The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1946 Page: 2 of 8
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THE GRAND SALtNE SUN
Thursdai
THE GRAND SALINE SUN
PabHahed Every Week at
GRAND SALINE. TEXAS
ALT ROBERSON _
BTRON B. BUZBEE _
MRS. DOROTHY 8HIRBY
HOWARD BAUGHMAN
LLOYD LEWIS__
_ Publisher
Society Editor
Linotype Operator
_ Shop Foreman
Texas History
England Tries To Defeat
Texas Annexation in 1845
Entered aa Second Class Matter at the Post Office in Grand
■line, Texaa, Under the Act of March 2, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in Van Zandt County;
ant of the county. $2 50 per year; 6 months rate ia the county$1.26;
• months rate outaicU the county, $1.50; NonJCoamiaaioned Serv-
ian people anywhere in the World $1.50; Commissioned Officers,
RW No Subscription leas than one year for Armed Personnel.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputa-
bu of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the
•hamns of this paper, will be gladly corrected upon due notice be-
kg given to the management at The Sun Office, Grand Saline,
By DR. E. C. BARKER,
Professor of American History
University of Texas
{This is another in a series of articles on events having to do with
the annexation of Texas to the Union. Texas this year is observing the
Centennial of Statehood.)
Mineola Alert To Needs
From the rejuvenated Mineola Monitor, ranking
publication of Wood County, we learn so soon of a post-
war expansion program designed to anticipate the
needs of a city more than twice its present size and four
times the size of Grand Saline.
The Mineola program is not an ambitious one. Not
at all. But it does contain intelligence and the astute-
ness of sound business practices symbolized in a civic-
minded chamber of commerce. It represents the unsel-
fish coordination of businessmen for commonweal
without which no community, great or small, can pro-
gress beyond its existing state.
Within the program, as publicized by the Monitor,
we learn that the important and unseen assets, such as
sewers, streets, sidewalks and sewage disposal, are para- ££
mount. These are assets that new businesses and indus-
tries look for in scanning surveys and statements of
conditions by communities to intice them to their trade
area.
With the backing of its business leaders, Mineola’s
chamber of commerce will soon realize its foresighted
program, it appears. Apparently, they are already sold
on the expansion program and that is about all that is
necessary to insure community progress.
Such enthusiasm and unity of purpose is really
setting the pattern for Mineola’s neighbors and other
communities in East Texas and the Sun sincerely wishes
to commend the Wood County capital for its admirable
program. Maybe some of its benefits will overflow into
Van Zandt County.
The attitude of the British govern-
ment was plainly stated in a letter
to its representative in Texas dated
Jan. 23, 1845. The election of Polk
had indicated popular approval of
annexation and Congress was then
debating terms. Lord Aberdeen wrote:
“Her Majesty’s Government are firm-
ly convinced that the dignity and
prosperity of that country (Texas)
are more secure in its own keeping
than under the institutions of any
other government, however powerful
. . . It must be long before a newly
settled and comparatively thinly peo-
pled country would command the at-
tention and the weight which would
make up for an abandonment of the
privilege of self-government- if indeed
such a result should ever be attain-
affle.” He said the President of Mex-
ico seemed to be leaning toward re-
cognition of Texas independence, and
he hoped that such recognition would
make the Texans less anxious for
annexation.
recognition of independence by Mex-
ico. Here again we are uncertain
whether this opinion was induced from
a shrewd diplomatic ruse on Jones’s
part or was a true statement of his
views.
In order to hasten Mexico’s deci-
sion. Elliott proposed to go secretly
to Mexico on a British warship and
present demiar.ds of the Texas gov-
ernment. First, the Texans wanted
an official announcement of the will-
ingness of Mexico to recognize in-
dependence. Second, Texas would a-
gree, in return, for a period of 90
days not enter into negotiations look-
ing toward annexation to any other
country.
As expanded by Captain Elliott,
the Texas proposal, or ultimatum,
contained four articles: (1) “Mexico
consents to acknowledge the inde-
pendence of Texas, (2) Texas engages
that she will stipulate in the treaty
not to annex herself or become subject
Texas Manufacturing
Gains in December
AUSTIN—Structural and ormental
iron works industries had the great-
est employment gain among Texas
manufacturing industries in Decem-
ber, according to figures released by
the University of Texas Bureau of
Business Research.
These industries had 12.4 per cent
mov? persons employed in December,
1945, than in November. In the non-
manufacturing industries the largest
increase—15.5 per cent—was in re-
tail trade.
Other industries showing increases
in employment were: meat packing,
11.6 iper cent; confectionery, 11.3 per
cent; cetr\ent, 9.8; Ibrick and tile, 9.1,
and furniture, 4.8.
In the non-manufacturing indus-
tries, crude petroleum production, with
3.3 per cent increase, was second to
retail trade.
University
State Miner
A new map showing
and distillate fields of
December. 1945) is i
the University of Te:
Economic Geology, Dr.
dale, director, has an
The map is on one sheet, and is
drawn to the scale of 16 miles to the
inch. It supplements a similar map
issued several months ago on three
sheets, and brings oil field data up
to date, Dr. Lonsdale said.
Hunt Insurance Agency,
Office, Rear Main St. Barber 8ha$.
GENERAL INSURANCE.
.. tj •. • v. 10 a"V country whatever, (3) Limits
£Lp>,1" £h",e\*?.hottt ^ue I and other conditions to be matter of
charge’ in Texas believed that “sev-
eral leading men in the country are
only waiting for an opportunity, and
will declare themselves against an-
nexation decisively and energetically
as they think they can do so without
mischief to their popularity.” He
said that Anson Jones sincerely de-
sired the maintenance of independence,
but that he would be helpless against
popular demand unless he could of-
as an alternative to annexation
arrangement in the final treaty, and
(4) Texas will be willing to remit
disputed points respecting territory
and other matters to the arbitration
of umpires.”
This memorandum was dated March
29, 1845. Four weeks earlier Congress
had passed the resolution for annexa-
tion. Could President Jones hold off
the decision long enough to receive
the Mexican response ?
GI Questions
Local PCA Holds
Annual Convention
This is another of a. series of
articles on GI questions. The Sun is
publishing them as « public service.
Released through Veterans Ad-
ministration Office, 327-29 Swanr
Bldg., Tyler, Texas, Telephone 2382 The importance of a strong financial
N. L. Benson, Jr., Contact Repre- institution owned by local farmers
ser.tative. I and stockmen was the principal
Q. What are Readjustment Allow- | subject at the 12th annual stock-
ances as authorized by the Service- holdeTS’ meeting of the Tyler Produc-
man’ Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI tlon Cred,t Association on Wednes-
Bill of Rights)?
A. One of the benefits provided
by the Serviceman’s Readjustment
Act of 1944 (commonly referred to
as the G I Bill) is a money allowance
(called Readjustment Allowance) of
$20.00 per week while completely un-
employed, payable for periods rang-
ing from eight weeks to fifty-two
Grand Saline Not Doing So Bad
day, Feb. 6 at Tyler, beginning at
10:45 o’clock, Wm. B. Lee. secretary-
treasurer, announced.
“The meeting enjoyed a large attend-
ance of the members and the associa-
tion now has $98,000 invested in its
capital stock by the 1,000 members
in Henderson, Rains, Smith, Van
Zandt and Wood Counties,” he said.
“It has $27,000 in surplus and re-
iweeks, depending on length of active
j service. In case of partial employ- seives’ and P!ans to retire all gov-
| ment where the- salary received for eminent investment in capital are
j any one week is less than $23.00, the j making good progress. The -ssocia-
anvnne fyets to thinkine- the Sun is showinc am°unt of wages for the week in e.v- t*cn Is a farmer-stockmens’ service
A.e s Uj n 8 cess of $3.00 is deducted from the al- orgmization which is in a strong
partiality to Mineola, we add quickly that Grand ba- lowance. position, it is able to obtain funds
line isn’t doing so bad.” I Q-.Who is eligible to claim Allow- !?A v?Fy reasonable rates from the
ance? investing public through the Federal
If there could be any quarrel with Grand Salines, a. To be eligible, the applicant must rntermcdiate Crrdit I5ank on terms
progress it would only be m the lack of collective efforts. m Scffi^c^K
But. at that, the collective efforts of all individuals here for a disability incurred in service ; structure is highly important.”
micht not yield as much as the individual efforts of a
few.
i-fr.vr-T-ov hi=torv and the record of achievements
of virtually every community proves that the most can
be gaired from the unified labor of every individual
with the least effort. To do this, one organization or
group of organizations must step out with a program,
comparable or greater than such presented by the Min-
eola chamber of commerce. It doesn’t work to the best
interest of a community for several individuals and
organizations to work separately toward the same goal,
regardless of the number and quality of enterprizes
seeking that community as a possible site for business.!the kumber oneeksVofeRMdjustmCTt
From an impersonal point of vantage, Grand Sa-l^*I^nce that he wil1 be eligible to
line holds within its grasp greater potentialities than
Mineola.
In addition to the attributes normally credited to
a community of the size of Grand Saline or Mineola,
in line of duty; must have been on
active duty after September 16. 1940
and prior to the termination of the
present war and must have /been dis-
charged or released from active serv-
ice under conditions other than dis-
honorable.
Q. What is the maximum number
of weeks for which Readjustment
Allowance may be claimed by any
veteran ?
A. Fifty-two weeks, the number of
Readjustment Allowance that an eligi-
ble veteran is entitled to claim is de-
termined by the length of his service
in the armed forces after September
16, 1940 and before the end of the
war. 1
Q. How does a veteran calculate
The University of Texas has sent
10,800 trained technicians to war in-
dustries.
TYPEWRITER Ribbons.
Sun Office.
75 cents.
FLOWERS—For All Occasion*
GIFTS—For AH Occasions
JERRY’S
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PHONE 201
A. He will be allowed eight weeks
of Readjustment Allowance eligibility
for each of the first three months
of active service after September 16,
1940. He will he nllowcd an addition-
al four weeks
Grand Saline is situated in a more strategic location, iowance eligibility RfordjeachCnmonth
economically, that Mineola. This is self-evident. Grand lanc^^f'hirfe^cebin^eLess^o'f bthc
Saline is an industrial-agricultural Community, and first three months heretofore mention
expanding more rapidly in the latter phase than pos- two week?8 maxinium limit of fift-v-
8ibly rnany larger cities in Texas and the nation. But j_J____
these have been natural consequences, encouraged by |__
the efforts of a few. ..........
We would hate to sit here and witness a neighbor
community, by its collective efforts alone, far outstrip
us, by our individual efforts alone.
A lot of girls won’t stand for necking. Guess standing
makes them tired.
The maid swore she didn’t tell the wife what time I
came in last night. All she said was that she was too
busy cooking breakfast to nolice the time.
Be Quick To Treat
Bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis may develop if
BPV cough, chest cold, or acute bron-
■tUtU Is not treated and you cannot a(>
hid to take a chance with any medicine
mm potent than CreomulMon which
it to the seat of the trouble to
oeen and expel germ laden
tnri Kid nature to soothe and
raw, tender, Inflamed bronchial
lend? beecliwood croo-
rocess with other time
for ooughs. It Contain*
OFFICE HOURS
CHANGED
DR. A- NEDDER, Optometrist
Mineola, Texas
Announces that his office will be
open only 3 days each week;
from lp.m. sad
THURSDAY from lp.m.
all day FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
35 Years Practice in Mineols
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Buzbee, Byron B. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1946, newspaper, February 7, 1946; Grand Saline, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003766/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.