The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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The Fairfield Recorder
ESTABLISHED 1 H7«i—THE COUNTY PAPK.K—PUBLISH*D WHERE THE GREAT HIGHWAYS OP TEXAS CROSS
EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 27. I!*0I
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By VAlDIENE KIRGAN
Three major events on the
national scene within less than
a week were the flight into
space Friday of Astronaut Xli-
nil I. Grissom: the hijacking of
an Eastern Airlines plane over
Florida Monday which was forc-
ed to land in Cuba and Cuba’s
confiscation of the aircraft; and
President Kennedy’s message to
the nation Tuesday night on
Berlin. The extent and the ser-
iousness of the results of all of
these are at this point anybody’s
guess but should be the grave
concern and object of prayer of
every American.
Alan B. Shepard Jr. made
the first lT. S. flight into space
May 5. Captain Grissom flew
two miles higher, one mile
farther and faster by 180 miles
than did Shepard. Grissom
rode 118 miles high and 303
miles In 16 minutes in the
Mercury capsule “Liberty
Bell 7." The first space flight
was made, according to re-
ports from Russia, by Yuri
Gagarin who, by Russian
claims, orbited the earth Ap-
ril 12.
President Kennedy left no
doubt that America intends to
take every step to defend its
freedom and the freedom of
W'est Berlin in his talk to
the nation Tuesday night. |
And, according to reports j
Wednesday, he will have the
full support of Congress in
his request for more funds
and manpower.
* * *
Local arrangements commit-
tee, with June Harris Await as
chairman, reports that plans are
well underway for a reunion of
the 1043 class of Fairfield High
School. “Official Headquarters”
will be located at the Freestone
County Fair Grounds at the
Cannon Await camp. A dessert
party is planned for 7 p. m. Sat-
urday evening, August 26, at
Mack's Cafe.
* * *
Sclden, Kans., Advocate:
“Here's what the American
Bankers Magazine, u publica-
tion which represents a tra-
ditionally hard-headed profes-
sion, has to say: “No business
man or woman in any town
should allow a newspaper to
go to press without his or her
name and business being men-
tioned somewhere in its col-
umns."
♦ * *
Congratulations to the Mexia
Daily News on the publication
July 20 of its 24-page special
“Lake Mexia and Progress” edi-
tion . . . and to the City of
Mexia on the lake dedication
program July 21. Congressman
Olin E. Teague was principal
speaker, G. E. Blair was emcee
and Mayor Herman Hitt spoke
briefly. Morris Sneed, Peyton
Await, Joe Lee Kirgan Jr., C.
E. Childs Jr., Mayor Tas S. Wat-
son Jr., Robert Mortimer and
Brent Bergstrom attended the
celebration from Fairfield.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Reid
Bonner and daughter, Amy,
moved to Big Spring last week
where Mr. Bonner has accept-
ed a position as claims at-
torney for the Texas State
Hospital Board. Mrs. Bonner
and Amy are spending two
weeks with Dr, and Mrs. L.
L. Bonner and Mr. and Mrs.
E. G. Miles while Mr. Bonner
is attending the National
Guard camp with the 36th
Division at Fort Hood.
* * *
Happy birthday wishes to
Mrs. John (Kathryn) Alford,
August 2 ... Mrs. Frank
(Grace) Carroll, August 3 . . .
Loyd Lott, August 3 ... Mrs.
Marvin (.Joyce) Watson Jr., Au-
gust 4 . . . Mrs. Roger Young
Jr., August 4 . . . Kathy Denise
Alford, August 5 . . . Nina Lou-
ise McVcy in Austin, August 6
. . , Mrs. J. E. (Bernice) Lott,
August 6 ... Mrs. Hugh (Joyce)
Bonner, August 6 . . . Robert
Clayton Childs, August 4 . . .
Tilden Childs In Fort Worth
who will be 80, August 6 . . .
Frederick Hill, August 6 . . .
Felicia Speed, August 6 . . . Ron-
nie Denton, August 5 . . . W.
(Sec AROUND TOWN—Page 8)
Law Suit Over
October Fire Reset
For August 28
The law suit (or suits might
be a better term) which had
been previously set for July 21
was continued until August 28
due to the complexity of writ-
ten pleadings.
The trial, which will see tne
Fairfield Motor Company vs.
Parker Chevrolet Company and
Liquigas Company; London Red
vs. Parker Chevrolet Company;
Parker Chevrolet Company vs.
Liquigas Company; and Liqui-
gas Company vs. Parker Chev-
rolet Company, is set for 9 a.
m. on August 28.
The suits were filed follow-
ing the fire October 11 of last
year which completely destroy-
ed the building housing Fair-
field Motor Company and own-
ed by Lendon Red, and the gar-
age of Parker Chevrolet Com-
pany which joined the other
building. The fire broke out as
a butane truck owned by Liqui-
gas Company was being towed
into the Parker garage for re-
pairs after motor trouble devel-
oped that morning.
Lawyers in the case are us
follows:
Fairfield Motor Company —
Bowlen Bond of Teague and Bill
Allen of Houston.
Parker Chevrolet Company —
H. D Reed Jr., Fairfield, and
Tom Long, Austin.
Liquigas Company — D. L.
Case, Dallas, Bradley & Grean
of Groesbeck.
Lendon Red — Bob Porter of
Dallas.
Freestone County Fair
Committees Named
Suel Hill, chairman of the i thv Davis
Freestone County b ur Commis-
sion, announced Wednesday the
names of committeemen who
will be in charge of events at
the three-day fair August 21-25-
26. They are as follows:
Emma Jean Ivy.
Parade — Mrs. Clark Loner,
chairman; Mrs. Suel Hill, Mrs.
Johnnie Hill, Mrs. Richard Kir-
gut, Mrs. Dickie Hill, Sue Ter-
ry, Pam Jacobs, Darrell Moore
Entertainment
Mrs. ltarnon | ami Allen Norcross.
Rodeo — Suel Hill, chairman:
.less Cockrell, Thomas Cannon.
Clark Loper. Dick Lambert,
Ted Weaver, Bowie Mullen and
Bradford Ivy
OBSERVE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY — Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Bonner observed their 501h wedding anniversary Sunday with
an open house for relatives and friends. (See story Page 4.)
(Photo by Hugh Whitaker.)
Two County Fair Queen
Candidates Announced
Mrs. Sudie Shaw
Dies In Buffalo;
Rites Held Friday
Mrs. Sudie Frances Shaw, 87,
died at her home in Buffalo
July 20. Funeral services were
held from Stewart Memorial
Methodist Church Friday, July
21, with the Rev. Carl Brown
officiating. Burial took place at
the Buffalo cemetery.
Pallbearers were Layton Wa-
ters, Clyde Waters, Eldon Wa-
ters, Floyd Waters, James Wa-
ters, Homer Coburn and Marvin
Coburn.
Mrs. Shaw was born in Leon
County November 23, 1873,
daughter of the late Henry Co-
burn and Nanny Hardy Coburn.
Survivors include three sons,
Lee Shtw and John Lawrence
ishaw of Buffalo and Gillman
Shaw of Galveston; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Pearl Wert of Ken-
dall, Fla., Mrs. Iva Michael of
Wortham and Mrs. Hattie Lloyd
of Springfield, Mo.; nine grand-
children and a number of great-
grandchildren; other relatives
and friends.
Capps Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. C. E Childs Jr. reports
the names of two Freestone
County Fair queen contestants
have been announced by their
sponsoring organizations. They
are Laurie Ann Sawyer whose
candidacy is sponsored by the
History Club, and Sonda Car-
roll of the Fairfield Saddle Club.
Miss Sawyer is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Sawyer
and Miss Carroll is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carroll.
The selection and coronation
of ti»e queen will take place Au-
gust 24, opening night of the
Freestone County Fair, August
21, 23 and 2G. (The dates report-
ed in a recent issue of the Re-
corder, August 27, 28, 29, were
in error.) Mrs. Childs and Hugh
Whitaker are co-chairmen of
the queen coronation.
R. Q. Sims
Named Principal
Of Mexia School
R. Q. Sims, a member of the
faculty of the Mexia school sys-
tem for the past two years, has
been appointed principal of the
Ross Elementary School in
Mexia. He succeeds A. B. Mc-
Bay who was earlier named
principal of Mexia High School.
Sims, a native of Limestone
County, graduated from Fair-
oaks High School In 1944 and
from Westminster Junior Col-
lege in 1948. He received His
B. S. degree from Stephen F.
Austin State College in 1950. He
is now working on his master's
degree at Baylor University and
will qualify for his administra-
tor’s certificate this summer.
He and Mrs. Sims, the former
Sara Eugenia Stubbs, and their
children, Stephen 10, Eugenia
8, and Don Allen G, reside in
Wortham but will move to
Mexia.
Mr. Sims began his teaching
career in Fairoaks. After one
year there he taught for three
years in the Wortham elemen-
(Hre MINIS—Pngr 8)
Rotarians Enjoy
Film On Fishing
In Canada
A film made by a group of
Palestine men while fishing in
Canada a few years ago was the
program for the day at the noon
meeting of the Fairfield Rotary
Club Wednesday. C. E. Childs
was program chairman.
R. P. Love of Palestine and
seven other Palestine men stay-
ed in Canada for a week at the
time the movie was made and
recorded some very interesting
pictures of small mouth bass
and other fish caught as well
as several scenes showing some
of the wildlife abundant in the
north woods.
Mr. Love, who, along with Mr.
Nelson of Palestine, brought the
film to Fairfield, narrated the
8mm movie and gave some in-
teresting sidelights to make it
even more Interesting.
Linda Speed was announced
as the queen candidate for the
club at the Freestone County
Fair this year. A committee
composed of C. M. Wood and
John Pritchard made the selec-
tion of Miss Speed, whose name
received the unanimous vote of
the club.
Visitors introduced included,
in addition to Mr. Love and Mr.
Nelson, the Rev. Norman Not-
tleton, Pete Thomas, Frank
Johnson and W. W. Withrow,
Jr., all of Teague; Roger David
Steward of Corpus Christ!; Rich-
ard Hill, who showed the film,
C. E. Childs Jr.. Mike and Bar-
ry Capps and Linn Wooldridge
of Fairfield, and the Rev. Frank
Dent of Houston.
Ben Capps will have charge
of the program for August 2.
The coronation will be held
at the rodeo arena on the fair
grounds with contestants from
various clubs and organizations
competing for the title of 1961
Queen of Freestone County. The
method of selection and the
rules of the contest will be prac-
tically the same as last year,
with the contestants performing
before the audience for the pro-
gram that night. In addition to
their talents the girls will be
judged on their beauty, poise
and personality.
Tlie ages for contestants are
between 16 and 20 years.
To enter your representative
send her name to Mr. Whitaker
or Mrs. Childs, Fairfield, no la-
ter than August 15. The commit-
tee will mail instructions to
candidates for talent practices
and group rehearsals.
Letters have been mailed in-
viting clubs and organizations
to enter the contest and anyone
desiring further information
may contact Mrs. Childs or Mr.
Whitaker.
LL All-Star Game
Scheduled For
Tonight With Dew
The Little League season in
Fairfield ended Tuesday night
with the Braves coming out on
top followed by the Yankees and
the Dodgers, in that order.
Post-season All-Star games
have been lined up with Teague
and Dew, with the local All-
Stars to lead off with Dew here
tonight. The team will then go
to Teague Tuesday, August 1,
for a game with that city’s All-
Stars.
The Dew game tonight will
begin at 8 o’clock with the
Teague match scheduled for
7:30 o’clock.
R. Kirgan, August 24; Mrs. Joe
Richards, August 25; and David
Lane, August 26
Queen Coronation — Hugh
Whitaker and Mrs. C. E. Childs
Jr., co-chairmen; Mrs. F. Morris
Sneed, Mrs. Frank Carroll, 1 Mrs. Reuben Husketh
Darrell Moore, Mrs. Joe Lee . _
Kirgan Jr„ Mrs. Neil Bass, Ca- Receives 10 Tear
Service Award
A. 1. Stroud
Named Director
Aulo Dealers
A E. Stroud of Fairfield has
been appointed an Associate j
Director of the Texas Auto-
mobile Dealers Association. An-
nouncement of the appointment
was made by TADA President
C. C. Gunn of San Antonio.
“Membership of our organ-
ization includes 1,200 factory-j
authorized new cur and truck.
dealers,” Gunn stated. "Our
purpose is to maintain a high
plane of commercial integrity
for those engaged in the new
car and truck business.
“Mr. Stroud, as one of our
Associate Directors, will work
closely with W. H. Corbusier
of Bryan, who is the TADA
Director for this area. We are
extremely proud to have men
of this calibre in responsible
positions within our organiza-
tion and working together to
provide maximum service to
the motoring public,” Gunn
said.
TADA has a history of more
than 40 years in Texas. Head-
quarters are located in the
Driskill Hotel in Austin, with
H. C. Pittman as executive vice-
president.
-o-
Dr. B. Rosen
Speaker Hospital
Meeting Tonight
Dr. B. Rosen, radiologist of
Corsicana, will be guest speaker
at the annual meeting of stock-
holders of the Freestone Coun-
ty Hospital at Mack's Cafe
Thursday night. July 27. The
meeting will begin at 8 o’clock
and all stockholders are invit-
ed to be present,
-o-
Recent- Donations
Cemetery Fund
Recent contributions to the
Fairfield Cemetery Association:
Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Wood S25.00
Mrs. Dorothy Danner
Etheridge ............. 10.00
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Terry . 10.00
Mr. and Mrs. Tas S.
Watson Jr............25.00
Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Gordon ................ 20.00
Mrs. Josephine Schick . . 2.50
Many thanks from the Com-
mittee.
Kitf Rod loe R 1 1 I .
chairman; Bowie Mullen, Thom-
as Cannon, Thomas Allen
Parking — Clyde Ray Cock-
rell
Horse Show — Leslie Welch,
chairman; O. B. Utley Jr., Joe
Richards Ted Weaver and Bill
Bonner, c i-chalrman.
Concessions — Johnnie Hill.
Public Address System —
Lendon Red, chairman Lyle
Red and Frederick Hill.
Grounds — W. F. Tate.
Auction Sale — C. L. Carroll,
chairman; F. It. Hill, Athel Ivy,
Dick Keaton, O. B. Utley Sr., B.
G. Capps, Sam Carroll Jr.
Exhibits — Mrs. Weaver Rob-
inson, chairman
Publicity — Joe Lee Kirgan
Jr.
Tickets — Edd Bonner, chair-
man; Joel Andrew Bonner, co-
chairman.
TO CELEBRATE .NOTH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY — Mr.
and Mrs. V. II. McSpadden of Teague will celebrate their
Golden Wedding anniversary Sunday with an open house at
the Teague school homemaking cottage. (See story Page 4.)
Death Claims
Homer Robertson;
Rites Tuesday
Death claimed Homer Lake
Robertson, 69. at Freestone
County Hospital Sunday follow-
ing an illness of several weeks.
Funeral serv ices were held from
the First Baptist Church Tues-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with
the Rev. S. Downey Mills, pas-
tor, P. D. Browne of Waco and
the Rev. Jack McDaniel, pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church offi-
ciating.
Interment followed at Fair-
field Cemetery where graveside
rites were conducted by Ma-
sons.
Pallbearers were nephew's
Charles D. Robertson, Judson
Robertson, E. D. Terry, Jack
Terry, Wallace Pankhurst, Wil-
liam D. White, Homer J. Rob-
ertson, Maurice Crawford, John-
ny Crawford, and C. E. Childs
Jr. Masons of the surrounding
area were honorary pallbearers.
Mr. Robertson was born in
Fairfield October 17. 1891, son
of the late Jesse T. Robertson
and Emma E. Condia Robert-
son. He served as deputy sher-
iff of Freestone County for 19
years and as sheriff for four
years.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church, the Fairfield
Masonic Lodge, having served
I as master of the lodge for two
j separate terms. He w'as also
I past Worthy Patron of the Fair-
| field chapter of the Order of
Eastern Star and was member
of Royal Arch Masons of
Teague. He hold a lifetime mem-
bership in the Fairfield Lodge.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Jewell White Robertson of
Fairfield; one son, Lamar Rob-
ertson of Fairfield; two daugh-
ters, Barbara Robertson of Bry-
an and Mrs. Alan (Beth) Camp-
bell of Lansing, Mich.; a bro-
ther, Condia Robertson of Fair-
field; three sisters, Mrs. J. M.
Mecy of Elgin, Mrs. O. K. Scott
of Austin and Mrs. P. M. Mc-
_ . .. „ Cann of West Covina, Calif.:
church n Teague, and the Rev. othpr relativeg and a host of
. L. McKissack, pastor of the . . ,
MRS. REUBEN HUSKETH
A former Freestone County
resident, Mrs. Reuben Husketh,
recently completed 10 years' em-
ployment w'ith Bell Helicopter
Company. She was formerly
Louise Clary, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Clary of Dew.
Mrs. Husketh is an auditor in
the accounts payable section of
the firm, which is the world’s
largest manufacturer of com-
mercial helicopters. She works
at Bell’s Hurst plant, between
Fort Worth and Dallas, and
lives at 2516 Pearl St. in Fort
Worth.
Her 10th anniversary of work
was observed with presenta-
tion to her of a service pin by
Bell Chief Accountant C. H.
Jankowski.
Mrs. Husketh is a 1945 grad-
uate of Teague High School and
attended Brantley - Draughon
Business College and Texas
Christian University. She is a
sister of Bob Clary of Fairfield
and of Mrs. Roy Ellison of Sun-
set.
Final Rites Held
Teague Tuesday
For John M, King
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon in Teague at
the Ham Brothers Chapel for
John Mar King, 84. a lifelong
resident of Freestone County
who died in the Teague hospital
Monday.
The Rev. Norman Nettleton,
pastor of the Presbyterian
Cedar Baptist Church near
Teague, officiated.
Interment was in Greenwood
cemetery with the Ham Broth-
ers Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. King was horn in Free-
stone County on September 17,
1876. He operated a grocery
store on U. S. Highway 81 w'est
of Teague for many years.
Mr. King, a member of the
Presbyterian church, is survived
by his wife; four daughters. Mrs.
Leroy Senter, Mrs. W. W. With-
row Jr. and Mrs. Olen Inder-
man, all of Teague, and Mrs.
James Red of Tyler: 11 grand-
children and one great-grund-
child.
Also surviving are two broth-
ers, Z. T. King Sr. of Houston
and I. G. King of Dallas, and
two sisters, Mrs. Pearl McNutt
and Miss Ethel King, tx>th of
Teague.
friends.
Capps Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Methodist Church
Choir Concert
Sunday Evening
A special choir concert will
he presented at Fairfield Meth-
odist Church July 30 from 6:30
to 7:30 p. m. The three choirs,
adult, youth and junior, will
sing individually and as a group.
Ruth Wallace will direct the
evening's song festival to which
the public is invited. Loyd Lott,
organist, and Cathy Wood, pian-
ist, will accompany the choirs.
A 15 minute organ and piano
i concert is planned immediately
j before the choir concert.
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