came at a school board meeting Tues- j A .0. Loughmiller and County Sunt,
day night, when the officials directed [ J. L. McElvany of Canton of the
the P-TA to proceed with purchase of | VFW’s action here,
equipment. The board discussed tota- l jn designating Thursday night, Feb.
tive plans for the cafeteria, but did , 21. as the next meeting night, Comdr.
not act luesday night. [Harold (Ox) Land named.). 11. Cheser,
Recent contributions have boosted jlap Proctor and Homer Taylor to a
the cafeteria fund above $2,200. ! committee to arrange for a regular
To hasten success In reaching their lm.eting place. The committee prob-
goal, the P-TA wil^ sponsor a Stamps , |v wjj[ report next week. Growing
Quartet here Tuesday night, Feb. -<>. r;lpi«ily. the post, which was designa-
ted No. 6012 last Saturday by M. (i
evidence to support the conturued K^lons of • prevent wilting
tEZSSSt mus tU r ter mi n a t^ 'Sh ! oTIZt potatoes’ in U; apply one
ttceThey UBffSSZPSSA1 £5 3LTW4? £fti
“HvStlS SJSt S-MS5T sr&i =«
Boy Hit by Car
Jones said that the blaze spread .smaller homes and temporary livi _
so fast that neither he nor Mrs. Lee I quarters have been built in recent
Collier, an employee, were able to get J weeks, but work now has l»een thsr
out with the day’s proceeds. However, |u,st sign of tin times in the part
they recovered the money after the | years.
fire was out. j Only one major business project;
The owner, who purchased the gro- is now under constructim, according
eery and market from Dave Calhoun to Allen. That is the new huikiinK
last fall, reported contents were in- j on Highway 80 east under construe-
sured for $7,000. Calhoun, owner of 1 tion for T. E. McGinty. Dcalge —
the building, said it was insured.
The Joneses are from Alba.
T. K............
Plymouth automobile dialer. How-
lever, the McGintys are iviabUi t»
find a home, and are tcuoporartty
j housed.
In that neighborhood of Kart
Grund Saline, W. L. ls*wis is rroefe-
ing his own frame dwelling to Im
near his lumber business.
A number of other dwelling* amt
I business houses are slated for that
area, fast becoming a community ia
itself, hut none has actually bans
started, Allen said.
Swinging to the North Grand Sa-
find- n concent ration
Kirby, Bailey Form
Station Partnership
Joe Bailey, native of Grand Saline
and barber here for 20 years, has
purchased an one-half operating in-
terest in the City Service Station. -------„
Clinton Kirby, owner, announced \Ved-;|jM(. area, <i
nesday. of building eofistruetion along the
Bailey, son of Mr. and Mvs. Ike i \,,rth Main Street extension. Putting
Bailey of Grand Saline will start at up frame buildings are K. C. Callo-
City Service i.s a full partner Sit- way. J. (Vndersor. U I deMrnW
unlay morning. Kirby said. The sta-j anil It E. Vouch. U II Pollard ia
tion Will he closed all day and night [building a tile home in tin area.
Eriduy during invei tory. t>n rc-opetl- , At the opposite end of Main Strert
ing, Bailey or Kirby will he on duty and on the Nan lliwav, Clyde E is her
all the time. Each will share respon-| is creeling two frame dwellings for
sil ilitv of the business. tic ant ,m cupnney. One is ali/eadjF
|;(1ii an.i reared in Grand Saline, taken.
Lailey entered tile barber ing business Among the larger projects slated
soi,. after im graduation from high foi Grin d Saline's business and in-
school and i now co-owiu r of the dustrial areas are a cement Idock
Main Street Barl«er Shop. Married,
he is the father of one child, a daugh-
ter, Sylvia 1 .mi. Bailey revealed he
has been set as Jan. 10. 1946, the
day following the expiration of 12
months absence.
“I regret the necessity for this
message but trust that the ending of
a long period of uncertainty may give
at least some small measure of con-
solation. I hope you may find sus-
tain inf? comfort in the thought that
the uncertainty with which war sur-
rounded the absence of your husband
has enhanced the honor of his serv-
ice to his country and to his sacrifice."
Uncle Sam’s Men F rom
Grand Saline
Michael Rodden, age 6, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Rodden, was painfully
hurt Monday night on the old Canton J
Highway near tin; Coy Lindsey home COMPANIES Rl’SIIING SPRING
when struck by an automobile driven I ,.
by Paul Eads of Borger. j ( ll-V < "• and (.rand Saline
The boy was reported recovering 1 Hardware and Furniture Co. are rtish-
7 * u = front I from bruises Wednesday afternoon, i1.1'' . .L' sPr'nK house-cleaning season,
tested seed, treat seea. . . .. I X-rays showed no broken bones. l”""1 hl‘V1’ undergom i.itermr pnint-
B. F. Gray, county agncultural Kadl|> a fioor san<ler, reported thnt '"C and re-decorating. Roy Fail. M.
agent, led the gathering in question- ^ was returnj(1„ his t.aJ. st„len Sat-! l!- Burks and Hu art Sides last week
i.tg Heaton on various methods and tlmlav lli(rht nn,| damaged, when the re-iaintcd the interior of Salt City
invited consultation with his 0IIICt tlljshnp occurcd. Lights on the vehicle 1 "• 1U1<I l|iis week are employed at
at Canton. Were out of commission, caused by Brand Saline Hardware, dressing up
Other speakers included C. F. \N ash- * damage sustained when stolen l y the interior walls and fixtures,
moi'v. president of the Van Zatidt, t.al. thief, he sai l. Eads said lie lost StoiieV, 5-cent to $1 Store this
County Vegetable Growers Associa- [ control of the ear. An older brother week is nnlergoing an inPiior and
tion, who presided over the session; was with the boy. j exterior painting job.
C. E. McKenzie, representative of1
W&W Pickle Co., who reported on his
company’s campaign for cucumber |
acreage before the planting season
in April; J. M. Stephens, county AC A j
committeeman, who announced that
I the government is allowing $1.09 re-
I fund to farmers using phosphate in j
| soil-building practices; and Supt. H. |
G. Shivers of Grand Saline Schools ^ Opening on a new major business
proposed to farmers that it is up to I j,oust.—the Clower-Pugh Hardware
them to prevent further loss of soils j q0—jn Grand Saline will be held
to eroison, end urged them to adopt Saturday at their store on Main
soil-building and conservation practi-
Frost of San Benito, assistant depart- j had no announcement to make at this
incut quart, rumster, already has 115 time concei i.iiu: his inter, st .■ the
charter members. j barber shop.
Clower-Pugh Hardware Co., New Firm,
To Open For Business Here Saturday
Pfc. Cotton Moore, son of Mr. and
Mfs. Vernon Moore, is home on a
dOfday leave. Moore was previously
^Mpned in North Carolina but will
fllbrt back to Utah, .where he will
pifnare for overseas duty.
•' * *i * * * *
Harold L. Daivis, S II, *on of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Davis, is home on a
10-day leave. Davis is stationed on
S. S. Arneb. He will report
lay, to San Francieco, Calif, for
f&^i assignment.
▼7 *•••••
Robert Green ia home with a dis-
charge after having seen eervice in
thle country and action in the South-
west Pacific. Onm is ths brother
ARMED FORCER Page Fssr
$2 From Quilt Goes
To March of Dimes
The March of Dimes in Grand
Saline, which will be concluded this
week, received a charming vote of
confidence Tuesday, when “Aunt
F'ronia” Bailey, nearing her 79th
birthday anniversary, sent in a $2
contribution to the Sun, sponsor of
the March of Dimes here.
The story behind the $2, ac-
cording to Mrs. II. C. Tunnell of
the Jones community, with whom
Mrs. Bailey lives, is that “Aunt
Pronin." aided by i.er daughter and
a niece, made a quilt and donated
earnings from It to the March of
Dimes.
Donations to frslt Jars In Grand
Ha line buslnsse houses will he col-
lected thin wash end and ssnt to
Chslrsuui L. F. Isadora at Canton.
Street adjacent to the Club Barter
Shop.
Owned anil operated by Herbert
Clower and Perry Pugh, both natives
of Grand Saline, the firm will handle
a general line of hardware, builders
supplies, home and farm appliances,
equipment and machinery. They will
be exclusive dealers for Elasy Washers,
Easy Spindryers, Premier vacuum
cleaners, Zenith radios, Gibson elec-
tric refrigerators, Grand gas ranges,
Gibson electric ranges, tu cl Pittsburg
will handle all standard brands and
paints, wall papers and varnishes, and
lines of builders hardware, harness
goods and other farm implements and
Since September, 194.'!, until starting
Mrs. Josie Clifford
Weds FVed Brown
The wcil'lt .oi Mis. .1 i.-n* * 11ffi»r.I
.id. I Err.i Blown, residents ol the
(| 11,11,1 S ilim sitt ion mill wrll-klinwn
lif e, v,.is -o'lfimized at t: o’ lock
I'll day ultoi noon at the home • >f
(In. brine ,m North Main Strict i>
t lie ;mc 1 1 i|» ■ ill' a few i at urn '. f • lend .
The Rev. !!. V \\ at mi, |c.-tor of
i :ie Met 'mil t (dn.ir h, i end t e innr
I i.igi- VOW:-.
The In ill .. a - hi e scii ni a idun iinnir
fa.- Ina folm c ,1 n , [ e diess and hei
only nines my ,\a a bible, the gift id
t h, groom l:k*t < lil ist man.
Eollow:ni' the fereniony. Mi s.
Georgia I'hdiips .served I'efreshineiit •
of cake and i'i*ffi‘e iii tin home to
other members of the wedding party.
plant, possibly a canning plant and
a sweet potato warehouse. All thro*
i nterprises will .ni.i tliouMma.s of
della s to the b.isiin s.s and industrial
, ayroll alieady swelled In reeunt
proportions, fills trio of i cw firms
v. ill attraet new n hi
die s|;i|l n a in , ,1 in
I he picture. \ 11 ■ i
i tn i'aii •«' «»f
a t II. y I iiem.
id, i- very
U limbi'loir Buys Station
ll:ur\ Kimilirlou. atM known
!lir«»uyh his roidcnri ;in<i m;in\ years
in tin* «•;«’! ;it 11 •! i of nuto-
h’iVkt Nt.itmiiA, nnnoun<‘«x4
I irsda> I fiat hr h.ni d| ths
I 1. t S.dr Sri .in* Slnt.**n <"i
va\ SO 1 ;ist of (11 ;kr141 S.il no. tit* IH-
> ifrii his fi i«\nls to \i it mm, Kurn-
! • r I * • v\ '.i <1 hr uill h:i’i llr f 1 no i^nulra
“t y.• 1111 ni m l mot« : g'N,
City MarrJtal Candidate
I ! • only riitnliilnto annoinu’inf? thin
t«o ;t politic il offico in Yuri
V.a'u,' ( ount\ \\:»s r. I*, (imsott, who
coin out for city marshal hno, hrinir-
i* ir t<» two Iht aspirants for the of-
fice. IJn hard Murihn'k announced two
vvrt k> ju:". tiihson has ta'cn a county
who inclmicd Mi. and Mrs. .1. S.
his new venture, ( lower was cm- Ma|.tin aM,j Mrs. I). E. Long,
ployed by the Pure Transportation | he couple w in reside at the groom’s ; employee.
Co. at Van. farm home on route 4.
Prior to entering the bank employ,
sk u»i,m ,oIIM
!1"K: “w hridnl/ XnBhl
son of Thackerville, Okla. Benson is Eamilies and friends of the Grand1
u former county commissioner of pre- j Saline Post of the American legion doesn't use a strii g around his fin-
cinet 1 here. The Glowers have one will be guests of the post Friday gcr as a rcmindi r when he wants to
son. Gary, age 9. t night at a chicken supocr at Foreman's i ri-place tooth paste, etc. He just stieks
Pugh is the son of Mrs. Myrtle | Recreation Hull. The supper will (lie cap or lid in his pocket and it
Pugh. Until joining Clower in the start at 7:30 o’clock. The supper was I serves the purpose better than a
PRESTON (ADVERT
hardware business, he bail been rail- inadvertently announced for last Fbi
ronding for the Texas and Pacific I day night in (tic Sun lust Thursday.
for n year ami a half. Prior to that
he 'was employed by Salt City Co.
for 10 yours.
Married to /the fonmer “Georgia
st ring.
equipment us soon as they are uvail- , Vickery, daughter of Mrs. Vickery and
able. Many of these articles already the late T. FL Vickery of Edgewood,
are in stock. j the Pughs have wte son, Thomas
Clower and Pugh are griiluutcs of David Pugh, age 6. The Pughs moved
Grand Saline High School, the former | this week to Grand Saline from Min-
rvetiving his diplontu in 1926, and
Pugh graduating in 1933.
Ben of Mra. Sum Terry and the late
C. C. Ulawar, farmer of the Jones
community. Clower served as book-
keeper and later teller of the State
National Bonk here for 14 years.
eola, where they have been residing
because of a housing shortage here.
The partners are active ntemIters
of the Grand Haline Volunteer Fire
Department having earvad as offieera
during their several years of service
with the organiiation.
A. (I. Ismghmillrr ot Canton, vet-
eran of two World Wars, will U> one
speaker on the progiutn, ami another
speaker is scheduled to be here, ac-
cording to Mrs. R. K. Wheeler, auxili-
ary president. An entertainment pro-
gram is bring arranged during the
evening. Members of the new Salt
City Post of the Veterans of Koteien | and sent it
Wars and their families are especially
invited to attenrl.
JEF’F’ SMITH, formerly in the poet
offiw here, ami now the veteran mb-
ployee of the McKrtiney post office,
is still so interested in the develop,
incut of Van Zandt County after moiv
than 30 veats absence, clipped tha
“F\ S. of Van Kamlt” editorial out ot
the Dallas Morning News recently
to the Hun.
EAHT TEX AH: Not so cold Thurs-
day afternoon. Friday fair and warm-
er. Fresh northerly winds diminish-
ing Thursday night and Friday.
Give MHH. PKKHTON CALVI
an hour and she ran foreraet
weather. Her curly red hair “«
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Buzbee, Byron B. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1946, newspaper, February 14, 1946; Grand Saline, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003341/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.