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5 Kaleidoscope: explained PATSY SPENCER Search for San Jacinto There is a new process called microencapsulatio that is supposed to make ads small like the product selling. It is slated to advertise a citrus product and a new food flavor and will be used in direct mail, consumer ads and in-store promotions. Botanically speaking, food experts tell us that the tomato is a fruit. But legally, according to an 1893 ruling, it is a vegetable. So, take your pick! And speaking of vegetables, only nine out of the nearly 50 that are most often seen on the American table are natives of the Americas.

They are com, white potato, sweet potato, lima bean, common bean, tomato, squash, summer squash and pepper. Here is some that caught the eye. From the Hebron (Indiana) Porter County Herald: trouble with politics is not the thousands who are in it, but the millions are out. Too many people refuse to get involved in politics. They either take the George do attitude or cover up by saying dirty a fact that public officials are elected by people who refuse to vote or The Wynne, Arkansas Progress maintains: of the old sayings is that will never hurt but not so sure that words are not to blame for some of our social problems of today.

In the past, a person who used drugs ually was known as a and was considered an outcast from society, a degraded person to be avoided and written off as a human being. Now, a drug user is-an which is a pussyfooting term that somehow carries less stigma. even a little glamour attached to dope field, though still the same type of individual who has ended his useful According to the Clear Lake Wisconsin Star, are now reading what Webster defines as a newspaper article explicitly stating opinions held by the editor or publisher an editorial. We do not claim to have all the answers on all subjects, but as most free thinking Americans, we do have ideas and opinions on many of the happenings Treasure in comics By GINNY WELLS With some friends so the ing goes, needs ene- Patsy Spencer does not fall into that category. She simply wants all her Yankee friends to learn about San Jacinto and what happened there when, why and how.

It so happens that this Yankee really understand all the hoopla about San Jacinto Day. After all, only lived in Texas for seven years and nobody ever bothered to explain the subject. Assuming that Irving is rapidly becoming loaded with Yankees who might possibly be in the same boat, we share this condensed course in Texas history. Texas History were introduced in the Dallas News in 1926 and were printed until June 1927. In 1943, the Magnolia Petroleum Company, after history teachers all over the State of Texas were using the series of cartoon strips as an outline for studying the history of Texas, compiled a book using the strips.

idea for the series came from E. B. Doran, then editor 'of news and telegraph for the Dallas News and Dallas Journal. Former superintendent of Dallas schools Dr. J.

F. Kimball suggested the title. Authors were Jack Patton and John Rosenfield, Jr. The book opens with a picture of the two major tribes of North Texas, the lonies from Fort Worth and the Tawakanas from Dallas, meeting in a friendly skirmish. Just 50 miles from San Antonio in Bandera Pass lived the easygoing Lipan (vagabonds) Indians.

Near Houston lived the Cenis Indians, not renowned for their fighting prowess. The Tejas (meaning lived near Nacogdoches. This is the tribe that gave the state its name. In 1541 Coronado claimed Texas for the king of Spain. The French got into the act when Rene Robert Cavalier Sieur De La Salle sailed into Matagorda Bay on February 18, 1685 and established the first white colony in Texas.

La Salle bumped into animals whose descendants later made Texas famous and named the Lavaca RiVer "les for the cows. Don Alonzo de Leon was instrumental in establishing missions and military posts in Texas in 1690. The first Spanish mission in Texas near Crockett in Houston County lasted less than four years. The missions, however, were abandoned in 1693 and Spain was contented with a few presidios or forts. In 1797 Philip Nolan, an American from Natchez, Mississippi, came to Texas to wild mustangs for the U.S.

Army. After the U.S. bought Louisiana in 1803, Spain became hostile. In 1810 Hidalgo led a revolt near Guanazuato, Mexico. His aide, General Benardo Gutierres joined forces with Lt.

Augustin of the U.S. Army and launched an expedition that resulted in the siege of' Goliad. General Gutierres became Governor of independent Texas. Augustin Iturbide was commissioned by the viceroy to wipe out the rebels in 1820. His entrance into Mexico city marked the independence of Mexico from Spain.

When he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico, Mexico and Texas were free of Spain at last. In 1824 Iturbide was murdered by of Mexico and Texas was desolate- back in Durham, Connecticut, Moses Austin was engaged in business. By 1789 he had acquired lead mines in southwestern Virginia and Stephen F. Austin was born November 3, 1793 in Wythe County, Virginia. In 1797, Moses Austin inspected mine sites in northern Louisiana now the state of Missouri and obtained a passport to enter the country which them belonged to Spain.

Moses Austin took the oath of loyalty to Spain and became a Spanish subject at St. Genevieve, Missouri. In 1814 Stephen F. Austin was elected to the house of representatives in the Missouri state legislature. Business failures in Missouri turned the thoughts of Moses Austin to Texas and he journeyed to San Antonio in December 1820.

He petitioned for land grants to settle 300 families in Texas, and permission was granted by the Mexican government for the colony. The death of Moses Austin, two voyages of the schooner Lively, and government revolts in Mexico all delayed the American colonization of Texas. The Austin colony, however, did give Texas a new lease on life. Food was scarce and the early colonists were in constant danger of Indian attacks. After colony got underway, other colonization movements were also started.

James Bowie, a hero of the Alamo, was born in Maryland and his family settled in Louisiana in 1802. He married the daughter of Juan Martin Ver- ramende, lieutenant-governor of Texas and Coahuila. The new government in Mexico was having troubles which led to discontent in Texas and contributed to the revolution. In 1829 Anastasio Bustamente usurped the presidency of Mexico in the same year that Spain was making another effort to recapture her lost provinces. In 1832 Santa Anna had promised to uphold the constitution of 1824 so Texans rushed to his support.

One of the most fascinating characters in Texas history was General Sam Houston, soldier and statesman. About the time of Mary Stuart, the Houston family emigrated to the north of Ireland and participated in the siege of Londonderry in Ireland in 1689. John Houston and son John settled in Philadelphia where they became people of substance. Samuel Jr. was born March 2, 1793 and was christened on the samt date 43 years later than Texas declared her independence from Mexico.

father was a major in the USA and was inspector of the brigades in the Alleghenies. After his death, Mrs. Houston moved with her six sons and three daughters to Blount County, Tennessee, eight miles from the Tennessee River. Across the way was the Cherokee Indian reservation. One night young Sam paddled across the river and went to live with the Cherokees.

He learned their language and lived with them until he was 18 years old. Houston became a school teacher and was, if not good, a popular one. When the USA was at war with Great Britain, Sam took part. When he enlisted in 1813, barely 20 years of age, he was made a sergeant. He participated in the battle of To-ho-pe- ka on the Tallapossa River in Alabama where the American Army wiped out the Creek nation.

Wounded and left for dead, he lingered between life and death. While having his wound dressed, he met General Andrew Jackson. Riding to Washington, he saw the destruction of the capitol by the invading Britishers. He decided to stay in the army and was commissioned a first lieutenant. General Jackson asked him to be an Indian agent.

As an agent, Houston brought about peace with the Cherokees. At this time, too, he put a stop to the smuggling of Negro slaves from Florida into the Indian country of eastern Tennessee. At the age of 25, Sam Houston resigned his commission in the army, and moved to Lebanon, Tennessee to open a law office. Later he ran for district attorney of Davidson district in Tennessee. In 1823 he was elected to Congress.

During his second term as congressman, he fought a duel with General William White at Likumpinch, Kentucky. In 1827 Houston was elected governor of Tennessee. In 1829 he married Miss Eliza Allen who left him after three months and later divorced him. In his darkest hour, Houston went to the Cherokee Indian village Tah-lon-tees-kee on the Arkansas River. Chief of the village was Oo-loo-tee-kah, better known as Jolly John, longtime friend of Houston.

Houston became an Indian tribesman and was maligned by Congressman Stanberry of Ohio in a speech assailing the Jackson administration. Houston borrowed a stout hickory stick and beat Stanberry with it one evening on Pennsylvania Avenue. Stanberry reported the fight to the US Congress. Houston was arrested and brought before the Speaker of the House. Francis Scott Key, author of the Spangled was lawyer.

Houston was declared guilty and given a mild reprimand. Following the trial, he returned to his home with the Arkansas Indians. In 1832 Houston crossed the Red River into Texas as an adjuster of Indian claims. Groundwork for the Texas revolution was laid when Santa Anna decided to become another Napolean. As dictator of Mexico, Santa Anna sent out an army to subdue all rebellious cities.

First battle of the Texas rebellion was fought at Gonzales with 168 men. The victory electrified the entire state. A Texas army of volunteers commanded by Stephen F. Austin set out for San Antonio, then the hub of the state. October 28, 1835, the Texans were attacked by a Mexican detachment.

After the battle of Concepcion, the Texans began work on their first state government. In December of 1835 the Texans set out to capture San Antonio from Mexico and did so. Santa Anna his troops to San Antonio to regain the city. Lt. Colonel William Barrett Travis, commander of the Alamo, proceeded to strengthen the garrison.

February 24, 1836 Travis issued his famous letter to the world: the people of Texas and all Americans in the world. Fellow citizens and compatriots I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continued bombardment and connonade for 24 hours and have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise the garrisons are to be put to the sword if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls.

I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of liberty, of patriotism, and everything dear to the American character to come to our aide with all dispatch. The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily and will no doubt increase to three Wittiam R. Campbell, Publisher John Elliott, Editor Ron Goetz, Advertising Mgr. Office hours Monday Friday, 8 00 a 5:00 pm, Saturday, 8 00 a 1 2 00 noon Subscription rates by carrier, $1 50 per month Subscription rates by moil, $24 00 per year in Dallas and Tarrant Counties, $48 00 per year all other, payable in advance Member United Press International MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS i 0 around us.

It is our opinion that editorials should not only advocate and express ideas but' should prod people into thinking and structuring their own thoughts. We have accomplished one of our purposes if readers, after digesting our comments, say, clown is all the way it should You may agree or disagree with the ideas presented. The important thing to Entertaining should be as much fun for you as it is for your guests. The minute your guests arrive, put all your plans out of your mind and let them set their own rhythm. If you have planned carefully, your party should run smoothly approximately along the guidelines you have set up.

us is, you did read it and your thinking may have been for the harried housewife department: If you are going to cook apples, dip them quickly in and out of boiling water. The skin will come off more readily. Bonded fabrics are available in abundance. Some coats or suits have two layers bonded together. Some have acetate.or nylon to a wool face.

bonded to make them reversible. In the case of boncied fabrics, cautions Gerda Petersen of the University of Nebraska, selection makes a difference in satisfaction after cwitinued wear. Check the grain carefully. was a great lunch for less than a dollar 9 go again tomorrow HOSPITALITY CAFETERIA In the Irving Bank Tower 11 a.m. 2 p.m.

Mon. thru Fri. or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his or death. William Barrett Travis, Lt.

Col. comdt. P. S. The Lord is on our side.

When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn. We have since found i deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels and got into the walls 20 or 30 heads of beeves. Santa Anna attacked the Alamo with 3500 men, losing about 500. Travis had 181 fighting men all of whom perished. The survivors were Mrs.

Dickinson and child, two Mexican women and a child, and a Negro servant. David Crockett was a hunter in the Tennessee woods most of his life. He served as congressman from Tennessee, was defeated for re-election in 1836, left Tennessee in-disgust and arrived in Texas to lose his life in the struggle for independence. As a legacy he leaves to the worid his motto, sure you are right, then go Prior to the Alamo. Texas elected delegates to a convention to meet in Washington on the Brazos on March 1.

On March 17 the Texas convention adopted the Constitution of the repubhc. Sam Houston, commander-in- chief of the armies of the new republic, took charge of his forces at Gonzales. Three divisions of Santa army set out to capture Houston who was retreating from Gonzales. On 28, army, pursued by Santa Anna, reached San Felipe de Austin on the west bank of the Brazos. On April 7, Santa army crossed the Brazos below position.

At 3 p.m. on April 21, 1836, Houston ordered the attack and completely routed the Mexicans at San Jacinto field. On September 1, 1836 Texas ratified the constitution of the republic and elected its first permanent officers. Houston was easily elected president. In May of 1837 the capitol was moved from Columbia to Houston.

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