The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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THB SALT CITY
Grand Saline, Texas, Thursday, September 4, 1952 w*ht Pm*~ Today-Pri* t c«u
Sweet Potatoe
tor Beans Being Crop Said Cut
School Election
To Be Saturday
By Dry Weather At Firemen’s Hall
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U trader for the plant
Mince who resides south
Fred Edwards of Tun-
and Carson Gog-
is loader.
• hulled to date were
as of good quality. Each
re content of the
the number of broken
■beans. _
graded OutB
average,
less than two
| of the beans are boing
Out.
moisture content al-
beans without being
is six per cent. To date
hulled have had excess
yield in this area was said
above average with so ■ ■
expecting to dear up
of $100 per acre. Under ttv
Dry weather has reduced" the
yield of East Texas sweet potatoes
at least 60 per cent, J. F. Ros-
borough, extension service mark-
eting specialist, reported this week
from his office at the .Lindale ex-
periment station.
On the average, sweet potatoes
now being harvested are yielding
but 80 to 40 bushel* of small sise
potatoes per acre, he said.
Many East Texas growers are
hauling potato** direct to dtyr
markets in Dallas, Fort *WV>rth,
'Waco, and 'Houston where the
price has been 10 cents a pound.
According to Rosborough, most
local packing sheds are paying
eight cents per pound or $4 per
bushel. Potatoes too small to meet
U. S. No. 1 and No. 2 grades are
being slod for canning purposes at
two and one-half cents a pound
Commenting op the outlook for
farmers have yet j other crops, Rosbogeugh said that
‘ " — 1 unless rain comes ih the next 10
days, the fa'l tomato tgmp will bo
seriously damaged. With JL-fO day-*
required for fall tomatoes reach
maturity, plants will havd\o set
\st Of this month if the'crop
natures before frost. \
The long range outlook ftp-
•ucumbere was described by Ros-
uorough as very promising. This
/ear’s crop was cut short by dry
. veather and some pickling proces-
sors are importing cucumbers from
Colorado at the present time.
castor bean program sponsored by
the federal government this year,
growers are guaranteed' a price
of not less than 10 cents per pound.
The price this week has been 10
cents per pound.
According to the grader at tha
local station, lack of rain has hurt
the yield of this are'*. Rain in the
near future would still materially
help the crop, he said
Two or More Harveeta
Castor bean plants continue to
ma e beans up until tho first
frost. At least two pickings will
be required for all fields and pos-
sibly three or. more for some.
The station here is hulling boans
Monday through Saturday open-
ng at 8 a. m. and closing at 5
Only seven
brought beans to the station, and
Wtdnesduy aftqrnoon\the hulling
ma hint' was shut dowp for lac
of business.
thing about good old East
is that whs® yo- leave, ev”-
a short period, on com
things looking greenc
prosperous, and more livable
tn otftar sections. And, tit?
you get to Grand Saline th»
EjpgSt Texas loo^s, espec-
If you happen to be coming
the west.
the writer enjoyed a
vacation of five days spent
|H$ xVxaa i25 miles west of
Antonio. We may think th
■'SB bad here, but in Wet
it. is really bad.
year 1981 was an extreme'
■for West Te^as in th"
|| Jl inches of rain fei
the average is about 24. Th
area immediately we
Antonio has gotten 11
feut It now appears tha'
may be all for this year
in the area aro sell-'
most of their stock in
in of another hard wintei
dried up and feed
However, many ranch-
ve spent years building
i into good stock are
the possibility that if
. S«U off their herds, then
' Will again have to go through
* og process of again building
M preferred stock,
to the cost of feed, the geo
moment in the West Texas
fag area is that if rain does
n, practically every
to find itself in the
last year the ranchers
for the first time
e mostly operating
free ranches and the
i had cash balance.-*
However, last year
ed up their savings
gh the hard wintei,
en have again had to
debt.
spent five days as
Prade Ranch, located at
t the Frio River. Th-
of 10,000 acres
beautiful scenery
Canyon and the
which form the
River.
ranch said that
runs a few cattle
id it more
ists rather
l his guests
i ex-
to give the
the city a
forget all
world.
i impounded Jim
; springs
Qualified property owning tax
payers of tho Grand Saline Inde-
pendent School District will vote
this Saturday on whether or not
residents of the Silver Lake and
Friendship communities will as-
sume their share of the present
school indebtedness and also pay
taxes on the same rate of $1.60
per $100 valuation as the remaind-
er of the district
Both Silver .Lake and Friendship,
former common school districts,
have recently been consolidated
with the Grand Saline district.
However, their oh] tax rate was
$1 per $100 valuation and can only
be changed at a public election.
election also is respired to be
be held before the two communities
c$n share in ownership of local
chool facilities and be equally
responsible for the school’s in-
debtedness as the remainder of the
district.
Outcome of the flection will
have no effect on the residents of
the district other than Silver Lake
and Friendship. The local tax rate
of $1.50 will remain unchanged
and no increase in school indebted,
r.ess or increase in school taxes is
involved.
Present indebtedness of the
school district is $82,850 which
ndudes $6,000 on the gymnasium;
$40,000 on the high school; $250
from tha old Clark common dis-
trict; $1,600 from the old Sand
Flat common district; $13,000 on
the school cafeteria; and $22,000
#jr ir <5*'.. I..
Enrollment at Schools |
Reflects Area’s Growth,
Increase of 46
OverLastYears
More Expected
PROMISING MATERIAL
36 Out for Football;
To Practice Hawkins
Many processors are expected
to change to $hg Earliest of all
Stt «**• nkwiHwi-ry “'™r M
tests conducted at tha Talar ex-1 0,1 WwffifiSff
pertinent station showed
variety made by far the
-yield of good quality
»• Fraih groan peas grown
Texas this past week oft
the season’s high of 16 cants per
pound.
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Ma-n Sfres!' baptists
Plan Two Week Revival
"farting This Sunday
•01
‘ivn w'-eks revival
were completed this week by the
Main'*■' ‘ "Bn-dist Chnmh with
the owning date for this Sunday,
Sept. 7.
'4 ; — to pastor. Rev. S. T.
Sf *<rg* two «ervic"S daily are
planned. \ t" i~fn t-* worship
meeting will be hMii from 7 to
7:46 a. m. <*uch r-o-ning. Evening
services wi’l be held nightly at
7:80 p. m.
Evangelist will be Rev. Jared
L Cartlidge of Nacogdoches. Rev.
Cartlidge is a previous pastor of
the local church serving here in
tm.
In charge of the music will be
(Dexter Riddlt, who la head of the
department of music at the East
Texas Baptist College in Marshall.
According to Rev. Skaggs, the
revival is scheduled to continue
for two weeks through Sunday,
Sept 2L
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The election will be nSM at the
fire hail with the polls to fee opc'.i
from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. Elevtion
officials will be Mrs. Joy Greqn,
W. A. FlUrler, Mrs. Bess WriM,
Mrs. Morgan Fail, Mrs. Guy G.
Pryor, and Clyde Darnell. ^
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HOSPITAL
Patients in the Cozby-Germany
Hospital Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 were:
Loyd Curtis,
Mrs. W. IK Barber, Sr.,
Andrew Kirkpatrick,
Mrs. J. M. Gilchrist,
Mrs. Lillie Warner,
Mrs. Loy Hill, and
Mrs. Ltftriee Hill.
CO®/ Weather A rrices
And Welcomed by All
Cool weather arrived in Grand
''■JLSalina. -this week and was more
than a welcomed relief. Blnnkets
in the early mornings and long
sleeved shirts have made their
first appearance since H'd s^rin"
According to local weather stat-
istician E. P. Fri»dMne, the low
for the past two days was Tues-
day morning, an invigorating 54
degrees.
Interested football spectators
will be able to see a preview of
the 1952 Indian eleven in action
this Friday night when the A
team scrimmages HawWos at Per-
sons Field. The scrimmage is set
to begin at 6:30 p. m.
Thirty-six boys have reported
for grid wn " " ' " '• Tiich start-
ed Mond-iv With j -st two weeks
to get ready for the season’s first
game, head Coach Shirley Ander-
son ■ d wdl pleased with the
way the team is shaping ur>. Next
Friday night, Sept.. 12, the In-
lians will play Mineola there. .
* niy one player, center Jessie
Armstrong, is on the injured list.
Armstrong pulled a ligament in
his stomach while working this
summer. He is expected to be a-
vailable for practice by Monday.
Desha Seems Okey
Canny Desha, last year’s all-
district half back who underwent
a knee operation in the spring,
has been running good. This past
week J»e jjas participated in heavy
ork and ** 'feporte<J
Fox and Wolf Hunters
'For Jamestown Friday
The fifth annual fall hunt and
barbecue of the Free State Fox
snd |Wolf Hunters Association will
be held this Friday night at Burle-
son Lake near the Jamestown
community, it was announced Wed-
nesday by Ira Dillard, president
of the assidation.
Burleson Lake is located on farm
ti market road 1253 about 15
milt* southeast of Grand Saline.
“Signs will be placed along th"
road to guide those attending,”
‘Dillard said.
The evening’s festivities are
s hcdalod to start at 7 p. m. Hunt-
ers should bring their dogs.
According to Dillard there will
he plenty of game and food for all.
Enoch Fletcher Elected New
President Of Lions C ub Here
Enoch Fletcher was unanimously
elected new Lions Club president
here succeeding John Beasley at a
meeting of the chib Monday night.
Beasley is moving this week to
ML. Vernon where he has been
transferred by Southwestern Gas
and Electric Co.
Grand Saline Draws
Ore City in Play Off
The Grand Saline nine which
finished in third pla"e in the Up-
shur League will play Ore City,
this Sunday in one of the double
fender play off gamss to determine
the league champions.
The play offs will be held at
the Gilmer park with game time
set for lp.m. The other game of
the double header will be between
Mineola, and Betty. Mineola fin-
ished the season’s play in first
OUk ’
On Sunday, Sept. 14, a play off
between the winnen of this Saw-
day’s gain* win he bald.
This past season, Grand Saline
has beat Ora City twice and lost
asm*. (William Boyles will start as |
Grand Saline nitohar.
the Fruitvalers 6-0.
Boyles was the winning pitcher
Sunday giving up 10 hits and four
walks.
Robert Hearn pitched for Grand
Saline Monday and allowed but
three bite. He walked none and
struck out eight. In Monday’s
game, Fruitvale did not get a man
as far aa third baas despite the
fact that Grand Online made eight
tifMii
■ Losing pitchers ware J. IX Le-
Prsde on Sunday and BUI G
Grand
Dean 1
week that far the
local club
for the $ut season the
tmpurs a
At Monday’s meeting, plans for
tha fall fair were outlined to the
club membership. The Lions Club
this year is sponsoring the event
which will be held the week «#nd of
Sept. 28-27.
Main attraction of this year’s
(fair is to be the sw<*et potato ex-
hibits publicizing Van Zandt Coun-
ty as the largest sweet potato pro-
uncing county in Texas.
Other Exhibits
In addition to the sweet potato
show, other agricultural products
displays are being planm’d, and
Glare will be a swine show, an old
fiddlers contest, and a parade.
During both evenings of the
fair the East Texas Round Up
Club will present* rodeo at the
local arena. Saturday night fol-
lowing the rodeo, a street dance
will be held with the winning
fiddler bands furnishing the mu-
Over $400 In prise money is bo
ing offered this year in all di-
visions at tha fair. The extension
service it in charge of. the sweet
potato exhbits. Those planning on
competing zor prizcn snouia coop
tact tha county agent’s office in
Canton.
Teacher* of th* Grand SaUno
vocational agricultural department
Me ha charge sf the swine show
booths. Atf
for the
cooks. First place prizes of $3,
second prises of $2, and $1 third
place awards are being offered
far the best dishes of sweet po-
tato custard, sweet potato pudding,
sliced sweot potato pie, baked
sweet potatoes, candied potatoes,
potatoes and marshmcllows, sliced
fried potatoes, o’possum and pota-
toes, and sweet potato croquettes.
trouble from his knee.
Biggest worry of the coaches this
year has been filling the tackle
positions which last year were
held down by Robert Damper and
Bobby Curtis. Leading contenders
for the tackles are Kenneth Briggs,
who looks much improved since
spring training especially on de-
fense, and Earlon .Lee. A fresh-
man, Larry Don Davis, has also
loo ed promising and is pushing
nard for a first team berth,
Elsewhere along the line, end
Bill Clinkscales this past wee!
has looked outstanding as a pas:
receiver. Two: veterans from las
year, Gene Callaway and Davit
day Jones are filling the firs'
string guard posts. Fresbmar
Wylie Camper is also being used
as defensive guard and offensive
center.
Many Good Backs
A host of material is available
this year in the backfield including
last year lettermen Desha, Wilson
Cozby, Doug Long who has been
s'witctei 1
Brownie Hill, and T5&?"
Other backs who looked improv-
ed over wring training and whom
Anderson this week expressed be-
ing well pleased with, have been
(Don Bryant at defensive half back
and Lonnie Humphrey.
Slated to see considerable action
1 as defensive safety and also as
offensive fullback is senior Don
Callahan who is making his last
year in school his first year to play
football.
University to Honor
Dr. Garland for 50
Years Medical Service
Dr. Wiley L. Garland of Gram!
Saline, who received his doctor
of medicine degree in 1901, is one
of 64 physicians who will be hon-
ored by the University of Tennes-
see Medical Units at commence-
ment exercises in Memphis, Sept.
29.
The university is recognising the
services which 'Dr. Garland has
rendered to his community during
the half-century since his gradua-
tion. J“'-
The physician will be prsueateti
with a Golden “T” certificate at
commencement exercises. A tons of
Memphis and s luncheon honoring
the group will precede the cere-
mony.
Dr. Garland received his dagtee
from the Medical Department of
the University of Nashville, which
was consolidated with the Univer-
sity of Tennessee College of Medi-
cine in 1909.
A pleasant surprise re-
flecting an unanticipated
growth of this area wag
registered by srhool officials' #6
registration dlsy Wednesday as IS- *
rollment of pupils number**! 4U
more than last year.
A total of 787 have revist-r-U
for school this year which include
”30 in hivh school, 143 in jntflO \ .
high school, and 414 in the otp-
nentary school. '
Compared to last year ther® ,
were 190 in high school, 145, 111
junior high, and 406 in the el#»
mfnlary first six grades.
Not all students who will at- : ■
tend the local schools have y«E ‘
mrolled, and officials said Th«jhw-
lay morning that between 25 SnU
10 more studrtits are expected t® £
report during the next few day*.-'
Asked how he accounted for th®
increase, superintendent of school®.
Guy C. Pryor said that last
the high school had an extrebasfcj
small graduating class of but
which is being off set this
by a class of $$l
Eight new students
enrolled from the newly *
school district of J
uiik
No new teachers wstf i*
tp the faculty this year »
the increase as th# sise of *•
teaching staff is determined 1®
the average daily attendance «mf
the previous yto|r« .
However, Pryfer said that if th®
local schools are able to hold th®
increased enrollment so that SI
-ill be reflected in the averaj* .
daily attendance, next year th*
school will be *Sititled under state J
regulations to add one more teach* I
er to the faculty. .
A total of 03 new students tiiavS
enrolled in the first grade thfe*
year.
Registration went smoothly th*
first day of school and all ate-
dents were in their classes by t0£|
m
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Methodists Will Start
New Building Sept. 15
sss=*
Construction work on the new
youth building extension to the
Methodist Church here is scheduled
to begin Sept. 15.
This weric the construction firm
of E. F. Allen of Greenville, con-
tractor for the job, completed set-
ting Up the tool shad, and equip-
ment is due to b# moved in the
letter part of this week.
O. M. Mason of Greenville will
bo la charge of the job. Ho said
this w*4k that except for Mnmetf
and the contractor, only local labor
wffl be need.
Hiring of labor will bo eeaaplotod
between Sept. IS and ML Man
days ore esti-
building can start, Mason said.
■ Cost of the church extension will
be $87,000. The extension will form
U on* story north wiag to the pres-
ent building.
Incorporated in plana fax th*
edifice are a large usiiaMy room,
Sunday school class rooms for the
junior and youth do part m late sf
th* church, a IdtcHea, and • huge
creation root!
feat
In addition to
youth of tho church, th*
Sunday School das* will also
on a
XJ
Two Cars Coftido
Against West Side Ol
Gas Truck Wednesday
A gasoline truck of th* Wnjt
Side Oil Co. was damaged an artS>
tepjb oGmr '^pj®
three way eoMWion ; j
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mated $1500 and two other
were tbs heavily
80 in front of Adams WrecHnw
Co. Wednesday afternoon shorn
before $ &thm.
All three can were tr-
wi-st when th* accident
Observers said the driver
truck, Ncrtan Prestridge, was
ing down to turn in at
Wrecking Co. when he wai
first by one car and a few
later by th* other car.
Drivers of the cars were
Sullivan and C. Callahan,
was carried to the hosp
but is reported not to be
injured. Prestridge sad ____
suffared no serious injuries. r
Next Thursday to Be
Day for (hand Saline
A special ’television
will honor Grand Saline
tion KRLD-TV in Dallas
Thursday afternoon.
The televlxton program,
Tim*.- wfll bt
Gardner
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local due j
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Harle, Neil. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1952, newspaper, September 4, 1952; Grand Saline, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1016732/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.