The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
X X
‘There is no substitute
for circulation.”
©If# Jfatrffeli* Siurarftvr
The advertiser is en-
titled to receive the ser-
vice he pays tor.
THE COUNTY PAPER—Established 1876
FIFTY FOURTH YEAR
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1929.
NUMBER 1
. • '
- .• ■
;v; ^ Vi
n?;;
&
W:
Sr. .. ■
.rf%.;
fev/-v:
■/* • *
*t:v >:
u*.
, • >
cjniimfX
by Arthur Brisbane
Another Biggest Bank
Poor Broker—Sold Short
Our Disgraces
A Fight for John D.
Again "The world’s biggest bank”
makes Its bow, bigger than any thus
far.
Charles K. Mitchell, head of New
York's Nationul City bank, absorbs
the Corn Exchange bank, creating an
institution with resources of two
thousand five hundred millions of dol-
lars.
Tills one financial giant will have
100 branch banks in New York. The
old fashioned million has given way
to the new ‘‘billion.”
* When will the TRII.T.ION be trans-
ferred from books on astronomy to
the books of United States bankers?
In Wall street a broker has closed
up. Ills story Is sad and brief. HE
SOI.D SHORT.
And, most strange, he sold bank
stocks short.
To "short" a bank stock with banks
getting from 10 to ‘JO per cent for
money on call, calls for an Investiga-
tion In lunacy.
FAIRFIELD RECORDER ENTERS
FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR
The Fairfield Recorder enters this
week upon the fifty-fourth year of
its existence, and extensive changes
that have taken place in the last half
of a century may be more fully
realized by a survey of the first issue
of the paper published by L. D.
Lillard, Saturday, September, 23„
1876. Fairfield was in a progressive
“state of mind,” plans were under
way for the Waco, Palestine and
I'airfield Railroad, when Mr. Lillard
came to the town to establish a dem-
ocratic weekly.
The paper was printed on one of
the famous old Washington hand
presses on the finest quality of paper
and done in splendid old ink that has
stood well the test of the years.
Advertising was a new art in that
day, Henry Ford had not yet shown
the world what it could do for a
business, and the ads in this early
paper are quaint and crude.
The first editorial in the paper
says: “We, this week, make our ed-
itorial bow' to the people of Freestone
County, asking their attention to the
enterprise in which we have engaged.
Keeling that the people are sensble of
the benefits rebounding from a paper
in their midst we have been encourag-
ed in our undertakings and shall labor
Ding, Ding, Ding
1 he other editorials were given over
to the discussion of railroad
airplane, making his first flight as an
owner to see his father at Sandring-
ham. It is a O. II. Gypsy Moth, price
only $3,300.
The prince would not buy anything
not “pure British.” The little Moth
makes ninety miles an hour. Is painted
bright red and blue, and carries a
silver plate marked “H. It. H. the
Prince of Wales.”
We have nn assortment of “nation-
al disgraces.” One, oflr high percent-
age of illiteracy; another, the high
efficiency of bootleggers, hijackers, or-
ganized criminals.
Another is the official usury estab-
lished by the federal reserve as a
basis for deuling in American securi-
ties.
MT. ZION SCHHOOL
OPENS NEW YEAR
The Mt. Zion school opened Mon-
day, September I6th, with twenty-
four pupils registering. This number
is in line with usual students for the
I PAVING BEGUN
ON HIGHWAY 75 NORTH
OF FAIRFIELD
Paving ii wall under way on High-
way 75 north of Fairfield. Work be-
gan Tuetday on paving four and
opening of the school, and was good j one-half mile* north of Fairfield to-
considering how early school opened.j ward town, and began Monday one-
The first two days -were spent in'half mile north of Tehuacana Creek,
adjustments and making assignments,j three mile* from Streetman, toward*
'with real work beginning Wednesday.! Streetman. Thi» leave* a ttretch of
prospects.
Citizens who now get in their cars,! ^ se<‘ms t-hat the pupils as a whole'eight mile* between to be paved la-
02" board a fine bus, and sail away1 *eri' more anxious to begin school! ter. McEIwrath Con»truction Corn-
over paved road- to reach Mexia in 'VHr^ ^uin ever before. , Pany ha* the contract for the work,
a few minues, read with awe of how! ^ ”e second Monday morning, nine ^ Paving ha* been completed on the
in 1876 a tri weekly hack running I:,d<litionHl PuPils registered bringing Teague-Mexia road from Teague to
between Mexia and Fairfield left I the totaJ enrollment to thirty-three, j the underpa*. of-the T’. & B. V. rail-
Fuirfield at 1 o’clock P. M. and'Withm the next fcw da>'3 the teach-'road. Thi* road will be open to traf-
Our worst disgrace Is the fact es-
tablished by the American Associa-
tion of Obstetricians, Gynecologists
and Abdominal Surgeons, that this
nation has the highest maternity death
rate In the civilized world.
Of the thousands of mothers dying
every year In childbirth, 03 per cent
are killed by septicemia and toxemia,
both preventnbie.
reached Mexia at 6 p. m. A nice ride trs hope to have a11 PuPils enrolled
for the money. so as to e*irnin“te irregular work as
In this edition Frank Tate uses a <litional s<,h°o1 ground equipment,
quaint and indvidual method of ask- (^ne teac^ers aays: As yet(
fic about October 10.
You read that the naval confer-
ence will depend largely on what
Julian wants und agrees to. The pow-
erful face of the Japanese Premier known.’
ing his creditors to settle. Ilis notice
reads:
“Whereas it is new demonstrated
that an impartial credit system is de-
cidedly hurtful to all parties concern-
ed in the same; and whereas the end
of said system has conic before me.
Therefore ye sons and daughters
of Japhet and Ham, who obtained my
meat, bread, tobacco,etc., with the
promise to pay for the same early
in the fall, are notified to come for-
ward, like honored sons of honored
sires, and settle like men, and thus
put your friends in an attitude to
accommodate you again next year
when money again shall have taken
its annual .flight to regions un-
Ilnmnguchl, who will do the deciding,
tells you that Japan will tulk plainly.
If Uncle Sam and Britain cannot
agree, Mr. llaniaguchi might be useful
as a good excuse.
Why doesn’t Uncle Sam decide for
himself what he wants In uirplnnes,
cruisers, submarines and everything
else? Do we NEED the approval of
another country?
Col. It. W. Stewart, formerly head
of Standard Oil of Indiana, beaten
In a fight with Mr. Rockefeller, haa
gone to England. Perhaps he goes to
Join the Shell company In a great
British oil merger and antl-Stnndard
oil fight.
Colonel Stewart will visit Sir Henry
Deterdlng, head of British “Shell,”
the biggest Rockefeller rival In the
world's oil trade.
If the British want action nnd an
American representative who knows
the oil business, they show Intelligence
In selecting Colonel Stewart.
It looks like a real oil fight.
Betting Is wrong, nnd apart from
that It might he unwise to bet against
the Rockefellers. They have never
acquired the Habit of losing.
There is a notice in the paper
regarding the dedication of the new
Methodist Church which was to take
place “the second Sunday in next
month.” This church was later de-
stroyed by the storm which swept
Fairfield in 1901.
The county officers of Fairfield at
this issue of the paper were: County
judge, O. C. Kirven; attorney, H. C.
Graves; District Clerk, A. G. Ander-
son; County Clerk, T. W. Sims;
sheriff, J. P. Robinson; treasurer,
E. A. McCracken; assessor, L. G.
Sandifer; surveyor, T. G. Blackmon.
J. R. Seely was mayor of Fairfield,
W. C. Walthall was marshal, and
aldermen were: F. Tate, T. W. Sims
Fred Karner, J. C. Anderson, and
L. G. Sandifer.
The paper had decidedly literary
flavor, containing a poetry column,
a “Pearls and Pebbles” column, and
a column for children.
JUDGE W. T. JACKSON
DIES AT GROESBECK
most of our plans are still unrealized
but we hope to soon materialize them.
For instance we have an order in for
nineteen new library books; and in
addition are planning for some ad-
ditional school ground equipment.”
“By next report, we hope to be able! beck after a lingering illness,
to tell of the refunctioning of our Funeral services were held
Former District Judge William T.
Jackson, 70 years old, one of the
most well known members of the bar
in this section, died at 4 o’clock Wed-
nesday morning at his home in Groes-
Parent-Teaehers Association. We
were only beginners last year so we
expect to do even more for the school
and community this year.
“Last year only one pupil entered
the state reading course but this year
several have already enrolled and no
Grosbeck Thursday afternoon.
Goveror Miriam Ferguson appoint-
ed Judge Jackson aa Judge of the
77th District Court three years ago
when Judge A. M. Blackmon re-
signed.
Judge Jackson was loved and
doubt Mt. Zion will secure a number respected and his death marks the
of the certificates offered. [ passing of one who stood for the
We are still at work on our stand | highest principles of justice and right-
ardization for we wish to do more cousness.
than just retain it thisyear, and with
the co-operation of our P. T. A., the
community at large, the teachers,
the trustees anil all interested in the
school, we should have a better school |
tills year than ever before.”
Misses Elizabeth Watson and
Vivian Terry are teachers of the
school.
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
AT STEWARDS MILL
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Steward at Stewards Mill, was de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday morning,
with a loss estimated at $1,600. In-
surance of $900 was carried on the
property. Most of the household
METHODIST HOLD goods were saved.
BUSINESS MEETING The fire of unknown origin start-
ed in the smoke house and was so
The members of the Methodist near the House that efforts to save
Church of Fairfield, held their sn- the structure were unavailing,
nuai businesss meeting Friday eve-
ning at the tabernacle. The official
board of the past year was re-elected
The board consists of: Judge P. O. i -
French, chairman, E. F. Glazener, j J. W, Perkins brought an interest-
C. R. Glazener, W. L. Glazener, W. ing bronze medal to. this office
E. Jones and J. R. B. Cain. W. A. i the past week which was found in
Parker was re-elected superintendent Walter Freeman’s pasture by Mr.
of tlie Sunday School. | Perkins’ grandosn, J. W. Perkins, Jr.,
A general discussion of church Jr.
finances, aad plans for the year1 The medal was of bronze, had a
were discussed. It was decided to use bunch of cactus depicted on it, and
BRONZE MEDAL IS
FOUND IN PASTURE
LEGION COMMANDER
TO ADDRESS LOCAL POST
ARMISTICE DAY
Officials of the Wilbur A. Harrison
Post of the American Legion have
secured Ernest Cox, State Command-
er of the American Legion, to deliver
the chief address at the annual
Armistice Day banquet for the mem-
bers, their wives and members of the
auxiliary.
A meeting of the Post has been
called for Thursday evening, October
3rd, at the City Hall in Teague for
consideration of plans for the ban-
quet and entertainment of the State
Commander. Other matters such as
plans for the work of the Post next
year, election of officers, etc., will
be taken up at this meeting.
Mr. Cox was State representative
from Hill and Navarro counties at
the time of his resignation in August
to become a candidate for the office
of State Commander. For the last
two years he has served the Legion
in the capacity of Assistant State
Adjutant, and during that time, the
membership of the organization has
greatly increased. He is widely known
over the state and is much in demand
as a speaker at Legion gatherings.
Las year’s banquet which, was held
in the court house at Fairfield, was
well attended and was pronounced
the best the Post had ever had. This
year it is hoped to break last year’s
record, and Post Commander Earl
Cain wants a good attendance at the
meeting next week.
Mm. Billie F.vans and children of
Trinity Chapel moved to Fairfield i
last week to put Annie Joe in schooljhalf time of the present circuit and bore the words: “Cactus Division ef
here.
„ . Lost recently, black horse mule,
News from Jerusalem that will 1 ■ ,. „n,. , . .
doubtless cause indignation and W'"*ht 7°° P°Unds’ ™rC CUl *Car 0,‘
meetings tells of ttie nrresi of 4 4 Jews
of Haifa, held without ball, nccused of
premeditated murder of Arabs during
the recent Arab-Jewish riots.
The President announces the ap
pointment of Harry F. Guggenheim
as ambassador to Cuba.
Cubans wilt welcome Mr. Guggen-
heim, representing nn able and power-
ful Amorle-o family well.
Americans will be glad to hear Hint
Mr. Guggenheim’s work for aviation
In America is conspicuously reeog-
nlzed.
Happy Free State of Ireland 1 It
lacks the blessing of prohibition, but
on the other bond It lacks our stu-
pendous crime wave.
frfsh mAltar; barracks are being
forefoot or fore-leg. Reward for re
turn. G. S. Moore, Oakwood, Texas.
changed into dwellings for workers.
And Irish prisons are changed to
broadcasting stations nod other uses.
pay one-half of the salary the coming the U. S. Army, 18.”
year. < ' -----
At the close of he husines meeting Separated B» a Family
refreshments were srvod. Smith :“Is that chap Brown re-
__________ I luted to you?”
I Brown: “Yes, a distant one.”
Smith: “Very distant?”
Brown—“Well rather. He’s the
eldest of 15 children, and I’m the
youngest."—Hackney Gazette.
--v----
STREETMAN PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATION HAS MEETING
At 3 o'clock Friday September 20,
the Parent-Teachers Association of
Streetman met for the purpose of
electing new officers and outlining
work for the ensuing year.
Mr. II. Roy Lively, our wide awake
superintendent, made us a talk on
the necessities of the school, and the
financial condition of this distret.
He was followed by Mrs. Johnson
of Dew, sixth vice president of the
twelfth district, who gave us much
valuable information about the P-T.
A. She advised our joining the state
and national P-T. A. A vote was
taken and carried in favor of our
doing so.
Mrs. Minnie Clark, who accom-
panied Mrs. Johnson, gave us a short
talk on the good she as a teacher, had
derived from the P-T. A. Their talks
were enjoyed by all and an invita-
tion is extended to them to visit us
again in the near future.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Will Roberts; Vice-President, Mrs.
Clove Middleton: Secretary, Mrs.
Chas. Weldon; Treasurer, Mrs. Ross
Oneal. We will meet every first and
third Thursday at 3:00 and all par-
ents are urged to Co-operate with us
in making this Strectman’s best
school year.—Contributed.
ACTIVITY IN OIL
LEASING IN FREESTONE
COUNTY CONTINUES
I Unusual aetvity is prevailng in oil
leasing in Freestone County. A strip
of territory twenty miles long and
five or six miles wide, beginning at
Cottonwood Creek, northwest of
Fairfeld, and contnuing in a
southwesterly direction. It is reported
a number of major companies
principally the Humble, are interest-
ed in this leasing.
Acreage s being leased in various
sections, eastern part of Burleson
neighborhood, east of Streetman and
northeast of Fairfield.
A coring machine is sinking tests
on A. P. Carter’s land four miles
west of Fairfield. It is said Cranfill
& Reynolds of Dallas are interested
in the test.
The O K well at Luna is receiv-
ing much attention. This well is
down over 4900 feet and casing is
being set this week. Leasing and roy-
alty buying has been active in the
section around this well.
The oil activity in the County is
covering a large terriory, and more
interest is being manifested than at
any time since the Mexia oil boom
days.
The major companies are convinced
of a large oil deposit here, but it
is evident that they are undecided as
to just where it is.
VOTES CONSOLIDATE
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Freestone County took another
step in her extensive program of
school consolidation last Saturday
when the Martin common school
District No. 8, consolidated with the
Buffalo School for high school pur-
poses. Sixteen voted for the consoli-
dation, and none against it.
The Mai tin school, located about
six miles south of Dew', is a one-
teacher school. The Buffalo school
has eleven grades and a sufficient
faculty to handle the work. Mr.
Bolton is superintendent of the school
and work began last week.
Children from the Martin School
will b*' transported to Buffalo in
buGses. .
HANDCUFFED DRIVER IS
TO BE HERE FRIDAY
Ray Jessup, “master of endurance,”
will be at the Fairfield Motor Com-
pany in Fairfield, Friday, Sept. 27.
While this country multiplies Its at 10:30 a. m. He will be handcuffed
to a Ford Sedan, nnd is in training to
prisons, containing thousands of pris-
oners, with occasional frightful rebel-
lion, the Irish Free Stule reports a
totul prison population of 700.
Britain Is disturbed because the
nation seems to have reached tha
“stationary point In populatloa”
No wonder—-the same animal cannot
be a good brood mare and a good cart
horse.
(£>. 1#2», Sr Kin* Future* Sr^iekt*. Ink.)
Box Supper Notice
Box supper at Ward Prairie for
b e^ t h e worldVrword for sleepless [ e**1*^!. °' "ff*
driving. He is driving the car for ^Ptember 27. The public is cordial-
, . . ly invited to come and help a good
fifty hour* * tthout aloep or rest ami.
without stopping the motor cause.
Preaching Notice
The Rev. C-oihran, pastor of the
kPreabyterian Church at Streetman
will preach at the Methodist Church
her Sunday night September 29.
Found—Six keys on a ring between
Fairfield and Steward Mill. Owner
can get them at Steward Mill store.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Daniel visited
in Tyler this week.
NOTICE OF PREACHING
SERVICE WARD PRAIRIE
There will be preaching at Ward
Prairie on next Sunday night, Sept-
ember 29. Everybody invited to come.
We are especially anxious that every
member of both Junior nnd Senior
B. Y. P. U. be present. This will be
tho Inst service we will be with you
during this associ.itional year, and we
are expecting you.
K. L. Ryburn, Pastor.
It’s interesting how some people
are continually on the lookout for the
suggestive and the risque. It clings
to their minds, and grow* with re-
petition, while the high, the beautiful
and good la lost to them.
FAIRFIELD GOLF
CLUB ORGANIZED
Several citizens of Fairfield met
in the county courtroom Tuesday
night and prfected organization of
the Fairfield Golf Club, with the
election of Judge P. O. French
president; B. Fischer, sec.-treas.; Lee
Kirgan, Lake Williamson and W. V.
Geppert, with the president and sec-
ruiary-treasurr, greens committee.
Judge French, H. L. Williford and W.
V. Geppert were appointed a com-
mittee to draft by-laws, and report
at a meeting to be held next Tuesday
night.
It was voted to keep open the list
for charter members until twenty-
five had been secured or ’til Tuesday
night at which time the membership
fee will be doubled.
Grounds for a nine-hole course has
been secured and put in fair con-
dition for golf playing on Fuller
Iluckaby’s property adjoining the
townsite on the east. Experienced
golfers say the site is an unusual
fine one and its location unexcelled.
While no experienced golfers have
been developed here, a number of
business men are finding a great
•deal of pleasure and physical benefit
from getting out in the open and
knocking the little ball around.
OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT
KIRVEN SCHOOL
The 1929-30 session of the Kirven
School will begin Monday morning
September 30. i
All students, including those who
may have to miss the first few days
on account of farm work, are urged
to report promptly at nine’o’clock on
the opening day and enrolL This
means all students who intend to at-
tend any part of the term.
The school has an entirely new
faculty composed of the following
teachers: J. Vernon Porter, supt.
Mrs. R. A. Franklin, principal; Miss
Inez Freeman, third and fourth
grades; and Mrs. Barnhill, primary.
Prospects are bright for a good
school. Athletic teams will be organ-
ized under the direction of the
,- uperintendent. Mrs. Franklin has an-
nounced that she will sponsor a drive
for the organization of a 1*. T. A.
Each of the teachers will coach some
phase of the Interscholastic League
work. Greatest of all, work towards
: tandarriization will start with the
opening of school.
J. Vernon Porter, Supt.
WORTHAM SELECTED
FOR MEETING PLACE
Wortham lias been selected as the
next meeting place of the Waco I’rcs-
byterial of the Presbyterian Church
U. 8. A. The decision vas^made at a
meeting of the Presbytery at Hub-
bard City this week.
At the Hubbard meeting the Rev.
C. E. Richter, pastor of the Wortham
Presbyterian Church, was elected mu
dcrator succeeding Moderator Orr,
of Ferris.
I
V V
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1929, newspaper, September 26, 1929; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106638/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.