The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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The Fairfield Recorder
ESTABLISHED 187B—THE COUNTY PAPER—PUBLISH!! D WHERE THE GREAT HIGHWAYS OP TEXAS CROSS
EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 29. I Mil
NUMBER 41
By VAUDIENE KIRGAN
Total rainfall in Fairfield last
week was estimated at between
8 and 8Vi inches bringing the
total for the year at the Texas
Highway Department in Fair-
field to 28.95 inches. The rains
were general according to re-
ports and almost every area of
the county received amounts
comparable to that reported
here.
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One of the feature enter-
tainment attractions at the
Texas Press Association An-
nual Convention held in Dal-
las last week was a preview
visit to “Six Flags Over Tex-
as” center, built by Angus G.
Wynne Jr., president and de-
veloper of this Disneyland of
Texas. Beginning in August,
Texans and their friends, stu-
dents and historians, will have
a thrilling opportunity to
wulk back through the color-
ful history of “Six Flags Ov-
er Texas.”
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The unique, 105 acres of Six
Flags over Texas offers “lands"
of the countries and peoples un-
der which Texas has flourished,
plus 40 major playland attrac-
tions with a capacity of 15,000
riders per hour, two charming
restaurants and three major
snack stands, gift and handicraft
shops and special shows in the
various sections. There are
lakes and rivers, towns and
playlands and all forms#of trans-
portation, from mules to futuris-
tic cars.
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Thomas E. Tt Tier, chief of
the central Texas bureau of
The Dallas Morning News was
main speaker at the annual
Southwest Texas State Col-
lege Press Club banquet at
Han Marcos on May 7. Those
who have heard the most
capable writer speak agree
that his speaking is equally
as interesting, informative
and entertaining as his fea-
ture articles that appear in
The Dallas Morning News. He
is well known in Fairfield.
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Happy birthday wishes to
Randy Day, July 4 . . . Don
Daniel, July 7 . . . Jeffrey
Dwayne Anderson in Houston,
July 7 . . . Mrs. Gus McClellan,
July 7 . . . Jane Salter, July 4
. . . Ernest Blissett, July 4 , . .
Mrs. Joe (Jerry) Buckner in
Tyler, July 6 . . . Mrs. Olive
Chavers, July 6 . . . Hugh Wad-
dell in Houston, July 8 . . .
Janet Edwards, July 8 . . . Mrs.
Wiley Richardson, July 8 . . .
Howard McAdams in Dallas,
July 8 . . . Mrs. C. E. (Corin)
Childs, July 7 . , . Theresa
Thornton, July 9 . . . Peggy Mc-
Adams, July 9 . . . Mrs. Lettie
Roller, July 9 . . . Rex Claridge.
July 10 . . . Tuck Bonner, July
10 . . . Andy Bonner, July
11 . . . Mrs. Grace Ivy, July 11
. . . Johnny Kent, July 11 . . .
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We have been asked many
times to publish the minutes
of the com m issioners’ court
meetings and have been amus-
ed at just what kind of re-
action would take place if
those interested had the op-
portunity of reuding the min-
utes. Of course, the only time
we are asked to publish the
minutes is after a particular-
ly flrey session of the court,
and, although there are some
lively discussions occasional-
ly, the average person would
be extremely disappointed by
what he would read in the
minutes. For example, the on-
ly information contained in
the minutes of this or any
other court we have visited
are the hare facts of the busi-
ness transacted. These facts
do include the esentials for
the county records. So, for
those readers who have not
had the opoprtunity of read-
minutes of the court before,
we are publishing below the
minutes of Monday's meeting,
which was reported to have
been a little more interesting
than usual (since 1 was not
present, I don’t know just
(See AROUND TOWN—Page 8)
87th District Grand Jury
Makes Recommendation Mg' Holidays
The Grand Jury of the 87th
District Court of Freestone
County gave its report this week
with two true bills and two no-
bills returned. W. W. Odom
was foreman of the Grand Jury.
The two true hills were re-
turned in the cases The State
of Texas vs. Arnold McGee, in
a burglary charge and The
State of Texas vs. M. T. Wal-
ker, for failure to stop and ren-
der aid.
The Grand Jury also made
the following recommendation
to the Commissioners Court:
“After examining the finan-
cial records of Freestone Coun-
ty, we the undersigned mem-
bers of the Grand Jury of Free-
stone County, sincerely urge
your immediate attention to the
following recommendations that
we offer:
“We recommend that Free-
stone County secure the servic-
es of another deputy for the
sheriff’s office and we further
recommend salaries for the
sheriff’s department as follows:
“Sheriff: Salary of $400.00 a
month.
Jailer anil Deputy: Salary of
$350.00 a month.
“New Deputy: Salary of $300
a month.
“Be it further resolved that
all County Vehicles and Equip-
ment he used solely for official
county business and nothing
eise.”
This was signed by W. W.
Odom, C. V. Carroll, F. P. Sim-
mons, B. ,1. Reese, T. H. Mc-
Watters, G. H. Grizzard, C. E.
Box Rent Due
At Pest Office
Before July 1
Acting Postmaster Elizabeth
B. Daugherty reminds patrons
of the Fairfield post office that
rent is due on all post office
boxes in the local office on or
before June 30. Rent may be
paid for a full year or on a
quarterly basis. All rent is pay-
able in advance. By regulations
any box on which the rent is
not paid on July 1 will be clos-
ed.
Any adult may rent a box in
accordance with postal regula-
tion by making application at
the service window. Letter size
boxes and medium size boxes
are available at this lime.
The patrons of the Fairfield
post office are increasing and
it is becoming increasingly dif-
ficult to properly dispatch mail
that is improperly or incom-
pletely addressed. Patrons are
urged to use their complete lo-
cal address and especially for
younger children or family
members with surname differ-
ent from that of the renter of
the box. Organizations are urg-
ed to include the box number
of the current club member to
whom the mail should be
given.
We are constantly striving to
improve the service through
the Fairfield post office and
with your help we can have
the best operation in the state.
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Rev. Lester Meek
Buffalo Baptist Pastor
The Rev. Lester Meek, for-
mer pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Goodrich, recently ac-
cepted the pastorate of the First
Baptist Church of Buffalo. The
Rev. and Mrs. Meek and chil-
dren, four daughters and one
son, moved into the parsonage
at Buffalo June 20.
Childs Jr., Rayford Barger,
Wayne Donaldson, A. V. Neal
and L. P. Await. Tommie Oakes,
the twelfth member of the jury,
was not present.
Accident Report
Given For County
For Month of May
PALESTINE (Spl.) — Ser-
geant John McVean, supervisor
of the Texas Highway Patrol in
the Palestine Area, released An-
derson, Cherokee, Houston, Le-
on, Madison and Freestone
counties’ Rural Traffic Accident
Summary for the month of May,
19(51, this week.
The Highway Patrol in this
area during the month of May
investigated 58 rural traffic
crashes; three resulted in death,
killing three people; 15 result-
ed in personal injury. Injuring
22 persons, and the remaining
40 resulted in property damage
only. The combined property
damage from these crashes
amounted to $40,1135.00.
Freestone County recorded
a total of six accidents, one
a fatal crash, resulting in one
fatality. There were three acci-
dents in which there was per-
sonal injury, with five persons
injured: two property damage
only, with a total of $3,615 in
property damage.
For the first five months of
19(51, the Palestine Area's rural
traffic accident records show a
total of 250 rural traffic crash-
es, killing 15 people, injuring
136 people, and a combined
property damage amounting to
$181,564.
“Our state-wide rural acci-
dent picture shows an increase
in accidents and fatalities for
the first five months of this
year,” Sgt. McVean said. “And
this trend of more accidents
killing more people, can very
easily become a reality in this
Immediate area, unless people
become more conscious of the
ever increasing traffic problem
on our streets and highways,"
he added. As Texans start, pre-
paring to celebrate July 4th and
the yearly summer vacations,
each person should take upon
himself a solemn obligation to
do all in his or her power to
see that no person Is killed or
injured as a result pf the way
his vehicle is operated. And the
best way to do this is to“Drive
unto others as you would have
them drive unto you,” or, in
very plain language, obey the
traffic law. It uoesn’t cost you
a cent and takes very little time
to drive within the traffic law.
The Fourth of July — annual
observance of this country’s
willingness to fight and die in
the cause of freedom — is on
the verge of its yearly blood
bath for less ennobling reasons,
according to J. O. Musick, gen-
eral manager of The Texas
Safety Association.
While in 1776 early Ameri-
cans poured from their homes
and out of the hills to fight for
independence with meager arms
and little preparation, the com-
ing holiday will see Americans,
writh the greatest amount of va-
cation equipment ever assembl-
ed, rush to the highways with
an insatiable desire for speed,
undertake frightening travel
schedules with no more sleep
than a combat infantryman
would get in a forward post,
City Council Approves Plan
To Resurface City Streets
The City Council of Fairfield
voted Tuesday night in a called
meeting to proceed with a re-
topping program for the streets
of the city. The re-toppirig will
cover all streets that were pav-
ed in 1948 as well as those
streets which have recently i • well a from th'“ Slat*' High
been oiled. w-ay Department. In this mun-
The council voted to borrow ner d *s bdt that the overall
Alvis Ray Parks
Charged In Death
01 Joe Louis Jr.
Charges have been filed
against Alvis Ray Parks, 15,
in the Friday night death of
Joe Louis, Jr., also 15.
According to Sheriff Henry
and hatter their way to a stag-j Brown, Louis and Parks engag-
gering waste of lives and untold ed in a fist fight at approximate
hours of misery. j ly 11 p. m. Friday on South
In addition to the traffic Highway 75, during which Louis
up to $(>(),(XX) for the purpose
of financing these street im-
provements at an interest rate
of four per cent. It is contem-
plated that the loan will be
made jointly by the Fairfield
State Bank and other local citi-
zens, with repayment of the
loan to be made out of the wa-
ter and sewer revenue.
It. is estimated that this in-
debtedness will he retired with-
in a five-year period
Insofar as is possible the ci-
ty will use local contractors, ci-
ty employees and machinery
and equipment from Precinct 1
crushes, a number of other haz-
ards confront these happy vaca-
tion combat troupe Brownings
now number 6,400 a year in the
U. S., and firearms fatalities
reach 2,200 with more than a
fair share happening during the
Fourth of July Holiday period.
tions for a safer, saner holiday:
Don’t overload (with sun,
food, drink — or in a boat).
Don’t show off (on a diving
hoard, with a snake, playing ball
or on the Highway).
Don’t push (hiking, swim-
ming, boating or your endur-
ance).
Relax — that’s what you're gate further
taking a vacation for.
Don’t over exert yourself in
any physical exercise.
Know what you — and every
member of your family — is
doing.
Musick reminded Texans that
the Fourth of July wiil range
from a one-day holiday to a
four-day holiday. Don’t make it
a permanent one, he said.
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Funeral Services
For C. F Hopson
At Antioch June 21
I Funeral services were held
j for Charles Franklan Hopson.
I so, Wednesday, June 21. with
| the Rev. 1’. E. Folk officiating.
I Burial followed at the Old Anti-
Dr. J. P. Mullowmey of Tyler och Cemetery.
in charge. According to his re- j ^‘\ Hopson died in a Hous-
port, the blow on the templeton hospital Monday, June 19
i of Louis was the cause of death.
The autopsy also showed that
apparently only fists were used
in the fight since there was no
skin broken on Louis’ body.
The Grand Jury will investi-
received two blows just below
the heart and one blow on the
right temple.
Louis went to his home and
wont to bed, but awoke at.
2 a. m. with a headache and
was taken to Freestone County
Hospital. He died at approxi-
Musick offered these sugges- mate*y ,,:3° a- m Saturday.
An autopsy was order with
FHA Chapter
Meeting June 30
The Fairfield Chapter of the
Future Homemakers of Ameri-
ca will have its monthly chap-
ter meeting Friday, June 30, at
3 p. m. at the homemaking de-
partment at Fairfield High
School.
All members and incoming
freshman girls are urged to at-
tend this important business
session.
Refreshments will be served.
Woodland Cemetery
Memorial July 6
Memorial services will be
held Thursday, July 6 at Wood-
land Cemetery. The services
will begin at 11 o’clock and ev-
eryone interested is cordially
invited to attend.
Riddles Funeral Home
Maciisonville was in charge of
arrangements.
Survivors include one sister,
Mis. Ella Copeland, Buffalo:
several neices and nephews and
other relatives and many
friends.
Lakes Chapel
Memorial Services
Lakes Chapel Memorial will
be held Saturday, July 1. Every-
one interested is invited to at-
tend and bring a basket lunch
which will be served at noon.
Little League Baseball
Begins Season Tonite
The first game for the recent-
ly organized Little League in
Fairfield will take place to-
night at 8 o’clock at the base-
ball diamond behind the high
school buildings.
Three teams have evolved
from the list of participants,
the Dodgers, Braves and Yank-
ees. Tonight will see the Dodg-
Revival Services
To Be Held At
Post Oak Church j
Revival services will be held |
at Post Oak Baptist Church be-
ginning July 2 and continuing
through July 9. Bro. Dwight
Atchley will be the evangelist
Services will begin at 7:45
each evening. Bro. R. L. Ry-
burn, pastor of the church, in-
vites everyone to attend.
Memorial Services
June 30 At Antioch
Memorial services will he
held at Antioch Baptist Church
June 30. Services will begin at
11 a. m.
Lunch will be served at the
noon hour, followed by a busi-
less session at 1:30 p. m. All
interested persons are invited
to attend.
Called Meeting
Masonic Lodge Friday
There will be a called meeting
of the Fairfield Masonic Lodge
at 7:30 p. m. Friday, June 30.
The purpose of the meeting
will he installation of officers
for the coming year.
Leslie McGuyer, WM,
Bert Newman, Sec.
4-H Club Meeting
Set For Monday Night
There will be a meeting of
the 4-H Club at the Court House
in Fairfield Monday night, July
3, at 7:30 o’clock. All members
are urged to attend and parents
are cordially invited to attend
also.
ers and Braves square off for
the opener.
According to Dean Madison,
who is heading up the program
for the summer, each team will
play the other two games each
with a championship play-off
set for Monday and Tuesday,
July 21-25. The season will he
capped with an All-Star game
on Thursday night, July 28.
The schedule for the season
as released by Mr. Madison, is
as follows:
Tonight, June 29 — Dodgers
vs. Braves.
Thursday, July G — Yankees
vs. Braves.
cost will be ubstantially re-
duced from an independent out-
side contractor.
The first step in this pro-
gram is to be started imrnt'diate-
ly: tb it is, the cutting of the
drainage ditches on all of the
streets, in preparation for the
re-topping.
The council estimated that
this overall project will he com-
pleted within thirty to sixty
days after work has begun,
Decision For
City ot Teague
Given In Suit
District Judge R. W. Willi-
ford of the 87th District Court,
denied plantiffs Darris Webb
and others relief sought in a
$112,(XX) damage suit against the
i City of Teague here Tuesday
afternoon.
Webb and other plaintiffs in
the suit, Horace Jennings, Opel
Jennings, Harold Jennings, Al-
bert .Jennings, Carol! Jennings,
Larry Jennings. LaJuan .Jen-
nings. Frank Gore and Irene
Gore, sued the City of Teague
in J muary after the drowning
deaths of Sylvia Faye Webb,
Harris Webb’s late wife, and a
step-daughter, Doris Nell Jen-
nings, which occurred at the
Teague City Lake in August of
1960.
Trial was held in the 87th
District Court in Fairfield June
T9 and 20, following which
.Judge Williford took the suit
under advisement. There was
no jury for the trial.
City Attorney Glynn Nance,
and Eowlen Bond were assist-
ed in the case for the City of
Teague by John Sheehy, a Waco
attorney. W. A. Keils Jr. of
Teague aided W. C. Haley in
presenting the suit for the plain-
tiffs.
Mrs. Webb and her daughter
drowned when a sudden wind-
storm capsized their boat on
the Teague lake. Also in the
boat at the time of the drown-
ings were Mr. Webb and a step-
son, Lurry, and Dane Utsey, a
neice of Mr. Webb.
The plaintiffs had seeked
$142,(XX) in damages.
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Rev. Roberson
New Pastor Ot
Methodist Church
The Rev. Jesse W. Roberson,
formerly pastor of the Metho-
dist church in the Carlisle com-
.. , , , , . munity near Price, has recently
Monday, July 10 - Dodgers movod to Kairfield to pastor the
vs. vankees. | pajrfje](j Methodist Church.
Thursday, July 13 - Braves j Th() Rev Leon Peacot:k for
\.s. Dodgers. mer local pastor, has moved to
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY—Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jenkins of
Htreetman will observe open house from 2 to 5 p. m. at their
home, Sunday, July 2. celebrating their 50th wedding anni-
versary. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins have three sons, Lee Orr Jen-
kins, Waco; Jim Jack and Douglas Jenkins, both of Dallas:
three daughters, Mrs. Glaydene Neal, Winkler, Mrs. Christine
Steele and Mrs. Wilma Derry, both of Mtreetman. There are
15 grandchildren and right great-grandchildren. (Photo by
Ellis Studio.)
Monday, July 17 — Yankees
vs. Braves.
Thursday, July 20 — Dodgers
vs. Yankees.
Monday and Tuesday nights,
July 24-25 — Championship
ployoff.
Thursday, July 28 — All-Star
Game.
Ail these games will be play-
ed ou the high school diamond
and all will begin promptly at
$ p. in.
This is the first time in sever-
I al years that a youth baseball
l program has been held in Fair-
| field and all fans are urged to
, come out and see the future
hopefuls in action.
Post Oak Memorial
Services July 7
Memorial services for the
Post Oak Cemetery will be held
Friday July 7. Services will be-
gin at 11 a. m. and everyone In-
terested in this cemetery Is urg-
ed to be present.
Lindnle to pastor the church
there.
The Rev. and Mrs. Roberson
have three children, two of
which are attending college,
Charles, in NTSC at Denton, and
Jo Ann, in SFAC at Nacogdo-
ches: and Gene, 14, will enter
the ninth grade in the Fairfield
schools in September.
The Rev. Mr. Roberson has
been active in the ministry
since 1932. Ho was licensed to
preach while still in high school.
Except for two years when he
was associated with the TAKE
organization, and four years
when he served as executive
secretary for the Town and
Country Commission of the Tex-
as Annual Conference of Meth-
odic Churches, ho has boon in
active ministry for 29 years.
While serving in the latter jhjsI-
tion he was headquartered at
Palestine.
Mrs. Roberson is now serv-
ing in the capacity of Confer-
ence Secretary of Children's
Work for the Methodist WSCS.
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